The rules provide archetypes which allow a fast creation: Adventurer, Archer, Barbarian, Priest of Telak, Rogue, Warrior, Wizard...

There are three types of tests: The rules provide difficulty adjustments for given situations (e.g. -5 to the Climbing special skill when wearing a plate armour).

There are a few combat options: Luck test to increase or reduce the damages, surprise, feint... A spellcaster must have a least 1 in the Magic characteristic and one point in one special skill: Magic-Minor, Magic-Priestly, Magic-Sorcery or Magic-Wizardry.

Arion Games also brought in several titles not previously directly related to AFF (as opposed to FF in general) under the Advanced Fighting Fantasy brand.

The roleplaying game is translated and published in French by Scriptarium [fr],[2][3] as Défis fantastiques, le jeu de rôle (DF-JdR).

[4] The success of the subscription allowed the execution of new original illustrations (by John Sibbick, Malcolm Barter, Bill Houston, and maps by Steve Luxton), illustrated cards for the magic spells (playing cards format), a miniature representing Yaztromo, and an A2-format colour map of Titan showing the location of the adventures (gamebooks and romans).