Agency
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AGENCY
Using the retroclone superhero rules in FASERIPopedia¸ expand your game and run a whole espionage¸ investigator¸ nosy lawyer¸ detective or police campaign using this sourcebook!
Play a grim assassin¸ Federal investigator¸ meddling busybody or agent from an intelligence agency! Roll up missions¸ Contacts¸ locations¸ threats - this book has it all¸ including Spy Items and even special Animals that will fight with you - or against you!
Superhero Contacts are always reliable - you can forget that in this book. Agent characters are ANTI-HEROES¸ using Reputation not Popularity and the Villain wages of sin karma rules. No superheroes here. Just the agents who work in the shadows¸ neutralizing threats¸ killing where necessary¸ dealing in betrayal where they have to.
Expanded Contacts rules include randomizing who your Contact is - and changing their attitude if it is unhelpful¸ in a variety of ways!
Find out about Death Traps and their Weaknesses!
Codes!
Also includes an example location¸ a neutral meeting place in the south of France: Le Chat Satanique!
Everything you need to run a spy adventure - or an endless spy campaign! And so much more!
INITIAL BRIEFING DOCUMENT CONTENTS
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Declassified Information:
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INITIAL BRIEFING; SUBJECT: THIS BOOK
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RELEVANT SKILL ASSESSMENT; SKILL RANGE
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WHERE ARE ALL THE GUNS?; YOU DON'T HAVE TO EAT EVERYTHING ON THE MENU; MISSION DOSSIERS
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REPUTATION
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MISSION PARAMETER EVALUATION
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MISSION EQUIPMENT REQUISITION; STOCKPILES; Lost Or Damaged (LOD) Report;
Continuing Need; WHAT I BUY¸ I KEEP
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KARMA; AGENTS MAKE THEIR OWN LUCK; DISLOYALTY; DEBRIEFING
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CONTINUOUS SELF-IMPROVEMENT
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GENERATING AN ESPIONAGE CHARACTER; Choose or roll an Origin on the Candidate Selection Criteria chart; Note any modifications or starting bonuses the Origin confers; Choose or roll Ability Scores on the Medical Assessment chart; Calculate Health (F + A + S + E) and Karma (R + I + P); Reputation begins at Zero for most characters; Wealth begins at Bad for all characters¸ and is then modified by Origin; Roll any Powers or Bonus Skills; Choose Normal Skills (examples are on the master list in FASERIPopedia¸ page 69); Choose or roll ONE Limitation (FASERIPopedia¸ page 86); Character can begin the game with ONE Contact (FASERIPopedia page 66) or ONE Bonus skill in addition to what has already been rolled; ORIGIN; CANDIDATE SELECTION CRITERIA - 1d100 chart
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MEDICAL ASSESSMENT - 1d100 chart
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BONUS SKILLS - 1d100 chart
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VERY SPECIAL AGENT - 1d100 chart
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RANK EVALUATION MATRIX; SCRUBBING POWERS AND RANKS; BRIEFING ADDENDUM - EXOTIC¸ BESPOKE AND PECULIAR SKILLS
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BRIEFING: STARTING EQUIPMENT AND WEALTH BY CHARACTER ORIGIN; ACRONYM AND INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AGENTS; ASSASSINS
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CONTACT AGENT; DUAL IDENTITY OPERATIVE
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FEDERAL INVESTIGATOR; FREELANCE BUSYBODY
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FREELANCE SPY; HYPNO-SPY
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INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR; INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CONTRACTOR
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LAWYER INVESTIGATOR; MERCENARY
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MILITARY INTELLIGENCE AGENT; NETWORK ASSET
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POLICE DETECTIVE; PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
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SOLDIER OF FORTUNE; TIDES OF FORTUNE (includes chart)
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ASSIGNMENTS¸ MISSIONS¸ QUESTS; Encounter
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Macguffin; MACGUFFINS - 1d100 chart
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Thread
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CONFIDENTIAL REPORT ON INFORMATION RECEIVED - 1d100 chart
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TSURIS
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MISSION BRIEFING - 1d100 chart
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MISSION FAILURE
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ARREST BY POLICE; BRIEFING: POLICE PERSONNEL
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VIOLENCE; Initiative Modifiers; Drawing a weapon
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Drawing Weapon
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Murder Hobo: Not A Good Idea; SHOOTING; Single Shot; Burst (3 bullets); Full Automatic Fire; Other Modifiers to Attack (not Initiative); Cover; Human Shield; Moving Target
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PRETTY MUCH CERTAIN DEATH; Readied Attack
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AGENT EXECUTION chart
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ENEMIES; THREAT ASSESSMENT INDEX
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Danger Intensity; Criminal Masterminds¸ Named Enemies and Footsoldiers are provided in this chapter. Supervillains and Arch-Nemeses are beyond the scope of this book and very easy to create using FASERIPopedia; CRIMINAL MASTERMINDS
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BRIEFING - DOOMSDAY DEVICE CIRCUMVENTION - 1d20 chart; WHAT IF IT TRIGGERS?
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CRIMINAL MASTERMIND EXISTENTIAL THREAT; Named Enemy is the chance that this Criminal Mastermind has hired a Named Enemy to work for them for the current scheme or plot they are carrying out; Supervillain is the chance that this Criminal Mastermind has hired a Supervillain to work for them for the current scheme or plot they are carrying out; Turncoats; Cover Organizations; Safe House
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DARK ANGEL; DOCTOR ANTHONY SCYTHE
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KIN SHI LO
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FOOTSOLDIERS
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BASIC FOOTSOLDIER; CUTOUT; HYPNO-TROOPS; IRREGULAR
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MARTIAL ARTIST; RECRUIT; RINGLEADER; SPECIALIST
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BRIEFING: EXOTIC WEAPON CHART - 1d20 chart; TECHNICIAN
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TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS; All Cults that commit any form of crimes are also treated as Terrorist Organizations; TERRORIST THREAT ASSESSMENT
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NAMED ENEMIES; CAPTAIN CROSSBONES Mercenary; CARIM BOMBAY Contact Agent
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DOCTOR HYPNOTRON THE SPYCHIATRIST Renegade Intelligence Agency Scientist
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IRON JAW Cyborg Freelance Spy
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RED DEATH Assassin
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LOCATIONS¸ GUARDS AND COUNTERMEASURES
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Briefing: Guards - 1d100 chart
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GUARD DOG (Dog Footsoldier); TRAINED APE (Ape Footsoldier); Briefing: Countermeasures - 1d100 chart
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LOCAL MISSION OBJECTIVE - 1d100 chart
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THE DEVIL'S CAT; BRIEFING: LE MILIEU STRUCTURE
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DEBRIEFING: REPORT ON CONTACT EVENT #1 - 1d100 chart
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HIGH STAKES GAMBLING OUTCOME - 1d100 chart
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BUYING SPY ITEMS; LE CHAT SATANIQUE BAR STAFF
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SPY ITEMS
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DOLPHIN SUPPORT UNIT (Dolphin Agent); ELEPHANT SUPPORT UNIT (Elephant Agent); K9 SUPPORT UNIT (Dog Agent)
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VEHICLE ENHANCEMENTS
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CONTACTS; KEEPING UP WITH CURRENT EVENTS; CONTACT STATUS
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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION; First Meeting; Changing Hearts and Minds; CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT MANAGEMENT chart
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Track Contact Status; Betrayal; Double Contact; NEW CONTACTS
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HUMAN RESOURCES¸ CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS - 1d100 chart
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UNDER PRESSURE: SCUBA DIVING; Holding Your Breath; Pressure
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AGENT BRIEFING - PRESSURE; Grappling Underwater; DROWNING
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DRIVING OFFENSIVELY; Deliberately running someone over or smashing into barriers
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Ramming
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Leaping from a motorcycle to another vehicle; Leaping from vehicle to vehicle; Shooting while driving
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Leaping obstacles or water barriers; Two-wheeling cars
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CRYPTOGRAPHY SECTION
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Music Codes; Cryptography Specialists
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ONE-TIME PADS (OTPs)
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SECURITY MATTER X FILES