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    • Magoose said:
    Hi Magoose here one of the guys helping Duke.

    So we have some bad news.

    The quest has been canceled as duke does not want to write it anymore.

    I'm going to ask if I can take over for it, because I like this quest, and it would be a shame to kill it
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    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. :D

    I'll see you all around.

    With so many regards, Duke William Of.
     
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    • [X] Plan F&F Game Knight
    -[X] Mike Eisners Action Plan 1980    : Time for Another Action Plan. DC: 0
    -[X] Bringing into the Fold: You have never really thought about making Games. Than Dave introduced you to Mike Pondsmith. His Writing buddy, where the two of them created a world that is fucking amazing. DC: 0
    -[X] R. Talsorian Games: Dave Alister's Friend, Mike Pondsmith, has come to your office with a helluva offer. And Mike was all in listening to you. DC: 30
    -[X] Investing in the Future: You want to Spend some of that money you made into the company and make the whole thing better DC: ??? (Linetail what you want to invest in, and how much money you want to invest in it)
    --[X] Lucasfilm Europe [$50 Million]: It's time for you to expand the company's reach into Europe, and the best place to start in your mind is in the home country, Ireland. You're hoping that by opening up offices in one of the major cities (you're thinking Galway as a way to get out of the tightly congested urban sprawl that is Dublin, giving you room for expansion), that not only would this help aid Lucasfilm Unlimited's acquisition of European films for distribution throughout the United States [as well as the use of the Ireland office as a tax haven], but also help build up Ireland's economy by way of the entertainment industry.
    -[X] Simple Life: You and Carrie sit and lay with eachother. Sometimes you miss this. DC: 0
    -[X] Dungeons and Dragons: Finally, the Game can begin, and it's time to go to the table. Wait, Robin, what are you wearing!? DC: 20
    -[X] A New Way of Doing Things Part 3: Brandon looked at the fighting ring you had prepared. "It is simple Bradon. Last three minutes with me. I'll go easy. With one hand behind my back." DC: ???
    -[X] The Lee Family come over to Dinner: Linda and Shannon are coming over. Time for dinner plays! DC: 40
    -[X] Your Rival: Arnold Schwarzenegger. You have no idea who this guy is… also, why does he want to rival you. Also, what the fuck is he doing, going around saying you are the only reason that things got so weird? Whatever that means. DC: 30
    -[X] Pray: It had been a long time since you went to Mass. You wish for the Lord to give you strength. DC: ???
    -[X] Workout: A Healthy Mind and a Healthy Body are Key to having a good life, and you have been slacking as of late. Time to hit the workout and discipline, and perhaps, see things differently. DC: 30 Reward: You work out and feel better.
    -[X] Research stuff, see if anything piques your interest: You may have graduated High School as a kid, but you never stopped trying to learn. DC: 15 (Write-in what you want to learn about below)
    --[X] Homesteading: Mary wants fresh tomatoes, she's getting fresh tomatoes!

    [EDIT: This turn is to mainly to have fun, with the one caveat being a Lucasfilm expansion into Ireland so that we can not only help expand the company, but also start to relieve some of the pressure that the Troubles have created.]
    [EDIT2: Fixed the issue of too many votes, noticed too late that I'd left more than twelve in.]
     
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    Basically, I am taking the most important options, some fluff, and I want to get into the Lucasfilms Umbrella the available Toy companies ASAP because the power of Merchandising is frankly ridiculous in this quest...

    Besides that, one of our objectives for the next 5 years was to learn a new language, and since we live in California Spanish seems the most useful language for day-to-day life...

    [X] Plan D&D and the Power of Merchandising
    -[X] Mike Eisners Action Plan 1980    : Time for Another Action Plan. DC: 0
    -[X] Bringing into the Fold: You have never really thought about making Games. Than Dave introduced you to Mike Pondsmith. His Writing buddy, where the two of them created a world that is fucking amazing. DC: 0
    -[X] R. Talsorian Games: Dave Alister's Friend, Mike Pondsmith, has come to your office with a helluva offer. And Mike was all in listening to you. DC: 30
    -[X]Investing in the Future: You want to Spend some of that money you made into the company and make the whole thing better DC: ??? (Linetail what you want to invest in, and how much money you want to invest in it)
    --[X] Create Sunset Toys with $100 million
    --[X] Buy Hasbro for $400 million
    -[X] Simple Life: You and Carrie sit and lay with eachother. Sometimes you miss this. DC: 0
    -[X] Dungeons and Dragons: Finally, the Game can begin, and it's time to go to the table. Wait, Robin, what are you wearing!? DC: 20
    -[X] A New Way of Doing Things Part 3: Brandon looked at the fighting ring you had prepared. "It is simple Bradon. Last three minutes with me. I'll go easy. With one hand behind my back." DC: ???
    -[X] The Lee Family come over to Dinner: Linda and Shannon are coming over. Time for dinner plays! DC: 40
    -[X] Your Rival: Arnold Schwarzenegger. You have no idea who this guy is… also, why does he want to rival you. Also, what the fuck is he doing, going around saying you are the only reason that things got so weird? Whatever that means. DC: 30
    -[X] Pray: It had been a long time since you went to Mass. You wish for the Lord to give you strength. DC: ???
    -[X] Research stuff, see if anything piques your interest    : You may have graduated High School as a kid, but you never stopped trying to learn. DC: 15 (Write-in what you want to learn about below)
    --[X] Learn Spanish
     
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    Alright, so six actions that we need to take, leaving us with six other actions to decide.

    Personally, i think we should go and create Sunset Toys for Japan, perhaps make that investment and buy Hasbro while we're at it. At the same time, since I already want to start with the Shining (and we don't have a script ready) perhaps we could have Carrie write one so that we can begin this year, and Mike's plan, with having Wes Craven begin the production.

    WhHmm, we should try and get the rights for the books from Philip K. Dick as well before someone else tries to take them. And I'm still all for getting the rights for more books from Stephen King, specifically Salem's Lot and The Dead Zone, both good books, both made great adaptations.

    And of course, there's still my wish for us to get Daiei Films already. Gamera is getting closer to making that godawful film that killed the franchise. Better get it now so that we can reboot it before it's too late.
     
    [X] Plan Wake up Samurai, we've got an industry to burn
    -[X]Mike Eisners Action Plan 1980: Time for Another Action Plan. DC: 0
    -[X]Bringing into the Fold: You have never really thought about making Games. Than Dave introduced you to Mike Pondsmith. His Writing buddy, where the two of them created a world that is fucking amazing. DC: 0
    -[X]R. Talsorian Games: Dave Alister's Friend, Mike Pondsmith, has come to your office with a helluva offer. And Mike was all in listening to you. DC: 30
    -[X]Investing in the Future: You want to Spend some of that money you made into the company and make the whole thing better DC: ??? (Linetail what you want to invest in, and how much money you want to invest in it)
    --[X] Sunset Toys. $100 Million. An idea that Carrie almost pursued before deciding to own the Lakers, with the rise in merch profability with films, a toy company that could be used to sell Sunrise toys and potentially later on Gundam and Star Wars would be a great investment for Lucasfilms as well as to promote Sunrise. Invest 100 million of the company warchest.
    -[X]Simple Life: You and Carrie sit and lay with eachother. Sometimes you miss this. DC: 0
    -[X]Dungeons and Dragons: Finally, the Game can begin, and it's time to go to the table. Wait, Robin, what are you wearing!? DC: 20
    -[X]A New Way of Doing Things Part 3: Brandon looked at the fighting ring you had prepared. "It is simple Bradon. Last three minutes with me. I'll go easy. With one hand behind my back." DC: ???
    -[X]The Lee Family come over to Dinner: Linda and Shannon are coming over. Time for dinner plays! DC: 40
    -[X]Your Rival: Arnold Schwarzenegger. You have no idea who this guy is… also, why does he want to rival you. Also, what the fuck is he doing, going around saying you are the only reason that things got so weird? Whatever that means. DC: 30
    -[X] Pray: It had been a long time since you went to Mass. You wish for the Lord to give you strength. DC: ???
    -[X] Do auditions(Movies and TV Shows): You are going to go to some of the casting calls that are in the place where you can find work in. DC: 20(Possibility of only getting a commercial or TV show job, or extra work in a low-budget film)
    -[X] Research stuff, see if anything piques your interest: You may have graduated High School as a kid, but you never stopped trying to learn. DC: 15 (Write-in what you want to learn about below)
    --[X] Learn Spanish

    Start off strong with the Mike Eisner Action plan and truly build a film Empire to dominate the 1980s, also star in another film or become a director/producer of one. Bring Mike Pondsmith into the fold and make some awesome Cyberpunk stuff.

    Relax with Carrie as Carrie always comes first. Play Dungeons and Dragons with some friends and have a good time. Help Brandon on Martial arts to prep him for Kung Fu Kid. And invite the Lees for some nice family time.

    Finally know who Arnold is so we go into the decade where he breaks out without being totally clueless on him. Do some game shows so we can broaden our profile and have some nice Christmas fun. Pray because it's Christmas time so we can enter this decade in good faith. Do auditions so we can get on Mork and Mindy or the Muppets. Finally learn Spanish to fulfill that portion of the plan.

    If Magoose gives us permission to create Sunset Toys as part of Lucasfilms then I will replace the Game show with that.
     
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    [X] Plan Wake up Samurai, we've got an industry to burn

    I'm fine with it, though can we change one of the options (perhaps the Game Show if we can't create Sunset Toys) in order to get the rights for the Philip K. Dick books, or have Carrie write the Script for The Shining, @Kaiser Chris ?
     
    overmind said:
    [X] Plan Wake up Samurai, we've got an industry to burn

    I'm fine with it, though can we change one of the options (perhaps the Game Show if we can't create Sunset Toys) in order to get the rights for the Philip K. Dick books, or have Carrie write the Script for The Shining, @Kaiser Chris ?
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    I was going to include getting PK Dick rights but I think Blade Runner is gonna release next year and I was kind of hoping to push it off until that because if Blade Runner is a damn good film then that'll make Dick more receptive to us and even if we get a low roll we'll get something. It's similar to how even though we got a 4 on the Stephen King rights roll, we still got The Shining because King loved the Carrie film.

    As for Carrie writing The Shining, I'd love to do that but I don't know if we can because Magoose has never given us the option to have Carrie write The Shining before and here she's focused on running the Lakers.
     
    So I was going to make a pitch for an adult animated series. Basically F is for family just with the nudity taken out. To be before The Simpsons because I thought it was made around this time but it turn out the simsons came out in 89 is it to early for something licke this and coude it hurt animations reputation lick it did in real life.
     
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    Kaiser Chris said:
    I was going to include getting PK Dick rights but I think Blade Runner is gonna release next year and I was kind of hoping to push it off until that because if Blade Runner is a damn good film then that'll make Dick more receptive to us and even if we get a low roll we'll get something. It's similar to how even though we got a 4 on the Stephen King rights roll, we still got The Shining because King loved the Carrie film.
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    Makes sense. I guess we can go with that.
    Kaiser Chris said:
    As for Carrie writing The Shining, I'd love to do that but I don't know if we can because Magoose has never given us the option to have Carrie write The Shining before and here she's focused on running the Lakers.
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    I could've sworn that we had that option. Oh well, let's hope we have better chance with the scripts this time around. There should be new ones this turn.
     
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