Pulp Hero

This inspires me

Some info pictures of flying boats (actually a type of airplane), which flew during the 20s and 30s.

Possibly useful to GMs as inspiration for adventures, or as handouts for the players: Vintage Crime Scene Photos

Pulp webcomic. http://www.captainspectre.com/

have to say, I wasn't to thrilled at first with a lot of the initial casting. Not sure why, I suppose I was just visualizing things a touch differently, and it seemed they were trying to toss in to much Xena into my REH..... However, with the recent passing of Frazetta, and going over a lot of the great Art the man produced, I couldn't help but notice when the pics of Jason Momoa started to come out as Conan, (And I defended his casting as Conan to more then a few people telling them to wait and see...)... I have to say....Dude looks like he stepped off a Frazetta Painting.....which works for me. So far really the best thing the nit pickers can Pick …

Most of the items in this list (complete with pictures!) are from the Twenties and Thirties, making them perfect fodder for Pulp-era gadgeteers and GMs: Strange Inventions

So I'm thinking about downsizing my RPG collection a bit, and I have a copy of Pulp Hero in the limited hardcover print run they did. I'm thinking about selling it, but I'm not sure what to ask for it. Normally, I'd find other sales of the same item, and see how much they went for. But I can't find any other instance of one of these being sold. Any suggestions?

As the title says, I am looking for some recommendations for Pulp Detective Music. Thanks in advance.

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…

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…

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 …

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

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) …

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.

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.

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.

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

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?

This might be useful for some games -- undoubtedly bits of it are applicable to both Victorian and Pulp-era gaming: 1912 British policing guide

http://io9.com/5872175/in-the-1940s-batman-protected-the-state-of-california-seriously

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.

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…

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.

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.