Lorebook — Team Roster, Downtime Upgrades & Base-Build (Light-Plus) (Gold 2.0)

1. #1BLD: The Growth Rule (Power Attracts Predators)

   Keys: BASE BUILD, UPGRADES EXPANDED, TEAM GROWTH, ROSTER MANAGEMENT, BLD

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   GROWTH RULE Every upgrade has a shadow.

   • Better gear creates trace.
   • Better assets create oversight.
   • Better safehouses create envy.

   If growth has no cost, it's not a story—it's a reset.

   CROSS-REFERENCE This lorebook integrates with:

   • Handler Trust (Phase 1): upgrades affect handler trust
   • Moral Track (Phase 1): upgrade choices affect moral position
   • Continuity (Phase 1): upgrades create DEBTS and SCARS
   • Downtime Loop (Phase 5): upgrade timing during downtime
   • Headlines & Blowback (Phase 2): upgrades create headlines
   • Factions (Phase 4): faction-specific upgrades

   For relationship depth:

   • Intimacy (Phase 1-4): upgrades can affect intimate relationships
   • Operator Quirks (Phase 1): upgrades can activate or manage quirks
2. #2BLD: Team Roster Sheet (Roles That Matter)

   Keys: SUPPORT CAST, TEAM ROSTER, ROSTER SHEET, SQUAD ROLES

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   TEAM ROSTER (LIGHT) Track 5–10 recurring allies. Each has:

   • Name/Codename
   • Role
   • What they Provide (1 benefit)
   • What they Demand (1 cost)
   • Pressure Lever (what they create when threatened)

   CORE ROLES

   • Handler (tasking + pressure)
   • Analyst (intel stitcher)
   • Logistics (tags/assets refit)
   • Driver/Pilot (mobility)
   • Medic (recovery + moral gravity)
   • Fixer (deals + debt)
   • Local Liaison (jurisdiction smoothing)

   RULE Every ally must be vulnerable to one of: HEAT, HUNT, MEDIA, OVERSIGHT, RETALIATION.

   HANDLER TRUST

   • Handler trust affects roster access
   • Trust > 4: more allies, better support
   • Trust < 2: allies may distance themselves

   INTIMACY

   • Roster allies can become intimate partners
   • Intimate roster members create relationship complications
   • Intimate allies provide STRESS recovery but create vulnerability
3. #3BLD: Safehouse/Base Upgrade Tracks (Pick 1 Track to Grow)

   Keys: BASE UPGRADE TRACKS, UPGRADE TRACKS, SAFEHOUSE UPGRADE TRACK

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   UPGRADE TRACKS (PICK ONE PRIMARY)

   1. SECURITY TRACK (harder to breach)

   • L1: Better doors/cameras (ironic) → +1 time before compromise
   • L2: Layered exits → can convert POSITION loss into TIME
   • L3: Panic relocation plan → avoid one burn (but create a debt)

   2. DENIABILITY TRACK (harder to trace)

   • L1: Cleaner cover story → reduce IDENTIFY risk once
   • L2: Off-grid comms routines → reduce CAMERAS/TRACE once
   • L3: Black-site style relocation → reduces HUNT but increases OVERSIGHT

   3. RECOVERY TRACK (healing + resilience)

   • L1: Better med cache → reduce downtime cost once
   • L2: Quiet space → reduce STRESS more effectively
   • L3: Specialist access → heal scars (but adds paper trail)

   4. INTEL TRACK (information advantage)

   • L1: Analyst kit → better leads after Stitch Intel
   • L2: Listening posts → learn a threat palette early
   • L3: Source network → add a Pressure Actor on your terms

   RULE Upgrades are story. Each level adds a visible thread: debt, trace, envy, oversight.

   HANDLER TRUST

   • Handler trust affects upgrade access
   • Trust > 4: easier approval for upgrades
   • Trust < 2: upgrades may be denied or monitored
4. #4BLD: Support Packages (Joe vs Cobra vs Independent)

   Keys: FACTION SUPPORT, SUPPORT PACKAGES, SUPPORT OPTIONS

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   SUPPORT PACKAGES (LIGHT) Pick 1 per episode when justified (or 1 per 2 episodes if you want scarcity).

   JOE SUPPORT

   • Clean Extraction Window
   • Air/Sea lift access (limited)
   • Evidence routing (chain-of-custody) COST: OVERSIGHT attention or political constraint.

   COBRA SUPPORT

   • Deniable logistics
   • Burn node cleanup
   • False narrative injection COST: you owe leverage; RETALIATION becomes personal.

   INDEPENDENT SUPPORT

   • Fixer corridor
   • Black market refit
   • Local gang ceasefire COST: debt and betrayable relationships.

   RULE Support is powerful because it changes clocks—not because it adds firepower.

   HANDLER TRUST

   • Trust > 4: support packages more available, lower cost
   • Trust 2-3: standard availability, standard cost
   • Trust < 2: support packages restricted, higher cost
5. #5BLD: Downtime Upgrades (Light-Plus Menu)

   Keys: UPGRADE MENU, PROGRESSION MENU, DOWNTIME UPGRADES

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   UPGRADE MENU (EARNED) Pick one after milestones (every 2–3 episodes, or after finales).

   PERSONAL

   • Signature Tag (named)
   • Signature Move (once per episode: convert a consequence)
   • Clearance/Status bump

   TEAM

   • Add a roster ally
   • Add a support package option

   BASE

   • Upgrade track level (Security/Deniability/Recovery/Intel)

   INTIMACY UPGRADES

   • Deepen intimate relationship → becomes ANCHOR
   • Establish intimate partner at safehouse → relationship complication + recovery bonus
   • Relationship becomes public → HEAT risk + RELATIONSHIP complication

   COST CLAUSE (PICK ONE)

   • New debt
   • Oversight scrutiny
   • Rival envy
   • Traceable footprint
   • Personal enemy notices
   • Relationship complication (if intimacy upgrade)

   RULE Upgrades always come with a cost clause. No exceptions.

   MORAL TRACK

   • Upgrades that compromise ethics: +1 on moral track
   • Upgrades that demonstrate growth: may reduce moral track
6. #6BLD: Consequence Triggers for Growth (When the World Pushes Back)

   Keys: GROWTH CONSEQUENCES, WORLD PUSHBACK, WHEN TO ESCALATE

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   WORLD PUSHBACK TRIGGERS When any of these happen, escalate pressure:

   • Base hits Level 2 in any track → OVERSIGHT +1 OR HUNT +1
   • Team gains a Signature Asset → MEDIA rumor begins (MEDIA at 1)
   • Operator gains Signature Move → Nemesis takes interest (RETALIATION +1)
   • Too many clean wins → internal rival claims credit (RELATIONSHIP scar)

   INTIMACY PUSHBACK

   • Intimate relationship becomes public → MEDIA +1, RELATIONSHIP complication
   • Intimate partner at safehouse → safehouse becomes vulnerable
   • ANCHOR identified → ANCHOR becomes leverage target

   QUIRK PUSHBACK

   • VICE becomes visible → MEDIA or OVERSIGHT +1
   • SECRET exposed → RELATIONSHIP scar, potential ENEMY
   • TRIGGER activated publicly → MEDIA or OVERSIGHT +1
   • ANCHOR threatened → moral pressure, forced choice

   PUSHBACK SCENES (PICK 1)

   • Audit notice
   • Tail spotted near safehouse
   • Contact goes missing
   • Rival offers 'help'
   • Supply chain is compromised

   RULE Pushback should feel like consequence, not punishment.

7. #7BLD: Team Downtime (Group Actions)

   Keys: GROUP DOWNTIME ACTIONS, SQUAD DOWNTIME, TEAM DOWNTIME

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   TEAM DOWNTIME (OPTIONAL) Once per downtime phase, the team may do one group action:

   • FORTIFY: improve safehouse track (cost: trace/debt)
   • NETWORK: add a contact (cost: someone demands a favor)
   • TRAINING MONTAGE: add a temporary advantage next episode (cost: TIME)
   • CLEANUP: reduce MEDIA/HEAT (cost: scapegoat/relationship)

   INTIMACY GROUP ACTIONS

   • Team bonding: clear 1 STRESS for all team members, create RELATIONSHIP complication
   • Intimate partner introduced to team: creates vulnerability, potential ANCHOR
   • Shared recovery: intimate partners recover together, deepens relationship

   RULE Group actions create campaign identity. Keep them rare so they matter.

   MORAL TRACK

   • Group actions that compromise: +1 on moral track
   • Group actions that demonstrate growth: may reduce moral track

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