Gauging Interest - It's a 30s Sci-Fi pulp Ripping Yarns jokey sort of thing...

ghostcat · Jun 23, 2009

Still Here

ethandrew · Jun 23, 2009

I'm still here with Dr. Ecks.

jkason · Jun 23, 2009

Ah, what the heck. I'll throw a hat in. A safari hat, even:

Sy Bergeron
Archetype: Globe-trotting Collector
Hooks: Surprisingly durable safari hat, unfortunate sherpas, winning smile
Skills
Great: I swear, it's true!
Good: Picked one up on my last trip
Good: Now it's a fair fight
Good: This fellow says he knows
Poor: What does this button do?
Rubbish: Ooh! Shiny!

Born with three or four silver spoons in his mouth, Sy set off quite young to search the globe for exciting cultures and artifacts, returning with examples of the latter and tales of the former to enthrall the folks at home. He has a penchant for wandering into trouble, usually when looking for an Amazing Artifact. Thankfully, he also has a skill for talking himself out of said trouble (though his native guides have a rather regrettable rate of turnover).

CaBaNa · Jun 23, 2009

Cheers, interested still, with Clicks or Suicide.

Dr Simon · Jun 24, 2009

First Post is up. If you find any pictures better suited to your characters, let me know. That's quite an impressive cast we've managed to hire.

Andor · Jun 24, 2009

Actually except for missing the leather jacket that looks pretty much perfect. Awesome pictures.

CaBaNa · Jun 25, 2009

That picture pretty much sums up the end of the day, everyday, for Mr. Bernard.

Dr Simon · Jun 25, 2009

Thanks, had a bit of fun with Google finding those. That's the two Buster's - Larry "Buster" Crabbe as Buck Rogers standing in for Crash Jones, and Buster Keaton as Suicide. Okay, so some of them are an bit anachronistic (Ursula Andress as Queen Zamora) but it *is* The Future. I tried to find a suitable pic of Kate Hepburn for Lady Jane, but none were quite "plucky" enough (surprisingly) so I ended up with Amelia Earhart. Also surprisingly tricky to find somebody in a safari hat for Sy.

Walking Dad · Jun 25, 2009

I pictured Tork a bit less hairy. But it is great!!!

jkason · Jun 25, 2009

I think I may have been vague with my skills. "I swear it's true" is meant to be a bluff-ish skill rather than a Knowledge-y one? No big deal, really, especially since I didn't catch that Crash has a similar skill with a different name.

I think I got excited about the turns of phrase and didn't make them as descriptive as they should be.

Ah, and while I'm cool with the Sy pic in the thread, if you're looking for safari hatted folk, I found these: