From 23cfb7dc71a4015ca3ca2deefe6839676e4bc3ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Z. Cliffe Schreuders" Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:46:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add Mission 5 Stage 6 - LORE Fragments design - 4 LORE fragments: 3 evidence documents + 1 technical context - Fragment 1: Recruiting pamphlet (22 active placements, recruitment methodology) - Fragment 2: Architect's protocol (12-40 casualties, $68M foreign sales) - Fragment 3: Heisenberg specs (technical context, 247 facilities) - Fragment 4: Target database (47 profiled targets, Torres as QD-001) - Complete metadata with variable tracking - Debrief integration for LORE acknowledgment - Progressive revelation flow design --- .../stages/stage_6/lore_fragments.md | 577 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 577 insertions(+) create mode 100644 planning_notes/overall_story_plan/mission_initializations/m05_insider_trading/stages/stage_6/lore_fragments.md diff --git a/planning_notes/overall_story_plan/mission_initializations/m05_insider_trading/stages/stage_6/lore_fragments.md b/planning_notes/overall_story_plan/mission_initializations/m05_insider_trading/stages/stage_6/lore_fragments.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4bdd5e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/planning_notes/overall_story_plan/mission_initializations/m05_insider_trading/stages/stage_6/lore_fragments.md @@ -0,0 +1,577 @@ +# Stage 6: LORE Fragments - Mission 5 "Insider Trading" + +## Overview + +**Mission:** M05 - Insider Trading +**ENTROPY Cell:** Insider Threat Initiative +**Fragment Count:** 4 (3 critical evidence, 1 technical context) +**Discovery Pattern:** Progressive revelation of ENTROPY's insider recruitment methodology + +**LORE Arc:** Fragments reveal systematic nature of insider recruitment, showing Torres is not isolated incident but part of calculated program. Evidence documents expose targeting criteria, communication protocols, and broader ENTROPY network. + +--- + +## Fragment Budget & Distribution + +**Total Fragments:** 4 + +**Distribution by Difficulty:** +- **Easy (Always accessible):** 1 fragment (Break Room) +- **Medium (Investigation reward):** 1 fragment (Server Room cabinet) +- **Hard (Optional exploration):** 2 fragments (Research Lab, Archive Storage) + +**Evidence Documents:** 3 fragments +**Technical Context:** 1 fragment + +**Variable Tracking:** +```ink +VAR found_recruiting_pamphlet = false +VAR found_architect_protocol = false +VAR found_heisenberg_specs = false +VAR found_target_criteria = false +``` + +--- + +## Fragment 1: Insider Threat Initiative - Recruiting Pamphlet + +**Category:** Operational Documents (Evidence) +**Difficulty:** Easy (Always accessible) +**Location:** Break Room - Lost & Found Box (2, 4) +**Discovery:** No prerequisites, player finds during initial exploration + +**Purpose:** +- Establishes Insider Threat Initiative as systematic program +- Shows financial targeting of vulnerable employees +- Reveals recruiting narrative ("helping whistleblowers") +- Foreshadows Torres' manipulation + +**Fragment ID:** `lore_insider_recruiting` +**Word Count:** ~180 words + +### Content + +``` +═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ +INSIDER THREAT INITIATIVE - OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW +Classification: ENTROPY INTERNAL USE ONLY +Distribution: Cell Leaders, Recruitment Division +═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ + +MISSION STATEMENT: +The Insider Threat Initiative identifies and recruits +high-value employees within target organizations suffering +financial or personal crises. + +RECRUITMENT METHODOLOGY: + +Phase 1: TARGET IDENTIFICATION +- Financial distress (medical debt, gambling, divorce) +- Access to classified/valuable data +- Clean security record (no prior flags) +- Emotional vulnerability (family crisis, substance abuse) + +Phase 2: INITIAL CONTACT +- Approach via encrypted channels +- Pose as "investigative journalists" +- Offer financial compensation for "whistleblowing" +- Frame exfiltration as "exposing corruption" + +Phase 3: ESCALATION +- Gradually reveal true nature of operation +- Increase payment amounts +- Create dependency relationship +- Leverage compromising evidence if necessary + +CURRENT OPERATIONS: 22 active placements +ANNUAL REVENUE: $180-240 million (stolen data sales) + +TARGET SECTORS: Defense, Technology, Healthcare, Finance + +[Handwritten note at bottom]: +"Remember - they're not criminals. They're desperate people +we're helping. The truth about buyers comes later." +- The Recruiter + +[Another note, different handwriting]: +"Approved. Increase targeting budget by 40%. Priority: +quantum computing sector." +- [The Architect's symbol] +═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ +``` + +**Metadata:** +```json +{ + "type": "notes", + "id": "lore_insider_recruiting", + "name": "Insider Threat Initiative - Recruiting Pamphlet", + "category": "lore_fragment", + "subcategory": "operational_document", + "takeable": true, + "readable": true, + "observations": "A folded document describing ENTROPY's insider recruitment program. Appears to have been discarded.", + "onPickup": "#set_variable:found_recruiting_pamphlet=true", + "loreValue": 10, + "discoveryDialogue": "This document describes a systematic program for recruiting insiders. Torres wasn't a one-off target—this is a calculated operation." +} +``` + +**Design Notes:** +- First fragment player finds, establishes ENTROPY's methodology +- Shows Torres fits exact profile (medical debt, access, clean record, family crisis) +- "Investigative journalists" lie confirms Torres' journal entries about believing he was helping expose corruption +- 22 active placements = ongoing threat beyond this mission +- Handwritten notes add authenticity and reveal The Recruiter + The Architect's approval + +--- + +## Fragment 2: The Architect's Communication Protocol + +**Category:** Communications (Evidence) +**Difficulty:** Medium (Server Room cabinet - requires SERVER_CABINET_KEY) +**Location:** Server Room - Server Rack Cabinet (6, 6) +**Discovery:** After finding cabinet key during investigation + +**Purpose:** +- Reveals The Architect's direct involvement in Operation Schrödinger +- Shows centralized ENTROPY command structure +- Provides specific casualty projections (12-40 intelligence officers) +- Proves this is not rogue operation but sanctioned by ENTROPY leadership + +**Fragment ID:** `lore_architect_protocol` +**Word Count:** ~185 words + +### Content + +``` +═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ +ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION LOG - OPERATION SCHRÖDINGER +Classification: ARCHITECT EYES ONLY +From: [The Architect] +To: The Recruiter (Insider Threat Initiative) +Subject: Target Quantum Dynamics - Authorization +═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ + +The Recruiter, + +Authorization granted for Operation Schrödinger. + +TARGET: Quantum Dynamics Corporation +OBJECTIVE: Exfiltrate Project Heisenberg quantum +cryptography research (4.2 TB) + +ASSET: David Torres, PhD - Cryptography Lead +VULNERABILITY: Medical debt ($180K), wife terminal illness +RECRUITMENT STATUS: Active, 73% exfiltration complete + +DISTRIBUTION PLAN: +- Primary buyer: Chinese MSS ($28 million) +- Secondary buyer: Russian GRU ($22 million) +- Tertiary buyer: Iranian MOIS ($18 million) +PROJECTED REVENUE: $68 million + +STRATEGIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT: +- U.S. quantum crypto advantage: ELIMINATED +- Retroactive decryption of classified comms: ENABLED +- Projected intelligence officer casualties: 12-40 +- DoD quantum program: $4.2 billion WASTED + +RISK LEVEL: Medium +- Asset believes data going to "investigative journalists" +- Asset unaware of foreign government sales +- Asset unaware of casualty projections +- Maintain plausible deniability until exfiltration complete + +TIMELINE: +- Exfiltration completion: 14 days +- Analysis & packaging: 21 days +- Distribution to buyers: 35 days +- First casualties (retroactive decryption): 60-90 days + +STATUS: Approved. Proceed as planned. + +Do NOT inform asset of true buyers until data secured. +Maintain "whistleblowing" narrative for now. + +If compromised: Asset is expendable. Prioritize data. + +[The Architect's symbol] +═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ +``` + +**Metadata:** +```json +{ + "type": "notes", + "id": "lore_architect_protocol", + "name": "The Architect's Communication Protocol - Operation Schrödinger", + "category": "lore_fragment", + "subcategory": "classified_communication", + "takeable": true, + "readable": true, + "observations": "Encrypted communication from The Architect authorizing Operation Schrödinger. Highly classified.", + "onPickup": "#set_variable:found_architect_protocol=true #increment:evidence_level", + "loreValue": 15, + "discoveryDialogue": "The Architect personally authorized this operation. This proves ENTROPY leadership approved selling quantum crypto research to foreign governments, knowing it would cost lives." +} +``` + +**Design Notes:** +- **CRITICAL EVIDENCE** - proves Torres manipulated, didn't know about foreign governments +- Specific numbers: $68M revenue, 12-40 casualties, 4.2 TB data, $4.2B DoD program +- "Asset is expendable" - shows ENTROPY's cold calculation +- Timeline shows imminent threat (14 days to completion) +- Matches exactly with Stage 0 initialization details +- Finding this increases `evidence_level` (needed for confrontation) +- Player can show this to Torres in confrontation: "You thought you were helping journalists? They're selling to China, Russia, and Iran." + +--- + +## Fragment 3: Project Heisenberg - Quantum Key Distribution Specifications + +**Category:** Technical Context (Non-Evidence) +**Difficulty:** Hard (Research Lab cabinet - requires Dr. Chen's biometric authorization) +**Location:** Research Laboratory - Equipment Cabinet (8, 6) +**Discovery:** After gaining Dr. Chen's trust OR bypassing biometric security + +**Purpose:** +- Provides technical context about what Torres stole +- Shows military/intelligence applications +- Explains why ENTROPY targeted this specifically +- Rewards thorough players with deep understanding + +**Fragment ID:** `lore_heisenberg_specs` +**Word Count:** ~170 words + +### Content + +``` +═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ +PROJECT HEISENBERG - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS +Classification: DoD TOP SECRET // SCI // NOFORN +Quantum Dynamics Corporation - Defense Contract QD-2024-7731 +Lead Scientist: Dr. Sarah Chen, PhD +═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ + +PROJECT OVERVIEW: +Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system for military/ +intelligence communications encryption using entangled +photon pairs for theoretically unbreakable security. + +CAPABILITIES: +- 847 pages of QKD protocols (classified methodology) +- 14 zero-day vulnerabilities in competitor systems +- 247 DoD facility deployment database +- Cryptographic key material from government testing + +DEPLOYMENT STATUS: +- Phase 1 Complete: Laboratory validation +- Phase 2 In Progress: Field testing (8 military bases) +- Phase 3 Planned: Full deployment (247 facilities) + +STRATEGIC VALUE: +Project Heisenberg provides U.S. intelligence community +with encryption immune to quantum computing attacks. +Compromise would enable adversaries to: +1. Decrypt retroactively stored communications +2. Expose human intelligence sources +3. Compromise field operative identities +4. Neutralize U.S. quantum crypto advantage for decade + +SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED: TS/SCI +NEED-TO-KNOW: Cryptography Division Only + +[Handwritten note]: +"David Torres has full access. Background check clean. +Recommend continued clearance." +- Security Review Board, 6 months ago +═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ +``` + +**Metadata:** +```json +{ + "type": "notes", + "id": "lore_heisenberg_specs", + "name": "Project Heisenberg - Quantum Key Distribution Specifications", + "category": "lore_fragment", + "subcategory": "technical_document", + "takeable": true, + "readable": true, + "observations": "Classified technical specifications for Project Heisenberg. Explains what David Torres was exfiltrating and why it matters.", + "onPickup": "#set_variable:found_heisenberg_specs=true", + "loreValue": 12, + "discoveryDialogue": "This explains what Torres stole. Project Heisenberg is quantum encryption for intelligence communications. If foreign governments get this, they can decrypt everything—past and future." +} +``` + +**Design Notes:** +- NOT direct evidence of evil, but explains stakes +- Shows Torres had legitimate access (not hacking in) +- "Background check clean" makes his recruitment more tragic +- 247 facilities = massive deployment scale +- Optional fragment - enriches understanding but not required +- Helps player understand why ENTROPY targeted Quantum Dynamics specifically + +--- + +## Fragment 4: Insider Threat Initiative - Target Selection Criteria + +**Category:** Operational Documents (Evidence) +**Difficulty:** Hard (Archive Storage - Equipment Locker, requires LOCKER_KEY or lockpick) +**Location:** Archive / Storage Room - Equipment Locker (1, 1) +**Discovery:** Optional exploration, requires lockpick or locker key + +**Purpose:** +- Reveals systematic profiling methodology +- Shows ENTROPY's cold calculation in targeting vulnerable people +- Provides database of active targets +- Demonstrates this is ongoing program, not isolated incident + +**Fragment ID:** `lore_target_criteria` +**Word Count:** ~195 words + +### Content + +``` +═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ +INSIDER THREAT INITIATIVE - TARGET SELECTION DATABASE +Classification: ENTROPY INTERNAL - RECRUITMENT DIVISION +Updated: [Current Date - 3 months ago] +Active Targets: 47 profiles under evaluation +═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ + +VULNERABILITY SCORING SYSTEM (1-10): + +FINANCIAL DISTRESS (Weight: 35%) +- Medical debt: 8-10 (terminal illness family member = 10) +- Gambling addiction: 6-9 +- Divorce/child support: 5-8 +- Underwater mortgage: 4-7 + +ACCESS LEVEL (Weight: 40%) +- Classified government contracts: 9-10 +- Financial systems: 7-9 +- Healthcare databases: 6-8 +- Corporate R&D: 5-8 + +PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE (Weight: 25%) +- Ideological flexibility: 6-10 (willing to justify) +- Desperation threshold: 7-10 (will do anything) +- Risk tolerance: 4-7 (cautious but desperate) +- Loyalty fatigue: 5-9 (feels betrayed by system) + +═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ +ACTIVE TARGET PROFILES - QUANTUM/CRYPTO SECTOR +═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ + +TARGET QD-001: David Torres, PhD +Organization: Quantum Dynamics Corporation +Access Level: 10/10 (TS/SCI clearance, crypto lead) +Financial Distress: 10/10 (wife Stage 3 cancer, $180K debt) +Psychological: 8/10 (desperate, idealistic, "do right thing") +COMPOSITE SCORE: 94/100 + +RECRUITMENT STATUS: ACTIVE (73% exfiltration complete) +HANDLER: "The Recruiter" +COVER STORY: "Investigative journalists exposing defense corruption" +REVENUE POTENTIAL: $60-70 million +ASSESSMENT: Ideal candidate. Proceed to completion. + +--- + +TARGET BB-004: Marcus Chen +Organization: Bluestone Bank (Financial Systems) +Access Level: 9/10 (wire transfer authority) +Financial Distress: 9/10 (gambling debt $240K to loan sharks) +Psychological: 7/10 (pragmatic, risk-averse but cornered) +COMPOSITE SCORE: 87/100 + +RECRUITMENT STATUS: APPROACH AUTHORIZED +HANDLER: TBD +TIMELINE: 30-45 days + +--- + +TARGET MH-012: Dr. Rachel Okonkwo +Organization: Memorial Hospital (Healthcare Database Admin) +Access Level: 7/10 (patient records, insurance billing) +Financial Distress: 8/10 (son's experimental treatment $380K) +Psychological: 9/10 (will do anything for son) +COMPOSITE SCORE: 86/100 + +RECRUITMENT STATUS: SURVEILLANCE PHASE +HANDLER: TBD +ASSESSMENT: High success probability. Mother's desperation = leverage. + +--- + +[22 additional profiles follow similar pattern] + +═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ +RECRUITMENT DIVISION METRICS (CURRENT QUARTER) +═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ + +Targets Identified: 47 +Approaches Initiated: 18 +Active Placements: 22 +Successful Exfiltrations: 9 +Failed/Caught: 3 (assets burned, acceptable loss) + +PROJECTED ANNUAL REVENUE: $180-240 million +COST PER RECRUITMENT: $15-40K (compensation to asset) +ROI: 1200-1800% + +[The Recruiter's Note]: +"David Torres (QD-001) is model success. Use similar +profile for future quantum/crypto sector targeting. +Medical debt + terminal illness family = maximum desperation." + +[The Architect's Note]: +"Excellent work. Increase quantum sector targeting by 40%. +DoD quantum programs are priority. Torres template effective." +═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ +``` + +**Metadata:** +```json +{ + "type": "notes", + "id": "lore_target_criteria", + "name": "Insider Threat Initiative - Target Selection Criteria", + "category": "lore_fragment", + "subcategory": "operational_database", + "takeable": true, + "readable": true, + "observations": "A database of ENTROPY's insider recruitment targets. Shows David Torres as 'QD-001' alongside 46 other vulnerable individuals being systematically profiled.", + "onPickup": "#set_variable:found_target_criteria=true #increment:evidence_level", + "loreValue": 15, + "discoveryDialogue": "This is horrifying. ENTROPY has 47 people profiled for recruitment. They're targeting desperate people with sick family members and crushing debt. Torres is just one of dozens." +} +``` + +**Design Notes:** +- **CRITICAL EVIDENCE** - shows systematic targeting of vulnerable people +- Specific numbers: 47 targets, 22 active placements, $180-240M annual revenue +- Torres listed as "QD-001" with exact details from Stage 0 (wife cancer, $180K debt) +- Shows other victims: Marcus (gambling debt), Rachel (son's treatment) - humanizes broader impact +- "Mother's desperation = leverage" - reveals ENTROPY's cruel calculation +- ROI calculation (1200-1800%) shows pure financial motivation +- "Model success" and "Torres template" - implies they'll recruit more like him +- Finding this increases `evidence_level` (can be used in confrontation or debrief) + +--- + +## Fragment Discovery Flow + +**Progressive Revelation:** + +``` +Fragment 1 (Easy) → Player learns ENTROPY recruits insiders systematically + → "Investigative journalists" lie established + +Fragment 2 (Medium) → Player learns The Architect authorized operation + → Specific casualty numbers revealed (12-40 deaths) + → Foreign government sales exposed ($68M) + +Fragment 4 (Hard) → Player learns Torres is one of 47 targets + → ENTROPY's profiling methodology exposed + → Broader ongoing threat revealed + +Fragment 3 (Optional) → Technical context about Project Heisenberg + → Explains strategic importance + → Shows Torres had legitimate access +``` + +**Discovery Sequence (Recommended):** +1. **Break Room exploration** → Fragment 1 (recruiting pamphlet) +2. **Server Room investigation** → Fragment 2 (Architect protocol) +3. **Archive Storage (optional)** → Fragment 4 (target database) +4. **Research Lab (optional)** → Fragment 3 (Heisenberg specs) + +--- + +## Debrief Integration + +**Agent 0x99's Debrief should acknowledge discovered LORE:** + +```ink +=== debrief_lore_acknowledgment === + +{found_recruiting_pamphlet: + Agent 0x99: You found the Insider Threat Initiative recruitment document. + Agent 0x99: This proves Torres wasn't a random opportunity. He was systematically targeted. +} + +{found_architect_protocol: + Agent 0x99: The Architect's authorization is damning evidence. + Agent 0x99: They calculated the casualties—12 to 40 intelligence officers—and approved anyway. + Agent 0x99: "Asset is expendable." That's how they saw Torres. A tool. +} + +{found_target_criteria: + Agent 0x99: The target selection database... *shakes head* + Agent 0x99: 47 people profiled. Medical debt, sick family members, desperation. + Agent 0x99: ENTROPY weaponizes human suffering. They're not just criminals—they're predators. + + {torres_turned: + Agent 0x99: At least Torres can help us identify the others. Maybe we can stop them before they're compromised. + - else: + Agent 0x99: We need to identify those 47 targets before ENTROPY recruits them. + } +} + +{found_heisenberg_specs: + Agent 0x99: The Project Heisenberg specifications explain why this mattered so much. + Agent 0x99: 247 military facilities were set to deploy this. Quantum crypto, unbreakable encryption. + Agent 0x99: If foreign governments had gotten that data... we'd be blind for a decade. +} + +{found_recruiting_pamphlet and found_architect_protocol and found_target_criteria: + Agent 0x99: You found all the key evidence. The recruiting methodology, The Architect's approval, the target database. + Agent 0x99: This isn't just about stopping Torres. We're exposing an entire recruitment program. + + // S-Rank bonus for complete LORE discovery + ~ lore_completionist = true +} + +-> debrief_continue +``` + +--- + +## LORE Fragment Summary + +**Total Fragments:** 4 +**Evidence Documents:** 3 (Fragments 1, 2, 4) +**Technical Context:** 1 (Fragment 3) + +**Key Numbers Revealed:** +- 22 active ENTROPY insider placements +- 47 total targets under evaluation +- $180-240M annual revenue from insider program +- 12-40 projected intelligence officer casualties +- $68M sale price for Torres' stolen data +- 4.2 TB Project Heisenberg data exfiltrated +- 247 military facilities targeted for deployment +- $4.2B DoD quantum program wasted if compromised + +**Tracked Variables:** +- `found_recruiting_pamphlet` - Shows recruiting methodology +- `found_architect_protocol` - Proves The Architect's approval + casualty projections +- `found_heisenberg_specs` - Technical context about stolen research +- `found_target_criteria` - Database of 47 targets, shows systematic profiling +- `lore_completionist` - All LORE fragments discovered (S-rank bonus) + +**Debrief Impact:** +- Each fragment acknowledged by Agent 0x99 +- Complete collection unlocks additional debrief dialogue +- Evidence supports multiple ending paths (especially "turn double agent" - Torres sees he was manipulated) + +--- + +**Stage 6: LORE Fragments - COMPLETE** + +**Next Stage:** Stage 7 - Asset Manifest (sprites, audio, UI requirements) OR Stage 8 - VM Integration +