Troubleshooters : Paranoia

Paranoia is an award-winning RPG classic set in a futuristic sealed-city called Alpha Complex, where life is dominated by an insane computer-controlled bureaucracy served up with a wicked atmosphere of black-humour.

Originally conceived in the eighties as a reaction to the 'serious' swords & sorcery RPGs that dominated the RPG market at the time, Paranoia actively encourages players to lie, double-cross and terminate each other in funny and imaginative ways. The primary aim of the game is simply for everyone to enjoy themselves!

This rulebook has all the info necessary to run a group of players as Troubleshooter characters. The benevolent, all-powerful - and completely insane - Computer assigns seemingly simple missions to Troubleshooters... but nothing in Alpha Complex is ever simple. Cue hilarious mayhem as the Troubleshooter's desperate attempts to complement their mission objectives and stay alive degenerates into sci-fi lunacy of the highest order!

The 25th Anniversary Edition of Paranoia has been re-written by Gareth Hanrahan, who has expanded the game system into three separate core rulebooks; Troubleshooters (this book), Internal Security and High Programmers - each of which can be used as a self-contained RPG that focuses on a different type of playing experience.

In short, Paranoia is awesome!

"Trust The Computer. The Computer is your Friend. Failure to Trust The Computer is Treason. Treason is Punishable by Termination."