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Dark Conspiracy

Started by ColonelHardisson, March 02, 2006, 01:30:09 PM

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ColonelHardisson

March 02, 2006, 01:30:09 PM
With everything from Warhammer to Tekumel getting an update in recent years, it strikes me as a bit of an oversight that GDW's Dark Conspiracy hasn't made a reappearance. It had some really whoop-ass monsters (the Pale, for example) and a lot of atmosphere. The game itself was used the basic system GDW used for Twilight: 2000, which I wasn't all that fond of. I'd love to see the setting get revivified.
"Illegitimis non carborundum." - General Joseph "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell

4e definitely has an Old School feel. If you disagree, cool. I won\'t throw any hyperbole out to prove the point.

Alpha Ralpha

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March 05, 2006, 10:58:36 PM
I would like to see something back out for this one, even if it is a a conversion to another system. As you say it is too full of atmosphere to fade away. From what I understand though some of the GDW lines got into hairy situations because of legal fallout from their demise.
 

Marcus Bone

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May 04, 2006, 12:31:38 AM
Your wish is our command...

In all seriousness, however, I am the lead developer for the company that recently secured the licence to reprint Dark Conspiracy. We are currently reviewing all of the existing rules and revisiting the background.

For more information, and regular updates on our progress, we have a website up at //www.darkconspiracytherpg.info

Thanks,

Marcus Bone

Developer of Dark Conspiracy 3rd Edition
 

kanegrundar

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May 04, 2006, 03:52:54 PM
Wow.  That's pretty cool.  The Col. must be latently psychic!

I never played the RPG, but I always wanted to base off the old boardgame.  That was fun.
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coyote6

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May 09, 2006, 12:30:35 AM
Quote from: kanegrundarWow.  That's pretty cool.  The Col. must be latently psychic!

Hmm, if I remember Dark Conspiracy right, that will tend to lead towards Things From Beyond crawling out of nonspace to eat him, won't it?

I ran a GURPS Dark Conspiracy game, once (literally; it lasted one session, maybe 2). The setting was quite interesting, but the system . . . eh.

Actually, what really sucked me in were the Mike Stackpole novels.
 

ColonelHardisson

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May 09, 2006, 12:10:16 PM
What will this new iteration of DC use for its basic system? Will it be anything like the old GDW game? Personally, I doubt I'd use it. I like DC material more for its fluff than for the game itself, as inspiration for stuff for other games.
"Illegitimis non carborundum." - General Joseph "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell

4e definitely has an Old School feel. If you disagree, cool. I won\'t throw any hyperbole out to prove the point.
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