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

[LollipoPReapeR]

Do we want to recruit him? As useful as he would be with Biology & Robotics, he would take Nemisis Action against Niles Caulder and bring us into conflict with Doom Patrol. On the other hand he may ne one of the few people who can help with Ivo.

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We could just get rid of him afterwards, or give him up if he does come into conflict.

 

[Negation]

We could just get rid of him afterwards, or give him up if he does come into conflict.

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Or we provide him with an army of lawyers & investigators to sue Niles Caulder to hell for Gross Negligence or Active Maleficence.

 

[King crimson]

@King crimson , how old is Paige Monroe at the moment, and would her point cost be lower when she turns, say, thirty and six months?

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Not looking at my notes right now so it could be inaccurate but I believe she is around 27

Captain Boomerang is far from the only man hard up for job offers due to a criminal record in the DCQU.

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Your argument as a whole was sound but I believe Captain Boomerang does not have a criminal record.

Can't Nygma be a guest star on the history show, or have a "real history" segment at the end of Hercules episodes?

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I could toss it in for three points but I figured you all would be more interested in other options especially as Nygma is uninterested in doing so right now.

Kryptonite Analysis- Executive Report​

Summary

Kryptonite is a crystalline material characterized by green fluorescence, large crystal sizes, extremely high binding energies, and an unknown gravity-defying component bound into the crystal lattice. The properties of kryptonite will require drastic revision of key provisions of twentieth century physics, including the Standard Model of particle physics and the concept of gravity described by Einstein's general theory of relativity.

Kryptonite deposits have been found in Nebraska and off the coast of Nova Scotia. Kryptonite's origins remain unknown, and its material structure is still incompletely understood, making duplication of the mineral impossible at present. However, kryptonite appears to be a relatively safe substance, and has great potential applications as a high-density energy battery and as a clean, emissions-free energy source.

Despite its appearance, kryptonite is comparatively non-hazardous. It is not corrosive, and the radiation it emits is easily blocked by very thin layers of material. However, unshielded kryptonite it should be kept out of contact with bare skin or delicate electronics; there is risk of damaging electronics. Skin contact with kryptonite will tend to cause rapid onset of a sunburn-like condition, and is judged to be a risk factor for skin cancer on exposed surfaces. Under no circumstances should kryptonite dust be inhaled or ingested. Kryptonite radiation cannot penetrate skin, but would be quite damaging to the lung tissues. Ingestion of kryptonite is likely to be less damaging than inhalation, but still a risk.

Chemical Properties and Synthesis Attempts

While in this report we refer to the product of these deposits as 'natural kryptonite,' we must emphasize the origins of kryptonite are unknown. Kryptonite's nature is not easily explained by known geologic, chemical, or physical processes. Kryptonite may not originate on Earth, and may have appeared on Earth as recently as the past 20-30 years. No known samples were discovered more than 25 years ago. It is possible that kryptonite is artificial in origin, though if so, it would almost certainly be the product of very advanced extraterrestrial technology.

Certain significant aspects of kryptonite's material nature continue to defy analysis. This is demonstrated by failures of attempts to synthesize kryptonite in the laboratory, despite a seemingly complete chemical analysis. Attempts to synthesize the crystal structure, using varying sodium-lithium mixes in a boron-silicon matrix, produce a white powdery, earthy material. Since the synthesized material is manifestly different from naturally occurring kryptonite samples, this substance will henceforward be referred to as synthetic pseudo-kryptonite.

Some process not described within the Standard Model of particle physics and chemistry appears to be involved in naturally occurring kryptonite. This process, whatever its nature, appears to differentiate natural kryptonite from synthetic pseudo-kryptonite.

There are two measurable differences between natural kryptonite and synthetic pseudo-kryptonite. The first is that in natural kryptonite, atoms of the noble gases, mainly krypton, are trapped within the active crystal matrix. It was originally hypothesized that this was a natural byproduct of radioactive decay, analogous to the helium and radon commonly associated with uranium deposits, but the presence of intermediate elements (e.g. the titular krypton) cannot be explained by such a process. It is not considered plausible that this is the root cause of the differences between synthetic pseudo-kryptonite and natural kryptonite. Attempts to introduce trapped noble gases to pseudo-kryptonite have achieved very limited success and show no signs of inducing natural kryptonite's unusual properties.

Anomalous Mass

The second, and far more relevant, measurable difference between synthetic pseudo-kryptonite and natural kryptonite is that natural kryptonite is the only material known to the authors of this report which exhibits different inertial and gravitational mass. If natural kryptonite is weighed on a conventional spring scale, its mass can be readily measured. However, if the mass of the same sample of kryptonite is measured using a mechanism that does not rely on the force of gravity, a different value will be observed. This difference is found across all forms of measurement thus employed, and is supported by experiments such as ballistic tests.

This violates one of the underlying assumptions of Einstein's general theory of relativity. Hitherto, scientists have assumed that gravitational and inertial mass were one and the same. All experiments attempting to find a difference between the two had previously failed, so far as our research has been able to determine. However, some component of natural kryptonite, not detected by our chemical analysis, apparently has inertia and thus "mass" in the kinetic sense, but is unaffected by gravitation.

The existence of a form of matter that is unaffected by gravity has obvious potential applications, though the fact that it is composed of no known chemical element, cannot be isolated in the laboratory by our experiments to date, and does not appear to be made out of atoms in the normal sense, may present obstacles.

Anomalous Energy

Over and above this anomalous mass of unknown matter, natural kryptonite is unique among known minerals in that it contains binding energies so great that they measurably increase the material's inertial rest mass. Per unit of inertial mass, kryptonite stores within its crystal lattice a quantity of energy comparable to nuclear fuels. This is its primary technical application, and it is an extremely promising application.

This process cannot be explained by the Standard Model of particle physics; it likely involves interactions within the anomalous mass. As such, it represents a fascinating research opportunity. The nature of kryptonite's anomalous lattice energy may provide clues to other, presently unknown technologies, and to presently unexplained physical phenomena, such as the true nature of the 'dark matter' hypothesized by astrophysicists and cosmologists.

With notable consequences for its physical handling and applications, the anomalous lattice energy does not appear to reinforce the chemical bonds holding the crystal together against physical stress. Kryptonite exhibits no exceptional mechanical strength. Under our current understanding of chemistry, these things properties would be inexplicable for a substance whose molecular structure was bound with specific energy comparable to that of a nuclear reaction. Current models would predict that such a substance would be nearly indestructible by mechanical means (many times harder than diamond, for instance), but kryptonite is by no means indestructible and can be shaped with ordinary jeweler's tools or stonecutting equipment.

At the same time, the anomalous lattice energy does affect heating and cooling of kryptonite. Kryptonite has the highest specific heat capacity of any known material, as the vast majority of heat energy applied to the kryptonite is simply absorbed into the anomalous lattice energy. Conversely, attempting to refrigerate kryptonite is nearly futile, since it simply taps into the nearly bottomless well of lattice energy. Our experiments have confirmed that kryptonite can in fact be heated and cooled; it is simply several orders of magnitude more efficient as a heat sink than other known materials, making it resistant to this result.

The binding energy of kryptonite crystals can be gradually released without damage to the lattice structure, over extended periods of time. This extremely convenient property is the root of all currently projected applications for kryptonite.

Abrupt destruction of the lattice structure releases little or none of the lattice energy. Chemical agents attacking the internal bonds of kryptonite's atomic structure do not cause anomalous energy release, possibly because they do not interact with the unknown anomalous matter component. Likewise, through application of heat energy kryptonite can, with extraordinary difficulty, be induced to explode- but may set records as the least efficient chemical explosive known to man. Due to the anomalous specific heat capacity described previously, it requires exceptional amounts of work to alter the temperature of a kryptonite sample by even a single degree, and the explosive reaction takes place at approximately 1000 °C. Further experimentation may refine this temperature value.

Initial experiments on kryptonite's reaction to excessive heating were performed with extreme caution and very low sample masses. Should the entire lattice energy of a kryptonite sample be released at once, the resulting explosion would be nuclear-equivalent. As such, only microgram quantities were observed, via remote control apparatus from locations comfortably outside the anticipated blast radius. To the considerable surprise of our project team, exploding kryptonite releases so little energy that the explosion of the microgram samples could not be detected save by replaying camera footage. The energy release of exploding kryptonite is approximately 10 MJ/kg, roughly twice that of an equivalent mass of dynamite or slightly more than twice that of TNT.

This result appears paradoxical, given that far more than 10 MJ of input heat energy is needed to heat a kilogram of kryptonite from room temperature to 1000 °C. We hypothesize that the vast majority of the kryptonite's anomalous lattice energy is being released by some unknown physical process that does not interact with normal matter.

Kryptonite Radiation

The only detectable forms of radiation observed from kryptonite are the characteristic green fluorescence and (comparatively) low energy electron emission off the kryptonite's surface, with characteristic energies peaking between 100 and 200 eV depending on circumstances. Given the magnitude of energy releases associated with kryptonite, we hypothesize that these are in fact a form of delta rays: electrons ejected as secondary byproducts of a much more energetic process not described by the Standard Model of particle physics.

We further hypothesize that there may be other forms of radiation associated with the material. The existence of a secondary byproduct would seem to imply a primary process, and analysis of the angular distribution patterns of the delta rays emitted by kryptonite is suggestive along these lines. But if so, the primary radiation form does not interact significantly with ordinary matter by any process yet observed. No detector so far brought to bear on kryptonite samples has detected them. This type of radiation may have to be deduced and analyzed indirectly for some time to come, as was the case for neutrino radiation until the 1950s.

The delta radiation emitted by natural kryptonite can cause harm to human skin or sensitive electronics, especially as a result of prolonged contact. However, it is easily blocked by a conducting material or a thickness of a few millimeters of air. The green fluorescence is, so far as we can determine, purely ordinary light and entirely harmless. The unknown 'primary' kryptonite radiation is, likewise, entirely harmless so far as we can determine; it is a general principle that if radiation does not interact with detectors made out of ordinary matter, it will likely not interact with the human body.

Kryptonite Applications

Kryptonite contains binding energies greater than those associated with any known chemical process, and comparable to those found in nuclear reactions. Given proper methods of excitation, kryptonite could feasibly be used to power clean energy reactors equivalent to nuclear reactors. Unlike nuclear reactors, kryptonite power supplies would be scalable down to relatively small sizes, permitting the creation of 'nuclear battery' technology for powering machinery.

Furthermore, kryptonite's measurable radioactivity is much less dangerous, and much more easily contained, than that associated with nuclear fission. Kryptonite reactions produce no radioactive byproducts. Kryptonite is considered to have extremely promising green energy applications.

Kryptonite excitation can be achieved through stimulation by various combinations of ultrasonic and oscillating magnetic fields, which apparently act to catalyze the emission of delta rays. With appropriate placement of anode plates and electrical contacts surrounding a piece of kryptonite, this stimulated delta-ray emission produces high-amperage DC electric currents, which can then be regulated and calibrated to operate a wide variety of machinery. Use of kryptonite to generate alternating current will require engineering work, but is not judged to be infeasible, though it might be more practical to achieve this result by rotating the kryptonite through a set of cathode plates than by modulating the input to the kryptonite itself.

Summary

Kryptonite is an extremely unusual mineral; speculations that it is of extraterrestrial or artificial origin cannot be discounted. It is moderately hazardous to humans if ingested or otherwise brought into direct contact with human skin, but is no more hazardous than many commonly used chemical substances, and can be handled safely with minimal precautions. It exhibits properties that violate multiple laws of 20th century physics, and shows evidence of containing at least one type of matter not described by the 20th century Standard Model. It has extreme practical potential as an energy source, with added secondary potential as a heat sink or heat reservoir.

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A/N: This is current as of Turn 14. It does not include Kryptonite Man or the recent discovery of red kryptonite.

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This is solid and canon. I particularly liked the Jaradite touch. You've earned 500 exp

Hey @King crimson did Lisa Snart become a hero unit when we hired her?

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Yes I just haven't updated things yet (I'm planning on getting all the new units in one go tomorrow)

 

[King crimson]

So I figured I'd mix things up a little. I've got four other songs on the backburner but I wanted to try my hand at a duet for once and a song that is less of an obvious character piece. For those curious as to the notation B is lines Batman says and R is lines the Red Hood says. I'm curious for reactions to this as it is significantly different from the other stuff I have.

One Rule
B: There are lines that can't be crossed
There are things you shouldn't do
For you pay too high a price
And you lose a piece of you

You don't justify the means
In the service of an end
Smashing all rules to smithereens
Till there is no code left to break or bend

Set a thief to catch a thief
Trap a liar with a lie
But don't traffic in their grief
Caught up in the score of eye for eye

Nothing wrong can turn out right
By saying wrong's all right to do
Men like us must fight the fight
But this tenant still holds true

You don't kill someone
This rule's absolute
You don't load a gun
Then take aim and shoot

You don't kill a man
Just to get a clue
This is not a plan
Gotham's defenders can pursue

R: Old man, frankly I know better than you
Look what your code did to me
If we all follow your plan then we're screwed
It's nothing more than another form of insanity

B: You don't kill a someone
R: This job must be done
B: This rule is absolute
R: And that is the truth
B: You don't load a gun
R: I will be the one
B and R: To take aim and shoot

B: You don't kill a man
As part of some design
R: It's all right I can
Rid us of the scum that ruins lives

B: You've crossed too many lines
R: You don't get to dictate this path of mine
B and R: I'll have to stop you this time

 

[Silvereagle21]

[X] Plan Simon But keep the stocks

 

[GhostKing 666]

Snart is absolutely a better freeze ray builder and user than Fries. He's also pretty much an amateur genius, rather than a genuine scientist.
Fries's inventions are related to biology and its adaptation to sub-zero condition, but he's no Master of Absolute Zero that can create invisible fields lethal to anyone but the rule-defying speedsters, whom it slows down enough to be manageable.

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The military applications of Snart's cold gun are almost endless, outright revolutionary really as are the civilian benefits. Heat sinks, coolers, refrigerators, blast chillers, freezers, firefighting anything that requires things be kept cold would be revolutionized by Snart's technology. Hell, you could even follow With This Ring's example and use larger scale cold guns to fight global warming by reglaciating the poles.

And Rory's flamethrower is just as bullshit. He's basically the fire to Snart's cold. Hot enough to melt walls and metals, counter Snark's cold gun, burn friction proof speeders(and projects a flame fast enough to catch them), raise ambient temperatures without fire(basically projecting a heat wave), trigger a volcanic eruption and even melt a black lantern ring. And while it does actually require fuel, the reloading system makes a mockery of conventional flamethrowers. Firefly's got nothing on Heat Wave(and is far more unstable as well). And just like Snart, the civilian applications pretty much as revolutionary as the military applications.

Between the two them and you basically make thermodynamics your bitch. Their tech(either alone or together) is as much of a license to print money as Mardon's tech. Never underestimate how rediculus the Central City Rogues are and how much they are wasted as petty crooks.

 

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The military applications of Snart's cold gun are almost endless, outright revolutionary really as are the civilian benefits. Heat sinks, coolers, refrigerators, blast chillers, freezers, firefighting anything that requires things be kept cold would be revolutionized by Snart's technology. Hell, you could even follow With This Ring's example and use larger scale cold guns to fight global warming by reglaciating the poles.

And Rory's flamethrower is just as bullshit. He's basically the fire to Snart's cold. Hot enough to melt walls and metals, counter Snark's cold gun, burn friction proof speeders(and projects a flame fast enough to catch them), raise ambient temperatures without fire(basically projecting a heat wave), trigger a volcanic eruption and even melt a black lantern ring. And while it does actually require fuel, the reloading system makes a mockery of conventional flamethrowers. Firefly's got nothing on Heat Wave(and is far more unstable as well). And just like Snart, the civilian applications pretty much as revolutionary as the military applications.

Between the two them and you basically make thermodynamics your bitch. Their tech(either alone or together) is as much of a license to print money as Mardon's tech. Never underestimate how rediculus the Central City Rogues are and how much they are wasted as petty crooks.

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Hmmmm......We should put Lisa Snart on the Hire Ex-Cons action next turn.

 

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Wait. Guys! @Erumpet @Simon_Jester. The plans did not include the Tracking the Tapper subvotes!

 

[Erumpet]

Wait. Guys! @Erumpet @Simon_Jester. The plans did not include the Tracking the Tapper subvotes!

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Umm it does though

-[X] [Tap] Attempt to use the unknown individuals tapping of the lines as a way to spy on them

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Umm it does though

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Ah right. My bad.

 

[Simon_Jester]

While Victor also has specialties in cryogenics and oddly enough building power armor, Snart is honestly better at building freeze rays. We are after all, talking about a hand held gun that fires a beam that halts molecular movement and does so at lightspeed.

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A fair point. Fries may be more memorable because of his iron determination and sympathetic motive, but Snart is up against a much stronger, if less intelligent, superhero. And still holds his own.

Like Snart, he's mainly good for his flamethrower, a pistol shaped weapon that can control flames and ambient temperature and doesn't require any fuel tanks.

A weather controller is basically a license to print money.

Eh, like the Prankster, they are mainly good for whatever neat gizmo we can milk them for and making incredible props for tv and movies. Hire them and give them to Oswald, not like there's a downside to having a group of entertainment minded gizmo makers instead of just one.

Considering he discovered and learned to exploit the Mirror Dimension, if anything you are understating things.

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Yeah. I'm interested in all these guys, honestly. Hiring Lisa Snart for access to them was a pretty good call, I think.

...Is it really a mystery? Very few people could hack our network.

The Brain is a French mastermind in nearly every incarnation and is pretty high up that short list.

Brain (New Earth)

The Brain is the leader of the Brotherhood of Evil, arch-enemies of the Doom Patrol. Although at one point a brilliant scientist, a tragic accident has left him merely a brain in a metallic case, with no other ways to preserve him. The accident might have been caused by Niles Caulder, and...

dc.fandom.com

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OK, sure. I'd kind of forgotten he was a thing.

Do we want to recruit him? As useful as he would be with Biology & Robotics, he would take Nemisis Action against Niles Caulder and bring us into conflict with Doom Patrol. On the other hand he may ne one of the few people who can help with Ivo.

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I wouldn't mind that- either joining forces, sharing information, or recruiting him.

 

[King crimson]

And so we come to another bit of world news before I can get into the interludes of what happens next. I hope you all find these things interesting as they are highly relevant and don't mind that I got it out early. Things have all come together. I'll be doing a post on the impact of Ignition because I think he ended up being a breakout character and managed to shape a lot of the world going forward including its reaction to Superman. This thematic discussion will go in the apocrypha section and be coming soon. The winning vote from last time is as follows

[X] Plan Simon But keep the stocks
-[X] [Mission] Write-in: Agree to the mission and attempt to recruit the Pena Duro escapees to work as deniable assets for the US military. Privately instruct the Serial Peacemaking commander on the spot that the military is welcome to the Intergang technology, and the bulk of the escapees. But if any outstandingly gifted individuals are found among the escapees, they should try to recruit them for LexCorp.
-[X] [Hire] Hire Leonard Snart
-[X] [Hire] Hire Samuel Scudder
-[X] [Stock] Remain private
-[X] [Star] Uncle Ozzy show guest star Jinx (3 points)
-[X] [Star] Clockstoppers guest star Amber Joyce (5 points)
-[X] [Star] Clockstoppers guest star Chloe Decker (4 points)
-[X] [Star] Clockstoppers guest star Roxanne Sutton (3 points)
-[X] [Star] History's story guest star Randy Booth (6 points)
-[X] [Star] History's story guest star Jonathon Lord (1 point)
-[X] [Star] History's story guest star Saied Kadesh (2 points)
-[X] [Star] Cast Hector Ramirez as Hercules in the Adventures of Hercules (3 points)
-[X] [Star] Cast Jonathan Lord as Odysseus in the Adventures of Hercules (6 points)
-[X] [Star] Cast Cerise Orielle as Circe in the adventures of Hercules (8 points)
-[X] [Star] Adventures of Hercules guest star Rebecca Carstairs (3 points)
-[X] [KoS] Keep the car as a gift to Rebecca
-[X] [Car] Hellblazer
-[X] [Capsize] Write-In: Unilaterally tell Lady Vic to make no more attacks on Whale until further notice, but continue tracking him. She will of course be paid in full regardless of how this ends. Inform Whale that you are declaring a cease-fire as a gesture of good faith. You will only agree to a permanent truce (and to permanently call off Lady Vic) if Whale agrees to meet your representative. The representatives will be the same two women he has met before; they will be unescorted by any of your security forces or special operatives. If Whale insists, one woman: Pamela. To assure Whale that this is not a trap, the meeting will take place in a city of his choosing, in a public park of his choosing, at a time of his choosing. Send Pamela (and if possible Roxy) to negotiate the deal. Pamela is to have the pheromone spray handy.
-[X] [Tap] Attempt to use the unknown individuals tapping of the lines as a way to spy on them
-[X] [Movie] Release "The Curse of the Atomic Skull" in theaters now and keep Daphne happy and maximize short term profit

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What is coming next will be the following things, an interlude covering the new units encountered as well as the mission in Santa Prisca in the next update and a written review of "The Curse of the Atomic Skull" that will appear in sidestories. I'll also be updating the character page tomorrow. As always any speculation, ideas and comments are always welcomed.

World News

• Russia has been revealed to be running a secret program known only as "Rocket Red" which was responsible for Ignition's armor. The world has turned against Russia for developing powerful weapons in secret. Russia faces embargos from most of the world
• The US cuts a deal with a revolutionary figure in Polkolistan named Avruskin to tacitly support his revolution in exchange for undermining Russia and giving them access to the Rocket Red data.
• The king and queen of Vlatava died in a mysterious accident. Princess Perdita has now become queen. However since she is too young to rule her uncle Count Vertigo rules the country as regent
• Notorious revolutionary and terrorist Bito Wladon has claimed credit for the death of the Markovian queen. People also suspect he is behind the murder of the king and queen of Vlatava. Markovia has issued a massive bounty for Bito whether he is caught dead or alive.
• No conclusive evidence of Intergang presence has been found in Markovia and NATO forces have begun to pull out.
• Kobra activity in the middle east subsides and becomes more covert leading to a period of relative calm in the region
• The US declares war on Santa Prisca. Even with the technological advantages given to them by Intergang, Santa Prisca is handily losing to the US military and the current regime is expected to collapse within a year
• The US launches the image satelite Observation to take more accurate readings of Mars and what it is like.
• Holiday after a spree of killings is finally caught by Batman coordinating with James Gordon. Holiday is revealed to be Gilda Dent and she is remanded into custody.
• In retaliation for Gilda's activities Alberto orders Harvey Dent's house firebombed and succeeds in burning half of Harvey Dent's face. Harvey Dent survives and flees from the hospital he was treated in. Later after Carmine Falcone recovers from his coma, Harvey Dent attacks the Falcone penthouse with the aid of various infamous criminals. In the ensuing struggle both Alberto Falcone and Sofia Gigante are killed by Harvey Dent and he turns himself over to police custody. Carmine has sworn vengeance on former District Attorney Harvey Dent
• Bruce Wayne successfully ousts Philip Kane as head of Wayne Enterprises after he manages to reveal that Philip Kane had been assisting the Falcone mob. Bruce expresses a desire to quit the weapons business and turn Wayne Enterprises to more charitable endeavors. With the reveal of new state of the art medical technology the future looks bright for the company.
• Roman Sionis revealed to be the head of the False Face Society but avoids getting captured by the police
• The DEO dissolves and Mr. Bones retires. In place of the organization are two new ones, the DOMA lead by Diana Prince and ARGUS lead by Amanda Waller.
• An attempt is made on the life of notorious crime boss Tobias Whale causing the man to flee the state of Maryland. His current whereabouts are unknown.
• Red blur catches criminal mastermind known as "The Turtle" who claims that the blur is a human being
• Zambesi remains as unstable as ever and more individuals from outside the area have taken an interest in meddling in the affairs of the country
• Stagg Enterprises announces delay in the production of their so callled miracle drug
• Kord Communications launches a video conferencing application to large success.
• Sundollars finds immense success and is growing larger than ever
• Thea Queen opens a very successful nightclub in Star City
• Bradford Sackett commits suicide
• Franklin Berkowitz is elected the new mayor of Metropolis
• LexCorp continues to dominate its markets.
• Ferris Aerospace continues to find success
• Professor Lewis Lang writes book about the history of Jonah Hex using the lost notes of Michael Wheeler and quotes from the descendents of the man

 

[Simon_Jester]

@King crimson

I'd like to spend some XP.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think @woody12 spent 600 XP towards a Citizen Abra's Time-Traveling Adventures. I'd like to put 100 XP on finishing that off. Then, hm...

500 XP for the next "End of the JSA" omake.

And 300 XP for the next Oa omake.
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Now, I'd also like to ask if anyone else has some preferences. There are a lot of unspent XP floating around, and I'm willing to jointly help pay for stuff other people want if it's interesting.

I'm a bit torn about what to do for stat increases; I think we should raise the ability scores of some of our more congenial high-coop hero units, so that they can lead collaborations better. Roxy, for example, makes a pretty good team leader except that she isn't skilled enough in any one area to lead. Oswald's a candidate for this too, though he does have that "works better alone" bonus.

But omake purchases tend to be simpler; we know roughly what we're getting.

If I'm reading this rightly... @Ukrainian Ranger , @Warmach1ne32 , @MysteryCPU , and @invictus1829 , you-all have 700, 900, 1300, and 600 XP in the bank, respectively. I've got a few thousand myself. Would any of you like to enter a partnership to pay for a particular omake or something?

 

[King crimson]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think @woody12 spent 600 XP towards a Citizen Abra's Time-Traveling Adventures. I'd like to put 100 XP on finishing that off. Then, hm...

500 XP for the next "End of the JSA" omake.

And 300 XP for the next Oa omake.

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Alright I'll get on it. The Oa omake and Citizen Abra Time-travelling adventures will arrive tomorrow. The end of the JSA omake will arrive in two days time.

 

[invictus1829]

@King crimson

I'd like to spend some XP.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think @woody12 spent 600 XP towards a Citizen Abra's Time-Traveling Adventures. I'd like to put 100 XP on finishing that off. Then, hm...

500 XP for the next "End of the JSA" omake.

And 300 XP for the next Oa omake.
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Now, I'd also like to ask if anyone else has some preferences. There are a lot of unspent XP floating around, and I'm willing to jointly help pay for stuff other people want if it's interesting.

I'm a bit torn about what to do for stat increases; I think we should raise the ability scores of some of our more congenial high-coop hero units, so that they can lead collaborations better. Roxy, for example, makes a pretty good team leader except that she isn't skilled enough in any one area to lead. Oswald's a candidate for this too, though he does have that "works better alone" bonus.

But omake purchases tend to be simpler; we know roughly what we're getting.

If I'm reading this rightly... @Ukrainian Ranger , @Warmach1ne32 , @MysteryCPU , and @invictus1829 , you-all have 700, 900, 1300, and 600 XP in the bank, respectively. I've got a few thousand myself. Would any of you like to enter a partnership to pay for a particular omake or something?

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I offer my XP to you. If you find an omake you would like to spend it on you have my blessing.

 

[Negation]

[ ] [Star] Mask of Zorro guest star William Great Eagle
(6 points)

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You know, forget William Great Eagle as a Man-of-Bats. His day job is that of a Doctor. Should we hire get him later and keep him doing Donate to/Recruit from Veterans actions?

 

[Warmach1ne32]

@Simon_Jester, what do you have in mind?

 

[Simon_Jester]

The US cuts a deal with a revolutionary figure in Polkolistan named Avruskin to tacictly support his revolution in exchange for undermining Russia and giving them access to the Rocket Red data.

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Ahhh, so that's included. Well, that's about like I predicted. Hopefully we can get an in on the Red Rocket Brigade tech and use it to improve our own exosuits; I suspect kryptonite power sources will synergize well with that tech, and with that we can realistically hope to make at least 'super prototype' armors capable of going toe-to-toe with Superman.

Notorious revolutionary and terrorist Bito Wladon has claimed credit for the death of the Markovian queen. People also suspect he is behind the murder of the king and queen of Vlatava. Markovia has issued a massive bounty for Bito whether he is caught dead or alive.

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Hm. His successes make it more toxic to have dealings with him. A pity; his sonic weapons were interesting and one of the few things we really hoped to get out of Markovia.

No conclusive evidence of Intergang presence has been found in Markovia and NATO forces have begun to pull out.

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A nasty side-effect of having multiple covert operators stooging around there without NATO consensus.

The US declares war on Santa Prisca. Even with the technological advantages given to them by Intergang, Santa Prisca is handily losing to the US military and the current regime is expected to collapse within a year

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Ohhhh, so THAT's why Santa Prisca is able to hang on for a year. They have like, laser guns and shit, so the US Air Force can't just casually airstrike them into oblivion.

The US launches the image satelite Observation to take more accurate readings of Mars and what it is like.

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Hm. Realistic name might be something like... Mars Observer. Which is a bad omen.

Holiday after a spree of killings is finally caught by Batman coordinating with James Gordon. Holiday is revealed to be Gilda Dent and she is remanded into custody.

In retaliation for Gilda's activities Alberto orders Harvey Dent's house firebombed and succeeds in burning half of Harvey Dent's face. Harvey Dent survives and flees from the hospital he was treated in. Later after Carmine Falcone recovers from his coma, Harvey Dent attacks the Falcone penthouse with the aid of various infamous criminals. In the ensuing struggle both Alberto Falcone and Sofia Gigante are killed by Harvey Dent and he turns himself over to police custody. Carmine has sworn vengeance on former District Attorney Harvey Dent

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Okay, THAT is very unexpected all-around. So the Roman is back on the board, Harvey Dent is now Two-Face, and they've hurt each other.

@King crimson , Gilda Dent was Harvey's fiance/wife, correct?

Bruce Wayne successfully ousts Philip Kane as head of Wayne Enterprises after he manages to reveal the Philip Kane had been assisting the Falcone mob. Bruce expresses a desire to quit the weapons business and turn Wayne Enterprises to more charitable endeavors. With the reveal of new state of the art medical technology the future looks bright for the company.

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Hmmm, okay. Mixed bag for us. Not sure what to make of it. If Kane still owns a sizeable share in the company, and if we want to undercut Wayne Enterprises, that might give us an angle.

Red blur catches criminal mastermind known as "The Turtle" who claims that the blur is a human being

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Note that looking into this is a straightforward exercise for us. We all know it's the Flash, and amusingly, the Flash is stupid enough to carry a cell phone. . So we have this L-Phone that 'teleports' around Central City all the time, and tracking it down would be pretty straightforward. If Lex can't be bothered, we might want to sic Cass (and a handler adult with good co-op) on the task, since she has Cellphone Princess now. Plus Lex has "The Evil To Surpass AT&T," which is just the best trait ever.

Stagg Enterprises announces delay in the production of their so callled miracle drug

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Hmm what was that again?

Kord Communications launches a video conferencing application to large success.

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Oh great they just invented Skype. If we want to catch up with these guys in any area we need to get on it NOW. We can't afford to obsess over the super-genius hacking us or whatever.

Franklin Berkowitz is elected the new mayor of Metropolis

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Ironically, in canon, Lex Luthor assassinated Berkowitz and replaced him with... Buck Sackett.

Berkowitz sounds not-very-corrupt. That might actually be a nice change of pace for us, since it means we can work with him aboveboard.

I offer my XP to you. If you find an omake you would like to spend it on you have my blessing.

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@Simon_Jester, what do you have in mind?

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Oh, a bunch of things. One is the next T. O. Morrow update, buuut... I was kind of wondering what YOU wanted.

Check here:

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

This is the threadmarks for a quest in which you lead LexCorp to new highs (and moral lows) as you take the role of a supervillain in the DC universe. I'm still experimenting with stuff so please be patient with me as I try to get stuff to work optimally.

forums.sufficientvelocity.com

And see if you see anything interesting. Between us, the three of us have like 5000 or more XP in the can, so we could go pretty wild if we wanted to.

 

[King crimson]

@King crimson , Gilda Dent was Harvey's fiance/wife, correct?

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Yes she is.

Also I will be adding an omake you can purchase for 200 exp called the Long Halloween that will detail this year in Gotham and what was going on with the Holiday murders. It isn't exactly like the comic and there are still a few twists that are hidden but immensely relevant.

 

[Negation]

Oh great they just invented Skype. If we want to catch up with these guys in any area we need to get on it NOW. We can't afford to obsess over the super-genius hacking us or whatever.

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Need Smoak to do the Construct Servers action to lower the DCs for the others:-

[ ] Offer LexCorp's services as an ISP
DC 53 (DC 23 if Felicity is assigned) While you haven't been able to dominate the computer industry the same way you have the phone industry perhaps you have been looking at this all wrong. By offering the service of an internet service provider you can still retain many of the benefits of making computers without engaging in the production of hardware at all.

[ ] Develop a social media platform
DC 54 (DC 34 if Felicity is assigned) The internet is still rather new in its current state and isn't thoroughly organized. By creating a revolutionary new type of site in which people would interact with each other and use it to manage interpersonal relationships would allow you to gain a lot of metrics on a lot of people and possibly make a ton of money in advertising.

[ ] Develop a search engine
DC 66 (46 if Felicity is assigned) The success of Buggle makes launching your own search engine incredibly tempting. You are sure that with the right incentives you can easily surpass your rivals in this department even with their headstart

[ ] Develop an online encyclopedia
DC 35 (DC 15 if Felicity is assigned) Alternatively using your online databases you can create an online repository of information for others to browse. While you likely won't make incredible profits off of this, the ability to control the flow of information is incredibly valuable.

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Lex & Cass hire more programmers next action?

EDIT: Wait. We create Wikipedia 1st. We control the Truth with that 1st. Lowest DC so will go well with her stats & traits.

 

[Simon_Jester]

Need Smoak to do the Construct Servers action to lower the DCs for the others:-

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I mean maybe, but I'm not sure it'll reduce the DC enough. It's probably worth spending an AP to lower the DC by like 20 points, but not to lower it by like 5 points.

Lex & Cass hire more programmers next action?

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Lex on that action might be a good idea if we really want to push the Lex Luthor Tech Giant angle, but Cassandra shouldn't be on it. Most hiring actions (including that one) are Diplomacy actions. And she has only Diplomacy 1, so her contribution would be negligible. We'd do better to put her on a self-guided study task, or pair her up with a hero unit she has better co-op scores with.

Though I'm kind of hoping to teach her language next turn. I think we could do it with the very high Learning stack the two of them have, or at least make a dent in the task. Maybe throw in a third character who gets along well with Lex. Nothing super-pressing has to happen next turn as I understand it, and I'd like to have Cassandra able to communicate clearly before Superman shows up, just so that ongoing issue is OFF our plate.

EDIT: Wait. We create Wikipedia 1st. We control the Truth with that 1st. Lowest DC so will go well with her stats & traits.

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I mean... I'm not saying no, but frankly, the people who run Wikipedia don't have nearly as much practical control over information as the people who control Facebook and Google. If we want to do this, we should go that route.

 

[Warmach1ne32]

Oh great they just invented Skype. If we want to catch up with these guys in any area we need to get on it NOW. We can't afford to obsess over the super-genius hacking us or whatever.

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All we have to do is to make Discord that can video call, make a group chat, upload pictures and video, and PM people. The group chat would be great in work and college as it makes planning and group projects Soooo much easier (I know I wouldn't get group projects without a group chat app). Video conferencing isn't going to be special for too long.

Oh, a bunch of things. One is the next T. O. Morrow update, buuut... I was kind of wondering what YOU wanted.

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I am really interested in Show Biz (the one about the daily going ons in Lightyear Entertainment, didn't know it was updated. Another option that is kinda interesting would be Zambesi and Batman. The kinda expensive options are Papa Gordon, Atlantis and Selina.

 

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I mean... I'm not saying no, but frankly, the people who run Wikipedia don't have nearly as much practical control over information as the people who control Facebook and Google. If we want to do this, we should go that route.

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I was thinking subtle public perception. Everyone looks to us 1st for correct information because we can provide multiple citations & references.


The Education System will look to us as schoolkids cite our pages for their class projects & research (It took a year before the Ministry of Education gave up in my country even when teachers back then viewed it as "cheating").

Best of all, even Buggle will direct search queries to us.

 

[Simon_Jester]

All we have to do is to make Discord that can video call, make a group chat, upload pictures and video, and PM people. The group chat would be great in work and college as it makes planning and group projects Soooo much easier (I know I wouldn't get group projects without a group chat app). Video conferencing isn't going to be special for too long.

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I mean sure. The point is, Kord Communications is very rapidly going through various chunks of the tech boom and is on track to become a Google or Microsoft-sized company if they aren't already.

That means they'll occupy a big chunk of the metaphorical space we want to occupy.

I offer my XP to you. If you find an omake you would like to spend it on you have my blessing.

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I am really interested in Show Biz (the one about the daily going ons in Lightyear Entertainment, didn't know it was updated. Another option that is kinda interesting would be Zambesi and Batman. The kinda expensive options are Papa Gordon, Atlantis and Selina.

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I have 3100 XP left.

@invictus1829 , you have 1300 XP in the bank. If you spend those, and I spend 700 XP, that buys us the next T. O. Morrow update. Interested?

@Warmach1ne32 , you have 900 XP. If you spend those and I put up 2100 XP, that buys us the first Atlantis update. Interested?

 

[invictus1829]

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I mean sure. The point is, Kord Communications is very rapidly going through various chunks of the tech boom and is on track to become a Google or Microsoft-sized company if they aren't already.

That means they'll occupy a big chunk of the metaphorical space we want to occupy.

I have 3100 XP left.

@invictus1829 , you have 1300 XP in the bank. If you spend those, and I spend 700 XP, that buys us the next T. O. Morrow update. Interested?

@Warmach1ne32 , you have 900 XP. If you spend those and I put up 2100 XP, that buys us the first Atlantis update. Interested?

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