Knightfall
World of Kulan DM
The Premise
Project: Phoenix is a concept that I've been kicking around since d20 Modern was announced. I was going to design it based on that ruleset but decided against it once Mutants & Masterminds came out. (If this game concept actually makes it to print, it will likely be designed with M&M 3e, which was recently announced.)
It is set in the mid 21st century and includes elements of a superspy thriller and some near-future sci-fi. The world has expanded to the moon and has one or two remote colonies on Mars and maybe orbiting around Jupiter.
Now, the Phoenix isn't a ship, it is a person. This person is a famous pin-up model who moonlights as a spy. Her code name is the Phoenix. Her employer, Danger Management, recruited her to protect the world from terrorists and enemy spy rings. The Phoenix works out so well that Danger Management sets up a glamour magazine as a front for hiring other famous models and actresses/actors to double as spies for the company.
In fact, the entire magazine's staff are spies: photographers, public relations gurus, editors, hair & makeup girls, etc.
So the idea is that these models and actors take photo shoots and film movies based on where Danger Management needs them to infiltrate. Shooting that action movie in Paris is the perfect cover to foil an international diamond smuggling ring, that glamour photo shoot in Hawaii is the perfect cover to bring down that cult sacrificing locals to their evil surfer gods.
Of course, there are a few less than famous members of the Phoenix Project. Those wannabe stars that haven't made it to the higher ranks of the Project. Now, not only do you need to look good and be able to act, but also you have to be able to kick some serious terrorist butt too.
So, what does everyone think?
Project: Phoenix is a concept that I've been kicking around since d20 Modern was announced. I was going to design it based on that ruleset but decided against it once Mutants & Masterminds came out. (If this game concept actually makes it to print, it will likely be designed with M&M 3e, which was recently announced.)
It is set in the mid 21st century and includes elements of a superspy thriller and some near-future sci-fi. The world has expanded to the moon and has one or two remote colonies on Mars and maybe orbiting around Jupiter.
Now, the Phoenix isn't a ship, it is a person. This person is a famous pin-up model who moonlights as a spy. Her code name is the Phoenix. Her employer, Danger Management, recruited her to protect the world from terrorists and enemy spy rings. The Phoenix works out so well that Danger Management sets up a glamour magazine as a front for hiring other famous models and actresses/actors to double as spies for the company.
In fact, the entire magazine's staff are spies: photographers, public relations gurus, editors, hair & makeup girls, etc.
So the idea is that these models and actors take photo shoots and film movies based on where Danger Management needs them to infiltrate. Shooting that action movie in Paris is the perfect cover to foil an international diamond smuggling ring, that glamour photo shoot in Hawaii is the perfect cover to bring down that cult sacrificing locals to their evil surfer gods.
Of course, there are a few less than famous members of the Phoenix Project. Those wannabe stars that haven't made it to the higher ranks of the Project. Now, not only do you need to look good and be able to act, but also you have to be able to kick some serious terrorist butt too.
So, what does everyone think?
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