Firefly RPG - "Out in the Black: Scars, Smoke, and Stolen Cargo" A Gritty Firefly RPG Campaign using Cortex Plus "No power in the 'Verse can stop the kind of trouble we stir up..." SESSION 0 Tuesday, 3 Jun 2025. 9 PM CST-Midnight CST (Session Zero and Session #1 Free) We have one player , seeking exactly 3 more, for a group of 4. THE WAY OF THINGS: Firefly is a space western television series that debuted on the Fox Television Network in 2002. The campaign takes place in the the year 2517 and follows the comings and goings of a c lose-knit crew (which players will portray) as they fly around on beaten-to hell and back space transport (which players will create and customize) from job to job, planet to plane, staying one step ahead of their past. Heavily influenced by Traveller. Players can select from a number of Pre-generated curated characters generated by the Gamemaster, or almost two dozen archetypes that the player fleshes out, or build a complete character from scratch. Heavily Narrative system, similar in ways to Star Trek Adventures, and other skill-based narrative games. The Pitch: Welcome to the Black. She don’t forgive, she don’t forget, and she don’t owe you a damn thing. But if you’ve got grit in your teeth, blood on your hands, and a half-busted ship you call home, maybe—just maybe—you’ve got a shot at surviving out here. Set in the vast, law-frayed edges of the ‘Verse, this is a campaign for players who want to scrape by, burn bright, and leave scars behind. You won’t be flying a clean Alliance cruiser or a shiny corporate freighter. You’ll be slamming fusion wake in a rustbucket that’s held together with hope and old war stories. Your crew? Veterans. Dropouts. Traitors. Dreamers. Killers with a conscience. Lovers with a grudge. People the worlds left behind—or tried to. This isn’t a tale of heroes. It’s a story of choices. And consequences. You're crew on a patched-up ship that barely holds pressure, flying jobs that don't ask too many questions. Out past the Alliance reach, there's no law but survival—and no safety but each other. Your past is behind you (mostly), your debts are catching up, and your next payday might kill you. This is a campaign for players who crave: - Gritty space-western storytelling - Found family with jagged edges - Cinematic scenes, narrative tension, and hard choices - Low-combat, high-roleplay gameplay - Emotional arcs and dirty jobs that go sideways System: Firefly RPG (Cortex Plus) Firefly 2014 core rules Platform: Roll20 VTT + Discord for voice Session Length: 3 hours [9PM-Mid CST TUE Nights][Session Zero Free , on 3 June, Session 1 Free 10 Jun (Try it and see!) Experience Needed: None. New players welcome. Rules taught. Player Count: 4 Session Zero: Included and required before play begins. We'll meet each other and finalize the social contract, and work on the characters that have not already been finished. Safety tools in use: Lines & Veils • Session Zero • Open Door • Bleed-aware Aftercare Ready to fly? Book your seat, pick your poison, and pray the engines hold. Out here, you're one busted hull plate from oblivion—and one stolen cargo away from freedom. Have you seen this?: Firefly RPG - Scars, Smoke and Stolen Cargo (LFG Listing) Paid Professional GM disclaimer: This game will require payment to the Game Master at a rate of $10 USD per session via Startplaying.games, plus their fee. Roll20 is not responsible for any payment transactions and cannot enforce any private arrangements.