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PCs:

Special equipment assigned by MBD: Team leader slug thrower with 1 clip solid slugs 1 clip napalm! uni"ersal #ey card $oyalty o%%icer e&perimental Traiterometer 'player is told that it wor#s by detecting mutant powers only wor#s i% the mutant(s Power roll is e"en also gi"es %alse positi"es whene"er that would be interesting 'but not too o%ten)) *appiness o%%icer a 1+,meter rope o% multicolored blin#ing lights! two bottles o% pills o o -otre&al , gray with - imprint e%%ect . %eel happier side e%%ect . obli"ious to danger Metasang , gray with M imprint e%%ect . %eel happier! side e%%ect . hyper and impulsi"e /nteraction e%%ect . auditory hallucinations 01 Power until the meds wear o%% *ygiene o%%icer a %lamethrower 'with bac#pac# %uel tan#) 2ecording o%%icer digital "idcam with multiple light settings remo"able storage dri"e 'plus one e&tra) and 3 hours battery li%e 4quipment guy two rolls Stic#otape 'one blac# one red) equipment to distribute to the group: o o o o o 5 standard grenades 3 cheer gas grenades 1 rope 16 meters with large magnets at both ends 1 pair binoculars 3 %lashlights 1 regular 1 red 'does not actually grant any ad"antage but maybe loo#s eerie7)

Science o%%icer power pac# that can run anything %or up to 8 hours 'i% %ewer players this goes to the 4quipment 9uy)

Secret societies mutant powers and secret equipment: :CCCP is o% course strongly opposed to this mission and has planted one o% their own on the troubleshooter team , he must ma#e sure they %ail; 'Santa is all about spreading the Computer<s lo"e , help the others to see this;)

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Power . :orce :ield 9ear . stac# o% The -atch 2oom pamphlets

:ree 4nterprise is against this , things are being gi"en away %or =%ree= , your mission is to stop Santa %rom gi"ing out %reebies and con"ince his wor#ers to mo"e to authori>ed %actories in sectors P2C and T-? o o Power . @,2ay Aision 9ear . stac# o% recruiting brochures %or Citi>en :un 4ntertainment Manu%acturing Concern

Sierra Club mission . steal a BtreeB 'whate"er that is e&actly) %rom ?P$ and display it in another sector o o Power . Thermoregulation 9ear . a whistle

Cnti,Mutant mission . #ill the mutant wor#ers and ma#e sure Santa #nows his crime be%ore you #ill him too o o Power . *ypersenses 9ear . one trac#ing chip and recei"er

/lluminati mission . display these lights somewhere prominent %or at least 8 hours o o Power . Tele#inesis 9ear . small rig with 8 electric lights 'blue and white) battery pac# rated %or 1 hour o% energy

2omantic mission . get a picture o% Santa enDoying a nice bottle o% Bounce Bubble Be"erage o o Power . Matter 4ater 9ear . aluminum can twisted into a "ague EbottleF shape %illed with BBB and soldered shut

Communist mission . get Santa to distribute our propaganda and return the means o% control to the wor#ers G9M(s note Santa isn(t a Communist but the player certainly doesn(t need to #now thatH o o Power . Cdrenaline Burst 9ear . stac# o% pamphlets titled Clearance $e"el as a Means to Ippress the -or#ing Citi>en

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C *igh Programmer by the name o% Santacla,K,SSS 'ESantaF %or short) has gone rogueJ *e has recently been posting messages on the KA discussion boards threatening to gi"e gi%ts to all citi>ens o% Clpha Comple& regardless o% security clearanceJ Clearly this indicates dangerous communistic tendenciesJ Cs %urther proo% o% his madness Santa has said that he is going to ha"e all o% these gi%ts deli"ered within a span o% one daycycleJ Considering the si>e o% Clpha Comple& such a %eat could not possibly be per%ormed by any clone only by the Computer itsel%J

Because o% Santa(s in%luence within Clpha Comple& he must be stopped be%ore he corrupts countless in%erior citi>ensJ Lour mission entrusted to you by the Computer is to tra"el to his base in ?P$ sector and terminate him with e&treme preDudiceJ Because o% the importance o% this mission you will be permitted to o"erstep the bounds o% your own clearance le"elsJ *owe"er there is also a great need %or secrecy as we can(t ha"e word getting out that a citi>en o% Kltra"iolet clearance has %allenJ This means that no one else #nows about your mission and no one else can %ind outJ /s that clear7

?ow speed is o% the essence so to sa"e time / will be randomly assigning your Mandatory Bonus DutiesJ 4ach o% you will recei"e an en"elope with a certi%icate o% title a badge to be a%%i&ed to the %ront o% your uni%orm and a "oucher %or any special equipment you will need to be redeemed at the P$C depot downstairs when you go to get the rest o% your gearJ

That is allJ / will answer one and only one question and then you will get to your mission immediatelyJ

Ct P$C the group is gi"en standard Troubleshooter equipment MBD,speci%ic equipment as listed abo"e and the %ollowing e&perimental equipment %rom 2MD: weaponi>ed %oods 'can be easily disposed o% in case detection is a problem) , includes Sweet Canes 'IN-) and Solid 9elatinous Ca#es 'SND) 'quantity . enough) some o% the %ood coloring in the ca#es is to&ic i% ingested 'roll 15,16 when eating) a bell that when rung loudly and repeatedly emits a sonic attac# against all brains in the area and either ma#es them susceptible to suggestions by the user or causes them to ignore him 'but no way to control which e%%ect and a bad roll can quic#ly bac#%ire)J ?o e%%ect on bots 'or Santa becauseO mutant bonus7)

a silly,loo#ing hat '2ed clearance) with a special lining that stimulates the ner"es in the head allowing %or clearer more e%%ecti"e thin#ing '9M gi"es EhintsF whene"er it seems appropriate 1,+ it actually helps 5,1+ it doesn(t gi"e any new in%ormation or Dust con%irms anything the player has already said 15,16 it gi"es %alse in%ormation or Dumps to an erroneous conclusion) Ince all equipment has been handed out the group is instructed to tra"el through MC$ sector to %ind the entrance to ?P$J

Part 1 MC$ sector

C short hall /2 clearance leads to a large crowded atriumJ Pust a bit %urther down the hall is a Lellow door with a card reader to open itJ

The atrium 'tension 5) %illed with shops mostly /2 but a %ew 2 or I as wellJ C balcony along one side re"eals a L area up abo"e 1N meters abo"e the atrium %loorJ There are banners with cheer%ul slogans such as EComputer,quality products and Computer,appro"ed pricesJF /n the bac#ground you can hear singing it is a chorus o% *PDMMC wor#ers doing such popular tunes as EPoy to Clpha Comple& F E$ittle Drummer Bot F and E-e -ish Lou Lour Mandatory *appinessJF Things the PCs might o"erhear in the crowd: ESantacla,K,SSS must be the greatest citi>en ali"eJ -hat do you thin# he(s going to gi"e us7F! Ehe #nows your sleep and wa#e cyclesJ *e #nows i% you(re a loyal citi>en or i% you(re under suspicion o% treasonF! Ewith "ent sha%ts that wide you(d thin# it would be easier to repair a loose grateF! Eso / thin# my super"isor is a mutant but he won(t let me get access to a Computer terminal to report itF Ct some point the PCs are accosted by a 2ed shop#eeper selling PDC so%tware and accessories who o%%ers a ETroubleshooters discountJF *is merchandise includes such crap as "ulcanoid casings 'in "arious blac# and red patterns Eto protect the Computer(s "aluable property that you holdF) encryptionQdecryption programs a program to detect the true source o% any message which goes through pro&ies and a program to automatically %ill out treason reporting %orms while you do the real wor# '%eaturing the animated Rappy the $aser Pistol i% anyone complains within earshot he says Eit sounds li#e someone is unhappy; /(ll start %illing out a treason report; -hat is the name o% the unhappy citi>en7F)J Cll o% these programs do actually wor# sometimes but also ha"e "arious %laws li#e loud sound e%%ects causing missed messages or dropped calls or RappyJ 4"entually the PCs are spotted by a small group o% Communists loo#ing to start troubleJ They start agitating about how the Computer wants to shut down Santa(s bene"olent operation 'they Dust made this up but it was a plausible enough complaint right7) and will draw weapons at the %irst e&cuseJ There are as many Commies as there are PCs! most o% them ha"e 2ed laser pistols one has a single 2ed grenade as well and a couple are only armed with hand,to,hand weaponsJ They do not wear armorJ They do not #now anything about the Communist PC(s secret mission as they belong to a di%%erent cellJ o 4"entually Crowd Control 'Crmed :orces) comes through to quell the ine"itable riot that %ollows the %irst shotsJ Ine o% them 'I clearance) recogni>es the PCs as a Troubleshooter squad 'Ea group o% 2eds with a lot o% weapons and no idea where they(re goingO plus the badgesF) and e&plains that he too was a Troubleshooter onceJ /% pressed he adopts a grim tone and tells o% the time he was recruited and sent on a mission to %ind and #ill a saboteur who was

introducing mutagens to the cloning "ats 'i% as#ed %or a name Da"id,/,M2I)J *is squad trac#ed their quarry and %ound he had %led to ?P$ which they reached through a hidden entrance across the MC$ coolant poolsJ *e doesn(t remember much a%ter that because their recording o%%icer 'Esorry can(t remember his nameF) turned out to be a bac#stabbing commiemutanttraitor and escaped into the same sector a%ter grenading the rest o% the squadJ *e ends with an insincere EBut hey good luc# with your missionJF o C moment later an /ntSec Crowd Control squad '9) comes through and gets into a nasty rumble with the C: groupJ PCs will die i% they don(t get out o% here one way or anotherJ

Behind the Lellow door 'tension S) there is a stairs here leading up to a %ew hallways as well as the balcony o"er the atriumJ This area is considerably less crowded and easier to na"igate than the atriumJ C%ter a minute or so o% e&ploring the PCs run into a hostile group o% L /ntSec interrogators hanging out in the hall 'ESo / says to Mabel,/,S4R , hold on who(s this7F)J /% things get bad here 'and they should) the L guys will pull out small weapons and also page /nterroBot i% things get e"en worse an /ndigo super"isor will come out into the hall Dust in time to see the PCs standing in the middle o% the mess they("e caused /% any o% the PCs thin# to as# the Computer to pro"e that they are allowed to be here because o% their mission the request will be denied as being abo"e the ?PCs( clearance le"el /nterroBot 1 melee attac#sQturn! Aiolence 11 select randomly %rom scalpels electric prods and Truth Serum syringes

-ays to cross into ?P$: sailing across a sea o% coolant to a ''correctly) rumored) hidden entrance this brings them to a tunnel which carries drainage %rom the ?P$ "ehicle wor#shop they get some motor oil on them be%ore climbing up into the shop climbing into a "ent sha%t ma>e which can be accessed through one o% the interrogation rooms in the Lellow area ha"e e"eryone ma#e some #ind o% s#ill roll related to squee>ing through the ducts na"igating the ma>e locating a good e&it point etcJ o o /% the maDority pass their rolls the group gets into ?P$ with minimal problems coming out anywhere they want in the outer or inner ring /% the maDority %ail their rolls they still get into ?P$ but the duct brea#s right o"er the local %ood "ats they get a "ery short time to get out be%ore they are blended pureed boiled etc

:ollowing the main atrium and %inding a large red,striped gate with E-elcome to ?P$F and a combination #eypad 'no card reader but other creati"e strategies might wor# at 9M(s discretion the code is 111N but thin#ing o% that is a red %lag %or Ild 2ec#oning #nowledge) entering wrong code triggers a blast o% coolant '1d16: 1,1 %atal 3,5 hand is %rostbitten T0 no permanent e%%ect) also there are security cameras pointing down %rom the ceiling which are not hard to spot if anyone thinks to look o i% they get through %airly quic#ly then the coast is clear %or now i% they ta#e a long time then the cameras spotted them and there will be two B4C2s waiting

Part // ?P$ Sector

Eel%F . 4le"ated $i%e :orm all are 9reen clearance because Santa promoted all o% them which o% course he can do because he(s K all o% them are registered mutants o% diminuti"e height any powers they ha"e will mainly Dust be use%ul %or building toys EB4C2F . Bionically 4nhanced Cssault 2obot has hea"y claws alarm roar and can propel itsel% through liquids ,the EbionicF bit is that they can con"ert organic matter to electrical energy to recharge their batteries in other words they ha"e a reason to eat people ,Knarmed Combat 1N 'S3U) *ide 1+ armor 1 "s impact attac#s

The sector is arranged with li"ing quarters 'including *PDMMC o%%ices) in outer ring %actories and maintenance shops in inner rings and the -or#shop at the centerJ The dVcor is red white and green! most areas are 2ed or 9reen with /2 access corridors and wor# rooms as neededJ The ?P$ 4&press runs along and between the two rings! getting between them without ta#ing the train requires a bit o% a wal# crossing electri%ied trac#s and oil slic#sJ Between the inner ring and the -or#shop is a wide e&panse o% simulated wintry wilderness complete with snow 'clearance K o% course) cold winds synthetic pine trees and B4C2sJ The EoutsideF o% the buildings is painted to loo# li#e a Christmas "illage down a snowy hill 'it will be a similar "ista when they get close to the -or#shop) and the ceiling is only a %ew meters up but is co"ered in *D "idscreen panels to create the image o% a distant blue s#yJ This will be quite %rightening to a clone who has ne"er set %oot IutdoorsJ Crossing this gap on %oot ta#es about 36 pain%ul minutes 'the only authori>ed method o% sa%e passage is the Esleighs F o% which there are a %ew but the e"er,present ductwor# might do the tric# i% they %ind a new way in)J

The el"es are >oned out due to drugs though they can still mo"e about and do their wor#J /% the PCs are out in the open in el% territory roll 1d16 e"ery so o%ten! 1,+ means they("e been spotted on camera and a loud /ntruder Clert comes on 'el"es scatter B4C2s come to in"estigate)J

Ct some point the PCs %ind the "ehicle maintenance shop where some el"es are wor#ing on what loo#s li#e an autocar but with no roo% and treads instead o% wheelsJ /t is painted in the same red,and,white theme that is present throughout this sectorJ /t is incredibly sturdy but does not ha"e weapons mounted on itJ /% the PCs try to ta#e it the el% mechanics will resist 'and maybe call security iJeJ noti%y the nearest B4C2s)J /t is big enough to %it all o% the PCs without signi%icant di%%icultyJ

/% the PCs tal# to anyone and request an audience with Santa they will ha"e to be inter"iewed %irst by his assistant Dennis,L,*P2J Dennis spea#s rapidly and enthusiastically and #eeps a "idcam with him at all times 'the model is Dust slightly older than the one the PCs were issued %or this mission)J *e li#es to call people EcloneF when he is tal#ing to themJ *e is o% course the same guy who betrayed that one Crowd Control wor#er %rom earlierJ *e is unquestioningly loyal o% Santa e"en in awe o% him! Santa %inds him annoying but use%ul 'li#e %or running inter%erence with unwanted "isitors)J The easiest way to win him o"er is with drugsJ Sample dialogue includes:

Hey, clone, you dont talk to Santa. You listen to him. The mans enlarged my mind. Hes a genius. I mean, hell, uh, sometimes hell walk right by you, and youll salute him, right? And hell ust walk right by you, and he wont e!en notice you. And suddenly hell grab you, and hell throw you in a corner, and hell say "#o you know that $it is in the middle of the word $citi%en?& And Im like, wow, clone, you know? 'h, I should ha!e been a ball bearing, rolling across a silent factory floor(&

'ne through nine, no maybes, no su))oses, no fractions. You cant, you cant get through the 'utdoors on fractions, clone. *hat are you going to breathe + one ,uarter? Three eighths?

The high )rogrammer Santacla-.-SSS/ These are all the clones he authori%ed, he created/ The elfs, clone/

Theres only lo!e or hate. You either lo!e someone or you hate them. And the 0om)uter says we gotta lo!e e!erybody, clone. Gi% someone as#s about lo"ing traitors respond withH You gotta show the traitors what it means to lo!e/ They dont got enough lo!e, clone, thats why they go traitor. And Santa, hes all about showing the lo!e. Thats why hes doing his thing, you hack?

Things they might %ind once they reach The -or#shop: 4l% cloning "ats and genetic lab Santa(s pri"ate wor#shop besides e"erything else a model suspension transbot runs on a trac# along the ceiling 9arage with a couple o% sleighs in it $u&urious residential quarters %or Santa a little less lu&urious %or Da"id,/,M2I and a lot less lu&urious %or Dennis and the residential sta%% 'all regular citi>ens not el"es)

/% the PCs are causing blatant trouble around the -or#shop comple& Santa may matter,transport one o% his grenades on top o% themJ $et them see it coming! a%ter all who(s going to e&pect a shiny red ball that appears out o% nowhere to be a problem7

-hen they %ind Santa he is in his pri"ate wor#shop with "arious tools and supplies scattered aroundJ *e is wearing the white robe that is standard %or high programmers but co"ered in dar# red stainsJ /n %ront o% him is his matter transporterJ /t is a rectangular structure a little o"er a meter tall with an opening at the top that emits a warm red glow and an occasional pu%% o% steamJ Ither than this it is dar# in the room! Santa is sitting bac# and ta#ing a brea# 'i% he attac#ed them through the matter transporter earlier that doesn(t change anything here)J Cs soon as he notices their entry he says:

I watched a scrubbot roll along the edge of a !at of acid. That1s my dream. It1s my nightmare. 2olling, sliding along the edge of a !at of acid... and sur!i!ing.

/% the PCs tal# to Santa other sample dialogue includes:

*e must kill them. *e must incinerate them. 0ommie after commie, saboteur after saboteur, unregistered mutant after unregistered mutant. And they call me a traitor. *hat do you call it when the traitors accuse the traitors?

I1!e seen horrors, horrors worse than you1!e seen. 3ut you ha!e no right to call me a traitor. You ha!e no right to kill me. 4riend 0om)uter se)arates us, and says that you ha!e no right to udge me, no right to kill me.

If I were to be killed, citi%ens, I would want someone to go to the )ublic and tell them e!erything - e!erything I did, e!erything you saw - because there1s nothing that I detest more than the stench of lies. And if you understand me, you troubleshooters, you will do this for me.

4"entually he demonstrates the matter transporter by putting in the coordinates %or one o% the 9reen barrac#s in ?P$ and dropping a shiny red sphere into the topJ *e instructs the PCs to loo# at a "ideo monitor on the opposite wall 'which requires them to turn their bac#s to him)J /% they do he pulls out a laser ri%le with a green barrel and starts shooting 'he could also throw one o% those shiny red grenades but pre%ers not to because it would damage his wor#shop)J

Part o% Santa(s madness is that he has lost sight o% the distinction between E%unF and Edestruction F so some o% the toys he is planning to send out are really weaponsJ Clready mentioned are the shiny red grenades! other possibilities include cloc#wor# soldiers that %ire real 'i% wea#) lasers e&ploding miniature %lybots or a small "idscreen that plays a power%ully hypnotic pattern while emitting mutagenic radiationJ

Santa(s de%enses include a custom made %iber in his suit ',1 "s e"erything) paranoia the typical paunch o% a KA citi>en and Machine 4mpathyJ

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