RPG Blogger Membership

I am spending my last night in South Korea trying to catch up on email. One of the messages waiting for me in my inbox was a very nice acceptance to join the RPG Bloggers Network. The RPG Bloggers Network is sort of one-stop shopping for game blogs on the Internet. As per Article I of the Charter of the International Order of Risus, I hope to promote, encourage and celebrate all things Risus for the multitudes who frequent that site who might not otherwise be familiar with the game. Other than some upcoming layout improvements (perpetually in the works), nothing will change on this site.

If you've come here from the RPG Bloggers Network then welcome! Please take a look around and feel free to leave comments.

Adventures in Real Life

As has been alluded to in previous posts, I am working overseas this week. For the next few days, my access to the Intertubes will be limited. I don't expect that I'll be able to do much blogging until after I return to the States on Saturday and have had a day or so to recover from jet-lag.

In the mean-time, you'll have to content yourself with the stats for an insidious creature that is perfect for facing down your bravest player characters is combat that could only happen in Risus...

Korean Demon Toilet

Its comfortable-looking seat invites you to relax and perform your natural functions free from worry. But lurking to the left of its innocent porcelain facade is a confusing array of gadgetry designed to humiliate even the most world-wise of travelers.

Cliches: Confounding Instrument of Foreign Technology (4); Water Cannon (3); Warm and Soothing Bum Comforter (2).

2010... Wow!

I'm stealing a few precious moments of internet time on my otherwise unplugged family vacation to wish everyone a Happy New Years. I'll be reconnecting to the web in a few days. Until then, I can't help but be reminded of my long-running Gurps Cyberworld/Voodoo/Vampire/Psionics/In Nomine mash-up that I ran back in the 90's. That campaign kicked off with an in-game date of January 1st, 2010. Real-life has caught up to my near-future gaming. 2009 was a rough year, but real-life has to beat an illuminated cyberpunk dystopia. Let's hope 2010 bring world peace, global prosperity, and lots of gaming.

Christmas Crazy

Christmas is almost upon the Risus Monkey household and I'm waaay behind schedule on doing my part to ensure the crass commercialization of the holiday. And the holidays are inherently hectic. When it's all over, I'm going to want a vacation from my vacation.

Anyway, there hasn't been a lot of non-Mythic posts lately, but I hope to rectify that soon. I've signed on to run a Pirates vs. Vampires chat game in the coming year, so I'll definitely be blogging my preparations. I'm specifically going to need to work out how to handle ships combat. I'll be heading over to Risustalk to hash that all out and will post the results here.

And I hope that folks are enjoying The Moon Goddess is a Harsh Mistress. The action is picking up as we head towards the final scenes of this episode. There's a lot of Risus in these posts, as combat plays an important part.

Now, With Tags!

Blogging technology has not stagnated in the years that I was busy changing diapers and chasing toddlers. I'm slowly starting to bring things up to date around here. I've added labels/tags for all recent posts and will eventually get to the archives. Eventually, I'll make improvements to the layout (a mobile-friendly version of the site is goal of mine). Be patient. I want to spend most of my energy on writing new content.

Revisiting the Links Page

Just a quick update while I get back in the habit of blogging: I performed a long-overdo update to the Links page. I removed the sadly broken link to the Risus Jedi Academy and added the essential links to Risus TOTM, Risusiverse, and Uncle Bear.

A Return of the Risus Monkey?

It has been too long, but now that my boys are getting older I am feeling the urge to resume my public contributions to the Risus community. Things have been quiet over at Risus Talk, though the Ruminator has been flying the flag nicely over at Risus TOTM (which I had not previously linked to). I'll need to do some house-cleaning of the site, but mostly I'd like to produce new content.

Why the sudden interest in resuming the blog? Primarily, it's because I discovered the Mythic Game Master Emulator, which I have been using in conjunction with Risus to create some great solo games. I can see how the Risus community might want to see some of the results of those games. I don't get to play a lot of Risus in face-to-face games, but it really is the perfect tool for Mythic.

It's also a great tool for play-by-chat games. Along with some veterans of the Dragonspire game, I am hoping to launch a new play-by-chat Risus game featuring vampires and pirates. Certainly, I'd like to publish content that emerges from that game.

Nothing to See Here... Move Along

It's going t0 be a slow month here at the Risus Monkey. I am busy beyond words with work, family, and my new (non-Risus) face-to-face game. I'm still keeping tabs on Risus Talk, in case anything interesting comes up. And we still have Thursday Dragonspire games every few weeks or so. Hopefully, I'll have more Risus content when GenCon rolls around. I'm going to try to keep my primary blog (the Velvet Edge) up-to-date, so check there if you'd like to see what I'm up to.

I'm Back

The details of my absence are covered in this post on the Velvet Edge. The corporate overlords are going to make it difficult, but I do hope to get back to posting here on the Risus Monkey. There has been quite a bit of traffic on Risus Talk and I'd like to address some of what's been going on (hint: most of it concerns the new Risusiverse wiki). And there is still the matter of those lost Silverlode episodes and the continuation of Risus Dragonspire on Thursday nights.

Blogger Better But...

After a week of not being able to upload updates, Blogger appears to be on the mend. Alas, I am leaving for a week-long family vacation in the morning and won't be able to post agin until I return. Before hitting the road, I was able to post a small Dragonspire update (incuding a short summary last night's session).

More Technical Problems

If it seems that things have gone a bit quiet around here then well, you'd be right. Except that you can't hear my screaming at stupid Blogger for all the problems they've been having. It's been impossible to post anything this week (on this blog or my other one). Hopefully, this post will show up soon and I can finally get back to adding content.

We Now Resume Our Regularly Scheduled Programming

We had a server meltdown on the Risus Monkey, so I've spent the last couple of days trying to get it fixed. Things should be back to normal, but if you have trouble connecting or if you see missing data then there are still a few kinks to work out.

What's Up With Risus Monkey?

These last few weeks have bee pretty crazy. It has been very difficult to find time to make updates to the Risus Monkey. But last Thursday, we finally resumed the online Dragonspire game after a long hiatus. The update from the session has now been posted and several characters have been updated.

Blogger

I'm in the process of updating the Risus Monkey to use Blogger. I liked how I had the site before, but it was becoming increasingly difficult to edit the posts by hand. Besides, it would be nice to have the ability for users to comment on posts. I do miss the image of Sam the Astromonkey, but he still exists on the "About" page.
Now that I'm using professional blogging software, I hope that I'll find it easier to post new updates. I still have a batch of Dragonspire updates that are waiting to be posted, a Silverlode episode summary that needs to be written, characters, settings, conversions, and other miscellaneous odds and ends.
Oh, yeah, I have a new non-Risus blog at www.velvet-edge.com.

Dragonspire Updates

(Originally posted Thursday, Febraury 16, 2006)

I have posted updates to the adventures, characters, lexicon, and locations pages of Dragonspire. Hopefully, I'll get a chance to post more complete updates after tomorrow night's session.

Taking Care Of My Baby

(Originally posted Thursday, Febraury 9, 2006)

The Risus Monkey has been dormant as of late because my wife is out of town and I've had double parenting duties. Not much time for blogging when one is constantly taking care of an infant. But that doesn't mean that I haven't been thinking about what to do when I have free time again. There's been some talk over at Risus Talk about the possibility of creating a Risus webzine, similar to Fudge Factor. I think it's a super idea and I will certainly be involved in some fashion. The webzine may or may not wind up here on this site. If not, I'm still going to maintain the Risus Monkey as a home for my own campaigns, as well as a place to blog about anything that doesn't quite warrant full webzine treatment.