 Editor in Chief Bill   | 01 Jan 2018 5:20 p.m. PST |
If you were to game with miniatures in the Firefly/Serenity sci-fi setting, which rules would you use? |
| lloydthegamer | 01 Jan 2018 5:27 p.m. PST |
Haven't played it yet, but perhaps Freejumper? |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 01 Jan 2018 5:41 p.m. PST |
'Rogue Stars' seems like it should fit the bill: link
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nnascati  | 01 Jan 2018 6:08 p.m. PST |
Pulp Alley, maybe Flying Lead |
| SBminisguy | 01 Jan 2018 6:20 p.m. PST |
I prefer Fringe Space from Two Hour Wargames:
link And Gale Force 9 has a new table top miniatures game called Brigands and Browncoats. |
| lloydthegamer | 01 Jan 2018 6:39 p.m. PST |
Course, you could simply play the board game Firefly and really roam the ‘verse! |
| YogiBearMinis | 01 Jan 2018 7:04 p.m. PST |
Play the game that inspired the series—Classic Traveller. By many accounts, Whedon played the game in college which is what inspired the idea. Just use Striker or similar miniatures supplement. |
| Rich Bliss | 01 Jan 2018 7:18 p.m. PST |
I'm with Yogi. Travellet. |
 etotheipi  | 01 Jan 2018 7:25 p.m. PST |
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| Narratio | 01 Jan 2018 7:50 p.m. PST |
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| Calico Bill | 01 Jan 2018 8:04 p.m. PST |
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 Parzival | 01 Jan 2018 10:38 p.m. PST |
There's a line in the pilot where Mal refers to the crew and passengers as "travelers," a term he never uses again in the series. It's an obvious homage to the game, and the series clearly reflects the structure of the Traveller setting, though the names are changed. It's still essentially the Imperium, minus any alien border realms (except for Reavers, which serve the same function). And the low level personal tech and weaponry also matches Traveller. So yes, Traveller, though technically that's a storytelling RPG and not a miniatures game. |
| TNE2300 | 01 Jan 2018 11:56 p.m. PST |
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| Spooner6 | 02 Jan 2018 12:08 a.m. PST |
I am with Lordthegamer. There is a Firefly board game that is really good. The misses and I played tonight. Alas I got Jane captured by the alliance which set me bad giving her the win. Chris |
| mrwigglesworth | 02 Jan 2018 4:27 a.m. PST |
For miniatures I would use A Fist Full of Lead. For RPG I would use the Firefly rpg. |
| whill4 | 02 Jan 2018 7:21 a.m. PST |
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| MajorB | 02 Jan 2018 8:47 a.m. PST |
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| blacksmith | 02 Jan 2018 12:14 p.m. PST |
Five Core together with Five Parsecs from Home by Nordic Weasel |
| Roderick Robertson | 02 Jan 2018 2:20 p.m. PST |
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| LostPict | 03 Jan 2018 8:21 a.m. PST |
There is also the soon to be released Gale Force 9 game "Brigands and Browncoats". The starter box has the Serenity crew (not the passengers) and bad guys with paper terrain. GF9 just announced 2 expansions that include the passengers. Supposedly B&B will ship in January. fireflythegame.com
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| Lion in the Stars | 03 Jan 2018 4:15 p.m. PST |
I'd use Infinity: the Game with some serial numbers filed off and a fresh coat of paint. I mean, it's written around near-RPG missions anyway, and you have the ability to let each character hog the camera with the Order/ARO system. Only downside is that Infinity is deadly. |
| Cacique Caribe | 04 Jan 2018 12:05 p.m. PST |
Lion What's wrong with deadly? :) Games with immortal characters don't appeal to me much. Dan
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| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 05 Jan 2018 9:49 a.m. PST |
Classic Traveller, of course. The entire tv series is a series of Traveller adventures: find a patron, do the patron's job, try to get paid, spend your earnings on ship maintenance and weapons, repeat. And remember: "Nothing says Traveller like shotguns in space."
Michael Hensley, quoted in:
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| Lysander | 07 Jan 2018 7:30 p.m. PST |
Savage Worlds or Traveller. Savage Worlds (given its origin in miniatures rules) probably lends itself more easily to using miniatures. |
