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GAME 002

THE GLASS CITY

AN ESPIONAGE THRILLER

#theglasscity
PLAYERS
1
TIME
45–75 MIN
GENRE
ESPIONAGE · PG-13
ENDINGS
11
DICE
D20, LIGHT RULES
DIFFICULTY
???

THE BRIEFING

November, 1974. Aurel is a neutral lake city of banks, opera and glass arcades, and this week it's hosting the first real peace talks in a decade. Every spy on both sides of the line is in town. In Aurel, they say, every window is watched.

You arrive on the night train under a borrowed name. A Directorate cryptographer, codename NIGHTINGALE, wants to defect, and she's carrying the name of a mole inside your own station.

1. MEET NIGHTINGALE.

2. BRING HER ACROSS THE GLASS BRIDGE.

3. TRUST NO ONE INSIDE THE STATION.

The bridge opens for one hour at dawn when the summit closes. You have three days. Somebody already knows your face.

WHAT DID THEY TRAIN YOU FOR?

Your training changes what you notice and what you can pull off. Analysts keep a board of clues, and it can tell them the truth.

  • OPERATIVEFights, chases, protection, endurance.
  • ANALYSTCodes, documents, patterns, deduction.
  • GHOSTInfiltration, disguise, locks, losing a tail.
  • DIPLOMATCharm, lies, leverage, reading people.

INSERT CARTRIDGE

1. LOAD MUSECADE

Go to lorenzen.ai/musecade/musecade.md and follow the instructions.

2. SUMMON

#theglasscity

3. STAY ALIVE

Muse runs the city. Tail, bluff, break in, double-cross, or trust the wrong person. Your Heat rises every time you're noticed. You can be burned. You can be killed.

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • NO SHOTS FIREDFinish without firing a gun or killing anyone.
  • CANARY TRAPUnmask the mole with a canary trap.
  • EVERYBODY CROSSESNightingale crosses and every ally survives.
  • COLD TRAILFinish without your Heat ever rising above 2.
  • THE WHOLE TRUTHLearn why everyone is doing what they're doing.
  • ? ? ? ? ?Seven more achievements are hidden.

HIGH SCORES · THE GLASS CITY

READING HIGH SCORES…

ALL TIME · real runs only · † fell in Aurel

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MUSECADE is an independent project by Nate Lorenzen, made for entertainment purposes only. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Meta Platforms, Inc., Muse, or any Meta product or service. "Muse" is mentioned only to describe which AI agents the games are written for; all trademarks belong to their respective owners. All games are works of fiction. Any resemblance to real people, organizations or events is coincidental.