The ABC's of Weird War II - Page 3

macphersonrants · 02-26-2010, 09:20 PM

B-

Bell, The (Die Glocke)- A top secret Nazi technological device of unknown purpose

R-

Ratlines- Escape routes for Nazis fleeing Europe at the end of the war

Red Mercury- mythical substance purported to fuel Die Glocke

S-

Spider, The (Der Spinne)- Post-war Nazi organization founded by Otto Skorzeny

V-

Vaimanika Shastra- A Sanskrit text on aeronautics tied to various ancient astronaut theories

Vienna Circle, The- An occult neo-Nazi group founded in Vienna in the early 50s

Vimana- mythological flying machines described in the Sanskrit epics

copeab · 02-26-2010, 09:33 PM

B:
Borobudur: Thousand-year old Buddhist site on Java.

macphersonrants · 02-26-2010, 10:12 PM

I set up a parallel thread where people could post potential sources and other inspirational material for the genre.

IrishRover · 02-26-2010, 10:36 PM

S: Scapa Flow. The German High Seas Fleet of the Great War scuttled itself there.

N: Necromancy, used to revive the High Seas Fleet for a dastartly attack on the Royal Navy--from beneath the sea

macphersonrants · 02-26-2010, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IrishRover

S: Scapa Flow. The German High Seas Fleet of the Great War scuttled itself there.

N: Necromancy, used to revive the High Seas Fleet for a dastartly attack on the Royal Navy--from beneath the sea

Katherine Kurtz did a moderately good job of executing this with a Nazi submarine in Dagger Magic.

020.92 · 02-27-2010, 06:07 PM

A few more technology entry suggestions

S: Sanger antipodal bomber

Z: Zuse Z3 a fully programmable electro-mechanical digital computer.

--Figured I should add something since I'm one of those who (should have been) involved in the Lexicon game referenced in the first post.

macphersonrants · 02-28-2010, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 020.92

A few more technology entry suggestions

S: Sanger antipodal bomber

Z: Zuse Z3 a fully programmable electro-mechanical digital computer.

--Figured I should add something since I'm one of those who (should have been) involved in the Lexicon game referenced in the first post.

The Nazis definitely toyed around with some interesting technology. When I get this correlated we should have a whole pile of interesting McGuffins.

copeab · 02-28-2010, 02:23 AM

U:

Unit 731: Japanese bioweapon research project

macphersonrants · 02-28-2010, 10:49 PM

P-

Panzer VIII Maus- German experimental super heavy tank

R-

Rastafarians- The guardians of the Ark of the Covenant?

W-

Wunderwaffen- Nazi secret weapons

chrisd · 03-02-2010, 10:14 AM

L
Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte German super heavy "Land Battleship"

02-26-2010, 09:20 PM	#21
macphersonrants Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Olympia, WA	Re: The ABC's of Weird War II B- Bell, The (Die Glocke)- A top secret Nazi technological device of unknown purpose R- Ratlines- Escape routes for Nazis fleeing Europe at the end of the war Red Mercury- mythical substance purported to fuel Die Glocke S- Spider, The (Der Spinne)- Post-war Nazi organization founded by Otto Skorzeny V- Vaimanika Shastra- A Sanskrit text on aeronautics tied to various ancient astronaut theories Vienna Circle, The- An occult neo-Nazi group founded in Vienna in the early 50s Vimana- mythological flying machines described in the Sanskrit epics __________________ During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. - George Orwell

02-26-2010, 09:33 PM	#22
copeab Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: near Houston	Re: The ABC's of Weird War II B: Borobudur: Thousand-year old Buddhist site on Java. __________________ A generous and sadistic GM, Brandon Cope GURPS 3e stuff: http://copeab.tripod.com

02-26-2010, 10:12 PM	#23
macphersonrants Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Olympia, WA	Re: The ABC's of Weird War II I set up a parallel thread where people could post potential sources and other inspirational material for the genre. __________________ During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. - George Orwell

02-26-2010, 10:36 PM	#24
IrishRover Join Date: Nov 2007	Re: The ABC's of Weird War II S: Scapa Flow. The German High Seas Fleet of the Great War scuttled itself there. N: Necromancy, used to revive the High Seas Fleet for a dastartly attack on the Royal Navy--from beneath the sea __________________ You can acomplish a lot with a kind word, but you can acomplish a lot more with a kind word and a vicious left hook.

02-27-2010, 06:07 PM	#26
020.92 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Washington State	Re: The ABC's of Weird War II A few more technology entry suggestions S: Sanger antipodal bomber Z: Zuse Z3 a fully programmable electro-mechanical digital computer. --Figured I should add something since I'm one of those who (should have been) involved in the Lexicon game referenced in the first post. __________________ I may not agree with what you say, but I will fight to the death for your right to say it.

02-28-2010, 02:23 AM	#28
copeab Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: near Houston	Re: The ABC's of Weird War II U: Unit 731: Japanese bioweapon research project __________________ A generous and sadistic GM, Brandon Cope GURPS 3e stuff: http://copeab.tripod.com

02-28-2010, 10:49 PM	#29
macphersonrants Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Olympia, WA	Re: The ABC's of Weird War II P- Panzer VIII Maus- German experimental super heavy tank R- Rastafarians- The guardians of the Ark of the Covenant? W- Wunderwaffen- Nazi secret weapons __________________ During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. - George Orwell Last edited by macphersonrants; 03-02-2010 at 10:23 PM.

03-02-2010, 10:14 AM	#30
chrisd Join Date: Nov 2007	Re: The ABC's of Weird War II L Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte German super heavy "Land Battleship"

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