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Freely is famous for always wearing a blue suit with matching blue hat. He lives in a nice apartment in text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=aftagen&rev=1778900014&do=diff Aftagen A super advanced biotech company. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=ajax_chemicals&rev=1778900014&do=diff Ajax Chemicals A new Elliot industrial project is Ajax Chemicals. Blair has raised the capital himself, after Stephen refused to use family money, since chemicals aren't part of the Elliot idiom. 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Team C caught up to and killed Baron Stahl on October 1, 1934 text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=belgian&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Belgian Grudge Against the Puma Man When Evil Donald Pleasance's zeppelin was destroyed in a fiery cataclysm, it rained debris all over the Dutch and Belgian countryside. The Dutch took a live-and-let-live attitude, but the Belgians nursed a severe grudge, blaming the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=big_steve&rev=1778900014&do=diff Big Steve Big Steve (Steve O'Mara) is a big slab of meat, wearing a hat. He is strong and tough and mean, making his living through collecting debts for the Wound Ravens in general, and Marv the Pawnbroker especially. 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Many of the most sinister were put here by The Victorian Legion, and left to decay past their prime. However, they still yearn to be free to wreak havoc and get their revenge on the city of Gotham. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=blair_elliot&rev=1778900014&do=diff Blair Elliot Blair Elliot is the third son of the late Stanton Elliot, builder of the Elliot media empire. The eldest brother Lance was killed fighting in the World War. The second brother, Fenton, killed two children in an automobile accident while he was drunk. He spent five years in prison and was disowned by his father. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=blanchaven&rev=1778900014&do=diff Blanchaven Blanchaven Isle became part of Gotham city in the late 19th century when all of the city was incorporated under a single authority. 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They pay Bronson rent in the form of not busting his face. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=bucca_de_fagaccini&rev=1778900014&do=diff Bucca De Fagaccini Bucca De Fagaccini is the best Italian restaurant in town, and is a prime romantic night spot for daters. After a spectacular robbery by The Cole Slaw Express crew a year ago, the restaurant has switched protection from The East Siders Gang to the Maroni Family which has rankled the old gang. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=buck_greasely&rev=1778900014&do=diff Buck Greasely Buck Greasely is a vile little man who is locally a very well known figure. He can be found almost anywhere at almost any hour. He wears a dirty suit, with a dirty hat and raincoat. He carries his own camera and often rudely snaps pictures even in the middle of an interview. He has a story on the front page of the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=bud_weems&rev=1778900014&do=diff Bud Weems Bud Weems is completely venal and completely unpleasant. He's loud, smokes the vilest cigars, drinks cheap gin constantly. On the rare occasions he comes to work, it's only to scream at his employees and throw things. All he's interested in is using his position on text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=building_commissioner&rev=1778900014&do=diff Building Commissioner Previous Commissioners Sam Simons - corrupt former commissioner, currently imprisoned Brick Moates - A shifty, clever politician and the Building Commissioner of Gotham, killed by vigilantes. He was unhelpful to Team C when there were fears of the Roachman's terrorist threats text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=bureaucracy&rev=1778900014&do=diff Bureaucracy Gotham City has a “strong mayor” system of government, and it's charter is almost unique in how much authority it gives to the mayor, in relation to other city officials and the Board of Aldermen. Ironically, this was created to fight corruption, but has ended up facilitating it. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=busters&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Busters The Busters, led by Cutter Lighthouse, specialize in stealthy night burglaries in camouflaged repair vans. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=campaign_pitch&rev=1778900014&do=diff Campaign Pitch Gotham City, in the midst of the Great Depression is thoroughly in the hands of the criminal underworld. 5 Old Gangs (around since the 1880’s) and 4 New Gangs (2 Chinese, 2 Italian Bootlegger families) have carved up the city rackets (gambling, extortion, prostitution, protection) and thoroughly corrupted every facet of city government from the police to the public works department. 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The gangs ramped up their level of violence against ordinary citizens and the few functioning civic institutions and businesses. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=camp_hacker&rev=1778900014&do=diff Camp Hacker Camp Hacker in Bristol County was an army training camp used to prepare soldiers for the first world war. It was decommissioned in 1920, but is still army property. It is unguarded and abandoned. There are a dozen cheap plywood barracks buildings, 2 large cinder block garage/storage buildings, a brick farmhouse that was once used as a headquarters building, and a mess hall building. There is even a rough landing strip that may be usable (if a bit risky). text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=cannonball_railroad&rev=1778900014&do=diff Cannonball Railroad The Cannonball Railroad was the first railroad to run from Gotham. It was first situated in Gotham Proper, but once the bridges were built, it was moved to the Coal District. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=captain_fitzgerald&rev=1778900014&do=diff Captain Fitzgerald Possibly with the exception of Crime Alley, The Bowery is the worst beat for the cops of the city. That's where Henry Fitzgerald has ended up. His offense was catching too many gangsters. 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This group was known as text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=captain_lampwick&rev=1778900014&do=diff Captain Lampwick Tall, thin balding with a pencil thin mustache, Captain Thomas Lampwick is the head of the Old Gotham precinct, located in the Central Police Building. What actual police work gets done around central is done by Lampwick. Everyone is afraid of Lampwick however. He is incredibly quiet, only speaking rarely, but then saying something pointed and devastating. He seems like he's always watching, always judging, always plotting. No one knows his goals, his plans or his real al… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=captain_wilkins&rev=1778900014&do=diff Captain Wilkins His origins are completely mysterious, but his compassion and work ethic are on display for all to see. Captain Wilkins arrived in town 3 years ago and soon established the soup kitchen and shelter called Soul on the Rocks in The Bowery. He is completely selfless and intensively private about his personal life and his past. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=cardinal_romano&rev=1778900014&do=diff Cardinal Romano Cardinal Romano has worked in the Gotham Archdiocese of the Catholic Church his entire life. An extremely honest and devote man, he has made a name for himself for successful charitable works and promotion of decency and benevolence. He, however, is quick to make excuses for members of his flock that are involved in criminal activities. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=carruthers_detective_agency&rev=1778900014&do=diff Carruthers Detective Agency The Carruthers Agency is the largest private detective and security company in Gotham. The owner, Jim Carruthers is an honest guy, but his firm is filled with underworld moles. There is a large office of professional investigators who do much of the legwork for various law offices, insurance companies, suspicious wives and occasionally even a newspaper in the city. 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If you criticize him in the slightest, he becomes hostile and sullen. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=chinatown&rev=1778900014&do=diff Chinatown This district is distinguished by large red arch entrance structures known in Mandarin Chinese as Paifang to greet visitors. Throughout the district imperial guardian lion statues stand as mute guardians. Chinatown is the main base of operations of the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=chuck_s_fashion_storehouse&rev=1778900014&do=diff Chucks's Fashion Storehouse Located in the heart of the Fashion District, Chuck's Fashion Storehouse is an immense warehouse dedicated to storing the raw materials and final products of all aspects of the fashion industry, from huge bales of cloth to the finest fur coats. 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The only thing suspicious are the people with collars turned up and hats pulled down creeping up to the place after dark. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=coal_district&rev=1778900014&do=diff Coal District Gotham's Coal District is located on its own island known locally as “Coal Island”, and is a center for steel production in New Jersey. Cobblepot Steel's main smelters are located here. They concentrate on government contracts, such as ships and naval armor, and on construction beams, especially for skyscrapers and bridges. Its subsidiary Cobblepot Shipbuilding Corporation operated in text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=cobblepot_steelworks&rev=1778900014&do=diff Cobblepot Steelworks The heart of the Coal District is the magnificent and mighty Cobblepot Steelworks. 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It was part of scheme to force text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=colonel_nevin&rev=1778900014&do=diff Colonel Nevin Colonel Drake Nevin is the chief correctional officer of Gotham, and head of Blackgate Prison. Despite his protestations that he is his own man and always does the “smart thing” in every circumstance for the protection of the community and his prisoners, it is almost comically obvious that he is in the pocket of the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=columbus_social_club&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Columbus Social Club The Columbus Social Club is a former speak-easy that now serves as the headquarters of the Maroni Family. The building is built of solid, double thick brick with only two doors (steel) and with heavily barred windows. 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The impressive estate belonging to text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=coventry_catacombs&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Coventry Catacombs During the Gotham land boom of the 1850's, space was needed for new cemeteries in town and land prices were high. So tunnels were dug beneath the current graveyards in the Coventry District. These tunnels and grave chambers saw heavy use in the late 1800's but were eventually sealed up and fell out of use. They still wait there, however, and the tunnels often open up in strange places such as the subway and the odd basement speak-easy. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=crazy_fat_ethel&rev=1778900014&do=diff Crazy Fat Ethel Crazy Fat Ethel is a psychotic murderer who favors knives, hatchets and cleavers and who is the leader of The Choppers crew of the Free Men gang. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=crest_hill&rev=1778900014&do=diff Crest Hill Crest Hill is a quiet and rather formal neighborhood, with many wealthy older residents. 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After a night filled with gunshots, explosions and fire in March 1934, the plant was found deserted but well-cleaned the next morning. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=dale_richards&rev=1778900014&do=diff Dale Richards Bitter, hot-tempered, and mean, Dale Richards is president of the Richards Fashions company, a bulk producer of low-cost clothing. He was grievously angered by the Communist and Mafia attempts to take over the fashion districts, and still blames the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=declan_o_toole&rev=1778900014&do=diff Declan O'Toole Declan O'Toole is the crew chief of the “Fiery 5's” crew of the Wound Ravens Gang. His father, Shamus O'Toole was the pyromaniac leader of the whole gang two decades ago. 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He is however terrified that text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=disciples_of_the_bound_devil&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Disciples of the Bound Devil The Disciples of the Bound Devil is a cult of fanatics which dates from the days of the American Revolution. The rumor is that a bat-demon was summoned and bound beneath Gotham by certain Patriot leaders in order to help the cause. The demon is said to be able to exert psychic influence over those who come too close to his prison, and such people likely join the deranged cult set on releasing him from his long imprisonment. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=districts&rev=1778900014&do=diff Districts * Amusement Mile * Arkham Island * Blackgate Isle * Blanchaven * The Bowery * Bristol County * Chinatown * Coal District * Coventry * Crest Hill * Crime Alley * Diamond District * East End * Fashion District * Financial District * Gotham Heights * Gotham Proper * Gotham Village * Little Italy * Old Gotham * Otisburg * Robinson Park * Slaughter Swamp * Somerset * Tricorner text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=district_attorney_for_gotham&rev=1778900014&do=diff The District Attorney for Gotham The District Attorney is officer in charge of prosecution of all criminal offenders in the city. 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Currently the gangs are fighting off attempts by the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=doctor_valiant&rev=1778900014&do=diff Doctor Valiant Appearing in Gotham in November 1933, Doctor Timothy Valiant set up a very public office in Old Gotham labelled Universal Rescue. He placed several ads in the papers announcing that he was here to help anyone who was in danger from violent wrong doers text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=dr._hans_gruberman&rev=1778900014&do=diff Hans Gruberman Dr. Hans Gruberman is the head of a group dedicated to the study of the lost secrets of Atlantis and the use of these secrets to blaze the way to a new, better future. 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He has been rumored to have said something about various people rueing various things on his way out of the lair of the gang for the last time. He briefly was employed by text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=dragon_s_den&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Dragon's Den A popular restaurant and night club in Chinatown, front for organized crime. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=drake_hotel&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Drake Hotel A world-class establishment text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=dr_swampo&rev=1778900014&do=diff Dr. Swampo The Mastermind of the Bog, or Dr. Swampo is a Gotham City urban legend (or is it?) about a creature that appears to be made from vegetation piled into a vaguely humanoid shape. 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The lower level drivers do the guard and muscle work. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=dynasty_antiques&rev=1778900014&do=diff Dynasty Antiques Dynasty Antiques is a large, high-end antique store in Old Gotham. It is the headquarters of the Windsor Crew of the All Americans gang. The crew leader Duke Thompson has a sophisticated fencing operation running here. He has an extensive network of contacts, primarily in Civic City and New York. He arranges swops of stolen Gotham property with stolen antiques and jewelry from other cities which he sells in Gotham. His motto is text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=earl_atkins&rev=1778900014&do=diff Earl Atkins Maurice Atkins, a.k.a. the Earl of The Bourbons runs that violent crew of robbers and blackmailers for the All Americans gang. 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He doesn't technically own the building and he doesn't have a liquor license since prohibition has been repealed. There's no electricity, no running water, he pays no taxes (apart from protection to the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=education&rev=1778900014&do=diff Education Factions * Gotham University * Gotham Central High School * Mercantile Research and Consulting, Inc. * Kane Library * East Gotham Technical College * Jersey Teachers' College, Gotham * Philosophical Ascent to Atlantis text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=elliot_and_cobblepot_ltd&rev=1778900014&do=diff Elliot and Cobblepot Ltd Founded by the famous industrial families, this bank was sold off to avoid anti-trust concerns at the turn of the century. It has an impressive brick headquarters in the financial_district. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=elliot_auditorium&rev=1778900014&do=diff Elliot Auditorium An auditorium on the Gotham Universitycampus, built with funds donated by The Elliot Family. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=emil_duflandre&rev=1778900014&do=diff Emil DuFlandre Emil was a hard-bitten Belgian bounty hunter and sometimes mercenary. He had come to Gotham in search of a mysterious terrorist who is responsible for raining flaming chucks of debris and "Evil" Donald Pleasance down over the Belgian countryside. He was always accompanied by his assistant, Dennis, who was, in fact, a clone of text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=end_of_the_world_hotel&rev=1778900014&do=diff The End of the World Hotel Once a huge, high-class hotel for visiting big-wigs, salesmen, purchasing agents and so forth to Gotham's ship-building, yards, this hotel is now completely deserted. It's decline began at the turn of the century when crazed madmen killed dozens of people in the hotel until,stopped by text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=equipment&rev=1778900014&do=diff Equipment Catalogues Here are updated drafts of the four equipment guides Guns Armor and Melee Weapons tools and adventuring gear cars, planes, zeppelins and boats gun catalogue, heavy weapon appendix additional weapons and misc. adventure gear text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=erma_wood&rev=1778900014&do=diff Erma Wood Erma Wood is the sister-in-law of Declan O'Toole, a criminal gangster (a fact not well known). She was appointed Senior Social Worker in Charge of the Bowery under the Relief Commission. The city gave her title to the old “Gotham Screen Door Company” factory and a generous budget, supplemented by a cash grant from text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=eugene&rev=1778900014&do=diff Eugene Crebbs Eugene Crebbs is a retired merchant sailor and ship's cook. He was on the expedition which recovered Gorak and has become close friends with the unfrozen caveman. Eugene was falsely accused of armed robbery and attempted murder in Louisiana and was only saved from a long prison term by the intervention of text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=event&rev=1778900014&do=diff An Event is a specific thing that happens inside a Period, like a prince seizing the throne or a colony ship arriving on a new world. To add a new Event, decide what Period the Event is in. 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Many of these clones are of poor quality and have questionable skill sets and physical attributes, but others are just as creepy and dangerous as the original. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=exp_and_bennies&rev=1778900014&do=diff Page is moot See: House Rules text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=facets_nightclub&rev=1778900014&do=diff Facets Nightclub text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=factions&rev=1778900014&do=diff Factions Civic Organizations * Police * Education * Medical * Industry * Politics * Labor Unions * Transportation Authority * Bureaucracy * Fire Department * The City Hall Machine Gangs The Old gangs (since 1880s) * All Americans * Free Men * Wound Ravens (Irish) * East Siders (Italians) * Sons of David (Jewish) Newer gangs * Maroni Family * Falcone Family * Golden Dragons * Ghost Dragons Gangland Life * Gang Organization * text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=falcone_family&rev=1778900014&do=diff Falcone Family Vinnie "The Chopper" Falcone was a captain in one of the New York mafia families sent to Gotham during Prohibition to oversee liquor smuggling through the port. He created a new, efficient gang that was very profitable. When the East Siders Italian gang (known to the new gangs as the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=fashion_boulevard_cafeteria&rev=1778900014&do=diff Fashion Boulevard Cafeteria The Fashion Boulevard Cafeteria is a very large eating establishment in the Fashion District. If anything, this joint is the opposite of fashionable, it is purely working class. an automat cafeteria similar to those in other northeastern cities, with a great wall of small coin operated doors each of which houses a single menu item. It is popular among the garment workers, shop clerks and truck drivers of the fashion district and does an amazing lunchtime business. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=fashion_district&rev=1778900014&do=diff Fashion District After World War I, many of the city’s garment factories moved to the area, carving out a plot of Midtown Gotham for its own. During the district’s heyday, vehicles jammed the roadways as they prepped to ship clothes across the country. Workers pushed and pulled around hand trucks, clothes hanging all over as they scrambled to haul materials to the next factory. Following the crash, the streets are less congested. Although the garment industry hasn't taken as big a hit as som… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=fbi_office&rev=1778900014&do=diff FBI Office The FBI maintains a 4-man detachment of agents headquartered in the Gotham Federal Courthouse assigned to search for foreign spies and interstate bank robbers. The head agent is Randal Coopersmith. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=federal_marshals&rev=1778900014&do=diff Federal Marshals Tasked with security for the Federal Judges, transporting Federal Prisoners, and tracking Federal Fugitives, the Federal Marshals run the Federal Courthouse with a detachment of 12 deputy marshals, under Deputy Paul Mangano. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=fenton_elliot&rev=1778900014&do=diff Fenton Elliot The middle son of the late Stanton Elliot, Fenton had a promising legal career ahead of him when he got drunk and killed two children. He was sentenced and served five years in prison. He was subsequently disowned by his father, disbarred, and ignored by his brother Blair. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=filbert_s_shipping&rev=1778900014&do=diff Filbert's Shipping Warehouse Filbert's Shipping Warehouse is a disguise for the largest illegal casino in the city. It's a clean operation, but the house wins in the end, of course. Potential customers are brought into a waiting room, until someone will vouch for them (staff or trusted customer) and then are ushered onto the casino floor. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=finance&rev=1778900014&do=diff FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Commercial Banks The following commercial banks are functional and used by the citizens and businesses for everyday transactions * First National Bank of Gotham * Old Gotham Mutual Bank * Elliot and Cobblepot Ltd * New Jersey Federal * Mercantile Bank and Trust * New Bay Federal Bank Over a dozen others have closed or been bought out in the last 5 years. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=financial_district&rev=1778900014&do=diff Financial District Harbor Street which runs through the Financial District holds the Financial powerhouses that give the district its name. Here you will find, in addition to the Gotham Commodity Exchange, the headquarters of the following financial institutions: * First National Bank of Gotham * Elliot and Cobblepot * Mercantile Bank and Trust * Wayne Public Holdings * Baker Investment Trust * Jersey Consolidated Insurance text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=finger_gallery&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Finger Gallery This is where the up and coming artists in Gotham Village all hope to “land a show.” Willard Finger is a highly successful commercial artist in the magazine world, who shows and sells the “newest and most daring” art at his fine arts gallery which is the unofficial capital of the village. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=fire_department&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham City Fire Department The Fire Commissioner, appointed by the mayor, oversees the fire and rescue services of the city. Each district in the city has 2 firehouses, each housing several fire trucks and ambulances. A Fire Captain runs each district, and a lieutenant runs each house/company. Even gangsters don't want to have their homes burn down, so the fire department is among the least corrupt parts of the city government. Arson investigation, however, is in the hands of the police … text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=first_national_bank_of_gotham&rev=1778900014&do=diff First National Bank of Gotham Located in the Financial District, the First National Bank of Gotham is the most stable financial institution in the city. It weathered the stock market crash well due to its above average reserves of gold and silver. The central branch has never been robbed, partially due to its thick walls and large security team, but the vaults surely must be a temptation. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=franklin_olson&rev=1778900014&do=diff Franklin Olson Current president of the Garment Workers Union, Franklin is scrupulously honest and is devoted to improving the lives of his members. He has, however, become paranoid and suspicious of all strangers, after the attempt by the Communists and Falcone Family to eliminate him and take over the union. He is grateful to text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=free_men&rev=1778900014&do=diff Free Men The Free Men are based in the industrial district of Blanchaven, and control of Blackgate Isle including having implicit control over the workings of Blackgate Prison. The Free Men were founded in the 1880's by a multi-ethnic group of criminals in direct reaction to the other gangs in town, all of which were ethnically exclusive. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=friday_jones&rev=1778900014&do=diff Friday Jones Code Name: American Fist Player: Bob LaForge Human, Male, Seasoned, XP 24 Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d6, Spirit d6, Strength d6, Vigor d6 Pace: 6, Parry: 5, Toughness: 5 Skills: Climbing d4, Driving d4, Fighting d6, Intimidation d4, Investigation d6, Knowledge (Occult) d8, Notice d6, Persuasion d4, Repair d4, Shooting d4, Stealth d4, Swimming d4, Throwing d4, Tracking d4 text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=fung_shu_the_celestial&rev=1778900014&do=diff Fung Shu Fung Shu the Celestial is a 60-year old Chinese immigrant and gang leader. He recently rose to authority over the Golden Dragons, after the opium overdose of the last leader. Fung has taken on the airs of a traditional Chinese aristocrat and constantly harps about the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=futura_radium_works&rev=1778900014&do=diff Futura Radium Works Highly secretive and highly secure, this factory sits on the shore in the East End. It produces all manner of products that use Radium, such as watch-faces, and also many scientific and medical instruments. The workers are highly trained and highly paid and have signed strict non-disclosure agreements. The security guards are all efficient and professional, and seem to be out-of-owners. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=game_rules_section&rev=1778900014&do=diff The foundational set of RPG game rules we will use will be Savage Worlds--Deluxe (Explorer's Edition). Although other versions and source books of Savage Worlds can be consulted for clarification and expansion. The FGU game Daredevils was consulted for pulp era background information, although little of the rule structure will be used. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gang_hit_points&rev=1778900014&do=diff GANG HIT POINTS AND GANG MORALE Damage to Gangs The current state of each gang (and like organization) in the city will be tracked by its hit points or damage level. Every time a gang member is killed, crippled or imprisoned or run out of town, the gang suffers 1 point of damage. Every time this happens the leader of a crew, the gang suffers 5 points of damage. Every time this happens to one of the gang's top leadership (boss, underboss etc., ) the gang suffers 10 points of damage. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gang_organization&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gang Organization Gangland life in Gotham City is Organized Crime, with a capital O. Where flashy bank robbers like Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd and Bonnie and Clyde run around the Midwest with just a few gang members, the nine gangs of Gotham consist of thousands of members. These are organized in similar fashions. The basic break down is between text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=garment_workers_union&rev=1778900014&do=diff Garment Workers Union The Garment Workers' Union is a new and aggressive outfit, beginning to unionize the shops in the Fashion District. They were heavily infiltrated both by the Falcone Family and the Communist Party who had been on the verge of violent confrontation. The last two leaders of the union who weren't Communist stooges or under the thumb of the gangsters were President text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=geography&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Geography Gotham city consists of a group of islands connected by bridges to the mainland of Bristol and Somerset counties, all of these islands sitting in the state of New Jersey. Districts Points of Interest text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=ghost_dragons&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Ghost Dragons Gang The Ghost Dragons are a Chinese gang, but unlike their main rivals the Golden Dragons they incorporate members from any Asian origin. The Ghost Dragons operate in shadow out of their base of operations in Tricorner. They are mostly made up of unemployed Asian shipbuilders, but several crews exist who have been trained in the ancient Japanese art of Ninjutsu. These black-clad ninja assassins would be considered to be complete urban myths if it weren't for the fact that … text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=golden_dragons&rev=1778900014&do=diff Golden Dragons The Golden Dragons are the older of the two Chinese gangs in Gotham. They claim that they came to Gotham with a commission from the Chinese Emperor himself (of course the document is far too secret to show anyone). Apart from the usual protection and prostitution rackets, the heart of the Golden Dragon's business is the Opium Trade. Any attempt by any other gang to get into that trade (or presumably the trade in similar opiates like morphine or heroin) is met by fanatical fur… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gorak&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gorak Discovered in the ice fields of northern Finland, Gorak is a Neanderthal hunter from the Paleolithic era. It was only through the advanced science of a secret laboratory that Mr. Cheavers was able to see to it that Gorak was revived and made a full recovery. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gotham_airport&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Airport Built by a Wright Brothers and Edison partnership, Gotham airport has regular flights to Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh and Washington D.C. There are also several charter services operating from the airport. Gotham airport also supports zeppelin traffic, with one European passenger and 2 cargo flights per week arriving and departing. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gotham_city_restoration_project&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham City Restoration Project In the late summer of 1933, a single public meeting was held in the Elliot Auditorium of Gotham University sponsored by the Gotham City Restoration Project. A non-descript business man (apparently) by the name of Mr. Cheavers conducted the meeting, allowing citizens from all walks of life and all districts of the city air their complaints and possible solutions for the ongoing city crime crisis. Cheavers said thank you, after 5 hours, and departed, never to be … text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gotham_coal_yards&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Coal Yards At the end of the Cannonball Railroad lies the Gotham Coal Yards, an immense terminal and storage facility for coal and other raw materials used in Gotham's steel industry. There are mountains of coal and immense sheds full of iron ingots. There are night watchmen, but the yards are so large that it is easy for gangsters to sneak in and dispose of inconvenient evidence, bodies and people. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gotham_commodity_exchange&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Gotham Commodity Exchange The Gotham Commodity Exchange is a large, stately building with many offices and a large trading floor, with a bunch of people running around screaming Buy! Buy! Buy! and Sell! Sell! Sell! and somehow this results in orange juice on your breakfast table and steel frames for your cars. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gotham_federal_courthouse&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Federal Courthouse The small federal courthouse for Gotham City and its surroundings is in the Gotham Proper district. It contains a court room, 2 smaller hearing rooms, judges chambers, the FBI office and the Marshal's office. The Federal Marshals have a large office and run the whole building. There is a jail in the basement for holding federal prisoners. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gotham_general&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham General Hospital Gotham General, located in Gotham Proper, is the premiere hospital for those in need of medical attention throughout the city. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gotham_hats&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Hats Gotham Hats is the oldest business in the Fashion District and has a reputation for corporate stodginess. Its hats are sold all over the East Coast and have a reputation for being dependable in quality. The current labor strife with the Garment Workers Union has the management totally stymied. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gotham_heights&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Heights Gotham Heights is a district that is a tale of two demographics split by a highland ridge that runs North to South parallel to the river. To the West of that ridge, by the docks is a quiet and industrious business community. Here is located text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gotham_high_school&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Central High School Gotham Central High School is an elite public school (grades 10-12) where high-achieving students from all over the city can attend, by passing a competitive examination. There are many neighborhood high schools across town, but this school is the pride of the city's system. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gotham_proper&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Proper Gotham Proper is the residential and business heart of the city. It is split into two halves known as “upper” and “lower” Gotham Proper by the Black River that flows through the city. While banks and insurance companies tend to be located in the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gotham_security_and_transport&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Security and Transport GSAT is a large private security company specializing in providing security guards for businesses in town (in competition with the Carruthers Detective Agency) and also, running its own fleet of armored cars for transporting valuable cargo. The company is owned by text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gotham_timeline&rev=1778900014&do=diff Timeline of Gotham Over fifty years, Gotham's original flaws of neglect and greed tear the fabric of the city apart to expose its dark, rotten core Periods and Events * HISTORY START : The main gangs of Gotham have taken root and just begin to choke Gotham's prosperity and optimism (DARK) text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gotham_tower_apartments&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Tower Apartments Roberta Henderson, a Jewish owner of the upscale Henderson's Department Store lives in the tower and holds court nightly in her apartments or the nearby Facets Nightclub. Even Desmond Cobblepot is living here while Cobblepot Towers is being completed. The building received smoke and fire damage when Declan O'Toole, a.k.a., the Flaming Death, attempted to kill Desmond Cobblepot here in late May, 1934. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gotham_underwriters&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Underwriters A very old company specializing in shipping and travel insurance. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gotham_university&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham University Gotham University is the foremost institution of learning in the city of Gotham. People There are many notable lecturers and professors associated with the institution. * Dr. Hans Gruberman * Henrietta Falstaff * Dr. Fred Finster * Hal Diamond * Dr. Louis Maelstrom Places There are several buildings that bear famous names and are meant for access by the public. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gotham_village&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Village An artists' enclave within the center of the city. Known for galleries, arthouses, coffee shops, and small cinemas and theatres. With the hard times, rooms can be rented here cheap and without question as long as one's money is good. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=gwendoline_cobblepot&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gwendoline Cobblepot This young woman is a distant cousin of the famous family. She is a tough no-nonsense dame of startling beauty. She seems to have a mean streak a mile wide, though. She's used to getting what she wants. She is currently engaged to an older man of power and means, but is showing signs of wanting to break it off. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=hand_of_heaven&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Hand of Heaven The Hand of Heaven are a band of swordsmen in the Golden Dragons gang. Each member has some job in one of the gang's crews, but when Fung Shu sends word, each member dons his red mask, gets his sword and does his job. They are not subtle or stealthy, but brutal and direct. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=harbor_street&rev=1778900014&do=diff Harbor Street Harbor Street runs from the old center of town to the site of the original Gotham Harbor. It runs straight through the Financial District and many of the most important financial institutions of the city are located along it. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=harrison_jenkins&rev=1778900014&do=diff Corporal Harrison Jenkins, U.S.M.C. (aka Corporal Punishment) human male, seasoned, 30XP Attributes: Agility d8 Smarts d4 Spirit d6 Strength d8 Vigor d10 Charisma: -2 Pace: 6 Parry: 7 (5 if Berserk) Toughness: 8 (10 if Berserk) Hindrances: Quirk (Memory Lapses, Minor) Vengeful (Major) Ugly (Massive head wound, Minor) text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=hedley_lamarre_iii&rev=1778900014&do=diff Hedley Lamarre III Hedley Lamarre III is the crooked Relief Commissioner of Gotham. He has overseen the rotten schemes of Erma Wood and others. He is bought and paid for by the Falcone Family. It's an open secret that he carries an FN vest pocket pistol at all times. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=henderson_s_department_store&rev=1778900014&do=diff Henderson's Department Store Once a smaller outfit, Henderson's has grown its business even in the face of adversity thanks to the work of its President Roberta Henderson. It competes with Smedley's department store, and some say it has ties with the Sons of David. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=henri_van_der_looff&rev=1778900014&do=diff Henri Van Der Looff Known throughout the Low Countries as the “master trapper”, Van Der Looff has been capturing dangerous criminals and big game throughout his career using a combination of equal parts guile, technology, and panache. He has recently been joined by his trusty sidekick text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=history_start&rev=1778900014&do=diff * The history of Gotham starts with the unification of all the districts under a single city government. * The Irish immigrations have mostly stopped by this time, giving away to immigration of Chinese and Italians who both bring their unique flavors of villainy. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=hotel_guano&rev=1778900014&do=diff Hotel Guano Benton Chomski went on a trip to South America a few decades ago and fell in love with the Spanish-style architecture. He returned to Gotham and decided to build a modest hotel in that same style. Too cheap to hire a decent architect, he faked the look he wanted, to unpleasant results. His Spanish was also very poor and he named the place Hotel Guano (some surmise that he meant Hotel Guapo, but we'll never know). text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=house_rules&rev=1778900014&do=diff House Rules * Ammunition: since the weight of a significant supply of bullets has been included in the Encumbrance value of the guns, we will not track ammunition use. Instead, if a natural “1” is rolled on the shooting die, you have run out of bullets or jammed the gun and must spend a full turn to clear the gun, otherwise you are assumed to be reloading the gun while moving etc. If the Wild Die scores a hit when the gun runs out of bullets, the hit happens before the gun runs out. A natu… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=immigration_period&rev=1778900014&do=diff Immigration Period During this period, immigration to Gotham from overseas (particularly Italy and China) grows. * Emigration to other parts of the world from China accelerated in the 1860s with the signing of the Treaty of Peking (1860), which opened the border for free movement. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=industrialists&rev=1778900014&do=diff Industrialist Families Gotham City has always been a center of trade and industry. There are three major families who have been at the forefront of the city's commercial development from its beginnings. The Waynes The Cobblepots The Elliots text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=industrial_period&rev=1778900014&do=diff Industrial Period * Famous industrialists build infrastructure including roads, sanitation, and most notably bridges in Gotham to try to improve the city's prosperity * The Knights of Labor union is formed following a successful strike over construction of the Cannonball Railroad line connecting Gotham with Trenton and Philadelphia. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=inspector_bronski&rev=1778900014&do=diff Inspector Bronski With a cigar stub clenched in his teeth, cheap bourbon on his breath, wearing a wrinkled suit and crumpled hat, Ike Bronksi is no fun to meet. He usually carries a heavy truncheon in one hand and two pistols under his coat. His joy in life is beating the crap out of people who cross the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=investigative_turns&rev=1778900014&do=diff When outside of immediate action, the players will find themselves hunting for clues, rumors, tracking down a particular person or place, getting equipment, fixing broken stuff etc., before the next action within an adventure takes place. THE TURN text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=isidore_mandelbaum&rev=1778900014&do=diff Isidore Mandelbaum Izzy Mandelbaum is the elderly Chairman of the Sons of David gang. He was a street thug in a small crew of robbers when the Jewish criminals in Gotham united to form the Sons in 1880. His energy and brains saw him reach the top quickly and his alliance with the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=issac_allerton&rev=1778900014&do=diff Issac Allerton The spiritual ancestor of the All Americans gang, Allerton's legacy looms dark over Gotham. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=jersey_consolidated_insurance&rev=1778900014&do=diff Jersey Consolidated Insurance A new company created on the wreckage of several others ruined by the depression. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=jersey_rag_and_paper&rev=1778900014&do=diff Jersey Rag and Paper One of the few successful industries in Blanchaven, Jersey Rag and Paper uses collected rags, cotton scrap and other fibers to create high quality paper and commercial rags. They even occasionally get orders for the cotton paper used by the treasury to print money. The company eventual pay a nickel a bundle to locals who bring in rags for recycling. The processes used are quite smelly, and the land around the plant is given over to text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=jersey_teachers_college_gotham&rev=1778900014&do=diff Jersey Teachers College, Gotham Part of the New Jersey system of Teachers' Colleges, the Gotham Branch is found in gotham village and trains public school teachers for the state. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=jim_dandy_s_banjo_cavalcade&rev=1778900014&do=diff Jim Dandy's Banjo Cavalcade Jim Dandy's Banjo Cavalcade! It's got Banjos! It's got more Banjos! It's got down-home humor! What else could you want? text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=judas_kane_iii&rev=1778900014&do=diff Judas Kane III Judas Kane the Third is the nephew of Free Men boss Nathan Kane and a crew leader in the gang. Judas leads a crew called The Cole Slaw Express whose M.O. is to rob restaurants, preferably with lots of well-heeled customers. They have an old bank armored car, which is disguised as a bread delivery truck. Judas also has considerable influence with text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=juluis_jamison&rev=1778900014&do=diff Judge Julius Jamison Judge Jamison is a little crooked but would do the right thing if he could be sure his marital indiscretions aren't revealed. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=kane_library&rev=1778900014&do=diff Kane Library Kane Library began as the private collection of the Kane Family, but when the old Central City Library was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1911, the Kane collection became the foundation piece of the new Gotham Library. The Kane Library has a regular public collection, of course, but also a reserved collection of rare books that is available by appointment to serious scholars. The rare book curator is named text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=kermit_roosevelt&rev=1778900014&do=diff Kermit Roosevelt The second son of former president Theodore Roosevelt, Kermit has been an explorer, author, businessman and world traveller. He briefly served as Gotham City's Commissioner of Public Safety after the Great Fire of 1911, but resigned, appalled at the rampant corruption in the city. Despite not being a native to Gotham, Kermit has maintained active interest in, and sympathy for, the honest citizenry of Gotham and has tried and failed numerous times to get state or federal invo… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=kill_jar&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Kill Jar What is the Kill Jar On the game table we place a can or jar of some sort, suitably decorated, called The Kill Jar. Each time the PC's kill someone, unless in active self-defense or defense of others against enemies using deadly weapons (knives, guns, bombs), the GM places one chip in the Kill Jar. The GM also puts a chip in the Kill Jar if a PC destroys a substantial item of property unless justified by immediate need to save a life. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=knights_of_labor&rev=1778900014&do=diff Knights of Labor The Knights of Labor welcomes both skilled and unskilled laborers, blacks (though mostly in segregated locals), women, and immigrants (excluding Chinese). The Knights uphold reform measures that include an eight-hour workday, greenbacks, producers' cooperatives, and codes for safety and health. The group rejected the suggestion that laborers would forever remain wage earners, and instead encouraged the idea that by joining together working people could advance up the corporate… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=knight_watchman&rev=1778900014&do=diff Knight Watchman The Knight Watchman was briefly a member of The Victorian Legion. His real name was Anthony Stake, and he was a bookish hi-tech wizard who was enraptured with the tales of King Arthur and the round table. He wore a mechanical suit of armor that resembled that of a knight to boost his strength and speed and carried an electrified stun-sword and a titanium-alloy bulletproof shield. In early adventures, he proved to be quite an asset to the group. However, he started to slur hi… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=labor_unions&rev=1778900014&do=diff Labor Unions The new industrial age and the resulting growth of the U.S. economy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries affected nearly everyone in America. Industrial combination and concentration became the norm, with huge trusts appearing in almost every industry. The workplace was changing as machines became common and the demand for unskilled workers brought new groups into the workforce, including immigrants, women, and children. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=legal&rev=1778900014&do=diff LEGAL INSTITUTIONS Criminal Prosecution Violators of city ordinances and state criminal code in the city limits of Gotham are prosecuted by the District Attorney for Gotham who is a tool of the mayor. The current DA is Chance Elliot a relative of the The Elliot Family. The City Courthouse Security is handled by the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=lester_feckworth&rev=1778900014&do=diff Lester Feckworth Tall, thin and red-faced, Feckworth was an accountant before being made commissioner of the Gotham City police department. It seems that the chief qualifications were shutting up and doing what the mayor says. Feckworth's favorite response to difficult questions is “I'll get right back to you when my research is complete. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=little_italy&rev=1778900014&do=diff Little Italy Little Italy is the site of the original Italian settlement in the city and 90% of the population is Italian-descended to this day. As immigration increased, and poorer and poorer Italians poured in, they expanded into the East Side. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=liver-eating_johnson&rev=1778900014&do=diff Liver-Eating Johnson Liver-Eating Johnson was a mountain man who engaged in a multi-year feud with the Crow Indians. After the Crows killed his wife (a Flathead Indian), Johnson ended up fighting and killing over 30 Crows and eating their livers before finally making peace. He had a history of killing (and occasionally eating) other Indians over the years, until finally settling down as a respectable sheriff, retiring to California and dying of old age in 1900. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=logs&rev=1778900014&do=diff Session Logs After action reports of the game sessions [Session 1] - The Saviors Soaring: The team fights counterfeiters and the Roachman [Session 2] - Fashionably Dead: The team fights the Mafia and the Communists to save the leaders of the Fashion District [Session 3] - The Volunteer Girl: text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=lt._jack_riley&rev=1778900014&do=diff Lt. Jack Riley Jack Riley, (Scurvy Jack to his “friends”) is the lieutenant in charge of the evening watch of the Leaderton Boulevards Precinct (I.e., Crime Alley). He is completely owned by the The Wound Ravens, both his brothers being members of the gang. Riley makes sure that whatever new captain that is appointed to Crime Alley is quickly put in his place or sent elsewhere. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=luigi_s_pizza&rev=1778900014&do=diff Luigi's Pizza A fixture in Little Italy, Luigi's is the oldest pizza parlor in Gotham. It can be argued that “Siciliano” was first, but it is no longer in business. Even now, swells from Gotham Proper will ankle over to Luigi's for the rare delicacy text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=madam_lily_s_tea_room&rev=1778900014&do=diff Madame Lily's Tea Room What more can be said about Madame Lily's Tea Room other than it makes you ashamed to be a human being. Filthy conditions, abysmal treatment of the prostitutes by the management. Trickery, disease, robbery of the customers. Lily is a cackling Irish hag backed up by the cruelest and laziest of text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=madam_osiris_s_secret_circle&rev=1778900014&do=diff Madam Osiris Of all the mediums and fortune tellers in Gotham City the most famous, celebrated and sought after is Madam Osiris. She does seances and personal readings, chiefly for the wealthy women of Gotham. She is of foreign extraction, either southern European or Near Eastern, no one is really sure. She uses all manner of Egyptian razzle dazzle in her seances and readings, even saying that her full name is Lady Isis Osiris Pyramidion. She has a very nice house in text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=magic_arcane_background&rev=1778900014&do=diff Arcane Background: Sorcery Arcane Skill: Sorcery (Spirit) Starting Power Points: 10 Starting Powers: 3 The powers of sorcery have lain dormant in humanity's deepest nature since the beginning of time. Sorcery is the power to use one’s own spiritual energy to call upon other realms of existence for the raw supernatural power to alter the world as we know it. Over time, these techniques for bending the fabric of reality to the whim of man has become a study with individual schools of thought a… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=manny_wiseport&rev=1778900014&do=diff Manny Wiseport Manny Wiseport is an important leader in the Sons of David gang, being a high-stakes loan shark. He operates Wiseport Consulting, his lending business, in the Financial District. He is old, looks a little frail, but has a keen mind and never forgets, forgives or forgoes getting his money back. He appears to be a kindly old grandpa, but will sick a pack of rabid gangsters onto deadbeats the minute they are out of the room. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=marcel_mattieu&rev=1778900014&do=diff Marcel Mattieu An eccentric French biologist working on a secret grant project at Gotham University. Dr. Mattieu was recently shaken when ninjas trashed his lab and a rival stole his research and lab assistant. In late May of 1934, Dr. Mattieu was severely burned by unknown assailants and forced into intensive care for several weeks. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=margo_humphries&rev=1778900014&do=diff Margo Humphries Margo Humphries is a tough dame with moxie. A Bryn Mawr graduate, she works the society page at the Gotham Gazette. However, she has used her society access to break a number of important crime and corruption stories. She lives in a respectable, if not fashionable apartment in text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=marshal_justice&rev=1778900014&do=diff Marshall Justice Bat Masterson, a native of Gotham left his abusive home and moved West at the tender age of 15 to become a very successful prizefighter. He cashed in on his newfound fame by joining the rodeo with a trick-shot act that was simply amazing. He was recruited into text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=marv_s_pawn_shop&rev=1778900014&do=diff Marv's Pawnshop The Wound Ravens have found that people coming in for loans in a pawn shop, putting up their personal possessions as collateral, are also great customers for loan sharks. A pawn shop is also a great place to sell off stolen goods, especially when the owner can be trusted not to tell the cops nothing. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=marv_the_pawnbroker&rev=1778900014&do=diff Marv the Pawnbroker Marv the Pawnbroker (Marvin Martins) is a member of the Wound Ravens and runs his own pawnshop. He's a leading loan shark. While not part of any crew officially, he is allied with the Easy 18's led by Big Steve who does a lot of his difficult collections. Marv is slightly more cunning, streetwise and charismatic than the average rank-and-file gangster, but is not likely to become a major player. Marv was brutally beaten by vigilantes in his shop in February 1934. He … text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=max_s_gems&rev=1778900014&do=diff Max's Gems Is it a ruined shell? Is it a functioning store with safe deposits? text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=mayor_buckhouse&rev=1778900014&do=diff Mayor Buckhouse Louis “Knickers” Buckhouse was deeply involved in the administration of the last three mayors and parlayed his knowledge and influence into several fortunes and finally the big chair for himself. Buckhouse has been mayor for eight years and is up for reelection next later this year. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=mayor_s_aides&rev=1778900014&do=diff Mayor's Aides The mayor has the power to appoint a number of Mayoral Aides to assist him with official duties. Each of these aides is given a special badge with instructions to the police and city officials to render the bearer all courtesy and assistance. While the mayor does have 2-3 actual aides who do work for his honor, the remaining dozen badges have been given to the worst sorts of gangsters who use them as virtual skeleton keys and get out of jail free cards (some speculate that the M… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=media&rev=1778900014&do=diff Media Gotham's media organizations are mostly controlled by members of The Elliot Family, with a few exceptions. Radio The principal radio stations in town are WGOT (an NBC affiliate) and WHAM (a CBS affiliate). These are high-powered stations delivering national programming. Although, it is the case that in the early 1930's radio does not broadcast much in the way of news, apart from occasional bulletins, since news is left to the papers. In addition to the two big stations, there are a… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=medical&rev=1778900014&do=diff Medical Factions * Arkham Asylum * Gotham General * St. Luke's Hospital * The Sisters of Mercy Clinic * Dr. Thorogood, MD * Shadow Clinic text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=mentalism_arcane_background&rev=1778900014&do=diff ARCANE BACKGROUND: Mentalism Arcane Skill: Mentalism (Smarts) Starting Power Points: 10 Starting Powers: 3 The Mental Sciences were first discovered by the ancient sages of Atlantis ten thousand years ago and led to the climb of their civilization to dizzy heights. These sciences were lost for millennia, practiced only here and there by lucky, talented individuals who stumbled across the techniques by accident, and by a few isolated eastern cults. Over the last 200 years, however, the sc… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=mercantile&rev=1778900014&do=diff Mercantile Research and Consulting Corporation The Mercantile Research and Consulting Corporation was founded as a joint venture among all the city's shipping and insurance companies. Its findings are provided free of charge to its original founding companies, who pay modest annual dues. The information is sold to non-members for an appropriate fee. The research produced by the company is of the highest quality and has a reputation for accuracy and value on both sides of the Atlantic. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=mercantile_bank_and_trust&rev=1778900014&do=diff Mercantile Bank and Trust This is the oldest bank in Gotham, located in the financial_district its location may have attracted the other institutions, so creating the district. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=microscope&rev=1778900014&do=diff Microscope Abridged Rules Order of Play * Declare the Focus: The Lens declares the current Focus of the game, the part of history you’re going to explore right now. * 1)Make History: Each player takes a turn creating either a Period, Event or Scene. The Lens goes first, then go around the table to the left. What you create must relate to the current Focus. The Lens can choose to create two things on her turn, so long as they are nested inside each other: either a new Event plus a Scene ins… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=mike_snow&rev=1778900014&do=diff Mike Snow Former crew chief of the All Americans Braganza crew, he was too lazy to work in legitimate businesses and instead moved into counterfeiting. He is often on the move and has a fancy armored sedan along with several goons on motorcycles. 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At first Falcone and Maroni were violent adversaries, but with the advent of Lucky Luciano's national Mafia Commission, the two crews were promoted to families and ordered to make peace. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=mr._cheavers&rev=1778900014&do=diff Mr. Cheavers The mysterious Mr. Cheavers has only ever made one public appearance, at the sole public meeting of the Gotham City Restoration Project. There are only a few known, and blurry, photographs of him. He is average height, average weight, middle-aged and well mannered. He has been spotted around Gotham since the meeting, but no one knows where he lives or what his business might be. He is always seen wearing a fashionable overcoat, carrying a briefcase. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=mrs._alma_teasdale&rev=1778900014&do=diff Mrs. Alma Teasdale Alma Teasdale (nee Baker) is a wealthy widow, holding a hereditary partnership seat in The Baker and Lee Law Firm. She derives a substantial income from the firm, doing little actual work (not being a lawyer), but also has considerable property inherited both from her father Barton Baker II and her late husband Rodney Teasdale, a successful importer. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=mt_slagmore&rev=1778900014&do=diff Mount Slagmore Mt. Slagmore is the unofficial name for a hill in the Coal District which was created during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by the steel industry in Gotham. Under pressure from the state government, the companies stopped piling up the slag in one place inside the city and began to have to taken out of town by barge right after the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=murder_associates&rev=1778900014&do=diff Murder & Associates The crew known as Murder & Associates is patterned after a law firm, and features several “partners” who operate in a number of capacities. * Abner “The Judge” Reinhold - Unique weaponry * Dave “The Affidavit” Snokes - Urban tracker text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=murphy_s_lament&rev=1778900014&do=diff Murphy's Lament Murphy's Lament is famous for two things: its utter filthiness, and the shear number of murders and beatings committed there over the last year. Murphy himself always is dressed in a wife-beater t-shirt and busted up top hat. You wouldn't use their glasses to serve your worst enemy's syphilitic dog. The liquor doled out to the winos who come in here might as well be kerosene for its nasty awfulness. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=myrtle_may_breckenridge&rev=1778900014&do=diff Myrtle May Breckenridge Full of moxie and glam, Myrtle May is a busybody businesswoman suffragette who owns and operates the Myrtle Mays!! fashion house in Gotham. She is widely seen as the leader of the business alliance resisting the legitimate Garment Workers Union and the nefarious text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=myrtle_may_s&rev=1778900014&do=diff Myrtle May's!! Myrtle May's!! Is a high fashion house in the Fashion District. 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The Tribune loves Dr. Valiant. The Gazette is the most objective.) text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=new_jersey&rev=1778900014&do=diff Location of Gotham - New Jersey Interesting side note: Civic City, home of the Justice Society is basically King of Prussia. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=new_life_church&rev=1778900014&do=diff New Life Church This Protestant congregation doesn't have a location of its own. Instead, it rents space throughout the city staging “revivals” wherein they invite the old or infirm to experience “rebirth” as a follower of Theodore Brown a self-styled returned Messiah. He regularly asks to be called text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=new_star_security&rev=1778900014&do=diff New Star Security Supposedly a security guard company, New Star is really a front for a network of extortion, protection and blackmail rackets by the All Americans gang. The head of the company is George Peabody, an unctious toady of a man who reports directly to Nathan Snow. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=new_york--gotham_accounting_services&rev=1778900014&do=diff New York - Gotham Accounting Services To all external appearances, the New York-Gotham Accounting Services building is the busy offices of an accounting firm in Little Italy. However, if walk-in customers ask for an appointment or to do business, they are politely told that the firm is far too busy and isn't taking new clients. No one seems to get past the small, outer reception room. This is because the building is really the headquarters for the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=nine_lives&rev=1778900014&do=diff Nine Lives Bar Nine Lives appears to be an ordinary bar in the Bowery, except there are always a couple of beefy bouncers out front to keep out the usual Bowery derelicts and winos. The real importance of the Nine Lives is the large indoor “market” which can be reached through the back of the bar, or through a warehouse door from the alley out back. The market is in operation Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights from 6 until midnight. Here underworld figures from all over town come and buy, s… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=ninth_presbyterian_church&rev=1778900014&do=diff Ninth Presbyterian Church The beautiful Ninth Presbyterian Church located in the Amusement Mile district is well known for its beauty and grace, but its congregation is famous for being full of “climbers” and “new money”. The church is more a forum for social posturing than a house of worship. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=noble_savage&rev=1778900014&do=diff Noble Savage The native american who called himself “Noble Savage” in the Victorian Legion was not much of a talker. Little is known about his history. He maintained that his unique form of martial arts and archery training were honed by training from Nanticoke Indian ancestors who visited him from the spirit realm, but those schooled in martial arts would recognize his unique style as a wide combination of techniques sourced from aikido, judo, boxing and wrestling. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=occult&rev=1778900014&do=diff Occult Factions There are many secret occult groups operating in Gotham City. * Disciples of the Bound Devil * The Hand of Strega * Philosophical Ascent to Atlantis * Madam Osiris's Secret Circle text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=old_arkham_docks&rev=1778900014&do=diff Old Arkham Docks The docks on Arkham Island were built for the Arkham Family whaling business in the early 19th century. 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It is split by Harbor Street, an important landmark of the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=opera_house&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Opera Headquartered in the fabulous opera house in Little Italy. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=orville_turkey_jackson&rev=1778900014&do=diff Orville "Turkey" Jackson A notorious coward and wolf, Orville Jackson works at odd jobs all over town and tries running cheap scams, which usually fail. Whenever he makes any money, he immediately wastes it trying to impress some dame. He does keep his ears open, and makes a little dough as a spy for the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=otisburg&rev=1778900014&do=diff Otisburg During the late 19th century, the area achieved remarkable industrial, cultural, and economic growth, and local businesses thrived. Wealthy Gothamites built shore-side mansions. German immigrant, chemist Charles Krouthammer founded Krouthammer Pharmaceutical in Otisburg which retains an industrial plant there today. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=our_heroes&rev=1778900014&do=diff Our Heroes Captain Hank Freemont -- Captain Avalanche Sister Maria Cobblepot -- Mother Superior K.I.A. Friday Jones -- American Fist Ruston Keys -- The Rusty Shadow K.I.A. Tony Farms -- The Puma Man K.I.A. 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Only the love of his understanding wife Estrella Muchado keeps him sober enough to create more art to keep the two of them wealthy. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=palace_hotel_and_ballroom&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Palace Hotel and Ballroom The Palace Hotel and Ballroom is a vacation resort and live music venue in Bristol County, it's main theatre can seat 5000 easy, and it's ballroom is popular for weddings and dances. It has hosted many famous music acts, including Cab Calloway and Jim Dandy's Banjo review. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=palette&rev=1778900014&do=diff Palette YES LIST * Using seeds from the Batman mythos * Fake city * Real-world depression economics * Rise of Nazis * Blood and guts * Fast and furious * Savage Worlds encumbrance rules will be strictly enforced NO LIST * Actual superheroes (Wolverine wouldn't work) text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=paranormal_investigations&rev=1778900014&do=diff Paranormal Investigations This private detective duo of Craig “Murky” Hawes and Greg “Wingnut” Pigeon will take any job, but they have a particular interest in investigating the paranormal. They prefer to be known as “ghost hunters”, but many around Gotham just call them text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=patrick_wayne&rev=1778900014&do=diff Patrick Wayne Patrick Wayne is the senior heir to the Wayne Empire, and currently is the Chairman of the Board of Wayne Industries, and the active hands-on president of Wayne Technology. While advancing in many product lines in the tech firm, Patrick has begun to make noise about pollution concerns in the city itself, causing some friction with other industrial leaders. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=people&rev=1778900014&do=diff Here you will find a list of the most important people currently active in Gotham in 1934 including a brief biography and perhaps a photo. Gotham City Restoration Project * Mr. Cheavers - The connection to the Restoration Committee * Rufus Merriwhether - The delivery man for the Restoration Project text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=period&rev=1778900014&do=diff To add a Period, place it between any two adjacent Periods, then give a short description of what happens during that time. Indicate if the Tone is Light or Dark. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=philosophical_ascent_to_atlantis&rev=1778900014&do=diff Philosophical Ascent to Atlantis Dr. Hans Gruberman of Gotham University is the head of a group dedicated to the study of the lost secrets of Atlantis and the use of these secrets to blaze the way to a new, better future. There are faculty members from all the colleges in the city, librarians from the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=phone_company&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Phone Company I'll clean this up later: Numerical prefix Central office names 22x ACademy, BAldwin, CAnal, CApital, CAstle 23x ADams, BElmont, BEverly, CEdar, CEnter, CEntral 24x CHapel, CHerry, CHestnut, CHurchill, CIrcle 25x ALpine, BLackburn, CLearbrook, CLearwater, CLifford, CLinton 26x AMherst, ANdrew, COlfax, COlony, COngress 27x BRidge, BRoad(way), BRown(ing), CRestview, CRestwood 28x ATlantic, ATlas, ATwater, ATwood, AVenue, BUtler 29x AXminster, AXtel, CYpress 32x DAvenport,… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=pierre&rev=1778900014&do=diff Pierre Delacroix Pierre Delacroix is a French Canadian who had a long career as a fur-trapper and lumberjack. He was badly mauled by a grizzly bear, beyond the point of survival according to modern medical science. However, his life was saved by the mysterious text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=pietro_the_mustache_torelli&rev=1778900014&do=diff Pietro "The Mustache" Torelli Energetic Boss of the The East Siders Gang gang, Pete Torelli is attempting to get the gang back on its feet after loosing so much ground to the Falcone Family and especially the Moroni Family. He is seeking alliances with any non-Italian gang he can to make a move on the Moronis as soon as he is able. 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Nevertheless, it really excellent barbecue. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=ping_s_cleaners&rev=1778900014&do=diff Ping's Cleaners A money laundering front for the Golden Dragons text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=points_of_interest&rev=1778900014&do=diff Points of Interest There are several districts of Gotham, many with one or more points of interest. Amusement Mile * Allentown Hotel is an architectural marvel * Drake Hotel is a world-class establishment * Woman’s Athletic Club - a venue for sports events of all kinds from tennis to boxing text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=police&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Police * A disproportionate percentage of the police force is made up of Irishmen, although this is marginally less so among the detectives, since a high school diploma is required for detective work. * Lester Feckworth, the current police commissioner, just took office six months before the campaign starts following the suspicious suicide of the last one. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=police_airships&rev=1778900014&do=diff Police Airships [200] Police airships give Gotham's Finest an “eye in the sky” to shine spotlights down on the dark, murky streets to track fleeing criminals. The crew on one of these boats is a pilot, co-pilot, an engineer, and two snipers. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=police_commissioner&rev=1778900014&do=diff Police Commissioner The Gotham City Police Commissioner is a political appointee, and there is no requirement that he be a Police veteran. He has the authority to hire and fire officers, issue regulations, and allocate police funds. He serves, however, at the pleasure of the mayor and can be fired at will by his honor. Commissioners in general, and the current holder in particular, rarely investigate crime directly. A commissioner can, however, text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=police_department_hierarchy&rev=1778900014&do=diff Police Department Hierarchy * The Mayor controls the police department through his appointed Police Commissioner. * The Commissioner hires and fires officers, sets regulations and allocates funds, exercising great direct authority over the department. * At police headquarters are stationed about a dozen Police Inspectors who have 2 functions, first the inspect the precincts for irregularities and proper procedure, secondly, they are assigned to investigate the most important and difficult… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=politics&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Politics Notable Mayors Mayor Seth Marlowe A graduate of Gotham University Law School and chief judge of the city court, Marlowe rose through the ranks of the judicial system to become mayor of Gotham. Although Marlowe failed to deliver a single formal speech during the campaign — a result of his deep disdain for public speaking — he prevailed by a slim margin of votes which led some to speculate that there was vote tampering in the election. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=prejudice&rev=1778900014&do=diff Notes on prejudice * How do we handle racism? It is easy when it is elves, but I'm uncomfortable using real-world epithets (even for bad guys) at the table. * ----Suggestion: be guided by the pulps/comics/movies, there aren't a lot of epithets thrown around (except for Chinese super villains I guess) and we take no trips to Africa. We should be fine. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=private_security_and_investigations&rev=1778900014&do=diff Private Security and Investigations * Slam Bradley and Shorty * Bodine Floyd * Carruthers Detective Agency * Gotham Security and Transport * New Star Security * Paranormal Investigations * Mitchell Mars text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=quarter&rev=1778900014&do=diff Quarter Quarter is supposed to be a city shelter and welfare agency for the Bowery, run by Erma Wood, however, Wood has embezzled all the funds. She has taken the old Gotham Screen Door factory and simply thrown open the doors and placed signs everywhere saying “City Shelter, All Are Welcome text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=ranson_brewster&rev=1778900014&do=diff Ranson Brewster Ranson Brewster has a large trust fund, which weathered the stock market crash nicely as it was not leveraged and was largely invested in rental property. He parents have passed away, so he does precisely what he wants, which is primarily going to the best clubs and the swellest parties. He tried getting a job once, but it didn't agree with him and he went and had a lie down. He's handsome, slightly humorous, if occasionally thick about serious matters. He's much in demand i… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=rat_rock&rev=1778900014&do=diff Rat Rock Rat Rock stands in the midst of a series of large rock out-croppings in Robinson Park. It is named for the stream of vermin that issue forth each evening from its cracks and crevases. The finest rat catchers from counties all around have failed to clear the rock of its tenants, giving rise to the rumors that the rats are supernatural in origin, coming from the crypt of an ancient demonic entity beneath the rock. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=raymond_st._giles--doctor_rhombus&rev=1778900014&do=diff Raymond St. Giles [ ] Human, male, seasoned XP 47 Code Name: Doctor Rhombus Player: Dave Nelson, Andrew Smith Was he really there, or was it in your mind? 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Realizing the sudden immense need for bankruptcy litigation, they focused all their efforts there. Soon, they were a roaring success, moving into offices in text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=reston_field&rev=1778900014&do=diff Reston Field The home ball field of the Gotham City Badgers baseball team. Their biggest rivals are the Civic City Owls. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=revolutionary_front_command_post&rev=1778900014&do=diff Revolutionary Front Command Post The Command Post is the city headquarters of the Communist Party. It is located in gotham_heights, but is usually infested by artistic poseurs from Gotham Village. There is about a 25% chance that the place is under FBI surveillance during business hours. Most of the dirty secret work of the party is done elsewhere, very little but talk, and whole lot of that, goes on here. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=richards_fashions&rev=1778900014&do=diff Richards Fashions Richards Fashions is the largest clothing manufacturer in Gotham, by volume of output, not necessarily in gross dollar sales. Richards specialises in work clothes, cheap suits and simple dresses of cheap fabric. Richards has supplied text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=richard_nixon&rev=1778900014&do=diff Richard Nixon Just graduated from Whittier College, Richard Milhous Nixon is interning at the prestigious Baker and Lee Law Firm in Gotham, before going to Duke Law school in the Fall. “Young Dick” as he's called is making quite an impression for cunning around the office, and a little bit of a name for himself at rallies against the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=roachman&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Roachman Embodying all the ugliness of what could become of Gotham's vigilante population, the Roachman has risen from the ashes of a life crushed under the feet of organized crime perhaps only to become just as dangerous to Gotham as those he threatens in the underworld. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=roberta_henderson&rev=1778900014&do=diff Roberta Henderson Roberta is a fixture in Gotham upscale nightlife. She seemingly knows just about all women in high society, mostly because of her owning stake in Henderson's Department Store. Some say she has ties with the Sons of David. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=robinson_museum&rev=1778900014&do=diff Robinson Museum When Cornelius Robinson donated the land for Robinson Park The old mansion was converted into an art museum, focused on local artists of good repute. There was a considerable endowment to support the museum, but that took a heavy blow in the stock market crash. The staff was reduced from 3 full time curators and 6 full time attendants to 1 curator and 4 part time attendants. Since art prices collapsed, attempts to sell some of the art work were deemed counter productive. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=robinson_park&rev=1778900014&do=diff Robinson Park This large open green space was made from the last farm in Gotham City, owned by shipping magnate Cornelius Robinson. When Robinson realized he was going to die without an heir, he was convinced by a visit by Theodore Roosevelt that making his large farm into a public park would be an exceptional legacy. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=rosco_snow&rev=1778900014&do=diff Rosco Snow Rosco Snow is the kid brother of Mike Snow--the late counterfeiter from the All Americans and of Nathan Snow--a leader of the gang. While Rosco was training to run one of the more legitimate gang businesses, he idolized his thuggish brother Mike. When Mike was killed by text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=rufus_merriwhether&rev=1778900014&do=diff Rufus Merriwhether An independent delivery man, often employed by Mr Cheavers for confidential assignments. He lives in Blanchaven, has a young, hot wife named Elizabeth who doesn't like it when he stays out late. His younger brother Lamont is a well-known ne'er-do-well, but Rufus does his best to keep him on the straight and narrow. Perhaps too much, because it often gets him in trouble. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=ruined_lighthouse&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Blackgate Lighthouse On Blackgate Isle there stands a ruined lighthouse outside the walls of the prison. The lighthouse was an important navigation aide during the 19th century. After The Statue of Justice was built the old lighthouse was not needed anymore and was abandoned. It still stands on the island but is ruined and unused. The roof is missing, the floors rotten, and the door is chained and padlocked with old rusty chains. The building is home to rats, seagulls and various vermi… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=rusty_keys&rev=1778900014&do=diff Ruston Keys---The Rusty Shadow Human Male, Seasoned XP 26 Attributes: Agility d10, Smarts d6, Spirit d4, Stength d8, Vigor d6 Pace: 6, Parry 6, Toughness: 5, Sanity: 4 Skills: Driving d6, Healing d6, Fighting d10, Lockpicking d6, Shooting d10, Stealth d8, Intimidation d4, Investigation d4, Notice d4, Repair d4, Streetwise d4, Survival d4, Climbing d4 text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=samantha_elliot&rev=1778900014&do=diff Samantha Elliot Samantha Elliot is the spoiled daughter of industrialist Stephen Elliot. She is the president of WGOT radio, interfering in absolutely everything, even trying to write jokes for Cheeseball Eddie. She is motivated by envy for her cousin Blair. Samantha is a fashion plate always wearing the best clothes money can buy. She lives in the family estate in Coventry. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=sam_simons&rev=1778900014&do=diff Sam Simons Former Gotham City Building Commissioner, now serving a 20-year sentence for fraud and manslaughter in a state prison out of town. He was discovered in a bid-rigging scheme that resulted in the deaths of several people due to substandard construction. Simons' brother and partner Kip, a crooked contractor, was killed and Simons himself marked for death by his co-conspirators. These plotters were led by text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=sanitation_commissioner&rev=1778900014&do=diff Sanitation Commission Stan Fullerton is the current Sanitation Commissioner. He is basically a crook himself, accepting bribes and doing his own side business on the city's dime and in his official office. He mocks anyone who questions him and tells them he is above the law. His beefy bodyguards are always there to back him up, and he can always call the cops whom he has some sort of deal with. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=saturday_art_swap&rev=1778900014&do=diff Saturday Art Swap Cobblepot Park in Gotham Village is given over to the Saturday Art Swap every Saturday from sunrise to sunset. Aspiring artists, crafters, dealers and the occasional thief set up tables and booths to sell their masterpieces. It's most popular in the summer, of course, but runs all year. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=scene&rev=1778900014&do=diff Scenes are the smallest units of history. They show us exactly what happens at a specific place, at a specific time, with specific people To create a Scene, you first pose a Question, something you want to find out about the history. The goal of the Scene is to decide the answer to that Question. We start off the Scene without an answer and discover it through play. 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If no… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=scraps&rev=1778900014&do=diff Mr. Scraps When Team C arrived at their new headquarters, they found a loveable peppy dog named Mr. Scraps already in residence. He has an uncanny sense of direction (for finding his way home). After a run-in or two where the dog shrugged off bullets of attackers he appears to be completely indestructible. That causes problems because he doesn't feel much pain, either. Scraps is motivated by snacks, though. The lack of any super-powered canine strength allows those who want to train him to… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=senior_deputy_marshal_paul_mangano&rev=1778900014&do=diff Deputy Marshal Mangano Paul Mangano is a Gotham-born federal deputy marshal in charge of the gotham_federal_courthouse and the 12-man marshal detachment. His brother was killed by the Moroni Family Mafia and he holds a grudge. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=shabby_town&rev=1778900014&do=diff Shabby Town While The Bowery is filled with winos, opium fiends, and other derelicts, Shabby Town is far more tragic. Here have come the unemployed, forced from their homes due to the Depression. Drifters, searching for work who have given up moving. More families can be seen here than one would ever conscience. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=shamus_o_toole&rev=1778900014&do=diff Shamus O'Toole Sometimes called “Torchy” O'Toole, Shamus was a pyromaniac who used his passion to further his business. He would burn the arms or faces of deadbeats in his gambling and loan sharking rackets, and burn buildings in his extortion and protection rackets text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=shemp&rev=1778900014&do=diff Shemp Shemp is a totally inept stumble-bum of a man. He manages to get all sorts of jobs all over town, but rapidly gets fired from them in short order. He recently was personal assistant to Myrtle May Breckenridge, but that didn't last long. He is also a paid informant of the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=sheriff_john_doyle&rev=1778900014&do=diff Sheriff John Doyle The sheriff of Bristol County for over 15 years, John Doyle has a reputation for honesty and efficiency. He was a ruthless foe of bootleggers, but due to the increasing level of violence between his deputies and gangsters, an unofficial treaty arose between Doyle and the Gotham City gangs. If the gangsters committed no crimes in Bristol County, they'd have no trouble passing through. If they committed crimes in the county, they shouldn't expect to be taken alive. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=shit-kickers&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Shit-Kickers A bunch of rowdies from the Somerset County countryside, the Shit-kickers are a crew of the Free Men gang recruited for dirty jobs, extra muscle and diversions and distractions. Many of them are out of work farm hands, moonshiners driven out of business, and just plain jerks looking for an easy living. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=silas_wayne&rev=1778900014&do=diff Silas Wayne Silas is the younger of the Wayne Brothers and is tough and no nonsense, taking direct action and direct responsibility whenever he can. He is currently the President of Wayne Shipping, but has toyed with the idea of running for mayor. He therefore has a lavish brownstone in text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=silver_dollar&rev=1778900014&do=diff Silver Dollar Jenkins Silver Dollar and his trusty mule “Grumbles” were renown for being able to “find the money”. They were always busting up protection rackets, gambling dens, money laundering and fence operations. Ultimately, it wasn't crimelords who brought Silver Dollar down but tax evasion from the Federal level of government. Jeb Jenkins is currently still serving time in text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=sisters_of_mercy_clinic&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Sisters of Mercy Clinic Established by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gotham, the Sisters of Mercy is s functional, if small hospital in the city's East End. The nursing staff are nuns, the doctors coming from a variety of backgrounds (although overwhelmingly Catholic). It gives quality care, but has a limited capacity. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=sister_maria_cobblepot&rev=1778900014&do=diff Sister Maria Cobblepot Code Name Mother Superior Human Female - Seasoned (32 xp) Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d8, Spirit d8, Strength d6, Vigor d8 Pace: 5 (D4 Run), Parry: 6, Sanity: 6, Toughness: 7 Skills: Driving d6, Fighting d8, Healing d4, Intimidation d6, Investigation d4, Notice d4, Persuasion d6, Shooting d8, Stealth d4, Streetwise d4, Taunt d6 text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=skip_haversham&rev=1778900014&do=diff Skip Haversham Thaddeus Wilberforce Haversham, a.k.a. “Skip” is an energetic, well-educated and idealistic young man, recently graduated from Princeton. He's landed the job of editor of the terrible Herald newspaper and is bell bent on turning the dump around. He's almost laughable in his Princeton sweater with his upper crust accent, but often is out breaking stories himself, or trying to. He has a small apartment near the paper. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=slam_bradley_and_shorty&rev=1778900014&do=diff Slam Bradley and Shorty Slam Bradley is a highly successful private eye from Gotham City. He solves cases in the city, and has had exciting adventures all over the world. He doesn't routinely carry a gun, but does beat the snot out of out-of-line punks and jerks. He's always accompanied by his diminutive and frankly useless partner Shorty. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=slaughter_swamp&rev=1778900014&do=diff Slaughter Swamp While it is most famous for the Legend of Solomon Grundy, Slaughter Swamp is less a wild zone than it is a dumping group. The city dump is here as are a few businesses of an especially smelly nature. Some desperate but industrious folk sift through the dump for salvageable goods. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=sluggo_s&rev=1778900014&do=diff Sluggo's “Sluggo” Watson was a middling prize-fighter in the 20's, but one impressive win (where he had bet all the money he could get his hands on) allowed him to get out of the ring and into business, right after the market crash. He bought a cheap property in text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=smedley_s&rev=1778900014&do=diff Smedley's Department Stores The Smedley's chain of successful discount department stores is a native Gotham business, specializing in inexpensive merchandise in large quantities for the average working family. They are well-known for having a lunch counter just inside the entrance to their stores. This lunch counter has free refills on coffee (not that it's great coffee) and kids get a free small bag of popcorn when they buy a hot dog. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=somerset&rev=1778900014&do=diff Somerset A suburb of Gotham. Gotham Airport is located here, as is the closest New Jersey State Police post. The isolated and creepy Bone Wood Manor is also located in Somerset. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=somerset_state_police_post&rev=1778900014&do=diff Somerset State Police Post The New Jersey State Police maintains a small post of about 10 men in Somerset County to patrol the highways and to provide police protection to small municipalities in the county with no police force of their own. They are part of Troop A of the State Police, which has authority in Southern New Jersey. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=sons_of_david&rev=1778900014&do=diff Sons of David The Sons of David are a notoriously violent gang in Gotham made up of mostly Jewish members along with some Italian members. They became famous for the vicious murder of gamblers and gangsters who dared to cross them. Many times, the deaths of these enemies were from being tortured to death, rather than quick clean deaths due to shootings or stabbings. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=soul_on_the_rocks&rev=1778900014&do=diff Soul on the Rocks Unlike the corrupt failure that is Quarter, Soul on the Rocks is a functional institution that brings help and comfort to the lost souls of The Bowery. It was founded and is run by Captain Wilkins of the Salvation Army, a noted international charity and missionary organization. The mission brings hot soup and bread to all comers and feeds as many as it can every day. It also has a shelter for women and children in desperate straits, sheltering as many as it can. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=special_agent_randal_coopersmith&rev=1778900014&do=diff Special Agent Randal Coopersmith Randal Coopersmith heads the 4-man FBI detachment in Gotham. His is chiefly tasked with looking for foreign spies and interstate bank robbers. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=special_temporary_log_page&rev=1778900014&do=diff Fistful of Lead Logs (temporary) text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=st._augustine_s_church&rev=1778900014&do=diff St. Augustine's Church A Roman Catholic basilica and the spiritual heart of Little Italy. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=st._george_s_cathedral&rev=1778900014&do=diff St. George's Episcopal Cathedral Built on the site of the oldest church in the oldest part of the city, St. George's Cathedral is the seat of the Episcopal bishop of Gotham. The traditional elite of the town are all members here and it is the richest and most influential church in the city. The building burned down in text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=st._luke_s_hospital&rev=1778900014&do=diff St. Luke's Hospital St. Luke's Hospital is run by a self-replacing board of community members and it is not run well by them. On numerous occasions it has turned down considerable grant money when they were attached to financial inspection or oversight requests. The staff is over-worked and underpaid, and it is located in north eastern text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=st._mark_s_church&rev=1778900014&do=diff St. Mark's Church Pastor Steubens leads St. Mark's Church, located in the bowels of the Coventry district of Gotham that is dedicated to a better life for its parishioners. It has made strides toward those goals by building a soup kitchen and helping to educate those needy who want to move up into better-paying jobs because of the patronage of a powerful text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=st._peter_s_cathedral&rev=1778900014&do=diff St. Peter's Cathedral This is the seat of power for The Archdiocese of Gotham. It is located in the Coventry district. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=start&rev=1778900014&do=diff To A Bloody Pulp A Lords of Hack Campaign featuring pulp heroes fighting over a fictional Depression-Era U.S. city Our Heroes Campaign Records Gotham Timeline Factions Geography People Gotham City Restoration Project Game Rules Section text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=stately_wayne_manor&rev=1778900014&do=diff Stately Wayne Manor The country home of the Wayne family for generations. Patrick Wayne and his family actually spend more time here than elsewhere, despite their legal address is still in the Wayne Building downtown. The place is managed by the family butler Jasper Penniworth. In May of 1934, the Manor was shaken by what seemed to be earth tremors. It turns out these were caused by an attempt to destroy the house and family made by a tunneling machine. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=statue_of_justice&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Statue of Justice The Statue of Justice is a colossal (about 60% of the size of New York's Statue of Liberty) free standing statue set upon its own small island. In the direction of the nearby Blackgate Prison is her unsheathed sword, and a set of scales is held aloft in direction of the city. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=stefan_malju&rev=1778900014&do=diff Stefan Malju - AKA Evil Eye By day, an executive from Trintopec, the new petroleum company in Trinidad. By night, he is the invisible avenger the “Evil Eye.” He was given the mystical power of invisibility by the ghost of the leader of a slave revolt named Sandy, and directed to take his talents to Gotham to prevent “the enslavement of the entire human race.” He uses his powers and considerable skills to right the wrongs of the underprivileged in Gotham. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=stephen_elliot&rev=1778900014&do=diff Stephen Elliot Stephen Elliot is the workhorse brother of the late Stanton Elliot. He runs Elliot International now, but is very cautious, obsessed with not ruining what his brother entrusted to him. He does little other than work, he's determined and conscientious, but a bit humorless. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=strega&rev=1778900014&do=diff Strega Strega is the name or title of an occult priest of an ancient sleeping deity said to sleep beneath the city. The current (or only, immortal?) Strega is terribly mysterious. He appears to his followers while completely masked, never during daylight, always in some basement meeting place. His voice is raspy and unpleasant. While he promises great spiritual things, he does offer real rewards to his followers too, when they complete assigned tasks. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=supply_deliveries_repossession&rev=1778900014&do=diff Page is Moot See synthesized reward system text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=swish_plops&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Swish Plops Whenever someone is found murdered, and cut up very badly in the process, in Blanchaven it is common to blame it on the Swish Plops. Whether they are a gang of bloody killers, murderous ghosts, or some mutant race of sea creatures with razor-sharp claws, no two people seem to be able to agree. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=synthesized_rewards_system&rev=1778900014&do=diff THE REWARDS SYSTEM At the end of each session, there will be a PAY OUT. The pay-out is determined by cross-referencing “Success” with “Kill Jar”. MISSION FAILURE: * Kill Jar 0-5: Result: 1-P * Kill Jar 6-10: Result: 1-N * Kill Jar 11-15: Result: 0-D text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=team_c&rev=1778900014&do=diff Our heroes, Team C of the Project Each of the team has been recruited by the mysterious Mr. Cheavers who has intervened to save each one's life, freedom or sanity. 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It is actually a sophisticated arsenal, laboratory, barracks and garage for the Vigilantes of the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=temple_shalom_gotham&rev=1778900014&do=diff Temple Shalom Gotham There have been times that the Temple Shalom Gotham has sheltered members of the Sons of David, and other times they have given particularly heinous members up to the authorities. The choices made by the elders depends on what is good for the members of the Jewish community as a whole. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_arsenal&rev=1778900014&do=diff Gotham Arsenal The Gotham Arsenal, located on Arsenal Road in the Coal District, is the headquarters of the 5th infantry battalion of the New Jersey National Guard (part of the 57th Infantry Brigade). There's usually just a small administrative staff here (10-20 clerks, officers and guards), except during the monthly drills of the battalion when there are over 500 coming and going. It is a solid stone building which is securely locked at all times. It holds the battalions weaponry and oth… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_bowery&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Bowery The Bowery is a notorious Skid Row section of Gotham City. Before Prohibition, and since it's end it is the center for cheap, nasty dive bars and houses of prostitution. The most notorious of the bars are Eddie's High Life, Murphy's Lament and Wang's Last Secret. Each of them dirtier, smellier and grimmer than the last. There are a dozen cheap text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_brentwood_room&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Brentwood Room The Brentwood Room is a classy restaurant and night club in the Financial District. It's a popular spot for business lunches. At night it is famous for its piano bar and swell dance floor. It has a very strict dress code. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_bristol_county_s_sheriff_s_office&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Bristol County Sheriff's Office Headed by Sheriff John Doyle, this office is one of the most honest and efficient law-enforcement agencies in the region. There are about 50 deputies to patrol the county and guard the small county jail and courthouse. They are quite ruthless toward criminal suspects from the city gangs and will shoot first and ask questions later. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_bug_hole&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Bug Hole In early January 1934, an abandoned bookstore and apartment building in Old Gotham collapsed leaving a pile of wreckage around a large open hole. While the official explanation was “termites”, the collapse was in fact caused by the vigilante known as text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_chinese_grudge&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Chinese Grudge Against Two Chains In 1933, Two Chains was a promising, if ugly and unpleasant, martial arts student in Chinatown, Gotham City. He worked as at various day-jobs, but most of his efforts were directed toward mastering the art of the deadly chain-sword. His teacher, the Shaolin Master Fo-Gon, was beloved by the ordinary citizens of Chinatown, but also valued by both the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_choppers&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Choppers The Choppers are a crew of psychotic murderers in the Free Men gang. Their leader is Crazy Fat Ethel the most psychotic and murderous of them all. The crew specializes in breaking into houses, murdering everyone inside and eating all the food and stealing all the stuff. 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Their specialty is stealing large pieces of industrial equipment, usually on order, u… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_crime_alley_alleys&rev=1778900014&do=diff Crime Alley Alleys Heart and Soul of the North Gotham Bowling League, the Crime Alley Alleys has more lanes and a bigger size in general than any other bowling alley in Gotham. It's kept reasonably clean, and the beer is cold. What more would one want? text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_crowbar&rev=1778900014&do=diff Chances are that Paster Steubens is “The Crowbar” himself. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_daily_tribune&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Daily Tribune The Daily Tribune is a tough, scrappy, hard news paper trying to climb to the number one position over the Gazette. It is independently owned and operated by the brothers Murray Weinstein (Publisher) and Moe Weinstein (Editor-in-Chief). It's offices are located in a less than fashionable section of text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_decks&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Decks We should probably start figuring out how the various decks are to be constructed, I'd like some feed back before I jump into making stuff. * Ordinary Gear Deck: this one is simple, it will be made by printing out pages from the various gear books and cutting the pages into 4 cards. I'll just handle this one, no big deal, nothing terribly creative text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_elliots&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Elliot Family The industrialist family the Elliots are best known for their being media moguls. 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It has been the most resistant to the text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_great_depression&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Great Depression After a fall in stock prices that began around September 4, 1929 (known as Black Tuesday), Gotham entered a period of severe economic collapse. The Great Depression had devastating effects on both the rich and poor. Personal income, tax revenue, profits and prices dropped. Unemployment in Gotham rose as high as 35% because of its dependence on heavy industry. Construction was virtually halted. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_great_gotham_fire_of_1911&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Great Gotham Fire of 1911 * An important event during the great fire was the destruction of many important genealogical and financial records from the past stored in the archives of Kane Library. * The Weavers Union is broken following the tragic deaths of many leaders within the union. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_grimsby_building&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Grimsby Building There are fewer more respectable places than the Grimsby Building in Crest Hill. It is an old, but incredibly well maintained and sturdy apartment house that only rents to quiet, respectable,well-behaved tenants. 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The high priest always takes the name text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_herald&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Herald Founded by Tobias Wayne in the 1820's, The Herald was once a great paper, now everything about it is bad. The stories are bad, the comic strips are bad. (Little Orphan Mildred? Really?). Even the ink and paper are the cheapest to be found, it's said that parakeets won't even poop on it. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_hq_staff&rev=1778900014&do=diff The HQ Staff I was thinking about the HQ Staff--Pierre, Gorak, and Eugene. Should we stat them up as 20Xp Wild Card characters (equal to the starting PC's). Then we can use them for when a PC is incapacitated, the player can use one until his dude recovers. 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It is said that this was place… text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_old_tower&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Old Tower The Old Tower stands on the highest point in the Crest Hill district, with a clear view of the major waterways all around Gotham. It is a minor tourist attraction, since it dates to the 17th century period when Gotham was part of the New Sweden colony. The guidebooks say that it was a windmill built by early Swedish settlers. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_orpheum&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Orpheum Once the heart of the East End, the Orpheum was a venue for legitimate theater, travelling opera companies, and the occasional vaudeville performance. It was undergoing renovations until recently, when the work crews started suffering a high rate of injuries and absenteeism. There is much finger-pointing between the theater owner (Silas Linden) and text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_reservoir&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Reservoir In the Great Robinson Park lies the city reservoir. It is a lake constructed on on the location of a former fetid swamp. Now it is one of the most beautiful recreational spots in the city, surrounded by trees. There is a strict policy against boating after dark and the cops on park duty totally over react when it gets close to dark and people are still boating. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=the_roaring_20_s&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Roaring Twenties This era saw the large-scale use of automobiles, telephones, motion pictures, radio, and electricity; commercial, passenger, and freight aviation; as well as unprecedented industrial growth, accelerated consumer demand, plus significant changes in lifestyle and culture. 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Attributes: Agility d10, Smarts d6, Spirit d8, Strength d6, Vigor d6 Pace: 6, text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=wilson_polaski_and_associates&rev=1778900014&do=diff Wilson, Polaski and Associates Wilson and Polaski was the largest law firm in Gotham, and the most morally bankrupt. They had 2 unofficial mottos “Any Job, For Anyone” and “In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash.” They will literally take any legal work (even if it's illegal legal work) for anyone who walks through the door, as long as they can pay the upfront retainer. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=windsor_crew&rev=1778900014&do=diff The Windsor Crew This crew of the All Americans gang specialises in fencing stolen goods. 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The crew is run by text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=winslow_macadams&rev=1778900014&do=diff Winslow MacAdams A basically decent guy who runs The Grand Haberdasharium, Gotham's premier men's clothiers, he has turn hard-core anti-communist and anti-mafia after members of both groups fought it out in his store, while both intending to rob him. text/html 2026-05-16T02:53:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.lordsofhack.com/pulp/doku.php?id=wiseport_consulting&rev=1778900014&do=diff Wiseport Consulting Tucked along a side street a block or two from Harbor Street in the Finacial District is Wiseport Consulting. This is run by an old gangster in the Sons of David gang by the name of Manny Wiseport. The firm is in the business of giving high interest loans in large amounts to desperate business men. 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