1116:
359:
system, and the dice pool includes three basic sections; an attribute (Physical/Mental/Social), a skill, and a distinction chosen from a list that may be rolled to gain a plot point. Each distinction comes with two possible traits, and starting characters pick two out of the possible six. If there is
229:
The first chapter introduces the character and setting, giving a brief history of The Verse and the basic concepts of play. The next few chapters deal with character creation as well as details on
Attributes, Skills, and Traits. Following the character creation chapters, there are chapters pertaining
347:
dice. Each of a character's attributes and skills is assigned one of these dice types, with larger dice representing greater ability. When a character attempts an action, such as piloting a spacecraft, shooting a gun, or punching someone, the player rolls the die for the character's applicable
230:
to more detailed play systems, additional setting information, equipment, how to run the game, and samples of crews and ships as well as attributes for secondary characters in the film. At the end of the book, there is an appendix for common
Chinese phrases that are used in the world of the
29:
609:
543:
659:
192:
of the
Firefly franchise. Each chapter opens with a narrative to characterize the tone and mood of the setting. These narratives alternate between a crew created by
1170:
1155:
769:
1165:
670:
1150:
1175:
938:
606:
592:
568:
526:
540:
1145:
762:
645:
499:
472:
150:
TV series, this time with the rights to the characters who appeared in the series rather than those who appeared in the film. At
624:
437:
1160:
1000:
254:
250:
193:
181:
126:
57:
707:
448:
1119:
992:
755:
978:
682:
814:
102:
1080:
1017:
168:
426:
218:. Thus, the previously mentioned narrative text may seem similar to something that happened in an episode of
1140:
898:
870:
144:
In
February 2013, Margaret Weis Productions announced they now had a license to produce a game based on the
258:
1044:
985:
891:
877:
828:
1100:
926:
863:
281:, a rule expansion that won the 2009 Origins Award for Best Supplement. The first installment of the
115:
1038:
796:
779:
206:
146:
121:
360:
an asset used or a complication on the other party, the two highest are used for task resolution.
1070:
395:
110:
972:
849:
835:
641:
588:
564:
522:
495:
468:
223:
211:
138:
1075:
1031:
946:
905:
215:
185:
884:
613:
547:
99:
75:
415:
1053:
842:
47:
1134:
956:
821:
737:
514:
487:
460:
372:
340:
246:
134:
130:
106:
85:
42:
28:
356:
234:, giving players the option to use these phrases during the course of the game.
189:
715:
856:
344:
273:, a collection of short adventures and winner of the 2008 Origins Award, and
951:
277:, a ship and technology sourcebook) with a third the following year titled
686:
222:
but will diverge in some way to stay within the license purchased through
382:
159:
151:
141:
in 2005. Margaret Weis's license came to an end on
January 31, 2011.
747:
265:
die for sale on their website. Two more books were released for the
172:
was released, followed by four game supplements in 2014 and 2015.
262:
751:
180:
The book was published in full colour, and includes character
163:
200:
All of the photographs in the book are sampled from the film
375:
for the Gamer’s Choice Best Role
Playing Game of the Year.
738:"Pyramid: Pyramid Review: Serenity Role Playing Game"
343:. It is a rules-light generic roll-over system using
587:, Lake Geneva, WI: Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd.,
563:, Lake Geneva, WI: Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd.,
521:, Lake Geneva, WI: Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd.,
494:, Lake Geneva, WI: Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd.,
467:, Lake Geneva, WI: Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd.,
129:, and its mechanics were the first iteration of the
1092:
1063:
1009:
965:
937:
919:
806:
788:
348:attribute and the die for their appropriate skill.
81:
71:
63:
53:
41:
312:(containing stats for the various members of the
210:. This is due to MWP acquiring their rights from
492:Serenity Role Playing Game Game Master's Screen
184:as well as biographies written in the words of
763:
8:
339:was the first game to be produced under the
289:, was also released under the rules for the
19:
803:
770:
756:
748:
638:Gaming in the 'Verse: Gen Con 2013 Preview
16:Tabletop science fiction role-playing game
438:Board Game Geek copy of the press release
408:
287:The Wedding Planners Cortex Classic Set
154:2013, a preview of the system entitled
559:Blackson, Lynn; Durall, Jason (2008),
300:, MWP produced four more books in the
18:
1171:Role-playing games introduced in 2005
1156:Multigenre Western role-playing games
7:
326:Echoes of War: Friends in Low Places
296:In the run-up to the release of the
318:Echoes of War: The Wedding Planners
308:(preview released at GenCon 2013),
253:, was released on March 15, 2006.
14:
1166:Role-playing games based on films
708:"The ENnie Awards -- 2006 Awards"
1115:
1114:
310:Echoes of War: The Serenity Crew
27:
1151:Margaret Weis Productions games
683:"Origins Awards winners (2005)"
463:; Hickman, Laura (2006-03-15),
1176:Space opera role-playing games
416:Serenity RPG entry on RPG Geek
385:for "Best Production Values".
255:Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd
127:Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd
58:Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd
1:
640:, Margaret Weis Productions,
158:was offered for sale both at
322:Echoes of War: Shooting Fish
285:series for the Firefly RPG,
162:and for a limited time as a
561:Six Shooters and Spaceships
275:Six Shooters and Spaceships
1192:
1025:Serenity Role Playing Game
337:Serenity Role Playing Game
119:and the television series
103:tabletop role-playing game
95:Serenity Role Playing Game
21:Serenity Role Playing Game
1146:Firefly (franchise) games
1110:
1018:Firefly Role-Playing Game
353:Firefly Role-Playing Game
298:Firefly Role-Playing Game
169:Firefly Role-Playing Game
26:
585:Big Damn Heroes Handbook
279:Big Damn Heroes Handbook
607:The 2009 Origins Awards
355:was produced under the
316:and quickstart rules),
247:Laura and Tracy Hickman
204:as opposed to the show
1161:Origins Award winners
671:Geek Native interview
660:Drivethru RPG listing
625:Drivethru RPG listing
304:series of adventures—
261:as well as specialty
249:, the system's first
125:. It was produced by
1001:Boom! Studios comics
712:www.ennie-awards.com
306:Gaming in the 'Verse
257:has also released a
156:Gaming in the 'Verse
1039:Done the Impossible
636:Banks, Cam (2013),
583:Banks, Cam (2009),
541:2008 Origins Awards
519:Serenity Adventures
271:Serenity Adventures
259:gamemaster's screen
23:
993:Leaves on the Wind
612:2013-12-27 at the
546:2013-12-27 at the
381:won the 2006 Gold
1128:
1127:
979:Those Left Behind
915:
914:
850:Our Mrs. Reynolds
594:978-1-931567-82-4
570:978-1-931567-81-7
528:978-1-931567-80-0
212:Universal Studios
91:
90:
1183:
1118:
1117:
1032:Finding Serenity
947:Malcolm Reynolds
906:Objects in Space
804:
772:
765:
758:
749:
742:
741:
734:
728:
727:
725:
723:
714:. Archived from
704:
698:
697:
695:
694:
685:. Archived from
679:
673:
668:
662:
657:
651:
650:
633:
627:
622:
616:
604:
598:
597:
580:
574:
573:
556:
550:
538:
532:
531:
511:
505:
504:
484:
478:
477:
465:Out in the Black
457:
451:
446:
440:
435:
429:
424:
418:
413:
243:Out in the Black
238:Related products
216:20th Century Fox
196:and the crew of
31:
24:
1191:
1190:
1186:
1185:
1184:
1182:
1181:
1180:
1131:
1130:
1129:
1124:
1106:
1088:
1059:
1005:
973:Serenity comics
961:
933:
911:
802:
784:
776:
746:
745:
736:
735:
731:
721:
719:
718:on 20 July 2009
706:
705:
701:
692:
690:
681:
680:
676:
669:
665:
658:
654:
648:
635:
634:
630:
623:
619:
614:Wayback Machine
605:
601:
595:
582:
581:
577:
571:
558:
557:
553:
548:Wayback Machine
539:
535:
529:
513:
512:
508:
502:
486:
485:
481:
475:
459:
458:
454:
447:
443:
436:
432:
427:Tenkar's Tavern
425:
421:
414:
410:
405:
391:
366:
333:
240:
178:
166:. In 2014, the
109:and set in the
100:science fiction
76:Science fiction
37:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1189:
1187:
1179:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1141:ENnies winners
1133:
1132:
1126:
1125:
1123:
1122:
1111:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1104:
1096:
1094:
1090:
1089:
1087:
1086:
1078:
1073:
1067:
1065:
1061:
1060:
1058:
1057:
1054:Firefly Online
1050:
1042:
1035:
1028:
1021:
1013:
1011:
1007:
1006:
1004:
1003:
998:
997:
996:
989:
982:
969:
967:
963:
962:
960:
959:
954:
949:
943:
941:
935:
934:
932:
931:
923:
921:
917:
916:
913:
912:
910:
909:
902:
895:
888:
881:
874:
867:
860:
853:
846:
839:
832:
825:
818:
810:
808:
801:
800:
792:
790:
786:
785:
777:
775:
774:
767:
760:
752:
744:
743:
729:
699:
674:
663:
652:
646:
628:
617:
599:
593:
575:
569:
551:
533:
527:
515:Weis, Margaret
506:
500:
488:Weis, Margaret
479:
473:
461:Hickman, Tracy
452:
449:RPG Now review
441:
430:
419:
407:
406:
404:
401:
400:
399:
390:
387:
365:
362:
332:
329:
239:
236:
177:
174:
89:
88:
83:
79:
78:
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
55:
51:
50:
48:Jamie Chambers
45:
39:
38:
32:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1188:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1138:
1136:
1121:
1113:
1112:
1109:
1103:
1102:
1098:
1097:
1095:
1091:
1085:
1083:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1062:
1056:
1055:
1051:
1049:
1047:
1043:
1041:
1040:
1036:
1034:
1033:
1029:
1027:
1026:
1022:
1020:
1019:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1008:
1002:
999:
995:
994:
990:
988:
987:
983:
981:
980:
976:
975:
974:
971:
970:
968:
964:
958:
957:Shepherd Book
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
944:
942:
940:
936:
930:
929:
925:
924:
922:
918:
907:
903:
900:
899:Heart of Gold
896:
893:
889:
886:
882:
879:
875:
872:
868:
865:
861:
858:
854:
851:
847:
844:
840:
837:
833:
830:
826:
823:
822:The Train Job
819:
816:
812:
811:
809:
805:
799:
798:
794:
793:
791:
787:
782:
781:
773:
768:
766:
761:
759:
754:
753:
750:
739:
733:
730:
717:
713:
709:
703:
700:
689:on 2007-08-30
688:
684:
678:
675:
672:
667:
664:
661:
656:
653:
649:
647:9781936685318
643:
639:
632:
629:
626:
621:
618:
615:
611:
608:
603:
600:
596:
590:
586:
579:
576:
572:
566:
562:
555:
552:
549:
545:
542:
537:
534:
530:
524:
520:
516:
510:
507:
503:
501:1-931567-51-4
497:
493:
489:
483:
480:
476:
474:1-931567-52-2
470:
466:
462:
456:
453:
450:
445:
442:
439:
434:
431:
428:
423:
420:
417:
412:
409:
402:
398:
397:
393:
392:
388:
386:
384:
380:
376:
374:
373:Origins Award
371:won the 2005
370:
363:
361:
358:
354:
349:
346:
342:
341:Cortex System
338:
330:
328:
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
302:Echoes of War
299:
294:
292:
288:
284:
283:Echoes of War
280:
276:
272:
269:RPG in 2008 (
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
237:
235:
233:
227:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
208:
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
175:
173:
171:
170:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
148:
142:
140:
136:
135:Origins Award
132:
131:Cortex System
128:
124:
123:
118:
117:
113:of the movie
112:
108:
104:
101:
97:
96:
87:
86:Cortex System
84:
80:
77:
74:
70:
66:
62:
59:
56:
52:
49:
46:
44:
40:
35:
30:
25:
22:
1099:
1081:
1052:
1045:
1037:
1030:
1024:
1023:
1016:
991:
984:
977:
927:
795:
778:
732:
720:. Retrieved
716:the original
711:
702:
691:. Retrieved
687:the original
677:
666:
655:
637:
631:
620:
602:
584:
578:
560:
554:
536:
518:
509:
491:
482:
464:
455:
444:
433:
422:
411:
394:
378:
377:
368:
367:
352:
350:
336:
334:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
295:
290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:
266:
242:
241:
231:
228:
219:
214:rather than
205:
201:
197:
179:
167:
155:
145:
143:
133:. It won an
120:
114:
105:released in
94:
93:
92:
33:
20:
1010:Other media
986:Better Days
892:The Message
878:War Stories
829:Bushwhacked
383:Ennie Award
357:Cortex Plus
190:protagonist
64:Publication
1135:Categories
1048:soundtrack
939:Characters
864:Out of Gas
857:Jaynestown
693:2007-09-11
403:References
345:polyhedral
182:attributes
54:Publishers
952:River Tam
789:TV series
783:franchise
364:Reception
251:adventure
224:Universal
198:Serenity.
137:for Best
43:Designers
1120:Category
1084:(vessel)
1082:Serenity
1071:Alliance
1064:Universe
1046:Serenity
928:Serenity
815:Serenity
807:Episodes
722:19 April
610:Archived
544:Archived
517:(2008),
490:(2006),
379:Serenity
369:Serenity
314:Serenity
291:Serenity
267:Serenity
202:Serenity
176:Contents
116:Serenity
111:universe
34:Serenity
1101:Con Man
1093:Related
1076:Reavers
836:Shindig
797:Firefly
780:Firefly
396:Pyramid
389:Reviews
232:Firefly
220:Firefly
207:Firefly
147:Firefly
122:Firefly
82:Systems
966:Comics
644:
591:
567:
525:
498:
471:
331:System
324:, and
188:, the
160:GenCon
152:Gencon
72:Genres
885:Trash
871:Ariel
293:RPG.
98:is a
36:cover
920:Film
843:Safe
724:2022
642:ISBN
589:ISBN
565:ISBN
523:ISBN
496:ISBN
469:ISBN
351:The
335:The
107:2005
67:2005
245:by
194:MWP
186:Mal
164:PDF
139:RPG
1137::
710:.
320:,
263:d2
226:.
908:"
904:"
901:"
897:"
894:"
890:"
887:"
883:"
880:"
876:"
873:"
869:"
866:"
862:"
859:"
855:"
852:"
848:"
845:"
841:"
838:"
834:"
831:"
827:"
824:"
820:"
817:"
813:"
771:e
764:t
757:v
740:.
726:.
696:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
