Issue 9

So Ive introduced yall to the crew of the Ning Po for my Serenity/Firefly Deadlands Reloaded game: Capt. Ramsey Zook, Xun Ren St. Cyr (Pilot), Taras Maksim Yan Sidorov (Cook), Caesar Briko (Cargo Master), and Prospero Jones (Engineer). Now here are their connections to the Verse.

3x3s

Ive mentioned 3 x 3s in previous zines and the basic concept is pretty simple: each PC has 3 friends, 3 contacts and 3 rivals/enemies. Each of these 3 can add to the roleplaying potential of the game and it gives the GM an opportunity to stick these good and bad guys into the game because the PCs have a history with them. And boy, what history!

Captain Ramsey zook

3 friends: Fiona Webb Ryan, a Companion. A friend from old times. Currently working on Bernadette but hears things from time to time. Jim ODowd, drug dealer and all around lowlife. Hes a bad, bad man but just sometimes hes got a heart of gold. th Corporal Jeet, mechanic, 479 Mule, Gravedigger and Support Unit. A fine mechanic, Zook and Jeet share a common dislike of Major Varvara. 3 contacts: Sally Clements, CEO Xian Banking Corporation. Zook saved her life a few years ago during a heist. Theyve kept in close contact ever since. Mr. Tanaka, corporate spy, assassin and Cortex ghost. This mysterious man seems to have taken a liking to Zook for some unknown reason. Yau NimFu, underworld subboss. Zook provided him with info on an attempt on his life. Hes honor bound to repay the debt. 3 enemies: Ranjit Mallick, underworld subboss. Zook foiled a legitimate hit on NimFu and hes very upset about it. Very upset. Rose Hall-Smith, ship dealer. She feels that Zook didnt pay for the Ning Po and she means to get it back, one way or the other. th Major Varvara, XO 479 Mule, Gravedigger and Support Unit. While personally loyal to General Zook, Varvara feels that Ramsey is taking the General for a ride, to ruin and dishonor.

issue 9 General Samuel zook

3 friends: Major Varvara, XO 479th Mule, Gravedigger and Support Unit. Varvara could have had any posting after the Unification War but chose loyalty to General Zook over duty to the Alliance. He trusts the General completely but not so much his brother Ramsey. General Pushpita Mukherjee, Alliance Command. An old friend of Samuels from the Academy who assigned him to Ita for his own protectionbetter the worst job than being stripped of rank and disgraced. A fat, jolly man with a sharp, tactical mind. Kiko Jauregi Zook, wife. The sister of one of the Generals sergeants. She had a colorful life before coming to Ita and still has some contacts in the underworld that are useful. 3 contacts: Major Eneritz Artetxe, Alliance supply officer. Served under the General and feels badly that he was forced into the worst command, hes willing to help him out with some surplus equipment. Marshal Keketso Semoko, former Alliance officer now lawman. Served under the General and still keeps in touch. May be willing to turn a blind eye to some things but that still remains to be seen. Rafael Diserio, bar owner. Owns the bar Sea Cucumber on New Melbourne where Zook spent considerable time. 3 enemies: Choi Fung Wong, female Companion. A beauty of great skill and elegance, she once thought that General Zook would bring her into a better society. But his downfall lead to hers and shell have her revenge. General Lesego Motsepe, Alliance Command. A rival from his Academy days, Motsepe takes great pride in being one of the people ruining General Zook. He firmly believes that even though Zook is on Ita, hes going to make trouble. Hes responsible for the poor resupply of Ita. Senator Lalo Hartich, Bellaphron politician and antiBrown Coat. Lalo blames General Zook for the death of his only son, a lieutenant in Zooks command in Serenity Valley. After the war, Zooks proBrown Coat stance infuriated Senator Hartich. A sad man with a dead son, what might he choose to do to make things difficult for the General?