Basic Fighters to choose from

"Reporting for duty, let's splash some tangoes, quiaff?"

". . . tally-ho, multiple bogies 12'oclock"

naval assets to choose from [Some overlap with aerospace in which case defer to the first sheet.]

[beware the point limit]

"This twisted game needs to be reset."

Aerospace Rules:

Units with x/y for their move stat operate on speed.
meaning they gotta move that many spaces a turn.

It is an action to turn, and an action to change speed.

Units with a + for their movement move like normal foot units and can face whereever they fuckin want.

"All fighters, prepare to launch! Delta, we're here to help."

Hey dude! I wanna join but I'm new to Skirmish Quest... how should I proceed?

I'm here.

>>14270272
To be clear, the only thing you can choose on this sheet that isn't available here >>14270252 is the [O].

There is also a maximum of 2 cruisers available, but they will be limited to vets.

"Bravo? Wonder how Blaze is doing. Maybe he's laying off the booze... aw, who am I kidding."

"Ready for turret deployment Admiral."

>>14270370

Refer to >>14270252

and

>>14270303

The first is the ship you can fly.

We roll d10s for all dice. Low rolls are better than high. If you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask.

Drop in our IRC at https://02.chat.mibbit.com/?url=irc%3A%2F%2Firc.rizon.net%2Fskirmishquest

For simplicity, I suggest either a [P] or an [El], since they have the easiest movement style.

>>14270370
Easiest way to figure things out is to get into the IRC, which is #skirmishquest on Rizon.
Use mibbit if you don't have an IRC client.

>>14270303

Basic info on how to post.

>>14270460
Can I choose O?

Oh god how did I get in this cockpit and what the heck is that massive fortress over there oshiblarghdftarsg

Current roster:

[I1] Psycho
[I2]Carver
[I3] Dhomochevsky

[Du1] Papyrus

[P1] Gust

[G1]2nd Lt. Symmetry

Still time to sign up!

CLEAR THE FUCKING RUNWAY YOU COCKGARGLING ASSHOLES

LIGHTS UP FRONT, HEAVIES IN THE REAR
JUST THE WAY YOUR MOTHERS LIKE IT

>>14270494
Yes, be sure to get a trip. I'd also recommend hopping in the irc channel posted above.

rolled 17 = 17

you can noko dice

>>14270515
Not in this game, only dice without noko count.

>>14270503
Pick a fighter if you somehow know how to pilot one.

>>14270503

Or you can slave a turret while you wait for insertion.

Or you can run the [El] which is going to insert our marines into that big bastard.

OK, I managed to start the engine... I think I can handle this thing...

>>14270528
OH GREAT, AS IF I NEEDED A REMINDER AS TO WHY I DON'T SHOW FOR ANY OF YOUR LITTLE FAGGOT COMMAND TEA PARTIES

>>14270584
They are afraid of people taking cruisers ever since someone rammed one into a black hole.

"Fang One to HQ, as systems green, ready to launch."

"Fang Squadron, you boys ready to rock this shit?!?"

"Fang three here, all systems are green. I'm ready to go"

>>14270597

". . . waiting to engage"

Wing commander, lets slice some sky

Sorry, can't IRC (in the office) so I'd have to make do with this thread.

HQ, you there? I'm ready for battle... I guess...

>>14270708

Good. Now we wait for the map to be posted.

Should take some time because Orbital needs to place us on the map.

In any case, you're flying a St[O]rk, which is a bomber. That launches nukes.

Please don't be too liberal with the nukes - as in, try to launch them so that it will take only one turn to hit the target. We HAVE had it happen that someone was over-eager and launched a nuke which hit some of our own people.

>>14270669

"Oh good, I was wondering when the rest of Talon Squadron would get around to sortieing. Let's be the hammer to Fang's scalpel, shall we?"

>>14270708

"Good to see you in the pilot seat Gentleman."

"Lieutenant Symmetry, I was assigned to the gunner position for this mission. Be advised we have live tacticals on board, if you choose to fire them close on your target first such that they will connect with the target in one phase, otherwise the risk getting shot down."

[I1] Psycho
[I2]Carver
[I3] Dhomochevsky

[Du1] Papyrus

[P1] Gust
[P2]Sinless

[O1] Indonesian Gentleman

[O1G1]2nd Lt. Symmetry

[M] Rear Admiral King

Current roster, change tags to match.

>>14270778

Copy.

>>14270737
W-wait a sec! You said this thing carries NUKES?? Oh snap... which one's the launch button again? I don't wanna hit it by mistake...

>>14270806

". . . that. . . that's not very reassuring Iggy"

>>14270739
We'll do more than that I am ready to scorch any damn xeno that try defy the sky. Catch me?

"... Command, requesting that I get to stay far, FAR away from the Stork for the duration of this mission, over."

>>14270806

The technician making final checks on the pelican's turret is treated to Symmetry's worried expression.

----

"Ok then..."

Okay fellas, I found the button, and have put a sticky note on it, just to be sure! Don't worry!

>>14270882

"Just make sure to take it off when you get to drop your payload, quiaff?"

"Anyone want to say something before we launch? A prayer of any faith or creed? Aside from, 'I hope the new guy doesn't accidentally nuke us,' I mean."

Sure, stick the black man with driving the RV.

>>14270908

"Yeah, Let's really hope the new guy doesn't nuke us."

"But really, give it your all gentlemen, the boys that are going to be dropped in there need this."

>>14270922
I got a good feeling about this one.


Roster:
[I1] Psycho
[I2]Carver
[I3] Dhomochevsky

[Du1] Papyrus

[P1] Gust
[P2]Sinless

[O1] Indonesian Gentleman

[O1G1]2nd Lt. Symmetry

[El1] Will Smith

[M] Rear Admiral King

>>14270860

"Hah, yeah, I get you. We'll deal with these xenos in the best way there is. With superior firepower."

>>14270922

"Sure, it's an RV, but it can hover in place and has 6 guns on it. You carrying the ground-humpers in?"

"Bulkhead here, I've got two buns in the oven ready to order! Speaking of which...*MUNCHMUNCH*"

>>14270965

"Welcome to the party, Bulkhead. Hope you brought enough to share with the Maks! And us. Mainly us."

Foehammer is five-by-five, point me at the bad guys.

Pre map data incoming.

"Commencing Final operations check, get your comms online, and navigational control acclimated for planetary conditions. Technicians standing by if you have any trouble."

"We feeling good about this one?"

Callsign correction.

>>14270882

TIP: vehicles usually move by lengths, that is, by the length of their icons, not by hexes

also, be aware that collisions are possible

[I1] Psycho
[I2]Carver
[I3] Dhomochevsky

[Du1] Papyrus

[P1] Gust
[P2]Sinless

[O1] Indonesian Gentleman
[O2] Bulkhead

[O1G1]2nd Lt. Symmetry

[El1] Will Smith
[El2] Foehammer

[M] Rear Admiral King

>>14271060

As an Added note:
> Drop pods will allow for /5 units/ to enter the fortress
>adding more will increase that number for next mission
>Getting a pelican to "safely" touch down on the Fortress will add 6.

> Anything that can fire a nuke, can fire a drop pod.

rolled 7 = 7

>>14271060

"Watch those black holes, people."

"Fangs, I don't think I need to say it. Line 'em up, and knock em down."

"Going through final pre-launch sequence."

>d10's, people

>>14271064
Comms on, nav adjusted, and nuke button secured until it's needed. Guard me well, Syms, I'll do my best not to get us killed.

rolled 3 = 3

>>14271125

". . . copy"

"requesting any available intel on enemy fighters, speed, weapons range, armor. . ."

rolled 9 = 9

>>14271125
OK, here goes... easy on the thruster...

>>14271060
"Pilots, those round objects you see on the map? Those are enemy black hole fortresses. Anything they swallow causes them to grow stronger and larger. They are priority targets.

The makarian walkers you see on the ground back there are equipped with anti-air eye lasers. Try to engage them at max range.

If you manage to get in range of the air fortress, focus on the guns first.

Any questions?"

"Starting pre-flight checks.
Reactor, online.
Sensors, online.
Weapons, online.
All systems, nominal.
... Heh. Always wanted to say that."

>>14271239
Yeah... how do we destroy a black hole fort? Do we lob nukes at it?

>>14271239

"Yes sir. What's the range on those Makarian AA's? Shouldn't the ground-humpers have dealt with them by now?"

>>14271260

"You can set the nukes to detonate right next to them. Or alternatively, you can leave it to your gunner, or Fang Squadron."

"After all, they don't call 'em Interceptors because they look pretty."

>>14271260
>>14271262
" Nukes should work. I will set all nukes to detonate in close proximity to the black hole forts in case they are capable of swallowing them up.

As for the range of the mak AA walkers, we lack sufficient intel to know for sure."

Someone post RAM_THE_BLACK_HOLE!.jpg

Action Phase
============

" Alright my ducklings fall back ! Help has arrived to deliver the killing blow ! "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ6ABV_Q9qU&feature=player_embedded#at=00

rolled 5 = 5

>>14271391

>6 forward, full.
>Reserve second action for barrel rolling out of harm's way. Make it an overwatch if I need it be.

"Full burn forward, let's do this shit. Fang, lets get in range and smoke some birds, quiaff?"

rolled 2, 2, 7, 7, 6, 8, 6, 3, 10, 7, 5, 4, 7, 2, 3 = 79

>Move North 2 Lengths.
>3 gatling the black hole fort to my north.
>Move South 2 Lengths, keeping my facing to the North.

Gust presses forwards on her throttle, moving forwards and firing a long burst from her guns into the black hole fort before drifting back, out of range.

"Alright, let's cover our buddies! Sinless, see if you can't take out that other fort!"

rolled 1, 5, 2, 4, 3, 7, 5, 7, 9, 7, 3, 4 = 57

>Move 1L to the left.
Let's plow dat road.
>Overwatch, all guns.
>Suppressing fire on nearest AA walker... if my turrets can depress that far. If not, more overwatch.

"Storks, get in range and nuke those void forts. Delta, fire off missiles at the array ships and mak walkers, then fall back to the O'Reilly!

Fang Squadron, keep those fighters off us."

rolled 10 = 10

>>14271461

CLARIFYING

>Move 3L forward.
>If I'm not going to collide with the friendly interceptor, then fire at the black hole fortress, lining it up with one of the bandits behind it.
>If not, then roll for an overwatched barrel roll to avoid collisions.

rolled 4, 4, 6, 9, 8, 8, 10, 8, 9, 2 = 68

>Move North 2 Lengths.
>2 gatling the black hole fort to my north.
>Move South 2 Lengths, keeping my facing to the North.
>Overwatch 1 to the North

>strafe 2 lengths East
>move 1 length forward
>Overwatch north.

rolled 5, 7, 6, 8 = 26

Symmetry purposefully flips the safety off and dials in the turret. Testing to see how responsive the servos are to his movements.

"Right."

>Overwatch cannons N, Prioritizing enemy interceptors once in range.

>>14271496
"Allright, here I go..."
>4 forward, full... I guess?
"Here goes the throttle! Syms, get ready to engage whatever's coming at us!"

rolled 5 = 5

>>14271592
>erg, forgot to roll

>More 1.5L forward, flying over the friendly duck
>Fire laser at the rightmost cluster after drift, hoping to hit the black hole and an enemy aircraft

"Engaging, best of luck to you all."

>card

>>14271605

Shit, my roll.

rolled 9 = 9

>>14271612

((Not doing so well tonight))

Third time's the charm.

>>14271537

Well, I do believe I'm boned. Hard.

Looks like this is it for me. On my last life and all.

>I declare my death to be in the name of the angry /tg/ dice gods, Nobylan and Mitenun!

>>14271643
"Oh snap! May I suggest kamikaze-ing into a nearby enemy just in case?"

rolled 7, 4, 3, 4, 3, 8 = 29

>Move 6 hexes forward, turn right, two actions firing on enemy Void Fort, move forward 2 hexes, turn right, move forward 2 more hexes.

>>14271683

"Never kamikaze into a Mak. Mainly because if you do, they want it, since they've got the reflexes to twitch out of the way. So don't worry, I'll find a way to make my death have some meaning."

>Two acts to fire 6 missiles at closest speeder/bomber/whatevers on paths that will avoid friendlies
>use third action to slow to stop and hover in place, unless that is impossible and I would just fall to the ground. in that case, using third act to fire off another salvo at closest bomber/speeder/thingy

"Postal One here! All Bravo elements be advised, the package has been delivered!"

>>Move forward 4L (waiting for Friendly units to move if needed). Launch nuke to detonate once near Void Fortress. SEE PIC FOR VISUAL AID.

rolled 3 = 3

>speed 2
>forward
>overwatch

*Resists the urge to press big shiny red button that says 'NUKE LAUNCH'*
"HQ, I'd like to report an obvious design flaw on your Storks..."

>>14271850

"Yeah, they really need a frontal cannon installed, don't they? In any case, launch only when you have a clear target, rookie."

>Seriously, they need a frontal cannon.

>>14271872
"Yeah, man, so them storks ain't so useless when their nukes are gone, and they have no turrets... Speaking of turrets..."
*taps on glass cockpit*
"How's it hanging there, Syms?"

>>14271688
Apparently I only fired 3 shots, not 6.

Enemy Phase.
>Delta Duckies have launched anti proto missiles at enemy ships

"Just fine, eye on the prize and all that..."

"Incoming!"

rolled 8, 3, 2, 4 = 17

>>14272066
OH SNAP, ZIG-ZAG TIME
>one to the left, one forward, one to the right, one forward
"Woah woah woah! Get gunnin', Syms! I'll try to shake 'em off us!"

>>14272159

Hey, bro, It's the enemy phase.

You're only supposed to post actions during the action phase

Hey ya'll I got a question: How do we handle elevation?

>>14272173
oh. oops. Retcon that shit.

>>14272188

You fly around/overtop/under friendlies automatically.

But you see the dark lines on top of the mesas? Don't hit them.

Don't hit enemies either.

"Oh snap, those enemies, are they coming AT ME? Ohsnapohsnapohsnap"

>>14272324
"I believe that the words you're looking for are more to the tune of "Fuck", "Shit", and "For the love of Odin, i don't want to die yet."

Action Phase

>I3 Destroyed
>O1 destroyed
>P1 Destroyed

3 Time rifts detected.

Enemy is beginning to erect an enclosed bubble.

cleaned up.

rolled 9, 8, 2, 5, 3, 8 = 35

>Turn south, fly 5Ls, fire my remaining bullets at the guys who just appeared out of nowhere next to our mothership.

rolled 8 = 8

"OH SHI-"

Rolling to pull the fucking ejection lever, if I can.

It was a decent run.

rolled 10, 10 = 20

>>14272366
"OH SNAP, EJECTING TURRET AND COCKPIT!"
*pop* *pop*
"I hope we make it to the ground..."

>>14272429
Me and Syms are screwed real bad, aren't we?

rolled 1, 5, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 3, 5, 4 = 35

>Turn 180 degrees
>Shoot the fuck out of the maks menacing the mothership.
>drop mad alliteration, yo.

rolled 8 = 8

>>14272366

"Fucking hell, they got Indy! Fang, lets go do our jobs, quiaff?"

>Drop one level in elevation, once I clear that boulder thing to the left.
>Fire on AA walker thing. Preferably at the eyes, once I'm in range of it.

rolled 3, 4, 5, 2, 5, 5, 4, 9, 4, 1, 7, 6 = 55

>Turn right
>Fly 3L under carrier
WOO! Low bridge!
>Fire all guns at targets next to carrier
>Do it again.

>>14272429

Prolly. Since you're dead, you can relaunch, or you can pick up a turret on our mothership to fight off those dudes to the right of it while you wait to re-launch.

You're on your last life now. Remember that.

rolled 5, 1, 7, 8, 5, 1, 6, 7, 4, 8, 5, 2, 5, 9, 3 = 76

>maintain speed
>Fire all gattling barrels at the enemies in front of me.

"This is for Blaze you chicken Fucks!"

rolled 8, 8, 8, 9, 2, 7, 2, 3, 3, 5, 4, 10 = 69

>>14272440
I appear to be completely retarded.
Here are the correct dice.

>use Fire missiles three times, shooting through the time warp to my right to hit array ships and the black hole fort near the west time warp

rolled 1, 5, 3, 7, 3, 4, 1, 8, 2, 6, 6, 3 = 49

>>14272466
Aw hell. Let's be turrets.

A breath, and the escape pod burns in the glow of the stork's nuclear explosion. You can feel your bones drinking the sharp bitter radiation as the pod turns to ash.
Then, a jerk back, and you find your 'personality' manning one of the mothership's turrets.
Targets acquired. Round two. GENTLEMEN.
> Unleash barrage at enemy fighters to the right.

>>14272524

1 Turret, G, on the mothership, bro.

Yeah, I should really explain these things beforehand, shouldn't I?

Or maybe have the CO DO IT.

SENIOR KING.

"Slag it! All flights cover me, I'm goin' in!"

>>Launch nuke (set to go off near enemies) and move 4LNW

>>14272535
derp, forgot to change assignment in name.

>>14272524
>>14272535
I can redeploy you as either a fighter or bomber next action phase, or put you in a turret on the mothership right now. You only control one of the turrets though.

Just be sure to change your tag to [M1G1] if you take control of a turret

>>14272553

Don't forget you have two homing rockets.

Probably one of the most under-utilized weapons in this game.

>>14272579
Da, komrade! I shall be turret! FOR GLORIOUS MOTHERSHIP!

>>14272580
Saving it for last barrage. We still got two walkers to take care of, da?

rolled 5 = 5

>turn and move NW 2L
>+FIRE at N enemy (group if possible, priority the laser aircraft thingy)

>>14272600

"Aff. And when did you become a Kruss, Indy?"

>>14272626
"I do not know, komrade. Maybe is because nuke blast distrupt persona transferrence. Is no matter! Enemy guns look small now, it funny to me! HAHAHAHAHA!"

"Battle plans, Admiral, for what may amount to our deaths?"

>Because, you know, having a battle plan we can refer to in the thread seems like a fun thing to do while Orbital kills us off.

"This is Talon 2. My wing is hit, get a pit crew ready and waiting. I' ain't finished fighting yet!"

Enemy Phase.

Time Bubble Erected.
Battlefield is now fully contained in its own space-time system.

>>14272816
Bullets blaze out of the barrels, raining death upon the enemies. I watch as they fall like dead leaves, or explode in their own personal bubble of explosion.
"HAHAHHA! CRY SOME MORE, BABIES, CRY SOME MORE!"

Rear Admiral King checked the tactical displays as the bubble went up.

Then he saw it.

Turning to an ensign, he calmly stated, "Get all non-essential crew ready to use the escape pods."

>>14272898

"I think I have a better idea, King."

He points to the enemy Air Fortress.

"You see that boat? Well, if they break ours, then we just ride on over and steal theirs. Now if you excuse me, I'm going to gather as many of my boys as possible and get the Storks and Pelicans ready. If they break the O'Reilly, then I'm going to steal theirs. It's only fair."

>>14272906
"All the same, I'm going to begin moving people through the transcriptor."

It never hurt to be prepared.

>All Interceptors destroyed
>Delta Duck Destroyed
>All Predators destroyed
> homing missiles destroy a walker

27 points lost..

rolled 10, 10 = 20

>>14272911

"Oh shit."

>Roll for directing my burning hulk into the AA that I was flying towards
>Second roll for ejecting.

cleaned up.

rolled 4, 9 = 13

>>14272911
>Roll for directing my burning hulk into the worm hole that I was flying towards.

>Second roll for ejecting.

>>14272920
"You inspired me, Bro"

rolled 2, 10 = 12

"Sorry if I intrude, sir, but I enjoyed playing with the turrets too much last time. Walker ordered me to 'be useful,' so manning a turret is what I'm going to do."

>Fire all of my hate at the Black Hole fortress eating the O'Reilly

"Komrades! NOOOO! Those damn bugs! I SHALL CRUSH THEM! RAAAAAGGGGHHH!"

>>14272940

"These aren't bugs, Indonesian. Those bastards out there are what the Colonel calls 'fucking cheating space chicken bastards.' Otherwise known as Makarians."

rolled 1, 6, 7, 1, 8, 8, 9, 7, 4, 9, 6, 5 = 71

Well gentlemen, there goes our fighter screen.

Time to break out those cigars.
Delta, run a screen northwest!
>Fire everything into whatever the fuck is right in front of me.
"Hold on folks! This ride is about to experience some severe turbulence!"
>Turn 270 degrees, head up and to the left 3L and dive into the clouds.
>Overwatch all guns to stopping the advance.

>>14272911

>Set speed and move 1L NW
> deploying Dhomochevsky in an Interceptor
> deploying Himmel in a pelican
>deploying Sinless in a predator

rolled 3, 10, 2, 3, 10, 3 = 31

>Strafe 2 Lengths East
>Fire on the black hole fort eating our mothership.

rolled 8, 8, 1, 10, 8, 4, 6, 8, 10, 7, 8, 10 = 88

>>14272946
"No matter. They kill my komrades. I shall give them present. WITH BULLETS."
>Shoot the crap out of the BHF. FOR MY KOMRADES

>Continue flying south while reloading. Maybe slow down a little if I can do that?

"Take out that black hole! When that's done, the pelicans need to get to that air fortress!

Someone, destroy those beam array ships!"

"All systems go- Bravo."
" This is for Delta... "

>>14272999

"C'mon kid, chin up. You've saved our asses before. It'll be just like that time back on Aggronia, remember? Anyway, see if you can't get us into that beast up there. Sure, it's got a tough hide, but like any monster, it's probably nice and squishy on the inside, eh?"

The Colonel leans back from the navigator's seat after slapping Himmel on the shoulder.

"Now, let's move out, and kick some ass, shall we?"

>>14272957
"I ain't ready to ride out in the sunset just yet."

"Thrusters full burn"

Why aren't you drawing comics, Monday?

rolled 8, 5, 7, 8, 2, 3, 8, 9, 2 = 52

>Launch S at 3L Speed
>Spend 3 Actions Firing on the BlackHole
>Spend 4th Action to Land at endpoint

===

C- COVER ME !

rolled 9 = 9

>>14272931

>Fire one H missile south, to loop around right into the path of the oncoming black hole fortress, set to detonate on proximity.
>Also, because I forgot I had TWO ACTIONS.

"Firing missile, let's hope it gets there in one piece."

rolled 8, 1, 8, 7, 10, 2, 7 = 43

>Missile the Beam cannon 2
>Fire gattling at southern fighters

rolled 10 = 10

>BURN FULL 6 TOWARDS THAT WESTER LASER ARRAY
>FIRE THE LASER AFTER DRIFT

"EAT SHIT YOU FAGGOT CUNT!"

"Hull integrity at 46 percent, sir!"

"Deploying fighters-"

"-dropship away-"

"Someone shut off that alarm!" King shouts at no one in particular while climbing back into his seat. "And someone take out those bloody array ships! We won't last long with them firing on us!"

> >

Himmel wraps around the field and backdoors the enemy.

A shock insertion is made-

Time stands still in the air battle !

=======
6 Units inserted.


>> To Be Continued !

Next Mission:
> A Bravo Insertion team comes in with half their fire power

A hail Mary strategy hinges on this fight !

>>14273156

"This is it! Let's go, you maggots! You want to live forever? Then do it in the textbooks! Fight and die, that's the way of the ODF!"

"BRAVO! LETS GET IN THERE AND KICK ASS! FOR HUMANITY!"

WALKER SIR!

I wish to deploy in this engagement.

>>14273156
Would have been great if we knew that was possible. Oh well. Back to ignoring this game that is obviously being run for the IRC channel with no input or comIt munication with /tg/. It puzzles me that you attempt to run combat on 4chan, what with two hour delays, REMFs, and asspulls like the one that concluded this fight.

>>14273289
well there was the link they posted. About the free webIRC you can use.

>>14273022

this is gonna bother me forever, who are you mysterious stranger ! ?

>>14273289
>>14273315

I do try to promote the use of the /tg/ thread, I really do.

And that actual maneuver was ordered via AIM, by me, nonetheless, not really thinking too much.

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaah

No wonder nobody really uses the thread to communicate, huh?

But then again, we don't want the thread to start autosaging because we're clogging it with too much talk.

And what does REMF stand for, anyway?

>>14273258
If you show up to the next game. 5 spots, since I'm dropping too.

>I need to give orders and all that jazz, you know?

>>14273289

Don't know why I run this, honestly.
But a dozen or so people still keep coming back for it.
And some of those folks stay up as late as tonight/this morning to for it. You'd think a game this bad would end after a few months....

Cause I could use all that lost sleep...

>>14273443

Like you'd actually use this time to sleep!

We all know you're a robot, and that instead, you'd be making comics and drawings and art with your pseudo magic.

>>14273289
I think everyone except Will Smith was in the channel. Probably should have told him too, but I don't know that anyone is thinking all that well this late.

>>14273349
REMF stands for Rear Echelon Mother Fucker

My opinion on who should be in the six man insertion team.

1. Walker
2. Dragon
3. Nomad
4. Aberham
5. Soap
6. Wolf or Fools

>>14274854
Walker
Geist
Blaze -because he's gonna die soon from the drug NCA

and whoever else can get here on time really.

>>14277501

I don't think Geist should go actually. You're talking about boarding a vessel that is likely packed with enemy infantry. Sure Geist could potentially drop two guys a turn, but what good does that do when there's thirty of them?

What we need is high damage that can kill multiple enemies in one action. Really sending Dragon, Ender, and Nomad would be optimal. No Trauma because I'm expecting confined spaces which could force her into cleave range of allies.

>>14278349
You're forgetting the staff can insert TA's into enemy bodies after their flux has been stolen. You can get reinforcements right there in the field.

>>14278512

You're assuming we'll have access to TAs. There's a reason Walker is deploying and not commanding from the O'Rielly.

People who are going, so far:

1. Walker
2. Wolf
3. Plaxinov/Abe
4. Nomad/Indonesian Gent
5. Ender
6. Geist

Unless I can get a second wave, then it would be:

1st Wave:
1. Walker
2. Wolf
3. Plaxinov
4. Nomad
5. Indonesian Gent
6. Ender

2nd Wave:
1. Geist
2. Aberham
3. Foolscap/SoapwRX
4. Trauma
5. [R/A]
6. [K/M]

Or something to that effect.

Dragon won't be joining us because he wandered off somewhere and is now stuck at the FEX fight.

Not much in terms of stealth, or even hacking, I'd reckon here. This is a boarding action, pirate style. We go in, and just go postal on them. Trauma will likely take point if she's in so she doesn't accidentally hit one of us.

>Plax could always just punt her into enemy formations. Only thing worse than a reflected missile is an angry, punted Raptor, no?

>>14279317

What I don't get a slot?

>>14279350

Well, if I don't have a medic on hand, then you're up.

Orbital, would it be possible to get reinforcements in the form of secondary boarding parties? Because presumably, the Naval fight is still going on, and there could be opportunities for additional boarding teams to get in.

"No one told me that kind of tech existed... I'm soncufed"

>>14279392

The addition of boarding parties imply that the Naval game is still happening.

In that case you opt to continue the naval fight WHILST fighting inside the ship ?

I already went over the rules to doing this.
>No Double Dipping
> Current Air units can't transfer
> No Bots

>>14279317

It's worth mentioning that the combat stimms I took as my NCA will give me d8s for the duration of this battle, but I'll die of a heart attack at it's conclusion, maybe regardless of whether or not I deploy. Might be best to send me on the boarding party so I can go out surrounded by mak corpses rather than shitting myself dead on the O'Reilly.

>>14279731

I meant like, during the battle, if there are enough people benched, we can make a roll reflecting the possibility of an additional boarding craft making it to the Air Fortress.

Of course, it could mean that a bad roll would get them all killed...

But it definitely wouldn't mean an actual continuation of the Naval fight, it would just be saying, "oh, these guys managed to make it through."

Kind of like an NCA, but not so non-combat.

>>14279317
If this is the lineup you intend to go with, I just want to remind you that Makarian infantry has psychic powers we know nothing about.

Indonesian gentleman here, ready for deployment.

ALRIGHT FOLKS
DONE WITH THE MAP.

Lets start signing up.

I'm here.

Ready for some action

>>14280027

According to Walker, we are going Ground Game only.

But we are starting with 6.

Deployment options are still the same as an open ground game except that Deployment has a 7 rating [Himmel]

and drop pods have a 5 rating [O'Reilly] but cost the least.

Failures on either one will lead to Clone Death, and vehicular destruction.

Annihilation on this fight will prompt another round of Air battles until another insertion succeeds.

Protip: dont die

I'm here.

Ready for ground action if Naval's out.

Ready. Time to burn out on COMBAT STIMS.

I'm here if you want to deploy me.

Cook some eggggssss.

The ship rocked. Hard.

"NO, MY FORMS"

Ground only? then I am in

Current roster:

[RCO] Col. Walker
[RnR] Sgt. Wolf
[E1] Pvt. Plaxinov
[MdbM] Ender
[K1] Blaze
[K2] Quixote

Geist, pick your insertion team. You're second wave. Don't need both of us getting smeared at once.

Yo Joe

Oh fine, because someone pestered me to do it:

If I die, I leave the Bravo's points to Geist and the Lieutenants to use.

Or some shit like that.

Geist, pick out a third in command some time, so you aren't running both naval and ground games. That don't seem right.

>>14280972
No it doesn't, but the reason I keep getting these CO positions is because SOME people don't show up for games and pick me to lead.
ADMIRAL WEIRD

>>14280972
Who are you leaving your hat to?

>>14281069

Not you, that's for sure.

>>>>

Insertion Party has touched down to enemy's center.
The aerial fortresses' combat activities have halted- passive defenses have now activated.

Commander- it would seem that the enemy is reluctant to deploy heavy units here, however, they are unceasing in deploying endless waves of their own number.

Action Phase:

High amounts of space-time propagation is being generated by the central spire, the astronomical amounts of power it is generating is measured at .00424 Microcossssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss----w34023424-204 48482- --1-1-1-1- - - - - . . . . . .


200 - - - 1-2- - 30140 40 4040 ! !499 59 59

H --303 _)# _$ H U M UA J - -2348 n

Human

Human. You are unaware of your actions as of this present.

Cease your causality at once, you will not be successful in destroying our flock's connection to the fate-giver.

The consequences of this battle's actions would propagate a catastrophic e -- ----v- -- r244 4 24 24 2 @048485 Hat 33498 300 D

Signal hack contained.
Disonnecting from PsiComm Mibbit Channel Roots 0 - 12
Commander, we are now operating on a closed circuit. Events on the outside are now unknown. How should we proceed ?

rolled 3, 4, 10 = 17

>>14281387

"Simple. We kick ass and steal this ship."

"Bravo, move out! Kill 'em all!"

"Wolf, focus on those guys in the back! I'll get these guys in the front!"

>Tripe aimed shot at the three clustered Maks in front of me.

rolled 6 = 6

>>14281387
Quixote landed on his feet, and immediately he noticed the Mak mooks right in front of him.
He quickly stabs his sword towards their torso.

"Windmills incoming!"

rolled 2, 4 = 6

>>14281434

"Sir! Ender, contacts on your eight! Quixote, get those right next to you!"

>MOVE 2 SOUTH
>DOUBLETAP those ON L4

rolled 3, 2 = 5

>Overwatch Heal and Projectile Repel for the first phase.

Static fills the ears of the medic as he turns off his communication gear

"Huh. Guess we're alone now."

>>14281474
> You have two actions or are you shielding?

>>14281387

PLAYERS THAT ARE IN PsiComm ARE DOOMED TO DIE ON THEIR FIRST TURN.

rolled 2 = 2

>>14281519
oh yeah, two actions, I forgot. I stab and then shield myself. Can i do that? if not, I stab twice. here's my other roll.

rolled 3, 2 = 5

Blaze sweats profusely into his helmet, heartbeat pounding in his ears, veins bulging to the breaking point. He pants like a wild animal into his visor, having disconnected himself from psicomm.

"OOOOOOOHHHHHRRRRRR, MY VEINS ARE ON FIIIIIIIIRRREEEEEEE!!! TOO MANY MAKS, TOOOOOO MANYYYYYY!!! EEEEAAAAAAAARRRRRG!!!"

>Stab the two maks directly to my South.
>If they're dead and I have stabs remaining, move 3 hexes south and stab the maks in that area. Leap over the gap if I have to.

I probably should have moved, shouldn't I? Well, never late than never, no?

>Move 2 N after shooting the Mak mooks

"Ender, Plax, Blaze, Quixote, move south to that lower level. We'll flank those maks to the East. Wolf and I will provide covering fire."

>Orders and generic battle plan for next phase.

>>14281387
"Colonel, can you hear me? You've disengaged psicomm, can hear me?"

>Don't know if people in the mak air fort can get "outside" communications, but if so maybe we can get TA action here.

rolled 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 1, 4, 2, 7, 5, 2 = 38

Ender looks about and finds nothing too threatening about the tightfitting and panicing Makarians before him.
They are likely noncombatants not worth his attention-

his gaze flashed to the crowd below, and saw tons more of them with guns. An actual formation, an actual threat.

>3 West
>Fire on L2 Platform with 2 havoc rounds [told OC where I aimed]

>>14281547

"Shit. Everyone, disengage from PsiComm. Squad vox only, encryption code delta-niner-able. Don't want them hacking into our heads..."

"And someone turn on a damn flashlight! Lander's Blood, I can't see shit out here."

>Disconnect from PsiComm, activate short-range squad vox.

>>14281686

You mean East, right?

Well, that works too.

"All right, once we clear out these maks, we set up a secure perimeter at the L2 area and investigate that funny looking bean thing with the X on it. And someone fire a flare up north to see what the hell is up there."

"Disconnect from Psicomm? Why, I forgot to turn it on! Fellow brother-in-arms, what can you see? Do you see our objective?"

>>14281753

"The primary objective is to disable and capture this ship..."

"Which I intend to do by killing every last one of these mutant bird freaks."

>Ensure that I did in fact turn Psi-comm off.

"This is getting tense."

Enemy Phase.

Ender Kills 10
Blaze kills 1
Walker kills 2
Wolf kills 3

"Reconfirming plan: we knights are pushing to L4, right, Colonel?"

>>14281871

"Move SE to the lower level, and clear out the Maks as you go. We'll approach that L2 platform with the funny looking thing on it and establish a defensive perimeter while we investigate it."

>>14281889
"Will do sir, we'll watch out for windmills"

>Walker Injured
>Ender Hit by sniper fire..

rolled 10 = 10

>>14281941

"GAH! Fucking hell, that shit stings!"

"Ender, Wolf! One of you go drop a round on that bastard."

"Change of plans. Quixote, Blaze, move north up those stairs, Plax, follow behind. Or drag me to cover. Fuck, that's a lot of blood..."

>STABLIZE WOUND

"Put down the proto paste, medic," Ender coughs
" They just hit cybo, nothing fleshy. Tend to the Commander, I'll cover you.

>Punch that civi makarian
>Retreat 3 E by SE ; hopefully behind Knight cover

>>14281941
"COWARDS! Come down and fight, like men!"
*notices movement down to the southeast*
"They're bringing more men with guns!"

>>14281971

"Ender! Drop some rounds into that stairwell!"

"Knights, move up to the northern staircase and go up it. Be careful, shields up."

>>14281941

"Look for that muzzle flash to the ESE ; sniper's hiding there watch out."

rolled 4 = 4

>Move 1 Hex NE
>Heal Walker

"Hol-... Sir, you'll be alright. Hang in there."

"GET US SOME COVER! THE COMMANDER CAN'T AFFORD TO GET SHOT WHILE I'M TENDING TO HIM!"

>>14281994

"Fucking hell, you're right."

"Move people, don't want to get hit by that damn sniper."

"And when you run outta bullets Ender, grab one of those things if you can. Shit's got range."

>RUN RUN RUN.
>Move straight up the stairs as far as I can go.

"ROGER ROGER ROGER ROGER ROOOGGEEERRRR DEAD MAKS COMING UP!"

Blaze charges up the staircase, completely heedless of using his shield, too hot blooded to remember why he even brought it along.

rolled 1 = 1

>>14281966
"Yessir! At once!"
>move 3 hexes north, face 60 degs to the east, and shield.

rolled 3, 5, 6 = 14

"This is a killing field! You! Charge!"

Wolf points on the two knights and Ender.

>DOUBLETAP BIRD that SHOT WALKER.
>MOVE SOUTH-EAST and JUMP on unarmed BIRD on L3.

>>14281971

Changing mah punch to a nade. [Please dont stab me with your punching dagger]

rolled 1, 6, 1, 5, 3, 9, 9, 9, 10, 8, 2 = 63

rollllll........ ?

So...no Psicomm of any kind? Guess there is no point in deploying me.

>>14282084

Just because there's no psicomm doesn't mean you can't hack the Maks...or set them on fire.

>>14282084

No Open circuit psicomm.

Obv if this guy connects to you its dangerous.
And if you find him and kill him it solves problems.

Okay, plan time.

Once me and Ender are able to move again, we move down to join Wolf. Wolf, you need to go prone and see if you can land a rocket at that sniper.

Plaxinov, Quixote, Blaze, you'll continue up the Northern stairs and flank that sniper.

So yeah, me, Ender, and Wolf will take cover between that L4 and L5 platform thing and hold off the Maks approaching from the staircase.

Once it's clear, we'll move up and rejoin you, depending on what you find up there.

Wolf Kills 1
Ender Kill 5

Walker Healed.

====

Aerial Support Ready.

>>14282118
Ah. Well, I have a couple spare clones, so feel free to risk my life getting me onto that ship.

Enemy Phase

>>14282249
Me
Foolscap

Need 4 more people for second wave, let me know

>>14282259

Yo!

rolled 2 = 2

"oh so that's how you do it. . . um thanks Alex I'll take from here"

"huh, wonder if this'll work. . ."

>MAP-WIDE SCAN for enemy location/concentrations/movement using the O'Reily's sensors

>

>>14282274
Geist
Foolscap
Warsaw
Krieg

2 more spaces in the pelican, aver that and you go by drop pod

>>14282259

"Shit, s'not like I can do any good sitting around the motor pool. Count me in, Capo."

>>14282306
Geist
Foolscap
Warsaw
Krieg
Nomad
Grey

second boarding party

>>14282376

"Cap'n, permission to bring some reloads for our buddies? Space Jesus knows Ender'll need it."

>>14282376

"huh? they need more people?. . . b-but I just got settled in"

". . ."

". . . okay"

>>14282430

"Look on the bright said Grey. This way more fun than TAing! Just make sure you're strapped in tight, looks like it's going to be a bumpy ride over."

Action Phase.
Vultures attack Blaze.
Nothing interesting nor sneaky happens this turn.

rolled 4 = 4

A little west of current boarding party so we aren't as exposed this phase while not able to act.

rolled 4, 4, 7 = 15

"Wolf! Bag that weird looking Mak over there! The big one with the funny symbols on it!"

"Ender, get to cover! Focus on ground targets! Smokescreens if possible to hide us from that sniper!"

"[K1], [K2], just... keep moving! Plax, you're with me unless you want to go join Quixote and Blaze!"

>Triple Aim at incoming Vulture
>Move 4 S

rolled 8 = 8

>Move 3 hexes to stand behind Knight No. 2

Looking down on his patient the medic smiled to himself, then looked around.

"Hey, Walker. We're a little exposed out here, I'm going to get to the knights, try to keep yourself in once piece."

He dashed behind the knight to his left and put a hand on his shoulder.

"How's it going, friend? I'm right behind you."

rolled 7 = 7

>>14282537
"We got incoming vultures, I have no guarantee that my sword will hit them. Let's move!"
>move three hexes so I cover Blaze's ass. Then shield towards SE.
"Blaze, watch out where you're charging! We cannot afford a casualty!"

rolled 6, 3, 10 = 19

"I could use some support."

>MOVE 4 SOUTH-WEST
>PRONE
>FIRE CLUSTER-ROCKET at weird SIGNY BIRD

" SHIT - Dont move out in the open like that !"

>Move 3 S
> fire smoke nade on walker

>>14282476
Those are Vultures? I thought vultures were a big deal.

rolled 2 = 2

>>14282598

"Ain't nowhere to move but the open, son! If there ain't no cover, you make it! You can't do it, you make 'em duck! Landers! How I wish Hawkes was here!"

>Roll for... I don't know, empath powers helping me detect their KILLER AURA or whatever they like to call it.

Hostile Auras tracked.

>>14282706

>Whatthefuckitactuallyworked.jpg

"... Okay Abe, I'll admit, I think there's something up with my head now..."

>>14282706

Enemy Phase
>Too many players join in to care about tracking kills.
>Vultures replicate AROUND DEATH !

>>14282719

"The hell? Another one popped up! Goddamnit, the bastards can fucking copy themselves or some shit? Reminds me of them putty monsters from them old shows!"

"[K1], [K2], stick together. Keep moving up that... thing. Beat up anything that isn't human or has feathers."

"... And if all else fails, remember: jab it with the pointy end."

>>14282706
Krieg springs forth from the drop pod, hefting the oversize rocket launcher over his shoulder with some apparent difficulty.

"Knock knock you chickenshit Maks! The eagle has landed!"

>>14282706

> I assume funny square thing is ammo, but where am I?

rolled 3 = 3

"Reinforcements have arrived. We've also brought supplies, reload and rearm while you can. Orders, Colonel?"

With a loud thud, the massive form of Nomad leaped out of the pod with a large box strapped to his back.

"Nomad, reporting for duty Sarge! Even brought a little present for Ender, he must be running low by now!"

Blaze charged his way up the stairs, his blood still pumping hard.

"FUCKING MAKS, I'll FUCKIGN...!!! FUCK... Fuck... Snnnn... zzz..."

The sound of snoring came through Blaze's squad vox for several seconds before he snorted.

"SNRRRKK!!! WHAT! MAKS!!! FUUUUUUCCK!!!!"

>I CAN'T FUCKING BELIEVE I FELL ASLEEP FOR THE ACTION PHASE FJHLKJHFKJSDHFJKSDF.
>captcha: CONCEIVE eible
>FUCK YOU CAPTCHA.

>>14282762

"Use your magic stick thing to either take out/capture one of 'em Vultures or that blasted sniper."

"Foolscap, go join Quixote and Blaze."

"Nomad, Grey, Krieg, on me. Krieg, fire into the crowd. Plant 'em where it'll fry the most of 'em."

"Get ready to move south along that stair case. Move out once that sniper is taken care of."

>Don't fall asleep on us now Blaze!

>>14282801
Isn't it enemy phase???

>>14282819

Yes. React and move accordingly when it's our turn.

>>14282796
"Hmm, I see you're still alive. I thought you might have kicked the bucket right there and then. We'd probably need to take out both vultures at the same time!"

Action Phase

Blaze Got eaten by birds..

Wolf is dead too.

I GOT BIRDS WITH KATANAS ALL UP ON MY SHIT !!

>>14282882
>>14282878

>My fucking face when

"Have we got a plan?"

rolled 4, 2, 5 = 11

>>14282878
>>14282882

"THEM FUCKERS, THEY DONE DID IT, DIDN'T THEY?"

"THEY DONE DID IT"

"NOW THEY GONNA DIE."

>Triple Aim at Maks directly West to me
>Move 2 SW through smokescreen

"MEDIC TO WOLF, STAT! GEIST, USE YOUR MAGIC STICK SHIT THING!"

rolled 7, 4 = 11

>move 2 east
>go prone (engaging passive cloak)
>snipe west most vulture north of me
>overwatch SE at last known position of enemy sniper, sniping him when he reveals himself

>>14282905

Yeah.

You either pull Quixote back, launch him at the enemy Vultures so he can ride and harass them, or you can punt them into each other.

You know what?

Krieg, plant a rocket, right in their faces.

Nomad, move out and make sure those things are doubly-dead.

Foolscap, use your magic. Or something. Fuck, I can't remember what you do right now.

"AWWW FUCK I SWEAR I'LL GIVE YOU INDIGESTIOOOOOOOONNN!!!!"

Blaze screams at the birds as they tear into him, flailing wildly.

"AAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH."

>Fuck, this is all my fault. Sorry I fell asleep like that, guys, I might have at least killed one of the birds and gotten those last KPs I needed for a spec and extra clone. I won't blame the CO's if they decide not to buy an extra meat suit for me.

rolled 10, 8, 8, 8 = 34

>If melee range is necessary to hack, use telekinesis to move myself into range of the katana bird below me. Hack it and his buddies. Scan Vulture for capabilities.

>>14282878
>>14282882
"YE GADS! THE WINDMILLS! THEY GOT BLAZE! Backtracking!"
>Stab a vulture, then move three hex southwest. Face northeast and put shield on.
"I need reinfoercements, gentlemen!"

>>14282909
Geist snipes a vulture. "It's too late for Wolf, Colonel!

>>14282932
fuck.

rolled 8 = 8

>>14282936
forgot roll for attack

>>14282932
wait I'm stupid high is good while hacking.

rolled 4 = 4

>>14282924
"Ordnance on the way, Colonel!"

>Firing a rocket into the flock of Vultures NE

Get

>Get Armed.
>Kick over dead Sparrows

" Th- Thanks Commande- "

" Uh "

"Warsaw, Plaxinov! Pull Walker back, now!"

rolled 5, 5, 3 = 13

>MOVE 1S 2SE into smoke screen
>3SHOT enemies east

"uh. . .moving to provide cover"

rolled 3 = 3

>Move 2 Hexes SE
>Pull Quixote back towards the group

Observing the [A] taking aim at the birds, the medic moves back towards the group turns towards the lone knight.

"STAND STILL!"

>>14282988

>Would love too, but I'm not on the map for some reason.

>>14282995
>He is correcting that.
>You are where the supply box is, but not inside it.

rolled 1 = 1

"SARGE! YOU GODDAMN CHICKENS! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!"

>CHARGE 6NE to SMASH the Vulture near K2.

rolled 7, 2 = 9

>>14283007

>Perfect range then.

>Pull Walker back to 'safety.'
>Do it twice if need be.
>If not Overwatch heals.

"Walker, you really shouldn't be sticking your nose out like that. We need you alive!"

Right, once we're all cleared away, we need to form up.

Nomad, Quixote, on me. Grey, Plaxinov, Warsaw, follow up with Ender providing covering fire with his nades. Geist, stick to the ledge and counter-snipe.

We'll push through down the staircase, seeing as that's the only way down. So, when you can, form up, and get ready to kick some ass.

>>14283047

"GAH! Fuck boy, we're moving in to kick ass! Not running away! Damnit, I ain't as young as I used to be..."

Walker looks to the big... shiny thing off in the distance.

"Hey Krieg, how important do you think that thing is?"

Enemy Phase.

Retaliation is all but gained

>>14283086

"Wait, where the hell did Noma-"

"... Well."

"Shit."

>>14283057
"Looks like a prime piece of enemy materiel, it'd probably make a neat explosion."

Krieg grins, flashing yellow teeth.

"Of course, you'd need some kinda anti-material trooper to pull that off."

>>14283123

"Good. Wait for my signal, Sergeant. If we're lucky, we can steal this boat. If not, we drive it into the dirt."

>>14283123

"You want some extra range to help pull that off just let me know."

"We're gonna need a second ship if we're going to do that, though. Unless you all want to draw straws, eh?"

"In any case, stick to the original plan: push though, killin' all the bloody Maks we find. Paint this place red with their blood."

>>14283114

MEANWHILE....

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!"

Action Phase !

Enemy is ustering their forces.
>Walker Wounded
>Ender hit
>Nomad hit

>>14283206
Whispering into the squad vox, Geist reports," One sniper down. The maks on the upper levels look important, sir. Should I engage them or focus on vultures?"

rolled 7 = 7

>>14283206

"ARG GODDAMNIT I THOUGHT I FUCKING SMEARED YOUR FILTHY ASS!"

>Stabilize. Goddamnit Fronk

FUCK -

>FIRE A TIMED INCIDIENARY AT THE CENTER OF THAT VULTURE CROWD

YOU

>Move 1 NE

rolled 4, 8 = 12

>Move South 1
>Heal Walker
>Heal Walker again if first attempt fails
>If first attempt successful push that Crow that's right on top of Grey down the flight of stairs.

"Walker! Stop getting shot! You're starting to remind me of Dragon!"

rolled 10, 3, 7, 8, 9 = 37

>Hacking nearby vultures, followed by nearby sparrows. Again, if I need to be in some sort of minimum range first, I do that.

rolled 8 = 8

>>14283239

"The important thing! I don't know what the fuck they are, but fuck them up hard, Geist! GODDAMNIT MOTHERFUCKERS I'M GOING TO KILL THEM ALL AND MURDER THEIR OFFSPRING AND MATES!"

>Rolling for RAEG INDUCED EMPATH SOMETHING SOMETHING TO FILL MY MEN WITH RIGHTOUS FURY AND THE BIRDS WITH DESPAIR OR SOMETHING TO THAT EXTENT

>>14283206
I pull Plaxie as I move one hex northeast, thus saving him from the sniper fire... then I move another hex northeast, and pull my shield up. All shields, all the time.

rolled 6, 1 = 7

>melee target next to me
>shoot "important bird thing" (eagle?) on top level
>move 2 north and go prone, (cloaking)

rolled 9, 2 = 11

>Move south of Ender
>Heal Ender
>Heal again if first fails
>If not, Punt the nearest fucking avian thing

"Quixote, don't do that again."

"And Warsaw, nice to see you made it."
"About that beer I owe ya'"

A movement to his left. A makarian just stepped right next to him. Rising up, Geist bashes him with his staff.

"Surprise!"

Quickly, he fires an expert shot at the eagle on the upper level before running closer to the wall. He drops back to the floor and vanishes from sight.

rolled 3, 1, 2 = 6

"WAHH!!! dammit!"

>+if still able to move: duck and roll(MOVE) 2S
>prone
>3SHOT closest remaining threat

>+else: prone & 3SHOT closest threat

rolled 4, 3 = 7

"C'mon you worthless featherbags that all you got!?"

>>SMASH Vulture in front of me.

>>14283304

"Geist! You think you can grab Wolf's Flux and insert it in the Mak sniper you zapped?"

>Hopefully, this doesn't make him insane.

rolled 5 = 5

>>14283206
"Nomad! Shooters at your three!"

>Fire rocket into the crowd of Mak Infantry to my E
>Reload

>>14283320
"I am uncertain, Colonel. Without a connection to psicomm, I don't know if I can pull him off the TA net."

>>14283286

>We can't heal Ender, he technically has three hearts, but the first two are his arms and we can't repair those. Once both of his arms are destroyed, then he takes actual health damage. Of course he only has one heart at that point and he's likely to just die.

>Unless I'm wrong about all that in which case someone correct me.

"Make it something with bourbon in it and we'll call it even!"

"Ender! If your giant arms are slag, go grab Wolf's rifle! You know how to use the basic model, same shit, bigger kick! Now get back to killing, marine!"

*COUGH*

"FUCKING BIRDS I'M GOING TO KILL YOU ALL!"

>>14283350

>Ffffffuck.

>My mistake then, 420 wasted actions erryday

"You bet, buddy."

>>14283370

>Don't worry about it, it's one of those things you wouldn't realize unless someone explained it. Speaking of unexplained crap, you have seen the spec class sheet right?

>>14283386

>I have it open right now, anything I need to be told?

Don't suppose you gents need any assistance?

>>14283350
>>14283370

Orbital has just ruled that:

Since there is an ammo crate- and an able technician
it doesnt take much to just grab new arms from the crate and slap it on the operator.

The crate is a pile of arms and grenades apparently.

>>14283394

Soap you see that weird looking mak thing that vaguely resembles a jelly bean with a circle and x on him?

Yeah, I think he's important to some degree.

Work your magic on him.

>>14283394
We can deploy you by drop pod at a 5 rating of success. If you still want in, let us know and roll for it.

>>14283394

Wait, you ain't Foolscap.

Shit, I'm getting AWLD.

ENemy Phase
>Buncha Birds Killed
>Arms are retrieved from the crate.
>Vultures eliminated
>Psicomm established.

>>14283395
heh

it's an arms cache

Soap, you are free to TA the everloving fuck out of the situation.

woops

>>14283390
Not that I can think of.

>>14283395
Considering you've been pulling new arms out of every ammo crate you've encountered since you went Bm, that's not a surprise.

Wow. Seems I'll make Engineer yet.

>Can that perhaps count as a heal point?

rolled 4 = 4

>>14283403
>>14283402

"Roger Sir, I am coming hot. No gorram Commie chickens are going to get the best of bravo on my watch."

>I'm going to regret this but drop pod on the Jelly bean X

>>14283421
>yes, it counts!

Nomad suffers 4 damage from penguin explosion.
I dont know if this kills him.

Action phase>

>>14283569

"Colonel sir? I uh, I have visual on what may be the control platform. advise?. . . "

turns around & sees the penguin explosion

"uh-oh"

rolled 2, 8 = 10

>Move 1 Hex NE
>Heal Nomad TWICE!

"HOLY SHIT!"
"WARSAW, GET OVER HERE!"

rolled 2, 5, 4 = 11

"Well, lookie that there. Looks important. Right. Warsaw, Ender, Nomad, with me, moving East. Rest of you, go North and... fuck I don't even know what the fuck that thing is."

>Move 3 E
>Triple Aim on cluster of 3 armed Makarians, closest to me.

Nomad groaned as his nearly frozen body steams on the floor from where the explosion had flung him.

"Hey...Doc....I think I could use a patch up."

"Grey, you're with me. Open up on those Maks and start clearing it out. We've got range on those bastards."

"Geist, take out any long range elements they have. I want this to be a turkey shoot."

Do we have a TA or someone dead that is still around?
I can insert you into the eagle if so.

>>14283614

"You can handle it Plax, just keep it cool."

"Ender what you say you and I put a nice explosion into the middle of those assholes?"

>>14283632
"i'd say avoid using explosives around the control panels. We'll probably need those."

rolled 10, 7, 7, 4, 3 = 31

>Hacking the 4 nearest...circles with a pointy bit. Penguins maybe? Quite a few of them east of us. Then scanning the central platform for control mechanisms.

rolled 1 = 1

>>14283437
>>14283629
>I suppose if i didn't drop then sure.
>Before that then TA scan on the shaded area south of the penguin

rolled 5, 10, 1, 1, 5, 3, 6, 2 = 33

SIR YESSIR !
" NOMAD GET THE HELL UP "

>MoVe on the Tile THAT SAYS L4
>double fire havoc rounds at the center of that crowd []

>>14283569

"uh any available TAs? this is R1, um requesting intel on object SW of disabled enemy sniper. . ."

"the hell is that?"

>>14283651
You did drop, check south of the middle green control area.

>>14283632

"You sure, buddy?"

Looking down on his work, the Medic sees that he had already begun on a textbook explosion treatment.

"I did that? Yeah. I can do this."

rolled 8 = 8

"Brethren! I see small, swift windmills coming towards Nomad! I shall cover all of you!"
>move to northwest of where Nomad is, and raise shield northeastward. Overwatch that direction.

"Huh - SURRY, SAW YOU SAY SOMEFING ? ? "

>>14283657

"That's a friendly, soldier. Now get to shootin' some birds."

rolled 5, 7, 4 = 16

>>14283625

"roger. wilco"

>still prone
>3SHOT surviving enemies EAST

rolled 2, 10 = 12

>Move 3 East
>Overwatch East, push back anything that get's close.

"Never mind Ender, couldn't have made those shots better if I'd tried."

rolled 4, 8 = 12

>still prone
>send eagle mak to Orbital Command, try until success
>clear cache
>crawl 2 east, staying prone and cloaked

rolled 5, 2 = 7

>Move one north, then one NE
>+Tag unit to the north of Soap
>++Have Tagged unit attack at the creature north of it.
>+++Move 1Se then 2NE
>++++Sleeper hold the unit NE of Soap

"Feel the power of Democracy you red bastards"

>>14283656

"Just takin' a quick cat nap Ender." Nomad slammed an iron fist into the floor before drawing himself back up.

"Colonel, where do you want me?"

>>14283727

"Nomad, move slowly, you're not fully prepped for combat after that shit. I'll continue my work."

>>14283727

"Up front, crushing some Bird skulls with those gorilla arms of yers."

>You can either push North, or move East and start maulin'. Really, this whole mission was simply to get inside and start wreaking as much havoc as possible.

"Don't panic. Remove the safety plugs from the magazine. Don't panic. Insert the new magazine into the munition bay. Don't panic."

>Move 3 SE
>Talk to self while reloading

"Colonel, Orbital Command has just relayed info from the eagle soldier I sent her. Sending intel to HUD display now..."

>>Classification: Eagle
>Through time compression, teleports units around the battlefield.

>This one in particular has lived for about 500 years during it's 2 years of soldiering.
>It also asks that we not harm the Nest where it's 45th was birthed.
>Questioning the eagle about the flocks leader, he told us about "the All Seer" which exists everywhere throughout time.

"What he referred to as the 'Nest' is the green thingy in the center."

>>14283766

"Then tell the bloody chicken to tell the rest of his brood flock or whatever they're called to stand down and surrender before I order my nice psychopathic soldiers to blow it all to hell."

"And you can stick it back in it's body if you want, so long as you got Quixote or someone with a sword ready to lop it's freakin' head off."

>Mmmmm diplomacy.

>>14283766

>oooh we can negotiate with them?

>>14283766
"If we were to capture it intact, we might be able to use it to 'reincarnate' more makarians. Perhaps capturing it would give us something to negotiate a surrender with these makarians with?

I know you really want to kill them all, but I think it would be more beneficial in the long run to take prisoners, if at least for intel gathering, sir."

>>14283779

>That's what I'm doing, against all reason because I hate the bloody space chickens.

>Goddamnit, now I'm going to have the Inquisition crawling up my ass again, aren't I?

>>14283783

"I am PAINFULLY aware of that, Geist. Now stick it's stupid feather-brained soul back into something that can communicate with it's blasted chicken family before I decide it's too much effort and go ahead with shooting this place up."

>>14283785

>You'll be lucky if that's all they crawl up this time.

>>14283778
>>14283783
>Well a little late, but I'm helping stream here! Yeah, if we capture the Nest there is a good chance diplomacy will work.

"I can always twist her head off if she doesn't want to be nice sir." With that Nomad lopes off towards the Eagle.

>>Move 3NE and OVERWATCH in that direction.

>>14283778
"All due respect sir, but if the bird's got some sort of teleportation abilities we're gonna have a hell of a time keeping it as a POW. 'Specially in the middle of a damn firefight."