>>22343819
Current forces:
>-Team 1
Tosh, Cheryl, Farseers(10/11), Avatar, Char, SCP Squad, X-COM Squad, Prawn A*DEAD*, Sandmen, KI Tactical Squad C(17/20, 4/4), X-COM NOVA Veteran 4(6/12), 5(8/12), 6*DEAD*, MI Squad A*DEAD*, White Mage Squad B(3/6), Salarian Field Engineer Team (15/20)

>-Team 2
Star-Lord, BLU Team, Star Fox team, Spike*DEAD*, Seifer, Fujin, Ryu, UNIT Squad(7/11), Shadowrunners A(10/12) and B, Psions(4/6), Dystopian Squad, Metpharm Secs*DEAD*, Lyla, Matthias

>-Team 3
Darius, Agrias, Lavian, Alicia, Sonia, Aeshma, KI Tactical Squad A, Abjurers, Techno-Wizards, White Mage Squad A, Devastator Squad A and B, X-COM NOVA Veteran Squad 7*DEAD*, Egon
Great Crusade Platoon Remnant

>Team 4
Douglas, Data, Solus, Vitun, Doc Lazarus*DEAD, but RECOVERABLE*, Three Gurus, Delta Greens(9/12), Prawn B (16/36), X-Com NOVA Elites A(2/12) & B, Metal Man Mk II, 4 Paragon Shamblers

>-Team 5
Elaine, Redemption Squad(18/20), Marc Lecointe, Mouse, Isel, Rodger Young Crew, Yuna, Aurors, TG Soldiers, X-Com NOVA Commandos, MI Squad B(2/12), X-COM NOVA Veteran 1*DEAD*, 2(8/12), 3, Yamada
1 Protoss High Templar, 2 Dragoons, 8 Zealots

>Team 6
Holtz, Finalon, Mustadio, Pellaeon, Dr. Cossack, Jack, Mitsune*TAKEN*, Kanako, Zombie Hunters, KI Squad B (19/20 4/4)*TAKEN*, Confed Marines (3/4)*TAKEN*

>>22343819
Redemption Platoon needs to put their shields up, and prep their A-B gas grenades to produce a protective gas cloud.
All of the Silencers need to start nullifying the Warp around our troops.
Lyla and Elaine need to rally the White Mages for ReRaises and Haste spells on Agrias, Darius, Aeshma, Vitun, Star-Lord, as well as themselves. Then move on to KI Tactical Squad A and others.

Aeshma and Vitun need to try to catch as many in their Holy Auras as they can.

Metal Man and the Shamblers need to provide escort for the scientists and engineers as they get to the control room and readjust the Device.

BLU Engineer needs to get Respawn, Dispenser, and turrets up in that order before going to help with the Device.

We need to determine which of the NC targets we aim most of our weapons at, and we need to read through that Yellowman File and Manual.

And then there's the Nod Avatar. A GDI Engineer is able to repair it and allow a GDI Pilot to use it; if we have any engineers available then we should get it up and running, especially the Lambda Driver.

>>22343888
Lyla should probably go up to the control room and Cure3 Cheryl as well as Raise2 the X-COM Squad member that got shot by Shephard.

Darius will need to rally the KI Tactical and Devastator squads to set up defense lines, with the Grand Crusade Platoon Remnant and the Protoss Remnant.

The High Templar, however, should probably go with the Farseers and help them in providing Cheryl with a backup psionic matrix.

>>22343888
>Aeshma and Vitun casting Holy Aura
They should probably just spam those in order to catch everyone.

Also, I think that this is a bad enough situation that we should have the Avatar cast Quickness (REL TYM) in order to double the speed of everyone.

Aurors should use their magic to create water and convert it to Holy Water.

>>22343888

reigle has the best Regen, and Asuka has the best anti-psyker defenses.

I'm voting for Char throwing the Ebon Lance at Shinji, with Cheryl immediately TK'ing it back, and then hitting Asuka with a Hill-burst. Rei should be suppressed by our Mass Rifles and any other heavy ordnance we have. Misato is insaely fast, so have our more rapid fire weapons engage her along with the Psions trying to slow her down with TK after casting mental buffs to help slow their inevitable psychich attacks.

Oh, also, make sure the Psy-Matrix is up for Cheryl.

Yuna, do you think you can help us summon something? Vitun, do you think Desna might be willing to help out personally in circumstances such as these?

>>22343819
For actual target orders I would suggest that we get the Avatar to tank (yeah, I'm gonna use their human names, deal with it) Shinji with backup from the Abjurers. Our melee specialists such as Darius, Ryu, and Agrias should focus on Asuka. There's a bonus there in the fact that her earlier wounds are still present. Aim for them. Rei needs Lyla and Elaine chain-casting Holys and maybe Esunas on her to counter Nurgle-y tricks. Misato gets a lot of firepower on her.

Do NOT let them close distance and get inside our ranks. That's bad shit waiting to happen.

In a related note, are those points of light they entered from still active or did they vanish after they came through?

>>22344008
I forget, when we rescued Yuna, did we get any of her Garment Grids or whatever?

>>22344038
No, they had all been taken away by Chaosbringer and we couldn't find any of them.

>>22344030
I'm not sure if our Abjurers will be much good in offensive situations.
They're completely out of their league in this area.
Probably better off applying buffs and shields.

>>22343888
Psions need to be ready to manifest Intellect Fortress, Tower of Iron Will, or Thought Shield.
They're immediate actions so they can be manifested when a threat occurs.

>>22343819
MetaOP, is this chamber completely empty except for the Device, the scaffold for it, the Control Chamber above it, and the remains of the Nod Avatar?

We still have those proton-phasers right?
The New Chaos gods get their power from merging with countless souls.
Anti-ghost technology should work on them, on the same principle that it worked on Alucard way back when.
A shame we don't have anything to trap them with.

>>22343888
Vitun won't be casting Holy Aura, he's short on lvl 8 spells. Vitun will cast <Cat's Grace, Mass> to give everyone the Dex bonus to accuracy on their rifles.

Aeshma can, because hers is a spell-like ability.

>>22344236
Ah, you're right about Vitun.
And yes, the Mass Cat's Grace, plus the Avatar's Quickness (which is a Mass Haste) should help out our entire force.

I want our Abjurers to hit Cheryl, Darius, Agrias, Elaine, Lyla, and Aeshma with <Heroism, Greater>

>>22343888
>>22344258
If the Avatar is going to be casting Quickness, then Lyla, Elaine, and the White Mages can skip casting Haste, and instead concentrate on ReRaise and Wall.

Also, one of them still needs to cast Raise on that X-Commer in the control room and Cure on Cheryl.

>>22344179
It's mostly empty, but there are a few crates, barrels, and workstations related to upkeep of the scaffold lying around.

>>22344493
Not much for defenses, huh.

Also, Shephard's body fell from the control room, didn't it; we could try to Raise him, since he's got a RED-2 injection, and the G-Man appears to be gone.

Also, I just remembered; the Device is giving off an aura, which is protecting it from the chaos caused by New Chaos appearing. Perhaps we should have our team retreat to the safety of the Device?

>>22344557
He fell into that weird green energy sea.

I want the Techno-Wizards to cast this spell on the White Mages and Abjurers if they can.

Cloth of Iron
Range: Touch
Duration: Permanent
Saving Throw: None
P.P.E.: Varies Dramatically; 50 P.P.E. Minimum

This spell is virtually identical to the spell "Ironwood" from Federation of Magic except the spell effects cloth instead of wood. The magic of the spell transforms regular S.D.C. cloth into mega-damage material. In S.D.C. universes, increase the SDC of the material by 10 times. The S.D.C. of an object is converted into M.D.C. on a point for point basis, thus a 20 S.D.C. backpack would have 20 M.D.C. once converted by the spell. In S.D.C. universes, the backpack would have 200 S.D.C. Likewise, each point of M.D.C. converted to M.D.C. costs one P.P.E. with a minimum of 50 P.P.E. This spell is especially useful when used to convert cloth and leather armor. When the armor is converted with the spell, ignore the Armor Rating for protective purposes in M.D.C. environments. In S.D.C. universes, increase Armor Rating by one point. The transformation is instantaneous and permanent. Although the material is now an M.D.C. structure, the item retains the look, feel, and weight it had originally.

This spell only works on natural materials such as cotton, wool, silk, or leather. It does not work on man made materials such as polyester, rayon, or latex.

>>22344592
>Only the Device seems untouched, now surrounded by a glowing green aura that looks for all the world like it was emerging from a luminous green sea. It is into this sea that Shephard's body falls when the quake tilts the control room down.
The aura generated by the Device is described as a 'luminous green sea'. Shephard fell down towards the Device and the aura that it's emitting.

We're on an island if I remember correctly from last time. Is that one of the weird floating "islands" or an actual island surrounded by water?

>>22344640
No, we're inside of the Nod's Temple Prime, in a 100 foot high by 200 foot wide and deep chamber.

>>22344661
I thought it was torn open after we defeated the G-man.

>>22343888
We could have the Prawn B team pull the Nod Avatar back to our lines so that it can be repaired.
It doesn't have to be mobile, just get the Lambda Driver's coolant system fixed. Then Yamada can get inside and use the Lambda Driver to project a protective field for our force.
The problem is which engineers will we have available to do this?

The Guru's will be helping with the Device, probably Mordin and Egon. Probably also the Salarian Field Engineers. So maybe Mustadio and Isel?

>>22344691
>the ceiling is blown off and the entire battlefield you've been fighting in is lifted into the sky. Four glowing lights appear at the four compass points around this new 'island'
We're now in the sky. The battlefield is now a floating island.

>>22344746
So that means that we can't access Kane's Avatar, or the area where the bulk of Kane's device was located?

>>22344778
No, the battlefield was the 100ft x 200ft x 200ft chamber, so the Avatar should still be lying where it fell, and the Device emitted an aura that protected it.

>>22344746
So we lost all cover from the temple...

Let's have some of our casters create some earthwork trenches or defenses.

Agrias has geomancy, and the abjurers should easily be able to cast stone shape or move earth:
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/moveEarth.htm
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/stoneShape.htm

>>22344626
There's 20 Techno-Wizards, and only 17 White Mages (including Elaine and Lyla) and Abjurers, so that should be doable.
Maybe also on Doc Cossack, Admiral Pellaeon, and Kanako's clothing?

>>22344835
Since this is a concrete and steel floor, we'd need to use Stone Shape.

But first, use Greater Heroism because that requires touch.

One of the Abjurers can deliver it to Cheryl via Nevermore.

>>22344850
>>22344626
But how much PPE do the Techno-Wizards have? Don't we need Armor of Ithan forcefield spells upon on those engineers and scientists?

Have an Abjurer cast Perfect Summons, to discourage New Chaos from bringing any friends along.

>>22344712
After buffing with Greater Heroism, layer the area with <Perfect Summons> to prevent the Chaos Gods from pulling in reinforcements.

>>22345130
>>22345133
Probably the first thing we need to do.

>>22345148
Better have that be the first or at minimum second spell all six Abjurers cast then.
Have them layer the spells so that the whole area is covered.

>>22345130
>>22345133
>>22345005
>>22344835
plan so far:
>Abjurers cast perfect summons and then stone shape to make fortifications.
>Agrias assists with Geomancy.
>Techno-wizards use cloth to iron to improve armor on the casters.

Then go through with the attacks listed in
>>22343888
>>22343945
>>22344001

>redemtion platoon on defense and A-B grenades
>Silencers silence
>scientists go to the device
>BLU engineer on turrets and respawn
>GDI engineer repairs NOD avatar for our use
>Heavy weapons on Rei
>Psions and light weapons on Misato, mostly to slow her down
>Psychics on Shinji
>remaining casters on Asuka, mostly slow effects and de-buffs

>>22345342
We don't have a GDI Engineer, and trying to attack Shinji with which psychics?
And which casters are you even talking about?

>>22345342
This is a bad plan, since Asuka has built-in anti-magic/anti-psyker defenses.
Using casters against her would be futile and waste spells and power points.

>>22345342
Belay that.
Leave Shinji to the Avatar for now, our psychics would be ill-suited towards facing an incarnation of Tzeentch, no matter how pale an imitation.
If Cheryl's up for another Otherworld burst, try it on Asuka, and then have Darius attempt close combat perhaps?

>>22345467
Actually never mind, even worse to send in melee against Asuka.

>>22345436

>>22344008

Shinji can't dodge a Lance, I think, and although Asuka has ridiculous defenses against Psykers, I think a psy-matrix empowered Silent Hill attack would be our best bet to weaken her, at the very least. Or we could light her up with the Lance and other things, and Hill-burst Misato, considering that she was already once mind-raped by a Keeper of Secrets, the Hill might find purchase in her mind. Whether this is a good idea is up to discussion.

>>22345549
I'd say using the lance against Asuka is our best bet, since we already used it against her before.
And of the four, I think Misato might be the one that psychic attacks might be somewhat effective against?

>>22345549
Actually let's do a silent hill on shinji. In canon when he saw shit going south he froze up and went almost catatonic. A good dose of pure concentrated mind fuck should crack those holes right back open.

>>22345599
Which canon we talking about?
Also I'd say he's the most powerful psyker out of all four of them.

>>22345627

Yes, but he also locked up when the fecal matter hit the rotary impeller device in Thousand Shinji. Of course, AFTER that, he went on a rampage with his Rubric and ascended, so it's not exactly a good plan. I think Misato is the best bet for a first strike, because she's the weakest link, given what she endured from the Keeper of Secrets.

Aeshma and Darius should close to combat against Asukon, Char should be prepared to use the Lance against her.

We need an Auror ready to Accio it back immediately if he misses so it doesn't go into "non-existance".
Other Aurors making wards.

>>22345627
The NGE canon. Even though he's a god of chaos. He's still Shinji Ikari, a little boy with daddy issues and a mind full of cracks. He might have almost unlimited power, but in silent hill none of that matters. It's just you and all your fears, hatreds, and regrets. And that scared little boy has a lot of all three.

Buff Phase:
Avatar casts Quickness on the entire force.
Redemption Platoon needs to put their shields up, and prep their A-B gas grenades to produce a protective gas cloud.
All of the Silencers need to start nullifying the Warp around our troops.
Lyla and Elaine need to rally the White Mages for ReRaises and Wall spells on Aeshma, Vitun, Star-Lord, as well as themselves. Then move on to KI Tactical Squad A and others. Team 3 Heroes have ReRaise on them already.

White Mage with Economizer from Squad B needs to run up to the control room and Raise 2 the X-Commer and Cure3 Cheryl.

Aeshma needs to spam Holy Auras to catch all troops. Have her keep doing it to get them all.

Metal Man needs to provide escort for the scientists and engineers as they get to the control room and readjust the Device.
Science Team: Egon, Cossack, Slippy, Guru's.

BLU Engineer needs to get Respawn, Dispenser, and turrets up in that order before going to help with the Device.

Protoss High Templar integrates with the Farseers and Tosh to form a Psionic Matrix to assist Cheryl.

Abjurers cast Perfect Summons to shut down enemy reinforcements, then cast Stone Shape to create fortifications and cover for the force.
Agrias helps with Geomancy.

Techno-Wizards use Cloth of Iron on White Mage A & B, Lyla, Elaine, Abjurers, Pellaeon, Kanako, Cossack.

Vitun casts Mass Cat's Grace.

Dr. Han of the Zombie Hunters and Kanako prepare a rear area to provide medical assistance. Han's still got that Medi-Gun, so he'll be pretty useful.

Psions prepare Intellect Fortress and Tower of Iron Will powers to help shut down enemy psychic attacks when they happen.

Aurors, cast Protego Maxima in combination with Fianto Duri and Repello Inimicum. One you prepare to Accio the Lance of Longinus when its launched.

>>22345745
Sounds goo so far. +1 for this.
Can we get a sound off before moving to the battle plan?

>>22345745
I still think we should have Prawn B drag the Nod Avatar back to behind our lines so that Mustadio, Mouse, Isel, and the Shadowrunner Deckers and Riggers can try to fix the coolant system of the Lambda Driver.
NC will likely notice, but the Lambda Driver would provide us with a very powerful defensive field if we can get it working.

The Salarian Field Engineers will need to assist in re-calibrating the Device.

>>22345835

But we don't have a qualified pilot. The Driver is only as powerful as the one using it, and unless you have an iron will, like Kane, or are fucking nuts, like Gauron, it won't work correctly. It also requires special calibration we don't know about (Canonically only Sousuke can use the Arbalest/Lavaetin driver because he was the first one in the cockpit), so I think it's a bust.

>>22345745
>>22345835
Device Calibration Team would actually be:
Egon, Data, Slippy, Cossack, Salarian Field Engineer Team, BLU Engineer (after he sets up Respawn and a Dispenser), Three Guru's.

MetaOP, can the Rodger Young Crew assist in the calibrations, since they were a spaceship squad?

Wait, we're outside now.
The Avatar is able to summon rain and storms.
We have plenty of Holy Water to use as the reagent.
The Avatar can make it rain. Rain Nethack Holy Water.
And the Aurors, after their wards and protections are up, can cast Aguamenti which creates a stream of water from their wands. Water, which upon contact with the falling Holy Rain, converts into Holy Water.

Get up >>22345745's listed buffs, then >>22345993
's plan should go into effect immediately.

Meanwhile, the Avatar holds off Shinji and we pour firepower and magic everywhere to buy time for the Holy Rainstorm.

Do NOT let them into our lines, at ALL COSTS.

>>22345877
>qualified pilot
We have Yamada and Char. And Cheryl might be able to use it as well, since we're not concerned with making it mobile, so much as using it as a giant psi-amp.

As for special calibration, we have Mustadio, whose special ability can kick in, as well as Mouse's special ability and even Isel's.
- "Hardware Jockey": Mouse has a fundamental understanding of applied theory for computer components, and can jury-rig things together with great success.
- "Adaptive Technological Interface": Experience with the computers and technologies of different Canons allows for fast adaption to new computer and network protocol paradigms.
- "Those Famed Starfleet Engineers": Working alongside the likes of Commander Data, the Guru's of Zeal, and Egon Spengler has given Mustadio the ability to do emergency repairs and jury-rig nearly-impossible magitechnological solutions, even while under pressure, in much less time than stated.

>>22346053
Remember that's just the Buff Plan, for our support troops.

Now we need the Defense Plan for our troops.

Star-Lord should probably use the NeiShot, and the Paragon Shamblers might be useful against Misato or Asuka.
While Shinji MIGHT use electricity against them, that won't work for long.

>>22345993
Note, if we're doing that, then cancel the deployment of the aglaophotis grenades.
The rain will probably interfere with the gas spreading.

>>22346326

>The rain will interfere with the gas spreading.

FTFY. Aerosolised agents + Rain = very little effect on target. That's why "Bad weather" is considered to be a very effective CRBN countermeasure.

>>22346326
Yes, that needs to be modified.

The Redemption Platoon should still be ready to use an Aglaophotis-B Gas Grenade as a final protective measure, since even if the dispersal is messed with, it can should still disperse enough to cover a small squad for a minute.

Or we have one blow up in one of NC's faces.

If Darius or whoever goes to fight one of the New Chaos gods in melee, they should be given a Gas Grenade to shove into the god's face to detonate.

>>22346134
While that might be possible, the faster we have the Device calibrated, the quicker we win.

The goal of this fight might not be to fight New Chaos, but just keep them away long enough for us to finish the calibrations. The faster we do that, the quicker we get to activating the Device.
Once we activate the Device, then it won't matter because we'll rewrite New Chaos out of existence.

The vote seems to be to have the Avatar, after he finishes buffing and causing a holy rainstorm, to engage Shinji.

Char should launch the Lance of Longinus first, have an Auror recover it, then the Lance should be equipped on Aeshma to take into battle.
Who should Char target first: Shinji or Asuka?

The SCP Squad should use their Reality Disruptor Rifles against Misato, in order to help in de-powering her.

Delta Greens, TG Soldiers and Sandmen target Rei with Mass Rifles, and the Great Crusade Platoon Remnant assist them.

Dystopian Squad and the Shadowrunners A & B, X-COM NOVA Veterans 4, 5, 2, and 3 switch to Phaser Rifles and attack Misato from range. The Proton Phaser Modification should interfere with her flow of souls.
The Paragon Shamblers should try to engage Misato at close range.
Have Prawn B pump electricity into the Shamblers with their ARC guns to keep their HP up.

>>22346697
I'd say Asuka, and Aeshma, Darius, and maybe Char wielding the Lance (given his perk gives him bonuses in using spears) should then attack Asuka and prevent her from closing in on our forces.
BLU team, aside from Engineer and Medic, should focus their fire on Rei as well maybe?

>>22346753
Also, have Cheryl engage Misato psychically, to try to hold her in place maybe?
Cheryl should be immune to Misato's corruption, and I think the best chance of using psychic attacks against a chaos god would be with her.

>>22346753
Speaking of Rei, maybe test whether or not healing spells actually hurt her or not?
If they do, have Medic try his MediGun.

>>22346697
BLU is to make a general nuisance of themselves against New Chaos. Pyro attacks Rei, and Sniper is to use the Gauss Caster Rifle against Shinji. Let's see if that Silence will work. We also have Anti-Magic Field Cartridges just in case.
Medic, see if the Medi-Gun hurts Rei, since she has Nurgle's portfolio of disease and entropy.

>>22346753
Char really shouldn't be getting into a fight against a god. He's a Newtype, but he doesn't have the armor, nanite boosts, or magical buffs that would let him survive for any amount of time in a fight against Asuka.

He should launch the Lance at Shinji, then when the Lance is recovered it should go to Aeshma.

>>22346786
Since Misato is Slaanesh, Cheryl has the special abilities to resist her, but what about the other members of the Psionic Matrix? Especially the Eldar Farseers?
That's just asking to have their souls drunk.
The Farseers might have to drop out of the Matrix if Cheryl is attack Misato; maybe even drop the Matrix entirely.

>>22346877
Good point.
...Maybe we should have the Farseers just stay out of it for now?
They've been invaluable allies to us thus far, and it'd be a shame for them to die in the final battle.
Like I'm not really sure what they can do with incarnations of the Four Chaos Gods in this very room.

>>22346697
So Char launches the Ebon Lance at Shinji, then when its Accioed, it goes to Aeshma.

BLU Sniper attempts Silence on Shinji.
BLU Pyro uses flamethrowers on Rei.
BLU Medic tries to see if the Medi-Gun heals or harms Rei.

KI Tactical Squad B and C engage Misato with phasers.
KI Tactical Squad A attacks Asuka, with the 4 with Transpace Lances joining Darius while the ones with Holy Bolters provide fire support.

KI Devastator Squads A & B also fire on Misato.

Douglas, try to hit Misato with a Slow Cartridge, Okuu try to hit her with a Megidola if Douglas connects.

X-COM NOVA Commandoes fire on Asuka with phaser rifles.
X-COM NOVA Elites A & B fire on Rei.
Finalon, use your bow and fire on Misato.

Confederate Marines, Zombie Hunters, switch to phaser rifles and shoot Rei.

Star Fox Team, Star-Lord, shoot Asuka before she closes. Hopefully that NeiShot will work against her.

Sonia, Lavian, Alicia, be prepared to support Agrias.

Mustadio, give your Gauss Caster Rifle over to Mathias. He needs something better than an assault rifle for taking down New Chaos.

MI Squad B, see if phasers will slow Rei down.

Protoss Dragoons, provide fire support to Darius.

Protoss Zealots, please assist Agrias when she goes into battle.

Cheryl, have the Farseers drop out of the Matrix and give Misato a little taste of Silent Hill.
Though they might have become gods, they're still hampered by their human memories of regret and stupidity; they're just Greek gods, and Kratos killed his, we'll kill these.

>>22347713
>>22345745
>>22345835
Great, we have our game plan. Any changes, or is it good so far?

>>22347713

BLU Pyro uses the Rainblower, if only for a cheap laugh and potential WTF moment. Every possible advantage.

No Melee right away, ranged first.

Farseers stay in the matrix, the extra power should buffer against soul-stealing and Misato isn't a 1:1 copy of Slaanesh. Plus, Cheryl should be the only point of psychic contact.

>>22347713
Matthias, after getting the Gauss Caster Rifle and Spell Cartridges from Mustadio, shoots both Rei and Misato with Anti-Magic Cartridges.

Yuna, go to the back with Dr. Han. Also Pellaeon has to get back out of the line of fire.

As soon as Elaine and Lyla are ready with ReRaise, Double Holy on Rei.

>>22347713
>>22347804
>>22347830
+1 to this plan after buffs.

Leave the Farseers in the Matrix. We need maximum power for this.

>>22347804
There's no Melee orders in there, and Agrias is still putting defensive fortifications together, so she's not going to be going into melee this turn either. The orders are to get them into position to support Agrias when she's done putting the earthworks together.

Also, you have no basis on the Psi Matrix being able to provide any kind of protection for the Farseers. If Cheryl goes after another god then they can pop back in.

>>22347861

The KI squad A and Darius appear to be closing to Melee. No sense in doing that right away.

>>22347713
Have Darius and the 4 Transpace Lance-equipped Tactical Knights wait for Asuka to close the range to them.
The ones with Holy Bolters shoot her as she closes.

>>22347713

Appeard to be the plan, with

>>22347804 's corrections to the Farseers and Pyro.

As well, I want full anti mind-control and TK protocols up, we know these people are god-tier psykers and our tech might not shield us, so I want stunrods and any other non-lethal weapons ready to neutralize compromised TG personnel.

Buffs and Preparation:
>>22345745
>>22345835
>>22345993
>>22346377
>>22346697
>>22346827

Defensive deployment:
>>22347713
>>22347804
>>22347830
>>22348012

Reiterating:
Psions prepare to use Tower of Iron Will to prevent mind-control and Intellect Fortress in case of telekinesis.
Marc, set your phaser to (3.6, strong stun) and get ready to slap sense into people if they get mind controlled.

>>22348667
In addition, we're also doing >>22345745
right?

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>>22348667

To expand, if we detect mental contamination indicative of mind control or TK attempts, that person will be neutralized with non-lethal weapons, if that person is immune to said weapons, we kill them. Then we raise them, but they go down right away, no second chances.

NO GLORYHOLES HERE TONIGHT MAN!

>>22348770
Also, Abjurers and Psions be prepared to cast Feather Fall, Levitate, and Telekinetic Force if someone gets thrown off the side of the island.

>>22348816
>if we detect mental contamination indicative of mind control or TK attempts
>TK attempts
Telekinesis?
How the fuck is stunning the person being hit by telekinesis going to help?

>>22348872

That's a good point, I rescind that part and replace it with "Counter TK from available psykers"

>>22348894
>Counter TK from available psykers
That's the kind of vague wording that gets units killed.

We already saw that the Farseers can't use their powers without exploding, so they're out.
Tosh and the X-COM Squad can't do telekinesis.
Nor can Char.

Silencers and Psions are the only ones who can counter TK, either with their Null powers or by using Intellect Fortress.
Since any TK that gets used will have a Warp component, then the Silencers should handle that. As Nulls, they are unaffected by the Warp and Chaos.

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Rolled 21, 18, 71, 34, 68, 30, 16 = 258

>>22348770
"Rel Tym!" the Avatar shouts, greatly speeding up the reflexes and speed of your troops and heroes.

"You won't take a single step near Elaine!" Ballistas shouts as she and her sisters erect powerful energy barriers and toss gas grenades around your troops to provide defensive cover.

"Getting really low on gas!" Blasta shouts. "Maybe enough for one more toss-fest! Letting you know now!"

"Inject life's energy! Reraise!" the chorues comes as your White Mages, led by Elaine and Lyla spam the spell as best they can. Aeshma follows up with her Holy Aura.

"Respawn point, goin' up! Keep me covered, boys!" BLU Engineers shouts, the BLU team assembling around him.

"This presence... such a foul energy emanates from these creatures," the Protoss High Templar says.

"Puppets of the Great Enemy. Fingers of their Ruinous Hand," the Farseers pronounce. "Prepare yourself, alien."

"The earth itself will be our shield!" Agrias states, putting a hand on the earth as walls of stone erupt all around your soldiers. "...and guided by the Heavens, we will not fail!"

"To think this is where I end up... Who cursed me with interesting times..." Dr. Han mumbles as he begins setting up a triage area with Medic.

"Zank zem a thousand times! Zis is ze most fahn I've had in years!" BLU Medic enthuses.

A shimmering defensive barrier envelops the Task Force as the Aurors and Abjurers go to work.

"Desna, grant us your grace!" Vitun calls out, imbuing as many as he can with increased agility.

>>22349782
Vitun, give a Bit of Luck to Char's throw.

Aeshma, give a Bit of Luck to the Psi Matrix.

You know something, as a last resort could we merge the Protoss High Templar with one of the Eldar Farseers to become an Archon? We might need it with the rolls we are getting.

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>>22349782
>21
The Avatar summons a rainstorm, your Holy Water shenanigans bearing fruit as the battlefield becomes swept up in a torrential downpour of blessed water. The New Chaos Gods only laugh.

"We do bear millions of years of knowledge," Tzintchi says, an invisible force field directing the water away from him. "We'd better know enough to create AT-Field umbrellas."

"Still annoying, though," Asukhon snarls. "I'll break you twice for that."

"I'd like to see you try, slave of hatred," the Avatar says, nonplussed by the attack's failure. Asukhon growls in response, tensing herself as mocking laughter echoes over the rain.

>18
"I'm doooodging in the raaaaain, just doooodging in the raaaain!" Mislaato croons, dancing away from the streams of water bursting forth from the Auror's wands. She snaps her fingers and the spellcaster's wands fly from their hands to hers, who trails the spellcasting devices provacatively against her skin. "Ooooooh," she winks. "Such big powerful... wands... mind if I try them out? I-urgh!"

>71
The SCP's well-honed aimed combined with the distracting effects of the Reality Emitters, Holy Rain, and flat out arrogance, allows their Reality Disruptor Rifles to strike. Mislaato utters a shocked gasp before getting her act together and moving away from the beams.

"Those things... I feel... sick!" she says. "That shouldn't be! I find pleasure in all things!"

"Tools of the gods wielded by mortal hands," Tzintchi states. "When we are done with you, such weapons will win the stars for us."

>34
Mass rifles impact all around Reigle, but the corpse-like clone simply regenerates with rotting flesh whatever is blasted away. Indeed, she seems to regenerate more than what was destroyed, her form beginning to bulge and expand, growing larger as corrupt tissue covers her.

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Rolled 4, 2, 43, 45, 40, 70, 21 = 225

>>22349782
>30
"Men, form up! Deific-class foes advancing, all directions! Deploy holy weapons and focus fire on that zombie-looking creature!"

The blessed weapons of the Grand Crusade fare no better, Rei generating a powerful field around herself to deflect the weapons. The Crusade lieutenant winces.

"Men... Reality Emitters, super charge!"

>68
Mislaato continues to dance, dodging the majority of proton-phaser fire directed her way, but her guard is clearly affected by the Reality Disruptor Rifles, several proton-streams striking her and causing her form to waver.

"Those are MY souls!" Mislaato shouts, indignant, clawing at her body. "You can't have them! MINE!"

>16
Angered by the assaults on her person, Mislaato screams and pulls out a whip of barbed flesh.

"Reigle, they look like some of yours!" Mislaato shouts as she cracks the whip, the barbed fleshy strands expanding outward into a web of serrated tentacles that very, very swiftly shred apart your Paragon Shamblers. The tentacle whip then distorts until it looks like a long cat o' nine tails with a great maw on each end. The maws begin to greedily devour the plant mass left over by the destruction of the Shamblers.

"Hope you don't mind I sampled them!" the she-demon calls to her fellow.
>Shamblers destroyed.

>>22350419

I think you forgot some BoL rerolls there, MetaOP.

Also, Silencers, GET SILENCING.

>>22350462

For the next part of the plan.I think

Silencers: CLOSE THE BREACH! (shut off the warp)

Do the silencers have autolife/reraise on them?

>>22350419
Silencers should be neutralizing the Warp by now.

Make sure that Vitun and Aeshma deploy their Bits of Luck on Char and the Psi Matrix.

2 SCP Squad, move over to where the Delta Greens and Sandmen are, and hit Rei with Reality Disruptor fire.

2 other SCP troopers move over to the KI Tactical Squad A and hit Asuka with Reality Disruptor fire.

2 others move and fire Reality Disruptors at Shinji.

Remaining SCP, continue hitting Misato with Reality Disruptors.

>>22350510
>>22350419
White Mage Squad A and B, get ReRaises on the Silencers.

Status on Yellowman and science team?

>>22350419

Also, PRAWNS! TK those wands back to the Aurors! Aurors, Accio the wands back once at least one of you recovers yours.

Since the Aurors are indisposed, should we have an Abjurer cast Telekinesis on the Ebon Lance of Longinus, in order to retrieve it?
http://www.imarvintpa.com/dndlive/spells.php?ID=3538

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>>22350419
>4
A magic bullet plinks off of Shinji's body, the Chaos god smiling.

"Not enough gun," he says with a smile, then he points at the charging BLU team. "Bang."

The infamous mercenaries scream as their forms melt and run together into one great pool of flesh that writhes and ripples. A nearby Silencer screams.

"I'm... I'm sorry sir, it was too much for me to block!" he says.

"Be not shamed, brother, we face a foe that embodies the Warp itself..." Darius murmurs. "But you must try harder!"

"Do or do not... There is not try," Tzintchi laughs. "So in your case it's just going to be a lot of 'do not.'

>BLU team melted and merged.

>2
Bit of Luck!

>43
Char throws the Ebon Lance, the weapon morphing into a bizarre barbed, almost living looking weapon. The Lance screams with a thousand voices and for a moment Tzintchi looks afraid as the black barb crashes through his AT Field... and into his side, the New Lord of Change moving almost fast enough to dodge, and fast enough to avoid a fatal blow.

"This... This echoes with the memories of a million ages past..." Tzintchi murmurs as he pulls the weapon out from him. "Where did... Ah. I see. You slew the Ancient. You destroyed the Land."

>45
Asukhon charges towards the Avatar, closing distance with impossible speed, too fast for the Holy Bolters to track. Four Knights Inductor wielding Transpace Lances, led by Darius with Ringil fall into position before her. Asukhon lets out a scream of incredible fury, cutting through the first two Knights with ease, triggering their ReRaises while Ringil clangs against her own great bronze war-axe. The remaining two knights circle her and stab with the Transpace Lances, but the expert combat skills of Asukhon win out. She only hisses in pain win one of the weapons bites through her armor.

"They can pierce my armor! Yes! YES!" she roars with delight. "Give me a fight I can sink my teeth into! Give me blood and pain!"

>>22350642

Cheryl, get Ebon Lance away from Shinji, and then hit Misato with a Hill burst!

Prawns, get those wands back to the Aurors! Aeshma, assist Darius.

>>22350642
Someone kill what's left of BLU team.
They'll probably respawn normally maybe.

>>22350642
Did Engineer get the Respawn up?

Cheryl, TK the Lance back, we can't afford to lose it.

Aurors, attempt to Accio your wands back to you, make sure you've got Holy Water in you hand before you grasp your wands.
Prawns, TK the wands to the Aurors if they can't.

Aurors, if Cheryl can't TK the Lance of Longinus back, then Expelliarmus the Lance to get it out of Shinji's hands, and then Accio it. Aeshma, give that Auror a Bit of Luck to try it.

>>22350642
Abjurers, cast Bull's Strength and Bear's Endurance on the Knights Inductor combating Asuka.
If she wants blood and pain, feel free to oblige her.

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Rolled 63, 54, 77, 4, 26, 51, 21 = 296

>>22350642
>40
The Devastators fire on Mislaato, plasma, laser, rockets, and heavy bolts slamming into her, tearing grotesque wounds that release gouts of milky white liquid into the air that disperse into hazy clouds of mist. Mislaato shudders with pleasure.

"Huuuurt me moooooore," she moans, smiling unwholesomely. The white clouds float over to your troops and do absolutely nothing due to the powerful anti-chemical capabilities of your soldiers.

>70
Douglas' shot hits Mislaato, but has little to no effect on her. Okku growls, the bellows a deep roar, the sound increasing until the familiar explosions of Megidola toss around the four New Chaos Gods across the battlefield. Okku bares his teeth.

"Bear witness to the almighty power of TRUE gods!" he roars.

>21
Asuka snarls and grabs a Knight Inductor by the throat, spinning him around to absorb the incoming phaser blasts. The Space Marine cries out as he dies and returns to life, then dies again as the Reraise triggers before Asukhon crushes his throat, continuing to use his corpse as a shield.
>Lose 1 Tactical Marine.

>>22350741
Hm, on second thought never mind.
Asuka might not be as dismissive of the familiars as Akuma.
Speaking of Akuma, where is he?

>>22350778
Devastators A and B, make sure to use your dual wrist-mounted phasers with the Proton Phaser Modification on Misato; you need to disrupt the souls within her.

SCP Squad, 2 SCP move over to where the Delta Greens and Sandmen are, and hit Rei with Reality Disruptor fire.
2 other SCP troopers move over to the KI Tactical Squad A and hit Asuka with Reality Disruptor fire.
2 others move and fire Reality Disruptors at Shinji.
Remaining SCP, continue hitting Misato with Reality Disruptors.

Aurors, attempt to Accio your wands back to you, make sure you've got Holy Water in you hand before you grasp your wands.
Prawns, TK the wands to the Aurors if they can't.

Aurors, if Cheryl can't TK the Lance of Longinus back, then Expelliarmus the Lance to get it out of Shinji's hands, and then Accio it. Aeshma, give that Auror a Bit of Luck to try it.

KI Tactical Squad A, there's 5 of you that don't have Holy Bolters. 1 of you get a ReRaise from the White Mages then go and grab the Transpace Lance that fell from your Brother's hands, and take vengeance for his death.

All Troops that are not equipped with Mass Rifles, Holy Bolters, Ancient Holy Artifacts, or Reality Disruptors, switch to phasers.

Vitun, Bit of Luck on Cheryl as she tries to attack.

>>22350778
Devastators, switch to proton-phaser equipment.
Aim for the wounds before they can heal maybe?

>>22350778
>63
"We don't care if you think you're gods or whatever! To us, you're still goddamn aliens!" the X-COM NOVA commander shouts, directing his men to open fire on Rei. The proton-phasers strike her and cause her to shudder, her rotting flesh rippling in a very disturbing matter.

>54
An arrow whistles past Mislaato's head, the goddess moving her head enough so that the side of the arrowhead opens a slight cut on her cheek. She smiles at this, and with an unnaturally long tongue, licks away the white blood that oozes out and shivers.

>77
"A big zombie! Finally, something we know how to kill! Aim for the head, boys!" one of the Zombie Hunters shouts as several streams of proton energy strike Reigle in the head.

"JUST THINK OF THE BEER WAITING BACK ON THE SHIP, BOYS! THINK OF THE BEER!" the leader of the Confederate Marines shouts, more phaser-fire striking Reigle, who doesn't seem to making much effort to dodge.

>4
"We can't get a clear shot! Maybe if we..." Starfox says, grinning. "Formation Omega!"

"What! No, DON'T GET CLOSE!" Star-Lord shouts.

It is too late as the StarFox team charges, laser-pistols firing. Whatever they were planning is lost to time as Asukhon throws her axe, the unholy weapon scything through the air to decapitate the entire team before returning to her hand.
>Starfox team slain.

>26
The Protoss Dragoons fire their Phase Disruptors at Asukhon, but she throws the Knight Inductor corpse at the projectiles, obliterating both them and the poor Knight's corpse.

>21
Bit O' Luck!

>>22350949
Abjurers, send forth your familiars to the Science Team and cast Fox's Cunning on them.
Every little bit helps, because the faster they can science the faster we can win.

>>22351012
http://www.imarvintpa.com/dndlive/spells.php?ID=3211
Here's the spell btw.

>>22350949
Follow these:
>>22350892
>>22351012

Finalon, use the magitek bow that the Guru's crafted for you.

Yellowman, how are the modifications going?

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>>22350949
"What am I supposed to use, harsh language?" Mustadio wonders as he hands over his gun to Matthias.

"Soldiers!" Agrias calls. "Stay close! We advance!"

"Hey, assholes!" Cheryl shouts, her voice psionically amplified to boom across the battlefield. The young psion crouches on the edge of a breach in the control chamber overlooking the battle. "Hope you like fog!"

>51
The shrill wail of a siren cuts through the sound of fighting as Cheryl leaps down from her perch to hit the ground like a meteor. She lands in a crouch, one fist striking the earth. From where she strikes the ground, a spiderweb of cracks spreads towards the Chaos Gods. Blood red light bursts up from the ground around them, sending a spray of dirt into the air as the New Chaos pantheon are enclosed in pillars of crimson luminescence. Tzintchi growls.

"That place... but a pale imitation of the Warp, child!" the godling shouts. The red-light bursts forward, and a wall of fog billows forth from the four Gods. "Let us see how you deal with our own version!'

>>22351137
Mustadio, what are you talking about? We gave you 4 weapons: a Gauss Caster Rifle, a Gauss Caster Pistol, a phaser pistol, and a Federation Engineering Toolkit.
You've still got 3 out of 4 left.
More importantly, did the Prawns drag the Nod Avatar back so you can get to work on it?

>>22351137


Silencers? Do put a downer on their little wannabe Silent Hill Showdown?

Cheryl, can you retrieve the Ebon Lance and the Wands?

>>22351137
Shadowrunners A and B, use phaser rifles to try to slow down Rei.

X-COM NOVA Veterans, switch to phaser rifles and fire on Misato.

"Everyone! You're going to see your deepest, darkest traumas and memories emerge from the fog! Prepare yourselves!"

Cheryl, after the Lance and the Auror's wands, we need to push that fog and what it contains, back. Get a Bit of Luck from Vitun before attempting it.

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Rolled 94

>>22351137
"No, they ripped the Ebon Lance back and tossed it to Aeshma. I know, I just... really liked that gun... huh?" Mustadio's reply is cut off as the fog flows over him and the rest of the team, cutting them off from each other with opaque gray mist.

"Poor little engineer," Mislaato whispers, stepping forth from the mists, all battle damage erased. She smiles at Mustadio and closes the distance between them with a single languid step, putting a hand on his when it reaches for his pistol.

"No, no..." she says, smiling, before winking and pushing herself against him. A hand caresses his cheek. "That's not the sort of gun you want to use on me."

"Lady, you make my skin crawl," Mustadio swears, pulling away. Mislaato smiles wickedly.

"I've been told that before. Mmmm. Perhaps you'd like me better if I looked like... this?" Mislaato asked, her form shining and shifting, Mustadio forced to look away for a moment from the light. He gasped when his vision returned.

"Mustadio..." Agrias purred as she stepped forward, clad not in armor, but in an especially skimpy variant of the Dancer uniform.

"A...Ag..." the engineer muttered, shaking his head. "No! I'm not dumb, I know that's not her!"

"But you WANT it to be her," Mislaato in Agrias' form said, leaning against Mustadio's arm. He looked away again and Mislaato gently took his chin and forced his head towards her. Her voice was just a whisper now. "Want... that's something I know a lot about. This form isn't her... but it could be."

"You..." Mustadio weakly said. He did not pull away.

"You want so many things, little engineer. These eyes to gaze into yours..." Agrias/Mislaato's arms moved around his back, embracing him. "These arms holding onto, tightly... A sheen of sweat in the night, soft skin on yours. And..."

Mustadio stared blankly.

"Three tiny words to set your soul on fire..." Agrias/Mislaato whispered, inching her head forward, opening her lips. "I... love..."

>>22351357
"...Getting shot in the face? Well, if you insist."

>>22351357
"Goddammit Mustadio!
"Get ahold of yourself! And put that phaser pistol to use and shoot it!"

>>22351357


*BLAM*

SO ENDS ALL CHAOS SCUM.

>>22351357

'Then the prophet spake: saying "Frak this, for my faith is a shield proof against your blandishments".'

Hey, I joined at the beginning and stayed around up until the very end of the LOTR arc, where I slowly started to fade out. I tried to stay involved, but more threads popped up than I could read them on the archive!

So, I'm wondering. After this is all said and done, could someone post a condensed story version on 1d4chan for me and others to see a full summary of what the fuck has happened?

Thanks in advance.

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>>22351357
"HER!" Mustadio shouts, drawing up his phaser pistol and firing it point blank into Mislaato's gut. The goddess shrieks and falls back, her form falling back into her own. Mustadio fires again, breathing heavily.

"I love HER, not YOU! Not her under a spell, not some clone you can make of her to give to me, I LOVE HER! You can't give me her, you can only give me a parody of her!" Mustadio shouts.

"You stupid little shit!" Mislaato snarls, pulling her whip out. "You could've had heaven!"

"You'd have given me Hell!" Mustadio counters, glaring at the fallen woman and gathering energy to his phaser. "And lady, you're made out of souls! And not only am I friends with one, I know how to ghostbust a little myself!"

The phaser begins to glow white as Mustadio brings it up and braces himself.

"Ashes to ashes! Dust to DUST! SEAL EVIL!" Mustadio cries as the phaser fires, a roaring cascade of white fury enveloping Mislaato, who is driven back with a shriek of pain and fury. Mislaato writhes on the ground for a moment before attempting to stand and falling, looking down. A look of horror, a rare expression for the sinful seductress, crosses her face.

Where her right leg once was is a perfectly sculpted granite replica.

"How... That can't..." Mislaato mumbled as she attempted to change her leg back and failed. She snapped her head up, raising her whip and bringing it down on only air as Mustadio flees back into the mist, smart enough not to press his luck in a one on one against a goddess.

>>22351491

That's a fucking medal when we finish here, Mustadio.

Cheryl, Silencers, any luck countering this fog?

>>22351491
You stone cold, Mustadio. Stone cold.

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>>22351491
Well holy shit.
Well done, Mustadio, well done.

Cheryl and Silencers, any progress in countering the fog? Vitun's Bit of Luck any help?

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>>22351445
Oh man. I haven't updated the summary in a looong time. I'll see what I can do later.

>>22351491
Cheryl crossed her arms and grimaced.

"This again," she spat.

"Yes, this again," Tzintchi agreed, casually walking forward out of the mist.

"You could at least put on a goddamn shirt," Cheryl dryly says. "I don't what you think of yourself, cheesecake Shinji Ikari isn't going to win me over."

"Well if the lady wishes," Tzintchi says with exaggerated politeness, changing his form to himself in a business suit. "I hear only good things from the missuses, though."

"Geeee I wonder why that is," Cheryl says, rolling her arms. "So, we gonna throw down now or what?"

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Rolled 57

>>22351641

"So eager to die?" Tzintchi's eyes flashed with amusement. "No, I just wanted to take this little... break to state my admiration of your raw talent. Your friends have developed it incredibly, but... well, I think I can do more."

"...are you serious? Jesus, you're not even trying!" Cheryl laughed. "You could've at least offered to bring my dad back to life or some other cliched shit."

"With the power you'd gain from me, you could do it yourself," Tzintchi said, the smile widening. "You could be one of my heralds. One of my right hands. A Daemon Princess..."

"I think I'd rather kiss Pyramid Head than ever be your right hand. I saw your movie, I know what you do with that thing, especially in hospitals over comatose girls," Cheryl shoots back. Tzintchi narrows his eyes, the good humor leaving him.

"That was not me... That was just a poss-"

"That WAS you if you hadn't of been jacked up on Warp power! That was the real you, the you without all the power GIFTED to you by insane gods!" Cheryl challenges. "You want to know why? Because you had about the same resilience as wet cardboard! You got chosen because you were easy to mold, to shape into something THEY wanted! Being a tool is bad enough, but the tool of a tool? Fat chance."

"You..." Tzintchi snarls, power crackling around him.

"Let's dance, bird-brain," Cheryl says, light beginning to shine around her.

>Inexhaustible Light
>This roll cannot fail. Rolling to judge how much it succeeds by.

>>22351543
>>22351573
"We've managed to keep the fog at bay around us, and we're slowly driving it back," one of the Silencers reports. "Give us some time and we might be able to expand the protection back over everyone else!"

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>>22351663
Inexhaustible Light crashed against foul Warp fury as Tzintchi and Cheryl psychically grappled in the depths of the Warp-tainted fog, the border between the Otherworld and reality.

"Give it up..." Tzintchi growled through a thousand-thousand mouths, his form writhing and changing rapidly. "I am a god. You cannot win. Accept the truth and hope I bring! Accept Chaos!"

"You're a god..." Cheryl admits. "But guess what? I've killed gods before... and you're on my home turf. You can't tap your host of souls here, and I've studied how reality emitters work enough to know that in a place like this, you can't draw on your full power!"

"I can draw on enough!" Tzintchi hissed. "And that's all I need!"

"Shut up!!!" Cheryl began to scream, the light growing in intensity. "The G-Man was an evil asshole, but I can thank him for one thing. That crash course in the Ukraine forced me to get my shit together beyond even what I did before."

"GET!" she roared. Tzintchi recoiled. "THE FUCK!"

The blinding light exploded outward, driving away the fog from a chunk of the battlefield and blasting Tzintchi off his feet.

"OUT!"

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Rolled 20

>>22351715
"We can bring him back to you, you know," Reigle said, appearing in front of Lyla without fanfare. The fiery White Mage growls and thumps her staff against an open palm.

"You could've chosen a better representative than a walking corpse. I blow up undead all the time. I even did it once in my sleep!" Lyla challenges.

"Death is my domain," Reigle says. "Mama Reigle loves you, Lyla. I want you to be happy. He can love you too. Just accept my help and you can have him back again."

"No thanks," Lyla snorts. "I wouldn't want a Spike forced to love me, and I wouldn't want one that was OK with me bending the knee to jackasses like you!" Lyla's eyes narrow, her tone softens.

"Besides, that jerk is up in heaven living it up with his girlfriend right now, I bet. I'm not the type of girl to intrude. I'll find someone else. And if you really love us, you'll stop this madness."

"I cannot," Reigle says, simply.

"Then we both know where we stand," Lyla says, bringing her staff up. "Bright Light, shine down on bloody impurity! HOLY!"

>>22351821
The column strikes Reigle and the dark goddess groans a little as some of her flesh is cooked off. Then she vanishes from sight and reappears behind Lyla, grabbing the white mage, spinning her around and planting a decayed kiss on her lips.

Lyla is left gagging and coughing when the corpse-goddess pulls away.

"A gift," Reigle whispers before she vanishes into the mist. Lyla falls to her knees, clawing at her throat, desperately trying to chant a spell and failing.

>>22351840

Lyla, you can beat this, you know you can. Concentrate, and cast Esuna. You can do this.

>>22351840
One of your specialties is purging unnatural things, after all.
And there's little that is less natural than this.

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>>22351840
"Dame Agrias," Tzintchi said, approaching the Holy Knight with a smile, Mislaato at her side. Agrias brought Gurthang up, immediately falling to a combat stance. Tzintchi laughed. "Oh, don't be that way, we only want to talk."

"Talk is another form of attack to beings like you," Agrias stated.

"True. Very true," Tzintchi said, the smile widening.

"You aren't the first demon I've dealt with," Agrias said.

"But, I'm not a demon... I'm a god," Tzintchi said. "A god that is offering you a final chance to fight for a cause worthy of your blade."

"And we help those who help us," Mislaato put in, stepping forward. "Your heart... torn between two men? In our world, you could have both, and be twice as happy."

"What happened to your leg?" Agrias asked, unruffled. Mislaato scowled. The Holy Knight shook her head. "You threaten innocents. There is nothing to discuss."

"How do you KNOW we threaten innocents?" Tzintchi asked. "Define innocence. We're trying to save people the same as you. You're judging us without all the facts."

"You know..." Agrias murmured, fingering the hilt of Gurthang. "I suppose you're right. I do not have all the facts."

>>22351915

FYI, that leg wound? Mustadio.

New Chaos may raise a few valid points, but their overarching ethos and methods are evil. Your choice on your way of dealing with them, though. I suggest massive, unilateral destruction myself.

>>22351915
Long story short, a Warhammer 40K canon was on the verge of total annihilation at the hands of the C'tan.
The solution was for everyone (except the Tyranids and Tau?) to pool their powers to make a massive time warp, and seal the Warp.
Preventing the Emperor and Chaos Gods from being born, and keeping the C'tan dormant.
The remnants of that canon influenced and corrupted the denizens of an Evangelion canon, until thanks to Instrumentality, these four were twisted to the beings you see before you.

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Rolled 63

>>22351873
>>22351904
Alone in the mist, you see Lyla try and fail again and again and again to remove the malady as she begins coughing up blood, her skin beginning to turn pale.

>>22351915
Agrias closed her eyes and the Triforce symbol on Gurthang's reforged hilt flashed with golden light. Agrias' eyes snapped open, shining gold for a brief moment before she spoke.

“...you're still just a scared child,”Agrias murmured, staring at Tzintchi.

"Don't be ridiculous!" Tzintchi said, narrowing his eyes.

“Gurthang has cleaved through to your past and I see it clearly now. No matter what you become, no matter what atrocities you commit, you can never shake off what you were. Who you were,” Agrias said. “You'll never stop being human. You'll never stop being scared. You'll never stop being HIS child.”

“You go too far...” Tzintchi warns. "You served a church of suffering and evil for how many years? Are you certain you are not repeating mistakes? Can you really protect anyone, you who failed Princess Ovelia again and again?"

“For you of all beings to tell me that is laughable! I am Agrias Oaks! Holy Knight of a fallen church, and bodyguard to a murdered princess! My failures are my own, and I will not deny them, but I will not be shackled by them either! And you've made a critical error!"

Agrias brings Gurthang up, glimmering with energy. "I don't need to be next to you to hit you!"

>>22351957
Rallying the surviving humans behind them, these assholes dedicated their culture to advancing weapons technology, so they can defeat the C'tan when they awaken.
That's the reason they give for conquering other worlds, so that they can gain resources and technology to defeat the C'tan.

>>22351967
Ah good, I see you've gotten things taken care of.

>>22351967

Elaine! White Mages! If you can, make your way to Lyla (Assuming we can "see" them both and guide them to each other, if not ignore it), she needs an Esuna ASAP

>>22351967
"Heaven's wish to destroy all minds... Holy Explosion!" Agrias shouts, pillars of shining radiance lancing down from the heavens, parting the mists and bathing the two New Chaos Gods in a purity that was anathema to them. Agrias narrows her eyes. "I can attack your very essence through these projections. Do not underestimate Gurthang's power. Leave, now."

"Arrogant bitch!" Mislaato cursed, swinging her flesh whip around to catch Agrias, the barbs piercing her armor in several places before Agrias can extract herself.

"You won't take another step towards the Device!" Agrias declares, blood leaking from her armor.

>>22351935
>>22351957
"My thanks, but Gurthang has revealed these truths to me," Agrias states.

The attacks of Agrias and Cheryl have managed to clear away the mist from half the battlefield at this point. The area around the Device is clear, as are the inner areas, saving about half your troops from having to deal with their inner demons or the corruptive temptations of New Chaos.

>>22352040

Is Lyla clear? If not, try and direct any free White Mages or Elaine to her and her healed before she ends up needing a Res.

Damnit Ikari, only one temptation attempt per deity.
Give Sohryu a turn.

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>>22351982
"Why? What's wrong?!" Elaine shouts, the girls of Redemption Platoon around her as she tries to lead them through the mists. "Point us where to go!"

Voices echo around Elaine and the Platoon.

"She's dying, Elaine. Even your skills might not save her. But your allegiance might," Reigle whispers.

"You just want to help people. We respect that," Tzintchi's voice echoed. "But you can't do it alone. You think we want to fight you? We don't want anyone to die that doesn't have to. We just want to bring everyone a better world, so what if our methods are a little extreme?"

"...you're just like Chaosbringer!" Elaine exclaimed.

"Don't you DARE compare us to that poser!" Asukhon bellowed. "Even Mislaato has more class than that rapist fuck!"

"It's true!" Elaine insists. "You think that you're bringing people hope and salvation, but all you're really doing is marauding around doing what you like!"

"Foolish child... Your naivety won't save you..." Tzintchi warns. "You don't know what horrors the universe has hidden for the soft of heart."

"I've done nothing but face those horrors again and again since I was brought onto this job. Naive? I'd rather be naive and believe in good than hold hidden knowledge and become a mass of neuroses and insanity!"

"We're striking out left and right!" Asukhon complains. "Tzintchi, sweetie, can't we just kill them now? Your plan isn't working."

Tzintchi's voice remains silent.

"...fine," he finally says. "Go to your friend. Save her if you can. We won't interfere with that. We'll see who is right."

A corridor of air opens in the mist, Lyla's choking form just visible on the other end.

>>22352133

Careful Elaine, this might be an illusion.

Any way we can verify via spell, ART spec, ANYTHING?

Elaine, cast Esuna from max range, we don't know if the disease is contagious. Before you approach, cast whatever anti-CRBN spells you have to be safe.

Rolled 50

>>22352164
Elaine's ART specs show Lyla as undergoing convulsions. Her vitals are all dangerously erratic.

"R-right! Max range!" Elaine says, dashing towards Lyla, her followers close behind.

>>22352188

WAIT! Elaine, fucking TRIAGE! Don't let yourself become another casualty! She still has a re-raise. First off, protect yourself, THEN protect others, first rule of battlefield medicine.

ANYONE, can you get verification that it really is Lyla there? Cheryl? Avatar? Anyone?

>>22352133
"Ikari, why have you chosen to appear before some of the holiest women in our employment? Did you really not expect unilateral rejection?"

>>22352213
"I can't sense her!" Cheryl responds. "Elaine OR Lyla! Are they still in the mist?"

"Sorry. Busy," the Avatar says, straining.

"No one else is wounded! I have to save Ly!" Elaine shouts. "I... I'll cast it at max range, like you said! No contact, no contagion!"

>>22352133

The universe is a cold and indifferent place, there are things out there that want to see us out of the way. But... we all have the Portental to be the light in the universe.

>>22352222
"Nice quads," Tzintchi says. "To prove a point. To give a chance. Also..."

"The more innocent a thing is, the more satisfying it is to corrupt!" Mislaato puts in.

>>22352233

Airborne Contagion, Elaine! Biological warfare rules, protect yourself, THEN save her.

>>22352279
"I can cast at range, what else do you want me to do?!" Elaine cries.

>>22352279
Also we've got the god of deception right over there, and another god recently had her power sealed by Mustadio, and can't get it unsealed under her own steam.
So the risk of her being restored, and promptly killing you for your troubles is too high.
...Unless you think you can call upon Wisdom to see the truth.

>>22352315

Do you have any spells to help protect yourself from contamination? Shell, wall, reflect, ANYTHING? I'm paranoid as fuck but if you think you've taken all precautions, go ahead.

>>22352315
You're a Time Mage aren't you?
Cast Stop.
Freeze her in place until this mist is dispelled.

>>22352315

Do that....

Redemption Platoon brace, brace yourselves. If she gets up and tries to hug you Don't let her touch anyone. Treat her as contaminated even if the spell works

>>22352348
By halting the flow of time around her, she will be unable to deteriorate?
...Unless that's not how time magic works at all.

Rolled 36

>>22352334
"...maybe... Maybe..." Elaine says, gripping her staff tightly.

"Your lack of trust wounds me," Tzintchi says.

"Blessed Nayru, allow me to see the truth... Please... Please, holy light... all that is good... Let me save my friend!" Elaine prays.

>>22352334
Of course, it's also possible that this is pure psychological warfare and they're trying to fuck with us.
So if you're completely positive to the best of your abilities that it's really Lyla, then alright.

>>22352370
Dude, you're all about deception.
Although deception goes both ways I suppose.
...I guess I can just hope that tricking her is too cruel even for you.

>>22352368
"Stop doesn't work that way!"

>>22352370
"I... I can't tell for sure!" Elaine says. "I... I don't know... No. No, I have to risk it! I'll be careful..."

"Elaine, you can't risk yourself! If Lyla's gone, then think of all the people depending on you!" Ballistas protests.

"If she's gone, think of all the people that will die because they didn't get help in time!" Elaine shoots back. "She's my friend! I... I have to do this!"

Elaine resumes running towards Lyla, stopping short and casting from the longest distance possible, twenty feet away.

"Heavenly wind, carry us to the fountain of power! Esuna!"

>50

Some of the color returns to Lyla's face as her breathing eases. But she does not get up, and she falls unconscious.

"...I did not expect that," Tzintchi admits.

"She's not getting up," Elaine says.

"You arrested Reigle's disease, but did not completely cleanse it. She is alive... but not cured," the Deceiver replied. "I was expecting for you to fail completely, to prove my point for me. But this is neither failure, nor success."

"So what now?" Elaine asks, numbly.

"I'll keep my word... this once," Tzintchi chuckles. "And we keep fighting to see who is right... who will bear the future. Your Task Force or my New Chaos."

"You know nothing of being gods," the Avatar's voice booms.

>>22352370
Forget about that and heal the fuck out of her, since apparently Katsuragi is well enough to chime in to me asking Ikari a question.

>>22352449
Well...
Huh.
Just move her somewhere safe for now Elaine.

>>22352449

Well, we have confirmation, so throw another couple Esunas and a Cure on Lyla, just in case multiple castings helps, if not, Elaine, stay with her until we can arrange a casevac from properly equipped troops.

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Rolled 89, 33 = 122

>>22352449
The blazing column of blue and white flame that is the Avatar's ethereal form looms through the mist, burning it away with his mere presence as his voice increases in volume.

"“Balance, you fools! You know nothing of beings gods.”

“That's rich talk from you, slave of Order," Mislaato hisses. "Your codes and laws will have no meaning when we are done."

"If you think I am a slave to Order, you truly know nothing of Virtue," the Avatar states. "Children forced to be pilots... Children forced to be gods... Do you know the damage you are doing? If you intervene in everything, you're taking away the potential of the people you must protect. Their lives stop becoming a mystery and journey for them to grow and blossom and become all about serving YOU.
You talk about protecting and saving people, but in the end, all you've done is glorify YOURSELVES. In casting aside Humility, you've cast aside your humanity. You've doomed your people to slavery, YOUR slavery. What hope can a nascent actor have of taking a star role if he is always following behind the most famous of the world's stage?”

“Weak and petty justifications for gods to avoid action, we've seen them before," Tzintchi hisses. "How many pantheons lay back, uncaring, allowing their worshippers to suffer again and again and do nothing? You expect us to stay idle?!"

“Balance, I said! There are subtle ways to guard your wards without dictating their fates! Not that you bothered with trying to find out, you egomaniacs!” the Avatar shoots back. "Now, release my friends from your prison!"

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>>22352486
>>22352478
"Right! Girls!" Elaine shouts. Ballistas nods.

"Redemption Platoon! Defensive formation!"

>>22352505
"The light of Truth banishes all deception!" the Avatar booms as nova of light blasts from his body, banishing the remaining fog and returning some semblance of normalcy to the battle.

"All troops check in!" Darius shouts.

"Jesus, look at BLU team!"

Where BLU team was is now a titantic abomination, the flesh puddle having reformed into a headless giant with the screaming faces of BLU team embedded across its body. Their weapons jut from its flesh, the Heavy's Sasha taking the place of the right hand, and the Soldier's rocket launcher the left.

>33
"Squad Two is looking really weird!" one of the NOVAs shouts. X-COM NOVA Veteran Squad 2 looks up into the sky, taking off their helmets with odd gleams in their eyes.

"I got 'em," Marc says. He brings us his phaser rifle and fires a few choice shots, causing a part of the scaffold to collapse and rain rubble down on the oddly behaving soldiers. "HEY! WAKE UP, PUT YOUR HELMETS ON, AND STOP FUCKING AROUND!"

At this admonishment, half of the squad complies, the other squad howling insane gibberish and promptly being sent to slumber-land by Marc and his phaser on stun.

>"Rookies! Fuuuu!"
>4 X-COM NOVA Veterans unconscious.

>>22352580
BLU Team, you think being fused into a hideous abomination gives you leave to slack off?
As far as I'm considered, that just means I only need to give one set of orders.
Now get back to work and ruin the day of one of those bratty gods."

>>22352580

Kill it now, and let respawn sort it out.

>>22352610
That also works.

>>22352610
Your first orders of the day.

Round 2 is up, and I'm heading to bed. See everyone tomorrow, I'll hopefully be early, but I don't know by how much.

>>22352608
>>22352610

Probably the best idea here. Don't know if they're going to be some sort of transcendental FPS savant who can bunny-hop and dodge every one of the NuChaos gods' attacks, or an abomination that will lay into our troops.

>>22354731

>Where BLU team was is now a titantic abomination, the flesh puddle having reformed into a headless giant with the screaming faces of BLU team embedded across its body.

They don't look like they are having fun. We best just kill them, Even if it only serves to end their pain.

>>22352645
Never had this question answered:
Is BLU's Respawn up and running?

Also, BLU Engineer and Medic were not anywhere near the other members of the team when they got zapped; are they still free and working?

>>22355623
The respawn is up, Medic WAS with the rest of the team, he was charging with them to test the Medigun on Reigle.

Engineer would've been setting up a Dispenser, so he should be fine, though.

>>22357205
Then we'll need to kill BLU and hope that they can get respawned.
I take it we didn't get a chance to test the 'use Medi-Gun on Rei' idea, then.

>>22360027
No we didn't, but respawns are what make up second chances.

>>22357205
Are the NC gods still generally at their cardinal compass points?
How are they arrayed now, and how close are they to the Device?

>>22361326
Now that the fog has lifted, your lines are in somewhat of a disarray. Agrias is in melee with Tzintchi and Mislaato, her 'guards' are nearby and will be in melee soon. Asukhon is still fighting with Darius and company. Reigle in between Lyla/Elaine/Redemption Platoon and the rest of your forces.

>>22361723
TG Soldier Squad, Sandmen Squad, Delta Green Squad, and Mobile Infantry B, fire Mass Rifles and conventional weapons at BLU.
Matthias, fire a Slow Cartridge and then a Gravity Cartridge at BLU.

Devastator Squad A & B, use your wrist-mounted twin dual phasers on Rei.
Zombie Hunter Squad, continue pouring phaser fire on Rei.

SCP Squad, 2 SCP Troopers fire Reality Disruptors at Shinji, 2 at Asuka, and 2 at Rei. The rest continue firing on Misato.

Vitun, provide a Bit of Luck to the Aurors. Aurors, pour Holy Water on your hands and attempt to Accio your wands back to you.

Marc, Dystopian Squad, X-COM NOVA Commandos, X-COM NOVA Elite A & B, X-COM NOVA Veterans 2, 3, 4, 5 fire phaser rifles at Misato.

Aeshma, give Mustadio a Bit of Luck. Mustadio, finish the job, shoot Misato with a Seal Evil.

Fujin, cast Regen on Darius.
Seifer, cast Flare on BLU; they'll respawn once they're dead.

Star-Lord, keep firing the NeiShot at Rei. Mages of Shadowrunner A & B, cast Armor spells on Alicia, Lavian, and Sonia before they engage Asuka. Other members of the Shadowrunner teams, fire on Rei with your phasers.

Redemption Platoon, fire a volley of Aglaophotis-B toxi-darts at Rei. Ballistas, pick up and carry Lyla, Elaine will need her hands free.
Elaine, fire a Holy at Rei.

>>22361981
Douglas, switch to phaser, and help against Rei.
We need Elaine back with us.

Mouse and the Prawns, Jack Archer, Isel, Yamada, attack BLU. We need to get them respawning.

Confederate Marines should still be firing on Rei with their phasers.

Finalon, use your magitek bow and provide some homing plasma arrow support to Agrias.

Avatar, assist Agrias if you can.

Cheryl and the Psi Matrix, can you hit Rei with a focused Blowout attack?

>>22343819
I want Vitun and Aeshma to cast http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/a/awaken-the-devoured on Reigle and Mislato. Bit of luck it.

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>>22362311
>awaken the broken, anguished memories of the countless souls that the target daemon has consumed
Seconding this!

Change the Auror orders to only attempt Accio, but do not touch their wands until they can be cleansed. Preferably by a Silencer showing the Warp the power of a Null.

>>22362311
>Awakening the souls they've devoured to hurt them
>Damage and stun!?
+1 for this bit of awesome

>>22362311
>>22362460
>>22362582
Oh, and have Aeshma use Tactical Expertise (+40 on d100) and Vitun uses Flash of Insight for a +25 on a d100.

>>22362311
>>22362877
Tactical Expertise can only be used either on a flanking/attack of opportunity roll, OR on any readied action.

What if we have Vitun cast on Misato, and Aeshma readies to cast on Rei when the Redemption Platoon fires with A-B toxiguns.

Rolled 61, 42, 76, 31, 88, 40, 46, 3 = 387

>>22362877
Tac Exp doesn't work for this roll, though Flash should.
>>22361981
>>22362200
>>22362311
"It's like fighting the Thing!" a TG soldier cries as everyone opens fire on the monster BLU has become.

"Keep firing, keep firing!" a Zombie Hunter shouts as proton phaser after proton phaser strikes Reigle.

The SCP splits their fire among the four Gods while the Aurors attempt to retrieve their wands.

"Form up! Focused fire on the slut! Now!" Marc shouts, guiding another barrage of proton phasers at Mislaato.

Vitun and Aeshma focus their powers and attempt to awaken some of the millions of souls that compose Reigle and Mislaato...

>>22364402
This does not look good.

>>22364609
Pretty much above average for us actually.

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Rolled 38, 85, 56, 79, 46, 59, 12 = 375

>>22364402
>61
The BLU monster roars from its many mouths as it launches several rockets, grenades, and bombs into the ranks of the soldiers opposing it. The explosives detonate, sapping the kinetic barriers of your troops while those unfortunate to be hit by the creature's chaingun have theirs broken. A hapless TG Soldier has his head blown off by the abomination's shoulder mounted sniper rifle. The White Mages manage to wipe away the wounds and even the death, however. When retaliation comes, the aBLUmination doesn't last more than a few seconds, collapsing into a gory mess, then disintegrating.

"Somethin's wrong!" the Engineer calls out. "'Spawner's got 'em, but it's taking a lot longer to put 'em back together! It needs time to untangle 'em I guess you could say."

>42
Reigle continues to shudder and allow the proton phasers to strike her.

>76
Splitting their fire among the four Gods seems to not have the desired effect. Mislaato begins to recover some of her strength, no longer suffering the full brunt of the SCP squad's wrath. The Reality Disruptor Rifles strike the other gods, but they seem to ignore them for the most part.

>31
Mislaato leaps into the air, avoiding most of the phaser fire, though a handful of blasts hit her. The scantily dressed goddess lands in the midst of the X-COM NOVA Veterans, twirling her whip around as it surges in size. The weapon expels dozens of thin tendrils over the battlefield to wrap around your soldiers, digging chemical laced barbs into them and tearing their flesh while ripping up their protection.
>X-COM Veteran Squad 2 loses their Advanced Bio Stabilization Masks and are Confused.

>88/40, 46+25=81/3.

Mislaato and Reigle suddenly howl, the island shaking with the sound as their forms writhe and distort under the holy magic of Vitun and Aeshma.

"What sort of magic is that?!" Mislaato exclaims.

"My whole being... wriggles... the souls are maggots within me..." Reigle whispers.

>>22364979
>BLU will take some time to respawn
Understood, Engineer. Get that Dispenser done, then go and help Egon and the rest of the Science Team with the calibrations for the Device.

Marc, take X-COM NOVA Veteran 3 and stun NOVA Veteran 2 before they can do anything we regret.

Looks like we need to concentrate the Reality Disruptor fire.

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>>22364979
>38
Mustadio curses as Mislaato dodges his Seal Evil attack. She winks and blows a kiss at the engineer while doing so.

>85
A massive explosion hammers Reigle into the ground as Seifer completes a Flare spell.

"The other abomination of flesh was dead. This is OK right," he says, tapping his Hyperion against the ground as the smoke clears.

>56
"This weapon was designed to kill gods too, you know!" Star-Lord shouts, levelling the Nei-Shot at Reigle. "I've been waiting for a chance to try it out!"

Only now beginning to rise from the crater caused by Flare, and still disoriented from Vitun's spell, Mama Reigle is brutally forced back into the crater as the NeiShot fire, ripping the air around her apart and crumpling her corporeal form. For a moment she appears dead, then she stands again, her limbs dangling at unnatural angles, all of them clearly broken. Her neck flops to the side as she opens her mouth to utter a chilling sort of moan.

>79
Then the Aglaophotis strikes her, a stream of the magically potent mixture being fired from the Toxiguns of the Redemption Platoon. The sound ceases, then changes pitch to a scream as Elaine lands a Holy on her, the phaser fire from the Confederates vanishing into the white nova of the spell.

"Aglaophotis, the Nei-Shot, Ringil... just how many items of power did you manage to STEAL in your romp across the planes?" Tzintchi wonders aloud.

>>22365268
It's called 'temporary allocation of resources' thank you very much.

>>22365268
Steal? I'm offended.

We found these just lying around.

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Rolled 20

>>22364979
"I've got her," Ballistas says, scooping up the unconscious white mage.

>46
A homing arrow sails towards Asukhon, but she swats it away with her axe. Finalon growls in frustration, reaching for another arrow.

>59
"Vas Corp Por!" the Avatar shouts, summoning a sphere of magical energy and hurling it at Asukhon. The sphere explodes over her, surrounding her in a translucent blue prison for a moment as several intense explosion tear apart space and time within it. When the sphere fades, Asukhon has several new wounds on her that are not regenerating.

"Fucking mages!" she shouts. "Don't interrupt my duel, or I'll goddamn shove your HEAD up his ASS!"

>12
"Accio!" the Aurors cry out. Nothing happens.

"Oooooh, that tickles!" Mislaato squeals with delight, rubbing her body.

"...can't we just get new wands?" an Auror whispers to the other.

>>22365268
Hey, Darius earned Ringil fair and square.

Rolled 35, 3, 96, 68 = 202

>>22365429
"Sorry my dear, try again!" Tzintchi laughs as a wormhole opens up to swallow the wave of primal energy directed at Reigle by Cheryl. He offers the young woman an evil smile. "Now... I do believe it's our turn."

>>22365429
Do you have any more wands because that might be a good idea. I don't know if you even want those back now...

Rolled 97, 34, 93, 24 = 248

>>22365472
Before I do that, I forgot Darius, Agrias, and the Marines/Zealots.

>>22365472
>3
We have one of Aeshma's Tugging Strands left. Can we use that to reroll that 3?

>>22365472
Are those our roles or theirs?

>>22365815
If those are their rolls, then we should force a reroll on that 96.

But should we force a reroll now, or save it for later in the fight?

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>>22365492
>>22365472

>97
"Foul avatar of Khorne, you will trouble the universe no more!" Darius shouts, bringing Ringil around and under Asukhon's defenses. The Blood Goddess parries with her axe, but the ancient sword cuts THROUGH the unholy weapon's haft, and into the former woman's chest. Asukhon lets out a shriek of pain as Darius drives the blade home with all his strength, then frees the blade by cleaving it up and out from his enemy's chest. A spray of caustic blood soaks Darius from the wound, but Sylph's modifications to his armor hold, preventing any damage.

>34, 93
Agrias is there in an instant, thrusting forward with Gurthang. She is not fast enough. Asukhon brings a mailed fist up and slams Agrias in the gut as she dodges the attack. The Holy Knight flies backward, coughing up blood while the Transpace Lance armed Marines run Asukhon through, the enhanced weapons cleaving cleanly through Asukhon. Alicia and Lavian do the same, charging in once they see their master laid low. Darius moves fast, catching the other sprays of caustic blood on his armor before they can hit the more vulnerable troops. Despite terrible wounds, Asukhon still is not dead.

>24
The Protoss Zealots close in, psi blades glowing as they cover their allies while they free their lances for another attack. They only manage a few stabs before Asukhon lets out a feral roar and tosses her axe aside.

>35
"That's IT! No more fucking around!" Asukhon growls as grabs the nearest two Protoss Zealots and tears apart their chests with her bare hands. A Zealot behind her attempts to cleave her in two with a downward slash only to have his throat torn out as Asukohn whirls around and bites into him with razor-teeth. She outstretches her hands and two new axes appear in them. With a shriek of delight she begins cleaving into the Protoss, the Warp-infused weapons popping their plasma shields like bubbles and cutting their flesh apart.
>Lose 8 Zealots.

>>22365869
Low is always good for the enemy. High is always good for you. You can tug the 3 if you want. Confirmation?

>>22365968
Confirm.

>>22365968
Confirm

>>22365968
confirmed

>>22365968
Bandwagon

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>>22365492
>68
Reigle convulses and her stomach swells, turning into a second mouth that vomits a stream of acidic putrescence onto the space marines of Devastator Squad B. The Space Marine do their best to scatter and avoid the foul stuff, their enhanced power armor allowing several marines splashed with the stuff to survive as the armor is melted away instead of their flesh. However, more than a few die, half-melted corpses littering the ground.
>6 Devastator Marines from Squad B killed. 4 lose armor.

>97
Mislaato begins singing a heavy metal-style song glorifying chaos and crawling in your mind. Cheryl immediately counters this with her own song, boosted by her psychic power and that of the Psi-Matrix. Both songs cease, cancelling each other out as Mislaato glares at Cheryl

"You're not the only one that likes Karaoke!" she shouts.

Marc stuns X-COM Veteran Squad 2 as this happens.
>X-COM VS2 now unconscious.

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Rolled 67

>>22365968
Let the dice fall where they may.

>>22366246
>Kareoke battle
>wut...

>>22366246
Devastator Squad B has just been reduced to 50% strength. Devastator Marines who have lost their armor, fall back to the Techno-Wizards.
Techno-Wizards, 4 of you cast Armor of Ithan on the 4 Knights.
Once you have an Armor of Ithan forcefield up, acquire the backup phaser rifles that the SCP Troopers carry, and re-enter the fight to provide fire support to your battle brothers.

Grand Crusade Platoon, provide fire support against Rei.

Agrias, momentarily fall back so that you can be healed before you re-enter the battle.

>>22366246
Fumbles! Attempt Wandless Magic!

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>>22366266
Goddammit, wrong image. Oh well. I'll leave it up so you know the result is legit.

>67
"Penalty!" Tzintchi calls out. "Too many men on the field. We're going to have to shuffle teams!"

A maelstorm of blue and yellow fire envelops Knight Inductor Tactical Squad C, their four Silencers managing to pool their Null abilities to nullify a vast swath of the unholy fire, but at vast cost. The Nulls collapses, blood leaking from their ears, nose, and mouth, their eyes burnt out, their brains melted by the strain. And despite their efforts, three of the Tactical Squad suddenly stop and with slow, halting movements, begin to turn their Bolters on the rest of their squad. Prepared for this, several enchanted bolts explode on them, revealing nothing but dust underneath.

"They've been turned into Rubric Marines!" a Marine shouts.

>KI Tac Squad C loses 4 Silencers. 3 Tac Marines turn into New Rubric Marines.

Reigle suddenly looks up.

"They're coming. We have to hurry," she quietly says.

"So many meddlers... If we all didn't want the same thing, maybe we'd all get along," Tzintchi laughs, darkly.

Rolled 8

>>22366463
"You got it, boss!"

Reigle disappears from her current position, reappearing beside Asukhon. She reaches out to her wounded ally despite her berserking state.

>>22366547
Oh fumbles, you never disappoint do you?

>>22366496
Speaking of hurrying, how's our science team doing?

>>22366547
Can we have that roll kill the idiot who told Fumbles of all people to use wandless magic instead?

>>22366496
Do this >>22366422
Also:
Avatar, see what you can do against Shinji.
KI Tactical Squad C, concentrate on putting down the 3 Rubrics.

Grand Crusade Platoon, please assist by firing on Rei.

Redemption Platoon, Elaine, now that Rei is no longer blocking your path, reform with the White Mage Squads A and B.

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Rolled 20

>>22366547

"What?! NO! WHO GAVE THAT O-" one of the other Aurors gets out, but it's too late. Pennysworth has already begun exaggeratedly gesturing at Mislaato. Then he gets yanked off his feet.

"Waaaaaaaaa!" Fumbles shouts as he, and the rest of the Auror team, fly into Mislaato's waiting arms, their wands pulling them closer to them instead of the other way around. The New Chaos Goddess catches all of them in a tentacled embraced, new appendages growing out of her back to wrap around the casters.

"Thanks! What a lovely gift!" Mislaato calls out. "I was getting kind of thirsty!"

"Pennysworth, you fuck-up..." one of the Aurors mumbles before he shudders and withers away to a shriveled mummy beneath his clothes.

"Oh dear," Pennysworth says, watching the rest of his squad meet similar ends.
>Auror squad down to one member.

>>22366422
"Reality Emitters, overboost complete!" the Crusade troops report. "Fields manipulated... Targeting corridor open!"

"Focus all your fire onto a single point! Posibeams first, then holy rounds! FIRE!" their commander shouts.

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Rolled 26

>>22366816
Beams of white and gold energy lance out from several Crusade troops armed with strange weapons that look similar to flamethrowers. Other troops fire gauss weapons with holy bullets. The weapons tear apart and disintegrate part of Reigle, but the platoon suffers heavy losses as their attack draws the Disease Queen's ire, her stomach-mouth belching out a stream of slime that melts away a fourth of their number.

>>22366665
"We're giving it all we've got, cap'n!" one of your engineers responds. "Space-time can't take much more of this!"

>>22366705
"I'll try," the Avatar says.

The Knight Inductors succeed in taking down their fellows, though it prevents them from attacking other enemies for now.

"All right, let's get serious now," Tzintchi suddenly says. "Let us access that Device or we're going to stop fucking around and kill everyone on this island. It pains me to say, but I don't have time to play the long corruption game, and you seem to not really be susceptible to the short-game."

>>22367006
The Avatar unleashes a magical storm on Tzintchi and the New Chaos God grapples with it before rending the enchantment to shreds.

"I'm warning you!" he bellows.

>>22367006
MetaOP, did Fujin get that Regen spell on Darius? If she did, then have her use Remedy on Lyla.

SCP Squad, concentrate Reality Disruptor fire on Rei.

Seifer, use Flare again on Rei.

Star-Lord, continue using the NeiShot on Rei.

Mustadio, Mouse, Isel. We're running out of time. Take the Sandmen, UNIT Squad and the the Rodger Young crew and go assist in calibrating the Device.

Mobile Infantry Squad B, X-COM Squad, switch to phasers and provide cover for the Mustadio and the others as they try to get to the control room.

Cheryl, Avatar, take the Psi Matrix and concentrate on Defense, coordinate with the remaining Silencers if possible.

>>22367135
Is BLU team still indiposed?

Aeshma, Vitun. Use that spell again, only this time, both on Tzinchi. Bit of Luck it. Flash of Insight it.

>>22367193
>>22367006
Marc, take X-COM NOVA Commando, Elite A & B, Veteran 3, 4, 5 and concentrate phaser fire on Rei.

Make sure that Agrias is gets fully cured by a White Mage before she goes back into the fight.

Shadowrunner mages, what's that progress on casting Armor spells on Alicia, Lavian, and Sonia?

>>22367222
Seconding this.

Fuujin, summon forth your Guardian Force.
Seifer, do the same after casting Flare?

Have the Abjurers cast Major Image timed for 30 seconds. They'll appear as Gendo and whisper things into Tzinchi's ears like "I never loved you." and "You are and have always been worthless."

Immediately after casting it, cast Leashed Shackles on Asukon. http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/l/leashed-shackles

It should let Darius have a few good blows on her.

>>22367293
Abjurers, can you cast Bear's Endurance and Bull's Strength on Alicia, Lavian, Sonia, and Agrias?

>>22367423
Nah, that's amateur hour.
If we're going to do this, have the images whisper stuff like "You truly are my son"
Or hell, how about specific stuff, about how Shinji took the only people who cared about him, and brainwashed them into the depraved lunatics he sees before him.
That he couldn't deal with a sincere emotional bond, so he instead twisted them into his lackeys.
Just like dear old dad.

>>22367423
By timed for 30 seconds, I mean to appear 30 seconds after cast.

>>22367500
That works. there's also the old "Your mother's a dirty whore"

>>22367500
Like Shinji knows damn well his dad never loved him, he can shrug off stuff like that.
But maybe something like Shinji hearing something like his last words in End of Evangelion, and learning that the man he's pretty much dedicated a good portion of his life to hating, was just a bitter fool too scared to reach out, and instead hiding behind smug superiority?
That'll sting.

>>22367423
I'll be the one voice of dissent, then.
We know that something's coming that is making Shinji rush. Getting to him emotionally like that could end up wiping out a big portion of our force before whatever they're afraid of arrives and forces them to divide their attention.

Also, the effectiveness is completely dependent on the dice, which is a big gamble.

>>22367798
agreement here. Let's continue with the assault against them for now and hold them off for as long as possible, or even kill them. Our goal is just to set off the device.

>>22367798
To be honest, I pretty much agree.
It seems monumentally unlikely that it will make Shinji less likely to destroy us.
If anything, it's guaranteeing that he will, while beforehand we could fight defensively for a while.

>>22367894
Like have our Abjurers buff the Wisdom/Charisma of the Silencers instead.
Whichever will make their Will Saves better.

>>22367798
>the effectiveness is completely dependent on the dice, which is a big gamble.
To be honest, though, everything involving the /tg/ dice roller is a big gamble.
Especially after midnight, when the dice seed tends to roll low.

This could be a chance to get him to divert his attention to illusions, rather than our forces, so he gets blindsided by Aeshma and Vitun.

>>22367918
What about, while our troops keep the gods busy, the Abjurers make a giant Magic Circle Against Chaos?

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Rolled 90, 27, 28, 72, 76, 4, 28 = 325

>>22367193
She did. Fujin attempts Remedy on Lyla as the SCP squad focuses on Rei and Seifer casts another Flare onto her. Star-Lord continues to fire the Nei-Shot at her.

"So that's your answer?" Tzintchi says with a sigh. "All right. Chalk yourselves up as more sacrifices for the sake of saving the world."

Mouse laughs.

“I never thought I'd get to say this and mean it literally! But... Tzintchi!" Mouse shouts. "You steal men's souls and make them your slaves! Mankind ill needs a savior such as you!”

“Perhaps the same could be said of your own organization..." Tzintchi says, a gleam returning to his eyes. "Look at the heroes you've 'convinced' to join you...”

“We fight together, but we don't worship them! There's a huge difference!” Elaine shouts. "Or are you too far gone to see the divide between servants and comrades?!"

“Yeah! Most of us aren't even part of their organization! We're independent contractors!” Alicia says, sticking out her tongue. “So take your talk of magically getting people to join and shove it!”

“Even if you've taken the high road, look at your Requisitions... do you think they did the same? Then tell me why they got nuked? Slavery by any other name...” Tzintchi says. "You can't take the moral high ground with me."

“Then we'll clean house later! But right now, YOUR sorry ass is on the chopping block!” Holtz bellows. "One thing at a time!"

"One thing at a time is a mortal limitation! You'll soon see that!" Tzintchi laughs as Mouse leads the other Sandmen along with UNIT and the R-Y crew back to the Device.

>>22367938
I feel like we'd have to get a 90+ for him to actually fall for that, since illusions and mindfuckery is what he's all about.
We'd be better off having them try to cast Dismissal again.

>>22368040
Mouse, don't encourage New Chaos's fascination with shitty portmanteaus.
"Come on Ikari, do you really think talking about how the rest of the Transpace Guard became flawed and corrupt is going to discourage us? Do you want to hear a shitty friendship speech?"

>>22367135
What's the status on the device?

All things considered, Tzintchi seems to be hinting about knowing some things we don't. Like, how the hell did he know some things going on? And did they somehow manage to make pit stops at other sectors to see what the rest of the Guard is up to?

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Rolled 34

>>22368040
>"Well it'll be near impossible for Fu to..."
>90
>"Hokay then."

Fujin takes Lyla's limp form and casts her spell, managing to add just that extra inch of magical power to press through Reigle's contagion. The disease is wiped away and Lyla returns to life with a gasp.

"BETTER?" Fujin asks.

"I never thought I'd be glad to wake up in the arms of a woman!" Lyla comments, shaking her head. The Redemption Platoon giggles and grins. Lyla scowls. "Shaddup, you!"

"You're back!" Elaine cries, taking a moment to embrace her best friend.

"Whoa, come on, Lainey! Battle, remember?" Lyla protests.

"Right!" Elaine says, releasing her. "And... we have some payback coming!"

"Hell yeah!" Lyla says with a grin, standing.

Reigle lays a hand on Asukhon's shoulder and some of the warrior-demoness' wounds begin to rapidly regenerate.

>27, 28
Seifer's Flare disappears to nothing, counterspelled by Tzintchi as Reigle twists space and time, causing the RDR barrage to disperse harmlessly into the Warp.

>72
She goes get a face full of Nei-Shot however, which knocks her away from Asukhon.

"Back off, Reigle! I can handle them on my own!" Asukhon snarls.

"...fine," Reigle says, looking up. "I will attempt to keep everyone else from intervening."

>>22368245
He's a god of knowledge and secrets.
Maybe that just allows him to know things?

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Rolled 42, 19, 47, 45, 93, 72, 86 = 404

>>22368133
"Come on, it's tradition, isn't it?" Tzintchi says, with a laugh. Then he stops, wriggles, and vomits a multicolored rainbow of screaming ghostly faces onto the floor.

>>22368271
>76/4, 28/34+25= 69.
Vitun and Aeshma hammer Tzintchi by awakening the souls he has consumed.

"Ugh..."Tzintchi says, shaking his head. "That's what I call a bad case of indigestion."

The Avatar considers your order for a moment, then disappears from sight, reappearing atop the Device to scatter a handful of glowing runes that vanish to reappear equally spaced around the machine. The runes carve themselves into the ground while the Avatar begins to blaze with power.

"SANCT VAS GRAV IN MANI AN CORP!" he shouts. A shimmering white curtain of energy springs over the Device, swirling around it like a cloud given solid form.

"A Barrier of Life... without the Sigils? All right, that's sort of impressive," Tzintchi says, giving the Avatar a slow clap. He grins. "...but we can pick it apart when you're all dead!"

>>22368040
Thank you for that little tidbit, even if it a bit too dismissive for my tastes.
Polite sage for not contributing.

Have Aeshma join in with the forces engaging Asuka, and attempt to use the Ebon Lance as a melee weapon.

>>22368414
Yellowman, how's the device? Any kinks you found?

>>22368558
I was thinking that.
If we do have Aeshma go on the attack with the Ebon Lance, make sure that she uses a Bit of Luck on herself (she has 3 left), and then Tactical Expertise (+40 when flanking).
If she attacks in concert with Darius and his 4 Transpace Lance equipped Knights, then she should be able to get into a flanking position easily.

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>>22367293
It's done the Shadowrunners report.

>42
A rain of white beams strike Rei, but at least half that number strikes an AT-Field, deflecting them harmlessly.

The Abjurers begin casting support spells.

>>22368194
"35% recalibrations completed!" Yellowman shouts over the comm. "We need more time!"

>19
The conjured Shackles miss Asukhon by a mile, the red-maned warrior laughing hysterically. "Bullshit spells like that won't touch me, you fucking cowards!"

>47
Agrias is back in the fray in a matter of moments, driving Gurthang into Asukhon's side with lightning speed. Asukhon laughs and matches the time-boosted warrior blow for blow, both combatants taking heavy wounds as the combat gets vicious. The problem is that being a goddess, Asukhon has far more staying power.

Finally, Darius yanks her by the shoulder, pulling her out of the way of a decapitating strike. The ex-Lionsguard stumbles back, breathing hard, bleeding hard.

"Heal up," Darius gruffly says before continuing to fight Asukhon with Ringil.