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 Bobthehero wrote:

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So how does this works exactly? I might send my Scions into the mix

 Bobthehero wrote:

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So how does this works exactly? I might send my Scions into the mix

 Tactical_Spam wrote:

 Bobthehero wrote:

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So how does this works exactly? I might send my Scions into the mix

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It works like any RPG. If you want to get anything done, you PM the GM, Sgt_Smudge in this case, to see if you succeed or not. Current factions are:

A summary of people, their faction, and their allegiances:

Blue = Imperial Aligned
Red = Chaos
Yellow = Other (Self-interested, plain random, or in an alliance with another faction)
Orange = Chaos/Neutral
Green = Imperial/Neutral

Sgt_Smudge: Ultramarines 2nd Company, Deathwatch (gone to support other battles), Cadian 13th Remnants,GM
jhe90: Black Templars, Imperial Fists 3rd Company, Death Korps of Kreig, elements of the Faustian Regiments, Catachans, Adeptus Mechanicus
War Kitten: Eldar of Iybraesil Craftworld, Ultramarines 3rd Company
Tactical_Spam: New Order Chapter(Coloured because they've done some... questionable things in the past. ), Inquisitor Raela
Ezra Tyrius: Death Ravens Chapter, The Remnants (They do as they like. Just ask Aurelius!)
chazz huggins: Faustian Regiments (Coloured for the same reasons as the New Order. Seriously, they tried to kill the Lord General!), Waaagh! Warprider
2BlackJack1: Iron Warriors
Ashiraya: Glacier Serpents
Righteousrob: Wolverines Valiant Chapter, OP and previous GM
Kharne the Befriender: Necrons of the Kageros Dynasty

 Kharne the Befriender wrote:

 Tactical_Spam wrote:

 Bobthehero wrote:

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So how does this works exactly? I might send my Scions into the mix

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It works like any RPG. If you want to get anything done, you PM the GM, Sgt_Smudge in this case, to see if you succeed or not. Current factions are:

A summary of people, their faction, and their allegiances:

Blue = Imperial Aligned
Red = Chaos
Yellow = Other (Self-interested, plain random, or in an alliance with another faction)
Orange = Chaos/Neutral
Green = Imperial/Neutral

Sgt_Smudge: Ultramarines 2nd Company, Deathwatch (gone to support other battles), Cadian 13th Remnants,GM
jhe90: Black Templars, Imperial Fists 3rd Company, Death Korps of Kreig, elements of the Faustian Regiments, Catachans, Adeptus Mechanicus
War Kitten: Eldar of Iybraesil Craftworld, Ultramarines 3rd Company
Tactical_Spam: New Order Chapter(Coloured because they've done some... questionable things in the past. ), Inquisitor Raela
Ezra Tyrius: Death Ravens Chapter, The Remnants (They do as they like. Just ask Aurelius!)
chazz huggins: Faustian Regiments (Coloured for the same reasons as the New Order. Seriously, they tried to kill the Lord General!), Waaagh! Warprider
2BlackJack1: Iron Warriors
Ashiraya: Glacier Serpents
Righteousrob: Wolverines Valiant Chapter, OP and previous GM
Kharne the Befriender: Necrons of the Kageros Dynasty

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I forgot to let Smudge know my Tau are involved in this.

 Tactical_Spam wrote:

 Kharne the Befriender wrote:

 Tactical_Spam wrote:

 Bobthehero wrote:

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So how does this works exactly? I might send my Scions into the mix

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It works like any RPG. If you want to get anything done, you PM the GM, Sgt_Smudge in this case, to see if you succeed or not. Current factions are:

A summary of people, their faction, and their allegiances:

Blue = Imperial Aligned
Red = Chaos
Yellow = Other (Self-interested, plain random, or in an alliance with another faction)
Orange = Chaos/Neutral
Green = Imperial/Neutral

Sgt_Smudge: Ultramarines 2nd Company, Deathwatch (gone to support other battles), Cadian 13th Remnants,GM
jhe90: Black Templars, Imperial Fists 3rd Company, Death Korps of Kreig, elements of the Faustian Regiments, Catachans, Adeptus Mechanicus
War Kitten: Eldar of Iybraesil Craftworld, Ultramarines 3rd Company
Tactical_Spam: New Order Chapter(Coloured because they've done some... questionable things in the past. ), Inquisitor Raela
Ezra Tyrius: Death Ravens Chapter, The Remnants (They do as they like. Just ask Aurelius!)
chazz huggins: Faustian Regiments (Coloured for the same reasons as the New Order. Seriously, they tried to kill the Lord General!), Waaagh! Warprider
2BlackJack1: Iron Warriors
Ashiraya: Glacier Serpents
Righteousrob: Wolverines Valiant Chapter, OP and previous GM
Kharne the Befriender: Necrons of the Kageros Dynasty

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I forgot to let Smudge know my Tau are involved in this.

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No offense, but IMHO, you should stick to just necrons

 Kharne the Befriender wrote:

 Tactical_Spam wrote:

 Kharne the Befriender wrote:

 Tactical_Spam wrote:

 Bobthehero wrote:

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So how does this works exactly? I might send my Scions into the mix

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It works like any RPG. If you want to get anything done, you PM the GM, Sgt_Smudge in this case, to see if you succeed or not. Current factions are:

A summary of people, their faction, and their allegiances:

Blue = Imperial Aligned
Red = Chaos
Yellow = Other (Self-interested, plain random, or in an alliance with another faction)
Orange = Chaos/Neutral
Green = Imperial/Neutral

Sgt_Smudge: Ultramarines 2nd Company, Deathwatch (gone to support other battles), Cadian 13th Remnants,GM
jhe90: Black Templars, Imperial Fists 3rd Company, Death Korps of Kreig, elements of the Faustian Regiments, Catachans, Adeptus Mechanicus
War Kitten: Eldar of Iybraesil Craftworld, Ultramarines 3rd Company
Tactical_Spam: New Order Chapter(Coloured because they've done some... questionable things in the past. ), Inquisitor Raela
Ezra Tyrius: Death Ravens Chapter, The Remnants (They do as they like. Just ask Aurelius!)
chazz huggins: Faustian Regiments (Coloured for the same reasons as the New Order. Seriously, they tried to kill the Lord General!), Waaagh! Warprider
2BlackJack1: Iron Warriors
Ashiraya: Glacier Serpents
Righteousrob: Wolverines Valiant Chapter, OP and previous GM
Kharne the Befriender: Necrons of the Kageros Dynasty

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I forgot to let Smudge know my Tau are involved in this.

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No offense, but IMHO, you should stick to just necrons

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Out of curiosity, why?

 Bobthehero wrote:

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So I could crash in on Ash forces via Stratospherical deepstrike, uh, good times, darn shame my Battalion's a recce one

 Tactical_Spam wrote:

 Bobthehero wrote:

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So I could crash in on Ash forces via Stratospherical deepstrike, uh, good times, darn shame my Battalion's a recce one

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Ash forces? what?

 Bobthehero wrote:

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Ashiraya, we constantly argue on SM's fluff

Now is there a recap of the whole situation somewhere, mostly on Imperial side?

*The Warp opens briefly as a tiny flotilla of 4 stealth ships materialize*

''Report'' bellowed the Navy captain.

''All systems in the green, sir'' answered a rating.

''Excellent, open a channel, hail our allies, Tempestor Prime, the comms are all yours''

''Thank you sir'' answered Gallus Tauron, Tempestor Prime of Scions 85th Reconnaissance Battalion, ''the Reforged''

**Contacting Crusade**
**Contact established, encryption level: blue**

''This is Tempestor Prime Gallus Tauron, leading the Scions 85th recce, we were ordered here with all haste, my troopers and I are ready to seek and destroy the enemies of Mankind.''

**Message over**

''What can you tell us about our allied forces here, Captain?'' asked Gallus.

''We're too far to detect much Tempestor Prime, there are Navy ships, of course, but I do believe this signature is that of an Astartes vessel''

Gallus grunted ''It'd be much appreciated if you could send for my second, Tempestor Secondus Enoch''

''Sure, I'll send a man'' answered the Captain

And with that, the officers awaited an answer to their hailing.

To Tempestor Prime of the Scions
Security channel Blue

This is Lord Marshall Karak of the Black Templers Chapter.

We welcome you to this crusade and send a data file listing the codes to contact Crusade HQ for orders.

Lord General Zonad is in charge of this Crusade, Elements of other Chapters, Guard regiments and organisations are present,

Good hunting.

Lord Karak out.

Comms closed.....

*****

Chaplain Vargos looked over the medical bays, so many wounded, many dead and the tech priests in combination with medical staff where working constantly to bring as many Brothers to combat status as soon as they could, despite best efforts several had died from wounds sustained as even there super human bodies could not withstand the trauma they had endured in caverns. "its Grim Chaplain, be a week or two before i even consider some combat ready, longer for the odd one, the wounds heal slowly despite our efforts to enhance the healing process. " Sighing, even Chaplains could despair, they had faith, unbreakable but even the darkest days of war could weigh on there wide shoulders. "thankfully we will recover, Time is what we need now, Time to regain strength and heal. your teams have done fine work, Brother, you have done your duty to the highest standards"

Stepping out onto the planets surface the fog that had haunted them so long was fading, the planet was lighter, air clearer and a oppressive feeling about this world began to ease. But not totally, Vargos doubted every beast would ever be slain from the deepest places of the planet and in the high mountains caves riddled with such number that searching them all would take decades and fog hid deep in the shade still. Yet for all that, the planet was secured, the main base of the beasts power was destroyed and the dens mother slain, Fausteen morale was high despite there never ending mushroom rations and his super human eyesight saw new growth already beginning to start on what was a dank, dead world forever locked in semi decay as he walked over to congratulate the wounded Captain Julius and his marines, Ultramarine's where not so bad after all, with the right Captains.

This would would see the emperors light, star light.

****

Lord Karak sat and read the messages, Ivan and Vargos had broken the final beasts at high cost, another world had been added by the Templers and there Eternal crusade had chalked up another planet on the now impossible to calculate tally of planets, systems and regions brought under the mighty empires compliance. Now Pavus, he might have to do something about that particular human, though a chapter keep might be a interesting to have out in this area of space.

 2BlackJack1 wrote:

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Reinforcements? My Histans would be eager to help. I really want to write up something about them, as right now I've only had ideas about them screwing around on their ship getting drunk on brewvikk and what else.

 jhe90 wrote:

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I brought meat shields for a reason! Death korps make handy bullet/claw sponges and are basicly infinite :-)

I have them by the brigade so always some spare. There pretty much expendable

 Sgt_Smudge wrote:

 jhe90 wrote:

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I brought meat shields for a reason! Death korps make handy bullet/claw sponges and are basicly infinite :-)

I have them by the brigade so always some spare. There pretty much expendable

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Templars suffered badly too, what with their emphasis on close combat.

 War Kitten wrote:

 Sgt_Smudge wrote:

 jhe90 wrote:

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I brought meat shields for a reason! Death korps make handy bullet/claw sponges and are basicly infinite :-)

I have them by the brigade so always some spare. There pretty much expendable

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Templars suffered badly too, what with their emphasis on close combat.

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Funny, I had written it up that the bulk of the casualties were on my Ultras and the Death Korps, the Templars only had a few squads on planet with me (Crusader Squad, Sword Brethren, some Neophytes etc) plus Vargos and Ivan

Julius wandered through the halls and corridors of the Battle Barge "Honour" aimlessly. Not long ago the Apothecary had discharged him from the medical bay, declaring him to be at the point where his body's own accelerated healing could take over. The Apothecary's manner had been curt, some would almost say downright insulting, but Julius could not blame the overworked Astartes. Far too many of his brothers had come into the medical bay on a stretcher, and far too many had died under his knife. Out of the once 110 strong company, only 40 still stood. The casualties on Kagrenz had been horrific, the worst the 3rd had suffered in centuries at one time. As Julius wandered his mind was stuck in an endless cycle of "what-ifs" as he beat himself up wondering what he could have done better to prevent so many of his brothers from falling. Could he have equipped his brothers better? Could have have prepared them better for the deadly prowess of the beasts in hand-to-hand combat? Julius did not know, and the guilt was slowly driving him crazy. He continued to wander the ship for hours, ignoring the confused stares from the Chapter Serfs who were operating the ship's systems. Even now most of his company and their brother Templars were waiting for their chance to be helped by the Apothecary, and Julius had to wonder, why was he still living when so many of his brothers had fallen. what made him so special that he deserved life more than his brothers? After a few more hours of wandering Julius found himself at the ship's chapel, and he cautiously eased the massive doors open.

Inside the chapel it was as quiet as a tomb, with so many brother's incapacitated there was nobody who would be in the chapel at this time. It was the perfect place for a warrior to contemplate, and Julius hoped that he could find peace here. As he wandered into the chapel he noticed a single solitary figure kneeling before the statue to the Emperor. It was Chaplain Vargos. The venerable warrior did not seem to notice Julius's entrance, and so Julius strode down the aisle, the servos in his armor wheezing every step of the way as the still damaged systems tried to keep his armor mobile. Julius knelt besides Vargos and for a while the two warriors sat there in silence, each one lost in their own thoughts. After a few minutes of silence Vargos finally spoke "I know why you have come Brother Ultramarine." Julius sat their in silence for a minute, the silence answering the Chaplain far better than words ever could. "You came here because you grieve our fallen brothers, you wonder what you could have done differently, that if you had just been a little faster, a little smarter you could have prevented so much pain and loss." Julius continued to kneel their silently, and Vargos continued on "Well, I will tell you, there is NOTHING you could have done differently. There are times in every warrior's career where something like this happens, and each time they blame themselves, thinking they could have done something different. And in some cases, they could have, but in your case there was nothing you could have done. You prepared your brothers as best as you could. You gave them the best equipment you could, and each brother was aware of what they might face in there. And you charged into the fray, which gave your brothers and mine the time to regroup, you do know that that move probably saved many more lives that would have otherwise been lost?" A heartbeat passed in silence, followed by two more before Julius responded "Then why do I still feel this guilt, if I did everything that I could then why do I still hurt so much?" After a moment Vargos responded "You still feel this grief because this is the first time in your captaincy that you have suffered heavy losses. Every Captain feels this way after their first serious losses, you are no different from them. What you do next is the real indication of your ability as a leader." "What do you mean?" Julius asked, confusion etched onto his face. "What I mean is that what you do with your guilt is a true indication of your skill as a leader. You can continue to wallow in your guilt, in which case your brothers will continue to suffer, or you can use that guilt to light the fire inside you. You need to use this guilt to learn. To grow. If you do not learn then you will cont prosper." And with that Vargos stood up and strode out of the chapel, leaving the young Captain to ponder the meaning of his words. After a few hours of just sitting there in silence Julius finally stood as well, and made his way towards the ship's bridge. Vargos was right. Wallowing in his guilt did little to help his brothers or the Crusade. He needed to keep fighting, to honor the deaths of his brothers. He strode towards the bridge, where he knew his surviving senior sergeants would be waiting. Kagrenz had been defeated, but there was still many more planets to liberate in the Emperor's name.

Commissar Jack Sheppard sat at the bar of the officer’s lounge, his only company a servitor only programed to serve drinks. A few hours ago he was surrounded by well wishers, being given random gifts that ranged from the ceremonial to the odd. Sheppard had plenty of booze in his new larger quarters, but he wanted to be away from that place. As the servitor poured another glass for the commissar Sheppard heard someone enter through the door behind him.

Colonel Iron-tooth pulled up a stool near the Commissar he instantly could smell the booze on his breath, but even without his keen jungle senses it would have been easy to tell. The Catachan spoke “This happy drinking or forget my troubles drinking.” Sheppard laughed slightly before speaking “It started off as happy drinking, but it slowly became forget my trouble drinking.” The Commissar downed the entire glass and slammed the empty cup back to the bar. Iron-tooth gave the commissar a strange look. Sheppard shook his head and spoke “This is bad; this is all bad. I mean when I first heard Petra was pregnant I was beyond happy. But then I remembered who I am. I’m a commissar, I charge into the fray of battle and so far have been lucky enough to come back every time. But I won’t always be lucky and one day I won’t come back. If myself and Petra were to die what would happen to him, who would watch over him? Would he be sent to the Schola Progenium, or worse would being around me put him in a peril?” Iron tooth questioned “Him?” Sheppard broke his grimness for a moment “I just know.”

Iron tooth gave Sheppard’s words serious thought, “My pa taught me everything I know, tracking, hunting, soldering. He taught me what it meant to be Catachan. When I was seventeen he went on a hunt with a bunch of other men. He never came back, Devil-spawn got him. I realize now that it wasn’t about how long we spent together, it was about what he and I needed. I needed someone to teach me and he needed to hunt. I know I mattered to him and he knew he could die, but he could not quit the hunt; he was the hunt.” Sheppard smiled and spoke “Either that was the wisest thing I ever heard, or I’m really really drunk.” The Catachn laughed and clinked his glass with Sheppard's. The commissar would wake the next day with a skull full of pain, but a lighter heart.

 jhe90 wrote:

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So whilst we wait for smudge, crusade of heart to heart talks lol.

 Tactical_Spam wrote:

 jhe90 wrote:

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So whilst we wait for smudge, crusade of heart to heart talks lol.

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And I haven't even posted... in two days... lack of sleep is killing my writing

 jhe90 wrote:

 Tactical_Spam wrote:

 jhe90 wrote:

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So whilst we wait for smudge, crusade of heart to heart talks lol.

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And I haven't even posted... in two days... lack of sleep is killing my writing

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Don't worry, you need to be in the right frame of mine to write so just chill

Benlisted wrote:

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How does one go about joining in with this? Just saw it from some chatter on a thread in the background forum and would love to join in - only I'd want to write Nids, if that were possible!