Paranoia is a a satirical roleplaying game set in a darkly humorous future. A well-meaning but deranged Computer desperately protects the citizens of an underground city from the secret societies (it created,) mutants and all sorts of real and imagined enemies. You play a Troubleshooter, one of The Computer's elite agents. You track and destroy enemies of The Computer. You hope The computer and your fellow Troubleshooters won't find out you are one of these enemies comrade. Paranoia: a blackly fun game of terror, death, bureaucracies, mad scientists, mutants, dangerous weapons and insane robots, which encourages players to lie, to cheat, and to back stab each other at every turn. One of the good things about Paranoia. The less you know about the rules the better. The story goes, normal citizens of Alpha Complex, have the lowest security clearance. These are the worker drones and are kept in a very heavy fog of happy drugs. They are euphoric about their drone lives, when people die, they do so in spectacular ways, see somebody get squished, it's happy fun juice coming out of them. That person next to you who's head just exploded? Confetti everywhere! To earn a raise in security clearance you must do something for The Computer. As an Agent of The Computer, I will be giving you some instructions on what your characters CAN do, I will also have some pre-made characters for those interested in just getting in and playing. If people wish to make their own characters, then that's fine, they will get a little more instruction, but only based on building a character. Any information requests can be sent to Fluff-Y-BuN-3 Agent of the Computer. (me)
For a hundred credits a month you did light drudge work in a food vat, bot maintenance facility, reactor control room or clone tank. The work was dull. Meals consisted of microwaved HotFun pouch meals, extruded ropes of Cold Fun and a bag of algae flakes, washed down with CoffeeLike, TeaSir or the occasional Bouncy Bubble Beverage. You slept in a different bunk each night in the communal barracks. It was loud as a boiler room. It smelled like turpentine. You got skin rashes and ringworm. Still, you drifted along blissfully in a haze of free HappiTime medication. One day you noticed a new sign along one of the corridors on the way to work. This sign made you feel really good looking at it, and you just felt compelled to do what the sign says. These six individuals who hold rank from senior clerks, and low-level technicians, to Armed Forces grunts. Are under investigation for treasonous acts against The Computer and Alpha Complex. Doracy-G-LXT-4 Internal Security /\ FCCC-P IntSec agents run ‘sting’ operations designed to tempt citizens into treason. Because promotion within IntSec is based on the number and prestige of traitors unmasked, IntSec agents are notorious for rooting out treason that isn’t even there to begin with. Of course, false accusations of treason are themselves treason. Chur-FVZ-2 Production, Logistics & Commissary /\ Humanists Cara-R-LXK-3 Production, Logistics & Commissary /\ Illuminati PLC controls agricultural and industrial production. It also distributes these products to the citizens of Alpha Complex. At the INFRARED end of the scale PLC’s service firm workers are cooks, clerks, farmers and factory laborers. Carothr-IDK-2 Power Services [Fuel Rod Disposal Consultants] /\ FCCC-P Josel-R-QoQ-1 Power Services [Power Oscillation Professionals] /\ Anti-Mutant Power Services has the difficult task of maintaining the ancient power plants of Alpha Complex. Day-to-day survival depends on the competence and reliability of this service. It also means Power has high status in Alpha Complex, a fact bitterly resented by the other service groups. As a result, Power Services often finds itself at the wrong end of political power plays. Fuel Rod Disposal Consultants deal with Depleted fuel rods. Depleted fuel rods are treated with a catalyst that accelerates radioactive decomposition and seals them in LeadLike shells. The ‘safe’ rods then require a place for final storage—and in this regard possible sites have become scarce. With only limited space available within Alpha Complex, landfill locations were filled to capacity decades ago, so Power Services is constantly on the lookout for new long-term storage sites. To this end, Fuel Rod Disposal Consultants are often finding things that might be considered treasonous, if they were caught Disposing of rods in these locations. To minimize complaints, PowerOscillationProfessionals kill power to offices closed during night, and to lowcomplaint- potential areas like INFRARED barracks, treason holding cells, toxin containment units and the like—theoretically, just enough to provide power to fulfill their contracts. Theoretically. (They might step out of their bounds and into treasonous waters from time to time) Jim-R-KRK-6 Research & Design /\ PURGE R&D’s main objective is the discovery of weapons and techniques for fighting the Commies. Secondary priorities include the discovery of new power sources, advances in robot technology, and new agricultural and industrial systems. Improvements in the conditions of life for citizens are of low priority, since Alpha Complex is already a utopia. Any change to the status Quo is Treason. Any concerned citizens are to report these individuals to The Computer through it’s acting agent Fluff-y-Bun-3 (VIA PM!!!) Any discussion in the open about reports is Treason and will be dealt with accordingly. With their treason documented. As a reward you will be promoted to Red Security Clearance.
If you are interested in playing Paranoia, choose a name from the above list of 6 people, and create a reason they have committed Treason. PM the information to me Via conversation, and instructions will follow. The better the reason the more believable it will be (and you may earn points for creativity.) This game is based on having FUN!. (fun is mandatory, if make believe isn't fun don't play) (also posting here that you are interested and sending a pm, but not the name of the person nor the reason.) I will take up to, six players. A time hasn't been selected yet, but I expect it to be Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, or any time we're all online at one time. With little to no setup needed, since all we need is your character sheet, team speak, and a D-20 roller (any random roller online will do, you don't need to show me the roll, since I'll only ask you for a number, not telling you what the roll is against, due to the fact that there will be MANY hidden influences on the rolls. I will discuss with each person who pm's me how they want their character, and any more information about the game they ask, I am expecting some people to know how to play a little, others to not know anything on how to play, but the game will develop as it goes on, the constant to remember is, each player character is out to kill each other, but only if they have proof. Everybody is coming out of the same drugged induced haze, so nobody "really" knows whats going on.
have played and love this game. there is also a simplified, terror inducing, card based version. sadly i can't commit to anything cause of my schedule, but is crazy fun game.
