Dungeons, Incorporated: Sieg Zeon!

Principality of Zeon's Superweapon Bureaucracy

Our "Disasters of War" series reaches its logical conclusion in the Universal Century, where the Principality of Zeon has somehow managed to combine space fascism with modern corporate management practices. In this expansion, you'll play middle managers in Zeon's Solar Ray Project, caught between Gihren Zabi's impossible spacenoid supremacy KPIs and the constant threat of being reassigned to frontline Zaku duty for failing to meet your quarterly colony drop metrics. It's Gundam's most notorious military dictatorship meets agile development methodology, complete with Newtype research ethics committees and literally astronomical project scopes.

This installment captures the authentic Zeon experience: building increasingly elaborate superweapons while your supply lines collapse, dealing with megalomaniacal leadership who think "pivoting to Warfare-as-a-Service" is a viable strategy, and trying to maintain professional standards while your organization commits war crimes on an interplanetary scale. You'll navigate everything from ADA-compliant Mobile Suit design to emotional support Haros for traumatized pilots, all while trying to survive four Operation Cycles without being court-martialed or having your "performance review" conducted via Mobile Suit combat trial. It's corporate satire meets mecha warfare, where the only thing more terrifying than facing the White Base in combat is explaining to Gihren why your team missed their quarterly Earth Federation elimination targets.

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Legal Disclaimer: This is a work of parody and satire protected under fair use. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Bandai Namco, Sunrise, the Principality of Zeon, or any other spacenoid supremacist organizations. Any resemblance to actual space fascists, living or dead, or actual defense contractor management practices, militaristic or just bureaucratic, is purely coincidental. Please don't send the Zeon Intelligence Service (or Bandai's legal Gundams) after us—we're just humble game designers trying to serve the cause of satirical commentary, and definitely don't drop a colony on us.

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User Story Format

"As a [STAKEHOLDER], I want [DEMAND], [JUSTIFICATION]"

Roll 3d6 three times (once for each table) to generate a complete Curse.

Sample Generated Curses

Example 1:

• Stakeholder: Zaku maintenance technician collective
• Demand: All Mobile Suits to be ADA compliant for disabled Newtypes
• Justification: because we're implementing Mobile Suit Agility methodology fleet-wide

Result: "As the Zaku maintenance technician collective, I want all Mobile Suits to be ADA compliant for disabled Newtypes, because we're implementing Mobile Suit Agility methodology fleet-wide."

Example 2:

• Stakeholder: Operation British ethical review board
• Demand: Colony drop collateral damage metrics included in mission planning
• Justification: because Gihren threatened to reassign the entire department to frontline Zaku duty

Result: "As the Operation British ethical review board, I want colony drop collateral damage metrics included in mission planning, because Gihren threatened to reassign the entire department to frontline Zaku duty." (-2 DPI)

Example 3:

• Stakeholder: Char Aznable's personal brand consultant
• Demand: Performance reviews conducted via Mobile Suit combat trials
• Justification: to address technical debt in our legacy colony drop systems

Result: "As Char Aznable's personal brand consultant, I want performance reviews conducted via Mobile Suit combat trials, to address technical debt in our legacy colony drop systems."

Department Adaptations

Original → Zeon Solar Ray Equivalent:

• Solar Ray Operations & Targeting (Smarts): Manages superweapon alignment and firing solutions
• Mobile Suit Resources & Pilot Assignment (Savvy): Handles ace pilot egos and Zaku maintenance
• Asteroid Base Construction & Minovsky Systems (Smarts): Maintains mining facilities and particle generators
• Earth Federation Prisoner Relations & Propaganda (Charm): Manages captured Feddies and morale campaigns
• Space Warfare Compliance & Newtype Research (Savvy): Navigates war crimes tribunals and psychic soldier ethics

Manager Traits (Zeon Edition)

• Yes Commander: +1 Capacity when agreeing with military command, but you must always salute the Zabi family crest (even during asteroid impacts)
• Newtype Intuition: Once per cycle, re-roll a failed Curse using "psychic insight," but lose 1 DPI if your precognition shows inevitable defeat
• Spacenoid Supremacist: +1 on Charm rolls with other Zeon personnel, but +1 Grim Point from constant paranoia about Earth Federation spies

Victory/Defeat Conditions

Victory: Survive 4 Operation Cycles without being court-martialed for war crimes or reassigned to suicide missions in a Zaku I.

Defeat: DPI hits 0. Gihren personally orders your transfer to "special reconnaissance" (aka cannon fodder duty). Everyone updates their Side 3 employment profiles to "Seeking Non-Military Opportunities in Neutral Colonies."

Table 1: STAKEHOLDER (3d6)

Roll	Stakeholder
3	Gihren Zabi's strategic planning algorithm
4	Zeon Space Defense Force procurement officer
5	Side 3 colonial tax assessment auditor
6	Mobile Suit pilot union representative
7	Minovsky particle safety inspector
8	Solar Ray construction quality assurance
9	Federation prisoner of war rights advocate
10	Zaku maintenance technician collective
11	Operation British ethical review board
12	Asteroid mining labor relations coordinator
13	Side 7 incident coverup committee
14	Newtype research ethics oversight
15	Colony drop trajectory calculation team
16	Char Aznable's personal brand consultant
17	Zeon military efficiency optimization AI
18	Degwin Zabi's peace negotiation advisor

Table 2: DEMAND (3d6)

Roll	Demand
3	All superweapon testing to comply with Side colony safety protocols
4	Mental health coverage for pilots witnessing colony drops
5	Work-from-asteroid flexibility for remote Solar Ray operations
6	Minovsky particle exposure limits aligned with worker safety standards
7	All Mobile Suits to be ADA compliant for disabled Newtypes
8	Colony drop collateral damage metrics included in mission planning
9	Civilian evacuation procedures to meet Geneva Convention standards
10	Superweapon targeting to have better accuracy documentation
11	All battle cries translated into Side dialect for cultural sensitivity
12	360-degree feedback from colonies before orbital bombardment
13	Emotional support Haros for traumatized Zaku pilots
14	Solar panel sourcing to meet sustainable energy standards
15	Training exercises with survival rates above 15%
16	Performance reviews conducted via Mobile Suit combat trials
17	Hot bunking policy for all asteroid mining facilities
18	AI-driven optimization of spacenoid superiority algorithms

Table 3: JUSTIFICATION (3d6)

Roll	Justification
3	"to comply with the new Universal Century Space Warfare Convention"
4	"to achieve our Q4 Earth Federation elimination KPIs"
5	"because the White Base crew has better tactical reviews"
6	"to maintain our ISO-UC certification for space warfare"
7	"because solar flare activity is affecting all Minovsky particle distribution" (+1 Doom to all tasks)
8	"to address findings from our recent Zeon supremacy culture audit"
9	"because we're implementing Mobile Suit Agility methodology fleet-wide"
10	"to reduce our carbon footprint per Side Environmental Council mandates"
11	"because Gihren threatened to reassign the entire department to frontline Zaku duty" (-2 DPI)
12	"to comply with new remote space colony work accommodation laws"
13	"because our Spacenoid Satisfaction Score fell below acceptable supremacy levels"
14	"to align with Zeon's digital transformation of warfare initiative"
15	"because we catastrophically failed the DEI (Drone, Earth-born, Intelligence) assessment"
16	"to prepare for the upcoming IPO (Initial Public Obliteration)"
17	"because Side 3 Parliament mandated we pivot to Warfare-as-a-Service"
18	"to address technical debt in our legacy colony drop systems"

Special Zeon Rules

The Char Maneuver: Once per cycle, any player may declare they are "operating independently" and attempt to resolve a Curse solo for double DPI gain. If they fail, they must explain their "tactical genius" to an increasingly skeptical command staff.

Minovsky Interference: Whenever a justification mentions "solar flare activity" or "Minovsky particles," all communication-based Curses get +2 Doom Points as sensor systems go haywire.

Operation British Protocol: Any Curse involving "colony drops" automatically becomes an "All Hands" situation requiring immediate crisis response from all departments.

Authentic Zeon Experience

Just like serving the Principality: building increasingly elaborate superweapons while your supply lines collapse, dealing with megalomaniacal leadership, and trying to maintain professional standards while committing atrocities. The only difference is in the game, you might not get killed by a teenager in a prototype Mobile Suit!

"In the grim darkness of the Universal Century, there are only procurement disputes and performance metrics."

Sample All-Hands Crisis

"As Gihren Zabi's strategic planning algorithm, I want AI-driven optimization of spacenoid superiority algorithms, because Side 3 Parliament mandated we pivot to Warfare-as-a-Service." (21 Doom Points, All Departments)

The ultimate Zeon experience: when your fascist military dictatorship decides to "pivot to agile warfare methodology" in the middle of a losing war.