JakSpade Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Someone has started a Pulp One Shots (The Flood of 1927) thread on RPG.net. This idea started me thinking about a Christian Slater movie, Hard Rain, and I posted some ideas there... here's my post: A good flood is the proper stage for some awesome pulp action! Just to give you some ideas, you should look at the movie Hard Rain (with Christian Slater, Morgan Freeman, Minnie Driver), which can give you some good ideas for staging combats and action. You've got: A crew of bad guys who stage a armored car robbery during the worst storm of the century Heros caught in the middle of the storm, raging bad guys, and people needing saving... An armored car full of cash, which could easily be changed to a local bank A cemetary, where the money can be moved to, or where a hidden treasure lies A local church where priceless artifacts are being kept from the storm Plenty of intrigue, double dealing, and deals made at the barrel of a gun One of the characters could either (1) be working in the bank, or (2) visiting the bank when the storm hits. There's not really a good warning system at that time, so there wouldn't be that much preparation before the storm. The bad guys could strike in multiple scores, one on the bank, and one on the cemetary, which could be a site where a previous bank hit could be stashed. The bad guys drop to the roof of the bank, take the money, kidnap some hostages (including a PC or two), and head to the cemetary. Once they've gathered the booty, they head to the church, to clean it out as well (hey, who's greedy? ). This gives the players plenty of opportunity to stop the bad guys. Also, if the PC group is split up (some kidnapped, and some in boats), it's a great way for some roleplaying. How will the hostages signal the rest of the heroes as to the bad guys plans? Just some ideas for you... Jak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Re: Pulp One Shots thread on RPG.net Interesting thread, Jak -- thanx for calling it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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