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Red is "below human average"
Then comes Human average, Super human, Powerhouse, and God-like

It is your first day at work, and you are told your "star" is waiting for you in his changing room

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Well maybe if we throw in a few swerves...

Head into the dressing room, close the door, lock it, and stand there, hand extended.

"I want all of it. If I find you with it again, any of it, any kind of it, or any amount of it, I will get the cops to throw you in jail you washed up sack of metahuman crap. It's tough love time, and I'm Angry Cupid. You were a champ once, a solid gold dude with a chance at immortality, and you threw it away faster than you'll get thrown in jail if you break my neck in a rage over all this shit. Now hand it over. I ask this only once. You got one more chance bud, and like it or not, it's with me. It's put up or shut up time."

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>>21133692
IT BEGINS.

Alright, roll 3d10 for your intimidation/diplomacy test (right now they are both at the same level)

Rolled 7, 8, 3 = 18

>>21133707

No matter if we succeed or fail in this, it will be epic.

>>21133707
How to roll dice: "dice+2d6" without the quotes in the email field rolls 2d6. "dice+5d42+23" rolls 5d42+23. "noko+dice+2d6" rolls 2d6 without showing the roll in the email field.

So in this case type dice+3d10

The Brass Reaper is laying down on a very solid-looking low bench against a wall. He has a towel over his face, his ample torso spilling on either side of the bench, his arms falling to the ground heavily as he lays there.

He lets out a grunt and pulls the towel out of his face to take a look at you without getting up, as if studying you.

"Kid, you don´t look like you could carry half of it out of the room. Knock yourself out" -he points towards the lockers on the wall away from the door.

"So you are the fresh meat they hope will straighten me out, uh? You got balls, at least"

On the room, there are several posters of the Brass Reaper years of glory. Images of him holding the championship belt (2 times) as well as half a dozen more of himself in action, slamming Gold Meteor against the concrete floor of the ring and making a crater with the english fighter, holding the Green Python into a super-strong sleeper hold... a time when the Brass Reaper was strong enough to bench press tanks, as one of the posters shows.

>>21133738
You got two successes, and I wrote the reply in >21133775 taking that into account, btw.

>>21133953

"Guess I do, and I got a wheelbarrow out back too.", said with a smirk.

>>21133998
As you check the locker, you see a keg of black lotus rum, a goddamn crate of spark (supers cant get high on "normal" human drugs after all. This stuff would outright kill an ox) and what looks like a syringe for veterinary use.

Brass: "So what´s your plan, kid? get rid of my stuff cold-turkey like? I need my spark once a day or my hands start shaking, you know?"

>>21134035

Look everything over in the locker while speaking.

"Then we'll put a Volkswagen in it for you to lift then. Idle hands and all that. You gonna lose your powers if you quit this shit? Got some kinda super-metabolic thing I don't know about?"

>>21134072
"Nah, I´m not into mite, kid. I´m the real thing. I just get the shakes and then can´t really hold stuff if I dont get my spark every day"

(Mite is a drug that normal "baseline" humans use to gain superpowers for an hour, but it kills you quickly, and rumours are it is made of grid-down supers brains.)

"Say, it´s probably cause I took too many meteor blows, you know? price of experience in this business, I guess. So what now? Are you going to try and reinvent me? I´ve been heel for a long time now, but I was face in my years of glory."

(heel means the "character" he plays for the fans, the "marks" as they are called, is a bad guy, while a "face" character is a good guy)

"I don´t even have a match for this weekend, are you gonna look into that?"

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>>21134124
>grid-down supers brains
meant "grind down"

There are two fighters you could arrange a match with. The Green Python, an old-time rival of the Brass Reaper. A southamerican fighter, the Python is fast, very fast and technical, but his strength and endurance are only "maximum human". That still means he´s as tough as a human being could possibly be, but he´s not going to be lifting cars any time soon.

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>>21134162
The other is a new guy, "Kodiak". A young, inexperienced fighter with a high profile that has been making a name for himself since his debut early this year. Kodiak shapeshifts into a massive beast man during combat, which gave him his name, and his endurance is second to none in the division he fights in.

Beating Kodiak is a fast way to regain some popularity for your fighter, but getting a veteran beat by a new kid is a fast way to get assigned to trash status, too!

>>21134124

"Yeah, I am. And I'm gonna give you your first choice of the night too. You wanna be a face again? Or do you wanna keep with the heel schtick? Cause sometimes people love a good villain. Love to hate, hate to love, whatever. Which one sounds good to you, Brass?"

>>21134181
"Hey, I´m fine with either, but ... hey, kid, you really think I could be a good guy again? I mean, if I shook off that shit?" -he means his drug addictions-

"I don´t think I could give up spark. At least not right away, but I could try and give up the daily ale keg, you know? I kind of miss seeing myself in kids merchandise"

No matches this week. We train and train till his hands don't shake no more. Maybe if he's trying hard enough, we'll let him get a tiny fix at the end of it. But don't tell him that right now.

Don't push him past what he can handle, though. Ramp it up steadily.

>>21134193
Alright. Want to spend the week supervising his training yourself, or will you do something on your own meanwhile? check the other fighters, see some back stage action, talk to the backstage crew?

>>21134193
Actually, maybe we could give him his daily fix, but every day replace a little more of it with something else that tastes exactly the same. We got anything like that?

>>21134212
Last 2 posts were by me, but I only just got here. Where's the other anon? Should take his views into account too.

Oh, and supervise him personally first. Gotta make sure he doesn't sneak a fix behind our backs, no matter how much he may want to go clean.

it looks like a relatively even choice since Green Python has high speed while Kodiak is more well rounded. Personally I think we should go for the Kodiak fight, stats-wise its more even and if we win it'll probably get us more recognition since everyone got their eye on him now. Even if we lose it just gives us a chance to add a new hook as he drags himself back from the bottom and could let us reinvent the character in a more believable manner that just a sudden colour pallete swap and a new attitude.

I saw we go clean cold turkey. Let's kick this guy back into shape, quick. He can handle a tough workout, daily, what with his super toughness and all. Do we have a pool of operational funds for trainers/equipment, or is it all XWF regulated?

>>21134233
Same person, but no fight this week. If he starts withdrawing in the ring, he's toast. Get him clean, and see what he can do when he's not stoned.

>>21134228
This is also a fair point. Do we have enough time to train up fit enough to have a fighting chance? How late can we push scheduling the match, so we have a better idea of where Rob stands in case we want to back out and go full training regiment instead?

>>21134233
I agree with going cold turkey, I just hope it doesn't affect him too much. If he's too out of it from withdrawals to put up a good fight it'll just make him look like that much more of a pushover should he lose.

Also, do we want this guy to be a "face" or a "mark?" Personally, I think we should pick one or the other for most of the guys we end up managing. Make a name for ourselves as the manager of the greatest of the paragons, or the most dastardly of villains.

Well, do me a favor and name yourselves, at least as Anon blue, Anon red, whatever, so its easy to see who suggests what.

Anyway, if you want to fight the Kodiak, it can be arranged, but you´ll have to go talk to him or his manager.

The XWF has a massive gym available to all the fighters, with geo-magnetic weights that can be programmed for anything up to 1000 tons. Right now Brass can benchpress 650 tons, but he used to be able to go up to 800.

As for how long do you have to train, Brass has the special ability to rest "while lifting". Is part of what pushes his work-ethic into Powerhouse, almost god-like status. He enjoys training, and two hours on weight-lifting training count as eight hours sleep for the guy. You just need to keep him entertained and he could technically train forever, minus breaks for lunch and bathroom use.

>>21134257
"Face" means his character is a good guy
"Heel" means his character is a bad guy
"Mark" is how you call the fans, as in "Brass used to have marks going all around the block, waiting in line for his signature when he showed up at events"

>>21134189
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>>21134250

I propose this (i'm the first anon btw, the one who rolled and all that so far):

"You wanna be a hero? Then you need a reason to be. If you kick the junk, that's a start. You also need to have a reason in-character too. So you're gonna face Kodiak. And you're gonna lose. Hard. Not because I don't think you can beat him, but because you need to lose. And the fans need to see you lose. You gotta fall before you can rise, Brass. One last loss as a bad guy will teach you the Brass Reaper the error of his ways. And he'll even eventually come clean publicly too. I got a plan, if you're interested."

>>21134250
Cold turkey is fine, so long as he can handle it. But if he doesn't get back in shape by the end of the month, we're toast. And if we suddenly decide to give him his fix, we look soft. He'll underperform just to get more. Which is why I suggested weaning him off via substitution, so he gets a placebo effect even as he kicks the habit.

>>21134259
Be warned, tho, that too much muscle mass will only slow him down, and his speed is already only "peak human"

>>21134257
>>21134236
>>21134233

These are all me, and this is my name.

Then start training right now. Keep that guy in the gym as much as possible. Use it to keep his mind off of drugs. I say we hold off on a fight for a least a week, preferably two. Just to make sure he's clean, and ready.

Final question: do fighters stay in a XWF facility, or do they have their own homes? If they have a facility for fighters, search his room for drugs. If he has a home, he's staying with us until he's clean.

>>21134259
If he can train that steadily then at least we should be able to see how he's holding up what with withdrawals and potentially back out of the fight, though I hate the thought of backing out of an agreement unless he actually can't fight. Plus maybe training will help keep his mind off needing a fix.

>>21134267
This seems like a good idea. We're asking him if he wants to go cold turkey?

Incidentally, if we're naming ourselves, I'm posting from my crappy phone, so I'll be slow as all hell and might even disappear for a while
Just go on without me, and expect slowpoke.

>>21134275
They make at least 7 digits a year, with prize pools on the hundreds of thousands, so they all can afford and have their own homes, typically a villa or so.

Prizes are split 75/25 between winner and loser, and while it may not sound like much, since these guys are super tough and heal incredibly fast, they can fight a hell of a lot more than a human being could, so they do make a lot of money.

Brass has a villa just a few miles away from the arena, actually, bought in his days of glory.

Fights are normally real (a real fight is called a "shoot" fight), but charity and events are usually staged to prevent the fighters from getting hurt for free. All title fights are "shoots", meaning all title fights are real.

He said he was alright with going cold turkey, but warned you that there was a chance he may start trembling and lose controls of his hands if he does, which means he´s probably tried it before.

>>21134228
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>>21134285
these were me but I agree with >>21134267 as a plan if Brass is cool with it

>>21134286
well, then dont worry. After all if everyone but you is named, is as if you were named anyway

>>21134298
So, cold turkey of the bat, or gradual weaning?

You never answered my question about whether there are any substitutes that superficially seem the same that we can fractionally replace with his fix, OP.

>>21134267
"You know, kid, I havent faked more than 2 fights in seven years in the business. One was for charity, and the other one was when some little children tackled me at the entrance of the arena. If you really think I -have to- take a dive, I´ll trust you, but don´t expect me to like it."

>>21134316
Uhmm... i´m sure you could talk with the head physician at the XWF medical building for something like that, but the problem is that it´s not just a matter of taste. His system really has become dependent on Spark to stop his trembling. You could maybe get something for that that doesnt makes him into an addict, tho

Don't make him take a dive, it's a chump move, and losing to the rookie means our name will be mud, and we'll be fighting other chumps for months to come. Get him clean, and have his big comeback be thrashing this rising star that is Kodiak. At least, that's my two cents.

Is Kodiak a heel or a face?

>>21134358
Hell. His manager is selling him as a savage beast that smacks the others around, molest the female fighters and still gets them to go out with him, parties like an animal, disrespects everyone including the fans, the works.

Hate is still attention, and attention is a type of fame. You haven´t talked with the guy backstage yet, tho, so for all you know he could actually be a nice guy and not the douchebag he´s been sold as, at all!

>>21134336
But the problem that we have right now is that Brass is is a washed up has-been and an addict. If he beats Kodiak that's all well and good, Brass will start rising up and becoming more popular but the lack of change in the character wont make him exciting. If that happens it wont be long till he just slides back down, but if he loses, drags himself back up and beats Kodiak then when people care about who he is again then he could ride that wave of popularity back into the spotlight and really be big again.

>>21134369
Heel, I meant

>>21134336
Perhaps his old rival, then? Calling him out, telling him he's washed up? Leading to a climactic fight at the end of the month where he shows he's still got it?

>>21134325

(and now for the reveal)

"Oh you won't be faking it. You'll be going cold-turkey off all the junk. Spark included. And you're gonna fight Kodiak with the disadvantage of your hands shaking like a virgin on her wedding night. Hell, you might win, and I got a plan for that too, but with your hands useless I'm leaning on Kodiak here. You with me so far? You think I can pull this off for you?"

>>21134370
Maybe you could have him go through an event outside the ring. Fighters ambushing each other on camera, to create tension for the audiences is a tried and true technique in wrestling.

Or fake an accident and have him go through rehab and physical therapy. Bruce Lee style, have him "beat a broken spine" or something like that.

"I had to beat my injuries, but first i had to beat the drugs" would be a good hook

>>21134377

(btw i am
>>21134267
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>>21133700
just so everyone knows)

>>21134370
How about this; we go up against Python. A classic rivalry, to show the world that Brass still has it. After that, we hold a press conference saying that Brass has cleaned up, and is looking to do the same for the XWF. First on his list is Kodiak, who is making a mockery of this honorable sport yadda yadda yadda. This gives us the spark of renewed character, without us having to fight chumps. Because if we take a dive to Kodiak, his manager will take a while to let us go against him again. How about that?

>>21134377
"That ain´t guaranteed. That my hands will shake, that is. Well, the kid has been making a lot of noise, so I wouldnt mind a chance to introduce him to the Brass Tombstone if I could... I guess that means I´ll go with it."

(Can we get some OOC discussion and background info before the next IC post?)

>>21134388

But time is a great tool for building excitement and suspense. If we lose to Kodiak, then fans WILL expect a remach. And Brass wants to be a face now. Going in as a washed-up heel trying to put a new heel in line and losing is a perfect reason to get clean and realize the error of one's ways. "Wow this guy is a real animal.. was I that bad? I should change..." kinda stuff.

We can use this, I think.

>>21134388
That sounds good too. So everyone agrees in making him fight, but opinions differ between Kodiak and Python?

>>21134396
Sure

>>21134398
Hold on, looks like some want to fight Python, and some want to discuss things OoC first.

>>21134388
But it really doesn't matter how soon after our loss we get a rematch. If anything a longer wait is better since it means that Kodiak is that much higher in the ranking and that much more popular so that when we defeat him it a real upset or he's playing the evil wrestler card and so now Brass is a hero for challenging him.
Besides as it stands right now there's no in character reason for him to change his ways and come clean.

>>21134398
I guess I can see that. Alright, I'm OK with fighting Kodiak and probably losing. However, give Brass at least two weeks to hit the gym and get the worst of the shakes out of his hands. After that, we can go up against our old rival Python, then stomp Kodiak back into his rightful place... Beneath us.

(goddamn I can't get the Wrestler out of my head right now. In my mind the Brass Reaper = Mickey Rourke)

>>21134406

Oh of course. Discussion is great, I wasn't trying to push things forward. I was just throwing dialogue out there to see if people liked it. Sorry.

>>21134398
I was thinking we lose to Python once after being mocked and called out (perhaps in a small brawl on camera but offstage) as a motivation IC to get back in shape, with a real fight onstage at the end of the month to show, win or lose, that the Reaper's still in the game.

>>21134412
You don't like the thought of losing our very first bout, do you?

>>21134396
Thanks, it just seemed that the conversation with Rob was ongoing even as we were hammering our plans out.

I also find the multiple levels of IC and OOC vaguely amusing.

When Brass starts his rise back to the top, should we consider a namechange? "Reaper" doesn't seem like a good name for a face. We can keep it for our first match, but a name change helps drive home the concept that Brass is a new man.

>>21134417

... and then i noticed that the OP image was Rourke too. FFFFFFFFFF

Awesome.

>>21134427

Well, he's always been the Brass Reaper. I don't mind modifying it if he's ok with it (a-la Hollywood Hogan), but outright change might be bad. familiarity is a good thing. a wrestler's name is a brand.

So, is everyone OK with the Kodiak fight, or do we want the Python off-stage but on-camera thing?

>>21134427
Sure, what do you suggest? personally I think it should keep Brass in it since that´s how most fans refer to him. Brass Fist, Brass Smash, something that keeps Brass still.

It looks like everyone agreed to fight Kodiak, but its still up for grabs if we are trying to win or not. Going cold turkey almost guarantees a lose, tho, and we still need to talk with Kodiak or his manager

>>21134436

I'm all for the Kodiak thing. I do wanna know though, is Python a heel or a face? If he's a face, i'd like to see our next match against him, as a 'prove your worth' match, which will result in them becoming friends. if he's a heel, then i want the match to be Brass' first 'win' as a born-again face, and a classic rematch at that, pay-per-view anyone?

>>21134427
Death is neither good nor bad. It comes to all, in their time. The Reaper is merely the instrument by which those who have in their hubris overstayed their welcome.

But seriously, I'm not sure Rob would appreciate us taking away his name too. Seems too much of a change, even for a changed hero. The Brass Reaper was once a face too, wasn't he?

>>21134448
Python is a face. He had a cartoon, even.

Btw Brass was a friend of his in the cartoon

>>21134450

Yes, he was first a heel, then a face, and now he´s heel again.

>>21134450
I agree on this after all the Brass Reaper was a two time champion and had lots of fans, killing that brand recognition lessens the punch of the changes that he'll be going through.

>>21134457

That's awesome. Even better. Would be a great way to get him a friend for tag-matches and whatnot, as well as push the face image. Earning his face is a great media opportunity i think. how bout you guys?

>>21134450
>overstayed their welcome are removed.
Goddammit.

I still think Python might be a nice arc, but Kodiak's fine too.

Anyway, do we know how pally Reaper and Python were offstage?

>>21134457
This makes me support a name change more. With all the flip-flopping he does, we need to show old fans and new that he's really changed his ways, for the better. What does everyone think of "Brass Brawler"? Also, ask Brass what he thinks. If he wants to keep his name, by all means, let him keep it. Just an idea.

And, in furthering the story, tell Brass to get to the gym, while we go talk to someone's manager to pick a fight. We need to decide who were fighting, though.

Alright, if Python was a face, calling Reaper out would be out of character. Defeat meaning friendship would be possible, but we'd have to somehow justify Reaper's sudden change.

Kodiak it is, I guess?

>>21134467
>how pally Reaper and Python were offstage?

They have been co workers for almost 10 years now. They go along fine and go to eachother´s nephews birthdays. Brass was Python´s best man at his wedding and helped him through his divorce.

Python would probably be more than happy to help Brass make a come back.

"in character" of course, they are supposed to be enemies.

Brass: "I dont know. I would feel weird going into the ring as anyone else than the Brass Reaper, you know?"

>>21134493
All right, I withdraw my name-change idea.
>>21134486
Kodiak fight? Any objections?

Ok, so how about my proposal then?

Kodiak first, then change to face, then seek redemption by trying to team up with old friend, old friend seeks penance, they fight, then kiss and make up, then they are a new team of faces like the old days, and they gun for the rematch with Kodiak. I think Brass is right about the loss to Kodiak being not a sure thing, but I also think he's hiding his reliance on the junk he's taking. He's supposed to be a toughguy after all.

Also I think instead off the gym we should start a media campaign. have Brass denounce Kodiak as an upstart and a peon in the media, heel-style, and tell him to get in line, that if he wants to be the big dog he needs to get bit a few times first, etc. will drum up interest and keep Brass soft so he has more of a chance of an actual loss, and keeps him busy and thinking about a fix less often. I'd rather he lose to Kodiak legit, since he'd want it that way, and stacking the deck against him but in a positive way is a good start.

thoughts?

>>21134531
oops, this is Champmaker btw

Alright then, could we instead have a offstage brawl with Kodiak coincidentally meetibg, then mocking and smacking down Reaper, motivating Reaper to turn over a new leaf? In one or two weeks, we meet Python onstage who's all "dude, you've let yourself go" but eventually Reaper proves he's still got it, and they become bros again. Offstage, we let Reaper and Python be seen practicing and sparring with each other. Then at the end of the month, a climactic fight between Reaper and Kodiak, to show that Reaper's really still on the game, folks!

>>21134531
I like this. Full steam ahead!

>>21134531
Makes sense, I'm for it.

>>21134546
>>21134531
Huh. Surprisingly similar, for independent ideas.

Sounds like people agrees to figthing Kodiak and then turning into Face, so far.

I think it´s not a bad idea to have them argue in camera outside, so he can still win in the ring and be making his comeback. If he loses, we put him through intensive training before his revenge match.

This what you guys want to go with? if so, we´ll need to talk to Kodiak or his manager. And are we sending Brass to the gym to prepare for his fight? there´s only so much he can improve with casual training, anyway.

>>21134569
We actually gotta talk with both Kodiak and Python's managers, from the plans. What are the odds we can fight Kodiak twice in a month?

Tell Brass to hit the gym while we go deal with Kodiak's manager. Tell Brass to go easy on the weights. Maintain his strength, but focus on his speed, since he's weak there. And go talk to Kodiak's manager, figure out the details of when/where for the fight. Inform him that we'll be doing a media campaign smearing Kodiak, but that it's all in the interest of the sport.

Alright, seems like we are gonna try and take on Kodiak, then?

Brass agrees to go to the gym, and off we go to talk with Kodiak´s manager?

>>21134580
More of mutual hating on each other than a smear campaign. And Kodiak should strike the first blow, since he's the heel and we want to be a face (which means he needs an IC motivation to start hating on us).

>>21134590
We're taking on Kodiak, the question is how many tines can we do so; if we can only do it once, we want it as a climax at the end of the month after a long campaign of mutual smearing. If we can do it twice, we want to open and end with a fight, likely losing the first and hopefully winning the second. I suppose this will be what we'll be discussing with Kodiak's manager.

>>21134593

well, if we do what i suggested and have Brass get on the mic and call him a pup and an upstart, then kodiak can jump brass, and we have a fight

Well, just remember that the fighters in the XWF are superhumans with high healing rates. It is not uncommon for them to fight every weekend, even.

There are three "circuits" right now. They are Silver, Gold and Omega, with each having its own champion. Right now Brass is in the Gold circuit, but he has been champion on both Omega and Gold.

He defended the title three times in Omega before losing it, too. His current state in gold is much degraded from his glory days, but you could probably use his old fame to tempt Kodiak´s manager.

Anyway, while Brass goes to the gym, we arrange a meeting with Kodiak´s manager. A old pro of the business, the guy agrees to meet us backstage en route to Kodiak´s changing room

Also, as Kodiak is a heel, being smeared should be nothing new to him - it might even be in line with his persona - and being smeared by an old vet is likely to only give him more attention. Similarly, smearing someone else is in-character to him, and will just give him more ways to be seen and heard. The good of the sport shouldn't even have to enter into it.

>>21134613
Is people who have been out of the spotlight for years randomly speaking up to insult strangers common in this sport?

>>21134653

well we wouldn't do it without running it by kodaik's manager first. the guy might actually be nice and want to participate in brass' comeback, and hell he might be a fan, and relish the idea of helping. if he's a dick then who cares if we piss him off?

Well, you meet with Kodiak´s manager backstage and start discussing the idea of a fight between the vet and the rookie as you walk. Roll 6d10 for your business savvy

>>21134670

someone else can roll this time, i enjoyed giving us our brass-balled scrappy exterior with the first roll. spread the love!

>>21134653
You mean wrestling? Ya that totally common unless you mean super-powered alternate universe wrestling in which case I'm not near so certain.

>>21134653
Well, I suppose we could engineer a situation where Brass is heard on camera making an offhand passing comment about "upstarts like that Kodiak guy. If I was in my prime, I'd take him, no trouble" so Kodiak can be all "THE FUCK you say" and smack him down, giving Brass the IC motivation to actually get back up to his prime.

Rolled 10, 10, 7, 4, 5, 6 = 42

>>21134670

>>21134678
I wouldn't know, as I'm not actually a wrestling fan. I just thought it seemed arbitrary and lacking discernible IC motivation.

>>21134687
Thats a lot of successes. Okay, typing it

>>21134691
...what's the success threshold?

>>21134689
Oh granted they need some sort of motivation but in the world of wrestling 'motivation' is a very loose term.

>>21134691
You meet Kodiak´s manager, your senior almost a decade. The man seems interested in the idea, and wants to see the fight happen.

As you discuss the date, you can hear a rather heated argument coming from Kodiak´s changing room, and as a metal bench gets impaled through the wooden door, it is clear a fight is going on, unscheduled!

Coming (carefully) closer, you can hear Kodiak arguing with his "girl". In character, Kodiak is supposed to be a ladies man, or a ladies beast, really. He´s supposed to be going out with a deva (female fighter) by the name of Red Jane, a relatively newcomer into the XWF.

Apparently, Jane is quite pissed about her role as decoration for Kodiak´s macho persona, and wants a chance to fight him, but the young man says that he "draws the line at bitch slapping" as far as his heel persona goes.

This only got Jane even MORE pissed, as she insists that she could take Kodiak and send him to an hospital if they were to have a real fight. It appears it was Jane who threw the bench through the door.

>>21134701
>in a supermarket
>you bastard, you took the last box of Wheaties
>problem, son?
>I will fight you for it, old man

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>>21134711
Red Jane is a traffic-stopper knockout, unsurprisingly for a female super, with their super human metabolisms pushing them to the edge of human perfection. She has been in the business for a little under a year, and still hasnt had her debut match, so her physical stats are a unknown quality, tho the XWF physicians says her "quantum signature" is massive, and she probably could have a honest shot at the title.

For almost a year now, tho, she´s been eye candy

>>21134728
This made me laugh, well played.
Could have been Jimmies. They could have been rustled

>>21134711
Attempt to defuse the situation. If Kodiak does get sent to the hospital, he won't be able to fight Brass to the audience's satisfaction. But defer to the other guy in the main because we aren't Kodiak's manager.

>>21134711
Hmmm. Perhaps once Brass has made his turn around and started rising we could convince this Jane character that she's far more likely to get the fight she want if she leaves Kodiak for another man and gets Brass more of reason for a rivalry with Kodiak. I bring up a rivalry since if Brass does become a face character then a continued rivalry with Green Python seems less believable.

>>21134737
This lady's dissatisfaction intrigues me... Perhaps she might want a manager who'll give her the image change she wants. She certainly seems to have promise.

>>21134751
I think we wanted to be bros with Python.
But if I'm reading you right, I don't think Jane'll want to simply go from becoming one guy's arm candy to another's. Or having the spotlight on her only because two guys are fighting over her. She wants to be seen in her own light.

i gotta get to bed all, it's been fun.

i'm sure you'll all guide Brass to pure awesome, and i'll be looking for the thread when i get home from work. or at least request an archive link.

good work OP

>>21134778
I was moreso implying that by playing on the angle that she is a hot lady and that she has left Kodiak for Brass it would be sufficient insult to make him more willing to fight a girl. We could even have Brass comment on how this 'badass' couldn't even hold onto his woman and now he's not even 'man' enough to fight her.

When Kodiak´s manager enters the room, the fight dies down. He´s also Jane´s manager, after all.

He expertly calms the stunning redhead, promising him that he is studying possible fight chances for her, and asks her to be professional in the meanwhile.

Jane is a petite redheaded bombshell. You are of course to seeing these super babes on television, and you knew you would meet them in person on this job, but it still takes you by surprise. She finally agrees, and leaves, but it doesn´t looks like her "relationship" with Kodiak is any more real her "character".

Kodiak: "Fuck, what I wouldn´t give to tap that ass. So. what´s up guys?"

>>21134778
Also I was agreeing with broing up with Python which is why we need a more antagonistic character such as Kodiak to be our rival.

Did the earlier rolls cover this, or do we have to give what we actually say?

>Fuck, what I wouldn't give to tap that ass. So what's up, guys?
Haha, he seems cool enough.

>>21134814
Can't we have a friendly rivalry with Python? Not sure if we need to commit to a serious rival just yet. Though, again, I'll defer to the judgement of those more experienced in such matters.

>>21134843
You and his manager already agreed to the fight. This is just to know the guy, if you care to. Otherwise we can go into planning the setup for the fight.

Anyway, back in 10. Gonna gave breakfast and then will continue

>>21134855
friendly rivalries between teammates are fine but there should also be a heel character present in the line up of rivals so that fans know who to boo when they're supporting you.

>>21134856
Can we get the guy's opinion of the plan? Otherwise there isn't much I can think of specifically saying; you can probably give us a general summary of the conversation.

But are we planning to fight Kodiak once or twice now?

>>21134874
This guy seems to know what he's talking about. DEFERRING.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/21133657/

Figured I'd get it done now in case I fall asleep soon.

Back. I thought you guys had decided to start the fight off the ring, then settle it up there, and ask for a rematch if our guy loses.

The conversation goes by well enough. Kodiak is into it. He thinks that win or lose, his name will get publicity anyway. But he wants 50% of revenue instead of 25% if he loses.

OP, you should considering bringing this to /wooo/, they'd love it.

>>21134958
Seems like a decent offer considering we kind of want Brass to lose at first; better story and whatnot. I'd want to roll and see if we can get a better cut though. Maybe 60-40.

>>21134958
id go with a 50/50 split so long as it goes both ways. he gets his loss insurance but if he gets his then we get ours too

>>21134962
>/wooo/
what? I honestly only hang around in /tg/, /vg/ and /co/ with the random trip to /a/, tho I regret it each time

>>21134984
Uhmm... ok, roll 6d10 again for business check

Rolled 1, 5, 10, 8, 7, 3 = 34

>>21134993

Rolled 98, 92, 30, 38, 95, 48 = 401

>>21134989
wrestling board at 420chan

Rolled 4, 6, 6, 8, 7, 6 = 37

>>21134998
also wrong dice

You manage to convince the guy. The fight will be in two weeks, so that gives Brass time to prepare, and to everyone involved, time to hype up the fight for the fans

>>21135014
Most excellent. Let's give our client the good news and get this hype machine started.

>>21134958
I'm fine with starting offstage. Was wondering, as we seemed to have some different ideas for how to start it.

If he gets publicity win or lose, losing shouldn't matter that much to him. Try to haggle him down a little - we need to earn Brass' paycheck and we aren't trying to blatantly bribe him to throw the fight - but not too much; we still need him for this, and cushioning rhe blow so that he might be a little more amenable to losing wouldn't be too horrible. Aim for maybe a third on a loss?

>>21135031
SLOOOWPOOOKE

Yeah, let's go check up on our guy.

(inb4 we find him flirting with Jane)

>>21135023
Indeed, we need to get people to remember who the Brass Reaper is so that his turn around is all the impressive. What better way to start than by blatantly insulting people on national television.

I've got a proposition for getting the Brass off the narcotics.
Teach him to sew.

>>21135054
Alrighty then, let's go get those Wheaties.

>>21135054
Guys, insulting the young guys it's not how you get people to like you.

You find the gym easily enough, the "THOOM!" sound whenever someone drops a weight hundreds of tons heavy to the ground is a dead give away as to its location.

Brass is leaning back on a bench that is really a solid metal bar. The geomagnetic weights read "600 tons" on the side as our fighter pushes the thick bar up and down at a steady speed.

Brass: "Hey kid, how did it go?" -he doesnt stops, continuing to lift as he talks, having no problem with it.

All around, fighters trade blows or punish the machines. Blows packing enough power to knock out an african elephant, and kicks with enough strength to break said elephant into two, happen everywhere around you.

There is a small crowd a couple of machines away, and you can see almost everyone in it is a fighter him/herself.

>>21135075
We're trying to get people to hate the Reaper.

Only when he's reached rock bottom, when he's run out of any options, will his turnaround seem convincing.

Ever seen the Wrestler?

You gotta get down before you can get up.

>>21135078
Brass is already pretty down.
He was on the edge of retirement which probably means he was around the lowcard doing nothing but jobbing.
If we talk bad about Kodiak we will become the heel of all that.

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HUMMUNA TELL HYU ABOUT DAT NO GUD PESS OF SHET, FAAKIN HO KOGAN.

>>21135076
"You're booked for the fight. 50/50 cash split either way it goes.
Your strength is clearly top-notch. No need to work hard at that, no. I've got a better idea.

You ever try mobile target accuracy training?"


I think we should build/find him a setup where he has to hit rapidly moving targets, while at the same time avoiding being hit by shit popping out of the walls and stuff. It will offset his shakyness and train his reaction speed as well as his technique.

>>21135076
"Pretty well, win or lose you'll be making 50% but if you win the boost to popularity is enough to offset the lower pay and if you lose i just doubled your pay-cheque. Besides they wouldn't take less than half at their own loss so this is as good as it'll get, for now"

I guess the question now is if we start Brass of as a face, or a heel and then turn him. I submit two plans from earlier for consideration:
>>21134531
>>21134546

>>21135161
I'd say we start him off as a heel, then make him emphasize how much he thinks he's screwed up, and how he's going to change, going forward.

Brass: "Alright, sounds fair, I guess. Less pressure that way. And accuracy? I got big hands, and I´m trying to hit a 2 meters tall guy with my big hands. How much accuracy do I need?"

>>21135195
"Well, that depends how fast the guy is, doesn't it? Thus the mobile target."

>>21135195
Well it's getting late and I gotta go. I'll check the archives and see what I missed, so I'll catch you next time

Ya, it looks like we aren missing people because of how late it is. I wouldnt mind going on a bit more, but I guess it´s a bad time at this schedule. Can you guys explain me how archiving a thread goes? how do I reference to it when I make the next thread?

>>21135267
Don't worry about referencing it, the one who archives the thread will handle that

>>21135238
Also,
"We ain't just training you to take on Kodiak, big guy. We're training you to take on everyone else who comes after."

Vince seems to have handled the archiving. Here's the link again:

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/21133657/

>>21135279
Alright, then. So to resume what happened tonight.

We got a job managing a fighter at the XWF, and convinced him to try and drop his addictions for his grand return into the spotlight.
Got him a fight in two weeks against an up and coming rookie, and are trying to get him started on a speed training. Will probably continue tonight, or at least after I sleep.

See you tonight, guys.

>>21135267
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/21133657/
its already archived on sup/tg/, vote it up there and just copy/paste the link in the opening post in the next thread. Also when do you think the next thread will be?

>>21135267
Just paste the URL to the suptg page in your opening post. I think someone already created an archive.

Thanks for the thread, man.

>>21135300
probably tonight, in 6 hours or so

>6 hours or so
Probably won't be here at that time. Oh well.

Also, why the heck is the archive tagged "brass brawler"?

>>21135323
Just popping in to say this is awesome and if I wasn't on the wrong sleep schedule I'd totally contriboot.

New thread here >>21139816