The Serenity RPG Expands With ‘Big Damn Heroes Handbook’

Big damn heroes. That’s you and your crew. Don’t matter where you are in the ‘Verse or how you aim to pay for those Fruity Oaty bars. Could be you’re flyin’ a ship held together by spit and duct tape, haulin’ cargo that the Feds would consider a mite questionable. Could be you’re flyin’ a Piao Leong cruiser, doin’ righteous work for the Alliance. you and yours are Big Damn Heroes and, as such, you need a Big Damn Heroes Handbook.

Which, as it happens, is what you’re holdin’. In this book, a partner to the Serenity Role Playing Game, you’ll find new Traits such as Ain’t Got Time to Bleed and Glory Hound. There’s expanded and clarified rules for character and ship combat. More information on Chinese culture in the ‘Verse, including the Tongs and new Chao Ji Chinese phrases and proper names. And you say you want to a little business with your old buddy, Badger? You’ll find his description and game stats, along with a host of other NPCs—some friendly, some not so much.

No Power in the ‘Verse Can Stop You

The original Serenity Role Playing Game has sold more than 25,000 copies in print and has continued to draw in more fans to gaming with the Cortex System rules for over three years. The fans are eager for more options they can bring to the game table. Now we have the answer for them.

The Big Damn Heroes Handbook is an expansion to the Serenity Role Playing Game, and offers new information useful to both players and Game Masters, and includes everything from additional rules, to storytelling advice and alternate campaign models, to more information about characters from the ‘Verse—including those familiar to fans and new ones that can be used to surprise the players. It also includes new and creative ways to swear in Chinese!

While not required to play the game, this is material the fully expands upon the original core book and is designed to be of great use to players while maintaining appeal to non-gamer fans. The Big Damn Heroes Handbook will help keep game groups flyin’ for years.