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<blockquote data-quote="ekb" data-source="post: 6259009" data-attributes="member: 60999"><p><strong>Cold City/Hot War: AM slot #8</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Simple game. Four players. [Mission: Impossible Remix]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span><span style="font-family: 'arial'">"Simple game. Four players. Exfil opens the pocket, cyber ops lifts the wallet."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">"Bank?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">"Mainframe."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">"In Langley."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">"In Langley? The one in Virginia, Langley?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><u>"Inside</u> CIA headquarters at Langley."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">"Is he serious?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">"Always."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">"If we're going to Virginia, why don't we drop by Fort Knox? I can fly a helicopter right in through the lobby and set it down inside the vault and it will be a hell of a lot easier than breaking into the damn CIA."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">"What are we downloading?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">"Information."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">"What kind?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">"Useful."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Four disavowed spies plan a heist to expose the agent who burned them. But can they keep the secrets and lies that have kept them alive when this plan will expose them to the people they've each been running from? </strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"><strong>System:</strong> <a href="http://www.contestedground.co.uk/coldprev.html" target="_blank">Cold City</a>/<a href="http://www.contestedground.co.uk/hotmain.html" target="_blank">Hot War</a> (different setting, however), with many of the one-shot mods from Collective Endeavour. Rules will be explained in depth, but basically highest single die of opposed d10 pools. The mechanics emphasize trust, secrets, useful lies, and dangerous agendas.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"><strong>Dice:</strong> d10s - at least 10d10 is good. Extras will be available, and more can easily be bought (hint, hint)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"><strong>Pregen construction kit</strong> will allow flexible "modular" character building at the table. Pick cards for Traits, Agendas, and Secrets, assign dice to 3 Attributes, we'll play through a brief flashback scene to establish Trust and Opinions.Done.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #222222"><strong>Age rating:</strong> Spies, a bit of horror, betrayal and duplicity. PG/PG-13/Ronin/Burn Notice/Intelligence/Covert Affairs... but it could scale up or down as desired </span></span><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong>Seats:</strong> 4, but can accommodate more if needed</span></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Hunt</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Krieger</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Phelps</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Stickell</span></li> </ol><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ekb, post: 6259009, member: 60999"] [b]Cold City/Hot War: AM slot #8[/b] [FONT=arial][SIZE=5]Simple game. Four players. [Mission: Impossible Remix][/SIZE] [/FONT][FONT=arial]"Simple game. Four players. Exfil opens the pocket, cyber ops lifts the wallet." "Bank?" "Mainframe." "In Langley." "In Langley? The one in Virginia, Langley?" [U]"Inside[/U] CIA headquarters at Langley." "Is he serious?" "Always." "If we're going to Virginia, why don't we drop by Fort Knox? I can fly a helicopter right in through the lobby and set it down inside the vault and it will be a hell of a lot easier than breaking into the damn CIA." "What are we downloading?" "Information." "What kind?" "Useful." [COLOR=#222222] [SIZE=3][B]Four disavowed spies plan a heist to expose the agent who burned them. But can they keep the secrets and lies that have kept them alive when this plan will expose them to the people they've each been running from? [/B][/SIZE] [B]System:[/B] [URL="http://www.contestedground.co.uk/coldprev.html"]Cold City[/URL]/[URL="http://www.contestedground.co.uk/hotmain.html"]Hot War[/URL] (different setting, however), with many of the one-shot mods from Collective Endeavour. Rules will be explained in depth, but basically highest single die of opposed d10 pools. The mechanics emphasize trust, secrets, useful lies, and dangerous agendas. [B]Dice:[/B] d10s - at least 10d10 is good. Extras will be available, and more can easily be bought (hint, hint) [B]Pregen construction kit[/B] will allow flexible "modular" character building at the table. Pick cards for Traits, Agendas, and Secrets, assign dice to 3 Attributes, we'll play through a brief flashback scene to establish Trust and Opinions.Done. [B]Age rating:[/B] Spies, a bit of horror, betrayal and duplicity. PG/PG-13/Ronin/Burn Notice/Intelligence/Covert Affairs... but it could scale up or down as desired [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=arial][B]Seats:[/B] 4, but can accommodate more if needed [LIST=1] [*]Hunt [*]Krieger [*]Phelps [*]Stickell [/LIST] [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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