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| + | When the scenario appeared in The Unspeakable Oath, Issue 7, it incorporated concepts and ideas from R. Talsorian Games Cyberpunk setting and acted as a prequel to the scenario Transference published in [[Interface, Volume 2, number 2]]. | ||
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| + | The original magazine publication of "Convergergence" pre-dates the Delta Green setting as outlined in [[Delta Green (Core Sourcebook)|Delta Green]] (published in 1996 some 3-4 years after the scenario graced the pages of The Unspeakable Oath). Because of this, there are differences between the two versions. Compared to the book version, the original magazine scenario: | ||
| + | * includes a substantial amount of explanatory material about who and what Delta Green are | ||
| + | * features a much more detailed explanation about the Proto-Matter being used by the Mi-Go, linking it back to Ubbo-Sothla. The book version renames the "Spawns of Ubbo-Sothla" as "Protomatter Spawns" | ||
| + | * has frightened teenage Billy Ray Spivey wearing a Megadeth T-Shirt instead of a Metallica T-Shirt | ||
| + | * makes use of a different "bad guy" agency, more explicitly identifying the enemy agents as being NSA (rather than being Majestic 12) | ||
| + | * makes use of a different crackpot TV-show ("Tough Stories" rather than "Phenomen-X") | ||
| + | * features a potential combat encounter at the town reservoir, where a Spawn of Ubbo-Sothla has been deposited | ||
| + | * the motel ("Merle's Shut-Eye") is even smaller, six rooms versus twelve | ||
| + | * the dead UFO researcher NPC has a different name (Alan Smithee vs Scott Adams) | ||
| + | * includes an offer by Pagan Publishing to supply copies of the manipulated digital audio file found on the UFO researcher's laptop -- readers could either receive a diskette in the mail or a cassette tape with the manipulated and normal versions | ||
| + | * doesn't include a way that the deadly Mi-Go virus (which investigators are likely to contract) can be defeated | ||
| + | * the description of the Mi-Go medical laboratory is slightly abbreviated, and the dead body in the tube has a different origin (instead of being a boy killed in a car accident, he is an abduction victim) | ||
| + | * the encounter at the Mi-Go medical laboratory may end with an additional combat against a Spawn of Ubbo-Sothla | ||
| + | * the encounter at the end between the investigators and the "bad guy" agents (here NSA, rather than NRO SECTION DELTA) plays out slightly differently but with the same result | ||
| + | * there is a table of SAN Rewards (left out of the book version) and a discussion on how this scenario integrates "Cyberpunk" concepts into a Cthulhu and some thoughts on running the scenario in different settings | ||
| + | * includes a map of the fictional town Groversville (omitted from the book version) | ||
| + | * includes only rudimentary stats (expanded for the book version) | ||
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===Keeper Comments=== | ===Keeper Comments=== | ||
Revision as of 02:46, 1 January 2016
Details
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Author(s): John Tynes
Artist(s): Dennis Detwiller
Setting: Delta Green
Appears in: Delta Green, The Unspeakable Oath, Issue 07.
Campaign: N/A
Summary
A gas station robber has exhibited strange characteristics. Investigators are dispatched to his home town to find out more.
Links
Link to outside reviews or helpful pages.
- [Link 1]
- [Link 2]
Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only
Players should not read any further.
Synopsis
Describe the adventure in detail; no bias allowed.
References
Player Handouts: TBD
Locations: Groversville, TBD
Creatures: Mi-Go, Greys.
Tomes and Artifacts: Scott Adams laptop computer, Scott Adams notebook, etc.
Campaigns / Scenarios: TBD
Comments / Trivia
When the scenario appeared in The Unspeakable Oath, Issue 7, it incorporated concepts and ideas from R. Talsorian Games Cyberpunk setting and acted as a prequel to the scenario Transference published in Interface, Volume 2, number 2.
The original magazine publication of "Convergergence" pre-dates the Delta Green setting as outlined in Delta Green (published in 1996 some 3-4 years after the scenario graced the pages of The Unspeakable Oath). Because of this, there are differences between the two versions. Compared to the book version, the original magazine scenario:
- includes a substantial amount of explanatory material about who and what Delta Green are
- features a much more detailed explanation about the Proto-Matter being used by the Mi-Go, linking it back to Ubbo-Sothla. The book version renames the "Spawns of Ubbo-Sothla" as "Protomatter Spawns"
- has frightened teenage Billy Ray Spivey wearing a Megadeth T-Shirt instead of a Metallica T-Shirt
- makes use of a different "bad guy" agency, more explicitly identifying the enemy agents as being NSA (rather than being Majestic 12)
- makes use of a different crackpot TV-show ("Tough Stories" rather than "Phenomen-X")
- features a potential combat encounter at the town reservoir, where a Spawn of Ubbo-Sothla has been deposited
- the motel ("Merle's Shut-Eye") is even smaller, six rooms versus twelve
- the dead UFO researcher NPC has a different name (Alan Smithee vs Scott Adams)
- includes an offer by Pagan Publishing to supply copies of the manipulated digital audio file found on the UFO researcher's laptop -- readers could either receive a diskette in the mail or a cassette tape with the manipulated and normal versions
- doesn't include a way that the deadly Mi-Go virus (which investigators are likely to contract) can be defeated
- the description of the Mi-Go medical laboratory is slightly abbreviated, and the dead body in the tube has a different origin (instead of being a boy killed in a car accident, he is an abduction victim)
- the encounter at the Mi-Go medical laboratory may end with an additional combat against a Spawn of Ubbo-Sothla
- the encounter at the end between the investigators and the "bad guy" agents (here NSA, rather than NRO SECTION DELTA) plays out slightly differently but with the same result
- there is a table of SAN Rewards (left out of the book version) and a discussion on how this scenario integrates "Cyberpunk" concepts into a Cthulhu and some thoughts on running the scenario in different settings
- includes a map of the fictional town Groversville (omitted from the book version)
- includes only rudimentary stats (expanded for the book version)
Keeper Comments
Comments to Keepers about this scenario; Possibly how to run it successfully. Keep general DISCUSSION on the talk page.
