The post by Justin Phillips about religious characters, mentioning Book from Firefly, got me thinking.

The post by Justin Phillips about religious characters, mentioning Book from Firefly, got me thinking.

The post by Justin Phillips about religious characters, mentioning Book from Firefly, got me thinking. Here’s how I would build Shepherd Book’s archetype, going by what little they hint at of his background (note, minor Firefly spoilers):

Shepherd

Regimented Military Personality

Mettle + 1 (+ 2)

Physique + 1

Influence + 2

Expertise + 0

Interface – 1

Disciplined (Regimented, + 1 Mettle)

Authority (Military, Command those not loyal to you)

Inspiration (Personality, Incite emotion)

Diplomacy (Personality, Factions always listen)

The Authority thing is from that wonderful scene where Book is shot

Mal: “We have a crewman that need immediate medical attention”

Alliance captain: “This isn’t a hospital”

Book: “Check… my… ident…” [Command, Roll+Influence]

Alliance captain: “… get this man to the infirmary”

I might post the rest of the crew, whenever I have a spare moment. 

4 thoughts on “The post by Justin Phillips about religious characters, mentioning Book from Firefly, got me thinking.”

  1. You KNOW we wanna see the rest of the crew.  I have a gut feeling that like half of all UW games to date are at least vaguely inspired by Firefly.

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