The Adventures of Slade Horton

Currently, I am playing a pre-made campaign from the Pulp Alley partnership. Here my intrepid adventures, Slade Horton and other members of Department E6 uncover the mysteries that surround an ancient Egyptian serpent god, Apophis. The campaign is broken down into four chapters. The story starts in various locations worldwide but ends in the Egyptian desert. starts

The Cast

Sir Francis 

Head of the Department of Ancient Esoteric and Magical Practices (Department E6) at the Mace Insitute. A war hero who is well connected with the government and some more unusual assets.

Slade Horton 

Socialite archaeologist is the lead academic of the Department of Ancient Esoteric and Magical Practices at the Mace Institute. He was known for several famous discoveries but was also a source of jealousy and ridicule by some of his colleagues.

Dr Laura ‘Honey’ Middleditch

Dr Honey is the linguist in the department and has worked with Slade on several digs/adventures. Despite his academic pedigree, she was also the Home Counties pistol champion in 1924, 26 and 27.

Thawites

Sir Francis, old batman and now his chauffeur and protector, and a noted boxer being the army champion during the Great War.

The Honourable Daphne Wells.

A socialite turned reporter and adventuress. Originally, she joined Mace to get a scoop but soon became enmeshed in the strange world of Department E6. Her beauty is deceptive because she is handy with the pistol and fears little. A modern girl from the post-war revolution.

Alfie Lindenhurst III

The sinew of a rich American industrialist, he has come to London to study with Professor Horton but soon found him recruited by Department E6 because of his enthusiasm and marksmanship. Alfie is accident-prone but has the constitution of an ox. He is a bit soft on Daphne. 

New Age Comics

Rather than write a traditional battler report, I turned Chapter 1, 'The Evil Lies Below', into a pulp comic. This has allowed me to build up the background of some of my characters, which is always a good idea when playing solo. Here is my attempt at a 1930s Pulp mini-series. I hope you enjoy it. Click the front cover to download the story.