>>243480
Tell her that you have done a few other good things. Like come up with the idea of a guitarr that shoots lightning and death! Also, you totally wrecked a tank with a piece of bread. That's just plain awesome.

Oh, and hint on victor not really being dead. Or possibly come back as a lich. Magic is in the air after all.

>>243512
>Magic is in the air after all.
Let's not get into a romantic subplot now. Not until after the BBEG is defeated, at least.

Say "Hey, you're a smart gal, right?"
When she snarkily agrees, say "So you'd NEVER do the supervillain thing where you let your troops get killed by guys whose ass you could kick. So, I'm not buying that you're a tantrum away from killing us. I think you're bluffing. Maybe stalling us... With that in mind, fix my Lolcats backup server or we'll keep trashing MIB bases until we figure out how to fix it ourselves."

Ask her what she's talking about in regards to Victor.

Adept!!MvMGOwL2H3 2010/10/18(Mon)12:48 No. 245623 ID: f4963f
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>Ask why that's important
>Is Victor really dead?
"Seriously, that killed him? Neck wounds are never lethal."
Joel gives Nicolas a strange look. Tamana laughs emotionlessly. "I've seen the body, but the important part is that he lost control of a spell."
"He said he summoned something to destroy lolcats," says Nic.
"... wow, is /that/ why he did it? I hate him even more now."

>Ask about Victor
"He lost control of a summon?"
"Mhm," says Tamana. "I don't feel obliged to tell you much more. Suffice to say, there's at least one person who values merit on this Earth, and they don't even come from it."

>If we don't get lolcats back, all your base will belong to us.
"Alright, Tamana. Here's the deal," says Nicolas. "Your friend Victor made a mess of the archive server. We're going to storm through Denver until it's back online."
Tamana's expression grows more grim. "... seriously?" she asks. "That's your motivation?"
"Yes. I want my captioned cats, goddamnit."
There's a long moment of silence.
"Very well," says Tamana, "I can accomodate you. I have my own conditions, though."
"Shoot."
"You and your group will leave Denver immediately. In turn, we'll patch up the website, move the data to an even better machine, and return access to it to the website owner with a full written apology."
"Really?" asks Nic.
"Really. Do we have a deal, Mister Zere?"

wait, what about the scientists? she didn't promise anything about leaving them alone.

>>245623
Sure. Quest completed, let's get on our way.

Joel: After Nic accepts her gracious offer, smack him upside the head for having no standards.

>>245623
Nic: Have your inner battle with your demons/psyche/selfish needs for the sake of the plot already and unlock your true telekinetic potential because holy fuck you just went inside your head and you and your superego fucked up some bitches in there

>>245623
Throw in letting those scientists walk away if they chose as well as a guitar that shoots lightning and death and this sounds like an acceptable deal.

>>245628
Do this, do this!

Suggestion 2010/10/18(Mon)13:42 No. 245642 ID: 1ef7bb
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>>245623
... well, really, the truth is we were kindof trying to find where this whole 'MIB taking over the world' thing was heading. Lolcats is just an excuse. I mean, we love lolcats. Who doesn't love lolcats? But we were also, kindof, like, maybe, trying to avoid the whole shonen hero, row row, "I don't really understand what's going on, but I will fight it anyway!" power motivation. ... and now it's like you've gone and made us do that anyway.

This is really the kindof motivation better suited for particularly crazy, freakishly tall people, wielding shotguns and poor mannerisms, followed by a collection of flat characters representing briefly defined abstract philisophical concepts. And we're a well-mannered, suave mother fucker who's only followed by ONE flat representational character, thankyou very much! And a pretty well-rounded dynamic character as our friend! AND, ALSO, WE'RE WEARING A TOP HAT, DAMNIT. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?!

GOD DAMNIT, TAMANA! STOP BEING REASONABLE... YOU... YOU BITCH!

FUCK IT! FUCK EVERYTHING!

KICK HER ASS. THEN KICK THE ASS OF EVERYONE WHO GETS IN YOUR WAY.

We're taking Denver.

>>245642
Ok, know what. Fuck what I said. We're taking over Denver and declaring independance.

Hey.
Let's do it.

...and then convince the military to take them out no matter what the cost, thus ensuring plot continuity.

Hey, what about the rest of the party? They have shit they want too.

1/4 Adept!!MvMGOwL2H3 2010/10/29(Fri)10:21 No. 249721 ID: f4963f
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>Sure, Quest completed, let's get on our way.
This deal is too good to be true, yet Tamana seems completely serious. This is all Nic really wants. He came her to fix a site, he's gonna fix his goddamn site, and there's nothing that's going to get between him and that goal. ... right?

>What about the scientists? She didn't mention them.
... though that would mean that the Ignometics would be retaken. After all that work too, damnit! They wouldn't get that guitar for Tyrael. She'd have them stop making awesome things like magic duct tape and keep pumping out blocky lego laser weapons and hovertanks. Nicolas realizes he kind of likes Ignometics. He likes their craziness. The MIB's version of it is just cold, barren, spiritless. That's something worth fighting for, isn't it?

Adept!!MvMGOwL2H3 2010/10/29(Fri)10:22 No. 249722 ID: f4963f
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Nicolas tosses the proposition over in his mind. Accepting now would mean not butting into Tamana's future plans. It would mean not accepting any responsibility for whatever demon-thing Victor unleashed. It would mean leaving Joel and Tyrael to their own devices, and now that Nicolas thinks about it, Joel was looking for answers.

There are more Ignometics in the city. There's probably other factories that Tamana has built or runs in one way or another. The military hasn't wiped out the MIB yet, but the party just cleared a whole building full of them. Nicolas always was a bit chaotic. He thought that given this choice, he'd let the world go to hell. Lawyers are supposed to be bastards, right? And yet... no. Nicolas has realized something else. Nicolas is not chaotic. He's chaotic good. It's time to end this our own way. The craziest way Nic knows how.

Fuck the military. Fuck the MIB. Fuck continuity!

We're taking over Denver!

Adept!!MvMGOwL2H3 2010/10/29(Fri)10:22 No. 249723 ID: f4963f
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Nicolas voices his intents.
"What?" asks Tamana. "No! You can't just take over Denver!"
"Why not? You did."
"I HAD AN ENTIRE ARMY God you're stupid! Do you know anything about logistics? This isn't a fucking computer game! Look, I am giving you ONE chance to get out of this alive. You're meddling with forces beyond your ken, and if you had any idea how outgunned you will be when you set foot in that city, you would be thanking me profusely that I haven't hunted you down yet."
"Nicolas, sometimes I'd like to know what goes on in your head," says Joel, "but quite frankly, I agree with him. You're a crappy manager. If Denver's being run anything like Ignometics, it needs new management."
The wind whips across the rooftop.
"Fine," says Tamana. She begins to chant.

Adept!!MvMGOwL2H3 2010/10/29(Fri)10:23 No. 249724 ID: f4963f
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"I gave you a chance."
Tamana disappears in a flash of green light, leaving the party alone.

"Hey Nic," says Joel, lowering her weapon. "Thanks for not ducking out at the offer. You're kind of a weird guy, but..."
"It's nothing. Thank you for agreeing to take over Denver with me," replies Nicolas. "Really, it's a sweet gesture."
"It's a really strange move," she admits, "but you know, I'm getting used to weird these days."
"Of course it's unnatural, being around someone as talented as I am for so long," says Tyrael, "but don't worry, Joel. One day you'll be a complex and motivated individual too."
The building should be clear of MIB now. Nicolas is going to check out the security feed just to be sure. The psion considers what he should do next.

Start chanting Ominous Latin words like things are about to get serious, even if you don't know Latin the ominous chanting still gives the feeling.

All right so we need some good gear. There should be something here that might amplify your illusions better so the MIB can't see through them. Obviously they're one of those gag nose-glasses disguise things because that's how Igometrics rolls. Then ask Joel if she wants anything cool to amplify her abilities like something that would give her occasional bullettime. It's pretty obvious Igometrics would have a dwarven forge here with some rare or possibly even cursed metals so forging Tyreals katana to cut through the things like the tanks would be a great help. Also get him and Joel levitating shoes so everyone can fly like you can.

haha, Tamana doomed herself to you taking over Denver by being utterly convinced you couldn't do it. Not as genre-savvy as I thought. Besides, even if she WAS right you have amazing charisma you could probably start up a revolution lickity split. Something about how the MIB is anti-american

Alright, we need to find where she went and shut her down.

Check the basement, they always hide the evil sealed in a can in the basement.

get the scientists working on defenses. if someone thinks up a random cool idea then they can do it, but they should focus on defenses so the MIB can't take over again while you are out.

1/2 Adept!!MvMGOwL2H3 2010/11/06(Sat)23:46 No. 253565 ID: f4963f
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Nicolas resolves to avoid a retaking of the Ignometics building. He gathers the scientists together and makes plans for the institute's defense. They inform him that the Ignometics is in contested territory between the US Military and the MIB, and that contact with the former has already been made. They also have a few hovertanks deployed and are working on reprogramming an automated defense system that had already been in the works.

Nicolas knows very well where Tamana fled - she's fled back to Denver with the rest of the MIB. Fled back to the home base to unfold the rest of her evil plans.

Nic's mind turns to his purchases and favors.

Adept!!MvMGOwL2H3 2010/11/06(Sat)23:47 No. 253566 ID: f4963f
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The scientists tell him that they're willing to cut some losses to help him and his ragtag group due to them singlehandedly liberating the base. They're more than happy to make Tyrael a guitar that shoots LIGHTNING AND DEATH free of charge. They also have abundant parts for creating any of the weapons the building had been producing until it was liberated - Nic and co can have as many of the GAMEBOY GUNS, LASER MACHINE PISTOLS, and HIGH-IMPACT LASER RIFLES as they want.

They're also willing to provide TWO FINANCIAL FUCKTONS worth of upgrades free of cost, but any further upgrades will require Nicolas to dip into his bank accounts and start dropping down the financial status ladder. Fortunately, at the moment Nicolas is VERY WEALTHY. If he wanted, he could hypothetically purchase SEVEN UPGRADES with that money, at the cost of making him completely BROKE. Nicolas likes to think he'll have money to fall back on after the quest is over, though.

The party currently has:
>Two +1 magic shirts on Nicolas and Joel,
>a DAPPER DERRINGER with 2x Piercing upgrades and 1x Shocking
>2x Cure potions, on Nic's person
>Magic-detecting glasses, Ignometics prototype.
>A Thaumic Disrupter, which the scientists recharge for free. 5 charges.
>Magic Duct Tape of Repair.

The Ignometics is offering the following gun upgrades:
-Piercing, Flaming, Range/Accuracy, Impact, Shocking

As well as armor upgrades, sword upgrades, cure potions (3-pack), and other odds and ends.

They do have self-disguises, and they are indeed the Mr Boss glasses, but they're nothing beyond Nic's own powers. The only way Nic's getting illusions past magic detection is if he upgrades his illusions. Perhaps Joel or Tyrael could have a use for them, though.

Nicolas considers how to spend his money.

Alright.

1: Extra Shocking on the Derringer. We'll use it as our anti-vehicle and anti-personnel weapon.
2: Get Tyrael a +2 shirt and upgrade yours and Joel's to +2.
3: Get Joel a Mr Boss disguise kit. Tyrael wouldn't use it, but she would.
4: A 3 pack of CURE potions, for the road.

If I am doing my math right, that'll put us at exactly BROKE. Which is fine, we don't need money in the immediate future. You can always get more by sueing Paraply for damages to your car after all of this is over.

It is totally unacceptable that Tyrael's sword has less cutting power than the loaf of bread.

We should give his sword +1 piercing, and get him some low profile protection for his suit.

WAIT. This isn't going to be one of those things where we upgrade one guy and then he quits, right? That is even more unacceptable!!

Also, have the MLP and the Pigdog fight.

>>253566
>armor upgrades
>other odds and ends
If possible, get invisibility and movement speed enchantments. You can already effectively decimate those who oppose you- now you just need to be able to do so faster than they can notice you and react.

>>253566
Upgrade the sword, extra shocking for the derringer, give an armoured shirt for Tyrael and upgrade the one you and Joel have as well. That should cover it, and give enough cash to gain some more in the future.

>>253567
pro tip: it takes money to make money. Spending all of it now for short term gains is bad for the long run.

>>253566
Get Joel whatever gun upgrades she wants. I'd vote for piercing+flaming. Get Tyrael a long flapping scarf or cape. Permanently flapping, regardless of wind. Useful properties are a plus.


They said that small things are significantly easier to enchant, right? Get the SUPERDUPERBOUNCYBALL upgraded with flaming and impact. As many as possible.

Why the FUCK haven't we given the derringer accuracy yet?

1/4 Adept!!MvMGOwL2H3 2011/01/22(Sat)18:27 No. 273873 ID: f4963f
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After taking what feels like months to decide, Nicolas digs into his pockets to cough up some high-quality protection for the group. The Ignometics technicians beef up the protection in Joel and Nic's getups, and add two layers of protection to Tyrael's clothes. The new degree of protection adds limited protection to the exposed skin and, together with the kevlar vests, should render conventional bullets utterly useless.

Shame the MIB's using those less and less these days.

Nicolas invests some hefty money into the weapons too. He stacks a second shocking upgrade onto the derringer to nip the MIB's newly-acquired technophilia in the bud, and talks Tyrael into buying himself a sharpness upgrade to the katana. He asks Joel what sort of upgrade she'd like for the Glock, and she replies that Impact sounds fun. She says something about juggling bad guys in the air, and soon Nicolas agrees.

Nicolas also buys a three-pack of cure potions, and the scientists pitch in a fourth vial out of charity. That leaves two potions per person. Nicolas has a good feeling about their chances.

They also give the prototype super-bouncy-ball to him, though it's not able to be outfitted with weapon upgrades. Nicolas suspects it may serve a weapon-like purpose in and of itself.

Ugh. His bank account is going to hate him for this.

Adept!!MvMGOwL2H3 2011/01/22(Sat)18:28 No. 273874 ID: f4963f
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Nicolas, Joel, and Tyrael find a place for the night. The lawyer-turned-vigilante spends the night checking up on stories of the world outside his little circle for the first time all month. It seems that Tamana's nonsense caused quite a stir. A series of questionable government initiatives have kept the stock market from plummeting out of control, thank god, and reports of what's coming out of Denver get more and more outlandish the further one reads.

Speaking of Denver, Nicolas should learn something about it if he's going to take it over. This thought leads Nicolas to Denver's wikipedia page.

Adept!!MvMGOwL2H3 2011/01/22(Sat)18:28 No. 273875 ID: f4963f
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OH FUCK YOU.

Frustrated, Nicolas decides to hit the sack. There, he has a strange dream...

Adept!!MvMGOwL2H3 2011/01/22(Sat)18:28 No. 273876 ID: f4963f
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He hears a voice over his shoulder.

"Magic detection, you say? It's a shame your illusions are so weak. Imagine if you had been able to fool a bottom-level cantrip. Imagine if you could turn invisible. Imagine if you could throw up a disguise for your entire party without breaking a sweat. Hell, how about full-party invisibility? Even in combat, mirror images would be quite useful, don't you agree? We could make you a well-rounded psion, Nic. I could offer all that for you."

"Don't listen to that scrub," says a voice over Nic's other shoulder. "You've already invested a level in telekinesis, one more and we will be gods. Would you like to throw a semi? Would you like to throw a semi with your mind? How about force shields? I don't know about you, but being invisible isn't nearly as cool as knocking in the MIB's front doors with a tank."

"Because the most sensible thing for a glass cannon to do is to run headfirst into legions of killer robots," replies the magician-Nic bitterly.

"You're right. Stealth has worked out so well in the past," replies tourney-Nic, chewing on gum.

It looks like they want him to make a choice.

One of them has a cape and top hat. Are you sure you can consider this a choice?

>>273876
Telekinesis. I have a sneaking suspicion that being able to throw a semi around will be supremely useful in the near future.

>>273876
Invisibility is awesome. Illusions.

Hmm. I'm thinking that invisibility is too good to pass up. Admittedly, I'm planning to mostly use it as a combat aid, but what a combat aid!

Invisibility is nice, but if you turn invisible, they can just keep shooting you.

If you turn invincible, they can't. Telekinesis.

subterfuge? nay, we need brute force, SEMI THROWING IT IS!

>>273876
Just eat both of them and see what happens. Take a Third option bro. Devour both of their powers because, honestly, at this stage of the game who gives a shit about balancing issues? WE SHALL BE AN TELEKINETIC GOD OF ILLUSION AND PUNCH THE LEVEL SYSTEM RIGHT ON IT'S FACE

Their is no reason we can not shoot them while invisible.

I don't care what choice he represents, go with the voice that has a cape and top hat.

You know, with the force to throw a semi around, you could probably squish some heads, too. Seems a lot faster than going through some silly subterfuge that will just delay having to kill someone anyway.

>>273876
Throwing shit with your mind is awesome. Lets keep on doing that.

Illusions! We are a LAWYER! We do not use brute force, we cheat, lie, and steal our way to victory! Plus, it's totally a cat thing to do. A DOG owner would choose power.

>>274068
Yes, we will not be dogs!

LOOOOOOOOOLDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGS!!!!

>>273938
This.
FOURTH-WALL CHAOTIC ACTION!

Barring that, put a level in Illusions. Disguises might be useful for infiltrating MIB Central.

Telekinesis.

The MIB cannot escape the long (invisible, intangible) arm of the LAW! Especially not if it's throwing a Semi at them!