"Got Bitten By The Pulp Bug...." Topic

I played in a Pulp game at Huzzah this weekend with my kids this weekend and really had a great time.

My youngest found it particularly fun and wants more. The rules we played were home rules. As I consider jumping in and playing this new era (I need a new era like I need a hole in my head, but isn't that life as a gamer?), I am wondering what rules are the ones people enjoy the most?

I'd love to hear about pulp rules you love and why. I want something fast play, an not fiddly and that allow me to do whatever crazy setups I can think of (with magic, or hyper technology, or zombies or whatever).

Or should I just put together my own 1-2 page rules?

As an aside, I'm looking for a miniature of a mad scientist throwing bombs. Anyone know of any?

7TV works well for Pulp.

I love Astounding Tales(TVAG), .45 Adventure (Rattrap) and Where Heroes Dare (Iron Ivan Games).

AT is more like a mix of RPG & minis.
.45 is a good mix of the pulp & super sci.
WHD has more of the 'over the top' feel.

I also have Larger Than Life (2HW) and Pulp Alley, but have not played those yet.

Rugged Adventures (Pulp Figs) is free and a good place to start. Pretty fun, but it have a 'squad' feel to it, IMO.

To be clear, I want to know the why part as much as the what. Why is 7TV 'pretty good for Pulp?'

What do YOU like about it?

How do the rules play?

What makes it fun for YOU?

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is a simple, fast, generic skrimish system with a slight "televisual" feel. It produces exciting games and can be endlessly tweaked and added to with all manner of "special effects" that will give your games the character you want. I have successfully used the Action:Engine game system from 7TV for everything from Renaissance through to Science Fiction.

"mad scientist throwing bombs"

…not a scientist (can't recall any scientists throwing bombs at the moment)

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Pulp Alley: Simple, fun, no charts to reference during the action. The ability system allows you to incorparate just about any genre or setting you can think of.

Thanks for the feedback. Brigade- that Anarchist is pretty close!

Some scientists here but none throwing bombs:

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ADVH030, 32, 142, 143

I second Johnny Aces on Pulp Alley. I think that the simple but fun game mechanics would be particularly good for kids.
LB

A third for Pulp Alley – my kids and I find the rules simple but fun and with enough depth to "build" any characters or scenarios we want.

Rugged adventures is what I have used- the extras die nicely and you can give the heroes really powerful if you feel the need.
.45 Adventure is best for very small groups. It is quite hard to kill other characters
I like the Iron Ivan rules in general and if I had not already gone into the Rugged adventures would be using them

@TGerritsen Thanks for ordering Pulp Alley. I've been playing Pulp Alley since I was thirteen, but that goes with the territory since my Dad wrote the game. :)

Feel free to ask us any questions that might come up. I hope you all have fun.

TGerritsen: How old is your son? The youngest Pulp Alley player on record so far was 10. I think it will be a good fit.

Pulp Girl: With your genetic background, you should have a best selling game before you're in your 20s. You and your dad have made something great and I'm glad to be a part of it.

Largely overlooked for Pulp but quite good for the period is GASLIGHT.

Buck (one of the authors)