Claudius used the targeting systems of the ship to lock into where Tellon had marked targets. Once he had locked out the location, Claudius depressed the trigger and began to rain down fire, as bolt after bolt were sent from barrels. His hope, even if he did not hit them, was to slow the advance on Tellon's position and give him a little more time.
Silva held his staff in one hand bringing it around to attack one of the banshees as he drew his pistol and shot anouther
Tellon finally directly intervened in the battle. He decided to give this bionic a chance to prove it could be better than his old hand. He took out his plasma gun. "Have our Lascannons and Leman Russ's Continue Opening Fire on the Eldar in the street! A thunderhawk will barrage the same target! And have our autocannons focus fire on those shining spears!" Tellon took aim at the nearest Eldar nuisance and proceeded to fire plasma upon them! Attack: Plasma Gun (5) [2] (ignores 4 armor) -->against the nearest Shadow Spectre squad. OOC: I'm going to take it as an omen if the plasma gun explodes once again.
@Avenging-Angel "This is not going well. "Hold the heavy weapons nest!" Regos yelled as he pressed a button on his helmet to send a feed to Athenallas of the current state of there position. Grabbing a Incendiary grenade of his belt he threw it towards the Dire avengers and lifted his one handed chain sword and made a swing at the Fire dragons that arrived with there deadly melta guns. OOC Throwing a Incendiary grenade at Dire avengers and attacking Fire dragons with chain sword.
@seabass @Avenging-Angel @Vulpas @EvicusDasan1 @lord-watchman @TechCaptain @Keidivh "All ground leaders, this is Claudius. All lines and flanks must be held at all cost. Should any flank or line begin to crumble, call Alderson for close air-support. Should that prove in affective, call me and I shall jump in to assist in whatever means necessary. Brother Zuriel shall be handling the capture of the witch should anyone get eyes on. Remember, the Emperor protects his faithful." Claudius was not one to enjoy flying around above the fight. He wanted back into the thick of things, and with Zuriel handling the capture of the witch he could join in holding the lines. That is, as soon as he was needed anyway.
@TechCaptain "I need some support on my line, xenos have breached my position and have gotten inside our building. groups of them are on my level, Doing my best to hold. but I will need support!"Regos said through the vox Calling in support on his position.
South ('Right') Side - Lone Templar @Vulpas | Grunting in slight pain after the eldar's attack Athenallas swore as a vid-feed from Regos popped up, cancelling it with a thought. "I am busy brother. Do not distract me." A second curse fell from the Black Templar's lips as the eldar climbed to her feet and began chanting, running at the xenos female whilst prepping a second frag grenade, juggling it and the second bolt pistol even as the bolt pistol he wielded continued spitting out bolts. [OOC: Bolt Pistols: (4 hits, 1 target) & Frag Grenade (6) (AoE) against Kurelai.]
Zuriel aligned his shot with the dorsal cannon, ready to unleash death upon the Eldar armor. If their heavy fire could be broken, they may stand a chance at pushing the Xenos back. He listened close to Claudius' directives, nodding. @Avenging-Angel @lord-watchman @seabass @TechCaptain @EvicusDasan1 @Vulpas @matt23 "Wise words Brother Claudius. And if any detect or see a witch, inform me immediately. I shall break it." He said eagerly, excited to face such a worthy foe. OOC: Dorsal Cannon on Eldar armored column
"Regos, brother. Thunderhawk is on its way. " After the attacks of his brothers he banks towards Regos position.
~~ Barnassus Campaign - Battle of Ladimur - Overall Battle ~~ The battle, now having going on for half an hour, started to come to a stalemate as nobody really could win the upperhand over one another and each casualty started to become more and more valuable. Each warrior fought more vigorously on each side, desiring to win. While Athenallas once again alone fought over his own life and death, having gained the upperhand in the long and draining duel, Regos who deployed initially with him started to struggle more and more to keep his line up. He was a lone Astartes with unskilled guardsmen and only a handful of Skitarii which were appropriate warriors. The Eldar simply plowed through his line as if it was nothing. On the other side, Farith and Silva were finally creating some sort of Perimeter due to their team efforts and kept the enemy at least from advancing any further, not requiring any aid as they stuck to the original plan which paid off as the reinforcement of the Thunderhawk finally joined the battle and bombarded the enemy below, not just penetrating the shield but also taking several Alien lives in the process. Tellon's main line which was the most important felt another hard blow as some of the Leman Russ tanks gave into the heavy fire of the enemy and the raids continued, even worse so the Shining Spears have proven far harder to hit than initially thought and rampaged through the Imperial lines in melee, aiming to take out the command chain as they close in at full-speed with lances ready on Tellon, Zorg and the mutant-servitors while barely landing any hits at the speedster-jousters. It was a messy fight, but nonetheless one that had to be won. Too much was on the table. ~~ Barnassus Campaign - Battle of Ladimur - North ('Left') Side ~~ @lord-watchman | @EvicusDasan1 Farith has proven his skill as grenadier as his Plasma Grenade landed right in the middle of the Dire Avengers, killing a pair instantly and harming pretty much everyone else of them. However, due to their war-mask they only got more furious about it rather than harmed or weakened and started to charge full-frontal melee past him and into the Penal Legionnaires, hacking them apart like a pack of lions would their prey. As he and Silva decimated the Banshee squad into merely two remaining Eldar, they suddenly stopped swinging their blades, looked at them and suddenly screamed at such extreme pitch that even within the presumed safe confinements of their helmet, at least for Farith who wore his unlike Silva, their ears started to bleed. Momentarily deafness and disorientation came over them, too but their superior Astartes physiology denied the alien any impairment for combat. Within seconds their hearing returned and the bleeding stopped, one could only hope their sonic weapons left no long-term damage. Within those moments the Fire Dragons punched with their melta-weapons a line through the Skitarii and sending them to oblivion. It was a difficult fight, but the Astartes were winning! ... For now. Combat Summary: Spoiler: OOC: Farith Plasma Grenade (12) (Ignores 5 armor, AoE) vs. Dire Avengers - 18 (9x2) hits => 8 Dire Avengers (47/72 | 3 armor, 8d6 hits) Farith Plasma Gun (Helium, 5 hits, Ignores 4 Armor) vs. Banshees - 4 hits Silva Exceptional Force Staff (1H - 7 hits, Ignores 2 Armor) vs. Banshee - 2 hits Silva Bolt Pistol (4) [2] (Ignores 1 Armor) vs. Banshee - 4 hits => 2 Banshees (9/30 | 3 Armor, 2d6 hits), Burn 2 Banshees - Scream of Death => 3 Wounds to Farith & Silva => Farith => 4/9 | 5 Armor => LR => 1 Success => 5/9 | 5 Armor => Silva => 3/9 | 5 Armor => LR => 1 Success => 4/9 | 5 Armor Dire Avengers vs. Penal Legionnaires => 38 kills Fire Dragons vs. Skitarii => 7 kills OOC - Ally Status - North (Left) Building: Spoiler 43 Skitarii 128 Penal Legionnaires 1 Heavy-Bolter Nest 1 Missile Launcher Nest OOC - Enemy Status - North (Left) Building: Spoiler 8 Dire Avengers (47/72 | 3 armor, 8d6 hits) 6 Fire Dragons (36/36 | 3 Armor, 6d6 hits) 2 Banshees (9/30 | 3 Armor, 2d6 hits), Burn 2 ~~ Barnassus Campaign - Battle of Ladimur - South ('Right') Side ~~ @Vulpas Regos still completely on his own, speaking of Astartes, managed to at least incinerate one Dire Avenger, but only could dig his sword into a Fire Dragon without doing any damage. While the Dire Avengers cooked in their armor the collective of the Fire Dragons turned their attention to Regos and the heavily armed Skitarii, burning them as good as they could. Several Skitarii died, while Regos got away with only a minor wound, in relativity to what fate overcame the mechanized warriors, his right upper chest armor melting under the extreme heat and meshing with his flesh and black carapace. In the background the Banshees emit a scream, far enough from the Salamander to leave him unharmed, but close enough so he could see that several Penal Legionnaires lost their head through detonation caused by the sonic weapon of the alien species. Others simply dropped to the floor, blood freely flowing out of their ears. He would have to order retreat soon, was no aid to come. Combat Summary: Spoiler: OOC: Regos Incendiary Grenade (5) (AoE) (Burn 1) vs. Dire Avengers - 6 (3x2) hits, causes Burn 2 => 8 Dire Avengers (46/72 | 3 armor, 8d6 hits), Burn 2 Flame Sword 2H (5) [1] (Ignores 1 Armor, Burn 1) vs. Fire Dragons - 2 (1x2) hits, causes Burn 1, 2 crit. fails (1 counter per enemy => 6 counters) => 3 hits => Regos 9/9 | 2 (5) Armor => 6 Fire Dragons (34/36 | 1 (3) Armor, Burn 1 Fire Dragons vs. Regos & Skitarii (quarter damage vs. Regos) 6d6 => 20 hits => 5 hits, Ignores 3 Armor vs. Regos => 6/9 WL | 2 (5) Armor => LR => 1 Success => 7/9 | 5 Armor => 15 hits vs. Skitarii => 4 dead OOC: Made a big mistake last turn where I used d12 and took the hit number of 6 x 6 (24) of the Fire Dragons, instead of rolling the d6, just in case you are surprised about their sudden damage, etc. Penal Legionaires vs. Banshees 0 Kills (2 wounds) Banshees vs. Penal Legionnaires 62 Kills (Scream of Death) Skitarii vs. Dire Avengers 1 kill (4 wounds) Dire Avengers vs. Skitarii 4 kills OOC - Ally Status - South (Right) Building: Spoiler 36 Skitarii 87 Penal Legionnaires 1 Heavy-Bolter Nest 1 Missile Launcher Nest OOC - Enemy Status - South (Right) Building: Spoiler 7 Dire Avengers (40/72 | 3 armor, 7d6 hits), Burn 2 6 Fire Dragons (34/36 | 3 Armor, 6d6 hits), Burn 1 5 Banshees (25/30 | 3 Armor, 5d6 hits) ~~ Barnassus Campaign - Battle of Ladimur - The Lone Wolf Templar ~~ @Avenging-Angel The Black Templar shall not be denied by Dorn's and Sigismund's will. The psyker attack unleashed full-frontal raw warp energies into him. It took the shape of merciless blue flames burning on top of his armor as if his iron will would not dare let it even get under his armor, like a rock in the seas the warp flames simply washed over his armor, harming Athenallas through the extreme hit relatively little for it's intended purpose of killing him and not just wounding. From behind the flames and smoke an object flew again towards Kurenai, blowing up in mid-air however and only filling her with splinters before the marching Black Templar, little afraid of the smoke and fire, shot at the alien-witch and blowing off her right lower arm and giving her a bolt into her abdomen that left a painful crater as it blew flesh and bones off. The impact and pain sent her to the ground backwards, barely capable of holding her weapon as she readied it for a final, spiteful stab, to at least harm the Templar before she would die. "You will all... Die." She coughed blood. "If not at our hands... Than at those that hold the Forge... Nothing can save you... For you denied our aid... Foolish Mon'keigh." The woman chuckled, turning into a sinister laughter between coughs of pain, each letting life leave her body a bit more. Kurelai's fate was very obvious to her and she embraced it fully, having sensed that her time had come the moment they arrived at the edge of the Barnassus system. Combat Summary: Spoiler: OOC: Athenallas Attack: Bolt Pistol (4) [2] (Ignores 1 Armor) x2 (Quick-Fire Rule) - 5 hits Frag Grenade (6) (AoE) - 2 hits => Warlock Kurelai - 1/9 WL | 4 Armor Kurelai Attack: Destructor - 6 hits. 1 Target, 3 hit AoE around initial target. Causes burn 1 if at least one hit successful. Ignores Armor => 2 hits => Athenallas 6/9 WL | 5 Armor => Larraman Roll => 1 Success => 7/9 | 5 Armor OOC - Enemy Status : Warlock Kurelai - 1/9 WL | 4 Armor Force Spear (2H) (8) [1], Ignores 3 Armor Is capable of several psychic abilities ~~ Barnassus Campaign - Battle of Ladimur - DW Thunderhawk ~~ @TechCaptain | @matt23 | @Keidivh The Thunderhawk bombarded their target successfully and killed a multitude of enemies. Only few Dark Reapers managed to shoot at it before the craft already left their effective weapon range, and the few missiles that went after them were evaded by Alderson, except for a few fragments in the sky that at best scratched some paint off. However, the Eldar plan was apparently a whole other as three Warp Spiders suddenly appeared in the Cockpit and started to shoot at the Astartes. Luckily however, apparently the flight was throwing their aim off, and the seats were mostly protecting the backs of the Astartes. However, Alderson and Zuriel still had enough misfortune to get hit by the awkward weapons of the Warp Spiders to get harmed beneath their armor. It was like a thousand little spiders biting the skin and flesh away on the spots it penetrated. Claudius was a bit luckier as the Warp Spider who attacked him just could not hit a weak spot. But would they not take care of those Aspect Warriors soon, who knows what would happen. Especially if more of them would appear in their cockpit or elsewhere! OOC - Enemy Status - Within Thunderhawk: Warp Spider #1 - 6/6 | 3 Armor Warp Spider #2 - 6/6 | 3 Armor Warp Spider #3 - 6/6 | 3 Armor Conditions: Each has 6 hits and hit on 9,10,11,12 only and ignore 2 Armor. Warp Spider Generator allows to be immune against crit. hits. (12's cause only 1 damage, too) Combat Summary: Spoiler: OOC: Claudius - 4 x Twin-Linked Heavy Bolters vs. Street Eldar 35 Guardians 4 Wasps Zuriel Dorsal Cannon vs. Street Eldar 8 Shadow Spectres 1 Wave Serpent (Bright Lances) 8 Dark Reapers Dark Reapers vs. Thunderhawk Minimal Damage Warp Spiders vs. Alderson, Zuriel & Claudius (Damage split equal) => 18 hits, Ignore 2 Armor => 14 hits, Ignore 2 Armor Alderson - 5 hits, Ignore 2 Armor => 7/9 | 3 (5) Armor => LR => 1 Success => 8/9 | 5 Armor Zuriel - 5 hits, Ignore 2 Armor => 7/9 | 3 (5) Armor => LR => 1 Success => 8/9 | 5 Armor Claudius - 4 hits, Ignore 2 Armor => 7/8 | 3 (5) Armor => LR => 2 Success => 8/8 | 5 Armor ~~ Barnassus Campaign - Battle of Ladimur - West ('Center' force) Side ~~ @seabass Zorg and the two Mutant-Combat-Servitors took example from Tellon's attempted shot at the Shadow Spectres and attacked with their rapid-fire weapons, intercepting their evasion paths. Managing to hit quite a lot more than the Astartes as the Plasma rounds appeared to be easily evaded for the talented jetpack pilots of Mymeara. Elsewhere his orders went through without issues and along with the support of the Thunderhawks, several of the enemy Tanks exploded. But due to the lack of stopping the raiding attacks, as well as the too few destroyed Wave Serpents, two of the Leman Russ tanks were history as they engulfed in flames and turned black, leaving mostly only their chassis behind. It got even worse when the Shining Spears to a majority evaded the Autocannon fire, only losing four of their fifteen during their attack vector. Their goal was obvious: The chain of command. Zorg saw it too late and Tellon not at all as he was too focused trying to stop the Shadow Spectres. The Skitarii-Alpha could only throw the Astartes to the ground before being decapitated by one of the lances, a laser having shot out of the tip right through his neck. The two presumed secondary leaders, the mutant-servitors, died within moments following Zorg's death. The female got stabbed through the chest and eventually shaken off, leaving a gaping hole where her heart was supposed to be. The male attempted to evade and fight back, but got full-frontal rammed by one of the bikes and used as human shield as other Skitarii tried to shoot the vehicle down, dying at the hands of his own kind. The entire weight of leadership now rested on Tellon's shoulders and it was obvious that he would have died would it not be for Zorg, the lance was aimed for his neck, and the Power Armor easily would have given into such advanced weapon. Spoiler: OOC: Tellon Plasma Gun (5) [2] (Ignores 4 Armor) vs. Shadow Spectres - 2 hits Zorg & Special Servitors vs. Shadow Spectres Zorg - Special Exceptional Barnassus-Pattern Las-Carbine (5 hits, Ignores 3 Armor) - 6 hits Special Servitor Male - Bolt Pistol (4 hits, Ignores 1 Armor) - 4 hits Special Servitor Female - Bolt Pistol (4 hits, Ignores 1 Armor) - 1 hit, crit. fail => Counter 2 hits => 0 hits => vs. Shadow Specters = 13 hits, Ignores 4 Armor (kills 2, wounds 1) Auto-Cannons vs. Shining Spears 4 Shining Spears Leman Russ & Las Cannons vs. Street Eldar 1 Wave Serpent (Shuriken Cannon) 1 Wave Serpent (Bright Lances) Skitarii & Penal Legionnaires vs. Street Eldar 3 Shadow Spectres (Everything else is out of range) Shadow Spectres, Wave Serpents & Wasps vs. Leman Russ Tanks 2 Leman Russ Tanks Shining Spears vs. Zorg, Special Servitors & Tellon (Damage split equally among all 4) Shining Spears - 11/11 (66/66) WL | 3 Armor (11d6 damage) => 48 Hits => 12 hits, Ignores 3 Armor Each => Zorg & Special Mutants Dead => Tellon.... Alive! (8/8 WL | 5 Armor) All other Eldar vs. Zorg's troops: 40 Skitarii 350 Penal Legionnaires 2 Las-Cannon Nests OOC - Ally Status - West (Center) Streets: Spoiler 350 Skitarii 3100 Penal Legionnaires 2 Leman Russ Tanks 2 Las-Cannon Nests 8 Auto-Cannon Nests ~~ Barnassus Campaign - Battle of Ladimur - Standby / North ('Rear') Side ~~ @Colapse Sariel simply nodded to his men as they sat in the drop-pod before eventually launching. They were late to the party, but it would make their entrance only so much more important and decisive. OOC - Enemy Status - Streets: Spoiler ~60 - Guardians 9 - Dark Reapers 7 - Shadow Spectres (Raiding Tellon's position) 8 - Banshees 1 Wave Serpent (Missile Launcher) 1 Wave Serpent (Starcannon) 1 Wave Serpents (Shuriken Cannons) 2 Wave Serpents (Bright Lances) 11 - Shining Spears (Approaching Tellon's position) 6 - Wasps OOC - Enemy Status - Other Buildings (scattered): Spoiler ??? (~18) - Dire Avengers ??? (~19) - Banshees ??? (~16) - Shadow Spectres ??? (~???) - Warp Spiders ??? (~38) - Striking Scorpions ??? (~9) - Fire Dragons Special Conditions - Enemy: Spoiler All individual Aspect Warriors have stats of 6/6 WL & 3 Armor. They have 6 hits each, hitting on 9,10,11 and 12 and Ignore 2 Armor Each Aspect Warrior Group has x * 6 WL & 3 Armor and deal xd6 damage (x = alive members of squad) Various Aspect Warriors may have unique talents, equipment, etc. they may utilize (i.e. Warp Spiders got Haywire grenades) Unknown amount of hidden forces. When attacking NPCs the Eldar may do narrative-based damage only. Wave Serpents have 12/12 WL with 7 Armor and may be weakened and/or destroyed through narrative based damage Special Conditions - Allies: Spoiler All individual Skitarii have stats of 4/4 WL & 2 Armor. All individual Penal Legionnaires ave stats of 2/2 WL & 1 Armor. They have 4 hits each, hitting on 9,10,11 and 12. Each Skitarii Group has x * 4 WL & 2 Armor and deal xd4 damage (x = alive members of squad) Each Penal Legionnaire Group has x * 2 WL & 1 armor and deal xd3 damage (x = alive members of squad) Nests and groups of more than 50 do narrative-based damage.
