Fallen Paladin, Traitor Champion OOC

[Necris]

From where?

[Draco Silverhand]

I was thinking the warp jump point everyone else is using, though, being Chaos, I'm game for them coming through the system's star, and causing it to implode... But that would just blow everyone's game, wouldn't it?

Most likely plan here: Chaos, sent by Abbaddon (Someone earlier mentioned IC that Tigurio posed a risk similar to the Abbaddon) come to get Tigurio to pledge to Chaos, or assist him against any Imperial forces. Not entirely unheard of. Black Templars are second founding spawn of Rogal Dorn. Might even be Iron Warriors who arrive in system with a small fleet of their own. Though, if someone else wants to RP as said chaos forces (so I'm not god-moding here), and wants to play them for an ulterior motive (try to manipulate Tigurio to their own means, perhaps), I'd be fine with that.

More or less, it doesn't seem right to have the scales tipped so heavily against Tigurio if we want to see this play out to something bigger. But, as in reality, sometimes the bad guy does get plugged before he's got enough power to do any real damage. I leave it up to the rest of you on whether this ends in-system, or if someone sees a way for Tigurio to scrape by, I'll play that too, but even with pirated eldar tech, he can't hope to wipe every imperial standing between himself and the warp jump point.

PS: Eldar cloaking tech will fail epic sooner rather than later...

[Koval]

Not all that enthusiastic about a battle barge popping out of nowhere. It's a bit kitchen-sink. I'll roll with it but it does make me a tad uncomfortable :/

[Necris]

Likewise not thrilled about the barge

Falzone can still make his escape in a more convincing way

Also just a slight edit is needed Sol commands a group of Emperor's children not sons of horus

[Draco Silverhand]

K. No chaos fleet to support. Tigurio will make his escape. Does someone want to take over for the Imp Navy captain, so I'm not metagaming?

Necris: Noted. Will edit.

[Necris]

Likewise Koval there are no Imperial fists on Nero's ship save Draconis, he sent his marines back to his own ships.

also I've had your chap butchering the humans of the ship

[Koval]

Must've missed that bit. What's suitable instead?

[Necris]

luna wolves
emperors children
death guard
alpha legion
world eaters

[Draco Silverhand]

No volunteers on the Imperial Naval fleet?

[Draco Silverhand]

I appologize. Seems nobody wanted to use the Navy ship, and the dark eldar held no purpose... Could have done better in the lead-up points, like not using cloaking devices, perhaps prepping the traitor fleet better (like, escorts)... Will try not to let this thread suck any more than it has.

[Draco Silverhand]

I'm currently trying to write a quality post, introducing the Kemar system (as per, how each planet is, which are in "temperate" climes as opposed to perhaps one being an ice world, and one a desert... as well as economy, military loadout, and such. I had planned on most of the worlds being feral, as Kemar would have been a backwater nothing, to the Imperium, and not really worth protecting, save that it's inhabited by humans.

I'm thinking this is where Tigurio should be killed. He is, after all, insane now. I just didn't do so good a job at posting his insanity in character... Alas, the best of our work is what remains unwritten, sometimes.

[Koval]

Must admit there seems to be awfully little for Agares to actually do at the moment...

[Draco Silverhand]

Well, I'll be posting planetfall for the four strike forces (I think each will only be about 20 marines, 2 thunderhawks, 1 tank each, and about 100 cultists). Each world is lightly defended by Imperial Guard platoons, not regiments, so the small number of attackers will be enough to penetrate each world's defenses before Nero catches up. That said, this will be the endgame. I'd like to get Tigurio's plan in motion, so perhaps Nero's ship can run into gellar field trouble that slows him down in the warp.

The planetary system, being backwater, is actually near the heart of the galazy, so plan for stellar interference on vox and scanning systems (space battle will require close range, and not the usual long-range fun we all think of).

I think Koval, that Agares could accompany the Khorne detachment of World Eaters, or he could accompany Tigurio. It's up to you. I'll post IC shortly.

[Koval]

His goal was to make sure the cup was used properly, right? Logically he should probably head on over to where the World Eaters are fighting.

[Draco Silverhand]

Reality check. Sacrificing this system won't successfully open an Eye of Terror, or anything on that scale. Grey Knights will probably be sent within a few years to close the gap, and then black ships will patrol the system from time to time. Tigurio is insane, and believes he will manage (by sacrificing these worlds) to bring Holy Terra low, but in reality, if he succeeds, the combined virus bombing of all four planets will only succeed in opening a rift that will devour the system's star... and occasionally act as a gateway for the forces of Chaos to send out piratical raids... Though I suppose in another 10k years, the rift could be forced to grow...


Eeenywho. Things Tigurio doesn't know that will become common knowledge IC soon:

Ice world has a network of underground hives, total planetary inhabitant count is higher than Tigurio thinks, and there's a warhound titan squadron that trains there frequently.

The Slaaneshi target was nuked, but that just means it's got a death-corp of guardsmen that roam the wastes in various training exercises.

The world targeted by Nurgle is a Hive/Mine world, and as such, there's a lot more than just a regiment of guardsmen and a squadron of tanks.

The world Tigurio is on is a prison planet, but most of the prisoners are still loyal to the Imperium, they're just... criminals.

The worlds will result in greater deaths than Tigurio anticipates, but as I said, the rift would be tiny. IIRC, Eye of Terror was created by birth of Slaanesh.

On another note: Agares can go with the World Eaters, drink the boiling blood, and go ape, by becoming both the greater daemon within and the daemon he is. Or I can just shut up, let Tigurio die the way it looks like he's going to, and let Nero gun down the strike cruiser.