A Living Spycraft Mission for Level 5 Agents A Living Spycraft Mission for Level 5 Agents

Operation Operation
Snow Pigeon Snow Pigeon
by Liam R. Watts by Liam R. Watts

his is a standard RPGA Network tournament

T for a team of four to six 5th-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 10, 15, or 20 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 (though six hours is
recommended). Instruct the players to leave the
character sheets face down until you have read the
introduction.
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.
Statistics and XP rewards are included at the end of
the serial, along with brief notes about each character
and minion squad’s backgrounds, personalities, and
goals. Maps and any certs are also included in the rear
of the serial, for your convenience.
Enjoy the serial!

L I V I N G L I V I N G
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published by Alderac Entertainment Group, Inc., and the published by Alderac Entertainment Group, Inc.,
Dungeons & Dragons® Player’s Handbook, and the Dungeons & Dragons® Player’s Handbook,
Third Edition, published by Wizards of the Coast.® Third Edition, published by Wizards of the Coast.®

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© 2004 Alderac Entertainment Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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How to Use This Product GC Introduction

Abbreviations Special Note: This is a direct sequel to the Living Spycraft
This adventure uses standard Spycraft NPC abbreviations, serial, Nest. Though agents who have not participated in Nest
as follows: may run through this serial, they may not play Nest after-
Atk Attack ward. Every agent who participates in this serial must
Def Defense possess one of the following allegiances: “Intelligence
Fort Fortitude Division,” “Operations Division,” or “Freelance.” Any agent
Init Initiative without one of these allegiances must choose one before play
Ref Reflex begins.The GC must write, in pen, “Allegiance: Intelligence
Spd Speed Division”, “Allegiance: Operations Division”, or “Allegiance:
SV Save Freelance” in the Certs section of each agent’s Career Dossier.
v/wp vitality/wound points
The Situation At Hand…
Will Willpower
Former U.S. Senator Lawrence Johnson is a dedicated
Ability scores are abbreviated as normal (see the Spycraft Agency operative who’s worked as a double agent for nearly
Espionage Handbook). twenty years: first for the KGB, then briefly for the siloviki,
and now for a shadow cell formed by disenfranchised
To prepare to run this serial, you should read it completely at
splinters of former Soviet governments — or so he thinks. In
least once. You may wish to print extra copies of the Belarus
reality, this shadow cell is part of a much larger organization
region and warlord’s base maps for ease of use as well.
known collectively as ”The Franchise.” As revealed in the
Living Spycraft serial, Nest, The Franchise is now the focus of
Spycraft most Living Spycraft agents’ interests, with everyone
racing to discover the organization’s true masters and
This module requires the use of the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®
motives. Now, they may finally have their chance.
PLAYER’S HANDBOOK, THIRD EDITION, published by Wizards of
As a recent appointee to the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine,
the Coast,® and the Spycraft™ Espionage Handbook, published by
Lawrence Johnson is in a prime position to accelerate
Alderac Entertainment Group, Inc. You won’t be able to run this
Franchise efforts to undermine democratic action in former
adventure without it.
Soviet countries, both through conventional espionage and
Spycraft, Shadowforce Archer and all related marks are ™ and support of rebel military factions. He is also able to regular-
© 2004 Alderac Entertainment Group, Inc. All rights reserved. ly and covertly communicate with the outside world, sending
reports to the Agency about his encounters with The
Franchise. Most recently, one of his reports indicated that he
Operation: Snow Pigeon was about to finally be accepted into the Russian shadow
Author: Liam R. Watts cell’s command structure, which would give him the infor-
(based on an original idea by Patrick Kapera) mation needed to begin filtering additional deep cover oper-
Art Director: jim pinto atives into the organization at the ground floor.
Brand Manager: Patrick Kapera Unfortunately, that was the last report the Agency
Editor: Patrick Kapera received from him, and it hasn’t had the chance to follow up.
Creative Director: Mark Jelfo As seen in Nest, the Agency has been suffering its own woes
Graphic Design: Rodney Sáenz of late, its two most prominent divisions splitting into rival
Cover Illustration: A4H Designs factions. Shortly before this serial begins, a mysterious figure
Cartography: Cris Dornaus calling himself “Paradox” contacts both divisions, as well as
many highly competent freelance operatives, with a reminder
about the Agency’s missing deep cover operative. Paradox
hints that finding Johnson will provide the means to take the
offensive against the Franchise, an organization with which
he seems intimately familiar, but to which he is far from
loyal.
Paradox reveals that Johnson was on board a business jet
bound for Kiev, which was shot down in the secluded Belarus
hills north of Minsk. According to available intelligence, a
local warlord dominates this area — a former Russian
Captain named Mistislav Arkadyevitch, who enlisted with the
Russian Army only a year before the Soviet Union’s dissolu-
tion, and felt greatly betrayed by what he saw as The Mother
Country’s ultimate failure. Despite his bitter feelings, however,
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Arkadyevitch remained in the service beyond his requisite
commitment, quickly rising through the Russian Army’s
ranks — until he grew tired of the policy makers’ needless
prattling and branched out on his own, putting down stakes
and raising a private militia.
Paradox claims that Arkadyevitch shot down Johnson’s
plane as retribution for withdrawing his support of the war-
lord’s burgeoning forces. Somehow, Johnson survived the
crash; a shadow cell transmitter embedded beneath the skin
of his neck sent his vitals and location back for nearly half
an hour afterward. Unfortunately, the signal has since been
lost, and Johnson’s current location is unknown. Paradox
and the agents’ superiors assume he’s alive, however, as
Arkadyevitch is now ransoming him for enough money to
fund a full-scale army.
Having successfully interrogated Johnson, Arkadyevitch
knows about “The Agency” and assumes it to be a U.S. orga-
nization. He also knows that the information Johnson pos-
sesses about this “Franchise” is valuable enough to the oper-
ative’s superiors that they will consider bartering with him,
despite the U.S. policy of non-negotiation with terrorists.
Arkadyevitch recorded a videotape of Johnson reading his
demands and sent it to the U.S. embassy in Moscow, where it
was intercepted by Paradox and intentionally distributed to
both former Agency divisions.
At the start of the serial, the agents are on a clock. There’s
only so much time before the information Johnson possesses
becomes obsolete. If the agents’ superiors are to act on it, the
agents must work together to get Johnson back, alive, as
soon as possible.
Serial Synopsis
Operation: Snow Pigeon follows the standard Living
Spycraft serial format, and is divided into an introduction
and three scenes.
Mission Briefing and Gearing Up: The agents meet with
Paradox in Minsk, where he explains the situation to them
and offers to help them find Johnson (and hold open the win-
dow of opportunity for using his information to infiltrate the
Franchise as long as possible). In exchange, Paradox
demands that both divisions share all intelligence gained
from Johnson, and that he (Paradox) be involved in any infil-
tration prompted by it. Both divisions grudgingly agree and
Paradox agrees to provide the agents with mission gear in the
local town of Kimlebsk.
Scene 1: Fallen Angels. The team locates the downed busi-
ness jet’s wreckage, finding a powerful explosive planted at
the site that failed to detonate. Hard choices must be made as
the agents also find two severely wounded innocents on
board. Evidence points the agents toward Kimlebsk, where it
seems Johnson has been taken.
Scene 2: Pit of Vipers. In Kimlebsk, the agents search for
clues about Johnson’s whereabouts. Also, if the team brought
the survivors found in Scene 1 with them, they may find
questionable ways to get them medical treatment and evacu-
ation out of the area. Unfortunately, the town is crawling
with people loyal to Arkadyevitch, including corrupt author-
ities looking to capture the team to boost the ransom
demands and heavies looking to win the warlord’s favor by
killing his enemies. Eventually, these NPCs — or clues in their
homes and on their bodies — point the team toward an iso-
lated base deep in the Belarusian hills.
If the agents linger too long in town, they may run afoul
of a pair of Franchise shadow cell cleaners, who like them are
searching for Lawrence Johnson — only they wish to silence
him once and for all. These formidable opponents are the
agents’ first true encounter with Franchise power, and are not
easily defeated.
Scene 3: Mountain Showdown. Arkadyevitch holds
Johnson at his mountain headquarters, a former Soviet Block
outpost and KGB training facility housing 20 of his most
loyal and capable men. The agents must find a way to extract
Johnson without the warlord killing him out of spite, and
before the shadow cell cleaners arrive to sanitize the instal-
lation and everyone in it.
Mission Briefing
Read the following aloud to begin this serial.
The last month has been troubling. Following the conclusion
of the Wainwright affair in New York City, the Agency seems
to have dissolved into two bickering rival factions, one head-
ed by the former Operations Division (which sent you on your
previous missions), and the Intelligence Division (which pro-
vided intelligence and briefing notes, and collected data for
you to act upon in the field).
The cause of the split seems to involve a new player on the
global espionage scene, a shadowy criminal organization
known as “The Franchise,” and each Division’s attitude
toward dealing with the enemy. Operations sees The Franchise
as yet another opponent to be vanquished, but Intelligence
Division, while also seeking to take the enemy down, wishes
to pick at its corpse, incorporating the fantastic technology
provided to Wainwright and others into the Division’s arsenal.
Each of you is caught in the middle, forced to choose sides in
an intelligence war of someone else’s choosing. Some of you
have sided with your immediate former superiors, the field
Controls of Operations Division…
The GC should pause here and signal for Operations Division
agents to identify themselves.
Some have sided with Intelligence Division, hoping to rebuild
the Agency as a more aggressive force for peace in our time…
The GC should pause here and signal for Intelligence Division
agents to identify themselves.
Others have chosen to distance themselves from the conflict,
forging out on their own as freelance operatives with their
own agendas and arguments about the Agency’s actions and
mounting enemies…
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The GC should pause here and signal for Freelance agents
to identify themselves.
Today, you find yourselves in the fledgling European country
of Belarus, in the ancient town of Minsk, where your Division
commanders have tasked you with meeting a man calling
himself “Paradox” about an opportunity to infiltrate the
Franchise. Information about your mission is sketchy, and
information about Paradox seems to be non-existent. All you
know for sure is that the situation involves an Agency deep
cover operative named Lawrence Johnson, who seems to have
infiltrated a Franchise shadow cell in Russia, only to go silent
just before the Agency schism. Johnson’s whereabouts are
currently unknown.
If the team is comprised of agents possessing two or more
allegiances, read the following to finish the mission briefing.
You’re scheduled to meet Paradox in an alley at the north end
of the town, between an abandoned factory and a quiet
office building. The arrival of agents outside your faction is
surprising but the fact that you all worked together less than
a month ago, and the mutual knowledge that the rivalry is for
the most part happening at a higher level within your respec-
tive organizations, is enough to keep things civil.
After a few anxious moments, a figure steps out of the shad-
ows beside you, seemingly appearing out of thin air. He wears
a long dark blue trench coat and a low hat that casts his face
in shadow, and when he speaks, his voice is hollow and metal-
lic, as if filtered through a faulty voice modulator.
“Agents,” he says, “I contacted your superiors because time is
very, very short. As I suspect you already know, one of the
Agency’s deep cover operatives has been inducted into a
shadow cell controlled by the organization each of you hunts,
and can bring others into the cell behind him. Lawrence
Johnson is a former U.S. Senator and an experienced spy
trained by the CIA and later, during his undercover years, with
the KGB. He is a remarkable man, but his morals sometimes
overwhelm his common sense.
“Two months ago, Johnson withdrew support of Mistislav
Arkadyevitch, a local warlord whose personal aspirations sur-
passed his loyalty to the Franchise, which funded the private
militia he commands. The warlord responded by making an
attempt upon Johnson’s life as his plane flew over this area.
The plane went down 75 miles north, in the hills near the
town of Kimlebsk.”
Paradox hands you a satellite map of the area, with one 25-
mile radius clearly marked as the crash site.
Give the players the Belarus region map at this time.
“Johnson survived the crash, only to be captured by
Arkadyevitch’s men. The warlord is now ransoming him to the
U.S. government, which he assumes is in control of your
Agency. We know that as of yesterday, Johnson is still alive,
as Arkadyevitch delivered a video recording of Johnson read-
ing his demands beside the day’s morning paper. What we
don’t know — what even I don’t know — is where Johnson is
being held. Arkadyevitch maintains many bases in the area,
some of which were built before the Franchise took an inter-
est in him.
“That’s where you come in. I’m taking a great risk meeting
you here, but this is as close to the affair as I wish to get. The
Franchise has decided to sanitize the situation, bringing in
cleaners to eliminate Johnson and everyone he’s touched
since the plane went down. I’ve used these men before and
they are not to be trifled with. I myself am unwilling to per-
sonally take the risk to save Johnson, and his gateway into
the Franchise, but you… I’m sure your superiors would be
willing to risk you… After all, they already have.
“Please. Contact your superiors. Extend to them this offer: I
will help you find Lawrence Johnson. I will also help keep his
gateway into the Franchise open, at least until we find out
whether he’ll live long enough to use it. I have two condi-
tions. First, If Johnson lives, his information must be shared
with both errant Agency Divisions. Second, I must know the
identity of each operative to infiltrate the Franchise shadow
cell. I can help you bring this wicked entity down, but only
on my terms. Go on. Tell them. I suspect they’ll agree…”
If the team is comprised of agents possessing only one
allegiance, read the following to finish the mission briefing.
You’re scheduled to meet Paradox in an alley at the north end
of the town, between an abandoned factory and a quiet
office building. After a few anxious moments, a figure steps
out of the shadows beside you, seemingly appearing out of
thin air. He wears a long dark blue trench coat and a low hat
that casts his face in shadow, and when he speaks, his voice
is hollow and metallic, as if filtered through a faulty voice
modulator.
“Agents,” he says, “I contacted your superiors because time is
very, very short. As I suspect you already know, one of the
Agency’s deep cover operatives has been inducted into a
shadow cell controlled by the organization each of you hunts,
and can bring others into the cell behind him. Lawrence
Johnson is a former U.S. Senator and an experienced spy
trained by the CIA and later, during his undercover years, with
the KGB. He is a remarkable man, but his morals sometimes
overwhelm his common sense.
“Two months ago, Johnson withdrew support of Mistislav
Arkadyevitch, a local warlord whose personal aspirations sur-
passed his loyalty to the Franchise, which funded the private
militia he commands. The warlord responded by making an
attempt upon Johnson’s life as his plane flew over this area.
The plane went down 75 miles north, in the hills near the
town of Kimlebsk.”
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Paradox hands you a satellite map of the area, with one 25-
mile radius clearly marked as the crash site.
Give the players the Belarus region map at this time.
“Johnson survived the crash, only to be captured by
Arkadyevitch’s men. The warlord is now ransoming him to the
U.S. government, which he assumes is in control of your
Agency. We know that as of yesterday, Johnson is still alive,
as Arkadyevitch delivered a video recording of Johnson read-
ing his demands beside the day’s morning paper. What we
don’t know — what even I don’t know — is where Johnson is
being held. Arkadyevitch maintains many bases in the area,
some of which were built before the Franchise took an inter-
est in him.
“That’s where you come in. I’m taking a great risk meeting
you here, but this is as close to the affair as I wish to get. The
Franchise has decided to sanitize the situation, bringing in
cleaners to eliminate Johnson and everyone he’s touched
since the plane went down. I’ve used these men before and
they are not to be trifled with. I myself am unwilling to per-
sonally take the risk to save Johnson, and his gateway into
the Franchise, but you… I’m sure your superiors would be
willing to risk you… After all, they already have.
“Please. Contact your superiors. Extend to them this offer: I
will help you find Lawrence Johnson. I will also help keep his
gateway into the Franchise open, at least until we find out
whether he’ll live long enough to use it. I have two condi-
tions. First, If Johnson lives, his information must be shared
with both errant Agency cells. Second, I must know the iden-
tity of each operative to infiltrate the Franchise shadow cell. I
can help you bring this wicked entity down, but only on my
terms. Go on. Tell them. I suspect they’ll agree…”
Agents of either former Agency division are assumed to
possess an encrypted means of communicating with their
superiors, and when they do so, they find Paradox’s predic-
tion to be correct. Both sides agree; the opportunity to infil-
trate a Franchise shadow cell is far too important to chance.
Neither side seems to trust Paradox, but both seem willing to
work with him for now (a fact that may lead the agents to
believe that this is not the first time Paradox has joined
forces with the Agency).
Gearing Up
This mission is Code: Black.
This serial features no dedicated Gearing Up phase.
Instead, each agent begins Scene 1 with his personal gear
only. Additionally, Paradox gives the following cold weather
survival gear to the entire team (not to each agent) before
they leave Minsk.
• 1 set of trendy ski clothes per agent.
• 1 heavy parka per agent.
• 1 set of snow boots per agent.
• 1 set of protective goggles per agent.
• 1 set of cross-country skis and poles per agent.
• 2 ice axes.
• 2 portable heat sources.
• 2 flashlights.
• 8 lengths of rope (50 ft. each).
• 2 survival kits.
• 2 first aid kits.
• 2 liquid skin patches.
• 1 stimulant shot.
• 2 doses of insulin (Johnson is a known diabetic).
• Directions to Vasi Gubin’s home in Kimlebsk.
Paradox promises to provide additional gear in the local
town of Kimlebsk, after the agents have visited the crash site
(i.e. during Scene 2). He gives the team the name of his con-
tact in the town (Vasi Gubin), to whom the gear will be deliv-
ered, and who can provide the team with a local safe house.
Though the gear provided by Paradox varies slightly based
on the team’s BP and GP allotments, its selection is fixed and
may not be changed.
In addition, at this time, each agent may request that
Paradox secure 1 non-gadget item for him. This item must
cost no more than 2 × the agent’s class BP bonus; agents may
not combine items to raise this limit. Further, each agent’s
choice must be made now, before Scene 1 begins; Paradox
doesn’t intend to venture into the hills himself, leaving the
hunt for Johnson entirely to the agents and local contacts
once the team leaves Minsk. Paradox promises that each
agent’s item choice will be included in the gear provided dur-
ing Scene 2.
Scene 1: Fallen Angels
Agent Description
Read the following aloud when the agents enter this scene.
Like an icy sea, the Belarusian hills are snow-swept waves
frozen in time across the horizon. The helicopter Paradox pro-
vided you in Minsk fights against heavy winds and extremely
low visibility as it trudges across the barren landscape, search-
ing for a fallen angel…
Hours after the search begins, you spot the business jet’s tail,
spiking out of a recent snowdrift. The helicopter can’t land
and being low on fuel, can’t linger, so each of you gathers
your gear and rappels onto the fresh powder, then wave
goodbye as your ride in vanishes into the falling static sky. As
planned, you’re on your own now.
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At least you have somewhere warm to head to when you’re
done searching the plane. Kimlebsk is only three hours’ hike
along the Vilija River…
GC Description
The greatest danger during this scene is the cold. The
agents arrive in the midst of a heavy snowstorm, with just
over 3 ft. of snow recently deposited on the ground. Outside,
visibility is reduced to 20 ft. and each agent suffers a –8 cir-
cumstance penalty with all Search and Spot checks. Further,
each agent suffers a–2 circumstance penalty with all Listen
checks and hurled attack rolls, and the winds instantly put
out all unprotected flames.
Fortunately, the clothing Paradox provided during the
Gearing Up phase protects the agents from the elements at
first, but if they linger outside for 4 hours or more, night
falls, visibility drops to 10 ft., and the temperature drops
below 0º Fahrenheit. At this point, and once per hour here-
after, each agent must make a Fort save (DC 15 +1 per pre-
vious save) or suffer 1d6 normal damage. Each agent gains a
+2 synergy bonus with this save for every 5 full ranks he
possesses in the Survival skill. Without the cold weather
clothes, agents must begin making this save as soon as they
land, and must make the save once every 10 minutes after
nightfall.
This gives the agents 1 hour from their arrival to get mov-
ing toward Kimlebsk. Any delays reaching the town could be
fatal.
The interior of the plane may be reached through a gaping
hole blown through its side. Any agent may make a
Demolitions check (DC 10/15/20/25) to discern that the plane
was shot down by a Russian military rocket launcher, though
the exact model escapes notice. Inside the vehicle, the agents
are protected from the elements — they could even spend the
night within without suffering ill effects from the cold,
assuming they huddle under blankets — but the scene is grisly.
The pilot’s body is severed in two at the waist, each half
lying in frozen blood in the cockpit. The copilot remains in
his seat, having died of hypothermia after the crash. Also in
the cockpit, with a successful Search check (DC 10/15/20/25),
the agents may recover the flight recorder, which confirms
the plane was attacked by someone from the ground, and
that a group of men speaking Belarusian boarded the plane
after it crashed. A scuffle ensued as a man speaking English
tried to get away from the intruders, and a single shot was
fired (after which the English stopped and something heavy
hit the ground).
The body of a 30s-ish female flight attendant in a simple
uniform lays in the main cabin, about which papers and
items are haphazardly scattered. By appearances, she died
from severe blunt trauma, jerked around inside the cabin as
the plane went down before she could get back into her seat.
With a successful Search or Spot check (DC 15/20/25/30),
the agents notice additional blood splatter in the cabin,
indicative of a severe gunshot wound, as well as signs of a
struggle leading up to the injury. It seems that someone sit-
ting in one of the seats when the plane crashed got up, stum-
bled to the tear in the fuselage, and ran back into the plane,
toward the cockpit. He was shot mid-run. This is an accurate
assessment of Johnson’s actions after the crash, though the
only way the agents can confirm this on board is by search-
ing the flight attendant’s station, where a note in wax pen on
a wall-mounted seat diagram shows a diabetic in the same
seat.
Besides Lawrence Johnson, two men survived the crash.
One is Miklos Tomsky, a Russian diplomat who was traveling
with Lawrence Johnson. Miklos has fallen into a deep coma
since the crash and without medical attention he dies 1d4
hours after the agents arrive. Stabilizing him requires a suc-
cessful First Aid check (DC 25/30/35/40). Unfortunately, the
agents may choose not to save him, as he’s currently dressed
like a local guerilla fighter. The second survivor, one of
Arkadyevitch’s men named Erkin Solovi, became separated
from the others during Johnson’s capture and fell off a rise,
breaking his leg. He was abandoned by the other militiamen,
but managed to crawl back into the plane’s fuselage, where
he awaited rescue by someone from Kimlebsk. Erkin switched
clothes with Miklos hoping to avoid capture by the local
authorities, but he uses the guise to convince the agents that
he’s an innocent diplomat in need of help.
Erkin claims that he tried to escape, but injured himself on
a ridge nearby and crawled back inside the plane to await
rescue. The physical evidence supports this part of his story,
as it’s what happened (though not for the reasons he claims
it happened). He tells the agents that after the plane crash, a
group of men came and took one of the passengers away
(though he can’t name the passenger, which may arouse the
agents’ suspicion, and he omits the fact that Johnson was
shot during his capture, which doesn’t match some of the
supporting evidence). He doesn’t mention the C4 the militia
planted beneath one of the main cabin’s seats (see Security,
page 11), but if the team finds it and tries to disarm or sal-
vage it, he becomes noticeably nervous, and if the timer
counts down past “00:28” he starts screaming that it will
destroy the whole plane, and tries to crawl back outside.
None of this is out of character for his deception, of course,
but may still give the agents pause.
The agents have one mechanical chance to notice the
deception (though the players may realize it anyway). With a
successful team Sense Motive check opposed by Erkin’s Bluff
skill bonus of +8/+12/+16/+20, the team spots beads of sweat
forming along his hairline and that his jaw shakes a bit when
they’re looking at him — classic tells that he’s lying.
Splinting Erkin’s leg requires a successful First Aid check
(DC 15/20/25/30). Thereafter, he can hop along at 5 ft. per
full move action, or be safely carried on a makeshift stretch-
er to Kimlebsk (though this reduces the team’s speed to 1/2
standard, which will get them to the town 3 hours later, well
after nightfall). Whether the agents risk remaining out in the
cold after nightfall to save the survivors is a crucial decision
for them during this scene, and one that can directly affect
the action during Scene 2.
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If the Agents search the area surrounding the crash, they
may make a cooperative Search check (DC 20/25/30/35).
With success, they find a set of snowmobile tracks leading
east, toward the frozen Vilija River, mainly sticking to high-
er ground where the snow pile is less severe (which is the
only reason the tracks survived the storm).
Security
The only security on board the plane exists in the form of
1 lb. of C4 planted by Arkadyevitch’s men. It should have
gone off 30 minutes after they left, destroying any remain-
ing evidence on the plane, but the cold caused the timer to
malfunction. The timer attached to it flashes “00:31… 00:30…
00:29… 00:28… 00:31… 00:30… 00:29… 00:28… 00:31…” and
so on. If left undisturbed, the device continues to cycle indef-
initely. With a successful Demolitions check (DC
25/30/35/40), the agents may salvage the explosive for later
use, though the timer is worthless. With an error, however,
the countdown resumes and the C4 goes off when it reaches
0 (5 rounds later). With a critical failure, the C4 immediately
goes off, killing both survivors if they remain in the main
cabin, and inflicting 16d6 normal damage using the standard
blast rules.
Development
Once the team heads to Kimlebsk, proceed to Scene 2.
Scene 2: Pit of Vipers
Agent Description
Read the following aloud when the agents enter this scene.
Kimlebsk is a quiet town of only a few thousand, hibernating
beneath a thick layer of snow for the winter. The nearby ice-
covered river and a few lonely trees are the only breaks in an
otherwise bleak landscape in all directions; if not for the
occasional movement from building to building, any outsider
might assume the people here were simply waiting for the
cold to consume them.
The people of Kimlebsk appear to be quite used to the cold,
however, and as you approach within 100 ft., you see smoke
rising from several chimneys, children playing in an open
barn, and a handful of snow-capable vehicles parked within
piles of fresh flakes.
GC Description
After capturing Johnson at the crash site, Arkadyevitch’s
men brought him to Kimlebsk, hoping to patch him up before
taking him to the warlord’s mountain fortress. They weren’t
supposed to injure the double agent, and were therefore pret-
ty desperate when they arrived in town. They set up a tem-
porary base at the home of Anica Obilic, one of
Arkadyevitch’s local supporters, and had her summon the
town’s doctor, a washed up Iranian surgeon named Kheder
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Zandi. The doctor extracted the bullet easily enough, but had
to order insulin from nearby Lepye to treat Johnson’s dia-
betes.
Vasi Gubin, Paradox’s contact, noticed the militia’s arrival
and snuck into Obilic’s home to investigate. Unfortunately,
one of Arkadyevitch’s men found and killed him, and his
body is now stuffed into a steamer trunk stored in the base-
ment.
As the agents arrive, nothing seems amiss in Kimlebsk, but
with a team of Franchise cleaners on its way, the area will
very shortly become a killing zone (see Events, page 16). At
first, the agents are most likely to either visit Vasi Gubin’s
home or strike out to find a local doctor, which leads them to
the home of Kheder Zandi.
Vasi Gubin’s home is located at the outskirts of town, and
is easily found with directions provided by Paradox during
the Gearing Up phase. It consists of a main building and a
barn. Outside a cup of herbal tea sitting untouched on the
kitchen table, the main building contains nothing of interest
to the agents. Inside the barn, however, the agents find a bro-
ken down truck raised up on blocks over a makeshift irregu-
lar hole in the bare ground. If an agent hops down into this
hole and makes a successful Search check (DC 20/25/30/35),
he finds a trap door hidden beneath a large, open tool chest.
Moving the tool chest and opening the trapdoor reveals a set
of creaky wooden stairs leading down into a 20 ft. × 30 ft.
bomb shelter — clearly the safe house Paradox mentioned
during the Gearing Up phase.
A large amount of gear is stashed along the bomb shelter
walls and stacked on shelves, as follows.
• 2 ballistic vests.
• 1 stealweave vest.
• 1 Dragunov SVU sniper rifle.
• 1 box of 7.62×54mm Soviet military ball ammunition (50 shots).
• 3 tactical radios.
• 4 liquid skin patches.
• 2 stimulant shots.
• 1 electronics kit.
• 2 flashlights.
• 1 standard suppressor.
• 1 laser sight.
• 1 set of night vision goggles.
Unfortunately, neither the bomb shelter nor any other part
of Vasi Gubin’s home offers any indication of where he is.
Openly asking around for the local doctor generates
Zandi’s name in 10 minutes, but automatically alerts the
authorities of the agents’ presence. Alternately, if the agents
specifically declare that they’re trying to find a doctor with-
out arousing suspicion, they may make a team Gather
Information check (DC 15/20/25/30). This check requires 20
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minutes and may be retried. Each agent gains a +2 synergy
bonus with this check for every 5 full ranks he possesses in
the Diplomacy skill. With success, the agents obtain Zandi’s
name without automatically alerting the authorities, though
Arsen Korotich and his deputies may still notice the agents
moving around town. For more information about these
authorities, see Threats, page 14.
Kheder Zandi is a hopeless but functional drunk, having
lost his tenure at a Cairo hospital after he botched a simple
surgery on a deep bender. He is qualified, possessing First Aid
and Profession (Doctor) skill bonuses of +12 each, but he’s
unconscious beside an empty bottle of Vodka when the team
arrives. Merely waking him requires a successful First Aid
check (DC 10/15/20/25), after which he suffers a –8 circum-
stance penalty with all skill checks until and unless the
agents spend 20 minutes sobering him up with coffee and a
cold shower.
Zandi can patch up Solovi in 20 minutes (or 40 if he’s
drunk), but Tomsky’s injuries are more severe, requiring 1
hour if he’s sober (in which case the surgery is successful and
Tomsky lives), or 2 hours if he’s drunk (in which case Zandi
botches the surgery and Tomsky dies). Either way, Tomsky
doesn’t wake up during the serial — any recovery he is
afforded will be long term.
If asked about Johnson (or someone matching Johnson’s
description), Zandi becomes obviously agitated. He stops
whatever he’s doing — which might cause a real problem if
he’s asked during surgery — and reaches for an IMI Uzi ser-
vice pistol he keeps taped beneath his surgery table. Zandi’s
total ranged attack bonus is –2 (which is reduced to –10 if
he’s drunk), so he isn’t a major threat, but the severity of his
reaction should be a dead giveaway that he knows some-
thing. With a successful Diplomacy or Intimidate check (DC
15/20/25/30), he can be coerced to reveal that he operated on
Johnson at Anica Obilic’s home, near the center of town. If
Zandi is drunk, the agents may only attempt to Intimidate
him for this information.
Another clue to Zandi’s connection to Johnson is the pres-
ence of a bottle of insulin with 1 dose missing on the floor
near his traveling medical case. Finding the bottle requires a
successful Spot check (DC 15/20/25/30), and grants a +5 cir-
cumstance bonus with the Diplomacy or Intimidate check
made to prompt his admission.
Anica Obilic’s home is far nicer than either Gubin’s or
Zandi’s, being located near Kimlebsk’s few established busi-
nesses. Unfortunately, it’s also closest to Arsen Korotich’s
office, providing the best chance that the authorities notice
the agents and move to investigate (or capture them, if
they’ve already been identified as enemies of Arkadyevitch).
For details, see Threats, page 14.
The building is two stories with a cement-reinforced base-
ment intended to provide nominal protection during a battle
or bombing. Entrances are located at the front and back, with
no direct basement access. Investigating each floor requires a
successful Search check (DC 15/20/25/30), and provides the
following.
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• Second Floor: Kheder Zandi operated on Lawrence Johnson in one of the
two bedrooms on this floor. The bed upon which he laid is still caked with
dried blood, but new sheets have been spread over it. The successful
Search check allows the team to notice the strong acrid scent of blood
in the room, and the new sheets may tip them off to look underneath.
Anything more than a cursory investigation of the bed reveals something
left behind by Johnson as he was resting after the surgery — a tiny
Agency-issued gadget camera with no shots remaining. Any agent pos-
sessing 1 or more ranks in the Craft (Photography) skill may spend 20
minutes setting up a makeshift development room in the basement using
chemicals from Anica’s kitchen, and may thereafter develop the pictures
in 1 hour’s time. Johnson took the pictures just before the business jet
crashed; they depict parts of the frozen tundra between Glubokoye and
Dokshitsky where Arkadyevitch’s base is located, and with any map of the
region and 30 minutes, can be used to pinpoint the base’s exact location.
• Ground Floor: One of the ground floor’s corridor closets contains a false
rear wall leading to a small one-person relay station — a table, chair, and
shortwave radio. If the agents turn the radio on without first changing
the frequency, they immediately hear radio traffic in Belarusian. The
voices are guards patrolling the are surrounding Arkadyevitch’s mountain
base, and offer a few clues about the base’s whereabouts — the names
“Arkadyevitch,” “Dokshitsky,” and “Glubokoye” are mentioned frequently.
Checking the map provided by Paradox during the Mission Briefing, the
agents should be able to glean that Arkadyevitch has most likely taken
Johnson to the area between the cities of Dokshitsky and Glubokoye, to
the north of Kimlebsk. Asking any local what the names mean also points
in this direction.
• Basement: The steamer trunk containing Gubin’s corpse has been shoved
beneath the stairs leading down from the ground floor kitchen, and signs
of its move after the body was stuffed into it are still visible along the
floor. Outside providing closure about Gubin’s disappearance, this dis-
covery doesn’t help the agents toward completing their mission objec-
tives. In the basement’s corner, however, the agents also find a pile of
bed sheets recently stained with blood. If the agents pull the sheets out
of the cardboard box in which they’ve been discarded, two items drop to
the floor and roll to a stop at their feet. One is the bullet Zandi removed
from Johnson’s side and the other is the tracking device removed from
his neck (see the Mission Briefing, page 4); both were picked up with the
sheets when Anica quickly cleared the second floor bed where Zandi
operated.
Each Search check requires 10 minutes, and unless the
house’s occupants have been eliminated or subdued, requires
a successful Move Silently check opposed by the occupants’
Listen skill bonuses. If the authorities are still active and
located at their office, the agents must also make a success-
ful Hide check opposed by the authorities’ Spot skill bonuses
to move around in Anica’s home unnoticed. Details about
how each of these groups reacts to the agents are provided
under Threats (see below).
Threats
The primary threats in this scene are Anica Obilic, her
brothers, and the local authorities, led by Arsen Korotich.
The former group consists of Anica and two younger male
siblings, each of whom remains at Anica’s home throughout
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this scene unless lured somewhere else. Anica uses her broth-
ers as gophers, ruffians, and general handymen, and assigns
any task that doesn’t immediately require her attention to
one or both of them. Should she become aware that the
agents are searching for Johnson, she sends her brothers after
the team, destroys the radio in her hidden ground floor relay
station, and gets in her snowmobile to head toward
Arkadyevitch’s base. In this case, a successful Search of the
ground floor reveals the destroyed radio and the snowmobile
tracks (which are an easier clue to pursue than the guard
statements anyway). Should Anica or her brothers notice the
agents invading their home, their response is much more
abruptly violent, as they charge the team trying to quickly
overwhelm it.
The latter group consists of Arsen and two deputies, each
well armed and benefiting from ex-Russian military training.
This group moves around throughout this scene, patrolling at
first but quickly descending upon any location where suspi-
cious activity is going on. As the team arrives in town, and
each time the agents move from one location in town to
another, this group makes a Sense Motive check against
either the team’s Bluff check result (if the agents declare that
they’re trying to fit in), or 5 + the lowest Bluff skill bonus
possessed by any single agent (otherwise). With success,
Arsen or one of his deputies notices something suspicious
about the agents (per the conditions and the GC’s discretion),
radioing to the others for help. The other authorities arrive
1d4+6 minutes later and the group moves in to question the
team.
During this interview scene, the GC should consult the
rules on page 74 of the Faceman/Snoop Class Guide. If this
book is unavailable, the authorities make Gather Information
checks opposed by the agents’ Bluff skills. For each success-
ful Gather Information check, the authorities find one minor
flaw in the team’s presentation. The interview lasts for 1d6+4
rounds, and if the authorities find 3 or more flaws in the
team’s presentation, they assume the team to be criminals
and attempt to capture them.
If the agents venture into Anica’s home and Arsen’s group
notices them (see page 13), they immediately move to appre-
hend the team, assuming them to be common thieves.
Fortunately, in this case, Arsen’s men assume that the agents
are unarmed and try to subdue them without using firearms
— at least, until and unless the agents fire back.
If the agents brought Erkin Solovi back from the crash site,
he attempts to slip away at the first available opportunity,
hobbling to or calling Anica’s house (to warn her of the
agents’ intentions as he understands them), or failing that,
hobbling to or calling the authorities (to warn them that the
agents are “criminals hiding out at Gubin’s house,” or wher-
ever they’re located). If noticed and threatened, Solovi stops
trying to escape but refuses to talk (though the agents can
force him to do so with a successful Intimidation check (DC
15/20/25/30)). Solovi can not only identify Anica and her
brothers in Kimlebsk, but can also give the agents precise
directions to Arkadyevitch’s mountain base.
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Finally, if the agents linger in town too long, they must
contend with the Franchise cleaners (see Events, page XX).
Events
The Franchise cleaners arrive two hours after the agents.
Whether the agents are still in town or not, the cleaners move
directly to Arsen’s office, gunning his deputies down and
brutally interrogating him for information about
Arkadyevitch’s friends in town. Ten minutes later, once the
cleaners are satisfied that they’ve gained everything they can
from Arsen, they shoot him as well and set his office on fire.
Thereafter, they head over to Anica’s home, where they kill
her brothers and interrogate her for information about
Arkadyevitch and Johnson’s location. Ten minutes later, they
kill her and set her home on fire as well. Then they visit
Kheder Zandi, repeating the process. Thirty minutes after
they arrive, the cleaners are gone, heading toward
Arkadyevitch’s mountain base — that is, unless the agents
intervene.
Troubleshooting
Agents who didn’t find evidence of a gun shot wound at
the crash site, and who didn’t rescue the survivors found on
the plane, may not think to visit Dr. Zandi, and may not try
to find Arkadyevitch’s supporters in town. In this case, the
cleaners arrive on schedule, giving the agents the chance to
follow them to the mountain base.
Should the agents be captured by Arsen and his men, they
are thrown in cells at the back of his office. Breaking out of
this cell requires a successful 10-minute Open Lock check (DC
20/25/30/35). Unfortunately, the agent’s gear is taken and
placed on a desk across the room, and unless one of the
agents specifically tried to hide something on his person and
Arsen failed to find it, there’s little chance the team possess-
es a lockpicking kit. Without one, the agents suffer a –4 cir-
cumstance penalty with this Open Lock check. In this case,
the team may still be on the premises when the cleaners show
up, in which case they witness the cleaners interrogate Arsen
about Arkadyevitch’s local contacts (at which point he gives
up Anica and her brothers). As described under Threats, the
cleaners kill Arsen and set his office on fire. At no point do
they look in the Arsen’s cells, so the agents may simply avoid
notice by remaining quiet, but the fire is a concern. If things
have escalated this far, Kheder Zandi arrives at Arsen’s office,
and in a fit of heroism, rams his car through the wall lead-
ing to the cell. Of course, this attracts the cleaners’ attention
from Anica’s house, leading to a confrontation in town
before the agents can proceed to Scene 3.
Development
Once the agents head toward Arkadyevitch’s mountain
base, proceed to Scene 3.
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Scene 3: Mountain
Showdown
Agent Description
Read the following aloud when the agents enter this scene.
Nestled in the rolling, snow-covered hills of northern Belarus,
Arkadyevich’s headquarters is a flashback to the days of Cold
War espionage. No elaborate defenses, no fantastic weapons
to be seen. Just three low concrete buildings and a generator
cage surrounded by a razor wire-capped fence and a couple
dozen guards armed with assault rifles. Somewhere inside,
Johnson awaits rescue…
GC Description
The agents may reach Arkadyevitch’s base on their own or
by following Anica or the cleaners, as follows.
• If the agents found the base’s exact location during Scene 2, they may
arrive with up to 2 hours’ darkness remaining before dawn; otherwise,
they arrive at (1d6+6)am, after dawn.
• If the agents pursue either Anica or the cleaners, they arrive 2 hours
before dawn, but must make two team Hide checks along the way, each
opposed by their prey’s Spot skill bonus. With failure, the NPCs notice the
team is pursuing them; in this case, Anica begins a standard chase and
the cleaners move to eliminate the agents.
At night, all characters at or around the base gain the ben-
efits of one-half concealment beyond 30 ft. Also, day or
night, the howling winds apply a constant –8 circumstance
penalty with all Listen checks made outside.
Map Key: Warlord’s Base
The mountain base consists of four buildings, a guard
shack, and a fuel and generator cage. During the Cold War, it
served as a remote KGB training camp and listening outpost.
Even then it was considered redundant and of little use, so its
existence was easily hidden and forgotten after the fall of
Communist Russia. Captain Arkadyevitch has turned the base
into an efficient commando training camp for Franchise
operatives. Within months, however, he expects to convert it
into a proper military base at the head of his new private
army.
Unless otherwise specified, each of the base’s doors is
unlocked and wooden, possessing a hardness of 5, 10 wound
points, and a Break DC of 13. Each of the base’s windows is
frosted over and frozen shut, possessing a hardness of 1, 1
wound point, and a Break DC of 8. The base’s walls are made
of hardened, weatherproofed wood possessing a hardness of
6, 40 wound points, and no Break DC per 5-ft. length.
Finally, power lines are strung from the generator cage to
the guard shack and each of the other three buildings inside
the fence. Clipping each of these lines requires 1 half action
and no skill check, and completely douses all the lights and
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shuts down all electric devices in the appropriate building.
1. Bunker House: This small bunker-like building current-
ly contains nothing but a large metal table. Once, however, it
was used as a first line of defense, and its construction is for-
midable. Each of its walls possesses a hardness of 8, 200
wounds points, and no Break DC, and each of its windows
possesses a hardness of 6, 25 wound points, and no Break DC.
The southern window may be opened, allowing a tactical
weapon with a bipod to be braced on the sill. This allowed
the base’s original occupants to flank visitors arriving at the
gate, and the agents may use a similar tactic against the
base’s current guard complement.
2. Guard Shack: A bright sodium lamp hangs over this
location, extending the range of standard vision to 60 ft. The
guard shack contains nothing but a lone chair, shortwave
radio, and the controls to electronically open the base’s main
gate. The top and bottom halves of the door on the shack’s
north side may be opened independently, offering some pro-
tection from the cold as a guard within greets an arriving
vehicle. This location is occupied by 1 guard who radios to
one of the 2 guards inside the fence to investigate unidenti-
fied sights and sounds. If the guard here notices intruders, he
alerts the entire base (see Threats, page 21).
3. Garage: Two box trucks and three two-man snowmo-
biles occupy this building, one of each currently inoperable
as 2 guards repair them. A “parts room” located at the back
of this building contains 2 spare engines (one for each vehi-
cle type), as well as enough tools to pull together 3 complete
Mechanics kits and 1 complete Electronics kit in 10 minutes.
4. Generator Cage: A bright sodium lamp hangs over this
location, extending the range of standard vision to 60 ft.
Another 10-ft. fence completely encircles this location, its
gate protected by a padlock requiring a successful Open Lock
check (DC 15/20/25/30) to bypass. Once inside, the agents
may clip the power lines to all of the base’s buildings with 1
full action and no skill check. Also, they can rig the gas and
propane tanks to detonate with any explosive generating 20
or more points of normal damage at ground zero. This
prompts a chain reaction that inflicts 20d6 blast damage with
a range increment of 5 ft. (1 square).
5. Briefing Room: A 3-ft. elevated wooden porch leads into
this location from the south. This porch is slick with ice; each
time an agent performs a charge or run action over it, he
must make a Balance check (DC 15/20/25/30). With failure,
he falls prone, losing the rest of his action and suffering 1d4
subdual damage.
Inside, this location contains metal desks and chairs
against the east and west walls, and chalk and cork boards
against the southeast and northwest corners. Unless their
attention is drawn elsewhere, the 4 guards located here are
playing cards over a space heater as the agents approach.
Any unidentified noise from outside draws only 1 of the
guards, with the others remaining inside unless they’re need-
ed. All 3 remaining guards investigate if the first doesn’t
return within 2 minutes (20 rounds).
The door leading east from this location is newer than the
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rest of the base, reinforced with steel and sporting a new
electronic lock requiring a successful Electronics check (DC
25/30/35/40) to bypass. The door is always locked and pos-
sesses a hardness of 10, 80 wound points, and no Break DC.
All of the base guards know the code to open its lock and
may be persuaded to reveal it with a successful Intimidate
check (DC 18/23/28/33).
6. Armory: Metal shelves run along the walls of this win-
dowless room, upon which are stacked many weapons and
supply crates labeled in Russian. Rifling through the crates
requires 5 minutes and yields the following gear.
• 8 Kalashnikov AK-74 assault rifles with 25 clips of standard 7.62×39mm
Soviet military ball ammunition (30 shots each).
• 12 Glock 17 service pistols with 50 clips of standard 9mmP military ball
ammunition (17 shots each).
• 12 .45 ACP H&K SOCOM service pistols with 50 clips of standard .45 ACP
military ball ammunition (12 shots each).
• 1 compound bow with 50 standard arrows and 5 signal arrows.
• 5 lbs. of C4 (in 1/4-lb. bricks).
• 20 sticks of dynamite.
• 8 fragmentation grenades.
• 4 concussion grenades.
• 8 ballistic vests.
• 20 sets of kevlar BDUs.
• 20 sets of combat boots.
• 20 sets of thermal underwear.
• 20 pairs of insulated gloves.
• 4 magnetic compasses.
• 30 glow sticks.
• 5 first aid kits.
• 5 stimulant shots.
• 10 survival kits.
• 5 pairs of binoculars.
• 1 thermal imager.
If the agents spend less than 5 minutes looking through
this location, the GC should limit what they find, grouping
like items together (e.g. the agents might find all of the ser-
vice pistols but none of the grenades, for instance).
7. Brig: The back (west) half of this windowless room is a
prison cell with floor-to-ceiling bars and a locked door
requiring a successful Open Lock check (DC 25/30/35/40) to
bypass. Johnson languishes within; unless an explosion, gun-
fire, or a like turmoil has happened outside, he wakes from a
nap as the agents enter. He possesses no gear and is dressed
in his bloody, tattered civilian clothes and a fresh parka. His
injury is healing well, and he can move and act at full capac-
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ity, but any error with a physical action or skill check results
in him pulling his stitches and re-opening his wound.
Thereafter, he may only take 1 half action during each round.
Johnson’s disposition toward the agents begins at neutral.
Unless the agents are needlessly violent or otherwise portray
themselves as villains, Johnson willingly goes with the team
— even if they don’t identify themselves as Agency opera-
tives. If they do identify themselves, he demands the
Agency’s most recent identification codes, which the agents
fortunately know. Providing him with the codes improves his
disposition toward the team to friendly.
Whatever his disposition, Johnson asks for a weapon,
offering to help the team on the way out. If the agents refuse,
his disposition toward them worsens by 2 grades (he also
tries to palm a weapon from the armory on the way out). If
this brings his disposition to hostile or worse, he attempts to
flee at the first available opportunity, fighting to escape the
team, but not risking his life in the process.
If the agents inform Johnson of the Agency schism, he
expresses concern and asks to know which side the agents
are on. If he discovers that agents possessing multiple alle-
giances are present, his dispositions toward each allegiance
are thereafter tracked separately, allowing for him to turn on
one part of the team, siding with the other — though only if
the agents on one side prompt him to do so.
8. Lavatories/Showers.
9. CO Quarters: This room and location #10 are protected
by 2 very watchful guards, each of whom gains a +2 circum-
stance bonus with all Listen, Search, Spot, and Surveillance
checks. These guards do not leave their posts unless Captain
Arkadyevitch directly orders them to.
The room within contains a simple bed, dresser, metal
chair, and end table, as well as a small washroom to the east.
This furniture contains Arkadyevitch’s personal effects, but
nothing of interest to the agents.
10. CO Office: This room and location #9 are protected by
2 very watchful guards, each of whom gains a +2 circum-
stance bonus with all Listen, Search, Spot, and Surveillance
checks. These guards do not leave their posts unless Captain
Akadyevitch directly orders them to.
The room within contains a metal desk, 2 filing cabinets,
and 2 metal chairs. Unless an alert has been raised,
Arkadyevitch is located here, recording his follow-up ultima-
tum to the U.S. government in front of a tripod-mounted
video camera.
11. Sub-Commander’s Office: This room contains a metal
desk, a filing cabinet, and 2 metal chairs. Arkadyevitch
recently had his sub-commander shot and all his possessions
collected and burned (the pile of frozen ashes is still visible
outside location #12, the mess hall). He has not chosen a
replacement, and this room is consequently devoid of per-
sonal effects, documents, and the like.
12. Kitchen and Mess: A 3-ft. elevated wooden porch leads
into this location from the east. This porch is slick with ice;
each time an agent performs a charge or run action over it,
he must make a Balance check (DC 15/20/25/30). With fail-
ure, he falls prone, losing the rest of his action and suffering
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1d4 subdual damage.
This large room contains 5 picnic-style metal tables with
built-in chairs, a separate kitchen area that allows guards
and other residents to be served food directly from the cook-
ing area, and a walk-in pantry and storage room extending
to the north, toward the barracks. Unless an alert has been
raised, 4 guards are eating here before going on shift at the
briefing room (location #5). These guards carry all their stan-
dard gear and are fully alert, though distracted by their food,
suffering a –1 circumstance penalty with all Listen, Search,
Spot, and Surveillance checks.
13. Barracks: This room contains enough beds and foot-
lockers for 18, though only 2 guards are asleep here as the
agents approach. Having just come off shift, these guards are
difficult to rustle, only waking with a successful Listen check,
with which they suffer a –4 circumstance penalty. The GC
sets this Listen check’s DC, using the information provided in
the Spycraft Espionage Handbook or the Stargate SG-1
Rulebook. The footlockers contain a variety of personal
effects, but nothing of interest to the agents.
Security
The fence around the base requires a successful Climb check
(DC 15/20/25/30) to get over. With an error, the agent becomes
entangled in the razor wire capping the fence, suffering 1d6 nor-
mal damage and losing the rest of his actions during the current
round. With a critical failure, the agent suffers 1d8+2 normal
damage, loses the rest of his actions during the current round, and
must make a successful Climb check (DC 15/20/25/30) to
escape.
Threats
The base is at partial capacity at the moment, and though
nearby hills shelter it from most of the blasting wind, the
cold makes it difficult for the guards to remain vigilant. Even
so, with the arrival of Lawrence Johnson and Arkadyevitch’s
subsequent ransom plot, the guards are on edge and general-
ly cautious. At any time, in addition to the 15 guards inside
the buildings (see the map key on page 17), 2 guards patrol
inside the fence and 1 guard stands watch from the guard
shack at the front gate.
All exterior guards automatically notice any snowmobile
advancing within 1 mile of the base, and make standard
Listen, Search, Spot, and Surveillance checks otherwise (with
the aforementioned modifiers from the wind and lighting con-
ditions — see GC Description, page 17).
If any guard notices intruders, he alerts the entire base, at
which point all guards except those in location #s 2 and 5,
and outside location #s 9 and 10, spill outside. If the origin
point for the alert is known, all of these guards head toward
there; otherwise, they begin searching for the source of the
disturbance. The guards break into squads of 4 (with one
squad containing less, as necessary), making one team
Search check per squad every round, each opposed by a sin-
gle team Hide check.
The guards try to capture the agents, but don’t hesitate to
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kill them if forced. Captured agents are locked in the sub-
commander’s office (location #11), where Arkadyevitch inter-
rogates them about their reason for invading his headquar-
ters. During this interrogation scene, the GC should consult
the rules on page 66 of the Fixer/Pointman Class Guide. If
this book is unavailable, Arkadyevitch makes Intimidate
checks opposed by the agents’ Will saves. For each success-
ful Intimidate check, Arkadyevitch learns something about
the agents’ true motives. The interrogation lasts for 1d6+4
interrogation rounds, and if Arkadyevich learns 3 or more
things about the team’s motives, he decides they’re worth as
much to the U.S. government as Johnson, throws them in the
brig, and triples the amount of money he demands in
exchange for their lives. If by the end of the interrogation
sequence Arkadyevitch has yet to determine why the agents
are here, he hands them to a squad of 4 guards and tells them
to take them out into the hills and kill them, bury them, and
return.
Finally, if this scene continues too long, and any cleaners
survive from Scene 2, they arrive to sanitize the base (see
Events, page XX).
Events
If the agents follow the Franchise cleaners to the base, the
cleaners spend 10 minutes surveying the base to learn the
guard positions and other salient details. At that point, they
coolly storm the front gate, killing the guard in location #2
before he can raise his rifle toward them. They focus their
attack on the building containing location #s 5–11, recog-
nizing that Johnson won’t be held in either of the other
structures (the barracks and the garage). As they enter loca-
tion #5, one of the guards inside manages to get a shot off,
alerting the base that something is wrong and wounding one
of the cleaners (reducing his wound points by 10). All but one
of the cleaners — including the wounded one — guard the
doors to location #5 while the remaining one breaks into the
armory and brig, where he kills Johnson. On the way back,
he sets the explosives in the armory to go off 1 minute later.
By the time he gets back, 15 rounds after he headed into the
building, the base guards have yet to make it into the room
but 1 of the cleaners has been critically injured. The others
shoot him on the way out and carve a path through the
remaining guards, heading back out the way they came. Less
than 20 minutes after they arrive, the cleaners are gone,
heading back to their Franchise masters — that is, unless the
agents intervene.
If the agents arrive ahead of the Franchise cleaners, fol-
lowing directions leading to the base’s exact location, they
have 2 hours before the cleaners arrive, after which the
cleaners act as described in the previous paragraph (chang-
ing their strategy based on the circumstances at hand).
If the agents arrive ahead of the Franchise cleaners, fol-
lowing directions leading to the base’s approximate location,
they have only 1 hour before the cleaners arrive, after which
the cleaners act as described in the previous paragraph
(changing their strategy based on the circumstances at hand).
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B. Capturing Erkin Solovi (once he is known to be a

Rewards threat)*: 100/150/200/250 XP per agent.
A. Finding the gadget camera left behind by Johnson:
Keep track of the agents’ accomplishments throughout this
50/75/100/125 XP per agent.
serial and reward them with the following XP at its end. In
A. Finding Anica Obilic’s hidden relay station:
this serial, the GC should give out the first-tier reward if this
50/75/100/125 XP per agent.
serial if played at 5th-level, the second-tier reward if the ser-
A. Finding Vasi Gubin’s body: 50/75/100/125 XP per
ial is played at 10th-level, the third-tier reward if the serial is
agent.
played at 15th-level, and the fourth-tier reward if the serial
A. Killing Anica Obilic and/or one or more of her
is played at 20th-level.
brothers*: 50/75/100/125 XP per agent.
All XP rewards have an associate letter (“A”, “B”, “C”, etc.),
B. Capturing Anica Obilic and/or one or more of her
indicating their difficulty and benefit within a ‘mini-tree’ of
brothers*: 100/150/200/250 XP per agent.
XP rewards. Though the agents might complete multiple
A. Killing Arsen Korotich and/or one or more of his
objectives within a tree, they only ever earn the XP for the
deputies*: 50/75/100/125 XP per agent.
highest letter of any tree for which they qualify.
B. Capturing Arsen Korotich and/or one or more of his
Example: When an agent completes a “C”-class objective,
deputies*: 100/150/200/250 XP per agent.
he earns the “C”-class reward only. He may not also gain the
A. Killing one or more Franchise cleaners*:
XP reward for any other lettered objective in the same mini-
100/150/200/250 XP per agent.
tree (in this case, he may not also earn the rewards for either
B. Capturing one or more Franchise cleaners*:
the “A”-class objective or the “B”-class objective.
200/300/400/500 XP per agent.
Note: Living Spycraft experience is never earned until the
A. Completing the scene without the authorities inves-
end of a serial, and agents may never gain levels during the
tigating the team: 100/150/200/250 XP per agent.
course of a Living Spycraft serial.
A. Completing the scene before the Franchise cleaner
Action Dice arrive: 150/225/300/375 XP per agent.
* This award may only be gained once during this serial,
Each player gains the following XP rewards, as well as an
even though it’s repeated in multiple scenes.
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). Scene 3
Scene 1 A. Rescuing Lawrence Johnson: 400/600/800/1,000 XP
per agent.
A. Recovering the flight recorder: 50/75/100/125 XP
A. Killing Anica Obilic and/or one or more of her
per agent.
brothers*: 50/75/100/125 XP per agent.
A. Discovering physical evidence about what happened
B. Capturing Anica Obilic and/or one or more of her
to Johnson: 50/75/100/125 XP per agent.
brothers*: 100/150/200/250 XP per agent.
A. Rescuing Miklos Tomsky: 50/75/100/125 XP per
A. Killing Arsen Korotich and/or one or more of his
agent.
deputies*: 50/75/100/125 XP per agent.
A. Rescuing Erkin Solovi: 50/75/100/125 XP per agent.
B. Capturing Arsen Korotich and/or one or more of his
A. Disarming or salvaging the bomb on board the
deputies*: 100/150/200/250 XP per agent.
wreckage: 100/150/200/250 XP per agent.
A. Killing one or more mountain base guards:
A. Discovering the Erkin Solovi is a threat*:
50/75/100/125 XP per agent.
100/150/200/250 XP per agent.
B. Capturing one or more mountain base guards:
A. Killing Erkin Solovi (once he is known to be a
100/150/200/250 XP per agent.
threat)*: 50/75/100/125 XP per agent.
A. Killing Mistislav Arkadyevitch: 100/150/200/250 XP
B. Capturing Erkin Solovi (once he is known to be a
per agent.
threat)*: 100/150/200/250 XP per agent.
B. Capturing Mistislav Arkadyevitch: 200/300/400/500
* This award may only be gained once during this serial,
XP per agent.
even though it’s repeated in multiple scenes.
A. Killing one or more Franchise cleaners*:
Scene 2 100/150/200/250 XP per agent.
B. Capturing one or more Franchise cleaners*:
A. Discovering Vasi Gubin’s gear cache: 50/75/100/125
200/300/400/500 XP per agent.
XP per agent.
A. Completing the scene before the Franchise cleaner
A. Finding Kheder Zandi: 50/75/100/125 XP per agent.
arrive: 150/225/300/375 XP per agent.
B. Getting Kheder Zandi to help Miklos Tomsky:
* This award may only be gained once during this serial,
100/150/200/250 XP per agent.
even though it’s repeated in multiple scenes.
A. Discovering the Erkin Solovi is a threat*:
100/150/200/250 XP per agent.
A. Killing Erkin Solovi (once he is known to be a
threat)*: 50/75/100/125 XP per agent.
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Debriefing
Following this serial, Paradox makes good on his word,
supporting a massive effort to infiltrate the Russian
Franchise shadow cell using Lawrence Johnson’s gateway. As
the agents soon learn, this shadow cell is operating within a
legitimate world defense organization known as The Krypt.
During the infiltration — which is a long-term operation
involving literally every Living Spycraft agent in existence —
the agents undertake some missions for the good of the world
and other missions to gain standing within the shadow cell.
The former are typical Living Spycraft events involving hero-
ic missions and deeds, while the latter often involve dubious
goals and conflicting mission objectives as the agents bal-
ance their dedication to world safety with pleasing their
criminal superiors.
All of this forms the backbone for the first major Living
Spycraft storyline season, Terrortory, which runs from
January to August 2005 (with six serials releasing from
February to July and a two-month break following the
release of Spycraft 2.0 so players can update their charac-
ters).
As with the events of the previous Living Spycraft serial,
Nest, the events of this serial are assumed to affect every
Living Spycraft agent unilaterally, even if they don’t partici-
pate herein. From 1/1/05 to 8/31/05, every Living Spycraft
agent is assumed to be infiltrating the Russian Franchise
shadow cell and every Living Spycraft event played during
this period is assumed to be launched out of this cell.
Here’s how this plays out in practice:
• Each Living Spycraft event that is physically labeled a Terrortory serial is
a mission the agents undertake for the shadow cell during this season. As
stated before, these missions are given by criminal superiors and gener-
ally involve the agents balancing their ethics with the need to penetrate
the organization’s higher ranks. Each agent’s rank within the shadow cell
rises after each Terrortory serial played, providing the agent more and
more resources and latitude within the criminal organization (for more
information, see the Living Spycraft Master Rules Document (MRD): GC
Info, v1.7).
• Each Living Spycraft event that is not physically labeled a Terrortory
serial is a mission the agents undertake for the Krypt during this season.
As stated before, these missions are given by well-meaning Controls not
unlike the agents’ superiors at the Agency before the schism. These
serials play out exactly as Living Spycraft serials have played out since
the campaign’s inception.
Each agent’s allegiance remains in place for the duration
of the Terrortory season, with one exception: at the start of
any serial played from 1/1/05 to 8/31/05, any agent possess-
ing either the Intelligence Division or Operations Division
allegiance may choose to strike out on his own, replacing his
current allegiance with the “Freelance” allegiance. The GC
must write, in pen, “Allegiance: Freelance” in the Certs sec-
tion of the agent’s Career Dossier. Each agent may make this
choice only once — thereafter, the agent must retain his cho-
sen allegiance until the end of the season. Further, a
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Freelance agent may not choose to join up with either the
Intelligence or Operations Divisions, nor may an agent of one
Division shift to the other Division.
Agents of all allegiances may participate in the same seri-
als throughout the Terrortory season, as their Krypt and shad-
ow cell superiors are unaware of their biases and pair them
as needed for each mission at hand. Additionally, Terrortory
serials contain special mission briefings, intelligence, goals,
and gear for agents possessing each allegiance, and the
Terrortory season as a whole offers agents of each allegiance
new agent actions and over-arching goals. All this adds a
new layer of depth and intrigue to each of this season’s mis-
sions.
Download the Living Spycraft Master Rules Document
(MRD) v1.7 for more information about this landmark
campaign event!
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: Fallen Angels
Erkin Solovi possesses statistics identical to any mountain
base guard (see page 34).
Scene 2: Pit of Vipers
The following NPCs are encountered during the scene 1 and
later as described in the serial text.
Kheder Zandi
Kimlebsk’s resident physician is a washed up alcoholic with
a questionable past. He keeps to himself except when needed,
and then he usually relies upon his reputation as a local hero
to keep people from asking too many questions. Kheder is
entirely non-combatant, attempting to flee every time he’s
faced with violence.
Kheder Zandi (first-tier — target average agent level 5), 4th-
level professional (standard NPC): CR 3. SZ M; v/wp 7/8; Init
+3 (+3 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 12 (+2 class); Atk: fist/punch +2
(dmg 1d3 subdual, error 1); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA
None; SQ None; SV Fort –3, Ref +4, Will +3; Str 11, Dex 11,
Con 8, Int 16, Wis 12, Cha 10; Skills: Concentration +3, Craft
(Gardening) +9 (threat 19–20), Diplomacy +2, Driver +2, First
Aid +8, Gather Information +4, Hobby (Drinking) +7 (threat
19–20), Listen +3, Profession (Criminal) +5 (threat 19–20),
Profession (Doctor) +10 (threat 19–20), Spot +3. Feats: Armor
Group Proficiency (Light), Ordinary Past, Weapon Group
Proficiency (Handgun, Melee). Gear: Average clothes, first aid
kit, whisky flask. Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Kheder Zandi (second-tier — target average agent level 10),
9th-level professional (standard NPC): CR 8. SZ M; v/wp 15/8;
Init +7 (+7 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 15 (+5 class); Atk: fist/punch
+4 (dmg 1d3 subdual, error 1); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square;
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SA None; SQ None; SV Fort +0, Ref +6, Will +5; Str 11, Dex 11,
Con 8, Int 16, Wis 12, Cha 10; Skills: Concentration +5, Craft
(Gardening) +15 (threat 18–20), Diplomacy +4, Driver +4, First
Aid +13, Gather Information +11 (threat 19–20), Hobby
(Drinking) +13 (threat 18–20), Listen +5, Profession (Criminal)
+8 (threat 18–20), Profession (Doctor) +16 (threat 18–20), Spot
+5. Feats: Advanced Skill Mastery (Ordinary Past), Armor
Group Proficiency (Light), Ordinary Past, Weapon Group
Proficiency (Handgun, Melee). Gear: Average clothes, first aid
kit, whisky flask. Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Kheder Zandi (third-tier — target average agent level 15),
9th-level professional/5th-level EMT (standard NPC): CR 13. SZ
M; v/wp 35/8; Init +10 (+10 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 18 (+8 class);
Atk: fist/punch +6 (dmg 1d3 subdual, error 1); Face 1 square;
Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ Healer +2; SV Fort +3, Ref +9,
Will +9; Str 11, Dex 11, Con 8, Int 16, Wis 12, Cha 10; Skills:
Climb +2, Concentration +7, Craft (Gardening) +15 (threat
18–20), Diplomacy +4, Driver +9, First Aid +18, Gather
Information +11 (threat 19–20), Hobby (Drinking) +13 (threat
18–20), Jump +2, Listen +5, Profession (Criminal) +8 (threat
18–20), Profession (Doctor) +16 (threat 18–20), Search +5, Spot
+10, Survival +3, Swim +2. Feats: Advanced Skill Mastery
(Ordinary Past), Armor Group Proficiency (Light, Medium),
Bandage, Ordinary Past, Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun,
Hurled, Melee). Gear: Average clothes, first aid kit, whisky
flask. Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Kheder Zandi (fourth-tier — target average agent level 20),
9th-level professional/10th-level EMT (standard NPC): CR 18.
SZ M; v/wp 52/8; Init +13 (+13 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 21 (+11
class); Atk: fist/punch +9 (dmg 1d3 subdual, error 1); Face 1
square; Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ Healer +4; SV Fort +5,
Ref +11, Will +12; Str 11, Dex 11, Con 8, Int 16, Wis 12, Cha
10; Skills: Climb +5, Concentration +10, Craft (Gardening) +15
(threat 18–20), Diplomacy +4, Driver +14, First Aid +23, Gather
Information +11 (threat 19–20), Hobby (Drinking) +13 (threat
18–20), Jump +5, Listen +5, Profession (Criminal) +8 (threat
18–20), Profession (Doctor) +16 (threat 18–20), Search +8, Spot
+15, Survival +6, Swim +5. Feats: Advanced Skill Mastery
(Ordinary Past), Armor Group Proficiency (Light, Medium),
Bandage, Coolness Under Fire, Ordinary Past, Weapon Group
Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled, Melee). Gear: Average clothes,
first aid kit, whisky flask. Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Anica Obilic (and brothers)
Smalltime Belarusian criminals looking for a shot at the big
time, Anica and her brothers support Arkadyevitch’s operations
in the area in order to pave the way for greater positions with-
in his new army. They adhere to the old ways of doing things,
and have fabricated a life for themselves in the gangster vein,
living and killing as the great heavy hitters of organized crime
always have.
Anica Obilic and Brothers (first-tier — target average agent
level 5), 5th-level gangsters (henchman — 10 MP each):
Department: Organized Crime (Russian Mafia). CR 5. SZ M;
v/wp 31/13; Init +6 (+2 Dex, +4 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 15 (+2
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Dex, +3 class); Atk: fist/punch +5 (dmg 1d3+2 subdual, error
1), Mateba Model 6 Unico service revolver +5 (dmg 3d4+1 nor-
mal, recoil 17, error 1, threat 20, range 30 ft. — 6 shots of stan-
dard military ball ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square;
SA None; SQ +2 department bonus with all skill checks made
when arranging or cutting street deals; SV Fort +4, Ref +3, Will
+4; Str 14, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 12; Skills:
Appraise +2 (untrained, threat 19–20), Bureaucracy +3
(untrained), Diplomacy +3 (untrained), Driver +4, Forgery +2
(untrained, threat 19–20), Gather Information +5 (untrained,
threat 19–20), Innuendo +5, Intimidate +10/+10, Knowledge
(Underworld) +7, Sense Motive +3, Spot +3. Feats: Armor
Group Proficiency (Light), Master Fence, Weapon Group
Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled, Melee, Rifle). Gear: Weapons,
bad suits. Vehicles and Gadgets: Dark Sedan (commuter car —
sedan): SZ L, Occ 1/3, Hnd +1, Spd 550 ft., MPH 55/110, Def 10,
WP 100, Hrd 6, qualities and mods: None.
Anica Obilic and Brothers (second-tier — target average
agent level 10), 10th-level gangsters (henchman — 20 MP
each): Department: Organized Crime (Russian Mafia). CR 10. SZ
M; v/wp 63/14; Init +10 (+2 Dex, +8 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 18
(+2 Dex, +6 class); Atk: fist/punch +9 (dmg 1d3+2 subdual,
error 1), Mateba Model 6 Unico service revolver +9 (dmg 3d4+1
normal, recoil 17, error 1, threat 20, range 30 ft. — 6 shots of
standard military ball ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1
square; SA Vicious attack; SQ +3 department bonus with all
skill checks made when arranging or cutting street deals, made
man; SV Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +6; Str 14, Dex 14, Con 14, Int
10, Wis 12, Cha 12; Skills: Appraise +2 (untrained, threat
19–20), Bureaucracy +3 (untrained), Diplomacy +3 (untrained),
Driver +7, Forgery +2 (untrained, threat 19–20), Gather
Information +5 (untrained, threat 19–20), Innuendo +9,
Intimidate +16/+16, Knowledge (Underworld) +12, Sense
Motive +6, Spot +6. Feats: Armor Group Proficiency (Light),
Master Fence, Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled,
Melee, Rifle). Gear: Weapons, bad suits. Vehicles and Gadgets:
Dark Sedan (commuter car — sedan): SZ L, Occ 1/3, Hnd +1,
Spd 550 ft., MPH 55/110, Def 10, WP 100, Hrd 6, qualities and
mods: None.
Anica Obilic and Brothers (third-tier — target average agent
level 15), 10th-level gangsters/5th-level heavies (henchman —
30 MP each): Department: Organized Crime (Russian Mafia). CR
15. SZ M; v/wp 105/14; Init +13 (+2 Dex, +11 class); Spd 30 ft.;
Def 20 (+2 Dex, +8 class); Atk: fist/punch +14 (dmg 1d3+2 sub-
dual, error 1), Mateba Model 6 Unico service revolver +14 (dmg
3d4+1 normal, recoil 17, error 1, threat 20, range 30 ft. — 6
shots of standard military ball ammunition); Face 1 square;
Reach 1 square; SA Knuckle punch +14 (dmg 1d3+5 subdual,
error 1), palm strike +14 (special), vicious attack; SQ +4 depart-
ment bonus with all skill checks made when arranging or cut-
ting street deals, made man; SV Fort +10, Ref +6, Will +9; Str
14, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 13; Skills: Appraise +2
(untrained, threat 19–20), Bureaucracy +3 (untrained),
Diplomacy +3 (untrained), Driver +9, Forgery +2 (untrained,
threat 19–20), Gather Information +7 (untrained, threat 19–20),
Innuendo +10, Intimidate +25/+25, Knowledge (Underworld)
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+14, Sense Motive +8, Spot +8. Feats: Armor Group Proficiency
(Light, Medium), Master Fence, Punching Basics, Weapon
Group Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled, Melee, Rifle). Gear:
Weapons, bad suits. Vehicles and Gadgets: Dark Sedan (com-
muter car — sedan): SZ L, Occ 1/3, Hnd +1, Spd 550 ft., MPH
55/110, Def 10, WP 100, Hrd 6, qualities and mods: None.
Anica Obilic and Brothers (fourth-tier — target average agent
level 20), 10th-level gangsters/5th-level heavies/5th-level con-
tract killers (henchman — 40 MP each): Department: Organized
Crime (Russian Mafia). CR 20. SZ M; v/wp 141/14; Init +17 (+2
Dex, +15 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 22 (+2 Dex, +10 class); Atk:
fist/punch +19 (dmg 1d3+2 subdual, error 1), Mateba Model 6
Unico service revolver +19 (dmg 3d4+1 normal, recoil 17, error
1, threat 20, range 30 ft. — 6 shots of standard military ball
ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA Knuckle
punch +19 (dmg 1d3+5 subdual, error 1), palm strike +19 (spe-
cial), sneak attack +1d6, vicious attack; SQ +6 department
bonus with all skill checks made when arranging or cutting
street deals, made man; SV Fort +14, Ref +7, Will +10; Str 14,
Dex 14, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 15; Skills: Appraise +2
(untrained, threat 19–20), Bluff +4, Bureaucracy +4 (untrained),
Demolitions +2, Diplomacy +4 (untrained), Disguise +4, Driver
+9, Forgery +2 (untrained, threat 19–20), Gather Information
+8 (untrained, threat 19–20), Hide +7, Innuendo +12,
Intimidate +28/+28, Knowledge (Mistislav Arkadyevitch) +2,
Knowledge (Underworld) +14, Move Silently +7, Sense Motive
+8, Sleight of Hand +4, Spot +10. Feats: Armor Group
Proficiency (Light, Medium), Killer, Master Fence, Point Blank
Shot, Punching Basics, Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun,
Hurled, Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear: Weapons, bad suits.
Vehicles and Gadgets: Dark Sedan (commuter car — sedan): SZ
L, Occ 1/3, Hnd +1, Spd 550 ft., MPH 55/110, Def 10, WP 100,
Hrd 6, qualities and mods: None.
Arsen Korotich (and deputies)
Mistislav Arkadyevitch undermined Kimlebsk’s law enforce-
ment long ago, when he was still part of the KGB. Even then,
the villain needed a safe haven for his private operations;
today, Arsen Korotich and his men act as watchdogs and minor
problem solvers for him. When needed, they can even kill for
him, though they generally find murder distasteful. Savage
beatings are a guilty pleasure, but murder… that’s a half step
across the line for them.
Arsen Korotich and Deputies (first-tier — target average
agent level 5), 5th-level fixer (special NPCs): CR 5. SZ M; v/wp
38/14; Init +7 (+1 Dex, +2 class, +4 feat); Spd 30 ft.; Def 15 (+1
Dex, +4 class); Atk: fist/punch +6 (dmg 1d3+3 subdual, error
1), .357 Magnum Research Desert Eagle service pistol +4 (dmg
3d4+4 normal, recoil 15, error 1–3, threat 19–20, range 30 ft.,
qualities and mods: no damage to hard targets — 9 shots of hol-
low point ammunition), Gurza KS-23 pump action shotgun +4
(dmg 6d4+1 normal, recoil 25, error 1–2, threat 18–20, range
35 ft., qualities and mods: AD, AK, SG — 3 shots of shot ammu-
nition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA Sneak attack +2d6;
SQ Dexterous, evasion (no damage with successful save), pro-
cure, uncanny dodge (Dex bonus to Defense); SV Fort +5, Ref
30
+5, Will +1; Str 16, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 16;
Skills: Appraise +9, Balance +3, Bluff +11, Craft (Gunsmithing)
+3, Demolitions +7, Driver +3, Electronics +3, Forgery +9,
Innuendo +4, Jump +5, Languages +2, Listen +2, Move Silently
+3, Open Lock +5, Search +3, Sleight of Hand +5, Spot +6,
Tumble +5. Feats: Armor Group Proficiency (Light), Improved
Initiative, Quick Draw, Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun,
Hurled, Melee, Rifle). Gear: Weapons, 18 extra shots of .357
hollow point ammunition, 21 extra shots of 23mm shot ammu-
nition. Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Arsen Korotich and Deputies (second-tier — target average
agent level 10), 9th-level fixer/1st-level officer (special NPC):
CR 10. SZ M; v/wp 74/14; Init +11 (+2 Dex, +5 class, +4 feat);
Spd 30 ft.; Def 19 (+2 Dex, +7 class); Atk: fist/punch +6 (dmg
1d3+3 subdual, error 1), .357 Magnum Research Desert Eagle
service pistol +8 (dmg 3d4+4 normal, recoil 15, error 1–3,
threat 19–20, range 30 ft. — 9 shots of hollow point ammuni-
tion), Gurza KS-23 pump action shotgun +8 (dmg 6d4+1 nor-
mal, recoil 25, error 1–2, threat 18–20, range 35 ft., qualities
and mods: AD, AK, SG — 3 shots of shot ammunition); Face 1
square; Reach 1 square; SA Sneak attack +4d6; SQ Dexterous,
encouragement, evasion (no damage with successful save), pro-
cure, special ability (fast movement, stash it), tactics 1/session,
uncanny dodge (Dex bonus to Defense, can’t be flanked); SV
Fort +5, Ref +5, Will +1; Str 16, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 12, Wis
11, Cha 16; Skills: Appraise +10, Balance +4, Bureaucracy +5,
Bluff +11, Craft (Gunsmithing) +3, Demolitions +8, Diplomacy
+11, Driver +5, Electronics +3, Forgery +9, Innuendo +5,
Intimidate +7/+6, Jump +5, Knowledge (Military History) +3,
Languages +2, Listen +3, Move Silently +4, Open Lock +6,
Profession (Military) +6, Profession (Smuggler) +2, Search +3,
Sleight of Hand +6, Spot +6, Tumble +6. Feats: Armor Group
Proficiency (Light), Hard Core, Improved Initiative, Persuasive,
Quick Draw, Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled,
Melee, Rifle). Gear: Weapons, 18 extra shots of .357 hollow
point ammunition, 21 extra shots of 23mm shot ammunition.
Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Arsen Korotich and Deputies (third-tier — target average
agent level 15), 9th-level fixer/5th-level officer/1st-level smug-
gler (special NPC): CR 15. SZ M; v/wp 108/14; Init +15 (+2 Dex,
+9 class, +4 feat); Spd 30 ft.; Def 21 (+2 Dex, +9 class); Atk:
fist/punch +9 (dmg 1d3+3 subdual, error 1), .357 Magnum
Research Desert Eagle service pistol +11 (dmg 3d4+4 normal,
recoil 15, error 1–3, threat 19–20, range 30 ft. — 9 shots of hol-
low point ammunition), Gurza KS-23 pump action shotgun +11
(dmg 6d4+1 normal, recoil 25, error 1–2, threat 18–20, range
35 ft., qualities and mods: AD, AK, SG — 3 shots of shot ammu-
nition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA Lead the charge
(damage), sneak attack +4d6; SQ Blood of heroes +4, border
crossing 1/session, dexterous, encouragement, evasion (no
damage with successful save), field logistics, procure, special
ability (fast movement, stash it), tactics 3/session, uncanny
dodge (Dex bonus to Defense, can’t be flanked); SV Fort +9, Ref
+11, Will +8; Str 16, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 16;
Skills: Appraise +14, Balance +4, Bureaucracy +9, Bluff +15,
Craft (Gunsmithing) +3, Demolitions +8, Diplomacy +15, Driver
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+7, Electronics +4, Forgery +10, Innuendo +6, Intimidate
+9/+8, Jump +5, Knowledge (Military History) +5, Languages
+3, Listen +9, Mechanics +2, Move Silently +4, Open Lock +6,
Profession (Military) +7, Profession (Smuggler) +8, Read Lips
+2, Search +4, Sleight of Hand +6, Spot +6, Tumble +6. Feats:
Armor Group Proficiency (Light), Hard Core, Improved
Initiative, Persuasive, Quick Draw, Safe House, Weapon Group
Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled, Melee, Rifle). Gear: Weapons, 18
extra shots of .357 hollow point ammunition, 21 extra shots of
23mm shot ammunition. Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Arsen Korotich and Deputies (fourth-tier — target average
agent level 20), 9th-level fixer/5th-level officer/6th-level
smuggler (special NPC): CR 20. SZ M; v/wp 132/14; Init +19
(+2 Dex, +13 class, +4 feat); Spd 30 ft.; Def 23 (+2 Dex, +11
class); Atk: fist/punch +13 (dmg 1d3+3 subdual, error 1), .357
Magnum Research Desert Eagle service pistol +15 (dmg 3d4+4
normal, recoil 15, error 1–3, threat 19–20, range 30 ft. — 9
shots of hollow point ammunition), Gurza KS-23 pump action
shotgun +15 (dmg 6d4+1 normal, recoil 25, error 1–2, threat
18–20, range 35 ft., qualities and mods: AD, AK, SG — 3 shots
of shot ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA Lead
the charge (damage), sneak attack +4d6; SQ Blood of heroes +4,
bolt, border crossing 2/session, dexterous, encouragement, eva-
sion (no damage with successful save), field logistics, illicit
barter, in the market 1/session, jackrabbit start (+1d6), money-
maker (2 days), procure, special ability (fast movement, stash
it), tactics 3/session, uncanny dodge (Dex bonus to Defense,
can’t be flanked); SV Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +8; Str 16, Dex 14,
Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 16; Skills: Appraise +19, Balance
+4, Bureaucracy +13, Bluff +19, Craft (Gunsmithing) +3,
Demolitions +9, Diplomacy +19, Driver +7, Electronics +5,
Forgery +19, Innuendo +6, Intimidate +13/+12, Jump +5,
Knowledge (Military History) +10, Languages +3, Listen +13,
Mechanics +3, Move Silently +4, Open Lock +6, Profession
(Military) +12, Profession (Smuggler) +13, Read Lips +7, Search
+5, Sleight of Hand +6, Spot +10, Tumble +6. Feats: Armor
Group Proficiency (Light), Card Shark, Charmer, Hard Core,
Improved Initiative, Persuasive, Quick Draw, Safe House,
Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled, Melee, Rifle).
Gear: Weapons, 18 extra shots of .357 hollow point ammuni-
tion, 21 extra shots of 23mm shot ammunition. Vehicles and
Gadgets: None.
Franchise Cleaners
These rough and tumble troubleshooters grew up inside the
KGB, learning how to cover their tracks during the waning
years of the Cold War. Today, they’re the Franchise’s expert
sanitation crews, capable of eliminating all witnesses and evi-
dence at a scene or surrounding an event. Typically, their
arrival is marked by brief surveillance followed by ruthless pre-
cision attacks. As with nearly all Franchise operatives seen to
date, these operatives are heavily supported by lethal gadgets
and other high-tech options, most of which self-destruct before
falling into enemy hands.
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Franchise Cleaners (first-tier — target average agent level 5),
5th-level soldiers/2nd-level cleaners (special NPCs, 2 squads of
2): Department: KGB (First Chief Directorate). CR 7. SZ M; v/wp
82/15; Init +8 (+2 Dex, +6 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 13 (+2 Dex,
+1 armor use); Atk: fist/punch +8 (dmg 1d3+2 subdual, error
1), 2 × silenced H&K SOCOM service pistols +10 (dmg 1d12+5,
recoil 15, error 0, threat 19–20, range 25 ft., qualities and
mods: WL, IN laser sight and suppressor, linked targeting sys-
tem, magnum chamber, match grade weapon, palmprint iden-
tifier (“blowback” edition), ported barrel, weapon accurizing,
no damage to targets possessing 8 or more points of damage
reduction — 12 shots of disintegrating nozzler ammunition);
Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA Accurate; SQ Armor use +1,
damage reduction 1/—, damage reduction 3/CE, MIB, priority
request +4; SV Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +5; Str 12, Dex 15, Con
15, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 10; Skills: Bluff +11 (threat 18–20),
Bureaucracy +2, Demolitions +6, Diplomacy +6 (threat 18–20),
Driver +5, Gather Information +2, Innuendo +5 (threat 18–20),
Intimidate +12/+11 (threat 16–20), Listen +7, Search +6, Spot
+7, Survival +7, Tumble +9. Feats: Advanced Skill Mastery
(Persuasive), Ambidexterity, Armor Group Proficiency (Light,
Medium, Heavy), Confident Charge, Handler, Persuasive, Point
Blank Shot, Traceless, Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Group
Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled, Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear:
Weapons, 48 extra shots of disintegrating subsonic .45 ACP
ammunition, tactical deployment vest, trench coat, low-brim
hat, mirrored sunglasses, 3 liquid skin patches. Vehicles and
Gadgets: H.U.D. lenses, suicide tooth, black helicopter (military
helicopter): SZ L, Occ 1/1, Hnd +8, Spd 800 ft., MPH 80/160,
Def 17, WP 50, Hrd 4, qualities and mods: VTL.
Franchise Cleaners (second-tier — target average agent level
10), 8th-level soldiers/4th-level cleaners (special NPCs, 2
squads of 2): Department: KGB (First Chief Directorate). CR 12.
SZ M; v/wp 135/16; Init +12 (+3 Dex, +9 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def
15 (+3 Dex, +2 armor use); Atk: fist/punch +13 (dmg 1d3+2
subdual, error 1), 2 × silenced H&K SOCOM service pistols +16
(dmg 1d12+5, recoil 15, error 0, threat 19–20, range 25 ft.,
qualities and mods: WL, IN laser sight and suppressor, linked
targeting system, magnum chamber, match grade weapon,
palmprint identifier (“blowback” edition), ported barrel,
weapon accurizing, no damage to targets possessing 8 or more
points of damage reduction — 12 shots of disintegrating noz-
zler ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA Accurate;
SQ Armor use +2, damage reduction 1/—, damage reduction
3/CE, “I was never here” +2, MIB, priority request +4, red her-
rings, ruthless (half round), weapon specialization (H&K
SOCOM service pistol); SV Fort +12, Ref +8, Will +7; Str 12,
Dex 16, Con 16, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 10; Skills: Balance +7,
Bluff +12 (threat 18–20), Bureaucracy +4, Demolitions +10,
Diplomacy +6 (threat 18–20), Driver +6, Gather Information
+8, Innuendo +8 (threat 17–20), Intimidate +14/+13 (threat
15–20), Listen +8, Search +8, Spot +10, Surveillance +3,
Survival +8, Tumble +12. Feats: Advanced Skill Mastery
(Persuasive), Ambidexterity, Armor Group Proficiency (Light,
Medium, Heavy), Confident Charge, Double Tap, Handler,
Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Persuasive, Point Blank Shot,
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Precise Shot, Traceless, Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Group points of damage reduction — 12 shots of disintegrating noz-
Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled, Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear: zler ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA Accurate;
Weapons, 48 extra shots of disintegrating subsonic .45 ACP SQ Armor use +3, damage reduction 2/—, damage reduction
ammunition, tactical deployment vest, trench coat, low-brim 3/CE, “I was never here” +6, MIB, must complete the mission,
hat, mirrored sunglasses, 3 liquid skin patches. Vehicles and one in a million, portable cover (one-quarter), priority request
Gadgets: H.U.D. lenses, suicide tooth, black helicopter (military +8, red herrings, ruthless (free action), “this meeting never took
helicopter): SZ L, Occ 1/1, Hnd +8, Spd 800 ft., MPH 80/160, place”, weapon specialization (fist/punch, grapple, H&K
Def 17, WP 50, Hrd 4, qualities and mods: VTL. SOCOM service pistol); SV Fort +16, Ref +12, Will +10; Str 12,
Dex 18, Con 16, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 10; Skills: Balance +12,
Franchise Cleaners (third-tier — target average agent level
Bluff +16 (threat 17–20), Bureaucracy +8, Demolitions +18,
15), 11th-level soldiers/6th-level cleaners (special NPCs, 2
Diplomacy +8 (threat 17–20), Driver +12, Gather Information
squads of 2): Department: KGB (First Chief Directorate). CR 17.
+15, Innuendo +12 (threat 15–20), Intimidate +16/+15 (threat
SZ M; v/wp 190/16; Init +17 (+3 Dex, +14 class); Spd 30 ft.;
12–20), Listen +12, Search +12, Spot +16, Surveillance +12,
Def 15 (+3 Dex, +2 armor use); Atk: fist/punch +16 (dmg
Survival +10, Tumble +19. Feats: Advanced Skill Mastery
1d3+4 subdual, error 1), 2 × silenced H&K SOCOM service pis-
(Persuasive), Ambidexterity, Armor Group Proficiency (Light,
tols +19 (dmg 1d12+5, recoil 15, error 0, threat 19–20, range
Medium, Heavy), Bullseye, Confident Charge, Double Tap,
25 ft., qualities and mods: WL, IN laser sight and suppressor,
Faceless, Grand Skill Mastery (Persuasive), Handler, Improved
linked targeting system, magnum chamber, match grade
Two-Weapon Fighting, Innocuous, Mobility, Nobody,
weapon, palmprint identifier (“blowback” edition), ported bar-
Persuasive, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Sharp-Shooting,
rel, weapon accurizing, no damage to targets possessing 8 or
Traceless, Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Group Proficiency
more points of damage reduction — 12 shots of disintegrating
(Handgun, Hurled, Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear: Weapons, 48
nozzler ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA
extra shots of disintegrating subsonic .45 ACP ammunition,
Accurate; SQ Armor use +2, damage reduction 2/—, damage
tactical deployment vest, trench coat, low-brim hat, mirrored
reduction 3/CE, “I was never here” +4, MIB, portable cover
sunglasses, 3 liquid skin patches. Vehicles and Gadgets: H.U.D.
(one-quarter), priority request +4, red herrings, ruthless (half
lenses, suicide tooth, black helicopter (military helicopter): SZ
action), “this meeting never took place”, weapon specialization
L, Occ 1/1, Hnd +8, Spd 800 ft., MPH 80/160, Def 17, WP 50,
(fist/punch, H&K SOCOM service pistol); SV Fort +13, Ref +10,
Hrd 4, qualities and mods: VTL.
Will +8; Str 12, Dex 17, Con 16, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 10; Skills:
Balance +10, Bluff +16 (threat 17–20), Bureaucracy +6, Scene 3: Mountain Showdown
Demolitions +14, Diplomacy +8 (threat 17–20), Driver +8, The following NPCs are encountered during the scene 1 and later
Gather Information +10, Innuendo +10 (threat 16–20), as described in the serial text.
Intimidate +16/+15 (threat 13–20), Listen +10, Search +10,
Spot +12, Surveillance +6, Survival +10, Tumble +15. Feats: Mountain Base Guards
Advanced Skill Mastery (Persuasive), Ambidexterity, Armor (and Erkin Solovi)
Group Proficiency (Light, Medium, Heavy), Bullseye, Confident
Arkadyevich’s guards have joined his army for power, glory,
Charge, Double Tap, Faceless, Grand Skill Mastery (Persuasive),
and sometimes fun. They’re the kind of mercenary troopers that
Handler, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Persuasive, Point
are now found at nearly every Russian and Asian port, search-
Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Sharp-Shooting, Traceless, Two-
ing for work in a post-war age. They are loyal out of fear,
Weapon Fighting, Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun,
greed, and occasionally pride, but ultimately value their own
Hurled, Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear: Weapons, 48 extra shots of
lives above all else.
disintegrating subsonic .45 ACP ammunition, tactical deploy-
ment vest, trench coat, low-brim hat, mirrored sunglasses, 3 Mountain Base Guards (first-tier — target average agent level
liquid skin patches. Vehicles and Gadgets: H.U.D. lenses, suicide 5), 3rd-level strong minions (minions, squads of 4 — 18 MP):
tooth, black helicopter (military helicopter): SZ L, Occ 1/1, Hnd CR 2. SZ M; v/wp 25/13; Init +5 (+2 Dex, +3 class); Spd 30 ft.;
+8, Spd 800 ft., MPH 80/160, Def 17, WP 50, Hrd 4, qualities Def 13 (+2 Dex, +1 class); Atk: fist/punch +5 (dmg 1d3+2 sub-
and mods: VTL. dual, error 1), survival knife +5 (dmg 1d6+2 normal, error 1,
threat 20, thrown range 5 ft. — 1 shot), Kalashnikov AK-74
Franchise Cleaners (fourth-tier — target average agent level
assault rifle +5 (dmg 3d6+1 normal, recoil 12, error 1, threat
20), 14th-level soldiers/8th-level cleaners (special NPCs, 2
20, range 175 ft., qualities and mods: RG — 30 shots of stan-
squads of 2): Department: KGB (First Chief Directorate). CR 22.
dard military ball ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square;
SZ M; v/wp 250/16; Init +21 (+4 Dex, +17 class); Spd 30 ft.;
SA None; SQ None; SV Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +1; Str 14, Dex
Def 17 (+4 Dex, +3 armor use); Atk: fist/punch +21 (dmg 1d3+4
14, Con 13, Int 11, Wis 11, Cha 10; Skills: Balance +5,
subdual, error 1), 2 × silenced H&K SOCOM service pistols +25
Demolitions +3, Driver +5, Intimidate +5/+3, Profession
(dmg 1d12+5, recoil 15, error 0, threat 19–20, range 25 ft.,
(Guard) +4, Spot +4, Survival +4. Feats: Weapon Focus
qualities and mods: WL, IN laser sight and suppressor, linked
(Kalashnikov AK-74 assault rifle). Gear: Weapons, 60 extra
targeting system, magnum chamber, match grade weapon,
palmprint identifier (“blowback” edition), ported barrel,
weapon accurizing, no damage to targets possessing 8 or more
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shots of standard 5.45×39mm Soviet military ball ammunition, Mistislav Arkadyevitch

military uniform, tactical radio, pack of cigarettes. Vehicles and Mistislav Arkadyevitch is overconfident and driven, with
Gadgets: None. grand dreams of power at the head of his own private army. A
formidable opponent with a wide range of abilities, he com-
Mountain Base Guards (second-tier — target average agent
mands the battlefield with the authority he believes he should
level 10), 8th-level strong minions (minions, squads of 4 — 23
have seen in the broken Russian military. The agents provide
MP): CR 7. SZ M; v/wp 55/13; Init +8 (+2 Dex, +6 class); Spd
him with a worthy adversary, and if they illustrate this to him
30 ft.; Def 15 (+2 Dex, +3 class); Atk: fist/punch +10 (dmg
and he has the chance, he may even arrange to prolong his bat-
1d3+2 subdual, error 1), survival knife +10 (dmg 1d6+2 nor-
tles with them.
mal, error 1, threat 20, thrown range 5 ft. — 1 shot),
Kalashnikov AK-74 assault rifle +10 (dmg 3d6+1 normal, recoil Mistislav Arkadyevitch (first-tier — target average agent
12, error 1, threat 20, range 175 ft., qualities and mods: RG — level 5), 5th-level soldier/2nd-level tactician (mastermind — 35
30 shots of standard military ball ammunition); Face 1 square; MP): Department: D-2: Military Operations. CR 7. SZ M; v/wp
Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ None; SV Fort +7, Ref +6, Will 69/12; Init +9 (+3 Dex, +6 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 16 (+3 Dex,
+2; Str 14, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 11, Wis 11, Cha 10; Skills: +3 class); Atk: fist/punch +9 (dmg 1d3+2 subdual, error 1), .40
Balance +7, Demolitions +5, Driver +7, Intimidate +7/+5, S&W CZ 75 service pistol +10 (dmg 1d8+2 normal, recoil 16,
Profession (Guard) +8, Spot +8, Survival +8. Feats: Weapon error 1, threat 20, range 25 ft., qualities and mods: DS, SL, TD
Focus (Kalashnikov AK-74 assault rifle). Gear: Weapons, 60 — 15 shots of Teflon-tipped ammunition), Kalashnikov AK-74
extra shots of standard 5.45×39mm Soviet military ball ammu- assault rifle +10 (dmg 3d6+1 normal, recoil 12, error 1, threat
nition, military uniform, tactical radio, pack of cigarettes. 20, range 175 ft., qualities and mods: RG — 30 shots of stan-
Vehicles and Gadgets: None. dard military ball ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square;
SA None; SQ Accurate, armor use +1, damage reduction 1/—,
Mountain Base Guards (third-tier — target average agent
stratagem (self), wily; SV Fort +7, Ref +8, Will +5; Str 14, Dex
level 15), 13th-level strong minions (minions, squads of 4 — 28
17, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 12; Skills: Appraise +4, Bluff
MP): CR 12. SZ M; v/wp 85/13; Init +12 (+2 Dex, +10 class);
+3, Climb +3, Concentration +4, Craft (Gunsmithing) +3,
Spd 30 ft.; Def 17 (+2 Dex, +5 class); Atk: fist/punch +15 (dmg
Demolitions +4, Diplomacy +3, Driver +5, First Aid +6, Gather
1d3+2 subdual, error 1), survival knife +15 (dmg 1d6+2 nor-
Information +3, Intimidate +10/+9, Knowledge (Military
mal, error 1, threat 20, thrown range 5 ft. — 1 shot),
History) +4, Languages +3, Listen +4, Pilot +5, Profession
Kalashnikov AK-74 assault rifle +15 (dmg 3d6+1 normal, recoil
(Mercenary) +6, Search +4, Sense Motive +3, Spot +6, Survival
12, error 1, threat 20, range 175 ft., qualities and mods: RG —
+8, Swim +4, Tumble +6. Feats: Armor Group Proficiency
30 shots of standard military ball ammunition); Face 1 square;
(Light, Medium, Heavy), Combat Instincts, “Completely
Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ None; SV Fort +9, Ref +8, Will
Outnumbered!”, Coolness Under Fire, Human Wave, Point
+4; Str 14, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 11, Wis 11, Cha 10; Skills:
Blank Shot, Speed Trigger, Surge of Speed, “We Have You
Balance +9, Demolitions +7, Driver +9, Intimidate +9/+7,
Surrounded!”, Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled,
Profession (Guard) +12, Spot +12, Survival +12. Feats: Weapon
Melee, Rifle, Tactical). Gear: Weapons, 60 extra shots of stan-
Focus (Kalashnikov AK-74 assault rifle). Gear: Weapons, 60
dard 5.45×39mm Soviet military ball ammunition, 45 extra
extra shots of standard 5.45×39mm Soviet military ball ammu-
shots of .40 S&W Teflon-tipped ammunition, tactical radio.
nition, military uniform, tactical radio, pack of cigarettes.
Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Mistislav Arkadyevitch (second-tier — target average agent
Mountain Base Guards (fourth-tier — target average agent
level 10), 7th-level soldier/5th-level tactician (mastermind — 60
level 20), 18th-level strong minions (minions, squads of 4 — 33
MP): Department: D-2: Military Operations. CR 12. SZ M; v/wp
MP): CR 17. SZ M; v/wp 115/13; Init +16 (+2 Dex, +14 class);
110/12; Init +14 (+4 Dex, +10 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 20 (+4 Dex,
Spd 30 ft.; Def 19 (+2 Dex, +7 class); Atk: fist/punch +20 (dmg
+6 class); Atk: fist/punch +14 (dmg 1d3+2 subdual, error 1), .40
1d3+2 subdual, error 1), survival knife +20 (dmg 1d6+2 nor-
S&W CZ 75 service pistol +16 (dmg 1d8+2 normal, recoil 16,
mal, error 1, threat 20, thrown range 5 ft. — 1 shot),
error 1, threat 20, range 25 ft., qualities and mods: DS, SL, TD
Kalashnikov AK-74 assault rifle +20 (dmg 3d6+1 normal, recoil
— 15 shots of Teflon-tipped ammunition), Kalashnikov AK-74
12, error 1, threat 20, range 175 ft., qualities and mods: RG —
assault rifle +16 (dmg 3d6+1 normal, recoil 12, error 1, threat
30 shots of standard military ball ammunition); Face 1 square;
20, range 175 ft., qualities and mods: RG — 30 shots of stan-
Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ None; SV Fort +12, Ref +10, Will
dard military ball ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square;
+6; Str 14, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 11, Wis 11, Cha 10; Skills:
SA None; SQ Accurate, ambush tactics, armor use +1, break
Balance +11, Demolitions +9, Driver +11, Intimidate +11/+9,
away (retreat), damage reduction 1/—, soldier’s soldier (1
Profession (Guard) +16, Spot +16, Survival +16. Feats: Weapon
grade), stratagem (self), weapon specialization (Kalashnikov
Focus (Kalashnikov AK-74 assault rifle). Gear: Weapons, 60
AK-74 assault rifle), wily; SV Fort +11, Ref +11, Will +7; Str 15,
extra shots of standard 5.45×39mm Soviet military ball ammu-
Dex 18, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 12; Skills: Appraise +5,
nition, military uniform, tactical radio, pack of cigarettes.
Bluff +5, Climb +5, Concentration +5, Craft (Gunsmithing) +5,
Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
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Demolitions +8, Diplomacy +5, Driver +5, First Aid +8, Gather
Information +5, Intimidate +10/+9, Knowledge (Military
History) +8, Languages +5, Listen +8, Pilot +5, Profession
(Mercenary) +8, Search +8, Sense Motive +7, Spot +8, Survival
+10, Swim +4, Tumble +7. Feats: Armor Group Proficiency
(Light, Medium, Heavy), Combat Instincts, “Completely
Outnumbered!”, Coolness Under Fire, “Give It Up!”, Human
Wave, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Speed Trigger, Surge of
Speed, “We Have You Surrounded!”, Weapon Group
Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled, Melee, Rifle, Tactical), Wolfpack
Basics, Wolfpack Mastery. Gear: Weapons, 60 extra shots of
standard 5.45×39mm Soviet military ball ammunition, 45 extra
shots of .40 S&W Teflon-tipped ammunition, tactical radio.
Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Mistislav Arkadyevitch (third-tier — target average agent
level 15), 9th-level soldier/8th-level tactician (mastermind — 85
MP): Department: D-2: Military Operations. CR 17. SZ M; v/wp
150/12; Init +17 (+4 Dex, +13 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 23 (+4
Dex, +9 class); Atk: fist/punch +20 (dmg 1d3+5 subdual, error
1), .40 S&W CZ 75 service pistol +21 (dmg 1d8+2 normal, recoil
16, error 1, threat 20, range 25 ft., qualities and mods: DS, SL,
TD — 15 shots of Teflon-tipped ammunition), Kalashnikov AK-
74 assault rifle +21 (dmg 3d6+1 normal, recoil 12, error 1,
threat 20, range 175 ft., qualities and mods: RG — 30 shots of
standard military ball ammunition); Face 1 square; Reach 1
square; SA None; SQ Accurate, ambush tactics, armor use +2,
break away (assist prey, retreat), damage reduction 1/—, no
escape, soldier’s soldier (1 grade), stratagem (self, team), tempo
(share), weapon specialization (fist/punch, Kalashnikov AK-74
assault rifle), wily; SV Fort +14, Ref +12, Will +9; Str 16, Dex
18, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 12; Skills: Appraise +8, Bluff
+8, Climb +8, Concentration +8, Craft (Gunsmithing) +8,
Demolitions +10, Diplomacy +8, Driver +6, First Aid +8, Gather
Information +8, Intimidate +12/+11, Knowledge (Military
History) +8, Languages +6, Listen +10, Pilot +5, Profession
(Mercenary) +10, Search +10, Sense Motive +9, Spot +10,
Survival +10, Swim +5, Tumble +8. Feats: Armor Group
Proficiency (Light, Medium, Heavy), Combat Instincts,
“Completely Outnumbered!”, Contempt, Coolness Under Fire,
“Give It Up!”, Human Wave, “Pin Them Down!”, Point Blank
Shot, Precise Shot, Speed Trigger, Surge of Speed, “We Have
You Surrounded!”, Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun,
Hurled, Melee, Rifle, Tactical), Wolfpack Basics, Wolfpack
Mastery, Wolfpack Supremacy. Gear: Weapons, 60 extra shots
of standard 5.45×39mm Soviet military ball ammunition, 45
extra shots of .40 S&W Teflon-tipped ammunition, tactical
radio. Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Mistislav Arkadyevitch (fourth-tier — target average agent
level 20), 12th-level soldier/10th-level tactician (mastermind —
110 MP): Department: D-2: Military Operations. CR 22. SZ M;
v/wp 185/12; Init +22 (+4 Dex, +18 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 25
(+4 Dex, +11 class); Atk: fist/punch +25 (dmg 1d3+5 subdual,
error 1), .40 S&W CZ 75 service pistol +26 (dmg 1d8+2 normal,
recoil 16, error 1, threat 20, range 25 ft., qualities and mods:
DS, SL, TD — 15 shots of Teflon-tipped ammunition),
Kalashnikov AK-74 assault rifle +26 (dmg 3d6+1 normal, recoil
38
12, error 1, threat 20, range 175 ft., qualities and mods: RG —
30 shots of standard military ball ammunition); Face 1 square;
Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ Accurate, ambush tactics, armor
use +3, break away (assist prey, retreat), damage reduction 2/—
, no escape, portable cover (one-quarter), seize the moment,
soldier’s soldier (2 grades), stratagem (self, team), tempo (share),
weapon specialization (fist/punch, grapple, Kalashnikov AK-74
assault rifle), wily; SV Fort +18, Ref +15, Will +11; Str 16, Dex
18, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 12; Skills: Appraise +8, Bluff
+8, Climb +8, Concentration +8, Craft (Gunsmithing) +10,
Demolitions +15, Diplomacy +8, Driver +6, First Aid +9, Gather
Information +8, Intimidate +14/+13, Knowledge (Military
History) +10, Languages +7, Listen +12, Pilot +5, Profession
(Mercenary) +14, Search +12, Sense Motive +12, Spot +12,
Survival +10, Swim +6, Tumble +12. Feats: Armor Group
Proficiency (Light, Medium, Heavy), Combat Instincts,
“Completely Outnumbered!”, Contempt, Coolness Under Fire,
Coordinate Fire, “Give It Up!”, Human Wave, Lay Down Fire,
Perfect Stance, “Pin Them Down!”, Point Blank Shot, Precise
Shot, Speed Trigger, Surge of Speed, “We Have You
Surrounded!”, Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled,
Melee, Rifle, Tactical), Wolfpack Basics, Wolfpack Mastery,
Wolfpack Supremacy. Gear: Weapons, 60 extra shots of stan-
dard 5.45×39mm Soviet military ball ammunition, 45 extra
shots of .40 S&W Teflon-tipped ammunition, tactical radio.
Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Lawrence Johnson
Lawrence Johnson has been on the inside for so long he’s
started to forget who he once was. If he survives this latest
adventure and helps the Agency establish an infiltration gate-
way into the Franchise shadow cell, he looks forward to a time
when the organization falls so he can retire. Toward this end,
Johnson is likely to become one of the agents’ most ardent sup-
porters during the Terrortory season.
Lawrence Johnson (first-tier — target average agent level 5),
5th-level faceman (special NPC): Department: D-1: The Power
Brokerage. CR 5. SZ M; v/wp 37/12; Init +6 (+2 Dex, +4 class);
Spd 30 ft.; Def 15 (+2 Dex, +3 class); Atk: fist/punch +3 (dmg
1d3 subdual, error 1); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA None;
SQ Adaptable, backup 1/session, cold read 1/session, linguist
+3, quick change 2/session; SV Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +6; Str 10,
Dex 14, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 16, Cha 18; Skills: Bluff +12,
Bureaucracy +8, Computers +6, Diplomacy +14, Forgery +8,
Gather Information +8, Innuendo +6, Intimidate +4/+8,
Knowledge (Politics) +5, Languages +6, Perform (Public
Speaking) +6, Profession (Politician) +6, Read Lips +6, Sense
Motive +7. Feats: Armor Group Proficiency (Light, Medium),
Credible, Political Favors, Rousing Speech, Weapon Group
Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled, Melee, Rifle). Gear: Tattered
designer clothes, parka. Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Lawrence Johnson (second-tier — target average agent level
10), 5th-level faceman/5th-level politico (special NPC):
Department: D-1: The Power Brokerage. CR 10. SZ M; v/wp
69/12; Init +8 (+2 Dex, +6 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 19 (+2 Dex,
+7 class); Atk: fist/punch +5 (dmg 1d3 subdual, error 1); Face
 39
1 square; Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ Adaptable, acquain-
tances, backup 1/session, bulletproof reputation (1 grade), cold
read 1/session, deep pockets, entourage (Personal Staff), favor
for a favor, friends on embassy row +4, linguist +3, quick
change 2/session, statesman; SV Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +10; Str
10, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 16, Cha 19; Skills: Bluff +16,
Bureaucracy +12, Computers +10, Diplomacy +20, Forgery +10,
Gather Information +10, Innuendo +10, Intimidate +6/+10,
Knowledge (Politics) +8, Languages +8, Perform (Public
Speaking) +8, Profession (Politician) +8, Read Lips +8, Sense
Motive +10. Feats: Armor Group Proficiency (Light, Medium),
Credible, Flawless Identity, Political Favors, Red Flag, Rousing
Speech, Weapon Group Proficiency (Handgun, Hurled, Melee,
Rifle). Gear: Tattered designer clothes, parka. Vehicles and
Gadgets: None.
Lawrence Johnson (third-tier — target average agent level
15), 10th-level faceman/5th-level politico (special NPC):
Department: D-1: The Power Brokerage. CR 15. SZ M; v/wp
101/12; Init +12 (+2 Dex, +10 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 22 (+2 Dex,
+10 class); Atk: fist/punch +9 (dmg 1d3 subdual, error 1); Face
1 square; Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ 1,000 faces 1/session,
Adaptable, acquaintances, backup 2/session, bulletproof repu-
tation (1 grade), cold read 1/session, deep pockets, entourage
(Personal Staff), fake it 2/session, favor for a favor, friends on
embassy row +4, linguist +4, quick change 4/session, states-
man; SV Fort +7, Ref +6, Will +12; Str 10, Dex 14, Con 12, Int
14, Wis 16, Cha 20; Skills: Bluff +21, Bureaucracy +16,
Computers +12, Diplomacy +26, Forgery +15, Gather
Information +16, Innuendo +12, Intimidate +10/+15,
Knowledge (Politics) +8, Languages +8, Perform (Public
Speaking) +9, Profession (Politician) +8, Read Lips +10, Sense
Motive +15. Feats: Armor Group Proficiency (Light, Medium),
Charmer, Credible, Flawless Identity, Political Favors, Red Flag,
Rousing Speech, Safe House, Weapon Group Proficiency
(Handgun, Hurled, Melee, Rifle). Gear: Tattered designer
clothes, parka. Vehicles and Gadgets: None.
Lawrence Johnson (fourth-tier — target average agent level
20), 10th-level faceman/10th-level politico (special NPC):
Department: D-1: The Power Brokerage. CR 20. SZ M; v/wp
132/12; Init +14 (+2 Dex, +12 class); Spd 30 ft.; Def 26 (+2
Dex, +14 class); Atk: fist/punch +12 (dmg 1d3 subdual, error
1); Face 1 square; Reach 1 square; SA None; SQ 1,000 faces
1/session, Adaptable, acquaintances, backup 2/session, behind
closed doors, bulletproof reputation (2 grades), cold read 1/ses-
sion, deep pockets, dressed to impress, entourage (Personal
Staff, security team), executive decision 1/session, fake it 2/ses-
sion, favor for a favor, friends on embassy row +8, linguist +4,
quick change 4/session, statesman; SV Fort +9, Ref +8, Will
+16; Str 10, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 18, Cha 20; Skills:
Bluff +25, Bureaucracy +20, Computers +16, Diplomacy +30,
Forgery +20, Gather Information +20, Innuendo +15,
Intimidate +15/+20, Knowledge (Politics) +10, Languages +10
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Belarus Region

Latvia
Russia

Lithuania Glubokoye

Dokshitsky Lepye

Borisov

Minsk

BELARUS

0 50 100
0 7.5
SCALE IN MILES

SCALE IN MILES

Kimlebsk

Probable
Vilija river Crash
Area

Elevations
+20 m
+40 m
+60 m
+80 m
+100 m
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Warlord’s Base q = 5 Ft

13

12

9 10 11

Generator 8

4 3-Ft.
Gas and 7
Elevated
Propane
Tanks
Wood Porch 6

Roll-up
Garage
Doors 3-Ft.
Elevated
Wood Porch
3

Parts
Room

Gate 10-Ft.
2
Fence with
razor wire

1
WINDOWS
Rough
Gravel
Road