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>>12418455

Galatea didn't reply but the sisters around her quickly put on their helmets before reattaching her powerfist.

"What kind of armor do you want, Inquisitor? Carapace? Mesh? Power armor? Emperor, I think we have an extra synthskin suit from... a while ago..." The canoness, glanced to the side, her powerfist tightening a fraction, the other sisters, taking a tiny step back, probably grateful that their faces were hidden.

>>12418707

And also reposting my vote for the synthskin suit, because I have no idea what it is. So it has to be rare, and rare equals awesome in 40k.

>>12418731
Latex bio-reactive body-glove.

While we get our armor, whatever it is we decide on (I'm personally in favor of carapace)
we should ask the cannoness about what she intends
Also
"And where does the exalted martyr come into all this?"
I hope that the other cannoness doesn't think Esme is HERESY

"I have no intention of being unprepared when the worst happens. Show me some power armour".

>>12418731

Mediocre protection, good maneuverability and stealth?

>>12418678
Fucking fixed. And don't post your broken leg weaboo shit any longer if you attach Warhammer to the name, please.

>>12418940

you DO know that this was drawn by art god muju, right?

http://muju.deviantart.com/

also i'm between classes i'll try to get some progress done before my next one

>>12418986
Not the guy why mirrored her leg but I have to agree that the original pose managed to ruin the pic a lot.

>>12418986
You have shitty gods.

>>12418917
>>12418851
>>12418836
>>12418731

You think for some time, your brow furrowed slightly. "I'll wear the synthskin, but I want some power armor to go over it. I'm not the best with power armor and, if i'm deemed heretical, I'd like to be able to discard it and hide."

The Canoness nodded, shrugging off the girls who were supporting her, standing on her own, though she seemed a bit unsteady.

One of the sisters hesitated for a moment before jogging off, contacting the ship and relaying your request.

"The best course of action on your part is to remain silent unless addressed directly and to remain by my side. This is a matter of the Sisterhood."

"Remember that there is no matter beyond the jurisdiction of The Emperor's Inquisition, Cannoness. But I would not act without utter certainty. Lead the way".

>>12419131
"What of Sister Esme- the exalted martyr? Has Canonness (Felecia I think?) heard of her? Does she believe that she is the emperors will made manifest, or is she perhaps, a bit more, skeptical?"
(Also, OP- I demand more Esme Tessa cuddling!)

>>12419131

Then let us follow that course of action and throw a psychic message in Filigree's direction to keep her head down and avoid making any impression, neither positive nor negative, on the admech guys as long as the other sisters are in the area.

>>12419155
I'm betting Verity and Anna have gone off to some dark corner to cry because they're being left out so much. They have to get their cuddles as well!

>>12419170
Try to keep an eye on her that she's not messing around with the Cogboys but not be so obvious that the other Cannonness notices us doing so.

What psykic powers do we have?
What discipline were we trained in?

>>12419302
Attack based powers was all we were told.

>>12419463
Well, pretty much all psykic powers are offensive in one way or another.
But which discipline?
Pyromancy is always good for laugh, but biomancy might prove very useful (plus, it would explain how Delessa smokes all those cigars)
Teleknisis seems to be most similiar to the powers we've so far exhibited, but we've also shown traits of divinitation and telepathy

>>12419542
No idea, OP is always really vague.

>>12419566
Well, it'd be something our character should know- you don't become an inquisitor without learning the full extents of our powers.

>>12419566

i'm vague so you can figure stuff out on your own and create your own details. If you kick up a theme i'll follow your lead in terms of rhythem

Done with class but I gotta go kick my friend's ass in starcraft and i'll start postin again

>>12419769
Quick, anybody remember psychic powers, or should I go dig out my Dark Heresy rule book?

>>12420317
Dig it up, baby.

>>12420317

I'm German and therefore favour the psyker power of Holocaust. That still in Dark Heresy?

>>12420404
>>12420363
Okay, there are a shitton of minor psychic powers that could potentially be useful.
Yes, holocaust is a psykic power the pyromancers can use
Personally, though, I'm putting my vote for either biomancy, divination, or telepathy, since there's only so much you can do with fire besides burn stuff

>>12420475
Divination and telepathy are clear, but what would biomancy net us?

>>12420495
Biomancy teaches a psyker how to literally reshape their own flesh- they can generate bio-electric lightning, regenerate, turn their hands into weapons.
Basically, a better question would be what can't you do with biomancy

>>12420548
Nice. Biomancy and telepathy would get my vote then.
While we're at it, we do have a cyber mastiff back on our ship, don't we? I always thought those were neat.

>>12420625
Oh sure, probably, but do you think the GM will let us have that kind of stuff?
Even if we are an inquisitor we're going to have to deal with this using our guts, brains, and ridiculously overpowered weapons
Also, telekinetic is a pretty good discipline too

>>12420779
>>12420317
>>12420548
>>12420404
>>12420495
>>12420475

alright i'm back. SC went well. Crushed him several times.

Not sure how far this is gonna go exactly. I had a plan. Its kinda gone now. lets see what happens.

Yes you can have a cyber mastiff

as for psyker powers i guess its your pick. I'm not actually using the Dark Heresy books that much. I'm not binding you in any way with what you can or cant do according to any published ruleset (I have my own numbers so far they seem to be working when it comes to success and failure.) if theres some sort of power you want to use, try to use it (moreso by description than name please) and i'll roll away and tell you the result

srsly tho if theres something you want, then by all means, please ask.

>>12421080
BOLTER CANE

and a targeting Monocle!
(we can skip the monocle, but the cane is a must!)

>>12421189
>>12421080
Anybody else want anything?
I was going to suggest an inferno pistol

>>12421328

Vortex Grenades, if they still exist in warhammer canon. Some long ranged weaponry, no idea what's good in that category. Also, something useful to arm Filigree with.

>>12421399
>>12421328
>>12421189

XD you'll have to go to your ship to get something like that and we'll still be planetside for a bit.

Srry guys i would be updating. I'm wrapping a few things up.

>>12421080
Kay, lets see- should we have a set number of minor psychic power slot that we just pick as we go?
And then well just work towards whatever discipline most works for us?

>>2421411

I'm off to bed, thanks for running the quest for us.
Don't let them do anything too stupid this time around.

>>12421492
Don't worry, we won't mess things up TOO badly

WAITING FOR OP

>>12419295
>>12419183
>>12419170
>>12419155

The sisters returned with the synthskin and some bare power armor "halfplate", immedeatly turning their backs and clustering together to create a sort of living metal wall with an excessive amount of gold trim.

Before changing you send out a psychic message to Filigree. You sense, rather than see her cease her incessant poking of the mechanicus and glance in your general direction before going back to her fun.

When you had changed (and transfered the shiny objects from your coat to the armor) you slipped out from behind the sisters and surveyed the area.

The sisters were rushing about, trying to set up the area to look like they were doing more than letting Mechanicus poke at the device, setting up dataslates and some measuring equipment.

And off to the side, kneeling on a ruddy tarp, were Esme and Tessa. You nearly missed them as Esme had dimmed her inner glow considerably. They were facing each other, Esme's hands set gently upon Tessa's. Their heads were bowed, foreheads just barely touching. They seemed to be in prayer.

Your sense of wonder was broken as you heard a hollow mechanical bark, a huge mechanical dog bounding to your side, its tiny metal tail making its whole body wiggle as it expressed its utter joy at seeing you again. It was your pet Cyber Mastiff.

>>12422545

OPs note: I dont care about the actual AI systems of a cyber mastiff for this story. As far as I'm concerned, you have the equivalent of the dog on the left minus the talking and adding in the power to bite through steel cables.

>>12422545
"Who's a good mechanical behemoth that freakishly melds beast with steel?
You are, yes you are!
Mommy loves you very much, but you have to be quiet, okay Tybalt?" Even though he can't feel it, give him a quick scratch behind the ears

>>12422545
See if someone remembered to bring more cigars. Wait and watch Esme and Tessa- see if Anna or Verity is around.
If they aren't in sight, ask someone who doesn't look to busy a few questions about what to expect from the new Canonness.
If no one is free, then go give the techies the evil eye- damn tic-tock men, can't trust'em farther then you can throw 'em.

>>12422600
Agreed.
Need to find it the bone of a heretic or monstrosity of the warp to chew on.

>>12422869
>>12422664
>>12422600

The cyber mastiff barks and runs in a circle, licking your hand. You continue to pet it as you look around, spotting Anna and Verity sitting in the shade of a large rock, sharing a water flask and speaking intently about something.

>>12422903
Wait until Verity and Anna reach a lull in the conversation and then appraoch them. Anna will probably hate our guts, but preserver. "Do you mind if we talk for a little?"
If they seem at least a little receptive, ask them about Esme- how they know her, see how they feel about her return, if she seems different, how other parts of the Adeptus Sorotia feel about the idea of an "exalted Martyr,"

>>12422903
Gah, frack, that stung a little
Note to self, turn off Tybalts built in shock systems when not in combat.

>>12423081
>>12422998

You reach down and shut off the mastiff's stunning properties, heading over to Anna and Verity. As expected, they are both wary of you, Anna moreso than Verity. You sit down.

"What do you want?" snapped Anna, her trigger finger twitching a little.

You ask her about Esme, trying to sound as humble as possible.

Verity gently set one hand on Anna's shoulder, the sister slowly calming, looking away from you. "Verity you can stop pretending! What's the point of keeping her here? Alive? She's just here to accuse Esme of being a heretic! And she has a bound daemon!"

She pulled away from Verity, scowling up at you as she rose to her feet. "Don't think for a moment I trust you inquisitor." She stormed away angrily.

>>12423737
"I understand that you do not approve of my methods, and I do not ask that you accept me. Emperor knows what would happen if Sorotias started getting chummy with deamons.
What you should know is that I am no enemy of Esme or of you. Many of my collegues would not hesitate to declare her warp spawn and gladly purge all who associate with her, exalted martyr or not.
I am not like those people- I see how much the Imperium would benefit from her presence, and wish to know more about her. I do not kid lightly when I say that, at the moment, I am your friends greatest ally short the emperor. It because of my, admittedly questionable in orthodoxy, stance that I feel this way. Please now, the last thing I want is antagonism between us."

>>12423737
Quickly, initiate cute processors in Tybalt!

>>12423737
"Miss, I wouldn't trust any member of the inquisition farther then I could throw them- and I am part of the inquisition.
Listen,you may not like me, but at the end of the day we both have jobs to do to protect the Imperium and further His holy word.
We both are forced sacrifice nearly everything to complete them. For you it may be through life or limb, but for I I risk that and damn myself everyday to further the emperors work. It is not something I ask you to like or accept.
It isn't something I like
But I ask only that you understand."

>>12423737
May we use a psykic power?
Perhaps roll charm?

>>12424425

I'd advise AGAINST psyker powers on the Sisters. The Shield of Faith can negate more powerful things than mere chaming and messing with their mind is going to backfire incredibly if they notice.

>>12424425
NO.

TERRIBLE IDEA.

Someone would know that we were trying to manipulate a Sister with psyker powers, and we'd get purged sooner than you could say "justification".

>>12424543
>>12424524
So anymore dialogoue suggestions then?

>>12424698
>>12424298

>>12423737
“Good, you're learning.” Look over the area that we have just attacked. “How many people do you think lived here? Better yet within ten k of this point. Given a different inquisitor when you and your canoness departed to contain this situation they would have begun an orbital bombardment of this area, and not stopped until every living thing in the area was dead and the ground turned to molten slag.” Look to Esme. “I have good justification to dam her as a warp spawn, yet have contrary evidence that she is not. Given that the inquisition will generally err on the side of harshness I would warn you that I am the least of your troubles. For now I seek information, just wait till you see when I choose to take action.”

srry guys phone and work galore. I'll be a bit more frequent now

>>12425052
>>12424298
>>12424113

Anna let out a soft "Humph!" Shoving the water flask back into Verity's hands before storming off. You watch her go, sighing deeply.

Verity shook her head a bit, looking to you. "Sorry about Anna... She had a rather close encounter with a daemon just before Esme's rise. Its what caused her facial scars and missing ear." She smiled weakly. "Mind possessing creatures that traveled through the radio. Never before had I heard anything so preposterous and yet so terrifying."

You nod slowly to her, drawing your knees up a bit as you watch the sisters rush about as something dawns on you. Slowly your eyes widen. "Emperor... is... is that chaos's plan?"

Verity looks at you, raising an eyebrow. "Is what-"

You cut her off. "What would have happened on this planet if those radio bound daemons were released along with the regular ones?" Verity's eyes grew slowly wide. "No one would be able to call for help! and those who did call for help would simply spread the infection!"

Shakily, Verity took off her micro-bead. "Do you really think that could be what's going on here?"

You shake your head slowly, looking up at her. "I don't know for sure but... It could be. The events seem rather far apart though to be related. And that still doesn't explain why they were warping in daemons to represent all 4 powers instead of simply these creatures."

>>12425364
Brilliant. Simple and brilliant. Decoy and distraction, the most basic of tactics. We need the mechanicus to prepare blessings for our equipment to keep the corruption from our more basic systems.
This screams of the corruption of Nurgle.

>>12425364

HOLD ON THERE OP

You've been WAY too vague before to just hand us this... Are you giving us a piece of the puzzle or a red herring? Those two things just don't seem to connect fully.

Lets not jump to any conclusions okay guys?

>>12425485

You... Have a point... It would be best not to rush.

>>12425497
>>12425485
Aye, let's not jump the gun.
Still, the implications here are unsettling.

>>12425559

Knowing how OP works and the fact that he outright told us in a previous thread that we have no idea how bad things are going to get that little gem of information is probably only a small chunk of the absolute grimdark mindfuck we will be in for in the final battle.

Ultra grimdark theory:

The Emprah has perished in truth, and these mindfucking tendrils are remnants of his power driven to attack his loyal subjects by the whim of the ruinous powers.

>>12425640

Jesus... I like grimdark as much as the next person but this is Warhammer grimdark, not Call of Cthulhu grimdark.

If I was that mean Esme would have accidentally all of existence in chapter 1 or something equally as bad.

>>12425364
Note to self, establish non radio communications back up system-
we really should have those.
"Tell me more about this deamonic incursion."

>>12425858
If the radio system was corrupted, the Omnissiah was not pleased and the Machine spirit of the radio network needs to be pacified. Bring incense and Mechanicus religious tomes.
"Why was this corruption not reported to the Inquisition and Mechanicus?"

>>12426163
Still something that bears thinking about.
I mean, what if we run into some of those dark mechanicus Data Djinns?
Anyway, yes, go forward with the converstaion.

>>12425364

You and Verity sit in silence for a while before you notice Galatea waving to you. She cups her hands over her mouth, the enormous powerfist making the sight more than a little comical.

"Canoness Florencia's ship is in orbit. She's sending down a shuttle right now. Get over here!"

You could hear the faint hum of a ship's engines overhead. You didn't want to make a bad impression.

>>12426501
Do we have our Rossette on us?
Bring that fucker out- look as Inquisitorial as fuck!
Go collect Tybalt, whom I suspect has been getting tummy rubs from the sisters, and stand near the landing zone behind Galatea.
Try to radiate authority without overshadowing the Cannoness

>>12426501

Do like a Mordian and be presentable.
"Any last advice on what I should especially avoid mentioning to her? Some special way she thinks she has to be addressed? Only to be spoken to in pluralis maiestatis?"

>>12426579
>>12426561

You take out your Rosarius and activate it, clipping it on your belt. You approach the Canoness and she nods at you, gesturing for you to stand on her right side.

Sister Tessa quickly joins the two of you, standing at the Canoness's left, her armor clean and polished. Esme was currently nowhere in sight.

Several minutes later a dropship eases into view, landing 100 yards away or so, kicking up a huge cloud of dust.

When the dust finally settles, there is a woman standing in the doorway of the ship. She is tall, taller even than Galatea, her armor a rich, brilliant black. Her sash was a beautiful shade of wihite, abruptly becoming discolored and tattered near the bottom and a seraphim pack She had a stern look about her

(i give up i keep falling asleep. This post isn't done but i'll have to do it when i'm awake)

>>12422545
>>12427997
S'okay.
Recharge and return, you're still awesome. =D

>>12428141

thank you.

I'm back with breakfast. expect for this to start up again very soon

>>12426561
>>12426579

You take out your Rosarius and activate it, clipping it on your belt. You approach the Canoness and she nods at you, gesturing for you to stand on her right side.

Sister Tessa quickly joins the two of you, standing at the Canoness's left, her armor clean and polished. Esme was currently nowhere in sight.

Several minutes later a dropship eases into view, landing 100 yards away or so, kicking up a huge cloud of dust.

When the dust finally settles, there is a woman standing in the doorway of the ship. She is tall, taller even than Galatea, her armor a rich, brilliant black the gilded gold trim slightly worn with age. Her sash was a beautiful shade of wihite, abruptly becoming discolored and tattered near the bottom and a jump pack She had a stern look about her, an enormous scar running the length of her face, over her eye, and all the way down her neck, lining up perfectly with a large chink in the neck area. She was armed with a thunderhammer of all things.

She stopped for a moment to survey her surroundings before moving forward, followed by a troop of 12 seraphim dressed similarly. The only difference was, where there was gold on the Canoness, there was silver on the seraphim. They automatically spread into a defensive formation once they had cleared the ship, timing their steps in with their Canoness's. Each was armed with a melta pistol and a flame pistol on either hip, a pair of short force blades strapped to their thighs a few inches lower

>>12428913

As they approached, you could see the heavy scarring on the faces, and you could guess bodies, of the seraphim. Like something clawed at their face. You only hope those are indeed battle scars and not the product of the elder woman's twisted training.

At the back, something catches your eye. Two seraphim, faces free of scarring, march along with the others. They seemed to be the same in every way and it takes you a moment to realize that they are twins. They cant keep their eyes from wandering a bit. Novices. They are probably the reason why Florencia came to this area in the first place...

Florencia stopped in front of Galatea, a small smirk crossing her features. "Well Galatea?" Her voice was a little grainy. "I see you have yourself an inqusitor, but where is this saint? this angel you you clain to have?"

You already didn't like this woman.

>>12428913
This is more a general question, the seraphim have force weapons?? These are psycher only weapons, so either the canoness is up for a lot of questions about her guard or you really like the idea of force weapons. Just remember the nature of a force weapon is channelling the psychic abilities of the wielder into a deadly weapon. Completely understand Thunder Hammer, they’re just cool.

>>12428946

did I say force? scratch that i meant power. goddammit i'm still not awake...>.<

>>12428985
lol, no fear.
Let's chill and observe, the politics of the Sisterhood take precedence for now.

>>12428913
>>12428919
If things are looking to start to go bad, set Tybalt to initiate emergency protocol Delta Alpha Alpha
Let's see Florence try to maintain a serious position when a Cyberhound keeps begging her to pet him!

>>12429024

Oh U...

>>12428913
>>12428919
Watch and wait- try to use our inquistorial abilities to determine what we can of th is cannoness and her retinue

>>12429067
You don't think I'm seirious?
Honest- do you know how hard it is to string together coherent sentences when there's a dog groveling in front of you, butting his head up against your leg, or putting his forepaws on your thigh and whining.

>>12428919
>>12428913

Galatea's lips tightened a bit. "Its good to see you too Florencia... It's not like its been 16 years since we last saw each other. I'm fine, thanks for asking. How are things in service to the God-Emperor for you?" Her voice held just a hint of sarcasm, making Florencia smirk.

Somehow, this was scarier than her scowl.

"You never change, do you Galatea Benthen?" Galatea's eyebrow twitched.

"You say that if its a bad thing. As I recall you had fewer wrinkles last we met." The smile vanished from Florencia's lips, replaced once again with a glower.

It seemed almost as if the two canoness' moods were on some soft of scale. One had to be lowered for the other to raise.

"Regardless." The newcomer snapped, bringing you back to reality. "We have come to see the exalted martyr. Where is... she..."

Florencia's eyes widened as you felt rather than saw Esme slowly decend, landing gently between the two elder sisters. She was just as radient as you remember, if not more so. Out of the corner of your eye, you saw Sister Tessa smile.

You could literally see the change Esme's presence caused in Florencia and her squad of seraphim. Their battle hardened exterior melted in a heartbeat, their emotions clear on their face as they fell to their knees in praise. The two novices in the back a little slower than the others, struck dumb by the Martyr's radiance. Each girl began to recite a Litany and though they differed in word and title, all of them offered up their speaker's devotion to the God Emperor.

>>12429242
Well things are going much better then expected!
now's the time to relax, get overconfident, and drop our guard!

>>12429226

This i know all too well

pic related. This is my dog :3

>>12429252
D'aaaaw

>>12429272

his name is cisco and if you dont pay attention to him when he wants it he will either sit in your lap if your on the floor (he's a shepard/chow chow mix), jump into your lap/onto the couch, or attempt to run through your legs many many times until you acknowledge him as the center of the universe.

>>12429242

Come on ppl tell me what Delessa is thinking here. something small can help change the story

>>12429249
Sounds like a plan, but overconfident in what way, summon Filigree over to smack the new canoness in the side of the head. Wonder off to play with our dog, ram sword through Esme and destroy her existence to prove our loyalty to the dark gods. There are so many possibilities.

>>12429294
D'aaw- I've had a few knuckleheads myself

>>12429242
Well, this was.... really unexpected.
Honestly I half expected the Cannoness to declare Esme HERESY and try to blamm her
Delessa should be pleasantly surprised by this development, as am I.
So far so good

>>12429380
More reasonably, start smoking and wander over off to make sure the device is in safe hands. Quite possible get it off the surface and away to our ship while the new Canoness is examining Esma.

>>12429377
Those twins seem interesting- there's probably a story behind them.
Maybe potential acolyte material?
So the two Cannonesses know each other?
They seem to be hostiley friendly too- probably old companions
If they really hated each other they'd probably be polite as fuck, our at least Cannoness Galtaea would be

>>12429403
Out of cigars

>>12429403
Wouldn't that be disrepectful?
I say we stick here for now

>>12429403
>>12429408
I agree with:
>>12429447

We're here to determine the legitimacy of Esme, not go scouting for new Acolytes....well, it's not our first priority.
Let's observe the interaction of her and the new Cannoness for a bit.
I'm sure there's more to learn here.

>>12429480
Okay, but I really want to get the device away from this new canoness. When it is onboard our ship I will consider it safe as it can leave without us to transport the device to our fellow Inquisitors to be properly inspected.

>>12429507
Understood, that's a good idea.
And we'll have to have dealt with Filigree by then.
She's fun company, but the Cannonness isn't likely to forget we promised to Blam her before we left the planet.

>>12429480

We might also want to try, if just for a few seconds, if we can injure somebody with our mind. Of course without using our powers as a psyker. Let's just try to hate the arrogant bitch canoness to death.

>>12429525
>>12429403
But we didn't promise to blamm her

>>12429525

When did we do that?

>>12429525
We promised to not allow Filigree onto any of the vessels Galatea is using, we said nothing about our ship or any craft it has available to it.

>>12429545

The canoness said you are no longer welcomed on her ship unless you blam filigree.

also i have class again. I'll try to post once more before I go but don't necessarily count on it

also, yes, the twins are important characters. They are also adorable.

>>12429545
>>12429543
Erm, could be I'm mistaken.
Check the previous episode. I'm pretty sure that when Galatea learned of Filigree's nature she made us promise to dispose of her.
And I don't think that this is a bad idea. Fili's fun and all, but she's still a Daemon and one compelled not to hurt us but also not at all unable to harm others.
If the other shoe drops, I'd rather not let her have the chance to start making people-leather clothing.

>>12429576
Ahhh, okay. Seems like I misunderstood that. I thought only Filigree wasn't allowed on her ship and we'd have to get off planet as long as we kept her.

also, don't forget to vote on the threads.

And give me some feedback on the quality and style etc.

Quality of the writing/grammar? Storyline sufficiently awesome? Do you like that your character's abilities are directly related to rule of cool/badass meter? stuff like that.

rolled 31 = 31

>>12429578
We'll deal with that when we have to and-
HEY!
Are you the same guy who suggested we rig Tessa with grenades and use her as a suicidal distraction?

>>12429633

As usual criticism is much easier to write:
- The first few post after you wake up are horrible. Both grammat- and orthographically.
-It's annoying when you disappear for 1-2 hours between posts without announcing anything. You've already improved a lot in that regard.

>Do you like that your character's abilities are directly related to rule of cool/badass meter?
In difference to Esme I have not the slightest idea what our current character is capable of. The best thing we've done is killed are a few non-descript daemons and we filleted some portal creating chaos machines.

>Storyline sufficiently awesome?
I liked the very first story line on the overrun planet best but you've kept my interest well enough.

>Anthing else
I'm still not sure if switching the character after the first chapter was a great idea.

I'm still here, so consider everything not mentioned to be enjoyable or better.

rolled 82 = 82

>>12429633
Things are moving pretty quickly apace, but apart from that, yeah things are fine.

>>12429653
He probably doesn't even follow the way of the waifu! Burn him.

>polite sage for not adding anything

>>12429708
>>12429742

Thanks for the feedback. I'll keep it in mind. And sorry about the bad grammar after I wake up, really. I'm not coherent in the least when I write them so the fact that you can read them at all is a miracle.

I'll do my best to improve a bit and I know that this chapter isn't as awsum or combat heavy but you guys havn't given me a ton to elaborate on. Your starting to again now with the addition of the cyber dog.

I leave my posts vague for this purpose. In hopes that you'll elaborate some stuff yourselves since, you know, its your story too. It takes a bit of effort to be the ultimate badass the more craptasticly awesome stuff you guys put in your posts, the more and more awesome things will get here.

Also, yes, you still have cigars left.

awright! now back to buisness You'll get a few more moments to shine here ;3 especially if you manage to figure out the shitstorm your in for before Filigree aka the horny little plot device figures it out for you

figuring it out early will also affect the death toll at the end. I mean think about it... All of this. Doesn't it seem a little overly elaborate for chaos if their intent is small scale? What is false information? How is everything connected? Answer that and the entire plot of the next chapter will change.

>>12430568
Is the ecclesiarchy building those machines to dispose of us in a way that can't be traced?

>>12430568
Well what do we know:
4 machines.

1. The one on our ship. Caused a rather small incursion, placed in a malfunctioning escape pod that didn't show direct chaos influence until the machine showed up.

2. The one on the planet. Seemed to be dropped from a high altitude. Managed to summon a large amount of daemons.

Both things started just after we arrived.

Any ideas?

>199 eldraed
Captcha seems to thing it's the Eldars' fault.

>>12430645
>>12430671
Playing this on my own is no fun. Would you consider continuing tomorrow?

>>12429242

Esme stepped forward, placing one hand gently on Florencia's black hair, the simple contact making the aquilas and fleur de lys on her armor glow faintly.

"Florencia... Do not bow to me. I am as you are, a servant of the God Emperor. Nothing more. Our cause is the same. If one must bow, then it shall be I to you, for it is you and your seraphim who are in far more danger than I when combating the forces of Chaos."

Florencia looked up at Esme, slowly rising to her feet. She looked uncomfortable, accustomed to kneeling to what she felt was honored and holy. "Thank you Exalted Martyr... You are a beacon of hope for us all in these dark times." Her seraphim slowly rose to their feet.

Esme smiled, letting her radiance dim a little as she turned, extending her hand to you, gently guiding you forward. "Canoness Florencia. This is Madame Inqusitor Delessa Kravos. She helped Galatea repel the daemonic incursion that was launched against this planet not long ago. Please honor her like you would a valued sister, for it was her strike that destroyed the device and saved many lives."

Florencia nodded, giving you the sign of the aquila and a small, respectful bow.

"Her stated duty is to discover the purpose behind the attack. Her trusted acolytes and Tech-Priests are working if they can discern any information. I would request that you do what you can to let them to their work."

Florencia nodded once, Esme smiling once before gliding silently away, moving to check up on the various groups of sisters scattered around.

Florencia turned to her seraphim. "My Angels we have bee blessed this day. Please, take this time to reflect upon yourselves and pray to the Emperor."

Her announcement was met with a unified "Ave Imperator, the seraphim visibly relaxing as they dispersed, looking for a small place of their own to kneel and pray.

The twins however, stayed together, sitting down in the shade of a ruined wall, murmuring softly to one another.

rolled 61 = 61

>>12430708
>>12430671
The machine on the ship summoned Slaaneshi deamons
The one on the ground summoned multiple deamons from different ruinous power
The two portals on ships are as of yet unclassified
The machinery causing the warp portals is made of rare components, but of manufacture in the matterium
They seem to vary in size
So far Esme has also encountered warp through machinery- nugle esque tentacles which were capable of affecting the world around them through audio and video links
The planet Esme landed on is said to have gone over to chaos relatively quickly, but with little deamonic incursion and relatively light warp storms.

>>12430671

I think the initial 4 machines weren't really significant. Like prototypes. They did the same thing as the big one but on a smaller scale.

also, i dont think it would be to just get rid of us. There are easier ways of doing that. Remember that OP blatently stated that it was huge.

I think this device might have been another test. you know? We're on a backwater Hive World. If the sisters hadn't been there already, would anyone have really missed it if it was destroyed?

>>12430801

The tentacles i think are a combination of all 4 ruinous powers. They have an extrodinarally unusual way of moving (tzeentch) they are a parasite (nurgle) they infect you by burrowing into the skin and suffocating you (slaanesh) and they drive you to violence (khorne) through mind control (Tzeentch) melt your body with the items around you (nurgle) and, i'd imagine, are very very painful (slaanesh)

rolled 20 = 20

>>12430776
>>12430806
I think the big one WAS part of the four already seen
Hrmph- I'm waiting for four more to show up someplace
Anyways, let's go see if our techies have uncovered anything valuable yet- maybe they identified the components of the materium bursting machines and where they can be found.
The idea of machines breaking the boundries of the immaterium is highly unsettling. Doesn't it require sacrifices and rituals of some difficultiy to open up portals such as the ones we've seen?
Also, I want a sitrep on the situation in space
Also also- has Cannoness Felecia ever encountered anything like this before?

>>12430776
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>>12407320

I play my sisters (pic related) like a combination. They are quiet sweet twins... until they get into a fight...

Also, if one gets injured, the other crits. Thats not a mechanic, its just my dice being awesome.


>Do you really have to bring your dark heresy character's into this?

>>12430859
I think machines that open portals to the warp aren't that rare. Every ship capable of travelling interstellar distances except the necrons does something like that.

rolled 32 = 32

>>12430895
But those are usually open for nothing more then a second
These engines keep the portal open almost indefinitely as far as we have seen, and have more in common with chaos rituals then warp drive engines I suspect

>>12430873

Acutally these two are, in fact, based off of my dark heresy characters, in that they are twins, and ebon chalace because

1. Ebon chalice has a cool color scheme and logo
2. Identical twin sisters of battle are made of awesome and win

Their stats are completely different in case anyone in my Dark Heresy game wants to try to use that to their advantage, but heres my logic.

You need more allies. I would rather work with a character i'm familiar with. You don't have any seraphim. Identical twins are awesome.

Is this a problem? Just because they have names/developed doesn't give them an ounce of plot armor.

fyi the original story involved the deaths of both Tessa and Anna. It was your actions (and some lucky rolls) that saved them.

rolled 1 = 1

>>12431151
Wow, really?
So we've been flying off the rails since.....?

>>12431151
I had hoped for Eldar and some AdMech, personally. Maybe even a recently re-awakened necron lord. As you said, rule of cool.
They're probably going to be fine, I trust your abilities as a storyteller.

>>12431151
Meh, I honestly would've raged if Tessa and Esme had bit the dust back in chapter one
You done good OP
You done good

>>12431237
I doubt the quest would have survived their death. I know I would have stopped playing.

>>12431176

Unforseen plot changes:

pt 1:
Saving Tessa in the caves, Barracading the door when escaping, dragging Tessa out of the onrushing mob of death, calling for help when you first entered the engine room, saving Anna from being possessed, choosing the planet over the moon, your less than subtle way to save the little girl.

pt 2:

Pistol whipping a daemonette to interview her, binding said daemonette to use for later reference, not suffering from perils of the warp at some point because of psykic powers, being so damn good at gathering information from everyone.

srsly

>>12431237

actually, them dying was SUPPOSED to make you rage. supposed to make you rage hard. Rage so hard that you were supposed to kick chaos in the nads with an uber battle right there.

then that happened and i had to figure out more plot.

>>12431219

ive thought about eldar several times but that would involve me knowing more than the above average basics and therefore research and then you guys would just do something completely different anyway.

I'll save THAT plot arc for another quest. :3

>>12431358
But... but... you promised me the:
>Eldar waifu get
achievement...
Why did you lie to me?

>>12431358
Eldar are, by nature, mysterious and ineffable- you don't really need to know much about them to write them because they generally don't let much be observed

>>12431380

because if i bring an eldar plot arc into this, I wont have any time for real life. also, this is my second quest ever (though i'm the DM in my 3.5 game) so i'm still messing around with stuff and seeing what you guys do and dont like.

I might end up doing a sequel to sororitas quest.(vs chapters and chunks of the same story) depending on the end.

Also, your mainstream Waifu isn't even supposed to have survived chapter 1 pt 1 so i think that is one hell of an achievement right there. :P

srsly tho i love you guys. You really make me think.

>>12431486
Incredibly disappointed never the less. But the necron waifu is still in, right?

>>12431486
Heh, well I'm having a heck of a time playing this game! (Also, what other quests have you run?)
And speaking of making us think- I'm still stumped about what those warp engines may be or where they came from
Any hints?

>>12431511
Oh shush u- with any luck we'll manage to snag a techpriestess waifu or husbando

>>12431441

Nothing is certain when it comes to this story. I will make an attempt to fit them in though.

Please note, however, that every decision you make has an impact on the end. The only person who knows what that impact is is me. You've played your cards far better than I expected. Figuring out this plot and making allies are what you need to do now /tg/ and not worry if you see any xenos or not.

I have a hint for you /tg/ your not quite ready to solve the plot yet, but a rather large chunk of it is staring you in the face. If you get that, you may be able to save some people.

>>12431511

This isn't tau quest >.>;;

but once again, Eldar havn't been completely thrown out. It depends on how the plot lays itself out.

>>12431641
Frack!
Shit, what do we know?
Okay, I think the current threat is both mechanical and immaterial in nature
So far, one device was set off in an active escape pod, but we don't know who put it there because that one techpriest we talked to- FRACK
TELL ME WE CHECKED THE BACKGROUND ON THE TECHPRIEST WE INTERVIEWED

>>12431514

I did Survival Quest. The one with the living painting and the magical fire poker?

>>12431658
> >.>;;

I have not the slightest idea what that emoticon is supposed to convey.

>>12431686
> shifty eyes with sweatdrops

>>12431678
>>12431641

Lets not jump to any conclusions. Lets break this down. First off, what don't we know.

>>12431697
Where those machines are from.

>>12431697
How the machines TWORE OPEN A PORTAL
who put the machines there
why the machines were created and placed
What will happen next

>>12431697

We dont know who is making the devices, we dont know how they relate to the first quest, we dont know what the purpose of the devices is other than opening and maintaining warp rifts, we dont know how the mind control radio worms tie in, and we dont know the overall goal of chaos.

did i miss anything?

>>12431693
Thank you. My weaboo is weak.

>>12431747

We also don't know why the planet was overrun with chaos with almost no warp activity.

>>12431839
We also have not the slightest clue, except the accounts of some dreams, what Esme has been doing the whole time.

>>12431727
>>12431742
>>12431742
>>12431747
>>12431748
>>12431839
>>12431871
Okay, okay, that's good-
now we need to separate out what we DO know and see how it relates to the questions presented and the situation at hand

>>12431747

How did the tendrils get onto the ship in the first place?

Fine fine would you like a hint? This is the only one your getting 83

you have enough information to uncover the who and the how but not the why, where, and when

>>12432009
Alright, the who and how
Well, the who is obviously related to chaos in some way or another, or someone that would benefit from chaos related shenanignas
So far what we've seen also indicates some mechanical and technological expertise, or, again, access to those who do have such skills
Probably that dick chaos sorcerer is somewhere in the background pulling strings, but that's just my two cents. His minions are probably front and center though
The how remains a bit of a mystery- how would someone be able to plant those devices?
Well, the one planetside was dropped out of most probability from orbit or from a ship capable of making the drop.
And the other three were located in space ships- the one we encountered personally hidden someplace where there wouldn't be much access or interaction.
Hell, now that I think about it, the only person who would have any mind to go poking around in that pod, would
be
the
......
TECHPRIESTS!
shitshitshitshitshit

>>12432009
[_] being assholes again.

A. The Adeptus Mechanicus
B. The Inquisition
C. The Ecclisiarchy
D. Chaos
E. The Eldar
F. The Tau

I'd still say we should investigate the admech. Before all of them turn out to be equipped with little chaos time bombs that makes them turn renegade.

>>12432099

shit you may be right. It seems a bit too obvious though why would a techpriest blow up a holy machine to create warp portals?

I think OP set up something where, once we figured it out, there would be no flaws.

>>12432158
Two words
Dark Mechanicus

>>12432107

We have all the information to discover the who, remember? We were not given info about chaos time bombs or anything.

What gets me thinking though are the tendrils. they were introduced in chapter 1. They are stealthy and can spread really REALLY fast with little to no detection. It might have affected the tech priests but they seem to only be able to travel through machines, not corrupt them...

OH! OH! remember the infected guy with the gas mask? He spontaneously became chaotic. Like flipping a switch! what if the little warp storm infected the planet with the mind control? We broadcasted to the ship via a universal channel one of the planet's radio towers! Thats how they got on the ship!!!!

>>12432009
>you have enough information to uncover the who and the how but not the why, where, and when

Can't be the ecclesiarchy because we would know why there are doing this. To destroy the Martyr.

Can't be Chaos because we would know they are doing this for the reason the do every night. Trying to take over the world.

No idea why the mechanicus would do it though.

So are we in agreement that it is probably someone working with the Adeptus mechanicus?
(it's probably that one techpriest we talked to waay in the beginning- y'know the one who said 'Oh, the pod, yah, it's fine, ignore it!'")

>>12432345
Could also be the inquisition but there hasn't been any hints/evidence to support that.

>>12432344

We should never rule out chaos. We fought a champion of chaos who was maintaining a portal remember? And the tendrils dont fit in at ALL with the mechanics.

Also, when has this OP made anything that obvious?

I agree with >>12432243 Think about it. If a somewhat backwater planet that is obviously lush and full of resources gets corrupted, who is going to care? If its chaos maybe those planets are being used to make these devices. Those mind control things spread so fast i wouldn't be surprised if they had infected a ton of local planets too... and then they jump on board ships that can take the devices around the galaxy...

This would mean a lot of devices... like... a LOT of devices...

>>12432412
Look can Delessa just go over and check on the situation with Mechanicus Right now, maybe do some investigatin' to check that they AREN'T, you know, going to reactivate that warp portal thing
If it isn't them, at the very least they may answer a few questions about the thingy in question

>>12432470

I dont think its the mechanicus. its just too obvious especially with the involvement at the beginning with Tzeentch.

Also, there were no tech priests at the beginning. All of this seems planned by OP even if the story got a bit derailed. I think that whatever is going on was established in chapter 1.

If the mind control tentacle thing is correct it means we know who is making them and how they are being produced.

we should invest our time in learning about their function.

OP also said we need to make allies. We need to go talk to the twins soon.

>>12432548
Look, forget the tentacles
And Yes there were techpriests in the beginning of Delessa's chapter
she's part of the inquisition, she's supposed to be paranoid about shit like this- besides, who else is down here on the planet to investigate besides the sisters?
JUST GO AND CHECK ALREADY

>>12432620
Alright, can we talk to the Canonesses, acquire twins, and THEN go talk to the AM?

>>12432620

Take it one step at a time Anon. You were just introduced to Canoness Florencia by Esme. You probably dont want to just walk off.

So, what do you Anons want to do? Be detailed if you can be.

>>12432673

well yeah. but you need to ask your own questions. you need to work for your allies. not time skip through them.

>>12432753

srsly google chrome I hate it when it does that

>>12432693
Alright, try to, not impolitely, interrupt the Canonesses conversation. As much as we would like to spend time catching up and enjoying the shine of one of the emperors chosen, indicate towards Esme, there is still work to be done.
Try to get Canonness Galatea alone and explain the situation, as we understand it,

>>12432693
in b4
"Hey, may I introduce you to my Slaaneshi daemonette acolyte?"

>>12432753
Wait until the canonesses have finished talking to each other before saying anything. Waiting a few minutes shouldn't break our necks, this 40 after all.

>>12432753
"Canoness Florencia, I've come to understand that your arrival at this world was very recent. I hope the Emperor blessed you with a calm journey through the immaterium?"

>>12432764
As usual when things get exciting, I'm off to bed. Thanks for doing the quest OP.

sorry guys working on it. keep getting phone calls

>>12433147
S'okay

>>12432847
>>12432824
>>12432770

The Canoness turned to you, nodding. "Ah yes. I'm afraid the Warp is undulating badly and we almost lost our Gellar field several times." Her expression turned serious.

"These are dark times Inqusitor. The warp itself undulates as if the ruinous powers are stirring, though I pray this is not the case."

>>12433366
"Yes these are dark times, but we all work to bring a little light into the lives of those who would remain unilluminated.
Speaking of illumination, may I talk to Cannoness Galatea for a moment? A matter of some minor importance concerning our ships crew and enginseers recently came to my attentions."
How likely is Felicia of extermnatising the planet if she finds out what we suspect?

>>12433509

(the tech priests belong to your ship. Galatea has actual engineers working on hers)

>>12433563
Really it doesn't matter what we say, just as long as we drag her away from the conversation for five minutes

>>12433509

(it depends on what you find out. And her name is Florencia. its another referance :P)

The Canoness nodded once, walking off to talk with several of Galatea's units.

Galatea walked up to you, frowning a bit and glancing up at the other Canoness. She looked a bit disappointed that they couldn't talk more. "What is it inquisitor?"

>>12433616
"I don't mean to spread paranoia, but I suspect that I may know who has been creating and placing the warp devices. I fear it may be members of my own ships Adeptus Mechanicus deputation, or at the very least some members of the crew."

>>12433634
>>12433616
Anyone else then me want to step in?

>>12433646
Can't, =S
Gotta do some RL right now.

>>12433634

nonononono

you cant just outright and say it. because if your wrong this whole part can go to shit and I wanna see some eldar.

the mechanicus haven't really done anything to harbor a ton of suspicion. All he said was that the pod wasn't working and that no matter what he did he couldn't get it working. I still stand by what i said earlier

>>12433634
"I have no real proof to back myself up, beyond a gut feeling and some suppositions on my part- but nevertheless I think you should keep your sisters on their toes. If what I fear is correct, I doubt that the conspirators will sit idly by."
"How do you think your collegue will react to the news?"

>>12433616

"Canoness. I think i might know who is behind this fiasco, but i need you to keep Florencia busy for a while while I look into it"

>>12433805
I'm not saying we charge in guns a blazing- that's the reason why I asked for a separate audience with Galatea: she seems to be reasonable.
Well, as reasonable as Sorotia get anyways

>>12433874
No- DON'T BE ENIGMATIC
Be straight and forward with Galatea

I'm going with this one because he's right. Galatea isn't so much "reasonable" as she is "doing what Esme tells her to"

The only sisters here I would actually call "reasonable" are Esme and the twins.

>>12433874

Galatea hesitates momentarily but nods, walking off quickly, nudging Florencia gently with the powerfist and gesturing toward the far side of the area.

Florencia, after regaining her balance, seems to agree, the two walking off, talking the entire time.

You make your way over to where Filigree and the Mechanicus are working. You notice the two sororitas sisters sitting quietly on a nearby piece of rubble, watching the mechanicus work with a mild fascination.

Filigree looks up when you get near, bounding over to you. "You wouldn't believe what we've found!"

Emperor... She better not start masturbating from excitement...

>>12434010

He is right. You need to move quickly. After a point i'm just gonna say "you didn't figure it out in time" and a Galatea detour would involve detaining the crew and esme reading their minds one by one.

>>12434039
>>12434025
"Does it involve the mechanicus? If it does, then I believe I may have already figured it out."

>>12434039
Fine.

>>12434025
"I think I may already have a pretty good idea what it is- but please, continue."
To the twins
"Excuse, but do you think you could lend assistance in a small matter?"

>>12434039
>>12434025
Why would we have Esme mind scan everyone?
We need to just confirm our suspicions and then strike

>>12434146

Filigree frowned. "Mechanicus? No." She grabbed your arm, yanking you over. "See? We took it apart!"

Strewn about were parts of all shapes and sizes, each one tinted a slightly different metal. "It does have a warp drive in it." she tapped a box. "But here's the thing... its body is meant to absorb heat and pressure and convert it into energy to power it. Dropping it from orbit is literally what activates it! A good chunk of it was badly damaged by your sword, and we're still working on that."

She smiled sheepishly.

"Do you recognize that Carol?""Not sure I do Coral..."

You whirl around. The sororitas sisters are standing there, peeking around you. "The grain of the metal though...""Oh! You're right!"""Planetside."" the say in unison, picking up a piece of the hull.

They noticed your confused expression. "You can tell if something is forged in space""or on a planet by the grain of the metal."

>>12434205

YOU wouldn't have Esme mind scan everyone. GALATEA would.

>>12434240
>>12434025
"This is very good news Filigree, thank you. This explains how the portal got here, and why we found ours in that droppod. "
To The twins
"Carol and Coral? That is a very fine eye you have for detail- where you born on a forge world to recognize such things? What else can you tell me about this?"

>>12434292
Alright, that's it for me
I gotta go do IRL stuff too for a while
Somebody else please jump in?

>>12434240
OP: Hull of what, the drop vessel or something else?
I suggest beginning a passive feel of the area and people within, try and pick up the emotional states that people are emitting and see if there are any inconsistencies between the emotion and what we are getting from them with our other senses.
Okay, the Mechanicus are likely pure if they have come from our vessel as they would have to be cleared by the inquisition.
The drop pod came from which vessel, I can't remember but there is a significant hint. As it probably also dropped the second generator.
"What do we know about the device so far in how it generates the portal? What connection to the ruinous power does it have?"

>>12434292

The twins smile. "Yeah.""Our schola was on a forge world""in the Gothic Sector.""We were born off planet""but something happened to it""we were too young to remember""but its gone now."

The handed you the metal. "The different colors are from""different impurities in the metals." They picked up another piece, putting it in your other hand. ""The metals were mined from different locations""

The twins leaned closer. "Kind of a poor refining job though.""Agreed Carol."

They began mumbling to each other, examining various pieces, ignoring you.

>>12434631

hull of the device that generates the portals

anyone here?

>>12435276
>>12434830
Watching but busy OP
Besides, I don't want to be the only guy who's responsible for fracking things up

>>12435276
kind of

>>12435581
>>12435433

well i'm painting my warhammer models at the moment so please do respond. It will take me a while to see and respond

hehehe my repentia look awsum...

>>12434763

"Would there be any way of telling where the parts came from?"

I count three quests going simultaneously, here.

That's crazy.

/tg/ is full of win, tonight.

>>12434763
While they're examining the device, begin psychic examination of the area, and the device. See if there are any clues from that. I want to make sure our Mechanicus are being honest and straight with us. Need to find out who is withholding information from us.

>>12436144
>>12436014

You ask if the sisters know where the metals came from.

The look up at you, blinking as if they had forgotten you were there briefly. "Not without advanced analysis equipment.""And some extraction and slicing equipment."

You leave the girls to their analysis, your mind gently probing every person here. You sensed no heresy within any of them and, other some lewd thoughts eminating from one of the tech priests who still had the right half of his brain, they were all clean.

>>12436720
Goshdarnit!
If it's not the techpriests then who?
Who could be behind all this?

>>12436989
Someone suggested they have an idea but didn't state what it could be. Was the corruption of the ship eliminated because that would be potentially really dangerous, a ship working against us?

>>12436989

If you recall the pod was out of commission for months with thousands and thousands of people having access to it. That wasn't even a red herring it was you guys jumping to conclusions.

>>12437061
But who else has the technical know how?
GRAAH
Fine- cross the adeptus mechanicus off the Who
We can probably cross out Tau and Eldar while we're at it.
We KNOW that chaos is involved somewhere
that just leaves us with other members of the inquisition, the ecclisarachy,

>>12437107
>>12437061
OP can we please put the game on pause for a little bit?
I need to go to bed

>>12437061

>you have enough information to uncover the who and the how but not the why, where, and when

The drop nature of the device suggests that is was initiated while we were cleansing the ship since the outbreak happed on the planet after we cleansed the ship suggesting it was in flight at the same time.
Options; A member of the Sororitas that hasn’t gotten over the radio daemon thing. Unlikely since those there were probably very thorough in eliminating the thing.
Mechanicus: well they have the skill but the ones down here are clean.
The device is rather crudely constructed and produced of planetary materials. So the ship probably didn’t do it.
Member of the ship crew? This seems to be more likely at the moment since there are likely to be thousands of them.
Wait, who’s ship was the daemon incursion on, ours or the Sororitas? I’ve forgotten.
>>12434146
You were saying?
Come on people we need to resolve this.

>>12437309
Device was on our ship and two others in orbit

>>12437171
dam we're loosing people. There's me,>>12437309 , not sure how many others at the moment.

>>12437327
Given that I would say another inquisitor trying to get us killed, but we haven't met anyone who would fit that description. And given we are told we should know 'who' this suggests we've met them as a character so far.

>>12437368
Alright, now we're on to specific characters then
Tessa, Anna, Galatea, Verity, and the rest of the Sorotias can be crossed off the list
Filigree too, though not for lack of trying on her part
Let's see- we talked to a techpriest a couple of times back on the ship, mostly about the dud pod
FFFFFU- who else did we talk to?

>>12437389
>>12437368
Well, we talked to a guardsman too for all of five minutes, but he got killed

>>12437412
Would it be possible since the device is also on other ships that it was someone from the dockyard we departed from? Though personally this seems rather remote since it's not something we can infer from the information given. I think.

>>12437476
Not likely- I just
Frack! What group could get into our ship and rigg these things up?
Who could attach the warp engine to a ship?

Are we missing anybody?
maybe an acolyte we ran into?

OR the "who" I was talking about may not have to do with the dropship at all

>>12437614
Alright alright, give me twenty minutes to go over the archive with a fine toothed comb

>>12437614
> The who may not have to do with dropships

Gaaaah
Thinnk Brain!
thinnnnk
what do we know

So, the device is a modified warp drive, as the anons suggested earlier. Is it just a manner of removing some safety features to get the portal to stay open, or is it more involved than that?

With several ships in orbit, shouldn't one of them have logs of some sort showing a large object like this pod dropping to the surface? If they do, we should be able to determine where it came from.

Also, the Canoness Florencia mentioned that the warp was extremely unstable during her voyage to the planet. As I recall, we noted some disturbance in the immaterium when we arrived as well, so that might be getting worse on its own due to the increased activity of Chaos. Alternatively, it could have been caused by the presence of one of the portal devices on our ship weakening our Gellar field, in which case there is/was likely a more powerful version of the same device on Florencia's ship. When, exactly did her ship arrive in the course of the events, as Sororitas ships clearly have the ability to drop things from orbit.

>>12437998

Also, I think we should act suitably pleased with the analytical skills displayed by the twin seraphim. Then, see if we can get any information from them that might serve to corroborate the idea that the presence of one of the portal devices on a ship might serve to weaken its Gellar field in some way.

What attributes to the several ships that we know to have had such devices share?

The pod may not have dropped from the sororitas ships.

You seem so hell bent that there is a traitor or that anyone that you know is involved. in some way? and you ARE factoring in chapter 1 right? everything in chapter 1 also has to do with whats going on now

>>12438092
Wait, really?
Well then fuck, it's probably that dick chaos sorcerer again.

>>12438092

I just got back, so all of the earlier Ad Mech traitor stuff wasn't me. It just occurred to me that a device that opens portals to the warp might account for the increased warp activity we/Florencia felt when traveling.

You'll forgive me for continuing to believe that devices that summon batches of daemons don't just show up on vessels of the Imperium without some sort of treachery, though.

Returning to chapter one, it does seem likely that infection by the entities that were possessing people on the planet where Tessa and Esme had their trial is the most probable way that whoever created and planted the devices did so. The creatures were infecting Engineers on the Sororitas vessel, and such men would clearly know a considerable amount about warp engines and their modification. That only makes it more important that we determine from what point the pod originated, on my view, since there may be infestation of some sort there.

Do we have access to any cogitators/logic engines/auspex scans that we can use to determine the origin of the device?

>>12437614
That fuckstain Miriael Sabathiel on the moon we decided against landing on?

>>12438092
I interpreted your statement as our character should know who rather than us the players know who because there is a significant difference.

>>12438198
No, the original Chaos fuck, who was dicking around on that training planet

>>12438187
>>12438110
>>12438198

I'm just gonna go with "you dont figure it out in time" okay? It doesn't mean game over it just means the next chapter is gonna be a bitch with trillions of people dying. alright? alright. lets continue

>>12438235
Noooooo. Well, in that case I'm off.

>>12438235
No no I almost got it!
WE CAN SAVE TRILLIONS
OH COME ONE OP
IT'S 3 AM
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN BED THREE HOURS AGO
GIVE ME A BREAK

>>12438235
It's that one guy
THE GENERAL GUY
You know, from chapter one!
Somehow managed to be miracously unaffected by chaos

>>12438110

I presume he's one of the principal antagonists. This doesn't feel like the direct involvement of such high-level characters, to me, though. It's almost certainly events that he had a hand in planning, because our other main opponent, Miriael Sabathiel, doesn't strike me as the type to come up with a plot like this.

I get the impression that the overall plot goes something like this: The tendrils travel through communications of the non-psychic sort, and try to infect engineers or others with technical knowledge capable of altering warp engines to open and sustain portals into the immaterium. Once they know that this is possible, as evidenced by the successful nature of these tests, they have only to wait until a sufficient number of individuals are controlled (likely very many, since it's been 6-8 months since part one) then all of these individuals can potentially open portals to the warp simultaneously, potentially causing a large-scale warp incursion across a vast area of the Imperium. Further, if they can convert small drives, what's to stop them from converting, say, the drive of capital ships of the navy, which could sustain portals of inconceivably vast size.

Disclaimer: This is just a theory. It needs confirmation/more evidence.

>>12438235
OH FOR THE LOVE OF FUCK OP

>>12438273

That's a great point, actually. That guy or any of the others from his group could have been carriers of the tendril-possession thing.

>>12438297
Yeah, they even had a techpriest in the group too!

oh alright fine.

LAST HINT OKAY?

>>12432243

THAT PERSON WAS 100% CORRECT!!!

The warp growing more violent is a foreshadowing of how bad things are gonna get. its a red herring when it comes to the device

figure out the other half.

>>12438235
Oh come on OP, give us one more try

>>12438332
Oh god I need to go to bed

The dick sorcerer shall not appear again in this. He was trollin. i've said out of character that he was just trollin before now.

Cross him off your list

>>12432412

srsly guys someone nails it to the point where its presented to you on a silver platter. and you basically ignore them completely without even considering it. You have pretty much forfeited the best ending -_-

>>12438377
>>12438332
Okay.
Okay.
.....
Okay.
What do we know increases the attention of the warp in a particular area?
In Dark Heresy there's something called a soul forge or a deamon forge that, when fed sacrifices, attracts the attention of deamons and is said to be part of the ritual sto summon the tyrant star
Are we looking for something that could do that same thing perhaps?

>>12438422
But we can't just say "chaos in general" or even a particular god

>>12438422
WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT STILL

>>12432243
>>12438274

So if we take that as the 'how', who's the 'who'? People who are infected, certainly, but it seems like we are supposed to be able to figure out more than that.

They can travel over radio signals, so if any infected ship had gone to a major spaceport or naval base, there could be a very large amount of infected ships, and it's safe to assume that all of the ships in this system have some level of infection, since they have, presumably, been communicating to coordinate the battle against the demons.

>>12438422
It can't be chaos, by your own words. You said we didn't know the why yet but there's only one thing chaos wants. To take over the materium. And we know that.

>>12438422
>>12438432
>>12438449
This is just one person- myself.
Please, let someone less sleep deprived have a crack at it before passing judgement

>>12438481
Maybe astropaths? They're capable of relaying psychic messages across entire sectors

>>12438489
Well there are lots of different subfactions in chaos- often with conflicting goals.
So, yes, it may be "Chaos" but that wouldn't really narrow it down enough to find out Why they were doing it

>>12438481
Who are people who deal with radios?
Comunications officers, for one
Um, shit, I get the feeling this isn't the right path either

>>12438481
So the taint spreads itself over communications networks. As it spreads, I think it apparently weakens the bounds between the materium and the empyrean.

>(OP can we pick this up tomorrow? It's really difficult for one person to have a conversation with himself at the best of times- and I'm running low on sleep as it is)

>>12438481
Should we be guessing the chaos faction responsible for this?
Or the people most likely to spread it?

>>12438608
Well, if we're going by chaos factions, we can definately say that it's Tzneetchian in nature

>>12438422
No one is loyal? Everyone is heretic?

>>12438495
>>12438508
>>12438527
>>12438572
>>12438590
>>12438605
>>12438608
Gah, I HAVE to go to bed now
Please don't kill trillions of people OP

>>12438489

chaos wants to take over the world. Chaos can do that easily without going through all this trouble.

what we're dealing with is a string of events that all relate to one another.

we know that the tendrils control the people and the people make the portal generators.

I think the initial portals in the pod were a red herring. Like chaos was testing the device.

OP mentioned that its powered by heat and pressure. OP also stated that it had a spiked front. I dont know maybe its supposed to burrow? spawning portals across the planet and one huge one above it

Pls wait, op for someone else to try their handat this
At, perhaps a mire civilized hour

yeah i'm gonna go sleep now too i'm really tired. I'll be back in 4 or 5 hours. everyone get some sleep and do some thinking.

Try not to post too much or just start a new thread to discuss in so that this one doesn't start autosaging and 404 before I get back

bumpan

awight... back now... discuss wat do. i need breakfast, coffee, and something for my heaadache

No fraggin idea.

>>12440142
Given up caring because if it is the stupid infection there is no point trying to stop it or find out who as there are too many radios involved and the infection is too pervasive. Since the Sororitas ships are not protected by tech priests who would protect the radio channels, radios and ship in general from the infection then they are both stuffed and need to be blown out of the sky.
If it's the engineer who disapeared down the hole with the creature, again their ship has been compromised and needs to be detroyed.
Finally: you've basically created a weapon that is unstoppable since it travels through the radio and ignores all the tech priest protections and wards that are placed upon all items to protect them from corruption. I think if that was the case Chaos wins regardless.

Oh well: sleep now

>>12440658

The infection isn't the weapon. Its just the method for making the devices that make the portals.

>>12440658
Same boat, I'm out.

>>12440717
Okay, back
OP- this may seem obvious to you, but we're working at this backwards.
So the radio infection isn't the weapon, merely a means of spreading it.
So, obviously we're looking for something or someone capable of calling the warp down and STARTING the infection then

>>12440717
So like, hrmm, the devices are constructed by those who are infected by chaos.
And the spread of chaos itself is linked to an outside party.

>>12440717
Well, we know that the initial infection was spread by the warp storm, and we also know that the everything else bad that's happened has come about because of that.
We also know that the warp is now very turbulant around this planet.
Shit, does this mean warpstorm imminent?
What should we do in that case-evacuate? Is there anyway to prevent it?

>>12440945

There are no additional worms. the worm infected people would not make a good army

its a doomsday scenario. also I think the same person who figured out the worms is close to the answer >>12438744

just based on that you'll save more than several named characters from annihilation.

>>12438332
>>12432243
dammit /tg/ stop being stupid.

>>suddenly turned chaotic, like flipping a switch
ANNA. SISTER. FUCKING. ANNA. The one who had the Emprah-damned warp tendrils burrowing into her brain for 10 minutes!
We thought we saved her in time, but the infection has just been hiding since then.

>>12441042
So, wait, are suggesting that, because this thing turns heat and pressure into warp activity, like, there may be one digging its way to this planets core?

>>12441109

DING DING!!!!

now why would it do that?

>>12441109
No, probably not, it was dropped from orbit
Hrmm- we're told that is formed from rather crude metals made planetside.
What does this tell us?

>>12441122
I GOT IT?
HOLY SHIT!
Okay, why would it do that?
It would do that to take the heat and pressure that I assume are at the heart of this planet and use it to, hrmm, open one FUCKHUEG portal that would let the warps influence affect things on a planetary scale?

>>12441122
>>12441109
How are we supposed to stop something like that without knowing the exact location?
What should we do? Evacuate?

>>12441146

The one on this planet was a dud

>>12441138

Getting warmer. What event are you not factoring in to this yet?

>>12441122
Didn't the guy just say to use the heat and pressure of the earths core to create more isntabillity in the materium and let chaos fuck things around on an even grander scale?
If it isn't that, then what is it?
Could it be that the planet is going to implode then?
Is chaos looking to actually physically destroy the planet by sapping it of it's energies?

>>12441168
shit, we already covered the worms, the portals, the rapid conversion to chaos, what else is there?
Sister Esmes return?

>>12441181
>Heat and pressure

So, what happens when they shoot one of these things into a sun? Or a really hot gas giant?

>>12441195
That almost all the psykers on the first planet were killed or went insane immediately?

>>12441224
>>12441199
>>12441195
>>12441181

don't sweat it you guys. You've gotten all i've hoped you would get but i had to egg you on so much that your gonna save a lot of people but...

Anyway lets continue. Let me make a new thread this one is Autosaging or about to be

NEW THREAD: >>12441476

Just continue as normal as if you didn't know anything. I'll handle the rest ok? You pieced enough together, i'll insert it in the story when it will fit.