Reposting:
Magic weapon deployment:
Ringil - Darius
Anguirel - Star-Lord
Nameless Sword - Demoman
Voiceless Spear - Knight Inductor
Gurthang - Knight Inductor (to flash it around but not actually use it; it needs to be reforged before use)

Distraction Team will attack Barad-dur from the front. Team to be composed of KI Team 1, X-COM veterans, Mobile Infantry, Star-Lord, Darius, BLU Team.
Egon to use ghost trap circuitry to create a Containment Box that will nullify the Ring's powers.

Stealth Team to be beam into the back of Barad-dur after the attack has started and we see Sauron's attention has shifted, via Al'Kesh which will be cloaked.
They will sneak in, find a Ring, and use a transporter beacon so that the EMH can arrive and put a Ring into the Containment Box.
Beam out if possible, sneak out and get onto Al'Kesh if not.

Have Overlord dropship with mechs on standby to assist in the distraction.

>>16902472
One more alteration:
Have the Overlord and the Leopards come down a short distance from the front gates of Barad-dur. We need flashy, and dropships coming down on pillars of flame don't get much flashier.
Also, we need to make it apparent how the Distraction Team is arriving; if we show off our transporter tech and teleportation magic, Sauron will immediately be on guard for a sneak attack.
He's a super-genius, he won't let something like that slip.

Otherwise, instead of having the Distraction Team attack Barad-dur, have it attack either the Black Gate or Minas Morgul.
The reason why is because, if we attack farther away, we make Sauron think our range is limited and he won't expect an attack on Barad-dur.

That should be it. Anyone agree to the above plan?

>>16902483
It was my plan, so I'm still for it.

As I said at the end of the last thread:

Also, if we use the idea of making a big entrance using the B-Tech dropships while keeping the Inde and the Al'Kesh cloaked, then we can also deploy the battlemechs and all of our spare teams from defensible positions.

We're trying to scare the ever-living shit out of Sauron, making him think that some hold-out group of Noldor got ahold of First Age weaponry cache that was hidden away, and decided to fuck up his shit. An Overlord dropship dispensing Hellstars, Madcats, and MLRS launchers should do pretty nicely.

>>16902450
What happened to that elf we attempted to un-kill?

>>16902494
That's a little to much you think? A band of a few warriors with blades of immense power is going to get his attention right quick.

Also, tell Darius to shout out something heroic basically calling Sauron to send his worse for he has brought the blade Ringil to hinder him. That should gauge the Dark Lord's interest.

>>16902494
>An Overlord dropship dispensing Hellstars, Madcats, and MLRS launchers should do pretty nicely.
>some hold-out group of Noldor got ahold of First Age weaponry cache that was hidden away

>MFW

>>16902472
Stealth team is Tosh, the Aurors, and KI team 2?

>>16902494
I'm very worried about Sauron's gaze mindfucking the people in those vehicles. Char should be safe as he's a hero and the MLRS should be safe since they confirm their targets before firing, but the other mechs should stay home.

>>16902472
>>16902483
We can probably start the operation once Egon says whether he can build that Containment Box or not.

Also, there's the chance that as soon as we pocket one of the Rings, Sauron will realize what's going on, and set up an interdiction field.
Hopefully, Sauron will have the Rings somewhere up in one of the towers of Barad-dur.
That way, the Al'Kesh can simply blow open one of the walls in order to provide the Stealth Team with an exit.

>>16902483
I'm worried about the BLU Spy or BLU Sniper being controlled by Sauron, and proceeding to kill our dudes.
Perhaps we should send most of BLU team down, but leave those two behind.

>>16902505
>What happened to that elf we attempted to un-kill?
He's in a recovery tank; don't know if he'll make it yet.

Sidequest's Sidequest: Complete!
Now on: Sidequest!

While this is going on, Spike and the Sandmen should be in Rivendell bullshitting with the locals, and just making sure nobody else is fucking with the canon. Last thing we need is for the Shipper's hidden lesbian girlfriend to kidnap Frodo.

>>16902527
Sauron will corrupt them, not take them over. But still, your right.

Also, fuck sending mechs, of ANY KIND. Just some dudes with swords, k?

>>16902482
This is why I suggested we started working on add-on equipment for the VF-25's.

I'm usually always afraid of the battlemechs getting mauled beyond repair or getting gangbanged.

So guys, any suggestions on blacksmiths?

>>16902517
That's a good point, we need more thought on extracting our team without teleporters.
Maybe we should have a third team on standby in one of our cloaked ships incase we need to support one of the other teams quickly?

>>16902545
Also see if they can buy some Elvish wine for Holtz as a 'sorry we gave Ahriman both knowledge and power' gift?

>>16902527
Put the RED/BLU spies and snipers in the brig for the meantime.

>>16902549
>Also, fuck sending mechs, of ANY KIND
Oh, very well. They'll just be on standby in case the Distraction Team gets into trouble; is that acceptable?

Also, are we still going with the flashy entrance with the dropships, or just have a bunch of dudes appear from behind a hill, waving their magic, First Age swords around?

>>16902516
I wouldn't be so sure. Being a relatively weak Newtype, Char is a light empath. Sauron's will might reduce him to a vegetable for the rest of his life.

>>16902555
The Messiahs came with Super Packs and reflex warheads, though one can't be used in-atmosphere and the other is kinda wasted here.

>>16902564
I still insist that after we do that we need to get some sort of agreement with Ahriman.
I want to be on his good side.

>>16902572
I'm fine with "Appear on a hill waving their flashy first age swords around". If they appear at Barad-dur, Sauron will immediately go "What in the name of fuck is going on here?" and stare at it.

>>16902586
Let's make their entrance a DYNAMIC ENTRY!
With NUKES!
Fatman mini-nukes!

All within the boundary of Mordor, of course, so no good guys see it.

>>16902580
Pissing off Ahriman is made of Bad Idea™ at this point, and will likely be made of Bad Idea™ until we can find a way to completely shut down magic.

>>16902575
We should have gotten the X-COM folks to come up with something to bolt onto the VF-25's for atmospheric use (like our own version of the Tornado packs). Maybe something that we can mix-and-match with the Super Packs?

Anyway, if not battlemechs on the field, then I guess we should have the Brasta around to protect ground troops from anything flying.

>>16902505
Reconstruction tanks take a long time to work as I understand.

>>16902545
In the day it takes you to gather those items, Spike and the Sandmen search Rivendell, booze with the locals, and generally confirm that there are no more shenanigans in play. You got lucky and caught the Shipper before she could do any damage.

>>16902517
"I can construct something like that, yes. It'll be a slap-dash job, but should hold for the time it takes to get it to Ahriman. Should take about three hours."

>>16902593
>until we can find a way to completely shut down magic.
Ysalimiri+Pariah+Reality Emitter+DnD Antimagic = No more Ahriman!

How is saurons findfuckery transmitted?

Could we just cover his big flaming eye if it works on line of sight?

Can we send down robots so we dont have our troops coopted?

>>16902606
Good. Did they get a gift for Holtz?
And yeah three hours works.

>>16902616
It works by communication. He's as bad as Lorgar.
You know, the guy who's words could turn a whole planet to Chaos in five minutes flat,a nd whose 'holy book' would turn the reader into a Deamon?
Yeah, that bad, as long as he can communicate with us or see us, yeah.

Ok, can we get a consensus. Do we want Mechs to be back up, or with the main distraction team when they go to the black gate?

Also, tell Darius to think of something heroic and manly to say. Just so we can piss off Sauron.

>>16902592
lolno.

How much time is left on Ahriman's deadline? We should have enough time to complete our operation.

Have Spike pick up some booze for Holtz.

>>16902616
His gaze pierces stone, cloud, and flesh. I don't think fluttering a tarp over the eye would work.

>>16902642
What about pepper-spray?
We could get it blessed, if you like.

>>16902630
Better to just keep the Mechs on standby and not with the main team.

If we send a cloaked dropship, could that work double duty as both a way for the infiltration team to get out, and to also drop mechs if shit starts getting nasty?

>>16902642
What happens if we get a sheet of silvered fabric (i.e. mirrored cloth)? I assume "he just looks through it anyway".

>>6902630
I'm voting mechs as backup.

>>16902647
i'm not sure that pepper spray will work on non-physical eyes

>>16902666
Actually, you know what?
Summoning up a MASSIVE TARP, big enough to flutter down and cover up thr top portion of Dul Bolder is a good enough distraction, you think?

Hell, we just fabricate them with the Antaeus Creatoin Engine and teleport them into the upper troposphere, all over the place!

>>16902681
Oh for fuck's sake he has physical form.

>>16902666
HIS GAZE PIERCES STONE, CLOUD, AND FLESH. YES HE SEES THROUGH IT ANYWAYS.

>>16902630
The only reason I would like to attack Barad-Dur would be because that would allow Darius to point Ringil right at the Lidless Eye, and watch it shrink back in fear.

>>16902682
The Antaeus is still being fitted and fixed at our main base.

>>16902647
The movies take liberties in making Sauron's eye a literal eye.

In the books The Eye of Sauron was not an actual eye it was a 'force' a 'presence' that sees all in searching for the ring.

>>16902630
Keep Mechs on hot standby; I want them ready to go the instant that the Distraction Team says they need support.

Also, vote on whether to come down in dropships, or show up from behind a hill/cliff.

>>16902693
Well, dammit.

...
Why not drop a few nukes in the far corner of Mordor? It won't disrupt canon, I'm sure of it!

>>16902688
sorry! forgot he had a physical form!

>>16902629
That sounds like it's out of our league, maybe sending troops near sauron or whatevers guarding this ring is a bad idea.

Where is the ring located?
if it's in a wizard tower maybe we can just launch a piece of metal through the side at supersonic velocity from just above the horizon using one of our ships to snatch it, and collect it once it's a few hundred kilometers away from sauron

>>16902697
Well, is this the movie verse or the book verse that we're in?

>>16902630
With regards to Darius's "heroic and manly" speech; I'm not very familiar with the lore, so what could he say that would really, REALLY strike a nerve with o'l Big-Eye? Is there any particular failure we can rub in his disembodied face?

>>16902592
>Dynamic Entry
>Nukes
>BLU team
Gentelmen, lets make this happen

>>16902730
>pic related

>>16902713
Wait, you're only JUST NOW realizing what powers Sauron has?

>>16902708
ANON already did the projections, and any nukes would do lasting damage to the Canon.

>>16902737
Indeed it is.

>>16902747
>ANON already did the projections, and any nukes would do lasting damage to the Canon.
Nah, that was only for "orbital Bombardment near Rivendell", IIRC

So, yeah. No nukes.
Anyway, let's get this plan started. Hopefully the man with a sexual fetish for explosives won't make too many dumb suggestions.

>>16902762
No, those were the projections for using nuclear bombardment in Mordor as a distraction.

>>16902747
>Wait, you're only JUST NOW realizing what powers Sauron has?

Seriously, the guy was an evil ghost-god Hefestus

>>16902729
"Sauron the Deciever! Lord of Slaves! Bring forth your ramble so that they may taste the blade Ringil! You know this sword, for it hindered your master of old. Now bring forth your servants so that they may be smote on the ash of this wasteland you dwell in. Your cowardice shall be shone brighter than ever today! For I am doom incarnate! I am more than mortal! I am a Space Marine! Finest of the Imperium! And I am the herald of your destruction! I ride forth for your tower! And I fear no darkness!"

Tolkien would do a better job than I at any rate.

>>16902783
Add
>"LIGHT UP THE NIGHT!"
somehow, and make a mention of the Adeptus Astartes, and maybe the Emperor. We want to sound impressive and confuse him as much as possible at the same time.

>>16902783
I like it.

>>16902619
>>16902640
Spike managed to spend a nice amount on elven wine and dwarven ale (from the visiting dwarves) for Holtz and the ship. Swiftly finding out that people ask less questions of a paying customer, he's picking up a few other things as well.

Guys I hate to do this, but I think I might have to call it early tonight. I'm feeling tired, and this is one battle I want to be in top form for.

>Implying Morgoth isn't the real end boss of this quest.

>>16902821
Ah, that's alright, then.
Just to confirm, because I didn't see it: Nukes in Mordor, good or bad? Word of God, please.

>>16902821
Roger that. Get some rest son.

>>16902799
Sauron the Deciever! Lord of Slaves! What foe is more recreant than you! No other! Bring forth your rabble so that they may taste the blade Ringil! You know this sword, for it hindered your master of old. Now bring forth your servants so that they may be smote on the ash of this wasteland you dwell in. Your cowardice shall be shine brighter than ever today! For I am doom incarnate! I am more than mortal! I am a Space Marine! Finest of the Imperium! The Emperor looks upon from Terra at this moment, a master more elegent and confident than you shall ever hope to be! I am the herald of your destruction you coward! I ride forth for your tower! And I fear no darkness! For I come to light up the night! My chapter will forever remember your downfall!"

Better.

>>16902713
I'm fine with that. It'll be nice to get a good night's sleep for once.

>>16902831
Most of Mordor is empty wastes of ash, so it probably wouldn't hurt too much. Initially.

Sauron might get ideas from the blast, though, and he might recognize the radiation and try to manipulate it somehow. Remember that he was one of the greatest craftsmen. If any being on ME can understand our technology, it's him.

>>16902821
good night OP!

>>16902783
>And I fear no darkness!"
How about adding "And I fear no darkness, for I shall light up the night!"
Might as well work in their battlecry somehow.

>>16902847
>If any being on ME can understand our technology, it's him.
I would think the Canon would be a bit too resilient to make that happen.

>>16902842
Ok it's, "at me from Terra." and "Your cowardice shall shine brighter than ever today."

>>16902855
You, see:>>16902842

>>16902831
Nukes in Mordor very bad.
>>16902847
For these reasons in addition to the possibly changes to geography/radiation that may affect the journey of the nasty hobbitses.

>>16902874
>Nukes in Mordor very bad.
Singularity Beam Bombardment, then? Not as big, not radioactive, more controlled, and no way to duplicate?

from the last thread
>Also, I'm surprised Thousand Arms protag hasn't been mentioned considering he's a main character who smiths weapons.

Ha, can't believe I forgot about Meis, sonsidering how much I like that game.

>>16902883
While theoretically safer, the general policy of the Transpace Guard is try to avoid orbital bombardments on low tech canons unless there is no other alternative. So that would be Plan "C."

>>16902902
Good, goood....
Wait, we have a plan B? Was that my 'Tarps from the Sky' plan?

>>16902902
Fine then OP, we shall see you tomorrow, for the finale of our time here on Middle-Earth. And then I'll sink back into anonimity...

>>16902824
>Implying it isn't a cabal of the Orz, Kane, Starscream, Ahriman, and Morgoth

>>16902897
Is there something special about Meis' blacksmithing?

Anyway, that Senji Muramasa guy -- doesn't he require slain souls for sword forging?

Maybe having that Suwako god re-forge swords is sounding better now.

>>16902924
>Kane
That's true, he also managed to mysteriously dissapear right before the Orz 'pulled' them.

>>16902924
I will cum buckets if this happens, I don't even care if we saw it coming, it will be increadible.

Mordor isn't a wasteland; it's actually quite fertile soil owing to the volcanic ash. That's how Sauron gets the food to support his massive armies.

>>16902924
the possibilities are endless

>>16902942
>Mordor isn't a wasteland

Does the Door of Night still exist as a physical location, even after the world was changed from flat to round?
Because we might want to give it a look after Ahriman leaves, just to make sure the Valar haven't been dumping their garbage into the Meta.

>>16902942
>>16902952
It is down in the south and southeast, where the great Lake whatchamacallit is.

>>16902911
No, Plan B was the usage of the Overlord and Leopard dropships to drop battlemechs down to create a bigger distraction.

The final boss of this quest:
Durandal enters a warhammer 40k world and finds a way to upload himself to the Immaterium.

>>16902954
> the world was changed from flat to round?
When?

>>16902932
in short, Meis is a Spirit Blacksmith, which means he can imbue weapons with the power of 'Spirit energy' (AKA magic). He can do this with any kind of melee weaponry.

He also needs a cute girl with him for him to do his best work.

>>16902969
So, we recruit Aino Virta. Timehax, SCIENCE!, and fulfils our cute girl quota. 3 birds, 1 stone.

>>16902968

Changed once the Numenorians tried to invade the place of the Valar.

>>16902969
What's our advantage if we get this goddess to reforge the sword instead?

What happens if we put Suwako and Meis together on the job?

>>16902984
Who's Aino Verta?

>>16903021
Protag from Mutant quest.
Teenage female. Timehax, SCIENCE!, friendship.

>>16903014
The problem with trying to get Suwako to do the re-forging is simply surviving Touhou. It's full of youkai and supernatural beings who wouldn't think twice about killing some humans in order to drain their soul energy. You're only safe if you stay inside of the Human Village.

>>16903021
Aino Virta is the 15-year old protagonist of Mutant Quest.

>>16903014
Don't know about Suwako, but depending on the girl who's with Meis at the time, the type of elemental damage the sword can do changes.

Also in the game, depending how much the current girl likes Meis (Thousand Arms was half Dating Sim/ half JRPG) the owner of the weapon can learn new spells.

Speaking of quests, maybe we can get that guy from the Deathwish quest?
He was a damn good blacksmith wasn't he?

>>16903041
I'm sure we can do something about it.

>>16903053
I picked up the Suwako tidbit from tvtropes while looking for blacksmiths.

Main/UltimateBlacksmith

>>16903041

Alternatively, the Touhouverse can be seen as a largely tranquil place, but full to the brim of smug, powerful youkai and equally smug legendary heroes who can and will duel you at a moment's notice using nonlethal, but staggering and magic. The canon is very vaguely defined, and there are likely a million different valid interpretations on the nature of things in there. This may lead to some complications when attempting to recruit characters from there. In addition, one of the major players in the Touhouverse is a youkai whose main schtick is to manipulate boundaries between things (i.e. realities, distances, etc.) and may be aware of the Meta; if she doesn't want us in there, it might be very difficult to find a way around her. It may be beyond our paygrade (or not cost-effective for TG) to recruit someone from there unless we attempt to do so in person.

Melchior may be a more reasonable choice. In addition to being able to being a savant at making magical melee weaponry, he was also heavily involved in creating the magical machinery that made the Kingdom of Zeal so powerful during its time. If we needed an expert on magitech or such, he would be a good choice.

What about Perrin Aybara frim the Wheel of Time. He's supposedly a master blacksmith, and has even forged a magical weapon before.

Bump.

I guess I'll archive this.
Saging since I'm not contributing to the thread.

>>16904034
Archiving the thread isn't contributing.

Lolwut?

Bump

>>16902842
Might I try my hand?

Sauron! Once named Annatar and Gorthaur the Cruel! I challenge you, Lord of Slaves! Behold, for in my hands I wield the sword Ringil that once humbled and wounded your foul Master! Show your cowardice and refuse my challenge, so called Dark Lord! Know that I am Darius Fortes, Knight Inductor, Space Marine! I challenge you, Necromancer, for the future of Man and all Creation! The Emperor watches over me this day, a Lord of Free Men greater and more majestic than any, and I fear no evil for I am one of his chosen! Aulendil, Mairon, Artano, Zigur, I name you by all your names! Come and face the Bulwark against the Terror! Come and send your legions and minions against a Defender of Mankind! Fear me, Sauron the Deceiver, for I am fear incarnate!

You have to play up the First Age heroics and boasts, I think. Otherwise, our good Darius Fortes wouldn't be worthy of the talent "Echo of the First Age".

>>16905456
Waking up and preparing to go to work, I just read your post in time. Very good work. Not to different from my own version. And your right on the heroics. I was inspired by, "When Time Stands Still at the Iron Hill." That is why I typed, "Lord of Slaves!" Because in the song they sing, "Lord of Slaves he cries!"

Very good, very good indeed. I think we should go with your version, better then mine.

Is it too late to call him Big Dick Warpfucker?

>>16905456
Very nice.
I agree that if we want a truly good distraction, that First Age-level boasting and challenges is needed.
And an endorsement from Tolkienfag clinches it.

Let's go with yours.

Bump

One more bump for the road. Oh, little thing for you Tolkienfag

>"The dark seed of Eöl is grown."

Bump, come on just a bit longer.

Question. If we anger Sauron enough, what's to stop him from sending all nine Nazgul to Darius's location?

>>16905610
I say we mix your version and mine, mostly because I forgot to put in "Light up the Night" (which is the battle cry of the Knights Inductors).

>>16907948
It seems that Glorfindel just routed the Nazgul, and the council of Elrond just ended. So it could be that the Nazgul are in Bara-dur. Darius will have to prove himself in combat against them if it comes to that.

>>16907955
Very well then. Mix them up.

>>16907948
A possibility.
If that occurs, we have two contingencies.
1. Emergency beam-out with the Indefatigable.
2. Overlord and Leopards come down on pillars of fire and "Unleash the Wrath of Manwë".

1 is if the Stealth Team is just about finished with their objective.
2 is if the Stealth Team needs more time.

Would it be a good idea to send an auror to the distraction team, just as a support mage?
I mean they should in theory know a lot of useful spells.

>>16907948
Answer: Nothing. Which is exactly what we want, because that'll mean his most powerful servants will be tied up fighting a Space Marine Hero wielding a legendary elven blade of the First Age that wounded Morgoth. Darius won't be in any real danger of dying, while the Nazgul will be very preoccupied not getting their asses kicked. In the meantime, we'll be able to stroll in and get the dwarven rings.

>>16908063
I don't know, I'm pretty sure most of the time we've seen Nazgul, they haven't exactly been showing their full potential.
Like don't they have magic, or is that just the Witch-King?

>>16908063
So, contingencies if the Nazgûl are deployed:
1. Do nothing, this is what we want.
2. Emergency beam-out with the Indefatigable.
3. Overlord and Leopards come down on pillars of fire and "Unleash the Wrath of Manwë".

If the Nazgûl AREN'T deployed to the Black Gate and are still at Barad-dûr, then we fight even harder to force Sauron to deploy them or risk major damage to the Black Gate.

Does this sound about right?

>>16908109
We probably don't want our infiltration team to run into them, so having them be fighting Darius and company is better than having them lurking within Barad-Dur, just waiting for one bad roll to let them find our troops.

Guys, the WITCH-KING isn't named for nothin'. He does have power, some kind of power that Tolkien is very vague about. But still, power.

Also, is it a good idea to have troops armed with Ballistic Weaponry and a Space Marine in Astartes Armor fighting at the black gate. Can we have Darius fight outside his armor and have our troops use swords/bows. We need to make Sauron think we are Noldor. And if we do need to save Darius and company, we have mechs, which will seem like Maiar spirits to Sauron.

>>16908149
Well yeah he can do -something-. All the Nazgul can probably do something.
The trouble is we don't know what.
Like in the books, I forget how Aragorn was able to rout the immortal ghost-kings instead of getting stabbed full of holes.

I forget, can Harry Potter wizards cast illusions?
Like make the Astartes armor look more medieval, maybe even make our guns look like crossbows?

>>16908149
>we have mechs, which will seem like Maiar spirits to Sauron.
"Thought you the only one to learn the secrets of Aulë, the shaping of machines from Morgoth, Mairon?! Look upon our works, ye mighty, and despair!"

>>16908149
But we need to armor them in SOMETHING. Where are we going to get mithril plate and chain shirts on such short notice?
Well...I suppose we could replicate some, but they won't be magical.

Holo-emitters will probably not be too effective, nor any illusion spells, as soon as Sauron's Gaze is upon them. He'll be able to penetrate such illusions handily.

Are we going to try attaching pointy ears to everyone, and replicating period-appropriate armor?

Is there any way to make Astartes armor look less like it's from the future?

>>16908555
We could probably add a silvery layer to the power armor in order to make it look like mithril.
If we do that to all of the power armor, make it look like suits of mithril full plate, that may be enough.

Considering some of the magic weapons wielded during the First Age, we may not need to hide the guns too much. Sauron might just chalk it up to magic weaponry.

>>16908617
True but I'm just worried about how smart Sauron is.
Like can he see our weapons and figure out how they at least partially work?
I mean Saruman started the industrial fucking revolution, and I'm pretty sure Sauron was the one telling Saruman how to do it.

How hard could it be to get Darius some chainmail.

>>16908667
With the replicators and power tools on the Indefatigable, making the chainmail is not the problem.
The problem is to provide enough protection that our distraction team can actually survive attacking the Black Gate.

I mean, it has hundreds of archer positions, ballistae, catapults, and other ranged weaponry.

Reducing troop armor is a dumb idea. Don't need people catching a severe case of the Arrow.

>>16908819
Maybe the Aurors have protective spells good enough to neutralize a hail of arrows?
You'd think they can manage that much at least.

>>16908667
The trouble is that if he has chain mail, it becomes even more obvious to Sauron that Darius is not just a very big man, but something more than human.

>>16908841
He'll figure out that Darius is more than human no matter what we do.

I think Darius' armor should be fine. Let's face it, the design is purposely archaic in design already.
Might want to get him a beakie helmet though.
The rest of the guys should wear something else though, or at least a mor archaic facade over their armor.

>>16908971
Giving X-com troops a paint job so they look archaic? I'm cool with that.

>>16908971

>>16909004
X-COM and Mobile Infantry.

SCP, Delta Green, and UNIT can be on standby; there's too many for a fast emergency transport. They'll just have to be reinforcements if the Distraction Team looks like they'll be overwhelmed.

>>16909022
I'm pretty sure the Knights Inductor have a much more... well, reasonable design.
Although a problem might be that, due to preferring form over function, a Reasonable Marine's armor might look more obviously futuristic than that of a typical Astartes.

>>16909137
And by 'form over function' I of course mean the opposite of that.
Like I'm pretty sure they actually wear camouflage.

I'm pretty sure that the Aurors can just cast glamours over people to make them look more medieval-like. I mean, how many illusions can they cast just to keep Muggles from noticing them?

Anyway, I'll be back for the quest in an hour-hour and a half.

>>16909022
Can't even tell the difference. Then again I am blind.

>>16909022
Yeah, pretty much. Compared to heavily stylized fantasy armor their design isn't that far out. Color-wise, the Reasonable Marines go with uncolored Ceramite with azure hightlights for 'formal', or appropriate camouflage in the field. Grey-black pattern could work here.
After seeinf the Nazgul helmets again, I take back what I said about changing his helmet, it should be just fine.

>>16909237
Cool man, we'll be around.

>>16909263
We can always just replicate some big robes and throw them over the marines if becessary.

>>16909237
Yeah, we could have the Aurors cast some glamours. But I doubt that Sauron's Gaze will be fooled by mortal magics.
I think we should spend the extra hours needed to properly disguise the Distraction Team rather than depend on illusion magic.

>>16909670
I'm Tolkienfag and I approve of this message.

>>16909670
Are we using any of the chinese stealth armour for the guys stealing the ring? Because we could always have stealthed snipers supporting the distraction team. It not like the orcs will notice the extra dead.

>>16909809
We could have Delta Green snipers supporting the Stealth Team, but every person on the ground exponentially increases the chances of being detected.

I think it better if the support team stay in the Al'Kesh, so that if the transporter can't be used, then they can fire their sniper rifles from the open doors of the troop transport as it comes down for an emergency pickup.

OK guys, you've had the time, now let's see if you've got the mind.

Give me your finalized plan, complete with team divisions.

It is time.

Rape our soldiers in the butt to motivate them.

>>16909983

>>16909971
Magic weapon deployment:
Ringil - Darius
Anguirel - Star-Lord
Nameless Sword - Demoman
Voiceless Spear - Knight Inductor
Gurthang - Knight Inductor (to flash it around but not actually use it; it needs to be reforged before use)

Distraction Team will attack the Black Gate from the front. Team to be composed of KI Team 1, X-COM veterans, Mobile Infantry, Star-Lord, Darius, BLU Team. They will be specially disguised via metallic coatings and actual armor (in the case of BLU Team) to look like a force of Noldor holdouts who found a First Age weapons cache and decided to fuck up Sauron's shit.
They will be beamed down a way away from the Gate, and out of view, so that Sauron will not see our beaming technology in action.


Stealth Team to be beam into the back of Barad-dur after the attack has started and we see Sauron's attention has shifted, via Al'Kesh which will be cloaked.
They will sneak in, find a Ring, and use a transporter beacon so that the EMH can arrive and put a Ring into the Containment Box.
Delta Green to be on the Al'Kesh to provide fire support if they can't beam out, and need the Al'Kesh to land to pick up the team.
Beam out if possible, sneak out and get onto Al'Kesh if not.

Have Overlord dropship with mechs on standby to assist in the distraction.

>>16909971
By Antiquity, is it Carolinus?

>>16909971
FUCK PLANS WE RUSH IN AND KILL EVERYONE WHO ISN'T US

>>16910025
Knights Inductor Team 2 is not part of this plan because they are still required to guard the Chaos gate.

Spike and the Sandmen could be placed as part of the Distraction Team, since the Sandmen could make themselves look like elves, but I believe that they should be kept in reserve along with UNIT and the SCP in case the Distraction Team needs reinforcements.

Finally, everyone has emergency transporter armbands in case of trouble.

So this it the speech >>16905456
Comprise the team largely of Knights Inductor, in their armor. The formal pattern should fit into the fantasy well enough for the task. And on some cloaks and flourishes. Not sure who else to include, KI are good for cool heads and corruption resistance, and we need people able to remember the mission is to distract and harrass, rather than cause great damage. Orc deaths probably won't hurt anything, they are many and generally similar, can't kill anything important though, like Nazgul.

>>16910025
That sounds about right and clear!

Don't forget to use/merge the speeches we composed for Darius. A proper challenge must be made to fully draw Sauron's attention. It would be ever so fitting that, just as Morgoth's attention was drawn away from the retreating Noldor by Fingolfin, so should Sauron's be drawn from his precious treasures by Darius.

>>16910025
One final piece of fine-tuning:
2 Aurors go with the Distraction Team, to provide magic protection if the Nazgul show up.
1 Auror (not the clumsy one!) goes with Tosh as the Stealth Team.

Remember to use the Al'Kesh for the beam out of the distraction team, the Asgard Teleporters pick-up faster than the Federation ones, and the flash of light from them can seem more magical than the trek version.

>>16910087
The reason we aren't stationing Spike and the Sandmen is because Sauron has a doctorate in mindrape.

>>16910160
Aye.
Which makes me wonder why we're bringing in BLU team.

I support the above plans. Let's do this.

>>16910189
Hoping they're too crazy to mind control?
Someone said that maybe the Spy and the Sniper should sit this out though.

To get all ya'll people in the Noldor theme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Oaa-wnfo90&feature=BFa&list=WL02E0CF522F36BB56&lf=plpp_v
ideo

Made a playlist, enjoy.

>>16910075
But of course, Sir Peter.

You set your replicators to work crafting bric-a-brac and doodads to place on your armor to make them seem more fantastical. It is early evening when all the preparations are complete.

Your team beams down near the Black Gate and begins its short march towards the imposing structure. Your small platoon stands before the gigantic gate in a matter of minutes, Darius at the forefront hold Ringil aloft. Your more eagle-eyed troops notice sentries on the Gate that clearly see you. Darius steps forward and speaks.

"Sauron! Once named Annatar and Gorthaur the Cruel! I challenge you, Lord of Slaves! Behold, for in my hands I wield the sword Ringil that once humbled and wounded your foul Master! Show your cowardice and refuse my challenge, so called Dark Lord! Know that I am Darius Fortes, Knight Inductor, Space Marine! I challenge you, Necromancer, for the future of Man and all Creation! You know this sword! Now bring forth your servants so that they may be smote on the ash of this wasteland you dwell in! The Emperor watches over me this day, a Lord of Free Men greater and more majestic than any, and I fear no evil for I am one of his chosen! Aulendil, Mairon, Artano, Zigur, I name you by all your names! The dark seed of Eöl is grown! Come and face the Bulwark against the Terror! Come and send your legions and minions against a Defender of Mankind! Fear me, Sauron the Deceiver, for I am fear incarnate! I am more than mortal! I am a Space Marine! Finest of the Imperium! The Emperor looks upon from Terra at this moment, a master more elegant and confident than you shall ever hope to be! I am the herald of your destruction you coward! I ride forth for your tower! And I fear no darkness! For I come to light up the night! My chapter will forever remember your downfall!"

>>16910189
Too crazy to control, and Medic will be needed to keep people healed and to give Darius an Uber-charge. Demoman to wield the Nameless Sword, and Heavy, Soldier, and Scout to protect Medic.

The X-COM Psi-veterans are also there to break any mind-control that Sauron tries.

>>16910394
Oh OP, the Dark Seed of Eol is Maeglin, who betrayed the elves of Gondolin. Other than that good job.

>>16910394
>disgunnabegood.gif

>>16910397
Let Scout do some taunting and baiting, he's good with that.
Prehaps set the respawn to the Al'kesh.

>>16910394
Cool, now activate this >>16909983
plan

Just kidding. Have our guys rattle and bang everything they've got. Get their blood up and really male some noise.

For a moment, all is still. Then the sounds of hobnailed boots stomping on hard stone fills the air as orcish archers begin massing on the ramparts. The Black Gate groans mightily as it opens a sliver, allowing a man dressed in black armor and robes, bearing the banner of the Lidless Eye to trot forward.

"My master, Sauron the Great, bids thee welcome, oh Knights of the Imperium," he hisses through discolored teeth. "I am afraid that he has pressing matters that requires his attention and cannot meet your challenge. Will you face the Garrison of the Gate in its entirety, then? Or depart henceforth?"

>>16910469
No, the Al'Kesh is at Barad-dur.

The Indefatigable is the respawn point, and it's cloaked and hovering behind the mountains out of view.

The Overlord should be in low-orbit, ready to come screaming down if the battlemechs are needed.

>>16910490
Answer him with steel.

>>16910471
Also play this
>>16910349
over the speakers.

>>16910349
You know, if the fighting gets thick enough, we should just start pumping that music just to further confuse things.

>>16910490
>he knows of the Imperium
>wearesofucked.jpg

We can't kill him! Aragorn has to do that! Knock him out!

>>16910511
>>16910507
Play the music loud and clearly! So that all of the hosts of mordor may know of the Blind Guardian, bard of the first age tales!

>>16910517
Psst, we told them about the Imperium in the speech.

>>16910490
>bids thee welcome, oh Knights of the Imperium
Balls. I may have crapped myself a little.

>>16910517
we mentioned that Darius was with the Imperium in his challenge to Sauron.

>>16910490
I will say this, herald. Call for reinforcements, your garrison will not be enough.

>>16910490
"We'll face the Garrison of the Gate then, thank you very much. Please convey our regards."

>>16910490
Inform him that those terms are acceptable... as a warm-up.
Also let him return to where he came from. Even if his post can be replicated, it's always poor form to kill a messenger.

>>16910490
Do what comes naturally, Space Marine.
>Starts having a reasonable discussion
NO, the other thing!

>>16910517
There's no telling how much information Sauron got a hold of when he back-hacked our scan earlier.

You know what, just punch him in his horrible unhygienic teeth. Have Darius do it. Then have Darius exclaim,

"Doust thou fear me oh great a terrible Dark Lord! Send your rout forth, let them taste elvish blade!"

Are we sure this is distracting enough? They don't seem that bothered? Can we have everyone run into battle screaming "Baggins!", just to really confuse Sauron?

>>16910548
Oh right. Carry on. Though he still handled it smoothly enough to be unnerving.

>>16910490
>Will you face the Garrison of the Gate in its entirety, then? Or depart henceforth?
We need to get Sauron to pay attention. Hopefully he hasn't already seen through our deception and is just trying to rattle us.

Well, I say we rattle him right back.
"Return to your master, Messenger, and have the Black Gate prepare its defenses. We shall grind it down to dust, and then march upon your lord's fastness.
"He shall be brought low just as his master was."

>>16910578
Too Shakespearian. This begs for laconism. We come for... "Vengence", no?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeYGiS_hZhU&feature=related

"Tell your leader you'll need more men."

>>16910582
Hopefully they'll start paying attention when we start murdering all the orcs.
And then the trolls.

Actually, at this point in time doesn't Sauron only have orcs at his disposal, since the foreign men haven't shown up yet.

"Unto thee, most foul cretinous scuttling serf of the idiot swine Sauron, I have only this to say: Come at me, bro."

>>16910620
>>16910578
Combine? Anyone agree?

>>16910601
That sounds good.

>>16910633
Agree

>>16910617
>Actually, at this point in time doesn't Sauron only have orcs at his disposal, since the foreign men haven't shown up yet.
Yes, I believe you're right.

If they remain unphased after a while and Sauron doesn't turn his gaze towards the distraction team we might as well take the ring by force. He would never consider a direct approach since one does not just simply walk into Mordor.
Also remember he saw our ship earlier when we were still scanning.

>>16910578
I second this. The Mouth of Sauron lives to recieve the first 'No, Fuck YOU' from any group of heroes.

So it's agreed, we go with this:>>16910633

>>16910633
While I like how it might confuse Sauron, it doesn't have quite the gravitas I'd like.

>>16910663
>one does not just simply walk into Mordor
Hmm...so, we bust open the Black Gate, and start marching to Barad-dur.
If that doesn't get Sauron to go 'Oh Shit!' and turn his gaze to the Distraction Team, nothing will.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVcYsT9WPcs

This song has never been more appropriate until now.

Let's have the Knights Inductor do what they do best.
Be reasonable.
I mean that should really fuck with their heads, to politely accept the terms and send him on his way.

>>16910705
Actually, you're right. Wow. That would boggle Sauron's mind. He's only used to brash superheroic mortals coming up and knocking on the Black Gate. If we try to negotiate for something off-topic, it might keep the Eye distracted long enough for us to get the Rings. Even if it fails, we can always get Rilgil wetted with dark blood and rile him up that way.

>>16910705

>>16910692
But can Sauron repair the gate in time for its showing in Canon.

>>16910676
Come at me bro, because I've got balls of steel.
Balls. Of. Steel.
I've got balls of steel.
You know what? Just have someone shout that whenever we kill an enemy. If only we had some angry marines firing other angry marines into the garrison.

>>16910716
Demand the release of all political prisoners, including the hobbit Smeagol!

>>16910716
Ask him if he wants to buy a year's supply of Clear Eyes.

rolled 55 = 55

>>16910620
>>16910578
>>16910601

"Then let your tombstones be engraved with- PFAARGH!"

The Mouth of Sauron is unable to finish his sentence as Darius steps forward and slugs him in the jaw. The emissary spits a bloody tooth into Darius' face, then turns and rides full speed back into the Gate. It closes ominously behind him as the first rain of arrows begins to sail through the sky...

>>16910716
>In a last ditch effort to salvage diplomatic proceedings, you invoke the ultimate resolution in your formal attache of plenipotentiary clauses, motioning for bilateral demilitarization and cessation of hostilities for the mutual advancement and prolonged commitment to the furtherance of harmonious relations among sovereign parties.

>>16910756
>"Then let your tombstones be engraved with- PFAARGH!"

Rofl.

>>16910469

>>16910756
Aurors, you are finally in a world where your magic is superior to the native technology in every conceivable way.
Show them what you're made of.

>>16910756
Aurors, shields up please. We don't want ti be bothered by any arrows today.

>>16910756
You know what we forgot?
Tower shields. For just this sort of thing.

Remember to shield the Medic! He needs to charge up and hit Darius with an Ubercharge!

>>16910756
Deploy the ballistics shield barrier.
Also use the dropship's lasers set to infared so that they're not visible to the naked eye to destroy any arrows that look to be a threat if we can't deploy the barrier in time.

>>16910797
>>16910784
These! Finally, a world where the Potterverse finally holds the techno-evolutionary high-ground!
>>16910802
This as well. Nothing like 'cheating' to turn the tides.

>>16910798
"Get behind me Dok-tor!"

Do we have line of sight on any men on the walls? Thats all our xcom psi-bastards need. Start causing some dissension in the ranks.

>>16910802
>Deploy the ballistics shield barrier.
Are you referring to the kinetic barrier shields that all of our teams are equipped with?
Or something else?

>>16910798
This. I'm personally wondering about air support; those dragon-things are quite nasty.

Let's do this!

>>16910844
Dragons shouldn't be an issue for our Mobile Infantry. Plus, if we need it, we have the Black Arrow...

Remember to be careful. Last thing we need to to take out Sauron ourselves then have to pretend to be him until the trilogy plays out.

Alright, so, orders are:
1. Shields up! Everyone activate their kinetic barriers.
2. Aurors, do your stuff. Finally the 2 Aurors are in a fight where their magic can't be defended against, and where the enemy has no mages to counter-spell.
3. Have the engineers on the Inde try to modulate the phaser array to fire in the infra-red range, in order to create an invisible heat-ray firing from the Heavens.

>>16910860
>Weekend At Sauron's

>>16910869
i'd watch it

>>16910866
and
>>16910837 if possible.

>>16910814

Can I please see an actual Heavy Ballista? Low ammo, large bolt that penetrate enemies and pins everyone killed by it to the wall of impact. (and you can use the impact bolt as a stepping platform while it's in the wall)

>>16910885
It'd be like the Javelin Launcher from Painkiller.
If so, I'd actually honest-to-god pay money to Gaben personally for it if it happened.
Make sure to note that we should use the Replicator to make it happen after we're done here.

>>16910885
No, because that will cause TF 2 players to do fun things instead of caring about hats, ruining the economy that Valve has set up.

It's nearly 1:30 am and I'm up at 6. Such is life in the Transpace Guard.

rolled 100 = 100

Between the Auror shields, kinetic barriers, and quality of armor the troops already have, the first volley of arrows does nothing, stopped by magic, shield, and armor. The return fire of your expeditionary force is more effective. Blaster bombs detonate on the ramparts, sending orcs flying. Archers suddenly turn and shoot their fellows under psi-control. Bolter and autocannon fire rip across the walls as your group advances towards the gate. The orcish archers are reinforced quickly, but already their numbers begin to thin.

>>16910911
Don't use the H word around BLU team!

>>16910932
>100

>>16910932
>100

Uh oh, did we just accidentally the Black Gate?

>>16910932
>100
The spirit of Fingolfin blesses us from the halls of Mandos.

>>16910932
Dice, I'm trying to make it challenging for th-

No.

But why can't you let m-

No.

But it's the Black Ga-

No.

*sigh*

>>16910932
Well, looks like we just used up all of our luck. Get ready for the next three rolls to suck.

Stealth Team Go?

>nat 100

>HEY SAURON IT'S WAKE UP TIME!!!!!

>>16910965
As it was said earlier during the attack on Kyoto...
"What the /tg/ dice giveth, the /tg/ dice taketh away."
>the dice when
Hold onto your butts and brace for the Stealth Team to see double trouble.
>>16910983
YES!
GO GO GO!
EVERY GOOD AND NOBLE GOD IN EVERY CANON IS WITH US!
JUST GO!

>>16910932
Remember to beam up our spent shells and slugs when we're done. No reverse-engineering for you, Sauron!

>>16910932
>nat 100
>mfw to Sauron's rage

>>16910932
>100

>>16910932
>100
We accidentally the black gate.
Did our X-com psi troops just mind control Sauron or something?

>>16910964
It all evens out in the end.

>>16911003
>>16910964
>>16910932
Pic related.

>>16910932
The orcs begin to scream and flee, falling off the ramparts as the rain of explosions tear apart their ranks while the foe takes no damage from their arrows. Slowly the Black Gate begins to creak open, a troop of armored trolls with great clubs advancing with feral howls.

>>16910964
These things have a way of balancing out.
Like sometimes our Knight Inductor seems to have been specifically trained to kill ghost elves, other times our aurors get a case of the butterfingers.

>>16902494
That would cause massive damage to the canon. You're trying to eliminate the threats without bringing in canon raping shit like that.
If it gets to that level, you call in the Green legion.

>>16911074
Have Darius and other KIs charged them. Fuck them up. Your Space Marines, they should be able to match them in combat.

Wouldn't that make Sauron shit himself. Seeing his Olog-hai get owned.

rolled 16 = 16

Forgot my roll.

>>16911107
The dice taketh away, alright.

>>16911107
>>16911105
>Dat Roll.
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>>16911107
Starting to even out, it is.
Who's in the Infiltration team? Tosh, the other Aurors, and the box? is that it?
Here come the trolls. Shoot them with shooty shots.

>>16911074
Safe to say he's taking us seriously.
Begin the stealth incursion?

>>16911145
Yes. The dice just laughed at us, so we might have some more Bell-Curve-favored luck if we get the stealth team in pronto.

>>16911074
>>16911107
Don't charge in, let them come to us. We need this to be a big fight that will attract Sauron's attention.

>>16911133
The Stealth Team itself is composed of Tosh, one of the Aurors (NOT the clumsy one), the EMH, and the Containment Box.
They have the Delta Green squad in the cloaked Al'Kesh as support.

They haven't been deployed yet, because Sauron's attention hasn't been diverted yet.

>>16911107
...Aurors, levitate their weapons and drop it on their heads.
This is the best strategy.

>>16911166
The best strategy is probably to send BLU team in to attack them. Nothing occupies big dumb objects like Atomic punch scouts.

Quick query, how many of you are familiar with the open door crossover fic?

I'm part way through the archives reading up on this quest and the constant references to the chaos ship that keeps showing up and then this quote from the gman
>"Though the Event itself is rather... simple... you will find cleaning it up may not be. DOORS HAVE BEEN OPENED. Prissssoners have been set free.
Is rather indicitive of new chaos from the open door.
Standard chaos doesn't really have any knowledge of the multiverse, however the entire premise of the open door is that the new chaos gods formed from the protagonists of Neon Genesis Evangellion have escaped into the multiverse and are busy subverting other universes.

The stilleto is a large ship that they use as a vanguard that keeps turning up in different
realities.

Or perhaps all of this has already been mentioned and I just havn't reached it in the archives yet.

>>16911177
Yeah it's been brought up OP can neither confirm nor deny that the warship is the Stiletto.
Also, we have other priorities at the moment.

...Get the science team to change the phasers to the same frequency of this world's sunlight.
Or does that work only on specific trolls.

>>16911199
These Trolls won't be affected by that.

rolled 51 = 51

>>16911105
The Knights Inductor charge the armored trolls, and are almost immediately sent sailing through the air as the massive creatures crash immense stone and metal clubs into them. Ceramite armor and their unnatural toughness prevents killing blows for most of them, but even so their combat formation is scattered. Demoman charges into combat with a loud scream, raising the Nameless Blade high, only to catch a troll club directly on the head. The impact pounds him into a drunken Scottish cyclopean pancake. His form vanishes soon after to be respawned, leaving the Nameless Blade embedded in the mud. An arrow sticks into one of the trolls as Sniper advances with the Huntsman, but he, alongside the Scout, achieve flight thanks to a trollish mace. As they sail through the sky, Sniper strikes a flying X-COM veteran, who is forced to dip low enough that another troll manages to catch him with a heavy, spiked chain. The veteran is pulled to the ground as another troll hits him repeatedly with a morning-star until the Flying Armor cracks like an egg-shell.

Some of the orcs cheer at this and begin to reform, though the bulk of their number is still fleeing.

>>16911218
That should go better. At least this time, we're over 50.

>>16911218
Beam that veteran straight into a recovery tank! We can recover the armor later!
Demoman is to go back out there and pick up that sword and try again!

Medic! Top off the Knights! If you've got an Uber-charge, use it on Darius!

Mobile Infantry, use the Assault Cannons to take down the trolls that you can.

>>16911218
Have an auror summon the blade.
Also, teach those orcs that they shouldn't have stopped running.

>>16911218
Damn, have one of the Knights Inductor take up the Nameless Blade as soon as they can.

>>16911218
Are they in range of our dropship's lasers?
If so, good-bye trolls
Get whoever is closest to the sword to grab it. I suggest we feign falling back so we can spread their ranks out.
I suggest deploying the Mad Cats now so we can return our own "arrow" volley once the enemy's far enough away from the black gate.

>>16911265
NO! Darius needs to show these Trolls who boss. He need to crush the Orcs morale. Right now they may actually fight, we need to route them so we don't have to fight the bulk of them.

>>16911290
Dropships are still in orbit.
They would require a few minutes to arrive and deploy.

>>16911297
I need to proof read my posts...

>>16911297
>NO! Darius needs to show these Trolls who boss. He need to crush the Orcs morale
What?
I'm advocating making Darius invincible so that he can wade into the trolls and stop their charge cold.
Is there something wrong with the actions I outlined?

>>16911290
No, save that shit for emergency. We don't need Sauron looking around for our ships, keep hi focused on the fight.

>>16911319
Yeah, having Mad Cats deploy. Darius needs to do this alone. In true heroic fashion.

>>16911333
Sorry got you mixed up. I mean having the MI killing the trolls with their, "magic". Darius needs to do this himself.

>>16911297
Fine.
Have Darius yell while we fire missiles at groups of orcs further away that he points at
>>16911308
I'm talking about the one on the ground that we deployed our troops from. Or did we transport them in there without any good fall back point?

rolled 35 = 35

>>16911133
The Knights Inductor, alongside the other troops, begin falling back, firing as they do so. Heavy grabs the downed X-COM veteran and slings him over a shoulder as he jogs.

"DESE BABIES NOT SO LEETUL!" he roars.

The Mobile Infantry slams into the ground in between the trolls and the rest of the troops, spraying the trolls with a hail of Panther Autocannon fire that shreds the vanguard creatures to bits. The Space Marines grab their fallen while spraying a suppression fire behind them. The trolls charge towards the Mobile Infantry, but they just charge up their Marauders' jump jets and leap back, outside of their range.

Your remaining troops begin to form up again a short distance from the trolls.

>>16911354
...Perhaps we were overconfident.

>>16911354
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c98gIxCe1zo

>>16911354
Medic heals up the wounded.

Have one of the Aurors conjure the Nameless Sword to his hand, and hand it off to one of the Knights.
The other Auror to hit the X-COM soldier's power armor with a quick Reparo spell to repair major damage.

This time, defensive formation. Take down the trolls.

>>16911399
The perfect tune for such a battle.

>>16911401
and teleport dragon dildos into our troop's butts for moral support

>>16911428
STOP THAT! IT HAS LONG CEASED TO BE HUMOROUS!

Takedown.

rolled 37 = 37

Ubercharge only works on members of BLU or RED that have had the Ubercharge implants put in them.

"ZE UBER IS READY!" the Medic shouts as he fires it at Heavy. As his X-COM burden vanishes from his hands, Heavy roars and turns, bringing up Sasha as he opens fire.

"RUN, COWARDS!" he roars. A charging troll smacks him with a stone club, but the club SHATTERS over Heavy's blue-glowing form.

Darius charges one of the trolls as Star-Lord does another. Armed with their magical blades, the duo unfortunately are forced to temporarily cease their assault and duck under a vicious mace swing.

The M.I. crash into the ashy ground again and open fire, this time at the orcs reforming on the battlements. The suppression fire scatters them again as the skies suddenly darken.

"Fell-beasts!" an X-COM Veteran calls as several X-COM and Knights Inductor are smashes into the ground by the vicious aerial dives of the creatures.

>>16911401
One of the Aurors conjures the blade and tosses it to a nearby Knight as the other casts Reparo to help keep the X-COMmers in the fight.

>>16911441

>>16911471
Damnit, Sauron probably isn't even paying attention enough to gloat.

>>16911441
I'm sorry.
Dildos shaped like Tolkien's pipe then.

>>16911471
Time to deploy the mechs to counter the beasts.
I'm tempted to send in the vf-25's too.

>>16911471
WE HAVE ATTRACTED THE NAZGUL! SAURON THINKS WE ARE A SERIOUS THREAT!

Darius shall then say, "What is this! Finally the Bastard Lord of Mordor sends his most foul vermin he possess. I feel as if I should be honored at this display, but the feeling is lost on me as I look upon the waste he calls servants."

>>16911503
No mechs yet, we can still fight them with the forces we have now.

>>16911471
Have the Auror not doing Reparo to swtich to Confringo and Avada Kedavra spells to attack the fell-beasts, or use a Patronus to keep them away while everyone else regroups.

It is looking like we may need to bring in the Inde's phaser arrays.

>>16911471
I have to wonder if Darius is getting his combat roll boost.

>>16911525
Actually I'm pretty sure the Nazgul being summoned would actually be for a high roll, since then Sauron would be taking us seriously.
As it stands, these trolls are just going to keep kicking our asses.

>>16911525
I agree with the taunting.
Perhaps combine with this >>16911541

This may soon indicate that it's time for the Stealth Team to make their move.

>>16911503
Sauce on that quote. It's too terrifying to be true.

>>16911562
Hamburger Hepler, one of the writers from BioWare who is resonsible for making /v/ hate Mass Effect. Quite a feat, considering the thread count they had playing the game the first time around.

>>16911503

Off-topic, but jesus christ I haven't raged so hard at an image in months. The nerve of that horrible, horrible excuse for a writer.

>>16911570

Who wrote Dragon Age: Origins? I'm playing through that and quite loving the dialogue. I assume it wasn't Hamburger Helper

rolled 67 = 67

Darius and Star-Lord continue to dance in and out of the troll's reach. Though they manage several shallow wounds, every time they come close to a killing blow, they are forced back by a troll-strike. Darius himself takes a troll-make to the chest, flinging him back a few feet. But as a Space Marine, his body is iron and his armor ceramite. The emblem on his front is cracked and damaged, Darius himself spitting blood, but he stands and roars defiance with Ringil in hand.

The X-COM troops take to the air once more, and a deadly aerial duel between the Heroes of Cydonia and the Hell-Hawks begins. A Fell-Beast explodes in a bloody shower of gore as a Blaster-Bomb detonates against its stomach. Another suddenly screams and sets upon the orcs at the Gate in a frenzy. A final one has its head melt and its wing bursts into flame as plasma bolts bore into it.

But by the same token, an X-COM veteran dies to crushing jaws. Another has the misfortune of being swallowed up by one of the larger beasts. One Knight Inductor is torn limb from limb.

Though your troops are beginning to take casualties, they are selling their lives at a dear, dear, price.

>>16911471
Ok, how do we non-lethally takedown Fell-beasts?
Unless it looks like there was an unknown surplus of them, we'll need to leave some intact for the Nazgul to ride.. unless their mounts at at their own town. Life signs scan for rough numbers of them in this area and Minas Morgul.

>>16911585
And we were doing so well with minimizing casualties up to this point.
Well, time to rally the troops.

>>16911582
She actually wrote the dwarves

People tend to forget that and also post fake quotes and pictures about her hating Tolkien and etc.

>>16911585
>But by the same token, an X-COM veteran dies to crushing jaws. Another has the misfortune of being swallowed up by one of the larger beasts. One Knight Inductor is torn limb from limb.
Everyone has an emergency transporter armband.
The vet that got swallowed can be beamed out.
The other two, we'll have to try to get their heads stuffed in a nanny-bag for later recovery.

>>16911615
Yeah, but her button that lets you skip gameplay to get to the cutscenes is confirmed for ME3, as is Narrative Mode (prechosen dialogue AND almost no gameplay (that you can skip as well))
BACK ON TOPIC.
>>16911585
Continue the assault. Whatever name you use for God is with us.
>>16911629
I had forgotten all about this. Do so at once, even if we get Fell Beast chunks beamed up with it.

>>16911585
Begin medical beam outs! The X-Com vets, the crushed on and the swallowed one. Good thing we thought of the arm bands. See if we can't take a bit extra when beaming up the swallowed one.
Someone find the head of the KI ripped apart and nanny-bag it- STAT!

>>16911585
Hm. Which Hell-hawk ate the X-com troop? Whichever one it was, blow it up with explosives. Hopefully there'll be enough Brain left to reconstruct the troop.

Infiltration team should start going right about now.

Speaking of reconstruct, we'll need to beam up any casualties and get them in the tanks or the nanite bags.

The troops at the gate need some backup; who've we got on hand to help them out?

We should be Autosagan right about now. Hopefully Sauron's noticed the goings-on at the Black Gate and has turned his gaze.

>>16911585
Darius speech again, "Liar! Deceiver! Fool is the very air you breath worm! Shall you not come to face me yourself! Are you such a coward that even now as your servants clash with my men do you fail to appear before my eyes. Let the lord of the black land come forth! Let justice be done upon him!"

rolled 53 = 53

>>16911585
Star-Lord finally has enough, jumping into the air to land on back of a troll and slicing down with his elven blade. Anguirel slides nearly through the troll-hide to sever the beasts' head as Star-Lord leaps off and rolls to his feet. Almost as if to try to best Star-Lord, Darius waits until his troll swings his mace again, the raises Ringil and cuts through the haft of the weapon, driving the blade further to open a horrendous gash in the monster's chest. The troll lets out a shrill cry of pain as it slumps down.

Meanwhile, the other troops have managed to regain their footing and are advancing on the gate once again, several of the Fell-beasts taking wing and flying back over the structure at the beck of some unknown call.

Deploy the damn mecha. Our troops are taking too much of a beating and need the artillery support.

Also, fall back and use our guns. Only after Sauron is thoroughly distracted and we have the upper hand in battle once again we can afford to wave them around like monkeys.

>>16911661
>>16911629
Medical televac, go!

Have Darius shout this as he fells the Troll:>>16911697

rolled 94 = 94

>>16911697
Darius' words are met only with the screams of the dying and battle-cries.

As the dead and dying troops are beamed back to the ship, the last of the Fell-Beasts sent to fight you fall, and the remaining trolls run towards the Black Gate, which has begun to swing shut once more.

Now that (I think) the Nazguls are coming, should we begin beaming in the stealth team?

>>16911704
We can't afford to deploy the damn mechs! We don't know what it would do to canon!

Our men are doing fine now, keep the forces in reserve! Who is with me!

>>16911738
I am with you!

>>16911732
Pursue them! Run the trolls down! Today! We simply walk into Mordor!

>>16911738
here, here!!

>>16911732
Charge after the enemy, call in a few more reinforcements, and SERIOUSLY GUYS prepare the stealth team to deploy. If Sauron doesn't start turning his Eye, he must really be as stupid as Cracked.com thinks he is.

>>16911732
Charge the damn gate before it closes! We need to hold their attention!
We WILL simply walk into Mordor!

Wait, 94. Does that Sauron does come out to face us?

>>16911763
I am REALLY hoping that they ARE deployed already. I thought we were just focusing on the battle to see how great our distraction was.

>>16911763
Nah, he's too busy fapping over naked Frodo at this point in canon, so nothing will distract his gaze from that sight.

>>16911792
I'm still not certain that Sauron has a proper form at this point. He seemed more like a specter tied to the works he put his essence into. Like Barad-dur.

>>16911802
We don't know if Sauron feels intimidated by us yet.
I mean the dude has an army so big he can afford to just throw bodies at us all day every day.

>>16911829
According to Tolkeinfag, who's the only one who's read the books in recent memory, Sauron does have physical form but he's just weak enough that he'd rather stay in his tower.

>>16911829
How many times I have to say this, he does, but the majority of his magical power is in the ring.

>>16911829
I think the burning eye and his influence over beings of evil is all there is to him. Which is why we need to try so damn hard to keep his attention while our team crawls around inside.

>>16911864
>>16911854
Tolkienmind.

>>16911875
In which case, deploy some mechs somewhere inside mordor and create the mother of distractions.
That way, its out of sight of the majority of the setting, and it will split saurons attention between the gate and a sudden attack by an unknown enemy.

>>16911854
Indeed, we're hoping he'll stay hunched over the scry-tv watching the fight and not notice while we nick his family jewels while he isn't looking.

>>16911899
None of that.
The plan is still solid.

>>16911906
HE DOES NOT HAVE A BODY
YOU CANNOT STEAL HIS BALLS OF MITHRIL
GET IT TOGETHER PEOPLE.

>>16911922
Except he does, read the books.

Uh, guys? Autosage?

>>16911899
Jesus, what is it with you guys and the mechs. We deploy them it will have very harsh repercussions on canon.

>>16911935
Oh shit he's right. OP, new thread?

>>16911936
This is true. Don't send in the Mechs yet.

Op, how many KIs and Xcom troops have been incapacitated, and how many have had their brains splattered?

>>16911936
Agreed. As it is we'll need to swing by between other missions and make sure things are proceeding correctly.

>>16911936
Doesn't that depend on how much of an impact they have and how much they are noticed?

>>16911936
"begin sarcasm" it's called "we have new toys and we must use them NAO!" syndrome. "end sarcasm"

to be honest Tolkenfag, i have no idea

>>16911948
We go deep into autosage regularly in these threads.

You guys think a chat would help lower the autosage factors for the threads?

>>16912015
that depends, but yeah it wouldn't hurt

>>16912015
Not necessary.
/tg/ is slow enough that threads can last until the time for questing comes again.

I like the auto sage, it's like a sign that that we've done a lot of shit.

The downside of having a chat means that people who are reading the archives to catch up will miss some of the speculation and discussion.

>>16912095
that's true

Well I'm just saying having a chat helps the flow of ideas come quickly and uninterrupted.

But, majority says it's a terribad idea, so never mind.

>>16912072
Channel's empty.

>>16912145

New thread.

>>16912141
Send in the Brasta for aerial support.

Mind Blast, secure ringwraith by whatever means available. Drop the orcs.