Xanatos Enterprises
[ ] Fortify NYC
DC 100
41+21+35+20+6=123
Critical Success!
Taking advantage of rapidly spiraling fears about Gargoyles, Xanatos has sponsored a general fortification of the broader NYC area, including resource stockpiles, regular flyovers and the transfer of troops from McGuire AFB. As a side effect supervillain attacks, already quite rare in the region, have dropped to almost negligible levels.
[ ] Calm Fears about Gargoyle Attacks
DC 90
10+45+35+8=98
Critical Success!
The authorities' rapid and visible response to the Twelfth Night Attacks has, unexpectedly, succeeded in calming fears. The mood in the Big Apple is still tense, but major riots or calls for violence have been avoided.
[ ] ???
DC 100
63+38+35+10=146
Critical Success!
A relatively obscure site from the 90s known as 'So Weird' has seen a sudden resurgence over the past few weeks as the place online to discuss conspiracy theories and other odd happenings. Even though the site itself looks like it hasn't been updated for decades, it enjoys thousands of new viewers every day.
Doofenshmirtz Intrigue Check: What does any of this mean?
DC 120 needed: 32+17=49
Critical Failure!
Eh, it's probably nothing. Maybe public interest in these things is jumping because seemingly mythological creatures were recently revealed to be real after all.
[ ] Invest in Volatility
DC 90
19+38+35+8=100
Critical Success!
The last few months have seen volatility like you could never imagine. Entire companies rocketed to relevance or dissolved overnight, scandals popped up from unbelievable angles, and the market behaved like a see-saw in a hurricane. Through careful use of Straddle strategies and other tactics meant to take advantage of wild fluctuation, Xanatos Enterprises has come away from it all with a tidy profit and several new divisions in its pocket.
[ ] ???
DC 120
45+72+45+11=173
Critical Success!
You've noticed a few… odd things happening lately, and you're not quite sure what to make of it. Little things like urban legends being debunked, a few papers released on the mechanism of superpowers, a talk show by Anton Sevarius that explained the process by which gargoyles turned to 'stone' overnight… You can't quite put your finger on it, but you're fairly certain that the possibility of 'magic' existing has mostly passed from the public consciousness for the time being, with most of the weird goings-on explained away by a combination of cape weirdness, rumors spread by the uninitiated, and a lack of information transparency on certain things.
[ ] Collaborate with Drakktech on Rocketry
DC 120
74+28+28+25+20+7=182
Critical Success!
A press release the other day described the results of a joint venture between Drakktech and Xanatos Enterprises as nothing less than miraculous. In only a short few months the companies managed to produce a rocket capable of blowing every existing model out of the water. Powered by a Khan Industries-Drakktech microfusion reactor, the vessel is able to move far faster than anything designed before it, managing to avoid the stresses of the acceleration due to some unknown proprietary technology. NASA seems thrilled with the results and wasted no time in tossing grants at the two companies in return for more technology.
[ ] Help put a man on the Moon
DC 110
91+28+25+30 (Government Grant)+7=181
Critical Success!
To be continued in Interlude: Plan D
Drakktech
[ ] Sponsor supervillainy
DC 100
67+68+45+9=189
Critical Success!
Word on the criminal grapevine is that a recent spate of supervillain attacks across the country can be traced back to none other than the green queen of mean herself. Nothing that can be proven, of course, but if you had to guess you'd say the Candy-Striped Ruby swiped from the Duckberg Museum last week is probably sitting in one of her jewelry boxes.
[ ] Reach out to ENCOM
DC 80
44+18+26+4=92
Critical Success!
It seems as if Greatest Rival Shego caught Ed Dillinger on one of his better days, because the news of a business meeting between the two has leaked. The two companies appear to be working on something very big in the works. ENCOM's recent performance in the technology sector has left many investors salivating.
[ ] Acquire Club Banana
DC 60
7+16+38+7=68
Critical Success!
Drakktech announced today that they have completed a deal with Smarty Martin Inc to purchase Prêt-à-Porter retailer Club Banana for a criminally undervalued $250 million. Shego is said to be ecstatic.
[ ] ???
DC 95
19+28+33+3=83
Critical Failure!
Something Shego was attempting in secret failed disastrously!
[ ] Research Animal Hybridization
DC 100
66+20+30+20+6=142
Critical Success!
Drakktech announced today preliminary success in safe and reliable hybridization of animal genomes, beginning with the successful creation of a genetically viable mule capable of breeding true. Future plans include the creation of hardier, more productive livestock and increasing the survivability of critically endangered species.
[ ] Collaborate with Xanatos Enterprises on Rocketry
DC 120
74+28+28+25+20+7=182
Critical Success!
See Above
Zaibatsu
[ ] Capture Monsters
DC 140
23+43+27+2=95
Critical Failure!
SFPD Chief Cruz suffered multiple broken bones after an attempt to capture the 'Crew Bats' plaguing the city went horribly wrong. Some are blaming Cruz' refusal to work with vigilante actors, who have had greater success in dealing with the strange monsters overtaking the city.
[ ] Align Funtelligence
DC 110
82+12+29+2=125
Critical Success!
Funtelligence entered a variety of comprehensive agreements today with Bakaemono Corporation, further binding two of the city's largest corporations together.
[ ] Draw Heat off of the Yakuza
DC 100
57+33+29+10+2=131
Critical Success!
The ongoing monster crisis in San Fransokyo has proven the perfect cover for underworld dealings, with the Yakuza reportedly flush with cash and operating with near impunity across the city.
[ ] Investigate Muirahara
DC 120
20+36+34-3=87
Critical Failure!
Some Sycorax scientists were noted to be poking around Muirahara Woods, but nothing much came of it. Presumably they were taking samples to investigate something or other, but as of yet no new projects or reports have come out of the company.
Judge Doom
[ ] Reach out to Evelyn Deavor
DC 70
64+31+26+2=123
Critical Success!
Judge Doom has made overtures towards Olympia that met with warm reception. It seems likely the two are cooking up some sort of arrangement related to Super rights, considering their mutual activism.
[ ] Roll out a new Line of Cogs
DC 110
89+28+33+3=153
Critical Success!
Following the success of Doom's Cog police force, the Mayor has decided to expand his operations to begin using Cogs in other administrative tasks. The so-called Lawbots, which include models such as the Ambulance Chaser and Spin Doctor, are already taking on positions as legal clerks and administrators.
[ ] Research Flying Mass Transit
DC 90
40+22+26+2=90
Critical Success!
Mayor Doom has begun a program looking into the potential of future personal transportation, largely assumed to be competing with Olympia and DEI entries into the same field. While some are calling this a late-coming attempt to preserve his own market share, rumor has it the company has made great strides in miniaturized propulsion...
Chief Cleaver
[ ] Hunt for Bonkers Bobcat
DC 110
29+28+24+24+2=107
Critical Failure!
The plan was perfect. The block was locked down. But one ninnyheaded nimrod just had to post a selfie to Waddle before he got started, and as a result that macavity managed to vamoose before the heavy hand of the law came down on him. Someone's getting demoted for this! ...Cleaver hopes it isn't him.
The DC for Investigating the Death of Hawk has gone down slightly!
Shere Khan
[ ] Expand Cape Suzette Air Power
DC 90
15+24+25+2=66
Critical Failure!
An attempt to improve the quality of Cape Suzette's aeronautical defenses has resulted in catastrophic disaster. While the city's systems were offline and being upgraded, the city was attacked. Though a series of events not entirely clear but almost certainly insanely unlikely, the long-retired air pirates of the Mama Aiuto Gang regrouped for one final pillage, seizing a large portion of the Cape Suzette Treasury in a daring escapade that will enshrine their names forever in aviation history.
[ ] Contact International Buyers
DC 90
69+33+25+3
Critical Success!
Shere Khan has generated considerable interest in his patented fusion technology across the world, paving the way for lucrative deals across the continents. This would be excellent news, if not for...
[ ] Sell fusion power to the US Government
DC 100
12+42+32+4=90
Critical Failure!
In an improbably horrific mailroom accident, documents meant to be provided to the US federal government were instead mailed to the federal government of the brutish and repressive Totalist Republic of Thembria!
Making themselves slightly distinct from the equally totalitarian nation of Brutopia following a branding putsch, Thembira is known as a rogue state which considers the end of the Cold War to be more of a suggestion than fact. As you might imagine, this is a publicity nightmare for Shere Khan, and has Washington looking very sharply in the tiger's direction.
Suffice to say, some people have been fired.
[ ]: ???
DC 100
36+26+30+3=95
Critical Failure!
Something Shere Khan was attempting in secret has failed disasterously!
[ ] Continue Improving Reactor Safety
DC 110
97+23+39+20+5=184
Critical Success!
Eager to avoid anything with even a whiff of the disastrous history of Flubber and the lesser but still concerning tale of nuclear power, Shere Khan has been hard at work developing a series of improved and increased safety measures, with failsafes upon failsafes ensuring meltdown is all but impossible.
Neisenberg
[ ] Distribute Primal
DC 100
59+31+15+20+50 (???)=175
The West Coast has seen sporadic cases of a new illicit substance stalking the streets, distributed by a shady figure referring to himself as 'Neisenberg'. The substance, deemed 'Primal' on the street, is an extremely pure purple crystalline substance that causes lowered inhibitions and increased aggression, making it a favorite of gangs in the region.
Toffee
[ ] Hunt for Star
DC 170
1+50+22=73
Critical Failure!
To be Continued in Interlude: Hate
Evelyn Deavor
[ ] reach out to local crime bosses
DC 110
90+33+36
Critical Success!
As Seen in: Rat Country
[ ] make money off Vegas
DC 170
26+23+29=78
Critical Failure!
Who wins the pot instead?
1. Mark Beaks
2. Bugs & Daffy
3. Hans Rotwood
4. Fiddleford Hadron McGucket
5. Duff Killigan
6. Dennis the Duck
1d6=2
To be continued in Interlude: Put it All on 23
???
[ ] ???
An apparently deranged man made headlines today when he interrupted an Olympia tech conference, ranting incoherently about television screens. The individual, who has not been identified, has reportedly been placed into psychiatric care.
ENCOM
[ ] Develop ICE countermeasures
DC 110
100+75+33+46+11=265
Critical Success!
ENCOM has announced the development of new security tools, known as Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics, or ICE. These programs are designed to detect and halt criminal user activity, particularly attempts to hack or damage ENCOM systems, and halt them before they can occur. ICE promises to be a new frontier in the realm of cybersecurity.
[ ] ???
DC 130
65+18+27=110
Critical Failure!
Something ENCOM attempted in secret has failed disasterously!
[ ] Upgrade ENCOM Legacy security
DC 130
28+58+25+20+6=137
Critical Success!
Via a combination of ICE security and broader packages, ENCOM legacy has successfully positioned itself as the most secure system on the market today. This, unfortunately, has eaten into the market share of the floundering DoofOS.
???
[ ] Attack Seth Supplies Co
DC 170/200
43+72+48+50+4=216
Critical Success!
Several Seth Supplies Co factories were found burned to the ground in a stunning act of violent sabotage. The perpetrator, motive and death count remains unknown.
Negaduck
[ ] Commit Multi-Level Marketing
DC 90
67+17+32+3=119
Critical Success!
Strange news from the West Coast over the weekend as notorious super-criminal Negaduck and his terrifying ally Liquidator were seen approaching several homes. Surprisingly, not one of the victims were harmed, instead reporting that Negaduck urged them to participate in his 'new company' selling Negaduck-branded bottled water. Every single person approached fearfully agreed to buy in, selling the products to their friends and neighbors. When one victim worked up the courage to ask why Negaduck was doing this, he responded by saying that multi-level marketing was the evilest thing he could think of. Also he needed some quick cash, and didn't feel like a robbery today.
The water was later tested and revealed to be perfectly ordinary bottled water, though knowing Negaduck it might've been from Nestle. Apparently people were paying for the brand.
[ ] Obtain Cape Suzette Crop Dusting
DC 140
89+34+19+30 (Cape Suzette Chaos)=172
Critical Success!
Negaduck attacked Cape Suzette during the ongoing chaos and managed to seize a dozen of the crop dusters fertilizing the Cape's farmlands, flying off into the sunset with them. This is deeply concerning considering he apparently only had five accomplices with him.
No one knows why.
Quest: [ ] The Calistota Chainsaw Massacre
To be continued...
GalFed
[ ] Desperately request help from your superiors
DC 60
63+19= 82
Critical Success!
Someone has taken an interest.
Mark Beaks
[ ] Release Waddle
DC 110
22+29+33+30 (DoofOS Failure)+4=118
Critical Success!
To be continued in Interlude: I'm Waddle, I'm a Doofus
