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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: blacksoilbill on February 20, 2015, 03:16:26 PM

Title: Pulp Alley AAR: Questions for the Professor
Post by: blacksoilbill on February 20, 2015, 03:16:26 PM

My 9 year old son and I had a game of Pulp Alley a couple of weeks back...

Professor Oscar Schmied is a boring man with a flair for unearthing interesting things. Rumours at the market suggest he's assembling an expedition to unearth something big this time: a treasure of astonishing wealth and power.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7425.jpg)

Two [intrepid/nefarious] parties of [adventurers/ ne'er-do-wells] decide to have a friendly word with Schmied concerning the approximate whereabouts of his treasure. They track him to a small encampment on the edge of the desert.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7426.jpg)

The minor plot points.

A thief who has been shadowing Schmied.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7431.jpg)

A lonely goatherd, but he may have seen something.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7429.jpg)

Clay jars bearing some curious inscription.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7432.jpg)

The game began with both sides advancing to the centre of the table.

The mad scientist and his minions.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7446.jpg)

The adventurers.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7433.jpg)

Meanwhile, members of each party peel off to grab minor plot points.

The rats interrogate(?) the goat herd.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7449.jpg)

The pilot gazes at the inscriptions on the jars.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7464.jpg)

The adventurers' dog is the first to make it to Schmied.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7458.jpg)

He doesn't get an advantage for long. He's soon joined by the hunchback and then the robot.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7472.jpg)

The dog is outnumbered but game, attacking the hunchback.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7474.jpg)

But help is on its way.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7474.jpg)

The dog goes down, but no one has been able to grab the archaeologist yet. The fight acts like a magnet, drawing characters from all over.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7479.jpg)

Fighters go down all over the place, but the leader of the adventurers grabs the archaeologist.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7483.jpg)

The fight is made trickier when the leader encounters the black cat.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7485.jpg)

For the way the cat works, see here: http://preacherbyday.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/the-black-cat.html (http://preacherbyday.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/the-black-cat.html)

A desperate struggle.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7488.jpg)

Finally, even the mad scientist joined the struggle, attempting to subdue the leader of the adventurers.
(http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/blacksoilbill/IMG_7491.jpg)

However, he shrugs off the attack and holds on to the archaeologist. A near-run thing, but victory to the adventurers!

Title: Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Questions for the Professor
Post by: wulfgar22 on February 20, 2015, 03:33:43 PM

Great stuff! Lovely figures!

Title: Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Questions for the Professor
Post by: Katsuhiko JiNNai on February 20, 2015, 04:38:47 PM

Fine job  :-*

Title: Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Questions for the Professor
Post by: has.been on February 20, 2015, 04:57:08 PM

Lovely stuff, but may I ask who makes the 'Thief shadowing' figure ?

Title: Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Questions for the Professor
Post by: Duke Donald on February 20, 2015, 05:05:35 PM

Great report! Your figures are brilliant and I love the black cat and its rule.

Also, why do dogs always go down immediately in Pulp Alley? It's as if they were cursed, other animals, including cats or monkeys sometimes stay for another turn, but dogs never seem to stand a chance!

Title: Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Questions for the Professor
Post by: FramFramson on February 20, 2015, 06:20:00 PM

Quote from: has.been on February 20, 2015, 04:57:08 PM

Lovely stuff, but may I ask who makes the 'Thief shadowing' figure ?

He's from Bob Murch's Pack #26, Freakish Flunkies: http://pulpfigures.com/products/view/26

Title: Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Questions for the Professor
Post by: blacksoilbill on February 20, 2015, 11:50:35 PM

Thanks everyone!

Quote from: Duke Donald on February 20, 2015, 05:05:35 PM

Also, why do dogs always go down immediately in Pulp Alley? It's as if they were cursed, other animals, including cats or monkeys sometimes stay for another turn, but dogs never seem to stand a chance!

I think it's because they're insufficiently devious. Straightforward virtue doesn't always get rewarded!

Title: Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Questions for the Professor
Post by: Traveler Man on February 21, 2015, 06:16:59 PM

Great AAR, figures and terrain!  :-*

Title: Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Questions for the Professor
Post by: Hobby Services on February 21, 2015, 06:34:42 PM

I see I'm not the only one who thinks that Reaper fig makes a better robot than it does an iron golem.

Title: Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Questions for the Professor
Post by: blacksoilbill on February 22, 2015, 02:56:41 AM

Quote from: Hobby Services on February 21, 2015, 06:34:42 PM

I see I'm not the only one who thinks that Reaper fig makes a better robot than it does an iron golem.

Yes, I originally bought it for Superhero games, but it ended up in pulp. It does scream robot!

Title: Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Questions for the Professor
Post by: Wolf Girl on February 22, 2015, 10:46:35 PM

So awesome! Thanks for sharing your cool Pulp Alley AAR.  :D

Don't forget....
(http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o665/pulpalley/Art%20of%20Pulp%20Alley/WEBstore/PhantomAgents150_zpsed347405.jpg) (http://store.pulpalley.com/)

Title: Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Questions for the Professor
Post by: Malebolgia on February 23, 2015, 07:24:26 AM

Once again a fantastic report! Love it!

Title: Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Questions for the Professor
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on February 24, 2015, 02:41:34 PM

Great looking game, love the black cat!

Title: Re: Pulp Alley AAR: Questions for the Professor
Post by: d phipps on February 25, 2015, 04:32:06 AM

It's great to see families playing together.  :-* :-*

THANKS for sharing!