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Author Topic: Pulp Alley AAR: Starstruck  (Read 4596 times)

Offline blacksoilbill

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Pulp Alley AAR: Starstruck
« on: March 18, 2015, 10:39:53 AM »
Miss Rita Farnsworth is in town. The darling of the stage, Riotous Rita. Her arrival in town has attracted all sorts of admirers. But some have come to do more than look. The cultists of SLIME and the zeppelin troopers are intent on abducting Rita for their own nefarious purposes. Who could possibly stand in their way?

Uncharitable critics have accused Rita of cardboard acting, but what would they know?

Another Pulp Alley game. Rita Farnsworth is the sole objective in the game. Grab her as she drives through town, and get away with her.


The prospective kidnappers arrive.



The zeppelin troopers fly into position to cover the route of the car.


Wait a moment, who's this? A hero on hand to save the day?

Each turn, a random member of Jack Sampson's league of adventurers
would emerge from a random building and try to rescue Rita.

Rita's driver managed to avoid a storm of gunfire for most of the first two turns.


A zeppelin trooper attempted to fly into the car, but missed.


It's beginning to look a lot like Sarejevo...


More shooters than a bar on Saturday night.

Rita Farnsworth: two dimensional performances? No way!

Jack fights off a cultist as he's joined by his companion, Miss James.


The driver finally goes down and the car spins to a halt.


Jack is the first to try and grab Rita.


But not the last! The game turned into a tense scrum around the car, characters going down, recovering, going down again. And always, Rita remained elusive.





It came down to the last turn. Once again, no one by the car could grab Rita.


However, the hero's sidekick was set to emerge from an unknown building. Would he be close enough to race in and grab Rita at the last possible moment?

Hmm, that's him right over there in the distance, looking manly but clueless. You can just see him if you squint. Pity he couldn't drag himself away from the bar any sooner. No heroics today.

Once again, a nailbiter that went down to the last turn. As no one was able to grab Rita, she slipped away in the last moments of the fight. Can the gangs track her down as she tries to make her way to safety?

Offline Malebolgia

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Starstruck
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2015, 10:48:36 AM »
Awesome report! Great humour, great story, great miniatures, great photos 8)
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Offline wulfgar22

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Starstruck
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2015, 10:55:53 AM »
I bet Rita just loved all the attention! Great report...lovely figures and terrain!

Offline Mad Lord Snapcase

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Starstruck
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2015, 11:08:01 AM »
What a great idea for a game!  :-* Nice scenery and miniatures.


Offline blacksoilbill

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Starstruck
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2015, 11:21:28 AM »
Thanks gents, glad you liked it!

Offline Phil Robinson

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Starstruck
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2015, 11:55:45 AM »
Great write up, great pics, it's a wrap.

Offline Wolf Girl

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Starstruck
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2015, 04:37:11 PM »
Brilliant! I love the paper miniatures.  lol lol

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Offline Traveler Man

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Starstruck
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2015, 04:41:46 PM »
Great stuff!  :-*
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Offline Dr DeAth

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Starstruck
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2015, 05:11:16 PM »
Great looking game and AAR, although I found Miss Farnsworth's acting a little 'flat'  :D
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Offline blacksoilbill

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Starstruck
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2015, 12:15:18 AM »
Great looking game and AAR, although I found Miss Farnsworth's acting a little 'flat'  :D
lol
The flaws in her technique are difficult to paper over!

Offline FramFramson

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Starstruck
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2015, 02:29:58 AM »
I dunno, the plot on this one seems a little thin...  ::)


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Offline Mr. Peabody

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Starstruck
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2015, 04:33:35 AM »
Ack, ack, ack!  lol You're such a card, Fram.

Inspiring game. Thanks for writing it up!  :-* :-* :-*
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Offline religon

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Starstruck
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2015, 04:35:06 PM »
Nice AAR.

Offline d phipps

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Starstruck
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2015, 06:51:56 PM »
Excellent AAR. THANKS for sharing.  :D

Offline Etranger

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Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Starstruck
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2015, 08:15:28 PM »
Looks like a role that Rita was cut out to play.

Great AAR  :)
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