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By the Will of the Machine God

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JamesShazbond said:
What exactly is the difference between the Skitarii and the Autokrator?
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Skitarii = State Police
Autokrator = Army and Artillery
Ancient One said:
Did we at least get the wards upgraded? Or was this all around a wrecking ball to our progress?
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Cyrus2 said:
So does that mean we have to research the denial of warp denizens again?
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Oh, your Wards certainly got upgraded and Especially against Khorne. You just got all of your Infra and Military Wrecked.
 
Sigh, the RNG giveth and taketh. This simultaneous series of attacks is a setback to researching stuff. Alas, we really need to set up Infra and Refill Ranks again. As well as the Military Station. :V

It's like the Four want us to be stuck in AP Hell. Dx
 
And we just finished the Research domes too. Fuck.

Alright, I want at least two turns of Military focus:

[ ] [General] Expand the Castellum
- [ ] Military Stations (0/3)

[ ] [General] Forge Alliances (Who?)
- [ ] The Skitarius
- [ ] Autokrator

[ ] [Military] Redesigning the Doctrines
- [ ] Initiation Protocols in Hexagramic Wards:
- [ ] Integrated Combat and PsyTech Readiness:
- [ ] Legio Cybernetica Coordination Protocols:

Pick from these, plus rebuilding the army and infrastructure. Two turns is the absolute minimum to get the basics done. We could do with more than that. May well need more than two, if rebuilding is multiple AP.
 
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Be sure not to get into further AP Hell if we're building alliances. There's still some commitments we have to do concerning the ones we already allied with like with the Explorator and the Mapping Arrays.

...but yeah, it feels like we really need to commit a lot to Infra and Military first before delving deeper into Research, and having to focus any commitments that pop up too...
 
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090.30M | Fresh Wounds
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    • The vast halls of the Ephemeralis Astra Castellum echoed with the hum of machinery and the occasional clank of servitors at work. It was a haunting reminder of the life that once filled these corridors. Now, two years after the catastrophic invasion by the Bloodletters, the station was still far from fully operational. Cracked walls and burnt ward runes lingered, and the constant flicker of unstable lights was an ever-present sign that the Castellum had yet to recover.

    Magos Majoris Vehlaris-00302 stood in front of a fractured viewport, gazing out into the void. Beyond the dull hum of the Castellum, the stars shone cold and indifferent, as they always had. But now, Vehlaris could not help but feel their distant light was mocking the once-great strength of the Empyric Engineers. The station had been their crowning achievement, a place of research and enlightenment, now reduced to a fractured shell of its former self.

    "Damage reports from Deck 43 still show power fluctuations," intoned an emotionless servitor nearby. Vehlaris ignored the report for a moment, contemplating the memory of the Bloodletter incursion. The guttural howls, the smell of burning metal, and the visceral slaughter still echoed in the minds of those who had survived. Many of the junior Magi Ætheric had fallen in the chaos, their screams silenced by the relentless daemons that had torn through the halls. Even the battle-automata, inscribed with hexagrammic wards, had been overwhelmed by the sheer fury of the Immaterium.

    Vehlaris finally turned, his augmented limbs whirring softly. "Send an additional team of repair servitors. Reinforce the wards. They must be perfect."


    You Have 3 [Three] Actions.
    The Procession of 12 / To finally See = 0.1 Research AP per Action
    Research Banked= 0.75 AP
    [ ] [General] Expand the Castellum
    The Ephemeralis Astra Castellum, already a beacon of knowledge and defense, can evolve into an even greater citadel of power and discovery.
    - [ ] Infrastructure (0/3)
    - [ ] Military Stations (0/3)
    - [ ] Research Domes (3/3)
    - [ ] Voidship Dockyards (0/3)
    - [ ] Restore and Heal

    [ ] [General] Forge Alliances (Who?)
    Now that our faction has the respect of Mars' other Tech-Priests, the opportunity to forge alliances with influential Mechanicum factions presents itself.
    - [ ] Hespherstari
    - [ ] Provender
    - [ ] Genetor
    - [ ] Logis
    - [ ] Vulpaxis
    - [ ] Lictanex
    - [ ] Dominus
    - [ ] Cordantor
    - [ ] Mhalagra
    - [ ] Alchemys
    - [ ] Myrmidex
    - [ ] Lachrimallus
    - [ ] Munitoria Logis
    - [ ] Macrotechnia
    - [ ] Lacyraemara
    - [ ] Bonded Cybernetica
    - [ ] Autokrator
    - [ ] Basilikon Astra
    - [ ] Legio Titanicus
    - [ ] Ordo Reductor
    - [ ] The Skitarius

    [ ] [General] Empyric Mapping Arrays (1/2)
    With every map drawn and every anomaly charted, the Machine God's servants expand the boundaries of knowledge and ensure that even the Immaterium itself will bow to the will of Mars.

    [ ] [Military] Restoring the Ranks (0/2)
    The Scars of this battle must be mended. And never forgotten.

    [ ] [Military] Redesigning the Doctrines
    This updated doctrine ensures their forces are adaptive, vigilant, and spiritually fortified, merging human ingenuity with warded automation to confront and conquer even the darkest horrors of the Empyrean.
    - [ ] Initiation Protocols in Hexagramic Wards:
    Every initiate, from the lowest menial to the aspiring Magos, would now be drilled in the understanding and application of warding symbols. Wards would not merely be a passive tool inscribed upon armor and circuits—those who wore them would know their meanings, strengthening their spiritual and technical discipline against the Empyrian's denizens.

    - [ ] Integrated Combat and PsyTech Readiness:
    In previous battles, inexperienced tech-priests had failed to recognize the subtle influence of Empyric incursions until it was too late. The new doctrine demanded that all combatants, including maintenance crews and servitor handlers, be trained to use the Warp Geiger to detect and respond to esoteric threats, with combat drills integrating PsyTech into every battle simulation.

    - [ ] Legio Cybernetica Coordination Protocols:
    The bond between the Magi Ætheric and the Legio Cybernetica had proven invaluable, but the chaotic nature of battle often saw independent automata break formation. A new series of network protocols was devised, ensuring smoother coordination between Battle-Automata cohorts and their Ætheric handlers. Teams would be drilled to anticipate both physical attacks and Empyric disruptions, trusting not only their machines but their wards.

    - [ ] Reinforcement of the Mind and Soul
    "To falter before the warp is to fail." This program integrates ritualized meditation practices with bio-augmented brainwave fortification, enhancing focus and reducing the likelihood of corruption or mental collapse. The Castellum will also employ Machine-Assisted Therapies, where servitor-counselors help process traumatic experiences.

    [ ] [Research] Enhance the Wards' Capabilities
    Currently, the Wards are powerful, but they are also fragile and limited in scope. Further research could yield advancements in durability, range, and flexibility.
    - [ ] Efficient Durability
    - [ ] Scope Refinement
    - [ ] Efficient Strength
    - [ ] Ward Overhaul Initiative (0/2)
    - [ ] Micro-Scale Warding
    - [ ] Macro-Scale Warding

    [ ] [Research] The Question of the Machine Soul
    The Wards, as they stand, protect the spiritual aspect of the sacred Machine that reside within the vast array of Mechanicum technology. With the Magi Ætheric possessing this groundbreaking ability, the potential for greater communion with the Machine Spirit becomes tantalizingly within reach.
    - [ ] The Truth( Fact) of the Soul (0/2)
    - [ ] The Narrative( Tale) of the Soul (0/2)
    - [ ] Refined Rite Overhauling (0/2)
    - [ ] Rite of Manifestation (0/2)

    [ ] [Research] Develop New Warp-Related Technologies
    The Warp Drive and Gellar Field are merely the first steps in the exploitation of Warp energies. With the Ephemeralis Astra Castellum built, the Magi Ætheric can now seek to develop new machines, perhaps even ships, that interact directly with the Warp in novel ways within a... safe-ish environment.
    - [ ] Gellar-Field/Ward Advanced Studies (0/2)
    - [ ] Metamaterials (0/3)
    - [ ] Psy-Artifacts and Warp-Artifacts Studies (0/4)
    - [ ] Ghoststone Stress-testing
     
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    • [ ] Plan: Healing, Rebuilding and Preparing
    -[ ] [General] Expand the Castellum
    --[ ] Restore and Heal
    -[ ] [Military] Restoring the Ranks (0/2)
    -[ ] [Military] Redesigning the Doctrines
    --[ ] Reinforcement of the Mind and Soul

    Focusing on Restoring the Castellum, doing therapy to prevent chaos corruption from the survivors and restoring the ranks
     
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    [] Plan:Military wards and mental health
    -[] [General] Expand the Castellum
    -- [] Restore and Heal
    -[] [Military] Redesigning the Doctrines
    -- [ ] Reinforcement of the Mind and Soul
    -- [ ] Initiation Protocols in Hexagramic Wards:
     
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    It's just as I feared, a whole turn's worth of dead AP. Well, best get on with it.

    [] Plan: Out of the Pit
    -[ ] [General] Expand the Castellum
    --[ ] Restore and Heal
    -[ ] [Military] Restoring the Ranks (0/2) x2

    The boring option to clear the deadwood to set up actual progress next turn, where we need to do doctrines and military infrastructure.
     
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    We need to forge some alliances with the actual militant arm of the mechanicus. Just because we can make our own soldiers does not mean that they will match up to that of say the skittari or what have you.
     
    [X] Plan: Rebuilding & Revamping
    -[X] [General] Expand the Castellum
    --[X] Restore and Heal
    -[X] [Military] Restoring the Ranks (0/2)
    -[X] [Military] Redesigning the Doctrines
    --[X] Legio Cybernetica Coordination Protocols

    I think we need to hold off on research for a turn or two until we have done some training and building.
     
    [X] Plan: Healing, Rebuilding and Preparing
    -[X] [General] Expand the Castellum
    --[X] Restore and Heal
    -[X] [Military] Restoring the Ranks (0/2)
    -[X] [Military] Redesigning the Doctrines
    --[X] Reinforcement of the Mind and Soul
     
    [X] Plan: Healing, Rebuilding and Preparing
    -[X] [General] Expand the Castellum
    --[X] Restore and Heal
    -[X] [Military] Restoring the Ranks (0/2)
    -[X] [Military] Redesigning the Doctrines
    --[X] Reinforcement of the Mind and Soul

    I can accept stretching the rebuild across two turns, solely because the idea of making no forward progress at all makes me profoundly depressed.
     
    [X] Plan: Healing, Rebuilding and Preparing
    -[X] [General] Expand the Castellum
    --[X] Restore and Heal
    -[X] [Military] Restoring the Ranks (0/2)
    -[X] [Military] Redesigning the Doctrines
    --[X] Reinforcement of the Mind and Soul
     
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