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TRADECRAFT Operations Manual

D G M L DELTA GREEN MAILING LIST

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Statement of Purpose ‐ MIB Special Operations Forces (SOF) Terms Made Easy ‐ MIB Character Creation ‐ MIB

OVERT Paranormal Bouquet ‐ MIB Initial Assessment ‐ Viktor Eikman The X‐Files Method Warrants Legal Authority Jurisdiction

COVERT False Identification False Credentials Legends

TRADECRAFT

CLANDESTINE Illegal WIretaps Legal and Illegal Surveillance Our 9mm Retirement Plan

STRUCTURE Investigating Paranormal Locations Investigating Individuals Investigating Corporations Investigating Cults and Conspiracies Communications Security ‐ Viktor Eikman Delta Green Secure Server Remote Data Phone Cards Green Boxes Surveillance Tailing Individuals Getting away with murder Paranormal Forensics PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: ANATOMY OF A DELTA GREEN INVESTIGATION Association Matrix Activities Matrix Tactical Control Sheet Character Sheet

Operations Manual

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by the subscribers of the Delta Green Mailing List "A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world." ‐ John LeCarre

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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED

Special Operations Forces (SOF) Terms Made Easy

...BUT IS IT WORTH IT?

Character Creation

MIB

Foundations of Fear ‐

MIB

C LASS IFI ED D E LTA GR EEN EYES O NL Y

OVERT C LAS SIF I ED D ELTA GR EEN EYES O N L Y

Paranormal Bouquet

MIB

What is the information?

Which cases do I flag?

Initial Assessment ‐ Viktor Eikman L

How do I recognize the evidence?

What am I looking for?

What reduces the likelihood of paranormal causes?

How do I assess the level of a threat?

How do I recognize superstition?

What are my priorities on the ground?

How do I recognize magical thinking?

Warrants ‐ J. Hendrickson

Communications Security ‐ Viktor Eikman

What else can I do to harden a computer?

What are the risks of telephone use?

How do I conceal my identity? How do I make secure phone calls?

What about emergency phone calls?

What are the risks of computer use?

How can software improve security?

FACIAL FEATURES

INVESTIGATING INDIVIDUALS ‐ MIB

DEEP BACKGROUND

C LASS IFI ED D E LTA GR EEN EYES O NL Y

COVERT C LAS SIF I ED D ELTA GR EEN EYES O N L Y

SURVEILLANCE AND COUNTER‐SURVEILLANCE Leszek Karlik

1. What is surveillance and why do it? 3. Types of targets:

4. Anti‐surveillance

2. Types of surveillance:

Surveillance game mechanics for Delta Green:

C LASS IFI ED D E LTA GR EEN EYES O NL Y

Clandestine C LAS SIF I ED D ELTA GR EEN EYES O N L Y

DELTA GREEN Association Matrix

INVESTIGATOR NOTES

Investigator Operation

DELTA GREEN Activities Matrix

Interest or Entity

Individuals

Investigator Operation

INDIVIDUAL

Tactical Control Sheet

CON SIZ STR DEX APP INT EDU POW Idea Know Luck Spot Hear Dodge HP MP SAN Weapon

DELTA GREEN Case Officer: Operation: Skill Malf RoF Range

Damage

HP Ammo

DELTA GREEN Conspiracy Horror Roleplaying

CON

SIZ

Investigator

Age Nation/Ethnicity

Affiliation/Codename

DEX

STR

Gender

INT

APP

Player Current Operation

EDU

POW

x2

x2

x2

x2

x2

x2

x2

x2

x3

x3

x3

x3

x3

x3

x3

x3

x4

x4

x4

x4

x4

x4

x4

x4

x5 Hit Points (CON+SIZ)/2

S A N

x5

x5 Magic Points POW

Maximum Sanity = 99 ‐ Cthulhu Mythos:

SKILLS

x5

x5 Idea INTx5

x5 Knowledge EDUx5

x5 Luck POWx5

Current Insanities:

Occupation/Educational Degrees

CRIMINAL SKILLS

x5 Damage Bonus

Occupation SKill Points EDUx20

SOCIAL SKILLS

ATHLETIC SKILLS

Hobby Skill Points INTx10

CTHULHU MYTHOS INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS

CRAFT SKILLS

SCHOLARLY SKILLS

OUTDOOR SKILLS PSYCHIC SKILLS TRANSPORTATION SKILLS

MEDICAL SKILLS

FRINGE SKILLS LANGUAGE SKILLS

CLOSE COMBAT

GUNFONDLING

OTHER SKILLS WEAPON SKILLS

DELTA GREEN Conspiracy Horror Roleplaying

Investigator Affiliation/Codename

Age Nation/Ethnicity

INVESTIGATOR BACKGROUND

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE

MEDICAL MEDICALHISTORY HISTORY

PRETERNATUAL EXPERIENCES

LOGISTICS

Gender

Player Current Operation