Risus: The Anything RPG is a rules-light generic role-playing game (RPG) written, designed and illustrated by S. John Ross of Cumberland Games & Diversions. Risus is available free on the web. It was first published online in 1993. Earlier versions of the game were titled GUCS: The Generic Universal Comedy System (a parody of GURPS) and were distributed privately beginning in 1989.

History

Risus (Latin for “laughter”) is a comedy game In December, 2003, Cumberland Games began to support the free game with commercial supplements, beginning with the Risus Companion and the founding of the International Order of Risus. An example of another commercial product is A Kringle in Time, "an adventure about saving Christmas from ancient evil."

New Risus won the 2001 inaugural RPGnet award for Best Free RPG.

Risus Companion

The Risus Companion is the first commercial supplement of Risus. S. John Ross wrote and published

Notes

  • Cumberland Games & Diversions
  • Risusiverse: a Risus fanzine in wiki format