"Then i shall take the point. Lets go, brothers." Bruno hurried over to Erxandos and opened private channel to Zuriel: "I hope we are doing the right thing, brother." OOC: @seabass no offence taken, RP is what we're here for
Black Jewel Dawdling behind the others Jacen fell back far enough that he reckoned his departure wouldn't be noticed before turning and running for either the drop-pods or an escape pod large enough for him to fit into. Let the others waste their time and energy! Twice now Jacen had suggested a direct groundside deployment against Golbez and he knew that it was the best course of action to take.
~~ Eldritch Surface - Webway ~~ @matt23 | @Avenging-Angel Claudius in the thunderhawk met the other elite soldiers of Golbez, though these - he did not know, none of them were clad in terminator armor like Dephormatus. One was obviously a sorcerer, having hailed from a recently founded chapter known as the 'Blood Ravens' - his name was 'Azariah Serran' and the other was a child of Fulgrim, an Emperor's Child. But he was not in the post-heresy armor, no. He bore the colors of the loyalists, the pre-heresy, his name was 'Immanuel'. However when their Thunderhawk landed and the group of four disembarked, they were encountered by a Stormseer of the name Jacen, Claudius easily capable of identifying him. He had arrived just a moment before them via drop-pod that still stood there. He was covered in blood and his body rocked still from the recent combat. The trio who served now the Ultramarine simply took position behind their lord, holding weapons read but low. Several dozen miles to the south-west the bulk of the Sanguine Templar made their descent to conquer the lord-less fortress. ~~ Boarding of Black Jewel ~~ @Keidivh | @TechCaptain | @seabass | @BadDo9 | @Wata | @Mohax Jacen had disappeared and as soon as he was a hundred feet away from the group, his vox-signal completely disappeared into oblivion... The rest of the group moved onward, up the stairs - the quickest route to the bridge. There were only few guardsmen on their way which bore no challenge whatsoever. Either they just were torn a new hole by Tul, or Zuriel might smite them where they stood, cracking helmet and skull. Once they reached the command deck is when they actually found resistance. A hub, similar to the one their recent skirmish was, was before them. And it was becoming serious as they were met by an entire cabal of sorcerers counting a dozen, led by an Astartes sorcerer dressed in the garbs of a Thousand Son. If one didn't know better, this could have very been Lapislazuli. "Too bad you have no guest of Fenris amongst you, I miss to smite wolves, but I guess a bunch of vampires and reptiles will do for now." He grinned behind his mask as he thrusted his staff forward, causing a strong telekinetic wave. Every Astartes was capable to mag-lock themselves on the floor except for Xarxis, due to his scout armor not allowing such move, who was thrown against a wall behind him, his head hitting it hard - enough to knock him temporarily out. This left the remainder of the squad to deal with the Tzeentchian Thirteen. They already started to cast a spell in unison - all but the Astartes who apparently made it his task to keep the Deathwatch occupied. ~~ Inside Xarxis' Mind ~~ Xarxis found himself in a realm that he knew was not real, but yet. He was here. In an ethereal plane that reminded him of the stasis-sleep back home with the rest of his chapter. But he was not alone... A strong hand grabbed him on the shoulder. It was far oversized for any Astartes he ever had met - or so he thought from the feel of it. Would he be brave enough to face a creature of such statue? OOC - Attacks: OOC Boarding Enemies: Astartes Sorcerer - 20/20 WL | 7 Armor - Mini-Boss - 20 hits, Ignores 2 Armor (damage splits across everyone in melee range); Equipped with 2-Hand Force Sword (Katana) Sorcerer #1 - 5/5 WL | 3 Armor - Mini-Boss Sorcerer #2 - 5/5 WL | 3 Armor - Mini-Boss Sorcerer #3 - 5/5 WL | 3 Armor - Mini-Boss Sorcerer #4 - 5/5 WL | 3 Armor - Mini-Boss Sorcerer #5 - 5/5 WL | 3 Armor - Mini-Boss Sorcerer #6 - 5/5 WL | 3 Armor - Mini-Boss Sorcerer #7 - 5/5 WL | 3 Armor - Mini-Boss Sorcerer #8 - 5/5 WL | 3 Armor - Mini-Boss Sorcerer #9 - 5/5 WL | 3 Armor - Mini-Boss Sorcerer #10 - 5/5 WL | 3 Armor - Mini-Boss Sorcerer #11 - 5/5 WL | 3 Armor - Mini-Boss Sorcerer #12 - 5/5 WL | 3 Armor - Mini-Boss Conditions: AoE effects only hit +/- 1 Sorcerer counter; i.e. Frag grenade vs. Sorcerer #7 will also be able to wound Sorcerer #6 and #8. A Frag Grenade vs. Sorcerer #1 will also be able to wound Sorcerer #2 & #12. Each turn a spell is cast against a random member of the Player Squad which may be picked from 'Chaos' or 'Tzeentch' in the 'Psychic Power List' here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_OHjZl7NvggfzUK7hPDcS5a_907-reOHQ-f_BZiq4Ok/edit?usp=sharing For every Sorcerer alive the spells have chance to cause 1 bonus damage. OOC Enemy Ship Status: Battle Barge #1 (Black Jewel) - 80% Battle Barge #2 (Absolute Judgment) - 68% Strike Cruisers - 3 (72%) - Counted as one, similar to squad mechanics [each = 33%] Frigates - 8 (79%) - Counted as one, similar to squad mechanics [each = 10%] OOC Imperial Ship Status: Battle Barge #2 - Macragge's Honour - 70% Battle Barge #3 - Boiling Blood - 78% Strike Cruisers - 3 (42%) - Counted as one, similar to squad mechanics [each = 33%] (Xeno Annihilatus; Sword of Justice) Frigates - 4 (74%) - Counted as one, similar to squad mechanics [each = 20%] Torpedo Boats - 3 (74%) - Counted as one, similar to squad mechanics [each = 25%] <no orbital health change this turn> ~~ Terra - Hall of the High Lords ~~ @ItsTime | @Valonox <coming with next post (otherwise you move too fast ahead)> OOC: Player Status: Zuriel - 6/9 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 Spoiler 1 Krak Grenade - 3 hits vs. Infantry | 10 hits vs. Vehicles | Ignores 4 Armor 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 1 Krak Grenade - 3 hits vs. Infantry | 10 hits vs. Vehicles | Ignores 4 Armor 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 - 8/9 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 - 8/9 WL | 3 Armor (Scout) Knocked Out 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) 1 Frag Grenade - 6 hits, AoE 1 Demolition Charge - 20 hits, AoE, Ignores all Armor 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 @no_one_else @finally_some_Peace_and_Quiet > Xarxis had growled under his breath at the disappearance of Jacen. Emotions - idiocy, mistakes, death of yourself and others. Make a bad situation worse, every time. However, the stormseer was pushed from his mind, as was everything else. He was irrelevant in this coming battle. To spare him a single thought was to tempt misfortune more than battle herself. And even then, the variables can change in an instant. Sorcerers. Unpredictable. And the one thing where his skills and kit were less than ideal. He awoke in the same Ethereal plane that he had dwelled in every time he was allowed into his stasis pod. One might expect him to be in turmoil. He was forced out of battle, his body stunned. And one would expect fear at an unknown touch in such a state. One was not correct. So many of his brothers had died in this very state, that Xarxis had no qualms of this. This was yet a part of him as the coffins of the blood angels. Brands of the Salamanders. No words, no fear. No doubt, no emotion. The Charnel Guard turned to face whatever it was that had invaded his dreams.
An inner struggle raged within the Viceroy as he weighed their options. The brash warrior inside him screamed to simply abadnon their mission and crush Aurelius once and for all. Or perhaps it was just the Thirst, calling him to slake his thirst for blood. But he couldn't abandon his brethren to be culled in orbit while he pursued a blood feud. Golbaz would answer for his crimes, as would Aurelius, but he wouldn't abandon his kin to do so. @Mohax Zuriel placed his armored palm on his blood brothers pauldron, giving a weary smile. "Sanguinius guides our path my brother. We will take this bridge, and bring an end to the corruption of Golbaz." @Avenging-Angel As he spoke with Bruno, it didn't escape the Viceroy's attention that Jacen had stopped following, but Zuriel knew it would be fruitless to try and force him to come. "Khan guide you swiftly to you destiny young one." Upon entering the bridge Zuriel gave a groan of irritation. This may have been the only time he would ask to have less heretics to kill, as every moment spent here was another that Claudius could escape his grasp. @KillTeamPrimus "Lads, if you have grenades now would be the time to use them!" Zuriel barked as he put his helm back on, tossing his frag grenade amongst the Sorcerors before activating his jump pack and hurtling himself towards mass of Tzeentch worshippers OOC: 1 Frag Grenade - 6 hits, AoE against sorceror #2 Crozius Arcanum - 5 hits, ignores 2 Armor, Crozius of the Eighteen Primarchs - 6 hits, ignores 2 Armor against sorceror 4 and 5
Erxandros didn't care that the Khan had left for he was going to have his vengeance his way. With a thought a Sealance flew in the air spinning at the Astartes Sorcerer and it was followed closely by a tossed Krak grenade. " To follow traitor ideals is to be a traitor. " His target as always his target was the leader of the opposed forces. OOC: Sealance Launcher and Krak at the Astartes Sorcerer.
Bargov complied and threw his own frag grenade towards the sorcerers. Following the lobbing of a grenade, he took out his missile launcher and sent an eager missile out to find a target! Attack: frag grenade - 6 hits, AOE against sorcerer #2 Heavy Ordinator Missile Launcher (based on missile) [+2 hits on every missile] - Frag missile, 7 hits AOE against sorcerer #4
@Avenging-Angel Claudius sighed as he looked to Jacen. He then called out, "Golbez is dead, and I have retrieved the Orb from him. I know my actions bring to mind many questions, but I will ask you one first. Would you had done the same if there was a chance to return the Emperor to mankind? This Orb holds the souls of thousands of the galaxy's strongest, to include my own. At first I wished merely to kill Golbez and take back what was taken from me, but now that I know the cause for which it is to be used, it has swayed my mind. The Imperium and its people need there Father back, and if there is but a sliver of hope to do so, then I must. I am sorry for the lives I had to take, but I fully expect the Emperor's first act once returned is to execute me. And that I shall willingly except."
Tul was troubled by Jacens' absence. He wanted to keep a squad whole no matter who was part of it, they were all Emperor's Angels. More pressing matters demanded his attention now however. His doubts and troubles were burned away by the sudden battle lust. "Into the fires of battle!" He let out a Salamander warcry. He threw a frag grenade at the warp dabblers and used his melta to burn others. Frag grenade attack: sorcerer #6 Meltagun attack: sorcerer #8
Eldritch Surface - Webway @matt23 | Jacen stood by his stolen drop-pod, glaring at Claudius when he and his retinue arrived. Keeping his grips on his weapons the Rampager listened to the Ultramarine, a sense of disbelief growing within him. "I would not be insane enough, or the arrogance, to think I could! But enough. You say Golbez is dead and that you have his orb but who are your companions? Golbez' minions or your's?"
