Dark Conspiracy Post 3 Hombres

[swaghauler]

Has anyone heard how the development of Dark Conspiracy is going since 3 Hombres closed up shop? I think it would be cool if DC (and Merc2000) was added to the general forum. I know this forum group could really appreciate the occasional venture into the horror genre.

The only issue I see is I heard that whoever bought it might convert it to a FATE type RPG. I also would have deviated from the more "cartoonish" or "comics oriented" original history to a more common modern setting with a darker twist. No commonly known demon ground or anomalies, but more like CoC or the Dresden Files where evil hides among the ordinary people in a very mundane world. One where killing that vampire could result in murder charges and you cannot stroll around with belt-fed automatic weapons.

[Vespers War]

The crowdfunding campaign for 4th edition went live yesterday. It's supposed to be a "streamlined" version of the original rules, with more attention paid to areas outside the United States (which makes sense, as the company doing 4E is German). My only complaint is that by going full-color and hardcover it's become quite an expensive game.

[Legbreaker]

Originally Posted by swaghauler

No commonly known demon ground or anomalies, but more like CoC or the Dresden Files where evil hides among the ordinary people in a very mundane world.

I actually run it more that way already. With the corporate stranglehold on the media, extremely limited and somewhat dangerous travel, and a bunch of other similar reasons, the average person isn't likely to know what's going on over the other side of town, let alone in the next county, state, etc.
Much of what the average person is exposed to can be explained away as pollution, mutations caused by said pollution, and garden variety terrorism/insanity.

[StainlessSteelCynic]

3 Hombres had the licence for a specific period of time, once it expired the main person behind 3 Hombres decided not to renew the licence (for a few reasons).

The 4th edition is viewed by the developers as a streamlined version updated to suit the modern audience. It is felt that the modern audience does not respond to the horror tropes of the 1980s-1990s in the manner that would give the new edition a fair chance of success. Therefore a number of things have changed such as the creatures you would encounter, character generation and so on but players familiar with earlier editions will still recognize many of the core rules concepts.

The kickstarter page has a decent rundown of the new edition. It's worth noting that Berlin is a major part of the expansion of the game setting (as indicated by the kickstarter page).

As an aside, the developers made no quick decisions in regards to what rules system to use and chose to update the D20 version of the game so that it was still attractive to fans of the earlier editions plus allow the conversion of earlier material to the new edition.
If you want more information, it is worth your time to check in at one of the strongest Dark Conspiracy forums still kicking,
http://www.darkconspiracytherpg.info/forums/index.php

[Morthrai]

Hi folks, sorry I haven't been checking in here for too long. Dark Conspiracy 4e is currently 81% funded after 4 days, which is respectable for a revival of what even a die hard fan like me admits was always something of a niche game

Given that this project is from a respected publisher who have previously worked on new versions of former GDW properties (Space:1889) I am quietly confident of success, especially with the updating and streamlining of the ruleset. If you're interested there's a video on YooChoob with the three main guys discussing the project at a recent convention.

Cheers all!

[Morthrai]

Dark Conspiracy also has a solid presence on Facebook, so if any of you are on there the fan group (of which I am an Admin) can be found here.

Clockwork Publishing's official FB page for the line is here.

Cheers!

[.45cultist]

Man, I hope It will keep open til next week(payday)!