High Hopes (Supervillain Quest)
- Thread starter Inkbones
- Start date
- Original Crossover Alt. History Superhero
- Location
- France
[X] Path of the Baron
Inkbones
No Glory Save Honor
- Location
- Where you can still smell the sky
The light of insanity and conviction shines through your words. This shall not go unrewarded.
- Location
- Paradise, Hawaii
Indeed, sometimes 'Sacrifices' need to be made, so that a Brighter Future can be envisioned!
You will need an Audit and Healthcare.
By that, find out who is skimming and what projects are hemorrhaging money, Healthcare is an allotment of Coffee, Orange Juice and other stimulants!
Also a 15min break ( To take your Healthcare allotment ) every 4 hours!
A Suggestion box needs to be put in, It needs a Guard. If the Idea is profitable, you may get a prize or promotion! If the suggestion reveals something wrong with the company and it is verifiable, a $Cash!$ Reward may happen!
The Guard is meant to be sure it will not be used as a Trash dump. Being Eco-Friendly!
You will need an Audit and Healthcare.
By that, find out who is skimming and what projects are hemorrhaging money, Healthcare is an allotment of Coffee, Orange Juice and other stimulants!
Also a 15min break ( To take your Healthcare allotment ) every 4 hours!
A Suggestion box needs to be put in, It needs a Guard. If the Idea is profitable, you may get a prize or promotion! If the suggestion reveals something wrong with the company and it is verifiable, a $Cash!$ Reward may happen!
The Guard is meant to be sure it will not be used as a Trash dump. Being Eco-Friendly!
KnightDisciple
Love God. Do Right. Fear No Man.
- Location
- Midwest, USA
[X] Path of the Baron
I wanna be the holy/unholy merger of Lex Luthor and Bruce Wayne.
We're not a billionaire, but only because we work so damn hard to make the world a better place.
Even if it doesn't want us to.
I wanna be the holy/unholy merger of Lex Luthor and Bruce Wayne.
We're not a billionaire, but only because we work so damn hard to make the world a better place.
Even if it doesn't want us to.
- Location
- Singapore
Only if it's the Young Justice version of Luthor.
Astra Myst
Do you want a wish?
- Location
- Milky Way Galaxy
[X] Path of the Baron
- Location
- USA
Lex does all three. So does Osborne.
- Location
- Paradise, Hawaii
True, but Lex started with Brains and a Company, the rest came after.
Prodigal 1.01
Inkbones
No Glory Save Honor
- Location
- Where you can still smell the sky
That Morning.
I shut off the alarm.
I blink gummy eyelids at the ceiling for a few seconds. Grey light comes in through the window, so I can just about make out the outline of the apartment. Barely bigger than closet, still too expensive. City prices.
My back complains as I get up, I try to ignore it. The room comes with a coffee pot, thank the gods. I clean up as it brews, try not to meet my own eyes in the mirror.
I sip the coffee as I dress. The suit is a drab black, still costs more than the apartment. Had to get it fitted, can't show up in a bad suit, can't look weak. Takes a calendar year to put the thing on, but that's why I set an early alarm. All of it feels too natural. Makes me feel like him. Wish I could shred the damn thing.
I permit myself one last look in the mirror. Hair is good, breath is good, face as good as I can make it. Ready as I'll ever be.
Nero returns to the stage!
Dr. Saphrina Nero, renowned audiopsychologist and musician, is picking up her violin again after a five-year hiatus. "Music and science have always been my greatest passions" Dr. Nero writes in her press release "and I consider them equally important in perceiving truth. In my fervor to discover the secrets of the human mind, I have allowed music to fall by the wayside. This tour will be my attempt to rectify that." (Cont. page 6)
Masked Vigilante Attacks Dockworkers
Last night, a masked figure wearing "old-fashioned carnival getup" severely wounded three employees of the Sanguine Distribution Corporation. While he agreed that the attack might have been a case of vigilante justice in response to the corporation's less than stellar reputation, Commissioner Bryant explicitly asked the press "not to mythologize this one like the others. We don't even know if he's a Demi or not, don't go giving him a fancy name like "Renaissance" and treating him like some folk hero." But who is this Renaissance, and what is his mission? (Cont. Page 4)
What is The Truth?
This strange interweb phenomena is swiftly becoming mainstream. Just what do these nonsense phrases and disturbing pictures mean, and why are they gaining popularity among today's youth? (Cont. page 7)
I try to distract myself with the view out of the window. The sweeping steel spires of downtown gleamed on a sunny day, but under these grey clouds they just seem solid and foreboding. It doesn't help that all of them are cast into shadow by the Beacon. A half mile high white marble statue of a forgotten warrior, eternally thrusting an unlit torch out to the sea. We still have no idea how it was built, or how it even stays up. A monument to the impossible, and how old our world really is.
But then, far too soon, the train arrives at my stop
I shift my attention back to the man in front of me. His face is a special kind of decrepit. His lily-pale skin is pockmarked, and sags over his skull. His utterly white hair has left his forehead, save for a pair of furiously bushy eyebrows. Pitiless green eyes lance through rectangular lenses, regarding me with the morbid detachment of a veterinarian contemplating the best way to euthanize a cat. It's obvious he doesn't like me, although I'm not yet sure enough about why so I can't quite use it against him yet. He's been speaking for a while now, and is just about to come to a point.
"-which, among the other concerns we've raised, leads the board of directors to conclude that it is not in the best interests of the company to-"
"Oh, I believe we both know what's in the best interests of the company Mr. Vestries." My voice is carefully calm, which I know just infuriates him more. "Fawkes industries is dying. Y'all have been helping father run it into the ground since before I was born."
A vein in his forehead is bulging to the point that I think it's about to burst. Through sheer force of will I manage not to laugh.
"So let's be honest with each other. You need a fall guy. Someone to blame when it all comes crashing down and hundreds of thousands of employees lose their jobs. I fit the bill perfectly. The spoiled and undeserving heir who ruins everything his father built with mindless extravagances and worthless passion projects. Much easier than admitting that the most any of you built was a house of cards."
"Your father built more than you could dream, boy." Said Mr. Vestries, venom practically dripping from his mouth "He was a man with vision, true vision. He took what he wanted and didn't make excuses. It was a pleasure to have known him, and the fact that you sit there, his own flesh, talking about his works with such disrespect only proves how unfit you are for this position!" by the end his voice reaches a crescendo, flecks of spit flying through the air and impacting the faces of his fellow board members.
I'm almost certain that when most people get angry, it makes them agitated, erratic. My anger is precise. The whole world narrows down to just myself and my target, and I consider my options.
[ ] Eviscerate Him| "I wasn't aware my father was such a visionary. Of course, I didn't know him as…intimately, as you did." [The Board of Directors becomes your enemies. Mr. Vestries becomes a Nemesis*. The Board become afraid of you. Weighted Option: Requires 60% of the vote to overturn]
[ ] Deescalate| "I apologize, Mr. Vestries, if my tone sounded inconsequential. I am very invested in the fate of this company, and its employees. My aim is not to convince you that my particular strategies will save it, merely that it is not worth it to try and stop me." [The Board of Directors remain Neutral. Mr. Vestries becomes an enemy.]
[ ] Write-in
After an hour of pacing, intermixed with the occasional defacing and defenestration of my father's- no my office, I come to a decision.
My father thought himself a pragmatist. That treating your employees like tools and you customers like idiots was just good business, and that other people would see that if they weren't blinded by fantasies like "human dignity" and "return business."
I can think of no greater way to dishonor his memory than to move his company in the exact opposite direction and make more of a profit than he ever did.
I crack my knuckles and get to work.
You may only choose three Actions.
Treasury: 5 Funds (Funds is an arbitrary unit of money. Run out and you go bankrupt)
Income: +5 Funds/turn. (how much money you make per update)
Expenses: -3 Funds/turn. (how much money you lose each update)
Notoriety: 1 (the bad kind of attention. Enemies can use this against you.)
Detailed write-ins result in better rolls.
Path of the Baron (This is your chosen path, you must choose at least one action from this path each turn):
[ ] Create a Research and Development Department and start recruiting researchers. [-1 Fund, +1 Expense, +1d10 researchers, d100 roll for quality]
[ ] Create a dedicated Legal Department and start recruiting lawyers. [-1 Fund, +1 Expense, +1d10 lawyers, d100 roll for quality]
[ ] Recruit a personal assistant. [d100 roll for competence, allows you to delegate 1 action/turn(meaning you can take an extra action)]
[ ] Personally analyze some basic Empire technologies to see if I can improve them. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
[ ] Perform a company-wide audit, if I'm lucky I can catch some of the idiots who're skimming off the top. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success, success means +1 Income]
Path of the Conqueror
[ ] Contact my father's old mob associates. [+1 Notoriety]
[ ] Research Mr. Vestries' past for something I can use against him. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
[ ] Discretely hire a mercenary to carry out unsavory jobs for me. [d100 for quality, +1 Expense, 40% chance of +1 Notoriety.]
[ ] Research places in the city to build a covert base. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
[ ] Try to bribe an official in city government. [-1 Funds, 60% chance of success, failure means +1 Notoriety]
Path of the General
[ ] Hire a personal trainer to improve my fighting skills. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
[ ] Recruit a personal security force. [- 1 Funds, +1 Expense, +1d10 mercenaries, d100 for quality]
[ ] Hire a Bodyguard [-1 Funds, +1 Expense, d100+10 for quality]
[ ] Research Demihuman scholars [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
[ ] Investigate Demihuman sightings for DNA or other useful traces. [40% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
Random Events (these are actions that are available for one turn only.)
[ ] Interview Atlas. I strongly disagree with his politics, however "objective" he claims to be, but having a superhero on payroll would be extremely useful.
[ ] Attend Nero's Concert. I have long been an admirer of Dr. Nero's, but I have a much more mercenary goal than high art. All of high society will be there, and it would be an excellent opportunity to rube shoulders with the rich and powerful.
[ ] Investigate the docks. It's well known that Sanguine Corp. is a front for the Draconi crime family, perhaps I could find out why "Renaissance" chose to attack that shipment in particular.
I shut off the alarm.
I blink gummy eyelids at the ceiling for a few seconds. Grey light comes in through the window, so I can just about make out the outline of the apartment. Barely bigger than closet, still too expensive. City prices.
My back complains as I get up, I try to ignore it. The room comes with a coffee pot, thank the gods. I clean up as it brews, try not to meet my own eyes in the mirror.
I sip the coffee as I dress. The suit is a drab black, still costs more than the apartment. Had to get it fitted, can't show up in a bad suit, can't look weak. Takes a calendar year to put the thing on, but that's why I set an early alarm. All of it feels too natural. Makes me feel like him. Wish I could shred the damn thing.
I permit myself one last look in the mirror. Hair is good, breath is good, face as good as I can make it. Ready as I'll ever be.
***
I keep fidgeting on my seat during the whole mag-rail ride. The coffee might not have been a good idea, it just gave me more nervous energy. I try to read my newspaper in an attempt to distract myself.
The Daily Oracle
The News that you want to hear
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The News that you want to hear
Atlas: Hero for Hire
"It is every man's duty to pursue his own happiness" Says Demihuman celebrity in interview (Page 2)
"It is every man's duty to pursue his own happiness" Says Demihuman celebrity in interview (Page 2)
Nero returns to the stage!
Dr. Saphrina Nero, renowned audiopsychologist and musician, is picking up her violin again after a five-year hiatus. "Music and science have always been my greatest passions" Dr. Nero writes in her press release "and I consider them equally important in perceiving truth. In my fervor to discover the secrets of the human mind, I have allowed music to fall by the wayside. This tour will be my attempt to rectify that." (Cont. page 6)
Masked Vigilante Attacks Dockworkers
Last night, a masked figure wearing "old-fashioned carnival getup" severely wounded three employees of the Sanguine Distribution Corporation. While he agreed that the attack might have been a case of vigilante justice in response to the corporation's less than stellar reputation, Commissioner Bryant explicitly asked the press "not to mythologize this one like the others. We don't even know if he's a Demi or not, don't go giving him a fancy name like "Renaissance" and treating him like some folk hero." But who is this Renaissance, and what is his mission? (Cont. Page 4)
What is The Truth?
This strange interweb phenomena is swiftly becoming mainstream. Just what do these nonsense phrases and disturbing pictures mean, and why are they gaining popularity among today's youth? (Cont. page 7)
I try to distract myself with the view out of the window. The sweeping steel spires of downtown gleamed on a sunny day, but under these grey clouds they just seem solid and foreboding. It doesn't help that all of them are cast into shadow by the Beacon. A half mile high white marble statue of a forgotten warrior, eternally thrusting an unlit torch out to the sea. We still have no idea how it was built, or how it even stays up. A monument to the impossible, and how old our world really is.
But then, far too soon, the train arrives at my stop
***
Even here, in a dark room, in a dark building, behind darkened glass, I can just about see a sunbeam fight it's way out of the iron-gray sky. For some reason the sight of it brings me hope.I shift my attention back to the man in front of me. His face is a special kind of decrepit. His lily-pale skin is pockmarked, and sags over his skull. His utterly white hair has left his forehead, save for a pair of furiously bushy eyebrows. Pitiless green eyes lance through rectangular lenses, regarding me with the morbid detachment of a veterinarian contemplating the best way to euthanize a cat. It's obvious he doesn't like me, although I'm not yet sure enough about why so I can't quite use it against him yet. He's been speaking for a while now, and is just about to come to a point.
"-which, among the other concerns we've raised, leads the board of directors to conclude that it is not in the best interests of the company to-"
"Oh, I believe we both know what's in the best interests of the company Mr. Vestries." My voice is carefully calm, which I know just infuriates him more. "Fawkes industries is dying. Y'all have been helping father run it into the ground since before I was born."
A vein in his forehead is bulging to the point that I think it's about to burst. Through sheer force of will I manage not to laugh.
"So let's be honest with each other. You need a fall guy. Someone to blame when it all comes crashing down and hundreds of thousands of employees lose their jobs. I fit the bill perfectly. The spoiled and undeserving heir who ruins everything his father built with mindless extravagances and worthless passion projects. Much easier than admitting that the most any of you built was a house of cards."
"Your father built more than you could dream, boy." Said Mr. Vestries, venom practically dripping from his mouth "He was a man with vision, true vision. He took what he wanted and didn't make excuses. It was a pleasure to have known him, and the fact that you sit there, his own flesh, talking about his works with such disrespect only proves how unfit you are for this position!" by the end his voice reaches a crescendo, flecks of spit flying through the air and impacting the faces of his fellow board members.
I'm almost certain that when most people get angry, it makes them agitated, erratic. My anger is precise. The whole world narrows down to just myself and my target, and I consider my options.
[ ] Eviscerate Him| "I wasn't aware my father was such a visionary. Of course, I didn't know him as…intimately, as you did." [The Board of Directors becomes your enemies. Mr. Vestries becomes a Nemesis*. The Board become afraid of you. Weighted Option: Requires 60% of the vote to overturn]
[ ] Deescalate| "I apologize, Mr. Vestries, if my tone sounded inconsequential. I am very invested in the fate of this company, and its employees. My aim is not to convince you that my particular strategies will save it, merely that it is not worth it to try and stop me." [The Board of Directors remain Neutral. Mr. Vestries becomes an enemy.]
[ ] Write-in
An enemy makes a move against you every Arc. A Nemesis moves against you every update.
***
NowAfter an hour of pacing, intermixed with the occasional defacing and defenestration of my father's- no my office, I come to a decision.
My father thought himself a pragmatist. That treating your employees like tools and you customers like idiots was just good business, and that other people would see that if they weren't blinded by fantasies like "human dignity" and "return business."
I can think of no greater way to dishonor his memory than to move his company in the exact opposite direction and make more of a profit than he ever did.
I crack my knuckles and get to work.
You may only choose three Actions.
Treasury: 5 Funds (Funds is an arbitrary unit of money. Run out and you go bankrupt)
Income: +5 Funds/turn. (how much money you make per update)
Expenses: -3 Funds/turn. (how much money you lose each update)
Notoriety: 1 (the bad kind of attention. Enemies can use this against you.)
Detailed write-ins result in better rolls.
Path of the Baron (This is your chosen path, you must choose at least one action from this path each turn):
[ ] Create a Research and Development Department and start recruiting researchers. [-1 Fund, +1 Expense, +1d10 researchers, d100 roll for quality]
[ ] Create a dedicated Legal Department and start recruiting lawyers. [-1 Fund, +1 Expense, +1d10 lawyers, d100 roll for quality]
[ ] Recruit a personal assistant. [d100 roll for competence, allows you to delegate 1 action/turn(meaning you can take an extra action)]
[ ] Personally analyze some basic Empire technologies to see if I can improve them. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
[ ] Perform a company-wide audit, if I'm lucky I can catch some of the idiots who're skimming off the top. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success, success means +1 Income]
Path of the Conqueror
[ ] Contact my father's old mob associates. [+1 Notoriety]
[ ] Research Mr. Vestries' past for something I can use against him. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
[ ] Discretely hire a mercenary to carry out unsavory jobs for me. [d100 for quality, +1 Expense, 40% chance of +1 Notoriety.]
[ ] Research places in the city to build a covert base. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
[ ] Try to bribe an official in city government. [-1 Funds, 60% chance of success, failure means +1 Notoriety]
Path of the General
[ ] Hire a personal trainer to improve my fighting skills. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
[ ] Recruit a personal security force. [- 1 Funds, +1 Expense, +1d10 mercenaries, d100 for quality]
[ ] Hire a Bodyguard [-1 Funds, +1 Expense, d100+10 for quality]
[ ] Research Demihuman scholars [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
[ ] Investigate Demihuman sightings for DNA or other useful traces. [40% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
Random Events (these are actions that are available for one turn only.)
[ ] Interview Atlas. I strongly disagree with his politics, however "objective" he claims to be, but having a superhero on payroll would be extremely useful.
[ ] Attend Nero's Concert. I have long been an admirer of Dr. Nero's, but I have a much more mercenary goal than high art. All of high society will be there, and it would be an excellent opportunity to rube shoulders with the rich and powerful.
[ ] Investigate the docks. It's well known that Sanguine Corp. is a front for the Draconi crime family, perhaps I could find out why "Renaissance" chose to attack that shipment in particular.
Inkbones
No Glory Save Honor
- Location
- Where you can still smell the sky
I like the way you think.
- Location
- Singapore
[X] Deescalate| "I apologize, Mr. Vestries, if my tone sounded inconsequential. I am very invested in the fate of this company, and its employees. My aim is not to convince you that my particular strategies will save it, merely that it is not worth it to try and stop me." [The Board of Directors remain Neutral. Mr. Vestries becomes an enemy.]
Lets stick to only 1 enemy at a time. The Board does not care so long as their profits increase.
[X] Perform a company-wide audit, if I'm lucky I can catch some of the idiots who're skimming off the top. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success, success means +1 Income]
[X] Create a dedicated Legal Department and start recruiting lawyers. [-1 Fund, +1 Expense, +1d10 lawyers, d100 roll for quality]
[ ] Research Mr. Vestries' past for something I can use against him. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
Lets clean house and protect ourself yes?
Lets stick to only 1 enemy at a time. The Board does not care so long as their profits increase.
[X] Perform a company-wide audit, if I'm lucky I can catch some of the idiots who're skimming off the top. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success, success means +1 Income]
[X] Create a dedicated Legal Department and start recruiting lawyers. [-1 Fund, +1 Expense, +1d10 lawyers, d100 roll for quality]
[ ] Research Mr. Vestries' past for something I can use against him. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
Lets clean house and protect ourself yes?
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- Location
- USA
[x] Eviscerate Him| "I wasn't aware my father was such a visionary. Of course, I didn't know him as…intimately, as you did." [The Board of Directors becomes your enemies. Mr. Vestries becomes a Nemesis*. The Board become afraid of you. Weighted Option: Requires 60% of the vote to overturn]
[x] Perform a company-wide audit, if I'm lucky I can catch some of the idiots who're skimming off the top. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success, success means +1 Income]
[x] Create a dedicated Legal Department and start recruiting lawyers. [-1 Fund, +1 Expense, +1d10 lawyers, d100 roll for quality]
[x] Research Mr. Vestries' past for something I can use against him. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
[x] Attend Nero's Concert. I have long been an admirer of Dr. Nero's, but I have a much more mercenary goal than high art. All of high society will be there, and it would be an excellent opportunity to rube shoulders with the rich and powerful.
[x] Perform a company-wide audit, if I'm lucky I can catch some of the idiots who're skimming off the top. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success, success means +1 Income]
[x] Create a dedicated Legal Department and start recruiting lawyers. [-1 Fund, +1 Expense, +1d10 lawyers, d100 roll for quality]
[x] Research Mr. Vestries' past for something I can use against him. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
[x] Attend Nero's Concert. I have long been an admirer of Dr. Nero's, but I have a much more mercenary goal than high art. All of high society will be there, and it would be an excellent opportunity to rube shoulders with the rich and powerful.
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- Location
- France
[X] Deescalate| "I apologize, Mr. Vestries, if my tone sounded inconsequential. I am very invested in the fate of this company, and its employees. My aim is not to convince you that my particular strategies will save it, merely that it is not worth it to try and stop me." [The Board of Directors remain Neutral. Mr. Vestries becomes an enemy.]
[X] Deescalate| "I apologize, Mr. Vestries, if my tone sounded inconsequential. I am very invested in the fate of this company, and its employees. My aim is not to convince you that my particular strategies will save it, merely that it is not worth it to try and stop me." [The Board of Directors remain Neutral. Mr. Vestries becomes an enemy.]
[X] Recruit a personal assistant. [d100 roll for competence, allows you to delegate 1 action/turn(meaning you can take an extra action)]
[X] Perform a company-wide audit, if I'm lucky I can catch some of the idiots who're skimming off the top. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success, success means +1 Income]
[X] Interview Atlas. I strongly disagree with his politics, however "objective" he claims to be, but having a superhero on payroll would be extremely useful.
Acquire minions for a start
[X] Recruit a personal assistant. [d100 roll for competence, allows you to delegate 1 action/turn(meaning you can take an extra action)]
[X] Perform a company-wide audit, if I'm lucky I can catch some of the idiots who're skimming off the top. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success, success means +1 Income]
[X] Interview Atlas. I strongly disagree with his politics, however "objective" he claims to be, but having a superhero on payroll would be extremely useful.
Acquire minions for a start
KnightDisciple
Love God. Do Right. Fear No Man.
- Location
- Midwest, USA
[X] Deescalate| "I apologize, Mr. Vestries, if my tone sounded inconsequential. I am very invested in the fate of this company, and its employees. My aim is not to convince you that my particular strategies will save it, merely that it is not worth it to try and stop me." [The Board of Directors remain Neutral. Mr. Vestries becomes an enemy.]
Lets stick to only 1 enemy at a time. The Board does not care so long as their profits increase.
[X] Perform a company-wide audit, if I'm lucky I can catch some of the idiots who're skimming off the top. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success, success means +1 Income]
[X] Create a dedicated Legal Department and start recruiting lawyers. [-1 Fund, +1 Expense, +1d10 lawyers, d100 roll for quality]
[X] Research Mr. Vestries' past for something I can use against him. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
The Random events are tempting, but we have to build a foundation. And having a good, and ideally loyal, Legal Department will pave the way for other things to come.
Assuming the Legal Department action's not a disaster, we can then get a PA, an R&D Department, and, methinks, a Security Team/Department.
Lets stick to only 1 enemy at a time. The Board does not care so long as their profits increase.
[X] Perform a company-wide audit, if I'm lucky I can catch some of the idiots who're skimming off the top. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success, success means +1 Income]
[X] Create a dedicated Legal Department and start recruiting lawyers. [-1 Fund, +1 Expense, +1d10 lawyers, d100 roll for quality]
[X] Research Mr. Vestries' past for something I can use against him. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
The Random events are tempting, but we have to build a foundation. And having a good, and ideally loyal, Legal Department will pave the way for other things to come.
Assuming the Legal Department action's not a disaster, we can then get a PA, an R&D Department, and, methinks, a Security Team/Department.
- Location
- Somewhere
[X] Deescalate| "I apologize, Mr. Vestries, if my tone sounded inconsequential. I am very invested in the fate of this company, and its employees. My aim is not to convince you that my particular strategies will save it, merely that it is not worth it to try and stop me." [The Board of Directors remain Neutral. Mr. Vestries becomes an enemy.]
[X] Perform a company-wide audit, if I'm lucky I can catch some of the idiots who're skimming off the top. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success, success means +1 Income]
[X] Create a dedicated Legal Department and start recruiting lawyers. [-1 Fund, +1 Expense, +1d10 lawyers, d100 roll for quality]
[X] Research Mr. Vestries' past for something I can use against him. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
[X] Perform a company-wide audit, if I'm lucky I can catch some of the idiots who're skimming off the top. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success, success means +1 Income]
[X] Create a dedicated Legal Department and start recruiting lawyers. [-1 Fund, +1 Expense, +1d10 lawyers, d100 roll for quality]
[X] Research Mr. Vestries' past for something I can use against him. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
- Location
- United States
[X] Deescalate| "I apologize, Mr. Vestries, if my tone sounded inconsequential. I am very invested in the fate of this company, and its employees. My aim is not to convince you that my particular strategies will save it, merely that it is not worth it to try and stop me." [The Board of Directors remain Neutral. Mr. Vestries becomes an enemy.]
[X] Perform a company-wide audit, if I'm lucky I can catch some of the idiots who're skimming off the top. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success, success means +1 Income]
[X] Create a dedicated Legal Department and start recruiting lawyers. [-1 Fund, +1 Expense, +1d10 lawyers, d100 roll for quality]
[X] Research Mr. Vestries' past for something I can use against him. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
[X] Perform a company-wide audit, if I'm lucky I can catch some of the idiots who're skimming off the top. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success, success means +1 Income]
[X] Create a dedicated Legal Department and start recruiting lawyers. [-1 Fund, +1 Expense, +1d10 lawyers, d100 roll for quality]
[X] Research Mr. Vestries' past for something I can use against him. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success]
- Location
- Earth
[X] Deescalate| "I apologize, Mr. Vestries, if my tone sounded inconsequential. I am very invested in the fate of this company, and its employees. My aim is not to convince you that my particular strategies will save it, merely that it is not worth it to try and stop me." [The Board of Directors remain Neutral. Mr. Vestries becomes an enemy.]
[X] Recruit a personal assistant. [d100 roll for competence, allows you to delegate 1 action/turn(meaning you can take an extra action)]
[X] Perform a company-wide audit, if I'm lucky I can catch some of the idiots who're skimming off the top. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success, success means +1 Income]
[X] Interview Atlas. I strongly disagree with his politics, however "objective" he claims to be, but having a superhero on payroll would be extremely useful.
[X] Recruit a personal assistant. [d100 roll for competence, allows you to delegate 1 action/turn(meaning you can take an extra action)]
[X] Perform a company-wide audit, if I'm lucky I can catch some of the idiots who're skimming off the top. [50% chance of success, 10% chance of critical success, success means +1 Income]
[X] Interview Atlas. I strongly disagree with his politics, however "objective" he claims to be, but having a superhero on payroll would be extremely useful.