'To Plunder the Stars Themselves' OOC Thread

[Black Cohort]

It is interesting how different it is from a group that actually trusts each other.  Which I am sure will come slowly as we fight.

[Mazer Rackham]

Yes, it's a neat twist on the Deathwatch formula - you've got that underlying "band of brothers" there, whilst here it's a bit Reservoir Dogs.

 

MR.

[Necronaut]

Reservoir Dogs is exactly what I was thinking!

[Mazer Rackham]

"Why can't we pick our own names?"

 

"Doesn't work - you get four guys arguing over who wants to be Mr Black, and since no-one knows each other, no-one's prepared to back down."

 

:D

 

MR.

[Lysimachus]

Thanks all, I'm taking the RD comparison as a compliment! Although now I need to engineer a 3-way Mexican standoff... :D

 

Really enjoying all your posts too, great stuff!

[Black Cohort]

What are people thinking for extra wargear?  Also should we let Sobek speak before we get to far ahead?

[Mazer Rackham]

I was worried about that too.  This is, (only my opinion) the problem with having a bunch of taciturn malcontents.  There's not much banter to soak up the space to allow other to post.  I am guilty of having a quick trigger myself, and I've been holding back to let others go in front.

 

As for extra gear, all I could think of was Photon Flash, as we can just drop those at our feet, toss 'em down a corridor, lose them in zero g, and as long as our helmets are on, we won't be affected.  I'm pretty loaded down with firepower, although a chainsword would be nice, but I don't *need* it.

 

What do you think, Cohort?

 

MR.

[Black Cohort]

I was thinking a chainsword, maybe a preysense sight.

 

But collectively we need something that can breach bulkheads, maybe some bulkhead shears from Rites of Battle?  They are 17 Req.  I don't need the preysense sight, so I can contribute 10 Req, but I can't carry it with my heavy bolter and other gear.

[Mazer Rackham]

Not a bad idea at all.

 

I could give up 5 Req for it, if that helps, plus it's only 10kg, so almost anyone can heave it.  It's a better bet all round than a Multikey or Breaching Augur, doesn't need Demolitions, like a Meltabomb does, etc.

 

MR.

Edited May 9, 2021 by Mazer Rackham

[Beren]

Svelk does have Demolitions actually (took an elite advance), and is likely going to ask after explosives anyway (he's used to acts of sabotage), so he can act as a backup in that regard.

 

He's also more likely to become trusting as he gets used to the others, maybe a little too much.

[Mazer Rackham]

That's interesting, since if you have Demolitions (you very, very clever fellow ) and another of us has Chymistry, using the very basic materials on hand, there could be the possibility of making our own breaching charges...McGuyver style! 

 

Demo charges are cheap at the price as well - since we have a Jelly-baby on board now...

 

MR.

Edited May 9, 2021 by Mazer Rackham

[Necronaut]

The most Vesalius would take would be a chainsword, but I'm happy to run him as a rifleman for the time being. All of his apothecary gear is already accounted for.

[Lysimachus]

Yep, good call on taking a pause in the narrative while you guys figure out the ooc stuff (and apologies if I'm pushing us through too fast, I'm just enjoying myself! I'll try to follow Mazer's example and hold on a bit... :P)

 

I'll hold off on answering any IC questions for a min (but feel free to have your guys ask them) and then next time I post Ghoran can sort them all out together?

 

 

I'm on my mobile atm, but where/what are the rules for demo charges?

 

Edit: Also, if it's any help to see it all laid out, I'd made a note of what people were carrying/could still take, I think(?) the following is right:

 

Decimus:

Carrying: 1 Heavy, 1 Pistol.

Space for 1 Pistol/Melee

(I guess if you wanted to take a backup Basic instead, you could just leave your Bolt Pistol behind?)

 

Kai:

Carrying: 1 Basic, 1 Pistol, 1 Melee.

Space for 1 Pistol/Melee

 

Odysseus:

Carrying: 2 Pistol (I'm being generous with the naval boltguns!), 1 Melee.

Space for 1 Basic/Pistol/Melee

 

Orphiel:

Carrying: 1 Basic, 2 Pistol.

Space for 1 Pistol/Melee

 

Svelk:

Carrying: 1 Pistol, 1 Melee.

Space for 1 Basic/Pistol/Melee and 1 Pistol/Melee

 

Vesalius:

Carrying: 1 Basic, 1 Pistol.

Space for 1 Basic or 2 Pistol/Melee

[Beren]

That's interesting, since if you have Demolitions (you very, very clever fellow ) and another of us has Chymistry, using the very basic materials on hand, there could be the possibility of making our own breaching charges...McGuyver style!

 

Demo charges are cheap at the price as well - since we have a Jelly-baby on board now...

 

MR.

Improvising explosives may not be something Svelk is entirely unfamiliar with.

 

Demolition Charge is page 175 of the Core Rulebook.

Edited May 9, 2021 by Beren

[Mazer Rackham]

Yep, good call on taking a pause in the narrative while you guys figure out the ooc stuff (and apologies if I'm pushing us through too fast, I'm just enjoying myself! I'll try to follow Mazer's example and hold on a bit... )

 

I'll hold off on answering any IC questions for a min (but feel free to have your guys ask them) and then next time I post Ghoran can sort them all out together?

 

 

Good God alive man, don't follow my example, my guys are run ragged over in Devils...! :D

 

 

Improvising explosives may not be something Svelk is entirely unfamiliar with.

 

Well I don't know if you've still got all your fingers and toes yet, but if you do, things are looking promising...

 

MR.

[Black Cohort]

I think given the concept of the campaign, pushing towards the first mission is good.  I feel like characters will open up more after they had killed together.

[A.T.]

Odysseus has no pressing need for any gear to can contribute points towards bulkhead shears, meltabombs, etc if needed.

 

Otherwise he'd be eyeing an immolation rifle (a heat beam - all the burn of a flamer with none of the collateral damage that you'd want to avoid on a space station) due to not being a particularly good shot.

[Black Cohort]

Something I was thinking about, can the Iron God create more astartes?  if not are they trying to build up the capability to do so?

[Necronaut]

Our intrepid GM hinted at it; I suspect my character would be of interest/value to him in that regard.

[Mazer Rackham]

@ Necro, Daddy Huron wishes to know your location....

 

MR.

[Necronaut]

@MR wrong thread? ;)

[Mazer Rackham]

Wha?  Huron is Varn's middle name.... 

 

So are we going for the Bulkhead Shears or Splodey-bags?

 

MR.

[Black Cohort]

Bulkhead shears seem better, they aren't a one use item.

[Necronaut]

I think the shears are a good plan, personally.

[Mazer Rackham]

Groovy.

 

Anything else we need?

 

MR.