Delta Green: The Broadcast (Play by Post)

Creating your character

Character Creation Agents start as rookie operatives, recently recruited or activated—people who’ve seen enough to be useful, but not enough to understand what’s really going on. Players can create their characters using the Agent’s Handbook, the official Delta Green character generator app, or one of the provided pre-made agents if you prefer to jump right into the mystery. I’m happy to walk you through the process or help refine your concept if you’re new to the system. We’ll use the standard generation method from the Agent’s Handbook to determine stats and skills. No outside supplements or homebrew material are needed—just the core rules. To add depth and help drive the story, players should also create a backstory with family, friends, and personal connections. These ties can influence your character’s motivations, offer plot hooks, and affect sanity and stress during missions, making your agent feel like a real person caught in extraordinary circumstances. Keep your concept grounded: real people with useful skills, not superheroes. Federal agents, local law enforcement, scientists, journalists, or ordinary civilians suddenly pulled into something far beyond their clearance level.

Preparing for the session

How to Prepare To play in this game, all you need is a Discord account—we’ll handle everything else there. Dice rolls, discussion, and roleplay all happen in Discord, so no additional programs or virtual tabletops are required. Steps to get ready: 1. Create a Discord account if you don’t already have one. 2. Join our game server (link will be provided once you sign up). 3. Familiarize yourself with basic chat and dice commands—we’ll walk you through the rolling system used in the game. 4. Bring your character (created with the Agent’s Handbook, premade options, or the generator app) and your backstory connections for richer roleplay. That’s it! Once you’re in Discord, you’ll be ready to dive straight into investigation, horror, and mystery.

What Kenny brings to the table

As your GM, I focus on creating a tense, immersive, and mysterious experience. Expect atmospheric storytelling, eerie suspense, and a slow burn that keeps you questioning what’s real. I use descriptive narration and character voices to bring the world and NPCs to life. Combat in this game is gritty and dangerous, not cinematic. Delta Green is about survival, investigation, and smart decision-making, so expect stakes to feel real—every choice matters. I embrace the Rule of Cool when it fits the story, but mechanics will generally follow Rules as Written from the Agent’s Handbook. I’ll provide pre-made resources, story hooks, and guidance throughout the game. Players can expect a collaborative environment where backstory, personal connections, and character decisions influence the world. Your actions, ingenuity, and paranoia will all shape how the story unfolds.

Homebrew rules

This game mostly follows the Rules as Written from the Agent’s Handbook, but I use a few homebrew adjustments to streamline play and enhance tension: • Sanity & Stress Tracking: Optional short-term stress effects or temporary conditions for particularly harrowing scenes, to make investigations feel more dangerous. • Clues and Investigation Bonuses: Characters with relevant skills or backstory connections may get small narrative bonuses when following leads, rewarding creativity and roleplay. • Critical Failures: Rolling a natural 1 on a skill check can have minor complications beyond failure, adding stakes to risky choices. • Recovery & Healing: Recovery times for injuries or trauma may be slightly faster for PbP pacing, but serious damage and permanent consequences still matter. These tweaks are designed to keep tension high, reward creative play, and make the story feel personal without overcomplicating mechanics.

How Kenny creates a safe table

Player Safety and Comfort Player safety and comfort are a top priority. We’ll have a Session 0 where we go over boundaries and safety tools, including X, N, & O, for anyone unfamiliar with them. This ensures everyone knows how to communicate limits and feel secure during play. Throughout the game, we maintain an open dialogue outside of play for any concerns, feedback, or discussion about sensitive content. Players are encouraged to speak up at any time if something feels too intense or uncomfortable. The goal is to create a safe, respectful environment where players can fully immerse themselves in mystery, horror, and investigation while feeling secure in their boundaries.