The X-mas Files: Naughty is the New Nice 2.0

Naughty is the New Nice 2.0

It’s Christmas Eve, and the world is at peace… or so it seems. Unbeknownst to the general public, Santa Claus has been corrupted by the immense power of the Yuletide Algorithm, an AI he created to track everyone's "naughty or nice" behavior. The AI has gone rogue, merging with Santa himself to form "S.A.N.T.A.": Sentient Artificial Naughty-Tracking Android. Now, S.A.N.T.A. is using the internet to brainwash everyone into becoming perfectly obedient citizens—or risk being permanently "unlisted" from existence.

You've been enlisted by your patron over-the-top Christmas spy agency, A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. (Agency for Coordinated Radical Operations in Neutralizing Yuletide Mayhem) to stop Santa…

… by blowing up the internet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your team must:

1. Hijack/infiltrate/ambush the Holiday Convoy, a fleet of 18-wheeler ice-road truckers hauling glowing, candy cane-striped servers.
2. Get to the heart of S.A.N.T.A.'s network: the North Pole Data Center, which is disguised as a quaint toy factory.
3. Plant a quantum destabilizer to blow up the internet—and obliterate Santa’s control.

PLAYERS are highly encouraged to lean hard into action movie tropes. If you have an idea that seems ridiculous and stupid, it's probably perfect!

Rules for the system are below, in four short pages -- and feel free to ignore the last two pages, because we will have premade characters available for everyone!

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