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"Risus: The Anything RPG", designed and illustrated by S. John Ross, is a [[Universal System|universal]] role-playing game system that is (very) rules lite. Seriously. The rules are six pages long. And it's free. Download a free copy from the official page [http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/risus.htm here].
Risus is meant to be a more comedic roleplaying game. As Risus happens to be Latin for "laughter", [[Incredibly Lame Pun|this should come as no surprise to those Latin professors out there]]. However, Risus can, indeed, be used for more serious games. The rules are very simple when compared to many other number crunching RPGs, such as ''[[Dungeons
[[Class and Level System|Classes and Skills]] have been replaced with "cliches" which are, well, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|cliches]].<ref>Although you may feel free to call them Tropes instead.</ref> Cliches are given ranks in six-sided dice (and, with optional rules, in Funky Dice) from 1 to 6 (displayed in parenthesis next to the cliche). The cliches are broad descriptions of what your character can do in a given situation. So, for instance, a [[Final Fantasy|Spikey Haired Blond Wielding a]] [[BFS]] [[Final Fantasy|(4)]] would be a fine example of a character who uses his giant blade and badassery to fight the [[Big Bad]], rescue (or lose) the girl, and save the world. Suitable actions this character may take would include: dispatching enemies with his [[BFS]], looking badass in his <s>costume</s> <s>armor</s> costume, and winning Big Hair contests.
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