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Whispers in the Machine.
Masterslayer88- Posts : 50
Join date : 2015-11-06
Character sheet
Name: Vaarsuvius
Chapter: Blood Angel
Specialties: Assult
- Post n°301
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
"On your word, captain"
TheIronSoldier- Posts : 60
Join date : 2016-11-30
Character sheet
Name: Pelious
Chapter: Iron Hands
Specialties: Devastator
- Post n°302
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
"Let us be done with this foul business. Lead the way."
Crowen- Posts : 138
Join date : 2015-11-05
Character sheet
Name: Damien
Chapter: Dark Angels
Specialties: Tactical
- Post n°303
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
"Pelious, are you coming with us? We could use your assistance."
TheIronSoldier- Posts : 60
Join date : 2016-11-30
Character sheet
Name: Pelious
Chapter: Iron Hands
Specialties: Devastator
- Post n°304
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
"As I said. Lead the way. You are the leader of your squad are you not? Pick a path so that we may proceed."
Crowen- Posts : 138
Join date : 2015-11-05
Character sheet
Name: Damien
Chapter: Dark Angels
Specialties: Tactical
- Post n°305
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
(I missed this whole page. Sooooo ignoring that derp moment...) "Allright Squad, roll out. We're headed to andre's charging station."
Valdepravus- Admin
- Posts : 222
Join date : 2015-11-05
Character sheet
Name: Valen
Chapter: Salamander
Specialties: Tech-Marine
- Post n°306
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
The map, made more detailed by Pelious, shows two routes to the chambers of the Watch Captain. One exits out the corridor they had entered and proceeds down the main hall. While shorter, it is in the open with limited cover and centralized. An alternate route exits the armory, through the barracks and medical facilities. This route would take longer, and have some areas that may struggle to accommodate a dreadnought and a centurion, but has the chance of gaining less attention and has more cover should enemy attention come to them.
Crowen- Posts : 138
Join date : 2015-11-05
Character sheet
Name: Damien
Chapter: Dark Angels
Specialties: Tactical
- Post n°307
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
"Squad, I think we should take a longer route. I believe we may find some clues in the barracks or med bay and would rather avoid such obvious kill boxes."
TheIronSoldier- Posts : 60
Join date : 2016-11-30
Character sheet
Name: Pelious
Chapter: Iron Hands
Specialties: Devastator
- Post n°308
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
Pelious nods. "Very well. Lead the way, I shall cover the rear."
Valdepravus- Admin
- Posts : 222
Join date : 2015-11-05
Character sheet
Name: Valen
Chapter: Salamander
Specialties: Tech-Marine
- Post n°309
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
The corridors are much lower in these halls, Khavados is forced to crawl on all four limbs, crouching slightly. In terms of fit, the halls can fit two marines side by side, but Pelious and Khavados must be alone and it will take a full round action to get past them in eitehr direction. I will need to know the order and formation as you move down the corridors.
Valdepravus- Admin
- Posts : 222
Join date : 2015-11-05
Character sheet
Name: Valen
Chapter: Salamander
Specialties: Tech-Marine
- Post n°310
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
(also tony the proper form of address is squad leader, you are all the same rank)
Crowen- Posts : 138
Join date : 2015-11-05
Character sheet
Name: Damien
Chapter: Dark Angels
Specialties: Tactical
- Post n°311
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
(I didn't even catch that actually. Yah a captain is the leader of a company, a company is made up of 10 squads of 10 marines each led by a sargent. A chapter master is well the leader of the chapter which is made up of 10 companies. And if I remember correctly the librarians, chaplains, tech marines and apothecaries are all their own groups within the chapter. So a fully maned {which never happens} chapter has 1000 marines plus command and support marines. And I guess all the servitors but those don't count. And typically the 10th company is the scout/recruit company and the 1st company is made up of terminators and other veterans. All termi's are vets but not all vets are termi's. Ok lore dump over.)
Vevrain- Posts : 13
Join date : 2017-03-19
Character sheet
Name: Exo-37695: Buckles
Chapter: Forge World
Specialties: Tech Priest
- Post n°312
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
(Yeah, you're right about the specialist marines being separate, additionally Dreadnoughts are separate.)
Vevrain- Posts : 13
Join date : 2017-03-19
Character sheet
Name: Exo-37695: Buckles
Chapter: Forge World
Specialties: Tech Priest
- Post n°313
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
As the squad begins to arrange themselves, a blurt of mechanized noise flares across the vox-channels.
Optics shudder, sensors flicker, and energy conduits thrum irregularly for the brief duration of the haunting tone.
Optics shudder, sensors flicker, and energy conduits thrum irregularly for the brief duration of the haunting tone.
TheIronSoldier- Posts : 60
Join date : 2016-11-30
Character sheet
Name: Pelious
Chapter: Iron Hands
Specialties: Devastator
- Post n°314
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
"Interesting. Brother Valen, did you understand that by chance? It sounded like something I've heard the Tech-priests make. If not, I can radio back to the armory and ask one of the priests there."
Crowen- Posts : 138
Join date : 2015-11-05
Character sheet
Name: Damien
Chapter: Dark Angels
Specialties: Tactical
- Post n°315
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
(The order was unofficially decided over text so for the purpose of documentation and setting it officially the order is Varrsuvius, Valen, Damien, Kahvados, Pelious.
I completely forgot about dreads. I think I was just lumping them with the vehicles in my head.)
I completely forgot about dreads. I think I was just lumping them with the vehicles in my head.)
Valdepravus- Admin
- Posts : 222
Join date : 2015-11-05
Character sheet
Name: Valen
Chapter: Salamander
Specialties: Tech-Marine
- Post n°316
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
Valen tilts his head a moment, "It seems to be mechano-speak of some kind but it does not seem to be a message...I will need to hear more." As he says this another burst of squealing mechanical noise blurts over the vox, this one holds a atrange echoing cadence as the lights flicker and sensors fritz
TheIronSoldier- Posts : 60
Join date : 2016-11-30
Character sheet
Name: Pelious
Chapter: Iron Hands
Specialties: Devastator
- Post n°317
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
Pelious looks down at his centurion armor, "Interesting." Turning to Damien, "Squad leader, that noise is wreaking havoc with my suit. In its duration it locked my joints and it powered on my weapons. I highly recommend evacuating this hallways as quickly as possible, else I cannot guarantee the safety of the Dreadnought's lightly armored back that's in front of me. However that could lead to us charging into an ambush." Pelious tilts his head in thought, "I could also walk backwards I suppose, that way if my weapons discharge they'll fire down the hallway rather than into the Wolf. But I would be significantly less prepared were we to run into hostiles."
Last edited by TheIronSoldier on Wed Jul 19, 2017 10:08 am; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Finishing a statement. Finished in my head, not in the forum.)
Crowen- Posts : 138
Join date : 2015-11-05
Character sheet
Name: Damien
Chapter: Dark Angels
Specialties: Tactical
- Post n°318
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
"Valen, see what you can do to fix Pelious's suit. The rest of you come with me, we don't want to be near here if his weapons can be slaved by this unknown voice. And Valen... if he does lose control, don't hesitate to put a melta blast through his chest."
Crowen- Posts : 138
Join date : 2015-11-05
Character sheet
Name: Damien
Chapter: Dark Angels
Specialties: Tactical
- Post n°319
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
(I say the rest of you like it's more than two guys.)
Valdepravus- Admin
- Posts : 222
Join date : 2015-11-05
Character sheet
Name: Valen
Chapter: Salamander
Specialties: Tech-Marine
- Post n°320
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
Valen looks at Damien, "I do not even know where to start Squad Leader, this work is beyond me. Though I doubt he will loose full control, Centurion suits are not capable of self-initiated movement, only enhancing or inhibiting movement that is already occurring."
Crowen- Posts : 138
Join date : 2015-11-05
Character sheet
Name: Damien
Chapter: Dark Angels
Specialties: Tactical
- Post n°321
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
"Well in that case, Pelious, could you just turn around and walk backwards then. Valen stay back there for now and make sure that if he does get locked up that he's not defenseless."
TheIronSoldier- Posts : 60
Join date : 2016-11-30
Character sheet
Name: Pelious
Chapter: Iron Hands
Specialties: Devastator
- Post n°322
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
Pelious shoots an angry glare at Damien, then slowly turns around and follows the squad backwards. He says to Valen, "The Centurion suit does come off. He knows that right? You DO know that right?" The last question is pointedly spoken to Damien.
Last edited by TheIronSoldier on Sun Jul 23, 2017 5:54 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Typo)
Vevrain- Posts : 13
Join date : 2017-03-19
Character sheet
Name: Exo-37695: Buckles
Chapter: Forge World
Specialties: Tech Priest
- Post n°323
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
After doddering forwards for a while, the discordant tones recur. A melody is noticeable but still indistinct and choppy.
The emergency lighting, dim as it is by the Omnissiah's design, fades gently for a moment before returning to its previous, gloriously energy efficient levels.
The emergency lighting, dim as it is by the Omnissiah's design, fades gently for a moment before returning to its previous, gloriously energy efficient levels.
Last edited by Vevrain on Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:12 pm; edited 3 times in total (Reason for editing : MOOD LIGHTING IS PART OF THE OMNISSIAH'S DIVINE SCHEMATIC, REDUNDANCY IN ADVERBS IS NOT)
Crowen- Posts : 138
Join date : 2015-11-05
Character sheet
Name: Damien
Chapter: Dark Angels
Specialties: Tactical
- Post n°324
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
(Best edit)
Crowen- Posts : 138
Join date : 2015-11-05
Character sheet
Name: Damien
Chapter: Dark Angels
Specialties: Tactical
- Post n°325
Re: Whispers in the Machine.
"Yes but you seem to be lacking in any other equipment. I didn't want to separate you from the thing that's making you useful to us right now."