Starting out with Paranoia

[Piratecat]

This is the book you probably want:

Amazon.com: Used and New: Paranoia (RPG Rulebook)

Can you pick it up used in Australia?

 

[Katana_Geldar]

They don't have it in the shop.

 

[Shades of Green]

You can get the latest version of Paranoia directly from Mongoose HERE. They ship world-wide and, from my experience, have very good customer service.

 

[Pbartender]

 

[Katana_Geldar]

Where can I get that?

 

[Olaf the Stout]

Katana Gelder, the book you linked to is the new core rulebook for Paranoia, which was brought out in the last year or so.

If you can get the old one for a cheap price it is still perfectly usable. If you can't get the old one, I'd just grab the one in your link.

Olaf the Stout

 

[Katana_Geldar]

The one I linked to from Tin Soldier is the one that I can most easily acquire. I sually wait for weeks to get stuff from overseas, ToH not arriving for another month...

 

[Katana_Geldar]

Managed to get it! And it's just as awesome as you guys said it was and can't wait to run it!

Strangely, I planned to run this with pre-genned characters even before I got the rules, and it says in there that this is an option. I'm planning on making more characters than needed, with everything contained in large yellow envelopes that are numbered so I know who has what but they don't. And already I'm thinking of strange combos, a character with service to Internal Security who's also a Commie and an empathic liar. There's also this idea floating around my head of a segway with a machine gun attached to it.

Fun times are ahead.

 

[marli]

The problem I had with paranoia. is I killed off the character too early.
now I cant get my characters to not play Zap
So I am in the process if "reskinning" paranoia.
the players are humans on human run hive city on a blasted planet in the tau sphere of influence in the 40K universe.
the computer is replaced by a a council of 12(still power mad and psychotic)
mutant powers are replaced by Psyker powers
secret socity are replaced by sympathser/spy networks(imperium=commies/ork fanciers=the guys who blow stuff up/chaos followers=pro-mutant)
drones replace bots.
Toughness replaces macho..etc.
give them a few more wounds.
add another level or damage and its almost like other RPGS.

 

[the Jester]

The problem I had with paranoia. is I killed off the character too early.

In Paranoia, I am not sure that this is a problem at all. I've run Paranoia games that ended before they reached the briefing room.

Just a couple weeks ago, I ran the Mr. Bubbles adventure from Paranoia XP and the party actually finished it.