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- Mid-Atlantic
The slann method of chasing people down involves creating a spatiotemporal distortion such that they just stand there doing that cartoonish "wheel of feet" thing in midair without actually going anywhere.
Respect Your Elders v2 - Galactic Boogaloo [Warhammer Lizardmen Quest]
- Thread starter Xantalos
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- Sci-Fi Fantasy
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- warhammer warhammer 40k fantasy sci-fi science fantasy science-fantasy kitchen sink space fantasy isha kroak (warhammer fantasy) mazdamundi (warhammer fantasy) magic empire quest actions have consequences dinosaurs ia ia kroak fhtagn lasers lizardmen qm likes speculation and questions slann what could possibly go wrong?
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- He
nah, they are going to go all the way and do the liquid terminator emotionless sprint
- Location
- Germany
I still can't get over the fact that your troll plan outsmarted the Orks trying to outsmart us by accident.
But this gave us a good indication for potential counters against our more long-winded rituals. Funnily enough I believe, that the Orks are more capable of accurately detecting and predicting our Geomantic Rituals, than the IOM will ever be. Apart from their stronger and more accomplished Psykers and Monsters like Magnus and the BIG E.
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DocMatoi
Theoretical Lover of Girls
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- within 2 hours of the White House
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- They/Them
"OH, you're traumatized, you poor things"
@Xantalos weird question, but does Iendral.... know what hysh, ghyran, and so on are? eldar don't practice the eight winds model iirc, they just do Psykery. So would she even know what she was looking at?
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- Somewhere Beyond the Sea
I admit the isendral slann interaction ending with the slann finally being able to set foot on the earth was kind of beautiful
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- Here & There
There was a strange sense of peace to it in the muck. Like it's just mud, not literally tainted by evil.
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- Austria
Imo safest conversation starters should be things that absolutely do not remind her of her husband (whose soul may or may not be in the (soul?)stone we own, oops), so crash course on galactic history and history of Eldar should be our better bet. Along with gods of Eldar - she was eager enough to mention Isha, so I assume this is a topic she does not mind breaching.
So, this:
- Asur of Ulthuan: You know much of the early stages of elf history, with the slann having instructed much of them in magic. Isendral may be interested.
- History of the Eldar: All that you know suggests the Eldar have existed for great lengths of time. What could be learned from their history?
- Gods of the Eldar: Isendral's goddess Isha is much, much stronger than Sotek or Ayotzl at present. It would be beneficial to learn more of her, and any fellows she may have.
Not sure she would care overly much about Ulthuan Asur, but oh well.
So, this:
- Asur of Ulthuan: You know much of the early stages of elf history, with the slann having instructed much of them in magic. Isendral may be interested.
- History of the Eldar: All that you know suggests the Eldar have existed for great lengths of time. What could be learned from their history?
- Gods of the Eldar: Isendral's goddess Isha is much, much stronger than Sotek or Ayotzl at present. It would be beneficial to learn more of her, and any fellows she may have.
Not sure she would care overly much about Ulthuan Asur, but oh well.
DevilsAdvocate
Always follow the golden rule.
Why would we not tell her everything we are willing to?
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- Great Khanate of Scotland
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- She/Her
Great update. Gardakka has been so brutally cunning I'm confident in labelling him a true opponent.
I would like to tell Isendral about the Northern Hulk, it might boost our Trust. Also we may as well take the free space.
I would like to tell Isendral about the Northern Hulk, it might boost our Trust. Also we may as well take the free space.
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- Somewhere Beyond the Sea
The Slann finally got to experience the bog
BungieONI
Seven gremlins in a trench coat
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- Lickwidget
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- She/Her
Muddy toeeeesssss *happy squish squish*
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- Mid-Atlantic
Because slann aren't great conversationalists and exchanging information without misunderstandings takes time. Plus, both sides of the conversation are effectively immortal, so there isn't much sense of urgency and discussions are apt to get... detailed.
Hm.
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Things To Tell (Choose One (and 'free' options)):
- The Enemy: Basic protocols for battling Chaos entities were something passed down to every species on Mallus at their origins. It would be beneficial to spread them. Trust Needed: 2/10 or Learn: The Enemy taken as part of the same plan.
- Our Time Here (Free): Detail what the lizardmen have done on Mochantia - sans sensitive information such as the Mind Fog. Includes collated lists of species encountered in the jungles, as well as accounts of the orkoid extermination efforts.
Things To Learn:
- The Enemy: One thing must be determined: What does Isendral know of the Enemy? What are the experiences she and her people have had against Chaos? Does she pay heed to them?
- State of the Eldar: You do not know much of the Eldar, beyond that they reign over much of the galaxy. Insight into their current state could be beneficial.
This seems like a good synergistic combo.
Huh. Orks develop, from sheer desperate efforts at self-preservation, viable mechanical anti-psionic detection apparatus.
I wish we could forcibly yoink Malekith's spirit over here and project to him:
<This is what we think of your Black Arks.>
...Oh you'll link back up with Tunzak, will you?
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- Melbourne, Australia
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- She/They
This right here is the best part of the update.
Can someone remind me about the Stone again? What is it and where do we found it?
Sinsystems
Patron Librarian
I just love how well that plan worked, since even the Orks weren't expecting something as crazy as us dropping their own city on top of them.
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- Utrecht
<This is what we think of your Green Arks.>
Fixed that for you.
BungieONI
Seven gremlins in a trench coat
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- Lickwidget
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- She/Her
We need to save that trick for later, and consider possible variants like: yeet a ground city into a space station in orbit, or yoink a space station in orbit to fling at an advancing army and so many other wonderful options like it.
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- Germany
Fighting against Imperial Guard trench lines.
Yoink them up.
Turn them upside down.
Give it a mighty shake!
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- Mid-Atlantic
There may have been some misinterpretations of my intent regarding the war plan, on the part of the illustrious commanders of the Legions of Hexoatl and Tlaxtlan. Their goal is to prevent orks from occupying territory, but this is of lesser importance. As discussed, Holding territory east of Muukhexla is not a priority. The Legions of Hexoatl and Tlaxtlan are to prioritize achieving favorable rates of attritional exchange over delaying the foe, and delaying the foe over other factors within their operational area. To clarify, I propose a write-in for these legions' orders:
-[] Elastic Defense
This is meant to indicate a defensive strategy in which the priority is not so much holding enemy forces out of our territory, as maximizing enemy casualties (sterilizing the ground may best be done with slann spells as per Nuke From Afar, perhaps). Keeping up a favorable rate of attrition is more important than continuing to hold ground. This is in contrast to Prevent Territorial Occupation, which would seem to imply a stiffer defense in which we risk increased casualties on the front lines due to over-stubborn efforts to hold onto territory. All the ground short of the city of Muukhexla's fortifications (held by the Legion of Xlanhuapec under Chakax) is ultimately expendable in the initial phase of the campaign.
Instead of "being like the volcano," as the saurus legions chanted two decades ago, let us be, appropriately given the character of the preparatory bombardment, like the waterfall. Let us continuously erode the orks strength, utterly exterpating that which we fall upon directly, and carving suitable channels in such other ork forces as confront us.
[] Plan Be Like The Waterfall
-[] General Ayacmanik engagement policy for all legions: Engage When Necessary.
-[] Legion of Xlanhuapec (holding Muukhexla):
--[] Preserve Lizardmen Forces
--[] Chakax is to Hold the Line
--[] Slann are to Nuke and Counterspell
-[] Legion of Tlaxtlan (outside Muukhexla):
--[] Elastic Defense
--[] Teninhuan is to Prepare the Battlefield. Knowing Teninhuan, this will probably involve a lot of snakes.
--[] Slann are to Nuke and Counterspell
-[] Legion of Hexoatl (outside Muukhexla):
--[] Elastic Defense
--[] Tiktaq'to is to Disrupt Enemy Rear Areas by coordinating long range bombardment assets (including air power).
--[] Slann are to Nuke and Counterspell
-[] Legion of Itza (Falling Upon The Foe):
--[] Elimination of High Value Targets
--[] Kroq-Gar is to Duel Enemy Leaders
--[] 5 Slannpower to coordinate with the Scry and Spy slann hopefully still watching for Gardakka and teleport kill-teams on top of him.
--[] All remaining slannpower to provide Mobility Assistance
It is made of the same general type of psychoactive material that Isendral has carpeting the southern continent, but since it was found on an ork, we have reason to think it originated on the northern continent. It appears to contain enough power and complexity that investigating it is a significant research project for the slann.
Some of us have speculated that it contains the soul of Isendral's husband, but until we investigate it we have no in-character evidence on this front.
-[] Elastic Defense
This is meant to indicate a defensive strategy in which the priority is not so much holding enemy forces out of our territory, as maximizing enemy casualties (sterilizing the ground may best be done with slann spells as per Nuke From Afar, perhaps). Keeping up a favorable rate of attrition is more important than continuing to hold ground. This is in contrast to Prevent Territorial Occupation, which would seem to imply a stiffer defense in which we risk increased casualties on the front lines due to over-stubborn efforts to hold onto territory. All the ground short of the city of Muukhexla's fortifications (held by the Legion of Xlanhuapec under Chakax) is ultimately expendable in the initial phase of the campaign.
Instead of "being like the volcano," as the saurus legions chanted two decades ago, let us be, appropriately given the character of the preparatory bombardment, like the waterfall. Let us continuously erode the orks strength, utterly exterpating that which we fall upon directly, and carving suitable channels in such other ork forces as confront us.
[] Plan Be Like The Waterfall
-[] General Ayacmanik engagement policy for all legions: Engage When Necessary.
-[] Legion of Xlanhuapec (holding Muukhexla):
--[] Preserve Lizardmen Forces
--[] Chakax is to Hold the Line
--[] Slann are to Nuke and Counterspell
-[] Legion of Tlaxtlan (outside Muukhexla):
--[] Elastic Defense
--[] Teninhuan is to Prepare the Battlefield. Knowing Teninhuan, this will probably involve a lot of snakes.
--[] Slann are to Nuke and Counterspell
-[] Legion of Hexoatl (outside Muukhexla):
--[] Elastic Defense
--[] Tiktaq'to is to Disrupt Enemy Rear Areas by coordinating long range bombardment assets (including air power).
--[] Slann are to Nuke and Counterspell
-[] Legion of Itza (Falling Upon The Foe):
--[] Elimination of High Value Targets
--[] Kroq-Gar is to Duel Enemy Leaders
--[] 5 Slannpower to coordinate with the Scry and Spy slann hopefully still watching for Gardakka and teleport kill-teams on top of him.
--[] All remaining slannpower to provide Mobility Assistance
We found it on the body of the first ork warboss we killed, the one who originally led the current ork invasion to the central continent in the first place. It was his "lucky pebble" or some such.
It is made of the same general type of psychoactive material that Isendral has carpeting the southern continent, but since it was found on an ork, we have reason to think it originated on the northern continent. It appears to contain enough power and complexity that investigating it is a significant research project for the slann.
Some of us have speculated that it contains the soul of Isendral's husband, but until we investigate it we have no in-character evidence on this front.
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- Not here. Maybe on SB.
Thanks for update!
We can tell her "Our Time Here (Free)" because it's free, and one theme on our choice.
No, we can't. We can't even tell her two things.
We can tell her "Our Time Here (Free)" because it's free, and one theme on our choice.
I still can't get over the fact that your troll plan outsmarted the Orks trying to outsmart us by accident.
That's because we outorked orks here. They tried to be smart gits, and we like"Lol, let's have fun".
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- Anchorage, Alaska
I'm just imagining the Slann spinning up their geomantic ritual, only to suddenly see the whole damn city their targeting to START BLOODY MOVING... BEFORE the ritual hit them! Surprise, incredulity, and a vague sense of relief that they didn't go with the conventional earthquake plan, along with a small host of other novel emotions passed through the Sublime Communion this day!
3264. "What the ribbit? Is their city trying to dodge? ...maybe we're related after all, because that's kinda bullshit."
3264. "What the ribbit? Is their city trying to dodge? ...maybe we're related after all, because that's kinda bullshit."
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- Germany
You know we have to make sure that no Ork ever leaves this planet and that this scene doesn't get transmitted over the Waaaagh field. I can totally see the Orks adopting this as their go to invasion strategy. Hell they are already doing so with their Brokken, but just imagine an Ork tribe specializing in architecture and teleportation because of us.
It would be strangely amusing and horrifying.
It would be strangely amusing and horrifying.
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- Anchorage, Alaska
I mean, they have Roks, so this isn't TOO novel a strategy for them, right?
3266. The "drop big thing from high place" not "teleport big thing up high, then drop". Subtle, but meaningful difference!
