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[RogueSpear]

Just waiting to hear what I've got to play with on these Wagon Wheels (Dropships, fighters, etc), then I'll get a post up with them

[Listless Nomad]

Hey SLDF players - so consider this part 1 of 2.

I've spent probably too long tonight drawing up a formation for the Taurian Fleet - from both a top down and head on view. Please use these to give prospective when writing ship movements - I'll try to update it as the fleets intermingle. Tomorrow I'll try to make a SLDF analogue, including ship wreckage from downed ships. I won't do ASF or drop ships so just have fun with those. Enjoy!

[RogueSpear]

Awesome stuff Nomad, that's great!
Makes me wonder how GW got so far into the formation though - methinks there'll be a lot of fighters moving his way *very* soon.

[Sparks Murphey]

Excellent!

Thom, which one are your marines heading for? I need to know so I can describe dogfighting around them.

[Oni Storm]

RogueSpear, on 03 October 2012 - 10:01 PM, said:

Awesome stuff Nomad, that's great!
Makes me wonder how GW got so far into the formation though - methinks there'll be a lot of fighters moving his way *very* soon.

He followed the missiles in Rogue, you know the ones that fired wave after wave at the Concordts. From the heads on prospective should be very easy to imagine how he did it. You've picked on him enough for right now, so be nice.

@ Nomad a very fine job sir. Why is the sun there though?

Edited by Oni Storm, 03 October 2012 - 10:48 PM.

[RogueSpear]

I was more pointing out he's going to be able to post a huge melee, not saying he gets to die immediately

[Sparks Murphey]

Oni Storm, on 03 October 2012 - 10:46 PM, said:

He followed the missiles in Rogue, you know the ones that fired wave after wave at the Concordts. From the heads on prospective should be very easy to imagine how he did it. You've picked on him enough for right now, so be nice.

Plus, if you're going to board and capture a ship, are you going to go for the leettle screening destroyer out the front, or a juicier target?

Also, he's playing marines, so while the rest of us are making opening shots and pew pew noises, GW gets to describe...a long boring (except for the occasional brief moment of intense panic) space flight. And then get to the interesting bit of his role play. Or, y'know, he could just get the boring bits done and move onto the good bits.

Don't worry, the 117th are ready to go to town on your fighters. I didn't decide to play an ASF wing for nothing. And everytime I slip up, one of Thom's guys dies!

Oni Storm, on 03 October 2012 - 10:46 PM, said:

@ Nomad a very fine job sir. Why is the sun there though?

It's to show scale. The Taurians have really big ships!

[RogueSpear]

Hey, if I was going to board and capture a ship, I'd go for a nice motorboat or even a jet ski. You know, one where I won't be shot at for twenty or thirty thousand kilometres as I sloowwwwllllyyyy get closer.
And when I get there.
To quote from someone: "This is the plan? There's no good in the plan. There's no good in this plan! The plan sucks!"
I would be the worst space marine ever.

Seriously though, I was half joking, since obviously GW didn't know how far in to the formation it was. One of those moments where you suddenly go 'Oh sh*t, we're here? Really? How the f*ck did we get here?"
You guys seriously have no idea how often my PnP RP group from the last three years has accidently tripped over the plot, rather than actually followed it...
But yeah, GW you're actually in the middle of all the things ever, SLDF tactics call for the majority of the ASFs to be out in front of the fleet with about a quarter to a third providing close defence. Depending on what's close to you could allow you to do some strafing with those Stukas and Samurai on the big ships (Most have no ** systems) or simply try to fight your way out.
I WAS TRYING TO PROVIDE IDEAS AND ROLEPLAYING HOOKS GUYS GAWD. Stupid text based communication medium and natural offensive tendencies...

[Sparks Murphey]

RogueSpear, on 03 October 2012 - 11:10 PM, said:

[...](Most have no ** systems)[...]

A.A is filtered out? Seriously? ***** you, filter!

No, I didn't actually type a swear word there, I just put a row of stars. Now the filter's unemployed.

[Oni Storm]

Thom Frankfurt, on 03 October 2012 - 08:20 PM, said:

I'm actually doing alright... still got two paychecks (though one ridiculously small) coming in. My best ummm... American friend lives like 15 minutes away. For the most part we're situated, I just need to find a job. Dude at my interview said that he'll call me Friday sometime, so lets hope... Oh and I got my computer back!! So I don't have to worry about crashes and contemplate throwing it out the window.

Just posted on Steel and Snow, and attempting to catch up with the other RPs as well. Wish me luck!

Glad it's going so well you All the hope and best wished it continues. I might be heading to Oregon soon on a wing and a prayer, so who knows we might be state neighbors, soon

Sparks Murphey, on 03 October 2012 - 11:20 PM, said:

A.A is filtered out? Seriously? ***** you, filter!

No, I didn't actually type a swear word there, I just put a row of stars. Now the filter's unemployed.

A.-hole filter! Take this and this..and that...and one these..and that.. {holds down filter so everyone can get their licks in }

Edited by Oni Storm, 04 October 2012 - 12:31 AM.

[guardian wolf]

RogueSpear, on 03 October 2012 - 10:01 PM, said:

Awesome stuff Nomad, that's great!
Makes me wonder how GW got so far into the formation though - methinks there'll be a lot of fighters moving his way *very* soon.

Aww wouldn't let me post my image. Here's the link. http://media.fakepos.../mom28dua8w.jpg

RogueSpear, on 03 October 2012 - 11:10 PM, said:

Hey, if I was going to board and capture a ship, I'd go for a nice motorboat or even a jet ski. You know, one where I won't be shot at for twenty or thirty thousand kilometres as I sloowwwwllllyyyy get closer.
And when I get there.
To quote from someone: "This is the plan? There's no good in the plan. There's no good in this plan! The plan sucks!"
I would be the worst space marine ever.

Seriously though, I was half joking, since obviously GW didn't know how far in to the formation it was. One of those moments where you suddenly go 'Oh sh*t, we're here? Really? How the f*ck did we get here?"
You guys seriously have no idea how often my PnP RP group from the last three years has accidently tripped over the plot, rather than actually followed it...
But yeah, GW you're actually in the middle of all the things ever, SLDF tactics call for the majority of the ASFs to be out in front of the fleet with about a quarter to a third providing close defence. Depending on what's close to you could allow you to do some strafing with those Stukas and Samurai on the big ships (Most have no ** systems) or simply try to fight your way out.
I WAS TRYING TO PROVIDE IDEAS AND ROLEPLAYING HOOKS GUYS GAWD. Stupid text based communication medium and natural offensive tendencies...

Ohhh ****, guys, we got a problem, as, holy f*ck those are some big guns, okay, everyone run at the count of three.

[Thom Frankfurt]

Oh! you got a destroyer called 'Lo Pan!?!?!' Oh that b!tch is mine!! Heehee I was gonna shoot for a frigate before I saw that name...

Is any PC's aboard that destroyer? I'm still trying not to enter any PVP situations..

[guardian wolf]

Cans I makes se boarding posts nows?

[RogueSpear]

Let some of the others (Like me) catch up. I think frigates normally provide escort duties for battleships and cruisers, but not sure if they qualify as capitals in their own right in BT. Still not sure what I'm doing with 'em.

[Listless Nomad]

Awesome post Thom - by the way, yes you can have the Lo Pan. I named it that just for you haha due to your tank's name in the other thread

[guardian wolf]

Can my Marines go now? And I'll get a post up for the fighters soon. As in, a couple of hours.

[Listless Nomad]

Put the fighter post up first and you can prep your marines to board. Basically what you had before up to the first gunshot. Then let us get some more ship combat in. What vessel are you boarding again?

[Oni Storm]

His boys are going after my prize the beautiful Aegis

BTW I got a post coming up soon from the Commodore but waiting for Nomad to post the fleet. We have our tail turned to allow wolf his launch and then like most good carrier are falling back and giving ourselves distance from the fleet.

Edited by Oni Storm, 05 October 2012 - 06:38 AM.

[guardian wolf]

Listless Nomad, on 05 October 2012 - 06:21 AM, said:

Put the fighter post up first and you can prep your marines to board. Basically what you had before up to the first gunshot. Then let us get some more ship combat in. What vessel are you boarding again?

The TCV Pound sir. And aye we'll have to guide in my damnable marines now.

[Thom Frankfurt]

Listless Nomad, on 05 October 2012 - 04:36 AM, said:

Awesome post Thom - by the way, yes you can have the Lo Pan. I named it that just for you haha due to your tank's name in the other thread

Thank you for your kind words, Sir. Seriously compliments always brighten my day. And I'm not kidding either I was eyeballing those frigates thinking I was gonna have to have that taxi weave through all that death and destruction to get to one, so I started looking over the closer ships and that name stood out like it was in florescent pink strobing lights, with a sign in neon green next to it reading 'Look here, Funker!'

I had to go for it!