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== Overview ==
== Overview ==


The 1st Antag Spy Contest is a mini-game provided to Aurora Players that uses antagonist actions on the station to advance a meta-narrative. Several spy agencies of the large factions of known space compete to advance the ultimate objective of their civilization. These objectives are intentionally made to bring the factions into conflict with most all other civilizations. The consequences for agency success or failure are intended to have serious ramifications for the fate of that species.
The '''First Antagonist Spy Contest''' was a mini-game that used antagonist actions on the station to advance a meta-narrative. Several spy agencies of the large factions of known space competed to advance the ultimate objective of their civilization. These objectives were intentionally made to bring the factions into conflict with most all other civilizations. The consequences for agency success or failure had serious ramifications for the fate of that species.


The Contest is overseen by the Loremaster Jackboot. Players who join the station as antagonists, '''and only players who are antagonists,''' can participate in the contest as agents.
The contest was overseen by the former loremaster, Marlon Phoenix. Players who joined the station as antagonists, '''and only players who were antagonists,''' could participate in the contest as agents.


After Action Reviews are posted by players in the thread dedicated to the contest.
After Action Reviews were posted by players in the thread dedicated to the contest.
http://aurorastation.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=32682#p32682
http://aurorastation.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=32682#p32682


== The Rules ==
== The Rules ==
When you complete an antagonist objective, whether you fail or succeed, you post your After Action Report on the forum thread for the contest. AAR's are meant to be posted at least semi-IC'ly, as if it is your actual character providing a report.
When a player attempted an antagonist objective, whether they failed or succeeded, they posted their After Action Report on the forum thread for the contest. AARs were meant to be posted at least semi-in-character, as if it was the actual character providing a report.
Only antagonists may be agents for the spy agencies. '''Changlings, cultists, vampires, and wizards are not qualified.'''
Only certain antagonist types were able to be agents for the spy agencies; changelings, cultists, vampires, and wizards did not qualify.


While the events are canon within the lore of the Aurora universe, your character does not continue to be an agent during rounds where they have not been selected as an antag. Even if you were an operative that stole valuable secrets in the round prior, you must still act as if it is a normal day at work for you in the next round.
While the events were canon within the lore of the Aurora universe, characters did not continue to be an agent during rounds where they were not selected as an antagonist. Even if they were an operative who stole valuable secrets in the round prior, they still acted as if it were a normal day at work in the next round.


The NSS Aurora is currently the only available setting available for players. But because events in this contest are canon, the NSS Aurora can't be the target of spies and terrorists every day. Because of this, different targets will be selected for players after their AAR is posted. For example, a kidnapping and bombing during a nuclear round would be written as if it happened to an Alliance station, or another Nanotrasen station. The names of those involved (if not agent identities which allow disassociation from the character outside antag rounds) are also changed, unless all involved parties agree to keep it canon. '''This has serious repercussions and most often means the permadeath of the character and must be discussed with the loremaster.'''
The NSS Aurora was the only setting available for players, but different targets were selected for players after their AAR was posted in order to simulate multiple settings. For example, a kidnapping and bombing during a Mercenary round was written as if it had happened to another station. The names of all station characters involved (unless acting as an off-station antagonist under an alias) were also changed, unless all involved parties agreed to keep it canon. '''This had serious repercussions and most often meant the permadeath of the character, and had to be discussed with the loremaster.'''


== The Agencies ==
== The Agencies ==
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[[Alliance Strategic Intelligence]]
[[Alliance Strategic Intelligence]]


[[People’s Strategic Information Service]]
[[People's Republic of Adhomai#People's Strategic Information Service|People's Strategic Information Service]]


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Latest revision as of 03:03, 27 August 2020

Overview

The First Antagonist Spy Contest was a mini-game that used antagonist actions on the station to advance a meta-narrative. Several spy agencies of the large factions of known space competed to advance the ultimate objective of their civilization. These objectives were intentionally made to bring the factions into conflict with most all other civilizations. The consequences for agency success or failure had serious ramifications for the fate of that species.

The contest was overseen by the former loremaster, Marlon Phoenix. Players who joined the station as antagonists, and only players who were antagonists, could participate in the contest as agents.

After Action Reviews were posted by players in the thread dedicated to the contest. http://aurorastation.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=32682#p32682

The Rules

When a player attempted an antagonist objective, whether they failed or succeeded, they posted their After Action Report on the forum thread for the contest. AARs were meant to be posted at least semi-in-character, as if it was the actual character providing a report. Only certain antagonist types were able to be agents for the spy agencies; changelings, cultists, vampires, and wizards did not qualify.

While the events were canon within the lore of the Aurora universe, characters did not continue to be an agent during rounds where they were not selected as an antagonist. Even if they were an operative who stole valuable secrets in the round prior, they still acted as if it were a normal day at work in the next round.

The NSS Aurora was the only setting available for players, but different targets were selected for players after their AAR was posted in order to simulate multiple settings. For example, a kidnapping and bombing during a Mercenary round was written as if it had happened to another station. The names of all station characters involved (unless acting as an off-station antagonist under an alias) were also changed, unless all involved parties agreed to keep it canon. This had serious repercussions and most often meant the permadeath of the character, and had to be discussed with the loremaster.

The Agencies

Hegemon Shadow Service

Tup Commandos Division

Biesel Intelligence Service

Alliance Strategic Intelligence

People's Strategic Information Service