Lex Sedet In Vertice: A Supervillain in the DCU CK2 quest

[Negation]

reheat mars

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So far the hints in-quest is that the Ma'aleca'andrans are still a viable species and have invisible cities on Mars.

 

[Randino Treviani]

So far the hints in-quest is that the Ma'aleca'andrans are still a viable species and have invisible cities on Mars.

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Ahh. Right. DC Martians are not a thing I think about often. Maybe if we succeed enough we could nab one of Jupiter's moons and terraform that once it is in an orbit over earth, or a new orbit in the inner solar system.

 

[Simon_Jester]

Ahh. Right. DC Martians are not a thing I think about often. Maybe if we succeed enough we could nab one of Jupiter's moons and terraform that once it is in an orbit over earth, or a new orbit in the inner solar system.

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Given that straightforward FTL travel is also a thing in the DCQU, it might be quicker and more practical to terraform and colonize other planets.

Though the fact that there don't seem to be a lot of powers in the DCU who do this and any given "race" is very likely to be restricted to a single world... well, it makes you wonder if there are reasons that's the case. Interplanetary and interstellar colonization may be difficult.

 

[Randino Treviani]

Given that straightforward FTL travel is also a thing in the DCQU, it might be quicker and more practical to terraform and colonize other planets.

Though the fact that there don't seem to be a lot of powers in the DCU who do this and any given "race" is very likely to be restricted to a single world... well, it makes you wonder if there are reasons that's the case. Interplanetary and interstellar colonization may be difficult.

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If we are using real world logic it might be asteroid strikes on planets without fast orbiting gas giants are a lot more frequent.

Or it's simply more logistically and economically sensible to concentrate your population into a single star system or develop the technology to inhabit other species planets, since it's such a chore defending and developing them.

There is also a chance interstellar colonies have a habit of diverging in either culture or evolutionary trait from their home planet species and declaring independence, making it an unattractive avenue of investment compared to in system space stations.

 

[Simon_Jester]

If we are using real world logic it might be asteroid strikes on planets without fast orbiting gas giants are a lot more frequent.

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It would be a good reason for most planets in most solar systems are... questionably habitable, which would in turn explain limited colonization efforts.

Though if a planet is habitable, an interstellar civilization probably doesn't need to fear asteroid strikes as a reason not to colonize it. Tracking all the asteroids in a star system and deflecting the ones that will be hitting a given planet in the next few centuries isn't going to be that hard for a sci-fi setting where entry-level starships already have powerful beam weapons and reactionless drives.

Or it's simply more logistically and economically sensible to concentrate your population into a single star system or develop the technology to inhabit other species planets, since it's such a chore defending and developing them.

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This makes a lot of sense if you posit that it normally IS possible to "build tall" in a single solar system.

There is also a chance interstellar colonies have a habit of diverging in either culture or evolutionary trait from their home planet species and declaring independence, making it an unattractive avenue of investment compared to in system space stations.

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This, I'm more skeptical of. First, because FTL travel speeds are canonically very high, which should make holding together an interstellar polity a lot easier. Second, because we know such polities exist, they just so often seem to be federations or empires welded together from a succession of "planets of hats."

 

[King crimson]

Though the fact that there don't seem to be a lot of powers in the DCU who do this and any given "race" is very likely to be restricted to a single world... well, it makes you wonder if there are reasons that's the case. Interplanetary and interstellar colonization may be difficult.

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So I can kind of elaborate on this a little bit.

Interplanetary and interstellar colonization can be very difficult for certain races. Imskians are tiny and Daxamites have lead be immensely toxic to them. There are also a whole lot of native species that are really dangerous and bad actors in the universe at large who will happily murder you if they come across you that makes interplanetary and interstellar colonization harder since the more you spread out, the more chances you have of having someone like say Flayt, destroy as many starships as possible, or the Blight start turning people into techno-zombies, or Evil Star attempts to mind control and enslave your race.

Furthermore not all planets develop at the same rates and so a lot of the more dominant powers (the Reach, the Khunds, the Dominators etc.) will conquer planets that they see get colonized, since they can reap all the benefit of the other races efforts with minimal cost to themselves. There is some degree of colonization going on but if you're in the wrong part of space and you colonize in a way that's too visible, your technologically superior neighbor might decide to take over everything you've built up and conquer your worlds.

There is at least some degree of colonization (Talokites have colonized at least eight worlds and Graxosians have at least five) going on though.

Edit: To clarify on the problems a bit, here are the barriers to colonization:

1. Most planets are not habitable. Additionally certain species have biological and physiological factors that complicate things for them.
2. Some planets have natives that can be immensely dangerous and make it into a death world. Even seemingly innocuous things like Black Mercy which is a plant can make attempting to colonize a world immensely dangerous
3. Ships moving through space in large quantities can be dangerous as not only can it attract pirates and the like, it can attract one off nasty elements who can cause severe resource limitations and complications. For a basic example, if the Spider Guild go and attack and destroy 1/3rd of your colonization ships, all of a sudden you'll be facing immense complications.
4. Even if you do successfully colonize a planet, there's always a chance that a larger more well established polity will arrive to take your stuff and conquer the planets you have colonized.

These four elements make it so that generally it's safer not to colonize or to simply join a larger pre-existing polity as a "planet of hats".

 

[Simon_Jester]

Although if you're avoiding colonization to avoid attracting the attention of interstellar nasties... Well, that sounds like a losing proposition in the long run, because it means you're unlikely to have the scale and economic base to fight the nasties off when they eventually find your home system.

 

[King crimson]

Although if you're avoiding colonization to avoid attracting the attention of interstellar nasties... Well, that sounds like a losing proposition in the long run, because it means you're unlikely to have the scale and economic base to fight the nasties off when they eventually find your home system.

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Yeah it's not a winning strategy in the long run but it's certainly an appealing strategy when it takes effort and resources to find a viable planet that doesn't turn out to be a surprise death-world and there's a chance that you might lose a whole bunch of resources anyways. Because it's an appealing strategy a good number of planetary governments just turtle up and focus on shoring up the home base before later joining a larger polity either willingly or unwillingly.

There are of course a good number of exceptions to this (I've mentioned Graxosians and Telokites but Thanagarians, Kryptonians, Citadelians and Psions all also follow this pattern) and there are entities/races that do colonize other worlds.

 

[wabbitking]

You know if we want some stuff for space colonization we might want to finally take that action to find Thaddeus Romero Hoskins and then mug him. The guy becomes a supervillain obsessed with fleeing earth before it's "inevitably" destroyed. So he might have some nice stuff for us to use in our own space actions.

 

[Alex Sol]

Hmm. If we combine it with solar refraction satellites and an learn about thermo dynamics to get something to reheat mars internally this could work, though maybe we super crit Lasers and that gives us something.

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If we ever make something like solar refraction satellites we also need to look into changing light spectrum from yellow into red. You know why.

Unfortunately at the moment study sunlight action has ??? DC so I doubt that we have room to take it. Turn sunlight red would have been amazing counter to Kryptonians invasion.

Although if you're avoiding colonization to avoid attracting the attention of interstellar nasties... Well, that sounds like a losing proposition in the long run, because it means you're unlikely to have the scale and economic base to fight the nasties off when they eventually find your home system.

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With miniaturization tech being viable you can support any amount of population on a single planet. And if anything goes wrong just make bottled cities to double as space ships as to not repeat Krypton fate. Does not prevent all worst case scenarios but potentially less risky than colonization.

You probably still need a large amount of resources (assuming that you first need to create full scale version of city before shrinking it) but space mining is simpler than full colonization.

 

[Simon_Jester]

If we ever make something like solar refraction satellites we also need to look into changing light spectrum from yellow into red. You know why.

Unfortunately at the moment study sunlight action has ??? DC so I doubt that we have room to take it. Turn sunlight red would have been amazing counter to Kryptonians invasion.

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Well, it'd also fuck over plant life and so on if you did it for any length of time.

Still, it's not a bad thing.

It's kind of frustrating how the ??? DCs combined with the knowledge that we'll suffer significant penalties for any serious failures have deterred us from investigating a lot of things. @King crimson , I know you've remarked on how conservative the thread is sometimes, and I think that's a big part of it. The combination of hidden DC that are often suspected to be in the triple digits, plus the knowledge that if we fail by 50-100 points Bad Shit will probably happen, makes it very hard for options like that to win out over unambiguous and simple projects whose rewards are predictable.

With miniaturization tech being viable you can support any amount of population on a single planet. And if anything goes wrong just make bottled cities to double as space ships as to not repeat Krypton fate. Does not prevent all worst case scenarios but potentially less risky than colonization.

You probably still need a large amount of resources (assuming that you first need to create full scale version of city before shrinking it) but space mining is simpler than full colonization.

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I'm pretty sure city-bottling shrinking tech is the kind of thing that is rare among galactic civilization. Just because Brainiac has it doesn't mean it can be a routine part of people's plans for settling a new planet.

 

[Randino Treviani]

If we ever make something like solar refraction satellites we also need to look into changing light spectrum from yellow into red. You know why.

Unfortunately at the moment study sunlight action has ??? DC so I doubt that we have room to take it. Turn sunlight red would have been amazing counter to Kryptonians invasion.

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Well, we'll soon have some pretty strong two man teams and 4 Double downs, so it's feasible we could take it. Also, we have that special labs action this turn. After xeno tech and a good amount of points for monitoring and other stuff, we haven't really specified what we want to do with it.

[ ] [Lab] Light (19 points)

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The cost for a light lab isn't much.

Well, it'd also fuck over plant life and so on if you did it for any length of time.

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I think ten minutes, for any average kryptonean mid fight would be enough to knock them out and get them into a pair of kryptonite handcuffs.

I'm pretty sure city-bottling shrinking tech is the kind of thing that is rare among galactic civilization. Just because Brainiac has it doesn't mean it can be a routine part of people's plans for settling a new planet.

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Would you even need a planet? It feels like with shrink tech you could keep the bottle city in the back of a small, cloaked, fast ship and pop the people and a bunch of equipment out to strip mine and asteroid or small moon and leave to sell the pilfered resources before anyone cam along, thus maintaining a thriving mobile mining community on the down low.

 

[Simon_Jester]

Well, your mobile community is hilariously vulnerable to anyone who actually catches up with it, which is one drawback.

And more generally, my point was more that the vast majority of people who are interested in founding space colonies of any kind, mobile or otherwise, would likely not have the ability to do this kind of city-shrinking.

 

[King crimson]

It's kind of frustrating how the ??? DCs combined with the knowledge that we'll suffer significant penalties for any serious failures have deterred us from investigating a lot of things. @King crimson , I know you've remarked on how conservative the thread is sometimes, and I think that's a big part of it. The combination of hidden DC that are often suspected to be in the triple digits, plus the knowledge that if we fail by 50-100 points Bad Shit will probably happen, makes it very hard for options like that to win out over unambiguous and simple projects whose rewards are predictable.

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I like DC ??? actions in general for the utility of providing unknowns but I can see the problem in getting people to take them. I'll say that a lot of them aren't as bad as people seem to think.

That being said as a gameplay balance fix, I'm willing to indicate at least some actions for whom failure will be capped (meaning you cannot fail them by massive amounts). In exchange for capping failures I'll make low successes worse. I think that should at least help mitigate the problem a bit as it'll show that there are DC ??? actions that are safer, in that they can only do so much damage to you if they do go wrong.

 

[Fight Club 20]

@King crimson, is the vote close now?

 

[King crimson]

@King crimson, is the vote close now?

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Later today (if I had to guesstimate, 5 pm PST would be when it closes)

 

[HavocOrder0999]

That being said as a gameplay balance fix, I'm willing to indicate at least some actions for whom failure will be capped (meaning you cannot fail them by massive amounts). In exchange for capping failures I'll make low successes worse. I think that should at least help mitigate the problem a bit as it'll show that there are DC ??? actions that are safer, in that they can only do so much damage to you if they do go wrong.

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Right off the top of my head:

[ ] Attempt to reverse engineer the Super-Tank captured in Markovia
DC ??? You have captured a tank that seems to be using highly advanced potentially alien technology to improve its offensive capabilities. Reverse engineering it can allow you to take these advancements for yourself.

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Figuring out the tank and combining that with our vehicle operations would be something big to market to the military and use for our security, but we've been too worried about the failures (although I can understand that on a really bad roll, it'll trigger a self-destruct or blow up the lab). It could be the action to get Meena a reverse-engineering trait similar to Ivo's.

Alien Engineer: Whenever Ivo is assigned to a learning action that is far beyond the scope of human technology add +7 to the final result after all other bonuses are calculated

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[King crimson]

The vote is closed now. Expect the update to land either today or tomorrow.

 

[Simon_Jester]

I like DC ??? actions in general for the utility of providing unknowns but I can see the problem in getting people to take them. I'll say that a lot of them aren't as bad as people seem to think.

That being said as a gameplay balance fix, I'm willing to indicate at least some actions for whom failure will be capped (meaning you cannot fail them by massive amounts). In exchange for capping failures I'll make low successes worse. I think that should at least help mitigate the problem a bit as it'll show that there are DC ??? actions that are safer, in that they can only do so much damage to you if they do go wrong.

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In many cases, the obvious reward for a low success on a DC ??? task is that now we know what the DC is and can prepare accordingly.

 

[King crimson]

So here we go we're at the next round of stuff. The winning vote for the previous hero vote was as follows

Spoiler: winning votes of the previous phase

[X] Plan Demons of Past, Present, and Future.

Martial
-[X] [Cass] Have Cassandra learn battle tactics and field command
DC 36 (Cassandra must be assigned to this option for it to be taken) (Martial) Cassandra is already a terrifying foe to fight one on one but a Luthor must also know how to lead. Educating her on the subject will make her more effective overall and teach her how to truly leverage her strengths in a fight
--[X] Starfire, Cassandra
+83
-[X] [Raven] Practice using her powers
DC 0 (the higher the roll the better the results) (Raven must be assigned to this action for it to be taken) (Martial) Raven's powers allow her to do a wide variety of things. All that being said Raven still can push her abilities even further than she currently has. Giving Raven the space and time to practice using her powers might end up resulting in her ultimately improving her capabilities
--[X] Raven, Katherine Kane, Rebecca Carstairs
+77
-[X] Upgrade Alexandra's defenses
DC 0 (the higher the roll the better the results)

-[X] Have someone train in your metahuman training room(Siobhan)
DC 0 (requires a hero unit to be assigned to this action)
--[X] Livewire, Siobhan McDougall, Lisa Snart
+90
-[X] Fortify LexCorp's non-Metropolis holdings
DC 72
--[X] Eve Eden, Carl Draper
+26 +45 to the end
-[X] Crush all criminals
DC ???
--[X] Carol Ferris, Roxanne Sutton
+92
Diplomacy
-[X] Meet with Amy Winston
DC 0 (the higher the roll the better the results on this action) (rewards are capped on this action)
--[X] Oswald Loomis
+39
-[X] Form a new superhero team under LexCorp's aegis
DC 0 (the higher the roll the better the result)
--[X] Tora Olafdotter, Beatriz da Costa,
+48
-[X] Meet with the League of Shadows
DC 14

-[X] Advertise and promote the Wonderland Races
DC 5
--[X] Jade,
-[X] Recruit more occultists
DC 67
--[X] Lex Luthor, Pamela Isley, Paige Monroe
+98
-[X] Reach out to the UK to deal with Black Banshee
DC 0 (the higher the roll the better the results)

-[X] Promote your new superheroes
DC 0 (the higher the roll the better the results)
--[X] Lance
+15
-[X] Donate more to reconstruction efforts
DC 0 (the higher the roll the better the result)

-[X] Attempt to meet with Coldcast
DC 68
--[X] Rene Carpenter, Lucy Lane, Marie Louise Dahl
+77
-[X] Meet with Count Vertigo
DC 10

Stewardship
-[X] Create a specialized lab
DC 34
--[X] Vivian D'Amaris, Constance D'Amaris
--[X] Double Down
+78
-[X] Continue to repair Metropolis
DC 27 (The higher the roll the better the results)
--[X] Mari McCabe, Lana Lang
+40
-[X] Continue creating Zeta Beam transmat stations
DC 38
--[X] Robert Frost, Felicity Smoak, Dr. Moon
-[X] Rebuild the resources lost in Brainiac's invasion
DC 4 (rewards on this action are capped)

-[X] Develop Bialya
DC 11
--[X] Louise Lincoln
+14
-[X] Contribute more resources to the Wonderland races
DC 0 (the higher the roll the better the results)

-[X] Renovate LexCorp Tower
DC 0 (the higher the roll the more stuff you can add and change. Future Construction gives an automatic +10 to the roll. Production facilities give another automatic + 15)

-[X] Expand Future Construction
DC 47
--[X] Leonard Smart, Samuel Scudder, Mick Rory
+49
-[X] Build a new LexCorp building in Rome
DC 17
--[X] Nathan
+18 -10 to dc
-[X] Donate to Bookworm
DC 0 (the higher the roll the better the result)

-[X] Market your new line of Zoom Pets
DC 0 (the higher the roll the better the results)

Intrigue
-[X] Locate Andre le Blanc
DC 13
--[X] Talia, Elaine Marsh-Morton
-[X] Investigate the European cult that has absorbed H.I.V.E. sects.
DC 54
--[X] Edward Nygma, Brittany Meld
--[X] Double Down
+66

Learning
-[X] Reverse engineer Atlantean rifles
DC 15 (rewards on this action are capped)
--[X] Meena Dhawan
+25
-[X] Reverse engineer needle pistols
DC 43
--[X] Catherine Deverux, Barbar Gordon, Emmylou
+47
-[X] Improve bone growth formula
DC 87 (DC 27 if Helfern assigned)
--[X] Arthur Villain, Karl Helfern, Enoch Brown
+74
--[X] Double Down
-[X] Attempt to reverse engineer the life model decoy drones
DC 66
-[X] Professor Turgo, Fixit
+49 -15 DC
-[X] Improve Lasers
DC 23
--[X] Caitlin Snow
+40
-[X] Improve combat robots
DC 3

-[X] [Comp] Further analyze Gingo fruit
DC 26
--[X] Meena Dhawan
+40
Helena Revenge Assistance
-[X] Assist Helena in getting revenge against Mandragora
--[X] Assist Helena by recruiting local aid (Diplomacy) (this option must be selected in order to select options with less votes) (14 votes)
DC 0 (the higher the roll the better the results)
---[X] Assist Helena by helping her plan and execute a more discrete assassination attempt (Intrigue) (this option must be selected in order to select options with less votes) (12 votes)
DC ???
----[X] Helena Bertinelli, Jinx, Mercy Graves.

-[X][Talia] Locate Andre le Blanc
-[X][Jobs] Keep titles and positions the same
-[X] [Skin] Don't have Leslie make use of a disguise persona

and

[x] [Event 3] Participate in the From Gotham with Hate mini-event (Lex Luthor, Mercy Graves, Marie Louise Dahl, and Arthur Villain)
-[x] [Action]Write-in: Attempt to contact Superman to inform him about someone looking for money in exchange for his assassination and your concern about Joker. If Superman agrees to such plan, seed the criminal underworld with an offer for one hundred million dollars in exchange for definitive proof of the death of Superman so Superman can prepare his own trap for Joker and any other criminals who would attempt to go after him. Record your negotiation with Superman or, if your attempt to contact Superman failed, keep proof that you tried to do so. Prepare yourself for the unknown individual to attempt to enter LexCorp premises regardless.


[x] [Event 4] Participate in the Wax and Wayne mini-event (Lex Luthor, Cassandra Luthor, Leslie Willis)
-[x] [Action] Write-in: Attend Bruce Wayne's charity event. Try to overshadow Bruce at his own event with public introduction of Cassandra and especially large donation. In case of event being attacked, have Leslie to turn off lights and for Cassandra to have some kind of superhero costume prepared to keep her identity hidden in the case of fighting.

[x] [Event 5] Participate in the What Makes a Hero mini-event (Carol Ferris, Raven, Rebecca Carstairs, and Beatriz da Costa)
-[x] [Action] Write-in: See if you can assist Supergirl with something. Invite her for some crime fighting if she has time to spare. Gauge her capabilities and how she compares to Superman. Visibly appear and insert yourself into any conversation between the two in order to derail reconciliation.

[X] [Event 6] Participate in the Enchanted and Ensnared mini-event (Eve Eden,Jinx, Siobhan)
-[X] [Action] Spy on Superman in an attempt to figure out what is going on with him while recording Superman's odd behavior in an effort to have ammunition with which to tarnish his image


[x] [Event 7] Participate in the See You in the Funny Papers mini-event (Carol Ferris, Raven, Starfire, Beatriz Da Costa, Tora Olafsdotter)
-[x] [Action] Write-in: Have Starfire, and Tora attempt to negotiate with the fictional characters. Provide police with back-up if negotiations failed. Have Carol, Beatriz and Raven spy on the fictional characters in an attempt to find out more about them.

[X] [Event 8] Participate in the Wolf in Ham's Clothing mini-event (Rene, Lucy, Talia, Felicity)
-[X] Investigate J Wilbur Wolfingham both directly and with your super computer to determine his origins, abilities and potential allies and avenues of interference with his work in metropolis.

[x] [Event 9] Participate in the Keep Your Private Eyes Shut mini-event (Eve Eden, Leslie)
-[x] [Action] Break into Dan Turpin's office to figure out what he's up to. Tap any L-phones which are in Dan Turpin's vicinity.

[x] [Event 10] Don't participate in the Thrown Against the Wall mini-event

(general heads up, Clown Hunt will not be occurring even though the vote I'm quoting doesn't mention it)

It's an interesting mix of things and I'm quite excited to see how more than a few of these actions play out. I won't talk too much about this stuff but I'm quite interested in seeing where the wind blows. I don't want to give away the game too much with things one way or another but I will say that I found the speculation and conversation around some of these to be rather interesting. I found a lot of the villain guesswork around "See You in the Funny Papers" to be especially interesting, as when people just had the title they guessed it was a Joker centric event and now the two guesses I saw were for Mr. Mxyzptlk and the Queen of Fables. I will not confirm or deny anything but I found the speculation fun and people's guesswork was generally pretty solid.

Friendly reminder folks, personal actions are generally not going to affect gameplay all that much. They can do so, but I strongly urge the thread not to try and metagame it and instead to vote for neat little story moments and slice of life stuff they'd like to see. On that note, I'd also like to remind you that you can attempt to get a write-in personal action. You won't get any exp from it, and it requires my approval, but if you've got an idea you think is neat feel free to float it to me.

I'm not going to blather on for too much longer, here's the update.

Personal Actions 32
Please vote for which ever option you want to win from each characters category. All votes in plan format will be rejected.

Lex Luthor
[ ] [Lex] Reminisce with Mercy
[ ] [Lex] Discuss the state of Zambesi with Mari McCabe
[ ] [Lex] Oversee the Cold Engine's completion
[ ] [Lex] Write a book
[ ] [Lex] Continue to upgrade the box opening robot
[ ] [Lex] Look into the history of Austria
[ ] [Lex] Speak with Carl about potential increases to the security of buildings
[ ] [Lex] Meet with Lucy to hash out some potential legal problems
[ ] [Lex] Forge something out of kryptonite as a personal back up measure
[ ] [Lex] Look into Japanese history
[ ] [Lex] Commission a portrait of yourself
[ ] [Lex] Build a Superman dummy to detonate in a lab
[ ] [Lex] Redecorate an office
[ ] [Lex] Look into Bialyan history
[ ] [Lex] Observe the development of Alexandria
[ ] [Lex] Visit the monument in Metropolis
[ ] [Lex] Go to an art gallery with Talia
[ ] [Lex] Have another formal dinner with Talia
[ ] [Lex] Spend time with Cassandra

Mercy Graves
[ ] [Mercy] Discuss going on safaris with Elaine Marsh Morton
[ ] [Mercy] Play darts with Roxanne and Mari
[ ] [Mercy] Test Jinx's knife throwing skills
[ ] [Mercy] Shadow Jinx for a day
[ ] [Mercy] Give Paige Monroe pointless tasks to amuse herself
[ ] [Mercy] Spar with Katherine Kane
[ ] [Mercy] Spar with Talia
[ ] [Mercy] Lose in chess against Cassandra Luthor
[ ] [Mercy] Brief Starfire on expectations with her position for Cassandra
[ ] [Mercy] Take a brief trip to Coast City
[ ] [Mercy] Spend time some more time with Helena Bertinelli
[ ] [Mercy] Keep an eye on Arthur Villain
[ ] [Mercy] Ignore friendly overtures from Brittney Meld
[ ] [Mercy] Brief security on known tactics of the Joker

Cassandra Luthor
[ ] [Cass] Learn how to play a sport
[ ] [Cass] Learn to dance
[ ] [Cass] Eat pizza with Starfire
[ ] [Cass] Hang out with Snowy
[ ] [Cass] Play with Janus
[ ] [Cass] Make something to impress Father
[ ] [Cass] Practice Chinese Calligraphy
[ ] [Cass] Learn to use Chinese hook swords
[ ] [Cass] Practice knife throwing with Mercy
[ ] [Cass] Try out a new style of clothing
[ ] [Cass] Play chess
[ ] [Cass] Attempt to learn how best to use Handshake
[ ] [Cass] Ask Mari for fashion advice for formal events
[ ] [Cass] Begin experimenting with her own styles
[ ] [Cass] Learn to play a new instrument
[ ] [Cass] Redesign elements of her room
[ ] [Cass] Go swimming
[ ] [Cass] Learn card tricks from Jinx
[ ] [Cass] Purchase a new wardrobe for Jinx
[ ] [Cass] Look into the viability of purchasing exotic pets
[ ] [Cass] Open up a bank account
[ ] [Cass] Attempt to understand what makes someone attractive
[ ] [Cass] Make purchases for Jinx
[ ] [Cass] Practice fighting with Jinx
[ ] [Cass] Observe Raven and slowly bend her into being an ideal subordinate
[ ] [Cass] Attempt to watch Italian Operas with Jinx
[ ] [Cass] Spar with Starfire
[ ] [Cass] Practice body-reading Starfire
[ ] [Cass] Learn Tamaranean
[ ] [Cass] Challenge Bette Kane
[ ] [Cass] Attempt to pry information on modifying animals from Enoch Brown
[ ] [Cass] Check out the new divisions of Lightyear Entertainment

Oswald Loomis
[ ] [Loomis] Attempt to track down records of classic cartoons
[ ] [Loomis] Tinker with Rube Goldberg devices
[ ] [Loomis] Yell at the individuals from Krank Co. toys under his employ
[ ] [Loomis] Sketch ideas for new shows
[ ] [Loomis] Visit the Suicide Slums
[ ] [Loomis] Go drinking with Roxy
[ ] [Loomis] Chat with Siobhan

Jinx
[ ] [Jinx] Hang out with Cassandra Luthor
[ ] [Jinx] Attempt to convince Cassandra to buy her an electric guitar
[ ] [Jinx] Hang out more with Jade Crock
[ ] [Jinx] Attempt to write poetry
[ ] [Jinx] Show off her magic tricks with a show
[ ] [Jinx] Spend time with multiple friends
[ ] [Jinx] Chat online on Handshake
[ ] [Jinx] Mock Rebecca Carstairs as a washed-up has-been
[ ] [Jinx] Play cards with Mick
[ ] [Jinx] Play a prank on Louise Lincoln
[ ] [Jinx] Fill Mr. Frost's car with rubber ducks
[ ] [Jinx] Attempt to ride Janus like a horse
[ ] [Jinx] Fill Edward Nygma's hats with earthworms
[ ] [Jinx] Buy an album by The Dead Romeos
[ ] [Jinx] Read William Blake's poetry
[ ] [Jinx] Try to speak with a more "sophisticated" accent and vocabulary
[ ] [Jinx] Invent Antichess
[ ] [Jinx] Attempt to get a motorcycle license
[ ] [Jinx] Practice driving on a LexCorp car
[ ] [Jinx] Hang out with Siobhan
[ ] [Jinx] Check out the wreckage that Brainiac has done
[ ] [Jinx] Experiment with magically dying hair different colors
[ ] [Jinx] Claim an office for herself
[ ] [Jinx] Purchase designer clothes
[ ] [Jinx] Discuss magic with Raven
[ ] [Jinx] Create a false last name for use on legal documents
[ ] [Jinx] Organize Cassandra's schedule so that Cassandra has more time to learn about what goes on outside the tower
[ ] [Jinx] Attempt to seize control of a portion of the DIR for her own use
[ ] [Jinx] Learn the basics of martial arts from Cassandra
[ ] [Jinx] Attempt to pass the GRE
[ ] [Jinx] Look into higher learning opportunities for herself and Cassandra
[ ] [Jinx] Open up her own personal bank account
[ ] [Jinx] Ask Mick for advice on "adulting"
[ ] [Jinx] Try to read the news more
[ ] [Jinx] Have Lucy attempt to educate her a bit more on the law
[ ] [Jinx] Spend time with Helena Bertinelli

Felicity Smoak
[ ] [Smoak] Spend time with Barbara before she leaves
[ ] [Smoak] Buy a new personal coffee machine
[ ] [Smoak] Catch up with Carol Ferris
[ ] [Smoak] Talk to Meena Dhawan about quantum computing
[ ] [Smoak] Attempt to learn more from Fixit
[ ] [Smoak] Attempt to teach Raven and Starfire how to use computers more effectively
[ ] [Smoak] Attempt to publish a paper on AI
[ ] [Smoak] Learn to count cards

Paige Monroe
[ ] [Paige] Worry over her appearance
[ ] [Paige] Try a new diet
[ ] [Paige] Attempt to visit a private spa
[ ] [Paige] Listen to Edward Nygma rant
[ ] [Paige] Buy crystals for "youthful energy"

Beatriz Da Costa
[ ] [Costa] Go clothes shopping in Metropolis
[ ] [Costa] Explore Metropolis with Tora
[ ] [Costa] Teach Cassandra Portuguese
[ ] [Costa] Talk to Mari about getting used to living in Metropolis
[ ] [Costa] Go clubbing in Metropolis
[ ] [Costa] Watch movies with Rebecca Carstairs
[ ] [Costa] Fight with Louise Lincoln

Tora Olafsdotter
[ ] [Tora] Explore Metropolis further
[ ] [Tora] Talk to Siobhan about music
[ ] [Tora] Try Big Belly Burger
[ ] [Tora] Get duped by Roxy
[ ] [Tora] Visit a museum with Mari
[ ] [Tora] Go ice skating with Lisa Snart
[ ] [Tora] Hang out with Sam Scudder
[ ] [Tora] Practice powers with Caitlin Snow
[ ] [Tora] Hang out with Beatriz

Eve Eden
[ ] [Eve] Practice gymnastics
[ ] [Eve] Attempt to track the movement of Jinx's shadow
[ ] [Eve] Ask Carl Draper for learning material about traps
[ ] [Eve] Talk to Meena about her powers
[ ] [Eve] Review LexCorp's security protocols

Catherine Devereux
[ ] [Devereux] Ask Felicity Smoak for advice on working in LexCorp
[ ] [Devereux] Familiarize herself with the LexCorp labs
[ ] [Devereux] Read a novel
[ ] [Devereux] Try to book a session with Rene
[ ] [Devereux] Read various scientific journals
[ ] [Devereux] Go apartment hunting
[ ] [Devereux] Buy puzzles

Brittney Meld
[ ] [Meld] Read a variety of newspapers
[ ] [Meld] Construct model ships
[ ] [Meld] Talk to Leonard, Mick and Sam about tax fraud
[ ] [Meld] Try to covertly help Paige Monroe on a bad day
[ ] [Meld] Attempt to teach Raven to be more careful with money

Jade Crock
[ ] [Crock] Try and find a good ramen place
[ ] [Crock] Practice playing her persona of "Cheshire"
[ ] [Crock] Spend time with key employees
[ ] [Crock] Buy a souped up luxury car
[ ] [Crock] Buy the most expensive alcohol she can get her hands on

Janus
[ ] [Cub] Demand treats from serious human (Try to get Mercy to feed him)
[ ] [Cub] Run away from loud metal fire spitter (run away from Roxanne's rocket)
[ ] [Cub] Play even more with Packmate (Play with Cassandra)
[ ] [Cub] Hit all the shiny dots in Up-Down Box (hit all the buttons in the elevator)
[ ] [Cub] Receive tribute from the eye-window woman (Get treats from Rene Carpenter)
[ ] [Cub] Establish dominance to Cold man (Tackle Leonard's feet)
[ ] [Cub] Set fear into the hearts of lessers (harass Nathan Warbow)
[ ] [Cub] Observe the fast-noise human (observe Meena Dhawan)
[ ] [Cub] Avoid the Touchy-Lady (avoid Elaine Marsh Morton)
[ ] [Cub] Find something to chew on
[ ] [Cub] Get head skritches
[ ] [Cub] Catch birds
[ ] [Cub] Catch the metal birds (chase after drones)
[ ] [Cub] Catch the red dot (Chase after a laser pointer)
[ ] [Cub] Avoid water dunk (avoid taking a bath)
[ ] [Cub] Flee in terror from Living Corpse (Run away from Siobhan)
[ ] [Cub] Solicit tribute from Cooing Lady (get food from Rene Carpenter)
[ ] [Cub] Challenge the monster once more (confront Raven)
[ ] [Cub] Flee Green Man's revenge dunking for chewing green bowls (flee from Edward Nygma's revenge for destroying his hats)
[ ] [Cub] Spend time with strange flying human (spend time with Starfire)
[ ] [Cub] Establish dominance over lesser beings
[ ] [Cub] Sharpen claws
[ ] [Cub] Laze about in den
[ ] [Cub] Flee from the green fire monster (run away from Beatriz Da Costa)
[ ] [Cub] Deign to engage in games with the ice person (play games with Tora Olafsdotter)
[ ] [Cub] Continue the valiant conflict with his nemesis the four armed monkey

Snowy
[ ] [Monkey] Cling to Safe Person (Stay close to Cassandra)
[ ] [Monkey] Flee from Loud-Scary-Angry Person (run away from Roxanne Sutton)
[ ] [Monkey] Bash open bad game box (Break Carl Draper's puzzles)
[ ] [Monkey] Investigate light boxes (play with a phone)
[ ] [Monkey] Command the rain (turn on showers)
[ ] [Monkey] Collect hidden fruit stashes (Collect fruit baskets Mercy places in hard to reach locations)
[ ] [Monkey] Steal unattended food piles (Steal unattended sandwiches)
[ ] [Monkey] Fight the cold box (attempt to open a refrigerator)
[ ] [Monkey] Steal the green bowls (Steal Edward Nygma's hats)
[ ] [Monkey] Sit in warm water pool (Sit in a filled bathtub)
[ ] [Monkey] Make the colors spin in the magic boxes (Turn on washing machines)
[ ] [Monkey] Gain the power to produce light beams (Play with a flashlight)
[ ] [Monkey] Further explore the mystery of Pink Person's shadow (Attempt to figure out how Jinx's shadow works)
[ ] [Monkey] Check Mixed-Age Person's territory for snacks (search Marie Louise Dahl's office for food)
[ ] [Monkey] Break Bad Eye Markings (Shatter any unattended glasses)
[ ] [Monkey] Build towers and break nuts (Play with blocks)
[ ] [Monkey] Learn a new game from Grape Game Lady (Spend time with Lisa Snart)
[ ] [Monkey] Bang on black and white keys for treats (play the piano in the hopes of soliciting food)
[ ] [Monkey] Try eating animal fat bars (try to eat soap)
[ ] [Monkey] Approach the old person and the blonde young human (approach Enoch and Emmylou Brown)
[ ] [Monkey] Discover the taste of crab
[ ] [Monkey] Discover heated blankets
[ ] [Monkey] Run away from loud metal thing
[ ] [Monkey] Find a good nap spot
[ ] [Monkey] Groom himself

Personal Actions Next Time subvote
This subvote is a way for me to poll you guys. I tend to randomly cycle through which characters get picked for personal actions though I do tend to have a few pretty consistently show up. That being said it does mean that certain characters might not show up in the personal actions for a very long time. Now for people who might really like that character and want to engage with that character's personal actions that isn't the most exciting thing. As an attempted solution to this (and because I don't want to go back to giving you control over every character's personal action) I'm attempting this subvote as a sort of way to poll for character you want to show up in the personal actions next time. This is a continuation of an experiment started last turn. Feel free to vote for as many characters as you want to see in the next personal actions vote on turn 32. Please format your votes in the manner demonstrated below.

[ ] [Next] Insert the name of a character you want to see in the next personal actions vote here

 

[HavocOrder0999]

[X] [Lex] Reminisce with Mercy
[X] [Lex] Write a book
[X] [Lex] Continue to upgrade the box opening robot
[X] [Lex] Speak with Carl about potential increases to the security of buildings
[X] [Lex] Meet with Lucy to hash out some potential legal problems
[X] [Lex] Forge something out of kryptonite as a personal back up measure
[X] [Lex] Look into Japanese history
[X] [Lex] Redecorate an office
[X] [Lex] Look into Bialyan history
[X] [Lex] Observe the development of Alexandria
[X] [Lex] Visit the monument in Metropolis
[X] [Lex] Have another formal dinner with Talia
[X] [Lex] Spend time with Cassandra

[X] [Mercy] Shadow Jinx for a day
[X] [Mercy] Spar with Katherine Kane
[X] [Mercy] Spar with Talia
[X] [Mercy] Brief Starfire on expectations with her position for Cassandra
[X] [Mercy] Spend time some more time with Helena Bertinelli
[X] [Mercy] Keep an eye on Arthur Villain
[X] [Mercy] Ignore friendly overtures from Brittney Meld
[X] [Mercy] Brief security on known tactics of the Joker

[X] [Cass] Learn how to play a sport
[X] [Cass] Learn to dance
[X] [Cass] Make something to impress Father
[X] [Cass] Learn to use Chinese hook swords
[X] [Cass] Attempt to learn how best to use Handshake
[X] [Cass] Learn to play a new instrument
[X] [Cass] Practice fighting with Jinx
[X] [Cass] Observe Raven and slowly bend her into being an ideal subordinate
[X] [Cass] Learn Tamaranean
[X] [Cass] Challenge Bette Kane
[X] [Cass] Attempt to pry information on modifying animals from Enoch Brown
[X] [Cass] Check out the new divisions of Lightyear Entertainment

[X] [Loomis] Attempt to track down records of classic cartoons
[X] [Loomis] Yell at the individuals from Krank Co. toys under his employ
[X] [Loomis] Visit the Suicide Slums
[X] [Loomis] Chat with Siobhan

[X] [Jinx] Attempt to convince Cassandra to buy her an electric guitar
[X] [Jinx] Show off her magic tricks with a show
[X] [Jinx] Spend time with multiple friends
[X] [Jinx] Chat online on Handshake
[X] [Jinx] Invent Antichess
[X] [Jinx] Attempt to get a motorcycle license
[X] [Jinx] Practice driving on a LexCorp car
[X] [Jinx] Experiment with magically dying hair different colors
[X] [Jinx] Discuss magic with Raven
[X] [Jinx] Create a false last name for use on legal documents
[X] [Jinx] Attempt to seize control of a portion of the DIR for her own use
[X] [Jinx] Learn the basics of martial arts from Cassandra
[X] [Jinx] Ask Mick for advice on "adulting"
[X] [Jinx] Spend time with Helena Bertinelli

[X] [Smoak] Spend time with Barbara before she leaves
[X] [Smoak] Catch up with Carol Ferris
[X] [Smoak] Talk to Meena Dhawan about quantum computing
[X] [Smoak] Attempt to learn more from Fixit
[X] [Smoak] Attempt to teach Raven and Starfire how to use computers more effectively

[X] [Paige] Attempt to visit a private spa
[X] [Paige] Listen to Edward Nygma rant
[X] [Paige] Buy crystals for "youthful energy"

[X] [Costa] Explore Metropolis with Tora
[X] [Costa] Talk to Mari about getting used to living in Metropolis
[X] [Costa] Fight with Louise Lincoln

[X] [Tora] Talk to Siobhan about music
[X] [Tora] Go ice skating with Lisa Snart
[X] [Tora] Hang out with Sam Scudder
[X] [Tora] Practice powers with Caitlin Snow
[X] [Tora] Hang out with Beatriz

[X] [Eve] Practice gymnastics
[X] [Eve] Attempt to track the movement of Jinx's shadow
[X] [Eve] Ask Carl Draper for learning material about traps
[X] [Eve] Talk to Meena about her powers
[X] [Eve] Review LexCorp's security protocols

[X] [Devereux] Ask Felicity Smoak for advice on working in LexCorp
[X] [Devereux] Familiarize herself with the LexCorp labs
[X] [Devereux] Try to book a session with Rene
[X] [Devereux] Read various scientific journals

[X] [Meld] Read a variety of newspapers
[X] [Meld] Talk to Leonard, Mick and Sam about tax fraud
[X] [Meld] Try to covertly help Paige Monroe on a bad day
[X] [Meld] Attempt to teach Raven to be more careful with money

[X] [Crock] Try and find a good ramen place
[X] [Crock] Practice playing her persona of "Cheshire"
[X] [Crock] Spend time with key employees

[X] [Cub] Spend time with strange flying human (spend time with Starfire)
[X] [Cub] Deign to engage in games with the ice person (play games with Tora Olafsdotter)

[X] [Monkey] Further explore the mystery of Pink Person's shadow (Attempt to figure out how Jinx's shadow works)
[X] [Monkey] Approach the old person and the blonde young human (approach Enoch and Emmylou Brown)

[X] [Next] Raven
[X] [Next] Helena Bertinelli
[X] [Next] Siobhan McDougall
[X] [Next] Lisa Snart
[X] [Next] Starfire
[X] [Next] Rose Wilson

 

[Randino Treviani]

[X] [Lex] Oversee the Cold Engine's completion
[X] [Mercy] Brief security on known tactics of the Joker
[X] [Cass] Practice fighting with Jinx
[X] [Cass] Observe Raven and slowly bend her into being an ideal subordinate
[X] [Loomis] Chat with Siobhan
[X] [Jinx] Show off her magic tricks with a show
[X] [Jinx] Invent Antichess
[X] [Smoak] Spend time with Barbara before she leaves
[X] [Paige] Attempt to visit a private spa
[X] [Costa] Talk to Mari about getting used to living in Metropolis
[X] [Tora] Hang out with Beatriz
[X] [Eve] Ask Carl Draper for learning material about traps
[X] [Devereux] Familiarize herself with the LexCorp labs
[X] [Meld] Attempt to teach Raven to be more careful with money
[X] [Crock] Spend time with key employees
[X] [Cub] Deign to engage in games with the ice person (play games with Tora Olafsdotter)
[X] [Monkey] Approach the old person and the blonde young human (approach Enoch and Emmylou Brown)
[X] [Next] Raven
[X] [Next] Helena Bertinelli
[X] [Next] Caitlin Snow
[X] [Next] Siobhan McDougall
[X] [Next] Rose Wilson
[X] [Next] Mick Rory
[X] [Next] Lisa Snart
As Ravens last child action is next turn, and considering what we have planned, I think it's worthwhile to have her next time.

Helena post Vengeance is interesting.

This will be Caitlin possibly during or after Louise leaves.

Planning to have Soibhan work on music turn 33 so it would be interesting to see what kind of options that gives.

Rose is coming back. She is probably automatic, but just in case.

Mick and Lisa are two of the people rose gets along with. There could be some good catching up options.

 

[Fight Club 20]

[X] [Lex] Oversee the Cold Engine's completion
[X] [Mercy] Brief security on known tactics of the Joker
[X] [Cass] Practice fighting with Jinx
[X] [Cass] Observe Raven and slowly bend her into being an ideal subordinate
[X] [Loomis] Chat with Siobhan
[X] [Jinx] Show off her magic tricks with a show
[X] [Jinx] Invent Antichess
[X] [Smoak] Spend time with Barbara before she leaves
[X] [Paige] Attempt to visit a private spa
[X] [Costa] Talk to Mari about getting used to living in Metropolis
[X] [Tora] Hang out with Beatriz
[X] [Eve] Ask Carl Draper for learning material about traps
[X] [Devereux] Familiarize herself with the LexCorp labs
[X] [Meld] Attempt to teach Raven to be more careful with money
[X] [Crock] Spend time with key employees
[X] [Cub] Deign to engage in games with the ice person (play games with Tora Olafsdotter)
[X] [Monkey] Approach the old person and the blonde young human (approach Enoch and Emmylou Brown)
[X] [Next] Raven
[X] [Next] Helena Bertinelli
[X] [Next] Caitlin Snow
[X] [Next] Siobhan McDougall
[X] [Next] Rose Wilson
[X] [Next] Mick Rory
[X] [Next] Lisa Snart
As Ravens last child action is next turn, and considering what we have planned, I think it's worthwhile to have her next time.

 

[Alex Sol]

[X] [Lex] Look into Bialyan history
[X] [Lex] Observe the development of Alexandria
[X] [Mercy] Brief security on known tactics of the Joker
[X] [Cass] Practice body-reading Starfire
[X] [Loomis] Yell at the individuals from Krank Co. toys under his employ
[X] [Jinx] Learn the basics of martial arts from Cassandra
[X] [Jinx] Discuss magic with Raven
[X] [Smoak] Spend time with Barbara before she leaves
[X] [Smoak] Catch up with Carol Ferris
[X] [Smoak] Attempt to teach Raven and Starfire how to use computers more effectively
[X] [Paige] Buy crystals for "youthful energy"
[X] [Costa] Explore Metropolis with Tora
[X] [Tora] Hang out with Beatriz
[X] [Eve] Practice gymnastics
[X] [Eve] Attempt to track the movement of Jinx's shadow
[X] [Devereux] Ask Felicity Smoak for advice on working in LexCorp
[X] [Devereux] Try to book a session with Rene
[X] [Meld] Try to covertly help Paige Monroe on a bad day
[X] [Crock] Buy a souped up luxury car
[X] [Monkey] Further explore the mystery of Pink Person's shadow (Attempt to figure out how Jinx's shadow works)
[X] [Cub] Play even more with Packmate (Play with Cassandra)

[X] [Next] Starfire
[X] [Next] Helena Bertinelli
[X] [Next] Rose Wilson

 

[Nicolay]

[X] [Lex] Oversee the Cold Engine's completion
[X] [Mercy] Brief security on known tactics of the Joker
[X] [Cass] Practice fighting with Jinx
[X] [Cass] Observe Raven and slowly bend her into being an ideal subordinate
[X] [Loomis] Chat with Siobhan
[X] [Jinx] Show off her magic tricks with a show
[X] [Jinx] Invent Antichess
[X] [Smoak] Spend time with Barbara before she leaves
[X] [Paige] Attempt to visit a private spa
[X] [Costa] Talk to Mari about getting used to living in Metropolis
[X] [Tora] Hang out with Beatriz
[X] [Eve] Ask Carl Draper for learning material about traps
[X] [Devereux] Familiarize herself with the LexCorp labs
[X] [Meld] Attempt to teach Raven to be more careful with money
[X] [Crock] Spend time with key employees
[X] [Cub] Deign to engage in games with the ice person (play games with Tora Olafsdotter)
[X] [Monkey] Approach the old person and the blonde young human (approach Enoch and Emmylou Brown)
[X] [Next] Raven
[X] [Next] Helena Bertinelli
[X] [Next] Caitlin Snow
[X] [Next] Siobhan McDougall
[X] [Next] Rose Wilson
[X] [Next] Mick Rory
[X] [Next] Lisa Snart