Capitalism, Ho!: AlcheME!

[idolpro]

[ Everything fades to black...and you awaken in a run-down one-room shack, with the distinct feeling that the people around you are your family, if you didn't already have such a bond with them.

You're wearing raggedy versions of your clothes, and a newspaper informs you that you are currently in %COUNTRYNAME%, in the year %CONTEMPORARY%. The newspaper is otherwise actually fairly unhelpful, aside from something detailing a recent high-profile murder having been solved: despite confusion on the part of the authorities conducting the initial investigation, it turns out the victim had been tragically murdered via gun in the knife.

What do you do? ]

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YEAR 1

[idolpro]

SET YOUR BUDGET.

[idolpro]

RECOMMENDED NECESSITIES:

Housing - 1000
Food - 900
Medicine - 200
Clothing - 300

LUXURIES: NO RECOMMENDATIONS

Alcohol (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Other Unspecified Drugs (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
FANCY Clothes (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Books (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
One Eighth Of An Automobile (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Nice Furniture (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -

CURRENT JOB - COAL MINER. YEARLY INCOME - 1800 MONIES.

Will you pay taxes this year?

BUDGET TURN-IN

[idolpro]

EVENT 1

[idolpro]

While working in the mines, you hear the sound of rushing water on the other side of one of the cavern walls. It seems distant. Do you attempt to use dynamite to break through?

EVENT 2

[idolpro]

Someone is at your door, with FREE ALCOHOL. Do you accept it?

EVENT TURN IN

[idolpro]

YEAR 2

[idolpro]

SET YOUR BUDGET.

[idolpro]

RECOMMENDED NECESSITIES:

Housing - 1000
Food - 900
Medicine - 200
Clothing - 300

LUXURIES: NO RECOMMENDATIONS

Alcohol (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Other Unspecified Drugs (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
FANCY Clothes (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Books (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
One Eighth Of An Automobile (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Nice Furniture (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -

CURRENT JOB - COAL MINER -1. YEARLY INCOME - 1200 MONIES.

Will you pay taxes this year?

B has PNEUMONIA.

EVENT 1

[idolpro]

You have had 200 MONIES stolen from you. Your income for this year is now 1000 MONIES.

(You do not have to respond to this event.)

EVENT 2

[idolpro]

A SALESMAN offers you a cure for your horrible disease. At the low, low price of 100 MONIES! Do you accept?

EVENT 3

[idolpro]

Your family begins to STARVE. It seems that your mine is also in danger to shutting down due to the flooding. You may soon be out of a job.

What do you do?

EVENT TURN IN

[idolpro]

YEAR 3

[idolpro]

SET YOUR BUDGET.

[idolpro]

RECOMMENDED NECESSITIES:

Housing - 1000
Food - 900
Medicine - 200
Clothing - 300

LUXURIES: NO RECOMMENDATIONS

Alcohol (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Other Unspecified Drugs (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
FANCY Clothes (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Books (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
One Eighth Of An Automobile (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Nice Furniture (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -

CURRENT JOB - PANHANDLER. YEARLY INCOME - 500 MONIES.

NEW CRIME ABILITY UNLOCKED: MURDER - Now...you've lost it. You know you can kill. You can take another unit's entire yearly income with this.

But, you know, they die.

Will you pay taxes this year?

B has PNEUMONIA.
B has STOMACH FLU.

BUDGET TURN-IN

[idolpro]

EVENT 1

[idolpro]

A tax collector shows up at your door. You are under arrest. What do you do?

EVENT 2

[idolpro]

You are evicted.

It's so, so cold. にんぎょひめ will find himself unable to speak coherently, mumbling and shivering constantly, as he fumbles in pain at trying to complete the simplest of tasks. He now has HYPOTHERMIA.

(You do not need to respond to this event.)

EVENT 3

[idolpro]

Your lack of adequate protection leads to being heavily afflicted by the elements. YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY suffers from FROSTBITE.

(You do not need to respond to this event.)

EVENT TURN IN

[idolpro]

YEAR 4

[idolpro]

SET YOUR BUDGET.

[idolpro]

RECOMMENDED NECESSITIES:

Housing - 0
Food - 300
Medicine - 200
Clothing - 0

LUXURIES: NO RECOMMENDATIONS

Alcohol (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Other Unspecified Drugs (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) - 5 UNITS
FANCY Clothes (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Books (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
One Eighth Of An Automobile (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -
Nice Furniture (costs 100 per unit, adds 20 happiness per year) -

CURRENT JOB - PRISONER: 0 MONIES.

NEW CRIME ABILITY UNLOCKED: RIOT - This enables you to SERIOUSLY HARM OR KILL a random number of units (up to 5, and you can specify which 5 you'd like to get hit), but you will escape jail and receive 300 happiness in addition to a large amount of luxuries.

No taxes this year.

HAPPINESS: 100

B has PNEUMONIA.
B has STOMACH FLU.
EVERYONE has FROSTBITE.
The HYPOTHERMIA has FADED.

B

[idolpro]

EVENT 1

[idolpro]

You're in prison.

That's about it.

EVENT 2

[idolpro]

B's condition has deteriorated to the point where he is now on the brink of death. There's not much else you can do before he coughs up his lungs and also vomits all his organs besides...choose what to do with his body?

THE END.

[idolpro]

You literally just live the life of a jailbird forever, but at least you're safe and warm and...well, not really fed, but you're not dying?

Too bad about your super dead brother, but oh well.

Proceed to ENDGAME.