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Author Topic: Pulp Alley AAR: Weird Science  (Read 6826 times)

Offline blacksoilbill

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Pulp Alley AAR: Weird Science
« on: January 17, 2015, 06:07:38 AM »
Have you ever had that frustrating experience where you're about to cook up your latest batch of mutated growth serum, but the agitator spindle in your vat gives out? There's nothing worse than insufficiently agitated growth serum. This is the unfortunate experience of Dr Otto Verückthaar.

Fortunately for him, the local nefarious cult, the Secret League of Intrigue, Mayhem and Evil (SLIME) are currently shipping out some black market industrial equipment. Verückthaar reasons that if he can intercept the shipment, he has a good chance of snatching a replacement part.

The action begins as SLIME wait for the arrival of a truck to spirit their illicit goods away. SLIME leaders stand guard over the crate, while cultists 'mind' members of their production team.

Major plot point - the crates - in the middle, minor plot points (manager in the foreground, pots hiding spare factory keys, engineer in pith helmet in the market).

The engineer shopping for wife's birthday present. The last minor plot point, the shirtless factory foreman, visible in the distance.


Dr Verückthaar's attack began badly. Giant rats and a henchman head for SLIME's engineer, but they are stymied by cultists.


On the other side of the village, Verückthaar and his robot push forward, engaging cultists as they advance.






Verückthaar's hunchbacked henchman attacks the cultists guarding the factory foreman.


However, the finer arts of interrogation are better left to the doctor himself.


In the meantime, SLIME has seen the threat that the robot poses to the shipment of crates. Their leader, Dr Grief, rushes the robot, along with two underlings.




The robot proves to be as threatening as it looks. The cultists are eliminated and Dr Grief goes down under a monsoon of  massive metal metacarpals.


As a result, the way is clear for Dr Verückthaar to scarper in to the crates and rummage around in search of his agitator spindle. He succeeds, but must survive a storm of gunfire from the four nearby SLIME agents.


It's Verückthaar's day though, and he dodges back through the storm of lead, entirely unharmed. The hunchback and the robot move in to ensure that Verückthaar can get away safely with his treasure.


To add a final insult Verückthaar spends the final turn pilfering the hidden backdoor key to SLIME's factory.

Offline Duke Donald

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Weird Science
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2015, 07:37:42 AM »
Very entertaining battle report! Great minis and board, BTW.

Offline FramFramson

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Weird Science
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2015, 08:19:55 AM »
Hilarious!

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a monsoon of  massive metal metacarpals

Don't lie. You're really Stan Lee, aren't you?  lol


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Offline shadowking1957

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Weird Science
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2015, 09:18:42 AM »
Fantastic use of table and miniatures

Offline blacksoilbill

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Weird Science
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2015, 10:22:39 AM »
Don't lie. You're really Stan Lee, aren't you?  lol

That line did take a while to concoct!

Offline wulfgar22

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Weird Science
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2015, 10:52:48 AM »
Great adventure! Lovely table and figs. Especially the robot!

Offline Wolf Girl

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Weird Science
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2015, 11:14:49 AM »
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Have you ever had that frustrating experience where you're about to cook up your latest batch of mutated growth serum, but the agitator spindle in your vat gives out?
Ugh, I hate it when that happens!   ;D
Thanks for sharing your excellent AAR!  ;)  



« Last Edit: January 17, 2015, 11:21:58 AM by Wolf Girl »


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Offline blacksoilbill

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Weird Science
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2015, 11:34:53 AM »
The robot is a Reaper Iron Golem. It is a nice figure.

Offline Malebolgia

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Weird Science
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2015, 01:02:59 PM »
ACE report! Love the puns, humour, table layout and paintjobs. Excellent!
“What use was time to those who'd soon achieve Digital Immortality?”

Offline Katsuhiko JiNNai

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Weird Science
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2015, 05:54:46 PM »
WELL done  :-*

Offline wulfgar22

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Weird Science
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2015, 06:34:36 PM »
The robot is a Reaper Iron Golem. It is a nice figure.

Just had to order that. Very nice!

Offline Traveler Man

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Weird Science
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2015, 07:26:13 PM »
Great stuff!  :-*
"It's amusing, it's amazing, and it's never twice the same: It's the salt of true adventure, and the glamour of the game."

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Offline blacksoilbill

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Weird Science
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2015, 05:53:31 AM »
Just had to order that. Very nice!

I'd be very interested to see what you do with it.

Offline Marine0846

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Weird Science
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2015, 09:50:58 PM »
Love the story.
Great minis and terrain.
Semper Fi, Mac

Offline Hitman

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Weird Science
« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2015, 03:01:24 AM »
Another cool looking game, AAR, figures and terrain...sigh!!

I sure wish I had some time and someone to game with!!

Thanks for sharing...
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Victory is guaranteed to the last man standing, but always remember those whom you stepped on to get there!!

 

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