>>12506810

With a shriek like tearing metal, all three ships tumble back into real space. It took you a moment to reorient yourself, realizing you dropped your cigar. You look out the front window. You're fairly certain your heart skipped a beat.

The two Sisters' ships were there, and just beyond that was a massive craftworld, lights flickering all around it.

You were still wondering what they were when a massive brightlance blast seared the void several hundred feet from your port side, making you visibly flinch.

Had they noticed...? No...

Upon closer inspection, you could see tiny shapes swarming about the craftworld. They were under attack.

"Inquisitor!" it was one of your acolytes. "There is a massive warp portal to our rear! Daemons are rushing out of-"

He didn't get to finish as a massive... thing rushed by your ship. It was a sickly brownish grey, its body irregular, almost blob like. It had a faint mother-of-perl sheen to it.

You were still staring after it when Filigree spoke up.

"What in the unholy name of the Great Serpent is that fucking thing!?"

You don't move for a moment, calmly taking out another cigar and lighting it, taking a long drag before speaking. "Are the engine's damaged?"

"No."

"Is hull integrity compromised?"

"Well no but..."

"Weapons online?"

"Yes but you're not seriously thinking-"

"THEN FULL SPEED AHEAD!!!"

>>12506810
>>12506820
From the last thread:
>guys i was actually HERE all today. what happened?

University has started again.It really is that simple in my case. If you're not too disappointed to continue by then, I'd be more than willing to play on weekends. And thanks for DMing the quest these last week(s ?).

>>12506926

ah alright. make your reply if possible. this chapter will be over soon. I'm gonna take a break after this.

>>12506980
Ok, I'm reading what I've missed in the last thread and trying not to fall asleep while doing so.

>>12506820
>>12507036 here

Hail the craftworld.
"Inquisitor Delessa Kravos of the Eagle's Talon moving in to assist. Refrain from all hostilites at least until the chaos forces have been neutralised."
Contact the canonesses.
"Ladies, I think the chaos forces are our biggest problem at this time, we don't need the Eldar taking shots at us. So for now, let's try not to hit their ships with "stray shots", alright? They're xenos, the Emperor will let them feel his wrath soon enough and we won't serve him by failing against the chaos forces by infighting. Try to support their defence whereever they request. Don't expect them to ask nicely even when they're already as good as dead. There's a reason our most benevolent God-Emperor never really got along with them."
"Filigree, can we get the rough position of the device causing the portal?"

>>12507216

The Canonesses grudgingly agree, both ships turning to support the craftworld from a slightly different angle.

After a moment you heard a crackling, arrogant voice come over the coms.

"Do you really think we need help from an insignificant mon-keigh like you?" A faint explosion could be heard in the background followed by the sounds of a small scuffle and was replaced with a softer female voice.

"I am Farseer Rodwen. The creatures do not seem to be affected by our brightlances. Do you have any idea what they are Inquisitor? For all the years of my life I nave never seen anything like them."

You look to Filigree to ask her if she can locate the source of the portal, but she has her nose pressed up against the front window, her eyes tracking the large creatures as they hurtled through space. "... Why are they so attracted to the craftworld?"

Since your warp in, the behemoth of a ship has only increased its damage output, the sheer amount of energy it was striking with could easily shatter a moon, or blow chunks off of a planet, and yet these creatures took the blows as if they were nothing, glowing and halting for a moment when struck before continuing their attack, flitting around the ship like moths to a flame.

"I do not know, Farseer, but that it is a thing of Chaos is enough for me. We shall strike with the Emperor's fist and banish this abomination back from whence it came!"

Fire upon the abomination, and ask Filigree if she can sense a connection between the warp portal and the behemoth-- if so, we should try to cut it off as best we can, since it could be drawing power from the Warp.

Delicious energy absorbing daemons?

>>12507364
>Do you have any idea what they are Inquisitor?
"I haven't got the faintest of ideas. It seems, however, that they're nearly invulnerable as long as that warp portal is still open. Have you been able to localise its origin?"
If she can't help, we should use our own warp powers to find it.

Elizabeth an Sonja.
"Could you get me a water bottle to spray Filigree with if she ever does this again? Non-blessed water, at least for now."

>>12507549
>>12507436

(the "behemoth" was used as a metaphor for the craftworld)

You fire, lances and lascannons shaking the hull, lighting up the glass in a beautiful display of brilliant color. Your aim is true, hitting many of the daemons hard, sending them tumbling back a little.

"Filigree! Can you sense any... connection..." The daemons you hit had quickly righted themselves and were now heading toward you, a hundred others swarming behind it, heading straight for your ship.

Filigree looked up at you, her face alight. "Stop shooting! Cut the engine!"

>>12507640
"I give the orders around here, Filigree!

...Stop shooting and cut the engines! Now, damn you!

Farseer, stand by, we may have a solution to this problem."

Cross our fingers/make the sign of the Aquila/mutter prayers.

>>12507640
>"Stop shooting! Cut the engine!"
"Do as she says! All hands, prepare to repel boarders!" Give a quick prayer to the Emperor that Filigree's got any idea what she's doing.

>>12507702
>>12507739
If this works, relay it to the canonesses and the craftworld as soon as possible.

>>12507461

dammit was it really that easy to figure out?

>>12507739
>>12507702

Your ship powers down in a heartbeat, the creatures continuing to rush at your for another moment before slowing down. They continue forward, several bumping your hull as they pass, looping around. Its as if you disappeared completely.

You could see from your window the Canonesses had done the same, the creatures harmlessly drifting by them.

>>12507847
"Farseer, the daemons are attracted by a ship's energy output. Reduce it far enough and they become unable to attack and should fade with time."
Do a quick psychic scan to see how the portal was created.
"Well done Filigree, good girl." pat her on the head.

>>12507998
And pinch her bum.

>>12507998

Filigree smirked. "Its going to take more than a pat on the head to thank me for saving your ass inquisitor."

You watched as the Craftworld powered down, the daemons that had been attacking it slowly detatching and drifting off. It was going to be a while before they all dissipated, several drifting lazily back toward the portal.

The farseer let out her breath, massaging one temple. "The warp is so turbulent... I'd imagine those things are from the furthest reaches of the immaterium."

Now that you weren't panicked you were able to get a good look at the eldar. She was fair with high cheekbones like all eldar and had a large tattoo over one of her eyes, the design looping back around her ear and down her cheek. Her hair wasn't quite red; more orange, and hazel eyes.

She was scrutinizing you similarly, sniffing in distain. "I suppose some problems can only be solved by an observer... Perhaps we were too hasty. The Biel-tan have always relied on weaponry to solve our problems. This was truly a harsh reminder to think before firing."

Completely off-topic, but this is hilarious.

Courtesy of http://www.urlai.com/Default.aspx

>>12508166
>"Its going to take more than a pat on the head to thank me for saving your ass inquisitor."

"Of course, my dear. After you're finished with your calculations for the munitorum, I'll have the tech priests forward their book of collected rituals; Volume 1 of 23e^6 to you. No, you don't have to thank me. Oh, and you do know binary, right?" Smirk back...

Address the Farseer.
" I'd say making mistakes is human but that would probably only manage to insult you. So let's pretend I went into a tirade about the imperfection of the xenos and otherwise skip the obligatory insults." Relay the information about those portal causing devices to her. "Any idea how we might stop this?"

>>12508196

heh tis silly.

we do need a reply now though

>>12508371
"Canonesses, any damages to your ships?"

>>12508407
>>12508371

The farseer frowned, thinking for a long while. Behind her various eldar milled about, stealing glances at the console and the image of the impatient inquisitor.

"This... Is most troubling... As much as the thought of a universe free from mon-keighs appeals to me, having them simply replaced with chaos is far worse."

"As for the devices themselves, the only way I assume they could be removed is with a maintained lance. These abominable machines drill in a straight line so that should take care of it."

She smirked. "Heh... Or you could just blow up the planet." She sat back. "Regardless, I will inform the other craftworlds to be on the lookout for worlds producing such devices. I'm sure you understand that we will have to destroy these planets."

>>12508624
>I'm sure you understand that we will have to destroy these planets.
" Of course I do. You should, however, consider where we're going to get all those skulls we need for our snazzy inquisitorial outfits from. With all those planets gone, we'll have to look... elsewhere. Eldar skulls are supposed to look even better than human ones, right?" Sigh loudly. " See, I wanted to know if you have any idea how to construct a device preventing these machines from functioning. Simply glassing the planet is a solution the Necrons could come up with just as well. Maybe I should have tried contacting them." Try to look disappointing. " I- I guess I just though that the Eldar, with all those millennia of fighting against chaos, might have had enough experience to find a more graceful solution. Seems like I was wrong, but... but I guess that's allright." Pained smile.

>>12508712

A muscle under her eye twitched. "You are a shrewd woman inquisitor, but we've encountered these daemons before. Everyone on the planet is in the service of chaos, their bodies living puppets of the wormlike daemons. There is no saving them."

"As for the devices, the easiest way to stop them is to destroy where they're being built and destroy them during transport and before they actually finish the portal that will swallow the planet. In the meantime we will look for a way to retrieve the ones lost..."

One of your acolytes spoke up. "Inquisitor! Another three planets are sending distress signals about warp portals! One near Solstice, another near Dioscis Theta, and the third near Luther Mclntyre! And our warp drive and gellar field are both shot. We wont be able to repair it in time."

You bring your fist down on the corner of your console. "Emperor Damn it!"

You look to the Canonesses but they shake their heads. Their ships were in worse shape than yours.

After a very long pause, the Farseer on screen sighs. "Fine, mon-keigh... You saved our home and the Biel-tan do not soon forget a debt such as that. Send us the coordinates and we will tow you."

>>12508996
"We are most grateful, Farseer Rodwen and we'll transfer the coordinates immediately. Although I had hoped saving a craftworld would net me a Black Library of Chaos membership card, guess I can't have everything. How long do you think is the the voyage going to take? If we have enough time, I'd like to meet you in person."
To your crew:
"How long 'till the Gellar field and warp drive are going to be back online? Any other damages?"

>>12509232
I'm off to class, so no more replies from me for the next 8-12 hours. As usual, it has been a pleasure.

i'm awake now. and coherent. Lets resume

>>12508996
Thanks for the story so far, but now you've lost my interest.
You've given us the backing of the most violent and destructive craft world that exists, who has created and deployed weapons that the rest of the craft world Eldar look upon with fear and disgust.
I understand that you’ve been trying to generate a compelling and interesting story that is huge and epic, fine I respect that. But I started to lose interest when Esme came back and carved up how may blood thirsters, three, four. These things are supposed to be the most powerful creatures in martial arts in the galaxy, comparable to the C’tan in destructive capacity and yet we slaughtered them like they were nothing. Sure, rule of cool and everything.
Then we got the warp portals that use simple tech to distort the warp, in comparison to vortex grenades that are seriously complex and difficult to produce. A plague that is produced spread by creatures that can transmit through radio contact. Energy absorbing daemons and now the allegiance of the Biel-tan who seem to be stupid and incompetent.
TBC

>>12510738
I’m sure you put a lot of planning and thought into this, but it’s taken on a Dragon Ball Z enemies ranking. Esme ascending and charging into the warp at the end of the first chapter, cool. Now we’re fighting a sector wide plague that will probably consume billions upon billions of lives. All we need do at the end of the story is kill the Chaos gods and resurrect the Emperor.
Being an Inquisitor I think could have worked, if it was slow, we slowly built up towards a single enemy to eventually break the chains of chaos that this enemy had upon a captured Esme and return her to the Imperium where she could take her place as a Living Saint and stand glorious at the front of a final battle where her inevitable martyrdom would take place to save a sector of space from being consumed by the horrors of chaos.
Sorry about the rant nature, I honestly like what you’ve done but yea, I think you went too far and lost some of the fun.

>>12510738

Bloodthirsters are not awesomely powerful in the official fluff. Njal Stormcaller blasted one into million pieces with lightning bolts, and scattered its army into the winds with a conjured storm. Even the legendary named ones are pretty weak, Dante cleaved Skarbrand in half, Inquisitor Lord Hector Rex beat An'ggrath in a duel, the Sanguinor killed Ka'bandha by dragging it into low orbit (using his trusty jump pack no less) and tossing it down. Killing Bloodthirsters is entirely in line with official fluff and not at all distracting.

>>12510776
It's not that we killed one. One is fine, lots of people banish Greater Daemons of Khorne. A living saint should be able to have an epic battle with a greater daemon and kill it. It’s that we did it without batting an eyelid before moving on to the next one.

>>12510741
>>12510738

bloodthristers really aren't that strong. They are greater daemons yes and dangerous, oh hell yes, but living saints/someone like esme can carve through them

and vortex grenades are complicated. I never said the devices wern't COMPLEX. I said they were simple and cheap. They employ already existing and widespread technology. The warp drive from ships, and all they do is make one thats really big and not let it close.

The role of the inquisitor here is not to fight but gather information. use the starmap and look at the locations chaos has been targeting.

I'm sorry that your not having fun though, but you can't please everyone. I was pretty sure some people would be skeptical of this, especially because i'm using sisters which is an army thats rather disliked.

for example, why are the eldar so reasonable? Read about the Biel-tan Craftworld. They are fickle and warlike (quick to shoot) but they are also honorable and wont shoot you down if you save them just because your a mon-keigh.

>>12510850

Considering how much more powerful An'ggrath is than standard BT, in tabletop and moreso in fluff, an Inquisitor who beat him in a duel would indeed have killed a bunch of normal bloodthirsters without much trouble.

>>12510850

hey second quest ever. I've also been juggling homework, work, school and basic needs. during that point in the story i really just wanted to get the ball rolling. I'm gonna slow down a bit now.

The floating energy meteors were SUPPOSED to be a puzzle boss that you could kill with cyclonic torpedos or by turning off your engines but someone figured out the easy way a little too quickly.

I am impressed however

>>12510888

both my canoness and living saint can walk through greater daemons, termies, chaos lords, carnifexes like they are nothing.

Hell half the time I dont run my living saint and run a grey knight grand master w/ termies and they die faster than the saint. (my saint has enormous fantasy Pegasus wings so its not like she doesn't stand out)

If we're talking tabletop, to sisters, a single bloodthirster is a speedbump because of their crazy invul saves.

and YES! I have been rolling to activate "faith points"

lets not argue okay? I dont want to clutter this thread up too much

>>12509232

Your crew replies first. "They need manual repair. No telling how long..."

The farseer narrows her eyes. "We are grateful to you Inquisitor, but there is no way we will let a filthy mon-keigh on our craftworld."

"As for the Black Library, I am impressed you know of it... We cannot take you there, as the last Inquisitor who entered stole the Rhana Dandra. I have seen it once many years ago however. I only glimpsed its contents but my memory is good. I may be able to answer your questions."

The last of the warp creatures cleared out and the craftworld powered up once again. Already, several daemons were rushing back out of the portal, attracted by the craftworld's massive energy spike. A single enormous lance took care of it, sizzling through space and through the portal. There was a silent shockwave of energy as the void rippled around the collapsing portal, finally ripping inside out into a cloud of space dust and debris.

The massive ship turned tail, auras of energy engulfing the three imperial vessels before slowly picking up speed, a massive white vortex opening, pulling the ships into the webway.

>>12510874
The thing about your argument is that by the implication that we can defeat greater daemons, there is literally no power that is a threat to us unless you are going to create things that are beyond a greater daemon.
Second, Warp drives would be horrifically complex, more so then vortex grenades. They sustain a stable hole into the warp rather than a destructive vortex.
Sure we’re here to gather information, but we are now in the middle of a war, with an army to back us up. Remember you are dealing with players here, who are probably not going to stay on track and head off the confront chaos. For an investigation you needed to isolate us, give us a small group and send us off to gather information and resolve the problem, not an army.
Hey, nothing against the Sororitas. Love the idea of them and wish GW would give them some love, just like I wish they would give some love to ever other faction that isn’t a SPACE MARINE.
And nothing against the personality of the Eldar, they just seem stupid.
>>12510905
No problems with the story idea, and wish you the best of luck

>>12511085

There are a ton of things worse than greater daemons. we only fought a few things at once. a clusterfuck would be a whole lot worse.

also someone go.

i've got class now bbl

Hey I'm back now.

The other anon is right. this has gotten a bit silly. I'm trying to get it back on track now. The awesome factor has to go up if you guys are to keep your willing suspension of disbelief.

Lets get the ball rolling and i'll slow things down a bit

>>12511065
>"We are grateful to you Inquisitor, but there is no way we will let a filthy mon-keigh on our craftworld."
"Sheesh, with a hospitality like that I do at least know the answer to the question why your race is on the brink of extinction. As for the Black Library, it's not the knowledge that's interesting, it hasn't been of much use to anybody anyway, but the permission to visit. It's an inquisitorial thing, you wouldn't understand. Anything else? I've more pleasant things to do than strain my eyes with the sight of xenoi." Visit the armoury. I'd like us to be better equipped than on our last ground mission. Take Filigree and the sisters with us, there should be something in our private stash that could prove useful for each of them.

>>12512910

The Farseer lets out a short laugh. "Ahh yes. I had forgotten how amusing you silver tongued inquisitors could be. In all seriousness however, our seers have seen a storm coming for a long time now, held at by by silver light. That light is fading now. I fear if we do not act soon, all will be lost. We will take our leave as quickly as possible. We will deal with these mind controlled planets that are producing the devices."

"We have scanned your ship and had a warp spider deliver a portable webway generator to your ship. It is only powerful enough to create an eldar-sized portal for a short time before it must recharge. We will send troops to reinforce you should you use it." A small smile crept over her thin lips. "This is an opportunity to strike a mighty blow against the forces of chaos. Do well, mon-keigh and perhaps the doors of the Black Library will open to you yet."

The main screen flickered to black, leaving only the faces of the two canonesses on your display console, both seething with unfettered rage.

Florencia glanced hatefully at you before the screen went black. Galatea was a little less rude. "I hope you know what you're doing Inquisitor. The heresy I've witnessed in your past actions does not bode well for us."

>>12513561

Without a word, you cross the bridge, taking Filigree by the hand (who had been gazing in awe at the webway) and motion for the sisters to follow.

You travel to the armory in silence, only speaking when you open the door. "Equip yourself with anything you want. We're in for one hell of a fight. And feel free to grab anything that you think your sisters might be able to use and set it aside."

Sure enough, sitting in the middle of the armory was a small eldar artifact, shaped like the blade of a scythe. All around it were weapons... Weapons and armor... Anything and everything used by the imperium of man as well as several artifacts and named weapons.

Carol and Coral: Highly trained with the weapons they boarded with and can be given weapons to focus upon one of their skills instead of their overall skill. They favor any type of close combat weapon, however, and fight best when they can do so side by side.

Elizabeth: A fireman's nightmare, Elizabeth is an expert with flame based weaponry. Galatea will often assign Elizabeth to man the turret on her personal immolator. She is also very handy with a melta and grenades. She is sometimes considered a liability due to her love of charging into battle blindly and burning everything that moves.

Sonja: She is most at home with a storm bolter. Learned to use a Sniper Rifle in her free time. She has a sharp eye but tends to tune everything out except what's directly in front of her, making her an easy target for anyone looking to flank.

Hey OP, just catching up here
Just writing to say that haters gonna hate, so don't let that get you down.
I'm really happy to follow the story as is, and am excited at the idea of an eldar craftworld

>>12513886

yeah. well I'll hate the haters right back

Gotta brb for a bit. need to go figure out my GPA so i can transfer

btw your force blade is an artifact so it is a good idea to keep.

lastly: Filigree works best with her own naturla weapon or anything that works similarly

>>12513949
>Filigree works best with her own natural weapon or anything that works similarly

Has the Imperium developed power armoured tits&ass?

her claws silly

>>12513949
Kay, good luck OP

>>12514119
Power claws?

>>12514374
Power claws.

>>12513566
Let them equip themselves. They'll know best what they'll need. If there's a better weapon/item/armour of the same kind out of view, tell them. Reccomend the power claws to Filigree :3

>Heresy!?
"If there's nothing else I'd like a few minutes on my own in my personal quaters" Look at Filigree" Alone. I should be back soon enough." Try not to show our confusion as we leave. Spend the time in our quaters praying to the Emperor for guidance and contemplating our actions so far. Let's try to find some calm in these turbulent times.

>>12514705
Equipment for ourself:
Better version of our current armours, if available.
Our psyblade.
Psybolter if available.
Vortex grenades if available, melta and frag otherwise.
Recording equipment
Communications stuff not built into our armour.
Some kind of pistol, plasma maybe? I hand cannon would be a lot more stylish though.

>>12514900
And, of course, that Eldar thingy.

>>12514900
>>12514900
>>12514119
I'd go with inferno pistol, myself

(Also, would the eldar react unfavorably to us bringing a deamonette of Slaanesh? Y'know, they might be a bit sore about the whole 'souls eaten' bit)

>>12515149
No idea. Have Eldar ever reacted favourably to anything, by Human standards?

>I'd go with inferno pistol
Might be a good choice if we haven't stashed any DAoT relics.

>>12513566
>>12513566
If this is a sneaky type mission, I'd go with giving:
Twins- monobladed chainweapons, mortitat reapers chain, etc. Assassin stuff
Sonja- Angelus or Nomad Sniper Rifle
Elizabeth- Melta gun
If going for big bang
Coral and Carol should get eviscators
Sonja should get her storm bolters
Elizbeth should also get a melta, along with her prerequiste flamer
Also-Everyone gets inquistorial rosettes.

>>12514900
>>12514705
>>12514545

You go into the armory and eject the magazine for your bolt pistol, casting it aside. You grab as many magazines of psycannon bolts as your pouch can fit, holstering your gun after loading it.

You go for an inferno pistol next, grabbing two refills for it and placing them in a seperate pack, holstering this gun on your thigh just under your bolt pistol.

Seeing as your're already wearing powerarmor, anything else would be a downgrade.

Next thing you go for is a psi-tracker and some bling. You can never look too classy on the battlefield. You also grab a pair of vortex grenades, just in case.

You grab a set of powerarmor and proceed to strip Filigree and force into it, ignoring her protests about its lack of sexyness. She was pretty pissed by the time you pulled out the powerclaws, her eyes going huge at the side of them.

"For me?"

She literally squeaked when you nodded, jittering in excitement as you helped her put them on. You stood back to admire your work. Filigree had begun talking to herself, slashing at invisible foes and making bad one-liners.

Dear sweet emperor what have you created?

You watch as Carol and Coral grab some melta bombs and extra ammo. Elizabeth goes right to the heavy flamer, trembling a bit as she picked it up, a huge smile spreading over her features. Sonja goes for a large sniper rifle and bolt pistol.

You proceed to give everyone a Rosarius, having to force Filigree's on. At this point the twins were looking at her strangely, but didn't question it.

You look back in the armory. Is there anything else you want?

>>12513566
What are the named stuff?

>>12515626
What are the named items?
Also, do we have access to things like special ammunition?

>>12515626
Tell Sonja to go for the Angelus Sniper Rifle if she hasn't already, equip her with tempest shells for ammunition

What do the Twins come equipped with again?

>>12515626
Quick!
Do we have any holy or blessed munitions?

>>12515626
Should we come clean with the twins regarding Filigree? I don't like leaving them in the dark and they're probably smart enough to figure out that at least "something" is wrong with her. Although it's the 41 millennium, so their standards for weirdness might be different.

>>12515626
>>12515626
Give Elizabeth Nephium Fuel tanks for her flamer.
Delicious double damage

>>12515626
>Is there anything else you want?

We need one of those floaty skull things!

>>12515626
Do Carol and Coral duel wield?

>>12515626
Make sure Carol and Coral have power blades if they intend to go Melee. If they duel wield, give them shields and parry weapons.
Also, make sure the Angelus has the multi-loader or whatever the upgrade is that gives you three magazines.
One should be tempus, one blessed and the other normal

>>12515626
Blessed ammunition for all Solid Projectile and Bolter Weapons!

>>12515715

Thats what she got

>>12515735

You grabbed psycannon bolts which is pretty damn good. You can grab something else if you want.

>>12515728

Two small power weapons, a hand flamer, and an inferno pistol

>>12515658

there is a thunderhammer, two C'tan phase swords, a chainaxe, and an evicerator as well as a pair of lightning claws which we can probably assume right now that you gave Filigree instead of power claws.

You dont have to equip *these* characters with the named weapons. You have other characters you can save them for. (the canonesses, Verity, Tessa, Anna,

>>12515763
I don't know, the last thing we want is to disenhearten them
At the very least, if the topic comes up, we'll tell them she's "One of ours," and leave it at that

>>12515870
Alright, swap out the hand flamer for inferno pistol
Equip all melta based weapons with Airtorch canisters
Also- Hexagrammic wards on the armor

>>12515913

alright

>>12515870
>>12515870
Do we have either
a) Empyric Conduit Blades?
or
b) Immaterium wards?
If either a or b is present, equip self with both- ask if others want any also

Give Carol and Coral the two C'tan phase swords. One for each instead of the power weapons. and they only need one inferno pistol each.

>>12515870
Keep psycannon rounds for ourselves
have people using solid projectile weapons or bolters swap out for blessed ammunition
Reiterating what's already been said:
make sure the Angelus has the multi-loader or whatever the upgrade is that gives you three magazines.
One should be tempus, one blessed and the other normal

>>12516006

You mean Anna, right? not Angelus

>>12516052
No, the Angelus Sniper Rifle Sonja just equipped
Wait, can we equip characters not present at the moment?

>>12516091

ah alright my brain went poof for a moment.

Yes you can.

Anna: heavy weapons specialist. Favors bolters

Verity: Medic. refuses to use anything heavier than a pistol

Galatea: Proficient in all weapons, but is limited to one handed weapons.

Florencia: Proficient with all weapons but favors melee

Tessa: great with chain weapons. I'm guessing your giving her the named Evicerator.

>>12516229

you can also outfit their squads

>>12516229
Yeah, Tessa gets the named Eviscator (what's it called?)
Anna gets storm bolters- assumed blessed ammunition
Florencia- Named Thunder hammer
Verity gets a plasma pistol
Galatea gets Named Chain axe (which I'm assuming, allows her to wield it one handed)
If not, then, in addition to whatever weapon she gets, she also gets a wrist mounted sawn off shot gun, so that way she shoot while she punches.

>>12516379

Well Galatea already has a powerfist but okay.

Also Anna is a HEAVY weapons specialist. not special. So i'm guessing you mean heavy bolter and not storm bolter right?

>>12516494
Ah, okay
I'm not really sure how to equip their squads tho

>>12516494
Either that or multi meltas

>>12516527

Alright. They just have the same stuff as their squad leaders

>>12516565

You have several characters with meltas anyway.

>>12515977

Sure Carol and Coral now have C'tan Phase Swords.

>>12516527
Okay, well, we should assign the squads armory based on the skills of the people leading them
Therefore:
Florentai Galatea would have melee smash and bash
Tessa would also have melee, smash and slice along with a lot of up close and personal weapons, i.e. combat shotguns, meltas, etc.
Verity is a medic, so she's obviously leading support teams
Anna is our heavy weapons specialist, so her squad gets heavy weapons, like auto cannons

>>12516856
>>12516527
Do we have any suspensors?

>>12516856
Make sure that the squads are equipped with plasma cannons and multi meltas
Basically, anything with a large blast radius

alright anything else you guys want to do?

your army contains (as far as established characters go):

Long Ranged Support: A heavy bolter, Sniper rifle
Flame: Heavy flamer
Fast Attack: Two C'tan fractal blades/inferno pistols
Close Combat: Double-edged Evicerator
Medical team: Plasma Pistol
Msc: Powerfist/chainaxe, Thunderhammer/jump pack

And a daemonette in power armor with Lightning Claws

>>12516856
If there are any vehicles at our disposal, send them out too
Equip them with MULTILASORS

>>12516997

multimeltas do not have a large blast radius.

Just assume the rest of the army is well balanced. You will be ordering these characters around so giving them balanced stuff and putting them in the right places will win it for you.

>>12517013

You have a combination of sisters and guard tanks at your disposal including several exorcists, rhinos, repressors, immolators, chimeras, Sentinels, basalisks, 4 leman russes (2 Demolishers, 2 standard) , a baneblade, and a Shadowsword.

>>12517288
Gah, this complicated.

>>12517815

It will be less complicated when you actually start fighting. Most of the units will be controlled for you. Just look up the tanks you dont know on Lexicanum.

Hint: Exorcists, The leman russ types, and shadowsword

This way if you see something bad, you might be able to reinforce the area.

>>12517963
I'll follow your suggestions
For tonight, I'm kind of pooped
I'll make sure to follow this tomorrow morning
Whoever shows up in the meantime, please don't screw things up too badly

Alright then. I'll be here for several more hours

bump for someone with a better understanding of the armanaents of forty k then me

We're an Inquisitor, right? Let's put on a Terminator suit.

>>12519710

your an inquisitor but your a kinda small female inquisitor. You dont fit in Terminator armor.

>>12520111
Put on football pads.

Then put on Terminator suit.

>>12520210
Oh shush you

>>12519191

All the tanks are on lexicanum. go check em out. They is cool

>>12520214
Oh, fine.

Let's take a combi-flamer, then. Load it with blessed promethium and psycannon shells, and we're in business.

>You grab a set of powerarmor and proceed to strip Filigree and force into it, ignoring her protests about its lack of sexyness. She was pretty pissed by the time you pulled out the powerclaws, her eyes going huge at the side of them.

>"For me?"

>She literally squeaked when you nodded, jittering in excitement as you helped her put them on. You stood back to admire your work. Filigree had begun talking to herself, slashing at invisible foes and making bad one-liners.

>Dear sweet emperor what have you created?

I really liked that part.

I LIVE AGAIN!!!

and i'm hungry

>>12520668

I'm glad you liked that part :P A daemonette with lightning claws is a scary thing indeed.

I got class now guys. do your replies while im gone if you can.

Back now

Enough talking, LET'S KILL SOME SHIT!

Okay, okay, give me a minute to catch up here

>>12524871
Any suggestions what we could/should do? We have a huge space ship at our disposal and I've no idea what these come equipped with in the imperium of man.

>>12525409
Well, right now we're picking out tanks and other armored vehicles to equip our small army with.
I suppose our own ships guard complement will be taking part in the fight, right?

Do we have any digital weaponry to give to the medical team?

>>12517288
How many can we field?
Should we assign a commander to a tank squad?

>>12525409
>>12525602
>>12525980
>>12526133

okay. All those tanks are the ones you have on board. Obviously you dont want to spread your troops too thin but also think about what KINDS of tanks i gave you. That i will give you a hint at what we're fighting.

For simplicities sake, just field 1 or two of the different kinds of tanks (the different leman russes counting as 2 different kinds)

>>12526309
I'd say artillery + something else. If I remember correctly basilisks are worse than their Sororitas' equivalent.

lets get the ball rolling now. it might be best to drop tanks according to the situation.

I'm ready when you guys reply.

>>12526309
Okay, for Leman Russ Variant, let's go with the conquerer or the executioner

>>12526777
Right, let's go with leman russ executioner and the Shadowswords for our tanks

>>12526843
>>12526835

maybe i didn't make this suer clear. you get ALL the tanks. You pick where to deploy them once we get to the planet.

>>12526937
Oh, Okay~
Still, might be a good idea to deploy our leman russ destroyers as we head out

>>12526937
Right, any word on those hexagrammic wards, immaterium seals, empryic blades, or digital weaponry?
If not, then lets head out
Do we have any idea of what we may be dropping into in terms of terrain or resistance?

>>12526937
Alright, fine
Let's see, what else can we do now to prepare?
Um, for the medical teams- plasma pistols are good, um, anything else small, compact, and deadly we can think of for them?

>>12527138
Sawn off hell guns and combat shot guns would be my best bet

its your guys's call. what do you do next IC?

>>12527267
Okay
.....
What were we supposed to be doing again?

>>12527410
INVESTIGATING KAYOSS

I think we're supposed to make planetfall, find the warp device, and destroy or disable it

>>12527410
>>12527627

What do you want Delessa to do next?

>>12528057
Goshdarnit
Um, wow, I honestly forgot
I say we get into contact with the Cannonesses and those on their ships along with the commander of our own guard complement and hash out the plan for our general strike
I'd be saying that we want go in hard heavy, but above all fast
We'll need to punch through whatever resistance there is and take out the generator as quickly as possible

>>12528084

You're still in the webway. You're doing prep talk and stuff. Maybe make a plan and discuss it with the sisters?

Try to get Filigree to stop acting so silly?

>>12528262
Talking to Filigree sounds good- we should probably take a moment to talk to all the members of our squad, too

>>12528262
Right, planning time
What do we know about the planet we're headed too?
What can we expect in terms of terrain, population, etc.

>>12528347
>>12528334

srsly guys talk in first person if this is what you want me to do. this way I can tell between the ooc chat and the quest

>>12528365
Oh, Kay
Where are we again, still in the armory?

>>12528371

yeah

>>12528422
Take Filigree aside as the rest of the party gears up
"Listen, I appreciate your enthusasim, but I'm a tad bit worried. These forces we'll be fighting: they have powerful bonds to you. I know of your hatred of the God Khorne and his disciples, but would you really be willing, or able, to raise a hand against those of Slaanesh? Or claw, as the case may be."

>>12528520
"Nice one liners kid- though, to be honest, I winced a little about 'legal claws.' Really?"

>>12528520

The daemonette followed you willingly, too distracted as she attempted to strike at an unseen foe, gibbering some insult about her pseudo-foe's mother

You ask her about the fight. She went silent thinking for a long moment. "We will probably just avoid each other. And even if I do have to fight one of my own, its not like she wont *enjoy* being eviscerated... heheh..."

>>12528613
"That's the other thing I wanted to talk to you about- from what I've seen of your fighting prowess so far, even when in the guise of a human, you are a formidable foe. However, you become so focused on the very thrill of battle that you seem to loose yourself. I need to know that, in the heat, movement, and excitement of what is to come, you'll be able to listen to my orders and follow them."

>>12528635
In short, the last thing I need is you orgasming on the battle field.
At least, not until AFTER the battle is over

>>12528663
>>12528635

Filigree stuck her tongue out at you. "Well that can't really be helped now can it... Hehehehe... You chose to bind me Inquisotor. Deal with it."

>>12528866
"I'm worried more about you Filigree then anything else- even with the aid of the sisters. Whatever it is that's awaiting for us, I doubt it's pleasant, no matter how stimulating it should be. What I need to know is if you think you're capable of handling the intensities of battle."

>>12528866
"I hate to say it, but loosing you would be, well, disconcerting, I mean, well, obviously, it would be a setback to loose such a valuable resource as yourself, but I just wanted you to know..."
Sigh, pull out a cigar, fumble clumsily for lighter before realising that we've lost it.
"Just be careful out there, okay?"

>>12529081
>>12529052

The daemon smirked, holding up the Inquisitor's lighter, and lighting her cigar for her.

"You don't need to worry about me. Regardless if this ends with a bullet in my head, I can say that I had fun. I honestly cant remember the last time I felt this alive."

She flicks the lighter closed, offering it to her.

>>12529269
"Well, you haven't done to bad yourself kid-You've got balls, at least, I'll give you that." Smirk, then consider the horrifying implications of that statement. Try to forget them.
Bang on the armory door.
"How are you girls doing in there? You find everything you need?"
See if they're equipped yet, and ask them to give us their final choices as far as weaponry loadouts go.

>>12529269
Accept the lighter.
"Well, to be honest, I've had a lot of fun with you too. Though, to be honest, while variety is the spice of life, I could live happily with less deamons trying to kill me."

>>12529308

Filigree's grin widened impossibly at your statement, but she didn't comment, instead opting to slide up and press against you, though it was impossible to tell anything through two layers of power armor.

"And this is why I usually fight naked!" She readjusted the armor angrily.

The Elizabeth, sonja, and the twins were all set up, having set quite a few other items off to the side to share with their armies.

"We're ready inquisitor." It was Elizabeth who spoke, her voice still very scratchy from its previous damage

Derp derp derp. My derp friend wants me to tell you that he is derp trying to post but derp can't. Even though nobody has responded recently, you should derpity wait around on the magical chance that he can derp post. Derp you for your time and have a derp night.

>>12530046

derp you very derp

Back... not sure if anyone is here though

>>12532965
I haven't got the brain power to contribute anything right now, but...
Quest is still good, and I liked the inclusion of the Biel'Tan. =D
Sororitas Quest is holding steady at Extra Awesome. =]

>>A muscle under her eye twitched.
I laughed, as this makes a subtle way of communicating "Eldar equivalent of almost losing your shit". Well struck indeed. =D

>>12533017

I'm trying to make the characters as interesting as possible.

Don't forget to vote. All these threads are archived.

>>12533480

also, which characters would you like to see more of?

>>12533662
I'd personally like to see more of the twins...

>>12533662
Hrm.
I like the twins, yeahp. And I kinda like the two Cannonesses playing off each other. That was cool. =]
Esme, too. Esme is excellent. =D
Also her scar-faced friend with the Eviserator.
Needs a touch more Sisters Gone Stone Cold Crazy/Repentia type action, imho.

>>12533662
In this chapter?
I like our little Deamonette friend very much, tho it's nice to see some new blood from the sisters
Carol and Coral have equal parts creepy and cool factors
From the Previous chapters?
Everybody

>>12533668

Ahh alright. The twins are pre-developed (imported from DH as it is hard to make new characters constantly) Depending on the final character roster depends on if I'll import more as it is far easier than making up non-cardboard characters on the spot.

>>12533690

Course. You'll see plenty of insanity once we get to where we're going. I didn't plan on having any repentia as part of the group though you may see some at one point. (Tessa and her Celestians go batshit insane on the battlefield however)

>>12533732
Awright!
THAT DOESN'T SOUND OMINOUS IN THE LEAST

>>12533662
Although they haven't been described much beyond hairdo/injury, I'd like to see more of Elizabeth and Sonja.

>>12533719

I'm glad. This was my intention with the twins. Just try to think of them as one character in both how they fight and interact.

By new blood you mean you want to see a bit more of Sonja and Elizabeth? or brand new shiny characters? You'll be getting more of both.

also fyi Anna is getting some attention a bit later.


anywho lets see some actual replies!

>>12533769
Me too
Elizabeth seems, well, a hard case to crack
She seems strong- why is she the first to speak up after suffering from voice impairment?

>>12533776

Because. She's trying to show you she's ready to go burninate the countryside.

......burn burn burn!

>>12533771
(yep, Sonja and 'Lizbeth- ANYHOO)
"Are you sure?" Ask for a final loadout of their weapon and armors
Also, surreptitiously scan them to see how they feel about the upcoming battle
"Alright- let's go and see the Canonnesses, I'm sure they're just about bursting at the thought of daemons to purge."

>>12529483
"Good. 'Lizbeth, since you seem the most eager of this group you can tell me what, if anything you're expecting, and what role I should assign you on the battlefield."

>>12533785
>go burninate the countryside

Chaos peasants, anyone?

ok guys i have to drive to college now. I'm taking flash animation so i'll be able to reply while i'm there. My animation is nearly done anyway just give me a little bit to actually get there

>>12533903
yay

>>12533888
Hopefully not
tho your triple 8 will probably bring the eye of the ruinous powers upon us

>>12534010

speaking of the powers' numbers, do you think its intentional that daemonettes came out of pod 6?

>>12534052
It is so likely it is not even funny

Any ideas on what you guys want to do next?

>>12534061
>>12534052
>>12534010
Well, this way Elizabeth will not only get to burninate the countryside, but she'll also get a chance to burninate the peasants. And farming tools versus power armoured, flamer armed pyromanic is probably something rather amusing to watch.

>>12534154
.....
Film it and submit it to the Imperium of Man's funniest home videos?

>>12533876
>>12533804

They all seem pretty excited about the upcoming battle, already reciting litanies of war and courage.

You jokingly ask Elizabeth the best course of action as you walk back to the bridge. She gives you an incredulous look, a tiny smirk spreading over her features. Sliding into a fighting stance she gives you her answer as she holds her heavy flamer forward, taking a few deliberate steps forward, miming the action of setting something alight.

You chuckle as you enter the bridge, calling up the Canonesses on the console.

They didn't seem to notice you had contacted them at first, already involved in a fierce argument...

You clear your throat and both snap to attention, Galatea's face was flush with embarrassment, Florencia did not meet your eyes. After you let them regain their composure, you ask them how they feel about the upcoming battle.

>>12534384

Florencia was first to answer. "I am brimming with anticipation Inquisitor! Slaughtering the fruit of evil's womb is what I was born and trained to do!" She didn't sound too sure, her eyes straying to the console on her right several times

Galatea was tense. "We are all on edge. Morale has fallen since Esme vanished and we are not sure what to expect... Also we received a message from the Eldar a few minutes ago... and... err..."

Florencia glowered. "We do not even know if that filthy witch speaks the truth!" It sounded more like a denial than an accusation, wringing her hands and shifting from foot to foot. "They just want the coordinates so they can-"

Galatea cut her off, her voice cracking slightly. "Another 14 inhabited worlds and 42 uninhabited worlds have been hit with these 'Warp Bombs' as they are being called now. The Eldar in the area obliterated another 37 imperial ships carrying them, but that's not the problem... The problem is what planets they were assigned to drop the bombs on, or rather, the pattern they are making..." Her face was nearly as white as her hair and you could see a very thin veil of sweat across her forehead.

"Inquisitor... These warp portals are surrounding Ophelia VII..."

>>12534391
....
Shiiiiiiiit
"Well, we at least we know what the dark forces are after- though I wonder why the warp devices have not struck at Ophelia."

>>12534391
Ophelia VII is like the sisters base of operations, right?

>>12534391
"What can we do to stop this?"

>>12534428

>Ophelia VII is the oldest of the Imperium of Man's Cardinal worlds, second in sanctity only to Terra itself. It is the site of the Synod Ministra and the Adepta Sororitas' Convent Prioris. The world is given over entirely to the worship of the Emperor of Mankind. Its surface is covered in mile-high cathedrals and bell towers, linked by avenues lined with the statues of thousands of Imperial Saints. Dungeons plunge deep into the bowels of the world, where heretics are made to repent their sins, subject to such methods of soul-cleansing as Arco-flagellation, death-masking, soul-scouring and the Trial of Castigation.

>Ophelia VII, rather than Terra, was the actual headquarters of the Adeptus Ministorum from the time of Ecclesiarch Benedin IV to Greigor XI and is still one of the main centres of Ministorum power to this day, second only to Terra.

And yes, its the home base to half of the sororitas orders. The other half is based on Holy Terra.

>>12534667
Well, this is a problem then
I'm sure such a holy site would be anthema to most warp creature though, yes?

>>12534688
or a giant bullseye deamons are just rearing to descreate

>>12534424

The four sisters around you looked absolutely horrified by the sheer prospect of this.

Filigree bit her lip, shaking with excitement. "They want to destroy it... As a show of power... Hehehe..."

She rushed over to your navigator, managing to pull up a map of the area on the big screen, despite the lightning claws.

"I never imagined... Such a scale of operation..." She licked her lips, chuckling quietly to herself.

The twins watched Filigree with disgust, but Sonja spoke up before they could make their objections known. "We have to go there and defend it... We have to stop the invasion. Let the Eldar take care of the infected planets..."

Galatea steeled herself, the emotion draining from her face. She picked up a small com, her voice coming over the radios in all 3 ships. "May I have your attention please... This is Galatea. We have discovered Chaos's target. Ophelia VII. In a short time we will be warping out. We will drop in the capital and call a planet-wide red alert and call surrounding planets to arms. We are against impossible odds... And we must be ready to exterminatus the planet if we fail in our mission." She looked into your eyes. "I would rather see our home burn, than witness its desecration at the hands of the ruinous powers. That is all. Emperor protect us..."

>>12535034

She set the com down, Rodwen's voice breaking the silence a few moments later. "Very well spoken Canoness..." Her voice was soft. "I understand what its like to lose a Crone World to chaos. We will not fire upon this planet. If it shall burn, we will let you make that decision."

Florencia nodded. "We... We have sent you the coordinates. As soon as our ships are clear we will order a hold fire upon you and your ships."

The Farseer gave a small bow. "We stand at the threshold of history. The fate of humans and Eldar alike are in our hands. Let us pray for success."

She straightened up. "The Exarchs of my craftworld have heard the calling of Khaine for some time and the ritual to summon his avatar is finished. I understand the holiness of your planet, but he extends his hand to you, Inquisitor. Will you accept the assistance of our war god?"

>>12535041
the only god to defend this sacred place shall be the God Emperor of mankind, blessed be his name.

>>12535079
"Which is why I am now extending unto all of your forces an Imperial Sanction. Though they may be of xeno origin, it is obvious His will works through you, so as of now you are officially considered a holy instrument of the Immortal God Emperor of Mankind, for who are we to question His work, ineffable it may be?"

>>12535145
>>12535079
So, yes, thank you very much.
Right ladies?

>>12535145
"Drop by Proll IV, in Calixis Sector of The Segmentum Obscura, to pick up your official forms anywhere from ten weeks to two hundred years from now. You'll need it to be signicated by the local Munitiorium depot Alpa- Prix 7. Make sure to sit in the blue chair while waiting."

>>12535034
>>12535145
"I understand Galatea, what this means to you.
You and all your sisters, for that matter.
I promise you though, we will not fail in this matter. Even if we lack the Exalted Martyr among our ranks, your forces are still the living embodiment of the Emperors fury. We cannot fail in this endevor as long as our faith is strong. Purity shall be our armor and contempt shall be our fiery sword."

>>12535034
"Filigree, what did I say about orgasming before the battle is over?"

>>12535145

Rodwen nodded. "Thank you Inquisitor, though I imagine the sanction will be withdrawn once the battle concludes."

A warrior in full armor walked up next to her. "We are about to exit the webway, Farseer."

She dismissed him with a nod, a small group of Warlocks gathering around her. One of them handed her a singing spear. "I will personally join you on the field of battle, Inquisitor. I have dwelled within this craftworld far too long. Battle calls me, and by my hand, legions of chaos shall fall.

The screen that held the Eldar's image went blank, the two Canonesses staring blankly at you, none too happy to be working with the Eldar. Neither one voiced their objections though.

Florencia shook her head, disappearing from your monitor. Galatea let out a breath, massaging one of her temples gingerly. "Just... Just keep Filigree away from them... I'd rather not have the eldar change their minds just because she's with us..." The screen went black.

A long moment passed. One of the twins spoke up, though you were not clear which one. "Filigree is a daemonhost, isn't she?"

>>12535041
>>12535034
"Very well, let us pray."

>>12535612
"What! Carol, Coral, that is shocking accusation that I feel is deeply insulting to me on multiple levels. What ever would give you the impression that I am the sort of person who would bind a deamon into the flesh of a still living person? The mere idea runs anathema to everything I stand for as a member of the Inquisition and as a pious servant Him on Holy terra."
Beat, take a drag on the Cigar.
"No, Filigree's a regular deamon bound to my person."

>>12535667
"A deamonhost, please."

>>12535710
Sound good anons?

>>12535667
Why not, let's do this. Just make sure that the screens are actually off and not on stand-by to save the Emperor's electricity.

>>12535612
"Carol, Coral, I can tell you now, in complete honesty that Filigree is not a deamonhost.
But that would still be deluding you somewhat."

>>12535667
>>12535820
"Yes Filigree is a deamon I have bound to serve my will.
No, I'm not corrupted by the ruinous powers.
No, I didn't summon her in an obscene and lavicious ceremony of lust.
No, I'm not corrupted by the ruinous powers!
Just, please, trust me on this, Filigree is on our side, for the moment."

>>12535842
"The Exalted Martyr Herself didn't object as well."

>>12535883
>>12535842
>>12535667 (but mostly this one)

Relief slowly spread through the twins as you ranted... until the end. Both sisters freezing in place, their eyes huge.

""Why would you do that?!?!"" Both exclaimed, drawing their inferno pistols and pointing them at Filigree. They don't dare fire them inside the ship though.

Filigree gave you a blank look. "Why do you tell people these things? Now there are two MORE people who want to kill me! Why don't we just slap a sticker on my chest that says "Hello. I'm a Daemonette."

Sonja gently took the sisters by the hand, leading them a few steps to the side to quickly explain everything to them. Elizabeth just eyed Filigree, thumbing the trigger of her heavy flamer, though the safety was clearly on.

>>12535962
"What, you want them to figure it out by themselves and take the initiative to destroy the warpspawn that has somehow wormed itself into the retinue of an Inquisitor?"

>>12535962
>Why don't we just slap a sticker on my chest that says "Hello. I'm a Daemonette."
"Because you decided put on the "Hello, I'm a daemone_te. Guess the missing letter and win a prize" shirt as soon as you got the chance to interact with anyone. You've shown a surprising amount of ability in a lot of unexpected fields but subtlety isn't one of them." Pinch the bridge of our nose.
"Everybody who suspected she was, at least, under some kind of daemonic influence within an hour of meeting her, please raise your hand." Wait.
" And now those of you who thought she was insane and should be disposed of as soon as she endangered the mission."

>>12535962
"The Emperor will judge me for this afterwards, if that gives you any solace. But for now, enough bickering. We have a serious problem on our hands, and any infighting at all is detrimental to our mission. We'll work with what we have, and crush any daemon we come across."
Cigar drag, nod at Filigree
"But not this one. Got it?"

"As much as you consider this creature to be hideous perversion, consider for the moment what we're going up against. We've already accepted xenos into our ranks because right now we can use every advantage we get. Like it or not, we stand a better chance of defending Ophelia VII with Filigree then without her."

>>12536056
>>12536060
>>12535991

Filigree's frown deepened when the entire bridge raised their hands... for both questions.

"I hate you all. Go jump out the airlock. I hope an eldritch abomination slowly chews up your souls like a persimmon." She stomped off to the furthest corner of the room, sitting down.

brb driving home

>>12536203
>>12536215
Kay
Now we have a pouty deamonette on our hands, as if things weren't bad enough

Oh hey, Sororitas Quest is ba
>pouty Daemonette
>chaos is attacking your place
What the fuck did I miss.

rolled 10 = 10

>>12536305
Where'd you last leave off?

>>12536305
Did you leave off before or after Esme became the exalted martyr?
It'll be important if you want a recap

>>12536203
Sigh loudly, then follow her into her corner.
Whisper "I never said I didn't like you..." in her ear.
Go back to the sisters "Carol, Coral. To answer your question, I kept her around because she is an asset and Esme herself agrees with me on that point. I've you've got any other questions or would like to voice your doubts, now is probably the right time."

>>12536280

Hey you KNOW you want your own pouty daemonette

also i'm back

>>12536429

Filigree just listened and watched, the wrinkles in her forehead smoothing at your whispers. You leave her there, contemplating your words as you address the twins.

They still look edgy but sigh. "If The Exalted martyr is okay with her then we don't have much choice.""We have bigger problems to worry about anyway." They both holster their guns, their eyes widening a little bit, taking a step back.

You were suddenly hugged from behind by a pair of lightning clawed arms, the daemonette nuzzling the back of your head. "You're so sweet Quizzy! When they blam you for heresy, I'll be sure to take really good care of your soul, okay? Keep the scales tipped toward pleasure rather than pain."

You let out a sigh. "... Joy..."

>>12536579
yay

>>12536688
We'll be lucky if we get the chance to be blammed for heresy at this point.

>>12536688

So our soul is connected to her?

Does this mean that Filigree is a... SOULBOUND ITEM?

*is shot for bad pun*

>>12536688
At least she isn't trying to mate with us through the power armour. I'd call that a rather steep improvement. I think...

>>12536764
Oh come on now, there's no need to be so doom and gloom
>>12536743
>PUN
okay, maybe a little doom and gloom

>>12536831
That's definitely true

>>12536688
>When they blam you for heresy, I'll be sure to take really good care of your soul, okay? Keep the scales tipped toward pleasure rather than pain.

"Heh, doubtful. I'll make sure to ask the Emperor if you're allowed to visit, though."

"Somehow that's less then inspiring Filigree,"
Alright, time to quit mucking about
"Sonja, Elizabeth, Carol, Coral, I expect you're at least mildly familiar with the topography of Ophelia VII. What should we expect in terms of defenses and terrain?"

>>12536764

Oh U...

>>12536865
>>12536764
>>12536896

She set her chin on your shoulder. "Okay first of all, insert snide remak about the emperor here. Secondly, Quizzy, the ritual you performed? It bound to your soul. You're stuck with me."

She thought for a moment. "I guess you could compare it to how a daemon bonds their soul with a daemonhost, though this is very different. It wont end with me eating you... Well in the *literal* sense of the word anyway."

Her grin was back now. You pinch the bridge of your nose. "Subtle... S-u-b-t-l-e... this is something you need to learn Filigree. Also, personal space."

"But you're so warm!"

"Now Filigree..."

She lets go with a huff, walking back to examine the star map again.

>>12537196
Ok, we don't have to wait for someone to blam us.

I'm sure we just had a heart attack from the cuteness.

>>12537227

>you have a heart attack from the cuteness

>filigree cuddles you for the rest of eternity

>the end

trollface.jpg

>>12537196
Goshdarnit, right in front of the SoB too.
Alright, regain compsure and badassness by smoking furiously.
AND SOMEONE GET ME SOMETHING TO DRINK
like hell are we dieing without at least a taste of Amasec on our lips.
"Alright, so, now that that is concluded, I suppose we should focus on the matters at hand.
Ophelia VII
Defensives details.
Expectations and fears."

>>12537240
Good ending achived?
Now on to the harem ending!

>>12537275
seconded

>>12537275
>>12537286

its archived. :P let us continue now

>>12537344
Okay, battleplaning time?
Should we get into touch with whoever is in command of our guard complement?

>>12537414

Waiting on you guys

Alright then, ring up the commander of our guard complement.
Talk to Elizabeth and Sonja
"Thank you for being so restrained in this matter- I know it must have been hard for you not to kill me on sight once you found out. Still, if we survive what's to come, I'm sure we'll be able to put this whole thing behind us and laugh, right?"

>>12538152

They look at each other and then look at you, unsure of how to reply. Sonja spoke up. "This... This IS one of the highest levels of heresy... Consorting and making pacts with daemons..."

>>12538255
"I know, but if the Inquisition does it, it can't be wrong, right?"
Smile weakly
"Yeah, I know, at the very least I"m going to the deepest circle of hell for this. Trying to make a little situational irony. "

>>12538255
"Well, to be honest, it's all helping the Imperium of man. I mean, without FiIligree, out most probability we'd still be scratching our heads over how any of this is happening or the method to stop it."

>>12538255
"Yes but you need to do what you need to do sometimes."
Call up the Cannonesses and the Eldar Farseer, ask them if they're ready
"I hope we have a plan here, or are we just going to drop in blind and start shooting everything that moves?"

>>12538255
>>12538255
Any other anons want to step in here?

>>12538351
>>12538317

They nod reluctantly, Sonja biting her lip "True... She did figure most of this... out for us..."

The twins grimace. "She's not like a xeno.""She has no morals.""She is what she is.""Daemons cannot change."

Before you could reply, the ship lisped heavily as it was dragged into real space. You heard the Farseer's voice over your Radio. "You may want to broadcast that hold fire, Inquisitor..."

You could literally see Ophelia VII out your front window.

You rushed to the console, calling up the military and political leaders of the planet, explaining the situation as quickly as you could. After a full thirty minutes of arguing, they agree to let the Eldar destroy the affected planets and any ships they detect to have the devices on them. Twenty, maybe thirty smaller ships, though still huge by regular standards, disembark the craftworld, speeding off in different directions. The mother-ship itself stays nearby, its fire ports primed and ready.

"Inquisitor?" It was Rodwen. I would prefer teleporting onto your ship so we can all drop as a single unit. To minimize any civilian casualties. that may occur as a result of my own defense."

>>12538692
"....
Understandable.
Permission to come aboard granted Farseer."

>>12538750
>>12538692
"Of course. We have a drop location marked out yet?"

>>12538692
Okay, who wants to play "HOW WILL THE ELDAR FUCK US OVER THIS TIME?"

>>12538692
>>12538692
"Right,"
We're making progress- Carol and Coral are now willing to work with Xenos!
And not even unwillingly, they're saying that not all of them may not be that bad, if given the chance to embrace the Emprah

>>12538802

Biel-tan are known for being honorable so they might not

and srsly the only thing they hate more than Chaos, are orks.

>>12538961
>>12538792
>>12538750

Almost immedeately a small portal opened on the bridge of your ship, the farseer and her warlocks stepping out of it. She stood 6, maybe 7 inches taller than you, only slightly taller than Galatea.

She surveyed your bridge and sniffed with distain.

One of your acolytes spoke up. "Drop area locked in. Everyone. Get in your drop ships."

Looking out the window you could see the canoness's ships. Both were already deploying ships, their hulls lighting up as they hit atmosphere.

>>12539148
With our without helmet?

>>12539165
*or
with or without her helmet, how tall is she?

>>12539148
"I'd never thought I'd see this day. Working hand in hand with a xeno and, erm, others, along with the sisters battle, all towards a common goal.
I'm not sure if I feel sick to my stomach or happier then I've ever been."

>>12539148
To acolytes
"Don't worry about not getting into the action, I'm sure I'll be able to find you some daemons to smash later."

>>12539398
"Besides, someones going to have to run things if I gild the ledger down there."

>>12539148
"... It's beautiful.
Right, what are we standing around here for then, to the drop pods!"

>>12539148
"Pleasure to make your aquiantance Farseer.
This is going to be the rest of your squad- Carol, Coral, Sonja, Elizbeth, and Filigree."

>>12539148
>>12539148
"Cigar? take it from me, this may be your last chance to smoke one."

>>12539148
>>12539148
DOES SHE HAVE TOOOOBES?

rolled 6 = 6

>>12539774
"No, their function in battle is not 'Meat Shield.'"
Detail their various proficencies

>>12539165 >>12539774
>>12539266 >>12539861
>>12539406 >>12539804
>>12539707

(she's not wearing a helmet)

The farseer declines the cigar, nodding to each person in turn as you pointed them out. Her eyes strayed on filigree for a moment before she dismissed her, looking out the window at the planet.

Sonja is quiet for a long moment. "Wow... I've never seen you guys without your helmets."

Rodwen's arched brow was all the response the sister needed. She fell silent, looking away.

Soon you are guiding the farseer to the drop pod, the sisters have already loaded the extra weapons and armor onto it.

You show the farseer and her warlocks how to strap in, the sisters and Filigree doing so without assistance.

You look back one last time at your ship. Did you forget anything?

>>12540219
OH GOD
DID WE?

>>12540318

i dunno. Is there something else you want? food? water? a medical kit? a servo skull?

>>12540422
Well, cigars, of course.
I would suspect the usual food and medical supplies kits are in the drop pod standard issue, and that something fancy like an autosurgeon would weigh us down.
Still, yeah- get two or three servo skulls for scouting/reconnaissance
And, I guess an auspex and an advanced medkit

>>12540639

what kinds of servo skulls? combat, maintenance, scout, medical, or standard.

>>12540713
>>12540422
two scouts, one medical, and, for shits and giggles, a combat one.

>>12540798
>>12540713
I'd say swap out the combat one for maintance

>>12540805
agreed

anybody think of anything else they'd want?

alright i'm back. Had to walk the dog. He was bugging me to no end.

>>12541576
DOGGY!
GIVE HIM A TREAT FOR ME

Speaking of dogs, is Tybalt there?
We can't let him come with us, obviously, but I want to say goodbye.
Give him a pat on the head and tell him to be good for mummy

>>12541697
that's what we were forgetting, Tybalt!
I"m sure he can come with- worst comes to worse we salvage his memory banks and upload him to a new shell.

So I'm kind of wondering, even we we do win this battle, or series of battles, what's to stop chaos forces from pulling this stunt again? What's to stop them from resurrecting a couple of followers with the know-how and starting this whole mess all over again but in every sector there are chaos cults in? Because at the rate we're going the Imperium will be down to less words than the United Federation of Planets in a century or so.
Dont these devices seem overpowered to anyone else?

>>12540901
>>12540798
>>12540805
>>12541697
>>12541710

You use the com on the wall, requesting several servo skulls and Tybalt.

The skulls come in quickly followed by the mechanical dog. He immediately rushes over to the puzzled Farseer, licking her face, the eldar at his complete and utter mercy.

"GET... HIM... OFF!!!!" She struggled with the locking mechanism of the drop ship, her eyes beginning to glow.

>>12541754
"Oh, that just means he likes you," Smile beatifically, then pause. "That or his friend or foe tagging systems are acting up again."
"Tybalt, come to mummy! Leave the nice xeno alone, she's on our side." Accept nuzzles, guide him gently into his docking station.

>>12541754
"Tybalt, stop playing with the chewto- I mean, Farseer Rowden. She's a friend. Sorry if he shocks you any- his identifcation systems have been on the fritz a little."

alright pplz i should sleep. The text on screen is starting to swirl together into dirty limericks and Brittany spears song lyrics.

I'll be awake again in about 5 hours.

>>12542036
you need at least seven op

>>12542036
Get a proper amount of sleep, no wonder you're useless when you wake up.

ok i'm back. lets continue

>>12544043
yay
So, Tybalt was attempting to lick the farseer to death, right?

>>12544265
>>12544043
I'm fine with the last two responses, btw, and honestly can't think of anything else we need at this point.

>>12544413
I can't honestly believe I just used BTW
INTERNET
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME

So, to reiterate
Get Tybalt to stop masticating our allies, have him and the servoskulls dock. Prepare for shitstorm
Perhaps ask the group if they want to pray together

>>12541883
>>12541828

You drag Tybalt off of Rodwen and put him on the small charger on the dropship which kinda looks like a crate with thin metal gate. He lets out a soft, metallic whine, pawing several times at the gate before laying down and setting his head on his paws, moping. He gave you the puppy eyes, but he could stand to be in the crate for a little while.

The Farseer shakes her head several times, rubbing the cheek where the dog licked her. She looked pretty damn mad. "Why does it shock you when it tries to show affection? Why does a machine show affection in the first place? Why did you pick that shape? Why is it so cute!?"

Her eyes were crackling with psykic energy now but she didn't lash out at the dog, instead sitting back in her seat and taking a deep breath.

A voice came over the radio. "We're all ready Madame Inquisitor. Where do you want us?"

(please stand by while I write up your troop deployment options)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYoEJvyKKM0

>>12544549
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTdnW6rvGZg

>>12544582

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qEXL_olUbQ

>>12544501

You must defend the capital city

You have 5 anti infantry squads (4 w/ flamers, 1 w/ heavy flamers), 3 Anti vehicle squads (1 w/ rockets, 1 w/ meltas, 1 w/ plasma cannons), 3 defensive squads (1 w/ sniper rifles, 1 w/ heavy bolters, 1 w/ multimeltas) 1 Fast attack squad (Florencia's elite seraphim), 10 standard troops (3 w/ bolters and 7 w/ lasguns), 7 medical squads (1 elite squad, 6 regular), and 5 hammer units (You+Filigree+servo skulls+Tybalt, Farseer+Warlocks, Galatea+retinue, Florencia+retinue, Tessa+celestians)

The Retinues are all equipped with 2 meltas and a second sergeant with a power weapon.

You have 3 Fast Attack squads (sentenel), 6 transports (immolators, rhinos, chimeras, Repressor), Light tanks (basalisk, Exorcist), heavy tanks (4 leman Russ [2 Demolishers & 2 Standard]), and a super heavy tank (shadowsword)

(you * technically* have more troops but they are going to different parts of the planet)

>>12544800

You can deploy your tanks in any of the colored areas on the grid. each color represents a different part of the city.

***

The city center (dark blue) is a single cluster of ornate buildings very close together. It is important that these don't break. They are tall with many floors, windows, and balconies. They are also very old.

Advantages: Stack troops for concentrated firepower. Small location at the center so its a kind of "choke point"
Disadvantages: low menuverability, flamers can damage buildings. Only room for Rhino body vehicles. Sentinels also OK

***

Inner City (med blue) is densely packed. The buildings are shorter and newer

Advanteges: Narrow streets make for good troop choke points. Very maze-like (we are assuming you know the layout) perfect for barricades and traps. Especially those that pour stuff from above.
Disadvanteges: Little maneuverability. Anyone in CC will be at a disadvantage. Flamers are a bad idea

***

Outer City (lighter blue) is far more open with 2 story buildings and wide streets.

Advantages: Good maneuverability and cover. Good for flanking and setting up barricades and traps
Disadvantages: No choke points

***

Outskirts (lightest blue) Just starting to develop. Very open with some cover.

Advantages: Great menuverability and good setting for flamers
Disadvantages: little cover

***

Outside (green) unbuilt. Mostly flat with tallish grass. some trees.

Advantages: Flat and open nowhere for enemy to hide.
Disadvantages: Flat and open nowhere for you to hide. Retreat is almost impossible here.

>>12544800
>Light tanks (basalisk, Exorcist)

I assume light tank means artillery. Am I correct?

>>12544807
Do we have time to set up traps and barricades?

>>12544839

pretty much.

Crap, I was never any good at combat in RTS- more of an economy builder

>>12544971
Well most of the deployment is out of our hands.

The Super Heavy isn't going to be any use in dense terrain and it'll need support from infantry and Tanks if it's going to be effective so a decent proportion of the forces are going to have to be deployed on open ground...

>>12544807
Okay, I don't expect to be doing much tank battling in this
Why don't we set up our leman russ's in choke holds and use our shadowsword as a ground pounder near the center

>>12544501
"His parent species, Canis lupus familiaris, and Man have fought, lived, and died together since well before recorded history.
It's only fitting he be allowed to keep that gesture of affection that so characterizes the nature of Canis.
*puff thoughtfully*
Although I suppose I could ask a Biologis Magos about a testicle licking routine and appropriate 'wetware'.

>>12545022

remember to look up what each tank does as well.

Also think about this. Why would I give you a shadowsword? *spoiler spoiler*

>>12545067
Because there's a Titan, or some other Super High Value Target of Stupidly High Durability coming.
Yeah.
We need to keep the Shadowsword in the "CREEEEEED" reserve position and out of harm's way.

>>12545067
Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaans, maybe?

What's the range for the various squads? I'd normal squads get only their square, artillery 2 or 3?

>>12545067
Sentinels are often fielded in squadrons as scouts or flank support. They can carry a variety of heavy weapons and bring high levels of power and maneuverability together in one place. They are lightly armored however, and are susceptible to small arms fire.

>>12544800
Can units stationed in the outskirts fire into the terrain outside of the city? How many units of light tanks do we possess?

>>12545108
>>12545108
The Chimera is the standard armored personnel carrier of the Imperial Guard.
It can carry a variety of heavy weapons in its gun turret, such as heavy bolters, Autocannon and Heavy Flamers, although the Multi-Laser is the most common weapon. It also mounts a hull-mounted Heavy Bolter or Heavy Flamer, and 6 hull-mounted Lasguns on the sides which can be fired from the passenger compartment, making it akin to a modern infantry fighting vehicle. It can carry up to 12 men.
Immolators The Immolator is a specialized assault/transport vehicle used by the Sisters of Battle in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game. It is used to carry small squads of sisters into the thick of battle.
The Immolator is a simple variant of the Razorback armoured transport commonly used by the Space Marines. Like the Razorback, the Immolator uses the same body as the Rhino armoured personnel carrier and thus has similar stats to both vehicles. The Immolator could be armed with either twin-linked Heavy Flamers against infantry or twin-linked Multi-meltas against vehicles, along with twin-heavy bolters

Rhino-The Rhino is armed with a storm bolter and, unlike many other Imperial vehicles, does not have a rotatable turret mounting. It can also carry a pintle mounted storm bolter.
The armour on a Rhino is quite weak, but this reduces its weight and allows it to travel quickly across the battlefield. Its rear armour is almost the same as its front and side, meaning any shots hitting from any angle have a good chance of penetrating.
The capacity of a Rhino is twelve Power Armoured warriors

>>12545200
The Repressor is an armored personnel carrier, used by the Adeptus Arbites and the Sisters of Battle. Repressors are a variant of the Rhino, converted to extend the transport compartment and adding firing slits for the passengers' weapons. It mounts a Storm Bolter in a limited arc cupola, a pintle-mounted Heavy Flamer, and a bulldozer blade on the front to clear obstacles, such as rioting scum.

Just FYI. The grid itself on the map i gave you really only serves the purpose of showing you how the city is layed out. It does not give you any restrictions on the range of being able to move one squad from one area to another. Its just a visual so you can understand the size of the areas.

Like if you say "deploy a squad in the inner city" i'll just assume that the squad is in the inner city wherever the enemies are. all you have to do is balance each ring.

You can get specific if you want to like "this leman russ always stays with the shadowsword

also, i forgot to include it, but you have a baneblade too.

>>12545213
The Basilisk is a self-propelled howitzer. It mounts one of the longest-ranged weapons available to a standard Imperial Guard regiment, the Earthshaker Cannon. Basilisks utilize the standard Chimera chassis, but give up the passenger compartment and turret, leaving it with the hull mounted Heavy Bolter and the cannon.
Exorcist- The Exorcist missile tank fulfils the role of long-range fire support for the Sisters of Battle and Ordo Hereticus. It has decent range and varying armor piercing ability

>>12545214
Ok.
Sentinels get to patrol the outside, retreating at the first sight of the enemy and relaying their position to our artillery.

3 ofthe medical squads have to serve on the front while 3 other always stay one area behind to treat the wounded. The one squad left has the job to transport the wounded from the front to the squads in the back. They can have 1 transport of their choice to do this.
The artillery gets stationed as far behind as we can while still allowing them to fire on the enemy. They should relocate at the first sign of trouble.
Florencia's unit will be used as a fire brigade, supporting our troops wherever they're needed.

>>12544800
>>12545256
>>12545213
The Leman Russ Battle Tank is a very basic and easily replicable design that retains strength and versatility while sacrificing comfort and ease of use for efficiency. The tank is very robust with a reinforced cast plasteel hull and turret, likely to withstand most incoming fire, especially on the forward facing armour. The side armour is similarly heavy, but rear armour is much lighter however.
The Leman Russ Demolisher is a specialist Siege Tank designed for short-range bombardment

>>12544800
Shadowsword- The Shadowsword is an Imperial Guard titan-hunter super-heavy vehicle. It is designed on the same technology as the Baneblade except it is armed with a Volcano Cannon. Much of the tank is taken up with the internal capacitors required to fire the weapon and is also equipped with advanced logic engines and targeting systems to make each shot count. Each shot is sufficiently powerful to shear off a titan's arm or leg but requires a good deal of time to recharge. For defence, the Shadowsword has the standard Heavy Bolter sponson armament.
It has difficulty operating alone due to the slow rate of fire for its primary weapon, and as such is usually deployed with lighter vehicles for defence. These other vehicles can also be used in an assault on a titan, for example drawing off fire and draining the titan's void shields before the Shadowsword delivers the killing blow.

>>12545292
2 standard troops with lasguns protect the medics in the back.
1 standard troop with lasguns gets to patrol each of the sectors currently not under attack.
The anti-infantry squads and the standard leman russes get stationed in the outskirts.
The defensive squads get stationed in the inner city, except the snipers. They'll start in the outer city and should relocate as soon as the enemy gets too close.

>>12545214
The Baneblade Super Heavy Tank is the primary super-heavy tank of the Imperial Guard, and one of the largest and oldest armored fighting vehicles in Imperial service.
Massively armed, the standard Baneblade complement includes a turret-mounted Mega Battle Cannon with a coaxial Autocannon, three twin-linked Heavy Bolters (one sponson-mounted on either side, and one turret mounted on the front hull slope), two turret mounted Lascannons on either side, directly above the side sponsons, and lastly, a fixed-forward hull-mounted Demolisher cannon. This totals eleven weapon barrels of various sizes and roles, giving full coverage in all arcs. The Baneblade can be further given a pintle mounted weapon and hunter seeker missiles, bringing the total up to 13 (although they only count as 11 weapons).

>>12545214
Basilisks should set up in the center of the city
have our Demolishers positioned in the second ring

>>12545326
The demolishers are to be deployed in the inner city, along with a lasgun standard troop each.
The shadowsword is to be held back until targets for its main gun are sighted.
Immolators should be deployed on the outskirts.

>>12545214
o.O
SWEET.

Ok. So.....Artillery gets moved to the Outer City, with fallback positions in the Inner city pre-slotted.

Standard/Heavy weapons Troops to the Outer City as well. Chimeras/Rhinos/Sentinels as well.


-Sorry HDW, but I'm somewhat confused about your assessment of terrain and flamers as typically the value of such weapons is expressly CQB enviroments like city fighting and bunker clearing.

The Baneblade....it gets Florencia, the Immolators, the Elite Seraphim and the 2 retinues as support -and enough Chimeras to move them as needed.
They go to the Outskirts to hammer on stuff and rove around.

The Shadowsword gets socked away in the Inner City as a crisis deployment tool.

There's more, but it takes time.

>>12545359
Assign the remaining transports to the hammer squads that need them. I guess Florencia and Tessa have no need for them.

>>12545214
We should spread our snipers out evenly between the outercity and the inner city- let the enemy now that WIDE BOULEVARDS=SHOOTING GALLERY for snipers in the outer city

>>12545367
What, no!
Our basiliks should remain in the innermost ring of the city- they should have the range to cover most everything
Our two lee man Russ destroyers could be kept in the outercity, I suppose, but I'd rather they be in the the ring right after that.
Also, we should assign our other two Russ's to the shadowsword to act as support, along with a few senitenls

Medicals teams set up in the Inner City, with the Elites located at the City Center.

Heh heh. Rodwen and company set up in the City Center as well as our nastiest fallback surprise.

Split the anti-armor forces up with the Tatical Sisters. We are NOT fighting this shit like the IG. We're long on infantry and light on tanks so we're pounding with artillery at long range, forming mobile tank groups, and saving the Sisters for short range firefights at which they excel.

>>12545425
Demolishers, we don't have any destroyers. Being very close ranged assault guns, they should be kept to the inner city.

>>12545447
Yeah- hey, is the thread autosaging?
Should we start a new one?

>>12545425
I agree, but we have no _room_ in the inner rings.
Re-read the terrain descriptions, they're a mix of Chimera and Rhino frame tanks.
We can't put them where they'd be most optimal unless we can air-insert them.
hmm.
Hey, do we have any assets capable of hefting the arty units deeper into the city?
The other reason why not to put them into the city center is that when they go boom, and they will, they'll pretty annihilate the blocks around them when their stores cook off. That's Fission Mailed in the city Center.

>>12545442
Good idea
What should we do with the transports?

>>12545367

They are useful in areas like that but remember your trying to not burn down the city.

>>12545485
>>12545425

yeah you can put basalisks in the inner ring

>>12545489
Well, Battlegroup Alpha, the Baneblade, needs a bunch of them. The medics are taking a couple as ambulances probably. The rest'll be parcelled to their squads, although....fuck the Codex -if we have any Repentia THEY get Rhinos so they can survive to make maximum contact.

The Russes....both types go in one battle group -Bravo, as a quick response force. They're there to counter anything sudden, and to bail out alpha or the Shadowsword as needed.

One of the big threats is this: Chaos loves, LOVES CC. We don't, not nearly as much. But we love to be just outside CC in shooty range. Tough way to fight. And the city doesn't give us any really good options for our longer range stuff.

Belay a previous suggestion. Galatea, not the Elite Seraphim goes with Alpha. We need the ES as another QRT option in the event of deepstriking terms/demons/jetpack marines.

>>12545552
This raises a concern
Do we know WHAT, if anything, we'll be facing?
What should we prepare for?

Also, if chaos favors cc, bog down the streets with as man barricades, man traps, and spikes
throw up rebar, dig out lining, make it nearly impossible for them to advance in an orderly fashion

>>12545513
Cool, let's do that then.

>>12545498
Fair enough. Tis true, we can't be stupidly ruthless about our battlefield either.

Amend to Bravo -they get Tessa as well for protection against infantry attacking in CC and for pouncing on heavy weapons teams.

Whatever's not allocated goes into the City Center for deployment or defense of the command center.

NEW THREAD >>12545575

>>12545580
Good ideas, but be careful: cover favors them more then us.
If we've got any demo teams or decent equivalents we can rig buildings to fall to cover retreats and to avalanche enemy units as well.

As for expected...well....expendables, check. Cultists, Blood Pact, whatever.
Chaos Marines, probably. Oh joy.
Demons appearing suddenly and at the worst possible moments -thank the GE the xenos are cooperating.
(On that note let's try to get Rodwen to use a rough tactical slate so if she feels Warp Rapage she can at least give a location.)
And maybe Armor, which really would be the least of our worries oddly enough as we've got plenty of anti-armor assets and favorable terrain for ambushing it.