Conspiracy theories of 2070 Options

[redwulf25]

Yeah yeah, I know Ares is dealing with Bug Spirits and trying to merge them with paracritters to make new types of guard animals and the whole world is run by dragons and immortal elves. What else is floating out there in conspiracy theory land? (One of my players took a conspiracy theory blogger as a contact.

One I wouldn't be surprised to see floating around is "Damion Knight is secretly a/an Immortal Elf/Great Dragon/Free Spirit/Robot/Alien/Bug Shaman".

Here's another "Doc Wagon sometimes sells the organs of Basic contract holders to those with Platinum contracts."

[CanRay]

Dunkie faked his death, and is still secretly running the UCAS from a Cold War-Era Bunker.

[longbowrocks]

Here's one that could probably gain clout pretty fast: an elite team of shadowrunners rules the world.

More likely than a Great Dragon, since GM's frequently forget to set up any defenses for a dragon aside from its edge and attributes.

[Brazilian_Shinob...]

Here's another "Doc Wagon sometimes sells the organs of Basic contract holders to those with Platinum contracts."

This one doesn't hold water. With the advance on bioware, selling organs just work out if you are desperate to get money and you have someone desperate for an organ and the person doesn't have the resources to order a new one.
Now, if the organ is somewhat special for some ritualistic purpose, then I would accept that.
Saying "that Doc Wagon sometimes sells the organs of basic contract holders to ghouls" would be easier

[Rasumichin]

Bug city was an inside job.

[Makki]

(One of my players took a conspiracy theory blogger as a contact.)

So he's got my new char as a contact, good to know (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
I need some ideas, too, please be serious and creative *g*

[nezumi]

Nadja Daviar's gams are delicious.

[CanRay]

Nadja Daviar's gams are delicious.

That's not a conspiracy, that's confirmed and undeniable. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

Nadja Daviar was actually quietly killed off, and is Dunkie in magical disguise.

The Renraku Arcology Shutdown was an Inside Job.

The Renraku Arcology Shutdown never happened, it was a major political boondoggle for the UCAS to seize the Arc.

Karl Brackhaven is actually being paid by the NAN to increase tensions with their countries.

Aztlan and Aztechnology is actually run by the Vatican, and the "persecution" of Catholics is a major smoke screen.

Every dragon in the world owns at least one Ketchup Factory, for we are crunchy and good with ketchup.

*Insert Megacorp Here* Has developed "Dirty" Thor Shots to use in case of another "Bug City" situation.

The Corporate Court is actually a puppet of the United Nations in order to develop a One-World Government that people will accept.

Tehran wasn't destroyed, it's all just a massive illusion perpetuated by Draconic magics.

Jetblack is alive and well in a cryostasis tank, waiting for the VITAS-III cure.

The UCAS$1000 bill (The "Reagan" Bill) has always had tracking devices built into them.

[redwulf25]

This one doesn't hold water. With the advance on bioware, selling organs just work out if you are desperate to get money and you have someone desperate for an organ and the person doesn't have the resources to order a new one.
Now, if the organ is somewhat special for some ritualistic purpose, then I would accept that.
Saying "that Doc Wagon sometimes sells the organs of basic contract holders to ghouls" would be easier

When have conspiracy theorists worried about their theories holding water? Look at the people who think the British royal family are reptilian aliens.

[Fyndhal]

SURGE wasn't caused by fluctuations in the Mana field brought about by Haley's Comet. It was caused by a single, powerful Free Chaos Spirit being disrupted and its energies being flung around the world. The Chaos spirit had been quietly feeding on the conflicts of metahumanity for years and, at the time it was discovered deep in the Metaplanes, it's force was already greater than even the greatest of the Dragon's. It was defeated by combined efforts of several corporations under the guise of the "Race for the Comet."

[Fortinbras]

Here's another "Doc Wagon sometimes sells the organs of Basic contract holders to those with Platinum contracts."

Unfortunately, that's an actual conspiracy theory.

President McKinley is alive and well in the Smithsonian

There is a thousands year old orc in the underground so skilled in thievery, he travels to the metaplanes and steals years from death.

The "Race for the Comet" was a cover-up for finding the world's most effective kitchen cleaner.

The world most effective kitchen cleaner is MAN!

The soy you eat is people!

The people you eat are such low quality!

The people you eat got so expensive, they have started replacing them with common cows!

President Andrew Jackson was an Immortal Elf. Seriously, the man was shoot 18 times and committed genocide without reprisal. Also, look at his picture and tell me that's not David Bowie!

President Theodore Roosevelt challenged Death to a game of chess... and won!

The name "Gavlian" is etched onto the moon.

President Lyndon Johnson had sex with Marlyn Monroe more times on accident than JFK ever did on purpose. Arthur Miller got so pissed Lady Bird never walked strait again.

"The Highlander" was a documentary, shot in real time.

The UCAS "Reagan" $1,000 bill, has no idea how it ended up in the hands of all those Contras.

[BookWyrm]

Dunkelzahn, along with Elvis the Vampyre(*), Steam-Borg Teddy Roosevelt, Winston Churchil, Nikolai Tesla (in his natural bio-electro-plasmic form) & the time-displaced Amelia Erhart are currently in a secret Himilayan retreat communing with the hive-mind of the Shedim on how to instigate the arrival of the Greatest Old One (the actual boss of the Great Old Ones & the Greater Old Ones).

The corporations really are just out to make more money.

Any moment now, the Matrix as we know it will gain sentience & declare itself God-Made-Manifest. This will usher in a new Age of Enlightenment.

Area 51 not only exists, it's been a front for all the crackpot conspiracy theorists to focus on while the REAL work is going on.

Pluto isn't just a planet, it's actually a living celestial entity that wants to be left the living hell alone. Ever since planet #3 (Earth) became the favorite, Pluto has been feeling jealous & wants little to do with it's siblings. Especially Titan & Io. They're just really annoying.

(*) = Not to be confused with The Vampire Elvis; not only is the spelling different, but The Vampire Elvis is NOT the one true Elvis. Elvis The Vampyre is the One True King of Rock & Roll first, & a Vampyre second.

[redwulf25]

Deus is not only still around, it's running Horizon.

[longbowrocks]

The pyramid and the all seeing eye have gone even further underground due to their fanatical recruitment of hipsters over the past few decades. Even now, unbeknownst to the average American, the illuminadi are struggling to develop music that even they have never heard of.

[Kyoto Kid]

...Lucien Cross is still alive and living just outside Omsk.

...The Pendragon was secretly on Lord Marchement's payroll for the purpose of stirring up trouble so the LPO could justify tightening its grip on the British populace.

...Lord Marchement was the Pendragon for the same reason above.

...NERPS was an insidious Aztlan plot to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.

[Rasumichin]

Crash 2.0 trapped all of us in the matrix, where we live in a simulated reality up to this day.
This is why technomancers can hack your brain : an AI called Dias created them and gives them admin rights to the devices that project the artificial reality into our minds.

[Hagga]

It turns out that Jesus came back a third time when the Awakening happened. He liked the place (and the lack of romans) so much that he opened a bar in Hawaii and masquerades as a menehune.

Lofwyr is actually six sentient squirrels with a quickened illusion spell activating when they stands on one another's shoulders.

The Pendragon and Queen Catherine are the same person - more illusions let them stand next to each other.

[Teryon]

Dunkelzahn, along with Elvis the Vampyre(*), Steam-Borg Teddy Roosevelt, Winston Churchil, Nikolai Tesla (in his natural bio-electro-plasmic form) & the time-displaced Amelia Erhart are currently in a secret Himilayan retreat communing with the hive-mind of the Shedim on how to instigate the arrival of the Greatest Old One (the actual boss of the Great Old Ones & the Greater Old Ones).

(*) = Not to be confused with The Vampire Elvis; not only is the spelling different, but The Vampire Elvis is NOT the one true Elvis. Elvis The Vampyre is the One True King of Rock & Roll first, & a Vampyre second.

....this sounds like something Id see Warren Ellis making a comic book series about.

[Ascalaphus]

The corporations really are just out to make more money.

Players won't think this is even remotely plausible (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[CanRay]

Players won't think this is even remotely plausible (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

No, but try convincing their Conspiracy Nut Contact of that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

The Shadowrun MMORPG Simsense Game is designed to ferret out people with Anti-Social Tendencies. Those who fail bad enough have their SIN revoked and are "Disappeared".

[Nath]

Yamatetsu never went to Mars. The Tereshkova spaceship vanishing for six days when it should have been reaching the Earth orbit was the result of the CGI mainframe crashing. It did take six days to the CGI team to recreate new 3D models of the ship.

[Prime Mover]

The Black Lodge is behind everything! (No really they are, I saw it on the matrix.)
Whats in the unreachable floors of the Cord Mutual building in Atlanta. (A Draconic Champagne room?)
What bloodline were the Dragons wiping out during the night of rage? (Dumpshock posters?) (From first SR novel.)

[CanRay]

Winnipeg-Centric, but: The Vault under the Black Star Pool is a cache of Dragon Eggs that S-K is protecting at all costs.

[Kyoto Kid]

Yamatetsu never went to Mars. The Tereshkova spaceship vanishing for six days when it should have been reaching the Earth orbit was the result of the CGI mainframe crashing. It did take six days to the CGI team to recreate new 3D models of the ship.

...that's what they get for cutting corners by using the latest pre-release beta of Daz Studio and Hexagon 2.5 instead of 3DS Max, C4D, or Vue Infinite. Those memory leaks will getcha' all the time.

They could at least have budgeted for PoserPro2063 and taken the time to learn Blender. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

[Headshot_Joe]

Bubba the Love Troll is not only straight, but completely opposed to rape of any variety. He was an accountant sent to prison after embezzling funds from a AA rated Corp (Lonestar doesn't send Trolls to white-collar prison, no matter how nice they are). He started the rumors to keep the other inmates off his back (literally), but it got blown out of proportion and he quickly became an urban legend, much to his dismay.

Gridguide is routinely hacked by various Corps to get rid of employees who "know too much".

Aztechnology is researching renewable/sustainable, environmentally friendly means to continue their blood-magic addiction.

Certain parts of the Ork Underground are off limits to most of it's residents, with entrances guarded by technmancer-adept Sasquatches, and patrolled by cyber-augmented drop bear shaman. This is were the Metas keep their plans to overthrow core humanity. (Humanis accepts this as fact.)

Drop bears are actually alien lifeforms.

Sasquatches are actually alien lifeforms.

Dragons are actually alien lifeforms.

Nadja Daviar's lusty brown elven nipples are actually alien lifeforms.