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‘''The Black Archive. Highest security rating on the planet. The entire staff have their memories wiped at the end of every shift.''’
‘''The Black Archive. Highest security rating on the planet. The entire staff have their memories wiped at the end of every shift.''’


The [[Tower of London]]: home to ravens, Beefeaters and one of the most extensive collections of esoteric alien artefacts on Earth.
The [[Tower of London]]: home to ravens, Beefeaters and [[Black Archive, Tower of London|one of the most extensive collections of esoteric alien artefacts on Earth]].


Under the stewardship of UNIT, The Black Archive is charged with finding, storing and understanding the weirdest and most powerful alien Gadgets that come to our planet. Just as this unbelievably valuable and dangerous collection has expanded, so has UNIT itself evolved. No longer solely a military organisation, in the 21st Century UNIT agents are as likely to be diplomats and investigators as they are soldiers.
Under the stewardship of UNIT, The Black Archive is charged with finding, storing and understanding the weirdest and most powerful alien Gadgets that come to our planet. Just as this unbelievably valuable and dangerous collection has expanded, so has UNIT itself evolved. No longer solely a military organisation, in the 21st Century UNIT agents are as likely to be diplomats and investigators as they are soldiers.
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* The mysteries of the [[Omega Locker]] are revealed, and the mysteries of the [[Enigma Vault]] are not!
* The mysteries of the [[Omega Locker]] are revealed, and the mysteries of the [[Enigma Vault]] are not!


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
''to be added''
''to be added''
== Worldbuilding ==
* Major Black Archives across the world include [[Black Archive, Seabase One]] at [[Seabase One]] in the [[Mariana Trench]], [[Black Archive, Gateway of India]] in [[Mumbai]], the [[Central Archive]] in [[Geneva]], [[Black Archive, Peter and Paul Fortress]] in [[St Petersburg]], [[Black Archive, Cuzco]] in [[Cuzco]], [[Black Archive, Pharos]] in [[Alexandria]], [[Black Archive, Shanghai World Financial Centre]] in [[Shanghai]], [[Black Archive, Snowcap]] at [[Snowcap]], [[Space Station W1]], [[Black Archive, Washington Monument]] in [[Washington DC]], and [[Black Archive, Statue of Liberty]] in [[New York City]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* [[Snowcap]] was previously established as a UNIT base in [[GAME]]: {{cs|Defending the Earth: The UNIT Sourcebook (game)}}.
* [[Snowcap]] was previously established as a UNIT base in [[GAME]]: {{cs|Defending the Earth: The UNIT Sourcebook (game)}}.
* [[Liz Shaw]] is still alive in the present of this game, however she has been assigned to the not-yet-completed [[UNIT Moonbase]]. She recently ran into the [[Twelfth Doctor]], who mentioned something about the Moonbase plans and 'not being able to make an omelette without breaking an egg', a reference to Shaw's death on the Moon in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Eternity Weeps (novel)}}.
* [[The Auctioneers]] are listed as one of UNIT's enemies, as seen in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Encounters (audio anthology)|Encounters]]''.
* The [[Enigma Vault]] contains the empty casing of a [[Spider Dalek]], as seen in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Chronicles of Doctor Who? (short story)}}.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://cubicle7games.com/the-black-archive '''''The Black Archive''''' on Cubicle]
* [https://cubicle7games.com/the-black-archive '''''The Black Archive''''' on Cubicle]
 
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Latest revision as of 23:09, 24 September 2024

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The Black Archive was a reference book published as part of Cubicle 7's Adventures in Time and Space: The Roleplaying Game, covering the Black Archive and an expanded vision of the setting.

It was the last Cubicle 7 Doctor Who release during the Twelfth Doctor's television era.

Publisher's synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Black Archive. Highest security rating on the planet. The entire staff have their memories wiped at the end of every shift.

The Tower of London: home to ravens, Beefeaters and one of the most extensive collections of esoteric alien artefacts on Earth.

Under the stewardship of UNIT, The Black Archive is charged with finding, storing and understanding the weirdest and most powerful alien Gadgets that come to our planet. Just as this unbelievably valuable and dangerous collection has expanded, so has UNIT itself evolved. No longer solely a military organisation, in the 21st Century UNIT agents are as likely to be diplomats and investigators as they are soldiers.

The Black Archive details the 21st Century organisation that collects, catalogues and protects some of the most incredible artefacts the Earth has ever known, and the collection itself.

  • Play UNIT agents beyond the military, including alien UNIT characters with new UNIT Archetypes and new Traits
  • A collection of recent notable characters connected to The Black Archive and UNIT
  • Details on The Black Archive itself – its history, its security measures and how it fits into your Doctor Who Roleplaying Game adventures
  • New Gadget traits

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]