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  2. Pulp Hero Game 5/11/13

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  3. Entrance to Hades

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    From 4-15 National Geographic:

     

    Italian archaeologists working at the Greco-Roman site of ancient Hierapolis (modern-day Pamukkale)[/url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/485] in Turkey have uncovered that city's gate to the underworld. Pilgrims from around the classical world came to Hierapolis to bathe in its hot springs and worship at the Ploutonion—a temple precinct built over a cave and underground thermal area.

     

    By tracing the path of the hot springs through the ancient site, the team from the University of Salento, led by Francesco D'Andria[/url=https://www.unisalento.it/web/guest/scheda_personale?p_p_id=SchedaUtentePortlet_WAR_SchedaUtentePortlet5121&p_p_lifecycle=0&idDipendente=475&struts_action=/SchedaUtentePortlet/view], uncovered the entrance to the cave. An engraved dedication to Pluto above the entrance has confirmed the identification of the gate.

     

     

    The ancient Greek geographer Strabo, who recorded tales of his travels[/url=http://archive.org/stream/geographyofstrab01strarich#page/n9/mode/2up] in Asia Minor in the final years B.C., mentions the "singular properties" of the Ploutonion, saying "it is an opening of sufficient size to admit a man, but there is a descent to a great depth ... [The] space is filled with a cloudy and dark vapor, so dense that the bottom can scarcely be discerned ... Animals which enter ... die instantly. Even bulls, when brought within it, fall down and are taken out dead. We have ourselves thrown in sparrows, which immediately fell down lifeless."

     

     

    The eunuch priests of Pluto would prove their power by entering the gassy cleft and coming out alive (presumably by holding their breath and taking advantage of known pockets of safe air within the cave), while birds that flew too close were often felled by the poison. During the modern excavations, dead birds at the site helped convince the archaeological team they'd found the Ploutonion's actual "gate to hell."

     

     

    Future excavations will focus on the upper precinct, where they expect to find a massive temple to Pluto.

     

  8. Need proofreader

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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?

  13. Justice Inc Rides Again!

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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

     

     

  15. Iron Skies Trailers

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    Re: Iron Skies Trailers

     

    If this film succeeds financially in the way that Indy Jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull didnt, it might just open the door for some of our favorite pulp characters. Here's hoping it kicks butt at the box office.

  16. Club 400 Mirth

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    Re: Club 400 Mirth

     

    Theres an easier way. STR doubles lifting power every 10 points not every 5. 10str= 200lbs 15str=300 lbs 20str=400lbs

     

    And pick up 800 lb gorilla and throw it at the evil white hunters? 30str

  17. Osama's Pulpy Death

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    So he's dead, right? That should make it ok to mock him. So why didnt we take him alive? Here are some possible reasons:

     

    1 Osama was a bad-ass fighting machine with horns, fangs, and a pact with the devil that gave him 1000 lives. Luckily, the Seals brought 1001 bullets. (whew!)

     

    2 He was about to launch the Osamatron! No time to be delicate here!

     

    3 Osama was marrying the daughter of one of the Seals without asking daddy's permission! (Big no-no!)

     

    4 Kill Turu! Kill! Oh wait. That's Jonny Quest. Still it would have been fun to feed him to a pterasaur.

     

    5 The ghosts of a 1000 victims visted the team leader and said ' You wouldn't let us down, would you?' And by golly he didn't!

  18. Conan: The Current Movie in Progress.....

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    Re: Conan: The Current Movie in Progress.....

     

    For what it's worth? I read non-Howard Conan the way I read non-Doyle Sherlock Holmes. Which is not at all. And with all the material that Hollyweird could work with, it's only the anime version that chose to do somethin like Red Nails. THATS the only Conan Im looking forward to.

  20. Pulp Hunteds...What are yours?

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    Re: Pulp Hunteds...What are yours?

     

    I wouldn't use hunteds at all. I think they're too out of genre. With very few exceptions, pulp villains always faced a violent end. Consider Batman and Dick Tracy. Batman (typical comic hero) has hunteds like the Joker, the Riddler, and Catwoman. He punches them out, they go to the looney bin, escape, and repeat this scenario forever. Dick Tracy on the other hand (typical pulp hero if there is such a thing) has villains like Flat Top, the Brow, Itchy, and Screwtop. And every one of them were pushing up daisies after tangling with Tracy. Crime didn't pay with that guy.

     

    Hunteds reduce the number of other, character-defining disadvantages the character can have. No big deal when its a supers game and you need to come up with 150-200 pts. But if you only need half that, it has a much greater impact: fewer psych/social limits.

     

    Consider your Naga. If its a hunted, you know it can't die and the GM has to write a story that allows for its random presence. If its not a hunted, you can kill it (say throw it into the lava lake and watch its screaming, writhing body sink beneath the hot molten rock). The players will think: Good riddance. So now after several more games if you choose to bring the Naga back, its much more of a show-stopper if no one can say 'I knew it wasn't dead, its my hunted. You're better off without Hunteds.

  21. Pulp THIS! Whats the story behind the image?

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    Re: Pulp THIS! Whats the story behind the image?

     

    I love surfing DA. So many ideas spring out.

    http://black-falcon01.deviantart.com/favourites/?offset=216#/d20qj4h

     

    How would you pulp this?

    mailfore21byluches.jpg

     

     

    From the pages of Spicy War Stories Winter '43

    The Bang Sisters

    Gail (Giggles), Wendy (Wiggles), and June (Jiggles) cool their heels on the island Wattapare until the day arrives when they are told to expect company.

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