Firefly RPG resources

[clementk]

With the release of the DVD's here are some firefly rpg resources:

General background, universe, language in rpg format
http://members.ispwest.com/radiojoe/blood/

http://galileo.spaceports.com/~btvsrpg/


Mandarin Chinese online dictionaries and related sites
http://www.tigernt.com/cedict.shtml
http://www.monashwushu.com/dic/worddict.html

Good learning links
http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/online.htm

I use this to look up more on individual hanzi / doublecheck things
http://zhongwen.com/

Overall good site and a good starting point
http://www.mandarintools.com/

I believe there are also at least two posters on CotI who are quite conversant in Chinese.

Casey

[EDIT] 20030306: Radiojoe site changed. Looks like new info there.
[EDIT] 20040702: Removed QAGS Firefly pdf as it has been effectively deleted. Also some formatting added to post.

 

[binky]

Thanks for those Casey.

An additional rpg resource:

http://www.docbrown.net/roleplaying/Firefly/Fudge-Firefly.html

- Neil.

 

[clementk]

Firefly episode transcripts and quotes

http://firefly.shriftweb.org/transcripts.shtml

The main Firefly fan site

http://www.fireflyfans.net/main.asp

Casey

 

[clementk]

Firefly Deckplans

Original website which has more downloads and notes, including some "standups" which look like they could be used in Traveller, some d20 Modern house rules, and a character sheet.

Scale is at 5 ft which is about the same as T20's 1.5m standard.

Casey (appologies for posting this again but it's good to consolidate information)

 

[clementk]

Firefly Chinese Pinyinary's Resource page

Looking very useful for using the Chinese from the show or Chinese in general in game.

Casey

 

[clementk]

Risus Firefly

This could always be matched with Risus Traveller. I'd love to try this sometime as a convention game.

Casey

 

[clementk]

http://www.browncoats.com/
has some additional info and also keeps track of rpg material. Some interesting tidbits in the language section I hadn't come across before. Including a good introduction page:

http://www.browncoats.com/main.php?parent=3e546fa726367&line=

Nod to Fred Kiesche of the TML for pointing the intro link out.

Casey

[Update 20040730] Added intro link.

 

[siefertma2]

I have the fair beginnings of a Firefly conversion for Savage Worlds and I may actually have people willing to play it.

 

[clementk]

Eden Studios Presents #1 has an article on a Firefly-esque setting for their excellent Unisystem rules. I don't have this yet but plan to get it on PDF. [EDIT]Name of the article seems to be "Spacefarers and Prairie Folk". ^_^ [/EDIT]

Removed QAGS Firefly link as it has been effectively deleted per this thread on rpg.net This is a good example of why it's mostly okay for fans to post homebrew conversions but not company employees on their own website. >.<

Casey

 

[Ranger]

I added a new post to my Firefly Traveller project at Fireflyfans.net

Firefly Traveller: The crew as characters

http://www.fireflyfans.net/showblog.asp?b=582

previous posts:

Firefly Traveller - Just a thought

http://fireflyfans.net/showblog.asp?b=159

Firefly Traveller - Where does it take place?

http://fireflyfans.net/showblog.asp?b=161

Where does Firefly Traveller take place (continued)?

http://fireflyfans.net/showblog.asp?b=168

Firefly Traveller - From 2004 to 2517… The first bit

http://fireflyfans.net/showblog.asp?b=171

Firefly Traveller Characters

http://fireflyfans.net/showblog.asp?b=185

 

[savage]

I put the some various firefly specs on my website if ya need them.

 

[Ranger]

A rough map of the Firefly 'verse:

WARNING, MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS

http://fireflyfans.net/news.asp?newsid=519

Probably authentic as the art has been pulled from the artists original site (like the casting call that turned out to contain actual roles that was pulled earlier).

 

[siefertma2]

I've got a www page up for my Savage Firefly campaign: http://groups.msn.com/SavageFirefly/

Not much up there yet and it's mainly going to be a place to store info since the campaign is most likely going to be face-to-face.

 

[Ranger]

Added another entry to the Firefly Traveller Blog.

Mal (as a Traveller character) in more detail.

http://fireflyfans.net/showblog.asp?b=663

 

[siefertma2]

Originally posted by Ranger:
A rough map of the Firefly 'verse:

Since this was pulled before I could see it, tell me please: Is the Firefly 'verse a single solar system, or a multiple system setting?

 

[Ranger]

Originally posted by Mark A. Siefert:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Ranger:
A rough map of the Firefly 'verse:

Since this was pulled before I could see it, tell me please: Is the Firefly 'verse a single solar system, or a multiple system setting? </font>[/QUOTE]Darn. I knew I should have saved the image on my system.

It was multiple star systems, but not clear if it was a cluster of close systems or well dispersed seperate systems.

 

[clementk]

Originally posted by Savage:
I put the some various firefly specs on my website if ya need them.

Under this section.

Casey

 

[clementk]

http://www.fireflywiki.org/

Among other things, this Wiki page includes a Unknown Armies based Firefly chargen.

Nod to Fred Kiesche of the TML for this link.

http://www.jiawen.net/phrases.html

Rachel Kronick's Mandarin phrases for Firefly fans. Seems more accurate than a lot of the fan sites and her site also has other useful pages including a Mandarin names (inluding starships) for gamers page at:

http://www.jiawen.net/Chinesenames.html

Nod to Rachel Kronick of the TML for her links.

Casey

 

[Redleg58]

Originally posted by Casey:


Nod to Fred Kiesche of the TML for this link.

http://www.jiawen.net/phrases.html

Rachel Kronick's Mandarin phrases for Firefly fans. Seems more accurate than a lot of the fan sites and her site also has other useful pages including a Mandarin names (inluding starships) for gamers page at:

http://www.jiawen.net/Chinesenames.html

Nod to Rachel Kronick of the TML for her links.

Casey

Thanks for those !

 

[clementk]

bump!

jic folk haven't heard, the movie's been delayed until September of 2005 in a good way.

http://www.fireflyfans.net/news.asp?newsid=544