>>22180200
You're currently in the remains of an old Alliance headquarters building, somewhere in the midst of North America. The building itself is torn to shreds, a Reaper capital ship's falling form having carved a gouge in the middle of it, but it's a strategic asset all the same. You've heard word that there's an abandoned armory facility in the area, perhaps still viable, and the headquarters holds the information of its locale.

Your exact position is one of the conference rooms, having blasted apart several husks, a full squad of Marauders, and eventually having taken a stop here to let your shields recharge and your body recover.

You look into a broken piece of mirrored glass, surrounded by sparking monitors placed on a conference table, a few of them still apparently connected to the extranet. You decide to take stock of the situation.

>Character Generation Time
>Race, Specialization, Perks

>>22180212
>Race:
>Human: They're humans, dipshit. Good at most everything, but other species have specializations that are far superior.

>Turian: Militaristic and disciplined. You've had extensive upbringing in a military culture, standing at over six feet tall. Your metallic carapace lends you some extra durability.

>Krogan: Standing over seven feet tall and weighing almost one ton in full armor, you're an impressive example of natural selection, your body possessing redundant organs and a thick hide virtually impervious to cuts, scrapes or contusions. You are highly resistant to environmental hazards, including toxins, radiation, and extreme heat and cold. However, Krogan culture is fiercely tribal.

>Quarian: Biologically weak but mentally brilliant, the Quarians suffer from severe immunological weakness. You must wear your environmental suit in all but the most pristine of decontaminated areas. Even minor suit breaches are cause for alarm, though you have adapted yourself accordingly. Quarians are remarkable engineers and pilots, as well as having a bit of a negative reputation for being scavengers.

>>22180230
>Salarian: Salarians possess a hyperactive metabolism; they think fast, talk fast, and move fast. A bipedal race of amphibians, with tall, elongated bodies well-suited for their high metabolism, and skeletons composed of more cartilage than those of other races such as humans. Salarians have photographic memories and rarely forget a fact. "Knowledge is power" is a major axiom for the Salarians, as emphasized in their extensive special forces and spy networks.

>Asari: Often considered the most powerful and respected sentient species in the known galaxy. A mono-gender race—distinctly feminine in appearance and having maternal instincts—the asari are known for their elegance, diplomacy and biotic talent. Asari huntresses fight individually or in pairs, depending on the tactics preferred in their town. One-on-one, a huntress is practically unbeatable, possessing profound tactical insight, a hunter's eye, and a dancer's grace and alacrity. However, they are not as durable as other races, and rely on ambush, infiltration, and assassination, demoralizing and defeating their enemies through intense, focused guerrilla strikes.

>Batarian: Batarians are similar to Humans in terms of talents, but possessing four eyes instead of two. However, with a strict social structure and a penchant for slavery, Batarians are often connected to the seedier elements of society.

>Geth: A race of networked artificial intelligences created by the Quarians, that eventually rebelled and broke away from them. The frames that the Geth use are physically similar to that of Quarians, but much more durable. Most Geth are composites of programs distributed across multiple frames, sharing processing power to increase intellect. In your case, you were designed to operate independently from the collective, your mechanical body hosting a dozen times the normal amount of VIs compared to other Geth.

>Other? [Write-in whatever race you desire]

>>22180230
Krogan.

Hanar

Because why the fuck not?

Crap, I know jack shit about Mass Effect. Will this adversely affect my participation?

>>22180445
Yes.

But you should vote hanar.

Human. Humanity, fuck yeah. Those alien scum should all go back home. Terra strong.

Elcor, obviously.

>>22180200
>crucible dies, reapers in disarray, mortals can win
Wow, that needs to be the refusal ending. I didn't play ME3, but seriously.

>>22180466
This one respectfully disagr-

HUMANITY FUCK YEAH.

...Okay. I'd be fine with humans. But the lulz would go for the Hanar.

>>22180240
Human.
>>22180445
Not being OP I can't be sure how much he's gonna rely on us to know the setting.
Just so you know, Hanar are floating jellyfish dudes who speak in EXTREMELY formal tones at all times. The reason they're so beloved is Blasto: The Hanar SPECTRE, basically a parody of old school action movies. Enkindle this.

Seconding Krogan. Because fuck yeah, Krogan.

I haven't even followed this quest at all, but I'm going to say Krogan since I've started replaying the games recently and Wrex is awesome.

>>22180481
Seconding.

Geth gets my vote. Mostly because Legion.

>>22180505
I'd like to change my vote from Hanar to Human.

>>22180362
>>22180509
Two for Krogan.

>>22180405
>>22180460
>>22180492
Two (Three?) for Hanar. Enkindling via Hanar will be somewhat difficult in a Blasto-esque fashion due to the Hanar's weak physiology. Shielding would be your best bet for survival, and tentacle-strangling enemies. Hanar tendrils have a very high strength, but they're still very physically fragile. Not ideal if you expect to see a lot of violence. Which you just might, unless you're smart.

>>22180445
Nope! I will provide you with the wiki access, the same wiki I am referring to on occasion: http://masseffect.wikia.com/

If clarification is requested, I will provide it.

>>22180466
>>22180492
>>22180505
3 for Human

>>22180481
1 for Elcor. Mild Concern: Nothing shall stand in the way of your heavy weaponry. Sadistic pleasure: It will serve you well in obliterating fools., though you will be concerningly slow.

>>22180559
Geth, mite b cool.

>>22180509
I say Elcor commando with a Krogan buddy cop. Most powerhouse duo ever.

>>22180594
>though you will be concerningly slow.
Not if we get a Salarian sidekick who can drive us around in a modified pickup.
Elated boasting: Yeah boi, we gonna get a driveby on dese niggas. West side, boieeee.

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I vote Krogan. You know, for the laughs!

>>22180572
Four votes for human.

>>22180554
Two for Elcor.

>>22180559
1 for Geth.

Human seems in the lead, followed by Krogan. I'll give it about 5-10 minutes for the consensus to be reached while I shower. Afterwards, we roll onto specialization.

>>22180485
I wish that's how it was, especially after Shep's speech.

So I made it that way.

>>22180638
I'd vote Turian or Geth but it seems Krogan has the best chance among the ones I'd like to see.

Krogaaan

>>22180638
I'd like to see some Geth action. Their role in the war is really under represented in the game.

>>22180638
Krogan.

>>22180667
Seconding Geth.

Other: Vorcha!

>>22180667
Changing my vote (>>22180663) to geth

I vote for Geth!

Geth if the quarians and geth reached a truce.
Krogan otherwise.

>>22180594
>1 for Elcor
Theres 2 for elcor at least, bud.

>>22180767
I fucking hope they did. I shed manly tears when I wasn't Paragon enough to tell them to make nice. Legion was a bro.

>>22180679
Ahhh fuck I'll change my vote to Geth.

I think that last vote put Geth at the forefront.

>>22180776
It doesn't matter what you do, Legion dies no matter what. Yeah.
Also, the whole thing with them going to war in 3 was a wonderful example of the game's "all aboard the 'fuck your previous choices' railroad!" attitude.
Polite sage because I'm getting buttmad over ME3 and not really contributing.

Awww... no love for Vorcha. Fine changing my vote to Krogan

>>22180212
Turian.

>>22180819
>implying we won't get a pack of Vorcha to follow us around and obey our orders
Alright changing my vote (>>22180505) to Krogan.

>>22180817
It's one thing him dying a hero. That's acceptable.
It's another to have to choose to kill your friend because you didn't want to yell at the Quarrian fleet.

>>22180860
>That feel when you have to choose between your girlfriend and one of your best friends.

Goddammit. I played through the entire series again. JUST to get the truce going.

Geth vote.

Elcor.

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>>22180860
>not wanting to call the Quarians out on their bullshit
Dudes attempted to genocide a race of sentient beings because them being sentient was inconvenient. FUCK the Quarians.
Self determination is the right of all sentient beings.

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Consensus achieved. Requesting Geth.

>>22180892
>Dudes attempted to genocide a race of sentient beings because them being sentient was inconvenient.

We'd do the same thing.

Voting Salarian. Likely losing, but still.

>>22180909
Can someone post a HNNNG reaction to this for me? I don't have one on this computer.

So what's the count at now?

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>>22180930

Here you are.

>>22180936
Danke.

>>22180918
No. We'd SUCCESSFULLY genocide a race of sentient beings because them being sentient is inconvenient.
If you're going to do something that evil, at least BE GOOD AT IT.

But seriously, I choose to believe that, even if we DID do something that horrible, at the very least there would be dissenters among us, where the Quarians, TO A MAN, refuse to admit they were in the wrong.

>>22180966
There are dissenters among us for anything we do, not matter how righteous or vicious. Hell, even the race that is literally a bunch of tiny programs inside robotic bodies has dissenters and opposition. They are more mechanical than the fucking machines.

That said, I support the vote for humans. Let's do human shit and take over the galaxy.

>>22180966
What about that one admiral who supported peace?

>>22180663
>>22180667
>>22180680
>>22180680
>>22180767
Geth is at 6.

>>22180819
>>22180832
Krogan.

Consensus seems split between Krogan and Geth.

So... I'll list the specializations for both and let you decide, to keep things moving. Remember: Geth make awesome engineers, but don't have biotics. Krogans aren't so great with technology, but are one-person armies.

Krogan:
>Krogan Battlemaster: A mixture of biotic and raw combat ability. Wielding an assault rifle, shotgun, pistol, and an array of brute-force biotic abilities to shield yourself and rip your foes asunder, you are a true master of battle. Your talents are limited only by your reserves of energy and your ammunition supply.

>Krogan Sentinel: Armed with an assault rifle, advanced lift anti-gravity grenades, and an omni-tool with flamethrower capabilities, you're a force of technology to be reckoned with. You're no Quarian, but then again, who needs to be when you can just brute force things?

>>22181006


>Krogan Soldier: Pretty straightforward. Armed with a rifle, shotgun, pistol, and grenade launcher (as well as an abundance of grenades and ammunition), you're not a biotic, but you're ten times tougher than the average man. Foes beware!

Geth:
>Geth Engineer: Geth engineers are elite support specialists. Unique perception systems give geth an unsurpassed understanding of the battlefield. Armed with a submachine gun and advanced VI software enabling you to overload shields, deploy turrets, and more, you're able to take command of most situations with the proper use of hacking.

>Geth Infiltrator: Geth hunters converge quickly on a target while remaining undetected. Unique perception systems give geth an unsurpassed understanding of the battlefield, with chameleon infiltration cloaking systems, proximity mines, and high-powered sniper rifles enabling you to eliminate most targets with stealth and power.

>Geth Trooper: The soldier of the Geth, armed with an assault rifle, advanced kinetic barrier emitters, forearm-implanted flamethrower, and redundant hardware. A combat frame if there ever was one designed.

>>22181013
Geth Infiltrator

Infiltrating unintentionally all up in this bitch.

>>22181006
Krogan Motherfucking Battlemaster.

>>22181006
Turian Guy here. Changing my vote to Geth Engineer to help get thing moving.

>>22181006
well since I guess humans lost, I will go with Krogan fucking Battlemaster.

>>22181013
Geth engineer, let's play our strengths

>>22181013
Geth Infiltrator or Engineer.

>>22181037
I thought our strengths were gratuitous violence and high explosives.

>>22181043
>>22181037
>>22181030
3 for Geth Engineer.

>>22181022
1 for Geth Infiltrator

>>22181024
>>22181032
2 for Krogan Battlemaster

Geth Infiltrator!

>>22181013
>>Geth Infiltrator: Geth hunters converge quickly on a target while remaining undetected. Unique perception systems give geth an unsurpassed understanding of the battlefield, with chameleon infiltration cloaking systems, proximity mines, and high-powered sniper rifles enabling you to eliminate most targets with stealth and power.
Voting this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtYMDYJ2vQE

Krogan Battlemaster, we'll headbutt Reapers to death...

>>22181024
seconded, because krogan with biotics is FUUUCK YEAH KROGANITY

>>22181044
Geth Soldier?

>>22181049
KROGAAAAAAAAN Battlemaster.

While I accept that Legion is awesome. We must also remember Wrex.
Shepard.
Wrex.
Shepard.
Wrex.
Shepard.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but that one psychic charge attack you could get as a Vanguard in the games, was that a human only ability?

Geth Infiltrator vote! We want the flashlight heads!

>>22180966

There were dissenters at the time. Some of them even helped hide the geth. Those were killed alongside the geth.

>>22181013

What about Krogan Warlord? They have limited biotic powers, mostly defensive stuff like barrier.

The whole entering the geth consensus showed you that there was basically a civil war among the Quarians regarding the extermination or not of the geth.

>>22181064
Legion got bad end, we gotta fix that

(this isn't a vote I already voted)

>>22181076
Operators of the Underground Ethernet Cable, smuggling Geth to freedom!

>>22181067
Nope, Krogan Battlemaster can do it too. Really, biotics aren't going to be so limited in this. Biotics will be more like they should have been: You're a telekinetic god of war who shapes reality according to the powers of Element Zero.

>>22181052
>>22181053
3 for Geth Engineer, 3 for Geth Infiltrator

>>22181054
>>22181055
>>22181064
5 for Krogan Battlemaster.

>>22181067
Nope. All the vanguards can do it. Asari, Drell, Krogan.

>>22181074
Infiltrator sounds more fun. Fucking loved popping heads.

>>22181087
>>22181090
This should be good.

>>22181087
Alright, Geth guys, we wanna be a sniper or a combat engineer. We must choose wisely. Either way, I vote we sound like Peter Cullen.

Geth do not "infiltrate."

>>22181097
I already cast my vote for Infiltrator.

But I like the cut of your jib. Me must sound like Peter Cullen.

>>22181106
I'd prefer sounding like Christopher Lee.

>>22181105
Geth do not *intentionally* infiltrate.

>>22181079
Warlord would fall under Battlemaster. Biotics are Biotics-- specialization in a specific subset of Biotics is nice, but that's more Perks-related stuff.

>>22181074
4 for Geth Infiltrator.

>>22181056
1 for Geth Soldier.

>>22181087
Krogan Battlemaster. We are an invincible rampaging psychic god of war.

I move that we are an amateur patissier as well.

>>22181113
Oh God. Uhhh....Uhhh...

Fuck. Christopher Lee. I'm sorry. But it must be so.

I vote Krogan Battlemaster for hilarity.
With the Blood Pack Merc trait of course. Only reason to fight for the squishy humans is the paycheck, and gibbing Reaper troopers.

>>22181096
Honestly, the most hilariously powerful vanguard is probably the Asari or the Krogan. Krogan is impossible to kill, Asari has Stasis. And if you have Stasis you can ruin any one enemy's day at a whim.

Geth Infiltrator

>>22181116
Changing my vote (>>22181037) to Krogan Battlemaster...suddenly I hear the call of "RIP AND TEAR"

Sorry legion :C

>>22181113
>>22181125
Can we at least have an awesome collection of 80s music that we constantly play during our downtime?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZKpByV5764

Infiltrator sounds cool but hanging back ans sniping can be kind of difficult to make fun.

I'm going with soldier. Flame throwers all up in this bitch.

>>22181116
glad i got here in time, as long as we can be a classy badass i shall be pleased with this quest, that said my vote is for geth infiltrator

>>22181146
would be hilarious if due to some code quirk we used our sniper rifle in cqc

>>22181141
Why would we have a collection of Earth music?

>>22181166
Don't they monitor all organic communications?

>>22181166
We fail to understand why we wouldn't. The humans have proven to be the most openminded species so far and cultural research is a step forward to achieve galactical assimilation.

>>22181165
>implying the Widow doesn't rape everything ever in CQB if your reflexes are good enough
>>22181166
"All sentient beings should have the right to self-determinate", or to put it another way "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings". It would not surprise me if Legion was intentionally paraphrasing Optimus Prime to get a gauge on if anyone in the room shared his love of the '80s.

>>22181165
Would this be using the rifle as a melee weapon, or fucking hip firing the fucking rifle?

>>22181211
Either or works.

>>22181211
Both. We have no nugget and we must URAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

>>22181094
>>22181096
>>22181097
>>22181097
>>22181105
Interesting! Opinion seems split evenly between Geth Infiltrator and Krogan Battlemaster.

So I'll take the high ground!

Race Selection: Krogan Battlemaster (edged out Geth by one).
>BONUS PERK: Companion (Geth Infiltrator): Having proven your worth by virtue of service, you have been awarded... Well, an unnamed Geth. He is essentially subservient to you, with you as his superior. There's also the fact that he's very newly created and requires experience. His consensus has been to "Integrate into a beneficial relationship, providing services of aid for experiences acquired."

>Perk Selection: Choose 2
>Perks:
>Companion (Third): You acquire a third person of comparable skill to your own. Could be one of the above classes, or an entirely new race of your own choosing.
>Squad: You procure a squad of Krogans under your guidance. They're part of your own tribe, Clan Urdnot, and will follow your orders to the best of their abilities. They're not nearly as talented as you, but they're tough. Tough enough to survive Thresher Maws, at least.
>Credit Line: Your long term of service and experience has given you a large starting credit line. Enough to buy a good number of things, at least.

>Biotic God: Your biotic abilities are without equal, at least among your peers. You have found yourself shielded against direct heavy weapons fire, and doors are merely paper for you to barrel through.
>Deep Magazines: You have plenty of extra thermal clips and grenades on you. Ammunition is almost never a concern, and you usually have an extra grenade (or six) to spare.
>Medi-Gel Man: You've purchased some special cybernetic implants that give you an internal reserve of medi-gel. Your endurance and constitution are almost maddening, and your Krogan physiology heals to the point that your enemies cower in fear.
>Connections (Legal/Illegal): You have a number of connections, be they legal or illegal (you choose). You can have friends in the Alliance that you did jobs for, or friends with the Blue Suns and other outfits. Either way, you can call in favors. Be that with C-SEC erasing records or in getting a shuttle ride somewhere fast.
>Personal Ship: You have a ship of your own. It's a small, almost laughable thing, able to fit yourself, perhaps a dozen others, and equipped with an autopilot VI and an Eezo core for Relay travel. It's still your baby, though, and is livable.

>>22181247
I vote for Biotic God and Connections.

>>22181211
both, at the same time

>>22181247
>Biotic God
WE'RE THE JUGGERNAUT, BITCH!
>Deep Magazines
There is no overkill, only "is it dead yet" and "time to reload".

>>22181247
Biotic God and Medi-Gel Man. We can wade into a room of enemies and walk out the other side without a scratch.

>>22181240
Connection and Biotic God. Also fuck yeah, Geth buddy.

>>22181240
We must teach our new Geth buddy how to URAAAAAAAAAAAAA! like a Krogan.

>>22181247
>>22181240

Medi-Gel man and Biotic God!

>>22181279
yes, hell yes

>>22181240
Krogan squad and an Asari Adept companion. Stasis, Warp, and Throw are a deadly combination. Especially with Krogan rampaging around, I would know.

>>22181277
>>22181282

He and I are different people I would have voted faster if it weren't for CAPTCHA!!!!!!!!!!

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>>22181289
Of course that means we need to get him a bayonet. Preferably a big one.

>>22181240
biotic god and asari adept companion

Where's the love for Vorcha? We need a Vorcha Engineer. Boom Squad, motherfuckers.

>>22181305
>we need a Vorcha Engineer
>Vorcha
>Engineer
Is that actually a thing?

>>22181296
Fuck yar sword bayonet.
It's a sword, and also a spear, and also a gun.

Biotic God (You used the word God in the description, of course this sounds tempting) and Connections (makes life easier when you can get people in power to do things for you and give things to you)

>>22181312
>"No matter how many times I hit it it won't fix itself! Rrrraaagh!"
It'd be fun to watch at least.

>>22181312
I think there's a group of them as a war asset.

>>22181321
Watching James Vega kick that one thing because you told him to.

That's how Vorcha fix things as well.

>>22181312
Yes. Yes there is. There's also a turian vanguard-esqu class that uses jet-boosted armor to charge instead of biotics.

>>22181329
I laughed when that happened.
>"Me? I...don't know if that's my thing boss."

>>22181321
>>22181329

It's an AA gun on Rannoch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znk0FDuMPFU

>>22181264
>>22181264
>>22181272
>>22181277
>>22181278
>>22181282
>>22181299
>>22181315
>Biotic God selected.
>One more perk.

Consensus seems between an Asari Adept Companion and Connections. Connections is leading, though, so I'll fetch a drink and give it a few more minutes before locking in.

Also, teaching the Geth Infiltrator the ways of the Krogans cannot possibly go wrong. Ever.

>>22181365
I propose we do not do that, however. Let him stay cold, stoic, and practical.

>>22181365
>teaching the Geth Infiltrator the ways of the Krogans cannot possibly go wrong. Ever.
He can be like our own pet Gurkha. A small man, but AMAZINGLY dangerous.

>>22181365
Guys, I already voted but I gotta tell you, I play a ton of ME3 multiplayer and Asari Adept controls the field like no other.

>>22181365
>This unit will make you feel the bloodrage. Initiating berserking programs.

>>22181379
And this is not all combat all the time. This is a quest, in which interactions and things like Connections help a lot.

>>22181365
Alright, switching my (>>22181272) second from Deep Magazines to Connections.
>>22181335
>jet-boosted armor to charge instead of biotics.
Oh god. Could you imagine a Krogan with that shit?

>>22181372
we so totally need to give him a monomolecular edged kukri

>>22181365
I'm switching by second vote from Medi-gel Man, which you will all regret not getting, to connections so we have people to talk to, favors we can call in, and so on, it's really useful..

Also I think illegal connections would be most useful, there are some things you can't get from legal sources.

We'll just have to find our own Asari and impress her enough with our skills that she comes along.

And it can't go wrong, no one will expect him to turn into a raging warrior and that's why he'll win.

>>22181365
Okay connections, the Asari Adept is just going to kill a Human while on the colony of Tiptree.

>>22181384
not combat all the time, which is why wee need asari waifu

>>22181396
Illegal connections would cost more however, even for things we could get legally, since illegal stuff has a higher markup.
Not the OP, but just a thought.

>>22181396
Given that the galaxy is just coming back from the brink of destruction, I think illegal is really the best bet. Criminal activities are going to soar and all the bueracratic red tape is really going to drag down the crippled governments.

>>22181403
Neither asari nor krogan are very charming, though. If you wanted waifu bullshit you should have gone with somebody else.

>>22181384
Fair enough. Stasis is just my favorite ability ever. Makes Phantoms go from "Holy Shit!" dangerous to an easy kill.

>>22181423
>all the bueracratic red tape is really going to drag down the crippled governments.

Really?

In a desperate move, the turians released its specifications over the extranet so that nearly anyone with a fabricator could manufacture this weapon to help the war effort.

http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Krysae_Sniper_Rifle

Illegal connections
Because why not

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>>22181393
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ALwKeSEYs

>>22181453
And that was in a fight for survival; people always do desperate things when their back is to the well. They can step back and try to regain order now they they are not in the imminent danger of dying any minute now.

>>22181480
...What if legal connections got us new Turian Prototypes?

Damn it, I'll stick with illegal connections because maybe Aria later, but red tape isn't the worst part of legal connections.

>>22181505
No, but it might be the worst part of doing without them. Still, I feel confident enough in saying that illegal connections will be paying off more.

I'm all down for illegal connections.

>>22181505
>red tape isn't the worst part of legal connections.
Indeed it isn't. Having to deal with Councilor Greentext Valern.
>implying you have any evidence against Saren
>implying the Reapers aren't a myth
>implying Sovereign wasn't just a really big Geth ship

>>22181545
Not gonna lie, he was far and away my favorite councilor.

Hey guys? What would the Turian equivalent of flipping someone the bird be?
>>22181558
Oh mine too. He was entertaining specifically because he was such a dick. And he had more personality than the other two combined.

>>22181566
>As a point of interest, the turian term "barefaced" refers to one who is beguiling or not to be trusted.

If lying isn't enough you could call them somethingelse-face, like cloaca-face.

>>22181591
You could just tell them to calibrate themselves.

>Biotic God selected
>Companion (Geth Infiltrator) selected
>Connections (Illegal) selected
>Initializing.

You set your M-8 Avenger on the wood of the conference table, your Krogan physiology already working to heal what minor injuries you've sustained.

You also throw your shotgun next to it, the M-22 Katana not exactly your favorite weapon, but one that's the easiest for you to get your hands on. Not like you need much firepower anyways: You've got a small sun burning in your belly from the biotic power coursing in your veins. Your biotic amps are turned to full strength, but even they feel like leashes reining in your true potential.

Your Geth companion, currently unnamed, stands behind you, sniper rifle in hand and leveled at the doorway.

"This one remains awaiting orders, sir." It informs you. It sounds strangely like an ancient Earth actor, someone by the name of Christopher Lee. It must have picked the voice software up from the extranet somewhere.

You look over your armaments and your situation: You've got a half-dozen thermal clips for the Avenger, giving you about two hundred and forty shots total with what's a rather average-strength gun. Your Eviscerator has three clips left, the high-strength weapon having three shots to a clip. Not much, but it tore those Marauders to unshielded shreds. You also have three doses of medi-gel on you, and a quartet of fragmentation grenades.

>>22181609
>Biotic God selected
>Companion (Geth Infiltrator) selected
>Connections (Illegal) selected
>Initializing.

You set your M-8 Avenger on the wood of the conference table, your Krogan physiology already working to heal what minor injuries you've sustained.

You also throw your shotgun next to it, the M-22 Katana not exactly your favorite weapon, but one that's the easiest for you to get your hands on. Not like you need much firepower anyways: You've got a small sun burning in your belly from the biotic power coursing in your veins. Your biotic amps are turned to full strength, but even they feel like leashes reining in your true potential.

Your Geth companion, currently unnamed, stands behind you, sniper rifle in hand and leveled at the doorway.

"This one remains awaiting orders, sir." It informs you. It sounds strangely like an ancient Earth actor, someone by the name of Christopher Lee. It must have picked the voice software up from the extranet somewhere.

You look over your armaments and your situation: You've got a half-dozen thermal clips for the Avenger, giving you about two hundred and forty shots total with what's a rather average-strength gun. Your Eviscerator has three clips left, the high-strength weapon having three shots to a clip. Not much, but it tore those Marauders to unshielded shreds. You also have three doses of medi-gel on you, and a quartet of fragmentation grenades.

You're currently halfway through the headquarter's remains: Your target is the central VI core housed in the basement of the building. The only way down there is the elevator down the hall and in the main foyer.

Right past a nice, big contingent of Reaper remnant forces, or so you think. At least they aren't trying to attack you.

>>22181609
I vote we name the Geth Michael.

However, maybe you don't need to fight your way through? There's a console in the corner of the room, a civilian terminal that seemingly has connectivity. There's also what looks like a communication platform built into the middle of the desk, but it looks like the internal power source died out a while back. Still intact, though.

Peering out the window in the corner of the room, amidst the distant flames, you see what looks like the remnants of an old shuttle craft about a half-kilometer out.

It seems to have crashed and skidded across the ground, several soldiers dead around it. Might make a good looting opportunity, especially if the shuttle still works.

>>22181615
Seconding Michael.

>>22181615
I approve of the motion.

>>22181616
Try to access the Terminal, if the Reapers are staying put.

>>22181613
call our geth Hal, and have him refer to us as Dave

>>22181616
Have our Geth buddy see what he can do with the terminal while we loot the shuttle.

>>22181615
>>22181622
>>22181623
Wait, why does that sound familiar? I'm probably gonna feel like a complete rube when I find out.

>>22181654
I imagine it was a reference to the archangel Michael. That sort of thing, in my experience, seems relatively common with sniper types.

>>22181616
Have Micheal deal with the terminal, it's likely to have something helpful.

Stay with micheal, and then when he's done check the shuttle. Don't split up, it could end badly.

Don't go loot the shuttle by yourself, splitting up the pair! Have the Geth check the console. Loot after, together.

>>22181666
Yeah I change my >>22181639 answer to his.

>>22181616
Order Michael to access the terminal and observe for anything coming this way.

>>22181616
Have Michael take a crack at the console. We stick to our strengths, and smashing is our strengths.

>>22181664
Actually, I just figured Geth had a thing for Biblical names. What with Legion and all.

While the geth uses the computer check the extranet for news on the war effort.

>>22181699
Actually, EDI named Legion, due to their being 1,183 distinct programs within him, she figured the reference to the horde of demons which referred to themselves as "Legion" (for we are many) which Jesus drove out of a dude and into a group of pigs was appropriate. Legion agreed.

>>22181717
You, IIRC, demons and other spirits tend to be more humanoid and appreciable than holy things, which tend to be monstrous and frightening. I just thought that was odd.

>>22181717
That's right, that's how that went. Eh, it fits anyway.

>>22181623
>>22181623
>>22181615
>>22181615
>>22181622
>>22181623
"I'm tired of calling you 'Geth Unit X-whatever'. I'm calling you Michael." You inform it.

"This unit's designation was not Geth Unit X-whatever. This unit's designation was Platform Three Five One One Alpha Six Zero Alpha S--"

"Michael. I am calling you Michael."

"This unit understands."

>>22181639
>>22181653
You thump over to the terminal, your omni-tool coming to life as you check the console. You don't exactly have bleeding-edge technology, but the console gives a quiet whirr as you prompt it to life. To say that the extranet is a mess right now is an understatement. The Reapers didn't just go after the colonies, but the comm buoys, communication lines, and everything in-between.

After getting greeted with a bunch of gibberish on the extranet connection (the Reaper's passage likely decimated whatever connections this place had to the remnants of the planetary 'net), your omni-tool trawls its way through the local network.

>>22181737
Seems the terminal was some ambassador's personal computer. Most of it is pass-locked, but you find two things stored on it:
1) The 'Floor Map' intended for alien guests to the building. An outline of all the floors, with a big red gash put in the middle by the building VI to indicate "Hazardous Area - Maintenance Required". There seems to be at least two hallways leading from this one that bring you to the second floor of the lobby. One of those two swings you by the security checkpoint on the second floor, while the other brings you by the infirmary.
2) A series of deleted emails detailing a new primary elevator security code. A code you quickly store in your omni-tool.
3) Aaaand a bunch of pictures from another ambassador. Nude pictures. "How do you like THIS AmbASSador U., Kelly???"

You decide to just delete those permanently instead of giving yourself an Eviscerator sandwich.

>>22181681
>>22181676
>>22181653
You decide to step back and let Michael take a crack at it. Especially after those awful, awful images seared into your mind.

The Geth steps forward, its lone eye dilating as it focused on the console. "As you wish. This unit will attempt to mine the local area network. Do you have a preference in attempted data retrieval?"

>>22181758
Anything that'll let us know where the reaper forces are.

>>22181758
Security footage, and any obstructions or power losses that prevent movement so we can plan a route. And the location and numbers of the Reapers.

>>22181758
See if you can find any ventilation ducts that you can use to get behind the hostiles.

>>22181758
Any enemy communique, any weapons would be nice, and any information about this VI would be especially nice.

Let us not forget the shuttle. It is prime for a looting. Guns, more guns. OMNI-GEL

>>22181768
>>22181766
>>22181769
>>22181772
While the Reapers above are likely all dead and gone, you have no doubt that the remnants of their efforts in space still exist, though in dwindling numbers. Even now, you can hear the distant rattle of gunfire picking up, as well as the occasional thud of orbit-to-ground weaponry.

"Understood. Searching for: Security footage. Reaper militants. Weaponry. Information tangential to facility VI. Searching. Searching."

A dozen holographic screens open and close each second, and you're assaulted by a dazzling array of colors as the Geth does what it does best. You see a few screens pop up prompting passwords.

... That promptly vanish in flashes of red. Seems your compatriot has some secret abilities with computers

A screen opens revealing three screens. One is of the main lobby: A dozen husks, their blue frames glowing with the cybernetics implanted in their former human hosts, were crawling across the ground floor. There was a bridge spanning the length of the lobby from the second floor, upon which a lone Banshee was roaming, its nude form wreathed in biotic energy and seeming to shift in and out of reality.

It was a strange thing, and made your more pleasant, tender memories of Asari women much less so.

>>22181866
The other two screens were straightforward. One showed the security room, in which a pair of Husks and a lone Marauder were currently milling about, pawing over the locked door to the armory. The husks seemed to be banging against the door to little effect.

"Atmospheric sensors indicate oxygen-breathing lifeform present in armory. Armory door has had bolts manually engaged."

The third was a display on the VI itself: "VI core is extremely basic. VI appears to be military-grade intelligence, designed for cyberwarfare and managing on-site functionality. This unit has determined that the VI is still in control of minor functionality, including basement-level security systems. Systems unknown, but have a high probability of including drones. VI core itself is easily extracted once reached. Central data storage is designed to be modular

>>22181872
Any route to the armory without going through the lobby? Trying to stock up on firepower should probably take priority.

>>22181906
This is a great plan, which I am excited to be a part of.

>>22181872
Let's do this, we know there's someone down there and they've got some Reapers knocking at their door. So let's look for a route there. I don't mind going past the husks or Banshee, the Husks we know they're there so we can breach it, throw grenades and Biotic and shoot the rest. And we can probably take the Banshee in a Biotic duel, we're a Biotic God for a reason.

>>22181921
>we're a Biotic God for a reason
Oh yes we are. Michael is not, unfortunately, so keeping up with high explosives is not a bad idea, as I already suggested.

>>22181906
The main hallway that the conference room attaches to leads off in three directions: Left, right, and dead ahead. The hallway to the right goes to the infirmary, which ends shortly after that room by a section of collapsed ceiling (which, with your enhanced biotic powers, you could probably just power through).

The hallway going left leads to the armory and, in turn, the second floor (which leads you to what you can only think of as "Banshee Bridge").

>>22181952
Let's head to the armory then. See if we can't get some extra tools to help with the smashing.

>>22181952
Let's do the armory first. It's worth checking out.

>>22181952
Armory it is. Blast things down and stock up.

>>22181872
hopefully whoever is still alive in the armory is not entirely useless and pleasing on the eyes

>>22181974
>>22181971
>>22181966
You grab your weapons as you look to Michael, who seems to be studying the security feeds with interest.

Popping in a fresh thermal clip into your Eviscerator, you speak up,

"Michael-- plug out. We're going to the armory, see what tools we can pick up along the way."
"Understood. Shall we endeavor to rescue the person within the armory?"
"Maybe. Not sure-- now cover me."

The Geth would simply raise its sniper rifle, tactical cloak activating as it silently ghosted behind you, covering your flank as you advance towards the armory.

The whole building has been shot to hell. There's no dead bodies laying around, but you know there don't have to be. The Reapers converted them into the husks you'll soon be facing. Fucked-up thought, really.

But you're a Krogan Battlemaster, and fear is just a weapon. One you're familiar with utilizing. Biotic energy builds around you as you turn left at the intersection, climbing the ramping stairway upwards at a good pace.

As you follow the signs leading to the shot-out remnants of the armory, you see several dead husks piled up at your end of the hallway. Seems the humans put up a strong fight here, for nothing.

>>22182067
>>22181974
>>22181971
>>22181966
You grab your weapons as you look to Michael, who seems to be studying the security feeds with interest.

Popping in a fresh thermal clip into your Eviscerator, you speak up,

"Michael-- plug out. We're going to the armory, see what tools we can pick up along the way."
"Understood. Shall we endeavor to rescue the person within the armory?"
"Maybe. Not sure-- now cover me."

The Geth would simply raise its sniper rifle, tactical cloak activating as it silently ghosted behind you, covering your flank as you advance towards the armory.

The whole building has been shot to hell. There's no dead bodies laying around, but you know there don't have to be. The Reapers converted them into the husks you'll soon be facing. Fucked-up thought, really.

But you're a Krogan Battlemaster, and fear is just a weapon. One you're familiar with utilizing. Biotic energy builds around you as you turn left at the intersection, climbing the ramping stairway upwards at a good pace.

As you follow the signs leading to the shot-out remnants of the armory, you see several dead husks piled up at your end of the hallway. Seems the humans put up a strong fight here, for nothing.

>>22182069
You stop short of the security checkpoint itself. Seems like there's a disabled kinetic barrier emitter in this hallway, connected to the security station. You or Michael could probably reactivate it once you've secured the room.

Which reminds you: Peering around the corner, hugging against the wall, you see inside the room. There's two Husks, their bodies charged with shields, and a lone fully-powered Marauder with an Avenger assault rifle in its cyborg hands. Ugly things, all of them, that need to die. The bulkhead to the armory is sealed shut, but that doesn't deter the Husks, which continue to pound against it. There's already a couple gouges in the metal.

How do you approach the situation?
>Biotic charge the Marauder
>Eviscerator Happy Hour around cover
>Biotic lash all of them
>Grenade
>Other?

>>22182073

Grenade at the Maurader then shotgun the husks!

>>22182073
Drop a grenade in there and charge the big guy.

>>22182073
Biotic charge the marauder. Even without Michael's help two husks aren't even close to matching a Krogan Battlemaster.

>>22182073
>Biotic lash all of them
Time to make like Devo and whip it

>>22182073
Grenade out into the center of their group to coincide with Micheal blowing the Marauder head off.

After that we Biotic charge in what's left.

>>22182093
Actually, let me amend that. Biotic Charge the marauder, blast him with the Eviscerator before he can regain his footing, then melee the husks.

>>22182086
>>22182091
>>22182093
>>22182108
>>22182108
>>22182110
>>22182131
Biotic energy boils inside of you. Even the last 48 hours, fighting for survival, is nothing compared to your seemingly endless reserves of strength. Your biotic amps burn hot inside of your body as you grab a grenade, roughly priming it before flinging it inside with all your might. Your throw is so powerful that it actually causes the grenade to skip off the floor before detonating. Fragments scythe in all directions as you hear the familiar sound of shields dropping and the screeching of the Reaper footsoldiers.

The Marauder is quickest to recover, the two Husks having been flung off their feet and pressed against the wall. Though all of them were fairly unharmed, they were unshielded.

Which meant that they were dead, as far as you were concerned. Shrouding yourself in biotic energy, you charge forward, a full ton of metal and rage crashing into the Marauder as it tries to whip its assault rifle around. The gun snaps under the force of your impact, the monster sailing into the right-hand wall.

>>22182205
Which is followed by your Eviscerator roaring once, its head imploding in on itself as the barrel glows red hot. The blood-stained wall is joined by a low growl, the Husks scrabbling at you across the floor.

Your biotic whip, wielded in your glowing lefth and, catches them both in the torso, the raw kinetic energy shattering both their spines. The return stroke severs them clean in two, oil and other fluids leaking out as they lay slain.

Your biotic energy cools down as you hear someone yell from the other side.

"Hello? Is somebody out there?" A woman's voice calls.

Michael speaks up, "The grenade has likely alerted the enemy further down. This unit shall cover the hallway, unless it is required in other tasks." It speaks, its tactical cloak dropping for a few moments.

There's a console inside of the room, its projector slightly cracked from the grenade. It looks like the checkpoint's console, the same one that controls the hallway's kinetic barrier projectors.

There's also a broken gun rack with a pair of spare thermal clips for your shotgun.

>>22182217
Look into the source of the voice.

>>22182217
Try to get the door down and find out who is over there.

>>22182217
Say back to her

"Yes, I'm a Krogan, I need access to the armory", tap on the terminal and use it.

The Elevator code we found earlier won't work here will it?

>>22182217
Yeah, open the door we're leaving.

>>22182217
"Understood, alert me if you see anything.

Yes, I'm friendly, I'm clearing this place and retrieving something. I won't hurt you, could you open the door so I can access the munitions?"

>>22182238
>>22182240
It seems that the voice is coming from behind the sealed doorway leading to the armory itself.

"Yes. I'm a Krogan, and I need access to the armory." You call back, activating the terminal. You decide to mess around a bit-- there's the kinetic barrier projectors, which you can easily activate on a whim, but you explore a bit. You also uncover that you can remotely unlock the primary elevator from here.

Doing so might alert the Reaper forces of a potential avenue to the V.I. On the other hand, it'd save you the effort once you're actually at the console.

"A-- A Krogan?! What happened to Huntress Iliara?"

Well, judging by the Banshee guarding the bridge, you can probably guess.

"I need access into the armory-- I'm getting out of here." You tell her.

"I-- Just a second. I have the door bolted from the inside."

There's a loud click, followed by the hiss of hydraulics as the door is forced open horizontally. The two halves of the door swing into their recessed awnings as a lone Asari woman stands before you. Carrying an M-6 Carnifex, the heavy pistol is in her hands.

Right from the get-go, the blue-skinned woman is clearly young and inexperienced. A rookie by any other name would be just as incompetent. She's alone in the armory, her right arm coated in medi-gel that has yet to settle.

>>22182422
Her body armor seems standard for Asari warriors, but she hardly looks like a commando. Her eyes look to yours, "I-- I take it you've not seen Huntress Iliara, then?" She asks, looking a bit despondent.

The armory behind her looks extremely well-stocked, or at least, it had been. Most of the rifle racks are empty, though you find there's an unopened med kit with a full three doses of medi-gel inside. There's also a box of about six fragmentation grenades, and... Huh! There are some guns for you to use.

In terms of heavy weaponry, there's an M-96 Revenant machine gun. An ammo hog, certainly, but it's big and it can kill a lot of stuff quickly. There's also an M-560 missile launcher. No reloads for it, but at least you have something a bit stronger than guns and biotics. There's also a couple left over Carnifex pistols in storage mode on the gun rack. Not too bad for a regular armory.

>>22182429
We should tell her we saw a Banshee, that it might be the Huntress.

Take the Revenant and ask Michael the Geth if he could perhaps carry the M-560 without losing capability.

>>22182429
we must train the asari in the art of URAAAAAAAA, also take all the guns, fuck inventory limits we're a krogan battlemaster

>>22182429
"I haven't seen her yet, no." (no reason to panic the kid) "Look, I'm here for the VI Core, and decided to see if there was anything I could use in here. Can you fight?"

>>22182429
Start strapping guns, grenades, and medkits to us.

"I haven't seen her, I'm sorry to say this but there is an Asari Banshee so you may wish to expect the worst, do not worry I will give her a proper death.

I am going after the VI core, can you fight or are you too injured?"

>>22182429
Take the Revenant. It's not exactly ideal for a vanguard but damn it's cool. And make sure to take the missile launcher, just in case things go tits up.

>>22182429
Loot up, and tell her she's been drafted is she wants any hope of getting out of here alive.

>>22182429
Scold her on trigger discipline.
Don't lie, her finger is totally on the trigger isn't it? That dirty slut is a danger to herself and others and she needs to be told as much...

>>22182467
>That dirty slut is a danger to herself and others and she needs to be told as much...
Aw yeah, who's a bad little Asari with no trigger discipline? That's right bitch, you are. Don't lie to me. You need to be punished, don't you? Don't you?

>>22182475
We're going to turn her into an honorary Krogan Battlemaster. People will never see it coming.

>>22182467
wheres that .gif from The Unit with the stupid politician when you need it?

>>22182479
And then we're going to kill her because she'll just ferret away our secrets of awesome power to the rest of her useless race.

>>22182498
>useless
Dude, Asari/Krogan kids are awesome. Like that one bartender.

>>22182502
Well, all Asari kids are Asari, none of the Asari are charming creatures, and I generally dislike the Asari. Three pretty heavy strikes against them.

>>22182502
And it works pretty well for both of them. It's one of the few relations that an Asari can have where she doesn't outlive her partner, and given the Genophage it's one of the only ways a Krogan can actually get kids, even if they are a different species.

>>22182563
Plus if memory serves their kids are usually INSANELY powerful Biotics even by Asari standards.

"Trigger discipline." You mention to her, frowning abruptly. She looks down at her heavy pistol before adjusting her grip.

"I-- I, right, yes, sorry, Huntress." She catches herself before stammering again, "I-- I mean, yes, sir." She comments. It's almost sad how green she is.

>>22182438
>>22182443
You decide to tell her a half-truth, "I haven't seen her yet, but there's a Banshee up ahead we need to take care of. I'm here for the VI core, and was looking for stuff to use."

You call out to Michael as you eyeball the inventory, passing by her as she attempts to contemplate the situation. You've filled your medi-gel container to the brim with five doses. Anything more than that you'll have to carry outside of your armor.

You also reload your grenades, taking three of them, filling up to six total. You also grab a pair of Carnifexes for yourself and the Revenant. You're as loaded as you can get without inhibiting your movement.

>2x Carnifex
>Revenant
>M-8 Avenger
>M-22 Eviscerator shotgun
>6 Fragmentation Grenades
>Five doses of medi-gel

>>22182594
>>22182460
>>22182466
"If you want to live, come with me." You tell her.

"I-- I'm injured." She states, looking at her arm, "One of the Marauders managed to chew through my kinetic barriers."

You see that the medi-gel is holding, and will likely manage to ensure a full recovery after this.

"You'll be fine. Now, can you fight?"
"I-- I was training to become a Huntress like Illiara. With Thessia gone, it was the only option. My biotic abilities are okay-- I can project barriers fairly well. I haven't trained much with guns, however."

You look to Michael as well, "Can you use the missile launcher?" You ask, knowing the Geth's general direction. He was unmovable when on sentry duty.

"Affirmative. This unit can utilize a wide range of weaponry to an excellent degree of accuracy. This unit would recommend haste: Motion sensors indicate a number of contacts approaching from down the hallway. The Reaper forces appear to be massing before they attack our position."

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>>22182594
>a pair of Carnifexes for yourself
We Krogan Chow Yun Fat now?

>>22182597
Welp, no time to fuck around. Let's move.

>>22182597
"Come on kiddo, we're moving out. Micheal will scout ahead, you stay behind me and watch my back, if anything can hit you through me, my barrier, and your barrier we're fucked anyways.

There's going to be a Banshee on the bridge, when we get there you and Micheal can just hang back and make sure nothing comes from behind, I'll deal with the Biotic, I've been itching for a good fight."

>>22182642
This.

>>22182618
Well, generally speaking, Carnifexes are guns that deal out a good amount of damage in a single shot. Considering that you've got a Banshee up ahead, it's a fair thought that you could use all the firepower you can get.

>>22182620
>>22182642
>>22182660
The Asari stares at you as you explain your plan, before slowly nodding.

"Y-- Yes. Yes, sir." She states, before looking temporarily surprised at her deference to you. Which is a natural thing, as a Biotic God of a Battlemaster. You feel your kinetic barriers strengthen as she projects a barrier over you, doubling down your defenses.

Which is good, because you're staring at an outright clusterfuck ahead.

The dozen husks you saw earlier through the camera were now rounding around the corner, pouring in like some sort of cyborg flashmob of horror. The Banshee is nowhere in sight, but then again, the husks are a solid wave of cyborg flesh as it is.

>Battle time!
>Begin flinging grenades?
>Revenant machine gun strafing
>Biotic charge the front wave?
>Biotic lash?
>Other?

>>22182744
The Revenant was made for exactly this situation. Open up.

>>22182744
>>Revenant machine gun strafing
Guns guns guns.

>>22182744
Laugh, "TODAY IS A GOOD DAY"

Rookie can take the shots she can with her pistol.

Micheal should throw a grenade in if he has one on him, we'll open fire with the Revenant.

Make sure the Asari is either behind solid cover, or us, which amount to pretty much the same thing. If the enemies get too close charge them and knock them the fuck back, they aren't getting close to our squishies.

Okay, I gotta go to sleep. But I have one last thing I have to say. Remember the number one rule of fighting Banshees: Do not get within arms length of the Banshee for more than a second at a time. Preferably not ever.

>>22182744
Yep, 3 of us for the Revenant.

>>22182752
Second this.

>>22182768
WE ARE A BIOTIC GOD and a Krogan. We laugh at the idea of getting hurt.

That being said, yeah, we'll probably get into a Biotic duel with her and then blow her face apart with a shotgun.

>>22182744
Uuuuh.

I propose:
>Fling grenades in the middle of the group
>Boiling revenant time
>Biotic charge right in the middle of the enemy formation while the asari and Michael snipe them.

In this order.
The grenades and the revenant should weak their shields enough for our charge to be completely devastating.

>>22182768
I don't think impalement is really that much of a threat to a krogan battlemaster, what with all the spare organs etc. When fighting the banshee, get in close and BREAK HER SKINNY ARMS.

>>22182768
>>22182769
>>22182779
"TODAY IS A GOOD DAY!" You roar, your voice managing the impressive feat of being heard over the thunder of the Revenant. The gun bucks and kicks in your hand as you advance, sending a constant stream of supersonic grains at the oncoming horde of husks. Scything back and forth, you watch with no small amount of glee as the leading three go down instantly, bodies pinwheeling in the air as your allies open up.

Michael's tactical cloak flickers out as his sniper rifle fires, felling a fourth husk behind the first three, its head having a neat hole drilled into it. Your new, nameless Asari companion screams in terror as she fires the Carnifex wildly. Thankfully she's not right behind you, because her aim is absolute shit, carving gouges into the ceiling and floor before blowing off the arm of one of the husks. Which continues on anyways because, well, fuck you, that's why.

After scything down the One-Armed Monster, your Revenant gives a distinct click as it goes try, and you automatically eject the white-hot thermal clip. You have about sixty feet of clearance, with seven husks sprinting at you. In less than ten seconds they'll be on top of you.
>Reload?
>Switch weapons?
>Grenade?
>Biotics?
>FIRE ZE MISSILE?
>Other?

>>22182849
How long could it take to slap in a second thermal clip, really?

>>22182849
Reload, we can always switch to the Eviscerator later.

>>22182849
Get out the shotgun, BIOTIC CHARGE them and start laying into them. This lets us keep them at bay from the squishies better and we've got double biotic shields right now, we'll be fine.

>>22182849
DOUBLE CARNIFEX, GO!
Also, to the Asari. "For the love of whatever god you worship, Blueberry, aim!"

>>22182862
It'll take about two seconds-- one to grab the clip, the other to slot it home. Thankfully, as a Battlemaster, you have a lot of experience using heavy weapons in chaotic environments.

>>22182849
Biotics, but not a charge. Can't we just force push them away?

>>22182862
>>22182866
>>22182868
>>22182871
You slot home a second thermal clip, the husks charging on fearlessly.

"For the love of whatever god you worship, Blueberry, aim!" You shout, opening fire again. The husks are forty feet away now, and you end up somewhat impressed. Even with Michael's mechanical slaughter of the Reaper forces, and Blueberry's (You decide this is a good name for the skittish rookie) lackluster suppressing fire with the heavy pistol, they don't seem deterred in the slightest.

No wonder these things gave the Turians such a hard time. Still, you fire all the way until the second clip runs out, repeating your ejection motion as the two clips sizzle together on the floor. Three more husks are felled by your hand, and to some mild surprise, Blueberry manages to actually kill one on her own. Its entire chest explodes out of its spine from a direct hit, the creature bouncing one of its compatriots straight back as Michael picks off one more with a headshot.

Unfortunately, not all good things last. Two husks remain at the end of your onslaught. Not a huge threat by any means, but they're only ten feet away from you. You could try to reload, but they'll smash right into you. Granted, with your double biotic shielding and kinetic barrier, that'd probably be like trying to bodyslam a warship. That's why they're not charging at you: One is going for each Michael and Blueberry, attempting to sprint right past you.
>Double Carnifex time
>Reload Revenant
>Eviscerator Party Time
>Biotic Time
>Assault Rifle Beatings For All

>>22182965
Oh hell no, they aren't going to get close to our Blueberry or Michael.

Biotic time, lash one into the other than charge them and grind them into dust.

>>22182933
You could do just that. You could easily create a static biotic barrier and shove it at them. You could also create another biotic whip and lash them away with sheer force of will. You could also forge a singularity effect, but that'd be a bit mentally intensive even for your considerable biotic prowess.

>>22182879
I would have thought that a biotic god of a battlemaster would reload faster than this lowly IPSC shooter but fuck me thats a long reload

>>22182965
What time is it?!
BIOTIC TIME!

>>22182965
Can we blast one into the other?

>>22183000
He's not reloading a pistol or a rifle, he's reloading the future equivalent of a M60. Reloading heavy weapons probably takes longer.

>>22183021
dude, thermal clips, you press a button it ejects, you insert new clip and your good to go, none of that complicated belt fed shit here in teh future

>>22182965
Drop the revenant, grab them with two lashes, smash them into eachother.

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>>22182965
>Eviscerator Party Time
>Biotic Time

>>22183052
I like this guy

Shoot one, boot the other

Rolled 77

>>22183067
fire a boolit then kick it with boot, boolit break into 2 projectiles and headshot each husk

>>22183030
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>>22183021
Reloading time may be adjusted to less than a second-- Anon was fairly accurate in terms of how it's reloaded. The weapon is bulky and takes a bit longer than other weapons, but it still boils down to using clips/magazines.

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You let out a roar as the husks attempt to go for your allies. Dropping the Revenant with a clatter of steel on steel, your hands dart to your hip, drawing up your Eviscerator. The shotgun unfolds in your right hand as your left brims with biotic energy. Swinging your left fist in a wide hook through empty air, the biotic lash that forms crashes into the husk, sending it sailing from mid-leap at Blueberry into the one approaching Michael. The two cyborgs collide with an unholy screech, cracking into the wall in a bone-shattering impact.

You round your Eviscerator, ready to fire, when there's a single gunshot. Both husks shudder and go still as the high-velocity round causes their torsos to erupt in ichor, leaving a long trail of gore as they sink to the floor. Michael, his rifle's barrel still glowing red, simply ejects the thermal clip. The Asari woman is shaking in place, clutching the gun in both hands and still pointing it straight down the hallway.

Damn. You really killed a lot of them. Still, the distant shrieking of the Banshee indicates that more fighting is ahead. The screeches joining indicate that she's going to be getting reinforcements soon, too. You've used a decent amount of biotic power so far, but you're not a biotic god for nothing. You can keep trooping on, even keeping fatigue in mind.

What now? Do you sally forth to try and charge the Banshee, reach the elevator, and break through? Or do you attempt to hold your ground, clearing out the final wave of husks and their banshee leader?

>>22183198
I think we should kill the banshee ASAP, before she calls even more enemies.

>>22183198
Charge the Banshee, man. Make sure to reload the Revenant for whatever cannon fodder she plans to drop between us, though.

Also, OP, I'm really enjoying this but I think you should use some sort of dice for action success/failure.

does our badass krogan have a name yet? if not it should totally be Viktor Resnov, and every charge (biotic or not) should be heralded by the cry of URAAAAAAAAAAA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0rneH6UUVY around 7 secs in )

>>22183198

Combined warp and overload on the Banshee's barriers from your guys, then shoot her with the missile launcher when she's down to her armor.

>>22183198
First things first, we need to get Blueberry to stop being useless.

Put our, comparatively massive, hand on her shoulder. "Blueberry, kiddo, calm down. I've been fighting for longer than you've been alive, you're with me so you'll be just fine. It's okay to be scared, you just have to use the fear for something productive, like killing all of those Husk fuckers, let the fear make you sharp, not shaky.

Now you stick with Micheal and watch my back, remember to breath in, aim, and gently squeeze the trigger. I'm going to go kill that Banshee, be back in a bit."

Then it's time to charge that Banshee and fuck it up.

>>22183230
I think we were from Clan Urdnot, so our name could be Urdnot Resnov. Or, you know, something Krogan instead of human, since we likely are alive since before the human race even made contact with the turians.

I propose "Urdnot Graka" as our name.

Urdnot Urah is also cool.
From what I got, krogan names tend to be short and onomatopoeic.

>>22183222
My last quest had too much dice rolling, so I wanted to go a bit light with it. This coming fight will have dice rolling, however!

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"Blueberry, kiddo, calm down. I've been fighting for longer than you've been alive. You're with me, so you'll be just fine." You comfort her, resting a massive hand on her shoulder, your Krogan genes making you look like a veritable tank in comparison to her.

"L-L-Liselle." She says to you, "M-m-my name is Liselle." She tells you, gently lowering her weapon. She's mindful of the trigger discipline this time, though. She's shaking, but you suspect this was her first real firefight. Also, a Krogan is being nice to her, so odds are that's cause enough for alarm.

"Being scared is natural. You have to use that fear-- wield it. Use it to kill all these husk fuckers, make 'em scared. Let the fear make you sharp, not shaky." You mention, "Now, stick with Michael," You jerk a thumb to the Geth, "and watch my back. I'm going to go kill that Banshee, and remember to breathe in, aim, and gently squeeze the trigger." You tell Liselle.

Michael simply looks between Liselle and you, "This unit shall protect the Asari named Liselle. This unit shall also protect you as you kill the Reaper biotic. Shall this unit engage in stealth warfare, or engage in active combat exercises?" It asks. Seems it was your call as to whether Michael goes loud or tries to stay stealthy.

>>22183230
He does not, but Urdnot Resnov works for now, unless there's requests to the contrary. Especially for URAAAAAAA!

>>22183354

Seconded. It makes sense for a Battlemaster to shout his name as he charges.

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>>22183354
Urdnot Urah works as well! Especially for shouting your name as you charge at a Banshee.

>>22183359
We're gonna keep calling her Blueberry.

Have michael engage in stealth warfare.

>>22183359
I'm with you on this, I hate when a game gets too dice-heavy.

Btw, I think he should move to a decently secure position and lay down precision fire from there, with Liselle taking potshots in the crowd.

Don't we have a rocket launcher?

Use that on the Banshee

>>22183359
"Stealth warfare. I can take the hits better than the rest of you, I don't want her focusing on you two.

I'll get her attention and beat her around, if you see an opportunity to blow her head off, take it. But mainly watch my back and make sure I don't get swarmed. I might end up using the rocket launcher on her.

Same goes for you Blueberry. stay quiet, stay behind cover, take careful shots. First fight and you get to see a Krogan Battle Master in action, lucky girl."

Crack our neck and charge towards the Banshee, take down her shield by bashing her into whatever surface is available with Lash and hitting her with warp. Once the shield is down we can shotgun or rocket her.

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You reload the Revenant, clutching it in your hands as Michael readies the Hydra rocket launcher. The Geth Infiltrator looks to you for instructions.

"I want you to go stealthy. Get a good position on the second floor and give precision fire. Make sure none of those husks can get too close to Blueberry or myself." You rumble, "I can take a beating. You two, not so much. If you can get a good shot in on the Banshee, do so, but otherwise watch my back and make sure I don't get swarmed. If you get the chance? Use the rocket launcher on the Banshee. Blow her to shreds."

You turn to Blueberry (Liselle). "You take cover, stay quiet, and take careful shots." You grin, "First real fight and you get to see a Krogan Battlemaster in action. Lucky you." you mention with a chuckle, before cracking your neck.

"Now then..." You begin, biotic energy flowing through you. You charge down the hallway in a blur, your steps propelled by the element zero flowing in and around you. Clutching the Revenant, you burst out the hallway, into the lobby.