Dark Conspiracy
Edition: 1st
Publisher: GDW
Published: September 1991
Place of publication: Bloomington, IL
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781558780767
Subjects: Roleplaying
Genres: Science Fiction; Horror; Dark Future
First sentence: Something very strange is going on.
Description: Shapes that rip and tear. Shadows that live in corners. Windows in space and time that lead to realms of madness and decay. A dark, lurking horror that feeds off the echoing anguish of a billion tortured souls. This us the center of a twisted, sinister conspiracy which threatens the very existence of all humankind. Set in the near future, the world of Dark Conspiracy is dramatically altered from today and is fraught with peril and challenges. The Metroplexes, where most of the world's population lives, are a blend of lawless gang turf and corporate fortresses ruled by men and women powerful enough to be above the law. The countryside is sparsely inhabited, its natives suspicious and violent. And increasing areas of countryside are turning into Demonground, from which few humans return.

When an ancient, brooding evil is released from its dimensional prison, humankind's worst nightmares come to life. What is the link between this sinister horror and the mysterious holes in the ozone layer, the rise of empathically aware humans, and the alien visitors from another star system?

For the few men and women perceptive enough to recognize the danger and resourceful enough to fight it, the battle to recapture humankind's birthright will be long and costly.

Can you push back the dark?
Notes: Imagine if everything you read in those old Weekly World News tabloids was real...

A clunky mix of Cyberpunk and Call of Cthulhu, Dark Conspiracy has a lot of heart, but more contradictions. Dark Conspiracy employs GDW's house system, making it compatible with both Twilight: 2000 and Merc: 2000, though the system has serious flaws. Detractors note the lack of background, but dedicated fans have added copious material over the years and GDW itself supported the game with numerous adventure/sourcebooks and expansion sourcebooks.
Table of contents: title: Players
pagenum: 6; title: Careers
pagenum: 34; title: Task Resolution & Skills
pagenum: 54; title: Dark Times
pagenum: 65; title: Combat & Damage
pagenum: 73; title: Wounds & Healing
pagenum: 102; title: Wheels of Fire: Vehicle Travel & Combat
pagenum: 107; title: Space Travel
pagenum: 120; title: Robots
pagenum: 128; title: Referees
pagenum: 132; title: Refereeing Dark Conspiracy
pagenum: 134; title: Dark Earth
pagenum: 137; title: Running Adventures & Campaigns
pagenum: 152; title: Encounters
pagenum: 157; title: Human NPCs
pagenum: 163; title: Beasties
pagenum: 177; title: Dark Races
pagenum: 201; title: DarkTek
pagenum: 233; title: Adventures
pagenum: 244; title: Equipment & Reference Charts
pagenum: 258; title: Equipment
pagenum: 260; title: Reference Charts
pagenum: 316; title: Index
pagenum: 332