A Time of Reaving IC

[Lord_Ikka]

Kraith

 

Kraith grimaced slightly. Splitting up with such a small company, in the belly of an enemy ship with unknown compliment? Not good. Still, the Dark Angel was eager to move and so was the Tech-Marine. He blink-highlighted the second icon and had his batle-armor plot at a possible route. He sent the information to Arazakiel and Ashmon.

 

++We move.++

[Black Cohort]

Initially you are able to move quickly, the ship being very simply organized.

 

However you eventually run into resistance.  The group heading fore and up are probably only a handful of meters from the bridge when they find a closed bulkhead door blocking their path.

 

The group heading towards the engineering spaces at the rear of the ship is perhaps 2/3rds of the way though the main cargo bays when they see a mass of industrial servitors moving to cut off the exit aft from the cargo bays.  Currently they are about 100 meters away and a mix of human sized and what you assume to be Ogryn-based servitors.

[Lysimachus]

Elvrit:

 

Elvrit didn't much care that the survivors split into two smaller units. Simple efficiency, and if there was something aboard that could threaten three Astartes, three more probably wouldn't stop it either.

 

As the Engineerium team passed through the cargo bays, the Breacher looked around carefully, trying to determine what the Conveyor was hauling for the traitorous Death Guard.

 

Awareness Test: Per42 +10(Awareness+10) +10(HS:Sight) +5(MkIII Autosenses) = 67, Roll: 52, Pass with 1DoS

When the mass of servitors appeared, blocking their path, Elvrit grinned. Some fun to be had, then. Still too far away for close-up work, so he drew Toirneach and aimed the pistol over the lip of his shield, continuing to stride forward as he did. Looking towards the various types of automatons, he picked out the largest, a hulking brute clearly created from an abhuman base.

 

“Mine.”

 

Elvrit will select the largest Servitor as the target for his Suffer No Weakness Solo Mode.

 

 

[Trokair]

Hadad

 

Acting as the rearguard to Elvrit and Basilisk he was the last to enter the cargo hold where the servitors were amassing, less an ambush and more just a horde to delay them.

 

“Mine.” The Breacher called, having selected a ogrynoid servitor as his challenge.  It was going to be like that was it?

 

“I’ll just take the lot on the left then if you won’t share.” Hadad spoke as he stepped to one side, warming up Rain and ensuring that the firing line was clear.  

 

Spoiler

Full Action Aim at Servitor horde to the left of the biggest (assuming said biggest is towards the centre of the mass).
 

Initiative in case it is needed

D10: 2 + 4(AG bonus) = 6

 

Edited July 9 by Trokair

[A.T.]

Arazakiel

 

"Let us see the nature of those aboard"

 

Arazakiels turned to one of the security picters, "By order of the Dark Angels and by the authority of the Emperor, you are commanded to unseal the bridge and bow to the judgement of the Astartes."

[Machine God]

Ashmon

 

++It seems that the Dusk Raiders are ignoring you, First! We shall have to Krak our way through, if any of us has any to spare?++

 

Ashmon kept an eye on the picter lenses.

 

 

 

[Black Cohort]

At the Bulkhead, there is no answer to your calls for the ship to open up.

 

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In the main hold, the servitors are forming ranks in front of the entrance to the engineering spaces, though they are not yet doing anything actively hostile to you.  You also cannot see anyone in the immediate area that seems to be controlling them. 

[Lysimachus]

Elvrit:

 

As they continued to advance toward the Servitors, part of Elvrit's mind considered what they had seen as they passed through the ship's holds. Food supplies. Seemingly nothing out of the ordinary.

 

The Tribute was already well stocked with such provisions, so there was little point in scavenging. The only advantage to be gained was to deny these supplies to whatever Death Guard force was waiting for them, and to prevent the crew from revealing the loyalists' presence here. The total destruction of the Conveyor would accomplish both goals.

 

He activated his squad vox.

 

+++Looks like there's nothing worth taking down here. Suggest we take control of the Engineerium and rig the ship to blow? Within an hour we can see these traitors burned and be well on our way back to the Phastus garrison?+++

 

He felt a surge of irritation at having abandoned the penetration of the main Armoury. Nevertheless, they should be able to return to the Iron Warriors base well before their improvised explosive was set to detonate, and perhaps now they had a Techmarine as part of the group, the Armoury door would present less of a challenge?

 

Still, he thought, looking towards the ranked Servitors. First things first.

 

If needed, Initiative Roll: d10(6) +Ag4 = 10

 

 

 

Edited July 14 by Lysimachus

[A.T.]

Arazakiel

 

A silent switch to comms to address the entire assault for, "We have encountered no sign of life save for the servitors at the breach. No defenders, no menials, no sound of whispers or footsteps. Nothing but automation."

 

Had this vessel been given over to the mechanicus, safe in their armoured shells beyond the reach of what little explosives they carried? If so why had they not challenged the astartes, why was this no more than a ghost ship.

[Trokair]

Hadad

 

As he moved forward with caution, the potential hostiles still in his sight, and mulling over the comms a thought occurred.

 

“A servitorised crew is unable to tell secrets, and will be loyal to a fault. If you are planning a great treachery on the scale we saw, having your logistics lines forcefully silenced extends your reach and time before the reveal. How long have they been preparing for this?”

 

A rhetorical question no doubt, for if any of the others knew then surely they would have mentioned it already.

[Machine God]

Ashmon

 

++We are at an impasse. I propose we link up with the others.++

 

Ashmon walked back towards the Engineerium.

 

 

 

 

[Black Cohort]

As you head aft towards the engineering spaces, the servitors do not directly respond until you are about 30 meters away, when they begin to move towards you.

 

In theory one or two of the smaller ones probably couldn't hurt you, but with thirty of them and four Ogryn-based servitors their numbers may matter.

[Lysimachus]

Elvrit:

 

Elvrit had been considering whether there was any possibility of shutting the servitor crew down remotely, but at the very first step of the first construct towards the Astartes boarders, his instincts took over. Hormonal kill-urge flooded his system and he acted, controlling the surge of aggression into purposeful, targeted destruction.

 

The Phobos-pattern bolt pistol was a heavier model than many others, such as the newer Tigrus or Umbra, but Elvrit knew that Toirneach would still struggle to damage the Ogryn-based servitors. So even as he maintained his advance towards the biggest monster, he fired several rounds into the mass of smaller machine-men.

 

Elvrit will take the following Action: SAB at the Servitor Horde.
He will forego the SAB's +10 to Hit to instead move his Ag Bonus (4m) closer to the Ogryn Servitor that is the target of his Solo Mode.

SAB:
BS44 +30(Horde Size?) = 74, Roll: 61, 1DoS = 1 Hit, no extras.
Horde cannot Dodge?
Dam: 1d10+9 Tearing Pen4
(3,8) +9 = 17 at Pen4

 

Edit: plus 1 Hit vs Hordes, as Bolt Pistol is X

Hit 2 Dam:

(5,7) +9 = 16 at Pen4

 

 

 

Not waiting to see what damage the bolt shells caused, the Breacher holstered his pistol and drew Hvass. As the blade flared to life, he grinned, eager to hack his way through the flesh-and-steel barricade.

 

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 07:01 PM by Lysimachus

[A.T.]

Arazakiel

 

The silent voice was the dissenting voice, the master of this ship had chosen their fate.

 

Arazakiel raised his plasma gun to engage the largest of the group.

[Trokair]

Hadad

 

The servitor horde had ignored them until now, but the lockstep turn of so many towards the tree of them changed all that. Whether they had triggered some response, or the servitors had recived new orders he could not tell.

 

Elvrit was laying down some covering fire as he sought to challenge the Ogryn derivative. Time to clear some of the hoard then.

 

Spoiler

Full Auto Burst with Rain at servitors mass

BAS:61 + 20 (full aim from earlier) + 10 (short range) + 30 (hoard size?) = 121

D100: 21, Hit, 10 DoS (or 7 if horde size is smaller, either way enough to get max 5 hits for Rain)

Damage 4d10 + 5 at Pen 4,

Hit1: 3,1,10,2 (RF auto confirmed?, roll 7) + 5= 28 (21 without RF)  

Hit2: 10,8,1,5 (RF auto confirmed?, roll 1) + 5= 30 (29 without RF)  

Hit1: 2,3,1,1 + 5= 12   

Hit1: 4,4,6,1 + 5= 20  

Hit1: 5,9,9,5 + 5= 33