MakeAmericaSaneAgain. A 2016 political campaign.
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KarvokaQueen
Queen of the Coffee Cups
- Location
- City of Coffee, Upside-down land
I mean, those computers have research and stuff on them. ANd they broke. That's not minor.
Malaquez
[MUFFLED EUROBEAT]
- Location
- Singapore
No backups?
KarvokaQueen
Queen of the Coffee Cups
- Location
- City of Coffee, Upside-down land
Wait until a bad roll means getting hacked by the Russians!
Cybandeath
Lord Darkness, and Representative of Mad Science
- Location
- The United States of America
russia doesent actually do that much hacking wise, its mostly independant hackers in regards to eastern europe, china however is a hacking BEHOMOTH...
Not minor, but not public!
And at this stage, the Public part matters a lot more!
We need the organization to work out in the endgame run though.
Turn 10. Pre-Debate Results.
KarvokaQueen
Queen of the Coffee Cups
- Location
- City of Coffee, Upside-down land
CAMPAIGN ACTIONS: Pick Two (One locked).
[X] How to Ad for dummies. Your advertising department is kind of crap. Hardly surprising, given your background is Congress campaigns, where newspaper spots are the mainstay, not state-wide contests where TV ads rule. Expanding things so you can properly churn them out, at higher quality, would be a good (if expensive) investment. (Cost: 30k per turn until complete. 12k once complete. Time: 2 turns. Result: Ad attribute raised to 2.)
Roll = 24. Fucking idiots! Someone broke down the wrong wall. (One half-turn remaining)
"You fucking morons! Harry! Jesus Christ, fire them already!" You hang up and throw your iDroid at the fucking wall. Despite your issues with Harry, he's a decently smart guy, clearly it wasn't his fault that fucking moron Parker directed the work crew to the wrong fucking wall. So, that's great. Now you need to build a new goddamn wall, and pay for it. Still, at least it will be finished by the end of the week. Hell, the work crew agreed to not even charge you for the work hours it took to demolish the wall. So that is nice.
Of course, they aren't going to compensate you for breaking a wall down and nearly ruining your office. Assholes.
(2k worth of wall destroyed. Will be replaced by the time of your return to the office.)
[X] The plan pt2. Righ. So George has fucked with your carefully crafted master plan. No biggie, because you can drag his ass into his hotel room and list the reasons that's goddamn retarded. You hate to waste precious time doing this, but you can't afford to lose on August sixth. (George has changed the plan to focus on taking out Jeb Bush, and deflecting the abortion question instead of using the platform as a tool to shore things up.)
Roll = 58. The plan goes back to the old plan. Thank fuck for that. Stress levels increasing.
"Look, all I'm trying to say here is that we should go back to what we were doing with abortion, George. We'll get killed if all you do is deflect! This isn't the same goddamn party it was in the nineties. The 'big tent' era on abortion is over! We can't.....look. Scott Walker is going to get murdered on that stage, and he's going to try and drag you down with him." You rub your temples, cigar smouldering in its ashtray, an accurate reflection of your mood right now. How could someone this smart be this stupid? It didn't make any fucking sense! Still, after over two fucking hours. Two FUCKING hours you are finally getting through to him.
You pull open your laptop and swivel the screen around so George can see. It's Walker's debate plan. You scroll through the shit that doesn't matter. His plans for 'Staying aloof' have almost certainly changed, but one of the few candidates he had plans to attack was George. Right under 'G-Pataki' are:
"Walker isn't talking about Union-busting, or any of the shit that makes people fond of him. That might've changed today, but if he changes up this close to the debate, he's going to get fucked. Either way, this is good for us. We can be the hard-nosed union buster. More than that, though, we know he's going to be talking a lot of shit about foreign policy, railing clinton and paul as incompotent peacniks. Now, I don't know how well that'll work for him, but he did get this line written." George seems to be not overly fond of your agressive, curse-laden speaking style, but you don't care right now. This is more important than censoring yourself. You underline the pre-baked one liner he's gotten written up for the inevitable emails question.
"Right now, Russia and China know more about Hillary's emails than we do." That's a good line, and you can see George agrees with you. You copy it over to the debate strategy. You've got two days to get George on top of this shit. You can't fuck it up.
After another hour, you've brought Pataki on side, and after a few more modifications, stealing shit you know from Walker's debate plan, you've set things up for a killer debate on the 6th.
Christ, your chest hurts for some reason. It shouldn't be doing that. Some whiskey clears it up, but that came out of nowhere.
(Pataki prepared for debate, Scott Walker attacks vs. Pataki neutralized. Attacks against Scott Walker increased in strength by 1)
[X] Hunt for endorsers. With Jeb! On the decline already, and Walker's campaign in bloody, bitter tatters right out of the gate, it would be a good idea to go hunt for more endorsers. It can't hurt! (Cost: 10k Chance of Success: 55% Result: Endorsers found. +Momentum in State.)
-[X] Iowa
-[X] Specifically target people who have previously endorsed Walker (in Iowa, but also in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Wisconsin if possible).
Roll = 29 + 30 (Beanslide). Ron Knecht and Three IA State Senators switch sides, Several simply unendorse Walker.
Well, that was thoroughly underwhelming. While most of Walker's endorsers are dropping him, it appears several candidates got on this faster than you did. Which is impossible, because you got to them half an hour after the story went out. Still, you've netted a bit of support, and hopefully this will knock you up in the polls in Nevada and Iowa.
You can almost taste an Iowa victory at this rate!
(Ron Knecht (Nevada State Controller), Amy Sinclair (IA State Senator), Randy Feenstra (IA State Senator), Julian Garrett (IA State Senator).
RESEARCH TEAM Pick Two. (One locked)
[X] The Beanslide crashes in. Well, it is coming. Finally. It only took a month! Still, you've got a scant day to lay out your plan for pouncing on this. Harry's already got things largely prepared, but you can have final say on the line of attack twitter is going to flood with. (Cost: 9k Chance of Success: Unknown (High) Result: Pataki rides the WEDCgate tide.)
Roll = 93. Pataki causes Twitter Storm, Walker crippled leading into the debates.
@GovernorPataki (George E. Pataki) [article link] Warned you all about #WickedWalker ! Nothing but a corrupt establishment stooge. We can do better, America. Join #TeamPataki today! [Campaign site link]
@ScottWalker (Scott K. Walker) Typical liberal lies from @GovernorPataki. The WEDC appointment had nothing to do with financial donatioins.
@realDonaldTrump (Donald J. Trump) #WickedWalker is a sickness! Only Donald J. Trump can #MakeAmericaGreatAgain [article link]
@JebBush (John E. Bush, Sr.) Now is a time for action! @ScottWalker has shown his true colors. If you believe, like I do, that now is the time for Compassionate, Honest Conservatism, join #TeamJeb #JebCanFixIt
@GovernorPataki (George E. Pataki) @ScottWalker I'm not lying as hard as you did to the people of Wisconsin. #WEDCgate #MASA #TeamPataki
@JebBush (John E. Bush, Sr.) #WickedWalker can't provide the leadership we need! #AllInForJeb #JebCanFixIt
It just goes on, and on, and on! Jesus H. Christ, Walker is just getting dogpiled out there! It's only a day to the debates and even Jeb is dunking him. You never thought you'd see the day Jeb dunked anyone. Let alone his chief rival for the nomination. Walker is probably going to get crucified on the debate stage as a result of this absolute massacre on twitter!
That's assuming he even bothers to show up. Surely he'd realise going on the stage would only do more damage at this stage?
(Scott Walker momentum crippled, Walker gains trait 'Black Mark')
[X] Expanding surveillance. Harry is apoplectic about last week's fuck up. Splitting his time screaming at his interns, and apologising to you. which makes you feel a little better, but has also made you realise, of course he's fucking up. You need some proper spying infrastructure! To get this kind of shit off the ground, though, would bite into your cash reserves a bit. It'd also take time. (Cost: 18k per turn until completed. 6k once completed. Time: 3 turns. Result: Research stat raised to 3. Harry will have an easier time coordinating spying and subterfuge)
Roll = 9. Several Computers destroyed, Harry nearly assaults an intern. Stress levels increasing.
"Fucking what?! How the shit did Parker destroy three computers?! Tell that idiot he's fired! What do you mean you can't do that? What? We don't pay him?! Of course we don't pay him! He just broke three computers! Well put him on the payroll and then fire him! God fucking damn it!" That idiot Parker managed to break a bunch of Harry's shiny new shit. At least Harry nearly throttled him. That thought brings a smile to your face.
It promptly turns into a grimace, though, as you can feel your chest pain flare up again. Christ! What the fuck is that?
(8k worth of computer equipment destroyed. Harry upset.)
[X] Preparing the A-List. Getting Harry to set up an office to coordinate the A-List would be a good idea, you'll have to do it eventually! He'll also start researching and putting out feelers for potential recruits into the movement. Starting with Kelly (She hasn't publically endorsed George yet, but you can arrange that soon). (Cost: 45k Set-up, 15k Annually Chance of Success: Automatic Result: A-List office established, A-List Actions fully unlocked.)
Roll = 29. The office is set up, Harry wants to find someone to run it that isn't himself.
Well, you got some good news as you settled down in a bar in Cincinnati to watch the debate. Harry has called to tell you've they've set up the office for 'Project A-Team'. Got a room with a working phone, a desk, a chair, a computer, even one of those shitty plastic fake office plants. The whole nine yards! 's a thing of beauty. That said, he does harsh your mood a bit by telling you he's got no clue who can run it. You tell him to, but he refuses. He's your polls guy, not a campaign manager.
That makes sense, of course. Even if he's a fucking eccentric at the best of times, Harry is nothing if not good at making sense. He says he'll research potential candidates, as you will be far too busy managing the big campaign to really hope and win. You tell him to talk with Nate, and make a mental note (and a physical one, you are drinking tonight) to talk about it at your next poker game. Hopefully, in between cleaning him and Harry out, you can see if he knows any halfway decent campaign managers (Aside from your attractive self, of course.)
(A-list office set up. Harry will work on finding candidates in the latter half of the week. Due to a filing error, the office now has 1k worth of fake plants)
PATAKI ACTIONS(Pick 2)
[X] Crunch time. It is here, the debate is upon you. You've got three days to get George as ready as possible. That's it. Just three. Might as well do everything you can! (Cost: Free. Chance of Success: 45% Result: George will be as Ready as he can be.
Roll = 97. Crit! Pataki Charisma boosted to 4 for this debate.
Alright! George is finally getting the hang of this charisma thing! He's asserting himself better, isn't afraid to interject, and he's got the 'derisive laughter' thing down pat! Yeah, you can feel it. This is going to go great!
(George Pataki receives a temp buff of +1 Charisma for the first debate. Modifier may become permanent if debate goes well)
[X] Twitter Ready. Given Libby will probably spend the debate watching it in her room, or maybe in the bar with you and Jeanie, it might be a good idea to get George (and Parker) to train her up on Twitter, so she can live-tweet the entire thing. You'll be drinking, so christ knows you won't be!
-[X] Take a picture w/ George beforehand to post as debate starts, w/ caption wishing him luck?
-[X] Be adorable in cheering George on
-[X] Lower the boom whenever Trump says dumb or offensive (he will).
-[X] Feel free to compliment the other candidates if they make a good point. Don't forget to mention (@) their spouses if you do.
Roll = 99. Crit! Libby is prepped completely, pre-debate selfie with George and Supporters goes viral under #TeamPataki. #AbueloJorge and #WickedWalker make a return.
@LibbyPataki (Libby Pataki) Go follow @TeamPatakiOH ! Great team, Great People. [attached img of Libby posing with campaign volunteers. Volunteers are mostly female.]
@LibbyPataki (Libby Pataki) Last few moments with @GovernorPataki before he goes on stage!! So proud <3 [attached img of libby and George Sharing a pre-debate kiss.]
@LibbyPataki (LIbby Pataki) Snacks, check. Pataki Gear, check. Giant foam finger, double check! [attached image of Libby waving two 'Pataki #1' foam fingers while wearing a 'Make America Sane Again shirt.]
Well, if nothing else, Libby doesn't seem to be letting her sprained ankle keep her down! She's been blowing up on twitter in the lead up to the debate. Hopefully she doesn't steal Georges thunder!
(Libby has followed in her husband's footsteps and become a meme on Twitter. God help you all.)
SUPERPAC ROLLS
People before Politics PAC: 54. Gearing up for the A-List campaign. +10 to A-list rolls next turn.
AAfBA PAC: 9. Temporary silence, Hakeem thinks they might've been infiltrated by the DNC.
Well, the campaigning is still on hold, but the SuperPACs are doing some stuff. PbP is gearing up to start campaigning across campaign lines, and Hakeem has gone on lockdown to find any potential moles.
FUNDRAISING ROLL
Roll = 36 + 49 (Momentum) / 2 (Half-week). 81.5k raised from merchandise/donations.
Well, the days have ticked by, and if nothing else, your background fundraising is up. You aren't sure what has caused it, but apparently you need more MASA shirts and Team Pataki lawn signs. Why the fuck do people even buy those shitty lawn signs? Who cares. They do!
Done! After much deliberation, I've only posted the bits of the debate plan that are relevant. I'm not posting the whole document, because that would take time and effort I simply cannot provide.
Enjoy, and stay tuned for the debate!
[X] How to Ad for dummies. Your advertising department is kind of crap. Hardly surprising, given your background is Congress campaigns, where newspaper spots are the mainstay, not state-wide contests where TV ads rule. Expanding things so you can properly churn them out, at higher quality, would be a good (if expensive) investment. (Cost: 30k per turn until complete. 12k once complete. Time: 2 turns. Result: Ad attribute raised to 2.)
Roll = 24. Fucking idiots! Someone broke down the wrong wall. (One half-turn remaining)
"You fucking morons! Harry! Jesus Christ, fire them already!" You hang up and throw your iDroid at the fucking wall. Despite your issues with Harry, he's a decently smart guy, clearly it wasn't his fault that fucking moron Parker directed the work crew to the wrong fucking wall. So, that's great. Now you need to build a new goddamn wall, and pay for it. Still, at least it will be finished by the end of the week. Hell, the work crew agreed to not even charge you for the work hours it took to demolish the wall. So that is nice.
Of course, they aren't going to compensate you for breaking a wall down and nearly ruining your office. Assholes.
(2k worth of wall destroyed. Will be replaced by the time of your return to the office.)
[X] The plan pt2. Righ. So George has fucked with your carefully crafted master plan. No biggie, because you can drag his ass into his hotel room and list the reasons that's goddamn retarded. You hate to waste precious time doing this, but you can't afford to lose on August sixth. (George has changed the plan to focus on taking out Jeb Bush, and deflecting the abortion question instead of using the platform as a tool to shore things up.)
Roll = 58. The plan goes back to the old plan. Thank fuck for that. Stress levels increasing.
"Look, all I'm trying to say here is that we should go back to what we were doing with abortion, George. We'll get killed if all you do is deflect! This isn't the same goddamn party it was in the nineties. The 'big tent' era on abortion is over! We can't.....look. Scott Walker is going to get murdered on that stage, and he's going to try and drag you down with him." You rub your temples, cigar smouldering in its ashtray, an accurate reflection of your mood right now. How could someone this smart be this stupid? It didn't make any fucking sense! Still, after over two fucking hours. Two FUCKING hours you are finally getting through to him.
You pull open your laptop and swivel the screen around so George can see. It's Walker's debate plan. You scroll through the shit that doesn't matter. His plans for 'Staying aloof' have almost certainly changed, but one of the few candidates he had plans to attack was George. Right under 'G-Pataki' are:
- Hammer on Social Issues. Pataki is Pro-Death Liberal. Pro-Homosexual Marriage. Imply bias against christians.
- Hit on 'failed record'. Low approval rating in 2006. Accuse Pataki of fluffing record.
- Attack over Columbia trip. Accuse him of being frivilous and flat.
"Walker isn't talking about Union-busting, or any of the shit that makes people fond of him. That might've changed today, but if he changes up this close to the debate, he's going to get fucked. Either way, this is good for us. We can be the hard-nosed union buster. More than that, though, we know he's going to be talking a lot of shit about foreign policy, railing clinton and paul as incompotent peacniks. Now, I don't know how well that'll work for him, but he did get this line written." George seems to be not overly fond of your agressive, curse-laden speaking style, but you don't care right now. This is more important than censoring yourself. You underline the pre-baked one liner he's gotten written up for the inevitable emails question.
"Right now, Russia and China know more about Hillary's emails than we do." That's a good line, and you can see George agrees with you. You copy it over to the debate strategy. You've got two days to get George on top of this shit. You can't fuck it up.
After another hour, you've brought Pataki on side, and after a few more modifications, stealing shit you know from Walker's debate plan, you've set things up for a killer debate on the 6th.
Christ, your chest hurts for some reason. It shouldn't be doing that. Some whiskey clears it up, but that came out of nowhere.
(Pataki prepared for debate, Scott Walker attacks vs. Pataki neutralized. Attacks against Scott Walker increased in strength by 1)
[X] Hunt for endorsers. With Jeb! On the decline already, and Walker's campaign in bloody, bitter tatters right out of the gate, it would be a good idea to go hunt for more endorsers. It can't hurt! (Cost: 10k Chance of Success: 55% Result: Endorsers found. +Momentum in State.)
-[X] Iowa
-[X] Specifically target people who have previously endorsed Walker (in Iowa, but also in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Wisconsin if possible).
Roll = 29 + 30 (Beanslide). Ron Knecht and Three IA State Senators switch sides, Several simply unendorse Walker.
Well, that was thoroughly underwhelming. While most of Walker's endorsers are dropping him, it appears several candidates got on this faster than you did. Which is impossible, because you got to them half an hour after the story went out. Still, you've netted a bit of support, and hopefully this will knock you up in the polls in Nevada and Iowa.
You can almost taste an Iowa victory at this rate!
(Ron Knecht (Nevada State Controller), Amy Sinclair (IA State Senator), Randy Feenstra (IA State Senator), Julian Garrett (IA State Senator).
RESEARCH TEAM Pick Two. (One locked)
[X] The Beanslide crashes in. Well, it is coming. Finally. It only took a month! Still, you've got a scant day to lay out your plan for pouncing on this. Harry's already got things largely prepared, but you can have final say on the line of attack twitter is going to flood with. (Cost: 9k Chance of Success: Unknown (High) Result: Pataki rides the WEDCgate tide.)
Roll = 93. Pataki causes Twitter Storm, Walker crippled leading into the debates.
@GovernorPataki (George E. Pataki) [article link] Warned you all about #WickedWalker ! Nothing but a corrupt establishment stooge. We can do better, America. Join #TeamPataki today! [Campaign site link]
@ScottWalker (Scott K. Walker) Typical liberal lies from @GovernorPataki. The WEDC appointment had nothing to do with financial donatioins.
@realDonaldTrump (Donald J. Trump) #WickedWalker is a sickness! Only Donald J. Trump can #MakeAmericaGreatAgain [article link]
@JebBush (John E. Bush, Sr.) Now is a time for action! @ScottWalker has shown his true colors. If you believe, like I do, that now is the time for Compassionate, Honest Conservatism, join #TeamJeb #JebCanFixIt
@GovernorPataki (George E. Pataki) @ScottWalker I'm not lying as hard as you did to the people of Wisconsin. #WEDCgate #MASA #TeamPataki
@JebBush (John E. Bush, Sr.) #WickedWalker can't provide the leadership we need! #AllInForJeb #JebCanFixIt
It just goes on, and on, and on! Jesus H. Christ, Walker is just getting dogpiled out there! It's only a day to the debates and even Jeb is dunking him. You never thought you'd see the day Jeb dunked anyone. Let alone his chief rival for the nomination. Walker is probably going to get crucified on the debate stage as a result of this absolute massacre on twitter!
That's assuming he even bothers to show up. Surely he'd realise going on the stage would only do more damage at this stage?
(Scott Walker momentum crippled, Walker gains trait 'Black Mark')
[X] Expanding surveillance. Harry is apoplectic about last week's fuck up. Splitting his time screaming at his interns, and apologising to you. which makes you feel a little better, but has also made you realise, of course he's fucking up. You need some proper spying infrastructure! To get this kind of shit off the ground, though, would bite into your cash reserves a bit. It'd also take time. (Cost: 18k per turn until completed. 6k once completed. Time: 3 turns. Result: Research stat raised to 3. Harry will have an easier time coordinating spying and subterfuge)
Roll = 9. Several Computers destroyed, Harry nearly assaults an intern. Stress levels increasing.
"Fucking what?! How the shit did Parker destroy three computers?! Tell that idiot he's fired! What do you mean you can't do that? What? We don't pay him?! Of course we don't pay him! He just broke three computers! Well put him on the payroll and then fire him! God fucking damn it!" That idiot Parker managed to break a bunch of Harry's shiny new shit. At least Harry nearly throttled him. That thought brings a smile to your face.
It promptly turns into a grimace, though, as you can feel your chest pain flare up again. Christ! What the fuck is that?
(8k worth of computer equipment destroyed. Harry upset.)
[X] Preparing the A-List. Getting Harry to set up an office to coordinate the A-List would be a good idea, you'll have to do it eventually! He'll also start researching and putting out feelers for potential recruits into the movement. Starting with Kelly (She hasn't publically endorsed George yet, but you can arrange that soon). (Cost: 45k Set-up, 15k Annually Chance of Success: Automatic Result: A-List office established, A-List Actions fully unlocked.)
Roll = 29. The office is set up, Harry wants to find someone to run it that isn't himself.
Well, you got some good news as you settled down in a bar in Cincinnati to watch the debate. Harry has called to tell you've they've set up the office for 'Project A-Team'. Got a room with a working phone, a desk, a chair, a computer, even one of those shitty plastic fake office plants. The whole nine yards! 's a thing of beauty. That said, he does harsh your mood a bit by telling you he's got no clue who can run it. You tell him to, but he refuses. He's your polls guy, not a campaign manager.
That makes sense, of course. Even if he's a fucking eccentric at the best of times, Harry is nothing if not good at making sense. He says he'll research potential candidates, as you will be far too busy managing the big campaign to really hope and win. You tell him to talk with Nate, and make a mental note (and a physical one, you are drinking tonight) to talk about it at your next poker game. Hopefully, in between cleaning him and Harry out, you can see if he knows any halfway decent campaign managers (Aside from your attractive self, of course.)
(A-list office set up. Harry will work on finding candidates in the latter half of the week. Due to a filing error, the office now has 1k worth of fake plants)
PATAKI ACTIONS(Pick 2)
[X] Crunch time. It is here, the debate is upon you. You've got three days to get George as ready as possible. That's it. Just three. Might as well do everything you can! (Cost: Free. Chance of Success: 45% Result: George will be as Ready as he can be.
Roll = 97. Crit! Pataki Charisma boosted to 4 for this debate.
Alright! George is finally getting the hang of this charisma thing! He's asserting himself better, isn't afraid to interject, and he's got the 'derisive laughter' thing down pat! Yeah, you can feel it. This is going to go great!
(George Pataki receives a temp buff of +1 Charisma for the first debate. Modifier may become permanent if debate goes well)
[X] Twitter Ready. Given Libby will probably spend the debate watching it in her room, or maybe in the bar with you and Jeanie, it might be a good idea to get George (and Parker) to train her up on Twitter, so she can live-tweet the entire thing. You'll be drinking, so christ knows you won't be!
-[X] Take a picture w/ George beforehand to post as debate starts, w/ caption wishing him luck?
-[X] Be adorable in cheering George on
-[X] Lower the boom whenever Trump says dumb or offensive (he will).
-[X] Feel free to compliment the other candidates if they make a good point. Don't forget to mention (@) their spouses if you do.
Roll = 99. Crit! Libby is prepped completely, pre-debate selfie with George and Supporters goes viral under #TeamPataki. #AbueloJorge and #WickedWalker make a return.
@LibbyPataki (Libby Pataki) Go follow @TeamPatakiOH ! Great team, Great People. [attached img of Libby posing with campaign volunteers. Volunteers are mostly female.]
@LibbyPataki (Libby Pataki) Last few moments with @GovernorPataki before he goes on stage!! So proud <3 [attached img of libby and George Sharing a pre-debate kiss.]
@LibbyPataki (LIbby Pataki) Snacks, check. Pataki Gear, check. Giant foam finger, double check! [attached image of Libby waving two 'Pataki #1' foam fingers while wearing a 'Make America Sane Again shirt.]
Well, if nothing else, Libby doesn't seem to be letting her sprained ankle keep her down! She's been blowing up on twitter in the lead up to the debate. Hopefully she doesn't steal Georges thunder!
(Libby has followed in her husband's footsteps and become a meme on Twitter. God help you all.)
SUPERPAC ROLLS
People before Politics PAC: 54. Gearing up for the A-List campaign. +10 to A-list rolls next turn.
AAfBA PAC: 9. Temporary silence, Hakeem thinks they might've been infiltrated by the DNC.
Well, the campaigning is still on hold, but the SuperPACs are doing some stuff. PbP is gearing up to start campaigning across campaign lines, and Hakeem has gone on lockdown to find any potential moles.
FUNDRAISING ROLL
Roll = 36 + 49 (Momentum) / 2 (Half-week). 81.5k raised from merchandise/donations.
Well, the days have ticked by, and if nothing else, your background fundraising is up. You aren't sure what has caused it, but apparently you need more MASA shirts and Team Pataki lawn signs. Why the fuck do people even buy those shitty lawn signs? Who cares. They do!
Done! After much deliberation, I've only posted the bits of the debate plan that are relevant. I'm not posting the whole document, because that would take time and effort I simply cannot provide.
Enjoy, and stay tuned for the debate!
- Location
- USA
Good update, look forward to seeing the debate.
Is going to see a doctor an option for the next turn we have?
Is going to see a doctor an option for the next turn we have?
KarvokaQueen
Queen of the Coffee Cups
- Location
- City of Coffee, Upside-down land
Might be a bit slow on all my quests.
It is t-Minus two weeks to Copyright exam,a nd I've slept about eight hours over the past three days.
It is t-Minus two weeks to Copyright exam,a nd I've slept about eight hours over the past three days.
KarvokaQueen
Queen of the Coffee Cups
- Location
- City of Coffee, Upside-down land
Caught the wrong flight.
KarvokaQueen
Queen of the Coffee Cups
- Location
- City of Coffee, Upside-down land
Also, I'm going to have to do a bunch more portfolio work, but before I go, here is the basic formula used to generate debate results.
Good luck figuring out what it all means
Deb: 3 base. +/- ≤ 2 Deb. F: +2 Max, -6 Max.. IF: 3 base. +/- ≤ 2 IF up: +/- ≤ 2 Ch: 3 base. +/- ≤ 2 En: +/- ≤ 3 Rand: +/- ≤ 3
Good luck figuring out what it all means
Deb: 3 base. +/- ≤ 2 Deb. F: +2 Max, -6 Max.. IF: 3 base. +/- ≤ 2 IF up: +/- ≤ 2 Ch: 3 base. +/- ≤ 2 En: +/- ≤ 3 Rand: +/- ≤ 3
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This update and the coming debate brings to mind a very important question.
Should I embrace the fantasy of this quest and forget about the horrible debates that happened in real life, or should I continuously go to the effort to knock myself out of this pleasant dream?
Should I embrace the fantasy of this quest and forget about the horrible debates that happened in real life, or should I continuously go to the effort to knock myself out of this pleasant dream?
Stealthy
Reverently Irreverent
- Location
- Roaming
Fuck yeah stress levels
Also, I'm going to have to do a bunch more portfolio work, but before I go, here is the basic formula used to generate debate results.
Good luck figuring out what it all means
Deb: 3 base. +/- ≤ 2 Deb. F: +2 Max, -6 Max.. IF: 3 base. +/- ≤ 2 IF up: +/- ≤ 2 Ch: 3 base. +/- ≤ 2 En: +/- ≤ 3 Rand: +/- ≤ 3
The first "Deb: 3 base" would, presumably, be about our base debating skill (though I'm pretty sure we leveled that up to 4). "Ch: 3 base" is Charisma. "Rand: +/- < 3" is random chance/Rand Paul's response. "IF: 3 base" is issue familiarity (which again, leveled up to 4?). "Deb. F" is, best guess, based on what we prepped for. Not sure on "IF up". Momentum of sorts? It's just a bonus/malus thing. Then of course error bars.
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KarvokaQueen
Queen of the Coffee Cups
- Location
- City of Coffee, Upside-down land
It's worth noting, that little algorithm isn't for Pataki, it's the base line one, for a generic candidate. Pataki has his own.
Can you explain how the fundraising roll works? 36+49 adds up to 85. Divided by two gives 42.5. What function connects "42.5" to "$81,500"?
Also, I'm going to have to do a bunch more portfolio work, but before I go, here is the basic formula used to generate debate results.
Good luck figuring out what it all means
Okay, so these are all generic quantities then.
Deb: 3 base. +/- ≤ 2 Deb. means that the "Debate" stats for each candidate range from 1-5.
F: +2 Max, -6 Max.. means that another stat ("F"?) is assigned for each candidate, with values ranging from -6 to +2. No idea if positive numbers are good or bad (though given how they're sorted in-line from high to low ("+2" then "-6") I suspect higher values are worse.
IF: 3 base. +/- ≤ 2 IF stands for the "Issue Familiarity" stat, which again range from 1-5 for each candidate.
up: +/- ≤ 2 ... I dunno. I suspect this stat is self-standing, though I don't know what it means or why.
Ch: 3 base. +/- ≤ 2 means each candidate's "Charisma" stat ranges from 1-5
En: +/- ≤ 3 ... I dunno. Maybe "English" -- as in command of the language?
Rand: +/- ≤ 3 -- since this is for a generic candidate, it doesn't stand for 'Rand' but rather represents "Random" chance. Despite all our preparation, each candidate's final stat may swing by (up to) three up or down.
@The Karvoka Man: how'd I do?
KarvokaQueen
Queen of the Coffee Cups
- Location
- City of Coffee, Upside-down land
Pretty good. Couple of misses.
- Location
- Leeds
Angrish is suddenly looking like a very dangerous trait.
Malaquez
[MUFFLED EUROBEAT]
- Location
- Singapore
Good thing we have that holiday coming up, huh?
My concern is, how much good will that holiday actually do? I mean, we're carrying a lot of stress, we know the campaign season is just getting underway, and while we have a weeklong (?) break that's barely enough time to get your feet wet, plus we know that once the week is done we'll be back to the daily grind of stress-inducing politics.
At the moment, my mental image of Laxalt is less "J. Jonah Jameson" and more "Josh Lyman in the final episodes of Season 7 of The West Wing." We need something to relax us -- a great debate night could help, but I suspect we need to hire more help, delegate more projects to others, and generally take care of ourselves before our stress causes major problems for ourselves or others. Karvoka was hinting at a heart attack in this chapter, but I'm more worried that if we encounter a crisis, we'll be ill-suited to deal with it (cough blow up at others, unintentionally sabotage our campaign, force Pataki to demand our resignation... yeah). This level of stress is no joke.
- Location
- Europe
I honestly think a lot of the stress is temporary and will disappear once the debate is over. There will always be spikes whenever we're under pressure but I'm fairly sure a succesful debate and a week-long vacation is going to reduce the stress by quite a lot. Aside from that, health effects of stress really don't exhibit themselves this quickly, so I'm not sure why Karvoka is practically smacking us in the heads with the possibility of a heart attack. It's really only chronic stress over a long period that causes these kinds of things, not so much "crunch-time" stress.
Anyway, if we really want to prevent a heart attack, we should cut down on the cigars and the whisky, which has a bigger chance of causing it than anything stress related.
Anyway, if we really want to prevent a heart attack, we should cut down on the cigars and the whisky, which has a bigger chance of causing it than anything stress related.