FabiusV4lcoran Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 49 minutes ago, Necronaut said: It occurs to me that now is perhaps as good of a time as any for us to name our warband seeing as how we have a rather fully fleshed out roster. Some ideas come to mind: - Hagga's Heroes - The Crimson Permanent Assurance - Mongrel Battalion - Damage, Inc. - Cowboys from Heck - The Syndicate - Cabal of the Bleeding Eye - The Heartbreakers/Heart-Takers - The Dread Company or Dreadwatch - The Claws of Vengeance - The Machine I'm a HUGE Hogan's Heroes fan so that first one is a strong go. I also like the Cabal of the Bleeding Eye. Dread Company is pretty solid too. As is Mongrel Battalion. Dangit, I can't pick. Machine God, Xin Ceithan and Mazer Rackham 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xin Ceithan Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I was thinking about this too but lost my train of thought also I was toying with stuff on hand or a unifying theme…. something like Beasts of Brimstone ( or Hounds / Claws ..) Brimstone Furies Blackstone Bastards ( Basilisks Dredges of Brimstone or maybe simply the The Dredgeful Necronaut, FabiusV4lcoran and Mazer Rackham 1 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine God Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 IT'S GOT TO BE: The Crimson Permanent Assurance "It's fun to sail on the wide accountancy!" Necronaut, Mazer Rackham and Xin Ceithan 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.T. Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 "The High Rollers" - symbolised by a pair of black aces and black eights. "The Perils of the Warp" - with checkmarks and/or a kilroy "The Lesser of Two Evils" Mazer Rackham, Xin Ceithan and Necronaut 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysimachus Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) While Hagga's Heroes is a cool reference, I'd prefer not to name the warband after only one of us? After all, even if he's taking a lead role at the moment, that could change as the game progresses? Considering that most of the Astartes players are members of Chapters that went back to the Imperium, one could consider our characters as no longer being legitimate sons of their parents... so I'd go for Blackheart's Bastards. (Valid use/meaning of the word, so doesn't need to be filtered) Or maybe Blackheart's Betrayers, same reasoning, that many are from Chapters that turned against Huron? Edited February 27 by Lysimachus Necronaut, Mazer Rackham, Xin Ceithan and 2 others 1 2 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necronaut Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) @Mazer Rackham I could almost hear the Seneschal restraining himself from saying, "You recidivist scum!" Bravo! Edited February 27 by Necronaut Mazer Rackham, Xin Ceithan and Lysimachus 1 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 1 hour ago, Lysimachus said: Considering that most of the Astartes players are members of Chapters that went back to the Imperium, one could consider our characters as no longer being legitimate sons of their parents... so I'd go for Blackheart's Bastards. (Valid use/meaning of the word, so doesn't need to be filtered) Or maybe Blackheart's Betrayers, same reasoning, that many are from Chapters that turned against Huron? Not bad - how about Blackheart's Blackguards, which, with the pronunciation provides sufficient rapscallion undertones of anti-authoritarian disdain, and plain old-fashioned thuggery? 6 minutes ago, Necronaut said: @Mazer Rackham I could almost hear the Seneschal restraining himself from throwing in, "You recidivist scum!" to the end of his transmission. Bravo! too kind, too kind... Necronaut, Lysimachus and Xin Ceithan 1 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necronaut Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I am also enjoying the (perhaps unintentional) bleed-over from the OOC into the IC. Xin Ceithan and Mazer Rackham 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158698 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 5 minutes ago, Necronaut said: (perhaps unintentional) *Waggles eyebrows* Xin Ceithan 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 Aaaaaannnd - we're done! That's Part One over now boys, please refrain from posting in the IC, Mr @Lysimachus could you please lock the thread for the time being? Gentlemen, thank you for taking the ride with us so far, I will be doling out reward (XP) and now open the forum to your comments and feedback. Thank you! Machine God, Mojake, Lord_Ikka and 3 others 1 3 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabiusV4lcoran Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 6 hours ago, Machine God said: IT'S GOT TO BE: The Crimson Permanent Assurance "It's fun to sail on the wide accountancy!" I'm getting flashbacks to my insurance days. I cannot. Blackheart's Blackguards is pretty solid! Necronaut and Mazer Rackham 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 1 minute ago, FabiusV4lcoran said: I'm getting flashbacks to my insurance days. I cannot. Blackheart's Blackguards is pretty solid! You, poor tortured soul, my condolences. Necronaut and FabiusV4lcoran 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojake Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 If characters get sufficiently drunk it'll sound like Blaggard's Blaggards which I'm all in favour of! Mazer Rackham, Lysimachus, FabiusV4lcoran and 2 others 4 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158713 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysimachus Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) That's a pretty crummy offer. Do a job for her, and she'll take away our ship and give us a substantially smaller and weaker one in return... no thanks. Edit: I'm assuming that is just the opening offer, and a certain amount of back and forth is in the offing? I'd maybe do the job in return for the Iconoclast. We keep the Dredge. (I'd probably strip the escort for parts and use them to repair all the damage to our cruiser?) Edited February 27 by Lysimachus Mazer Rackham, Xin Ceithan and Necronaut 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine God Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Post edited: https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383296-bc-the-blackest-heart-part-i-ic/page/45/#findComment-6158710 Basically I was writing and @Mazer Rackham posted. Mazer Rackham and Lysimachus 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysimachus Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 4 minutes ago, Machine God said: Post edited: https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383296-bc-the-blackest-heart-part-i-ic/page/45/#findComment-6158710 Basically I was writing and @Mazer Rackham posted. For the sake of tidiness I've hidden the post. If you want I can unhide when we restart? Machine God and Mazer Rackham 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine God Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 5 minutes ago, Lysimachus said: That's a pretty crummy offer. Do a job for her, and she'll take away our ship and give us a substantially smaller and weaker one in return... no thanks. Edit: I'm assuming that is just the opening offer, and a certain amount of back and forth is in the offing? I'd maybe do the job in return for the Iconoclast. We keep the Dredge. (I'd probably strip the escort for parts and use them to repair all the damage to our cruiser?) Maybe we take her up on the offer whilst painting black Saltaires over heraldry and subtlety including a White Tigress IFF in transponders Xin Ceithan and Mazer Rackham 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158719 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 6 minutes ago, Machine God said: Basically I was writing and @Mazer Rackham posted. No harm done. Just now, Lysimachus said: For the sake of tidiness I've hidden the post. If you want I can unhide when we restart? Sounds pretty solid plan! Cheers! Lysimachus and Machine God 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Father Ferrum Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Brimstone Blackguards? No need to reinforce the connection to Huron in my opinion. Swapping from a cruiser to a corvette? There's definitely advantages to it, but only if we're focused on hit-and-run ops. An Iconoclast is smaller and faster than any cruiser, and our crew levels would allow it to operate more efficiently that the Dredge, so fast-penetration raids like we discussed for Bounty? Not a terrible idea. If we can get the Dredge fixed up and re-crewed properly -- which is a massive "if" -- then we're better equipped for stand-up fights, but on top of everything wrong with it listed in the data thread, we're now missing a huge chunk of the bow. Bear in mind that they're also offering access to gray and black market goods. We won't have to pillage everything we need. And while this is certainly not a thing we can do in the short term...but that's an Astartes strike cruiser in the hands of a rogue trader. It was designed for Astartes, built for Astartes, stolen from Astartes. Eventually, I'd like to steal it back. That's easier to do if we're in her mistress' good graces. Mazer Rackham, Xin Ceithan, Mojake and 1 other 1 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 7 minutes ago, Iron Father Ferrum said: Brimstone Blackguards? No need to reinforce the connection to Huron in my opinion. Nice, nice. 7 minutes ago, Iron Father Ferrum said: There's definitely advantages to it, but only if we're focused on hit-and-run ops. An Iconoclast is smaller and faster than any cruiser, and our crew levels would allow it to operate more efficiently that the Dredge, so fast-penetration raids like we discussed for Bounty? Not a terrible idea. If we can get the Dredge fixed up and re-crewed properly -- which is a massive "if" -- then we're better equipped for stand-up fights, but on top of everything wrong with it listed in the data thread, we're now missing a huge chunk of the bow. Bear in mind that they're also offering access to gray and black market goods. We won't have to pillage everything we need. That was the intention. Doing the job for the Iconoclast is a fair exchange, and you can operate now, and could keep the Dredge as your lumbering base for fixing up later. 9 minutes ago, Iron Father Ferrum said: Eventually, I'd like to steal it back. That's easier to do if we're in her mistress' good graces. Interesting..! Lysimachus and Xin Ceithan 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabiusV4lcoran Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 18 minutes ago, Iron Father Ferrum said: Swapping from a cruiser to a corvette? There's definitely advantages to it, but only if we're focused on hit-and-run ops. An Iconoclast is smaller and faster than any cruiser, and our crew levels would allow it to operate more efficiently that the Dredge, so fast-penetration raids like we discussed for Bounty? Not a terrible idea. If we can get the Dredge fixed up and re-crewed properly -- which is a massive "if" -- then we're better equipped for stand-up fights, but on top of everything wrong with it listed in the data thread, we're now missing a huge chunk of the bow. Can we steal it take it back to the Corsairs and apprise Lord Huron of what's going? We have a lead on duty-free plunder. SUrely we should notify Lord Blackheart. Plus...I mean we could easily raid this lady and claim we need to make it look like she's getting raided for discretion's sake..... Then, eventually, we turn and take over her stretch of space to add to Lord Huron's empire. Lysimachus, Iron Father Ferrum, Xin Ceithan and 1 other 2 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysimachus Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 22 minutes ago, Iron Father Ferrum said: Swapping from a cruiser to a corvette? There's definitely advantages to it, but only if we're focused on hit-and-run ops. An Iconoclast is smaller and faster than any cruiser, and our crew levels would allow it to operate more efficiently that the Dredge, so fast-penetration raids like we discussed for Bounty? Not a terrible idea. If we can get the Dredge fixed up and re-crewed properly -- which is a massive "if" -- then we're better equipped for stand-up fights, but on top of everything wrong with it listed in the data thread, we're now missing a huge chunk of the bow. Bear in mind that they're also offering access to gray and black market goods. We won't have to pillage everything we need. That's a fair point. Good point about the crew. We've got about 10% on the Dredge, which is around 8k... but 8k is 50% on an Iconoclast, so much better operating standard? 22 minutes ago, Iron Father Ferrum said: And while this is certainly not a thing we can do in the short term...but that's an Astartes strike cruiser in the hands of a rogue trader. It was designed for Astartes, built for Astartes, stolen from Astartes. Eventually, I'd like to steal it back. That's easier to do if we're in her mistress' good graces. Very much this... one day... 13 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said: That was the intention. Doing the job for the Iconoclast is a fair exchange, and you can operate now, and could keep the Dredge as your lumbering base for fixing up later. If they'll go for that, I'd say it's a fair deal. Iron Father Ferrum and Xin Ceithan 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 (edited) 7 minutes ago, FabiusV4lcoran said: Can we steal it take it back to the Corsairs and apprise Lord Huron of what's going? If you want to, yes, of course. 7 minutes ago, FabiusV4lcoran said: We have a lead on duty-free plunder. SUrely we should notify Lord Blackheart. Same again. 7 minutes ago, FabiusV4lcoran said: Plus...I mean we could easily raid this lady and claim we need to make it look like she's getting raided for discretion's sake..... *Nods* Uh-hmm, uh-hmm. 2 minutes ago, Lysimachus said: That's a fair point. Good point about the crew. We've got about 10% on the Dredge, which is around 8k... but 8k is 50% on an Iconoclast, so much better operating standard? Almost like it was planned... 2 minutes ago, Lysimachus said: If they'll go for that, I'd say it's a fair deal. Gift Horse: *Exists* Hagga: *Up to his waist in the horse's mouth* 'Where's the rest of it?' Edited February 27 by Mazer Rackham Iron Father Ferrum, Mojake, Xin Ceithan and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysimachus Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 hour ago, Mazer Rackham said: I will be doling out reward (XP) Anyway, priorities. Talk more about this... Necronaut, Mazer Rackham, FabiusV4lcoran and 2 others 4 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158728 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 2 minutes ago, Lysimachus said: Anyway, priorities. Talk more about this... Well, XP is a reward for play as specified by the rules for participation.... Xin Ceithan, Iron Father Ferrum and Lysimachus 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383216-bc-the-blackest-heart-ooc/page/87/#findComment-6158729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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