March 29, 2022 by Polar_Bear
So many RPGs have us playing as super-powered beings. Sci-fi soldiers, magical medieval heroes, etc. But in Dark Nation, it’s just you and your friends against the terror that is around. This new RPG is up on Kickstarter now.
From the campaign:
Dark Nation takes its influences from fiction like the Handmaid’s Tale, SS/GB, The Man in the High Castle, 1984 and Edge of Darkness. Play starts with the players collaboratively describing the System their characters live in, how it sustains itself, and how it exercises control over its subjects.
Characters in Dark Nation are ordinary people, pushed into extraordinary circumstances. Players create characters as a group, agreeing the bonds and secrets that will keep them together in times of stress.
Dark Nation scenarios begin with a simple premise. Something awful has happened. Something so terrible the characters cannot ignore it, and feel compelled to investigate, even if that means putting themselves and their families at risk.
If the Investigators succeed they will face an awful choice. Do they want to punish the guilty, secure redress for the victims or make a lasting change? They can only choose one. If they fail they will disappear into darkness, consumed by the System.
The campaign is almost to its funding goal with 13 days left to go.
Source: Tabletop Gaming News
