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Pretending to be People is run a using modified version of TabletopGame/DeltaGreen; many rules are used sparingly, or eschewed entirely. In addition, [[GameMaster [=GM=]]] Zach incorporates elements from other games, most notably [[TwoFistedTales Pulp]] [[TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu Cthulhu]]. Season 1 ran from November of 2018 to September of 2020, featuring over 90 episodes of content of roughly 40 minutes to an hour in length. During the break between seasons, the crew released several non-Contention-related episodes, both as part of the regular podcast and on Patreon. Four recap episodes detailing the plot were also released.
Season 2 began on June of 2021, so now's as good a time as any to start listening.
Season 2 began on June of 2021, so now's as good a time as any to start listening.
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Pretending to be People is run a using modified version of TabletopGame/DeltaGreen; many rules are used sparingly, or eschewed entirely. In addition, [[GameMaster [=GM=]]] Zach incorporates elements from other games, most notably [[TwoFistedTales Pulp]] [[TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu Cthulhu]]. Season 1 ran from began in November of 2018 to September of 2020, featuring 2018, and currently features over 90 100 episodes of content of roughly 40 minutes to an hour in length. During the break between seasons, the The crew released several non-Contention-related episodes, both as part of the regular podcast and on Patreon. Four recap episodes detailing the plot of episodes 1-96 were also released.
Season 2 The latest story arc of season 1 began on June of 2021, so now's as good a time as any to start listening.
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* AristocratsAreEvil: The upper-crust of The City certainly are, at any rate.
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* AristocratsAreEvil: The upper-crust of The City certainly are, at any rate. [[IAmAHumanitarian Cannibalism]] is just one of the many horrors they commit.
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* DescendingCeiling: The Juice Box uses one of these to act as "human garlic press".
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Pretending to be People is run a using modified version of TabletopGame/DeltaGreen; many rules are used sparingly, or eschewed entirely. In addition, [[GameMaster [=GM=]]] Zach incorporates elements from other games, most notably [[TwoFistedTales Pulp]] [[TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu Cthulhu]]. Season 1 ran from November of 2018 to September of 2020, featuring over 90 episodes of content of roughly 40 minutes to an hour in length. Season 2 of the official content is still forthcoming, although the crew have non-Contention-related episodes, both as part of the regular podcast and on Patreon.
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Pretending to be People is run a using modified version of TabletopGame/DeltaGreen; many rules are used sparingly, or eschewed entirely. In addition, [[GameMaster [=GM=]]] Zach incorporates elements from other games, most notably [[TwoFistedTales Pulp]] [[TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu Cthulhu]]. Season 1 ran from November of 2018 to September of 2020, featuring over 90 episodes of content of roughly 40 minutes to an hour in length. Season 2 of During the official content is still forthcoming, although break between seasons, the crew have released several non-Contention-related episodes, both as part of the regular podcast and on Patreon.
Patreon. Four recap episodes detailing the plot were also released.
Season 2 began on June of 2021, so now's as good a time as any to start listening.
Season 2 began on June of 2021, so now's as good a time as any to start listening.
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* InelegantBlubbering: Early in the campaign, the Contention boys utterly fail at most of their rolls to pursue a potential lead, culminating in Clark [[EpicFail flying a drone into himself]]. Faced with their own incompetence, they decide to sit down on the sidewalk, sobbing.
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* GambitPileup: There are, at minimum, three [[TheConspiracy shadowy organizations]] in the series, each with their own plans and motivations. In the middle of this there are three nimrods who are trying to figure it all out. This trope is inevitable.
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* SpannerInTheWorks
** The Contention boys are probably a major example of this. Due to a combination of supernatural aid, personal motivations, and [[EpicFail sheer incompetence]], they tend to mess up a number of peoples' plans.
** John Peters appears to have been this as well. His actions kicked off a better chunk of the events in the series, which as of now resulted in the death of Marvin.
** The Contention boys are probably a major example of this. Due to a combination of supernatural aid, personal motivations, and [[EpicFail sheer incompetence]], they tend to mess up a number of peoples' plans.
** John Peters appears to have been this as well. His actions kicked off a better chunk of the events in the series, which as of now resulted in the death of Marvin.
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* PhlebotinumRebel: Marvin Glass was once a member of [[TheMenInBlack Myriad]], but turned against them out of a combination of boredom and spite.
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* TheSociopath: Ann Love, aka "Agent Karen" is a constantly-smiling, unrepentant murderer whose gleeful, magically-enhanced slayings of others actively undermine missions she's on.
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* TheSociopath: TheSociopath
** Ann Love, aka "Agent Karen" is a constantly-smiling, unrepentant murderer whose gleeful, magically-enhanced slayings of others actively undermine missions she'son.on.
** Marvin Glass is a {{Sadist}} with a distinct LackOfEmpathy, who claims to have turned against [[TheConspiracy Myriad]] due to a combination of boredom and his disdain for taking orders.
** Ann Love, aka "Agent Karen" is a constantly-smiling, unrepentant murderer whose gleeful, magically-enhanced slayings of others actively undermine missions she's
** Marvin Glass is a {{Sadist}} with a distinct LackOfEmpathy, who claims to have turned against [[TheConspiracy Myriad]] due to a combination of boredom and his disdain for taking orders.
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* SpookyPhotographs: Whatever the Camera takes photos of, it's both otherworldly and unpleasant.
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* VoidBetweenTheWorlds: There appears to be a vast extraplanar space of inky nothingness in the world that exists outside of time. The Camera appears to be able to take [[SpookyPhotographs photographs]] of it.
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* {{Fratbro}}: Brett, the strange young man in the Glass compound, dresses and acts like the douchiest of frat-boy stereotypes. He is also apparently an experiment by the Glass Syndicate's scientific crew to do...something.
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* LighterAndSofter: The Contention Creek Critter Coalition arc features adorable animals on a mission to rescue Keith's dog. Only one person dies in the game itself, and the ending is [[BittersweetEnding bittersweet]] instead of a TotalPartyKill.
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* TotalPartyKill: As befitting a game based on Call of Cthulhu
** The Contention Woods story arc ends in the deaths, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath and largely horrific ones at that,]] of the intrepid teenagers.
** The Numbers Plague arc ends in a similar fashion. [[StableTimeLoop they got better]].
** The Old Contention story arc ends with one player character dying horribly and the others being banished to a strange, infinite void.
** The Contention Woods story arc ends in the deaths, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath and largely horrific ones at that,]] of the intrepid teenagers.
** The Numbers Plague arc ends in a similar fashion. [[StableTimeLoop they got better]].
** The Old Contention story arc ends with one player character dying horribly and the others being banished to a strange, infinite void.
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* IBangedYourMom: [[{{Jerkass}} Ferguson Beans]] paid the mother of Bruce Robin, his colleague, for sex so that he could tell him this. It ended poorly.
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* EmbarrassingInitials: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted.]] Both Calm Comfy Campground and the Contention Critter Coalition are spelled with the letter C.
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* BilingualBonus: Those affected by the Number Plague begin chanting a two word phrase before killing themselves. This phrase ("tawil aleaql," or "طويل العقل"), Google Translates to "long minded."
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** Those affected by the Number Plague begin chanting a two word phrase before killing themselves. This phrase ("tawil aleaql," or "طويل العقل"), Google Translates to "long minded.""
** The Circle of Knowledge's mind-control experiments revolve around a flower whose name sounds like "Sanfera Blom". While spelling is difficult to parse out in an audio medium, this may derive (very loosely) from "Without Will" in French and "Flower" in Dutch.
** Those affected by the Number Plague begin chanting a two word phrase before killing themselves. This phrase ("tawil aleaql," or "طويل العقل"), Google Translates to "long minded.
** The Circle of Knowledge's mind-control experiments revolve around a flower whose name sounds like "Sanfera Blom". While spelling is difficult to parse out in an audio medium, this may derive (very loosely) from "Without Will" in French and "Flower" in Dutch.
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* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Dr. Wormfingers, a MadScientist working for Marvin Glass.
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* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Francis Beans has a solid grasp on medicine, cybernetics, the supernatural, and eldritch math. She presumably learned these from her likewise-omnidisciplanry teacher, Dr. Wormfingers.
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* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: An odd example where the torture is accidentally self-inflicted. A misused spell that causes [[BodyHorror an agonizing "healing" process]] is the last straw in causing [[spoiler: Keith to go back in time, murder Silas Cole, and take his place]].
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* KudzuPlot: The campaign is decidedly non-linear, has multiple parties with their own shadowy intentions, and surrounds mysteries of world-ending proportions. A tangled, perplexing plot line is less of a bug and more of a feature.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Circle of Knowledge's leadership can ''generously'' be described as this.
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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: This appears to be the motivation of [[TheChosenOne the Overseer]].
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: John Peters' actions in the series appear to consist of going into a coma, having visions of the future, racking up massive gambling debts, and [[WhatAnIdiot stealing from major players in the world]]. We only see him after he dies, and yet he sets up a sizable chunk of the game's subplots.
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* MindVirus: The Number Plague appears to transfer itself via perception, whereupon it begins manipulating the victim's behavior, ultimately [[PsychicAssistedSuicide culminating in their death]].
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* EldritchLocation: Whatever the magic camera takes photos of, it appears to be this. Given that [[GladiatorGames the Scrap Pit]] appears to exist outside of time, it may also count as a rather strange example.
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* TheAlcoholic
** [[LargeHam Dave from Akron]] is a humorous example of this, claiming that "any day of the week ending in 'Y'" is a good day to get blackout drunk.
** [[HangingJudge Judge Ephraim Courtland]] is a serious example of this, having abandoned all semblance of humanity, be it [[CorruptHick moral]] or [[ThePigPen social]] following the death of his wife.
** [[LargeHam Dave from Akron]] is a humorous example of this, claiming that "any day of the week ending in 'Y'" is a good day to get blackout drunk.
** [[HangingJudge Judge Ephraim Courtland]] is a serious example of this, having abandoned all semblance of humanity, be it [[CorruptHick moral]] or [[ThePigPen social]] following the death of his wife.
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** Judge Ephraim Courtland never bathes, never cleans, and will gladly wear a hat that has been [[{{Squick}} repeatedly used as a vomit receptacle]].
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* HangingJudge: Judge Ephraim Courtland turned into this after the death of his wife.
* {{Jerkass}}
** Francis Beans is not merely a {{Sadist}}, she's also an unrepentant asshole.
** [[HangingJudge Judge Ephraim Courtland]] has no sense of decorum [[ThePigPen or hygiene]].
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* ThePigPen: Wolf the Dog is also quite enthusiastic about the contents of dumpsters, dirt-covered mushrooms, and anything that has a goodly amount of "stank" on it.
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** Wolf the Dog is also quite enthusiastic about the contents of dumpsters, dirt-covered mushrooms, and anything that has a goodly amount of "stank" onit.it.
** Judge Ephraim Courtland never bathes, never cleans, and will gladly wear a hat that has been [[{{Squick}} repeatedly used as a vomit receptacle]].
* {{Sadist}}: Marvin Glass and Francis Beans take great delight in hurting others.
** Wolf the Dog is also quite enthusiastic about the contents of dumpsters, dirt-covered mushrooms, and anything that has a goodly amount of "stank" on
** Judge Ephraim Courtland never bathes, never cleans, and will gladly wear a hat that has been [[{{Squick}} repeatedly used as a vomit receptacle]].
* {{Sadist}}: Marvin Glass and Francis Beans take great delight in hurting others.
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* NoIndoorVoice: [[LargeHam Dave from Akron]].
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* LargeHam: A number of [=NPCs=] fit the bill.
** [[NoIndoorVoice Dave from Akron]]
** [[LargeHamAnnouncer Mick and Nick Nickles]]
* LargeHamAnnouncer: Mick and Nick Nickles from [[GladiatorGames The Scrap Pit]].
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** [[LargeHamAnnouncer Mick and Nick Nickles]]
* LargeHamAnnouncer: Mick and Nick Nickles from [[GladiatorGames The Scrap Pit]].
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* CreepyTwins: Rich and Dick Nickles are an adult version of this, taking a [[BloodLust nigh-erotic]] fascination with blood, regardless as to whether it's from random strangers, [[HoYay each other]], or [[{{Squick}} themselves]].
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* MoodWhiplash: The show often veers wildly from [[NightmareFuel horrific imagery]] from the GM to irreverent humor from the players themselves.
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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Agent Kennedy of the [=FBI=] uses a bad Irish accent when first meeting our heroes. She soon drops it.
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* GoMadFromTheRevelation: As fitting for a Delta Green game. Most notably, Alfred Glass was rendered a blubbering idiot after seeing...[[NoodleIncident something involving John Peters' gun]].
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* XMeetsY: Clinker's is a combination dive bar and day care.
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* FreakyFridayFlip: A magical radio in the series has the ability to swap minds between two bodies.
* ThemeTune: Most episodes use Kudzu's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzn0nhY2xSc "No Backbone"]] as their theme.
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** To a lesser extent, the Scrap Pit serves as a coliseum catering to a more general audience.
* ThemeTune: Most episodes use Kudzu's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzn0nhY2xSc "No Backbone"]] as their theme.
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** To a lesser extent, the Scrap Pit serves as a coliseum coliseum catering to a more general audience.
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* StraightGay: Gary Daley and Harry Clinker, owners of the Daley Pho and Clinker's (a bar and day care), are long-time partners.
