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TheQuestionMan
Mar 31st, '05, 02:32 PM
Pulp Hero Resources

International Superheroes - Pulp Heroes
http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/p/pulphero.htm

The Zepplin Age
http://www.heliograph.com/zeppelinage/

Pulp Era Slang Thread
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?p=706502#post706502

1948 Signals Campaign
http://www.1948-signals.org/character/new_char_pulp.shtml

Pulp Adventures
http://www.icewebring.com/ICE_Products/RMSS/RMSS_5701_Pulp_Adventures.shtml

Adventure House - Pulp Superhero Index
http://www.adventurehouse.com/pulpdata/pulp_superhero.htm

Art-Nocturne The Art of Ver Curtiss
http://mysite.verizon.net/pulps.fan/Art-Nocturne/pulp%20hero.htm

Cinemarquee - Pulp Heroes
http://www.cinemarquee.com/cine/pulp.htm

EZ HERO Issue #8
http://www.ezhero.com/ezhero08.html

Doc Savage The Man of Bronze
http://www.geocities.com/sbcentral/savage.html

Pulp Gaming
http://www.idiom.com/~trip/gaming/homebrew/old.pulp.html

Pulp Hero Index
http://home.sprynet.com/~beb01/pulphero.htm

Pulp magazine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_hero

Pulp Magazine Heroes
http://www.cs.uku.fi/~vaisala/Pulp.htm

Pulp magazines
http://www.skypoint.com/members/schutz19/pulp.htm

RandomWiki - Pulp.HomePage
http://random.average-bear.com/Pulp/HomePage

The Hero Pulps!
http://users.aol.com/heropulp/index.html

The Holloway Pages Pulp Heroes
http://home.comcast.net/~cjh5801a/Pulp.htm

The Impossible Dream - Four Colors al Fresco
http://woodelf.dyndns.org/alfresco/

The Lester Dent Pulp Paper Master Fiction Plot
http://www.miskatonic.org/dent.html

The Pulp Zone - The Web Guide to Pulp Magazines!
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0256503202/reading.htm

ThePulp.Net Pulp.Forum
http://thepulp.net/forum/

Victorian Gamer E Zine
http://www.jimskipper.com/victoria/

Web Directory - Hero - Pulp Hero (Justice Inc.)
http://www.sysabend.org/champions/webdir/Hero_PulpHero.html

Which pulp hero (besides The Shadow) do you think will make the best transition to the big screen
http://www.shadowsanctum.net/interactive/poll_archive/poll-31.html

Films Noir - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_noir

Pulp Magazines - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_magazine

Pulp Figures - Thanks keyes_bill
http://www.pulpfigures.com/

Blackmasks Online (Thanks Von D-Man)
http://www.blackmask.com/cgi-bin/newlinks/page.cgi?g=&d=1

Pulp Figures Paper Miniatures
www.pulpfigures.com

National Geographic CD-ROM Map list
http://www.depts.drew.edu/~acadtech/faclab/natlgeomaplist.htm

Time Magazine Archve Maps
http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,988924,00.html

The THRILLING DETECTIVE WEB SITE (Thanks Beetle)
http://www.thrillingdetective.com/

The Pulp and Pre-War Character Database (Thanks Bart Hodge)
http://www.geocities.com/jjnevins/pulpsintro.html

Pulp Project (Thanks Adventus)
http://www.seedwiki.com/page.cfm?wikiid=2331&doc=Pulp%20Project1557

Pre-War and Pulp Resources
http://www.vancouvergamingguild.com/forums/index.php?board=13;action=display;threadid=1053

Parroom Station - Miniatures (Thanks Supreme Serpent)
http://www.thelondonwarroom.com/Parroom%20Station%20Page%201.htm

[Compilation] "From Other Forums to Pulp Forums"
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30928

Generating Telegrams, Newspaper Articles and other player handouts (Thanks Fazoul)
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/4173/byakhee.html

Fangsters
http://www.labarc.com/Fangsters/

How to Survive Being A Character In A Pulp Movie
http://www.megaloceros.net/pulp.htm

The Lester Dent Pulp Paper Master Fiction Plot
http://www.paper-dragon.com/1939/dent.html

Pulp and Adventure Heroes: Links
http://www.geocities.com/jjnevins/pulpslinks.html

Thrilling Adventures 10cents
http://www.paratime.ca/d20/pulp/links.html

Thrilling Detective (Thanks Beetle)
http://www.thrillingdetective.com/index.html

Pulp Pictures - Hero Games iscussion Boards
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30065

Tales of Future Past! (Thanks PhantomNarrator)
http://www.davidszondy.com/future/futurepast.htm

The Future We Were Promised (Thanks PhantomNarrator)
http://www.losthighways.org

Black Mask Online (Thanks Von D Man)
http://www.blackmask.com/cgi-bin/ne...page.cgi?g=&d=1

Dirty 30's (Thanks nytflyr)
http://www.paper-dragon.com/1939/

Copple Stone Castings (Thanks LadyChaos)
http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/

The Indiana Jones Equipment Resource
http://www.indygear.com/index.shtml

Other RPGs converted to HERO System (Thanks Lord Laiden)
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23298&highlight=RPGs+converted+HERO+System

Mob Justice by Contested Ground Studios (Thanks Micheal Beck)
http://www.contestedground.co.uk/mob.html

List of Noir Films
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_noir

Pulp Era (Thanks Edsel)
http://wk.frothersunite.com/sc/pulp/Pulpsc.htm

THE PULP AVENGERS: Game Mastering Pulp Adventures in the 1930s and 1940s. (Thanks JakSpade)
http://www.fantasylibrary.com/lounge/pulpavengers.htm

The OSS: America's First Intelligence Agency
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/oss/

The WikiPedia page on the OSS:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_...tegic_Services

The U-Boat War: World War II 1939-1945
http://www.uboat.net

F Class Submarine: Laid down, as Barracuda, 23 August 1909
http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08021.htm

The RMS Queen Mary (online)
http://www.queenmary.com/index.php

The British National Archives
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

United States National Archives
http://www.archives.gov

Ripley's Believe It or Not (1918)
www.ripleypress.com

Universal News Reels/National Archives
http://www.archive.org/details/universal_newsreels

Deck Plans
http://www.paper-dragon.com/1939/ima...rydeckplan.jpg

Harry Houdini (Thanks gojira)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houdini

The Internet Guide to Jazz Age Slang (Thanks Curufea)
http://home.earthlink.net/~dlarkins/slang-pg.htm

Silent Movies (Thanks Curufea)
http://silent-movies.com/

The gallery of images of the actors is especially useful (Thanks Curufea)
http://silentgents.com/Gents.html

The History of Aeronautics (Thanks nytflyr)
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/timeline/search_timeline.cfm

THRILLING TALES: Zeppelin Adventures (Thanks JakSpade)
http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=6120&SRC=FrontPage

Aviation Central - Model Airplanes (Thanks JakSpade)
http://www.aviation-central.com/

The Museum of RetroTechnology: (Thanks assault)
http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/museum.htm

Dr Macro's high quality movie scans
http://www.doctormacro.com/Galleries.htm

Some free paper miniatures in a TTY font-
http://greywolf.critter.net/weirdwars/fonts.htm

Retropolis (Thanks John Desmarais)
http://shop.webomator.com/retropolis.shtml

Stanford's Dime Novel and Story Paper Collection
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/dp/pennies/

How Much Is It Worth Today (Thanks mraley)
http://eh.net/hmit/ppowerusd/

THRILLING TALES Advanced Class by Adamant Entertainment
http://www.adamantentertainment.com/



Other Genre's Pulp Hero Threads

Whoot! Pulp Maps! By Steve Long
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29655

Case Closed aka Detective Conan by Michael Hopcroft
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17601

[Pulp] resource request by grufflehead
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29858

Pulp Hero Cometh by Super Squirrel
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28469

Pulp Hero by phydaux
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27382

Pulp Hero Resource by fredrik_nilsson
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29153

Art for my Friends of Justice Pulp Hero Convention Game by rjcurrie
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29053

Horror HERO: Unofficial What Would You Like To See by GamePhil
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28505

Any help would be appreciated by Hawkman
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28435

Book Of Amazing Talents (And Machines) by fredrik_nilsson
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28298

HeroPulp in the 50 by carnifex
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26953

[Pulp] Steve Midnight by SKJAM!
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26607

Pulp game questions by grufflehead
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26112

Pulp Villain: The Damp Man by ArmlessTigerMan
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26340

Sin City HERO by Susano
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2402

[Pulp] Suggested Reads by BlackSword
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12440

Pulp Hero: Solomon Kane by AlHazred
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25708

Favorite Pulp Character by Metaphysician
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21961

Magic-Noir (Pulp?) Hero by waiwode
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23609

_Lost_ Hero by bcholmes
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24600

Egypt, 1938 by Just Joe
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24241

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow by Captain Obvious
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22121

Tintin the HERO: comments invited by AndyStaples
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23815

Pulp Hero Forum by Metaphysician
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21903

Thoughts on Tintin as a HERO by AndyStaples
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23019

[Pulp] Tintin by AndyStaples
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22903

Adventure! Inspiration Points in Pulp HERO by Dr Rotwang!
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8038

Pulp Hero love...Sky Capt is a good sign. by ParitySoul
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22195[/url]

Actung! Panzer! By Susano
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18454

Sky Captains P-40 Warhawk by shadowcat1313
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22137

Pulp Resource From Perdition! by Von D-Man
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22068

Ellis' Planetary HERO? by OddHat
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21634

Doc Savage link by James Gillen
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20992

Pulp Hero?? by Dr. Rune
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15379

Pulp Hero inspiration by fredrik_nilsson
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18801

Advice for a Pulp Hero campaign? by nexus
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18603

P-51 Mustang by shadowcat1313
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18577

Ww2 Hero by Toadmaster
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18547

Tanks for the Memories... Sherman M4 by shadowcat1313
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18508

Tanks for the Memories... M3 Halftrack by shadowcat1313
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18525

Vehicle: USS Monitor by Susano
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18354

Pulp Hero by fredrik_nilsson
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18316

More boast than post! By Chris Bloxham
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16491

Help with Mystic/Pulp Hero Characters by Plucky
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16828

Need Feedback on a Campaign Idea [long] by javadragon
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17030

pulp / horror / Eldercare movie by GreyGuardian
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13479

JI/Pulp Hero by TheImperialKhan
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14047

Pulp Hero/Detect Auras ? by Starwolf
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14075

Pulp Hero GM Help by Confusinator
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9899

Pulp Question by AnotherSkip
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10442

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Dave99
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7985

Character: Tarzan by Susano
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9687

Minor use for SPAM by Doc Democracy
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9763

[Pulp] Captain Hazzard by SKJAM!

http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9212

Pulp Adventure by Confusinator
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7780

Pulp Era Game by Confusinator
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7404

[pulp] Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective by SKJAM!
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6982

Has anyone written up Doc Savage?? By gewing
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5497

Alternate WWII by CorpCommander
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6710

[Pulp] Green Lama write-up by SKJAM!
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6416
Pulp/LXG Resources by Aroooo
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6180

Noir by Edsel
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6228

Character: SS Oberfuhrer Reinhald Galt by Susano
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5301

Searching for Justice, Inc. by Jhaierr
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3290

Crimson Skies by Toadmaster
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2918

Poll: Your Favorite by Kevin Scrivner
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1861

Pulp Hero by AlHazred
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=647

Questions about Pulp-era Armor by Just Joe
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1891

Air Hero: “into the wild blue yonder…” by AlHazred
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1557

Modern Pulp by mattingly
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1913

Inexpensive Justice Inc. auction by Tom McCarthy
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=502

Luftschiff (Thanks JakSpade)
http://www.sierramadregames.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3

Airships At War, 12th anniversary (Thanks JakSpade)
http://www.sierramadregames.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3

Pulp Era New Orleans (Thanks Kharis2000)
http://www.archive.org/details/neworleanscity00writmiss

Comprehensive Pulp Resources List (Thanks jblittlefield & Lord Liaden)
http://herogame.dans.cust.servlets.net/forums/showthread.php?t=42395

Tales of the Golden Monkey (Thanks tkdguy)
http://www.goldmonkey.com/index.html

Panoramnic Maps of Pulp Era America (Thanks Air Pirate)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pmhtml/panhome.html

Hero Wiki (Thanks Curufea)
http://www.curufea.com/hero/doku.php?id=start#herowiki

New York City Subway Historical Maps (Thanks JakSpade)
http://www.nycsubway.org/maps/historical.html

Project 1557 (Thanks JakSpade)
http://project1557.wetpaint.com/

Den Valdron's Fantasy Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs (Thanks JakSpade)
http://www.erbzine.com/mag14/1402.html

The Newspaper Clipping Generator (Thanks JakSpade)
http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

Newspaper Headline Generator (Thanks JakSpade)
http://www.addletters.com/newspaper-generator.htm

Weird Tales 1923 (Thanks Air Pirate)
http://www.noosfere.com/showcase/weird_tales_1923.htm

Take a Trip on the Graf Zeppelin (Thanks Air Pirate)
http://home.earthlink.net/%7Enbrass1/zepp/zepp1.htm

ERBzine -Official Edgar Rice Burroughs Tribute and Weekly Webzine Site Since 1996 ~ 5,000 Web Pages in Archive
http://www.erbzine.com/mag12/1280.html

The Secret of Zir'An
http://www.paragongames.us/
http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2336&

The Hand of Fate Book
http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=3253

Noble Knight Games
http://www.nobleknight.com/ViewManuf.asp_Q_CategoryID_E_0_A_GenreID_E_213

Arthaus
Secret of Zir'An, The

Edge of Midnight Press
Edge of Midnight, The

Fantasy Games Unlimited
Daredevils

Goodman Games
Etherscope (d20) (Goodman Games)

Green Ronin Publishing
Mutants & Masterminds (d20)

Grey Ghost Press
Terra Incognita

Hero Games
Pulp Hero (5th Edition)

I.C.E. (Iron Crown Enterprises)
Rolemaster Standard System (3rd Edition)

OtherWorld Creations
Forbidden Kingdoms (d20)

Evil Hat Productions (Thanks ???)
Spirit of the Century
http://www.evilhat.com/?spirit


Paragon Games
Secret of Zir'An, The

R. Talsorian
Dream Park

Rattrap Productions
.45 Adventure

Steve Jackson Games
GURPS (1st-3rd Edition) - Core & Assorted

Torchlight Games
Danger Quest

TSR
Agent 13 - The Midnight Avenger
Gangbusters
Indiana Jones

West End Games
Bloodshadows
D6 System - Core
World of Indiana Jones (West End Games)

White Wolf
Adventure!
Secret of Zir'An, The

Z-Man Games
Midway City

Smithsonian Institute - On the Move Exhibit
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/themes/story_78_1.html

Kingwood College Library (from Air Pirate)
http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decades.html

MORE NEW LINKS!!!

SMU's Historic Government Publications for WWII - Browse the Pocket Guides to foreign nations prepared for U.S. servicemen. (Thanks nytflyr)
http://worldwar2.smu.edu/

RMS Queen Mary - Deck Plans
http://paper-dragon.com/1939/queenmary.html (Thanks nytflyr)

Midnight Flights - Pocket Guides to...
http://blog.gargoyleslanding.com/permalink.asp?id=188 (Thanks nytflyr)

Aviation Oddities
http://avia.russian.ee/index2.html

One of my favorites for "wow, that's just wierd"
http://avia.russian.ee/air/usa/mcdonnell_goblin.php

X1: The Isle of Dread, by David "Zeb" Cook and Tom Moldvay.
The PCs take a trip to an uncharted island and encounter pirates and dinosaurs.

DA3: City of the Gods, by Dave L. Arneson and David J. Ritchie.
The PCs meet the survivors of a crashed starship (the crew is human, with robotic servants) and get their first taste of future technology.

Tales of Old China (Thanks Air Pirate)
http://www.talesofoldchina.com/

Fashion Era (Thanks Jakspade)
http://www.fashion-era.com/index.htm



Cheers


QM

teh bunneh
Mar 31st, '05, 03:03 PM
Pulp miniatures: private eyes, damsels in distress, and villainous Nazis! www.pulpfigures.com

Curufea
Mar 31st, '05, 08:09 PM
My favourites (although mainly as a contributing writer/artist :) ) :-

Le Grande Cirque
http://mrnizz.tripod.com/legrandcirque.htm
Fantastical circuit racing in the Victorian Age.

Steamtanks and Landships paper miniatures
http://www.paperworlds.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=UpDownload&file=index&req=viewsdownload&sid=84

Colonial paper miniatures
http://www.paperworlds.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=UpDownload&file=index&req=viewsdownload&sid=33

Lord Liaden
Mar 31st, '05, 09:05 PM
HERO System pulp gaming websites:

Hero Pulp (http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Realm/6532/), probably the most broadly useful of all such websites. Many period vehicle and weapon stats with background and illos, character Package Deals, and writeups for famous fictional characters.

Amazing Adventures! (http://home.earthlink.net/~ddoepke/index.html) Adaptation of the setting and some of the game mechanics from White Wolf's Adventure! game, with firearms and NPCs fully statted.

Thrilling True Tales!!! (http://www.armlesstigerman.com/intro/pulp/index.html), with campaign background and logs, NPCs and optional "fate point" rules.

The Odyssey League (http://www.brighthouse.ca/lee/odyssey/). Good campaign background and well-designed NPCs.

Daredevils (http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Underworld/1701/daredevils_index.htm). More interesting NPCs.


General pulp gaming websites:

The Pulp Avengers (http://www.fantasylibrary.com/lounge/pulpavengers.htm). Excellent essay for GMs on running pulp campaigns.

The Empire Club (http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Labyrinth/2687/). No game stats, but many colorful characters heroic, villainous and neutral, plus extensive campaign logs covering several pulp subgenres.


General pulp background websites:

Dirty 30s (http://www.paper-dragon.com/1939/). Excellent compilation of historical info on the era: timeline, culture, weapons and vehicles, fashion, price guide, slang, etc.

Pulp Project 1557 (http://www.seedwiki.com/page.cfm?wikiid=2331&doc=Pulp%20Project1557). All sorts of materials for pulp gaming, including biographies, city maps, campaign outlines and plot seeds, and links to other sites.

The Pulp.Net (http://thepulp.net/). Detailed background on the history of pulp magazines and notable characters therefrom, with tons of additional links.

teh bunneh
Mar 31st, '05, 09:29 PM
I picked up a program from Best Buy a few weeks ago called National Geographic Maps: The Complete Collection. It was only about $30, and it (supposedly) contains every fold-out map ever printed from the last 80 years of National Geographic. I haven't gone through every map, but it's an 8-disk collection and it has an absolute s**tload of maps in it. It probably has maps of Europe, Africa, and South America from the 30s and 40s (I don't have it loaded up on this computer so I can't say for sure what's on it). I'm positive it will come in handy for globe-trotting adventures, and I seriously recommend it for all mapophiles. :)

Bill.

Vondy
Mar 31st, '05, 09:34 PM
The buck stops here:

http://www.blackmask.com/cgi-bin/newlinks/page.cgi?g=&d=1

Steve Long
Apr 1st, '05, 05:08 AM
Bill -- re: NG maps, your best bets for Pulp stuff probably are:

December 1922 -- the World
December 1932 -- the World
December 1933 (IIRC) -- Asia
June 1935 -- Africa
December 1935 -- the World
April 1938 -- Europe

Why yes, I have been buying a lot of maps lately, why do you ask? ;)

TheQuestionMan
Apr 1st, '05, 12:29 PM
National Geographic CD-ROM Map list
http://www.depts.drew.edu/~acadtech/faclab/natlgeomaplist.htm

Time Magazine Archve Maps
http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,988924,00.html

Cheers

QM

Beetle
Apr 1st, '05, 02:38 PM
For information on Pulp detectives and their authors: http://www.thrillingdetective.com

TheQuestionMan
Apr 1st, '05, 02:55 PM
Added The THRILLING DETECTIVE WEB SITE (Thanks Beetle)
http://www.thrillingdetective.com/

Reaching from beyond the DCU grave.

QM

AndyStaples
Apr 2nd, '05, 04:22 PM
I'm positive it will come in handy for globe-trotting adventures, and I seriously recommend it for all mapophiles. :)

I bought it last year, and I second the recommendation. It's a wonderful resource.

st barbara
Apr 6th, '05, 04:55 AM
To "Lord Liaden" I have just looked at the "Hero Pulp" sight which you sent a link for. Very good !

LadyChaos
Apr 6th, '05, 06:29 AM
Another pulp figure site at Copplestone:

http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/

Steve Long
Apr 6th, '05, 07:59 AM
I came across this site the other day; it sells collections of pulp reprints. I haven't ordered any, and I'm not entirely sure about the professionalism of the operation, but I figured some people might enjoy knowing about it:

http://www.geocities.com/fadingshadows1/btm.htm

Some of those mini sites look pretty cool! Too bad none of my gaming groups uses minis, or I'd order some.

TheQuestionMan
Apr 7th, '05, 09:08 AM
Added The Pulp and Pre-War Character Database (Thanks Bart Hodge)
http://www.geocities.com/jjnevins/pulpsintro.html

Bart Hodge posts a lot of places. I foound this on the Vancouver Gaming Guild Forums.

Cheers

QM

Steve Long
Apr 7th, '05, 09:50 AM
Useful -- thanx!

I wish that [Encyclopedia Of Pulp Heroes he mentions was already available; it sounds like it'd be worth having. Whenever it's time for Victorian Hero, I'll definitely pick up that Victorian book.

Nyrath
Apr 7th, '05, 11:05 AM
Appologies if this has already been posted:

Pulp Images
http://pulpfengshui.tripod.com/

Adventus
Apr 8th, '05, 02:25 PM
I came across this on RPG libaryt.

http://www.seedwiki.com/page.cfm?wikiid=2331&doc=Pulp%20Project1557

TheQuestionMan
Apr 11th, '05, 11:27 AM
I cannot believe I I missed this one. You probablly can't either. I mean come on it's so obvious.

International Superheroes - Pulp Heroes
http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/p/pulphero.htm

Cheers *bashfully*

QM

st barbara
Apr 16th, '05, 11:23 PM
Good sight "Question Man" I don't think that I actually have any of the "Doc Savage" novels with John Sunlight in them, mores the pity ! Any opponent who gets to have TWO goes at "Doc" must be pretty good (or damned stupid !)

Supreme Serpent
Apr 17th, '05, 04:27 PM
Another miniatures resource. Martians, Masked Minions, etc.

Paroom Station (http://www.thelondonwarroom.com/Parroom%20Station%20Page%201.htm)

TheQuestionMan
Apr 18th, '05, 08:27 AM
Another miniatures resource. Martians, Masked Minions, etc.

Paroom Station (http://www.thelondonwarroom.com/Parroom%20Station%20Page%201.htm)

Thanks Added

And I finally completed this beast [Compilation] "From Other Forums to Pulp Forums"
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30928




QM

Fazhoul
Apr 19th, '05, 06:54 AM
For generating telegrams, newspaper articles and other player handouts there is a fantastic program called "Byakhee" (it also generates Cthulhu character sheets). It can be found at http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/4173/byakhee.html.

TheQuestionMan
Apr 19th, '05, 08:26 AM
For generating telegrams, newspaper articles and other player handouts there is a fantastic program called "Byakhee" (it also generates Cthulhu character sheets). It can be found at http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/4173/byakhee.html.

Added Thanks

Cool BTW

QM

TheQuestionMan
Apr 27th, '05, 12:04 PM
Steve Long asked for Pulp Era Slang so here is the link to that thread

Pulp Era Slang Thread
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?p=706502#post706502

Cheers

QM

TheQuestionMan
May 9th, '05, 02:45 PM
Added another one

Thrilling Detectives
http://www.thrillingdetective.com/index.html

Cheers

QM

PhantomNarrator
May 10th, '05, 10:39 AM
Although I run a game set in 1933, this slang site should serve for any game set during the pulp era, except the very early ones (pre-WWI), or the vary late ones (1943-):

Jazz Age Slang
A guide to the vernacular of the 20's and 30's.
http://home.earthlink.net/~dlarkins/slang-pg.htm

My home campaign is set in an alternate 30's where some pulp-tech has changed the course of science and technology. Not everyone has a taste for Crimson Skies-GURPS Gernsback style action, but everybody can use a few cool super-science toys to throw at player's now and again. These two sites proved a great resource for me:

Tales of Future Past
Enter a world where engineers have no budgets. A world where gigantic machines promise mankind a future of unlimited romance, adventure, and really big robots. It's Tales of Future Past!
http://www.davidszondy.com/future/futurepast.htm

The Future We Were Promised
An archive and research library of futurist nostalgia
http://www.losthighways.org

Happy pulping

nytflyr
May 12th, '05, 07:41 AM
General pulp background websites:
Dirty 30s (http://www.paper-dragon.com/1939/). Excellent compilation of historical info on the era: timeline, culture, weapons and vehicles, fashion, price guide, slang, etc.

Glad you like it, its been one of my more popular pages :smoke:

Steve Long
May 17th, '05, 08:39 AM
I don't think anyone's mentioned this site yet, which I rather enjoy:

http://www.indygear.com

TheQuestionMan
May 17th, '05, 09:21 AM
Thanks Steve Added to the List.

Cheers

QM

TheQuestionMan
May 30th, '05, 11:02 AM
Added Mob Justice by Contested Ground Studios (Thanks Micheal Beck)
http://www.contestedground.co.uk/mob.html

Cheers

QM

Errandis
Jul 8th, '05, 09:58 AM
Good to see yah keeping busy QM.

Edsel
Sep 5th, '05, 07:06 AM
I haven't seen this source for pulp-era miniatures listed yet.

Pulp Era (http://wk.frothersunite.com/sc/pulp/Pulpsc.htm)

This is a link which provides over a dozen links to various companies who make suitable miniatures for the pulp-era.

TheQuestionMan
Sep 6th, '05, 05:32 PM
Thanks Edsel, Added "PULP ERA"
http://wk.frothersunite.com/sc/pulp/Pulpsc.htm

Cheers

QM

CSgeekHero
Sep 13th, '05, 06:33 PM
I posted this in a seperate thread, but it might be useful for generating telephone numbers.

Ma Bell (http://ourwebhome.com/TENP/Recommended.html)

PEnnsylvania6-5000 (http://ourwebhome.com/TENP/TENproject.html)

They should be especially useful for when your player's get tired of saying, "Operater, get me the police."

TheQuestionMan
Sep 21st, '05, 10:56 PM
Bump

JakSpade
Sep 25th, '05, 08:20 PM
The OSS: America's First Intelligence Agency
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/oss/

The WikiPedia page on the OSS:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Strategic_Services

Jak

JakSpade
Oct 3rd, '05, 02:03 PM
The U-Boat War: World War II 1939-1945
http://www.uboat.net

EDIT: F Class Submarine: Laid down, as Barracuda, 23 August 1909
http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08021.htm



Jak

JakSpade
Oct 22nd, '05, 07:38 AM
Here's something I found. It'd be nice to go check it out... I'm too far away from California...

The RMS Queen Mary (online)
http://www.queenmary.com/index.php

There's some deck plans, but the image is way too small to really look at...

:sneaky:

Jak

JakSpade
Oct 24th, '05, 12:00 PM
I don't know if this has already been posted (great article)

THE PULP AVENGERS: Game Mastering Pulp Adventures in the 1930s and 1940s.
http://www.fantasylibrary.com/lounge/pulpavengers.htm

Glad to be of service.
:sneaky: Jak

JakSpade
Oct 25th, '05, 09:16 AM
You know, you never know what you're going to find until you start surfing around...

The British National Archives
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

There's an archive of Public Information Films from 1945-1951 in there that's really interesting. A lot of interest in germs and defending the country after the war.

Jak :thumbup:

JakSpade
Oct 25th, '05, 09:45 AM
And, for that matter, here is the US National Archives.

United States National Archives
http://www.archives.gov

There's some pretty nice WWII pictures that can be used by pulpsters... Here's a nice pic anyone can use for a character (from the WWII pics select list section):

102. An American officer and a French partisan crouch behind an auto during a street fight in a French city, ca. 1944. 111-SC-217401. (ww2_102.jpg (http://www.archives.gov/research/ww2/photos/images/ww2-102.jpg))

... and a good pic of a black female riveter

21. Riveter at Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Burbank, CA. 86-WWT-3-67. (ww2_21.jpg (http://www.archives.gov/research/ww2/photos/images/ww2-21.jpg))

Jak

The Mad GM
Oct 26th, '05, 10:30 AM
I'm not sure this fits, but Ripley's Believe It or Not cartoons started publishing in 1918. It started out with sports, but soon moved to unusual facts.

I haven't been able to find any sort of archive online, but it might be a good source for story hooks. They sell reprintings of the book collections, going back to the first in 1929.

www.ripleypress.com

Does anyone have one of these (or know of an online archive), and do they make good resources?

keithcurtis
Oct 26th, '05, 03:05 PM
Posted from an earlier thread I made:
In 1976, Universal gifted its entire run of Newreels, from 1929 to 1967 to the National Archive, placing them in the public Domain. Archive.org has them all available for free download at http://www.archive.org/details/universal_newsreels.

Keith "real scene-setters" Curtis

JakSpade
Oct 26th, '05, 03:17 PM
Posted from an earlier thread I made:
In 1976, Universal gifted its entire run of Newreels, from 1929 to 1967 to the National Archive, placing them in the public Domain. Archive.org has them all available for free download at http://www.archive.org/details/universal_newsreels.

Keith "real scene-setters" Curtis
This is what I was looking for all along!

Great find! Yes, Great Find!

:D Jak

nytflyr
Oct 28th, '05, 08:34 AM
There's some deck plans, but the image is way too small to really look at...


I have the deckplan here 217k in size:
http://www.paper-dragon.com/1939/images/queenmarydeckplan.jpg

TheQuestionMan
Oct 30th, '05, 04:23 PM
Updated and Revised

Thanks Jakspade

QM

gojira
Nov 5th, '05, 05:41 PM
Has anyone mentijoned Harry Houdini yet?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houdini

I'm watching a special on Harry Houdini now on the History Channel. Besides being a stage magician, Harry Houdini had many "real" escapes to his credit. He wouid often have police officers lock him in jail cells, which he would then escape from. Once he as locked in the cell wearing only a loin cloth to prove he wasn't carrying any lock picks or keys, and locked in jail for the night. He escaped, switched all of the prisoners around to different cells, and then escaped himself from the jail to a waiting car.

For any pulp character that wants to base themselves on an escape artist, Harry Houdini would be a great model. I'll see if I can find something a bit more in depth than the Wikipedia site, it's a bit brief.

TheQuestionMan
Nov 5th, '05, 06:50 PM
Added Harry Houdini
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houdini

Doh!! Thanks gojira

QM

JakSpade
Dec 19th, '05, 08:12 AM
I know this is a models company, but they've got some good pics of vintage aircraft, both military and private sector. Navigate on the left to MILITARY PLANES or PRIVATE PLANES or AIRLINERS to the right and get timeline links...:thumbup:

Aviation Central (http://www.aviation-central.com/)
The largest selection of aircraft models.

Jak

JakSpade
Dec 24th, '05, 09:21 PM
I can't help but love Zeppelins... I don't know why. Maybe because they remind me of submarines of the sky. Well, as I was browsing RPGNow.com, I came across this Thrilling Adventures module, which has three adventures, one with zeppelins. They say it comes with detailed plans of four zeppelins. I'm still kinda hesitant to buy it, since it's mostly for d20 Modern. Mayb ein the next day or so...

From RPGNow:

THRILLING TALES: Zeppelin Adventures (http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=6120&SRC=FrontPage)

Nothing epitomizes the pulp era like the zeppelin.

In a world of economic depression, totalitarianism, war, and a creeping sense of wider conflict to come, the hulls of the rigid airships seemed to reflect everything good and noble in mankind. They were human potential realized. Simply put, they were just damned cool.

Zeppelin Adventures brings the majesty and glamour of airships to your d20 pulp campaign. This 60-page PDF, written by Jackson Kuhl, features three pulse-pounding adventures:

* Operation Zephyr, a straight-forward action adventure mixed with light intrigue;

* Ghouls of the Gasbags, a brief horror/suspense adventure meant to be played in a single gaming session; and

* Where Zeppelins Dare, an espionage adventure in the spirit of spy-novelist Alistair MacLean.

In addition, we present game information on airships, including full D20 System stats on five different zeppelins, cut-away diagrams, full deckplans and more!

Everything you need to add airships to your pulp D20 game can be found in this book. Take to the skies!


Later, Jak

nytflyr
Dec 27th, '05, 10:48 AM
here's a history of Aeronautics, just punch in the years and get a timeline

http://www.centennialofflight.gov/timeline/search_timeline.cfm

Curufea
Jan 4th, '06, 08:50 PM
The Internet Guide to Jazz Age Slang
http://home.earthlink.net/~dlarkins/slang-pg.htm

Silent Movies
http://silent-movies.com/
The gallery of images of the actors is especially useful - http://silentgents.com/Gents.html

TheQuestionMan
Jan 4th, '06, 10:50 PM
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to JakSpade again.

Thanks again

QM

JakSpade
Jan 6th, '06, 12:13 PM
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to JakSpade again.

Thanks again

QM

Hehheheheh...

Thanks mucho, my friend. I'll try my best to keep coming up with things to post...

Jak

TheQuestionMan
Jan 6th, '06, 12:52 PM
Updated and Revised

That's it folks , keep them coming.

QM

assault
Jan 6th, '06, 03:47 PM
The Museum of RetroTechnology:
http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/museum.htm

For all your Mad Science needs...

gojira
Jan 6th, '06, 05:25 PM
Jack London: writer, photographer.

http://sfgate.com/c/pictures/2006/01/06/ba_a1.jpg

In the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake, Jack London worked for Collier's magazine. He covered the devastation caused by the quake, taking pictures, and interviewing people, as well as giving his own first hand account. (http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/London/Writings/Journalism/sfearthquake.html) He's a bit pre-pulp, but fun never the less.

I can't really think of a better pulp archetype than a traveling writer and photographer.

More on his photography at the San Francisco Chronical. (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/01/06/BAGN3GI4NU1.DTL) There's always Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_London) too.

OddHat
Jan 7th, '06, 06:51 AM
World War I color pictures.

http://www.poiemadesign.com/wwi/index.html

Great way to let your players see the setting.

Steve Long
Jan 7th, '06, 07:57 AM
The Museum of RetroTechnology

Whooo, great site, assault! That's definitely going in my Notes files for the Pulp Resource Guide and The Ultimate Gadgeteer. ;)

Curufea
Jan 11th, '06, 12:02 AM
Dr Macro's high quality movie scans
http://www.doctormacro.com/Galleries.htm

Curufea
Jan 16th, '06, 06:44 PM
Some free paper miniatures in a TTY font-
http://greywolf.critter.net/weirdwars/fonts.htm

Steve Long
Jan 17th, '06, 07:10 AM
Whooo, those paper minis will go well with Cairo Moon. Thanx, Curufea!

TheQuestionMan
Jan 17th, '06, 08:35 AM
Whooo, those paper minis will go well with Cairo Moon. Thanx, Curufea!

Hmmm... The next Pulp Hero Adventure reference I hope.

Cheers

QM

Steve Long
Jan 17th, '06, 10:45 AM
The next Pulp Hero Adventure reference I hope.

Sorry, no. Cairo Moon is one of the SPARKS set of paper-minis-as-fonts sold by Cumberland Games & Diversions. It covers the Pulp Hero period, though there are several other equally as cool sets. If you like paper minis they're well worth the price!

John Desmarais
Jan 17th, '06, 11:33 AM
Retropolis, the future that never was. Neat stuff with cool designs on it - I'm just not sure what to do with it...

http://shop.webomator.com/retropolis.shtml

TheQuestionMan
Jan 17th, '06, 12:31 PM
You know Steve, the way this is taking off. There may just be enough of a market to produce another Sourcebook in 2007-08.

Pulp Hero Resource expanding expodentially into The Pulp World ;)

Just a thought :)

QM

BigJackBrass
Jan 17th, '06, 01:54 PM
Retropolis, the future that never was. Neat stuff with cool designs on it - I'm just not sure what to do with it...

http://shop.webomator.com/retropolis.shtml

Fabulous link, thanks. Those pictures are just begging to become a game...

Steve Long
Jan 17th, '06, 02:36 PM
You know Steve, the way this is taking off. There may just be enough of a market to produce another Sourcebook in 2007-08.

Well, I'm sure we'll plan some for 2007. If the ones we release in 2006 don't sell well enough, we'll take 'em off and substitute something else, like we did with the SH line. As much as I love Pulp stuff, it's got to pull its weight in the accounts receivable department like everything else. ;)

Curufea
Jan 17th, '06, 05:50 PM
Yes people, it is up to YOU (and me) to BUY!

John Desmarais
Jan 23rd, '06, 06:09 PM
Got this off the Pulp ames mailing list. Had to share...


Greetings gentlemen. The new release is now available featuring the
debut of the somewhat less historical Weird Menace series.

PWM-1 Weird Menace Villains 1
PWM-2 Ilsa and the She Wolves
PWM-3 She Wolf mp38 Unit Builder

As well there are some interesting new additions to the Chinese:
PYG-25 Buddhist Monks
PYG-26 Chinese Baggage Carriers

Full pics are on the Pulp Figures site.
Don't take any wooden nickles,
Bob Murch
www.pulpfigures.com (http://www.pulpfigures.com/)

TheQuestionMan
Feb 7th, '06, 02:04 PM
Other Genre's Pulp Hero Threads

Whoot! Pulp Maps! By Steve Long
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29655

Case Closed aka Detective Conan by Michael Hopcroft
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17601

[Pulp] resource request by grufflehead
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29858

Pulp Hero Cometh by Super Squirrel
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28469

Pulp Hero by phydaux
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27382

Pulp Hero Resource by fredrik_nilsson
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29153

Art for my Friends of Justice Pulp Hero Convention Game by rjcurrie
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29053

Horror HERO: Unofficial What Would You Like To See by GamePhil
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28505

Any help would be appreciated by Hawkman
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28435

Book Of Amazing Talents (And Machines) by fredrik_nilsson
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28298

HeroPulp in the 50 by carnifex
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26953

[Pulp] Steve Midnight by SKJAM!
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26607

Pulp game questions by grufflehead
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26112

Pulp Villain: The Damp Man by ArmlessTigerMan
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26340

Sin City HERO by Susano
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2402

[Pulp] Suggested Reads by BlackSword
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12440

Pulp Hero: Solomon Kane by AlHazred
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25708

Favorite Pulp Character by Metaphysician
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21961

Magic-Noir (Pulp?) Hero by waiwode
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23609

_Lost_ Hero by bcholmes
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24600

Egypt, 1938 by Just Joe
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24241

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow by Captain Obvious
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22121

Tintin the HERO: comments invited by AndyStaples
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23815

Pulp Hero Forum by Metaphysician
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21903

Thoughts on Tintin as a HERO by AndyStaples
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23019

[Pulp] Tintin by AndyStaples
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22903

Adventure! Inspiration Points in Pulp HERO by Dr Rotwang!
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8038

Pulp Hero love...Sky Capt is a good sign. by ParitySoul
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22195[/url]

Actung! Panzer! By Susano
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18454

Sky Captains P-40 Warhawk by shadowcat1313
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22137

Pulp Resource From Perdition! by Von D-Man
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22068

Ellis' Planetary HERO? by OddHat
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21634

Doc Savage link by James Gillen
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20992

Pulp Hero?? by Dr. Rune
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15379

Pulp Hero inspiration by fredrik_nilsson
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18801

Advice for a Pulp Hero campaign? by nexus
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18603

P-51 Mustang by shadowcat1313
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18577

Ww2 Hero by Toadmaster
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18547

Tanks for the Memories... Sherman M4 by shadowcat1313
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18508

Tanks for the Memories... M3 Halftrack by shadowcat1313
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18525

Vehicle: USS Monitor by Susano
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18354

Pulp Hero by fredrik_nilsson
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18316

More boast than post! By Chris Bloxham
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16491

Help with Mystic/Pulp Hero Characters by Plucky
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16828

Need Feedback on a Campaign Idea [long] by javadragon
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17030

pulp / horror / Eldercare movie by GreyGuardian
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13479

JI/Pulp Hero by TheImperialKhan
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14047

Pulp Hero/Detect Auras ? by Starwolf
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14075

Pulp Hero GM Help by Confusinator
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9899

Pulp Question by AnotherSkip
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10442

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Dave99
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7985

Character: Tarzan by Susano
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9687

Minor use for SPAM by Doc Democracy
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9763

[Pulp] Captain Hazzard by SKJAM!

http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9212

Pulp Adventure by Confusinator
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7780

Pulp Era Game by Confusinator
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7404

[pulp] Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective by SKJAM!
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6982

Has anyone written up Doc Savage?? By gewing
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5497

Alternate WWII by CorpCommander
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6710

[Pulp] Green Lama write-up by SKJAM!
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6416
Pulp/LXG Resources by Aroooo
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6180

Noir by Edsel
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6228

Character: SS Oberfuhrer Reinhald Galt by Susano
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5301

Searching for Justice, Inc. by Jhaierr
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3290

Crimson Skies by Toadmaster
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2918

Poll: Your Favorite by Kevin Scrivner
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1861

Pulp Hero by AlHazred
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=647

Questions about Pulp-era Armor by Just Joe
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1891

Air Hero: “into the wild blue yonder…” by AlHazred
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1557

Modern Pulp by mattingly
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1913

Inexpensive Justice Inc. auction by Tom McCarthy
http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=502



Good Idea Errandis, Thanks.

QM

TheQuestionMan
Feb 10th, '06, 12:28 PM
Adventure! - pulp adventure by White Wolf
Arkéos [2] - pulp adventure by Extraordinary Worlds Studio (eWs)
Cliffhanger by Fantasy Games Unlimited - 1930s adventure
Daredevils - pulp era mystery (not about the marvel character)
Dark Continent - colonial African horror
Gangbusters by TSR - 1930s urban crime adventure
Indiana Jones (role-playing game) by TSR - based on the Indiana Jones films
Justice, Inc. by Hero Games - 1930s Pulp fiction oriented adventure

JakSpade
Feb 15th, '06, 09:58 AM
Now this site is an actual car brokering site, but there are some pictures of NICELY restored vehicles from all different eras. Check out the 30s, 40, and 50s sections.

Nationwide Picture Car Brokering
http://www.nationwidepicturecars.com/

Jak

TheQuestionMan
Feb 16th, '06, 08:46 AM
Added Stanford's Dime Novel and Story Paper Collection (Thanks austenandrews)
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/dp/pennies/

JakSpade
Feb 23rd, '06, 10:00 AM
Hey all,

I was checking out Popular Science.com and came across some interesting stuff that could be pulparized. I thought about starting a new thread, but why?


Ready for Takeoff (jetpack) (http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviationspace/63eafe0e8d299010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html)
The Flying Luxury Hotel (http://www.popsci.com/popsci/whatsnew/18ac893302839010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html)
The Navy's Swimming Spy Plane (http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviationspace/63b259a122d89010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html)


THat's just a few... have fun!

Jak

TheQuestionMan
Feb 23rd, '06, 10:17 AM
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to JakSpade again.

mraley
Feb 24th, '06, 10:38 AM
Don't know if this has been posted before, but... For calculating the "worth" of a dollar in any year between 1665 and 2003, try

http://eh.net/hmit/ppowerusd/

Mary Ann

TheQuestionMan
Feb 24th, '06, 11:00 AM
Added How Much Is It Worth Today (Thanks mraley)
http://eh.net/hmit/ppowerusd/



Cheers

QM

JakSpade
Feb 24th, '06, 01:39 PM
Oh, and hey, don't forget this one...

The Freedom Ship
http://www.freedomship.com

Jak

TheQuestionMan
Mar 1st, '06, 11:31 AM
Added THRILLING TALES Advanced Class by Adamant Entertainment
http://www.adamantentertainment.com/

Cheers

QM

Kharis2000
Mar 3rd, '06, 07:46 AM
I stumbled across another Pulp Era Resource for the list:

http://www.archive.org/details/neworleanscity00writmiss

It's a PDF file of the New Orleans city guide, written and compiled by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration in 1938. It covers everythign from local entertainment spots to hotels (including prices and what amenities they offer) to cemeteries, to anything you can think of. It is, essentially, a Pulp Campaign Setting in a box.

It was also written in 1938, so be prepared for opinions, assumptions, and comments fostered by the mindset of the day - some people may be offended by them.

Lastly, it's a BIG file - 64 MB - and the site isn't a fast download. I suggest starting the download and walking away to watch a few episodes of Flash Gordon or Radar Men From The Moon.

Curufea
Mar 7th, '06, 04:20 PM
More -
Pulp Figures Paper Miniatures
These ones are for sale as PDF from PIG
http://www.pigames.net/store/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=185
http://www.pigames.net/store/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=169\
http://www.pigames.net/store/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=180

Just Joe
Mar 9th, '06, 07:38 AM
More -
Pulp Figures Paper Miniatures
These ones are for sale as PDF from PIG
http://www.pigames.net/store/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=185
http://www.pigames.net/store/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=169\
http://www.pigames.net/store/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=180I'm very tempted to pick some of these up. Have you purchased from them before? I'm not sure I understand how it works. Apparently one can customize, up to a point (e.g., adding numbers to figs). Once you download the figs, can you number them, print, then renumber and print again?

Also, what weight cardstock do you use? (I want to use them as "tent" style stand-ups).

Thanks.

Steve Long
Mar 9th, '06, 10:53 AM
Have you purchased from them before?

I've bought them. I don't like them as much as SJohn Ross's SPARKS, but they're still plenty useful. Basically when you buy 'em you get (or create) a code you can enter on the PIG website. Whenever you want some paper minis, you go there, enter the code, and use the tools on their website to print whatever you want. For example, if you want an entire sheet of "Nazi Soldiers," you can print just that. It's pretty flexible and a good use of Web technology to improve product utility, I think.

Just Joe
Mar 12th, '06, 01:05 PM
I've bought them. I don't like them as much as SJohn Ross's SPARKS, but they're still plenty useful . . .Thanks, Steve. I just bought the pulp bundle from PIG. I'm definitely pleased. SPARKS have some great features, but I must say I'm partial to full color. The problem I'm having with my PIG figures is that they seem to be printing at 94% normal size. In any event, they're smaller than SJG's figures, which is the size I'd like to match. Can anyone advise?

Curufea
Mar 12th, '06, 02:30 PM
I can think of a few methods-
In printer options or advanced printer properties, can printer scale up the output?
You could also try printing to a PDF file, and then using adobe reader to increase the scale.
Finally, you could save the webpage to your hard drive, and put the images in a Word (or other wordprocessor) document and rescale them there. Or in a graphic program.

Just Joe
Mar 13th, '06, 08:02 AM
I can think of a few methods-
In printer options or advanced printer properties, can printer scale up the output?
You could also try printing to a PDF file, and then using adobe reader to increase the scale.
Finally, you could save the webpage to your hard drive, and put the images in a Word (or other wordprocessor) document and rescale them there. Or in a graphic program.Thanks! I don't know when I'll have time to work on it, but I bet I can get one of these to work.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Curufea again.

JakSpade
Mar 27th, '06, 08:39 AM
Luftschiff (board game) (http://www.sierramadregames.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3)

Luftschiff is the original version of our Zeppelin combat game, limited to German airships in the Great War. This product has been completely replaced by Airships at War, and is thus only of interest to game historians or collectors.

$16 from Sierra Madre Games (http://www.sierramadregames.com/index.php?main_page=index)

also...

Airships At War, 12th anniversary ed. (board game) (http://www.sierramadregames.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3)

Airships at War is a solitaire simulation of dirigible combat. Historical scenarios take place during the Great War, while hypothetical ones extend into the inter-war years. The player acts as the crew of a single Zeppelin on a mission over England, the North Sea, Russia, Italy, Africa or the Pacific.

$24 at Sierra Madre Games. It has expansions as well.

You might get some good counters and maps out of it.

Jak

TheQuestionMan
Mar 28th, '06, 01:30 PM
Comprehensive Pulp Resources List (Thanks jblittlefield & Lord Liaden)
http://herogame.dans.cust.servlets.net/forums/showthread.php?t=42395

JakSpade
Mar 28th, '06, 02:05 PM
A couple supplements from DrivethruRPG.com:

I doubt this supplement will have as much info in it as the Pulp Hero book, but sometimes you need all you can get.

Timeline: Roaring 20s

Welcome to Timeline: Roaring 20s (http://www.drivethrurpg.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=3667), a sourcebook for Modern d20 games. This is a new type of sourcebook for us, depicting a time period rather than a particular genre. Many of our previous books in the Blood and… line are really genre books, providing the crunch needed for role-playing in the horror, military, martial arts or super hero genres. This book is much more cream than crunch, and is meant to work alongside our genre books. For example, a campaign featuring shadowy vigilantes fighting inscrutable Eastern villains could use Timeline: Roaring 20s, Blood and Fists, and (if the “flash” level is set high enough) Blood and Vigilance. Of course, it is equally possible to use this book with just the core rules to play in a wide range of genres.

This Roaring Supplement includes:

3 New Occupations
5 New Advanced Classes (G-Man, Hitman, Intrepid Reporter, Mob Boss, and Mystery Man).
New 20s Weapons and Vehicles.
A 1920s timeline for gamemasters.


THRILLING TALES: The Steel Legion
An adventure for THRILLING TALES (http://www.drivethrurpg.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=3691) or any d20 Pulp Campaign

Have fun!
Jak

Steve Long
Mar 28th, '06, 02:51 PM
I haven't picked up Timeline: Roaring 20s yet, so I can't comment about it.

While I don't have The Steel Legion specifically (yet), I have all the other Thrilling Tales adventures, and they seem to be pretty good.

Curufea
Mar 28th, '06, 09:45 PM
Here's an interesting timeline site, The Movie Timeline -
http://www.paulkerensa.com/movietimeline/

Super Squirrel
Mar 29th, '06, 05:52 AM
Digital Hero #35 :whistle:

TheQuestionMan
Mar 29th, '06, 10:00 PM
Some E Books

Errandis
Apr 5th, '06, 09:18 AM
Thank you QM

Air Pirate
Apr 12th, '06, 11:16 AM
It's amazing what you find, when you are not even looking for it (But man, try searching the internet for something you need right away! :mad:)

Anyway here's some nice information if you're basing your gangbusters campaign in New York City:

Lower East Side Tenement Museum (http://www.tenement.org//index.htm)

There's also a lot of great material for a Victorian Hero, Dark Champions, or street-level Champions campaign.

TheQuestionMan
Apr 12th, '06, 12:04 PM
"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Air Pirate again."

Thank you

QM

Basil
Apr 12th, '06, 04:48 PM
"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Air Pirate again."
Got him for you. ;)

Super Squirrel
Apr 17th, '06, 10:15 AM
Digital Hero #36 :whistle:

Celt
Apr 23rd, '06, 05:49 PM
I've been looking for a Sears catalogue online contemporary with the period, for reference on the myriad of little things one might want prices for, and came across the Sears mail order home listings.

Yep, you could mail order a home through Sears, with easy payments.

Here's an image of the Easy Payment Plan. (http://images.oldhouseweb.com/stories/bitmaps/10424/mortgage.jpg). Here's the page with an extensive article on Sears Kit Houses (http://www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Features/Sears_Kit_Houses/).

Sears itself references their product in their archives here (http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/index.htm), sorted by year, with images of the advertisements including rough floor plans.

Steve Long
Apr 24th, '06, 03:29 AM
I don't know about online, but you can find plenty of period Sears, Montgomery Ward, etc. catalogs on eBay for reasonable prices.

tkdguy
Apr 29th, '06, 01:14 AM
Tales of the Gold Monkey (http://www.goldmonkey.com/index.html)

Thanks to Nyrath for reminding me about the show.

Steve Long
Apr 29th, '06, 07:42 AM
I wish that show was available on legitimate DVDs. People keep saying good things about it and I've never had the chance to see it.

st barbara
Apr 29th, '06, 05:46 PM
I wish that show was available on legitimate DVDs. People keep saying good things about it and I've never had the chance to see it. Agreed Steve ! I have the "other" DVD's of "Tales Of The Gold Monkey" and the quality is not great. The stories are fun however !

Cominius
May 15th, '06, 11:14 AM
I found a list of web links in today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune that had retro as the common theme. Several of them seem like they might be useful to a Pulp Hero GM.

For creating realistic looking telegrams:
http://www.retro-gram.com

If you want to spend money you can have a telegram mailed to you (or somebody else), or you can follow the ‘via e-mail’ link and have the telegram e-mailed to you (or somebody else) in a PDF file. They have styles ranging from late 19th/early 20th century, to 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s style telegrams.

For 1930s and 1940s radio shows:
http://antiqueradios/shows/ (http://antiqueradios.com/shows/)

The shows are available in a mix of streaming audio and downloadable files. You can also purchase shows on CD.

For recordings made between the 1890s – 1928 on wax cylinders:
http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu

They have a searchable archive. The recordings are available for download, and as streaming audio.

For newsreels:
http://www.archive.org/movies/

They have a searchable archive. Just searching for the key word newsreels gave me some 280 different files available for download. They have a lot more available then just newsreels.

Enjoy.

Air Pirate
Jun 9th, '06, 06:48 AM
Here a nice page! It has a series of bird's eye view maps of American towns and cities from the 1860s to 1920s.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pmhtml/panhome.html

It's from the Library Of Congress's American Memory site. a great site in itself, full photographs and the like. I been wandering around here for over a week and still making cool discoveries like this! (I feel like I'm wandering around that government warehouse at the end of Raiders of The Lost Ark):)

TheQuestionMan
Jun 9th, '06, 12:15 PM
Added Panoramic Maps (Thanks Air Pirate)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pmhtml/panhome.html

Truely Rep worthy

QM

TheQuestionMan
Jun 11th, '06, 07:41 PM
Bump

Cheers

QM

freakboy6117
Jun 17th, '06, 09:17 PM
didn't notice this one when reading through this thread

the cthulhu lives site is about lovecraftian live action roleplay and (http://www.cthulhulives.org/)has lots of lovely period props to download (http://www.cthulhulives.org/toybox/PROPDOCS/PropDocs.html) they also have larger sets available for purchase but the free telegraph fonts (http://www.cthulhulives.org/toybox/PROPDOCS/PropFonts.html) alone make the site worth a visit

st barbara
Jul 4th, '06, 05:04 AM
didn't notice this one when reading through this thread

the cthulhu lives site is about lovecraftian live action roleplay and (http://www.cthulhulives.org/)has lots of lovely period props to download (http://www.cthulhulives.org/toybox/PROPDOCS/PropDocs.html) they also have larger sets available for purchase but the free telegraph fonts (http://www.cthulhulives.org/toybox/PROPDOCS/PropFonts.html) alone make the site worth a visit "Lovecraft Live Action Roleplay !" Oh ! Oh ! I wanna play a shuggoth !:

TheQuestionMan
Sep 28th, '06, 11:37 AM
Added Hero Wiki (Thanks Curufea)
http://www.curufea.com/hero/doku.php?id=start#herowiki

Cheers

QM

JakSpade
Nov 13th, '06, 12:43 PM
Don't know how well this goes with Pulp Hero, but here goes anyway...

Jonny Quest theme music

WebArchive.org: Palm Key Unofficial Classic Jonny Quest Episode Guide
http://web.archive.org/web/20040919195859/http://www.palmkey.net/

For your PH games...

jak

JakSpade
Nov 15th, '06, 12:45 PM
HOLY COW!!!

New York City Subway Historical Maps
http://www.nycsubway.org/maps/historical.html

jak

TheQuestionMan
Nov 15th, '06, 01:58 PM
Thanks Added

New York City Subway Historical Maps
http://www.nycsubway.org/maps/historical.html



Cheers

QM

st barbara
Nov 15th, '06, 03:15 PM
New York City Subway maps ! I could REALLY have used this a few months ago when the players were searching for missing persons in the subway and had an encounter with ghouls (as you do !). Still, thanks for the maps, i'm sure I can use them at some time in the future. Because we were unable to play the last session we are still waiting for the P Cs to break into the Vatican Library and do a bit of book theft. Next session should cover it nicely !:eg:

cleireac
Nov 15th, '06, 03:57 PM
New York City Subway maps ! I could REALLY have used this a few months ago

As much as I hate to pimp my own stuff, there are a lot of great resources like this on the Pulp Project 1557 (http://project1557.wetpaint.com/) wiki...

I'd love to have some good feedback on how to make it more accessible....

Thanks!

Hank

TheQuestionMan
Nov 15th, '06, 09:44 PM
Added cleireac's Project 1557
http://project1557.wetpaint.com/



Thanks

QM

st barbara
Nov 21st, '06, 09:10 PM
I don't know whether anyone has mentioned it or not but I got hold of a reprint of two "Shadow" novels ,"The Chinese Disks" and "Malmordo" $12.95 U S (or $aus 29) published 2006 by Nostalgia Ventures Inc, They are also reprinting "Doc Savage" (and I have ordered the first issue from "Amazon") only 128 pages including writups on both "The Shadow" and Maxwell Grant (very SHORT writeups !) It also mentions a website inside the front cover www.nostagiatown.com Might be worth a look !

JakSpade
Nov 28th, '06, 08:03 AM
Den Valdron's Fantasy Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs
http://www.erbzine.com/mag14/1402.html

Official Edgar Rice Burroughs Tribute Site
Since 1996 ~ Over 5,000 Webpages and Webzines in Archive
Presents Volume 1402

TheQuestionMan
Nov 28th, '06, 10:23 AM
Added Thanks JakSpade

QM

JakSpade
Dec 14th, '06, 08:29 AM
Here's some info from the eMints online database, which is a database of online resource links of all kinds.

Decade 1900 - 1909 (http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001899.shtml)
Decade 1910 - 1919 (http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001029.shtml)
Decade 1920 - 1929 (http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000741.shtml)
Decade 1930 - 1939 (http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000267.shtml)

There's some really nice links in there.

jak

TheQuestionMan
Dec 14th, '06, 08:31 AM
Thank you Jak Spade



Cheers

QM

JakSpade
Dec 14th, '06, 08:33 AM
Thank you Jak Spade

Cheers

QM

Not done quite yet... snagged from RPG.net:

The Newspaper Clipping Generator
http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

jak

JakSpade
Dec 14th, '06, 08:38 AM
And, another one...

Newspaper Headline Generator
http://www.addletters.com/newspaper-generator.htm

jak

st barbara
Dec 14th, '06, 02:46 PM
Not an "online" resource but I recently received my copy of "The Pulp Hero-Special Edition" By Nick Carr, published by "Wildcat Books" with short writeups on various characters ,both the famous ("Doc Savage", "G-8", "The Shadow", "Tarzan" etc) and the more obscure ("Captain Zero","Phineas Pinkham" and "Matalaa : The White Savage" for example). The web address of the publisher is given as www.lulu.com. (Er if someone who knows more about it than I could check that address out and post a link I would appreciate it !) Includes a section on "The Care and Feeding of Pulps" for serious collectors of the old magazines but so far I have only skimmed the contents.

st barbara
Dec 14th, '06, 02:55 PM
Another resource for Pulp (especially Pulp Weirdness) is "Adventures Unlimited Press) at www.wexclub.com/aup. They publish the work of David Hatcher Childress for a start but I have more recently got a copy of "In Secret Mongolia" by Henning Haslund, a reprint of a Danish explorer in Mongolia in the 1920's and '30's, which looks to be just FULL of ideas for a pulp adventure !

Steve Long
Dec 14th, '06, 05:52 PM
Some nice finds there Jak!

st barbara
Dec 26th, '06, 02:27 PM
More on "Wild Cat Books" (referred to in my last post). Looks like a modern publisher who wants to revive the "pulp" genre. I have a novel er book of novellas/short stories (which I am reading at the moment)entitled "The Hounds Of Hell" by Ron Fortier and Gordon Linzner which features a confrontation between two pulp characters ;the evil "Doctor Satan" and the "Robin Hood" type "hero" "The Moon Man". They also publish reprints of the works of such writers as Sax Rohmer, H Rider Haggard and "Russell Thorndike ("Dr Syn : A smugglers Tale Of Romney Marsh") as well as new fiction featuring characters with names like "Brother Grim" and "Captain Spectre and the Lightning Legion" !

Air Pirate
Dec 31st, '06, 06:20 PM
Here's a great link that was posted recently in the Dragonsfoot forum. The creater of this site has a gallery of cover art for Weird Tales magazine starting with the year 1923. I thought I had to post the link here. They should provide great inspiration for your pulp adventures.

Weird Tales 1923 (http://www.noosfere.com/showcase/weird_tales_1923.htm)


:mercury: :venus: :earth: :mars:

Air Pirate
Dec 31st, '06, 06:37 PM
Sorry forgot to say Happy New Year everyone im my previous post. :D

Here's another link I wish to share. This person shares her memories of travelling by airship in 1933.

Take a Trip on the Graf Zeppelin (http://home.earthlink.net/%7Enbrass1/zepp/zepp1.htm)

Some days I think I was born in the wrong decade! Anyways, cheers!



:mercury: :venus: :earth: :mars:

TheQuestionMan
Dec 31st, '06, 08:09 PM
Addded excellent stuff Thanks Air Pirate.



Don Carnage I presume?

QM

Air Pirate
Jan 1st, '07, 08:00 AM
Don Carnage I presume?

Heh, no ... well, sort of.

I admire his style and his conveyances, and he is a snazzy dresser :thumbup:, but my inspirations are a little more old-school.

I've always like pirates. My favorite characters in games like traveller, twilight 2000 and flashing blades were pirates. I've always like airships, since movies like Hindenberg and Zeppelin. But what finally brought the two together was the Crimson Skies boardgame. :eg:

By the way, I see you're living up to your moniker.:p


:mercury: :venus: :earth: :mars:

TheQuestionMan
Jan 1st, '07, 08:30 AM
Heh, no ... well, sort of.

I admire his style and his conveyances, and he is a snazzy dresser :thumbup:, but my inspirations are a little more old-school.

I've always like pirates. My favorite characters in games like traveller, twilight 2000 and flashing blades were pirates. I've always like airships, since movies like Hindenberg and Zeppelin. But what finally brought the two together was the Crimson Skies boardgame.
Too bad that Crimson Skies cost so much otherwise it might have flown.

See yah

QM

TheQuestionMan
Jan 3rd, '07, 03:25 PM
You find the damnest things on the internet. Check out our latest discovery.

ERBzine -Official Edgar Rice Burroughs Tribute and Weekly Webzine Site Since 1996 ~ 5,000 Web Pages in Archive
http://www.erbzine.com/mag12/1280.html



Cheers

QM

st barbara
Jan 11th, '07, 12:59 PM
Probably mentioned before but "Nostalgia Ventures, Inc" (P O Box 231183,Encinitas, CA 92023-1183) is reprinting "Doc Savage" and "The Shadow" in large size format for $U S 12.95. Two stories per issue. Web address given at the bottem of the 2nd page is www.nostalgiatown.com. So far i've got two "Doc Savage" and three "Shadow".

telemachus
Jan 13th, '07, 12:22 PM
One for the fans of the Air-War pulps

http://www.luft46.com/

The scary thing is, it's all *real* (sort of)

tkdguy
Jan 21st, '07, 07:54 PM
Plot synopsis for One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_of_Our_Dinosaurs_Is_Missing)

While this was actually a comedy, it was set in the 20s and has a lot of elements that can be used in a pulp game: a secret formula, chase scenes, and kung fu fighting. Keep in mind that the Chinese agents were a bit stereotypical (this was made in the 70s), but it was a fun movie to watch. Here are a couple of spoilers.

The climax:

Lotus X turned out to be a chicken soup recipe!

My favorite recollection about the movie:

While the Chinese agents defeated the museum guards with their mastery of kung fu, they were no match for elderly nannies armed with handbags.

TheQuestionMan
Feb 6th, '07, 08:10 PM
Noble Knight Games
http://www.nobleknight.com/ViewManuf.asp_Q_CategoryID_E_0_A_GenreID_E_213

Arthaus, Paragon, & White Wolf
Secret of Zir'An, The

Edge of Midnight Press
Edge of Midnight, The

Fantasy Games Unlimited
Daredevils

Goodman Games
Etherscope (d20) (Goodman Games)

Green Ronin Publishing
Mutants & Masterminds (d20)

Grey Ghost Press
Terra Incognita

Hero Games
Pulp Hero (5th Edition)

I.C.E. (Iron Crown Enterprises)
Rolemaster Standard System (3rd Edition)

OtherWorld Creations
Forbidden Kingdoms (d20)

Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Pulp GM Toolkit (Savage Worlds)
GM Gear Toolkit (Savage Worlds)

Paragon Games
Secret of Zir'An, The

R. Talsorian
Dream Park

Rattrap Productions
.45 Adventure

Steve Jackson Games
GURPS (1st-3rd Edition) - Core & Assorted

Torchlight Games
Danger Quest

TSR
Agent 13 - The Midnight Avenger
Gangbusters
Indiana Jones

West End Games
Bloodshadows
D6 System - Core
World of Indiana Jones (West End Games)

White Wolf
Adventure!
Secret of Zir'An, The

Z-Man Games
Midway City


Cheers

QM

Air Pirate
Feb 13th, '07, 07:34 AM
Hero Games
Pulp Hero (5th Edition)

What? No love for Justice Inc.? :tsk:

Good post ;)



[x]

TheQuestionMan
Feb 13th, '07, 12:52 PM
[b]
What? No love for Justice Inc.? :tsk:

Good post ;)



[x]
It's already there Don Karnage <Insert silly French accent here>

JakSpade
Feb 14th, '07, 10:37 AM
Don't forget the Pulp GM Toolkit and GM Gear Toolkit for Savage Worlds from Pinnacle Entertainment Group.

TheQuestionMan
Feb 14th, '07, 01:58 PM
Done and Done

Thank you

QM

telemachus
Feb 14th, '07, 08:27 PM
For your convenience, a list of dead links I discovered while surfing the list:


http://www.paper-dragon.com/1939/ima...rydeckplan.jpg

http://www.icewebring.com/ICE_Products/RMSS/RMSS_5701_Pulp_Adventures.shtml

http://www.ezhero.com/ezhero08.html

http://www.blackmask.com/cgi-bin/newlinks/page.cgi?g=&d=1

http://www.depts.drew.edu/~acadtech/faclab/natlgeomaplist.htm

http://www.labarc.com/Fangsters/

http://www.blackmask.com/cgi-bin/ne...page.cgi?g=&d=1

https://www.cia.gov/redirects/ciaredirect.html

http://www.paperworlds.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=UpDownload&file=index&req=viewsdownload&sid=84

http://www.paperworlds.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=UpDownload&file=index&req=viewsdownload&sid=33

http://home.earthlink.net/~ddoepke/index.html

http://www.armlesstigerman.com/intro/pulp/index.html

http://www.brighthouse.ca/lee/odyssey/

http://www.geocities.com/fadingshadows1/btm.htm

Just Joe
Feb 16th, '07, 02:48 PM
Dover Books' Architecture section (http://store.doverpublications.com/by-subject-architecture--interior-design--period-style.html) has lots of books with house plans from the Victorian Era (built pre-pulp, but probably still quite common during the Pulp Era) as well as a number with house plans from the 20's and at least one from the 30's. There are also at least a few books with things other than houses. I just ordered The Architecture of McKim, Mead & White in Photographs, Plans and Elevations, which includes plans for well-known museums and such and The Metropolis of Tomorrow published in 1929 and written by Ferris (the guy who invented the Ferris Wheel).

Also, Osprey Publishing (http://www.ospreypublishing.com/) has some nice books for this and other periods. The "Naval" section has books on WW I and WWW II submarines and the "Aviation" section has at least one Book on Zepplins.

RPMiller
Mar 4th, '07, 12:39 PM
Do you have this resource already? It is a site of unusual maps. Many of them would be perfect material for Pulp adventures or ideas.

http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/

st barbara
Mar 4th, '07, 03:33 PM
Thanks "R P Miller":thumbup: I have something a little bit similar in "An Atlas Od Fantasy" by J B Post but it is a book that dates from 1974 and is mainly concerned with fantasy maps.

Air Pirate
Apr 30th, '07, 07:53 AM
Even though you can find this link through the Pulp Hero Index link, I really think this site deserves a link of its own on the front page. It's a classic Hero site and I'm glad its still around.

Dany St-Pierre's Hero Pulp (http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Realm/6532/)

Thanks to TheRavenIs for reminding me of it! :thumbup:

mraley
May 3rd, '07, 06:43 AM
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/themes/story_78_1.html

The Smithsonian Institute's exhibit of automobiles from 1866 to the present. Good photos, some information about the various cars.

Air Pirate
May 16th, '07, 10:23 PM
For a nice snapshot of American history by the decades (in this case, the Twenties and Thirties), this is a good website (http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decades.html). I find it especially useful for filling out campaign backgrounds.

Celt
May 17th, '07, 03:02 AM
For a nice snapshot of American history by the decades (in this case, the Twenties and Thirties), this is a good website (http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decades.html). I find it especially useful for filling out campaign backgrounds.

Nice! Thanks for sharing. :)

BigJackBrass
May 19th, '07, 10:35 AM
For early pulp agents this watch might come in handy (nice photos on the site, too):

http://watchismo.blogspot.com/2007/05/watchismo-times_10.html
More camera watches can be found on this page http://watchismo.blogspot.com/search/label/vintage

And a little after the standard pulp era they would be able to get one of these:

http://watchismo.blogspot.com/2006/11/spy-watch-who-loved-me-1955-protona.html

Quite a nice site to trawl through, actually, because the descriptions and pictures are very easy to piece together if you want to create an authentic-looking pulp era timepiece with unusual functions. Slapping an old brand name on it adds that Bondesque chic :)

Finally, I couldn't see a link to these Zeppelin floor plans anywhere, so here you go: http://www.rattrap-productions.com/PulpHeroes/Downloads/ScenicPDFs/zeppelingondola.zip

Air Pirate
May 20th, '07, 09:41 PM
or early pulp agents this watch might come in handy (nice photos on the site, too):

http://watchismo.blogspot.com/2007/0...-times_10.html (http://watchismo.blogspot.com/2007/05/watchismo-times_10.html)

Nice find! I'd repped you if I could.

BigJackBrass
May 21st, '07, 10:09 AM
Nice find! I'd repped you if I could.

It's the thought that counts ;)

Mentor
May 22nd, '07, 08:14 AM
You find the damnest things on the internet. Check out our latest discovery.

ERBzine -Official Edgar Rice Burroughs Tribute and Weekly Webzine Site Since 1996 ~ 5,000 Web Pages in Archive
http://www.erbzine.com/mag12/1280.html



Cheers

QM
Repped for total coolness, QM.:thumbup:

Mentor
May 22nd, '07, 08:16 AM
As much as I hate to pimp my own stuff, there are a lot of great resources like this on the Pulp Project 1557 (http://project1557.wetpaint.com/) wiki...

I'd love to have some good feedback on how to make it more accessible....

Thanks!

HankPimp away, Cleireac. Very awesome.:thumbup: repped.

Mentor
May 22nd, '07, 08:22 AM
For a nice snapshot of American history by the decades (in this case, the Twenties and Thirties), this is a good website (http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decades.html). I find it especially useful for filling out campaign backgrounds.

I am sure happy that someone resurrected this thread. Rep for Air Pirate too.

Mentor
May 22nd, '07, 08:23 AM
HOLY COW!!!

New York City Subway Historical Maps
http://www.nycsubway.org/maps/historical.html

jak

Jak is still king of the Pulp sites, I see.:D Rep on the way.

Narratio
Jun 2nd, '07, 03:07 AM
So I was looking for steam punk Victorian type figures for a game I'm setting up and stumbled upon this beauty of a site with pictures and links to so many goodies...
http://marbles.frothersunite.com/vsf_men_1.html

I've haven't been through every page of this thread so, if the link appears elsewhere, I apologise. But I love this place!!

Captain Obvious
Jun 2nd, '07, 02:14 PM
So I was looking for steam punk Victorian type figures for a game I'm setting up and stumbled upon this beauty of a site with pictures and links to so many goodies...
http://marbles.frothersunite.com/vsf_men_1.html

I've haven't been through every page of this thread so, if the link appears elsewhere, I apologise. But I love this place!!

Cool. The vehicles page has a mini in that first grouping that looks like the Battlesuit Potemkin from Golden Age Champions.

freakboy6117
Jun 4th, '07, 03:44 AM
I'm suprised this one hasn't been posted yet but its a rather fun blog that highlights the best of steam punk on the web and is named after that eponymous an essential steam punk item BRASS GOGGLES (http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/)

lots of good stuff the remote control steam tanks you can find in the archive are amazing as are various steam punk case mods

nytflyr
Jun 14th, '07, 04:44 PM
Want to know how the US military viewed Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, North and West Africa and China in 1943?

http://blog.gargoyleslanding.com/permalink.asp?id=188 (direct links to all the pocket guides)

came from SMU's Historic Government Publications for WWII Digital Library (http://worldwar2.smu.edu/)

nytflyr
Jun 15th, '07, 12:07 PM
For your convenience, a list of dead links I discovered while surfing the list:


http://www.paper-dragon.com/1939/ima...rydeckplan.jpg
this one is not dead, it was just truncated by the forum software.

go to http://paper-dragon.com/1939/queenmary.html

TheQuestionMan
Jun 15th, '07, 12:18 PM
Damn fine find nytflyr.


When do we see some more?


QM

nytflyr
Jun 15th, '07, 12:34 PM
Damn fine find nytflyr.


When do we see some more?


QM

well these arent direct scans, but here are some trasncribed pocket guides to Burma and India (about 1/2 way down the page...) w/ scans of the graphics that are in the book.

http://cbi-theater.home.comcast.net/menu/cbi_home_detail.html

TheQuestionMan
Jun 15th, '07, 03:48 PM
Added, Thanks nytflyr

SMU's Historic Government Publications for WWII - Browse the Pocket Guides to foreign nations prepared for U.S. servicemen.
http://worldwar2.smu.edu/

RMS Queen Mary - Deck Plans
http://paper-dragon.com/1939/queenmary.html

Midnight Flights - Pocket Guides to...
http://blog.gargoyleslanding.com/permalink.asp?id=188


Thanks nytflyer


QM

Cancer
Jun 27th, '07, 03:52 PM
I get email spam from a shipping company (or perhaps a single agent) in the eastern Mediterranean. This has been going on for a couple of years. If you want to know how that got started, PM me (it's not very interesting).

Anyway, some of these look like telegrams from the Pulp Era. For instance:

E X C L U S I V E

LOOKING TO BAREBOAT HIRE PURCHASE.


2 X 2200 UPTO 4000 DWT SD TRY LARGER WOULD PREFER MAX LOA 70M TRY LARGER.

GEARED TONNAGE PREFERED BUT GEARLSS OK.
BLT 80(S) ONWARD
DURATION TO BE MUTUALLY AGREED
DELIVERY DATE AND PLACE BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT.

CHARTERER/BUYERS A100 FIRST CLASS WITH GOOD REF AND BACKGROUND.
DEPOSIT ON DELIVERY AT 6 + 12 + 18 + 24 MONTHS TO BE AGREED + MONTHLY HIRES.

HIRE + DEPOSITS GOING AGAINST PURCHASE PRICE.

NEED POCKET PLAN. PHOTO. CLASS STATUS REPORT PRICE AND OWNERS CONDITIONS.

END


BEST REGARDS,
(name omitted)

Yes, these are all monocase all-caps, just like an old-time telegram. No, I don't know what the abbreviations mean.

When I get these (roughly once a week) I'll paste 'em in here, for a while, anyway. They might be of use in a pulp campaign.

Cancer
Jul 23rd, '07, 07:57 AM
Another shipping spam.

E X C L U S I V E

OPEN PIRAEUS X DRY-DOCK July 31st.

LOOKING FOR VOYAGE BUSINESS DIRECTION NORWAY.

ONLY FIRM AND RATED BUSINESS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

SERIOUS OFFER TO BE SENT TO (email suppressed)

SELF DISCHARGER FITTED WITH EXCAVATOR

M/V "RHINO" 3420 DWT SD CLASS DNV +1A1 E0 ICE-C FLAG PANAMA FEBRUARY 1979
NORWAY
GRT / NRT 2171 / 1389 L.O.A. 91,43 M LENGTH B.P. 85,80 M BREADTH 13,40 M
DRAUGHT LOADED 5,08 M DRAUGHT IN BALLAST 2,90 M CARGO CAPACITY 571,30 M 3
NUMBER OF HOLD/HATCH 1 HO / 1 HA HATCH OPENING (L x W ) 53,865 m x 9,70m.
MARK OF HACTHES Mac Gregor FESI-FITTED YES GRAINCERTIFICATE YES
GMDSS A1 A2 A3 FITTED. NEW CATERPILLAR EXCAVATOR 345 NEW BOBCAT
NEW GYROCOMPASS CREW 9 TOTAL

SPEED/CONSUMPTION: :

ballast 9.5 knt on abt 5.3 ts mgo at sea in weather bauforth 3 and no
counter currents loaded 9.00 knots on about 5.3 TS mgo in good weather
Bauforth 3 and no counter currents
Aux cons. at sea and in port 0.5 ts mgo aux cons. during use of excavator in
port abt 100 litres/hour mgo.

ALL DETAILS GIVEN IN GOOD FAITH BUT WOG.


BEST REGARDS,

END

ghost-angel
Jul 29th, '07, 06:50 PM
Here's a wicked site with all kinds of aviation oddities.

http://avia.russian.ee/index2.html

One of my favorites for "wow, that's just wierd"
http://avia.russian.ee/air/usa/mcdonnell_goblin.php

tkdguy
Jul 29th, '07, 08:41 PM
A couple of nights ago, I was thinking that with a bit of work, some of the old Dungeons & Dragons modules would work great as pulp adventures. I was thinking specifically of these two:

X1: The Isle of Dread, by David "Zeb" Cook and Tom Moldvay. The PCs take a trip to an uncharted island and encounter pirates and dinosaurs.

DA3: City of the Gods, by Dave L. Arneson and David J. Ritchie. The PCs meet the survivors of a crashed starship (the crew is human, with robotic servants) and get their first taste of future technology.

Cancer
Jul 30th, '07, 08:23 AM
Another shipping spam from the eastern Mediterranean.
UNDER OUR MANAGEMENT

OPEN EAST MED S P O T.

LOOKING FOR VOYAGE ANY DIRECTION CONTINENT MED BLACK SEA.

FIRM AND RATED BUSINESS ONLY.

- MV STINA
- FLAG: SVG
- BLT: 1971 AUSTRIA HEAVLY REBUILT IN MIDDLE 80'S
- DWT.: 2274
- GT: 1318
- NT.: 657
- dwcc summer 2100t Draft 4.9m abt
- dwcc winter 2050t Draft 4.9m abt- BLT 1971
- CLASS INSB
- LOA 76.38
- Breadth(mld) 11.82 38.78
- Depth(mld) 8.35 27.39
- Draught 4.9
- Hold: 1
- Hatch: 1
- Grain 100,000 cbft
- Bale 95,000 cbft
- Speed 10/ 12,5 kn 3,8/ 5,5 t/day
- P & I CLUB: NAVIGATORS UK
- H&M : LLOYDS LEADER

ALL DETAILS IN GOOD FAITH WITHOUT GUARANTEE.

END

BEST REGARDS,
A modestly useful detail that something of those dimensions (which I assume are meters for length/width/draft and metric tons for the weights etc.) could come down the Danube (no other way for something built in Austria in 1971).

RPMiller
Jul 31st, '07, 08:01 PM
It just doesn't get any better than "Babes in Space!"

http://www.a23.com/babesinspace/contents.html

Savinien
Aug 2nd, '07, 07:06 AM
It just doesn't get any better than "Babes and Savinien in Space!

Fixed.

Narratio
Aug 6th, '07, 06:42 AM
Help! I somehow got into a chunk of You-Tube yesterday which had short movie showing stop motion pteradactyls attacking a zeppelin. It was made by splicing together old 20'30's movies, newsreel footage and some decent edits.

But, as in all things You-Tube, and an overactive cookie / history cleanerI can no longer find it. I think it was called zeppelin vs pteradactyl. Can anybody get me a link?

"V"
Aug 6th, '07, 07:51 AM
ALL DETAILS GIVEN IN GOOD FAITH BUT WOG.

Very in keeping with the Pulp mentality but a little racist surely!

Cancer
Aug 6th, '07, 12:20 PM
Very in keeping with the Pulp mentality but a little racist surely!

:rofl: I had to look it up ... I didn't know that bit of slang.

cleireac
Aug 6th, '07, 02:06 PM
Help! I somehow got into a chunk of You-Tube yesterday which had short movie showing stop motion pteradactyls attacking a zeppelin. It was made by splicing together old 20'30's movies, newsreel footage and some decent edits.

But, as in all things You-Tube, and an overactive cookie / history cleanerI can no longer find it. I think it was called zeppelin vs pteradactyl. Can anybody get me a link?

Here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2PkY3zSuw4 :thumbup:

"V"
Aug 7th, '07, 12:03 AM
:rofl: I had to look it up ... I didn't know that bit of slang.

Chuckle... I think in context it's an acronym for "Without Guarantee", but it did speedbump my reading of the post when I saw it.

Zindil
Aug 17th, '07, 06:03 AM
I didn't see this one listed anywhere: http://www.evilhat.com/?spirit
Spirit of the Century
It is a really good pulp rpg, and it has some good characters one could add to Pulp Hero.

st barbara
Aug 17th, '07, 05:03 PM
I didn't see this one listed anywhere: http://www.evilhat.com/?spirit
Spirit of the Century
It is a really good pulp rpg, and it has some good characters one could add to Pulp Hero. I just clicked on the link that you provided "Zindil". Yumm ! (We need an icon for licking lips !) As a friend with a credit card is due over today and we will be buying stuff off the net it is possible that I may think about adding this one to my list ! Thanks !

Zindil
Aug 18th, '07, 08:24 PM
Glad I could provide the link Barbara. It is a great rpg. I just ordered it a few days ago myself. I have been going through the pdf constantly, and I can't wait till my dead tree version arrives.

Cancer
Aug 24th, '07, 06:25 AM
Another piece of shipping spam from the eastern Med.


OPENING PIRAEUS SEPTEMBER 1 / 4.

VSL PRESENTLY PASSING SPECIAL SURVEY AND DRYDOCKING AT PIRAEUS PORT
.

LOOKING FOR CARGOES DIRECTION MED BLACK SEA


MV NILDIYA ( EX SEA HUMBER)

IMO NO: 7622065
FLAG : PANAMA
CLASS : BR
CALL SIGN : 3EKU6
BUILT : 1977 JAPAN
G.R.T.: 1,602
N.R.T : 836
LOA : 69 MTRS
BREADTH : 13,5 MTRS
LBP : 65 MTRS
DECK LINE : 5,5 MTRS
SUMMER DRAFT : 4.493 MTRS
SUMMER DWT : 2139
GRAIN CAPACITY : 101,163 CFT / 2,865 M3
1 HO / 1 HA
HOLD : 44 x 10.5 x 6.5 MTRS
HATCH : 40.5 x 10.5 MTRS
ENGINE POWER : NIIGATA 6 CYL 1200 HP 900 KW AT 720RPM
SPEED : 9 KTS

END


BEST REGARDS,
...

Air Pirate
Sep 18th, '07, 10:43 PM
Here's an amazingly good source for pulp era adventures in old China. I recommend checking out the library!

Tales Of Old China (http://www.talesofoldchina.com/)

JakSpade
Sep 19th, '07, 01:07 PM
This might be a helpful link.

FashionEra.com (http://www.fashion-era.com/index.htm) - Fashion-era contains 640 content rich, illustrated pages of Fashion History, Costume History, Clothing, Fashions and Social History.

Especially check out the Victorian Era and Stylish 30s sections...

jak

TheQuestionMan
Sep 19th, '07, 02:47 PM
Updated and Revised


Thanks Jakspade and Air Pirate


QM

RPMiller
Sep 26th, '07, 08:00 AM
Here is a special treat for you all:
http://www.fromoldbooks.org/

Cancer
Oct 29th, '07, 03:46 PM
On the PBS "American Masters" series (local repeat broadcast) last weekend was a piece on Lon Chaney. Well worth seeing for the disguise and make-up features of the era, if nothing else.

The link to the PBS site for the show is http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/chaney_l.html

Cancer
Dec 28th, '07, 02:07 PM
Another shipping spam from the eastern Mediterranean, possible business advert or cable for a tramp steamer working in your pulp campaign, though you'll have to change the dates, obviously.

UNDER OUR MANAGEMENT

LOOKING FOR CARGO ANY DIRECTION VESSEL GRAIN FITTED.

FIRM AND RATED BUSINESS ONLY NAME CHARTERS SEND TO (email deleted)

O P E N 2ND JANUARY 2008 TUNISIA.

MV STINA FLAG SVG LT: 1971 AUSTRIA HEAVLY REBUILT IN MIDDLE 80'S
DWT 2274 dwcc summer 2100t Draft 4.9m abt dwcc winter 2050t GT 1318 NT 657
Draft 4.9m abt CLASS INSB LOA 76.38 Breadth(mld) 11.82 38.78 Depth(mld) 8.35
27.39 Draught 4.9 Hold: 1 Hatch: 1 Grain 100,000 cbft Bale 95,000 cbft
Speed 10/ 12,5 kn 3,8/ 5,5 t/day
P & I CLUB: NAVIGATORS UK- H&M : LLOYDS LEADER

ALL DETAILS IN GOOD FAITH WITHOUT GUARANTEE.

BEST REGARDS,

BigJackBrass
Jan 2nd, '08, 10:09 AM
Not sure if anyone's been paying attention to Pelgrane's See Page XX, a nifty collection of articles for their games which has more recently begun to include pieces about the pulp era (tying in with the upcoming Trail of Cthulhu game they're publishing):

http://pelgranepress.com/SeePageXX/december2007.html

Sweeper
Jan 2nd, '08, 10:11 PM
I didn't see it posted so I thought I'd let folks know about it.

www.talespinsourcepage.i8.com/introduction.htm

Disney's Tailspin. One my all time favorite cartoons and pulpy to boot. They use the D6 system for the stats.

BigJackBr