Lucian

Warhammer 40k: The Sisk Incident

So, right now, there are 41 posts in the IC. Just sayin'.

EDIT: The blame goes to Necrosis for spoiling it.

Warhammer 40k: The Sisk Incident

Rin said
So hey, finally got something out. Even if the middle section is just rambling. ^^;

Looked fine to me. Character development is never rambling. :P

Warhammer 40k: The Sisk Incident

By the time Gaius had rended the first mutant with his power maul, several others had emerged from the bushes. Grav had lunged into them and was smashing them apart, no longer relying on his weapon. Gaius continued to back toward the camp, keeping his shield up and facing toward the bushes. Another mutant came at him with a sharp, jagged stick, which snapped on his shield. Gaius retaliated with a swipe of his maul, taking the thing's head from it's shoulders. Still more kept coming, with Gaius' shield and maul deflecting and counter-striking respectively. However, even with the Ogryn and the Proctor, some of the mutants were getting past, and into the makeshift crash site/camp. Gaius heard a zap and a shriek, and then the boom of a high-powered rifle as the mutant to his right was blown off it's feet in an eviscerating explosion.

Now that he was in the camp proper, he stopped giving ground to the mutants, and began the righteous task of decimating them with his power maul. On the offensive now, he charged one of the mutants and drove it to the ground with his shield, discharging the shield's shock-plate, and frying the creature. Another approached him, and he hurled his mace at it, landing a blow center mass, throwing the mutant onto it's back. Gaius stood up, leaving his shield on the mutant corpse, and drew his shotgun from it's holster, pumping the action with a deliberately loud noise. If they came any closer, they would get a face full of amputator shot.

Warhammer 40k: The Sisk Incident

Perhaps they remained unconscious until the sound of combat woke them. And, like Daze said, they could have been taken for a corpse.

EDIT: Or, maybe their lifepod had a more competent pilot, no offense to Rayvius.

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Grothnor said
And now that you know their armaments, numbers and their general strategy, this isn't going to be much of a surprise. :/

Apparently, surprises are not well received with our party. So, perhaps that's for the best.

EDIT: Also, yeah, sorry. Didn't mean to inconvenience anyone. I didn't assume it would be a very big deal, or that it'd make posting difficult for some of you. Apologies.

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I PM'd Groth before I did anything. I wouldn't just jump into it pre-GM-approval.

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Lucian said
The Ogryn and Gaius are having a look around, setting up a perimeter, etc. I'd like to know if it'd be okay for them to stumble across maybe a few mutants or something else unpleasant to fight. Thoughts?

Grothnor said
Sure. I was actually planning on having the group run into a mutant party anyway. I'd add human marauders to their party too, just simple medieval highwaymen. Armor shouldn't be more advanced than chainmail, using an assorted mix of swords axes, clubs, bows, crossbows and the rare flintlock. The mutants shouldn't be nearly as well equipped as the marauders, but they can be hellishly fast (with their extra jointed limbs). Their numbers should be anywhere from 12-20. I don't expect it to be much of a fight, and they'll probably run once we gun down half of them.

Last night's episode (MAJOR GAME OF THRONES SPOILERS)

Dervish said
Everything about that guy was awful. Man has a punchable face if there ever was one.

Seconded.

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Gaius and Grav have made first contact with the locals. So, that'll be fun.

Warhammer 40k: The Sisk Incident

Gaius trudged along, silently contemplating the situation. He and the Interrogator would need to get back to Inquisitor Case at some point, or at least get in touch with him, but how? As he moved quietly through the wooded area, he noted that Grav was being surprisingly quiet for an Ogryn. Perhaps he understood the need for stealth when scouting. This was definitely good. There may be hope for the brute yet, Gaius thought. Suddenly, there was a noise, a rustling in the foliage. Gaius fingered the shotgun on his back, but opted instead for the power maul at his hip, drawing it out and leveling his glare squarely in the direction of the noise. He prepped his shield and took a stance, signaling for Grav to stop.

"Reveal yourself!" Gaius called. He regretted that he had. Out of the nearby foliage came a hideous mutant. Not massive like the Ogryn next to him, but tall and spindly, with multi-jointed arms and legs that bent in disturbing ways, and a mouth that was just slightly too big for it's face. Gaius flipped the switch on his power maul to it's highest setting, intending to fry the disgusting perversion of humanity when it got close. The thing jumped at him, and he smacked it with his shield, but it latched on, it's multi-jointed arms finding the gaps in Gaius' defense.

"Grav! Go and warn the others! There is mutation here!" Gaius grunted out in a strained voice. He activated his shield's built-in arc-lumin, which shone right into the creature's face. It shrieked and jumped off of Gaius' shield. Gaius backed away slowly, moving towards the camp. He could hear shrieks coming from deeper into the forest, in response to this mutants wailing.

I need to know what happened!

That thread is full of misconceptions about time, and what it really is, according to the leading scientific theories. At least, that's how I'd describe the thread in it's infancy, haven't checked in in a bit.