Terra Tori Episode Summary
After a rather long delay, we are finally catching up on our Slaying Solomon episode summaries. Up first, is episode 6.5: "Terra Tori", which initially "aired" back in October of 2010! Reading Jodi's write-up, I can only[...]Read on >>
Penultimate is a pretty cool tool for doing RPG stuff. Â I made…
Penultimate is a pretty cool tool for doing RPG stuff. Â I made this sample page in just a few minutes, and exported it to my Dropbox so that I could post it here. Â It also syncs with Evernote if you like that one. Â Th[...]Read on >>
So…why aren’t you playing Risus right now?
So…why aren’t you playing Risus right now?[...]Read on >>
Taug (TOOK) Maciver
Vagabond Scottish Tinker with a knack for inventing things out of scraps (4)Former priest seeking redemption (3)Self-sufficient outdoorsman (3)Taug Maciver is a failed priest from Inverness-shire, Scotland who left for A[...]Read on >>
23 Answers
Forgive me readers, but I have been really busy. It's been more than a week since my last post. I'm still really busy but I did want to take a moment and answer the 23 Questions that have been popping up here and there a[...]Read on >>
Lego Heroica
Lego Heroica: Definitely a gateway drug to traditional roleplaying. It is tempting to take the setting and convert it to Risus and see how my kids do. Â Lego provides a ton of information on the site.[...]Read on >>
Subsystems As Gamer Toys
Way back in the distant mists of 1983-1985, I was young teen who was totally hooked on role-playing games. Alas, at the time, I had yet to discover my first real gaming group. With a friend of mine in 6th grade, I stumbl[...]Read on >>
The Dungeon Dozen
The Dungeon Dozen: A use for the d12 in your fantasy games. Â Many wonderful ideas to use. Â I got this like from a friend on Google+.[...]Read on >>
Gotta Catch ‘Em All
I wrote about issues with Pokemon as a setting previously (Pikachu, I Choose You!). However, if you had to play as the Pokemon itself (al a Mystery Dungeon), what could you do? This came up on the RisusTalk mailing list.[...]Read on >>
Why We Love Apocalyptic Fiction
Or, more to the point, why do *I* love apocalyptic fiction? It's not like I have some subconscious (or lord forbid conscious) desire to smash civilization into ruins. I like people and I can barely st[...]Read on >>
The System Is Down
I had a little iPad accident this weekend and had been fretting about what to do about my shattered screen. Would Apple replace it? Could it be fixed? Well, I went to the Genius Bar at the local Apple store tongight and [...]Read on >>
Yet Another Edition…
In case you’ve ignored the news (I’ve tried, but this one got through), Wizards of the Coast is starting work on another edition of D&D.  They want player feedback and what not because they think it will be poss[...]Read on >>
Maximum Risus Fun
Maximum Risus Fun: Applying concepts of Maximum Game Fun to Risus to help you flesh out your starting characters.[...]Read on >>
Weird Adventures
One clue that the 2011 holiday season was crazy and unforgiving is that Trey Causey's Weird Adventures was released in mid-December and I am only now getting around to buying it. This is the OSR/RPG Blog community produc[...]Read on >>
Lair of the Sinister Seven
Lair of the Sinister Seven: S. John Ross put together a map, and let Risus fans fill in the details. Â It was a fun little experiment, well worth checking out.[...]Read on >>
Apocalypse World Moves In Risus
A reader writes:Wondering if it is possible to add a bit of crunch to the Risus system by adding in Apocalypse World moves. How would you do it?Interesting question! Though I've been making great use of techniques learne[...]Read on >>
Holiday Risus Adventures
Just before the holidays, Hank Harwell issued a call for holiday-themed Risus adventures. Alas, the holiday got the best of most of us and only Hank and Larry Bullock (the Ruminator) managed to post something. But both a[...]Read on >>
I’m Reading’ Ya
Ok, before life got really complicated, I read a lot of RPG/OSR blogs. At least until the middle of last summer, I felt like I could still read everything on my blogroll within 24 hours of posting. Yes, not everything wa[...]Read on >>
Reflections on 2011
Wow, for a year that started with so much promise, 2011 sure kicked my ass in the home stretch. I’m mostly talking about personal crap like getting hit by the mystery annoying Christmas virus (from which I’m only now[...]Read on >>
Risus One Page Challenge for the Holidays
Risus One Page Challenge for the Holidays: There are two entries so far in the One Page Challenge. Â Get yours in before the Krampus comes and gets you for being naughty.[...]Read on >>
Chairman Meow Is Dead, Long Live The Queen!
With the assistance of her faithful companions and a newly repaired jet-powered skyship, Queen Genevieve successfully deposed Chairman Meow and finally regained the throne of the Autumn Court of Faerie. Th[...]Read on >>
Snowball Fright!
Snowball Fright!: My entry for the Risusiverse One-Page Challenge is up for review. Snowball Fright! - Buried in snow on Christmas Eve, what’s a poor soul to do but cause a little trouble with the wet, well-packing, wh[...]Read on >>
Risus Monkey Is A Code Monkey
I just wrapped up a multi-month push towards a pretty big deadline at work. I'm not about to go into specifics other than that it involved a lot of coding (C++ and Python). I'm a software engineer by trade and I en[...]Read on >>
Risusiverse One Page Challenge ending January 1, 2012
Risusiverse One Page Challenge ending January 1, 2012: This OPC will be a for a holiday-themed one shot adventure. To keep it simple, that will be the guiding principle. It must be a one-shot adventure somehow using the [...]Read on >>
Release The Dice!
There have been sightings in the wild, so I can now safely post that I have them as well! Yes, I have the DungeonMorph Dice! Joe Wetzel has done an amazing job of putting these suckers together and I'm honored to have so[...]Read on >>
Check out the fancy new version of the classic Risus solo…
Check out the fancy new version of the classic Risus solo adventure: Ring of Thieves.[...]Read on >>
Ring of Thieves
Do you fondly remember those old "Choose Your Own Adventure" book from back in the Eighties? Do you like Risus? If so, you owe it to yourself to check out S. John Ross' Ring of Thieves solo adventure, availabl[...]Read on >>
justinrampage: Calvin grew up and still fights evil alongside…
Secret Agent Calvin and Hobbes Worlds a Playground justinrampage: Calvin grew up and still fights evil alongside his pal Hobbes in these secret agent themed illustrations by Coran Stone. Related Rampages:Â MEGAMUS PRI[...]Read on >>
Reflections on Solo Game Appreciation Month
November has come and gone and with it many of my grand ambitions for Solo Game Appreciation Month. I *did* manage to restart my long-dormant Ebon Knight Mythic GME/ICONS game, and for that I should be thankful. It was o[...]Read on >>
The Black Helicopters Arrive
Yes, that's a Black Helicopter hovering over my house. I'm not sure what we did to deserve this at way-too-early on Sunday morning, but it did add a bit of excitement into our day. We heard this ungodly and completely un[...]Read on >>
"I’ve been applying the concept of fake shemps and shemping, to tabletop roleplaying games for years…"
“I’ve been applying the concept of fake shemps and shemping, to tabletop roleplaying games for years in a number of ways. As a game master I’m called upon to create supporting characters on the fly. There are a num[...]Read on >>
collegehumor: SquantOWN’D [click to share] Is it just me or…
collegehumor: SquantOWN’D [click to share] Is it just me or does this seem like an interesting idea for a Risus game?  Just how gullible would early settlers be, and how long before it escalates into real trouble? Â[...]Read on >>
Timetravel Hijinx
Last Saturday's episode of Slaying Solomon was a real treat. While I am the series creator and usually run things, we regularly feature guest directors. This allows me the pleasure of playing Erik as a real PC, [...]Read on >>
I’m A Sorcerer?
Interesting Friday afternoon Internet time waster courtesy of What D&D Character Am I? Not too shabby, though the class choice is a head-scratcher (and very non-optimal).I Am A: Lawful Good Human Sorcerer (6th Level)[...]Read on >>
Teaching The Kid To Game
It's Teach Your Kids to Game Week, which is very timely given that I'm trying to teach my own boys how to play something closer to the games I like to play. After various experiments in pushing miniatures (and Lego [...]Read on >>
Ryth XP Followup
Following up from Len's response to the question of XP in the Ryth campaign, John Van De Graf adds his two cents:Actually I don't remember how or why we came up with XP calculations. Â Â It might have been from Gary Gyga[...]Read on >>
Your Ryth Questions Answered!
Reader DHBoggs asks:I'm curious about the Experience Point system in the "Major Rules Clarification" paragraph, which if I understand correctly was an idea from Gary Gygax. The basic rule seems to have been to avera[...]Read on >>
Slightly Tipsy Elevenman!
On this November 11th, 2011, I am celebrating my 41st birthday. As I mentioned to Dan Suptic on Google+, I always thought that this would be the day that I'd develop super power or be abducted by aliens or be inducted in[...]Read on >>
Fortifying Foes
I've been a bit out of it when it comes to following the hottest new developments from the Risus community, but I did want to give props to Dan Suptic for his new "Fortifying Foes" article over at the Risusiver[...]Read on >>
Lady Blackbird
Lady Blackbird is a wonderful little mini-game produced by the esteemed John Harper. The premise is that in a "world" of cloud islands floating in an infinite sky, a swashbuckling aristocrat flees an arran[...]Read on >>
Your mission, if you choose to accept it….
Just saw Johnny English Reborn over the weekend. This is what I imagine a well-run Risus espionage game to look like. The Johnny English movIes should be required viewing for anyone wanting to run a fun Bond-style advent[...]Read on >>
