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Adventure

Started by Ferris, January 12, 2020, 03:57:05 AM

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Ray Travez

Gandalf says, "What's this?"

Ray Travez

Use Stealth. I am Gicky Rervais, award winning comedian and iconoclast and I want out of here.

Ferris

Quote from: Ray Travez on January 13, 2020, 03:15:11 PM
Use Stealth. I am Gicky Rervais, award winning comedian and iconoclast and I want out of here.

Roll 6 (+1)

You do a poor job stealthing your way along the corridor, but luckily there's no one left around. You go through the previously locked door, and make your way outside. You are on an unfamiliar street outside the Holiday Inn. There's a row of taxis outside but you don't have cash with you. There's a diner down the street, and a subway station nearby.

Next move?

Spoon of Ploff

Feel hungry.
Go diner.

Ferris

Quote from: Spoon of Ploff on January 13, 2020, 04:13:33 PM
Feel hungry.
Go diner.

Time for some fortification before continuing on the next leg of your adventure! You enter a bustling diner, and are hit by the smells of bacon and eggs. Nice! The place is full as you stand in the doorway - it's not the type of place someone trying to lie low should spend too much time in. A server approaches you, it's so busy she hasn't recognized you yet - "table for one?"

Next move?

Inspector Norse

Point out you're not paying (10 gold) for a room when you can restore your health for free by waiting outside for five minutes.
Browse what she has for sale but don't buy Apple or Stew because why would you?
Ask her if there are any Bounties available.
You will take Twix as an alternative.

Ferris

Quote from: Inspector Norse on January 13, 2020, 05:42:32 PM
Point out you're not paying (10 gold) for a room when you can restore your health for free by waiting outside for five minutes.
Browse what she has for sale but don't buy Apple or Stew because why would you?
Ask her if there are any Bounties available.
You will take Twix as an alternative.

Negotiate with server.

Roll 11 (+1)

She doesn't know what you're on about, and is withering in her response. You can't have stuff without paying, and your hotel room is your own problem because this is a dining establishment. She gives you a twix and implies you should go, but she doesn't ask you to leave either. She walks off to serve less odd patrons.

[acquired TWIX]

You notice people sitting down are starting to look over at you (are they starting to recognize you..?), and you are sort of left standing in the doorway.

That wasn't funny enough for the NotFlix execs so you still need 2 more bits and you have no idea where their offices are. That's a lot of activity and there's been no grub, so your well rested bonus has now worn off. Could be in trouble here.

Next move?

Spoon of Ploff

Negotiate - do the funny dance to gain entertainment karma points from the patrons

Ferris

Quote from: Spoon of Ploff on January 13, 2020, 07:00:59 PM
Negotiate - do the funny dance to gain entertainment karma points from the patrons

Negotiate with patrons. Roll 7 (+0)

It goes about as well as one would expect. It's not a complete disaster (you didn't break a bone or fall through a table or whatever) but the waitstaff and majority of the punters are stony faced as you parade through The Dance to its grim conclusion. You are asked in no uncertain terms to leave, and do so.

Most of your impromptu audience has now recognized you. You worry some of them filmed the whole sad spectacle and will post it online - you'll have to search twitter for your own name later so you can belittle them one by one.

Once outside, one of the patrons accosts you outside. "Oi, Gicky - about that awards show last night..."

Next move?

Spoon of Ploff

Negotiate - 'yeah? what about it?'

Ferris

Quote from: Spoon of Ploff on January 13, 2020, 08:24:24 PM
Negotiate - 'yeah? what about it?'

Roll 14 (+0)

(That could have gone very badly for you.)

"...It was good, but if anything you could have done more to totally own those Hollywood elitists!"

Cheers mate, seems like you 'get' it!

It's a productive conversation about favourite Ben Garrison cartoons (a fellow "thorn in 'their' side!") and how free speech is important and that. He asks if you're doing any more stuff, and requests Derke season 3. You remember! The meeting with NotFlix! The helpful cretin informs you that their offices are in the MegaCorp building downtown. It's not close, but you can still make it if you hurry - just need to dash off some more shite on the way over and you'll be counting the cash in no time!

You notice that some of the diners did recognize you, and a small crowd of reporters is in the diner asking on your whereabouts. They look like broadsheet types so might be time to scarper! There's still a taxi rank, a subway station, and from here you can see a park in the rough direction of NotFlix HQ.

Next move?

chveik


Ferris

Quote from: chveik on January 13, 2020, 10:33:05 PM
take the subway

You walk down the street to the subway. No stealth used, so the reporters follow you and snap photos. You will take a -1 to rolls until you can get rid of them.

Down the stairs into the subway station, and you see a turnstile. No cash, no subway card, a bored looking man in the kiosk looking at his phone.

Next move?

chveik

stealth to dodge the fare

Ferris

Quote from: chveik on January 13, 2020, 11:51:20 PM
stealth to dodge the fare

Roll 6 (-1)

Gicky steels himself, tries to ignore the reporters, and crouches down to sneak under the eye level of the bored guard.

"Err scuse me mate, where the fuck you think you're going?"

Oh no! Blasted paparazzi have foiled your scheme for free travel. To be fair, it is hard to sneak anywhere when being tailed by a mob of fleet street's finest.

The bored man in the security is staring right at you, and reaching for the red phone marked SECURITY.

Next move?

chveik

negotiate with the guard. plug the new series of After Life

Ferris

#47
Quote from: chveik on January 14, 2020, 12:17:02 AM
negotiate with the guard. plug the new series of After Life

Roll 2 (-1)

Seems like the security guard is a CaBber.

"You're that dickhead Rervais! Right, security is on its way. I hope a second series of After Life is even more banal and shit than the first one!"

"It will be!", you shoot back as you are escorted out of the subway station, and the security guard puts the boot in on the way out. Oof! You take 4 damage, 16 hit points remaining. The paparazzi are having a field day with this - will be a few negative headlines before the day is done which might put the dampeners on cushy awards show gigs. Curses!

Still, plenty of time to make it to the MegaCorp building and generate some more ill-gotten lucre. You are back on the street outside the subway station.

Next move?

Ferris

Sorry chveik, not getting the luck of the dice here.

I've put more effort into this today than my job that pays me money.

chveik

stealth through the park, towards nefcunt building.

my fault really, I should've used stealth that first time.

well I'm glad you did, it's a very entertaining thread.

popcorn

Quote from: FerriswheelBueller on January 14, 2020, 01:01:59 AM
I've put more effort into this today than my job that pays me money.

Don't you get paid for CaB?

I do.

Ferris

Quote from: popcorn on January 14, 2020, 01:19:35 AM
Don't you get paid for CaB?

I do.

I do it for the love of the game. Your posts-by-numbers approach makes sense now.

Ferris

Quote from: chveik on January 14, 2020, 01:05:25 AM
stealth through the park, towards nefcunt building.

my fault really, I should've used stealth that first time.

well I'm glad you did, it's a very entertaining thread.

Glad you're enjoying it, it's quite fun to run. HS Art: it's not just anus jokes!

6 (-1) gave you a reroll 18 (-1)

You make your way out of the subway and take the elevator then hide behind a parked car while the heat does down. You shook off the hacks and cameramen, back to +0.

With that roll, you make it easily to the park. There's a hotdog stand, a bike rental stand (including a few of those pedal chuckle brothers cars), a large lake off to your left, and (joy!) a clearing to your right through which you can see the MegaCorp towers, containing NotFlix HQ! Your heart skips a beat as you think about all the new swimming pools you could install after you've stung them for a few extra million. It's not close, you could keep walking and make it but keep an eye out for "undesirables".

You're hiding in the bushes, and nobody has seen you so there's time to sit and collect your thoughts. Still need to cobble together 2 pieces of quasi-offensive material for the NotFlix bigwigs though.

Next move?

kittens

Quote from: kittens on January 13, 2020, 09:28:05 AM
Hard Crap into underwear then mush ass around on floor

∆^∆^∆

are you blind, Mr Ferrus?

Spoon of Ploff

Rervais is an genius comedian, writer and actor - he can afford to be a bit late to the meeting with the NotFlix bigwigs. It's expected. He he... NotFlix, Not Give A Flix More Like.

Time to get some sparkling new material tho. How about confusing the hotdog vendor with jokes about locally sourced meat (i.e pets from the neighborhood)? It's doubtful the guy makes even minimum wage, but would that be punching down enough?

Use PERCEIVE on vendor to check if they are a Forrins, or any kind of Disableds. A bit overweight or not too bright ought to be enough.

Ferris

Quote from: Spoon of Ploff on January 14, 2020, 07:59:41 AM
Rervais is an genius comedian, writer and actor - he can afford to be a bit late to the meeting with the NotFlix bigwigs. It's expected. He he... NotFlix, Not Give A Flix More Like.

Time to get some sparkling new material tho. How about confusing the hotdog vendor with jokes about locally sourced meat (i.e pets from the neighborhood)? It's doubtful the guy makes even minimum wage, but would that be punching down enough?

Use PERCEIVE on vendor to check if they are a Forrins, or any kind of Disableds. A bit overweight or not too bright ought to be enough.

Roll 3

It's a great idea - poor people without a platform or recourse to respond are usually a fucking goldmine for hack material, but this one seems to be another "normal". Fuck's sake, two in one day! With a roll of 3, you don't perceive anything else about the hotdog stand that might be useful.

A gaggle of swans has landed by the lake, and some nearby children start feeding them bread. Bike rental is doing a roaring trade, lot of people in line. You estimate it is about midday - plenty of time to complete your sordid mission.

Next move?

Ferris

Quote from: kittens on January 14, 2020, 07:19:43 AM
∆^∆^∆

are you blind, Mr Ferrus?

Must have missed this one, will hit you up next time

popcorn


Ferris

Quote from: popcorn on January 14, 2020, 01:06:46 PM
BUM DOOR

You look around furtively but no doors to be seen - another great plan foiled!

Next move?

chveik

Rervais is really struggling to find any new material, and time is running short!

negotiate call Steve Merchant and beg him to give you some ideas.