I can see alot of your points so replies and updates
I'm raising about three eyebrows at Mal's low Presence, Conviction, and Intimidation.
They've only ever dealt with horses once or twice in the show so I question the necessity of the Animal Handler stunt. Generally it seems like Mal does so-so when he gets in an actual fist fight, so I'd bump that down. So I'd swap Footwork (Fists) for something else, perhaps a similar stunt except for Guns.
Unfortunately the breakdown of stats sometimes makes it difficult to accurately portray someone like this, I may agree to bump Fists down a notch, and probably bump his Conviction up. If I bump his guns down at all, I'd have to definitely give him some sort of stunt for it.
As for the Horses, Mal was raised on a horse-ranch on shadow, that was something that might not be required for the character but certainly true to history and something I certainly am going to keep.
I'd vote for "I aim to Misbehave" to be an aspect, one of his more famous/most used quotes.
I'd also argue for giving him some Drive along with the Pilot Stunt, he's not as good as Wash but he's Serenity's secondary pilot. I'd also give him a couple Guns stunts, at the very least a Guns version of Killer Blow (several times he's just went bam and solved a problem).
Bah! I knew there was something I was planning on using as I was falling asleep last night as an aspect that i couldn't quite call up this morning "I aim to misbehave" and "Big Damn Hero" were two of those.
Actually bandied back and forth between "You're On My Crew" and "Loyal To My Crew" I opted to prefer the latter as a generic easily read by anyone while "You're on my crew" would require more details onto what that entailed and how it could be used. But that was where "Loyal To My Crew" Started.
I disagree with "I have a way, is that better than a plan?" as being a better alternative to Man of Honor in a Den of Thieves" however it is certainly an alternate aspect that would work great, there are a ton of aspects that could have been included. And it also certainly is one that might be swapped too. i can certainly see those two swapping at a major milestone later in the show.
Malcolm ReynoldsHigh Concept: Browncoat Captain of Serenity
Trouble: Things Don’t Go Smooth
Other Aspects: Big Damn Hero; I Aim To Misbehave; Loyal To My Crew (alt: You're On My Crew); Epic Wiseass; Man Of Honor in a Den of Thieves
opted to drop "Served in Serenity Valley as it could easily be rolled in with his High Concept and the naming of the Ship, on top of the other more obvious implications.SkillsSuperb (+5): Conviction
Great (+4): Presence, Guns
Good (+3): Fists , Contacts, Endurance
Fair (+2): Athletics, Burglary, Deceit, Alertness
Average (+1): Survival, Stealth, Rapport, Intimidation, Weapons
His skill Breakdown had been bothering me, but its just one of those things where he'd have some more skills than really a submerged level character might, of course he also definitely improves on these as the show goes on, and later in the movie... however thats the point of a starting character yes? lol. Adjusted abit, swapped presence and fists. also juggled his endurance down, while i find it one of Mal's defining characteristics, his ability to take a whole world of hurt, I also feel that his two endurance stunts more than make up for the drop. StuntsAnimal Handler (Survival) Horses
Weight of Reputation (Presence)
Leadership (Presence)
Infuriate (Intimidation)
No Pain, No Gain (Endurance)
Tough Stuff (Endurance)
Ear To The Ground (Contacts)
Footwork (Fists)
Dead-shot (Guns): As per
Killer Blow (Fists).
Adjusted Refresh: 3
Items of Note: Mal carries his service pistol from the Unification War (weapon: 2) otherwise he usually wears the long “browncoat” that instantly identifies him as an Independent to any war veteran.
lol, I got owned up there. teach me to just whip something up while half asleep I am curious on any further comments. anywho, onward and upward
Someone stat out Inara