| # |
Name |
Description |
Cost |
AP |
DP |
Pull |
Traits |
Special |
Flavor Text |
| O1 |
The Power of the Media |
Secret |
0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Media |
Crank to call any Media card. Crank any time to add +1 to an attack vs. a Media Character. |
Mainstream media is a high-tech means to an age-old end: control. By manipulating readers, listeners, and viewers on very deep emotional and archetypal levels, the controllers of the media can enforce “appropriate” behavior on a mass scale. Early experiments in promoting consumerism paved the way for more sinister programming.
|
| O2 |
What’s Up With the Slackers? |
Secret |
0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Slacker |
Crank any time to make one Character Immune: Media or Immune: Control. Crank any time to add +1 to any attack vs. a Slacker. |
The Slackers take their name from the demographic label assigned them by what they call “The Media Conspiracy.” They are a band of mostly young, freedom-loving people who delight in finding creative means of resisting Control. They use the media's perception of them as apathetic and aimless to their advantage, striking by surprise and (mostly) getting away with it. More than anything else, they love turning the methods of control against their masters.
|
| O3 |
Matti Aaltonen |
Astral Ballast |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Human, Hermetic, Astral |
Immune: Astral. Cost of all Astral cards decreases by 1 (to no less than 0) when Matti is in play. |
He's finally shaken his Control addiction and gotten serious about his Astral powers.
|
| O4 |
Abducted |
Condition |
2* |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Alien |
You must crank an Alien (with its owner's permission) when calling this Condition onto a Character. Both Characters are flipped. When they return to play, any Alien may crank to control this Character. |
Alien abductions are increasingly common in Al Amarja.
|
| O5 |
Apathy |
Condition |
2* |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Media |
Target Slacker is flipped until this Condition is popped. Other Characters are flipped, rather than cranked, after taking an action, but may not flip voluntarily. |
The media doesn't care about your apathy, as long as you stay tuned.
|
| O6 |
Atlas Games |
Resource |
2* |
-- |
-- |
* |
Trident, Cut-Up |
Crank any time to cancel the Pull just generated by an Entrepreneur. |
They have a new strategy: By convincing others to offer high-quality, control-breaking merchandise, Atlas can drive them to ruin..
|
| O7 |
Stella Attenuata |
Wary Cetacean |
2 |
4 |
3 |
-- |
Animal, Chaos |
Immune: Control. Bulldoze. Cannot attack Animals. Cannot use Gear. |
Tired of being condescended to as "almost as smart as humans", Stella flipped out of her tank and ate her trainer, with some tuna on the side. She won't rest until she's wiped homo sapiens off the evolutionary map.
|
| O8 |
Holt Badger |
Roving Reporter |
2 |
4 |
4 |
-- |
Android, Media |
-- |
Designed to make news as well as report it.
|
| O9 |
Bellow |
Righteous Warrior |
2 |
5 |
3 |
-- |
Human, Throckmorton, Control |
Bulldoze. Avan Bloodlord gains ability "Crank to pop Bellow." |
He's turned away from the dark side, or so he thinks.
|
| O10 |
Billy |
Paperboy |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
Human, Media, Control |
Martyr for any Media. |
He’s always in the right place.
|
| O11 |
Blinky |
Cuddly Marmoset |
2* |
1 |
1 |
-- |
Animal, Chaos, Slacker |
Flip to control any Control character. That character then loses the trait “Control” permanently (use a marker). |
She’ll show you where your strings are hooked up. Then you can cut them, if you're still around.
|
| O12 |
Borrowed Car |
Gear |
2* |
+2 |
-- |
-- |
Slacker |
Surprise. If opponent is not popped by combat, pop this Gear and flip one of your other Characters. If you have no other Characters, the user is popped. |
I never saw that car before in my life!
|
| O13 |
Trinity Bright |
TV Psychic |
2 |
1 |
1 |
* |
Human, Media, Psychic |
Crank to call any Psychic Condition. |
Sometimes she tells people what she REALLY sees.
|
| O14 |
Censorship Threats |
Environmental |
2* |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Government |
Whenever an Artist or Media Character is cranked, flip a coin: Heads: Character is popped unless one or more players pay Pull equal to the Character’s cost. Cards may be cranked out of turn to generate this Pull. |
“Free speech” can be just another bait-and-switch.
|
| O15 |
Austin Champa |
Direct-Mail Marketer |
3 |
2 |
1 |
* |
Human, Media, Entrepreneur |
When Austin is active, you gain 1 Influence each time an opponet’s Secret is cranked. |
He knows more than just your address.
|
| O16 |
Cinnamon |
Spectral Hamster |
2* |
-- |
-- |
=0 |
Nekros, Astral, Slacker |
Last Rank. Cannot attack. Cannot be attacked. Cannot use Gear. Flip to pop any Astral or Nekros Condition. May be called at 0-cost if Dexter Lieu is in your Conspiracy. |
A childhood pet of Dexter Lieu, Cinnamon continues its rodential habits after death, chewing holes through the astral fabric.
|
| O17 |
Consensus Reality |
Whammy |
* |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Media, Control |
Pop any Environmental as it is called. Play any time. |
Those who try to change the rules sometimes find their efforts thwarted by the power of mass belief.
|
| O18 |
Deep |
Whammy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Play any time on Character taking any action (including Combat). Character flips, if not popped, after action is resolved. Cancels Jumped. |
It’s important to enunciate when placing youre drink order.
|
| O19 |
Desktop Publisher |
Gear |
2* |
+1* |
+1* |
+1 |
Slacker, Trident |
+1 Power vs. Media. Immune: Media. Not cumulative. |
Zines, posters, pamphlets, and tracts - all of these weaken the media’s hold on society.
|
| O20 |
Romeo Domenico |
Media Manipulator |
2 |
1* |
1* |
-- |
Human, Media, Net |
Crank any other Media or Net to give him +1 Power until he next uncranks. You may use counters. Domenico loses 1 counter on his player’s Uncrank phase. |
His image gets him farther than his skills.
|
| O21 |
Entropy |
Spirit of Noise |
4* |
-- |
3 |
-- |
Nekros, Chaos, Astral |
May be called as a Character or as a Condition. Character: Cannot attack. All adjacent (not diagonal) Characters are Immune: Media. Crank to place Entropy as a Condition on any non-Nekros Character in your conspiracy. Condition: Gains trait “Possession.” Change target’s first trait to “Nekros.” Target is Immune: Control, Media. Target may crank to remove Entropy and place it in a legal position in your conspiracy. |
It jams the signals that the media relies on.
|
| O22 |
Flavor of the Week |
Condition |
1* |
-- |
-- |
+1 |
Media |
Target Character gains +1 Pull, but is automatically popped in combat with any Media. |
Media attention is great as long as your benefactors don’t turn on you.
|
| O23 |
Fred Flip |
Bored Glug |
2 |
3 |
3 |
-- |
Glug, Slacker |
Immune: Astral, Psychic, Control. |
Fred isn’t interested in his people. In fact, he’s not interested in much of anything.
|
| O24 |
Dat Giap |
Media Wizard |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1* |
Human, Compton, Media, Astral |
Crank to add +1 to any attack by a Media. +1 Pull to call Compton or Media cards. |
He’s blazing new trails through the global telecommunications network.
|
| O25 |
Gus |
The Cutest Kitten in the World |
2 |
-- |
1* |
1 |
Animal, Slacker |
+3 DP if Tucker is in play. Gear played or shifted onto Gus is popped instantly. If Gus is popped as a result of another Character’s action, that Character is popped also. |
Awwwww... |
| O26 |
Gutenburg’s Revenge |
Environmental |
2 |
+1* |
+1* |
-- |
Book, Cut-Up |
All Book Characters, and all Characters with type in their illustrations, gain +1 Power. Any two Media Contacts may be cranked any time to pop this Environmental. |
Some prefer their eyestrain the old-fashioned way. |
| O27 |
George Guy |
Street Mumbler |
2 |
2 |
3 |
-- |
Human, Slacker, Low-Life, Psychic |
Crank to crank any Character he could attack. |
George likes to tell people what they’re really thinking.
|
| O28 |
Sylvia Hanrahan |
Beautiful Mutant |
3 |
3* |
3* |
-- |
Mutant, Slacker, Criminal |
Immune: Control. +2 vs. Government, DBI, and Law. Crank any time to Save any Low-Life. |
Her needle exchange is a front for more subversive activities.
|
| O29 |
Beth Hardwood |
Self-Defense Instructor |
3 |
2 |
4 |
-- |
Human, Slacker |
Immune: Surprise. Crank any time to draw any attack on a Slacker on to her instead, even if this is not normally possible. |
Her girlfriend runs Hip Sensibility, Inc., as well as the Slacker conspiracy.
|
| O30 |
Hip Sensibility, Inc. |
Resource |
0 |
-- |
-- |
* |
Slacker |
Unique. 4 Pull to call Slacker cards. |
This “ad agency” serves as a front for the Slackers, an informal anti-conspiracy network which includes hackers, dropouts, and artists. They are dedicated to helping their peers resist manipulation by the government and media.
|
| O31 |
Information Highway Robbery |
Condition |
3* |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Fringe, Slacker |
Move target Secret into your own Conspiracy, cranked. Treat it as your own Secret. |
With the proper instruments, hackers can lobotomize a conspiracy.
|
| O32 |
Insta-Pet |
Resource |
0 |
-- |
-- |
* |
Animal |
Unique. 4 Pull to call Animals. |
For sale or for rent, for those unusual animal needs your best bet is Insta-Pet!
|
| O33 |
Jumped |
Whammy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Play any time on Character taking any action (including Combat). Character is uncranked, if not popped or flipped, after action is resolved. Cancels Deep. |
Sometimes a quadruple shot isn’t enough.
|
| O34 |
Judas |
Lovable Puss |
1 |
-- |
2 |
-- |
Animal, Slacker |
Can’t attack. Can’t use Gear. Can only be attacked by Animals. Crank to call Rob Lightner. |
Don’t hate her because she’s beautiful.
|
| O35 |
Kitty Kat |
Fake Rapper |
1 |
2 |
2 |
* |
Human, Media |
Gains +1 Pull if there is at least one Media and one Slacker Character in her conspiracy. |
Her street lingo is created for her by a team of copywriters.
|
| O36 |
Kira |
Chaos Kitty |
2 |
* |
* |
-- |
Animal, Chaos, Slacker |
+1 Power for each Human in her Conspiracy. Must attack a Human if one is a legal target. Automatically popped in combat with Animals. |
People make her nervous.
|
| O37 |
Jackal Kite |
Media Assassin |
2 |
3* |
3* |
-- |
Human, Media, Cloak |
When calling Jackal, choose one trait other than Human. Jackal is +2 vs. Characters with that trait and may Bypass to attack a cranked Character with that trait. |
His bark is worse than his sound bite.
|
| O38 |
Merry Knight |
Undercover Reporter |
0 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
Human, Media, Giovanni's Cabbie, Cloak |
Crank to cancel the action (including combat) of any Giovanni’s Cabbie. This action pops Merry. |
She’s trying to get the dirt on Giovanni, but it’s not easy.
|
| O39 |
Martin Koenig |
Vigilant Warrior |
2 |
3* |
3* |
-- |
Human, Quisling, Control |
+2 vs. Artists. |
Martin believes his crusade is a holy one.
|
| O40 |
Helen Levy |
Blackmailer |
3 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
Human, Criminal |
When Helen is called, name one Unique Character (except one which is Immune: Blackmail) and place a counter on its card. Helen may be cranked to pop that Character, unless its controller pays Pull equal to the number of counters on its card. Each time this is done, add a counter to the Character’s card. Cards may be cranked out of turn to generate this pull. |
Eventually, her demands will drain even the most resourceful.
|
| O41 |
Liberal Media Bias |
Whammy |
--* |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Media |
Target Throckmorton or Control Character has +2 Pull until it next uncranks. You may use counters. |
Claiming oppression by the powers that be is the next-to-last refuge of the scoundrel.
|
| O42 |
Dexter Lieu |
Reclusive Packrat |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
Human, Fringe, Slacker |
When Dexter is called, you may call any number of Gear cards onto him at no cost. Flip any time to call any number of Gear cards onto Dexter. Automatically popped in combat with Animals. |
Dexter has squirreled away a lot of stuff and random bits of information, but he's hard to get a hold of and doesn't return phone calls.
|
| O43 |
Jill Lightner |
Poisoner to the Stars |
3 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
Human, Slacker, Entrepreneur, Criminal |
Crank her and a Character with positive Pull to pop any other cranked Character with positive Pull. |
She runs the “To Die For” catering company.
|
| O44 |
Rob Lightner |
Depressed Cut-Ups Technician |
4 |
-- |
4 |
1* |
Sub-Random, Cut-Up, Slacker |
Can’t attack. Flip to flip any Character. +1 Pull to call Slacker or Cut-Ups cards. |
Rob’s sluggish nature is...oh, whatever. Forget it.
|
| O45 |
Rob Lightner |
Manic Cut-Ups Technician |
4 |
3 |
3 |
-- |
Sub-Random, Cut-Up, Slacker |
Surprise. Immune: Surprise. Uncranks on each player’s uncrank phase. |
Rob thrives on confusion.
|
| O46 |
Therese Littleton |
Bureaucratic Biologist |
2 |
1* |
4* |
1 |
Human, Government, Slacker |
+3 vs. Government and Academics. Any D'Aubainne or Government may crank to flip Therese. |
She knows how to abuse the system, but her persistent respect for authority may be her undoing.
|
| O47 |
Lollapaloser |
Redshirt |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-- |
Human, Slacker |
Not Unique. Immune: Control, except Control by Media cards. |
Unhappy middle-class youngsters with store-bought lifestyles .
|
| O48 |
Loser Chic |
Environmental |
2* |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Slacker |
This card may only be played if each player or team has at least 6 Influence. The object of the game is now to start your turn with less than 0 Influence. This card pops, and is popped by, other object-changing Environmentals. |
The Slackers see apathy as a means to an end.
|
| O49 |
C. C. Lyres |
Monique D’Aubainne’s Press Secretary |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
Human, Government, Media |
Crank any time to Save any other Government or D’Aubainne. May not be attacked by Media. |
Since leaving her former post, C. C. has found the press much more amenable to her fabrications.
|
| O50 |
Madonna Pap Smear |
Gear |
1* |
-- |
-- |
+1 |
Slacker |
Target Slacker has +1 Pull. |
Humanizing media icons can provide dramatic effects.
|
| O51 |
Marine Boy |
Radical Geek |
2 |
3* |
2* |
-- |
Human, Fringe, Criminal, Slacker |
+3 vs. Government and Law. Any opponent who pops Marine Boy gains 1 Influence. |
A little knowledge is still a dangerous thing.
|
| O52 |
Tom Marshall |
Cyber-Stalker |
2 |
2 |
4 |
-- |
Cyborg, Fringe, Slacker |
Crank to place a token on any Unique Character in play. Crank to add +2 to any attack vs. a Character possessing such a token. |
His enhancements enable him to pursue his interests more freely.
|
| O53 |
Shannon McLuhan |
Media Theorist |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
Human, Burger, Academic, Media |
Immune: Media. |
Shannon has found D’Aubainne U. the perfect environment to take her father’s work to “the next level.”
|
| O54 |
Media Contacts |
Resource |
0 |
-- |
-- |
1* |
Media |
Non-Influence Pull only. +1 Pull to call Media cards. |
It’s often helpful for a conspiracy to manipulate the public using mass or targeted media. Covert messages can be hidden in anything from TV ads to billboards, and the possibilities for subtle control are endless. Given the unparallelled freedom of speech on Al Amarja, little is left unsaid.
|
| O55 |
Medium |
Condition |
4* |
-- |
-- |
* |
Nekros, Astral |
User may crank to call any Nekros card. |
Sometimes the spirits pay attention.
|
| O56 |
Misinformation |
Whammy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Cloak |
Play any time a Secret is cranked. The Secret’s effect is cancelled unless the player who cranked it transfers an Influence point to the player calling this Whammy. |
You’ll pay to know what you really think.
|
| O57 |
Nachtmeister |
Demented Radio Personality |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Human, Glorious Lord, Media |
Crank any time to add +1 to all Glorious Lords’ Power until end of turn. |
He knows just what to say and when to say it
|
| O58 |
Mai Ng |
Music Programmer |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
Human, The Terminal, Media |
Crank any time to cancel the action of any Burger, including combat. The Burger is cranked. Crank to pop any Burger; this action pops Mai. |
She’s heard that the relaxing music she selects for the Terminal has disconcerting effects, but claims not to know why. |
| O59 |
Ion O’Roarke |
Diversionary |
4 |
1 |
4 |
* |
Human, Guild, Media, Fringe |
+1 Pull to call Guilds. Crank to flip all cranked Characters except himself. |
He is an expert at mixing messages within communication systems.
|
| O60 |
Max Okay |
Uninspired Art Student |
1 |
1 |
3 |
* |
Mutant, Slacker, Artist, Academic |
1 Pull to call Slackers or Academics. |
He hasn’t figured out how to turn his self-loathing into cash - yet.
|
| O61 |
Lizzie Paris |
Anti-Marketer |
6 |
1 |
6 |
2* |
Human, Slacker, Media, Entrepreneur, Cloak |
+2 Pull to call Slacker cards. Immune: Media, Control. Crank any time to add +2 to an attack vs. any Media, Government, or Control Character. |
Lizzie sneaks anti-control subtexts into Hip Sensibility, Inc. campaigns, thus financing and strengthening her conspiracy simultaneously.
|
| O62 |
Press Credentials |
Gear |
1* |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Media |
Character may Bypass any Government or Law.
| -- |
| O63 |
Public Access |
Condition |
1* |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Trident, Slacker |
Target Trident or Slacker may crank any time to cancel another Character’s action, including combat. Character is cranked. Discard when used |
Power to the people!
|
| O64 |
Publish or Perish |
Condition |
1* |
-- |
-- |
+1 |
Academic, Control |
Play on Academic only. Character has +1 Pull. As your first action during Operations Phase, either pay Pull equal to the number of Academics in play or pop the Character. |
Once you start writing, it’s hard to stop.
|
| O65 |
Holland Radio |
Marketing Mogul |
6 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
Human, Media, Vornite |
Crank any time to remove the trait “Immune: Control” from one Character until the end of the turn. |
His statistical analyses, focus groups, and hunches add up to the most effective target-marketing in the world.
|
| O66 |
Amo Roberts |
Anarchitect |
4 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
Human, Slacker, Terminal, Psychic, Cloak |
Crank to pop any Terminal card or flip any Resource. |
Bad design makes her crabby.
|
| O67 |
J. S. Rocket |
Bitter Ex-Satanist |
2 |
5 |
4 |
-- |
Human, Throckmorton, Control |
Must attack a Compton or Glorious Lord if any are legal targets. |
He’s found a new way of life, but his past still “haunts” him.
|
| O68 |
Randy Rogers |
Crooked Televangelist |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1* |
Human, Gladstein, Media, Cloak |
+2 Pull to call Media cards. |
“Put your hands on the television...” |
| O69 |
Alphonse Safstrom |
Disaffected Youth |
1 |
3 |
3 |
-- |
Human, Aries, Slacker |
Immune: Control. |
Al doesn’t believe in anything - he hangs with the Aries gang because it’s fun. |
| O70 |
Patty Shalimar |
Street Kid |
0* |
3 |
3 |
-- |
Human, Low-Life, Slacker |
Does not count against number of 0-cost cards played on your turn. Automatically popped in combat with Government or Law without affecting other combatants. |
Have you seen me? |
| O71 |
Derrick Sharp |
Hard-working Slacker |
3 |
1 |
2 |
* |
Human, Slacker, Fringe, Artist |
+1 Pull to call Artist or Fringe cards. Pay Pull equal to the cost of any other Fringe Character in play or in any dead pile to give Derrick all of that Character’s special abilities for one round. |
Given his diverse interests, he can figure out how just about anything works.
|
| O72 |
Sleepy |
Spirit of Sloth |
1* |
-- |
6 |
-- |
Nekros, Slacker, Astral |
Can’t crank. Adjacent (not diagonal) Characters may not crank. |
Sleepy manifested after one of Dat Giap’s spells went awry. It seems to feed on others’ willpower.
|
| O73 |
Speedy |
Plush Pet |
0 |
-- |
4 |
-- |
Tulpa, Slacker |
May not crank or be cranked. Cannot use Gear. |
"My God, that's the biggest cat I've ever seen!"
|
| O74 |
Squat |
Condition |
1* |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Slacker, Criminal |
Character may crank any time to Avoid Combat. Any Law may crank to pop this Condition. |
“She’s not in the phone book!”
|
| O75 |
SST |
Underworld Guide |
2 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
Human, Lurker, Slacker, Psychic |
Flip any time to Save any Lurker or Slacker. |
She’ll find you when you need her.
|
| O76 |
Static |
Environmental |
2* |
-1* |
-1* |
-- |
Slacker, Cut-Up, Fringe |
All Control characters are -1 Power. |
Noise interferes with the signals of control.
|
| O77 |
Clyde Throckmorton |
Media Hero |
8 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
Human, Throckmorton, Media, Control |
Exclude: Artists. |
Clyde’s meteoric rise to success started with the “What’s it All About?” radio show.
|
| O78 |
Tucker |
Late-night Prowler |
1 |
3* |
3* |
-- |
Animal, Chaos, Slacker |
+2 Power if it is after 11pm. (and before dawn). Cannot use Gear. |
He comes alive when it’s darkest.
|
| O79 |
Stefano Turolli |
Crusader for Righteousness |
3 |
1 |
2 |
=0 |
Human, Throckmorton |
Crank to flip any Artist or Trident. Flipped while Karla Sommers is in play. |
His old career a shambles, Stefano has found new inspiration.
|
| O80 |
Bunny Weiss |
Deadhead |
2 |
1 |
4 |
-- |
Human, Slacker, Sommerite |
Crank any time to cancel the effects of any combat, if at least one attackers is a part of his Conspiracy. |
“Can’t we all just get along?”
|
| O81 |
Whatever... |
Environmental |
4* |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Slacker |
No player or team may accumulate Influence or win the game as long as this card is in play. |
The Slackers can make apathy le mode du jour.
|
| O82 |
Whispering Campaign |
Condition |
3* |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Control, Media |
Move target Resource into your own Conspiracy, cranked. Treat it as your own Resource until it or this condition is popped. |
Everything you know is wrong.
|
| O83 |
Kate Wing |
Chameleotrix |
4 |
1 |
2 |
* |
Human, Chaos, Slacker |
Pay 1 Pull to give Kate any trait of any adjacent character. For each trait added, Kate gains 1 Pull (3 max.). Immune: Government. |
An ex-government sweetheart turned instigator; now the only power she follows is money. By blending in with her surroundings, Chameleotrix turns things to her advantage.
|
| O84 |
Yellow Journalism |
Whammy |
--* |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Media |
Target Media may crank to flip one Character. |
The power of negative press to force individuals underground is legendary. |
