''D6 Adventure'' is a

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based on the

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. ''D6 Adventure'' is published as a stand-alone rulebook (not dependent upon or requiring any other D6 System rulebooks) and is supported by its own line of supplements.

Setting

Being a generic system, ''D6 Adventure'' contains no setting information, and provides rules material for playing in a wide variety of modern or near-modern cinematic settings, including action adventure, pulp, espionage, western, and low-powered superhero games. West End Games has released one world book for D6 Adventures, a reworking of the Masterbook title ''

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''.

System

''D6 Adventure'' uses the D6 Classic System for resolution, and is compatible with most games that use that system. As with all D6 System games, there are differences from other related games. ''D6 Adventure'' uses the attributes of Reflexes, Coordination, Physique, Knowledge, Perception and Presence. Two optional attributes, Psionics and Magic, are also possible. Psionics is a presented as a new rigidly defined power system. Although in part derived from the special effects system from Masterbook, this skill based system is unique to ''D6 Adventure''. A magic system is also presented, which is identical to the one found in ''

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''. Modern and pulp-era equipment is presented in ''D6 Adventure'', and firearms are covered in more specific detail than in ''

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''. Statistics for generic modern non-player characters are also provided.

History

Eric J. Gibson reworked the

into a more generic rules system, as the third iteration of West End Games published a series of three core hardcover books, ''D6 Adventure'' (2004), ''

'' (2004) and ''

'' (2004), and supplements to these genre books focusing on creatures and locations were published in 2004 and 2005. ''D6 Adventure'' was originally released in 2003 as a PDF format ebook of the same name by Humanoids Publishing. It was sold as a core rulebook for their line of PDF re-releases. This was greatly expanded and revised by author Nikola Vrtis into the current ''D6 Adventure Rulebook'' (), released in 2004 by Purgatory Publishing imprint West End Games. At present, ''D6 Adventure'' is supported by three source books. * ''Bloodshadows'' redesigned by Nikola Vrtis, based on the works of various authors () * ''D6 Adventure Locations'' by various authors () * ''D6 Adventure Creatures'' by various authors () Bloodshadows is a setting that crosses

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with fantasy and horror elements, and is set on the alternate world of Marl. The Locations book describes an assortment of fictional unusual locations designed as a travel guide. The Creatures supplement details an assortment of monsters and encounters for modern and near-modern settings. ''D6 Powers'', an additional supplement by licensee Khepera Publishing, is also available. This book revises the advantages, disadvantages and special abilities from ''D6 Adventure'', as well as super powers derived from the ''

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'', into a sourcebook for running

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or other high power games with the D6 System rules.

Reviews

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References

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A review of the ''D6 Adventure'' rulebook
from ''Gaming Report''
Another review of the ''D6 Adventure'' rulebook
from D20 Magazine Rack D6 System Role-playing games introduced in 2003

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