"official" Firefly P&P RPG by Uliah

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"official" Firefly P&P RPG

POSTED BY: ULIAH
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Thursday, March 31, 2005 3:05 PM

The staff at my local game store are all big Firefly fans. They're also aware of any new gaming products coming down the retail pipeline, and word is, there's going to be a release of a Firefly pen & paper RPG, for those of you out there into that sort of thing.

Since (

) FOX owns rights to things "Firefly," it will be released under the name "Serenity" (I'm assuming under Universal's licensing rights and what-not) by Sovereign Press--the publisher associated with fantasy author Margaret Weis. There's no info at Sovereign Press' website about it, but the local crew are all faithful browncoats and don't put much stock in rumors. Supposedly it will be an entirely new system unique to the Firefly universe (no Star Wars RPG or D20 conversions here).

I've looked about to see if someone had said anything yet about it, but I couldn't find anything.

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Thursday, March 31, 2005 3:38 PM

STARPILOTGRAINGER

I haven't heard anything either, but I do remember at one point hearing that Margaret Weis was a big Firefly fan, so it might make sense her company going after the rights for the RPG.

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Thursday, March 31, 2005 6:46 PM

PUMAMANREDUX

heres the info about the game so far ...
it was posted on this forum thread:

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?p=3387500#post3387500

the post reads thusly:

Guys,

I can confirm for you that Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd. will be producing the Serenity Roleplaying Game. We originally planned for an April release to tie closely into the film's original release date (hence the Games Quarterly information) but it will now be pushed back to premiere at GenCon in Indianapolis this summer.

Our company is brand-new, but you may recognize some of the names working on the new game. I'm Jamie Chambers, and am working as lead designer. My credits include the current line of Dragonlance titles for the d20 System (including the recent War of the Lance, along with Sovereign Stone, Snarfquest d20, and Sundered Reaches. The team includes Margaret Weis (New Yorkes Times best-selling author), Tracy Hickman (ditto, plus numerous classic RPG credits), Tony Lee (Extreme Vengeance), James M. Ward (Metamorphasis Alpha and others too numerous to count), Lester Smith (Dark Conspiracy), and Andrew Peregrine ("Spacefarers and Prarie Folk" in Eden Studios Presents #1). We have created a new RPG (non-d20) that is now undergoing extensive development and playtesting. The game line start with the core rulebook, a GM's screen (with supplemental booklet), and a full-length adventure.

We went into this project with love for this world and its characters, along with tremendous respect for its creator, Joss Whedon. The film should be an amazing ride, and we are hard at work creating an RPG experience that will let fans adventure in the 'Verse with an easy-to-learn, fun-to-play game. We are working with our licensor to finalize our schedule, make an official press release, and create a website that will be the online home of the game and all major announcements.

In other words... we are busting our humps to make the best gorram game in the 'Verse. We have a great crew on our small ship and we're having way too much fun. Dong-ma?

Jamie Chambers
Vice President
Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd.
games@margaretweis.com

note by me (pumamanR): http://margaretweis.com/index.php will hopefully give the masses an update soon .......

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Saturday, April 2, 2005 6:11 AM

NYWOE

Yeah, my husband manages a board game store, and he was excited to learn about the Firefly RPG at an industry gaming convention he went to. He even brought home a shiny "Serenity" postcard which they were handing out and which is currently displayed on my cubicle wall at work. :) I may have even recruited someone who asked me about it. Sorry, I'm getting off topic.

Anyway, I'm excited about all this upcoming Serenity merchandise!

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--Teal'c

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Saturday, April 2, 2005 6:37 AM

TOMANTA

There is an amazing amount of licensed stuff coming out for this failed TV show-turned-Movie.

I love it!

(And, good choice going non-D20. I like D20 for some games, but it would be a poor choice for Firefly. Just like it was a poor choice for Star Wars.)

"Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."

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