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2013/07/07 20:26:23
Subject: Chaos Gate - The Dakka Detachment. Mission 7 Report on P.17. A Chaos Gate within a Chaos Gate.
Yes. It was terrible. I wrote a slashfic about it.
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
2013/07/07 20:56:18
Subject: Chaos Gate - The Dakka Detachment. Mission 7 Report on P.17. A Chaos Gate within a Chaos Gate.
Apologies for the delay in the mission report, guys, been busy. This is the write-up from the latest completed mission: the one before the mission I'm currently playing through. Unlike the current WiP mission, this one went very smoothly...
Mission 8 Report:
The Context:
Spoiler:
After our success in destroying the enemy Chaos Gate, they make a hasty retreat, leaving behind them a lone ship and its skeleton crew. For this mission, we were to board the ship and recover the information (via our trusty techmarine, Veri) contained within its data terminals.
Due to the confined nature of the environment we were fighting in, I'm afraid that the action was relatively concentrated around certain individuals. We were clearing individual rooms at a time, moving through corridors only wide enough for 2 or 3 marines. Therefore, due to their superior armour and weaponry, the Terminators would go first; thereby absorbing the enemy fire and earning the lion's share of the kills.
Deployed were:
Terminator Squad: 1) Terminator Hero: Necroshea/ Isaac Hexen (Thunder Hammer, Storm Shield)
2) Terminator Mighty Hero: Rotgut/ Titan (Lightning Claws; goes well with the additional attack from being a mighty hero)
3) Terminator Hero: Medium of Death/ Medius Ex Decimus (Heavy Flamer, Chain Fist)
4) Terminator Hero: Vortrey/ Vortigern (Storm Bolter, Chain Fist)
5) Terminator Hero:Skarwael/ Herius Pertinax (Assault Cannon, Power Fist)
Librarian II: KamikazeCanuck/ Canuck (Hellfire, Quickening, The Gate)
Techmarine II: johnscott10/ Veri
Noobimus Maximus leads the Ultramarines out of the thunderhawk, emerging from into the landing bay to find a group of 5 chaos marines surrounding the boarding party. Noobimus proceeds to krak grenade and shoot a chaos marine, who is grenaded once more by Rasputin, then slain by Herius Pertinax. Leonardius Rhodes then krak grenades another two Word Bearers, with Terribus killing one and Vortigern spectacularly missing the other, who Medius Ex Decimus flames twice and kills. Purplefood the Magnificent V also emerges from the Thunderhawk, frying one word bearer with his meltagun, before missing the other. Hexen smashes this final chaos marine twice with his thunder hammer, but the traitor somehow survives, only to soon-after find Titan's lightning claws embedded in his chest.
The landing bay cleared, the Ultramarine assemble around the set of doors leading deeper into the ship. Hexen and Titan fumble about with the doors, as between their lightning claws, oversized hammer, and generally low IQ, they are unable to overcome the obstacle: requiring techmarine Veri to show his expertise in door handles. The doors open, Hexen is the first into the room and promptly fired upon by four chaos space marines, but comes out unscathed. The terminator sergeant then proceeds to crush one word bearer in close combat, whilst Titan easily rips apart another. Doctadeth lets rip with his plasma cannon, but misses the tightly packed chaos marines (and therefore a great opportunity); whilst Silver fares better and hits two with a melta missile. Vortigern takes aim at the remaining two chaos marines, but misses spectacularly (again!), whilst Nominus Terribus also misses an easy grenade throw. Noobimus then finishes one of the word bearers, whilst Nu and Rhodes team up to kill the other; Nu getting the final shot.
Hexen leads once more through the next set of doors; being shot eight times and once more coming out unscathed. Medius follows in behind him - whilst quickened by Canuck - and is shot by both a laspistol(!) and flamer, but is also unharmed. Medius, clearly pissed at being the guy getting flamed, subsequently flames and sets alight three Word Bearers in return. Rhodes kills one of these flaming chaos marines, before Pertinax guns down two more Word Bearers with his assault cannon; including another one of the flaming buggers. Medius then hits the flaming Chaos Marine three more times: who somehow still stands, but eventually dies from the flames. Canuck sets alight another chaos marine with hellfire, before quickening Titan who cuts apart another. Securim Fulmen, Sergeant of the Devastators, kills a pair of cultists, whilst Rasputin and Noobimus Maximus each kill another. Kirsanth then guns down another chaos marine, whilst Rhodes shoots another twice, whom Vortigern [chain]fists and Titan kills.
There were three further rooms beside us; two small cells and a third room through which we would need to move to continue the mission. Hexen and Purple form up outside one of these cells, with Purple injuring himself as he runs through the flames left by Medius (clearly blaming Medius, rather than himself). Pertinax tries to blast down the door with his assault cannon, but misses ( ). Hexen then knocks down the door with his thunder hammer, finding two chaos marines within who shoot and actually wound the terminator sergeant; with Hexen proceeding to crush both with ease. Vortigern opens the other cell, but finds it empty.
Vortigern is then tasked to... open another door(!!) leading into the next chamber; finding a trio of chaos marines inside. Pertinax guns down one of these Word Bearers, with Vortigern killing the second and wounding the third, who Purple runs forwards and melts... with his melting gun. Vortigern is then quickened by Canuck and continues his spree of door opening: finding a group of five tightly packed cultists behind the next. Medius flames all five cultists and kills three, before Vortigern gleefully kills the stragglers. At this stage, another group of cultists teleport behind the main Ultramarines force, with Silver easily killing the trio with one shot of his missile launcher. Picking their way through the remnants of the enemy and debris left by their brothers, Rhodes and Rasputin find a plasma gun and flamer respectively, praising the god emperor and santy claus as they do so.
At the next set of doors, Pertinax takes point and tests his hand at door-handle operating: proving to be successful at the momentous task and finding a trio of pink horrors on the other side.Silver banishes two of the daemons, whilst Canuck slays a third and a trio of blue horrors in close combat (without suffering any harm in return): before Pertinax kills the remaining blue horrors. Advancing further down the corridor, Medius flames another pair of pink horrors and a trio of blue horrors in his overwatch fire, with the remaining horrors crushed by Vortigern in close combat.
His eyes lighting up at the taste of combat and the scent of burning traitors, Medius then gets a little carried away, however and hits Vortigern with his flamer: setting alight his squadmate, who breaks! Canuck then quickens Rhodes, who kills a pink horror and its two subsequent blue horrors, before Rhodes further compounds the woes of Vortigern and also shoots his teammate! Medius, clearly undeterred by his flaming brother, then banishes another pink horror in two hits, with Pertinax slaying the blue horrors it produces. Titan - once more quickened by Canuck; with lightning claws, extra AP and additional attacks making a devastating combo - then slays a pink horror and the two blue horrors it too produces. By the time he recovers from his ordeal and breaking, Vortigern is seriously wounded; with his Terminator armour dangerously compromised and his faith in his team-mates shattered.
As we open the penultimate set of doors, the final objective in sight, Canuck (who is clearly very adept at casting quickening) quickens Pertinax once more, with Pertinax opening the penultimate doors and finding a Tzeentchian Flamer. The Terminator doesn't hesitate, however, and guns down the daemon without breaking a sweat.
Taking over on point, Medius leads the way into the control room and is shot (but unharmed) by a plasma gun; proceeding to flame two of the Word Bearers within. Pertinax cuts down three chaos marines - including the two so nicely grilled by Medius - before Titan rips apart the fella with the plasma gun. The final Chaos Space Marines slain, all that stands between us and the final objective are the tightly packed cultists on the gantries above. Doctadeth kills four of these cultists with one shot of his plasma cannon, with Silver killing another. Medius slays three more, before Rhodes immolates the final two. With the remaining enemies slain, Canuck quickens the techmarine, Veri - who had been chilling at the back all mission - who accesses the data terminals, only to find that our captured brother, Ignatius Avalon is aboard the very same ship! With this news of our brother, we ready the assault squad and apothecary Cato, and prepare for our next mission: a rescue mission.
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Kill Roster and Awards:
1) Herius Pertinax, Shooter of Bad Guys: 6 CSMs, 1 Aspiring Champion, 1 Flamer, 5 B Horrors, 1 Cultist. Promoted to Space Marine Mighty Hero.
2) Titan: 5 CSMs, 1 P Horror, 2 B Horrors.
3) Medius Ex Decimus, The Unbound Flame: 2 CSMs, 3 P Horrors, 2 B Horrors, 6 Cultists. Promoted to Space Marine Mighty Hero.
4) Isaac Hexen: 3 Chaos Marines. Awarded Purity Seal.
5) Vortigern: 1 CSM, 2 B Horrors, 4 Cultists
6) Leonardius Rhodes: 1 CSM, 1 P Horror, 1 B Horror, 2 Cultists. Awarded Crux Terminatus.
7) Purple the Magnificent V: 2 CSMs.
8) Canuck: 1 P Horror, 3 B Horrors. Awarded Purity Seal.
9) Doctadeth: 2 P Horrors, 4 Cultists. Awarded Crux Terminatus.
10) Noobimus Maximus: 1 Aspiring Champion, 1 Cultist.
11=) Nu: 1 CSM.
11=) Kirsanth, the Almost Invincible: 1 CSM.
11=) Nominus Terribus: 1 CSM.
14) Silver: 4 Cultists. Awarded Purity Seal.
15) Securim Fulmen: 2 Cultists.
16) Rasputin: 1 Cultist. Promoted to Space Marine Veteran.
17) Veri: No kills.
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As expected, and due to the nature of the mission (and outlined in the context section), the Terminators really dominated the kill roster. But still, everyone managed to get a kill! Poor ol' Veri had to spend the entirety of the mission sat at the back and so didn't even fire a shot! Veri will however be deployed next mission too; to give him a proper chance at getting some kills.
The Man of the Match award goes to Medius Ex Decimus, who is awarded the title of "The Unbound Flame" (a 40K reference): for whilst he didn't get the most kills, he undoubtedly got the most hits and contributed throughout, despite setting alight one of his team-mates. In fact, Medius got our highest hit-rate yet, with a 281% hit rate: hitting 45 enemies, despite only firing 16 shots! Doctadeth and Silver got similarly high hit rates with their AoE weapons too: with a 233% and 200% hit rate, respectively.
An honourary mention goes to Canuck, who was a huge asset once more: quickening folks throughout, as well as cutting down or burning alive enemies when required.
The Most Dakka award goes to Leonardius Rhodes: who had an 83% hit rate and the highest kill-count outside of the Terminators. Noobimus Maximus comes 2nd with 75%, whilst Pertinax, Shooter of Bad Guys, is 3rd with 73%: something all the more impressive considering his RoF and kill total! The most Dakka Award is tricky though: as Securim, Kirsanth, Nu and even Rasputin all had 100% hit rates, but had fired less than 5 shots (with the medal only being awarded to people that have fired 5 or more shots).
The Most Choppa award goes to Canuck, who had a 100% hit rate (out of 7 attacks), whilst Titan is second with a very, very impressive 90% hit rate (out of 21 attacks). Isaac Hexen, meanwhile, is third with a 88% hit rate.
The Wooden Bullet award goes to Vortigern, who managed to achieve the lowest hit rates in both ranged and melee combat! What's more, he also managed to dispel the myth of Terminators being invincible (although that's not his own fault) or our best soldiers! Whats more, the guys that shot him still somehow managed to earn awards for their marksmanship!
The all outta gum award goes to Herius Pertinax, Shooter of Bad Guys, of course; for his - once again - ridiculous kill total. Although the Assault Cannon may have had something to do with this...
"It is the great irony of the Legiones Astartes: engineered to kill to achieve a victory of peace that they can then be no part of." - Roboute Guilliman
"As I recall, your face was tortured. Imagine that - the Master of the Wolves, his ferocity twisted into grief. And yet you still carried out your duty. You always did what was asked of you. So loyal. So tenacious. Truly you were the attack dog of the Emperor. You took no pleasure in what you did. I knew that then, and I know it now. But all things change, my brother. I'm not the same as I was, and you're... well, let us not mention where you are now." - Magnus the Red, to a statue of Leman Russ
2013/07/08 20:33:33
Subject: Re:Chaos Gate - The Dakka Detachment. Mission 8 Report on P.18. The Calm Before The Storm.
You know you're really doing something when you can make strangers hate you over the Internet. - Mauleed
Just remember folks. Panic. Panic all the time. It's the only way to survive, other than just being mindful, of course-but geez, that's so friggin' boring. - Aegis Grimm
Hallowed is the All Pie The Before Times: A Place That Celebrates The World That Was
2013/07/08 20:47:26
Subject: Chaos Gate - The Dakka Detachment. Mission 8 Report on P.18. The Calm Before The Storm.
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
2013/07/08 21:49:56
Subject: Chaos Gate - The Dakka Detachment. Mission 8 Report on P.18. The Calm Before The Storm.
Dakka Bingo! By Ouze "You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
2013/07/08 21:58:55
Subject: Chaos Gate - The Dakka Detachment. Mission 8 Report on P.18. The Calm Before The Storm.
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2013/07/08 22:01:35
You know you're really doing something when you can make strangers hate you over the Internet. - Mauleed
Just remember folks. Panic. Panic all the time. It's the only way to survive, other than just being mindful, of course-but geez, that's so friggin' boring. - Aegis Grimm
Hallowed is the All Pie The Before Times: A Place That Celebrates The World That Was
2013/07/08 23:01:23
Subject: Chaos Gate - The Dakka Detachment. Mission 8 Report on P.18. The Calm Before The Storm.
Just finished the latest mission and successfully(ish) recovered our Librarian, Ignatius Avalon! Great work guys, lets hope the sacrifices were worth it... Highlights:
- We suffered another casualty, and its about a 1 in 3 chance it was you!
- That's 3 KIA in total this mission, and would've been much worse without our apothecary there!
- Someone managed to shoot himself.
- Someone beat up a Dark Apostle in close combat.
- Someone fought (and killed) on, despite his grievous wounds and ruined armour.
- Someone found a lascannon!
- The enemy (rightfully) targeted Canuck.
- Some cracked under pressure, others excelled.
johnscott10 wrote:Dammit, 0 kills so far XD
You just wait...
This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2013/07/08 23:06:57
"It is the great irony of the Legiones Astartes: engineered to kill to achieve a victory of peace that they can then be no part of." - Roboute Guilliman
"As I recall, your face was tortured. Imagine that - the Master of the Wolves, his ferocity twisted into grief. And yet you still carried out your duty. You always did what was asked of you. So loyal. So tenacious. Truly you were the attack dog of the Emperor. You took no pleasure in what you did. I knew that then, and I know it now. But all things change, my brother. I'm not the same as I was, and you're... well, let us not mention where you are now." - Magnus the Red, to a statue of Leman Russ
2013/07/08 23:16:42
Subject: Chaos Gate - The Dakka Detachment. Mission 8 Report on P.18. The Calm Before The Storm.
Did I lose my armor again? I keep misplacing it...
You know you're really doing something when you can make strangers hate you over the Internet. - Mauleed
Just remember folks. Panic. Panic all the time. It's the only way to survive, other than just being mindful, of course-but geez, that's so friggin' boring. - Aegis Grimm
Hallowed is the All Pie The Before Times: A Place That Celebrates The World That Was
2013/07/08 23:36:57
Subject: Chaos Gate - The Dakka Detachment. Mission 8 Report on P.18. The Calm Before The Storm.
"It is the great irony of the Legiones Astartes: engineered to kill to achieve a victory of peace that they can then be no part of." - Roboute Guilliman
"As I recall, your face was tortured. Imagine that - the Master of the Wolves, his ferocity twisted into grief. And yet you still carried out your duty. You always did what was asked of you. So loyal. So tenacious. Truly you were the attack dog of the Emperor. You took no pleasure in what you did. I knew that then, and I know it now. But all things change, my brother. I'm not the same as I was, and you're... well, let us not mention where you are now." - Magnus the Red, to a statue of Leman Russ
2013/07/08 23:48:37
Subject: Chaos Gate - The Dakka Detachment. Mission 8 Report on P.18. The Calm Before The Storm.
I have a feeling I may be dead...
Dave is jealous of my immortality...
Dakka Bingo! By Ouze "You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
2013/07/09 00:25:46
Subject: Chaos Gate - The Dakka Detachment. Mission 8 Report on P.18. The Calm Before The Storm.
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2013/07/11 14:11:31
You know you're really doing something when you can make strangers hate you over the Internet. - Mauleed
Just remember folks. Panic. Panic all the time. It's the only way to survive, other than just being mindful, of course-but geez, that's so friggin' boring. - Aegis Grimm
Hallowed is the All Pie The Before Times: A Place That Celebrates The World That Was
2013/07/11 14:24:26
Subject: Chaos Gate - The Dakka Detachment. Mission 8 Report on P.18. The Calm Before The Storm.
Why do I think you look like this when you say that?
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2013/07/11 17:51:06
You know you're really doing something when you can make strangers hate you over the Internet. - Mauleed
Just remember folks. Panic. Panic all the time. It's the only way to survive, other than just being mindful, of course-but geez, that's so friggin' boring. - Aegis Grimm
Hallowed is the All Pie The Before Times: A Place That Celebrates The World That Was
2013/07/11 18:11:57
Subject: Chaos Gate - The Dakka Detachment. Mission 8 Report on P.18. The Calm Before The Storm.
"It is the great irony of the Legiones Astartes: engineered to kill to achieve a victory of peace that they can then be no part of." - Roboute Guilliman
"As I recall, your face was tortured. Imagine that - the Master of the Wolves, his ferocity twisted into grief. And yet you still carried out your duty. You always did what was asked of you. So loyal. So tenacious. Truly you were the attack dog of the Emperor. You took no pleasure in what you did. I knew that then, and I know it now. But all things change, my brother. I'm not the same as I was, and you're... well, let us not mention where you are now." - Magnus the Red, to a statue of Leman Russ
2013/07/11 18:14:19
Subject: Chaos Gate - The Dakka Detachment. Mission 8 Report on P.18. The Calm Before The Storm.
"It is the great irony of the Legiones Astartes: engineered to kill to achieve a victory of peace that they can then be no part of." - Roboute Guilliman
"As I recall, your face was tortured. Imagine that - the Master of the Wolves, his ferocity twisted into grief. And yet you still carried out your duty. You always did what was asked of you. So loyal. So tenacious. Truly you were the attack dog of the Emperor. You took no pleasure in what you did. I knew that then, and I know it now. But all things change, my brother. I'm not the same as I was, and you're... well, let us not mention where you are now." - Magnus the Red, to a statue of Leman Russ
2013/07/11 18:20:13
Subject: Chaos Gate - The Dakka Detachment. Mission 8 Report on P.18. The Calm Before The Storm.
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). Hexen then knocks down the door with his thunder hammer, finding two chaos marines within who shoot and actually wound the terminator sergeant; with Hexen proceeding to crush both with ease. Vortigern opens the other cell, but finds it empty.
When the rich rage war it's the poor who die 
