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In the shadows of the cities the Syndicate thrives by providing the desperate and the downtrodden with the opiates they need to distract themselves and the weapons they need to kill each other. | In the shadows of the cities the Syndicate thrives by providing the desperate and the downtrodden with the opiates they need to distract themselves and the weapons they need to kill each other. | ||
When you really think about the power the [[TCTF]] wields it makes you wonder how the Syndicate has survived. There are a lot of theories: some say [[WCG|World Coalition Government]] lets the Syndicate slide because they keep the underclass down. Others claim a connection between the Syndicate and the | When you really think about the power the [[TCTF]] wields it makes you wonder how the Syndicate has survived. There are a lot of theories: some say [[WCG|World Coalition Government]] lets the Syndicate slide because they keep the underclass down. Others claim a connection between the Syndicate and the r[[emnants of the countries erased by [[WCG|World Coalition Government]]'s land grab. | ||
No matter what the truth is behind the Syndicate's power one thing is for sure - you have to steer away from Boss [[Muro]]. Muro came out of nowhere less than ten years ago and took out all of the old Bosses. He runs the whole show now. Since he became Boss things have gone from bad to worse. The [[TCTF]] doesn't like him. They have been at war with him for years but so far he has stayed one step ahead of the game. | No matter what the truth is behind the Syndicate's power one thing is for sure - you have to steer away from Boss [[Muro]]. Muro came out of nowhere less than ten years ago and took out all of the old Bosses. He runs the whole show now. Since he became Boss things have gone from bad to worse. The [[TCTF]] doesn't like him. They have been at war with him for years but so far he has stayed one step ahead of the game. | ||
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==Added value== | ==Added value== | ||
===An alternative to the Mafia=== | ===An alternative to the Mafia=== | ||
"The Network" is presented as "younger and more agile" than the [[Mafia]]. There has been a number of original concepts of criminal organizations (my favorite reference is [http://www.swo.com/streetarms.shtml Street Arms, Inc.] from Shadowrun fansite [http://www.swo.com swo.com]). However, usually such face less organizations oppose the corporate world at national scale, dealing with the political and economical establishment of a given country. The Syndicate's scale of influence matches that of the [[WCG]] : it's global. | "The Network" is presented as "younger and more agile" than the [[wikipedia:Mafia|Mafia]]. There has been a number of original concepts of criminal organizations (my favorite reference is [http://www.swo.com/streetarms.shtml Street Arms, Inc.] from Shadowrun fansite [http://www.swo.com swo.com]). However, usually such face less organizations oppose the corporate world at national scale, dealing with the political and economical establishment of a given country. The Syndicate's scale of influence matches that of the [[WCG]] : it's global. | ||
===Before [[Muro]]=== | ===Before [[Muro]]=== | ||
The important feature here is that the pre-Muro Syndicate was ''faceless'' rather than ''multifaced'', as opposed to the strong head figure it was to acquire in the person of Muro. That goes in the direction of ''not'' repeating the Mafia's mistakes. | The important feature here is that the pre-Muro Syndicate was ''faceless'' rather than ''multifaced'', as opposed to the strong head figure it was to acquire in the person of Muro. That goes in the direction of ''not'' repeating the Mafia's mistakes. | ||