Hauntingly beautiful photographs of abandoned amusement parks, hotels, mines, asylums, lighthouses, and much more.
http://news.distractify.com/culture/arts/the-most-spectacular-abandoned-places-in-the-world/
Category Archives: Links
Propnomicon
A blog about props for Call of Cthulhu and other horror role-playing games. The site’s tagline says it all: “Curious devices, forbidden artifacts, mysterious creatures, and intriguing documents.”
http://propnomicon.blogspot.com
Spells and Phrases of the Marvel Universe
Casting spells like “fireball” and “magic missile” is fine for Dungeons & Dragons, but with Weird Pulp we like something a little stranger and esoteric sounding. The Marvel Database has a list of all of Dr. Strange’s favorite spells any of which are easily twisted to serve our purposes:
Retronaut
Billing itself the “photographic time machine”, Retronaut documents the past with amazing, sometimes surreal images from the past. It’s all great fodder for a Weird Pulp campaign (or any other campaign set since the dawn of photography).
Classic Cars of the 1930s
A rundown of popular cars (and their costs) in the 1930s including Cadillacs, Buicks, and Chevrolets.
Abulafia
Abulafia is home to hundreds of random generators, many of which are useful for a Weird Pulp campaign. Of particular note are the B-Movie Title, Secret Society Name, Film Noir Monologue, Ritual, Pulp Villains and Pulp Character Concept generators.
Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives
The Atlantic published two articles highlighting photos from the New York City Municipal Archives. They’re beautiful photos, and great inspiration for 1930s era gaming.
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/04/historic-photos-from-the-nyc-municipal-archives/100286/
Ephemeral New York
A blog dedicated to “chronicling an ever-changing city through faded and forgotten artifacts”. It’s been an excellent source for learning about the New York City of yesteryear, and a good way to find photographs to illustrate the Wardens’ adventures.
Pulp Figures
As long-time fantasy RPG gamers we don’t have a lot in the way of early 20th century miniatures. Pulp Figures is helping address that imbalance with its lines of pulp heroes, villains, and general weirdness.
Weird Pulp Pinboard
Inspirational artwork, photos, and illustrations for the Weird Pulp campaign.
Dirty 30s!
A generic source book for the 1930s, including a timeline, fashion, slang, the Great Depression, common equipment and gear, and (of course) the obligatory Nazis.