Lysimachus

Just a quick response from Dendinius to Azadth, and thought I'd just open up some more ways/opportunities to interact?

Dendinius nods affably back when Azadth speaks. He does not seem to notice the distaste of others among his new squadmates… though, of course, he does. The Librarian is undoubtedly no stranger to prejudice. He moves off to one side with a questioning look at Skaayn. The Watch-Captain joins him and for a few moments they stand together silently, communicating in some form of battle language of rapid hand signals and gestures that are unfamiliar to any of you. Finally Skaayn turns back to Lucifer. “We have less than a week left before departure. Let's make the most of it Our Apothecary will be busy with the Blackshield for some time, but if you have any minor injuries that need treatment, have the Medicae Watch Serfs take a look. Get your gear checked over at the Armoury, too, if necessary. If you will handle that please Brother Zidemi? Once that's done, we'll meet back in the training hall, see if we can get our new team members… integrated.”

Yep, you'd find a fairly standard cell, but with a small metalworking set-up in one corner - not a proper forge, but one of those little anvils and various small hammers, punches, chisels, wire brushes, etc. You'd find a half finished piece atop the anvil, a dark metal star and a pair of wings, not yet joined but obviously made to fit neatly together. Though a different icon, thIs trinket might remind you of the piece Moridyn brought you that had belonged to the fallen Star Phantom. It seems Ki'shar was a capable craftsman, and perhaps might have been in the habit of making these honour gifts for his squadmates in his limited free time?

Very nice choice! I miss Titus from Swordhand... between Bolter Mastery, Marksman, Exceptional, Mighty Shot, the Raptors Chapter Trapping gunsight, etc, etc, his Stalker Huntsman could hit more or less anything... and put a massive hole in it! Edit: I just realised I could have used Titus in place of Aarval Skaayn as (reluctant) Watch-Captain. Though I suppose that might have caused temporal issues...

Understood, boss. I'll hang fire for a bit and assume Reynard goes wherever Cheeky directs him to.

Hey boss, would Reynard recognise the lion icon? Is it Damoclean? Do I need to roll anything to identify it? (Would those of us from DH have picked up Common Lore: Damocles from our time there?) Or are we moving on to talk to 'Cassie'?

Sorry, to be clear, I wasn't saying that having a bionic heart didn't have any in-game effect. Obviously it does, +1TB and Sprint, like you said. I was just saying it doesn't change anything by which of the 2 hearts (or even both) is replaced by the bionic, there is a level of freedom to choose how you want to fluff that detail?

Reynard: Reynard started to scan through the datafiles. He wasn't confident of finding much on his own - that was why he had asked the Seneschal for help! He spent the best part of an hour trawling through dock records, with little success. Half of the files here seemed to be identical to the records he'd searched back on Damocles! Reynard was just about to give up, his eyes beginning to ache, when he thought he spotted something. What was that? “Jenkins…? What do you make of this…?”

@Mike Zulu Yeah, it's Necro's fault, blame (thank?) him! I let Gerhardt take a Power Sword as SigWargear before I technically should have done, because it was a key thing for him to have as part of his character. And then I promised everyone else that (to be fair) I wouldn't leave it long before bumping you all up to the same level? (To be honest, I also find what is available for Req at Renown Initiated to be a little on the dull side, so I do tend to move things on a bit quicker than the crb suggests? It does make it a longer wait to hit Distinguished, but I don't think that's a particularly bad thing) And yep, I hadn't spotted that, but I guess Zidemi will indeed get a shiny new bionic! Edit: ninja'd. Yep, no conflict - if Asterius has time to recover from being dead, Zidemi should be fine! And I think you can pick either or both hearts, just a fluff decision, shouldn't change anything from a gaming perspective?

Interesting, I'll have to go look this up, is it like followers in Black Crusade? I am unsure if I have done a good or a bad thing... What are you after, mate?

Oath of the Endless Crusade, BT in HtC And yep, considering that you'd normally earn maybe 4 or 5 Renown on a successful Mission, and the Renown Requirement for Respected starts at 20, I'd say I've given you one or two extra... As to the second point... indeed.

Scene 8. New Friends? In the aftermath of the battle with Grubgob and his minions, Kill-Team Lucifer is ordered to remain in the field for several days, hunting down and rooting out any spore-carrying remnants of the xenos threat. You are joined by Aarval Skaayn, who brings with him Ordo Xenos teams made up of dozens of flamer-equipped mortals. Together you scour the mountainsides bare of every living thing for several kloms around the crash site and down the river. Only time - perhaps many decades - will tell if such efforts to end the Orkoid life cycle before it can begin anew have been successful. Nevertheless, the Watch-Captain seems impressed by your handling of the Freebooterz and their monstrous Kaptin. His manner is more respectful, more open… though he seems slightly irritated by what happened to the Blackshield, who was airlifted along with your Apothecary directly back to the Bulwark. At the start of the third day, when he receives an incoming message on his personal vox channel, he gives Lucifer access to the audio feed, allowing you to listen in to the conversation. “My Lord Kine,” he answers respectfully, “the cleansing proceeds as…” “The decon teams can handle the rest of the cleansing, Watch-Captain. We have other priorities. A fast trader vessel has just crossed the Mandeville. It is carrying the last members of your Kill-Team, and will set them down planetside in a matter of hours. Repair crews report the Supremacy will be ready to depart in less than six days. Return to the Bulwark as soon as possible for final preparations. Kine out.” The Inquisitor does not wait for an answer. Skaayn pauses thoughtfully for a moment, frowning. Finally he nods to himself, as though resigned, and then he points a finger upwards and lazily circles it in the air. *** A few hours later, you wait atop one of the Bulwark’s landing pads, watching as an Arvus Lighter makes its approach. After the shuttle lands and its heavy ramp opens, two figures disembark. Both are clad as you are, in the black and silver of the Long Vigil. The first carries a shield almost as tall and wide as he is. When you look past it, you can see that he carries a shortened Bolter and his right shoulder pad bears a triad of five pointed stars, white against a purple field. He speaks. "Brother Bekkar Haalec, Breacher of the Imperial Stars.” The second leans on a tall staff topped with a silver aquila. He wears no helm but his collar curves up and rises over his head, where it is surmounted by a horned skull carved in gold. His right shoulder is black, with a central red circle bisected by a white lightning bolt. His features are much like Skaayn's own, pale skin and pure black eyes, though this warrior wears his midnight hair in a long ponytail rather than shaven away entirely. He smiles tiredly and echoes the Breacher's introduction. “Brother Dendinius, Codicier of the Black Guard.” OOC: So, I'm pleased to welcome Brother Bekkar/ @Ancient_Sobek to the game! Codicier Dendinius is a NPC. Feel free to interact with either/both as you see fit! Also, just a note regarding Asterius and Amaras, who will obviously be out of contact for some time while the Apothecary performs the necessary surgical procedures to save the Assault Marine's life. So, @Machine God your interactions with the team will be very limited, and for now you might need to go back into ‘Sus-An coma dreams’ if you wish to post anything? @Xin Ceithan obviously if you're around and able to post, then great, please feel free to interact with the team as you wish, but otherwise we'll assume Amaras is giving Asterius his full attention? However, so that we know where we are with healing, I have rolled some First Aid and Extended Care tests (and done reasonably well on them). With total bed rest, by the time you need to leave for Dorghra - or certainly by the time you arrive there 2(ish) weeks later - Asterius should be mostly* recovered. *more on the long term effects of bionics, etc, in a later update.

@Mazer Rackham Yep, as promised at the start I will be moving everyone on to Renown: Respected next time we do Req -but I guess if you are looking to SigW something, it might as well apply straight away? (or once you are back to the Bulwark at least?) @Trokair @Mike Zulu Yep, I'll cover a bit more of this stuff with this week's update @Urauloth go for it! @Lord_Ikka Hmm. Cost for an Assault Marine is 500xp, cost for a Tac is 800xp, minimum cost for an Elite Advance is 750xp. Ok, I'm going to set a cost of 1000xp (you can either view that as x2 for taking it from another Archetype table, or a 200xp premium for taking it early from your own tables). However, because I'm a generous whatsit, if you want to take that Talent I will allow you to pay half now, and gain the ability... but obviously that means you won't have any xp to spend next time we finish a gaming session?

Reynard: All good suggestions. Reynard nodded, then grinned. “I feared it might… but surely it is good to give the crew something else to focus their thoughts on during the warp transit to the Demeter system?” He paused thoughtfully. “Except the Lady Navigator, of course. We can ask her later.”

Round 4 Summary. [x]Zidemi: Attack Grubgob with Servo-Arm. Dam: Hit 1 on Right Leg: 25 - TB15 - AV2(12 - Pen 10) = 8, Grubgob suffers 2 Wounds and 6 Critical Damage Hit 2 on Body: 26 - TB15 - AV4(14 - Pen 10) = 7 Critical Damage, now at 13. Grubgob dies. STRUCTURED TIME ENDS NARRATIVE TIME BEGINS The Servo-Arm hammers out with surprising speed, sweeping the Ork's right leg out from under him, toppling the beast and leaving it lying on its back in the shallow water. Then the heavy claw rises over the fallen xenos and descends with massive force, the impact cracking armour and ribcage alike to pulverize the vital organs beneath. Even a monster like Grubgob can only endure so much. The Orks on Alucar are finished. Kill-Team Lucifer have won a mighty victory over the greenskin invaders! We will call that the end of our first gaming session and each Player Character will receive 500xp as a reward for accomplishing the Objective of eliminating Grubgob and the Freeboota threat. (Feel free to make any Advance purchases whenever you're ready. We'll be back in Narrative Time for a little while, so no desperate rush to get it figured out, though!)