A school for the cursed: A Psyker Quest. Warhammer 40k quest.

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[X]Plan M*A*S*H 40k

I dislike the fact that quicksilver capsules can break from impacts, killing psykers for no reason.
In a battlefield, even away from frontline, impacts to the head are to be expected.
 
[X]Plan Classics
- [x] Psychic artillery
- [x] Implanted micro-explosives
- [x] Quicksilver Nodule:

[X]Plan Support
-[x] Psychic support:
- [x] Implanted micro-explosives
- [x] Quicksilver Nodule:
 
The problem with psychic support is it's far and away the least respected. The average Guardsmen may appreciate it, but the actual movers and shakers are likely to be far less impressed than other options. We don't need the average Guardsmen to be a beacon of tolerance. We need to have a good working relationship with the greats of the sector.

Prestige is not some nebulous score, it's one of the most valuable currency and gauges we have.


[X] Leading from the Front
 
[X] Plan I Cast Fist
-[X] Psychic shock troops:
-[X] Sanctified stakes:
-[X] Execution Tool - a large-bore semi-auto shotgun (preferably Arbites pattern), decorated with inscriptions and using Ministorum-blessed ammunition

[X] Plan Healers Are Kind, Not Nice
-[X] Psychic support:
-[X] Sanctified stakes:
-[X] Execution Tool - a large-bore semi-auto shotgun (preferably Arbites pattern), decorated with inscriptions and using Ministorum-blessed ammunition
 
Karugus said:
The problem with psychic support is it's far and away the least respected. The average Guardsmen may appreciate it, but the actual movers and shakers are likely to be far less impressed than other options. We don't need the average Guardsmen to be a beacon of tolerance. We need to have a good working relationship with the greats of the sector.

Prestige is not some nebulous score, it's one of the most valuable currency and gauges we have.
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We can handle prestige earning with ourselves and our actually graduated Primaris Battle-Psykers. Wyrdvanes are our apprentices, they're not going to be the only kind of Psykers our school ever produces. And preparing them to interact with the deeply paranoid and superstitious people with guns they'll be surrounded by for their whole careers is a benefit that neither of the other options gives.
 
Sir_Travelsalot said:
We can handle prestige earning with ourselves and our actually graduated Primaris Battle-Psykers. Wyrdvanes are our apprentices, they're not going to be the only kind of Psykers our school ever produces. And preparing them to interact with the deeply paranoid and superstitious people with guns they'll be surrounded by for their whole careers is a benefit that neither of the other options gives.
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Ah, so we're ignoring that the wyrdvanes will go on to become Primaris, that then proceed to teach their wyrdvanes they way they were taught. We're absolutely locking in our primary expertise here because our graduates are going to teach the same way they were taught. Moreover, if Occam is leading the support wyrdvane, he has significantly less time to secure personal glory and prestige. It's not the end of the world, but people seem to be talking like support doesn't have glaring and massive problems.

As for coexisting with all those grunts… we just watched an update where an abhuman who was accepted and tolerated by those she worked with was nearly put to death for being presented to officers. That nominal tolerance from the grunts is all but worthless if they alienate the officers. Part of that is doing work the officers can respect- and the lack of prestige makes it explicit that as a whole the officers don't particularly respect or value the support role.
 
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Karugus said:
As for coexisting with all those grunts… we just watched an update where an abhuman who was accepted and tolerated by those she worked with was nearly put to death for being presented to officers. That nominal tolerance from the grunts is all but worthless if they alienate the officers. Part of that is doing work the officers can respect- and the lack of prestige makes it explicit that as a whole the officers don't particularly respect or value the support role.
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That... is fucking good point. Siege option is much more balanced option than others that we have.
 
IIRC most of Wyrdvanes never make it to Primaris because they lack one or multiple of Strength, Control, and Sanity required to even be considered for promotion.
 
Yeah, I really don't want to lock our students into support roles, because that's not interesting to me. Psykers blasting away in the middle of combat? That's kickass, and more than that, it fits better with who Occam, who's literally "fit for fighting". Are we just going to ignore our punch-wizard vibes for a choice that gets us very little in return? As Karugus pointed out earlier, if we train our students into support roles, they'll train their own students the same way once/if they become primaris.

The Imperium is fundamentally built on the blood and bones of martyrs, willing to preserve it's decaying corpse. Shying away from the fight just so we can preserve psykers is the wrong attitude, in my books.
 
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