Contact Disclosure Report

Let's make some connections!

Here's a corporate-horror toolkit for making big webs of characters! 

(Still WIP. Will probably take another stab at the relationship list. And add more examples.)

The initial concept came out of a small town horror game I wrote a while ago (where it worked great). This version's been modified and flavored with the Mothership Sci-fi Horror RPG in mind, but it'll work fine with whatever game you care to use it with.

Could be useful for generating anything from a few family, friends, and coworkers during character creation to the entire crew of a research station.

There's a whole essay in me about how important and useful relationships are in ttrpgs, but that's for another time. The short version is that because ttrpgs are a social medium so social information (like relationships) is especially easy and effective to work with, especially since it's much more common knowledge than, say, orbital dynamics or rifle ballistics, so it doesn't require much explanation. 

I've got some NPC tables over here that might be helpful for adding characters.

How to use: 

The language leans towards an in-world style, which might make this seem complicated. It's not! Though the results can get pretty intricate if you work at it for long enough. Here's the basics:

1. Start with a character.
2. Roll a relationship from either the PRIMARY or SECONDARY columns (as desired)
3. Add another character. (Or connect to an existing character, later.) 
4. Connect with a line, and label it with the relationship.
   
5. Repeat! Create "clusters" and "loops" until you're bored or satisfied.

Feel free to grab this image and print it for personal use! (If you want.)

CONTACT DISCLOSURE REPORT

FOR THE PURPOSES OF OPERATIONAL SECURITY WE REQUEST YOU KINDLY REPORT ALL MAJOR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS USING THIS HELPFUL DOCUMENT, WHICH WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SCHEMATIC VIEW OF YOUR SOCIAL SURROUNDINGS.

This document is to be used as a toolkit, overseen by a Company-Registered Contractor Intake Specialist, (CRCIS) to evaluate new and returning Contractors for security and wellness liability. Data are collected personally to maximize Contractor Loyalty and Rightful Subjugation (See: "CLRS," Handbook, Pg. 840).

USE Form CDR-A1 alongside form A2 & A3. to construct a visual network of personal connections. Be advised that this form offers an INTRODUCTION ONLY, and should be modified on an as-needed basis to accurately capture the Contractor's social surroundings. Advice is approximate and non-binding.

Form CDR-A1. "Applicable Relationships." Modify on as-needed basis.

• Please SELECT from the following applicable relationships using Number-Generation Device, 1-10 (D-10). 
• Relational categories given here should be substituted for more accurate & specific terminology where it is available. 
• The goal is to create as clear a picture as possible of competing Contractor loyalties. 
• Remember: Social relationships may cause the Contractor to act unpredictably, or against policy.
  

D10 RELATIONSHIPS

Primary

01.    PARENT
02.    GUARDIAN
03.    SIBLING
04.    RELATIVE
05.    PARTNER
06.    LOVER
07.    FIANCÉ
08.    SPOUSE
09.    FRIEND
10.    BUDDY

Secondary

01.    Crush
02.    HOOKUP
03.    HOUSEMATE
04.    COWORKER
05.    SUBORDINATE
06.    SUPERIOR
07.    MENTOR
08.    ENEMY
09.    EX
10.    WILDCARD

Quality

01.    GUARDED
02.    DISTANT
03.    STRAINED
04.    INTENSE
05.    BITTER
06.    WARM
07.    COMFORTABLE
08.    CASUAL
09.    CLOSE
10.    OPEN

NOTES:  

• PRIMARY and SECONDARY indicate probable levels of Contractor loyalty, but are not a fixed category. Use either as desired or appropriate to the context.
• Relationships may exist at long distance,or deep within the past as something left behind. These, too, can be noted, though they are of a Lower Relevance Category. 
• OPTION: indicate different kinds of relationship through the use of solid/dashed lines to indicate relative intensity or professional vs personal or positive vs negative. And so on.  
• OPTION: include Quality. 
  

FORM CDR-A2. "Schematic Creation." 

STEP ONE: Begin with Contractor.

STEP TWO: Roll for Relationship, then connect with line and label. 

STEP THREE: Repeat.  

Form CDR-A3. "Example and Best Practices."

Please note Marker A. It indicates a potential high-tension relationship in play, not directly connected with our Contractor, but not unrelated. On cramped colonies and isolated work-crews, the development of relationships is provisionally encouraged, but may cause interpersonal  difficulty. We are searching for exactly this kind of tension in this exercise.  Identify social "clusters" then add  "loops" (A) for optimum effectiveness.

Roll and write relationships and Personnel until:
A) You identify multiple "tension points" within the network.
B) The CRCIS and Contractor feel satisfied with schematic completeness.