User summary:
The Final Fantasy d6 game is a tabletop roleplaying game inspired by and that openly attempts to emulate the Final Fantasy video game series. The system is based on a core mechanic using six-sided dice.
From the introduction:
The ‘FFRPG’ project originally began as a bold undertaking by Scott Tengelin in February of 1995. Development began with a small initial group of designers and administrators consisting of Tengelin, Martin Drury, Chris Pomeroy, and Matthew Martin. After many years and changing of hands, it became a fully-realized dream — the current third edition was spearheaded by Samuel Banner as the lead developer. However, at the time of this writing, the project seems to have been all but abandoned.
Although I was inspired by the Returners, I couldn’t help but shake the feeling that it was flawed for laid back, around-the-table gaming, and I naïvely began a slow conversion of the rules systems into something that I felt was more conducive for casual play.
But, as things often do, the more work I put into the system the more complex the rules became, until finally they took on a life of their own and became a total system modification. In too deep to stop now, I could only forge on ahead. I attempted to reproduce combat that accurately reflected the feel and style of the Final Fantasy series, where battles were dramatic, larger-than-life and grand affairs; cinematic opposed to mechanically monotonous, if you will. I endeavored to churn out a system filled with grand possibilities and heroic action. I struggled with a world where titanic struggles between good and evil for the fate of the world would be an accurate summary of the typical adventurer’s day, and that’s just before breakfast.
Whether or not I succeeded is up for debate, but I find myself mostly content with this pdf in its current incarnation. At least for now.
This work is free distribution and not for sale under any circumstances, and I hope you enjoy playing the Final Fantasy d6 as much as I enjoyed creating it.