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"Dice,
Camera...ACTION!"
“Mean Sets” provide
inexpensive but highly practical interiors in which fans of role-playing games of the first
half of the 20th Century may place and move their 25/28mm scale alter egos.
These Sets complement TVAG's line of 25/28mm scale City Blocks, "Mean
Streets" and may be used in conjunction with them (but not fit inside!).
Though very expensive resin models of entire buildings and even some interiors are available, the plain fact is that they do not
lend themselves to the filmic nature of "Pulp Fiction" games. Even if there is room to physically reach down into the model to move
figures, no one can see the action except from above: Fine miniatures, beautifully painted, but only
whose heads/hats/shoulders are visible to players standing directly over them!
The obvious solution was to draw a lesson from the Hollywood that
inspires so much of the hobby’s imagery. That is, place the action on classic movie “Sets:” Rooms
without ceilings and only two or three walls so that the characters can be seen as they move
and interact. During games, it now is possible not only to do this, but players can
have the fun of actually seeing the action at eye-level!
Extra features which come with different Sets
include rugs, period art, posters, advertising, and some furniture. "Mean
Sets" #6 is a four sheet collection of self assembly furniture and accessories (desks, chairs,
filing cabinets, safes, radios, wall clocks, etc). One sheet is specifically for The P.I.'s
Office, and another for The Cheap Hotel, though all will work at least in part
with the other Sets.
But for those who want "props" you
can't make from paper, links are provided to other vendors of everything else
you might need to dress your Sets, establishing the mood and period of your games. Candlestick
telephones, cash registers, desks, chairs, beds, lamps, and even pull chain toilets (like the one
that proved very useful in a certain classic Gangster film of some fame....) are available.
The Brewery and Warehouse are the largest Sets
in area, measuring some 23" in length and 8" in depth and height. The Old
Farm House is the first Set to provide all Exterior Walls and a Roof so that
the entire building can be besieged by Lawmen on all four sides, but still have
a fully detailed interior.
More "Mean
Sets" are in the works—and,
"Yes!," your suggestions are welcome! The
"Scene Generator"
Special Offer!
In collaboration with Howard Whitehouse, author of the 2nd Edition (and second printing!) of his
popular Pulp Fiction rules, Astounding Tales!, comes the unique Scene Generator. This
always suspenseful and exciting (and often hilarious) game accessory allows a Director/Games Master
to invent a "Pulp Fiction" Detective/Gangster movie, one scene at a time. The Scene
Generator introduces Characters, what they might do, and where the action may move, and includes
a ready made list of such Characters, complete with their individual Talents/Quirks. While these
"stats" are provided in terms of Astounding Tales!, with minor adjustments the
Generator (which appears in rules) can be used with any other set of rules you might have.
Not surprisingly, the Scene Generator has been
devised specifically to make use of all of the first five
"Mean Sets."
With the release
of the additional "Mean
Sets,"
an expanded version of the Generator will
eventually be offered.
And here's the best part! The Scene Generator--8 pages of inexhaustible plot
and action combinations--is available to buyers of "Mean Sets"
-- Print or PDF version--for FREE .
Print Editions
The models are available pre-printed on full
color cardstock for self assembly. Use the Print Edition Shopping Cart
Button for each Printed Set desired.
Assembly Instructions are provided both by
link from this page, and in PDF form for E-mailing to your
address upon request.
Special Deal:
Buy five Printed Sets at once, and take any other Set up to $20.00, plus
receive a PDF version of the Scene Generator for FREE! (Call attention to
this by E-mailing TVAG to remind the Old Geezer to add the freebie!)
For example, instead of paying $93.00 for five Printed Sets if bought singly, the price
would become $78.00 for all, plus postage.
PDF Editions For those who prefer self-printing,
each
"Mean Set"
may be ordered as a PDF on CD for significantly less. Buyers may order as few or as many PDF's of their choice
for a flat price of $10.00 each! This even includes those sets that would cost over twice as much as
their Printed versions. Simply use the PDF Shopping Cart Button for each
Set desired. Special Deal:
Buy Five or more PDF Files and receive Set #6 ("Miscellaneous Furniture
& Accessories") , and the Scene Generator for FREE on the CD! Ordering "Mean Sets"
As always, payment via PayPal (either using their Shopping Cart
provided below, or directly through them to the TVAG account at TVAG@worldnet.att.net) is welcome.
Personal checks and Money Orders made
payable to "Patrick R. Wilson" and sent to the business address are at least as welcome!
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