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    21 KB Drone Quest Shas'o Tau'Quest !!oRzT9pO4Q3p 12/08/10(Wed)18:35 No.13081191  
    You gasp for air, eyes wide as a surge of adrenaline floods your bloodstream. The initial panic of awakening to find yourself in a small, dark space lingers on even as your heart rate abruptly slows to a more reasonable pace, although the sound of it rings heavily in your ears while you get your bearings.

    You vaguely remember the containment breach, one of the alien specimens from xenobiology crashing through a bulkhead and laying waste to an entire squad of fire warriors while you watched helplessly from your amber prison.

    Wait, that's not right. What were you doing in stasis? You think back but the conflicting recollections give you a headache. It's almost as if you were in two places at once, at least until scrambling into the air duct.

    Elsewhere, you can hear sporadic bursts of gunfire and alien screams. What do?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:39 No.13081237
    CHOO CHOO
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:41 No.13081248
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    forgot mah pic
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:42 No.13081267
    We must return.

    Return to the origin point.

    The warm place.

    The damp place.

    The place between the Tau's legs.
    >> Processer !O9OgFjQLEs 12/08/10(Wed)18:43 No.13081280
    ... Wait, we're not drone anymore?
    Darnit, I practised my robolingo for nothing
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:43 No.13081289
    Examine our physical form. What sort of body do we have control over?
    >> Processer !O9OgFjQLEs 12/08/10(Wed)18:44 No.13081291
    Alright, let's get this show off the road
    Check self.
    Look- equipment
    Look- skills
    Look- background
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:44 No.13081293
    >>13081280
    We are more than Drone.
    >> Klytus 12/08/10(Wed)18:45 No.13081301
    >Elsewhere, you can hear sporadic bursts of gunfire and alien screams. What do?
    no time for diagnostics, head for cover.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:45 No.13081310
    >>13081289
    We're not drone. We're the Tau scientist chick.
    Also- check self for clinging bug like creatures. With the nids around you'd better double check.
    From the sounds of it, we may have been attacked by a genestealer. The last thing we want is to accidentally start spreading the influence of a hivemind
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:47 No.13081322
    Alright. Look around. Where are we?
    Which direction is the gunfire coming
    Do we have any basic training in weaponry?
    Is the gunfire getting louder or softer? Can we tell who is winning?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:47 No.13081329
    >>13081310

    Last thing we want, or FIRST thing we want?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:50 No.13081358
    >>13081310
    But being trapped in a ventilation duct all alone is scary... wouldn't is be better to let the calming voices of a hivemind keep us company?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:50 No.13081361
    >>13081329
    ....
    No it's definitely the last thing we want
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:51 No.13081370
    >>13081358
    >>13081329
    .... You guys are just fucking with me, aren't you?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:52 No.13081377
    >>13081358
    >>13081329
    No- bad anons! BAD!
    We're a tau- to intentionally spread the influence of the Tyrannid foe would go against the Greater Good.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:55 No.13081392
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    >>13081370
    I don't even know anymore. I've trolled so long it's come full circle and my own posts troll myself. It's like a goddamn klein bottle of trolling.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:55 No.13081394
    >>13081191
    Scramble for cover and safety. Head further into the vent if we can.
    >> Shas'o Tau'quest !!oRzT9pO4Q3p 12/08/10(Wed)18:56 No.13081403
    You measure precisely 162.56 centimeters from head to hooves and mass 42.184 kilograms in weight, conforming largely to the median gender and caste characteristics of your species. A spark of pain from the small of your back reminds you of a recent spinal trauma, but you feel quite certain that you may still function within nominal parameters.

    The thought of functioning within nominal parameters strikes you as odd until you realize that it's perfectly reasonable to diagnose your current operating status in those terms - or, at least, the sound of skittering against deckplate somewhere in the warren of ducts is enough to keep you from dwelling on it, for the time being.

    It's hard to place the source of the sounds, but the fact that you're hearing it at all means it's entirely too close for comfort. Another distant rattle of small arms is cut abruptly short by an enraged roar somewhere behind you, however, leaving your options somewhat limited.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:56 No.13081404
    >>13081329

    Oh god

    Moist drops on panties on Tau girls from deep space
    Bright silver metal for cold necron embrace
    Tyranid genestealers rape as they cling
    these are a few of my favourite things
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:58 No.13081419
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    >>13081404
    pic possibly related for you, anon?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)18:59 No.13081432
    >>13081403
    Alright, it sounds like the Firewarriors are loosing, so now is the time to follow the evacuation and decontanimantion scenario that a science facility such as this one undoubtedly has in case things go all pear shaped.
    What's the first thing we need to do?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:01 No.13081450
    >>13081403
    Again. Try to head further into the ducts, away from the Carnifex.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:02 No.13081452
    >>13081403
    That is not a good sound. I recommend we head away from the fire fight to safety. Do we remember anything about the layout of the facility?
    Also, what is our name?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:02 No.13081454
    >What's the first thing we need to do?

    Put our head between our legs and kiss our ass goodbye.

    Also, so 'hi' to Drone while we're down there.
    >> Magus O'Grady 12/08/10(Wed)19:03 No.13081469
    OK, for those just joining us:
    The main character of this quest is a Necron Scarab Drone, originally belonging to the Mistress, main character of the venerable and much-celebrated Tauquest. The drone awoke in a Tau science lab after attempting to examine its surroundings, the Fire caste advisors over-reacted and attempted to shit it down. A breach in the nearby tyrranid study lab allowed the drone to escape in the confusion and fuse with the spine of a panicked female Tau scientist after she scrambled into the safety of an air vent. She fell unconscious as the drone began uploading GreaterGood2-0.exe. That's where the quest left off yesterday, IIRC. The thread is still around.
    >> Princess Angelique Dominique 12/08/10(Wed)19:03 No.13081471
    Get away from the nids!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:04 No.13081475
    >>13081403
    Spinal trauma? Wait, what happened with that? Do we still move our legs? Are we injured? Also, more detailed background please. Which caste are we? Do we have anything in the way of arms training?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:04 No.13081479
    >>13081403
    Move deeper into the ducts. We'll certainly fare better against whatever may be lurking in here than we would against the Carnifex.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:04 No.13081480
    >>13081432
    >>13081432

    Such protocols probably involve escaping through actual doorways and such. With a tyranid flailing around out there it might not be the best course of action.

    Try to locate a vent or something to assess where we are in the building. Even though we don't know the layout of the ducts, seeing a room can help.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:05 No.13081485
    >>13081469
    I've got the thread right here!
    >>13058367
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:14 No.13081552
    Do we know where this vent leads? Is there anything around us that can be used as a weapon?
    >> Shas'o Tau'quest !!oRzT9pO4Q3p 12/08/10(Wed)19:14 No.13081556
    The ventilation system, quite naturally, runs the length and breadth of the structure, allowing for the circulation of air throughout the enormous body as if it were a living thing. The analogy seems apt given the nearly viral quality of the alien infestation tearing away at its heart, with teams of fire warriors acting like leukocytes.

    And, like any good disease, the alien creatures are as quick to spread as they are difficult to kill. As you delve deeper into the network of crawlways you can hear them closing in all around you. The prospect of being cornered by a beast like the one back in the lab is terrifying, but your breathing and pulse remain uncannily steady despite the icy grip in your belly.

    Roll 1d100.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:16 No.13081580
    >>13081475
    >spinal trauma?
    Read the end of the last thread. A necron drone grabbed us and jammed its probes into our spinal cord to interface with us. Presumably, it's consciousness is gradually merging with our own.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:17 No.13081588
    rolled 7 = 7

    >>13081556
    Rollan
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:18 No.13081607
    rolled 84 = 84

    >>13081556
    Oh mighty dice gods, please do not deliver us into the slavering fangs of a lurking grue.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:20 No.13081622
    >>13081588
    Good job nokoing. Now it doesn't count.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:20 No.13081624
    >>13081607

    You.

    You are not allowed to roll any more.

    I am sorry, you are cursed.
    >> Man with Hat 12/08/10(Wed)19:20 No.13081627
    rolled 80 = 80

    >>13081556
    Rollin' to discover and somehow operate crisis suit...
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:20 No.13081628
    rolled 7 = 7

    >>13081556
    Rolling
    >>13081580
    DO NOT WANT!
    Eeee! Now I have to figure out a way in character to become aware of that!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:20 No.13081629
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    >>13081588
    Oh dear...

    >mfw
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:22 No.13081660
    >>13081607
    rolled 84 = 84

    What horrors await us now?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:22 No.13081662
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    rolled 77 = 77

    >>13081588
    YOU!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:22 No.13081664
    >>13081588
    >>13081628
    wtf? Two sevens in four rolls?

    Well, at least it isn't nat 1...
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:23 No.13081679
    Shit my pants because if it just wasted an entire squad I'm fucked anyway.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:24 No.13081691
    >>13081664
    And neither of the sevens count, unless Shas decides to be generous and give us the noko'd one. By the way, we WANT low.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:24 No.13081692
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    rolled 34 = 34

    >>13081664
    NATURAL ONES ARE GOOD!
    WE WANT ONES!
    LOW IS GOOD
    HIGH IS BAD!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:25 No.13081703
    Well he didn't ask for an action along with that roll so it must be a environmental thing that we're reacting to
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:26 No.13081710
    rolled 47 = 47

    Also, remember people- first action to be seconded three times is generally the one Shas'o will pick as our preferred action
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:26 No.13081711
    >>13081692
    He means at least we didn't WASTE nat 1's
    >> Shas'o Tau'quest !!oRzT9pO4Q3p 12/08/10(Wed)19:28 No.13081734
    >>13081607

    Your flight is suddenly curtailed by a weight hits your back from an overhead vent, knocking the wind out of you and flattening you on the floor of the duct. Monstrously strong hands pin your arms and legs down, talons biting through your jumpsuit and drawing blood from the flesh beneath.

    The thing hisses cruelly. Roll 1d100 and declare an action.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:29 No.13081742
    rolled 37 = 37

    >>13081734
    Kick out with our hooved feet! Try and break the bastards grip!
    >> Shas'o R'myr !!J5+vjygjQuK 12/08/10(Wed)19:30 No.13081748
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    rolled 78 = 78

    >>13081734

    Attempt counter rape. I hope your body is ready.

    >types carals
    >> Princess Angelique Dominique 12/08/10(Wed)19:30 No.13081750
    rolled 89 = 89

    >>13081734
    Kick it and run away.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:31 No.13081754
    >>13081734
    So just for clarity, are we rolling low or high?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:31 No.13081759
    >>13081754
    We want to roll low
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:32 No.13081760
    rolled 84 = 84

    >>13081734
    We have hooves, right? Kick that chitinous motherfucker as hard as we can and squirm away!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:32 No.13081762
    Tau Quest is like Dark Heresy. Low is good, high is bad.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:33 No.13081772
    >>13081742
    This.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:34 No.13081775
    >>13081760
    >>13081750
    >>13081748
    >counter-rape
    >79
    Prepare your anus. No really, prepare it, we're about to get raped brutally.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:35 No.13081787
    >>13081775
    Corrective-rape in progress.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:39 No.13081831
    >>13081775
    >>13081787
    Maybe he'll only count the thirty seven?
    Also: seconding
    >>13081742
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:40 No.13081839
    >>13081775
    Notice how that one came after a different roll. Notice how the different, far more reasonable roll got more seconds and similar posts. The rape one isn't going to happen. Get over it.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:44 No.13081890
    >>13081742
    This.
    >> Shas'o Tau'quest !!oRzT9pO4Q3p 12/08/10(Wed)19:49 No.13081939
    >>13081742

    Your hoof connects with something solid, eliciting a howl of pain and rage from the alien. Its grip weakens for a moment, allowing you to scramble free.

    Roll 1d100
    >> Princess Angelique Dominique 12/08/10(Wed)19:50 No.13081949
    rolled 64 = 64

    >>13081939
    >> Ekoi !PpcsYfrVrw 12/08/10(Wed)19:50 No.13081950
    rolled 61 = 61

    SCRAMBLE FASTER AWAY TO SAFTY
    >> Ekoi !PpcsYfrVrw 12/08/10(Wed)19:50 No.13081957
    >>13081950
    ....Shit.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:51 No.13081969
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    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:51 No.13081973
    rolled 30 = 30

    >>13081939
    >>13081939
    GET OUT!
    Or, failing that
    KICK IT AGAIN!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:55 No.13082012
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    >>13081949
    >>13081950
    Lube-up, leetle tau-necron-gurl! It's time for a hot-Yazan-corrective-violating.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)19:56 No.13082016
    Shas, may we have a Fate Point, so we may be offered a reroll at your wish when shit is going really far south?

    ...Please?
    >> Shas'o Tau'quest !!oRzT9pO4Q3p 12/08/10(Wed)20:00 No.13082069
    >>13082016

    You may have one reroll this thread. Make it count.

    Three objections will overrule.
    >> Simean 12/08/10(Wed)20:01 No.13082083
    >>13082069
    So, Sir, what is our current outcome?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:01 No.13082085
    >>13082069
    Alright, thank you Shas'o
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:02 No.13082094
    Well, we didn't have to save someone's life who we endangered with roll, which makes me happy.

    ..... .... kinda hope that we can get some support from the drone who spined us.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:03 No.13082103
    >>13082012
    drawfaggotry! quick!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:04 No.13082118
    >>13082094
    Alas, I fear that the drone would probably view genestealer rape as an interesting opportunity to study tyranid behavior and anatomy.
    >> dice 1d100 Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:07 No.13082139
    rerollan
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:07 No.13082145
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    >>13082139
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:09 No.13082160
    >>13082118
    It would also want to protect it's host. It needs her to get out of this place
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:09 No.13082165
    >>13082139
    How about no. Save it for an 80 or 90 roll. We can take a 64.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:13 No.13082192
    >>13082139
    Nah, bro. Hold off on that reroll until we're facing certain death.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:13 No.13082197
    >>13081949
    This is not a big enough failure to be reroll worthy.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:13 No.13082198
    Save that reroll!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:15 No.13082212
    >>13082198
    >>13082197
    >>13082192
    >>13082165
    Well, even if he HAD rolled, that's more than the 3 needed to overturn it. We're good.
    >> αlpharius 12/08/10(Wed)20:18 No.13082233
    >>13082212
    I can see people trying to waste our reroll...
    Lets hope this does not happen.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:25 No.13082298
    So, what becomes of our unfortunate protagonist?

    Escape? Rape? Slow and hideous evisceration?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:30 No.13082352
    I wanna know if we'll be able to be Drone again, or if we're gonna merge sentience.

    OR if we're replacing HER sentience with a more controllable one.

    >sense, techie

    Why yes, I CAN sense techie
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:30 No.13082358
    So, I guess Shas had a heart attack or something?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:32 No.13082378
    >>13082358
    Either that or he's writing a really long and detailed rape scene...
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:35 No.13082415
    >>13082378
    >>13082358
    Shas made drones~
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:35 No.13082417
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    >>13082378
    >> Princess Angelique Dominique 12/08/10(Wed)20:36 No.13082427
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    Waiting for Shas...
    >> Shas'o Tau'quest !!oRzT9pO4Q3p 12/08/10(Wed)20:36 No.13082437
    The creature's hand - one of them, at least - closes on your ankle, yanking you back as you attempt to scramble away. As you're pulled back towards it, you get your first clear look at the thing, all fangs and chitinous carapace, its distended maw hanging wide open and a barbed proboscis extending from the underside of its tongue.

    Roll 1d100 and declare an action.
    >> Princess Angelique Dominique 12/08/10(Wed)20:39 No.13082468
    rolled 52 = 52

    >>13082437
    Kick again! ;_;
    >> Ekoi !PpcsYfrVrw 12/08/10(Wed)20:39 No.13082472
    rolled 63 = 63

    ESCAPE!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:39 No.13082477
    rolled 66 = 66

    >>13082437
    Stick our hand deep into its eye, and try to scoop0 out the brains.
    >> Ekoi !PpcsYfrVrw 12/08/10(Wed)20:40 No.13082478
    >>13082472
    ...I'm just going to stop rolling now...

    >Mathway gone
    Yes, indeed captcha.
    >> αlpharius 12/08/10(Wed)20:40 No.13082480
    >>13082437
    Attempt to break free of its grasp and escape.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:40 No.13082481
    rolled 39 = 39

    >>13082437
    Yank backwards with our foot- try to get the thing off balance!
    >> αlpharius 12/08/10(Wed)20:41 No.13082489
    >>13082480
    It seems I fail at remembering to roll dice...regardless, it seems it is not needed.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:41 No.13082493
    rolled 77 = 77

    >>13082437
    Scream like a little girl and apply hoof to creature's face.
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    >>13082437
    >>13082103

    Things are not looking too good.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:41 No.13082496
    It wouldn't be be Tau Quest without shit rolls.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:42 No.13082497
    >>13082468
    Second
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:42 No.13082500
    >>13082481
    Seconding this.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:43 No.13082509
    >>13082378
    >>13082437
    Indeed. SUCH a long and detailed post.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:44 No.13082516
    >>13082481
    THIS THIS THIS!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:45 No.13082521
    >>13082494
    OH WOW!
    FUCKING FANTASTIC WHOEVER DID THIS!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:46 No.13082540
    >>13082481 >20:40
    >>13082500 >20:42
    >>13082516 >20:44

    Suspect samefag
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:46 No.13082546
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    >>13082468
    About that violating...

    Well actually, we could at least lose it to a pretty-boy guardsman or something.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:46 No.13082547
    >>13082494
    Oh god, we're being raped by a hydralisk! D:
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:47 No.13082555
    >>13082540
    Yeah, right. Cause people wanting to go wiht the thing that has the best roll is so unlikely. Also, considering that you can post twice a minute, having an interval of 2 minutes each is pretty tame.
    >> Alpharius 12/08/10(Wed)20:48 No.13082563
    >>13082494
    Slayers of Sorrow, now in PDF
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:49 No.13082570
    >>13082555
    Well we don't get to pick which roll rolls first
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:50 No.13082578
    >>13082570
    It's the first consensus of 3. Or at least, that's how Shas did it last night.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:51 No.13082593
    >>13082546
    >>13082378
    >>13082547
    Rape? But we don't even have a vagina. :O
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:51 No.13082595
    >>13082578
    Not for rolls
    >> et cetera 12/08/10(Wed)20:52 No.13082604
    Wait.
    When did we start having TauQuest threads again.
    Why do I discover this just when I want to go to bed.
    ffff-
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:52 No.13082609
    >>13082595
    Well in that case then there's no reason to post "second" or "this" at all. So fucking stop it people, you're just pointlessly bumping and pushing us closer to the post limit.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:53 No.13082618
    >>13082593
    Didn't really stop fanon from making a Tau-Necron hybrid with a techpriestess girlfriend.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:53 No.13082619
    >>13082593
    Our host certainly does, and since we appear to be experiencing the world through her perspective...
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:54 No.13082624
    >>13082604
    Since monday

    Get on mibbit
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)20:59 No.13082689
    No no, for action rolls we decide
    First post to be seconded three times get picked usually, though shas'o reserves the right to fuck with us
    >> Shas'o Tau'quest !!oRzT9pO4Q3p 12/08/10(Wed)21:02 No.13082717
    rolled 82 = 82

    You continue to flail helplessly, although the alien seems inured to your struggles. Each blow glances off its armored brow, but you can't seem to dislodge it as its bears down.

    Calculating probability.
    >> Man with Hat 12/08/10(Wed)21:03 No.13082730
    rolled 23 = 23

    >>13082707
    Slam booth feet onto the venting hoping to collapse the area beneath it as it approaches.

    ROLLIN' FOR MAXIMUM EFFECT!!!!!!!!
    >throughput brocip
    I guess we have to put our brocip through it... it's like a bicep, but waaaay bro-er.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:04 No.13082742
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    >>13082717
    Oh boy, this is gonna be good, hope you got your tubes-tied!
    >> Man with Hat 12/08/10(Wed)21:04 No.13082749
    >>13082730
    Crap, see >>13082717

    No roll. Last one was good.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:05 No.13082752
    >>13082730
    That's... actually a reasonably sensible solution.

    /tg/, I'm impressed.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:05 No.13082754
    >>13082730
    Hopefully this!
    >> Man with Hat 12/08/10(Wed)21:06 No.13082766
    >>13082752
    Don't be impressed by /tg/... be impressed by the man with a hat.
    >> SirHat 12/08/10(Wed)21:07 No.13082778
    I concur with Man Hat
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:08 No.13082788
    >>13081377
    Intentionally is the operative word.
    If the sweet, beautiful siren song of the True Greater Good compelled us.. well, we would *have* to share it with our brother and sister Tau in the empire.
    >> Man with Hat 12/08/10(Wed)21:13 No.13082831
    >>13082788
    Making a valid point; a necron/tau/tyrannid hybrid could be potentially...

    devastating.

    Part hyper-evolved, part bionic/mechanical AND can still utilize Tau technology? Sounds like we should be losing on purpose.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:14 No.13082844
    >>13082831
    I welcome our new Taucronid overlords
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:15 No.13082859
    >>13082831
    This was my point earlier as both Simean and Arcturius.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:16 No.13082869
    >>13082831
    But how do we know this 'nid won't just rip out our internal organs and leave us bleeding to death in the ventilation duct?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:18 No.13082888
    >>13082869
    ...Because Nids dont leave organic matter behind? they eat.
    ANd eat.
    ANd EAT.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:18 No.13082889
    >>13082869
    Well if he does, then we take over the nid

    Jump to the stronger host
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:20 No.13082913
    >>13082788
    >>13082831
    >>13082844

    Scarab Drone Override: (For lulz) We present our rear and waggle our hindquarters invitingly to the tyranid, flaring our hormonal ducts to entice its mating frenzy.

    Scarab Drone Override (actual suggestion) Adrenaline (or Tau equivalent) Rush! Pump her full of chemicals and save our collective life!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:21 No.13082930
    Please do not let her get eaten PLEASE DO NOT LET HER GET EATEN
    (or raped for that matter)
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:22 No.13082949
    >>13082913
    For some reason "pump her full of chemicals" sounds so hot.

    Curse my bio major
    >> Shas'o Tau'quest !!oRzT9pO4Q3p 12/08/10(Wed)21:26 No.13082998
    rolled 19 = 19

    The alien lunges, its barbed tongue aimed toward your midsection but a shock at the base of your spine causes a spasm at the last moment, causing the implant attack to barely grace your ribs.

    Recoiling, the alien prepares for another attack - but its momentary hesitation allows you an attack of opportunity. Declare an action and roll 1d100.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:28 No.13083016
    rolled 64 = 64

    >>13082998
    Punch to face.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:28 No.13083026
    rolled 46 = 46

    >>13082998
    Oh fuck, got to beat 19!
    Leap to our heels, assume a fighting crouch, and
    HEAD BUTT THAT THING!
    Knock it on it's ass!
    >> I-C003-IN 12/08/10(Wed)21:28 No.13083032
    rolled 37 = 37

    ATTACK kick its head off!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:29 No.13083036
    rolled 55 = 55

    >>13083026
    This!
    >> Magus O'Grady 12/08/10(Wed)21:29 No.13083038
    rolled 65 = 65

    Activating tertiary drone systems. Route power conduits 7 through 42 to anti-grav drive. Angle all port/starboard rearward grav emitters towards organic hostile. Reverse polarity on side and front/side grav emitters, targeting shaft walls. Side emitters should limit effects of recoil on collective unit (so as not to violently propel organic component forward against solid object) while rearward emitters produce grav-bubble, repelling hostile. Initiate power spike, 95% maximum yield.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:30 No.13083050
    >>13083038
    You'll never post in time if you fluff it up so much
    >> Man with Hat 12/08/10(Wed)21:32 No.13083073
    rolled 66 = 66

    >>13082998 Redeclairing >>13082730

    If unable to for some reason, I guess ready an action to grab the barbed tongue?

    Rolling (again) for VICTORY... collapse that area of ventilation, bracing arms or something... or kick away support structures / pick up points.

    Otherwise, this is a fistfight with a tyrannid, which is stupid... and we should try and crawl away, because nothing else makes sense or is working.
    >> roll1x100 Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:33 No.13083087
    >>13082998
    Thanks for rollan for me, I cannot for the life of me figure it out. Trying now.

    Stomp it in the mouth, kick its fucking teeth in, shatter its tongue! Panicked hoofbeats! It can't bite us without teeth!

    I respectfully suggest from now on perhaps submitting and voting/choosing actions and then the OP rolls our selected action? This prevents multiple die rolls affecting our choices.
    >> Magus O'Grady 12/08/10(Wed)21:34 No.13083093
    >>13083050
    meh. He seems to take a while, so I figured it wouldn't hurt. Besides, that only took me about 96 seconds (proofreading, mostly. My 'M' key is wonky) to type out.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:35 No.13083100
    For the last time people!
    We're not playing as drone!
    We're playing as the Tau scientist Sar'a!
    Drone isn't active at this point, and it's meta to try and use his powers!
    >> αlpharius 12/08/10(Wed)21:35 No.13083109
    >>13083087
    Type
    >dice+1d100
    DO NOT USE noko, or the roll will not count.
    >> Magus O'Grady 12/08/10(Wed)21:36 No.13083116
    >>13083087
    goes in the email field, not the subject line. It's "dice+1d100" (no quotation marks). Takes a while to get used to, I know. I still derp on it sometimes.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:36 No.13083123
    >>13083100
    Who says we're not playing drone? Our decisions are being done by drone and translated to Sar'a
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:38 No.13083145
    >>13083123
    Perhaps it's like that Blue Beetle thingie, where the scarab, for the time being, does not intervene, but will later take over the tau.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:38 No.13083147
    >>13083100
    The original post seems to indicate that the drone's thoughts are at least partially merged with our own.

    It's not unreasonable to assume that the drone would involve itself when the life of its host was at stake.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:39 No.13083152
    >>13083123
    Now you're just being meta
    Until Shas'o says
    YOU ARE DRONE
    We should assume these actions are for Sar'a and Sar'a alone- and she has no memory or knowledge of Drone, or it being attached to her
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:40 No.13083165
    >>13083100
    I think it's fun and ok to be a little meta.. makes the storyteller/game master's job a little easier I think, and responsibly used it can be helpful. We might even suggest something that might delight everyone! Games are about having fun too, not just obeying rules.

    I think it's ok to tap the drone from time to time. It makes sense that it would act/react. And there are drawbacks; if the Tau gets suspicious that's bad news bears for the Drone.

    But I'm leaving anyway for sleepytime. Have fun everyone!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:41 No.13083184
    >>13083152
    We started this quest as drone and we'll finish it as drone. Just because we are attached to Sar'a and playing from her perspective is easier to RP doesn't mean we aren't still Drone#
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:43 No.13083206
    >>13083147
    Yes, but notice how everything has been done from the Tau's perspective. It seems like we really have no control over what Drone does, even if he is merged with the Tau. For tonight at least, it seems we are playing as the girl.

    Which is odd since when we ended last night Drone had apparently paralyzed her and rendered her unable to move, and we were supposed to be safe and have this session to interact with her, so..... yeah. Continuity is questionable at this point.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:44 No.13083218
    >>13083165
    You see this makes more sense.
    Also:
    >>13083206
    This anon speaks wisdom
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:45 No.13083233
    >>13083206
    Just means that we'll go first person whenever we take someone over
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:45 No.13083234
    >>13083206
    Could be an elaborate simulator that drone is inducing.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:47 No.13083266
    >>13083206
    I figured that was because we were interrupted by this rapacious tyranid before the drone could fully establish control over our Tau host.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:49 No.13083291
    >>13083233
    For the love of
    STOP IT
    Drone isn't taking anyone over!
    He doesn't work like that!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:51 No.13083323
    >>13083291
    Says you
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:53 No.13083334
    >>13083234
    I had in fact been considering that myself. Could be. Or Shas just decided to say "screw it" and go with ACTION.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:54 No.13083353
    >>13083334
    I think this has merit, though we wouldn't have to guess if Shas would clear it up.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:55 No.13083368
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    >> Shas'o Tau'quest !!oRzT9pO4Q3p 12/08/10(Wed)21:56 No.13083390
    You lash out with your arm, knuckles clenched to deliver a blow to the monster's temple when another spasm causes your arm to go numb. The momentum is enough to carry through the blow, but the force is dispersed as your hand convulses, fingers splayed.

    The aftershock runs down the inside of your forearm and diffuses across your palm as the blow veers off course, but somehow your uncontrolled attack finds purchase on the aliens lolling tongue. A burst of adrenaline and another erratic nerve impulse results in a vice-like grip on the slavering protrusion as you wrench back and tear the organ free from the beast's hideous mouth!

    It howls, violet ichor pouring from the gash in its face, off-balance by your sudden burst of violence. Wounded now, it's left itself open to an attack of opportunity.

    Declare an action and roll 1d100.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:58 No.13083414
    rolled 22 = 22

    >>13083390
    SPear out the eye!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:58 No.13083417
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    >>13083390
    OH FUCK EVIL HAND!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:58 No.13083422
    rolled 8 = 8

    >>13083390
    Kick it! As hard as we can!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:59 No.13083425
    >>13083414
    THIS WITH THE EVIL HAND
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:59 No.13083432
    >>13083414
    YES! Looks like I was too slow here >>13083422
    but still!!!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)21:59 No.13083435
    rolled 95 = 95

    >>13083390
    KICK IT IN THE REPRODUCTIVE GENITALLIA OR THEIR APPROXIMITE LOCATION!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:00 No.13083442
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    >>13083422
    >>13083414
    Ah, the dice gods smile on us at last!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:00 No.13083447
    >>13083435
    We just tore that off
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:00 No.13083452
    >>13083414
    Spear it with what?
    >>13083422
    This one!
    >> Man with Hat 12/08/10(Wed)22:01 No.13083461
    rolled 43 = 43

    >>13083390
    Stab under the chin with it's own barbed tongue thing... or thumbs in eyesockets, or foot to side of head, etc etc

    Rollin' low for tongue to BRAIN!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:01 No.13083466
    >>13083390
    Oh god what is up with our hand? As soon as this thing is dead, or too wounded to persue us any longer, we really need to check ourselves over.
    Maybe that spinal trauma did some nerve damage?
    Shit.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:01 No.13083469
    >>13083452
    With its own tongue! Spear it with its own tongue!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:01 No.13083470
    >>13083452
    With our demon hand, duh

    What else could a spear motion be done with when she doesn't even have a penis?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:02 No.13083471
    >>13083414
    This! Go for the eyes so we can escape!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:02 No.13083473
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    >>13083452
    Just grab the eye and yank it out!
    >> dice=1d100 Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:02 No.13083477
    >>13083390
    a tau girl acting like Ripley 8.

    of course.

    THIS THREAD IS FULL OF ANTIFLUFF RETARDATION AND I LIKE IT!

    Now that you're free, just gtfo.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:02 No.13083484
    >>13083466
    ...or Drone is controlling our actions. He's attached to our spine, after all.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:02 No.13083487
    >>13083469
    Ah, that makes sense!
    Yes, spear it with it's own ovipositer for delicious irony!
    >> Magus O'Grady 12/08/10(Wed)22:04 No.13083501
    rolled 14 = 14

    stab in eye with severed tongue-barb.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:04 No.13083505
    >>13083484
    ..... what drone? I don't remember taking any servo drones with us
    And why would they be attached to our spine? How would they be able to fly around?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:04 No.13083519
    >>13083484
    This anon knows what's up

    What did you people think the spasming was? it's Drone trying to keep Sar'a in one piece.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:05 No.13083527
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    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:06 No.13083533
    >>13083505
    you are and idiot
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:08 No.13083564
    >>13083505
    Did you miss the first thread, or are you just being REALLY in-character?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:09 No.13083587
    >>13083501

    Guys. Let's not pass this up.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:10 No.13083600
    >>13083564
    Reeealllly retarded and making shit up that Shas hasn't even hinted at to preserve his Waifu
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:12 No.13083629
    >>13083564
    I'm just being in character.
    >>13083600
    How do you figure? I'm not making anything up. I'm just going with what we've been told so far
    >> Shas'o Tau'quest !!oRzT9pO4Q3p 12/08/10(Wed)22:12 No.13083631
    While it chokes on its own blood, you pull back both legs and let loose a furious kick directly to the alien's gut - or whatever analog the monster possesses - sending it sputtering back in a spray of its own bile. Its arms lash out to balance, allowing it to land in a six-point stance but you're already upon it, scrambling head over hooves to close the distance before it can make another move.

    Its tongue is still clenched in your hand, the long barb of its implant ridged beneath the engorged flesh as you allow the severed member to spin freely in your open palm, snapping it up in an underhand grip. Like a flash, you drive the tumescence right into the monster's eye, piercing the soft flesh and penetrating its brain!

    The monster lets loose an ear-shattering scream as you give the member a twist for good measure, its arms and legs spasming wildly as you shred whatever grey matter it possesses. Finally, it falls to a twitching mass, no longer overtly aggressive but clearly too stupid to properly die.

    You calculate its current combat efficacy at .08 percent.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:15 No.13083664
    >>13083631
    >its current combat efficacy at .08 percent.
    ....
    Where the hell did that come from?
    Regardless, I think we should just put the damn thing out of its misery.
    ... Unless it will explode in a shower of acid or killer spores when it dies. then we should just leave it alone
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:15 No.13083668
    >>13083631
    Check ourself for injuries and contemplate how we suddenly found the resolve and physical fortitude to slay the beast.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:15 No.13083672
    >>13083631
    EAT ITS NECRODERMIS
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:16 No.13083694
    >>13083631
    Mary Sue mode: 80% activate.

    So, is the thing going on for today?
    >> Man with Hat 12/08/10(Wed)22:18 No.13083713
    rolled 67 = 67

    >>13083631
    See if we can rip off an sharp / spiky appendage to use as a REAL weapon next time... so this shit doesn't happen again.

    Then continue through venting.
    Order of operations:
    1) Find weapon / Armour
    2) Find other Tau, etc
    3) Find access codes (do we need them?)
    4) Get the flying FUCK out of here.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:18 No.13083718
    >>13083631
    Praise the greater good! It's dead!
    Man we are awesome!
    Alright, now, check ourself over for any physical injuries- cuts that should be binded, etc. If we can't fix anything, we should just hoof it (hah) and get to where we think we will be safest. Any planned meeting place or panic room? Armory?
    Also, try not to throw up from all the ichors and general combat rush.
    Remember, keep a cool head. Repeat something like the seventy seven mantras of the greater good to keep our minds focused
    >> Magus O'Grady 12/08/10(Wed)22:20 No.13083742
    rolled 39 = 39

    >>13083631
    Does former hostile possess insectile traits.
    If yes> Possibility extrapolation of hive mind sensing target's demise.
    If yes> Possibility extrapolation of pheromonal release marking all nearby surfaces as hostile

    Quick observation: Does target's viscera and spilled vital fluid possess caustic or hazardous properties as evidenced by effects on surrounding ductwork.

    Further observation: Has recent combat compromised integrity of ductwork?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:21 No.13083753
    I think we should finish taucronizing Sar'a

    These spasms are leading to something awesome
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:24 No.13083790
    >>13083753
    agreed.

    Also, i'm looking forward to a possible crossover with the previous tauquest. Interactions between her and Xeno might be interesting.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:25 No.13083808
    Examine the creature. Bind it in a way to render its combat effectiveness at 0%, and then do our best to fix it up.

    It is now a perfect opportunity to collect data.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:29 No.13083867
    >>13083808
    Careful- even a wolf without it's head can still bite
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:31 No.13083888
    >>13083867
    ...so, even a tyranid without its dick can still rape?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:32 No.13083904
    >>13083867
    No risk, no reward.
    FOR THE CTA-A-A-MISTRESS!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:34 No.13083929
    >>13083808
    Should we, the Drone, consider switching hosts from the Tau girl to the Tyranid?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:36 No.13083953
    >>13083929
    This Tyranid? Unkown. We have yet to collect enough data.

    If we remove the hive-node, and then return the Tyranid to its normal combat effectiveness, then most likely.

    But for now, unkown.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:37 No.13083962
    >>13083929
    The dead/dying tyranid?

    I think not

    We should find a freshers host to switch to, also only after we have fully converted Sar'a.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:37 No.13083972
    >>13083962
    yep, needz moar metal bitz.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:38 No.13083977
    >>13083929
    No.

    If our current host was able to kill the 'nid, it's probably too weak to make a viable host. Besides, our purposes are better served by having a host that's somewhat more appealing to other sentients
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:39 No.13083999
    >>13083977
    We will build a thrall army and Sar'a will be our first conquest.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:45 No.13084069
    >>13082494
    we are not taucron at the moment!
    just one of her several hundred 'daughters'
    >> Shas'o Tau'quest !!oRzT9pO4Q3p 12/08/10(Wed)22:47 No.13084095
    Your pulse slackens as the chemicals drain from your system, leaving you with a palpable sense of weakness. Slaying the monster took something out of you and like an engine that's run for too long, you find that you need a reprieve to cool down.

    The containment areas were located on lower decks so your best bet is to move - steathily, avoiding any further alien entanglements - towards the high ground. Due to the fairly standard layout, you have a reasonably good idea of where you can find a medical station to dress your wounds and fully take stock of your situation; and maybe find a fresh jumpsuit to replace the shredded, bloodstained rags you're currently wearing.

    With that in mind, you cast one last glance at the steaming carcass and begin to make your way up the vertical shaft it had emerged from.

    Drone Quest will continue.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:47 No.13084097
    >>13083999
    No! Bad drone!
    Bad !
    NO thralls!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:48 No.13084112
    >>13084097
    YES thralls, get of your white horse
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:51 No.13084148
    >>13084112
    What? Where is all this crying of moralfagottry coming from?
    No thralls! It violates the spirit of the greater good!
    >> Man with Hat 12/08/10(Wed)22:53 No.13084160
    rolled 69 = 69

    >>13084148
    But there are unconscious probings from the necron drone attached to our back...
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:53 No.13084167
    >>13083672
    That's a double entendre of some sort, isn't it?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:53 No.13084170
    >>13084148
    YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE GREATER GOOD IS

    IT ISN'T CHRISTIANITY, IT'S NOT THE MORAL GOOD, IT'S NOT WHAT'S RIGHT

    THE GREATER GOOD IS DOING WHAT'S NEEDED TO GET SHIT DONE FAST AND EFFECTIVELY
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:54 No.13084178
    >>13084148
    >It violates the spirit of the greater good!
    Certainly not!

    Look how much better off Sar'a is with the drone helping her. Surely, she would have been horribly raped and violated by that Tyranid without it. Can we really say we're serving the Greater Good if we deny our comrades that chance to share in these benefits?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:56 No.13084192
    >>13084178
    That's fine, but I'm drawing the line at mind raping or trying to override her personality.
    No Pariah style mindless slaves
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:57 No.13084204
    >>13084170
    Jeeze cool off man. All I was just saying that it isn't necessary to be so capricious with Sar'as life
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:57 No.13084210
    How do people not understand what the greater good is?

    The greater good is doing horrible evil shit for a better outcome. You don't dwell on the bad things you're doing because you're looking forward towards the brighter future.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:59 No.13084232
    >>13084148
    So, how much longer do you think Sar'a will be able to go about her life before she realized there's a horrible alien robot attached to her spine controlling her?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)22:59 No.13084233
    >>13084210
    This

    Repeat this mantra

    "The ends justify the means"
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    >>13084192
    So, are you saying, what, we should become like Kamen Rider?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:03 No.13084266
    >>13084210
    >>13084233
    Well, that's one way of looking at the greater good. But doesn't another way of looking at it mean that we should protect the greatest amount of individuals we can, regardless of the situation or the danger to ourselves?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:03 No.13084272
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    >>13084250
    maybe
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:05 No.13084297
    >>13084266
    No, that is not what it means. That is utilitarianism.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:08 No.13084338
    >>13084297
    No, I'm pretty sure that's what the Greater good means- it is pretty much a utilitarian philosophy when you get down to it.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:11 No.13084366
    >>13084338
    You go read through the tau fluff then come back and we'll talk.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:11 No.13084370
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    >>13084233
    So now Drone and Sar'a adopt a "man of steel" attitude?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:13 No.13084394
    >>13084266
    The argument could be made that an individual is legitimately better off being assimilated by the necrons. I mean, it's practically immortality.

    With such a reward, what is the cost of losing some measure of freedom?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:13 No.13084396
    >>13084250
    The insect-like Drone, first binding with the host when they were in imminent danger, defeating other insect-like monsters, fighting for the Greater Good...

    I think it works. NECRO-TAU RIDER!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:15 No.13084413
    >>13084370
    Damn, Stalin was pretty hot back then...

    What did Hitler look like as a young guy?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:15 No.13084424
    >>13084366
    No the Tau are very utilitarian
    Preference utilitarianism is a particular type of utilitarianism which defines the good to be maximized as the fulfillment of persons' preferences. Like any utilitarian theory, preference utilitarianism claims that the right thing to do is that which produces the best consequences; when defined in terms of preference satisfaction, the best consequences can include things other than pure hedonism, like reputation or rationality.


    Note that for sake of argument I'm using only one of the forms described, although there is evidence for that extreme end of the spectrum of utilitarianism of people dying for the greater good (aha!) in the Tau, reference "For the Emperor", Black Library.

    Of the two, the Tau lean far more toward the utilitarian philosophy, for the following reasons:

    1) They did not have a period before the current ideology of exploitation by a ruling class of those less well off than them.

    2) Their society is not "classless" as a rule. IT kind of is, but isnt. There are differing ranks within the castes (La, Ui, Vre, El, O) , which can correspond to classes (upper, middle,lower). In this way it compares to meritocracy, assuming promotion is based on skill rather than connections, the former of which makes more sense for the Tau.

    3) The greater good is an even more succinct version of the definition. The greatest good for the greatest number, in this case, in the Tau empire.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:17 No.13084444
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    >>13084413
    Honestly, not much better.

    But here, have young Vladmir Putin.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:20 No.13084467
    >>13084444
    I admit it, I would have gladly tapped dat underage russian ass.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:23 No.13084495
    >>13084424
    You know nothing about the Tau
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:28 No.13084551
    >tripfag posts a thread
    >DRAMA
    Well gee gol- whoa deja vu.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:29 No.13084561
    >>13084495
    No that's a pretty acurate description of how Tau society functions I think
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:31 No.13084583
    Shas'o, you are my lucky star.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:31 No.13084584
    I for one support the idea of becoming the TAUMEN RIDER!
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:34 No.13084610
    >>13084467

    Kid playing young Voldemort ain't bad either.
    >> Magus O'Grady 12/08/10(Wed)23:38 No.13084646
    >>13084551
    .... Someone didn't read the thread. Not a drop of drama, chief. interesting discussion on the nature of the greater good, and a nice installment of the quest, though. Someone needs to lurk more.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:39 No.13084649
    >>13084444

    Well. I now know what my next campaign will be. Are you a badass enough party of wizards to defeat FATHER FROST, the immortal russian wizard lord with power over the very elements?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:40 No.13084665
    >>13084649
    Don't you mean Rasputin?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:47 No.13084740
    >>13084665

    No I mean Ded moroz, a wicked and cruel sorceror who likes to freeze people and steals children in a giant sack until their parents bribe him with gifts. He's also apparently managed to become the Russian version of santa claus somehow.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:51 No.13084777
    >>13084665
    I saw Rasputin alive and well two years ago, but nobody ever believes me.
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:53 No.13084801
    >>13084777
    You sure it wasn't Alan Moore?
    >> Anonymous 12/08/10(Wed)23:56 No.13084832
    >>13084801
    They're the same guy.
    >> Anonymous 12/09/10(Thu)01:10 No.13085561
    >>13084832
    It all makes sense now
    >> Anonymous 12/09/10(Thu)09:38 No.13088945
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    >> Anonymous 12/09/10(Thu)11:14 No.13089684
    Is there any other TauQuest art?
    >> αlpharius 12/09/10(Thu)12:55 No.13090370
    >>13089684
    The easiest way to find the artwork is too look through the old quest threads.



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