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Post by DJ Suptic on Jun 26, 2011 15:02:21 GMT -5
I'm curious as to what advanced options are commonly used by the community. Make a list and add it to the thread!
Hooks and Tales: Almost always
Pumping Cliches: Almost always
Double-Pumps: Now and then, usually for high magic or high psi games
Funky Dice: Never (yet)
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Post by Nero Grimes on Jun 26, 2011 21:52:03 GMT -5
No one has ever wanted to use pumping cloches in my games. Are the drawbacks bad?
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Post by msjackson on Jun 26, 2011 21:55:44 GMT -5
I almost always use hook and tales. I have ha d few instances where players used pumping. As a GM I have used funky dice for a monster here and there, but nothing extensive, I will say when you pull out those d8 or d10 at the Risus table eyes get big very quickly and players realize the crap is about to hit the fan.
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Post by Brent Wolke on Jun 27, 2011 11:13:19 GMT -5
Hooks: Always
Tales: Always
Funky Dice: When the setting requires it.
Pumping Cliches: On occasion
Double-Pumps: Rarely.
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Post by Nero Grimes on Jun 27, 2011 19:33:25 GMT -5
I have used Boxcars and a variant of Questing Dice.
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Post by risusmonkey on Jun 27, 2011 20:55:51 GMT -5
Hooks: Always
Pumping Cliches: Always
Double-Pumps: Almost always available
Funky Dice: 50/50
Tales: Always until recently. Now I realize that people do tales anyway and I'm too stingy to hand out an extra die.
Lucky Shots: Yes!
Boxcars: Yes!
Deadly Combat: Alas, not yet. Always wanted to try it.
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Post by DJ Suptic on Jun 28, 2011 1:00:37 GMT -5
Tales: Always until recently. Now I realize that people do tales anyway and I'm too stingy to hand out an extra die. I'm starting to lean towards the No Dice For Tales idea myself. Deadly Combat: Alas, not yet. Always wanted to try it. I'll be using Deadly Combat in the sci-fi space-faring campaign I'm working on at the moment. Hopefully will end up working out, we'll see. |
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Post by msjackson on Jun 28, 2011 4:17:50 GMT -5
I too am working on a sci-fi campaign (weird, huh) and I have mishmashed some ideas on combat, the spiral of death, and making it work a tad better for me. I liberally stole ideas from Old School Hack to make Risus just a tab grittier. When I get it cleaned up and after a little more playtesting this Thursday I will post something about it.
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Post by risusmonkey on Jun 28, 2011 6:06:39 GMT -5
Hooks: Always Pumping Cliches: Always Double-Pumps: Almost always available Funky Dice: 50/50 Tales: Always until recently. Now I realize that people do tales anyway and I'm too stingy to hand out an extra die. Lucky Shots: Yes! Boxcars: Yes! Deadly Combat: Alas, not yet. Always wanted to try it. Forgot... Sidekicks: Almost always an option for characters |
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