Cancellation Quest

>Plan an act of villainy. Aim to capture one of the heroes if they turn up.

Also, make a mental note to ask Ahriman about demonic pets next time you see him.

>After planning an act of villainy, go and perform your duties.

Thanks to your HIRED MUSCLE, you are free to perform one more ACT OF VILLAINY in regards to EXTORTION RACKETS.

You're all set to knock over yet another CASINO and further your CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES, but you find yourself wondering why GLITCH CITY has so many damn CASINOS now. They didn't have this many when you and Florian MOVED in, so what, is there some push  to become NEO VEGAS or something?

You then choose to focus on more PRESSING MATTERS. You carry out your sole active DUTY of retrieving GROSSE's package from E15. There's a FIFTY percent chance you'll leave feeling like less of a MAN, but that's just a work hazard in this day and age.

You open your door while thinking of E15's office and lo, AHRIMAN's creepy darkspace shit's going on. Various random locations flicker before settling on a dusty room with dim lighting. Crap, you can't even make out any furniture with  the current lighting.

As you step into this room, you silently plead to all of the GODS you can think of that you'll get lucky this time around.

You hear the mutterings of RNG, forgiving as always, willing to give you a fighting chance.

>"Roll 1D100, mortal."

(Rolls are locked after a max of four 1d100 posts.)

*rolls* 62

HAI I GET TO ROLL MY TWO DICE FOR D100 FOR DA FIRST TIME YAY!

AND SO I ROLLED THAT SHIT DOWN THE DESKS AND THROUGH THE HALL TO REVEAL 87

kbye

(Got bored of waiting and rolled as well. Got 99.)

87+62+100+99 = 348
348/4 = 87
DC to beat: 50

>"Well done. May the heavens grant your fortune."

Praise be to the RANDOM NUMBER GOD! In your time of need, his INFINITE benevolence was gifted to you! Man, you love that RANDOM NUMBER GOD! All you ever really need in life is the blessings of your BELOVED RANDOM NUMBER GOD!

>"Stop kissing ass or I'll give you a curse of Endless Natural 1s. Capiche?"

You make note of the warning and cease kissing ass in an attempt to curry favor from a GOD with power over RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION.

You fumble around in the dark for a little while before you almost crash into a desk. You mutter "Shit!" as papers drift down to the floor and thick layers of dust scatter into the air.

Someone on the opposite side of the desk clears their throat, an indication that they intend to start speaking. This woman is E15, the enigmatic HEAD of Legion's SPECIAL OPERATIONS and RECONNAISSANCE. You've never actually seen what she looks like, given her love for dusty offices with piss poor lighting. You do know, however, that she's a demon with the BLOOD of PRIDE running through her veins.

E15: "Took you long enough to find me, Executor. I have Grosse's package right here. Seals weren't removed, given that I know how paranoid his job requires him to be. Be sure to drop it off at his office as soon as possible. The Enforcer hates to be kept waiting."

DARC: "Any idea what the contents might be?"

E15: "No clue, none of my business. If you want to light a fire under your ass and go rifling through The Enforcer's mail, that's on you. Just don't come crying to me when he's convinced that you're a traitor."

A metal box slides from the other side of the desk. A number of magical seals adorn it, indicating various information such as when they were placed and how much power they had remaining before they would simply dispel on their own.

ITEM ADDED: SEALED METAL BOX

E15: "If our business is concluded, Executor, I'd like to get back to reading my crew's reports in regards to General Lari's latest attempt at forcing through a Binding Circle. Good job on that by the way, even though Ahriman didn't need the help."

DARC: "Mind stopping with all this 'Executor' business? 'Executor Sala' was just a moniker I took up. I dropped it as soon as me and Lari had our duel and things went up shit creek without a paddle."

E15: "I prefer it to 'Darc', or 'Fisher', or whatever it is you're calling yourself these days, Executor. Anyway, no business, right? Off you go."

DARC: "Yeah, I heard you the first time."

You carry your METAL BOX through the door with you.

You arrive safely back in your living room, EGO intact from your visit with E15.

With one action remaining, what will you do now?

Is there a way to get the box open without it being obvious you ever opened it? if so...do that.

>Is there a way to get the box open without it being obvious you ever opened it? if so...do that.

It's MAGICALLY sealed! You so much as try to pry the lid and an attempted opening will be registered. You HAD a means to temporarily short out the seals way back in the day, but it was highly detrimental to the health of everyone in the general vicinity, yourself included.

You gotta choose between forcing the seal or minding your own business.

Mind your own business... "The cat's boss murdered him for shoving his nose where it didn't belong", so the old saying goes.

>Mind your own business... "The cat's boss murdered him for shoving his nose where it didn't belong", so the old saying goes.

Right. While you're not certain that's how the saying went, the sentiment remains the same. You stow the METAL BOX inside one of your drawers for safekeeping and head to bed.

You awaken on JANUARY 27, the 27th DAY of the YEAR.

You've got an ACT OF VILLAINY lined up, so you rush on to the next casino.

Encounter Roll: 17

You and LUCIANNA brazenly storm through the front door. News gets around, it seems. They aren't gonna mess with the FACELESS MAN and his new cohort.

Management gets crushed by your 'DIPLOMATIC' skills and complies with your demands.

You escape without a hitch. Your pockets are $2000 heavier, and that's another $2000 in your books every week.

You arrive home with LUCIANNA, wondering what you'll do now.

Since Lucianna seems to be your main fighting companion, perhaps you could train her in some of what you know of melee combat, so that she will be more helpful when a fight breaks out. If you feel that the home is too cramped to spar then possibly go to a gym or park instead.

>Since Lucianna seems to be your main fighting companion, perhaps you could train her in some of what you know of melee combat, so that she will be more helpful when a fight breaks out. If you feel that the home is too cramped to spar then possibly go to a gym or park instead.

You take Lucianna around to the PARK. Given the disposition towards violence that this city has, two folks performing MARTIAL TRAINING should be given little regard. You resolve teach her a bit of your SWORD skills, including the ones you cannot use on account of being too WEAK.

Lucianna seems a bit concerned that you intend to show off MAGIC in public, but you calmly reassure her, telling her that "YOU GOT THIS".

You arrive in the PARK and hand Lucianna a WOODEN SWORD you found in a dojo's trash along the way. You draw one of your own.

How're you gonna go about this?

>BASIC TRAINING: Lucianna acquires PROFICIENCY: SWORDS. (Roll a D20)

>MODERATE TRAINING: Lucianna acquires PROFICIENCY: SWORDS and a LESSER SKILL (Consumes two actions. Roll a D20)

MODERATE TRAINING
d20 roll: 15

>MODERATE TRAINING
d20 roll: 15

DC to beat: 15
Passed!

You settle on SHOWING Lucianna YOUR MOVES and promptly request that she do the same. Thanks to the extra time you've devoted to teaching her the WAY OF THE SWORD, you manage to slip in LESSER SKILL as part of the TRAINING. She intently listens to your instructions, surprised that nobody so much as shoots odd looks at you two. Nobody seems to care all that much about ANYTHING in this city.

You show her the motions, and with a bit of practice, Lucianna has achieved the LESSER SKILL known as FLASH CUTTER. This ability, despite having quite the hiked CON cost, will never score a critfail. On the downside, it can never crit either.

You beat feet back home to rest. This concludes DAY 27.

You have acquired:

???: +1

Lucianna has acquired:

PROFICIENCY: SWORDS

SKILL: FLASH CUTTER

Today is FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, or DAY 28.

Without a JOB, you have THREE actions you can take today.

What shall you do?

Look for a way to earn legitimate money.

Look for ways to earn large amounts of illegitimate money, we are going to need as much as possible if a kickstarter for Magical Girl Witch Detective comes about.

Or just make a Kickstarter fund to bring it back...that's legit money and if the show was popular enough people will back it. Heck, if you make enough to buy the rights to the show you can hire your own team of animators to make sure the show stays true to its original plot.

Kickstarter makes it too easy.