Facility Phase I Results: A Whole Lot Of Acronyms
Proposal: Super-Scanomatic 9000Result: 8(+1)=9
When you're not too sure what you're looking for, it's helpful to be able to look at
everything. A large portion of the warehouse has been repurposed entirely, with walls and a ceiling installed or modified (if it's an existing wall) so as to be insulated and sealed away from the influence of any external environment. An entryway extends from the room and is installed with an array of nozzles that provide full-coverage antimicrobial spraying, and a pair of HazMat suits with integrated air supplies are kept inside sanitation lockers just inside the first set of doors. Objects up to the size of a small car can be guided through the airlock and sanitized before being brought before the star of the show. Once the object is within the clean room the two "guides" are able to leave while a technician works everything remotely.
The Super-Scanomatic 9000, named by some interns who've been given a very stern talking-to about officially naming equipment without proper authorization (in a shocking twist, they were bored), is a room-sized device with a number of powerful robotic arms capable of fine manipulation. Arms outside of the device are capable of lifting multi-ton objects off the floor enough to draw them into a circular scanning chamber, and smaller objects can be placed on a table that can be slid in and out of the chamber as well.
The SS9000 can be set to perform a wide range of scans and probings based on whether the object is organic, inorganic, or something else entirely (probably). PET, CT, MRI, X-Ray and Microtomography, Ultrasound, and Structured-light 3D Mapping (a LiDAR method) are all valid scanner configurations, and on top of that the manipulator arms are more than capable of assembling and disassembling objects (organic, inorganic, or something else entirely).
The SS9000 is a top-of-the-line multipurpose device that requires surprisingly little preventative maintenance and upkeep even if it is a massive power sink when in use. Generic Research actions will include usage of the full array of SS9000's scanning capabilities, and more specific actions can restrict various scans if necessary or utilize the machine's capacity for remote assembly and disassembly.
Proposal: MIT Fruit Fly ProjectResult: 8(+1)=9
Everybody knows what MIT is. Everybody thinks they know what MIT does. Nobody knows the whole truth. Except for you. With some leverage over both the Chancellor and President of MIT it is not difficult in the slightest to identify the most promising researchers and research within this most prestigious university. Still, things need to be kept secretive.
Fruit flies have been central to a number of experiments performed at MIT for over a decade, so identifying a lab we could isolate for our own usage was no issue whatsoever. Unused basement space in the Wiesner Building has been converted into a laboratory that looks fairly innocuous from the outside - the outside being the single window in the door to the room (which requires an agency ID to access). There is plenty of equipment set up to resemble an experiment regarding the effects of sound frequency on fruit flies, and the (relatively) high security for the (relatively) isolated lab is passed off as necessary for maintaining integrity of experimentation and research within the room.
Instead of having outside "contractors" working on our experiments, the cream of the crop is siphoned off into our facility as employees in their entirety - this is definitely a lot more secure than some NDA slapped onto whoever we decide to use at any given point, and gives researchers and engineers actual familiarity and experience in our very unique field of study and work. As a result Experimentation performed within the Wiesner Building Basement receive +1 to their results. Currently only sound-related experimentation can be performed there, and anomalies brought in will have to be man-portable or at least able to be wheeled around in a cardboard box on a handtruck.
Well that was easy. Which is why that leverage mentioned earlier was laid on a little thicker. Much to the chagrin of MIT students and faculty, the MBTA Red Line was briefly shut down for "maintenance" and an extension was added to connect it to the Weston-HQ line. The facility's line doesn't run regularly and states the Kendall/MIT stop is its last as part of an "express line" that nobody can manage to catch going the opposite direction. This is largely due to smart surveillance and timing the train's arrival appropriately. The train is fitted with an RF Transmitter that swaps the rail line to the facility as it approaches and switches back once it passes. As with the tunnel entrance, a false wall keeps the curious from peering down and getting curious about some new rail line nobody uses or talks about. This wall is also triggered by the proximity of the Transmitter.
Well that was
also easy. What isn't easy is the amount of power our facility has begun to gobble up recently. A keen, watchful eye might be able to identify strange fluctuations in power usage as a result of our expanding rail and facility projects. To help amend this, the work at the MIT Nuclear Research Reactor has been "suspended indefinitely" after "repeated failures to adhere to strict safety guidelines", and a "small specialist crew" is kept on-site to continue running the reactor until "adherence to protocol" can be "guaranteed". In reality, a team of facility-employed nuclear engineers is keeping the reactor, now connected solely to facility assets, up and running. The 6MW reactor should provide more than enough off-grid power for the time being (for reference, the entire NYC subway system requires 1/12th of that during peak hours).
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Equipment Phase I
It is now the Equipment Phase. Remember that equipment does not just mean stuff to be used by field teams. In fact, the SS9000 is an almost perfect example of equipment not meant for your units. You have a single Equipment Action available and can burn it for a second Action Action (this kills me every time but I also love it).
TURNTURNTURNBoston Storage Facility: The International Cargo Terminal, declared defunct by the city and now used exclusively by The Organization. Has running water, a restroom, a guard station with CCTV access, and a soundproof room now repurposed for your office space. A freight elevator connects it to an underground rail line and road. The road connects to the nearby Ted Williams Tunnel, and the rail connects to an employee entrance in a parking facility in South Boston as well as an underground station near the Weston Reservoir outside of the city and the MBTA Red Line near the Kendall/MIT stop.
-Super-Scanomatic 9000: A multipurpose machine capable of providing PET, CT, MRI, X-Ray and Microtomography, Ultrasound, and Structured-light 3D Mapping scanning on anything from minuscule to small car-sized objects. Installed in a cleanroom with a series of sanitizing sprayers in the airlock entrance. Remotely controlled robotic arms can perform fine manipulations and assemble or disassemble objects within the scanner. All modes are used during a general research, and specific research can remove scanning options or utilize the manipulator arms more directly.
-Boston-Logan Hangar: An aircraft hangar used to store anomalies brought in by air until they can be transported by van or truck to the Boston Storage Facility.
-The Station: The station under the Boston Storage Facility, expanded enough to deserve its own entry. Has an armory for weapons maintenance and a firing range for drills and training.
MIT Wiesner Basement Sound Lab: A laboratory in the basement of the Wiesner building at MIT used to perform sound-based experimentation. Provides a +1 to sound-related Experimentation on anomalies that can be smuggled into the building.
-MIT NRR: A 6MW nuclear reactor that was used for research at MIT. Now hooked up to the facility in order to provide off-grid power and reduce the chance of detection by prying eyes.
Standard-Issue Taser: A taser exactly like the ones used by local law enforcement. Delivers a 50,000 volt shock to targets struck by both probes when fired. Has a range of 35 feet. Uses single-shot cartridges.
Kel-Tec P15: A light, slender 9mm handgun with a 15+1 capacity, a rail for a laser or flashlight, and the ability to thread a suppressor onto the barrel. Is extremely easy to conceal and provides adequate stopping power for a sidearm.
Remington 870: A 12ga. pump-action shotgun with a 4+1 shell capacity using an under-fed tube magazine beneath the barrel. Shot and slug rounds are currently all we have on hand.
Mk3A2 Hand Grenade: An offensive canister-shaped hand grenade that kills primarily through force as opposed to shrapnel, as fragmentation is minimal. Fuses tend to run between 4 and 5 seconds. Effective casualty radius against human targets is two meters.
Basic Boston City Worker Disguises: A variety of uniforms used by employees and contractors of the city of Boston in order to aid facility employees in their local endeavors.
Standard Agent Uniform: A sharp custom-tailored black suit and tie with white shirt made with a microweave to improve resistance to heat and fire as well as protect against slashing and cutting. A bulletproof vest with replaceable plates capable of stopping small caliber firearms form-fits between the shirt and jacket. Black Ray-Ban square shades are included.
"Agency" "Credentials": Excessively poor mimicries of various low-ranking government office badges across the globe. Not difficult in the slightest to be discovered as fake under passing scrutiny.
Agency Smartphone: A highly durable otherwise normal-looking smartphone protected by four-factor verification (ID card, GPS, fingerprint, passcode) as well as the best encryption methods we have on-hand. Allows easy communication between agents as well as Operators working from the facility. Includes an earpiece that comes in black, grey, or the agent's skin tone. Can also be used to fire off an emergency SOS if necessary.
Agent IDs: Unmarked plastic cards used to access the Smartphone as well as provide entry to facility locations they have clearance for.
Class I Amnestic: A drug frequently used by The Organization. Can be delivered orally or intravenously. A single dose causes unconsciousness within seconds and leaves them out for nearly a half hour while effectively erasing any memory of the hour or so before application.
The G-Men: A team of four older men wearing their own preferred styles of dress and led by one Mr. G. They prefer brute force over subtlety in every situation. While they can investigate crime scenes and the like well enough, they are incredibly easy for witnesses and bystanders to recognize and remember. The G-Men apply violence with reckless abandon, and will not let a civilian get in the way of getting their job done and getting paid. Current Assignment: None
Secured
One-Note Recorders: Plastic black and white recorders confiscated from a local elementary school. All recorders play a single individual note regardless of how the instrument is played. They do not seem to do anything otherwise unusual or out of the ordinary.
Unsecured
Colfax Anomaly
Eindhoven Anomaly
Whitehorse Anomaly
Boston Boredom: Gives Advantage to all Action rolls.
Grouped With Grupo: All Facility rolls get +1 to their result.
Numbers Game: +2 to Actions with larger Units, -1 to Lone Wolves.
Extra Eyes and Ears: Additional initial intel on anomalies.
Wiesner Sound Lab: +1 to sound-based research on applicable Research Actions.
Umbrella Securities: Amazon Facility, Positive
New World Order: Chernobyl Facility, Hostile
Project Restoration: Arctic Habitat, Unfriendly
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Topic: The Organization - An SCP-influenced Management Game (Action Phase I) (Read 8177 times)