RESEARCH AND LIBRARY USE IN DELTA GREEN
Added 2024-05-10 14:20:16 +0000 UTCWe get this question a lot, and it's definitely something which will go in the next edition of Delta Green: how do I roll the Delta Green equivalent of Library Use? It's actually something so simple we never even considered writing much of it out. But the long and the short of it is this:
When researching a subject, roll the appropriate skill
Looking into public records? (Bureaucracy)
Looking into Taxes/Financials? (Accounting)
Looking into crimes? (Criminology, Law)
Looking into History? (History, Anthropology or Archaeology)
Looking into paranormal? (Occult or Unnatural)
Looking into Technology? (appropriate Science)
Have access to the internet or a library? Add +20%
Have access to a database or library specifically dedicated to the subject? Add +40%
Comments
Oh I always had players use search and spending some time when the skill was not obvious. Interesting.
Collin Burkhart
2024-05-10 17:41:53 +0000 UTCYeah. This would be poring through documents at a desk, or a few stashed books or files in a house.
Dennis Detwiller
2024-05-10 15:49:00 +0000 UTC"Have access to the internet or a library? Add +20%" What would be some examples of doing research without access to the Internet or library? Would it be attempting research with a single tome or textbook?
mrmcgee
2024-05-10 15:23:57 +0000 UTCI just roll a 1d3 unless it's a revolver, bolt action or etc.
Kristoph Yakeba
2024-05-10 14:37:28 +0000 UTCYeah. We also said things like "a single weapon roll does not always represent one shot" but we still get reams of email about it.
Dennis Detwiller
2024-05-10 14:31:06 +0000 UTCWell, fair enough. I saw your post and immediately thought, "I could have sworn they already said this."
Jacob Stocke
2024-05-10 14:30:13 +0000 UTCYeah, I know. I have about 2 dozen emails and various messages that say that explanation was not sufficient.
Dennis Detwiller
2024-05-10 14:29:06 +0000 UTCAgents Handbook, pg. 29: "There’s no designated skill for library use. Whether your Agent is sifting through microfilm or a database, look to the particular skill that’s involved in the research: History, Science, Medicine, etc. Some research may not need a skill (combing recent news archives, for instance), only a certain amount of INT and time.”
Jacob Stocke
2024-05-10 14:27:57 +0000 UTC
