Goals

Urgh....tried to take Savage Worlds for a ride in my 8/10 format for a new setting, and after addressing all the mechanical fiddlybits over the last month, I'm left with 2 pages to describe the game world. Not an ideal fit.

But it was a worthy exercise, as it was a nice reminder why I started using Risus, why I limit myself to a certain page count, why I bother in the first place, and ultimately what my real goals are with the 8/10 settings.

A Change in the Wind

After having a mind-blowing discussion about food and game design with an Industry Insider(tm), I've evaluated what I've been doing with Risus and I'm going to make some changes.

1) I'm dropping the 8/10 page settings. To be fair, a lot of the ideas I have are really simple, one-note tunes, and trying to force them into 8 pages is sometimes a chore; especially so when all I want to do is express an idea that I have no real passion for or anything of myself invested.

2) I'm going to replace those 8/10 page settings with One Page Prompts. Essentially, express the idea for a game world in one page to provide you, the GMs, with prompts, sparks of imagination, or ideas to go off running on your own.

3) I'm going to develop a handful settings of mine into full blown world-books. These settings are ones for which I have real feelings and affection, a deep desire to write more of and see fulfilled. Three of them you will already know: Call of the Wild; Brave the Impossible; and We The People. There is a fourth I've yet to mention and it's time will come.

Until then, stay tuned.

[Risus] Conquering The Wyrm

NEXT! OK, so the next setting for Risus is done and available here.

It's called Conquering The Wyrm and it's a fantasy setting set in the Egyptian afterlife...that's right...your characters are already long dead!

[Preview] Nightwatch

Since Conquering the Wyrm is well on the way to completion, here is the teaser preview of what's next in the pipeline for me.

[Map] Amenta - The Underworld

Here's the map for the upcoming Risus setting, Conquering the Wyrm, which takes place in the Egyptian afterlife.

[Question] .pdf formatting and settings/splats

Questions...

Since .pdf ebooks allow for constant updates/changes...if additional material came out for a particular setting that is free to begin with, would you want those supplements/splats/additional material added to the original ebook, or kept separate? And if kept separate, and there were multiple supplements/splats, would you want them compiled into one ebook as they were written, or also kept separate?

I'm trying to find the sweet spot for .pdf formatting of settings and the additional stuff that might get written. Please keep in mind that everything would be free from the start so this is not about getting people to pay for something more than once. It has to do with all the Risus settings.

Thanks!

(Cross posted to G+)

[Risus] Chumahassee County - It's Done!

Hello my fine fellow gamers! The latest setting for Risus; Chumhassee County is now done and available here.  Of note: From now on, rather than include character sheets, I'm going to include one-page adventures/encounters (and I am working on retrofitting the previous settings to include adventures rather than character sheets).

I MUST WARN YOU: This setting contains bad words and is generally offensive. It's a comedy setting meant to insult your sensibilities. You have been warned!