Adventure Magnets for Pulp Rpg

ADVENTURE MAGNETS FOR PULP RPG'S  Adventure Magnet  a I make use of what I call a Adventure  a meas to !athe" to!ethe" a #a$ of $%s&a"ate cha"acte"s % a a$etu"e sess%o( A A$etu"e Ma!et )he"eafte" AM* %s a+ eet, locat%o o" c%"cumstace that t hat a* w%ll att"act a$ e-c%te the %te"est of a $%e"se a"%et+ of &otet%al a$etu"e"s a$.o" #* allows P/'s to eas%l+ %t"o$uce themseles to each othe" a$ 0loo&0 %to the sto"+( It &"o%$es the "easo wh+ P/'s who %%t%all+ $o ot kow each othe" a"e swe&t u& to!ethe" %  oe &lace a$ %to t he sto"+( sto"+(

A AM %s ot as s%m&le as a &lot hook11%t's the fe"t%le sett% ! fo" a whole #"am#le #ush of such hooks1th%k of a AM as #e%! 0&lot1Velc"o0( 0&lot1Velc"o0( It ca also #e use$ as a MacGuff%, whe"e the eme"!%! sto"+ has %"o%call+ e"+ l%ttle t o $o w%th whatee" AM was use$ to #"%! ee"+oe to!ethe"2 %t ca #e use$ to t o me"el+ k%ck th%!s off( E-am&les of AM's fam%l%a" to most %clu$e the much oe"use$ cl%ch3 of the me$%eal tae", The O"%et E-&"ess, a fest%al com%! to tow, /asa#laca, a atu"al $%saste", a %sla$ at%o of Fo"tea &"o&o"t%os )such as OTE's Al Ama"4a*, etc( A AM %s a %$eal w a+ to %t"o$uce cha"acte"s at the  #e!%%! of a cam&a%!2 the eol%! a$etu"e a$ %ts outcome &"o%$e the ecessa"+ !lue to #o$ the P/'s fo" fu"the" a$etu"es to!ethe"( to!ethe"( P/'s a"e %ole$ w%th the AM fo" a+ "easo that the &la+e"s ca make u& fo" t hemseles11%$eall+ %t woul$  #e a coo&e"at%e effo"t w%th the GM "elat%! the #as%c sett%! )%(e(, 05hat woul$ #"%! +ou" $etect%e to A&ollo Stu$%os60, 05h+ woul$ +ou" w%7a"$ #e atte$%! the D"a!o18%!'s 5%te" Feast60, 05ho $oes +ou +ou" P/ wat to %s%t % Al Alma"4a60*, a$ the &la+e" &"o%$%! a &laus%#le e-&laat%o wh+ the%" cha"acte"  %s %ole$ w%th th%s &a"t%cula" c%"cumstace( If the+ a"e stuck fo" a %$ea, the sett%! a$ eets shoul$ #e fle-%#le eou!h so that the GM1#ase$ o that cha"acte"'s #ack!"ou$, !oals, o" a+th%! else that seems %te"est%!11ca &"o%$e the "easo fo" wh+ the%" P/ %s %ole$ % th%s &a"t%cula" s%tuat%o( Oce the"e %s a  &laus%#le "easo, the GM ca weae each P/ %to the sto"+ % a wa+ that %s't o#%ousl+ cot"%e$ o" falls %to that ol$ chestut, 09ou 09ou all meet % a #a"(0 A AM shoul$ #e a"%e$ a$ e-&as%e eou!h % sco&e fo" %t e"est%! a$etu"es to eas%l+ s&"%! f"om th%s o&e%! s%tuat%o, +et ot too s&ec%al%7e$ to e-clu$e ee the most #%7a""e P/ coce&t%os f"om a&&ea"%! o the scee( These AMs ca come % all sha&es a$ flaou"s2 &"e%ousl+ %  A:E I'e $%scusse$ how A&ollo Stu$%os, The Ra$%o ;e"oes )
A$etu"es s&"%!%! f"om th%s ca %clu$e ha%! The Canadian #e cau!ht % a te""%#le a$ ee"%e elect"%cal sto"m, $%sa&&ea" f"om ou" wo"l$, a$ eme"!e somewhe"e ot o th%s ea"th( O" &%"ates &os%! as &asse!e"s oe"&owe" the c"ew a$ take oe" the fa#ulous a%"sh%&, stee"%! the c"aft to t he f"o7e %sla$ la%" of the%" Viking ( Fo" a occult.ho""o" m+ste"+, oe of the &asse!e"s %s k%lle$ #+ what looks ch%ef, the %lla%ous Ice Viking  l%ke a co#"a #%te o the eck, #ut the #o$+ %s $%stu"#%!l+ $"a%e$ of #loo$11a$ whatee" )o" whoee"* $%$ th%s e%l $ee$ %s u$ou#te$l+ st%ll o #oa"$(  Night of the Violet Comet 

A #la7%! &u"&le flame "oa"s ac"oss the summe" %!ht sk+ mak%! a sou$ l%ke a locomot%e fall%! th"ou!h a !"eehouse( It &lu!es to ea"th somewhe"e % the h%lls su""ou$%! the tow of M%"amach%, wh%ch %s somewhe"e % o"the" New ="usw%ck )% the /aa$%a Ma"%t%mes*( The lu"%$ fla"e, eo"mous e-&los%o, a$ c"ate" att"acts locals )some at%e hute"s, sto"ekee&e"s, the tow $et%st, a R/MP off%ce", a f%"e1

wa"$e f"om the lum#e" com&a+, etc(*, acat%o%! cotta!e"s )who ca hae a+ #ack!"ou$*, a sc%et%st f"om the local colle!e, the f"eak+ &ul& w"%te" w%th $%"e wa"%!s a#out 0/olou"s out of s&ace>0, 4ou"al%sts coe"%! a hot sto"+ $u"%! a slow summe", etc(, all who ca #e P/'s( The a$etu"e a"%s%! f"om th%s AM coul$ %ole a c"%m%al !e%us afte" the "a"e "a$%oact%e m%e"als % the meteo"%te, the $%scoe"+ that %t's ot a meteo"%te #ut a st"a+ "ocket f"om a &ul& %lla% who %s test%! a wea&o she %s &la%! to #lackma%l the !oe"mets of the wo"l$ w%th( Fo" some cosm%c &a"ao%a, th%s coul$ #e Loec"aft%a ho""o" f"om the $e&ths of s&ace2 o" %t coul$ #e a comet that %s the sou"ce of a ew a$ #%7a""e s&ace &la!ue that w%ll s&"ea$ te""o" th"ou!hout the cout"+s%$e %f uchecke$( Fo" mo"e we%"$ s&ace a$etu"e, the P/'s ca $%scoe" th%s %s a al%e s&acesh%&2 the f%"st wae of a %te"&laeta"+ %as%o f"om tetacle$ a$ #u!1e+e$ moste"s )who hae m%sse$ the%" ta"!et of G"oe"?s M%ll, N<*(  In the Shadow of War 

The @B Canadian National !hi"ition "us f"om Au!ust C to Se&tem#e" th % To"oto, Ota"%o, /aa$a( It's the s%-t%eth a%e"sa"+ of th%s &o&ula" fa%", com&lete w%th the #role!land Midwa$, "u"al ha$%c"afts, a%mal 4u$!%!, #%! ame $ace #a$s )Gu+ Lom#a"$o, =e+ Goo$ma, etc(*, cultu"al e-h%#%ts #+ ma+ at%os11a$ the tes%o su""ou$%! the ee of wa" % Eu"o&e ha!%! oe" the e-h%#%t%o l%ke a sh"ou$( Th%s +ea"'s theme of 0T"as&o"tat%o a$ /ommu%cat%o0 %s a salute to the futu"e, a$ the /NE has ma+ $%s&la+s of the e"+ latest sc%et%f%c ma"els11tele%s%o, m%"acle fa#"%cs f"om  &et"ochem%cals, faste" "ac%! autos, etc( Pla+e"s ca #e tou"%sts see%! the s%!hts, !oe"met a!ets check%! out the &a%l%os of fo"e%! at%os, "esea"che"s ma%! sc%ece e-h%#%ts, stut1folk wo"k%! at the m%$wa+ ca"%al, !"%fte"s wo"k%! the sucke"s )e"", c"ow$*, a$ so o( A$etu"e %$eas a"e m+"%a$2 P"ofesso" ua%l's mock1u& of a %te"&laeta"+ "ocket w%th a actual wo"k%! e!%e of h%s ow $es%! %s a %c"e$%#l+ &o&ula" e-h%#%t, a$ the #"ow sh%"ts f"om the Ge"ma &a%l%o a"e look%! &"ett+ closel+ at %t( The outsta$%! t%cket sales woul$ #e look tem&t%! to some %s%t%! Ame"%ca !a!ste"s( The s&ectacula" Ro+al a&&ea"ace of 8%! Geo"!e VI a$ uee El%7a#eth at the /NE's 0G"a$sta$ Pa!eat0 )the Ro+al / ou&le % ou" h%sto"+ tou"e$ /aa$a that +ea" % the s&"%!, a$ actuall+ $%$ %s%t the New 9o"k 5o"l$'s Fa%" that summe"* ma+ &"ooke a assass%at%o attem&t #+ fo"e%! e-t"em%sts( A maste"m%$ of e%l coul$ "a%$ the /NE's R/A tele%s%o stu$%o fo" some ee$e$ eu%&met to com&lete h%s %fe"al $e%ce wh%ch w%ll #e teste$ o the hel&less c"ow$( The MacI%aac #ortune Trea%ure &unt 

Each P/ "ece%es a "e!%ste"e$ lette" f"om the law f%"m of Calvin' Copeland and Cudgel , "euest%! that the+ atte$ the "ea$%! of the last 5%ll a$ Testamet of "ecetl+ $ecease$ me!a1m%ll%oa%"e A!us MacIsaac II( Iclu$e$ % the lette" %s a "a%l"oa$ t%cket to Vacoue", ="%t%sh /olum#%a, locat%o of the late eccet"%c t+coo's mas%o, whe"e the "ea$%! of the w%ll take &lace( P/'s ca "eall+ #e "elat%es of the late lum#e" :  &ul& &a&e" #a"o, o" the+ ca #e sta$1%s fo" mo"e caut%ous "elat%es, %m&osto"s who hae %te"ce&te$ a s%m%la" lette", "e&"esetat%es of cha"%ta#le %st%tut%os met%oe$ % the w%ll, etc( All P/'s a$ NP/'s met%oe$ % the w%ll $%scoe" to the%" su"&"%se that the $ecease$'s fo"tue w%ll #e fou$ a$ awa"$e$ ol+ afte" a e-tes%e wo"l$1w%$e t"easu"e hut( Ee"+oe %s su&&l%e$ w%th a l%st of clues #+ MacIsaac's law+e", a$ f"ee "a%l a$ a%" t%ckets fo" a+whe"e the+ ma+ $es%"e to t"ael % the &"o%ce. cout"+. wo"l$( The t"easu"e hut coul$ #e a hoa-, a test #+ the ol$ ma o the f%tess of h%s he%"s )he'll &ose as h%s ow law+e"*( The"e %s a &lot at wo"k #+ MacIsaac?s law+e" a$ a local me$%cal e-am%e" to la+ the%" ha$s o McIsaac's m%ll%os, #ut MacIsaac wo't #u$!e ee u$e" to"tu"e to "eeal the locat%o of h%s wealth11the two c"ooks hae fake$ the ol$ ma's $eath, a$ calle$ % the "elat%es to hel& them t"ack $ow the h%$$e wealth, wh%ch the two w%ll late" a#sco$ w%th( O" MacIsaac ma+ hae #ee mu"$e"e$, a$ the mu"$e"e" ma+ #e oe of the othe" "elat%es t"+%! to la+ the%" ha$s o the fam%l+ fo"tue, a$ who ma+ well st"%ke a!a% to %m&"oe the%" cha!es of w%%! the fam%l+ fo"tue(

RPGs : OTR  Alo! w%th RPGs, collect%! a$ l%ste%! to Ol$1T%me Ra$%o )OTR* %s oe of m+ &ast%mes, a$ I'e ofte thou!ht of wa+s to t"+ a$ com#%e the two of them, as I #el%ee that oe meta&ho of RPGs %s that the+ a"e a fo"m of %m&"o%se$ "a$%o1&la+ o" "a$%o1$"ama( 5h%le ma+ !ame"s hae talke$ a#out !am%! l%ke #e%! a  #ook o" mo%e whe"e the GM acts l%ke the autho" o" $%"ecto", a$ the &la+e"s the cha"acte"s a$ acto"s % the sto"+, I'll use the %m&"om&tu "a$%o1show as m+ &a"a$%!m a$ e-&lo"e whe"e that lea$s( Ra$%o % the &ast has #ee calle$ the 0Theat"e of the M%$0, w%th the %ma!%at%o of( the l%stee" &la+%! a e"+ la"!e "ole( The w"%te", $%"ecto" a$ acto"s % a "a$%o1&la+ ca "ec"eate et%"e wo"l$s th"ou!h the use of wo"$s a$ s%m&le sou$ effects aloe( Vo%ce cha"acte"%7at%os us%! a acto"s' full "a!e of talets ca  &"o$uce ee"+oe f"om s&ace1"a!e"s to maske$ ae!e"s, 4u!le lo"$s to sow1#ou$ Mout%es, su&e"1s&+  &%lots to 5este" !usl%!e"s( Acto"s coul$ #e chose #ase$ o the%" a#%l%t+, ot 4ust the%" looks )fo" a e-am&le, take a look at the sho"t e##%sh+ acto" &la+%! the "ole of 0The Maske$ Ae!e"0 % 5oo$+ Alle's ostal!%c class%c, RADIO DA9S*( The"e a"e ee e-am&les of me &la+%! wome, wome &la+%! ch%l$"e, the +ou! &la+%! the e"+ ol$, a$ all othe" com#%at%o % OTR shows  No ee$ fo" s&ectacula" sets a$ s&ec%al effects, whe $esc"%&t%os a$ s%m&le sou$ effects ca $o the same % the m%$ of a l%stee" of a OTR show( A wa$$e$ u& &%ece of cello&hae #e%! c"um&le$ #ecomes a "a!%! fo"est f%"e( == shot % a #alloo "olle$ a#out #ecomes thu$e" "oll%! oe" the mouta%s( A #o- of  co"1sta"ch suee7e$ #ecomes footste&s o sow( =e$%! the #ack of a sw%el cha%" &"o$uces the u1o%le$ sueak of a $u!eo $oo"( A &%ece of th% cellulo%$ % a elect"%c1fa #ecomes the e!%e of a "ocket1sh%&( /ue$ "eco"$s &"o$uce e-&los%os, f"e%!ht1t"a% wa%l%!s a$ the "oa" of w%l$ a%mals( Oe coul$ #e % a tem&le of am&%"es, a hu!e c%t+ of the $ea$, a lost wo"l$ of $%osau"s, a ha"$ #o%l e$ $etect%es off%ce, o" ee o the moo, w%th the l%stee"'s ul%m%te$ %ma!%at%o f%ll%! % all the $eta%ls that the w"%te"s, sou$1 effects me a$ acto"s s%m&l+ sketche$ out fo" them( Such s%m&le effects hae #ee e"+ &owe"ful % the &ast % "a$%o &e"fo"maces O ;allowee %!ht % @B, m%ll%os of Ame"%cas we"e l%ste%! 1to t he e"+ &o&ula", 0E$!a" =e"!e : /ha"l%e Mc/a"th+ Show0, whe the come$%c act%o of the et"%lou%st a$ h%s $a&&e" $umm+ was #"%efl+ %te""u&te$ #+ a !uest s%!e"( M%ll%os tu"e$ the "a$%o1$%al to l%ste to someth%! a l%ttle mo"e &alata#le, a$ we"e %statl+ "%ete$ to the f"at%c o%ce o aothe" etwo"k( It w as the o%ce of a ews aouce" % G"oe"s M%lls N<, coe"%! the Ma"t%a %as%o of the U%te$ States( O"so 5elles' Me"cu"+ Theat"e of the A%"'s  &e"fo"mace of ;( G( 5ells', T;E 5AR OF T;E 5ORLDS #ecame all too "eal to the "a$%o au$%ece, a$ the &a%c that esue$ was u#el%ea#le #ut t"ue( Pe"ha&s the sha$ow of wa" % Eu"o&e c"eate$ a fe"t%le !"ou$ fo" the h+ste"%a that followe$, w%th thousa$s flee%! f"om the c%t%es w%th all the%" wo"l$l+ !oo$s, the !u1ha&&+ f%"%! off "ou$s at a+th%! tall w%th th"ee le!s )mostl+ ha&less wate"1towe"s*, a$ oe woma ha$ to #e "est"a%e$ f"om tak%! he" ow l%fe )she was % the #athtu# w%th a "a7o" % ha$, $ete"m%e$ to e$ %t all %f a Ma"t%a t"%e$ to !et %*( Th%s was ot a %solate$ %c%$et, fo" a $eca$e late" % Ecua$o" a "a$%o stat%o "e&"%se$ the 5AR OF T;E 5ORLDS to ee mo"e t"a!%c "esults2 the &a%c st"%cke cout"+s%$e, whe the+ "eal%7e$ the+'$ #ee foole$, sto"me$ the  #"oa$cast cet"e k%lle$ see"al acto"s, a$ #u"e$ the "a$%o stat%o to the !"ou$( Role &la+%! !ame sess%os hae ma+ s%m%la"%t%es w%th OTR( It too makes use of the %ma!%at%o of the  &a"t%c%&ats to c"eate a cosesus 0Theat"e of the M%$0 that 'all sha"e a$ %te"act %( RPGs also make use of a GM.Aouce" to $esc"%#e the su""ou$%!s fo" ee"+oe to !et a ha$le o a$ "es&o$ a&&"o&"%atel+ too( RPGs also make use of $esc"%&t%o a$ o%ce to &"o%$e m a+ of the &e"soal%t+, cha"acte"%st%cs of the &a"t%c%&ats.acto"s( All the &a"t%c%&ats of a RPG sess%o a"e much l%ke the acto"s, w"%te"s a$ $%"ecto" of a $+am%c OTR $"ama, wo"k%! to!ethe" % a coo&e"at%e fash%o to ach%ee a commo !oal, a$ to hae a !oo$ t%me % the #a"!a%, ;ow to make +ou" RPG sess%o mo"e l%ke OTR6 D%m the l%!hts a l%ttle, a$ hae ee"+oe use$ the%" %ma!%at%o to &a%t the scee, "athe" tha metal m%%atu"es o a u"eal%st%c oe"%ew ma&, A$$ s%m&le sou$ effects, such as a /D of a thu$e"sto"m &la+%! % the #ack!"ou$, &"e1ta&e$ sou$s of !u1f%"e,

e-&los%os, o" a+ othe" ee$e$ sou$ effect )&e"ha&s sw%&e$ f"om a OTR show>* that +ou ca hae cue$ a$ &la+e$ at ce"ta% t%mes % the !am%! a$etu"e( S%m&le &"o&s l%ke a ca&&%stol ca #e a !u1shot, a em&t+ ca full of &e%es "attl%! cha%s, #low%! oe" a em&t+ #ottle a fo!1ho", etc(, ca #e e"+ effect%e( Ecou"a!e the &la+e"s to a$$ #%ts of s%m&le $esc"%&t%o to the%" $%alo!ue to com&lemet the GM's $esc"%&t%o of the sett%!( =+ a$$%! s%m&le $esc"%&t%e em#ell%shmets a$ seso"+ $eta%ls, the $e&%cte$ scee #ecomes all that mo"e "eal to all the &a"t%c%&ats, the GM a$ &la+e"s al%ke( Fo" e-am&le2 (M) *When $ou finall$ pr$ open the door of the vault' in%tead of %eeing the interior' $ou are %urpri%ed to  %ee ahead of $ou a long' co"we" choked corridor %tretching ahead of $ou in the darkne%%+*   ,-A./ A) *0o$' it1% dark in here+ I1ll draw m$ revolver' for an$thing can "e down there in all that ink$ "lack+*   ,-A./ 0) *.eah' onl$ the flickering of our torche% allow% u% to %ee at all+ 2u%t look at all tho%e %hadow%3*   ,-A./ A) *  And the %mell+ ,hee4uh3 &one%t to m$ (randma' doe% it %tink3*   ,-A./ 0) *I think we1ll find more than 5u%t %pider% down here'* and %o on+

Fo" those GM's w%th the sk%ll o" a#%l%t+, +ou ca !ee"ate$ +ou" ow &"e1"eco"$e$ o&e%! fo" each !am%! e&%so$e, a st%""%! #%t of $%alo!ue !%%! the ame of the cam&a%! a$ the cu""et a$etu"e, w%th a sho"t th"ee l%e s+o&s%s of the &"e%ous !am%! sess%o( A$$%t%oall+, +ou ca hae some #ack!"ou$ mus%c c"%##e$ f"om class%cal mus%c, a mo%e se"%al sou$t"ack, o" what hae +ou, to hel& a$$ atmos&he"e a$ moo$ fo" the et%"e !am%! affa%"( ;e"e's a #"%ef l%st%! of some "a$%o1shows % m+ collect%o that woul$ #e of %te"est to !ame"s who a"e fo$ as I am of the 0&ul&0 e"a of the @BHs a$ @Hs( 5h%le I'e #ee "athe" a!ue w%th the !e"es of !ames that +ou ca $e&%ct, most of m+ su!!est%os hae #ee ma$e w%th the &ul& !e"e % m%$, thou!h the a$%ce a#oe %s useful fo" most a+ othe" t+&e of RPG( 5%th the &o&ula"%t+ of OTR %c"eas%! oe" the last few +ea"s, ma+ of these OTR shows a"e ow a&&ea"%! o the sheles of +ou" local #ooksto"e( Othe" sou"ces %clu$e ma%l o"$e" com&a%es such as 0A$etu"e % /assettes0 o" 0Ra$%o S&%"%ts0, wh%ch a"e ow a$e"t%s%! oe" the Ite"et( The"e a"e ma+ we# s%tes that offe" ot ol+ the o&&o"tu%t+ to &u"chase$ OTR, #ut also to l%ste to %t %a RealAu$%o( F%all+, +ou" local l%#"a"+ ma+ su"&"%se +ou #+ ha%! a health+ collect%o of ta&es to #o""ow, l%ste a$ e4o+ T;E S;ADO5J The most famous of the ol$ t%me "a$%o shows, a$ &e"ha&s the lo!est "u%! of the m+ste"+1$etect%e !e"e( O"so 5ells was the most famous of the "a$%o Sha$ow's, #ut the"e we"e ma+ othe"s % th%s 4ue%le se"%es( The Sha$ow o the "a$%o a$ % the &ul&s fe$ #ack %to each othe", w%th the "a$%o se"%es sta"t%! f%"st )as a atholo!+ se"%es %t"o$uce$ #+ a m+ste"%ous aouce" ame$ the Sha$ow, s&%%! off the 5alte" =( G%#so &ul& se"%es, wh%ch % tu" s&u off the coet%oal "a$%o se"%es, wh%ch %t"o$uce$ the cha"acte" of Ma"!o Lae wh%ch was &%cke$ u& #+ the &ul&, wh%ch(((etc(* a$ +et fo" me %t's a l%ttle $%sa&&o%t%!( Pe"ha&s %t's the fact that each sto"+ lasts ol+ BH m%utes, !%%! l%ttle t%me fo" cha"acte"  o" &lot $eelo&met( St%ll, the"e a"e some e"+ effect%e e&%so$es, such as 0The Soc%et+ of the L%%! Dea$0, 0The G%##e"%! Th%!s0, a$ 0The Ma 5ho 5as't The"e0, wh%ch a"e well wo"th check%! out( 9OURS TRUL9,
T;E ADVENTURES OF SAM SPADE, DETE/TIVEJ Dash%ell ;ammett's famous $etect%e comes to l%fe % th%s s&"%!htl+ a$ s&a"kl%! $etect%e a$etu"e se"%es( ;owa"$ Duff, the f%"st )a$ #est* acto" % the "ole, %s #"%ll%at as the Sa F"ac%sco ha"$#o%le$ $etect%e( The"e's a st"o! come$%c e% % th%s se"%es that  &"o%$es sha"& cot"ast to the c"ackl%! $"ama a$ m+ste"+ % these sto"%es, wh%ch a"e somewhat l%!hte" tha the ;um&h"e+ =o!a"t e"s%o of T;E MALTESE FAL/ON( Recomme$e$ me$e$ e&%so$es %clu$e 0The 5heel of L%fe /a&e"0, 0The =lue#ea"$ /a&e"0, a$ 0The Flo&s+, Mo&s+ a$ /otto1Ta%l /a&e"'( The"e's ee a seuel of so"ts to T;E MALTESE FAL/ON, #"%!%! #ack the Fatma a$ ee Alas, the"e a"e ol+ a few com&lete ILAM shows % e-%stece, w%th ol+ f"a!mets left of a see"al othe"s, a$ the "est e%the" lost fo"ee" o" h%$$e awa+2 what the"e %s aa%la#le %s !"a$e A "a$%o a$etu"e( The %ma!%at%e w"%te" a$ $%"ecto" of th%s se"%es, /a"lto E( Mo"se wet o to &e see"al othe" se"%es, %clu$%! I LOVE ADVENTURE, a$ ADVENTURES =9 MORSE, wh%le st%ll cot%u%! h%s effo"ts o the lo! t%me "a$%o soa& o&e"a, ONE MAN'S FAMIL9( The"e a"e ma+ othe" OTR shows wo"th l%ste%! to as well, %clu$%! some of the come$+ )DUFF9'S TAVERN, Q1%! $"%e" the st%cke", 055
th%k the+ ow the "oa$, #ut a ew thou!ht smashe$ %to m+ hea$ w%th 4ust the cha!e of a few wo"$s o the e""at #um&e" st%cke"1105hat 5oul$ Doc Saa!e Do6011 a$ I %mme$%atel+ came u& w%th the %$ea of @BH's $u!eoee"%! aka D:D w%th the tw%st that the he"o of such a e-&e$%t%o woul$ #e a Doc Saa!e1 ese a$etu"e"( I othe" wo"$s, mo$e" &ul& he"oes a$etu"%! % la$ #elow % a mo$e" a$ mo"e maleolet e"s%o of  0 =ecause of th%s ha&&+ fus%o of %$eas, I w"ote the essa+ #elow as a fo"m of metal e-e"c%se to see %f a 0Pul& Du!eoee"%!0 st+le of &la+ woul$ wo"k w%th 4ust a few tw%sts o "eal%t+( I'$ l%ke to eetuall+ e-&lo"e th%s theme fu"the" a$ t"+ at some )ukow* late" $ate to come u& w%th a et%"e Pul& Du!eo /am&a%!( The"e a"e loa$s of %s&%"at%oal mate"%als fo" oe to $o th%s( I fact, the f%al a$ e"+ st"a!e Doc Saa!e sto"+, 0U& F"om Ea"th's /ete"0 h%ts a#out a m+ste"%ous cae" @HH m%les f"om the coast of Ma%e that ma+ % fact #e the oute" "eaches of ;ell %tself, a$ whose outsk%"ts Saa!e %s ea"l+ $"%e ma$ at "ock that takes o the sem#lace of l%fe, a$ c"eatu"es that a"e cla%me$ to #e la"al %m&s of Ta"ta"us ea"l+ $o % the ma of ="o7e( A l%m& e-&laat%o of m%$1alte"%! !eolo!%cal !ases %s half1hea"te$l+ &"o%$e$, #ut th%s sto"+ #e!s fo" a seuel wh%ch coul$ #e &"o%$e$ fo" % the fo"m of a RPG a$etu"e(

5h+ #u%l$ u$e"!"ou$6 The"e a"e see"al #"oa$ cate!o"%es of ma ma$e u$e"!"ou$ cost"uct%osJ /a%t%es fo"me$ a uwate$ #+ &"o$uct of the m%%! %$ust"+( Shelte" )f"om the elemets, f"om attack, etc(*( Sto"a!e s&ace( Tuels fo" e%the" t"aff%c o" coe+ace )wate", sewa!e, etc(*( U$e"!"ou$ e-caat%o to$a+ %s a com&le- a$ ha7a"$ous matte"( /%%l e!%ee"s a!o%7e oe" such matte"s as so%l !eolo!+, au%fe"s, loa$%! st"esses, mate"%al st"e!ths a$ cost est%mates #efo"e ee" &utt%! shoel to ea"th( =ecause of the%" &"ofess%oal effo"ts we ow hae such mo$e" ma"els as the U81F"ace Eu"otuel )#ette" kow #+ the %ckame /huel* a$ =osto?s o!o%! =%! D%!( =ack % the @BHs a$ @Hs the 4o# of tuel%! a$ e-caat%o was ee mo"e f"au!ht w%th &e"%l a$ meace( The ol+ "eal wa+s to $%! out tuels we"e w%th mecha%cal $%!!e" moles, com&"esse$ a%" 4ack1 hamme"s, #last%! w%th $"%ll a$ $+am%te, a$ coet%oal &%ck a$ shoel( The to& s&ee$ th"ou!h ha"$ "ock woul$ #e at most H a $a+ fo" a "ou!hl+ @H sua"e ho"%7otal shaft whe &e"fo"me$ #+ h%!hl+ sk%lle$ a$ com&et%t%e South Af"%ca $%amo$ m%e"s us%! $"%l ls a$ e-&los%es( It was also e"+ ucomfo"ta#le u$e"!"ou$, w%th the tem&e"atu"e %c"eas%! a#out @ $e!"ee /els%us ee"+ @HH feet $ow )a$ tem&e"atu"es % the m%$ BHs to Hs /els%us we"e ot ucommo( U$e"!"ou$ cae1%s we"e commo, tuel floo"s a$ walls coul$ eas%l+ #uckle, heae a$ #u"st( Vet%lat%! tu#es w%th #lowe" fas we"e a utte" ecess%t+ fo" $ee& e-caat%os )e%the" t o %t"o$uce o-+!e wh%ch has #ee $%s&lace$, o" to &u"!e fumes a$ chok%! $usts f"om e-&los%os*, as we"e wate" &um&s to kee& the lowe" &o"t%os $"+( Po"es % the ea"th that coul$ #e #"eache$ % the $%!!%! &"ocess m%!ht cota% ha7a"$ous !ases )%(e( methae, h+$"o!e sulf%$e, sul&hu" $%o-%$e, "a$o*, $%s&lace$ o-+!e, o" wate" u$e" &"essu"e( /a%sso $%!!%! tech%ues e-&ose$ sa$ ho!s to the "%sk of the #e$s( A$ a#oe !"ou$ so%l st"uctu"es coul$ settle )lea%! us%!htl+ $ets o the su"face* a$ cause #ow%! a$ ee colla&se of t he tuel?s "oof( 5h+ Go U$e"!"ou$ at All6 The"e a"e a few th%!s that st%ll make %t wo"thwh%le to &a+ these eo"mous sums to !o u$e"!"ou$J

R%chesJ Gol$ a$ S%le"( Ra"e metal o"es( D%amo$s a$ othe" &"ec%ous 4ewels( All these a"e fou$ $ee& u$e"!"ou$, a$ me w%ll &a+ colossal sums to !et these t"easu"es out of the !"ou$( ;eck, ee commo metals such as co&&e" a"e e-t"acte$ $ee& % the ea"th, a$ % the ea"l+ &a"t of the last cetu"+ the wo"l$'s $ee&est m%e shaft was % o"the" M%ch%!a( Pe"sos w%ll also %est % mammoth sums % the attem&t to e-t"%cate h%$$e t"easu"es that ma+ ot ee e-%stJ Fo" e-am&le, , ma+ fo"tues hae #ee lost % the attem&t to ucoe" the sec"ets of Noa Scot%a?s m+ste"%ous Oak Isla$, "umou"e$ to coceal ee"+th%! f"om a &%"ate hoa"$ to the coceale$ !ol$ "ese"e of the !%at F"ech fo"t"ess o Lou%s#ou"! @@ #efo"e %t fell to ="%t%sh fo"ces % @( Ee"!+J The sea"ch fo" ew sou"ces of &owe" %s a e$less oe fo" all c%%l%7at%os( 5%th the $%sa&&ea"ace of coet fuels to &owe" %$ust"+, ete"&"%s%! so"ts hae !oe u$e"!"ou$ look%! fo" mo"e( /oal a$ ow u&sta"t u"a%um m%es hae #ee tuele$ out of the ea"th( Tuels $%"ect%! wate" u$e" &"essu"e ma$e N%a!a"a Falls e"+ %m&o"tat as a sou"ce of h+$"oelect"%c &owe" fo" #oth Ota"%o a$ 6New 9o"k6  6State6( Geothe"mal ee"!+ %s also &"o%! to #e a %a#le o&t%o( Rel%!%oJ The E!+&t%as we"e the f%"st to cost"uct ela#o"ate tom#s e%the" a#oe !"ou$ )The G"eat P+"am%$s*, o" u$e"!"ou$ )The Valle+ of the 8%!s* fo" the%" $ea$( S%m%la" catacom#s we"e cost"ucte$  #+ ea"l+ /h"%st%as to wo"sh%& % "elat%e safet+( The a#%l%t+ to h%$e "eal a$ s&%"%tual wealth u$e"!"ou$ a$ &"otect a!a%st "el%!%ous &e"secut%o ma$e %t wo"th wh%le fo" these &a"t%cula" !"ou&s to %est the t%me a$ ee"!+ to #u%l$ u$e"!"ou$( 5a" o" Th"eat of 5a"J @ the @Hs &las we"e ma$e fo" a US u$e"!"ou$ comma$ fo"t"ess fo"  NORAD, #u%lt st"o! eou!h to thwa"t ee a uclea" attack( As a "esult, 6/he+e6 6Mouta%6 was ca"e$ out( Suk #eeath the woo$e$ la$sca&e of Lo""a%e, F"ace was the CHH m%le lo! Ma!%ot L%e( Th%s s+stem of u$e"!"ou$ fo"ts #u%lt #+ F"ace to !ua"$ the Ge"ma #o"$e" we"e #u%lt at a the cost of @H m%ll%o US , the+ we"e $es%!e$ to $ef+ ae"%al attack #+ #om#s o" !as, %fat"+ a$ a"t%lle"+( L%%! ua"te"s, &owe" stat%os, ma!a7%es a$ ammu%t%o &ots we"e $es%!e$ to #e out of "each fo" all attack( Ufo"tuatel+ fo" F"ace $u"%! 55II, Ge"ma taks wet a"ou$ the L%e whe the+ sto"me$ th"ou!h =el!%um %stea$( A$$%t%oall+, as Pat"%ck ="a$+ &o%te$ out a few +ea"s a!o he"e % A:E, tuels a$ coute" tuels we"e use$ as a e-tes%o of t"ech wa"fa"e #+ #oth o&&os%! s%$es $u"%! 55I( Solut%os to the ;%!h  of Pul& Du!eos The %t"%catel+ cost"ucte$ u$e"!"ou$ st"uctu"es see % ma+ ol$1st+le fatas+ RPGs such as D:D a"e  4ust thatWa fatas+( The eo"mous a$ %c"e$%#le costs of cost"uct%! a u$e"!"ou$ la%" #+ a %lla% o" a lost wo"l$ cultu"e ee$ a #ette" "easo tha 4ust &"o%$%! a la#+"%th%c te""a% fo" the &ul& he"oes to !et lost %( So how ca we st%ll lo!%call+ allow fo" com&le- a$ ma7e1l%ke u$e"!"ou$ fo"t"esses % a @BHs a$ @Hs  &ul& RPG sett%!6 A um#e" of autho"s hae attacke$ th%s e"+ &"o#lemJ Us%! &"e1e-%st%! u$e"!"ou$ e-caat%os #u%lt fo" mo"e mu$ae &u"&oses(  !ample) the anti4technolog$ terrori%t% in Donald &amilton6% 7897 :A%%a%%in% have Starr$ $e%; take over  an a"andoned underground uranium mine deep in the Colorado "arren% a% their com"ination %ecret "a%e and fall4out %helter+  !ample) In the 78<= Secret Agent > %tor$ :Servant% of the Skull; the villain and hi% henchmen inha"it a long dela$ed %u"wa$ con%truction comple! a% their "a%e of operation%+

E-&a$ o &"e1e-%st%! atu"al l%mestoe caes a$ m ammoth cae com&le-es(  !ample) the villain% of the 78<= Spider novel' :Satan6% Death 0la%t+;

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 !ample) The deep cavern comple! in Maine where Doc Savage %eemingl$ find% a portal to hell it%elf in the final novel of the original %erie%' :?p #rom arth6% Center+ @78=8+;  !ample) Cave% entered at the "a%e of deep 0avarian valle$% e!panded "$ NaBi %lave% to hou%e underground war factorie% %afe from aerial attack+

E-&a$ o at%ue a$ %ta!e u$e"!"ou$ com&le-es #u%lt #+ cultu"es lo! a!o a$ late" u&$ate$ o" u&!"a$e$ )%(e( sewe" s+stems, catacom#s, lost c%% l%7at%os*(  !ample) In Clive Cu%%ler6% 78 novel :,acific Vorte!;' Dirk ,itt encounter% a %ort of :Doc Savage (one 0ad; t$pe villain' Delphi Moran' who ha% a %imultaneou%l$ underground and underwater "a%e+ Thi% i% the ancient %unken EFi%landEF of EFGanoliEF who%e ceremonial cham"er% and underground tunnel% were pumped dr$ "efore Delphi Moran and hi% crew moved in hundred% of $ear% later+  !ample) ,hil #armer6% 78 Doc Savage pa%tiche' :The Mad (o"lin;' ha% an underground comple! under the 0avarian alp% con%tructed "$ a race of ancient dwarf% from which our legend% of go"lin%' dwarve% and ko"old% derive%' and later moderniBed "$ modern villain%+  !ample) /e! Stout6% onl$ fora$ in fanta%$' :?nder the Ande%; @787= ha% the troglod$te de%cendent% of  Incan% who had fled from the Spani%h ConHui%tador% %till living in underground cavern%+

Place the h%$$e ma7e1l%ke la%" a#oe !"ou$, %s%$e some eo"mous huma cost"uct%o(  !ample) Villain% in one of the Avenger% %torie% have taken over the in%ide of one of the tower% of the (olden (ate 0ridge in San #ranci%co' %ecretl$ cutting open the variou% hone$com" compartment% in%ide it  to make a coB$ and maB$ lair+  !ample) The ,eri%phere and Tr$lon of the 78<8 World6% #air ha% hidden cham"er% and alternate %ini%ter u%e% in the non -e%ter Dent 78<8 Doc Savage %tor$' :World% #air (o"lin+;  !ample) Villain% who have hollowed out %ecret room% and floor% in N.C6% World 0rotherhood 0uilding in the 78=< Spider novel :Secret Cit$ of Crime; @in a nice "it of iron$ in thi% frenBied  "lood$ novel' the villain6% %ecret inner %anctum i% in%ide the enormou% hollow %teel %tatue of univer%al peace %tanding on top the 9J %tor$ %k$%craper+

U$e"!"ou$ com&le-es e-caate$ $e oo #+ slae la#ou" w%th l %ttle o" o "e!a"$ to huma safet+(  !ample) The underground ho%pital con%tructed "$ NaBi %lave la"our on the EFI%landEF of EF2er%e$EF in the ngli%h Channel+  !ample) The mining comple! hone$com"ing the mountain "eneath EF,ankotEF EF,alaceEF' controlled "$ the Thuggee cult' "eing mined out "$ the %tolen %lave children in :Indiana 2one% and the EFTempleEF of EFDoomEF+;

U$e"!"ou$ lost c%%l%7at%os(  !ample) The 78<9 non4-e%ter Dent Doc Savage %tor$' :EF-andEF of EFAlwa$% NightEF;  !ample) The underworld realm of Murania' K feet "elow a We%tern dude /anch' a% featured in the wack$ 78<9 (ene Autr$ film %erial' :,hantom mpire+;

Summa"+J Vast u$e"!"ou$ la#"+ths a$ "u%s &"o%$e fo" a ew te""a% fo" @BHs a$ @Hs &ul& he"oes to e-&lo"e( I a wo"l$ whe"e Da"kest Af"%ca has elect"%c%t+, Ata"t%ca has &laes fl+%! oe" Mouta%s Ma$ o"

Othe"w%se, a$ the ol+ Lost 5o"l$s a"e those fou$ % Lu"%$ Pul& Ma!a7%es, %t makes sese to &a"a&h"ase a uotat%o att"%#ute$ to New .ork Tri"une E$%to" ;o"a"ce G"eel+J *(o ?nderground' m$ Son3*  C

@ Lou%s#ou"! %s o the o"the" t%& of Noa Scot%a, was #u%lt #+ F"ace to !ua"$ the mouth of the St( Law"ece "%e"2 %t %s ol+ CH m%les o"th of Oak Isla$(

Death Stalks the O"tha!oJ a plot idea for ,ulp &eroe % "$ 0rian Mi%ia%Bek The cost"uct%o of the O"tha!oX was a c"ash &"o4ect to #u%l$ the ew hea$ua"te"s fo" the cout"+?s 5a" De&a"tmet( P"e%ousl+, oe" BH,HHH m%l%ta"+ &lae"s a$ c%%l%a su&&o"t &e"soel we"e scatte"e$ a#out the /a&%tal "e!%o % @ se&a"ate #u%l$%!s( /ommu%cat%os a$ meet%!s was felt to #e h%!hl+ %eff%c%et at the #est of t%mes, a$ the ee$ fo" mo"e s&ace c"%t%cal he"e ow o the e"+ ee of wa" % @BY( The %$ea of a cet"al com&le- to cota% all the at%o?s m%l%ta"+ &lae"s a$ su&&o"t staff came su$$el+ to a se%o" c%%l e!%ee"%! off%ce" who also ha&&ee$ to #e a ="%!a$%e" Gee"al( Oe mo"%! wh%le sha%!, cu"s%! to h%mself % the m%""o" at the ee$ to #e at @@ $%ffe"et meet%!s %  $%ffe"et tem&o"a"+ off%ce #u%l$%!s w%th% as ma+ $a+s, e-at%o tu"e$ to %s&%"at%o( ;e ha$ the su$$e %$ea of a s&ac%ous 5a" De&a"tmet com&le- that woul$ house u$e" a s%!le "oof all th%s m%l%ta"+ off%ce s&ace "eu%"e$ fo" the at%o( Us%! a #a" of soa& o h%s #ath"oom m%""o", he sketche$ out the most #as%c outl%e, a !eomet"%c sha&e w%th "a$%at%! s&okes com%! f"om a cet"al cou"t+a"$, w%th m%l%ta"+ off%ce #u%l$%!s cocet"%call+ a""a!e$ w%th% the outl%e % a alte"at%! se"%es of w%!s a$ l%!ht wells( The wa+ the %s&%"e$ ="%!a$%e" Gee"al %ma!%e$ th%!s, % a$$%t%o to the comma$ cet"e a$ wa"  &la%! "ooms a$ l%#"a"%es, the"e woul$ #e a sho&&%! cocou"se, "estau"ats, f%"e $e&a"tmet( I fact, all the ecess%t%es of a small c%t+ %clu$%! %ts ow heat%! &lat a$ elect"%cal "ela+ stat%o, a %te"al #us te"m%al a$ u$e"!"ou$ loa$%! $ocks fo" the ma+ $el%e"+ t"ucks ee$e$ to moe ma%l a$ !oo$s( The  #u%l$%! woul$ hae a %te"al s+stem of &eumat%c tu#%!, a$ woul$ also hae %ts ow tele&hoe e-cha!e a$ ee a "a$%o stat%o( Ee w%thout eleato"s wo"k%!, the  sto"+ #u%l$%! )w%th aothe" two leels u$e"!"ou$* woul$ hae eou!h &e$est"%a "am&s, %te"al eh%cle "am&s a$ eleato"s so the fa"thest $%stace f"om oe "oom to aothe" % the mammoth st"uctu"e woul$ #e ol+ a  m%ute #"%sk walk( The ="%!a$%e" Gee"al, who ha$ the ea" of the Sec"eta"+ of 5a", %s&%"e$ the latte" as well, a$ the th%!s sta"te$ to moe e"+ sw%ftl+ w%th the two of them #a"k%! o"$e"s to u$e"l%!s a$ #e%! mo"e $%&lomat%c w%th those #u"eauc"ats a$ &ol%t%c%as that cot"olle$ the &u"se st"%!s of the at%o( The wa+ the%" %s%o was t"aslate$ %to "eal%t+ #+ the small a"m+ of a"ch%tects ass%!e$ to the &"o4ect was that the ew 5a" De&a"tmet #u%l$%! woul$ #e $es%!e$ as a se"%es of "a$%all+ "e&eate$ sect%os o" Zwe$!es?, each $%%$e$ %to floo"s, "%!s, co""%$o"s a$ %te"al Z#a+s?( Each #a+ coul$ #e su#$%%$e$ w%th moa#le &a"t%t%os to meet the tem&o"a"+ ee$s as the #u%l$%! was %c"emetall+ %ha#%te$( Oe we$!e woul$ #e com&lete$ at a t%me a$ the #u%l$%!?s %ha#%tats woul$ #e shuffle$ a#out the com&lete$ &o"t%os as "eu%"e$( 5%th% weeks of a&&"oal f"om the h%!hest leel, $ese"te$ f%el$s a$ ma"shla$s outs%$e of tow w%t h the s%%ste" ame of ;ell?s =ottom hae #ee t"asfo"me$ %to a m ass%e cost"uct%o s%te, whe"e thousa$s

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of la#ou"e"s a$ a small a"m+ of a"ch%tects wo"k th"ee sh%fts $a+ a$ %!ht to c"eate the ew com&le- of  #u%l$%!s ea" the /a&%tol( Maa!%! the mammoth &"o4ect was the ua"te"maste"?s /o"&s of /ost"uct%o E!%ee"s, mak%! use of a small a"m+ of c%%l%a la#ou"e"s( The ea"#+ &"ess co"&s ha$ a f%el$ $a+ alte"atel+ chee"%! a$ 4ee"%! at the &"o4ect( Ete"&"%s%! "e&o"te"s &o%te$ out the mammoth s%7e of the  #u%l$%!Was #%! as f%e /a&%tal #u%l$%!s, la"!e eou!h to hol$ th"ee Em&%"e State =u%l$%!s, !a"!atua eou!h to hol$ the G"eat P+"am%$ of /heo&s ))the G"eek ame fo" 8%! 8hufu*, w%th "oom to s&a"e fo" the S&h%-*W w%th st%ll othe"s call%! %t a wh%te ele&hat o" wo"se( T"eache"ous f"esh wate" s&"%!s at the s%te chose a$ u%ck sa$ we"e ol+ oe"come #+ mass%e hollow  &+los suk #+ sa$ ho!s %to the co"e &o%ts of the st"uctu"e?s uusual outl%e( Sa$ $"e$!e$ f"om the ea"#+ "%e" was use$ fo" mak%! the "e%fo"ce$ coc"ete that make u& the %te"sect%! "%!s of #u%l$%!s, a$ steel f"om th"ee $ecomm%ss%oe$ a$ moth#alle$ $est"o+e"s has #ee use$ % %ts cost"uct%o( Po"k1  #a""el &ol%t%cs has le$ to stoe, ma"#le a$ #"%ck f"om fa" flu! &a"ts of the cout"+ #e%! sh%&&e$ % at !"eat e-&ese, as all #u$!et cos%$e"at%os we"e !o%! out the w%$ow % the #"eak1eck effo"t to com&lete the O"tha!o( The "eletless &ace of the cost"uct%o has ufo"tuatel+ le$ to a h%!h "ate of wo"ke" %4u"+, #ut the loom%! th"eat of wa" has ot allowe$ matte"s to slow $ow( A"ch%tectu"al &las cha!e ea"l+ $a%l+, a$ a $ec%s%o to a$$ a a$$%t%oal floo" was ma$e wh%le the "oof was st%ll !o%! o see"al of the s%$es of the st"uctu"e( Ol+ moths f"om com&let%o, howee", ew &"o#lems a"e fac%! the cost"uct%o team, a$ th"eate to $ela+ the at%o?s cosol%$at%o of %ts a"me$ fo"ces off%ce s&ace( The &a"t+ of Pul& ;e"oes lea"s of these t"ou#les soo afte" the+ a"e a&&"oache$ #+ a ma whose c%%l%a !a"# caot h%$e the fact that he %s of m%l%ta"+ #ea"%! a$ $e&o"tmet( ;e %t"o$uces h%s ame as Ma4o" 8eeth Falco, a$ he tells them %s a mem#e" of the M%l%ta"+ Pol%ce cha"!e$ w%th &"otect%! the s%te of the O"tha!o f"om sa#ota!e f"om f%fth colum%sts( Swea"%! all to sec"ec+, he a$m%ts that the"e hae #ee fou" "ecet !"uesome $eaths wh%ch caot #e e-&la%e$ awa+ as s%m&le %$ust"%al acc%$ets( F"om the !"%sl+ a$ shock%! &hoto!"a&hs the+ a"e show, the+ hae lea"e$ that two wo"kma, a a"ch%tect wo"k%! late oe %!ht, a$ oe m%l%ta"+ !ua"$, has #ee mu"$e"e$ oe" the last  weeks( A o&e %est%!at%o w%th h%s m%l%ta"+ $etect%es a$ the &ol%ce autho"%t+ of the /a&%tal $%st"%ct woul$ ol+ $ela+ the cost"uct%o a$ ham&e" the u&com%! wa" effo"t( A u%et effo"t of %est%!at%o $oe f"om the %s%$e, w%th the &a"t+ &e"ha&s act%! as h%"e$ cost"uct%o c"ew1mem#e"s o" c%%l e!%ee"%! cosultats, coul$ sole these te""%#le c"%mes a$ #"%! the &e"&et"ato"s to 4ust%ce a$ all , of cou"se, woul$ ea" the ete"al !"at%tu$e of the m%l%ta"+( 5%ll the &a"t+ hel& the%" cout"+ % th%s t%me of ee$6 Plot Poss%#%l%t%es fo" the O"tha!o )"oll $* @( A "%al $efece cot"acto", su##e$ at m%ss%! the luc"at%e cost"uct%o cot"act, %s t"+%! t o $ela+ the  &"o4ect a$ fo"ce &ealt%es o the act%e cost"uct%o f%"m so that the+ ca take %t oe"( Mo#ste"?s % the%"  &a+ hae #ee h%"e$ a$ a"e $o%! the%" skul$u!!e"+ o the !"ae+a"$ sh%ft, t"+%! to make the%" mu"$e"s look l%ke #e%! $oe #+ su&e"atu"al causes to sca"e off othe" cost"uct%o wo"ke"s(

C( The m%l%ta"+ com&le- %s #e%! sa#ota!e$ #+ th colum%sts hel&e$ #+ a cla$est%e s&%es f"om the Eem+, whose m%%1su#ma"%e %s &a"ke$ % the "%e" 4ust off f"om the cost"uct%o s%!ht, a$ whose f"o!1 me hae #ee a#le to %f%lt"ate the cet"al u%ck1sa$ #o! at the e"+ cet"e of the com&le- #+ meas of a u$e"wate" &assa!e locate$ u$e" the com&le- )a$ #etwee the &+los su&&o"t%! the #ase of the st"uctu"e* lea$%! to the "%e" ( B( The com&le- sha&e of the #u%l$%!?s !eomet"%c outl%e has att"acte$ a #loo$th%"st+ cult who wo"sh%&s the %$et%cal s+m#ol a$ who a"e &e"fo"m%! the mu"$e"s as a meas of sac"%f%ce to the%" $a"k a$ uhol+ !o$( ( A st"a!e c"+stall%e sl%me c"eatu"e et%"el+ ukow to sc%ece was acc%$etall+ $"e$!e$ a$ m%-e$ %to the coc"ete mak%! u& the st"uctu"e of the com&le-( The sem%1%tell%!et c"eatu"e ca flow f"eel+ th"ou!h the f%-e$ coc"ete, #ut %s ow t"a&&e$ %s%$e %ts cof%es( Af"a%$ a$ %4u"e$ #+ sul%!ht, %t has #ee "est"%ct%! %ts hut%! of Zfoo$? to %!ht t%me( 5he ea", the"e %s a su$$e col$ess, a$ the c"eatu"e ca #e see as a #lu""+ t"as&a"et outl%e % the sha&e of a humao%$ sha$ow % a+ &%ece of coc"ete %t flows th"ou!h( ( The uusual sha&e a$ metall%c we##%! of metal %s%$e the coc"ete st"uctu"e has acts as a st"a!e fo"m of metal "a$%o telesco&e, a$ has #ee &%ck%! u& st"a!e $"eam1l%ke a$ hom%c%$al comma$%! messa!es that take oe" the m%$s of some of wo"ke"s as lo! as the &laet Ma"s smoul$e"s h%!h % the ee%! sk+( K( A mem#e" of Ma4o" Falco?s ow m%l%ta"+ &ol%ce %s the mu"$e"e", t"+%! to make h%s #oss look #a$ so that he ca take oe"2 Ma4o" Falco %s o the l%st to #e k%lle$ %f the &a"t+ $o ot %te"ee( ( Ma4o" Falco h%mself %s the mu"$e"e", a$ has sec"etl+ h%"e$ the &a"t+ to act as sca&e!oats wh%ch he ca  &% the mu"$e" o wh%le sa+%! he has ee" met them #efo"e % h%s l%fe( ( Roll the $%ce tw%ce a$ com#%e a+ two of the a#oe o&t%os( If Z? comes u& a!a%, "oll ut%l +ou !et Zth"ee? se&a"ate o&t%os wh%ch +ou ca com#%e(

 Name.Q s%$es )"oll D* @( The T"%!o )B s%$e$ st"uctu"e* C( The Recta!o ) s%$e$ * B( The Peta!o ) s%$e$* ( The ;e-a!o )K s%$e$* ( The Se&ta!o ) s%$e$* K( The Octa!o ) s%$e$* ( The Deca!o )@H s%$e$* ( Roll a!a%2 %f  a!a%, choose +ou" ow 1s%$e$ st"uctu"e #ut !% e %t a %a&&"o&"%ate ame( Deta%ls of /ost"uct%o /om&let%o )"oll DK* @( Oe s%$e )we$!e* com&lete$ o the st"uctu"e, aothe" two half #u%lt C( Two we$!es com&lete$, aothe" C half #u%lt B( Th"ee we$!es com&ete$, aothe" B half #u%lt ( All #ut oe we$!e com&lete$ ( All the we$!es ow com&lete$, #ut #u%l$%! ufu"%she$ K( All we$!es com&lete$, fu"%she$( A$$%t%oal NotesJ

[The a#oe &ot&ou""% &ul& &lot %s o#%ousl+ a "%ff o the cost"uct%o of the Peta!o, the U%te$ States $efece hea$ua"te"s locate$ % 5ash%!to, D/( I?e ma$e %t $el%#e"atel+ a!ue eou!h that th%s same  &"o4ect coul$ take &lace % a a"%et+ of cotem&o"a"+ @BY at%os w%th l%ttle &"o#lem( [I "eal l%fe, the #u%l$%! of the Peta!o was a c%%l e!%ee"%! ma"el whe %t was com&lete$ % a asto%sh%! @K moths( The ea"th was #"oke o Se&tem#e" @@th, @@, the f%"st we$!e was com&lete$ % A&"%l @C a$ the f%"st teats moe$ % at that same t%me( 5he f%all+ com&lete$ o