Paranoia: The Computer is Your Friend
Paranoia on Discord, Foundry VTT
Price per player-session
You will be charged when a session starts
$25.00
Information
Duration: 2 to 4 hours
Number of players: 2 to 6 players
Experience required: Open to all
Price per player-session
$25.00
About the adventure
The year is 214. You have six clones and a laser pistol. The Computer is your friend. Say hello to Paranoia Perfect Edition, otherwise known as ‘that cool game with a computer and Troubleshooters, and you shoot everything, and the GM lies, and you die repeatedly but holy cow is that game fun’. Paranoia created controversy simply by being created. It took the traditional RPG tropes of cooperation, problem-solving and epic adventures against evil and turned them on their heads. Paranoia uses competition, problem-blaming and confusing missions against whatever you were told was evil: a villain, a convenient patsy or evidence of government corruption. Above all else, Paranoia is a roleplaying game that knows it should be fun and entertaining, so it focuses on those and not silly things like plausibility or internal consistency. You play a Troubleshooter, which is like a volunteer fireman but for police, except it’s not voluntary and people hate you. You receive missions from everyone’s leader and best friend (as required by law), an AI called The Computer. Your job is to find trouble and shoot it. What kind of trouble? Mostly those declared traitors, which includes anyone with a mutant power or who belongs to an illegal secret society. Oh, your character has a mutant power and belongs to an illegal secret society. So do the other players. And each of you has a laser pistol. Now, play nice! Or shoot each other in the back. That’s more likely.
Additional Details
How to prepare
Players should have a Discord account and a working mic of decent or better quality. Having a webcam is strongly preferred but not required. We will be using Discord for all communication during the game, and all rolls will be handled via a bot. Prior knowledge of the rules is appreciated, but not required.
What I provide
I will provide all the content required for the game. However if you want to bring your own character artwork, I love extra enthusiasm and always try to work whatever you create into the game.
Gameplay details
Paranoia is a darkly humorous game. That means it takes a cavalier, even flippant attitude towards controversial subjects like police violence, corruption, crime, betrayal and more. For example, one character might joke about how much fun it was to execute 500 people for not cheering when a leader gave a speech. It jokes about dystopian elements like constant surveillance, mass arrests and infallible leaders. Please be advised. Players may take a break at any time should they feel overwhelmed by the content presented. X, N, and Os will be communicated to me via Discord.
Content warnings
(none)
Safety tools used
Open Door
X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
Character creation is a group process, and will take no longer than 20 minutes. Players are not expected or required to create characters beforehand.
Players can expect
Combat/Tactics: Low
Roleplay: High
Puzzles: Medium
Experience Level: Open to all
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