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Felosia's Henchmen

Started by Vladimir, November 30, 2009, 06:06:13 PM

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Vladimir

Right. Having posted my 28mm Inquisitor's stats here ==> http://www.the-conclave.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=319.15 and being told she was... rather powerful, I've written up her henchmen. (background for Lady Felosia herself found by following the link above)

Janis d'Alambert
Janis is the daughter of Lady Felosia. She was raised by the Schola Progenium on Hordil Tercius at her mother's request, and it was here that her inherited psychic abilities began to manifest themselves. Rather than allowing her only daughter to be taken Terra and possibly sacrificed to the Golden Throne (to her a perverse and unnecessary tradion), Lady Felosia 'volunteered' her to test an experimental form of Cybernetic psychic conditioning. In total, this process took six years, and left Janis with extensive bionic modifications and abilities vastly greater than her initial capabilities. Unfortunately, she was the only test subject to retain her mind, and so information on the Daedritic Procedure(as it became known) is heavily surpressed by the Mechanicus. Janis herself was whisked away by her mother, and currently accompanies her as an aide and accomplice. She is the most well-versed of Felosia's companions in the Lady's Recreationist ideals and is ferociously loyal. Physically, she resembles her mother in her youth, but with heavy scarring and extensive (often minor) Psybernetic implants, including two long Mechadendrites that sprout from her lower back and end in braziers of psychic fire.
Ws 25. Bs 38. St 35. Tf 42. In 56. Wp 72. Nv 68. Sg 76. Ld 50.
Skills: Left Handed, Wyrd- Burning Fist (granted by her Psychadendrites)
Equipment: 2 Psychadendrites, Advanced Bionic Brain with Psi-booster. Avarage bionic Lungs, Heart and Gut (total +30 to gas/toxin resistance). Avarage bionic left leg.
Psychic Abilities: Telekinesis, Psychic Impel, Psychic Shield,
Psychadendrites count as Mechadendrites, but in addition Janis has the Wyrd (burning fist) ability which can be used when attacking with them- note that the power affects the granted Improvised Weapon attack, not her unarmed attack.

Kruger Doriath
Born to the widow of an Imperial Guard Officer, Kruger was raised in the scholar Progenium on Hordil Tercius, where he was a classmate of Janis d'Alembert. He graduated not long after Janis was taken as a test subject for the Daedritic Procedure, and joined the Hordil III, an Imperial Guard regiment specializing in tunnel fighting and trench warfare. Following the Infamous Cen's Run Massacre, he came to the attention of Janis and her mother, and with his regiment decimated and absorbed into the Karellian Dragoons, he was taken on as Janis and Felosia's bodyguard.
Kruger's experiences in the Imperial Guard have stripped away his Schola upbringing, making him a slightly unhinged individual with a penchant for impressive demolitions, even when not strictly necessary or even desirable. Recently there has been a suggestion of romance between himself and Janis. He is a small individual, with dark skin and a somewhat unnerving smile.
Ws 51. Bs 66 S 62. T 70. I 57. Wp 62. Sg 68. Nv 72. Ld 49.
Skills: Unhinged, Rock Steady Aim.
Equipment: melta Gun, Two Frag Grenades, Krak Grenade, Haywire Grenade, 2 demolition Charges, Imperial Guard Leathers (3 points of armour on all locations), Open Helmet with Rebreather.
Unhinged: When presented with a particularly tempting target (missile silos, vats of promethium, vehicles and fortified buildings), Kruger must pass a Ld test or spend all his actions in destroying it in the most entertaining way the player can think of. Whilst doing so, he is affected by Nerves of Steel due to his utter focus. At the Gm's discretion this may also apply to him or Janis if they view the other in serious danger, in which case their only actions will be to aid the other.

Feedback appreciated.
But what if the Emperor could be granted a body that does not wither and die, that could be his vessel for all eternity to come? I believe that such a thing is possible, that the Emperor yet waits for his new body to be found or created. In essence, a new Emperor will be created to lead Mankind to i

Inquisitor Cade

Okay, from the top...

QuoteJanis is the daughter of Lady Felosia.
I like this. It could add an ointeresting dynamic on the table.

I'm fairly sure not going to terra would leave her unsanctioned so any experimntal treatments wouldn't be alternatives and would be highly illegal/heretical.

If she was raised in a scola progenium I'd be surprised if either her Ws or Bs were much below 40.

Her Sg seems excessive, the background doesn't suggest she is remarkably intellegent.


If Kruger went through the scola then he would have certainly entered the guard an officer, so his Ld is anomalously low. He has the Sg I might expect for Janis, and I'd place his own a bit lower. (remember by views on Sg are a little harsher than most though).

Scola-guard-bodyguard? I'd expect both Ws and Bs to be in excess of 60 or else one to be above 70.

A melta gun isn't a very body guard weapon, did you mean that he serves as the 'on hand backup' or that he is the head of personal security? I'd suggest an ex guardsman would know the value of a reload, and alongside his meltagun would have a more practicle sidearm, or even another long arm, plus a close combat weapon, possibly a sizable one.
*Insert token witticism*

Vladimir

QuoteI'm fairly sure not going to terra would leave her unsanctioned so any experimntal treatments wouldn't be alternatives and would be highly illegal/heretical.
The experiment required unsanctioned psykers- the Daedretic Procedure was inteneded as a superior alternative to the methods used by the Adaptes Astra Telepathica. Using a trained psyker would have been a bit pointless. Apologies if I didn't make this clear...

QuoteIf she was raised in a scola progenium I'd be surprised if either her Ws or Bs were much below 40.
Well, for starters, she doesn't own a gun or mellea weapon, so I doubt she's trained with much weaponry recently. I'd see her as relying on her Psychic abilities in a combat situation. Still, I might push her Ws up a bit.

QuoteHer Sg seems excessive, the background doesn't suggest she is remarkably intellegent.
Janis's Sg represents her Schola Progenium education and the more esotoric stuff she's learned from her mother, rather than raw intelligence. IK a lot of people think Sg should represent IQ/2, but I'm of the oppinion that knowledge would be as important than raw 'brainpower'.

QuoteIf Kruger went through the scola then he would have certainly entered the guard an officer, so his Ld is anomalously low. He has the Sg I might expect for Janis, and I'd place his own a bit lower. (remember by views on Sg are a little harsher than most though).
His Ld is intentionally unimpressive- he's a specialist, not an oficer. In addition he is (as I said), not the most well balanced of individuals (IE a bit of a liability), so I figured his Ld would be lower than normal. Then again, a well-rounded Schola education would have probably bumped his Sg above the expected level for a guardsman.

QuoteScola-guard-bodyguard? I'd expect both Ws and Bs to be in excess of 60 or else one to be above 70.
Bs going up to 76.

QuoteA melta gun isn't a very body guard weapon, did you mean that he serves as the 'on hand backup' or that he is the head of personal security? I'd suggest an ex guardsman would know the value of a reload, and alongside his meltagun would have a more practicle sidearm, or even another long arm, plus a close combat weapon, possibly a sizable one.
Yeah, his job is just to hang around looking scary in case anybody gets ideas. Also, I thought a Melta recharged automatically? My mistake. To be honest, the reason he doesn't have any sort of extra weapons is because the figure didn't have any... in an emergency he'll throw frag grenades around willy-nilly, so I might give him a few more of them.
But what if the Emperor could be granted a body that does not wither and die, that could be his vessel for all eternity to come? I believe that such a thing is possible, that the Emperor yet waits for his new body to be found or created. In essence, a new Emperor will be created to lead Mankind to i

MarcoSkoll

Quote from: Vladimir on November 30, 2009, 11:30:35 PMin an emergency he'll throw frag grenades around willy-nilly, so I might give him a few more of them.
That sounds like it would be an emergency in its own right.

Personally, I'd swap around it around so that Unhinged means that if the character could potentially* achieve some meaningful objective with a large explosion then he has to test.
(*For varying values of "potentially".)

Otherwise, what you've got is a obsessive compulsive pyromaniac who'll run off and blow up a Promethium tank at the other end of the table for no gain whatsoever.

If however, you've got someone who is inclined to think that large explosions are a tactically sound method for... I dunno, opening the locked door (in the way of their path to some important files) by blowing up  the nearby exposed gas line - that reads more like someone who's unhinged.

Basically, if you imagine his problem solving process as a flow diagram, the first box would be "Can it be blown up?"
S.Sgt Silva Birgen: "Good evening, we're here from the Adeptus Defenestratus."
Captain L. Rollin: "Nonsense. Never heard of it."
Birgen: "Pick a window. I'll demonstrate".

GW's =I= articles

Sneak

QuoteBasically, if you imagine his problem solving process as a flow diagram, the first box would be "Can it be blown up?"

second box "if not, do I need a bigger bomb?"

Inquisitor Cade

QuoteIK a lot of people think Sg should represent IQ/2, but I'm of the oppinion that knowledge would be as important than raw 'brainpower'.

Well first of all the 'lot of people' is really just me. The think about knowledge is that it is situation specific. If a guy knows a lot about botany it shouldn't affect his Sg for hacking a computer for example. I take knowledge as a modifyer to Sg when appropriate. So I mich give a tech adept Sg 65-70 but give him a good +30 when it comes to Sg tests about technical things, This seems to make more sense than giving an Sg boost is all areas for specific knowlegde.

QuoteThe experiment required unsanctioned psykers- the Daedretic Procedure was inteneded as a superior alternative to the methods used by the Adaptes Astra Telepathica. Using a trained psyker would have been a bit pointless. Apologies if I didn't make this clear...

This experiment sounds shifty. I would be a radical inquisitor who condoned experimentation wityh psykers at all, let alone unsanctioned ones.

QuoteThen again, a well-rounded Schola education would have probably bumped his Sg above the expected level for a guardsman.
Anything above 50 is above the expected for a guardsman. What do you mean by specialist, surely he didn't go through the schola, the training grounds of the elite, to become a squaddie?
*Insert token witticism*

Vladimir

Shifty? I'd guess that at any given point there's probably quite a few psykers having experiments done on them, and this is probably one of the less extreme ones. Effectively I see it as being a (semi-) official experiment to see if Psybernetic implants can stabilise and protect psykers better than the current method of insane willpower. Of course, it all went pear-shaped...

By 'specialist' I mean that rather than a commanding officer, he entered the IG in a rank equivilent to that of a Storm Trooper (as I understand it, the main role of Schola kids in the guard).
But what if the Emperor could be granted a body that does not wither and die, that could be his vessel for all eternity to come? I believe that such a thing is possible, that the Emperor yet waits for his new body to be found or created. In essence, a new Emperor will be created to lead Mankind to i

Inquisitor Cade

So as the by product of a failed sanctioning experiment she is now a rogue psyker?

What do you mean by equivalent? Being a stormtrooper makes perfect sense, and storm troopers do plenty of spec. ops. blowing stuff up. Plus they issue melta guns.

If he demonstrated an Sg that high though I'm sure he wold have been selected for another organisation. Maybe a arbitrator or a commissar etc.
*Insert token witticism*

Vladimir

QuoteSo as the by product of a failed sanctioning experiment she is now a rogue psyker?

Yep, technically she's a rogue psyker, and one who will probably have a fair few dodgy types after her. But she's a rogue psyker with an Inquisitor backing her up, so she probably won't get to much stick. I probably ought to point out that she's probably just as reliable as a normal sanctioned psyker.

QuoteWhat do you mean by equivalent? Being a stormtrooper makes perfect sense, and storm troopers do plenty of spec. ops. blowing stuff up. Plus they issue melta guns.

... Sure. He was a storm-trooper. That makes more sense than my ramblings. He won't have been made a commissar/arbites/officer, because he's (shall we say) unstable. Incidentally, I probably ought to add an 'if reasonably justifiable' clause to his blowing stuff up rule.
But what if the Emperor could be granted a body that does not wither and die, that could be his vessel for all eternity to come? I believe that such a thing is possible, that the Emperor yet waits for his new body to be found or created. In essence, a new Emperor will be created to lead Mankind to i

Holiad

One small thought on the psychadendrites-it might be simpler to treat them as a specialised type of force weapon that also has a chance of setting the target on fire, instead of having them grant a wyrd psychic power. Also, it seems a little odd for her to have specialised enhancements designed purely to use her powers in close combat, and have quite such a low WS-I'm not saying she has to be an expert fighter, but I'd expect a little more proficiency.

Poor noble Marech
Noone 'till the end could see
Your brave heart of fire

Vladimir

Psychadendrites are not a weapon, just a piece of Psybernetic chichanary that happen to be useable in a melee. As I understand it, Mechadendrites are the same- techpriest have them to aid them in interactting with technology, not as an extra set of arms to hit things with. Trust me on this. Still, the Ws is a little low for a Schola kid, maybe it could come up ten-ish.
But what if the Emperor could be granted a body that does not wither and die, that could be his vessel for all eternity to come? I believe that such a thing is possible, that the Emperor yet waits for his new body to be found or created. In essence, a new Emperor will be created to lead Mankind to i

Inquisitor Cade

QuotePsychadendrites are not a weapon, just a piece of Psybernetic chichanary that happen to be useable in a melee.

So what are their intended purpose?
*Insert token witticism*

Vladimir

I have NO IDEA, to be honest, I just thought they'd look cool when I made the figure- trust me on this, they look more like tendrils with flaming torches on the end than anything remotely weaponny. I'll get pics of the whole warband up at some point, and you'll see what I mean.
But what if the Emperor could be granted a body that does not wither and die, that could be his vessel for all eternity to come? I believe that such a thing is possible, that the Emperor yet waits for his new body to be found or created. In essence, a new Emperor will be created to lead Mankind to i