[Adamant Entertainment] THRILLING TALES - Pulp for D20 Modern

[CalicoDave]

I guess I'd like to see something like Polyhedron's "Pulp Heroes" d20 Modern remix [for the mechanics] plus GURPS Cliffhangers [for the history and gazetteer] plus Agent 13 [very good discussion of different pulp genres] plus some sort of a default campaign [of a crossover nature...heroes fight Nameless Evils, then Nazis, then robots, then Nameless Evil Nazi Robots, etc. --- all of the pulp genres coexisting] with a good intro adventure to kick things off.

And yeah, I'd like to see this as a single product. I wouldn't mind an OGL product, actually --- Sidewinder: Recoiled is how it's done.

So...assuming an OGL product with a default level of pulp something like Indiana Jones [I have a theory that that's the most gameable style of pulp]....then you do a series of followups. Each one is a setting book / rules supplement / adventure that can be plugged right in to the default campaign, or be a campaign unto itself. F'rinstance...

1. The Curse of the Jade Serpent. Details on the "Yellow Menace" genre. All about Shanghai. Expanded martial arts options. And an adventure.

2. Warlords of Mars. Details on pulp-style space operas --- John Carter, Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon. A sample setting. An adventure. New prestige classes.

Oh, and some decent art. Using some appropriate public domain line art from the old pulps [assuming there is such a thing] is fine. A nice new painted cover would be real nice.

I still hope that Blaize and Chuck Rice are secretly doing this project, and "Blood and Fedoras" is on its way...

I'd like to see the same things as JPL. I'd like the stuff mentioned in his first paragraph as a stand alone product. I'm hoping the Gamemaster's Guide to Pulp Adventures will cover some (all?) of this.

Then the other followups, such as JPL described, I could buy if they fit the type of pulp campaign I was trying to run.

 

[TheAuldGrump]

I have no problem with the $2 pricing on the classes. I purchased nearly every one of Mongoose Publishing's Power Class series at $2.95 so this seems about par for a PDF of the same basic concept.

Use is part of what determines value, and the Mad Scienist at least will see use regularly. (Of the Power Class books most used is Hedge Wizard, while the one I do not own was unavailable due to a printing error.)

The Ape Man - you know George, Tarzan, etc...

The Auld Grump, George, George, George of the Jungle...

 

[GMSkarka]

The Ape Man - you know George, Tarzan, etc....

One of the second batch of Advanced Class PDFs will be the Noble Savage, which is exactly modeled on the Ape Man (or Tiger Man, etc.) archetype.

The others in that second wave will be the Mad Scientist, the Fortune Hunter (think Indiana Jones, Alan Quartermain, etc.), and the Mesmerist.

 

[Ranger REG]

I guess it depends on how you look at what comes with the price. With PDF, if the author can make corrections in the future, then he should offer corrective upgrade to your purchased product for free. That's something you can't get with print products (they just offer a list of errata).

On-topic, my request are mob enforcer, g-man, and opportunist (i.e., scoundrel/rogue/thief). I don't know if they will be any different than the d20 Modern Advanced Classes (I'm guessing they are fundamental in your Thrilling Tales campaign).

 

[Razuur]

Then you're going to love THE GAMEMASTER'S GUIDE TO PULP ADVENTURE, which comes out next week, and features an adventure construction kit.

Wowser. You just garnered a sale. Looking forwards to your product.

Razuur

 

[TheAuldGrump]

Voodoo King/Queen - She's a Voodoo Queen
Run the town of New Orleans
Done so since her early teens...

Conjure Man/Wife - Old Haggis has lived in that house on stilts not far from Pumpkin Patch buryin' ground since back before anyone can remember. Folks don't talk about it much, but when you need somethin' done somenoe that's done summin' bad, she can do it for you... For a price...

The Auld Grump

 

[C. Baize]

Man of Mystery.

Skarka sent me this class, and I told him I'd give him my thoughts on it based on its merits as a class.

As a class, it is flavorful, and certainly true to the pulp genre. At first glance, I thought it might be a bit overpowered, due to sometimes multiple class features per level. Upon closer inspection, however, the class features given weren't really enough to put it over the top. More importantly, however, the class features it gave were very true to the pulp feel of the classic "Man of Mystery" and added to the pulpy goodness.
On its own merit, it's a good class with solid mechanics, and a great addition to the genre.
As a whole, it would be much better suited as part of a larger product.

Value: As good as this class is (and I definitely like the class)... no 5 pages of material (one page for cover, one full page art, three pages on the class itself, plus OGL for 6 pages total) is worth $2.00 by itself. This is no exception. I would certainly be interested in seeing a book full of classes with this level of pulp flavor at competitive prices. It would absolutely be on my buy list.

 

[GMSkarka]

I've announced this elsewhere, so I'll repeat it here: We've added a subscription option, by which customers can get every single THRILLING TALES product released in 2005, a guaranteed minimum of 360 pages of material, for a single purchase of $29.95.

We call it:



JOIN THE SECRET SQUADRON TODAY!
Click on Cover Image to be taken to the RPGNow product page.

A subscription for pulp genre material for D20 Modern!

As a Secret Squadron member, you're entitled to receive each and every Thrilling Tales product released in 2005...starting January 1st, and filling your in-box with pulse-pounding pulp action every month of the year! (If your membership starts after January 1st, you'll be charged a lower rate, and only receive the products released from the date of your membership forward.)

Adamant Entertainment released 7 Thrilling Tales products in December 2004, and will release a minimum of 30 pages of new Thrilling Tales material each and every month of 2005: Adventures, new classes, equipment manuals, villain supplements and more. That's at least 360 pages of pulp action coming directly to you!

Plus, as a bonus for Secret Squadron members, every Thrilling Tales product released in 2005 will feature a secret code message--which can only be deciphered with your very own THRILLING TALES SECRET SQUADRON DECODER, included in this Introductory Package. The secret code message will provide Secret Squadron members instructions on how to collect exclusive content, free product offers, discount coupons and more.

ADM3000_______$29.95

 

[C. Baize]

I've announced this elsewhere, so I'll repeat it here: We've added a subscription option, by which customers can get every single THRILLING TALES product released in 2005, a guaranteed minimum of 360 pages of material, for a single purchase of $29.95.

Okay... THAT'S cool. And a good deal. How long will this sale be going on?

Edit: By the way... thanks for listening to people's concerns. That puts the price per page at a VERY respectable number.
Well done.

*applaud*

 

[jezter6]

I too am impressed, although we'll be missing out on the stuff that's already out...

Any plans to put a collection of items together into a zip or (best) a single PDF?

I was not planning on purchasing this beforehand, but I may give this a second look.

And yes, thank you for listening to the consumer.