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Pulp Alley: Wakandan Reacquisition Squad vs Top Gang in two lively scraps.

Deep in the Souk Min Almaerik, the Wakandan Reacquisition Squad had a lead. Somewhere, eminent anthropologist and art historian, Professor Pith-Helmet had information on cultural artifacts, that might be ancient Wakandan items. Some local leads had been scouting out his location, but the squad needed to persuade him to reveal what he knew of their location. On the left, Adazeh Tumbebo, S'yoma Usukla and N'Bube Meraba moved towards their informant, Chanan. They were also keeping a close eye on 'You-Bastard' the camel, known to kick, hard. Princess Ch'lanreah, her faithful bodyguard Bhi Nadduruzi snuck right, looking for the waiter at the Bel Epoch, another known contact, but a fantastic gossip too. Adazeh was successful in getting the information from Chanan, straight away. The Professor was examining local tapestries, which was in range of Princess Ch'lanreah, who abandoned the cafe idea (as she really did not want to have to make small talk with the waiter, h...

Pulp Alley - Peaky Blinders vs The Top Gang

Mort very kindly offered to take me through a game of 'Pulp Alley' last week, suggesting I use my converted 'Peaky Blinders' vs his gang in a daring AVBCW type encounter. (Self-referencing link to my figures here) So, I jolly well got my figures out, and with a copy of the rules, considered what to make them all. The Peakies : Back row, left to right, with skills used: Arthur Shelby, level 3, bodyguard, Aunt Polly, level 2, Finn, level 2 long burst, Tommy, leader, level 4, sharpshooter. Front row three level 1 gang members, all with boosted melee attacks. The terrain, my church, some decent hedges, and Mort's rather spiffing mat. The scenario was to recover whatever was hidden in teh church safe. Simple smash and grab. However, the local big-wigs had the combination to the lock box, and would need to be interrogated for it first. " At 666 lives a Mr. Millar, he's teh local vicar and serial killer ." Our nearest source of the code was Lady Millicent S...