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02-25-2010, 09:41 PM | #1 |
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The ABC's of Weird War II
Once upon a time I made an abortive start on a Lexicon Game- ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexicon_(game) ) focused on the Weird War II genre. The idea was essentially that each participant would write an encyclopedia entry focused on something they would like to see in such a game for each letter of the alphabet. For various reasons that project didn't go very far.
The goal was to get an idea about what other people would like to see in a cool Weird War II or Cliffhangers game. I'd still like that kind of feedback, so I thought I would start this thread to provide a forum where people can discuss their own ideas about what would work. My idea is that I'll put up my list of possible topics for the aforementioned Lexicon Game and invite people to comment on the items on the list or suggest their own entries and share why they think they would enhance such a game by their inclusion. Here's the list (sorry if this will make for a VERY long post): ABC’s of Weird War II (Work in Progress) Here are some of the potential topics I have compiled. (fic) indicates characters of my own invention A: Abif, Hiram Aesir Agadi Agartha Ahnenerbe SS Ahriman Alpha-Aldebarrans Aktion Hess Amonis Albioni Lodge (GURPS: Cabal) Anarchists Andean Labyrinth Anfortas (see also Charles the Bald) Godda Apacheta Ardennes Forest Armanism · Armanic Rune Magic · Armanic Yoga Ark of the Covenant Aryans Assassins, Order of B: Baal The Babylonian Connection Baldur Wieborg of Thule Bank of England Baphomet Battlesuits Bektashi Dervishes, Order of Belisane Bermuda Triangle Bierce, Ambrose Black Dragon Society Black Order Black Stone, Lords of the Black Sun (i.e. Schwarze Sonne) Blavatsky, Helena Petrovitch Bloodflag, The Blue Island Brainwashing Breton, Andre British-Israelism British Union of Fascists Bruders Schweizen (The Silent Brotherhood) Bruno, Giordano Butler, Smedley Byrd, Richard E. C: Caltabelotta Cameron, William J. Camp X Casey, William Knights of Malta and Castle of Wonders Caves, Occult significance of Church of Mary Magdalene (Rennes-le-Chateau) Cliveden Set Combat Walkers Council on Foreign Relations (see also Royal Institute of International Affairs) Crowley, Aleister Crown of Life, Luciferian Chevaliers de la Crane (Knights of the Skull) (GURPS: Cabal) Crowleyan Fascism Cundrie (Ricilda the Bad) D: Dab-yang, Ngon-kyi Padma Dagger Magic Dagobert II Dee, Dr. John Demiurge · Yahwe as Deschend, Gabriele Devi, Savitiri (Maximiana Portas) Devil's Triangle Dolan, Brooke Dolphin Square Double-Cross System Drake’s Drum Druids Dunnotar Castle Durandel Dzyan, Stanzas of E: Eckart, Dietrich Edda Society, The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trimigestus, The Escamonde Eschenbach, Wolfram von Evola, Giulo Eyken, SS Major Karl F: Fae, The Fang, The Insidious Dr. (GURPS: Cabal) Feder, Gottfried Federal Reserve Bank (USA) Feldherrnhalle Feurball Four Seasons, Men at the Ford, Henry Fraternitas Sancti Leone (Roman Lodges) (GURPS: Cabal / GURPS: Voodoo) Fraternitas Saturnii Freemasonry Fuller, F. Buckminster Fuller, General J.F.C. G: Gadal, Antonin Garravin (GURPS: Cabal) Georg Gurdjieff German American Bund Germanenorden Ghosts GKMR (GURPS: Cabal) Gliders, Upper Atmosphere Gnosticism Golden Dawn, Hermetic Order of Golden Sun, The Golem Grail, The Great Pirates, The Green Dragon Society Green Gloves, The Man With Guenon, Rene Gutberlet, Dr. Willhelm Gutmann, Heinrich (fic) H: Hanhussen, Erik Jan Harrer, Karl Haushofer, Karl Heinrich the Fowler, King Helicopters Hellfeldt, Hans (fic) Hess, Rudolf Hoerbiger, Hans Holy Vehm, Brothers of Horn of Roland Horsekiller, Oleupta (GURPS: Cabal) Horus l Ra-Hoor-Khuit l Hoor-Par-Krat Howe, Ellic Human Solstice, The Hyperboreans I: Iceland 1941 Invasion of Otto Rahn Expedition to Illuminati Subversion of Continental Masonic Lodges Informationale, The/The Network Inquiry, The Insiders, The International Opium Syndicate Invisible College (Enlightened Lodges) (GURPS: Voodoo) Iron Crown of the Lombards Islamic Brotherhoods J: Jesuits Jetpacks Jung K: Kali Yuga Kami Karo Nichi Kavanagh, _ (GURPS: Cabal) Kent, Tyler Gatewood Klein, Georg Klingsor (Landulf II of Capua) Kraft, Karl Ernst Knight, Maxwell Krall, Jurgen (fic) Kugelblitz Kuroikaze L: Lansky, Meyer Last Battalion Laszlo, Victor Lebensborn Ley, Willy Liebenfels, Jorg Lanz von Link, The List, Guido von Lohengrin Longinus, Cassius Lord of the World Luciano, “Lucky” Lucifer Luciferic v. Satanic SS Luitward of Vercelli (Parzival) Luminous Lodge M: MacKrea, Col. David (fic) Mafia Makhno, Nestor Malta, Knights of (Hospitalers) Mars Maskelyne, Jasper Mathers, MacGregor Meinberg, Wilhelm Memex, The Men in Time, Men Above Time, Men Against Time (Theory of) MI-5 B5 (b), ‘Maxwell Section’ (GURPS: Weird War II) Midnight Mountain, The Midwinter Aton, Lodge of (GURPS: Cabal) Mills, Alexander Ruds Mime’s Smithy Molay, Jaque de Montsegur Mosley, Sir Oswald Mount Meru Mu Mukherji, Asin Krishna Mund, Rudolph Murat, The Countess Pujols de N: Naval Intelligence, Office of (ONI) Nephilim Neitzschean Satanism Neushwabenland New Forest Coven New Templars, Order of (ONT) Nordhausen Nostradamus Nuremburg Rallies O: Office of Strategic Services (Anomolous Observation Section) (GURPS: Weird War II) Olympics (1936) ONI (see Naval Intelligence, Office of) Opener of the Way “Operation Highjump” Opus Dei Ordo Templi Orientalis Orsic, Maria Ostara P: Parzival Peasants War, The Pendragon, King Arthur Philadelphia Experiment, The Picts Point 103 Point 211 Polaires, The Priure de Zion Psychotronics, Soviet Pyke, Sir Geoffrey Q: Quator Coronati Lodge (GURPS: Weird War II) R: Rahn, Otto Ramsay, Capt. Ratthofer, Dietrich Raushning, Hermann Ravensdale, Baroness Mary Reality Quakes Recke, Hans (Berserker)(fic) Redbeard, Ragnar Red Dragon Society Reimer, Johannes (Bard)(fic) Reitsch, Hannah Reptoids Rhodes, Cecil Richard Rollins Right Club, The Rocket Planes Rosenberg, Alfred Rosicrucian Order Rothschild, House of Roundtable Conspiracy Royal Institute of International Affairs Royal Lodges (GURPS: Voodoo) RSHA Amt. VII B Rudel, Hans-Ulrich S: Saint Loup, A de Sarrazin, Athene (GURPS: Cabal) Sarrazin, Leonard du (GURPS: Cabal) Sauniere, Berengar Schreiver, Rudolph Sebottendorf, Baron Rudolph von Secret Masters, The Seidler, Lisbeth Shamanism · Mongolian · Native American · Siberian Shaver Mysteries, The Sidhe Silver Legion of America Sirri, The Skorzeny, Otto Smith, Gerald L.K. Sommnambulism Sonderkommando H Spear of Destiny Spitsbergen SS Sun Wheel Stein, Walter Johannes Stella Matunati Lodge Superguns T: Taranis Templar, Knights (Knights of the Temple of Jerusalem) Tesla, Nikolai Teutonic Knights, Order of Thaumarchy Thelema, Abbey of Thuata Culture Thule, Ultima Thule Gessellschaft (The Thule Society) Thurn und Taxis, Prince _ von Tudun, Gusda Menen Tunneling Vehicles U: U-530 U-977 Ubermensch V: V7 Flying Disc Vampires Vedic-Norse Paganism Volkgeist Vril Society W: Wagner Walvater Weltgeist Wewelsburg Castle Werewolves Werfenstein Castle Westarp, Countess Heila von Widukind White Eagle Lodge, The Willigut, Karl Maria (Weisthor) Wirth, Herman Wohl, Louis de Wolf, Karl World Ice Theory Wulf, William X: X Factor Y: Z: Zeppelins Zionists Zombies
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02-25-2010, 09:52 PM | #2 |
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Re: The ABC's of Weird War II
So, I'm going to go through this and provide a link for every entry I can find something relevant, although that will take some time. While I'm working on this:
G Gorillas. Quasi-uplifted Nazi. 1 each. |
02-25-2010, 10:01 PM | #3 |
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Re: The ABC's of Weird War II
A:
Aleutian Islands Atlanteans C: Camazotz Churchill, Capt. "Mad" Jack Copper Scroll D: Djinn Donovan, Gen. "Wild Bill" H: Hecate Helijager L: Lilith M: Martians O: Oracle of Delphi S: Spider, robotic, Nazi T: Thermopylae
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02-25-2010, 10:31 PM | #4 |
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Re: The ABC's of Weird War II
With apologies to Tim Cavanagh . . .
When you hear the letter 'A' Adolph is the name to say. The letter 'B' is next in line Smedley Buttler will do just fine! 'C' is for Aleister Crowley! It's the ABCs of Weird War II, The ABCs of Weird War II I can't believe I actually went throught with that. |
02-25-2010, 10:42 PM | #5 |
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Re: The ABC's of Weird War II
Can't believe I missed uplifted gorillas, Atlanteans, Djinn, or Robot Spiders. Plenty of other meat for the grinder as well...
A few more I should have included: B: Black Chamber, The F: Fleming, Ian G: Gurdjieff, G.I. T: Turing, Alan W: Wheatley, Dennis U: Underground Factories Z: Zero Point
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02-25-2010, 10:28 PM | #6 |
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That would be way helpful. At one point I had a bunch of links sorted out, but my laptop died on me and I lost my bookmarks. Something correlated would be a brilliant resource for anyone interested in the genre.
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02-25-2010, 11:31 PM | #8 |
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Re: The ABC's of Weird War II
You may have noticed that not all of these entries relate directly to WWII. When I made the list I was hoping to develop material with three possible uses in mind:
1. For Pulp/Cliffhangers games set in the thirties. 2. For a proper Weird War II game. 3. For a modern game like Delta Green, where Nazis might figure as a significant adversary.
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02-26-2010, 12:12 AM | #10 |
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Re: The ABC's of Weird War II
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Fae, The Fang, The Insidious Dr. (GURPS: Cabal) Feder, Gottfried Federal Reserve Bank (USA) Feldherrnhalle Feurball Fleming, Ian Four Seasons, Men at the Ford, Henry Fraternitas Sancti Leone (Roman Lodges) (GURPS: Cabal / GURPS: Voodoo) Fraternitas Saturnii Freemasonry Fuller, F. Buckminster Fuller, General J.F.C. G: Gadal, Antonin Garravin (GURPS: Cabal) Georg Gurdjieff German American Bund Germanenorden Ghosts GKMR (GURPS: Cabal) Gliders, Upper Atmosphere Gnosticism Golden Dawn, Hermetic Order of Golden Sun, The Golem Gorillas, Nazi Grail, The Great Pirates, The Green Dragon Society Green Gloves, The Man With Guenon, Rene Gurdjieff, G.I. Gutberlet, Dr. Willhelm Gutmann, Heinrich (fic) |
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