Okay, of course we leave behind some of our power to help Delessa and the others protect themselves
So, do we have that list of people advantages and disadvantages?

aaand i'm extremely sleepy from that sudden absence of finals stress so i'll be closing my eyes for a little bit

What? COME BACK

(nah just joshing you OP, go to bed.)

>>13193771

huzzah a person. I am working on those lists. but for now, you have a force weapon but is there another one you want to take? Maybe a more powerful melee weapon for bigger enemies or some form of ranged weapon.

your allies might cover this but do keep it in mind.

>>13193811

its like 4:30pm my time. i'm just gonna close my eyes for a bit

>>13193824
Jeeze, armoury
Frack, frack frack
My heart says that a some form of ranged weaponry is called for here, not sure what though

>>13193477 pic

I want to squeeze it...

>>13193922

ok... Esme flies around with a force blade and glowing with white fire, right? She's like... Channeling the emperor's power or something, right?

Shouldn't she use a powerclaw? Like the emperor? If we're awesome enough we could probably just throw bolts of smiting or something.

>>13193979
I don't know, how well would a power claw stack up, seeing as how we've already have our force blade?
Hrmm, maybe we can ask for something from the eldar?

>>13194122
Pretty well if this is anything to go by :P

Also, it's good to see this quest back.

Voting florencia for retinue, on the grounds that we should probably seperate her and delessa.
Even if they don't try and kill each other, florencia is unlikely to react well to delessa being the one in charge of the defense.

>>13194399
Another quick point that I forgot, I seem to recall that we wanted to try and get florencia away from the twins.
If we are still atempting operation waifupocalypse with delessa, this is likely to be one of the last opportunities we will get to do this.

>>13194427
I agree

I think we need a ranged weapon
does Delessa's Bolt pistol still have those psychic bolts?
if it does, then take that

>>13194427
It's a little meta, but, hey, Florentia is good for SMITAN!
We should probably take someone with warp knowledge
Also.... should we maybe see if we can get Eldar weapons?

>>13194399
Hmm, seems the image failed to post...and I never noticed that it didn't post....
Anyway, another fellow who happend to use a force sword and a lightning claw.

>>13194503
Delessa may need that, there is still a battle going on after all.

>>13194587
We're an embodiement of the emperor's will, sticking to imperial tech is probably for the best.

>>13194786
Doesn't mean we can't take advantage of every opportunity we can get
So, Ranged weapons, yes/no?

>>13195189
Why not a lightning claw and a ranged weapon.
The force sword can be sheathed, after all.

you get to pick one more weapon. dont want to weigh her down too much. She can swing the sword in one hand and, while powerful, it doesn't have the punch of a claw.

you have no ranged weapon but those you pick for your party may have ranged weapons so you can take one or rely on your allies and while a ranged weapon (especially delessa's psybolts) would be devastating, its less reliable since the warp can get kinda fucky.

finishing up some prep for the quest and then i have to run several errands -_- but by god I will get this quest running again TONIGHT!

>>13196373
Huzzah!
Hrmm, well I suppose it all comes down to what our allies are equipped with.
I think that, considering the fact that most of our people are Melee, we should go Ranged, if only to balance it out
For a ranged weapon, I'd recommend inferno pistol- you can't go wrong with melta weapons

>>13196758
>>13196758
>you can't go wrong with melta weapons
Depends on the foes.
If we find ourselves bogged down in a protracted ranged battle, a melta pistol, with it's short range, won't help us.
I say plasma pistol. Good range, good punch, and Tha Emprah don't allow no fuckin overheat bullshit.

>>13196758
I disagree.
As OP pointed out, whilst powerfull, the force sword is not as powerfull as a lightning claw.
We are most deadly in close combat from what I understand, and ranged weapons will be temperamental in the warp.
As such, I think that we should stick with what we do best and take the lightning claw.
We ahve three slots available. We can afford to spend at least one of them on a ranged character.

well, if we decide on a power claw, we can grab the one that Filligree's not using.
What else does Florentia have besides her hammer? we could always hand her an inferno pistol or something.
who else are we going to take?

I'll be waiting for that list before making any decisions on armament.

>>13198149
We could potentially take galatea as well, as she is rather competent.
However, this would mean that delessa would be commanding the sisters without a cannonness to back up her authority.

Verity does not seem like a wise choice, as she is not very combat foccussed, and in an incursion into the warp, we can ill afford dead weight.
Tessa may be a good choice, I cannot remember off the top of my head what she specialises in however.
As for a third? I am really not sure.

>>13198290
Tessa is close combat focussed, if I remember correctly.

>>13198290
Taking Florencia over Galatea would have several advantages:
- Galatea remains on planet to support Delessa.
- We remove the twins from her influence.
- She might mellow a bit from being with Esme.
- Her preferences in weaponry are very close to Galateas.

>>13198348
She also has the bonus of having a history with esme and being devoted to her.

>>13198402
I agree with sending florencia, I was postulating on the merits of sending galattea as well.
To be homnest however, the visible benefits do not seem worthwhile given the trouble it would cause dellessa.

Untill we get a list of bonuses and drawbacks however, most of this is moot.

>>13198438
All we can do now is to wait until OP comes back.

>>13193477
Noticing that you change your name per chapter, will your name for the Delessa-Filigree epilogue/spin-off be "His Divine Comedy"?

ok back guys. got a bunch of stuff sorted out as well as the theme and framework finished just gotta type up character goods and bads. that wont take too long.

>>13198721

not sure what it will be. Thank you for the suggstion though :P

>>13198149
>>13197126

POWER claw has more brute power than your force blade. Filigree uses LIGHTNING claws which are no better than your force blade. they are just faster.

>>13198884
Ah. I assumed we were talking about lightning claws.
Speed is in some respects superior to power, and having another weapon of equal power to the already formidable force sword is not exactly a bad deal.

>>13198860
It is taking too long.

Ok, I'll be watching this tread, hopefully adding some acceptable narration.

>>13200951
Same
Also, I want to take the Farseer with us
Who else has a greater knowledge of the warp and how to fight then her?
except maybe the pain strider, of course

What about those repentia that were being held in reserve? Can we still use them?

Please, have some moe while we wait.

>>13203004

>>13203028

>>13202969
>>13203004
>>13203028
Don't, we have kept these threads going for days at atime, if you spam images, we will auto sage all the quicker.

Remember guys about necrobumping - bump, then delete post. It's that simple!

ugh good lord/... every time i try to write something i get pulled away or pass out. awake now. food then post. just need to write for the strider.

>>13202969
>>13203028
What are these from? Curiosity, is getting the better of me.

>>13203496
I must admit, I will find it ammusing if we get the option to take filigree. Nothing bad could possibly come of that decision after all :P
Taking the pain strider could be interesting from a story perspective as well. As could taking caramel.

>>13203604
The one with the guy in the tophat and cane is from Excalibur
the other is from something called invasion squid girls, I think?

>>13203646
>>13203604
The other one is from Shinryaku! Ika Musume.
First anime I liked in the last 10 years, surprisingly, I found out about this show right here on /tg/.

Remember though. These characters can also affect other things depending on how you use them. You are not required to take 3. The power you extend to them to protect them will be stronger with fewer but you want to get as many as possible to keep a variety of skills.

Characters

Tessa: Fiercely loyal and unafraid of death, Tessa will do all she can to protect you. You find her presence inspiring. You'd be very worried if she was hurt, however, and your combat would suffer. Her evicerator chainsword is loud and can attract lots of attention.

Verity: She can deal with a couple small enemies at most but is of almost no help against larger ones. She only carries a stubber(i think) and her power armor is not as good as the other sisters. she can treat injuries, however, so you don't have to waste energy healing minor ones.

Anna: Not an option because she's a vegetable. :'(

Galatea: Punches bloodthirsters. She knows no fear. She has slowed a bit in her old age but her tactics are unsurpassed. She can spot an enemy's weak point fairly quickly. She's been your Canoness for as long as you can remember. You strive to better yourself in combat when she's around but this makes your failures all the more bitter. (changes where the degrees of success and failure are placed)

Florencia: Scarier than Galatea. Her fury distracts her from the world around her, letting her ignore some injuries, but also making her a bit reckless. She is quick to judge and even quicker to smite. With a huge amount of jump pack and zero-G experience, she is far more mobile than the others. She can upset the other party members however, especially Filigree and the Pain Strider.

>>13203835

Sonja: Accuracy over brute force, Sonja and sniper rifles go hand in hand. A very calm and tactical thinker, she will be able to read the ebb and flow of the warp more easily than the others, protecting her shots from much of the warp fuckery. While she does inflict enormous damage, she is very vulnerable while shooting and has no crowd control abilities.

Elizabeth: Fire! Fire everywhere! this psychotic sister prefers her enemies blackened. Bombastic and obsessed, she will cover everything in promethium, including allies who get too close. Tactical placement can prevent this, but her twitchy personality can lead her to misinterpret a threat, or charge into a trap. Annihilates crowds completely and utterly.

Twins: both must be taken. The twins are efficient and deadly, they work off each other with skill, speed, and precision unmatched by any single entity and are quite skilled with their jump packs. The injury or death of one will most likely make the other useless.

Rodwen: As much as she hates humans, she hates chaos ten-fold. Her psykic support could turn the tide of battle in your favor. She holds no loyalty to you, but will save you if she must. This, however, does not extend to your allies.

Filigree: quick and cunning her speed will surpass a lot of what you fight. Her daemonic nature will give you an edge and may help with navigation. Her lack of armor may get her killed, and "Quizzy" would never forgive you for that. You must suppress your divine aura or risk burning her.

Pain Strider: Knows the warp better than Filigree. Her daemonic nature and knowledge is guaranteed to help with navigation. She is poor in combat and can't use weapons, however, it is very hard to kill her. You must suppress your divine aura or risk burning her.

Did I forget anyone?

Chloe and Frotran but I doubt they'd be much help

>>13203849
Evangela and Caramel?

>>13203849
What about caramel?


I'm thinking florencia, tessa and sonja.
Gives us some rather nice cc ability and a decent ranged specialist.

Or we could troll the hell out of florencia and take florencia, filligree and the pain strider.

>>13203028,
>>13203604
is from something called 'Soul Eater'. It's free on the yootoob, so I'm watching it. Not sure if I like it or not yet.

>>13203679
.... Squid-hat hair-tentacles loli. What.

>>13203835
Didn't Delessa equip Verity with a plasma pistol?

>>13203904
Florencia would probably melt a hole in the warp with all her rage.

Any word on those Repentia or that Inquisitor? (does anyone remember his name, by the way?)

>>13203891

Chloe: You will need to provide her with an extra layer of your divine aura to keep the warp from her mind, but her skills of detection are unsurpassed, even by the farseer. She can spot danger or a trap a mile away. (the sisters would probably also be willing to give her some armor)

Fortran: While not much in combat, she was trained to deal with xeno and warp tech as well as ancient tech. She can easily hack or destroy any machines encountered provided you can keep her out of combat.

(there will be several places where you'll have the option to switch someone out if they are hurt or something. I can do this because the warp is fucky like that and because this chapter is really really hard)

Banshee Exarch?

>>13203921
Just as planned.

>>13203932
The inquisitor got skewered by miriael. If he is still alive, he isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

>>13203917
>Squid-hat hair-tentacles loli.

If the Japanese knew the English name for spongebob, that'd probably be her name.

>>13203898

Evangela: A living saint, you'd need to provide little divine protection to keep the warp away from her. Skilled and fairly quick, she has both a close combat weapon and a standard flamer. (the equivalent of) Enemies can spot her enormous shimmering wings from a mile away compromising most stealth tactics at your disposal.

Caramel: Those who are deceived by her name are in for a rude surprise. Fierce in combat, her power sword and sonic pistol can tear through enemies like tissue paper. Her jump pack is several times more powerful than the sisters, making her the ideal scout. She is stubborn and if a situation arises where one person may be killed, she will jump at the chance before anyone else has a chance to volunteer. The demon's seal inside her isn't perfect. extremely strong warp energies may awaken it, causing you further problems.

Yes, Fortran repaired Caramel's jump pack. or is repairing...

>>13203932

The inquisitor didn't make it which is bad for delessa when she has to explain what happened.

>>13204036
Damn, I was sure he was going to pull through

>>13204049
Seconded.
>>13204036
Damn, so Verity and the other sisters couldn't save him? The last thing I remember reading about him was that they were busy medicating him.

>>13203918

Did she? Then Verity has a plasma pistol. Doesn't improve her accuracy any though.

>>13203938

If you want her as an option...

Banshee Exarch: You know little about her abilities. She shares many of the same problems as rodwen does, and is far more loyal to Delessa than to you. Quick and deadly, her sword can tear through waves of both weak and powerful enemies, and her scream can stun everything in the vacinity, including you.

So, wait where exactly are we going? Any idea on what we can expect?

>>13204076
Agreed, can Chloe give us a preview of what we'll have to face?

>>13204076
You know, just a quick friendly jaunt into the warp. Nothing to serious.

>>13204092
But.. what exactly is the warp? I always imagined it to be a boiling sea of emotions and raw psykic energy

>>13203935
If we can switch our teammates at certain places, I'd recommend to start with some kind of recon detachment.

Caramel and Sonja. Undecided about adding Chloe.

>>13204065
>>13204049

I *think* he didn't make it... you guys... making me check my notes over and over...

I have "mortal daemonic wound" down (he rolled a 17 >_>) so if he's not dead yet he will be soon Esme can't heal a wound like that.

Also, how the fuck do you guys always roll so high?

>>13204107
Thats about right. Doesn't mean the warp is empty however.
And this planet is being pulled into the warp as well.

>>13204136
Can we put him into a stasis field with the combined abilities of the surviving psykers?

Anything the Farseer, Strider or Filigree might do to help?

>>13204136
Just lucky I guess. Also Esme can't heal Deamonic weaponry inflicted wounds? Shit

>>13204107

it depends on where you are in the warp. The realms of chaos are raw emotions but the rest of the warp is a sea of unstable, undulating energy. You know nothing about this chaos god. and he's far from the realms of chaos.

Also, the chaos god will not know about you specifically until it wakes up more. The more you disturb, the faster it will wake up. Some stealth is a good idea, at least at first.

Anyway to unvegetable Anna?

>>13204154

Daemon weapon inflicted wounds she can but if they start to fester... it takes a lot of psykers and a lot of holy energy to get rid of that. Esme could probably save him but thats a good chunk of power right there. Your choice though

>>13204152

Yes. Just tell them to do that and they will. Whoever makes the stasis field (*coughwarlockscough*) needs to stay there to maintain it.

>>13204193

It would take awhile but she may become available later if you have the available psykers (rodwen, warlocks, chloe, delessa, filigree) work on her while you fight.

Cant maintain inquisitor stasis field if you do that though. and it may compromise defense of the building.

I guess Delessa could hold the inquisitor in a stasis field too.

Alright, alright, let's focus on our outfight for the moment.
I recommend that we bring the pain strider, Sonja, and Caramel for the initial scouting, and that we bring a ranged weapon

>>13204230
So it's impossible to maintain the inquisitor's stasis field with the warlocks and have Chloe work on Anna?

Ah, indecision!
why am I having Mass Effect two flashbacks?

>>13204293
This is assuming that we can get back easily.
We don't know what we will find on the other side, even if we are trying to be stealthy, having a heavy hitter may not be a bad idea.

>>13204329
Aren't we a heavy hitter?
Shit, we should really
>Look: stats
before making decisions

>>13204297

One psyker wont do anything to help anna. Delessa can maintain a stasis field. She can heal the Inquisitor Alexander Littner if you want to burn up all her power again.

>>13204343
Well, in that case I would suggest throwing them both into the same stasis field. That could save the inquisitor and I think it won't hurt Anna, maybe spare her some pain if she's currently suffering.

>>13204343
To be honest, we did play delessa as rather reckless, so I wouldn't be surprised if we did end up having her burn off all her power again.
And regardless, delessa has all the sisters with her, she should be able to deal with having reduced psychic ability.

>>13204339

you are a jack of all trades. you have limited range psykic bolts, one hell of a weird holy relic force blade thing. and general psykic abilities.

taking a weapon will make you lean one way or another.

>>13204376

saving the lord will make him pickable later.

TOO MANY VARIABLES- MUST CONCENTRATE ON PICKING TEAM MATES BEFORE BRAIN EXPLODES

I think we can all agree that we're probably taking the warp strider, right?

>>13204405
Versatility is always usefull.

I say we save the lord, if nothing else, having another inquisitor to back up delessa should help.

>>13204426
The only thing he managed to do was agitate the pain strider and get impaled on Miriael's sword.
He hasn't been a bastion of usefulness.

>>13204490
True, but he is liked by evangela. And by saving him we potentially increase delessa's reputation with the sisters.
And given that delessa has been put in command, I think that we want the sisters to respect her as much as possible.
And saving the inquisitor lord may be a means of helping this endeavour.

>>13204490

Think about it though. If we win during this chapter, Delessa will only have the sisters to back her up in explaining whats going on. While they may be useful and such, explaining the death of a high ranked inquisitor would suck. We may find ourselves being investigated more closely that we would like... How would it look if we saved him though?

>>13204519
>>13204512
Would Delessa spend her energy or Esme?

>>13204539

I say have Delessa do it before things get any worse.

>>13204557
I'd say Esme, seeing as how we want to avoid conflict for the first part of our mission and it wouldn't make sense for Delessa to be infused with the powers of the holy throne only to blow it all five minutes later

Ok lets get picking

Everyone pick

Party:

Heal Inqusitor Y/N:

If yes then Delessa/Esme:

If no then Stasis Field Y/N:

If yes then with who Warlocks/Delessa:

Try to fix anna Y/N:

If yes then how many are you using to try Delessa/warlocks/Chloe/Filigree:

brb

>>13204582
If delessa does it, she may gain more respect from the sisters. It may also help with regards to evangela, who doesn't really like delessa that much.
Delessa may have the blessing of esme, but respect for her judgement will be more usefull in the long run for mounting an effective defense.

Party: Caramel, Pain Strider

Heal Inqusitor Y/N: Y

If yes then Delessa/Esme: Delessa

Try to fix anna Y/N: Undecided

>>13204599
Party: Assuming we can change at a later date without that much hassle.
Pain Strider, Galatea and caramel.

Assuming that we can't change easily.
Florencia, Sonja, Tessa.

Heal Inquisitor: Delessa.
Fix Anna: Warlocks, Chloe.

also. forgot to ask if you wanted an extra weapon.

>>13204758

Possibly. What can we choose from?

>>13204782

There are a ton of both dead sisters and extra weapons in the area. other than really REALLY rare shit (like the sollex blade. Filigree still has the pieces btw.) you have a choice of pretty much anything.

>>13204804
>Filigree still has the pieces btw.
>hint hint

Ok, get Fortran working on repairing/reconstructing that blade.

>>13204880

Fortran can also work on tybalt

>>13204665
I'd say we should leave Galatea behind so we don't have to strain our power so much. We're already leaving some of it behind to guard the others.

>>13205157
Alright, he's next on the queue after the blade.

>>13204804
If there's a psycannon around, take it. If not, did the inquisitor lord drop anything interesting?

>>13204599
Party of three right?
If so: Sonja, pain strider, Caramel. If two, then just Sonja and the Pain strider
Heal Inquisitor: Y
Esme
Help Anna: Y
Chloe/Filigree

Also! My vote- Fortran works on repairing sollex blade
Esme takes with her either a shuriken pistol or a melta weapon of some sort

>>13205868
What? How can Delessa heal the Inquisitor Alexander AND Anna?

>>13205907
Sorry, seems my brain is trying to tell me to go to bed.

hold on everyone. Havn't been to my GW in forever and there is some cool stuff going down. I'll be back later

I suggest making a new thread to decide what to take etc in so we dont end up autosaging this one. Just keep it bumped until i'm back.

bump
any word on the debate thread?
If not I'll just make my own

Bump

I live again.

Also, my local GW shop owner was preaching heresy the entire time. made me sad

>>13210771
Anything in particular that was heretical? :P

>>13210935

preaching about the legend of the starchild

From what I can tell it seems like you want to take Caramel, The Pain Strider, and either Galatea or Sonja. You guys are leaning toward Sonja though.

You want Delessa to heal the inqusitor lord

And we can assume the other available psykers work on anna when they have down time.

Power Claw seems to have most votes as far as weapons go.

That set-up seems fine to me. Additionally, could we have Fortran work on the Sollex blade, and then our poor puppy?

>>13210981
Aaah. I can see the problem, given that it was ammusinlgy retconned in to being a tzeentchian plot.
Those novels were an interesting view into the fall from grace of an inquisitor. Draco was most definately renegade by the end of it.

>>13211205

theres an entire chapter of renegade space marines who believe it.

we've past 100 posts already. start making your replies. lets get going. come on ppl.

wow im already getting tired you guys. come on lets get rolling.

>>13211932
"Sonja, Caramel, and the Pain Strider. Please step forward. My dear sisters and...ally, I must ask you to take a terrible risk. Will you join me in finding this foul beast in the warp?"
As the two sisters step forward, I gently touch their pauldrons and bestow my blessing. To the Pain Strider, I just give a nod.
I look longingly to Tessa, and say "I want nothing more than to take you with me, but I would not be able to focus on the mission, and I need you to bolster the faith of our remaining sisters. I will come back for you."
*I believe a small gesture of love is in order here for our poor waifu*
Finally, I turn to Delessa. "I have replenished your powers, though I am afraid that I must ask you to drain them once more. Please heal the inquisitor lord, he is a powerful ally, and may prove crucial in the coming darkness."
I take the power claw that Filigree had discarded earlier and place it on my hand.
With this last detail covered, I lead the sisters in prayer, knowing that this may be the last time that I may see them.

>>13210981
>>13211205

Problem?

>>13211144

“Sisters! Today we try the impossible. It has never been attempted before to prevent the birth of a new god of chaos. For all I know, nobody even had the chance before! So rejoice in the knowledge that the Emperor has granted us the chance to prove our worth to the whole universe! Praise Him that He has judged us worthy to be given this chance! Praise Him for giving us the means to avert this disaster!”
“In but a few short moments we will prepare for the first step in preventing another age of strife. I know all of you are more than willing to see this mission through. In all your faces I can see the desire to lay down your lives to save this holy world in the name of the Emperor. But we still need to think tactically. We have little idea what awaits us in the warp during these perilous times. I can sadly take only three of you with me, so I will choose those most suited for scouting unknown and dangerous terrain.”

Move towards Sister Sonja. Lay our hands on both her pauldrons.
“Sister Sonja! You have gained renown for using the swift mind the Emperor bestowed upon you to analyse the flow of battle. Like the Emperor's fist you smash the enemy's weakest link to make the whole crumble. It would be an honour for me to have you to be part of our first sortie into the warp.”

>>13214822

Move on to Sister Caramel. Strip the heraldry of chaos from her armour. Carefully place our hands where those icons have been. (It would be very nice if we could bleach an Imperial eagle into her armour. If possible in those places where the signs of chaos have been.
“Caramel! You have proven beyond a doubt the faith of each sister of the Adeptus Sororitas. I am awed by your devotion to serve after everything that has happened to you. On holy Terra the Emperor has endured for ten millennia. Today, you have proven that His sacrifice has inspired you beyond the will of a mere subject of His. Like him, you endure for the survival of man. Cast off your doubts. See that the Emperor has blessed you, by granting you the willpower to resister where anybody else would have fallen. Do not squander the second chance bestowed upon you.
Caramel, I would be more than honoured to call you my Sister of Battle. Do you accept?”

Continue to our last companion. The pain strider. We should turn down our aura before getting close to her. (She should really get a name).
“I do not know your name. You do not serve the Emperor. Yet you wish to prevent what is to come as much as we do.
You haven't hurt any of sisters – that is why you still live.
You have saved innocents from being devoured by chaos – that is why you amongst us.
We need a guide to navigate through the warp and warn us of any possible treacheries and hidden dangers created by the sleeping god. Although your motivation isn't ours, we strive for the same goal. I won't call you my sister but I would be honoured to call you my comrade in arms.”

>>13214828

A few more minutes around here won't make or break our mission.
We should continue to walk around the crowd, and place our hands on their weapon (if they don't malfunction from it) and one of their pauldrons. Marking them as a sister who fought and survived at least the original invasion of Ophelia VII.
“Even if you don't accompany me into the warp, know that this place must be held. You must stay alive as your faith in Him is the only thing holding the darkness beneath us at bay. I will return as the situation permits to grant my companions rest and regain my strength.”

When we reach Delessa:
“Inquisitor, I must once again ask you for a favour. Lord Inquisitor Alexander Littner won't survive the daemonic wound inflicted upon him much longer. It will force you to use almost all of your power but I think, no – I KNOW – that his survival is of essence to our own.”
Nod towards her and as she turns place a hand on her shoulder.
“And grant yourself some rest afterwards. You're no use to the Emperor if you are to tired to think.”
Smile.
“Say, do you have Eldar soul stones on your person? There's some kind of psychic energy around you I can't put my finger on.”

>>13214837

Call the Farseer, the warlock council and Chloe to us.
“You know that sister Anna's mind has been mauled by the forces of chaos. A single psyker, except of such powers as our Immortal Emperor or, for you xenoi, your own ancient guide Eldrad Ulthran , is unable to heal her. Farseer, I would ask you to have your warlocks work together with Chloe on helping Anna. Although a potent psyker herself, she lacks the refinement only centuries of rigid training and discipline can bring forth. In addition to this I require you to watch over this last redoubt while the other psykers are either spent or distracted by their work.”
Take the Farseer aside as the others are moving to begin their duties.
“I know our people very often don't see eye to eye. I think it's an insult to most of our respective kind to even imply that such a thing might be possible.” Stop for a moment, show her that this is hard for you. “Just once, I'd like to thank you for the aide you rendered. So just this once, let the ignorant children thank you.” Nod towards Delessa. “I think she has something for you. It is not much but all we could do in this situation to show our gratitude.”

Now that almost everything we could do to prepare is done, we pick up the claw Filigree dropped.
We inspect it a bit. Considering the incredible actions this claw has witnessed within the last few days we check if any of Filigrees nature has begun to warp it. If so, we try to combine the effects of her mostly benign daemonic corruption with our holy aura, forging a kind of weapon never seen before. (Please?)

>>13214841

Checking our equipment we decide to pay respects to the only surviving member of the machine cult.
“Your name is Fortran, right? Remember, you are probably the only surviving member of the Adeptus Mechanicus on this planet. I know the Ecclisiarchy and the priesthood of Mars often have their difficulties but let me tell you, I am very glad you managed to survive.”
Place a hand on an armoured part of her. Yes, even the tech priest gets bleached.
“I know at least a Sollex blade and a cyber mastiff need emergency repairs. I'm sure there are other machine spirits in need around here as well. However, before you begin your work and I descend into the warp.... Fortran, would you be so kind and bless the weaponry and armour of my companions and myself together with me?”

Move towards where we want to open a portal into the warp. Bid the Canonesses over.
“Canoness Galatea, Canoness Florencia. The first part of the mission before me requires stealth and trickery. Your devotion to the Emperor is a flawless as anybody's in these halls, your righteous fury does however surpass that of almost every sister, only two others coming close to yours. Your faith would shine like a beacon in the immaterium, attracting the unconscious attention of the sleeping god, hastening his rise.”
Instead of touching their pauldrons we touch the armour over their hearts.
”Both of you are unyielding pillars of faith. You have guided your sisters through the darkness for decades – employing different methods but never faltering in your devotion to Him. Allow me and the other sisters to bask in the light of your faith one last time. Please, grant us what could be the last selfish indulgence in our lives before we rest in His arms.”
Take our hands off their armour and drop to our knee.
“Would you be willing to lead us in prayer before we depart?”

>Anything to add?

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And forget her name, or was that just an anon? If that was an anon, wow. I don't know what to add except well done

>was dragged rudely out of bed

>returns from errands hungry and in a bad mood

>sees huge-ass reply

>jaw hits floor

I love you guys. you just earned yourself a permanent +1 modification and we're still picking our party.

>>13217804
Really? Thats brilliant. We're off to a good start already.

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Anon, I am in awe.

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Dear Emprah, and I thought my write-faggotry on the picks was long. Well done sir/madame/robot, you put my post to shame.

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At your touch Sonja seems to glow faintly, the imperfections on her armor dissolving, the damage repairing itself. The paint on the pauldron you touched cracked and flaked off, leaving the fleur de lys bright against a silver backing. She sank to one knee, bowing her head, unable to meet your gaze. "The honor is mine... Exalted Martyr..."

Sister Caramel fell to her knees before you got to her, trembling. She flinched as you placed your hands on her, smoke rising from the simple contact. Her armor seemed to waver in reality as your presence combated its corrupt nature. "This is more than I could have ever asked for. I will not let us fail!"

Her skin was burned when you took your hand away, the palm of your glove burned into her armor on the opposite side. She didn't seem phased by it though, standing quickly and preping her weapons

The pain strider looked away from you, scowling a little. She relaxed a fraction when you turned down your aura. "Eden... My name is Eden." She sighed. "Fine... The enemy of my enemy is my friend. I will help you. You need me to breach into the warp in the first place anyway."

You nod to her and begin moving around the room, laying one hand on the right pauldron of each sister, the paint cracking and chipping off. You left their weapons glowing with power.

Even Evangela kneeled before you, her own divine aura growing in power at your touch.

Finally you arrived at Tessa who was doing her best not to look disappointed. She cut you off before you could speak, giving you a tight hug. "I swear... If you don't come back I'll..." You pull back and silence her with a smile, her pauldrons, the backs of her gauntlets and her shin guards bleached by your embrace. You channeled you power into her chain sword, the teeth heating until they glowed white-blue. "Stay safe." you kiss her on the forehead.

>captcha judgmt ishere

>>13218436

You look for Delessa but she is already working to heal Alexander, Filigree kneeling by her side, talking away, disrupting her concentration.

You walk up to Chloe and gently lead her over to the farseer, several of her anti-perils implants humming to life from the sudden power surge your touch created, though it was unnecessary. You gesture over to Anna, explaining the situation. Chloe runs over right away, still awed from your touch. The farseer seemed more hesitant, finally sighing and joining Chloe, the warlocks in tow.

You gaze around, walking up to the lightning claws dropped by filigree. You picked them up, examining them. The daemonette in question looked up, trotting over timidly. "Delessa gave me those." Your aura didn't seem to bother her too much. Probably because her daemonic nature was so well sealed. She pointed to the alter. "There's a few relic weapons behind there. I found them when I was looking for food."

You hand her her weapons back and climb the alter. Looking around, you find several weapons in disrepair, including a very unique looking power claw. You select this, attaching the components over your left gauntlet, the weapon bleaching itself, the mechanical components inside humming to life.

>>13218454

Fortran was almost instantly at your side, opening the weapon, pulling out a soldering iron. She got to work, barely flinching as your touch purified and cleaned her mechanical components. "I would be honored to work on such a rare and valuable weapon. Provided someone is willing to get the broken pieces out of the daemonette's hand." She shut your power claw, nodding in satisfaction before heading toward Filigree.

Both Canonesses fell to their knees as you approached. It felt a little backwards having the person who had been your mentor and parental figure for so long fall to worship at your presence. You kneel down in front of them, touching the armor over their hearts. The paint on both their pauldrons and down around their collar bone is removed, their armor repairing and shining like new.

At your request, both women glanced at each other, slowly rising to their feet. The spoke quietly for a few moments before deciding on simply reciting the Fede Imperialis. It took moments to gather all the sisters, the ancient words shaking the very foundations of the building. The darkness felt further when the prayer had finished, strengthening the resolve of those present, save Eden and Filigree of course.

>Captcha Impsble crusaad

>>13218462
Sounds like captcha is challenging us already.

>>13218462
I turn to the pain strider, Eden, eyeing her up careful.
"Alright," I say, hands clenching in anticipation, "where do we go from here?"

>>13218462
>That 2000 characters limit is a bitch, isn't it?

"Thank you." Close our eyes, this is going to be the last moment of peace we're going to have for a while.
"Now, let us stop the unstoppable."

>>13218462
Hrmm, anyway to get those bits out of Filigrees hand? Ah, not our problem at the moment.
"Thank you, all of you. If we fail today, no one will remember us- but should we succeed, no one will ever forget. "

>>13218801
I'm sure Verity will be able to do that. Extracting those shards is more on the mechanical side of medicine she's used to as a combat medic.

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>>13218462
As the prayer ends, you let the silence hang for a moment.
Finally, you raise your head and look at each of the women arrayed before you.
"Truly are we blessed, to be given such an oppurtunity to prove ourselves to the Emperor. To stop the birth of a Chaos god, truly that is a chance to prove our worth."
"I need all of you to hold this position. Do not falter. Do not give in to doubt. By keeping this area stable and resisting the encroachment of the warp, you are doing a great and mighty task. Keep this area stable that I may come back. Trust your sisters, trust in me, and trust the Emperor. Ave Imperator."
I turn to Eden, and give a wan smile,"Shall we get started?"

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Thank you. It's a bit rushed in places because I didn't know how much time I had before op's next post, but I am glad you liked it despite its flaws.
And with that I'm off to bed, although I'll try keeping my fingers crossed for our rolls tonight.

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Eden bows her head and wraps her arms around you, sonja, and Caramel, her joints popping as they stretched. "This will feel weird. I ask that you do not struggle."

You are overwhelmed with a sense of vertigo as you are pulled into the warp.

When your senses settled, you looked around. Yellow lightning arced across the sky, chunks of scorched and bleeding earth drifting through the endless void of lurching colors. There was the howling of wind all around you, though you felt no breeze. Beneath the sound of the maelstrom you could hear the sounds of spoken words. Chanting in the language of chaos.

The ground beneath your feet was shiny like obsidian, strange red plants sprouting from cracks. off in the distance you could see a looming black mass, neither fluid nor gaseous, slowly drifting toward you.

Sonja and Caramel climb to their feet next to you, glowing with your protective aura. The pain strider was already scouting out the area. "We need to drift from one mass of rock to the next and use them for cover. There are a lot of daemons scattered around. You should kill them now before they can cause trouble."

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>>13222541
Ask Eden if she has any idea of what we might run into.
Ask Caramel if she can reach the closest rock mass. If she can, then have her check to see if it is secure while sonja covers her. If there are demons, then we can move in to support her.
If she cant then we go ourselves, while sonja covers us
we should kill any of the weaker demons we come across, but avoid engaging the larger ones unless we can kill it quickly.

>>13224954
>unless we can kill them quickly
i should have checked my spelling on that

OP, can Eden drag us back to the Materium if things get too hectic?

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>>13224954
Looks pretty good actually.

Maybe we should all chant something while we're in this particular hell, just to piss them off/protect ourselves?

>>13222541

First thing we have to do is making sure that everyone was able to make the jump into the warp without any complications.
“Sonja, Caramel. Are you feeling well?”


Responding to the Eden:
“Do you think killing them wouldn't hasten the sleeping gods awakening? I would prefer to avoid doing anything that could upset the warp's balance in this area. By the way, where should we go anyway?”

Considering the idea of having to drift from one rock to another:
“Caramel, could we hang on to you as you use your jetpack? I dislike the idea of slowly drifting from one of these platforms to another.”

>>13222541
>strange red plants sprouting from cracks
"Hmmmm... Eden, anything you could tell me about these?"

>>13222541
"Do you think there's anyway to kill these deamons without drawing the slumbering gods attention?"
Can we see any of them yet? What do they look like? Perhaps that can clue us into this gods specialty.
"Sonja, do you think you can scope and drop these abominations without drawing too much attention to ourselves or our position?"
"Caramel, how are you feeling? Do you think you're up for some scouting? If you can't carry us, it'll be a good idea to get an idea if there is any pattern to the movement of these islands and the location of any deamons nearby."

>>13225965
I wouldn't suggest chanting - right now we're trying to stay low on the radar.
"Eden- you're the one with most expertise in this field. What can we expect from this point out?"

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Eden shook her head, gesturing to the plants. "Rule of thumb. If you don't know what it is, stay away from it, though I'd imagine that if they were the tentacles of a rock-dwelling monster that Esme's aura would have burnt it to a crisp by now."

She went prone, looking over the edge of the rock. "These daemons... I ran across a few when I tried to return to the palace. They're like hives. If they detect a threat they scream and swarms of... Something crawl out of that honeycombed skin of theirs. I'm fairly certain the stings are meant to kill but seeing as I'm rather durable and the fact that it didn't hurt nearly as bad as one of Slaanesh's games on a bad day I managed to get away pretty easily. They don't have eyes but rather detect vibratory patterns in the warp. Like speech and footsteps. We can get by them if we're real quiet but I wouldn't suggest trying. A gunshot most likely wont set them off provided your far enough away. There's a lot of thunder in this area..."

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You glance around and spot one drifting lazily some distance away. It was very squat and fat with enormous, three fingered arms and stubby legs. On the end of each finger was a scythe like talon. It had no visible eyes or ears. Only a vertical slit mouth filled with rows and rows of jagged irregular teeth. Of course it was full of holes, small creatures drifting lazily around it. It hopped forward on its knuckles, doing a handstand and pushing off into space, landing on another chunk of land, hobbling and hopping around comically.

Caramel shook her head when you asked about her jetpack. "It would destabilize me far too much."

The pain strider glanced at you. "While the Realms of Chaos have set rules, and I use the term loosely, of gravity and inertia, the areas of the warp outside such realms are very different. Thought and action propel you..." She let her voice fade upon seeing Sonja and Caramel's lost expressions. "Kick off hard and focus your mind on where you want to go... And try not to land on your face."

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"Good to know. Which way are we headed?" I ask Eden. Is this reminiscent of our own time in the warp?
"Sonja, do you think you could do the honors?" I say, pointing toward the hivedeamon.
Wherever the strider points us, I make ready to jump

>>13228164
"Trust me," I say, grinning at Sonja and Caramel, "Once you wrap your head around it, it's easier then breathing." I focus on the nearest pile of drifting rocks.
"Alright Eden, do you have any idea of what we should look for? I'm guessing whatever it is that ties the chaos god to this realm should have some sort of physical form we can attack."
If it does, have Caramel do a quick search- Sonja, meanwhile, should be taking out all the deamons she can see.

>>13228410
Agreed. I think it's a good idea to let Sonja familiarise with the ballistics inside the warp

>>13228164
Alright, close combat is to be avoided, then. Good thing we brought a sniper.
"So, thoughts and feelings have more presence here. Do you think it might be capable of affecting the environment or forming weapons out of our thoughts or emotions?"

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OP has forsaken us.
Squad morale broken.
I'm off to bed.

>>13232860
Ah, she'll be back. No worries mate.

>>13233148

liiiittle buzzed at the moment. gonna wait until I no longer have monthy python gags on the brain to post

>>13234054
Heh, you watch the show on DVD OP?

>>13234337

yeah but its odd. The monty python jokes came to mind while blowing the everloving shit out of my opponents in Unreal Tournament. Instagib. Me vs 3 friends CTF limit 10

I won.

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You all jump to the nearest rock, Sonja finding a good spot and firing. The Hive Daemon exploded, sending shards of a jagged translucent substance this way and that. It was too far to even come near you though.

"Form weapons from thought?" The pain strider arched an eyebrow at you. "Thats what the chaos GODS do. A mortal could never hope to achieve such a feat, much less in such a short amount of ti-"

Eden was cut off by a screeching sound. A massive creature the same color as the rock had risen up. Its body was egg shaped and it seemed to lack any form of arms, though it did have a pair of muscular legs. Its mouth spanned most of the length of its torso, the inside lined with rows and rows of teeth.

It leapt forward, Caramel impacting it from the side, drawing her power sword. "Where did this thing come from?!"

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Tucking the thought of proving Eden wrong away in our mind, we move to engage the creature.

“I haven't got the slights clue but we must keep it away from Sonja t-” before we get are able to complete our sentence, we've already begun to slash at the monsters legs, still careful for any surprises it may harbour to make up for its lack of arms.
“Why is everything in this Emperor-forsaken always hostile?”
Try to best that creature as quickly and quietly as we can.

while the creature is still unbalanced, we strike at one of its legs with our power claw, crippling it in the process. after the creature falls to the ground, we stab our force blade into its mouth, and use our aura to kill it.
"thank you for the assistance, Caramel. that would not have been as easy without your help."

>>13235731
The forceblade goes out before even I have time to think about it. I lash out, hoping to sever the creature in twain, or at least disconnect its main form of locomotion. I turn, ready to plunge my blade into the heart of the beast, and hope to the God Emprah that my aura and the thoughts and emotions of my friends have not been noticed yet.

>>13235731
I do not answer Caramel, instead swiftly alighting between her and the deamon. I try to keep my aura as low as possible, so as to better keep cover in this situation, and plunge my forceblade deep into the egg-deamons gaping maw. This needs to be ended as quickly as possible, with the least amount of attention drawn towards ourselves

>>13235731
oh god. Does this one have a chaos bees as well?

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your blade bites into the creature's armored leg, but it doesn't turn its attention to you until you grab it with your powerclaw. The bone cracks in your grip and the creature screams again, rolling off Caramel. It hobbles back a bit, its body swelling as it spit a bowling-ball sized glob of sticky ooze at you. You avoid it with ease, the goop splattering on the ground behind you, hissing loudly. Within a minute of it landing the substance had eaten away a frightening amount of rock, boring a deep hole.

Sonja fired off several more gunshots. The sounds of your battle must be attracting more hive daemons.

>>13241012
Gorram, end it! Before we're drowned in deamons. Then, skedadle.

>>13241012
Deciding to end this fight quickly, we quickly move around the creature until it is between ourselves and the newly created hole.
As it is busy fighting Caramel, we remember Eden's words about flight in this peculiar environment.
Pushing ourselves in the direction of the monster we pray to the Emperor that we have enough momentum to trap the monster in the hole created by its acid.
If successful, we finish it off as quickly as we can.

>>13241426

its not fighting Caramel anymore. Its spitting acid at us.

I say we throw a psykic bolt or something or activate the force aspect of our blade, dodge the next attack, and skewer it.

>>13241491
No no, keep the faith powers and psykic bolts to a minimum. We want to draw as little amount of attention to ourselves as possible

>>13241012
Is there anything we can do except slash at it with our sword? Maybe try to push it off the rock?

>>13243873

it seems like each rock has its own gravity. pushing it off wouldn't do much i dont htink

>>13245031
Alright, what's our plan of action? Kill this thing and then try to loose these other guys?

>>13241012
"Sonja! Target any approaching hive demons! Leave this one to me." I shout, praying that this fight has not attracted attention.
"Caramel, strike with me on my mark! Aim for the unbroken leg!" I look to make sure that she hears, and once she is prepared, I launch myself with a shouted "Go!"
As she swings her blade low, I drive the powerclaw deep into the flesh above its maw. "Suffer not the daemon to live!" I say with a fierce smile.
As the beast falters under our assault, I repeatedly hack lengthwise through the beast until its viscera sprays over the barren rock.
I quickly turn to see how Caramel and Sonja are faring, and if any of the hive beast are approaching.

>>13245709
Actually, don't shout those commands. We are already attracting those damn hive daemons, don't want to add to our problems. Is our vox working? If so, use that.

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(tried to write this three fucking times. computer is not liking 4chan tonight)

You didn't stop to see if your commands were heard or not, dashing forward. Caramel rockets ahead of you, swinging her blade at the creature's leg. You swing yours at the body, following up with your power claw.

Your blade hits true, the assistance of the claw tearing the beast apart. Caramel cries out, jerking back, her powersword sizzling and melting. She strips off her glove quickly, cradling her burned arm.

The creature burbles once before collapsing, dissolving in a pool of its own fluids.

>>13250140
Sodding hell, not as planned.
Are there any hive daemons approaching? How's Sonja holding up?
If everythings fine:
I rush to Caramel's side, and quickly heal her hand enough for her to function. "Will you still be able to fight?" I ask quietly.
"I am sorry that you had to suffer through that, I let zeal cloud my judgement."

>>13250140
Was Caramel damaged by the creature's acid or our aura?

>>13250240
I believe it was the acid from the beast, as the thing melted in its own juices once it died.
>>13235731
Additionally, I think now might be the time that we continue on the summoning weapon idea, seeing as how Caramel lost her sword.

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>>13250140
"Sister Caramel, are you alright?" I ask. This was not good. I look over to see how Eden and Sonja are doing at the moment, and wonder if healing Caramels hand would only draw further attention to ourselves.

>>13251912
We should probably ask Eden how we might manage to use our powers on Caramel without inflicting any further harm on the sister.

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Caramel crept from her place, using several different angles to hit some hive daemons that were further away. She hadn't missed a shot so far, then again the warp was very calm here.

You rush to Caramel's side, but she snatches her hand back, standing quickly. Her forearm has a large irregular burn mark on it from the acid. "I am fine... Do not waste your energy. It is not a wound that will compromise my fighting ability." She paused. "I have had a lot worse." She tapped the mark of slaanesh on her belt buckle. "Really. Do not worry about it. It was more of a shocked reaction than one of pain."

Eden clears her throat loudly. "If your done we should probably get moving. we need to reach that cloud before it gets to this location or it will consume everything."

>>13251969
or drawing further attention to ourselves

>>13252138
I frown. "Alright Sister Caramel, if that is wish. Just remember that you are that much more able to help if your wounds are properly treated. Eden," I say, looking at the strider, "What is this cloud? A manifestation of the chaos gods' power?" I look around- trying to determine which way is closest/encounters the least amount of deamons.

>>13252138

"Caramel, I consider you my sister of battle. Every wound you suffer that I can heal has to be healed. To me, you are so very much more than just your fighting ability - I... I know you still bear so many wounds... let me take care of the easily fixed ones first. We will have to start somewhere, you know?"
As she's probably going to object again;
"I really dislike saying this, but are you forgetting who around here is the Emperor's will made manifest?"

We lay our hands on Caramel's wound, careful not to cause any further harm to her by our powers.
"See? Was it really that bad?"
Smile at her, she's worth saving.

"Well then, we better hurry" we reply to Eden as we move towards her. "Any ideas on the route we should take?"

>>13252138
I harrumph in frustration, Sisters could be just as stupidly masculine as guardsmen at times.
"Don't try and act tough, I need you working at one hundred percent. This is a hostile environment, and I can't let you have a huge wound that could be used against you." I say firmly.
"I will wait until we get into that cloud to ask again, alright?" I ask a bit more gently.
I gather the women to me and link hands with them, in order to avoid seperation as we fly. We launch together into the cloud, and I order everyone to stay alert and look for any incoming daemons.
As we fly, I ask Eden what we might face in this coming area.

>>13252138
"...Consume how? I've visisted the warp before Eden, but never with the intent or opportunity to study it. What is going on exactly?"

>>13252138
I squint at the horizon. "What is it?"
How's sister sonja doing?

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Caramel hesitates before letting you heal her, her eyes cast downward. "Yes... I'm sorry exalted martyr..."

Caramel fired one final shot, reloading and holstering her Rifle. There were no more hive daemons in sight.

Eden walked over to you, gesturing to the cloud. "It is a manifestation of the god's raw power. It has not taken shape yet, but its heading toward the weakened barrier between this area and Ophelia 7. We have to divert it or stop it or it will absorb and assimilate the entire system. The planets will become a part of the god's realm." She looked at the cloud. "Once we pierce it, we'll be in the beginnings of its realm. There's no telling what to expect."

>>13257737
"Well done. We couldn't have beaten that acid monster as quickly as we did without your help Caramel. Good shooting on your end as well Sonja (I suspect Caramel shooting her rifle was supposed to reference Sonja). Now, it seems like we know where we'll have to go."

Considering that we'll probably have to change our team at some point of time:
"Eden, will it be possible to return to Ophelia VII once we are inside this cloud?"

>Does Caramel have to be so adorable?

>>13257737
"Don't worry, hon, I rather like to keep you around. The Emperor protects and all, but let's not make his job any harder, hm?" I say teasingly as I ruffle her hair. I was a tad harsh, and wanted to take the edge off of my commands.
I turn to Sonja and give her an appreciative nod,"Thanks for keeping them off our backs. Quite impressive shooting, I think I'll keep you around too, you're handy in a pinch."
I then look to Eden and ask, "Any ideas on how to do that? Do we just dive in and go from there, or is there anything that we can do out here before we dive into the unkown?"

I second the checking to see when we can trade out our team, never know when the shit will hit the fan.
>>13257869
I *know*, she is just way too cute. She's like the kicked puppy you just want to cuddle. I get all maternal the moment anything happens to her.

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Caramel nodded, brushing her hair out of her eyes. She took a deep breath before pulling out her sonic pistol, preping it since she no longer had her powersword.

Sonja slid her rifle on her back. "Best shot in my schola."

Eden examined her nails. "We can go back at any time right now, by the way. Once we are inside the god's realm, we must look for weak points in reality. We should be able to jump through there. I have tasted your power. Even if you send me back to defend the temple, I'll sense you attempting to breach the worlds and guide you through."

>>13262662
Late night, OP?
Well, I think jumping back now, or possibly shortly after entering the realm and doing some recon, would be a good idea.
We could get Caramel a blade, hopefully the Sollex if it has been fixed.
Depending on the resistance we would face, we would also want to trade out Sonja for Florencia. Got to give Delessa a chance to work her waifu magic on the twins, after all.

>>13262662
I'd say this might be a good idea to try that idea of creating a weapon with our powers.
Caramel really needs a cc-weapon. If this doesn't work or might take too long, we might also consider dropping back into the materium and grabbing a weapon there. Maybe Fortran has already repaired the sollex blade.

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>>13262779
I'll try to get our two replies in the form preferred by OP.

Finally able to scan our environment without any interference by daemonic forces we notice that Caramel will probably be severely hampered in her ability to fight without a close combat weapon. We know that, if we decide to return to the materium to get a new weapon, it will probably weaken the border between the realms even further.

Considering what Eden said about creating a weapon by pure will, we decide to give it a try. It should work the same way flying around here does and so we begin concentrating on what we consider an ideal weapon for Caramel. We focus on our desire to protect her from harm during this journey even if she thinks herself expendable. We beg the Emperor in prayer to give our selfish desires to protect a fellow warrior, who has sacrificed so incredibly much fighting for Him, form. Repeating every hymn, litany and prayer to the Emperor we continue begging him to show our sister in battle that the Emperor still considers her one of his daughters by granting our request.

We briefly think about returning to Ophelia VII but decide to keep pressing on, at least until we know what is inside that menacing cloud – that ominous shadow drifting so leisurely towards our position.
“Eden, should we take the direct route towards the realm of the new god? Or could there be another way in that might offer us any advantage?”
Offering our hands to Sonja and Caramel we prepare to depart towards the unknown.
“I think we'll be faster if you simply hang on to me. Don't worry, if we'll stay close to each other we'll manage to get through this.” Giving a playful smile to our daemonic ally we remark:” Eden, I guess you don't need training wheels while navigating around here?”

>ADVENTURE!

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>>13262662
"Alright then. Before we go, do you think there is any way to pick up on the deamons locations before we enter? The last thing we want is any more unpleasant surprises."

>>13263984
>>13265867

You hold out your hand and begin to focus. You picture a weapon in your hand, an elegant blade.

As your powers and the warp around you begins to stir you feel a tap on your pauldron. "What are you doing...? Sister... NO!" Eden grabbed your hand, disrupting your concentration. "I told you not to for a REASON." She was keeping her voice low, pulling everyone down into a prone position. "The amount of power it takes to create something in this realm is staggering. Using your own power will drain yo dry, and using the warp's power will turn you into a lighthouse, which is what just happened. There's no hiding from those hive daemons now, no matter how quiet we are..."

Sonja checked her pack. "I've got 4 clips left. 40 bullets."

Eden scoffed. "Right. Because there are less than 40 daemons who will be attacking us... Chaos if you wanted a weapon you could have just told me! I can teleport back in an instant!"

Caramel pulled out her pistol. "So much for stealth..."

>>13266571
"Then teleport us out and make us reappear at another place. Can't be that hard. Did you have to break my concentration before the weapon appeared if we were going to be attacked anyway?" We are displeased by her, show it. Toy with the thought of chocking that thing for a while, it won't die anyway.

Fucking daemon gets replaced the next chance we have.

Well, I'm off for the holidays and huffy, not in the mood to play anymore.

>>13266571
... Shit
WHY DID WE THINK THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA?
Frack, I've been telling you guys that we needed to keep a low profile, which meant NO WARP MAJYK!
Frack- we need to skedadle, now!
"Can we loose these burggers in the cloud?" If so GO

>>13266727

u mad? OP rolls dice for these things.

anywho I think summoning weapons may break the quest anyway. also, isn't it a bad idea to try to channel raw warp energy with a million daemons around, an awakening chaos god and while, y'know, actually in the warp?

I say we keep the strider and Caramel but switch out sonja for Elizabeth, as well as grab a cc weapon for Caramel. what better way to take care of swarms of insects than with a heavy flamer?

>>13266824
Still a bit. I made the error of trusting our dm when he said we'd be running on rule of cool + faith in the emperor. So I disappoint rather than I mad.

>>13267030
Don't blame the DM for this.
We were told earlier that using warp powers in the warp would act like a beacon, we were also told that only the gods could make things out of the warp.
What the hell did you think would happen if we decided to use our powers to make a blade?
Rule of cool does not make us lolgodmode.

>>13267073
There's really no point arguing. I mad, in combination with I ragequit.

>>13267150
Oh there's no need to ragequit over this. It's a little fuckup, but not something we can't work in the long run.
(Also, The GM did say, repeatedly, that if we wanted to stay stealthy then we should avoid using our faith powers.)

>>13266571
"Alright, we're not equipped for taking a mob like this size head on. Eden do you think you can teleport Sonja out of here and get back with, erm, Elizabeth? If not, then I suggest we take up the better part of valor, namely discretion. We head for the warpstorm. Try to scramble the mob!"

>>13267288
I agree, we're not equipped to take on a mob of this size. Maybe we should try to break them up? I'd suggest Caramel leading some of them away, but given her mentality....
Hmm, maybe we can break them up across the rocks?

Anybody have any ideas what we should do here?

>>13267179
Thank you, but no. I'm a lot more tired of waiting somewhere around 5 to 6 hours between op's updates than I'm mad.
Anyway, I hope the people still enjoying this will continue to do so; but I'm out.

>>13268197
Well it works well for me, I can put in my suggestion and come back later. Besides, this is the holiday season, you have to give the OP that. It's pretty hard to update continuously over christmas

>>13268549

California+Christmas shopping

srsly...

>>13268802
Heh, s'okay OP
Still haven't come up with a very good plan on our part

>>13267288

Sonja nods, making the sign of the aquilla. The pain strider quickly grabs the sister and both disappear with a loud crack. You look around. There are several hive daemons closing in, but also creatures the likes of which you've never seen with no particular theme between them.

Feathered, furred, chitinous, and scaled, the descended like locusts. They would be here in less than a minute. They wern't especially huge or powerful. Only numerous.

Caramel slid up next to you. "These creatures... I do not think these are of this new chaos god. The hive daemons maybe but... These, to me, look like scavengers." She pulled out her sonic pistol. "Heh... For once, it pleases me to have this. Such a weapon will tear through these creatures like butter."

You heard a cracking sound off to the side. The rock that Eden had been leaning against was another acid daemon.

>>13268915
Frack! Alright, we really need a better way of picking these creatures up. Hrmm, maybe we can set the chaos' gods deamons against the scavenger deamons?
If they don't start fighting against each other, I recommend Caramel taking to the skies, and then positioning herself so that the acid deamons attacks end up falling on the ravening horde

Anybody have any ideas?

>>13268915
I SAYZ YA HITS IT WIF YA CHOPPA TIL IT AINT A PROBLEM NOMOREZ

>>13268915
Shit on a stick. We can't run too far, we need to be here when Eden gets back. That means we get to kill another acid daemon. Yay.
The claw and sword combo seemed to work last time, I say we go for it again while Caramel holds back the swarm creatures with her sound pistol.
Additionally, since all pretense of stealth is gone, time for some holy powers. Maybe channel the powers through the claw and sword?

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>>13271964
Well, I was hoping that maybe we could dodge beneath the radar by keeping the deamons fighting each other. I'm sure the scavenger deamons and the new chaos god deamons don't get along together- if it looks like they're having a bit of a punch up, we shouldn't attract anymore attention

>>13276424
+1

So, the plan I think we'll go with is: Get Caramel to fly up and do dodge the the acid spit over the approaching horde while taking potshots with her sonic weapon in the hopes of setting the different deamonic groups on each other.
What should we be doing?

workin on a reply once I grab some lunch.

>>13276858 >>13271964
>>13276424 >>13269012

You gave a quick command to Caramel and she took off, her jump pack firing. She launched herself toward the acid daemon, kicking it hard before taking off into the air toward the others. She fired her sonic pistol several times, the smaller enemies exploding and bleeding from the intense noise and vibrations.

The acid daemon looked up, lobbing globs of acid at her. Several of the daemons seemed immune to it, but a great number of them fell.

Quite a few of them managed to land though, including several hive daemons. The scavengers snapped at each other as they advanced before being driven off by the the lumbering, bumpy monstrosities and their seemingly endless swarms of biting, stinging creatures.

With a loud crack, Eden appeared nearby, a grinning Elizabeth and heavy flamer wrappped in her arms.

She flicked the pilot light on with her thumb, Eden backing off quickly.

"It's time to KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!"

Like a fire hydrant being opened, the flames gushed forth from the oversized weapon obliterating the swarms with frightening ease.

"AHAHAHA!!! BURN!!! BURN YOU HERETICS!!! SUFFER NOT THE DAEMON TO LIVE!!!" You weren't sure if it was the fire or her mad cackling that gave the daemons pause.

... It might be best to move... quickly...

>>13277658
Alright, time to head for the warp cloud. Caramel should keep harrying the deamons. We should keep Caramel and Elizabeth from getting swarmed/kamikazing themselves.
Eden: "THAT ROCK WAS DEAMON! How do we tell them apart? And run already!"

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Hi guys i'm home. Hoping for another reply but i know your all busy.

Merry Emperorsmas!

>>13281953
I'm still busy but I should be able to write something in the next few hours. I assume you're currently asleep op, nevertheless - merry christmas.

Merry Christmas to you guys too!
Also, yeah, running is now the best option, I think, and then lying low. Do you think we should split up? I know I know, never split the party, but still..

>>13286087
I think we shouldn't seperate. One of our group is insane, one suicidal and the other one nearly useless in combat.
Without Esme's influence, things would probable fall apart rather quickly.

Otherwise, >>13279187 seems good.
Should we move towards the cloud? We might get there faster as long as our enemies are busy fighting each other?

>>13286611
Alright- yeah, cloud is our best bet at the moment. I really hope that we can get back to hiding. Hopefully we haven't drawn the chaos gods' full attention. Also, when we have a moment, ask Elizabeth how things are going back in realspace

>>13286653
Asking about the situation back home is probably a good idea.
However, I doubt we're dealing with the wrath of the chaos gods at the moment. Esme has probably managed to disturb the local "wildlife". Quite bad - but nothing that can't be managed with a bit of strategic thinking, these things are probably not too far above animals in their intelligence.

alright cool i'll try to fit in a reply today

Merry Emperorsmas or Ecclesianica or whatever it is you celebrate.

>>13288348
Jewglish here.

>>13290240
>>13288348

Celebrating Kriegsmas over here.