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Ian Mackinder

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  1. Ancient very massive burial mound found by accident in an unexpected place. Hmmm, nothing to worry about here..
  2. Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Could be much much worse. Good friend of mine, on more than one occasion, tried to (quietly) set things up so the group's ship was registered as the '6ULDV8'. If anybody doesn't get that, try saying '6ULDV8' out loud a few times.
  3. Re: Zeppelins Thought Washington DC already had more than enough gasbags.
  4. Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Well, the MU does need major house-cleaning - and it is difficult to see how Vitus could actually make things worse.
  5. Re: Golden Age Resources: Superweapons of WW II Considering the state Japanese forces were in by the time the first two I-400s became operational (AND the problems they had building and manning just about anything at that stage), I seriously doubt that they could have mustered the force for an undertaking like this. Let alone get it all the way to Panama - which was, let's be very clear, a heckuva long way from Japanese waters even at the height of their expansion. Which is NOT saying, mind you, that higher-ups in Japan wouldn't have had a thought or two in this direction. As the war progressed, 'wishful thinking' seemed to play a greatly increased role in their operational planning.
  6. Re: Golden Age Resources: Superweapons of WW II Looks a LOT shopped to me. The upperworks almost exactly look like the Surcouf. But the aft section seems disproportionately short for a submarine, and the stern itself looks squared-off rather than the taper that pretty much all subs have even now. My guess is that this originally was a pic of a surface vessel, with elements of the Surcouf later photo-shopped in. Developing something like the Surcouf was probably within the IJN's capabilities. They had a number of subs that could carry observation planes or minisubs - the latter were used to launch the minisub raids against Pearl Harbour and (later) Sydney. Then there were the I-400s, which could carry multiple attack aircraft.
  7. Re: Under the Agony Star: a sword and planet campaign Hmmm, pretty sicko idea that last, but fits the genre. The inevitable PC questions for that particular concept being: What's its fuel mileage? Does it only work with human blood? If its energy conversion system is THAT efficient, then why not simply vacuum up whatever (organic) matter is available? (Possible answer/justification for that last - it could use anything, but either simply likes blood or sees this as a psychological schtick to keep the slaves properly terrorized) Maybe, instead of being an actual fuel as such, the slaves' blood is needed for a critical component (of whatever blend of mysticism and super-science keeps it running). Maybe the slaves are kept on a peculiar diet and/or other strange restrictions for just that purpose. Just a couple of thoughts.
  8. Re: What "Pulp" have you read lately ? Just finished re-reading a couple of favourites - 'Doc Sidhe' and the sequel 'Sidhe Devil'. Written by one Aaron Allston, whom some here may have previously heard of. Definitely Pulp-ish, with a Fantasy overlay. Well worth reading.
  9. Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... It is a powerful indicator, of just how badly the party has ####ed up, when the return of McGinty can be seen as a GOOD thing. As usual, I would rep you if I could, Drhoz. This stuff is awesome.
  10. Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Well, e-x-c-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-s-e me!
  11. Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Being a D&D4 player, I wouldn't.
  12. Re: Spinning Pulp Racism Into Something Productive ..... A-N-D said characters are accustomed to multi-racial / multicultural situations anyhow (Captain Ferguson and his travels AND his crew, Doc Hawke's medical studies and interests, the Padre in general). So, they do lack specific knowledge about NYC's black community, but otherwise they'll manage. A bit more likely to get trouble in the OTHER direction, I reckon.
  13. Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Given how things usually roll in CoC, these are arguably UNcommon causes of character death.
  14. Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Hoooooooooo, boy.
  15. Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Hooo, boy.
  16. Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... That's too bad. Sounds like things went wrong in an especially bad way. Here's hoping you can pick up the pieces.
  17. Re: Supervillain Monologues At the other end of the scale, there was one long-ago super game I was in, where one PC successfully delivered a quite substantial shot to the supervillain's nads. Not enough for major damage or anything, but the GM immediately did a supervillain-style flourish and said (in a VERY high-pitched voice), "You'll PAY for that outrage...".
  18. Re: looking for non-Causasian pulp roles David Unaipon - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Unaipon Australian Aboriginal preacher, inventor, writer and recognized authority on ballistics.
  19. Re: looking for non-Causasian pulp roles As a long-time fan of the series, I would point out the 'Bony' character, from the detective novels by Arthur Upfield, as well worth consideration. He is not really a Pulp character as such, but the books start in the same era. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bony_(fictional_character) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Upfield The Wiki doesn't do the character justice, oddly enough. As written, Bony owed more than a little to Sherlock Holmes. Except that, instead of the opium problem and misanthropic leanings, Bony was constantly striving for balance between his European and Aboriginal ancestries. He cheerfully (and often) admitted that he was a terrible policeman, but he valued his success as a detective which kept him employed as such. Without that success, he also often said that he would probably revert to traditional Aboriginal ways and return to the bush. By European standards, he was an extraordinary tracker (though not nearly as good as "full" Aboriginals), and this usually featured in the stories. The novels themselves are set in the Outback or less accessible / well-known parts of Australia. The author himself had done a lot of travelling around, and knew his material well. I highly recommend the books for the detective stuff (excellent), the vivid descriptions of strange (but true) landscapes and the portrayal of a bygone era. OK, the character is PART-Caucasian (and he himself would openly admit as such). But I still think him worthy of mention here.
  20. Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Sounds like the NPCs running that ship have a strong case for a pay raise and major improvement of working conditions. ..... AND, very arguably, a big fat slice of the PC group's profits.
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