The thing is, we've seen three-pip characters who don't have 27 in the relevant stat, and Stanley's Martial performance, while respectable, wasn't exactly amazing.

I don't think he'll be that much better in performance than people we already have on payroll, including Lizzie.
I'm thinking because Stanley's card was created at the same time as Lizzie's card (presumably anyways) he'll have better Martial.

The Investigate Arizona action is linked to the Masquerade. The QM has stated that Russ will not report on the Masquerade. Stuff like drug cartel, Orton Mahlson, and Doom aren't stuff that the QM has specifically stated Russ Will Not Report On.
 
I refuse to vote for any plan that is not formatted in a way that is this legible, or more legible.

Key notes:
1) No Hego going to the Resistance. Dennis gives them a sandwich. Finding him a martial arts instructor is cool but not urgent.
2) TECHNOR rather than Goofy works with Princess Coffee Java. I can see arguments for going either way, though. I could be persuaded to change my mind on this.
3) We do "Excavate Chicken Itza" and "ACME Express Delivery" for Stewardship.
4) To resolve the Great Intrigue Dilemma, we "Wing the Hawk" by feeding him false trails. This makes it more likely that Judge Doom will waste time against us, but doesn't eliminate the Hawk as a future target for us to subvert or replace with a robot duplicate.
5) Doof looks into the Dickens Detective Agency. I'm not saying Roger is unimportant, but he can wait. I'm curious about the DDA, and it sounds like they might go out of business soon.
6) Hego manages Bueno Nacho. I'm curious about what might happen as a result of taking that action.
7) Queen Lizzy tries to be sociable. No idea what happens then.
8) LOVEMUFFIN raises money for the auction.

[X] Plan: Legible Plan
-[X] National Actions:
--[X] Deal with 'The Resistance' (Dennis)
--[X] Update the City Council with Princess CJ (TECHNOR, THE MECHANICAL MAN)
--[X] Excavate Chicken Itza (Janna)
--[X] Express Delivery (Wile E. Coyote)
--[X] Wing the Hawk- Feed Hawk False Trails (Agent Russ)
--[X] Investigate the cape scene (Mirage)
--[X] Research Dino Domestication (Dr. Jumba Jookiba)
--[X] Research Adaptive anti-cape AI (Ludivine Von Drake)
--[X] Do a tarot reading (Tobe and the Vagabond Ninja)
-[X] Personal Actions:
--[X] Doofenshmirtz Personal (Chat with the Bossman (Janna))
--[X] Doofenshmirtz Personal (Read your Spellbook)
--[X] Doofenshmirtz Personal (Look into the Dickens Detective Agency)
--[X] Doofenshmirtz Personal (Browse online for interesting stories)
--[X] Goofy Personal (Finish your degree online)
--[X] Genghis Khan Personal (Get a social security number)
--[X] Monogram Personal (Reorganize OWCA)
--[X] Hego Personal (Manage Bueno Nacho)
--[X] Max Personal (Bond with Dad)
--[X] Vanessa Personal (Job Shadow Doof)
--[X] Queen Lizzy Personal (Work for the Boss (Try to be sociable))
-[X] "Personal Actions" that assist National Actions:
--[X] Dennis Personal (Help the Pharmacist (Deal With 'The Resistance'))
--[X] TECHNOR Personal (Work for Dr. Doof (Update the City Council with Princess CJ))
--[X] Janna Personal (Do Stuff for the Doof (Excavate Chicken Itza))
--[X] Wile E. Coyote Personal (Work for the Bossman (Express Delivery))
--[X] Agent Russ Personal (Work for the Good Doctor (Wing the Hawk- feed him false trails))
--[X] Mirage Personal (Work for Dr. Heinz (Investigate the cape scene))
--[X] Dr. Jumba Jookiba Personal (Work for fellow Evil Genius (Research Dino Domestication))
--[X] Ludivine Von Drake Personal (Work for Dokta Doof (Research Adaptive anti-cape AI))
--[X] Tobe and the Vagabond Ninja Personal (Work for Sensei (Do a tarot reading))
--[X] L.O.V.E.M.U.F.F.I.N. Personal Action (Set aside money for the auction)
-[X] Don't overclock Technor
-[X] Activate an Inator
 
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....what? I am still capable of following the flow of discussion until now. Are you saying we should not do those actions because of assumption? Like really? We are literally investigating them to confirm these assumption. The only thing that should matter is whether the risk is worth it or not and their order of importance to us. Some of those things you mentioned are also impossible like Hawk being a goverment agent. Russ is the one who discovered him and I very much doubt he will expose someone from his own team or fail to recognize one of his own.

No, I was saying that because we can send Russ on those actions without having to worry about crossing the government, we can send him on an action that specifically states the government won't be involved.

None of those are inherently related to the Masquerade. Toffee is. This is what the QM said.




Toffee, Florida, Wastelands, ect are all related to the Masquerade. Russ will return empty handed because that is his job. Especially because he is a member of the FBI's Bureau of Paranormal Investigation.
Those quotes don't prove that Toffee actually is a Masquerade, only that we can't rely on Russ to break Masquerades for us. Meanwhile, the action description seems to disprove your assertion, given that it specifically states the government is not engaging in a cover up about Toffee.

It's kind of suspicious how nothing seems to be happening down in Arizona. You don't see the trappings of any other corporations, there's barely any gang warfare or cape crime, and the government isn't even trying to turn people away from something. After how weird Janna has been acting, you're starting to suspect there's something suspicious going on, and that lizard with all the companies in the area might be involved. Perhaps there's more to this than meets the eye, or maybe you're just getting paranoid.
 
[X] Plan: Legible Plan

@KidFromPallet may I suggest putting Tobe on the Occult action to make it more likely to succeed? Plus I'm not really sure if Social Media is so important that it has to be done now at the expense of ACME, especially if we want to relocate the caste before or on the same Turn as the auction
 
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[X] Plan: Legible Plan

Although I am not happy that Norm and Roger are getting shafted by Doofs PAs, it´s till a solid plan all-around.
 
Those quotes don't prove that Toffee actually is a Masquerade, only that we can't rely on Russ to break Masquerades for us. Meanwhile, the action description seems to disprove your assertion, given that it specifically states the government is not engaging in a cover up about Toffee.
Of course Toffee is apart of the Masquerade. All of the other actions related to investigate suspicious region are apart of it. That says that the government is not shoving people away, not that the government is not working to keep Paranormal details silent.

[ ] Investigate what's happening in Oregon
DC ???
Lately Oregon has been a hotbed of weirdness. People are spotting all sorts of cryptids up there, like the Jersey Devil (who's a long way from home), the Mothman, Bigfoot, and lots of others. Despite having modern cameras on them at all times it's inexplicably hard for people to snap accurate pictures, but your instruments are better than that, right?
(Reward: ???)
There is no mention of government action in Oregon, yet Russ would simply return empty-handed.
 
[X] Plan: Legible Plan

I like Dennis beating up punks.
@Simon_Jester would you mind swapping Vanessa to job shadow doof? IIRC this could raise her stats and make her willing to do lame tasks. (Currently she is limitited to only doing tasks she thinks is cool and Doof also think is safe)


Of course Toffee is apart of the Masquerade. All of the other actions related to investigate suspicious region are apart of it. That says that the government is not shoving people away, not that the government is not working to keep Paranormal details silent.
Just because something isn't known to the public doesnt mean its a part of the official government Masquerade.

The government doesn't know as much about the world as you think.
 
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OK, the only issues I see with "Searching, Sleuthing, and Setting Up" are...

1) If the FBI's paranormal division is involved in a masquerade regarding Toffee, Russ is going to come back empty-handed no matter what he discovers.

2) We may not get the investigative benefits of Janna providing background information and context on Toffee if we do this in the same turn.

3) We don't do ACME Express Delivery, we do "social media platform" instead. I don't think that's a good thing. I think it's unlikely to provide the short-term PR gains people are hoping for, and it undermines our ability to do expeditions to far-off places, which seems to be a big part of our Occult-building strategy.

Although I am not happy that Norm and Roger are getting shafted by Doofs PAs, it´s till a solid plan all-around.
Eh. Roger and Heinz have been on bad terms for decades; making progress with Roger every turn would be nice, but it's not mandatory. I could be persuaded to put 'Roger' in if people wanted. On the other hand, the Dickens thing strikes me as potentially time-critical; it sounds like they might go out of business if we wait too long.

Norm is "getting shafted" in the sense that we're postponing the introspection action until we've done at least one more round of AI work and/or gotten Doof some TECHNOR therapy. @Made in Heaven has repeatedly noted that introspection on Norm right now might not be a good thing. Doof might just reinforce his existing belief that Norm is an unthinking non-person and make Norm feel even worse.

There are arguments both ways, but to say the least, I think that laying groundwork for Doof to make the choices more beneficial to Norm is not "shafting" Norm in the sense that you imply.

[] Plan: Legible Plan

@Simon_Jester would you mind swapping Vanessa to job shadow doof? IIRC this could raise her stats and make her willing to do lame tasks. (Currently she is limitited to only doing tasks she thinks is cool and Doof also think is safe)
I'm seriously considering it. If a second person advocates for me switching Vanessa to job shadow Doof, I'll do it.

Just because something isn't known to the public doesnt mean its a part of the official government Masquerade.

The government doesn't know as much about the world as you think.
Yeah. For instance, it's probably not to the government's advantage to keep a mind control hat outbreak in Florida secret, since in the long run that threatens everyone including the government. And yet, we don't actually know about what's happening in Florida.
 
Just because something isn't known to the public doesnt mean its a part of the official government Masquerade.

The government doesn't know as much about the world as you think.
I think that's simply risking too much and placing too much incompetence on the part of the Federal government.

Russ knows that Oregon is apart of the Masquerade, and Oregon is Bill. They probably don't know that much, but I think it is pretty safe to say that Arizona is apart of the Masquerade.
 
Okay, here's a repost of my plan.

[X] Plan Cover Our Bases
-[X] Deal with 'The Resistance'
--[X] Dennis the Duck
-[X] Update the City Council with Princess CJ
--[X] Goofy
-[X] Excavate Chicken Itza
-- [X] Janna
-[X] Express Delivery
--[X] Wile E. Coyote Genius
-[X] Buy out a rival corporation
--[X] L.O.V.E.M.U.F.F.I.N.
---[X] Lee Industries
-[X] Investigate crime in LA
-- [X] Agent Russ
[X] Investigate the Middleton Drug Ring
--[X] Mirage
-[X] Research Adaptive anti-cape AI
--[X] Ludivine von Drake
-[X] Research Dino Domestication
--[X] Dr. Jumba Jookiba
-[X] Research alchemy
--[X] Tobe and the Vagabond Ninja

Doof Personal Actions
-[X] Browse online for interesting stories
-[X] Chat with the Bossman
--[X] Janna
-[X] Read your Spellbook
-[X] Make up with Roger

Goofy Personal action
-[X] Work for Dr. D
--[X] Update the City Council with CJ

Temujin Personal action
-[X] Get a social security number

Wile E. Coyote Personal Actions
-[X] Work for the Bossman
--[X] Express Delivery

Francis Monogram personal actions
-[X] Reorganize OWCA

Agent Russ Personal Actions
-[X] Work for the Good Doctor
--[X] Investigate crime in LA

Hego
-[X] Do Good Deeds

Dennis the Duck Personal Actions
-[X] Deal with 'The Resistance'

TECHNOR Personal Actions
-[X] Psychoanalyze
--[X] Stanley

Max Personal Actions
-[X] Bond with Dad

Mirage Personal Actions
-[X] Work for Dr. Heinz
--[X] Investigate the Middleton Drug Ring

Vanessa Personal Actions
-[X] Job shadow Doof

Janna Personal Actions
-[X] Do Stuff for the Doof
--[X]Excavate Chicken Itza

Jumba Personal Actions
-[X] Work for fellow Evil Genius
--[X] Research Dino Domestication

Ludivine Von Drake Personal Actions
-[X] Work for Dokta Doof
--[X] Research Adaptive anti-cape AI

Queen Lizzie Personal Actions
-[X] Work on excavation tech

Tobe and the Vagabond Ninja Personal Actions
-[X] Work for Sensei
--[X] Research alchemy

L.O.V.E.M.U.F.F.I.N. Personal Actions
-[X] Work on an extra action?
--[X] Buy out a rival corporation
---[X] Lee Industries

-[X] Don't overclock Technor

-[X] Activate an Inator

First order of business for my plan, I don't think we should take an intrigue option on Toffee, we are not a priority to him and we don't need to risk becoming one since we can get first hand information on him from Janna herself.

I see investigating crime in LA and Middleton to be far more pressing. These are our neighbors or are deeply entwined with our current enemy Doom. Whoever's running crime in LA has got Doom seriously worried given his actions and we need to know what so we don't get blindsided by a third faction while fighting him. For the drugs, they have been very successful and I want to keep them out of Doofania and they're also clearly linked to the cape scene so we'd most likely get some of the info from investigating the general cape scene.

In Stewardship, I still think its best to stick to the initial pitch of excavating Chichen Itza, figuring out how ACME delivery works, and have LOVEMUFFIN buy out Lee Industries. If we go with Lee Industries first we'd be getting Janus Lee as a hero unit who will be good for both stewardship and diplomacy making hiring more stewardship heroes and stockpiling money easier next turn, especially since excavating Chichen Itza will give us a nice nest egg of treasure to spend.
 
I prefer the Sleuthing plan because I believe that Goofy is a far better pick than Technor for overseeing the city council with the new AI, and I accept that some other choices are suboptimal.
 
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