Operational Assets

Operational Assets represent connections to other external organizations, people and resources that can be used to assist in the operation. These assets help tie characters to the world and provide a tool for Game Mxtresses to use to integrate the characters into the story more effectively.

While operational assets are generally for use to assist in the infiltration of the Hive, they can also represent connections to the Hive. For example relatives or partners who have been converted by the Hive whom your character feels the need to assist. As a Game Mxtress you can exploit these to bring Players deeper into the Hive, misinform and gaslight them etc. Characters may not know their operational assets are compromised. Note: It isn't fun if none of the things that make your character cool and interesting don't work - don't corrupt all of a players assets.

One way to handle this is by allowing players an Operationally Secure number of assets for a mission. A low value that players can be sure are secure and uncompromised. Exceeding that number of assets increases the corruption potential of assets.

Another option is to provide hints at corruption of certain assets.

Some Operational Assets are part of the squad's support units while other operational assets are brought along by specific characters to assist them in their work.

Operational Assets may be levels up representing growing influence or value from the asset.