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He probably won't be here for a while. his parents are computer nazis. Zeig hail. he rarely goes on. that is why he posts quite a lot when he can. We used to do it at school but school is over.

TempGM wrote:
Well, for his benefit we're gonna have to stop here for a while as far as TYR,SW and CSM goes. To compensate though, the active members (being me, you and Mukkin') are allowed to control other troops of theirs apart from themselves and the forces with us at the time.

Example:
I will send my genestealers to attack the Ultramarine fortress.

Fair enough guys?

not gonna be here much longer but yeah I'm gonna send a strike team of gargoyles forward to harass any scouts in the way of my retreat. I'll take control of a lesser harpy for this.

The harpy soars over the ground with the gargoyles surrounding it. In sight a tau pathfinder team is moving along. Without warning the gargoyles strike swooping in while the harpy gives them cover. The pathfinders get only a few shots off before they are gorged on. The Shas'vre has time to radio two words before he is discombobulated. "Need help..." Before long the harpy and gargoyles are back in the air.

I saw/read all instances of "idiot wars" and it seems like whenever any player did what they were supposed to (which was attack somebody as per natural progression of 40k) they got omgwtfpurged for even trying. granted some of those instances were kinda mary sue depictions of how much ass their race would kick.. but the defense seemed to be an equally one sided "idiot wars" flaming of the individuals involved. If i'm never going to die and nobody can attack me personally, i might as well be Marneus MarySuegar.
I'm not even sure how to handle playing this game.
If i'm not allowed to engage any target that the gm's lead me to then what AM I supposed to do? (Since i was trying to do a sensible portrayal of tyranid behaviour, naturally any target pointed out by the gm is the one i'm going to be attacking.)

That said, The only (sensible) option is C) Run
Having been blocked out by the void shields after falling back, the murderfex witnessed a fairly insurmountable set of defenses hidden in the wreckage. It retraced it's path back towards the landing site. Perhaps the other warriors it had encountered had brought reinforcements for it to slake it's hunger upon.

TempGM wrote:

Mukkin'About wrote:I saw/read all instances of "idiot wars" and it seems like whenever any player did what they were supposed to (which was attack somebody as per natural progression of 40k) they got omgwtfpurged for even trying. granted some of those instances were kinda mary sue depictions of how much ass their race would kick.. but the defense seemed to be an equally one sided "idiot wars" flaming of the individuals involved. If i'm never going to die and nobody can attack me personally, i might as well be Marneus MarySuegar.
I'm not even sure how to handle playing this game.
If i'm not allowed to engage any target that the gm's lead me to then what AM I supposed to do? (Since i was trying to do a sensible portrayal of tyranid behaviour, naturally any target pointed out by the gm is the one i'm going to be attacking.)

That said, The only (sensible) option is C) Run
Having been blocked out by the void shields after falling back, the murderfex witnessed a fairly insurmountable set of defenses hidden in the wreckage. It retraced it's path back towards the landing site. Perhaps the other warriors it had encountered had brought reinforcements for it to slake it's hunger upon.

You may have noticed that they were done fairly early in-game and were direct assaults against well armed fortresses. Not exactly character versus character. Idiot Wars is all for the sake of keeping the game from dying at an early point.

Alright, back to the RPG. So you commence retreat. We stop time at that point as Marta is yet to reply. See my previous post for options for the rest of your forces.

scouts: i think weve spotted some tyr...aghhhhh
base: whats happening?
static
base: i think we lost them sir
general steve: i know son. message the sniper squad to try and see whos there.

TempGM wrote:

Vulkan_He'stan wrote:scouts: i think weve spotted some tyr...aghhhhh
base: whats happening?
static
base: i think we lost them sir
general steve: i know son. message the sniper squad to try and see whos there.

Your snipers report Tyranids incoming to your positions

Tyranid Players: Free offensive choice utilizing units other than themselves.
General Steve: Free defensive option, you have a well armed fortress.

K fair enough. granted it ended anyways because of gm fallthrough.. but i don't see what's stopping someone from dying / rerolling as someone else. *shrugs* We'll see what happens

im not general steve im the sniper squad leader Dan


"Flamers heavy bolters anything that can put down a lot of fire to the walls
snipers at the walls take down the bigger ones
basilisks pound them now!
lemman russ's out flank them "

TempGM wrote:

Vulkan_He'stan wrote:im not general steve im the sniper squad leader Dan


"Flamers heavy bolters anything that can put down a lot of fire to the walls
snipers at the walls take down the bigger ones
basilisks pound them now!
lemman russ's out flank them "

Might as well. Dan the sniper commander and his squad successfully dispatch the remaining gaunts. He reports the presence of the Tyranids to the Regimental Commander.
Options:
A:Return to Base to fend off the oncoming assault.
B:Continue scouting ahead going in the direction of your choosing.
C:Stay put and set up a small defense\observation post

Your men spot a large swarm of rippers surging towards your emplacements. their massed bodies cover the ground and look like a wave washing over the ground. there are small packs of winged rippers that hover above the main rush. It doesn't seem like long before their ranks will hit

TempGM wrote:

Mukkin'About wrote:Your men spot a large swarm of rippers surging towards your emplacements. their massed bodies cover the ground and look like a wave washing over the ground. there are small packs of winged rippers that hover above the main rush. It doesn't seem like long before their ranks will hit

To Sniper Dan:
What is your defensive move? Note that your first option has yet to be answered.

TempGM wrote:
A great darkness swallows the invisible barrier of the Raven's Fortress. Not a single thing can be seen from outside the barrier. Thunderstorms erupt on the planet's jungle surface. The rain reaches even the lowest portions of the forest floor. Visibility is negligible.

"sniper squad fall back to base"
"Flamers heavy bolters anything that can put down a lot of fire to the walls
snipers at the walls take down the bigger ones and the flying ones
basilisks pound them now!
lemman russ's out flank them "

undivided wrote:

Ledabot wrote:Marta: very sorry...
Nids: your forces are gathering to assault the chaos base. This seems slightly similar to something that happened before
Undivided: You are sitting in your fort, laughing yourself silly. You may want to do something about your noisy nabours.

Raven's fortress:

"Ooh, looky looky, some insects at my door! Thank the Gods for all the bug sp.. erm, weapons Arkois left me! Gaddon! Come here!"
"Yes Lord"
"Activate the defense guns"
Maniacal Laughter

Out of character wrote:
Idiot Wars time yet, Ledabot?

Oh God Not Again (reminiscing about past lols)!

I like Christmas. You are doing fine so far undivided. Keep it up.

Btw. I was going on Wednesday, so I’m here for another 36ish hours.

I’m seeing a strange absence of Kais's tau.

Just a hit. If you don’t want to start an episode of idiot wars, use siege tactics and orbital bombardments. That way, you will die slower.

We have entered a phase of waiting for Marta. To avoid future phases of waiting, characters that are the cause will become temporally invincible, invisible and immovable. Issues that may rise because of this will be looked at when they occur.

I declare that all chaos forces are not allowed to be attacked or attack while undivided is gm. this stops faction destruction while his profile is unused. His is to busy to be both gm and a player.

TempGM wrote:

Vulkan_He'stan wrote:"sniper squad fall back to base"
"Flamers heavy bolters anything that can put down a lot of fire to the walls
snipers at the walls take down the bigger ones and the flying ones
basilisks pound them now!
lemman russ's out flank them "

You barely make it to your forward base with the monstrous Ripper swarm biting at your heels. Many Rippers never see the inside of your base, as most are gunned down in bursts of heavy weapons fire. Despite your best attempts, several guardsmen are still killed, and even a few tanks and emplacements are destroyed. A small number of Rippers lurk inside the base, awaiting the Hivemind's command.

IG Options:
A:Commence immediate lock-down of the fortress in order to perform search and destroy on the remaining Rippers
B: Proceed as if normal, increase night patrols only.

TYR gain a free choice with what to do with the remaining Rippers

The remaining rippers prowl the inside of the base, hiding wherever possible and digging themselves into walls, floors ect. This is a concerted effort to keep the occupants busy trying to hunt down relatively low threat targets while taking out some of the defenders from the inside

a imediate lock down scan with bio readers

sorry i was so long was afk for ages

(ic) c the thought passes through Romulus's mind that the sorceror had used telepathy to talk with him, might he not be able to do the same?, using all of the considerable mental will at his disposal Romulus launches a telepathic spike into the warp aiming it at the chaos stronghold

TempGM wrote:

Mukkin'About wrote:The remaining rippers prowl the inside of the base, hiding wherever possible and digging themselves into walls, floors ect. This is a concerted effort to keep the occupants busy trying to hunt down relatively low threat targets while taking out some of the defenders from the inside

Vulkan_He'stan wrote:a imediate lock down scan with bio readers

The IG base is under lockdown, defense personnel is lowered in order to devote more men for search parties. You have exchanged maximum defense for the safety of the men inside. Because of this, you cannot order any men outside the walls of your base.

TYR the hunt for the Rippers have begun, with the base defenses lowered, it is a prime chance to strike.
Options:
A: Attack full on.
B: Begin siege tactics.
C: Do not attack and continue to harass with the Rippers.

B)egin siege tactics!
Large groups of gargoyles start to form outside the base, drawing fire and firing upon emplaced defenders.
Meanwhile packs of genestealers and lictors attempt to infiltrate into artillery positions and silence/destroy ensconced tanks. To disable the larger earthshaker cannons and heavy artillery would be a great boon for the larger masses of the tyranid horde.
However the Murderfex has yet to be spotted in this ordeal...Perhaps waiting for a more concerted effort of resistance.

OMG I have suddenly realised I need to go on this more, so sorry I have just been to envelopped in new WOW Cataclysm, going out with family etc. stuff like that, anyway I am not defending a base right now I am just getting attacked by tyranids so well we will see what happens later

(hahaha... I was wondering what you'd been up to. hearing you've been playing wow it comes as no surprise that you've been awol so long! i used to play that and it was a major time eater!!)

(dont get locked into it man, my girlfriend gave it up recently cause she realised that it was takin up way to much time)

(don't worry my bros conned me into it, and eventually turned me off it. They play every day for hours doing the same raids over and over. They say it's fun but i don't see how considering the amount of drama they whine about. plus all the talk of gear and specs and pvp and raids.. i'm ashamed to even know what they're talking about!)

i know what you mean, anyhoo back to the rp?.....

TempGM wrote:

Shas'ui T'au Kais wrote:OMG I have suddenly realised I need to go on this more, so sorry I have just been to envelopped in new WOW Cataclysm, going out with family etc. stuff like that, anyway I am not defending a base right now I am just getting attacked by tyranids so well we will see what happens later

You have successfully repelled your attackers with minimal losses from your men.
Options:
A: Return to base to report the presence of the TYR on Rak'noll
B: Continue on patrol in the direction of your choosing.
C: Other. (Have something in mind you want to do?)

Mukkin'About wrote:B)egin siege tactics!
Large groups of gargoyles start to form outside the base, drawing fire and firing upon emplaced defenders.
Meanwhile packs of genestealers and lictors attempt to infiltrate into artillery positions and silence/destroy ensconced tanks. To disable the larger earthshaker cannons and heavy artillery would be a great boon for the larger masses of the tyranid horde.
However the Murderfex has yet to be spotted in this ordeal...Perhaps waiting for a more concerted effort of resistance.

The IG put up a good fight. They show no signs of breaking, yet. However many guardsmen are killed and more tanks and fire positions are destroyed. You have also successfully infiltrated a considerable amount of genestealers and a few lictors inside.
Free option for just the lictors and genestealers, for the rest:
Options:
A: Continue with siege tactics.
B: Stop and pursue another target.
C: Direct assault.

Tyranic Marta wrote:sorry i was so long was afk for ages

(ic) c the thought passes through Romulus's mind that the sorceror had used telepathy to talk with him, might he not be able to do the same?, using all of the considerable mental will at his disposal Romulus launches a telepathic spike into the warp aiming it at the chaos
stronghold

The visions of the Empyrean realms fill his mind. Romulus is thrown back upon opening his eyes. (Ledabot mentioned my temporary immortality)
Options:
A: Pursue the trail of the Tyranids who tried to attack the Raven's Fortress.
B: Return to base.
C: Other.

To the IG players: Your base is under siege by the Great Devourer.
You have free option.

To the Ultramarines: Your scouts have not reported back to you.
You have one free option.