Written by Charles E. Gannon (1991, GDW)
The Darktek sourcebook is a bit of a departure for this site and its reviews; it is the first non-adventure (or campaign) that we have looked at. Weighing in at just over 100 pages, the Darktek sourcebook is a collection of devices, tools and weapons that are examples of the advances in technology that have come about since the arrival of the ET races and the Dark Minions.
Lee Williams is one of the stalwarts of Dark Conspiracy, having been involved or contributed to numerous DC products and companies over the last two decades. It was with great pleasure that DCtRPG.info was able to have a brief chat with Lee about the game, and his current role (as of 2012) as a 3Hombres editor and proofreader.
Written by the 3Hombres Team (2011, 3Hombres)
Detour is a 14 page Dark Conspiracy adventure that explores portions of New BosWash and the Outlaw lands that surround it. The first by the new DC licensee, 3 Hombres Games, it is available only as a pdf (via DrivethruRPG), for a price point of $6.99 USD (as part of a bundle). With a new and interesting approach, it offers an insight into the direction that 3 Hombres Games is to take Dark Conspiracy in the future.
Written by Creede and Sharleen Lambard (1992, GDW)
is a 16-page adventure published in 1992 by Game Designers’ Workshop for Dark Conspiracy. The first of the folio-style adventures produced by GDW, it hailed a dynamically different but ultimately short-lived approach to the company’s publishing methodology in the early 90s (with this format also used for two other Dark Conspiracy products – Nightsider and the PC Booster Kit – as well as at least one adventure for the MERC: 2000 game line). Generally well received at the time of publication, Ice Daemon continues to be a worthy addition to the line, especially as an introduction to players entering the world of Dark Conspiracy for the first time!
Written by Mark Galeotti & Loren K. Wiseman (1992, GDW)
Among the Dead is an 82-page adventure published in 1992 by GDW for the Dark Conspiracy game line. Complete with GDW’s higher-than-average quality of layout and art (at least for the time), this scenario is one of the best ever produced for DC, although it’s not without its flaws.
The one-line summary Among the Dead is “a cracking good read, bringing Russia — at least Russia as it exists in the world of Dark Conspiracy — to life”. However, while the story begins strong, with a detailed introduction and hook, the scenario soon fades as the initial mystery is lost among a variety of competing agendas.
That said, it’s hard to do this scenario justice in one simple sentence, so let’s look at Among the Dead in a little more detail…
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