Bonus Content: Sam's Smuggler's Emporium. Them as might have a need for items useful to any honest smuggler will find a fair deal from Sam. His place is a bit off the beaten path, and it may be something of a joo fuen chse, but he's got the goods. Hard cash only, no Alliance credits. This is bonus game content for the Serenity Role Playing Game and the Cortex System. Download it here!

Website Changes! Things have been quiet over here, but they have been really hopping over at MargaretWeis.com, which is soon to be the primary website for all content from our company. The current, always-incomplete version of SerenityRPG.com is about to shift into a "portal" site--meaning it will only consist of one front page pointing all the shiny content over at the MWP site. Please excuse the noise and sawdust as we're still under construction, but we've already got a good community and plenty of new content over there. Go check it out!

Latest News. We want to keep you folks updated on the latest goings-on. Right now the Serenity Role Playing Game core book is out of stock, and will be going back for a fifth printing soon. In addition, Out in the Black is out of stock and a corrected second printing will be on its way 'fore too long. We're about to outline and begin development of the three new products for 2008, getting our crew together for another flight. For those of you interested in our d2 gaming dice, we have some Chinese versions in-stock in the Online Store.

MWP to Produce More Serenity RPG Material in 2008! Remember that "shiny news" I talked about a while back? Well, finally, we have it right here. Yep, that's right. We're still flyin'.

Out in the Black Nominated for the Origins Award! We could not be more excited to announce that Out in the Black, the adventure by Tracy & Laura Hickman, has been nominated for an Origins Award in the "Roleplaying Supplement of the Year" category. Tracy and Laura created a fantastic product and we're so happy their work has been recognized. We have also learned that the adventure is almost out of stock in our warehouse, and we'll be getting the book back to press right away.

Introducing the Cortex System. Though nameless for well over a year, the MWP staff put their collective heads together and finally gave a name to the RPG game engine that powers the Serenity RPG and will be used for the upcoming Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game and future projects we're not ready to talk about yet. The name Cortex is a nod to the 'Verse, but also hints at both layers (as used in anatomy and geology) and brain power (the cerebral cortex). We're happy to now give a name to our game system, and it will appear in future printings of the Serenity RPG as well as possible future products in the line.

Serenity GM Screen Available Now in Electronic Form! The Serenity Game Master's Screen is now available to purchase as a print-quality PDF file. This includes both sides of the screen and the poster map with the deckplans of Serenity. This means you can make use of the images and print them out at home. Click here to check it out!

Serenity eBook Update. All of you who've enjoyed having a text-searchable PDF version of the Serenity Role Playing Game, or those of you who've thought about getting such a thing, should be aware that the files on DriveThruRPG.com have now been updated to the most recent printing -- including errata, the character sheet, and the index. The Table of Contents is hotlinked and the page numbers match those in the book. Includes the updated cover image by 11th Hour! If you've already purchased the eBook, you can log into your account and download the update for free!

Out in the Black Gets Shiny Review! We had to share this one with you. Fist Full of Comics has posted a review of Tracy and Laura Hickman's adventure masterpiece for the 'Verse. It not only gives it high praise, but it summarizes the contents of the product nicely. Check it out!

High-Resolution Maps for Out in the Black eBook. We've responded to some fan concerns over poor image-quality on the eBook edition maps for Out in the Black the best way we knew how -- to give you exactly what you want! The PDF file now contains print-resolution maps individually on a page at the end of the document. Now you can print the maps for use as GM reference or player aid. Existing customers can download the updated file free of charge. Check it all out at DriveThruRPG.com.

Still Flyin', and Maybe Some Good News Coming Soon! Some fans have expressed real, valid concerns that the Serenity RPG product line was drying up. We're very excited to say that we're in talks about future releases as we speak and things are looking very promising! Sorry, we can't release details yet and are not in a position to make any promises -- but we've had too much fun and have been blessed with such great customers that we're not ready to quit. We hope to have a real announcement in the near future.

d2 Gaming Dice Now in the Online Store. Now you can order the same dice we've been selling at recent conventions! Custom laser-etched by Chessex, these dice are the perfect accessory for the Serenity RPG or other games. (Or can solve important decisions, like -- where do I go for lunch?) Get red dice in the Serenity font with Arabic numerals or dao-gao-yee-chi-moh-goa-yee-juhn and get the blue Chinese numeral version. Get them in the online store. Click here for a peek at the dice in their natural environment!

Out in the Black Now Available! Our exciting new adventure for the Serenity RPG, designed and created by Tracy and Laura Hickman, is already appearing in stores all over the 'Verse! Now you can purchase an electronic edition over on DriveThruRPG.com. Click here to check it out and buy your very own fully-searchable eBook!

Margaret Weis Productions at Dragon*Con. Another week, and another road trip! This time the company van is packed and pointed south, for Dragon*Con -- one of our favorite shows! This year we expect even more Browncoats than ever before, and it's very exciting to show (and sell!) Out in the Black, the amazing Serenity RPG adventure by Tracy and Laura Hickman -- who will be on-hand to sign copies and talk to fans. Margaret Weis will also be there with Tracy to sign the newest Dragonlance novel, and Jamie Chambers will be around to sign copies of the new 4th printing of the book and debate rules questions. We're also expecting artists Susan "11th Hour" Tomb and Lindsday Archer to be at the show as well. Attendees might also enjoy the chance to meet Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau, and Alan Tudyk! Come and visit us if you're in Atlana! Customers note that all orders in the Online Store will be held until normal business hours resume on Thursday, September 7th.

Serenity RPG Wins at the ENnies! Congratulations to Susan "11th Hour" Tomb for her outstanding design work and beautiful cover, and also artists Daniel Bryce and Lindsay Archer for their art contributions. Margaret Weis Productions won in the Best Production Values for the Serenity Role Playing Game. Sovereign Press won the Best Cartography category for a Dragonlance product. Click here to read all about it!

Margaret Weis Productions off to Gen Con. The staff packs up and hits the road once more, still flyin' along with convention season not quite over yet. (The last big shindig is Dragon*Con!) Out in the Black premieres at the Gen Con Game Fair, with authors Tracy and Laura Hickman on-hand to sign the adventure and talk to fans about the history and legends that inspired the story. They also have a boatload of Dragonlance novels and game products, and some new exciting things to talk about as well. Ask someone about Castlemourn or Paths of Doom. Please note that all orders in the Online Store will be held until our return to normal office hours on Wednesday, August 16th. Until then, keep flyin'!

Out in the Black Off to Press! The unbelievably shiny first full-length adventure for the Serenity Role Playing Game is about to hit stores in a few weeks: Out in the Black. It will first premiere at the Gen Con Game Fair (see above) and will be shipping from the Online Store upon our return. For online fans, it will be avaialble in eBook/PDF form starting on August 10th over on DriveThruRPG.com.

Official Character Sheet Now Online! The long-anticipated official character sheet for the Serenity Role Playing Game is now available for free, immediate download! Click here to find out more and download the file.

MWP Staff Attends Comic-Con. Margaret Weis, Renae Chambers, and Sean Everette are now off to San Diego to attend Comic-Con International, one of the largest entertainment focused events that incorporates comics, games, television, movies, and so much more. Please visit us at Booth #5014 (Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd.) We're pleased and honored to have Tracy and Laura Hickman, authors of Out in the Black, attending the show and ready to show of the shiny new adventure product coming soon to a hobby game store near you! Please note that all orders in the online store will be held until our return on July 25th.

Serenity Role Playing Game Nominated in the Gen Con EN World Awards! It's time again for another round of hobby game industry awards, this tim the "ENnies." Click here to read the announcement flyer, or visit DriveThruRPG.com for a special page including PDF products up for purchase. We are nominated in the "Best Production Values" category. Congratulations to Susan ("11th Hour") Tomb for her incredible design work on the book.

Weis & Hickman Book Tour. New York Times best-selling authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman hit the road once more, promoting their new novel Dragons of the Dwarven Depths for the venerable Dragonlance series. Check here for tour locations and dates. While Dragonlance is the reason they're on the road, they are happy to talk with Browncoats and fans of the RPG — and ready to sign any items you'd like to bring to the event. Update: There is a Virtual Book Tour for fans who'd like to join Margaret and Tracy on their journey but do not live at a destination city.

Out in the Black Cover! It's exciting to be finally able to show you all the gorgeous cover art by 11th Hour. The adventure should be available in your local hobby game stores and in PDF form at DriveThruRPG.com in the next month!

Knights of the Dinner Table Searches the Cortex. The hilarious comic and highly useful gamer magazine offers some great links and locations to check out for role playing in the 'Verse in Issue #116 of Knights of the Dinner Table. "Summon Web Scryer" mentions this very site first, then goes on to give a page full of great spots for game-loving Browncoats everywhere.

Origins Award Winner! Mayhaps you've noticed that the silver Origins Award nominee seal has been replaced by a shiny, gold winner's seal? Thanks to everyone who voted, because the Serenity Role Playing Game one the Gamer's Choice as Best Role Playing Game of the year at the 2006 Origins Awards!

Jamie Chambers Talks Serenity With Justice Radio. While attending KublaCon, Jamie Chambers sat down with Azmyth from Justice Radio. Click here to download the interview in MP3 format!

Brian Van Hoose Likes the Serenity Game Master's Screen! "Brian's Small Press Picks" features new game products in the Knights of the Dinner Table comic and magazine Issue #114. This month the Serenity GM Screen earns some very shiny praise. "This is essential good GM stuff here." Also look for "Time is On Your Side," an article by our own crew's James Davenport!

Master Index Now Available! Weighing in at ten pages long, we are now pleased present a shiny new index for the earlier printings of the Serenity Role Playing Game. The index is being incorporated into the newest printing of the book. Visit the Bonus page to download it right away!

Serenity Role Playing Game Nominated for 2006 Origins Awards! The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design has nominated the Serenity RPG as the "Best Role Playing Game of the Year" in this year's Origins Awards! We are pleased with the nomination and excited to learn the results in July. All the products on this year's ballot are excellent, so we are thrilled to be in such good company.

Jamie Chambers Apologizes... And talks about some exciting future plans for the website. Read all about it over on the Feature Articles page. It has to do with errata, an index, a character sheet, and more!

Convention Schedule Updated. We are spending lots of time in planes and cars to meet up with fans, run games, and have a great time this spring and summer! Click here to learn the whats, wheres, and whens.

Serenity Game Master's Screen Available Now! Would you like a deluxe poster-size map of the Serenity deckplans? How about a handy reference for running your Serenity RPG sessions? Have both in one shiny package! Purchase it at your friendly, local game store or from our Online Store.

Tracy Hickman Talks Storycraft, Adventure Writing, and Drops Some Hints. The Big Damn Game Designer and New York Times best-selling author speaks about many subjects on his latest Dragonhearth Podcast. Find out about water rocketry, listen to a reading from the new Bronze Canticles novel, or maybe learn a bit more about the process and content of the first published Serenity Role Playing Game adventure. Click here to download the show directly.

Sneak Peek! Click here to see something very shiny.

New Review. A very shiny review is now up on the d20 Magazine Rack. Click here to learn how we earned our "A"!

Jamie on Canon. Learn some back-story on the development of the Serenity RPG, the designer's feelings on "officialness" of the product, and a man's love for a most unnatural cheese. Visit the Feature Articles page to read all about it!

Serenity Role Playing Game the #1 Small-Press Game Product for 2005 on DriveThruRPG.com! The MWP staff would like to extend our thanks to the online customers, the Browncoats and gamers who helped make us the best-selling Small Press category product on DriveThruRPG.com for the year. We are also among the Top 100 best-selling game products overall. Click here to see the list!

Good Reviews Keep Rolling In! Jamie Chambers reporting here. I've written quite a few game products in the last five years, and I've learned not to be hurt too much by bad reviews or think too highly of one's self over good reviews. I'd love to say that I'm above reading them, but that would be a lie. There have definitely been more good than bad reviews about the Serenity RPG (that I've seen anyway), and for that the whole design team should be justly proud. The latest is a very solid review from the Silven Trumpeter, a quarterly online gaming magazine.

Margaret Weis Interviewed on Pulp Gamer. Serenity keeps flying, and Margaret has lots of interesting tidbits about the film, the RPG, Dragonlance, and her life in an interview on the Pulp Gamer podcast/internet radio program. This is one that you should not miss. Click here to jump straight to the show.

Serenity RPG Nominated for InQuest Gamer Fan Awards! The MWP staff is thrilled to announce that we have been nominated for the 2005 InQuest Gamer Fan Awards. We are up against some very worthy competition during a year that included some great games, but if you have enjoyed the Serenity Role Playing Game, we would appreciate your vote. Click here to jump straight to the online ballot!

Serenity RPG the #1 Small Press Game on DriveThruRPG.com! As of December 9, 2005, the Serenity Role Playing Game is still the top-selling small press game up on DriveThruRPG. Thanks to all the Browncoats for keeping us on top!

Serenity Game Master's Screen Now Available for Pre-Order. We hope to have a final street date for the GM Screen soon, so stay tuned. In the meantime, the product is now available for pre-order in our online store.

Serenity RPG a Recommended Gift in InQuest! Issue #128 of InQuest Gamer magazine is now out on shelves. Page 58 beings the "Ultimate Gamer Gift Guide," which features all sorts of items the gamer geek in one's life might enjoy as a holiday gift. Only two role playing games are featured, and -- you guessed it! -- one of them is the Serenity Role Playing Game. Congratulations to White Wolf and Guardians of Order for A Game of Thrones RPG for also making the list.

Serenity RPG Overview on The Signal! The November Bonus Show edition of the Firefly/Serenity-focused PodCast, The Signal, is now available. It includes a segment hosted by New York Times best-selling author Tracy Hickman, in which he conducts an interview with Margaret Weis and Jamie Chambers. There are some great comments about the game, including a mention of the PDF edition at DriveThruRPG.com. Click here to download the show now!

Positive Mentions from Game Stores in the December 2005 Comics & Games Retailer. Thanks to Pastimes of Asheville, North Carolina and Chimera Hobby Shop in Appleton, Wisconsin for their positive mentions in the retailer feedback section of the "Market Beat: Games" section of the magazine.

Electronic Version of Serenity RPG a Hit! Thanks to our partners over at DriveThruRPG.com and all the fans who've made us an overnight success as an eBook/PDF publisher. As of this posting, we're on the overall best-seller list, and the #1 product in the Small Press category.

Serenity RPG Featured in Games Quarterly Magazine. The Fall 2005 issue of GQM contains some great coverage for Serenity fans. Our logo can be found on the cover, and inside are two articles that take up a whole page. Page 71 gives us "Serenity: In Films and On Game Tables," a short article about how the film relates to the game. The second article, "The Crew of the Serenity RPG: It's All About Me" by Jamie Chambers names the names who brought the game out and made it a hit. (Note: The caption of the bottom picture incorrectly identifies the people. It's actually Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, and Laura Hickman.) Margaret's fans should recognize Dragonlance over in the article on the facing page!

Expanded Website Content Coming Soon... You're starting to see the facelift our little website is getting. Now get ready for more content! We're working with our development team to make sure you have excellent content to support the game. If you're interested in contributing, please contact Jamie.

Special Thanks to Geoffrey Mandel! Jamie and Margaret would like to thank Geoffrey Mandel, artist and graphic designer who created the "system chart" and "worlds of the Alliance" graphics that are used in the Serenity Role Playing Game. Future printings of the book will include his name as a credited artist.

Serenity RPG Available as in eBook/PDF Form! We are happy to report Margaret Weis Productions' partnership with DriveThruRPG.com, a premiere provider of electronic format game products. Just in the last week, the product has appeared on its best-seller list. Click here to jump to the product page directly.

MWP Staff Returns From Italy! The staff has gone to the other side of the world and back, and it's good to be home! The Lucca Comics & Games Festival staff welcomed us to an amazing show that had a one-day attendance estimate of some 25,000 people! The Serenity Role Playing Game sold well, despite the film's delay in Italy until November 25th, and the fact that Firefly is only now appearing on Italian sattelite television. Jamie's seminar on designing licensed games was completely full of enthusiastic fans, and both Margaret and Jamie signed many autographs throughout the course of the show. Our thanks go out to the Lucca Games staff and the people of United International Pictures for providing us a large standee, posters, and Italian-language handouts to let the Italian fans know just what Serenity is all about. We are please to tell you that we've spread the word to those who need it told, which should put more people in theaters in late November.

Tracy Hickman Talks About the Serenity RPG on "The Signal." Best-selling author and legendary game designer Tracy Hickman is the featured guest on the Firefly/Serenity podcast The Signal. He speaks with the hosts about the show, the film, the story of just how Margaret Weis turned him into a Browncoat, and what he's been up to on an upcoming project for the Serenity Role Playing Game. To download the program directly, click here.

MWP Staff Visits Italy! Jamie Chambers, Renae Chambers, and Margaret Weis are traveling to Europe to attend the Lucca Comics & Games Festival in Lucca, Italy. (English-speakers can use a translation site such as Babelfish if you would like to learn more about the convention.) Online Store Customers Please Note: All orders received after October 23 will be held until normal office hours resume on November 7, 2005. We'll come back with pictures and a full report on the festival! If you have sent us an e-mail or tried to call, we'll do our best to get back to you once we return to the United States.

Retailer Review in October Game Buyer. The latest issue of the game-retail-focused publication includes a retailer review of the Serenity Role Playing Game by Michele Aherne of The Game Castle in Londonberry, New Hampshire. We scored an 8 out of 10! Ask your local game retailer to show you the latest Game Buyer to learn more.

Jamie Chambers Interview on RPG Radio. The designer of the Serenity Role Playing Game spent some time (while attending film-related functions in Los Angeles) to talk about the game on the new gaming-focused Podcast, RPG Radio.