Has anyone run a Delta Green scenario recently? I'm thinking

>>52260477
>I'm wondering how hard to ride my players over their tradecraft or lack thereof

It depends on how much NCIS/Homeland/whatever TV show with federal agencies they have watched and how much they could realistically expect to know about their agency's tradecraft.

It's a good question because I have played with non-Americans that don't "get" how the 3 letter agencies "work" and what they could realistically be able to be equipped with.

I say guide them and reign them in when necessary.

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>>52260477
I'm running "The Laundry" which is easily the best ISO 9001 certified interpretation of Cthulu I have ever seen.

It combines the best aspects of Cthulu mythos and monster hunting with the accurate representation of govt bureaucracy and red tape.

>>52260533
>I say guide them and reign them in when necessary.
It's a pity, becuase I sort of want to give them enough room to screw themselves with the powers they have. I'd rather let them beat a suspect then have IA chase them than just tell them they "don't feel right." or use the GM patented "are you sure?"

>>52260571
I would like to know more.

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>>52260747
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=the+laundry+files+charles+stross

>>52260747
It's based on a British series of novels that are basically Delta Green, written in the style of Terry Pratchett.

>>52260623
>It's a pity, becuase I sort of want to give them enough room to screw themselves with the powers they have.

Well then do that.

>>52260824
>basically Delta Green, written in the style of Terry Pratchett.

Well I'm fucking sold.

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>>52260477
You're gonna have to explain the finer points of tradecraft to general roleplayers, especially if their only point of reference is fantasy RPGs.

I recommend the tradecraft section in Spycraft: World on Fire.

That or Night's Black Agents, it's pretty good too.

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>>52260477
Fuck no, for the same reason I don't run anything that could conceivably involve modern firearm related tactics or go to /k/ to see ignorant dipshits argue about things they don't understand. Most people don't know shit about how the relevant agencies and their procedures actually work and it rankles me too much.

I would consider it if given an entire group that genuinely knows their shit, but that seems like a long shot.

>>52260843
It's fucking great. The first book's antagonists are Saddam-era Iranians, [SPOILERS], and management.

>>52262977
Iraqis, fuck. I don't know how the hell I messed that up.