dark_claw Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Obviously my choices are related to my current campaign (a world travelling, issue driven espionage type of thing) Of course we have to start with the CIA Worldbook http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html for authentic detail on the various countrys of the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia just a great source of information (ok so a bit obvious but far to useful to leave out) http://www.nisat.org/publications/armsfixers/default.htm an excellant source on how the black market arms trade works. http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/sierraleone/breakingnews.html a brilliant source on the arms trade including profiles of some of the real world players. For getting a feel for countrys you have never visited http://www.travelblog.org/ http://intellit.muskingum.edu/index.html A bibliography of books on intelligence agencys also contains other info but overall unless you have access to a very good library probably not that useful So what does anyone else have to add? -Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Re: Some good research sources Good links are always handy -- thanx! I've often used the official sites of orgs like the FBI, DEA, and so forth to obtain basic background information. There's lots of good stuff out there to add verisimilitude details to a campaign or character background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Re: Some good research sources Some great GM Tools Thanks QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_claw Posted February 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Re: Some good research sources A detailed look at the Aum Shinrikyo cults activities http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/1995_rpt/aum/index.html a good example of an apocalyptic cult just change a few details and instant villian for an adventure or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventus Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Re: Some good research sources http://www.comebackalive.com/df/ Robert pelton site for the dangerous places in the world and how to come back alive from them. Very useful. I have both of his books. Required reading for any modern espionage or war or merc campaigns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Re: Some good research sources CIA and UFOs, 1947-90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_claw Posted March 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Re: Some good research sources There's an adventure here somewhere http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coltan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Re: Some good research sources Phases of the Moon, over 6000 years Solar eclipses of historical interest Real-world sky information Now includes (among other things) tables of daylight/darkness duration for any place on Earth, which might be handy for certain campaigns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flames Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Re: Some good research sources Buy that advanced weaponry perk, take those Equipment Resourse Points the GM gave you, and have fun writing up all of these pieces of military gear in Hero System. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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