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Delta Green is a lot like Call of Cthulhu, but there are some differences. I'll try to list them all here, each in a separate post for ease. As always, feel free to ask questions if you need anything cleared up.
Willpower: "Willpower Points are mental fuel. Agents require
Willpower Points to keep going despite exhaustion,
to resist unwanted persuasion, to resist the effects of
terror and mental disorders, and, on rare occasions, to
resist or enact unnatural rituals.
LOW WILLPOWER POINTS: An Agent whose WP hits 1
or 2 has an emotional breakdown. The Agent suffers a
−20% penalty to all actions until WP rises above 2.
RUNNING OUT OF WILLPOWER POINTS: An Agent
whose WP hits 0 collapses, completely incapacitated
and perhaps unconscious. The Handler controls your
Agent until WP returns to 1 or higher. An Agent with 0
WP cannot succeed at any tests—including SAN tests.
REGAINING WILLPOWER POINTS: When your Agent
gets a full night’s sleep (but no more than once in a
24-hour period), he or she regains 1D6 WP. If you play
up one of your Agent’s personal motivations (see OTHER
MOTIVATIONS on page 38) in a way the Handler finds
compelling, your Agent regains 1 WP."
Willpower: "Willpower Points are mental fuel. Agents require
Willpower Points to keep going despite exhaustion,
to resist unwanted persuasion, to resist the effects of
terror and mental disorders, and, on rare occasions, to
resist or enact unnatural rituals.
LOW WILLPOWER POINTS: An Agent whose WP hits 1
or 2 has an emotional breakdown. The Agent suffers a
−20% penalty to all actions until WP rises above 2.
RUNNING OUT OF WILLPOWER POINTS: An Agent
whose WP hits 0 collapses, completely incapacitated
and perhaps unconscious. The Handler controls your
Agent until WP returns to 1 or higher. An Agent with 0
WP cannot succeed at any tests—including SAN tests.
REGAINING WILLPOWER POINTS: When your Agent
gets a full night’s sleep (but no more than once in a
24-hour period), he or she regains 1D6 WP. If you play
up one of your Agent’s personal motivations (see OTHER
MOTIVATIONS on page 38) in a way the Handler finds
compelling, your Agent regains 1 WP."
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San loss: There are three types of San tests in Dg. They are Violence, Helplessness, and Unnatural. Violence might be seeing a dead body, or seeing someone shot in front of you. Helplessness might be something like having a dead body fall on you, or being captured. The Unnatural might be seeing a Deep One, or having a spell cast on you.
Over time, characters can become hardened to Violence and Helplessness. If your characters loses at least one San to a Violence or Helplessness event three times in a row without reaching their breaking point or going temporary insane by losing five or more San in one roll, they become adapted to that particular source of trauma. This means that you always succeed on a San roll for this type of trauma. Do note that sometimes even success causes San loss, but your agent will always suffer the minimum. Keep note on your sheets how close you are to being hardened to them. Unnatural can never be adapted to.
Adapting to either causes some problems though. If your agent gets adapted to violence, they lose 1d6 CHA and that same number from each bond. For Helplessness, they lose 1d6 POW.
Insanity: There are three types of Insanity.
Temporary Insanity: If you lose 5 or more SAN in a single roll, the agent goes insane for a short time. A player has three choices for their character. They can Fight, Flee, Or submit. Fight means they attack the thing that's causing them the trauma, disregarding their own well being. Flee means they run, potentially miles away. Submitting may mean the Agent passes out in shock, or goes catatonic.
Indefinite Insanity: This occurs whenever your agent goes under their breaking point in San. At some point in the future they develop a disorder. This could be anything from erotic fixation on fire to fear of cramped places. It all depends on the situations. "A disorder is a chronic, ongoing condition. It lurks under the surface, threatening to erupt when things get bad.Any time your Agent loses SAN, and any time your Agent faces a trigger that pertains directly to his or her disorder, you must make a follow-up SAN roll. If that fails, your Agent’s disorder takes over. If your Agent suffers from more than one, the Handler
decides which comes to the fore. As long as the Agent is in the crisis or in the presence of the trigger, he or she succumbs to the disorder’s internal logic and must act accordingly."
Permanent Insanity: Happens when your character's San hits 0. At this level the character becomes an NPC. Highly likely they are no longer in play.
Over time, characters can become hardened to Violence and Helplessness. If your characters loses at least one San to a Violence or Helplessness event three times in a row without reaching their breaking point or going temporary insane by losing five or more San in one roll, they become adapted to that particular source of trauma. This means that you always succeed on a San roll for this type of trauma. Do note that sometimes even success causes San loss, but your agent will always suffer the minimum. Keep note on your sheets how close you are to being hardened to them. Unnatural can never be adapted to.
Adapting to either causes some problems though. If your agent gets adapted to violence, they lose 1d6 CHA and that same number from each bond. For Helplessness, they lose 1d6 POW.
Insanity: There are three types of Insanity.
Temporary Insanity: If you lose 5 or more SAN in a single roll, the agent goes insane for a short time. A player has three choices for their character. They can Fight, Flee, Or submit. Fight means they attack the thing that's causing them the trauma, disregarding their own well being. Flee means they run, potentially miles away. Submitting may mean the Agent passes out in shock, or goes catatonic.
Indefinite Insanity: This occurs whenever your agent goes under their breaking point in San. At some point in the future they develop a disorder. This could be anything from erotic fixation on fire to fear of cramped places. It all depends on the situations. "A disorder is a chronic, ongoing condition. It lurks under the surface, threatening to erupt when things get bad.Any time your Agent loses SAN, and any time your Agent faces a trigger that pertains directly to his or her disorder, you must make a follow-up SAN roll. If that fails, your Agent’s disorder takes over. If your Agent suffers from more than one, the Handler
decides which comes to the fore. As long as the Agent is in the crisis or in the presence of the trigger, he or she succumbs to the disorder’s internal logic and must act accordingly."
Permanent Insanity: Happens when your character's San hits 0. At this level the character becomes an NPC. Highly likely they are no longer in play.
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Projecting onto Bonds: Bonds can help your character avoid San loss.
Whenever your character suffers a SAN loss, they can spend Willpower to try and reduce the loss.
Roll 1d4. If your character has at least one WP left, they can reduce their SAN loss by the amount rolled. Then reduce Willpower and a single Bond by the amount rolled.
This can also work if your character suffers enough to go either temporarily insane or has a disorder about to manifest. Roll 1d4 and if you have at least 1 WP remaining, make a San roll. Succeed and you stave off the insanity. Regardless of outcome reduce both Willpower and SAN by the amount rolled.
Whenever your character suffers a SAN loss, they can spend Willpower to try and reduce the loss.
Roll 1d4. If your character has at least one WP left, they can reduce their SAN loss by the amount rolled. Then reduce Willpower and a single Bond by the amount rolled.
This can also work if your character suffers enough to go either temporarily insane or has a disorder about to manifest. Roll 1d4 and if you have at least 1 WP remaining, make a San roll. Succeed and you stave off the insanity. Regardless of outcome reduce both Willpower and SAN by the amount rolled.
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Improving skills: Keep track of every skill you fail at using during an adventure. After it's over, each of them automatically increases by one.
There are other ways to increase skills during downtime. If we get that far I'll elaborate on those rules.
There are other ways to increase skills during downtime. If we get that far I'll elaborate on those rules.
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Lethality Rating: Some weapons are so powerful they can kill a target outright. Instead of normal damage rolls for these weapons, the Lethality rating is rolled. Success means it kills the target(provided they're human, anyway.) Failure has the die result added together. (0's are 10.)
Example: one of your agents is attacked with a machine gun. It has Lethlaity Rating of 20%. If this is rolled at or under, your agent immediately dies.The roll results in a 30, meaning your agent takes 13 damage from the attack(3+(1)0=13)
If the attack roll is a crit success, both the lethality rating and damage done if lethality fails is doubled.
Example: one of your agents is attacked with a machine gun. It has Lethlaity Rating of 20%. If this is rolled at or under, your agent immediately dies.The roll results in a 30, meaning your agent takes 13 damage from the attack(3+(1)0=13)
If the attack roll is a crit success, both the lethality rating and damage done if lethality fails is doubled.
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Crit successes and Fumbles: A Critical success is any roll at 01 or a success where the numbers match. A Fumble is a 100 or any failed roll where the numbers match.
Example: your Agent has a skill of 55%. They crit succeed on 01, 11, 22, 33, 44, 55. They Fumble on 66, 77, 88, 99, 100.
Example: your Agent has a skill of 55%. They crit succeed on 01, 11, 22, 33, 44, 55. They Fumble on 66, 77, 88, 99, 100.
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During a turn, a combatant can attempt one of
the following actions.
RAPID FIRE (−20%): Make two attack rolls. Both must be on
the same target. If two potential targets are close enough that
you could hit either one, randomly determine which one takes
each hit. Not an option with bolt-action or one-shot weapons.
FLESH WOUND (−40%): A hit inflicts half damage (round up).
HEAD SHOT (−40%): A hit is critical without matching dice.
Aim
Sacrifice one turn to aim and gain a +20% to your
attack next turn. Aiming requires no roll. After the
next turn, or if your Agent suffers any damage before
attempting it, the bonus is lost.
Attack
Standard Attack.
Point Blank
If an enemy is within 3 meters of a gunshot, it is considered a point blank shot and you receive a +20 bonus to the attack roll.
Called Shot
A called shot is an attack to a particular body part
(the head, the hand, the leg). A called shot allows your
Agent to roll a grenade past cover to explode on the
far side, or to shoot someone in the leg and avoid
body armor. If the attack is automatic gunfire that can
hit multiple targets, the called shot affects only the
first target.
A called shot is more difficult than a standard
attack, so it has a penalty:
PARTLY COVERED (−20%): The target is partially covered
(half the body).
MOSTLY COVERED (−40%): The target is mostly covered
(all but a limb or head)
Disarm
An attempt to knock an object from the target’s grasp
using the Unarmed Combat skill. This is possible only
if your Agent has both hands free and is in hand-tohand
range. If your roll succeeds, the target drops the
object.
Dodge
This is a Dodge skill test to get out of the way of an
attack (or a disarm or pin). This opposed test pits your
Agent’s Dodge skill against the attack roll. If your roll
overcomes the attack roll, your Agent avoids harm.
Escape
A roll to escape a pin. Roll either STR×5 or Unarmed
Combat, whichever is better. This acts as a defense roll
against the character pinning your Agent. it’s opposed by the pinning
character’s attack roll against your Agent. If the
pinning character is not attacking, the escape is opposed
by either Unarmed Combat or STR×5 (whichever
is better). If the escape roll succeeds, your Agent is
no longer pinned—and the escape roll defends against
other attacks until your Agent’s next action. If it fails,
your Agent remains pinned and cannot defend against
attacks.
Fight Back
If someone attacks your Agent with a melee weapon
or unarmed combat (not a ranged attack or an explosive),
your Agent can fight back with Unarmed Combat
or Melee Weapons to block and counterattack. You roll and try to score a higher numbered success than them or a critical one. If you do, you make an attack roll and inflict damage on the target.
You can fight back against multiple melee attacks with one roll per turn. All attackers must score a higher success than your agent to hit you. However, you can only chose one target attacking you to suffer damage per turn, no matter how many you manage to avoid hitting you. This is also your action for the turn; if you've attacked before, you can not attempt it that round, nor can you attack after you've fought back.
Move
An action that moves your Agent a significant distance:
10 meters jogging, 20 meters running, or 30
meters sprinting (or you can move about 3 meters
while performing some other action).
Usually moving requires no roll, but if Agents
are running or sprinting, players may need to make a
DEX×5 test to keep their footing. Fail, and your Agent
falls prone and must spend a turn recovering.
If there’s cover at the end of your Agent’s movement,
getting behind it provides protection (and give armor points).
Pin
An attempt to immobilize a target, either on the
ground or up against something, using Unarmed Combat.
This is possible only if your Agent has both hands
free and is in hand-to-hand range. If it succeeds, the
target is pinned.
All unarmed or melee weapon attacks against a
pinned target are at a +20% bonus. An Agent pinning
a target can attack the pinned target in later turns.
A pinned target can attempt escape once per turn
(see the ESCAPE action) but nothing else.
Wait
Agents can choose to wait to take any action after
their DEX order comes up. At any time before your
next turn, you can insert your Agent’s action before
the next action in DEX order. Your Agent can’t wait
until another character acts and then jump in before
it’s resolved, but your Agent can jump in before the
other character’s turn comes up.
Other actions can be attempted if they make sense in the current situation.
the following actions.
RAPID FIRE (−20%): Make two attack rolls. Both must be on
the same target. If two potential targets are close enough that
you could hit either one, randomly determine which one takes
each hit. Not an option with bolt-action or one-shot weapons.
FLESH WOUND (−40%): A hit inflicts half damage (round up).
HEAD SHOT (−40%): A hit is critical without matching dice.
Aim
Sacrifice one turn to aim and gain a +20% to your
attack next turn. Aiming requires no roll. After the
next turn, or if your Agent suffers any damage before
attempting it, the bonus is lost.
Attack
Standard Attack.
Point Blank
If an enemy is within 3 meters of a gunshot, it is considered a point blank shot and you receive a +20 bonus to the attack roll.
Called Shot
A called shot is an attack to a particular body part
(the head, the hand, the leg). A called shot allows your
Agent to roll a grenade past cover to explode on the
far side, or to shoot someone in the leg and avoid
body armor. If the attack is automatic gunfire that can
hit multiple targets, the called shot affects only the
first target.
A called shot is more difficult than a standard
attack, so it has a penalty:
PARTLY COVERED (−20%): The target is partially covered
(half the body).
MOSTLY COVERED (−40%): The target is mostly covered
(all but a limb or head)
Disarm
An attempt to knock an object from the target’s grasp
using the Unarmed Combat skill. This is possible only
if your Agent has both hands free and is in hand-tohand
range. If your roll succeeds, the target drops the
object.
Dodge
This is a Dodge skill test to get out of the way of an
attack (or a disarm or pin). This opposed test pits your
Agent’s Dodge skill against the attack roll. If your roll
overcomes the attack roll, your Agent avoids harm.
Escape
A roll to escape a pin. Roll either STR×5 or Unarmed
Combat, whichever is better. This acts as a defense roll
against the character pinning your Agent. it’s opposed by the pinning
character’s attack roll against your Agent. If the
pinning character is not attacking, the escape is opposed
by either Unarmed Combat or STR×5 (whichever
is better). If the escape roll succeeds, your Agent is
no longer pinned—and the escape roll defends against
other attacks until your Agent’s next action. If it fails,
your Agent remains pinned and cannot defend against
attacks.
Fight Back
If someone attacks your Agent with a melee weapon
or unarmed combat (not a ranged attack or an explosive),
your Agent can fight back with Unarmed Combat
or Melee Weapons to block and counterattack. You roll and try to score a higher numbered success than them or a critical one. If you do, you make an attack roll and inflict damage on the target.
You can fight back against multiple melee attacks with one roll per turn. All attackers must score a higher success than your agent to hit you. However, you can only chose one target attacking you to suffer damage per turn, no matter how many you manage to avoid hitting you. This is also your action for the turn; if you've attacked before, you can not attempt it that round, nor can you attack after you've fought back.
Move
An action that moves your Agent a significant distance:
10 meters jogging, 20 meters running, or 30
meters sprinting (or you can move about 3 meters
while performing some other action).
Usually moving requires no roll, but if Agents
are running or sprinting, players may need to make a
DEX×5 test to keep their footing. Fail, and your Agent
falls prone and must spend a turn recovering.
If there’s cover at the end of your Agent’s movement,
getting behind it provides protection (and give armor points).
Pin
An attempt to immobilize a target, either on the
ground or up against something, using Unarmed Combat.
This is possible only if your Agent has both hands
free and is in hand-to-hand range. If it succeeds, the
target is pinned.
All unarmed or melee weapon attacks against a
pinned target are at a +20% bonus. An Agent pinning
a target can attack the pinned target in later turns.
A pinned target can attempt escape once per turn
(see the ESCAPE action) but nothing else.
Wait
Agents can choose to wait to take any action after
their DEX order comes up. At any time before your
next turn, you can insert your Agent’s action before
the next action in DEX order. Your Agent can’t wait
until another character acts and then jump in before
it’s resolved, but your Agent can jump in before the
other character’s turn comes up.
Other actions can be attempted if they make sense in the current situation.
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After a mission is concluded we enter the Downtime segment of the game. This represents the time in between Delta Green missions. Players should take the opportunity to roleplay out any changes that have occurred, such as bonds weakening or explaining injuries gained during the operation to loved ones.
Unless otherwise noted, Agents can pick two from the following pursuits. The same pursuit can be picked twice. I'm fine with roleplaying these moments out and playing family and friends If you guys want to spend a little more time in the downtime segments. I'm equally fine with you all just writing a paragraph or two detailing your pursuits and how they turn out. Do whatever you prefer.
Unless otherwise noted, Agents can pick two from the following pursuits. The same pursuit can be picked twice. I'm fine with roleplaying these moments out and playing family and friends If you guys want to spend a little more time in the downtime segments. I'm equally fine with you all just writing a paragraph or two detailing your pursuits and how they turn out. Do whatever you prefer.
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Players can chose some equipment going forward. It's assumed all characters have a medium pistol (1d10, 15 shots) But they can also take other weapons out into the field. If they feel the situation warrants, PC's can make requests for bigger weaponry or equipment. So if you guys suspect you're going to be raiding a cultist compound, feel free to request weapons and gear. As long as you can justify it( a bureaucracy roll helps, but I'll also allow it for good roleplay) you might get more assistance, either from the FBI or Delta Green. Remember that if you're in the field and the situation escalates.
The team is always assumed to have extra ammo and a spare shotgun (2d6, 5 shots) in their car, along with medical equipment necessary for first aid, flashlights, and perhaps some rope. In addition, each team member gets kevler vests and a helmet. The vest protects against 3 points of damage. The helmet 1.
The team is always assumed to have extra ammo and a spare shotgun (2d6, 5 shots) in their car, along with medical equipment necessary for first aid, flashlights, and perhaps some rope. In addition, each team member gets kevler vests and a helmet. The vest protects against 3 points of damage. The helmet 1.
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Some small arms, like submachine guns and assault
rifles, have selective fire. The shooter chooses how it’s used; each pull of the trigger can fire a single shot, a
short burst, a long burst, a short spray, or a long spray. A short burst fires three bullets in one trigger pull. It affects a single target. A long burst fires five. Short and long sprays empty the magazine faster but cover a larger area and can hit multiple targets.
Burst Fire
There are two types of burst fire, short (3 shots) and long (5) To attack using burst, the agent must have an applicable gun for that type of fire and declare their intention at the start of their turn. They then roll firearms once.
rifles, have selective fire. The shooter chooses how it’s used; each pull of the trigger can fire a single shot, a
short burst, a long burst, a short spray, or a long spray. A short burst fires three bullets in one trigger pull. It affects a single target. A long burst fires five. Short and long sprays empty the magazine faster but cover a larger area and can hit multiple targets.
Burst Fire
There are two types of burst fire, short (3 shots) and long (5) To attack using burst, the agent must have an applicable gun for that type of fire and declare their intention at the start of their turn. They then roll firearms once.
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Temporary Insanity:
Agents who lose 5 or more san in a single roll go temporarily insane, and must undertake one of three actions:
Flee
Your Agent must move away from the SAN-affecting
stimulus at top speed in any direction. Your Agent
must do this for a number of turns equal to his or
her CON, whereupon your Agent falls to the ground
exhausted (see EXHAUSTION on page 47), or until your
Agent feels “safe”, whichever happens first.
Struggle
This is lashing out randomly at the nearest threat, no
matter how insurmountable it might be. Once this
course is set upon, your Agent has no choice but to
fight until he or she is killed, unconscious, or restrained.
Submit
This is shutting down or passing out from shock. If
conscious, your Agent is catatonic and paralyzed
until the Handler decides he or she snaps out of it.
When your Agent comes to, it’s likely he or she has
suppressed the trauma that caused his or her collapse.
Remembering details requires an INT×5 test and is
terribly stressful.
Agents who lose 5 or more san in a single roll go temporarily insane, and must undertake one of three actions:
Flee
Your Agent must move away from the SAN-affecting
stimulus at top speed in any direction. Your Agent
must do this for a number of turns equal to his or
her CON, whereupon your Agent falls to the ground
exhausted (see EXHAUSTION on page 47), or until your
Agent feels “safe”, whichever happens first.
Struggle
This is lashing out randomly at the nearest threat, no
matter how insurmountable it might be. Once this
course is set upon, your Agent has no choice but to
fight until he or she is killed, unconscious, or restrained.
Submit
This is shutting down or passing out from shock. If
conscious, your Agent is catatonic and paralyzed
until the Handler decides he or she snaps out of it.
When your Agent comes to, it’s likely he or she has
suppressed the trauma that caused his or her collapse.
Remembering details requires an INT×5 test and is
terribly stressful.
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Adapting to San loss
Adaptation to Violence or adaptation to Helplessness
occurs after your Agent has lost SAN from that
kind of trauma three times in a row without going
temporarily insane from it or hitting the Breaking Point.
The character sheet has spaces to mark your Agent’s
progress toward adaptation. Each time Violence or
Helplessness reduces your Agent’s SAN by 1 or more,
mark a box on your character sheet to keep track of it.
If your Agent suffers insanity from Violence before all
three boxes are marked, erase all the “Violence” boxes
and start again. If your Agent suffers insanity from
Helplessness before all three boxes are marked, erase all
the “Helplessness” boxes and start again. If you fill in
all three boxes for Violence or all three for Helplessness,
your Agent becomes adapted to it.
ADAPTING TO VIOLENCE: Unfortunately, being adapted
to Violence means your Agent’s empathy suffers.
He or she permanently loses 1D6 CHA and the same
amount from each Bond.
ADAPTING TO HELPLESSNESS: Being adapted to Helplessness
means your Agent’s personal drive suffers. As
soon as your Agent becomes adapted to Helplessness,
he or she permanently loses 1D6 POW.
Adaptation to Violence or adaptation to Helplessness
occurs after your Agent has lost SAN from that
kind of trauma three times in a row without going
temporarily insane from it or hitting the Breaking Point.
The character sheet has spaces to mark your Agent’s
progress toward adaptation. Each time Violence or
Helplessness reduces your Agent’s SAN by 1 or more,
mark a box on your character sheet to keep track of it.
If your Agent suffers insanity from Violence before all
three boxes are marked, erase all the “Violence” boxes
and start again. If your Agent suffers insanity from
Helplessness before all three boxes are marked, erase all
the “Helplessness” boxes and start again. If you fill in
all three boxes for Violence or all three for Helplessness,
your Agent becomes adapted to it.
ADAPTING TO VIOLENCE: Unfortunately, being adapted
to Violence means your Agent’s empathy suffers.
He or she permanently loses 1D6 CHA and the same
amount from each Bond.
ADAPTING TO HELPLESSNESS: Being adapted to Helplessness
means your Agent’s personal drive suffers. As
soon as your Agent becomes adapted to Helplessness,
he or she permanently loses 1D6 POW.
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