Suburban War -Upcoming event

Suburban War  - Urban War Tournament

Sunday, 25 March 2012

Time

09:30 until 17:00

Where

Kirriemuir Wargames Club, Roods, Kirriemuir, United Kingdom

Description

A Urban War tournament held by KWC This will be a 300pt tournament played over 4 rounds each lasting 1hr 15mins. Entry is £5 payable in advance. We will email a registration form to be completed and brought with you on the day. Basic refreshments will be available included in the entry fee. There is also a supermarket next door to the club if anyone needs to buy anything on the day. Places are limited to 20 so please leave your name and email address below or contact a Neil McGregor - mcgregornw@live.com

 

Overall Champion, Runner Up, Third place awards!

Tournaments guidelines here  and as PDF here

Dark Heresy - A Worrying Welcome

Roleplaying Campaign

A quick re-cap of the cast::

Inquisitorial cell:

Kar, Feral World Guardsman
Soloman "Cutter" Garvel, Hive World Scum
Krell "Stern" Rabalias, Hive World Scum
Zetkin, Void Born Psyker
Nihilus Zarkov, Imperial World Arbitrator
Novus Dorn, Imperial World Tech

Episode two - A Worrying Welcome  

It isn’t long before Inquisitor Margallus gets back in touch to his inquisitorial henchmen.

The party tell him what had happened and Novus uploaded the stolen data to the Inquisitor.

Margallus tells the party that he has looked further in to the heretic inquisitor Callidon. Details of a frequent location in at Valoside prime  in the juvos dusk sector. So party are told to sit tight for two days until the Dauntless class cruiser called the Brazen Triumph arrives. He tells the party received its monthly amount of throne gelt into their personal account.

The Inquisitor advises them that Gene -Seed is involved and the ecclesiarchy stumbled over the Inquisitor Callidon's work and continued where he left off. The data gives mention to the Conclave of Avalon frequently.

He advises the party not to interact with the ecclesiarchy.  Margallus wants to deal with them personally. 

After going into the residential district Stern with Cutter sold his chainsword and three doses of slaught bought himself a pump action shotgun.

Zarkov and Zetkin headed to the Arbite armoury and requisitioned Flak vests for the rest of the party, also got more ammo  Zarkov got a shield and an Autogun for Cutter.

soon they are aboard the Brazen Triumph, they're shown to their quarters. They are debriefed that they will be dropped off on the planet then the ship will come back from the front line against the Ork invasion with supplies for them after three days.

Kar ad Cutter picked up a three frag grenades each.

A small shuttle craft piloted by Aeris and his co-pilot Luft will fly them down to the forested backwater planet of Valoside prime.

Valoside Prime

Valoside prime reports :a green forested planet with a primitive but substantial military human population.

The shuttle makes planetfall at the clearest clearing to the co-ordinates given, which is equal-distant to the nearest human population centre.

It wasn't long before they started their twenty four hour trek through the dense forest, Kar led the way. Six hours into the journey and Stern and Novus started to become fatigued. When it got dark they set up camp for the night. Suddenly they received a signal beep from their shuttle.

by Mutual decision it was agreed that they continue on with their journey.

soon as it was light they party continued on. soon they arrive at the co-ordinates to find a simple metal double door built in to a hill..

Norvus opened the door, he was able to access some information on its power supply. he relayed it was a powerful plasma generator capable of great power, but it is currently running on a low setting.

An unexpected voice

beyond the door a large staircase led down in to the dim lighting of a large compound with  corridors leading right and left.

they decided to split into two groups, the two Scum and the Tech priest went right with the Arbite, Guardsman and the Psyker going left.

The first group that went right discovered the power supply and further down the hall found

 Inquisitor Callidons Quarters, hooking into a terminal Novus uploaded the systems information, he gathered that two specimens of gene seed are in this facility. Also within this room was a finely crafted Laspistol, which went missing shortly afterwards.

Kar lead the group left, Zetkin heard soothing ghostly voice that are hard to refuse in her head. telling her to go right then, right again. Kar not suspecting anything followed the psykers advice., Zarkov noted the walls were lacking in any imperial symbols are any symbols at all until they turned right again and met a single door, covered in

symbols he didn't quite understand some where imperial symbols.

It was Kar who opened the single door. the door opened without a sound.its sole occupant hidden in the darkness, only to be revealed suddenly,  a humanoid figure with a featureless face looked at them with yellow glowing eyes, its skin always seemed to be moving like something barely contained within wanted out desperately. The rooms walls and floor covered in the same symbols on the outside. Upon Seeing the creature, Zarchov's nose started bleeding heavily and he clutched his Aquila charm and feverishly muttered prayers to the god-emperor. Kar grunted, Zetkin smiled as blood ran down from her nose.

the rest of the party rounded the corner to see Kar throwing in two Frag grenades in to the room with the creature with a shout of "fire in the hole!"

Kar looked up and through the smoke of the explosion he could see two glowing eyes leaving the room, in his heard he heard "That wasn't so courteous, but i thank you for freeing me"

  The party backed way some firing at the Daemonhost only to bounce harmlessly off its skin. it spoke to each of them in their heads, "Do not go outside,"

1:Horitz's Chamber
2:Plasma power generator
3:Entrance

4:Callidon's quarters.

Horitz
Once-bound Daemonhost
WS	BS	S	T	Ag	Int	Per	WP	Fel
27	26	54 (15)	47 (8)	23	80	54	83	22
Movement	2/4/6/12			Wounds	30
Skills	Awareness +10, Deceive +20, Dodge,Forbidden lore (Daemonology,Heresy, Warp) +20
	Psyniscience +20, Secret tongue (Daemons) +20, Speak language (all) +20
Talents	None
Traits	Unnatural Strength x3, Unnatural Toughness x2, Daemonic,Dark sight, Fear(4) ,Natural weapons (Claws 1d10 +15)
	From beyond, Flyer (AB)
Armour	None
Gear	None
Psychic powers:		All Minor powers
		Force Bolt, Mind Scan, Inspire, Telekinetic Shield, Hammerhand
Unholy changes:		Fluid form, Featureless face, Claws, Glowing eyes.
Daemonic Phenomena
		Shadows flicker and distort into strange silhouettes,
		Buzzing that no one can see its source, Peoples noses begin to bleed

 each of the party made their way back to the entrance, keeping the daemonhost in their sights, it was Stern  and Novus that got to the entrance first. 

 

The Watchers

As soon as Stern, Kar, novus, and Cutter got out into the open they were confronted by a large number of green beaked aliens aiming crude rifles at them, but it was the kroot who where surprised as the party opened fire on full auto, killing three of them in an instant. zetkin and Zarkov followed shortly after to see carnage in front of them,

Kar stood his ground in front of them firing off  las shots on semi auto, Cutter next to him firing his autogun. the return shots caused deadly effects, Stern was hit in the face, leaving it a melted ruin, he fell to the floor blind, firing off all of his shotgun shells blindly into the advancing kroot. Norvus also took hits, as he ran into the cover of the complex entrance.

soon zarkov and Zetkin joined in the firing, Zetkin using her warp abilities to stabilise Sterns condition. Kar stood in front seemingly invincible, having only taken minor flesh wounds.  soon the Daemon host arrived from the stairs behind the party and suddenly those pinned behind the wall and stern regained his sight. stern threw his last Frag Grenade at the still strong Kroot forces

The Daemonhost Known as Horitz joined in the fight against the Kroot causing five to combust in electrical fire.

more Kroot fell to combined fire of the party, Cutter took a bad hit to the arm, numbing it badly. he them threw his grenade at the kroot advance, felling some more. The Kroot drew closer  one of the feral creatures engaged Zarkov in combat,

Kroot carnivore x20 (Deathwatch - mark of the xenos (p.20).

With the help of Horitz the Kroot were all killed. Zarkov killing the last in a brutal close combat.

Picking up a Kroot rifle the party fled back to the shuttle only to find both pilots slaughtered and Horitz close behind, it finally caught up with them and asked to be taken off planet,
Zetkin felt the full of the warp and her head was filled with images and suddenly the knowledge came to her, she was able to pilot spacecraft.


+++++++++++++++transmission end+++++++++++++

Dark Heresy - Vi Nadic Code - Part two

Roleplaying Campaign

Before we begin i would like to re-introduce the cast:

Inquisitorial cell:

Kar, Feral World Guardsman
Soloman "Cutter" Garvel, Hive World Scum
Krell "Stern" Rabalias, Hive World Scum
Zetkin, Void Born Psyker
Nihilus Zarkov, Imperial World Arbitrator
Novus Dorn, Imperial World Tech

Episode one- Vi Nadic Code

Part two

"Cutter", "Stern", Zetkin, Zarkov, and Dorn are in the Room of brothers when the doors closed with a heavy thud and a whirr as it locked leaving them trapped inside.

Everyone notices carved into the back of the double doors is a giant Raven with its wings spread, in the centre of the raven is a large X.

The Tech priest get to the back of the Primarch Roboute Guilliman's statue and attempts to work out combinations into the illuminated keypad.

The Psyker Zetkin feels a pull on the warp in her mind, and she drops to her knees as she tries to control the overwhelming power. A deep boom filled the room and a sudden orange flash and in front of them appeared Kar, Feral World Guardsman. he explained to the trapped Inquisitorial Cell that he was on board a small warship heading to this planet on the request of Inquisitor Margallus. unfortunately Warp travel had delayed him. The warship is now heading to re-enforce the front line against the Ork invasion.The rest of the party put down their guns as Kar showed everyone his Inquisitorial pass. Novus dorn continued working on combinations, suddenly a hissing sounds starts. on a successful Int test it is revealed as Poison gas.

The Party continued their search to find clues to the code.

a Successful Search, perception or awareness test reveal a Raven on the statues of Primarchs Lion El' Johnson, Roboute Guilliman and Corax. Each of the Ravens have a Carved I on to them.

With Time running out, it was Arbite trooper Zarkov who supplied the answer of 13 (XIII). the Tech priest backed off as he entered the code and with a hiss of steam the statues plinth opened up and stairs led down into a dark chamber. Stern noted that the poison has stopped filling the room. The Tech Priest enabled his night vision and descended in to the depths with the party close behind.

Into the depths

The chamber that the descended in was a small and square with a single hatch in the floor which led down into darkness. It was the tech priest who took the lead with his night vision enabled, opened the hatch and took the ladder down in to the depths. Once he was down he accessed a nearby panel and soon the corridor lights slowly began to illuminate the darkness.

soon the party all joined Novus in the large corridor. To their left was a large closed double door, to their right the corridor continued then it turned right.

Stern and Novus managed to open the closed doors to their left and find a small and simple private shrine, a large Aquila is attached to the wall in front. simple tabards, white with the Messengers chapter symbol adorned to the chest, hung from the side wall. Below the Aquila a small amount of ancient throne gelt lay scattered on the floor (1d10) along with small writings and scriptures all written in archaic gothic.

With weapons drawn the Inquisitorial cell travelled down the subterranean corridors.

They travel down these corridors passing empty rooms with simple beds and they notice that they have been descending lower and lower. The Cells first thoughts are that this complex has been not used for a very long time.

Until up ahead the noticed a bright white light and a buzzing sound coming from a room up ahead on their right. They slowly and cautiously entered the room. Inside the room with filled with large man sized Lab tubes inside Grotesque forms.

A routine perception, awareness test reveals the Fleur de lis tattooed upon the creatures in the tubes.

The Bio -read outs suggest that these muscle bound creatures are dead. Novus interfaces with the nearest terminal and the super fast information he gathers reveal some shocking information. one of the words that stick out to him are Gene-Seed

from the information gathered tells the group that these are adeptus sororitas that have been subjected to Gene-seed manipulation codenamed Sororitas Astartes. Sister Repentia's have been used but most have become unstable, once implantation effects has begin.These are recruited from the planets own "Order of the crimson tear"

An ear splitting roar from the next room breaks their concentration. Kar and Cutter flank either side of the door that the noise came from. Zarkov flipped over a nearby desk and readied himself behind it. Stern stood next to him. behind them Novus was downloading information to the memory section of his part mechanical brain.

The doors slid open automatically as they went near. In the room was a Tech priest at a terminal and next to him looking confused at the inquisitorial cell looking at him was a brute over 7' tall, dressed in a simple white robe.

A twisted future

Tyn- (tech Priest) Heretek x1 (Dark Heresy rulebook p.340)

Sororitas Astartes
WS	BS	S	T	Ag	Int	Per	WP	Fel
47	37	39 (6)	47 (8)	31	42	49	43	15
Movement	3/6/9/18			Wounds	23
Skills	Dodge,
Talents	Melee weapon training (primative, Chain), True grit,,Combat master, Die hard,
	Basic weapon training (Bolt, Sp), Iron jaw, Nerves of steel.
Traits	Unnatural Strength x2, Unnatural Toughness x2, Natural weapons (Fists 1d10 +6)
Armour	None
Gear	Robes

Cutter fired first at the rogue tech priest but his shot missed. The rogue tech priest ran behind his creation . The hulking creature closed the gap and took a hit from the Scum Cutter. Its wounds healed fast, and it got close to cutter and with a heavy thud it punched and threw him against the wall, and landed at the creatures feet. With surprising quickness cutter dived through the creatures legs into the next room. the rest of the party opened fire at the hulking creation, after doing what seemed very little damage, each of the party jumped in to melee, the creature also proved to be hard to hit. Kar doing minor damage with his sword, Stern had activated his newly acquired chainsword but failed to land a hit.

Meanwhile in the next room the rogue tech priest took a return shot back at the scum on the ground. cutter was hit and ran and hid behind the terminal the tech priest was at previously, while the rogue took a firing position behind an upright surgical table. Cutter regained his Calm and fired a shot with his pistol and it hit the rogue tech priest in the face, knocking him back, his head a sparking ruin.

The crowded melee continued with neither side gaining the upper hand until,with luck more than skill, Stern the hive scum landed lucky and sliced the creature's leg off at the knee with a spray of blood. The creature fell back and Stern plunged the chainsword deep into its chest, covering the party and most of the room in gore.

The Fortress monastery

Confirming the inquisitorial cells thought, the terminal reveals that this is the apothecarion of the Messengers Chapter, and they are deep underground in the chapters fortress Monastery. After Some help from Cutter, Novus was able to load up a holomap of the facilities, they where directly beneath the Vi Nadic Cathedral. After planning their route to ascend to the barrack, Armoury, hanger then chapter chapel.

Barracks - empty bunks

Armoury - Apart from some primitive Melee weapons nothing was left behind by the chapter.

Hanger - The large hanger lay empty apart from some loading servitors long since out of commission

higher up the complex is the Chapel inside is a grand hall, with large metal benches. in

front is a dais. with a book of astartes prayers. on the back wall lies another large Aquila. behind the dais and under Aquila is a small tomb, after reading the high gothic on the tomb, it is Lazerus Vi Nadic's tomb.

Next it was time to leave via the cathedral, following the map from the holoscreen, they ascend to a small room at the back of the Cathedral they opened the door.

The small stone dungeon contained ten sister repentias chained to the walls by their hands. Novus showed them what they would become via the captured rogue tech priest data slate, the chained sisters started chanting "we are the future of the ecclesiarchy" they continued after the arbite shot one dead. Cutter was unhappy and Stern had to stop them coming to blows. Zarkov wanted to kill the heretics and Cutter didn't want to kill innocents leaving them to the emperors will. in the end all ten where slain , and now it was time to escape the Cathedral.

The deception

Through the door lies the Senior priest Ravion private chambers. In the room , prayer service can heard in the main hall. the party from Novus they all adorned priestly robes.once the sermon had ended and the crowd began to leave, the party followed suit. Kar attracted some odd looks, and was followed into the street and them to the Inquisition and Administratum offices.

novus sent word to Inquisitor margallus to get in contact.

+++++++++++++ End Transmission +++++++++++++

XP awarded:
Kar - 130
Soloman "Cutter" Garvel - 270
Krell "Stern" Rabalias - 250
Zetkin - 250
Nihilus Zarkov - 280
Novus Dorn- 270