''DarkTek Sourcebook'' is a supplement published by
Game Designers' Workshop
Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) was a Board wargame, wargame and role-playing game publisher from 1973 to 1996. Many of their games are now carried by other publishers.
History
Game Designers' Workshop was originally established June 22, 1973. ...
in 1991 for the near-future horror role-playing game ''
Dark Conspiracy
''Dark Conspiracy'' is a near-future horror role-playing game (RPG) originally written by Lester W. Smith and published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) in 1991 in games, 1991. Several newer editions have been published.
Setting
''Dark Conspi ...
''.
Contents
''DarkTek Sourcebook'', written by
Charles E. Gannon, with cover art by
John Zeleznik
John Zeleznik is an artist and illustrator.
Career
Zeleznik has provided covers and illustrative work for many role-playing games including ''Shadowrun'', '' Rifts'' (and other Palladium Books games), and ''GURPS''. He graduated from the Otis/Pa ...
,
describes new items for a ''Dark Conspiracy'' campaign, including the biologic weapons used by the Dark Minions, the constructs used by the ETs, and the advanced technology used by humans.
Reception
In the September 1992 edition of ''
Dragon
A dragon is a Magic (supernatural), magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but European dragon, dragons in Western cultures since the Hi ...
'' (Issue #185),
Allen Varney
Allen Varney (born 1958) is an American writer and game designer. Varney has produced numerous books, role-playing game supplements, technical manuals, articles, reviews, columns, and stories, as well as the fantasy novel ''Cast of Fate'' ( TSR, ...
thought that this book "shows a shivery imagination that conveys the game’s flavor better than the rulebook did." Varney concluded with a thumbs up, saying, "Put an Obedience Bug (page 16) in your referee’s ear and compel him to get this book."
Reviews
* ''
Casus Belli
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'' #69 (May 1992)
References
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Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1991
Science fiction role-playing game supplements