OK. So. Slightly embarrassed to realise that Firefly is over 20 years old, and that there are adults alive today that were not born when the show was airing. I’m old OK, shut you pie hole.
So a little more explanation to the concept that I am trying to get off the ground here.
Think Firefly, or the crew of Star Wars Rebels Ghost…but not in it for the greater good.
The Wanderlust is a VCX-100 freighter that is captained by a young but not inexperienced Twi’lek named Mami Adunta. On board the Wanderlust is a crew of misfits, a found family as it were. Each has their own reason for being there, but over time they bond and form a tight knit crew. There is room for people to come and go from the crew, and for guest star characters to make one off appearances.
Conceptually, I was thinking that this might largely be ‘the Crew interacting with a bunch of NPCs’. Run it more like a Tabletop RPG (without the die rolls) instead of interacting with the broader Chaos network of characters and events. Said broader network would be used as a back drop, but the Crew would not be dropping in on big site events like invasions.
I am also toying with the idea of running the storyline as if it were episodic TV. Each thread containing 1 or 2 storylines, with essentially an A and B plot. Keep all threads to a normal plot structure with a certain number of acts, problems arising at the appropriate times and being resolved (or are they) by the end of the thread. There would also be room for overarching plots, crew interpersonal drama, and epic season ending finales.
If you can’t tell, I am really itching to play with the Play by Post RP format and try something new. I will admit, the idea is still formulating.
Positions needed to fill the roster, and possible character motivations as seen below.
Possible Roles:
Captain/Pilot - Mami Adunta
Engineer -
Muscle -
Info-broker -
Semi-permanent passenger -
Ship co-owner -
Possible motivations:
Guilt ridden friend of Adunta family
Force User in hiding
Criminal in hiding
Criminal trying to make good
Street rat looking for a home
Formerly planet bound someone trying to have their off-world adventure
Bring your own.
So, if you are at all curious. Hit me up.