The Foundation

[This is all make-believe, not to be taken seriously]

The Center for Paranormal Security

Classified: "Top Secret Eagle"
--FOR YOUR EYES ONLY--

For some reason or another(you decide,) you have been recruited by an organization simply called the Foundation. Officially it doesn't exist. But you suspect that it actually answers to someone very high up in the government. The Foundation specializes in intelligence and security operations that normal government bodies would rather not be involved in. In particular, the Foundation has the charter to investigate so call paranormal/supernatural phenomena, exposing it for fraud or accessing it for danger to national/world security.

Several types of investigators could have been chosen for the team:

1. A mystic: You have magical powers. Many discount your powers, but they simply do not see into the shadows that lie all around. The nature and the reality of your "magic" is up to you.
2. An esper: You have psi powers and have been recruited/kidnapped/trained by the Foundation. The Foundation is the leading psi institute in the United States for research into the mind. Telepathy, telekinesis, or pyro/cryokinesis are three types that you might be.
3. An academic: You are an expert in a accepted "normal" field. This does not mean you won't have esoteric knowledge of the darker worlds, it's just that your focus is more in the natural world.
4. An occultist: You are the academic which specializes in the "quack" fields of the paranormal. You can be a true believer or a researcher dedicated to disproving the supernatural.
5. An Agent: You are a professional government man, be he or she a policeman, a FBI agent, CIA spy, or military officer. You have been transferred to this "quack" group for either a professional misstep or a promotion, your choice.
6. Joe Shmo: You are out of your league. Maybe you were a reporter, photographer, or fiction writer that investigated too deeply into the affairs of the Foundation. Maybe you where simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, or maybe you have no idea why you have been selected. Tough luck.

Any of the above ideas would work very nicely. The membership in the Foundation counts as "Duty: All the time(roll of 15 or less)" and is considered dangerous for a total of -15 points. This does not count against your disadvantage limit, though it still counts for points on your character. Try to keep enemies at a minimum and if you have a reputation it may take a lot of work on your part to keep your cover. And remember: the Foundation doesn't like notoriety. If you expose the Foundation to the world, being left in the wind is the least thing that may happen to you. Many investigators have simply disappeared after a foolish slip.

The Mission of the Foundation
Semper Protegite Qui Indefensi Sunt The primary, overall mission of the Foundation is simple: the Protection of the United States Interests, both foreign and domestic. Its stated mission is the investigation of natural and supernatural phenomena occurring both within and without the borders of the United States. The secondary, but no less important mission of the Foundation is the containment and suppression of actual or potential security threats to its primary mission. It is in the United State's interest to discourage public hysteria and panic. Thus the Foundation operates secretly under the jurisdiction of the Executive Branch of the United States.

In accordance with this mission, members of the Foundation freely investigate where other government bodies either cannot or prefer not to investigate. In general, this investigation occurs in four discreet phases:

Identification: Investigators, either on their own or through information supplied through other intelligence or security organizations identify unusual phenomena, either normal or "para-normal," that bears investigation. (In accordance with its primary and stated missions.)
Investigation: Investigators commence investigation, using research and forensic techniques, both in the field and within "secure laboratories."
Suppression/Containment: Investigators using whatever force or means necessary suppress the threat. Note--this does not necessarily mean lethal force. After phenomena no longer threatens primary mission goals, the investigators use whatever means necessary to contain unwarranted disclosure of information to the general public which could lead to hysteria and/or panic, either on a local or national level.
Debriefing: Information gained from the investigation is distributed through protected channels to appropriate agencies on a need to know basis.

It is important to remember that each investigation must be approached on its own terms and that this order may not always be needed. In field operations, the most important objective, even over personal safety, is total secrecy, both of the existence of the Foundation or the investigated phenomena, even when he or she may not immediately see the need for such classification. The objectives may be pursued in any fashion the investigation team deems appropriate. The investigator in the field are ordered to use ANY MEANS NECESSARY to complete there mission objectives or to maintain secrecy. As always, the least obtrusive the means, the better.

How to make a GURPS Foundation character
Investigators of the Foundation.
The Evidence Room. A collection of news stories, visuals, clues, and evidence.
Introduction to the Foundation.Current turn.
Foundation Database
EQ Section. Special Equipment, gadgets and other oddities that might aid you in your investigations.
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