Paranoia RPG: Everything You Need to Know 

Citizen! Your part IX segment: THE BAD... please report for termination at the nearest confession booth immediately! (GPS coordinates provided).

Treason evaluation sheet: 1:18 - signs of Communism 1:44 - disrespect towards friend computer 2:44 - disrespect for the achievements of friend computer 3:24 - forbidden knowledge of clearances 4:41 - disrespect for tasks set by friend computer according to your capabilities 4:55 - forbidden knowledge of mutants 5:48 - repeated disrespect towards friend computer 6:43 - forbidden knowledge of W.0.R.D 11:26 - forbidden knowledge of mutant powers 14:30 - forbidden knowledge of threats to friend computer 14:59 - forbidden knowledge of reproduction 17:00 - forbidden possession of reproduction sheet 21:31 - usage of Communist propaganda slogan 21:33 - 28:18 - suspiciously long time without traitorous behaviour 28:18 - forbidden knowledge of access to classified information 30:14 - repeated usage of 'comrades' 35:06 - taunting friend computer with the usage of thumbs ------------------------------------------ Overall evaluation result: normal Report to your local supervisor for your next duty! Your friend, the Computer

Maybe consider putting GM tips *after* the player tips; with a warning that players probably shouldn't watch the GM bit. They will, but they'll get treason points for it!

Don't forget ... your mission as a troubleshooter is to find trouble... and shoot it :) Bootlicking is an actual skill and you might as well start with the sole. This was a great game!

Thank you for this! I play D&D, but our DM is also a teacher, so every few month I'd like to lead a one-shot in other games to give her a little break. I've heard about Paranoia from a couple of other channels, but not a lot of other people have done a quick overview like this. Now I have the information to go to my D&D group and gauge their interest in trying this one.

Great summary of Paranoia. Well done.

I ran a game for my friends. They were in combat and one of them rolled the computer. I had them stop in the middle of fighting to fill out a survey on the experimental weapon they were using. Needless to say that was 1 clone down.

I played Paranoia once back in about 2002 and kind of enjoyed it, but found the clones getting randomly killed a little jarring to my play style. I'd play it again now I understand the game a little more.

Thanks. This was a great distillation.

The real Paranoia is still the 2nd Edition. The goal of the game is to get the players to turn on each other, the current version downplays mutant powers and secret societies. That is where the fun really began, if you didn't have 3 player deaths before the mission briefing then something isn't right.

I’ve always wanted to play! I should spring this on my current group…

This was really helpful! Thank you :)

hey! this was a very informative video, thank you very much! my (now) virtual dnd group paused our 2 year campaign to do a round robin of everyone gm-ing a new system and im gearing up to run a short jaunt through paranoia! i see this video is a bit over a year old, have you since found a way to implement the action cards in virtual play? they seem terribly fun and i would hate to exclude them from the game

So.. XP is basically a CCP-style Social Credit Score. Definitely some dark dystopian comedy potential with that alone.

"Give really weak characters REALLY powerful weapons... watch what happens!"

It's a good thing you remembered to discuss the treason stars. It's evidence we're going to use to brand you a traitor.

I would have soo much fun as a DM! Friend Computer is definitely a mashup of Clippy, Claptrap and GLaDOS in my mind :D

Hey I gotta say, thanks for this breakdown of the game and mechanics! It's a neat system. But please, SAY YOUR TITLE CARDS OUT LOUD! People listen to videos like this, not watch them imo. So that will help us follow what's going on

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I wish I had found this before starting to play...

Red Clearance edition sounds lame 😒. What was wrong with the better previous edition?

If someone manages to get a min-maxed character, next time they die, have the cloning machine accidentally grab the wrong person. Last you remember you were happily watching the holovids when the cloning machine claws grabbed you. Now Friend Computer is telling you: "Welcome back, Shoot-R-TRB-3!" "There must be some mistake, I'm not a troubleshooter! My name is Neighb-R-TRB-1!" the strange fellow shouts, but the Computer is already gone.