Serenity RPG
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The Serenity RPG actually has some neat features. It's a more "cinematic" system than Traveller, but that's not a bad thing, just different. The character generation is interesting, and I'm looking for some spare time to play with the task mechanics.
It's getting good word of mouth at my FLGS (Friendly Local Game Store).
- John
It's getting good word of mouth at my FLGS (Friendly Local Game Store).
- John
I think the task mechanics are nice and tidy: one die for your attribute plus one die for your skill to beat a target number.
The die you roll depends on how good your attribute and skill is. A poor level is a d2, while a superhuman level is a d12, so you can roll from d2+d2 up to d12+d12.
So you've got d2, d4, d6, d8, d10, d12 -- six levels of attribute and skill. I imagine they're balanced by making attributes very expensive, and skills very broad.
The die you roll depends on how good your attribute and skill is. A poor level is a d2, while a superhuman level is a d12, so you can roll from d2+d2 up to d12+d12.
So you've got d2, d4, d6, d8, d10, d12 -- six levels of attribute and skill. I imagine they're balanced by making attributes very expensive, and skills very broad.
Actually, Rob,, they can go above +d12
Point cost of atts = number of sides.
d2/d4/d6/d8/d10/d12/d12+d2/d12+d4 etc.
Skills same; skills only to d6; above that additional sides only in one specialty. Specialties require base skill at d6.
While Serenity doesn't provide for D2 atts, the parallel Sovereign Stone game did. Same mechanics.
Point cost of atts = number of sides.
d2/d4/d6/d8/d10/d12/d12+d2/d12+d4 etc.
Skills same; skills only to d6; above that additional sides only in one specialty. Specialties require base skill at d6.
While Serenity doesn't provide for D2 atts, the parallel Sovereign Stone game did. Same mechanics.
mike wightman
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Notice that the target numbers are the same as MegaTraveller's... 
That's a neat way to handle it, Chris. Thanks for that, and for the insights into the development process.
Regarding my earlier comment - there's a map in there? How did I miss that? I don't recall anything *I* would call a map... <curses having left his book at home, then curses the brain cells leaking out through the empty hair follicles>
- John
Regarding my earlier comment - there's a map in there? How did I miss that? I don't recall anything *I* would call a map... <curses having left his book at home, then curses the brain cells leaking out through the empty hair follicles>
- John
Shadowdancer
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The best map of the system is in the movie, shown behind the teacher as she talks to the young River near the beginning. But the planets and moons aren't labeled.
But in that map, there appears to only be one star, with lots of planets in orbit around it. The teacher also says the system was "dozens of planets, and hundreds of moons."
But in that map, there appears to only be one star, with lots of planets in orbit around it. The teacher also says the system was "dozens of planets, and hundreds of moons."
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Pickles
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Now there's a star system I'd like to see Mal comment on!
EDIT: That's our Mal, not Serenity's.
... and here it is:
http://www.io.com/~thrash/TheVerse.zip
The stellar (.stc) file is pretty complete. It depicts more or less the arrangement I mentioned above, as of 01 Jan 2518.
The planetary (.ssc) file has all the worlds I mentioned above in their proper orbits, but the physical data are just placeholders. I still need to tweak the initial positions a bit.
If anyone is working on planetary data (radii, obliquity, etc.), I'd be happy to incorporate it. What would be really cool is if someone could recreate the planetary graphics from the chart (p. 209 of the RPG, or p. 12 of the Official Visual Companion) as texture files, to replace the ones from the Solar system I'm using as substitutes.
Celestia can be downloaded for free from:
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ </font>[/QUOTE]Oh wow... This is soooo cool even if it isn't done yet!
