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Re: [DL] Serenity

There was a thread on the peginc forums about the similarities to Savage Worlds and Deadlands. It sounds like it would be extremely easy to convert, as well. Needless to say, my copy is on its way.

From: Bryce Perry <sandchigger@gmail.com>
Reply-To: deadlands@gamerz.net
To: deadlands@gamerz.net
Subject: Re: [DL] Serenity
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 06:51:25 -0500

The Serenity RPG is fantastic, and the dice system did kinda remind me of
DL. :)

On 9/23/05, Michael Robert Blair <pellinoire@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> The mechanics of the new Serenity RPG sound vaguely
> familiar in their use of multiple die types but of
> course this is even more reminiscent of the FMA system
> used by Ground Zero Games for their wargames (which
> long predate Deadlands) though some attempt has been
> made to port it to an RPG.
>
> Of course D & D used multiple die types as well but
> the way in which they dice are used. I will know
> better tomorrow when I pick up my copy.
>
> The series it is based on 'Firefly' has been described
> as a western in space and there is a lot of truth in
> this. It is also reminiscent of the old Traveller
> standby of a free trader and its crew.
>
> Michael
>
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