The Restoration
Hunt for Bark and Bean Contested trickery roll against ???(Lanolin)
???+??? = 35
Contested by ???
???+???= 107
Critical Failure!
Those dumb animals! What do they think they are doing? Not only was the Restoration trying to capture those two dumbasses that rightfully belonged to you to punish, but dare to even indirectly mess with you!
From the surveillance that Sage and the Mafia Boss were able to set up, you found that Jewel send the sheep known as Lanolin to look for Bark and Bean.
While annoyed they were moving to capture them before you could deal with them, you at least were content you could learn whatever information they obtained, and even break them at your leisure to do whatever you saw fit with them.
You did not expect them to fumble the job so badly. It should have been easy to find the pair of fools, but whoever they were working for was certainly more astute than them. There were plenty of fake trails that even had you fooled, and when that Lanolin followed them, thinking they had found their main hideout, there was instead a not so happy surprise set for them that you did not see coming.
Lanolin had planned a proper raid to capture the criminals, and criminals she did find…but not the ones she or you hoped for. Instead of Bark and Bean, instead the sheep that beat Shadow stumbled into the main hideout of Mafia Boss!
You couldn't believe what you read from the reports in the Restoration. How can someone misdirect them so badly that they lead them to another criminal base of operations?
Lanolin tried to apprehend Mafia Boss and his people but they were more than ready to respond to the unexpected raid, supposedly Mafia Boss himself took on Lanolin and defeated her in combat, landing her in the hospital.
Since that incident put the people from the Mafia in odds against the Restoration, when they were content to let the criminals be at the moment. The rest of the black market has been spooked because of the possible fear of the Restoration cracking on their operations next.
Mafia Boss has gone to ground currently, no one has heard from him as he focuses on setting his operations again…He won't be available to hire in the near future…troublesome.
Results: Lanolin failed to capture Bean and Bark, instead stumbled into Mafia Boss operations and got a beating, unbalancing the feeble peace that the Restoration had with some criminal elements. Mafia Boss won't be available next turn.
Collab with GUN on Wards (Rookie)
??? + ??? + ??? + ??? = 107
Success
Ugh, how frustrating.
Apparently, GUN's mystically inclined feline was once again sent out to assist the Restoration. He doesn't seem pleased, from what you can gather, but they are paying him enough to shut up and tolerate it.
With Rookie serving as extra hands and having some small mystic knowledge just from basic experience, the duo worked into the night and soon had their own version of wards to keep the flames at bay.
Unfortunate, you were hoping the fire would cause them issues for awhile, maybe even sell your wards to them!
Nothing to be done about it, you suppose.
Results: The Restoration and GUN now have wards for their territory against the Magic fire.
Seek Peace with the Nocturnus Clan(Tangle) DC: 100
??? + ??? + ??? + ??? + ??? = 102
Bare Success
"There is no honor in crushing you."
Tangle blinked, clearly unsure if she should be offended or happy.
"Uhhh.... thanks?" The Lemur scratched her head.
The Enchidna leader, Shade, sighed and folded her arms.
"I do not wish to destroy you. I have seen you fight. You are sloppy, but have great potential. And I can tell you are good, honorable people. I do not wish to drag this out any further... But it is not entirely my choice."
Tangle sighed and rubbed her arm.
"Yeah, I get that, I get that... Look, we didn't mean anything by it. We are willing to take the egg on our face and publicly apologize if you just, like, stop trying to destroy us! We'll even throw in some gift baskets!" Tangle offered.
"...What is a gift basket?"
"Oh, it's really cool. You'll love it."
"Is it useful?"
"...Sure."
After that and another few hours of terms being discussed, the Nocturnus Clan were finally leaving the Restoration alone. From what you can gather, not all are pleased with making their leave, and a grudge definitely remains, but they have staved off the worst of it for now.
The Empire
EXTINGUISH THE CURSED Fire DC 120(DC reduced by ???)
??? + ??? + ??? + ??? - ??? = 113
Bare Failure!
How Curious.
Honestly, you admit you did not bother to check how the empire was faring with Zavok's little gift, if you were struggling so much with it, then they would not have the means to quench the fires.
That changed this month when your surveillance drones and hidden cameras caught quite an unusual sight.
A young woman with blue-purplish hair and a purple dress,carrying a weird looking staff, with an angry looking wolf strolling through the area where the flames were propagating, with an entourage of Soldiers and Tanks following her.
You did not understand what was happening until the woman seemed to activate that staff somehow, and a blue aura seemed to cover her. And slowly the climate around her started to change, your systems reporting the temperature dropping quite quickly, and a blizzard started to manifest in the area, with her as the epicenter.
You did not understand the purpose of that, until you realized that the blizzard was actually
quelling the fires.
It was not an instant thing, and it seemed that it took a lot out of her, if the sight of her dropping unconscious to the ground as the group of soldiers quickly retrieved her and brought her back to base was any sight.
Through the course of the month, the woman was seen dealing with the fire and while she was unable to extinguish all of it, almost half of the flames in their territory had been dealt with.
Even if you reviewed the footage again and again, you couldn't fathom how that was possible! Did the staff possess some unusual capabilities fitting to deal with that? Or was the woman one of those rumored Valkyria that Isara said to possess strange powers?
Result: Flames have been almost dealt with, dc reduced by half! Crymaria has been relocated to Green Hills!
Upgrade Factories with Badnik Technology : Logistics DC 100 (DC reduced thanks to ???)
??? + ??? + ??? + ??? = 145
Success!
You had to do your best to contain the snarl coming to your face and the instinct of smashing the computer as Agent Stone transmitted the video feedback of the Empire's latest stunt.
It caught your attention that since you infiltrated them, they had for the first time their factories stop operations…all of them. While you usually would not bother for the reason of such a thing, that changed quickly when they began to overhaul all the facilities of their factories.
Your curiosity picked, you had Stone keep an eye on them, even having him go to a look inside the operations, and what information he managed to uncover made your blood boil.
Those bloodthirsty racist have somehow cracked your genius Badnik Technology!!! You refused to believe some simpletons could have done such a thing! But the evidence was right there! Factories upgrade to work similar to how badniks are produced…machinery and resources used in the same way…if that wasn't enough, the bunch of badnik remains being transported there made it obvious!
From the looks of it, they are trying to incorporate the Badnik technology for their Tanks! How dare those simpletons steal the fruits of your greatness to empower themselves with something they are not worthy of!
Not only that, that means that they somehow were smart enough to reverse engineer your tech! You refuse to believe that is possible… They must have received assistance from someone deeply familiar with your work.
You WILL look deeper into this!
Result: Empire started refurbishing and upgrading factories with Badnik Tech, possibility of empire adapting Badnik weaponry and styles on their tanks and other equipment, ???
GUN
Collab with Eggman on the Black Arms (reach out action, sending Randall autosuccess)
As you relaxed in your private chambers, Sage patched a message through to you from GUN. She still seemed... Reluctant to talk to you. You try not to think about it...
"Hello. This is Agent Randall Handel, calling you on behalf of GUN." He said simply, though he sure didn't seem happy to see you.
"...That is not your real name." You deadpanned.
"Why does everyone say that?" He muttered, before regaining his composure.
"Regardless, now that we... Have our house in order, we are seeking to continue our agreed upon collaborations against The Black Arms." The man nodded.
"Hmm. I'll see what I can do, Mr. Handel." You shrugged.
"See to it you do. Randall out."
You hummed as you sat back in your chair. Good to see those fools can do something right and come to their senses!
....You still think that man gave you a fake alias though.
Results: GUN has reopened collaboration options against the Black Arms with you.
Collab with the Restoration on Wards DC 65
Black Arms Intelligence Gathering Trickery DC: 100/150
??? + ??? = 116
For a so-called world wide organization, GUN's intelligence gathering seemed mostly focused on the nearby regions and the areas you already knew the Black Arms to be. The information shared tells you of the ongoing occupation Doom has in Syndicate City, pockets of resistance against the alien menace still fighting but it looks as if it may only be a matter of time.
Rouge Interrupts with assistance!
116 + 40 + 10 = 166
Complete Success
It seems as if giving Rouge that free time was not a horrible idea however, as the bat teamed up with an agent of gun named after a gemstone (I wonder why Rouge likes her) to actually gather some new information.
Doom is on the move, pushing deeper into the oceans. You have to assume one of the emeralds has sunk into the deeps at this point, or some other thing the alien desperately wants, but luckily while his ships may last in space, the pressures of the oceans are preventing him from searching them efficiently. It also seems like whatever is calling the ocean home now a days is fighting back against his invasion.
Knuckles
Look into Alternative Housing DC 90-logistics
??? + ??? + ??? = 24
Critical Failure
Ok, this is just getting... Sad.
Knuckles and that human (you swear he seems familiar) attempted to find alternative housing solutions for the refugees, but everything they did collapsed.
Small huts, tents, you name it, it failed to be properly set up.
The citizens of Angel Island are incredulous, but all Knuckles can do is lead them to caves and say "Look, my ancestors are clearly against housing. If you want to risk angering them, be my guest."
It's a miracle they haven't left, that or a testament to the insanity of the world.
Rock Beats Fire (Mystic DC: 120)
??? + ??? + ??? = 133
Success!
Wow.
After his house based failings these past few months and your general memories of tricking him, it was easy to forget Knuckles was still a mystic minded individual who knew a thing or two.
He stood on the edge of Angel Island and closed his eyes, joined by a pink haired fellow Echidna in leather. She seemed annoyed to be here, but joined in with standing there.
Eventually, after a while, an energy seemed to fill the air that everyone within Green Hills could feel. To be honest it felt... Strangely calming.
With your deep Infiltration of the Restoration, you are able to determine due to him calling that He used the power of the Master Emerald to ease the difficulty of fixing the fires.
Of course, this doesn't discriminate...
Results: Thanks to Knuckles' assistance, next turn all actions related to fixing the fire get +30 to the roll.
Organize Civilians Logistics DC: 75
??? + ??? + ??? + ??? = 91
Success!
Knuckles seems to realize that helping is all well and good, but it's not very useful if the people he is helping sit on their butts all day.
While they have been farming and the like, for the most part the refugees have had little purpose in their time on Angel Island.
That bee decided to help whip them into shape, and with the right reward system and some kind words she managed to motivate them to do things like patrols and basic training with Knuckles and the human.
Hmmph. Not how YOU would do it, but it worked out (as mildly inconvenient for you as it is should you ever attack Angel Island).
???
Sabotage Eggman's Mines DC: 80/120 trickery (second dc they don't get caught/Pass it unnoticed)
??? + ??? + ??? + ??? = 82
Bare Success
You were in a particular foul mood nowadays, and the recent news did not make things better.
It all started when our bumbling minions intruded in your quarters without permission. You had half a mind to punt them out of the room, when they hurriedly notified you about an attack on your mines!
That quickly got you out of your funk and reacted quickly, contacting Conquering Storm to deal with the intruders, the ninja was already in her way but it did not made a difference. Curse the time for Starline not being available cause he was handling the transport of Maw and their scientist!
It seems like the invaders have decided to attack all your mines simultaneously, entering the installation and planting several explosives in vital points of the infrastructure. They were not stealthy enough to avoid the notice of the security cameras, but by the time you had the rest of your badniks go to the other mines, the saboteurs had already detonated the charges!
Your mines received significant damage to their machinery, even managing to put some of them out of commission! Arrrgh! Why does one bad thing after the other have to happen to you!
Luckily, Conquering Storm was able to confront some of the retreating invaders, and was able to identify them to a degree. They wore dark and green uniforms with black hoods and skull masks, and used Empire weaponry, not only that, close examination of the damaged mines had clear signs of ragnite based explosions.
Did that mean that the Empire had sent these soon to be death fools? This was unlike their usual tactics, their methods of direct combat well known, and so far, you have not seen them employ this type of tactics…are they a black ops unit perhaps?
Whatever the case, you know they didn't retreat to Empire land, but instead hid themselves deep in your territory , somehow managing to avoid the notice of the Pronghorns and their work on fortifying the border… They are here, skulking around your hard earned land like filthy cats…
If the Empire is starting to up their game against you, you shall respond in kind!
Results: Mines damaged! Metal income will be halved for next turn (from 600 metal units to 250+100=350) and next turn all related mine actions will have a -10 malus. Mines will be fixed by the end of the next turn.)
???
Find a Fall Guy Trickery DC: 50
??? + ??? +??? + ??? = 123
Critical Success!
My my, how interesting.
Apparently, those hotheads the Babylon Rouges were in town and they had a bit of a scuffle with the Restoration.
Apparently, they got reliable information from an anonymous source THEY were trying to stir up trouble between you and the Restoration so you would all be easier pickings to steal from in the confusion.
Based on how hard they fought before escaping, either they did it, or they were REALLY offended.
Regardless, they didn't deny it and whatever information those obnoxious do-gooders gained is good enough to completely convince them.
Hmmm... This feels too... sophisticated for the Babylon Rouges, but it doesn't really matter. Any lingering doubts you were behind those attacks on the Restoration have been squashed, so it's a win for you.
Leak Information to the Restoration Trickery: 65
??? + ??? = 140
Critical Success
The Restoration has been spreading information far and wide about ways the citizenry can help slow the advance of the cursed flames, sea salt circles appearing throughout the territory and rowan wood wrapped in holly being placed at every intersection.
It isn't stopping the flames, but the information seems to be good as the flames are not advancing nearly as fast through their territory. Where could they have gotten this information, none of your knowledge of their workings screams that they have an expert in Mystic arts…
Blow up the Empire's Stuff Power: DC: 100
??? + ??? = 91
Bare Failure
You are not even sure if Bean and Bark are trying to remain hidden anymore. After managing to lose The Restoration's tail, they almost immediately turned on The Empire, trying their best to make a mess of their works in Green Hills.
Unfortunately for the duo, The Empire is much more willing to shoot at them with actual guns instead of just trying to arrest them. They managed to do a bit of damage to some outlying Empire infrastructure, but were forced into a hasty retreat far before they could do any damage that might actually help you.
Who is giving these two orders?
???
Check on Ko's Friends! DC: Autopass
Ko's tail nervously flicked back and forth as she waited in Chuck's Diner.
"Mmm…. Ko messed up. Maybe Ko should go before-" She muttered.
"Ko!" Two familiar voices exclaimed. Ko's ears drooped as she looked over to see Tangle and the Rookie approach.
"...Ko is sorry-" The cat girl began.
"No, Ko. We're sorry." Rookie assured, before nudging Tangle. The Lemur perked up.
"Yeah… we don't like your brothers still but… we shouldn't have pushed so hard. It's just… we care about you. And think you deserve good things." Tangle nodded.
"So.. Ko's Friends still hang out with Ko?" Ko asked, tearing up.
"Of course." Rookie smiled.
Ko cried a waterfall of tears and hugged her friends tightly, the duo wheezing from the tightness of it. From the corner, two people watched, a familiar hedgehog smiling fondly.
"I love a happy finish."
"...Donut, not now."
"Sorry sir."
Cream
Set up Chao-Wisp Playdates Heart DC: 45
??? + ??? = 90
Exact Critical Success
The chaos spawn are not supposed to be this prevalent, but it seems as if Cream the Rabbit has arranged for a large gathering of the chao to appear in Restoration territory. If this were by anyone more competent and dangerous, you might actually be worried, but the large banners saying it was a playdate made it fairly clear this was not anything dangerous.
Whisps and chao spent the day together, having fun and playing. Bah! Useless!
…Or at least you thought it had been. The large gathering of the creatures of chaos and the hyper-go-on aliens should have been a disaster, the two energies clashing and not mixing at all. But the harmoniousness of the event, the joy, the fun they were having.
HEART
It seemed to have done… something… the chao and the whisps seem more focused, more willing to work together and push back against the flames and other invaders.
Just what was that?
Result: The Chao are now much more prevalent in Restoration territory and they seem to be doing… something.
An Empire Of Meanies! Power DC: 75/125
??? + ??? = 130
Complete Success!
Well well well, it seems as if Gemerl is copying Metal now. Several Empire facilities have been attacked by the mechanized warrior and as expected of one of your creations, it has been laying waste to the fools. He hasn't been causing nearly as much damage to those running the places, but has been making up for it by freeing their laborers en mass and also basically leveling all structures the Empire has managed to erect.
Some of those workers have followed their brethren into your territory and the robot savior seems to have given them a positive outlook on your army of machines. They are more thankful to Gemerl and Cream than yourself, so as long as you don't do anything to harm the literal child and her slowly growing robotic family, everything should be fine.
Result: Empire facilities demolished by Gemerl, more Darcsens have joined you with a positive look of Cream and her family.
Miku and the Hedgehogs
Convince the Restoration to Work with Eggman Against the Black Arms DC: 100
??? + ??? = 95
Bare Failure
Those moronic stubborn animals!
You had sent the most neutral, friendly, and open party you could find to the Restoration with the data you had collected with GUN. You had left no trackers in the data, an honest to goodness gesture of goodwill to show just how serious the threat of the Black Arms was.
And the singing artificial intelligence told you they took the data with a smile and rejected you!
"Dunno what you were expecting, Egghead," Manic said. "They all know how you work and their leader is a smart cookie. She knows that just because you're working to beat up some alien freaks doesn't mean you're going to stop trying to take over the world!"
"But~" Miku replied, a finger raised. "She didn't say it with her Heart. When we showed her the data, the walrus looked over it really well, the lemur was ready to fight us, the sheep outright refused to meet, but Jewel… her Heart was pushing her to Help."
She looks at you in the eyes through the screen and you can feel something in the singer's voice that you can't place, but know to be true. "What Jewel wants more than anything is for her people to be safe and happy. You offered half with the data doctor. If you can offer the other half as well, I think you may be able to manage this."
Rusty vs. Omega
93 + 29(Rusty Power) + 7(Limbs Akimbo) + 5(Rusty Hammer)= 134
Vs.
??? + ??? + ??? + ??? = 63
Critical Success!
Hahahahaha yes!!!
After all the setbacks you had to deal with this month, every victory you got was just more sweet! After the thrashing that Metal Sonic gave to Omega, the rebellious machine was in a more…
murderous mood, if that was possible to begin with, and thought he could get even by thrashing Rusty twice as hard.
He did not expect for Rusty to receive an upgrade! The tune ups you gave her alongside the new adaptive combat module and the new Hammer protocols installed, have made Rusty Rose an even fearsome combatant.
The sight of Rusty flawlessly avoiding Omega's barrage of bullets and punting him across the room was a sight to behold! You had Cubot and Orbot record every moment of the fight, and replay it in slow motion!
By the end of the fight Omega was sulking in a corner, full of dents everywhere. Shows the fool for thinking he can just thrash other inventions of yours truly!
…You almost wished that Belle hadn't taken him to the new Garage to fix him after the fight.
Result: Rusty Rose has recovered her Honor! Omega 123 spends all the month sulking!
The Mafia Boss and His Mob
Look into the Criminal Underground DC: 50
??? + ??? = 108
Critical Success!
Hmmm … Seems working with the mob has been paying dividends!
Sentences you don't say everyday aside, The Mafia Boss was already fairly well connected in the criminal underbelly of Green Hills, so it was only a matter of looking at any new players who might be worth looking into.
Thankfully for you, there were only two big enough to be a problem… but both could be quite annoying.
The first was an old player getting back into the game. The small-time criminals were all pretty terrified of him, claiming he was the real deal, and the Mafia Boss had to dig deep in his pockets to get them to risk spilling any beans. They weren't willing to give a name to have plausible deniability, but he was an opossum who apparently had his hands in a ton of businesses around Green Hills, most notably the Chao Races and that Bar the boxing kangaroo ran (Ha! You knew something was off!). The Mafia Boss even heard from a thug he managed to get drunk that HE might be the one who was framing you earlier! The man passed out before he could get 100% confirmation of this mysterious possum's involvement (and was strangely gone by the time The Mafia Boss returned from a bathroom break) but your blood still boils!
And your blood didn't STOP boiling when you heard a familiar description of a tall, red and horned demon-like creature who had been carving his own chunk of the criminal underground for himself, taking out smaller fries and boasting of his strength.
Zavok!!! That muscled moron had never left Green Hills at all, he was just rebuilding his powerbase in a different way! THIS WOULD NOT STAND!
If either causes you trouble, it is time to make a little visit…
Results: Learned about the Opossum mob boss who has been framing you and that Zavok has become an underground criminal leader! Action unlocked to hunt down Zavok!
GHOST Squad
Sabotage the Empire DC 40
??? + ??? + ??? = 57
While the job they did wasn't nearly as impressive as the Mafia Boss had done for you, it appeared these government stooges were worth their salt, at least somewhat.
Going undercover as Imperial soldiers, some of the group was able to get their hands on some new factories' schedules and did some messing around that caused major confusion and delay, with at least one getting damaged from having the wrong parts delivered.
It does make you feel a little better to see the Empire suffer so!
Results: The Empire's factories have had their progress halted. The Empire gets -10 to their actions next turn.
