The teams found foreboding evidence on the planet below of experiments being performed by the Brotherhood of Nod into Chronosphere research. They discovered that whatever fate befall the planet, Kane escaped before it happened. You then decided to loot the complex and ally with the Orz, allowing them to tag along since they seemed to enjoy fighting. You kept them on as allies even when it became clear they were behind the disappearance of the planet's populace, perhaps following the adage of, "Keep your enemies closer."

In addition to that, logs from the station and an artifact pulled from a debris field around Mars indicated that two interdimensional ships, a Void Engineer vessel and a Chaos Battleship fought a terrible battle just before the Event. Their location was dead center in the Event's effect radius.

Deciding to gather more troops and gear before investigating, you returned to base, filed your report, spent your funding, and traveled to the second largest TG base in hopes of gaining more resources.

Upon arriving you found the planet, part of the Shadowrun cluster, invaded and occupied by drow led by a Supernatural Unbalanced Entity, a S.U.E. Making good use of Shadowrunners and the Orz, you managed to engage and destroy the Drow spacefleet in orbit, as well as kill the SUE, a drow priestess-princess with a stupidly long name that the 'Runners had nicknamed "The Royal Pain." With the death of the SUE, Ares Macrotechnology and Saeder-Krupp led a massive counterattack that as you left, was well on its way to massacring the drow on planet. With the drow out of the picture, the local hidden TG base was free to lift their security lockdown and resume operations.

You also managed to determine that the drow were brought here by an astral call from Spider that pierced the veil between worlds due to the Event. He also mentioned that amidst the flood of voices the Event opened to him, he recalled one word stood out. "Stob." This same word was mentioned in the recovered observation recording of the Void Engineer battle, an intercepted message from the ship mentioning the same.

All this being done you returned to base, received, and spent more funding.

Setting out once again to investigate loss of contact with another base, you arrived at a Fallout verse to find the battle of Hoover Dam being interrupted by an army of mutated anthropomorphic animals, the Ranks of the Fit. They were led by a minor SUE that was easily killed, and their forces were decimated thanks to the Storm's newly acquired air power, VF-25s and Tie Defenders. However, during the fight, a potent mutagen they had plotted to contaminate the Dam's waters with was breached. A combination of F.E.V. and the T.G.R.I. Ooze, this unholy mixture was central to the dead SUE's plan. An unlucky Auror was infected and began to mutate, but he was recovered in time for treatment. A team of Destroids set down to guard the infectious barrels while you decided what to do next.

While Egon and the E.M.H researched the mutagen, you sent teams of your troops out to loot caches of high technology in the wastelands, desperate to bolster your own meager resources with whatever the ravaged world could offer you. You walked away with a nice haul of power armor, advanced weapons, and nuclear warheads. Finally, Egon reports that the substance, called “F.E.M.” for Forced Evolutionary Mutagen, is vulnerable to destruction when bathed in a reality stabilization field, such as that given off by reality emitters. Now knowing the key to its destruction, you wiped the planet clean of the contamination and lifted off after an almost disastrous side trip to the Boomer's homebase.

>>I don't really see the point of having Data. We could use a Culexus more though.

Someone please enlighten me why we need Data when we already have Egon and will get more scientists and even some from X-COM?

On returning to base you were awarded with a science team of 20 X-COM scientists and a few sets of Advanced Power Armor mk2 for your troops. You regrouped, resupplied, and set out again to rescue the last TG base in the area. However, things did not go as planned.

On arrival in the system, a Dark Matter world, you were quickly detected by the Greys, who opted to pull their ships back rather than risk a confrontation with the one mile long battleship that they saw. Upon sending an away team to the TG base on Earth, everything seemed to be in order at first glance. The problem seemed to be some minor base damage from the Event, and Mouse set about repairing the equipment. However, several things didn't add up, and eventually the team concluding the base had been compromised. Unfortunately this realization came too late, as Mouse had been converted to a Sandman, and Spike and the Aurors were infected by nanites picked up from the base cafeteria. Attempting to recover their troops and flee, the Indefatigable beamed aboard the away team only for Mouse to attack and try to infect the rest of the ship. Luckily he was subdued before he could inflict much damage. The Storm and its escorts made the transpace jump back to base.

The jump did not go as planned either though, time slowing down as the mysterious G-man appeared to dispense some free advice and a word of warning before vanishing. The moment he left, the ships made it back to base safely, relating the bad news to Holtz. While Egon, the X-COM science team, and the E.M.H looked into ways to restore the infected troops to normal, a plan was settled on by the rest of the team. A containment bay was fitted to the Storm, the Indefatigable would attempt to beam all the Sandmen into the bay for deprogramming as soon as a strike team brought the base's interdict field generators down. With the help of access codes and floor plan from Manager Holtz, the team executed a well put together plan... unfortunately the Sandmen had prepared, and a remote-detonated explosive near the generators buried most of the team in rubble. However, the Indefatigable's transporters saved the day again, recovering not only the Sandmen, but all the troops buried alive before their air ran out. However, one of the dead was Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt.

The team salvaged what they could from the base and locked it down as best they could before returning to headquarters. Upon returning, they resupplied and refilled their ranks with a few fresh recruits, including Peter Quill, the Star Lord to replace the deceased Gaunt. From there, they set out to make contact with the Time Space Administration Bureau.

The TSAB appeared to be dealing with problems of its own, its own territory coming under attack in the chaos. Despite this, the agents of the outpost agreed to share information with the Storm since they did the same. The Storm was able to gain a TSAB analyzed map of this region of space-time, as well as data the TSAB gathered on the Chaos and Void Engineer forces. With a few words of caution, the Storm departed for one of the anomalous words on the map to check it out.

They arrived to find utter chaos. A world almost consumed by reality distortions, a mish-mash of many, many different Canons. Confronted by a United States run by Darth Vader and under the protection of a Death Star, the crew hastily gathered information while sending their Orz allies to attack the ships in orbit as a decoy. Swiftly fast-talking an overbearing SUE-corrupted Starscream into his own doom by giving him the information on the Orz he demanded, the group left to report and regroup. They were then allowed access to a large armed force for the mission of detonating a Rewriter Bomb, a device capable of resetting that universe back to its original state. When everything was ready, the task force assaulted and destroyed the fleet in orbit with the tactical genius of Admiral Pellaeon at the helm. With extensive planning they deployed Mecha-Godzilla to Kyoto, where it acted as bait for the bulk of the SUE forces while the rest of the army used stealth generators and cunning to secretly set up a base of operations at Tokyo Tower. While this happened, the orbital team managed the impossible, captured not only the Super Star Destroyer Executor, but two Imperial-II Star Destroyers with a well coordinated strike force, teleporting quantum torpedoes, skill, strategy, and a healthy dose of luck. They also confronted Darth Vader while aboard the vessel, the leader of the SUEs here, and slew him.

After a brief celebration with Sector Manager Holtz and the troops, the crew set out again, this time finding themselves in Middle Earth, where Ahriman of the Thousand Sons had erected a Chaos Gate to allow him passage. Intercepting him, the Transpace Guard made a deal. In exchange for a Lesser Ring of Power, and all the elven lore within Rivendell, he would not only leave the world peacefully, but share with them what he knew about the Event. At the same time, Tosh managed to apprehend a Shipper who attempted to poison Aragorn and Legolas' food with some form of aphrodisiac drug. The TG imprisoned her and impounded her ship, finding footage on it that suggested it once held a potent anti-Chaos weapon. A daring plan was immediately put into action for acquiring the Ring. The TG sent down teams to acquire First Age weapons for a distraction assault on the Black Gate, drawing Sauron's gaze to them while others infiltrated and stole a Ring. First though, they had to scan the Rivendell Library with tricorders, a simple mission that almost turned disastrous when one clumsy Auror kept tripping into things. Nonetheless, it was successful. While Ahriman occupied himself with the data-slates full of lore, other teams descended underwater to the ruins of Gondolin, journeyed to Tor Morwen, and even set foot into the tomb of hallowed Fingolfin himself. It was during a final valiant duel against ghostly guardians to prove himself worthy that one Space Marine earned the title of Hero as well as the legendary sword Ringil. Darius Fortes took up the blade and alongside Star-Lord, let a valiant attack on the Black Gate that left its forces in disarray, though at a cost.

Meanwhile, Tosh led stealthed Delta Greens and Aurors into Barad-dur, infiltrating past its many defenses only to run right into a Ring-Wraith. As fierce combat ensued, the Ring-Wraith stabbed two Delta Greens, but had his one Ring blown off him by a Mass Rifle. Tosh grabbed the item and ordered a retreat as the tower's defenses came crashing down around them. They managed to escape in a cloaked Al'Kesh. Later on, the two Delta Greens were healed by a dancing and singing Tom Bombadil, while the Ring was handed over to Ahriman. Ahriman told them that the stob was the cause of the Event, and that it itself was an acronym, S.T.O.B. He then revealed he had been reduced to a fraction of his power the whole time he had been here thanks to being cut off from the Warp, thanked the TG for doing his dirty work for him, and left. Demoman blew up the Gate behind him.

You then returned to cash in your loot and now decided where to go...

Whew! See why I only post this mammoth once every few threads?

Hired:
>FFT White Mages (Mission Completion Reward)
>Seer council (Lida Exodite World, Mission Completion Reward)
>X-com Apocalypse scientists (Mission Completion Reward)
>District 9 Mechs (Mission Completion Reward)
>TG Recruit squad (36/36. Equipped with Pulse Rifles, Laser Rifles, and Fat Men.)
>Lt. Commander Data
>20 X-COM TFTD scientists
>Pre-Fab Bunkers/Defensive Structures
>Enough Advanced Bio-Stabilizer Masks. (Immune mind affect/poison) for 12 squads.
>Drone Squad (16/16)
>Psion Team (L8 6/6)
>K.I. Silencer additions/Squad refill
>Abjurer Team (L8 6/6)

Checking in on the status of your trophies, they are still being retrofitted, as it has only been a few days since you left.

"If you want the retrofits to go a little bit faster, there's a supplier I could look into contacting," Holtz mentions. "But I don't know if you want to spend the time for it when you could be doing other things. You going to wait for the scouts to report back in, or are you heading out soon as you can?"

>>16923646
Seems right.
Though some of noted the want for Observer drones in the drone selection.
And we seem to be arguing a over how to fulfill the 'defensive structures' thing.

Also, I personally suggested we do something other than D9 mechs. Like ACS units. Great surivability there.

>>16923646
Still got:
1 TGS Cruiser with Sensor, Containment Bay, Labs, and Weapons upgrades, The Oncoming Storm.
1 Victory-II Star Destroyer, the Relentless
1 Defiant-class Starship, the Indefatigable.
1 Overlord-class Dropship.
2 Leopard-class Dropship.
1 Al'Kesh Bomber/Transport. (Asgard Teleporters)

Aboard the Victory-II you have 1 squadron of VF-25s, and 1 squadon of TIE-Defenders, as well as 1 Gunstar, Char in Hyaku Shiki, and Crowe in Brasta.
Aboard the Overlord you have a team of six Tomahawk Destroids, 4 Hellstar Battlemechs, 2 Mad Cat Battlemechs, and 4 M270 MLRSes.
You have enlisted the services of BLU team, Spike Spiegal, Egon Spengler, Carl “Mouse” Sampson, Star-Lord, and Gabriel Tosh. All have been given Phaser Rifles for a non-lethal option.

You have the following troops, all with kinetic barriers, Shadowrun gear, and reality emitters.
1 squad (12/12) of UNIT troops with Power Armor, Fallout energy weapons, and A280 Blaster Rifles.
1 squad (12/12) of SCP troopers with Tiberium enhanced lasers, Phaser Rifles, and Advanced Power Armor mk 2
1 squad (12/12) of Sandmen with Mass Rifles.
1 squad (12/12) of Delta Greens with Chinese Stealth Armor, Mass Rifles, and A280 Blaster Rifles
3 Mobile Infantry in Marauders equipped with Panther Assault Cannons and Phaser Rifles.
1 Emergency Medical Hologram with mobile emitter.
1 Auror team with prototype NOD armor and AK-47 backup weapons
2 (24/24) Reasonable Marines Tactical Squads
1 X-COM Veteran Squad. (12/12)
20 X-COM scientists.

You have 1 NOD ICBM attached to a hardpoint on the Storm, 20 nannybags, 12 reconstruction tanks, 6 shots of RED-2, 15 nuclear warheads, The Big One dud, 6 Fat Mans with 30 mininukes,12 assault rifles, 12 10mm pulse rifles, and 12 Marsec MA-11 laser rifles in reserve.

>>16923667
Let's wait for the scouts to check in first.
They could have vital information in determining where we go next.

>>16923667
Wait for the scouts. Don't we have a few people in the regen tanks right now anyway?

>>16923468
I really have to agree, we already have a science hero, and we have just received a load of science specialists.

>>16923675
I don't see the Knights Inductor Silencers on the list.

>>16923675
This list is a little inaccurate given the allocations of magic weapons, ascension of Darius, and the fact you cashed in those spare weapons for the TG squad. But close enough, I'll post the current version next thread.

>>16923669
>>16923646
Also, what specialties are the Psions? Or did anyone specify that yet?

Previous threads:
1.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16534941/
2.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16540773/
3.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16561350/
4.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16618858/
5.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16660618/
6.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16729747/
7.) http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16760239/
8.) http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16791722/
9.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16811852/
10.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16821463/
11.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16832805/
12.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16843819/
13.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16852204/
14.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16877258/
15.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16887973/
16.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16891353/
17.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16899605/
18.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16902450/
19.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16912145/
20.)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16920186/

>>16923675
Additionally, you managed to Lewt the fuck out of:
Ringil
Anguiel
Nameless sword
Voiceless spear

At base, base is currently researching:
Repaired Sindri's ring
Black arrow
Gurthang

As research topics, we are currently researching:
Defensive applications of reality emitters

Potential topics:
Offensive applications of reality emitters
Anti-warp Bomb (recovered from Shipper vessel)
Personal Mind Shields

>>16923694
Oh, right. Forgot Darius and the weapon cashin.

>>16923696
Telepaths and clairvoyents

>>16923694
Also, besides the phat loots from the dragon's waistcoat, there was gold and gems you said we found at Gondolin.

>>16923468
>>16923679
We need more Science Heroes for working on the various Science projects we wanted.
Such as:
Aetheric Bomb used by the Shipper to destroy Warp creatures.
Splicing ysalimir with the Null gene.
Research into Reality Fields (Offensive Uses)
Research into Reality Weapons

Also, while a Culexus assassin has a stronger null field than a Silencer, they're not that useful out of that one very specific scenario.
We have a squad of Silencers to make up for any Warp/psyker nullification that the Culexus would have been needed for.

>>16923696
I figured one of each.
>>16923677
You do. Do you want to wait for them too? (One week.)

>>16923669
Creative applications of Geomancer/Summoner spells.

Use Titan/Golem summon, and for Geomancer, a convoluted combination of Tremor + Sinkhole + Contortion

>>16923696
I assume they're mostly clairvoyants and telepaths.

Here's our Recon options:
The Storm has good sensors, for both satellite imagery, and sensing reality distortions.
The Aurors can scry distant places, and also use some of the potterverse's (not very informative) fortune-telling.
The Farseers do as their name implies, and predict the future / see distant places.
The Psions have clairvoyants and telepaths. They can read surface thoughts of a target in range, and learn of the past of an item or place in range.
Tosh is a telepath that can pick up S.U.E.s from a long distance.
We have Recon droids and UAVs.

>>16923712
How many days would it take for the Scouts to get back? I'm honestly in favor of heading out now, given it seems to take us about 72 hours to clear a world.

>>16923708
I included that. Smaug had 3.9 billion in diamonds, the other 2.1 billion was from Gondolin.

Can we squeeze in R&D for atmospheric packs for VF-25s?

If we can, what do we want on those packs?

>>16923722
1-2 days.

>>16923724
OP! EQUIPMENT ADDITION!
MEN IN BLACK NEURALIZERS!!!!
NO MORE CANON DISRUTION!

>>16923727
Nope, you'll full up. Next time, eh?
Hey you guys forgot to get a Transpace Communication Array again too.

>>16923733
TOO LATE, HARKER! TOO LATE!!!

>>16923709
But we already have loads of science minions and a science hero, do we really need even more?
I think we're going to top heavy on science in this case.

>>16923736
>Hey you guys forgot to get a Transpace Communication Array again too.
So we can tell Holtz how we managed to derp all the herps, and Holtz can tell us to hurry the fuck up? What would that array even let us do?

I'm in favor of waiting 1-2 days for the scouts.

>>16923746
It's okay. We'll be top-heavy on ENGINEERING! Once we get the Antaeus back, and Engineering + Science = wonderful victory.

>>16923709
>Also, while a Culexus assassin has a stronger null field than a Silencer, they're not that useful out of that one very specific scenario.
Yes, they are VERY good for one specific duty: If we ever need to negotiate with a being of Sauron's power level or with similar mind-reality warping ability, the Culexus Assassin will be entirely unphased.

Since the defense structure thing is our biggest argument, let's work that out.
We all at least seem to agree we need/want something.

Our options seem to be:
Small wall slabs our existing transporters can beam down. (not worth spending RP on, we'll pick up some rubble for that job somewhere else)
An RTS construction unit of some sort (versatile but takes time/resources to construct.
Or a magical solution, hiring on geomancers or earth warlocks to raise defensive walls and other things.

>>16923755
Not if we don't have any high level combat heroes.

>>16923766
> (not worth spending RP on, we'll pick up some rubble for that job somewhere else)
We could always teleport the rocks in the actual local to rapidly build a fort made of metal and stone.
You know, be crafty.

>>16923765
People also seem to be forgetting that culexus ruin the day of everyone around them, its just that psykers feel it worse than everyone else.

So what's our next target?

Do we go to the next grey world to loot stuff or do we go to another green area to grind exp and prestige on?

Or do we maximize our downtime?

In any case, what's our White Mage multiclassing plan, and what skills/spells to take as secondaries? I assume >>16923714 is telling us how to quickly make bunkers/fortifications planetside.

>>16923733
We have aurors that know obliviate. Much, much better, since it can be fine tuned.

>>16923733
We already HAVE the capability to mind-wipe people.
We had the Aurors before, and now we have the Psion Team as well.

Canon disruption isn't just people seeing things they're not supposed to, it's also about making sure that things are where they're supposed to be.

>>16923746
Yes, we need more.
Our mission is investigation in force, and to research what caused the Event.
If we were just going to do nothing but fight, then we would have gotten a Destroyer or a Carrier when picking initial ships.

>>16923766
Out of our apparent options, the magic one sounds best for quick defenses.

>>16923786
We need to multi-class 1-2 of the White Mages for Geomancy. The rest should probably learn Reflect (Time Mage) or Carbuncle (Summoner) for magic-protection.

>>16923779
I say we go with the old plan and hit the left-most red world and get an idea of what red is all about while possible clearing that sector of disruption.

>>16923772
Exactly. Not worth the requisition expenditure.

>>16923766
I basically gave you a few pre-built Starcraft Bunkers and some Imperial-Guard Bolter Turrets/Troop Commands.

You wait at the base for two days as your supply orders roll in and are prepared. Late on the second day, the chief magitech for the base reports to you.

"Analysis complete. Subject: Black Arrow. Though originally just an adamant arrow with a mild enchantment over it, the legends that have grown up around this single weapon's slaying of the great dragon Smaug have imbued it with powers far above its make. We've determined that this weapon will instantly kill most forms of dragon it is shot at, presuming it hits. It also seems to be indestructible, rating even past diamonds and adamant in terms of durability. Against foes other than dragon-kind, it is merely a master-crafted arrow of adamant."

>>16923805
>>16923772
But the problem is, in a fight where our power-armored and kinetic-shielded agents would actually have to take cover, mere stone and dirt will be insufficient compared to the weapons used.

Copying over what I posted in the last thread:

I just wanna go on record and say that next time we can get a hero, it should be another researcher-type like Egon, but more magically inclined. I recommend Uncle from Jackie Chan Adventures (the UU-MO-GWAI-GWAI-FAI-DEE-ZIAO guy). Eldritch abominations and the like should not be too much of a stretch from the demonic evil dragon spirits he's dealt with already.
If anything, he'll give Egon someone to bounce ideas off of, and allow for the production of even better anti-whatsits.

That and "One more thing!" could be all the extra advantage/information we need to figure out the next puzzle / bad guy's weakness .

>>16923712
Let's wait the week. We'll have the scouts back, troops rejuved, new units in place, and some time for R&D.

Back on the mech thing, does everyone really want those District 9 one? They seemed kinda crappy (got taken down with 20th century earth stuff) and alien DNA dependent.

>>16923826
Hilarious, but ultimately not as powerful as some of the other heroes we know of.

>>16923823
"Well, I hope that we won't have to go dragon-slaying, but at least we'll be prepared. Anything on the Ring?"

>>16923823
Wonder when the Scouts will come in.

>>16923823
How are we supposed to get those to the ground though? Did we finally get that bulk teleporter?

>>16923833
Instead of the D9 mechs, how about a scout lance from battletech?

>>16923833
The problem with waiting around too long is that the situation is still deteriorating.
Though we might be stabilizing sections of the sector, the Void Engineers and Chaos are still duking it out and looking for another S.T.O.B. If they find another one and use it, this entire sector is fucked.

>>16923826
Uncle's problem is while that he's incredibly knowledgeable, he's really kind of useless outside of eastern magics. Egon is ingenious enough to cross several different branches of study, but Uncle is kind of stuck on things like chi. He probably wouldn't be willing to learn anything new either.

>>16923847
Overlord and Leopard dropships, and the Relentless is atmosphere-capable.

"Analysis complete. Subject: Sindri's Repaired Ring. This item, once a Ring of Power given to the Dwarf-Lord Sindri, has degraded immensely in power since being in Smaug's belly for centuries and then partially repaired by Auror magic. However, this has proven to be a boon in disguise, as its corruptive influence has faded. Though it no longer has much of its power, it has two notable effects. The first is a sort of 'treasure sense' gained by the wearer. The ring-bearer has a sixth sense for finding treasure, especially gems and precious metals, and luck seems to follow them in terms of finance. The second power is that this ring, intended for the dwarves who are master craftsmen, greatly enhanced the ability of the wearer to craft, build, forge, or otherwise create items of any sort so long as it involves metal or stone. The only downside is that the bearer develops a greedy streak, but tests show this to be well within acceptable bounds. It does not appear to cause obsession."

>>16923824
Dirt and stone can stop a remarkable amount. Even atomics.
But I'm favoring Earth Warlocks because they can magically strengthen the earth and stone as well.

>>16923856
Someone from Negima would probably be exposed and knowledgable in both Western and Eastern systems.

>>16923864
Might be good for that elf we've got recovering, if he decides he wants to join up, and he has smithing experience.

>S.T.O.B
Space Time Obliteration Bomb?

>>16923864
Let's give it to Mouse. He'll get greedy for treasure, all right: Digital Treasure!

>>16923874
>Someone from Negima
That's likely to be under TSAB jurisdiction, like most anime and manga worlds. We got lucky with Spike in that regard.

>>16923847
They come with drop-pods.

Early on the THIRD day, the battered form of the scout vessel docks with the base. About three hours from contact, you get a call from Lt. Eliza.

"The scout team commander can meet with you now if you like," she says.

>>16923882
Also, I think his Hero status will make it's Forging bonus good for crafting programs eh?

>>16923864
>The first is a sort of 'treasure sense' gained by the wearer.
Give it to an Elder Farseer or the Clairvoyant Psion.
Have them focus their visions on whatever might interest them most.
Acquire LOOT.

When we eventually get that Total Annihilation engineer, we put the ring on him immediately.
"Craft, build, forge, or otherwise create items of any sort" enhancer + TA builder = Win.

>>16923880
Probably. If my gut is right it might be Orguss' spacetime concussion munition, but on an enormous scale.

>>16923885
>battered form of the scout vessel docks with the base
Looks like they had it rough.
Alright, let's meet with the scout commander. We need to know what banged them up so bad, and what's where and who's doing what to who.

>>16923885
Sure. Scout team, what the fuck's up?

>>16923895
How are you going to get a K-bot to wear a ring?

>>16923863
That seems like a pain in the ass. Also I don't believe the Relentless can land. And the Indefatigable will have to tractor them through the atmosphere to carry it to the ground. Those are not going to fit on-board.

>>16923896
Orguss doesn't have that. Orguss has a Space-Time Oscillation Bomb.

>>16923905
We weld on a finger-sized rod on the inside, then bolt the end down for security.
Done.

>>16923850
I top that suggestion with Cheyenne II Destroids from Macross Frontier. Fast (has a jump pack and skates on wheels) and still with enough firepower like other Destroids.

Another suggestion in lieu of scout battlemechs would be those GNX-903VS Brave . Want to go FASTER? Trans-Am time.

Though if want to be a little more diverse in loadout you can try Victory Gundam Hexas with the D-VB03A Overhang pack + extra weapons (missile launchers, gatling gun, BEAM SMARTGUN (basically a sniper rifle)) .

>>16923908
>>16923885
Actually, doesn't the Relentless have those 6 Landing Barges that are standard equipment for a Victory-II?
Those suckers can drop off and pick up AT-ATs. They could pick up and drop off those bunkers.

>>16923896
Orguss dimensional bomb? That shit breaks down multiple dimensional walls like no other.

>>16923916
>Google "Space-Time Oscillation Bomb."
>http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/SuperDimensionCenturyOrguss?from=Main.SuperDimension
CenturyOrguss

>Fighter pilot Kei Katsuragi and his friend Olson are assigned to just blow the damn thing up, providing escort for engineers using a new "dimensional" super weapon - the Space/Time Oscillation Bomb. However, everything goes wrong when the bomb goes off, hurling Kei into another world ...or is it? As it turns out the world he ends up in is Earth, however it is an Earth that is made up of many different dimensions... many alternate Earth's squashed together (on one of these for example, dinosaurs evolved into a sentient species). Kei ends up on the Emaan flying ship Glomar, joining its crew of gypsy-like traders.

> Space-Time Oscillation Bomb
Well, now we know what a S.T.O.B. is.
Now we need to Stop the STOB.

>>16923899
The Scout Commander arrives at Sector Command's observation deck looking like he just escaped from hell. His Transpace Guard field uniform, the many pocketed armored jumpsuit of the Scout Corps is torn in several places and dirty. Several parts of his body are bandaged, including the left side of his face. His arm is in a sling. His remaining eye looks at you balefully. A tattered nametag on his chest reads, "Yellowman."

"Well what the fuck's up right back at you, Storm," he drawls. "How'd YOUR lovely excursion into pure chaos go?"

>>16923939
>>16923935
Of course, I can't confirm or deny that's what it is.

>>16923939
If I recall, the STOB was detonated a grand total of THREE TIMES in SRW Z.

IIRC it made a horrible clusterfuck that carried over into SRW Z2.

I wouldn't be surprised if we have to face off against Edel Bernal at this rate.

So the STOB will compress multiple realities into one? And if used correctly, I'd wager that the faction that set it off would be in charge.
First of all, why would they build such a thing?
Second of all, we're fucked.

Hey guys, what's a "meta-stable crossover" and what does it have to do with when we recruited Char?

>>16923975
Super Robot Wars is a meta stable crossover because it's a crossover in its own canon.

>>16923967
Let's start at the beginning:
C&C World. Couldn't save it. Minimal losses. Gained information on event.
Shadowrun World. Minimal losses. Killed a S.U.E.. Stabilised reality. Repaired canon.
Fallout World. Minimal losses. Stabilised reality. Repaired canon.
Dark Matter. Moderate losses. Couldn't save the base. We fucked the pooch on this one.
Completely fucked up reality shitstorm of a crossover gone to fuck and back world: Losses were low. Detonated reality bomb.
LotR world: Repaired Canon. Stabilised reality. Minimal losses.

So yeah, all things considered, shit's going well. Now what's up with you, lad?

>>16923967
> "How'd YOUR lovely excursion into pure chaos go?"
Tell me we didn't send him into a Chaos world , please?
No one deserves that.

>>16923974
Not necessarily. The far-reaching shockwave of the STOB can compress dimensions into other sets of aggregate worlds.

ie, the world of SRW Z2 was affected by what happened in SRW Z.

Take for instance, what if the Britannian Emperor as a result, graduated from Diet Coke Sauron into Meta-Aware Sauron-lite?

>>16923967
...So I take it that they do not come in peace.

>>16923999
>Take for instance, what if the Britannian Emperor as a result, graduated from Diet Coke Sauron into Meta-Aware Sauron-lite?
Not in months have I suffered such a doubletake.

>>16923984
There are other SRWs which are not meta-stable crossovers. I think SRW K and SRW L were those. Another Century's Episode 3 and R weren't that stable either due to effects of the Baldona Drive.

>>16923989
So you think that antagonizing him more is going to help this briefing along?

And >>16923899
That was a fucking terrible opener for greeting someone who's obviously lost people.

>>16924006
>>16924004

In ACE: R, the Britannian Emperor was basically gaining aware of the meta as revealed in the ending, iirc.

>>16924008
You seem to forget that the majority of people on /tg/ have little to no concept of empathy.

>>16923873
>>16923714
May I recommend Maya Terrasdottir from Frost Giantess quest? She is quite adept at manipulating the elements through Alchemy, and a very clever lateral thinker

>>16923967
"We lost a few men, but we got the job done. What bit of insanity did you guys get sucked into?"

>>16923989
"Oh not, much, getting shot at by Chaos when we blunder into their space a grand total of THREE times. Getting chased by Void Engineer ships when we blunder into their space. Taking quick breathers around worlds without any significant space presence, then oh, what do you know! Blundering into MORE cosmic horror! Come to think of it, the vast majority of our mission time has been spent getting shot at, getting hurt, and running away to report another day. But hey, it's not like I'm pissed off because my Scout team has a single, poorly armed ship that is continually running right into virtual hurricanes of utter shit while you guys suck up funding like a dry-vac sucks up garbage when it's inspection day for the workshops."

>>16924020
That is no excuse for not being able to analyze a situation and come up with an appropriately simulated response.
I've seen prototype Japanese robots that are better at reading a situation that these jackasses.

>>16924016
I am gonna cry when we face off against a meta-enhanced Suzaku.

>>16924032
I am a superior officer and I will be talked to with respect and dignity that my rank demands.

Now, want a beer? Looks like you could use it.

>>16924032
In case of mega-sized cosmic horrors, apply Demonbanes/Getter Robos directly to target.

>>16924049
Don't ride on that high horse so soon.

>>16924032
"Hey now, we've brought in a fair amount of resources as well into this operation, but you're right, given the shitstorm our sector is now, you could use more."

Hey, why don't we give the scouts the shipper vessel? It's small, travels the Meta, and cloaks.
We've got all that with out it.

Anyone want to show the Eldar Seer Council the elven lore? I recommend the Quenta Simillarion first.

>>16924035
>That is no excuse for not being able to analyze a situation and come up with an appropriately simulated response.
Yes it is. Empathy is the ability to receive emotional and nonverbal signals from another human being. Without that, you don't have enough data to accurately simulate human interaction internally.
.>I've seen prototype Japanese robots that are better at reading a situation that these jackasses.
And now you know why.

>>16924051
Formality in the first sentence, acting like an actual officer to one of his men in the second.

How is that a high horse?

>>16924052

HA

I like this. Lets do this. retrofit it with good sensors and its perfect.

We need to clean the Shipper vessel of any possible Chaos taint first.

>>16924032
So, where were the Chaos and the Void Engineer worlds? If we know that, we can avoid them, or perhaps steamroll into them with overwhelming force.
Also, you seem U P S E T.

>>16924065

Being a good officer means knowing when to let some regs slide.

ESPECIALLY if the unit has taken losses.

>>16924032
"Did you see the TSAB's Dimensional Navy anywhere near the Chaos worlds? They're supposed to be trying to contain Chaos.
"Look, I can't do anything about where you were sent to, or the shit that you got thrown into when you arrived."

We need that intel on Chaos and Void Engineer movements. Also, we should see about getting some funding thrown towards the Scout ships. We need more of them out there keeping tabs on things, and they can't do that if they're constantly running.

>>16924068
Indeed.

>>16924049
>>16924052
Combine? I mean the, "I'm your officer treat me with respect. Now heres a beer, cheer up." And the whole, giving scouts the Shipper vessel.

>>16924070
Already done.
>>16924072
This
>>16924078
Good question.

>>16924065
He's also a captain of a ship, just as we are.
There's nothing to indicate that we're above him in rank.

>>16924078
"Naw, didn't see any of them. We were running an awful lot, though. Wish I DID see one. We don't get on well with the TSAB, but the sight of one of their vessels with their reality-tearing cannons would've made me happy enough to hug the smug sumbitch that commanded it."

>>16924052
"Well at least SOMEONE else realizes that!" Yellowman says, clapping you on the back. "Now if only Holtz could see the same..."

>>16924049
"Uh, no. You're not. I'm a Commander in the Scout Corps. You're a Commander in the Field Corps. We're equal rank... Unless you're trying to say the Field Corps is better? Oh, wait, what? A drink? Shit yes, I'd take one from Satan himself if he offered. I need one bad after the shit I've seen."

>>16924068
Besides being a helpful and friendly thing to do, it also gets them back in the field faster and allows them to make it back with more intel.

>>16924098
Give BEER.
Tell them we're building up quite the scout team at the moment for individual worlds. If there's an individual world they want scouted, we can help.

>>16924053
Sounds like fun.

>>16924107
You take Yellowman down to the lounge area and buy him a drink. He downs it with amazing speed, then sighs, contentedly. "Thanks. I really needed that. What? No, scouting's my job. My team can handle it just fine, we just need more funding!"

"Anyway, down to business. Here's my map, current as of an hour ago. See those blue circles? Those are the lynchpins I've been able to find since Holtz sent me out gallivanting around thanks to your grand discovery. Stabilize one of those and it's a chain reaction of efficiency. We think there are a few more, but those are what we've seen so far."

>>16924107
Also give DWARVEN RUM.

Say, that reminds me of a special drink I read in a moderately bad fanfiction, called it Elven Fizz. Overpowered your senses until you were high combined with the alcoholic buzz, without the reality warping or motor-control loss. I've always wondered if it was from some canon we could loot.

If this New Chaos has a lot of green-colored and purple robots, then I know what kind of other Chaos we're fighting.

Yes /tg/ , there is another Chaos army running around out there that is all-robot.

>>16924107
Speaking of which, I seem to recall Spike was busy stocking up on liquors in Rivendell, I believe now is a good time to share those with the Scout captain and Holtz.
Then talk about getting the Scouts better funding and giving them the shipper vessel.

>>16924098
"Alright, I got some of the good stuff from a Lord of the Rings world, let me get some.
"And I'll put in a word with Holtz. We caught a Shipper with her cloak-capable ship. I'll see if we can't get it transferred over to you guys once they're done with it in her trial."

>>16924049
>Uh, no. You're not. I'm a Commander in the Scout Corps. You're a Commander in the Field Corps. We're equal rank
You shouldn't have assumed we were their superior officer. What made you think that?

>>16924131
Circled red dot on the left.
We go there.

And the OP is going to sleep soon. So, let's head over to the planet, deploy the Scout sensors, and we can discuss our plans overnight.

>>16924131
Ha HA! The left most red world! What did we tell ya?

>>16924137
>>16924133
Let's ask the COMMANDER, if he would want some of our more, exotic liquors from Middle-Earth. But stress this is a debrief. So don't get too drunk.

>>16924154
I'm more concerned about that Black Dot in the Center.

>>16924153
I suggest grinding for loot on the grey worlds and grinding for funds/missions on the green worlds.

Wait. What happened to the green worlds?

>>16924161
We'll need a bigger attack fleet before we can safely handle a Warhammer 40k world.
>>16924167
We don't grind for loot, we do our job. :P

>>16924131
"Alright. We'll try for that western sector, then. The chain reaction should help with the 40k worlds."

Just like last time, we'll pop out of the Meta 10 lightyears from Earth, and do long-range scans first before sending the Inde in under cloak to check things out at closer range.

>>16924167
>Wait. What happened to the green worlds?
Oh shit son.

"Hey what happened to these worlds right here. They were green just a sec ago."

>>16924161
It looks _blue_ to me.

>>16924136
Augh, not that one. That setting is HEAVILY meta-aware.

Fortunately, they're supposedly not that powerful as a setting.

>>16924131
Did anything seem a bit... "off" about the Chaos forces you encountered? We recently encountered Ahzek Ahriman, and he said that we're dealing with Chaos's "dark reflection" instead of the real thing, and are unsure if he's lying or not.

>>16924174
We need a plan.
How long should we take to decide if reality rewrite or not?

>>16924174
Just 1 light-week out should be good enough. Unless our enemy has FTL sensors, we have an entire week to fuck about before they realise we're there, and if they HAVE FTL sensors then they'll likely find us regardless.

Obviously, get the Farseers seeing our future, the Aurors scrying as far out as they can, while the Storm's sensors focus on the world from 1 light-week out. Pick up what we can, before moving in closer.

>>16924167
There are two.

>>16924160
Commander, right. Debrief, drink with him and Holtz, see if we can't get more funding and the shipper ship for them while Holtz is liquored up.

>>16924182
Like how meta-aware?

>>16924183
Jesus I'd hate to see the "dark reflection" of Chaos. That's like Cthulhu saying he has a even worse second cousin.

>>16924193
They have a thing for reaching into the meta and pulling in heroes from other dimensions to fight against their version of Chaos.

>>16924188
>Obviously, get the Farseers seeing our future
Won't that collpse the quantum waveform of the future?

>>16924187
We can't plan without information, and that is why we need to reconnoiter the system from afar before entering orbit.

>>16924204
Lol what?

OP can we see what happens with the outcome of this: >>16924053

In your next update.

>>16924204
No, because Farseers only see probable paths.
It's let's them see what MIGHT come about, without collapsing the waveform and forcing a future.

>>16924210
Let's just say there are times where the future... refused to change.

>>16924215
I'd wager they can't see within a canon until we enter it though.

>>16924215
Unfortunately that's like trying to predict the nature of something constantly changing.

If they focus on one person, place or thing at a specific amount of time their talents can be more; accurate.

Also, they could predict what would happen for worst case scenarios and best case scenarios. Basically if we fail how hard it would be.

>>16924180
If you mean the circles, those were added by another planner anon and weren't part of the original map.

>>16924183
"I was awfully busy running to give them a detailed scan... but now that you mentioned it... The far right cluster there had Chaos vessels that seemed different from the normal ones. More advanced."

Both Yellowman and Holtz are overjoyed at the shipment of booze you brought.

"If this keeps up, I'm going to have to promote you all somehow," Holtz happily declares as he drinks up.

It takes a minimum amount of talk to convince Holtz to give the Shipper Ship to the Scouts once it's ready. Yellowman appreciates the addition of a second vessel a great deal, even if it is just a light freighter.

"It's not much, but it's a start," he declares as he shakes your hand.

The rest of the week goes by as your troops exist the reconstruction tanks, including a very, very, confused elf.

In addition, Egon has a report to give to you.

>>16924235
>including a very, very, confused elf.
Daddy! Can we keep him!

>>16924225
I think Dune is the only one I've seen really do that.
Others have self-fulfilling prophesies or fate actively fighting back against change.

>>16924235
>including a very, very, confused elf.
Well, that's a job for the recruiter boys. Might as well use their expertise while we're laid up.

>Egon has a report
Alright! Let's see what the science lads have cooked up for us now.

>>16924053
You hand it over to the Farseers, who read over it in the week they have. They find it quite interesting, and begin to muse if perhaps these were some ancient Eldar precursor or offshoot.

>>16924235
> including a very, very, confused elf.
"Good morning. We're sorry for your confusion, but you were temporarily dead after a sorcerer from beyond the Gates of the Night killed you. Sorry about that. If you like we could send you back home, but we'd have to modify your memory. Otherwise you could stay around and... I don't know, what exactly ARE you good at?"

>>16924247

>Farseers so taken that they begin referring to themselves as elfdar

>MFWIHNF

>>16924247
This post pleases me.

>>16924235
>>16924241
Hear Egon's report.

Tell the Elf where he is and why/how he ended up here. Ask who he is. If he doesn't completely freakout, ask him if he'd like to join on. If he freaks or says he wishes to be returned, Obliviate and keep him sedated in a tank until we drop him off on the way to the next world.

>>16924260

If he wants to stay, introduce him to the farseers.

>>16924275
I can tell you that's a very bad idea right now.

Oh wait, um. Back to the thing that is anonymous.

>>16924250
"...what?"

>>16924244
The recruiters report that the elf's name is Finalon, and was a sentry for Rivendell. He is a highly talented wilderness scout/tracker and archer. If you like, you can add him to your roster as a Hero. You may not select his talents if you do this.

Egon reports in with his new team of scientists assembled around him. He adjusts his glasses.

"In the last two weeks or so we've made a major breakthrough in application of the Reality Emitters for defensive purposes. By careful adjustment of certain energy wavelengths and emission of a few obscure additional energies, we can simultaneously project a Gellar-Field as well as a Reality Stabilization Field for each Reality Emitter. We can now upgrade all Reality Emitters to the new mk.2 version. However, we do not have the resources to do so yet, and it takes some time for each squad's worth produced. The next time funding rolls around, I will send the list of materials we need to Holtz."

>>16923929
Did some checking, if the Relentless does have those landing barges, we should remember to make use of them. They aren't very fast or agile, but they got great capacity, made to deliver AT-ATs and STs OR the parts for the pre-fabricated garrison bases.
We'll have to remember to steal something big with one sometime.

>>16924286
Hey, one of those could EASILY carry down a few T-1 engineers or any other RTS base constructor!

>>16924285
>Gellar-Field
FINALLY.

>>16924285
Sure why not. Welcome Finalon to the team if he's up for it and let's hope we didn't give away all of the Elvish booze. He's probably going to want some right about now.

>>16924285
Right son. Get to work on the Offensive possibilities of Reality emitters. At least 50% of the team should be working on this.
Try to understand how those Psi-blocking devices from KotOR work. If we can understand how to build them, we can make more. Get to work on Mind Shields on a personal level while you do this, if possible.
20% of the team should work on this.
Also research anything possibly related to Cloaking, or Upgraded detectors. 20% of the team should work on this.
Get the various Magic-users we now have on staff, and see if they can understand the basics of Magic together. The Aurors, being well-learned professors of magic in their verse, might help with that. If we can somehow understand magic, we might be able to apply it in new ways.
Any magic user who has some spare time should work on this, along with the 10% most paranormal-inclined of the science team.

>>16924285
"Excellent work as always, Dr. Spengler, scientists. X-COM's reputation for drawing the best scientific minds of Humanity is well deserved.
"The Gellar Field that the new Mk. 2's produce; will they be able to defend against certain sorcerous Warp powers, do you know? I wish to see the expression on a daemon's face, when its spells fail in the face of our agents."

"The current circumstances are quite ridiculous. I will require something to ease myself for the time being."

Translation

"Damn this shit is crazy. Had me that bottle I need to get wrecked right now."
>efw

>>16924285
Let's see if we can get at least one ship (The Oncoming Storm) upgraded before we go. If we stumble across that sort of trouble, everything else might be able to cluster around it for protection.

"Good work Egon, and your team. How is Mr. Data acclimating to the new environment?"

Leftmost Red world circled in blue. Go.
Archer elf: Welcome to the team.
Research team: Someone already made a post of potential topics >>16924313. Get on that.

>>16924285
Well, offer Finalon a job.
If he wants it, welcome to the team. If he wants to go home, we'll wipe his memory of what happened and drop him off outside Rivendell.

Perhaps we can have Holtz send the Mk2 Reality Emitter designs to TG Main, and get some more funding for the Scouts?

>>16924329
No funding for upgrade.
"Mr. Data has proven himself to be a valuable addition to the team. He and I get along quite well, though I do not quite understand his fascination with emotions."

>>16924315
"They will be able to defend against them, yes. Most effects will be stopped cold, those that are not will be greatly reduced in severity."

>>16924313
"We can get to work on the Offensive applications right away, with the rest working on analysis of the psi-blocking mechanisms. More than this will strain our resources."

>>16924285
>You may not select his talents if you do this.

That reminds me of something I've been meaning to ask you OP. Namely, do the Canon heroes we've recruited also have two primary talents? And if so, can we see them?

>>16924313
Fortunately Egon and the X-COM scientists are well accustomed to dealing with strange phenomena.
Let's keep work broken up into teams of 20 X-COMers.
Say, 20 on RE Offense, 20 on cloaking and detection, and the remaining 20 on magical research. With Egon and his new second in command Data overseeing them,

>>16924348
>We can get to work on the Offensive applications right away, with the rest working on analysis of the psi-blocking mechanisms
"Very good, Egon. I can only hope that the next few worlds are easy, so that we can get some much-needed research done."

And by saying that, I've just guaranteed that we'll have opportunities to use all of our new weapons.

>>16924348
Ah. If you can only research 2 things:
Offensive application of Reality emitters (most of the team)
A basic understanding of magic (rest of the team)
Hopefully the Aurors, FF mages, Abjurers, Psions, Farseers, Knights Inductor (faith is a magic power), and any paranormally-inclined scientists (Egon, that's you) can argue and bullshit with each-other long enough to get a basic understanding.

The basic understanding likely won't go very far, but it may open up new topics, or the ability to either enhance our technology with magic, or combine tech with magic.

Understanding the grave nature of the threat from being killed by it, Finalon vows to not return home until he is sure it is secured from such peril again. He joins your team.

You send the R.E.mk.2 specs to the Main Base. Hopefully this will increase funding on your return.

With everything else in order, you put in the coordinates for your next transpace jump and execute it. Yet again the welcome sight of the Sector Base fades as you snap back into reality far away from your destination...

>>16924348
>though I do not quite understand his fascination with emotions.
"Best to not worry about it Egon. For a soulless being like Data, having the ability to express emotion, without having emotion inherently, strikes him as paradoxical, which implies to him that he is missing some key information or experimental data to explain the conundrum. His questioning and obsession is simply an attempt to make sense of something that would be obvious to others. Frankly, I blame the Star Trek engineers for making him dumber and less efficient like they do everything."

>>16924363
>> FF Mages
They're all-girls, right? Let's see if we can get one of the girls up to hero status.

Wait, we already have the X-COM tech of Mind Shield. Why are we focusing so hard of Psi-resistance?

>>16924395
>FFmages
>female
They are more likely to be traps, than anything.

>>16924395
No, there are male white mages.
>>16924398
We Gellar field now. We Kotor helmets now. We no longer have as great a need for psi resistance as before.

Tell Finalon that we have other Eldar aboard and if he wishes it he can meet with them. But be warned, these Eldar share little other than appearance with your Noldor or Sindar kin. They once had the power of the Valar themselves, but in their hubris they fell to temptations of evil. Their folly spawned an evil greater than Morgoth himself.

I tell you this for they are a fading people. A small flickering flame before darkness engulfs it. Remember this when you meet with them.

>>16924373
I still feel that 10ly is a good distance to transit out at. We can move into light-week range once the extreme long-range sensors show the local region is clear.

>>16924398
Because we are dumb and ignorant, many of us not having played the game in years, if ever.

>>16924389
What? Data had emotions at the end of his canon existence, that he was acquired from. He's still fascinated by them though.

>>16924398
I assumed that the research was to miniaturise and improve the efficiency of the Mind Shield components so that they could be fitted onto a ship as an Upgrade Module.

The Mk.2 Reality Emitters protect against Warp sorcery, Chaos, and major reality diversions, but still offers no psi-protection.

>>16924414
Aren't there other emotional androids out there?

Also seconded on getting one of the female White Mages up to hero status.

>>16924402
>>16924398
Indeed.

>>16924357
>>16924348
Let's just put all 60 on the Offensive applications.

>>16924414
I know that. My statement still stands. He's a soulless being without inherent emotion, yet he is also capable of emotion and expression at the same time.
That peculiarity is the source of interest to him.

>>16924355
No, I just use a system of 2 talents to get an idea of what our Originals can do.

You are currently floating 10 light years out from the target world. Long range scanners show only that it is an Earth, rife with reality distortions.

Let's see: We have X-COM Mind Shield, KotOR mind mask, and will soon have Egon Gellar-Field. I think we have a lot of shielding.
I think we need to remember we now have three X-COMs worth of tech tree, which includes a lot of psi-related work.

>>16924434
Looks like a clusterfuck.
Send in the Inde with cloak and scans. I want to know if we need a rewriter bomb.

>>16924434
Get 1 Light week out.
Have the Aurors scry various parts of the world, the Farseers sense any potential futures associated with this world, and the ship can Scan the world.
Ensure the Aurors and Farseers have their Psi-protecting helmets on and are in a reality field before they try, in case something on the planet can Sauron them.

>>16924442
WE have more than that actually. We have the entire UFOpedia from the first game at our disposal.

>>16924434
Ok, let's go in quiet. Inde first, signalling clear for us to move up to it at three points: Just outside the solar system, Jupiter orbit, and just outside lunar orbit.

>>16924434
Oh fuck. If we can detect things that bad at 10ly, jumping in to orbit is a bad idea.

Have all ships jump to 1 light-week out, and do another scan. Try to get the light collected and see what Earth was like a week ago.

Also see if our farseers, psionicists, and Aurors can get any info about the immediate future (pertaining to the Indefatigable), or what's going on near Earth.

>>16924444
The first thing that the Farseers tell you is that this world has a strong connection to the Warp, or at least something similar, which really shouldn't be unless this is a Warhammer world. Then they begin screaming. The screams cut off after about a minute, when the Farseers halt the vision and ask for time to collect themselves.

What are you scrying for with the Aurors.

>>16924443
The Indefatigable heads towards the world, scanning it from orbit, but it swiftly reports the entire planet is covered in a thick gray fog or mist that its sensors cannot penetrate.

>>16924453
>>16924444
Combo.

Which reminds me, keep our drone team on board the Indefatigable. I know we talked a lot on those Observers, OP can you confirm they made the 'squad'?

>>16924464
...IT'S SILENT HILL TIME
(no dad no)

>>16924464
>What are you scrying for with the Aurors.
I'd just have them look into places like Rome, Washington, Kyoto, Jerusalem, to see if anything's amiss on the world.

>>16924464
>>16924474
Let's not have them try just yet. This place seems unhealthy to mind scry.

>>16924464
Possible explanations are if somehow the curse of Silent Hill spread to the whole planet, or maybe it's the result of the reality distortions as seen in The Mist.
In either case, it's certainly not anything good.

>>16924482
Or it might be a Warhammer Fantasy world.

>>16924481
Yeah I'm gonna have to second this. If this is too horrifying for Eldar Farseers, who knows how the Aurors will take it.

>>16924469
Yes, Dave. I can.

> but it swiftly reports the entire planet is covered in a thick gray fog or mist that its sensors cannot penetrate.
:-|
Can it determine where the fog is strongest? If it's stronger over the United States then we've got a case of Silent hill. If it's stronger over Japan then we've got a case of Nyx. Neither seems pleasant.

>>16924494
That's IF it has baseline land masses.

>>16924464
>What are you scrying for with the Aurors.
If it's enough to freak out Eldar Farseers, then we don't want any of the Aurors seeing that shit.

Have the Indefatigable check for communication satellites, space telescopes, anything in orbit.

It looks like it's safe to enter orbit, so have the Relentless and the Storm make the jump to enter orbit around Earth.

>>16924497
Is the fog so thick that we can't even make out the shape of the continents?

>>16924473
you dropped yer pic

>>16924499
We've got long range on those sensors, so not a close orbit. Let's stay as far out as the moon with the main fleet.

Let's give a chunk of it a good radar scan, see if we can determine landmass configuration. If it is baseline we'll know quick, if it isn't we'll need to decide how to proceed.

>>16924491
Hey, if anyone has any scrying thingies, have he Culexus look through it.

>>16924494
The Indefatigable cannot determine this.

The Farseers, after collecting themselves, make their report.

"Human... great evil has made this its home. We cannot allow it to remain unchecked. Though we have wandered into the jaws of oblivion, know that even a day's delay may cost you the world here. Of all the futures we saw, the only ones that held any hope in them were those in which we confronted the demons of this place, sought its mysteries with all haste. We are not sure why... But now that we are here, we invite disaster if we try to leave. You MUST NOT attempt to leave until this planet is free of taint..." The farseer closes her eyes. "We have two weeks before the horrors within this places roils forth into the greater multiverse. We have that time to stop it."

>>16924499
>>16924515
There are indeed satellites in orbit, and radar scans penetrate the mist just long enough to reveal the landmasses of a 'normal' Earth.

>>16924522
Balls.

Ok, can the radar scan idea give us an idea of the landmasses underneath? Also are we getting ANY kind of technological reading from the world passively?

What are we picking up?

>>16924527
Are the Satellites still receiving and transmitting signals?
If so, let's hack that shit.

>>16924522
Just to put that option on the table as a last resort, but would destroying the planet remove the taint?

>>16924533
>>16924534
When you attempt to scan the planet's surface for communications signals, all you get is an eerie static over every channel.

>>16924522
Well fuck.
Sounds like we got a case of the eldritch abominations, and we're now within its quantum waveform.

Was the Inde able to find any commsats, or other things in Earth orbit?

Situations like this is why I wanted cheap, baseline-Earth drones: we're sending them into a situation where it's not a matter of can they come back, but of how long can they continue transmitting before they crash.

We should prepare some of the cheaper drones to be beamed down to the planet and begin their observations.

>>16924527
Ok, satellites. Do we detect any communication with those sats, or is no one talking to them any more?

>>16924522
Dun dun DUN!

Tell our heroes the news. Each Commander of each of our respected forces should inform their men the way they want to about this.

Darius should tell the other KIs about this.

Egon should tell all the scientists and Data.

So on and so forth. Then after everyone is informed of what is at stake. Prepare a rewriter bomb, we must fix this taint now.

>>16924522
Sought its mysteries with all haste.

Well, its mysteries are obviously somewhere below the fog, but the fog may have a case of incredible mindfuck.

Have the Indefatigable fly by some of the communications satellites, and have Mouse pull any of the logs from the satellites. We need to know what information, if any, is being bounced to and from the satellites.
It would also be nice to know where the Geosynchronous satellites are pointing at. That'll give you a good idea of where the largest cities on the planet were.

We need to deploy our Drones to the surface of the planet, preferably at the North and South pole initially where there are less likely to be humans for it to run into. Report on what they see.

Tosh obviously senses something. Ask him where the things he senses are strongest.

The Aurors, Farseers and Psions should get maximum Psi and mindfuck protection going.
Have the Psions mind link with the Farseers, to get a second opinion on what (if anything) they saw.

The Aurors should not do anything yet, because for all we know scrying will make them scream.

>>16924539
>Eerie Static
Fuck.

>>16924539
>>16924541
Damn damn. I have a really bad feeling that we are dealing with a Silent Hill type situation.

<understatement>That is bad.</understatement>

>>16924537
"It may... or it may infuriate the things dwelling below enough to engulf us all before we learn how to slay them," The Farseer reports.

"I gotta bad feelin' bought this, mon," Tosh says. "De powers below... They be ancient. Some of dem be alien as de zerg, others... feel familiar somehow. Like de voodoo... All I know for sure is dat they ain't to be trifled with."

>>16924543
We don't know how to build those, and we have no means of getting one either.
We need to do this the old fashioned way.

>>16924543
>Prepare a rewriter bomb
We don't have one.
NO ONE except TG Main HQ has Rewriter Bombs. They're the only ones that can authorize a Rewriter Bomb deployment. And it's always their specialists that actually activate the Bomb.

>>16924545
This.

You know, suddenly I don't feel like all our mind protection was overkill.

>>16924550
Well fuckity fuck fuck.

>>16924552
AND we can't go back for one. We are best trapped here until we solve this problem.

>>16924550
>They be ancient. Some of dem be alien as de zerg, others... feel familiar somehow.

Oh fucking hell I know what it is now. Abandon ship! Abandon ship! Only the damned my linger here!

>>16924550
>Destroying the planet might only make them angry

...That is in no way a good sign.

>>16924539
Every channel? Even the ones that are specifically kept clear?
Well shit.
Uhh, hmm. I know this may be asking a lot, but can we focus our sensors really hard on the Aral Sea region of the world?
The extent of the Aral Sea drying up will tell us what year the planet's at.

Right. Elders see ancient horrors.
Tosh senses something zerglike and something familiar.

I want to try something risky: Have all our Psions, White mages and Aurors massively bolster the mental defenses of one particular Auror. Ideally, the clumsy one.
Get maximum psi defenses on him.
I want him to scry a part of the planet over Antarctica, the most remote region.
Tell us what he sees.

>>16924545
This seems like the best course of action for now.

ANON, if we were to go out to a light-week out, would you be able to use the Storm's sensors to reconstruct an image of Earth, and pick up its radio and news transmissions?
We need information desperately.

>>16924577
Hey, nice dubs. See this:>>16924574

I believe Star-Lord should take charge, since he has the most experience with this kind of thing, given his dealings with the Cancerverse.

>>16924574
>Only the damned my linger here!
Good thing we have Mr. Culexus then, Eh?
pic related

>>16924539
Persona 4?

>>16924588
I meant may linger here. But sure. I bet he can help us.

I mean Cthulhu was rammed by a steam boat afterall.

>>16924574
Yeah, it's pretty obvious.

And we CAN'T leave. We need to stay here, observing the planet, making sure that the quantum waveform of whatever's down there stays collapsed until we find a way to get rid of them.

The Stars.
Look at the Stars. And also of the position of the planets.
Can we infer what local Date it is from the position of the Moons and the Planets?
There's tons of astrological software that allows you to see what the sky will look like at any particular date from earth, and since we've got frickin' spaceships, no doubt we have at least one.

I hope to god the resposne isn't "The planets do not correspond to any known date. Also, the stars seem misaligned."

rolled 72 = 72

>>16924545
Mouse begins to try and pull data from the satellites as the Psions attempt to help the Farseers make more sense of their visions.

The orbitals indicate that the centers of population were roughly analogous to 20th century Earth. The technological level is also the same, and all signs point to this being a 'modern day world' until whatever disaster happened here.

we might want to look into AT fields. its starting to look like we might be dealing with the open door, and AT fields are really hard to deal with if you don't have specialized equipment. we might also want to see if we can contact Shinj and Warhammer 40k. Shinji as the god emperor would probably be a very effective counter to Shinji as a Chaos god. we probably won't just be able to recruit him, but some sort of alliance might be feasible.

>>16924596
>>16924588
We don't have the Culexus assassin, and he wouldn't be of much help in this situation anyway.

>>16924604
>We don't have the Culexus assassin
We don't?
Why?

>>16924592
I don't know what is the more Awballs situation. Silent hill covering the entire planet, or Nyx thoroughly winning.
Then there's also the fact that this may well be a crossover. For all we know, Lelouch of Brittania is giving Yog-Sothoth a cuddle down there.

>>16924601
Well that explains... nothing.
Send drones to the north and south poles, as well as the Sahara desert. Let's see what we're dealing with here.

>>16924606
Because Data turned out to be more useful in getting the Mk2 Reality Emitter designs completed.

Shit shit shit.

Guys. Think about it.
Last linchpin world we cleared up was a horrible fanfic gone terribly wrong. Yielding a combination of terrible from a dozen different sources.

THIS linchpin is a Horror fanfic gone terribly worse. Imagine a combination of horror games/settings unleashed along with Horror SUEs making it worse.

Fuckityfuckfuck.

>>16924608
What if the crossover means it's Silent Hill AND Nyx?

>>16924602
>we might want to look into AT fields.
That's tricky. I don't even know where to start. Grab an MP-Eva?
>contact Shinj and Warhammer 40k
Not a good idea. At all. That's a fan-fiction, not a Canon.

>>16924598
I'll I will say is this place better be worth it.

IT ALL WAYS WILL LEAD TO SUICIDE OF ONE OR MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHEN YOU LINGER IN THE PRESENCE OF SUCH A MONSTER.

I feel so sorry for Finalon. His first mission and he is subject to such mind rape.

>>16924612
>unleashed along with Horror SUEs
But where did the S.U.E.'s go?

>>16924620
You know what other aliens produce massive fog across a planet?

Neuroi.

rolled 14 = 14

>>16924599
From the stars and planets, which are all fine, except that the planets are all in alignment, you deduce the date as being October 30th, 2011.

>>16924616
:-|

>>16924612
ANON, scan records for modern day horror fanfics combining multiple elements. Compare against elements noted so far for possible matches.

>>16924628
> October 30th, 2011
So in otherwords, the eve of Halloween, modern day.
The modern day ones ALWAYS suck balls.

>>16924620
>this place better be worth it.
Worth it?
There's nothing to loot here, nothing to scavenge, nothing to salvage.
The only thing we can hope for is to break apart this clusterfuck without the aid of a Rewriter Bomb or a Chronosphere, and hope that more than a half-dozen of our teams escape alive.

>>16924601
>The orbitals indicate that the centers of population were roughly analogous to 20th century Earth

Aww shit guys this only proves the Cthulhu theory. FUCK ME FUCKING FUCK! FUCK!
>Well that just proves the flexibility of the word fuck now don't it.

>>16924637
So shall we start the orbital bombardment?

OH GUYS GUYS GUYS.
GET THE OMEGA TRAP READY NOW NOW NOW, BEFORE WE GET INTO ORBIT.

>>16924628
...
>>16924632
ANON, add Lovecraftian Mythos to those search parameters.

>>16924628
...Fuck. They see us, don't they?

On a side note, I wonder if OP will make us square off against the BETA from Muv-Luv.

>>16924644
No you dumb shit, that will only make the situation worse. And the Omega Trap won't be of use here.

We need drones at the South Pole, and checking the major cities of the United States.

>>16924637
Except Rewiter and reinforcements are out of the question.

>>16924644
I think bombardment won't help us here. And we'd need more Omega Trap than all of hell.

>Cthulhu fanfic crossover
>Last crossover villain was Darth W. Vader.
>Oh god Adolf Cthulhu Hitler.

>>16924665
>And we'd need more Omega Trap than all of hell.
Really? Last time we used it it absorbed a couple billion souls easy.

rolled 30 = 30

>>16924632
"Scanning... no matches found."

Mouse reports that the data on all the satellites appears to have been scrambled to uselessness by something... But the Indefatigable is picking up life-signs when it passes by the I.S.S.

>>16924582

The Auror complies. He is silent for a while before opening his eyes and grimacing.

"It looks... It looks like there's a mountain range there that shouldn't be. And... a city? But it's way too big for humans. Perhaps an adobe for frost giants? But the structures look... strange. There's almost no symmetry."

>>16924670
We already got Nyarlathotep Hitler in a Shin Megami Tensei game before AFAIK.

>>16924665
I said WITHOUT the aid of a Rewriter Bomb or Chronosphere.

We need to find a Canon solution to this problem.

ANON, how bad are the reality disortions? Is there a place where they're concentrated?

>>16924673
Mountains of madness AND Ry'leh.

>between Wuggla
Ominous

>>16924673
Fuckfuckfuck.
Stop looking at the feed from that city!
Sensors and scans are now restricted to our most mentally strong and reinforced people.
Shit.

Ok. Ok.
So let's check out that ISS. Scan it well first.
Hell, get Data on the sensors. Android brain can probably avoid breaking at seeing impossible things.

>>16924673
Do some more intense scans of the ISS, especially with the Storm's sensors.

If the life signs show up as human, and there doesn't seem to be contamination (eldritch), then patch radio communication from ANON's hostile morphic information buffers to the ISS, and see if we can raise anybody.

>>16924673
Awfuck.
So there's a City at the very base of Antarctica. A mountain range that shouldn't be there.

>>16924673
We're sorry to interrupt you daily broadcasting but we come with very important news.

...........We're all fucked.

Shit. We need a Lovecraft expert now.
Most of my knowledge only goes as far as crapping my pants at anything I recognize as related to Mythos.

You guys are panicking too much.
We've got Reality Emitters! Their job is to deal with this shit!

rolled 97 = 97

>>16924676
"Scanning... Yes. It is difficult to scan through the mist, but there appears to be an extremely strong distortion in the Pennsylvania region of the United States, in Antarctica, in Transylvania, in... Scanning... Apologies. There are several others, but it is difficult to locate the sources. I will continue to attempt and inform you when I have more information. The strongest distortion is in Pennsylvania, and appears to be moving, suggesting it is linked to a being."

>>16924701
No, no they're not.

>>16924678
>Mountains of madness AND Ry'leh.
You are correct.
Also, the Fog seems very Silent Hill-like.
Finally, it's almost Halloween.

I'd say we just walked straight into Every Horror Crossover Ever.

>>16924708
So where's the Headless Horseman?

>>16924702
Jesus H Christ on a cracker. Cthulhu is probably strolling across PA.

Um.
Shit.

Ok, who might be immune to insanity out of our crew?

>>16924702
"Alright ANON. Scan the ISS. I want to know if those lifesigns belong to humans or not.
"If they are, then I want you to try to contact them via radio, but make sure that you buffer everything and scrub it all for hostile infomorphic attacks like Mythos entities like to use."

>>16924702
>92
Guess who's going to church to thank a very special someone on Sunday.

>>16924684
The human life signs appear to be clean and pure. You begin to send signals to them and after a while, a heavily accented voice answers.

"Dere is somevun dere? Tank God! We've been all alone up here for over a month now!"


Also, where did you want to deploy drones and what type?

>>16924702
That being in Pennsylvania may be a SUE, perhaps the one causing all this. If we are lucky and it is, we can just cut off the head of the snake now and be done with it.

>>16924717
>>16924702
SUEthulhu? Really?

>>16924727
Deploy a single drone, teleport it onto the ISS.
"Gentlemen, if you'd be so kind as to not be alarmed, we are teleporting a small drone into your station. We'll explain more in a second."

>>16924738
>SUEthulhu
>MFW

>>16924702
>The strongest distortion is in Pennsylvania
Why does that seem so goddamn familiar...

>>16924727
Ok, maybe God IS helping us. We just got a survivor who may or may not be Christian.

>>16924744
Where is that image from? I've been seeing it a lot all over the boards.

>>16924758
No clue bro.
Ask /h/.

>>16924743
"Teleport? Vat? Where-AH!"

You teleport a small robotic drone over to the ISS. It revealizes a number of very fatigued and scared looking astronauts. They back away from the machine and one of them calls out over the radio.

"Uh... Dat's yours, yes? I... ah, assume you aren't de boys from NASA or the Cosmodome?"

>>16924727
Ok, how best to say hello without breaking them.
"Thank God indeed are you alright over there, and what the hell has happened the world?
We're- well, where we're from is complicated, but we are here to help the situation. If your group can stand a few more shocks to the system, we are prepare to help you out as well.

>>16924774
We're not from NASA or the Cosmodome, no.
But we are trying to find out what the fuck is happening to Earth right now. Tell us what, if anything, has been happening on the planet over the last few months.

>>16924774
"Well, we did borrow some of them. Needed something robust that wouldn't fall apart in the face of reality breaking apart. As to where we are from, we'll cover that later."
"Now that we can confirm your humanity, mind telling us what you think happened? We've got our theories, but they're jack shit without some evidence."

>>16924774
Lock on to their life signatures and beam them up to one of our ships.
"Not exactly."

>>16924774
"Yes it is ours. And no were aren't from NASA. Now, please I have some questions for you. First, tell me your name..."

Make sure nothing is moving towards this man's location. That could be bad if WHATEVER THE FUCK THESE THINGS ARE find him.

>>16924702
A lot of M.Night Shymalan's works are set in Pennsylvania, as is Night of the living Dead. However, none of those would be stronger than fucking Cthulhu.
Lovecraft's works are out since most of them are set in New England. Though it -is- possible something sacked New England and is now roaming the countryside.

>>16924797
not yet, they may bring something with them.

>>16924774
This >>16924786
And send a shuttlecraft over to pick them up, rather than rattling them more with their first teleport before we can have medical make sure they can take it.

>>16924804
Stephen King based his book 'from a Buick 8' in Pennsylvania.
Though that thing never seemed to have the oomph to corrupt a whole planet.

>>16924804
Not necessarily. This is the work of a SUE. A character acting out-of-character would be common. Even if that character is a fucking abomination.

>>16924786
>>16924790
"My name is Fyodor Darchimov. Ve don't know what happened either! About a month ago... Vell ve saw it from space. It was like a bloom of mist, or a fountain. Flowing from some spot near the American East Coast, in the States... Then another bloom in Europe! Then another on the South Pole. Another in Maine... And before we knew it ze whole world was covered in it and we stopped receiving signals."

>>16924804
Out west we consider PA to be part of 'New England', in fact all the 13 states.
Yes, we and my friends out east argue about it, but it doesn't change the fact that we lump those together,

we are members of the transpace guard, an organisation that encompasses a number of different dimensions. our job is to stop the sort of thing that has happened to your earth. what we need from you is information. anything you can tell us about what happened down there might be of great use in fixing it.

>>16924826
>Flowing from some spot near the American East Coast, in the States... Then another bloom in Europe! Then another on the South Pole. Another in Maine...
Right.
>Near the American East Coast
That'd be whatever's in Pennsylvania.
>Europe
Transylvania. A center of spooky shit.
>South Pole
Mountains of madness.
>Maine
Most of Lovecraft's work.

correction, Maine = most of stephen King's Work

>>16924826
"And has it remained more or less uniformly covered in mist since then?"

Also let's sent a shuttlecraft over to them for pickup, I'm pretty sure their conditions are less than ideal where they are now, plus we might be able to examine them closer.

>>16924826
Pennsylvania, home of many horror tales. England, same. Maine, frigging Steven King central. South Pole, we've seen what's there.

>>16924812
This and include Mouse to download their records as well.

>>16924826
"Well, thanks for the information fellows. We'll send a shuttle over to pick you up and get you into medical right away."
"As for who we are... We call ourselves the transpace guard. Suffice it to say that yours is not the only universe in existence, and our job is to prevent things like this from occurring. And yes, we can time travel use FTL travel, etc. For now just stick together and wait for pickup. We'll explain more in person."

>>16924843
Actually fuck that.
Silent Hill is Maine.

See if they can tell us EXACTLY WHERE the bloom on the American East Coast was. Not only was it the first, it's also likely the strongest, and the key to this whole fucking thing.

>>16924843
um bro, Lovecraft had Massachusetts and Stephen King had Maine

>>16924858
We'll analyse their records and match it up ourselves.

Europe... Why do I feel that we need to replicate some whips for anyone who goes down there?

induring CASTLEVANIA

THIS ... this is why we have the Delta Greens

>>16924868
And I wanted the Unit.

The fuck was I thinking. I mean they are tough, but damn they wouldn't survive this at all.

>>16924868
Hey, you're right! Let's ask them if they have any background info on this stuff.

>>16924868
indeed!

>>16924854
>>16924857
>>16924858
"You're getting us out of here? See, Thomas? I told you all that praying would work!!! Uh, yes, the East Coast... What's that? Thomas says it looked to be around... Maine? I thought... Oh, no you're right. Maine was first, zen Pennsylvania."

Shuttling aboard the astronauts almost overwhelms the airlock workers with hugs and kisses of utter joy. They are quickly escorted to a rest area.

ANON: "There is a reality distortion larger than the first in Maine now. I am still scanning for the others."

>>16924882
Get a ship with an onbaord reality emitter near the ISS NOW!
I don't want our only witnesees getting buttfuckrapedassshitedoroned!

>>16924868
Yeah, Delta Greens, Reasonable Marines, and the X-COM vets, load them down with Mind Shields and KotOR masks. Looks like them, and the drone squad are on point for anything we do here.
Get one of those masks on Data too. Oddly enough, while he's immune to telepathic effects, certain mind-effecting elements have, somehow, had an effect of him (see: Naked Now).

Looks like we're narrowing down what's happening to this planet. A crossover of western horror fictions.

Tenatively, my plan is "Investigate what's happening in each of the focal areas, then apply Orbital Fire to all that could be potentially solved by Orbital Fire".

Since Japan, China and Australia aren't at the center of the blooms, I'd like to have the Storm, or any of our magic users, try to Detect Life over those regions - focus on Beijing, Tokyo and Sydney. It may be hard to penetrate the mist.
Deploy a disposable drone to Maine, Transylvania, and the disturbance in Pennsylvania. See what's going on.
Also send a disposable drone to any major population center far away from the initial blooms.

>>16924882
Ok, go over their records. Pinpoint exactly where mists where spreading from. Quietly drop a drone toward each location, having our most mind-shield observing the results.

>>16924887
I don't think we ever turn those off at this point.

rolled 88 = 88

>>16924901
ANON: "Those regions may have had blooms that were undetected by the ISS only being able to see one half the Earth at a time."

You deploy the first set of drones, reprogrammed Imperial Probe Droids.

Also, we seem to be autosaging already, that or the other threads are just a lot more active and push us off the front page instantly.

>>16924882
Psions.
Read thoughts.
Aurors, probe them minds.
Dig up whatever horrors may have been witnessed by the crew of the ISS.

>>16924882
You know I've surfed 4chan for about two years. All that time on /tg/, I mean I've poked at other boards a few times. I've forgotten Reasonable Christians exist in the world. And I'm one.

Anyways, let's get these poor souls to the ship before something happens to them. Also check them and make sure they aren't the THING.

>>16924909
>>16924911
We are indeed Autosaging. It might be a good place to stop for the night.

Well, there's bugger all horror stories set in New Zealand. If we're looking for survivors, we might as well start there. I wouldn't be surprised if the entire planet is dead, but it's worth checking nonetheless.

>>16924925
What about Australia?
EVERYONE forgets about Australia!

>>16924925
Like we'll be able to sleep with Ultimate Horror world stirring in our thoughts.

>>16924925
I hate to burst your bubble...

I got a name for the next thread: Kludge of SUEthulhu

Drones to the sources of the mist.
Psions and Aurors to read the minds of the ISS crew.
Search for Life in various parts of the world. Or, if life can't be found, search for Heat. Any surviving modern population produces a great deal of it, especially ones in colder climates like Canada and Siberia.
Continue scanning for any large reality distortions across the planet, we know of four already.

Are any of our clairvoyants able to focus on an abstract concept, like "safety", and see where that concept will lead them?

>>16924915
The ISS crew appear to be whole, healthy, and human, just very, very shaken by what they've endured.

I'm going to type up what the first probe finds and then head in. Someone please archive this who can see straight. And remind me to reveal the other probes tomorrow.

The first droid, the one sent to Maine, crashes into what seems to be a deserted town. Its aural sensors soon detect footsteps in the direction of the distortion. It emerges from its drop pod and makes it way towards the sound, turning the corner of a street for its primary floodlight to illuminate the form of a young woman with short blond hair in a white vest and shorts, carrying a bloodied pipe.

She holds up a hand to the light as her eyes adjust...

>>16924919
I know that feel, bro.

>>16924948
Let's keep out mystics and psychics from poking the planet. Let's keep to sensors for now, they have less sanity to break.

You know what? We shouldn't face this with grim out looks and get all depressed. We should think of happy thoughts, of rainbows and twinkling stars in the night. Of child singing, and kittens at play.

I recommend this to keep your spirits up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh8WWlQFz8U

Be happy!

>>16924956
That song sucks. I hate it.
Here, listen to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiKPgmN5jTg

>>16924950
Hello Heather. I take it things didn't go well with Claudia?

>>16924950
WARNING!
It may be a S.U.E. in the guise of Heather!
Just like Vader and Starscream!
Does the Probe have a reality detector on it?

>>16924963
>Banana splits
>Song sucks
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH, your funny mister troll.

>>16924950
Is it possible to beam her up?

>>16924974
It does. It's too much noise, not enough structure.

>>16924950
Hey, a canon protag. IF we are lucky maybe we'll find more and see what we can do to resolve this mess.

>>16924950
Have a good night OP, you've give us a lot to have nightmares about.

>>16924956
>>16924963
actually thinking happy thoughts might very well be the key.

>>16925009
So what happens if we start blaring "Two Steps from Hell" all across the planet?

>>16924950
Heather Mason's alive. Good.
Wonder which other horror game protags might still be around.

I lied and ended up archiving it myself just to sure.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16923441/

>>16924985
You too, man.

>>16924956

In response to this bro, I offer this

>>16925026
>>16924950
Silent Hill 3.
Time to Enforce the Canon of the UFO Ending!

We need to DOUBLE-CHECK Japan; Specifically, we need to look for a storm cloud/typhoon supercell overhead there. If we do we need to send in the big guns.

See picture why.

It may be worth having the Delta Greens brief the rest of the crew on the mythos.
They have the most first had experience with it after all and can likely impress on the others why you do not fuck with it.

I told you guys that First Age elven magical artefacts would be useful. Considering their age, their power and their authority, they'll probably be able to harm and kill most things we'll fight down there.

For everything else, there's superior firepower, the Warpcraft of the Eldar Farseer Council and the experience of the SCP and Delta Green squads in dealing with this sort of crap.

>>16925026
Again, it might not be a Canon Heather.
It could be a contaminated version. Remember Darth Vader, Starscream, and Alucard from the world we had to reality nuke?
Until we can scan her and make sure she's not a SUE, we need to treat her as potentially contaminated.

>>16926715
Given the Horror crapsack status of the world, I don't think we are going to find SUE protagonists.

There's a possibility that Walpurgis Night is here. If we do, it has to be put down -first-.

>>16926202
I've been certain from the beginning that the SCP troops were our best investment. Time to prove it.

Gosh, this quest is amazing. Op is a hero

>>16927547
Indeed.

This mission is going to be crazy.
Only solution set I see is the Hammer Solution for the Rubik Cube

>>16927655
I'm a little disappointed I had to leave early last night - I would have suggested Solid Snake for our hero choice and I think a Snake/Tosh combo in a place like this would be ideal. At least we invested in psions and farseers.

You know, I've been thinking about these "base-line"
worlds.
They're not a part of any Canon, nor of any Setting. But they're not like Meta-Earth, either. What exactly are they?

>>16928166
They seem to be "vacuum" worlds that suck up other Canons easily and smoosh them together.

It seems the Space-Time Oscillation Bomb has that sort of weird effect.

In other news, according to the canon, if we do not beat Walpurgis Night, Madoka turns into a super-witch and basically assimilates the whole planet, aka mission failed.

That is if Walpurgis is waiting on this planet somehow.