[Adamant Entertainment] THRILLING TALES - Pulp for D20 Modern

[HalWhitewyrm]

Anybody wanna go for three?

You know, just cause you asked like that, I'll bite. Email me at daniel@highmoonmedia.com and I'll send you one of our releases to try out.

 

[jezter6]

While I'm in a happy mood, more good pulp links for GMS or anyone else who likes the pulp:

http://www.paper-dragon.com/1939/
http://www..seedwikicom/page.cfm?wikiid=2331&doc=Pulp Project1557
http://www.paratime.ca/d20/pulp/

Not all pulp requires giant robots or mad scientists. While it is pulp in some sense, it's the over sensationalized side of pulp that ends up as Supers set in 1930's instead of good seedy pulp stories.

IMHO, Pulp is all about dark anti-heroes, street justice, vigilanteism, hot broads, risque night clubs, strange and unique murders (see CSI for tons of that), vigilanteism, lots of firepower, romance that nearly gets the hero killed, romance that usually involves the hero's love interest being no better than the villains the hero is facing, vigilanteism.

Did I mention vigilantes and street justice? I didn't think so.

 

[jaerdaph]

You know, just cause you asked like that, I'll bite. Email me at daniel@highmoonmedia.com and I'll send you one of our releases to try out.

Daniel that's very generous and kind, but I really was joking. I'd feel like I was taking advantage. Your offer was greatly appreciated, though.

Tell you what, let ME do something now. What's your favorite charity, Daniel? I'll make a $25 donation to them.

I also promise to check out your d20 Modern DaVinci Labs product line when it comes out. Sounds quite interesting.

 

[GMSkarka]

IMHO, Pulp is all about dark anti-heroes, street justice, vigilanteism, hot broads, risque night clubs, strange and unique murders (see CSI for tons of that), vigilanteism, lots of firepower, romance that nearly gets the hero killed, romance that usually involves the hero's love interest being no better than the villains the hero is facing, vigilanteism.

Actually, that's more film noir (and the film-noir inspired pulp paperbacks of the 40s and 50s)--part of the whole post-war movement--rather than the pulps of the thirties.

If that's your cuppa, I'd recommend Green Ronin's NOIR supplement for Mutants & Masterminds--the stuff I'm working on isn't really up your alley, whether I went with your preferred marketing plan or mine.

 

[GMSkarka]

Edit: Never mind. I had a long, point-for-point response to jezster6's "I'm not annoyed" post...but it's probably better that I just walk away from this one.

 

[sinmissing]

One word.

Tesla.

and . . .
Lots and lots of tesla coils, jacob ladders, miniaturization, and gigantism, although those last two topics admittantly fall into the atomic horror era.

 

[HeapThaumaturgist]

Mmmm. Tesla.

Dude was crazy, and a genius.

And those are the BEST kinds of people, because whole mythos can be built around them.

--fje

 

[jaerdaph]

Quick question: The Thin Man - Nick and Nora Charles and their dog Asta - are they considered Pulp, Noir or something else?

 

[Roudi]

One word.

Tesla.

HELL YEAH!

If no one here jumps on this idea, I will.

 

[Gomez]

Quick question: The Thin Man - Nick and Nora Charles and their dog Asta - are they considered Pulp, Noir or something else?

I think you could classify it a "Who-done-it". It is a Dashiell Hammett story and it might be considered a proto-noir story. Noir is considered to have started after WWII and the Thin Man was created in the 30's.