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Go Bag is about modern-day tabletop RPGs packed with bullets, backstories, and bad decisions. From tactical espionage to over-the-top action, we dive into games that have an element of tradecraft like Delta Green, Outgunned, Nights Black Agents, White Lies, James Bond/Classified, Top Secret, and beyond. Whether you’re a game master, a rules junkie, or just here for the subterfuge, we’ve got what you need when the mission goes loud.

  1. Delta Green: Anatomy of an Operation

    3 days ago

    Delta Green: Anatomy of an Operation

    Sean and Harrigan break down how to build a Delta Green operation, straight from the Handler's Guide scenario-design chapter. Scoping the op, hooking the Agents, designing the investigation, planting leads and dead ends, working in Green Boxes and the program-versus-outlaws schism, landing the creepy moments — and the part most Handlers skip, the cover-up. Plus hard-won advice on running BRP without burying players in skill checks. S02E08 SITREP US Army in Berlin video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI3Ty9x_96s Encrypted Comms This week's transmission: Agent Hoos (audio call-in). Email: Grenade@GoBagPod.com Phone: 929.BIG.DICE (244.3423) Website: https://gobagpod.com For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean 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). Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this audio are copyright Go Bag podcast, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property. Chapters (00:00:00) - Return to RPG Sean(00:02:35) - Cold War Scenario(00:06:39) - milo on Setting Up a High School Drama(00:11:07) - NFL Coach on Cold War Games(00:11:53) - Delta Green, Covert Ops(00:13:13) - Diamonds Are Forever(00:17:25) - The Search for the Next James Bond(00:20:05) - Delta Green(00:22:40) - The Saint With Val Kilmer(00:24:17) - Delta Green: The Avatar vs Playing A Character(00:30:13) - D&D: The Unnatural(00:32:54) - Delta Green: The Operations(00:36:50) - Singing While Helping My Wife(00:39:03) - The D&D Handler's Guide(00:40:20) - The Secret Life of the Handler's Guide(00:41:46) - One-Shot vs Long-Campaign(00:42:31) - In Media: The Opening of the Investigation(00:45:16) - Delta Green: The Mystery and the Continual Threat(00:49:48) - Delta Green: Mundane and disturbing with an unnatural twist(00:54:48) - The Real World of 'Eve'(00:55:28) - Are There NPCs in a Delta Green Case?(00:56:58) - D&D: NPCs(00:58:11) - In the Elevator With 'Quantum' Agents(00:59:19) - How to Give the Players a Lead(01:01:22) - Delta Green: Clues and Dead Ends(01:04:46) - Delta Green: Creepy Moments In The Game(01:09:55) - Delta Green: How To Scare the Players(01:14:23) - The Trouble and Interruptions in D&D(01:16:40) - D&D 5e Interruptions(01:18:47) - Delta Green: The Resolutions(01:21:26) - The COVID-Up(01:25:52) - Hand Handlers in D&D(01:29:23) - D&D: Keeping People Quiet(01:32:32) - Delta Green: The Program and the Outlaws

    1hr 39min
  2. Two Shades of Green: Delta Green's Schism

    24 Jun

    Two Shades of Green: Delta Green's Schism

    Sean and Harrigan map the two Delta Greens — the 2002 schism between "The Program," the official government arm, and "The Outlaws," the off-the-books old guard — and how the faction you choose reshapes a whole campaign's tone. Plus the wider web of factions (Majestic offshoots, March Technologies, the Quiet Children, Persistent Vigil) you can pull into your game. S02E07 SITREP Bridge of Spies (Glienicke Bridge), Berlin – Atlas Obscura - https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bridge-of-spies Encrypted Comms This week's transmission: acrylic, who dropped a trove of real-world spy locations in the Go Bag Discord. Email: Grenade@GoBagPod.com Phone: 929.BIG.DICE (244.3423) Website: https://gobagpod.com For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean 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). Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this audio are copyright Go Bag podcast, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property. Chapters (00:00:01) - Return to The Fall in 2(00:00:46) - Delta Green Episode 3(00:02:34) - Delta Green: Cold War scenario(00:07:11) - Blades in the Dark: How To Plan a Campaign(00:11:01) - A Little Time for Reading and Writing(00:11:49) - James Bond: The Spy Game(00:12:45) - Delta Green: Shotgun Scenarios Book(00:17:23) - Atlas Obscura(00:20:15) - Delta Green Mission Brief(00:22:22) - Majestic: Legends of the Program(00:23:34) - Hallowe'en: The Innsmouth Raid(00:27:39) - Delta Green: The Official Conspiracy in the 50s(00:32:55) - Delta Green: The Cowboy Era vs The Outlaw Era(00:36:38) - Delta Green: The History of Majestic(00:38:45) - Delta Green: The Rebirth and Dissolution(00:43:10) - Majestic 12(00:47:28) - Have You Got What it Takes to Be an Outlaw?(00:48:12) - How To Talk About Landscapes(00:48:51) - Delta Green: Majestic's Influence on the Program(00:54:25) - Programs embedded in U.S. Intelligence and Defense apparatus(00:57:29) - Delta Green: The Program's Tone(01:03:25) - Delta Green: The Cult of Conspiracy Geeks(01:06:39) - The dynamics of the Outlaws and the Program(01:07:34) - Outlaw vs The Program(01:10:04) - Delta Green in Dark Ages(01:15:26) - D&D: The Book of Legends(01:17:47) - Delta Green: The Opponents(01:19:17) - The Dark Forces of Lovecraftian Horror(01:25:24) - How to Play Cults in D&D(01:26:02) - Dark Ages 2: The Cult of Intelligence(01:28:58) - Go Bag

    1hr 30min
  3. Handlers Guide: Running the Game

    17 Jun

    Handlers Guide: Running the Game

    Sean and Harrigan slide into the Handler's chair, breaking down Delta Green's Handler's Guide and the craft of running the game — building dread, drip-feeding information, and keeping the table bleak, paranoid, and afraid. S02E06 SITREP Operation Mincemeat (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1879016/ Archive 81 (Netflix) - https://www.netflix.com/title/80222802 The Outsider (HBO) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8550800/ Encrypted Comms Email: Grenade@GoBagPod.com Phone: 929.BIG.DICE (244.3423) Website: https://gobagpod.com For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean 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). Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this audio are copyright Go Bag podcast, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property. Chapters (00:00:01) - Back to School: The Operatives(00:00:41) - Delta Green(00:01:48) - Colin Firth on Operation Mincemeat(00:02:43) - MI5's Operation Mincemeat(00:04:42) - The Spy in the Dark(00:08:29) - Katherine on War Movies(00:09:48) - Battle of Eastern Europe in the 70s(00:13:22) - James Bond In The Video Game(00:15:16) - How To Become an FBI Agent in The Dark Ages(00:19:26) - The Book of The Handler's Guide(00:19:45) - Jason Bateman on Archive 81(00:21:42) - Mission Brief(00:22:20) - Opera: Delta Green, Season 2(00:23:40) - The Handler's Guide and How to Play Delta Green(00:24:23) - Delta Green: How To GM(00:27:07) - Delta Green: The History, Lore, and How To Run the(00:31:38) - Dark Ages 5(00:35:35) - Delta Green: The X-Files Game(00:39:10) - Delta Green: The Story(00:44:02) - Asked About Delta Green(00:44:40) - The Incident in The Handler's Guide(00:45:36) - Delta Green: The Story of the Program(00:46:37) - CATS: From Cult to Normal(00:49:12) - The Dungeon Master: As the Handler(00:54:02) - Decoding The Investigation in D&D(00:57:39) - How To Play The Disappearance(00:59:03) - Impossible Landscapes: The Clue(01:02:44) - The Secret Life of The Agents(01:03:38) - Delta Green Explained(01:04:37) - D&D 2(01:07:54) - What Is The Horror Game(01:09:03) - D&D 7, The Unknowable(01:12:53) - Delta Green: The Criminal Code(01:18:57) - Delta Green: How to Lead the Investigation ((01:24:10) - Go Bag: Black Ops 2

    1hr 26min
  4. Lethal Force and Tradecraft

    10 Jun

    Lethal Force and Tradecraft

    Delta Green combat is fast and final — initiative on Dexterity, one action a turn, and a lethality rating that can drop an Agent before they ever roll to dodge. Then Harrigan flips to the other half of staying alive: tradecraft — sanitizing the scene, disposing of the body, funding the cover-up, and lying to the locals so the conspiracy stays buried. S02E05 SITREP Dark Conspiracy (RPG — reported comeback) - https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/04/mongoose-publishing-to-produce-new-dark-conspiracy-rpg-in-2026.html Encrypted Comms Email: Grenade@GoBagPod.com Phone: 929.BIG.DICE (244.3423) Website: https://gobagpod.com For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean 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). Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this audio are copyright Go Bag podcast, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property. Chapters (00:00:01) - Go Bag: Delta Green(00:01:19) - How To Play Intelligence Games!(00:06:44) - Delta Green: Sit REVIEW(00:07:42) - Delta Green: Character Generation and Tradecraft(00:09:52) - The Laundry Rpg(00:13:28) - PeeCee on Fear & Humor(00:17:02) - Delta Green: Season 1 Explained(00:18:53) - Mission Brief(00:20:43) - D&D: Combat(00:26:45) - D&D 5e: Fighting Back(00:30:22) - Delta Green: Fighting Back and Diving(00:35:20) - D&D 7, Lethality Rating(00:38:52) - D&D 5(00:42:00) - D&D 5e(00:47:11) - D&D 10(00:53:35) - The Dark Ages: The Agent's Handbook(00:54:08) - Delta Green: Tradecraft Explained(00:55:31) - Delta Green: Techniques, Means, Methods(00:57:24) - Delta Green: Criminal Tradecraft(01:02:18) - Delta Green: The Criminal Side(01:05:42) - The FBI's The Agent's Handbook: Tradecraft(01:08:37) - D&D 5e(01:12:17) - Delta Green: Escape From a Tail and Plant a Bug(01:17:28) - Delta Green: Fail Forward(01:21:41) - Go Bag: Delta Green

    1hr 23min
  5. The Downward Spiral (Sanity and Bonds)

    3 Jun

    The Downward Spiral (Sanity and Bonds)

    A deep dive into Delta Green’s most devastating mechanic: the Sanity system. We'll cover how Agents slowly lose their minds to violence, helplessness, and the Unnatural, and how they project that trauma onto their "Bonds" (family and friends) to stay in the fight. S02E04 SITREP Delta Green Fiction (MrWhite) - https://www.delta-green.com/reading-order-delta-green-fiction/ Black Project Gaming DG resources - https://www.blackprojectgaming.com/ Gamehole Con - http://gameholecon.com Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE Zortic1 from Youtube Vince Kaufman For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean 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. Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this audio are copyright Go Bag podcast, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property. Chapters (00:00:01) - Delta Green Duet: Into the World of Spy Games(00:04:12) - Three Agents in the Army(00:08:06) - D&D: Duet Mode(00:12:12) - Delta Green at Gamehole Con 2026(00:14:52) - Delta Green Story Development(00:19:05) - A Single Spy in a Covert Action RPG(00:21:53) - James Bond: Character Creation Based on the Number of Players(00:23:24) - Gone Bag Interview Vince Kaufman(00:24:04) - Delta Green: Exploring Tradecraft(00:25:51) - Harrigan, Sanity and Bonds(00:26:43) - Black Delta Green: The Need for Mental Health(00:29:54) - Delta Green: Sacrificial Sanity(00:32:16) - D&D: When Does My Sister Lose Her Mental Hygiene(00:37:30) - D&D: The Criminal Minds(00:42:44) - D&D 5e: Restoring and Repressing insanity(00:45:47) - D&D: Repressing the Condition that Induces Insanity(00:48:01) - Delta Green 101: The Necrophobia(00:49:39) - D&D: The Sense of Fear(00:50:55) - D&D 5e(00:51:30) - Delta Green on The Home(00:52:04) - D&D 5e: Bonds(00:54:28) - Delta Green Bonds(00:57:21) - Delta Green: The Bond System(01:01:16) - The Operatic Bond(01:03:32) - Gaining Delta Green Bonds(01:05:31) - D&D 5e: Sacrificial Bonds(01:09:38) - D&D: When to Ruin a Bond?(01:15:03) - D&D 2(01:18:48) - D&D 2, Optional Home Pursues(01:20:13) - Delta Green: Requisition System(01:23:54) - Go Bag

    1hr 25min
  6. The Agent's Toolkit

    27 May

    The Agent's Toolkit

    Walking through the Agent's Handbook to build a character. We will focus on how a character's day job (FBI, CDC, Special Forces) drives their skills, and why being a forensic accountant is often more useful than being a sniper. S02E03 SITREP N@TO Contest - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vEi08neC-nHiUmNSrFUJkC1aJ0s2q1LZSfneistvMoM/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.oos4c7o5nfyk Delta Green Briefing Doc - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/184104/delta-green-briefing-documents?affiliate_id=457476 Ten Commandments of DG - https://www.patreon.com/posts/ten-commandments-102021267 (paywall) Vince Kaufman's How to Run an Investigation - https://www.patreon.com/posts/investigations-106715350 Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE Grenade from Agent Humza For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean 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. Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this audio are copyright Go Bag podcast, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property. Chapters (00:00:01) - Delta Green: Season 2, Episode 3(00:01:11) - What Does Netflix Have For The Bond Movies?(00:03:28) - Rogue Warrior: Richard Marchenko's autobiography(00:06:06) - Sit Rep(00:06:43) - NATO Scenario Contest(00:11:31) - Where Can You Find a NATO Scenario?(00:14:46) - The IPKris Files Author Len Dayton Dead(00:17:12) - encrypted comms(00:17:41) - Creating a Delta Green Mission Agent(00:20:30) - Delta Green Character Generation(00:26:05) - The Inventing Incident in Delta Green(00:29:48) - Delta Green Agent Creation(00:36:49) - Quantum Agents: Starting Skills Kit(00:40:36) - How To Build A Custom Profession(00:44:28) - D&D 5e: Bonds and Motives(00:46:41) - Primary Skills and Secondary Skills(00:48:01) - In the Elevator With Sean: Motives(00:49:35) - Delta Green: The Problem with Damaged Veterans(00:52:51) - Delta Green: Character Generation(00:56:33) - 5 Character Builders You Need to Have(00:59:27) - Delta Green: The Role Playing Guide(01:03:41) - Delta Green: The Agents' Handbook(01:08:06) - The Origins of the Holocaust(01:08:34) - D&D 5e Agents' Handbook(01:10:52) - Delta Green: A Beginner Guide to the Game(01:14:16) - Go Bag

    1hr 15min
  7. Delta Green Overview

    20 May

    Delta Green Overview

    High level overview of the game - skills, abilities, san, pow, bonds, firearms S02E02 SITREP List of Delta Green publications - https://www.delta-green.com/publications/ Docs to help run Delta Green - https://theunspeakableoath.com/home/2017/03/free-documents-to-help-you-run-delta-green/ Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean 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). Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this audio are copyright Go Bag podcast, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property. Chapters (00:00:00) - Delta Green: Exploring The World(00:03:05) - Delta Green: Is There A Multi-Season Drama in the Works(00:07:08) - Delta Green: The Back Catalog and Sit Rep(00:09:01) - Star Wars D6(00:10:56) - Delta Green: Starting Point(00:13:04) - Delta Green(00:14:45) - D&D 7.4: The Spending of Luck(00:15:33) - Delta Green: Starting a Character(00:17:00) - The Agent's Handbook: Character Generation(00:18:23) - D&D 7/8 Character Sheet(00:23:51) - Caldwell: Average Skill Roll(00:27:39) - D&D 5e: Luck Roll(00:31:37) - The Less Successful Dealing(00:32:19) - In the Secret Life of the FBI, There Are Willpower Rules(00:33:12) - D&D 5e Combat System(00:36:32) - Delta Green 5e(00:39:50) - D&D 7(00:44:21) - Call of Cthulhu: The Survival System(00:47:31) - D&D: Bonds and How to Recover(00:49:35) - D&D 2(00:53:39) - Delta Green: The Bond System(00:56:24) - D&D 5e: Healing Bonds(00:59:40) - Opera in The Dark Ages(01:00:12) - D&D 5e: Skill improvements in Home Scenes(01:03:11) - Cthulhu 7 Skill List Review(01:05:48) - The COVID Art of The Agent's Handbook(01:08:58) - Delta Green Book Covers(01:09:16) - Delta Green: High-Level Overview & Character Generation

    1hr 13min
  8. Welcome to the Conspiracy

    13 May

    Welcome to the Conspiracy

    Kicking off our season 2 dedicated to Delta Green. In this episode: a primer on what makes Delta Green unique in the TTRPG space. We'll discuss the blend of Lovecraftian cosmic horror with modern tactical espionage, the history of the game, and why it is the ultimate "burner phone and suppressed pistol" experience. S02E01 Encrypted Comms Grenade@GoBagPod.com -or- 929.BIG.DICE For more Go Bag content visit: https://gobagpod.com Become an agent of Go Bag: https://gobagpod.com/patreon For more... Sean – https://youtube.com/@rpgsean 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. Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this audio are copyright Go Bag podcast, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property. Chapters (00:00:01) - Demo: Sean & Harrigan(00:00:40) - Back on the Mics,(00:01:24) - COVID-19: What Have You Been Up To?(00:06:18) - The 2D20 Experience(00:06:34) - Noble Knight: Spycraft Supplement, GM Screen(00:09:04) - Spycraft: One Player vs. One GM(00:10:44) - D&D: Spycraft (single book)(00:11:54) - When Do We Talk About Delta 2?(00:12:34) - Sitrep: Encrypted Comms (Season 1)(00:14:35) - Write In and Tell Us How We're Not Alone in This!(00:18:50) - Oh, and about the PDF(00:19:28) - Checklist for a Solid Spy Roleplay(00:20:46) - Multi-Part Challenges in Spy Games(00:23:04) - James Bond: Reputation, Fame and Weapons(00:27:34) - How To Play Cold War Spy(00:28:58) - D&D 7: MetaCurrency(00:31:55) - Failing Forward & The Callbacks(00:36:45) - Mission Brief(00:37:39) - Delta Green: Season 2 Premiere(00:40:43) - Delta Green: The Story of the Game(00:42:51) - Delta Green: The X Files Comparison(00:49:41) - BRP vs C&C: The Philosophy(00:52:09) - Delta Green: How It Works (podcast)(00:55:57) - Delta Green: The History of the Paranormal Group(01:02:21) - How To Cover Delta Green(01:03:05) - Shooting From the Hip: Delta Green(01:07:27) - Delta Green: Why The Game Is On This Show(01:11:25) - Impossible Landscapes: The Squad(01:13:06) - Delta Green: The Conspiracy(01:15:34) - Delta Green: The Role-Playing Game(01:19:06) - Delta Green GM on HP Lovecraft(01:23:38) - Delta Green: The Decay of the Human Spirit(01:27:01) - Delta Green: A Year In the Life(01:28:36) - Go Bag: Black Ops 2

    1hr 30min
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Go Bag is about modern-day tabletop RPGs packed with bullets, backstories, and bad decisions. From tactical espionage to over-the-top action, we dive into games that have an element of tradecraft like Delta Green, Outgunned, Nights Black Agents, White Lies, James Bond/Classified, Top Secret, and beyond. Whether you’re a game master, a rules junkie, or just here for the subterfuge, we’ve got what you need when the mission goes loud.

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  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
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