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>>5705822

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2HqUFozkcY

Despite Pandion’s claim that he’s steadily growing weaker, he still hits like a damned freight train.

Overall, you’ve got him beat in terms of agility and raw strength, and he’s got you outmatched when it comes to experience and technique.

You’re no slouch when it comes to Pankration or your other fighting styles, but Pandion’s been doing this for a lot longer than you have; not to mention the fact that he’s been instrumental in the development of your martial pursuits.

In any case, he’s already managed to draw first blood.

In theory, the only thing that truly matters is being the one to draw last blood; though you’d rather avoid things getting that close to the wire.

To that end, you’re going to have to fall back on your patented blend of subterfuge mixed with a careful application of brute force.

Per the terms of your informal agreement, so long as no magic enters the mix, anything is fair game.

Like the old saying goes; if you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying.

The first prong of the gambit requires a dash of misdirection.

While maintaining an eagle-eye on Pandion in case he makes a sudden move, you fake a bout of dizziness and fall to one knee.

Once you’re in that position, you covertly gather a handful of coarse sand in your left hand.

Next, you’ll need an environmental advantage, something to knock Pandion off his game.

A particularly rocky patch of shoreline should do nicely.

As you “force” yourself back to your feet, Pandion strikes like a viper, and you go on the defensive; gently backpedaling in the face of his assault so as to coax him to his defeat.

>>5705823

Upon luring him to your chosen arena, you feint like you’re about to throw a straight punch before tossing the sand in Pandion’s face.

To Pandion’s credit, he dodges the flung sand with contemptible ease, yet fails to maintain a view of the larger picture.

His hasty movement on such uneven footing causes him to momentarily lose his center of gravity.

It’s only a slight over-correction in his posture, but it’s the opening you need.

You roar and press forward, slamming into Pandion and locking him into a clinch.

The both of you strain and heave, trying to gain a measure of leverage over the other.

To your horror, you find that your strength is slowly ebbing in the face of Pandion’s determined defense.

Before you can lose the lockup, you manage to drive a knee right into his breadbasket.

It barely even winds him, but that wasn’t your primary objective; it just buys you enough space and time to pull your head back.

Before Pandion can counter, you go for a bone-breaker of a headbutt.

There’s a satisfying crunch as you slam the top of your head directly into the bridge of his nose in a maneuver that’d get you ejected from any civilized boxing match.

Despite the slight ringing in your ears, you can’t help but give a bloody grin at your success.

The immediate results are plain to see; Pandion’s grip has slackened momentarily, it’s still enough for him to maintain the clinch, but with nowhere near the same amount of zeal.

The stubborn bastard refuses to go down easily, just as you knew he would.

Still, it’s only a matter of time now.

Seeing as how the momentum has shifted in your favor, what’s your next move?

You…

> Try to manhandle him into position for a standing guillotine choke. If you can pull it off correctly, you may be able to pull off a victory via strangulation.

> Put him ass over teakettle with a takedown, then beat him into a bloody pulp with a barrage of strikes. It won’t be pretty, but it’ll get the job done.

> Pull back slightly to get a bit of space to build momentum, then slam your boot into into his kneecap. If you can double him over, you’ll be in the perfect spot to do some real damage.

> Drive your knee into his privates, then nail him in the throat with a rising uppercut. Should put him down for the count and then some.

> Other?

>>5705824
>> Pull back slightly to get a bit of space to build momentum, then slam your boot into into his kneecap. If you can double him over, you’ll be in the perfect spot to do some real damage.

>>5705824
> Pull back slightly to get a bit of space to build momentum, then slam your boot into into his kneecap. If you can double him over, you’ll be in the perfect spot to do some real damage.
Then the beatdown combo for the finish.

>>5705824
> Pull back slightly to get a bit of space to build momentum, then slam your boot into into his kneecap. If you can double him over, you’ll be in the perfect spot to do some real damage.

Rolled 95, 35 + 70 = 200 (2d100 + 70)

>>5705829
>>5705834
>>5705843

Go ahead and give me some 1d100+80

> DC to be determined.

Rolled 50 + 80 (1d100 + 80)

>>5705848
goddamn

Rolled 3 + 80 (1d100 + 80)

>>5705848
Oh ffs

I HAVE A FEELING

>>5705851
Dammit, it didn't work...

Rolled 4 (1d100)

>>5705848

>>5705850
>>5705851
>>5705868

That's a failure, would you like to use Roll the Die / Luck Drain?

It goes against the spirit of the duel, but honor generally pales in comparison to not dying.

> No, take the failure.

> Yes, activate Luck Drain. (If that still isn't enough, I'll ask again about using Roll the Die.)

>>5705869
> No, take the failure.
Nah not yet.

>>5705869
> No, take the failure.
I'll laugh if Pandion kills us

Rolled 60, 50 + 45 = 155 (2d100 + 45)

>>5705873
>>5705875

Alright, give me some 1d100+50

> DC to be determined.

Rolled 45 + 50 (1d100 + 50)

>>5705882

Rolled 1 + 50 (1d100 + 50)

>>5705882

Rolled 51 + 50 (1d100 + 50)

>>5705882
Rolla-

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>>5705887

>>5705885
>>5705887
>>5705888

Well, it was bound to happen sometime.

That's a critical failure.

Would you like to cheat and use Roll the Die for another chance?

> Yes, give it another go.

> No, take the critfail.

>>5705890
> No, take the critfail.
I'd rather die than cheat Pandion

>>5705890
> No, take the critfail.

>>5705893
You better roll well then.

Hi anons! I hope everyone is having a gooooooooood .... SHIT.

>>5705851
>>5705868
>>5705887

Rolled 56, 94 + 45 = 195 (2d100 + 45)

>>5705893
>>5705896

So be it.

Give me a round of 1d100+40

> DC to be determined.

Rolled 46 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>5705908
Oh, this is some bullshit. Without Luck drain we need a 99 or a 100 to beat this.

Rolled 80 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>5705908
You gotta be fucking kidding.

Rolled 64 + 40 (1d100 + 40)

>>5705908
Guess we're going to Hell

>>5705913
>>5705915
>>5705916

Some truly unfortunate rolls tonight.

I'm guessing you all know the score by now.

Would you like to switch on Luck Drain for a chance at turning this around?

> No, take the failure.

> Yes, activate Luck Drain. (If that still isn't enough, I'll ask again about using Roll the Die.)

>>5705919
How close are we to dying? I would've liked to do another pocket sand like trick before all this bullshit unfolded.

>>5705919
>> Yes, activate Luck Drain. (If that still isn't enough, I'll ask again about using Roll the Die.)

>>5705921

After this failure, you won't be on your last legs, but you'll definitely be in pretty rough shape.

Pandion already got a few licks in last thread, plus the critfail.

>>5705919
> No, take the failure.

We do this right. Worse case we just set ourselves on fire and heal.

>>5705919
> No, take the failure.

>>5705919
>>5705923
Fine, I'll take the failure then.

>>5705924
>>5705926
>>5705927

Very well, writing.

Gotta admit, I didn't foresee this chain of events coming to pass.

Such as the will of the dice gods.

>>5705928

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

You give a small amount of ground, so that you can better pivot and drive your leg into Pandion’s knee.

Once he’s temporarily immobilized, you’ll have a bevy of options at your disposal.

However, when you proceed with your attack, something odd occurs.

Rather than the expected crunch of bone being pulverized, the sensation is more akin to the meaty thwack of meeting flesh.

You glance downwards, and your blood runs cold.

In a stunning reversal, Pandion managed to slip out of the clinch just in time to catch the underside of your dominant leg.

Before you can manage to wriggle out of this dangerous development, Pandion wrenches hard; ruining your balance and sending you face-first into the sandy rocks.

And before he releases that death grip on your leg, he twists it in a direction it was never meant to go.

SNAP

The pain almost makes you black out.

>>5705951

Something important is definitely broken or out of joint; you’re just glad that no bone is poking through the skin.

You try to recover, to adopt some semblance of a defensive strategy, but Pandion methodically beats seven shades of shit out of you; ruining your frantic attempts at escape.

A lot of the punishment is centered in your torso and appendages; though you catch a few shots in the kidneys as well.

Chances are, you’ll be pissing blood later. If there is a later.

Part of you wants to just curl up into a ball and hide, but you know well enough that you’d just be handing him a blank check to brutalize you further.

Pandion’s merciless beatdown culminates in a punishing kick to the back of your skull that rattles your head against the hard ground.

Might as well add a concussion to your ever-expanding list of maladies.

Thankfully, Pandion backs off to catch his breath, too experienced to risk doing so within easy reach of a foe.

A prudent measure, but one that gives you an opportunity for recovery.

You laboriously force yourself back up into an unsteady combat stance.

Your senses are sluggish, distracted by the myriad wounds and aches plaguing your abused form. Still, you have no option but to soldier on.

This went from a sure thing to a goddamn slobberknocker in one fell swoop.

You’re not done for yet, but a few more hits like that, and you may as well dig your own grave.

Gotta handle this carefully; otherwise you’re not going to be walking away from this one at all.

How do you plan on turning this one around?

You will…

> Palm a chunk of rock, and smash Pandion in the face with it when you get an opportunity. It’s crude and ill-thought out, but it’s the best you’ve got.

> Feign a serious weakness, and lure Pandion in for another attack. If you can make him overextend and counter properly, you’ll be in a position of strength.

> Provoke him into sloppiness by making crude comments about his lineage, sons, and failures. It’s among the lowest of blows, but you’re long past caring about such sensibilities.

> Expend the last of your willpower and energy to try and bulldoze him into the rocks. This’ll be it; no redos or takebacks, do or die time.

> Other?

>>5705952
>> Feign a serious weakness, and lure Pandion in for another attack. If you can make him overextend and counter properly, you’ll be in a position of strength.

>>5705952
> Feign a serious weakness, and lure Pandion in for another attack. If you can make him overextend and counter properly, you’ll be in a position of strength.
Perhaps feign running away only to bounce off a tree to roundhouse kick him in the face.

>>5705952
>>5705957
Actually, better to use our arms given what he did to our leg

Rolled 23, 89 + 10 = 122 (2d100 + 10)

>>5705953
>>5705957

Alright, give me some 1d100+25

> DC to be determined.

Rolled 22 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>5705972
holy fuck how are you doing this

Rolled 19 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>5705972
Can we have your loaded dice Axis?

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>5705974

Guess I better go and play the lotto tonight.

Quick test roll.

>>5705976
I don't think you've gotten below a 50 this entire encounter.

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>5705980

It's bound to happen eventually.

>>5705981
The dice gods seem to disagree.

We're going to die before we don't keep our Word to Pandion. IF WE DIE HERE, WE FUCKING DIE, AND I'M HAPPY THIS IS THE END OF SEAN.

>>5705988
Then roll anon and see it through.

Still need one more roll.

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>5705992
Aw shit, I thought we we're done with the rolls

Yolo

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>5705972
Watch me roll another 1

>>5705999
Sweet, not a critfail

Rolled 1, 75 + 60 = 136 (2d100 + 60)

>>5705974
>>5705975
>>5705999

That's a success, go ahead and give me some 1d100+80 for the attack itself.

> DC to be determined

inb4 double crit

Rolled 9 + 80 (1d100 + 80)

>>5705999
God bless

>>5706002
15 second delay...

>>5706006
YEEEEEESSSSSSS

Rolled 77 + 80 (1d100 + 80)

>>5706006
HAHAHAHA!!!

>>5705887
>>5706005
>>5705976
>>5706014

Are you feeling lucky Axis? Because I just rolled double 7s after two 90+ rolls last thread.

>>5706006
>>5706017
Only a 100 would make it better.

Rolled 94 (1d100)

>>5706006
>crit
Gotcha

>>5706017

Luck be an ever fickle mistress, I did predict a crit after all.

Guess I should've been a little more specific.

>>5706018

I'd be over the moon if that were to happen again.

>>5706019
Damn, I was really close

>>5706019
>>5706020
So close but so far...

Rolled 66, 31 + 50 = 147 (2d100 + 50)

>>5706008
>>5706014
>>5706019

That is a critical failure for me, go ahead and gimme another set of 1d100+80.

> DC to be determined.

Rolled 5 + 80 (1d100 + 80)

>>5706025
Is this what people who like watching sports feel like? I almost feel lightheaded.

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>5706025
NOW, GIVE ME MY CRIT SUCESS, GODDAMMIT, GIVE IT TO ME

Rolled 86 + 80 (1d100 + 80)

>>5706025

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>5706027
>>5706031
>>5706033

That's a success.

Now, to see if that's enough to put Pandion down and out.

No need to roll for this one, this'll be all me.

DC: 95

>>5706035

Welp, looks like you've managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

I've only got one last question for you.

How would you like to finish Pandion off?

> ???

Normally I'm just here to lurk but what the fuck is with the dice today

>>5706025
>>5706033
Even if I'm trapped in the past and mourn the
future

A piece of dust, an inevitability that does not allow miscalculation

The dream that spreads to "infinity" and the future we draw

Vanity rights granted to us

To cruel promises and choices

Hacking to the Gate

>>5706038
With his own wresting style followed by dedicating this victory to Hestia. The alternative is finishing this with Hestia's Blade to the chest.

>>5706038
Choke hold first, and say

"For a rusty old man with his soul trapped on a stupid glove, you still got it. Either way this would have ended, I would be happy, and I hope this last battle was as you expected it."

And while he's giving out, a quick and clean snap on the neck. Maybe not say word by word my write-in, but just wanted to show our respect before we finish Pandion.

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>5706038

(That'll be all for tonight, anons. Been a hell of a run, haven't gotten my blood pumping like that for a long while.

There's a hint of narrative irony there.

Anyhow, the vote on Pandion's finishing move is open until Sunday night.

As always, thanks for playing! We'll pick back up on Wednesday at 5:00 PM EST.

On an unrelated note, I'm pretty sure this is the closest you've gotten to dying for quite some time. Other than the first brawl with the General.

Wasn't anticipating this to to turn into such a knockdown dragout, but that's the beauty of the dice. Just need to get one more roll for the road.)

>>5706038
A trade of blows followed by a decisive and final cross-counter, feels appropriate and matches with the dice.

The other suggestions also have merit.

>>5706044
Nah, no victory to the gods. This battle it's a battle of two brothers, father and son, Master and disciple. The gods can watch all what they want like cucks, but this victory it's only for Us and Pandion, on a foreing land, on a last stand

"I want you to know this was all me. I held nothing back and used no tricks."

Interestingly enough, I just quickly crunched a few numbers, and my overall average for tonight (including the joke rolls) came out to be 56.

For only being marginally better than average on paper, it sure took its toll where it counted.

>>5706054
Btw Axis how are you doing with the prologues? It's always a joy to read all that stuff going on the background while Sean is bullying the mobster next door.

Also, talking about stuff on the background: How it's Gotham doing? How much did we fuck Lok over while crashing his last operation? It's Bats still thinking 24/7 about Gunsmoke?

What a fucking session. I'm honestly more happy we didn't cheat than that we survived.

Crazy stuff

>>5706059

I'm still at the brainstorming stage, but I've got a general idea as to the direction I want it to Gotham.

Gotham's managed to recover from the Penguin v. Bane war, and things have been mercifully quiet for the average citizen as of late. Perhaps a bit too quiet...

Like a true government stooge, Lok has a black belt in the art of covering his own ass. I mentioned it a bit in the interlude, but he's managed to offload the lion's share of the blame on the now deceased General and some other patsies. He's under a bit more of a microscope, but his position is still relatively secure.

Gunsmoke is a concern that's solidly on Batman's radar, but you're definitely not a priority compared to his more obvious and destructive rogues gallery.

>>5706082
>Gotham's managed to recover from the Penguin v. Bane war, and things have been mercifully quiet for the average citizen as of late. Perhaps a bit too quiet...
I'm gonna poop my pants just seeing what are you cooking up for Joker with how quiet he was on all this quest, specially on how much you've mentioned it before.

>Like a true government stooge, Lok has a black belt in the art of covering his own ass. I mentioned it a bit in the interlude, but he's managed to offload the lion's share of the blame on the now deceased General and some other patsies. He's under a bit more of a microscope, but his position is still relatively secure.
Now this is a genuine question that I have: Where's Waller? In Cancún drinking some piña colada while talking with a handsome man named Ricardo? Because if Lok it's a pain on the Ass I don't want to imagine Waller taking the reigns again, which will surely happen once we fuck things up on the jail.

>Gunsmoke is a concern that's solidly on Batman's radar, but you're definitely not a priority compared to his more obvious and destructive rogues gallery.
Yeah, makes sense. I really wanna come back and see in what kind of troubles we get into with Jonah Thema

>>5706038
>How would you like to finish Pandion off?
Powerbomb. Back of skull, meet Mother Earth.

>>5706089

I've laid a breadcrumb or two about that in Lok's interlude, as well as in another place.

I'm afraid that's all I can say, unfortunately.

>>5706038
Chokehold. His last view will be of the beautiful sky.
>"I want you to know this was all me. I held nothing back and used no tricks."

>>5706082
>>5706099
Joker arc coming along?

>>5706091
this

>>5706677
I like this

>>5706678
>Joker arc coming along?

>Joker fuse his soul with Ghostdad's.
>If we kill them, Ghostdad can have his long rest, but Joker become demon and the JL go after Sean.
>If we don't kill them, Ghostdad lost his chance to die forever, and later on Joker corrupt him.

>>5707648
in that circumstance i get the feeling sean would happily kill jokerdad, then fuck off to venezuela with his diplomatic immunity as he proceeds to build up his PMC.

>>5706038
I'll change >>5706049 to chokehold, staring at the stars.

We still have that get-out-of-jail-free card in our back pocket

>>5708502
Is it a get-out-of-Hall-of-Justice-cell card too?

>>5708514
It probably isn't, and frankly at this point it's a little superfluous as an asset since common police officers don't really have a way to contain Sean properly at this point. Still better to have it and not need it.
I only hope that if we DO end up having to use it, it will happen in Gotham and *right* under Batman's nose!

>>5708514
Yes, and they also have to give you a "World's #1 Supervillain" coffee mug.

>>5708527
we could always use it on our civvie persona, maybe if a Jonah case gets out of hand and we just surrender to the police to prevent a fight?

>>5708514
>>5708527
If Marshall, Carter & Dark can mess with GoI's like The Foundation then there's no doubt that they could get someone out of such a place. The question is, would they fulfill their promise? It's questionable that they would get a return for their effort so obligation to their word would have to be enough of a motive.

>>5708611
Its simply bad business to go back on an agreement
It would damage their reputation

>>5708514
I think it'd probably work on any jail that operates through legal means, like how we didn't use it in TFX because they wipe their ass with common law. Since the JL are moralfags, we can probably use it.

>>5708637
It would be fun if we make it look like one of our other identities is rooting for Sean for some unknown reason. And after the trial we hire some bad guys or our enemies to try to kill us when we go out on the streets.

>>5708752
>make a whole shadow gang war
>It's just Sean targeting Sean and Sean is defending Sean
We're getting sent straight to Arkham at this rate anon

>>5709023
Speaking of such things, Should Adjutant Tango hire Gunsmoke as part of the Steel Wolves? That way we can keep A.T. as the "clean" Big Boss and give Gunsmoke some access to our Venezuela resources. Now that we have extra Apok suits from bullying Intergang, we can also probably make a Gunsmoke-specific suit if we acquire more Xenothium with our substantial personal and warchest funds. Might not be a bad idea to boost our Heavy Hitters with superior equipment as well.

We could also try to bring our Gene Tech and Alien Tech contacts onto the Steel Wolves payroll and get them out of Gotham with proper facilities, Gunsmoke could let them know A.T. is hiring.

>>5709453
I think they should be seperate
We really dont want batman looking at two blurry photos of gunsmoke and adjutant tango before jumping into the batmobile

>>5709453
Eh, a pro of our Gunsmoke identity is the freelance bit. I feel like tying him permanently to the Steel Wolves would put a damper on his operations. Doing a couple jobs as Gunsmoke under the 'orders' of Adjutant Tango is a neat idea, though.

>>5709460
>>5709464

Maybe as a hiring incentive then. Here's a nice suit if you join us, but keep it if you don't. We don't want Gunsmoke interfering in our Steel Wolves business if he won't join it and a nice gift will convince him to keep him away.

It would be nice not having to worry about wearing our Heavy Armor giving us away.

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>>5709467
>>5709467
That only works if a bunch of other notable B tiers get suits

>>5709739
Dont we have a lot of suits from intergang raids?
Either way i support distancing our personas away from each other
Next thing you know we end up as playboy billionaire philanthropist with dead parents that happens to supply gunsmoke, jonah thema, and adjutant tango with resources and gadgets
Would it be funny to meet bruce wayne at a Gala and batman at the same Gala event?
Yes

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>>5709645

Had a good chuckle, thanks anon.

Gave an idea for my own little shitpost.

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>>5709800
Lol

I am sure Waller write that shit, and put a micro and a chip in every copy.

>>5706047

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh51m6glEHo

Your best chance to survive this is to play possum and wait for an opportunity to strike.

Hard-fought experience has taught you that even seasoned warriors can cultivate the bad habit of getting complacent when they believe a foe is beaten.

Hell, you’ve got the scars and scrapes to prove as much; not to mention the fact that you arguably committed the same mistake earlier in this very fight.

Pride goeth before the fall and all.

In the end, it’s not overly difficult to fake a severely debilitating injury, what with the punishment you’ve been dealt thus far. You probably look like you’ve gone 10 rounds with Mike Tyson and a sledgehammer.

When you shoot a surreptitious glance to see how your ruse is being taken, you can tell from the mixture of pity and disappointment in Pandion’s eyes that he’s swallowed the bait.

You force yourself to stand still as he approaches, relying on the crunching of sand and rocks to gauge his speed.

When you’re certain that he’s committed to his strike, you disengage without looking and leap around his coup de grace; a truly monstrous haymaker that could’ve cracked something vital.

Your injured leg screams in dissent, but you do your damndest to keep focused before the strain can force you to reconsider.

Playing it safe is no longer an option; another solid hit has an uncomfortably high chance of putting you down for good.

Bold action is the only path that offers a chance of victory; you’ll either win or die based on the success of this maneuver.

Focusing on that clarity of purpose goes a long way in blocking out the pain.

In this state of heightened perception, you become acutely aware of a glaring sloppiness in Pandion’s thrown haymaker.

It could be due to fatigue, surprise, hastiness, or any number of factors; all you care is that’s the chance for an equalizer.

The one that you had been praying for.

You catch his arm while its still fully extended, and yank him forward with all of the force you can muster.

While still holding onto Pandion’s limb as he struggles to regain his balance, you deliver a vicious punch right into the separation between arm and elbow.

A blow of such force to an already hyperextended joint is enough to render the arm functionally useless, much like the treatment your leg received.

It’s a start, but there’s still more work to be done.

Now that his offensive capabilities have been severely crippled, you lay into him with a veritable barrage of strikes.

Pandion manages to get a few licks in, but your retaliation cannot be denied.

For every punch or kick that slips through your guard, you deliver four or five more in return; an unrelenting hurricane of ferocious blows that heavily taxes your already depleted stamina.

When your counter-attack is complete, you’ve beaten the fight entirely out of Pandion; his body is simply incapable of reprisal, even if the spirit is willing.

>>5710604

Panting from the exertion, you stare him in his bruised and blackened eyes.

“Were I a younger man, this fight could’ve ended much differently.” Pandion croaks out, before wheezing from the iron grip you’re careful to maintain.

> “It just might’ve. For a rusty old soul trapped in a glorified bronze glove, you’ve still got it. So, did you get your money’s worth?”

Pandion can’t quite laugh, what with the stranglehold and all, but he manages a slight chuckle.

“It was everything I could’ve hoped for.”

> “I just wanted you to know, this was all me; no tricks of any kind. Well, no magical ones at least.” You blurt out.

“I know. I wouldn’t have had this any other way.” He quietly murmurs while tilting his head upwards to better watch the stars glimmering in the night sky.

> “Are you sure you really want me to do this?” You ask, a little surprised at yourself for your hesitance.

“Πρέπει να θυμόμαστε ότι ένας άνθρωπος είναι σχεδόν ίδιος με τον άλλον και ότι είναι καλύτερος αυτός που έχει εκπαιδευτεί στο πιο αυστηρό σχολείο.” He forces out slowly, almost chiding you for such a question; never looking away from the constellations.

The translation springs unbidden into your mind.

We should remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.

The words fill you with a last burst of strength, and you fulfill Pandion’s wish with a bone-shattering squeeze.

He goes slack in an instant, and your blood shamefully roars with victory.

You use the few remaining drops of energy you have left to gently lower Pandion’s body to the ground; offering him one last glimpse of the ethereal blackness of the cosmos.

Utterly spent, you slump against a rock and collapse as all of the fatigue and pain that adrenaline had been fending off returns at once.

You just need to close your eyes for a minute and regain your strength.

The last thing you see before you slip into a blissful unconsciousness is Pandion’s body slowing fading away as if it were never truly there.

> Go ahead and give me some 1d100 for a little bonus; DC 80

Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>5710605
see you soon, teach

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>5710605
A grand fight, and a grand man.

Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>5710605
Time to go home.

>>5710610
>>5710611
>>5710613

Alright, since you managed to win your fight fair and square, you'll still got a consolation prize.

Go ahead and pick out a spell from your arsenal for a free upgrade.

We'll decide on the details once the spell itself has been selected.

> ???

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>5710605
True to the end.

>>5710615
>Avatar of Disorder
our trump card

>>5710615
>Roll the Die

>>5710615
>Twister
We need some better AOE options.

>>5710615
>Spirit Detector
Awareness is essential to defense and intelligence gathering.

>>5710615
>Twister
Invest in Hurricane Coin!

>>5710626
>>5710630

Calling it for Twister, give me a few moments to get some options typed up.

>>5710631

Your options are:

> Generate a small tornado within your general area. Capable of throwing large objects and severely buffeting an average human.

> Generate several small tornadoes within your general area. Capable of throwing small objects and moderately buffeting an average human.

> Generate a small tornado within your general area. Capable of throwing small objects, moderately buffeting an average human, or denying anything caught inside of oxygen.

> Generate a small tornado within your general area or a moderate distance. Capable of throwing small objects and moderately buffeting an average human.

>>5710635
>> Generate a small tornado within your general area. Capable of throwing large objects and severely buffeting an average human.

>>5710635
> Generate a small tornado within your general area. Capable of throwing large objects and severely buffeting an average human.

>>5710635
> Generate a small tornado within your general area. Capable of throwing large objects and severely buffeting an average human.

>>5710635
>Generate a small tornado within your general area. Capable of throwing large objects and severely buffeting an average human.

Got to make this better than base level.

>>5710635
>Generate a small tornado within your general area. Capable of throwing small objects, moderately buffeting an average human, or denying anything caught inside of oxygen.

>>5710638
>>5710639
>>5710644
>>5710649

Noted; remind me to update the spell description in the pastebin if I happen to forget.

Speaking of which, per the vote last thread, it's time to figure out how you'd like to spend your well-earned rewards from Venezuela.

As a reminder, you've got ten million dollars to play with. As such, coming up with a price sheet isn't quite feasible when you can toss that kind of moolah around.

Therefore, I figure that it makes more sense for me to identify broad categories that you can spend dosh on.

For instance, if 1 million was allocated to "Weaponry", the next vote would be for specific weapons systems / functions.

That sound fair to everyone?

>>5710653
Sounds fine.

>>5710653
sure

>>5710653
Alright I cast a vote on a budget of 1 million for a butler or maid

>>5710654
>>5710657
>>5710661

Alright, here are the categories that I've thought up; I'm not going to open the voting for an hour or so. That way, folks have time to make a recommendation about any other categories that may need to be included.

- Weaponry (Small arms, explosives, protective gear, heavy weapons, etc.)

- Vehicles (Planes, tanks, trains, armored cars, etc.)

- Mansion Improvements

- Investment (Real estate, front businesses, actual investments, etc.)

- Technology

- Charity

- Personal (Luxury items for yourself)

>>5710666
My 2 cents on this:
>>5710666
>Vehicles (Planes, tanks, trains, armored cars, etc.)
Steel Wolves need proper transportation if we want them to have any semblance of effectiveness.
>Investment: Architecture/construction
There's money to be made here people, considering the amount of shit that goes on in major cities with any kind of metahuman activity. Gotham alone needs some kind of construction constantly, I think.

>>5710666
>>5710674
>Get Heavy Weapons, Armored Cars, and Tanks
> Invest in Construction Company
>Cause massive damage on job, then get hired by the city to repair the massive damage
Its a Win-Win.

>>5710680
I gotta wonder if Penguin got the reconstruction of the Icebeg Lounge started yet...

>>5710666
- Vehicles (Planes, tanks, trains, armored cars, etc.)
More the Planes and Helicopters, maybe a VTOL. Land vehicles can be modified commercial cars since they're cheaper, lighter and more discreet.

- Investment (Real estate, front businesses, actual investments, etc.)
Discreet businesses for the Venezuela economy that can later branch out internationally. Architecture/Construction, Transport, Mining, Farming, Refineries. There's a lot of markets to corner before foreign competition arrives.

I'd also like to invest in the soon to be HQ at our island.

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Thinking further... here are some more ideas:
>>5710666
- Weaponry (Small arms, explosives, protective gear, heavy weapons, etc.)
Enough to equip our incoming recruits up to standard.

- Technology
Buying the specialized equipment required to perform maintenance on all our stuff. Buying the servers and computers necessary to store, manage and use all data we're gonna have our hands on.

- Personal (Luxury items for yourself)
Wolfdog puppies and a crate of cigars.

Voting will now begin; since this is a pretty important decision, I'm going to leave it open until our session Friday at 5:00 PM EST.

Just pick out whichever categories you'd like to spend money on, and include the amount for that category (i.e. Investment: $5,000,000)

> Weaponry
> Vehicles
> Mansion Improvements
> Investment
> Technology
> Charity
> Personal

(I'll be hanging around for a while in case of questions; as always, thanks for playing! Apologies for this one being a bit slow.)

>>5710729
>Weaponry-Basic: 1,000,000
Seems like a small amount to invest, but just kitting our men out with standard weaponry shouldn't be too costly, since we don't need anything specialized yet and we aren't too large. Right?

>Vehicles- Combat & Transport: 2,000,000
Our reach is pretty low right now considering we have no way to move troops beyond the region. Even if it's simple large boats or aircraft, it'd be a huge help

>Mansion Improvements- Renovation: 500,000
Just enough to renovate the place a bit. I feel like any defenses should be subtle or subtly magical in nature.

>Investment- Venezuelan Businesses: 750,000
A little goes a long way, here. Especially when one US dollar is worth over two million Bolivares. Maybe we could even throw a little towards arms manufacturers?

>Charity- Venezuelan Schools: 750,000
Not needed, just seemed like a nice thing to do. Maybe it'll help deepen our positive image over there? I dunno, just wanted to be nice.

>Investment/Technology- Fortifying the Island: 2,000,000
Our little island is going to be our main HQ for the Steel Wolves for a bit, so it should definitely be protected since it's such an obvious target. Physical defenses, technological defenses, magical ones, etc.

So, if my numbers are right, that leaves us with two million. It does seem like a lot, but we had a good amount of dosh anyway, and I always considered the ten million to be SW funds anyhow. Hope I formatted this right.

>>5710740

No need to worry anon, couldn't have structured it better myself.

>>5710741
Maybe I'm misremembering, but didn't we also have a Steel Wolves War chest fund set aside? If so I don't remember what it was spoken for.

>>5710749

You are correct, anon.

The Steel Wolves do have a sizable war chest; this is more for personal use, if that makes sense.

Think of it as a personal account versus a company account.

You can still use personal funds to bolster the Steel Wolves, but it's not required.

Good question.

>>5710740
+1 to this.

>>5710740
>+1

>>5710740
I support this
seems like a good use of our funds

>Weapons
$1,000,000
P365 with a drop in threaded barrel and suppressor for pocket carry for us.
Snakebite tactical cloaks for thermal and visual avoidance.
A collection of bump cap liners for powercaps, ultrathin concealable soft armor, and low profile plate carriers with ultrathin ceramic plates.
A bunch of oversized thin, front zip hoodies, button up shirts and cargo pants, and some water resistant backpacks.
IFAKs, trauma bandages, and tourniquets.
Compact nightvision gear.
Stores of Sig P365s with threaded barrels and suppressors, AR-15 11.5" Short Barreled Rifles in 300blk with ACOGs and suppressors, and 16" AR-10s in 6.5Grendel with bipods and good Long Range Scopes.
A good store of ammo.

>Technology
$1,000,000 total
Focus on RFID tech, rugged tech, easy to use warez, faraday bags, burner phones, office equipment both digital and analog, and communications and listening equipment like scanners and shortwave encrypted handheld radios.

>Venezuelan Charity: Freeware Worx
$1,000,000 total
U.S. based charity provides coding jobs for Venezuelans building freeware security programs and open source business programs for Linux and takes in internet donations globally. Can pull from this pool of talent to code for us.

>Mansion Improvements- Renovation:
$500,000 total
Just enough to renovate the place a bit. I feel like any defenses should be subtle or subtly magical in nature.

>Venezuelan Businesses
$2,000,000 total
Masterforge CNC
Manufacturing Business
$250,000
Can trickle out full auto 50 cal guns, Anti-aircraft guns, mortars tubes and empty shells, and other bespoke stuff as needed. Might be able to work with Freeware Worx to build Autoguns eventually.
Industrial Demolitions Solutions
Small Chemical Manufacturer
$500,000
Billed as producing explosives for demolition. They'll take what comes out of masterforge and turn it into workable weapons like mortar shells, LAW launchers, and Antitank mines. In addition they should be able to supply semtex.
Coastal Reconstructive Practice
Small Private Cosmetic/Trauma Surgeon
$750,000
A private cosmetic/trauma surgeon and their nurses whose practice you will front in exchange for discreet access to their services. They'll ask for more to set up shop outside of Venezuela.

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Transportation
$1,500,000 total
6 Dirt Bikes
$125,000
For the island.
6 Jet Skis
$125,000
For the island.
3 Ballistic Armored 4 Wheel Drive Conversion Vans
$250,000
Store one in Venezula, one in Gotham, and one on you island.
5 Bluewater Capable Sailboats
$500,000
High-end ocean and intercontinental travel capable sailboats meant for 1-4 people each. Comes with sinkable waterproof containers and SCUBA gear.
3 Patrol boats
$500,000
Ocean capable high-speed tugboats with a mounted 50 cal automatic gun.

I considered a cargo ship which is doable at 3.5 mil but it'd get made and be pretty useless thereafter. We pretty much gotta steal a cargo ship every time we want to transport troops into a country's waters without getting attacked.

Personal
$250,000
Gym equipment.
Extensive library.
Garden full of fresh herbs and vegetables.
Fruit tree orchards.
Coop full of chickens.
Crate full of cigars.
Custom made ballistic resistant suit.
Fun stuff for the private island, outdoor kitchen, bonfire area, and range.

>Investment/Technology- Fortifying the Island:
Total 2,000,000
Our little island is going to be our main HQ for the Steel Wolves for a bit, so it should definitely be protected since it's such an obvious target. Physical defenses, technological defenses, magical ones, etc.
Definitely need anti-aircraft guns.

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Yeah probably getting way ahead of things with the deeper suggesstions but never too early for suggestions I figure.

>>5710740
Supporting this.

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>>5710740
>>Charity- Venezuelan Schools: 750,000
>Not needed, just seemed like a nice thing to do. Maybe it'll help deepen our positive image over there? I dunno, just wanted to be nice.

Time to choose the school name fellow anons

>>5710729
This list >>5710740 has gained too much strength so I'd just like to make so small mofications to it.

>Vehicles - Combat & Transport: 2,000,000
Helicopters, planes and modified commercial cars. Maybe a speedboat pr two. These are the vehicles we can most get use of.

> Charity - Venezuelan Shelters: 750,000
Instead of just schooling, it's a more involved kind of institution. It has gardens, music lessons, martial arts lessons, computer lab, chemical lab, kitchen, library, workshop... with the intent to give the children there useful life skills that can double up as skills that maintain this home they live and the relationships they form with each other. I know I may be getting in the weeds here but I like this type of charity and prefer it to the give and forget kind of charity that I see everywhere. Maybe Axis can even make it a plotpoint instead of just fluff.

>Technology: 500,000
We already have communications systems from the insurgency so this is for any extra stuff we will need to start managing our data.

> Personal: 250,000
Gymnasium equipment.
Extensive library.
Crate full of cigars.
Custom made ballistic resistant suit.
Gardens, Orchards and Chicken coops.
Litter of wolfdog pups. (Please anons, Sean needs a doggo)

>>5711355
I support this addition.

>>5711355
Boko No My Revolutionary Supervillian Academia Desu

>>5710729
>>5711355
Sure. I'll back it.

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>>5711503
Our brave soldiers.

Behold them and despair.

Is it too late to add a lifetime supply of Rip Its?

>>5711355
I'll support these additions. I like the shelter idea better than donating to schools and having a dog or two to look after and train would probably be good for Sean.

>>5711592
One Rip It is a lifetime supply if you're unlucky.

>>5711627
I won't touch Bang, personally. Shit. Maybe thats the business we need. Hmm think of it. Adjutant Tango energy drink... Tango Mango, Tango Tangerine, Tango Tangy Fruit Punch, Tango Tamerind...

>>5711635
I don't know if they sell them in Venezuela, but there is a brand of juice called Tang in the area of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.

>>5710740
>weapons
I'd throw another 1m at weaponry for night vision, supressors. NODs are going to be expensive and we need it. Suppressors are kinda cheap but hard to get.
>vehicles
+1
>mansion
Kinda large amount of cash to throw at it but sure
>businesses
+1, might even throw our other spare million at this. Construction company sounds like a good idea
>charity
+1
>Island fortification
+1. Could buy (or more likely steal) some good air defense systems and dig a bunker.

>>5711671
>>5710740
Nevermind actually with the business extra 1 million I suggested, I instead suggest to put it into weapons. Reason being is I just really want to doll out our mercs. Gonna do a little brainstorming on the per trooper kit
>clothes, backpack, plate carrier, camelbak, boots, gloves(misc clothing and field equipment)
Price varies per item. Call it 2k. Now anon, you say, 2k sounds like a lot. Yeah, it is, consider it a grab bag category, you can consider a tent, a sleeping bag, etc covered under this category.
>plates, front and back, ceramic level IV, (stops rifle rounds, does not weigh) + ballistic bump helmet (make sure they're rated for pistol rounds, have night vision rail slots, and are of the bump pattern so one can wear electronic ear protection with them.)
Around 2k
>Night vision goggles
Ranges from about 7-10k per person for normal night vision to about 40k per set for the quad tube panoramics. Quad tube just recently went for civvie sale within the last 3-4 years so it could even be more if we need to pose as a government agency to buy them/bribe someone, but panos are very fucking worth it
>Radio, electronic ear protection
Buy some cheap Baofengs, just make sure they have encryption. Talk to Gremlin about this to make sure we don't get shafted regarding jammability, etc. Comtac III headset, call it 1k for both, Chinese radios are cheap.
>Main rifle
This is its own discussion regarding doctrine so I'm going to stick to price instead of what specific pattern we get. The rifle itself should not go above 2k.
>Optics/accessories
1-6x variable scope, around 4-5k, depends on if we buy chinesium or from a good manufacturer (what we should probably get, but depends on doctrine. Urban vs field combat, etc)
Holographic sight, 2k at the most, again, chinesium can take you lower
Vis/IR Laser aiming module, about 1k, Need IR lasers if we get night vision. Can be less expensive for just visual lasers, or more if you get the extra strength non civ lasers.
Supressor, artificially induced scarcity regarding price and government registration, could pay a shady machine shop to crank a bunch of these out at maybe 500 per, upwards of 1k otherwise.
>sidearm
500 bucks, add a supressor, a light, and a RMR, and you can go north of 1.5k.
Total, for what I'd like to go for, is about 50k per trooper if we do the most expensive night vision option. If we go for the less expensive night vision option, that's around 20k, if we lose the night vision, that's around 9k (no need to buy laser aiming module)
Prices mostly pulled out of my ass, etc etc

>>5711977
Holy shit a million dollars only outfits 20 guys like I wanted

>>5711977
>>5711982
Ok, how about this
1,000,000 towards a platoon of 20 guys, including us, with the Gucci operator shit.
2,000,000 towards getting ~200 of our guys with pretty much the same kit, but no panoramic night vision or infrared nods.
Caveat: I don't want to touch doctrine or weapon selection yet as that deserves its own vote as to if we give our guys rifles like I've suggested, smgs, both(?!) Etc

>>5711987
If you really want to outfit a ton of dudes you want to either get a proper private line going with a corporation OR you want to get a local business that'll work with you for cheaper. It's cheaper to attain the license to produce stuff and then run it locally than to buy from source unless you've got an in. Which is the exact opposite of what most people would expect.

So throwing a couple mil at a startup or just local arms manufacturing to have a "domestic" group on lockdown would save us money in the long run. And besides, fuck buying name brand, we'll just make our own knockoffs. It works for China. Well, when everything isn't exploding from non-existent quality control and assurances, of course.

>>5711990
I agree, with you regarding clothes and rifles, this is a good strategy to reduce cost, and its cheap to buy some camo fabric and pay someone to crabk out a bunch of whatever. but optics? Night vision? I don't think we can easily set up local production of these things without raiding a company for their trade secrets or something, and those are the items that are really kicking the price (and theoretical combat effectiveness) up.

>>5711996
>I don't think we can easily set up local production of these things without raiding a company for their trade secrets or something
You just buy the license. You go to the company that makes them and say "Hey I'd like to make a domestic version of this, how much do I gotta pay you for the blueprints?". And then you have to argue with them over why you should be allowed to instead of just buying their product. Which usually comes down to "We won't let you have any industry whatsoever in our nation if you don't." which doesn't sound like much of a threat but with a new market opening up with a nation in flux is a pretty big deal.

And THEN you steal the trade secrets so you don't have to keep paying them for the license.

Evening, anons.

Give me a few moments to tally everything up and get the numbers sorted.

>>571200
If you want to do that with good stuff though you have to ask the government is the issue, which is why I jumped to crime
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Traffic_in_Arms_Regulations

Okay, I think I've got the numbers crunched.

Weaponry: 1,000,000
Vehicles: 2,000,000
Mansion Improvements: 500,000
Investment: 750,000
Charity: 750,000
Technology: 2,000,000

That leaves you with an cool $3,000,000 in the bank.

The only real numerical difference between the most popular options is whether or not to fork over $250,000 on some stuff for yourself.

We'll settle that real quick; would you like to allocate that funding?

> No, it feels a tad wasteful. Better to keep it in case you need it later.

> Yes, you've earned the right to live a little. It's a drop in the bucket compared to your earning potential.

>>5712019
> Yes, you've earned the right to live a little. It's a drop in the bucket compared to your earning potential

Im even preferable to spending even more money

>>5712019
> Yes, you've earned the right to live a little. It's a drop in the bucket compared to your earning potential.

>>5712024
So am I, those investments seem too small.

>>5712019
>> Yes, you've earned the right to live a little. It's a drop in the bucket compared to your earning potential.

>>5712019
> Yes, you've earned the right to live a little. It's a drop in the bucket compared to your earning potential.

Doing stuff for your self is important

>>5712019
> Yes, you've earned the right to live a little. It's a drop in the bucket compared to your earning potential.

>>5712024
>>5712027
>>5712032
>>5712036
>>5712040

Alright, looks like we've got a budget picked out.

By popular demand, it'll be spent in accordance in the manner that >>5710740 and >>5711355 laid out; if there are any additions that could reasonably fit within the established limits, feel free to pitch them.

I'll give about an hour or so for any stragglers to get their say.

I apologize in advance for this being another slow one, but it's the last bit of groundwork before we get back into the action.

>>5712043
Still would like to throw at least another mil at personal arms and equipment

>>5712045
we dont even have that many recruits, isnt it just gonna sit there?

>>5712043
I don't know if it fits within the budget but I want the island to be a scaled up version of the shelter idea. Various hacienda style houses both for staff and for soldiers and buildings dedicated to the learning and practice of various skills. I imagine it looking like a rustic island town at a glance but at a more thorough inspection you see SAMs, radar towers, helicopters, planes, armed soldiers and machine guns mounted on vehicles. I could go into more detail if you want more clarity on the idea

>>5712043
I want to invest 2 mil in govt infastructure
Build me some roads and water treatment facilities

>>5712051
Oh and I forgot mention the gardens, orchards and coops again but they're also important. Really want to instill that self reliant and hardy type of country side psychology. It's great at making good men and good soldiers.

>>5712055
Govt infastructure? Why?

>>5712046
It's not going to just sit there, it's going to get spent on proper night vision goggles.
See >>5711977 for napkin math on how much this stuff costs. At the bare minimum I want to get everyone dual tube goggles.

>>5711987
I mean, we can give our second line guys Nightfox Swift setups with the skullcrusher head mount and Carson NV-200 Minis to slip in their pockets for covert work, but its short range gear with infrared illuminators that'd we'd have to disable, really more fit for low light than total darkness. It's kind of an insult though, really good way to make someone feel expendable, bad for morale.

Maybe we need to heist some nightvision gear, instead?

Honestly between AR-15s, suppressors, 50 cal machine guns, and shit we'd have to source ammo for like anti-air guns and mortars....
I think we should take a second look at that CNC Machine Shop idea. Invest maybe $500k and wait for this stuff to trickle out. We can get way more than our money's worth over time and have the business on top of that.

>>5712059
I like clean water and smooth roads
I guess it doesn't have to be govt

>>5712061
If we were being super budget we'd buy the intensifier tubes in bulk then fab housing and stuff for them in house. I'd rather just buy some PVS-14s though, but whatever. I'd be down for throwing some dosh at a machine shop though, CNC machine maybe.

>>5712063
So do I, but I fail to see that as reason enough to spend 2 mil on it.

>>5712061
Hear hear. Go off /k/ing.

>>5712059
Fresh fruits and vegetable and chicken make for a good diet. That, and if we are called upon by the Venezuelan gov't for disaster relief, we'll be good for more than security and help farmers recover. I like it.

>>5712078
Don't forget the seafood and the chicken eggs.

It appears that there's a fair bit more debate on the topic than I had anticipated.

The money already spent is ironclad, but if there are any further designs on the 2.75 mil leftover, this is the place for it.

Would you like to spend more of your ill-gotten gains?

> Yes, I'd like to spend money on... (insert details and amount)

> No, I'm satisfied with our current purchases.


(Unfortunately, I need to call things early tonight; gotta handle some unexpected IRL happenings. Vote'll be open until Sunday evening to hammer out any last issues, and then we'll be moving on.)

>>5712082
Beats the pants of MREs.

So... with the weapon budget, anybody else think shifting $500k to a CNC and manufacturing business in Venezuela is a good idea or would like to give input on that idea, perhaps improve it somehow?

>>5712084
Strike that.

> Yes, I'd like to spend money on investing $500k from the $2.75 million into the CNC and manufacturing business.

>>5712083
>>5712084
If the ideas I mentioned fit within the 2 mil island budget than all that's left is the investments. I agree with the proposed manufacturing business.

>>5712083
+1 to the 500k to manufacturing
Still want to throw another mil at arms for night vision but no one else seems to

>>5712090
Well we just free'd up a bunch of money we'd spend on AR-15 rifles and suppressors, those can get cranked out at light speed with the proper tools. Maybe we put some time in ourselves. The rest will take a while to get put together and working correctly alongside other legit business to keep the place afloat.

>>5712083
> Yes, I'd like to spend money on investing $500k from the $2.75 million into the CNC and manufacturing business.
Seems like a good idea, getting our armaments from a stable and cheap source.
>>5712090
We could probably dip into the war chest for any extra equipment needed, including future specialized squads and such.

Actually, after more thought I'd be up for another $500k for weapons though if it means everyone gets a PVS-14 or something similiar.

The only other thing that wouldn't be entirely bad would be maybe $500k for a water purification plant, maybe we do a matching grant thing with the Venezuelan gov't. I want to hear more about what everybody thinks first, though.

>>5712094
>> Yes, I'd like to spend money on investing $500k from the $2.75 million into Weapons, specifically Nightvision.

>>5712094
I don't see the point of a water purification plant? Is it charity?

>>5712083

Anyway I'll make a collage of the edits of anons and a final one from myself:
-500k on Weapons Manufactory
-500k on Nightvision Equipment
-750k on Oil Extraction and Refining

That leaves us with 500k left over. Let me make a brief breakdown of the final budget:
-2mil on our own fleet of vehicles (Planes, helicopters, armored cars and boats)
-2mil on island development and defense (Various expenses described previously and AA measures, both detection and defense)
-2mil on business investments (Construction, Arms Manufacturing and Oil Extraction and Refining)
-1,5 mil on new weapons and equipment
-750k on shelters for Venezuelan children
-500k on renovating Jack's mansion
-500k on technological equipment to store and use the data required to manage all this shit
-250k on personal expenses

9,5mil spent. 500k left over and an undefined amount still remains in the war chest.

This good? Correct me if I made any mistakes.

>>5712119
Not sure how the other anon who suggestted it intended it but charity and logistics. I'm lukewarm on the idea but intrigued.

>>5712119
Yeah. We just can't afford the water treatment plant. I'm sure we've got ample water storage, especially considering our agricultural needs.

>>5712122
>>5712124
In case of logistics, I don't think an entire plant is needed. The required facilities to sustain the relatively small population can just use and store rainwater and, if the island is big enough, groundwater too.

>>5712126
I concur.

>>5712205
Still better equipment than 9 out of 10 DC Henchmen. lol

>>5712227
>this gun can't hit anything
>9/10 dc henchmen swear by it
>"I've been henching for twenty years, the only thing I've ever hit is the wall next to my target, best purchase I ever made"
>get yours today half off for only $1.50

Guys what about the Paranormal Business with Bobo? Don't we need some money there to help start it up?

>>5712273
Shouldn't cost much given the limites scope of the business, 250k should be more than enough. Though I do think we should dip into the warchest to pay for those new weapons and equipment, can still have an extra 1,5 mil in reserve that way.

>>5712273
It's not like it would take millions to do so, a neat little building in an out of the way part of Gotham would likely be enough, which we definitely have enough for outside of this.

God bless the criminals of Gotham, lowering the property value!

>>5712119

Should we be spending anything on getting an onsite trauma surgeon on the island(or on the mainland close to the island) or is that something we can take out of the warchest or someone we can recruit?

>>5712404
First aid equipment, trauma equipment and sufficient medicine should fit within the current budget though I'd be willing to spend funds if it doesn't. I'd prefer if the on site doctor be one of the wolves since field medicine is an important subject to be taught around for use during missions but we could hire a doctor as a staff member temporarily if none of the boys can fill the role.

We treat minor injuries and stabilize traumatic ones, anything else gets an airlift to the nearest hospital.

$2,000,000 Transportation Budget (just for fun)

A thought experiment with cost estimates. What could we get for IRL vehicles with this amount? Upgrades are factored into cost.

Unused $200k used for fuel, storage, maintenance, and repair.


>Air
(NOT TECHNICALLY A JET BUT WILL STILL GET US THERE)
$500k
Intercontinental Transport
(used)Commander 690 A/B Turboprop Aircraft
Fit with covert flares wired to a panic button. Always carry a full set of parachutes. Install an extra emergency fuel tank for an additional 200 mile range.

(SINGLE PERSON KIT HELICOPTERS TURNED INTO MEDIVAC DRONES)
$50k each $200k
Single Person Airborne Scout and Extraction with Water Landing Pontoons
x4 (new)Composite-FX XE 290
Install a shortwave or cell network capable remote control, auto land if disconnected feature, and cameras to turn it into a drone. Install plate carrier pockets under the seat cushion and floormat of the vehicle. Install system for securely attaching a stretcher beneath it to use for medivac purposes.


>Water

(CHEAP FISHING BOATS)
$5k each $50k
Aluminum Brownwater and Coastal Fishing Boats 20'
x10 (used)Alumacraft V-Series
Equipped with gas motor for power and electric motor for quiet running. Add flare gun, life jackets, bailing bucket, cooler, net, cupholders, and pole holders.

(VIETNAM ERA SWIFTBOATS MADE BY CHINA)
$75k each $300k
Bluewater/Brownwater Patrol Boats
x4 (new)Aluminum Patrol Craft Fast 30'
Fitted with radios, a stowable folding swivel mount 50 Cal M-2 machine gun, radar, standard GPS and navigation gear, repair kit, and standard safety gear.


>Land

(WARLORD'S DELIGHT)
$25k each $300k
4WD Technical Truck
x12 (used)Toyota Tacoma
With a stowable folding swivel mount 50 Cal M-2 machine gun, steel brush gaurd, behind seat and underseat and inside door plate carriers, ballistic glass, and runflat tires.

(LOWEST PROFILE APC)
$100k each $300k
4WD Van with Covert Armor
x3 (new)Ford 250 Transit
With titanium ballistic top side and bottom panels, titanium brush gaurd, behind seat and underseat and inside door plate carriers, ballistic glass, 2 low profile side peepholes and side gun ports, aftermarket suspension to deal with increased weight, and offroad runflat tires.

(STEALTH AND MOBILITY)
$12.5k each $150k
Offroad and Scout Dirt Bike
x12 (new)Honda CRF205R
Quieter aftermarket muffler, runflat tires, headlight that can switch bewteen on/off/infrared, and anti-stall clutch.


Looks like can only really field 100 guys at a time(assuming everything is working) but of course this is real world prices and cutting corners on armoring(especially bulletproof glass, SO expensive) could get us more vehicles.

>>5712238
Reminds me, maybe we should use to the goon boards to shitpost recruit goons on order to have more of a presence in Gotham. But instead of crime they are ghost-buster interns. Could also start a paranormal academy for troubled persons, but then im getting ahead of myself.

>>5712462
I think we should start a henchmans association in gotham
Like a union but we strike for stuff like batman insurance and no more random killings from the boss for no reason

>>5712570
Imagine the reaction of the JL when a Gotham-wide protest is pull by armed goons shouting, "WE NEED BATCARE!" "GOONS ARENT GOODS!" "GOON RIGHTS!".

Now these poor souls might mowed down by the loyalist and cops alike but damm it they tried.

>>5713339
>Now these poor souls might mowed down by the loyalist and cops alike but damm it they tried.

>Implying that the police will not join the march.
This is gotham. I wouldn't be surprised if the city administration doesn't look at gang fighting in the same way that it looks at school policies.

>>5713492
>the cops unionize stating that "if the mooks can do it, why can't we?"
>now they both only use lethal measures against supers, heroic or villainous
Saving this city one really weird uncontrollable butterfly effect at a time.

>>5713580
>Saving
>Gotham

The city will burn while cops and gangers go to the streets like one to shot down anything that make them mad.

Which would not have been very different from what would have happened if there were no marches.

Gotham is cursed and nothing will change that.

>>5713620
Cursed you say? That sounds like something a supernatural detective might be able to fix.

>>5713637
You'd need like, the power of multiple gods or something.

>>5712205
You mock me but anyone remember when we blew up the Iceberg lounge? We blow away a good 20 or so people by having magic ass thermal vision, a supressed mp5, and spooky shadow powers? Our mooks will die like the Penguin's mooks did against any force that has night vision if we do not. I cannot express how important I think it is for us to buy the most advanced night vision systems possible for our mooks.

>>5713868
The best stuff is terribly expensive, but dual tube stuff for everybody seems reasonable.

>>5713868
Sounds like we need to shrines to Set(maybe a massive waterslide too?) and Hestia(we haven't met her properly yet, have we?) and invest in turning our island into a little Hogwarts. Maybe after our next big score.

>>5714246
I doubt Set and Hestia are going to start giving all our guys magic.

>>5714251
I'm not at all familiar with DC Comic magic. Is it more of a born with it, or learned skill, or the gods jailbreak your magic ability but you got to learn it, or is it a wildly inconsistent mix of stuff?

>>5714257
We are talking about capeshit here so...

>wildly inconsistent

There are people that are born with it and know it, people that are born with it and don't know it (Sean), people that meet something or someone(Set) magical and that give them some specific powers (Set's and Hestia's blessings) and people that walk in the wrong place at the best time and get hit by the "Now you are a wizard" magic ray.

>>5714263
I thought Set's mark was the only reason Sean can use magic.

>>5714266
Sean always was 100% pure wizard but never know it. He awake his magic when the Claw choose him.

Set give him some special magics, but he have his own magic too.

>>5714257
It tends to come with bad luck as a cosmological thing. No such thing as a free lunch and all that.

>>5712083
I hope we get to see the reaction from the group about how we went into the woods with Pandion and then came back alone and beat to shit. Also the travel back home, some inner monologue from Sean and meeting our insurgency friends again.

Speaking of insurgency, two things I forgot to mention about the budgets. First one being that the boys should be willing to pitch in parts of their own wealth to the budget, especially the accomodations and equipment, giving they'll be living and using the place. Second thing is that as part of the deal with the junta they are obligated to provide:
- Funding and logistical support for construction and maintenance of operational facilities.
which should massively cut down on costs for us.

>>5715740
>First one being that the boys should be willing to pitch in parts of their own wealth to the budget, especially the accomodations and equipment, giving they'll be living and using the place

>tfw your job tells you it's lifting some of your paycheck to build a new break room
bruh

>>5715990
I think being a part of the Steel Wolves will be a lot more than just a "job", more like a lifestyle now that I think about it.

>>5715990
Makes me think of Project Mayhem from Fight Club. The guys barely brought anything, just burial money and some clothes.

>>5715740
>own money
Like they even have money. We are dealing with some broke boys who want to make lots of money doing dangerous things and then maybe they will be indoctrinated.

We mainly need our men to be working, training, learning new skills and recruiting.

At the end of the day should this be a capitalist company or a cpmmunist dictatorship?

>>5716005
>>5716097

We should divide our troops into squads of 10 soldiers with their own rooms and work zones. Those 10 soldiers will act like a party in a role-playing game, where they decide where they want to invest their money and resources in.

Some squads will invest more than others in the base, but in general no one wants to be the squad that has to use a cardboard box as a table to eat white rice while another squad next door organizes a barbecue.

In this way we give them the freedom to choose how to invest their money while at the same time we make them compete subtly to improve the base without forcing them to do anything.

>>5716097
They do have their own money, they got it from the payout of the Venezuela job remember?

>>5716147
Wait, did I give the impression that it was a demand for them to give money? That was not my intention at all. It was a request which they had no obligation to fulfill.

>>5716207
>Wait, did I give the impression that it was a demand for them to give money? That was not my intention at all. It was a request which they had no obligation to fulfill.

Yeah but you will need an incentive aside from the obvious "You live here" for them to invest in the base.

Let's treat this as a gacha mobile game about busty elves.

You don't need to pay $50 to get a Snow 5 Star SSS, but it would help you a lot.

You don't need the Swimsuit version that is at $123, but you already spent $50, why don't you spend more?

>>5716264
Your example didn't make it any more clear but this whole thing is proving to be more difficult than I initially imagined anyway. Better to scratch the whole thing and only let them spend money umprompted, the deal we cut with the junta is already more than great. No need to jew as hard as possible as I did.

>>5716147
>>5716264
>No see it's YOUR fault that the office looks like a shithole, you aren't doing enough to make your cubicle fun
bruh

All y'all motherfuckers need to chill.

>>5716396
But what about company scip,
Seans venezuelan fun bucks

We don't need our men to invest in the base if they don't want to, we'll earn enough money doing things.

Hey anons, it's taking me longer than anticipated to get the next update ready, but I've prepared a contingency of sorts to tide things over until Friday.

Namely, picking out the last intel gathering job under Jack's umbrella. It's a moderately important choice, so giving it some extra voting time feels right.

>>5716507

The first job plays right to your strengths; an undisclosed client needs some above-average muscle to play babysitter during an undoubtedly criminal endeavor. Anyone or anything shows up to make trouble, you’ll be the one tasked with putting it down. Sounds easy enough, but there’s a big catch. You’ll have no clue who you’ll be backing, what they’ll be up to, or even what the damned target is until zero hour rolls in. Could be anything from a simple exchange or heist to a gangland slaying in the making.

Call you paranoid, but these kind of question marks have the feel of coffin nails being pounded into the proverbial pine box.

The only morsel you’ve been provided confirms that you won’t be backing up run-of-the-mill thugs on a milk run, the team itself is comprised of some handpicked local talent. The brief doesn’t name anyone of course, but it’s definitely a factor worth considering.


The second job is a little more straightforward, but not by much. An undisclosed client needs an experienced point-man for a VIP snatch-and-grab being conducted at some high society gala party. You’ll be embedded as the resident heavy hitter and target snatcher; first through the door, and last to leave. It’s a bit high-profile for your tastes, but work is work. And of course, in the name of discretion, the client refuses to disclose the identity of the target until the time comes to pull the trigger on the op.

Again, could be a major curveball in there. Target could be a corporate stooge who made deals with the wrong type of people. Or some unlucky asshole that went pissed off somebody with deep enough pockets to make the lesson stick.

Or it could be an attack on the goddamned mayor or something. Unlike the previous job, there are no indications of any specialized talent. Looks like you’ll be rolling out with a cadre of non-powered hooligans watching your six; could be good or bad, depending on your estimation of the local criminal element.


The third job offers a bit more information up-front, but the insight doesn’t make you feel any better. Unlike the others, this one is a plain solo job. Undisclosed client needs someone capable of breaking into Arkham Asylum’s security control room to slot a flash drive containing a virus that’ll wipe specific inmate records.

The brief doesn’t go into details as to why; your money is on somebody trying to wipe their slate clean in the eyes of the authorities.

Normally, you’d consider tapping Gremlin to see if this could be handled from long-range, but the briefing nixes the idea when it confirms that everything on loony-bin island is locally air-gapped; no remote workarounds to be found. Only way you’ll be getting that virus into the computer systems is the old-fashioned way.

Arkham fucking Asylum. Where the real freaks go. Almost makes you glad you only got time in a federal hole.

>>5716509

Put bluntly, all of these jobs reek; but it’s not like you have much of an option. You’ve carried Jack’s water plenty of times before, just need to clear this one last hurdle.

There is one other detail of note that catches your attention.

None of these requests were open calls; your Gunsmoke handle was requested specifically as a potential candidate.

Doubt you were the only name on their list, but it’s a sign that you’ve managed to built a decent enough rep.

That development gives you mixed feelings. It’s nice to have your work recognized, but the bigger the name; the bigger the splash when you make moves.

But that’s a future concern; for now, you just need to grit your teeth and get soldier through it.

So, which job do you plan on signing up for?

> The first job. If all you need to do is keep things chugging along, that takes a lot of the pressure off. Who knows, maybe you’ll get lucky and everything will go so smoothly that your talents won’t be needed.

> The second job. With the element of surprise on your side, it shouldn’t be too hard to roll through any private security embedded at the event. You’ve taken out fortified strongpoints manned by professional soldiers, knocking over rent-a-cops in tuxes will be a cakewalk.

> The third job. If you’re being honest with yourself, you’ve always done your best work as a solo act; working with complete strangers leaves a bad pit in your stomach when you’re this close to the finish line. And on the off-chance that you’re ever collared and tossed into the madhouse, it could pay to be familiar with the joint.

>>5716510
> The first job. If all you need to do is keep things chugging along, that takes a lot of the pressure off. Who knows, maybe you’ll get lucky and everything will go so smoothly that your talents won’t be needed.

Feels like this one is the easiest to book it from
If things go south

>>5716510
>> The first job. If all you need to do is keep things chugging along, that takes a lot of the pressure off. Who knows, maybe you’ll get lucky and everything will go so smoothly that your talents won’t be needed.
this has the highest chance of being a justice league sting operation and I'm all for it

>>5716510
> The first job. If all you need to do is keep things chugging along, that takes a lot of the pressure off. Who knows, maybe you’ll get lucky and everything will go so smoothly that your talents won’t be needed.
All of these sound like stings, but I agree with the other guy: easier to run from

>>5716510
> The first job. If all you need to do is keep things chugging along, that takes a lot of the pressure off. Who knows, maybe you’ll get lucky and everything will go so smoothly that your talents won’t be needed.

>>5716510
> The first job. If all you need to do is keep things chugging along, that takes a lot of the pressure off. Who knows, maybe you’ll get lucky and everything will go so smoothly that your talents won’t be needed.

Yuuup.

>>5716510
> The first job. If all you need to do is keep things chugging along, that takes a lot of the pressure off. Who knows, maybe you’ll get lucky and everything will go so smoothly that your talents won’t be needed.

>>5716510
>> The first job. If all you need to do is keep things chugging along, that takes a lot of the pressure off. Who knows, maybe you’ll get lucky and everything will go so smoothly that your talents won’t be needed.
this if gonna go horribly wrong

Pfft. What could go wrong?

>>5716510
> The second job
I'm going to be a contrarian and go with this one. I'm pretty sure we'd be kidnapping Bruce during some charity thing, which would be funny. Even funnier if our employer turns out to be Joker.

>>5716644
I read the second one and my first thought was "we're kidnapping Bruce Wayne, right?"

>>5716660
>tfw it's actually oliver queen holding a function in gotham while his buddy bruce wayne is on a business meeting out of town
Those two normal playboy billionaire philanthropists are pretty good friends, they must talk on the phone a lot since they don't really get seen in person together than often.

>>5716705

I would want it to be Oliver Queen just so that if he gets aggressive we could say with cheek "yes Queen, Slay Queen. Get that fierceness out of you Queen. rawr."

>>5716711
>"yes Queen, Slay Queen. Get that fierceness out of you Queen. rawr."
I feel that saying this aloud is a ticket to a arkham asylum's cell.

AKAWM

>>5716705
As long as its not Lois Lane, on assignment.