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Old 03-09-2010, 09:54 PM   #7
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Default Re: Help Building Secret Organization for Occult Horror Game

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Originally Posted by Grouchy Chris View Post
A secret team of government types acting unofficially doesn't have to preclude a permanent roster. It could be that a few people in government in the US and UK, after WWI, saw a new kind of threat forming, but couldn't risk acting on it in an official capacity. So they formed "The Group," using what resources they can divert without attracting attention, and inviting new members in when they need fresh blood and find someone they can trust. Kind of like how Will Smith gets recruited in Men in Black. Except not with quite the same vibe.
In Delta Green and Conspiracy X I toyed with the idea of something along the lines of a standing inter-agency task force. If you have a member or members at a high enough level to get resources and personnel reassigned to such a group it becomes reasonably plausible. I've heard rumors of special operations soldiers getting pulled from their units for this sort of assignment in real life.
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