Topics for the Lecture and Slice of Life series.
Discussion about historical events, people, items, etc. that can add to the flavor to any historical game setting.
Discussion and sharing of links and resources.
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Re: 1920s Campaign Resources
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by Canageek » Wed Feb 22, 2017 3:32 am
A Blast From The Past is an endless source of good writing and ideas. A historian's blog, every article is extensively researched and are often about outstanding historical mysteries.
I could go on, but you get the idea. Now, he is trying to dispel the myths, but there is no reason that just because Aqua Tonfa almost certainly doesn't exist doesn't mean you can't discover that it was supplied by the Mi-Go or Ghouls. Also, taking control of someone by stealing their hair is a very different form of magic that players won't be expecting.
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Re: 1920s Campaign Resources
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by Graham » Tue Mar 14, 2017 3:09 am
A YouTube channel devoted to films in the public domain covering the period from the early 1900s to the 1960s, the 1920s films would be perfect for Keepers wanting to show players what their characters would be seeing at the local picture palace. Some of the plots (For example the pulpy 'Queen of the Amazons') could be used as inspiration for scenarios.
The Video Cellar
The Video Cellar is an eclectic collection of classic cinema. From the earliest days of silent cinema through the golden age of Hollywood, we have something here for everyone.
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheVideoCellar/
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Re: 1920s Campaign Resources
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by Graham » Wed Apr 05, 2017 3:42 pm
An account of a minor WWI naval action that could prove of inspiration to authors of pulp-scenarios.
HMAS Sydney versus a Zeppelin
A public domain artists impression of the engagement is below:
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Re: 1920s Campaign Resources
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by Graham » Sat Apr 15, 2017 12:13 pm
A popular history (from 1928) about the Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America...
This little book is intended as a general commentary and explanation of the more important phases of the ancient life and arts of the Indians of Mexico and Central America, and especially of their history. The substance of it is drawn from many sources, for the anthropologist must mould together and harmonize the gross results of several sciences. Archæology, ethnology, somatology, and linguistics all make their special contributions and we are only on the threshold of our subject. In the Mexican and Central American field we find the accumulated writings that result from four hundred years of European contact with the Indians and in addition a mass of native documents and monumental inscriptions expressed in several hieroglyphic systems.
Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America by Herbert Joseph Spinden (1928)
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54550
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