I can find no record of this games existence except for a current ebay listing: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/262496708009 Anyone got any more data on this game or DES publications?
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Mercenaire RPG by DES Australia 1986
Think I've got a hit.
https://au.linkedin.com/in/duncanschultz
It lists his grammar school as Toowoomba; under various activities he claims to have published a board game in 1985. Profile pic looks a little young to me but maybe contact him, see if he's the author.
I know my way around Toowoomba and I have never heard of any of this.
It cant be him then, mercenaire is not a board game
Profile tailoring. IDK if Australia was ever part of the Satanic panic, but 'board game' is friendlier than 'roleplaying game'.
Nova. Just run his 'deets through some soft and you'll have this done in a nano, choom.
Little bump. Occurred to me there were 2 leads in ; 'Virgin Group', the UK distributor. Is that the Richard Branson megacorp? Did they distribute any other /tg/ products back in the day?
Hollup I got a lead, I'll chase it up in the morning if this thread is still alive by then.
It begins lads
>that profile pic
Fricking desperate
Still no update from facebook yet.
Likely an Australian Twilight 2K knockoff
I vaguely recall seeing an ad for this in an issue of Dragon.
Following your quest for discovery OP.
Facebook update, is 5am so still nothing.
Bump to keep this alive, but better do it in a janny-approved way!
How does social media influence your game world, tabletoply speaking?
Rampant online progressive leftism made me run my game as if I was running it in a Christian Church Backroom.
No edge, No emotional support safety tools, no religion, no relationships or love. Random name generator, the boys would laugh at anyone who brought in a pokedex entry on their level 1 character.
>as if I was running it in a Christian Church Backroom.
>no religion
moron
I play a game in a near future SCP/Delta green type setting. Social Media and managing it has become a pretty important part of the game and can have a large part in some sessions.
Zamn OP, you got a weird one.
That's clearly the guy, as he does have quite a few "TTRPG" stuff and has the military background to go with it. Guesstimating he wrote it on his off time or when he was bored at basic. Seller seems to be a a reseller of anything that looks vaguely neat. Probably picked it up at a flea market.
Curiouser and curiouser.
Eagerly waiting an update on this as I am an aussie who collects rare aussie rpgs
bump cause i want to learn the deepest lore about this game
Still no Facebook update, anyone tried linked in yet?