Any interest in a pulp-influenced SG? [Archive] - City of Heroes Forums

TheImperial

10-07-2007, 09:41 AM

Charon

10-07-2007, 02:04 PM

I'm assuming it's villainside since The Grave Bell is a villain?

Also, this made me wonder whatever happened to the Midnight Society?

EDIT: I see you re-rolled him. My mistake.

Gaia

10-07-2007, 06:57 PM

The Midnight Society name is held by me over on Guardian where it was for awhile then everyone went away. I still have Nick Steele and 'Redd over there. Someone took the name over on Virtue, a player we had initially recruited. They have since refused to give the name back to either myself or a couple of the other original members still floating around the server.

And I would be interested of course. PM me if you want me on here or not. What side is it to to be played out on Red or Blue?

Poison

10-07-2007, 08:39 PM

I was considering a coat and fedora wearing, tommygun-tooting, film noir, Humphrey Bogart-esque hero anyway once weapon customisation is here. We'll see how that turns out.

TheImperial

10-07-2007, 08:42 PM

Yeah, it's a blueside group, and I'd be happy to have you, Gaia!

The forum should be going up sometime today...

Grae Knight

10-07-2007, 10:36 PM

Sounds really interesting Imperial.

Oddball

10-07-2007, 11:11 PM

lol, typical. I deleted a pulp hero I had since the SG I was trying to get into weren't very responsive :)

Sounds interesting.

Plasma Wisp

10-07-2007, 11:42 PM

If only they had suspenders under belt options.

I do have a sudden idea for a The Magician like idea. Or a Doc Sampson.

Gaia

10-07-2007, 11:53 PM

PW that would be Doc Savage: Man of Bronze one of the longest running pulp series. :) There are some newer books by Spider Robinson available besides the classic used books (pick them up at the shops for between $8 to $20. I have a few of the 1960's hard bounds :) )

My latest obsession in the genre is The Avenger: Justice Inc. and G-8 (on the verge of impossible to find)

Cloud Runner

10-08-2007, 12:56 AM

When dual blades arrive I may be interested in joining with Adventurer (who fits the explorer archetype perfectly).

TheImperial

10-08-2007, 01:51 AM

The forum lives! (http://z3.invisionfree.com/Barnstormers/)

Fantasmo

10-08-2007, 02:43 AM

This is very interesting. I really liked the work you put into the wiki page. I was a member of the Midnight Society with Gaia. I still have my pulp hero I created for the Society on Guardian. His name is Double Dark.
Here he is:

http://mama.indstate.edu/users/nova/doubledark.jpg

Graphite

10-08-2007, 03:19 AM

Dude.... Steam punk....
I'll have to think on that one.

Celestial Dragon

10-08-2007, 03:21 AM

Also interested in this group. Was apart of Midnight Society along with Gaia and Fantasmo.

Plasma Wisp

10-08-2007, 03:28 AM

Afterglow

10-08-2007, 03:35 AM

Oh. Thought I was refering to the WW2 war hero who lead a company of troops.
You thinking of Sgt. Rock?

Not sure, but would a speedster cowboy from WW2 era work, is that not pulp enough? Or I could ressurect the original Swan from the same old team if that's more along the lines.

Gaia

10-08-2007, 03:52 AM

There is one rule in pulp. NO spandex costumes. The closest you would come to that would be a wrestler (actual trained wrestler not WWF/WWE style) or a boxer in his shorts and boots.

Masked Revenger

10-08-2007, 04:09 AM

If I had the boxing costume options, I was so going to do a character called the Shadow Boxer that was a generational hero. His grandfather would have been the original Shadow Boxer, from the '30's, and would totally fit into this group.

Otherwise, I have no open slots at the moment.

Chris

Cloud Runner

10-08-2007, 04:13 AM

There is one rule in pulp. NO spandex costumes. The closest you would come to that would be a wrestler (actual trained wrestler not WWF/WWE style) or a boxer in his shorts and boots.
Ah, then nevermind about Adventurer. Oh well...

Gaia

10-08-2007, 07:48 AM

Cloud you can still do the adventurer. The Shadow, The Spider, The Phantom (contrary to popular belief DID NOT wear spandex but more of a long johns outfit and a hood with a mask.), Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, John Carter. Those are adventurers. So is Indiana Jones in the modern sense. Frank Buck (based on an actual person!) would be a big game hunter type--if anyone remembers the old Bring'em Back Alive tv show. A good modern pulp version of the pulp pilot was the show Tales of the Gold Monkey.

Celestial Dragon

10-08-2007, 07:51 AM

When signing up to the forum would you like us to sign up with our character name in specific?

Vendel

10-08-2007, 08:47 AM

when I get back in game i may just have to give this a look see

FurrySaint

10-08-2007, 09:41 AM

lol, typical. I deleted a pulp hero I had since the SG I was trying to get into weren't very responsive :)

Boy, does *that* sound familiar... Wouldn't happen to have been the Gods of the Golden Age, would it?

I have a two-fisted detective character named Rick Noir who might be interested...

Grae Knight

10-08-2007, 12:02 PM

Can someone post some names of Pulp Comic Heroes for reference? Perhaps even a wiki link.

Masked Revenger

10-08-2007, 02:22 PM

Can someone post some names of Pulp Comic Heroes for reference? Perhaps even a wiki link.

Gaia listed a bunch all of one page back. But, here's some more.

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/p/pulphero.htm

Chris

Grae Knight

10-08-2007, 02:31 PM

Gaia listed a bunch all of one page back. But, here's some more.

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/p/pulphero.htm

Chris

So would my Coyote Storm character fall into that category? He is a Native American warrior that uses the power of weather and a bow to fight crime.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/twr0525/Artwork/coyote11x17-150dpi.jpg

Or Federal? Federal relies on his inventions for his powers. Gloves, boots and helmet. He is socially inept but a genius. The art makes him look younger than he is though.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/twr0525/Artwork/FederalbyDrunkfu.jpg

Sorry for all the questions. I am not that familar with the Pulp genre outside of Pulp Fiction. That movie rocked!

Gaia

10-08-2007, 03:59 PM

*Warms up the Way-Back Machine* Ready Mr. Peabody!

http://users.aol.com/heropulp/

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/p/pulphero.htm

http://www.geocities.com/jjnevins/pulpsintro.html (One of the best sites ever! This guy wrote an entire book on the subject)

http://home.comcast.net/~cjh5801a/Pulp.htm

http://www.vintagelibrary.com/index.php (I buy lot of stuff from this site. Get my G-8 fix from them)

The Havoks

10-08-2007, 05:55 PM

Because I'm forming one called the Barnstormers. (http://virtueverse.com/index.php/Category:Barnstormers)

So, I'll spare any SG rambling, trust you to check out the Virtueverse page, and then discuss if anyone would be interested in something like it.

Very impressive. Looks like you put a lot of work into this and it shows. It's a very cool idea.

Nice work! :)

RedSwitchblade

10-08-2007, 06:08 PM

I think I will be devoting my Archery/Electricity blaster to this, Time Flux.

Inventor: Brilliant, bumbling, two-fisted, or mad creator of gadgetry and super-science marvels.

Time Flux is just a kid, an inventor from the future whose miscalculations and eagerness landed him a life out-of-sync with time and space. Lost from his own time and drawn to strong dimensional activity in ours, Time Flux comes and goes whether he wants to or not, sometimes disappearing for hours on end and returning with affects from different time periods. Noble and brave, but unreliable, Time Flux can make a good situation better, worse, or hilarious as he sometimes skips around in time.

TheImperial

10-09-2007, 01:03 AM

Thanks for the fantastic response. This is just a very brief reply that will have to do until later this evening.

With the forums, use whatever you'd like. They are likely a temporary stop gap.

And Grae, Coyote Storm strikes me as a very pulpish character, actually.

Charon

10-09-2007, 11:43 AM

The Phantom (contrary to popular belief DID NOT wear spandex but more of a long johns outfit and a hood with a mask.)
The material doesn't particularly matter. He still wore what we recognise as the first 'superhero' outfit of today. It has all the characteristics of later superhero costumes: skin tight, brightly colored, domino mask and underwear-on-the-outside. Long johns or not, The Phantom is one of the few that breaks the 'no spandex on pulp heroes' rule and if I was going to make a pulp character I would probably base it on him. That or a 1930s gangster. I do love me some tommy gun.

Masked Revenger

10-17-2007, 06:07 PM

Well, I've finall settled on an idea I like, that I think is sufficiently puply. I'll be posting his application some time today.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/BlanchPrez/CoH/Dark-Mystic.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/BlanchPrez/CoH/Dark-Mystic-Standing.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/BlanchPrez/CoH/Dark-Mystic-Upclose.jpg

Chris

Dynamo-Man

10-17-2007, 07:14 PM

I think I may pitch in with this and see how it goes. I'm not a huge RPer, per se, but I can at least speak in-character. My initial idea is based on another idea I posted many moons ago. I am going to re-imagine Dynamo-Man as a pulp hero. Get ready for Dynamo Joe! :cool:

Oddball

10-17-2007, 11:24 PM

Question reguarding applications. I have an idea for a character to apply with, but it is DB/WP so unable to currently be rolled. Should I wait until I11 to apply?

Dynamo-Man

10-18-2007, 03:44 AM

Ok, I ditched the idea of Dynamo Joe. I just wasn't feelin' it. So, now I am vacillating between these two:

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r121/TDoolan005/SmokinAce.jpg
Dark/Dark Scrapper - No background yet.

or

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r121/TDoolan005/MajorFlagg.jpg
Inv/SS Tanker - Leader of The Fighting Five, a multi-national commando unit in WWII.

I'd like some opinions, please. :)

Gaia

10-18-2007, 03:48 AM

I like the pilot. But then I'm biased since I have stacks of Cpt. Thunder stories still unseen from my time with the Midnight Society. Along with Adam Venture being an ex-daredevil barnstormer pilot. :)

Grae Knight

10-18-2007, 01:01 PM

Have to say both are quite good Dynamo. Either would be great.

Dynamo-Man

10-18-2007, 02:23 PM

Well, from a metagaming standpoint, the Barnstormers are Scrapper-heavy. Plus, there is at least one guy who looks a lot like Ace. So, I am probably going go with the Major. Besides, I already have a background for him (he's a recreation from a character on another server).

Although I really like the way Ace turned out, so don't be surprised if you see him floating around Paragon City every once in a while. :lol:

Masked Revenger

10-18-2007, 02:27 PM

Oh, man, you KNOW I love the Major. I still have my member of the Fightin' Five over on Victory. So, I say go for him.

But, Ace did turn out really cool.

Chris

Grae Knight

10-18-2007, 02:56 PM

Dynamo-Man

10-18-2007, 03:16 PM

Only thing with Flagg, don't you already have a Inv/SS tanker? Maybe go with Mace or Axe for him and then customize the weapon later? Could make his resilant nature be derived from the magical hammer. Or even hold out for will power. Just spit balling here.
I thought of that. I'm going to go with Inv for now, but probably re-roll him as WP when I11 comes out. That one just sounds cool. I'm also going to be very selective on his SS attacks. Basically, no "overhead" attacks, so his fighting style will look more "brawley" so to speak. :) I might even take the Fighting set. I'm not sure yet.

And the Major is till sitting over on Victory too. :D

Nerfed

10-19-2007, 12:21 AM

I've been wracking my brain to come up with a good pulp character, and this is what I've got:

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4466/thefedlp9.jpg

The Fed
Technology AR/Devices Blaster
(intended for use with Tommy Gun when available in Issue 11)

Unfortunately, I just don't want to start levelling up a second AR/Dev blaster.
:(

Gaia

10-19-2007, 12:48 AM

Slap a gas mask on him. Keep the AR and pair it off with energy or ice just to be different. Say he was in a cryo freezer after his arch-nemesis dumped him in there to die or something.

Nerfed

10-19-2007, 12:54 AM

Honestly, I don't much care for blaster secondaries other than energy. Electricity is alright, and devices I tolerate but tend to use as few powers from it as I can get away with.

Anyhow, I think I'll leave the name Fed out there for someone else to have fun with.

Nerfed

10-19-2007, 01:55 AM

Okay, here's my submission for the Barnstormers:

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/2664/screenshot2007101820075vk4.jpg

Electro-Cute
Science Electric/Electric Blaster
Jazz singer & daughter of government super scientist, she
gained electrical powers in a matter-energy transporter
accident while investigating her father's disappearance.
The process held her in stasis for close to 60 years before
she was awakened by Paragon City's finest scientific minds
at S.E.R.A.P.H.

Fantasmo

10-19-2007, 03:47 AM

@Dynamo-Man
I'm glad you went with Major Flagg, I think he is a very cool looking character.

@Nerfed
Let me just say, Tommy Guns are very cool and I liked your first character. But Electro-cute is sexy, so there ya go.

Dynamo-Man

10-19-2007, 04:48 AM

Thanks! :D

I even made me a spiffy Sig Banner for our forums.

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r121/TDoolan005/MajorFlaggBanner.jpg

Graphite

10-19-2007, 05:03 AM

Gots me a Concept:

Mr Steam to Action!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/Graphite/City%20of%20Heroes/Alts/MrSteam.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/Graphite/City%20of%20Heroes/Alts/MrSteam2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/Graphite/City%20of%20Heroes/Alts/MrSteaminAction.jpg

Currently level 0 (need to still reserve the name and figure out who to delete)
AT: Scrapper, Primary: Dark (really Steam), Secondary: Thinking Willpower
Personality: Thinking fun loving to action type. (Soldier/Pugilist)
In Work Bio: WWII Soldier who was critically injured and equiped with SteamTech
Tribute to: Rocketeer, little Ironman, little Cap America
And yes, he is the full 8ft height!

Nerfed

10-19-2007, 06:10 AM

Thanks! :D

I even made me a spiffy Sig Banner for our forums.

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r121/TDoolan005/MajorFlaggBanner.jpg
Love the "photo clipped to it" look...

...I may have to steal that concept!

Celestial Dragon

10-19-2007, 06:29 AM

Just made one for the forums as well!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/jbird760/Kalrokbanner.jpg

Vendel

10-19-2007, 06:35 AM

I have an idea!

Captain McAce!
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/Vendel/McAce.jpg

He is a PB.
Background. He is a crack fighter pilot shot down over the Jungles of south America. There he met a tribe of natives who took him in and nursed him back to health. Long story short they made him there champion and infused him with great powers (hence the PB powers)....the rest is history (aka a work in progress)

Plasma Wisp

10-19-2007, 08:34 AM

My Kingdom for Suspenders!

Nerfed

10-19-2007, 09:12 AM

So what's the deal with the forums? I feel like I'm getting the run-around over there. I went, joined, and posted my application... then later there was a post saying post applications on another forum, so I went, tried to join, but did not get a confirmation email to activate my account, so I'm stuck.

:eyebrow:

Nerfed

10-19-2007, 05:41 PM

My Kingdom for Suspenders!

Like these?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/hulkgray/haggarpic1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/hulkgray/haggarpic2.jpg

Electro's mods thread doesn't have everything you could ever want, but he did give us an awful lot! :cool:

Celestial Dragon

10-19-2007, 06:07 PM

you just have to wait for the confirmation Nerf. I believe Imp has to activate all the accounts himself. It's not automated.

Nerfed

10-19-2007, 11:20 PM

B...but... automated FTW. :grr:

G-Nome

10-20-2007, 01:05 AM

I have a controller that I would love to get involved in this. Frigid-Devil, kinda like Hellboy concept. Powers are Ice/Storm. Would a devil turned good fit the pulp theme? He is very young for demon years, thus he looks about 18 in human years.

I'll try to post a pic later.

The Regal

10-20-2007, 01:16 AM

I'm interested in the SG aspect and the theme but that means I'll have to make ANOTHER new character!

Here we go again! :P

Celestial Dragon

10-20-2007, 04:40 AM

Just a heads up to those that have recently applied to the SG but haven't gotten an ingame invite. Imp will be out this weekend and there are a few of us that will be in game majority of the weekend that are able to invite. If any of you guys need an invite send a tell to Kalrok The Conqueror or @CelestialDragon

Masked Revenger

10-20-2007, 05:37 AM

I have a question. Are the barnstormers set in the modern day, or are they supposed to be in the 30's?

Chris

Celestial Dragon

10-20-2007, 05:50 AM

I believe we are set in modern day. Sort of a rebirth of Pulp in a modern day setting.

The Regal

10-20-2007, 10:45 AM

So here's my contribution:
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/386/vickorykt7.png

His name is William Vickory (though just Vickory in-game). What I've got going for him right now is sort of a washed out wealthy monopoly-man who awoke, unfortunately with no memory for the previous week, with semi-developed magical abilities. His story is about finding out why and how he has the powers and who gave them to him, while trying not to lose everything he has in the process.

I had to go with a Dark/Dark Defender because I've been wanting to try one for a while. :D

Dynamo-Man

10-20-2007, 01:25 PM

I have a question. Are the barnstormers set in the modern day, or are they supposed to be in the 30's?

Chris
I posted this very question on the Barnstormers forum (http://coalition.virtueverse.com/barnstormers/viewtopic.php?p=1880#1880).

The Widowed

10-20-2007, 02:13 PM

Like these?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/hulkgray/haggarpic1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/hulkgray/haggarpic2.jpg

Electro's mods thread doesn't have everything you could ever want, but he did give us an awful lot! :cool:
I thought Mike Haggar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XE4U3UNp-A) had that one huge "suspender" that ran diagonally across his body. :P

Nerfed

10-20-2007, 03:40 PM

I have a question. Are the barnstormers set in the modern day, or are they supposed to be in the 30's?

Chris
The answer is: modern day. Many will be from earlier periods but have found themselves in the present one way or another, so have to bridge the gap in time somehow. However, this isn't a necessary theme... you can create a modern character within the pulp genre.

Graphite

10-23-2007, 06:34 PM

Alrighty, I'm just being realistic here...
Until I finish my long ending story arch with Graphite I just don't see me joining the group. (That is unless I come up with DB/Will concept to roll with). I sarry, just seems my ingame activity time is quickly screetching to a halt.

G-Nome

10-24-2007, 10:03 PM

When is this going to get started? I would love to be a part of it, but only got until January. In January I'll be deploying again for a while. I might be able to forum rp from there depending on internet availability but my in-game precense will cease after January untill I get back.

If you all think I could be a part of this in any way, let me know. If not, I wish you the best of luck, sounds like a great RP idea.

TheImperial

10-24-2007, 10:46 PM

Thanks for the interest, gang. To go about joining us, please post an application at our forum:

http://coalition.virtueverse.com/barnstormers/

Thanks!

TheImperial

10-24-2007, 10:47 PM