Cato tries to throw himself clear, convinced he hasn't made it far enough, the worm begins to roll back from him at the last moment. Rising to his feet, he realises that his blade is probably now lost to the sand and moves to the fallen marine, starting to pull him back from the worm's reach.
Knutr swiftly jumps and avoids the rolling mass, then proceeds to use his claws again, hoping to be more effective this time.
E Pen 8
E Pen 8
Feliks leaps out of the way, then darts back in with a flashing series of strikes from his Relic Blade.
Seeing the worm flopping on the ground the Templar tried to move away but losing his footing all he could do was look up in amazement as the worm came crashing down on him, alarms going off in his helmet.
Dodge 50 vs
Use FP add +10 =success
Vaylund is barely able to move away in time. He then uses the momentum and weight of the beast against itself, readying the executioner ax he positions it to pierce the creature, trying to keep himself from going under, his strength significantly enhanced from his psy power.
ST (70) +20 Armor, Unnat x2 or is it WS 50 +10 MC (60) vs
Pen 6, felling (1), unwieldy, power field, Master crafted
Round 2 Begins:
Enemy 1: Head above the surface, body gone and retracted.
Enemy 2: 14+ Attacks by rolling itself on the ground, attacked by Feliks
Enemy 3: 14+ Attacks by rolling itself on the ground, attacked by Vorenthar, Knutr, and Vayland.
Vorenthar 14 - Dodges the attack. Action for Round 2 ???
Knutr 13 - Attacks viciously with his lightning claws, tearing away at hide and flesh, wounding the creature.
Tiamat 12- Not needing to dodge, he stands ready to act...Action ???
Raven Guard- 1d100 ⇒ 41 They safely dodge the attacks, 1d100 ⇒ 81- The one left on the ground gets crushed and rolled over, partially burried in the sand.
Feliks 7+: Dodges and swings wildly at the beast, managing only one hit that wounds.
Cato 7: Dodges and then attempts to aid a fallen marine, he reaches the marine, Round 3 may help dig and try to pull him up.
Vaylund:
Vaylund is able to puncture the beasts side with his ax as its weight pushes it through and the powerfield melts flesh. Vaylund's extraordinary strength keeps the xenos at bay and pinned down.
Cohesion: 6/6
Squad Mode: None
Oath: Oath of Astartes
Barely missing the attacking worm as it rolls over the ground and tries to crush his fellow marines the Templar takes a jump and brings down the crozius twice on the foul beast in hopes of crushing it. "Die foul Xenos creature, you are impure and should be banished together with your Xenos spawn!"
Attacking worm 3:
Something is not right with these things ...
... they have to die!
Low Ammo Brothers. Only two more shots in the pack! We have to figure out how to kill this beast - Fast!
Then the Salamander levels the heavy muzzle of the gun on the beast attacked by Feliks.
As the heavy weapon begins to humm like it is about to overload, Tiamat whispers the prayer seal's inscription to the weapon, calming down the machine spirit just in time...
... the shot goes wide nevertheless as his attention was drawn away from the target in the worst possible of moments.
Round 2 Begins:
Enemy 1: Head above the surface, body gone and retracted.
Enemy 2: 14+ Attacks by rolling itself on the ground, attacked by Feliks. It retreats.
Enemy 3: Head above the surface, body gone and retracted.
Vorenthar 14 - Dodges the attack and strikes Worm 3 twice.
Knutr 13 - Attacks viciously with his lightning claws, tearing away at hide and flesh, wounding the creature.
Tiamat 12- Not needing to dodge, he stands ready but his weapons spirits scream in torment and his shots go wide.
Raven Guard- 1d100 ⇒ 41 They safely dodge the attacks, 1d100 ⇒ 81- The one left on the ground gets crushed and rolled over, partially buried in the sand.
Feliks 7+: Dodges and swings wildly at the beast, managing only one hit that wounds. Dodge:
Cato 7: Dodges and then attempts to aid a fallen marine, he reaches the marine, Round 3 may help dig and try to pull him up.
Vaylund:
1d100 ⇒ 53
Vaylund is able to puncture the beasts side with his ax as its weight pushes it through and the power-field melts flesh. Vaylund's extraordinary strength pierces through the other side where Vorenthar's attack weakened the its flesh, his body also enhanced by Vaylund's proximity. The head splits off and the body portions withers wildly straight up in the air, spraying blood everywhere, covering the sand with an eggplant color.
Shortly after the third body slides back under the sand, leaving only one. Somehow smelling the odds against it, it too slithers back underneath the sand before it can be attacked.
Round 3:
Enemy 2: Disengage:
Vaylund is covered completely in the blood, his own body sprayed by ends as it split on top of him, leaving him unharmed. Half action to clean your helmet or Perception tests -10, also needs to stand up, half action.
For the time being the sand remains calm, but you are sure you're still in danger. Their is no indication the match is over or the people watching are done. The crowd grows eerily silent. +10 hearing Perception.
"This is not over! Recover, keep spacing, help me search ammo or another powerful weapon if you have time!"
With that he quickly kicks away sand and gore in search of ammo or weapons to use against the foes as soon as it comes back at them.
Tiamit stumbles across a large power pack, however it doesn't fit the cannon and must be rigged on the fly to work. Roll Tech use, DOS determines how much power you'll get (shots).
Of course it does not fit...
With a voice not unlike that of a chaplain taking the last rites, the Techmarines set on to rigg the power pack to the lascannon with an odd mix of high gothic and binary chant.[/i]
"I call thou, 010100111001,
oh spirit of war 0001,
angered by the disrespect of the Xeno 1111
and the weakness of your former owner 10011110
Accept this source to power your might 11010011
I 0011 was introduced on Mars 11001100
and thou I miss the time 1000
and tools 11100100
to make this right, I beg your forgiveness 0010
for your strength is needed NOW 00011000."
Disregarding all protocols and requirements, he forces two totally distinct power circuits together, knowing that he angers the machine spirit with such a handling and feeling the hate for the Xeno burn bright in him for they force his hands to do what needs to be done.
Knutr raises his claws in the air, howling like a mad man.
-Yeaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!!!
Then, covered in blood, he faces the crowd.
-C'mon! Is that all you got! Bring it on!
Feliks spends a moment watching and listening for any sign of where the beast has gone. As Knutr shouts and gesticulates, Feliks growls in frustration, "Be quiet, pup! This fight is not yet over."
Cato speaks out as he tries to dig out the wounded Raven Guard to see what can be done.
"Brothers, my chainsword was lost in the beast's initial attack, it should be around here somewhere, if someone can find it. I will try and aid our wounded brother here, is anyone else hurt?"
Vaylund maintains his power and cleans his helmet visor. With clearer vision he stands up and searches for his brothers weapon.
PER 40/2 Search +heightened +auto senses (40) vs
I think I found something you can use. he says after dredging his feet and axe through the sand looking for something solid.
Brother Tiamat connects the power pack, but barely does so.
Brother Vaylund finds and returns Cato's chainsword after he cleans himself off a bit.
Cohesion: 6/6
Squad Mode: None
Oath: Oath of Astartes
With the creatures in retreat the Templar looks around for a brief moment before positioning his brothers in to a seemingly squad formation again. "Stand ready brothers, this isn't over... Seems like we angered the Xenos well enough to try and crush us. We will show them that we will prevail. At the ready and prepare for a counter attack!"
After a brief respite from combat, the crowds begin to chant something that the marines don't understand. As the volume builds and finally peaks, they break out into a roar and applause as something larger moves visible in the sand towards the squad. This one is much larger than xenos that moved to encircle them earlier. Its also a bit slower, but heading towards to group.
Xenos is moving in your direction, about 50m away. Initiative same for everyone, but you have at least 1 round to act freely before the largest bump in the sand is upon you.
Feliks snarls at the approaching foe, then shouts a warning to his Brothers, "'Ware all sides, Brothers! The two that fled also return; they hope to surround us once more!"
Looking about quickly, Feliks searches the sands one last time for anything useful against the foes.
Finding nothing, he returns his attention to the approaching foes, readying the ancient Relic Blade to carve into the enemies of Man once more.
-Use any pack tactics, maybe?- says Knutr while taking a good spot from where to charge in case the monster appears close to any of his comrades.
As Vaylund returns Cato's chainsword he thanks him briefly and returns to inspecting the wounded Raven Guard. Inwardly cursing his lost Exsanguinator, he mutters a prayer to the Emperor and tries to help, but the time and circumstances defeat his abilities to identify all the injuries.
Dragging the body to the dubious safety of the centre of the group, he places him in a position of recovery. Turning to the other Raven Guard he explains, " I will do all I can for your brother, but without my Exsanguinator I can do little. First we must defend ourselves and him so that no others join him." before readying his chainsword to defend the circle.
Vaylund tries to gather his focus and summon his powers, but fails miserably. The sounds and energy of this place just too dark for him to pierce with this collar.
WP Test:
WP Test:
Damn Xenos collar, I will bathe in the blood of your favored pet...Come and get it! he yells, readying the ancient ax and trying to focus his mind more clearly.
After finishing the quick job, he shoulders the weapon again, whispering to it's machine spirit while lining up a quick shoot on the approaching enemies...
"Unload your wrath, spirit of war! Destroy the Xeno! Annihilate the beast!"
E, Pen:10, Proven(3)
Cohesion: 6/6
Squad Mode: None
Oath: Oath of Astartes
Swinging the crozius in a slow circle he eyed the 2 moving creatures, waiting for Tiamat to unleash the emperor's wrath and to step in once one of them shows up. The black templar was ready to unleash wrath on the creatures.