1st PA AAR : the secret of the 'Chevalier de Hauteville"

[Tufoo]

This is my first Pulp-Alley game with my daughter (lucky Dad !).

Background :
Once upon a time... A noble Norman knight, le Chevalier Roland de Hauteville, went back from the crusades with some strange treasure. He died some months later without having revealed his discovery but one said that it is nothing less than the "lapis philosophorum" (the philosopher's stone).

...Somewhere in Normandy during the year 1937. In his quest of esoteric artifacts, the "Thule-Gesellschaft" (Thule Society) is looking for the secret of the Norman knight. Hugh Jackman, an American adventurer secretely employed from the US-governement, will try to be faster than the Germans.

The leagues :

- die Thule Gesellschaft :
  
(from left to right) Arn (Sidekick), Herr Doktor Ernest von Klug (Leader), Werwolf (Follower), Gefreiter Dietrich (Ally), Oberstabfeldwebel Kieffer (Ally), Gefreiter Mimmel (Ally).

- Jackman's friends :

(from left to right) Banguité a.k.a. Té (Ally), Hugh Jackman (Leader of my daughter... of course !), Stephane Desfontaines (Sidekick), Thomas Mc Leod (Ally).

[NickNascati]

Missing something?

[Stu]

It's a secret! 

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

Sounds good so far........keep the story coming.

[Tufoo]

ooopppss !!! Big troubles with my computer !!! SSSOOOORRRRYYYY !!

The introduction is now OK! Next posts to follow.

[Katsuhiko JiNNai]

Seem interesting, waiting for more pictures and the battle report  

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

Two very nice looking leagues, looking forward to your game report.

[d phipps]

Very cool! A couple great looking leagues. Well done! 

[FramFramson]

Very nice leagues. Hitting all the pulpy sweet spots there.

[NickNascati]

Great looking figures.  Did your daughter paint any?

[Traveler Man]

Two great leagues. Nice painting on those figures! 

[FramFramson]

By the way, what's the wolf from?

[Tufoo]

Did your daughter paint any?

No... Unfortunately !

By the way, what's the wolf from?

The wolf figure is an old D&D Miniatures (Wizards of the coast) repainted...

[Tufoo]

The scenario was based on "The Lost Keys" PA-script.
The major plot point is the pillar located in the ruined church (the pillar contains a parchment in a secret cavity) .
The plot points were : the farmer's wife (who knows the legend), the well (exit of a secret tunnel ?), the ruined tower (entry of a secret tunnel ?) and the calvary (with some old inscriptions...)


Jackman's friends arrived by car in the area of an old farm.

Coming from the opposite side, the Thule-Gesellschaft deployed on the bank of the lake.


Turn one :
 Hugh and Té went to the farm in order to collect some informations. Mc Leod and Stephane ran to the well described in the "Hautteville's Memories" as the exit of a secret tunnel.


Hr. Dr. Von Klug ordered Arn, Kieffer and Mimmel to reach the calvary as "schnell" as possible. He tooks Dietrich with him to inspect the ruined tower. Werwolf followed its master...


Turn two : (looks like the "comic" part of the game !)
Arn jumped over the rocks like a gazelle, but his two companions tried to cross the difficult terrain at the same time, slept into the water and their heads collided the rock ( Fumble !!! )

Bad omens for the Germans...
Suspecting some risks, Von Klug sent the soldier to inspect the ruins. A vicious viper was resting on the warm stones and didn't appreciate the arrival of intruders. (Ach ! diese Soldaten sind unprofessionnel und diletantisch !)

Von Klug precautiously sneaked to the tower and found the entry of the tunnel, unfortunately blocked. Anyway, he was able to determine that the tunnel was running in direction of an old ruined church.

What about the fearless American adventurer ?
He was blocked by ...a group of agressive geese !!! ( !)
Té met the farmer's wife and obtained some answers, when Mc Leod and Stephan failed to find any evidence ofa tunnel at the well.


Turn three soon !

[Katsuhiko JiNNai]

A really superb board for a funny game