Here's one of the more evocative sidebars from the Dark Conspiracy preview appearing in issue #47 of Challenge magazine (December 1990).
Here's one of the more evocative sidebars from the Dark Conspiracy preview appearing in issue #47 of Challenge magazine (December 1990).
This has stuck with me for decades. I had misremembered it a coming from Shadowrun for some reason. Seemed a bit far fetched back in the 90's, but as I've grown up and watched the world around us, it isn't that crazy.
ReplyDeleteIt's still pretty far fetched. The system won't pay to support anyone just for their vote when it's cheaper and easier to just end elections, or turn them into shams where your votes don't affect the outcome. We're almost there now in the US, and other nations have been that way for a very long time.
DeleteThis is what happens when mankind trades away freedom for security.
ReplyDeleteMore like an illusion of security.
DeleteIt's happening as we speak
ReplyDeleteWow! You know what ad wouldn’t make me want to buy an RPG? This one!
ReplyDeleteOops! I just realized this wasn’t an ad, it was a sidebar to an article (I assume). Never-the-lass: “Blah!”
ReplyDeleteIt was an insert promoting Dark Conspirac, which, at that time, was still not yet released, so it's pretty close to being an advertisement.
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