Merc: 2000 is an alternative

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for the Twilight: 2000

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. Whereas Twilight: 2000 was set in the immediate post-

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era, with characters representing soldiers trying to survive, characters in Merc: 2000 are mercenaries working for or against government forces in the

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, mainly in

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countries all over the world. Rules-wise, Merc: 2000 must be used with Twilight: 2000 versions 2.0 through 2.2; the earlier first-edition Twilight: 2000 rules differ too much to be easily usable without extensive adaptation. The Merc: 2000 rulebook details the game world, gives additional rules and equipment that will be more useful in mercenary campaigns than in normal Twilight: 2000 ones, and also supplies some basic

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to play. Game Designers' Workshop also published a number of separate adventures for use with Merc: 2000.

Reception

Allen Mixson reviewed ''MERC: 2000'' in '' White Wolf'' #30 (Feb., 1992), rating it a 4 out of 5 and stated that "If you want a slightly futuristic game setting or a perspective on what the world could have been if nuclear war hadn't started, this book is just for you. I highly recommend it."

Reviews

*''Terra Traveller Times'' (Number 33 - Mar 1991) *''Voyages to the Worlds of SF Gaming'' (Issue 15 - 1991) *''

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'' #70 *''

'' #75

References

{{reflist Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1990 Twilight: 2000 supplements