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Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2004-12-12 11:29pm

I don't see why they wouldn't. After all, the immense heat from the blast would cause a massive concussive wave and send shrapnel flying everywhere, plus melting anything in the vicinity.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-12 11:29pm

We're running more on fluff than hard rules in this one, so yup, they'd have an effect.

GeneralTacticus · Post by **GeneralTacticus** » 2004-12-12 11:30pm

Well, melta-bombs can't be used as grenades (presumably because they're heavy), and can't be clamped to people... but I don't imagine that standing by a door with a meltabomb going off on the other side would be very healthy. It's probably a shaped-charge weapon, so all the energy would be directed right at you...

Squeblish Nef? · Post by **Squeblish Nef?** » 2004-12-12 11:41pm

After you're finished with these... creatures, I think I'll join in the carnage.
Two arco-flagellants are always quite useful.

GeneralTacticus · Post by **GeneralTacticus** » 2004-12-12 11:41pm

btw, with regard to force strength: there's a platoon of Stormtroopers on the ship, minus one squad (which got kind of shredded in the Docking Bay).

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2004-12-13 12:26am

Alpha Level Psykers... Page 125, 40K rulebook, 4th ed.

"Alpha-level psykers can turn a man inside out with a glance. A mere flick of a wrist can snap a Battle Titan in two, or a muttered syllable turn an army upon itself in a frenzy of bloodlust."

Ask and NL delivers. <Vader voice> You have forseen it as always, my Master.<Vader voice>

That was more precise than I was hoping for. (Don't own the 4th ed BTW, so at least it was ignorance, not stupidity. Eserharden was bad ass in Malleus, but not quite that badass.)

I'm back. What do you want me to handle?

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-13 12:30am

I got it covered. Just stick your ass in the line of fire so I can shoot it off. You can be the GMinator another night...

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-13 12:32am

OKAY, quick retcon. Typhonis, Prius and Pater were off trying to find, well, actually, they were looking for Nathan and/or Jolan, and were nowhere near the enginarium.

However, there was that third squad of CSMs out hunting inquisitor, so that's who you rescued our prodigal sons from. But that's not near the enginarium, and don't expect the rest of the CSMs to go down so easy. *grins* They's some evil bastiches, y'see.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2004-12-13 12:32am

Exellent. BTW is Pater packing a Force Staff or a Force Rod? Pcm, you refer to both in your posts.

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2004-12-13 12:33am

Pater has a Force Staff, the PsyKing has a Force Rod.

Yeah, I'm back.

Edit: Fixxilated.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-13 12:36am

Rock on, the boys are back in town. Pcm, I formally return Pater to your worthy hands.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2004-12-13 12:39am

A question was asked about the Ramiles class Starfort earlier and I will answer it: It is sick, sick, sick. It can chew up a whole squadron of cruisers.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-13 12:40am

Well, being as how it's not showing an interest in shooting at the strike cruiser right now, it's moot point.

In fact, one really has to wonder what that pesky little strike cruiser is up to...

But I guess that'll be up to NL. We've got a station to shoot up... er... save.

GeneralTacticus · Post by **GeneralTacticus** » 2004-12-13 12:41am

Imperial Overlord wrote:A question was asked about the Ramiles class Starfort earlier and I will answer it: It is sick, sick, sick. It can chew up a whole squadron of cruisers.

Are there any BFG stats for it anywhere?

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2004-12-13 12:49am

Yes, I think NecronLord posted a link on one of the earlier pages. It is freaking vile. It counts as five different attached stations north, south, east, west and center. That's how huge it is. All of sections have their own arnament and the center has a mass of torpedo spires launchable in any direction.

Squeblish Nef? · Post by **Squeblish Nef?** » 2004-12-13 12:49am

http://www.one-end.com/portmaw/imperial ... nce_CA.htm

Go get'm, tiger!

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-13 12:50am

Okay, status update. We've got three squads moving in... first squad is closing in on the CinC, and just blew the doors out in front of Xerxes arbites, second squad is at the enginarium in front of Adivan's scratch defense force, and is in the process of melting multiple breaches in the walls around it, while the final squad just took it in the teeth from Nathan's initial salvo, and is loitering outside the machine shop getting ready for some righteous revenge. Pcm, you want to introduce some psyker nastiness in this on behalf of the CSMs?

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2004-12-13 12:52am

Why yes, I do.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-13 12:56am

Kang and Kodos laughter in unison now... three... two... one...

Additional plot point... if Tycho is out for the night, we'll assume his team gets pushed back with heavy casualties, blows a lot of shit up, and the Chaos boys do take the command center.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-13 01:02am

"Warpbubble implosion. The Ramilies is drawn into the warp by an instantaneous collapse of its warp bubble generator. Resolve four lance shots at every ship within 4D6cm. Then replace the Ramilies with a Warp Rift as detailed on p45 of the Battlelfleet Gothic rulebook. All ordnance and ships on the table top are then drawn 15cm towards the Rift immediately and if moved into it will be affected is noted in the celestial phenomena rules."

Oh oh, that gives me very nasty ideas...

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2004-12-13 01:05am

Grr. Is it me, or are the CSM going down far too quickly?

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2004-12-13 01:08am

They are facing 2 Inquisitors and troops along a narrow front and one of them is a high leve TK....theres Also Lillith to cobnsider...since she is lurking and stalking the sorceror now.

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2004-12-13 01:11am

Petrosjko wrote:Kang and Kodos laughter in unison now... three... two... one...

Additional plot point... if Tycho is out for the night, we'll assume his team gets pushed back with heavy casualties, blows a lot of shit up, and the Chaos boys do take the command center.

I'm not out just yet.

GeneralTacticus · Post by **GeneralTacticus** » 2004-12-13 01:11am

Not to mention that, in the case of the Enginarium, they're attacking a full platoon of Stormtroopers, roughly a third of whom have plasma or melta weapons, through necessarily small holes in the walls.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-13 01:17am

Things to bear in mind... these are fluffy marines, which means they are more powerful than they are in the game. They're very smart, and they have more battle experience than anybody else on the station. They can be tricked and worked around, or overpowered in such cases as TK, but they are very unlikely to be very startled, or engage in situations that put them at a disadvantage. (After all, they're not the slavish adherents of the Codex Astartes)

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