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PARANOIA
M I N D
T H E
G A P
written by
W.J. Macguffin
Original Paranoia design
Dan Gelber, Greg Costikyan
& Eric Goldberg
PARANOIA
®
M I N D
T H E
G A P
WJ MACGUFFIN
GARETH HANRAHAN
WORD WRANGLER
MATTHEW SPRANGE
DAN GELBER, GREG COSTIKYAN AND ERIC GOLDBERG
Graphic design and artwork by
Amy Perrett, Cassie Gregory
COVER ART
Cheyenne Wright
PROOFREADING:
Charlotte
PLAYTESTERS:
GREG
Written by
Grand Overseer
Paranoia created by
Law
INGBER, CALUM KITCHING, KURT LARUE,
EMILY MCGLAWN AND VAL LIDLY
zujó & Olivér Csaba Varga), Eric Halil (Eric-U-
HIGH PROGRAMMERS:
Varga Oliver & Wife (Adrienn Szonja Varga-S
ry-U-YLA), James Bore (James-U-BOR),
ACP), Frederi Pochard (Frederi-U-PCH), Gregory Matyola (Grego
l Elliot (Michael-U-EOT),
Thomas Bender (Lord-U-BER), Louis Puster (Louis-U-PTR), Michae
2nd System Meister (Ortwin-U-MEI),
Dr. Nakagawa Kozi (NakagawaKozi-U-TKY), Der
Hiyori Shirakawa (Shirakawa-U-FSM), Lorin Grieve (Xavia-U-SHA)
Wang (Buddy
System)
, Shawn Baker (Wiggle
r),
BACKER CARDS:
Shai Cassuto (Loade
d to Explode
), Matthew
ter),
Steph Wyeth (Majest
ic X),
Nils-Patrik Eklund
Ryan Schmidt (Magne
tic Flux),
Randall Koutnik (Anti-Fla
meshoo
(2d6io), Nick Mathewson (Informa
nt’s Guild)
(Foamy
-Stringy Ri-fle Mk. II),
David William Wilt
GENTLEMAN TONE CZAR:
Ken
Rolston
THIS BOOK IS ONLY APPROPRIATE FOR GAMEMASTERS. EVEN THEN,
IT IS NOT VERY APPROPRIATE. PLAYERS SHOULD GO AWAY.
CONTENTS
MISSION BACKGROUND
CHEERS FOR THE HOLE!
THE OVER/UNDER
THE OUTSIDE
THE UNDERPLEX
GOING NEGATIVE
TROUBLE SHOOTING TROUBLE
ACHIEVEMENTS
HANDOUTS
4
8
14
17
25
35
41
54
55
Paranoia ® & Copyright © 1984, 2016, 2020 by Eric Goldberg & Greg Costikyan. PARANOIA is a
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Ltd., Authorized User.
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Published by Mongoose Publishing, Ltd. Published 2020. Printed In China.
PARANOIA
PARANOIA
PARANOIA
PARANOIA
WHY WOULDN’T
WE CHEER FOR
BLACK HOLE!
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Instead of trying to hide their involvement with a runaway black hole,
R&D convinces people and The Computer that it is a great thing for
Alpha Complex. However, they know it will destroy everything, so they
hire the Troubleshooters to shoot and kill the black hole.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Mission Background
R&D scientist Christof-G-MCV accidentally created a black hole in TRK
Sector (see
Filling an Infinite Hole).
It escaped confinement and he
realised a runaway singularity inside Alpha Complex would be a bad
thing. That is why Christof-G tried destroying evidence of his involvement
(see
Hot Box).
Other Service Groups discovered the black hole and saw
its danger as a great excuse for shutting down R&D for good and stealing
its resources (see
The Hole Blame).
R&D survived but knew it was only a matter of time before The Computer
blamed them for the looming catastrophe (and that all life on the
planet will perish, but that’s a future problem. Avoiding blame is the
more important concern here.) Being a creative sort, Christof-G hatched
a plan. Instead of hiding the black hole, why not promote it as the
newest wonderful... uh, thingie? Christof-G convinced a desperate R&D
to give him a marketing/propaganda budget and he hired HPD&MC
propaganda experts to develop an advertising campaign. Going
beyond just saying it is safe, the campaign tried to get citizens to fully
support the singularity’s existence and thank R&D for it. This would give
Christof-G time to find a solution so he (and Alpha Complex, and the
planet, and the solar system) does not disappear.
It succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. Citizens across Alpha Complex
love the black hole despite not exactly sure what it does (in a perfect
utopia like Alpha Complex, people learn to either have the required
emotions or help the next soylent red batch taste so good). There are
black hole tours, pro-black hole rallies, even Holey the Black Hole mascot
memorabilia. The Computer backed this campaign since a) enough
High Programmers saw which way the wind was blowing and b) it made
everything look safe and in control, keeping the populace mollified.
There is even a new Secret Society called Conscientious Patriots (so
named because the founding members thought ‘conscientious’ meant
something like cool or tough) who attack anyone who does not fervently
support the black hole.
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