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    • Magoose said:
    Hi Magoose here one of the guys helping Duke.

    So we have some bad news.

    The quest has been canceled as duke does not want to write it anymore.

    I'm going to ask if I can take over for it, because I like this quest, and it would be a shame to kill it
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    TBF, Mags, you have been doing a lot of the heavylifting for the quest, so this will be in good hands. :)

    To be clear to everyone, this is just me burning out on imagination of the quest, since my muse has been hitting me over the head a lot with so many different ideas that I just can't find myself too interested in this.

    I'll still hang out here, though, since this still does have a sepcial place in my heart.

    I'd like to thank you all for making this a wonderful experience while it lasted.

    I'd also like to thank @Magoose, @Fluffy_serpent, and @Martin Noctis for doing so much to help prepare and write this quest. I couldn't have done it without you all. :D

    I'll see you all around.

    With so many regards, Duke William Of.
     
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    • We should choose the 3rd option. My reasoning:

    Magoose said:
    []I Love you. I Know: You and Carrie finally understand each other in a way that few people ever really can. (All Carrie Actions Autopass.)
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    The Dice loves Carrie and we can always supplement it with omakes
    Magoose said:
    [] Too Many Things Left to Do. You have so much you want to do. So you will. (Get a +5 to Acting, Directing, and Writing Skill)
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    Our pitches are if very high quality and our acting is supplemented by SP daily. The directing we'll get good at naturally
    Magoose said:
    []Carrie is getting Back into the Game: Carrie hasn't acted in several years, but now she's back and wants to be better than ever. (Acting with Carrie now carry's a +100 to SP and Chemistry with you, and +50 with everyone else)
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    I am a romantic at heart so seeing people genuinely be in love with another is awesome. Plus it means more incentive to co-star with Carrie and cement ourselves as the face of a power couple
     
    The more we help the black community the more we can make them see us not as a rich person but as a saint and the next Martin Luther king and since everything will autopass this will help
     
    I've got something of a plan forming but for now I'll wait to see what people want in regards to the bonus options. Leaning towards the first and third ones. I'm a sucker for Bruce and Carrie fluff so autopassing all of her actions like how we'll autopass with the Goslings is gonna be something nice for both the results and lack of Omake boost, plus they definitely have earned it with how far they've come. However, helping Carrie's career would be nice and considering Star Wars is going to be far from the last time we'll likely act with her, it does carry over strongly.

    @Magoose Will the bonus work if Carrie stars in a film Bruce is directing but not acting in? Also do we still have the +20 bonus to producers?

    There is one big sticking point that will prevent good action economy and that's the Producer and Director action. We've been failing each and every one of them hard, to the point where we boosted Sony to enter into the game. I think this is a natural dump roll for Magoose Dice and while nothing is impossible, it's likely we may fail several times in multiple turns from now on and it's bad to waste two actions on continuous failures. So do we just push them to the side temporarily for this month or do we continue forward to get more movies be made?

    Whenyouseeyou said:
    The more we help the black community the more we can make them see us not as a rich person but as a saint and the next Martin Luther king and since everything will autopass this will help
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    Slow down your hubris, we'll never be the next Martin Luther King. Unless Bruce goes to South Africa and manages to personally end Apartheid or kill racial profiling and discrimination in America then we're not gonna come close to the level of MLK and it's disrespectful to tryand pass him. Plus there's no guarantee that charity will autopass and giving to Black organizations just as a response to Ali may make it seem like Bruce is just a white virtue signaler and isn't in it for the genuine charity.
     
    Kaiser Chris said:
    Plus there's no guarantee that charity will autopass and giving to Black organizations just as a response to Ali may make it seem like Bruce is just a white virtue signaler and isn't in it for the genuine charity.
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    All actions will autopass this turn, actually. :) So, at the very least, people will be helped by whatever kind of charity Bruce does.
     
    Well, we obviously need to take the options for both the casting and the fight choreography, those will be vital for the movie. If anyone has any new ideas to add/remove from the script then we could also take that option.

    For the others, I think we need to make some distribution now if we truly want to keep Toho happy with us. Perhaps Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla, since I think that's the penultimate one, with only one more movie after that one. We should also go to a Comic Con now that it's july and show the fans who Bruce O'Brian truly is. Pehraps bring a small trailer to show them as well.

    We need to take options that connect us to friends and family, as well as keep on training for our match with Ali. And of course, I still want us to get more properties under us. Minority Report is one that I have already mentioned, and I'm thinking that we could try to get Minority Report as I've said, and perhaps see if we can finally get Minority Report.

    Another option is getting in touch with people; I think we've already mentioned talking with Jim Henson, let's see if he's willing to work with us in any movie he has. George Miller should be finishing the filming for Mad Max let's see if he needs distribution or editors for the film. The Producers for Tron should be looking for a studio for their idea, we could talk to them.
    Kaiser Chris said:
    There is one big sticking point that will prevent good action economy and that's the Producer and Director action. We've been failing each and every one of them hard, to the point where we boosted Sony to enter into the game. I think this is a natural dump roll for Magoose Dice and while nothing is impossible, it's likely we may fail several times in multiple turns from now on and it's bad to waste two actions on continuous failures. So do we just push them to the side temporarily for this month or do we continue forward to get more movies be made?
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    Considering this turn will have all options autopass, then perhaps this is the one turn where we should not skip them.
     
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    [x]Carrie is getting Back into the Game: Carrie hasn't acted in several years, but now she's back and wants to be better than ever. (Acting with Carrie now carry's a +100 to SP and Chemistry with you, and +50 with everyone else)

    [X]Plan: A good balance
    -[x]Preparing for the Fights: You have planned three different fight scenes, a beginning, a middle, and final battle. You think it would be best to get everyone involved. DC: 30
    -[x]The Rest of the Cast: So Colombia has brought in… Who? Like seriously, who, they won't tell you anything. DC:45
    -[x]Finding Producers: Mike wants to bring more talent into the Company to work on more films of a lower budget variety than the blockbuster films that you all are producing. Mostly young talent, so he's asking you to scour Hollywood for the ideas. DC: ???
    -[x]Finding Directors: You should not have opened your mouth, but now you have been asked to look for directors to hire. DC: ???
    -[x]Importing Foreign Films: So… you may have a way to get some films showing in American Theaters. Maybe you can go to other foreign film industries and… well, ask to distribute their films. Sure many of those foreign film companies never expected an American company to distribute their films in the US… but maybe you can get money without producing them. (Linetail where you try to get films from, and if there are any specific films, line tail them below) DC: ???
    --[x]House (1977): Holy shit, Kung-Fu Horror Comedies are great!
    -[x]A Talk with an Old Man who loves westerns: Clint was waiting for you with a beer in hand. "Lets talk kid." DC: 30
    -[x]Your Rival: Arnold Schwarzenegger. You have no idea who this guy is… also, why does he want to rival you. Also, what the fuck is he doing, going around saying you are the only reason that things got so weird? Whatever that means. DC: 30
    -[x]The O'Riely Foundation Lobbying: You want California to help the men who have given nearly everything and more to this country. DC: ??? (Linetail how much money you want to throw at it, and what you want from the State)
    --[x] 10 Million
    -[x]Workout: A Healthy Mind and a Healthy Body are Key to having a good life, and you have been slacking as of late. Time to hit the workout and discipline, and perhaps, see things differently. DC: 30 Reward: You work out and feel better.
    -[x]Calling You're Parents: You are going to call your parents and see what they want. DC: 10
     
    [X] Plan AutoGoose
    -[X] I Love you. I Know: You and Carrie finally understand each other in a way that few people ever really can. (All Carrie Actions Autopass.)
    -[X]Preparing for the Fights: You have planned three different fight scenes, a beginning, a middle, and final battle. You think it would be best to get everyone involved. DC: 30
    -[X]The Rest of the Cast: So Colombia has brought in… Who? Like seriously, who, they won't tell you anything. DC:45
    -[X]Finding Producers: Mike wants to bring more talent into the Company to work on more films of a lower budget variety than the blockbuster films that you all are producing. Mostly young talent, so he's asking you to scour Hollywood for the ideas. DC: ???
    -[X]Finding Directors: You should not have opened your mouth, but now you have been asked to look for directors to hire. DC: ???
    -[X]Distributing Deals: Since you have a Distribution Company, or rather, are one… You can meet the major movie theater companies and strike a Deal with them. Even when you had really nothing to offer them. DC: ???
    --[X] Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla. Dodes'ka-den.
    -[X]The Second Rocky: So Sly is making another Rocky with Alan Ladd as producer. And he wants you to join in for one day just to serve as a training camp. Also give him and you some free publicity. Something tells you there is more than just film on his mind. DC: 40
    -[X]Every Breath You Take: You and Debbie finally sat down and talked. "Debbie, I have a question? Are you jealous of me and Carrie?" DC: 20
    -[X]Carrie's Night Out: Carrie sauntered towards you with a very beautiful dress. "You know Bruce, we've had so few days without Mary, lets leave her at my moms and we'll have a good time." DC: 0
    -[X]A Talk with an Old Man who loves westerns: Clint was waiting for you with a beer in hand. "Lets talk kid." DC: 30
    -[X]Family Time: You enjoy every minute of this… "Mary, you need to eat your Broccoli so you can be big like your daddy!" She was not enjoying it. DC: 30

    On the bonus actions, I'm open to either Carrie autopass or helping Carrie get back into the acting game. I've placed the latter on this since people seem to agree more with it from the vibe I'm getting, but if Carrie autopass is better then I'd be happy to switch to that.

    So with this plan I'm open to changes but this is sort of what I think are the most necessary. Prepare for the fight sequences so that everyone can be in top form and we can make a truly awesome and action packed superhero movie, with action being one definitive advantage over Superman. Meet the rest of the Cast, vibe with them and form a strong relationship for the film.

    Finally find the producers and the Directors that we need with this autopass action to get over our Dice curse. Hopefully we get some real great guys, at the very least I'm hoping for Jim Henson and John Hughes.

    As Overmind stated before we really need to distribute some films to make Toho happy and keep the relationship strong as we've been neglectful of them over the past year. Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla first because it's awesome and it's Toho's beloved child so an autopass on that makes them happy. Then for Dodes'ka-den which for those who don't know is Kurosawa's first color film and his first film without Toshiro Mifune. The film was a massive financial failure and drove Kurosawa to depression and attempted suicide. So an autopass on this and helping Kurosawa get out of this debt would be something really great to do.

    For personal obligations help Stallone with Rocky and his future career, be a good bro. Check in on Debbie and make sure she's alright. Have a great time with Carrie to keep the romance flame still going strong in spite of work and parenting. Catch up with Clint, see what he's doing and maybe we can make something cool together. And as always be a good parent whose always there for their kids, plus I think Mary is going to learn how fun the F-bomb can be in her defiance of brocoli which will behillarious.

    Aside from that there's three potential options which I can consider switching in here. That's the Conan Blitz, Ali workout and Charity in decreasing order. For the Conan blitz right now we have Comic-Con going on so that'd be something fun to drive up support, but we already have +60 and have plenty of opportunities to do more. Ali workout for bonus but we already have +170 for the fight. And lastly an auto on charity is always good.
     
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    I think we're fine right where we are with the options. We can go with connections in another occasion.

    [X] Plan AutoGoose
     
    Kaiser Chris said:
    Aside from that there's three potential options which I can consider switching in here. That's the Conan Blitz, Ali workout and Charity in decreasing order. For the Conan blitz right now we have Comic-Con going on so that'd be something fun to drive up support, but we already have +60 and have plenty of opportunities to do more. Ali workout for bonus but we already have +170 for the fight. And lastly an auto on charity is always good.
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    Well, since this turn all our actions will autopsss... I would suggest taking that opportunity for networking with both Apple and Jim Henson making sure that we get the best deals possible...

    Kaiser Chris said:
    On the bonus actions, I'm open to either Carrie autopass or helping Carrie get back into the acting game. I've placed the latter on this since people seem to agree more with it from the vibe I'm getting, but if Carrie autopass is better then I'd be happy to switch to that.
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    Well, TBH getting autopass forever is kind of awesome... And if you like fluff like me it seems like the better option
     
    Magoose said:
    the bonus is for acting. So no, it wouldl be the 50.
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    So just to clarify, Carrie and Bruce get +100 SP if they act together in a film and everyone else gets +50?

    If it's not that I'm kind of tempted to switch over to the Autopass option because when you think about it, Carrie and Bruce best case probably have 10-20 films together in the absolute best case and Carrie hasn't shown much enthusiasm for acting long-term. But if we choose autopass with Carrie, we'll autopass all actions with her for the next 45 or more years, and if we do act in films with her then anything that involves Carrie is autopassed and gets a boost to acting or other potential stuff. What does everyone think?
     
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