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A Hellfish flys again! ( a Simpsons X DVV CK2 Quest)

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Question, depending on what units we recruit for this turn

Would the recruitment take place before the adventure and if it is that way, would we be able to send the new units to the adventure depending on what wins this turn?
 
Aron593 said:
Question, depending on what units we recruit for this turn

Would the recruitment take place before the adventure and if it is that way, would we be able to send the new units to the adventure depending on what wins this turn?
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No we can't bring new heroes onto the quest on the turn we hire them they are still getting ready after all.
 
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Where Everybody Knows Your Name(canon!)
  • Sidestory
    • Where Everybody Knows Your Name​

    Resisting the urge to tug at the collar of his best suit (something that a lot of these hoity-toity rich folk wouldn't have used for cleaning rags, let alone worn), Moe did his best to make a non-creepy smile as he tended bar at one of the many "Dome Survival" parties that had popped up over the last few months. Most of them had been raucous affairs as they let out nervous energy after the stress of being trapped like rats for so long, but this one was different. This one had been organized by several of Springfield's richest as they celebrated the fact that all their wealth wasn't completely worthless any more (in his humble opinion anyway).

    Ordinarily he wouldn't have been caught dead at a place like this, too rich for his blood and then some even without the smug looks from every other jackass who he could see and feel looking down on him. Not like his tavern, where everyone knew that no one was better than anyone else, and people actually worked for a living. But near the end of it all his tavern had taken damage that made even the rats decide that they could do better, and if he was going to keep the business going then he needed to make nice with these rich fucks for at least this one night.

    It wasn't all bad of course; it had been long enough since the bar had opened that people were starting to dip into actual drunkenness and that meant better tips as they stopped being able to tell bills apart. And Dr Hibbert had stopped by early on, giving him a quick nod and a fairly generous tip for just a pair of martinis.

    As far as Moe was concerned, the doc was one of the only rich guys here who was good in his book. Back when supplies at the hospital had started running low the man had come to him with an offer; Hibbert had gotten a spare generator, some fuel, and even a few shotgun shells discreetly delivered to the Tavern's back door, and Moe had provided the hospital with cheap, sterilizing alcohol from his personal still. It had been a good deal for them both, and Moe was almost sad to see it end.

    "Hey, you look familiar…" Moe inwardly groaned as his thoughts were interrupted, plastering a smile on his face as he turned to see which drunk was just so sure that the bartender was someone he knew and resigned himself to dealing with some wackadoo's attention for the next few minutes. "You own the bar my son likes so much don't you?"

    Moe instinctively straightened his back as he realized that it wasn't just any rich ass talking to him, but the city's newest rich ass; Abe Simpson himself. "Mr Simpson!" He nervously put his hands on the bar, not wanting to piss off someone who could so easily ruin his life…More than usual anyway. Of course he was here; on the one hand Simpson had been a nobody before his newfound wealth, but on the other you couldn't not invite the richest man in town to your fancypants shindig. "W-What can I get for you?" He'd heard a fair number of rumors about just how his second-best customer's old man had gotten his wrinkled hands on Burns' wealth, and while he didn't really think Abe had performed an elaborate heist to steal the former billionaire's soul jar to put him in his power, he also didn't know that he didn't. So he was going to put a little extra effort into this one.

    Meanwhile Abe was squinting at him a bit, and if Moe hadn't known that he hadn't served the old man yet tonight he'd have thought he was already drunk. "Yeah, that's definitely you," he continued, one hand gripping his cane while the other one's fingers started tapping on the bar, "Well, I've heard a few things about you from my son. How about we start off the night with a Flaming Moe?"

    Moe gulped at that, recalling the drink that the man's son had invented and he had stolen credit for. Was this a test of some kind? "Do you mean a Flaming Homer?" The bartender nervously asked, to which Abe replied with a sort of 'if you like' gesture, and Moe got to work.

    Sadly the company that had made the cough syrup that went into the original drink had gone under years ago, so to most people this would have been an impossible ask. But one night, long after that had happened, Moe had gotten it in his head to make a drink that did basically the same thing without it. It had been tricky, and he'd gone through so many bottles of booze in the process, but eventually he'd gotten it right.

    Moe started bringing out the bottles he'd need while Abe continued to look at him. Absinthe, grenadine, chambord…As he was bringing out the bottle of Canadian rye he'd been saving for a special occasion Abe spoke up again. "You never answered my question, what're you doing in a den of vipers like this?"

    The bartender started mixing the booze together, the motions easy thanks to literal years of practice despite his nervousness (he might not be worth much as a human being, but he was a damn good bartender if he said so himself) as he thought of something to say. "Well you know how it is; with everything that's been going on I figured I could pick up a little extra cash to fix up my hole in the wall until it's nice enough that the rats come back."

    Abe gave a neutral hum at that. "Gotta do what you can to survive," he commented as Moe started slicing a lime, and it occurred to him that for all the old man's faults (that his son had more than once announced to the whole bar after a few Duffs) this was a man who had worked for a living, not just been handed his money like the other scabs here. "A lot of that going around these days."

    Finishing the mixture, Moe cracked some ice over the shaker and began mixing it together. After a few seconds of that a thought occurred to him and he reached under the bar, grabbing a real mug he'd brought from his bar for good luck. He had a few brand new ones on the counter behind him of course in case anyone had wanted one for their drink, but of course no one here would stoop to such a low class way of drinking. Pouring it in, he then grabbed the lime boat he'd made, stuck a pair of sugar cubes on top, doused it all in lemon extract and placed it in the mug before grabbing a book of matches and setting it all alight. Tossing a bit of cinnamon on top for that extra kick, and it was ready "Your drink sir," Moe began, feeling his heart pounding in his chest as Abe eyed the concoction.

    "Well, it certainly looks good," he began, and Moe could feel the sweat forming at the back of his neck as Abe picked up the mug in his free hand. "Bottom's up." And with that, Abe blew out the flame and began to drink it down, smacking his lips in a way that was incredibly familiar to the bartender. There was a moment of silence that to Moe seemed to last years, but was probably only seconds in reality before the wealthy old geezer gave him a grin. "Not too shabby young man!" And with that he reached into his wallet, grabbed a few bills and put them in the tip jar. "A little something to help you out with that bar of yours." And with that Abe ambled off to do whatever it was rich people did at these parties.

    Before Moe could do more than let out a brief sigh of relief he suddenly had a crowd of people around his bar, more at once than he'd had all night. "I'll have whatever it was you made him," one called out, a sentiment that was echoed by everyone else as they clamored for his attention, eager to drink whatever it was the richest man in town had liked just in case they could use it to get close to him. Moe could only nervously grin as he started mixing up another batch as hands full of bills started to wave in front of his face. "Alright, don't worry folks, I've got plenty of Flaming Homers for all of you right here!"

    Hours later, his bones aching like they hadn't in years as he slumped into a ratty old armchair in his apartment, Moe took the tip jar out and looked at the stuffed glassware with no small amount of awe. Over the course of a few hours he'd probably made more just from tips than he had in some years as a bartender! He overturned it, letting the bills fall out like leaves from a tree and started to dig through it all until he found the cash Abe had stuffed in there. As he looked at the handful of bills there were only two thoughts in Moe Szyslak's head.

    "I didn't even know they made five-hundreds!" And a moment later, "And who the hell is William McKinley?"
    Technically the US doesn't make $500 bills any more, but they did at one point, and McKinley was one of several dead presidents whose face could be found on them. Gotta figure Burns would've had at least a few around for kleenex or similar purposes, and it amuses me a little to have them end up in the hands of a guy as blue-collar (if he could afford collars anyway) guy like Moe.

    Also, the video that inspired this was this one, which appeared in my list of recommended videos on youtube a few hours ago and, with the potential arrival of Moe to our roster soon, I figured it was as good a time as any to make something with him.
     
  • Sidestory
    • -[X] Plan: Action This Day and Money to Burns
    -[X] National Actions
    --[ ] Martial ⚔️:
    ----[X] Block Off Access To The Cemetery
    --[ ] Diplomacy 🤝:
    ----[X] Reach Out To The Government
    ----[X] Restructure The Power Plant PR Department (2 INCOME) (Flanders)
    --[ ] Stewardship 🛠️:
    ----[X] Bring The Power Plant Up To Code
    ----[X] Restructure The Power Plant Administration (2 INCOME) (Apu)
    --[ ] Intrigue 🔍:
    ----[X] Search For The Birthday Bandit (Jasper)
    ----[X] Search For Burns (The Finale)
    --[ ] Learning 🧪:
    ----[X] Lo! Back-around Steel! (Frink)
    --[ ] Occult 🔮:
    ----[X] Research Necromancy?
    -[X] Personal Actions
    --[ ] Abe
    ----[X] Spend Time With Your Son
    ----[X] Figure Out This Damn Control Panel
    ----[X] Is This My Beautiful House?
    ----[ ] Hire A Caretaker:
    ------[X] All 3
    --[ ] Flanders
    ----[X] Go To Church
    --[ ] Jasper
    ----[X] Hang Out With The Old Jewish Guy
    --[ ] Frink
    ----[X] Study That Weird Magic Book
    --[ ] Fat Tony
    ----[X] Find Your Men (Johnny Tightlips)
    --[ ] Kaiser Wilhelm
    ----[X] Find Out What Happened After Your Death
    --[ ] Apu
    ----[X] Restock Your Weapon Stockpile
    --[ ] The Finale
    ----[X] Take Out A Contract
    --[ ] Mona
    ----[X] Clean Up The Local Park
    -[ ] BLACKMAIL CHOICE
    --[X] Nothing…Yet
    -[ ] ADVENTURES
    --[X] Fun Times Ahead On Kamp Krusty!
    ----[ ] Abe
    ----[ ] Fat Tony
    ----[ ] Mona
    ----[ ] Kaiser

    Expanding the action economy is not to be sniffed at--most of the other actions here are meant to try and pay that off, though. Minus the Anti-Burns stuff, which is a necessity rather than an option.
     
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    Speaking of plans @catxfighter_3_1 I don't suppose you might be willing to swap Mona and Finale for what they're doing? Mona's score to investigate Burns is actually a little higher than Finale's thanks to her "This Is Personal" Bonus and the Finale gets some boosts when in a forested area like the Kamp is as well, so we might have slightly better odds on both if they're switched.
     
    TheNotoriousSMP said:
    Speaking of plans @catxfighter_3_1 I don't suppose you might be willing to swap Mona and Finale for what they're doing? Mona's score to investigate Burns is actually a little higher than Finale's thanks to her "This Is Personal" Bonus and the Finale gets some boosts when in a forested area like the Kamp is as well, so we might have slightly better odds on both if they're switched.
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    Sure I'll switch them in my plan
    Edit: just switch them now
     
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    [X] Plan Action Surge
    -[X] National Actions
    –[X] Martial: Upgrade Your Security Force (DC 60)
    –[X] Diplomacy: Talk With The Duck Girl (DC 70) (Flanders)
    –[X] Diplomacy: Restructure The PR Department (DC 90) (Free) (2 Income)
    –[X] Stewardship: Buy Moe's Tavern (DC 30) (1 Income)
    –[X] Stewardship: Bribe Quimby (DC 5) (Jasper Bonus) (1 Income/turn until stopped)
    –[X] Stewardship: Restructure The Power Plant Administration (DC 110) (Free) (2 Income) (Apu)
    –[X] Intrigue: Look Into Burns (Contested Intrigue) (Mona)
    –[X] Intrigue: Create Your Own Spy Network (DC 100) (Free) (2 Income)
    –[X] Learning: Upgrade The Plant's Waste Disposal Methods (DC 45) (Frink)
    –[X] Occult: Look For Magically Inclined People (DC 50)
    -[X] Personal Actions
    –[X] Abe
    —[X] Hire Willie
    —[X] Spend Time With Your Son
    —[X] Hire A Personal Caretaker For Your Manor
    ----[X] All 3
    —[X] Meet The General
    –[X] Flanders
    —[X] Go To Church
    –[X] Jasper
    —[X] Go To The Theater And Watch A Show
    –[X] Frink
    —[X] Study That Weird Magic Book
    –[X] Fat Tony
    —[X] Find Legs
    –[X] Wilhelm
    —[X] Look Out For Your Horse
    –[X] Mona
    —[X] Clean Up The Local Park
    –[X] Apu
    —[X] Spend Time With The Octuplets And Manjula
    –[X] The Finale
    —[X] Search The City For Sniper Nests
    -[X] Blackmail
    –[X] Nothing…Yet
    -[X] Adventures
    –[X] Fun Times Ahead On Kamp Krusty!
    —[X] Abe, Fat Tony, Finale, Wilhelm

    I did the math on the odds of success for each action in my plan here, and honestly we've got pretty good odds for most actions. The only ones with major chances of crit failing are the ones to unlock additional nat action slots, and I assume that would just mean no progress made for the turn, which isn't great but since it's an action with no real negative consequences beyond taking longer I say we go for it.

    Other than that, I feel like this is a good spread of actions; trying to recruit Lena (more heroes are good, especially if they're Occult ones), buying Moe's will give us more income and another hero (and he's probably got good stewardship which we also need so all the better), bribing Quimby to lower DCs in the future, continuing to keep the heat on Burns, making the plant less of a Captain Planet villain's dream, and trying to find someone who can actually do mystic mumbo jumbo (sorry Wilhelm, but +10 to occult actions just won't cut it long term, not with those new actions DCs)

    Personal actions are a mix of things that could give us more hero units, buff the stats or loyalty of the ones we already have a bit, or try and uncover some bits of info that we might want to have
     
    [X] Plan: Search and Rescue (and Destroy)
    -[X] Martial
    --[X] Upgrade Security Force (DC 60)
    -[X] Diplomacy
    --[X] Talk with the Duck girl (DC 70) (Ned)
    -[X] Stewardship
    --[X] Upgrade Springfield Prison (DC 60) (Apu)
    -[X] Intrigue
    --[X] Search for Burns (DC Opposed intrigue roll against Burns) (Mona)
    -[X] Learning
    --[X] Upgrade the Plant waste disposal methods (DC 45) (Frink)
    -[X] Occult
    --[X] Research Necromancy? (DC 80)
    -[X] Personal Actions
    --[X] Hit them books (⅓) (Abe)
    --[X] Practice your lying skills (½ times) (Abe)
    --[X] Hire a Personal Caretaker for Your Manor (Abe)
    ---[X] All 3
    --[X] Figure out this damn control panel (Abe)
    --[X] Spend some time with your sons (Flanders)
    --[X] Go to the theater and watch a show (Jasper)
    --[X] Spend some time reading the scientific forums (Frink)
    --[X] Visit your cousin fit tony (Fat Tony)
    --[X] Get up to date in war tactics (Kaiser)
    --[X] Restock your weapons stockpile (Apu)
    --[X] Search the city for possible sniper nests (The Finale)
    --[X] Clean up the Local Park (Mona)
    -[X] BLACKMAIL
    --[X] Nothing…yet
    -[X] ADVENTURES
    --[X] Fun Times Ahead on Kamp Krusty!
    ---[X] Abe
    ---[X] Jasper
    ---[X] The Finale
    ---[X] Fat Tony
    ---[X] Kaiser


    [X]Plan: misfits help each other (plus saving grandkids)
     
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    [X]Plan: misfits help each other (plus saving grandkids)
    -[X] National Actions
    --[X] Upgrade your security force. DC 60
    --[X]Talk with the Duck girl DC 70 (Ned Flanders)
    --[X]Bring the power plant up to code DC: 40 (Apu)
    --[X] Search for Burns. DC (Mona)
    --[X] The power of the sun! Dc 70 (Fink)
    --[X]Look for Magically inclined people. DC 50.
    -[X] Personal Actions
    —[X] Abe
    —-[X]Practice your lying skills
    —-[X]Figure out this damn control panel
    —-[X]Meet the general
    —-[X]Hire a Personal Caretaker for Your Manor
    ——[X] All 3
    —[X] Flanders
    —-[X]Attempt blind dating
    —[X] Jasper
    —-[X]Go to the theater and watch a show
    —[X] Frink
    —-[X]Study that Weird Magic Book
    —[X] Fat Tony
    —-[X] Find your men(MAFIA action)
    ——[X] Find Johnny Tightlips
    —[X] Kaiser
    —-[X] Look out for your horse
    —[X] Apu
    —-[X] Restock your weapons stockpile
    —[X] The Finale
    —-[X] Feed Animals Around Springfield
    —[X] Mona
    —-[X] Clean up the Local Park
    -[X] BLACKMAIL CHOICE
    —[X] Nothing…yet
    -[X] ADVENTURES
    —[X] Fun Times Ahead on Kamp Krusty!
    —-[X] Abe
    —-[X] Fat tony
    —-[X] The Finale
    —-[X] Jasper
    —-[X] Kaiser
     
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