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Forget the chimera, everything we got combined is outgunned. LOL.

@ Napoleon: please keep the OOC questions for the Against the Savages adventure in this thread. Or put it in spoiler tags if you want to post in the in time thread.

Regarding your question: no, you are doing fine. It is just that Comrades are rather limited in what they can do (it get's better with more experience though). For example they can't really shoot or fight independently (even if I as GM can of course make exceptions if it fits the story). Their main task is giving the main characters a bonus of their choice (like + 5 to BS, +5 to WS or +5 to +10 to a skill). Later on there are some traits and talents to make them more versatile.

What I described there with Sparky taking a shot with the heavy bolter is already pretty good, as technically you don't have "weapon training: heavy" or "weapon training: bolt weapons" so you would suffer a 40 point malus on shooting that thing. Instead I allowed Kraitus a Tech-use test (which he managed with bravado) to just synchronize Sparkys aim with Njal. So wherever Njal shoots, Sparky shoots too, at his full BS.
That is quite a bonus given that Kraitus is not really much of a shooter.

As you mentioned he wants to do what he can to upgrade the Chimera I would allow Kraitus another Tech-Use test next round grant Njal a BS bonus. Or maybe a called shot without the penalty.

More as something to look forward too: have a look here https://anyflip.com/qogid/iwzm at the enginseer prime advanced class. This class can have multiple Servitors and take a talent which allows him to really use those in combat. Might be something for Kraitus in the long run.


@ Orkblade-Tank: it's good to be intimidated, but don't be too frightened. I mentioned that it is "almost" Baneblade sized, so I will give it stats somewhere in between a Battlewagon and a Baneblade. With good planning and tactic you should be able to bring it down. It is not that much better armored than the Chimera, thanks to ramshackle it suffers heavily under rigtheous fury (which will not be a rare event if Poncho shoots with a twin linked 5D10 weapon), it is of immense size, giving you +40 to BS tests. And you are free to shoot separate turrets. The main turret is still enormous (+20), the sponsons and smaller turrets hulking (+10).
Oh, and it is open topped, so you can indeed shoot some of the crew with called shots or stuff with blast like grenades.

On the bad side it really has a LOT of hit points and some transport capacity...

@ all: if you stick with me and continue the adventure after this fight: we will hit the 2500 XP mark. At that mark you can decide to
a) choose an advanced class (see Hammer of the Emperor for the Guardsmen and Shield of Humanity for the Tech Priest)
b) change your baseclass (Only war core rule book. For example from Operator to Heavy Gunner etc.)
c) keep your base class and get +5 to any one statistic for free.

Ork Tank: Finally a worthy opponent.

@ Bob:just realized that the Twin Lascannon should have twin linked. Every other weapon in shield of humanity that is named "twin linked XY" has, including the Twin linked lascannons on the sentry turret. But it is somehow missing on the Tauros. Likely a typo. You also have two Hunter Killer missiles. In other words: as a real glasscannon you should be able to throw at least one heavy punch. Make it count

A weapon with the Twin-linked Quality gains a +20 to hit when fired and uses twice as much ammunition. In addition, the weapon scores one additional hit if the attack roll succeeds by two or more Degrees of Success. Lastly, the weapon’s reload time is doubled.

Sweet merciful Emperor that is going to be a whole lotta pain

Especially when you fire at something that big. Hard to not get that two degrees of success.
And 2 hits mean 10 D10 who can produce rigtheous fury.
Main problem is that while the Tauros dishes out some serious damge, it is open topped too, in other words: even a simple frag grenade can hurt the driver and gunner...

As I know all too well from previous misadventures from riding a Tauros

OK, for next round:

Poncho: you could
a) fire at the main turret from where you are
b) drive closer to the living quarters to hide and let it drive by
c) drive to the northern wall to get of a shot in the flank

@ Njal/Simond: I would assume the Chimera shoots one set of Stormboys and Simond charges the other? You can post a short communication between both and then roll your shots/charges. The Nob is still stunned for 2 rounds.

@ Teodore: you have the choice between shooting one of the Stormboys charging the Chimera in the side or look for a Grot over the wall of the Walkway and try and shoot that. Or you could run further and really join up with the others.
Also as Irish didn't respond for quite a while I leave the choice to you what Malakai and Adamo will do. The most logic things would be to either stick close to Teodore or climb over the wall to go Grot hunting in the refinery

@ Kraitus: I assume you want to do a Tech-test to buff Njalls shooting (you would roll 2d10 as described and have to get below 91)? Alternatively I would allow you a Tech-test with a Malus of -30 to hack into the refineries security camera system to get a better view on the Ork-Tank (this would be a Tech-test towards 61 taking everything into account)

Tambo will be busy with switching weapons and might get a nasty Grot-surprise (I will roll for it).

Charging the stunned Nob is much more Simond's speed, although if one of the stormboys is in the way, it would make sense to charge him first, hack a way to the greater prize if you will.

@ Teodore: you have the choice between shooting one of the Stormboys charging the Chimera in the side or look for a Grot over the wall of the Walkway and try and shoot that. Or you could run further and really join up with the others.
Also as Irish didn't respond for quite a while I leave the choice to you what Malakai and Adamo will do. The most logic things would be to either stick close to Teodore or climb over the wall to go Grot hunting in the refinery

Teodore opts to take a shot at the storm boy charging the Chimera from the side. He motions for Malakai and Adamo to join in. "Come on, let's protect our guys out there in the Chimera!"

@ Oldmate: I just skimmed over the rules for fair points. Remember that you can remove 1d5 damage per fate point to stay in the fight.

@ Napoleon: if you come up with a good idea how to get your mechandrite (it can extend up to 3 metres) to the outside of the Chimera and touch an Ork, I would allow you to use your shock ability. But Njal and Erc might not be happy about Kraitus opening hatches. So you might have to convince them or something like that.

@ Njal: one Option is to ask Tambo to shoot an Ork instead of the Grot near him. You just have to ask. It might leave the Askari in trouble though.

I could hurl a grenade at the beasts, presumably a frag wouldn't hurt the vehicle.

Unless you get really unlucky there should be no risk. If you rolled some 10s on damage I might have to look up how righteous fury works on vehicles.

Good idea by the way

I mean there is a risk, slim though it maybe, of burning the ladsinside the chimera to death though.

No risk, no fun

Seriously though: while I habe never been in combat I think the idea does mit sound bad and the risk acceptable in the face of swarming Orks.
If I sat in a tank and some dudes, possibly with grenades were climbing it I wouldn't mind my friends throwing a grenade at it

Well it was a common enough way of dealing with swarming soviet infantry in WW2. So should work here.
Okay, Simond will be opting to frag out.

Feel free to roll and write about it. Both Orks are at zero wounds, so chances are pretty good you will kill them

So, who is waiting for whom? Should I write up the next seconds of fighting or should I wait?

I think I am waiting for everyone.

I am good if we proceed. I am just taking on targets of opportunity at this point.

Bob? I would need a statement what Poncho plans to do before we continue. Don't worry, the tank and its crew is the last big hurdle of this fight. Afterwards we can change to something more story-driven and less fighty.

Sorry, I was out of the country for a bit, couldn't pay much attention. I'll edit with my answer in a sec.

Edit: Poncho lets the Krieger training take over, rather than using the massively overkill lascannon, he will use his Longlas to take out the lone Ork, ordering the servitor to drive the Tauros away should he fail to kill his target.

OK, do you want to roll?

The Ork is hiding a bit, so you can choose: called shot to definitly hit him, or normal shot, but when you hit his right leg or arm (so leg or arm and an odd number), he gets 10 points of armor for cover.

I'll wait with my next post for you

Normal shot, rolled a 56 to hit which is not ideal but will do.

So, you wrote you have 46 BS +10 for short range (the Ork is well inside half range of the longlas) +5 from your comrade, +10 for a single shot and +10 for aiming as I don't see a point in not aiming => that would be 81 as BS, so your 56 is 3 degrees of success. Funny enough I found that las weapon mastery and lasgun volley both work with lasguns and -cannons, so when you shoot your Twin-Lascannon again you get these bonusses too.

Anyway, in this case that should be 1d10 +5 (I assume he has switched to high powered setting) + 1d10 from accurate + 2 from mighty shot + 1 from lasgun volley + 1 from lasgun mastery
=> rolled a 7 and a 4. That would be 20 damage of which 19 go through. He is on his critical damage chart with a 7 on Body:
"The intense power of the energy attack cooks the target’s organs, burning his lungs and heart with intense heat."
he is stunned for 19 rounds and suffers -10 toughness.

Do you want to write this up?



@ Napoleon: do you want to react to Wyonas command to get a look on the tank or Njals comment towards Kraitus?

Yeah, sure, I will

So Napoleon? Should we wait for you?

Things are not looking great at the moment. The Chimera is a bit trapped in by the Promethium Wells, and there are still a lot of boyz/Nobz out in front.

:(

Anyone got any clever ideas?

From the rules perspective: if the Chimera + Theodore with his Autocannon declare overwatch or suppression fire on the entry of the alles you should be able to hold back a staggering amount of greenskins. You can also still back up to the far end of the alley and try to turn around the corner.

From there on, a lot depends upon Poncho making bis shot. A twin linked Lascannon against a ramshackle vehicle has lots of potential...

Yeah engage the orks and fall back, then re engage. Should be able to kill the troops or thin them out. And then we'll get to work trying to disassemble the big'un.

Blast a few weapon points off it, try to immobilse it.
When it's unsupported we should be able to pull it apart at our leisure. I was thinking that boarding it with a few grenades and/or a melta charge would definitely be cinematic.
That was what I was thinking anyways.