'To Plunder the Stars Themselves' OOC Thread

[Necronaut]

I live to serve.

[Necronaut]

Vesalius will move up to the left-hand corner of the intersection and attempt to determine what lies in store for them. Silent Movement plus awareness checks, @GM?

[Lysimachus]

Sounds good to me!

[Commissar Molotov]

I seem to have missed the bit about Achard having troops on the station. Is this written anywhere? If so, I totally misunderstood Necronaut's post.

[Necronaut]

Oh I was thinking there was a possibility that Achard had managed to land another strike team following when we destroyed those gun emplacements. On the other hand I fully acknowledge that this could be a trap, which is why Vesalius rounded the corner with bolter drawn and cocked.

 

See below:

 

The crewmen hustle past, never knowing the lucky escape they have had. However, the fact is that very soon Von Caeryd will realise you are still alive and somewhere within his station. He will undoubtedly then begin preparing to face you, so time is of the essence.

 

As you wait for the guards to move out of earshot, there is another sound that starts. A rhythmic thudding, only just heard, accompanied by a faint but unmistakable vibration that you can feel in the deck beneath you. The station's guns have started firing again.

 

That can only mean they have another target. You cannot see what is happening in orbit, but logically it must be the Dagger Thrust. Captain Achard has been true to his word. Having detected the explosions, he must be attempting to navigate close enough to deploy troops in support of you. You can only hope the safe channel you have created for him is sufficient for its intended purpose.

 

But reaching your own goal is still of far greater concern. Now a working knowledge of the layout of Imperial vessels comes to the fore once again - although admittedly modifications have clearly been made here, where would you most likely find the Prince's 'staterooms'?

 

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You can discuss this narratively and/or if anyone wants to make (or assist with) a Lore Test to determine the likeliest location of the Staterooms, please do! Then maybe Vesalius can make a Silent Move Test to lead the Team along whatever route you decide upon?

Edited July 8, 2021 by Necronaut

[Lysimachus]

#327 (posted yesterday, but in the narrative maybe 0.5 to 1 hour ago?) mentioned that you hear the station guns firing again, suggesting a ship attacking and logically Achard trying to fulfil his promise to help. Nothing more specific but...

 

Edit: ninja'd, very appropriately...

[Trokair]

Any chance that it is Holger? Last we (the players, not our characters)  saw he was on an escape pod, having proved more combat adept then I was expecting.

[Necronaut]

One can only hope.

[Lysimachus]

Interesting idea... maybe someone wants to examine the new arrivals more closely? ;)

[Black Cohort]

shouldn't we just take out the leader?  Ideally in a dramatic way?

[Necronaut]

I was thinking maybe an opening salvo to let them know we mean business and then yes, a public and brutal execution of Von Caeryd. Alternatively we could try to capture him and whisk him away to Varn for all manner of torments, and let the people in the Solios Nebula fill in the blanks as to his ultimate fate.

 

I'm fine with the more direct approach too.

Edited July 10, 2021 by Necronaut

[Black Cohort]

wouldn't the best option be to have our psyker turn him into a crisp?

[Necronaut]

Only if you're not worried about potentially spawning a greater daemon via psychic phenomena ;)

[Trokair]

Only if you're not worried about potentially spawning a greater daemon via psychic phenomena

 

As long as we can kill it we can spin it to the mortals as “oh look your leader as a monster, we not only showed you the truth, we killed the monster as well”.

[Necronaut]

Vesalius is going to try some sneaky beaky antics one last time before we go with the shock and awe if that's okay with you guys. If y'all prefer to cut to the chase then I'll adjust my post accordingly.

[Necronaut]

Updated post a bit; let me know if more rolls/fluff are required, @GM.

 

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/370180-to-plunder-the-stars-themselves-episode-1/?p=5718291

Edited July 10, 2021 by Necronaut

[Lysimachus]

Nice. Assuming everyone is happy with pushing forward into the next chamber, we'll be going into a fight pretty soon... but I'll make sure Vesalius gets some sort of benefit from his sneaking...

[Necronaut]

Just doing my job Edited July 10, 2021 by Necronaut

[Lysimachus]

@Necro: I'm just working out bits for the battle, and looking at Vesalius' Squad Mode 'Exploit Weakness' and comparing that to what you've described him doing narratively.

 

If I allow everyone to reroll their Dam rolls for attacks in Round 1, do you think that suitably fits the effect of him scouting out the battlefield?

[Necronaut]

I would say either reroll damage or attack rolls if you're wanting to grant us such a boon. Thoughts, @Commissar?

[Beren]

So, what's the plan here?

[Necronaut]

Kill 'em all (or as many as necessary until they fold), the Emperor will know his own.

[Black Cohort]

start with leader, hopefully the rest will be mercenary enough to join us

[Commissar Molotov]

Lysimachus/Necronaut - at the end of the day, GM's ruling goes, and any bonus we can claim is advantageous to us! If I were trying to reflect pre-battle preparations I'd perhaps have offered some advantage before the battle starts - such as being able to place ourselves in different positions, or somesuch. 

 

Certainly, it sounds as though we are up against some interesting foes - Ogryn and Kroot! This will definitely be an important fight for us. 

[Beren]

I mean, Svelk could, attempt to jump pack to Von Caeryd (presumably with a pilot test due to it being in an interior space) but I feel like putting him on his own in the middle of the horde with the eldar guards next to him could end very poorly.