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[bloop_bleep]

So I suppose I'm one of the few people interested in The Rat right now? He'll be less likely to be caught this early on than Dark Hand will be, thereby making him ratting us out impossible for the time being, and we can get significant more yield from him on the off-chance he stumbles into a hero recruit while robbing banks, considering it's unlikely that the heroes will send P-Man or John Maxwell out into the field this early.

Recruit Dark Hand: (6) NRDL, K, Rockeater, Piratejoe, TamerVirus, Leodanny, detoxicated, bloop_bleep
Recruit The Rat: (2) UristMcRiley, thatroleplayerGal

I dunno about you, but I'd rather not have someone who a third of the time completely fails to follow instructions, instead choosing to do some random other thing which can compromise our operations, this early on in the game. 

Would you rather have a physically weak recruit who gets ganked up very early on by the heroes, thereby either dying or being permanently deformed and acquiring an even nastier negative trait? At least the Rat is fairly predictable in his betrayal, unlike Dark Hand.

She's not a weak recruit; her telekinesis greatly increases hit chance. Plus I don't think the heroes know about her yet.

And the Rat is the opposite of predictable. He's essentially 2/3 as effective, we don't know when he's going to be effective or not, and when he isn't effective, he could very well destroy our entire operation. Not to mention that he'll squeal on us the first chance he gets.

[thatroleplayerGal]

So I suppose I'm one of the few people interested in The Rat right now? He'll be less likely to be caught this early on than Dark Hand will be, thereby making him ratting us out impossible for the time being, and we can get significant more yield from him on the off-chance he stumbles into a hero recruit while robbing banks, considering it's unlikely that the heroes will send P-Man or John Maxwell out into the field this early.

Recruit Dark Hand: (6) NRDL, K, Rockeater, Piratejoe, TamerVirus, Leodanny, detoxicated, bloop_bleep
Recruit The Rat: (2) UristMcRiley, thatroleplayerGal

I dunno about you, but I'd rather not have someone who a third of the time completely fails to follow instructions, instead choosing to do some random other thing which can compromise our operations, this early on in the game. 

Would you rather have a physically weak recruit who gets ganked up very early on by the heroes, thereby either dying or being permanently deformed and acquiring an even nastier negative trait? At least the Rat is fairly predictable in his betrayal, unlike Dark Hand.

She's not a weak recruit; her telekinesis greatly increases hit chance. Plus I don't think the heroes know about her yet.

And the Rat is the opposite of predictable. He's essentially 2/3 as effective, we don't know when he's going to be effective or not, and when he isn't effective, he could very well destroy our entire operation. Not to mention that he'll squeal on us the first chance he gets.

Doesn't matter if the heroes know about her yet or not (they obviously don't), if she's encountered during a mission, she'll be attacked and she does not have enough health to support that yet!

[TamerVirus]

Better to be dead than to be a rat

[bloop_bleep]

So I suppose I'm one of the few people interested in The Rat right now? He'll be less likely to be caught this early on than Dark Hand will be, thereby making him ratting us out impossible for the time being, and we can get significant more yield from him on the off-chance he stumbles into a hero recruit while robbing banks, considering it's unlikely that the heroes will send P-Man or John Maxwell out into the field this early.

Recruit Dark Hand: (6) NRDL, K, Rockeater, Piratejoe, TamerVirus, Leodanny, detoxicated, bloop_bleep
Recruit The Rat: (2) UristMcRiley, thatroleplayerGal

I dunno about you, but I'd rather not have someone who a third of the time completely fails to follow instructions, instead choosing to do some random other thing which can compromise our operations, this early on in the game. 

Would you rather have a physically weak recruit who gets ganked up very early on by the heroes, thereby either dying or being permanently deformed and acquiring an even nastier negative trait? At least the Rat is fairly predictable in his betrayal, unlike Dark Hand.

She's not a weak recruit; her telekinesis greatly increases hit chance. Plus I don't think the heroes know about her yet.

And the Rat is the opposite of predictable. He's essentially 2/3 as effective, we don't know when he's going to be effective or not, and when he isn't effective, he could very well destroy our entire operation. Not to mention that he'll squeal on us the first chance he gets.

Doesn't matter if the heroes know about her yet or not (they obviously don't), if she's encountered during a mission, she'll be attacked and she does not have enough health to support that yet!

Then we keep her inside and make her do research, while at the same time making her stronger until she's ready to go out in combat.

[Taricus]

Only if we do something stupid and actually try to fight the heroes on even ground. The rat is at the same disadvantage; we don't yet have the heroes to go toe to toe with theirs in combat.

[thatroleplayerGal]

So I suppose I'm one of the few people interested in The Rat right now? He'll be less likely to be caught this early on than Dark Hand will be, thereby making him ratting us out impossible for the time being, and we can get significant more yield from him on the off-chance he stumbles into a hero recruit while robbing banks, considering it's unlikely that the heroes will send P-Man or John Maxwell out into the field this early.

Recruit Dark Hand: (6) NRDL, K, Rockeater, Piratejoe, TamerVirus, Leodanny, detoxicated, bloop_bleep
Recruit The Rat: (2) UristMcRiley, thatroleplayerGal

I dunno about you, but I'd rather not have someone who a third of the time completely fails to follow instructions, instead choosing to do some random other thing which can compromise our operations, this early on in the game. 

Would you rather have a physically weak recruit who gets ganked up very early on by the heroes, thereby either dying or being permanently deformed and acquiring an even nastier negative trait? At least the Rat is fairly predictable in his betrayal, unlike Dark Hand.

She's not a weak recruit; her telekinesis greatly increases hit chance. Plus I don't think the heroes know about her yet.

And the Rat is the opposite of predictable. He's essentially 2/3 as effective, we don't know when he's going to be effective or not, and when he isn't effective, he could very well destroy our entire operation. Not to mention that he'll squeal on us the first chance he gets.

Doesn't matter if the heroes know about her yet or not (they obviously don't), if she's encountered during a mission, she'll be attacked and she does not have enough health to support that yet!

Then we keep her inside and make her do research, while at the same time making her stronger until she's ready to go out in combat.

But Brian is more efficient at research and the whole point of getting a recruit right now is so that Brian can focus on the research while the recruit can acquire influence from robbing banks!

[thatroleplayerGal]

Only if we do something stupid and actually try to fight the heroes on even ground. The rat is at the same disadvantage; we don't yet have the heroes to go toe to toe with theirs in combat.

The rat has decent combat skills. He could survive an encounter with John and definitely take down any hero recruit that he encounters. The only fear we have with him is if the heroes chose P-Man instead, in-which the Rat could die, but Dark Hand is at an even greater risk of dying to P-Man anyways.

[Taricus]

A: Please don't do quote pyramids, those are pretty unreadable. B: Decent isn't good enough, and reliability is a far more prized trait. We are going to need more reliable villains than we need capable ones; we can train villains, but we can't make them reliable in loyalty.

[thatroleplayerGal]

A: Please don't do quote pyramids, those are pretty unreadable. B: Decent isn't good enough, and reliability is a far more prized trait. We are going to need more reliable villains than we need capable ones; we can train villains, but we can't make them reliable in loyalty.

I suppose that's true. Brian's whole schtick is character-specific equipment, so to outfit each one of our villains with individual power-strengthening tech wouldn't actually be all that expensive. I mean, even the Neural Enhancer is surprisingly cheap, though beyond our current resources.

Recruit Dark Hand: (7) NRDL, K, Rockeater, Piratejoe, TamerVirus, Leodanny, detoxicated, bloop_bleep, thatroleplayerGal
Recruit The Rat: (1) UristMcRiley

[helmacon]

The Outside World

The world at large continues on much as it ever has this year. There is still crime and poverty in the world, but dedicated members of government and law enforcement continue to tackle these problems head on. Relief efforts to the northern mountains of the red nation continue as the refugees of the red yellow war attempt to return to a normal life. The Blue nation announces a new 4-year plan to grow the economy and reduce the unemployment rate in the south. Of growing public interest is the phenomenon of super humans. People who display incredible, and often seemingly impossible abilities are appearing at an increasing rate, and quietly both governments have been investing resources into investigating these people. Many feel that the world is on the brink of a new era altogether, but opinion is divided on if this is a good thing. Only time will tell how the world will change.

You have recruited Melissa Aniya, a failed government psychic to your team.

Matters.inc performs better than expected this year, and you gain 3 million $ and 3 favors.

It is currently the Project and Research phase.

You may describe one project or research project you would like to perform. You will receive a quote for the baseline cost of the action in money and influence. If it is a project you may receive some details about the end effects, but the full effect will be dependent on the project rolls upon completion. Example: Your new Headquarters will increase the total Villain cap for the Council. (Rolling a (1) in effect might increase the cap by just 1. Rolling a (6) might increase the cap by (3)). The project will then become available for work during the deployment phase. *Do note that you do not have to assign anyone to work the project, and it will stay open indefinitely. There is no maximum number to the amount of projects or research you can have active at once.

State of the Council:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Current Funds: 13 million $
Current Influence: 13 favors

Villian List:

Spoiler: Brian Matter (click to show/hide)

Name: Brian Matter
Gender: Male
Appearance: Brian does not entertain the fanciful notion of costumes. He wears a business suit, or his personal armored mech suite when in combat
HP: 150/150

Powers:
No notable powers at this time
Stats:
Combat, Melee: Lv 2
Combat Ranged: Lv 2
Intellect: Lv 4
Traits:
Entrepreneur - His business ventures provide a steady stream of Money and influence. It also makes it easier to acquire particular materials.
Public Figure - Brian is well known and liked by the public. He always covers his tracks, and killing or gravely wounding him will have serious repercussions for the enemy hero.
Relationships:
No current relationships
Specializations:
Practical research - Brian gets a bonus to research actions intended to produce specific equipment or items.
Equipment:
Mech suite - (When equiped) +200 hp, reduced ranged and melee damage, increases damage done. Breaks after 200 damage, and must be re-purchased.

Current Reputation - 100
Location - Dagos

Spoiler: Melissa "Dark Hand" Aniya (click to show/hide)

Name: Melissa Aniya, AKA Dark Hand
Gender: Female
Appearance: A washout from an old Government Psychic program, she found herself developing her powers a few years down the road. She still bears the scars from the psychic program, and poverty has driven her to minor crime. She dons a deep purple mask over her eyes and upper face, and wears a skintight uniform of the same color. She has long, jet black hair.
HP: 100/100

Powers:
Telekinesis (Very greatly increased chance to hit with an attack. Minor damage increase for attacks. Melee attacks can be made at range.)
Stats:
Combat, Melee: Lv 0
Combat Ranged: Lv 0
Intellect: Lv 2
Traits:
Psychic Sonar - Can detect any heroes she has encountered before, and will give her group 1 unopposed round at the beginning of an engagement.
Distrustful - This person will be difficult to build loyalty with.
Relationships:
No current relationships
Specializations:
No specalizations
Equipment:
A skintight uniform of Dark Purple. It gives a very minor boost to agility.

Current Reputation - 0
Location - Dagos

Current Projects:

Spoiler: Projects List (click to show/hide)

Project: Cerebral Enhancer: Costs 5$ and 3 favors per turn of research. 4 turns remaining.

((You guys are outnumbered on the discord, fyi))

[thatroleplayerGal]

Question. What phase is moving Brian allowed?

[helmacon]

Question. What phase is moving Brian allowed?

Movement takes place during the deployment phase.

[thatroleplayerGal]

Question. What phase is moving Brian allowed?

Movement takes place during the deployment phase.

As does robbing banks and other such actions, correct?

[helmacon]

Question. What phase is moving Brian allowed?

Movement takes place during the deployment phase.

As does robbing banks and other such actions, correct?

That is correct. The first deployment phase post details the 4 actions you can take during deployment. Research, Recruitment, Engagement and Movement.

[thatroleplayerGal]

Let's take things simple. A custom set of gear for Dark Hand this early might be risky, especially when she's so untrained. Brian will concentrate instead on appearing open and curious about superhumans to the public. With a clever ad program and a little bit of propaganda, Brian will lure superhumans into Matters. Inc for "standard research" to learn about their conditions. While there is no particular ulterior motive, and Brian is doing to them exactly what he says he's doing, research on the biology of superhumans will prove vital to our cause and hopefully grant the burgeoning League of Villains greater insight onto what makes superpowers so unique.

The purpose of this project is to, hopefully, provide some sort of bonus modifier to equipment designed to increase damage against a specific hero, rather than just bonuses that increase stats for equipment made for a specific hero. An example would be Lex Luthor's kryptonite gauntlets. Anyone can wield them, it doesn't increase how much damage they inflict just because a different guy is using them, but against Superman the gauntlets will always inflict a higher amount of damage than against any other hero.

Does that make sense? I hope it does.

Research into Metahuman Physiology (1): thatroleplayerGal