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Every Post is an RPG
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Each separate post is a whole RPG world to itself. Consider each thread like a one-shot RPG. Post a premise, some (preferably quick) rules and supply a prompt and then play! Experiment with weird, quirky, non-traditional RPG designs, do freeform and crazy non-sequitur improv. But above all else: HAVE FUN!
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RISUS was created by S John Ross, and inspired by the old Ghostbusters RPG and a few others. It is a traditional/narrative hybrid created at a time when narrative oriented games were scarce (Fudge probably being the best example of the dominant narrative system at that time, which was the foundation for FATE). The RISUS pdf is freely downloadable online, but oddly is under a copyright which prevents the remixing and hacking you often see with CC or other open source licenses (used by Laset & Feelings and others). That's why I decided to create a clone, so others could remix and adapt it freely. I'm still working on creating more content for it, and have plans for a wiki as well as a community space for it, but it's slow going due to finding the time to work on it. Here's a link to the original RISUS system if you're curious: https://archive.org/download/RisusTheAnythingRPG/Risus%20-%20The%20Anything%20RPG.pdf
I think I may have heard of GROK, but only in name. I haven't ever seen the system itself. I'll have to take a lool at it sometime when I get the chance.