Role-players?

POSTED BY: Aerrin
UPDATED: Friday, July 23, 2004 21:18
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AERRIN

Thursday, July 1, 2004 5:31 AM

This thread - http://fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=17&t=6015 - about a Firefly MUSH in the making has me wondering..

How many of the Browncoats out there are also RP'ers? I was surprised to see so many responses go up so fast, and I always love to 'meet' people with similiar passtimes.

Do you play RPG? If so, what sort? How long? What genre? Heck, if you want to, list the games and characters. Maybe we'll run into old buddies masquerading under different names. ;) What draws you to it? Do you prefer one form to another?

For my part, I'm a online RPG'er who's done MOO, MUCK, and MUSH. I've been playing Anne McCaffrey's Pern (on Harper's Tale) for nearly 5 1/2 years, and my other primary game is a movie-verse X-man game - X-Men MUCK.

I look forward to the promise of a Firefly MUSH!

CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG

Thursday, July 1, 2004 6:31 AM

I've been roleplaying for a while now (not sure how long) in the D&D universe, as well as running my own firefly roleplay which I created the ruleset for (link at the bottom of my post)

In the D&D one I play a half-elven cleric (just prestiged into War-Priest) called Erun. I'm in a group of four, Taine a half-elven druidic ranger, Eruthar a human who's class I don't know, and Garukah a half-orc barbarian. We've saved the world... A little. Also, I'm told by the DM I'm the hero of the story which is nice!

The firefly roleplay is interesting, we're just coming up on the season finale. I have a very disreputable crew on a firefly called the Daisy. Crew details can be found at http://www.fireflyfans.net/showblog.asp?b=411
Since I posted that Crystal and Morgan died, and have been replaced with Thomas Webb a preacher, and Anita LeStrange a gunslinger.

check out my WIP firefly roleplay system at www.estador.co.uk/firefly

SERGEANTX

Thursday, July 1, 2004 7:05 AM

Firefly clearly has a strong pull with gamers, specifically roleplayers. I think it was quite inciteful that they created a Role-Playing forum at the Universal site.

I hang out at RPG.net sometimes, and there the response to Firefly there has been phenomenal.

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

CAPNRAHN

Thursday, July 1, 2004 8:39 AM

We have a group here on FFFn that has been playing the original crew since January 1st.

It was actually started by ZachsMind, who played Wash. Myself was 'steerign' Simon and just a 'coupla months ago I was given Mal and the direKtorship. It has been VERY fun and rewarding, I can tell you.

It is a 'freeform' RP that mutated into a slightly structured and directed RP. It has been very fun and instructive on a 'posting type' RP. To the casual reader it can be a tad confusing, but it has been EMMENSLY fun and gratifying to play.

Note to the curious: I have archived all the ACT threads and the OOC threads {Out Of Character commentary}

If your are interested in taking a peek at our ongoing experiment - here are some links:

CURRENT ACT {18} http://fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=17&t=5931

PREVIOUSLY ON FIREFLY:
ACT 17: http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=17&t=5306&m=74524#74524

CREDITS & BIOS:
http://fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=17&t=3498

RPing TOOLS:
Tools and tricks for the hip RPer.
http://fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=17&t=4266

GREEN ROOM:
Storyline work and a place for the acKtors to hang out.
OOC 16 http://fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=17&t=5279

ARCHIVE:
Includes episode synopses and links to all the threads for prior acts
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=17&t=3681

DIRECTORIAL STAFF:
Guest DireKtor - DragonflyDireKtor { CapnRahn@aol.com AIM, MSN }
Guest Asst. DireKtor - MercedesTroy { tampa.cyberose@verizon.net AIM}
GameMaster - Geezer { fireflygeezer@cox.net }
Co-Director - FrauDirektor { htempe@hotmail.com, MSN, AIM: MissAstriana, Yahoo!: MissAstriana, ICQ: 9592266}
Co-Director - Channain { channain@yahoo.com; AIM}
Minion - DirektorsSmeagol { DirektorsSmeagol@aol.com } , MSN, AIM)

If any of ya get to read the current stuff and become interested in seeing it from the beginning, shoot me a request email. Caveat: each .mht file (web page archive file, I think it is called) is just a tad over 1M each ... and there are 18 Acts+ Teaser and 18 OOC threads! So dialup users BEWARE! **evil direKtor grin**

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

BROWNCOAT1

Thursday, July 1, 2004 5:46 PM

I still do some roleplaying, though not nearly as much as I once did say in college. I pretty much just play the Firefly RPG that a friend of mine whipped up. Fairly simple to play, and a lot of fun.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

STARPILOTGRAINGER

Thursday, July 1, 2004 5:55 PM

I've played tabletop for... well, more than 2/3 of my life now (about 18 years in total), mainly D&D, some Marvel, GURPs, Cyberpunk, and other games. Currently playing in a Dragonstar campaign (D&D in space) where I'm playing a Wizard/Mechanist named Griffin who names all his guns after girls (haven't used Vera... yet), and running a GURPs world-travelling campaign where the PCs are humans from modern day Earth, currently suddenly thrust into a fantasy world.

Online, way back when in Toronto I used to run a local RPG Bulletin Board System. When that folded, I had already switched to MUSHes, mainly superheros. Children of the Atom mostly, really, and then X-Men: End Times, with dabblings on other games.

Currently I am MUSH-less though, so hoping the Firefly one comes through.

Star Pilot Grainger
"Remember, the enemy's gate is down."
LJ: http://www.livejournal.com/users/newnumber6

LIZ

Thursday, July 1, 2004 6:21 PM

i've played in a few tabletops but actually my first game was a LARP. i haven't done the on-line gaming thing.
Anyone here play/has played Fading Suns? i'm in a game now and the feel of it reminds me of Firefly (there are aliens however).

i still LARP and tabletop... but it's getting harder to stay up late

CHOZSUN

Thursday, July 1, 2004 6:39 PM

Firefly has a strong appeal to RPers due to the fact that:

1. We have 9 different characters on the show.
2. Character development on Firefly is phenomenal.

With those two things, you have yourself an instant RP Universe.

Translate using StarWars and/or D&D D20 (gag).

Mal - Soldier/Scoundrel/Officer
Zoe - Soldier
Jayne - Soldier/Merc
Wash - Pilot
Book - Cleric/Officer
Simon - Doctor (think pre-d20 SW RPG)
River - Force Adept/Psion
Kaylee - Scoundrel/Mechanic
Inara - Noble

That is if you wanted to use Character Classes (gag).

Probably the best system to merge Firefly system in is Fading Suns (non D20): http://www.holistic-design.com/FadingSuns.htm

NRKANGEL

Thursday, July 1, 2004 6:41 PM

I've been an RPG'er since 1982 with every genre from Fantasy to Superhero to Sci-fi. I've both played in and mastered for groups although my participation over the last few years has dropped considerably due to the difficulty in getting a group together on a regular basis. Those of us who play anything nowadays typically do it online.

Funny thing, the last tabletop game I 'mastered was in 1999-2000 where the players were the crew of a wandering freighter picking up jobs and money as they went along. (Who knew?)

Never done Moo, Muck or Mush so I'm pretty interested to see how they work out.

SPINYNORMAN

Thursday, July 1, 2004 6:58 PM

have been a rpg`er for 20 odd years mostly rolemaster(middle-earth) or spacemaster. both are
very old and of of print systems made by I.C.E

I am currently writing a full rpg system based on the Firefly verse. currently about half finished.
but it`s playable and hopefully will get it published ( with the permission of Joss etc)

have converted all of the main characters using the system

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