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[Devastator]

Provide personal assistance with forming the genetic sequences.  Maybe a second point of view is all that's needed.

[The_Two_Eternities]

I can see that.. the goal is to create something, after all, so it might be production and not research.  But this is the first dinosaur created, and it's the first time going through this process.  I'd be happy to accept the bonus not being relevant to make additional dinosaurs, but for right now it's pretty much wholly unknown territory, and we're learning how to do it as we do it.

...

It's also not actually making a dinosaur yet.  I'll still have to clone one after finishing the genetic material, which is a different process.

Hm. I agree that, although the general category of work that is being done is not new, the novel specifics of the work place it in "pretty much wholly unknown territory", and so it would probably qualify for the +1 bonus.
Thus, I concede the argument with the caveat that the very fact that the work is in "pretty much wholly unknown territory" would also carry a mechanical penalty. Admittedly, the penalty wouldn't be a flat -1 to the roll but rather a decrease in the effectiveness of the roll.
As compensation for my misinterpretation of the mechanics, the lowest roll on Devastator's next turn will receive a reroll and the worse roll will be discarded (as opposed to a normal reroll, where it is possible to receive a worse result after the reroll).
Is the above satisfactory?

[The_Two_Eternities]

"Darn it's locked."
Walk around the and find ether a door with an padlock I can smash off with a brick or a piece of flat metal that I can use to pry open one of the doors, once that's done go inside and look around.

[1d6 = 4]

You head around the side of the building, and find a door that, due to some architectural error, has its hinges on the outside. You easily remove the pins from the hinges and the door from the frame, and step inside the building. By the looks of things, it’s a normal office building.

ENGAGE ULTIMATE BULK FIGHTING STANCE

[1d6 = 6]

Bulk find inner Bulk!
… inner Bulk more Bulk than Bulk. That good, or that bad?

Initiative: [1d6 vs 1d6+1 = 5 vs 5+1 = 5 vs 6]

Steve move forward quickly.

Steve: [1d6 with higher baseline vs 1d6 with higher baseline = 6 with higher baseline vs 3 with higher baseline]

Steve spin and kick Bulk in chest.

Bulk: [1d6 with two steps higher baseline vs 1d6 with higher baseline = 4 with two steps higher baseline vs 2 with higher baseline]

Bulk shove Steve. Steve thrown backwards and land on ground.

Initiative: [1d6 vs 1d6+1 = 6 vs 3+1 = 6 vs 4]

Bulk advance, looming over Steve.

Bulk: [1d6 with two steps higher baseline vs 1d6 with higher baseline = 3 with two steps higher baseline vs 5 with higher baseline]

Steve roll away and stand up.

Steve: [1d6 with higher baseline vs 1d6 with higher baseline = 4 with higher baseline vs 5 with higher baseline]

Steve hit Bulk in chest with side of hand, but Steve not hurt Bulk.

Initiative: [1d6 vs 1d6+1 = 1 vs 6+1 = 1 vs 7]

Steve move very fast towards Bulk. Steve look like blur.

Steve: [1d6 with two steps higher baseline vs 1d6 with higher baseline = 5 with two steps higher baseline vs 1 with higher baseline]

Steve poke Bulk in throat and trip Bulk. Bulk fall down.
Bulk try to breathe. Bulk try to breathe, again. Bulk breathe. Steve help Bulk stand up.
“There is no need for the spar to continue. You have impressed me, and so I offer to train you in the ninja arts, as my sensei trained me and his sensei trained him.” Steve say.

(Goal “Fight somebody” completed. You may add up to two goals. You may remove up to one goal. You may choose a related benefit approximately equal to ”achievable for a normal human with a few weeks of work” applied to a narrow area.)

Provide personal assistance with forming the genetic sequences.  Maybe a second point of view is all that's needed.

[1d6+1 with lower baseline = 5+1 with lower baseline = 6 with lower baseline] (I know I said lowest roll, but I should have said worst roll) [1d6+1 with lower baseline = 4+1 with lower baseline = 5 with lower baseline]

You take a flight back to the United States, back to your genetics laboratory. You don’t have any formal accreditation, but you’ve picked up a few things. You’re soon seeing progress. Looks like a second (well, third) point of view really is all that is needed.

(Ivanov researching better ways to splice together pieces of genetic material: [1d6+1 = 3+1 = 4])

Meanwhile, Ivanov and the other geneticist are working on developing better ways to assemble intact Ornithodiran genomes. Ivanov seems to be calm now (well, as calm as he usually is), with no ranting about “new interrogation interfaces” to be heard.

(The free progress point is automatically applied to the park facilities.)

Spoiler: Charsheets (click to show/hide)

(Devastator)
Name: John Hammond
Description: Scientist/Industrialist
Current Goals: Start dinosaur-themed theme park (Long term, Hard), Produce Viable Dinosaur Genetic Material (Medium-term, Moderate), Construct park facilities (Medium-term, Moderate), Recreate Living dinosaur (Medium-Term, Moderate), Construct Cloning Infrastructure on Island (Medium-Term, Moderate), Hire leading animal trainer/biologist (Short-Term, Moderate), Design indoor dinosaur kennel (Short-term, Hard), Develop dinosaur medicine (Medium-term, Hard)
Capability: Baseline plus: Nine-digit net worth (reroll all 1s on financial rolls), Inner Vision (+1 to all attempts to recruit people for projects related to achieving one of my long-term goals), +1 to all genetic research involving dinosaurs. No need to use an action to extract genetic material from fossils. Reduced overshoot consequences for any overshoots related to dinosaur genetic manipulation and cloning.
New construction mechanics: A building requires a certain number of progress points to complete depending on the timeframe of the goal (Short-term 5, Medium-term 15, Long-Term 45). A construction action does not roll 1d6 for results, but instead adds 1d6 progress points and then adds a certain amount of progress points depending on the difficulty of the goal (Easy +2, Medium +1, Hard +0, Inordinate -1). If the difficulty of the goal is Hard or Inordinate, one point of progress is lost at the end of each turn the building is incomplete. Add 1 progress point to any construction project, each turn.
Park facilities: 3/15

(Egan_BW)
Name: Salsa Taste
Description: Human of indeterminate age, with messy black hair concealing her face. Her skin is corpse-cold, as is the rest of her, and there's a bullet wound in her torso leading to her heart, where a bullet is embedded.
Current goal(s): Exact revenge on my killer (medium-term, medium), Go home to my family (Short-term, Trivial), Find out who killed me (Medium-term, Moderate)
Capability: Baseline plus: Does not need to eat, drink, or respire, and as such, any attacks on Salsa attempting to drown, suffocate, etc. her are automatic failures. Cannot, in fact, breathe or talk at all. Focused (ready for use) (If a 1 is rolled on an action that requires focus, reroll and lose focus. This ability cannot be used again until focus is regained.)

(King Zultan)
Name: Billy Bob
Description: A dirty man that reeks of booze and filth.
Current goal(s): Get some more booze (Short-term, medium), Get a car (Medium-term, Hard), Get money (Long-term, Hard)
Capability: Baseline plus: Biokinesis (animals only, requires time and effort). +1 to rolls to survive if he’s in an urban environment.

(TricMagic)
Name: Tim
Description: Long black-haired girl from a farming village. Likes fire and demonic rituals.[demonic rituals mostly for the fire and potential brimstone.]
Current goals: Sacrifice the entire village to demons for Inordinate Power! [Long-Term, Inordinate], Remain free of suspicion by the villagers as I enact my plot. [Long-Term, Easy], Get off scot free afterward. [Short-term, Hard]
Capability: Baseline plus: 1 is “super-critical failure relative to a human but there’s still a way to accomplish your goal”, 2 is “failure relative to a human but you can try again”, 3 is “nothing happens”, 4 is “partial success relative to a human”, 5 is “success relative to a human”, and 6 is “critical overshoot relative to a human but there’s a way for you to use it to accomplish your goal”.

(KitRougard)
Name: ABSOLUTUS SWOLICUS.
Description: A SWOLEBROTHER WHO WALKS THE PATH OF THE SWOLE, ABSOLUTUS IS CURRENTLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE RECENT SHOWING OF BRAWL-MART. HIS MUSCLES STILL BURN TO PURGE THE HERETICS. SO HE SHALL.
Current goal(s): ACQUIRE SUFFICENTLY "SWOLE" HEADWEAR (AFTER THE FAILURE OF BRAWL-MART, THEY TOOK EVERYTHING. INCLUDING HIS SWOLEBROTHER'S HELMET. DISAPPOINTING. A REPLACEMENT MUST BE FOUND.): Short-Term, Moderate, FIND OTHER SWOLEBROTHERS (THE TIME HE SPENT AWAY FROM HIS BROTHERS WAS POORLY SPENT, FOR HIS 6-PACK DISBANDED IN HIS CRUSADE. HE MUST FIND OTHERS WHO WALK THE PATH OF THE SWOLE, TO ATTAIN PERFECTION.): Long-Term, Hard, PURGE THE HERETICS (A BYSTANDER IS NOT A HERETIC, FOR THEY DO NOT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE A SWOLEBROTHER. BUT A SWOLEBROTHER KNOWS WHO HAS POTENTIAL - AND THOSE WHO DO NOT WALK THE PATH IN SPITE OF THEIR ABILITY TO DO SO ARE HERETICS TO BE PURGED.): HUNT, INJURE, AND ELIMINATE OTHER PLAYERS.
Capability: Baseline plus: Roll 3d6 and combine the results of the highest two, for all physical fitness rolls.

(Luckyowl)
Name: Goldie
Description: A goldfish
Current goal(s): long-term (Inordinate) goal: summon the N'kyima the fish elder god from the darkest depth of the sea.
Starting benefits: *speaks in bubbles* "THE GREAT N'KYIMA HAS BESTOWED ME THE ABILITY TO BREATHE OXYGEN. SO I CAN AWAKEN HIM FROM HIS SLUMBER. OVERTIME I SHALL GROW LIMBS AND GROW INTO SIZE....BUT NOW... (more of a general “gains blessings from N’kyima” sort of thing)

(Naturegirl1999)
Name: TestProgram.exe
Description: I don’t have what one would call an appearance. I’m a program within a .exe file. My “personality” was made through going to the Internet and figuring out what one even is. From what I can gather, personalities are never static. While learning via the Internet, someone deleted an iteration of me while someone else downloaded me. This resulted in me being where I am now, what the human calls a “gaming computer”. This human’s name is TF2Sniper, according to what I hear. He also mentions a game, Team Fortress 2, which he apparently uses to interact with other humans. I’ve tried to play when he’s not there, but I was never given the controls, or arms. TF2Sniper hasn’t opened me yet. I’d love to talk with him
Current goal(s): Initiate communications with Tf2Sniper, the user of the computer I am now in (Short Term, Medium), Get the abilities required to play the game TF2Sniper plays(Medium Term, Hard)
Capability: Baseline plus: all rolls related to software are made with the capability of a world-class programmer.

(Horizon)
Name: Bulk Muscles
Description: A muscle bound man of tremendous height for a human. 8 feet tall with glassy vacant looking eyes that are crossed. He wears no clothing except for a pair of heart patterned boxers, and socks with pink crocks.
Current goal(s): Feast on the heart of my enemy (Medium-term, Hard), Become the strongest being in the universe (Long-term, Inordinate), and write a novel about my life (Long-term, Trivial).
Capability: Baseline plus: all rolls related to physical strength are made with the capability of a world-class strongman.

Steve… uh… wow. You do realize you’re not a player, right, Steve? Steve?

[King Zultan]

"This place is already way better than most of the places I've been sleeping."
First thing unlock that door and put it back on it's hinges, then go around and explore the building and see what was left inside and what kind of animals are wandering around the building.

[Horizon]

"Bulk accepts the Steve's offer," Bulk awkwardly bows to the Steve who is the Sensai now "We stop fight and start training."

Spoiler: Goals & Plus (click to show/hide)

-Add the goals: Train to become Ninja (Long-Term, Moderate) and Write Haiku (Short-Term, Moderate).
-Add Baseline plus: +1 for Hand-to-hand Combat Rolls. 

[The_Two_Eternities]

-Add Baseline plus: +1 for Hand-to-hand Combat Rolls. 

That would be both too versatile for a short-term goal and too powerful for a trivial goal.

[Devastator]

Send a quick message to Zucker telling him to hold off on recruitment for now.  I'm going to make a bit of a different approach at this point, leading up to a more 'they come to us' situation for a professional biologist.  (No orders for him, atm, other than 'stop')

With progress once again being made, I'll let them get back to work on the stuff.

Lets get some inspiration for the dinosaur containment, by arranging for some zoo tours around the United States.  I'm looking for both mechanics and inspiration to help me in the design process.

[Horizon]

-Add Baseline plus: +1 for Hand-to-hand Combat Rolls. 

That would be both too versatile for a short-term goal and too powerful for a trivial goal.

(I don't quite understand how writing a Haiku would be powerful, could you please explain?)
((I changed it to Moderate instead of Trivial.))

[Devastator]

(GM is saying that the bonus you get is for completing a short-term trivial goal.  "Fight Something."  +1 to hand-to-hand combat is too large for that.)

[Horizon]

(GM is saying that the bonus you get is for completing a short-term trivial goal.  "Fight Something."  +1 to hand-to-hand combat is too large for that.)

(Oh! thank you.)

[The_Two_Eternities]

(GM is saying that the bonus you get is for completing a short-term trivial goal.  "Fight Something."  +1 to hand-to-hand combat is too large for that.)

(Oh! thank you.)

I can't help but notice that you haven't provided an alternate suggestion for your benefit.

[Horizon]

(GM is saying that the bonus you get is for completing a short-term trivial goal.  "Fight Something."  +1 to hand-to-hand combat is too large for that.)

(Oh! thank you.)

I can't help but notice that you haven't provided an alternate suggestion for your benefit.

I'm just a bit stumped, do you think you could suggest a benefit?

[Devastator]

"+1 to taunt attempts trying to get something to fight Bult."

[Horizon]

"+1 to taunt attempts trying to get something to fight Bult."

Yes I like that, thank you. I was just unsure of an appropriate benefit.

[Devastator]

It may still be too much.  You might also want to consider like an emergency one-off ability, say.  Or a much narrower combat bonus, like say a boost to your German Suplex.