Dark Conspiracy the RPG

By Eric W Haddock, Lester W. Smith, Dr Michael C LaBossiere, & Charles E. Gannon

From the release of Dark Conspiracy in 1990 through to the closure of their doors in 1995, GDW supported our favourite horror game through their in house magazine ‘Challenge’. Over 40 issues and five years this magazine provided numerous scenarios, stories and other support material for the Dark Conspiracy, and saw the emergence of numerous well respected authors. As an ongoing feature, DCtRPG.info will be reviewing this material and giving our frank and honest opinions on how it pertains to the game today…

[News] DARK CONSPIRACY RULES Released

By Marcus Bone

On December 4, 2012

In New Releases

3Hombres Games are happy to announce the core rulebook for DARK CONSPIRACY® III is now available (Ed. via DrivethruRPG for the very reasonable price of $10 US)! Entitled CONSPIRACY RULES™, it is the first book of the Dark Conspiracy III series, an update to the original and in many ways ground-breaking urban horror RPG of the 1990s. This update brings the rules into alignment with Traveller: The New Era® and Twilight 2000®, version 2.2.

[Tabloid] Here Be Dragons

By Marcus Bone

On November 13, 2012

In Tabloids

A Tabloid Article by Marcus D. Bone

Tashicorp, a large agricorp with interests in numerous sites around America, has a problem. At their Missouri ‘gardens’ (a term used to cover the massive tracks of agricultural land they control at this one site), a number of their automated worker bots have been destroyed in what the corporation calls ‘acts of terrorism’. Tashicorp blames a small community of ‘hold-outs’ trapped within the garden (made up of the original owners who refused to sell up their land) for these attacks and needs some outside force to rectify the situation.

[Interview] Geoff Skellams – DEMONGROUND Founding Editor

By Marcus Bone

On October 28, 2012

In Interviews

In 1998, after a brief discussion on a chat forum, three strangers decided to start a Dark Conspiracy fanzine. One of these like-minded souls was Geoff Skellams, the man who would become the heart of the zine, and in turn the inspiration for my continuing support of Dark Conspiracy (from the abortive 3rd edition through to the survival of this site and forum).

[Tabloid] A Murder of Crows

By Marcus Bone

On October 3, 2012

In Tabloids

A Tabloid Article by Marcus D. Bone

The body of Carlos Gratinera has recently been found in on edge of, what was once, Mesa Verde National Park. This in itself is not such an unusual event, with hundreds, if not thousands, of people ‘disappearing’ each day. Moreover, it is certainly not a death that should warrant local, let alone national, media coverage.

[Review] Challenge Magazine – The Scenarios (Issues 53-56)

[News] DARK CONSPIRACY RULES Released

[Tabloid] Here Be Dragons

[Interview] Geoff Skellams – DEMONGROUND Founding Editor

[Tabloid] A Murder of Crows