Pros & Cons of Running Risus vs D&D

Created by Dantopia on 02/27/2010

Looking at the pros and cons of running a game in the simple Risus system as opposed to D&D 4.x

Pro

1.  Easy to learn for everyone

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2.  Can run any genre

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3.  Free

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4.  Character creation is much faster

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5.  Game runs faster than D&D, therefore you can accomplish more per session.

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6.  Easy to write campaigns and sessions for the DM.

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Con

1.  Very few specialization options for characters.

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2.  Leans toward single session play and not campaigns.

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3.  Comedic style not for everyone.

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4.  Differences in power levels is more significant in combat than tactical decisions.

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5.  Difficult for the DM to keep things feeling new and different.

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Results
  • Balanced results

    calculates based on both emotional weights, rational weights and user opinions

  • Emotional results

    calculates based only on emotional weights, and user opinions

  • Rational results

    calculates based only on rational weights, and user opinions

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