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<blockquote data-quote="The Shaman" data-source="post: 4410026" data-attributes="member: 26473"><p>A SWAPO commander assassinated in Angola . . . detonators missing from Aviano AFB . . . is there a connection? NATO wants to know . . .</p><p></p><p>It is the summer of 1980. The Soviets battle Afghan insurgents in Peshawar. Iraqi tanks roll across Iranian Khuzestan. Italian terrorists blow up the Bologna train station. Polish workers mount a strike on the shipyards at Gdansk. The United States boycotts the Olympic Games in Moscow. American diplomats are held hostage in Teheran following a failed rescue attempt the previous spring.</p><p></p><p>And in a conference room in Casteau, Belgium, at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, a group of agents prepares to receive a briefing, and a mission . . . <em>Operation: Askari</em>.</p><p></p><p><em>Operation: Askari</em> is a <em>Top Secret</em> adventure, using the 1981 revised edition rules. Selected rules from the <em>Top Secret Companion</em> along with material from <em>Dragon</em> magazine articles are included.</p><p></p><p>The agents are representatives of various Western intelligence agencies, assembled as a task force to investigate the connection between a rebel leader’s death in Africa and missing supplies in Italy. All agents begin at first level in their respective bureaus – <em>Operation: Askari</em> is the first real field assignment for these operatives, an opportunity to prove themselves ready for more challenging missions. But will their entry into a world of mercenaries and arms merchants, of insurgents and commandos, of gangsters and financiers, reveal a more far-reaching and more sinister force at work?</p><p></p><p>The action may take the agents from posh resorts to shadowy alleys to the bush and back again, so a broad range of espionage and martial knowledge, skills and abilities will be required. Ideally the three main bureaus – Investigation, Confiscation and Assassination – will be represented in the team; the Technical bureau is also an option for agents. Agents may not be members of the Operation or Administration bureaus to start.</p><p></p><p>I am looking for three to five players able to devote one or two weekend evenings each month to playing <em>Top Secret</em>, the classic espionage roleplaying game. I am in the Long Beach area, but I’m willing to drive if it means a regular game with dependable players. I cannot host a game at my home, unfortunately, so I’m not only looking for players but a place to play as well. (A lot to ask, I know . . . ) I have multiple copies of the rules to share as needed.</p><p></p><p>In terms of style, my influences are spy movies like <em>Ronin</em>, <em>The Bourne Identity</em> and <em>Casino Royale</em> and writers like John LeCarre, Alistair MacLean and Fredrick Forsyth. Players expecting <em>Moonraker</em> or <em>Mission: Impossible</em> may be disappointed.</p><p></p><p><em>Operation: Askari</em> awaits! Are you up to the task?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Shaman, post: 4410026, member: 26473"] A SWAPO commander assassinated in Angola . . . detonators missing from Aviano AFB . . . is there a connection? NATO wants to know . . . It is the summer of 1980. The Soviets battle Afghan insurgents in Peshawar. Iraqi tanks roll across Iranian Khuzestan. Italian terrorists blow up the Bologna train station. Polish workers mount a strike on the shipyards at Gdansk. The United States boycotts the Olympic Games in Moscow. American diplomats are held hostage in Teheran following a failed rescue attempt the previous spring. And in a conference room in Casteau, Belgium, at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, a group of agents prepares to receive a briefing, and a mission . . . [i]Operation: Askari[/i]. [i]Operation: Askari[/i] is a [i]Top Secret[/i] adventure, using the 1981 revised edition rules. Selected rules from the [i]Top Secret Companion[/i] along with material from [i]Dragon[/i] magazine articles are included. The agents are representatives of various Western intelligence agencies, assembled as a task force to investigate the connection between a rebel leader’s death in Africa and missing supplies in Italy. All agents begin at first level in their respective bureaus – [i]Operation: Askari[/i] is the first real field assignment for these operatives, an opportunity to prove themselves ready for more challenging missions. But will their entry into a world of mercenaries and arms merchants, of insurgents and commandos, of gangsters and financiers, reveal a more far-reaching and more sinister force at work? The action may take the agents from posh resorts to shadowy alleys to the bush and back again, so a broad range of espionage and martial knowledge, skills and abilities will be required. Ideally the three main bureaus – Investigation, Confiscation and Assassination – will be represented in the team; the Technical bureau is also an option for agents. Agents may not be members of the Operation or Administration bureaus to start. I am looking for three to five players able to devote one or two weekend evenings each month to playing [i]Top Secret[/i], the classic espionage roleplaying game. I am in the Long Beach area, but I’m willing to drive if it means a regular game with dependable players. I cannot host a game at my home, unfortunately, so I’m not only looking for players but a place to play as well. (A lot to ask, I know . . . ) I have multiple copies of the rules to share as needed. In terms of style, my influences are spy movies like [i]Ronin[/i], [i]The Bourne Identity[/i] and [i]Casino Royale[/i] and writers like John LeCarre, Alistair MacLean and Fredrick Forsyth. Players expecting [i]Moonraker[/i] or [i]Mission: Impossible[/i] may be disappointed. [i]Operation: Askari[/i] awaits! Are you up to the task? [/QUOTE]
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