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INTRODUCTION Henry D'Amico is a figure in the American Mafia under the Conti Crime Family as a soldier or "made-man". Born August 17th, 1959 into a traditional Catholic, Italian-American family in New York City, Henry had been groomed for organized crime at an exceptionally young age. His father, Mark D'Amico was believed to be a prominent individual in the Lucchese Crime Family and involved in various illicit rackets such as illegal gambling, labor racketeering and drug trafficking. Mark's talent for these particular areas was certainly passed along to Henry as he matured. At the age of just thirteen, Henry was arrested for allegedly distributing cannabis to his local high school. Four years later, Henry graduated from cannabis onto cocaine and opioids, receiving another drug distribution charge. As the years went on, Mark eventually brought Henry under his own wing, introducing him to "La Cosa Nostra", known today as the American Mafia. It is not clear what his official status was within the crime family. THE CONTI CREW Little is known as to why Henry migrated from the New York metropolitan area to Los Santos. However, it is noted that he arrived in his early thirties and quickly became friends with Dominic Altomare, the current "underboss" of the Conti Crime Family. It is known they both started as construction workers at B&A Utilities and this is what is believed to have led to Henry's acquaintance with Joseph Campagna, the "consigliere" or advisor of the Conti Crime Family. Soon after that acquaintance was formed, Henry started to manage Giovanni's Trattoria, an Italian restaurant located in Del Perro. As manager, his relationship with the Conti Crew started to take root and develop. It is thought that he began to distribute various types and amounts of narcotics during his time at Giovanni's. It is also assumed he was involved in other sorts of contraband trafficking but the details are unknown. PRESENT DAY Within recent months, Henry experienced severe health complications leading him into a coma. He was hospitalized for approximately eight weeks and it has been claimed there was no contact with friends or family during his stay. After being released from the hospital, he briskly connected with Peter Conti, the current "boss" of the Conti Crime Family. Weeks later, Henry had registered a new business named, Los Santos Transit, a taxi and public transportation company. This company is suspected to a be a front for his current illegal operations which are at the time, unknown. Most recently, Victor Catalano, a cousin of D'Amico's has been sighted on numerous occasions with Henry around the Vinewood area. Officials speculate that the cousin is somehow involved with Henry's illicit activity. (( OOC -- This is a very late thread... but it will follow the current events of Henry's life via screenshots and updates to the above text. ))

Government Splash Cash Analysis By Elizabeth Rankin The Los Santos City Government have announced a legal street-racing event, bringing controversy to their priorities within city government. The event, which, by a spokespersons own admission, has yet to be fully costed, is projected to cost $95,000 in cash prizes alone. A government spokesperson told LSNN that the costs, that, again, have not been costed, for the event has been taken from the Cultural Affairs budget. Analysis from LSNN predicts that the event will cost upwards of $300,000, including costs relating to the utilisation of emergency services and associated opportunity costs endured by the event, as well as the cost of hiring a professional race car for the event. Many have accused the event of being tone-deaf with the needs and expectations of the city government, with some critical of the governments spending, attempting to direct attention to the existing issues that many feel go ignored by the city government, such as the cost of housing. The event is free for anyone wishing to participate, with some stating that the tax dollars are 'misplaced' in the event. However - the disorganisation doesn't end there, a source close to LSNN claims that the government has not provided a bare-essential of a health and safety briefing to hopeful participants, nor carried out any checks - including age checks, on those who have asked to participate - or, at least, they have not requested permission from participants to do so. The rules specified on the website indicate that the area is not closed for traffic - this is not indicated whether this means air or road traffic, although the spokesperson confirmed that there would be flight restrictions taking place above the area. The spokesperson retorted with a justification for the event, stating that the intention of hosting the race was to cut out illegal street racing and multi-vehicle accidents, rather than providing resources and pressure to law enforcement agencies to reduce the issue themselves. It's unknown how a 'legally' hosted street race will reduce the demand for illegal street racing, with the possibility of encouraging others to take up illegal street racing, perhaps pandering to confirmation biases that street racing is safe. The event is hosted by the 'Cultural Department', and yet, many would notice the lack of events hosted by the department celebrating the culture and diversity of Los Santos - of which there are several communities of minorities within Los Santos who have seen their own events lie in purgatory in the governments permit system. The event is seen more as an event pandering to a very small group of racers in Los Santos, rather than catering to the wider community of the city. Whatever the justifications for hosting the event, it appears more accurately that it is nothing more than a vanity project by the organisers.

MARCO “VINEWOOD” CARUSO Marco upon release from his third degree burglary stint at TTCF, picture taken at twenty-seven years old. Marco Caruso was an ambitious LS based associate in The Conti Crime Family. It seems a life of crime was never Caruso's main ambition; he graduated with a bachelors in business administration from the University of Liberty City. Caruso was promised a new career, interning in a successful financial advisory firm which prompted his move to Los Santos. However, the firm was quickly shut down due to fraudulent claims; Caruso was left jobless in a city where he knew no-one. As a result, Caruso went business-to-business, eventually meeting John "Tuna" Capra, a leading soldier in the Conti Crime Family who promised him quick and easy cash. Capra organised Caruso's employment at the reputable, fine dining restaurant Giovanni's Trattoria, however on the side he quickly began dealing stolen designer goods. Due to his salesmanship, he began dealing small quantities of drugs for Capra. Caruso had proven himself a formidable associate of Capra's. His success was rewarded through an introduction to Joseph Campagna, the consigliere for the Conti Crime Family and subsequently put on record with the mafia. However, it was short lived. Caruso was arrested for burglary charges. His time in Twin Towers Correctional Facility led to Caruso making connections with several white prison gangs. Upon his return he discovered that Campagna had taken an extended trip to Europe. Caruso was reunited with Capra and introduced to Gerald Marchetti, the captain of the notorious Clinton Avenue Crew. From there on, he managed legal businesses such as The Rubicon, a bar owned by Conti underboss Dominic Altomare. Caruso's rackets spanned from various illegal enterprises from drugs and arms trafficking, grand larceny, pimping and murder for hire. His life was eventually cut short over This thread showcases Marco’s development both related and unrelated to The Conti Crime Family up until his death.

Property and vehicle prices need to be reworked to shrink people's assets, like why should I pay $150k for a truck that's $26-30k IRL? Just because it looks good and has a couple of extra visual mods? Creating money sinks only forces people to grind when they shouldn't, but that's something your 'passive income' suggestion can fix. Personally, if I wanted to work and pay utilities/taxes I wouldn't even bother going IG. Gameplay's interesting and engaging when you have choices, but when you're literally forced by the script to either grind or do idle RP then the game starts feeling a little boring. We're here to develop characters and build stories after all, not to simulate personal finances.

Personally I just wish people would stop making new outlaw motorcycle club factions. Most of them don't have a basic grasp of how they work, watch SOA or Gangland undercover and throw an MC thread up. They come in claiming turf which in that culture is an act of war on the existing clubs, and then report you when you react accordingly IC and become hostile. IRL if a club is insistent on setting up a charter in a territory already controlled by other more dominant clubs, they need to play the politics very delicately. They start by associating with the existing MC, befriending them to the point where they have their consent to fly nomad in that state, and then it's a continuation of fostering relations with the local clubs until you have their consent to set up. On GTAW, oblivious new players just make their faction, slap any old bottom rocker and side rocker on, claiming lumps of turf or even the state, and then don't understand why they are coming under attack from the state doms. Outlaw MCs are extremely territorial and frequently stab, shoot and bomb over territorial disputes irl, anybody who can't grasp that has no business making an outlaw MC faction and should just join an existing one rather than inflicting a pointless PK war on the existing factions.

Content Warning: Audrey's Diaries are not for the sensitive natured or faint of heart and might be considered offensive or upsetting to some audiences due to her life and the choices she makes through her progression such as stripping, prostitution, and other various illegal and illicit activities, with that being said, viewer discretion is advised! ? Audrey "Delirious Drama" Fox ? AGE: 22 Height: 5'5 (Without heels on ??) Weight: 135 Pounds (On and off ??) Eye Color: Green (Depending on her mood ?️?️) Hair Color: Natural Brunette (Always switches it up with wigs ?‍♀️?) Ethnicity: White Caucasian with Cherokee, Armenian, Irish, Romanichal Heritage (Extremely Exotic ?❣️) Likes: Money, Luxuries, Vacations, Shopping, Toy-Chihuahua's, Men (In that order ??️?) Dislikes: Drama, Pimps, Competition, and is allergic to pufferfish (Seafood allergy ?☠️) ?A Little Backstory ?: Audrey "Delirious Drama" Fox was born Barbara Ann Hinkley-Rosenblacht on December 12th, 1997 at the Pillbox Hill Medical center, doctor's said it was a medical miracle she survived due to her mother's lifestyle as a crack addicted prostitute. Growing up, Audrey's mother taught her to do what the girls in Playboy Magazine ? do. During Audrey's upbringing she was exposed to lots of drugs, amphetamines, exotic illegal animals, and firearms???. Her mother had a different man in bed every day of the week except Sunday's, Audrey's mother made sure to put on a facade at church to hide the bruises and tears on Audrey's face, as well as her own ?⛪. Over the years Audrey developed alcoholism at the age of Eleven, the same year her mother passed away due to lung cancer and emphysema unfortunately. After Audrey's mother passed away she went to live with her traditional travelling Irish Romanichal Gypsy Grandmother, Gram-Gram Rita. ? Gram-Gram Rita expcted Audrey to drop out of Middle-School and devote her time to perfecting the male gaze and cleaning glass table-tops to satisfy future suitors and potential husbands, per modern-Romanichal traditions. Audrey grew delirious and weary of this lifestyle, feeling confined to her grandma's lifestyles much like her deceased mother probably felt aswell, Audrey knew she had to run away and she ran from her home in Mission Row and started renting from local pimps and dealers to survive and get by. After years of abuse and horrible experiences at the hands of thugs, abusers, drug addicts, other prostitutes, pimps, and many other various hooligans and street rats, Audrey had enough and got out of the grasps of the slippery and slimey pimps that riddle the Strawberry? and Davis area's she found refuge, asylum, and danger, at... ?️? .... After time heals her physical and some of the mental wounds, Audrey turns her life around, she is now "Delirious Drama", also changing her name from Barbara to "Audrey Fox" to escape all ties from her past life... She named herself after the "Delirious", charming, and mystical/mysterious effect Audrey exudes. The "Drama" is simply for her dramatic dancer, makeup, and whimsy, effect. ?? ! Thus, the birth of Delirious Drama emerges from the depths of Davis on a cool Saturday afternoon after her heroin addicted pimp mentally and physically abused her to the point of severe trauma and pain, after she decided to leave, she was rebirthed, reborn, old life forever behind her as she lay, dizzied and dazzled on the corner, her diary continues on with the chronicles she endure's, alongside her mynky street/club companion, Lola Star? whom she met after a late night alcoholic episode relapse, and later found a life-long friend, amongst more to come... ? TO BE CONTINUED! ? Delirious's Theme Song

DeAndre "Dre" Kingston was born in Broker,Liberty City in the late 1990s. His father Jamal was a local drug dealer part of the Yardies, also known as Jamaicans, are the loose coalition of the Jamaican posses that operate out of the Beechwood City/Schottler area of Broker and the Willis area of Dukes, Liberty City. His dad was shot on a deal gone wrong situation that left his mother Amelia with no choice but to move to Los Santos for a better future for her son. She didn't want him to end up like his dad and she believed that this was the best place they could afford. They ended up living in Rancho which introduces Dre into the same way of life just on another area. Amelia worked as a caregiver at a nearby nursing home, having a regular 9 to 5 schedule. She unknowingly developed breast cancer and wasn't able to get treatments until it was too late due to the shortage in time and money. With her mom being gone, he eventually got depressed and started running out of pocket money. At the young age , he stopped going to school and had to go in different type of hustle, started from selling dope, moving to cocaine, and as soon started stealing weapons to re-sell. He promises himself he'll just save up well enough to support himself and he'll leave the illegal and dangerous side-hustle alone. Soon enough, he saved up his money and managed to start a small store in Vinewood. His store was making money but It wasn't good enough for him, especially with the weekly fee for the mob that runs Vinewood, he was stucked with no choice but to go back on his old way. He starts making money again selling different products from guns, drugs, stolen cars, heck even start illegal poker games with his friends and he managed to launder the money into his store and make it look like his business was booming even though It was totally dead. ((ToBeContinued))

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Don’t be an idiot, it reads like I wish people would portray mc factions realistically.

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Edgar "Cyclops" Boon is a former Hawick Satanic Skin, now a member of PEN1 (Public Enemy Number One), who was recently released from Twin Towers Correctional Facility after charges brought against him and his associates (Kyle Brock, Weston Stigers, and Ian Whitaker) were dropped. Edgar Boon is commonly seen associating with high ranking members of the various Skinhead and Peckerwood gangs found around Vespucci Beach. During his time in TTCF, Edgar Boon was a "Shotcaller" for Pod A, participating in race riots, targeted car removals, and the sale of contraband. After his release, he's moved up in the hierarchy, with the Satanic Skins falling under the purview of PEN1, expanding the abilities for recruitment into one of Los Santos' most prevalent and dangerous prison/street gangs.

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Good stuff from here! Keep it going @FortySeven and @El Ghetto Man

Username: TaxationisTheft Comment: I blame FD

Thanks everyone for your kind words. It's truly an honour to be inducted into such a fantastic faction.

El Petardo

Short description: add new money sinks to the game to create a more realistic and better working economy. Detailed description: The pieces of this suggestion come from the Inflation & Economy Discussion. Thank you for everybody who contributed with ideas. Introduction Our current economic system on the server is far from realistic. We can easily gather and gather assets like cars and houses without also gathering expenses. In reality, every liability (the things you use) will cause you to lose money every month and the more luxurious the liability is, the more you will need to spend to support your luxurious living standards. This suggestion will propose five new and unavoidable game mechanics which will help the players to keep balance in their roleplay and to create a more realistic economic situation. 1.) Utility Bills Owning a property should cost money. Every single month, on a given date, we should receive a utility bill based on the property price and type. For residential properties, the utility cost would be five percent, for commercial buildings, ten percent. For example: if you own a house with a $150,000 market value, your utility bill will be $7,500. For your business with a $250,000 market value, you will pay $25,000 monthly for your utilities. Once you received your utility bill, you have 15 days to pay, otherwise, the government will receive a notification and they can take actions against you. First, your utilities will be cut then you as your debt increases, you can lose your house. Commands to add: /bills -- check your outstanding bills /bills pay id -- pay a utility bill (with the ability to pay for other's bills) /bills debt property_name -- check the outstanding bills and debt amount (LEOs and GOV members should be able to check any property) Other: the Government should have a new function on their website to receive notifications for properties with outstanding bills, I can code this part. 2.) Foods & Drinks Our characters should be forced to eat and drink at least once a day. After every eight online hours, you will receive a notification that your character is hungry/thirsty. Then you will have a four-hour window to go to a place where you can eat and drink. Either home, a restaurant, a shop. Let's say you play four hours a day, it means you will have to care about drinking and eating every third day you play. This way it will not become annoying but definitely a good, unavoidable way to make you spend money. If you ignore your hunger or thirst level, the notifications will become more frequent and after four online hours, you will lose consciousness, then eventually die. Commands to add: /hunger -- prints your current hunger and thirst level 3.) Wearing vehicle parts Owning a vehicle is not only the ability to purchase it. You need to care about the maintenance and the more luxurious your car is, the more you will end up paying monthly/yearly. To start this system, one part of your car would wear off over time: your tires. The replacement price depends on the market value of your car. You will have three tire options: low-mid-high quality for 3-5-7 percent of your car's market value. Different tiers will last for different times. Low tier: 500 miles, mid-tier: 1000 miles, high-tier: 1500 miles. You can check the remaining miles on your vehicle stats. For example, you own a Kawaii with a $95,000 market price. When you purchase the vehicle, it comes with a low tier tire. After 500 miles, you will need to spend $2,850 for another set of low-tier tires. If your tire completely wears off, your car's speed will be limited to 20 miles an hour. In the future, more parts can be added to this system. 4.) Passive income for creative roleplayers Even if we triple our player base, some people will never be able to make as much money to finance their lives because of the roleplay they play. We should introduce a system where you can apply for a passive income if you roleplay something unpopular but creative. There would be three tiers: $10,000; $25,000; $50,000 weekly, for 20 hours playtime. Let's say you roleplay a band with your friends and realistically you would sell CDs, you would earn money from Spotify and YouTube but due to the server's limitation, you cannot make money. You apply for a medium passive income pack and you receive $25,000 each week if you spent at least 20 hours ingame and you earned zero money from scripted jobs. 5.) Revamp the newcomer bonus The current $200,000 for every character is way too much. Introduce a system where you can select from three tiers and you will receive your welcoming bonus according to that. After you create your character and you log in, you should receive three options you can choose from. Poor: $1,000 for 40 hours then $100 per paycheck for unemployment. Mid-class: $2,000 for 40 hours then $250 per paycheck for unemployment. High-class: $4,000 for 40 hours then $500 per paycheck for unemployment. Items to add: N/A How would your suggestion improve the server? Explained above. Additional information: N/A

Good looks.

more to come hopefully ?

This should be Vulcar, not Vulcan.

serious vibes

shoutout @Netsrac for the cover image

Good luck, take it far.

Well done and well deserved, I'd like to personally thank our three newest members for the dedication, time and effort they've all put into the faction. @Alexion @The Dirty Duke @nwah_ Thank you for everything, and this is only the beginning of our great journey. I'd also like to thank our many associates and outsiders, as it truly has been an honor and a pleasure role-playing with all of you. Regards Joe

Congrats to the boys.

Username: dicksimmons Comment: i heard the LSPD chief is a pornstar

What if I just want to run a faction with some friends? What if I just want to have fun? I still don't see why I have to join a faction just because they were there first. Also, that "us vs. them" attitude you're so keen to discard has kept this game mode fun for a decade. We're here to have fun, right? Is this a game or am I missing something here? Cosa Nostra is a great example for why restricting people from role playing what they want is really stupid. There hasn't been a significant TOC (Traditional Organized Crime) presence in Los Angeles since the nineties. If you read Department of Justice's reports to California State Legislature, you'll be able to see that trend quite clearly. This is a excerpt from 1996 report by Department of Justice: They're still around but they're not as powerful as they used to be. Department of Justice still reports their activities to State Legislature. Things have changed since 1980's. This report (1986) is almost entirely dedicated to TOC Moving forward, TOC and La Cosa Nostra are mentioned less and less, and they ultimately disappear from the reports altogether. 2003. This is 2004. This from 2007-2008. They're no longer mentioned as a threat. This is 2010 Los Angeles crime family has been defunct for at least fifteen years. They're no longer viewed as a major threat by the authorities, their members are getting older and their rackets are less profitable. This isn't just a West Coast phenomenon either, New York crime families are also weak. They're almost extinct. I know Wikipedia isn't really a good source of in depth information, but I think this is a good summary. My point is, if we're so concerned with realism and high quality role play, why do we still act like we're in a Scorsese mob flick centered around eighties New York? Shouldn't we cap the amount of Italians to ten, maybe twenty? Why don't we just cap their average age to fifty. Maybe we should restrict what kind of rackets they're allowed to operate? This would be ridiculous, but it would also enforce a higher standard. There are two major LCN factions operating right now. One seems to be trying their best to accurately portray West Coast TOC, but they're still falling short, and the other one is pure dog shit (I won't name names). Both were approved by faction management, both were deemed to be good enough for this community. High quality role play is a very subjective term and as I have demonstrated, if we're really anal about it, not a single LCN faction, past or present, should be accepted by faction management. Role play isn't about bringing something new to the table, it's about character development and dynamic storytelling. We should encourage people to role play what they want, and if their portrayal is wrong or they make mistakes, we should punish them in character, not out of character. There should also be a healthy balance between what is fun and what is realistic. A one to one recreation of LA would probably require eighty percent of people on this server to change the way they role play. Using a bogus standard to determine who gets to role play what is wrong.

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