This will be the General discussion thread… so let's start.
I'm Froggotten, the (new) owner of ZODIAC Final Fantasy RPG. Though I didn't create it, I'm taking care of it. Also, I help with the updating and creation of new rules, optional mechanic and such.
I also created the Aeon Summoning System, which will soon be added into the Core Rule.
To those who are new members, I welcome you!
All hail the new boss in town ^^ !!
And I'm Doresh. You might remember me from stuff like the mecha combat system and the "I can now use multiple weapon sets!"-system, which I really need to put in here!
I'm Laertes. I play games. It's sort of my thing.
Laertes, I think that that's the ZODIAC Community members sort of thing. Just like The Elf who became King's sort of thing was playing shows, having a powerful voice (despite his stature) and throwing the devil's horns up saying 'LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL!!"
5 Points to anyone that figures out who i'm talking about.
so unless you are talking about JB I'm at a loss.
Oh Hi I'm Tac. I game and things. whether its final fantasy on a console(as well other console games), Transformers forum based rpg, Dnd or other sit down games. I game
Yo
we welcome you. and it's not Jsck Black.
Hint 1: He's shorta short for a man
Hint 2: Despite his size, he has a POWERFUL Voice.
Hint 3: Mike tramp did a tribute to him.
The last one will give it away.
Two things.
One: I'm probably wrong but I imagine the lead singer of AC/DC shouting that. (I'm a bit late on the guessing part, but figured 'why not?')
Two: I am also a bit late in the introduction portion, but figured it would be worth a try.
I am Regal Pinion. I was a member of the last forum. I'm a GM for most games and my three favorite RPGs are 'Kobolds Ate My Baby', '(new) World of Darkness', and 'Zodiac'.
I tend to run games with a hint of surreal horror (except for Kobolds).
In the old forum I had the 'Raven Down Summon System'. Not sure if that is on this one… I should check.
Other than that, may the dice be in your favor.
So, a new user for the Zodiac system here, decided to check this place out to see if I could find any interesting stuff to help out some friends who are interested in using this system. I'm a longtime FF fan, having played basically every single numbered FF game (Yes, even X-2, XIII, XIII-2, and LR: XIII, and I loved all of them. Except for VIII. FFVIII was horrible. >< ), as well as FF Tactics, Tactics Advance, Tactics A2, and Mystic Quest. I'm also an avid player of FFXIV, with my main class being Pugilist, though I just got to level 50 as an Arcanist as well.
Oh, also, WHY IS THIS PLACE SO EMPTY!? D:
Hello much vacant Wikidot of Awesomeness known as Zodiac FFRPG. As Square-Enix (aka. Squeenix) continues to pump out crappy game after crappy game (That is what happens when you merge with rival company and fire the staff of the best JRPG Franchise of all time and replace it with people not connected to it in anyway), a resurgence needs to occur from those of us who still hold dear the true essence of what Final Fantasy once was need to rise up. Obviously Squeenix doesn't care anymore about us, they have a new generation of MMOrons who love their overly cinematic 120hr intro movies leading into a chance for openness(Yes FFXII I am talking about you) and poorly executed combat systems(FFX-2). Zodiac needs to re-emerge! Those of us who grew up on the Final Fantasy series(under Square Soft) have to have something to quell the desire of epic storyline and tactical combat (not to mention random encounters). Modern video game makers don't seem to care anymore, leaving us to go back to our other love PnP RPG's. What better way to get both than this magnificent game! I have been working on trying to build my own FF based PnP and ran across Zodiac. Do I agree with it 100% no, but that is what house rules are for. I wish I had gotten on board 7 years ago while it was still more active. I just hope there is someone still there who is paying attention. I look forward to building a campaign based on FFVI and will try to post any info I can on here for everyone to use as well.
By the way I am Mooglemaster. Happy Gaming!
Hello, Mooglemaster.
Pleasure to meet you.
Greetings and salutations from Lord Froggotten
Forgive my absence, Life can be a cruel, hard, glass infested dirt road, and you have to walk barefoot… for mles.
Moving on, I'm finally back and bringing forth material soon. BEASTIE BOOK -A Taste of Monstery Goodness (5-monster demo doc) will be gracing the download section soon, and the class builds, and other resources, will be expanded and appended on. Any suggestion, comments, or critique is gladly accepted. Hope for a better ZODIAC site in the meantime.
Hey! I'm Sulthar from Québec, Canada! I'm starting a tabletop game with some friends using this system. I am trying to fit the system into a Sword Art Online setting! If any of you know the manga feel free to comment! Im open to suggestions/tips ideas and I can give some ideas i got on my side! I can't have a hand on character sheets (links are dead) si I'm making my own for the moment.
first things first…
Greetings and Salutations! Welcome to the ZODIAC Community!
As for your request, I have never seen, nor read, SAO. But I can give you the Character sheets!
Let me upload them right quick..
EDIT: Here you go!
Basic Layout
Tables within Tables
DND-ish
And for extra helpings…
Master Aids
Basicly in the manga, SAO is a computer game that uses neutral headgear to directly immerge the player into the game. When the game started the mad genius that created the game removed any ways to logoff and held captive all the players. The only way to escape is to beat the game, naturally if you die in the game, you die in real life as well. So the game has 200 'levels' each levels, flat peice of land, has their own climate/monster/ressources and is help together but a middle link wich is protected by a boss encouter. Now just imagine what you can do as a game master to set your players off-guard! So players know about their stats, can give each other tips about them and might just combine their strenghts to get a blasting force! So as I GM I want to always improve their playing experience by improving the game system as well.
Any of you though about merging techs? when 2 characters cast spells at same time to make them one super tech? I like in Chrono Cross! Anyways! Im here if you got ideas!
We have a system for 'Banding', which is similar to the Chrono Trigger concept. I developed it, but it's on another computer. I'll post up the rules here sometime tomorrow.
Banding (C-C-C-C-COMBONATION ATTACK!)
Banding was introduced into one Final Fantasy game… Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. But it was introduced far before that. It was introduced in Chrono Trigger as 'Dual Tech' and 'Triple Tech'. But either way means the same: An attack created by two or more combatants. I have developed these Banding rules for ZODIAC Final Fantasy RPG.
First, the two or more PCs must decide which tech of each player's choice the Banding tech will derived from. Next, the Players must create a tech with a tech level equal to (Average Tech Level between all Techs involved + Banding Modifier). The banding Modifier depends on how many participants are involved with the Banding Tech, to a maximum of Five. See below:
Two to Three Players: +1 Tech Level
Four to Five Players: +2 Tech Levels
Then, they need to figure out how much the banding Tech will cost to each participant. This cost is equal to (sum of all Techs MP + 5) / # of Partipants. Let's give an example with a three participant Banding Tech, using some alraedy created characters.
Ktjn, Cid, and Blank want to create a banding tech out of the following Techs. Ktjn's 'Tower Card' (Level 3 Strong Attack Magic w/ Lightning Elemental: Cost 14 MP) + Cid's Wind Shot (Level 3 Medium Attack Magic w/ Wind Elemental + Lesser Sleep: Cost 19 MP) + Blank's Suprathermal Busterblast (Level 3 Strong Power Attack w/ Fire Elemental + Lesser Poison + Area Effect: Cost 29 MP). They decide that the Banding Tech should be an Strong Attack Magic with Banding, Area Effect, and Multiple Element (Fire, Wind, and Lightning). Blank's player wants to call it 'Tempermental Natural Disaster'. Ktjn's player and Cid's player agrees to the name. Now, They add the average of their Techs (3) to the Banding Modifier (+1) to get a Level 4 Tech. Then they figure the MP cost of the tech that is deducted from each of them to use this mega-tech. ((14 + 19 + 29 + 5)/3) = 22 Mp cost from each of them.
Banding Techs may include 3 Secondaries and an Elemental (excluding Element Choice and Multi-Element)
The banding Tech activates on the slowest person's turn, but each participant pays their 8 SP (unless slowed or hasted, in which they pay 2 more or 2 less), or, if the Banding Tech has Charge Power, they Pay 8+(SP Cost/# of Participants +1)
If creating a Banding tech that uses magic attack rolls, add 5 points to the average of the characters's MACC. For each character beyond the two-character tech, add another 5 MACC.
and That's all you need to create a Banding techs.
66 mp for a combined 3 person attack for only a tech 4 result? I mean does all of them do the tech 4 damage one after the other or its one single 'big' attack ? Because 66 mp for a tech that would cost 21 usually MUST have an advantage no?
This banding system is truly amazing. I had not thought of it at all but with the way I began my current game it can (and will) be implemented easily!
Uh… hi, uh. I'm bad with introductions. Hi all, I'm Aleph.
I… think this is all amazing. This system is amazing. Although it has some bits where it needs to be fixed, it seems things are slowly progressing, so that's good!
I really, really like this all, and I'd like to run a game with this system for my friends. I just wish this place wasn't so… quiet, I guess. It's not dead, nor abandoned, but it sure feels like it.
I'm sorry, I apologise, I don't want to be rude. Anyway. I figured if I wanted this place to be more lively, I should start by giving it a bit of life myself. It'd be great to see even a single person answer to me. Although the site tells me that there was activity here 5 days ago… that's not too long ago… though not what I'd call an active site.
I'm sorry again. Excuse my pessimism. This is just so awesome, and I'm just so afraid of what'd happen if this was abandoned.
I'm currently making my own character, so I can test this system. Like many other ZODIAC fans, I'm a Kingdom Hearts fan, and the rp I was planning for my friends was exactly a Kingdom Hearts rp. I'm actually surprised there weren't Shadows in the "Monsters" page, but I guess I'll just make the necessary heartless myself. It'd just be better for me to make the enemies if it weren't for the fact I've never actually played in this system, as of yet.
EDIT: I have a question. If my "weapon" is essentially magic - like Xenmas' laser swords - can I then attack with Magic Dice and MAP instead of Strenght Dice and AP?
Don't think of the Strength Dice and AP as "Pure physical" think of them as a separate entity from whatever your techs/magics are.
The best way to look at it is thinking of the Strength and Weapon AP as how competent a character is in combat when using the weapon.
The reason being is that if one was to take it literally then they'd have a tough time explaining how greater strength improves damages shot by a gun or crossbow. There is also the fact that it makes the game more balanced, while making stats as simple as possible.
Also, don't worry about the death of this site it tends to work in bursts, leaps, and bounds.
On a final note, despite everything written above these rules are not set in stone. So play test it a bit, don't be afraid to experiment and perhaps share your results.
Hope this helps. :)
Yeah, thanks, I understand now.
And thanks, it's a relief (what you said about me not worrying).
I can't wait to play this!
I play the system for 2 months now and all the questions were bin answered within 3-4 days. Personnally, I have a games session every week so that answer rate is far than enough for me :) If you have some suggestions/modifications to the system just post them… discussion will follow :) And feel free to create your own creatures, the data base will propably grow faster that way.
Yes, please feed the database. It needs monsters, among other things.
Yeah, one of the keys to wrapping your head around ZODIAC is to not take things too literally. Re-Skinning and Re-Themeing is the name of the game, here.
