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 War Kitten wrote:
That's fine BC. So far I've just written up meeting Irish's leader whilst still on the space wolf strike cruiser (figured the wolves and hounds might get along, so I had his guys contact Jhe's ship). I'll start work on the pre-duel meetings soon, then it's on to the duel, shooting Gruhlak, and the post duel gak

Ya my guys would get on well with the wolves.

Aye. Though my wolf lord is kind to walk in, push open two massive double doors for effect and announce own arivial in a Brian blessed/capltain flash heart way.

Long as they don,t mind a tad loud, but straight dealing soaxe wolf who has no time for idiots ir schemes.

 jhe90 wrote:
Aye. Though my wolf lord is kind to walk in, push open two massive double doors for effect and announce own arivial in a Brian blessed/capltain flash heart way.

Long as they don,t mind a tad loud, but straight dealing soaxe wolf who has no time for idiots ir schemes.

Your Faolan's type of marine !

It's looking like the meeting with each leader will be a paragraph unto itself, so this is going to be a very long part two it's looking like

 War Kitten wrote:
It's looking like the meeting with each leader will be a paragraph unto itself, so this is going to be a very long part two it's looking like

So. What is this duel exactly

It's a duel between one of my Knights, and one of TS's Knights. It's an "honor" sort of thing, kind of like how Space Wolves and Dark Angels have a duel whenever they meet. Neither group remembers quite why they have to duel, but it's upkept as a matter of tradition

 War Kitten wrote:
It's a duel between one of my Knights, and one of TS's Knights. It's an "honor" sort of thing, kind of like how Space Wolves and Dark Angels have a duel whenever they meet. Neither group remembers quite why they have to duel, but it's upkept as a matter of tradition

That's pretty cool. And what's this about commanders and stuff.

Well, it started out as just a Knight on Knight fight, but it eventually became a thing where my Knights could meet all of the other Imperial forces and their commanders. The idea I had in mind was so that my Knights could potentially fight alongside any of them if they need the help. It gives me the opportunity to write more and improve my skills, and it gives the other commanders the option to maybe call in some heavier support if they need/want it.

 War Kitten wrote:
Well, it started out as just a Knight on Knight fight, but it eventually became a thing where my Knights could meet all of the other Imperial forces and their commanders. The idea I had in mind was so that my Knights could potentially fight alongside any of them if they need the help. It gives me the opportunity to write more and improve my skills, and it gives the other commanders the option to maybe call in some heavier support if they need/want it.

Dude. That's pretty cool imo. If I had imperials I'd be there, but I don't, so :( Haha.

It is cool, but unfortunately for you you're a filthy xeno. You can try and sneak into the duel like Kharne's Necrons did. Might go badly for you like it did for him though

Irs well guarded, we have representing multiple powerful chapters, groups and armies.

Sneaking in is impossible, well very hard

It is hard, and that's why Kharne's guys got caught. You'll see what happens to Gruhlak when I get around to posting that part of the intro

 War Kitten wrote:
It is hard, and that's why Kharne's guys got caught. You'll see what happens to Gruhlak when I get around to posting that part of the intro

To be fair. I don't think my literally filthy xenos want in. They frown on diplomacy and, though I'm not sure how far the deep striking capabilities of flayed ones extend to, if it's far enough I could just teleport a Flayer one in. Especially if kharne had necrons nearby. Correct me if I'm wrong though . But Kauvlosk is not fond of speaking to lesser beings.

War Kitten wrote:It is cool, but unfortunately for you you're a filthy xeno. You can try and sneak into the duel like Kharne's Necrons did. Might go badly for you like it did for him though

just as planned

jhe90 wrote:Irs well guarded, we have representing multiple powerful chapters, groups and armies.

Sneaking in is impossible, well very hard

Harder than sneaking into the Wolf/Knight camp

 Kharne the Befriender wrote:

War Kitten wrote:It is cool, but unfortunately for you you're a filthy xeno. You can try and sneak into the duel like Kharne's Necrons did. Might go badly for you like it did for him though

just as planned

jhe90 wrote:Irs well guarded, we have representing multiple powerful chapters, groups and armies.

Sneaking in is impossible, well very hard

Harder than sneaking into the Wolf/Knight camp

Am I going to have to deploy my entire great company on guard duty?

 jhe90 wrote:

 Kharne the Befriender wrote:

War Kitten wrote:It is cool, but unfortunately for you you're a filthy xeno. You can try and sneak into the duel like Kharne's Necrons did. Might go badly for you like it did for him though

just as planned

jhe90 wrote:Irs well guarded, we have representing multiple powerful chapters, groups and armies.

Sneaking in is impossible, well very hard

Harder than sneaking into the Wolf/Knight camp

Am I going to have to deploy my entire great company on guard duty?

You won't have to worry about my walking knives buddy

 jhe90 wrote:

 Kharne the Befriender wrote:

War Kitten wrote:It is cool, but unfortunately for you you're a filthy xeno. You can try and sneak into the duel like Kharne's Necrons did. Might go badly for you like it did for him though

just as planned

jhe90 wrote:Irs well guarded, we have representing multiple powerful chapters, groups and armies.

Sneaking in is impossible, well very hard

Harder than sneaking into the Wolf/Knight camp

Am I going to have to deploy my entire great company on guard duty?

It's too late... it has already begun! dingy infiltration for the win

I am imagining it right now:

"Okay people, that's how we will do it, we'll pose as a circus. Immortal 1, you are going to be the juggler, Warrior 2, you'll be the white clown, Triarch Praetorian and Lychguard are going to be the funambulist and the bearded woman. Deathmark 5? you will play as the lion guy, we will get a lion skin to put over the Canoptek Spider, those fools won't suspect anything. Me? I'm going to be the circus director" *puts on top hat and exchanges weapon for a baton* "Okay guys, act natural and don't feth up, we will take those monkeys by surprise"

 aldo wrote:
I am imagining it right now:

"Okay people, that's how we will do it, we'll pose as a circus. Immortal 1, you are going to be the juggler, Warrior 2, you'll be the white clown, Triarch Praetorian and Lychguard are going to be the funambulist and the bearded woman. Deathmark 5? you will play as the lion guy, we will get a lion skin to put over the Canoptek Spider, those fools won't suspect anything. Me? I'm going to be the circus director" *puts on top hat and exchanges weapon for a baton* "Okay guys, act natural and don't feth up, we will take those monkeys by surprise"

That's fething hilarious.

aldo wrote:I am imagining it right now:

"Okay people, that's how we will do it, we'll pose as a circus. Immortal 1, you are going to be the juggler, Warrior 2, you'll be the white clown, Triarch Praetorian and Lychguard are going to be the funambulist and the bearded woman. Deathmark 5? you will play as the lion guy, we will get a lion skin to put over the Canoptek Spider, those fools won't suspect anything. Me? I'm going to be the circus director" *puts on top hat and exchanges weapon for a baton* "Okay guys, act natural and don't feth up, we will take those monkeys by surprise"

I'm so tempted but it's more like

*Sneaks up to edge of enemy camp across river*
*Spots dingy and puts it in the water and starts rowing*
*Tries to be inconspicuous, Imperial Knight turns and looks at Grulahk*
*Akward stare* "Feth" *Furiously starts trying to row backwards*
*Battlecannon goes off, Grulahk teleports into the bushes, dingy is dead*

Why is he sneaking in anyway?

Kharne. You do realize the SW/IK base is in a fething desert?

 War Kitten wrote:
Kharne. You do realize the SW/IK base is in a fething desert?

It just got funnier

*tries to row, dingy goes no where*
*Knight turns and looks*
*Flintstones it*

Crusade of Laughs is in full swing

Hm. I'm
Wondering how hard it would be to run a true unknown aligned faction in CoF 2.
Say I run a force, declare them Imperial, but having intended all along to reveal they aren't truly. How does one avoid meta gaming/writing whilst allying with folks?

So, you would be inserting X Marines in as Imperials, but in reality they're renegades and everyone is on their kill list, as an example? It would be plausible, and similar to what Smudge is doing for the end of CoF 1, where we could pick which faction we are supporting, including ourselves.

I was thinking more that if I played admech as true neutrals and they end up supporting the side that within reason, gave them what they wanted.
So say WK offers working on Knights, but Kharne offered weaponry, and so on.. by the end of the campaign they would have to weigh up whether to turncoat or not.

Hmm, that's interesting. I was doing something like that with my Kroot, but I also have been focusing on Imperial loyalty first and foremost, and it would hurt Ta'lok's pride and honor if he was backstabbing people.

I'm also considering having some of the involuntary EC controlled humans like Peffken just try and run off, see how far that gets them.
They'd not be welcome anywhere. Chaos will be angry with them, Imperials would likely kill them or shun them, and Xenos don't care as long as they're edible.

Yeah, this is the kind of thing my Tau are leaning for. They don't have any real enemies in the area, and are only interested in setting up their own merc business and stable lives.