Slain by Elf

‘That is an Ice Gun.’
‘Neat. What does it do?’
‘Exactly what its name suggests.’
‘So it’s a gun made out of ice?’
‘… okay, it’s not exactly what its name suggests.’

It was the concluding week of the introductory Paranoia mission. Before the game started proper there was the usual banter around the table, even though this was shown to be dangerous in the previous session. Talking about football and the recent takeover of Manchester United, the resident Chelsea fan blurted out, ‘I trust [...]

I ran an introductory Paranoia mission for most of the usual gang, as we are in the middle of the holiday season and missing a member. The mission is written for players new to the game, which is a good way to get the players suitably paranoid, and also helps my newbie GMing skills.
One [...]