"And if they are here in support of us, then they support the notion that the Emperor's true will must be returned to the forefront of the Imperium's mind. Who is to say that I could not sway them to our cause? Would not the sons of Sanguinius be the hardest to sway in the face of those who have held counsel with chaos?"
@Keidivh @Avenging-Angel @TechCaptain @BadDo9 @Wata @seabass Bruno nodded and followed Brazen Claw, checking his bolter one last time. This mision was his first assignment as a Deathwatch member, but not the first boarding action, so he quickly assumed position to cover Bargov should they meet defenders. OOC: the pleasure is mine
@Keidivh | @Avenging-Angel | @TechCaptain | @seabass | @BadDo9 | @Mohax Tul followed. Eager to reduce all fools who opposed them to ash. "The only worthwile thing about these heretics is how they scream when they burn." OOC: Thanks for the welcome
Black Jewel @Wata | The landing had been relatively uneventful, Marshal Athenallas leading the Crusade-era heroes and a squad of Black Templars in a charge from the hanger. Jacen had taken a look at the newest warriors of their team, remembering the last ones who had joined, before collecting himself and following Bargov and the new pair, power spear and bolt pistol in hand. "Spoken like a true Salamander brother."
@Uriel1339 @Avenging-Angel "May the spirit of Great Angel and Unyielding One be ever with you my brethren, for the glory of our Emperor and his blessed realm." No more time was wasted on words as Zuriel broke into a sprint towards the stairway, knowing that every moment wasted would make their effort all the more likely to fail. @Kill-Team "I assure you son of Vulkan, we shall turn this entire barge into a glorious pyre of destruction. Now let us waste no time, we take the bridge, and give the Emperor's peace to any who stand in our path. For the Progenitors and Emperor!" OOC: Welcome to the Kill Team mates
Erxandros looked at his tactical readouts and started transmitting best paths to each party that landed on the various ships based onbtheir designs. Thanks to Alderson before their launch on the assualts he had the original build plans of the various classes of ships in his readouts. Alderson's connections to the mechanicum were coming in handy. Alderson smiled with bloodthirst that was all his from his assualt marine time. He directed best range shots and directories from the command console on his ship. He relayed all data to those he needed it most. He acted as a data hub for his side. He used the upgrades that the mechanicum let him access to improve firing solutions while letting the variois ship captains listen to the fleet commander for overall strategy.
~~ Orbit of Eldritch - Iron Liberator ~~ @matt23 "So you suggest to reap the Boiling Blood from orbit? Mh.... I am certain Golbez would appreciate such motion. Not to forget, the report of you annihilating the Sanguine Templar might be just enough to send Zuriel, the squad leader of the kill-team on-board the Black Jewel into a frenzy... Perhaps enough to turn onto his own brothers... Do it." Dephormatus laughed, obviously entertained at the thought. ~~ Boarding of Black Jewel ~~ @Keidivh | @Avenging-Angel | @TechCaptain | @seabass | @BadDo9 | @Wata | @Mohax The Deathwatch Marines would notice their vox being scrambled outside of the Battle Barge, but at least they still could see the advance of their Dreadnought-Marshall and the Sanguine Templar and Ultramarines as they continued their assaults. Erxandros was swift on unlocking the doors. After the fifth, just a hallway before the staircase, a heavily fortified position was reached. It was a hub with plasteel barricades and barbed wire. A las cannon mounted on top of the barricade and immediately firing as the door opened, shooting a high-energy beam straight into the chest of Bargov who was a bit too slow to move aside with his heavy equipment. But to his luck, the shot was premature and not fully charged, only leaving a scorch mark in his chest. The tactical experts, Bruno and Tul would know they could - with the help of Erxandros - flank the group from another entrance. It might be risky, but at least the entire group would be able to utilize their weapons in a full all-out attack against them. Unless the group would rather hungry for their own blood and would just run into the fortified position and attempt to take them with brute force. Xarxis on the other hand, clad in scout armor, could probably - with someone's help - get into the vent above and crawl just above the enemies and wreck some havoc amongst them, or drop a grenade on them. Just from a quick glance, besides the Lascannon it seemed there were five Astartes in there and at least a dozen well-equipped crewmen. OOC Boarding Enemies: 5 Astartes with Bolters - 20 hits (hits on 4,6,8,10) - 20/20 WL | 5 Armor 12(?) Crewmen with Hot-Shot Lasguns and Shotguns- 24 hits (hits on 4,6,8,10) - 24/24 WL | 3 Armor As long as 1 Crewman is alive the Las Cannon is fired - it has 10 hits and ignores 4 Armor (targets always the closest Astartes); damage is not split; hits on 4, 6 & 8 OOC Enemy Ship Status: Battle Barge #1 (Black Jewel) - 90% Battle Barge #2 - 78% Strike Cruisers - 3 (88%) - Counted as one, similar to squad mechanics [each = 33%] Frigates - 10 (92%) - Counted as one, similar to squad mechanics [each = 10%] OOC Imperial Ship Status: Battle Barge #1 - Iron Liberator - 87% Battle Barge #2 - Macragge's Honour - 76% Battle Barge #3 - Boiling Blood - 85% Strike Cruisers - 3 (76%) - Counted as one, similar to squad mechanics [each = 33%] (Xeno Annihilatus; Ferrus Hammer; Sword of Justice) Frigates - 5 (89%) - Counted as one, similar to squad mechanics [each = 20%] Torpedo Boats - 4 (90%) - Counted as one, similar to squad mechanics [each = 25%] ~~ Terra - Hall of the High Lords ~~ @ItsTime | @Valonox "It is our duty to ensure the Imperial fleets are used at best efficiency, and hunting phantoms certainly is not efficient at all..." Lansung replied, before taking a long sip of his water. Giving room for Kubik to respond. "While I appreciate your offer to me, I fear you are approaching the wrong individual. The Explorator Fleets are in many missions to secure worlds long lost in hope to recover STCs, and the fleets which cannot be spent to recover worlds are busy fortifying the forges to maintain production for the increased drafts, new chapters being founded in the face of the growing ork and chaos threats... But the merchant fleets might be someone who could be mobilized." Kubik gestured toward Juskina Tull, Speaker of the Chartist Captains. But before she could speak, Volquan Sark rose from his seat, clearing his throat to garner attention. "To my knowledge the fight is already going well underway to conquer Golbez and his troops. So would you not be much better off actually speaking about what you actually came for? Is it not that Golbez is a mere ... Metaphor for what everyone fears? That corruption has struck deep and thorough into the men of the Imperium. That individuals can raise to power and raise entire armies to build their own little empires within ours. The fight is being handled by your own brothers, so surely our assistance is not needed. Now what is needed is a fresh pair... or in this case two fresh pairs of eyes. What is it you see here, Mariel and Vahn? The High Lords of Terra. As Elite Warriors of the Imperium, as Adeptus Astartes, as Space Marines who do not believe the Emperor to be a god, since it is a sin for you? What do you see in us?" Volquan asked, being possibly the only true spiritual member of this entire assembly of High Lords - besides Abdulias Anwar that is. OOC - Approval Status: Udin Macht Udo - Lord Commander of the Imperium and Chairman of the Senatorum - 25% Lansung - Lord High Admiral of the Imperial Navy - 25% Wienand - Inquisitorial Representative - 80% Heth - Lord Commander Militant of the Imperial Guard - 85% Juskina Tull - Speaker for the Chartist Captains - 60% Tobris Ekharth - Master of the Administratum - 50% Mesring - Ecclesiarch - 45% Abdulias Anwar - Master of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica - 55% Kubik - Fabricator General of the Adeptus Mechanicus - 75% Helad Gibran - Paternoval Envoy of the Navis Nobilite - 50% Vernor Zeck - Grand Provost Marshal of the Adeptus Arbites - 25% Volquan Sark - Master of the Astronomican - 50% Drakan Vangorich - The Grand Master of Assassins - 85% The moment anyone reaches 0%, A veto may be called and the meeting cancelled. The more reach 100% or are getting close to it, the better for the Imperium. OOC: Player Status: Zuriel - 7/9 WL | 5 Armor (Chaplain [Viceroy]) Equipment: Spoiler Astartes Combat Knife - 3 hits Chainsword 1H - 3 hits, ignores 1 Armor Crozius Arcanum - 5 hits, ignores 2 Armor Crozius of the Eighteen Primarchs - 6 hits, ignores 2 Armor 2H Power Halberd - 8 hits, ignores 3 armor Bolt Pistol - 4 hits, Ignores 1 Armor 1 Frag Grenade - 6 hits, AoE Jump Pack Talents: Spoiler Master of the Rage - feed off the Black Rage to ignore 4 damage and get +4 damage for the next turn. Can be used once per deployment. Templar Halberd - get permanently a 2H Power Halberd - replaces former primary melee weapon Grandmaster of the Rage - Ignore 6 hits + 6 hits bonus for the next 2 turns (can be used once per deployment; replaces 'Master of the Rage' talent; Active Talent) Memories of Blood - Zuriel either through biting people or otherwise retrieve blood of others can drink blood in order to get see the most important memory of someone's recent life events. This can however have negative after effects in the shape of the Red Thirst (Passive Talent) Claudius - 10/10 WL | 5 Armor (Assault) 2 Blue Meteor Use left Equipment: Spoiler Chainsword 1H - 3 hits, ignores 1 Armor Astartes Combat Knife - 3 hits Calth's Vengeance (formerly 'Fudge Breakah') - 8 hits, ignores 5 armor, AoE Master-crafted Powerfist - 8 hits, Ignores 3 Armor Bolt Pistol - 4 hits, Ignores 1 Armor Champion's Shield [Strap; Allows second hand free.] (Blocks 2 [3] damage; causes 3 hits) [1/3 hits till next degradation] 1 Frag Grenade - 6 hits, AoE Jump Pack Talents: Spoiler Blue Meteor - crush with full-speed via Jump Pack into an enemy, attack with 3 hits, ignore all armor. Can be used twice per deployment (bonus attack, does not take one hand up) Junior Admiral - Gain oversight of Void battles and overall see and predict what your enemy's stratagems are. (Also helps in boarding fights, identifying weak spots when boarding, ship layouts, etc.) Survivor of the Warp - Surviving in the warp and fighting Daemons day in, day out is one of the best training routines there are in the galaxy. Gain permanently +1 WL & +1 Hits on all attacks Jacen - 6/9 WL | 5 Armor (Assault-Librarian [Stormseer]) Equipment: Spoiler Tulwar (replaces Combat Knife) - 3 hits 1H Power Spear - 5 hits, Ignores 2 Armor Force Hood Bolt Pistol - 4 hits, Ignores 1 Armor Bolter - 6 hits, Ignores 2 Armor 1 Frag Grenade - 6 hits, AoE 1 Krak Grenade - 3 hits vs. Infantry | 10 hits vs. Vehicles | Ignores 4 Armor 2 Kraken Clips - Ignore 2 Armor Talents: Spoiler Free Spirit - Gain clearance on experimental weapons and/or alien equipment Eye of the Hunter - Land 1 guaranteed critical hit, negate all critical misses for the this turn (Active Talent, can be used twice per deployment. Spirit of the Great Khan - The leadership of Jaghatai seems to settle within Jacen. Great bravery and strength can inspire others when charging right into the enemy. [Active Talent; +1 hits for every nearby player character, including Jacen, lasts 2 turns; can be used twice per deployment. Scar of the Warp - Having endured a Horror's scratch right across a body part, Jacen's body managed to adapt to warp wounds. While the scar might be still hurting from time to time, his overall warp resistance increased. The scar also burns stronger when near Psykers or warp effects [Passive Talent; Grants Lexicanum rank psyker powers to Jacen] Bargov - 8/9 WL | 5 Armor (Devastator) Equipment: Spoiler Astartes Combat Knife - 3 hits Bolt Pistol - 4 hits, Ignores 1 Armor Compact Suppression Heavy Bolter (10) [AOE x 2.5 instead of x 2.0] (Ignores 3 Armor) + Heavy Weapon Artificer (+1 hit) Heavy Ordinator Missile Launcher (based on missile) [+2 hits on every missile] 1 Frag Grenade - 6 hits, AoE 1 Krak Grenade - 3 hits vs. Infantry | 10 hits vs. Vehicles | Ignores 4 Armor ∞ Frag Missiles - 7 hits, AoE ∞ Krak Missiles - 3 hits vs. Infantry | 13 hits vs. Vehicles | Ignores 4 Armor Ammo Backpack Bionic Leg (Easier movement/ Less tiring.) Talents: Spoiler Leg Stabilizer - Can be used twice per deployment. Shoot little hooks from the feet into the ground to gain 1 re-roll, incl. crit. fails for all ranged attacks. Path of the Machine - Bargov has learned the basics of what it means to become a Techmarine, heck! He even might go to Mars for proper priesthood. (Guaranteed Insta-fix jammed weapons up to 2 times per deployment; Active Talent; Passive Bonus: Eligible for Techmarine training) Erxandros - 9/9 WL | 5 Armor (Techmarine) Equipment: Spoiler Astartes Combat Knife - 3 hits Omnissian Power Axe - 5 hits, Ignores 2 Armor Servo Arm (Reference) - used for lifting, reparing vehicles, etc. | 4 hits Spoiler Sealance Launcher w/ Ammo Pack - 10 hits, Ignores 3 armor 1 Frag Grenade - 6 hits, AoE 1 Krak Grenade - 3 hits vs. Infantry | 10 hits vs. Vehicles | Ignores 4 Armor Bionic Eye (Better sight/spotting) 1 Sacred Urgent Combat Shield (Non-strapped) 2 All-Round Mechadendrites - used for restraining, slapping, grabbing, data-tethering Talents: Spoiler Iron Serpent - get a Mechadendrite (can be outfitted differently on per-deployment base) Scrapcode Mastery - Erxandros learned the techniques of scrapcoding from Iron Maiden which allows him to have a chance of remotely hacking all sort of Servitors and potentially even Magi, Warpsmiths and Techmarines, perhaps even Machine Spirits (i.e. upset a Plasma weapon for higher chance of explosion). It also allows to block scrapcode attacks against Erxandros at a better rate (Passive & Active Talent) Techmarine Expert! - Gain a 2nd universal Mechadendrite & Better chance at hacking, repairs & other Techmarine tasks (Passive Talent) Servo-Punch - Use your Servo-Arm as a deadly melee weapon by charging it with an electric field and giving it an extra swing [5 hits, ignore all armor, including vehicles) (Active Talent; can be used every 2 turns) Talents: Spoiler Lucky Fella - in critical situations you might end up just lucky... Agile Velocity - while health is full, be immune against crit. hits. Dual Wielder - 1 guaranteed hit when fighting with 1 hand in each weapon (does not count for 1 two-handed weapon, still applies to wrist-mounted or shoulder-mounted weapons) Xarxis - 9/9 WL | 3 Armor (Scout) Equipment: Spoiler Needle Sniper Rifle - 4 hits, effects depend on needle Stalker Bolt Pistol - 4 hits, Ignores 1 Armor + 1 Missed hit Re-Roll (re-rolls crit fails.) Shock Blade x2 - 4 hits, Ignores 1 Armor Cameleoline Cloak - Narrative Aid for Stealth 3 x Explosive Needles - 6 hits, Ignores 2 Armor 3 x Toxin Needles - 4 hits, causes Poison 1 (-1 WL per turn; -2 WL vs. hordes) 3 x Knock-Out Needles - 4 hits, causes Stun 1 (causes Stun for 1 turn; doesn't work vs. hordes) 1 x Seelenbrand's Needle - Instant Kills anything (Incl. Bosses) Shock Blade Info: Chance of stun for each hit that PENETRATES armor (causes at least -1 WL), stuns on 4,6,8 Crit. Hits that penetrate armor are automatically 1 turn stun. For narrative purposes the user can choose whether to knock out or kill. So if during a combat a player wants to only knock an enemy unconscious and the enemy reaches 0 Wounds, he will be merely unconscious for an arbitrary time determined at GMs discretion. Whereas if the player intends to kill, the enemy will die as intended. Tul - 9/9 WL | 5 Armor (Tactical) Equipment: Spoiler Meltagun - 5 hits, Ignores 3 Armor Bolt Pistol - 4 hits, Ignores 1 Armor Astartes Combat Knife - 3 hits 1 Frag Grenade - 6 hits, AoE 1 Krak Grenade - 3 hits vs. Infantry | 10 hits vs. Vehicles | Ignores 4 Armor Bruno Grimaldi - 9/9 WL | 5 Armor (Tactical) Equipment: Spoiler Bolter - 6 hits, Ignores 2 Armor Bolt Pistol - 4 hits, Ignores 1 Armor Chainsword 1H - 3 hits, ignores 1 Armor Astartes Combat Knife - 3 hits 1 Frag Grenade - 6 hits, AoE 1 Krak Grenade - 3 hits vs. Infantry | 10 hits vs. Vehicles | Ignores 4 Armor
@Uriel1339 Mariel grunted, "Lord Volquan, you do not suggest that a team of a few Astartes take on an entire army and Golbez himself? We cannot take on an entire army without the support of the Imperial Navy, the Imperial Guard and the support of the High Lords of Terra themselves, hence we are here, Lord Volquan." "If I am not mistaken, Lord Kubik suggest that the Juskina Tull speak her mind about the matter.", with a bow Mariel turned to Tull and awaited her say.
@Uriel1339 Claudius nodded as he opened up a private vox to the Iron Liberator's makeshift bridge, "The battle barge, Boiling Blood has been overrun and we need to get planetside. I want this ship to ram full speed into it and continue on to the surface." He looked to Dephormatus, "I need you to stop fire on the Maccrage's Honor and all of the Cruisers for this to work. Once they stop fire I can convince them we hold the two enemy battle barges and give them the element of surprise. Just be advised, my kill team and Uriel are on one of the battle barges." Assuming he would agree with Claudius, once the order to cease fire was give, Claudius would give the same order to the other ships.
Black Jewel Kill-team | "Stand aside brothers." Stepping up to the doorway Jacen took a breath, marshaling his strength, before thrusting his spear, and the hand holding it, forward, arcs of lightning travelling along the spear to leap out at the Traitor position. [OOC: Casting Smite against Traitor Astartes.]
