'Hang on, Travellers!'

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EVILMASTERMIND

Tuesday, June 1, 2004 2:58 PM

I've recently started running a "Firefly-inspired" campaign using the GURPS Traveller system of rules. The system is IMHO very well suited to creating Firefly-like adventures and characters to play in them.

The only "hand-waving" I've had to do was with the FTL Drive issue. None of my players wanted to "be stuck" in one big solar system so I ended up going with the "galaxy of Earths" and tweaking the GURPS Traveller Jump Drive rules to make it a bit more "Fireflyish".

I decided that when Serenity did a "hard burn" and the whole back of the ship lit up was when the FTL Jump Drive was being used. I also made each "Jump-Unit" equal to 5 lt yrs because I was using a 3D map.

"Curse your sudden, but inevitable betrayal!"

FORRESTWOLF

Tuesday, June 1, 2004 5:41 PM

Old traveller gamer here...I never got to play a serious campaign, though. Always loved reading the rules and imagining running a game...yes, gaming geek :)

Once again (I've said it elsewhere on fff), I'll say that we've got a Neverwinter Nights Firefly system working just great! It's based on Traveller T20 - uses those rules with few changes - and I and others have run 4 very successful DM'd (refereed) one-shot games. One DM'ed campaign run by Eliandi is underway, and mine is starting in two weeks. Eleven of 13 standard T20 classes, and almost all feats/skills (including psionics) are available in the system.

If you want the NWVault download site, go to
http://nwvault.ign.com/Files/modules/data/1080769905000.shtml

It's also got the link to the Yahoo group there, and you can go to www.neverwinterconnections.com and ask for Eliandi if you want more info on the games we run. OH, and the Blue Sun room has my images, too (and the game log).

Traveller is a great way to play Firefly, I think, on the computer or off - Gurps would certainly work too.

And I really do think Joss played Traveller back when he was playing D&D, and likely was inspired by it - if not, then he and Millis were inspired by the same sources for sure.

- Forrestwolf

SERGEANTX

Tuesday, June 1, 2004 7:22 PM

For anyone interested, I have a system ready for playtesting that was inspired by Firefly. I've done some funky things with personality traits and character secrets that I hope will produce gameplay more like the stories we've see on the series. If anyone would like to take a look at it, or perhaps set up a game and test it out, I'd be much obliged for the feedback. Just e-mail at:

sergeant_x@hotmail.com

and I'll set you up with a prelim copy. We're still a little short on details like equipment lists and the like, but the basics are there.

SergeantX

"Dream a little dream or you can live a little dream. I'd rather live it, cause dreamers always chase but never get it." Aesop Rock

RANGER

Wednesday, June 2, 2004 3:59 AM

Hmmm... How did I miss this thread when it first started? Been too busy I guess.

Unfortunatly, my Firefly Traveller efforts are suspended until I clear up some backed up work commitments. Hopefully this summer I will be able to get back to it.

I've been playing around with a lot of ideas in my head, but need the time to get them down on paper. Once I have it somewhat together I plan to share as well.

Some discussion along these lines is also going on at the COTI forums of the Travellerrpg.com site as well so anyone interested should drop by there too.

Just wierd image in my head:

MWM: Hey, people are using your Firefly show as a setting for my Traveller game!

Joss: Hey, people are using Traveller to roleplay my Firefly 'verse!

MWM & Joss: Hmmm... It works good!

Firefly and Traveller; Two great ideas that go great together!

Ok, probably time for me to go to bed.

Edit to add: Hmmm. I must have been really sleep deprived last night for that old peanutbutter cup comerical to have come to mind.

Traveller, if you go to Sparta, tell them you have seen us lying here as the Law commands.

MICHIZURE

Sunday, August 8, 2004 7:28 AM

I not only play Traveller, I have writen for GURPS Traveller (Far Trader and Starships, plus a lot of smaller credits).

My Firefly-inspired GURPS Traveller campaign (currently on hiatus):

http://www.io.com/~thrash/Markab.html

The Browncoat RPG community should keep an eye out for SJ Games' new Interstellar Wars setting for GURPS Traveller. One, it's GURPS 4th Edition, so it should run a lot more smoothly (and with no weird cross-references to out of print books). Two, it's an open and exploratory setting -- much more the frontier flavor of Firefly than Traveller's previous default Third Imperium setting.

EVILMASTERMIND

Sunday, August 8, 2004 2:19 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Michizure:
I not only play Traveller, I have writen for GURPS Traveller (Far Trader and Starships, plus a lot of smaller credits).

Two of the BEST books in the GURPS Traveller lineup I might add!

Question Michizure: When will the first installment of the Interstellar Wars be out? The "Terran Free Traders" seem natural candidates for the Firefly-Class of ship.

I am running my own "Firefly-inspired" campaign using GURPS Traveller rules, but have set it in 3417AD with the Union of Allied Worlds taking the place of the Old Earth Union from Traveller canon.

"Okay I'm lost, I'm angry, and I'm armed!"

MICHIZURE

Sunday, August 8, 2004 3:45 PM

"Answer hazy. Try again later."

The release date was originally pushed back to allow IW to be brought into GURPS 4/e. Then SJ Games decided to make it "Powered by GURPS" rather than 100% backward compatible, which gave Jon and Loren the flexibility to address some of the biggest complaints about GT, but required another rewrite.

Last I heard it was supposed to be out in November, but since the playtest hasn't been announced I imagine the date may have slipped. That's not terribly unusual in the gaming industry -- Starships was delayed, what? 3 years?

Glad to hear you liked the books, though. I'm excited about Interstellar Wars -- I think it's going to be the best version of Traveller since the original.

--------
Kotoba yori tashika na koto michizure ni shite.

TETHYS

Sunday, August 8, 2004 4:12 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Gunhand:

Don't get me started on some of the WoD people I've had run-ins with though...

HAHAHA....sounds like we're on the same page, gunniemeboy!!!...

On the traveler...kinda misse dit here...too busy with D&D, the WoD games, yada yada.......

"You replaced Firefly with *barf* Fastlane?!"
Zoe:"Take me Sir. Take me hard" - War Stories

SHOTGUNSTEVEN

Sunday, August 8, 2004 4:19 PM

I was just discussing this with a friend last night. He's written extensive material for Traveller over the last many years. He doesn't know about Firefly, though. I just told him about it this week, and he's going to check it out when he gets back to Washington.

He's created distinct, self-contained universes before. Once he gets hooked on Firefly, as I am sure he will, I hope to recruit him to help with a Firefly game universe.

We've played Traveller 2300, MegaTraveller, etc. We're both planning on picking up Traveller D20, but we always wind up going back to the original little black books that were published back in the 70s.

-ShotgunSteven

BROWNCOATTROOPER

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 6:08 PM

D20 is an Alliance...repeat...Alliance plot to reduce RPG's to a uniform, mediocre level......to gather ALL games under one roof so they could be ignored equally!

LOL

I have run some Firefly-like Traveller games using the Wee Black Books (WBB) version and T4, both are shiny.....
I have also tried using a Morrow Project (weapons) and Cthulhu/TW2000 (roleplaying) blend.....with good results...Morrow is a great combatsystem and optimized for the level of weaponry carried by Serenity's crew.

And doesnt the old Empress Marava class free trader remind you of a fire-fly?
See we had an ex-scout captain and a large, gun-happy ex-marine......

What tatooed thug? You mean the one I left near the Engine intake?

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