Duke William of
I really need to finish my quests. :V
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[X] Wi-Fi Signal Booster University Grant. Gain 0.75 Funds in exchange for identifying a more efficient way to extend wi-fi across the campus.
Supervillain Mastermind Quest
- Thread starter Oshha
- Start date
- Original Superhero
- Location
- New York
[X] Wi-Fi Signal Booster University Grant. Gain 0.75 Funds in exchange for identifying a more efficient way to extend wi-fi across the campus.
- Location
- Somewhere else
[X] Wi-Fi Signal Booster University Grant. Gain 0.75 Funds in exchange for identifying a more efficient way to extend wi-fi across the campus.
Q2 2010
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Wi-Fi Signal Booster University Grant. Gain 0.75 Funds in exchange for identifying a more efficient way to extend wi-fi across the campus.
In the end, you accept the research grant from Dawn City University. The money will be useful and the task is certainly within your capabilities even if it has the potential to be quite time-consuming.
You also ought to build your power armour sooner than later, especially now you have a weapon for it. You aren't foolish enough to dip your toes into the criminal underworld when it is just you and Nasira. No, the two of you would be eaten alive by the established criminal elements without a hint of mercy.
You need something to level the playing field. Which could be power armour, but if you are honest with yourself, expanding your business could work. Money will help a lot and ideally, you would have the soft power of money and the hard power of power armour.
Maybe building a supercomputer could help? Having something to crunch lots of numbers could be useful to getting money.
So much to do, especially since you have graduation just around the corner. At least you don't need to worry about finding a date for prom since Nasira is more than happy to fill that role even if neither of you feels like romance right now.
1 Financial Action.
1 Research Action.
1.75 Funds available.
Nasira Yusuf can be assigned to an action to provide a bonus to it or can be used independently as an extra action.
One potential avenue for additional funding would be applying for a research grant. With your genius, you are practically assured to get one. The extra cash will certainly be useful, but you will need to come up with something worthy of the grant that you'll have to share with others. Hopefully you'll have better options this time around.
DC: 20. Cost: Free. Effect: Gain one-time infusion of Funds, obligation to develop a new technology that must be shared with others.
[] Expand Goodman Workshop (Autocompletes this turn)
At the moment, Goodman Workshop is limited to a single location with only you and Nasira right now. Employing some more staff would allow you to take on more work, which would make more paying customers and therefore more income for your endeavours.
Progress: Autocompletes this turn. Costs: 0.5 Funds. Effects: +1 Profits to Goodman Workshop.
[] Work at Goodman Workshop (Repeatable)
You could put in some extra hours at your business to get more customer work done. Finishing off these projects will allow you to take on more, which in turn means more money in your bank account.
DC: 0/25/50/75/100. Costs: Free. Effect: Gain 0.5/1/1.5/2/2.5 Funds.
[] Expand Goodman Workshop (Autocompletes this turn)
At the moment, Goodman Workshop is limited to a single location with only you and Nasira right now. Employing some more staff would allow you to take on more work, which would make more paying customers and therefore more income for your endeavours.
Progress: Autocompletes this turn. Costs: 0.5 Funds. Effects: +1 Profits to Goodman Workshop.
[] Start Designing Websites (Stage 1)
The internet is already big and only getting bigger. Offering to design websites for various individuals and businesses can't be harder than coding the software of a HUD and it could make you some easy cash.
Progress: 0/80. Costs: Free. Effects: +2 Funds.
Doing volunteer work is always a good way to improve one's reputation. Lending your time around town won't directly bring you profit, but it would make you look good and earn some gratitude from those you help.
DC: 20. Costs: Free. Effect: Improves your reputation.
[] Advertise Goodman Workshop.
Between your work and reputation, you draw in steady work, but all businesses need to advertise their services. You could put some extra effort and funds into advertising your business, which should make you some extra spending cash and at the very least you should break even.
DC: 25/50/75/100. Costs: Free. Effect: Gain 0.25/0.75/1.25/1.75 Funds.
Your power armour is good, but right now, it is entirely ground-based. Developing a jetpack as a method of flight would both let you take to the skies and increase your mobility. And of course, the coolness of having a jetpack is always appealing.
DC: 40. Cost: Free. Effect: Jetpack design.
[] Develop improved armour plating.
Your power armour has some basic protection to it, but you know that you can do better. Experiment with different alloys and compounds to come up with superior armour plating for your suits.
DC: 25.Cost: Free. Effect: Superior armour plating.
[] Invent a strength booster.
Your exoskeleton is decent as it allows for the wearer to have greater strength and stamina, but it doesn't exceed human limits. If you really want your power armour to shine, you'll need to figure out how to grant super-strength to your power armour.
DC: 30. Cost: Free. Effect: Strength booster design.
[] Invent a laser weapon.
Who doesn't want a laser? Not you because your power armour lacks a ranged weapon and regular guns are so gauche. Whether it is handheld or integrated into your armour, you'll have a use for a laser weapon.
DC: 40. Cost: Free. Effect: Laser weapon designs.
[] Develop superior wi-fi for Dawn City University. (Must complete by the end of February 2011)
Dawn City University has given you a research grant in exchange for developing a more efficient method of extending wi-fi across their campus. It is something you can do with time though you probably have better things that you could be doing with your time.
Progress: 0/100. Cost: Free. Effect:
[] Work on nuclear fusion.
Nuclear fusion is the jackpot of science in your personal opinion and you are going to be the one to figure it out. You'll have a long and expensive road ahead of you, but you won't let that stop you from achieving your dream.
Progress: 0/1000. Cost: 0.25 Funds. Effect: Figure out a working method of harnessing nuclear fusion.
You have designed a relatively basic power armour design, you have yet to build it. While you can easily build it in your workshop, doing so would be an expensive and time consuming endeavour if one that is very much worth it.
Progress: 0/100. Cost: 1 Funds. Effect: Gain 1 PA Mk II.
[] Build a sonic blaster. (Repeatable)
You have designed a handheld sonic blaster for non-lethal takedowns, now you just have to build one of them. Thankfully, the production process shouldn't take long or cost much.
Progress: 0/30. Cost: 0.25 Funds. Effect: Gain 1 Sonic Blaster.
[] Build a supercomputer.
A supercomputer would definitely be useful to any expansion as you could do alot with something that crunches a ton of numbers in a timely manner. It wouldn't be that grand by supercomputer standards, but you could build a basic one in your workshop.
Progress: 0/200. Cost: 0.25 Funds. Effect: Gain 1 Basic Supercomputer.
While Dawn City tries to play up how nice and safe it is, it isn't free of crime even if the syndicates over there tend to be less brutish. While you are only going to university over there at the moment, you may want to get the lay of the land if your operations expand to the other side of the river.
Progress: 0/50. Cost: Free. Effect: Basic profiles on the major criminal organisations of Dawn City.
[] Look for potential targets.
While you don't plan to become a criminal any time soon, you do know that less than legal methods could be a useful source of additional funding and other resources. Looking for ideal victims ahead of time will be useful for when you are ready.
DC: 10/30/50/70/90. Cost: Free. Effect: Identify possible targets to rob.
Between Dawn City and Dusk City, there are a handful of individuals running about with fancy costumes and codenames. While you don't expect to be dealing with them any time soon, knowledge of possible opposition and potential assets.
Progress: 0/50. Costs: Free. Effect: Basic profiles on the superheroes & supervillains of Dawn City and Dusk City.
The second turn and a few new options in Financial, Research and Manufacture. By the way, Leona isn't going to go supervillain or start committing crimes until she has some power to get her out of a pickle. That could be a suit of power armour or becoming a major businesswoman, but one way or another, she wants some oomph in her corner.
Also, I think I might switch from three month turns to two months turn starting in the next update. This is because I feel that the passage of time is following too quickly. I don't want to get bogged down, but at the same time, I don't want the years to zoom by either.
Please point out any spelling or grammar mistakes that you spot. Please quote them in the thread and explain what you think is wrong so I know what you are referring to.
In the end, you accept the research grant from Dawn City University. The money will be useful and the task is certainly within your capabilities even if it has the potential to be quite time-consuming.
You also ought to build your power armour sooner than later, especially now you have a weapon for it. You aren't foolish enough to dip your toes into the criminal underworld when it is just you and Nasira. No, the two of you would be eaten alive by the established criminal elements without a hint of mercy.
You need something to level the playing field. Which could be power armour, but if you are honest with yourself, expanding your business could work. Money will help a lot and ideally, you would have the soft power of money and the hard power of power armour.
Maybe building a supercomputer could help? Having something to crunch lots of numbers could be useful to getting money.
So much to do, especially since you have graduation just around the corner. At least you don't need to worry about finding a date for prom since Nasira is more than happy to fill that role even if neither of you feels like romance right now.
Actions
2 Free Actions.1 Financial Action.
1 Research Action.
1.75 Funds available.
Nasira Yusuf can be assigned to an action to provide a bonus to it or can be used independently as an extra action.
Financial
[] Apply for another research grant. (Repeatable)One potential avenue for additional funding would be applying for a research grant. With your genius, you are practically assured to get one. The extra cash will certainly be useful, but you will need to come up with something worthy of the grant that you'll have to share with others. Hopefully you'll have better options this time around.
DC: 20. Cost: Free. Effect: Gain one-time infusion of Funds, obligation to develop a new technology that must be shared with others.
[] Expand Goodman Workshop (Autocompletes this turn)
At the moment, Goodman Workshop is limited to a single location with only you and Nasira right now. Employing some more staff would allow you to take on more work, which would make more paying customers and therefore more income for your endeavours.
Progress: Autocompletes this turn. Costs: 0.5 Funds. Effects: +1 Profits to Goodman Workshop.
[] Work at Goodman Workshop (Repeatable)
You could put in some extra hours at your business to get more customer work done. Finishing off these projects will allow you to take on more, which in turn means more money in your bank account.
DC: 0/25/50/75/100. Costs: Free. Effect: Gain 0.5/1/1.5/2/2.5 Funds.
[] Expand Goodman Workshop (Autocompletes this turn)
At the moment, Goodman Workshop is limited to a single location with only you and Nasira right now. Employing some more staff would allow you to take on more work, which would make more paying customers and therefore more income for your endeavours.
Progress: Autocompletes this turn. Costs: 0.5 Funds. Effects: +1 Profits to Goodman Workshop.
[] Start Designing Websites (Stage 1)
The internet is already big and only getting bigger. Offering to design websites for various individuals and businesses can't be harder than coding the software of a HUD and it could make you some easy cash.
Progress: 0/80. Costs: Free. Effects: +2 Funds.
Public Relations
[] Do volunteer work. (Repeatable)Doing volunteer work is always a good way to improve one's reputation. Lending your time around town won't directly bring you profit, but it would make you look good and earn some gratitude from those you help.
DC: 20. Costs: Free. Effect: Improves your reputation.
[] Advertise Goodman Workshop.
Between your work and reputation, you draw in steady work, but all businesses need to advertise their services. You could put some extra effort and funds into advertising your business, which should make you some extra spending cash and at the very least you should break even.
DC: 25/50/75/100. Costs: Free. Effect: Gain 0.25/0.75/1.25/1.75 Funds.
Research
[] Invent a jetpack.Your power armour is good, but right now, it is entirely ground-based. Developing a jetpack as a method of flight would both let you take to the skies and increase your mobility. And of course, the coolness of having a jetpack is always appealing.
DC: 40. Cost: Free. Effect: Jetpack design.
[] Develop improved armour plating.
Your power armour has some basic protection to it, but you know that you can do better. Experiment with different alloys and compounds to come up with superior armour plating for your suits.
DC: 25.Cost: Free. Effect: Superior armour plating.
[] Invent a strength booster.
Your exoskeleton is decent as it allows for the wearer to have greater strength and stamina, but it doesn't exceed human limits. If you really want your power armour to shine, you'll need to figure out how to grant super-strength to your power armour.
DC: 30. Cost: Free. Effect: Strength booster design.
[] Invent a laser weapon.
Who doesn't want a laser? Not you because your power armour lacks a ranged weapon and regular guns are so gauche. Whether it is handheld or integrated into your armour, you'll have a use for a laser weapon.
DC: 40. Cost: Free. Effect: Laser weapon designs.
[] Develop superior wi-fi for Dawn City University. (Must complete by the end of February 2011)
Dawn City University has given you a research grant in exchange for developing a more efficient method of extending wi-fi across their campus. It is something you can do with time though you probably have better things that you could be doing with your time.
Progress: 0/100. Cost: Free. Effect:
[] Work on nuclear fusion.
Nuclear fusion is the jackpot of science in your personal opinion and you are going to be the one to figure it out. You'll have a long and expensive road ahead of you, but you won't let that stop you from achieving your dream.
Progress: 0/1000. Cost: 0.25 Funds. Effect: Figure out a working method of harnessing nuclear fusion.
Manufacture
[] Build PA Mk II. (Repeatable)You have designed a relatively basic power armour design, you have yet to build it. While you can easily build it in your workshop, doing so would be an expensive and time consuming endeavour if one that is very much worth it.
Progress: 0/100. Cost: 1 Funds. Effect: Gain 1 PA Mk II.
[] Build a sonic blaster. (Repeatable)
You have designed a handheld sonic blaster for non-lethal takedowns, now you just have to build one of them. Thankfully, the production process shouldn't take long or cost much.
Progress: 0/30. Cost: 0.25 Funds. Effect: Gain 1 Sonic Blaster.
[] Build a supercomputer.
A supercomputer would definitely be useful to any expansion as you could do alot with something that crunches a ton of numbers in a timely manner. It wouldn't be that grand by supercomputer standards, but you could build a basic one in your workshop.
Progress: 0/200. Cost: 0.25 Funds. Effect: Gain 1 Basic Supercomputer.
Crime
[] Investigate the criminals of Dawn City.While Dawn City tries to play up how nice and safe it is, it isn't free of crime even if the syndicates over there tend to be less brutish. While you are only going to university over there at the moment, you may want to get the lay of the land if your operations expand to the other side of the river.
Progress: 0/50. Cost: Free. Effect: Basic profiles on the major criminal organisations of Dawn City.
[] Look for potential targets.
While you don't plan to become a criminal any time soon, you do know that less than legal methods could be a useful source of additional funding and other resources. Looking for ideal victims ahead of time will be useful for when you are ready.
DC: 10/30/50/70/90. Cost: Free. Effect: Identify possible targets to rob.
Super
[] Investigate local costumed vigilantes.Between Dawn City and Dusk City, there are a handful of individuals running about with fancy costumes and codenames. While you don't expect to be dealing with them any time soon, knowledge of possible opposition and potential assets.
Progress: 0/50. Costs: Free. Effect: Basic profiles on the superheroes & supervillains of Dawn City and Dusk City.
Leona Goodman/Mastermind
-World's Smartest Woman: At the very least, Leona is one of the most intelligent people alive and definitely a contender for the title.
-Engineering Speciality I: Unlocked basic engineering projects.
-Good Reputation I: Leona has a reputation for being helpful, reliable and having good grades.
-Future Medical Student: Leona will be doing medical studies at Dawn City University.
Nasira Yusuf/White Dragon
-Lesbian Muslim: Nasira has issues with her family not accepting her orientation.
-Martial Artist II: Nasira is a capable martial artist with self-defence training.
-Future Business Student: Nasira will be doing business studies at Dawn City University.
-World's Smartest Woman: At the very least, Leona is one of the most intelligent people alive and definitely a contender for the title.
-Engineering Speciality I: Unlocked basic engineering projects.
-Good Reputation I: Leona has a reputation for being helpful, reliable and having good grades.
-Future Medical Student: Leona will be doing medical studies at Dawn City University.
Nasira Yusuf/White Dragon
-Lesbian Muslim: Nasira has issues with her family not accepting her orientation.
-Martial Artist II: Nasira is a capable martial artist with self-defence training.
-Future Business Student: Nasira will be doing business studies at Dawn City University.
Overview
-Total Income: +1.5
--Profits: +1.5
--Expenses: -0
Goodman Workshop
-Income: +1.5
--Profits: +1.5
--Expenses: -0
-Total Income: +1.5
--Profits: +1.5
--Expenses: -0
Goodman Workshop
-Income: +1.5
--Profits: +1.5
--Expenses: -0
Engineering
Exoskeleton
HUD
Power Armour
Sonic Blaster
Exoskeleton
HUD
Power Armour
Sonic Blaster
Power Armour
PA Mk I
-HUD
-Basic Armour
-Basic Exoskeleton
PA Mk II
-HUD
-Basic Armour
-Basic Exoskeleton
-Wrist-mounted Sonic Blasters.
PA Mk I
-HUD
-Basic Armour
-Basic Exoskeleton
PA Mk II
-HUD
-Basic Armour
-Basic Exoskeleton
-Wrist-mounted Sonic Blasters.
Artefacts
Currently none.
Assets
Currently none.
Currently none.
Assets
Currently none.
***
The second turn and a few new options in Financial, Research and Manufacture. By the way, Leona isn't going to go supervillain or start committing crimes until she has some power to get her out of a pickle. That could be a suit of power armour or becoming a major businesswoman, but one way or another, she wants some oomph in her corner.
Also, I think I might switch from three month turns to two months turn starting in the next update. This is because I feel that the passage of time is following too quickly. I don't want to get bogged down, but at the same time, I don't want the years to zoom by either.
Please point out any spelling or grammar mistakes that you spot. Please quote them in the thread and explain what you think is wrong so I know what you are referring to.
- Location
- Somewhere else
[X] Plan: Foundation Building v2
-[X] Work at Goodman Workshop (Repeatable)
-[X] Develop superior wi-fi for Dawn City University.
-[X] Invent a jetpack.
-[X] Build a supercomputer.
-[X] Investigate local costumed vigilantes.
--[X] Nasira
-[X] Work at Goodman Workshop (Repeatable)
-[X] Develop superior wi-fi for Dawn City University.
-[X] Invent a jetpack.
-[X] Build a supercomputer.
-[X] Investigate local costumed vigilantes.
--[X] Nasira
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If this autocompletes we shouldn't need to spend an action on it. Also, relevantly, this plan lacks Nasira doing anything.
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
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This action automatically completes this turn. There is no reason to take it.
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[X] Plan Power Armor Design Phase
-[X] Start Designing Websites (Stage 1)
-[X] Invent a jetpack.
-[X] Develop improved armour plating.
-[X] Invent a strength booster.
-[X] Investigate local costumed vigilantes.
--[X] Nasira
So, I think we want Power Armor sooner rather than later, but making a set before we have the good tech for it would be a waste of time, so let's get all the tech out of the way in one fell swoop (or as much of it as possible anyway). We can also have Nasira investigate the other side of what's going on in terms of threats we need to deal with. For the financial action, designing websites is quick cash and with our business's growth auto-completing, all the other options are likewise quick cash. Also, some quick cash might be handy for, y'know, building power armor.
We can start actually building the power armor (assuming we get all the needed tech), and working on the Wiffi enhancer next turn.
-[X] Start Designing Websites (Stage 1)
-[X] Invent a jetpack.
-[X] Develop improved armour plating.
-[X] Invent a strength booster.
-[X] Investigate local costumed vigilantes.
--[X] Nasira
So, I think we want Power Armor sooner rather than later, but making a set before we have the good tech for it would be a waste of time, so let's get all the tech out of the way in one fell swoop (or as much of it as possible anyway). We can also have Nasira investigate the other side of what's going on in terms of threats we need to deal with. For the financial action, designing websites is quick cash and with our business's growth auto-completing, all the other options are likewise quick cash. Also, some quick cash might be handy for, y'know, building power armor.
We can start actually building the power armor (assuming we get all the needed tech), and working on the Wiffi enhancer next turn.
Brightflame
Lord of the Dance
- Location
- Inkopolis
[X] Plan: Fulfilling obligations and doing SCIENCE!
-[X] Start Designing Websites (Stage 1)
-[X] Develop superior wi-fi for Dawn City University. (Must complete by the end of February 2011)
-[X] Invent a jetpack.
-[X] Build a supercomputer.
-[X] Investigate local costumed vigilantes.
--[X] Nasira
-[X] Start Designing Websites (Stage 1)
-[X] Develop superior wi-fi for Dawn City University. (Must complete by the end of February 2011)
-[X] Invent a jetpack.
-[X] Build a supercomputer.
-[X] Investigate local costumed vigilantes.
--[X] Nasira
- Location
- Somewhere else
[X] Plan: Fulfilling obligations and doing SCIENCE!
[X] Plan Power Armor Design Phase
- Location
- New York
[X] Plan: Fulfilling obligations and doing SCIENCE!
[X] Plan: Fulfilling obligations and doing SCIENCE!
- Location
- Somewhere between here and there
[X] Plan Power Armor Design Phase
[X] Plan: Fulfilling obligations and doing SCIENCE!
- Location
- Oklahoma
[X] Plan: Fulfilling obligations and doing SCIENCE!