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[mainiac]

How about an evil kickstarter?  That's free!

The plan: start a kickstarter saying that you've discovered a way to save people from the pending apocalypse which is coming at the end of 2013 (I'm sure the history channel and discovery channel will be telling people that's what the Mayan's actually meant.)  Using recently discovered ancient mayan texts you can save donators if you raise enough money.  If you meet the stretch goals you can prevent the apocalypse entirely.  Anyone dumb enough to donate money to the cause is clearly henchman material.

[Wrex]

Evil Kickstarter? Genius!


And GWG, if you have ever read a copy of the anarchist's cookbook, there are plenty of illegal, immoral, and downright sick ways we can use to make money in it.

[GreatWyrmGold]

What would that be?

"Donate $1 and get an "I supported a supervillain!" sticker.
Donate $5 and get the sticker, plus I will scare one person of your choice.
Donate $25 and get all of the above, plus plans for a laser gun..."

[LordBucket]

How about an evil kickstarter?

Evil Kickstarter? Genius!

You create a kickstarter project explaining that the world didn't end in 2012 because it's really going to end in 2013 unless you're paid to stop it. While you're writing up rewards for backers who donate various amounts it occurs to you that paying a supervillian to not destroy the world, while strangely appropriate, doesn't quite fit in with the Mayan angle. Trying to think of a way to reconcile this, you decide to claim that you, a supervillain, were supposed to be the cause of the end of the world in 2012, but that you had a really bad hangover from a BBQ party and didn't get around to it. And since planetary alignments only happen every now and then, your next window of opportunity to destroy the world won't happen until December, 13, 2013. But, if you receive $50,000 in donations...rather than destroying the world you'll host a totally awesome 2013 BBQ party instead.

Donate $10 and you'll receive a personalized invitation to the 2013 BBQ-instead-of-end-the-world party
Donate $25 and get the invite plus, an "I supported a supervillain!" sticker
Donate $50 and get all of the above, plus I will scare or be rude to one person in your name
Donate $100 and get all of the above, plus plans for a DIY Pulse Laser Gun
Donate $500 and get all of the above, plus a formal "thank you" letter hand signed by "the Supervillain"
Donate $1000 and get all of the above, plus I will name one of the crocodiles in my Pit of Doom after you
Donate $10,000 and get all of the above, plus I will kill you last.


You click "submit" and look at your screen. As a final touch you go to 4chan and post a link to the donation page on  /b/.

January 2, 2013

You wake up the following morning after having a dream that you don't quite remember. You think it had something to do with ruling the world...no, actually you're certain you were definitely ruling the world at the end when you woke up. But you don't remember the part of the dream leading up to ruling the world.

After a few minutes thinking about it you shrug it off and check kickstarter.

You've received $60 in donations, from 6 different people who chose the $10 option, as well as several dozen posts from people telling you that you're awesome and that they "lol'd"

Current status


What do you do?

[mainiac]

Acquire fabrics and sewing machine.  We need a costume to get this kickstarter off the ground.  While we are at it, buy a barbecue and decorate it with skulls+crossbones, etc.  People will take our supervillain party more seriously when they see we mean business.  Add questions to the kickstarter page about what kind of bands people want and ask if the BBQ party is gonna have an vegetarians coming.  We may be evil but we are nothing but accommodating. (use royal we on kickstarter page)

A supervillain needs a persona to create buzz.  Suggested name: Black Widow.

[Donuts]

Ptw x9001

[Wrex]

I propose we simply refer to ourselves as B.M. Whenever someone asks us what it means, we give a diffrent answer.

[Donuts]

I propose we simply refer to ourselves as B.M. Whenever someone asks us what it means, we give a diffrent answer.

Black Mage

[LordBucket]

Acquire fabrics and sewing machine.  We need a costume to get this kickstarter off the ground.  While we are at it, buy a barbecue and decorate it with skulls+crossbones, etc.  People will take our supervillain party more seriously when they see we mean business.  Add questions to the kickstarter page about what kind of bands people want and ask if the BBQ party is gonna have an vegetarians coming.  We may be evil but we are nothing but accommodating. (use royal we on kickstarter page)

Alright! You're feeling really good about this kickstarter thing. You add some information and some questions to the page, and begin to make plans for the day.

Hmm. You don't have a car, and it seems unbecoming of a supervillain to take the bus.

You: "Mom?"

Your mother: "Yes, dear?"

You: "Can I borrow your car? I have some errands to run."

Your mother: "It's may you borrow the car. Try again, please."

You grumble under your breath about how when you rule the world nobody will correct your grammar.

Your mother: "I'm sorry, what was that? I didn't quite catch it."

You: "...I said may I borrow the car? "

Your mother: "Yes, you may. The keys are on the corkboard. Also, please fill the tank when you're done."

You collect the keys and rush out to start the car, noticing that the tank is only half full as you do.

Your first stop: the bank! You could use your debit card for today's purchases, but despite having had your Wells Fargo checking account for a few years, this is the first time you've ever had more than a thousand dollars in it. You decide to go in for the personal touch. To your surprise, nobody pays you any attention when you enter, and you end up waiting in line like usual. While you wait somebody else comes in and goes immediately to the merchant account window and is served ahead of you. This annoys you somewhat. After a few minutes it's finally your turn and you hand the teller a withdrawal slip for $2000. She asks you see your driver's license, and within a few minutes she counts out twenty $100 bills for you. You happily accept it. This is the most cash you've ever handled in your entire life, and it feels good. Perhaps you won't burn down the building and torture its occupants for failing to prostrate themselves to you when you came in.

Over the next two hours you stop by Susan's Fabrics to pick up cloth, iron-on fabric hardener, frog clasps and buttons (-$150) and Home Depot to buy a BBQ grill. (-$700) You also pay to have the BBQ delivered. (-$50) And you pick up a pizza. Large, with extra toppings. (-$20)

You hum to yourself happily, envisioning the world and humanity in your clutches, and return home. Oh, yes. And you fill the gas tank for your mother. (-$25)

You return the keys to the corkboard and begin designing your Evil Supervillain costume of Doom, while munching on pizza. It is delicious.

Current status


What sort of Supervillian costume will you create?

What will you do next?

[GreatWyrmGold]

Acquire fabrics and sewing machine.  We need a costume to get this kickstarter off the ground.  While we are at it, buy a barbecue and decorate it with skulls+crossbones, etc.  People will take our supervillain party more seriously when they see we mean business.  Add questions to the kickstarter page about what kind of bands people want and ask if the BBQ party is gonna have an vegetarians coming.  We may be evil but we are nothing but accommodating. (use royal we on kickstarter page)

A supervillain needs a persona to create buzz.  Suggested name: Black Widow.

Isn't there already a Marvel character named Black Widow? Last thing we need is for Marvel to sue us for copyright infringement...

Something practical, with space for concealed armor to be added later and no garish colors or billowing capes or stuff.

[Donuts]

Acquire fabrics and sewing machine.  We need a costume to get this kickstarter off the ground.  While we are at it, buy a barbecue and decorate it with skulls+crossbones, etc.  People will take our supervillain party more seriously when they see we mean business.  Add questions to the kickstarter page about what kind of bands people want and ask if the BBQ party is gonna have an vegetarians coming.  We may be evil but we are nothing but accommodating. (use royal we on kickstarter page)

A supervillain needs a persona to create buzz.  Suggested name: Black Widow.

Isn't there already a Marvel character named Black Widow? Last thing we need is for Marvel to sue us for copyright infringement...

That's actually true! xD

[LordBucket]

Need a bit more feedback to continue with this.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Something practical... maybe a T-shirt and sweatpants in, say, a golden color (to throw enemies off) and a hooded sweatshirt, with some sort of evil logo thing on the costume?

[Funk]

we need a weapon so see if we can pay one of the nerds down radio shack to build us a lazer gun from the plans.

the costume need a mask of some kind.

[Corai]

Actual armor, attempt to create a homemade version of SWAT armor (Of evil.)