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I await with masterly baited breath.

 Platuan4th wrote:
I await with masterly baited breath.

What makes this sentence better is that the proper word is actually 'bated' not 'baited'.

Is this still on going? Is there room for any newbies, or are all the squads full now?

Mission 6 Battle Report:

The context:

Upon deployment, we are quickly rushed by a small - but steadily reinforced - band of berzerkers; fast closing upon our positions. Leonardius Rhodes takes first honours, hitting a berzerker with one of his two krak grenades, before Titan takes first blood; hitting and killing this berzerker with a krak grenade of his own. Silver opens fire with the mighty plasma cannon: aiming for a Word Bearer sheltered behind an assortment of barrels. Silver - somewhat unsurprisingly - misses the shot, but he still hits the barrels which promptly explode, injuring the Word Bearer behind them and Berzerker in front of them. Pertinax then hits Silver's intended Word Bearer four times, killing the foul heretic, before Titan hits the Khorne Berzerker once, Alactus hits him once also, before Justimus Davimus kills the warrior with a further three hits.

Medius Ex Decimus, Purple the Magnificent V, and the librarian, Canuck, move forwards into overwatch positions: ready to take out any charging berzerkers. However, in an embarrassing incident of friendly fire (which is clearly the fault of the marines, not because of the position their commander left them in, oh no), Securim Fulmen accidentally shoots Medius in the back, whilst Rasputin also shoots Purple in the back! Both marines are thereby knocked off overwatch, whilst Purple - with much cursing - is wounded by Rasputin's fire. Techmarine Proficio Imperitus took this opportunity to lead by example, crushing a Berzerker in close combat with ease. Kirsanth then hits another berzerker with a krak grenade, who Proficio hits four times, and Kirsanth shoots a further two times. But the Berzerker still stands. Rasputin then hits the same warrior a further three times, Securim four times and Canuck two times, but still the berzerker lives on: proceeding to charge into Proficio who doesn't even flinch, finally slaying the frenzied warrior.

Purple proceeds to krak grenade another berzerker, before shooting him two times; with Medius then also hitting and killing the 'zerker. Medius then hits another World Eater - almost hitting Canuck with his first shot - who Pertinax hits four times and Rhodes twice. Silver then hits another berzerker, who Canuck then casts hellfire upon; killing. A berzerker then charges at Vortigern, getting hit by several Ultramarines as he does so, with Vortigern unloading upon the World Eater at point blank range, killing. Titan proceeds to shoot another berzerker twice, who Deth then sets alight, with Titan hitting - and killing - the warrior once more. Proficio then crushes - once more barely breaking a sweat - his third berzerker in close combat, before he is quickened by Canuck and kills a fourth (quickening grants extra AP and attacks)! Proficio then drops back and would stay out of the action for the rest of the mission, conscious of his survival being necessary to the success of the operation.

The Ultramarines proceed to press forwards, leaving an assortment of heretic corpses in their wake. Securim - with the assistance of his beloved commander - slays another berzerker (these guys just keep on coming!), as Medius and Purple team up to kill a berzerker each; Medius leaving practically... everything around them on fire. Kirsanth is attacked by a berzerker in close combat and is unable to hit the warrior with his own blade, resorting to blowing him apart with his boltgun; splattering his armour with gristly, traitor marine, chunks. Sergeant Noobimus Maximus also kills a berzerker, assisted by Rhodes and Alactus, of his own squad.

Meanwhile, Davimus, Nominus Terribus, Titan and Doctadeth flank east, with the latter taking point. Doctadeth is caught exposed (that's in the open, not with his power armour down) by a pair of Word Bearers; getting fired upon by both but somehow coming out relatively unscathed. Doctadeth then levels his flamer at one of the chaos marines, hitting him twice and setting him alight; with the chaos marine fleeing as Deth's sadistic laughter clogs up the vox. Ignoring the maniacal delight of his battle brother and the enemy's frag grenades, Terribus then grenades the other word bearer, proceeding to kill the warrior with the assistance of Titan and his beloved, incredibly handsome, commander.

Alactus, Noobimus, Medius and Rasputin also split off from the main advance, exploring further caverns above their position. As they do so, they are set upon by a pair of daemons: with Medius flaming one twice, before Alactus "kills" it; the daemon then splitting into two blue horrors. One of these blue horrors claws Rasputin in the back, but is then banished by the Ultramarine (this is what I meant by Rasputin kind of "killing" something), before Alactus destroys the other. Medius then flames the other pink horror three times, which is then shot by Noobimus and disintegrates into another pair of blue horrors. These horrors then charge at Rasputin (either sensing an easy prey or a greater threat, you decide), with Medius' assault veterancy paying off as he kills both in close combat with just a combat knife. Noobimus Maximus proceeds to find a Serpent's Breath Flamer (a particularly deadly flamer), whilst Rasputin finds a flamer but is unable to use it (only tactical marines can use special, rather than heavy, weapons).

Back with the main Ultramarines force, Securim is ambushed by a plasma-gun chaos space marine and shot three times; but his armour is barely dented, as the Emperor clearly protects. Doctadeth then rushes to the sergeant's aid, but misses the Word Bearer from (very) close range. Securim then grenades the chaos marine, before Pertinax - quickened by Canuck - also rushes forwards, gunning down the traitor with his heavy bolter. Titan and Vortigern proceed to rummage through the nearby crates, with both tactical marines obtaining plasma guns! Rhodes then frag grenade's a chaos space marine twice (also destroying the barrels he was hiding behind), before the still-quickened Pertinax kills the now-exposed chaos marine. Purple proceeds to search the crate the chaos marine was guarding, letting out a squeal of delight and exclaiming the word "shiny" as he finds a meltagun (laden with ammunition) inside; Rhodes also reported Purple's limbs as quivering and the distinct sound of drooling over the vox...

The caverns all but cleared out, the Ultramarines form up around the stairs leading towards the thermal reactor and ultimate objective: the bulk of our force - thirteen Ultramarines - forming up on overwatch, waiting for the remaining marines to catch up. At which point, a particularly hapless and/or unlucky Word Bearer with a flamer stumbles down the stairs in front of us all, and is subsequently shot four times each by - the beloved and handsome - Davimus, and Rhodes and Securim, with the devastator sergeant getting the final shot. Meanwhile, Medius kills a third pink horror, with Rasputin killing the blue horror spawned from its "death". Medius, Noobimus, Alactus and Rasputin, alongside Titan and Vortigern then regroup with the main force which proceeds towards the main chamber and final objective.

Two narrow passageways, left and right-side, lead into the final chamber, with a set of stairs leading into further caverns behind the left passageway. Justimus Davimus (beloved by all) led the advance on the right-hand side but gets hit by a krak missile as soon as he steps inside the chamber, thermal reactor in sight. Although Davimus survives (at which point the rest of the Ultramarines obviously cheer, applause and set off party poppers), his armour is destroyed and he falls back. The remaining Ultramarines then throw smokes and form up at either passageway, with Medius and Doctadeth lighting up the passageway's with their flamers to hinder any chaos counter-attack. Terribus and Vortigern move down to check and clear the stairs behind the left passageway, with Terribus finding a Word Bearer, whom he hits with a krak grenade, before Vortigern also hits with one of his two plasma gun shots. Terribus is almost killed by the Word Bearer's return fire, before Vortigern finishes off the heretic with a burst of plasma fire. The two marines then drop back to the passageways by the main chamber, but remain watching the stairs and therefore their backs.

A particularly foolhardy chaos marine with a plasma gun charges through the smoke in the left passageway, but is fired upon by Pertinax - who had once more been quickened by Canuck - and quickly cut down. A further chaos marine charges through and is set alight by the combined flamers of Medius and Noobimus, before also being shot by Kirsanth. An additional chaos marine runs through the smoke and is shot three times by Kirsanth and also killed by Pertinax (who then understandably has to reload, no doubt blowing the barrel of his heavy bolter as he does so). Vortigern proceeds to shoot another chaos space marine through the smoke, hitting him four times, with Rasputin hitting him a further three times and Pertinax finishing him off, also. Pertinax (who is still quickened) then proceeds to gun down two more Word Bearers, before vowing to buy Canuck a drink when they get back to the battlebarge.

The Ultramarine forces now face an impasse, however: they have only two narrow passageways with which to enter the thermal chamber, which still has approximately seven chaos space marines remaining in it, and a guy at the back with a missile launcher on overwatch: making entering the chamber difficult at least, and a death-wish at worse. And so, Kirsanth bravely, nobly and valiantly (and everything in between) volunteers to go into the chamber first and 'distract' the missile-launcher word bearer, and the other chaos marines on overwatch: knowing the suicide mission he was surely volunteering for. Kirsanth then runs out into the chamber - staring death in the eyes but clearly refusing to blink - and immediately gets shot by a pair of Word Bearers; wounded before he even faces the missile launcher. As he continues forwards, clutching his side and ruined armour in pain, Kirsanth then gets hit by a missile and... SURVIVES, by the very narrowest (seriously, 6hp) of margins, with his armour destroyed. Gasps and exclamations of "ooooph" are heard from the nearby Ultramarines at this point.

So, with no overwatch fire to fear, Silver advances with his fully charged plasma cannon and hits(!) the missile launcher Word Bearer dead-on, but somehow - despite the great shooting - is unable to kill the prime threat. Titan then runs into the chamber to try and finish the warrior, but is unable to get into range. So, Pertinax advances and one-shots the chaos marine.

Now, with Kirsanth's job done spectacularly (and surprisingly) well and the missile-armed word bearer dead, the remaining Ultramarines charge into the main chamber... Medius goes first (technically fourth) and flames a pair of chaos space marines, whilst Canuck fails to cast quicken and so holds back. Alactus also rushes forwards, hitting the enemy sorcerer with a krak grenade. He and Securim then miss their shots against the sorcerer, but Securim manages to kill the psyker with another krak grenade of his own. Purple also moves forwards and gleefully levels his shiny new meltagun at a chaos space marine, but misses! Vortigern is only able to hit the enemy once, before everyone else moves forwards, with liberal amounts of smoke grenades thrown to try and cover the Ultramarines. Securim is shot twice and multiple frag grenades are thrown at Pertinax, KIrsanth and Medius, but the combination of smoke and cover saves them, as Kirsanth tries to patch himself with some medkits. As the smoke clears slightly, the Ultramarines are left without casulties and so begin their counter-attack and the destruction of the chaos forces...

Purple steps forwards and fries a chaos marine with his meltagun, whilst Silver hits another Word Bearer that Alactus then finishes off. Noobimus fails to hit a trio of Word Bearers, but Medius does much better with his flamer: hitting all three (twice) and setting alight one. Doctadeth then hits one of these chaos marines with a krak grenade, who Securim and Titan both miss, but Rhodes manages to hit once before Vortigern finishes him off with a plasma grenade (Vort loves him some plasma it seems). Deth then sets alight the two chaos marines previously flamed by Medius, killing one. Medius gets hit by a pair of frag grenades, but - desperate to finish the enemy and earn terminator honours - shrugs them off before wading through his own flames to set alight another pair of chaos marines.

Noobimus proceeds to miss (again) another chaos marine, that Vortigern kills, whilst Titan kills one of the (many) flaming chaos marines with his own plasma gun. Vortigern and Medius then both one-shot the chaos marines Medius flamed last turn. Meanwhile, the techmarine Proficio goes to work with achieving the mission objective; beginning to disable the thermal generator whilst Rasputin and Vortigern remain nearby on support, with the rest of the Ultramarines spreading out to secure the room and ready in case of counter-attack.

Whilst Proficio completes the mission, Doctadeth, Titan, Nominus Terribus and Purple move to secure and explore the caverns downstairs behind the left passageway; that Terribus had almost been killed exploring earlier. Terribus finds a trio of captured imperial supply crates, opening them up to find a wealth of goodies including haywire grenades, a liberator power axe (to go to Nu) and a master-crafted boltgun (to go to Securim). They then come across another chaos marine, with Titan hitting him twice and getting hit twice in return. Doctadeth then backs up his comrade, also hitting twice and setting alight the chaos marine who flees, only for Titan to chase after him and cut him down. They then repeat this process, with Doctadeth hitting another Word Bearer twice, who Titan proceeds to kill. As they move through the cavern - with the mission technically completed - the four Ultramarines come across a trio of Word Bearers including one with a flamer. Purple and Terribus both miss easy shots, with Purple getting wounded by the enemy's overwatch and ending up face-to-face with the enemy on their turn. His commanding officer finishes the mission at this point, before Purple gets shanked (in retrospect, considering Purple's claims of invincibility, it may have been better to see what happened)...

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Kill Roster and Awards:

1) Herius Pertinax, Shooter of Bad-Guys: 9(!) CSMs. Promoted to Space Marine Hero, awarded Crux Terminatus.
2) Medius Ex Decimus: 2 CSMs, 2 Berzerkers, 1 P Horror, 2 B Horrors. Promoted to Space Marine Hero, awarded Crux Terminatus and Marksman Honour.
3) Titan: 3 CSMs, 2 Berzerkers. Promoted to Space Marine Hero, awarded Crux Terminatus and Purity Seal.
4) Vortigern: 4 CSMs, 1 Berzerker. Promoted to Space Marine Hero, awarded Crux Terminatus and Purity Seal.
5) Securim Fulmen: 2 CSMs, 1 Sorcerer.
6) Proficio Impertius: 4 CSMs. Promoted to Space Marine Veteran.
7) Alactus: 1 CSM, 1 P Horror, 2 B Horrors. Promoted to Space Marine Veteran, awarded Marksman Honour.
8) Purple the Magnificent V: 1CSM, 1 Berzerker.
9) Doctadeth: 2 CSMs. Awarded Purity Seal.
10) Noobmus Maximus: 1 CSM, 1 P Horror. Promoted to Space Marine Veteran, awarded Marksman Honour.
=11) Justimus Davimus: 1 Berzerker. Promoted to Space Marine Hero, awarded Purity Seal.
=11) Canuck: 1 Berzerker. Promoted to Level 3 (can cast 3 powers; Librarian equivalent of Space Marine Hero).
=11) Leonardius Rhodes: 1 Berzerker. Promoted to Space Marine Veteran, awarded Marksman Honour.
=11) Kirsanth The Almost-Invincible: 1 Berzerker. Awarded Marksman Honour.
15) Nominus Terribus: 1 CSM. Promoted to Space Marine Veteran.
16) Rasputin: 2 B Horrors. Awarded Marksman Honour.
17) Silver: No kills.

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Man of the Match Award undoubtably goes to Kirsanth, who has been awarded the title of 'The Almost Invincible': for both volunteering for, and surviving, the suicide mission of distracting the missile-launcher Word Bearer and being the first into the final chamber, as well as achieving the second-highest hit-rate! Pertinax comes second, and is awarded the title 'Shooter of Bad Guys' for his impressive 9 kills and a very impressive 78% hit rate (despite his high RoF)! Canuck comes third, for - although he didn't kill much - his liberal application of psychic powers was crucial to the success of the mission (and Pertinax). Alactus also gets an honourable mention, for an impressive number of kills and a 73% hit rate on what was also his first mission.

The Most Dakka Award goes to Silver, of all people, for a 100% hit rate! Kirsanth comes second with 92%, with your ever-beloved, handsome and incredibly witty commander coming third with 84%. Proficio was the only marine really engaged in close combat, and he gets the Most Choppa award for a seriously impressive 92% hit rate!
Medius, meanwhile, somehow achieved a 218% hit rate rate(!!) but I previously said that flamers wouldn't count, so sorry buddy, but it can't count...

The Needs More Gun Award clearly goes to Kirsanth, for defying all the odds and the enemy's firepower.
The I'm All Outta Gum Award goes to Proficio Imperitus for slaying Berzerkers left right and centre before he had to pull back for his (and the enemy's) own safety: who knows how many more he would've slain otherwise!

The Wooden Bullet Award goes to... No-one! You all did pretty damn well (although Purps got the lowest hit rate) and somehow managed to avoid any casualties. The mission was an overwhelming success, although kind of uneventful as a result!

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Next to come, we need to do some re-organising for the new Terminator Squad before the next mission. Otto, Pertinax, Hexen, Medius, Titan and Vortigern; one of you needs to become the Terminator Sergeant. If you want to be, just post saying so: if there's competition, I'll then sort something out. As sergeant, you're guaranteed a place in the squad (as others will be rotated out) and typically be on-point, but you do lose out on the opportunity to wield the assault cannon or heavy flamer (you'll get either CC weapons or the bolter/fist combination instead).

Everyone else, you can post if you wish to be transferred to another squad. The Tactical squads will be combined into one, whilst there will now be space(s) in the assault and devastator squads, so if you'd like transferring, I'll see what I can do. Shrikenius, this particularly applies to you, if you want to move to one of these squads rather than be a librarian, as you'd get more action this way? If anyone wants transferring, I'll accommodate for your desires if I can.

I'll also be rotating who gets the heavy and special weapons from now on, by the way, so everyone gets a chance with the good stuff. Noobimus, you're being promoted to the sergeant of Tactical Squad II!

Excellent. I shall don the sanctified codpiece of Ultramar for the next mission then.

I survive once more, despite the attempts of certain battle brothers. I also have a meltagun,despite the attempts of my commanding officer.
I am INVINCIBLE!

Hmm, if there's gunna be space in the Assault Team, may I be shifted there please? Also, if possible, may I have a name change to Veltan if I'm accepted onto the team?

I'm happy to go wherever my commander needs my amazing tallents most

I don't mind sgt if no one else minds, since I am awesome, though I was expecting to die in the first mission.

I'm loving the reports, I'm thinking of modeling up a brother Titan out of some spare SM bits I have.

 SilverMK2 wrote:
I'm happy to go wherever my commander needs my amazing tallents most

Silver surveyed the scene before him with ever increasing dread. Never in his life had he seen such swathes of destruction wreaked upon a landscape. What was once pristine stood now broken and defiled. Filthy puddles collected where runoff cascaded down the sides of shattered structures. An ungodly stench permeated the air, and it took all his resolve not to wretch. Vile daemons had been fought and banished here; his brothers once stood here, delivering the Emperor's wrath through themselves, and what wrath it was. Only drips falling from leaks and the occasional groaning of buckled masonry managed to make itself heard above the cacophonous silence. A faint haze shielded Silver's view of the more distant stretches, but he knew that they would look no better. His armoured hands gripped the hilt of his weapon tighter as he called upon his depleting reserves of courage. He whispered prayers to the Emperor to help him this day, to aid him in cleansing the foul taint once and for all.

Glancing over his shoulder, he saw that Davimus still stood mute from his observation point. The Veteran's arms were crossed tightly across his power-armoured chest. His helmet was mag-locked at his waist where it hung like a trophy, still bearing the scars of battle that the chapter's artificers had not yet been able to repair. The grizzled Veteran's scarred face was unreadable, like a wall of stone given a scant few human features. Although Davimus' iron gaze betrayed nothing, Silver knew that the Veteran had not given him this task lightly. He remained still, giving Silver one final chance to back out.

Silver turned back to the ruins before him, his weapon gripped across his chest from his right shoulder to the left side of his waist. He steeled himself against the task he faced. He was Astartes. He was an Angel of Death. He feared none and was feared by all. Taking one more look around him, he took a heavy breath and waded in.

Davimus let a sigh of relief flow from between his tightly pursed lips. He understood that this task was perilous, but he could find nobody better suited to it. He just hoped that Silver would not think less of him for it.

Before he turned to leave, he cupped his hands to his mouth and shouted, "Silver!" The marine turned, weapon raised and ready to strike, to face the Veteran, "Be careful, brother!"

Silver returned a terse nod of thanks, and thrust his weapon firmly into the face of his foe, eliciting a demonic gurgle when he pulled it free. Vile chunks of barely-digested offal and slime erupted forth from the wound, signalling the demise of one of many foes to come. With a weary sigh, Silver wiped the remnants from his visor, and trudged onwards.

By his almighty hand, and in the name of the holy Emperor himself, Astartes Toilet Block #32 would be cleansed.

Why did the Servitors decide yesterday had to me Mexican food night?!?!

Every night is taco night with the Dakka Detachment!

KNEEL BEFORE ZOD.

*ahem*

That was really long! Major respect for writing all that, Dave.

Dibs on the assault cannon now I'm in the termie squad!

 Avatar 720 wrote:
*snip*

All right, veteran! And marksmans honour! Not bad for my first mission, I'm liking it. I'm happy in the tac squads, but, if it is the Emperor's will, I'll go anywhere. The devastators seem fun.

blood_ravens_marine wrote:
All right, veteran! And marksmans honour! Not bad for my first mission, I'm liking it. I'm happy in the tac squads, but, if it is the Emperor's will, I'll go anywhere. The devastators seem fun.

I don't think your shooting marks are high enough to join our elite devastator squad

Edit: 13,000th post

Make me an Tactical marine! I want to burn things with all those flamers I keep on finding

If there are still available spots Venser Avengus is ready and willing to serve!

Terminator Honours! Wooo!

I'm happy to be the Heavy Flamer guy in the squad.

Still enjoying the posts too, keep it up good sir!

I will happily answer the call and lead a squad of bloodthirsty chaos scum face smiters.

I prefer getting in peoples faces, so the sergeants position, and more notably the loss of any ranged weapons, suits me fine.

WHOOOO! A kill!

Just Dave wrote: his beloved, incredibly handsome, commander.

Soooo beloved.

I can swap out from assault to devastator or tactical?

That was a dramatic battle/write up. Looks like I was in more danger from my own team mates than the enemy. I guess I'm more of a buffer than fighter. Oh well, seems to be working.

Can I be put up as the heavy/special for tactical or a devastator. IIRC you start facing worse stuff now.

I still want to be a Devastator.
Who deals with heavy weapon's fire better?

Titan and Hexen, as you've both volunteered for the Sergeant position you'll have to 'compete' to see who gets it. You've got 20 (yes, just 20) words to persuade me why you should be sergeant: you can be insulting, persuasive, humorous, whatever you think will work - you have 'til 12.00 Wedsnesday (GMT time), good luck!

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So, as it stands, here are the current squad set-ups (see below), assuming Deth and Nu want moving to Devastator, Rasputin to Tactical and Avatar to Assault. Sound good to you guys?

Therefore, ideally, one or two people from the Tactical Squad will volunteer to go to the Assault Squad? Then Sgt Scruffy, who was first to volunteer, can fill the open slot.
Heck knows why people are moving away from the assault squad, it would be my preference, personally! Maybe they don't trust Trauma's leadership...?

In relevant news:
1) Hold back your tears for this people, hold 'em back... I'm retiring from a combat position and Justimus Davimus will no longer be deployed. It helps save space in the Terminator Squad, whilst I figure you guys will enjoy reading about your own exploits more than my own.
2) Noobimus Maximus: You're promoted to Tactical Squad II sergeant!
3) People in the Terminator Squad: each mission, one of you will be left behind (rotating per mission). For the first, this will be Pertinax, as you aren't exactly low on kills at present!

Terminator Squad:
1) Terminator Hero: Rotgut/ Titan
2) Terminator Veteran: Necroshea/ Isaac Hexen
3) Terminator Hero: Medium of Death/ Medius Ex Decimus
4) Terminator Hero: Vortrey/ Vortigern
5) Terminator Veteran: CthuluIs Spy/ Otto Von Swanzstucker III
6) Terminator Hero:Skarwael/ Herius Pertinax

Tactical Squad II:
1) Tactical Veteran Sergeant: thenoobbomb/ Noobimus Maximus
2) Tactical Veteran: Purplefood/ Purple the Magnificent V
3) Tactical Veteran: Commissar Rhodes/ Leonardius Rhodes
4) Tactical Veteran: Platuan4th/ Nominus Terribus
5) Tactical Veteran: blood_ravens_marine/ Alactus
6) Tactical Marine: Trondheim/ Rasputin

Assault Squad VII:
1) Assault Veteran Sergeant: DA's Forever/ Maxima Trauma
2) Assault Marine: Avatar 720/ Veltan
3) Assault Marine: Super Ready/ Maximus Porkpious
4) Assault Veteran:
5) Assault Marine:

Devastator Squad VIII:
1) Devastator Veteran Sergeant: JakeCWolf/ Securim Fulmen
2) Devastator Marine: Kirsanth/ Kirsanth
3) Devastator Veteran: n0t_u/ Nu
4) Devastator Veteran: Doctadeth/ Doctadeth
5) Devastator Veteran: SilverMK2/ Silver

Librarian I: Dr What/ Ignatius Avalon
Librarian II: KamikazeCanuck/ Canuck
Librarian III: Shrike/ Shrikenius the Inept
Techmarine I: ProfessionalAmateur/ Proficio Imperitus
Techmarine II: johnscott10/ Veri
Apothecary I: Ifepy/ Cato

Avatar 720 wrote:

 SilverMK2 wrote:
I'm happy to go wherever my commander needs my amazing tallents most

Silver surveyed the scene before him with ever increasing dread...

That was gold, thanks for the read Avatar!

Avatar 720 wrote:Hmm, if there's gunna be space in the Assault Team, may I be shifted there please? Also, if possible, may I have a name change to Veltan if I'm accepted onto the team?

Yep, not a problem: you're in [the team].

Skarwael wrote:KNEEL BEFORE ZOD.

*ahem*

That was really long! Major respect for writing all that, Dave.

Thanks man, I need to try and find a way to condense the mission reports... And I need to look into Camstudio too.

Dibs on the assault cannon now I'm in the termie squad!

Medium of Death wrote:Terminator Honours! Wooo!

I'm happy to be the Heavy Flamer guy in the squad.

Still enjoying the posts too, keep it up good sir!

Well I'm now rotating who gets the heavy weapons, but I'll make it so Pertinax won't get a go with the heavy flamer, and Medius won't get a go with the assault cannon: therefore increasing how often you get your preferred heavy weapon!

SilverMK2 wrote:

blood_ravens_marine wrote:
All right, veteran! And marksmans honour! Not bad for my first mission, I'm liking it. I'm happy in the tac squads, but, if it is the Emperor's will, I'll go anywhere. The devastators seem fun.

I don't think your shooting marks are high enough to join our elite devastator squad

Edit: 13,000th post

Congrats on 13,000! Almost choked on my Amasec reading it, though...

Trondheim wrote:Make me an Tactical marine! I want to burn things with all those flamers I keep on finding

You've found one flamer, and have been in possibly every mission...

Still, I should be able to put you in a tac squad if other people want moving around.

VensersRevenge wrote:If there are still available spots Venser Avengus is ready and willing to serve!

I'm afraid I don't think there are any spaces available, apologies. I'll PM you if this changes though.

Platuan4th wrote:WHOOOO! A kill!

Just Dave wrote: his beloved, incredibly handsome, commander.

Soooo beloved.

You'll go far, Marine.

n0t_u wrote:I can swap out from assault to devastator or tactical?

Yup. Devastator's probably got the most vacancies if you want?

FWIW, the main reason you and Porkpious have had less kills than the other assault marines is because you weren't yet Vets and therefore had lower skills and AP to spend: for you this isn't problem now, as you were promoted last mission. Of course these extra skills/AP helps no matter your squad!

KamikazeCanuck wrote:That was a dramatic battle/write up. Looks like I was in more danger from my own team mates than the enemy. I guess I'm more of a buffer than fighter. Oh well, seems to be working.

I'd say you're quite the opposite, as you often lead from the front bashing heads in! It's just other people got to the 'zerkers first, whilst quickening was so goddamn useful!

Doctadeth wrote:Can I be put up as the heavy/special for tactical or a devastator. IIRC you start facing worse stuff now.

You're already the Tac special weapons dude FWIW? You can't get a flamer in the Devastator Squad, but as I've said before, heavy/special weapons will now be rotated within squad members (making Devastator's more likely to get a go with a heavy weapon).

Have I only found one? Well I guess my memory is somewhat cloudy then

It's a good idea to rotate heavy weapons, I don't want to steal all the glory! :p

I'll be having some well deserved rest on the battlebarge. Being Quickened so much takes it out of you...

Maybe Pertinax should be sgt because he has the most kills?

My qualifications for terminator leadership are as follows. I feel helmets are not necessary, and this is my war face.

 Rotgut wrote:
Maybe Pertinax should be sgt because he has the most kills?

Kills don't equate to leadership...

He's welcome to run for sergeant though - under the same 'competition' as you guys - but I suspect he's got too much of a hard-on for the assault cannon to want it!