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| Elric |
 Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 8:59 pm Post subject: Naming Glitch Table |
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RED
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Greetings, fellow Citizens!
I've been working on a new table for my Paranoia games, and I would like to get some feedback on it (and hey, if it makes it into Paranoia XP, so much the better  )
The basis for the table is that names for citizens are derived by Friend Computer, since there are no families in Alpha Complex. However, since computers can (and do) glitch up, there could be citizens with glitched names.
The way I have it work is that the GM rolls for each character, and on a 1, the computer glitched the citizen's name. The GM would then roll on the Naming Glitch Table to see what kind of glitch happened.
Naming Glitch Table
1: Random Letter In Citizen's Name Becomes A Symbol (!, #, ?, etc.)
2: Citizen's Name Or Sector Becomes Cartoon Swear Word (%&!)
3: Citizen's Name Has A Random Space In It (Trick-R-TRT becomes Tr ck-R-TRT)
4: Citizen's Sector Has A Random Space In It (Trick-R-TRT becomes Trick-R-TR )
5: Friend Computer Forgot To Assign A Security Clearance (Trick- - TRT)
6: Citizen's Name Gets Reversed (Trick-R-TRT becomes kcirT-R-TRT)
7: Citizen's Entire Designation Gets Reversed (Trick-R-TRT becomes TRT-R-Trick or TRT-R-kcirT)
8: Citizen Isn't Assigned A Name (-R-TRT)
9: Citizen Is Assigned Two (2) Names, And Friend Computer Treats The Citizen Like Two Different Citizens
10: Citizen Is Assigned A Version Instead Of A Sector (Trick-R-MK4 or Trick-R-V23)
11: Citizen Is Assigned A Form Number Instead Of A Name (PLC3N42S-R-TRT)
12: Citizen Is Assigned A Name More Appropriate For A Citizen Of The Opposite Gender
13: Citizen's Service Group And Name Are Swapped (IntSec-R-TRT from Trick or HPD&MC-R-TRT from Trick)
14: Citizen's Security Clearance Is Always One (1) Color Behind (Yellow Troubleshooter Is Trick-O-TRT)
15: Citizen's Security Clearance And Clone Number Get Swapped (Trick-3-TRT-R)
16: Citizen's Sector Is Missing A Letter (Trick-R-TT)
17: Citizen's Sector Is More Than Three (3) Letters (Trick-R-TREAT)
18: Citizen's Security Clearance Is Spelled Out (Trick-Red-TRT)
19: Citizen's Name Is [DELETED FOR SECURITY REASONS]
20: Roll Twice And Apply Both Results
So, what do you think? Too goofy an idea? Table need help? Am I a traitor for this, and need to be executed? I'm open to all sugestions, as long as they're made in a friendly, treason-free way. 
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| Omega-U-MAN-5 |
| Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: Naming Glitch Table |
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| Elric wrote: |
Greetings, fellow Citizens!
I've been working on a new table for my Paranoia games, and I would like to get some feedback on it (and hey, if it makes it into Paranoia XP, so much the better :D)
The basis for the table is that names for citizens are derived by Friend Computer, since there are no families in Alpha Complex. However, since computers can (and do) glitch up, there could be citizens with glitched names.
The way I have it work is that the GM rolls for each character, and on a 1, the computer glitched the citizen's name. The GM would then roll on the Naming Glitch Table to see what kind of glitch happened.
Naming Glitch Table
1: Random Letter In Citizen's Name Becomes A Symbol (!, #, ?, etc.)
2: Citizen's Name Or Sector Becomes Cartoon Swear Word (%&!)
3: Citizen's Name Has A Random Space In It (Trick-R-TRT becomes Tr ck-R-TRT)
4: Citizen's Sector Has A Random Space In It (Trick-R-TRT becomes Trick-R-TR )
5: Friend Computer Forgot To Assign A Security Clearance (Trick- - TRT)
6: Citizen's Name Gets Reversed (Trick-R-TRT becomes kcirT-R-TRT)
7: Citizen's Entire Designation Gets Reversed (Trick-R-TRT becomes TRT-R-Trick or TRT-R-kcirT)
8: Citizen Isn't Assigned A Name (-R-TRT)
9: Citizen Is Assigned Two (2) Names, And Friend Computer Treats The Citizen Like Two Different Citizens
10: Citizen Is Assigned A Version Instead Of A Sector (Trick-R-MK4 or Trick-R-V23)
11: Citizen Is Assigned A Form Number Instead Of A Name (PLC3N42S-R-TRT)
12: Citizen Is Assigned A Name More Appropriate For A Citizen Of The Opposite Gender
13: Citizen's Service Group And Name Are Swapped (IntSec-R-TRT from Trick or HPD&MC-R-TRT from Trick)
14: Citizen's Security Clearance Is Always One (1) Color Behind (Yellow Troubleshooter Is Trick-O-TRT)
15: Citizen's Security Clearance And Clone Number Get Swapped (Trick-3-TRT-R)
16: Citizen's Sector Is Missing A Letter (Trick-R-TT)
17: Citizen's Sector Is More Than Three (3) Letters (Trick-R-TREAT)
18: Citizen's Security Clearance Is Spelled Out (Trick-Red-TRT)
19: Citizen's Name Is [DELETED FOR SECURITY REASONS]
20: Roll Twice And Apply Both Results
So, what do you think? Too goofy an idea? Table need help? Am I a traitor for this, and need to be executed? I'm open to all sugestions, as long as they're made in a friendly, treason-free way. :) |
#9 has already happened to someclone :]
In fact, Knock-U-DED/Knock-U-OUT who plays the Paranoia Lexicon game appears to live a double life... or something ;]
No doubt he will soon be executed for such treasonous behavior!
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| Splat-R-EDD |
| Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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| It sounds kinda interesting, but I would limit things like this to NPCs, and I wouldn't want to use it all that often (if every other npc has a glitched name...) I'd like so see citizen [DELETED FOR SECURITY REASONS] though, just once. |
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| Zogar |
| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:39 am Post subject: |
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Writing down an unpronounable name for the briefing officer in the mission alert would be fun.
Excuse me, are you, uhhh, how do you say !#$&*-B-~+=?
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| Coyote-R-PXP |
| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:34 am Post subject: |
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A fun house rule would be to let clones optionally change their 'home sector' when they make green clearance: Clamps-R-FUN to Clamps-G-OOD; their first name at indigo: Clamps-I-OOD to Cheer-I-OOD; and anything they like, when they like, at Ultraviolet: Dyfor-U-MIN to [UNPRONOUNCABLE SYMBOL DELETED FOR SECURITY REASONS].
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| tashkal |
| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 4:59 am Post subject: |
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...and how likely would it be that Friend Computer would insist upon using the unglitched name for them?
On the one hand....
"Well, looks like Nast-Y-GUY is responsible for all that damaged experimental equipment you have there...."
But on the other....
'...but you, Nast- -GUY, are apparently not even cleared for it, let alone assigned to the Troubleshooter group. I'm afraid impersonating a Troubleshooter is treason, Citizen...."
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| Elric |
| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:58 am Post subject: |
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RED
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| Splat-R-EDD wrote: |
| It sounds kinda interesting, but I would limit things like this to NPCs, and I wouldn't want to use it all that often (if every other npc has a glitched name...) |
That's why it would only happen on a roll of 1, or a "Critical Fumble" as some other, treasonous commie games call it.
| Splat-R-EDD wrote: |
| I'd like so see citizen [DELETED FOR SECURITY REASONS] though, just once. |
That would make for an interesting game. Especially if that was the mission breifing officer.
Computer: Citizen, who told you that you were supposed to terminate Slimshad-Y-MNM-3?
Citizen: Umm... that would have been Citizen [DELETED FOR SECURITY REASONS]...
Computer: Citizen, what is your security level?
Citizen: Er... Red...
Computer: I'm sorry, Citizen, but you are not allowed to [DELETE FOR SECURITY REASONS]. Please report for summary termination.
| tashkal wrote: |
...and how likely would it be that Friend Computer would insist upon using the unglitched name for them?
On the one hand....
"Well, looks like Nast-Y-GUY is responsible for all that damaged experimental equipment you have there...."
But on the other....
'...but you, Nast- -GUY, are apparently not even cleared for it, let alone assigned to the Troubleshooter group. I'm afraid impersonating a Troubleshooter is treason, Citizen...." |
That would just make the clone with a glitched security level the target of everything that goes wrong. Nasty- -GUY would know he's screwed regardless. Unless he manages to fast talk the computer into thinking that his secruity level is so high that it can't be shown, or even listed as [DELETED FOR SECURITY REASONS].
Hmm... maybe the glitched name should only apply to one of a characters clones, and not all of them. Otherwise, that player probably wouldn't have as much fun.
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| tashkal |
| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 6:53 am Post subject: |
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RED
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| Elric wrote: |
Hmm... maybe the glitched name should only apply to one of a characters clones, and not all of them. Otherwise, that player probably wouldn't have as much fun. |
Actually, somewhere along the way, considering the new clone-as-you-go system, this was what I'd assumed to be the case anyway.
Especially dealing with this mid-mission. At least it may not be a worry for long....
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| Mike-V-LEM |
| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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The idea won't be used often enough to justify its own table. The most it would get is a footnote somewhere, buried deep in the morass.
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| Coyote-R-PXP |
| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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Now I must insist on a supplement called Paranoia: Deep in the Morass.
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| Trait-R-OUS |
| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Coyote-R-PXP wrote: |
| Now I must insist on a supplement called Paranoia: Deep in the Morass. |
I think we may now have the title of the next Lexicon game! |
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| Elric |
| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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I'd settle for a footnote lost in the morass. It'd be a step up from having only my online name listed in a hodgepodge of credits in a TSR product published shortly before they went belly-up. 
And I'll have to hop on the Autobandwagon and agree with my fellow citizens on the Paranoia: Deep In The Morass supplement.
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| Allen Varney |
| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Uh ... is it entirely beside the point to ask what this hypothetical supplement would be about? |
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| Coyote-R-PXP |
| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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It could be a collection of hypothetical rules and conjectural circumstances, strictly in a suppositional context, with appendixes that provide tables of undemonstrated putative pseudoscenarios.
Er... ok, I got nothing.
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| Allandaros |
| Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 1:16 am Post subject: |
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| Allen Varney wrote: |
| Uh ... is it entirely beside the point to ask what this hypothetical supplement would be about? |
High Programmer, subjects for supplements are HIGHLY overrated. Like sanity.
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