League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 1938 2.0

[Hadeshorn]

So a good while back I posted my original idea to do an LXG style game. Due to various factors, it never happened... until now.

This time I've got a slightly smaller group and a more focused idea. The first part of the campaign will be sending the newly formed team into the jungles of the Yucatan in search of a missing archaeologist, Dora Croft. Yes, that Dora and yes that Croft. The idea came to me randomly that Dora the Explorer is the long lost sister of Lara Croft and the reason you never see her parents is because she got separated from them as a little kid.

My team thus far:
Either Long John Silver or Porthos.

[Sanctaphrax]

So...what are you looking for here? Story suggestions?

[JGray]

Having watched more episodes of Dora than I care to admit (I have a 5 year old daughter) I can confirm that Dora has both parents and grandparents and they show up with alarming regularity.

[Hadeshorn]

I guess mostly sharing...

Though if anyone has any thoughts/ideas/suggestions/etc I certainly won't mind.

[narphoenix]

It's still a fairly interesting concept.

[JGray]

Interesting characters who were "active" in 1938:

Tarzan
Hercule Poroit
Miss Marple
Dr. Elwin Ransom of Out of the Silent Planet by CS Lewis
Morgan Teutenberg of Torchlight to Valhalla by Gale Wilhelm
Father Edward J. Flanagan of Boy's Town
Dick Tracy

Just a few off the top of my head.

[Hadeshorn]

I told my players that I'm willing to accept someone provided they are either a timeless character (ex. Sherlock Holmes) or they can justify how that person could/would exist in 1938. I also decided that I'm going to try and avoid doubling up on character niches, meaning that if someone picks someone like Holmes I won't allow another detective like character.

[solbergb]

1938 is the heyday of pulp.

Doc Savage and his entire crew (two-fisted engineers, plus a lawyer)
The Shadow
The Saint
Fu Manchu
Solomon Kane
Green Hornet (and Kato)
Tarzan as noted is still around but he's getting long in the tooth
Dorothy Gale is a mature adult (~40), and as a many-times witchkiller would be pretty scary.
Oz might also still be alive, but he'd be pretty old (wizard constitution?)
The Avenger's just about to start his career