The Carrion Economy
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The Carrion Economy is a setting sourcebook for Red Markets: A Game of Economic Horror designed to inspire international games.
The apocalypse was unevenly distributed. As the Blight sent a pandemic of monsters screaming across the Earth¸ the map was rewritten in blood. Each region's unique history¸ geography¸ and economy cut new crimson borders between the living and dead.
Five years later¸ humanity's divisions are often literal - divides that separate the gnawing corpses¸ inconvenient poor¸ and climate collapse away from the last remaining illusions of safety. But Takers exist to overstep boundaries¸ and everyone - everywhere - consumes . Whether it's walls¸ borders¸ oceans¸ or moats of snapping undead¸ no crew can afford to be separated from its payday for long.
The terrorist group known as The Moths do their best to collect the mix of rumors¸ propaganda¸ and intelligence that make up "international news.� It's presented here for the benefit of Takers around the globe. When the only value left in the wasted world lies in salvaging the corpse of a dead reality¸ survival means claiming the juiciest bits for yourself.
CONTENTS INCLUDE
World Atlas : Maps of the world and every continent provide detailed borders¸ conflicts¸ and points of interest to inspire international campaigns. Global Decline : New stories from the year of the Crash provide a global history characters can use to craft backstories and discover unclaimed salvage. Policy Briefings : Analysis of the surviving nation states stands ready to inject intrigue into your game or inspire a homegrown international setting. Market Analysis : The macroeconomics of global trade provides Takers with the inspiration to take their scores to the next level. New Factions : Latent pirates¸ mercenary armies¸ eco-terrorist cells - learn about a variety of new post-Crash groups making moves in the market. Disaster Capitalism : Discover the international conflicts and bleeding-edge technology Takers can exploit to profit off bloody business as usual.