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
1. Easy to learn for everyone
2. Can run any genre
3. Free
4. Character creation is much faster
5. Game runs faster than D&D, therefore you can accomplish more per session.
6. Easy to write campaigns and sessions for the DM.
1. Very few specialization options for characters.
2. Leans toward single session play and not campaigns.
3. Comedic style not for everyone.
4. Differences in power levels is more significant in combat than tactical decisions.
5. Difficult for the DM to keep things feeling new and different.
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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