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GRIZ

generic roleplaying independent zombies

Quick Facts
Version	1.1
Minimum Requirement	PC-386
Operating System	Windows 95/98
Price	Freeware
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What is GRIZ?

GRIZ stands for Generic Roleplaying-Independent Zombies. These Zombies are in fact a series of simple Windows 95 programs that allow a user to:

1) create a Script (which is a series of rules that defines the statistics needed to keep track of in the game system that you use). The Script will also contain rules (you will define how any other GRIZ program is to roll hit-points, damage, make attacks et cetera).

2) use this Script to manage data records (these records can contain stats on characters and/or monsters).

3) Use these records for data organization. Makes role-playing faster and more organized.

That is, you define the way the data is manipulated and viewed. Both the Script-Writer and the Editor will be freeware. On their own they are useless. The data that you define needs to be used somehow. By following the GRIZ rules, I will write several software programs to make use of this data.
The GRIZ system is a generic environment for developing applications to use in your role-playing campaign. Using the Script maker you design a particular script for a role-playing system (say AD&D). The Creature Editor allows you to create characters and monsters for that game system. Finally Gimfo is a while-you-play program that helps the GM handle combat and player character stats as well as NPCs.
There are also three other programs that interface with the GRIZ system. MapMaster and Editor which are meant to be used hand-in-hand for developing interactive modules. Also there is Wander which uses the statistics developed in the Creature Editor to create wandering monster tables.
See overview Diagram of the whole system.

GRIZ Programs

Gimfo: this program is similar to Dimfo, except for the important fact that it is Generic. Basically you are able to Script any game system you want and then use a Dimfo-like program to manage the party and their encounters.

Wander: now GRIZ compatible. You are able to load Records designed in the Creature editor and auto-roll wandering monsters.

a generic version of the Treasure Maker will be developed (in development)

a Role-player's text-file editor.

Battler: a before-you-play tester for GM's to test encounters. The computer will run through a series of simulated combat encounters and determine the chance that the party has of surviving your encounters (in development).

GRIZ stuff

Download the GRIZ system

- note the AD&D scripts and schemes are included with the download and are also available separately below.

- To install: just unzip and then run the setup.exe file.

Download GRIZ System

Date

Notes

ZD-Net

Site 1

November 30 1998

Ver1.1 some minor fixes in all three programs

August 10 1998

First release of GRIZ 1.0. Contains Script Maker, Creature Editor and Gimfo.

Download GRIZ scripts here.

Script Name	Game System
Cyber	Cyberpunk 2020
AD&D	AD&D Second Edition

Download GRIZ schemes here.

Scheme Name	Game System
AD&D	AD&D Second Edition
Cyber	Cyberpunk 2020

Download GRIZ records here.

Record	Game System
Hobgoblin	AD&D Second Edition
Goon	Cyberpunk 2020