Hollow Earth Expedition Background

HEX iconThe Hollow Earth Expedition game books have loads of wonderful background material, based both on the real world, and the fantastic. This section contains new material, from equipment to organizations, creatures to weird science.



Dr. C. Arthur Turner's Companions
by "the Rich"   
Tuesday, 13 July 2010

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  HEX miscellany

 

Update: The American Carolyn

 

These are notes pertaining to (sometimes written by) the companions of Dr. C. Arthur Turner, the adventures of whom are illuminated in the good Doctor's field notes.

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Tim Curry, Immortal
by "the Rich"   
Tuesday, 13 July 2010

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  non-player character

 

Everyone knows Tim Curry. What they don't know is that he's an immortal (and evil) mastermind bent on ... something :)  A humorous take on a well-liked actor and his roles.

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Dr. C. Arthur Turner's Field Notes
by "the Rich"   
Sunday, 04 July 2010

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  HEX miscellany

 

Update: FN070, FN210, FN235, FN402, FN627

 

These are notes taken by Dr. C. Arthur Turner, most of them after being stranded in the Hollow Earth. Each note covers something different – a creature, a settlement, an artifact – one never knows!

This is an ongoing series, so look for more to come...

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Extreme Encounters
by Jeremy Miller   
Tuesday, 06 April 2010

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  encounters

 

A collection of dangerous encounters for Hollow Earth Expedition, be they natural or supernatural, human or other.

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NPC Rundown
by Jeremy Miller   
Tuesday, 06 April 2010

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  non-player characters

 

A collection of NPCs for Hollow Earth Expedition, with writeups and stats.

 

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Weapons and Equipment Locker ("the Rich")
by "the Rich"   
Wednesday, 26 August 2009

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  weaponry, espionage

 

A variety of period espionage equipment, as well as weapons of different periods that perhaps you might run across in the Hollow Earth :)  All are illustrated.

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Jericho Joyce, Sound Recordist
by Daniel Potter   
Sunday, 21 June 2009

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  player character

 

A character done for a contest (hey I won a dino-tooth!), this poor guy has some problems. It's not his fault his family is trying to speak to him from the grave.

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Terror of Atlcalli, The
by Andrew McColl   
Sunday, 21 June 2009

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  story seed

 

There are many tales told by the peoples of the Hollow Earth of statues which walk and act like man. Most of these tales are either simple misunderstandings or downright falsehoods designed to scare children or keep fearful populations in check...

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Doctor Harkness' Amazing Drilling Machine
by Mike Demchak   
Saturday, 13 June 2009

Doctor Harkness' Amazing Drilling Machine

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  vehicle

 

It's on the cover of the HEX core book, and who doesn't want one of them? A multi-treaded, multi-passenger earth drill that can carry you from the Surface World to the Hollow Earth – the really hard  way.

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Skull Island: The World of Kong
by Andrew McColl   
Saturday, 13 June 2009

Skull Island: The World of Kong

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  bestiary

 

A HEX bestiary focused on Skull Island, the home of King Kong.  The creatures and inhabitants of Skull Island as detailed in the coffee table book Skull Island: The World of Kong are statted up so GMs everywhere can terrorize their players.

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Surface World Web Enhancements
by Colin Chapman   
Sunday, 31 May 2009

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As if the "T.F. Arkington's Lifestyle Emporium" equipment guide in Secrets of the Surface World wasn't extensive enough, the author of that chapter, Colin Chapman, had even more material to share with us, each giving a different topic a little more detail.

Note that HEX being an Americentric game in spirit, "foreign" means "non-American."

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