- Location
- New England
We get cooler toys and a greater variety of bad guys.
Slayer Command: XCOM with Monsters and Mecha
- Thread starter ShieldCrown
- Start date
- Original
We get cooler toys and a greater variety of bad guys.
While I can't speak for others, for me, it's because I don't see the complications as bad things to be avoided. Once we're in character, it'd be a challenge to close the beta breach and narrow the front to relieve our overstrained logistics. In character creation, however, opening a second breach to deal with promises interesting strategic decisions in terms of balancing forces and establishing norms to figure out what the minimum force needed to safely win a battle is, which makes it an interesting choice.
If I could take more complications while still being limited to three boons, I'd file a vote to that effect.
- Location
- USA
Preliminary Vote Count, You all still have until Monday, October 3rd.
- Location
- USA
Voting is closed. And the winner is…
Year 1, January (Turn 1)
- Location
- USA
[x] Plan: War Has Changed
-[x] The Scientist
-[x] Laura Thompson
-[x] Female
-[x] Cyberware Development
-[x] Slayer Factory
-[x] Preserved Titan Corpse
-[x] Meta-Emergence
-[x] Breach Cults
-[x] Slayer Leak
-[x] The Scientist
-[x] Laura Thompson
-[x] Female
-[x] Cyberware Development
-[x] Slayer Factory
-[x] Preserved Titan Corpse
-[x] Meta-Emergence
-[x] Breach Cults
-[x] Slayer Leak
You are Doctor Laura Thompson, scientist and the mind behind the glorious mechanized anti-biomorphic Titan weapon known as the Slayer. You were also very upset at the moment, as the person on the other end of the phone call should know very well by this point. "Who the hell is running our cyber security!? This is the schematics for our best weapon against Titan-class Biomorphs, and somehow instead of being secured behind the best defenses money could buy, it's now out in the wilderness of the internet!?" You yelled into the phone, one of your eyes twitching as you felt the need to throttle the absolute moronic nethanderthal who allowed this atrocity to happen. You scowled as you listened to the man on the other end as he tried to calm you down. "Oh? And what you could possibly have that would make up for this utter catastrophe-!?" You paused as the words came over the line. "We have an intact Titan-Class specimen? …Perfectly preserved you say? And the data on the Cybernetics has come in safely? And the dedicated facility for my babies has been fully constructed?"
Well… that does take the edge off.
You sighed and spoke into the phone, keeping your voice level this time. "Very well, that is good news. But I still want our cyber security to be gone over with fine toothed comb and refined into something where this incident doesn't occur again, do you understand? Good, I'm off to meet the Department Heads…" You paused as the man on the other end told you something that brought back the eye twitch.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE ONLY HAVE TWO DEPARTMENT HEADS!?"
God, you had your work cut out for you if this was the level of competence you were stuck with…
Facility Power: 5/20
Conventional Units: 20 Infantry Units, 2 Transport Helicopter Units, 2 Combat Helicopter Units, 2 IFV Units, 1 Tank Unit
Special Units: 3 Slayer Units
Credits: 1,500 (+200 Credits Per Turn)
Military: Thankfully you actually had someone in charge of this section, one Commander Felix Adams. Good track record, knew what he was doing at least… (2 Action)
[ ] Recruitment Drive: "Director, we only have twenty squads at our command, and more often than not, these Biomorphs come out in hordes. It would be best if we increased our numbers as much as possible. Can't keep the Slayers clear of the swarm if we don't have enough firepower." (Cost: 150. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 40. Reward: More Infantry Units.)
[ ] Armor Acquisition: "Director, we have only one tank. While the Slayers are certainly big and armored, they're meant to take on Titans. I recommend we work to get additional armored units before we end up needing them and not having them." (Cost: 200. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 50. Reward: More Tanks, along with a few other vehicles.)
[ ] Steel in the Sky: "Director, I'm beginning to think we got the short end of the stick. Aerial Biomorphs, while rare, do exist. Along with that, having units in the air that can provide fire support for our ground units will be of great help in our operations." (Cost: 250. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 50. Reward: More Aerial Units, Mostly Combat Helicopters.)
[ ] Culling Operation: "Director, while we have secured the containment zone around the Alpha Breach, there are still Biomorphs inside the zone that will prove to be problematic if not dealt with. While I'd prefer having more men and vehicles before we moved out, I'll work with what we have." (Cost: 100. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 60. Reward: Biomorph Forces inside Containment Zone decreased.)
[ ] Slayer Coordination: "Director, with your permission I'd like to run some drills and mock missions to help with coordination between our conventional forces and the Slayers. Last thing we want is for either one to get in the other's way during a real operation." (Cost: 100. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 50. Reward: Coordination between Conventional and Slayer Units improves, decreased chance of acquiring a Malus during operations.)
[ ] Bluecap Improvement: "Director, I'd like to train the base security to a level I feel will allow them to better deal with any hostile that makes their way into the base, either Biomorph or human. I'm certain we'd all sleep better if we knew the 'Bluecaps' were good at their job." (Cost: 100. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 50. Reward: Base Security Improved. 'Bluecaps' will be equal to Infantry Units in effectiveness.)
Research: Ah, the lab. The wonderful things your researchers can come up with, the secrets they could uncover! Unsurprisingly, your promotion to Director has left this department without a head. You should probably fix that… (1 Action)
[ ] Get a Department Head (Research): You need to get someone to manage your favorite department, since you'll be so busy handling the organization as a whole. There are bound to be a few brilliant minds you can put to the task, right? (Cost: 100. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 50. Reward: Research Department Head, +1 Research Action Slot.)
[ ] Chroming Up, The Basics: You received a very interesting data package concerning cybernetics enhancements, filled to the brim with ideas and schematics for the field actually. Looking through it and figuring out ways to apply it to your operations sounds like a good idea. (Cost: 150. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 40. Reward: You can produce Medical Grade Cyberware for your Troops or for sale, Unlock additional Cyberware Actions.)
[ ] The Corpse of Giants: You have a fully intact, preserved corpse of a Titan. The amount of data you could get from this is immense, but if you wanted to get every last drop of information you'd need to do some pretty invasive stuff that would destroy it. Unfortunate, seeing as you doubt you'd find another specimen like this. (Cost: 150, Consumes Preserved Titan Corpse. Time: 2 Turns. DC: 60. Reward: Large amounts of Biomorphic Data, Greater Understanding of Titan physiology, ???)
[ ] Small Samples: You have the corpse of a Titan, fully intact and perfectly preserved. You could use it to acquire data on Biomorphs, but if you took only small samples instead of more invasive and destructive means and analyzed those instead, you might manage to keep it around longer for future research. (Cost: 100. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 60. Reward: Biomorphic Data, Basic Understanding of Titans, Titan Corpse is not fully consumed, ???)
[ ] Better Pilot Interface: Your Slayers are such lovely darlings, but some people have trouble operating them to their fullest. It mainly seems to be a UI issue, but you can definitely fix that in no time! (Cost: 150. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 50. Reward: Slayers are easier to operate, Slayer Pilot Training DC reduced.)
[ ] Slayer Armory: Your Slayers need more weapons! You just need to figure out how to make them, either scaling this up or making big guns fit onto your darling's chassis without it being more problematic than it's worth. But you were the Mother of the Slayers, it should be child's play! (Cost: 200. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 50. Reward: Slayer Armament List Expanded.)
Industrial: The other department that has someone in charge, a nice lady by the name of Emily Chambers. You feel like you can trust her to take care of your Slayers. (2 Actions)
[ ] Slayer Production: "Well Director, while we might not have more pilots currently, I think that having a surplus of Slayers will be a good thing! Having spares in chase one of them isn't working right will certainly be better than not having them. And besides, if we have more now, then when we get more pilots they won't have to wait too long." (Cost: 200. Time: 2 Turns. DC: 60. Reward: Additional Slayes Constructed.)
[ ] Rocket Pods & Flak Guns: "Nothing against our Bluecaps, Director, but I think having some stuff built into the HQ for handling more flighty targets and those with a particular toughness to them might be beneficial for base security. Me and my boys can get something whipped up right quick!" (Cost: 200. Time: 2 Turns. DC: 50. Rewards: Rocket Pods and Flak Guns added to HQ, Increases Security.)
[ ] Pop Goes the Turret!: "Now Director, hear me out. What if we installed turrets that could pop out of the ceiling and floors that shoot at any bug or crazy that manages to get into our base? It's great, ain't it?" (Cost: 150. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 50. Reward: Internal Hidden Turrets added, Increases Security.)
[ ] Secondary Laboratories : "I can definitely add more labs to the base if you want that, Director. I'm sure the Whitecoats will like that, and maybe yourself too, eh?" (Cost: 200. Time: 2 Turns. DC: 50. Reward: Secondary Labs Built, +5 to Research Actions and +1 Re-Roll on Failed Research Actions.)
[ ] Secondary Workshops: "Having more places for my boys and girls to work their stuff is going to be something you won't regret, Director! I'm sure we'll whip up some pretty great stuff once we get the facilities!" (Cost: 200. Time: 2 Turns. DC: 50. Reward: Secondary Workshops Built, +5 to Industrial Actions and +1 Re-Roll on Failed Industrial Actions.)
[ ] House of Asclepius: "You want a full on hospital built into the HQ? Should be better than the basic infirmary already set up. Sure, I can do that for you, Director!" (Cost: 200. Time: 2 Turns. DC: 50. Reward: Hospital Built, Infantry Units and Slayer Pilots recover faster and can survive worse injuries, Medical Grade Cyberware can be installed here.)
Diplomacy: The PR team? The Diplomatic folks who deal with the politicians and corporations do you don't have to? A fucking skeleton crew! Need to fix this! (1 Action)
[ ] Get a Department Head (Diplomacy): You ain't doing crap without someone to run this show, you need to get someone and fast! (Cost: 100. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 50. Reward: Diplomatic Department Head, +1 Diplomacy Action Slot.)
[ ] A Fleshed Out Crew: You have a skeleton of a team for your PR and diplomatic relations, you can't let this stand! You need more people who know what they're doing! (Cost: 100. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 50. Reward: Diplomatic Department fully staffed, except for a Department Head, DC on Diplomatic Actions Decreased.)
Intrigue: You also don't have someone for dealing with the cloak and dagger stuff, which you're probably going to need in order to find out who leaked your schematics for the Slayers and to root out any spies. (1 Action)
[ ] Get a Department Head (Intrigue): You need someone to handle this spy and assassin stuff, you are just frankly not the person to run any kind of shadowy secret agent operations. (Cost: 100. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 50. Reward: Covert Ops Department Head, +1 Intrigue Action Slot.)
Personal: Hey, you have some time to yourself! Now how are you going to spend it… (1 Personal Action.)
[ ] Personal Attention: You 're going to put some personal attention to something and make sure it will actually happen! (Cost: 0. +10 to 1 Action.)
-[] Action
[ ] Brainstorm: Sometimes, you come up with all kinds of ideas and sort through them to see which are actually possible and worthwhile to try out. (Cost: 0. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 40. Reward: New Research Action Added.)
[ ] Buy a Lottery Ticket: Because why not, you might get lucky! (Cost: 100. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 100. Reward: 1,000 Credits.)
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- Location
- New England
Good management skills there, Laura.
[X] Plan You Know How This Goes
-[X] Armor Acquisition (cost 200)
-[X] Slayer Coordination (cost 100)
-[X] Get a Department Head (Research) (cost 100)
-[X] Secondary Laboratories (cost 200)
-[X] Secondary Workshops (cost 200)
-[X] Get a Department Head (Diplomacy) (cost 100)
-[X] Get a Department Head (Intrigue) (cost 100)
-[X] Personal Attention
--[X] Get a Department Head (Diplomacy)
Budget usage: 1000/1500
The premise here is pretty simple. Expand our available action count and improve our action efficiency. And maybe get more than the one single tank. This blows through a good chunk of our budget, but hopefully having a PR department and intrigue department will allow us to take actions to generate more income.
I figure once we get a research department head, we can also start pumping out cybernetics for general consumption, as that seems to be an implied income stream.
[X] Plan You Know How This Goes
-[X] Armor Acquisition (cost 200)
-[X] Slayer Coordination (cost 100)
-[X] Get a Department Head (Research) (cost 100)
-[X] Secondary Laboratories (cost 200)
-[X] Secondary Workshops (cost 200)
-[X] Get a Department Head (Diplomacy) (cost 100)
-[X] Get a Department Head (Intrigue) (cost 100)
-[X] Personal Attention
--[X] Get a Department Head (Diplomacy)
Budget usage: 1000/1500
The premise here is pretty simple. Expand our available action count and improve our action efficiency. And maybe get more than the one single tank. This blows through a good chunk of our budget, but hopefully having a PR department and intrigue department will allow us to take actions to generate more income.
I figure once we get a research department head, we can also start pumping out cybernetics for general consumption, as that seems to be an implied income stream.
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Let's see... our expenditures are likely to vastly eclipse our funding for a while. DCs are high enough that we likely want to start getting infrastructure built out as soon as practical as well. We do seem to be in an advisor-centric system, where advisors give us both options, likely tinted by their personality and circumstances. More Funding is likely an initiative from the PR team or in desperation the spooks.
Outside of that, we probably want to keep as much budget in reserve as practical without leaving actions on the floor.
[x] Plan: The First Brick in the Road
-[x] Slayer Coordination
-[x] Bluecap Improvement
-[x] Get a Department Head (Research)
-[x] Secondary Laboratories
-[x] Secondary Workshops
-[x] Get a Department Head (Diplomacy)
-[x] Get a Department Head (Intrigue)
-[x] Personal Attention: Get a Department Head (Diplomacy)
Total price is 900, so we'll be working with 800 budget next turn if I'm reading it correctly. We'll need to fix the budget that turn or we'll be in a crash state turn 3. This looks good for maximizing the chances of someone having an idea of how to fix our budget, at least. Much as I'd like to just brainstorm every turn, personal action goes to recruiting a diplomat, since if that fails we're looking at desperation actions to have money to do things.
A significant portion of the plan is the industrial actions building extra facilities, but these facilities offer re-rolls, which from a probability standpoint are very worth it. A DC 50 action with one reroll is as likely to succeed as a DC 25 action with no rerolls. The categories offered are great as well, offering a boon to our science and what will likely consistently be our most expensive options.
... and it appears that I've been ninja'd by a nigh-identical plan. Well, it's a decent indication that a lot of this won't be controversial.
Outside of that, we probably want to keep as much budget in reserve as practical without leaving actions on the floor.
[x] Plan: The First Brick in the Road
-[x] Slayer Coordination
-[x] Bluecap Improvement
-[x] Get a Department Head (Research)
-[x] Secondary Laboratories
-[x] Secondary Workshops
-[x] Get a Department Head (Diplomacy)
-[x] Get a Department Head (Intrigue)
-[x] Personal Attention: Get a Department Head (Diplomacy)
Total price is 900, so we'll be working with 800 budget next turn if I'm reading it correctly. We'll need to fix the budget that turn or we'll be in a crash state turn 3. This looks good for maximizing the chances of someone having an idea of how to fix our budget, at least. Much as I'd like to just brainstorm every turn, personal action goes to recruiting a diplomat, since if that fails we're looking at desperation actions to have money to do things.
A significant portion of the plan is the industrial actions building extra facilities, but these facilities offer re-rolls, which from a probability standpoint are very worth it. A DC 50 action with one reroll is as likely to succeed as a DC 25 action with no rerolls. The categories offered are great as well, offering a boon to our science and what will likely consistently be our most expensive options.
... and it appears that I've been ninja'd by a nigh-identical plan. Well, it's a decent indication that a lot of this won't be controversial.
- Location
- New England
Heh, yeah, the only difference is armor vs bluecaps. I can appreciate wanting to save 100 credits - although I don't know how often we're expecting our base to get infiltrated. Judging by the number of "base defense" options, it's not out of the realm of possibility.
- Location
- ?????????
[x] Plan: The First Brick in the Road
- Location
- NorthEast
[X] Plan You Know How This Goes
NaanContributor
Provider of delicious flatbread, and nothing else.
- Location
- Hawaii
Well we did pick the Breach Cults downside, as well as the other two downsides with the potential to make them much more dangerous, so I imagine that's made the threat of infiltrators and direct base assaults much higher than it otherwise would've been for this quest.
[X] Plan: The First Brick in the Road
- Location
- Sydney,Australia
[X] Plan: The First Brick in the Road
Kinda hate the fact that slayers got out especially with cults but oh well.
Kinda hate the fact that slayers got out especially with cults but oh well.
NaanContributor
Provider of delicious flatbread, and nothing else.
- Location
- Hawaii
To be fair that was actually presented as a selling point for that chargen plan, that it maximized the potential enemy variety. With this combination we'll eventually get to face off against DIY Slayers made and piloted by crazy cultists (who might also have their own Meta powers). Just look at it as an interesting challenge to overcome (which is still probably more manageable than something like L-Class monsters would've been).
[x] Plan: The First Brick in the Road
- Location
- USA
I'm mildly surprised that L-Class Biomorphs were apparently so intimidating.
Then again, when I said they made Slayers and Titans seem like what conventional forces are to them, I wasn't really kidding.
L-Class Biomorphs would be absurdly massive and dangerous in scope.
Something like this:
Would be a good example of what an L-Class Biomorph would be like.
NaanContributor
Provider of delicious flatbread, and nothing else.
- Location
- Hawaii
Yeah, I took that description seriously, so intimidation shouldn't really be surprising. I mean, adding in more enemy factions/types for extra interesting challenges which are still on our same playing field is one thing, raid-bosses which reshape the landscape just by walking around is quite another.I'm mildly surprised that L-Class Biomorphs were apparently so intimidating.
Then again, when I said they made Slayers and Titans seem like what conventional forces are to them, I wasn't really kidding.
L-Class Biomorphs would be absurdly massive and dangerous in scope.
Something like this:
Would be a good example of what an L-Class Biomorph would be like.
- Location
- Arizona
- Pronouns
- Him/His
[x] Plan: The First Brick in the Road
- Location
- USA
Let's see what we got here….
Turn 1 Results
- Location
- USA
[x] Plan: The First Brick in the Road
-[x] Slayer Coordination
-[x] Bluecap Improvement
-[x] Get a Department Head (Research)
-[x] Secondary Laboratories
-[x] Secondary Workshops
-[x] Get a Department Head (Diplomacy)
-[x] Get a Department Head (Intrigue)
-[x] Personal Attention: Get a Department Head (Diplomacy)
-[x] Slayer Coordination
-[x] Bluecap Improvement
-[x] Get a Department Head (Research)
-[x] Secondary Laboratories
-[x] Secondary Workshops
-[x] Get a Department Head (Diplomacy)
-[x] Get a Department Head (Intrigue)
-[x] Personal Attention: Get a Department Head (Diplomacy)
You are Doctor Laura Thompson, and you have had an interesting first month as the Director for this international initiative… on which you blew a pretty big chunk of your starting cash too, but that was to be expected really! You were basically building things from the ground up, and you had to hire three additional Department Heads! Sure those weren't the most expensive parts of the budget this month, but it was a very good portion! As for how exactly things went down…
Military
[X] Slayer Coordination: "Director, with your permission I'd like to run some drills and mock missions to help with coordination between our conventional forces and the Slayers. Last thing we want is for either one to get in the other's way during a real operation." (Cost: 100. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 50. Reward: Coordination between Conventional and Slayer Units improves, decreased chance of acquiring a Malus during operations.)
(Roll: 82 vs DC: 50, PASS)
(To be Continued in: "Practice Run")
[X] Bluecap Improvement: "Director, I'd like to train the base security to a level I feel will allow them to better deal with any hostile that makes their way into the base, either Biomorph or human. I'm certain we'd all sleep better if we knew the 'Bluecaps' were good at their job." (Cost: 100. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 50. Reward: Base Security Improved. 'Bluecaps' will be equal to Infantry Units in effectiveness.)
(Roll: 32 vs DC: 50, FAIL)
"You… doing okay there, Adams?" You asked as you looked at him with some concern as he downed the third cup of tea in the past few minutes after you came to check in on his progress with training the Bluecaps up to the same effectiveness as your field squads.
"Director, I have been surrounded by imbeciles. I have never known that I could feel such disappointment in another human being, let alone multiple." He said, rather blunts as he poured a fourth cup.
"Well, that's concerning to hear. Were the Bluecaps really that bad? They didn't give us glorified mall cops, did they?" You asked, not really being serious when you made the comparison. However, Adams' silence in response made you worried about what the answer was going to be. "Did they?"
"Thankfully, no they didn't, but it is a near thing. Standards for Bluecaps are laxer than for combat personnel as the higher ups didn't think that the base would come under attack anytime soon so the majority of them reservists that occasionally train their marksman ship a couple of times a month as better trained personnel are needed elsewhere. They can do basic PT well enough and follow orders, but they don't have any combat experience and I need more work to get them to trained to perform squad tactics and CQC to be of actual help in a combat setting. I'll need to put them through Boot Camp before they could come close to our ground pounders. Frankly, I think it's more efficient to just station some active-duty guards on rotation and instead train the Bluecaps to root out infiltration attempts instead."
"Are there any downsides to what you are suggesting?" You asked as Adams straightened himself up and started to list of the benefits and downsides of this arrangement.
"Well for one, we would be down an Infantry Unit or two as we implement a guard rotation for them to do. But in return we don't need to worry about base security for a while as all of the ground pounders have enough experience to handle base security for a good while."
So, while we would be down to 90% of our infantry strength, we could spend our resources elsewhere. Or we could double down and continue training the Bluecaps to be more combat capable.
[ ] Agree with Adam's suggestion (Station 2 Infantry Units to act as Improved Base Security; Unlock Bluecap Improvement: Infiltration)
[ ] Continue Bluecap Improvement Action. (Bluecap Improvement takes 1 more Turn with reduced DC)
Research
[X] Get a Department Head (Research): You need to get someone to manage your favorite department, since you'll be so busy handling the organization as a whole. There are bound to be a few brilliant minds you can put to the task, right? (Cost: 100. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 50. Reward: Research Department Head, +1 Research Action Slot.)
(Roll: 56+10=66 vs DC: 50, PASS)
You looked over some files regarding who you could fill in the spot left in your Research Department as its head, and I found a few candidates who seemed like they'd make a good fit. They certainly seemed smart enough for it and could bring in their own expertise to assist.
Miyano Shiho, a brilliant biochemist who was actually relatively young. In fact, you were pretty sure she is the youngest of your three candidates, but her skills in her fields of biochemistry and medicine would certainly be a boon to the organization once you had her on board.
Egon Stetmann meanwhile is… an interesting mind to converse with on occasion. He is extremely skilled when it came to robotics, and you even noticed that he has some kind of idea to create drones based on the Biomorphs before his lab was destroyed by some group of radicals who had a religious objection with the idea. It would be an easy job to scoop him up and see what he could do, especially once he got a look at the Cybernetics data and your Slayers.
The last candidate… honestly her reputation scared you. Doctor Moira Vahlen is apparently, the one called in to perform autopsies on Biomorphs during the early days of the invasion and helped find out a few things regarding their unique biology, though you doubt she ever had a specimen as perfectly preserved as the Titan in your care. Actually, you could probably use that to bribe her to come in and help you study the Biomorphs. You just hoped the stories you heard about her regarding her intense interest weren't all true…
[ ] Miyano Shiho: - Biology Expert: +20 to Biological Research Rolls (Medical and Mutant research)
[ ] Egon Stetman: - Robotics Expert: +20 to Robotics Research Rolls (Cyborg and Slayer research)
[ ] Moira Vahlen: XenoBiology Expert: +20 to XenoBiology Research Rolls (Biomorph and Titan research)
Industrial
[X] Secondary Laboratories: "I can definitely add more labs to the base if you want that, Director. I'm sure the Whitecoats will like that, and maybe yourself too, eh?" (Cost: 200. Time: 2 Turns. DC: 50. Reward: Secondary Labs Built, +5 to Research Actions and +1 Re-Roll on Failed Research Actions.)
(Roll: 70 vs DC: 50, PASS!)
"Yes, I can already feel it! Soon, more SCIENCE! will be done!" You said, grinning as you looked over the reports from the construction crews and engineers who were building up the secondary labs for your research teams. It was wonderful, absolutely wonderful!
"You're a right scary girl when you smile, you know that right Director?" Emily Chambers asked as she looked at you, clearly not understanding the greatness you'd be able to accomplish. You did school your features however as you should be professional. Let your genius shine through with your actions and creations, not words and boasting. You already compiled a list of equipment that you want your lab to have, more precision equipment that the main lab doesn't have as it was meant for general research.
Result: Secondary Labs 1 Turn till completion
[X] Secondary Workshops: "Having more places for my boys and girls to work their stuff is going to be something you won't regret, Director! I'm sure we'll whip up some pretty great stuff once we get the facilities!" (Cost: 200. Time: 2 Turns. DC: 50. Reward: Secondary Workshops Built, +5 to Industrial Actions and +1 Re-Roll on Failed Industrial Actions.)
(Roll: 30 vs DC: 50, FAIL)
"There, there, Ms. Chambers." You said while giving the girl a pat on the back as she drowned her sorrows away after the incident with a forklift and the uncertified driver manning it. You had no idea those were so dangerous, or destructive!
"That idiot set us back a whole month! We'll need to reorder supplies and tools to make up for what it cost us!" Chambers despaired. This is the second time one of your departments has had one thing go okay and the other end up facing a setback, you hope this won't be a thing…
Result: Secondary Workshop 2 Turns till completion
Diplomacy
[X] Get a Department Head (Diplomacy): You ain't doing crap without someone to run this show, you need to get someone and fast! (Cost: 100. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 50. Reward: Diplomatic Department Head, +1 Diplomacy Action Slot.)
(Roll: 87+10=97 vs DC: 50, ARTIFICIAL CRIT!)
You actually knew just who to call for this place. You are certain your old friend can kick this department into shape and make it work in ways that would baffle your own brilliant mind.
It only took a few days for her to come around and be escorted into the HQ's PR Department.
"I see you need me to work some miracles for you again." Your friend said with a knowing look. "At least I'll have something resembling a team this time instead of having to do all the work myself, but it is good to see you again Laura."
"And you're getting a bigger paycheck too, that's a bonus all on its own!" You remarked, much to your friend's amusement from the look in her eyes. "Josephine, you'll do wonders here."
"Just like how I managed to convince people to give your Slayer's a shot?" Josephine asked with a raised eyebrow, a small smirk on her face. "Laura, you make sure I have the funding and the material, and I'll handle the rest."
"I hope you haven't lost that Golden Touch and Silver Tongue of yours, otherwise we're both going to look silly." You said, scratching the back of your head. "And broke, because running this place is expensive!"
Result: Gain +1 Diplomacy Action
Josephine Traits
Silver Tongue, Golden Touch: Actions that involve acquiring additional Funding will have a +20 added to their Rolls. On Success, add an extra +200 to Funding reward.
Smoothing Ruffled Feathers: Gain 1 Re-Roll for Failed Diplomacy Actions with a +10.
Silver Tongue, Golden Touch: Actions that involve acquiring additional Funding will have a +20 added to their Rolls. On Success, add an extra +200 to Funding reward.
Smoothing Ruffled Feathers: Gain 1 Re-Roll for Failed Diplomacy Actions with a +10.
Intrigue
[X] Get a Department Head (Intrigue): You need someone to handle this spy and assassin stuff, you are just frankly not the person to run any kind of shadowy secret agent operations. (Cost: 100. Time: 1 Turn. DC: 50. Reward: Covert Ops Department Head, +1 Intrigue Action Slot.)
(Roll: 98 vs DC: 50, NAT CRIT!)
You blinked as you saw someone at the desk of where your Head of Covert Ops would be working, yet you distinctly don't recall hiring anyone for the position yet…
And yet from what you've been hearing, the guy just showed up one, took charge of your covert ops division, and was basically doing the work of the whole department by himself. He looked up and nodded to you. "Director, I see you're doing well. Intel reports should already be on your desk regarding important matters that would be relevant to the organization." He said as though he was meant to be there.
It honestly made you wonder if you just somehow never noticed him before or if was already out getting intel when you took charge. It wouldn't even be surprising if that man who told you that you only had two department heads had forgotten about a third, they certainly made themselves sound incompetent.
Still…
"I don't recall hiring you…" You said, wondering if you should pull out the taser you had on you, or the handgun.
"Technically I am on loan, your search for a head of this department reached my superiors and they thought I'd make the best fit. Normally I'd keep to a cover, but it was recommended that I'd be more open with you in this matter." He said.
"I… see. Well then, I'll just keep an eye on you, just in case." You said as you looked at the man. "You got a name?" He looked up from his desk and the papers on it and gave you a look.
"You can call me <Twilight>, Director."
Result: Gain +1 Intrigue Action
<Twilight> Traits
Forger of Faces: +20 to Intrigue Actions when Infiltrating Organizations and Intel Gathering.
Mission Multi-Tasking: You can take an Extra Action when all Action Slots are Used.
Forger of Faces: +20 to Intrigue Actions when Infiltrating Organizations and Intel Gathering.
Mission Multi-Tasking: You can take an Extra Action when all Action Slots are Used.
NaanContributor
Provider of delicious flatbread, and nothing else.
- Location
- Hawaii
Some failures were expected with everything being coin flip DCs, but those two department head crits are very nice.
We can just vote normally without a plan right, since it's just two unconnected choices?
We can just vote normally without a plan right, since it's just two unconnected choices?
Warmach1ne32
Machine of War and Quests
- Location
- Indonesia
Yeah, normal votes are fine