A Knocking Afar (IC Thread)

[Trokair]

For a moment it seemed like the Sentry would blunder right into you, but a sudden whistle of splinter fire towards the shore made the Kabalite turn away from you and head at pace towards the sound. More humans had been caught and slain in retribution for the escape attempt.

 

Your way was clear now and within a few minutes you were ready to strike.

 

Initiatives please, while I prepared us a map.

[Akylas]

Initiative roll

Spoiler

1d10 +5 AGI bonus

1d10 = 8 +5 10 = 18

 

Edited February 6 by Akylas
AGI bonus

[Mazer Rackham]

Saoirse:

 

Init:

AG 5 + 8 = 13

 

Edited February 6 by Mazer Rackham
I cnat adaup

[Mike Zulu]

Ialathial Duskstrider

The Bloody Handed God had shown favour to his disciples…

 

Spoiler

Initiative:

Roll d10: 9 + 5x2x2 (AgB, Unnat Ag, Lightning Reflexes) = 29

 

[A.T.]

Ialandranth Veilseeker

 

Initiative: 7+10 = 17

[Trokair]

Structure Time

 

Map

Spoiler

Ialathial (Blue), Kelman (Black), Ialandranth (White), Venkarryn (Yellow), Saoirse (Purple), Sial (Green)

 

Dracon (Magenta), Bodyguard (Dark Red), Kabalite (Red), Kabalite (Ornage), Raider (Dark Blue large Oval), Venom (Light Blue Small Oval), Human Slaves (Light Blue/Grey)

 

Brown filled rectangle represents tents/encampment in use.

Brown lines/segments/stuff represent wall/ruin/partially uncovered structures and such.

Bushes provide no cover from weapons, but do obscure line of sight if you are crouching in or behind them.

Rocks provide AV8 Cover and are tall enough to provide cover even when standing. Line of sight is likewise obscured while crouched, but not when standing (ie the rocks are about shoulder height).

 

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Turn 1

Initiative

 

29: Ialathial Duskstrider [0/15]

18: Kelman Orach [9/18] – Heavily Wounded

18: Saoirse Firebright [4/14] – Lightly Wounded - Walking the Path being sustained

17: Ialandranth Veilseeker [0/16]

??: Venkarryn [0/16]

??: Sial Yhain [0/11]

 

You have Surprise this round, and I will move NPC after all players. Depending on your actions you may be able to maintain Surprise into round two or beyond. Land and flashy action are more likely to be noticed.

 

Raiders and Venoms are currently parked.

Red Kabalites have weapons ready and may be moving around, some are Sentries, some are hunting escaped slaves and so on.

Orange Kabalites are engaged with other task/do not have weapons at the ready, but will switch to Red if alerted.

 

As we are in a surprise round player action can be as structure light. Questions and such in OOC thread.

@Black Cohort, @Aknoby Initiative please with your posts this round. 

 

[Mike Zulu]

Ialathial Duskstrider

Duskstrider raised his catapult to the oblivious dark kin through the clearing. 
 

“I shall dispose of their forward sentries. Loosing shurikens.”

 

Full-Auto Burst: Ialathial will fire at the Red Sentry ~80 m SSE of his position.
 

Spoiler

FAB (ASC): 50(BS) + 20 (FAB) = 70 required

Roll d100: 37 = Pass, 3DoS = 4 Hits

 

Hit 1: 2,9 (Tearing) + 4 + 2 (Mighty Shot) = 15 Dam, 6 Pen, Right Leg

 

Hit 1: 5,9 (Tearing) + 4 + 2 (Mighty Shot) = 15 Dam, 6 Pen, Leg

 

Hit 1: 4,6 (Tearing) + 4 + 2 (Mighty Shot) = 12 Dam, 6 Pen, Torso

 

Hit 1: 5,8 (Tearing) + 4 + 2 (Mighty Shot) = 14 Dam, 6 Pen, Arm

 

[Trokair]

Kabalite

Spoiler

Dodge, Ag: 52, d100: 91 

 

The high pitched whistle of the shurikens cutting through the air draws the Kabalites attention. Even as the Eldar turns to see what it was that they had heard the monomolecular blades rip open the Kabalites leg, forcing them to their knees in perfect time for the remaining projectiles to embed themselves in the victim’s torso and arm. With a soft wheeze of a punctured lung a cry of pain and alarm is stifled, the corpse slumping sideways into the shrubby undergrowth.

[A.T.]

Ialandranth Veilseeker

 

As blades began to fly Ialandranth moved west, flickering between the materium and immaterium as he remained hidden amongst the trees watching for any sign of awareness from the guards as he closed to striking range. The senses of the dark kin were sharp and so best to strike from afar.

 

Move and semi-auto to the west. BS 43 +10 semi auto

Roll 41 = 1 hit (unless bonuses for unaware target)

Damage 5+9 +10 = 24, Pen 0 

[Mazer Rackham]

Saoirse:

 

As the warriors acted, she tried to do so in concert.
 

Spoiler

Psychic Power: Executioner (can't remember if needs LOS, so Kabalite SSW in direct LoS)

WP: 50 + Push (7*5) = 85

D100: 35, Pass 5 DoS

Construct gains +5 WS per 2 DoS (+10)

Immediately attacks (Swift Attack)

WS: 46 + 10 + (Surprise 20?)

Attack 1: Hit Body

Dam: 18, Pen 6

Attack 2: Hit Body

Dam: 19, Pen 6

 

[Trokair]

Kabalite (west)

Spoiler

Dodge, Ag: 52, d100: 11, Pass, 4DoS – Sufficient DoS to doges all hits from Death Spinner, sufficient AG to move out of Blast range.

 

A double mini thunderclap from the trees to the right left the Kabalite with a split second sight of the expanding all consuming molecular cloud heading right for them. enough time for the reflexes of the Eldar to drive the Kabalite out of harm’s way as the bush next to them was shredded.

 

Kabalite (ssw)

Spoiler

Dodge, Ag: 52, d100: 72, Fail

 

Having just caught a slave that had been hiding in the undergorath the Kabalite felt a presence behind him. Making to turn, contemplating how humiliating it would be to be taken by surprise by one of the cattle slave. A thought he never got to fully finish as the upper torso, separated by two clean stokes, hit the ground and rolled into the bush, coming to rest next to the recently deceased human.

Edited March 1 by Trokair

[Akylas]

As the reaper moves to take advantage of the bushes to his west he weighs the loudness of his weapon versus danger of the kabalite that direction being alerted and decides to shoot.

 

Half move into bushes to west and fire on west kabalite.

 

Spoiler

49 BaS + 20 (FAB) = 69

 

Roll d100 = 21 = 4 DOS = 5 hits

 

Damage = 2d10+2

Hit 1 = 5+2 = 7 +2 = 9

Hit 2 = 9+2 = 11 +2 = 13

Hit 3 = 4+3 = 7 +2 = 9 

Hit 4 = 5+10 = 15 +2 = 17

Hit 5 = 2+1 = 3 +2 = 5

 

 

[Trokair]

Round 2

 

 

Map

 

Spoiler

Ialathial (Blue), Kelman (Black), Ialandranth (White), Venkarryn (Yellow), Saoirse (Purple), Saoirse Phantom (Lighter Purple), Sial (Green)

 

Dracon (Magenta), Bodyguard (Dark Red), Kabalite (Red), Kabalite (Ornage), Raider (Dark Blue large Oval), Venom (Light Blue Small Oval), Human Slaves (Light Blue/Grey)

 

Last rounds casualties are Dark Grey

 

Turn 2

Initiative

 

37: Dracon [0/??]

29: Ialathial Duskstrider [0/15]

22: Dracon’ Bodyguard [0/??] - 8 Remaining

18: Kelman Orach [9/18] – Heavily Wounded

18: Saoirse Firebright [4/14] – Lightly Wounded - Walking the Path being sustained

17: Ialandranth Veilseeker [0/16]

??: Venkarryn [0/16]

??: Sial Yhain [0/11]

 

As @Black Cohort and @Aknoby have had even leas spare time to take part then I have had, I am moving the game forward, and assume that both their characters, as former Ranger and Ranger, have assisted the team in repositioning slightly and to remain hidden.

 

As such you still have Surprise (aside from the Dracon and his bodyguard) this round. That said the Kabalites know something more than just runaway slaves is up and 2 orange Kabalites have switched to red.  You will see from the map that there has been some general movement.

 

While the Dracon and his Bodygaurd are active they had no direct line of sight to the team. In response to the Deathspinner/Reaper launcher noise they have moved into cover of the nearby ruin and their actions this round will be awareness/threat assessment related, so it will be harder to keep the Surprise going at the end of turn test.

 

Players, as Dracon and Co action are set this turn feel free to continue in structure time light.

[A.T.]

Ialandranth Veilseeker

 

Strike and move, be in many places and one warrior might be an army. The dark kin outnumbered them many times over but did not know, and could not know if this attack were to succeed.

 

Switching directions Ialandranth sought out another of the isolated targets moving closer indirectly.

 

"The vehicles must be culled before they can take to the skies"

 

Warp/charge the target due south(ish), fighting from concealment of the brush if possible

WS test: 44 vs WS 40+10 charge = hit (no extra DoS)

Damage = 19, pen 6, power weapon

[Mazer Rackham]

Saoirse:

 

The Warp Spider was right. Now was the time to devastate the enemy.

 

A battle is won before it is fought if the enemy cannot retaliate. There was scant hope of avoiding it, but confusion and deliberate action were a powerful lever of victory.

 

Spoiler

Half-Action: Half move into bushes

Half-Action Destructor into red dot on the right

WP 50 + (((35 ((PR 3 +4 = 7 PUSH) x 5))) -10 (Sustained Power) = 75

D100: 73, Pass

AOE: 1m

Dam: 2D10 + PR (7) = 19 + 7 = 19, Pen 7

 

OOC: The Phantom can't cast Executioner itself, but it can cast Destructor. Target will be the uppermost big blue oval vehicle.

 

Phantom:

Spoiler

Half-Action Concentrate +10 WP

Half-Action Destructor

WP 50 + (((35 ((PR 3 +4 = 7 PUSH) x 5))) +10 -10 (Sustained Power) = 85

D100: 35, Pass, 4 DoS

AOE: 3m, left side of vehicle

Dam: 2D10 + PR (7) = 19 + 7 = 26, Pen 7

 

[Trokair]

Kabalite

Spoiler

Dodge, Ag: 52, d100: 11, Pass

The sudden rush of air from the Kabalites right alerted the warrior to danger, throwing herself forward into a roll without looking spared her for a moment as the Spiders power blade swung through the empty air.

 

 

Kabalite

Spoiler

Dodge, Ag: 52, d100: 39, Pass, move up to 5m to get out of AoE northwards

Out of the corner of his eye he saw a flicker in the air, a momentary rent in the air, to its right the bush swayed, a figure half emerged. A sorcerer. Sudden goosebumps on the back of his neck, a sign of sorcery, though he had only heard tales of it he had no wish to experience it firsthand. Scooting to the north to break line of sight the Kabalite narrowly escaped the psychic doom.

 

Riader

Spoiler

Damage 26 – 8 (Side armour 15 – Pen 7) = 18 Structural Integrity damage, Raider has 2 SI remaining.   

+ Orange Kabalite

Spoiler

Completely unaware and caught in Aoe- Dead

+ Red Kabalite

Spoiler

Dodge, Ag: 52, d100: 04, Pass, Move up to 5m west well out of AoE range.

 

He had only just climbed up onto the Raiders central platform to check on the supplies when the Raiders outer hull fragmented, a wave of shrapnel and crackling energy embraced the hapless Eldar.

His colleague just outside was thrown backwards but managed to twist to shield his head from the blast.  

 

 

[Mazer Rackham]

Saoirse:

 

Ceases sustain Executioner.

[Mike Zulu]

Ialathial Duskstrider

Satisfied with the kill, Duskstrider shifted his aim rightward to another sentry further away.
 

He held his fire for a second, waiting the Warlock’s apparition in the foreground to dissipate. He doubted it could be harmed by a shuriken volley, but it seemed distasteful to attack another’s incorporeal projection.

 

”Appreciated,” he thanked aloud, and pulled the trigger.

 

Full-Auto Burst: Ialathial will fire at the Red Kabalite ~130m SSW (directly inline with the Phantom’ last position).

 

Spoiler

FAB (ASC): 50(BaS) + 20 (FAB) +0 = 70 required

Roll d100: 43 = Pass, 2DoS = 3 Hits

 

Hit 1: 5,10 (Tearing) + 4 + 2 (Mighty Shot) + 1 (RF) = 17 Dam, 6 Pen, Torso

RF d100 = 11

 

Hit 1: 3,6 (Tearing) + 4 + 2 (Mighty Shot) = 12 Dam, 6 Pen, Torso

 

Hit 1: 1,6 (Tearing) + 4 + 2 (Mighty Shot) = 12 Dam, 6 Pen, Arm

 

[Trokair]

Kabalite

Spoiler

Dodge, AG52, D100: 64 – nope- dead.

 

 

 

Kelman, Venkarryn and Sial to go (assuming Black Cohort and Aknoby have time.

[Akylas]

Kelman advances south, noting a Kabalite to his east and taking aim.

 

Half move south.

 

Spoiler

49 BaS + 20 (FAB) - 69

 

Roll d100 - 33 = 3 DOS = 4 hits

Damage = 2d10 +2

Hit 1 = 9 + 8 = 17 + 2 = 19

Hit 2 = 1 + 1 = 2 + 2 = 4

Hit 3 = 2 + 3 = 5 + 2 = 7

Hit 4 = 6 + 2 = 8 + 2 = 10

 

Edited March 21 by Akylas
Spoil tags for rolls

[Trokair]

Kabalite (again).

So focused had the Eldar been on escaping the Sorcerer’s attention that he was taken by complete surprise by the hail of fragmenting tree that engulfed him moments later. Mixed in within the wooden shrapnel where a few remaining reaper missiles that had not been absorbed by the former tree, just enough to end the Kabalite.

 

 

 

I am going to continue to autopilot Venkarryn and Sial as I presume our players are still unable to participate.    

 

 

 

Venkarryn

 

Spoiler

Full Move South and single shot with Fusion Gun (Hip Shooting) at Kabalite south (near 4 orange and 8 humans).

BaS: 49 – 30 (Extreme  Range) (Marksman) = 49

d100: 67 – Miss.

 

With the immediate area almost cleared of hostiles the Fire Dragon advanced, his Fusion gun was for hunting might monsters and vehicles, but the Dark Eldar skimmers where just too far away for him to disable them yet. As he moved he took an opportunistic shoot at a Kabalite that had turned to face the, alas the distance proved a little too much.

 

 

Sial

Spoiler

Half Action Aim, Half Action Single attack same Kabalite

BaS:50 + 10 (Short Range) + 10 (Aim) +10 (Accurate) = 80

d100: 40, Hit, 4DoS

Location: 04 – Head

Damage: 1d10+3 +1d10 per 2DoS to max 2d10

Roll: 3 +3, 6, 9 = 21 Damage at Pen 2 – Kabalite Dead  

 

The ranger had already been readying to take down a Dark Kin on the southern extend of the encampment when he saw the Fire Dragon’s unfortunate shoot, with a breath he had refocused, with another he pulled the Long Rifles trigger. The Kabalites head snapped back from the impact, then collapsed, brain viscera leaking through the neat hole in the helmet.

 

Round End, next round will start shortly.      

[Trokair]

Turn 3

Initiative

 

37: Dracon [0/??]

29: Ialathial Duskstrider [0/15]

22: Dracon’ Bodyguard [0/??] – 8 Remaining

20: Red Kabalites [0/10] – 8 Orange changed to Red, 25 Total

18: Kelman Orach [9/18] – Heavily Wounded

18: Saoirse Firebright [4/14] – Lightly Wounded

17: Ialandranth Veilseeker [0/16]

11: Ornage Kabalites [010] – 10 Emerge from Camp/Tent, 40 Total      

Autopilot: Venkarryn [0/16]

Autopilot: Sial Yhain [0/11]

Still parked:

0: Raider –  one on [18/20SI], 3 Total

0: Venom – [0/??SI],  4 total

 

Map

Spoiler

Ialathial (Blue), Kelman (Black), Ialandranth (White), Venkarryn (Yellow), Saoirse (Purple), Sial (Green)

Dracon (Magenta), Bodyguard (Dark Red), Kabalite (Red), Kabalite (Ornage), Raider (Dark Blue large Oval), Venom (Light Blue Small Oval), Human Slaves (Light Blue/Grey)

 

Dead from last round for reference Dark Grey

 

You have been detected and all enemies are now fully aware of you (or your approximate location if no direct line of sight).

 

We are now in Structure time so player action needs to be in Initiative order.

 

 

Dracon

 

A mind retching shriek enhanced by ancient and malevolent technology of the Dark Kin emits from the Dracon, it is both Challenge to you and a call to arms for his Kabalite Warriors.

 

All players will need to take Fear Test (Willpower) either right now, or at the start of their action this tunr, whichever is more practical for you.

The Dracon’s scream is Fear (2) / Frightening (–10 to WP test), Saoirse, Ialandranth, as an active psyker/psyker on a previous path for you two the scream is instead Fear (3) / Horrifying (–20 to WP Test). Failure requires a roll on the Shock Table (p233 in core book) with each DoF on the fear test adding 10 to the shock test roll.

 

 

Ialathial Next

Then Dracon’ Bodyguard and Red Kabalites     

[Mike Zulu]

Ialathial Duskstrider

 

The harrowing screech was not the first degenerate warcry Duskstrider had heard…

 

Spoiler

Fear Test: 37(WP) + -10 = 27 required

Roll d100: 05 = Pass

 

And he will not satisfy their vile predations.

 

The Archon would be upon them shortly. If he was to die, he will need to set up an effective kill zone.

 

“We have little time until he approaches. Repositioning.”

 

Full Move: Ialathial will Run directly westward 30 m into the green bush (benefiting from Hard Target).

 

Edited yesterday at 02:46 PM by Mike Zulu
Forgot -10

[Trokair]

Dracon’ Bodyguard

Spoiler

2 Run (with Sprint) 60m – Hard Target

2 Run 30m – Hard Target

Remaining  4 stay near Dracon to protect.

 

With the Challenge issued the Dracon’s Bodyguard split, half stay by close to their charge while the remainder head for the foe to assess the threat to their charge.  

 

 

Red Kabalites

This will list only the ones whose action affects the team. For the remainder see map update at end of post, some have moved, some have done other stuff.

 

Kabalite (Mid North)

Spoiler

Full Auto Splinter Rifle at Ialathial

BaS: 41 +20(FAB) – 40( Run + Hard Target) = 21

d100: 48, Miss

 

Kabalite (Mid North slightly below by curved wall)

Spoiler

Full Auto Splinter Rifle at Ialathial

BaS: 41 +20(FAB) – 20(Hard Target) = 21

d100: 73, Miss even more

 

2 Kabalite (Mid North slightly below next to tree)

Spoiler

Halve Move into Bush, Half Action Aim

 

Kabalite (Mid, in rectangular building)

Spoiler

Full Auto Splinter Rifle at Ialathial

BaS: 41 +20(FAB) – 40( Run + Hard Target) = 21

d100: 15, Hit

Location: 51 - Body

Damage d10+2 Pen 3 Toxic

d10:6 + 2 = 8 at Pen 3

Toxic: Toughness test  with -5 per point of damage , failure results in further 1d20 damage (not reduced by Tb or Armour).

Ilathial Dodge?

 

2 Kabalite (Mid right side north of 8 Humans)

Spoiler

Right Kabalite: Full Auto Splinter Rifle at Kelman

Left Kabalite: Full Auto Splinter Rifle at Saoirse

BaS: 41 +20(FAB) = 61

At Kelman d100: 65

At Saoirse d100: 62

Both Miss

 

3 Kabalites Run with Sprint – Hard Target

Spoiler

North left to North mid by tree edge

2 Mid northwards from near arrow shaped building to ruin and tree

 

While the Dark Kin might have been slow to respond to your presence, preoccupied with their own affairs and escaped humans, their response now that a foe was in their midst was rapid. Seeing a an enemy figure run several unleashed their splinter rifles. The darts while mostly missing the mark rake Ialathial surrounding.

 

The Repaer and the Warlock likewise experience the cloud of splinter ammunition whistling past by the smallest of fractions.  

 

 

Kabalite (in melee with Ialandranth)

Spoiler

Half Action Aim, Half Action melee attack with Splinter rifle bayonet

WS: 41 +10(Aim) = 51

d100: 07, Hit

Location: 70 Body

Damage: 1d10 + Sb at Pen 2

d10: 8 + 3 = 11 at Pen 2

Ialandranth Dodge?

 

Emboldened by the Dracon’s call the Kabalite thrust his splinter rifle straight at the centre mass of the Spider.   

 

Map Update

 

Spoiler

 

 

Kelman and Saoirse Next, then Ialandranth

 

 

[Mazer Rackham]

Saoirse Fear Test:

 

OOC: Aplogies forgot to roll on Archon Turn

 

WP: 50 - 20 = 30

D100: 58 Fail 2 x DoF

Shock Table: 46 (26 + 20)

1 IP, cannot go near Dracon, -10 to all Attribs until Encounter over.