) Instead, the system will highlight a number of different types of motivations for a character to get involved in a such games. I've listed the half-dozen I've identified below (in other words I could easily see adventures or a campaign based around each premise), but am looking for any others YOU might have...
THOSE FEW THAT FIGHT
While many people have rebelled against the changes going on in Dark America, few know the full extent of the conspiracies that now unfold within this once great nation.
Below is a range of character types who will have the motivations and reasons for taking up the fight. Further suggestions on you might go about deciding what type of stories you want to tell, and the characters involvement is detailed in the Game Master’s Section.
AWAKENED
While the world is going to ‘hell in a handbasket’, it seems that even Mother Nature herself has rebelled against the change.
Some call it mankind’s next stage of evolution, but to most it is known as being ‘awakened’. While no official information exists about this ‘change’, most Awakened seemed to have spontaneously developed powers – telekinesis, telepathy etc.
It goes without saying that these individuals are seen as threats and resources to the government, and are ruthlessly hunted down by the powers that be.
BELIEVER
There is always been those that have readily believed that the government and corporation are conspiring against the simple man – all it takes is evidence to prove it.
Believers are those who make it their life’s duty to expose the truth, and reveal the corruption and greed that exists in the highest echelons. Of course getting such evidence is harder than it seems…
COLLECTOR
There are those in the world who look to gather evidence of the changes in Dark America. Of course the purpose of such collecting depends on the type of person. Perhaps you’re a special operator for one of the government agencies, a private collector looking for that special something to mark your existence in the world, or your only goal is to rid the world of these abominations?
Whatever the goal, Collectors are marked me, both for their collections as well as the knowledge of the truths behind the lies.
ECOCOMMANDO
They used to call them liberals, then greenies and finally activists. Today they call them terrorists. But those who have taken the side of the Earth know the real truth – it is already too late.
But while humanity seems determined to destroy itself in an orgy of violence and destruction, the planet may well yet be saved – and maybe few worthy souls such as yourself.
INSIDER
They say that the best way to find a conspiracy is to work for one. There are many ex-agents, informants and insiders in Dark America, and most of them have retired to a nice cosy life after years of dedicated service. Some, however, have discovered that there is more to the rumours and stories than they first imagined. Most are happier to turn a blind eye and collect a steady pay-check rather than look too closely, but a few, too few, have opened their minds to the possibility that some thing terrible is behind the spiralling descent of this once great country.
OUTSIDER
Some people just don’t fit in the world as they should. Outsiders never seem to be able to settle down, always searching for an elusive goal that, like the end of a rainbow, can never be found. Often seen as simple drifters or yet another of the homeless masses that seem to grow unerringly in Dark America, this anonymity is as much of a blessing as a curse.
Maybe one day these wanderers will discover what it is they seek, although hopefully not before it is too late.
WITNESS
You don’t know why or how it happened, but you’ve never been the same. Strange things have been happening for as long as you remember, but this was something different. So much so that it lifted the veil from your eyes, and showed you the lies and deception that had been perpetrated on you and everyone else for who knows how long.
But now your eyes are wide open…
