What is a good setting to play a firefly/bebop type game? Just a crew of mercs flying around in their ship taking jobs in the frontiers of space?
Traveller.
Memories of his college Traveller campaign led Whedon to create Firefly.
>>51922487
Edge of the Empire. If you hate Star Wars then just make everyone play a human and remove the Force stuff, the game will still run fine.
>>51922972
I'd back this up. A lot of the book involves space travel rules, outlaw bullshit, and how to get out of sticky situations you shouldn't have gotten into but it's an action movie so it's okay.
>>51922487
Gurps. Basic set is all ya need.
>>51922972
This. Rules are simple and perfect.
>>51922487
The Expanse
I ran an Edge of the Empire game with all the Star Wars setting removed. I built a setting using the generation tables in Stars Without Number. Game ran amazing.
>>51922487
Travellet or stars without numbers are good choices
>>51922487
Boring answer is the Serenity RPG.
Stars Without Number if you're into OSR stuff.
>>51922972
EotE is SHIT, do not listen to this guy.
>>51922972
I'd support this. In fact, this may be the best suggestion.