OpenD6
OpenD6 official site (currently under construction)
Free (OGL)
OpenD6 was created by Eric Gibson, the owner of West End Games, as the new standard for the D6 System -- a pen and paper Role Playing game which was used in such classic games as Star Wars D6, The Ghostbusters RPG, and Indiana Jones D6. His goal was to make the D6 System more available and customizable to the fan base at large.
OpenD6 offers fans of one of the most popular cinematic systems a new way to get their favorite game. Combining the best of over 15 years of D6 System design -- including systems appearing in Men in Black, DC Universe, Hercules & Xena, and the awarding-winning Star Wars roleplaying game -- each OpenD6 rulebook provides an attribute and skill set tailored specifically to the genre while using a game engine that's cross-genre compatible.
(This is a new page, and the links to specific products have not all been created. The entries below will turn into real hyperlinks in the fullness of time.)
License
OpenD6 Products
These products have been released under the OpenD6 Open Game License.
- D6 Adventure
- D6 Adventure Creatures
- D6 Adventure Locations
- D6 Fantasy
- D6 Fantasy Creatures
- D6 Fantasy Locations
- D6 Magic
- D6 Space
- D6 Space Aliens 1
- D6 Space Androids
- D6 Space Ships
- Septimus
D6 Products
These products are not released under the OpenD6 license, but they are compatible with the OpenD6 and D6 game systems.
- D6 Powers
- Fires of Amatsumara
Support
OpenD6 is the most recent incarnation of a game system which has been used by countless gamers for decades. As such, it is supported by a range of fan made web sites.
- Cinema 6 from Wicked North Games
- Critical Press Media
- Destiny6 from Dolmen Creative
- Mini Six from AntiPaladin Games
- OpenD6 official site (currently under construction)
- Open D6 Resurrection
- Secure Dice (online dice roller with OpenD6 system "wild die" capability)
- Unified Universe
- West End Games official site (currently offline)
- West End Games fan site (highly recommended!)
- West End Games web archive from 2005
Librarian's Comments
OpenD6 is a great contribution to role-playing games.
The casual user should find these games user friendly and fairly easy to learn.