Cancer Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 OK, our base roster is complete for Many Dragons, One Atomic Bomb. Clearly the story here is that a Chinese group ... it's unclear whether it's a fragmentary government group, a criminal gang, or something of a blend of those ... has managed to get word about the Manhattan Project and decided that they want the explosive device. How do they plan to use it if they get it? No hint of that yet. The Chinese hate the Japanese, but they also have reasons to hate the West as well. Who knows; perhaps their sights are set even closer to home. (Maybe they want to nip the budding Communist organization in the bud, and nuking Mao and his followers is a plausible way to go about that.) At this point all that is established is that they're going to Alamogordo and they're gonna get married they're gonna steal the A-bomb. But they are going to need help, because they don't know the American desert southwest. Local area knowledge counts for something, and they need to enlist the aid of someone who (1) knows the area but (2) doesn't give a fig for the US government or US in general, even after the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Who might that be? A desert dweller ... who only cares about short-term rewards ... like, a chicken dinner today ... hmm, chicken? or any poultry? ... Hmm ... AHA! We draft, in Option Position 1, as local guide for the Bad Guys .... Wile E. Coyote! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 Option #1: The Magic Mirror (Snow White) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 Option: A Wakandan vibranium spear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 Option 1 A jamming device. Similar to the ones used in the original version of the Italian Job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 Option: Wildcard: General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross as himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 I think I still have two options and the big bad I am picking Inspector Clouseau as security for the Pink Panther as option two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 I have a few picks to go, but I started back in the office in earnest so slow going. I want to get a little fiction in, once I get an hour or so unbroken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Many Dragons, One Atomic Bomb drafts some help for the good guys with Option #2. This is a goofy assignment. The two lead agents were selected for their ethnicity; attempts were made to infiltrate Fu Manchu's organization, and that took genuine Chinese-origin people, and the personal combat credentials of Lee and Yu are impeccable. But the Bad Guys are multi-dimensional, and the asset the Good Guys are trying to protect is ... mysterious and unknown. So, augmenting their team are a collection of automatons, some of which have properties and abilities which could be uniquely useful around a highly radioactive and unprecedentedly destructive weapon. Option #2, on the good guy side, we draft the original Silver Age Metal Men from the DC comic book canon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Sky Pirate 2's ultrasonic generator to make things float https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Green_Lantern_enemies#Golden_Age_enemies_of_Alan_Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Hero's Sidekick: Fa Mulan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Option #2: Cyrano de Bergerac Option #3: P.T. Barnum's Circus Freaks Heist: Stealing the Heart of Yennefer of Vengerberg (figuratively speaking) Title: Beauty and the Beasts, or, The Hunchback of Castle Grayskull Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 If you've been keeping up, then today should fill your last draft slot. If not, well, when that time comes, you can wrap it up this evening. I will (try to) post an update tomorrow sometime, with a poll to follow Monday-ish. Great work, everybody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Okay, playing catch up first. Option 1: The MacGuffin, the doomsday device, the object de power, the reason this mass of minds has assembled ... The Brain of Professor X! Option 2: The Wildcard... you can't assemble geniuses, good or evil, without someone's ego getting hurt. Crashing the convention is the Earth's greatest genius from 65 million years ago, the insane Dr. Dinosaur! Tonight will be option 3, the real mastermind behind all of this! ======= Player: Logan D. Hurricanes Title: The Brain Trust Location: Lake Tahoe, Nevada The Heist: A Kidnapping! (of one or more nerds) The Big Bad: The Riddler The Dragon: Syndrome The Evil Genius: The Leader The Brute: The Maestro (Bruce Banner) The Dark Chick: Dr. Harleen Quinzel The Hapless Hero: Mr. Terrific The Hero's Sidekick: Moon Girl Option 1: The MacGuffin - Professor Charles Xavier's BRAIN! Option 2: The Wildcard - Dr. Dinosaur Option 3: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 I have an option and the evil genius for this last day of the draft. I am using my third option for Clouseau's nemesis Charles Lytton/The Phantom. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Third option: theme music. Instrumental that sounds upbeat and cool: Windshear from Ronnie Montrose's "The Speed of Sound" album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 The Brain Trust's final option pick, the real mastermind behind this whole affair, Amanda Waller! Convinced that the self-appointed super brains of the super world intend to take over by forming their own Illuminati*, she is determined to counter with a pre-emptive strike! *She's not wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Jubilee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_(Marvel_Comics) Still a quasi vampire She is the third option Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psybolt Posted January 21, 2023 Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 Been behind... need three options. Option #1: Sam Wilson Option #2: The National Force http://www.comicbookreligion.com/img/n/a/National_Force.jpg Option #3: The Aryan Brigade http://www.comicbookreligion.com/img/a/r/Aryan_Brigade.jpg Player: PsyboltTitle: The Race CardLocation: Paris, TexasThe Heist: The destruction of public buildings and local monumentsThe Big Bad: KillmongerThe Dragon: Black MantaThe Evil Genius: Deadly NightshadeThe Brute: RageThe Dark Chick: VoodooThe Hapless Hero: White DragonThe Hero's Sidekick: PeacemakerOption: Sam WilsonOption: The National ForceOption: The Aryan Brigade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 21, 2023 Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 Full roster: Title: Civic War Tagline: To protect it, they had to heist it. Location: Washington DC Heist: To heist the White House Big Bad: Steve Rogers, Nomad Dragon: Scott Lang, Ant-Man Evil Genius: Clint Barton, Hawkeye The Brute, Solomon Grundy The Dark Chick, Wanda Maximoff, Scarlet Witch The Hapless Hero: Tony Stark, Iron Man Hero’s Sidekick: Peter Parker, Spider-Man Option: Pietro Maximoff, Quicksilver Option: Wildcard: General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross as himself Option: Opening narration: "In 2016, a crack Avengers unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men and women promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Washington DC underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as Avengers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire... the eX-Avengers-Team." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted January 21, 2023 Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 All I need is my mastermind. I am picking Mr. Wolf from the Bad Guys as the big evil putting his team together to steal the Pink Panther before the Cat's Eye team and the Phantom, and overcome the Black Panther and the White Tiger running security and experiments on the gem at the University of Tokyo. But can even Mr. Wolf's genius and organizational skills take in account the presence of the world's greatest detective, Inspector Clouseau? CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Okay, I still need an Option, a Heist, and a Title. Here they are. Option: The Scepter (as wielded by Loki, among others), the original receptacle for the Mind Stone The Heist: To assassinate Agatha Harkness Title: Die, Witch! And with that, almost all rosters are complete. I'm still looking for a title from Death Tribble and csyphrett. I should be able to get the poll posted tomorrow, heaven willing. Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 My title I love Paris when I'm Thieving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Title: Battle for the Pink Panther CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 My Synopsis is this Carmen Sandiego assembles a team to steal paintings from the Louvre which are not the Mona Lisa. They have a jammer to delay police response and a way of keeping the paintings floating. Jubilee is working as one of the thieves. If need be Juggernaut can make a hole for the team to escape. Egg Fu is keeping an eye on the tech and making other things to help the robbery. Carmen is trying to avoid bloodshed. Nightwing and Beast Boy are in Paris looking into the activities of the villainous Wildebeest and Brother Blood when they become aware that Catwoman et al are up to something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 5:24 AM, Pariah said: If you've been keeping up, then today should fill your last draft slot. If not, well, when that time comes, you can wrap it up this evening. I will (try to) post an update tomorrow sometime, with a poll to follow Monday-ish. Great work, everybody! Is there still going to be a poll? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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