Rock Johnson & the Alpine Fortress

Continuing my imaginary pulp novel series, we come to book 3, chronicling the further adventures of our hero, Rock Johnson. The recovery of the Enigma Tome allowed codemasters at the OSS to uncover the location of the secret Reich base hidden high in the German Alps. Something mysterious is occurring here and it appears Hitler's Nazi scientists are readying a devastating invention that could sway the balance of the war! Rock has only a little time to pull a team together and head for the deadly mountain range. The Nazis are getting ready to celebrate and Rock aims to crash the party...

UPDATE ON WORDCOUNT:    
 I am currently sitting right around 4200 words on the Enigma Tome, so progressing at a good pace. I am right at the start of what I consider to be the final action scene (probably have a short 'wrap up' scene at the very end to close out the short story). Aim for total wordcount to be somewhere around 6-7k.

Rock Johnson & the Black Dog Caliphate

My buddy James George just released another product for their Barons of Braunstein series, Chronicles II: The Black Dog Caliphate. I got my hands on a copy, printed it out and read through it, absolutely fantastic, and on par with all of James & Robyn's work. I could totally see running this unique adventure for a group of friends. In honor of the release, I decided The Black Dog Caliphate made a smashingly good title for another imaginary pulp adventure for our hero Rock Johnson. Now, I wish someone would get off their butt and write these adventures so I could read them!

Be sure to check out James and Robyn's latest adventure:

Rock Johnson & the Enigma Tome

I have been playing around with writing (probably never do it, but hey, fun to dream!) and I got the idea to make a paperback book cover to get a feel for the theme and the main character. I played around for a bit in MidJourney and ended up with this image of a heroic adventurer atop a submerging Nazi submarine. Looks fun!

Kordon Kommander [Space Patrol]

The notorious pirate fleet known as Kordon’s Kommandos is led by Kordon Commander. While little is known about who is beneath the helmet, whoever wears the mask is highly intelligent, an expert in space craft combat maneuvers, and a master of the art of piracy. The fact Kordon has a deep hatred of Captain Jax and the crew of the Argo3 is well-known and likely due to a recently foiled heist of the Cardonian Diamond, a 5,000 carat diamond.

Their latest action was an extremely profitable heist of valuables from Science Station Tanuga IV, estimated to be of ¢33k (UPF  credits). Kordon Commander is number three on the UFP Space Patrol Most Wanted List.

Kordon's crew is typically human, though rumors of other alien species joining is not unheard of. They are always equipped with armor and energy weapons of various types.

The Sathar [Space Patrol]

The Sathar are an antagonistic bipedal worm-like race from an unknown solar system. At this time a great deal is unknown about the Sathar. From initial contact with humanity they have been aggressive and all further attempts to have conducive discussions have been met with violence and destruction. Because of this, the UPF has a standard operating  guidance of “defensive posture always, offensive posture when possible” to all  in their operating area of operations. 

Scientists at Space Patrol are keen to get their hands on a Sathar specimen for study. As of yet, not a single body has been recovered from encounters. Though some claim to have seen a self-destruct mechanism that obliterates a dead Sathar before the body can be recovered. This has not been verified by the UPF Science Division. So much is unknown about this violent predator, even the smallest tidbits of information about these worms are invaluable to the protection of the UPF. 

The universal recommendation is stay clear of the Sathar. - UPF command

Ssss, yessss humanssssss, diessss.  -Sathar

Cadet Happy [Space Patrol]

 

Cadet Flint Robbleson is an orphan left behind on a hulking spacecraft by uncaring parents when he was seven years old. Until he was twelve he spent the years stowing away on various commercial freighters traveling the cosmos, dodging capture, scraping together the clothes, food, and tools he needed to survive. 

During one such excursion, the craft he was catching a ride on was attacked by pirates. In the battle the craft was left derelict and floating among an asteroid field. Struggling to survive and the last person on the craft, Flint thought this might be his last trip until the Argo3 appeared just as oxygen was running out. Rescued by Cpt Jax and Lt Addy, Flint immediately took to the pair as adopted parents and when they attempted to drop him off at the nearest Space Patrol station, he simply did what he knew best and stowed away on the Argo3.

This happened five times. 

On the fifth attempt to leave Flint behind, Cpt Jax and Lt Addy found themselves in a tight spot and were saved by the ingenuity of the young, plucky boy. Realizing Flint’s  potential and the connection all three had made, Cpt Jax officially made Flint - who he nicknamed ‘Happy’ due to Flint’s eternal optimism - one of the crew. One year later, Cadet Happy is now the official technical wizard and mechanic of the Argo3 and an invaluable member of the crew.

Sure thing, Cap! One quasiponic thingamajig coming up! -Happy