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[EuchreJack]

Attention Citizens!  Friend Computer has a wonderful mandatory opportunity for YOU to save Alpha Complex and prove your loyalty!
Sign up to be a Troubleshooter!  Find Trouble, Shoot Trouble, Get Rewarded!  Win-Win!  Failure to Win is Treason!  Don't be Treasonous, become a Troubleshooter!

..._{secret discord link for this game}

Heh, being a Troubleshooter is a great way to advance in your Secret Society.  I plan to run this like a Lazy Fair in that each of the 6 (or so) Troubleshooters will be responsible for running a portion of the mission, and the players will themselves set their secret society tasks...more or less.  I'll mainly assist by moderating disputes, (pretending) to roll dice, [Deleted for Security Reasons], and giving ideas/pokes. This link describing the Paranoia Role Playing Game is Above Your Security Clearance.

Another link for Troubleshooters

And a Discord topic on Paranoia.

I'm going to arbitrarily divide the typical mission into the following 6 stages, subject to change based upon player interest [CLASSIFIED].
A) Briefing
B) Outfitting (typically this means getting standard equipment at PLC and experimental equipment at R&D, but anything that gets the players some gear is fine)
C) Finding Trouble
D) Commie Mutant Traitor Counter Attack!  Or Unexpected Plot Twist
E) Shooting Trouble, or Otherwise trying to resolve the Plot
F) Debriefing

1) Name
2) Service Sector (or job if you're unfamiliar with the format)
3) Secret Society (this can be an "open secret", or you can send me a PM)
4) Mutant Power (if you post something here, you are a Registered Mutant.  If you DON'T want to be heavily discriminated against, include it in the PM instead)
5) Preferred Team Role
6) Your Security Clearance
7) Your Clone number (any errors on question 6 will be rectified here, so maybe you should explain why you are an Indigo slumming with a bunch for Red Troubleshooters, or you might end up a Red Troubleshooter on your 2nd clone instead of your first)
Your Favorite Part of the Mission
9) Other useless miscellaneous info, like your stats, skills, appearance, gender, personality, etc.  It really won't matter much, but you can use it to justify things I guess.

[TricMagic]

1) Name: Friend Timantha Jack
2) Service Sector: Resolver
3) Secret Society Friend Computer's Friendship Society.
4) Mutant Power: Friend Problem Resolver(Mind Controls Troublemakers to see the glorious Friendship and accept their Demise and rebirth. For Friendship!)
5) Preferred Team Role: Friend
6) Your Security Clearance: Indigo
7) Your Clone number 01000110 01110010 01101001 01100101 01101110 01100100 00100000 00110110 00110110
Your Favorite Part of the Mission: Making new Friends.
9) Friend. Keep in contact with other Friends. Resolve friendly fights among Friends.

[EuchreJack]

Ok, because of [Deleted for Security Reasons]_{Get used to seeing that a lot}, I imagine most potential troubleshooters are unfamiliar with some of the basics of the Paranoia RPG game, so I'm going to give you an introduction.  It's the most information you'll be getting, so pay attention!

Paranoia is a role playing game.  I assume you all know what that means.

But unlike normal role playing games, the Paranoia rpg pits the players against one another for the amusement of the GM because it is FUN.  You totally should be trying to get each other into trouble.

However, I prefer a slower pace.  You DON'T just try to shoot someone.  They might shoot back.  You might miss, they might hit.  You instead frame them for treason.

The game is set in an underground bunker after some apocalyptic event, the details of which you don't know.  In fact, maybe there was no apocalyptic event, and the whole thing is just a colossal lab experiment that went horribly wrong.  It doesn't really matter, as most missions won't be Outside anyways.

Your characters were raised in this bunker.  You have clone backups.  For all you know, you only have six clones total (six lives).  Maybe you get more, but probably not.

Friend Computer is the computer AI system that runs the underground bunker.  It generally wants what is best for everyone, but its gone crazy over all those years of poor maintenance and tampering.  Imagine if you could talk to God and quickly deducted that God was truly insane.  As far as you know, Friend Computer CAN do anything.

Clones have Security Clearance, this shows the level of trust that Friend Computer has in the Citizens of Alpha Complex (the name of your home is Alpha Complex, don't ask why, like seriously don't ask).

The Color Spectrum denotes the Clearances, from lowest being Infrared and the highest being Ultraviolet.

Infrared
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet
Ultraviolet

The higher your clearance, the more information you are allowed to know, the more stuff you can interact with and own, and the more places you can go. 

But ignorance is bliss.  Infareds usually live out their allotted 30 or so years without major issues.

You however took the Red Apple.  An evil nefarious Secret Society corrupted you.  They gave you an opportunity to turn on your fellow citizen, betraying them to a certain death for a chance for advancement to Red clearance.

And were rewarded with promotion to Red, a delicious Red Apple, and assignment to a Troubleshooter Team.

Troubleshooters are like volunteer firefighters, only they kill traitors and otherwise solve problems.  Hah.

Like any other force of people given no training whatsoever and thrown at crises, Troubleshooters generally make thing worse, at least those formed from newly-promoted Red citizens.  Your actual goal is to complete your Secret Society mission and survive.

Happiness is Mandatory.  Not being Happy is Treasonous.  Traitors get killed.

Alright, enough for today.  Oh, and you get lasers.  They're generally worthless, but hey its something you generally get for free.

[VoidSlayer]

1) Name: Friend 984-wvryv
2) Service Sector: Maintenance
3) Secret Society: Secret societies are treason
4) Mutant Power: Mutation is treason
5) Preferred Team Role: DPS
6) Your Security Clearance: Red
7) Your Clone number 1
Your Favorite Part of the Mission: Briefing
9) Primary job was testing ladders, elevators and stairs.  Talks about vertical transportation way too much. 984 or Wveryv to friends and name was certainly not the result of someone smashing a keyboard at random.

[EuchreJack]

Greetings Troubleshooters!  Now if you can recruit 2 more friends each, we're ready to go!

[BlackPaladin99]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 1) Unknown
2) Power Services
3) PMed
4)PMed
5) Damage
6) Red
7)1
Outfitting
9) Unknown.
10)Black Claymore

[Dorsidwarf]

Rules lite playerdriven Paranoia? Can the proper atmosphere of absolute GM tyranny survive without the dictatorial control of standard Paranoia?

[EuchreJack]

Rules lite playerdriven Paranoia? Can the proper atmosphere of absolute GM tyranny survive without the dictatorial control of standard Paranoia?

Dorsidwarf, report for brainscrubbing for slanderous speech.

[Screech9791]

1) FRANK-R-1337
2) R&D
3) An even more secret society (check PMs)
4) Unknown mutations, if any
5) Morale^TM Officer
6) Red
7) 2
Kicking open the door
9)

Spoiler: This information is VIOLET security clearance. (click to show/hide)

You are not supposed to be reading this, traitor.

R&D Test Item: Box of 6x Infrared Phosphorous Grenades with Surprise Fuse Tech

[EuchreJack]

Two slots available, unless Dorsidwarf wants to join after brainscrubbing, then one slot available.  Extra slots may be available, if Friend Computer deems you worthy.

[Iris]

I kept an eye on this and of course it blows up when I'm not looking. I am interested, but fully expect to fall flat once it falls onto me to drive the action. Oh well, for Friend Computer!

1) Dan-R-GRY-1
2) Service Sector: Tech Services
3) Secret Society: None, Friend Computer!
4) Mutant Power: None, Friend Computer!
5) Preferred Team Role: Equipment Guy
6) Your Security Clearance: Red
7) Your Clone number: 1
Your Favorite Part of the Mission: Heroically defending Our Complex from Commie Mutant Traitors
9) Other useless miscellaneous info, like your stats, skills, appearance, gender, personality, etc.: Gender is male, like that makes a difference in Alpha Complex. Appearance is pale-skinned and with perpetual stubble. High Software and Hardware skills, especially bot skills.

I also have the virtue of having actually read the rulebook or the RED parts, anyway.

[EuchreJack]

Loyal Troubleshooters!
Friend Computer is so happy to see this outpouring of loyal citizens seeking to fight Terrorists, Communists, and Mutant Scum!
As the team seems to be mostly formed, and no obvious Team Leader has arisen, Friend Computer has decided that the best Team Leader is one selected by the team.

Please publicly announce whom you feel is best suited to be Team Leader.  Failure to help Friend Computer is Treason.

[EuchreJack]

Why Lasers Suck

Spoiler: Communist Propaganda Attack! (click to show/hide)

The Evil Computer has discriminated in its allocation of lasers by clearance color.  Lasers are colored from Red to Ultraviolet.  This may seem good, but troubleshooters are also given reflective overalls that cover about half their body in the same color.  Reflective Overalls block the laser of the same color or lower in clearance. So Red clearance troubleshooters can't kill other red clearance troubleshooters, due to their wearing red reflective overalls.  Thankfully, secret societies such as The Glorious Communist Revolution Party can get you higher levels of laser.  An Orange laser can punch right through that Red reflect that your fellow troubleshooters are wearing, unless one is also Orange clearance with corresponding reflect.
Needless to say, decadent capitalist Violet overseers in Violet Reflect probably won't be going down to any lasers you have.  Use something else to overthrow your oppressors!
Ah, but the incompetent Computer can't even succeed in making its laser suck!  The reflective overalls, as you read above, only cover about half the body, and usually the lower half at that.  A head shot is still gonna be deadly.  And the reflective overalls don't always stop all the laser blast.  If only we all could live lives of equality, free from Evil Computer's tyranny of unequal color clearances and body coverage!
Lasers consist of two parts: The body that is virtually identical, and the barrels that vary by color.  The ammo is stored in the barrel.  You have 6 shots guaranteed.  You can fire more, but each shot carries the risk of not firing or blowing the whole laser up.  If it starts beeping and flashing, toss it away!
Laser Combat overview: If you are getting shot at, remember you could die from a single shot.  If you are shooting, remember that you might not do very much harm to your target with one shot.  Lasers basically suck, but they're the most common weapon in Alpha Complex.
Congratulations!  You've earned one Communist Propaganda Point!  If you earn 10 or more, you may join Glorious People's Communist Revolution Party.  Experience true equality fighting the tyranny of the Evil Capitalist Computer.  Those who join sooner are more equal than those who join later. For Lenin! For Marx!  For Groucho!

[Fluffe9911]

(I just noticed this existed and since this sounds fun and I dont want to miss out I am writing this post at around 4:40 am hope im not too late! Also this is my first time ever doing something like this so let me know if I make any mistakes) (Also also once again doing another cross over episode with Steve)

Spoiler: Steve Goldwin (click to show/hide)

1) Name: Legal Friend Steve Goldwin
2) Service Sector: Legal Sector
3) Secret Society: I am legally obligated to express my loyalty to the computer above all else! (Sending a dm)
4) Mutant Power: That's illegal! (Sending a dm)
5) Preferred Team Role: Wise ass Strategic and Legal consultant!
6) Your Security Clearance: Orange
7) Your Clone number: 0
8. Your Favorite Part of the Mission: Smuggly pointing out law breaking and taking advantage of legal loopholes
9) Steve is a skinny man with short brown hair and is often seen wearing a grey business suit and his favorite pair of gold trimmed shades he likes to wears almost 24/7. According to Steve he loves helping people out and enjoys passing time by reading and imagining things in his head, he also likes to think things threw before attempting anything preferring to stay on the side of caution when it comes to potentially dangerous activities. Steve also has a laser pointer in his left pants pocket.

Spoiler: Obligatory song I post everytime I make a Steve Goldwin character (click to show/hide)

https://youtu.be/P4qaHpBz5M4

"Its so hard to decide! You all seem like such lovely people after all! Although if I must elect a leader I say it should be... Steve glances around at everyones nametags "Frank! I mean just look at the guy! He looks like a person born to lead if I say so myself!"

[EuchreJack]

A poll has been created for Citizens of Alpha Complex to vote on who gets the honor of being Team Leader.  Note, this is in addition to their other team privileges.