Pulp Hero
Two-fisted thrills and adventure in the world of the Twenties and Thirties!
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Does your character need a few inches of running?
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As the title says, I am looking for some recommendations for Pulp Detective Music. Thanks in advance.
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Howdy Herophiles! I'm proud to announce the launch of my first HERO System-based Kickstarter project: Mythic Hero! You can go to Kickstarter and pledge your support here: Mythic Hero Kickstarter. My goal is to raise $33,000 in pledges by April 2 to write, lay out, and publish the book. (You can visit my website [see link below] for a precise cost breakdown, if you're interested.) I'd really appreciate any support you can offer! For those of you who are unfamiliar with Kickstarter, here's how it works. Kickstarter is a form of "crowdfunding," in which people such as yourselves offer their financial support for a creative project to see it com…
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I have just stared a Weird War II game and it has been going very well (2 sessions). Now that I've got the campaign guidelines a little more fleshed out, I thought I'd share. I read the thread Weird War: Dark Reich Hero. This is similar to that discussion but slightly different. http://www.legendsmiths.com/adventures/weird-war-ii/ I just finished 2 very common vehicles players will find in Germany: Hanomog SdKfz 251 Common German Half-Track armored troop transport. VW Kübelwagen Common German military vehicle. http://www.legendsmiths.com/adventures/weird-war-ii/vehicles Feedback on the vehicles, or anything about the approach is welco…
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Some Background My SF Pulp Noir game is set in San Francisco starting at the beginning of`1933. It's as historically accurate as possible with a few very small tweaks here and there. Of course, the presence of the characters, who are essentially Masked Avengers, will alter the course of local politics, etc., but shouldn't be far-reaching enough to affect larger historical trends. But, hey, who knows… One incredibly useful resource has been the WPA to Guide to San Francisco… find it free here with a lot of other WPA Guides from the era: http://www.digitalbookindex.com/_search/search010histus20fedwriproja.asp Also, before I forget, I'm running this game …
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Hey Gang, I'm putting together some info for a Bay Area pulp game, and I'm having a tough time getting a breakdown of what the various neighborhoods were like in SF in the 1930s. Anybody know of a good resources for this type of information? The one or two things I've been able to find are for the current neighborhoods and don't really speak to what neighborhoods were most prominent in the Pulp era or what the demographics, etc., were then. Any help appreciated... --cP
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Sun Koh on my web site. An excellent Sun Koh site. SUN KOH, THE MAN WHO FELL FROM THE SKY Val Char Cost Roll Notes 20 STR 10 13- Lift 400.0kg; 4d6; [2] 20 DEX 30 13- OCV 7 DCV 7 20 CON 20 13- 20 BODY 20 13- 20 INT 10 13- PER Roll 13- 20 EGO 20 13- ECV: 7 20 PRE 10 13- PRE Attack: 4d6 20 COM 5 13- 8/14 PD 4 Total: 8/14 PD (0/6 rPD) 8/14 ED 4 Total: 8/14 ED (0/6 rED) 4 SPD 10 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12 8 REC 0 40 END 0 40 STUN 0 Total Characteristic Cost: 143 Movement: Running: 7" / 14" Swimming: 2" / 4" Leaping: 7" / 14" Cost Powers END Martial Arts: Boxing and Wrestling Maneuver OCV DCV Notes 4 1) …
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Just started up a new FtF Steampunk game, set in the world of the Kandris Seal. The Cast: Savannah Leblanc - Beautiful shootist from Louisiana, with a knack for trouble and action. Morden Yazimoff - Jewish geomancer and student of the occult. ADEN - Artificial clockwork man who serves Master Yazimoff with a upper crust demeanor. Alicia Keen - Vertically challenged Italian mystic and seer with an air of mystery. Thackary Hartwell - Young British Savant (mad scientist) specializing in weaponry and explosives.
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Stonehenge! 'Tis a magic place
by Guest Celt- 2 replies
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Stonehenge Inspired by Sound Illusion, Archaeologist Suggests Marking safe spots where observers won't be affected by the ritual mayhaps? Who knows. Oh, those whacky Celts.
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Write-ups, of course! I can't remember if Opium has appeared in any of the many Hero System books or the many Pulpy Hero Plus Adventures... Please point me in the right direction. (Sadly this is one of the few, and I mean very few, pulpish things that does not grace the pages of Pulp Hero.) One of the character in my game is going to be ex-addict. It would be such a shame if some Oriental Mastermind-type fellow tied him up and say, forced him to smoke a bit for old times' sake. That just wouldn't be nice at all.
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Someone know if somewhere exist The character of Johann Krauss made with hero system ? One of my player want to make a character like him . Thank you in advance Steph ps excuse my english not my first language
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Im about to start a Pulp Hero campaign in Portland for for people who familiar with 5th ed, but dont really know much about Pulp. Ive got it all written up, but I want someone to proofread it for me and find any errors. Any takers?
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This might be useful for some games -- undoubtedly bits of it are applicable to both Victorian and Pulp-era gaming: 1912 British policing guide
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http://io9.com/5872175/in-the-1940s-batman-protected-the-state-of-california-seriously
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Check this out: The Mapparium A giant, walk-inside "globe" of the world as it was in 1935? Sign me up! I'd love to see this thing. Heck, I'm tempted to buy a plane ticket to Boston right now.
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Okay, it's not exactly for a campaign. As I discussed in a different thread I am going to be running a two session “filler game” during our break from our primary campaign and I decided to finally introduce my group to Hero System. I’m going to be using 6E, running a pretty basic Heroic level game with few/no optional rules, not tracking END, et cetera (kind of like a lot of introductory convention games). The group seemed most interested in a Pulp game and we decided a Victorian era, lost world/exploration style adventure and this is where I am asking for assistance. First off below is my basic background/ plot synapsis: “In May of 189X Oxford Professor James W…
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Ruins of a Mayan temple have been uncovered in Georgia. Of course, now it just looks like a hill, but they've demonstrated that 1,100 years ago, it was much more interesting. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/22/1100-year-old-mayan-ruins-found-in-north-georgia/ It could be good fodder for a pulp story. Add a little exotic flavor to a campaign that never leaves the US. Also, I'd expect the locals can expect a little looney tourism from the 2012 believers.
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Pulp Heroines
by Guest Celt- 5 replies
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Top 10 Female Adventurers Some of the entries fall outside the pulp period but most of them are right out of the era. None of the ones that first came to mind for me (such as Amelia Earhart or Beryl Markham) show up.
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The Voynich Manuscript 1 2
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http://www.voynich.nu/s_intro.html http://www.voynich.nu/extra/aes.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript (Obligatory Wikipedia link) Apparently a 200 plus page manuscript that has defied translation from run of the mill cryptologists to military encryption analysts. Evidence, some of which is circumstantial connects the book to John Dee, and possibly places the author as Roger Bacon making the manuscript 700 plus years old. A perfect source for a Pulp mastermind's next occult plot. One of the articles say the book was valued at $160,000 in 1961 so for modern day games it would be a priceless artifact. I notice Susano mentioned the Anti…
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How can you go wrong with giant Nazi mutant dinosaurs?
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http://blastr.com/2011/08/artist-creates-awesome-in.php This is pretty impressive... but for me it fails in at least one major respect. I would order one right now, most likely, if it used actual 1936 geography. IMO a map showing the adventures of Indiana Jones should show the world as it was in 1936, not modern countries and names.
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The HERO System Advanced Player's Guide II now in the Hero Store. The HERO System 6th Edition contains all of the rules you need to create any sort of character, power, gadget, vehicle, monster, or weapon you can think of. The HERO System Advanced Player's Guide expanded on those rules, offering more information and options for dedicated HERO System gamers. But if even that's not enough for you, The HERO System Advanced Player's Guide II contains even more new rules, optional and variant rules, and rules expansions for your Hero System games! Steven S. Long Bill Keyes 126 Pages Stock Number: DOJHERO1009 ISBN Number: 978-1-58366-138-3 PDF $17.99
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Just came across this tonight...If it has already been mentioned apologies for the repost....Definite gaming potential though, both for Pulp Hero and for Golden Age Champions...But since it struck me as more Pulp related.....enjoy! -Carl-
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Hi everyone! Bored to tears, want to play and willing to do a pbem. What it is: FROM THE BATTLEFIELDS OF EUROPE TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSES OF INDIA FROM THE HEIGHTS OF HINDU AIRSHIPS TO THE DEPTHS OF A MONGOLIAN CAVE WHO IS THE MYSTERIOUS WOMAN AND HER DEVOTED SERVANT DR FANG WHY DO THEY WANT THE DAGGER OF KALI? ONLY ONE THIN DIME TO FIND OUT!! CHARACTER: 150pts
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(Note. The numbers here are not in any way based on research, no corrections please). Scene opens. Hitler is sitting in his office. He is studying a map of Russia which has been marked with German and Russian army units. Two high ranking Staff Officers enter the office. One holds a sheaf of papers. Both look extremely nervous. The Staff Officers salute smartly and say in unison. "Hail, mine Fuhrer!" Hitler salutes. "You are here, Gut. We must send more men into Russia. The slavic scum are on the run." The 1st Staff Officer replies, he is clearly terrified. "There are no more men to spare, Mine Fuhrer." Hitler's eyes bulge and hi…
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