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. Read more

Video Review: Serenity – The Role Playing Game

Serenity is making its appearance on Blu-ray soon. I think that’s pretty good for a cancelled tv show-turned movie that the networks didn’t take seriously. It just goes to show that quality shines through sometimes no matter what.

I recently discovered Serenity: The Role Playing Game by Margaret Weis Productions, ltd. and I really like it. It’s got a very clean system, the rules are easy to pick up, and face it, you get to pilot a Firefly class ship!

The Serenity Role Playing Game lets you re-create the action of the ‘Verse, the science-fiction setting created by writer/director Joss Whedon. Fly a ship out in the black, take jobs as they come, and always make sure you get paid. Everything you need to get started is right here! All you need is dice, friends, and your imagination.

• A self-contained role playing game. All the rules are provided for both players and Game Masters!
• Full character creation rules, plus fifteen sample characters—including the crew of Serenity.
• Complete details on spaceships, guns, and technology.
• Emphasis on story, action, and character development with easy-to-learn rules.
• Game details and descriptions of the characters and settings of the film!

Kurt Wiegel again presents his views on role playing games and this time he gives us a look at Serenity the role playing game. Enjoy! Read more

Joss Whedon’s ‘Serenity’ Coming To Blu-Ray On 12/30/08

You can catch one of Joss Whedon’s cult-classic films in 1080P at the end of the year. Serenity will be released on Blu-ray on December 30. The BD disc will be priced at $29.98 SRP and will be equipped with BD Live features. The film stars Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau and Ron Glass.

Joss Whedon, the Oscar and Emmy-nominated writer/director responsible for the worldwide television phenomena of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel now applies his trademark compassion and wit to a small band of galactic outcasts 500 years in the future in his feature film directorial debut, Serenity.

The film centers around Captain Malcolm Reynolds, a hardened veteran (on the losing side) of a galactic civil war, who now ekes out a living pulling off small crimes and transport-for-hire aboard his ship, Serenity. He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the closest thing he has left to family – squabbling, insubordinate and undyingly loyal.

When Mal takes on two new passengers-a young doctor and his unstable, telepathic sister-he gets much more than he bargained for. The pair are fugitives from the coalition dominating the universe, who will stop at nothing to reclaim the girl. The crew that was once used to skimming the outskirts of the galaxy unnoticed find themselves caught between the unstoppable military force of the Universal Alliance and the horrific, cannibalistic fury of the Reavers, savages who roam the very edge of space. Hunted by vastly different enemies, they begin to discover that the greatest danger to them may be on board Serenity herself.

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New Items For May 15th 2008

Here are some new items that I just added to the store. I’ll have more added tomorrow including some cool new Gears Of War action figures.

The Walking Dead #49 – Kirkman – Image Comics

The Shadow – Double Novel #17 – Nostalgia Ventures

Serenity – Better Days #3 of 3 – Firefly

Secret Invasion Fantastic Four #1 Of 3

Project Superpowers #3 of 7 – Dynamite Entertainment

King Of Cards Volume 4 – Makoto Tateno – CMX Manga

Captain Britain And MI 13 #1 – Secret Invasion

Batman #676 – R.I.P.