Bun-Bun, Sluggy and Pulp City Join Forces

Sluggy Freelance is an online webcomic site that has been going for years with 1000s of fans.
Recently, they found the Pulp City Kickstarter and loved it. Time for some classic comic cross-over fun!

From the Sluggy site - 
"THIS JUST IN!- So after contacting the Pulp Monsters guys they contacted me back interested in a cross promotion. Their kickstarter freebees are a team of Villains called The Grimm, lead by John Grimsham, and they feel like a cross between gremlins and mole-men, but with Super Powers. So I said "What about a grimm in a Bun-bun costume with an oversized switchblade? You can call him Grimmbun-bun!" I spent 10 minutes on a colored sketch of what popped in my head and now its a new free Stetch Goal! Its a long road to go and short time to make the stretch goal, but I think it, and Pulp City are nifty."

From the Pulp City Update -
"When Pete Abrams contacted us about a cross promotion I admit I geeked out a bit. As a Sluggy fan from way back I knew Pete would just "get" Pulp City. So we discussed how to make things work and this was what we came up with. So if we can end the Kickstarter above $100,000 we will give all our Supreme Level or higher backers a free Grimmbun-bun.
The Grimm are highly susceptible to pop culture influences. When they find something the really love they tend to take on characteristics of that thing. Thus the strange and varied nature of the Grimms. When Grimmbun-bun discovered the web comic Sluggy Freelance he was doomed to wear a bunny suit. We aren't sure what he will become but we could be looking at Pulp City's first Level 1 Powerhouse!"

This all sounds fantastic! Grimmbun-bun has been born!

The pledge this scary little guy comes with is the 'Supreme' level. The sweet spot of the PC Kickstarter

This level stared with just the rulebook and 7 models for $90. After a load of stretch goals and backers its now got everything shown above. That's now NINETEEN models and all the extras for the same price!
There are still a couple of locked models as well. These will be added for free at $85K, 500 backers and the Grimmbun-bun at $100K taking the total to 21 minis. If things go further there could be even more!

You don't have long though. The Pulp City Kickstarter ends this Saturday!

Head over and see what you think then let us know here in the comments.

Hendybadger awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

The Best Super Hero Game Ever?

Is Pulp City the best Super Hero tabletop game ever?
The way the Kickstarter is going sure makes me think it is!

There are so many awesome character appearing and there is still 12 days to go as I type this.
The Pulp team are already working on more sculpts for the unlocked models. Above you can see the WIP for Rosie 'Baby' Rude. A new Hero Powerhouse with mechanical gloves which help her swing a massive steel girder.

Before I get to the most recent additions to the PC lineup in this update, I just want to remind everyone you have ONE DAY left to claim your FREE Guerrilla as part of any Supreme or higher pledge.
How can anyone say no to a Gorilla with a Minigun?

There are some weird and wonderful things getting added during campaign.
The latest free add-on are these nasty looking Ankle Biters. Piranhas are nasty, but with robo legs and gills? That's just pure EVIL!

Next up we have the Jado Oni. A dangerous Eastern demon with a sword that can easily cleave a man in two. This guy add some serious hitting power to the ranks of the Jade Cult.

The Ulthar factions is a mix of water based alien races. The newest is Kithairon. An Ulthar Leo 'battle cat'.
The artwork has a very familiar colour scheme. Do you 'have the power' to take this beast into battle?

Amok is a new Powerhouse for a new faction. The Way of Fist and Blade. A mix of martial artists that come from both the good AND bad sides of Pulp City. A big red 'hulking' beast is sure to be a scary sight on the mean streets of the city.

After Amok there are some very interesting looking stretch goals.
What do you think they are?

A well loved faction in Pulp City is the Forgotten. Old dark gods, demons and monsters. With only 2 members so far, the $90K mark starts the Forgotten expansion and the Pulp Kickstarter Phase 4.
That first goal looks a LOT like a lady from the original Pulp City rule book.

It's not just the pledges going up that unlock new goodies. The amount of backers also helps the project unlock more special Supremes for the new Grimm faction. Even if its only $1, it all helps.
At the moment the Kickstarter is only 29 backers from unlocking a rock powered Grimm.
If it hits the 500 mark, I think we may see some sort of Grimm Symbiote.

At the top of the page you may have spotted the Kicktraq box. This will be staying there for the next 12 days so you can see at a glance how the project is going. Clicking on it takes you to the Kicktraq Pulp City page where you can find out all sorts of stats and details.
If you have a blog or website it would be a MASSIVE help if you could also put up one of these boxes until March 1st.
Even if you aren't backing the Pulp City Kickstarter (link) yourself, it would really help get the word out to others that could love the project but haven't seen it yet.
ToaTS would also be happy to return the favour sometime!

That' all for now folks, but I expect there may be even more goodies very soon.
Until then,

Hendybadger awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do You Want A Gorilla With A Minigun?

Would you like a huge Gorilla with a massive minigun?
Of course you would!!!!

Well, for this weekend only, the Pulp City Kickstarter is giving them away for FREE!!!

How cool does Guerrilla look?
This update to one of the first ever Pulp City miniatures would look great in loads of other games as well.

He isn't the only new goodie on the KS project though. The recent stretch goals include a couple of DC inspired Supremes.

Which of these do you like the look of the most?

All of these models are, or can be, added to the Supreme level pledge of $90 and are all included as part of the amazing Collectors pledge!
The Collectors level is great if you really want to get into the game or if yourself and several friends want to play with different things. $600 for WELL over $1200 worth of models. Including the VERY rare Red Baron and HUGE 6" resin Monster.

The unlocked addons and freebies are currently at an additional 32 models as I type this.

So, head over and check out the Pulp City Supreme Edition Kickstarter for these great deals and fantastic models.
The 'sweet spot' to look at if you don't want the entire range is 'Supreme'. It already includes more than double the miniatures it started with and even more are planned to be added.

Hendybadger awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!

The Pulp City Kickstarter is live ...... and its a MASSIVE success.

WIP of new book cover

As a lot of you know, I am  HUGE Pulp City fan and have been for quite a while.
How could I not be a fan of a game packed full of Super Heroes, Villains, Aliens, Robots, Monsters, Apes and more?
This meant that when the news came out about a PC Kickstarter, I was over the moon.

Now its here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The project started with a $10K goal and a 30 day time scale. But, the $10K was reached in under 2 hours of the KS going live!
Over the next few days they just hit stretch goal after stretch goal with several freebies and discounted paid add-ons being unlocked.
As I type this, the Pulp City Kickstarter is now just under a massive $60K with 22 days still to go.

Lets have a look at what is available in the 'sweet spot' Supreme pledge of $90 which started with 7 minis and the book only.

Now the 'Supreme' level has more than double the number of minis it started with, as well as more cards, Monster rules and more.
Plus IT'S GOT HOVER CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In the above image you can see how well the models translate from artwork to sculpt with the side by side images of the Grimmsham KS Exclusive mini (He wil also be getting a non-exclusive sculpt after)

Below is one of the stretch goal unlocks. The level 3 Powerhouse, Soul Golem, for the Necroplane faction.

Work has already started on this and many other unlocks. Even with 3 weeks of the project left.

Grimmsham isnt the only exclusive mini. The new Grimm faction have a 5 model Minion packs that includes a bonus 'dragonfly' mini in woolen hat! After the KS the pack will still come with the other 4 models, but this little guy will be like 'a leaf on the wind'.

Not-Jayne isnt the only pop culture inspired mini. Recognize who this little Grimm has styled himself after? I hear he has a 'magnetic' personality as well. 

After the Grimm stretch goals, the Kickstarter moved onto new Powerhouse Supremes for the current factions. Above you can see the Yeti for the Jade Cult (also a freelancer), LOA for the Coven and Tomcat for Heavy Metal

Once the Powerhouse models were available, it was time to fill out the Factions with some extra Supremes and even adding a new Faction selection or 2.

A few of these are MOD for Heavy Metal, Youngblood for Blood Watch, White Tiger for the (new) Way of Fist and Blade and maybe the greatest named Supreme ever, Ba-BOOM for ARC!

There are still several hidden goals and unlocks to come.

Head over to the PC Kickstarter Page and take a guess at what they might be.

Hendybadger awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!

Pulp City Supreme Edition @ Legionary 2013, Mat 4th, Exeter

One week today (May 4th) is the big Legionary gaming show in Exeter,UK.
Held once a year at the Matford Centre, this one day show has LOADS going on.
Demo + participation games, tournaments, traders and more.

ToaTS will be running games of the new Pulp City Supreme Edition. Below you can see some shots of our last demo games at the PAW show. For Legionary we will have some different Supremes, teams and a new layout. (Hint at the bottom of these pics)

I think Shades of Chaos will be there with Warpath and DreadBall games as well!
Hope to see many of you there!

Hendybadger awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

Pulp City adds new Minions to the Open Beta

Image by Dr Warlock from the Citizens of Pulp City Facebook group

The team at Pulp City are getting on really well with the Open Beta for the new Supreme Edition of the rules.
The latest edition is a whole load of new minions.
All sorts of things from Paramedics to Rage Zombies and Attack Bots to Shadow Imps.

These are just the rules for now but half of the entries already have models in the range. The other half are made to fit your own models into the game.
As Beermonkey said ' Just because it says Paramedic doesn't mean you can't use another healer like a Druid'
Got some cool models in your collection you want to fit into a game of Pulp City? This is the way to do it.

You can find the PDF on the Pulp City site in the Downloads section and I have also posted them here for you to check out now.

What do you think of this new selection?
Which models will you be using?

Minions Pulp City Open Beta

Hendybadger awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

Pulp City Review: Crimson Oni + Foxxy Blade

With the new Pulp City Supreme Edition rules now out and in Open Beta I thought it was about time I looked over a few of the models on here.
Massive thanks to the guys at Pulp Monsters who have made this possible!

First up is -

Crimson Oni and Foxxy Blade

Crimson Oni is a master of the martial arts. The 'son' of the Green Emperor is hold the holder of a Phoenix feather that lets him call on the force of the Phoenix itself.
In Game terms he is a Level 2 Hero Brawler that masters the elements.
Foxxy Blade is skilled with all things sharp and can often be found by Onis side. Enemy minions getting in the way? She is the woman to deal with them!
As for rules, Foxxy is a Level 1 Hero/Villain Brawler that has a big advantage over your opponents Minions.

Looking at the box above you can see that the Pulp City packaging is VERY appealing.
It shows you the artwork, painted examples, the Level and recruitment options and even a background teaser.
These boxes may not be around too much longer though as Pulp City is planning to move to single model blisters in the near future.

In the box you get 2 metal models with bases, a stat card for each and a resource card.
I wont go into the cards too much as they are changing over the next few months with Supreme Edition to be more user friendly/

A closer look at Crimson Oni shows the fantastic detail of this single piece mini. At 30mm scale there is only a certain amount of detail you can get on a mini and Pulp City have pushed this to its limits. The clothes, hair and muscles show amazing sculpting and the mini really captures a sense of movement and action.
There are no extra metal tabs or vents to be seen and a VERY slight mould line that can be removed in seconds.

Foxxy Blade is another lovely mini. Although the detail seems less at first look this would be because of the skin tight catsuit. Looking closer shows you that the sculptor has even included the wrinkles around the thighs, arms and knees.
The small blade is a little thin but that just means you need to be a little careful with her or else you will need to keep bending back into position.
Again, no vents or tabs to deal with and only a small mould line.

Foxxys arm fits well but may need a little file to line it up 'exactly' where it should be. I got around this one by using a little extra glue and then filing flat afterwards.
I have chosen to take these off of the tabs and use Fenris Games base toppers so they fit in with the rest of my Pulp City Collection.

If you hadn't guessed, Crimson Oni didn't take a lot of building! I have again cut off the base tab an mounted him on a Fenris base topper. This photos are just another excuse to show off a stunning mini really!

Be careful with the ribbons on his mask though. A little thin so easy to break off if you aren't careful. I don't think it would look right if they were any thicker though.

Price

These models can be found on the Pulp City Store for 14E (Cant find my Euro button)

This is roughly £12 or $18. In my opinion, £6 a model for such high detail and quality is a steal! Not many places can beat that for characters.

Ordering direct from Pulp to the UK isn't as bad as you may think either. My orders have taken around 7 days to arrive for a cost of around £3. Never had anything go missing or any extra charges. 

As good as ordering from some of the big UK online stores. (Better than some)

Overall

These model are great. I love Pulp City anyway but looking at the minis on their own they really stand out.

The detail, quality, cost, all brilliant.

The only negative point for me is the arm on Foxxy. Easy to do if you have ever made a model or 2 before though.

9 out of 10 Badger Points!

I will be taking a look at another box tomorrow. The enemies of Oni and Foxxy. Shadowmask and Tanuki.

Hendybadger awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!