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-Hustler- : Day One [Downtown]
« on: June 20, 2013, 10:45:58 pm »

The Story:

Well, here you are. No job. No car. No house. Barely any money. Well, time to hit the streets and start ballin'.

Start dealing dope and set up your Trap Empire.

If your money or HP reaches 0, you're done.

Gameplay:

1. The first thing you get each day is a Newspaper. You will be alerted about any relevant news to your business, which is Drugs.

2. Immediately after getting the paper you will head Downtown. There are two major things you can do here:

A. Buy Drugs: The prices of various drugs will rise and fall based on the Trap Market, so pay attention to the News. At the beginning of the game, the only drugs you can buy will be Weed, Crack, & Shrooms., which are the lowest forms of their various Drug Refinement. As you gain more Money & Reputation, you'll be able to buy new drugs and more refined versions of basic drugs.

B. Shop Downtown: There are various things to do downtown to help you build your empire. The stores available initially are:

Pawn Shop: Don't think you can establish a corner without getting into a lot of shit. This place will sell you Guns, Ammunition and Melee Weapons.
Clothing District: Having expensive Clothing & Bling will add bonuses to gaining Reputation.
Trick Alley: HP is precious, but thankfully down Trick alley you'll find Hoes to restore it for you, if you know what I mean.
Auto Place: If you manage to fill your pockets you have the option to procure a Ride.

3. After making your purchases, you Distribute your loads with a goal of making a Profit. In the Distribution phase you head to a certain Corner/Block/Street (etc.) in the City. You start the game with only three selling locations, but you will gain more with higher Reputation. All locations are different, and come with benefits and drawbacks. For example, some places might have people willing to pay more, but on the other hand, may also have a Police Presence, a Rival Dealer, or a Gang Presence.

After you're done Distributing, your profit for the day is calculated. And that's it! Don't worry, if that seems reasonably simple for now, it won't be later....

Character Creation:

Name:
Street Name:
Gender:
Age:
Hometown:
Appearance:
Brief Bio:
City: (Choose your starting city. The following must be true: 1. Located in the U.S., or another country with very similar laws on Narcotics and Firearms. 2. Have a population > 250,000) 
« Last Edit: June 25, 2013, 01:43:54 pm by TCM »
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Re: -Hustler- : A Suggestion Game About Trap Capitalism
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2013, 10:48:38 pm »

Name: ???
Street Name: Wall Street
Gender: ???
Age: ???
Hometown: Norway
Appearance: ??? 
Brief Bio: Previously worked as a hippie.
City: Not Switzerland then?

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« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2013, 12:06:25 am »

Name: ???
Street Name: Wall Street
Gender: ???
Age: ???
Hometown: Norway
Appearance: ??? 
Brief Bio: Previously worked as a hippie.
City: Not Switzerland then?

Definitely not Switzerland. Also, Norway is pretty big for a hometown, but if you want to play it like that...
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« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2013, 12:10:34 am »

Name: ???
Street Name: Wall Street
Gender: ???
Age: ???
Hometown: Norway
Appearance: ??? 
Brief Bio: Previously worked as a hippie.
City: Not Switzerland then?

Definitely not Switzerland. Also, Norway is pretty big for a hometown, but if you want to play it like that...
Pick a joke:

Option 1: Well Norway only has like one city anyway.

Option 2: I meant Norway, Oklahoma.

Option 3: What about the USSR for current nation?

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Re: -Hustler- : A Suggestion Game About Trap Capitalism
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2013, 12:15:24 am »

Name: Lawfanna
Street Name: Strongfanna
Gender: Strong independent black woman who don't need no man
Age: 34
Hometown: LA
Appearance: Strong independent black woman who don't need no man
Brief Bio: Strong independent black woman who don't need no man
City: LA
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« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2013, 12:22:15 am »

Name: Markus Gerdan
Street Name: Steve
Gender: M
Age: 22
Hometown: St. Louis
Appearance: Black dreds, wears lots of bling.
Brief Bio: He was born in the ghetto, raised in the ghetto, and will most likely die in the ghetto. Might as well make the best of it.
City: St. Louis
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« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2013, 12:25:16 am »

...I was thinking of a completely different kind of street name.

Name: Alfred Guy, usually abbreviated A. Guy
Street Name: The Fixer (If you need a little something, he can fix you up.)
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Hometown: Canada. See earlier joke about Norway.
Appearance: Wears a black trenchcoat, sunglasses, and a fedora. Has a villian moustache and goatee.
Brief Bio: Used to be a hippie in the sixties, but was confronted by the harsh truth of lack of funds, and was forced to get an office job. The government has been oppressing the people long enough, though.
City: Chicago, nyah see?

As a side note, is our trade limited to drugs, or can we sell other forms of contraband?

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« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2013, 12:58:52 am »

Name: Bjorn J. Horn
Street Name: Vicky
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Hometown: Gjesdal, Norway
Appearance: a tall, black-haired man with a full beard, commonly wears a full black leather outfit. Rather scary-looking, but not incredibly so.
Brief Bio: came to America with great dreams, yes-yes! But working was too difficult and Bjorn was too lazy, not to mention that his outfit needed lots of upkeep, so he decided to make money the truly American way - by dabbling in selling dope.
City: Lincoln, Nebraska
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« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2013, 04:04:43 am »

Name: !Ngoro
Street Name: The Street On Which A Grey Elephant Trampled A Yellow Banana
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Hometown: Antananarivo, Madagascar
Appearance: ???
Brief Bio: ???
City: Antananarivo, Madagascar

Come on guys, let's relinquish americentrism for a while.

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« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2013, 04:58:44 am »

Name: Louis Patoowie
Street Name: White Mofo Jungle Robba (Got it from here. Enter Louis Patoowie)
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Hometown: Da Hood
Appearance: Homeboy G. Got swag.
Brief Bio: Dis homeboy's goin all YOLO. He ma open a big ol' can of whoop-ass™ on y'allz.
City: Washington DC (referred to as Hood)
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« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2013, 10:07:37 am »

With all these suggestions, I'll let you guys democratically decide on which character you want to play as.
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« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2013, 01:43:14 pm »

Name: Markus Gerdan
Street Name: Steve
Gender: M
Age: 22
Hometown: St. Louis
Appearance: Black dreds, wears lots of bling.
Brief Bio: He was born in the ghetto, raised in the ghetto, and will most likely die in the ghetto. Might as well make the best of it.
City: St. Louis

Alright, guy whose most likely to actually sell drugs in America is our character!

Markus Gerdan wakes from his bed, rubbing his eyes. He's living in a tiny one-room apartment in St. Louis. He sighs, getting up, putting on an identical set of new clothing, and brushing his teeth. He takes the newspaper in and reads it as he eats breakfast. Well, looks like a Weed dealer just got 30 in the pen. (Marijuana Prices have dropped.)

After his meal, Markus puts on his shoes and gets into his street persona, "Steve." He goes downtown to start his first day.


-Downtown-

Dealer:
Weed: $17 - The most basic form of marijuana. Relaxes the user.
Crack: $59 - Condensed cocaine, making it a lot cheaper to sell than it's original, finer version. Gives you the pleasant feeling of being a raging bull.
Shrooms: $105 - Rudimentary hallucinogenics, will get you feeling calm and seeing funny colors.

Pawnshop:
Bat: $15 - It's unconcealed, requires too hands and it's swing is slow, but if you hit someone it's bound to break something.
Knife: $50 - Close-quarter weapon, will cut someone up real good.
Brass Knuckles: $120 - Slip these on and triple the power of your punches.

.22: $200 - Lil' Revolver. Low-caliber bullets, so it's got low lethality. But it's still a gun. (Ammo: $20)
9mm: $500 - Now we're talking. A solid handgun all around. (Ammo: $40)
Double-Barreled Shotgun: $600 - Close-range long gun. Only has two bullets, but will ice any motherfucker nearby. (Ammo: $25)
Mac10: $800 - Small sub-machine gun, low-penetration and jams occasionally. Still, it's fully automatic and you could fight off groups with this gat. (Ammo: $50)

Clothing District:
Baggy T-Shirt: $8 - Default shirt.
Baller Jersey: $25 - Let them know what team you represent. (Small Rep Boost)
Music T-Shirt: $30 - Pick an artist/band, let them know you've got good taste. (Small Rep Boost)
Used Polo: $50 - Well, you've got some style I guess. (Moderate Rep Boost)

Old Jeans: $10 - Default pants.
Long Pants: $20 - Cover yourself up. (Small Rep Boost)
Athletic Shorts: $35 - Now hears something practical. (Small Speed Bonus)

Old Shoes: $20 - Default shoes.
Chucks: $50 - Kick em' up. (Moderate Rep Boost)
Jordans: $70 - Put a spring in yo' step. (Moderate Speed Bonus)

Chain: $50 - Regular chain, swing it around your neck. (Moderate Rep Bonus)
Fake Gold Ring: $60 - Hey, it's going to fool most people. (Moderate Rep Bonus)
Simple Watch: $90 - "Nigga, I got the time!" (Moderate Rep Bonus, Makes Distribution More Efficient)

Trick Alley:
Tug: $25 - Well, I gotta' hand it to ya'. (+5 HP)
Standard Affair: $50 - Enter the cave. (+10 HP)
Vacuum: $80 - It even swallows! (+20 HP)

Auto-Shop:
Closed for now, check back sometime.


Pick a Distribution Spot:

Allay Ghetto Block - Where you grew up, so you know this place well. Very poor customers, but no police presence and big dealers don't even bother with this place.

Train Station - Go to one of the stations to pick up customers. Usually hobos and junkies, but occasional blue-collar worker will approach you, or maybe even a down-on-their-luck office drone. Be careful though, might be a cop crawling around...

Gov Projects - The projects will give you a pretty consistent flow of lower-working class customers without bothering with police. Just watch out if any other dealers decide to sell here on the same day you do...

Spoiler: "Steve" (click to show/hide)
« Last Edit: June 25, 2013, 05:04:20 pm by TCM »
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« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2013, 05:02:24 pm »

Buy 5 stashes of marijuana and sell them for $19 each. We should probably invest for the running shoes and athletic shorts for speed
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« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2013, 11:02:21 pm »

Buy 5 stashes of marijuana and sell them for $19 each. We should probably invest for the running shoes and athletic shorts for speed

You need to select a specific location to distribute.
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« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2013, 01:35:49 pm »

Buy a simple watch. Buy athletic shorts. Buy Jordans. Put all of them on. Take off old jeans and shoes first, though. Then buy 10 units of marijuana, commence distribution for about 22 dollars per unit in the Gov Projects. Be careful not to rile up any locals, though. Be unobtrusive.
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