Marcus Impudite

Assuming a fairly standard rubber racquetball thrown by hand by someone with 10-15 STR, how many dice of damage and what would be maximum throwing distance?

Just now, Lord Liaden said:

The company will probably want all heroes to sign a waiver that Locke and Keyes accept no responsibility for dangerous items stored in their facilities without their knowledge (wink, wink).

 

The actual locations for storage should be confidential to the company and clients, and be masked as some other type of business and building, or be in some relatively remote location. The company will need experts in technology, and probably magic, to conceal their clients' property from all the exotic means of detection and infiltration that supers have access to. While a key card is fine for the average client, supers will undoubtedly want more elaborate bars against unauthorized access.

 

You should also give consideration to what kind of background checks, if any, the company requires for new clients. Does it require clients to be publicly identified, or will they accept secret identities? Do they only take known heroes, or would villains also be able to use their services (and do they reject stolen merchandise)?

Sounds like an idea worthy of inclusion in the "Company Secrets" section I'm getting ready to add.

Company Name: Locke & Keyes Secure Storage

Business Model: Secure Storage Unit Rental

Company Founders: Jimmy Locke, Zachary Keyes

Year Founded: 1978

Location of Corporate Headquarters: Cleveland, Ohio

Company Slogan: "Because your belongings are safest when they're under Locke & Keyes."

History/General Description: Locke & Keyes first started establishing storage sites across the United States and Canada during the 1980s and got a lot of their business at the time from people storing their belongings while moving. By the 2010s, they had expanded operations into Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and even Japan. Tenants are issued a security keycard that gives them access to the building and their individual storage units. Unit sizes and yearly rental costs may vary.

In-Game Use: Quite a few heroes and villains use Locke & Keyes storage units as places to keep their caches of spare equipment and costumes. While the company's official policy is that tenants aren't supposed to store weapons and other dangerous/illegal items in their units, many site managers are willing to look the other way as long as you pay your rent on time and don't cause significant trouble for them. All bets are off if law enforcement personnel show up with search warrants, though... 

Company Secrets:

Secret #1: Zachery Keyes has been secretly funding renegade Dimensional Engineering experiments in Japan. The scientists have promised him that, if they're successful in creating a stable pocket dimension inside the Locke & Keyes storage site in Osaka, the facility will have infinitely more interior space than its already considerable exterior dimensions. The project has, however, had it's share of problems since the machines were first turned on. First, two scientists have disappeared without a trace and months of investigations haven't turned up any clues as to what became of them. Second, dangerous entities from other dimensions have been entering our world every time there's a power surge in the equipment. The Japanese government has been breathing down their necks, and may (understandably) demand that the project be shutdown if there are any further incidents.

Secret #2: Locke & Keyes is now offering a special "Premium Rental Agreement" for a very select group of potential tenants who want security beyond what you'd normally get from an ordinary self-storage rental company. It involves signing a very strict non-disclosure agreement and shelling out a HUGE sum of cash, but it's supposed to be well worth it for the confidentiality and advanced security it affords. Storage facilities for these "Premium Tenants" are hidden in various locations around the world and require very special credentials to get inside.

Case 16(?): The Shapeshifter Defense

A defendant in a criminal trial pleads not guilty, claiming that a shapeshifter committed the crime while impersonating him. Assuming a world where shapeshifters are well known to exist and that many of them can indeed do convincing imitations of other people, how does one prove or disprove the defendant's claim?

Slept in my UB40 t-shirt and woke up hungover from too much red red wine.

I'm mostly here in lurker mode these days.

The concept is as follows:

The game universe has a "soundtrack" that is audible only to the audience and those characters who have spent the points on the appropriate sensing ability. Within this universe, those individuals who are important in the grand scheme of things each have a unique leitmotif (or motif for short) associated with them. The downside to having a leitmotif is, of course, that it makes it difficult if not impossible to have the element of surprise against enemies who can hear the soundtrack.

As GM how much would you give characters for this as a DF?

Note I said minimum penalty. If the local lord or magistrate is particularly miffed with you, your punishment could be much worse.

This is for a fantasy setting in which magic is demonstrably real and potent and it's possible to perform spells and rituals to summon specific entities (monsters, demons, lesser deities, etc.). In many cities in the setting, there's a strict prohibition against summoning potentially dangerous entities within city limits. Breaking this law typically has a minimum penalty of either a year confined to the dungeon at the local lord's castle or a fine of 100 gold coins. Naturally, you'd also be on the hook for any property damage, injuries, or deaths the aforementioned entity causes if it goes on a rampage. The local lord reserves the right to grant onetime emergency exemptions in situations where summoning such an entity was necessary to prevent a greater catastrophe.

For our legal eagles on the site, how reasonable would such a law be in your professional opinion?

Gobble, Gobble...

On 11/14/2020 at 11:26 PM, steriaca said:

I have to name the cultist turkey. He shall be forever called Waddlethulu.

 

Lady Heart: Come on. Three giant turkey things. And one which looks like what Cthulu would feast upon for Thanksgiving. Try to give the people time to evaluate the main streets and stop them with force if we have to.

 

Sailor Titan: Simular to Lady Heart, but she and the rest of the Sailor Senshi are aiming to kill at least two of the three rampaging beasts (three if the turkey is a true robot turkey and not a mecha turkey). She'll coderate her attacks with the others while screams of "World Shaking!", and "Moon Gorgeous Meditation!", and "Dead Scream! fill the air. She'll join in with "Rolling Thunder!" and "Titan Thunderclap Slash!"

The Original Gobble-Tron was a mecha. It was totaled and its pilot was arrested. How the big metal turkey was rebuilt and who's at the controls is a mystery, especially since the original pilot is supposed to still be in prison for all the chaos and destruction he caused during the last Gobble-Tron rampage.

It's once again Thanksgiving Day, the official holiday of roast turkey, stuffing, and peanut oil fires in the driveway. This year, Campaign City gets hit with a triple threat of giant turkey-themed monsters from years past: Gob-Lar the giant mutant turkey, Gobble-Tron the giant turkey mecha, and another group of crazy cultists summoned another giant demon turkey (and of course, got gobbled up shortly after completing the ritual). Each of the three is approaching town from a different direction, but are all head for Main Street!

WWYCD?

Night Mind's Candy Bowl for Halloween 2020. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUtMdfebeaoemngB9eE68ZkOhUYejdNZ_

How about half-human hybrids like in the following example:

Anna's mother is human and her father is a powerful being from another dimension (and indeed, the ruler of said dimension). She's still a child and thus hasn't yet matured enough to unlock the powers that are part of her genetic inheritance. Her father, however, gave her a means of summon help from his realm if she's ever in danger. One good, loud distress cry out of her and any would-be assailants will suddenly find themselves staring down a cadre of the beings who serve her father; or if they're particularly unlucky, Dear Ol' Dad shows up to deal with them in person.

A reading of "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell (long, roughly 3 hours 12 minutes):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6NBIS3m15E

On 9/23/2020 at 8:18 AM, Hermit said:

Some good ones have been mentioned...

but I admit a fondness for Bride of Chaotica. Captain Proton is a blast anyway, and Kute Mulgrew got to chew up the scenery

Also the scene where the Doctor pretends to be the President. His performance was unimpeachable. [rimshot]

14 hours ago, Tjack said:

       “Beer Buggery”  Nice phrase!  It took me a second to figure out what you were talking about.  It sounded like something that happens to you if you go to the Oktoberfest with the English Navy during the 1700’s.

”All righty now Cabin Boy, it’s time to pay for yer’ lager!”

I can't take credit of that one, sadly. It originated on YouTube, where the Ban Bots are likely to home in on you like heat-seeking missiles if you dare say anything about the Corona Virus.

Thanks to the Beer Buggery, the usual Halloween festivities may be cancelled in many parts of our world. Thus, I'm starting this thread so we can all celebrate the holiday here on the forum. Post your favorite spooky images, videos, and stories here...just don't overindulge in sweets and be sure you brush your teeth before bed tonight.

How about beings who are the rulers of their own planets/dimensions? Might they be treated as visiting Chiefs of State while (peacefully) on Earth?

The new Magically-Animated Bandages 3.0. Enjoy.

HA +2d6, OIF (boots; -1/2), Only For Stomping (-?)

In your opinion, what would be a fair value for the "Only For Stomping" Limitation?

2 hours ago, Hermit said:

Eel would not press the button, but when he learned it got a team mate would try to look into it but detective work isn't his thing.

 

Pinprick would push the button then move fast.. he's permanently shrunk and might avoid it. Victory, as ever, goes to an archer!

 

Tornado would totally push it, then end up using detective work to track down who put these things up etc.

 

Lady Obsidian would hack the system one way or another and have the best chance of tracking whoever down particularly with Mabel's help (She's an AI)

 

Arctic Fox would indeed swear terrible vengeance.. if she couldn't freeze it in time. 

 

 

 

 

I imagine Fox might laugh if her Ex, Jerry, was the one who fell for this. 😉

Overnight, all over Campaign City, someone has set up several kiosks in public places. Said kiosks feature only a large, red button and sign over it that reads, "WARNING: DO NOT PRESS THIS BUTTON." If pressed, the button triggers a hidden spray nozzle that sprays the person with a (non-toxic, soap and water washable) bright orange dye and then plays a digital recording of mocking laughter from a hidden speaker. At each kiosk, a web cam is hidden nearby, constantly streaming to a popular video hosting site (the URL for each kiosk's video stream is in small print at the bottom of the sign). Who is behind this? WWYCD?

20 minutes ago, Sociotard said:

I heard one theory, that this isn't just a panic buying feedback loop.  Partially, yes, but also people aren't going out as much, and that means they aren't using public restrooms as much. So, they need more toilet paper in their own homes. The public toilet paper business is not the same as the home toilet paper business. They don't get made by the same companies, and sometimes they don't even come from the same mill. They don't get shipped the same way. So, it isn't so easy for suppliers to change to meet the new demand.

 

But yes, my wife got us some TP yesterday, and she said some people have been ripping open packs at Wal-Mart and pocketing individual rolls.

 

Yeah, somehow I'm not surprised people are doing stuff like that. I've also heard of some particularly brazen TP bandits loading up a cart with as many packs as they can lay hands on and just bolting for the front doors at the smaller stores. One pair of such opportunists knocked one of the store employees to the floor like a bowling pin on their way out, they didn't even care that they might have injured the poor guy.

You and yours stay safe, I have a feeling things are going to get crazier still before this is all over.

It was one thing when when people were panic-buying and hording it by the metric ton, but now they're going around straight up stealing it. You heard me right, PEOPLE ARE STEALING TOILET PAPER. Rumor has it a state park in Michigan is having to lock all the bathrooms along their jogging trails because someone's been smashing the dispensers and absconding with every single roll. They're even taking the hand soap. Is the Beer Virus turning everyone into Cornholio? Because this makes no fragging sense.