Sterbelicht - One Sacrifice At A Time Against The Galaxy (40K)

What should your focus for the rest of the Quest be?

  • Mercy (Diplomacy and Expansion)

    Votes: 240 73.8%

  • Ruthlessness (Kick the Duchy in the Balls)

    Votes: 73 22.5%

  • Thule (Yeeni Handholding and Piscarian Cuddling)

    Votes: 127 39.1%
  • Total voters
    325
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HeroCooky said:
[] [Psykana] Conduct Ten Melodies (0.2/1 - Auto Complete) - [Choose Melody]
The Celestial Choir has been given the means; with time, they shall conduct their songs. They will listen to the Warp and filter out the false whispers from the slumbering guidance of the Star Child. In halting prayer and stumbling humming, the truth will be stripped until nothing but it remains in the hands of those who shall make it anew into power to be wielded by the Choirs to come. As there are 10 Celestial Choirs free to pursue research, the High Council can ask them to pursue a target instead of what comes close. This will, naturally, be lost once they dip below 10 Choirs.
(Total: 22
Uncovered: Revenant III
Secret: Slumber III.
Star Child: Cogitation, Liberation, Spirit, and Shatter.
Kil'drabi: Family III
Irrita: Plants III, and Hunger III.
Msk'fa: Comfort III, Revenge III, and Retribution III.
Dirut: Peace II, Clockwork II, Candle II, Sunset III, and Dawn III.
Lamenter: Duty, Honor, Glory, Unwavering, and Cherish.
Gain: Ten Melodies newly Conducted.)

[] [Psykana] Sing four Songs (Choose at least Three below.) - (0.9/1 - Auto Complete) - [Choose Song]
Mere Melodies are not the end of the journey, nor should they be the start. They are the middle, from which all things shall grow and wither.
(Uncovered: Technology III, Prophecy III, Revenant II, Oblivion III, and Thule III.
Secret: Perception III, Silence III, Grounding III, and Slumber II.
Star Child: Protection III, Fire III, The Sun V, Humanity III, Creativity III, Song III, The Home III, Logic III, Unity III, Progress III, Compassion III, Hope III, Health III, Death III, Justice III, Wisdom III, Innovation III, Machinery III, Ruthlessness III, Brutality III, Mercy III, The Star, and Love III.
Kil'drabi: Void III, Struggle III, Paths III, Community III, and Family II.
Irrita: Growth III, Plants II, Harmony III, and Hunger II.
Msk'fa: Comfort II, Revenge II, and Retribution II.
Dirut: Time III, Clockwork I, Candle I, Sunset II, Dawn II, and Peace I.
Gain: Four Songs.)
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Hm. With one action, we can raise all the new Star Child and Lamenter Melodies to I, and still have one Melody left to raise to II or III.
We're getting a Song this turn via auto-ticker (and four more if we spend an action).
 
HeroCooky said:
Look, I just write this stuff. Take the Melodies and rejoice while I pine for the 28th to end my torment. :V
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BlueHelix said:
It basically doesn't matter anyways? Unto Works Generational kicks it down to 2 anyways, it's fine.

New Melodies to unlock look kickass, though.

Uhhh otherwise, we drop 3 into Medical, and then we have a free action. So either 2 Psykana, Redesign Kil'drabi, get to Fleet Cap, do some Sigils, pick one of a lot of options.
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I think we'll find time later to do fleet cap stuff. I think I'm in favor of sigils. We've barely scratched the surface. There. And next time the warp chills out we're doing 5x psykana anyways?

Here's the bare bones of a plan, I probably won't post a real plan but feel free to use it as the basis for yours. Still need to pick auto-complete song & flex action.

If you don't want to do the cursed worlds than Candelight isn't the worst alternative.

[] Plan: All-XX 3/4
-[] [Free] Consecrate In Sacred Sands (The Cursed Worlds. Offer to also consecrate the worlds of the Mashan)
-[] [Free] [Psykana] Sing a Songs (Choose at least Three Melodies) - (0.9/1 - Auto Complete)
--[] which song?
-[] [General] Develop The Federations'...
--[] Medical Services XVII (2/2) - [1x 50% Discount]
--[] Medical Services XVIII (2/2) - [1x 50% Discount]
--[] Medical Services XIX (2/2) - [1x 50% Discount] (Devouring Mechadendrite Action)
-[] flex action.
 
Neablis said:
I think we'll find time later to do fleet cap stuff. I think I'm in favor of sigils. We've barely scratched the surface. There. And next time the warp chills out we're doing 5x psykana anyways?

Here's the bare bones of a plan, I probably won't post a real plan but feel free to use it as the basis for yours. Still need to pick auto-complete song & flex action.

If you don't want to do the cursed worlds than Candelight isn't the worst alternative.
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Sounds good.


We have a lot of juicy options — personally I'm in favor of doing Anti-Corruption Sigils since we can 1 AP that thanks to research bonii and Works Generational, which'll set us up for doing Autonomous when we have max anti-Chaos traits when we do 5 Psykana + [Flex Amount Of Research]


sun tzu said:
Hm. With one action, we can raise all the new Star Child and Lamenter Melodies to I, and still have one Melody left to raise to II or III.
We're getting a Song this turn via auto-ticker (and four more if we spend an action).
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Not a bad idea too. Don't forget that with Class in Session we automatically get another Psykana action too, so if you want to make your own plan that's something you want to take in mind.

Think we have a lot of solid choices this turn — either do Sigils, do Anti-Corruption, or crack open the Psykana.
 
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[X] Plan: All-XX 3/4
-[X] [Free] Consecrate In Sacred Sands (The Cursed Worlds. Offer to also consecrate the worlds of the Mashan). If they say no, do Candelight.
-[X] [We were] Reason behind the Cybernetic revolt
-[X] [Free] [Psykana] Sing a Songs (Choose at least Three Melodies) - (0.9/1 - Auto Complete)
--[X] As One We Avenge The Innocent's Slain - Humanity Unity Revenge Ruthlessness Justice
-[X] [General] Develop The Federations'...
--[X] Medical Services XVII (2/2) - [1x 50% Discount]
--[X] Medical Services XVIII (2/2) - [1x 50% Discount]
--[X] Medical Services XIX (2/2) - [1x 50% Discount] (Devouring Mechadendrite Action)
-[X] [Faith] Sigils (Input 5 Sigils)
--[X] [We][Chill][Self]
--[X] [Them][Drink][Withering][Hurt]
--[X] [Parent/s][Grow][Joy][Faith][Offspring]
--[X] [Flower][Nutrition][Health][Place]
--[X] [Righteous][Impale][Core][Them]
 
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I would suggest we use the available action after dev on the primaris astartes. We could use all the power we can get right now. It would give the lamenters a boost.
 
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HeroCooky said:
It is as you've stated.
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Didn't you also say The First Step Is The Hardest back then though?

(If we are serious on continuing, please ask the Star Child about this after burning We Were charges on the relevant things?)

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Neablis said:
which song?
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Weaving_Dreamer said:
Sing To Them Of The Coming Noose - Song Grounding Brutality Ruthlessness Death
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1. A Thin Veneer Of Lies
2. Glory Of Celestial Existence
3. We Of Blood
4. A Series Of Events To Come
5. Court In Session, Verdict With Gravity
6. Horrors Are Yet To Come
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HeroCooky said:
6. A Faith Song would have the Mercy of the Star Child arrive at the end of ropes. They are not a peaceful deity.
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One of these, or Hunger x5 so we can get a Warfare Symphony out of only X5 Songs?
 
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*name* said:
-[] [Other] Take Care Of [Future Or Current Problems]
--[] so the emperor is dead, or broken in such a way he might as well be dead, and that chaos has been screaming of a corpse emperor . . . one without a coffin, left to wither away for 10000 years.
--[] build a symbolic grave for a body we can't lay to rest, a cradle for the MAN who is who he is, just a man; we shall love him, we shall hate him, we will respect him as a hero and despise him as a villain and all other emotions and feelings we might have of him.
--[] write down his/her/their story, sing of melody/song/symphony, let's lament over a man immortalized in Shards of Stained Glass

this won't have any repercussions whatsoever in any way shape or form
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That sounds like a really good thing to set up so that the Star Father remnants left over after the Star Child ascends are laid to rest. Especially if we throw Dirge for the Innocent which could help avoid any chance of him becoming something Chaotic.
 
HeroCooky said:
only there is a moment when the Warp slightly quivers, sags in its turbulent waves, and the correct tunes are not hit. The Song begins to cast its gaze to the present day, beneath the galaxy...and touches something.
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HeroCooky said:
hark against Thought and Cancer from the Deep Beneath Growth
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@HeroCooky Do our Choirs know if this is normal, or due to the subject of investigation? And if it's the latter, can we get an Action to investigate further how this can affect our Songs and whatnot ahead of time?
Or would said Action just be the second quote?


Also, I assume that we didn't get any tech worth noting from the failed weapons?
 
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[X] Plan: All-XX 3/4

hey everyone, i just had a *WONDEERFUL* idea...

why not send a message to a younger emperor? a Song if you will, one to allow us to send a message back to the emperor before shit goes down the drain.

with the complete knowledge of the federation's gifts unto the young version of the emperor...of course were going to need to make sure he can understand it and hold onto it. with the warnings and all the crazy other shit going on. would make for a splitting of the timeline, even if it's not much better it would still be better than standard 40k.

Edited: plus, it would give hero-cookie a way to make an ambiguous ending of where in another timeline the young version of the emperor (or around the time when he is the Shepard of humanity), can understand the whole of our message, and the sheer "OH FUCK SHITS FUCKED IN THE FUTURE MAN" message.

Otherwise, looks like were close as heck to getting the starchild up and running, if not allowing him to fully manifest into the galaxy. WIth how we did our little crusade to get the lamentors, hopefully that has a knock-on effect of allowing the starchild to start changing the imperium.
 
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[X] Plan: All-XX 3/4, Anti-Warp Corruption Sigils Edition
-[X] [Free] Consecrate In Sacred Sands (The Cursed Worlds. Offer to also consecrate the worlds of the Mashan). If they say no, do Candelight.
-[X] [We Were] Reasons and History Behind The Cybernetic Revolt
-[X] [Free] [Psykana] Sing a Song (Choose at least Three Melodies) - (0.9/1 - Auto Complete)
--[X] A Spark From Lumbering Machines - Machinery, Progress, Creativity, Hope, Technology
-[X] [General] Develop The Federations'...
--[X] Medical Services XVII (2/2) - [1x 50% Discount]
--[X] Medical Services XVIII (2/2) - [1x 50% Discount]
--[X] Medical Services XIX (2/2) - [1x 50% Discount] (Devouring Mechadendrite Action)
-[X] [General] Research...
--[X] Applied Anti-Warp Corruption Sigils - (10/11) (11/11) (Unto Works Generational Reduces 3 Remaining Actions To 2 + 1 Action from Research Bonuses)

Hmmmm. That free song is tough, but... that one feels about right, if we're going to be investing into Automata. Nice for Machine Spirits, I feel. The We Were one is a bit eh, but fuck it, might as well. The full foundation behind mathematics, programming, and learning more about Binharic and appeasing Machine Spirits feels like a good idea.

Anti-Warp Corruption Sigils feels like a super good pickup, so, yeah.

Almost there, folks! We got this!

Edit: Swapped the We Were action on Neablis' advice.
 
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Ratato said:
@HeroCooky Do our Choirs know if this is normal, or due to the subject of investigation? And if it's the latter, can we get an Action to investigate further how this can affect our Songs and whatnot ahead of time?
Or would said Action just be the second quote?


Also, I assume that we didn't get any tech worth noting from the failed weapons?
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That was about expected when the Warp is a thing with its own mind.

What failed weapons?
 
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