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* TwentyFourHourArmor: Armor is worn constantly while your liberals are doing their stuff, and you're even encouraged to wear armor during interrogations (as they usually give boosts to it). Soldiers will also wear armor even if no alarm is raised and they're encountered outside of the base.
* DarkIsNotEvil: The Black Bloc outfit, which represents your liberals wearing black clothes and concealing their faces. It's also a 100% good guy outfit, as it can only be worn by LCS, since no [=NPCs=] wear it.
** A few outfits will change the way your liberals will bluff conservatives if an alarm is triggered, such as claiming that everything's OK if they're ImpersonatingAnOfficer, or [[LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine claiming to be a doctor while wearing a labcoat]].
* FullFrontalAssault: You can fight in the nude, though it's not recommended both due to the lack of armor, and the fact that it prevents you from concealing weapons and tends to cause alarms. If you're rescuing sweatshop workers, however, you may find yourself forced to have them fight in their birthday suits.
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* HadToComeToPrisonToBeACrook: A liberal sent to prison may learn new skills and gain [[ExperiencePoints Juice]], making it possible for them to come into prison as an unremarkable person, and leave as a hardened terrorist.
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* HadToComeToPrisonToBeACrook: A liberal sent to prison may learn new skills and will gain [[ExperiencePoints Juice]], Juice]] just for getting convicted, and may gain extra [[ExperiencePoints Juice]] while imprisoned, making it possible for them to come into prison as an unremarkable person, and leave as a hardened terrorist.
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* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Labcoats are worn by doctors and scientists, and can be used as a disguise in any scientific site (such as the genetics laboratory or the nuclear power plant). If an alarm is triggered, liberals wearing a labcoat can bluff conservatives by claiming to be a doctor.
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* OnSiteProcurement: Severely encouraged, as many weapons are expensive to buy (and often aren't available at any shop until the gun laws are C+), and most outfits can only be stolen or crafted (the latter being very difficult for most armors), yet both of these can be easily acquired by stealing them from a site or killing a conservative who has these items.
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* PretendPrejudice: LIberals sneaking out of a CCS siege can bluff enemy squads by saying slurs.
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* SpyCatsuit: Catsuits are some of the stealthier outfits available, although they're inferior to leather armor due to not providing protection.
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* TrenchCoatWarfare: In a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example, you can use the trenchcoat to conceal a shotgun or an SMG, though you can only ever bring one weapon to a given infiltration.
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* MultipleGunshotDeath: The game has actual mechanics for this, as assault rifles and machine guns score critical hits by hitting with all bullets in the burst. Thus, while a single shot just leads to a relatively clean death, a well-placed burst will shower the battlefield with torn-off body parts.
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** Community service. Shifts public opinion slightly, gives [[ExperiencePoints juice]] if one is in the negative, heat at the safehouse is shaken off faster.
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** Community service. Shifts public opinion slightly, gives [[ExperiencePoints juice]] if one is in up to 10, improves opinion of the negative, heat at the safehouse is shaken off faster.LCS.
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* ConspiracyTheorist: Talking about issues with [=NPCs=] reveals LCS members to be this, such as talking about how the tax codes is a way to oppress the lower class. Of course, in the game's context, all of these conspiracies are correct.
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* SharePhrase:
** "Do you want to hear something disturbing?" is said by your liberals whenever talking to an NPC about issues.
** You can set one in the form of the slogan, which is often used when a liberal talks in combat or robs the bank.
** "Do you want to hear something disturbing?" is said by your liberals whenever talking to an NPC about issues.
** You can set one in the form of the slogan, which is often used when a liberal talks in combat or robs the bank.
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* CommonplaceRare: Most armors and clothes can't purchased, forcing you to loot or tailor them, even though most of them would be completely legal and trivial to buy (at least in some states). The M4 Carbine also can't be bought from gang members, and is rarely found (mostly in the hands of soldiers and in military bases), even though it's just as widespread (if not more) in the real USA as the purchaseable M16.
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* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] in ''New Age'' with the founder's backstory choice of living with their dad, as it states that they learned gun safety the hard way, and improves their First Aid skill.
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* ManifestoMakingMalcontent: One of the final backstory choices for the founder (what they were doing in the last year) is them making a manifesto. Considering the things they can do, they're almost certainly a danger to the established society.
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* UnproblematicProstitution: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], as while prostitution has no risk of losing Juice, it still poses a risk of being caught by a police sting operation. The founder's backstory also has a possibility of them being forced to prostitute themselves at the age of 15.
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* AnArmAndALeg: Any weapon capable of dismemberment can take off the target's limbs, permanently worsening their attributes.
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* AttackAttackAttack: If the Death Squads respond in force to your presence at a site, they'll send in endless waves of heavily-armed, motivated troopers after you, never stopping or retreating until all of your militants are dead or gone, even if you slaughter them by the hundreds. Additionally, while you can beat back individual attacks on your safehouses and force them into retreat, they'll just regroup, bring additional forces, and try again in a few days. And then try again in a few more days, and again in a few more days, [[IWillFightSomeMoreForever and again...]] They bring in bigger, stronger forces to deal with you every time -- it starts with SWAT teams, and then escalates to National Guard troops, then regular army, and can eventually result in your compound getting carpet-bombed from the air, your barricades blown up by combat engineers, {{tank|Goodness}}s covering the entrance to your compound, and ''[[BadassCrew Seal Team Six]]'' ''leading the final assault on your fortifications''.
* ATeamFiring: Inexperienced characters are notoriously inaccurate in combat, almost to the point of uselessness against skilled and/or armored opponents. However, this no longer applies once a character gets weapon training or [[ImprobableAimingSkills general experience]]. Of course, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbionese_Liberation_Army#Move_to_Los_Angeles_and_police_shootout there's a reason for that]]. Amusingly, particularly inexperienced/unskilled characters -- friendly and hostile -- have a tendency to be inaccurate when ''punching'', leading to incidents where an enemy takes a swing at you and accidentally punches a random bystander, kicking off a huge brawl.
* ATeamFiring: Inexperienced characters are notoriously inaccurate in combat, almost to the point of uselessness against skilled and/or armored opponents. However, this no longer applies once a character gets weapon training or [[ImprobableAimingSkills general experience]]. Of course, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbionese_Liberation_Army#Move_to_Los_Angeles_and_police_shootout there's a reason for that]]. Amusingly, particularly inexperienced/unskilled characters -- friendly and hostile -- have a tendency to be inaccurate when ''punching'', leading to incidents where an enemy takes a swing at you and accidentally punches a random bystander, kicking off a huge brawl.
* AttackAttackAttack: If the Death Squads respond in force to your presence at a site, they'll send in endless waves of heavily-armed, motivated troopers after you, never stopping or retreating until all of your militants are dead or gone, even if you slaughter them by the hundreds. Additionally, while you can beat back individual attacks on your safehouses and force them into retreat, they'll just regroup, bring additional forces, and try again in a few days. And then try again in a few more days, and again in a few more days, [[IWillFightSomeMoreForever and again...]] They bring in bigger, stronger forces to deal with you every time -- it starts with SWAT teams, and then escalates to National Guard troops, then regular army, and can eventually result in your compound getting carpet-bombed from the air, your barricades blown up by combat engineers, {{tank|Goodness}}s covering the entrance to your compound, and ''[[BadassCrew Seal Team Six]]'' ''leading the final assault on your fortifications''.
* ATeamFiring: Inexperienced characters are notoriously inaccurate in combat, almost to the point of uselessness against skilled and/or armored opponents. However, this no longer applies once a character gets weapon training or [[ImprobableAimingSkills general experience]]. Of course, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbionese_Liberation_Army#Move_to_Los_Angeles_and_police_shootout there's a reason for that]]. Amusingly, particularly inexperienced/unskilled characters -- friendly and hostile -- have a tendency to be inaccurate when ''punching'', leading to incidents where an enemy takes a swing at you and accidentally punches a random bystander, kicking off a huge brawl.
* ATeamFiring: Inexperienced characters are notoriously inaccurate in combat, almost to the point of uselessness against skilled and/or armored opponents. However, this no longer applies once a character gets weapon training or [[ImprobableAimingSkills general experience]]. Of course, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbionese_Liberation_Army#Move_to_Los_Angeles_and_police_shootout there's a reason for that]]. Amusingly, particularly inexperienced/unskilled characters -- friendly and hostile -- have a tendency to be inaccurate when ''punching'', leading to incidents where an enemy takes a swing at you and accidentally punches a random bystander, kicking off a huge brawl.
* CriticalHit: Of two separate varieties:
** Sufficiently strong attacks can break bones (blunt damage) or damage the organs (sharp damage), which inflicts stat debuffs and/or reduces maximum HP, and will usually force the victim to go to the hospital if they survive the mission. Hits to the spine and [[FacialHorror removal of facial features]], in particular, will permanently cripple the victim.
** Weapons capable of dismemberment can randomly remove the target's body parts, so long as the hit does sufficient damage. If this happens on the torso or [[OffWithHisHead the head]], this will instantly kill the victim.
** Sufficiently strong attacks can break bones (blunt damage) or damage the organs (sharp damage), which inflicts stat debuffs and/or reduces maximum HP, and will usually force the victim to go to the hospital if they survive the mission. Hits to the spine and [[FacialHorror removal of facial features]], in particular, will permanently cripple the victim.
** Weapons capable of dismemberment can randomly remove the target's body parts, so long as the hit does sufficient damage. If this happens on the torso or [[OffWithHisHead the head]], this will instantly kill the victim.
* EyeScream: Attacks with sharp weapons will often remove eyes with hits to the head.
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* MagikarpPower: Music is effectively useless as a skill in combat, until you get it to ten or above, at which point your squaddies' soulful tunes will [[ThePowerOfRock cause armed and dangerous Death Squad troopers to break down crying and lower their weapons en masse.]]
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* MagikarpPower: LudicrousGibs: Guns capable of dismemberment may remove the victim's ''torso'', which is described as them falling apart. While understandable for the tank gun, it gets rather ridiculous when you do the same with rifles and machine guns, since none of them use a caliber stronger than 5.56mm.
* MagikarpPower:
** Music is effectively useless as a skill in combat, until you get it to ten or above, at which point your squaddies' soulful tunes will [[ThePowerOfRock cause armed and dangerous Death Squad troopers to break down crying and lower their weapons en masse.]]]]
** Option D (surviving alone) during the final choice of the founder's backstory doesn't grant them any useful skills, but it gives them a higher attribute total, allowing them to raise their skills higher than with other choices.
* MagikarpPower:
** Music is effectively useless as a skill in combat, until you get it to ten or above, at which point your squaddies' soulful tunes will [[ThePowerOfRock cause armed and dangerous Death Squad troopers to break down crying and lower their weapons en masse.
** Option D (surviving alone) during the final choice of the founder's backstory doesn't grant them any useful skills, but it gives them a higher attribute total, allowing them to raise their skills higher than with other choices.
* MoeGreeneSpecial: Eye loss is a very common result of headshots. Since headshots also do a lot of damage and bypass torso armor (which is both more common and also stronger), this often results in death.
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* OvertOperative: CIA agents are so overt that the squad will instantly identify them as agents, even though the game does have mechanics for [=NPCs=] disguising themselves as other professions.
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* SoLongAndThanksForAllTheGear: If a liberal dies without anybody being present to take their stuff, or gets arrested, all of their equipment is gone, and you won't be able to retrieve it.
* SoloSequence: Liberals perform activities by themselves. As such, if they get caught, they're the only squad member available during the ensuing chase.
* SoloSequence: Liberals perform activities by themselves. As such, if they get caught, they're the only squad member available during the ensuing chase.
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* UniversalAmmo: The AK-47, despite being chambered in 7.62x39mm, uses the same ammo as the other rifles, which are chambered in 5.56mm.
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** Background checks for gun purchases are never a thing, so it's possible to buy guns with a liberal who is currently wanted. Granted, it's suggested that the Pawn Shop is quite shady (since it readily buys secret documents), but the Department Store also has no restrictions on purchase.
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* HighlyVisibleNinja: The SpyCatsuit and the ninja nuit grant you a high enough stealth bonus to allow sneaking past conservatives during an alarm, and don't count as suspicious on their own, even though they should stick out quite a bit.
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* InfinityPlusOneSword: The SEAL Stealth Armor is the best general-purpose armor, as it has the same disguise and protection properties as army armor, but also grants a sufficiently high stealth bonus so as to let you sneak during an alarm.
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* WeBuyAnything: The pawn shop will buy anything that has a pawn value, with the exception of clothes that are bloody, second-rate, or damaged.
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* AKA47: Averted -- it's a freeware game, there are no worries about gun manufacturers suing.
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* AKA47: Averted -- it's Strangely [[ZigZaggedTrope zig-zagged]] - handguns use generic names (though the 9mm pistol is implied to be a freeware game, there are no worries about Beretta 92), except for the Desert Eagle, and so does the standard pump-action shotgun, while the AA-12 gets to have a name. Meanwhile, every other gun manufacturers suing.uses its actual name.
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** Shotguns. Commonly drops from cops, inexpensive, easy to use, relatively simple to conceal (can be hidden under a trenchcoat), and the only firearms that are ''always'' legal no matter how liberal the gun control laws are, they're also single-shot-only, have virtually no critical hit chance, have poor armor penetration, and overall have substantially less 'cool' factor than assault rifles or [=SMGs=].
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** Shotguns. Commonly drops from cops, inexpensive, easy to use, relatively simple to conceal (can be hidden under a trenchcoat), and the only firearms that are ''always'' legal no matter how liberal the gun control laws are, they're they also single-shot-only, don't have virtually no full-auto, can't perform critical hit chance, hits (except in ''New Age'', where they blow off limbs), have poor armor penetration, and overall have substantially less 'cool' factor than assault rifles or [=SMGs=].
* DiscOneNuke: One of the backstory choices gives your leader an AK-47, which is mostly equal to the M16 in stats, along with 8 spare magazines. Considering that obtaining an assault rifle normally requires paying a lot of cash or attacking agents/soldiers (both of which are very dangerous), this gives a considerable boost in early-game power.
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* GoodGunsBadGuns: While normally [[AvertedTrope averted]] by both liberals and conservatives using the same guns, the AK-47 is an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] and [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example, as it's primarily used by LCS, and while conservative gang members can carry it, so can moderate and liberal ones.
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* GoodGunsBadGuns: While normally [[AvertedTrope averted]] by both liberals and conservatives using the same guns, the AK-47 is an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] and [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example, as it's primarily used by LCS, and while agents and conservative gang members can rarely carry it, so can moderate and liberal ones.gang members.
* HeroicBystander: ''New Age'' has a few:
** Rescuable liberals (such as prisoners or sweatshop workers) will attack conservatives if they're alerted, possibly saving your squadmates from dying.
** If the homeless camp is attacked by the police, you'll be assisted by some of its inhabitants. They're pretty weak and only have shanks and fists against guns, but they do take some heat off.
** Rescuable liberals (such as prisoners or sweatshop workers) will attack conservatives if they're alerted, possibly saving your squadmates from dying.
** If the homeless camp is attacked by the police, you'll be assisted by some of its inhabitants. They're pretty weak and only have shanks and fists against guns, but they do take some heat off.
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** Mithril Armor. The original developer, Tarn Adams, insisted that it was just as effective as in real life whenever asked about it. Which is to say that it's just spraypainted cardboard. It is the ''least'' useful clothing type in the game, having no disguise value and an armor rating of 0. Meanwhile, the dark leather armor, which is cheaper and purchaseable at the same store, provides 3 points of armor to the torso, giving you some measure of protection against melee weapons and shotguns.
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** Mithril Armor. The original developer, Tarn Adams, insisted that it was just as effective as in real life whenever asked about it. Which is to say that it's just spraypainted cardboard. It is the ''least'' useful clothing type in the game, having no disguise value and an armor rating of 0. Meanwhile, the dark leather armor, which is cheaper and purchaseable at the same store, provides 3 points of armor to the torso, torso and 2 for the limbs, giving you some measure of protection against melee weapons and shotguns.
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* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], as the shotguns have no ability to dismember and suck against armor, but do more damage than pistols and are extremely easy to hit with, making them suitable for killing [[TheGoomba security guards and armed civilians]]. ''New Age'' buffs shotguns somewhat, however, by giving them the ability to dismember, which makes headshots extremely lethal.
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* TheGoomba: Security guards are pretty much the most basic combatants you can encounter, as they have low gun skills, don't wear armor, only use .38 revolvers at most gun laws, and are present at most locations that are unaffliated with the government. That said, guns are still lethal, so they're not to be underestimated
* OddlyOvertrainedSecurity: At C+ gun laws, security guards switch to [=MP5s=], and cops will also often carry them instead of pistols. Of course, considering that at this point it's legal for civilians to buy machine guns, it might not be as outlandish as it seems.
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* RevolversAreJustBetter: [[Downplayed Downplayed]], as the .38 revolver is pretty much the worst handgun in the game, while the .44 revolver trades capacity for damage.
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* RevolversAreJustBetter: [[Downplayed [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], as the .38 revolver is pretty much the worst handgun in the game, while the .44 revolver trades capacity for damage.
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* HundredPercentHeroismRating: Opinions on the LCS are tracked, divided into respect for it's power, and whether people actually like it. In practice, it mostly affects how much cash you get by soliciting donations.
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* HundredPercentHeroismRating: Opinions on the LCS are tracked, divided into respect for it's power, and whether people actually like it. In practice, it mostly affects how much cash you get by soliciting donations. ''New Age'', however, makes it matter much more, as your ability to influence opinions depends on how much LCS is liked.
* DoesntLikeGuns: [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]], as LCS wants to ban guns entirely, yet has zero issues with using and selling them.
* EveryoneIsArmed: At Conservative weapon laws (which are the ones used at the start of the game), there is a decent chance for otherwise-unarmed conservatives to carry concealed handguns. Combined with several occupations also being guaranteed to carry melee weapons (such as judges with gavels, or lab technicians with syringes), some locations can be very heavily armed.
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* GoodGunsBadGuns: While normally [[AvertedTrope averted]] by both liberals and conservatives using the same guns, the AK-47 is an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] and [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example, as it's primarily used by LCS, and while conservative gang members can carry it, so can moderate and liberal ones.
* GunNut: The conservatives love their guns, and if carrying concealed handguns is legal (which means Conservative gun laws), there's a chance for them to be armed. At Arch-Conservative weapon laws, it's even fully legal to buy anti-aircraft guns.
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* JokeItem: Mithril Armor. The original developer, Tarn Adams, insisted that it was just as effective as in real life whenever asked about it. Which is to say that it's just spraypainted cardboard. It is the ''least'' useful clothing type in the game, having no disguise value and an armor rating of 0. To contrast, basic, everyday clothing has an armor rating of one.
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* JokeItem: JokeCharacter: Crackheads suffer from low attribute totals (30 instead of the default 40), always being extremely stupid, having -20 Juice (the lowest possible), and not having any guaranteed skills to offer. The only saving grace is that they're liberal, but you're better off recruiting literally anybody else.
* JokeItem:
** Mithril Armor. The original developer, Tarn Adams, insisted that it was just as effective as in real life whenever asked about it. Which is to say that it's just spraypainted cardboard. It is the ''least'' useful clothing type in the game, having no disguise value and an armor rating of 0.To contrast, basic, everyday clothing has an Meanwhile, the dark leather armor, which is cheaper and purchaseable at the same store, provides 3 points of armor rating to the torso, giving you some measure of one.protection against melee weapons and shotguns.
** The syringe does little damage and doesn't benefit much from strength, to the point that you're better off using your bare hands. While it ''can'' take hostages and damage organs at higher skill levels, it's far more practical to simply buy a combat knife and use that.
** The gavel only has slightly higher damage and maximum applicable strength than the syringe, but it doesn't even have the benefit of poking out organs and being usable in kidnappings.
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** Mithril Armor. The original developer, Tarn Adams, insisted that it was just as effective as in real life whenever asked about it. Which is to say that it's just spraypainted cardboard. It is the ''least'' useful clothing type in the game, having no disguise value and an armor rating of 0.
** The syringe does little damage and doesn't benefit much from strength, to the point that you're better off using your bare hands. While it ''can'' take hostages and damage organs at higher skill levels, it's far more practical to simply buy a combat knife and use that.
** The gavel only has slightly higher damage and maximum applicable strength than the syringe, but it doesn't even have the benefit of poking out organs and being usable in kidnappings.
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* AppealToForce: If you want to get an apartment, but don't want to pay rent, one way to get it for free is to brandish a weapon [[ImpliedDeathThreat and ask the landlord what the price for LCS is]]. If you're persuasive enough (especially if LCS made it into the news), it'll get you the apartment, but if it isn't, you'll get the cops called.
** Forcing a landrlord to give you an apartment for free involves the liberal saying "What's the price for Liberal Crime Squad?". As such, it's harder to persuade the landlord if you didn't yet make it into the news.
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* ImpliedDeathThreat: If you want to get an apartment for free, the liberal doing the talking will brandish their weapon, then ask "What's the price for Liberal Crime Squad?", with the implication of "If it's more than zero, you're dead" being extremely obvious.
* InfiniteSupplies:As long as Unless you're under siege, you stay in the homeless shelter, won't have to worry about food costs. If you ''are'', however, then you better hope that your needs will be provided for. Anywhere else, and you will need to pay for rent and groceries. This stockpile is balanced out by the homeless shelter being impossible to upgrade, and effectively impossible to defend if raided.big enough.
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* WithThisHerring: Depending on the choices made while creating the founder, your quest to liberate America may start with seven dollars, the clothes on your back, a few downtown maps, and nothing else. This is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the founder being rather poor, as well as the fact that nobody is going to assist a terrorist group. It's also possible to [[DownplayedTrope downplay]] this trope with some choices, as you can start with an assault rifle and four armed gang members already recruited, and ''New Age'' makes some pre-adulthood backstory choices grant you some items.
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* BackStab: Any liberal with a combat knife can perform a sneak attack if the alarm isn't yet raised. If the victim dies (easily achieved due to the damage bonus) and there's nobody to witness it, no alarm will be raised.
* BadassBystander: Any civilian conservative you meet may turn out to randomly have a good skill level with their weapon, so if you fail to gun them down fast, it can result in your liberals taking injuries. At Conservative/Arch-Conservative gun laws, they may also pack guns, and they won't hesitate to use them.
* BadassBystander: Any civilian conservative you meet may turn out to randomly have a good skill level with their weapon, so if you fail to gun them down fast, it can result in your liberals taking injuries. At Conservative/Arch-Conservative gun laws, they may also pack guns, and they won't hesitate to use them.
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* MuggingTheMonster: Some conservatives are members of the Conservative Crime Squad, and good with the guns they carry. And at C+ gun control laws, any random conservative can carry a 9 mm or .45 semi auto.
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* MuggingTheMonster: Some conservatives are members of the Conservative Crime Squad, and good with the guns they carry. And at C+ Conservative gun control laws, any random conservative can may carry a 9 mm or .45 semi auto.handgun.
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** Shotguns. Common, inexpensive, easy to use, powerful, relatively simple to conceal (can be hidden under a trenchcoat), and the only firearms that are ''always'' legal no matter how liberal the gun control laws are, they're also single-shot-only, have virtually no critical hit chance, have poor armor penetration, and overall have substantially less 'cool' factor than assault rifles or [=SMGs=].
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** Shotguns. Common, Commonly drops from cops, inexpensive, easy to use, powerful, relatively simple to conceal (can be hidden under a trenchcoat), and the only firearms that are ''always'' legal no matter how liberal the gun control laws are, they're also single-shot-only, have virtually no critical hit chance, have poor armor penetration, and overall have substantially less 'cool' factor than assault rifles or [=SMGs=].
** The humble 9mm pistol does decent damage, has an adequate capacity of 15 rounds, and can be concealed under any clothes. The biggest reason to use it, however, is that it's a very common drop from cops (and conservatives at Arch-Conservative gun laws), so you'll have a large supply of pistols and ammo if you engage in violence.
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* CannonFodder: Hippies and gang members are easy to find and very likely to be liberal (always liberal, in the case of hippies), making them easy to recruit in large numbers. Additionally, many gang members come packing guns already.
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* CannonFodder: A few types of people you can encounter have a tendency towards being liberal while being easy to recruit:
** Hippies and gang members are easy tofind and very likely to be liberal (always liberal, in the case of hippies), find, making them easy to recruit in large numbers. Additionally, many gang members come packing guns already.and leather armor already, and have basic gun skills. However, hippies have low attributes, while gang members start with negative Juice.
** Sweatshop workers are very trivial to free (since the sweatshop only has light security), and join you on the spot. They also come with literally nothing (not even clothes), and their deeply negative Juice values force you to assign them to community service to make them worthwhile.
** Sex workers in ''New Age'' are always liberal, and have default juice levels and attribute totals, making them good to recruit as near-blank slates.
** Union workers have a decent amount of strength and often come wearing hard hats (giving them minor head protection).
** Hippies and gang members are easy to
** Sweatshop workers are very trivial to free (since the sweatshop only has light security), and join you on the spot. They also come with literally nothing (not even clothes), and their deeply negative Juice values force you to assign them to community service to make them worthwhile.
** Sex workers in ''New Age'' are always liberal, and have default juice levels and attribute totals, making them good to recruit as near-blank slates.
** Union workers have a decent amount of strength and often come wearing hard hats (giving them minor head protection).
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* RevolversAreForAmateurs: .38 revolvers are a common sight in the hands of civilian conservatives at Conservative gun laws, and are also wielded by security guards at most gun laws. Both of these tend to have bad gun skills, making them mostly a nuisance to a proper combat squad
* RevolversAreJustBetter: [[Downplayed Downplayed]], as the .38 revolver is pretty much the worst handgun in the game, while the .44 revolver trades capacity for damage.
* RevolversAreJustBetter: [[Downplayed Downplayed]], as the .38 revolver is pretty much the worst handgun in the game, while the .44 revolver trades capacity for damage.
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** [=CEOs=] have very high stats and combat skills, along with wielding a [[HandCannon Desert Eagle]]. Because they don't wear armor, however, they'll die easily once hit.
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** Important conservatives have a lot of [[ExperiencePoints Juice]], and their brainwashing attacks can allow them to cripple liberals. The CEO, in particular, wields a [[HandCannon Desert Eagle]] and has extremely high Pistol and Dodge skills. ''New Age'' makes them even more dangerous, since the replacement of Health with Heart/Wisdom means that their high Wisdom allows them to withstand a decent amount of attacks.F
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The last 'official' release [[http://bay12games.com/lcs/ can still be downloaded]], and the latest open-source version can be found [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/lcsgame/files/latest/download?source=files here]]. A port for Android can be found [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lcs.android here]]. The wiki can be found [[http://lcs.wikidot.com/ here]]. The Github version, which adds new features such as Augmentations and multiple save files, can be found [[https://github.com/Kamal-Sadek/Liberal-Crime-Squad here]]. A Unity remake that includes graphics and other features can be found [[https://the-cheshire-cat.itch.io/lcs here.]] ''New Age'', which is a web port, SettingUpdate to TheNewTwenties, and a further continuation of LCS, can be found [[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=182516.0 here]].
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The last 'official' release [[http://bay12games.com/lcs/ can still be downloaded]], and the latest open-source version can be found [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/lcsgame/files/latest/download?source=files here]]. A port for Android can be found [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lcs.android here]]. The wiki can be found [[http://lcs.wikidot.com/ here]]. The Github version, which adds new features such as Augmentations and multiple save files, can be found [[https://github.com/Kamal-Sadek/Liberal-Crime-Squad here]]. A Unity remake that includes graphics and other features can be found [[https://the-cheshire-cat.itch.io/lcs here.]] here]]. ''New Age'', which is a web port, SettingUpdate to TheNewTwenties, and a further continuation of LCS, can be found [[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=182516.0 here]].
* CollateralDamage: Characters with low skill are prone to missing their attacks and unintentionally hitting others, possibly resulting in huge brawls breaking out.
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* HumanShield: Every hostage taken during a raid automatically becomes one, as you can give them away to avoid an encounter. [[ShootTheHostage Not that this otherwise stops you from getting shot at]].
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* HumanShield: Every hostage taken during a raid automatically becomes one, as you can give them away to avoid an encounter. [[ShootTheHostage Not that this otherwise stops you from getting shot at]]. ''New Age'' nerfs this tactic somewhat, however, as edgelord-tagged conservatives (such as gang units) will refuse to negotiate for hostages.
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* InvulnerableCivilians: A [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] variant applies in ''New Age'', as while you're able to attack noncombatant conservatives before the alarm is raised, your liberals will refuse to target them once the alarm is raised in favor of simply yelling threats at them. However, you can still kidnap them, and they can be executed if hostage negotiations fail. They can also still be injured by accidentally being hit in combat.
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* ShootTheHostage: If engaged in combat, conservatives will not hesitate to shoot through the hostages you're holding. Edgelord-tagged conservatives in ''New Age'', in particular, will always refuse to engage in any hostage negotiation.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: The [[CruelAndUnusualDeath arch-conservative execution methods]] are generally your standard torture-murder affair, but a few of them include the liberal being sold to furniture makers, foreign slave traders, or even a CEO ([[SexSlave as a personal pleasure toy]]). All of these still count as death, permanently removing the liberal from the game.
* SexSlave: Among the [[CruelAndUnusualDeath arch-conservative execution methods]], one of them involves the liberal being sold to a CEO as a personal pleasure toy.
* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The repeal of the Constitution will be accompanied by slavery being instituted, with it being implied to be racially-based (as it replaced the civil rights laws). Even before that, arch-conservative [[FateWorseThanDeath "Execution" methods]] include the victim being sold off as a slave.
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** In ''New Age'', any murder during an infiltration will immediately alienate everybody, causing the media to portray you negatively and reduce your support.
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** In ''New Age'', any murder during an infiltration will immediately alienate everybody, causing the media to portray you negatively and reduce your support.support, unless Liberal Guardian dominates in the news coverage.
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** ''New Age'' will ''always'' have murder alienate everybody, guaranteeing that the media will paint you as terrorists.
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** ''New Age'' will ''always'' have murder alienate everybody, guaranteeing that the media will paint you as terrorists.terrorists if you don't have anybody writing articles or streaming for Liberal Guardian.
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The last 'official' release [[http://bay12games.com/lcs/ can still be downloaded]], and the latest open-source version can be found [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/lcsgame/files/latest/download?source=files here]]. A port for Android can be found [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lcs.android here]]. The wiki can be found [[http://lcs.wikidot.com/ here]]. The Github version, which adds new features such as Augmentations and multiple save files, can be found [[https://github.com/Kamal-Sadek/Liberal-Crime-Squad here]]. A Unity remake that includes graphics and other features can be found [[https://the-cheshire-cat.itch.io/lcs here.]] ''New Era'', which is a web port, SettingUpdate to TheNewTwenties, and a further continuation of LCS, can be found [[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=182516.0 here]].
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The last 'official' release [[http://bay12games.com/lcs/ can still be downloaded]], and the latest open-source version can be found [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/lcsgame/files/latest/download?source=files here]]. A port for Android can be found [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lcs.android here]]. The wiki can be found [[http://lcs.wikidot.com/ here]]. The Github version, which adds new features such as Augmentations and multiple save files, can be found [[https://github.com/Kamal-Sadek/Liberal-Crime-Squad here]]. A Unity remake that includes graphics and other features can be found [[https://the-cheshire-cat.itch.io/lcs here.]] ''New Era'', Age'', which is a web port, SettingUpdate to TheNewTwenties, and a further continuation of LCS, can be found [[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=182516.0 here]].
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* {{Determinator}}: Each character has political conviction attributes (Heart for liberism, Wisdom for conservatism), and characters with a high attribute for their side will be extremely resistant to influence, with eminent conservatives being a notable example, as they're difficult to brainwash or persuade. ''New Era'' also has them replace the Health attribute, with characters using the appropriate attribute to determine their maximum health (moderates use the lower of the two attributes), making it possible to shrug off gunshots just by believing very hard in liberalism.
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* {{Determinator}}: Each character has political conviction attributes (Heart for liberism, Wisdom for conservatism), and characters with a high attribute for their side will be extremely resistant to influence, with eminent conservatives being a notable example, as they're difficult to brainwash or persuade. ''New Era'' Age'' also has them replace the Health attribute, with characters using the appropriate attribute to determine their maximum health (moderates use the lower of the two attributes), making it possible to shrug off gunshots just by believing very hard in liberalism.
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** In ''New Era'', [[WouldNotShootACivilian the LCS will not attack fleeing conservatives]], even though taking them hostage is still okay.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Any prostitute with a high heart stat, naturally.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Any prostitute with a high heart Heart stat, naturally.naturally. ''New Age'' encourages this even more, as sex workers are guaranteed to be liberal, and seduction depends on Heart.
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* MaximumHPReduction: Since ''New Era'' bases a character's HP on their political conviction attributes, losing Heart from executing/torturing captives will also render the liberal easier to kill.
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* MaximumHPReduction: Since ''New Era'' Age'' bases a character's HP on their political conviction attributes, losing Heart from executing/torturing captives will also render the liberal easier to kill.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: In ''New Era'', the CCS going on a rampage will decrease its support, as expected. However, it will also increase support for gun control, meaning that the CCS indirectly assists you in the goal of improving gun laws.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: In ''New Era'', Age'', the CCS going on a rampage will decrease its support, as expected. However, it will also increase support for gun control, meaning that the CCS indirectly assists you in the goal of improving gun laws.
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* NoPointsForNeutrality: Very deliberately [[InvokedTrope invoked]] in ''New Era'' in an unusual variant where it affects [=NPCs=], as moderates base their maximum HP on the lower of Heart or Wisdom, causing them to be rather fragile. This doesn't normally come up (since moderates generally don't get involved in combat), but if it does, it can easily result in a dead moderate.
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* NoPointsForNeutrality: Very deliberately [[InvokedTrope invoked]] in ''New Era'' Age'' in an unusual variant where it affects [=NPCs=], as moderates base their maximum HP on the lower of Heart or Wisdom, causing them to be rather fragile. This doesn't normally come up (since moderates generally don't get involved in combat), but if it does, it can easily result in a dead moderate.
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* SettingUpdate: ''New Era'' serves as one, moving the game from the 2000's to 2020's, with parts of the game being rewritten to reflect more contemporary issues.
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* SettingUpdate: ''New Era'' Age'' serves as one, moving the game from the 2000's to 2020's, with parts of the game being rewritten to reflect more contemporary issues.issues.
* SexualKarma: ''New Age'' bases the Seduction skill on the Heart attribute. Therefore, liberals can have a great dating life, while conservatives can't seduce their way out of a paper bag.
* SexualKarma: ''New Age'' bases the Seduction skill on the Heart attribute. Therefore, liberals can have a great dating life, while conservatives can't seduce their way out of a paper bag.
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* SlaveToPR: ''New Era'' makes support matter far more for CCS and LCS, as it determines how much of an impact they make on issues. Since any murder also decreases their support, this makes it necessary for them to engage in non-violent activities in order to keep their support high.
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* SlaveToPR: ''New Era'' Age'' makes support matter far more for CCS and LCS, as it determines how much of an impact they make on issues. Since any murder also decreases their support, this makes it necessary for them to engage in non-violent activities in order to keep their support high.
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* VagueHitPoints: A character's health is shown in five states - conservative/liberal, lightly injured, moderately injured, badly wounded, near-death. ''New Era'' averts this, however, as you're shown a character's exact HP when they're wounded.
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* VagueHitPoints: A character's health is shown in five states - conservative/liberal, lightly injured, moderately injured, badly wounded, near-death. ''New Era'' Age'' averts this, however, as you're shown a character's exact HP when they're wounded.
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** Executing or torturing a captive will make the executioner gain Wisdom or lose Heart, eventually rendering them useless for any skills that demand the latter attribute. In ''New Era'', this also means that they'll lose maximum HP.
** In ''New Era'', any murder during an infiltration will immediately alienate everybody, causing the media to portray you negatively and reduce your support.
** In ''New Era'', any murder during an infiltration will immediately alienate everybody, causing the media to portray you negatively and reduce your support.
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** Executing or torturing a captive will make the executioner gain Wisdom or lose Heart, eventually rendering them useless for any skills that demand the latter attribute. In ''New Era'', Age'', this also means that they'll lose maximum HP.
** In ''NewEra'', Age'', any murder during an infiltration will immediately alienate everybody, causing the media to portray you negatively and reduce your support.
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** ''New Era'' will ''always'' have murder alienate everybody, guaranteeing that the media will paint you as terrorists.
* WouldNotShootACivilian: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in ''New Era'', as while you can still murder innocent conservatives before the alarm starts and take them hostage at any time (which allows you to threaten to kill them), you're not allowed to kill fleeing conservatives during an alarm, as your squad will simply yell threats at them.
* WouldNotShootACivilian: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in ''New Era'', as while you can still murder innocent conservatives before the alarm starts and take them hostage at any time (which allows you to threaten to kill them), you're not allowed to kill fleeing conservatives during an alarm, as your squad will simply yell threats at them.
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** ''New Era'' Age'' will ''always'' have murder alienate everybody, guaranteeing that the media will paint you as terrorists.
* WouldNotShootACivilian: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in ''NewEra'', Age'', as while you can still murder innocent conservatives before the alarm starts and take them hostage at any time (which allows you to threaten to kill them), you're not allowed to kill fleeing conservatives during an alarm, as your squad will simply yell threats at them.
* WouldNotShootACivilian: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in ''New
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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: ''New Era'' adds a few:
** Your liberals won't target conservatives who intend to run away, preventing them from wasting turns on harmless targets.
** Opinion polling is no longer a separate activity, and you can simply access them from the politics screen, with the poll being fully reliable.
** You can now study any skill via taking classes, and you can study them for free on your own.
** Liberals with empty guns will automatically reload once you move or wait.
** All melee weapons were merged into Martial Arts, and Firearms handles nearly all ranged weapons (except for machine guns and flamethrowers). This prevents any given combat skill from being useless, and ensures that you can actually pick weapons as appropriate for the situation, instead of having to stick to a single type.
** Your liberals won't target conservatives who intend to run away, preventing them from wasting turns on harmless targets.
** Opinion polling is no longer a separate activity, and you can simply access them from the politics screen, with the poll being fully reliable.
** You can now study any skill via taking classes, and you can study them for free on your own.
** Liberals with empty guns will automatically reload once you move or wait.
** All melee weapons were merged into Martial Arts, and Firearms handles nearly all ranged weapons (except for machine guns and flamethrowers). This prevents any given combat skill from being useless, and ensures that you can actually pick weapons as appropriate for the situation, instead of having to stick to a single type.
* {{Determinator}}: Each character has political conviction attributes (Heart for liberism, Wisdom for conservatism), and characters with a high attribute for their side will be extremely resistant to influence, with eminent conservatives being a notable example, as they're difficult to brainwash or persuade. ''New Era'' also has them replace the Health attribute, with characters using the appropriate attribute to determine their maximum health (moderates use the lower of the two attributes), making it possible to shrug off gunshots just by believing very hard in liberalism.
** If a conservative somehow targets another conservative with a brainwashing attack (usually not possible, since these attacks can't miss), the game will note that the target already agrees with the attacker's views.
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* HeroicSeductress: Liberals with a high seduction can be extremely useful for recruitment and kidnapping purposes, since seduction, unlike persuasion, works even on hardened conservatives. Interrogations also use seduction to console hostages who were beaten in the same day and/or hate the interrogator.
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* MaximumHPReduction: Since ''New Era'' bases a character's HP on their political conviction attributes, losing Heart from executing/torturing captives will also render the liberal easier to kill.
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* NoPointsForNeutrality: Very deliberately [[InvokedTrope invoked]] in ''New Era'' in an unusual variant where it affects [=NPCs=], as moderates base their maximum HP on the lower of Heart or Wisdom, causing them to be rather fragile. This doesn't normally come up (since moderates generally don't get involved in combat), but if it does, it can easily result in a dead moderate.
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* SlaveToPR: ''New Era'' makes support matter far more for CCS and LCS, as it determines how much of an impact they make on issues. Since any murder also decreases their support, this makes it necessary for them to engage in non-violent activities in order to keep their support high.
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** Executing or torturing a captive will make the executioner gain Wisdom or lose Heart, eventually rendering them useless for any skills that demand the latter attribute. In ''New Era'', this also means that they'll lose maximum HP.
** In ''New Era'', any murder during an infiltration will immediately alienate everybody, causing the media to portray you negatively and reduce your support.
** Executing or torturing a captive will make the executioner gain Wisdom or lose Heart, eventually rendering them useless for any skills that demand the latter attribute. In ''New Era'', this also means that they'll lose maximum HP.
** In ''New Era'', any murder during an infiltration will immediately alienate everybody, causing the media to portray you negatively and reduce your support.
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* WouldNotShootACivilian: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in ''New Era'', as while you can still murder innocent conservatives before the alarm starts and take them hostage at any time (which allows you to threaten to kill them), you're not allowed to kill fleeing conservatives during an alarm, as your squad will simply yell threats at them.
* WouldNotShootACivilian: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in ''New Era'', as while you can still murder innocent conservatives before the alarm starts and take them hostage at any time (which allows you to threaten to kill them), you're not allowed to kill fleeing conservatives during an alarm, as your squad will simply yell threats at them.
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The last 'official' release [[http://bay12games.com/lcs/ can still be downloaded]], and the latest open-source version can be found [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/lcsgame/files/latest/download?source=files here]]. A port for Android can be found [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lcs.android here]]. The wiki can be found [[http://lcs.wikidot.com/ here]]. The Github version, which adds new features such as Augmentations and multiple save files, can be found [[https://github.com/Kamal-Sadek/Liberal-Crime-Squad here]]. A Unity remake that includes graphics and other features can be found [[https://the-cheshire-cat.itch.io/lcs here.]]
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The last 'official' release [[http://bay12games.com/lcs/ can still be downloaded]], and the latest open-source version can be found [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/lcsgame/files/latest/download?source=files here]]. A port for Android can be found [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lcs.android here]]. The wiki can be found [[http://lcs.wikidot.com/ here]]. The Github version, which adds new features such as Augmentations and multiple save files, can be found [[https://github.com/Kamal-Sadek/Liberal-Crime-Squad here]]. A Unity remake that includes graphics and other features can be found [[https://the-cheshire-cat.itch.io/lcs here.]]
]] ''New Era'', which is a web port, SettingUpdate to TheNewTwenties, and a further continuation of LCS, can be found [[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=182516.0 here]].
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* BurningTheFlag: A flag bought for a safehouse can be burnt, and it's explicitly referred to as a protest if you're besieged. The flag code is also one of the laws in the game, with elite liberal laws treating flag burning as a non-crime, while arch-conservative laws [[DisproportionateRetribution treat it as equal to the murder of a human being]].
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* DramaticSpineInjury: Characters can have their spines broken, which will usually result in a CareerEndingInjury for infiltration-oriented liberals, especially if their neck is broken, as they won't be able to go around without a wheelchair, and their stats will be badly lowered.
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** If a liberal gets arrested without actually commiting a crime, they'll be charged with loitering even if they weren't actually idling. Depending on the laws and the quality of one's defense, it's entirely possible to be [[DisproportionateRetribution sentenced to death[] for loitering.
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* PayEvilIntoEvil: The standard modus operandi of the LCS, as all of the conservatives either support fascism or are actively participating in it. Thus, wanton murder, theft, hostage-taking, kidnapping, and brainwashing are completely okay, so long as it's done against conservatives. [[EveryoneHasStandards The only limit is torture or murder of captives]].
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* PayEvilIntoEvil: PayEvilUntoEvil: The standard modus operandi of the LCS, as all of the conservatives either support fascism or are actively participating in it. Thus, wanton murder, theft, hostage-taking, kidnapping, and brainwashing are completely okay, so long as it's done against conservatives. [[EveryoneHasStandards The only limit is torture or murder of captives]].
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* ActivistFundamentalistAntics: As a general case, your group performs these to raise awareness. On a smaller scale dedicated to single people, LCS can attract followers by a pickup line or by discussing an issue. The LCS may also spend a day and materials to convert a kidnapped hostage to liberalism. It's not perfectly one-sided: enemies can try to do the same to your characters using one combat round of effort.
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* ActivistFundamentalistAntics: As a general case, your group performs these to raise awareness. On a smaller scale dedicated to single people, LCS can attract followers by a pickup line or by discussing an issue. The LCS may also spend a day and materials to convert a kidnapped hostage to liberalism. It's not perfectly one-sided: some enemies can try to do the same to your characters using one combat round of effort.
* AddledAddict: It's very easy to recruit crackheads into the LCS, but their stats are extremely poor and they start at -20 Juice.
* AxeBeforeEntering: If a squad member can't open a locked door, they may instead attempt to break it down (which will add a charge of Breaking and Entering" to their criminal record). Some weapons can help, like crowbars or axes.
** In the Unity remake, moderates will have their names and status displayed in yellow. Also, if a squad member is holding a weapon that will cause conservative alarm, it will be displayed in red. Disguises will also be displayed in green, yellow, or red, depending on how effective they are.
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: Most high-juice squad members can be this, as getting to this point usually meand commiting crimes. Well-armed CCS members are definitively this.
** The founder, in particular, starts off as an unremarkable young adult with an [[DarkAndTroubledPast awful childhood]], who gets the idea in their head to found the LCS. In a normal playthrough, they'll become the leader of the most succesful terrorist organization in USA, with hundreds or even thousands of violent crimes being commited on their behalf.
** The founder, in particular, starts off as an unremarkable young adult with an [[DarkAndTroubledPast awful childhood]], who gets the idea in their head to found the LCS. In a normal playthrough, they'll become the leader of the most succesful terrorist organization in USA, with hundreds or even thousands of violent crimes being commited on their behalf.
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: Most high-juice squad members can be this, as getting achieving more Juice requires a squad member to this point usually meand commiting commit increasingly serious crimes. Well-armed CCS members are definitively this.
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** The founder, in particular, starts off as an unremarkable young adult with an [[DarkAndTroubledPast awful childhood]], who gets the idea in their head to found the LCS. In a normal playthrough, they'll become the leader of the mostsuccesful successful terrorist organization in the USA, with hundreds or even thousands of violent crimes being commited committed on their behalf.
** The founder, in particular, starts off as an unremarkable young adult with an [[DarkAndTroubledPast awful childhood]], who gets the idea in their head to found the LCS. In a normal playthrough, they'll become the leader of the most
