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The Main thrust.
And Chaoitic Interference

A succesful roll has your bomber unloading its rather small payload among the massed troops. This will lead the way somewhat for your forces, and give them a bit more of a soft enemy to hit.

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The Orange is the trail your forces left after several, very successful rolls.

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A current map of the area, minus battlefield zones.

>>26378819
Spearhead moves up and mop up enemies in the vicinity

>>26379205
Strength roll.
To beat: 12

Rolled 4, 7 = 11

>>26379229

>>26379245
And thats it for the front lines, your own forces stand ahead of the main waves, two paths lain before you.

Mission Objectives:
Free Conners forces
Defeat Sith
Deploy your forces.

Secondary objectives:
Secure sith temple
Capture Sith Dark Jedi
Capture Sith Acolytes
Capture Sith Apprentices

>>26379289
I'd go for helping Conners first.

>>26379322
Sounds good.

Conners forces are constantly besieged by the better equipped Sith forces, though his mass of IG Conscripts and Penal Guard, along with the artillary, means he can hold them off for the most part, albeit with massive losses.

The Sith line is heavily concentrated here, with many more Dark Force users than your forces encountered. Though perhaps this presents opportunity?

>>26379375
Yeah, these guys may be harder to take on. Keep having the bomber drop shit on them. Can my tanks provide long range support?

>>26379429
For the most part the Lehman Russ is less of a long range support and more of a tank. WHile it could, its neither going to be accurate, nor serve its purpose as a primary damage sponge.

Roll a tactical if thats your plan.

Rolled 18, 10, 18 = 46

>>26379469

>18, 10, 18
9:
Failure
While somewhat useful, the fact is that the Artillery of Conner's largely negates any bonus for this, as does the enemies surprising use of shields and anti-artillery equipment, the use of which will largely negate your tanks use in the battle ahead.

>>26379581
alright, never mind. guess it's time to spearhead into them

>>26379601
Tactical roll.

Rolled 20, 3, 16 = 39

>>26379615

>>26379601
also, designate forces for use, unless youre going to use the same ones as before.

>>26379649
same as before

>>26379664
same as before

>>26379647
>>26379664
20: success
Lancing forward and abandoning the fire, your tanks shift into combat, as your astrates fire into the masses of threatening armored troops, and your purifiers ignite the rank and file. An excellent attack bolstered by your troops trust.

Yet the Sith feel you are becoming a nuisance. First having destroyed the detachment who were healing and away from the front lines, a party of force users band together to hold against you.

Describe your next action.

>>26379746
Space Marines move up, Armor support from behind, Snipers provide fire. bombers drop bomb in enemy's path

>>26379819
And the force users who are blocking your path?
(It will take a bit more than ignoring them.)

>>26379839
Have Guardsmen pull off hit and run moves, alternating between different groups fortifying positions while others try to draw Sith attention.

>>26379879
Make your tactical roll.
And roll high.
The score to beat: 6

Rolled 2, 3, 19 = 24

>>26379918

>>26380010
And somehow you do it.
The small contingent of force users breaks and falters under the obscene amounts of fire. Maybe if they had deployed themselves better, you would have lost, but as it stands, they are burnt to a crisp, and crushed beneath your treads as you carry on.

>>26379819
Roll your strength, tactical, strength, and tactical

Rolled 10, 4, 19, 19, 15, 18, 7, 6, 16, 12 = 126

>>26380121

>>26380145
>10, 4
17
>>26380145
>19, 19, 15
19: success
>>26380145
>18, 7
5
Failure
>>26380145
>6, 16, 12
7
Success
Forcing your way further into the sith lines, giving Conner a much needed break, your Astratus are able to spear forward, with the tanks and bomber clearing much of the resistance.
Yet the shields active, and the distance puts your snipers at a disadvantage, and they are being forced to fire multiple shots to get their kills, most of which are low tier enlisted troops.

The sith force users are pulling away from the battle, with fewer and fewer lightsabers to be seen

>>26380232
>Astratus
Astartes

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>>26380255

>>26380232
have bombers will drop payload in enemy's retreat path, spearhead follows and stops 1 km short of the temple

>>26380455
Only the force users are shifting from the battle. The other Sith are still there, and be careful if your spearhead gets cut off from the main force.

In fact, roll a Strength against 7, as the Sith are trying to do just that.

Rolled 1, 9 = 10

>>26380496
Ok, I didn't know it was just them. Should I still roll?

>>26380525
Youre spearhead notices that theyre getting cut off.
But a cunning plan, and a wave of fire, sets the ground ablaze, with trenches springing up On either side of the blaze, giving your forces a decent lane to retreat through.

>>26380571
alright, have two companies and five tanks hold position in case the Sith decide to come back. The remainder of the spearhead moves in the sandwich the remaining Sith forces that are fighting conners

>>26380715
>>26380715
what he said

>>26380731
Roll two tacticals.
Forces: Astartes and17 tanks
5 Tanks, two companies of Purifiers.

Rolled 11, 6, 1, 13, 15, 9 = 55

>>26380753

>>26380765
Perhaps splitting your forces was not the best of ideas? Almost as if sensing weakness, the few remaining Force users in the area wait until your split is too far away to re-enforce each other.

Then, they strike. Up close, personal, with a vengence.
YOur five tanks do not survivue the fight, though the companies of Purifiers are for the most part still fighting, that may not be the case unless you can act quickly.

Unless you make a change, the line on fire could be extinguished.

Though your main Spearhead is doing just fine. Almost to the other side of the fighting lines, as the sith are focusing less and less on conner

>>26380876
>>26380765
>11, 6, 1
success
>>26380765
>13, 15, 9
7
failure

Rolled 15, 8, 8, 5, 13, 7 = 56

>>26380884
bombers support Purifiers while Purifiers cover each other in retreat. Have Main body move forward to link up with Purifiers

>>26380876
hey, can I reroll to save the tanks?

>>26380916
>>26380916
>15, 8, 8
4
Failure
>>26380916
>5, 13, 7
17
Success
Your main body shifts ahead, trying desperatly to protect the purifiers.
Sadly, your bomber ended up doing alot more harm than good, as the Sith used their abilities to deflect some of the explosives into the purifiers.
Your purifiers are down a full company and a section.
Though the final two sections are saved once the bomber realizes what hes doing isnt helping.

Your bomber is useless for the duration of this fight due to the enemy finding a method to counter it.

>>26381024
ok, I didn't mean to roll for that one, I just left my dice roller on.

>>26380931
Did'nt you re-roll earlier?
>>26381058
Go ahead then.
2 tacticals, ill re-roll on my end too.

Rolled 10, 9, 13, 12, 19, 12 = 75

>>26381141
Well, suck.

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>>26381163
>>26381163
>10, 9, 13
8
failure
>>26381163
>12, 19, 12
6: 19
success

Results are the same as before...

>>26381332
Have the Spearhead taken out their sith targets?

>>26381366
Yes, Conners forces are free to move again, Though for the moment they are taking a breather and digging in.

>>26381414
move spearhead to regroup with main body

>>26381447
re-merging, your main force and frontline force shift together, standing between the sith and Conner.

Theres strange laughter in the air...

>>26381485
great, what now?

>>26381509
The interesting thing about Imperial Guard Penal Conscripts, is that they are highly susceptible to choas, and the nature of the sith, means that quite easily, Chaos will grow.

The laughter becomes less laughter, and more insane cackling.

>>26381556
"that sound is really starting to get annoying.
Hey, Conners, are you still in control of your men?"

>>26381598
Roll 1d100.

Rolled 46

>>26381619

>>26381643
Score to beat:
33
Conner...
Conner is the source of the laughter.
And his men have begun to change.

You have one chance to change this.
Take your action.

>>26381754
Well, that sucks.

Armor and Astartes take trenches from the front, have the rest of main body flank the trenches

>>26381823
>>26381754
also:
"Hey, Conners, when this is over, I'm punching you in the face for being a dick."

>>26381836
Roll a strength -1 dice, the Sith are taking the chance to hit you.
Roll a tactical for your spearhead.
Roll a tactical for your main body.

Rolled 15, 4, 13, 20, 10, 16, 3 = 81

>>26381879

>>26381836
Conner: Ive been stuck in a rut so long, unable to move foreward, to weak to blow through the lines... But now, I have the power to change that. CHAnGe EVERYthIVG!

>>26381921
"Mind changing your voice? You sound like a whiny bitch."

>>26381913
>15
6
failure
>>26381913
>4, 13, 20
15: 20
success
>>26381913
>10, 16, 3
4
Success

The sith Hit your lines from behind, almost forcing you into the lines of the now changing army.
Fortunatly, that was your plan, and the confused sith re-engage Conners forces, the taint of Chaos visibly present.

Your forces are somehow emboldened by this, though Captain Barnabas recommends making a rush to the artillary.

>>26382001
Concurred, take the artillery

>>26381944
He laughs at you, acquiescing with your remark.
>>26382019
Roll 3 tactical.
15,10,7.

The first is to shift direction.
The second is to get there.
the third, to take it.

Rolled 12, 20, 11, 13, 4, 11, 20, 17, 8 = 116

>>26382060

>>26382074
3 successes.

In the face of Chaos, The Guard laugh, the Sisters chant, and the Marines Charge.

THe Lehmun Russ roars, and while the sith fill the gap left by you, your forces are able to take the artillary from the maddened guardsmen.

>>26382171
Yeah, I'm sure the Orkz would have something hilarious to say at this moment.

How many penal legions are there and how many sith?

>>26382205
3 Penal Legions.
1 Battalion of non-Penal forces.

Currently only one sith Legion is fighting.

>>26382247
hold off on them for now, see if we can hit the temple with the artillery

>>26382279
>>26382247
also, what artillery am I using

>>26382292
Earthsaker platforms, and a pair of Manticore Missile platforms.

>>26382427
need to put that on a chimera chassis. Can I hit the temple from where I am?

>>26382476
Roll a technology.
Sorry about the time away, internet fragged.

Though your objective is to secure the temple, not level it.

Rolled 19, 19 = 38

>>26382856

>>26382861
Yes you can. Your support CO is pretty good at it.

Also, roll a tactical.
score to beat: 4

Rolled 16, 12, 12 = 40

>>26382885

>>26382905
Your snipers are in trouble. Bad trouble.
It seems the Sith were just waiting to hit them...

score to beat 8

>>26383031
artillery support for snipers. Have the conduct a phased withdrawal

>>26383031
>>26383067
Roll Tactical?

>>26383075
>>26383067
tactical.
10 to beat

Rolled 7, 9, 4 = 20

>>26383091

>>26383129
Dropping explosive power into the suprised faces of the sith, your snipers manage to mostly get away, though a few are cut down in the withdrawal.
Your snipers are on the run from sith, they will be unable to continue the battle, but have survivued.

>>26383269
Can't I just have them regroup at our position?

regardless, continue firing on the temple

>>26383325
Your position is in the middle of Conners forces and the Sith.

It would be unwise.

The first explosion ripples across the temple...
Ripples?
Somethings not right, and further shots reveal an upscaled version of the Sith shields.

That explains where the sith force users went, after they nearly abandoned their other forces...

But where are the chaos forces bound to be at the battle?
\\
End of part two of the battle. Tomorrow is the final part of it.

>>26383545
If I may? I'd like to suggest changes to game mechanics?

>>26383601
Sure, im open

>>26383633
1 reroll per session.

As for Rage mechanics, perhaps make it so that failure on 1st or 2nd roll ends in KIA and afterwards be WIA but out for one mission or two.

Additionally, when writing about results and whatnot, make sure to notify the player that they need to input commands or that they need to roll, otherwise I might be waiting for you to finish typing up another part of the narrative.


that's all I have for now.

>>26383727
Fair enough.
And that will require either research or training on the part of the sisters of battle. Thats actually why I made that part the way I did.

I prefer one per battle, seeing as the small battles can possibly finish two in a session, while the largest battle stands at 3 sessions so far.

>>26383810
How about this. For smaller battle, 1 reroll. For larger ones, 2?

>>26383858
One every two sessions, or per battle, depending on the duration of the battle.

>>26383936
alright, let's go with that

>>26383936
see you tomorrow at 7

>>26383979
see ya