Dark Heresy RPG on SD.net?

Raj Ahten · Post by **Raj Ahten** » 2008-04-16 10:52pm

Well I don't know if it is fair to say Hotfoot has been screwing us with plot twists. So far I can buy everything that has happened so far as a logical consequence of character's actions. Not every NPC has been out to screw us for instance. The Arbite commander was quite helpfull to Octavious for instance. Also, when I was confronted with arbites after my first gun fight, they didn't arrest or kill me. (In fact, the arbites could very well be persuaded to be are friends. I do think the commander offered us some help if we could bring him some hard evidence....)

And as far as the gangers go, why should we have expected them to be anything but untrustworthy? We are outsiders, and they are going to push us until we push back. And their leader isn't going to back down in front of his men, otherwise he's likely to lose face (and probably even more than that).

I'm thinking it just seems bad because we fucked ourselves early by pissing off that Lt. (Something else todo would be to test if we can return to that base). But Honestly, if Hotfoot was seriosly pulling out the Shrodingers gun loaded with magnum rounds, shit would be a lot worse. I bet their would be a lot more enemy gangers, every Imperial would be hostile, our assault of the compound would have been spotted and turned into a clusterfuck, etc. Honestly, we are making fairly good progress.

All of that aside, if it looks like we can't win no matter what, I have my ways of keeping the GM on his toes

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2008-04-16 10:59pm

I had Chameleon in mind when I mentioned tracking. It'll expose me to considerable risk, but I'm willing to take it.

This is 40K. It's a brutal, nasty universe that even gives you fate points to help avoid the worst because the worst is very, very bad. Even the right decision could get you killed. There is no "safe" option but not to play.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2008-04-16 11:03pm

Like I said... I can't do much right now but shoot at someone who shoots at us, so feel free to cock it up however you like.

Academia Nut · Post by **Academia Nut** » 2008-04-16 11:08pm

I meant less that the GM is trying to screw us, and more that we'll never be able to have it easy, with events easily souring if it ever starts to go too well our way. Such as the fact that the Balimek base probably had enough enemies in it to be challenging to the whole group, despite the fact that I doubt he intended for us to assault it so soon in the game (hence the comment about skipping steps).

Remember just cause Shrodinger's Gun is there doesn't mean its loaded with magnums. It just might be. In all eventuality its probably just a .22 meant for keeping us in line.

Raj Ahten · Post by **Raj Ahten** » 2008-04-16 11:22pm

Well, thinking on things, how's this for a plan. We capture Mr gang bigshot. Then Octavious brings evidence of the heresy to the local arbite office, while the rest of the team guards the prisoner. We get the arbites , specifically the one friendly arbite, to interogate the man, and we share information. We'll have the arbite come to us with a select group of picked men. Or we can bring the prisoner to them. With that, I'm mainly worrid about getting a handcuffed, blindfolded, and probably injured man through checkpoints.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2008-04-16 11:28pm

Some parts will go easy. We just won't know it until after it happens. It's the parts that go horribly wrong that will screw us and we'll know about them when we're stuck in the middle of them.

Vehrec · Post by **Vehrec** » 2008-04-16 11:40pm

I'm probably not much good for sneaking around while holding all the crap I took from the Armory. Consider me hanging back officially.

Hawkwings · Post by **Hawkwings** » 2008-04-17 12:15am

Little point to remember: Varnius still has the Balimek gang leader's map in his pocket.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2008-04-17 12:36am

Hawkwings wrote:Little point to remember: Varnius still has the Balimek gang leader's map in his pocket.

I don't recall anyone giving me a map. The only ones Varnius has is the one in his head. He traced one out for the rest of the team before doing his cloak stuff because he spent time in the mines and can navigate through underground tunnels.

Hawkwings · Post by **Hawkwings** » 2008-04-17 12:43am

It was in the combat session. Varnius was controlled by Hotfoot, and spent most of the fight looking around in what apparently was the ganger boss' headquarters. He picked up a map of the underhive with gang territories and possible plans of movement/attack on it.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2008-04-17 12:52am

Hawkwings wrote:It was in the combat session. Varnius was controlled by Hotfoot, and spent most of the fight looking around in what apparently was the ganger boss' headquarters. He picked up a map of the underhive with gang territories and possible plans of movement/attack on it.

Good thing for the rest of the party that I still have Fate Points.

Academia Nut · Post by **Academia Nut** » 2008-04-17 12:58am

We all have full fate point compliment, they were restored at the end of the battle when we got XP.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2008-04-17 06:48am

Academia Nut wrote:We all have full fate point compliment, they were restored at the end of the battle when we got XP.

People have used some fate points since then, actually.

Raj Ahten · Post by **Raj Ahten** » 2008-04-19 11:10pm

Just a quick question: Does anyone else from the recon team plan on trailing Varnius along with Lazarus?

RIPP_n_WIPE · Post by **RIPP_n_WIPE** » 2008-04-21 10:53am

Octavius is doing what he's been doing the entire time. Sitting. He could track varn through his scope and take his head off if that's what you'd like

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Hawkwings · Post by **Hawkwings** » 2008-04-25 11:30pm

Alright, I'm declaring a roll call! Everyone who's still here and intends to play, post something to that effect.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2008-04-26 12:31am

I'll be willing to roll up another character if anyone drops out.

Academia Nut · Post by **Academia Nut** » 2008-04-26 01:06am

I'm still here. And now for the in character reason why Quintos doesn't want to part with the gun.

Remember, in the Guard, the equipment is more important than the soldiers, and those instincts are well drilled in, so that he is more likely to listen to them than reason when he is exhausted and hurt.

Losonti Tokash · Post by **Losonti Tokash** » 2008-04-26 02:13am

Still here.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2008-04-26 02:20am

Gangland people, the gang leader has insisted that you leave all your weapons "to be tended to". You have to fucking respond to that. Post or leave the damn game.

Block · Post by **Block** » 2008-04-26 12:49pm

Still here. And no he didn't tell us to leave our weapons, he said to leave the captured ones.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2008-04-26 01:01pm

Block wrote:Still here. And no he didn't tell us to leave our weapons, he said to leave the captured ones.

Actually, he did say to leave your weapons with Quintos and Nixios, since the former was so very insistent on making sure all the weapons were properly maintained.

Block · Post by **Block** » 2008-04-26 01:16pm

Hotfoot wrote:
Block wrote:Still here. And no he didn't tell us to leave our weapons, he said to leave the captured ones.
Actually, he did say to leave your weapons with Quintos and Nixios, since the former was so very insistent on making sure all the weapons were properly maintained.

Ah, my misunderstanding. Did they stand and watch us do that or walked off?

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2008-04-26 01:29pm

The gangers are right there. Most of you haven't posted anything so the game has been hung.

Block · Post by **Block** » 2008-04-26 01:34pm

Except we're now in a shack, so they wouldn't be right there, unless we were followed. I'm not asking you, I'm asking the GM.