Crammed into 6 pages, this is a simple yet powerful system. Characters are created by giving a brief description, and then giving him some 'Cliches' which indicate the things that he can do - each being assigned a number between 1 (bare acquaintance) and 6 (master); you roll the appropriate number of d6s when trying to do something. The dice are rolled against a GM-set target that's based on the difficulty of what you are trying to do... and that's it, really. Combat consists of people rolling their most apposite cliche for the sort of combat they are engaging in - and any system that has 'Duelling Banjos' as a combat form needs to be played!

Publisher's blurb: "RISUS is a complete role-playing game designed to provide an RPG Lite for those nights when the brain is too tired for exacting detail. RISUS is especially valuable to those GMs assembling a quick convention game, or any late night beer and pretzels outing. While it is essentially a Universal Comedy System, it works just as well for serious play (if you insist!). Best of all, a RISUS character takes about 20 seconds to create!"

Thanks to John for sharing this fine work!

You can download your free copy from the Risus website.

Book Details:
Author: S.John Ross
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ISBN: n/a
PDF,6 pages