New: Syndicate - Roleplaying the Dark Future (free, open-ended, email, human, modern, rpg)

From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2001 19:13:01 +0000

Name:		Syndicate - Roleplaying the Dark Future
Email:		spade@saunalahti.fi
Frequency:		varies
Type:		rpg
URL:		http://www.saunalahti.fi/~spade/syndicate
Costs:		free
Last-Update:		2001Jul05
Keywords: free, open-ended, email, human, modern, rpg

Description:

Syndicate - Roleplaying the Dark Future
It is year 2039 and the world is a much meaner place to live in. Big
corporations rule the economic world and crush all those who oppose them.
Skill and knowledge are power, and those without either are worthless than
nothing.

First came the wars in the Third World. Countless bombings with biological
and chemical weapons demolished most of the African, Asian and
South-American nations.

Then came the global depression, famine and collapse of the political
system in weaker countries. Various nature resources started to run out.
Recycling and reproducing were enforced and the real power moved to those
with power plants.

After the wars and the collapse of the totalitarianism, the corporations
expanded their power into Third World countries, making them more and more
dependent on corporate power and technology. Finally, in some countries, a
vote could be hired and thus the corporations could buy votes from the
poor.

For new resources and food, mass production was moved to the oceans.
Gigantic corporate food droids collect seaweed and other plants from the
sea, in order to produce cheap synthetic food and materials for everyday
goods.

Visit the website for much more information.....

http://www.saunalahti.fi/~spade/syndicate

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