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Department-7 (Dark Matter)

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#1
battles14
Mar 27, 2008 7:44:57 I'm guessing that this question has been answered before, but the search function on these forums is horrible. I just got Dark*Matter, and there are some things that don't seem to fit with the rest of the books. The most obvious is Department-7. I'm guessing that it's supposed to be that Department-7, but its description is drastically different than the writeup that's presented in Urban Arcana. So, is it the same entity? Please let me know if anyone has a definitive answer on this.
#2
steventirey1985
Mar 27, 2008 8:53:02 d20 Modern assumes that the players work for Department 7, though the actual description of what Department 7 is and does varies from setting to setting.
#3
orloff
Mar 27, 2008 19:19:03 The Department-7 of Dark*Matter is Department 7 of the Hoffman Institute, a body which I believe is specific to the Dark*Matter setting. It overrides any information about Department-7 from different books, as it is adapting the organization to the tone of Dark*Matter.
#4
ranger_reg
Mar 27, 2008 20:17:18
I'm guessing that this question has been answered before, but the search function on these forums is horrible. I just got Dark*Matter, and there are some things that don't seem to fit with the rest of the books. The most obvious is Department-7. I'm guessing that it's supposed to be that Department-7, but its description is drastically different than the writeup that's presented in Urban Arcana. So, is it the same entity? Please let me know if anyone has a definitive answer on this.

Department-7 have always been a generic base of operation for your PCs (defined in the d20 Modern Core Rulebook). They are defined and function differently depending on the flavor of the setting.

Obviously [smallcaps]Urban Arcana[/smallcaps] and [smallcaps]Dark*Matter[/smallcaps] are two different settings, despite the fact they're using our real world as their stage.

So, if you're going to run a [smallcaps]Dark*Matter[/smallcaps] game, best to use its version of Department-7 of the Hoffman Institute.

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#1 battles14 Mar 27, 2008 7:44:57	I'm guessing that this question has been answered before, but the search function on these forums is horrible. I just got DarkMatter, and there are some things that don't seem to fit with the rest of the books. The most obvious is Department-7. I'm guessing that it's supposed to be that* Department-7, but its description is drastically different than the writeup that's presented in Urban Arcana. So, is it the same entity? Please let me know if anyone has a definitive answer on this.
#2 steventirey1985 Mar 27, 2008 8:53:02	d20 Modern assumes that the players work for Department 7, though the actual description of what Department 7 is and does varies from setting to setting.
#3 orloff Mar 27, 2008 19:19:03	The Department-7 of DarkMatter is Department 7 of the Hoffman Institute, a body which I believe is specific to the DarkMatter setting. It overrides any information about Department-7 from different books, as it is adapting the organization to the tone of Dark*Matter.
#4 ranger_reg Mar 27, 2008 20:17:18	I'm guessing that this question has been answered before, but the search function on these forums is horrible. I just got DarkMatter, and there are some things that don't seem to fit with the rest of the books. The most obvious is Department-7. I'm guessing that it's supposed to be that* Department-7, but its description is drastically different than the writeup that's presented in Urban Arcana. So, is it the same entity? Please let me know if anyone has a definitive answer on this. Department-7 have always been a generic base of operation for your PCs (defined in the d20 Modern Core Rulebook). They are defined and function differently depending on the flavor of the setting. Obviously [smallcaps]Urban Arcana[/smallcaps] and [smallcaps]DarkMatter[/smallcaps] are two different settings, despite the fact they're using our real world as their stage. So, if you're going to run a [smallcaps]DarkMatter[/smallcaps] game, best to use its version of Department-7 of the Hoffman Institute.