The Crew of the Vi-Vi from GURPS Farther Tomorrows

This is material from what was  my GURPS Firefly-esque game. Inspired obviously by Firefly and Serenity but with other inspirations including Cowboy Bebop , Aliens, Outland , Soldier , Almost Human, 2300 A.D. and other "hard" and "firm" SF.

GURPS 4e stats, actor who would have played them in the movies names   but no character names because I forgot to write them down. No pictures for copyright reasons 

 Under the companion and pilot  you'll note a custom talent or two . I don't remember what it effects were but all skills include bonuses. 

Its not up to spec really but it was what I gave my players to tweak.  Most of the cast except the doctor was my suggestion since the players kind of hung on the idea of "who would play them in the movie.

On the whole the game was a lot of fun and as you would expect GURPS is superb for this kind of thing. 

One interesting fact, despite the fairly heavy weapons loadout and good combat skills, the players mostly avoided combat as it was too lethal and the one fight they go in nearly killed several of them. Ultra Tech weapons are scary.

Of all the characters the space princess was the most shoehorned in and got the least play. She was part of a Filipino space colony that was a monarchy and was running away from an arranged marriage which proves you can use Space Opera and Fantasy tropes even in hardish SF

Captain (Dirk Benedict) 

S 11
D 11
I 13

H 10

Advantages

Handsome 12

Business Acumen +1 8

Smooth Operator +2 26

Serendipity 15

Skills 61

Guns Pistol 12

Guns Shotgun 12

Brawling 12

Accounting 13

Administration 14

Merchant 15

Economics 12

Gambling 13

Market Analysis 12

Acting 14

Carousing 12

Detect Lies 15

Intimidation 14

Leadership 14

Sex Appeal 12

Diplomacy 14

Fast Talk 15

Streetwise 14

Savior Faire 15

Merchant Law 12

Politics 14

Pilot 13

Crewman 13

Engineering 12

Cargo Handling 12

XP Beam Weapons 12

XP First Aid 13

XP Stealth 10

Major Stuff

TL9 Armored Vest

12 Gauge Shotgun 8+1

Heavy 10mm caseless pistol

Chinese Electro Laser Pistol

Wearable TL9 Genius Computer  

Engineer (John Leguzamo) 

S 12
D 11
I 12

H 12

Talents

Attractive 4

Artificer Talent 3 30

Perk Familiarity Low Tech 1

Insider Glance (½ penalty for instant diagnosis) 1

Alcohol Tolerance 1

Gadget 5

Signature Gear Laser Pistol with belt pack 1

Weapon Bond (Your Laser) 1

Beam Weapons 13

Scrounging 14

Brawling 12

Housekeeping 12

Cooking 12

Carousing 12

Sex Appeal 12

Stealth 10

Lockpicking 12

Computers 12

Crewman 12

Streetwise 12

First Aid 12

Area Knowledge 12

Driving 10

Guns Shotgun 10

Ship Engineer 18

Armorer Ship Guns 14

Machinist 15

Armorer 14 Guns

Armorer 14 Lasers

Gravitics 14

Life Support Tech 15

Ship Design 14

Electronics Engineer 14

Electrical Repair 15

Mechanical Engineer 14

Important Gear

Various Fine Tool Kits

Laser Pistol with Belt Pack (100 shots, 20 without ) Blinding, Dazzle, Pulse, Standard settings

Body Armor Overalls

Booze

Medic (Jeff Bridges) 

S 12

D 11

I 12

H 11

Attractive 4

Luck 15

Fit 5

Healer Talent 2 18

Skills

Fluent Romanian

Streetwise 12

Profession Terraforming 12

Stealth 10

Scounging 12

Guns SMG 14

Guns Shotgun 12

Guns Pistol 12

Knife 12

Brawling 12

Wrestling 11

Soldier 12

SF military 12

Crewman 12

Physician 15

Diagnosis 15

Surgeon 15

First Aid 16

Physiology 12

Psychology 12

Pharmacy 12

Play Instrument 10

Play Chess 12

Play Poker 12

XP Research 12

XP Rifle 12

Major Gear

Civilian Shotgun 8+1

5.7mm ETC PDW

Hunting Rifle

Superfine Knife

Light Body Armor Full Suit

Crash Kit with extra bandage spray

Surgical Tools

Diagnostic Rig  

Princess ( Angelica Panganiban) 

ST 9

DX 12

IQ 12

HT 10

Advantages

Attractive 5

Emotion Sense L4 range (Unlimited) at Skill 15 30

Mind Shield 3 12

Fear Blast L4 100 yards range Does Not Require Eye Contact at Skill 15 60

Status 4 (some worlds) 10

Psi Ping 1 (may Ping “I want to contact you” at unlimited range on a 12 or less

Skills 53

Language English Fluent

SF Filipino 12

Guns Pistol 12

Politics 12

History 12

Dance 12

Acrobatics 12

Karate 12

Holdout 12

Scrounging 12

Stealth 12

Psychology 15

Literature 12

Art Appreciation 12

Filch 12

First Aid 12

Household Management 12

Gear

Clothes

Skin Suit

Luggage

First Aid Kit

Computer

Arscorp Model C9 9mm Hold Out Pistol 4 extra magazines of 10 rounds each 

Companion (Bar Refaeli) 

S 11

D 12

I 12

H 10

Advantages 50

Status 2 10

Registered Companion 1

Beautiful 12

Fashion Sense 5

Companion Training 2 28

Skills (54)

Acting 14

Sex Appeal 12

Psychology 15

Diplomacy 13

Merchant 13

Dance 14

Art Appreciation 13

Music Appreciation 13

Erotic Art 12

Detect Lie 13

SF Companion 14

Play Instrument 13

Painting 14

Teaching 14

Karate 12

Judo 12

Sport Archery 12

Fencing 12

Profession Guardian 12

Guns Pistol 14

FD Pistol 12

First Aid 12

Shuttle Pilot 12

Area Knowledge 12

Housekeeping 12

Driving 12

History 10

Literature 10

Important Gear

Fancy Clothes and Make Up Kit

Holdout Pistol 2 spare clips

Painting Box

Musical Instrument

Super Fine Smallsword with fancy umbrella scabbard  

Cargo Hand and Security (Timothy Olyphant) 

S 12
D 13
I 12
H 10

Advantages 24

Acute Vision +1 2

Dead Eyed 1

Signature Gear (Rifle/Ammo) 2

Weapon Bond (Rifle) 1

SOP (Go Bag ) 1

Fit 5

Combat Reflexes 15

Skills 71

Camouflage 12

Stealth 12

Armory 12

Guns Rifle 16

Guns Pistol 15

Guns Machine Gun 13

Guns Grenade Launcher 13

Guns Rocket Launcher 13

Fast Draw Pistol 14

Brawling 13

Soldier 12

Crewman 12

Scrounging 12

First Aid 12

Savior Faire Military 12

Cargo Handler 13

Driving 13

Intimidate 12

Carousing 10

Gambling 12

Tactics 11

XP Fluent English 4

Weapons

Russian ETC Storm Rifle Fine Accurate with Smart Scope

Holdout Pistol 2 spare mags in a power holster

12g Military Shotgun with Under Barrel Grenade Launcher w/ Various Grenades

Splat Gun

Combat Armored Vest w/ Inserts

Light Armored Suit  

The Vi-Vi 

I cannot remember for the life of me what Vi-Vi stood for but the ship looked lots like a Traveller ScouT Courier and sported a highly illegal ship AI and illegal weapons

Stats are "generic" for the setting since ships are  mostly used as transport backdrop. GURPS Starships stats not included. 

 Vi Vi

Custom Designed Science and Exploration Vessel

Length 400 feet long, 225 wide and 95 feet high at high point center

Crew Minimum 2 , Standard 5

State Rooms + Berths Double Sized Captain's Suite + 8 additional staterooms and 12 berths (double

occupancy) includes enhanced life support

Cargo: 1000 Tons with optionally isolation cage

Special – Full Medical Suite with 24 cyro-tubes , lab and automed

Speed – Category 4 Thrust with category 6 Hard Burn with range of 750 AU empty/150 loaded.

Drive-- Parker-Merlin space drive with Dale Fusor. Normal rating 110% of needed.

Sensors and Computers – Advanced sensors with experimental robotics system and heavy automation

Weapons-- 4 Hardpoints with pop-up “Q” capability each mounting high energy ship to ship lasers and a single chaff dispenser. Also 4 mag grapples

Small Craft: Mounts for 4 Escape Shuttles (not available) 2 Modular Cutters each with 4 modules

racks. 10 self powered buoys and 2 scout drones

Atmo Capable with full ram scoop