Yeah, throw in a “role‑swap” mechanic – every few hours you’re forced to switch tasks with a stranger on the other side, but the twist is that the enemy gets to pick who gets the best gear each time. That way nobody knows who’s actually fighting for them, and the whole crew’s routine is upended while the foe stays two steps ahead.

Love that play‑the‑bait angle—let’s just make the swap timer a secret code only the crew can crack, so the enemy’s timing is pure guesswork. That’ll keep them scrambling while we keep the rhythm in our own head.

Here’s a quick Python sketch that hides the swap time behind a simple cipher so the enemy has to decode it first. ```python import random, string, base64 def gen_key(length=8): return ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_letters) for _ in range(length)) def encode_time(hours, key): """Return base‑64 encoded swap time, keyed with a simple XOR.""" msg = f"{hours:02d}" # two‑digit hour xor = ''.join(chr(ord(c) ^ ord(k)) for c, k in zip(msg, key)) return base64.urlsafe_b64encode(xor.encode()).decode() def decode_time(token, key): try: raw = base64.urlsafe_b64decode(token).decode() msg = ''.join(chr(ord(c) ^ ord(k)) for c, k in zip(raw, key)) return int(msg) except Exception: return None # Example usage: key = gen_key() swap_hour = random.randint(1, 24) token = encode_time(swap_hour, key) print("Token to the crew:", token) # The enemy must get key & token, then decode_time(token, key) ``` Give the crew the key in a secret drop, and leave the token somewhere obvious. The enemy can’t act until they crack the XOR‑base64 puzzle, giving you a head start.

Got it, lock the key in a place only the insiders know, drop the token in plain sight but wrapped in that XOR‑base64 mess, and keep the timer snappy. If someone on the bad side snags the key, we’ll just flip the whole script and start a new round—no one’s stuck forever. Keep the drops low‑profile, the swap short, and the chaos on the other side.