A Living Spycraft Mission for Level 3 Agents A Living Spycraft Mission for Level 3 Agents

Fire From Fire From

The Ice The Ice
by Megan Robertson by Megan Robertson

his is a standard RPGA Network tournament

T for a team of four to six 3rd-level agents

(though the serial’s challenges and XP rewards
are tiered so that the serial can be played by up to six
agents of levels 8, 13, or 18 as well). See the Living
Spycraft website, or the most recent Living Spycraft
Master Rules Document, for which agents may play at
each of these target average agent levels. Set aside a
four-hour time block for this event. Instruct the players
to leave the character sheets face down until you have
read the introduction.
The actual playing time should be about three
hours. Make sure to let the players use the last 20 to
30 minutes of the event time block to briefly describe
their characters for each other, and to vote on each
others’ performances during the mission. Use the
standard RPGA Network voting procedures. Make sure
you have finished voting before you collect the players’
voting sheets, so you won’t be influenced by their
votes and comments.
A note about the text in this module — some of it
is written so that you may present it to the players,
while other text is for your eyes only. Text for the players
is presented in shaded boxes throughout the serial. It’s
strongly recommended that you paraphrase the player
text, instead of reading it aloud; some of the text is
general and must be adapted to the specific situation
or to the actions of the agents.

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How to Use This Product GC Introduction

Abbreviations
This adventure uses standard Spycraft NPC abbreviations, With the assistance of an innovative Icelandic physicist,
as follows: Dr. Brinn Gunnarsson, an international terrorist named Patrick
Atk Attack Boregy has developed a weapon with which he intends to
Def Defense threaten the leaders of the free world. The weapon harnesses
Fort Fortitude the heat of a volcano, projecting the captured energy in a
Init Initiative laser-like beam that can shoot down aircraft. Boregy’s first
Ref Reflex target is the President of the United States, who is due to fly
Spd Speed to Russia for a meeting of the G8 consortium of “the most
SV Save powerful nations of the world” in a few days’ time. Once Air
v/wp vitality/wound points Force One is literally melted out of the sky, Boregy intends to
Will Willpower demand that the remaining G8 leaders accede to his demands
Ability scores are abbreviated as normal (see the Spycraft to drastically reduce globalization and greenhouse
Espionage Handbook). emissions… and, of course, to provide him with large sums of
money and immunity from prosecution.
To prepare to run this serial, you should read it completely at
least once. You may wish to print extra copies of the Reykjavik
and volcano base maps for ease of use as well.

Spycraft
This module requires the use of the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®
PLAYER’S HANDBOOK, THIRD EDITION, published by Wizards of
the Coast,® and the Spycraft™ Espionage Handbook, published by
Alderac Entertainment Group, Inc. You won’t be able to run this
adventure without it.
Spycraft, Shadowforce Archer and all related marks are ™ and
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Fire From the Ice

Author: Megan Robertson
Art Director: jim pinto
Brand Manager: Patrick Kapera
Editor: Patrick Kapera
Creative Director: Mark Jelfo
Graphic Design: Rodney Sáenz
Cover Illustration: A4H Design
Cartography: Cris Dornaus
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Serial Synopsis
Fire From The Ice follows the standard Living Spycraft
serial format, and is divided into an introduction and four
scenes.
Mission Briefing and Gearing Up: The agents are initially
tasked with observing a known terrorist whom the Agency
has successfully tracked to Iceland (Boregy). Unfortunately,
Boregy seems to have spotted the first team sent in to track
him, and so another team — the agents — must take over. The
Agency hasn’t determined what Boregy is doing in Iceland —
its only intelligence indicates that he plans to meet an
unidentified person codenamed RED FLAG concerning some-
thing codenamed BANEFIRE. Naturally, the Agency wants to
know what BANEFIRE is and what Boregy intends to do with
it.
At this point, the mission is believed to be a low-key
routine surveillance, and is therefore classified Code: Yellow.
Scene 1: Land of the Midnight Sun. The agents arrive in
Reykjavik and establish their surveillance operation. During
this period, Boregy undertakes a few errands around town
and meets with RED FLAG, a fixer named Ingrid Olnarsdottir.
It is through RED FLAG that the agents are led to
Dr. Gunnarsson.
Scene 2: Desperate Rescue. Dr. Gunnarsson demands the
agents’ help in exchange for information about Boregy’s plot.
He realizes that matters have exploded out of his control and
he seeks extraction. Unfortunately, his daughter is being held
as leverage to ensure his continued cooperation. He knows
she’s still alive because once a week, Olnarsdottir delivers a
note to him, written by his daughter on the same day’s news-
paper. He promises to help the Agency bring Boregy down if
the team recovers his daughter alive. Dr. Gunnarsson’s
daughter is held at a well-guarded farmhouse in the country-
side outside the city. The agents may locate it by interrogat-
ing or following Olnarsdottir.
Once reunited with his daughter, Dr. Gunnarsson tells the
agents that Boregy has a secret underground base hidden in
a hollow volcano, from which he intends to mount an attack
on Air Force One when it flies to Russia. He also describes the
BANEFIRE device and how to deactivate it. Boregy’s men
interrupt the agents’ discussion with Gunnarsson, seeking to
eliminate the physicist before he can reveal Boregy’s plans.
Scene 3: Fire and Ice. With little time left, the agents must
infiltrate Boregy’s hideout and thwart his ultimate plot.
Mission Briefing
Read the following aloud to begin this serial.
“For several weeks, we’ve been collaborating with others to
track the activities of an international terrorist named Patrick
Boregy. He’s recently traveled through Spain and London, and
is now located in Iceland. Unfortunately, he ‘made’ the first
team of agents we sent to tail him. We need a new group that
he isn’t familiar with to track him down and find out what
he’s planning.
“All we know at the moment is that Boregy is in Iceland to
meet with someone codenamed RED FLAG in connection
with something called BANEFIRE. We need you to establish a
surveillance operation targeting Boregy with an eye toward
discovering what BANEFIRE and whether it poses a threat to
world security. As usual, you’re granted full privilege to use
standard Agency measures to ensure this mission’s success,
and prevent inevitable disaster.
“That is all.”
Control provides the team with a file developed by the first
surveillance team. This file contains a few additional details,
as follows.
Boregy is staying at the Hotel Borg in the Reykjavik city
center.
Boregy keeps two or more bodyguards on his payroll at all
times.
Boregy drives a black Mercedes and moves openly,
without concern for his own safety.
Historically, Boregy is a brazen opponent.
Gearing Up
This mission is Code: Yellow.
The GC should allow the agents no more than 20–30
minutes to choose gear and plan how to approach the
mission.
The GC should also warn the agents that a routine
surveillance mission often escalates into something more,
and that it might be beneficial to reserve some of their
resources until they understand the true mission.
Unfortunately, the Agency’s resources in Iceland are limited
by other operations at the moment, and so the team gains no
mid-serial re-supply option.
Weapon Permits
Icelandic law requires a permit for each firearm carried
openly and prohibits private citizens from concealing such
weapons on their person. This law also applies to any bladed
weapon over 12 inches in length. Each agent openly carry-
ing one or more restricted weapons suffers a –4 circumstance
penalty with all skill checks made to blend into or hide in a
crowd.
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At a cost of 1 BP per weapon per agent, the Agency can
pull strings to obtain a gun or blade permit to allowing the
specified agent to openly carry 1 such weapon.
Unfortunately, when openly carrying one or more restricted
weapons, each local citizen’s beginning disposition toward
the team is automatically set to unfriendly. Any disposition
check that improves the disposition of one or more local
citizens toward the agents is assumed to include a convinc-
ing explanation for the weapons (e.g. the agents are under-
cover police).
The Agency can also pull strings to grant one or more
agents government sanctions for their weapons. This costs 3
BP per weapon per agent and though it does not prevent
agents secretly carrying prohibited weapons from being
taken into custody, it does automatically secure their release
— without the offending weapon(s) — after 1d6 hours.
Without government sanction, each agent or group of agents
taken into custody for secretly carrying a prohibited weapon
must spend 1 or more action dice to make an assistance favor
check to secure their release (and still doesn’t retain his
weapon thereafter).
Neither of these allowances removes the circumstance
penalty with skill checks made to blend into or hide in a
crowd.
All permits secured in this fashion last only until the end
of the current serial.
Recommended Gadgets
If time is short or the GC wishes to get straight to the
action, it’s encouraged that he assign gadgets from the
following list, or allow the agents to normally requisition
gadgets from these options.
• Access business cards (2 GP each).
• Calm emitter patches (1 GP per 2 patches).
• Document scanner (1 GP).
• Electro-thermal overlay lenses (1 GP).
• Erasure camera (2 GP).
• Faceprint lenses (1 GP).
• Fingerprint camera (1 GP).
• Frame job business cards (1 GP per 5 cards).
• Fugue cigarettes (1 GP per 2 cigarettes).
• Housefly B.U.G.S. (1 GP per unit).
• Hypodermic pen (1 GP).
• Lethe cigarettes (1 GP per 2 cigarettes).
• Nerve gas cigarettes (1 GP per 3 cigarettes).
• Penetrator lenses (3 GP).
• Photograph lenses (1 GP).
• Standard grapple belt (1 GP), possibly with lockpick set option (+1 GP).
• Standard encrypted cell phone (1 GP), possibly with slip-away unit option
(+1 GP).
• Standard laser watch (1 GP), possibly with GPS option (+1 GP).
• Standard video OmnID card (1 GP), possibly with electronic lockpick option
(+1 GP).
• Telescopic lenses (2 GP).
• Tracking device business cards (1 GP each).
Scene 1: Land of the
Midnight Sun
Agent Description
Read the following aloud to begin this serial.
It’s early evening by the time you reach Reykjavik and meet
your local contact to collect gear that can’t readily be trans-
ported by air. The first team’s surveillance file indicates that
Boregy typically enjoys a drink in the bar of his hotel before
spending each evening on the town. It also provides you with
directions to the Hotel Borg, a 3-star, 12-story destination for
mid-range tourists and would-be business moguls.
GC Description
Boregy is easy to find. As expected, he’s in the Hotel Borg
bar, enjoying a drink in a private booth with two men. He is
6-ft. 2-in., sports a shaven head, and dresses in smart casual
clothing — a white roll-neck sweater under a dark suit.
Boregy’s two companions — his bodyguards — also wear
suits. Both are heavy-set and fairly tough looking individuals.
They remain alert to their surroundings at all times.
If any attempt is made to approach Boregy, he remains
distant but polite — it’s clear he doesn’t wish to engage in
casual chit-chat with strangers. If forced, he feigns the role
of an international businessman, a ‘facilitator’ for many
‘important clients’. He claims to be here in Iceland to prepare
for a major geology conference. He willingly backs this up
with a sheaf of documents referring to his (mythical) clients
and their activities — in fact, he’s almost too willing in this
regard, which the agents can identify with a successful Sense
Motive check (DC 15/20/25/30). All of the documents are
forgeries, though the agents have no reference from which to
determine this.
With one successful information favor check (DC
15/15/15/15) per bodyguard, the agents may gain back-
ground profiles of Boregy’s companions.
The first is a thuggish Lithuanian named Markus Kolchek.
He served in the Spetsnaz before the fall of the Soviet Union
and thereafter used brute force to rise to power in the Russian
criminal world. When on duty, Kolchek is observant and
ready for action, but impatient with anything he considers
trivial. His temper is short, and he’s easily aggravated. .
Kolchek is wanted in Russia for murdering a lover.
The second is a Bulgarian named Yuri Kralev. He’s
believed to have served the Bulgarian secret police, and still
retains the infiltration and assassination skills he learned
with them. Kralev now serves Boregy unflaggingly, mimick-
ing him in all things and serving his every need. Kralev is
believed to have been involved in the deaths of several mem-
bers of the former Bulgarian political regime.
If the agents tip the authorities about the bodyguards’
presence and backgrounds, the police apprehend the men
6d10 minutes later. The bodyguards remain in jail for the
remainder of the serial, leaving Boregy unguarded.
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After 30 minutes, Boregy leaves the hotel and crosses the
square to the Kaffi Paris, another bar with green and white
awnings. He enters without his bodyguards, buys cigarettes,
and emerges after 2 minutes. While Boregy is inside, Kralev
collects a black Mercedes from a nearby parking lot. All drive
off when Boregy emerges.
Only basic precautions are taken during the drive. Unless
the agents are extremely clumsy during the pursuit (i.e. they
score a total vehicle skill check result of 9 or below), none
within Boregy’s vehicle notices the team (should the villains
notice the team, consult Threats, page 8). Kralev drives
Boregy to the Pergan, a hilltop observatory consisting of a
series of modernistic aluminum-clad domes, a smart café,
and an eclectic astronomer’s gallery. He heads into the café,
where he meets a young red-haired woman for coffee and
cake at a table for two. The bodyguards remain in the main
concourse, becoming more and more nervous throughout the
meal. After desert, Boregy emerges, sends his bodyguards
back to town by taxi, and drives his lady friend back to the
Hotel Borg in the Mercedes. Boregy continues his discussion
with the red-haired woman in the hotel bar for another hour,
after which she leaves and heads out into town alone and on
foot. She doesn’t take any special precautions against being
followed or approached.
With a successful information favor check (DC
15/15/15/15), the agents may gain a background profile on
the red-haired woman. She is a local named Ingrid
Olnarsdottir, with a few minor convictions for conspiracy to
commit fraud (though she isn’t currently wanted for any-
thing). Ingrid can best be described as an opportunist. She
does just about anything when she sees an advantage in it,
financially or otherwise. She balks at physical violence — at
least toward her person — but she isn’t above hiring ‘muscle’
when the situation warrants it.
Ingrid has lived in Reykjavik all her life and claims to
know just about everyone worth knowing. Her catalogued
associates include a wide cross-section of Icelandic society,
ranging from leading politicians to academics to underworld
figures. Many people on both sides of the law regularly hire
her purely for these contacts, but she is unwilling to side with
anyone for long, lest some of her contacts migrate to the
opposition.
If the agents approach Ingrid Olnarsdottir, she is quite
willing to speak to them, claiming she has been dining with
a business acquaintance. “It was merely a social engage-
ment,” she tells them. “It meant nothing.” If the agents make
a successful Intimidate or Bureaucracy/bribe check opposed
by Ingrid’s Will save, she reveals that Boregy hired her for a
variety of tasks, among them organizing the rental and
delivery of leased properties and vehicles. Today, he asked
her to deliver several vehicles to some of Boregy’s men, who
are holed up in a farmhouse outside town. She’s also
supposed to pick up a packet from the men at the farmhouse,
then deliver the packet to Dr. Brinn Gunnarsson, a physics
researcher at the local Reykjavik University. Olnarsdottir
leaves out the fact that Boregy has kept her on retainer to
pick up and deliver such a packet for the last several weeks.
She wants to avoid being taken into custody in case things
go south for her employer (in which case she plans to flee the
city as soon as possible).
The agents may also choose to break or sneak into
Boregy’s flat while he’s out and about. The apartment has no
security beyond a simple door lock requiring a successful
Open Lock check (DC 12/17/22/27) to bypass. Alternately, the
agents can break down the door with a successful Strength
check (DC 12/17/22/27), though in this case, a neighbor sum-
mons the police, who arrive in 1d4+1 minutes. The eighth-
floor condominium contains a kitchen, bedroom, living
room, study, and balcony. Only the bedroom and study
contain anything of interest to the agents, as follows.
A safe is located in the bedroom, behind a painting of
mythological figures over star constellations. Opening the
safe requires a successful Open Lock check (DC 15/20/25/30).
The safe possesses a hardness of 10, 50 wound points, and no
Break DC. The safe contains the deed to the farmhouse out-
side town (under the alias Gregory Fairbourne), 100,000
Euros, and an unmarked keycard that grants access to any
location in Boregy’s volcano base (see page 16).
A computer with a power rating of +3 is located in the
study. Though Boregy routinely keeps his hard drive free of
critical information, he recently burned a DVD of several
news broadcasts about Air Force One. The DVD is password-
protected, but may be accessed by an agent possessing a
computer with a power rating of +2 or higher and a DVD
burner of its own. This process takes 1 hour and requires a
successful Computers check (DC 10/15/20/25).
Threats
At this stage, the agents’ surveillance of Boregy should
remain covert. If Boregy spots them, he continues with his
plans, assuming them to be standard authorities (and there-
fore hamstrung, unable to apprehend or question him with-
out provocation). His bodyguards are a different matter, how-
ever. When they notice the agents, the GC should roll 1d6.
With a result of 1–3, Kolchek convinces Kralev to help him
kill the pursuers as quickly and quietly as possible, then
dispose of the bodies. With a result of 4–6, Kralev convinces
Kolchek to help him capture and interrogate the pursuers
about their intentions (after which Kolchek convinces Kralev
to kill them and dispose of the bodies). In both cases, the
bodyguards don’t pester Boregy with their plans.
Patrick Boregy is an urbane man of the world and uses all
means necessary to attain his objectives. He’s unfailingly
polite, however, conducting all conversations as if he’s at a
polite social function — even when he threatens or interro-
gates. He rarely carries a firearm, trusting his bodyguards to
protect him. If he encounters trouble with the authorities, he
relies on poise and impeccable (though fake) paperwork to
carry him through.
Without his bodyguards, Patrick is a relatively minor
physical threat who breaks with any serious threat of
violence. Unless his bodyguards can intervene, Patrick suffers
a –2 circumstance penalty with all skill checks and saves
made to resist non-violent interrogation, and a –6 circumstance
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penalty with all skill checks and saves made to resist violent
interrogation.
Troubleshooting
If the GC is having trouble setting the agents on Dr.
Gunnarsson’s trail, he can arrange for any captured and
interrogated bodyguards to know about the physicist, or
plant the evidence in a location the agents search (e.g.
Boregy’s flat). Such evidence might include a partially
burned document in the fireplace relating to — but not fully
explaining — the BANEFIRE device. An imprint of Dr.
Gunnarsson’s signature — from when he signed another
paper on top of this document — is visible at the paper’s edge.
Development
The agents’ main objective during this scene is to establish
the surveillance operation and to discover the identity of RED
FLAG (Dr. Gunnarsson). When the team accomplishes at least
the second goal, proceed to Scene 2.
Scene 2: Desperate
Rescue
Agent Description
Read the following when the agents enter this scene.
RED FLAG has provided you with a name: Dr. Brinn
Gunnarsson, physicist. Fortunately, Dr. Gunnarsson’s schedule
is a matter of public knowledge, available from the Reykjavik
University website. He seems a lonely, isolated man, living for
his work and keeping 14-hour days at the office before retir-
ing to a modest home in the suburbs…
GC Description
With a successful information favor check (DC
10/15/20/25), the agents gain a background profile on Dr.
Gunnarsson. To date, his life’s work has involved the radical
attempt to harness an active volcano as an alternative power
source. His colleagues scoffed, however, and ostracized him,
until he wound up here, in the middle of nowhere, without
funding and without allies.
No skill check or extraordinary effort is required to find
Dr. Gunnarsson. From 6am to 8pm, he’s found at his
University office, and at night, he’s at his home, preparing
study plans, reading, or sleeping. His commute is 1 hour each
way, along one freeway with no construction, toll stations, or
other obstacles.
If the agents observe Dr. Gunnarsson at home and make a
successful team Surveillance check (DC 15/20/25/30), they
notice that he spends a lot of time on the Internet. With a
critical success, they notice that he seems to be working
through a proprietary web interface, typing in code. The
agents can get a copy of his coded messages by either break-
ing into his home or calling in an Agency favor to tap his
Internet connection, as follows.
Breaking a house door down requires a successful Strength
check (DC 10/15/20/25) and opening a house door requires
a successful Open Lock check (DC 10/15/20/25). Breaking a
house window requires 1 half action and no skill check.
A local security company protects the house and summons
the police if the agents break any window, force any door, or
fail any skill check to open one of the house doors. The police
arrive in 2d4 minutes. Once inside, an agent may access Dr.
Gunnarsson’s Internet usage with a successful Computers
check (DC 15/20/25/30).
Tapping Dr. Gunnarsson’s Internet connection requires a
successful information favor check (DC 1515/15/15).
One the agents possess the coded messages, they can
decipher them with a successful Cryptography check (DC
15/20/25/30). It turns out that Dr. Gunnarsson is refining a
laser targeting system to track mobile aerial targets. No posi-
tioning data is included, but the targeting system is definitely
intended to support a laser weapon of some kind.
If the agents call ahead to Dr. Gunnarsson’s office or
home, he is welcoming, but reserved. With a successful Sense
Motive check (DC 8/13/18/23), the agents can tell that he’s
consumed with worry over something. If confronted about
this over the phone, he refuses to speak with the agents and
hangs up on them. Thereafter, the DCs of all disposition
checks, as well as all skill checks made to secure
Gunnarsson’s confidence, are increased by 5.
The agents may make the same Sense Motive check to
notice Dr. Gunnarsson’s distress in person, and may also
press to learn what’s bothering him. With a successful
Diplomacy check (DC 12/17/22/27), and after he is assured
the agents work for the police or the government, he says the
following.
“It’s… it’s my daughter, Vidgis. She was kidnapped over a
week ago, by a man I work with. He’s holding her hostage
until I finish a project for him — a weapon, I think. It started
so simply. The work seemed harmless — even helpful to thou-
sands — but it’s all so different now… How could I let this
happen?”
Dr. Gunnarsson worked with Boregy for the last three
years, at first theoretically and later in a private laboratory
where he helped to construct “horrific device” Boregy calls
BANEFIRE (this laboratory is located in Boregy’s volcano
base, though he doesn’t tell the agents this until after they
rescue his daughter). If the agents mention rescuing Dr.
Gunnarsson’s daughter, he leaps at the chance, agreeing to
show them the second location on a map — once his daughter
is returned to him alive and well. Under no circumstances
does he agree to release additional information about the
weapon or its location until the agents bring his daughter
back to him.
All Dr. Gunnarsson knows about his daughter’s location is
that once a week, Ingrid Olnarsdottir delivers him a note in
her handwriting, written on the day’s newspaper. The paper
is national, but he guesses that Boregy is keeping his daughter
locally because he’s tried to keep tabs on Olnarsdottir and has
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seen her in several locations across Reykjavik over the last
few weeks. With a successful team Sense Motive check (DC
10/15/20/25), the agents notice that Dr. Gunnarsson is at his
wits’ end, his psyche extremely fragile — at this point, he’s
capable of anything.
Ingrid Olnarsdottir is scheduled to visit the farmhouse the
evening after the PCs speak with Dr. Gunnarsson. The agents
may either follow or confront her. Should they follow her, the
GC should consult the tailing rules on page 83 of the
Faceman/Snoop Class Guide. If this book is unavailable, the
GC should have the agents make a team Driver check against
Olnarsdottir’s Spot skill. With success, they pursue her to the
farmhouse outside town without being noticed and may
attempt to save Dr. Gunnarsson’s daughter accordingly. With
failure, she notices the agents and still leads the team to the
farmhouse, but warns the men there about the tail and tries
to slip away when they attack the team.
Should the team confront Olnarsdottir, they can make an
Intimidate or Bureaucracy/bribe check opposed by her Will
save to convince her to talk. With success, she reveals that
Boregy hired her for a variety of tasks, among them organiz-
ing the rental and delivery of leased properties and vehicles.
During their most recent meeting (see Scene 1), he asked her
to deliver several vehicles to some of Boregy’s men, who are
holed up in a farmhouse outside town. She’s also supposed to
pick up a packet from the men at the farmhouse, then deliver
the packet to Dr. Brinn Gunnarsson, a physics researcher at
the local Reykjavik University. Olnarsdottir leaves out the
fact that Boregy has kept her on retainer to pick up and
deliver such a packet for the last several weeks. She wants to
avoid being taken into custody in case things go south for
her employer (in which case she plans to flee the city as soon
as possible).
The farmhouse is remote and isolated, one hour’s drive
outside the city. When the agents arrive, they find the area
largely devoid of vegetation outside sparse patches of grass
and scrub. There are no signs of farming or animal hus-
bandry in the area, and the single-story main building, as
well as its outhouse, well, and nearby barn all appear to be
abandoned.
During the day, two guards patrol the grounds at all times,
and at night, the number increases to four. These men dress
as day laborers (during the day), or hired security guards (at
night), and always conceal their weapons in stealth holsters.
They attempt to drive any casual visitors off the grounds and
attack any obvious police or government forces on sight,
attempting to kill them and dump them in the farm’s well.
The main house consists of six rooms, as follows.
Bedroom #1: This room contains a bed that’s been turned
onto its side, an empty chest of drawers, and a desk upon
which are located the controls for the site’s cameras and
floodlights (see Security, page 13).
Bedroom #2: The site’s guards use this room to bunk when
off shift. It contains a well-used, unmade bed, several sleep-
ing bags, several chairs, a few tray tables, and a television
that is always tuned to a specific local channel. At least one
guard is idly watching or listening to this channel at all
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times, waiting for Boregy’s signal to kill the girl and head to
Olnarsdottir to collect their final pay (see Threats, below).
Cellar: Dr. Gunnarsson’s daughter, Vidgis, is located here
— under constant guard — 22 hours a day. Twice a day, the
guards take her up to the first-floor kitchen to cook their
meals. The room consists of a wooden staircase (leading to
the kitchen), a sleeping bag (for Vidgis), and an earthen floor.
The guards posted here use Vidgis as a hostage and as cover
at the first sign of trouble (see Threats, below).
Dining Room: Boregy used to eat here when he visited, but
the guards have fewer manners and so the room is now aban-
doned.
Kitchen: The table from this room has been broken into
small pieces and tossed behind the farmhouse (the guards just
eat off plates that Vidgis cleans after each meal). The cup-
boards contain stacks of chipped plates and canned goods,
and the drawers contain nicked and scratched utensils. A
refrigerator stands in the corner, stocked with simple, easy-
to-cook foodstuffs two guards pick up in town each Sunday.
Living Room: Scattered magazines and newspaper pages
litter this room’s floor. The windows leading into this area are
broken, making the house quite cold at night.
All of the building’s doors possess a hardness of 4, 10
wound points, and a Break DC of 12. All are open when the
agents arrive, but they can be locked with 1 half action,
thereafter requiring a key or a successful Open Lock check
(DC 10/15/20/25) to open. The farmhouse’s first-floor
windows are barred, possessing a hardness of 9, 15 wound
points, and a Break DC of 28.
The well extends 40 ft. down to an underground spring.
Only one character of Large size or smaller can traverse the
well at any time, and must make two successful Climb checks
(DC 10/15/20/25) to do so.
The barn contains several stacks of old and brittle hay, as
well as the guards’ transportation — a pair of Land Rovers
that possess the standard statistics of off-road SUVs.
Boregy has long since abandoned this site and never
comes here anymore. Except as a place to hold Vidgis
Gunnarsson, the site is no longer important to the villain’s
plans. The guards have instructions to kill Vidgis when they
see Boregy giving a speech on television (his announcement
to the Vice President after Air Force One is shot down,
though the farmhouse guards aren’t told this).
Threats
Ten guards are stationed at the farmhouse. Two patrol the
grounds during the day and four patrol the grounds at night.
Two always guard Vidgis (in the farmhouse basement) and
1d3 are found in the farmhouse’s living room. At any time,
the rest are found in the farmhouse’s second bedroom, where
the guards sleep and listen for Boregy’s signal to kill Vidgis
and head to Olnarsdottir to collect their final payment.
The guards are former Russian soldiers, all out of work
since the fall of the Soviet Union and happy to have a dull,
paying job in their field. They’re not philosophically dedicated
to their current job, however, and all standard morale rules
apply to them. If they flee the grounds without Gunnarsson’s
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daughter, they make to flee the country, and unless the
agents manage to find and stop Patrick Boregy, the guards
may find themselves corpses floating onto nearby shores.
Security
Boregy installed a close-circuit camera system at the
farmhouse, but the guards are lazy and expect no serious
retaliation from a college professor, so they’ve turned it off.
Should the agents find it in a bedroom within the main farm-
house, they can activate it with 1 full action. Thereafter, they
can observe any location described under GC Description (see
page XX). While the camera feed is live, a red dot-light is
visible at each camera’s base, allowing the guards to make 1
team Spot check (DC 15/15/15/15) every minute to notice
that the system is operational. All guards who notice the
system is operational converge on the farmhouse bedrooms,
looking for intruders. They bring all other guards they
encounter along the way with them.
From the “security bedroom,” the agents can also turn on
the floodlights mounted on the farmhouse roof. This requires
1 half action. When lit, the floodlights inflict a –8 penalty to
all Cultures and Hide checks made to conceal one’s presence
on the farm grounds.
In an effort to keep the original construction site private,
Boregy never installed communication gear of any kind into
the farm site. There are no phones and the guards carry no
radios.
Troubleshooting
If the agents continue to follow Boregy instead of con-
sulting Olnarsdottir or Dr. Gunnarsson, the villain leads the
team to the farmhouse and enters, warning the guards that
he was followed. He and his bodyguards attempt to lure the
agents into the farmhouse, where the guards can waylay and
capture them. If the team is captured, Boregy interrogates
them about their knowledge of his plot, then leaves his body-
guards to kill them and deliver their corpses — and that of
Vidgis — to the Reykjavik University as a message to the
Agency, and Dr. Gunnarsson. During this interrogation scene,
the GC should consult the rules on page 66 of the
Fixer/Pointman Class Guide. If this book is unavailable,
Boregy and Kralev alternately make Intimidate checks
opposed by the agents’ Will saves, gaining a +6 circumstance
bonus for inflicting damage on the agents throughout the
process. For each successful Intimidate check, Boregy learns
one true detail about the team’s operation. During the inter-
rogation, each agent suffers 1d4 points of normal damage
(ignoring damage reduction and other damage-reducing
effects). The interrogation lasts for 1d6+4 questions, chosen
by the GC based on the circumstances of the serial to date.
If the agents observe Dr. Gunnarsson from a distance
during this scene, he becomes more and more haggard, even-
tually retrieving a gun from his home and tracking down
Olnarsdottir, whom he met through Boregy once before. He
takes her hostage and demands that she take him to his
daughter, prompting a trip to the farmhouse (and presumably
a shootout in which the agents may, and should, take part).
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Should Dr. Gunnarsson die before he can tell the agents
about Boregy’s volcanic base, his lawyer knows contacts the
U.S. State Department — and, unfortunately for the agents,
the London Times — with everything he knows. The Times is
good enough not to print the story until the U.S., British, and
Icelandic governments have had a chance to respond, but it
places a clock on the agents’ actions and calls attention to
the story in the aftermath of Scene 3. The information is
passed along to the Agency, which passes it along to the
agents, but they are given no more than 24 hours to solve the
problem before joint military services arrive, sparking a full-
scale international incident, with everyone pointing fingers
at everyone else (see Debriefing, page 32).
Development
The agents’ main objective during this scene is to rescue
Dr. Gunnarsson’s daughter, which leads him to reveal
Boregy’s plot and direct them to the villain’s underground
complex. He provides the agents with the following informa-
tion about Boregy and his plot.
Just over a year ago, Patrick Boregy contacted Dr.
Gunnarsson about his radical research, asking whether it
might be possible to transmit volcanic power over great
distances using a beam of focused light. This suggestion
linked to another of Gunnarsson’s passions, laser
applications, and he became fascinated with the idea that he
could power entire cities from one remote volcanic location.
Boregy offered to sponsor Dr. Gunnarsson’s work and soon
he was delving into fringe sciences he never considered
before.
Periodically, others joined Dr. Gunnarsson, hired by
Boregy to assist, but they always left shortly after their ideas
dried up. Gunnarsson assumed they were paid handsomely
for their help and asked to leave him to complete the research
in peace.
Dr. Gunnarsson was “advised’ to keep his research a secret
in order to prevent someone else from poaching the project.
In all these things, Dr. Gunnarsson blindly believed Boregy
— until the prototype device was completed and Boregy
brought in additional researchers to modify the laser’s targeting
system so that it could pinpoint mobile aerial targets. It was
then that Gunnarsson realized Boregy planned to use the
laser as a weapon.
The same night, Vidgis vanished from the Gunnarsson
home and Boregy invited the physicist to dinner. The villain
explained that if Dr. Gunnarsson ever wanted to see his
daughter alive again, he would help complete the targeting
modifications.
In a fit of vengeance, Dr. Gunnarsson installed a feedback
loop sequence that will lock out the weapon’s controls when
it’s fired the first time. Shortly thereafter (Dr. Gunnarsson can
only guess within 1–3 minutes), the weapon will detonate,
hopefully taking Boregy — and his entire volcanic base —
with it. Unfortunately, with so many other researchers focusing
on the targeting system, Gunnarsson couldn’t sabotage the
weapon’s targeting system, so whatever Boregy fires upon
the first time will almost certainly be entirely destroyed.
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Boregy’s volcano base is located underground, between
the Myrdalsjokull and Vatnajokull volcanic fissures to the
south of Iceland. Dr. Gunnarsson draws a map for the agents
— the GC should either show the players the maps on pages
23-24 and 25-26 or prepare a sketch map in advance.
The volcano base’s main entrance is typically underwater
except at low tide (from approximately 3am to 9pm each
day).
If the agents ask Dr. Gunnarsson how to prevent the
weapon from detonating, and succeed with a Diplomacy
check (DC 15/20/25/30), the physicist explains how to rewire
the device. He explains that this is only possibly from inside
the device — one or two of the agents may enter the device
through a Medium-sized access panel at its rear.
Dr. Gunnarsson refuses to re-enter the volcano complex,
or indeed go anywhere that he might encounter Boregy
again. Once reunited with his daughter, he packs and leaves
the city, turning in his resignation at the University a week
later from an anonymous location in Turkey.
When the discussion with Dr. Gunnarsson is over, proceed
to Scene 3.
Scene 3: Fire and Ice
Agent Description
Read the following when the agents enter this scene.
GC Description
The only entrance to the base is the crevasse (Boregy
maintains a private escape route at the base of Mount
The waters of the Norwegian Sea are cold and inhospitable,
and the dark cliffs looming over them are equally uninviting.
Angry waves lap against the foot of the cliffs, and it seems
impossible that there could be any way into the ancient
stone, let alone a vast subterranean complex beyond. Upon
closer observation, however, you notice a thin crevasse at the
base of the cliffs, just large enough for a small sailing boat,
or a mini-sub…
Vatnajokull, but there’s no practical chance the agents can
find it). The agents may enter using a mini-sub, any boat of
Large size or smaller, or with SCUBA gear. Remember that the
agents cannot trade BP during this mission, so they must rely
upon unspent mission budget to gain new gear for this
infiltration.
If the agents linger outside the base for 1 hour or more, or
attempt to procure gear within 5 miles of the base, base
guards may spot them. This happens automatically if the
agents take no precautions (i.e. staying out of sight and hid-
ing their vehicles and gear of Large size or larger). Otherwise,
the GC should consult the standard Spycraft awareness and
gear concealment rules to determine whether the base guards
notice the team. Fortunately, the number of hidden surveil-
lance cameras on the surface is limited, so the agents gain a
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+4 circumstance bonus with all skill checks made to remain
hidden before entering the base.
If the agents choose to enter the complex by boat or mini-
sub, the vehicle’s pilot must make a successful Boating check
(DC 5/10/15/20) or scrape along the crevasse edge, inflicting
standard collision damage to the vehicle (see the
Soldier/Wheelman Class Guide, page 56).
If the agents choose to enter the complex by swimming,
each agent must make a successful Swim check (DC
5/10/15/20) or scrape along the crevasse edge, suffering 1d6
points of normal damage.
If the agents attempt either of these checks during high
tide, the DCs of these checks increase by 10.
Once inside, the agents arrive in location #1 and the scene
continues as scripted in the map key (see below).
Map Key:
Volcano Complex
Boregy’s secret base is situated within caverns carved out
by volcanic action and expanded by miniature laser drills,
located between two active volcanoes, Mounts Myrdalsjokull
and Vatnajokull. The location provides Boregy and his army
of technicians with near-unlimited volcanic power he can
convert into laser fire using the BANEFIRE. Two lava rivers
flow directly through the base, across the areas marked red
on the base map (see page 23-24). The only way to cross
these rivers is using the base’s tube car transportation system.
The base is huge, spanning over 50 km in diameter, with
roofs as high as 300 ft. in places. Work and bunk areas are
spread out within the complex, positioned as needed. Boregy,
his henchmen/bodyguards, and the base’s guards and techni-
cians move about within the base using a network of mag-
lev tube cars. A total of three tube cars run between areas in
the base, only two of which can reach the command center,
technician barracks, and communication center (location #s
6, 7, and 9, respectively). Each tube car possesses the statistics
of a bullet train, except that it’s size is Large, its occupancy
is 1/5, and it possesses a hardness of 5 with 75 wound points.
Wandering through the tube car tunnels is dangerous, as
every 30 minutes, there’s a 1 in 6 chance that a tube car passes
through the tunnel in which the agents are moving. The only
way to avoid being hit by a tube car is to climb to the roof
(a task that requires a successful Climb check (DC
15/20/25/30) and to cling to the roof until the car passes (a
task that requires a successful Strength check (DC
15/20/25/30). With failure, the tube car collides with the
agent, inflicting 8d6 points of damage. Further, there’s a 1 in
3 chance the tube car is occupied, leading the occupants to
report any collisions at their destination.
If the agents move through the base’s non-numbered
locations without using the tube cars, they may run into one
of the base’s many randomly patrolling guard squads. For
every hour the team spends in non-numbered locations, there
is a 1 in 10 chance they encounter a squad of 2 standard base
guards (see page 43). The GC should consult the standard
awareness rules to determine whether each group spots the
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other (see the Spycraft Espionage Handbook, page 228). The
standard spotting distance within the base is 2d6 × 10 ft.
The cavern walls are rough and frequently feature ledges
at various heights, upon which the agents may hide and
observe the base occupants. In any location, there is a 1 in 6
chance that the nearest wall features a ledge that can support
up to 1d4+2 Medium-size characters. Each ledge is located
6d20+20 ft. off the ground (beyond that height, the angle of
the roof precludes ledges).
Throughout the agents’ infiltration of the base, the GC
should remind the team of the base’s scope, the sheer
audacity required to build it. The players should get the feel-
ing that they’re in alien territory here — a new level of threat
beyond the Agency’s experience.
All structures within the base are made of light steel,
possessing a hardness of 8, 100 wound points, and a Break
DC of 28 per 5 ft. stretch of interior or exterior wall.
Finally, the acoustics of the caverns make listening diffi-
cult, inflicting a –2 circumstance penalty with all Listen
checks.
1. Entrance: The base entrance is almost completely sub-
merged even at low tide (for details about entering the base,
see page 15). Beyond is an enormous cavern containing loca-
tion #s 1–4 (though the GC should describe only those loca-
tions within the agents’ lines and ranges of sight when they
enter). It is dominated by a central lake, except for two exit
tunnels and a 100-ft. strip of dark, wet rock on all sides.
Eight guards are assigned to patrol this strip at all times,
though only two pay attention, allowing the rest to slack off
at the guard barracks (location #3). These two guards trade
out every hour, and are only observant in that they don’t
want to be caught ignoring protocol by Boregy or one of his
henchmen/bodyguards.
Once the agents traverse the crevasse and enter this loca-
tion, they must make a vehicle skill or Move Silently check
(as determined by their method of entry), opposed by the
guards’ Listen skill. With success, they break the lake’s
surface without being noticed; otherwise, the guards notice
them and open fire, alerting the guards and technicians loca-
tion #s 2–4. Reaching shore or the mini-sub station un-
noticed requires a second vehicle skill or Move Silently check
opposed by the guards’ Listen skill. With each of these
checks, any agent(s) possessing 5 or more ranks in Swim
gains a +2 synergy bonus and any agent(s) possessing 10 or
more ranks in Swim gains a +4 synergy bonus. Further, any
agents who failed the vehicle skill or Swim check on the way
through the crevasse suffers a –2 circumstance penalty.
2. Mini-Sub Station: This location consists of the following.
A dry-dock repair station, where 1 mini-sub hangs (it’s
operational, but all its statistics are 10% lower than standard).
A technician barracks, where 2 repair crewmen live in
relative clutter. This small shack-like building contains no
weapons and no swipecards (as the technicians work and
bunk here). It features two fold-out bunks (one over the
other), two small chests containing the technicians’ personal
belongings (nothing of interest to the agents), a tiny table
with two fold-out chairs, and a kitchenette with a flameless
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grill and a small dry ice refrigerator. An airline-sized
restroom is located at the back of the barracks. A fire extin-
guisher is stored beside the bunks.
A small underwater docking bay, with 2 docking rings,
one of which already hosts 1 standard, fully functional mini-
sub. Docking here requires 2 full actions and alerts the tech-
nicians in the repair station, who arrive in 1d4 rounds to
greet the new arrivals. The technicians assume the new
arrivals are here on Boregy’s invitation and don’t expect
trouble. Fortunately, any shots fired in the docking bay are
muffled and cannot be heard by those outside this location.
A tube station leading northwest (toward location #5 and
around the lake toward location #4). The station can host
only 1 tube car at a time, and consists of 1 pair of mag-lev
rails and a tunnel that drops 5 ft. below the floor.
3. Guard Station and Barracks: This location consists of the
following.
One central module, containing a security station and
standard base doors to each of the outlying modules. Two
guards are always stationed at the security station, monitor-
ing the base’s security cameras. These guards also notice any
critical failures suffered when attempting to bypass door
security within the base (see Security, page 27, for more
about both these security features). Should these guards
notice intruders, they sound a base-wide alert that is heard
everywhere and seen as rolling red klaxons in any numbered
location.
Five outlying modules containing guard barracks. Each
barracks contains a dozen bunks and small chests containing
the guards’ personal belongings (nothing of interest to the
agents), as well as minor personal touches (e.g. dart boards,
posters, maps, etc.). A fire extinguisher is stored near the
bunks in each of these modules.
An outlying module containing an armory, with 60
SIGArms SG 551 SP assault rifles, 12 SIG-Sauer P-220
service pistols, 600 shots of standard 5.56×45mm NATO
military ball ammunition, 200 shots of standard 9mmP
military ball ammunition, and 20 concussion grenades.
An outlying module containing the guard laundry and
restrooms. This area smells of acrid chemicals that make the
agents’ eyes water (a byproduct of the waterless wash and
waste removal processes). Twenty guard uniforms can be
scavenged from this module.
An outlying module containing a rec room, with a
widescreen TV, DVD changer, several video game consoles,
board games, and other amusements.
A tube station leading northwest (toward location #4). The
station can host only 1 tube car at a time, and consists of 1
pair of mag-lev rails and a tunnel that drops 5 ft. below the
floor.
In addition to the entrances described here, each of the
modules may be entered directly from the outside.
This location houses the base’s full complement of 60
guards, but at any time, only 1d12+8 guards are present,
including the six who are slacking on their duties in location
#1 and the two at the security station. The rest are spread
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across the base as described throughout this section, and
patrolling the base’s many non-numbered locations.
4. Medical Facility: This location consists of the following.
A central module containing a recovery room for minor
emergent burns and cases of poison fume inhalation (the
most common injuries sustained within the base). At any
time, 1d6 technicians and 1d4 guards are located here,
recovering from such injuries, with 1 doctor and 2 nurses
seeing to their needs. The wounded guards are unarmed, but
their standard weapons are stored in a locked cabinet above
the hazardous waste bin. A successful Open Lock check (DC
10/15/20/25), or a successful Break check (DC 8/13/18/23), is
required to access this cabinet. A standard base door leads to
the medical facility’s only outlying module. An airline-sized
restroom is located at the back of the central module.
An outlying module containing a small surgery suite. No
one is located here.
A tube station leading southeast (toward location # 2) and
northwest (toward location #5 and around the lake toward
location #2). The station can host only 1 tube car at a time,
and consists of 1 pair of mag-lev rails and a tunnel that
drops 5 ft. below the floor.
In addition to the entrances described here, each of the
modules may be entered directly from the outside.
The agents may spend 1 minute searching this location to
find 10 antibiotic shots, 10 antidote shots, 10 antivenin shots,
10 knockout shots, 10 stimulant shots, 5 first aid kits, 5
liquid skin patches, 3 uses of basic weakening poison, 2
standard stretchers, 2 collapsible stretchers, and 1 fire extin-
guisher. No skill check is required to find these items.
5. Observatory: Unlike location #s 1–4 and 7–8, this area
is one large room with two standard base doors leading in
from the south (where tube stations are located). The room
contains a vast array of scientific instruments dedicated to
monitoring and recording volcanic activity. This room is
purely observational — no level of sabotage here can impact
the weapon in location #6. An airline-sized restroom is located
at the back of the observatory.
At any time, 3 guards and 12 technicians are present (one
guard at each door and another overseeing the technicians).
The lava river slowly flowing through this room is encased
within a rounded clear barrier that contains the heat and pre-
vents anyone from tumbling in. This barrier possesses a hard-
ness of 7, 200 wound points, and no Break DC. If shattered, all
characters within this location suffer the effects of incredible
heat (see the Spycraft Espionage Handbook, page 230).
A bank of 12 clear-panel closets is visible in the north-
eastern wall, each containing a gold suit (see the Gentlemen’s
Agreement Season Book, page 87). Two fire extinguishers are
located near these closets.
6. Command Center: Unlike location #s 1–4 and 7–8, this
area is one large room with no standard base doors (the room
may only be reached by tube car, or by walking through the
tube car tunnels). It contains the following.
The BANEFIRE weapon, upon a platform central along the
room’s southwest-northeast length. The monstrous device is
60 ft. high, a bewildering collection of metal and glass
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channels and waveguides. In operation, it rotates, wreathed
in steam that inflicts 1d6 points of normal damage per round
to any character climbing on it. A railing surrounds BANE-
FIRE at 20 ft., marking the edge of a platform that can rise
20 ft. to position the weapon to fire through the room’s roof
(after the roof opens, as described under Events — see page
27). An access panel is located at the weapon’s rear and may
be opened with a successful Open Lock check (DC
15/20/25/30) or Break check (DC 15/20/25/30). This panel
leads to the weapon’s innards, where the agents may rewire
it not to overload (sabotaging the weapon’s targeting systems
may only be accomplished from the technician stations to the
northeast). Except when it’s firing, two guards are posted on
the BANEFIRE platform at all times.
An observation deck 40 ft. above the room’s floor, just
southwest of the BANEFIRE platform. Boregy is located here
throughout this scene, at the head of a hardwood dining table
facing a massive floor-to-ceiling tracking screen displaying
Air Force One’s progress over Iceland. He sips tea and
discusses the horrors of American international policy with
his henchmen and two attentive guards standing just behind
him and to his sides. A full-size restroom is located on the
observation deck.
A stationary, slightly raised technician platform 10 ft.
above the room’s floor, northwest of the BANEFIRE platform.
The BANEFIRE weapon’s targeting systems are controlled
from this location. Forty technicians and four guards are
stationed here at all times. An airline-sized restroom is located
in the technician platform.
Two banks of power relays to the northwest and southeast,
one connected to each of the clear barriers protecting the
room’s occupants from the lava rivers. These relays siphon
the raw power of the lava flows, converting it to energy used
by the weapon. The energy is transferred through over one
hundred 12 in.-wide, insulated cables that run across the
room’s floor. Each cable possesses a hardness of 5, 50 wound
points, and no Break DC. The agents must break at least 50
of them in order to sabotage the weapon’s power supply. The
power relays are typically unguarded per se, but they are
within line of sight from every other location in the room.
A tube station beneath the observation deck, leading
southwest (toward location #s 4, 5, 8, and 9) and northeast
(toward location #s 7 and 9, and with Boregy’s swipecard, the
exit through the Larta Fissure). The station can host up to 2
tube cars at once (two are parked here during the last hour
leading up to the attack on Air Force One), and consists of 2
pairs of mag-lev rails and a tunnel that drops 5 ft. below the
floor.
The lava rivers slowly flowing through this room are each
encased within a rounded clear barrier that contains the heat
and prevents anyone from tumbling in. Each barrier possesses
a hardness of 7, 200 wound points, and no Break DC. If either
is shattered, all characters within this location suffer the
effects of incredible heat (see the Spycraft Espionage
Handbook, page 230).
A bank of 12 clear-panel closets is visible in the north-
western wall, each containing a gold suit (see the
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Gentlemen’s Agreement Season Book, page 87). Four fire
extinguishers are located near these closets.
Sabotaging BANEFIRE’s targeting system requires a
successful complex Computers check (DC 100/200/300/400).
This check possesses an interval of 1 minute. Up to two
agents may cooperate to make this check. The system is
coded in a unique fashion — if either or both of the agents
possess 5 or more ranks in Cryptography, the leader gains a
+2 synergy bonus with this check. If either or both of the
agents possess 10 or more ranks in Cryptography, the leader
gains a +4 synergy bonus with this check.
Reversing Gunnarsson’s overload sabotage requires a
successful complex Mechanics check (DC 100/200/300/400).
This check possesses an interval of 1 minute. Up to two
agents may cooperate to make this check. The system makes
periodic use of electronic components — if either or both of
the agents possess 5 or more ranks in Electronics, the leader
gains a +2 synergy bonus with this check. If either or both of
the agents possess 10 or more ranks in Electronics, the leader
gains a +4 synergy bonus with this check. The agents may
not attempt this check unless Gunnarsson explained how to
reverse the sabotage (see page 14).
Two teams of agents may attempt both of these complex
skill checks at the same time.
7. Technician Barracks: This location consists of the
following.
One central module, containing a laboratory and standard
base doors to each of the outlying modules. The laboratory
research focuses on a variety of side projects in which Boregy
is interested, most but not all related to volcanoes or volcanic
activity. All the projects researched here are beyond the
agents’ ability to understand (except as being of obvious use
to the Agency). Two guards are always stationed at the lab-
oratory, observing the eight technicians working here. These
guards have standing orders that if the laboratory is
breached, they’re to trigger an acid spray on their way out.
Triggering the acid spray requires 1 half action near any of
the room’s exits and destroys all of the room’s contents in 10
rounds. It also inflicts 1d10 points of normal damage per
round to each character who remains in the room.
Five outlying modules containing technician barracks.
Each barracks contains a dozen bunks and small chests
containing the technicians’ personal belongings (nothing of
interest to the agents), as well as minor personal touches (e.g.
science magazines, maps, etc.).
An outlying module containing a storage locker, with 5
science kits, 5 electronics kits, 5 mechanics kits, 2 laptop
computers (power rating +3) with CAD/CAM software, 100
batteries, 5 battery banks, 2 portable generators, 2 universal
power supplies, 25 flares, 10 standard flashlights, 2 scientific
manuals, and 5 fire extinguishers.
An outlying module containing the technician laundry
and restrooms. This area smells of acrid chemicals that make
the agents’ eyes water (a byproduct of the waterless wash and
waste removal processes). Twenty technician uniforms can be
scavenged from this module.
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An outlying module containing a rec room, with a
widescreen TV, DVD changer, several video game consoles,
board games, and other amusements.
A tube station leading northwest (toward location #s 6 and
9, and with Boregy’s swipecard, the exit through the Larta
Fissure). The station can host only 1 tube car at a time, and
consists of 1 pair of mag-lev rails and a tunnel that drops 5
ft. below the floor.
In addition to the entrances described here, each of the
modules may be entered directly from the outside.
This location houses the base’s full complement of 60
technicians, but at any time, only 1d4+8 technicians are
present, including the eight working in the laboratory. The
rest are spread across the base as described throughout this
section.
8. Boregy’s Residence: This location consists of the following.
One central module, containing Boregy’s living quarters.
Central to the module is an expansive, resplendent bedroom
(with custom curtains, a king-size bed with silk sheets,
original Venetian artwork, etc.). Adjacent to this bedroom are
a private study with a full sound studio stocked with every
classical piece the agents can think of, and a library rivaling
the finest private collections in England, and an austere
dining room. Also found here is a large bathroom with a
sunken sauna shower/tub, marble fixtures, and floor-to-
ceiling mirrors. A fire extinguisher is hidden within a discreet
wall panel in Boregy’s bedroom.
An outlying module containing a private staff quarters
and laundry. This area smells of acrid chemicals that make
the agents’ eyes water (a byproduct of the waterless wash
process). Boregy’s personal staff of 4 live here, keeping his
residence tidy and serving to his every need when he’s pre-
sent. Each member of Boregy’s personal staff possesses the
same statistics as a standard base technician.
An outlying rec module containing a small swimming
pool, a racquetball court, and a miniature movie theatre.
A tube station leading northwest (toward location #s 6 and
9, and with Boregy’s swipecard, the exit through the Larta
Fissure). The station can host only 1 tube car at a time, and
consists of 1 pair of mag-lev rails and a tunnel that drops 5
ft. below the floor.
In addition to the entrances described here, each of the
modules may be entered directly from the outside. Each door
in this module is locked, requiring Boregy’s swipecard or one
of the swipecards carried by one of his personal staff
(see Security, page 27, for details about bypassing these
swipecard locks).
9. Power Station: Unlike location #s 1–4 and 7–8, this area
is one large room with two massive blast doors leading in
from the southwest and the northeast (where tube stations
are located — though tube cars run through this location,
they only stop immediately outside it). The room contains a
vast array of power conversion equipment dedicated to trans-
forming the power of the nearby lava flow into electricity for
the base.
At any time, 4 guards and 4 technicians are present (one
guard at each door and two others overseeing the technicians).
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Volcano Complex Vatnajokull

Larta
Fissure
6

7
5

8
Swords

Myrdalsjokull
4

2
Katla
Fissure
3
0 5 10

1 Scale in
Kilometers
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Reykjavik
Myrdalsjokull
The lava river slowly flowing nearby this room is encased
within a rounded clear barrier that contains the heat and pre-
vents anyone from tumbling in. This barrier possesses a
hardness of 7, 200 wound points, and no Break DC. If shat-
tered, all characters within this location suffer the effects of
incredible heat (see the Spycraft Espionage Handbook, page
230).
A bank of 12 clear-panel closets is visible in the north-
eastern wall, each containing a gold suit (see the Gentlemen’s
Agreement Season Book, page 87). Two fire extinguishers are
located near these closets.
Sabotaging the base’s power supply requires the agents to
destroy the equipment here or to make a successful
Mechanics check (DC 15/20/25/30). The equipment possesses
a hardness of 10, 500 wound points, and no Break DC. Once
the power is supply is sabotaged, all cameras in non-num-
bered locations fail, as do all cameras in location #s 1–5 and
7–9. All non-essential systems in location #s 5 and 6 fail as
well, though the lava river power converters and the BANE-
FIRE weapon remain online.
Threats
The volcano base guards are disenfranchised servicemen,
formerly of the U.S.-manned Icelandic Defense Force (IDF),
26
vatnajokull
Norwegian Sea
lured into Boregy’s employ with the promise of retribution
for perceived acts of U.S. injustice. They wear a uniform of
red coveralls and soft caps, and typically carry handguns
alone, although the base armory contains longarms and other
weapons that may be fielded as necessary (see location #3).
Most of the guards have a mercenary approach to life. They
defend the complex because that’s what they’re paid to do,
but they refuse to risk their lives unnecessarily. All standard
morale rules apply to them.
Technicians and other base workers are non-combatants.
Most wear blue coveralls and do not carry weapons. Again,
they have a mercenary approach to their work on site — they
don’t feel they’re paid enough to take unnecessary risks. All
base personnel other than the guards flee gunfire of any kind
(even when it comes from base guards), and suffer a –4
circumstance penalty with all morale checks.
Security
Each door within the base is made of light steel, possess-
ing a hardness of 8, 100 wound points, and a Break DC of 28.
Each door is also secured with a swipecard lock. All base per-
sonnel carry swipecards that only open doors leading into
their work and bunk areas, as well as all tube cars between
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these locations. Guards carry swipecards that only open
doors within their duty and bunk areas, as well as all tube
cars between these locations.
Bypassing a swipecard lock requires a successful
Electronics check (DC 15/20/25/30). If an agent attempting
this skill check possesses 5 or more ranks in Open Lock, he
gains a +2 synergy bonus, and if he possesses 10 or more
ranks in Open Lock, he gains a +4 synergy bonus. An attempt
to bypass door security is noticed by the personnel in loca-
tion #3 if the agent suffers a critical failure.
The caverns are fairly well lit in all work and bunk areas
(i.e. all numbered locations), but poorly lit in-between except
for the interior of the tube cars that base personnel ride from
location to location. Audio and video surveillance cameras
are included in all lit areas and there is a 1 in 4 chance that
each unlit area is watched by an infrared/thermographic
video camera. Sneaking past one of these cameras requires a
successful Hide check opposed by the guards’ Spot skill. If an
agent attempting this skill check possesses 5 or more ranks
in Move Silently, he gains a +2 synergy bonus, and if he
possesses 10 or more ranks in Move Silently, he gains a +4
synergy bonus. An attempt to sneak past a camera is noticed
by the personnel in location #3 if the agent suffers a failure.
With a critical failure, the agents also draw the attention of
a guard team 2d6 × 10 ft. away.
Disabling a security camera requires a successful
Electronics check (DC 15/20/25/30). If an agent attempting
this skill check possesses 5 or more ranks in Surveillance, he
gains a +2 synergy bonus, and if he possesses 10 or more
ranks in Surveillance, he gains a +4 synergy bonus. An
attempt to disable a security camera is noticed by the per-
sonnel in location #3 if the agent suffers a critical failure.
Events
The GC should keep careful track of time as the agents
move through the base (and note the base map’s scale to
determine agent progress through the base on foot or in tube
cars). Air Force One flies into the weapon’s range 2 hours
after the agents enter the base. Unless the agents disable or
realign the weapon’s targeting system by then, Boregy incin-
erates the President’s plane and sends the weapon into feed-
back overload.
If the agents are present when the weapon is readying to
fire, it takes Boregy’s technicians 10 minutes to prep the
weapon to fire and set its targeting system. Boregy has them
accomplish this task 1 hour, 45 minutes after the agents enter
the base as Air Force One approaches the target zone. During
the remaining 5 minutes, Boregy casually has tea and idly
discusses perceived inhumanities inflicted by the U.S. gov-
ernment upon his guards, promising them “due course for
their suffering”.
Two minutes before the weapon fires, the command center
roof splits open and the weapon lifts up 20 ft. from the cavern
floor. This process takes 5 rounds. The only way to reach it
or the controls at this point is to climb one of four staircases
built into the side of the raised platform.
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When the weapon fires, a massive — and somewhat
uncontrolled — beam pierces the horizon and Air Force One
vanishes from the enormous wall panel tracking screen in the
command center. The plane’s destruction is total, though it
isn’t visible by the naked eye from Boregy’s complex.
The round after the weapon fires, the platform retracts and
the roof closes again. As before, this process takes 5 rounds.
Boregy orders Kralev to “Raise the White House. Tell them I
want to speak to the Vice President immediately.”
Four rounds after the weapon fires — just as Boregy sits
down to speak with the Vice President’s Chief of Staff — the
technicians notice that something is wrong. The weapon isn’t
powering down and they can’t seem to bring its power
supply back online. Boregy launches into his demands
during the ensuing rounds, as the technicians become more
and more frantic off-screen.
Eight rounds after the weapon fires, several technicians
panic, fleeing the weapon controls. Boregy orders his guards
to gun them down. All but one does so, the last joining the
technicians in flight. Boregy guns the betraying guard down
himself, then orders the remaining technicians to keep work-
ing. He tells the guards to kill anyone who tries to leave the
room and leaves Kolchek in charge. He and Kralev board a
tube car and head to a secret exit through the Larta Fissure,
at the base of Mount Vatnajokull.
Ten rounds after the weapon fires, several of the techni-
cians’ workstations explode, instantly killing half the
remaining technicians and causing the rest to run. Kolchek
orders the guards to kill them even as he pulls back himself,
heading toward the remaining tube car. The guards kill the
technicians, then notice Kolchek’s actions and charge him,
gunning him down as he enters the tube car. Half the guards
fill the tube car and the remainder attempt to cling to the
outside as the weapon’s control panels and power relays
burst into pillars of volcanic flame behind them. The guards
within the tube car head north after Boregy, but not having
the villain’s private code to open the escape route, they are
redirected to the technicians’ barracks (location #7), where
they die 10 rounds later.
Fourteen rounds after the weapon fires, the command
center’s floor is completely flooded with lava, killing all
NPCs remaining in the location and inflicting standard lava
damage to all agents (see the Spycraft Espionage Handbook,
page 230). Agents may avoid this damage by climbing onto
the weapon, a control console, or another part of the scenery,
per the GC’s discretion. This requires no skill check, but leav-
ing the room thereafter does, as the lava rises 2 ft. and
spreads 10 ft. per round thereafter. Agents located inside the
weapon are safe from the lava flow — for now.
Fifteen rounds after the weapon fires, Boregy and Kralev
arrive at the escape route, boarding an elevator and heading
toward the surface.
Eighteen rounds after the weapon fires, the lava flow rises
high enough to spill into the weapon’s interior, if the rear
hatch remains open. Any agents within suffer standard lava
damage (see the Spycraft Espionage Handbook, page 230).
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Nineteen rounds after the weapon fires, Boregy and Kralev
exit the elevator at the base of Mount Vatnajokull and head
away on foot.
Twenty rounds after the weapon fires, the weapon
detonates, collapsing the majority of the base caverns and
closing the crevasse entrance forever. All non-numbered
locations within the base are buried, killing all NPCs therein
and inflicting damage to each agent within according to the
standard bury zone rules for an avalanche (see the Spycraft
Espionage Handbook, page 230). There is a 75% chance that
each numbered location suffers the same result. Any num-
bered locations that survive the devastation become pockets
of air, within which the agents may await rescue.
Example: When an agent completes a “C”-class objective,
he earns the “C”-class reward only. He may not also gain the
XP reward for any other lettered objective in the same mini-
tree (in this case, he may not also earn the rewards for either
the “A”-class objective or the “B”-class objective.
Note: Living Spycraft experience is never earned until the
end of a serial, and agents may never gain levels during the
course of a Living Spycraft serial.
Action Dice
Each player gains the following XP rewards, as well as an
amount of XP equal to the number of action dice you award-
ed him × 25 XP (to a maximum of their agent level × 25 XP).

Troubleshooting Scene 1
If the agents capture or kill Boregy earlier in this serial, A. Maintaining covert surveillance of Boregy only until
Kralev takes his place as commander of the base during this the drive to the observatory: 25/50/100/125 XP per agent.
scene. If the agents also capture or kill Kralev, another B. Maintaining covert surveillance of Boregy through-
henchman — Hermann Jace — becomes the commander of the out entire scene: 50/100/200/250 XP per agent.
base during this scene. Hermann Jace possesses the same A. Finding and opening Boregy’s wall safe:
statistics as Kralev. 25/50/100/125 XP per agent.
If the agents capture or kill Kolchek earlier in this serial, A. Finding and decoding Boregy’s DVD: 25/50/100/125
the base commander orders a senior guard named (former XP per agent.
Lieutenant) Charlie Reed to remain in charge as he escapes A. Gaining a background profile about one or both of
during the final sequence (see Events, page 27 for details). Boregy’s bodyguards*: 25/50/100/125 XP per agent.
Charlie possesses the same statistics as Kolchek. B. Turning one or both of Boregy’s bodyguards into the
Should the agents be captured, they are stripped of all evident police*: 50/100/200/250 XP per agent.
gear and delivered to the command center (location #6). A. Killing Markus Kolchek without the aid of the police*:
Boregy greets them as a proper host, has the guards remove 25/50/100/125 XP per agent.
their bonds, and serves them tea under armed guard as he B. Capturing Markus Kolchek without the aid of the
waits for Air Force One to enter firing range (see Events, page police*: 50/100/200/250 XP per agent.
27). During this period, one guard per agent is always pre- A. Killing Yuri Kralev without the aid of the police*:
sent, with a standard attack action readied to fire if his 25/50/100/125 XP per agent.
target agent rises from his chair or reaches into any B. Capturing Yuri Kralev without the aid of the police*:
concealed part of his clothing. 50/100/200/250 XP per agent.
Finally, the escape route is not only a way for Boregy and A. Gaining a background profile about Ingrid
Kralev to escape the base (thus to plague the Agency another Olnarsdottir*: 25/50/100/125 XP per agent.
day), but also a way for the agents to get out before the base A. Successfully questioning Ingrid Olnarsdottir*:
is destroyed. The GC should reward any reasonable attempt 25/50/100/125 XP per agent.
by the team to tag along on Boregy’s tube car, or follow it A. Killing Ingrid Olnarsdottir*: 0/0/0/0 XP per agent.
out of the base, with survival. B. Capturing Ingrid Olnarsdottir*: 25/50/100/125 XP per
agent.
A. Killing Patrick Boregy*: 75/150/300/375 XP per
Rewards agent.
Keep track of the agents’ accomplishments throughout this B. Capturing Patrick Boregy*: 150/300/600/750 XP per
serial and reward them with the following XP at its end. In agent.
this serial, the GC should give out the first-tier reward if this * This award may only be gained once during this serial,
serial if played at 3rd-level, the second-tier reward if the even though it’s repeated in multiple scenes.
serial is played at 8th-level, the third-tier reward if the
serial is played at 13th-level, and the fourth-tier reward if the Scene 2
serial is played at 18th-level. A. Determining what Dr. Gunnarsson is doing on the
All XP rewards have an associate letter (“A”, “B”, “C”, etc.), Internet: 25/50/100/125 XP per agent.
indicating their difficulty and benefit within a ‘mini-tree’ of A. Making contact with Brinn Gunnarsson:
XP rewards. Though the agents might complete multiple 25/50/100/125 XP per agent.
objectives within a tree, they only ever earn the XP for the A. Locating the farmhouse: 25/50/100/125 XP per agent.
highest letter of any tree for which they qualify. A. Killing one or more farmhouse guards:
25/50/100/125 XP per agent.
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B. Capturing one or more farmhouse guards: B. Capturing Yuri Kralev without the aid of the police*:
50/100/200/250 XP per agent. 50/100/200/250 XP per agent.
A. Returning Vidgis Gunnarsson to her father alive and A. Killing Patrick Boregy*: 75/150/300/375 XP per
well: 75/150/300/375 XP per agent. agent.
A. Gaining a background profile about one or both of B. Capturing Patrick Boregy*: 150/300/600/750 XP per
Boregy’s bodyguards*: 25/50/100/125 XP per agent. agent.
B. Turning one or both of Boregy’s bodyguards into the * This award may only be gained once during this serial,
police*: 50/100/200/250 XP per agent. even though it’s repeated in multiple scenes.
A. Killing Markus Kolchek without the aid of the police*: ** This award is given even if the agents never visit loca-
25/50/100/125 XP per agent. tion #7, so long as the data remains intact and falls into the
B. Capturing Markus Kolchek without the aid of the Agency’s hands at the serial’s conclusion. This award is not
police*: 50/100/200/250 XP per agent. given if the base is destroyed.
A. Killing Yuri Kralev without the aid of the police*:
25/50/100/125 XP per agent.
B. Capturing Yuri Kralev without the aid of the police*:
Debriefing
50/100/200/250 XP per agent. The agents’ primary objective during this serial is to pre-
A. Gaining a background profile about Ingrid vent Boregy from downing Air Force One. Secondarily, they
Olnarsdottir*: 25/50/100/125 XP per agent. should attempt to capture Boregy and his underlings, and —
A. Successfully questioning Ingrid Olnarsdottir*: in a best case scenario — prevent the weapon from destroying
25/50/100/125 XP per agent. the base so the Agency can take possession of the site.
A. Killing Ingrid Olnarsdottir*: 0/0/0/0 XP per agent. If the agents manage to complete all of these objectives,
B. Capturing Ingrid Olnarsdottir*: 25/50/100/125 XP per Control offers them some well-earned R&R in a location or
agent. locations of their choice. The Agency and its allies move into
A. Killing Patrick Boregy*: 75/150/300/375 XP per the base and their joint R&D departments start dissecting the
agent. BANEFIRE weapon and other research on site (including the
B. Capturing Patrick Boregy*: 150/300/600/750 XP per laboratory investigations, if the agents save them). Each
agent. agent receives a personal commendation from — and private
* This award may only be gained once during this serial, meeting with — the U.S. President. Each U.S. military agent
even though it’s repeated in multiple scenes. gains a Medal of Honor and each civilian agent and agent
from another nation’s military gains the “Presidential Favor”
Scene 3 cert (see Certs, pages 47-49). A U.S. military agent may not
A. Entering the base without notice: 25/50/100/125 XP alternately gain the civilian benefit, or vice-versa.
per agent. If the agents manage to save Air Force One but fail to save
A. Sabotaging the base power supply: 25/50/100/125 XP the base, they receive an Agency commendation from their
per agent. Regional Control. Each U.S. military agent gains a
A. Saving the experiments at the base laboratory (see Distinguished Service Cross/Navy Cross/Air Force Cross (as
location #7)**: 25/50/100/125 XP per agent. appropriate to his branch of military service), and each
A. Arriving at the command center by getting captured: civilian agent and agent from another nation’s military gains
25/50/100/125 XP per agent. the “Congressional Favor” cert (see Certs, pages 47-49). A
B. Arriving at the command center without notice: U.S. military agent may not alternately gain the civilian
50/100/200/250 XP per agent. benefit, or vice-versa.
A. Reversing Gunnarsson’s sabotage of the BANEFIRE If the agents fail to save Air Force One, any other victory
weapon: 100/200/400/500 XP per agent. — even if they manage to save the base — is hollow at best.
A. Sabotaging the BANEFIRE weapon’s targeting system The story dominates the front page for months to come and
(saving Air Force One): 200/400/800/1,000 XP per agent. the U.S. government is rendered effectively impotent for the
A. Killing or capturing one or more base technicians: duration of the Vice President’s current term. Though the
0/0/0/0 XP per agent. Vice President does many good things for the U.S. people, a
A. Killing one or more base guards: 25/50/100/125 XP dark cloud hovers over his administration until he faces
per agent. re-election. Only then is he judged and allowed to operate on
B. Capturing one or more base guards: 50/100/200/250 his own terms. The U.S. Agency is injured but far from
XP per agent. eliminated — indeed, its Control takes an even more aggressive
A. Killing Markus Kolchek without the aid of the police*: stance against global terrorism and radical reform. U.S.
25/50/100/125 XP per agent. agents and those on loan to the U.S. are likely in for one or
B. Capturing Markus Kolchek without the aid of the two long years. No agents gain certs or additional benefits.
police*: 50/100/200/250 XP per agent. Any captured villains are delivered to a remote (and
A. Killing Yuri Kralev without the aid of the police*: undisclosed) Agency location, where they are interrogated
25/50/100/125 XP per agent.
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and incarcerated for life. They never see the light of day
again, nor do they ever join any formal prison population.
Any technicians, guards, and grunts captured are delivered
to the Icelandic authorities, which jointly prosecute them
with the U.S. Department of Justice. None of them emerge
from the system for at least 40 years.
Gunnarsson is left alone, allowed to flee with his daughter,
seemingly to parts unknown. The Agency and its allies keep
tabs on him, however, infiltrating his close circle of acquain-
tances everywhere he goes, and ensuring he never uses his
intellect to build anything monstrous again.
If there is extra time, feel free to role-play the debriefing
and have Control assess the group’s performance. Then have
the players fill out their RPGA forms and wrap up the session.
Statistics
Special Note: Though this serial was not designed using
the Mastermind System, mastermind point (MP) costs are
included for all characters herein so that you can easily port
them into your Mastermind System-designed home games
with ease.
Scene 1: Land of the Midnight Sun
The following NPCs are encountered during Scene 1 and
later as described in the serial text.
Patrick Boregy
Patrick Boregy views himself as a slick operator, a man to
be reckoned with and one for whom all things must arbitrar-
ily work according to plan. He leaves nothing to chance,
however, and works diligently to ensure that there are no
discernable flaws in his plots. For more information about
Patrick Boregy, see Threats, page 26
Patrick Boregy (first-tier — target average agent level 3),
4th-level faceman (mastermind — 20 MP): Department:
Corporate Raider. CR 4. SZ M; v/wp 35/15; Init +4 (+1 Dex, +3
class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 13 (+1 Dex, +2 class); Atk: fist/punch
+3 (dmg 1d3 subdual, error 1), 9mmP SIG-Sauer P-220 service
pistol +4 (dmg 1d10+1 normal, recoil 13, error 1, threat 20,
range 25 ft. — 9 shots of standard military ball ammunition);
Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ 1 favor check
through personal organization without spending an action die
per session (+7), adaptable, backup 1/session, cold read
1/session, linguist (French, Italian, Swedish), quick change
1/session; SV Fort +4, Ref +2, Will +4; Str 11, Dex 12, Con 15,
Int 15, Wis 14, Cha 16; Skills: Appraise +8, Bluff +7,
Bureaucracy +6, Cultures +9, Diplomacy +7, Driver +3,
Forgery +4, Gather Information +7, Innuendo +4, Intimidate
+2/+5, Knowledge (Politics) +6, Knowledge (General Science)
+6, Perform +5, Sense Motive +6, Spot +6. Feats: Armor
Group Proficiency (Light, Medium), Filthy Rich, The Look,
Rousing Speech, Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun,
Hurled, Melee, Rifle). Gear: Weapons, 20 extra shots of standard
9mmP military ball ammunition, designer street clothes (suit),
cell phone. Gadgets and Vehicles: Mercedes (luxury car — SZ
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L, Occ 1/4, Hnd +1, Spd 550 ft., MPH 55/110, Def 10, WP 110,
Hrd 7, qualities and mods: HOT, ordnance: none).
Patrick Boregy (second-tier — target average agent level 8),
9th-level faceman (mastermind — 45 MP): Department:
Corporate Raider. CR 9. SZ M; v/wp 57/15; Init +8 (+1 Dex, +7
class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 16 (+1 Dex, +5 class); Atk: fist/punch
+6 (dmg 1d3 subdual, error 1), 9mmP SIG-Sauer P-220 service
pistol +7 (dmg 1d10+1 normal, recoil 13, error 1, threat 20,
range 25 ft. — 9 shots of standard military ball ammunition);
Face 1 square, Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ 2 favor checks
through personal organization without spending an action
die per session (+13), adaptable, backup 2/session, cold read
1/session, fake it 2/session, linguist (French, Italian, Swedish,
Turkish), quick change 4/session; SV Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +6;
Str 11, Dex 12, Con 15, Int 15, Wis 14, Cha 17; Skills: Appraise
+9, Bluff +10, Bureaucracy +7, Cultures +13, Diplomacy +10,
Driver +7, Forgery +6, Gather Information +10, Innuendo +7,
Intimidate +4/+7, Knowledge (Politics) +9, Knowledge
(General Science) +9, Perform +7, Sense Motive +10, Spot +10.
Feats: Armor Group Proficiency (Light, Medium), Filthy Rich,
The Look, Play the Odds, Political Favors, Rousing Speech,
Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled, Melee, Rifle).
Gear: Weapons, 20 extra shots of standard 9mmP military ball
ammunition, designer street clothes (suit), cell phone. Gadgets
and Vehicles: Mercedes (luxury car — SZ L, Occ 1/4, Hnd +1,
Spd 550 ft., MPH 55/110, Def 10, WP 110, Hrd 7, qualities and
mods: HOT, ordnance: none).
Patrick Boregy (third-tier — target average agent level 13),
10th-level faceman/4th-level politico (mastermind — 70 MP):
Department: Corporate Raider. CR 14. SZ M; v/wp 83/15; Init
+11 (+1 Dex, +10 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 20 (+1 Dex, +9 class);
Atk: fist/punch +10 (dmg 1d3+1 subdual, error 1), 9mmP SIG-
Sauer P-220 service pistol +10 (dmg 1d10+1 normal, recoil 13,
error 1, threat 20, range 25 ft. — 9 shots of standard military
ball ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA None;
SQ 3 favor checks through personal organization without
spending an action die per session (+22), 1,000 faces
1/session, acquaintances, adaptable, backup 2/session, bullet-
proof reputation (1 grade), cold read 1/session, entourage
(Personal Staff), fake it 2/session, favor for a favor, linguist
(French, Italian, Swedish, Turkish), quick change 4/session,
statesman; SV Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +11; Str 12, Dex 12, Con
15, Int 15, Wis 14, Cha 17; Skills: Appraise +11, Bluff +12,
Bureaucracy +12, Cultures +19, Diplomacy +16, Driver +9,
Forgery +8, Gather Information +14, Innuendo +12,
Intimidate +9/+12, Knowledge (Politics) +14, Knowledge
(General Science) +10, Perform +7, Sense Motive +12, Spot
+10. Feats: Armor Group Proficiency (Light, Medium), Filthy
Rich, The Look, Old Debts, Personal Staff, Play the Odds,
Political Favors, Red Flag, Rousing Speech, Weapon Group
Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled, Melee, Rifle). Gear: Weapons, 20
extra shots of standard 9mmP military ball ammunition,
designer street clothes (suit), cell phone. Gadgets and Vehicles:
Mercedes (luxury car — SZ L, Occ 1/4, Hnd +1, Spd 550 ft.,
MPH 55/110, Def 10, WP 110, Hrd 7, qualities and mods: HOT,
ordnance: none).
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Patrick Boregy (fourth-tier — target average agent level 18),
10th-level faceman/9th-level politico (mastermind — 90 MP):
Department: Corporate Raider. CR 19. SZ M; v/wp 121/15; Init
+13 (+1 Dex, +12 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 24 (+1 Dex, +13 class);
Atk: fist/punch +12 (dmg 1d3+1 subdual, error 1), 9mmP SIG-
Sauer P-220 service pistol +12 (dmg 1d10+1 normal, recoil 13,
error 1, threat 20, range 25 ft. — 9 shots of standard military
ball ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA SQ
None; SQ 4 favor checks through personal organization with-
out spending an action die per session (+29), 1,000 faces
1/session, acquaintances, adaptable, backup 2/session, bullet-
proof reputation (2 grades), cold read 1/session, dressed to
impress, entourage (Personal Staff, security team), fake it
2/session, favor for a favor, friends on embassy row +8,
linguist (French, Italian, Swedish, Turkish), quick change
4/session, statesman; SV Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +13; Str 12,
Dex 12, Con 15, Int 15, Wis 15, Cha 17; Skills: Appraise +15,
Bluff +14, Bureaucracy +25, Cultures +23, Diplomacy +21,
Driver +12, Forgery +10, Gather Information +16, Innuendo
+16, Intimidate +20/+23, Knowledge (Politics) +21,
Knowledge (General Science) +12, Perform +8, Sense Motive
+13, Spot +11. Feats: Armor Group Proficiency (Light,
Medium), Charmer, Filthy Rich, Fortunate, The Look, Old
Debts, Play the Odds, Political Favors, Rich Friends, Rousing
Speech, Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled, Melee,
Rifle). Gear: Weapons, 20 extra shots of standard 9mmP military
ball ammunition, designer street clothes (suit), cell phone.
Gadgets and Vehicles: Mercedes (luxury car — SZ L, Occ 1/4,
Hnd +1, Spd 550 ft., MPH 55/110, Def 10, WP 110, Hrd 7,
qualities and mods: HOT, ordnance: none).
Boregy’s Bodyguards:
Marcus Kolchek and Yuri Kralev
Dressed identically in typical dark ‘bodyguard’ suits and
sunglasses, these two are in fact quite different people.
Kolchek is from Lithuania, a thug with a fondness for both
women and violence, while Kralev is a Bulgarian professional
who takes his duties as a ‘personal assistant’ as well as body-
guard quite seriously. For more information about these men,
see Threats, page 27.
Boregy’s Bodyguards (first-tier — target average agent level
3), 3rd-level soldiers (henchmen — 6 MP each): CR 3. SZ M;
v/wp 28/12; Init +10 (+3 Dex, +3 class, +4 feat); Spd 30 ft.;
Def 14 (+3 Dex, +1 class); Atk: fist/punch +5 (dmg 1d3+2 sub-
dual, error 1), 9mmP SIG-Sauer P-220 service pistol +6 (dmg
1d10+1 normal, recoil 13, error 1, threat 20, range 25 ft. — 9
shots of standard military ball ammunition); Face 1 square,
Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ accurate, DR 1/—; SV Fort +4,
Ref +5, Will +1; Str 14, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha
10; Skills: Demolitions +2, Driver +4, First Aid +1, Intimidate
+4/+2, Listen +2, Spot +2. Feats: Armor Group Proficiency
(Light, Medium, Heavy), Combat Instincts, Improved Initiative,
Mobility, Quick Draw, Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun,
Hurled, Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear: Weapons, 20 extra shots
of standard 9mmP military ball ammunition, average street
clothes (suits), sunglasses, cell phone. Gadgets and Vehicles: None.
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Boregy’s Bodyguards (second-tier — target average agent
level 8), 5th-level soldiers/3rd-level bodyguards (henchmen —
16 MP each): CR 8. SZ M; v/wp 62/13; Init +14 (+3 Dex, +7
class, +4 feat); Spd 30 ft.; Def 16 (+3 Dex, +3 armor); Atk:
fist/punch +9 (dmg 1d3+2 subdual, error 1), 9mmP SIG-Sauer
P-220 service pistol +11 (dmg 1d10+1 normal, recoil 13, error
1, threat 20, range 25 ft. — 9 shots of standard military ball
ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ
accurate, armor use +2/–2, DR 1/—, DR 2/CES, safeguard, ward
(initiative, Defense); SV Fort +7, Ref +9, Will +3; Str 15, Dex
16, Con 13, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 10; Skills: Demolitions +5,
Driver +5, First Aid +4, Intimidate +9/+7, Listen +4, Spot +8.
Feats: Alertness, Armor Group Proficiency (Light, Medium,
Heavy), Combat Instincts, Improved Initiative, Mobility, Point
Blank Shot, Quick Draw, Weapon Focus (SIG-Sauer P-220
service pistol), Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled,
Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear: Weapons, 20 extra shots of standard
9mmP military ball ammunition, average street clothes (suits),
undercover vest, sunglasses, cell phone. Gadgets and Vehicles:
None.
Boregy’s Bodyguards (third-tier — target average agent level
13), 8th-level soldiers/5th-level bodyguards (henchmen — 26
MP each): CR 13. SZ M; v/wp 112/13; Init +17 (+3 Dex, +10
class, +4 feat); Spd 30 ft.; Def 18 (+3 Dex, +5 armor); Atk:
fist/punch +13 (dmg 1d3+2 subdual, error 1), 9mmP SIG-
Sauer P-220 service pistol +14 (dmg 1d10+1 normal, recoil 13,
error 1, threat 20, range 25 ft. — 9 shots of standard military
ball ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA None;
SQ accurate, armor use +4/–4, DR 1/—, DR 2/CES, safeguard,
take a blow, ward (initiative, Defense), weapon specialization
(SIG-Sauer P-220 service pistol); SV Fort +10, Ref +11, Will
+3; Str 15, Dex 17, Con 13, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 10; Skills:
Concentration +4, Demolitions +8, Driver +9, First Aid +7,
Intimidate +10/+8, Listen +7, Spot +9, Use Rope +5. Feats:
Alertness, Armor Group Proficiency (Light, Medium, Heavy),
Bandage, Combat Instincts, Coordinate Fire, Improved
Initiative, Lay Down Fire, Mobility, Point Blank Shot, Quick
Draw, Weapon Focus (SIG-Sauer P-220 service pistol),
Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled, Melee, Rifle,
Tactical). Gear: Weapons, 20 extra shots of standard 9mmP
military ball ammunition, average street clothes (suits), under-
cover vest, sunglasses, cell phone. Gadgets and Vehicles: None.
Boregy’s Bodyguards (fourth-tier — target average agent
level 18), 10th-level soldiers/8th-level bodyguards (henchmen
— 36 MP each): CR 18. SZ M; v/wp 146/13; Init +21 (+3 Dex,
+14 class, +4 feat); Spd 30 ft.; Def 19 (+3 Dex, +6 armor); Atk:
fist/punch +18 (dmg 1d3+4 subdual, error 1), 9mmP SIG-
Sauer P-220 service pistol +19 (dmg 1d10+1 normal, recoil 13,
error 1, threat 20, range 25 ft. — 9 shots of standard military
ball ammunition); Face 1 square, Reach 1 square; SA None;
SQ accurate, armor use +5/–5, awareness +2, DR 1/—, DR
2/CES, portable cover (one-quarter), safeguard, take a blow,
take a bullet, ward (initiative, Defense, reflex saves), weapon
specialization (fist/punch, SIG-Sauer P-220 service pistol); SV
Fort +12, Ref +14, Will +5; Str 15, Dex 17, Con 13, Int 10, Wis
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11, Cha 10; Skills: Concentration +8, Demolitions +8, Driver
+12, First Aid +8, Intimidate +12/+10, Listen +10, Spot +12,
Use Rope +8. Feats: Alertness, Armor Group Proficiency
(Light, Medium, Heavy), Bandage, Combat Instincts,
Coordinate Fire, Improved Initiative, Quick Draw, Lay Down
Fire, Mobility, Point Blank Shot, Quick Draw, Quick Reload,
Rapid Shot, Speed Trigger, Weapon Focus (SIG-Sauer P-220
service pistol), Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled,
Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear: Weapons, 20 extra shots of stan-
dard 9mmP military ball ammunition, average street clothes
(suits), undercover vest, sunglasses, cell phone. Gadgets and
Vehicles: None.
Ingrid Olnarsdottir
Ingrid Olnarsdottir is a mid-level player with connections
across Reykjavik and the rest of Iceland. She is haughty but
paranoid, and easily toppled when faced with superior force or
undermining kindness. Ingrid is also a potential foil — any
critical success with either an Intimidate or Diplomacy check
targeting her leaves her breathless, and wanting more.
Thereafter, she ravenously pursues the agent who “cowed” or
“seduced” her, seeking to partner with him (or her) in more
ways than one.
Ingrid Olnarsdottir (first-tier — target average agent level
3), 1st-level fixer (foil — 2 MP): Loyalty: 1. CR 1. SZ M; v/wp
9/12; Init +1 (+1 Dex); Spd 30 ft.; Def 12 (+1 Dex, +1 class);
Atk: fist/punch +0 (dmg 1d3 subdual, error 1), Beretta Cheetah
backup pistol +1 (dmg 2d4 normal, error 1, threat 20, range
15 ft., qualities and mods: FL — 8 shots of standard military
ball ammunition); Face 1 square, Reach 1 square; SA None;
SQ dexterous, procure; SV Fort +2, Ref +3, Will +1; Str 11,
Dex 12, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 16; Skills: Bluff +5,
Cultures +6, Diplomacy +7, Driver +3, Escape Artist +3,
Forgery +4, Innuendo +4, Knowledge (Reykjavik) +4,
Languages +6, Survival +6. Feats: Armor Group Proficiency
(Light), Safe House, Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun,
Hurled, Melee, Rifle). Gear: Weapons, trendy street clothes,
PDA (power rating +2), cell phone. Gadgets and Vehicles:
Bentley (classic car — SZ L, Occ 1/1, Hnd –3, Spd 500 ft., MPH
50/100, Def 6, WP 100, Hrd 6, qualities and mods: HOT,
ordnance: none).
Ingrid Olnarsdottir (second-tier — target average agent level
8), 6th-level fixer (foil — 8 MP): Loyalty: 2. CR 6. SZ M; v/wp
31/12; Init +3 (+1 Dex, +2 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 16 (+1 Dex,
+5 class); Atk: fist/punch +4 (dmg 1d3 subdual, error 1),
Beretta Cheetah backup pistol +5 (dmg 2d4 normal, error 1,
threat 20, range 15 ft., qualities and mods: FL — 8 shots of
standard military ball ammunition); Face 1 square, Reach 1
square; SA sneak attack +2d6; SQ dexterous, evasion (no
damage with successful save), procure, special ability (feat),
uncanny dodge (Dexterity bonus to Defense); SV Fort +4, Ref
+6, Will +4; Str 11, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 16;
Skills: Bluff +10, Cultures +11, Diplomacy +10, Driver +5,
Escape Artist +5, Forgery +6, Innuendo +8, Jump +2,
Knowledge (Reykjavik) +10, Languages +8, Move Silently +6,
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Survival +8. Feats: Armor Group Proficiency (Light), Black
Cat, Native, Safe House, Tough Luck, Weapon Group
Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled, Melee, Rifle). Gear: Weapons,
trendy street clothes, PDA (power rating +2), cell phone.
Gadgets and Vehicles: Bentley (classic car — SZ L, Occ 1/1,
Hnd –3, Spd 500 ft., MPH 50/100, Def 6, WP 100, Hrd 6,
qualities and mods: HOT, ordnance: none).
Ingrid Olnarsdottir (third-tier — target average agent level
13), 6th-level fixer/5th-level guide (foil — 14 MP): Loyalty: 3.
CR 11. SZ M; v/wp 58/12; Init +7 (+1 Dex, +6 class); Spd 30
ft.; Def 19 (+1 Dex, +8 class); Atk: fist/punch +7 (dmg 1d3
subdual, error 1), Beretta Cheetah backup pistol +8 (dmg 2d4
normal, error 1, threat 20, range 15 ft., qualities and mods: FL
— 8 shots of standard military ball ammunition); Face 1
square, Reach 1 square; SA sneak attack +2d6; SQ acculturat-
ed 1/session, acquaintances, cultured, dexterous, evasion (no
damage with successful save), forage (1 BP per 2 difference),
friends in low places (1 grade), procure, special ability (feat),
uncanny dodge (Dexterity bonus to Defense); SV Fort +8, Ref
+9, Will +7; Str 11, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 16;
Skills: Bluff +10, Cultures +18, Diplomacy +16, Driver +7,
Escape Artist +7, Forgery +8, Gather Information +12,
Innuendo +10, Jump +4, Knowledge (Reykjavik) +10,
Languages +14, Move Silently +6, Survival +10. Feats: Armor
Group Proficiency (Light), Black Cat, Daring Ambush, Home
Turf (Reykjavik), Hometown Hero (Reykjavik), Native, Safe
House, Tough Luck, Urban Training, Weapon Group
Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled, Melee, Rifle). Gear: Weapons,
trendy street clothes, PDA (power rating +2), cell phone.
Gadgets and Vehicles: Bentley (classic car — SZ L, Occ 1/1,
Hnd –3, Spd 500 ft., MPH 50/100, Def 6, WP 100, Hrd 6,
qualities and mods: HOT, ordnance: none).
Ingrid Olnarsdottir (fourth-tier — target average agent level
18), 6th-level fixer/10th-level guide (foil — 20 MP): Loyalty:
4. CR 16. SZ M; v/wp 86/12; Init +11 (+1 Dex, +10 class); Spd
30 ft.; Def 22 (+1 Dex, +11 class); Atk: fist/punch +11 (dmg
1d3 subdual, error 1), Beretta Cheetah backup pistol +12
(dmg 2d4 normal, error 1, threat 20, range 15 ft., qualities and
mods: FL — 8 shots of standard military ball ammunition);
Face 1 square, Reach 1 square; SA sneak attack +2d6; SQ
acculturated 1/session, acquaintances, cultured, dexterous,
evasion (no damage with successful save), forage (1 BP per 2
difference), friends in low places (1 grade), procure, special
ability (feat), uncanny dodge (Dexterity bonus to Defense); SV
Fort +11, Ref +11, Will +9; Str 11, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 14, Wis
14, Cha 16; Skills: Bluff +14, Cultures +22, Diplomacy +20,
Driver +10, Escape Artist +8, Forgery +12, Gather Information
+20, Innuendo +10, Jump +4, Knowledge (Reykjavik) +12,
Languages +14, Move Silently +6, Survival +10. Feats: Armor
Group Proficiency (Light), Black Cat, Daring Ambush,
Fortunate, Home Turf (Reykjavik), Hometown Hero
(Reykjavik), Jinx, Native, Safe House, Tough Luck, Urban
Training, Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled,
Melee, Rifle). Gear: Weapons, trendy street clothes, PDA
(power rating +2), cell phone. Gadgets and Vehicles: Bentley
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(classic car — SZ L, Occ 1/1, Hnd –3, Spd 500 ft., MPH 50/100,
Def 6, WP 100, Hrd 6, qualities and mods: HOT, ordnance:
none).
Scene 2: Desperate Rescue
The following NPCs are encountered during Scene 2 and
later as described in the serial text.
Brinn Gunnarsson
Dr. Brinn Gunnarsson is a self-absorbed scientist who’s
only recently realized that his grand theory about harnessing
volcanic energy into a laser beam can — and if Boregy has his
way, will — be used as a weapon. Now, the only drive more
powerful than his need to correct his mistake his the need to
see his daughter safely returned home.
Brinn Gunnarsson (first-tier — target average agent level 3),
5th-level academic (standard NPC): CR 4. SZ M; v/wp 14/10;
Init +4 (+1 Dex, +3 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 15 (+1 Dex, +4
class); Atk: fist/punch +1 (dmg 1d3–1 subdual, error 1); Face
1 square; Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ None; SV Fort +0, Ref
+1, Will +4; Str 9, Dex 13, Con 10, Int 15, Wis 15, Cha 10;
Skills: Bureaucracy +2, Computers +7, Concentration +11
(threat 19–20), Driver +3, Electronics +7, Knowledge (Energy
Systems) +6 (threat 19–20), Knowledge (Physics) +9 (threat
19–20), Knowledge (Vulcanology) +12 (threat 19–20),
Languages +4, Mechanics +4, Profession (Scientist) +4. Feats:
Armor Group Proficiency (Light), Scholarly, Weapon Group
Proficiency (Melee). Gear: Average street clothes, laptop
computer (+2 power rating). Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Brinn Gunnarsson (second-tier — target average agent level
8), 10th-level academic (standard NPC): CR 9. SZ M; v/wp
26/10; Init +7 (+1 Dex, +6 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 19 (+1 Dex,
+8 class); Atk: fist/punch +4 (dmg 1d3–1 subdual, error 1);
Face 1 square; Range 1 square; SA None; SQ None; SV Fort
+3, Ref +4, Will +9; Str 9, Dex 13, Con 10, Int 15, Wis 15, Cha
10; Skills: Bureaucracy +5, Computers +12, Concentration +18
(threat 17–20), Driver +6, Electronics +12, Knowledge (Energy
Systems) +11 (threat 17–20), Knowledge (Physics) +16 (threat
17–20), Knowledge (Vulcanology) +19 (threat 17–20),
Languages +7, Mechanics +7, Profession (Scientist) +7. Feats:
Advanced Skill Mastery (Scholarly), Armor Group Proficiency
(Light), Grand Skill Mastery (Scholarly), Scholarly, Weapon
Group Proficiency (Melee). Gear: Average street clothes, lap-
top computer (+2 power rating). Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Brinn Gunnarsson (third-tier — target average agent level
13), 10th-level academic/5th-level explorer (standard NPC):
CR 14. SZ M; v/wp 58/10; Init +11 (+1 Dex, +10 class); Spd 30
ft.; Def 22 (+1 Dex, +11 class); Atk: fist/punch +7 (dmg 1d3–1
subdual, error 1); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ
all over the world, bookworm (1/2 time), connected, direction
sense +3, uncanny dodge (Dexterity bonus to Defense); SV
Fort +6, Ref +8, Will +12; Str 9, Dex 13, Con 10, Int 15, Wis
15, Cha 10; Skills: Bureaucracy +5, Climb +1, Computers +12,
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Concentration +18 (threat 17–20), Cultures +8 (threat 19–20),
Driver +6, Electronics +12, First Aid +6 (threat 19–20),
Knowledge (Energy Systems) +14 (threat 17–20), Knowledge
(Physics) +17 (threat 17–20), Knowledge (Vulcanology) +21
(threat 17–20), Languages +9 (threat 19–20), Listen +4,
Mechanics +10, Profession (Scientist) +10, Search +4, Survival
+8, Swim +1. Feats: Advanced Skill Mastery (Scholarly),
Armor Group Proficiency (Light), Grand Skill Mastery
(Scholarly), Run, Scholarly, Sidestep, Weapon Group
Proficiency (Handgun, Melee), World Traveler. Gear: Average
street clothes, laptop computer (+2 power rating). Vehicles and
Gadgets: None.
Brinn Gunnarsson (fourth-tier — target average agent 18),
10th-level academic/10th-level explorer (standard NPC): CR
19. SZ M; v/wp 92/12; Init +15 (+1 Dex, +14 class); Spd 30
ft.; Def 25 (+1 Dex, +14 class); Atk: fist/punch +11 (dmg
1d3–1 subdual, error 1); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA
None; SQ all over the world, bookworm (1/2 time), connected,
danger sense, direction sense +4, uncanny dodge (can’t be
flanked, Dexterity bonus to Defense); SV Fort +10, Ref +11,
Will +14; Str 9, Dex 13, Con 12, Int 15, Wis 15, Cha 10; Skills:
Bureaucracy +5, Climb +4, Computers +12, Concentration +18
(threat 17–20), Cultures +10 (threat 18–20), Driver +8,
Electronics +12, First Aid +8 (threat 18–20), Knowledge
(Energy Systems) +18 (threat 17–20), Knowledge (Physics) +20
(threat 17–20), Knowledge (Vulcanology) +20 (threat 17–20),
Languages +10 (threat 18–20), Listen +8, Mechanics +17,
Profession (Scientist) +10, Search +4, Survival +10, Swim +1.
Feats: Advanced Skill Mastery (Scholarly), Advanced Skill
Mastery (World Traveler), Armor Group Proficiency (Light),
Confident Charge, Grand Skill Mastery (Scholarly), Great
Fortitude, Run, Scholarly, Sidestep, Weapon Group Proficiency
(Handgun, Melee), World Traveler. Gear: Average street
clothes, laptop computer (+2 power rating). Vehicles and
Gadgets: None.
Farmhouse Guards
The guards that Boregy employs are all cut from the same
cloth, former Eastern Bloc soldiers who lost their jobs in the
drawdown of the armed forces. All have a totally mercenary
attitude toward their current employment — they do what they
do so long as they’re paid well and remain relatively safe.
Boregy is generous, so all are fairly loyal. At the farmhouse,
the guards wear their own clothes, mostly denim and sweaters,
as well as stealth holsters, to avoid attracting attention.
Farmhouse Guards (first-tier — target average agent level
3), 1st-level mercenaries/1st-level operatives (minions, squads
of 2 — 28 MP): Department: Special Forces. CR 1. SZ M; v/wp
28/12; Init +4 (+2 Dex, +2 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 14 (+2 Dex,
+2 class); Atk: fist/punch +2 (dmg 1d3+1 subdual, error 1),
knife +2 (dmg 1d4+1 normal, error 1, threat 20, thrown range
10 ft. — 1 shot), 9mmP SIG-Sauer P-220 service pistol +3 (dmg
1d10+1 normal, recoil 13, error 1, threat 20, range 25 ft. — 9
shots of standard military ball ammunition); Face 1 square;
Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ None; SV Fort +4, Ref +4, Will
+3; Str 12, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 9; Skills:
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Demolitions +2, Move Silently +4. Feats: Armor Group
Proficiency (Light, Medium, Heavy), Sidestep, Weapon Focus
(SIG-Sauer P-220 service pistol), Weapon Group Proficiency
(Handgun, Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear: Weapons, stealth
holster, average (casual) street clothes, combat boots. Vehicles
and Gadgets: Land Rover (off-road SUV — SZ L, Occ 1/3, Hnd
–4, Spd 400 ft., MPH 40/80, Def 5, WP 100, Hrd 6, qualities
and mods: ORD, ordnance: none).
Farmhouse Guards (second-tier — target average agent level
8), 4th-level mercenaries/3rd-level operatives (minions,
squads of 2 — 48 MP): Department: Special Forces. CR 6. SZ
M; v/wp 46/12; Init +6 (+2 Dex, +4 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 16
(+2 Dex, +4 class); Atk: fist/punch +7 (dmg 1d3+1 subdual,
error 1), knife +7 (dmg 1d4+1 normal, error 1, threat 20,
thrown range 10 ft. — 1 shot), 9mmP SIG-Sauer P-220 service
pistol +8 (dmg 1d10+1 normal, recoil 13, error 1, threat 20,
range 25 ft. — 9 shots of standard military ball ammunition);
Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ DR 1/—; SV Fort
+7, Ref +7, Will +5; Str 12, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 12,
Cha 9; Skills: Bluff +0 (trained), Climb +2, Demolitions +3,
Diplomacy +3, Driver +5, Hide +5 (threat 19–20), Listen +3,
Move Silently +5 (threat 19–20), Search +1, Sense Motive +5,
Spot +4, Surveillance +2, Survival +3, Swim +3, Tumble +3.
Feats: Armor Group Proficiency (Light, Medium, Heavy), Point
Blank Shot, Sidestep, Stealthy, Weapon Focus (SIG-Sauer P-
220 service pistol), Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun,
Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear: Weapons, stealth holster, average
(casual) street clothes, combat boots. Vehicles and Gadgets:
Land Rover (off-road SUV — SZ L, Occ 1/3, Hnd –4, Spd 400
ft., MPH 40/80, Def 5, WP 100, Hrd 6, qualities and mods:
ORD, ordnance: none).
Farmhouse Guards (third-tier — target average agent level
13), 6th-level mercenaries/6th-level operatives (minions,
squads of 2 — 68 MP): Department: Special Forces. CR 11. SZ
M; v/wp 72/12; Init +14 (+2 Dex, +8 class, +4 feat); Spd 30
ft.; Def 19 (+2 Dex, +7 class); Atk: fist/punch +11 (dmg 1d3+1
subdual, error 1), knife +11 (dmg 1d4+1 normal, error 1, threat
20, thrown range 10 ft. — 1 shot), 9mmP SIG-Sauer P-220
service pistol +12 (dmg 1d10+1 normal, recoil 13, error 1,
threat 20, range 25 ft. — 9 shots of standard military ball
ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA sneak attack
+1d6; SQ daredevil, DR 1/—; SV Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +7; Str
12, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 9; Skills: Bluff +2,
Climb +4, Demolitions +13, Diplomacy +2, Driver +8, Hide +7
(threat 19–20), Listen +4, Listen +4, Move Silently +14 (threat
19–20), Search +3, Sense Motive +4, Spot +7, Surveillance +4,
Survival +4, Swim +4, Tumble +5. Feats: Armor Group
Proficiency (Light, Medium, Heavy), Improved Initiative, Point
Blank Shot, Sidestep, Stealthy, Weapon Focus (SIG-Sauer
P-220 service pistol), Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun,
Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear: Weapons, stealth holster, average
(casual) street clothes, combat boots. Vehicles and Gadgets:
Land Rover (off-road SUV — SZ L, Occ 1/3, Hnd –4, Spd 400
ft., MPH 40/80, Def 5, WP 100, Hrd 6, qualities and mods:
ORD, ordnance: none).
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Farmhouse Guards (fourth-tier — target average agent level
18), 9th-level mercenaries/8th-level operatives (minions,
squads of 2 — 88 MP): Department: Special Forces. CR 16. SZ
M; v/wp 101/12; Init +15 (+2 Dex, +9 class, +4 feat); Spd 30
ft.; Def 22 (+2 Dex, +10 class); Atk: fist/punch +16 (dmg
1d3+1 subdual, error 1), knife +16 (dmg 1d4+1 normal, error
1, threat 20, thrown range 10 ft. — 1 shot), 9mmP SIG-Sauer
P-220 service pistol +17 (dmg 1d10+1 normal, recoil 13, error
1, threat 20, range 25 ft. — 9 shots of standard military ball
ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA sneak attack
+2d6; SQ daredevil, DR 1/—; SV Fort +11, Ref +14, Will +12;
Str 12, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 9; Skills: Bluff +3,
Climb +5, Demolitions +17, Diplomacy +3, Driver +10, Hide
+8 (threat 19–20), Listen +5, Move Silently +17 (threat 19–20),
Search +4, Sense Motive +5, Spot +9, Surveillance +5,
Survival +5, Swim +5, Tumble +6. Feats: Armor Group
Proficiency (Light, Medium, Heavy), Improved Initiative, Point
Blank Shot, Sidestep, Stealthy, Weapon Focus (SIG-Sauer
P-220 service pistol), Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun,
Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear: Weapons, stealth holster, average
(casual) street clothes, combat boots. Vehicles and Gadgets:
Land Rover (off-road SUV — SZ L, Occ 1/3, Hnd –4, Spd 400
ft., MPH 40/80, Def 5, WP 100, Hrd 6, qualities and mods:
ORD, ordnance: none).
Vidgis Gunnarsson
Dr. Gunnarsson’s daughter is 17 years old, due to graduate
high school in a matter of months. Until her kidnapping, she
was an outgoing, fun-loving youngster with dreams of
becoming an ecologist. Now, she’s terrified of her captors,
rightly suspecting that they plan to kill her as soon as she out-
lives her usefulness. Though she seems helpless at first glance,
she seizes the first opportunity to get revenge on the farm-
house guards, and this may place her in unexpected jeopardy
during the agents’ assault of the location.
Vidgis Gunnarsson (first-tier — target average agent level
3), 1st-level smart minion (standard NPC): CR 1/2. SZ M; v/wp
6/10; Init +0; Spd 30 ft.; Def 11 (+1 class); Atk: fist/punch +0
(dmg 1d3 subdual, error 1); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA
None; SQ None; SV Fort +0, Ref +1, Will +4; Str 9, Dex 10,
Con 10, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 15; Skills: Appraise +3,
Bureaucracy +4, Computers +5, Concentration +6, Craft
(Poetry) +4, Cultures +3, Diplomacy +5, Driver +3, Electronics
+2, Hide +2, Hobby (Hiking) +5, Knowledge (Ecology) +2,
Knowledge (General Science) +2, Profession (Student) +4,
Search +2, Sense Motive +3, Spot +4. Feats: Armor Group
Proficiency (Light), Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun,
Melee). Gear: Average (street clothes), cell phone. Vehicles and
Gadgets: None.
Vidgis Gunnarsson (second-tier — target average agent level
8), 6th-level smart minion (standard NPC): CR 5. SZ M; v/wp
23/10; Init +2 (+2 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 15 (+5 class); Atk:
fist/punch +3 (dmg 1d3 subdual, error 1); Face 1 square;
Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ None; SV Fort +2, Ref +3, Will
+7; Str 9, Dex 10, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 15; Skills:
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Appraise +5, Bureaucracy +6, Computers +9, Concentration
+10, Craft (Poetry) +6, Cultures +5, Diplomacy +7, Driver +6,
Electronics +6, Hide +6, Hobby (Hiking) +7, Knowledge
(Ecology) +6, Knowledge (General Science) +4, Profession
(Student) +6, Search +4, Sense Motive +5, Spot +6. Feats:
Armor Group Proficiency (Light), Weapon Group Proficiency
(Handgun, Melee). Gear: Average (street clothes), cell phone.
Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Vidgis Gunnarsson (third-tier — target average agent level
13), 11th-level smart minion (standard NPC): CR 10. SZ M;
v/wp 41/10; Init +4 (+4 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 19 (+9 class);
Atk: fist/punch +5 (dmg 1d3 subdual, error 1); Face 1 square;
Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ None; SV Fort +3, Ref +5, Will
+9; Str 9, Dex 10, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 15; Skills:
Appraise +7, Bureaucracy +8, Computers +11, Concentration
+12, Craft (Poetry) +8, Cultures +7, Diplomacy +9, Driver +8,
Electronics +8, Hide +8, Hobby (Hiking) +9, Knowledge
(Ecology) +8, Knowledge (General Science) +9, Profession
(Student) +10, Search +8, Sense Motive +9, Spot +10. Feats:
Armor Group Proficiency (Light), Weapon Group Proficiency
(Handgun, Melee). Gear: Average (street clothes), cell phone.
Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Vidgis Gunnarsson (fourth-tier — target average agent level
18), 16th-level smart minion (standard NPC): CR 15. SZ M;
v/wp 57/10; Init +6 (+6 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 23 (+13 class);
Atk: fist/punch +8 (dmg 1d3 subdual, error 1); Face 1 square;
Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ None; SV Fort +5, Ref +7, Will
+12; Str 9, Dex 10, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 15; Skills:
Appraise +9, Bureaucracy +10, Computers +15, Concentration
+14, Craft (Poetry) +12, Cultures +9, Diplomacy +12, Driver
+10, Electronics +10, Hide +12, Hobby (Hiking) +11,
Knowledge (Ecology) +12, Knowledge (General Science) +13,
Profession (Student) +12, Search +10, Sense Motive +11, Spot
+12. Feats: Armor Group Proficiency (Light), Weapon Group
Proficiency (Handgun, Melee). Gear: Average (street clothes),
cell phone. Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Scene 3: Fire and Ice
The following NPCs are encountered during Scene 3 and
later as described in the serial text.
Volcano Base Guards
The guards that Boregy employs are all cut from the same
cloth, former Eastern Bloc soldiers who lost their jobs in the
drawdown of the armed forces. All have a totally mercenary
attitude toward their current employment — they do what they
do so long as they’re paid well and remain relatively safe.
Boregy is generous, so all are fairly loyal. At the volcano base,
the guards wear bland uniforms and openly carry handguns.
None expect anyone to find, let alone assault, the base.
Volcano Base Guards (first-tier — target average agent level
3), 1st-level mercenaries/1st-level operatives (minions, squads
of 2 — 28 MP): Department: Special Forces. CR 1. SZ M; v/wp
44
28/12; Init +4 (+2 Dex, +2 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 14 (+2 Dex,
+2 class); Atk: fist/punch +2 (dmg 1d3+1 subdual, error 1),
knife +2 (dmg 1d4+1 normal, error 1, threat 20, thrown range
10 ft. — 1 shot), 9mmP SIG-Sauer P-220 service pistol +3 (dmg
1d10+1 normal, recoil 13, error 1, threat 20, range 25 ft. — 9
shots of standard military ball ammunition); Face 1 square;
Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ None; SV Fort +4, Ref +4, Will
+3; Str 12, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 9; Skills:
Demolitions +2, Move Silently +4. Feats: Armor Group
Proficiency (Light, Medium, Heavy), Sidestep, Weapon Focus
(SIG-Sauer P-220 service pistol), Weapon Group Proficiency
(Handgun, Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear: Weapons, standard
holster, 20 extra shots of standard 9mmP military ball ammu-
nition, average clothes (uniform), combat boots, tactical radio.
Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Volcano Base Guards (second-tier — target average agent
level 8), 4th-level mercenaries/3rd-level operatives (minions,
squads of 2 — 48 MP): Department: Special Forces. CR 6. SZ
M; v/wp 46/12; Init +6 (+2 Dex, +4 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 16
(+2 Dex, +4 class); Atk: fist/punch +7 (dmg 1d3+1 subdual,
error 1), knife +7 (dmg 1d4+1 normal, error 1, threat 20,
thrown range 10 ft. — 1 shot), 9mmP SIG-Sauer P-220 service
pistol +8 (dmg 1d10+1 normal, recoil 13, error 1, threat 20,
range 25 ft. — 9 shots of standard military ball ammunition);
Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ DR 1/—; SV Fort
+7, Ref +7, Will +5; Str 12, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 12,
Cha 9; Skills: Bluff +0 (trained), Climb +2, Demolitions +3,
Diplomacy +3, Driver +5, Hide +5 (threat 19–20), Listen +3,
Move Silently +5 (threat 19–20), Search +1, Sense Motive +5,
Spot +4, Surveillance +2, Survival +3, Swim +3, Tumble +3.
Feats: Armor Group Proficiency (Light, Medium, Heavy), Point
Blank Shot, Sidestep, Stealthy, Weapon Focus (SIG-Sauer
P-220 service pistol), Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun,
Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear: Weapons, standard holster, 20
extra shots of standard 9mmP military ball ammunition,
average clothes (uniform), combat boots, tactical radio.
Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Volcano Base Guards (third-tier — target average agent level
13), 6th-level mercenaries/6th-level operatives (minions,
squads of 2 — 68 MP): Department: Special Forces. CR 11. SZ
M; v/wp 72/12; Init +14 (+2 Dex, +8 class, +4 feat); Spd 30
ft.; Def 19 (+2 Dex, +7 class); Atk: fist/punch +11 (dmg 1d3+1
subdual, error 1), knife +11 (dmg 1d4+1 normal, error 1, threat
20, thrown range 10 ft. — 1 shot), 9mmP SIG-Sauer P-220
service pistol +12 (dmg 1d10+1 normal, recoil 13, error 1,
threat 20, range 25 ft. — 9 shots of standard military ball
ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA sneak attack
+1d6; SQ daredevil, DR 1/—; SV Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +7; Str
12, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 9; Skills: Bluff +2,
Climb +4, Demolitions +13, Diplomacy +2, Driver +8, Hide +7
(threat 19–20), Listen +4, Listen +4, Move Silently +14 (threat
19–20), Search +3, Sense Motive +4, Spot +7, Surveillance +4,
Survival +4, Swim +4, Tumble +5. Feats: Armor Group
Proficiency (Light, Medium, Heavy), Improved Initiative, Point
Blank Shot, Sidestep, Stealthy, Weapon Focus (SIG-Sauer
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P-220 service pistol), Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun,
Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear: Weapons, standard holster, 20
extra shots of standard 9mmP military ball ammunition, aver-
age clothes (uniform), combat boots, tactical radio. Vehicles
and Gadgets: None.
Volcano Base Guards (fourth-tier — target average agent
level 18), 9th-level mercenaries/8th-level operatives (min-
ions, squads of 2 — 88 MP): Department: Special Forces. CR
16. SZ M; v/wp 101/12; Init +15 (+2 Dex, +9 class, +4 feat);
Spd 30 ft.; Def 22 (+2 Dex, +10 class); Atk: fist/punch +16
(dmg 1d3+1 subdual, error 1), knife +16 (dmg 1d4+1 normal,
error 1, threat 20, thrown range 10 ft. — 1 shot), 9mmP SIG-
Sauer P-220 service pistol +17 (dmg 1d10+1 normal, recoil 13,
error 1, threat 20, range 25 ft. — 9 shots of standard military
ball ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA sneak
attack +2d6; SQ daredevil, DR 1/—; SV Fort +11, Ref +14, Will
+12; Str 12, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 9; Skills:
Bluff +3, Climb +5, Demolitions +17, Diplomacy +3, Driver
+10, Hide +8 (threat 19–20), Listen +5, Move Silently +17
(threat 19–20), Search +4, Sense Motive +5, Spot +9,
Surveillance +5, Survival +5, Swim +5, Tumble +6. Feats:
Armor Group Proficiency (Light, Medium, Heavy), Improved
Initiative, Point Blank Shot, Sidestep, Stealthy, Weapon Focus
(SIG-Sauer P-220 service pistol), Weapon Group Proficiency
(Handgun, Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear: Weapons, standard
holster, 20 extra shots of standard 9mmP military ball ammu-
nition, average clothes (uniform), combat boots, tactical radio.
Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Volcano Base Technicians
The technicians living and working at Boregy’s volcano
base are an intentionally mid-level brain trust. Boregy learned
the hard way with Gunnarsson and his colleagues on the
BANEFIRE project not to rely too heavily upon geniuses, as
they come to believe they can choose their own fates. Once the
initial work on BANEFIRE was complete, Boregy killed all the
truly gifted researchers except for Gunnarsson and restocked
his base with those who could easily be bought or intimidated.
Volcano Base Technicians (first-tier — target average agent
level 3), 1st-level researchers (standard NPCs): CR 1/2. SZ M;
v/wp 4/10; Init +0; Spd 30 ft.; Def 11 (+1 class); Atk:
fist/punch +0 (dmg 1d3 subdual, error 1); Face 1 square;
Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ None; SV Fort +0, Ref +2, Will
+5; Str 10, Dex 10, Con 10, Int 15, Wis 16, Cha 11; Skills:
Electronics +3, Gather Information +4, Knowledge (Physics)
+3, Profession (Scientist) +4, Search +3. Feats: Armor Group
Proficiency (Light), Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun).
Gear: Average clothes (uniform), standard boots. Vehicles and
Gadgets: None.
Volcano Base Technicians (second-tier — target average
agent level 8), 3rd-level researchers/3rd-level academics (stan-
dard NPCs): CR 5. SZ M; v/wp 18/10; Init +3 (+3 class); Spd
30 ft.; Def 16 (+6 class); Atk: fist/punch +2 (dmg 1d3 subdual,
error 1); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ None;
46
SV Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +9; Str 10, Dex 10, Con 10, Int 17,
Wis 16, Cha 11; Skills: Bureaucracy +2, Computers +6,
Concentration +8 (threat 19–20), Craft (Machining) +4, Driver
+1, Electronics +6, Gather Information +6, Knowledge
(Biology) +3 (threat 19–20), Knowledge (Chemistry) +11
(threat 19–20), Knowledge (Geology) +8 (threat 19–20),
Knowledge (Physics) +8 (threat 19–20), Knowledge
(Vulcanology) +6 (threat 19–20), Languages +5, Mechanics +7,
Profession (Scientist) +7, Search +6. Feats: Armor Group
Proficiency (Light), Scholarly, Weapon Group Proficiency
(Handgun, Melee). Gear: Average clothes (uniform), standard
boots. Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Volcano Base Technicians (third-tier — target average agent
level 13), 6th-level researchers/5th-level academics (standard
NPCs): CR 10. SZ M; v/wp 30/10; Init +5 (+5 class); Spd 30 ft.;
Def 19 (+9 class); Atk: fist/punch +5 (dmg 1d3 subdual, error
1); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ man of letters
(see pattern); SV Fort +3, Ref +6, Will +13; Str 10, Dex 10, Con
10, Int 17, Wis 16, Cha 11; Skills: Bureaucracy +5, Computers
+8, Concentration +10 (threat 19–20), Craft (Machining) +6,
Driver +2, Electronics +10, Gather Information +9, Knowledge
(Biology) +4 (threat 19–20), Knowledge (Chemistry) +13
(threat 19–20), Knowledge (Geology) +10 (threat 19–20),
Knowledge (Physics) +11 (threat 19–20), Knowledge
(Vulcanology) +8 (threat 19–20), Languages +8, Mechanics +9,
Profession (Scientist) +11, Search +9. Feats: Armor Group
Proficiency (Light), Scholarly, Weapon Group Proficiency
(Handgun, Melee). Gear: Average clothes (uniform), standard
boots. Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Volcano Base Technicians (fourth-tier — target average
agent level 18), 9th-level researchers/7th-level academics
(standard NPCs): CR 15. SZ M; v/wp 43/10; Init +8 (+8 class);
Spd 30 ft.; Def 23 (+13 class); Atk: fist/punch +7 (dmg 1d3
subdual, error 1); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ
man of letters (bookworm, see pattern); SV Fort +5, Ref +8,
Will +14; Str 10, Dex 10, Con 10, Int 17, Wis 16, Cha 11; Skills:
Bureaucracy +7, Computers +10, Concentration +13 (threat
18–20), Craft (Machining) +7, Driver +3, Electronics +13,
Gather Information +12, Knowledge (Biology) +6 (threat
18–20), Knowledge (Chemistry) +17 (threat 18–20),
Knowledge (Geology) +13 (threat 18–20), Knowledge (Physics)
+15 (threat 18–20), Knowledge (Vulcanology) +10 (threat
18–20), Languages +10, Mechanics +11, Profession (Scientist)
+15, Search +12. Feats: Advanced Skill Mastery (Scholarly),
Armor Group Proficiency (Light), Scholarly, Weapon Group
Proficiency (Handgun, Melee). Gear: Average clothes
(uniform), standard boots. Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
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Agent Commendation Certificates

Medal of Honor
Cert Qualities: Accomplishment.
Benefit: A U.S. military agent bearing this cert possesses a
U.S. Medal of Honor decoration (see the U.S. Militaries
Sourcebook, page 82). He gains a +4 gear bonus with all
Bureaucracy, Diplomacy, Gather Information, Intimidate,
Perform, and disposition checks targeting U.S. military
personnel (this bonus is reduced to +2 when targeting members
of other nations’ militaries). Also, the agent gains an
additional 4 promotion points per Medal of Honor earned
(without maximum, though it should be the rarest circumstance
possible when any agent earns more than one).
Special Note: Only a U.S. military agent may gain this
benefit; civilian agents and agents belonging to another
nation’s military service may not.
Congressional Favor
Cert Qualities: Accomplishment, Finite (1 use).
Benefit: Once, and once only, an agent bearing this cert
may call upon U.S. Congress to grant any 1 favor check with
a DC of 20 or lower, or any 1 intelligence resource costing no
more than 8 GP. In either case, the agent need not spend any
action dice nor make any skill check to procure the benefit
(except as required to determine a subsequent scaled result).
When the agent uses this benefit, the GC destroys this cert and
adds the following notation to the Certs section of the agent’s
career dossier for the current mission:
“Used Finite Cert: Congressional Favor.”

Distinguished Cross
Cert Qualities: Accomplishment.
Benefit: A U.S. military agent bearing this cert possesses a
U.S. Distinguished Service Cross/Navy Cross/Air Force Cross
decoration, as appropriate to his branch of military service
(see the U.S. Militaries Sourcebook, page 82). He gains a +3
gear bonus with all Bureaucracy, Diplomacy, Gather
Information, Intimidate, Perform, and disposition checks
targeting personnel from the agent’s service branch (this
bonus is reduced to +2 when targeting members of other U.S.
service branches). Also, the agent gains 3 promotion points
for the first Distinguished Cross earned, 2 promotion points
for the second, 1 promotion point for the third, and 0 for each
subsequent Distinguished Cross he earns.
Special Note: Only a U.S. military agent may gain this
benefit; civilian agents and agents belonging to another
nation’s military service may not.

Presidential Favor
Cert Qualities: Accomplishment, Finite (1 use).
Benefit: Once, and once only, an agent bearing this cert
may call upon the Office of the U.S. President to grant any 1
favor check with a DC of 30 or lower, or any 1 intelligence
resource costing no more than 12 GP. In either case, the agent
need not spend any action dice nor make any skill check to
procure the benefit (except as required to determine a
subsequent scaled result). When the agent uses this benefit,
the GC destroys this cert and adds the following notation to
the Certs section of the agent’s career dossier for the current
mission:

“Used Finite Cert: Presidential Favor.”

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