WARHAMMER 40,000: A Thousand Tiny Suns (40k/Exalted Crossover!)

[DragonCobolt]

FORTY ONE TWENTY TWO
First Natural Magos, the Golden Chemist, Mistress of Gravitics, Herald of the Thousand Starred Sky, Warptamer

ESSENCE: *
XP TO ESSENCE **: 24/50

ATTRIBUTES​

Strength​	Dexterity​	Stamina​	Perception​	Intelligence​	Wits​	Appearance​	Charisma​	Manipulation​
***​	*****​	*​	***​	*****​	***​	*****​	*​	*​

ABILITIES​

FAVORED/CASTE?​	ABILITY​	LEVEL​	FAVORED/CASTE?​	ABILITY​	LEVEL​
NOT​	Archery​	*​	FAVORED​	Melee (Lens Lance)​	*****(*)​
FAVORED​	Athletics	**​	CASTE​	Occult​	***​
FAVORED​	Awareness (Join Battle)	***(*)​	NOT​	Performance​	-​
NOT​	Brawl​	-​	FAVORED​	Presence​	*****​
CASTE​	Bureaucracy	-​	NOT​	Resistance​	-​
NOT​	Dodge​	***​	FAVORED​	Ride (Gita)	****(*)​
CASTE​	Integrity	**​	NOT​	Stealth​	-​
NOT​	Investigation	-​	NOT​	Sail​	-​
NOT​	Larceny​	-	NOT​	Socialize​	-​
NOT​	Linguistics	*​	NOT​	Larceny​	-​
CASTE​	Lore	****​	NOT​	Survival​	-​
CASTE​	Medicine	****​	NOT​	Thrown​	-​
-​	-​	-​	NOT​	War	-​

SUPERNAL CRAFT FOCUSES​

CRAFT: Chemistry

*****​

CRAFT: Armorer

***​

CRAFT: Artifacts

*****​

CRAFT: ???

-​

MERITS​

ARTIFACT (*****) - THE LENS LANCE
DESCRIPTION: Forged in a heartbeat, lurking within the machine for ten thousand years, the fury and spirit of a barely tamed gravitic imploder lance - long mistaken for and used as an agrav system aboard an orbital habitat - has been once more aroused to the glory of battle. Though her functions are as of yet locked behind codewalls and mystery, she remains a terrifying weapon in the hands of a skilled warrior. Her legend will burn across the galaxy.

FAMILIAR (**) - GITTA, THE EVER LOYAL
DESCRIPTION: They say the Kriegers pour their hearts into their horses - but beyond their world, none know their mounts as anything but numbers on an Administratum file. Gitta will change that. Ia! Ia! Praise her! Praise Sainted Gitta, The Ever Loyal! Ia! Ia!

TEMPERED BY THE ELEMENTS (**) - DAUGHTER OF VATS, BORN OF WAR
DESCRIPTION: Though fading into seeming insignificance in the glorious dawn of a new age, the first Twilight to walk the galaxy since the fading of the Age of Sorrows was inured to the chaos of a modern battlefield, moving across it as swiftly as open ground.

SELECTIVE CONCEPTION (*) - SUBDERMAL IMPLANT IN THE THIGH
DESCRIPTION: ...this is actually just standard issue for Imperial Guardsmen from any world with a Magos Biologis on it.​

LANGUAGES (*)
DESCRIPTION: You can speak the ancient tongue of The Old Realm!

INTIMACIES
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Defining: The Galaxy is a Body, I will Heal it (Positive)
Major: Kit (Confused Attraction), Chaos (Hatred), Gitta (Love)
Minor: Technology (fascination), Xenos (Fear)

CHARMS​

IN SUMMATION: Genuis flows, unabated, through the mind of the First Twilight. She is able to hold multiple projects in mind at once, easier than any mortal, while also shifting her focuses - despite not being trained in the crafting of explosives or metallurgy, she could shift her ability to create medical chemicals into that with some effort. She is able to inspire herself to construct even mighty artifacts swifter than any mortal, so long as she crafts projects that aid and help her allies and friends. She can complete mundane and even complex tasks - building a rifle, a suit of armor, or a small vehicle - in literal seconds using nothing but the raw materials and her bare hands. Raw excellence overflows in all her favored and caste abilities, bolstering their dicepools if required.
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Spoiler: CHARMS

Excellent SOLAR Ability
Cost: 1m per Die | Type: Supplemental
Keywords: None | Duration: Instant
Effect: Adds +1 dice to your dice pool, up to your normal charm limits. You have this ability for any ability that is either CASTE, FAVORED, or has a SINGLE CHARM from it.

TIRELESS WORKHROSE METHOD
Cost: - | Type: Permanent
Keyword: None | Duration: Permanent
Effect: Gain +2 Major slots per Essence.

EFFICENT CRAFTSMAN TECHNIQUE
Cost: - | Type: Permanent
Keyword: None | Duration: Permanent
Effect: You may buy new Major slots for 3 SXP rather than 5.

ARETE SHIFTING PRANA
Cost: 4m, 1sxp, 1wp | Type: Simple
Keywords: None | Duration: Instant
Effect: Roll Int+Craft, convert 1 dot of a Craft skill into a different but related Craft skill - nearly impossible rationales can be allowed with a sufficiently good explanation. These dots last for one minor or major project.

SUPREME CELESTIAL FOCUS
Cost: - | Type: Permanent
Keywords: None | Duration: Permanent
Effect: You may expend GXP to buy Craft skills, up to a number of times equal to [Essence]. Any past that cost x2 GXP.

SUBLIME TRANSFERRENCE
Cost: 6m | Type: Simple
Keyword: Mute | Duration: Instant
Effect: By meditating for five minuets, you may arrange your crafting XP at a 2 to 1 ratio up each level: 2 silver becomes 1 gold, 2 gold becomes 1 white, and the reverse. You may use this while unconscious or asleep.

AGES ECHOING WISDOM
Cost: - | Type: Permeant
Keyword: None | Duration: Permanent
Effect: At the beginning of each Story (every 20 updates), gain GXP equal to your permanent Major Project Slots. For free!

BRASS SCALES FALLING - REPURCHASED
Cost: - | Type: Permanent
Keyword: None | Duration: Permanent
Effect: For each 10 rolled on a craft roll without an Excellency, gain 1 SXP up to [Essence x3].

RED ANVILS RISING
Cost: - | Type: Permanent
Keyword: None | Duration: Permanent
Effect: You gain +1 SXP per each basic objective.

CHAINS FALL AWAY
Cost: - | Type: Permanent
Keywords: None | Duration: Permanent
Effect: You gain 1 GXP if you complete all three basic objectives on a craft project.

CRAFTSMEN NEED NO TOOLS
Cost: 6m | Type: Simple
Keyword: Mute | Duration: One Task
Effect: You may complete a Basic or Major Project (either crafting or repairing) within seconds, using naught but your bare hands and sheer creative will.

THOUSAND-FORGE HAND
Cost: 10m, 1wp | Type: Reflexive
Keyword: None | Duration: Instant
Effect: Reduce artifact crafting time to (6-Essence) weeks for 1-4 dot artifacts, (6-Essence) months for 5+ dot artifacts.

PEERLESS PERFECTION OF CRAFT
Cost: - | Type: Permanent
Keyword: None | Duration: Permanent
Effect: At the end of each story (every 20 updates), roll a free full Intelligence+Craft+Full Excellency dice pool. Every success is 1 SXP, and every 10 is 1 GXP.

FLAWLESS HANDIWORK METHOD - REPURCHASED
Cost: 6m | Type: Supplemental
Keywords: None | Duration: Instant
Effect: Re-roll 10s until 10s fail to appear, counting each as a success. Re-roll 6s until 6s fail to appear.

SUPREME MASTERWORK FOCUS
Cost: 6m | Type: Supplemental
Keywords: None | Duration: Instant
Effect: Supplements any Craft roll for Major or Minor projects with Double 9s. Can be improved further with later Charm Purchases.

EXPERIENTIAL CONJURING OF THE VOID
Cost: 4m, 4s/g/wxp | Type: Reflexive
Keyword: Salient | Duration: Instant
Effect: Can be used after a Craft roll, and adds +1 non-charm success, +[Essence] non-Charm dice. Cannot be used on basic projects.

UNBROKEN IMAGE FOCUS
Cost: 3m+1s/g/wxp | Type: Reflexive
Keyword: Salient | Duration: Instant
Effect: After making a Craft roll, you may purchase non-charm successes up to the number of successes rolled + your [Essence]. These do not count double successes for the purposes of how many successes you can buy.

SEASONED BEAST-RIDER APPROACH
Cost: 1m, 1wp | Type: Supplemental
Keywords: None | Duration: Instant
Effect: Used when rolling join battle, Gitta (or other mounts) gains an imitative track equal to 41-22's - the mount can move and attack without taking up 41's actions.

EVOCATIONS​

LINE OF OBLITERATION SHAFT
Cost: 2m, 2ini | Type: Reflexive
Keywords: Withering-Only, Perilous | Duration: Instant
Effect: Due to the peerless efficaciously of the Lens Lance at battering large masses of men in formation, any withering damage inflicted on a Battle Group increases the wielder's initiative as if they had attacked a worthy foe. This effect also reduces the Difficulty of the Unhorse and Disarm gambit by 1.​

GEAR​

The Lens Lance
Accuracy: 12 | Damage: 17 | Defense: 6 | Overwhelming: 5 | Attunement: 5​

Lethal: Does lethal damage when used with a decisive attack.
Melee: Uses the melee skill
Piercing: You may reduce your Defense by 1 and spend 1 Initiative to reduce enemy Soak by 4.
Reaching: Negates any mounted combat penalties when used on foot
Mounted: Can be used on horseback without penalty.
Two Handed: Requires 2 hands to be held. Provides +2 to clash attacks.
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Laspistol
Accuracy (melee, short, medium, long, extreme): 4/10/8/6/4 | Damage: 11 | Overwhelming: 1​

Lethal: Does lethal damage
Archery: Uses the archery skill
Lasgun: Does +4 damage rather than adding your strength.
Mounted: Can be used mounted.
One Handed: Requires one hand to use.
Concealable: Can be easily concealed, requiring only a Diff 1 Larceny roll.
​

Flak Armor
Soak: 6 | Mobility: -1 | Hardness: 0
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[F0lkL0re]

Eight dice then I do believe.

F0lkL0re threw 8 10-faced dice. Total: 35

 

[DragonCobolt]

Two successes!

 

[DragonCobolt]

"...are we married?" you asked, looking up at the thin smear of blue between pillars of smoke. Gitta's head jerked up, while Kit made a sound like you'd punched him in the stomach.

"What!?" He exclaimed.

"What?" you asked, hurriedly. Where had that come from?! You started to hurriedly continue. "I mean...it's just...we...there...I...uh...shut up!"

"You were the one who spoke first," he said, and he sounded amused. How dare he. His palm rested on your shoulder and he was quiet for a bit. "But I think we should get to know one another a little before we get married." He had a faintly amused tone to his voice, but his hand was familiar, stroking along your shoulder. You melted into him without thinking, leaning back as Gitta let out a little whuffling-snort through her respirator, her ears twitching, then flattening. She didn't approve. Well. She was a horse. "Why don't we start at the beginning?"

"Right, uh, uh, uh, uh, in the year of our Lord 433 of the 40th millennium, approximately two thousand five hundred and sixty eight years ago, there was a schism in the Council of Autocrats between the-"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Kit said, hurriedly. "I don't need you go back that far back. Who were your parents?"

"I was decanted by Medica Surgeon 90-01," you said, nodding. "From uterine replicator 551, which is notable as being the only replicator in berth 5-A that hasn't had a fault for more than sixty years, meaning that it doesn't need a Magos Biologis to examine it." The words came spilling out, more detail than you think you've ever given to anyone about yourself in your whole life. Your cheeks burned and you veered the sentence off to the side, crashing it like a groundcar with the brakes cut. "A-And, uh...uh, then I had a normal...childhood...on Krieg."

"You didn't have parents?" Kit sounded a bit sad. "How raised you?"

"C-Crèches are quite common across the galaxy!" You said, hurriedly. Names bloomed into your head. "T-There's Mu Ceta and...and Ro Ceta and, um, uh, uh, the Schola Progenium! That's a kind of a Crèche. The Vandian Dune Dwellers practice a form of Crèchism! And there's the patronage and fosterage in various medieval worlds, one can almost see that as a kind of simplified, low technology Crèche!" You realized you were babbling again. It was like a cork had come undone, and he was pouring you out. You swerved the conversation again, stammering. "I-It wasn't bad at all. I learned a great deal. About sacrifice and loyalty and service. I...then I was assigned to the medica...naval auxiliaries."

"That's a good, honorable profession," Kit said, sounding proud of you. "Keeping a man alive is half the fight against the buggers out there."

"...I guess it is..." you said, squirming slightly. "What about you?"

"Well, my Da and my Da were both tech-wights, support classification AX-9081 Sigmarus," Kit said, casually. His hand continued to rub your shoulder. "They served their twenty years, mustered into the secondary brigades and set up a little kaff shop in one of the high orbital defense platforms. They had me up there by calling on the service of a Sister of the Eternal Service, one of the Hospitaliars that handles midwifery." He sighed. "They both moved out of Cadia when their secondary brigade was called to service reinforcing a planetary invasion in the Segmentum Ultima, then I got called to the service for this battle, back when it was a minor rebellion. That was...oh...two hundred years ago, subjective."

"Oh."

"Warp travel, huh?" he asked. "Still got their letters, in the weeks before the...that..." He gestured up, indicating the orbital drop bombardment. "The planetary invasion went off well enough, and they had a new kaff, and I've got some brothers and sisters out that way. I suppose they're on the far side of the Warpstorm now..." He sighed, quietly.

"What's a brother?" you asked, curiously.

Kit laughed. "41-22, you really are a remarkable font of contradictions."

You were still trying to figure out if that was an insult when you came to a ridge that overlooked the battlefield you had been approaching - a lull coming over the air as the artillery had slowed and the gunfire was ceasing. Ragged cheers were ringing out and when you peeked over the edge of the ridge, you took in the confused mess at a glance. One didn't need to be an expert to see the imperial position: There rows and rows of trenches and fox holes, leading up to dug in tanks and earthshakers. Surrounding them was a cratered, smoke wreathed hellscape - and there were masses of troops that were milling around in confusion.

"Notice something missing?" Kit asked, leaning over your shoulder.

"Uh..." you looked.

"No Word Bearers," 7-7 crouching by the raise as well. "Not traitor marines at all - they're all gone. Where, though?"

You frowned, then lifted your gaze and your mask to the voidship. Their so called Lord had gone running back - had he pulled his marines back too? Considering you had killed three and Kit had killed eight, that would be eleven dead marines in about the same number of minuets by two completely normal Guardsmen.

...well, outwardly normal.

Well, outwardly normal when Kit wasn't a big beastmen. You blushed and pushed the mental image of his tall, muscular other form out of your head. It was too confusingly distracting. And soft. And fluffy. And...male. And shut up! Shut up! You shook your head as Gitta flicked an ear, like she was saying: Get your head in the game!

"The marines are falling back. That's bad," you whispered. "And that Sorcerer is still around. He might know. Intuit. if they know about us, then, then...um..." You bit your lip, thinking.

You glowed gold. Blessed by the Emperor. Of course they'd hate you, want to kill you.

Drop a continent killing lance bombardment on you?

Hmmm.

Hmmm!

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[ ] Ride to the IMperial lines and report in, as is your duty.
[ ] Send the guardsmen to report in - take Kit and Gitta to site beneath the voidship that the traitors seem to be using as a shuttleport.
[ ] Loot the battlefield for a jump-pack from a dead Chaos Space Marine, modify it into a makeshift flying machine, and get to the Voidship ASAP.
[ ] Write In

STATS
Health: Fine
Anima: Dim
Willpower: 4/5
Personal Motes: 1/13 | Peripheral Motes: 0/28
Limit: 0/10 (Trigger: Being stymied by indulges around her)
Major Projects: 0/5
SXP: 48 | GXP: 45 | WXP: 0

 

[WestOrEast]

[ ] Send the guardsmen to report in - take Kit and Gitta to site beneath the voidship that the traitors seem to be using as a shuttleport.
[ ] Loot the battlefield for a jump-pack from a dead Chaos Space Marine, modify it into a makeshift flying machine, and get to the Voidship ASAP.

Click to shrink...

Either one of these, I think. Orbital bombardment is no joke so we should take out the threat. Hell, if she can work her stuff on a shuttle, we might be able to blow the ship up without ever setting foot on it.

 

[samdamandias]

Mu Ceta and...and Ro Ceta

Click to shrink...

No Eta Ceta?

I suppose 41 hasn't remembered Ysyr yet.

And interesting how Kit phrases things. "Before we get married" vs "before we decide to get married", implying that Kit thinks we will get married.

[X] Send the guardsmen to report in - take Kit and Gitta to site beneath the voidship that the traitors seem to be using as a shuttleport.

We're low on motes, so doing Twilight things to a jetpack is probably out. And by never actually reporting back ourselves, we are not technically committing insubordination or ignoring orders.

And if the forces of chaos know what they're dealing with, the ortillery isn't to kill us(it would be nice if it did, but they can't count on it), it is to deny us people and material.

 

[Some_guy_161]

[X] Send the guardsmen to report in - take Kit and Gitta to site beneath the voidship that the traitors seem to be using as a shuttleport.

 

[Kosjurake]

[X] Send the guardsmen to report in - take Kit and Gitta to site beneath the voidship that the traitors seem to be using as a shuttleport.

 

[King50000]

[X] Send the guardsmen to report in - take Kit and Gitta to site beneath the voidship that the traitors seem to be using as a shuttleport.

 

[F0lkL0re]

[X] Ride to the Imperial lines and grab every enginseer, tech-wright and lay mechanic you can find, your lance used to be part of a gravitic implosion lance and with enough power, resources and collective tech skill you could at least temporally use it as one again.

We're a Twilight so let's kill them like a Twilight.

 

[DragonCobolt]

[X] Ride to the Imperial lines and grab every enginseer, tech-wright and lay mechanic you can find, your lance used to be part of a gravitic implosion lance and with enough power, resources and collective tech skill you could at least temporally use it as one again.

We're a Twilight so let's kill them like a Twilight.

Click to shrink...

it's a good idea!

 

[ThatGazzer]

[X] Ride to the Imperial lines and grab every enginseer, tech-wright and lay mechanic you can find, your lance used to be part of a gravitic implosion lance and with enough power, resources and collective tech skill you could at least temporally use it as one again.

I like it!

 

[Eater]

[x] Loot the battlefield for a jump-pack from a dead Chaos Space Marine, modify it into a makeshift flying machine, and get to the Voidship ASAP.

I have this vision of a jetpack for Gitta? Like, a pegasus with wings of fire… which is objectively amazing and Gitta deserves to fly, as a treat.

 

[Legionman]

[X] Ride to the Imperial lines and grab every enginseer, tech-wright and lay mechanic you can find, your lance used to be part of a gravitic implosion lance and with enough power, resources and collective tech skill you could at least temporally use it as one again.

 

[F0lkL0re]

it's a good idea!

Click to shrink...

It's really easy to get stuck on the idea that you have to do everything by yourself in games like exalted isn't.

Also a frontal assault into an enemy position is for combat speced characters not master-craftfolk and the cog boys will have tools and equipment so that 41-22 doesn't have to use CRAFTSMEN NEED NO TOOLS to get any real work done.

 

[Eater]

[X] Ride to the Imperial lines and grab every enginseer, tech-wright and lay mechanic you can find, your lance used to be part of a gravitic implosion lance and with enough power, resources and collective tech skill you could at least temporally use it as one again.

I think we should definitely revisit flying Gitta at some point though.

 

[DragonCobolt]

I think we should definitely revisit flying Gitta at some point though.

Click to shrink...

With surprisingly few ride charms you can ride her through the warp

 

[F0lkL0re]

I think we should definitely revisit flying Gitta at some point though.

Click to shrink...

Oh 100% Gitta should get flight abilities but proper DAoT/Exalted supertech made with care, attention to detail and love rather then something bodge together from battlefield salvage that's probably carrying something warpy on it.

 

[Mailstrome]

[X] Ride to the Imperial lines and grab every enginseer, tech-wright and lay mechanic you can find, your lance used to be part of a gravitic implosion lance and with enough power, resources and collective tech skill you could at least temporally use it as one again.

 

[Mailstrome]

Oh 100% Gitta should get flight abilities but proper DAoT/Exalted supertech made with care, attention to detail and love rather then something bodge together from battlefield salvage that's probably carrying something warpy on it.

Click to shrink...

Because of one of our charms we effectively have a mobile lab/manufactorum anywhere we go. Now, we could build something better, but that'd take time.

 

[SweetJackal]

[X] Ride to the Imperial lines and grab every enginseer, tech-wright and lay mechanic you can find, your lance used to be part of a gravitic implosion lance and with enough power, resources and collective tech skill you could at least temporally use it as one again.

 

[Draz]

[X] Ride to the Imperial lines and grab every enginseer, tech-wright and lay mechanic you can find, your lance used to be part of a gravitic implosion lance and with enough power, resources and collective tech skill you could at least temporally use it as one again.

Sounds good!

 

[DrunkenGrognard]

[X] Ride to the Imperial lines and grab every enginseer, tech-wright and lay mechanic you can find, your lance used to be part of a gravitic implosion lance and with enough power, resources and collective tech skill you could at least temporally use it as one again.

 

[DragonCobolt]

Adhoc vote count started by DragonCobolt on May 23, 2024 at 1:03 AM, finished with 18 posts and 11 votes.

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  7 people have voted

  [X] Ride to the Imperial lines and grab every enginseer, tech-wright and lay mechanic you can find, your lance used to be part of a gravitic implosion lance and with enough power, resources and collective tech skill you could at least temporally use it as one again.

  • F0lkL0re
  • ThatGazzer
  • Legionman
  • Eater
  • Mailstrome
  • SweetJackal
  • Draz

  4 people have voted

  [X] Send the guardsmen to report in - take Kit and Gitta to site beneath the voidship that the traitors seem to be using as a shuttleport.

  • samdamandias
  • Some_guy_161
  • Kosjurake
  • King50000

So, this here is actually three rolls.

See, the way that social influence in E3 works is you need to call upon an intimacy that supports the action. Leaving one's post to build a makeshift lance is going to require a major intimacy.

Thus, you need one Cha+Performance roll (diff 3) to get them to have a Minor Intimacy of "Loyalty to 41", then you need ANOTHER Cha+Performance roll (diff 3) to bump that to a Major intimacy - using their intimacies towards technology to support it so they now have a reason to follow you.

Then Cha+Performance, diff 2 to persuade them to follow you!

Each roll gets some bonuses based on your appearance and your stunts - since this is a really good idea, I'm giving you a LEVEL TWO STUNT!

Roll One: 10+1 automatic success
Roll Two: 10+1 Automatic success
Roll Three: 11+1 automatic success

Good luck!

 

[F0lkL0re]

I sacrifice myself to the first roll.

EDIT: not bad I think that's five successes.

F0lkL0re threw 10 10-faced dice. Total: 53

 

[Legionman]

I'll get the second

Legionman threw 10 10-faced dice. Reason: strengthen intimacy Total: 68