Final Fantasy VII D20 Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook (version 1.10)

[Servbot]

This looks impressive. Lemme just... bookmark this thread right here. I'd need to digest the entire PDF before I could provide feedback, but I like what I see so far.

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

Originally Posted by Servbot

This looks impressive. Lemme just... bookmark this thread right here. I'd need to digest the entire PDF before I could provide feedback, but I like what I see so far.

Thank you. I appreciate any input to making this better

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

Right, this is the situation i have at the moment. I'm doing the stats for the monster Demon's Gate but i'm stuck at what species it will be. Would it be an Aberration or a Spirit, or another type? Any help here?

[Zeta Kai]

Originally Posted by Marc_In_Da_Room

Right, this is the situation i have at the moment. I'm doing the stats for the monster Demon's Gate but i'm stuck at what species it will be. Would it be an Aberration or a Spirit, or another type? Any help here?

I would say a demonic construct such as the Demon's Gate would be an Aberration, according to your conversion guidelines. Here's where I would start with the stats:

• Climate: Underground or NONE
• Type: Aberration
• Speed: NONE (Immobile)
• Attacks: Falling Rocks, Cave-In, Petrif-Eye, Demon Rush
• Size: Huge or Gargantuan
• Level: 10

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

Originally Posted by Zeta Kai

I would say a demonic construct such as the Demon's Gate would be an Aberration, according to your conversion guidelines. Here's where I would start with the stats:

• Climate: Underground or NONE
• Type: Aberration
• Speed: NONE (Immobile)
• Attacks: Falling Rocks, Cave-In, Petrif-Eye, Demon Rush
• Size: Huge or Gargantuan
• Level: 10

Thanks for that. I'll post it here see what other's think of it.

Edit: Here it is; Demon's Gate...

DEMON'S GATE
Demon’s Gate is the guardian of the Temple of the Ancients. Created thousands of years prior to the events of Final Fantasy VII, The Cetra devised a way to protect their religious sects from unwanted guests and intruders. Demon’s Gate was the answer to that question.

DEMON’S GATE
Challenge Level 10
Gargantuan Aberration 9
Init +8; Senses Perception +12; darkvision
Defences Ref 28, Fort 30, Will 26, Mag 22
HP 150; MP 19; Threshold 30
Speed none (immobile)
Melee Claw +11 (3d6+7)
Fighting Space 12x1; Reach 3 squares
Base Attack +6; Grp +11
Special Qualities Darkvision (4 squares), Spell Resistance (earth, half; gravity, no effect; poison, no effect), Terrifying Presence
Abilities Str 20, Dex 8, Con 20, Int 4, Wis 17, Cha 4
Spells Cave-In, Rock Drop
Feats Crush, Pin, Skill Focus (Spellcasting), Skill Training (Initiative)
Skills Initiative +8, Perception +12, Spellcasting +9

Natural Armour Bonus
Demon's Gate recieves a +10 natural armour bonus to Reflex Defence due to its thick scaly skin.

Cave-In
Cave-In is a variation of the blizzard spell that deals 1d8 points of ice damage to all enemy targets within reach of Demon’s Gate. It may spend an additional Mako Point (up to its Wisdom modifier) to increase the damage by +1 die.

Rock Drop
Rock Drop is a variation of the quake spell that deals 2d6 points of earth damage to all enemy targets within reach of Demon’s Gate. It may spend an additional Mako Point (up to its Wisdom modifier) to increase the damage by +1 die.

[Zeta Kai]

That looks good; one down, only 300 more to go!

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

Originally Posted by Zeta Kai

That looks good; one down, only 300 more to go!

Thank you

Here's Jenova --synthesis-- for you guys to look at.

JENOVA --synthesis--
Challenge Level 18
Colossal Aberration 17
Init +16; Senses Perception +25
Defences Ref 33, Fort 55, Will 42, Mag 37
HP 560; MP 27; Threshold 55
Speed 8 squares (fly; perfect)
Melee Gore (repeating slap; silence*) +22 (4d6+18)
Fighting Space 5x5; Reach 6 squares
Base Attack +12; Grp +22
Special Qualities Spell Resistance (earth, no effect; gravity, no effect; poison, absorb), Terrifying Presence
Supernatural Abilities Mimic, Regenerate
Abilities Str 31, Dex 11, Con 47, Int 10, Wis 28, Cha 6
Spells Bio, Cure, Drain, Stop, Ultima
Feats Shake It Off, Skill Focus (Initiative, Perception, Spellcasting), Skill Training (Initiative, Perception)
Skills Initiative +16, Endurance +31, Perception +25, Spellcasting +16

*Repeating Slap inflicts the target with the Silence status-effect if JENOVA’s attack roll exceeds the target’s Reflex Defence by 5 or more.

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

Is there anything else that needs improving?

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

just so everyone knows im in the process of updating the core rulebook, so any contributions will be very much appreciated

[edsaurus]

I still say that this game needs something like this, first:
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/magic/spellPoints.htm

:3

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

Originally Posted by edsaurus

I still say that this game needs something like this, first:
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/magic/spellPoints.htm

:3

I've been thinking about this and i realise a system where magic is used a number of times per day, like in D&D, wouldn't work in this system. Final Fantasy 7's magic system is one where a character uses MP until they run out then replenishes it through an ether or elixir, and i wanted to be faithful to the video game above anything else.

Having said that, i'm going to change how many Mako Points each base class and prestige class have as the amount characters receive are too few. Any help on how many each class should get would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your imput

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

I'll be posting a few more monsters in the coming week

Any more thoughts on the core rulebook?

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

Any more thoughts on the system?

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

Right, i'm going to hold a partition: which monster stats would you guys like to see next? Choose from the list below and the one with the most votes will be posted first (partition ends 12.00 pm GMT tomorrow).

The WEAPONS (Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Omega, Sapphire, Ruby, and Ultimate).

JENOVA (birth, death, life).

LIMIT forms (chaos, death gigas, galian beast, hellmasker, lifeform Hojo, etc).

[edsaurus]

Normal monsters, especially of low level, then bossess and high level monsters :3

[Dust]

I'd really be curious to see the most ridiculous thing you think a party of d20 characters could face off against, using this system, and live. So, probably the Weapons.

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

The WEAPONS it is then. I should have them up within the next couple of days, and a heads up now, they are all level 20

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

sorry for the lateness everyone but i had family issues i had to attend too. The WEAPONs stats will be up shortly, but in the meantime, is there any more feedback on the system?

[Kazen169]

Originally Posted by Marc_In_Da_Room

I'm Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack :)

Right, now that i've got that off my chest, i have decided to start a new thread on this subject. i know my first attempt was overall poor but i'm determined to finish this project.

below is a link to be able to download a new completed first draft of the Final Fantasy VII Core Rulebook. i would appreciate it if you could look through it and give me some tips on how to improve it, or what needs working, etc.

so, without further ado, i give you the Final Fantasy VII d20 Roleplaying Game. Enjoy :)

Core Rulebook

Character Sheet

Chocobo Racing Track (reserved for link at later date)

I love you and want to have your babys. XD lol

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

Originally Posted by Kazen169

I love you and want to have your babys. XD lol

Thank you lol, i'm glad you like it. Is there anything in particular you liked about it or is there anything to improve on?

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

Is there any more feedback on the system? I'm currently going over the core rulebook so any advice will be greatly appreciative.

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

Sorry for the severe delay everyone, but here they are: The WEAPONs...

THE WEAPONs
The WEAPONs are monstrous humanoids that were created by the planet as a defence mechanism when JENOVA crashed on its surface. When the Cetra sealed the calamity in what is now known as the Northern Cave, the WEAPONs went into a deep sleep; waiting to be called upon again.
Thousands of years later, Sephiroth summoned meteor, and the WEAPONs were reawakened to the threat immediately, and targeted the cause of the threat, however since Sephiroth sealed himself deep within the Northern Cave, the WEAPONs were unable to sense him and went on a rampage across the planet in their state of confusion.

Diamond WEAPON
Colossal Aberration 20
Init +10; Senses Perception +19
Defences: Ref 39*, Fort 55, Will 38, Mag 42
Weaknesses: Thunder
HP 763; MP 30; Threshold 55
Speed 1 square
Melee Gore (foot stomp) +20 (4d6+15)
Fighting Space 6x6; Reach 5 squares
Base Attack +15; Grp +20
Special Qualities: Low-Light Vision, Spell Resistance (fire, half; gravity, no effect), Terrifying Presence
Abilities: Str 21, Dex 10, Con 37, Int 11, Wis 13, Cha 2
Spells: Fire, Flash
Feats: Immunity (melee attacks, ranged attacks, unarmed strikes), Skill Focus (Perception, Spellcasting), Skill Training (Survival)
Skills: Endurance +28, Perception +19, Spellcasting +19, Survival +16
*+10 natural armour bonus

Emerald WEAPON
Colossal Aberration 20
Init +18; Senses Perception +21
Defences: Ref 40*, Fort 59, Will 41, Mag 43
Weaknesses: Thunder
HP 820; MP 30; Threshold 59
Speed 2 squares (swim)
Melee Gore (foot stomp) +23 (4d6+18)
Fighting Space 6x6; Reach 4 squares
Base Attack +15; Grp +23
Special Qualities: Breathe Underwater, Spell Resistance (earth, no effect; gravity, half; ice, absorb; water, absorb), Terrifying Presence
Abilities: Str 27, Dex 10, Con 43, Int 11, Wis 17, Cha 3
Spells: Aire Tam Storm, Emerald Beam, Emerald Shoot, Revenge Stamp
Feats: Improved Defences, Skill Focus (Initiative, Perception, Spellcasting), Skill Training (Initiative, Survival)
Skills: Initiative +18, Perception +21, Spellcasting +21, Survival +18
*+10 natural armour bonus

Jade WEAPON
Colossal Aberration 20
Init +17; Senses Perception +21
Weakness: Thunder
Defences: Ref 39, Fort 57, Will 41, Mag 42
HP 782; MP 30; Threshold 57
Speed 6 squares (fly; perfect)
Melee Slam +21 (3d6+16)
Fighting Space 7x4; Reach 3 squares
Base Attack +15; Grp +21
Special Qualities: Spell Resistance (earth, no effect; gravity, no effect), Terrifying Presence
Abilities: Str 23, Dex 8, Con 39, Int 9, Wis 17, Cha 2
Spells: Dark Mist, Homing Projectile, Laser
Feats: Improved Defences, Immunity (melee attacks, unarmed strikes), Skill Focus (Initiative, Perception), Skill Training (Initiative)
Skills: Initiative +17, Perception +21, Spellcasting +18
*+10 natural armour bonus

Omega WEAPON
Colossal Aberration 20
Init +19; Senses Perception +18
Defences: Ref 40 (flat-footed 32), Fort 60, Will 40, Mag 43
HP 858; MP 30; Threshold 60
Speed none (immobile)
Melee Claw +25 (3d8+20) or
Melee Claw +20 (3d8+20) and Slam +20 (3d6+20)
Fighting Space 7x7; Reach 5 squares
Base Attack +15; Grp +25
Special Qualities: Spell Resistance (earth, no effect; gravity, no effect; thunder, no effect), Terrifying Presence
Abilities: Str 31, Dex 12, Con 47, Int 13, Wis 17, Cha 4
Spells: Comet, Crystal Cubes, Homing Projectile, Lifestream Absorb
Feats: Immunity (melee attacks, ranged attacks, unarmed strikes), Skill Focus (Initiative, Spellcasting), Skill Training (Perception)
Skills: Initiative +19, Perception +18, Spellcasting +21
*+10 natural armour bonus

Ruby WEAPON
Colossal Aberration 20
Init +18; Senses Perception +15
Defences: Ref 39, Fort 59, Will 42, Mag 43
HP 839; MP 30; Threshold 59
Speed none (immobile)
Melee Claw +24 (3d8+19) or
Melee Gore (left tentacle) +19 (4d6+19) and Gore (right tentacle) +19 (4d6+19)
Fighting Space 5x5; Reach 6 squares
Base Attack +15; Grp +24
Special Qualities: Spell Resistance (earth, absorb; fire, absorb; gravity, no effect; ice, absorb; thunder, absorb; water, no effect), Terrifying Presence
Abilities: Str 29, Dex 11, Con 45, Int 12, Wis 21, Cha 4
Spells: Comet, Flamethrower, Laser, Shadow Flare, Ultima, Whirlsand
Feats: Crush, Pin, Skill Focus (Initiative, Spellcasting, Survival), Skill Training (Survival)
Skills: Initiative +18, Spellcasting +23, Survival +23
*+10 natural armour bonus

Sapphire WEAPON
Colossal Aberration 20
Init +19; Senses Perception +19
Defences: Ref 41 (flat-footed 40), Fort 55, Will 39, Mag 44
HP 744; MP 30; Threshold 60
Speed 6 squares (swim)
Melee Slam +19 (3d6+14)
Fighting Space 5x10; Reach 4 squares
Base Attack +15; Grp +19
Special Qualities: Breathe Underwater, Spell Resistance (gravity, no effect; water, no effect), Terrifying Presence
Abilities: Str 19, Dex 12, Con 35, Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 1
Spells: Blizzard, Sapphire Beam
Feats: Improved Defences, Improved Damage Threshold, Skill Focus (Initiative, Perception, Spellcasting), Skill Training (Perception)
Skills: Initiative +19, Perception +19, Spellcasting +19
*+10 natural armour bonus

Ultimate WEAPON
Colossal Aberration 20
Init +14; Senses Perception +18
Defences: Ref 39*, Fort 58, Will 41, Mag 43
HP 801; MP 30; Threshold 63
Speed 2 squares (ground), 6 squares (fly; perfect)
Melee Claw +22 (3d8+17) or
Melee Claw +17/+17 (3d8+17) with Double Attack or
Melee Claw +12/+12/+12 (3d8+17) with Triple Attack
Fighting Space 4x4; Reach 4 squares
Base Attack +15; Grp +22
Special Qualities: Spell Resistance (earth, no effect; gravity, no effect; water, no effect), Terrifying Presence
Abilities: Str 25, Dex 9, Con 41, Int 10, Wis 17, Cha 3
Spells: Quake, Shadow Flare, Thunder, Ultima
Feats: Crush, Double Attack, Improved Defences, Improved Damage Threshold, Pin, Triple Attack
Skills: Initiative +14, Perception +18, Spellcasting +18
*+10 natural armour bonus

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

Any thoughts on the WEAPONs?

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

Does anyone have any feedback on the WEAPONs or the game system?

[Darkruler]

Hey! Just saw this thread on a google search and it looked interesting.

Ahem, haven't gotten a chance to look over everything, but I did look at the WEAPONS. And they seem to be a little low on health. I mean Ruby weapon has 539 HP, while something like the Tarrasque has around 800ish(Based on what I saw on the DnD wiki). Just seems to be low balling it a bit if they're supposed to be level 20.

Now granted there might be something to the system I haven't seen that explains this, but just my 2cents.

Love where this is going btw.

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

thanks for your thoughts, Darkruler. I'm in the process of making a monster manual for this system, which will have stats for over 150 monsters seen across The Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, as well as rules for GMs on how to make their own monsters. I'll correct their hp. After reading your post i thought to myself their hp is quite low lol.

Any more thoughts on the system?

[Darkruler]

Sorry bout not replying, was a bit busy and had to register to download the info.

Anyway, I haven't read the whole rule book, but I've read about half and see the character sheet. I think it's looking good so far, just finished the races, they look decently balanced.

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

Thanks Is there anything you've seen so far that could do with changing or improving?

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

If anyone is interested, i have created a thread over at the Recruitment page on the Play-by-Post section for those interested in helping me playtest this system. if you are intruiged, please head on over there.

[Marc_In_Da_Room]

Does anyone have any thoughts on the core rulebook? I have increased the WEAPONs hit points as they were too low for 20th level monsters. Also, i'm still recruiting players for the playtest if anyone is interested.