Super Soldier attempts were pretty common amongst the Forgeworlds, and doubtlessly the Tech Clans. So long as what's coming out is more effective than the costs, I can't see the Emperor really caring at this point. He needs more Troops and better troops.
Solar Auxilia Officer Quest. A 30k Early Great Crusade quest.
- Location
- Netherlands
That would be spoilers, now would it?
I wonder who the other rising stars of out family are, and what some of them did to be better then us. I'm not trying to be prideful about our accomplishments or anything I'm generally curious.
[X] Plan: Good help is hard to find.
-[X] Attend board meetings alongside your father:
-[X] People from the gutter:
-[X] A biological Lifeguardian :
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Love the little nods like the hugging and the using notfrench as a way to avoid eavesdropping, very fitting.
We can't be seen as a commander of...plebs that are willing to grub in the dirt. That's peasant work.
...Then either it is a space station or a ship...both are valid...and terrifying in scale as we can see them in orbit. Even for the setting where ships are as big as planets...is beeg.
...I am not going to imagine what that is meant to fight, because the Orks at Beast level are the lowest I can imagine and it just gets worse from there. That's a mobile war moon in all but name.
So we got a tech monkey in philip, nice. And I can easily imagine our soldiers going at the old cities like meth junkies promised a big stash for their work.
Yup...The Imperium is, for all its glory, very much a nation built on the ruins of the Dark Age of Technology, so much being lost even now. So what is left must be repurposed and salvaged in the hopes of rediscovering the means to make more.
Also love the gilding of the ship using taken wealth. Great way to keep it out of corruption's hands and its misspending.
Yup, humanity has been kicked, repeatedly, down and further down. For all that people pretend that the Imperium has always been as it was in 40k, it wasn't, and this was the last, best attempt to unify humanity as fast as possible so that all the resources, people, and tech that lay within humanity's grasp could be regained and put to effective use. Giving it the best chance to fill in the gaps of knowledge and training.
Ye...gods, the firepower on that can break planets...Yeah not going to think about what needs that firepower, I don't need to change pants.
And it's still probably an improvement from hive city squalor for many.
Yup, we still end up crispy thanks to the biggest fireball out there.
Heh, we will always find reasons to chest thump with our fellow humans. We'd be boring if we didn't.
Heh, as I said before and will say again, "Germans and Jews might get along, but French and Germans never will."
...I feel like there's a joke here about ladies driving
Yup, all the old regiments and cultures of Fallen Terra gathered here. Before Imperial Culture was cemented...it must have been a NIGHTMARE to coordinate.
Yup, gotta be able to communicate with everyone you work with. Miscommunication or outright inability to speak to each other can destroy battlelines and lead to defeats.
I wonder if our aborted attempt to punish the sergeant for speaking Gothic will come back to bite us
Fair point on the extra lessons cutting into training time, but it's either cut into that time...or have to adapt to 'no speekee engleesh' funtimes in a firefight.
Eh, we lost a LOT more than the rapier on that proteus debacle. Shame, but hopefully we can get better equipment as he says...and best bois. I want me best bois.
He would not be Franc officer class if he did not have fanceh quarters.
Man, I imagine that losing such archeotech cloth is one of the big losses for the Imperium, at least on an individual scale. It would make for great uniform clothing...
Pseudo warriors huh? I can see that, and it's not like they could do better than Big E so these wouldn't last as long and have other issues, so Big E wouldn't care to stop it. If they want to burn out soldiers trying to imitate him, that's their resources wasted.
Yup, something that humanity has done with bodyguard types plenty of times...always yeesh.
A year huh? Not great but not horrible either considering the losses taken, also makes sense that the main issue is training up new officers and NCOs, as those require a great deal of training and experience.
Might as well take advantage while the guy is paying attention to Herrand, might not be around after the next campaign.
I can see why the Marshal is neutral on this, that's the job, pure and simple. No real reason to approve or disapprove. If we'd given up opportunities for the sake of our men I imagine he'd be upset, but I also imagine that he'd be equally upset if we'd wasted the lives of our soldiers for insufficient gain. As ugly as it is, sometimes mens lives must be spent, and in so doing, need to be spent wisely.
Nice, so our previous boss had indeed liked our actions on the habitat, and had paid it forward. Also equally true if we're matching him in rank it is because of battlefield promotions, this big a jump is NOT normal in peacetime to put it mildly.
Ah, so we got a new minder that we have to play ball with. And it is a test. We did good as a low level NCO, now we're playing in the officers and the criteria for...approval, is going to rise to remain as high as it ever was in relation.
Going to need to get a read on this Richelle to make sure we play to him well but don't let that lead us into trouble either.
Gods, these reminders that the Marshal is as much machine as he is man are so well written...but that just makes them all the more disturbing.
Gotcha, so we aren't getting a retinue yet but now is the time to plant the seed of what it is in a sense. This is going to require careful thought.
Yup, it's up to Herrand to make sure he makes the right choices for who he surrounds himself with, and the consequences if he (aka we the thread) choose poorly or carelessly.
And we're getting...homework. But not just any homework, another test by the Marshal to see if Herrand is capable of handling the political side of being an officer. Which, very important if you're going to be backing someone as a protégé. You don't want to have a massive gaff coming back to bite you and making your own judgement look poor.
Nice, not nearly as fanceh as the Marshal's of course, but quality all the same.
...Adorable, the bouncing on the bed. Tis amusing.
Nice, looks like our officers/minions are having our back, in spite of the rough ride we've had so far. Honestly, the best outcome we could ask for with the choices we made.
Oh, nice, thanks to our minions, we have special access to...well, friends in low places. How very, very french. For all their fanceh exterior, they do tend to need someone willing to get dirty.
Yup, we don't care about the past political strife, if she has our back, then we'll have hers.
Very good...very good indeed, those connections might not be what those in favor might have, but even so, that will probably make her family all the more eager to leverage what they have to get out of the pit they are in.
Our tech monkey is simple, works for me!
Yup, our family has a LOT of...everything invested in, and it's fitting we are not the greatest as we in our origin were already made clear that we were 'late' in getting to the choice positions and family backing. Although I imagine that getting the offworld trading license is going to change that dynamic.
This one, honestly I consider the least useful since we got that offworld arms trade deal thanks to the Marshal, and we got the mine on Mercury. This is good for moneh but it's very short term and leans more into the 'money over class' reputation that our family seems to be developing thanks to our autogun specialty.
We've seen before in the quest that Herrand's mom is the long view thinker of the immediate family, going for the trading knowledge and patents and licensing deals over bulk arms shipments. Plus we are trying to rise to nobility, which is key in the social scene of the Imperium. We are going to need to lean into here to ensure we are not just seen as 'New Rich' for all our lives, but Nobility that has earned their place.
Welcome to the political scene, it's only going to get more murky from here. This is going to be equally important long term for our rise to power and prestige, especially as we avoided the 'made wrong choices' origin. It isn't going to be enough to have money and 'friends', we need backing, and that means finding 'mutual friends' in the government. Other officers will have it and it will give them an edge we need to match.
On the other hand, having a loyal core of fighters for a retinue is VITAL for long term survival in this setting. We're going to need competent troops motivated to keep us alive. All the political backing and social acquaintances in the world aren't going to help if we can't keep knifes in the back from us. Our family's security is going to be key for long term survival in the backstabbing halls of nobility.
Could be useful but we can keep our gear up to snuff in other ways and this will make enemies of the...almost francs. This isn't *bad* by any means, but I'm not sure it's worth making more enemies.
Getting more allies and connections is always good, and a reliable supersoldier butler to help keep us alive and well is going to be useful on and off the battlefield. Could even help keep our officers alive too if need be.
I'm not sure why this one is an option as it seems just more machine version of the previous option, and one that cannot be improved from its current state. Out of all of them, this has the least appeal.
This gets the Marshal's approval and keeps us from being poisoned. So I think this would be a good balance if chosen with the friends in low places.
[X] Plan Long Life
-[X] Attend the grand ball of Albia:
-[X] People from the gutter:
-[X] A biological Lifeguardian:
[X] Good Food, Good Friends, Good Times
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Logic of the plan above.
Already went into it a bit with the review but our family is already doing well on the money front thanks to us getting that arms deal with the Marshal and the doors it opened. Especially that mine and manufacturing on Mercury. Helping our father will be useful but in the short term, we need to balance the work we did to improve our family financially earlier with more work on the longer term angles and based on what we've in quest, the mom is the best long term thinker of the family.
I also think we need to take advantage of our retinue connection not just for ourself, but for our family too. Having friends in low places that are incredibly motivated to keep us and our families alive is going to be very important to secure early and fast. That this is something we can get only because we kept this member of our retinue alive is also a factor. This is like the atmo station in a sense, an opportunity gained from choices made, and I don't think we should waste it.
Shout out to buli-buli for getting in on one of the plan ideas I was coming up with before reading the thread, so they get an approval vote as I think the personal chef meshes well with playing the social scene AND getting better family security. The other option I support is the biological lifeguardian because we want one that is going to be able to do all the things both it and the mechanical one can do...but is able to be improved over time as we get higher and higher up in the social ladder.
-[X] Attend the grand ball of Albia:
-[X] People from the gutter:
-[X] A biological Lifeguardian:
[X] Good Food, Good Friends, Good Times
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Logic of the plan above.
Already went into it a bit with the review but our family is already doing well on the money front thanks to us getting that arms deal with the Marshal and the doors it opened. Especially that mine and manufacturing on Mercury. Helping our father will be useful but in the short term, we need to balance the work we did to improve our family financially earlier with more work on the longer term angles and based on what we've in quest, the mom is the best long term thinker of the family.
I also think we need to take advantage of our retinue connection not just for ourself, but for our family too. Having friends in low places that are incredibly motivated to keep us and our families alive is going to be very important to secure early and fast. That this is something we can get only because we kept this member of our retinue alive is also a factor. This is like the atmo station in a sense, an opportunity gained from choices made, and I don't think we should waste it.
Shout out to buli-buli for getting in on one of the plan ideas I was coming up with before reading the thread, so they get an approval vote as I think the personal chef meshes well with playing the social scene AND getting better family security. The other option I support is the biological lifeguardian because we want one that is going to be able to do all the things both it and the mechanical one can do...but is able to be improved over time as we get higher and higher up in the social ladder.
[X] Plan The People, Weapons and Money
-[X] Attend board meetings alongside your father:
-[X] People from the gutter:
-[X] An artificer:
With an eye to the future if we're recruiting from the underclass the extra financial resources can be converted directly into political support later giving these people jobs. The artificer is a curiosity and probably won't be willing to teach (although if they are that'd be great) but they'll have more versatile uses than a single strong individual.
It's nice to see some pathos from humanity's situation here tearing up it's past to survive in the present. It means a lot more to see real things people could use in civilian life sacrificed than another wonder weapon being dug up from a DnD style dungeon.
-[X] Attend board meetings alongside your father:
-[X] People from the gutter:
-[X] An artificer:
With an eye to the future if we're recruiting from the underclass the extra financial resources can be converted directly into political support later giving these people jobs. The artificer is a curiosity and probably won't be willing to teach (although if they are that'd be great) but they'll have more versatile uses than a single strong individual.
It's nice to see some pathos from humanity's situation here tearing up it's past to survive in the present. It means a lot more to see real things people could use in civilian life sacrificed than another wonder weapon being dug up from a DnD style dungeon.
Sir_Travelsalot
Never wakes up tired.
- Location
- At Home
[X] Plan: Greased Wheels, Gunpowder & Galettes
-[X] The political scion:
-[X] People from the gutter:
-[X] Personal chef:
My thinking is that our family already has been implied to have plenty of people who can help with the business and showing off to nobles (and even people in more prestigious Cohorts than chemical engineers), but through Amelie's parents, we've got a foot in the door for people in the legislature and bureaucracy. I reckon that's something we could stand to apply ourselves in. Our own useful niche, if you will.
-[X] The political scion:
-[X] People from the gutter:
-[X] Personal chef:
My thinking is that our family already has been implied to have plenty of people who can help with the business and showing off to nobles (and even people in more prestigious Cohorts than chemical engineers), but through Amelie's parents, we've got a foot in the door for people in the legislature and bureaucracy. I reckon that's something we could stand to apply ourselves in. Our own useful niche, if you will.
- Pronouns
- Zack
Franc has french fries or french toast?
[X] Plan: Good help is hard to find.
I want the Artificer... :X
And I'm leaning to voting for the first option on each connection since I'd rather have the family cover their bases and foundation.
And having an artificer to, hopefully, help not only maintain our equipment but something more in the future if they survive long enough.
... Or the chef.
An army marches on their stomach after all!
... actually, that's a curious idea, can the chef cover for food for the rest of your retinue??
And I'm leaning to voting for the first option on each connection since I'd rather have the family cover their bases and foundation.
And having an artificer to, hopefully, help not only maintain our equipment but something more in the future if they survive long enough.
... Or the chef.
An army marches on their stomach after all!... actually, that's a curious idea, can the chef cover for food for the rest of your retinue?
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[X] Plan: Good help is hard to find.
[X] Plan Long Life
I want the artificer but I have a feeling we may have an assassination attempt on us shortly and helping the family with closer ties may help.
I want the artificer but I have a feeling we may have an assassination attempt on us shortly and helping the family with closer ties may help.
@Krika @JevvyPython you both have the exact same plan with different names, can one of you change the name to match the other so I can vote for it?
[X] Plan: Good help is hard to find.
-[X] Attend board meetings alongside your father:
-[X] People from the gutter:
-[X] A biological Lifeguardian :
[X] Plan The People, Weapons and Money
-[X] Attend board meetings alongside your father:
-[X] People from the gutter:
-[X] An artificer:
[X] Plan: Good help is hard to find.
-[X] Attend board meetings alongside your father:
-[X] People from the gutter:
-[X] A biological Lifeguardian :
[X] Plan The People, Weapons and Money
-[X] Attend board meetings alongside your father:
-[X] People from the gutter:
-[X] An artificer:
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