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Active Exploits Diceless Roleplaying - Games, Free
Now in its second edition, Active Exploits includes basic, advanced, and optional rules governing character ability, group dynamics, vehicle rules from motorcycles to starships, arcane and martial arts, and notes and skill/gimmick lists.
(Added: 2005-10-29, 2601 hits)
Rating: 7.28/10 from 19 votes. [Rate It]

Pinup Girl Clothing - Inspiration, Commercial
A one-stop shop for Retro Clothing, Retro Dresses, Retro Swimwear, Vintage Style Dresses, Rockabilly Clothing, and More.
(Added: 2010-06-02, 2557 hits)
Rating: 7.5/10 from 2 votes. [Rate It]

The Pulp Avengers: Game Mastering Pulp Adventures in the 1930s and 1940s - Articles, Free
Everything you ever wanted to know about running a role-playing game set in the pulp genre, from gadgets and genre conventions to settings and source material.
(Added: 2004-07-28, 2467 hits)
Rating: 7.99/10 from 10 votes. [Rate It]

Dirty 30s! The Sourcebook! - Articles, Free
The Dirty 30s!, a pulp sourcebook for any RPG based in the 1930s.
(Added: 2004-07-28, 2377 hits)
Rating: 7.48/10 from 19 votes. [Rate It]

Internet Guide to Jazz Age Slang - Inspiration, Free
An alphabetical listing of slang words used in the 1920's. The twenties were the first decade to emphasize youth culture over the older generations, and the flapper sub-culture had a tremendous influence on main stream America; many new words and phrases were coined by these liberated women. These are the most common words and phrases of the time, many of which we still use today!
(Added: 2001-10-30, 2283 hits)
Rating: 5.66/10 from 9 votes. [Rate It]

Titan II ICBM Web Page - Accessories, Free
Maps, photos, and cutaway diagrams for a Titan launch complex. Useful for post-apocalypse games and Cold War era games.
(Added: 2001-11-05, 2282 hits)
Rating: 4.79/10 from 5 votes. [Rate It]

Bloody Action - Games, Free
Bloody Action: The Hong Kong Action Movie Role Playing Game! Ever wanted to take out a hundred mooks in one chaotic action scene? Now you can, and best of all you can do this with some friends!
(Added: 2002-01-29, 2248 hits)
Rating: 5.7/10 from 19 votes. [Rate It]

Forbidden Kingdoms: Pulp Adventures - Games, Commercial
Forbidden Kingdoms is a game of two-fisted pulp adventure that allows you to traverse the mundane into the world of heroes. Take part in explorations into the darkest heart of Africa for lost cities filled with diamonds, or rooftop battles against the nefarious forces of the World Crime League.
(Added: 2002-11-30, 2224 hits)
Rating: 6.38/10 from 10 votes. [Rate It]

Swing This, Baby! - Inspiration, Commercial
An awesome compilation of neo swing and retro jive, by 15 bands of varying styles. Terrific background music for pulp games, gangster games, or any upbeat game with a retro feel. keywords: music cd soundtrack theme
(Added: 2001-08-29, 2106 hits)
Rating: 8.12/10 from 7 votes. [Rate It]

Pulp Games YahooGroup - Discussion, Free
This list is a discussion forum for games set in the Pulp genre of the 1930s and 1940s. Games discussed are primarily role-playing games (RPGs), but wargames, computer games, et. al. are welcome.
(Added: 2001-09-16, 2090 hits)
Rating: 5.48/10 from 8 votes. [Rate It]

Sailing Ships - Inspiration, Free
The main part of this site is a database of historical sailing vessels, with technical data as well as "biographical" information on individual vessels. The aim is to have a comprehensive listing of 19th and 20th century square riggers.
(Added: 2005-12-25, 2086 hits)
Rating: 7.66/10 from 3 votes. [Rate It]

Paradigm Clutch - Inspiration, Free
Follow an intrepid trio of paranormal investigators through a world of science gone mad and myth come alive. Twilight Agency is a web comic set in the near future, after an unnatural disaster has merged myth and reality.
(Added: 2002-07-09, 2060 hits)
Rating: 6.33/10 from 3 votes. [Rate It]

ThePulp.Net - Articles, Free
Copious information on the history of the pulp genre, with character synopses of the more popular characters and links to an astounding quantity of additional information.
(Added: 2004-07-28, 2048 hits)
Rating: 5.66/10 from 3 votes. [Rate It]

Ultimate Pulp Era Gear Archive - Inspiration, Free
The Ultimate Pulp Era Gear Archive is a series of free visual reference documents in PDF format prepared by Colin Chapman for use with any pulp-era roleplaying game or related project. All contain pictures, manufacturing dates, and other useful real-world statics.
(Added: 2009-11-03, 2023 hits)
Rating: 4.5/10 from 2 votes. [Rate It]

The Vintage Library - Inspiration, Commercial
The Vintage Library is a specialty bookstore featuring a unique selection of hundreds of paperbacks, collector's editions, e-books, magazines, fanzines, and other formats that captures the spirit and excitement of the early to mid 20th century world of fiction.
(Added: 2004-07-28, 2020 hits)
Rating: 4/10 from 2 votes. [Rate It]

Terra Incognita: The NAGS Society Web Site - Inspiration, Free
Lots of links to mysteries of the world + some extras. Excellent for Victorian and pulp RPG gaming.
(Added: 2002-11-30, 2001 hits)
Rating: 6.33/10 from 3 votes. [Rate It]

Silent Movies - Inspiration, Free
A variety of image galleries featuring stars from the era of silent films. Useful for character illustrations for pulp, action, romance, and horror.
(Added: 2005-10-19, 1992 hits)
Rating: 3/10 from 2 votes. [Rate It]

NAGS Society Worldbook - Games, Free
A free role-playing game of exploration, intrigue, and mystery set between 1850-1940. Scroll down to the bottom of the web page for the free download.
(Added: 2002-11-30, 1986 hits)
Rating: 6.79/10 from 5 votes. [Rate It]

Maps of Victorian London - Accessories, Free
The National Library of Scotland’s Map Department has taken some very high-resolution scans of the Ordnance Survey 1893-6 1:1056 (that’s 60 inches to the mile!) set of 500+ maps of London and reorientated and stitched them together.
(Added: 2013-10-11, 950 hits)
Rating: 7.66/10 from 3 votes. [Rate It]

Counsellor - Software, Commercial
Helps determine which D&D first edition classes you're eligible for based on your ability scores.
(Added: 2014-02-14, 902 hits)
Rating: 5/10 from 1 votes. [Rate It]

Free 1920s Jazz Collection - Inspiration, Free
A collection of 1920s jazz that is now in the public domain.
(Added: 2013-10-11, 836 hits)
Rating: 6/10 from 2 votes. [Rate It]

The language of Prohibition-era gangsters - Inspiration, Free
Stephen Tuohy revisits some of the linguistic oddities associated with the gangster scene of 1920s and early 1930s America.
(Added: 2013-10-19, 657 hits)
Rating: 5/10 from 1 votes. [Rate It]