Part of what makes live action role-playing games so interesting is the unpredictability and individual touches added by the players. Thus, it is difficult to anticipate what will happen in any given run of a game like B Ark. Here are some of the situations that I think have the most potential for interesting dramatic situations and enjoyable gameplay. I don't have time to describe everything, and I could never imagine all of the things that players will come up with anyway, but here is at least a sample of what I think is most interesting about this game.

• The plot that I am most proud of having created, and which I think most typifies what I was trying to accomplish with this game, is the matter encompassed by the Mice and the Conspiracy of Confusion. The CoC builds on a tiny germ of an idea from Douglas Adams, and builds it into a complicated plot with a long history, strong characters, and definite things to accomplish in game. By growing out of premises from Douglas Adams, and from other ideas chosen to fit his ludicrously logical style, the plot maintains at the lowest level the sense of irony and general strangeness which makes Douglas Adams' work compelling. At the same time, the many layers of deceit that make up the structure of the plot represent the norm of Assassin gaming, and create a mystery to be solved, and a compelling reason for characters to act. Thus I believe I have managed to mesh Adams' style with the style of Assassin games in a way which, hopefully, will lead to interesting gameplay.

  The Mice and the members of the CoC are both working toward very concrete and very well-defined goals, but both must work in secret to avoid being discovered and thwarted, by each other or by uninvolved characters. Zaphod is wedged in between, and is probably the most interesting single character in the game (which is logical, since he is really two characters, with two separate players), and is almost entirely an original creation, since Douglas Adams never suggested that Zaphod's buried personality was anything different from his real one, or that there coule be any conflict between them. The two sides of Zaphod's personality will be in constant conflict, as they have very differign personalities, objectives, and alliances. They will need to come to agreement on each and every thing they try to accomplish, since neither of Zaphod's personalities can managed to keep a secret, or use his skills without the co-operation of the other. Additionally, unlike many points of conflict in Assassin games, violence is not a potential solution. Zaphod cannot simply shoot his other head, for that would be shooting himself. Thus the two personalities will have to wheel and deal to convince each other to go along with what each of them wants to do. All of this will be further exaserbated by other characters who will interact with Zaphod and expect different personalities (for instance, the CoC expects to meet their original Zaphod, while Arthur, Ford, Trillian, and Marvin expect the Zaphod from the books).

• The overriding concern (at least publicly) for most of game will be the attempt to survive, and to decide the fate of the B Ark. This is a situation in which I cannot possibly predict the outcome. I have attempted to provide a good spread of opinions on what should be done, and to scatter the necessary abilities and items between them, such that nothing can be done without character interaction and compromise. The Golgafrinchans will want the Ark to land on a colonizeable planet, but may not care which one. The non-Golgafrinchans will want the Ark to go somewhere that will allow them to get elsewhere. The Mice will want to ensure that the Ark does not go to the Earth, while the CoC will want the exact opposite. At the same time, other alternatives exist for characters who simply want to get out alive, and do not care about the many colonists of the B Ark. It is entirely up to the players whether they end up working against each other, and thus perhaps accomplishing nothing, or whether alliances are formed to accomplish some sort of compromising goals. For instance, the Mice could try to convince the Captain that they know of a planet better suited to colonization, and if they manage to access the ship's navigation systems they could be telling the truth. Ford may try to convince the crew that they would really be better off setting course for Barnard's Star, where they can pick up a ride to wherever they want, but the crew may not like the idea of the Golgafrinchans becoming interstellar hitchhiker's instead of colonists. All the while Zaphod (or at least one of him) may be working simply to repair the Heart of Gold, using vital parts which could keep the B Ark from being controlled at all.
• The triad of SWORD, SHIELD, and the Illuminati, despite their stereotypical nature, also present some very interesting possibilities, in the form of alliances between them. What happens will depend on which of them discover each other first. Plausibly, the agents of SWORD and the Illuminati could decide to join up to overcome SHIELD and ensure their joint dominance of the new colony. Of course, all of those agents are power hungry, and thus backstabbing is likely. Another possibility is that an agent of one of the two global-domination groups will attempt to befriend SHIELD, perhaps convincing them that he is an agent of another protective organization, or even another SHIELD agent, and to direct SHIELD's efforts against their competitor. Since all three of these groups have agents who can recognize each other only through a codephrase, there is plenty of opportunity for smart players to overhear a codephrase and use it to gain entry into the wrong organization.
• Wowbagger's immortality process provides a great source of conflict among the characters who might want to become immortal. There will definitely be enough components available to perform the process on one, or possibly two characters, and thus there are few direct alliances available. On the other hand, characters can attempt to trade their support with other plots for support in becoming immortal, or they can try to convince Wowbagger that they would make a fine companion for him, perhaps planning to simply leave him or kill him after becomming immortal.