Risus Companion
For 27 years¸ Risus has been there for us¸ with open stick-arms and warm¸ awkward hugs... and for 17 of those years¸ the Risus Companion has been there for Risus ¸ with drunken leering and inappropriate comments. But has it been there for you? Maybe it's time. The Risus Companion is 64 pages of concentrated Risus oddness¸ reflecting years of Internet feedback and even more years of my personal Risus campaigns. It's illustrated throughout with the same kind of high-quality illustrations you'll find in Risus itself. Just a few of its many features: Articles on the ins and outs of character design¸ including Anatomy of a Cliché¸ and sidebars exploring the "core clichés" of adventure fiction. The Megaversal Omnigroovy Background Machine ¸ which will¸ in just a few die rolls¸ tell you why your Irish Shinto Minotaur Astronaut (4) decided to enlist in the Star Patrol. An extensive section on squeezing the most juice from the simple Risus mechanics¸ including the secrets of the Unholy Trinity¸ the dangers of vending machines¸ and the many ways there are to carve up a conflict in Risus. Many amusing Player/GM dialogues¸ taken directly from real life (as S. John Ross imagines it to be). Expanded discussions on the minutest aspects of the game¸ from special equipment to the use of magic. Evil GMing tips for Evil GMs. Plus¸ Evil GMing tips for Less Evil GMs to help them become more Evil. Tools and techniques for Risus adventure design¸ including Rocky Roads¸ and the official Risus Adventure Matrix. Bonus toys include a random fantasy world generator - one every bit as detailed and comprehensive as you'd expect from Risus. Fans of the Big List of RPG Plots will be pleased to discover one of its lost cousins¸ the Big List of Dirty Little Thrills ¸ an adventure-design checklist that cuts to the heart of what's really satisfying in a game. A collection of new Advanced Options¸ including Eye of the Tiger (rules for forcing montage sequences)¸ Lucky Shots & Questing Dice ¸ and Strip Risus. Mrs. Butterbread's secret banana-pumpkin bread recipe. A lexicon of Risus terms to help you cut through the tangle of complicated rules and systems. How to Draw Stick Figures¸ the Risus Way. 'Nuff said¸ True Believer! If Risus confuses you¸ the Risus Companion will enhance that experience tenfold. If Risus amuses you¸ the Risus Companion will take more than ten times as many pages to do pretty much exactly the same thing. It's that cool. More important (much¸ much more important) when you buy the Risus Companion¸ you're also joining the International Order of Risus¸ the worldwide Risus fan-club/world-domination conspiracy of love. Of course there's a handshake. You already know it. Deep inside. Edition Note: The Risus Companion is riper and classic-er than the current Risus edition¸ but the Companion is compatible with every edition of Risus (because you need a metal detector¸ a refractometer and a qualified pastry chef to notice the differences anyway). Plus¸ the forthcoming 2nd Ed Companion will be a free upgrade delivered automatically via this very same website. Go on¸ get it; it's freakin' sweet!