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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8376745" data-attributes="member: 7023840">Hail, Caesar!An Adventure for Time Traveling RPGs (TimeZero, Continuum, GURPS Time Travel etc.)IngredientsSimple PlanCredit DueDogs of WarPoor ReceptionLast KnightReality Breach[SPOILER]THIS ADVENTURE REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE OF MOVIES.MissionTimequakes are emanating from 1983 from a change in the timeline in Austin, Texas. If the timeline isn’t corrected, this breach will swallow up all of time and reality itself.ArrivalEveryone in Austin knows about the talk of the town- a spectacular movie that just started filming. Arrival on the set occurs in media res, with Nicolas Cage cradling Arnold Schwarzenegger, shouting, “It’s all havoc, man! What’s with these dogs!!!!” As Cage screams this, four giant mechanical dogs prowl the set around him as an anachronistic Pink Floyd song plays and a humongous explosion occurs behind him. A person yells, “Cut! Great job as Antony!” and the film slate says, “Shakespeare’s Blood Simple Caesar.”BackgroundMichael Bay was devastated by the critics’ poor reception of his magnum opus, Transformers: The Last Knight. So he hatched a simple plan. Bay would use his considerable fortune to build a time machine and Transformers and travel to 1983. He would enlist the Coens, his muse (Cage) and the biggest action star of the 80s to film the greatest-ever adaptation of Shakespeare and show the critics his brilliance.What could go wrong?Top CastMichael BayBay craves respect and does not realize he is causing Armageddon. He is susceptible to flattery. Bay has control over the Knight and the Dogs, and can order them to stand down. If Bay can be convinced that his oeuvre is worthwhile, appreciated, and good, he and the Transformers will return to his time.Coen BrothersJoel and Ethan struggled to get financing for their film and happily accepted the money and props of Bay. But the Coens are concerned about getting the artistic credit that they believe they are due; they are worried that Bay’s version isn’t good, and that they will be saddled with this film.Nicolas CageCage is under contract and will need to be convinced to give up the contract for his first big action role as Antony. Cage is unsure whether he wants to be a serious actor or an action star. Both Bay and the Coens are happy with Cage.Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold has been cast as Caesar. The script was changed so that Arnold would get revenge on Brutus in the final act (“You are Brutus, but Caesar is brutal”). Bay and the Coens are feuding over this change. Arnold is still negotiating his contract and can leave at any time.Frances McDormandFrances McDormand plays Brutus, and doesn’t understand why the Coens aren’t just shooting Blood Simple. Bay wants McDormand replaced with “someone hotter,” which is a major dispute with Joel Coen.TransformersBay created five Transformers to bring with him; four are war dogs that can transform into Chevy Suburbans and report what they see back to Bay. The fifth is the Last Knight- a small metal chess piece that turns into a metal Mark Wahlberg. The Knight was created to be Bay’s friend but can only say, “Word to you mother.”ComplicationsCannot tell anyone the future or the mission.Direct combat with Dogs or Knight will be fatal.Cast and crew believe Transformers to be advanced props. Flattery to Bay will negatively affect the Coen Brothers; stating film is bad to the Coen Brothers will negatively affect Bay.There is a 48 hour period in 1984 before reality ends.Major Set LocationsThe main shooting locations are recreations of Rome. Most buildings, vehicles, and objects are rigged to explode.All major cast members, Bay, and the Coens have trailers.Bay’s trailer will have the Knight as chess piece, but will turn into Wahlberg upon any unauthorized entry. Bay’s trailer also has his diary, explaining that Knight is also Bay’s time machine, and that Bay’s plan is because the critics don’t like his movies.Coens’ trailer has the original shooting script for Blood Simple, along with a draft of Raising Arizona with a sticky that says, “Who Hi?”Cage’s trailer has a phone number for “Uncle Frank.”Arnold’s trailer has a number of futuristic weapons and equipment; they are all props for Terminator.McDormand’s trailer has an extra-dimensional spaceship as the closet; McDormand is an alien and will assist if her identity is discovered, but McDormand has no technology to negate the Transformers. ConclusionThree goals must be accomplished to restore the timeline:Bay and the Transformers return to their time.The Coens get financing and shoot Blood Simple.Cage agrees to nullify his contract.[/SPOILER]</blockquote>

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