M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Icabhod Tilneros wrote:
Icabhod's right hand seems rather twitchy these last few days, drumming on the table top and poking here and there and has even pickpocketed Henrika's Ioun stones!
Fortunately, Jack sees the rogue hand's activities and swipes the jewelry back before Dame Ren notices it is gone. (Hands, lacking eyes, don't have very good Perception scores, I'd imagine.) :)
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Round 3
Jack rushes forward, his mouth open and silent, until he leaves the area of silence and emerges mid-roar. He attempts to avoid the zelekhut's attacks as he maneuvers around it.
Acrobatics:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
He swings his falchion at his opponent, his mind tactically linked with Henrika's.
I don't remember how you ruled that we would resolve battlemind link. Since Henrika also attacked the zelekhut this round, I assume that Jack's attack can use the better roll between the two of them.
Attack vs blue zelekhut (Breadknife), flanking, haste, Power Attack:1d20 + 20 + 2 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (8) + 20 + 2 + 1 - 3 = 28 Reroll attack (battlemind link) vs blue zelekhut (Breadknife), flanking, haste, Power Attack:12 + 20 + 2 + 1 - 3 = 32 Damage (+3 slashing, chaotic), Power Attack:2d4 + 10 + 9 ⇒ (3, 1) + 10 + 9 = 23
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
GM Peachbottom wrote:
You all really have a thing for blinding enemies.
Blinded is a really good condition for most enemies, even though it overlaps a lot with feinted. The reason Jack is going for entangled rather than sickened is that he thinks it looks like a machine, like the golems we fought, and he probably knows that such things don't have guts. :)
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Round 2
Jack bounds forward toward the closest zelekut, noting how Henrika is moving closer to flank. With his hastened speed, he is able to move slowly and attempt to dodge its whip-like attacks as he approaches.
Acrobatics:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17
He hacks at the mechanical centaur with his falchion, attempting to disable it by knocking various parts out of alignment.
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Profession (soldier):1d20 + 17 ⇒ (10) + 17 = 27
"This is a tactical map, with units loyal to Pythareus marked with a horse, and those loyal to Eutropia marked with a lion. Might be some good information here-- there might be troops opposing the princess that our forces don't know about here."
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Round 2
Jack chuckles as he barely makes out the automaton moving deeper into the smoke. He follows, jabbing at it with his falchion, trying to pry open its sensitive equipment panels and block its senses with its own innards.
What is this +11 dueling bonus? I can’t find where you are getting that from.
Breadknife is a +3 dueling falchion. When Jack uses it to attempt a combat maneuver, he gets a +1 bonus to his CMB from Weapon Focus (falchion), +1 from Greater Weapon Focus (falchion), and +3 from the enhancement bonus. The dueling property says he also gets a luck bonus equal to twice the enhancement bonus, so that's another +6. All those together equals +11. I probably should label that something else, like "falchion" or "Breadknife", since I'm just adding all the bonuses he gets for using the weapon as one value.
GM Peachbottom wrote:
Using a ranged attack next to Jack provokes an attack of opportunity from him. Jack hits and deals 5 damage after DR.
Since Jack can replace any attack with a dirty trick, can I have him instead blind/entangle the assassin? Sorry, that probably complicates things since it could affect the subsequent attacks!
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack steps forward and hastily swings his falchion three times at the giant soldier (using the last to flick blood and dirt into his eyes), then slamming his helmet against his opponent's kneecaps.
Full attack #1 vs Thrain (Breadknife), haste, Power Attack:1d20 + 20 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (5) + 20 + 1 - 3 = 23 Damage (+3 slashing), Power Attack:2d4 + 10 ⇒ (1, 2) + 10 = 13
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack will drag Icabhod's prone body out of the giant soldier's reach and move sideways to make room for Icabhod to stand up. (He also gets back into his Kitsune Style stance.)
I just realized that Trevor didn't move out of the way, so is still vulnerable to the soldier's attacks. Can Jack pull Trevor with Icabhod?
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Round 3
Jack blinks away unconsciousness and picks himself back up, hoping that Navia's interference will protect him from the soldier's attacks while he stands. "Many thanks to you and the drunken god, my friend," he calls out to Trevor.
I don't think I can avoid the attack of opportunity, but at least Navia is giving Jack a minor AC boost!
Jack angrily slices at the guard with his falchion.
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Round 1
Shaking with fear, Jack nonetheless is very familiar with brawls and skirmishes where he is outnumbered, and he resolves to take as many soldiers with him as he can when he goes. First, he activates his Kitsune fighting style. Then, he swings his falchion at two of his opponents-- but rather than aiming to injure them, he instead tries to cut the cords holding their uniform cloaks in place, using the blade to deliver a sharp and shocking punch to each soldier's solar plexus.
Because of his Speedy Tricks class feature, Jack can substitute a dirty trick maneuver for an attack.
If these maneuvers succeed, the penalties last for 1d4 rounds plus 1 for each 5 he exceeds the CMD. Both conditions can be removed if the soldier spends a standard action.
Red soldier dirty trick base duration:1d4 ⇒ 4 Yellow soldier dirty trick base duration:1d4 ⇒ 3 Blue soldier dirty trick base duration:1d4 ⇒ 4
He steps between the blue and yellow soldiers, trying to keep them between Pythareus and himself.
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack attempts to look suave and supernatural, like he is a rakshasa pretending to be disguised as a half-orc. To do this, he tries to glower rakishly with a raised eyebrow as he bows.
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack shakes his head and pulls himself to his feet (provoking attacks of opportunity, if applicable). He grunts as Henrika addresses their opponent, adopting bravado to cover his nervousness. "Whatever it is, its time on this world is nearly over." He makes a face. "I'd give it a taste of its own dirty tactics, but it would probably enjoy it too much. Can't we do anything about that bloody chain?"
He swings his falchion at their distracted opponent.
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack is plainly bothered by the guards' actions, and is about to respond when Cyricus hisses that they should avoid calling more attention to themselves. He looks at Henrika, who nods, and sighs and grabs the papers for Thane Boxer and Cadonia.
The light from his falchion dims as he is engulfed by the creature's translucent body. He struggles to keep his feet, and though he tries to say something to Henrika, his voice is muffled. Still, he does his best to make things unpleasant for the hyaleth, and though he cannot swing his falchion, he can still cut at the creature with it. He tries to stab through the creature's skin into the ground, hindering its movements while causing it pain.
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
GM Peachbottom wrote:
Half-orcs usually have darkvision. I assume Jack does too. But the light can benefit his human allies.
Unfortunately, Jack was raised as a human for the most part, so his darkvision languished as he focused on other skills. (He traded Darkvision for the Skilled racial trait.)
Maybe in honor of the Tolkien source material, Jack should rename Breadknife. Call it "Bread-beater" but in French? ("Batteur á Pain", or Pain-bat? Silly.)
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack focuses his mind on battle and rushes into the fray behind Henrika, drawing his magic sword as he goes.
Swift action to enter Kitsune Style, move action to move 35'. It looks like the hyaleth has reach, so it will get an attack of opportunity on him. He's got displacement active.
When the creature speaks in their minds, Jack flinches. "That's greatly unsettling," he complains to Henrika through her magical whispers. "Giant psychic leeches, just crawling around out here, thinking." He shudders. "I'll go left, you go right? Let's see just how smart these ugly things are."
Jack slices at the hyaleth with his sword. (I'll roll twice for his attack, anticipating that Henrika will also attack, so that he gets the effect of battlemind link.)
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
It hasn't come up before, but according to the rules magic weapons sometimes glow, and apparently that's a property that can be specified for no extra cost as part of the enchantment process:
Pathfinder Core Rulebook, page 468 wrote:
Light Generation: Fully 30% of magic weapons shed light equivalent to a light spell. These glowing weapons are quite obviously magical. Such a weapon can’t be concealed when drawn, nor can its light be shut off. Some of the specif ic weapons detailed below always or never glow, as def ined in their descriptions.
Pathfinder Core Rulebook, page 551 wrote:
At the time of creation, the creator must decide if the weapon glows or not as a side-ef fect of the magic imbued within it. This decision does not affect the price or the creation time, but once the item is f inished, the decision is binding
Would it be all right if Jack's enchanted sword Breadknife glows outside of its sheath? I know we are often trying to be stealthy, but Jack can probably stow his weapon and get by on dirty tricks if we ever need to avoid drawing attention in the dark (and detect magic will reveal it in any case).
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Jack comes with the group to see Bartelby in prison, but he is strangely quiet and almost reverent during the visit. Afterward, he remarks to Henrika, "He seems sincere to me, Dame Ren. You have made it your way to attract all sorts of former criminals to your service, and perhaps Bartelby Lotheed is no different, excepting that he was not a friend of ours before he saw the light. If my voice has any weight in your decisions, I say give him a chance-- for the sake of his soul, if nothing else. Recruit him to your army and let him burn away his shame in the fires of glory."
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
"People can change their ways, if they are given the opportunity and a strong enough reason. If aiding our cause will grant Bartelby his freedom, maybe his conversion would be practical enough to stick?" He frowns. "We'd have to watch him like a hawk, though."
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack gasps as he feels Trevor's channeled energy restore his limbs with energy, and he nods gratefully over at his friend as he maneuvers around his foe. He attacks the creature with his falchion, holding the blade aloft and brutally cutting back and forth.
Full attack #1 vs blue ember weaver (Breadknife), bull's strength, Power Attack:1d20 + 15 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (14) + 15 + 1 - 3 = 27(I just realized he already has a +2 enhancement to Str, so bull's strength only provides a +1 bonus.) Damage (magic, slashing), bull's strength, Power Attack:2d4 + 8 + 1 + 9 ⇒ (3, 1) + 8 + 1 + 9 = 22
Full attack #2 vs blue ember weaver (Breadknife), bull's strength, Power Attack:1d20 + 10 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (3) + 10 + 1 - 3 = 11 Damage (magic, slashing), bull's strength, Power Attack:2d4 + 8 + 1 + 9 ⇒ (1, 3) + 8 + 1 + 9 = 22
Steel headbutt vs blue ember weaver (Breadknife), bull's strength, Power Attack:1d20 + 8 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 1 - 3 = 18 Damage (bludgeoning), bull's strength, Power Attack:1d4 + 2 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 + 3 = 10
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
I want to wait to see if that fells Xan before I try to get Jack over to attack him again. (The battlemind link effect only works if he and Henrika attack the same enemy.)
Jack involuntarily cries out, a scream from the depths of his soul, oddly vulnerable and lonely in tone. He blinks at the creature, his eyes narrowed, and shakes his head. He mutters, "Not enough. Not yet." He looks over to Henrika and his other companions to see what they are doing, keeping his falchion ready.
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
In case you rule that battlemind link takes affect before initiative is rolled, putting Jack at 18, here's what he will do.
Jack takes a quick breath to activate his special combat style, and charges the south-most psychopomp. Rather than attacking her, he instead swipes at her shawl, attempting to trip her up in it.
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
When Jack sees Henrika tense and recognizes that there is likely to be battle with the figure ahead, he draws a flask and drinks it (a potion of bull's strength).
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack retrieves his falchion and begins tying up Vaddrigan, first gagging and blindfolding him to limit his abilities should he come to while they are still exploring.
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack guffaws as the golem swings at him. "This thing really puts the 'poo' in 'pugilist'," he chuckles to himself as his wounds are covered in sticky brown clay. He tries again to entangle it in his cultist robes, waving the cape in front of him like a Cheliaxan arena-fighter.
He frowns as he misses again. Desperately, he tries a new tactic. "Hey, Golem! Your master's dead. The guy over there with the crossbow killed him! He is your new master now; you have to do what he says. Isn't that right, Tychus?"
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack fights the feeling of his bowels turning to water, but feels compelled to move away from Vaddrigan. He hustles from his beloved weapon and beloved employer, and sees that his way forward is blocked by the clay golem. He struggles with his options, triggering a mental crisis.
Will save for going into peril:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
If that is sufficient for him to shake off the enchantment, does that mean he now has a standard action?
As the nauseated feeling subsides, he finds himself facing the clay golem in the hallway without his weapons. Nonetheless, he attempts to trip up the creature with his robes, flailing at where its sensory organs would be if it was alive. "Hey, you ceramic mock-man!" he says, "Don't fight him, fight me! I'm right here in front of you!"
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack activates his Kitsune Style fighting technique, and rushes to flank with Henrika. (He is unaware that she doesn't provide a flank.) Recognizing the mortal peril they are all in by fighting a powerful spellcaster, he tries to damage his opponent with his falchion, hopefully to end the fight quickly.
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack shifts into his Kitsune Style stance and charges forward, pushing past the creature and into its room. Also clearing space for others. :) Maneuver (overrun), bless:1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 11 + 1 = 31
As he passes, he swipes at a trailing bit of its veil and pulls on it, attempting to cover its face and force it further off-balance.
Maneuver (dirty trick: blind/entangled), bless, dirty trick bonuses:1d20 + 11 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 11 + 1 + 6 = 19
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack tears off down one of the aisles and down a row of chairs to end up between two of the cultists. He tugs at the southern one's robes and hood to tangle up the man in his own clothing and block his vision.
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack steps forward and grabs at the dwarf's collar, trying to pull his shirt up and over his head.
Maneuver (dirty trick: blinded/entangled) vs red, bless, dirty trick bonuses:1d20 + 11 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 11 + 1 + 6 = 31
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack turns at the reinforcements' arrival, and reaches out to grasp one of the new dwarves' turbans, pressing down on his head to hold him uncomfortably in place.
He will attempt to entangle the dark red sentry by holding his head covering. This will also blind the dwarf as his turban slips over his eyes. Maneuver (dirty trick: blind/entangle) vs dark red, bless, dirty tricks bonus:1d20 + 11 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 11 + 1 + 6 = 22
Since he doubts that his strongarm tactic was successful, he decides to step back and let Henrika take a turn.
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack steps around the clump of dwarves and aims a pair of belt-high rabbit punches at one of them, seeking to simultaneously poke his eyes and twist his guts. He sneers, as if to indicate he really doesn't like dwarves.
With Kitsune Style active, Jack will attempt a dirty trick maneuver against the blue cultist. Kitsune Tricks says that if he hits, he can give two conditions instead of one. Maneuver (dirty trick: blinded/sickened) vs blue, bless, dirty tricks bonus:1d20 + 11 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 11 + 1 + 6 = 32
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack hangs back slightly, his plate armor making him less able to sneak effectively, allowing the other more nimble party members to follow first. He drinks a potion of barkskin.
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack chortles. "Aye, paint me a sign that reads 'Here is Jack, the Best Man in the Room!' an' I'll stand wherever you like!" He coughs as he tries to catch his breath, and sits up a little more. "Listen, sir knight, you got me at a disadvantage here, because I'm in your debt. Of course I'll stand for you, but I'd be buggered if I didn't treat it as deadly serious, an' that means being forthright with you."
He pauses and looks Trevor in the eye. "I'm an avowed bachelor, sirrah-- though I love the wenches and they love me, I will not be buried with horns upon my head, and so I must needs go to my grave unaffiliated. You ask if I will support your alliance with Dame Trant: a fierce, lovely woman, and a merry. So, do you invite me to be your second in this duel of love as an honest man should do, for my simple true judgment? Or would you have me speak after my custom, as being a professed tyrant to their sex? Is it you or the lady who wants this marriage? Are you sure you want to constrain your freedom in this way?"
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack winces as Trevor tends to the affliction beneath his skin. "Uh, well, if the only thing she cares about is having more ladies like her at the event, maybe she could do worse in her choices. Ha! Ow." He shakes his head. "Who knows, maybe she can make friends with them? I've seen stranger brawls. As long as you have lots of wine at your wedding, I bet they won't be hard to convince."
M CG half-orc fighter 11 | HP 70/103 | AC27* T12 FF27 DR 3/– | CMB+17*** CMD29* | F+13 R+6 W+11* | Init+0 Per+16 SM+6 | effects:
Jack frowns as he experiences a demoralizing wave. He looks briefly at Henrika to confirm that she, too, is affected. When she nods encouragingly at him, he shrugs and moves quickly around the couch in the center of the room to get behind Merkondus. Once there, he attempts to cover the disgraced earl's face with his hands, pulling his headband down over his eyes. "Guess who!" he chuckles, though his joke rings hollowly through his magically-dampened spirits.
Movement: 4|8|12|24
Demeanours:
Personal: Calculating
Chapter: The Promethean Cult
Wounds: Max: 23 ||| Current 23 Fait Points: Max: 5 ||| Current 5
History:
Pre-Recruitment:
Tiamat was born in Skarokk - known as the "Dragonspire" - one of the five sanctuary cites of Nocturne - the home planet of the Salamnder Chapter since the first meeting between Vulcan and their grandfather: The Emperer of mankind.
He was raised in the household of Master of the Forge An'Kalagon - a veteran sergeant of the 2. Company. Until his recruitment he went through the ritual of fire and walked bare-feet over the hot ashes of Nocturnes valleys and became a smith as his father before him, working to uphold the Wargear of their Lord and his brothers.
He was elected to become a Neophyte because of his exceptional strong build and ability to endure pain.
After Recruitment:
It is unknown if the ether the teaching machines did a well-above-average job on Tiamat or if they simply unlocked his full potential. Ether way: After the lectures of the machines, Tiamat's intelligence was well above the average and his skill with every kind of chapter Wargear excellent. Thus he was sent to Mars with the next group of Techmarines-to-come and exceled in everything he was taught there. After his come back, he became a reliable part of the 2. Company whose commanders quickly learned to ask Tiamat for his opinion on tactic or technical questions.
Over the years Tiamat became quiet, always thinking and evaluating about every detail of his surrounding. He was never a leader and tries his best to avoid becoming the center of attention, so he left the fiery speeches and warcries to his brothers for most of the time - although he fully share their great heart and passion.
Talimar Prime:
In his 106. year of service, he was part of a battle group sent to Talimar Prime to reinforce the planetary defense force in its struggle against a choas uprising in one of its bridge tows. In the sixths day of battle, a ritual of the cultists enabled a demon to enter Talimar Prime and the PDF fled from their assault on the traitors last foothold above one of the colossal bridges spanning the deep between the hives. The Salamanders were to choose between a full retreat - leaving 2 billion citizen of the next hive to the wrath of a choas demon of Khorne - or to make a last stand against their onslaught. The venerated Captain Jacatan Firefist did not even think about the first possibility and ordered a last stand scenario. Tiamat made his best to reinforce the position of the Salamanders and his heart - deemed colder than most by his brothers - was lit in the fires of his homeworld for this heroic defiance of the enemy - although his intellect tried to convince him that this stand would just end in the total loss of the planet.
The fight for the bridge waged on for three days and nights. The Salamander lost 75% of their numbers in this act, including the Captain who was able to defeat the demon - paying with his live. But at the very moment that the choas forces finally braked, a new hidden threat occured in the midst of the Salamanders. A dark-violet door of fool energy erupted amidst the reinforced position they were holding and dark, slender figures emerged from within, firing fool Xeno weapons at point blank range and bringing with them horrors unseen on the world of Talimar Prime. A dark eldar fleet has planned their strike well, waiting until the struggle between traitors and loyalists has costs the most lives. The remaining Salamanders were totally overwhelmed and outnumbered but fought on nevertheless. Tiamat - already wounded and his loyal servo armour in ruin from the hard fighting - made a charge for one of the dark eldar he deemed their warlord but was hit by some fool creature with needle thin claws a few meters before his choosen enemy and was taken out of the fight by the fool toxins of the creature. The last picture his brain perceived before everything became pitch black - the same that is hunting him since that moment - was the warlord dismembering the last standing Marine with a giant but slender black axe.
In the coliseum:
The nightmarish time in to coliseum - enough to make every lesser man break and go insane - proves to be the most extreme test for Tiamats will and physical toughness as the dark eldar made him kill or be killed and endure pain like he never could have imagined. But he is resolved to endure and prevail, using all his skills to percept and store every detail of their evil existence and their plans, to use them against the this evil as soon as possible...
Special Abilities:
Tech Marine: Improve Cover (Full Action to Improve Cover Points by Int-Mod)
Tech Marine: Blessed by the Omnissiah (The Techmarine begins the game with the Mechanicus Implants Trait and the Electro-Graft Use and Mechadendrite Use (Servo-Arm) Talents.)
Deeds:
No Quarter Given Counterstrike Talent, +3WS 500XP
Total: 500
Talents (Melee):
Talents (Ranged):
Cleanse and Purify 400 Salamander Chapter Advance
Talents (Others):
Skills:
Common Lore: Tech 200 Salamander Chapter Advance
Total (spend): 15500 Remaining: 750
Salamander Abilities:
Solo Mode:
Fire-Born Passiv (The Battle-Brother may either add the Proven (2) Quality (see page 96) to, or remove one of the Unreliable, Unbalanced, or Unwieldy qualities from any one weapon he possesses either as Standard Issue or as an item of Signature Wargear, due to his skill at creating and maintaining his wargear. Improve @lvl:3,5,7)
Squad Mode:
Attack Pattern: Into the fires of battle (Free Action, Cost 3, immediate: Half Move Action + 2 Standard Attacks. Improves @lvl3.)
Defensive Pattern: Unto the Anvil of War (FullAction, Cost 3, sustained, +2 Tougness BONUS, half Agi for Movement, Improves @lvl5.)
Purity Seal - "My sword is at the Emperor's command. I answer to no other man, living or dead." You may recite this litany as a free action, known to be a quote from your Chapter Master Tu'shan, to reroll failed WS or BS test once per match/mission.
