Respect Your Elders v2 - Galactic Boogaloo [Warhammer Lizardmen Quest]
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We certainly fucked up its beach front property prices
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Somewhat doubtful but potentially helpful as that'd see the rest of the horde unify under the survivor and come knocking on our door, at which point application of a teleporting Kroq-Gar neatly weakens the entirety of the Waaagh!!!.
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Say Xantalos I'm wondering, was our new research from this turn applied to the defenses of the cities built this turn? So the cities on the front lines have defensive Momentum Cannons and Omen Motors already?
Yeah, neither has gotten to be where they are by being stupid so it isnt a given but neither is doing well atm and orkish mentality would make it plausible that "takin' out dat other git" will secure enough boyz and shut up the grumblers that i feel like it has potential too.
In the the end its best they are focused 9n each other so we can build up and out.
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Yeah, but there's a difference between sloshing the planetary bathwater a bit to create new beachfront properties and deliberately cracking open a planet like an egg in order to use the molten, explosive yolk to kill people with. It's like a localized version of a cyclonic torpedo and I love the idea.
Ayup! This is partially because introducing temporary delays for tech propagation both doesn't make sense with how interlinked the lizardmen are and is also a pain in the ass to do, and partially because I've had some scenes cooking in my mind for a while involving Saurus and Ork gun lines trading fire and doing artillery strikes and stuff and I really wanna write them.
Yeah...yeah I have to say we are getting to very much be delightfully proportionate in how we handle the orks.
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It's only reasonable - they can't infest the ground with their spores if you get rid of the ground!
This would also legitimately be a good tactic to deal with hostile Necron tombs, now that I think of it.
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For them I had the idea of digging giant sinkholes down to the level of their tomb complexes and then using tectonic forces to yeet them out of the ground wholesale like a game of hacky sack.
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For all your Necron-extracting needs, Old One ACME-Brand Giant Magnets!
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And now I'm imagining turning a planet's magnetic field into a battery of plasma cannons by basically twisting them into hyper-dimensional knots that fill with super hot plasma and then spit it down on the surface. Plasma rain!
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...ooooh, that's a really good one. The imagery an attack like that could generate ... it'd be the apocalyptic cousin of the Northern Lights, lighting up the sky with blazing aurora of unearthly colors and radiances. That's definitely happening at some point in the future now.
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It is, The Big Zap.
Share more secrets with us, prophet of destruction!
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To be fair, given how durable Necrons and their tech are, that might not stop them. It might just mean that when they wake up they are all like "where the fuck did the planet go and why are we be-yoted on a path hurtling through interstellar space?"
Which would admittedly be hilarious.
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With proper aim we could even launch them into the nearest convenient sun!
I'm picturing some slann using it on catachan. Either nobody can tell the difference, or the entire planet gets worse even though they only used a tier 0-tier 2 ritual XD
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Stupid, Hilarious, Hilariously Stupid and Stupidly Hilarious Weaponized Ritual Ideas:
Teleport the enemy to where they were a few seconds ago, without using the planet as a reference frame.
Nightmares that kill, in the style of Freddy Krueger.
Turning the atmosphere solid, via cooling.
Turning the atmosphere solid, just by making it behave like one.
Dubstep Storm.
Over-sized Lightning Storm, Wet or Dry.
Turning the atmosphere into a giant lens, to fry our enemies like bugs under a magnifying glass.
Short out the Ionosphere, aka link it to the ground at target destination by shrinking space.
Teleport the enemy to where they were a few seconds ago, without using the planet as a reference frame.
Nightmares that kill, in the style of Freddy Krueger.
Turning the atmosphere solid, via cooling.
Turning the atmosphere solid, just by making it behave like one.
Dubstep Storm.
Over-sized Lightning Storm, Wet or Dry.
Turning the atmosphere into a giant lens, to fry our enemies like bugs under a magnifying glass.
Short out the Ionosphere, aka link it to the ground at target destination by shrinking space.
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When I saw this I imagined something like Maz compressing the atmosphere and then letting it go in a giant airburst, but this is funnier. Make it a giant droplet of acid or molten gold.
Funnier option; telefrag the enemy by sending them back in space and time to where their past selves were.
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Xantalos, is it just me or do you have Tiktaq'to's and Chakax's favored warbeasts backwards.
Tiktaq'to should be the one favoring flying monsters or am I just missing something?
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@Xantalos
It occurs to me that the Kanyon will still gradually fill with groundwater, and with rainwater washing in from wherever the lip of the Kanyon is downhill from the surrounding terrain, until it reaches the level of the surrounding water table. It might actually be kind of nasty, too, like those giant lake of toxic waste you get when water fills in an open-pit mine.
We should probably remediate that at some point.
The entire point of this was to shatter Gardakka's power and squeeze him up against Urdgob's territory. Maybe Gardakka will still be able to leverage his boyz' firepower to make headway towards conquering Urdgob after we assassinate Urdgob, and thus remain a relevant force... at the expense of any notional successor to Urdgob. But that still lets us cut him off from the coast and prepare our own forces for an assault.
[X] Plan Occasionally One Step Backwards
-[] Rear Area Security (25% of the garrison forces)
--[] No significant slann support.
--[] Continue mopping up feral ork populations and rooting out Ayacmanik if they grow too ambitious in trying to poach lizardmen behind the lines.
-[] Army of the South (Teninhuan, commanding the Legion of Itza, reinforced by 25% of the garrison forces)
--[] Slann commitment: 1 Third Spawning, 52 Fifth Spawning
---[] Contest Enemy Shamans (3 Fifth Spawning)
---[] Destroy Enemy Aircraft (3 Fifth Spawning)
---[] Nuke From Afar (1 Third Spawning, 46 Fifth Spawning)
--[] Preserve Lizardman Forces- break them on and around the defenses of Muukhexla
--[] Teninhuan's orders are to Ambush Enemy Reinforcements, attriting the flow of southern orks as they advance. The aid of Sotek has been invoked to help Break The Tide; let His prophet do this thing.
-[] Army of the Center (Chakax and Tiktaq'to, commanding the legions of Xlanhuapec and Tlaxtlan, respectively, reinforced by 25% of the garrison forces each)
--[] Slann commitment: 5 Fourth Spawning, 50 Fifth Spawning
---[] Contest Enemy Shamans (3 Fifth Spawning)
---[] Destroy Enemy Aircraft (5 Fifth Spawning)
---[] Nuke From Afar (5 Fourth Spawning, 42 Fifth Spawning)
--[] Chakax is to Hold The Line- to ensure that the orks are not allowed to gain any lasting footholds across the Kanyon in his sectors (the Line is not the Kanyon itself, but a defensible position a short distance to the west of it, suitable for commanding the crossings by firepower).
--[] Tiktaq'to is to Coordinate Bombardment Assets (slann, mortars, air-dropped Glyph Bombs), using aerial reconnaissance to supplement slann scrying. His goal is proactive- disrupt Gardakka's forces and remaining supplies as they approach the Kanyon, crippling any crossing attempts.
--[] Prevent Territorial Occupation- Gardakka's forces are brittle, and if their offensive can be weathered at the line of the Kanyon, counterattack becomes possible.
---[] Stretch Goal: if Gardakka's offensive fully collapses and local balance of forces permits, push across the Kanyon to secure the flank of Kroq-Gar's counteroffensive.
-[] Army of the North (Kroq-Gar, commanding the Legion of Hexoatl, supported by eight Thunder Lizards)
--[] Slann commitment: 5 Fourth Spawning, 50 Fifth Spawning
---[] Contest Enemy Shamans (3 Fifth Spawning)
---[] Destroy Enemy Aircraft (4 Fifth Spawning)
---[] Support Kroq-Gar Counter-Leadership Operations (2 Fifth Spawning)
---[] Nuke From Afar (5 Fourth Spawning, 10 Fifth Spawning)
---[] Engage in Battle (31 Fifth Spawning)
--[] Priority is Conquest of Enemy Territory. Attack Gardakka along the northern coast, using the Thunder Lizards and slann bombardment to shatter resistance and concentrated enemy forces, and the Legion to mop up and secure a "bite" of territory.
--[] Kroq-Gar is to Duel Enemy Leaders, annihilating any centralized attempt to rally a defense.
It occurs to me that the Kanyon will still gradually fill with groundwater, and with rainwater washing in from wherever the lip of the Kanyon is downhill from the surrounding terrain, until it reaches the level of the surrounding water table. It might actually be kind of nasty, too, like those giant lake of toxic waste you get when water fills in an open-pit mine.
We should probably remediate that at some point.
The problem Gardakka faces is that he can't fully turn his forces to fight Kroq-Gar and the eight Thunder Lizards, while simultaneously sustaining an offensive across the Kanyon AND securing his backline against the Ayacmanik AND fighting Urdgob (or Urdgob's lieutenants, since we're planning to assassinate him) and securing his backline against the Ayacmanik. Even if he did, he'd have no orkpower left to rebuild his shattered logistics, and he'd cave in on one of the other fronts.
Mazadmundi already blew up the places they need to make vehicles, or rather blew down said places with a phalanx of tornadoes. Our infantry do not need to do what our strategic bombing campaign has already done.
The entire point of this was to shatter Gardakka's power and squeeze him up against Urdgob's territory. Maybe Gardakka will still be able to leverage his boyz' firepower to make headway towards conquering Urdgob after we assassinate Urdgob, and thus remain a relevant force... at the expense of any notional successor to Urdgob. But that still lets us cut him off from the coast and prepare our own forces for an assault.
[X] Plan Occasionally One Step Backwards
-[] Rear Area Security (25% of the garrison forces)
--[] No significant slann support.
--[] Continue mopping up feral ork populations and rooting out Ayacmanik if they grow too ambitious in trying to poach lizardmen behind the lines.
-[] Army of the South (Teninhuan, commanding the Legion of Itza, reinforced by 25% of the garrison forces)
--[] Slann commitment: 1 Third Spawning, 52 Fifth Spawning
---[] Contest Enemy Shamans (3 Fifth Spawning)
---[] Destroy Enemy Aircraft (3 Fifth Spawning)
---[] Nuke From Afar (1 Third Spawning, 46 Fifth Spawning)
--[] Preserve Lizardman Forces- break them on and around the defenses of Muukhexla
--[] Teninhuan's orders are to Ambush Enemy Reinforcements, attriting the flow of southern orks as they advance. The aid of Sotek has been invoked to help Break The Tide; let His prophet do this thing.
-[] Army of the Center (Chakax and Tiktaq'to, commanding the legions of Xlanhuapec and Tlaxtlan, respectively, reinforced by 25% of the garrison forces each)
--[] Slann commitment: 5 Fourth Spawning, 50 Fifth Spawning
---[] Contest Enemy Shamans (3 Fifth Spawning)
---[] Destroy Enemy Aircraft (5 Fifth Spawning)
---[] Nuke From Afar (5 Fourth Spawning, 42 Fifth Spawning)
--[] Chakax is to Hold The Line- to ensure that the orks are not allowed to gain any lasting footholds across the Kanyon in his sectors (the Line is not the Kanyon itself, but a defensible position a short distance to the west of it, suitable for commanding the crossings by firepower).
--[] Tiktaq'to is to Coordinate Bombardment Assets (slann, mortars, air-dropped Glyph Bombs), using aerial reconnaissance to supplement slann scrying. His goal is proactive- disrupt Gardakka's forces and remaining supplies as they approach the Kanyon, crippling any crossing attempts.
--[] Prevent Territorial Occupation- Gardakka's forces are brittle, and if their offensive can be weathered at the line of the Kanyon, counterattack becomes possible.
---[] Stretch Goal: if Gardakka's offensive fully collapses and local balance of forces permits, push across the Kanyon to secure the flank of Kroq-Gar's counteroffensive.
-[] Army of the North (Kroq-Gar, commanding the Legion of Hexoatl, supported by eight Thunder Lizards)
--[] Slann commitment: 5 Fourth Spawning, 50 Fifth Spawning
---[] Contest Enemy Shamans (3 Fifth Spawning)
---[] Destroy Enemy Aircraft (4 Fifth Spawning)
---[] Support Kroq-Gar Counter-Leadership Operations (2 Fifth Spawning)
---[] Nuke From Afar (5 Fourth Spawning, 10 Fifth Spawning)
---[] Engage in Battle (31 Fifth Spawning)
--[] Priority is Conquest of Enemy Territory. Attack Gardakka along the northern coast, using the Thunder Lizards and slann bombardment to shatter resistance and concentrated enemy forces, and the Legion to mop up and secure a "bite" of territory.
--[] Kroq-Gar is to Duel Enemy Leaders, annihilating any centralized attempt to rally a defense.
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Alright, you have convinced me on the virtues of having the legion of Hexoatl conquer territory. Editing my plan accordingly.