Q2 2010 Results
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[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
Prom was interesting, taking Nasira as your date. If her parents hadn't already kicked her out when she turned eighteen, they certainly would have for taking another girl to prom as her date. As things are, the music was decent, you and Nasira did already considering neither of you know how to dance, the usual arseholes had other things on their minds than picking on us and you were able to make an exit at a reasonable time without too much hassle. All in all, an enjoyable night.
Graduation went well and while you didn't have any family to show up, you attended anyway as you were the Valedictorian thanks to graduating at the top of your class. Even if you didn't care much for your high school, there was no chance of you not showing up to receive rightful recognition of your academic achievements.
Now with high school over, you'll have a few months of free time to get things done.
[-] 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.
With minimal effort on your part, the newly expanded Goodman Workshop is open for business. With extra hands helping out, the increased workload and corresponding increased profits easily offsets the increased expenses, leaving you with improved income at the end of the day.
[-] 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.
Rolled: 21
When it comes to starting out in website design, finding a client turns out to be your biggest issue. As smart as you are, you don't have an education or any training website design so convincing people to take you proves to be a greater challenge than you originally anticipated.
In the end, you are able to find a couple of local businesses that are willing to take you on because they know you as a person. Now you just need to finish designing their websites and do so in a timely manner.
[-] 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.
Rolled: 40
Developing a jetpack design proves higher than you expected. Or perhaps you are just pressed for time and that makes the task feel more difficult than it actually is. Still, by the time that you have graduated, you have a pair of functioning jetpack designs. One that can be worn on its own and a second which is integrated into the latest version of your power armour.
Neither are as good as you would like as both are dependent on a fuel supply. Once that limited supply of fuel runs out, the jetpack will be non operational until refuelled. Alas that is just to be expected of a basic first design. Future designs might be more unlimited, but you will need to find a suitable power source for that sort of advancement to be viable.
[-] Develop superior wi-fi for Dawn City University. (Must complete by the end of Q1 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:
Rolled: 49
As much as it might be useless to you personally, you are obligated to figure out a superior way to extend the campus wi-fi of Dawn City University. At least by doing this for the university, you might get some recognition when you start attending there in September. Though you aren't sure how showing off your engineering skills will help you out when you are going to be a medical student.
The research grant says that the university wants you to come up with something more efficient, but reading between the lines, you can tell that what they really want is something cheaper. You can't blame them for being penny pinchers given that the money makes the world go around. God knows that you yourself are rather stringent when it comes to not wasting your fiances.
Your initial work goes into understanding the current wi-fi set up of Dawn City University, figuring out where the current signal providing equipment is and the various signal strength across the campus from the blindspots to the places with the fastest connection.
Now you have everything mapped out, you just need to come up with a technical solution to the problem.
[-] 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.
Rolled 94
You make great progress on your supercomputer thanks to having great luck in being able to scavenge the various parts you need. When people throw out their old electronics and hardware for being broken, sometimes it is actually nonfunctional, but sometimes it just needs a bit of a fix up. Even if it is broken beyond usability, there are usually plenty of still usable components that can be salvaged for other usages.
The downside is that a supercomputer, even a basic one made out of second-hand parts, takes a lot of time and effort to build. Not to mention that you are doing this on your lonesome and you have no doubt the lack of extra hands is limiting just how much progress you can make.
Nethertheless, you are making progress and even if it is no supercomputer yet, you have a solid regular computer at your disposal. You just need to expand it into its full potential and while it will take time and effort, you have no doubt that it will be worth it in the end.
[-] 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.
Rolled 79
As usual, Nasira pulls through for you and she does in a timely manner. According to her research, there are a few costumed vigilantes running about, both those inclined towards crime and those inclined towards heroics.
On the more villainous side so to say, there is the Golden Knight. Unlike with Erik Hafner where his moniker as the Diamond Duke is just a nickname, the leader of the Golden Order fully leans into it. Keeping his face and identity hidden, the man wears gold-colour plate armour and pretends to act like he is a real knight and the Dusk City gangs answering to him are his feudal subjects.
His top two enforcers are twin brothers calling themselves Warhound and Wardog. Former marines, they now used their warfighting skills to enforce the commands of the Golden Knight, wearing hound-inspired outfits in the process.
On the heroic side of the street fights, there are two caped crusaders. Liberty Lion operates in Dawn City and Nasira is convinced that the tough, muscular man is some kind of wrestler or boxer. Very good at being able to take a punch and dish one out, Liberty Lion supplements his street fighting skills with a few gadgets here and there. You would love to know more, but Nasira's intelligence gathering is limited.
Finally, there is the Crimson Condor, a vigilante who operates in Dusk City wearing red bird-themed spandex. He is something in the inverse of Liberty Lion as while Lion fights mainly with his fists and his gadgets are a backup, the Crimson Condor relies chiefly upon his arsenal of gadgets and only using his fists when needed. You can't help, but wonder what sort of intellect he has, but according to accounts that Nasira has compiled, his gadgets aren't all that impressive compared to yours and can all fit in his belt.
I was going to put a vote in here, but I could find a good spot to place one. So because of that, I'll just be posting this and start working on the next turn.
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.
-[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
Prom was interesting, taking Nasira as your date. If her parents hadn't already kicked her out when she turned eighteen, they certainly would have for taking another girl to prom as her date. As things are, the music was decent, you and Nasira did already considering neither of you know how to dance, the usual arseholes had other things on their minds than picking on us and you were able to make an exit at a reasonable time without too much hassle. All in all, an enjoyable night.
Graduation went well and while you didn't have any family to show up, you attended anyway as you were the Valedictorian thanks to graduating at the top of your class. Even if you didn't care much for your high school, there was no chance of you not showing up to receive rightful recognition of your academic achievements.
Now with high school over, you'll have a few months of free time to get things done.
[-] 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.
With minimal effort on your part, the newly expanded Goodman Workshop is open for business. With extra hands helping out, the increased workload and corresponding increased profits easily offsets the increased expenses, leaving you with improved income at the end of the day.
[-] 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.
Rolled: 21
When it comes to starting out in website design, finding a client turns out to be your biggest issue. As smart as you are, you don't have an education or any training website design so convincing people to take you proves to be a greater challenge than you originally anticipated.
In the end, you are able to find a couple of local businesses that are willing to take you on because they know you as a person. Now you just need to finish designing their websites and do so in a timely manner.
[-] 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.
Rolled: 40
Developing a jetpack design proves higher than you expected. Or perhaps you are just pressed for time and that makes the task feel more difficult than it actually is. Still, by the time that you have graduated, you have a pair of functioning jetpack designs. One that can be worn on its own and a second which is integrated into the latest version of your power armour.
Neither are as good as you would like as both are dependent on a fuel supply. Once that limited supply of fuel runs out, the jetpack will be non operational until refuelled. Alas that is just to be expected of a basic first design. Future designs might be more unlimited, but you will need to find a suitable power source for that sort of advancement to be viable.
[-] Develop superior wi-fi for Dawn City University. (Must complete by the end of Q1 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:
Rolled: 49
As much as it might be useless to you personally, you are obligated to figure out a superior way to extend the campus wi-fi of Dawn City University. At least by doing this for the university, you might get some recognition when you start attending there in September. Though you aren't sure how showing off your engineering skills will help you out when you are going to be a medical student.
The research grant says that the university wants you to come up with something more efficient, but reading between the lines, you can tell that what they really want is something cheaper. You can't blame them for being penny pinchers given that the money makes the world go around. God knows that you yourself are rather stringent when it comes to not wasting your fiances.
Your initial work goes into understanding the current wi-fi set up of Dawn City University, figuring out where the current signal providing equipment is and the various signal strength across the campus from the blindspots to the places with the fastest connection.
Now you have everything mapped out, you just need to come up with a technical solution to the problem.
[-] 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.
Rolled 94
You make great progress on your supercomputer thanks to having great luck in being able to scavenge the various parts you need. When people throw out their old electronics and hardware for being broken, sometimes it is actually nonfunctional, but sometimes it just needs a bit of a fix up. Even if it is broken beyond usability, there are usually plenty of still usable components that can be salvaged for other usages.
The downside is that a supercomputer, even a basic one made out of second-hand parts, takes a lot of time and effort to build. Not to mention that you are doing this on your lonesome and you have no doubt the lack of extra hands is limiting just how much progress you can make.
Nethertheless, you are making progress and even if it is no supercomputer yet, you have a solid regular computer at your disposal. You just need to expand it into its full potential and while it will take time and effort, you have no doubt that it will be worth it in the end.
[-] 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.
Rolled 79
As usual, Nasira pulls through for you and she does in a timely manner. According to her research, there are a few costumed vigilantes running about, both those inclined towards crime and those inclined towards heroics.
On the more villainous side so to say, there is the Golden Knight. Unlike with Erik Hafner where his moniker as the Diamond Duke is just a nickname, the leader of the Golden Order fully leans into it. Keeping his face and identity hidden, the man wears gold-colour plate armour and pretends to act like he is a real knight and the Dusk City gangs answering to him are his feudal subjects.
His top two enforcers are twin brothers calling themselves Warhound and Wardog. Former marines, they now used their warfighting skills to enforce the commands of the Golden Knight, wearing hound-inspired outfits in the process.
On the heroic side of the street fights, there are two caped crusaders. Liberty Lion operates in Dawn City and Nasira is convinced that the tough, muscular man is some kind of wrestler or boxer. Very good at being able to take a punch and dish one out, Liberty Lion supplements his street fighting skills with a few gadgets here and there. You would love to know more, but Nasira's intelligence gathering is limited.
Finally, there is the Crimson Condor, a vigilante who operates in Dusk City wearing red bird-themed spandex. He is something in the inverse of Liberty Lion as while Lion fights mainly with his fists and his gadgets are a backup, the Crimson Condor relies chiefly upon his arsenal of gadgets and only using his fists when needed. You can't help, but wonder what sort of intellect he has, but according to accounts that Nasira has compiled, his gadgets aren't all that impressive compared to yours and can all fit in his belt.
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: +2.5
--Profits: +2.5
--Expenses: -0
Goodman Workshop
-Income: +2.5
--Profits: +2.5
--Expenses: -0
-Total Income: +2.5
--Profits: +2.5
--Expenses: -0
Goodman Workshop
-Income: +2.5
--Profits: +2.5
--Expenses: -0
Engineering
Exoskeleton
HUD
Power Armour
Sonic Blaster
Jetpack
Exoskeleton
HUD
Power Armour
Sonic Blaster
Jetpack
Power Armour
PA Mk I
-HUD
-Basic Armour
-Basic Exoskeleton
PA Mk II
-HUD
-Basic Armour
-Basic Exoskeleton
-Wrist-mounted Sonic Blasters.
PA Mk III
-HUD
-Basic Armour
-Basic Exoskeleton
-Wrist-mounted Sonic Blasters.
-Jetpack
PA Mk I
-HUD
-Basic Armour
-Basic Exoskeleton
PA Mk II
-HUD
-Basic Armour
-Basic Exoskeleton
-Wrist-mounted Sonic Blasters.
PA Mk III
-HUD
-Basic Armour
-Basic Exoskeleton
-Wrist-mounted Sonic Blasters.
-Jetpack
Artefacts
Currently none.
Assets
Currently none.
Currently none.
Assets
Currently none.
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I was going to put a vote in here, but I could find a good spot to place one. So because of that, I'll just be posting this and start working on the next turn.
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.
