BIG DAMN HEROES - a d20 Firefly Campaign [OOC]

[Watus]

I honestly hadn't given it any thought. Let me take the weekend to mull it over. I'll get back to you on Monday.

 

[RobotRobotI]

Also, how long after the Unification War are you planning to start the game? (or prior, whatever, so I've got some idea how to work my background. )

 

[Rhun]

I would so like to me in this game. How 'bout a gunslinging mercenary of some sort? Not the big tough Jayne sort of mercenary, but more a wiry, quick gunfighting mercenary...

 

[doghead]

I would so like to me in this game. How 'bout a gunslinging mercenary of some sort? Not the big tough Jayne sort of mercenary, but more a wiry, quick gunfighting mercenary...

Damn, my thoughts exactly. I was tempted to port in Helsinki. Perhaps I could go the bruiser. Although, two gun toting fire-birds could be fun.

thotd

 

[Rhun]

Damn, my thoughts exactly. I was tempted to port in Helsinki. Perhaps I could go the bruiser. Although, two gun toting fire-birds could be fun.

thotd

A brother/sister duo? It could be like old times!

 

[doghead]

Any word on that Wild Talent?

I must say I was rather underwhelmed by the Wild Talent feat. One 0th level three times a day. Not a great deal of choice there. Although, my character had a terrible charisma, and the charisma talents are probably the best choices.

thod

 

[doghead]

A brother/sister duo? It could be like old times!

If Watus allows it, I'd love to go with a geneered character. There doesn't even need to be any real mechanical adjustments. Tube-twins? Sounds like fun.

thotd

 

[Rhun]

If Watus allows it, I'd love to go with a geneered character. There doesn't even need to be any real mechanical adjustments. Tube-twins? Sounds like fun.

thotd

If Watus is cool with it, I could definitely get in on that route. Could make for a pair of interesting characters...

 

[Watus]

Also, how long after the Unification War are you planning to start the game? (or prior, whatever, so I've got some idea how to work my background. )

I should have addressed this in the first post. I'll go back and fix that.

The game will begin in late May of 2517 in the Eavesdown Docks on Persephone - on the sixth anniversary of Unification Day.

If Watus allows it, I'd love to go with a geneered character.

I'm willing to entertain the possibility, but I do have questions... Geneered by whom and to what end? Would this make them someone else's property? Is there precedent for that in the Whedonverse? It's not ringing any bells...

 

[doghead]

I'm willing to entertain the possibility, but I do have questions... Geneered by whom and to what end? Would this make them someone else's property? Is there precedent for that in the Whedonverse? It's not ringing any bells...

Um, not sure. Not sure. Not sure. Rhun!

I've never actually seen Firefly, just heard alot about it and the characters. So I honestly have no idea as to where there is any precedent.

An alternative to geneering would be something along the lines of a corporation specialising in security and covert operations. It 'adopts' orhpans and raises them to fullfill operational roles. In some ways like a ninja clan; the children are taken young (around 5-7 years old), trained and indoctrinated into a culture of service and loyalty.

Another option would be a Gibson Cyberpunk/Japan Inc corporate family model, where employment is for life, employees are housed and their children eduacted by the corporation. Aptitude tests are used from an early age to stream the children from an early age to groom them for their future life as a corporate citizen.

Neither of these models would mean that the character is property as such, but would mean that if they are operating independently, there is probably a corperation somewhere who considers them deserters of a sort. Of course, they might *not* be operating independently

My impression of the setting is that is a fairly dangerous and factious place, one of totalitarian governments and restricted human rights, a la: .... where no one goes hungry and your every move is monitored for your own protection. Star Trek it ain't. Time to do somoe background reading I think.

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