FAAF 15: Gotta Go Fast

**FAAF 15: Gotta Go Fast** is a common Driving Event that the player can encounter. A drag racer will challenge the group to race.

## Event Text

*A fast and fancy car pulls up to you dramatically. The driver shouts from his window:*

*ON THE DEATH ROAD THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE IS TO BE FAST. AND ALSO FURIOUS.*

*He challenges you to a drag race.*

* Ignore lunatic
* Ram into his car (only if you have a car)
* Accept challenge
* [Oblivious Character] Ask for rules

## Results

### **Ignore lunatic**

#### **No car**

*FINE, BE THAT WAY! I'LL BE BACK WHEN YOU HAVE A CAR!*

*The driver PEELS OUT!*

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Event ends, no penalty

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#### **Car is armored**

*YOU CAN'T DO THAT! YOU CAN'T IGNORE A DRAG RACE CHALLENGE!*

*The driver bumps into the group's car, but just bounces right off the armor. The driver's car careens off the road and crashes into a ditch.*

*The group is very amused by this.*

```
[Party] +3 Morale

```

#### **Otherwise**

*YOU CAN'T DO THAT! YOU CAN'T IGNORE A DRAG RACE CHALLENGE!*

*The driver bumps into the group's car, sending it into a spin.*

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Minor Vehicle damage

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If car survives

*The car takes minor damage and the group gets hurt.*

```
[Party] -1 Health

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If car doesn't survive

*The battered car couldn't take that stress. It stops running.*

```
Car destroyed, party starts walking
No health is lost

```

### **Ram into his car**

*Before the drag race can start, the group plows their car into the opponent's car.*

#### **Car is armored**

*Your armored car obliterates the fast but flimsy vehicle, the armor doesn't even get scratched.*

*The annoying driver runs away screaming CHEATER! The group siphons some gas from the wreckage.*

```
[Party] +1 Morale
+30-40 gas

```

#### **Otherwise**

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Vehicle takes damage (more than from ignoring lunatic)

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If car survives

*Both cars take damage, but the opponent's vehicle takes a lot more. You win the race!*

*The annoying driver runs away screaming CHEATER! The group siphons some gas from the wreckage.*

```
[Party] +1 Morale
+30-40 gas

```

If car doesn't survive

*Both cars are damaged enough to no longer drive. That makes the race a tie!*

*The annoying driver runs away screaming CHEATER! The group siphons some gas from the wreckage.*

```
Car destroyed, party starts walking
[Party] +1 Morale
+30-40 gas

```

### **Accept challenge**

*The race begins! Both drivers FLOOR IT!*

#### **No car**

*The group doesn't have a car right now, so it's not a very close race.*

*I WIN, NERDS!*

```
[Party] -3 Morale

```

#### **Slow car**

*The group's slow car had no chance at all in this race.*

```
[Party] -3 Morale

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#### **Medium speed car**

*The group's car is too slow, and is left far behind.*

```
[Party] -1 Morale

```

#### **Fast car**

*Your car barely wins the race. The other driver gives a thumbs up.*

```
[Party] +2 Morale

```

#### **Car with rocket boosters**

*Your car easily wins the race, leaving the other driver in the dust.*

```
[Party] +4 Morale

```

### **Ask for rules (Oblivious Character)**

*[Character] isn't clear on the rules of drag racing.*

*THE ONLY RULE OF DRAG RACING... IS THAT THERE ARE NO RULES!*

*The driver then goes on to ramble on about a long list of drag racing rules.*

#### **Bandit character in the party**

*During this, [Character] goes ahead and siphons all the gas from the driver's car.*

```
+80-120 gas
[Character] Loyalty and Composure revealed

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#### **Otherwise**

*At around rule 60, the group slowly drives away while the driver keeps talking.*

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No penalties

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## Trivia

* This event is both a reference to the Fast and Furious franchise and the internet meme Sanic.
* The only way to encounter this event without a car is to lose it right at the beginning of the second-to-last driving day, as it is a driving event, not a walking event.