Firefly
Airing from 2002 - 2003 , Joss Whedon ’s ill-famed showFireflyhas maintained a cult following , even after all these year . The show , which adopt a riffraff group of greyback as they navigate the surface area of outer space in a time to come set upon with war and oppression , was canceled tragically after just one season . Later , the movieSerenitywas unblock to bond up loose ends and offer some evacuant discharge for longtime fans of the show .
Even now , Firefly graphic novel continue to be release , eighteen class after the show ’s premiere . If you ’re a fan of the show and wait for more way to re - get the iconic infinite opera house , then perhaps you ’ll need this guide to the chief characters of Firefly and their comparable D&D classes . After all , the story will never be canceled if it ’s happen in a tabletop game .
Jayne Cobb: Gunslinger
Is Jayne a flat - scud hombre ? No , but he is definitely a hired gun . As Serenity ’s underpaid mercenary , Jayne helps protect the Serenity and its crew from enemy , and sometimes from itself . Due to hisextremely neutral coalition , he ’s not particularly committed to helping if he ’s not being paid . When he is getting paid , though , he swear on guns , ammunition , and weapons to do the task . Throughout the very short series , there does n’t seem to be a weapon that Jayne is n’t proficient in , and even Malcolm was leery of Jayne ’s skill .
Shepherd Derrial Book: Cleric
Unlike many other ecclesiastic ( especially those that players normally create for gaming purposes ) , Shepherd Book is a pacifist who took all of his vow effort and purely adheres to them . Shepherd ends up on the Serenity because he feels anticipate to be there , arrogate that he feels absorb to Malcolm and his crew . Once he ’s there , he outride because he feels spiritually needed . Like many other clerics , Shepherd believe in a apportion world with shared responsibility and shared problems . He aid solve those problems by check the crew stay spiritually entire , which is helpful considering what they ’ve all had to do to last .
Kaylee Frye: Technomancer
There is n’t much to query about a character who speaks to the Serenity as if she were a veridical soul . Serving as the in-between - woman between Malcolm Reynolds and his ship , Kaylee ’s whole reason for being on the Serenity is her power to situate the old ship repeatedly with nothing but barter scraps and stolen region .
Since Malcolm is n’t a trusting person , it speaks volumes to Kaylee ’s power as a shop mechanic that he can leave her with the responsibility of making indisputable his ship , living , and home base stay intact .
Hoban “Wash” Washburne: Bard
A case could be made for calling Wash an Nonproliferation Center with a profession in piloting . However , attend objectively at Wash ’s function within the crew , it seems more probable that he ’s a low - level bard with a pilot profession . He does an fantabulous job of piloting the Serenity , but he does an even honest job of cheer up up the dark and dingy gang around him . Even his infamous last line , " I ’m a leafage on the malarkey . Watch how I soar upwards , " is an uplifting and beautiful message extradite in a time of pure chaos . And looker will never forget his iconic toy dog dinosaurs that lived on the fascia of the Serenity .
Zoë Washburne: Paladin
It ’s genuine that she is n’t very religious , but if you swop out " providential forces " with the Independents , Zoë fits really well as a paladin . Most fighter are lawful , and while Zoë can be described as indifferent goodness , an argument can be made that she was persecute until she had to adopt a neutral perspective to survive since most legitimate people would never link up Malcolm ’s gang .
Her true - fighter type behavior stay in the room she ’s the only Serenity crowd penis to call Malcolm " sir " and how unwilling she is to defy him . Her opinion in doing the veracious affair empower her as a fighter and gang penis .
Simon Tam: Expert Medic
Unfortunately for fans of Simon Tam , his Dungeons & Dragons course may be a little underwhelming . Simon was already a humans - class medic when his sister River Tam was try out on by the Alliance . To rescue River , it ’s clear that he had to pick up some rogue levels ( and perhaps one or two fighter spirit level ) but since his capabilities do n’t add up anywhere near paladin on the show such as Malcolm or Jeyne , his function in this adventuring grouping seems to be restricted to expert medic and big - pal - of - the - year . One might also be able to play Simon Tam ’s character as an alchemist who has focused on healing .
River Tam: Psychic
River Tam could almost be an vaticinator , with her borderline mystical abilities and battle art . But what we be intimate about River ’s backstory paints her clearly as a psychic — perhaps one that has maxed out her levels and skills . When he finally trust the Serenity crew , Simon reveal that River was a child prodigy , not just in intelligence activity but also athleticism .
When the Alliance experiment on her , River ’s ability were transformed and fortified , until she became so psychically knock-down her cognitive awareness and mental stability were also dissemble . Her near - prophetical visions and ability to smell emotions and thoughts are also indicative of her psychical class position .
Inara Serra: Bard
Inara Serra is a associate intheFireflyuniverse , which is such a complicated profession it could be it ’s own Dungeons & Dragons class . Companions are part of the societal elite in the Alliance , and they seem to help their clients not just sexually , but spiritually and emotionally . As such , they ’re revered and respected wherever they go .
In D&D , " Companion " is n’t a social class , so we ’ve translated it to Bard . Inara ’s profession is passing performative and relies on diplomacy and other personal appeal impediment to operate . Ultimately , on the Serenity , her independent persona involves keep Malcolm fair ( when possible ) and help the Serenity keep up an air of prestige .
Malcolm Reynolds: Fighter
As most maxed out fighters do , Malcolm Reynolds has taken quite a few levels from other classes . In the episode " Shindig,“we see Malcolm spontaneously pick up levels as a hothead or duelist . His ability to repeatedly escape nasty situations seems to come from some Rogue level . And his charisma score seems to be highly high as well , which is mutual amongst bards , though Malcolm ’s years of making rousing speeches to his pack are long go . Part of Mal ’s appeal is the stubbornness with which he sticks to his standard Independents - issued pistol as his weapon of choice . This despite having intelligibly pick up many other skills and agitate styles throughout his class , so " fighter " seems like a aboveboard label for his function on the Serenity , beyond Captain , of course .
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