Written by Michael C. LaBossiere (1992, GDW)
Nightsider was the second and final folio-style adventure released by Games Designer Workshop (GDW) in the Dark Conspiracy line. Well, when I say adventure, I actually mean a collection of three loosely connected scenarios based in Maine, New England (but easily transferable) that all involve an otherworldly invasion by the titular Nightsiders. These creatures, beings able to inhabit the bodies of the dead, are slowly but surely infiltrating our dimension, and, as always, it falls on the Minion Hunters to stop this invasion before it is too late.
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!