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[GentlemanRaptor]

Forget everything they told you.
Forget everything you've ever been taught.
The truth is out there.
And it's our job to make sure that's where it stays.
Welcome to the Agency, Commander.

The Agency

A Strategy/Suggestion Forum Game

Since its inception, the government of the United States of America has been embroiled in secrets. You thought that French assistance alone was enough to win the Revolution? Think again. Ever wonder what happened to all those unsolved missing persons cases? Well, you probably don't want to know that. A tangled web of conspiracies and counter-conspiracies runs beneath the surface. Deals with dark beings, secret weapons, little green men, human sacrifices, and a million other shadowy things are commonplace. And, mercifully, the civilian population is blind to this.

They do not know.

They cannot know.

The consequences of three hundred million people realizing that their lives are built on one huge lie would rip this nation apart. That's where we come in. We're the cover-up guys. The men in black suits and black helicopters with big guns. We protect the secrets that the President has no idea even exist. And right now, we're in trouble. New leaks are showing up at an alarming rate, and it's getting difficult to contain them all. Right now they're written off as crackpot conspiracy theories, but eventually some prick in the media is going to catch wind of something. We can keep kicking in doors, but that only addresses a symptom: someone is organizing these leaks. And if we don't find out who, and fast, it could mean the end of America.

Before we get too involved in paperwork, why don't you tell us more about yourself? Of course, we know it all already, but it can't hurt to verify a few things. Just fill out this form and we'll get you started.

Code: [Select]

APPLICATION FOR GOVERNMENT POSITION
Name:
Age:
Physical appearance:
Background:
Location of agency:
Other (if applicable):

((This will be run as a sort-of suggestion game. You guys will be able to control the director's personal actions, as well as the actions of the agency in general. I'm going to start you off small to test a few mechanics and story elements. Once the director is agreed upon, I'll show you what assets and resources you have to work with. After that, it's all up to you.))

[GentlemanRaptor]

Reserved.

[smurfingtonthethird]

And if we don't find out who, and fast, it could mean the end of America.

How do I join the villains?

Claiming a spot.

How does this work? Lots of agencies shivving and outdoing each other for government funding supremacy? (how is this not already a game)

APPLICATION FOR GOVERNMENT POSITION
Name: Nicolas Cage
Age: 50
Physical appearance:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Background: Woot.
Location of agency: New York
Other (if applicable):

Don't judge me.

[GentlemanRaptor]

Should probably clarify this. Everyone will control the same agency, suggesting actions and such. Unfortunately, I probably don't have the time to manage the actions of multiple agencies, so for now this stays in SG territory. Whichever director concept gets the most support will be the director.

[Parsely]

APPLICATION FOR GOVERNMENT POSITION
Name: Gabriel Xing
Age: 39
Physical appearance: East Asian, characteristically short. Aging very well and has a healthy, strong body. Has short-cropped black hair with subtle streaks of silver.
Background: Native Chinese but raised in the United States. Graduated University of Washington at 24 with average grades and a Major in Economics, Minor in English. Worked for a year as an interpreter until his principal realized his potential and got him a job in the White House. Speaks perfect English and Cantonese, conversational in Korean and Vietnamese, can understand French.
Location of Agency: Taiwan
Other: The Taiwan Office has primary jurisdiction over China but is ideally able to respond to situations anywhere east of Iran.

[GentlemanRaptor]

I'm actually going to take this chance to try to explain some of the mechanical aspects of the game, so they make sense when the game starts. The Agency will have access to a certain number of resources: field agents, transport vehicles, assault teams, hackers, and other, spoileriffic things. You can take pretty much any action that makes sense with the resources at your disposal: send a team to a location, attempt to trace a website to a person, start tailing a suspect, etc. Field agents can take public transportation to their objectives, but they can also use Agency transport. Agents can be assigned to direct an assault team if more finesse is required than normal. Assault teams are slightly more restricted: they don't exist, officially, and so are restricted to Agency transport if in full gear. If in disguise, they can be ferried in any available vehicle. Be aware, however, that public transport does not conform to your timetable: when the clock is ticking, a delayed flight could spell disaster. The director of the Agency has a few actions available, outside of obvious, easily-done-by-humans actions. He may attempt to gather more funds and assets for the Agency through various means. This could include official channels, bribery, and basically any other way of obtaining materiel. He can also accompany a team on a mission, or go on a mission himself. This could have benefits in terms of motivation, but be aware that getting the director killed is a Very Bad Thing, and you do not want that to happen. Ever. One of the director's real strengths comes from his ability to access the Library. The Library is, well, a library. It contains the sum of human knowledge and then some, all accessible from a computer terminal. Anything unexplained that pops up in the course of the game is probably somewhere in the Library. That's about it for now. Don't think you're restricted to the described actions. If you can't do something, I'll let you know.

tl;dr boring game mechanics stuff.

[Parsely]

Roger that.

[GentlemanRaptor]

Bumping for interest, because I can't really run an SG with only two people.

[Hawk132]

APPLICATION FOR GOVERNMENT POSITION
Name: Gabriel Xing
Age: 39
Physical appearance: East Asian, characteristically short. Aging very well and has a healthy, strong body. Has short-cropped black hair with subtle streaks of silver.
Background: Native Chinese but raised in the United States. Graduated University of Washington at 24 with average grades and a Major in Economics, Minor in English. Worked for a year as an interpreter until his principal realized his potential and got him a job in the White House. Speaks perfect English and Cantonese, conversational in Korean and Vietnamese, can understand French.
Location of Agency: Taiwan
Other: The Taiwan Office has primary jurisdiction over China but is ideally able to respond to situations anywhere east of Iran.

+1

[Ambidextrous]

APPLICATION FOR GOVERNMENT POSITION
Name: Gabriel Xing
Age: 39
Physical appearance: East Asian, characteristically short. Aging very well and has a healthy, strong body. Has short-cropped black hair with subtle streaks of silver.
Background: Native Chinese but raised in the United States. Graduated University of Washington at 24 with average grades and a Major in Economics, Minor in English. Worked for a year as an interpreter until his principal realized his potential and got him a job in the White House. Speaks perfect English and Cantonese, conversational in Korean and Vietnamese, can understand French.
Location of Agency: Taiwan
Other: The Taiwan Office has primary jurisdiction over China but is ideally able to respond to situations anywhere east of Iran.

+1

+2

[GentlemanRaptor]

Looks like it's going to be Xing, unless there's a sudden difference of opinion on Director Cage.

[Parsely]

I would definitely not be happy if we had to play as Nick Cage.

[Teneb]

APPLICATION FOR GOVERNMENT POSITION
Name: Gabriel Xing
Age: 39
Physical appearance: East Asian, characteristically short. Aging very well and has a healthy, strong body. Has short-cropped black hair with subtle streaks of silver.
Background: Native Chinese but raised in the United States. Graduated University of Washington at 24 with average grades and a Major in Economics, Minor in English. Worked for a year as an interpreter until his principal realized his potential and got him a job in the White House. Speaks perfect English and Cantonese, conversational in Korean and Vietnamese, can understand French.
Location of Agency: Taiwan
Other: The Taiwan Office has primary jurisdiction over China but is ideally able to respond to situations anywhere east of Iran.

+1

+2

+++ to cement this. While Director Cage would be funny, I feel like this is not a joke game.

[Funk]

APPLICATION FOR GOVERNMENT POSITION
Name: Gabriel Xing
Age: 39
Physical appearance: East Asian, characteristically short. Aging very well and has a healthy, strong body. Has short-cropped black hair with subtle streaks of silver.
Background: Native Chinese but raised in the United States. Graduated University of Washington at 24 with average grades and a Major in Economics, Minor in English. Worked for a year as an interpreter until his principal realized his potential and got him a job in the White House. Speaks perfect English and Cantonese, conversational in Korean and Vietnamese, can understand French.
Location of Agency: Taiwan
Other: The Taiwan Office has primary jurisdiction over China but is ideally able to respond to situations anywhere east of Iran.

+1

+2

+++ to cement this. While Director Cage would be funny, I feel like this is not a joke game.

+4

[GentlemanRaptor]

I'm kinda glad, actually. Didn't want to have to rewatch National Treasure and The Wicker Man for reference material. Alright, update coming after I eat.