Spycraft Boot Camp I - v1 - Crafty Games

Belgrade, Serbia. Free Throw plans to assault the Belgrade HQ,
steal all the computer files there, and release them in the open—
thereby compromising all Agency operations in Eastern Europe.
Possibilities:
1. Amanda Norton returns to the States and takes the place of
Senator Bradon’s daughter. She does this to gain more access
to him and make others less suspicious. Senator Bradon acts
suspiciously; he’s under stress and shows it but it’s not obvious
why. The Agency wants him, and the others, watched since
they have access to such vital information.
2. Senator Bradon reports the kidnapping to the Agency. He figures
that the agents are his daughter’s best chance and is
unwilling to risk the security of the nation. The agents need to
rescue his daughter before the deadline before the information
turnover arrives.
3. Amanda Norton actually is Alicia Bradon. She staged her own
kidnapping because she hates the Agency too, perhaps due to
leftist politics or what the Agency has done to her family.
SHALE
by Aaron Rosenberg
The modern world runs on its communications and its transportation.
And for the latter, oil and gas are the most precious
commodities. So when someone claims that they have found a
new source of oil, the entire world sits up and takes notice. And
when someone claims they have found a new way to produce oil,
a way that does not require drilling and refining—well, that’s the
sort of information that can change the world.
Shale, Inc. is a new company no one has ever heard of before.
But everyone’s talking about them now. That’s because Reggie
Nylan, the head of Shale, has made a shocking announcement.
According to Reggie, his company has found a way to convert
shale into oil. The thin, brittle rock is known to have a high petroleum
content, but no one has ever found a way to distill it from
the rock without spending more money than the results were
worth. Now Reggie says his company can do the job for mere pennies.
Which would make the world’s shale a near-endless supply of
ready oil. Everyone wants a piece of the action. But is Shale, Inc.
really all it claims to be? The Agency has to find out, before the
world’s oil situation changes forever—and not necessarily for the
better.
MP Cost: 275 (95 base + 90 each for serials two and three)
Wealth: 2 (52 BP for mastermind, 42 BP for each henchman
and foil, 27 BP for each minion)—30 MP
Technology: 0
Loyalty: 1 (+1 to loyalty checks) — 4 MP
Influence: 0
Scope: 5 (international threat)
Agenda: Monetary Gain/Economic Control
Serial 3: Hector Selpont
Reggie may be the president of Shale, but he’s just a front
man. The real power behind the company and its scheme is Hector
Selpont, whose official title is VP and Head of R&D. Hector came
up with the idea behind Shale, Inc., and bullied Reggie into participating.
He gathered others he knew to form the rest of the
company’s ranks, and has been orchestrating everything from the
safety of his "research lab." The fact is, Hector isn’t much of a scientist.
He knows just enough science to fake it, and enough to
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understand what the real researchers are talking about. But his
true gift is disinformation. Hector can make people hear what
they want to hear, and understand just as much as he wants them
to comprehend. It’s this talent that has been pivotal to Shale’s
success, and to their master plan.
Hector has three goals, all of which he plans to achieve
through Shale. The first is to make a lot of money, enough that he
can live the rest of his life in complete comfort. The second goal
is to throw the world into disarray, just to show how much influence
he has. And the third goal is to prove wrong everyone who
ever said he wouldn’t amount to much, especially his hard-working,
honest, law-abiding parents.
Tall, thin, and prematurely balding, Hector looks the part of a
serious researcher. He speaks softly, so that those around him have
to strain to catch his words, and hides his mesmerizing eyes
behind a pair of wire-rim spectacles. He does not like violence, and
will avoid becoming involved in any physical conflict. But Hector
has no problem giving orders for violence, and will happily stand
back and let his bodyguards fight for him. He works at the company’s
research lab in the warehouse section of Baltimore, and has
a small house on the other side of the city.
Hector Selpont 5th-level spin-doctor/1st -level scientist
(mastermind—30 MP): CR 6. SZ M; v/wp 43/10; Init +1 (+1 Dex);
Spd 30 ft.; Def 11 (+1 Dex); Atk: pistol +2 (dmg 1d12, recoil 20,
threat 19-20, range 25 ft., seven shots); Face 1 square; Reach 1
square; SA none; SQ fake it 1/session; SV Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +6;
Str 10, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 16, Wis 17, Cha 17; Skills: Bluff +10,
Computers +4, Cultures +3, Diplomacy +1, Disguise +1, Driver +3,
Forgery +5, Gather Information +7, Hide +3, Intimidate +4,
Languages +6, Move Silently +5, Profession (Scientist) +4, Search
+2, Sense Motive +8, Sleight of Hand +6, Spot +4. Feats: Charmer,
Persuasive. Gear: Pistol, two clips of standard ammunition, lab
coat. Vehicles and Gadgets: sports car (sports car – SZ L, Occ 1/2,
Hnd +5, Spd 800 ft., MPH 80/160, Def 14, WP 70, Hrd 3), laser pen
(dmg 1d6+1, threat 20, range 5 ft., twenty seconds of power, one
hour to recharge).
Headquarters: Shale research lab in Baltimore, MD, United
States—hierarchy 1, secrecy 2, personnel 1, security 4.
Bodyguards: As a child Hector was often the target of bullies.
When he hatched his plans for Shale, Inc., he took advantage of
the money from his backers and hired a group of bodyguards. Now
the bullies work for him. These men are all large, powerfully built,
ugly, and not very bright. They are exactly the type of men who
pushed Hector around as a boy, and he takes great delight in
ordering them about. Despite this, the bodyguards are loyal.
Hector is a bit childish but pays them well, and they don’t have to
do much more than keep an eye on the grounds and intimidate
any visitors. These men all have unsavory pasts, and many of them
have criminal records—this is the only job they could get, and they
are determined not to lose it.
Bodyguards, 3rd-level thugs (minions, squad of 4—48 MP):
CR 3. SZ M; v/wp 3d8+6 (22)/17; Init +3 (+1 Dex, +2 class); Spd 30
ft.; Def 13 (+1 Dex, +2 class); Atk: club +6 (1d8+3); Colt M1911A1
service pistol +4 (dmg 1d12, recoil 20, threat 19-20, range 25 ft.,
seven shots); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ None;
SV Fort +6, Ref +3, Will +4; Str 17, Dex 12, Con 17, Int 9, Wis 11,
Cha 6; Skills: Bluff +3, Driver +3, Gather Information
+1,Intimidate +8, Listen +3, Profession (Bodyguard) +4, Search +4,
Sense Motive +1, Spot +4, Surveillance +2. Feats: Point Blank
Shot, Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun, Melee). Gear: Pistol,
two clips of standard ammunition, tactical radio, extensible metal
club. Vehicles and Gadgets: motorcycles (motorcycle – SZ M, Occ
1/1, Hnd +8, Spd 500 ft., MPH 50/100, Def 18, WP 35, Hrd 1).