Road of Redemption
- Thread starter Jax
- Start date
Prolog 5
- Location
- Kiel; Germany
[ ]Plan:Stand Tall For You Are Strong
-[ ] Civilians 1 Point (5)
-[ ] Suvivng PDF Solders 2 Points (2)
-[ ] Surviving Imperial Guard 3 Points (2)
-[ ] Squad of Sisters of Battle 5 Points
Luther and the other surviving defenders were looking through the overrun position for weapons when the bells started to ring. It was a sound none of them had heard since the battle for the cathedral had started. For a moment, they all started in disbelief at the high towers of St. Manus. Such an idiotic and dangerous move. It would attract not only survivors but also more Xenos. Yet Luther couldn't help but feel something he had thought had lost: hope.
A tiny spark had been there since the Giant had come. The sound of the bells that called to prayer fueled the spark into a small flame. The gesture that the ringing was such an act of defiance against the odds it could only be the work of the Giant. The cardinal was too much of a coward to be behind such a bold move.
"Quickly now," Chaiphas, the commissariats cadet, ordered. With his single arm left, he wasn't much help in the looting but could still cover the others as they gathered the supplies. His eyes constantly scanned the surrounding ruins, looking out for Xenos. "Soon, the Xenos will return. Gather what you can."
"What do you think happened in there?" Mark, an eleven-year-old boy who helped Luther gather grenades, asked. Since yesterday, he had a tick that made him constantly need to talk. Most of the time, it was useless crap that more or less simply spurged out of his mouth in an attempt to beat back the darkness of hopelessness that they had all suffered under.
"Don't know, but I bet the Giant is behind that."
"Yeah, who is he even? Ever seen something like him?"
"No," Luther said, pulling hard on a Xenos corps to get it off the chest he had spotted below. He grunted, and only when Mark helped him he finally got the chest free. Quickly, he preyed it open with his bayonet. No grenades, but more las-magazines. The two boys grabbed the handles and started to find a way back to the cathedral's steps. "He could be a Space Marine, maybe? Lost his armor?"
"Nah, I don't believe that. I saw them in a pict show before … well, this," Mark said flatly as he nodded to the battlefield. "I think you must kill an Astartes before they give up their power armor. And he didn't look nearly as wounded as he should be if these Xenos truly preyed him out of his armor."
"Right, then, what's your theory, Mark?"
"I think, well, it's stupid."
"Just spit it."
"I think he is …," the younger boy stopped and took a deep breath. When he continued, Luther heard how seriously Mark took his theory. "I think he is a Primarch."
The older boy couldn't help but stare in disbelief. Then Luther snorted dismissively. "Right, next you tell me he is the Arch-Traitor Horus who changed his heart and has become the Emperor's tool to reconquer the Dark Imperium! Ha, Mark, don't be naive! The return of Lord Guilliman is a wonder, but I don't think we will see something like him appear on Persephone on the brink of our defeat!"
"It could be," Mark said with a hurt voice, making Luther laugh even louder. He pushed the younger cadet back towards the battlefield.
"Come on, back to work. And you had better forget the idea that the Giant is a Primarch. If Chaiphas hears about it, he shoots you."
Returning to work, they saw the first civilians emerge from the ruins. Some came in small groups or alone, with hollow faces, wounded and hungry. Others came in better-organized groups. Some of these were military units or led by soldiers. Then, some had the markings of gangers or private security types.
The survivors come, Luther thought grimly as he picked through the corpses for anything useful. And we ring the dinner bell for the throne-damned Xenos.
With survivors gathering at the St. Manus Cathedral, the Xenos attack will happen soon. Already some of the survivors have told you that the damned creatures gather at a large plaza called Preyers Market a few blocks away. For now, you only can concentrate on putting up an ad-hoc defense. Everything else will come later.
Pick 6 actions! Please use Plan-Voting!
[ ] Spread hope
Stat: Diplomacy
Description: The Cardinal, the local head of the cult who believes your father is a god, is a man many trust. Put him before a microphone and let him speak over the network of vox casters in the city. Let him call for others to join your defense. There has to be more.
Result: Additional reinforcement
[ ] Chain of Command
Stat: Martial
Description: Currently, the surviving military personnel, Sisters of Battle, armed criminals, and willing survivors keep to themselves. They aren't organized in a way that allows you to use them as force. That needs to change; a chain of command needs to be established.
Result: Access to Military Units
[ ] Prepare the Defense
Stat: Martial
Description: At the moment, most of the defensive works for the Cathedral have been destroyed or damaged. They must be restored if the survivors have a chance against the horde that gathers. What would you give to have that dour-looking Dorn here.
Result: Defensive Positions.
[ ] The Angels of Death
Stat: Martial
Description: Some survivors talked about Space Marines that arrived to defend the planet, but it has been some time since anyone has seen or heard from them. Send a scouting party to find out what happened to them. With them at your side, victory should be easier.
Result: Find out what happened to the Space Marines on Persephone
[ ] Malcadors Dogs
Stat: Martial
Description: From the surviving Sisters of Battle, you know that an Inquisitor is on the planet. They are a secret organization that works for the High Lords of Terra. Whoever this Inquisitor is, he should be able to tell you more about the state of the galaxy.
Result: Find out what happened to the Inquisitor on Persephone
[ ] Organisation of the Support
Stat: Stewardship
Description: No army can survive without the support of rear forces that do not directly fight against the enemy. Medics, cooks, munition deliveries - all of them lead to victory. You lack professionals but have a whole temple full of willing civilians.
Result: Ad hoc support structure for the defense
[ ] Supplies
Stat: Stewardship
Description: The survivors will need food, clothes, fuel, and ammunition. It might not be the best moment, but what you've got will not be enough for more than a day. Scavengers need to be sent out to the ruined city to find more.
Result: Additional Supplies
[ ] The Stepmom
Stat: Intrigue
Description: The leader of the Sisters of Battle doesn't trust you and likes you. But she holds significant sway over the other survivors simply by being a fanatic religious woman in power armor. You will need her obedience for the coming battle.
Result: No more question of your person by the Sororitas for now
[ ] Witchcraft
Stat: Learning
Description: Your father burned all forbidden knowledge of the warp out of your mind. You still feel the scars, but he left surprisingly much back that he deemed safe for you to know. Some are basic ways to use the warp in your favor - even if you lack psychic abilities.
Result: Witch Craft unlocked
[ ] Background Noise
Stat: Learning
Description: As you listened to the vox, you noticed two things. For one, it is quiet on all frequencies as the Tyranids apparently can pinpoint survivors with it. And two, in the background noise is a signal hidden. It is faint but familiar.
Result: Why is it familiar?
-[ ] Civilians 1 Point (5)
-[ ] Suvivng PDF Solders 2 Points (2)
-[ ] Surviving Imperial Guard 3 Points (2)
-[ ] Squad of Sisters of Battle 5 Points
Luther
Luther and the other surviving defenders were looking through the overrun position for weapons when the bells started to ring. It was a sound none of them had heard since the battle for the cathedral had started. For a moment, they all started in disbelief at the high towers of St. Manus. Such an idiotic and dangerous move. It would attract not only survivors but also more Xenos. Yet Luther couldn't help but feel something he had thought had lost: hope.
A tiny spark had been there since the Giant had come. The sound of the bells that called to prayer fueled the spark into a small flame. The gesture that the ringing was such an act of defiance against the odds it could only be the work of the Giant. The cardinal was too much of a coward to be behind such a bold move.
"Quickly now," Chaiphas, the commissariats cadet, ordered. With his single arm left, he wasn't much help in the looting but could still cover the others as they gathered the supplies. His eyes constantly scanned the surrounding ruins, looking out for Xenos. "Soon, the Xenos will return. Gather what you can."
"What do you think happened in there?" Mark, an eleven-year-old boy who helped Luther gather grenades, asked. Since yesterday, he had a tick that made him constantly need to talk. Most of the time, it was useless crap that more or less simply spurged out of his mouth in an attempt to beat back the darkness of hopelessness that they had all suffered under.
"Don't know, but I bet the Giant is behind that."
"Yeah, who is he even? Ever seen something like him?"
"No," Luther said, pulling hard on a Xenos corps to get it off the chest he had spotted below. He grunted, and only when Mark helped him he finally got the chest free. Quickly, he preyed it open with his bayonet. No grenades, but more las-magazines. The two boys grabbed the handles and started to find a way back to the cathedral's steps. "He could be a Space Marine, maybe? Lost his armor?"
"Nah, I don't believe that. I saw them in a pict show before … well, this," Mark said flatly as he nodded to the battlefield. "I think you must kill an Astartes before they give up their power armor. And he didn't look nearly as wounded as he should be if these Xenos truly preyed him out of his armor."
"Right, then, what's your theory, Mark?"
"I think, well, it's stupid."
"Just spit it."
"I think he is …," the younger boy stopped and took a deep breath. When he continued, Luther heard how seriously Mark took his theory. "I think he is a Primarch."
The older boy couldn't help but stare in disbelief. Then Luther snorted dismissively. "Right, next you tell me he is the Arch-Traitor Horus who changed his heart and has become the Emperor's tool to reconquer the Dark Imperium! Ha, Mark, don't be naive! The return of Lord Guilliman is a wonder, but I don't think we will see something like him appear on Persephone on the brink of our defeat!"
"It could be," Mark said with a hurt voice, making Luther laugh even louder. He pushed the younger cadet back towards the battlefield.
"Come on, back to work. And you had better forget the idea that the Giant is a Primarch. If Chaiphas hears about it, he shoots you."
Returning to work, they saw the first civilians emerge from the ruins. Some came in small groups or alone, with hollow faces, wounded and hungry. Others came in better-organized groups. Some of these were military units or led by soldiers. Then, some had the markings of gangers or private security types.
The survivors come, Luther thought grimly as he picked through the corpses for anything useful. And we ring the dinner bell for the throne-damned Xenos.
With survivors gathering at the St. Manus Cathedral, the Xenos attack will happen soon. Already some of the survivors have told you that the damned creatures gather at a large plaza called Preyers Market a few blocks away. For now, you only can concentrate on putting up an ad-hoc defense. Everything else will come later.
Pick 6 actions! Please use Plan-Voting!
[ ] Spread hope
Stat: Diplomacy
Description: The Cardinal, the local head of the cult who believes your father is a god, is a man many trust. Put him before a microphone and let him speak over the network of vox casters in the city. Let him call for others to join your defense. There has to be more.
Result: Additional reinforcement
[ ] Chain of Command
Stat: Martial
Description: Currently, the surviving military personnel, Sisters of Battle, armed criminals, and willing survivors keep to themselves. They aren't organized in a way that allows you to use them as force. That needs to change; a chain of command needs to be established.
Result: Access to Military Units
[ ] Prepare the Defense
Stat: Martial
Description: At the moment, most of the defensive works for the Cathedral have been destroyed or damaged. They must be restored if the survivors have a chance against the horde that gathers. What would you give to have that dour-looking Dorn here.
Result: Defensive Positions.
[ ] The Angels of Death
Stat: Martial
Description: Some survivors talked about Space Marines that arrived to defend the planet, but it has been some time since anyone has seen or heard from them. Send a scouting party to find out what happened to them. With them at your side, victory should be easier.
Result: Find out what happened to the Space Marines on Persephone
[ ] Malcadors Dogs
Stat: Martial
Description: From the surviving Sisters of Battle, you know that an Inquisitor is on the planet. They are a secret organization that works for the High Lords of Terra. Whoever this Inquisitor is, he should be able to tell you more about the state of the galaxy.
Result: Find out what happened to the Inquisitor on Persephone
[ ] Organisation of the Support
Stat: Stewardship
Description: No army can survive without the support of rear forces that do not directly fight against the enemy. Medics, cooks, munition deliveries - all of them lead to victory. You lack professionals but have a whole temple full of willing civilians.
Result: Ad hoc support structure for the defense
[ ] Supplies
Stat: Stewardship
Description: The survivors will need food, clothes, fuel, and ammunition. It might not be the best moment, but what you've got will not be enough for more than a day. Scavengers need to be sent out to the ruined city to find more.
Result: Additional Supplies
[ ] The Stepmom
Stat: Intrigue
Description: The leader of the Sisters of Battle doesn't trust you and likes you. But she holds significant sway over the other survivors simply by being a fanatic religious woman in power armor. You will need her obedience for the coming battle.
Result: No more question of your person by the Sororitas for now
[ ] Witchcraft
Stat: Learning
Description: Your father burned all forbidden knowledge of the warp out of your mind. You still feel the scars, but he left surprisingly much back that he deemed safe for you to know. Some are basic ways to use the warp in your favor - even if you lack psychic abilities.
Result: Witch Craft unlocked
[ ] Background Noise
Stat: Learning
Description: As you listened to the vox, you noticed two things. For one, it is quiet on all frequencies as the Tyranids apparently can pinpoint survivors with it. And two, in the background noise is a signal hidden. It is faint but familiar.
Result: Why is it familiar?
Nicholas Brooks
Redeemer and Destroyer
- Location
- United States
[X] Plan Brace For Impact
-[X] Chain of Command
-[X] Prepare the Defense
-[X] The Angels of Death
-[X] Malcador's Dogs
-[X] Supplies
-[X] Background Noise
-[X] Chain of Command
-[X] Prepare the Defense
-[X] The Angels of Death
-[X] Malcador's Dogs
-[X] Supplies
-[X] Background Noise
- Pronouns
- He/Him
*few decades later, Horus the Redeemed standing next to Gulliman the Avenging Son and Lion El'Johnson*
Luther: . . .you were right.
Mark: Yes...
Luther: Are you a psyker?
Mark: I was telling random fucking stuff! We were in the middle on tyranid invasion and I was 11 years old!
[X] Plan Let´s Get Through This
-[X] Spread Hope
-[X] Prepare the Defense
-[X] Chain of Command
-[X] Supplies
-[X] The Stepmom
-[X] Background Noise
-[X] Spread Hope
-[X] Prepare the Defense
-[X] Chain of Command
-[X] Supplies
-[X] The Stepmom
-[X] Background Noise
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Plan Let´s Get Through This
I think adition of military would be good too but I imagine we are limited by dice number too.
I think adition of military would be good too but I imagine we are limited by dice number too.
[X] Plan Let´s Get Through This
-[X] Spread Hope
-[X] Prepare the Defense
-[X] Chain of Command
-[X] Supplies
-[X] The Stepmom
-[X] Background Noise
-[X] Spread Hope
-[X] Prepare the Defense
-[X] Chain of Command
-[X] Supplies
-[X] The Stepmom
-[X] Background Noise
[X] Plan Let´s Get Through This
[X] Plan Let´s Get Through This
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Plan Let´s Get Through This