More information on the new Dark Conspiracy is now up on Mongoose Publishing’s website.
To be released as Dark Conspiracy: The Unseen War, it is quote “a modern-day horror RPG that will see your players take on the role of Operatives, handpicked by a mysterious organisation to defend the Earth from the deepest terrors beyond imagination”.
The press release details the Tone of this new edition, and highlights the move to the Traveller-engine ruleset. In addition, the new game will include:
- All new careers to create your crack team of chosen Operatives.
- Tracking the level of Trust the organisation has in you and your team.
- The presence of Empathic powers which have just started to be found amongst humans – though no one really knows where they have come from or why.
- The construction of the Operative’s own cell, the resources it has access to, and its own (fully customisable) headquarters.
- The nature of missions the Operatives will be undertaking, and why maintaining the conspiracy is more important than data-gathering or neutralising Dark Minions.
- The use of cults dedicated (knowingly or otherwise) to the Dark Minions, and mechanics to represent the reach of their grasp in the world.
- We have also included a system so Operatives (your players!) can create their own conspiracy, nursing it throughout a campaign by investigation, to present to the Referee – who will be able to create a brand new mission (or more) to determine whether they were absolutely right… or complete crackpots.
To keep up-to-date with the development of the game and its setting you can also follow along with the Developer’s Diary on the Mongoose Forums.
