Episode 09 - Insanity is Fun!

In this episode we embrace insanity and talk about disorders, bonds, sanity and what they mean narratively. Mellon, Jake, Dhole and Heron also tell us a bit about their unique approaches to writing for and running Delta Green.


Scenarios which exemplify our particular styles:
"Because the beauty of the White Ape Woman must not perish from the earth" by mellonbread
"Black Mayonnaise" by BurningHeron
"Motel California" by Jake Cook
"Statues in the Mist" by Dhole


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"Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1" by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0
"45rpm needle drop.wav" by Freqman licensed under CC BY 3.0
"KEYPAD FAIL/OK" by PMBROWNE licensed under CC BY 3.0

Episode 08 - Would The Real Delta Green Please Stand Up?

In this episode we talk about agent backstories, some of the defining differences of the Program and the Outlaws and how to use them in your games, and how to avoid overplanning and analysis paralysis at the table.



The Alexandrian: Rolling to Failure 

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"Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1" by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0
"45rpm needle drop.wav" by Freqman licensed under CC BY 3.0
"KEYPAD FAIL/OK" by PMBROWNE licensed under CC BY 3.0

Episode 07 - That's Exactly What a Conscious Mind Would Say

This episode we discuss the conspiracy sci-fi show Fringe, types and tropes of RPG scenarios, and how to manage your players' attention spans.


Fringe Episode 1.01 - "Come Work for Me"
(2005) Undercover at Gen Con, Part 1 By Jesse Decker and David Noonan

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"Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1" by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0
"45rpm needle drop.wav" by Freqman licensed under CC BY 3.0
"KEYPAD FAIL/OK" by PMBROWNE licensed under CC BY 3.0

Episode 06 - Is This a Setpiece?

This episode we discuss the Night at the Opera Setpiece contest, including some of our own entries. We also talk about what can happen when your Agents run afoul of the law, and when they run afoul of each other, and ways to make that into interesting gameplay.

(Sorry about the audio quality this week, we'll do better next time)



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"Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1" by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0
"45rpm needle drop.wav" by Freqman licensed under CC BY 3.0
"KEYPAD FAIL/OK" by PMBROWNE licensed under CC BY 3.0

Episode 05 - Do You Even Play to Lift?

Now fully recovered from Gen Con, we bring you advice for creating a horror atmosphere in your games, thoughts on Special Training options and how to make them more interesting, and a roleplaying technique called "playing to lift".

The Nightmare Machine
Dennis Detwiller - How to Delta Green
Pelgrane Press - Playing to Lift: Making Characters Shine

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"Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1" by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0
"45rpm needle drop.wav" by Freqman licensed under CC BY 3.0
"KEYPAD FAIL/OK" by PMBROWNE licensed under CC BY 3.0

Episode 4.5 - Debriefing with A-Cell

We ambushed the fine folks of Arc Dream Publishing at Gen Con 2018, and sat down to talk Delta Green, the Unspeakable Oath, game design and war stories.

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Whatever the fuck was playing on the hotel audio system

Episode 04 - Why Are We Changing Maps?

Will, Jake and Kevin bring you a special live (recorded) episode from Gen Con 2018.




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Episode 03 - Oddly Specific Denials

In this episode we offer advice for Agents to avoid getting stuck, for Handlers on how to run Last Things Last, and discuss the Fall of Delta Green era. Special guest appearance by vintage radio journalist Brent Trent, who is definitely a real person and not just Elendil doing a silly voice.



Air Force Captain AWOL For 35 Years Is Arrested In California
Delta Green: Need to Know (and Last Things Last)
Metamorphosis by Graham Kinniburgh

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"Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1" by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0
"45rpm needle drop.wav" by Freqman licensed under CC BY 3.0
"KEYPAD FAIL/OK" by PMBROWNE licensed under CC BY 3.0

Episode 02 - I Don't Know What You're Doing but I Don't Like It

In this episode we discuss some common mistakes in scenario design, and talk about non Delta Green media that inspires us and how to adapt media to Delta Green



Death Is No Parenthesis by Will Schar
Is it killing when I look to the other side? by mellonbread
The Alexandrian - Three Clue Rule
SCP-184
Operation GALA NIGHT by mellonbread

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Episode 01 - A Double Bill

In our inaugural episode we chat with r/NightAtTheOpera contest winner Will Schar about his scenario, A Soft White Damn. We also talk about some of our own entries, and discuss how to work with less popular character archetypes.




All Roads Tavern by By LithMage Adventures

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