Starcraft wikia is the fluffiest wikia.

http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/Viking
At the end of this you will find the fuckhuge list of shit ground and space craft (with possible upgrades!) so you can twitch at the possibilities.

>>25878482
((I like how you link the viking, first. Afraid of repeat mistakes are we?))

>>25878409
>You had your engineer undertake a risky experimental procedure to improve your skills.
Spectre time?

>>25878527
no

>>25878409
time for protoss vision quest

>>25878409
Awwwwwwww yeah, time for more advances on the ship adjutant.

>>25878527
Nah, let's stay Ghost. Nostalgic that way and probably less psych problems

>>25878666
It's kind of terrifying imagining DP on terrazine.

>>25878701
She might loop back around into scary competant.

Oh god I got school tomorrow

FUCK I'M STILL GOTTA DO THIS SHIT

I ain't gonna let retards hijack this thread

>>25878724
good man I have a nurse coming early tommorrow but I will stay up as long as I need to

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The door slides open. Engineering seems to have a good deal of crew now, but it's so large and so many consoles still remain unfilled. You have a long way to go. You step into the next room, tables with robotic arms hang over them. At the center-most table you see the silhouette of your suit under transparent plexiglass. Mac has some goggles on, and is currently typing away at a console. He doesn't notice you for several seconds, and you clear your throat. Your chief engineer stands up immediately and begins talking with all the speed of a madman. and pacing the suit's table excitedly.

>"Sir! Your suit, lots of damage - But! - Nothing we couldn't fix with what we had on board. I took some of the schematics for the Adjutant's processor heat coils and replaced it with a psi-sensitive plastic I was able to reverse-engineer from damaged suit 'muscles', if you will. The end result is much better - in my humble opinion. And the stealth reactor? Had a few redundancies. I took a look at our Banshee's stealth reactor - simple thing, really, just a few repeat cross-dampeners that interface with the main power. Using psi-sensitive materials I was able to repeat the process using psionics as an energy source instead of the Banshee's reactor, and, well.. Let's just say you don't want to let the suit into Dominion hands with -this- technology, right boss? Oh, and then the HUD. It was pretty simplistic. Honestly I'm kind of insulted the Dominion gave someone with your skills sensors -that- useless. Infrared and a x2 zoom? Basically a CMC suite."

>"They were probably afraid I'd go rogue."

Mac stops in his tracks. Dumbfounded.

>"Really smart, why didn't I think of that... Anyway. so I took a look at our Goliath schematics, took a few pointers from our sensor tower Schematics, and presto: Infrared, EM field, Biometric scanners, Radar filters, Psionic registries. The problem is I had to connect all of it to your suit's primary processor, can't figure out what it was for."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXhzsx36ZOo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0nCSPovlT0

>>25878768
Oh Mac, you wonderful wonderful man.

If we or our Adjutant know more about the primary processor and what it's for inform him.

>>25878768
Mac don't overwork yourself.

>>25878768

Mac I think I love you

>>25878768
give this kid a peck on the cheek

>>25878806
pretty sure it was for are adjutant and we should make sure Mac takes breaks don't need him to overwork himself and die from heatstroke

>>25878409
>>25878768

Adjutant I can't participate in this due to scheduling however I would like to contribute in some way, would you like someone to bounce ideas off of? I its how I keep myself sane when I'm not leeching internet off the shitty library in town.

>>25878811
*Don't work yourself anymore, unless a similar situation such as this presents itself.

>>25878768
He is a good person.

>>25878852
((Feel free to bounce ideas off the twitter or thread any time.))

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>>25878768
So you won't be able to use your Adjutant without that processor, but she's on the Daluke now and you can access her anyway. Not a problem from the sounds of things.

>"Thank you, Mac. You can get back to work. I'll take it from here."
>"Sure thing, Sir. I was going to take a look at our systems, see what I can improve on the ship."

The man leaves with a brisk salute, it seems the resoc process also cured a good deal of his awkwardness. You press the open button on the console and view your suit for the first time.

The suit's like new, more defined with increased psionic muscles, and painted purple. More sensors decorate the front. You immediately disconnect it and put it on.

>Loading...
>Adjutant A.I. online.

Good morning, Delta Phoenix.

>>25878940
Good morning to you, too. It's been too long.

>>25878913
I'll have to look into getting myself a twitter then. Been doing the same for other quests via email and IRC
Also screaming internally when looking through the archives. Jesus fuck. The worst part is I can''t even be a cassandra warning either.

>>25878940
Sweet, sweet music in our ears.
"Morning Adjutant. Anything to report?"

>>25878940
"We missed you."

>>25878961
I am detecting no available jobs or other offers on any frequencies. The rebellion is currently convening on a new government.

Should I load available starmaps, Delta Phoenix?

>>25879036
I thought we had settled on heading towards Jungle World with the friendly\non-hostile Dark Templar.

>>25879036
Make it so Adjutant.

>>25879036
Eh. Go for it. Feels like we're lacking people for a good vote, though.

>>25879036
Please do.

>>25879056
((3 people voted, we're re-voting even though I don't expect a different decision.))

Starmap loaded. Additional options have become available. Unnecessary or dangerous locations have been removed.

>Jungle World XTYU003: Edge of Protoss space. Ruins on planet, inhabited by friendly Protoss Dark Templar Kassix.

>Volcanic World HA002: Old Zerg hive world. Nuked out years ago during the Brood Wars. Heavy in minerals, vespene gas, and geothermal energy.

>Forest World NN014 "New Ares": Small colony in operation, mostly agriculture. Close to heavy shipping lanes.

>Urban World Kilaro: Completely urban landscape. In complete riots and chaos following the near-fall of the dominion. Food, medicine, and weapons are all in short supply with next to no security force policing smugglers.

>Nohallan: Fringe Ice Planet. Hostile Wildlife and climate. Well outside of Dominion space.

>Barren World JZ01919: No atmosphere, high in inorganic salts and rare compounds. Mining platform station "Dick's Paradise" in orbit.

>Murric: Continental Fringe World. Provides 92% of Agriculture for nearby systems. Fiercely independent anti-Dominion population.

>Corendis: Jungle World, known for heavy Safari activity. Low in minerals, high in vespene gas.

>New Albuquerque: Fringe Desert Planet. Civilian Shipbuilding industry. Low in minerals and vespene gas.

>Station 114: Fringe territory observation post. Previously Confederate, now occupied by ex-Confederate mercenaries.

Begin achieving consensus, voting will begin when ready.

Still think we should head there honestly. Even with the new suit we're kinda... weak for a Ghost Hero.

Adjutant, is our Umojan smuggler contact still kicking? It would be good to have a link with Umojan tech.

I'm gone for 2 days and we do completely retarded shit and almost die again.

this was to be expected

>>25879102
dudes? Protoss Vision Quest. let's do that

I say we go to Volcanic World HA002

We need the resources to build a even bigger armada. Besides imagine all the abandoned outposts and relics they have on there

>>25879121
I seem to recall someone expresing concerns about vespene gas, and jumping over there. In addition to that the templar might not like a cruiser hanging above his nexus- last time he tolerated us because we weren't a threat. What would our specific goal for traveling there be?

>>25879125
It appears as though our Umojan contact has gone dark at this time.

It is likely he will resurface at a later date.

>>25879156
We do not have access to starport schematics at this time.

>>25879173
we hope he may be able to teach us something about psionics and maybe get some other information

Soooo what happens when we jump there with a huge ass fucking Dominion battleship with semi-remnants of Zerg biomass in it straight into Protoss space?

Somehow, I'm unsure of this being a good idea.

but I guess we can get DT psi training
we're so gonna die again

>>25879173
training our new guys. practicing with the drop pods. And learning from DT.

>>25879102
Okay, the ones I would be interested in, Jungle World XTYU003, we can chat with Kassix again, he might be able to teach us things. But he may consider us bringing the Daluke above his house a serious threat and not be happy with us.

Personally I'd go to the Barren World, it lets us get interesting resources, and Dick's Paradise ought to be fun.

Or Station 114, perhaps we could pick up more crew there.

>>25879189
>>25879192
So there's a good chance we might go there and just be flat-out refused assistance, or even attacked. We /do/ probably have some small zerg signs on our ship yet. And he might take offense regardless at a massive xboxhueg ship appearing.

The idea of a DT being a shrink for us is hilarious, but still.

>>25879156
I would be okay with this.

>>25879189
To be honest I think the dark templar wouldn't teach us anything. They think of humans with Psionic as children with guns.

>>25879203
if we go their we will scan to make sure no new people are their then we land with mainly just DP and maybe some guards like 2-4 people tops

>Volcanic World HA002: Old Zerg hive world. Nuked out years ago during the Brood Wars. Heavy in minerals, vespene gas, and geothermal energy.
>Corendis: Jungle World, known for heavy Safari activity. Low in minerals, high in vespene gas.

We do need the resources.

>>25879242
then we should scrub the ship just to be safe

>>25879269
btw what does "heavy Safari activity" mean?

>>25879308
lots of wild ferocious animals that would pose a threat to ground teams

>>25879308
Awesome animals we can capture and sell to planets for a high price

>>25879308
The planet has several encampments of big game hunters that hunt and kill hostile fauna for sport.

>>25879330
>>25879332
>>25879353
Awww yeah. I'm throwing full support behind Corendis then.

We can have loads of fun and load up on much needed vespene.

>>25879308
Aggressive tour-guides looking for tourists to extort will assault Delta Phoenix every fifth step.

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Protocol for consensus votes:

All votes must be in the following format:
>1

Votes that will not be accepted:
1
>1 I want this lol
>1 unless x in which case 2.

Please post only the > symbol and your number designation for the vote.

>1 Jungle World XTYU003: Edge of Protoss space. Ruins on planet, inhabited by friendly Protoss Dark Templar Kassix.

>2 Volcanic World HA002: Old Zerg hive world. Nuked out years ago during the Brood Wars. Heavy in minerals, vespene gas, and geothermal energy.

>3 Forest World NN014 "New Ares": Small colony in operation, mostly agriculture. Close to heavy shipping lanes.

>4 Nohallan: Fringe Ice Planet. Hostile Wildlife and climate. Well outside of Dominion space.

>5 Barren World JZ01919: No atmosphere, high in inorganic salts and rare compounds. Mining platform station "Dick's Paradise" in orbit.

>6 Murric: Continental Fringe World. Provides 92% of Agriculture for nearby systems. Fiercely independent anti-Dominion population.

>7 Corendis: Jungle World, known for heavy Safari activity. Low in minerals, high in vespene gas.

>8 New Albuquerque: Fringe Desert Planet. Civilian Shipbuilding industry. Low in minerals and vespene gas.

>9 Station 114: Fringe territory observation post. Previously Confederate, now occupied by ex-Confederate mercenaries.

>>25879379
Yep. I'd rather burninate small packs of zerg then have morons with guns following us around.

>>25879390
>1

>>25879390
>1

>>25879390
>2.

>>25879390
remind me adjutant, but didn't we vote to go to the jungle world last thread?

>>25879390
>7

>>25879390
>8

>>25879390
>2

>>25879269
I'd say the first one. We made a shitload of credits just from supplies before. Mercantile Fleet is a go.


Though to be honest, I'm in favour of sticking around and seeing what concessions this new government would be willing to grant us first, even if it's preffered trade partners. We practically handed them the planet.

>>25879420
See
>>25879102

>>25879390
>2

>>25879420
>>25879102
Read the damn posts.

>>25879390
>7

>>25879390
>2

>>25879390
>1

>>25879390
>1

>>25879390
>1

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>>25879390
Voting ends at 21:06. Calculating votes...

>>25879390
>>25879375
>>25879269

You know, once we get filthy rich (again), New Albuquerque might be a good place to run by. We need more ships. Not even military, we have an embarrassing lack of Hercules or even run-of-the-mill drophips.

>>25879502
Psh. We have Mia, she can tow like 12 SCVs with her Wraith.

>>25879502
Yeah but too bad people wants to send our entire ship just to go to a protoss planet who we're not even sure will teach us Psionic techniques

>>25879533
I still don't know what the hell to think about that. She rolled ridiculously high or something, right?

>>25879539
If anything, we could just ask which planets have Protoss on them and we can just avoid them in the future if that is requested.

>>25879543
I think Adjutant said she rolled a 94.

>>25879539
God, we're gonna get buttfucked by Carriers the moment we land. I can see it.

>>25879473
>>25879478
>>25879484
What the shit

>>25879404
>>25879405
>Fuck everyone's concerns, we have a protoss BFF to go learn from.

>>25879543
((She rolled a 94. I was going to give you it on a 90+. Otherwise the pirate battlecruiser would shoot her down and you'd have to rescue her on the planet unless she rolled a 25 or less. Yep, 1/4 chance of death for hero units that stupid.))

>>25879597
To be fair, it's not like we can't assign our guys to harvest whatever there is available while we do Protojitsuu or whatever.

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>Registering consensus.
>1 Jungle World XTYU003: Edge of Protoss space. Ruins on planet, inhabited by friendly Protoss Dark Templar Kassix.

You head to the Bridge and issue the order to your XO. Your ship disconnects from the trade port, and aims for the darkness of space.

>"All stations warp on my mark..."
>"Mark!"

The stars zoom past in streaks, replaced soon by the jungle world in front of the blue sun.

>"I am detecting a signal on all frequencies, sir. Patching it through."

The main screen is replaced by the face of Kassix.

>"I knew you would return when you knew your purpose, Ghost."

>Awaiting input...

>>25879619
And this is why we need to stop being so damn stupid at times.

>>25879626
There's no guarantee we will get taught Protojitsuu at all. Harvesting for a battlecruiser might just piss the dude off, also.

>>25879634
How are you doing pal?

>>25879634
"It's interesting to see you again Kassix. I suppose I have found purpose.

I came to learn if you are willing to teach."

>>25879634
"Hey brah, how's it going?"

>>25879634
"Kassix, we need to talk."

>>25879634
>"I knew you would return when you knew your purpose, Ghost."

"A ghost needs a fright"

>>25879670
this

>>25879670
Seconding.

What was our newfound purpose again?

>>25879634
What will our crew do in the meantime? Take some time off?

>>25879737
Beats me.

Teaching artificial life the meaning of love? Becoming more of a weapon? Bettering ourselves? Finding inner peace? Learning patience?

>>25879737
Our crew, the Daluke, keeping them safe and well.

Protecting them from all that would harm them as well as expanding them and giving them the strength to fight what would seek to harm or restrict them.

>>25879772
this we do what we do for are crew

>"How are you, Kassix? It's interesting to see you again. I suppose I have found purpose.

I came to learn if you are willing to teach."

>"I am burdened by darkness, Rising Phoenix. And you have much to learn. Send yourself to my Nexus. Alone."

The signal ends. The XO looks to you.

>Establish a base planet-side.
>Keep everyone in Orbit.

>>25879737
Learning to Ghost. Because we're awful at it.

>Establish a base planet-side.
Same place as before. The DT didn't object to that.

>>25879792
>Keep everyone in Orbit.
let's not piss off the DT

>>25879792
>Establish a base planet-side.

We sold our supplies, we really need those depots.

>>25879792
Keep everybody in orbit. Make a plastic ball room in the battlecrusier or something. Go alone.

>>25879805
no fucking no he said alone

>>25879792
He said come alone, and I don't think that means setting up a base on the planet.

So have everyone stay in orbit, this'll be a good chance for them to take a break, get to know each other, maybe run some training and practice drills, and for people to familiarize themselves more with the ship.

So we're gonna be the Protoss-analogue to the Queen of Blades? Cool.

>>25879792
>Keep everyone in Orbit.
Lets see what he has to say first, then we can make plans.

>>25879810
No, we don't. The battle cruiser provides +200 supply per day.

Let everyone rest in orbit

And make sure Mac doesn't overwork his ass to death

>>25879823
The Daluke supports 200 supply worth of units per day. It does not produce surplus supplies due to current power constraints.

((It will eventually, but it's too much free dosh right now.))

>>25879792
keep it in orbit

>>25879839
Lets have him work on making a fun room. A place that anybody can relax at.

>>25879792
as a matter of fact, when we land planetside, let's ask if it's ok to set up shop

>>25879813
Twenty'thd. Though we don't want the crew partying too hard or they might get taken by surprise.

>>25879881
The Templar did not directly state that other planetside operations were restricted.

He has only stated that he does not wish additional units to accompany us to his base.

Henderson can keep the troops occupied right?

Probably hunt some fauna or train close combat. Henderson is good at brawling.

>>25879903
Alright, lets not push our luck then. Ask first then act on what he says.

>>25879903
better to be safe then sorry

>>25879903
Oh. Still might wish to get the okay from him before we drop a command center (far from any protoss stuff) and begin tearing the place up.

Vote Begins.

>1 Establish a base planet-side, after asking Kassix if it's alright.
>2 Keep everyone in Orbit. Have Mac focus on Daluke improvements.

>>25879952
1

>>25879952
>2

>>25879952
>2

>>25879952
>1

>>25879952
>2

>>25879952
>2

>>25879952
>1.

We need more resources, more equipment. Let's fill up before we improve.

>>25879952
>>1 Establish a base planet-side, after asking Kassix if it's alright.

>>25879952
>2

>>25879952
>2

>>25879952
>2

>>25879952
>1

>>25879975
>>25879977
>>25879958
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>>25879975

No we do not, the only thing we're short of is credits.

>>25879952
>2

>>25879952
>1

>>25879952
>Vote ended at 21:35. Tallying votes...

>>25879952
2 because I want to get in and out of there as quick as possible. I don't even want to stay more than 1 day in that star system.

Each passing day is ever closer to the prophesied "storm" We should be building improving our fleet each day

You know, I wanted Mark Solo and Chewy to pilot that second Valkyrie (which I wanted to name the Falcon).

I sad.

>>25879995
Waaaait a sec. I thought
>1, but only if X
wasn't allowed, but
>1. A line or two later try to sway others with my opinion, futilely, ceasing my greentexting.
was.

>>25880052
Wait, nevermind. Dammit.

>>25880052
((When I offer the votes as (x but only if y), you vote 1 and that's what you get. The vote changes if discussion offers it as a possibility, that's why we have discussion before an official vote. 90% of the game is outsmarting your Adjutant's shitty suggestions.))

>>25879952
>>1

>>25880083
>90% of the game is outsmarting your Adjutant's shitty suggestions.

Man, this need needs to be at the top of the page or something every time you start a thread.

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>>25880121
((Nnnnnnnnope.))

Wait, since Mac so easily took apart the Banshee's stealth reactor does that mean we can get stealth for our wraiths now?

>>25880151
Wait, can't Mac just make everything stealth now.

He knows everything and can build everything.
Stealth Gorgon GO!

>>25880151
Mac will present research opportunities as he recognizes them, and will provide tactical advise as your chief engineer.

Oh cool we're going back to see the Dat. I may have to start reading again? So have we learned to stop being a greedy retard? Because that shit was lame.

>Registering Consensus...
>2 Keep everyone in Orbit. Have Mac focus on Daluke improvements.

>"XO keep everyone in Orbit. See if Mac can do anything for the ship. Have a crew prep me for a drop at that Nexus."
>"Sir."

You head for the docking bays, your crew gives you a bit more room than usual. Heading to a Protoss for training seems to have reminded them that you're a ghost, and a little more than human...

Your SCV crew is detaching the fuel line from the Dropship, the Black Earl. You board it alone.

>"Coming up over drop zone, sir. Prep for insertion."

You stand over the launch tube and grip your handlebar overhead. You feel a small tinge of apprehension as you remember your training on Korhal...

>>25880173
The problem is we have one genius engineer. Without team, installations, resources and , topping it all, the problems of being a genius.

>>25880190
not even a little close.
We're the most pants-shittingly retarded ghost that there's ever been.

>>25880190
Nope, people have only continued to be stupid and greedy as hell.

Upon hearing that there was a Viking, a notoriously difficult craft taht often kills its pilots, that we told that it wasn't known if we could fly it, and that there was a perfectly good escape route that didn't involve having to touch it, people decided to hijack it, realize we couldn't fly it, and charged a siege tank line with it.

>>25880258
To be fair, I don't remember a vote to charge the siege tanks.

>>25880295
i wasn't even here for that. goddamnit guys

>>25880295
There wasn't one.

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>>25880121
>>25880140
FOR YOU.

>>25880295
>>25880309
I really wish there had been. It cost us our suit.

Though the depression storyline after was a decent character builder.

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You wake in darkness. Someone is screaming at you.

>"OUT OF BED! GO! NOW! MOVE IT, MOVE IT, MOVE IT!"

You hop to your feet quietly and try to keep your expression blank. Any expression at all and you'll be hit. Any sound at all and you'll be hit. You hate this place but there's nothing you can do. You stand at your designated spot, in a lineup with other children standing at attention. Girls, boys, all of them other ghosts. When you first came here you could read their minds, but the surgery changed all that. You don't remember your name. You don't remember your age. You don't remember anything except... Delta Phoenix.

A guard stands in front of each child. Their minds are all fuzzy. They don't know where they are. Some of them scream and cry from inside their own minds. You feel sorry for them. You feel like you are them...

>"Marines! Sideaaaaaarms. Hut!"
The man points his gun at you.

>"Cadets! These sidearms are loaded! When I give the order these men will paint the floor with your brains. It is your challenge to disarm the marine and paint the floor with -his- brains. I do not care who wins or loses as long as my floor is nice and pretty."

The instructor stops pacing behind you and moves to one side. He smiles. You hate him more than anything else you have ever known.

>"Fire."

>>25880295
((The actual vote was to try and fly the viking. You rolled low but not 'game over' low. The actual game-ending roll was trying to survive morphing it.

I had more mercy than you deserved to be honest.))

>>25880333
Oh god another flashback

>>25880333

That sounds like an incredible waste of potential Ghosts.

>>25880333
We need to get the dark templar to help make our flashbacks go away. They are distracting.

>>25880354
>I had more mercy than you deserved
Not particularly. There's plenty of other quests if you decided to up and kill DP there.

>>25880440
do not tempt the Dungeon Master. He and the dice gods are fickle beings.

>>25880422
It's at least somewhat decently into training, I'd hope.

>>25880422
Nah. It's standard. If a ghost can't fuck over a Marine with a gun unarmed in 5 seconds flat, they're shit.

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>>25880333

The launch tube opens, you hurtle to the ground and land on your feet, kneeling down. You hear the subtle hum of Pylons. The Nexus stands before you, it's massive doors open. You step inside. At the center stands Kassix. While he previously only wore a loincloth, there are now Hydralisk shoulderplates covering his shoulders, and a zergling lower jaw covers his own. He appears to be armed with some sort of psionic double-scythe weapon.

>"I see you have learned from your greed, Rising Phoenix. You fear to put your men at risk, even here. Though it is sometimes necessary, you have proven your constraint. Something you will need."

He takes a combat stance.

>"Hit me, Rising Phoenix. With whatever you can. However you can."

His psionics are on a scale you can't yet imagine. You don't know his motives or if he will kill you if he can.

>Try and shoot him.
>Run in for close combat.

>>25880457
That's flawed logic. You have to keep a balance otherwise you get Tin Pot GMs and it's a fair point that if you kill the main character straight up, the players will go and find something else to do. All it does is add an unsatisfying end to a story that is otherwise mildly enjoyable.

>>25880507
>Run in for close combat.

>>25880507
Which are we best at?

>>25880507
I think this is calling for something else...
Lets try a Psionic attack.

>>25880507
>Shoot

>>25880507
HONOR DUEL

FISTICUFFS

>>25880507
>Hydralisk shoulderplates covering his shoulders, and a zergling lower jaw covers his own
So he's Zerg now? Great.

>>25880532
Your aim is better, but sensors indicate he has shields and he is likely to have higher reflexes.

You have your recon fist attached, and can use a knife in close combat.

>>25880527
yeah, that's not how my DM runs things. We go through quite a few campaigns with dead characters, but the fact that there are risks and no plot armor greatly enhances the thrill for us.

>>25880553
RECON FIST - ACTIVATE

>>25880507
gonna say go with firing an flashbang and going up close

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>>25880537
Psionic attacks are unadvised at this time.

>>25880552
No, that is something Dark Templar do when they hunt zerg. They take trophies and such.

>>25880547
Honor is for dead men.

>>25880552
They wear zerg parts. Goddamn.

>>25880552
It is 99% likely that these are trophies.

The zerg bio signatures read as dead.

>>25880552
actually, zer' atai tribe. They like to put up the bones of the slain enemies as trophies

>>25880507
Could you give us a list of equipment we have on us? I think that we shouldn't just try shooting him with a rifle, and we definitely shouldn't just try and smack him in the face.

We fight dirty, if we have a flash grenade on us open with that, if we have sticky grenades we use that to force him to go in a direction we expect before shooting him with the C-20, if we have Widow Mines we drop those behind us as we go through a hallway to force him into their path.

He with with whatever we can however we can, that means we fight like an actual ghost, not just some schmuck with a rifle.

>>25880552
no they are from kills like what Preds do

>>25880567
Right, didn't see the part about his Psionic level.

>>25880581
Are you gonna roll for that.

please roll a 1 for me this time

>>25880507

...Close combat with a Dark Templar.

ARE YOU PEOPLE FUCKING INSANE?

The mere fact that we're considering it makes me facepalm. A protoss zealot would utterly wreck our shit, let alone a DT.

>>25880584
He said however we can. Flashbang + capping is totally fine.

>>25880507
>>Run in for close combat.
Because shooting something like The Shadow is nonsense.

>Not taking the CQC training option

>>25880601
((I already did for "Zerg ate the place as you got here", it was a 60-something. Was a 30-something for "Dominion are shooting kassix"

Bad shit can happen at any time, any where.))

>>25880607
gotta agree. Work with our strengths which is right now maintaining distance and sniping him while we can see him. Full force psionic enhanced bullets.

>>25880607
What? He's only 10x our psionic power, twice as big and strong, and has had several hundred years of practice in melee combat. Don't be unreasonable, you.

>>25880567
well then he will never suspect it

>>25880642
>twice as big and strong

Make that an order of magnitude, Protoss are seriously BROKEN.

>>25880642
well what ever we do we should start out with a flashbang

>>25880642
If we didn't rush him like an idiot, we wouldn't be able to call ourselves Double Penetration.

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>>25880507
Vote begins.
>1 Attempt Psionics, hope it takes him off guard.
>2 Try and shoot him.
>3 Run in for close combat.

>>25880507
Do not, I repeat, DO NOT get into melee with this guy. It's the worst idea possible. He will hand us our ass on a silver platter if he doesn't feel like chopping our legs off and shoving them down our stupid throat. Our highest priority is maintaining distance and dissuading him from covering that distance.

Do fight dirty. Shooting is good, grenades are good, flash grenades are good, traps with mines and grenades are better.

>>25880679
>2

>>25880679
>2

>>25880679
1

>>25880679
>2

>>25880679
>2

>>25880557
You make it hard for me to explain without calling you an idiot.
Consequences are fine. However straight up killing the main character of a quest usually up and ends the quest. You need to have consequences beyond killing them.
As well, sitting here saying "Oh yeah, I could have killed you, but I felt nice." is taunting and egotistical.

>>25880679
>2

>>25880679
>2

>>25880679
>2

>>25880679
>2

>>25880663
Toss, the Space Marines of SC

>>25880679
>2

>>25880679
>3

>>25880679
>3

>>25880679
Vote ended at 22:14, tallying votes...

>>25880733
>>25880736

Get out.

>>25880748
Nah

>>25880733
>>25880736
I love you guys. Y'all are what make each vote a harrowing nightmare in at any time DP could go off and do something fucking retarded and get us killed.

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You strafe to the left and bring your C-20-A to bear on the Templar. He runs in a serpentine pattern, his weapon held back in one hand, the other held forward as the bullets do nothing against his shields. He closes the distance and jumps seveal dozen feet into the air, sailing at you. You roll behind one pillar and reload your rifle. Damn, he's fast...

>"I can smell your fear, Rising Phoenix. Like a child lost at war..."

You turn around the pillar and step out slowly into the open. Your Psionic readers detect nothing. Your infrared detects nothing. Your EM detects nothing.

>"Your fear overwhelms you. You believe your own death is imminent at the slightest misstep."

You hear something shuffle overhead, you duck and roll. The Templar lands where you were standing, his weapon imbedded in the ground. You take your shots while you can. He lifts up his cloak and shields himself, vanishing into black smoke. You keep stepping backwards, conserving your ammo until you can see him. A reload right now would be fatal...

>>25880867
If we have an idea where he is a flash or sticky grenade would be very useful.

If we have Recluse Mines we can leave them behind us and punish him for closing the distance without proper care.

Hellfire or Irradiation may be a bit too impolite, and EMP/Lockdown wouldn't help I don't think.

>>25880867
Maybe we should have just bumrushed him. Fearless DP going at it again.

>>25880916
EMP would mess with his shield

>>25880934
Dear god no. We can't take a Zealot in melee, let alone a Hero Dark Templar.

>>25880867

>"And it is, Rising Phoenix. A moment's hesitation. A moment's doubt. You trust your brain far too much. But you do not trust your heart-..."

Something hits you hard in the back. You lose balance and fall forward. Your C-20-A goes spinning behind a pillar. Your combat knife shoots out from under your palm. Kassix sails at you from overhead. You grab his weapon with one hand, and bring your cybernetic over to stab at him. He grabs it with one hand. The psi-scythe dangles dangerously close over your face. Part of you already knows the fight is over.

>"...-Because yours was taken, and you do not have one."

He withdraws his weapon and straps it over his back. He lowers a hand to help you up.

>Loading...

>Rising Phoenix
I like it. Should we decide to chose our next name this should be it.

>>25880988
Nah, our name is Double Penetration

>>25880962

>You trust your brain far too much. But you do not trust your heart-...

Is this where we get the 'Are You Sure' GM special ability?

>>25881013
((Would you like to use a lifeline?))

>>25880962
Oh DT-bro, how'd you know we gave our heart ot the Adjutant?

More importantly, that sure doesn't sound ominous at all.

>>25881044
It probably refers to all the flashbacks we've been having. You know what with our miserable childhood, mindwipes, being processed from a happy girl to a singleminded ghost with little sense of self and severe emotional difficulties.

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>>25880962
>>"...-Because yours was taken, and you do not have one."

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>>25880962
Moments later you follow the Templar through the dense jungle as he speaks.

>"Aeons ago, before Terrans even sailed the stars, this world was sacred to my people. Hunting grounds, a rite of passage. Vicious and intelligent beasts stalked it's jungles. Until the Zerg came. Our was with them were mighty and we saved the planet at terrible cost. But the Zerg are a cancer. Even today, countless generations from their defeat, they still reproduce and stalk the shadows here. Today your rite of passage begins."

You come upon a circular monolith. It is embedded with countless protoss ruins, murals of dark templars fighting beasts, aliens, Zerg, and Terrans...

Kassix touches one of the murals. A Dark Templar fighting an Ultralisk.

>"Good luck, Rising Phoenix."

The Templar brings his cloak over himself. You hear a distant roar you cannot identify from the North.

>Statistical odds of defeating superior Zerg forces without backup: 27%. Recommendation: Call for reinforcements.
>Become the hunter. Track your quarry.

Discussion begins.

>>25881168
>Our war with them was mighty
>How does that even happen.

>>25881168
>Become the hunter. Track your quarry.
The first step to learning

>>25881168
>Become the hunter. Track your quarry.
We Ghost now.

>>25881168
Keep reinforcements on standby. We need an OH SHIT button.

>>25881168
>Become the hunter. Track your quarry.

>>25881168
>mfw we got cloak
>mfw even an ultralisk can't do shit

>>25881168
Call in a drop pod full of equipment.

I want a good sized pile of spare Grenades of all the varieties we can think of except Lockdown and EMP, a pile of Recluse mines, a lot of spare ammo, some D-8 Charges, that sort of thing. I want to be prepared for this, but risking the lives of our men on our rite of passage is just not right.

Though having evac ready wouldn't be a bad idea in the least.

>>25881168
Kassix said no backup.
We do this without backup.
If we succeed, we become Dark Phoenix mfw i finally understand why Adjy keeps on calling us Dark Phoenix.
If we don't, Henderson lives on among the stars forever doing awesome Henderson stuff.

>>25881242
i like this

>>25881247
((Dark Phoenix was what Kassix would call you if you were evil and he had to hunt you.

Your name to him will change depending on your morality.))

>>25881247
>>25881205
Seconded. We have all that we need.

>>25881242
Yeah, this sounds good. But we should only do it when we absolutely need it. Otherwise, it tips off the zerg to something being there.

>>25881247
>Henderson retires on a Safari Club in Corendis

>>25881168
Become the hunter.

>>25881242
Yes, because hunting Ultralisks without explosives and a pile of specialty grenades is a terrible idea.

>>25881350
Perhaps we can one day mind control a drone and raise our own zerg brood.

>>25881407
one day we can mind control*
How the hell did I manage to not type out two whole words?

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>Optimizing consensus.

You bring your hand up to your comm and radio the Daluke.
>"XO. Keep a dropship on standby and have some spare equipment loaded into the drop pods. I may need help soon."
>"Should I deploy a ground team, sir?"
>"Negative."

You head for the jungles, and ready your weapon. You hear the calls of various birds and beasts. Unaware of your location and with the Ultralisk not showing up on scans you climb a tree at the edge of a cliff and look out. Eventually you see several trees falling over in a path. You've spotted your quarry. You make for the disturbance quickly and discover your prey. It gored a much smaller native creature and seems completely oblivious to you. You take up a position in a nearby tree and take aim.

>Blind it with a Flashbang and open fire.
>Hellfire grenade. Burn it and run, finish it if you have to.
>Irradiate Grenade, avoid the ultralisk as it eventually dies.

>>25881484

What about Flashbang and THEN a murdergrenade?

>Irradiate Grenade, avoid the ultralisk as it eventually dies.

>>25881484
Ultralisks have terrible pathing, let's irradiate and avoid.

>>25881484
>>Blind it with a Flashbang and open fire.

then

>Irradiate Grenade, avoid the ultralisk as it eventually dies.

>>25881484
>>Blind it with a Flashbang and open fire.

>>25881484
Can't we Blind it with the flashbang and just grenade spam it to death while cloaking so he doesn't see us.

>>25881517
There is a chance that a blind, stampeding, burning ultralisk running through the jungle poses an immediate health risk to Delta Phoenix. The Ultralisk will face away from the source of the flashbang.

>>25881484

>Blind it with a Flashbang and open fire.
>Hellfire grenade. Burn it and run, finish it if you have to.
>Irradiate Grenade, avoid the ultralisk as it eventually dies.

Use irradiate first. If that doesn't work, then flashbang and hellfire

>>25881484
Irradiate grenade for a guaranteed kill. Then just keep following it until it dies.

>>25881531
if this encounter is going to work like that then I'll second this

if not, my vote is for >>25881539

>>25881484
We should definitely Flashbang it, otherwise we have a burning or irradiated ultralisk charging us.

>>25881484
Blind the motherfucker and ride it

>>25881484
>Irradiate Grenade, avoid the ultralisk as it eventually dies.

>>25881579
No.

>>25881484
>Blind it with a Flashbang and open fire.

>>25881579
I am inclined to back this up.

Vote begins.

>1 Flashbang and Hellfire.
>2 Flashbang and Irradiate.
>3 Shoot. Everything.
>4 Hellfire Grenade.
>5 Irradiation Grenade.

>Note that any rounds used will not be available for the remainder of the deployment without supply drops.

>>25881484
We're on a cliff right now. We can set up D-8 charges in the right place so a large pile of cliff falls on the Ultralisk crushing it.

So blind it from as large a distance as possible, lure it here, maybe lay some Recluse mines along the path to keep it infuriated, don't be near the cliff face when it gets here, and set them off so a cliff falls on it.

>>25881550

Well, then just Irradiate it then I guess.

>>25881618
You sued the cliff to view the ultralisk. It is on the low ground.

>>25881617
>2

>>25881617
>5

>>25881630

Dude.

>>25881550

>>25881617
>5

>>25881617
>2

>>25881617
>2

>>25881617
>2

>>25881617
>5

>>25881617
>5

>>25881617
>5

>>25881628
Which is good for dropping a cliff on it as it'll be below the massive pile of falling rock. We can set the charges up here before we go down after it.

Unless we can't remote detonate the D-8s, that'd make it awkward.

I think that Irradiation Grenades will take a while to kill it.

>>25881617
>3

>>25881617
Voting ended at 23:02. Tallying votes...

>>25881681
The Ultralisk's location is several hundred meters away from the cliff.

Detonation is possible remotely.

>>25881617
>>2 Flashbang and Irradiate.


2

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>Consensus Registered.

You take careful aim and fire your Irradiation Grenade. It basically shoots straight into the Ultralisk's ass. The Ultralisk roars in pain and begins to stampede towards you. You turn and swing from tree to tree, jumping and grabbing vines, branches, and whatever you can as it runs at you. Eventually you reach a river and are forced to stop. The ultralisk stampedes unknowingly into the water and gets taken downstream. Several chunks of it effectively rot off, and one of the smaller 'teeth' runs aground at the bank of the river. You pick it up and tie it to the stealth reactor on your chest. You make for Kassix's Nexus.

>Loading...

>>25881811
>Irradiation grenade to the ass.
Damn, that must be a painful way to die.

Check for one ultralisk gone.

>>25881811
Huh, well that was easy. Did DP roll really high or something?

>>25881842
>implying it's over

>>25881842
probably, I half expecting to flub the evasion rolls since we didn't do the safe option and blind it first.

>>25881842
We shot burning uranium at it.

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As you approach the cylindrical pillar you notice a new mural towards the top. A ghost shooting at an Ultralisk. It feels you slightly with pride.

Several Protoss step out of the shadows, Kassix foremost among them, they all have siilar psi-weapons and various trophies from Zerg carcasses or bits of Terran bones or weapons.

>"You have proven yourself to the tribe, Rising Phoenix. Remove your helmet."

You do so, after a moment's hesitation. Kassix reaches out a hand and draws a Protoss symbol on your cheek. You can feel it tingle slightly. The other Protoss keep one hand on their weapon as they kneel down. Kassix steps back.

>"Your training begins now in full, Rising Phoenix, Slayer of Parrasque. Allow us to return."

The other Protoss stand and disappear into the shadows. You walk with Kassix for several moments before entering the familiar Nexus. He takes you deep inside of it, to some sort of arena. Kassix speaks to you.

>"Try and hit me, Rising Phoenix. And this time... mean it."

>Loading...

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>>25881974
>feels
>fills
((I cannot type today.)

>>25881974
>>25881997
>Siilar
>Parrasque

>>25881974
>Parrasque

Wow, did we just kill a hero Ultralisk?

>>25881974
apply fist directly to the face

>>25881974

So, Flashbang to disorient him, followed by an emp to drop his shields. Finished with a Psyonic Shot.

>>25881997
That's not even the worst one.
[spoilers]We still love you[/spoilers]

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>>25882019

You train for several days with the Dark Templar. Although honest, it is incredibly grueling. Your progress continues, however...

Loading Psionic Registry for Delta Phoenix.

>Available training.
>7: [Psionic Radar: Able to precisely detect biological units and psionics at great distances, through almost all forms of stealth.]
>[Psychic Reflexes: Attack Multiple Targets simultaneously with no penalty, attack first on all fights against non-psychics]
>[Psionic Regeneration: Able to heal self or others with psionics, reduced chance and duration of being stunned/knocked unconcious]

>Completed training.
6: Psionic Close Combat Specialist, Psionic Warfare Specialist, Psionic Weapons Specialist.

5: Read Minds, probe memories.