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The one time I played Paranoia, I rolled a guy with the psionic power Computer Control, which is the most lethal psionic power to have in that game... I was, like, "Well, this guy isn't going to live long..."
 

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The one time I played Paranoia, I rolled a guy with the psionic power Computer Control, which is the most lethal psionic power to have in that game... I was, like, "Well, this guy isn't going to live long..."
In Paranoia? Who does?🤷🏾‍♂️

Tangent: For giggles, try a homebrew combo of Paranoia in a CoC/Lovecraftian setting…

What clearance level IS the colour out of space?
 




I've sometimes toyed with the idea of running a serious Paranoia game.

Play all the tropes straight for horror.
It’s really hard to do. You need the perfect group. Probably one with zero knowledge of Paranoia and who think they’re playing a sci-fi horror game. Change all the relevant names jist enough to not be easily spotted. Gamers with any knowledge of Paranoia seem to automatically slip into zap play.
 

It’s really hard to do. You need the perfect group. Probably one with zero knowledge of Paranoia and who think they’re playing a sci-fi horror game. Change all the relevant names jist enough to not be easily spotted. Gamers with any knowledge of Paranoia seem to automatically slip into zap play.


Yeah, I think you're right. Horror is always hard to pull off. Add in the fac that it's Paranoia and it becomes a real big ask for any group. Ce la vie.
 


It’s really hard to do. You need the perfect group. Probably one with zero knowledge of Paranoia and who think they’re playing a sci-fi horror game. Change all the relevant names jist enough to not be easily spotted. Gamers with any knowledge of Paranoia seem to automatically slip into zap play.
As I recall, didn’t Mongoose put out a version that could be played for straight dystopian sci-fi? Smaller steps from that to sci-fi horror.
 


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