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Old 08-20-2007, 10:33 AM
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Re: [RPG]: The Zorcerer of Zo, reviewed by Christopher V. Brady (4/5)

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Originally Posted by Destriarch View Post
On a tangential note, from the description you gave in the review I was strongly reminded of Risus in the fact that it sounds extremely minimalist, almost to a fault.
It is indeed in the Risus and Over The Edge family of games. (IIRC, I think these may even quoted as inspirations.) ZoZ and the other PDQ-based game have a little bit more structure (not crunch), and make starting characters more effective than basic Risus.

For my part, although I enjoy Risus, I like ZoZ (and other PDQ-based games) even more. I would certainly say it does not take the minimalism "to a fault", but that's personal preference too. If ZoZ is too light an engine for you, you might enjoy Truth & Justice, which has more fiddly bits.
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