Days of Plunder: Serenity

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The capstone to Joss Whedon’s oft-lamented Firefly television series, Serenity managed to wrap up most of the loose ends that the series left in the wake of its cancellation. Left with the unenviable task of wrapping up multiple seasons’ worth of television in two hours, Serenity is probably one of the densest sci-fi action-adventures ever [...]

Days of Plunder: The Abyss

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Last time on Days of Plunder, I cribbed some RPG ideas from Forbidden Planet, a science fiction classic that fits neatly in the space-opera vein. This week, I want to talk about The Abyss, James Cameron’s 1989 underwater action-adventure. While it’s not quite as classic and certainly not space opera, it still has quite a [...]

Days of Plunder: Forbidden Planet

Ensign Ricky, go up there and negotiate with it.

This week I’m starting off a new series of posts, in which I discuss some of my favorite sci-fi books, TV, and movies, and talk about how to strip-mine them for ideas to use in your own RPG sessions. I’m following in the footsteps of Late to the Party’s Stuff to Steal From, with big [...]