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Playing as a James Bond type in covert action is great, but TTRPGs are typically a team sport. Remove the Mary Sue and let us talk about a party that's more than a single character. Shout out to DigitalHobbit! s01e21 SITREP US Turncoat Aldrich Ames dies https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna252719 Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE Codename Spezbaby Codename Nerd V Jason For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling). Chapters (00:00:01) - Back in the Field With Private Eyes(00:02:30) - What Have You Been Up To?(00:04:23) - Preparing for the Apocalypse: How to Do It Yourself by Clint(00:08:13) - In the Elevator With Game Designers(00:09:22) - Flare: The Veil ((00:13:21) - D&D: Top Secret(00:14:59) - Delta Greed: The Cult of Intelligence(00:18:13) - Encrypted Comms(00:19:14) - MSPE vs CSIS : Correcting Peter(00:21:01) - Harrigan on Progression in RPGs(00:22:31) - Tiny Spies Review(00:25:42) - James Bond 007: Classified(00:26:35) - Intergovernmental Intelligence, Military Intelligence and Operations(00:29:01) - GURPS: Spy Games In PDF(00:29:42) - Cyberpunk: Intelligence, Commercial, and Corporate(00:34:09) - James Bond vs. Role Playing(00:36:14) - James Bond vs The Bureau(00:38:30) - James Bond: Class and Archetypes(00:44:22) - Retro-Crunch vs Modern Flow(00:45:35) - D&D: The Search for Bond(00:49:45) - Have You Got A Team In 'Quantum of Escape'?(00:51:37) - D&D: The Spotlight(00:56:59) - Role Based & Archetypes in D&D(01:00:50) - Skills in D&D 2(01:06:14) - In the Elevator With Lea(01:06:54) - James Bond: If I Had A Team, I'd Play The(01:08:47) - Team Based Action in(01:11:45) - Go Bag: The Season 2 Ending

Sean and Harrigan bring their agents to the tables as players as we have a surprise guest run MSPE for us. s01e20 SITREP Put MSPE in your GO BAG PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/211831/mspe-mercenaries-spies-and-private-eyes-combined-edition-rpg?affiliate_id=457476 Print https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2148124359/Mercenaries-Spies-and-Private-Eyes-Combined-Edition?awid=859 Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling). Chapters (00:00:00) - Eyes vs Tunnels & Trolls GM(00:01:37) - D&D: Character Generation(00:03:23) - D&D 5e(00:06:37) - D&D 2nd Edition(00:08:37) - Merchants of Terror: The Spy Game(00:11:13) - Describing Your Character in a Scenario(00:12:10) - 1985(00:13:14) - Danger International(00:13:48) - Ideal for Playing Emma Peele: Billy(00:16:43) - In the Elevator With MI5's Lisa(00:18:40) - The CIA's mole in Berlin(00:22:50) - In the Elevator With The Terrorist(00:26:34) - How Can an Agent Identify His Partner?(00:30:28) - D&D: The Sleeping Bag(00:35:46) - Luck in Early Tunnels & Trolls(00:38:49) - D&D 2(00:40:55) - How to get into a Munich cafe(00:44:26) - The Anatomy of a robbery(00:46:42) - How To Catch a Rapist(00:50:59) - D&D 5e(00:54:43) - D&D: Easy Bake Skills(00:56:50) - D&D 8, Ambush(01:01:52) - Whiskey Bar(01:04:21) - D&D 5e Martial Arts vs Science(01:09:51) - D&D 8, Fighting(01:14:22) - D&D 5(01:15:48) - missile combat vs. car chases(01:16:35) - D&D 5e(01:20:08) - D&D 3(01:22:09) - Kodakin and other martial arts(01:23:38) - D&D 5(01:26:16) - Dunking in the Army(01:29:22) - D&D 5(01:30:54) - D&D 5e melee combat(01:34:03) - D&D 5e(01:36:57) - "It's A Hot Mess..."(01:37:24) - D&D: Luck Roll(01:41:02) - D&D 5, Combat Ads(01:44:36) - Tom Cruise vs. Ethan Hunt(01:48:11) - How To Catch A Cops Car(01:51:19) - How To Survive A 180-degree Turn(01:52:56) - Roleplaying The Spy Game(01:56:43) - Car crashes in D&D 2(02:01:06) - Tears for Fears in Europe(02:01:53) - D&D 5e(02:03:13) - Tunnels & Trolls(02:07:02) - Conan 2d20(02:07:32) - NFL on SNY

Sean assumes the role of game master while Harrigan introduces a new agent to our cast of characters as we play Agent Provocateur by Twin Engine Publishing. s01e19 Grab the PDF: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/461723/agent-provocateur-the-role-playing-game?affiliate_id=457476 Put the hard copy in your go bag: https://amzn.to/4rx7bA3 Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling). Chapters (00:00:01) - D&D: The Secret Life of Operatives(00:01:25) - The Agent Provocateur Vignette(00:03:21) - Reveal: Character Creation(00:04:17) - Agent Provocateur: The Spy Game(00:06:31) - D&D 5e Character Generation(00:08:28) - How to Use Story Points in The Dark Ages(00:10:58) - How To Write a Novel(00:11:19) - What Is The Code Name Visser?(00:11:41) - My YZE Character: William Quint(00:17:02) - DM: Never Roll More Dice(00:17:19) - In the Elevator With PC(00:18:08) - D&D: The Carry Case(00:19:51) - Confessions of a Disguised Criminal in the Swiss Alps(00:25:25) - The Descent of Chronos(00:27:41) - Ferrari in Zurich(00:30:00) - The Secret Life Of Crossing The Chapel Bridge(00:34:02) - In the Elevator With Real People(00:34:59) - Blade Runner 2 Skill Checks(00:37:24) - Vehicles in the World of Driving(00:39:20) - The footbridge to the Alps(00:41:23) - Interpol agent on a Ferrari(00:44:57) - Footsteps on a bridge in Switzerland(00:49:19) - Survivors on the bridge(00:54:08) - The Italian doctor who stopped the shooter(00:59:24) - D&D 6, Villains(01:01:20) - Three Story Points(01:04:11) - D&D: Stress(01:05:33) - YZE: The Shift(01:07:33) - Stretching and Stress(01:11:12) - How To Get On the Cable Car(01:14:35) - Schnell: Very Fast(01:15:00) - How to Get to the Hotel(01:19:53) - How to access the helicopter pad from the hotel lobby(01:22:50) - Ideal Skills For Fighting A Fire(01:25:37) - D&D: Story Points(01:28:01) - How to survive on a helipad(01:31:36) - D&D 2(01:33:30) - D&D 4(01:36:25) - How To Get A Key Card From A Hotel Room(01:38:22) - The Elevator To The Hotel(01:41:27) - The Key to a Hotel Room(01:44:31) - D&D 4(01:47:22) - Dr. Eris Vane and Victor Krell(01:48:45) - Unlock the Secret of Fighting(01:52:47) - D&D 5(01:55:31) - D&D 5(01:58:42) - D&D 5e Combat(02:02:00) - D&D 5e Villains Points(02:05:49) - D&D 2(02:08:18) - The NATO officer rescues the hostage(02:11:48) - How To Get Down From the Hotel Carousel(02:15:22) - Empathics(02:18:00) - The Italian doctor in the helicopter(02:20:58) - D&D: Small Spies(02:24:59) - Vehicle Combat Rules(02:28:37) - D&D 5(02:30:29) - D&D 2(02:34:08) - The Secret Life Of Driving Through Dark Tunnels(02:36:09) - D&D 5e Exposure(02:38:23) - How to Get Experience in D&D(02:41:03) - Did This PC's Traits Figure In The Mission?(02:43:32) - Reviews For ""(02:44:40) - D&D: The Traits(02:46:46) - D&D 5e Traits(02:49:11) - D&D 2, Secret Agents(02:51:18) - The Bond Movie Chases(02:52:53) - Agents Provocateur

Getting into more of the mechanics, rules, and nuances of another covert action rpg of the 80's, Mercenaries Spies and Private Eyes by Flying Buffalo. s01e18 SITREP Delta Green Shotgun Scenario winners: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X3f9sbja0OCbnyyBwX73tPFwIwO5WUNaH4LEmi2CNso/edit?tab=t.0 Article: Local Spies with Lethal Gear https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/local-spies-with-lethal-gear-how-israel-and-ukraine-reinvented-covert-action-74c54375 Article: (1963) The Modern Spy Extends His Arena https://www.nytimes.com/1963/06/09/archives/the-modern-spy-extends-his-arena-although-a-wave-of-spy-stories-has.html Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE Codename GD calls in For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling). Chapters (00:00:00) - Covert Action(00:02:56) - Harrigan on Ending 2021(00:07:55) - How To Play D&D With a Voice(00:09:09) - Q&A: What Have I Been Watching?(00:13:23) - Stranger Things 2(00:15:33) - Delta Green Shotgun Scenario Contest Is Over(00:19:07) - Encrypted Comms(00:21:13) - Tunnels and Trolls(00:23:09) - D&D 8, Experience Points(00:25:24) - Private Eyes(00:26:12) - Tunnels & Trolls(00:31:46) - Battlefield 1, Swords and Wizardry(00:36:10) - Mission Brief(00:36:46) - Mission Brief(00:37:18) - D&D: Starting Points(00:39:06) - D&D 5e: The Expanded Stats(00:41:57) - D&D 5e Combat Ads(00:43:54) - In D&D, You Can Become Independent Wealthy(00:45:15) - D&D: Weapons & Experience(00:47:40) - The Background of Traveller(00:48:58) - D&D 5e Saving Roles(00:52:35) - D&D 2D6(00:55:09) - D&D 5e(00:56:19) - D&D: Combat Experience(00:58:07) - D&D 5e Skills Explained(01:01:22) - Dark Ages 2: The Skill System(01:04:48) - D&D 5e Combat Order(01:07:39) - The Walking Dead Phase 1(01:10:11) - GM Screen(01:11:32) - D&D 5e Combat Order(01:16:51) - D&D 5(01:18:41) - MSPE: Missile Fire(01:24:02) - D&D 7, Mega Megadeth and Dying(01:26:17) - Tunnels and Trolls(01:29:19) - Car Crash(01:29:39) - Car Chases vs Car Crashes(01:33:08) - AD&D: The Simulation of Money(01:37:47) - Top Secret vs Secret Ops: The Book Review(01:41:39) - Red Tape in D&D 5e(01:44:54) - D&D: The Crash(01:46:18) - MSPE Characteristics Checklist(01:50:34) - Easy Bake vs. Hard(01:51:22) - Easy Bake Enemies vs Martial Arts(01:56:41) - Tunnels and Trolls: Help and Assist(01:59:29) - Secret Agents: The Tiny Spies Story

Duet play of Tiny Spies by Gallant Knight Games. Harrigan takes the role of game master, Sean reprises his role as British secret agent Victor Drake. If you haven't heard the prequel, check out Vincent Drake's debut in the James Bond RPG vignette: https://www.gobagpod.com/podcast/s01e12/ s01e17 For more podcast information visit https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan https://harriganshearth.substack.com/ Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling). Chapters (00:00:04) - Go Bag(00:00:25) - Tiny Spies(00:02:05) - Tiny Spies 2: Vincent Drake(00:02:42) - James Bond in Tiny Spies(00:05:03) - D&D 7th edition: Master Weapons(00:06:57) - James Bond: No Shooting in the Bond Movies(00:08:08) - Tiny Spies: Traits(00:11:44) - How to Play as MI6's Drake(00:12:58) - How To Play Agent Provocateur(00:15:00) - D&D 6 shooter dice(00:16:28) - James Bond: The 40th Anniversary(00:17:22) - 002 Running Through a Train Yard(00:20:27) - How to Make a Run(00:24:45) - Double O vs Russian Spies(00:29:03) - Slaying an Interpol agent(00:32:33) - Cold War II combat(00:36:21) - El Scorpion Blanco twirls his knife.(00:37:38) - MI6's Briefing Room(00:40:30) - Drake on the Blanco Case(00:41:56) - The Colmillo(00:43:22) - Anti-Venom for 002(00:45:33) - Good Luck, 003!(00:46:05) - James Bond in The First Quantum(00:47:20) - How To Deal With a Secret Meetress(00:47:48) - When You See Your Lover Again(00:48:32) - Tiny Spies(00:54:21) - Super Spies vs Real People(00:58:27) - D&D 2(01:02:10) - The Bad Guys In My Car(01:05:47) - How to Get a Woman to a Hospital(01:07:45) - When You Can't Save Your Wife(01:09:45) - Surveillance on a submarine in Saint Tropez(01:16:02) - Scuba Gear For Vincent(01:16:58) - The Italian infiltration(01:19:01) - The submarine ride in Saint Tropez(01:20:49) - A Secret Life of a Yacht(01:22:48) - How to approach a Submarine undetected(01:26:59) - How to Catch a Thief in the Water(01:29:40) - James Bond(01:32:25) - How To Steal The Case From Blanco's Stateroom(01:36:47) - How to crack a saftey(01:40:27) - The Lockless Attache Case(01:41:32) - How to Fight a Spectre Goon(01:45:15) - D&D 4(01:47:23) - The submarine chase(01:49:36) - James Bond in the Role Playing Game(01:53:03) - D&D 2(01:56:54) - Sean Elliott on The Breakdown(01:57:01) - Go Bag: Agent Provocateur Vignette

Actual play of TSR’s classic Top Secret rpg. Featuring Jason at Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast as The Administrator. s01e16 Nerd's RPG Variety Cast - Where you find other great podcasts, or...Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4oPnUnwitpUqn9saEkFaNf?si=649cee504c844b1aApplehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerds-rpg-variety-cast/id1494636468 For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling). Chapters (00:00:00) - Top Secret(00:01:32) - Introducing The Secret Service Agents(00:03:50) - Zoom and Discord for Notes(00:05:16) - Hand to Hand vs. Law(00:06:27) - The President Was Kidnapped in Maine(00:08:43) - DIA Agents on the Secret Service Helicopter(00:12:34) - The Secret Life of Special Agent Dougie(00:13:17) - How To Get Your Pistol Ordered(00:17:47) - Thomas Worthington: Is This Haunted?(00:21:06) - How to get to the estate(00:24:10) - How to pick a lock(00:28:44) - Tire Iron and Flashlights(00:31:24) - Disguised as a Car Radio(00:33:37) - Exploring the clearing behind a house(00:36:32) - Doubtful entrance to house from rear(00:40:29) - Secret Service inspects old windows(00:42:04) - How to Open a Locked Door(00:45:16) - THE MOUDING(00:48:20) - Deals from the abandoned house(00:50:42) - Deception 63(00:53:46) - Footprints in the kitchen doorway(00:57:14) - THE HUNDREDS OF DOORS IN CARNival(01:00:38) - Dining Room, Music Room, Art Gallery(01:04:14) - Footprints and bloodmark on the wall(01:07:27) - SECRET DOOR(01:10:35) - Dining Room, Main Entrance(01:12:58) - THE DEATH OF A WOMAN IN THE HOUSE(01:17:27) - Plastic Cube of clear gas(01:19:04) - The moan coming from the house(01:21:44) - Door to the North, trophy room(01:24:42) - D&D 2,(01:28:04) - D&D 5(01:31:05) - Thomas on the Shooting(01:33:29) - Federal Agents: Shooting Through Blind Doors(01:35:15) - CLEARING THE HOUSE(01:38:29) - Pottery jug in the root cellar(01:40:39) - Secret Door to the Root cellar(01:44:30) - Key to the Root cellar door(01:47:48) - Scuba Tanks, Gas Masks(01:50:59) - Deactivation 64 in the dark(01:52:57) - There's a Light in the Corridor(01:56:37) - REEK LEAKS(02:00:55) - Duke vs Engraved Man(02:04:55) - Duke vs Thomas(02:08:20) - A Called Shot vs Unarmed(02:11:05) - Handgun vs. Uzi(02:14:08) - D&D 2(02:17:33) - Duke vs Thomas(02:19:26) - D&D 10(02:22:35) - Secret Service Officer: Is She Trying to Scare or Intimidate(02:25:41) - How to Catch a Rapist(02:28:09) - Duke vs Sean on Roll Dice(02:29:47) - How To Survive The Presidential Shooting

The rpg released in 1983, 1986 and then combined in 2019, this one derives from Flying Buffalo's Tunnels and Trolls. We do a high level overview. s01e15 SITREP Wall Street Article on modern spying: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/local-spies-with-lethal-gear-how-israel-and-ukraine-reinvented-covert-action-74c54375Article from 1963 about 'modern spy': https://www.nytimes.com/1963/06/09/archives/the-modern-spy-extends-his-arena-although-a-wave-of-spy-stories-has.html Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE Peter, codename Spezbaby For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling). Chapters (00:00:00) - Go Bag(00:00:51) - Happy Holidays everyone!(00:03:22) - Tom Cruise on The Mission: Impossible Franchise(00:06:33) - Streaming Video: How To Manage Your Household(00:08:12) - Tiny Spice: How To Enhance the Spy Experience(00:11:24) - Tiny Spies Review(00:15:47) - Covert Ops: A Slow Burn(00:19:00) - The Secret Life of Spying(00:21:20) - In the Elevator With Spezbaby(00:21:42) - Tiny Spies: Is It A Christmas Movie?(00:23:25) - Mission Brief(00:24:27) - MSPE: The Sherlock Holmes Saga in the Making(00:29:11) - Consulting Detective(00:33:10) - Tunnels & Trolls: The Sleuth Edition(00:37:16) - Does the COVID Match The Book?(00:40:44) - Tunnels & Trolls: The Skill System(00:41:54) - Tunnels and Trolls: Does It Live Up To The(00:45:42) - Battlefield: The Lovecraftian Experience(00:46:18) - D&D: The Book Review(00:51:53) - D&D 3e: Experience Points, Skills(00:56:59) - James Bond Experience System(01:03:01) - High Adventure in Victorian Games(01:03:41) - Top Secret: An Overview

Harrigan and Sean go over Tiny Spies, not small people, but the game based off Tiny d6, by Gallant Knight Games released in 2021. s01e14 SITREP Top Secret NWO Tradecraft Manual: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/solarian/the-top-secret-tradecraft-manual James Bond RPG Vignette: https://www.gobagpod.com/podcast/s01e12/ Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE Codename DigitalHobbit Codename Dan For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling). Chapters (00:00:00) - Go Bag: Secret Agents(00:01:18) - Pluto on Roku and Free TV(00:01:51) - On Her Majesty's Secret Service(00:03:20) - Daniel Craig in The Bond Movie(00:06:28) - Daniel Craig in the Bond Series(00:08:16) - Washing With Love(00:11:32) - Sid rep. on The Spy Games(00:12:10) - New World Order Top Secret Game Announcement(00:14:55) - "It's one encrypted transmission"(00:15:49) - James Bond Vignette(00:20:48) - Lenses(00:24:30) - In the Elevator With Tiny Spies(00:25:17) - Tiny Spies: Exploring the CIA in 2021(00:30:00) - Tiny Spies(00:31:22) - Tiny D6 Background(00:33:11) - Tiny Dungeon Dice Mechanism(00:37:32) - D&D 5e Character Traits(00:40:26) - D&D 3.5: The Tests(00:41:13) - Tiny Wizard(00:44:45) - D&D 2, Special Actions(00:45:54) - D&D 2: Cinematic Auto(00:47:04) - D&D 5e(00:51:49) - Tiny Spies vs James Bond(00:56:43) - D&D 5e(00:57:55) - James Bond D6(01:00:15) - The Chases in D&D 2(01:04:34) - Tiny D&D: Exploding the Monarchy(01:06:36) - D&D 5e(01:10:45) - D6(01:12:39) - Forgotten Worlds: No Metacurrency(01:13:18) - Herald 6: Fighting Skills(01:14:17) - D&D 5e(01:17:50) - D&D: Spycraft 2(01:21:55) - Tiny, Tiny Spies

Second question and answer episode where we field grenades from Laramie, Dependable Skeleton, Spezbaby, DigitalHobbit and Runeslinger. s01e13 SITREP Fairfield Project, Delta Green Shotgun Scenarios http://fairfieldproject.wikidot.com/shotgun-scenarios Netflix: Spycraft series https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13789092/ Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE Codname Wallbanger Codename Dependable Skeleton Codename Spezbaby Codename DigitalHobbit Codename Runeslinger For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling). Chapters (00:00:00) - Go Bag(00:00:41) - Go Bag(00:00:58) - Delta Green: Impossible Landscapes Campaign(00:04:27) - D&D: Nightfall(00:08:20) - Delta Green: Playing Top Secret With Jason Connerly(00:12:37) - PODCAST: Agent Provocateur Podcast(00:13:10) - Delta Green: Short, Clunky Operations(00:17:13) - CIA Agents in Moscow in the 80s(00:22:02) - The Ghost of 1975(00:25:13) - Delta Green & Day of the Condor(00:25:54) - Delta Green: Shotgun Scenarios(00:27:01) - Spycraft(00:29:52) - What is Premature Imagination in D&D?(00:34:51) - Anthony Ruinslinger on Premature Imagination(00:39:53) - D&D: Fate and the Narrative(00:41:46) - D&D: The Deflation(00:43:24) - Harrigan's Hearth(00:44:16) - A Quick Note On St. John's Hockey(00:50:10) - Dan Murray on Teaser and Cold Opener(00:50:53) - James Bond: The Teaser Mechanics(00:52:17) - Black Mirror Cold Openers(00:53:07) - Outgunned: A Sequel to COD ((00:57:19) - D&D: A Grittier Story(00:59:30) - Agent Provocateur(01:01:30) - Alternating Career Paths in Spy Games(01:04:34) - Asian Provocateur: Does the Character Generation System Compare to T(01:05:28) - The OSR in D&D(01:06:00) - D&D: Character Skill vs Social Situations(01:08:35) - Osr vs LARP(01:12:14) - Q&A: The Future of the Show

Harrigan acts as game master for a brief one-shot of James Bond ttrpg by Victory Games. Sean plays agent Vincent Drake as he tries to locate The Scorpion! An enhanced episode of Go Bag, so be sure to check out your podcatcher for diagrams of tables and images as you listen. s01e12 SITREP Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling).

Often experienced at the beginning of a Bond film, we talk about why and how to implement the teaser or cold open into your covert action role-playing game. S01E11 SITREP Russian & IBM Typewriters https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/10/how-soviets-used-ibm-selectric-keyloggers-to-spy-on-us-diplomats/ Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE Agent Mike G. For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling). Chapters (00:00:00) - Delta Green: The Covert Action Rpg(00:00:34) - Delta Green Continues(00:05:49) - Delta Green: Covert Ops Solo(00:07:37) - Impossible Landscapes(00:10:17) - Delta Green: A Dedicated Game Talk(00:11:40) - Slow Horses Season 5 Review(00:15:20) - Bailey on The Spy(00:18:38) - Walden and Three Days of the Condor(00:21:02) - The Russians Put Keyloggers Into IBM Selectric Typewrit(00:26:30) - IBM Spy Tank(00:27:00) - encrypted comps(00:28:40) - Palladium Fantasy Review!(00:32:40) - James Bond: The Cold Open(00:35:54) - What Is The Cold Open?(00:36:57) - James Bond 007: Cold Open(00:40:54) - Pre-Credits Scene(00:42:21) - How To Play D&D(00:42:38) - Ease of Starting(00:44:16) - D&D 5e(00:45:20) - Consequences Travel Into the Main Campaign(00:50:54) - The Cold Opener(00:52:48) - The Secret to A High-Action Chase(00:54:23) - Cold Open(00:57:12) - The Secret to Exploring The Code(00:59:32) - What's A Cold Open?(01:01:36) - 7 Things The Cold Opener Does To The Campaign(01:03:09) - Cold Open(01:08:42) - Cold Openers in Role Playing(01:10:25) - Cold Opens

Mission Handlers Sean and Harrigan tackle the ttrpg Agent Provocateur by Twin Engine Productions, a Year Zero Engine covert action roleplaying game released in 2025...or was it 2024? S01E10 PDF: On DriveThruRPG Print: On Amazon SITREP Delta Green Shotgun Scenario Contest Character Creation Cheatsheet for James Bond Delta Green Campaign Jam Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE Rapier99 Jason C. Spezbaby For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling). Chapters (00:00:00) - Go Bag: Agent Provocateur(00:01:11) - Sean On The Spy Games(00:01:48) - Black Doves, Explained(00:02:12) - milo on reading Fleming's latest(00:04:28) - Covert Ops 2: A Quick Preview(00:06:25) - Sean on First Casualty(00:10:46) - Daniel Feist on Covert Action(00:13:09) - Cheat Sheet for James Bond, Top Secret(00:15:09) - Delta Green Shotgun scenario contest(00:17:46) - E-mail and voicemails from Online Dungeons & Dragons(00:19:02) - Cloak and Dagger Review(00:19:37) - Secret Messages in D&D(00:22:20) - D&D 5e(00:26:04) - Prejudicial Narrative in D&D(00:29:55) - Pushing Die Rolls in D&D(00:33:08) - Call of Cthulhu 7.2: Where to Push You(00:34:16) - Comments on 'Ghost Ops': One aspect of games(00:36:08) - James Bond: From Setting to Playing(00:37:47) - Peter's Notes on the Discord(00:39:43) - Agent Provocateur: The Role Playing Game(00:41:32) - Agent Provocateur(00:46:17) - Bookmark Review(00:47:09) - D&D 5e Overview(00:48:33) - James Bond in 'Mission: Impossible'(00:49:06) - YZE: The Cinematic Mode(00:50:10) - Agent Provocateur: The Year Zero Engine(00:55:26) - D&D 5e Character(00:57:34) - YZE: The Book Review(01:00:34) - How To Play 'The Witcher'(01:00:51) - D&D 6, Story Points(01:03:37) - D&D 6: Story Points(01:05:28) - Oh, The Stress Dice(01:07:11) - The Stress Machine in D&D(01:10:10) - How to Rest in 'YZE': Air quotes(01:11:58) - Skills, Talons and Traits in YZE(01:12:52) - D&D 5(01:15:25) - YZE: Traits and How They Work(01:18:11) - What is XP in D&D 2?(01:18:53) - D&D 10, Exposure(01:23:44) - YZE Combat (5(01:28:38) - The Most Effective Pistol in '(01:29:00) - YZE is a bloody deadly game(01:30:15) - Vehicle and Chases(01:31:29) - James Bond 2D6 Chases(01:33:15) - The GM Section(01:34:28) - The D&D 5e Guide: Keeping the PCs Alive(01:38:14) - James Bond 5e Review(01:40:15) - James Bond: From Film to Game(01:42:33) - Reviewing The Dark Ages: A Novel Review(01:44:24) - D&D 5e(01:45:20) - Is The GOON A Good Spy?(01:49:02) - D&D 2(01:50:54) - Agent Provocateur

We finalize our deep dive into Victory Games's 1983 release of James Bond 007 RPG. S01E09 SITREP The Spy mini series - https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_spy/s01 James Bond movie Director - https://share.google/SzXFb5JSKi5sUDjPx Spy 2nd Edition - https://www.thepolyhedralknights.com/spy-2nd-edition Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE Daniel Jason Peter/Spezbaby For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling).

First Q&A of Season 1. Sean and Harrigan do some in-depth analysis of received Encrypted Comms from Jason, Gabe, Peter, Humza, and Sunglar. S01E08 SITREP Spymaster's Toolkit crowdfunder https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/287589860/the-spy-game-spymasters-toolkit-supplement Guns of James Bond https://www.headstamppublishing.com/licensed-troubleshooter Sean on Casting Shadows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o55hwQ1PKH8 Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE Peter aka Spezbaby Daniel W. Jason C. Sunglar Humza K. Gabe For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling).

Launched in 1983 by Victory Games, we start with an overview of James Bond the tabletop rpg. S01E007 SITREP The Spies that Death Forgot https://thysane.itch.io/the-spies-that-death-forgot/devlog/119421/the-spies-that-death-forgot Author Robert Morton on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/dukieboy2.bsky.social Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE Voicemail from Jason C For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling). Chapters (00:00:00) - Go Bag: James Bond Role Playing(00:00:38) - In the Elevator With Connery(00:01:28) - Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and More(00:04:25) - The OSS 117 Films(00:06:00) - Tom Clancy on The Hunt for Red October(00:09:29) - "You Are Ready for Game Day!"(00:09:48) - Modern Set Games(00:13:13) - Facebook Chat(00:13:38) - Two Forged in the Dark Ideas For Espionage(00:15:57) - The Name of New World Order's Secret Lead(00:16:33) - encrypted comms(00:17:19) - Top Secret New World Order Call-in(00:19:09) - James Bond: Her Majesty's Secret Service(00:20:47) - Top Secret(00:22:53) - How To Play Secretly(00:23:16) - James Bond: The Spy Game(00:26:07) - From Russia With Love: A Forgotten Story(00:26:44) - VICTORY Games(00:31:31) - The Making of The Bond Project(00:32:53) - The Making of The James Bond Rpg(00:35:25) - James Bond: Spectre and Kevin McClory(00:38:42) - MRF: SMERSH and SPECTRE(00:39:35) - James Bond: Tarot Is Cooler Than Spectre(00:40:57) - GM on Negotiating IP Licenses(00:44:07) - James Bond 2: The Challenges(00:48:45) - James Bond: The Money in MI6(00:49:53) - D&D 5e(00:54:15) - D&D: Fame Points(00:56:32) - Game Studies Online, Introduction(00:57:09) - James Bond: The Novel, Book 1(00:58:40) - D&D 2(01:01:25) - The Design workshops of Judge Dredd(01:03:11) - James Bond 007 Board Game(01:05:44) - James Bond: Smurf in Villains 2(01:06:38) - James Bond: The RPG(01:08:53) - Favorite James Bond Actor Is Sean Connery(01:10:13) - Daniel Craig vs. Pierce Brosnan(01:12:04) - Go Bag: Secret Agents On This Episode

We wrap up our deep dive into TSR's Top Secret rpg. S01E06 SITREP Counterpart - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4643084/ Rest is Classified podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/1Jn1HIW6I1AQnKVpsJHdEf?si=9201c61996394f82 Delta Green Scenario Workbook - https://staggeredamusementmachine.itch.io/delta-green-scenario-workbook Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling).

Time to get into the mechanics of TSR’s 1980 espionage game, Top Secret in our first of two deep-dive episodes. S01E05 SITREP Mod Con https://www.facebook.com/groups/1392601365327192 Terminology - Spy Museum https://www.spymuseum.org/education-programs/spy-resources/language-of-espionage Encrypted Comms Chad Glamann HOOS Larry Kristen Saltheart For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling).

Before all the other espionage rpgs, this was the first and one of a kind. Released in 1980, published by TSR, Harrigan and Sean do a high-level overview of this classic game. S01E04 SITREP Death in Berlin - https://criticalkit.us/products/death-in-berlin-solo-rpg-rulebook-physical-copy Delta Green Shotgun Generator - https://chartopia.d12dev.com/chart/59676/ Modus Operandi - https://www.modus-operandi.co.uk/ Encrypted Comms Email: Grenade@GoBagPod.com Call: 929.BIG.DICE For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling).

Previously we went over game mechanics that would be good to see in espionage rpgs. In this one we talk about elements that go into an espionage game that enhances the flavor. S01E03 SITREP LinksPSI Run https://lumpley.itch.io/psirun Operator’s Loadout: https://cheatsheets.davidveksler.com/operator-loadouts.html Delta Green Handler’s Screen: https://shop.arcdream.com/collections/role-playing-games/products/delta-green-handlers-screen-2025-copy CORK BORG: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/allrolledup/cork-bord-a-nordic-noir-investigative-role-playing-game/description James Bond Video Game: https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/007-first-light-14-new-things-we-just-learned-about-the-james-bond-game/2900-6978/#1 First Casualty (book): https://amzn.to/3JUiWQi The Rest is Classified: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rest-is-classified/id1780384916 Encrypted Comms Andy Hall REDACTED For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling).

Wherein we chat about what makes espionage RPGs different from other RPGs, what key features really help emulate the genre — chase rules, reputation rules, HTH combat that includes subdual and assassination, etc. S01E02 SITREP Numb3r Station: https://albi13.itch.io/numb3r-stations Procedural rpg: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/occupiedhex/procedural Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gobagpod.com For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you buy through them—at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the lights on (and the dice rolling). Chapters (00:00:00) - Intelligence Rpgs(00:00:41) - Delta Green(00:03:00) - Sit REVIEW(00:07:16) - Crypto Comms(00:07:53) - Indirect Grenade(00:11:18) - Operators Playing the Roleplaying Game(00:14:50) - Historical Role-Playing(00:17:51) - Mission Brief(00:23:12) - Reasons for Skills in Spy Games(00:25:38) - Intimidation and persuasion in gaming(00:26:09) - Call of Cthul, Cthulhu 5(00:28:43) - Operators: The Bad Guys(00:30:31) - Skills in D&D 2(00:32:34) - Intelligence Skills vs Hacking in Spy Games(00:37:52) - Infiltration Incovers vs Covert Ops(00:38:24) - James Bond: The Spy Game(00:41:41) - D&D 5e(00:45:03) - Tom Cruise On His 'Captain' Fight(00:46:08) - GM Explains Metacurrency in D&D(00:48:47) - D&D 7: Competency Metacurrency(00:50:55) - Discussing Metacurrency in Video Games(00:51:33) - D&D: Meta-Currency(00:56:38) - Battlefield 2: Modern Weapons(00:59:55) - Deep Dive: The Silencer(01:01:20) - D&D 5e(01:02:09) - Gadgets in the 1980s(01:03:22) - D&D 5e Death(01:04:49) - D&D: Assistance Rules(01:07:10) - Grizzly vs Cinematic Spy Games(01:11:03) - What Do The Games Need To Have To Be Interesting?(01:12:54) - Trouble in the Mine