Introduction

Greetings, Citizen! I am the Computer, main proprietor and friend of Alpha Complex! You have been promoted from your previous INFRARED clearance level to a RED security clearance! This signifies the Computer’s benevolent trust in you! The Computer is your friend!

In light of this, new uniforms have been processed and sent to your dormitories along with new living quarters! These uniforms, made from 100% safe asbestos, are color coded to match your security clearance! If the uniforms you receive are not RED, please return them to the Production, Logistics, and Commissary (PLC) service! Failure to do so will result in termination. Accusing the PLC or friend Computer of a mistake will also result in termination! The Computer does not make mistakes! Please note: returning of resources generously given to you by the Computer signifies ungratefulness, and will be terminated!

As a RED clearance level, you are allowed to traverse both RED and INFRARED (colored as black) areas of Alpha Complex! However, you are not allowed to traverse areas of Alpha Complex that are above your security clearance! This include, in ascending order of equality, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, INDIGO, VIOLET, and ULTRAVIOLET (colored as white and also known as High Programmers)! Remember, all citizens of Alpha Complex are equal in the eye of the Computer, but some are more equal than others! Failure to comply with these rules will result in termination!

Praise the friend Computer! Serve the friend Computer! Blast the traitor, mutant, and communist!

Basic Information

Welcome to the world of Paranoia; a dystopian future set in Alpha Complex and run by an overly paranoid AI. Alpha Complex is a large, underground city that was built in the event of a nuclear apocalypse and run by the Computer. It is a world of contradiction, deceit, and slapstick all rolled into one and then terminated. You play a RED clearance Troubleshooter; that is, you seek out trouble and you shoot it. You and the other players all form a small team of Troubleshooters, which the Computer will often use to hunt out mutants and traitors, keep the peace, or clean the sewers of Alpha Complex. However, little does the Computer know that you are all mutants and members of secret societies (and, therefore, traitors). Your goal is not to overthrow the Computer, save the world, or defeat some great evil: it is simply to survive. But don’t worry; you won’t survive.

For added emphasis: YOU WILL DIE. You will. But still don’t worry, because THAT’S OK. You are all provided with clones that are dispatched should you die or be terminated. Why they would dispatch a clone after you are terminated, I don’t know. Try not to think about it too hard; it’s only there so you can keep playing. Try to reason it or argue about it, and I can take it away.

So, how do you survive? Simple: gain the Computer’s favor. How do you do that? Simple: turn in traitors and mutants. How do you find them? Look to your left and right; your team is full of them. Turn them in. BUT, be careful, you can’t go turning in people willy-nilly, or you will be terminated for attempted treason. You’ll need to have proof.

There are four things you must forget when playing Paranoia:
1). Solidarity among players or characters. You are all out for yourselves. Not only are you allowed to back stab and betray, you are supposed to.

2). The quest for weapons and loot. The Computer will supply you with everything you need.

3). Shaping a complex personality. Do not get too attached to your character, as they will most likely survive only days if not hours. Also, the Computer rewards conformity.

4). Complicated rules. Most of the time, the GM (me) will just fudge it.

Protip: If you really want to make it in Paranoia, entertain the GM. Make him want to keep you. If he wants to keep you, he will make sure you stay.

Roll-to-Dodge format

For this RP, we will be using the Roll-to-dodge (or RTD) format. Basically, you say your action, I role a d6 (regular, six sided die), and post the results. The results are as follows:

1 = critical failure
2 = failure
3 = slight success
4 = success
5 = extreme success
6 = overly successful

For example, you are trying to light a campfire with some flint and steel.

1 = You shatter the flint after striking it too hard, rendering it useless.
2 = You get a few sparks off, but nothing catches
3 = The tinder takes a flame, but it is small and can easily burn out
4 = The tinder catches and holds a small flame, which you can easily turn into a sizable fire
5 = A fire bursts into life and in a matter of moments, you have a very nice fire going.
6 = You make the biggest and fastest fire mankind has ever known. Unfortunately, this means that the campground, the forest, the tents, and you are all on fire.

Sorry for the wall of text. It’s really easier than it looks xD

If you are interested in playing, send me a message or post in this thread saying so, and I will help you make your characters in private (since privacy is huge in this game).