On that note, Gunther, as the forward force tasked with the former Major's Posthumous assignment, you are to find your way deep into Voss territory where you must work to shut off the enemy that is the Voss Occult Society. An enemy that taps into the powers of the ancients must be stopped first and foremost before we are all seen walking to it's plan.

At our disposal is the Kolstec Phantom Train, along with our own captured voss supply train, with a bit of modification you can outfit it to be a secretive method of transportation, allowing you to move freely in the vast Vossian empire with greater mobility than a fully armed division.

Peregrin's aerial troop can support you on this task.

Meanwhile should you find hair nor clue of any Vossian installation or Occult activity, FatherZwei can summon the Legio Aurora anytime from their pilgrimage to fight whatever Voss Strength stands to protect their machinations.

Don't lose yourself, Hellghast- and hold true to your ways. Change if change dictates and succeed at all costs.

>>16902577
Yeah, I'm not exactly sure what happened down there, either.

And yeah, we've always been in need of a dedicated expert on Paranormal stuff, though perhaps we shouldn't tell her every detail of our attack plans.

Anyways, I've got 60 xp and I'm spending it!

>10 xp for aspect upgrade [Mobile Fortress]
>10 xp for aspect upgrade [Redundant Systems]
>10 xp for command aura upgrade to +2 heavy weapon damage.
>Leftover 30 xp going to my legacy pool.

Explanation of aspect upgrades in next post.

>>16902577

>Current squad status: ATTACHED

>Current XP Total following Hinzerhaus: 29

>Upgrade 1: +1 Health
>Upgrade 2: +1 Action

If I can commission one last experience point from a willing ally, I'd like to explore advice and a final ruling the following ASPECT upgrade to my squad.

>COYOTE aspect upgrade: Scavenge!
>As an Action, resupply personal ammunition stores using those dropped by fallen enemy infantry in adjacent hexes.

>Attempt to utilize enemy infantry weapons or equipment (Roll to Succeed -> Enemy equipment breaks once used!)

>Optional: Resupply nearby ally infantry!

If all of that is too much please feel free to cut down either or both of the secondary usages. Your verdict, Command?

>>16902662
The province of Krussberg has traditionally been known for its heavy, attrition based tactics. However, unlike the Voss, Krussberg does not utilize undead forces and therefore requires secure lines of supply during major offensives and siege operations. To solve this problem, Krussberg has traditionally employed heavily armored and armed supply caravans that can also double as siege weapons, to ensure that frontline forces always have easy access to critical supplies.
>[Mobile Fortress] makes any piloted superheavy vehicle with this aspect count as a flag, sacrificing any transport capacity.

One popular building technique that is increasingly being utilized among engineers is the inclusion of redundant systems within vehicles. While this makes the base cost of each individual unit skyrocket, the tradeoff is that vehicles with redundant systems are much more difficult to disable with a lucky shot, and often times have to be completely destroyed to nullify its combat effectiveness.
>[Redundant Systems] prevents any vehicle with this aspect from having any systems such as movement and weapons disabled from damage unless its armor is reduced to 0.

>>16902659
Nice. So if I'm to understand, this Phantom Train is supposed to be disguised as a regular Voss train?

>Thanatos exists only in the shadow of a dead world. To see it would mean staring at it's eye.

>To destroy it, would mean finding the light in the deepest void.

>All of these are word for word CLUES to stopping Thanatos, the human formed death-god.

"So, what does it mean, Corporal?" Kayle's lips tightened as if she immediately regretted asking the question, while the fireteam carted supplies and found items... among them an occult text with strange claims... up from the basement of Hinzerhaus.

Varro rubbed his neck and sighed.

"Listen, I understand you're all worried about this curse. Hell, I'm worried. But we need to focus on what we CAN do, not what we can't. Let Sudsen and his detectives worry about the occult stuff. It's our job to hold the line when called upon. Speaking of which, I'm pretty sure he wanted this stack of books placed over... there."

>>16902794
That still shouldn't stop us from shoving as many guns and weapon emplacements on the thing as we can though. Maybe a battering ram on the front...

>>16902794

Indeed, a train staffed with undead passengers would sell better. I shoot myself in the foot saying that but only because such an option is altogether available. Ask Hinzerhaus if such a thing is even possible, and pray that the deceased forgive us.

>Stallion had readjusted into something of a state of normalcy. Ships, now flying Ragnyllian colors, docked in its ports, unloading everything from turnips to troops to tanks. The marketplace, though filled with its normal collection of farmers and craftsmen from surrounding villages, now bustled with Ragnyllian colors. Guards with rifles and submachine guns patrolled the edges of the area ever so diligently as wares and foods of all kinds were traded.

>Radios sent out a light-hearted tune about a lazy summer's evening, until all the signals cut out, replaced with the swelling fanfare of brass horns. A certain woman's voice was then heard...

"My my, look how far you've come boys. How's things going? It's your favorite girl, Vosskon Blossom, broadcasting live from the Voss capital, straight to your homes and bases.

"This week's message deserves a special sendout to my favorite Ragnyllian unit, the Hellghast Armored Unit. So, so sad what happened to that robotic slave driver of a woman that controlled you--but that's what you get for trying to go up against the powerful guns of Voss artillery. I hope that that tank commander of yours will enjoy his new position, however long it lasts.

"Now what did I tell you, boys? You've kicked open the hornet's nest on this one, you know, and all the stingers are pointed at you. It's only going to get worse from here. My advice? Desert! The Voss Empire offers you power, warm food, and soft beds! And our women? Shapely, curvy things--and they *all* want big, strong bucks. (a slight giggle is heard)

"In any case, let me be the first to formally welcome you Ragnyllian devil dogs. Welcome to Voss, you step to your deaths. I hope this song cheers you up, though--it's Jeremy Turovik and his hit "My Little Miss is Gone".

>The woman's voice is replaced by the sounds of a deep, dark bass, soon joined by a piano and soft guitar. The music plays throughout the square...

22 xp in pool
+1 matron 3pts
+ 4 roaches 4pts
+ 1 Wasp 2pts
+ 1 mantis 3pts
+ 1scarab 1pt
+25 mission xp
60xp

Taking [Xeno] Aspect
40xp left

>>16902881
Can't we just like, tint the windows or put in some curtains? I doubt it'd be a good idea to let any Voss onto the train itself anyways.

>>16902884

"Is it my turn to break the radio?" Clyde looks around, and seeing no takers, lifts his pneumatic hammer. "No sense in stopping a tradition!"

>*SMASH*

>>16902907
That's an even better idea! We'll cover all the windows, and place the guns BEHIND them, the Voss won't know what hit 'em!

>>16902922
Armitage lowers her grenade launcher, and pops out a dummy round from the tube. "Aw man, I was hopin' I might get it this time. I can't even remember the last time I fired a round..." She grumbles, before wandering off

>40 stashed/legacy xp to spend

>buying [Pig] aspect
>+1 act
>+1 Squad Member

Pvt. Rose reporting for duty, I focus on arrays power up and construct creation.

>One point of EXP stolen from experience overflow pool. Updated sheet is posted!

With their grunt-work complete, the infantry team moved outside of Hinzerhaus to relax... Which for Varro invariably meant 'relaxing' combat coordination drills. As Kayle and Glenn completed their seventeenth speed-reload run, the corporal took a moment off to gather a box of supplies he'd managed to procure from the depths of one of the landing craft... The faded lettering on it indicated a Supply Procurement for a one Private First Class Hodr.

(A blast from the not-so-distant past: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/15926422)

"Alright, allright, good work. Get over here you two."

Varro peeled open the faded cargo box and began passing out hardened sets of armor plating to replace their issued steelwalls.

"Layered composite customs, looks like a surplus stash that got lost in an admin shuffle. Let's do the original owners proud."

>>16902922
>50 Exp, if i can borrow a measly 1 from someone.

>Purchasing +1 action
>Purchasing +1 Repair
>Purchasing +1 Crew member
>20 exp remaining


Vahn emerges from the hangar, after getting his new recruits acquainted with the ins and outs of the machinery. He heads off toward Himiko's workshop, hoping to get some info on the various vehicles they saw at the battle of Stallion.
He enters, carrying a cup of coffee, and flags down the busy genius from Clovis. "Hey Chief, got a minute? Brought coffee for ya. I was wondering if we could deploy any of those Tank Hunters any time soon. I'd love to get my hands on a lance of those bad boys."

(Okay, 51xp--apparently, I missed a few of my kills and 2 assists from my tally last thread--; now what to spend it on...)

[M] Upgrades
>Scarab Aspect
>+1 Magazine size--Grenade launcher

[A] Upgrades
>+1 Action
>+1 Move

>1xp into the pool
>0xp left

So, total upgrades for me:

[M] Class--5/6
>Scarab Aspect
>+2 Health (+1 from Scarab)
>+2 Magazine size--grenade launcher
>+1 Action
>+1 Squad Member

[A] Class--3/6
>+1 Health
>+1 Action
>+1 Move

Fluff will come later.

>>16902892
He didn’t know where he was or how he got here but the dream was always the same. Racing across a ruined landscape the visions of destruction were as bleak as ever. Torn buildings, scarred streets, the signs of rot everywhere, yet there were no corpses, there never were. The dream progressed as it always did through the twisting streets to an enormous building. No matter how hard he tried he just couldn’t wake up or stop himself. The bugs were there the ones from Hinzenhaus never moving just looking at him waiting. He ate the first one, he couldn’t wake up, next came the second, he couldn’t stop himself, third the fourth his cries echoing across the landscape and still no relief. This went on an on till he reached the top of the tower, its ruined peak a bleak scar on the tumultuous sky. The worst part of the dream was coming. At the top was some indescribable horror, cased in shadow and radiating power a monster from the beyond. He moved like he always did standing out in the open waiting for its gaze. Slowly the beast turned to him, ever writhing; ever horrific it focused on him. Every memory, every thought, everything about him was laid bare before it Sudsen helpless to stop it. He bolted up awake drenched in sweat and breathing rapidly. Every night this dream came to him since the siege at Hinzenhaus and every night this dream replayed the exact same way and always he woke up at that point. No matter how many times he went through it that one thing terrified him above all else. Not devouring the bugs or the rending of his mind, it was the look of the beast as it watched him. One of a deep an unyielding sense of pride.

>>16903166
Vipera walks into Pepper's office. "Himiko, You mentioned ironclads before, right? This last battle made me realize, we'll probably need some boost to infantry power. Can you get on developing those for us, Please?"

>>16903318
Vahn locks eyes with the Lt and glares, the competition for armor units obvious.

43 XP to spend:

[V] upgrades
>+1 squad member
>+1 action
>+1 health

[E] upgrades
>+1 action

Putting me at:

Aspect: 0/3 upgrades
BEE
>Limited Flight
>Wall-walking

[V] upgrades: 3/6
>+1 squad member
>+1 Health
>+1 Action
>+1 Move (Bee aspect)

[E] upgrades: 3/6
>+1 kit capacity
>+1 Action
>+2 Move (+1 from Bee aspect)

Rose was concerned. After his blatant misuse of engineering equipment for senseless vandalism, he had sequestered himself in a workshop, claiming he was "in a mood." Knocking had not gotten a response.

She was snapped out of her worry as the door slammed open, and Clyde strode out, holding his new toy proudly. "BEHOLD! The Rocket-Smash Pound-o-matic!" he exclaimed, holding up what clearly appeared to be a pneumatic hammer with a tank shell taped to it. Too horrified by the prospect that her Corporal had somehow gotten hold of explosives, she didn't bother to tell him that Ragnyll already produced the more structurally sound Hammerfaust. Clyde smiled, and Rose thought she saw some menace behind it. "Guess what we're doing next mission, Miss?"

Hey Everyone sorry to but into the Rp session, other drawfag-questfag here!

I am strongly considering to giving a go to another tacti-quest using the rules of Ironhearts and blatantly copy-pasting a lot of things. Not the artworks but you get idea!

Would that be cool with you guys? Especially asking IronCommand here.

>>16903351
>>16903318

As the slugger rifle team walked through the rebuilt halls of Hinzerhaus, an echo of nonstop chatter followed in their wake.

"...so what I was thinking was we could ask that cute sorta bookish engineer lady, Himiko, for her digi-- dammit, I mean her ideas, hang with me boss, her ideas for one of those Ironclad suits they salvaged? You know, that crazy self-powered combat armor, just think about it, what great fire support that could give us ground-pounders.... uh, Boss?"

Glenn finally looked up from his self-absorbed monologue to see Varro and Kayle standing silent just inside the doorway in front of him. The reason they'd stopped dead short quickly became obvious. The makeshift engineering office had been commandeered by no less then two superiors, one enlisted armor sergeant and a field-commissioned recon officer. From the looks of it, harsh words were just about to be exchanged.

Varro saluted crisply as all eyes in the room fell on them.

"Good afternoon Ma'am, Sergeant, Miss Peppers. We were just leaving."

The three of them performed a neat about-face and abandoned the room.

>>16903456

Take what you can and run with it. 88 percent of this operation is having the guns to run it well. A lot of my system is outfitted to fit my style so it might not be great for everyone. [Especially if they can't draw ]

With that said, I'm dubbing the system i use "BulletHazard" good luck and say goodbye to sleepforever.

Anyways, what's the deal with Finch? What exactly is that... thing he turned into?

"I'm just sayin'--what the hell are 'smithereens' supposed t'be, anyway?" Womack took another puff from his cigarette, picking up more scattered books off the floor of the library in Hinzerhaus' basement.

Paisley let out a chuckle. "This is seriously what keeps you up at night? Not deeper thoughts like, 'What if I die tomorrow?' or 'Is my familiy alright?' or 'Is my beloved being truthful when she says she's gonna be waiting for me?'" Paisley idly walked about the floor, still covered in dust and dried bug blood, flipping through an aged edition of Theodore Moretz's account of the first Ragnylliann contact with the civilization of Iffram.

12 hours. It was hard for Paisley to believe that that entire, insane battle had taken place within the span of twelve hours. It felt like it had taken more than that. It felt like he had been up for a week straight, avoiding the bugs and blowing them apart in turn. He shook his head; even after sleeping most of the night and some of the day away, he still didn't quite feel alert. Not even after that third cup of Chintel nut-roasted coffee. Not even after they had a few near-encounters with stray Roach eggs as they continued to clean up the area. 'The Psych Counselor's gonna have a ball with this one.' The though floated around his head as he finally opted to lean against the wall and read through a second book he picked up, a first edition printing of William Arvandian's novel "The Blooms of Rosengard".

>>16903678

Womack let out a sigh of relief as he laid down the final armful of books in a pile. "Y'know," he panted, "that job woulda gone a helluva lot quicker if you'd brought along Hadley."

"She has priorities too."

"Like what?"

"Things you'll know about in due time." Paisley flicked another through another page. "Now c'mon, those books aren't gonna organize themselves."

Womack blinked. "And you're gonna do what now?"

"Supervise you. Also, I called in some of those conscripts helping rebuild this place to help you with anything." Paisley let out a smirk from behind his book. "You're welcome. Your help should be here in a minute or three."

>>16903508
Alright, thanks for the input. BTW do you have any E-contact for questions and just generally being harassed by Anons? Or is it confidential?

>>16903684

"So that's seventeen for the turnips, the carrots, and the Yeruboa stalks, yes?"

"Yes, miss."

"And an extra eight for the Puko Berries?"

"Right again." The rosy-cheeked older woman gave a warm smile to the young grenadier.

"Great!" Genevieve placed the handful of Bits into the outstretched hand before taking "Thank you, Miss, for your help."

"Oh, don't thank me--thank the fact that you Ragnyll soldiers came. The markets was all but shut off when the Voss got heavyhanded--just moving soldiers and tanks and weapons. Horrid things, this war's done to both sides! But you, you Ragnyllians seem like a nice enough bunch." The older woman smiled tenderly at this, placing a hand on the young grenadier's shoulder. "Now take care o'yourself, young miss. You're still a growin' girl and ya need all the help you can get." The woman outstretched a large brown bag, filled with the fresh produce. "I left a bit of a treat in there fer ya," she whispered, winking.

Hadley couldn't help but smile back at the woman as she grabbed the bag. "I'll try, ma'am. Thanks again!" She gave one final nod before turning back and blending into the crowds. It was late morning and the gulls were lazying about the docks of Stallion. The markets were in full swing, locals, traders, and now, Ragnyllian soldiers milling about the stands, looking for trinkets here and fresh foods there. As Hadley made the stroll from the marketplace to her squad leader's commandeered workshop, she reveled in the hectic nature of the market place. The smells of fresh-cut flowers, unloaded spices, and cured meats wafted through the air, mixing and clashing in oddly pleasing ways. Shouts of offered deals mixed with vehement bargaining arguments, which in turn mixed with the random conversations between people. The mass of people seemed to undulate in all directions like an uncoordinated wave.

>>16903914

It was strange, she thought, that life could go on, even with the war so close. She continued to walk up into the town, the hectic sounds of the bustling marketplace getting fainter with each step, until it was drowned outright from the stamping of a pair of BiTanks, one after other, pounding their way down the same street. It had been a short walk to get to the workshop, Hadley pushing open the doors as she made for the forge, setting the groceries down on a workbench. She let out a sigh before she saw something perk her interest on an adjacent workbench. Upon closer inspection, she discovered several hastily drawn blueprints for two things. The first was a new armor set for the Assault Troops, and the other was--oh.

Hadley licked her lips in anticipation. "'Now don't you look tasty?"

>>16902922

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>>16903521

( ' ω')

Friendly bump.

>>16903521
He has been reborn as a rivern, one of the peoples of Iffram.

More commonly, a rivern would be referred to as an "elf".

>>16903705

>>16903705

It was past mid-day when Paisley and Womack finished helping the reconstruction effort of HinzerHaus, Paisley taking a few choice books out of the library for some well-deserved reading. Several historical texts, some fictional stories, and the a rather rare--outside of Aeon, anyway--copy of "The Gospel of Alexander" were among the texts he had chosen.

The bells of the clocktower rang strong and deep--fourteen strikes. Stallion remained, for the most part, quiet, the gulls laughing as they circled around the boats in the harbor. "...and that's why you have to peel back their shells before you can cook 'em," Paisley smirked, finishing his explanation of how to correctly eat Tulaine River Clams.

"Why can't you just boil the damn things, then?"

"I told you, man--the shells seal up nice and tight, lock together. And trust me, you can *not* get the damn things open when they get sealed u--smoke. That's smoke coming from the workshop."

"Oh, nuts," Womack groaned.

"Looks like Hadley was able to get the forge running. I just hope she hasn't gone and done something stupid."

>>16906440

That's fascinating mumbo-jumbo Erwin, but what are the full implications of that for us? Have we determined what Iffram's political stance towards... err... spontaneous soul emigration is? Since this seems to be an accepted phenomenon among Rivern, just how common is it and can we duplicate the effects? And his mental state is looking stable, I hope?

>Most importantly is he still [FOX] and an [S] on top of having badical new magic powers?

>>16910073
"Why do you think I know of the political ramifications of this, do I look like a diplomancer to you? I do not think these effects of the rift can duplicated. As for mental state, he appears to only be able to express him self with funny faces and arm flailing. Clearly a sign of great distress.

As it is, allow me to again suggest that a mercy killing should not be off the table..."

>>16910073
When someone from iffram die they reincarnate, the rift was probably tied to the transitional space that house their soul between reincarnation and finch got caught by one. What I don't know is if Finch, the stray soul or both of them are housed in his body.

It'd been an odd day for the Lieutenant, though he figured he wouldn't be a Lieutenant much longer, what with driving a nuke smack dab into the middle of a Xeno Hive before accidentally travelling through time and space. A lot of the weapons and vehicles seemed to be similar to what he was used to however so it didn't take long to get the Russian accustomed to Ragnyllian weaponry.

By this point Ghoul was merely relaxing like he normally would in the comforts of his Bitank, half expecting someone new to come and ask him more questions about where he came from. With some changes and the addition of Hellghast's emblem right next to the Bravo Insignia to his Bitank, he'd renamed it Vera. It seemed that Ghoul refused to take the Bravo tag off of her despite being part of this new army, for the sheer fact of honoring his fellow clone soldiers.

>>16908304

>Okay, now to upgrade fluff!

The door to the forge opened with a creak, the two grenadiers immediately greeted with the intense heat generated by the forge. The characteristic clang of heavy hammers on unshaped metal was not present, however; in its place was the steady tink-tink-tink of a chisel on polished steel.

"The heck--?" Paisley confusedly muttered, walking inside the workshop with Womack following. The forge had recently been used, the coke in the hearth still glowing-red hot, and the tools were scattered around the hearth and anvil. The sound came from a workbench, placed on one side of the large room. She was humming a tune, chisel in one hand and hammer in the other, chiseling away diligently at the armor in the breastplate, brushing away the small filings every so often as she worked. Hadley hadn't even noticed the door come undone, neither did she notice her two squadmates walk in. Bit by bit, curve by curve, she worked. The body and left wing were done; all that was left was to finish the last outer feathers of the right wing and she would be finished. She carved out another one of the wings--only one left! She sighed, wiping the sweat off her brow, turning around to grab a handful of those Puko berries she purchased from the market--

To be met by the curious glances of her commanding officer and her squadmate. She squeaked in surprise, jumping back. "S--sir! I, uh, um...hello?"

>>16911567

"At ease, Hadley. Did you get the items I requested?"

"Oh, yes, those!" Hadley let out a little chuckle to defuse some of her stress. "I, uh, left them in the icebox out front. Don't worry, I was able to find everything--got myself some stuff, too."

"Of course." Paisley smirked. "So, what exactly have you been working on?" He asked, stepping up to the workbench to look at his Mobile Artilleyman's breastplate. There appeared to be a kind of bug on the upper-right part of the breastplate. It was oval-shaped, with a pair of wings spreading from the sides of the creature, the tips of the wings joining at a space above the bug. Paisley traced his hand over the lines of the wing, feeling the small grooves cut by the chisel. He was perplexed, and at the same time, impressed. "Hadley," he began, turning toward the young girl. "Did you do all this?"

"Well, um, uh, yes, sir." She looked away, blushing. "I, uh, helped my dad at his smithy before I was enrolled at the Academy in Crescent Bay. I did detail work on some of the projects he worked on--engraving, filigree ." Genevieve let out a grin. "The Scarab represents strength and persistence, the ability to tackle overwhelming problems with brute force and come out unscathed. I placed wings on yours, sir--denotes you as our leader and all. The armor's also been improved a bit--I took a few cues from your design notes for the new Assault Trooper armor."

>>16911581

"You looked at my notes?"

"You kiiiiinda left 'em out on the workbench, sir--interesting notes, too; the armor should be twenty per cent lighter now, if your adjustments hold true. I tweaked the design a bit for our armor, though--should be able to take more hits without failing now." The young girl's face beamed. "So, uh, what do you think?"

Paisley stood there for some time, digesting what his newest squadmember had just said. "I, uhm," he began. "I really don't know what to say. This...this is quite brilliant, Miss Hadley." Paisley passed a hand over the polished surface of the armor, his hands tracing the lines of the winged Scarab. "Well done."

At the present, it would seem we're at a limited schedule to prepare for our next bout. With plenty of options to integrate I believe I can only choose a few things to begin production on.

> The Tank Hunter Alt for bitanks.
> The research on Voss Ironclads
> One of the transdimensional weapons we found ["I" Chain Whip alt]

> And lastly, the possible activation of Patient Zero.
I should warn you that while we have this specimen in a cold containment fridge, theres no telling what it can do while released.

Please Choose 2, the other will be available in later timetables.

>>16912995

I just need the time off to grieve....

rolled 1 = 1

>>16912995
>upgrading aspect, Plant spells learned to Life spells learned
>6 xp remaining

I'd recommend selecting ironclads.

Also, investigating Patient Zero with life magic and sleuthing to determine capabilities and search for any abnormalities.

> rolled 1 = 1

...Well shit.

>>16913086
(This is a low rolls game, 1 is good.)

Oh, we know. Can't wait to see what you've uncovered.

>>16911590

Womack to the opportunity to clear his throat, both pairs of eyes turning to look at him. "'Scuse me for a minute, but I just *had* to ask after I noticed--where'd my gun go?"

A hint of some glimmer appeared in Paisley's eye. "For me to answer that, I'll need to show you guys some sketches I've made." Paisley made his way to the workbench, picking up the designs from underneath the engraved armor, walking over to the anvil and laying out the blueprint flat. "Behold! The Bulldog. Able to carry three grenades, operates by pump action. It's efficient, deadly, and--"

"It looks like a box with a stock and a wooden foregrip under the second barrel." Hadley interjected, rubbing her chin as she looked down at the design.

"Please tell me you did not cannibalize some of the armory's stock of shotguns to get ideas." Womack shook his head, his hand covering his face.

>>16913137

"Mmmmaybe. Not important though! The important thing to remember is that I've developed a completely new weapon system for us to use. Trust me, these babies will make our lives a whole lot easier, and with the Scarab Aspect down, we'll be able to blow through anything in our way."

Womack only groaned. "Pais, this is the exact reason *why* they kicked you out of the armory the last time!"

"There was a 'last time'?" Hadley cocked her head in interest.

"He looted several of the Assault Trooper armor kits and grabbed some "spare" grenade launchers t'make the Mark Two launchers and the improved Assault armor." Womack shook his head again. "Still don't know how you got away with that."

"We've been over this: the quartermaster said he'd let me off if we fixed a few things around the base--which we *did* do, need I remind you." Paisley held his head high as Womack only groaned once more in frustration. "Now c'mon--if both of you are good while we walk the Bulldog designs to Miss Peppers in Engineering, I promise both of you can help with making the most recent improvements to the Assault Trooper armor kits we've got. Sound good?"

>>16912995
Hmmm, lets go with Ironclads and Patient Zero. Those should be interesting.

>let there be bump

>>16913098

Not counting your Improvised "I" status.

or even the roll.

But this is what happens anyway...

>Post incoming

Patient Zero is afflicted with a more biologically inclined pathogen than the mythical "black hunger" passed on by vampires and ghouls.

What once Coursed through his veins was a sentient bacteria that created Ibonyte deposits. It's said that sediments of this bacteria brought about the presence of the "Black Blood". However, patient zero came upon Hinzerhaus's possession as a supposed feral ghoul that nearly caused a whole town to decay.

Corpsier geasses dont work on it, save for limited induction therapies and signal conditioning. It's believed that patient zero did not achieve death at all, but rather re-animated from it through integrated Ibon-based bacteria. And it is very
very
very
infectious.

Patient Zero was locked here ever since.

Shall I thaw him ?

>>16915418
What could go wrong.

>>16915418
"Highly infectious murder machine that regenerate due to ibonyte? I'm fine with this."

>>16915418
My Brain says no, but my awesome sense says yes.

Up to the Major though.

rolled 9 = 9

>>16915418
"No sense in putting it off, Mary, go ahead and wake him up or whatever, but do it /carefully/. Everyone with guns, point it at our frozen zombie friend there, and if he does anything hostile just follow my lead."

Isane and her squad keep their weapon at the ready, intently watching over Patient Zero, prepared to riddle it with so many bullets if it does anything hostile.

rolled 2 = 2

>removing patient 0 mask nobody care if I die

"Welp seeing as I'm the least likely to miss to anyone if I die horribly. I may as well do it FOR SCIENCE!"

>>16915521

My what horrowshow morrows
this babchooka aims me her badiwad millicent blackwares.

Whilst my ears hovers yonder on the litso of this classy devotchka.

Inquire me, sister for what reason did you turn down the wondertime that is Spar 5 ?

Or am I gonna have to earn my own Mesto of peace with a bitva of ultraviolence ?

>>16915566
"Stop with the flattery you'll make me blush. Otherwise I don't really know why they thawed you, I was just the assistant that's totaly not going to serve as a sacrificial lamb if something go wrong role."

>>16915584
"That is highly inadvisable, given your present situation. We woke you up from your little nap 'cause we need all the allies we can get, so what say you help us out in return for doing the same for you?"

>>16915601

Me gulliver pounds at the walls, but perhaps you can entertain this little fagged bratty. With a fair proposition if dear sister got tied up with an oozy of pooshkas threatening to perforate their guttiwuts.

It seems his language tapes got overwritten in some places.

How did he even come across such horrid vocabulary...

. . . . . . .

Oh dear I believe I should fix my stitchings...

>>16915662
"I have no problem understanding though..."

>>16915672
"I wish I could say the same, someone mind telling me what he just said? And Mary your stitchings are fine, what can you do to fix this guy's voice?"

Nothing is wrong.
Zero is perfectly lucid.

The problem is that his upbringing was literally in confinement. Listening.

In the dark.

It was the only solace that Master could offer him in his stasis. But he seems to have developed a vivid imagination on his own despite all that.

>>16915676
"My head pounds at the walls, but perhaps you can entertain this little tired brother. With a fair proposition if dear sister got tied up with a xhain of guns threatening to perforate their guts. Almost exactly... some nuance may be lost though"

Armitage stared at the newly unmasked patient zero, unsure of how to react to his relatively normal features and odd vocal patterns. He seemed, well, significantly less horrifying than she had imagined, really. But with Helghast's luck, that didn't mean a thing.

>>16915676
"I think...I think he's saying something about he'll only deal if someone get's, uh, perforated by...Something. Either he's saying 'fuck you', or he really doesn't like Miss Mary."

In the back of her mind, she suddenly considers the prospect of this thing on the battlefield, imagining turning a better ghoul against the Voss. She says nothing, fearing reprisal from her squad, or offending the Patient

>>16915685
"So it is like he has the mind of a rude child or something? At this point it feels like it would be too much of a hassle to deal with him. Unless he improves, it might just be better to to lock him up again..."

If you really wanna slooshy of me goloss, how about a cup of moloko ? The Voss never deigned to oblige nor would ever have their corpsier put up with it.

or perhaps taking me back to my nightmare show in Odin land.

You can't drat this black hunger once it hits, and I will only warn it once.

>>16915742
"Milk? Do you want it hot? With Cocoa or something else. Otherwise you better freeze him up Captain."

>>16915742
"Damn the torpedos, why not, sure you can have a cup of your 'moloko', just don't try anything funny, got it?"

Ah~
What lovely snow white drencrom, moloko moloko just slip it on the cluve of me good ol gulliver staja.

and we'll talk whence I got me rot all figgered out.

Whatever you say.

....

>[Subject Thawed
Status: Hydrating.
Please exercise stronger restraints and use of anti bio contaminants at this time.]

Hm, we're definitely going to have to do something about that speech problem...

>>16915685
"Now when you say 'Master', who is that referring to? And are you compelled to follow orders from this individual?"

>>16916349

The late Johness Hinzer, who constructed Hinzerhaus.

>>16916010
What were we even planning on doing with him anyway? He seems like too much of a risk at this point to utilize at all.

>>16917417

And our arrangement even though posthumous, are none of your business.

>>16917420

The Voss won't utilize him. Prolly because they can't. Because unlike a corpsier or even a ghoul with a geass, a zombie has a primal will of it's own and something that dun' ever gel with the voss empire.

Does that mean they can follow better orders than "move hurrrrrr and eat hurrrrrrr ? "

I have definitely seen them use guns fine. That was no illusion. And ol' zero looked like he had all the confidence in the world to take us down from where he sat.. .

Maybe we can stand to know him a little better before we can get him to join us on somewhat equal footing.

>>16917420
>>16917504


I would suggest he just be put back in the ice

It felt like you just barely dodged a bullet that time
and really, there is no reason to be making these kind of risks at this point in time, from the looks of things everyone got a buttload of XP last mission along with items and a couple of special characters
no point losing it on a gamble

Besides is there a even a treatment for the infectious disease the guy is carrying?

Even if he cooperates, that factor could easily get out of hand

Oh hey look what I found laying around, stats for some of those bugs you guys just fought.

>>16916349
>>16917417
"I notice you didn't answer the second inquiry."

>>16917504
>>16917616
"I kind of do want to put him back in the freezer as well. Until he gains our trust, I don't suppose he would be amenable to having an array marked on his person? For the same reason using a normal person for a source of life magic is not a good idea, perhaps the potential to tap into and expend that animating force could serve as a form of limited control?

Normally I wouldn't opt for a killswitch in this manner, but I feel Patient Zero represents too great of an unknown."

>>16917700
kill switches are for pussies and cowards.

>>16917974
Denouncing potential options over fears of being seen as weaker is for the insecure.

In observation of Veterans' Day, I humbly request those with artistic abilities to create art celebrating our veterans as applied to IH (with any of your local IRL heroes making a cameo, if you so wish). In keeping with this theme of remembrance, I am also putting forward a suggestion of RP/stories in which proper homage is paid to brave men and women who have paid the ultimate price in this campaign to secure the freedom that all Ragnyllians enjoy.

>Who will be the one to post the IH graveyard picture, hmmm?

"Happy Veterans' Day, Hellghasts. Enjoy the down time; I know you've all earned it. This one's for you, a little reminder of why we fight."

Knightly raises her cup of tea, and turns on a record player hooked into the camp's PA system.

"For the fallen, for the living, for the Hellghasts and Ragnyll."

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK15L55CtGc

The kid is an ibonyte battery for whatever uses that would have on a person that has radioactive material running through their veins.

From his perspective we're just another group of kronies trying to drum up another /millicent/ recruit.

>I have 17 Exp from the participation of the Defense of Kolstec.

>10 Exp for TA Armory upgrade: Big Shot.
>Once per battle, a huge artillery shell may be fired/launched/thrown onto the field.

Awaiting approval and additional rules/limitations.

>7 Exp remaining.

Hm, yeah. I'm considering putting him back on ice or at least locking him up until we can get some more concrete info on him. This guy is even shadier than Oderkonn and Helena, and it doesn't help that even the Voss were too scared to use him.

>>16919330

More concrete info ? I think we just saw what he is indirectly /capable/ of in that murder-basement.

Question at this point is how do we get his attention ? I'd say we wake him up again, his mood should be better now.

>>16919330

Major, if I may speak freely.

As...unpredictable...as Subject Zero could be, the fact that he was contained in the basement/laboratory/spatial anomaly of a Ghoul Research and Development center, with said basement being infested with all manner of deadly bugs, should attest to the power that Zero could contain.

Allying ourselves with such a powerful being, even if it does damage our relationship with Aeon, has an immense potential payoff--provided he doesn't do something crazy and kill us and Voss indiscriminately as soon as we take that restraint jacket offa him. But that brings up an important question in and of itself: What reason would he have for killing his liberators?

>>16919845
"Fun or more probably the black hunger. i also believe the bugs didn't eat him out of instinct seeing as they could technicaly become infected themselves and be a danger to whatever control them."

>>16919000

fundit, the BigShot is a 7hex comb aoe that deals 2 crushing damage. And 4 Destroy at the center of the blast.

has anyone translated what this kid keeps fucking saying ?

It's like a mix of russian and something I saw in a movie before

>>16920290
a clockwork orange. watch it if you haven't seen it

Gunther If you want I can try to investigate into his past maybe then we can find out how to use him, well that is if you think it should take priority over Thanatos.

>>16918088
Aye aye, I'll warm up the tablet. I'll start with our recently deceased Major Mana, followed by my bros Soapsworth, Winters, Wilhelm, and Alphonse. Anyone who wants to see someone in particular, just post who and what they look like. I don't remember everyone, after all

>>16921594
Actually, hell, I'll just go digging through the archives, get the regulars into a big group portrait. Put all the deceased to one side or something... I'll figure it out as I go along. Still post requests and descriptions for specifics

In the meantime, the reason why Cpl. Armitage joined the Mobil Artillery

Just how many casualties has Hellghast had since the destruction of the Academy?

>>16922708

Too many. And the sad thing is that the number will keep rising.

rolled 4, 8 = 12

40xp left
Getting +1 action, +1 extra guy and +1 rating to investigate.
10xp left
>Investigating the mysterious past of P-0 through use of the Hinzenhaus records, history texts, and Ragnyllian Bureau of Investigation. Also taking a look at that glowing green book we recovered from Hinzenhaus.

I'm all for taking Subject 0 along, as long as we keep a very close eye on him, and probably a supply of milk close at hand too.

Mary, if you could, do you mind explaining a bit more about Subject 0? Anything would help.

>As for KP, 29 left over + 18 survival bonus + 36 kills/assists = 83 total points.
>Just gonna hang onto that for now, no clue what to do with it yet.

>>16919845

"Sergeant Paisley, 'liberators' may be stretching it. To him, we are simply another handler - the only difference between us and the Voss to him, I suppose, is that we gave him milk."

"Major Gunther, if you don't mind my input, I've listened to the recordings your men took of Patient Zero. It would be dangerous to assume that this individual would obey any orders we give him, or act in our interests. From what anyone listening to him can tell, Patient Zero is clearly crazy, whether it's due to the 'black hunger' or his incarceration in Hinzerhaus is up for debate."

"However, I do believe that this individual, with enough time and care, may be brought to a more... stable state. He seems to be aware of his position and is able of formulating rational sentences, albeit with pseudo-words. I currently believe that with enough exposure to information, we may be able to remove this language impediment, as well as perhaps make him more willing to cooperate with us."

"Thus, I suggest controlled exposure - give him a radio, let someone come in and talk to him; perhaps you can talk to him. However, I would advise that all pathological quarantine measures be taken, as the ibonite-based bacteria that caused his condition may be transmitted."

"In which case, I suggest that all individuals who have been in contact with him, and those in contact with those, be immediately sterilized and quarantined under observation for at least a week to ensure that we will not have an outbreak on our hands."

>>16923886
Sounds like a plan. Patient Zero's movements will be restricted to the medical wing for the time being. He must be under guard 24/7 and under no circumstances is he allowed to leave Hinzerhaus. He will also be allowed access to any information or media that isn't designated as classified.

And as a precaution, all Hellghast are to undergo a full medical examination to screen for pathogens. Yes, this includes EVERYBODY. Any Hellghast who has not been examined will not be allowed to leave Hinzerhaus.

Finally, somebody find Peppers and get her to give me an update on those Ironclads.

>>16924096

Decon? Aw, nuts. Like I need docs probing around inside o'me.

>>16923886

did the voss gain anything from patient zero research?

how far were they able to go with it?

what's Ragnyll's intention for patient zero in the event that he cooperates?

>And now for something a bit different. Originally written for Veteran's Day, but the last bits of dialogue wouldn't come easily.

"Three beers and a root beer," Paisley motioned his hand in a circle. "And keep 'em coming. If we could get some roasted mole steak it would be appreciated."

"I don't see why I'm not getting the real beer," Hadley mumbled.

"You ain't old enough--not yet." Womack grinned.

"I'm eighteen next week!"

"And the legal drinking age is twenty. Deal with it."

"Easy now, boys--and girl." The waitress gave the sergeant a small smile. "Best not be startin' any trouble tonight."

"We'll try not to." Paisley let out a chuckle.

The past few hours had been a trial, through and through. From the reconstruction efforts to the development of new armor and weaponry, Paisley had though that his team were deserving of some leisure time. The old man Morrisey's bar was by no means extravagant--indeed, the only thing signifying its entrance was the Morrisey family symbol above the door, a roundel, quartered in blue and silver, with the Golden Mackerel across the center.

>>16929217

However, its view could not be denied. The bar sat along the edge of Stallion's harbor, offering unparalleled views of the multitudes of ships that came in by day, and the twinkling lights of the docks by night. Paisley had chosen a booth by the windows facing out to the harbor for him and his squad, idly watching it as he twirled the holy symbol on his rosary around in his fingertips. The waitress returned in due time with their drinks, dropping the beers in front of Paisley and Womack, with Hadley receiving the root beer. "And the last drink--?"

"Right here." Paisley motioned to the empty seat beside him. The waitress gave an understanding nod, placing it in front of the empty space.

"I'll get your roast steaks out when I get back." She gave a bit of a wink before disappearing into the mass of Ragnyllian soldiers and locals.

Paisley raised his drink toward the center of the table, his squadmates doing the same. "To glory, luck, and life. And to Hellghast above all."

"Aye." The three glasses clinked together, Paisley then reaching over to clink his glass to the empty one beside him. They all drank heartily, the liquid well-accepted by all three. The warm atmosphere of the drinking house grew, the buzz of conversation accentuated by the yellowing lights all around. It was some time before Hadley spoke again. "Who was he?"

>>16929234

"Hm?' Paisley perked up from staring out across the bay.

"The person that glass is for." Hadley pointed to the empty space.

"She." Paisley corrected. "Melinda Torsten. She was my squadmate during Kolstec. AA tank fire." His lips were drawn into a thin line. "She didn't even see it coming."

Womack cocked his head. "Hold up--I got to Kolstec after the battle, and you were still a private back then, too." He scratched his head before the realization dawned on him. "Holy shite...was that your first deployment?"

"You know it, man." Paisley tipped the glass back, taking another drink.

"Damn," Genevieve breathed. "That's...that's really heavy stuff, sir."

>>16929245

"Don't worry your head about it." Paisley turned his head to face the teenaged girl. "We all gotta pay our dues to the Goddess sometime--some of us earlier than others. But for those of us still here, it is our duty to live for their sake, and keep their memory alive. Let's not forget that there's still a war goin' on, that there are people livin' and breathin' and dyin' out here on the front so that the ones we left behind, the ones at home, can live the life that they do. 'Cos when it all boils down, this war, this fight, these deaths--it's all for the betterment of something. We're shapin' the world right now, guys--hopefully a world that'll be better off, for our kids and their kids after them. But no matter how far our history goes out, we can not ever forget what these men and women did here. We cannot forget why we, living and dead, are fighting."

Womack let out a small chuckle. "Now that sounds like somethin' to drink to."

"Amen to that." Hadley smiled.

"To the fallen, then. That we may never forget their sacrifice." Paisley raised his glass again.

"To the fallen." The three squadmates clinked their glasses together once more.

Bumping.

So, I just got reports that our research into reverse engineering the Voss Ironclads is almost complete. I'm sure this will give our infantry a much needed power boost.

I'd just like y'all to know this is a rather interesting quest you've got going on. Seeing as there's a bit of a lull, I must ask: how does one join?

>>16934393

1d4chan Ironhearts

also just report in with your name and class.

The link for ease of navigatioin:

http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Iron_Hearts

>was esquisite
You ate dinner where, captcha?

The designs are looking up !
Mountable arm head,
scaled up 1:1 human movement
and this skeleton can be mass produced and customized after the fact !

One more field test should allow us to guage it's battlefield statistics.

>>16935294

Field test, ma'am?

>>16935781

We line up our officers and see how many shots they can take before passing out.

Bumping

>>16936599

That...doesn't exactly fill me with confidence, Miss Peppers.

>>16937543

Then the weapon is doing it's job.

The ironclads are finished; due to a lot of variant possibilities we stripped the mass production model down to its skeleton but allowed for its parts to easily integrate with any sort of weaponry given the time.

The Ironclads are considered as standalone infantry armor. Or a tank with a human shape,
it emulates 1:1 human movement, scaling up the wearer and protecting them with reinforced armor plates. However this armor job requires a bit of prepping to to deploy, allowing units to only deploy as themselves [it's a solo armor] or bring their standard infantry team for another slot.

Due to its relationship to the wearer, the Ironclads can upgrade to match the latent abilities the infantry user has and can sport 6 man-or-machine upgrades to that end. Conversely it can upgrade as a mechanical weapon, allowing for machine like features to be integrate with a typically flesh and blood pilot.

The ironclads dont exactly function as a standalone armor, as it depends on the user's training and standard loadout to perform in it's elevated state. Weapon damage increases due to the higher calibre that these suits can wield, and if the armor reaches critical there is an auto collapse function so that the human inside can continue fighting without fear of armor burnout or implosions.

>>16938362
I'm just happy that the head got.. errrr... "streamlined" from the initial design.

>>16938362

Menacing, dangerous, and so full of potential. I can't decide on whether or not I wanna pilot one.

Testing for lag...

Mmm...
>Hare eyes the Iron Clad enviously...
I think I might need to get me one of these...

>>16938362
Vahn whistles, "Now that's a pretty lookin' machine. Outdone yourself this time Chief."

Vahn heads back out to the practice range, instructing the fresh new recruits on proper marksmanship.

>Purchasing aspect upgrade [Hawkeye]: Unit can use Spot action outside of Scout class
>Purchasing Command Aura: +1 Primary Weapon Rating

>Upgrades
>Pilot 6/6
>+2 Crew members
>+2 Pilot Rating
>+1 Repair pt per action
>+1 Action

>Hawk Aspect 2/3
>[Longshot Gambit]: Trade half attack rating for double range
>[Hawkeye]: Unit can spot outside of class

>Command Aura: +1 Primary Weapon Rating

Bumping in hopes of shenanigans

meanwhile. . .

>[tallying XP from last mission]
>25 mission XP
>24 event XP
>2 wasp 1
>3 roach 3
>total: 54

>>16943130

Is...is Finch okay?

>>16944823
He's fine, the doctors just get a bit excited when someone turns into a demihuman.

>>16938362
"IF it's not too much trouble, I'd like to request one of the Scout-model Iron Clads for... testing." Hare walks in a slow circle around the robotic battle-suit, sizing it up. "How would I go about doing that?"

EXP TALLY:
>Survival: 25xp
>Roaches: 2 (x1)xp
>Assist: Mantisoid 1xp
>Assist: Roach 1xp
>Turrets: 3xp
>Stretcher: 1xp
>Repair: Gunther 1xp

>TOTAL: 35xp

Upgrades being purchased:
>+1 action (10xp)
>purchase Ironclad (Scout Edition) (10xp?)
>+1 magazine size (10xp?)

>>I love you guys. So much.

>>16945507
If an ironclad doesn't cost exp, I'll trade it out to get
>+2 actions
>+1 Magazine Size

>>16945557
>if you love us so much, join the games once in a while rookie.
>also the channel got locked with a pass, so just join the old Caster room,

>>16945850
Throw a link to the chat my way?

And yeah, when the next deployment comes around I'll be ready.

>>16945858

#SkirmishQuest on Rizon is the public IRC

>>16945858

no, you won't

you. . . won't. . .

>>16945507
>purchase Ironclad (Scout Edition) (10xp?)

I don't believe that spending experience on the Ironclads is necessary, unless you want to upgrade your armored shell in some way (realizing that your normal infantry aspect and upgrades should mostly already apply in scaled-up form). I think the drawback is already included in the restrictions: deployment as a standalone squad member or having to spend an extra Deployment slot for your full squad. Just state that you're deploying as such (with the double brackets as so:

"[CYTE] [[Ab2]] Cpl. Varro"

..or something similar looking).

But for Scouts, since they already ARE solo by default, that does raise an interesting point... what's the drawback to them, if there is one? Also are [M]obile Arty/[E]ngineering/[H]eavy Weapons/etc. Ironclads all valid options too, or just the models we've seen??

[C]aster Ironclad, anyone?

>>16949677
In the past, non-numerical aspect upgrades don't apply to armor, so I'd assume the same was true here. Maybe you could spend more points to get them back in a fashion, though.

I'm pretty sure any class can be clad in iron. The drawbacks are that some of your aspect stuff might not scale, you are alone, which is a big deal for Vanguards and Assault, or really anyone with more than one or two to a squad. And even those who are usually singular suddenly become a much bigger target that's sure to attract a lot more flak. Which is a pretty big problem for Scouts and Casters, whose primary means of survival is remaining a small, unassuming target. After all, on the battlefield, which do you shoot at first? The standard mooks running around, or the towering metal monstrosity raining hellfire all around?

Considering each mate you have multiplies your actions and health, more often than not a squad would be more effective.

>>16949822

....sounds about right.

This may sound like the question of a recalcitrant n00b, but Scouts can -have- more than one squad member? >.>

Also: What I was originally interested in was mole machine piloting, but if those aren't really viable for deployment I was going to go with the scout.

>>16951572

you can buy additional squad members as a unit upgrade maximum of 4 iirc

>>16949677

Scouts would not be as sneaky. In fact upgrades would have to be spent to give them back their stealthy properties.

As for Aspects; not all benefits of your aspect will apply to the IronClad. The deciscion so far regarding this is that incompatible ones would have to be reintegrated through exp points but this would hinder t upgrading your Clad as a mech rather than a person. Unfortunately I can't give a point by point list of what gets included , for now just play it and see which parts make sense. Playing with clads requires a bit of experimentation after all.

Your standing stats would remain however but some aspect upgrades that would conflict with being a giant suit of armor may requires tweaking with or it doesn't get included at all.

Pilot aspect upgrades all apply 100 percent to Ironclads, except you'd get a Pilot-infantry shaped Ironclad....

but what if that Pilotclad piloted a bigger ta

>>16951631
>>16951635
Ah... in that case...
>+1 Action
>+1 Mag Size
>+1 Member

"Privates Veera reporting for duty." Hare looks her up and down.
"You're my spotter I take it?" Veera laughs.
"From what I hear, you need it. Something about not being able to find your targets with two hands and a map?" Hare flashes his lopsided grin.
"Good to see you again Veera, it's been too long since basic."

Springer steps back from the three crosses she'd set up on the hill, meticulously carved from wood and engraved with a trio of names.
April D. Sanders
May C. Sellers
June E. Sinclair
There were no bodies. Nothing to recover. Only a monument, a small, humble memorial to commemorate three soldiers.
She tried to think of something to say, some sort of epitaph, but nothing coherent forms in her mind. Several days without sleep can do that to a person. The day before had been occupied by repairs on two downed Striders in order to get them mission-capable in time, and there was no rest to be had on the night of the mission.
And nobody could really blame her for not getting any sleep after that night. This was the first moment in days that she hadn't been busying herself with something. Immediately after the mission she had searched for the dogtags, finding them in a state that was best left undescribed, and still having duties as a Lieutenant, had to make casualty reports, requisition requests, and other manner of such paperwork. And immediately after that, she'd started on this memorial. It was only now that she managed to slow down and take it all in.
Springer loosens her grip on the chains in her hand, the dogtags dangling below and making a distinctive clanking sound as they mingle. She looks towards the cloudy horizon, and as she allows her mind to slow down, she begins to feel an inexhorable feeling. As if she's just... lost. Lost and alone. Her brain swims inside her head, directionless.
She loses her footing, falling to her knees, and vomits up a mouthful of stomach contents. She hadn't eaten for a while. All that comes out is stomach acid, burning her throat, tongue and lips.
Why was it her...?

"Hey dude, you're in Jackrabbit squad aint'cha?"
Sanders looks up at the voice blearily, seeing a brown haired girl in a pilot suit. "Uuuuuh huuuuuuh..."
"Great stuff! I'm the new addition! Guess they decided you dudes needed more manpower. Looking forward to it!"
Sanders stares at her for a moment, before grabbing her by the shoulders forcefully. "WHAT IS YOUR NAME."
"Huh?! S-Sinclair!"
"FIRST NAME."
"Huh- uh- June..."
"YESSSSSS."
"Dude, you're hurting me..."
"Sanders, quit harassing the new recruit and get over here, I need a hand with the actuators. And where's that intake manifold I told you to get?"
"... Intake maniwhat now?"
"Dammit Sanders..."

Springer grips the trunk of a tree as she makes her way down the hill, wiping her mouth against her sleeve. She breathes heavily, sweat dripping from every pore on her skin as she hangs on to the tree to keep her balance.

"Whoa, careful there. They said the leg would take some getting used to, didn't they?"
Springer hangs on to Summers as he supports her weight, fresh out of bed at the medical ward. "Well yeah, but... I just didn't think it'd be this unbalanced."
"... Your leg is made of metal. It's gonna be a little heavier. But look on the bright side, you got to skip out on the last battle."
"How'd Albane go, anyway?"
"Well, you know. Survived and all that."
"Yeah, that's all that matters, right?"
Summers smirks slightly as he helps Springer move around, getting used to the feel of a robotic leg. "I just keep telling myself that. As long as we can just stay alive, everything'll be alright."

Springer stumbles back into the city, making her way towards the impromptu vehicle storage area. She walks along the paved streets, the sound of clinking dogtags following behind her.

"It's settled, then. Whoever gets more kills this mission wins."
Sanders takes another drag, exhaling nonchalantly. "We're not actually killing them. We're just shooting paint at them. Anyways, we need some stakes. If I wiiiinnn... you have to stop hating on the Aeon just because they're Aeon."
Springer shrugs. "Fine. If I win, you have to stop getting high. For a week."
"What?! That's completely one-sided!"
"Pff... fine. Pick something else too."
"If I win, you have to stop hating on the Aeon, aaaannnnd... get high, and then talk to one of the MPs."
"... Fine. I already know I'm gonna win."

"... I can't believe I lost."
"Hahahaha! Never underestimate the resolve of a delinquent! You know what you have to do."
Springer winces, breathing in the acrid smoke. She nearly coughs it up prematurely, but Sanders is there. "Ah-ah-ah, you have to hold it in for the effect to kick in!"
Springer coughs up a thick billow of smoke, then saunters over towards one of the MPs. He looks towards her strangely as she makes her way towards him.
"Can I help you, ma'am...?"
"Excuse me officer, could you direct me to the nearest bacon farm?"

She wanders listlessly, somehow knowing she was heading to the hangar. She needed to make sure they were ready for the next mission. She needed to be ready to fight for...

"You don't seem like the soldiering type. What made you join?"
Sellers walks beside Springer, carrying an ammo case between them with some effort. "I just... want things to be like they were. When the Voss weren't trying to kill us, and we weren't trying to kill them. I just want this war to end. I want there to be peace between us."
"... Do you really think peace is possible after everything that's happened? After everything they've done to us?"
"I know what kind of evil people are capable of, but I don't think all the Voss are like that. I think we can make peace after this is all done."
They set the ammo case down beside the ammo drum, and begin cycling new rounds in. "Can't say I think the same way. Things are looking pretty bleak now."
"The times can't always be good to us. The sun has to set in order to rise the next day. And sometimes, it's darkest just before dawn."

Winters strums the strings of his guitar, humming some tune to himself from atop the Strider. Summers reads a book idly as Springer, lacking anything to do, watches Winters play as she idly sips from a canteen.
Summers speaks, not looking away from his book. "So you're a pilot, a mechanic, AND a musician. If I didn't know you I'd say you're some sort of prodigy. What other skills do you have that we don't know about?"
Winters stops playing, looking up with a finger to his lips, as if in thought. "Well, my pregnant aunt told me my burgers were the best she'd ever tasted. Does that count?"
"... Let's go with fifty fifty."
Springer looks up at Winters. "What's a burger?"
"Clovis dish. I might make some for you guys if I can ever get the ingredients!"
"It'll have to wait until after the next mission. Where did they say we were heading again?"
"Five-Finger Valley. Guess it's about time we turn this war around on the Voss, huh guys?"

Springer slams her hand across the button, the hangar door sliding open. She stumbles inside just as it makes enough headroom to pass under, towards the banged up Strider. Striders, while fairly fragile on the field, were very easy to repair, and so any time one was "destroyed" it was often simply salvaged, restored to working order, and sent back into the fight. This was the same Strider she'd been using ever since Wassau. She suddenly realizes how exhausted she is, and remembers that they always slept in their Striders. Why should it be any different now?
She wearily makes her way towards the Strider, and climbs up and into the cockpit, sealing the hatch from the inside. It's cold. She turns on the engine, in order to keep the inside warm. Something in her mind fails to remind her that she hadn't opened the exhaust covers, which were the only things keeping toxic fumes from flooding the cockpit due to the seat's proximity to the engine.
Yes, she should sleep here, in the Strider, like they always did. At least this one, last time.

She tries to sleep, but something keeps her awake. Then, almost as if on que, she hears a familiar tune playing softly on a guitar into the dead of night. Words fall on her ears, as if from a great distance.
"I set my sail... Fly, the wind it will take me...
Back to my home, sweet home..."

The canopy shatters, sending sharp glass into Springer's face. She cries out in pain as it slices across her face, leaving deep gashes across her nose, cheek and forehead. Her Ducky begins stalling, too damaged to continue. She grips the eject, pulling hard. She hears a voice over comms.
"Oh... oh no... my dials are in the red... that... that's not good..."

Winters lays atop the wing of the Ducky, strumming his guitar softly. He often does this. It helps him put his mind at ease.
"Lie on my back... clouds are making way for me...
I'm coming home, sweet home..."

The canopy falls away, and Springer rips out of the harness, flying free of the Ducky. She hears only the wind in the air, and the sound of gunfire and explosions around her, and a single voice through the comms.
"S-sorry mom... looks... like I won't be... home in time for... supper... this time..."

The skies are clear. He can see the stars shining above.
"I see... your star... you left it burning for me...
Mother... I'm here..."

She feels the sting of blood in her eyes, but can see as Summers' Ducky explodes in a ball of fire as Winters plummets towards the ground.

"Eyes open wide... feel your heart and it's glowing...
I'm welcome home, sweet home..."

"SPRINGER!!!"
She grips the claws peircing through her chest, her breaths shallow. She coughs up blood frantically. No... she can't die...
"SPRINGER, HANG ON!"
Summers and Winters lift her from the cockpit, her blood draining quickly. Her eyes flutter as she begins to lose conciousness. Summers' voice calls out to her.
"Don't go to sleep! You want to survive, right?!"

"I take your hand... now you'll never be lonely...
Not when I'm home... sweet home..."

Winters' song:

http://supergiantgames.bandcamp.com/track/mother-im-here-zulfs-theme

Hope you have a kleenex handy Hellghast.

Springer looks around the cockpit of the Strider, her vision clouded. Something thick hangs in the air, and in her lungs.
"I... I want to..."

"I see... your star..."

"Then show me! Show me how much you want to survive!"

Her hands are on the latch, shakily attempting to force it open.
"I... can't..."

"You left it burning for me..."

"You can! Don't you have a will to survive?!"

The latch slowly gives way.
"I... want to..."

"Mother... I'm here..."

"SHOW ME!!!"

She falls to the ground, curling into a fetal position as she coughs up a wad of mucus and clears her lungs, sweating profusely.
"I... I want to live..."

>Total EXP after the last fight: 15.
>Transferring 15 EXP to Vahn.
>Signing out.

>>16952144

Vahn and his two new squad members return to the hangar for a final check of their systems before going out to the practice range. He is busy explaining the finer points of reading wind direction when his recruit points out the Lt collapsed on the floor.
"Uhh, sir, Isn't that Lt Springer? Why is her Strider Running, Repairs can't be finished already..."
Vahn notices the blood and mucus on her clothing, and rushes over.
"Hey, Springer, You alright? Hey, wake up! One of you, go get the medics, NOW!"

He carries the unconscious Springer halfway to the medical tent before the medics meet him and take over care of the traumatized young woman.

There are reports of the central statue coming back whole !

ACTION PHASE. 5 minutes !

>>16952632
No Goddamn rest for the weary, maggots, let's go!

Phase end.

>>16952632
... what.

>Grab gun, dive for cover

Only upgrade worth mentioning is +1 move

>>16952632
>Deploy wherever

"FUCK SHIT GRAB THE GUN PETEY WE GO SOMETHING GOIN ON OUT THERE. WHY IS THIS HAPPENIN WHEN I TRY TO SLEEP"

"Oh god what's going on."

Damnit! Everybody GET TO OUR BATTLE STATIONS.

>deploy and overwatch E

>9 rating
>4 damage per shot
>10 armor
>2 DR
>2 repair per action
>3 extra crew

rolled 3, 5 = 8

>>16952632
>Inspect what is going on

>>16952632

"UP AND AT 'EM, LADS! CONTACTS COMING IN!"

Womack groaned. "One night, that's all I'm askin' for. One night of fething undistubed sleep..."

Upgrades:

>Scarab Aspect
>+2 Health (+1 from Scarab)
>+2 Magazine size--grenade launcher
>+1 Action
>+1 Squad Member

>Deploy where available in Vera
>Upgrades +1 Damage to Gats HEI and 1 more action

>Deploy
>Drop array where I deploy, assuming Rose doesnt. If Rose does, move 1NW

Posting upgrades, and deploying if still possible, forgot to post action.


>Upgrades
>Pilot 6/6
>+2 Crew members
>+2 Pilot Rating
>+1 Repair pt per action
>+1 Action

>Hawk Aspect 2/3
>[Longshot Gambit]: Trade half attack rating for double range
>[Hawkeye]: Unit can spot outside of class

>Command Aura: +1 Primary Weapon Rating

>>16952685
postan upgrades
>+1 Grenade Clip

>>16952701

>Deploy where available
>overwatch E, W, and S

>>16952691
Oh right, and +2 heavy weapon command aura and [Lockdown], [Mobile Fortress], and [Redundant Systems]

>>16952678
Full upgrades

Monkey Aspect (Auto-reload, +1 action, ignore terrain)
Range increase +2
HP +2
Move +1

>>16952704
The Bitank Pilot who arrived from the future grumbles softly to himself as he'd been asleep before the alert went up. Still it seemed like despite not having his rank anymore Ghoul would get to see what this bunch of men and women could handle tonight.

rolled 2, 7 = 9

Upgrades
Getting +1 action, +1 extra guy and +1 rating to investigate.

GASEOUS DETONATIONS IN THE TOWN SQUARE ! THANE'S TROOPS ARE FIGHTING A FIRE IN THE SOUTH !

>>16952790
Aw crap, that means we're gonna be on our own, isn't it?

" Oooooh now why has everyun gone and grazzy'd up their Neezhnies 'av the Vossy boys come for their nightly check ups again ? "

>>16952808
Form up around the Major maggots, we've gotta find out what's going on in the square! Careful where you breathe, those might have been Ghouldust bombs!

>>16952790
"Gas huh? It's a shame I never much cared for my Bravo helmet... Those things had rebreathers in em. Still, soon as Vera warms up and I get her onto the field I'm ready to fire Major."

>Stats. Gat Damage 2 HEI
2 Actions
+2 Heavy weapons CA from Major Gunther

>>16952817

Nightly checkups?

What do you know about this, Zero?

What would they want with the townsquare though..

rolled 5 = 5

>>16952817
"Damn this Investigate what the hell is he saying?"
>Investigate a translation

>>16952824

Came to get me my monthly supply of moloko and sleepy drencrom I wager, they either want this brother zasnoot or bitva-lovable.

>>16952829

your previous cases on Patient 0 allowed you to get acquainted with a mixed together and broken educational language record that's been on loop for quite some time.

You call this Nadsat

>>16952839

We can get you your drug-spiked milk later--what do they want with the civilians?

>>16952845
But I never had any problem understanding him.

We've recieved confirmation from Peregrin, he's reading very faint radio signals. It's a Voss attack. And not like the kind we're used to.

Action Phase [5 minutes]

>>16952866
>deploy

"LETS DO THIS FUCK THEM ZOMBIES."
"Your enthusiasm always worries me Backblast."
"GROW A SPINE PETEY."

>Deploy to east roof of Hinzerhouse
>Overwatch N and E

Upgrades
>+1 Clip grenade launcher

rolled 7, 7, 7, 5, 2, 10, 5, 7, 10, 9, 5, 1 = 75

" I got those dogmen !, Hounder unit GO ! "

>Deploy from hinzerhaus
> Move 3NW
>Jump
> Fire on the Weres one burst each.

>>16952866
"My gear seems to be a bit wonky, probably from the 'travelling' I've done but I can't see shit..."

>Deploy if I haven't been yet.
>>Request a gorram map.

>>16952866
Um, there's no map. This is assuming we're around Hinzer

>Move to edge of Island
>Fire flares NW and W

Monkey Aspect
Range increase +2
HP +2
Move +1

>>16952866

"Make sense, you--!"

"Not now, Hadley! Let's get out there!"

>Deploy on HinzerHaus
>Overwatch S, E, and W

Upgrades:
>Scarab Aspect
>+2 Health (+1 from Scarab)
>+2 Magazine size--grenade launcher
>+1 Action
>+1 Squad Member

Phase End.

Something's wrong with our communications, we're getting static all over.

rolled 2 = 2

>Deploying in ironclad on top hinzerhaus
>drop air array
> tapping air and ironclad array, casting strong winds to blow away the fog to the east

>>16952866
Fortify Hinzerhaus! Nobody takes a step outside until we know what's going on. Everybody pick a sector and keep watch!

>Overwatch east

>9 rating
>4 damage per shot
>10 armor
>2 DR
>2 repair per action
>3 extra crew
>+2 heavy weapon damage aura
>[Lockdown], [Mobile Fortress], [Redundant Systems]

>>16952895
Addendum Overwatch with Gats NW

rolled 1, 6, 9, 3, 5, 10 = 34

>Investigate for units around hinzenhaus, based on Voss military engagements what their strategy is, investigate what those gas explosions are, and investigate the types of units voss is likely to be deployed for a mission like this
+1 action, +1 extra guy and +1 rating to investigate.

>mfw i keep forgetting my aspect

+1 health
+1 action

[Aspect: Life spells learned]

>Deploy in Bitank on Hinzerhaus
>Scan area with Double Sight
> 3 spot actions on priority enemy targets(Demi Humans first, infantry second)
>3 overwatch Main Cannon actions in direction of priority targets

Major, this looks serious. I'm putting forward a request to pop the seals on Zero and let him loose on the Voss, if possible.

>>16952945
We still don't have a clear idea of what's going on. Patient Zero will only be used as a last resort. We don't know what he's capable of either.

The sound of shouting shakes awake the corporal and his squad. "Eh? What? Hang on what's everyone running and screaming about?"

>Deploy at Hinzerhaus

#[V] Cpl Clyde
+1 health
+1 action
+1 squad member
+1 move (BEE aspect)
>Flight
>Wall-walking

"Hare and Veera reporting, feel like we missed something. Where do you need us?"

Testing for post-ability

"IRONCOMMAND REQUESTED A ROSTER FROM ME." NO CLUE WHY BUT HERE'S WHO MANAGED TO DEPLOY IN TIME MAJOR."
"You didn't do any of the work Backblast, I compiled all the info."
"THATS BECAUSE YOU'RE A NERD PETEY."

[C1]Rose
[Sun][[C2]] Erwin

[Mnky][M1] Pvt. Backblast
[Mnky][M2] Cpl. Armitage
[Scrb] [M3] Sgt. Paisley

[Hwnd][A1] Lt. Kess

[Irnsnl][P1-Gr] Mjr. Gunther
[Cln][P2-Bt] Ghoul

[Xeno][I]Sudsen

Adjusting

Erwin jumps out onto the roof of Hinzerhaus in one of the new ironclads.

"YOU ASSHOLES, I WAS ABOUT TO GET SOME SLEEP!"

Enemy phase...

"UPDATED ROSTER BECAUSE PETEY CAN'T DO SHIT RIGHT."
"I'm sorry Sergent Vahn, I can't believe I missed your bitank right behind me."
"THATS BECAUSE YOU'RE BLIND PETEY."

[C1]Rose
[Sun][[C2]] Erwin

[Mnky][M1] Pvt. Backblast
[Mnky][M2] Cpl. Armitage
[Scrb] [M3] Sgt. Paisley

[Hwnd][A1] Lt. Kess

[Hawk][P1-Bt] Sgt. Vahn
[Irnsnl][P2-Gr] Mjr. Gunther
[Cln][P3-Bt] Ghoul

[Xeno][I]Sudsen

Action Phase ! 05 Mintues

Spores are spreading across the town ! This is unlike anything we've seen before ! Do what you must to make sure that Our base and the village dont descend into sheer panic !

Alrighty boys.
>Deploy on Hinzerhaus roof.
>Drop an Air array
>CAST SPELL:
>Casting Spell: Earth Entombment
>Tapping: Earth Array on Hinzerhaus
>Target: Hex with northern Pumpkinheads on it.
>Effect: Create an earthen bubble around the Pumpkinheads, sealing them inside of it.

>1 Flare cloud bank to the NW
>Overwatch NW

rolled 5 = 5

>>16953383
forgot the dice

>>16953378
>Jump across to bridge N
>move 2L E
> 2 spot actions on any new targets
>overwatch Main Cannon and 2 machinegun bursts East

rolled 2 = 2

>move 2 SE onto the roof of the building
>drop array
>tap water, air array I just dropped, and suit array to cause rain and winds to condense spores to east and Life magic to neutralize them ( 3 arrays)

rolled 10, 2 = 12

>>16953378
>>16952916
>Investigate a cure for the spores, Investigate exactly what type of magic is being used by the Voss
>Move up with Armitage and use remaining actions to over watch East.

rolled 2, 2, 2, 1, 6, 5, 4, 5, 10, 4, 10, 8 = 59

Finish off wolf thing

>1burst from everyone.

> pose like atieashitgotreal
>Move 4 Eastwrds

>reloading

>>16953391
Upgrades, and proper trip

Monkey Aspect
Range increase +2
HP +2
Move +1

"LETS GO PETEY, LETS PUT THE MOBILE IN MOBILE ARTILLERY!"
"We're going TOWARDS the enemy? Oh dear."
"WE'RE GOING TOWARDS THE MAJOR, WE GOTTA KEEP TOGETHER!"

>Move 3 E 1 SE onto Isara's back
>Overwatch E

>>16953397
+1 health
+1 action
[Aspect: Life spells learned]

>Face West Over Watch Pumkin Heads and Demi Humans taking priority

"Yeesh, gonna keep us on our toes eh? C'mon Vera lets cover this side for now till the Hinzerhaus is safe enough that we can clear out where those explosions are comin' from."

The Mad Russian muses to himself while gnawing on a pair of unlit cigarettes, something was telling him not to light them until later.

>Asking for confirmation on which Pilot is which seeing as there are 2 P2's

Phase End.

rolled 3, 8 = 11

>>16953400
>>16952916
upgrades
Getting +1 action, +1 extra guy and +1 rating to investigate.

rolled 10 = 10

>set array
>tap both array on the island to make a bridge 2E
>move 3E
>Set another array

>Repair 2 damage
>If vehicles are immune to the gas, move 1L E
>Continue Overwatching E

>9 rating
>4 damage per shot
>10 armor
>2 DR
>2 repair per action
>3 extra crew
>+2 heavy weapon damage aura
>[Lockdown], [Mobile Fortress], [Redundant Systems]

>>16953409
God Dammit forgot my stats.
>2 Damage HEI Gatlings
+2 Damage Heavy Weapons
2 Actions

Let's do it!

>fire 3 flares 5SW
>move 4E, onto the walking bridge
>overwatch NE, SE, and E

Upgrades:
>Scarab Aspect
>+2 Health (+1 from Scarab)
>+2 Magazine size--grenade launcher
>+1 Action
>+1 Squad Member

Enemy Phase.

The statue is how everyone remembered it,
Someone in the enemy forces knows how to reassemble something broken with time reversal !

Action Phase. [5 minutes]

This attack is horrifyingly coordinated for being so spontaenous ! Intel suspects a Corpsier at work !

rolled 1, 9, 5, 2 = 17

>Move 2 E 2 NE
>Fire 4 blast rounds at 4 targets NE starting with farthest target.
>Automatic Reload at end of turn

Upgrades
+1 Action

rolled 3, 4, 4, 1 = 12

>>16953784
>Investigate: Corpsier location, Time magic array location, and if the voss are trying to summon another demon and how to stop it.
>move East 4 and overwatch east with remaining actions.

rolled 2 = 2

>drop an array
>tap earth array, repair my ironclad armor

rolled 7, 2 = 9

We need more earth arrays!
>Casting Spell: Earth
>Tapping: Earth Array on Hinzerhaus
>Target: Hex at tip of arrow north of the big tank thing in the center of the map.
>Effect: Create [Earth] array at target location

rolled 3, 3, 7, 8, 10, 10, 9, 8, 9, 4, 1, 6, 3, 4, 5, 7, 7, 3, 5, 8, 8, 6, 7, 4 = 145

>>16953784
>Open fire with Machinegun on all targets within range, 6 bursts, or until all targets in field of vision are killed
>Remaining actions are Machinegun overwatch W

Rating is 9
Damage is three

rolled 7, 3, 10, 3, 3, 7, 4, 8, 1, 6, 5, 8, 5 = 70

4 East,

Overwatch fan eastwards.
One burst at the ready.

Hooch and co. sniffs for location of pumpkins !

>>16953784

A corpsier...?

WHERE'S SUSAN?!

>run 2E, 1NE, 2E, 3N

>>16953805

Upgrades +1 action, +1 extra guy and +1 rating to investigate.

rolled 9, 4 = 13

>attempt to deploy
>attempt radio intercept
>+if failed try again
>+else attempt to generate and store electrical energy
Finch appears, half naked; wearing only his underwear, various medical tubes and wires still attached to his body.

Phase End.

>>16953816

Also, upgrades:
>Scarab Aspect
>+2 Health (+1 from Scarab)
>+2 Magazine size--grenade launcher
>+1 Action
>+1 Squad Member

rolled 4, 9, 4, 6, 5, 7 = 35

>Move 1L E
>Fire MG twice at ghouls directly behind me.
>Use 1 action to repair 2 armor if damaged.
>Overwatch east

>9 rating
>4 damage per shot
>10 armor
>2 DR
>2 repair per action
>3 extra crew
>+2 heavy weapon damage aura
>[Lockdown], [Mobile Fortress], [Redundant Systems]

>Fire on Were to the NW
>Overwatch W

Monkey Aspect
Range increase +2
HP +2
Move +1

rolled 1, 6 = 7

>can't find myself but creating 2 stone armor from the earth arrays

> The enemy is using some kind of musical signal to coordinate their attacks
> Not only that but it seems to be the reason why our radio communications are horribly addled ! We have to cancel this somehow either by destroying the array or coming up with a counterspell....

rolled 1, 4 = 5

>>16953812
4:45 Am with an exam is six hours. Gotta get some sleep. Withdrawing from this fight gents.

rolled 5 = 5

"Hey, you can you pass the worde I need as many array drawn as you and your frind can do, make sure to espace them so they don't cancel each other... and you'll see something amazing."

>Ordering civilian to draw array

Contact to the south west ! A vampire is making its way to - kshh ksshhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Hinzerhaus had just been locked in a time buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu -


Those in the Hinzerhaus Time Zone now has 4 minutes to Act.

Everyone else hold.

rolled 6, 2 = 8

>Fire twice on Vampire

Monkey Aspect
Range increase +2
HP +2
Move +1

>>16954072
>>16953979
>Cecilia>withdraw

.... That smell...
of river rocks and moss...

>run 1SE 4E 5N

Phase End.

Ahhh Hellghast, ever the night owls...
Well if it isn't the new face recruit that my little one chose to play with ~

>Armitage thrown through the time wall, warps around , discombobulated
>Finch hits the time wall, takes damage

But playtime is over, you have no idea what type of things you're handling here Helghast.

> Action Phase General 10 minutes.

rolled 4, 6 = 10

>Duration spell: ice tower: tap water and ironclad array to create ice tower to elevate me high enough to have line of sight on the northeast enemy array (2 arrays)
>tap wind and earth array to turn the surface the enemy array is on to dirt and blow it away (2 arrays)
+1 health
+1 action
[Aspect: Life spells learned]

rolled 7, 3 = 10

>>16954139
>Order civilians to draw array and pass the word
>+ if it doesn't use an act draw an array
>Harness the power of all the array revelant to the spell I'm going to cast
>A rock spear, thrown at the enemy array (the board right?) stabilized by the air array I can tap.

rolled 5, 9, 7, 5 = 26

"MORE PUMPKIN HEADS SPOTED LIGHT EM UP PETEY."
"For once I agree with you Backblast."

>Move 4 SE
>Fire 2 Blast Grenades at Pumpkins west
>Fire 2 Blast Grenades at Pumpkins east
>Auto Reload

rolled 3, 2, 3, 7, 3, 10, 3, 7, 6, 7, 3, 7, 6, 10, 2, 8, 7, 7, 2, 4, 8 = 115

>>16954139
Move 1L SE
Move 2L S
Fire on all available targets to the south, Main cannon at the were-infantry, machineguns at them and everything else. Remaining actions go to MG Overwatch West towards Hinzerhaus

rolled 4, 2, 7, 5, 4, 5, 2, 4, 6 = 39

>Move 3 SW to the river bank
> Overwatch 4 Single Shots to Hinzerhaus focused on the vamp person
> Kess Overwatches 2 bursts East.

rolled 5, 2 = 7

>Use 2 actions to repair 4 damage
>Fire singleshot at the ghouls to the E
>Fire singleshot at the ghouls to the SE
>Move 1L E

>9 rating
>4 damage per shot
>10 armor
>2 DR
>2 repair per action
>3 extra crew
>+2 heavy weapon damage aura
>[Lockdown], [Mobile Fortress], [Redundant Systems]

Ph----- E--

rolled 5, 5, 9, 10, 4, 6 = 39

>Shot gun blast the pumpkin heads2
>Xeno take over the werewolves
>Investigate Vampire's identity

rolled 3, 5, 8, 3, 5, 4 = 28

>>16954139

Let's show 'em what we can do!

>move 2S, 1E
>2 squadmembers fire 4 grenades at the pumpkinheads 2 and 3S
>1 grenadier fires 2 blast grenades at triplet of Were-beasts 5S

upgrades:

>Scarab Aspect
>+2 Health (+1 from Scarab)
>+2 Magazine size--grenade launcher
>+1 Action
>+1 Squad Member

rolled 7, 3, 9, 5, 6, 6 = 36

>>16954178
upgrades
+1 action, +1 extra guy and +1 rating to investigate.

Armitage staggers to her feet, ripping off her caved-in helmet, and wiping the blood from her eyes

"Ha...Haha! Is that all you got? It takes *wheeze* a little more than a bit of *cough* rough and tumble to take down Corporal *hack, sputter* Jaqui Armitage! I DO THIS SHIT FOR FUN!"

She leans down to pick up her grenade launcher, and mutters to the now-elven Finch lying on the ground a little ways away from her
"Finch, go into Hinzer, and break out Patient Zero. I'll try and keep this bitch busy. GO"

rolled 4, 7 = 11

>>16954219
I would hold off releasing Zero. We still have plenty of friendly forces outside of hinzerhaus capable of intercepting that vampire if it manages to escape.

.Time Bubble collapses...

The vampire taking patient zero is surrounded !

" Welcome to Voss, Hellghast "

" Let me escape with zero or the people in the southern part of this town immolates with a lovely fall scent, with you to curse in their death "

>>16954360
"Helena I swear by my everything I hold dear you will not escape here!"

"Gunther say the word and she is in cuffs!"

. . . . .

*sllurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr *

>>16954360
The Mad Russian from another time had fallen asleep during the battlefield but woken up in time for this.

"Well Missy I don't need to know who you are or why you wanna steal the creepy guy in the mask to decide you're a fancy fucking fop that needs bashing."

>>16954344
Obvious to the collapse of the time bubble, Rose rejoice.

"Oh yeah, that is what I call marksmanship."

rolled 3, 10 = 13

>>16954360
"Standing by Major, just give the word."

>If Major gives the go ahead, encasing Helena in a silver cage, tapping all earth arrays
>If she gets violent, Life magic to send wooden stake through her heart

>>16954360

That's as far as you go, Miss! Now drop Zero, or so help me we will be forced to blow your vampiric ass sky high.

>>16954360
Well, why exactly do you want him so bad all of a sudden? Last I checked, Patient Zero has been here in Voss this whole time.

And what does he have to do with those fires in the south? Not that I'd have any reason to believe you...

>>16954391
>If Gunther doesn't respond, going ahead and caging

You don't seem to get it.
Facing my death judgement through a river with my name on it has taught me the very flow of time itself and its alternating courses.

But that's besides the point, I've already succeeded in taking one of the other needed components here.

>>16954391
>>16954404
Sudsen, Erwin. Restrain Helena by any means necessary. Everybody else, try to take her alive, but lethal force is authorized as a last resort. We can't afford to let her get away with Zero.

rolled 8, 5 = 13

>Ready to shoot

"Either way people gonna die. Might be cold, but I'd rather see half a Voss town go up, than risk an army of super ghouls stomping down our door."

rolled 9, 7, 9, 5, 6, 3 = 39

>Arrest Helena with Holy handcuffs and bindings from Father Zwei

Just say the word, sir! We'll blow her to bits!

>>16954410
>Overwatch with HEI Gatlings on Helena if she makes so much as an aggressive movement. Also readying action to light cigarettes at the same time if Helena moves.

"Gonna take this one in alive?! Yall are as crazy as Bravo, if this one is as much trouble as I'm assuming I'd think it'd be better to just have the fop dead."

>>16954404

Hm ? What can I say - perhaps someone other than the voss requires the services of the Death Wyrm you hold in these walls.

The fact that you even arrive at its possession without nary a thought of what's at stake is..

cute.

>>16954451
What the hell? Look here you, if you're fighting the Voss, then say so goddamnit, and quit all this sneaking and threatening and tell us what Zero is in terms we can understand!

>>16954451

Just what's at stake here? What are you not telling us?

>>16954451
"I do hope you can understand him, soomka."

>>16954391
>>16954411
>>16954451
"Might want to start giving straight answers, or you'll still be out here in the cage at sunrise."

Perhaps you can ask little Zero himself. I took off the broken record needle that gave him this horrid speech impediment a few years in advance for you.


, I'll leave you be with the memory of these events but not its doomed outcomes, I've entertained your time here and so you have mines.

I'm convinced that the forces that came into possession of this unruly youth isn't the incidental Ragnyll regular we suspected.

You're made of tougher stuff, Hellghast.

I'm not dissappointed.

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I have not read everyone's report in full. But if it's to be believed, a psionic enemy, in which there is no longer any evidence of, and an intradimensional rift, that we must not confirm, sits under this spatially eronous house that happens to be researching a bastardization of Ghouls.

While this all leaves a terrible taste in my mouth, having Hinzerhaus's cooperation will be a big help in our time to come. However, with a shred of pride I must implore you to watch your step and not let a repeat of Oderkonn and /Her/ take place once agai-

wait...

This situation is familiar ...

rolled 2 = 2

>>16954526
>Sending silver spikes and wooden stake through her heart

>>16954526
Wait a minute, don't tell me that YOU were the time mage...

>>16954553
Damn I want to learn that stuff... It sound useful.

" Cmon now can I at least take this off now so I can actually breathe normally again !"

>>16954643

Did...did he just speak normally?

>>16954652
"Yes, the Fop that gotta way said she removed his 'speech impediment' so he should talk normal now."

>>16954546

and then the doomed timeline this leads to ends in peace and happiness the end.

Bruised and bloody, Armitage slumps onto the ground, watching Helena disappear for the second time. Seems like every day the Helghast opens a new chapter, never finding out the end to a single one.

"...Why do I even keep this thing loaded anymore."
She says, popping out the frag round in the breach. Her heart was still pounding from Helena's assault. Even if she didn't get to fight back, it felt like a major accomplishment, surviving a direct attack from one of the most powerful people she knew.

10xp (9 turns, 1 flare)
Saving for now. Considering going Vanguard, or engineer or something. Never seem to get much usage out of my explodeybits

>>16954643
Alright, take off the mask, but ONLY the mask.

Salutations, Ghasts of Hell.
However are yons adventures in the ni-

Kidding , I'm kidding it feels like we're known each other for years doesn't it ? Kinduvf have ta rack me brains around it all twice over and realize I used to talk like so Faloozy ol loony.

But for that you have me deepest apoly wology. Hahahaha "

>>16954754
"You could REALLY USE A HAIRCUT. I could get someone to get that done if you'd like?"

"This shit just keeps gettin' weirder and weirder, Pais." Womack flicked his lighter closed, stuffing it into one of the pouches on his belt before inhaling on the cigarette in his mouth, the cherry glowing orange-red

"Amen to that, man." Paisley took a puff of his cigarette as the three grenadiers walked across the bridge to the Hinzerhaus. "Makes ya wonder when it'll end, right?" Paisley took the cigarette box out of his pocket and waved it in Hadley's face.

Genevieve was startled by the box of Red Rovers being waved in her face, before giving a small smile and brushing the box away. "Um, it's okay, sir. None for me."

Paisley shrugged. "Suit yourself, kiddo." He tousled the girl's hair as he stuffed the small box in his pocket. "Now let's go see just what Subject Zero's all about now."

>>16954754
Hm, your accent still needs a bit of work. Nothing a few basic language lessons can't solve.

Anyways, you would have any idea why a rogue, time manipulating vampire would want to capture you so badly? Does the name "Death Wyrm" mean anything to you?

H ?

She was my tutor once. I failed every class I had with her ! As far as what she wants ? she probably wants to continue her lessons with me. How long has it been ? half a dozen years ? a decade ? I'm still terrible at keeping the Black Hunger down, but a lot of it is curbed by dairy implements.

I was kept here because I was hell to everyone else, not even Corpsiers would work with my case.

But still, they want what I have.

This Hunger. It consumes all and exchanges it all for the most coveted of things in this world.

But I just don't understand it. Why would anyone want such filthy black things for any reason...

>>16954887
"He's not saying anything about it, but he totally wants that haircut. I'll send for someone to do it later!"