Serenity Adventures: Cortex
System Corebook Conversion
By Floyd C. Wesel
Serenity Adventures is a collection of new
scenarios for the Serenity Role Playing Game. As
such, the supporting characters in the book
are provided with Major and Minor Traits as
described in Serenity. Some players and Game
Masters might be interested in upgrading their
Serenity RPG to the new style of handling Traits
with die values, as seen in Battlestar Galactica,
Demon Hunters, and the new Cortex System RPG
sourcebook.
The following document updates the stat
blocks from Serenity Adventures to work with this
newer method of describing Traits. For more
upgrades, revisions, and rules options, be on the
look out for the Big Damn Heroes Handbook later
this fall or early spring 2009.
GHOSTS OF THE
REBELLION
Joseph “Eagle-Eye” Sarafina
Agi d8 Str d8 Vit d6 Ale d6 Int d8 Wil d12
Init d8+d8 LP 12
Traits Blind d6, Combat Ready d10,
Contacts (Regional Clients) d8, Duty (“A
Deal is a Deal!”) d8, Natural Leader d8
Skills Animal Handling d6/Animal Training
d12+d4/Riding d10, Discipline d6/
Leadership d8, Guns d6/Pistols d12/
Rifles d10/Shotguns d12, Influence d6/
Barter d8, Melee Weapon Combat d6,
Perception d6/Gambling d8, Planetary
Vehicles d6, Survival d6/Land Survival d8
Roland Sharpe
Agi d8 Str d6 Vit d6 Ale d8 Int d10 Wil d10;
Init d8+d8 LP 12
Traits Glory Hound d4, Illness d4, Natural
Leader d8, Rank (Military) d8
Skills Athletics d2, Covert d6/Streetwise d10,
Discipline d6/Leadership d12+d2, Guns
d6/Pistol d8, Influence d6/Administration
d8/Politics d10, Knowledge d6/History
d12, Melee Weapon Combat d6/Swords
d10, Perception d6/Intuition d18/
Tactics d12, Pilot d6/Capital Ships d10/
Yachts d8, Survival d6/Space d10.
Saul Potter
Agi d6 Str d8 Vit d6 Ale d10 Int d8 Wil d10;
Init d6+d10 LP 14
Traits Duty (Loyalty) d8
Skills Animal Handling d6/Riding d10, Athletics
d4, Discipline d6, Guns d6/Pistol d8
Hiram Clogg
Agi d10 Str d4 Vit d6 Ale d12 Int d10 Wil d6;
Init d10+d12+d4 LP 12
Traits Amorous d4, Combat Ready d10,
Contacts (Friends in Low Places) d8, Criminal
Past d4, Danger Sense d8, Dead Broke d4,
Pacifist d6, Talented (Covert/Sleight of Hand,
Perception/Gambling) d8, Rotten Luck d8
Skills Covert d6/Sleight of Hand d12(+d4)/
Streetwise d10, Discipline d6/Concentration
d8, Guns d6, Influence d6/Barter d10/
Persuasion d12, Perception d6/Gambling
d12(+d4), Unarmed Combat d4


Brutus Hancock
Agi d10 Str d8 Vit d6 Ale d6 Int d6 Wil d6;
Init d8+d6 LP 16
Traits Combat Ready d10, Tough d2, Brawler d4
Skills Animal Handling d6, Artistry d6/Cooking
d10, Athletics/Dodge d8, Covert d6, Discipline
d6, Guns d6/Pistol d10/Rifle d8, Perception
d6, Survival d6, Unarmed Combat d6/Judo d8
Jerome Budge
Agi d6 Str d12 Vit d6 Ale d6 Int d6 Wil d6;
Init d8+d6 LP 16
Traits Traumatic Flashes d4,
Enhanced Senses (Sight) d4
Skills Athletics d6/Dodge d8, Weight Training
d10, Covert d6/Stealth d10, Discipline
d6/Concentration d10, Guns d6/Pistol
d10/Rifle d8, Heavy Weapons d6, Influence
d4, Perception d6/Search d8, Tracking d8,
Planetary Vehicles d4, Survival d6/Land d10,
Space d8, Unarmed Combat d6/Judo d8
Black Bill Watson
Agi d6 Str d12+d2 Vit d6 Ale d6 Int d6 Wil d6;
Init d8+d6 LP 16
Traits Anger Issues d4, Brawler d6,
Combat Ready d10, Crude d2, Impaired
Sense (Hearing) d4, Lightning Reflexes
d2, Overconfident d4, Tough d2
Skills Animal Handling d6/Horsemanship
d10, Athletics d6/Dodge d10, Discipline
d6/Concentration d8, Guns d6/Pistol d8,
Perception d6/Intuition d10, Planetary
Vehicles d4, Survival d6/Land d10,
Unarmed Combat d6/Boxing d12
Sarafina’s Ranch Hands
Agi d6 Str d10 Vit d6 Ale d8 Int d6 Wil d6;
Init d6+d8 LP 14
Traits Brawler d2, Duty (Loyalty) d4, Tough d2
Skills Animal Handling d6/Horsemanship
d10, Athletics d6/Dodge d8, Guns d6/
Pistol d8, Melee Weapons d6/Knives d8,
Unarmed Combat d6/Brawling d10
Slaughterhouse Gun Hands
Agi d10 Str d6 Vit d10 Ale d8 Int d4 Wil d4;
Init d10+d8 LP 16
Traits Brawler d2, Duty (Loyalty) d4, Tough d2

Skills Animal Handling d6, Athletics d6/Dodge
d12, Guns d6/Pistol d10,Rifle d8, Unarmed
Combat d6/Boxing d12, Brawling d8
Joseph Chiu
Agi d8 Str d6 Vit d6 Ale d8 Int d6 Wil d6;
Init d8+d8 LP 12
Traits Prejudice (Religious Folk) d4,
Vain d4, Walking Timepiece d2
Skills Artistry d6/Mixology d10, Animal
Handling d6, Athletics d4, Guns d6,
Unarmed Combat d6/Brawling d8
Patience’s Deputies
Agi d6 Str d10 Vit d8 Ale d8 Int d4 Wil d4;
Init d6+d8 LP 20
Traits Anger Issues d4, Brawler d2, Tough d2
Skills Athletics d6/Dodge d8, Guns d6/
Pistol d8, Melee Weapons d6/Knives d8,
Unarmed Combat d6/Brawling d10
Salvage Yard Workers
Agi d4 Str d8 Vit d6 Ale d8 Int d6 Wil d4;
Init d8+d4 LP 14
Traits Crude d4, Heavy Constitution d6
Skills Athletics d4, Mechanical Engineering
d6/Machinery Repairs d10, Melee Weapons
d6, Unarmed Combat d6/Brawling d8
Blue Sun Guards
Agi d6 Str d8 Vit d6 Ale d8 Int d6 Wil d4;
Init d6+d8 LP 14
Traits Combat Ready d10, Rank
(Wears a Badge) d4, Enhanced Sense
(Sight) d4, Unbreakable Will d2
Skills Athletics d6, Discipline d6, Guns d6/Pistol
d8, Perception d6, Unarmed Combat d4
FREEDOM’S
FLIGHT
Xi Wang Black (Bounty Hunter,
Captain of Freedom’s Flight)
Agi d8, Str d6, Vit d8, Ale d10, Int d8, Wil d8;
Init d12+d10+d6; LP 18
Traits Combat Ready d10, Greedy d4,
Lightnin’ Reflexes d6, Overconfident d4,
Prejudice (Independents) d4, Tough d2
Skills Athletics d6/Dodge d8, Covert d6/
Infiltration d8/Surveillance d6/Stealth d12/
Streetwise d8, Guns d6/Pistol d10/Rifle d10,
Influence d4, Perception d6/Tracking d8/
Intuition d8, Unarmed Combat d6/Karate d8
Swift Justice
Bounty Hunters (4)
Agi d6, Str d6, Vit d6, Ale d10, Int d8, Wil d6;
Init d6+d10; LP 12
Traits Contacts (Friends in Low
Places) d4, Greedy d4
Skills Covert d6/Infiltration d8/Stealth
d10/Streetwise d12, Guns d6,
Influence d4, Knowledge d6, Perception
d6/Tracking d6/Intuition d8
Mercedes Wingate
(Labor Advocate for the
Miner’s Guild)
Agi d6, Str d4, Vit d8, Ale d4, Int d10, Wil d10;
Init d6+d4; LP 18
Traits Allure d4, Combat Paralysis d4, Contacts
(Friends in High Places) d4, Higher Education
d4, Honest to a Fault d4, Prejudice (Alliance)
d4, Prejudice (Far Yukon Corporation) d4
Skills Athletics d6, Guns d2, Discipline
d6/Morale d8, Influence d4/Barter
d8/Conversation d8/Persuasion
d10, Perception d6/Intuition d8
Police Officer (2)
Agi d6, Str d8, Vit d6, Ale d6, Int d6, Wil d8;
Init d6+d6; LP 14
Traits Duty (Police) d6, Rank (Police) d4
Skills Athletics d4, Discipline d4, Guns d6/Pistol
d8/Rifle d8, Melee Weapon Combat d6
Saloon Patron (4)
Agi d6, Str d8, Vit d6, Ale d6, Int d6, Wil d6;
Init d6+d6; LP 12
Traits Addicted (Alcohol) d4, Hardy
Constitution d4, Prejudice (Alliance) d4
Skills Athletics d4, Guns d4, Melee Weapon
Combat d2, Unarmed Combat d6/Brawling d8
Alliance Trooper (100)
Agi d6, Str d8, Vit d8, Ale d6, Int d6, Wil d8;
Init d6+d6; LP 16
Traits Duty (Alliance) d8, Rank
(Alliance Trooper) d2
Skills Athletics d6, Discipline d6, Guns
d6/Assault Rifle d8, Perception d6,
Melee Weapon Combat d4
Colonel Jedak Rejovic
Agi d6, Str d10, Vit d8, Ale d6, Int d10, Wil d10;
Init d6+d6; LP 20
Traits Brawler d2, Formidable Presence d6,
Greedy d6, Natural Leader d4, Rank (Alliance
Colonel) d8, Sadistic d12, Stingy d2, Tough d2
Skills Athletics d6/Dodge d8, Covert d6/
Stealth d8, Discipline d6/Interrogation
d8/Intimidation d8, Guns d6/Pistol d10/
Rifle d10, Influence d6/Administration
d8/Bureaucracy d8/Interrogation
d8/Intimidation d8, Perception d6
Corporal Lin
Agi d6, Str d8, Vit d8, Ale d6, Int d4, Wil d8;
Init d6+d6; LP 16
Traits Formidable Presence d4, Greedy
d4, Rank (Alliance Corporal) d2,
Sadistic d8, Steady Calm d8
Skills Athletics d6/Dodge d8, Covert d6/
Stealth d8/Streetwise d8, Discipline
d6/Interrogation d8/Intimidation d10,
Guns d6, Influence d4, Perception d6
Corporal Yang
Agi d8, Str d4, Vit d6, Ale d8, Int d8, Wil d8;
Init d8+d8; LP 16
Traits Rank (Alliance Corporal) d2,
Sadistic d8, Tough d2, Unstable d6
Skills Covert d6/Stealth d6/Streetwise
d10, Discipline d6/Interrogation
d8, Guns d6, Influence d6/
Administration d10, Perception d6
Perdition Guard
Agi d6, Str d8, Vit d6, Ale d8, Int d4, Wil d8,
Init d6+d8, LP 14
Traits Duty (Prison Guard) d8, Rank (Guard) d4

 Skills Athletics d4, Discipline d6, Guns d6/
Pistol d8, Assault Rifle d8, Perception d6,
Melee Weapon Combat d4, Technical
Engineering d6/Technical Security Systems
d8, Unarmed Combat d6/Brawling d8
Typical Perdition Inmate
Agi d6, Str d8, Vit d6, Ale d6, Int d4, Wil d6;
Init d6+d6; LP 12
Traits Contacts (Friends in Low Places)
d4, Prejudice (Alliance) d4
Skills Athletics d4, Guns d6, Perception
d4, Melee Weapon Combat d4,
Unarmed Combat d6/Brawling d8
MOTHER LOAD
Todd Wilkinson
Agi d8, Str d8, Vit d10, Ale d8, Int d6, Wil d6;
Init d8+d8; LP 16
Traits Lucky d12
Skills Athletics d6/Throwing d10, Covert
d6/Stealth d8/Security d10, Discipline
d6, Guns d6, Influence d6/Fast Talk d10,
Knowledge d6, Mechanical Engineering d6,
Melee Weapon Combat d4, Perception d6/
Search d8, Pilot d4, Survival d6/First Aid d8
Ace Johnson
Agi d10, Str d8, Vit d6, Ale d10, Int d6, Wil d4;
Init d10+d10; LP 10
Traits Shy d6
Skills Athletics d6/Dodge d10, Covert
d6/Sabotage d12, Discipline d4, Guns
d6/Sniper Rifle d12/Pistol d10, Heavy
Weapons d6, Knowledge d6, Perception
d4, Pilot d6/Small Transports d8/Mid-
Bulk Transports d8, Unarmed Combat d6
Rick “King” Gray
Agi d8, Str d10, Vit d8, Ale d6, Int d8, Wil d10;
Init d8+d6; LP 18
Traits Amorous d4, Hooked (Faro) d6
Skills Athletics d6/Dodge d8, Discipline
d6, Guns d6/Pistols d8, Influence d6,
Knowledge d4, Melee Weapon Combat
d6/Knife d10, Perception d6, Pilot
d6/Mid-Bulk Transports d10, Ranged
Weapons d6/Knife d12, Survival d6

Thugs
Agi d8, Str d10, Vit d6, Ale d6, Int d6, Wil d8;
Init d8+d6; LP 14
Traits Coward d4
Skills Athletics d4, Discipline d6,
Guns d6/Pistols d8, Perception
d4, Unarmed Combat d6
Reavers
Agi d8, Str d10, Vit d10, Ale d8, Int d6, Wil d10;
Init d8+d10; LP 24
Traits Combat Ready d10,
Sadistic d12, Tough d4
Skills Athletics d6, Covert d6/Stealth d8,
Discipline d6, Guns d6/Pistol d8, Perception
d4, Melee Weapon Combat d6/Knives d10/
Axes d8, Unarmed Combat d6/Brawling d10
THE BEST THINGS
GET BETTER WITH
AGE
Howard Lim
Agi d8, Str d6, Vit d6, Ale d8, Int d8, Wil d8;
Init d8+d8; LP 14
Traits Contacts (Friends in Low Places) d6,
Duty (Alliance) d10, Steady Calm d4
Skills Covert d6/Stealth d8/Surveillance
d10, Guns d4, Influence d6/Intimidation
d8/Negotiation d10, Mechanical
Engineering d6/Sabotage d10, Perception
d6/Sight d8, Unarmed Combat d4
Tong Thug
Agi d6, Str d10, Vit d8, Ale d6, Int d4, Wil d6;
Init d6+d6; LP 16
Traits Tough d2, Duty (Tong) d4
Skills Athletics d6/Dodge d8, Guns d4, Melee
Weapon Combat d6/Knives d6/Clubs
d8, Unarmed Combat d6/Brawling d10
Agent Sanders
Agi d6, Str d6, Vit d8, Ale d10, Int d8, Wil d8;
Init d6+d10; LP 16
Traits Danger Sense d4, Duty (Alliance)
d4, Rank (Alliance Operative) d10,
Skills Athletics d4, Covert d6/Surveillance
d8, Discipline d6/Mental Resistance d10,
Guns d6, Influence d6/Persuasion d8,
Perception d6/Empathy d12/Tactics 10
Liu Bei
Agi d8, Str d8, Vit d8, Ale d6, Int d10, Wil d10;
Init d8+d6; LP 18
Traits Contacts (Friends in Low
Places) d6, Natural Leader d8
Skills Covert d6/Streetwise d12/Stealth d10,
Discipline d6/Interrogation d12/Mental
Resistance d10, Guns d6, Influence d6/
Negotiation d10/Intimidation d10, Knowledge
d6, Melee Weapon Combat d6/Swords d10/
Knives d10, Perception d6/Black-Market
Trends d10, Unarmed Combat d6/Tai Chi d12
14K Tong Agents
Agi d8, Str d8, Vit d8, Ale d6, Int d10, Wil d10;
Init d8+d6; LP 18
Traits Contacts (Friends in Low
Places), Danger Sense d8
Skills Covert d6/Streetwise d12/Stealth
d10/Infiltration d12, Discipline d6/ Mental
Resistance d10, Guns d6, Influence d6/
Negotiation d10/Intimidation d10, Knowledge
d6, Melee Weapon Combat d6/Knives
d10, Perception d6/Sight d10/Empathy
d10, Unarmed Combat d6/Tai Chi d12
The Assembly Tong Agents
Agi d8, Str d8, Vit d8, Ale d6, Int d10, Wil d10;
Init d8+d6; LP 18
Traits Contacts (Friends in Low
Places), Two-Handed Fighting d4
Skills Covert d6/Surveillance d12/Stealth
d10/Infiltration d12, Discipline d6/Mental
Resistance d10, Guns d6, Influence d6/
Negotiation d10/Intimidation d10, Knowledge
d6, Melee Weapon Combat d6/Clubs
d10/Knives d10, Perception d6, Unarmed
Combat d6/Judo d10/Tai Chi d12
Federal Agents
Agi d6, Str d6, Vit d8, Ale d10, Int d8, Wil d8;
Init d6+d10; LP 16
Traits Rank (Federal Officer) d6, Steady
Calm d4, Prejudice (Tong) d4
Skills Athletics d4, Covert d6/Infiltration
d8/Stealth d10, Discipline d6/Mental
Resistance d10, Guns d6/Sonic Rifle d10,
Influence d4, Perception d6/Empathy d12
Baron Otello
Agi d8, Str d4, Vit d6, Ale d8, Int d8, Wil d10;
Init d8+d8; LP 16
Traits Contacts (Friends in High Places),
Higher Educated d4, Natural Leader d8
Skills Discipline d6/Leadership d12/Morale
d10, Guns d6, Influence d6/Administration
d12/Barter d10/Negotiation d10/
Marketing d10/Persuasion d10/Politics
d10, Knowledge d6/History d10/Law
d8, Perception d6/Empathy d10
SEVEN ARKS OF
CIBOLA
Captain Ella and Major Taffat
Agi d6, Str d8, Vit d8, Ale d8, Int d8, Wil d8;
Init d6 + d8; LP 18
Traits Tough d2, Rank (Alliance Officer)
Skills Athletics d6, Covert d4, Discipline d6/
Mental Resistance d10, Guns d6/Pistol
d10/Assault Rifle d8, Knowledge d6/Military
History d10, Perception d6/Tactics d12
Workers
Agi d6, Str d8, Vit d6, Ale d6, Int d4, Wil d6;
Init d6+d6; LP 14
Traits Superstitious d2, Tough d2
Skills Animal Handling d6, Athletics
d4, Guns d4, Survival d6
Black Bag Search Team
Agi d6, Str d10, Vit d10, Ale d6, Int d4, Wil d6;
Init d6 + d6; LP 20
Traits Tough d4
Skills Athletics d4, Guns d4, Melee Weapon
Combat d6/Knives d8/Clubs d8, Unarmed
Combat d6/Brawling d10
Black Bag Response Team
Agi d8, Str d8, Vit d8, Ale d6, Int d6, Wil d6;
Init d8 + d6; LP 14

 Traits Anger Issues d2
Skills Athletics d6, Discipline d4, Guns d6/Pistol
d8/SMG d8, Knowledge d4, Perception d4.
King of the Dung Heap
Agi d6, Str d6, Vit d6, Ale d10, Int d10, Wil d8;
Init d6 + d10 LP 14
Traits Contacts (Friends in Low
Places), Greedy d8
Skills Covert d6/Streetwise d12, Guns
d6, Influence d6/Negotiation d8/
Intimidation d10, Knowledge d6, Perception
d6/Black-Market Trends d10.
Bully Boy
Agi d6, Str d10, Vit d10, Ale d6, Int d4, Wil d6;
Init d6 + d6 LP 20
Traits Tough d4
Skills Athletics d4, Guns d4, Melee
Weapon Combat d6/Knife d8/Clubs d8,
Unarmed Combat d6/Brawling d10.
Louis Cabeza
Agi d6 Str d6 Vit d6 Ale d6 Int d10 Wil d8;
Init d6+d6; LP 14
Traits Greedy d8
Skills Athletics d6, Covert d6/Infiltration
d8/Disable Locks d8, Guns d4, Influence
d6/Persuasion d10, Knowledge d6/
Appraisal d8, Perception d6
Xue Cabeza
Agi d6 Str d6 Vit d6 Ale d8 Int d6 Wil d6;
Init d6+d8; LP 12
Traits Steady Calm d6
Skills Planetary Vehicles d2, Craft d6,
Guns d2, Perception d4, Survival d6
Phillipa Cabeza
Agi d6 Str d4 Vit d4 Ale d6 Int d6 Wil d4;
Init d6+d6; LP 8
Traits Good Natured d6
Skills Craft d2, Perception d4, Survival d2

Santo Syndicate Bravos

Agi d6 Str d6 Vit d8 Ale d6 Int d6 Wil d6;
Init d6 + d6; LP 14
Traits Overconfident d4

Credits
Skills Athletics d6/Zero-G Movement
d8, Guns d6/Pistol d10, Influence d2,
Perception d4, Melee Weapon Combat d4.
Writer
Floyd C. Wesel
Persephone Planetary Militia
Agi d6 Str d8 Vit d8 Ale d6 Int d6 Wil d8; Content Editor
Init d6 + d6; LP 16 Cam Banks
Traits Rank (Militia) d4, Duty
(Persephone Militia) d8 Layout
Skills Athletics d6, Discipline d6, Guns Digger Hayes
d6/Assault Rifle d8, Perception d6,
Melee Weapon Combat d4