Go Bag – Details, episodes & analysis

Coming September 17, 2025

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Sean and Harrigan bring their agents to the tables as players as we have a surprise guest run MSPE for us.

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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

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• (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.

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Grab the PDF: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/461723/agent-provocateur-the-role-playing-game?affiliate_id=457476

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For more Go Bag content visit:

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For more...

Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean

Harrigan – https://harriganshearth.substack.com

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• (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

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?

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PDF: On DriveThruRPG

Print: On Amazon

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Delta Green Shotgun Scenario Contest

Character Creation Cheatsheet for James Bond

Delta Green Campaign Jam

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• (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.

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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

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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.

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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

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Launched in 1983 by Victory Games, we start with an overview of James Bond the tabletop rpg.

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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

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• (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.

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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

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Time to get into the mechanics of TSR’s 1980 espionage game, Top Secret in our first of two deep-dive episodes.

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Mod Con https://www.facebook.com/groups/1392601365327192

Terminology - Spy Museum https://www.spymuseum.org/education-programs/spy-resources/language-of-espionage

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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.

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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/

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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).