--- title: MIDNIGHT RESISTANCE abstract: Welcome to the post-apocalyptic world of MIDNIGHT RESISTANCE! --- ![Midnight Resistance Logo](mr_logo.jpg "Midnight Resistance Logo") The World --------- The original game of *Midnight Resistance* was based in [Warwick], a small town in Australia, after a [nuclear war]. Most of the other nations on the planet had been destroyed, and much of Australia had also been nuked. Only small towns in regional areas managed to survive the [fallout]. Many of these towns were controlled by barons and makeshift [militia]. Mutants and roaming gangs are common, violence is an everyday part of life. The characters in the game are part of a resistance group trying to overthrow the current [despots] of Warwick. The History ----------- *Midnight Resistance* was designed by Stephen Gander and Phillip Agnew while in year 10 at [Warwick High School]. The rights to *Midnight Resistance* were then purchased by Steven Darnell in 1992 for $5, who expanded and redesigned the game. Steven then on-sold the game to David Marsh in 1995 for two 4th edition [Magic: The Gathering] boosters. Unfortunately, since so much time has passed, much of the original material has been lost. Was the name "inspired" by the 1989 computer game [Midnight Resistance]? It's certainly a possibility, but I'll never know for sure. *Update 2023:* After many years sitting forgotten in a cupboard, the original game will organised to be returned to Stephen. Mirror ------ The game has been scanned and is mirrored below. An old faded character sheet is also available, which shows basic layout and stats of a typical character. * [midnight_resistance.pdf] (:warning: 126 MB PDF) * [midnight_resistance_char_sheet.pdf] (:warning: 1.3 MB PDF) [Warwick]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warwick,_Queensland [nuclear war]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_warfare [fallout]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fallout [militia]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia [despots]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despotism [Warwick High School]: https://warwickshs.eq.edu.au [Magic: The Gathering]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic:_The_Gathering [Midnight Resistance]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Resistance [midnight_resistance.pdf]: /_mirror/midnight_resistance.pdf [midnight_resistance_char_sheet.pdf]: /_mirror/midnight_resistance_char_sheet.pdf