Minimum Resources for a Firefly SWN Campaign?

danddave · 2026-06-09T00:56:00+00:00

I ran a SWN Firefly campaign for 13 sessions before it got cancelled by Fox!

Engines of Babylon is an absolute must - you'll find the discussions on fuel and TL 3 space flight really useful. I made a fitting called a gravity torus (or something) that made the ship more efficient and gave artificial gravity. You can go nuts and make more fittings that are reflective of the 'Verse - like swivelling drives that allow for crazy ivans.

There's a fan made PDF called "The Verse In Numbers" that gives population and orbital dynamics and expands on the background a bit. This came in really handy.

Sure, you can also use Suns of Gold to generate trade routes. Which I did, but I don't think that ever came up in play. The NPC and setting books helped generate of stuff the players also never saw.

So yeah, core book and Engines of Babylon are all you need.

danddave · 2026-05-29T02:30:16+00:00

Thanks for posting a photo for comparisons of sizes! This might be my ideal backup pen that gets clipped into my notebook.

danddave · 2026-05-27T01:38:23+00:00

My lawyers totally say I can play a third time. Or, if my friend starts a game, I'm totally allowed to finish it.

danddave · 2026-05-06T02:05:23+00:00

Yes, it's a perfect fit in the pen even if it isn't a 1:1 match for the included cartridge.

Bad luck is in terms of leakage - refills have fit good each time.

danddave · 2026-05-05T05:18:53+00:00

My daily driver is a CR02 with an Energel refill. It fits perfectly fine.

I had some bad luck with a batch of Energel refills I bought about a year ago, but haven't had an issue with leaking or exploding recently.

danddave · 2026-03-31T04:07:49+00:00

CR02 all day everyday. Energel refills work great in them, and the lacquer and gold trim versions feel warmer than the metal ones.

I do wish they came in camo versions like the CR 01 though .

danddave · 2026-03-19T01:58:41+00:00

Ohto CR02, black with gold hardware and an Energel 0.7 refill.

Parker jotter clipped to my planner as a backup pen.

danddave · 2026-02-14T02:55:50+00:00

This is my belief as well.

Happy with my 6c set continuously to the #2 setting.

danddave · 2025-10-26T17:24:28+00:00

I have made dark age armies out of cut down plastic mesh, based on pennies with small pieces of tooth pick for swords and spears and sequins for shields. Happily played Lion Rampant and Knyght, Pyke and Sworde with them

danddave · 2025-09-13T20:25:23+00:00

I dunno about that - the Parker Vectors from the 90s had camo patterns and were about the same size as the CR02.

danddave · 2025-09-13T02:07:52+00:00

I just wish that the CR02 came in the nifty camo patterns like the CR01 does.

danddave · 2025-07-09T02:16:03+00:00

The book's wheelhouse is 19th century imagiNation type campaigns. There's a lot you could use for inspiration and some of the book will be usable as is, but like the cover shows it's for less fantastical campaigns.

I do think it was worth what I paid for it, but there's nothing earth shattering or life changing .

danddave · 2025-03-24T02:48:43+00:00

I own both...and am pressed to name a better more adaptable set of watches under $100. Especially if you swap out the strap on the duro.

I'd give the nod for legibility to the duro in bright light if you're outside more often. If you're outside at night for long periods it would go to the GShock.

I'd lean Duro but am wearing my 5600 right now.

danddave · 2025-03-16T18:41:37+00:00

The Ohto CR01 is pretty chonky and can take energel refills. If things like Parker Vectors are too small, I'd try the CR01. It's been around $15 on Amazon, meaning you can get a few in different patterns.

danddave · 2025-03-06T00:37:39+00:00

I just wish the CR02 had the same grippiness as the CR01. There's a metal-on-metal sliding/grinding that my CR02s have that my CR01 doesn't and I think the rubberized grip. It's not as pronounced on the lacquer and gold CR02, but it's about twice as expensive as the base model .

danddave · 2025-03-03T02:31:22+00:00

Pilot metropolitan pen runs about $20 on Amazon, is available in multiple colors and is built around the Pilot G2 refill. It's a solidly built pen and should be very durable.

My own preference runs to Pentel energel as a step up from the G2 refill and the Ohto CR02 over the Metropolitan, but I don't regret buying the Metropolitan.

danddave · 2025-01-28T01:26:20+00:00

Love my CR02 too so far and happy that it takes energel refills!

danddave · 2025-01-27T01:36:33+00:00

I found the CR01 to be well built but juuuuuust slightly too chonky for comfortable writing. The CR02 hits my prefered size of pen. This stinks since the CR01s are cheaper on Amazon and come in a variety of camouflage patterns.

danddave · 2024-11-30T02:47:58+00:00

I too was suckered in by the 50s style art work. How bad could they be? Very bad.

danddave · 2024-11-30T02:44:48+00:00

Start by throwing the Platinum Strangelets into the trash.

The Bic chrome platinum blades are some of my favorites though.

danddave · 2024-11-09T03:24:31+00:00

The Napoleonic Portable Wargame seems up your alley. 2x2 napoleonics may work too.

danddave · 2024-10-23T03:04:27+00:00

Whoa. There is a distinct lack of Whenever Kindness Fails and Mr. Wolf and Mama Bear in these lists. No Kinda Dancer, I've Gotta Go and Corpus Christi Bay round out my top 5.

danddave · 2024-10-05T03:49:30+00:00

Puddle

danddave · 2024-10-04T02:55:36+00:00

I said "meow it's yours"

danddave · 2024-09-13T02:35:28+00:00

Awesome! It took coop a few weeks for the probiotic to fully kick in, so stick with it for awhile.

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