#cursed technology

Criminal Mastermind uses deepfakes to frame someone else for their crimes, who has to track them down to prove their innocence while dodging the cops.

Cult leader/terrorist uses deepfakes to project an idealized version of themselves to gather followers and throw off the FBI/Interpol/Whoever while hiding in plain sight with their real face.

A cop desperate for evidence against a suspect they know is guilty pastes their face over another criminal in security footage. But was that man really guilty after all? Does the criminal whose crimes he was framed for go on to commit more? Does the fake get found out, causing the bad guy to get off scott-free because of double-jeopardy?

Stalker/crazy ex uses deepfakes to lull their target into a false sense of security.

Killer uses deepfakes to impersonate their victim and confuse investigators about the time of death and when and where they were last seen.

October 20, 2025 – 23:00 They called it the Data Graveyard. Officially, it was Archive Server 9, a DEC Alpha server running Windows NT Server, patched, and patched, and patched again, since 1998. A hulking relic stashed in the sub-basement of the old municipal building downtown—where the city kept its records, some dating back to the early ’90s. Payroll files. Permit requests. Zoning appeals.…

We (a man of status, not three kobolds trying to fit inside one trenchcoat) were taken to a surface fortress of great luxury: The House Royal. As befitting our status after conquering “City Hall” in an honorable duel, we were taking by a large metal chariot driven by a serf to afraid to even make eye-contact (Krak still pulled the fedora low, lest our disguise be spoiled). Continue reading K.K.…