[Adamant Entertainment] THRILLING TALES

[GMSkarka]

Adamant Entertainment brings the pulse-pounding excitement of the pulp genre to D20 Modern with THRILLING TALES, a series of PDFs available exclusively from RPGNow!

Starting in November, Adamant will release a series of THRILLING TALES PDFs, starting with the following Advanced Classes based on the classic Pulp archetypes:

ADVANCED CLASS: MAN OF MYSTERY:
ADM3001 $2.00
From the shadows of the streets to the heart of the enemy's lair, the Man of Mystery strikes fear into the hearts of evildoers everywhere!

ADVANCED CLASS: AIR ACE:
ADM3002 $2.00
Soaring through the skies on wings of glory, the Air Ace is the barnstorming daredevil of the Wild Blue Yonder!

ADVANCED CLASS: PARAGON:
ADM3003 $2.00
The two-fisted genius jack-of-all-trades, the Paragon is the scientific detective wonder!

ADVANCED CLASS: MASTERMIND:
ADM3004 $2.00
One for the villains: The Mastermind is the Napoleon of Crime, ruling an evil empire from the shadows!

More Advanced Class releases are planned, each bringing to life one of the classic archetypes of the pulp magazines of the 1930s.

Also coming in November:

THE GAMEMASTER'S GUIDE TO PULP ADVENTURE:
ADM3005 Price: TBA
An in-depth look at running Pulp adventures in D20 Modern, including elements of the genre, an adventure construction kit, and more!

 

[TheAuldGrump]

Hmmm, that's two from Adamant recently that have made me go hmmm...

The Auld Grump, and how about those who, while travelling in the far east, discover that they have the power to cloud men's minds?

 

[Krug]

Holy cow! Where did you get the art? Fantastic!

 

[Darrin Drader]

Holy cow! Where did you get the art? Fantastic!

I agree - the art is pretty amazing. It really seems to capture the essence of the genre. I'm very seriously considering picking these up.

 

[PCIHenry]

Hello all,

Being a HUGE pulp fan, I can give you an answer as far as the covers are concerned. They appear to be Photo-Shopped (or some other software) art from original pulps.

For example: The Man of Mystery one is from a late issue of the Spider (circa 1943 or so).

The Paragon is from the Feb. 1937 issue of Doc Savage called the Derrick Devil (I'm lucky enough to own an original copy).

The Game Master's Guide to the Pulp is also from the Spider (1936/7?) called the Council of Evil.

Not sure about the Air Ace or Mastermind, but I think the Mastermind one is from an old issue of Adventure. The Air Ace one could be from G-8 and His Battle Aces, but I don't think so.

That's one of the best thing about the pulps...the covers. They are some of the most evocative covers to come out of the 30's and 40's and are the precursers to the comics (and their garish covers) of today.

Best,

Henry Lopez
President
Paradigm Concepts, Inc.

 

[jaerdaph]

Last year, the Brooklyn Museum of Art had an excellent exhibit of pulp art (mostly oil paintings):

http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/visit/special_exhibitions/pulp_art/

In many cases, a copy of the original pulp magazine where the particular piece appeared on the cover accompanied the painting. Needless to say, the oil paintings have held up much better than the pulp mags over the years.

Excellent show, I hope they host it again. I also believe it may be a travelling exhibit.