[TML] The SRD is out for Traveller at the mongoose site.

[Jerry W Barrington]

On 7/6/08 3:27 PM, "Ross Winn" <ross.winn at gmail.com> wrote:

> As I said in my column "The Spirit of Roleplaying" I think it is true that all
> RPGs are pulp games, especially Traveller. If you disagree, read Space Viking.

Yeah, you *said* it in that column, but you didn't provide any support for
the statement.  What do you consider essential to "Pulp" that all RPGs have?
Are those essentials exclusive to Pulp fiction?

According to Pulp Hero, the primary elements are:
    Action (lots of it)
    Shallow characters
    Melodrama
    Black & white morality

Admittedly, that covers a lot of RPGs, especially the early ones.  But many
newer RPGs encourage deep character development, and drama instead of
melodrama.  And frankly, D&D's alignment system is one of the 1st things I
started ignoring.  Anyway, these days not every orc is automatically Evil
and thus a fair target.  Are those elements sufficient to set Pulp apart
from other genres?

Unfortunately, SotC doesn't offer such a description, and instead refers you
to <http://www.fantasylibrary.com/lounge/pulpavengers.htm>.  Lot's a good
stuff on that page, but rather out of date.  For example, it refers to
"Ice's Hero System".  This was never actually accurate, and has been totally
untrue for at least 6 years.