The Galactic Frontier - a d20 Firefly roleplay game

POSTED BY: chronicthehedgehog
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 05:31
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SIGMANUNKI

Tuesday, April 6, 2004 4:05 AM

You might also want to look into cyberpunk for the combat. They took real ballistics data for the stats for the "to hit" rolls. It also has some futuristic weapons and such.

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"If you truly love the memory, you must set it free()!" -Me
"Also, I can kill you with my brain." -River

DEVIANT

Tuesday, July 6, 2004 7:27 AM

Anyone considered using the RIFTS rules for a Firefly RPG? I was actually sifting through my old rulebooks with just that intention the other day...

DRAKON

Tuesday, July 6, 2004 9:45 AM

Actually, I think the complaint about D20 being boring kinda misses the mark. Its not a bug, that is a feature.

The more time you spend on game mechanics, the less you spend "in game". The mechanics should be kind of boring to help suspend that sense of disbelief that is required for a work of fiction. The more intrusive, or 'exciting' the mechanics are, the more they break that spell.

Games comprise two parts, game mechanics, (how do we figure out consequences of character actions) and setting. The more you are lost in the setting, the more the story grabs you, the less the mechanics matter beyond the "does this work?" standard for any such mechanics. THe more you are spending time on game mechanics, (what do I need to roll again?) the less on the setting and story.

"Wash, where is my damn spaceship?"

FEMALEJAYNE

Tuesday, July 6, 2004 2:14 PM

hey I'd love to see it but I'm stingy with my address do you mind if I just message it to you?

With Hope because love is nothing without hope.

CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG

Tuesday, July 6, 2004 3:30 PM

You can check out the system at www.estador.co.uk/firefly and click on the handbook link. It's only the first version (before it was playtested) but I'll post when the second edition is out which works much better.

RAY53208

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 9:46 PM

i like the job eden studios is doing with buffy and angel rpgs. the cinematic unisystem rules allow for some really fun RPing.

ray

“With the first link the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, changes us all irrevokably. The first time any man’s freedom is trodden on, we are all damaged."

FORRESTWOLF

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 12:53 AM

I only just realized that you were the one (or at least ONE of the ones :) doing a D20 conversion. I think I've said before that we use Traveller T20 for our ruleset. I'd recommend taking a look at the T20 Lite manual if you want to see what feats/skills they have. I'd suggest that they're pretty close to what you want. You can download their free Lite manual on www.travellerrpg.com if you want to see how they do things. The feats/skills fit Firefly in many cases.

- Forrestwolf

RAY53208

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 5:31 AM

ive got a copy of d20 future... its pretty cool. but ive been thinking gurps would be the best way to go.

ray

“With the first link the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, changes us all irrevokably. The first time any man’s freedom is trodden on, we are all damaged."

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