Style points are vastly underpowered in my opinion in Hollow Earth Expedition. To this end, our house rules are such — style points earn you a success…period. No opportunity to roll, nonsense. They can be played before or after a test.
6 November, 2009
Hollow Earth Expedition: 1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet
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This is the ride for Dr. Stanford in the upcoming Gorilla Ace! campaign: the 1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet. (Stanford’s is equipped with the rumble seat, not the weird dorsal fin that this model actually possesses…)
1930 CORD L-29 CABRIOLET
Powered by a 125hp inline-8 motor, the Cord is the first car to use front-wheel drive, allowing it to be lower to the ground than many of its competitors, and improving handling. The styling is from one of Cord’s American coachworks.
Size: 2 Def: 6 Str: 8 Spd: 90 Rng: 200 mi Han: +2 Crew: 1 Pass: 3 Cost: $3300
6 November, 2009
Hollow Earth Expedition: New Airplane
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As part of the upcoming Gorilla Ace! campaign, a race plane was required for one of the characters…created by one of the other characters. Ladies and Gentlemen, Boy and Girls! Premiering at the 1935 Bendix Cup, the #4 plane piloted by Mrs. Jackie Cabot: the Vincetti Sportster 1!
VINCETTI SPORTSTER 1
Designed by Dex Vincetti and built by Vincetti and the Cabots with funding from Union Oil and Champion (the spark plug manufacturer), the S1 is a braced low-wing monoplane powered by a 1000hp Pratt & Whitney R1690 radial engine (bought used as salvage and tinkered with by Vincetti.) The airframe is unusual for a racing airplane: to save weight, the wings use spruce spars, the ailerons plywood, and the fuselage a combination of steel tubing and aluminum, covered with doped canvas. She is 21′ in length, with a wing span of 26′, and a dead weight of 1500 lbs.
Size: 2 Def: 6 Struc: 6 Spd: 300 mph Rng: 900 mi Han: +2 Crew: 1 Pass: 1* Cost: $6,000 Flaw: Requires Maintenance before each flight (Mechanic vs. 2)
(The Vincetti Sportster 1 is portrayed by the Wedell-Williams #44…SCR)
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