TBF, Mags, you have been doing a lot of the heavylifting for the quest, so this will be in good hands.
To be clear to everyone, this is just me burning out on imagination of the quest, since my muse has been hitting me over the head a lot with so many different ideas that I just can't find myself too interested in this.
I'll still hang out here, though, since this still does have a sepcial place in my heart.
I'd like to thank you all for making this a wonderful experience while it lasted.
I'd also like to thank @Magoose, @Fluffy_serpent, and @Martin Noctis for doing so much to help prepare and write this quest. I couldn't have done it without you all.
[]It is now Dungeons and Drugdealers, its something more (Mike Pondsmith has been told off by game companies for his new RPG)
[]Trying to Be A Beacon in a World of Darkness (Mike decides to focus a little bit more on a few certain aspects of nobility in the setting. Good people. Even unambiguous heroes)
[]I am not Afraid (Meanwhile with Dave, he gives Mike a Call, to make decision)
Now I am not really sure how to grade this, but I am actually going give a reward for this instead of giving a script.
[]Building a City of a Future (Hector has done a crazy amount of research on the future. And that paper may help you)
[]Megacity 1: Los Angeles (Unknown Effect)
[]Wait, we can do that (The Lot gets an upgrade with an idea based on Hector's new book.)
Well now... You know my stance on certain franchises and shows being used as pitches, and while I have laxed my stance to allow more pitches involving properties to be made, I, unfortunately, cannot give the usual script treatment for giving a roll.
However, i will not leave you empty-handed, or with only an SP bonus:
I will give a roll bonus on the production of Elvis' film, once we begin producing it. A +30 to that, if that is okay.
[]It is now Dungeons and Drugdealers, its something more (Mike Pondsmith has been told off by game companies for his new RPG)
[]Trying to Be A Beacon in a World of Darkness (Mike decides to focus a little bit more on a few certain aspects of nobility in the setting. Good people. Even unambiguous heroes)
[]I am not Afraid (Meanwhile with Dave, he gives Mike a Call, to make decision)
[X] Trying to Be A Beacon in a World of Darkness (Mike decides to focus a little bit more on a few certain aspects of nobility in the setting. Good people. Even unambiguous heroes)
Eh, Magoose? Well, this is a bit embarassing, but I've checked the plan and it seems I made a mistake as it does not have a TV Studio included.
So, My bad. Sorry.
I still support the plan as it is though, and it's actually a bit of a relief since I don't think we have enough shows to start a new channel yet. Not to mention the influx of employees and changes we're making for movies and animation. It's better like this.
Eh, Magoose? Well, this is a bit embarassing, but I've checked the plan and it seems I made a mistake as it does not have a TV Studio included.
So, My bad. Sorry.
I still support the plan as it is though, and it's actually a bit of a relief since I don't think we have enough shows to start a new channel yet. Not to mention the influx of employees and changes we're making for movies and animation. It's better like this.
No because I feel it would be unfair to other people.
However, a little later (probobly in the 90s in quest) it may be written by the writers room or there will be an action during the Yakuza games that we can help in.
Or it might led to sega doing something.
It's just one of those things that I'm not going to change… because of the rules I have for this quest.
Adhoc vote count started by Magoose on Jul 9, 2023 at 12:11 PM, finished with 121 posts and 28 votes.
[X] Plan Mr. Beast? More like Mr. O'Brian
-[X]Animation Department: George does not understand your love for cartoons. Though he does see them as legitimate and cool, he also has only seen the ones made by Hanna Barbara. And he really hasn't like them that much. What he should see, is the old classics that changed the world. (Cost: 20 million. Begin an animation department and can start bringing in a stable to make some crazy cool animated stuff. Any Animated Film made by this one, once fully staffed... will gain a +40 to all their rolls.)
--[X]Name the department "DreamWorks Animation".
-[X]Skywalker Sound: George has basically thrown down the gauntlet on what sounds can do in the movies. There is almost nothing you can really comprehend on, but you instead looked at what he wanted. And what he wanted was a complete change of what is possible. You have no idea what it means, but it is something that makes you wonder just what you can do. (Cost 250 million. Creates Skywalker Sound, a company of Lucasfilm dedicated to creating the most imaginative soundscapes in the world, as well as being able to create sounds that do not exist in nature. +100 to all music rolls, as well as another +20 to all quality of the films, and TV shows.)
-[X]THX: Another Sound company, this time to make the theaters showing star wars the best in the world, and by making them work. It's less a system of recording and more a quality assurance for all movie theaters. Something that will make films better and a part of the experience. (Cost: 75 million. x2 to all Movie Profit rolls. Will stack with other modifiers)
-[X]ILM's Big Makeover: ILM has never really had a place to call home, besides its offices and warehouses. Now George wants to change it, making two entire warehouses in LA, and Sonoma County, titling them, Emerald, and Graffiti, after you, the Emerald Splash, and American Graffiti. It is going to begin pushing the boundaries of what is possible in movies for Effects, and so much more. (Cost 150 million. +100 to VFX and SFX rolls on all Lucasfilms films. Gain a Reroll on any VFX and SFX roll. Will passively make money through contracts to other movie studios with a d100 per millon roll done every year)
-[X]A New Studio Lot: Sometimes you need a place in LA to work on, and there is some dead dilapidated construction on the outskirts of town that will never be used properly, so you went to the city and proposed to purchase it, to make it a Studio Lot for Lucasfilms. It may rub a few feathers... but you don't care. (Cost 175 Million dollars. Gain The Lucasfilms Lot in LA, and all production rolls there will have a +50 to their rolls, no matter what, and production problems are completely removed.)
-[X]The Mike Eisner Division: The Brain Child of, of course, Mike Eisner, he wants it to become a monolith of producing hype, getting attention, and in the end, getting butts into seats at the movie theaters. Now, of course, it would require a huge amount of money, time, and effort to bring it to full operation, however, there is always something that people would need. Mike said he needs quite a bit, a new building in town that we need to Lease or buy out, hiring new people, intelligent people, who understand not marketing, but storytelling. And of course, he said that he needs your support to get it done because George is still a little hesitant to work on this when there were so many things he wanted to do to push the movie industry forward. (Cost, 45 million. Gain an Upgrade to the Eisner Division, where all Audience and Critical Rolls will now have a +50 to their rolls, in addition, there is one reroll allowed for the Audience roll. You no longer need to dedicate actions to excite movies, or make a trailer, as it is done automatically in-house. Will take effect in 1978.)
-[X]The House Of Ideas: For far too long the student filmmakers and the young actors are being subjected to what can only be described as Agism. Hollywood isn't taking risks anymore when making their films. And you want to change that. So let's start Green lighting projects that were ignored or told off. And let's see just how much money they missed out on. (Cost 10 million. All fictional pitches will automatically be given a Screenplay score of 50 and developing them further will include heavy bonuses)
-[X]Upgrading the Writers Room: Paul and company, need a better room. They need more space, people, and places. You will give them that. (Cost 20 million. All Scripts written by the Writers Room will now carry a +100 to their quality. Will now produce two scripts per six-month period, rather than just one.)
-[X] Invest $250 million to the Lucasfilms warchest
[X] Trying to Be A Beacon in a World of Darkness (Mike decides to focus a little bit more on a few certain aspects of nobility in the setting. Good people. Even unambiguous heroes)
Since we're buying a studio lot, will all these new additions be in said studio lot? Because for the Mike Eisner Division it says that they'll have to rent a building, but if we have a big enough studio lot we can build a building(s) and move our entire company to it.
The Night Watch (a R. Talsorian Cyberpunk Story): by Mike Pondsmith and Dave Alistair [ Novel / MiniSeries (Animated) | Cyberpunk / Police Procedural ]
Setting:
The West Coast Mobs, including the Mafia and the Yakuza, had a stranglehold on the heavy construction industry in Coronado City, controlling the unions, transport, and government agencies responsible for building licenses and environmental regulations...and they were absolutely livid that Richard Night was going to bypass them all.
Enter Richard Night, a visionary tech entrepreneur who invested heavily in the Partnership, a consortium of corporations dedicated to building a new city using advanced building techniques and materials. The Mobs also invested in the Partnership through shell corporations, hoping to profit from the lucrative construction work and gain an inside track on future gambling, prostitution, and drug franchises in the new city.
However, Night's new building techniques excluded established unions and construction firms controlled by his organized crime partners, including Halsey, Ferris, and Skiv. Short on money, the trio had unwisely joined with the local mob, making them unhappy with Night's plans. To make matters worse, Night's insistence that his new city would be safe and crime-free angered them even more.
The first four years of construction were plagued by daily threats against Night's life. Despite being a proud and self-reliant man, Night typically ignored them. But when the threats escalated to sabotage and intimidation, he called in his corporate partners, who dealt with the issue ruthlessly.
Unfortunately, Night's luck ran out on September 20th, 1998, when he was shot and killed in his penthouse suite at the top of the newly constructed Parkview Tower. His killer was never apprehended. In his memory, the newly appointed City Council officially renamed Coronado City as "Night City" to honor his legacy.
But for now, we explore the direct aftermath of Night's assassination. A-Plot:
Human police officers are partnered with advanced artificial intelligence, called "AIs", to assist them in their daily work. The show follows the story of Detective John Kennex, who returns to duty after surviving a catastrophic attack by an unnamed criminal franchise. Kennex is then paired up with an outdated AI model, Dorian, who has been programmed to be more emotionally responsive and empathetic than other AIs.
Together, Kennex and Dorian work to solve crimes in a futuristic world where technology has advanced to a point where it has become an integral part of everyday life. They tackle various cases involving rogue robots, cyber crimes, and other futuristic threats, while also dealing with their own personal struggles and demons.
Throughout the series, Kennex and Dorian's partnership evolves as they learn to trust and rely on each other. They also face challenges from various antagonists, including the unnamed criminal franchise, and other corrupt organizations. B-Plot:
The aftermath of Night's death as Gideon Reeves, a tech billionaire, takes over a troubled Coronado Night City police precinct following the death of his friend Richard Night and the blessing of his wife, Miriam. Reeves infuses the precinct with his own cutting-edge technology and resources to fight crime in a city where danger and corruption still lurk around every corner. Exploring themes of power, corruption, and the intersection of technology and law enforcement in a world where the line between good and evil is often blurred.
1. Augmented Reality (AR) - used to enhance officers' situational awareness and provide real-time information about suspects and crime scenes.
2. Drones - used for aerial surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as to provide tactical support during high-risk operations.
3. Cybernetic implants - used to enhance officers' physical abilities and provide direct access to technology.
4. Predictive analytics - used to analyze crime data and identify patterns and trends that can help prevent crime before it happens.
5. Facial recognition - used to identify suspects and track their movements.
6. Biometric scanners - used to identify individuals based on their unique biological characteristics, such as fingerprints or retinal scans.
7. Smart guns - firearms that are linked to officers' biometric data and can only be fired by authorized users.
8. Holographic displays - used to create virtual crime scenes and provide 3D visualizations of evidence.
9. Nanobots - used to gather forensic evidence from crime scenes and analyze it on a molecular level.
10. Cybersecurity measures - used to protect the department's data and infrastructure from cyberattacks and hacking attempts.
11. Smart Phones - communications tech.
A/N: Well, was going through a list of things I've enjoyed in the past (dog had an episode last night, kept me up with worry. Don't worry he's fine) and refound the shows Almost Human and APB, which I feel could be an interesting look at future police work, especially through the lense of cyberpunk.
A Catalog of the Current Assets of the Company, in terms of FIlms, rights to stories, etc.
Owned Rights to Franchise/Films:
Star Wars
Dune
The Tolkien Legendum (Hobbit and LOTR)
Rocky (Co-Ownership with Sylvester Stallone)
The Entire Robert Howard Character Library (Conan the Barbarian, Red Sonya, Solomon Kane, etc)
Carrie (Only in Stewardship, Brian Depalma owns the rights, but as he is now a partner/Employee of Lucasfilms, it is counted here)
THX 1138
Enter the Dragon
A Streetcar named Desire
Rebel without a Cause
The Maltese Falcon
Blazing Saddles
Arscenic and Old Lace
Finian's Rainbow
You're a Bug Boy Now
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Mean Streets
Get to Know Your Rabbit
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Mary, Mary
Films currently in Production (Or Post Production):
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Conan the Barbarian
Hardcore
Solomon Kane
Dracula: Blood Origins
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Current Subsidiaries/ Bonuses for Production:
The Ladd Company (Partnership):
Production within the US is significantly cheaper, meaning that when you give a budget, more money will be spent on other things, like VFX or actors' salaries. It also gives a roll bonus to hiring actors by +20.
Bruce can now, without any roll maluses, work on several movies at the same time. (But they must be filmed in the same country)
If Alan Ladd is a Producer on a film, suffers no production penalties.
Industrial Lights and Magic (The Magicians). Add the VFX, and Special Effects Rolls to all productions under this banner, and Gain +100 to VFX and SFX rolls on all Lucasfilms films. Gain a Reroll on any VFX and SFX roll. Will passively make money through contracts to other movie studios with a d100 per millon roll done every year)
The Mike Eisner Division: The Brain Child of, of course, Mike Eisner, he wants it to become a monolith of producing hype, getting attention, and in the end, getting butts into seats at the movie theaters. Now, of course, it would require a huge amount of money, time, and effort to bring it to full operation, however, there is always something that people would need. Mike said he needs quite a bit, a new building in town that we need to Lease or buy out, hiring new people, intelligent people, who understand not marketing, but storytelling. And of course, he said that he needs your support to get it done because George is still a little hesitant to work on this when there were so many things he wanted to do to push the movie industry forward. (All Audience and Critical Rolls will now have a +50 to their rolls, in addition, there is one reroll allowed for the Audience roll. You no longer need to dedicate actions to excite movies or make a trailer, as it is done automatically in-house. Will take effect in 1978.)
The Writers Room (Or the Screen Team): Where the screenwriters of the Studio gather for ideas, for their screenplays to be shared, and where they are finally put together into movies. (Screenplays from real life, and among your pitches are created into actual film scripts. With varying quality every year. You currently have 4 Writers in the Room, Dave Alister, Paul Schrader, Robert Zemeckis, and John Millus. They will produce 6 workable and producible scripts every six months. They can be asked to make more by using the new action to ask them to develop the pitch. They can make more, but only on special occasions. All Scripts written by the Writers Room will now carry a +100 to their quality.)
Dreamworks Animation (Lucasfilms Animation Group): The Newest Animation group in time, and now there is a simple thing. Make some wonderful cartoons. Currently without a head. And without a project (+40 to all animated projects)
Skywalker Sound: George has basically thrown down the gauntlet on what sounds can do in the movies. This company is all about one thing. Making the best sound for the movies. (+100 to all music rolls, as well as another +20 to all quality of the films, and TV shows.)
Unnamed Studio Lot (The Lucasfilm Lot) A New Studio Lot on the outskirts of the city, a massive 400-acre facility that will serve as the headquarters for most of the Staff. Is currently under construction while it builds everything. How George and Mike managed to swindle this out of the city council and the County commissioner, you will never know. (all production rolls there will have a +50 to their rolls, no matter what, and production problems are completely removed.)
The House Of Ideas: For far too long the student filmmakers and the young actors are being subjected to what can only be described as Agism. Hollywood isn't taking risks anymore when making their films. And you want to change that. So let's start Green lighting projects that were ignored or told off. And let's see just how much money they missed out on. ( All fictional pitches will automatically be given a Screenplay score of 50 and developing them further will include heavy bonuses)
THX: Another Sound company, this time to make the theaters showing star wars the best in the world, and by making them work. It's less a system of recording and more a quality assurance for all movie theaters. Something that will make films better and a part of the experience. (x2 to all Movie Profit rolls. Will stack with other modifiers)
Films currently in Production (Or Post Production):
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Conan the Barbarian
Hardcore
Solomon Kane
Dracula: Blood Origins
Will "All the President's Men" be included or is that under a seperate production company and Lucasfilms is simply acting as the financers and distributors?
Will "All the President's Men" be included or is that under a seperate production company and Lucasfilms is simply acting as the financers and distributors?
The list does not include the Tolkien books. I really need to know, do we own the rights or is there some sort of surprise that's going to bite us in the ass later on?
The list does not include the Tolkien books. I really need to know, do we own the rights or is there some sort of surprise that's going to bite us in the ass later on?
Dreamworks Animation (Lucasfilms Animation Group): The Newest Animation group in time, and now there is a simple thing. Make some wonderful cartoons. Currently without a head. And without a project (+40 to all animated projects)
In the next couple of turns either us with Carrie or through the Writer's Room we should pump out a script for Treasure Planet. It'll be the perfect debut not only to vibe well with Star Wars, but also to show how we're different from Disney in terms of scale and grandeur in animation and hopefully with similar luck to other films advancements, a really advanced film similar to OTL but as a commercial success this time.
In the next couple of turns either us with Carrie or through the Writer's Room we should pump out a script for Treasure Planet. It'll be the perfect debut not only to vibe well with Star Wars, but also to show how we're different from Disney in terms of scale and grandeur in animation and hopefully with similar luck to other films advancements, a really advanced film similar to OTL but as a commercial success this time.
I'm not against making a big splash with our movies, and making Treasure Planet would be amazing in my opinion (heck, if we play our cards right we could even have an animated show after the movie detailing the adventures of Will as he moves through the ranks of the Navy in that world and explore so many aspects of it). However, given that we already have a script ready for Hiawatha and as such it could be done faster, perhaps we could go with that movie instead?
(heck, if we play our cards right we could even have an animated show after the movie detailing the adventures of Will as he moves through the ranks of the Navy in that world and explore so many aspects of it)
