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Re: Good Dogfight sources How about "The Dawn Patrol?" Sure its WW I, but this set the orignal standard back in the day is quite pulp appropriate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dawn_Patrol_(1938_film) Next to Battle of Britain, its a top film in my book.

Re: Star*Guard Write-up Double post hence my edit. Sorry!

Re: Star*Guard Write-up Man, posting from my Crackberry isn't the easiest! Great ideas, I think the staff idea is growing on me. A staff makes a better "power ring" ala GL than a sword does.

Re: Star*Guard Write-up Hmmmmmm... All in all, I believe I'm preferring the "Allies" (a 4th Ed. Supplement) version! Anyone else recall it?

Re: Star*Guard Write-up Perfect, thanks very much for coming through.

Other than the 4th Ed write-up that appeared in Allies, has there ever been a 5th Edition version or retake? Thanks in advance.

Re: What's in a Name? Silver Fern? Hmmmm... okay, the New Zealand hint was helpful. Silver Fern, aka Tane Amohau Tane grew up under his brother's shadow. While athletic, he had no desire to compete or prove himself. His brother chose to pursue an interest in rugby, evetually becoming so great that he joined the All Blacks and became an icon for the team. Tane, meanwhile, chose a different route, studying anthropology and history and becoming an expert in Maori traditions - even down to learning and mastering their fighting styles. While out one evening, the brothers were accosted by a mugger. Tane was happy to give them money, but his brother aggressively stood his ground. He paid for that bravado by being struck by the mugger's gun. While the mugger stood over the prone and stunned brother, Tane had the chance to do something. Instead his hesitation cost him his brother's life. The echo of the gunshot was only drowned out by the rage that consumed Tane as he took the mugger out where he stood. Promising to never to hesitate again and redeem himself, he became a vigilante to ensure justice would be served. Arming himslef with a taiaha, a Maori long club, and other traditional weapons, Tane took to the streets. His costume is in honor of his brother as is his name: Silver Fern, a symbol of national New Zealand pride and as famous as the All Blacks, who wear it on their rugby shirts. Now, if you are more familair with Maori culture, throw in some shamanistic abilities if appropriate and stir. Next up to bat: Unforgiven

Re: Steriaca's Version Of Terror Incorprated. Nice twists! I like the rising from the dead idea... takes teh character in a whole different direction. And Poinstetta and Pantera are nice additions. I love it when someone mentions Enemies II! Lee

Re: GM Resources/Support Materials Now the idea of using actual newspaper clippings is a good one! I may use that. Hmmm... this actually reminds me of Carl Kolchak from the Night Stalker tv show. What if there's actually some truth to those wacky tabloids only nobody will believe them because they're just so bizarre? But the reporter is forced to sell them to a rag no one takes seriously because no one will take him seriously? Anyhoo... some plot ideas in there! Lee

Re: GM Resources/Support Materials I've been making my own cardboard minis (fun to make on the huge color printer at work) and the day in the life stuff I've got. But bluebooking sounds interesting... what is that exactly? A way to enhance the backstory personal life of the PC would be fun. And what are the session newsletters? What's their perspective/POV? Best... Lee

Hey all, Even though I’ve been involved with RPG’s since 1981, I’m still a fairly inexperienced GM. I played mostly in the 80’s, with occasional GM’ed game of Justice Inc. (100% pure pulp!) and then just simply let it all slide with free time suddenly becoming a precious commodity. That, and my player group and I just went out separate ways. The 90’s were about buying the books and doodling characters for fun, but no real playing. The millennium was about PBeMing and, while I won’t discuss the merits of them here, they did get me back into playing and GMing. Now, fortunately, I’m experiencing a true gaming renaissance! PBeMing introduced me to a great guy that lives in town and we share the same tastes in games and the balance of “real†life and family. We take turns GMing solo hero games. Mine takes place in Hudson City – a terrific city resource you should get if you don’t already have it – adapted to grand 4-color tastes. Anyhoo, back to why I started this thread. I’m still a new GM, despite having been involved with gaming for over twenty years! As such, I’m wondering if anyone has any tools or techniques they use that help make the experience more enjoyable for players and GM’s alike. I’ve certainly come along from writing out characters with graph paper and a calculator thanks to Hero Designer. These boards, that I’m still new to, are another great resource. But what else is out there? Here’s something I use to help develop sub-plots and get my player, and me, familiar with the city and what happens in it. I write what started out as the “News of the Week!â€, Word docs that provide a sense of what happens after the adventure. After the first one, I started to add-on cutscenes that would help the player see what’s going on behind the scenes, just like you would if you were reading a comic book. I’ve attached a couple so you can get a sense of what I mean. The quality of the writing is entirely subjective so draw your own conclusions. Depending on your familiarity with game resources out there, you’ll be able to pick up on my sources of inspiration. There’s my contribution. What does anyone else use to enhance their games? Best... Lee

Re: Pulp Hero Sheesh... I never went back to this thread to look at responses. I can be such a dumba$$. Yes, I do actually repurpose other resources, with an extensive touch of Adobe here and there. The site many of the pics came from is: http://www.pulpgallery.com/ I would take snips and snaps of covers and use them as needed - I felt that converyibg to B&W helped me achieve the look I was aiming for. Considering the age of the covers and how this was primarily a resouce for friends, I didn't feel that I was actually breaking any kopyrite laws. I can say with some small amount of pride that the charcater names were all doen by myself - my advertising career has given me a fond love for fonts. I hope others get a thrill out of the pulp covers. They're great to look back on! Best... Lee

Re: Who would be in this group? What about The Yound Sentinels? I loved that show. Just scroll down at... http://www.tvparty.com/sat77.html BTW - does anyone know where you can find the Fantastic Four cartoons from '67? Lee

Re: Homebrew Organizations KInd of... though they were also the driving force in the game. Odyssey International... a corporation with purely humanitarian goals whose roots went back to the 30's as an adventurer's club called The Odyssey League: http://www.viamea.com/Champions/odysseymain.htm In the current solo FTF I'm running, VIPER has been more or less disabled. In the camaign city, one man has emerged to try and reunite the shattered forces and underneath unite the various crime famalies in the city under one iron fist. The organization is called The Alliance and the man in charge is a hidden figure known only as Agenda. And he has quite the "to-do" list he's working his way through, with the PC next... Lee

Re: Time Line Help For additional reference, you might want to hunt down an excellent movie called "Murder by Decree" from 1979 starring Christopher Plummer as Holmes trying to crack the Ripper case. There was another earlier film called "A Study in Terror" from the sixties but I've never seen it. Loren D. Estleman, one of my FAVORITE authors, also wrote two Holmes books - DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HOLMES (Doubleday, 1979) & SHERLOCK HOLMES VS. DRACULA (Doubleday, 1978). Better than you'd think they'd be.