Fallout: Pyrrhic Victory (OOC/OPEN)

[Plzen]

...but it's so easy! Hoover Dam is such a horridly vulnerable resource, unless the Enclave is willing to commit hundreds of soldiers patrolling the environs of the Dam for suspicious items (like, say, artillery) and a few dozen boats to make sure that there aren't bombs floating down the Colorado River. You also need enough anti-armor and anti-air capacity to make sure that some hotheaded idiot can't launch a suicide attack on it.

In other words, unless the Enclave is willing to commit enough resources to patrol 200+ square kilometres of land, fortify the Dam, and secure kilometres of flowing waters with divers, Hoover Dam is vulnerable to any ham-fisted idiot with ten tons of high explosives.

The only hard part in this entire project is finding said high explosives.

[North America Inc]

...but it's so easy! Hoover Dam is such a horridly vulnerable resource, unless the Enclave is willing to commit hundreds of soldiers patrolling the environs of the Dam for suspicious items (like, say, artillery) and a few dozen boats to make sure that there aren't bombs floating down the Colorado River. You also need enough anti-armor and anti-air capacity to make sure that some hotheaded idiot can't launch a suicide attack on it.

In other words, unless the Enclave is willing to commit enough resources to patrol 200+ square kilometres of land, fortify the Dam, and secure kilometres of flowing waters with divers, Hoover Dam is vulnerable to any ham-fisted idiot with ten tons of high explosives.

The only hard part in this entire project is finding said high explosives.

Refer to last page on why it's a bad idea.

[Shadowwell]

...but it's so easy! Hoover Dam is such a horridly vulnerable resource, unless the Enclave is willing to commit hundreds of soldiers patrolling the environs of the Dam for suspicious items (like, say, artillery) and a few dozen boats to make sure that there aren't bombs floating down the Colorado River. You also need enough anti-armor and anti-air capacity to make sure that some hotheaded idiot can't launch a suicide attack on it.

In other words, unless the Enclave is willing to commit enough resources to patrol 200+ square kilometres of land, fortify the Dam, and secure kilometres of flowing waters with divers, Hoover Dam is vulnerable to any ham-fisted idiot with ten tons of high explosives.

The only hard part in this entire project is finding said high explosives.

You try take out the dam, the Vault is taking you out on a matter of principle, its not good for business to let someone destroy what keeps many of your customers alive.

[Ralnis]

No, you take it over once the NCR do your job for you.

Looked it u, you deactivate the dams power output.

During the conversation you ask if you are suppose to blow up, and yes man says it's to big.

Hmm, never remember that when I did the Wild Card questline.

[North America Inc]

...but it's so easy! Hoover Dam is such a horridly vulnerable resource, unless the Enclave is willing to commit hundreds of soldiers patrolling the environs of the Dam for suspicious items (like, say, artillery) and a few dozen boats to make sure that there aren't bombs floating down the Colorado River. You also need enough anti-armor and anti-air capacity to make sure that some hotheaded idiot can't launch a suicide attack on it.

In other words, unless the Enclave is willing to commit enough resources to patrol 200+ square kilometres of land, fortify the Dam, and secure kilometres of flowing waters with divers, Hoover Dam is vulnerable to any ham-fisted idiot with ten tons of high explosives.

The only hard part in this entire project is finding said high explosives.

Also, I'll make sure you're whole town is used for human experimentation.

[Bering]

Pretty good except for two things:

Mr.Don what's next Mr.Stockbroker? Mr. CEO?

The Casino wasn't operating until House came.

You complain about that, but not that his entire team is named after colors?

Okay, I will revise it again

[Ralnis]

Pretty good except for two things:

Mr.Don what's next Mr.Stockbroker? Mr. CEO?

The Casino wasn't operating until House came.

You complain about that, but not that his entire team is named after colors?

Okay, I will revise it again

So is Quentin Terintino the leader or where there ancestors Reservoir Dogs?

[Bering]

You complain about that, but not that his entire team is named after colors?

Okay, I will revise it again

So is Quentin Terintino the leader or where there ancestors Reservoir Dogs?

Shhh, don't give it away

[Plzen]

-snip-

The point of a remote attack is that nobody knows who's guilty. It's a little hard to trace the origins of a submerged bag of TNT, especially after it explodes.

-snip-

I... don't want to blow up the Dam? Now that I've found a secure source of bottle caps in the Strip, I'd rather keep New Vegas happy and prosperous, so I keep getting more bottle caps.

I'm just pointing out that if anybody really wanted to, they could.

[Ralnis]

So we went from invading Vegas to blowing up Hoover Dam and pissing off the Big 3? Welp I'm sitting this out.

[North America Inc]

So is Quentin Terintino the leader or where there ancestors Reservoir Dogs?

Shhh, don't give it away

I like the color idea go with that. Also Mr.Pink was by far the best character.

[North America Inc]

You complain about that, but not that his entire team is named after colors?

Okay, I will revise it again

So is Quentin Terintino the leader or where there ancestors Reservoir Dogs?

I like to think that Jules is secretly Ralnis.

[Bering]

Faction Name: Gomorrah (though Mr. Don and friends call themselves "The Company")
Musical Theme: Never been my strong suit, suggestions would be appreciated
Leader and Personality: Mr. Don, an out-of-towner who came in a few years back and managed to wrestle control of the organization along with a small group of enforcer. In many ways, Mr. Don like a lot of the old stereotypes of Easterners. He came into the region to make money and is known for being well dressed, smooth talking and in general a good operator.
Most used character and Personality Mr. White, the closet thing Mr. Don has to a second-in-command. Mr. White is Mr. Don's chief enforcer and the leader of the rest of the "color squad" as some call them. He is an older man and tends to deal with most situations calmly, though when the situations calls for it, he can be extremely ruthless.
Locations: New Vegas Strip
WIMPS

• Wealth - 9 - Thanks to the natural attraction of the Casino and Mr. Don's improvements, the entire factions enjoys a steady stream of revenue from people from all over the region. Add in some "alternative revenue streams" that Don has taken an interest in, and you have a great deal of wealth flowing in
• Influence - 5 - Gomorrah has a great deal of pull in the strip, but that quickly fizzles out the further you move away from the Casino.
• Might - 3 - Gomorrah relies a lot more on soft power than hard power to push it's weight around. This means that aside from his group of enforcers, the Gomorrah largely lacks any kind of real muscle to back it up. This is balanced by the skill of Mr. Don's enforcers, but even then, it favors more covert actions than anything else. Though if needed, Mr. Don can call up other allies and mercenaries, their loyalty and capabilities leave a lot to be desired. Ultimately, it is not the type of organization that seeks out straight up fights.
• Popularity - 5 - The casino is a popular enough place to visit and Mr. Don has a lot friends, but ultimately, due to it's reputation and business model, few people are ever openly supportive of it, however, they rarely come out against it either. Instead many take a neutral stance to Gomorrah
• Secrecy - 8 - Few would be surprised at many of dealings of Gomorrah, but Mr. Don does a good job of keeping what exactly the Casino does behind closed doors, behind those doors. Likewise, few are sure of who Mr. Don and the rest of his color squad are with the only things known about them are that they came from the East and are very good at what they do (and no one knows all of what they do either).

Source of Income: Casino income, Business Investments, "Business Investments", Gun running,
Population: ~50 Casino workers, ~30 Enforcers
History: Mr. Don and friends were originally simply travelling through the area when the first met Mr. House. Mr. Don and Mr. House were able to strike a deal. In exchange for support from Mr. Don and his associates, Mr. House would allow them to set up shop in Vegas, provided they followed the rules and didn't cause too much trouble. Mr. Don was able to deliver on his end and was given his choice of available areas on the strip to make into his base of operations. Mr. Don choose what would become Gomorrah and spent a great deal of time building the casino up into a powerful force in the strip. Though largely uninterested in what goes on in the region, Mr. Don does keep himself well informed of much of the going-ons in the area, always looking for opportunities to make money and secure power.
RP Sample: Are We Evolving? By the same OP

[North America Inc]

-snip-

The point of a remote attack is that nobody knows who's guilty. It's a little hard to trace the origins of a submerged bag of TNT, especially after it explodes.

-snip-

I... don't want to blow up the Dam? Now that I've found a secure source of bottle caps in the Strip, I'd rather keep New Vegas happy and prosperous, so I keep getting more bottle caps.

I'm just pointing out that if anybody really wanted to, they could.

The problem is that no one gains anything from blowing up the Dam. Also do you still want electricity?

[Bering]

Shhh, don't give it away

I like the color idea go with that. Also Mr.Pink was by far the best character.

He was definitely the smartest guy there

[Plzen]

Hmm... well, Unity will hate the Settlement, because we're not horrible green mutants and the Enclave will hate us because we've lived in the wasteland for two centuries and we're not even American to start with.

That leaves... the Legion. How pleasant. I suppose I will just have to make accommodations.

The problem is that no one gains anything from blowing up the Dam. Also do you still want electricity?

Sure, but I don't have anything to trade with.

[North America Inc]

Accepted, Mr.Tarantino.

[Bering]

Accepted, Mr.Tarantino.

Good, I will try not to get everyone killed, though if it is an issue for you, I will rename Mr. Don to Mr. Color. There is a reason for him having a different name from the rest

[Shadowwell]

Accepted, Mr.Tarantino.

Good, I will try not to get everyone killed, though if it is an issue for you, I will rename Mr. Don to Mr. Color. There is a reason for him having a different name from the rest

NAme him Mr. Tarantino. Do it

[North America Inc]

[quote="Plzen";p="25913834"]Hmm... well, Unity will hate the Settlement, because we're not horrible green mutants and the Enclave will hate us because we've lived in the wasteland for two centuries and we're not even American to start with.

That leaves... the Legion. How pleasant. I suppose I will just have to make accommodations.

[quote="North America Inc";p="25913814"]
The problem is that no one gains anything from blowing up the Dam. Also do you still want electricity?[/quote]
Sure, but I don't have anything to trade with.[/quote]
What you got? How about you monitor the high way for Legion and raiders.

Remember Legion usually will swallow towns and forcibly assimilate them.

[North America Inc]

Accepted, Mr.Tarantino.

Good, I will try not to get everyone killed, though if it is an issue for you, I will rename Mr. Don to Mr. Color. There is a reason for him having a different name from the rest

I'm just messing with you.

[Bering]

Good, I will try not to get everyone killed, though if it is an issue for you, I will rename Mr. Don to Mr. Color. There is a reason for him having a different name from the rest

I'm just messing with you.

I know, but thinking about it, maybe Mr. Color would work better

[Plzen]

What you got? How about you monitor the high way for Legion and raiders.

Remember Legion usually will swallow towns and forcibly assimilate them.

My military resources are badly stretched as-is, though. I suppose I can commit a few scouts to it. Make a specific offer IC, why don't ya? I'll think about it then.

[North America Inc]

I'm just messing with you.

I know, but thinking about it, maybe Mr. Color would work better

Also you've been called in the IC to meet with Mr.House.Look at the recent posts of Prometheus Prime and Clavokova. Mr.House's platinum chip was stolen.

[Bering]

Okay that should do it

Faction Name: Gomorrah (though Mr. Color and friends call themselves "The Company")
Musical Theme: Never been my strong suit, suggestions would be appreciated
Leader and Personality: Mr. Color, an out-of-towner who came in a few years back and managed to wrestle control of the organization along with a small group of enforcer. In many ways, Mr. Color like a lot of the old stereotypes of Easterners. He came into the region to make money and is known for being well dressed, smooth talking and in general a good operator.
Most used character and Personality Mr. White, the closet thing Mr. Color has to a second-in-command. Mr. White is Mr. Color's chief enforcer and the leader of the rest of the "color squad" as some call them. He is an older man and tends to deal with most situations calmly, though when the situations calls for it, he can be extremely ruthless.
Locations: New Vegas Strip
WIMPS

• Wealth - 9 - Thanks to the natural attraction of the Casino and Mr. Color's improvements, the entire factions enjoys a steady stream of revenue from people from all over the region. Add in some "alternative revenue streams" that Color has taken an interest in, and you have a great deal of wealth flowing in
• Influence - 5 - Gomorrah has a great deal of pull in the strip, but that quickly fizzles out the further you move away from the Casino.
• Might - 3 - Gomorrah relies a lot more on soft power than hard power to push it's weight around. This means that aside from his group of enforcers, the Gomorrah largely lacks any kind of real muscle to back it up. This is balanced by the skill of Mr. Color's enforcers, but even then, it favors more covert actions than anything else. Though if needed, Mr. Color can call up other allies and mercenaries, their loyalty and capabilities leave a lot to be desired. Ultimately, it is not the type of organization that seeks out straight up fights.
• Popularity - 5 - The casino is a popular enough place to visit and Mr. Color has a lot friends, but ultimately, due to it's reputation and business model, few people are ever openly supportive of it, however, they rarely come out against it either. Instead many take a neutral stance to Gomorrah
• Secrecy - 8 - Few would be surprised at many of dealings of Gomorrah, but Mr. Color does a good job of keeping what exactly the Casino does behind closed doors, behind those doors. Likewise, few are sure of who Mr. Color and the rest of his color squad are with the only things known about them are that they came from the East and are very good at what they do (and no one knows all of what they do either).

Source of Income: Casino income, Business Investments, "Business Investments", Gun running,
Population: ~50 Casino workers, ~30 Enforcers
History: Mr. Color and friends were originally simply travelling through the area when the first met Mr. House. Mr. Color and Mr. House were able to strike a deal. In exchange for support from Mr. Color and his associates, Mr. House would allow them to set up shop in Vegas, provided they followed the rules and didn't cause too much trouble. Mr. Color was able to deliver on his end and was given his choice of available areas on the strip to make into his base of operations. Mr. Color choose what would become Gomorrah and spent a great deal of time building the casino up into a powerful force in the strip. Though largely uninterested in what goes on in the region, Mr. Color does keep himself well informed of much of the going-ons in the area, always looking for opportunities to make money and secure power.
RP Sample: Are We Evolving? By the same OP