"Wings of silver... Nerves of steel..."
The year was 2232...
...and the final battle for the fate of the Limbo Galaxy had begun. After distracting the Silverhawks away from their HQ (Hawk Haven 01), Mon Star and his minions moved in to finally take out Commander Stargazer. During the course of the battle the ‘Hawks would return before the mob had time to flee. Steelheart as well as the Copper Kid both died in battle, while Bluegrass suffered major injuries. The mob was defeated however, and the Silverhawks’ mission was accomplished.
Fast forward to the year 2245...
...and the face of law enforcement throughout the galaxy had changed. The original ‘Hawks field leader Quicksilver was now Silverhawk Prime and overseeing the expansion of the Federal Inter-Planetary Force’s Silverhawks and the third Hawk Haven in the United Planets was almost finished being constructed as well as the new Penal Planet 12. This was after a third Earth-like planet was found in a galaxy where the long dead planet of Thundera once orbited the blue star/sun of the solar system. Refugees from the planet had called the third Earth home until being all but completely wiped out by the neighboring mutants of Plun-Darr. With over eighty more inhabited worlds and the fleeing members of Mon Star’s old mob like Windhammer and Pokerface already setting up shop in the vacant galaxy, what awaits the newest batch of volunteers who’ve been cybernetically enhanced to become the New Silverhawks? Only time will tell.
Who’s a fan of old Saturday morning cartoon properties? Created by the same folks who brought you the Thundercats, the best way to describe the Silverhawks in my opinion are equal parts Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Trek, with a dash of Robocop thrown into the mix. There’s the cosmic space opera type setting, the classic battle of good vs. evil, as well as all the cool cybernetic stuff you’d see in any futuristic cyberpunk franchise. With this iteration I’ve moved the newest batch of Silverhawks to the galaxy where Thundera itself once orbited the solar system’s blue star. Not only that but a few familiar faces will appear in ways you probably wouldn’t expect. The 3rd Earth setting of Thundercats will have several futuristic cities throughout the planet and be one of the central locations in the RP with several characters crossing over into the story.
In this RP players will create a humanoid volunteer to become a Silverhawk. You could have a cat-like humanoid Thundera refugee become a Silverhawk, it could be some other alien species as well introduced in the Silverhawks or Thundercats material, just be that of a humanoid with two arms and two legs. 90% of the Silverhawks have faceplates with a similar design with a few exceptions like Steelwill [whose faceplate resembled a football helmet], and others like Bluegrass [who will be the new team’s mentor] didn’t use them because he was the main pilot for his group during longer journeys.
What I’m looking for is a group of five players. Four of which will become new Silverhawks along with my character, and another character who will be the pilot of the newest ship dubbed the Crosswing. Hawks will propel from the ship in a similar fashion to the old ship, the Mirage.
The group will play through episodic type missions similar to the style of my first Justice League Unlimited RP about a year ago where we have two or more ‘episodes’ running at once with larger episodes featuring the entire cast and more characters/world building. Episodes will be collaborated and conceptualized by the accepted group and the GM.
Here’s a link to a wiki with a good bit of info for anyone needing more reference. If there’s enough interested parties I’ll post a CS model and more details such as supporting characters, enemies, and background characters.
Silverhawks Wiki Character Guide
Locations:
Blue Sun Galaxy - Star system the game takes place in.
(Hawk Haven 03) - Home of the New Silverhawks.
Third Earth - Melting pot of alien races now with more humans and cyberpunk megacities thrown in. Plucked from Thundercats universe.
Mega City - Largest urban city on Third Earth. Over forty races of aliens and humanoids share space. The unknown areas, jungles, and oceans hide several enemies.
Plun-Darr - Toxic planet filled with mutants, scavengers, cannibals, and all manner of beasts and monsters.
Starship Casino - Pokerface's base of operations, mobile house of sin.
Morid - Industrial planet with several mines full of natural and alien elements and substances.
Penal Planet 12. - Prison for the criminals in this galaxy.
Heroic NPC's
Silverhawk Prime - formerly Quicksilver, now the head of the Silverhawks division of the IPF, based on Earth.
Bluegrass - New Silverhawks mentor living in Hawk Haven 03.
Enemies
Windhammer - Controls weather and galactic storms with a giant tuning fork.
Pokerface - Robotic backer for the new mob in the Blue Sun Galaxy.
Brutus - Monstrous hulk sized muscle for the new mob.
Slithe - Lizardman from Plun-Darr, mutant gang leader.
Bloodstone - Dark arts master and up and coming space menace.
So who’s up for some sci-fi adventures in space? Anybody? There's a few more keen details I left out, like the Big Bad of the RP, which cannon Thundercat will show up down the road, and of course the CS requirements which will be different than my usual superhero themed RP's. There's also something that came between Quicksilver and Bluegrass that will need to be explored that will have a dramatic effect on the course of the game. I'd LOVE to make this stat based but I know those are harder to find folks for. So yeah, gimme a shout if you're interested! I know it's a lot of info, but I'm sure if you'll let me I'll make you a fan of this classic concept!
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