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The current debacle with the Government losing the personal data of more than 7 million families, conveniently burned on to two CDs, really leaves you wondering how close to the incompetence of PARANOIA Service Groups we are. Against procedure someone asks for information in a hurry, which someone else capitulates… Continue reading Lost in the Post
The Personal Digital Companion – what a marvellous tool for communicating, keeping notes and staying on track for those important appointments. A Troubleshooter depends on his PDC as a portable portal into the digital world of Alpha Complex. Naturally, service groups like HPD & MC and PLC make the most… Continue reading Intrusive Advertising
I found it quite a coincidence that having just finished the draft of my piece for Brave New Complex, which includes reference to the Knights Templar, they should appear in the news. A very round 700 years after Pope Clement V ordered the disbandment of the order, the Chinon parchment… Continue reading The Hardest Word
“Brave New Complex” opens up the world of PARANOIA to new interpretation. I’m certain die-hard fans understand, but for the casual gamer – having a dozen new supplements churned out each month for a game does not guarantee flexibility – it suggests an interest in the bottom-line. OK, the d20 system… Continue reading Going There, Staying Here
I spent the last two months writing a new piece for an upcoming book, briefly mentioned on the Mongoose Upcoming Releases, but there no more. Good PARANOIA comes to those who wait. “Brave New Complex” is a collection of alternate Alpha Complex settings and variant PARANOIA settings in other genres,… Continue reading The World Divided
PARANOIA: The Underplex provides a world of hurt, wrapped up in a bunch of accidents, natural hazards and big, dark caves. When Troubleshooters enter the underworld, stuff happens. People disappear; evidence vanishes; traitors get away. Occasionally, the final entry on a table might just suffer spontaneous massive existence failure as… Continue reading The Underplex: Errata
Archival Note: I’m posting this to meet an archival need, as between the old Omega Complex and the new, all did not survive. As it happens, links in the outside world point to this article, which in turn points to the ‘Puppeteer’ card I designed for the Mandatory Bonus Fun… Continue reading Hurt Me!