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WORLDS OF PULP: The Art of Simple

When it comes to role playing games, there are many different ways to approach the mechanics of dice rolling. Some games use complex systems with multiple dice, modifiers, and special rules, while Worlds of Pulp sticks to a simple two-dice system with minimal modifiers. While both approaches have their merits, there are several advantages to…

Celebrating 15 Years in Gaming

Scaldcrow Games officially began fifteen years ago at Origins in Ohio. Officially launched on the 4th of July, We began with The Dark Fantasy of Sundrah, an RPG fantasy set in a dark fantasy milieu. Since then we have continued with new titles in the pulp genre under the series heading: of Worlda of Pulp.…

Call of the Watch Crow, Part-2

Recap part 1: The V’lusian warlord Zahnak was usurped by The Poison Hoard. His slave armies were routed. Kall-Ku, a mercenary slave, incidentally freed by the violence, fled across the wilderness; a subdermal implant has become active and gave him instructions, directing him to find the Meinor space station so that he can join the…

Jeff Smith: Mighty Mace

Jeff Smith operated the conventions MACE and mini mace. When we were first announcing Davey Beauchamp’s Amazing Pulp Adventures, we offered tuckerisms as a prize in the convention auction. A tuckerism is when your name is used in a work of fiction. Jeff won and sat down with Davey Beauchamp and laid out Mighty Mace.…

Call of the Watch Crow, Part 1

The Consortium-Black Sun war had finally come to the world of V’Lusia-4 and brought its indiscriminant devastation with it. First, its terrible touch could be seen in the skies as military Starfighters waged a brutal melee high above, while immense capital ships traded blazing volleys in the night; the fury visible, even from the planetary…

Here we go again-Nightclub Names

I am back with more names that may help your games a fiction get a little more zest. Last time I presented names of famous Bulls as starship names, Think that was a reach? Watch this. Still sifting through Bull names, I pulled together a list that seemed appropriate for taverns, nightclubs, cantinas, saloons, etc.…

Cool Ship Names-That’s No Bull!

Since there always seems to be a need to come up with creative names for ships in many RPGs. I thought that I would share one method I stumbled across. With Rogue Space™ rounding the bend for Worlds of Pulp™, it seems timely, so enjoy. A great resource that I found for naming warships and…

For Your Convenience Crows

This is a quick reference table to speed up game play in the Scaldcrow Games: Worlds of Pulp ™ systems. Using this table: Roll 2d6, if the result are doubles, then roll again and add to the total (Snake Eyes-double 1s always fails and kills the roll), add or subtract all modifiers (as required by…

New Character: The Man on the Corner

“Happy” Francais Blatti is The Man On The Corner, a character that can be used easily in Rotwang City, or Cape Noire, or really any other setting. Sometimes folks in a community may have need to get a message or a plea to the local mobster or gang boss. The question is how do you…

The Scorpion in…Consequence and the Fat Cat

Alfrancais Brainvine, the magnate, slurped down another oyster, discarding the shell into a bucket beside his desk. He grabbed a letter opener with his chubby, oyster soaked fingers and with the other, a stack of papers. The first letter was doubtlessly another shameless plea from the Victory Arms tenement. They all said the same thing.…