External Links
External Links
Because everything else can't be stuck to this pole or that pole either
This is a place for links to other sites that might be of interest to Risus games. They're not Risus-specific sites, rather, they're general RPG info, or random stuff generators, or stock character lists that give inspiration for Risus stuff.
Make certain you check out Risus Links for sites specifically dedicated to Risus (the sites on this page are more general in nature)
Characters
Examples of Stock Characters - Inspiration for Risus clichés.
WriteUps.org - A site that gives you character write ups for many popular TV shows, books, etc. in DC Heroes system format.
US Army - Ranks and what not for the US Army
US Navy - Ranks and what not for the US Navy
US Marines - Ranks and what not for the US Marines
Russian Military Ranks - Ranks and what not for Russian Military
Comparative Military Ranks - Ranks and what not for other country's military personnel
Adventures
Big List of RPG Plots - S. John Ross' list of plots, subplots, counter-plots, and more!
Free Adventures - RPGnetWiki adventures in different genres that can be Risus-ified.
Part 1 and Part 2 of the article 'Creating humor based RPG sessions: A Treatise On Humor' - Another way to pull off Risus style campaigns.
Clichés
The big fat list of tv clichés - Examples of stereotyped characters and situations.
Movie clichés - Concepts listed by categories.
Things you would never know without the movies - A nice list of cliched situations.
Tv tropes - Frequently-occurring themes found in television shows, movies, books, video games, RPGs, comic books, and other forms of entertainment media. A goldmine for plot ideas.
Cliché-based Knowledge - Risus applied to Active Exploits: Diceless RPG.
The Movie Timeline - "The Movie Timeline is the history of everything, taken from one simple premise: that everything you see in the movies is true - the real mixes with the fictitious, so long as it's reported in a movie somewhere..." Suitable for use with Anachromerica.
Random Generators
Chaotic Shiny - A whole bunch of random generators, even a random button that takes you to a randomly selected random generator.
Chris Pound's Name Generation Page - If you still can't figure out what you name your character, go here. There's a name generator for just about anything.
Seventh Sanctum - Random idea/concept generators for all kinds.
Donjon's RPG Tools - A large page of assorted random generators.
Doctor Who Serial Title Generator - A good way to come up with an adventure title.
Things to Print
Trading Card Maker - Thanks to Uncle Bear for this link (and S.L Shirley in the comments) Aan interesting idea for making Risus character sheets.
Graph Paper Generator - If you happen to need some graph paper, here's a nice tool that is free to use.
Comics
The Order of the Stick - Rich Burlew's online comic might focus on D&D type of content, but it is all stick figure art.
Comic Book Superpowers - A Wikipedia entry detailing various super powers that have been used in the comics.
Various Other Unsorted
Formless collaborative roleplaying ("Going Formless" section) - Roleplaying Risus games without a GM.
Troupe System - Wikipedia article definition of GM-less roleplaying
Steam Punk Star Wars - An inspiring mesh of Steam Punk with Star Wars characters.
