Not saying we can't spend some time being petty. I'm saying that we should reserve our pettiness for deserving targets, or at least not spend one tenth of our National Actions on it. Instead, let's do stuff like that to Doom, or even ENCOM in the Grid (since that won't be as public). Also, I've asked the QMs if we could get a PA to launch a mechanically harmless -Inator at Beaks, just so we can exercise our pettiness in a way that doesn't consume a massive amount of our resources.
The problem with that is that the -Inators are completely random and it might take forever to get on that targets (I don't even remember if we had one yet that could target like that).
And even then if we roll one like that chances are expect it being extremely mediocre or risky we would use it on Doom, ENCOM or the like
The Wish-You-Were-Here-Inator: A lot of your employees' tragic backstories involve people going missing so you decided to whip something up to teleport fruit baskets through emotional resonance. Along with the assortment you included...
(Good) A photo album of your social posts: One person you're searching for will be more open to communication with DEI employees if they cross paths.
(Bad) A DEI business card with "We will find you" written on the back: Increase the paranoia of a missing character.
Um, no. As I said, the pettiness can still have a mechanical effect. Furthermore, the Inators functionally don't matter for this argument. I am discussing a matter of principle here. I find sensibility and pragmatism to be boring. Unlike you, a "sensible and competent" person is not who I want Doof to be. There's no point because quests don't have consequences. This quest is completely free to participate in and the world being turned into a drug trip by Bill or genocide city by Toffee has no bearing on my own life. I'd rather do what's fun and funny because that is what entertains me. That doesn't mean "lulzrandom" but neither does it mean being so overly careful. My line is stopping at doing things that would immediately kill us for doing it. Nothing less, nothing more. That is all that needs to be said.
Ah, in that case I don't think there's much to do to convince you. I'm coming at this from a standpoint of wanting Doof to actually end up being competent and successful and well adjusted person, in the end.
Meanwhile, you're interested in having fun as you go, without really caring about success or failure, and from that point of view, being needlessly petty is very much an optimal play, because an interlude about that would be fun, there's no denying that.
There's nothing wrong with that playstyle, but it's not really for me. I want Doof to succeed at things when he can and become more and more well adjusted, and without a common framework on that, there's no point in discussing this particular topic further from our two positions.
I suppose it's not massive, but there are things that need to be done which won't necessarily be completed in a single action, such as upgrading Norm Prime so he isn't constantly being depressing. Since the odds on success aren't super high, it makes sense to expect it to take at least 2 actions, 3 considering the fact that it's been split up a bit.
But it's more than just opportunity cost. There's also the question of cost on a failure. I'm assuming that if we fail, which there's a substantial chance at, we'd be revealed as doing the action, which could damage us socially and possibly financially, if we get sued for it.
For that reason, I'd actually prefer that diplomacy action to the martial. It's rough on opportunity cost, but the costs of failure are much lower.
The problem with that is that the -Inators are completely random and it might take forever to get on that targets (I don't even remember if we had one yet that could target like that).
And even then if we roll one like that chances are expect it being extremely mediocre or risky we would use it on Doom, ENCOM or the like
I think what also led too so many people wanting to do the martial action is that it kind of is the only option we have available to go against Beaks (and there is nothing currently on fire that needs martial).
The only other was the litigation and that one says in bright red that that is a terrible idea, like you said if there was a personal to be petty against Beaks that is probably where most people would have gone.
People wanted to do something and the only option was a full national
I think what also led too so many people wanting to do the martial action is that it kind of is the only option we have available to go against Beaks (and there is nothing currently on fire that needs martial).
The only other was the litigation and that one says in bright red that that is a terrible idea, like you said if there was a personal to be petty against Beaks that is probably where most people would have gone.
People wanted to do something and the only option was a full national
TECHNOR: There are approximately 1,010,300 words in the english language, but I could never string together enough words to properly express how much I want to hit you with a chair.
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Janna: You wanna hug it out?
Marco: No, not really...
Janna: Let's hug it out bitch.
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Xanatos: You ever want to talk about your emotions Shego?
Shego: No.
Doof: I do!
Xanatos: I know Doofenshmirtz
Doof: I'm sad.
Xanatos: I know Doofenshmirtz
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Mark Beaks: You're wearing protective goggles to destroy my car?
Doof: Safety first!
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Star: You killed my mother...
Toffee: Sucks to be you.
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Tobe: Oh man, you're a ghost so you can answer this, would it be vegetarian to eat a ghost cow?
Celena The Shy: What kind of question is that?
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Doom thinking he's safe: At least nobody knows I killed Hawk
Agent Russ: Surprise mutherfucker.
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Kitsune: I've got some bad news for ya.
Demona gets distracted
Kitsune: You're fuckin DONE SON!
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Xtreamist: You want me to give you something funny to laugh about?
Max: You mean something funnier than your future alcohol abuse?
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Tom: You actually were telling the truth.
Janna: I do that quite a lot, yet people are always surprised.
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Syndrome: I want roving death squads around the perimeter 24/7. I want 10,000 tough guys and I want 10,000 soft guys to make the tough guys look tougher. And here's how I want them arranged: Tough, tough, soft, tough soft, soft, tough, tough, soft, soft, tough, soft.
Mirage: Sir, I'm afraid you've gone mad with power.
Syndrome: Of course I have. Ever try going mad without power? It's boring, no one listens to you.
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Doof: Wonderful! This calls for a celebration!
Activates an inator
Doof: CHEESE FOR EVERYONE!
Arathnorn did request more of these, so I watched random videos online for things to use, enjoy.
The problem with that is that the -Inators are completely random and it might take forever to get on that targets (I don't even remember if we had one yet that could target like that).
And even then if we roll one like that chances are expect it being extremely mediocre or risky we would use it on Doom, ENCOM or the like
That kinda bothers me, really. Like, aren't most of the Inators in the show specifically made to get petty revenge on something? It shouldn't be that hard to get something viable.
Though now I think about it, I can't figure out where the Inators list is. Can we even see it?
Eh, it's probably too late to say this now, but the Inators mechanics just doesn't feel right to me. It's balanced and not really abuseable, but it feels too... abstract? Eh, whatever. If I can't figure out how to say what bugs me, seems silly to ask that someone fix it.
That kinda bothers me, really. Like, aren't most of the Inators in the show specifically made to get petty revenge on something? It shouldn't be that hard to get something viable.
Though now I think about it, I can't figure out where the Inators list is. Can we even see it?
Eh, it's probably too late to say this now, but the Inators mechanics just doesn't feel right to me. It's balanced and not really abuseable, but it feels too... abstract? Eh, whatever. If I can't figure out how to say what bugs me, seems silly to ask that someone fix it.
Well, the QMs have clarified that there are a ton of -Inators which we make throughout the 2 months which have minor effects or effects that end up canceling out. So that's a thing.
Also, perhaps it's that in canon, -Inators were rarely actively harmful to Doof, and they mostly just broke or self destructed? But that's just an aspect of keeping -Inators balanced.
That kinda bothers me, really. Like, aren't most of the Inators in the show specifically made to get petty revenge on something? It shouldn't be that hard to get something viable.
Though now I think about it, I can't figure out where the Inators list is. Can we even see it?
Eh, it's probably too late to say this now, but the Inators mechanics just doesn't feel right to me. It's balanced and not really abuseable, but it feels too... abstract? Eh, whatever. If I can't figure out how to say what bugs me, seems silly to ask that someone fix it.
I mean, yeah. I think the QMs have stated we build a LOT of Inators off screen. It's just that most of them end up like the show: Namely, they blow up due to comic hijinks within 24 hours. Our "Inator for the turn" is just the one that actually lasted the whole 2-month turn.
Well, the QMs have clarified that there are a ton of -Inators which we make throughout the 2 months which have minor effects or effects that end up canceling out. So that's a thing.
Also, perhaps it's that in canon, -Inators were rarely actively harmful to Doof, and they mostly just broke or self destructed? But that's just an aspect of keeping -Inators balanced.
Well, Inators were actively harmful to Doof lots of the time, in that they usually self-destructed in the blast radius. The good news is, despite his lankiness, Doof is at least able to take a beating.
Well, Inators were actively harmful to Doof lots of the time, in that they usually self-destructed in the blast radius. The good news is, despite his lankiness, Doof is at least able to take a beating.
This is true. Honestly, some part of me feels like Doof's martial should be higher, just from the sort of stuff he's survived, but I guess it makes sense: Doof is no athlete and he's not an especially skilled fighter (he can keep Perry on his toes, sure, but, well...Perry is good at what he does, he's still like a foot tall). He's durable, but that'll only take ya so far. In an actual fight with anyone competent, he'd be doomed, save MAYBE if he was in his lair and could use his traps and Inators to his advantage.
This is true. Honestly, some part of me feels like Doof's martial should be higher, just from the sort of stuff he's survived, but I guess it makes sense: Doof is no athlete and he's not an especially skilled fighter (he can keep Perry on his toes, sure, but, well...Perry is good at what he does, he's still like a foot tall). He's durable, but that'll only take ya so far. In an actual fight with anyone competent, he'd be doomed, save MAYBE if he was in his lair and could use his traps and Inators to his advantage.
Hmm, I'm pretty sure there were a fair few "In retrospect, this really wasn't all that good of an idea" occurrences, so there is that.
Anyway, hopefully we'll get lucky and get an Inator we can use on Beaks this turn. In the meantime, perhaps I should start coming up with a few more ideas that could fit the bill?
Hmm, I'm pretty sure there were a fair few "In retrospect, this really wasn't all that good of an idea" occurrences, so there is that.
Anyway, hopefully we'll get lucky and get an Inator we can use on Beaks this turn. In the meantime, perhaps I should start coming up with a few more ideas that could fit the bill?
Hmm, I'm pretty sure there were a fair few "In retrospect, this really wasn't all that good of an idea" occurrences, so there is that.
Anyway, hopefully we'll get lucky and get an Inator we can use on Beaks this turn. In the meantime, perhaps I should start coming up with a few more ideas that could fit the bill?
If nothing else, we could tell Kitsune to Spread Chaos for a few turns. She only targets people we dislike, so there's a chance she goes after Beaks by coincidence even if the QM doesn't decide to specifically have her target Beaks for story reasons.
Tom: You ever listen to music while you work, Temujin?
Khan: Yes, I just bought a new walkman.
Tom: What gets you in the killin' mood? Ride of the Valkyries? Mongolian metal?
Khan: I just got a Huey Louis tape. He keeps spirits up on the battlefield.
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Wile E Coyote: What is your story, my multi-eyed compatriot?
Jumba: Oh, is nothing special. I mean, I WAS genius mad scientist that came within whisker of creating perfect life form!
Wile E Coyote: Not bad.
Jumba: But now I am being galactic fugitive, recovering lost work, try to getting by in cold, cruel universe.
Wile E Coyote: That's quite the story arc you have there.
Jumba: I know. Am trying to sell it to J.J. Abrams, but am needing 3rd act.
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Marco: What are you staring at Monogram?
Monogram: The scar. That's a nasty one, nearly got your eyes from the look of it. How did it happen?
Marco: Fighting a mad gargoyle wielding the Spear of Destiny who was trying to wipe out humanity on Christmas.
Monogram: You know, most people would find that story ludicrous, but that's not even the silliest thing I've heard since lunch.
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Agent Russ gets a drink
Russ: This drink reminds me of a Russian spy I knew...
Mirage: Why, because of the vodka?
Russ: Because of the way she punched me in the liver until I started coughing up blood.
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Monogram: I... uh... Monogram begins laughing
Goofy: What's so funny?
Monogram: I just realized that you're a dog playing po... Monogram laughs even louder
Monogram: Playing poker!
Goofy: I don't get it.
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Hego: Chainsaw, huh? Isn't that a little messy?
Marco: It gets the job done.
Hego: I prefer fighting a little more... cleanly.
Marco: When you're fighting the kind of uglies that I come up against, the LAST thing you need is "clean".
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TECHNOR's hand begins tapping
Alan Bradley: That's a helluva tell you got there, TECHNOR.
TECHNOR: What? Oh, you mean the hand. That's not a tell. It just does that sometimes.
Alan Bradley: That's the problem with your full-bodied neural interfaces. Cool to look at, but buggy.
Princess CJ: Actually, my scans indicate that Bishop TECHNOR's hand is fully functional, and that its nervous tapping appears to be induced by an outside force. I'll see if I can isolate it.
Alan Bradley: Don't bother, it's morse code.
TECHNOR: What?
Alan Bradley: E-A-T-M-O
Princess CJ: R-E-B-R-A-T
Alan Bradley: W-U-R-S-T.
TECHNOR: "Eat more bratwurst." Huh.
Princess CJ: Your hand has apparently been possessed by the marketing department.
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Janna: You'd better not be cheating with some sort of X-Ray attachment there, TECHNOR.
TECHNOR: Why would I need to cheat? My processors are more than capable of defeating your primitive ape brains!
TECHNOR: Besides, X-Ray lenses are SOOOO 20th century. All the cool robots are using Quantum Prediction Fields these days.
Janna: But not you, RIGHT?
TECHNOR: Um, yeah. Right. Shut down noises
Norm: That sounded like the shutdown of a Quantum Predictor Field.
TECHNOR: No, that was my, um, internal dialysis regulator. Which I need. For my diabetes. That I have.
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Max: Agent Russ, how do you like your line of work?
Russ: It's good, lots of benefits.
Max: Like a free pass to snuff out bad guys or a waffle bar in the commissary?
Russ: Both, and full dental.
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Tobe: I had the weirdest dream last night.
Roddy Blair: Did it involve Charles Manson, Rita Moreno, and a duck?
Tobe: No, but-
Roddy Blair: Then it wasn't the weirdest dream.
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Janna: Gooooofy!
Goofy: Gawrsh, you've got another question?
Janna: Can you blame me? How often does a girl get a chance to chat up one of the most famous toons in the world? It's... It's like interviewing a unicorn!
Goofy: Gawrsh, alright then, ask away, but nothing too bad alright?
Janna: Okay, okay. Can you eat chocolate? Do you date any toon or just other dog toons? And can you sense earthquakes before they happen?
Goofy: Yes, but I shouldn't, 'cause it goes straight to my hips. Don't tell anyone, but I'm kind of off the market right now. And no, we don't detect quakes, but sometimes we cause them. A small quake occurs
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Goofy: Gawrsh, I just caught myself thinking about thinking again.
Russ: Ooh, metacognition spirals. Nasty.
Goofy: Is that where you keep staring at your hands while your internal volume is cranked up to 11?
Norm: That sounds more like a stroke.
Kitsune: Walk into the light! Goofy belches: Gawrsh, guess it was just gas.
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Wasabi: Did you know that there are jellyfish that can live forever?
Janus Lee: Yes, but who wants to be an immortal jellyfish?
Wasabi: I guess that would be pretty dull. Drift, drift, drift, sting. Drift, drift, drift, sting...
Dennis: You know, as long as I avoid anything big like Dip or a killer joke, I'm pretty sure that I'M effectively immortal. That's really depressing!
Wasabi: I wouldn't worry about it. The way you're going, I'm pretty sure someone'll put you of your misery long before the ennui of immortality kicks in.
Dennis: Promise?
Janus Lee: Trust me, I'll pull the trigger myself.
All conversations are ripped and slightly edited from both Poker night at the Inventory games, I just like the idea of our Hero Units having a poker night, except for LOVEMUFFIN, they aren't invited after what happened last time.
Tobe: I had the weirdest dream last night.
Roddy Blair: Did it involve Charles Manson, Rita Moreno, and a duck?
Tobe: No, but-
Roddy Blair: Then it wasn't the weirdest dream.
Roddy has clearly never heard of the time Tobe dreamed about defeating Garu several times until Pucca appears and uses him as a paddle ball, then wakes up to find himself dressed in drag. And then being forced to attend Pucca's dream ball.
