Trokair

I, Trokair, vow for the month of September to paint one space marine by month’s end. I will be trying out a stone/granite statue look and this model of the month from a while back seems like a good candidate before I try to paint the big stone/terracotta Cathay Guy for my Old World army. I also have some Dirty Down Moss that I have yet to try out and this seems like a good candidate for that as well.

I have not had any specific req in mind, but based on other games have seen that Apothecaries often go and get a Diagnostor Helm. So I could do that, but as I am seeing Kur-Dawa as being near the beginning of his Apothecary path I am not so sure. Perhaps just a Medkit (or such supplies) and donate the remaining Req to whoever needs it. Edit: Does the starting narthecium medicae bonus stack with a medkit?

Still catching up but will try and put something together for you guys tomorrow.

I have to report complete and utter failure of my vow. The bulk of my hobby time these last few months has been devoted to other (none board relevant) projects (such as Grand Cathay, LotR and a little Mordheim). As such I have not even begun to paint any of my little tanks, or build any more. On the upside, I have discover two local (ish – as in they use the same not quite local game store but come from I think the opposite direction or thereabouts) players who are interested in AT and LI respectively. So that should help with motivation and getting some more painted up.

We seem to be wavering between two plans as far as I can tell. Ignore the humans and head away from the site to try and track down what happened to the guardians. Take on the humans to gain either intelligence (via prisoner) and/or transport to then hopefully make the tracking down of what happened to the guardians easier. I am away from essentially tonight until the weekend of 27th. So I can post further information to help with either option if you guys have questions / ideas and so on, or just wait and see where things stnad when I am back.

I am inclined to head for where Grey Knight Aednan is, possibly stoping at Inquisitors Kine Quaters and/or Skyaan quaters in case there are clues there. @Lysimachus, could Alda loot the Kroot Rifle and 2 spare clips of ammo for it from the enemy by the entrance way? I know she can't use it properly, this is more for a rule of cool idea.

Alda As the einherjar went about dismembering the invaders working at the gate a few of the enemy scattered for cover. Three of them towards Azadth and her position. The first, a Uruk, armed with a crude pistol and a oversized cleaver, was caught in crossfire. She could not tell if it had been theirs or other enemies. The second, a limber Kroot, upon realising that this position would not offer cover, leapt in with a might bound, rifle swinging so that the bladed end would have hit Alda. However and despite the suddenness of the leap she managed to raise her bolt pistol in time, but not in time to prevent the now deadweight of the xenos from crushing into her. Scrambling to regain her feet again the third enemy closed in, a human mercenary this time, lasgun bayonet poised to spear her. Het pistol having been knocked from her hand by the Kroot Alda reached for the first weapon she could find, the Kroot’s rifle. It felt weird in her hand, its grip and trigger not made for human hands, but the design was universal enough for her to fire the mechanism, and miss. The mercenary however did not get to retaliate, for Azadth had noticed and his blade neatly trimmed head from body. Now safe Alda properly extracted herself from the Xenos corpse and retrieved her bolt pistol from where it had fallen.

Hadad With their destination set Hadad stood to leave the conference room, pausing at the threshold he looked back at the other Legionnaires. “If any of you need assistance with arms and armour maintenance I do have some training beyond the basic that I assume we were all thought by our legions.” “Captain Nuzry, Techmarine Basiliscus, likewise if there is anything I can do to assist with the repairs just say the word. I have no training in the arcana of Mars but what little I do know in the maintenance of wargear is at your disposal.”

I think you guys are working out a plan of sorts, good good, keep going. While one or two of the humans may have strayed close to your hidden position they had not discovered you. Their initial alertness and weariness eroded by the droll of collecting the dead. After a while a few of the work teams begun to examineing the wrecked vehicles scattered about, retrieving anything that seemed half way intact, and a few more corpses as well.

Alda The Mantis again, she was beginning to think he was under special orders to look out for her. +You are the judgement of the Emperor. Name my target, and it shall die.+ Now this, a test of some kind, it had to be. She might of the Ordo, but she held no authority to her name; and with Lord Kine indisposed, could not even claim to act on his. Furthermore , as he had just said, this was Astartes business. Thinking quickly the answer seemed too obvious, but there was no time to analysis or second guess. “Target in threat priority order, highest to lowest, so Orochi’s kin, the Ogryns, Uruks, and lastly Kroot and Human Mercenaries.” Glancing up to see if that answer passed muster she added. “If one or two of the later could be taken alive they may have intelligence on what awaits us inside. The Kroot especially being mercenary in nature are the least like to have any deep loyalty to Orochi, and unlike Uruks and Ogryns they are still smart enough to be reasoned with.” ‘Or so the texts say’ she added only in her thoughts.

The gentle rippling of the reeds in the wind as the morning ripens begin to whisper, a susurrus, repeating in chorus with itself. “Here not now, now not here.” EDIT: @Mazer Rackham, it occourse to me that migth not be as usefull an answer as I wanted, so if you have a follow up question/thought let me know.

Perhpas, but as I figure it by the time Alda could begin to act all the MArines will already have sprung into action and formed battle plans and what not. As such I am going to delay Alda's post unti la few of the others have gone andthen work her action to fit in. Unless you all want me to try a varient of the ploy form the Bazzar, perhpas Godfrey Na Sylt-Lingon could convince some the the enemy to go elswehere, such as chasing pahtim enemies away from the Bulwark.

I won't for much longer if I have to take them all on.

So who wants the lot on the right, and who wants the lot on the left?