title: Virtual Pulp: Tales of High Adventure, Low Adventure, and Misadventure
author:  Henry Brown 
description: Men's fiction/retro-pulp writer Henry Brown has been a voracious reader for most of his life. In addition to devouring fiction of most genres, he has been a history buff from a young age, and a WWII afficinado by the age of 17. Dude-lit, action adventure and pulp fiction topped his reading list for many years. He entered the military upon graduation from high school and volunteered for an elite unit. Upon his return to civilian life years later, he earned a degree in the arts, but spent most of his college elective credits on military history courses. His passion for dude-lit led him to create the Two-Fisted Blogger web log, where he plans to help reawaken an interest in fiction for men.
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  # INTRODUCTION
  
  
  
  
  
  Spirit of the Century is a pulp pick-up roleplaying game.
  
  
  
  
  
  By a pulp game, we mean a game influenced by the pulps - serial adventures of
  the early Twentieth Century starring iconic characters like Doc Savage and
  _The Shadow_ , and echoed today in movies such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and
  Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. While the pulps themselves have run
  their course, their influence can still be felt in contemporary film and
  television. If you’re not familiar with what the pulps are, then we strongly
  suggest reading Brian Christopher Misiazsek’s spectacular article _The Pulp
  Avengers_ at: _http://www.fantasylibrary.com/lounge/pulpavengers.htm_
  
  
  
  
  
  By a pick-up game, we mean a game that follows a specific mode of play that is
  well suited to running games with little planning or preparation. Each game
  session is a self-contained story, and the players and characters may change
  between stories 