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2022-01-04, 09:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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I was mostly curious if he's heard of the place at all, or if it's a complete mystery. Either way, he'll definitely take this deal. And I hope we'll investigate; it's sure to be
horribly dangerouslots of fun!
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Yep, that seems about right. I knew that Evaluate roll was too good for me.Last edited by Blarghy; 2022-01-04 at 09:19 PM.
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2022-01-05, 07:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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All you'd know offhand is the really common stuff. It's one of the Stations of Passage in the Maw, it has an ominous name, people don't like to stay there for too long.
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2022-01-06, 08:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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2022-01-06, 08:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Hilarious. I was the first to post in this thread as a player and forgot to sub to it and wondered why everyone was quiet...
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2022-01-07, 01:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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Yeah, I've done that. It's why I always keep the sub to the old threads for a while, just in case.
Anyways, I believe I need a roll here. The Astropath is casting at Fettered strength, in order to avoid phenomena.
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2022-01-08, 03:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Oooh, I forgot all about this, but Sun Lee told Anika and Kennoch about this way back at the banquet.
Sounds like a plot hook to me! Might be fun to look into it. Or at least get a great price for this painting, since it's now rarer than before.
Also, in that same banquet post, Morwenna had some investment advice that Macharius might want to think about, while we're on the right planet for it.
Speaking of plot hooks in general, do we want to try doing anything about the Spire Stalker proactively, as opposed to just seeing if they attack us (which would be a hell of a coincidence) or Anika's family while we're here? I suspect Destro might've just mentioned it as setting fluff, but I'm happy to help bring down a famous serial killer for fun and profit. Investigating the issue could give us a cool reason to meet Hax. Surely we'd be well-rewarded if we can manage it (well, assuming that the killer isn't his niece, in which case we might be in a real bit of trouble even if we succeed).
Whoops, misread--or misinterpreted--Destro's post a bit there. I thought he meant that the Astropath was seeing God-machines busting up cities on the half-planet, which seems like the sort of thing you might well find on a Chaos world, but on reflection I think that was meant to be what Zylane sees of Alessaunder and his ally's plan, yeah? Sounds like they're ambitious indeed. I edited to reflect that.Last edited by Blarghy; 2022-01-08 at 05:30 AM.
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2022-01-08, 11:57 AM (ISO 8601)
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Good recall, Blarghy! I'd forgotten about that. We should definitely look into the painting more. I'll edit my post to have Macharius not say to leave it- he's been far too reasonable lately. And yeah, I was thinking he should go invest once we finish up here.
As to the spire stalker, hunting him/her/it down would be good fun. It would also do wonders for our relationship with the nobility, and possibly garner us some favors.
Very coincidentally, I was just reading through the Black Crusade books this week for ideas and thought that half-planet sounded really cool from its writeup.Last edited by PotatoGolem; 2022-01-08 at 11:58 AM.
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2022-01-08, 07:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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Oh, the Hollows is great. The whole Screaming Vortex is great, IMO. Like I've said before, I'll be plenty satisfied to just fight Alessaunder anywhere; that was part of my thinking with my pitch to Destro, having him based aboard the Bitter Truth, so that he has flexibility in terms of the plot. Could show up wherever is most convenient, if need be. I definitely get why most of the command staff would prefer to not go poking around with Chaos. But...I would be quite delighted if we grow very powerful, build up a huge fleet, amass an alliance of other Rogue Traders, Navy ships, Astartes, and the Inquisition, and lead our armada into the Vortex to raze the Gloaming Worlds, lay siege to the Hollows, shatter the Castermare fleet, capture or kill Alessaunder himself, and then run like hell. I have no illusions that we could properly conquer and purge the Screaming Vortex, but I think that eventually we could deal a lot of damage to it, make Calixis and the Expanse a good bit safer as a result, and be known as Big Damn Heroes for our legendary efforts. For the glory of the Emperor!
But that's certainly years and years off, so until we're even ready to entertain the possibility, I'll just enjoy my daydreams. Misson is a much more attainable matter for the foreseeable future, and Quinn, and Port Davis, let alone general exploration and our basket of side projects. Tons and tons of things to do.
The "shadow" that the Astropath spoke of is quite interesting to me, of course. Kennoch hasn't mentioned this yet, because he himself doesn't know much about it, but Alessaunder was exiled for some forgotten matter about a half-millennium ago. Similar to Kennoch himself, but we'll get to that in time. Around the same time, the Castermires had to abandon their home planet, downgrading from a Magisterial House to Nomadic, from which they've never recovered. I left it up to Destro to decide what happened and how Alessaunder was involved, so this is a delightful mystery to me, one I look forward to digging into. Among the Castermires, only the top elders would perhaps know anything about it, and only Alessaunder himself is old enough to remember personally; Kennoch's grandmother and Novator is probably just a third of his age, and all his other relatives would be even younger. The "shadow" may or may not be related or central to this issue. What could possibly scare a 600-year-old formerly-pure-genes-turned-Renegade Navis, Champion of Chaos, Novator of his House, allied to heretek archmagi and who-knows-what-else? I can't wait to find out and help stick a metaphorical bolter in whatever passes for its face.
But again, years and years off, I'm sure.
More immediately, if we have any success with the Spire Stalker, perhaps we could use that goodwill in part to turn Scintillian nobility against Quinn. Even Hax himself, which seems like a serious blow to the whole Quinn dynasty. Macharius could "casually mention" his concerns and troubles with the guy and seriously mess up his business in Calixis. Speaking of, to remind you about something else when Macharius goes to make investments:
Could be worth asking about (and then attempting to sabotage), if Macharius gets the chance. Anika tried to dig into the matter, but I don't think she got an answer, at least not that I can find.
Destro, did I miss that response, or has Morwenna's reply just not arrived? That could be a possible cause for concern, by this time. I wonder if Macharius's special lady could be in trouble."It was a GOOD plan, just completely impossible."
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2022-01-09, 01:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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It's actually a slightly cheeky reference to another game that I ran. You guys are welcome to go look at Landunder if that's what you want to do, of course.
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2022-01-09, 03:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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2022-01-11, 09:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Yeah, I really like the Screaming Vortex. It's weird and gonzo and a nice blend between real and unreal. Haha although entering areas like that tends to have... negative effects. How many people stay sane and loyal trying to fight in the Eye? That would be a bad-ass end to that storyline though.
In any case, I should buy some Sanctified weapons if we're going to be fighting Chaos. Can never have too much holy water/fire! Maybe take the Witch-Finder career path? Destro, did we capture any psykers on our pirate ships an/or do Navigators count for witch-finding?
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2022-01-12, 04:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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That's why we try to enlist the Astartes, Inquisition, and Ecclesiarchy! Get that professional help. Although by the time it ever becomes relevant, I would hope we'd all have very high stats, resistances, bonuses from special items, and whatnot. I don't see it happening any time soon.
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2022-01-12, 07:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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Hmm. I think for something like a career entry, and especially with the way Witch-Finder is worded, I'd prefer to have it play out more directly than as a result of something like boarding actions. I'd say Navigators would count, but you would need to fight and incapacitate one on a more personal level. If that's something you'd like to work towards, I can keep it in mind.
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2022-01-12, 03:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Yeah, that would be a sweet end-(or near-end-) campaign battle.
Makes sense. I hadn't really thought about the ACR until now, but he will now look for some witches to subdue before we work our way up to slapping daemons. Luckily, Echo wants us to go to the Witch-Cursed World, which sounds like a good place to find a hostile psyker or two. Non-lethally defeating a psyker is probably the bigger problem- Macharius will have to switch tactics a bit. A thunder hammer isn't great for taking people in alive.Last edited by PotatoGolem; 2022-01-12 at 03:53 PM.
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2022-01-12, 09:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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Well, that's two 1s on my shopping trip, sadly neither for the Null Rod where I needed a 3 or less.
Summary of certain purchases: Blessed Edge on all melee weapons Macharius and the Praetorians have, Condemnor bolters for the Praetorians, at least a common-quality witch lance, an Eos Star Amulet, and Rosarii for the Praetorians. The Emperor felt extremely strongly about the bolters and Rosarii. Praetorian quipment is only enough for the 5-man team, not the eventual 100. They can live with regular bolters and no force fields.
Rolls where Opposed Commerce might matter: psyk-out grenades for both him and the team, better-quality witch lances
Definitely no: the Null Rod :(
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2022-01-14, 04:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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I rolled some dice. Macharius was able to buy one Psyk-Out grenade for himself.
Also man, you guys have bought a ton of stuff recently. I'm going to say no more equipment acquisitions for a while, until your funds have had a chance to rebuild.I used to do LP's. Currently archived here:
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2022-01-14, 06:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Yeah seems fair
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2022-01-14, 11:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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If Destro is willing to allow Navigators for the prerequisite, Echo would love the help catching a Castermare. He's already got his eye on a few, based on Sargon's information. I'm sure that battling a proper psyker, lethally or not, is a lot tougher though. They seem pretty scary. Not as scary as an average nameless ork, perhaps, as we've seen firsthand, but still quite deadly.
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2022-01-18, 05:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Yeah orks are serious business, and are a key reason I've upgunned my bodyguards so much. They can now fight battle tanks or Troop-quality orks. Maybe we'll stick to punching out Navigators.
Also, sorry for the delay in posting- thought I'd posted, but apparently I just wrote the reply and never hit submit post.
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2022-01-19, 07:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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2022-01-19, 06:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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I was going to check where we were on the Visscher subplot and I found this. I think it predates Echo finding out about it from Sargon but still, Morwenna has a Visscher Navigator.
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2022-01-20, 07:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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You didn't capture Sargon until well after the party, but yes. Morwenna's Primus is from House Visscher.
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2022-01-23, 03:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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Ooooh. I missed that entirely; nice catch! I'd agree to contacting Morwenna about it, but I still think we should track down the Pyrel before we talk to her, or Winterscale or the Magos-Commodore. I stand by my earlier prediction that the news will be better received if we have proof, in the form of an impersonator we've caught red-handed. We have every right and reason to target Misson's pirates, so nobody can fault us for doing that much, and once we've confirmed Sargon's information (he may well be wrong or outright lying; can't dismiss those possibilities), we could think about who else to approach. Furthermore, if we're lucky, Mayes might have another map fragment, and possibly a waystation we can add to our collection. I assume/hope that it would be easier to find one of Misson's bases--and therefore the pirates who use it--than the ship itself, so we could approach it from that angle.
Also, looked back and found this bit of info, to add to our consideration:
I assume a light cruiser would be a nice addition to the fleet!
I wanted to add, though, that we don't have to rush to this next unless you all just want to. I'm fine with asking for information in the background as we go about other business. I was actually thinking that it could be fun and profitable to have a look at our colony when we get back to the Expanse. See how it's developed since the last time we landed and spend a chapter doing some proper exploration of the planet. Destro mentioned that he has a bunch of notes on the place, and we've hardly examined it at all. Just something to consider, along with any other possible adventures the rest of you might want to suggest. I definitely don't want to monopolize our endeavors (even if you've been chasing Misson's people since before I came to the game anyway). I think pirate hunts are delightful, but so is everything else this crew gets up to, so I'm happy to do whatever, so long as we get back around to Echo's business eventually. The Castermares probably won't invade and devastate the Imperium while we amuse ourselves with other pursuits."It was a GOOD plan, just completely impossible."
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2022-01-23, 08:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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I should say in passing that a Hellbringer is a Chaos vessel. In game terms it might only count as a very old ship with some bad associations, but that also includes the Sting.
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2022-01-23, 09:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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I'd put it at worse associations than the Sting has. A known and active Chaos class of vessel.
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2022-01-23, 10:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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Yeah. I can see that going one of two ways depending on Destro. I don't think it's something that Anika has any reason to know though.
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2022-01-27, 02:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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I guess all of our ships would have negative reputations, since we don't take them off of nice people. I would hope there's some means of "purifying" a bad vessel. They take decades or centuries to build, so just sailing them into the nearest star seems like a waste. Surely the Navy and other such organizations have protocols for redeeming them when they're captured. If we're unable to do it ourselves, maybe we can sell those sorts of ships to the Navy or whoever. In the worst case, we could probably break them down for materials, but that strikes me as a bit of a shame, if there's any way around it.
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2022-01-27, 04:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Mere pirate vessels can be just refit and have the Databanks purged if needed but an actual Enemy vessel would be destroyed and Any sensible person wouldn't crew it otherwise
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2022-02-06, 09:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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Ok, selling the statue to colleges is worth 50 Achievement points. They're not rich enough to afford you even one point of PF, but they are convenient and not illegal. Shall I put those towards the Terminus?
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