Buffy RPG Notes

Buffy the Vampire Slayer role-playing game by C.J. Carrella, published by Eden Studios in 2002. Obviously this is based on the Twentieth Century Fox television series, but it is also a starting point for all sorts of role-playing which may or may not look much like the original series.

Review

This is my complete review of the Buffy core rulebook. I love the idea of Buffy roleplaying, and I have little complaint about what was provided, but I do feel like the core book could have provided a little more.

What makes Buffy Buffy?

This is an essay of my personal thoughts on creating a series. It's not mechanics, but rather thoughts on genre and theme for when setting up a role-playing campaign that captures something of the show.

Spellbook

This is a collections of spells, mostly adapted from the spells cast in the series.

Characters

These are sample characters which I wrote up as part of testing the system. They are all created using the standard rules for beginning characters.

Other Adaptations

These are other, unofficial role-playing games which are based on BtVS, all predating the official game from Eden Studios. There is various material there which may be of use for people running the official RPG.

FUDGE: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: An adaptation by Michael S. Gentry to the FUDGE system, including research, magic, and special Gloom rules. Around 25 pages in HTML format.
d6 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: An adaptation by by Michael Lynes to WEG's D6 classic system. This includes all the basics for D6 gaming, character templates, magic rules, equipment and some basic monster stats. Around 40 pages in HTML format.
Slayer: Roleplaying in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: An adaptation using homebrew rules similar to White Wolf's Storyteller system. It is 44 pages in eFax format.

Links

These are general links for the Buffy/Angel series and for the Buffy RPG.

Eden Studios Buffy RPG Community Page: This has links to other Buffy fan sites, the Buffy RPG discussion boards, and to the Eden Studios resources for the game.
Eden Studios Player Registry: For finding other Buffy players in your area.
Official Buffy the Vampire Slayer Website (UPN): The official site from UPN, which includes background, some brief episode descriptions, and lots of pictures.
Buffy Forever: A site with nearly complete episode transcripts and an extensive picture gallery.
All Thing Philosophical on BtVS and Angel: A compendium of allthings mystical, good, and evil in the Buffyverse.
Buffy Oracle: A site with extensive study of spells and spellcasting in the series (by episode and by character).
The Other Side: A page dedicated to looking at witchcraft in various RPG's, including adaptations of Willow and Tara to multiple systems and extensive character notes.
Cory's Buffy RPG Site: This includes several new archetypes, qualities, and drawbacks.
Zombie Lord's Buffy RPG Page: With a few spells and monster additions.