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Jun 17, 2026 1 hr 25 min

Handlers Guide: Running the Game

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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: [email protected] 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

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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: [email protected] 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.

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Handlers Guide: Running the Game

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Chapters

  1. 0:01 Back to School: The Operatives
  2. 0:41 Delta Green
  3. 1:48 Colin Firth on Operation Mincemeat
  4. 2:43 MI5's Operation Mincemeat
  5. 4:42 The Spy in the Dark
  6. 8:29 Katherine on War Movies
  7. 9:48 Battle of Eastern Europe in the 70s
  8. 13:22 James Bond In The Video Game
  9. 15:16 How To Become an FBI Agent in The Dark Ages
  10. 19:26 The Book of The Handler's Guide
  11. 19:45 Jason Bateman on Archive 81
  12. 21:42 Mission Brief
  13. 22:20 Opera: Delta Green, Season 2
  14. 23:40 The Handler's Guide and How to Play Delta Green
  15. 24:23 Delta Green: How To GM
  16. 27:07 Delta Green: The History, Lore, and How To Run the
  17. 31:38 Dark Ages 5
  18. 35:35 Delta Green: The X-Files Game
  19. 39:10 Delta Green: The Story
  20. 44:02 Asked About Delta Green
  21. 44:40 The Incident in The Handler's Guide
  22. 45:36 Delta Green: The Story of the Program
  23. 46:37 CATS: From Cult to Normal
  24. 49:12 The Dungeon Master: As the Handler
  25. 54:02 Decoding The Investigation in D&D
  26. 57:39 How To Play The Disappearance
  27. 59:03 Impossible Landscapes: The Clue
  28. 1:02:44 The Secret Life of The Agents
  29. 1:03:38 Delta Green Explained
  30. 1:04:37 D&D 2
  31. 1:07:54 What Is The Horror Game
  32. 1:09:03 D&D 7, The Unknowable
  33. 1:12:53 Delta Green: The Criminal Code
  34. 1:18:57 Delta Green: How to Lead the Investigation (
  35. 1:24:10 Go Bag: Black Ops 2

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