>>36418009
>Examine your physical form?
Might want to grab a trip if you plan on running a quest.

>>36418009
>Examine your physical form?

>>36418028
>>36418043
(Will do)

You look down, examining yourself. Your body is dark, the color of a sky without sun, moon or stars. In places your body is scratched and dented, some places have something other than black, skulls, flames. Red fire gently ripples over your body as if the black substance was fuel, but you do not burn.

In your right hand is something, an object. You do not know its name, or if it has one at all. But you understand what it IS, a weapon, capable of inflicting great destruction at a distance.

It feels right in your hand, as if it truly belongs there, you like it. You cannot see more from your current vantage, but you have ascertained that your body seems to be made of black metal, you are on fire, and you are armed.

Next action?
>Chose from above list.

>>36418101
>>Try to focus on your memories?

>>36418156
You try to focus inward, on your mind rather than your body, finding... remembrances, echoes of things gone by. You see conflicts, battles, the dead, the dying, images of fields strewn with bodies and burning objects.

You remember yourself raising your weapon and fighting, killing, destroying. You appear, and you kill, and then you leave. You notice some similarities between the memories, there are always two groups of other beings there. Usually one of them are smaller than you, their forms weaker looking, their weapons not as powerful looking as yours. Sometimes they look much like you, but different colors and not on fire.

You know without being told that they are to be cherished and protected.

The other group changes, sometimes more figures like you, sometimes smaller, sometimes larger, you have no way to distinguish them, but you know that they must be destroyed!

The annoying sounds from before still distract you sometimes.

>Try to remember more?
>Investigate sounds?

>>36418257
>>Investigate sounds?

>>36418257
>>Investigate sounds?

>>36418257
>Investigate sounds?

Damn man, you type fast.

>>36418101
You look up, and around. You see what is causing the sounds, which seem loud enough to be deafening now that you pay attention to them.

You are in the midst of a battle.

Gunfire and explosions sound around you, you stand upon a field of dirt filled with pockmarks and craters, about you other figures like yourself are moving and fighting, their forms wreathed with smoke and fire.

To one side of you are a series of fortifications, some of which have been breached. Your keen vision picks out the defenders, smaller figures with forms like your own in general shape, fighting desperately against intruders in their midst. They are the kind you must save.

You get a glimpse of the others, the ones who must die. Some are small like the defenders, others are large and have bodies and weapons like your own. They seem to have been winning the battle, until something happened.

You realize that what happened was your arrival.

You could either fight on the field with the majority of the others like you, or go to the trenches and bunkers to repulse the attackers there.

>>36418420
Thank you.

>>36418447
I say we head to the trenches. enemies who go that far go too far.

>>36418447
Go to the trenches

>>36418447
>DEFEND THE LITTLE PEOPLE! ORA INTO THE TRENCHES OF FIRE AND DEATH WE GO!

>>36418447
>Trenches

>>36418447
Trenches

>>36418447
You turn towards the trenches, hearing the noises the defenders make. You hear them carried on the air, but more than that you hear them in your mind. You do not know the words, but you understand the meaning. They cry out in fear, in pain, in terror. They cry out for help, for someone to come to their aid.

They cry out for you.

You will not forsake them!

You charge towards the breached defensive lines, leaping into the first trench. An enemy charges you. Its frame is like the little ones you must save, but twisted and wretched, you feel disdain welling inside you. It looks at you in horror and hate and charges. You swing your weapon like a club and its head bursts like a ripe melon.

You hear a sound, a bellowing cry, as you see a large armored figure raising its weapon, having noticed you, it bears a long sword in its gauntleted hands.

>Shoot it.
>Engage in melee.
>Other?

>>36418447
Trenches

>>36418647
>Shoot it.
We have a ? it kills from range, range means shoot so we shoot. Aim for spots where it would do the most damage.

>>36418647
>Shoot it.
>Then go in for the kill

>>36418647
>Shoot it.
Preferably in the wrist. Then the head. Chaos can go fuck itself

>>36418647
>Shoot it.

>>36418647
shoot

>>36418647
You raise your weapon, holding it securely in two hands, and shoot. Bolts of unearthly fire pour from the barrel and slam into the enemy warrior as he charges towards you, its guttural warcry turning into one of hatred and pain as the bolts impact its body, exploding in red bursts of light and fire.

Your shots track up over its chest and arm, blowing off the hand that holds the sword before a chance shot hits it full in the face, blowing its helmet apart and dropping the beast like a stone. You stamp on its corpse to make sure it is fully dead.

Looking around you see that your timely arrival has greatly altered the course of battle, the enemy lies in destruction and defeat and seems to be routing, the battle is starting to wind down as your forces rush across the field and kill all who oppose them.

There are still a few enemies in the trenches you can help clear out. One trench leads inwards, towards a series of tall structures, in the distance you see group of figures dressed differently than the others, one in a tall cap and long black coat, another who's uniform is trimmed in gold, they seem to be directing others.

The other path leads along the outer trenches, where the more common figures are fighting.

Which way do you go?

Outer

>>36418817
Outer trenches.

>>36418817
Outer, the inner has leaders we are not needed.

>>36418817
>Inner
It's not my fault i have a shiny button OCD!

>>36418817
Outer trenches

>>36418817
You go along the outer trenches, killing as you go. You only see the smaller enemies now and you slay them easily with your gun, armored fist, or a small blade you discover at your hip. As you go you pass the stricken figures of the beings you are here to save, some dead, some wounded and crying out for aid.

It is not the kind of aid you are able to give.

Soon enough the battle has ended, at least it has here. Your path brings you to a bunker where the wounded are being gathered, some warriors tending to them, though for the moment they seem fixated on you, staring at you in awe, some making strange figures with their hands or bowing their heads in your presence.

>Study them?
>Attempt communication?
>See what's happening outside?

>>36418817
Inner.

>>36418943
Study the little people.

>>36418943
>>Study them?
Try to get a understanding before talking.

>>36418943
>>Study them?

>>36418943
>Attempt communication?
ask if they know where the threat is most dire. We may have to turn back to the inner trenches.

>>36418943
>Study them?

>>36418943
>Study them?

>>36418943
You decide to study them, leaning over and examining the figures. You find that they are not what you originally thought at all. The hard, flat surfaces are not actually part of them, but some kind of covering. Some of the wounded ones have that removed, their bodies look frail and weak without their battle gear.

They are making noises with their mouths... speaking... to you? You slowly start to piece together what they are saying. You can't get the full meaning but some are comforting the wounded, one is speaking into a box that is somehow talking back to him, and others are muttering things at you as they bow their heads.

Apart from the groans of the wounded ones, that is. One walks up and starts talking at you, and after several attempts, during which you focus all of your will, you seem to finally understand what he is saying.

"Thank you my lord, thank the Emperor you arrived when you did, we owe you our lives. I had no idea you were here, we were told we were alone here." He said, his features showing... relief? Yes, weary relief.

>>36419115
(Forgot to add.)

You think you can form the words to communicate back.

Your response?

>>36419171
"I need a name."

>>36419115
>You are not alone. What is that one saying into the box?

>>36419193
This

>>36419193
>Inb4 we sound so pants shittingly terrifying that the guardsman faints.....

>>36419193
I'll back it.

>>36419115
Get the fuck outta there nigga you're gonna infect all those poor Guardsmen with that Warp disease.

>>36419193
Add this and "the emperor protects"

>>36419115
You consider your response, thinking what would be the best thing to say right now. For the first time in your existence you speak.

Your words are comforting, reassuring.

"You are not alone." You say in a voice, deep and echoing, as though at once in the room and heard from far away. "What is that one saying into the box?" You ask, pointing one gauntleted finger to the figure in the corner.

The soldier follows your gaze. "He is informing command of our situation, that reinforcements have arrived and that... we seem to have won, praise the Emperor. We suffered heavy casualties but it could have been worse, I'm glad you arrived when you did my lord."

Some of the others nod and chorus, "The Emperor protects."

"The Emperor... protects." You parrot back. This seems to please them.

"Sir, message from command, the colonel wants to talk to whoever is leading the marines." Says the one with the box.

"Ah, right. My lord, my commander would like to speak with your leader, or is that you? He's just up the hill sir, and once again, thank you."

"The Emperor protects." You say again, making the soldiers bow their heads and chant more.

>Speak to the colonel?
>Speak to the guardsmen more?

>>36419347
>Speak to the guardsmen more?

>>36419369
If i was suppose to put lines in then
>None of us lead

>>36419347
>>Speak to the guardsmen more?
Tell me of the commander.

>>36419394
Seconding this

>>36419347
>Speak to the colonel?
>Colonel?... I know not who this "leader" is, but I shall help you find it as best I can.
I'm trying to make this awkward. We only just learned how to speak after all, how the fuck do we know the leader?
I suggest we go to the chapel. Maybe this emperor has answers.

>>36419347
You decide to talk to this one a bit more before you leave.

"None of us lead." You say simply, the concept of you needing a leader never arose before. You arrive, kill, and that is all.

"Tell me about this... leader." You ask.

"The colonel? He's the highest ranking officer here, he has been commanding our regiment for ten years now, been with us through a lot of tough scrapes... none as bad as this though my lord. It's easy enough to tell him apart, he's the one with the gold braids, just up the hill."

>Anything else to say?
>Go to the colonel.

>>36419549
>Anything else to say? Thank you
>Go to the colonel.

>>36419549
>>Go to the colonel.
Nod

>>36419549
>Go to the colonel

>>36419549
You incline your head. "Thank you." You intone before leaving to speak to this leader figure.

As you go back through the trenches you pass the bodies again, though the wounded are being cared for and the dead removed and lain elsewhere.

As you go you see the others like you. But rather than speaking with the soldiers or investigating the surroundings they either stand still or walk about aimlessly without direction or interest. As you watch, the flames on one seem to burn brighter, blowing as if in a strong wind. The figure is consumed in the flames and vanishes, in a moment nothing but smoke carried on the wind. As you walk up the hill, more and more seem to vanish like this.

You feel the wind tugging at you as well, but marshaling a will you've never before possessed, you resist it and stay where you are, you are not finished here, you don't want to go yet.

You walk up the dirt path to where the colonel stands, other important seeming people standing around, talking, checking things on little tablets.

"My lord, my eternal gratitude for your timely arrival, I was not aware anyone had heard our calls for relief."

"We heard you." You say simply.

"And very fortunate, if we had fallen... millions of innocents would have been butchered. Do you have long to stay my lord? Or are you bound for another front?"

He doesn't seem to have noticed your fellows leaving in puffs of smoke and fire.

>>36419767
It seems I must go. Others call for our aid. We cannot delay.

>>36419767
>WE must leave.For others faithful to the emperor and in dire times require us

>>36419767
Ask for the name of this world

>>36419816
This

>>36419837
this option, we need to know

>>36419767
You nod, gazing around, seeing the city, smoking slightly. "What is the name of this world?"

"Arhan, my lord." He says. "Home to several million of the faithful, mostly miners. Are you lost?" He asks.

"No. We were were we needed to be." You respond.

"Yes, indeed my lord."

"But we must leave now, there are other... faithful, who require our aid elsewhere. Others call to us, and we must answer."

"Of course my lord, Emperor walk with you."

You nod, and let go of your hold on this world, letting yourself be consumed in flame and carried off by otherworldly winds to someplace far from here.

Time stretches and compresses, your mind continues to exist without physical form. Finally you manifest once again in solid form.

There is no battle here, no noise, it is quiet.

You are somewhere still and mostly dark, though you can see clearly. Everything is made of metal, there are windows off in the distance. You see some others like you though they don't seem to be doing anything important.

>Investigate others?
>Explore where you are?

>>36420021
>Explore where you are?

>>36420021
>Investigate others?

>>36420021
>>Explore where you are?

>>36420021
>Investigate others?

>>36420021
You explore your surroundings. You pass windows and looking out you see a great twisting expanse of energy and void, whipping and twisting on currents of energy and matter that seems totally at odds with the world you were in before.

Taking some time to explore the thing you are currently inside, you eventually determine that it is a vessel of some sort, though it seems very badly damaged. You walk out a huge hole in the side, walking on the outer hull of the ship as you look around before going back inside, noting the large weapons batteries that lay in ruins and huge wounds in the hull.

As you explore you pass more of your fellows, though they do nothing interesting. Some wander aimlessly, others stand still, staring out windows, into walls, some standing guard at the doors to empty rooms, none react to your presence or the passing of others.

Eventually you find a room where a number of weapons have been piled. You look down at your own weapon, realizing that it would never occur to any of the others to change their weapons, simply using whatever was in their hands. You now have a chance to alter the gear you carry.

>Select two two handed ranged weapons and a pistol
>Select one two handed weapon, one pistol and one one handed melee.
>Select one two handed ranged weapon and one two handed melee weapon.

Select from:
Boltgun
Stalker bolter
Plasma gun
Meltagun
Flamer
Bolt pistol
Plasma pistol
Flamer pistol
Chainsword
Eviscerator two handed chainsword
Boarding shield (Counts as a two handed weapon)

>>36420246
>Bolt pistol
>Plasma pistol

>>36420246
>boarding sheild
>flamer

>>36420246
>Boarding shield
>Boltgun
>Plasma pistol

>>36420246
>Stalker bolter
>Chainsword

>>36420246
>Eviscerator two handed chainsword
>Meltagun

>>36420246
>Boarding shield
>Plasma pistol
>Chainsword

I have no idea but this sounds well rounded

>>36420305
I like this. disregard >>36420299

>>36420246
Boltgun boarding shield

>>36420246
And this is the part where nobody can agree on anything...

I'm not sure what the combat will be like yet, how in depth it will be.

Also so you know you can use a two handed gun one handed, but you cannot use it to shoot in melee, so you could pair a boltgun with a boarding shield fine for instance.

It's a matter of storage space and what you can carry.

>>36420305
I'm game.

>>36420330
Op this has the makings to be the best quest on TG if you can keep it going for more than 2-4 threads while waiting for votes i have to ask what do you intend?

>>36420246
>boltgun
>boltgun

>>36420263
>>36420291
>>36420292
>>36420305
>>36420321
do u even burn

>>36420383
I plan on keeping it going for as long as I can and as long as people want to play.

I have plans for the future but mostly I'm just seeing where it goes.

For gear, how does this sound?

Boarding shield
Boltgun
Plasma pistol

And of course your fighting knife?

>>36420330
I already said I supported this>>36420305
option.
>>36420411
we're legion of the damned. Everything we use will inflict some sort of burn on our enemies.

>>36420411
>Legion of the damned boltguns fire flaming projectiles
>i don't burn

>>36420246
>chainsword
>chainsword
>flamer

>>36420447
sounds good

>>36420447
Sounds good to me

>>36420447
sounds great

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>>36420447
Let's get this war party started.

>>36420383
better than Undeniable Assholes anon?

>>36420246
Looking over the equipment left scattered around, you decide to increase the number of weapons you carry. You pick up a plasma pistol which glows with red light before slipping it into a holster at your hip. Then you heft a large boarding shield with a nook to rest your boltgun on. Your gear would make you a formidable opponent at range, and you could use the shield to fend off an attacker at close quarters.

Admiring your new gear you wander back out of the armory, walking about until you find what you think is the command center of the ship, a large command throne sits on a central dais, various control lecterns are spread around, mostly broken, and the forward window gives you a commanding view of the broken ship as it hangs in the twisting void.

But there is something else on the bridge, someone else, another one like you. You discount him at first until you see that this one is doing something other than wandering or staring into space, it examines the gauntlets of its hands and looks out the window curiously, and with great excitement you realize this one is going through the same self-discovery that you did earlier. You are not alone!

As you grow closer you see the gear your new companion is carrying, he is a...

>Sternguard Veteran
>Vanguard Veteran
>Devestator
>Apothecary
>Techmarine

Also, how do you respond to seeing another of your kind awakening before you?

>>36420589
>Techmarine
we respond with great Caution

>>36420589
>Sternguard Veteran

>>36420589
>Techmarine
Joy tempered with caution

Also pretty sure they don't have any apothecaries left.

>>36420589
>Techmarine

>>36420664
>>36420677
>>36420686
Hivemind?

>>36420589
Oooh. Tough choice here...
>Vanguard Veteran?
>I have so many questions. Can you answer them?

>>36420589
>>Sternguard Veteran

>>36420664
>>36420677
I'm game for tech and the response of these.

>>36420589
As you approach you see this one bears the various mechanical limbs that mark him as a techmarine, cradling a boltgun in his arms as he looks out the window. He hears your approach and turns towards you, regarding you cautiously.

You are elated to see another like yourself, but are also cautious, not knowing what to expect, you have almost no experience with anything beyond killing.

"Hello?" You ask cautiously. "Can you speak?"

The techmarine tilted his head back and forth, before saying "Ye-es?" In a halting voice.

"You are... new?" You ask cautiously. "Do you remember anything?"

The other marine considered. "Death. Battle. Fire." It seemed this one was just as you were, new, inexperienced, unsure of what was happening.

"Others, like me?" He asked.

"Not like us. You and me." You reply, the other nodding. He walked slowly closer, the two of you examining each other curiously. It seemed easier for him, maybe being in the company of another made the transition easier to cope with.

Actions?

>>36420840
Does the ship's computer hold any clues. We should ask our new tech buddy to converse with the machine spirit

>>36420840
Lead that nigger to the armoury also tell him our name is Arhan

>>36420893
This

>>36420893
addendum: tell him our name is Arhan. It's a good name.

>>36420893
but how would he know how he just woke up? i also i don't think we know what a machine spirit is

>>36420898
tell him our name is arhan and ask him about the ship and if he knows anything about it, he might have memories of it

>>36420990
We know the guy is a techmarine just by looking at him.
>As you approach you see this one bears the various mechanical limbs that mark him as a techmarine
so we should know what he can do.

>>36420840
"How, long have you... been?" He asked.

"Not long, last battle. Perhaps you can help? Talk to machines?" You start to understand the roles of the different marines, understanding that his role means he is skilled with machines.

"I think... yes..." He said, walking over to a damaged lectern, mechanical tentacle like appendages touching the half broken machine, hooking into slots and accessing the workings, the machine sparking and groaning.

"Answers... seeking... records. Found. Ship... space marine... battle barge... damaged, lost? Destroyed..."

As you watch he moves with more confidence, going about his work. He seems to innately understand how to interface with the lectern despite his lack of memories about anything else.

"This ship is adrift, mostly broken, records damaged, last entry order to abandon ship, warp drive malfunction, been here ever since." He withdrew his tendrils and turned to you.

You nod. "Ship broken." You agree. "Call me Arhan, my name." You say proudly.

"I will think of a name." He replied. "I will try to fix ship." He said, seemingly undaunted by the view of the obliterated battle barge.

Actions?

>>36421039
You understand the meaning of things without knowing the words or nuances.

You knew a bolter was a gun that kills things, but not more than that, as time goes by you start to understand more things a marine should know.

>>36421075
suggest that he name himself after the world of his first conscious battle

>>36421075
Suggest we check the armory for some tools for him. He can also get something better than that bolter if he wishes.

>>36421075
we should ask him if he can bring up a layout of the ship things like vehicle bays and the storage for assault packs

>>36421180
i agree with going to possible vehicle bays if only for the possibility of finding a sleeping dred

I think I need to stop this for now.

I'm struck by sudden nausea and need to think about the next world you'll be visiting.

I think that was a pretty good first session for something that I decided to start on the basis of 'eh screw it'.

I'm here to chat if anyone wants.

>>36421270
Thank you for the thread op

>>36421270
Will combat require rolls in the future?
Will we just show up on a planet every time, or will we do more than just combat?
Either way I'm cool with it

>>36421296
No problem, was fun. I'll try to be back soon.

>>36421308
It might require rolls, but honestly I find combat to eventually get boring and I'd rather not be bogged down with tons of rules and dice. I might give it a try but it's not something I'm used to.

You'll be called to planets to fight but we needn't always focus on those battles when they're just random fights, now that you're awakened you'll also start to be able to chose your destinations.

>>36421337
Awesome! When do you plan to run again? and thanks for the thread OP!

>>36421337
Not sure, I'd like to do something tomorrow but thanksgiving is a huge family affair. If I have time in the evening after dinner I might run it then, while I have time on thanksgiving break.

And I'm glad you all had fun.

Also, so you know, apothecaries will actually be useful.

When one of your own falls they don't die, like any being of the warp they simply return home, and are stricken in the infirmary. Having apothecaries on hand will reduce the time they are stuck here and gets them back in the fight sooner.

>>36421625
Good to know

Just found this thread, thanks for running OP this is looking awesome.

Any chance you can get a twitter for thia quest? Would greatly help for announcing scheduling and when threads are running

>>36422922
I don't do twitter, sorry.

>>36422958
Why not? you can make one for this quest and they make it a lot easier to organise and ensure that most players actually know when threads are and find threads when they start, have a look at how other quests use twitter, its shooting yourself in the foot to not use one when they are so easy to use

>>36422958
Just got here and I have to say, I enjoyed reading this.

I would recommend getting a Twitter. It allows for us who want to follow to easily show up when you start.

So, what are we? I am not familiar with this part of 40k lore.

>>36423685
A Space marine in the Legion of the Damned, basically a space marine ghost, it seems OP is going with the "Imperial Daemons" version of their lore.
if you want it explained by someone who hasn't been awake all night read the 1d4chan page, heres the link: http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Legion_of_the_Damned

>>36423685
Check out the Legion of the Damned on the various wikis

>>36421625
This has the makings of a very good quest, thank you.

>>36424002
thanks anon.

someone might want to archive this

Here's the archive.
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/36418009/

>>36426420
misspelled legion in the tags...

>>36426427
Had to do this shit on my phone.

>>36426835
And I can't fix it.

>>36426988
You have to message LL on the sup/tg/ IRC channel

>>36427028
Can't get on IRC, could somebody else do it?

>>36427076
>>36427028
I appreciate you doing it, but personally he never responded to anything I tried to get his help on, so best of luck.

>>36427295
I just tried asking him myself. Welp, that was a waste. Just put the archive link into your heading next time.
Sorry about this.

>>36427359
It's alright, I'm sorry I didn't do it myself I just fell asleep.

If this thread is still alive I'll use it if I run this again tonight.

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>>36433430
Try this one.

I return.

Your name is Arhan, a name you took from the world you first battled on after your awakening. You are a being of the warp in the form of a black-armored space marine wreathed in spectral flames, one of the Legion of the Damned. Until recently you were a mindless thing, going where the winds of the warp take you and killing the enemy wherever you arrive, but now you have will and thought.

There is only one other like you, a techmarine who awakened just recently, but who seems to be as skilled with machines and cogitators as his profession would suggest. Currently the entire legion is aboard a wrecked battle barge somewhere in the warp.

You are currently armed with a boarding shield, boltgun and plasma pistol, as well as your fighting knife.

You have tried communicating with the unawakened with you on the ship, but they seem capable of only the most basic of tasks, go here, stand here, hit this, and quickly lose interest and wander off aimlessly. None of them seem to retain the specialized knowledge of their ranks.

For the moment, you have nothing to do, for the first time in your existence, you can appreciate your free time.

>Inspect vehicle bays
>Talk to techmarine about ship status
>Other?

>>36434023
>Inspect vehicle bays
give our brother time to work

>>36434023
>Inspect vehicle bays
capatcha: gedneu conductors
maybe we'll find some there

>>36434023
>Inspect vehicle bays
Warbikewarbikewarbike!

>>36434055
Seconded

>>36434023
You decide to inspect the vehicle bays, taking a little while to find them. They are filled with various impressive looking war machines in various states of disrepair.

Rhinos, razorbacks, predators, at least one land raider, bikes and landspeeders. Everything a space marine company should have at their disposal.

However none of it currently looks functional, all of them are suffering from damage and extreme neglect and would likely require intensive repairs from a techmarine. As you only have one at the moment it would be wise to prioritize what you want him to work on.

Of course, the larger machines will take longer to fix, and might require parts you don't have.

>Fix one of the vehicles
>Keep him working on the ship

>>36434162
>Fix one of the vehicles
WARBIKE!

>>36434162
Keep working on the ship. Ships, as sad as it is, are better than tanks

>>36434162
>>36434162
>>Keep him working on the ship

>>36434162
>>36434200
>>36434223
I third this assessment, even if a warbike would be very nice ride to have.

>>36434243
Soon...

>>36434162
You note the vehicles for later, but for the moment let your companion continue working on the ship, though you're not sure what one techmarine can really do for a ship of this size, and so badly damaged. Still, he never eats, sleeps, tires or grows bored with his work, at least so far, so you let him keep at it, maybe he'll get something working.

You also do a count, assembling the unawakened together and tallying them, and find you have roughly one company, a hundred marines or so with you, a formidable fighting force indeed.

Eventually you start to feel a tug, a call, pulling at you, as if a warm wind blows across your body, you see the others feel it too, looking up and around at the prospect of leaving again. You are being called, the winds of war blow again...

>Do something here?
>Let the winds take you to battle!

>>36434303
>>Let the winds take you to battle!

>>36434303
Let the winds take us to battle. We are in need of once more.

>>36434303
>Let the winds take you to battle!
TO WAR WE GO.LET LOOSE THE HOUNDS OF THE DAMNED!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjhONqSjeME

>>36434333
this anons gotta leave for now, thanks for running this OP, it looks fucking fun, so keep it up, and please get a twitter for it

>>36434303
ONWARDS! TO BATTLE!

>>36434303
Your spirit sings as you release your hold on this plane, letting the winds of the warp take your war spirit far and away to another battlefield where you are needed once again.

You arrive as you left, in a burst of warpfire and black smoke which sweeps over the battlefield. You raise your bolter and shield, looking about for the enemy. You see them now, armies of humanoids with large mechanical walkers and hovering tanks. Arrayed against them are forces of the Imperial Guard, and space marines in black armor.

At the moment the space marines are pinned down behind a fortified wall, the aliens pouring shot after shot down towards them, you have materialized behind the Imperial lines and some of the defenders are starting to take note of you.

"Battle. Good." You hear at your side, the techmarine is there, bolter in hand.

>Actions?

>>36434505
>ADVANCE!

>>36434505
LET GLORIOUS BATTLE BE JOINED!

>>36434505
advance to the pinned marines, provide suppression/ covering fire for them with our bolter. Have our techmarine take control of an artillery piece and take out those tanks.

>>36434505
Assist the marines from a different angle.

>>36434505
You decide that waiting will gain you nothing, and this is no time for subtlety.

"Engage!" You shout to your brethren, sweeping your bolter forward to urge them on. They need little encouragement, charging forwards with total disregard for everything but the enemy. As you rush past the trenches you get a look at the surprised looking marines taking cover there. They wear black armor with white emblems, many carry swords of various types.

You rush by, raising your bolter up and setting it on the nook of your boarding shield, opening fire as you enter range of the enemy. Your first volley shreds a few alien troopers before the tidal wave of enraged marines slams into the enemy and their first rank is chopped into flying bits of gore.

Your loadout makes you best suited to dealing with infantry rather than vehicles, so you engage the enemy troops as you see them, their shots striking your heavy shield and doing you no harm.

You see some enemy infantry occupying a building that could give them a firing lane on Imperial force, some enemy battlesuits, as well as some troop transports.

Which do you engage?

>>36434742
Troops in cover.

>>36434742
>Enter building.None shall live

>>36434742
Charge the building, then see what we can do about the troop transports and the juicy fleshbags inside them

>>36434742
secure building.

>>36434742
Clear the building our shield Is more of less designed for giving enemies fits in confined spaces.

>>36434742
You move towards the building to sweep and clear. Your shield should provide you with a great advantage in the close quarters of the hallways. You kick the door in and crush a surprised alien against the wall with your shield. Then you begin your butcher's work.

You sweep the halls methodically, killing as you go, shots impact your shield and do little more than annoy you as you proceed in your task, slaughtering every alien in the building in a deadly and viscous display of power. Soon nothing remains of the foe.

Then you hear a voice in your head, it takes you a moment to realize your vox is working, you hear the voice of the techmarine. "I guide a devestator, we are destroying their vehicles, the aliens are panicking. Other space marines are helping too, I think they're about to run away."

You exit the building and see for yourself, the aliens are in panic, your sudden arrival having rapidly changed the balance of power, having a company of marines appear from nowhere can do that.

>Advance along your own troops?
>Join up with local space marines?

>>36434742
Enemy firing lane determined to be heretical.

>>36434880
>Join up with local space marines?
Shiny button syndrome got me guys...Halp...

>>36434880
>Advance along your own troops?

>>36434880
>Advance along your own troops?

>>36434891
Helping

>Advance along your own troops?
We Force Commander now

>>36434880
>Join up with local space marines?

Need to know more

>>36434973
If we're to be the Force Commander we need to get some bling. Can't go into battle without half a jewelry story stuck to our armor.

>>36434880
Advance with your own troops.

Black Templar's are not fond of psychic fuckery.

>>36435057
They are though, just not non-imperial psykers.

>>36434880
>>Advance along your own troops?

>>36434880
You stick to your own kind for now, not sure how these strangers would react, you can talk when the battle is over.

You move amongst your own, directing them from time to time, they can follow simple instructions. 'Shoot that' 'look out' 'take cover' that sort of thing. You notice one librarian in your own force beating an enemy to death with his force staff, seemingly oblivious of his actual powers.

Soon the enemy is in full retreat, fleeing from the battlezone as fast as they can pile into their transport vehicles, those who cannot are left behind and find no mercy at the hands of the marines.

Soon the shooting has stopped, at least for the moment. You feel that you could leave if you wish, but that is your choice. The others gather around you, instead of leaving like they did before and you realize that you now control this force, at least on some level.

"Good fight, swift." The techmarine says as he comes over. You notice some of your own are injured, flames licking out from the ruptured armor as they limp or cradle injured limbs, gathering around you in a rough sort of mob.

What do you do now? It is unlikely that these were the only aliens on this planet, but the tide has been turned in a desperate battle, your duty fulfilled.

Anything further is your choice.

>>36435153
>Find the leader of the other marines force.Give him a salute and say"The emperor protects" Before leaving

>>36435153
Look for apothecaries in your forces, maybe one has been awakened.
Talk to some commander, is there somewhere your assistance is needed?

>>36435213
I second this. This was a desperate battle, but who can say we have not simply delayed the inevitable if we leave now?

Sorry if the battle wasn't enjoyable, I'm not sure how to do them right I feel, I don't want them to take forever but I'm still trying to make them feel meaningful.

>>36435258
I don't normally even read quests. You are doing well.

>>36435258
The battle is the reason we arrive so some time being put into it wouldn't be bad, but there's no harm in focusing more on the aftermath.

>>36435281
And what this guy said, this is a good thing you've got going here as it is.

>>36435258
No worries, I'm sure you will find what fits for you.

>>36435192
I will back this. If we are needed we will be called.

>>36435153
You walk over to the commander of the locals, who removes his helmet as you approach, looking you over with suspicion. "You arrived when the battle was most grim, what manner of Astartes are you, from whence did you come?"

"Does it matter? We came when you needed us." You answer simply. He doesn't seem satisfied.

"You bear the signs of witchcraft about you, but you fought at our side, in pitched battle. I have never before seen a marine like you."

"There is only one other like me." You answer truthfully. "We come when we are needed, The Emperor protects." You say, as though this explains everything.

He looks like he has more questions, but you can leave at any time.

>Stay
>Go

>>36435213
if we dont stay do this

>>36435437
>Stay

>>36435437
Leave, there is nothing else to be said. He seems more intent on satisfying his curiosity than pointing us to others in need anyways.

>>36435437
>Go

>>36435437
I'm mix staying could lead to more info and awakening. Then there's the commander just asking things and we get no where.

Eh, leave.

>>36435437
Leave, if there were important matters they would be talking about them instead

>>36435437
Get some info from the commander and then leave.

>>36435437
"Perhaps we shall meet again, I hope you never need us to arrive any further. But we are needed elsewhere." You say, and release your hold on this realm.

He raises his hand to ask you more questions, but recoils in shock, hand going to his weapon as you are consumed in spectral fire and return to your battle barge in the warp.

You arrive on the bridge, your techmarine next to you.

"Lucerne." He say.

"What?"

"Lucerne, name of the world, now my name. Lucerne." He says with a nod.

You nod, you did suggest he take the name of the next world as his own. You inspect the troops, it seems those injured or fallen in battle materialized in the medical deck, some with great tears in their armor laying on beds while others stand and wait, you see them slowly heal but perhaps an apothecary would help them heal faster?

You again seem free to do as you wish, there are many possibilities. Perhaps you could try to master your art of appearing places, to go where you wish not just where you are needed? Or perhaps something else? The choices are yours as you listen to the pervading silence of your ship, hanging alone in the great void of the warp.

>>36435602
>Try to remember any more info.
Hopefully we can remember more about the crew or the ship.

>>36435602
Search the ship for some fancier weapons.

>>36435602
>Search the ship for more awakened

>>36435648
Seconding this

>>36435648
>>36435694
A combination of both. Take a walk around the ship to try and remember, the signs that someone has awakened are easy to spot if we run into them.

>>36435602
You search the ship again, trying to find anything useful for your purposes. You find no more weapons except what you had already discovered.

As you walk you try to remember more about your past, thinking back hard. It's difficult, the memories are fuzzy and run into each other, but you think you can feel something, the vague inkling that there was some kind of existence before the constant fighting, but you cannot remember more about it no matter how hard you try, at least not now.

Your search is through, you're not sure how long it takes, hours, days, not sure, it's a big ship though. You check on your forces, seeing if any of them have awakened, and after a while you find that one has! You are overjoyed to see another of the awakened.

He is a...

>Sternguard
>Vanguard
>Apothecary
>Devestator
>Librarian
>Chaplain

>>36435768
Apothecary. Everyone can rip and tear, but only a select few can mend.

>>36435768
>Apothecary

>>36435768
>Apothecary
Need a Medic

>>36435768
>>Apothecary
We're not going to have many marines left if we don't patch em up after battles.

>>36435768
>Apothecary
What use does the Chaplain have OP? Can we be corrupted? Can we have morale problems?

>>36435884
At a guess, they buff up nearby allies.

>>36435884
If nothing else, he could help convince the living that we aren't demons, I suppose.

>>36435768
Apothecary

>>36435884
Chaplain has some specialty powers. As far as you can tell you can't be corrupted, though you've never been put to the test that you can remember.

Anyway, apothecary.

>>36435884
Legion of the damned cant be killed but the more chaplains we have the less time it takes them to regen.

>>36435958
>>36435884
Disregard that entirely. I got confused

>>36435768
You see him bear the emblem and gear of an apothecary, the bringers of death and healing.

"Hello, welcome..."

You go through roughly the same story as you had with Lucerne, telling him what you are, where you are, how many others there are like you. He accompanies you to the medical deck and you see him set to work with the injured, mending their broken armor back into place and doing something you can't understand that somehow heals the fiery stuff inside. You look inside the broken armor and see no body, nothing but fire within, you can't see anything past the flames.

---

Choosing what kind of marines awaken first brings up new possibilities for capabilities.

Bringing a Sternguard or Vanguard into the fold lets you organize better, forming the unawakened into squads rather than just a general mob.

Specialists like the librarian and chaplain give you access to new capabilities, such as acts of faith or possibly even opening gates to where you want, rather than just where you are called.

However as things stand you can only leave when you are summoned to battle.

>>36436019
A vanguard would definitely be useful

>>36436019
In that case a Vanguard or Sternguard would be the next on the list, we should prioritize enhancing the organization of our brethren before we seek news tricks to put in our bag. We should arguably take the former since we ourselves are already adept at range, but at the same time the latter could make a good stand-in to lead the troops while we go commando.

Not sure what we should do next if you're waiting for us to do an action though.

>>36436019
suggest to the apothecary that he join Lucerne on the bridge once he's done mending. It'd be best if all the awakened know each other, and can interact with each other easily.

>>36436019
You inform your newest companion to go to the bridge and join the other awakened once he is done with his task. You are not sure what he's doing to sooth the injuries of creatures seemingly made from ceramite and warp fire, but whatever is contained in the vials and needles of his narthecium seems to be doing the job.

You go to the bridge and sometime later the apothecary joins you, speaking with Lucerne. "I have mended them as best I can, though some still need time to recover, I was studying them as I did so, and could detect no bodies within the armor. I do not know what kind of creatures they... we, are, but we are not it seems, humans, or marines." He said, not sure what to make of it.

Your response?

Also, you can always opt to wait for the next battle, but you have the options of talking to your specialists and reassigning them, checking on their progress on their projects, and so forth.

>>36436351
>"It does not matter aslong as we do the emperor's work and follow his will"

>>36436266
I second this, at present we three are the only commanders we have, we should determine what our roles in battle should be. Btw OP, are we just a "regular" battle-brother or are we an officer of some sort?

>>36436351
>>36436372
This. As long as do His work our forms matter little.

Also, just check in with the techpriest on what he's managed to accomplish before awaiting our next calling.

>>36436351
"We are the shield of the emperor. Where his arm decends, we protect."

>>36436425
I have a bad feeling about repairing the ship.
If we somehow manage to repair the ship and leave the warp, would we cease to exist after a while?
That's very important if we wish to serve the emperor to our greatest ability.

>>36436391
You have not seen anyone who's gear would identify them as a high ranking officer or chapter master. You were the first of the awakened, so it seems you have fallen into the role of leader. You can acquire more gear over time.

>>36436351
"What we are does not matter, as long as we do what is needed. For Emperor, and Imperium."

The apothecary nodded. "For Emperor? Do we even know who and what we fight for?"

You are silent for a moment. "Perhaps when a chaplain awakens, we will know more. Or a librarian could help your studies on our nature... but for the moment it is enough that we exist, we are needed. We are the Emperor's shield, where we are needed, we must be, and protect."

You check with Lucerne, asking him what he has learned.

"I have been working on restoring limited functionality to the plasma engines, if I can even bring one of them online at a fraction of the normal capacity we can restore many systems across the ship, including the major cogitators. So far I can only tell that this ship was wrecked many centuries ago during a major conflict with a traitor legion, it has been adrift ever since. Whether we have some connection with it or simply appeared here randomly I cannot tell, all further records on the previous owners are lost, at least for now.

With your permission I would like to try to bring a plasma reactor online, it should get more systems operational and let me work on restoring more advanced parts of the ship, it should also give me the tools I need to restore some of our vehicles to fighting shape.

>>36436680
Do it

>>36436680
>"Very well"

>>36436680
Do it, reactor is a go

>>36436680
Do it.

>>36436680
Do it

>>36436680
Sound good, just be careful it's best we do not draw unwanted attention to us.

>>36436680
"Very well, do what you can to restore power, please do not blow up our ship."

"I will avoid that if at all possible."

Time passes, but your patience seems infinite, repairs continue on unabated, you try to train the unawakened but give it up as a pointless exercise after a while, it seems the only thing you are able to do is form a mob together and give them basic instructions.

Some time later, as your repairs near their end, you feel the tug of a summons again, war is upon you.

Do you wish to change your gear, or are you ready for further combat?

Also, how will you deploy, will you form your troops together, or break them up between the other awakened?

>>36436817
We are prepared for eternal war! ONWARDS TO BATTLE!
Split into three groups btw each lend by an awakened

>>36436817
Fight!

Break, for making waves and limit damage.

>>36436817
Form rudimentary squads. Long range with the techmarine, assault with the Apothecary and Tactical with ourselves.

>>36436817
Tell them to follow awakened in 3 groups into battle

>>36436869
>>36436892
I agree with these guys but what loadout does the Techmarine and apothecary have? We need to know what their preferred way of fighting is.

>>36436953
Last battle the techmarine guided the devastators, but it would be nice to know

>>36436817
You quickly split your forces into three groups, assigning heavy weapons to Lucerne, close combat to your apothecary who takes a pistol and chainsword, and keeping the more flexible tacticals with yourself.

Then you let your call take you away...

You appear in a burning city, devotional images spread around on all sides, the streak of anti-aircraft fire high overhead. Many buildings are gutted and bombed, in the distance you hear the powerful reports of big guns, closer is the crack and rumble of small arms and possibly vehicles.

It seems you are amidst the burning hulk of an Imperial city under concentrated attack.

"Arhan, I'm hearing something on the vox." Lucerne says as he listens to his various devices. "Elements of the Imperial Guard and Adepta Sororitas are engaged with traitor forces, chaos space marines have been sighted. The sisters are pinned down defending a large number of civilians, the Guard have attempted to penetrate enemy territory but have been bogged down. What are your orders? I will try to get more tactical information as fast as I can... this battle may not be over as fast as the last."

>>36436981
"Relieve the Sisters' position so they can evacuate the civilians."

>>36436981
lucarene and the apothecary go to th civilian and soristas, we take the trenches.

>>36436981
Aid the sisters.

>>36437010
Seconding this

>>36436981
Help the sisters. Once Lucerne is entrenched move with the Apothecary to aid the guardsmen.

>>36436981
To clarify, are you planning on going to the sisters yourself? Who is going where?

>>36436981
Tactical goes to aid the sisters we need flexibility over ther. Assault and heavy weapons go to aid the guard and punch through the enemy lines.

>>36437092
Heavy and CCQ to aid sisters us to aid guardsmen

>>36437092
Heavies aid sisters with the cqc troops make them sue bottlenecks. WE help the guardsmen.

>>36437124
This

>>36437124
I second this.

>>36437092
You think, it is a complicated situation. "You two take your forces and punch through with the guardsmen, get them moving again. I will move and personally ensure the safety of the civilians."

"Yes. "At once!" They chorus and begin marshaling their troops.

"Best of luck." You tell them, taking your tactical troops, about forty marines altogether, to engage the forces near the Sister's base.

You run through the city streets, not encountering any resistance on your way there, finally seeing a large cathedral that the sisters are defending, automated defenses and ranks of sisters fighting valiantly against the invaders.

As you watch the chaos marines send a wave of cultists to charge into the guns of the defenders, ranks upon ranks of fanatics dying to the serried guns of the defensive line, but you can see it's a hard pressed battle, they are tired and hurt, but fighting on.

>Attempt to contact defenders?
>Move to defenders?
>Attack the enemy's flank?

>>36437124
I second this.

>>36437357
>Attack the enemy's flank?
>Attempt to contact defenders?
"The emperor has heard"

>>36437357
Contact the sisters and tell them not to fire on us, then flank the enemy.

>>36437357
>>36437381
This. So much this.

>>36437357
>Attack the enemy's flank?

Insert tactical genius joke here

>>36437357
>Contact defenders
giant space marines with skulls on there armor seems pretty chaos to me

>>36437357
>>36437381
This is awesome.

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>>36437417

>>36437381
Supporting.

>>36437381
Best post of the month

>>36437357
>>36437381
Yes. Perfect. Do it.
Those with plasma guns- us included- should aim for the chaos marines.
Lets charge through the mob of cultists with our shield and bust a cap of the emperor's righteous fury in some traitor ass

>>36437435
we are essentially the army where every man is creed
> tfw we learn to do short distance warp jumps

>>36437666
That's what Librarians are for, Satan.

>>36437357
You patch yourself into the local vox net, hearing the battle-cant of the sisters, half tactical information, half hymns.

"Faithful of the Emperor, your prayers have not fallen upon deaf ears. He has heard you, we are here, your salvation is imminent. Attack. Now!"

You signal your forces to charge towards the enemy lines, moving up swiftly and charging towards the enemy's flanks. They react quickly, as quickly as they can when a horde of enraged space marines alight with the flames of vengeance come charging towards them. You instruct your followers as best you are able, using cover and the comforting bulk of your shield to ward off attacks as you start firing into the enemy ranks, catching them off guard and off balance.

Your forces are arranged to form a ninety degree angle with the sisters, forming an 'L' shaped firing block, catching the traitors off guard. Their cultists are being shot to ribbons and some of the more levelheaded traitor marines are taking cover. But heedless of the pouring gunfire a group is charging across open country towards you, some falling to your shots but others pressing on regardless, waving bloodied axes over their heads as they charge.

>Actions?

>>36437721
Focus fire on the gruop charging us, move all marines with a shield or a melee weapon bigger than a combat knife to the front.

>>36437755
>>36437721
This really.

>>36437721
Focus fire: Charging Traitor Astartes.
Use Plasma
More melee oriented tacticals go on point

>>36437721
>Keep firing

>>36437721
Single out their champion, defeat him in single combat.

Maybe also take his weapon, but only if it's good enough.

>>36437721
we should try and move so that when they engage us their backs are to the sisters

>>36437721
If we haven't already, lets switch to our plasma pistol and engage the berzerkers.

>>36437755
>>36437774
These two seem reasonable.

>>36437785
with help from those armed with chainswords and/or shields

>>36437721
You sling your bolter and draw your plasma pistol, red warpfire burns brightly in its core, flames eagerly licking up from the vents on the weapon's sides.

"You, you you, move forward and raise your shields!" You shout, some of your tacticals with shields move forwards and form a blockade as you direct the others to form there as well. Moving your light plasma gun quickly you start pouring shots down into the approaching berserkers, punching holes in the armor of two with balefire blasts.

You see their champion, bearing a huge two handed axe. "You!" You shout, weapon outstretched. "The Emperor has passed judgement, I have come for you!"

"Good! I tire of killing weaklings!" He shouts back and charges. You pump a shot into him as he comes, but he doesn't seem to care, and keeps coming, swinging overhead with his axe.

You duck, glancing the blow off of your shield, and firing again into his gut, rewarded with a spurt of corrupted blood, making him cry out in rage, your fighting style the opposite of his, defensive, trying to line up pistol shots, your personal combat making it impossible to direct the battle any further.

Okay gents, it's time to roll for it. Give me d100 rolls, low is good, I'll look at the first three.

And state any special actions you think might be appropriate.

>>36437938
Also, wow, I can't believe so many people are playing now.

Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>36437938
FOR THE EMPEROR!

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>36437938
Keep up the counters

Rolled 33 (1d100)

>>36437938
Lowest of three I hope?

>>36437986
Gah, don't answer that. Damn my reflex rolling!

Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>36437938
aim for his head. burn his skull to cinders, so that khorne may not enjoy the skull.

>>36438007
General look at the numbers.

>>36437938
You roll with the hits, moving and twisting, making his heavy axe glance off your shield time and time again.

"Gah! Coward! Fight me!" He screams, but you pay him no mind, you are solid, you are collected, focused, you will not let the words of some traitor cur goad you into making a mistake.

He strikes, this time the hook of his axe catching the lip of your shield and pulling it aside. You try to dodge but his follow up leaves a long gash in your armor from which flames pour.

"Hahaha!" He cackles, you take advantage of his hubris. With a shot you blow his hand off at the wrist, grabbing him and slamming your knee into his gut, forcing him back.

"I am judgement. I have come." You intone as you drive him back.

"Blood for the blood god!" He shouts, trying to claw at you. You kick him away, shooting him twice in the chest before one more blast blows his head apart.

"I have none to shed." You say to the smoking corpse.

The other berserkers are being dealt with, there were a few casualties and some injured but they were vastly outnumbered. Some enemies flee into the city, others throw themselves upon the defenses in one last furious charge towards death.

>Go into city.
>Link up with sisters.

>>36438213
>Acquire axe
>Link up with sisters

>>36438213
link up then push

>>36438213
Link up with the Sisters, ensure their defense holds. The cowards are no threat.

>>36438213
>Go into the city.
Still more enemies to fight.

>>36438213
Ask the sisters if they can hold without your support.

>>36438213
>Link up with sisters.

>>36438213
>Link up with sisters.

>>36438213
You look down at the axe, a formidable weapon, it might be of use. You give it to one of the unawakened to check it over later. Your chest wound gently smouldering you exit the building. "Slaughter the enemy!" You order, charging forwards. Whether by your order or by their simple nature, they obey.

The attack force is mostly cultists and they die swiftly when caught between two very different varieties of avenging angels, soon this part of the city is quiet again.

"My thanks space marines for your timely arrival, the Emperor's providence is boundless." Says one sister, who seems to be the leader, walking towards you.

"I cannot believe you arrived when you did, had you not... In the Emperor's name, what are you?" she gasped, raising her gilded bolter, the other sisters going on alert again as she sees your forms wreathed with flames, and the burning wound on your chest.

>>36438338
>>36438305
>>36438256
and be shot on sight for warp heresy?

sisters kill you if they think your cousin might be a traitor

we are on fire and covered in bones

>>36438413
"I am His will. He heard, and He sent me."

>>36438413
A servant of the Emperor only fit to see his enemies to their graves. Thank you for protecting the little lights. Provided you do not need assistance is defending them we will continue onto the rest of the city to purge the enemy shortly.

>>36438413
"The dead"
>Turn and follow our men after the enemy

>>36438413
"His angels of death"

>>36438213
>>Link up with sisters.
>>Get dat axe

>>36438413
>>36438484
This works.

>>36437953
So, did we miss out on whatever information we would have gleaned had we thought about our existence in the beginning, or did we get the information in other ways? Also, are there any Dreadnaughts? I feel like there could be some from before the Chapter became lost.

>>36438413
"I exist by His will and by his will I fight for Him."

don't all the people who come in contact with legion of the damned

GO FOKIN CRAZY

doesnt it hurt to be around a damned legionnaire

dont all 200 legionaries only fight as one single unit which does nothing but attack the main enemy force and leave

>>36438446
seconded

>>36438506
>>36438446
I like these two.

>>36438548
Shh read the awesome

>>36438446
>>36438544
Something along these lines, OP. Nothing verbose.

>>36438413
"We are the Emperor's judgement, his angels of death." Then go help the rest of our brothers mop up the remaining enemy forces.

>>36438548
Source please, I've read the Space Marine codex info on them but not their supplemental codex.

And that's quite true, but this quest is exploring the idea of "What if a few of them became more sapient and didn't just kill everything that wasn't on the Imperial side before leaving?".

>>36438565
>>36438570
>angels
No. There's no angel symbolism in the Legion of the Damned nor in the Fire Hawks.

>>36438548
That's the old legion, the mindless killers who never say anything or do anything complicated because they can't think of anything more complicated.

We are something new.

>>36438587
Just these two then?
>>36438446
>>36438544

>>36438587
'Angel of Death' is a common term for Space Marines in general, though.

>>36438413
>>36438597
"I exist by His will and by his will I fight for Him. He heard, and He sent me."

Sounds good to me.

>>36438615
Do they call themselves that? Do you really think that a marine who just came into consciousness thinks of such alliterations? We are a man of simple but meaningful words.

>>36438548
We are the light that burns bright in humanity's darkest moments.
If we hurt those we came to help, even indirectly, can we call ourselves champions of Humanity?

>>36438660
>die swiftly when caught between two very different varieties of avenging angels

I think this particular legionnaire is perfectly capable of alliterations.

>>36438615
Usually, but can you *really* say we are still Space Marines? Our armor is similar, yes, but no 'true' Loyalist is wreathed in flame and made up of fire rather than flesh.

>>36438660
And what he said.

>>36438413
"We are His will made manifest. You called to us, yes? You prayed for salvation, for aid to come to you in your darkest hour?"

"Yes..." She admits guardedly.

"He heard, and He sent me, and my companions."

"What... are you? You do not seem human."

"What I am is not important, I exist by his will and have the strength and wit to fight, and so I fight in His name to defend His subjects, you did well to protect the innocents here, I am glad we were able to make it in time."

She thinks, looking at you with careful eyes. You see the awe in them, the thanks, but also the suspicion. She reaches to her belt, drawing a holy emblem and reaches it out, touching it to your armored chest gingerly.

Nothing happens.

"These flames burn only the wicked." you say as she withdraws.

"Perhaps... perhaps you are one of his angels... I doubt a servant of the Enemy would stand here and speak kindly while weapons are pointed.

"Indeed, currently we seek to destroy the enemy in this city, the rest of my forces have linked up with the Imperial guard and are pushing the enemy back, if you were to join us we could force these heretic mongrels back and gain breathing room."

"Very well... we have begun evacuating the civilians. Whatever you are you saved many lives... I shall fight by your side, for now at least." She said, before turning to her sisters and rallying them.

You are quickly given some tactical information. You could advance through the streets, fighting their main force. Or you could go via the buildings and sky bridges, there have been reports of chaos Raptors. Or through the underground tunnels, there have been reports of strange mutant activity.


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You guys are exhausting me with your speed!

>>36438413
"We were called, and we arrived."

>>36438688
Top down.

>>36438688
CCQ go through the buildings and sky bridges,We go underground and the Heavy go through the streets

>>36438688
do we have command of our full force again, or is this a decision for just our tactical legions and the ladies?

>>36438688
Just post at your own speed man, don't mind us!

>>36438721
And I second this assessment, if for some reason we can't contact our brethren we can stick with >>36438718

>>36438688
CQC up top, we go below. Devastators attack main force. Let the sister use her forces at their own discretion.

>>36438688
Vox brother Lucerne or the apothecary and ask what the situation is so we can make a more informed decision.