So, working on part of my post with Void. Got the bits with the Jasarans and the MSSC done.

Incidentally, @Malphaestus, what region of the planet is Dropzone: Skybridge located in?

So, working on part of my post with Void. Got the bits with the Jasarans and the MSSC done.

Incidentally, @Malphaestus, what region of the planet is Dropzone: Skybridge located in?

Kol'Khen :)

I just realized something. Does Anuria have dangerous fauna or flora? Like the Thanator from Avatar? Or Star Wars's Rancor.

Oh yes, quite a few actually.

Are there any pre-set animals or can we suggest some of our own?

I'm leaving it open for you guys to fill in actually. You're welcome to add whatever native creatures and plants.

Well obviously we're gonna need some sandworms in the deset.

Haven't heard back from Void, but posted responses to Legion and Sigma.

Legion, I figure some of your boarding parties got clear, let's definitely include the captive Ashtar among them. As for technology successfully retrieved, I dunno, some, but not nearly what they were hoping for?

I figure most people would be caught off guard by how willing the Ashtar are to blow themselves up, and how quickly they can do it.

I agree. My admiral will throw a tantrum when she sees her throphie literally evaporated. Also, yeah the 2 captured ones will have gotten away along side some shield tech which in the far future could serve as an shield bonus for my ships. Also some monitor tech (which is probably far less valuable than the shield tech). Also, you said SIF had the say through most of the ship. Would you mind if that meant that they knew where most rooms were so through 3D scanning and combat footage scientists could create a holographic structure of an Archangel's interior? So in future my ships would know what was where to hit it and boarding vessels know where to deploy the troops closest to rooms.

Concidering the 2 captured Ashtar. I'd say that it's up to you when the knocked unconscious one wakes up (and when/if he commits suicide).

Last I'd say that some Soldiers died but all SIF (excluding Tanner who got shipped out in time).

Also I'd say I lost 2 Virtues and a Dominion due to the heavy blast and most of the sublight engines of the 2 Thrones would also be shredded.

All sounds fair, though I'd think the 3D imaging would be only partially complete.

The drugged Ashtar can stick around for interaction stuffs, but that unconscious one is gonna start ripping things apart when he wakes up ;).

I'll be honest. The second he even attempts to rip something appart he'll get shredded.

Also yeah, there will be a large black zone of the 3D rendering of the ship where the armory and engineering is obviously.

Yeah it's pretty much suicide for the one guy. Which I guess is sort of the point.

Bear in mind, the drugged one will still be connected to the Union, so that'll place something of a bullseye on the MSSC.

I'm thinking about performing a tier 1 op as my initial contribution to this roleplay...

Considering the Kasyrinian presence that they've hold for such an incredible time (both in orbit and on the surface), it makes sense for them to be able to deploy special operations units throughout the world.

Well, he'll be brought onboard of the Seraphim-carrier very soon. After probably 1 other post the guy will be transfered towards Morelia's fortress moon of Aer. So I do think he'll be beyond your grasp then. But if you want to target MSSC entirely for retaliation purposes: bring it on!

Well, he'll be brought onboard of the Seraphim-carrier very soon. After probably 1 other post the guy will be transfered towards Morelia's fortress moon of Aer. So I do think he'll be beyond your grasp then. But if you want to target MSSC entirely for retaliation purposes: bring it on!

Hm, I don't think that should happen. That would move the RP away from Anuria. Transfer him to a ground base, hidden somewhere?

@Malphaestus Sounds like a good start, choose your target :)

The problem is that there are no logical reasons why any research facility would be on Anuria. It's literally in the middle of the entire war. I could say that they keep him onboard the Seraphim carrier though. After some basic research, the Ashtar could jump in and capture him back? Because the fleet that has him right now will probably jump straight towards the Seraphim so the Ashtar fleet should have no problem locating the Observer.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. You're right, not much reason to put him on the surface.

The Ashtar can't pin down a precise location from purely psionic interaction; they need psytech to translate that information into real coordinates. So, they'd know that their guy is around somewhere, but can't pin it down enough to find him. Perhaps have the Observer or another ship hide out in the asteroid belts with him? Could lead to some submarine movie style cat and mouse. Bear in mind, their objective is to kill the prisoner so he can just reincarnate; it's much easier than a rescue op.

Although...if Sigma's alright with it, it could be fun to escalate the conflict a bit, have the Ashtar launch an assault on Aer. I'm game if you are (and if Sigma is).

Well invading (or trying to) Aer is probably a VERY bad idea. Like there are several Seraphim's guarding that moon. I called it a fortress moon for a reason. So I'd personally wanna keep any conflict away from that and keep it centered around Anuria.

That said, maybe through FTL tracing or something? Like MSSC's generally aim at a certain point, charge their drive to jump an X amount of distance (the more they charge, the further they go) and then jump. I'm certain Ashtar (who were still in the vicinity concidering they merely jumped a little bit away just to get out of the main line of fire of both Vaeger and MSSC forces) could use radiation readings to see how far the MSSC jumped and through combat footage see in what direction. However, as they are probably somewhat damaged from the Vaegir and MSSC skirmish I'd think they'd first retreat, group up and then assault aimed location. which buys me enough time to get a very basic understanding of the psionic abilities through brain scans. Just a suggestion.

Ok we'll keep it in system. There's no rush though, you might be able to keep that captive hidden for days, weeks even. We'll see how things go.

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Hm, I don't think that should happen. That would move the RP away from Anuria. Transfer him to a ground base, hidden somewhere?

@Malphaestus Sounds like a good start, choose your target :)

It's been chosen.