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Essential Reference Library for Pulp GMs (and others): 1st Shelf

Filed in Campaign Creation, D&D / Pathfinder, Game Mastering, Game Philosophy, Mike, The Adventurer's Club (Hero System 5th Ed), Zenith-3 (Original system based on Hero System 4th Ed), Fantasy Games, Horror Games, Pulp Games, Superhero Games, SciFi & Space Opera Games, Western Games, NPCs & Villains & Monsters, PCs, Planning & Preparation, The End Of The Rainbow, Writing & Authoring & The Games Industry, Reviews, Cyberpunk, Mystery & Detective Games, Metagaming & Metagame Theory, Guest Post, Pirate/Swashbuckling Games, Spy & Secret Agent Games, Steampunk on Sep.16, 2016

This entry is part 2 of 15 in the series The Essential Reference Library for Pulp GMs (and others)

The First Shelf: Heroes & PCs Heroes are at the heart of a Pulp campaign, as much if not more than any other genre (with the possible exception of Superheroes – but you could draw a continuous line running from Pulp Heroes through to powerless heroes like Batman, Green Arrow, Hawkeye, the Black Panther and […]

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The Hollow Echo Part 1 – Adding Music To Your Game

Filed in Campaign Management, D&D / Pathfinder, Mike, The Adventurer's Club (Hero System 5th Ed), Zenith-3 (Original system based on Hero System 4th Ed), Fantasy Games, Horror Games, Pulp Games, Superhero Games, SciFi & Space Opera Games, Western Games, Online Gaming & Resources, Planning & Preparation, Tools & Techniques, Fumanor/One Faith (D&D 3.5), Ask the GMs, Reviews, Cyberpunk, Mystery & Detective Games, Dr Who: Lovecraft's Legacies, Pirate/Swashbuckling Games, Spy & Secret Agent Games, Steampunk on Sep.13, 2016

Music can provide an iconic trigger that instantly transports the listener into an associated memory. Soundtracks and scores for Film and TV have long recognized this effect and played on it. You might not know it, but every major character in a movie or TV show has their own “theme”, a handful of notes, usually […]

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Cities Of Legend: Blueprints For Adventure

Filed in D&D / Pathfinder, Mike, The Adventurer's Club (Hero System 5th Ed), Fantasy Games, Horror Games, Pulp Games, Superhero Games, SciFi & Space Opera Games, Planning & Preparation, The End Of The Rainbow, Tools & Techniques, Writing & Authoring & The Games Industry, World Design, Fumanor/One Faith (D&D 3.5), Fumanor/Seeds Of Empire (D&D 3.5), Mystery & Detective Games, Spy & Secret Agent Games, Steampunk on Jul.29, 2016

The Backstory: When my pulp co-GM and I started talking about this article, it had a very different shape. The original intention was to list the cities that we considered iconic settings for pulp adventure, and explain in each case why it had been selected to receive that accolade. As the article progressed, however, it […]

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Ask The GMs: Many Hands, Mild Insanity: Large Groups Revisited

Filed in Campaign Creation, D&D / Pathfinder, D&D 3.x, D&D 4e, Game Mastering, Mike, Fantasy Games, Horror Games, Pulp Games, Superhero Games, SciFi & Space Opera Games, Western Games, PCs, Planning & Preparation, Ask the GMs, House-Rules, Cyberpunk, Mystery & Detective Games, DnDNext, Opinion, Metagaming & Metagame Theory, Pirate/Swashbuckling Games, Spy & Secret Agent Games, Steampunk on Jun.28, 2016

As I explained the last time I looked at large groups, I have only limited experience in the area, so this was one topic for which I definitely wanted to source a broader opinion base. The question at hand: If you are “fortunate” enough to have a large group of players, which games could you […]