This episode brings an exhaustive discussion of artefacts, how to use them, how to encourage your players to use them, our favourite examples, and more.

Burglar Monks, by BurningHeron

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N6ndabyGKtMZD7y4qRkZ7rWk1Ux_ZV0gTYW7pvV9WA4/edit

The Button, by Will Roy

http://fairfieldproject.wikidot.com/the-button

D100 Green Box Trinkets by mellonbread

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uwUVZDxInhBUaBJYJ9sIxjDhPCR8QzzjhEk7e5zol3E/edit

Sacramento Green Box by Kevin Ham

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xMNjfra4wWhuLH9PIZLh4TnL6jgm42xiead4VNqbaGw/edit#heading=h.6lt47giw6pp2

Green Box Generator

http://www.palinola.com/projects/lab/greenbox/

www.reddit.com/r/NightAtTheOpera/

https://greenboxpodcast.blogspot.com/

https://twitter.com/9mmRetirement

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Audio attributions

"Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1" by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0 - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Classical_Sampler/Gymnopedie_No_1

"45rpm needle drop.wav" by Freqman licensed under CC BY 3.0 - https://freesound.org/people/FreqMan/sounds/42819/

"KEYPAD FAIL/OK" by PMBROWNE licensed under CC BY 3.0 - https://freesound.org/people/PMBROWNE/sounds/271088/

Brent Trent investigates mysterious black pyramids.

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/23704/heres-what-a-sinister-looking-giant-black-pyramid-is-doing-at-an-abandoned-military-base

In this episode we embrace insanity and talk about disorders, bonds, sanity and what they mean narratively. Mellon, Jake, Dhole and Heron also tell us a bit about their unique approaches to writing for and running Delta Green.

Scenarios which exemplify our particular styles:

"Because the beauty of the White Ape Woman must not perish from the earth" by mellonbread http://fairfieldproject.wikidot.com/because-the-beauty-of-the-white-ape-woman-must-not-perish-fr

"Black Mayonnaise" by BurningHeron https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rlsnyTHpkLg9vzjSMtQTqnh9Cpecc2fkf3o-iSprCPg/edit

"Motel California" by Jake Cook https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AMYeph7r8hzWgBK-lSg7Y0jY64_i22ffnvDYVPPcTrA/edit

"Statues in the Mist" by Dhole https://docs.google.com/document/d/18ON8dDODS-DZkgjkcqv1tE3q70y_BpIsulCY_MJq_70/edit

www.reddit.com/r/NightAtTheOpera/

https://greenboxpodcast.blogspot.com/

https://twitter.com/9mmRetirement

Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/aMygdKQe2u

Audio attributions

"Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1" by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0 - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Classical_Sampler/Gymnopedie_No_1

"45rpm needle drop.wav" by Freqman licensed under CC BY 3.0 - https://freesound.org/people/FreqMan/sounds/42819/

"KEYPAD FAIL/OK" by PMBROWNE licensed under CC BY 3.0 - https://freesound.org/people/PMBROWNE/sounds/271088/

In this episode we talk about agent backstories, some of the defining differences of the Program and the Outlaws and how to use them in your games, and how to avoid overplanning and analysis paralysis at the table.

The Alexandrian: Rolling to Failure

https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/38798/roleplaying-games/gm-dont-list-2-rolling-to-failure

www.reddit.com/r/NightAtTheOpera/

https://greenboxpodcast.blogspot.com/

https://twitter.com/9mmRetirement

Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/aMygdKQe2u

Audio attributions

"Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1" by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0 - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Classical_Sampler/Gymnopedie_No_1

"45rpm needle drop.wav" by Freqman licensed under CC BY 3.0 - https://freesound.org/people/FreqMan/sounds/42819/

"KEYPAD FAIL/OK" by PMBROWNE licensed under CC BY 3.0 - https://freesound.org/people/PMBROWNE/sounds/271088/

This episode we discuss the conspiracy sci-fi show Fringe, types and tropes of RPG scenarios, and how to manage your players' attention spans.

Fringe Episode 1.01 - "Come Work for Me"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nHkkGsJ6bQ&feature=youtu.be

(2005) Undercover at Gen Con, Part 1 By Jesse Decker and David Noonan

http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dd/20050916a

www.reddit.com/r/NightAtTheOpera/

https://greenboxpodcast.blogspot.com/

https://twitter.com/9mmRetirement

Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/aMygdKQe2u

Audio attributions

"Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1" by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0 - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Classical_Sampler/Gymnopedie_No_1

"45rpm needle drop.wav" by Freqman licensed under CC BY 3.0 - https://freesound.org/people/FreqMan/sounds/42819/

"KEYPAD FAIL/OK" by PMBROWNE licensed under CC BY 3.0 - https://freesound.org/people/PMBROWNE/sounds/271088/

Brent Trent uncovers the truth behind the mysterious closure of the Sunspot Solar Observatory in New Mexico.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/15/us/national-solar-observatory-closed-evacuated-trnd/index.html

This episode we discuss the Night at the Opera Setpiece contest, including some of our own entries. We also talk about what can happen when your Agents run afoul of the law, and when they run afoul of each other, and ways to make that into interesting gameplay.

(Sorry about the audio quality this week, we'll do better next time)

r/NightAtTheOpera Setpiece Contest

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PP5OUa8vEdbRLr7N2qaUPeU01qI9RpqT97RI7aOmaW4

www.reddit.com/r/NightAtTheOpera/

https://greenboxpodcast.blogspot.com/

https://twitter.com/9mmRetirement

Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/aMygdKQe2u

Audio attributions

"Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1" by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0 - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Classical_Sampler/Gymnopedie_No_1

"45rpm needle drop.wav" by Freqman licensed under CC BY 3.0 - https://freesound.org/people/FreqMan/sounds/42819/

"KEYPAD FAIL/OK" by PMBROWNE licensed under CC BY 3.0 - https://freesound.org/people/PMBROWNE/sounds/271088/

Brent Trent digs into the suspicious "flu" outbreak on Emirates Flight 203.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2018/09/05/plane-quarantined-new-york-after-illnesses-flight-dubai-officials-say/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.6ca8663039c8

Now fully recovered from Gen Con, we bring you advice for creating a horror atmosphere in your games, thoughts on Special Training options and how to make them more interesting, and a roleplaying technique called "playing to lift".

The Nightmare Machine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lTYPvArbGo

Dennis Detwiller - How to Delta Green

https://www.patreon.com/posts/7500998

Pelgrane Press - Playing to Lift: Making Characters Shine

http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/playing-to-lift-making-characters-shine/

www.reddit.com/r/NightAtTheOpera/

https://greenboxpodcast.blogspot.com/

https://twitter.com/9mmRetirement

Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/aMygdKQe2u

Audio attributions

"Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1" by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0 - freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_Ma…ymnopedie_No_1

"45rpm needle drop.wav" by Freqman licensed under CC BY 3.0 - freesound.org/people/FreqMan/sounds/42819/

"KEYPAD FAIL/OK" by PMBROWNE licensed under CC BY 3.0 - freesound.org/people/PMBROWNE/sounds/271088/

We ambushed the fine folks of Arc Dream Publishing at Gen Con 2018, and sat down to talk Delta Green, the Unspeakable Oath, game design and war stories.

www.reddit.com/r/NightAtTheOpera/

https://greenboxpodcast.blogspot.com/

https://twitter.com/9mmRetirement

Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/aMygdKQe2u

Audio attributions

Whatever the fuck was playing on the hotel audio system