THE VALOROUS FRONTIER INFO/INTEREST POST

[pikabot]

"We stand today on the edge of a New Frontier — the frontier of the 1960s, the frontier of unknown opportunities and perils, the frontier of unfilled hopes and unfilled threats...The New Frontier is here whether we seek it or not. Beyond that frontier are uncharted areas of science and space, unsolved problems of peace and war, unconquered problems of ignorance and prejudice, unanswered questions of poverty and surplus."



Ten years ago, in 1948, it was a golden age of superheroes in America. Brilliantly colored, superhumanly powerful, endlessly courageous, they saved thousands of lives and inspired hundreds of thousands more. But as the Cold War intensified, and tensions rose across the world, these supermen and superwomen were not immune to the political climate. The golden age of superheroes came to an end with the Bradley Act, which required that all superheroes register with the FBI and be approved by the House Un-American Activities Committee, or be subject to charges equivalent to treason. With only a handful of exceptions, the superheroes of old chose to retire rather than participate in this new social order.

But the winds of change are blowing again. It's an age of scientific discovery, of social upheaval, and new heroes are rising to meet the challenges of this new era. If the golden age has come to an end, then a new, silver age is beginning. And not a moment too soon, for something else is blowing in the wind as well: something impossibly old and impossibly powerful is rising, and humankind will need all of its heroes if it is to survive.

Details

The Valorous Frontier is a tabletop campaign based on DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke and run in Valor (with some basic rebalancing house rules). Players will take on the role of new Superheroes in the tradition of of DC Comics' silver age heroes (Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, The Flash) in the final years of the 1950s, taking up the mantle from a generation of Golden-agers.



I'm looking for 3-4 players. This is an interest post for the future; I won't be able to actually run this campaign until a couple of the ones I'm in right now end, which will probably be a few months from now.

Interested?

If you're interested in playing, leave a comment on this post with the following information:

1. Name
2. If your availability is stable and you know what it'll be in 3 months or so, leave it. Otherwise, don't worry about it.
3. A character concept or two. Or three. Or four. There's really no limit!
4. Any questions you might have, or the word 'tweak' if you have none.
5. A picture of someone who is definitely a superhero in civilian clothes.