Daring Tales of Adventure (30s pulp)

This is the page for the play by post game using the Savage Worlds rules and the Daring Tales of Adventure campaign.

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Spider Monkey's Pulp savage World's game

• [pulp rules]

Characters

• Chayton Stone Sioux pilot played by Iskallor
• Archibald Kensington the III Eccentric Explorer played by Witamous
• Mapiya Stone Acrobatic jewel thief played by T@nya
• Leo Brunswick Oddball Scientist played by nexusI

Bennies

• Chayton 4
• Archibald 3
• Mapiya 3
• Leo Brunswick 4

XPs and Advances

• XP 20 4 advances Chayton
• XP 20 4 advances Archibald
• XP 20 4 advances Mapiya
• XP 20 4 advances Leo Brunswick

Character contacts

• once per adventure pcs can create one contact

Equipment

• Tommy gun 12/24/48 2d6+1 ROF 3 50 shot
• Luger x2

Notes

Attack options

• Aim +2 Shooting/Throwing if character does not move
• Area Effect Attacks Targets under template suffer damage, treat cover as armor; missed attack rolls cause 1d6” deviation for thrown weapons, 1d10” for launched weapons; x1 for Short, x2 for Medium, x3 for Long
• Autofi re See rules
• Breaking Things See Obstacle Toughness Table; Parry 2; No bonus damage or Aces
• Called Shots Limb -2; Head -4, +4 damage, Small target -4; Tiny target -6
• Cover Light -1; Medium -2; Heavy -4
• Darkness Dim -1; Dark -2, targets are not visible beyond 10”
• Pitch Darkness Targets must be detected to be attacked at -4
• Defend +2 Parry; character may take no other actions
• Disarm -2 attack; defender makes Str roll vs. damage or drops weapon
• Double Tap/ 3 Rd Burst +1 attack and damage/+2 attack and damage
• The Drop +4 attack and damage
• Finishing Move Instant kill to helpless foe with lethal weapon
• Firing Into Melee See Innocent Bystanders
• Full Defense Fighting roll replaces Parry if higher
• Ganging Up +1 Fighting per additional attacker; maximum of +4
• Grappling Fighting roll to grapple. Raise=opponent Shaken; Defender makes opposed Strength or Agility to break free (any other action made at -4); Attacker can make opposed Str or Agility to cause damage
• Innocent Bystanders Missed Shooting or Throwing roll of 1 (2 with shotguns or autofi re) hits random adjacent target
• Nonlethal Damage Characters are knocked out instead of potentially killed when Incapacitated
• Obstacles If attack hits by the concealment penalty, the obstacle acts as Armor
• Prone As Medium cover; prone defenders are -2 Fighting, -2 Parry
• Ranged Weapons in Close Combat Pistols only; Target Number is defender’s Parry
• Suppressive Fire With successful Shooting roll, targets in Med Burst Template make a Spirit roll or be Shaken; roll of1 are hit for normal damage
• Touch Attack +2 Fighting
• Trick Describe action; make opposed Agility or Smarts roll; opponent is -2 Parry until next action; with a raise, foe is -2 Parry and Shaken
• Two Weapons -2 attack; additional -2 for off-hand if not Ambidextrous
• Unarmed Defender Armed attackers gain +2 Fighting
• Unstable Platform -2 Shooting from a moving vehicle or animal
• Wild Attack +2 Fighting; +2 damage; -2 Parry until next action
• Withdrawing from Close Combat Adjacent foes get one free attack at retreating character