Marcus Impudite

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.

I'm mostly here in lurker mode these days.

This is too good for me to not steal it for my 5th Ed update...

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?

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?

My wife passed away near the end of September 11 years ago. One of her favorite holidays was Halloween, and so we decided to hold her wake on that night. I rented out the clubhouse here at my townhome complex, and some very good friends gathered to eat, drink a bit, and reminisce about their favorite things about her. After a while, it became a little warm, and so we opened the clubhouse doors to get a little of the cool, crisp late October air. A few minutes later, a little kid in costume stood in the doorway, and said, "Trick or Treat!" An old friend of ours looked at me and smiled as we both got up, grabbed the candy bowls that I'd put around for nibbling, and gave out lots of candy.
 
There was just something so right for her to have trick or treaters at her wake, and it still brings a smile to my face, amidst the tears.

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

That problem isn't unique to old folks.  I'm annoyed a lot more often by clueless middle-aged folks or even young adults who are being assimilated by their phones and remain unaware of the rest of the world--like the people trying to use the aisle or buy the merchandise that they are blocking.  No matter how wide the aisle, these people can somehow arrange their carts and themselves to block it anyway.
 
Of course, if this is my worst problem during the pandemic, I count myself lucky.

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.

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.

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.

Assuming he and the other gods exist in your universe...
 
Someone broke into Eros's villa last night and stole several spare quivers of his signature Eros Arrows from one of his storerooms. Since sun up today, a group of as of yet unidentified individuals have been going around Campaign City shooting people with them seemingly at random, causing the targets to fall madly in love/lust with the next person they see after getting shot. Naturally, Eros himself has showed up to ask you and your associates to help him capture these miscreants and take back the stolen arrows. The details of who stole the Eros Arrows and for what purpose, I leave to you.
 
WWYCD?

Assuming he and the other gods exist in your universe...
 
Someone broke into Eros's villa last night and stole several spare quivers of his signature Eros Arrows from one of his storerooms. Since sun up today, a group of as of yet unidentified individuals have been going around Campaign City shooting people with them seemingly at random, causing the targets to fall madly in love/lust with the next person they see after getting shot. Naturally, Eros himself has showed up to ask you and your associates to help him capture these miscreants and take back the stolen arrows. The details of who stole the Eros Arrows and for what purpose, I leave to you.
 
WWYCD?

The Thundercats Ho! thing seemed like it was a "Bat signal" specifically for the Thundercats. Maybe a limited Images power with enough PER bonuses to insure it can be seen from far away?

So Darth Emo is now supposed to be the new big bad of the Star Wars? Oh please, the Sith grand master, Darth Bane, would tell that poser to turn in his lightsaber and go back to whatever equivalent of Hot Topic the galaxy far far away has.
 
And Vice Admiral Tumblr was grating as Hell. The smug was so strong with her, all she was lacking was a pair of hoop earrings a a shirt of purple and pink plaid...

It's amusing how humans still romanticize the monarchy. Doubly so when you consider how many royal families from history were so obsessed with "maintaining the purity of the royal bloodline" that their family trees don't fork. Generations later, more than a few of those bloodlines would've been better served if those lords had had a comely peasant girl or two brought to their bed chambers...

Cost        Powers
7                 Crowbar: Multipower, 15-points reserve; all slots OAF (-1)
1u               1) Prying: +15 STR; OAF (-1), Only For Prying/Leverage-Based Tasks (-½)
1u               2) Use As A Blunt Instrument: HA +3d6; OAF (-1), Hand-To-Hand Attack (-½)
1u               3) Sharp Prongs: HKA 1d6 (2d6 with STR); OAF (-1)
 
Total Cost: 10-points

Did all the world suddenly turn into an episode of MTV's Jackass while I was asleep some night? It's one thing for small children to do something this dumb because they're... Well, they're small children and really need to have competent adult supervision. But honestly, once you're 8 years or older you're supposed to know better than to eat a packet of concentrated laundry soap. Some days if I didn't laugh, I'd cry.

Hearts:  Love Holly and wants her all to himself.
 
Diamonds:  Kidnaps Holly for ransom.
 
Spades:  Uses Holly as bait in a Death Trap.
 
Clubs:  Uses Holly to trap the hero with her being the trap.
 
Joker:  Holly is replaced by a Double.

Can't say I'm surprised. Rescue Holly and tell the creature he should've tried online dating before resorting to something so gauche as straight up kidnapping.

Shuffling deck, drawing a card...
 
3 of Clubs.
 
Taking orders from V'han is one thing, but Naraku is chafing under the command of that dandy, Mad Mod. He's secretly plotting to backstab Mod and take command personally.

Yeah Darth Emo is such a powerful Sith Lord some girl who never picked up a sword before beat him in a duel.  What a titan of power and skill.

When you're swimming in a creek,
and an eel bites your cheek,
That's a Moray.
 
{ducks}

When you're swimming in a creek,
and an eel bites your cheek,
That's a Moray.
 
{ducks}