Iron Stars - zag-mass-combat-patron-game

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Nekofans Supporters Mass Combat Exercise

Nekofans Supporters Mass Combat Exercise An Intelligence Report Prepared for all Nekofans Personnel Task Organization: Forces: Ziya-Al-Gulam 1 Forces: 250,000 soldiers with light armor and rotary aircraft support. 8,000 Nexcorp mercenaries. Probable course of action to defend their planet ...

Nekosmash pinned a message to this channel. 5/26/2022 3:59 PM

(I will do the clashes here one at a time, writing some narrative as we do them)

3:07 PM

The morning of November 3rd, 2669 on Zag 2 is darkened by the passage of several Nexcorp ships overhead, proving transportation support for the army of Zag 1. Thousands of landing ships darken the sky, loosed by the Nexcorp orbital base that no ground based weapons can as yet threaten. The dark raindrops begin to decelerate as they hit the ocean, the drop craft skimming at wave height- approaching the dozens of city block sized algae crawlers of Algae fleet 1. Tracers and flak dot the sky. Landers are shot down, but it is drops against the wrath of the ocean. Rockets are loosed from diving interceptors, and gun runs strafe exposed AA conditions where found, as a legion of skimming drop craft race toward the large ships, each one a small settlement unto themselves. (ZAG 1 formation vs Zag 2 formation here) (edited)

(We can roll the combats here, or the dice channel and report the results here, then I'll move on to other combats)

Excerpt from the Diary of Private Ryan Hiron (KIA) November 2nd, 2669, 23:30 None of us can sleep, we're all too excited. The raids are going to be our chance to stick it to Zag 2, show 'em what's going to happen to the lot of them if they don't surrender. I've decided I'm going to bring home an algae... thing. I'm not sure what, but it'll look good. Let's seem them resist when me and the rest of the squad bring home a piece of Zag 2!

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12:34 PM

!roll 2d6+12

Ivan Wyke | Yulia Wyke Roll: [3, 2] Result: 17

!roll 2d6+13

Teucer Roll: [6, 4] Result: 23

!roll 1d8 !steps damage

Ivan Wyke | Yulia Wyke Roll: [5] Result: 5 Reason: steps damage

The defenders of the Astristan Formation are well prepared for any attack on the Algae fleet. Knowing how important the fleet is to their way of life, they are motivated to drive off any attack

(Zag 1 formation would be reduced in size to be a readied whatever is below division )

6:03 PM

Amphibious assaults are dangerous prospects and against a well prepared enemy, nigh on suicidal. Outnumbered by a vast margin and facing an uphill battle against fortified enemy farm ships , the Zag1 formation withdrawals leaving 30% of their landing craft disabled or destroyed, burning wrecks and scattered debris to blanket an uncaring coral blue sea.

6:05 PM

(Teucer’s formation takes one step of damage , and We have another fight at fleet 2)

!roll 2d6+12

Ivan Wyke | Yulia Wyke Roll: [3, 2] Result: 17

The next assault teams stand at the ready, some unnerved by the calls of retreat of their sister unit. Still, a job had to be done, and orders were orders. What the higher-ups had in mind was not the business of the average grunt.

!roll 2d6+7

Teucer Roll: [6, 4] Result: 17

!roll 1d6 !steps damage

Ivan Wyke | Yulia Wyke Roll: [1] Result: 1 Reason: steps damage

!roll 1d6 !damage

Teucer Roll: [3] Result: 3 Reason: damage

(Zag 1 has gained control of this point )

There is no early celebrating for the 51st airborne infantry; this battle was won but another was around the corner. The loss of their compatriots at the other algal harvester flotilla was fresh on their minds, and they were eager for payback.

(Lunar fort between the both of you is next )

!roll 2d6+7

Teucer Roll: [6, 5] Result: 18

!roll 1d10 !recalc Algae Farm 1 Zag-1 steps damage (take 5 if roll is < 5)

Ivan Wyke | Yulia Wyke Roll: [2] Result: 2 Reason: recalc Algae Farm 1 Zag-1 steps damage (take 5 if roll is < 5)

(I dont think any results have changed have they , as far as who owns what point? )

!roll 1d2 !damage recalc for 2B

Teucer Roll: [1] Result: 1 Reason: damage recalc for 2B

(I now have a readied Battalion at 2B instead of a crippled one)

!roll 2d6+7

Grim Roll: [6, 1] Result: 14

(14 rolled for the attack on the lunar fort)

Dice Maiden

Teucer Roll: [6, 5] Result: 18

(I got 18 for the luna fort so I think I take 1d2 and you take 1d6)

(That’s correct )

3:59 PM

(Zag 2 claims it, though iirc this point confers an extra step of damage to both forces fighting here )

4:00 PM

(I was right )

!roll 1d2+1 !Luna Fortress damage

Teucer Roll: [2] Result: 3 Reason: Luna Fortress damage

1

!roll 1d6

Grim Roll: [1] Result: 1

(Taking 2 steps of damage)

The battle for the lunar fort is violent as space suit armored bodies from both sides float around every airlock. Damage to the facility from gunfire and grenades has gas venting into the void , and small fires are still being contained in the rooms that do have air. The defensive guns are silent, most out of ammunition after such a protracted battle, with the battle flag of ZAG 2 flying proudly - frozen in the void, hung from the command tower of the fortress.

10:20 PM

(Data center is next and then I’ll make another pass to see if I missed any )

!roll 2d6+7

Teucer Roll: [2, 2] Result: 11

1

!roll 2d6+9

Grim Roll: [4, 2] Result: 15

!roll 1d6

Teucer Roll: [6] Result: 6

1

!roll 1d2 !steps damage Zag 1

Ivan Wyke | Yulia Wyke Roll: [2] Result: 2 Reason: steps damage Zag 1

The Nexcorp Formation is caught off guard by the ferocity and size of the attack made at the N1N3g1G Data Center. Outnumbered and surrounded, they bloody the nose of their opponent before being put down themselves. (Formation destroyed)

With the capture of the N1N3g1G Data Center, cryptographers and propagandists begin their task of wreaking havoc into the military and civilian communication lines all throughout Ziya-Al-Gulam 2. From weapon requisitions to children's holoscreen shows, the message is clear - continued resistance will only see a loss of normalcy and the further destruction of enemy combatants.

Teucer

The Nexcorp Formation is caught off guard by the ferocity and size of the attack made at the N1N3g1G Data Center. Outnumbered and surrounded, they bloody the nose of their opponent before being put down themselves. (Formation destroyed)

(did it reduce in size , or is it just entirely destroyed )

(it was a battalion to begin with so it can't get any smaller) (edited)

(Copy, we'll remove them from the sheet)

12:48 PM

(all clashes are complete, so if you have not fought, you have claimed your victory points. Do you want a big post with our current standings? )

(Yes!)

(QA me on this with your own sheets ,just to be sure) ZAG 1 Holdings Training Center Asteroid Base Data Center Survey Site (edited)

12:54 PM

ZAG 2 Holdings Lunar Fort Ultima Fuel Housekenekt Comms Complex Algae Fleet 1 Algae Fleet 2 Rebels: Steel Works Nexcorp Zavimunda (edited)

12:55 PM

--- One more fight, rebels vs Zag 2 at Comms Complex

(for everyone's awareness I am AFK this weekend, starting tomorrow so I won't be able to update) (edited)

1:01 PM

!roll 2d6+9 !fight vs rebels on 1F

Teucer Roll: [4, 2] Result: 15 Reason: fight vs rebels on 1F

Nekosmash

(QA me on this with your own sheets ,just to be sure) ZAG 1 Holdings Training Center Asteroid Base Data Center Survey Site (edited)

(also Neko, I think that Zag 2 still holds it's Algae fields, it only lost the Data Center.)

!roll 2d6+5! viva la resistance!

Parsnips Jackall Roll: [4, 2] Result: 11 Reason: viva la resistance!

!roll 1d6! ziya damage roll

Parsnips Jackall Roll: [2] Result: 2 Reason: ziya damage roll

!roll 1d2 ! 1F damage roll

Teucer Roll: [1] Result: 1 Reason: 1F damage roll

Teucer

(also Neko, I think that Zag 2 still holds it's Algae fields, it only lost the Data Center.)

(I thought we took algae fleet 2? Didn’t you win fleet 1 then Ivan fleet 2?)

(We had to recalculate because I messed up the roll math! We lost it)

Oh ok

(Okay. Rebels have been defeated at that attack. So zag 2 holds the complex. I’ll add rebel held objectives to that pinned post and you all can discuss next deployments after)

(objectives updated)

(I got moves from everyone now, I'll get clashes set up today)

( just need the nex corp moves, if they're making any of their own, otherwise everything is ready to go)

(Nexcorp isn’t currently doing anything outside of what they’ve been contracted. So I’m good I think…. Unless I’m missing something)

(ultima fuel is our first fight between Zag 1 and Zag 2)

The silent morning is shattered. Explosions ring out and assailants wearing Ultima Fuel uniforms retreat back into the undergrowth surrounding the facility. The vaporization of hydrocarbon fuel lines, the collapsing of infrastructure, and the billowing smoke make armor, air, and long-range targeting of assets extremely difficult. From where the sappers had dashed away marches tens of thousands. (Demolitions - opposing force loses up to +2 in organic support bonuses)

12:04 PM

!roll 2d6+13

Ivan Wyke | Yulia Wyke Roll: [3, 1] Result: 17

!roll 2d6+5

Teucer Roll: [5, 1] Result: 11

!roll 1d10

Teucer Roll: [10] Result: 10

The soldiers of the nexcorp melt under the assault. Unable to bring their superior weapons and longer range to bear against the larger enemy force, their positions are outmaneuvered, over run, and destroyed. (Edit: reorder the series of events) (edited)

Spirits are high from the assault. Mementos of the defenders are claimed from safer parts of the facility. Some say that more Zag-1 casualties were caused by toxic fumes over enemy fire. (Zag-1 attacking army takes 1 damage)

(The Z1 training center is the next fight, once we're happy with this)

!roll 2d6+7

Teucer Roll: [2, 2] Result: 11

1

The training had been long, arduous, and most importantly, boring. When the drill sergeants woke them up this time, however, they were handed their rifles and armor. Unless this was one hell of a training exercise, the holes appearing in the barracks were very real.

12:35 PM

!roll 2d6+13

Ivan Wyke | Yulia Wyke Roll: [5, 2] Result: 20

!roll 1d8

Teucer Roll: [8] Result: 8

1

(One step damage here)

The anti aircraft fire was a withering storm through which the dropships made their approach. The tightly packed craft were unable to avoid the penetrating shots and many fell to the ground as flaming balls. The few who made it to the floor were very quickly accosted by the ferocity of the recruits.

(Z3 asteroid base, as a four way fight between ZAG 1, ZAG 2, the rebels, and the robotic warriors there)

12:48 PM

(The "winner" will be the one with the highest combat resolution score)

!roll 2d6+7

Teucer Roll: [4, 3] Result: 14

!roll 2d6+13

Ivan Wyke | Yulia Wyke Roll: [5, 1] Result: 19

!roll 2d6+10

Nekosmash Roll: [3, 3] Result: 16

!roll 2d6+5

Parsnips Jackall Roll: [4, 1] Result: 10

(looks like Ivan "wins" so the rest of us will calc steps of damage according to the distance between 19 and whatever we got)

!roll 1d8! resistance damage roll

Parsnips Jackall Roll: [1] Result: 1 Reason: resistance damage roll

!roll 1d6 !damage roll

Teucer Roll: [2] Result: 2 Reason: damage roll

!roll d6

Nekosmash Roll: [6] Result: 6

(Robots have been reduced to next size down)

(Lunar fort is next between Zag 1 and 2)

!roll 2d6+7 !2D Defence

Teucer Roll: [6, 6] Result: 19 Reason: 2D Defence

3

!roll 2d6+7 !attackers

Ivan Wyke | Yulia Wyke Roll: [3, 1] Result: 11 Reason: attackers

(takes 2 damage due to the environmental conditions)

!roll 1d8+1 !attacker steps damage, environmental included

Ivan Wyke | Yulia Wyke Roll: [1] Result: 2 Reason: attacker steps damage, environmental included

1

(Markovias is the next battle between all three factions , nexcorp doesn't have their own deployment here)

!roll 2d6+13 !2C defence

Teucer Roll: [5, 3] Result: 21 Reason: 2C defence

!roll 2d6+6 !Zag 1 Forlorn Hope attack

Ivan Wyke | Yulia Wyke Roll: [6, 6] Result: 18 Reason: Zag 1 Forlorn Hope attack

!roll 1d2 !2C defence damage

Teucer Roll: [1] Result: 1 Reason: 2C defence damage

(I believe that was our last clash for this round. )

(Are we doing damage calc similar to the robot fight?)

(Snips advised me that they were not deployed here, my bad. I saw "capital" and matched it up to the wrong spot )

7:52 AM

(so its just between you two)

!roll 1d6 !Zag 1 Markovivas attacker damage

Ivan Wyke | Yulia Wyke Roll: [5] Result: 5 Reason: Zag 1 Markovivas attacker damage

The forlorn hope attack on Markovivas by the Zag-1 forces sees heavy losses but is still fighting. Their commander includes in his personal memoirs, found years later buried outside of the city in an old foxhole, that this attack was likely punishment for his botched raid on the algae platforms. He yearns for his beloved before praising Zag-1; a crime worthy of dishonorable discharge, if he survives.

4

(I didn't forget about this, well kind of but not )

(No rush. Tons going on with the Chimera war. This is low priority and I at least am ok with just getting to it when you have the spoons and it being no pressure if updates are sporadic or infrequent)

(okay, I have spoons again)

10:00 AM

(i;; double check this was all the combats, I thin it was)

(I believe so too)

(Yep that was it. We can do a new round of attacks )

(So I lost the ball on this. Do we just need to give you our troop placements for next round?)

(yes)

@Ivan Wyke | Yulia Wyke | Myuun @Teucer @Parsnips Jackall | Ian Holt just incase y’all aren’t tracking.

(Neko, are 'rested' units allowed to recover condition)

(they can't get bigger, so if they were reduced in size they can't recover up to what they started as, but you can go back up to "fresh" of the level you're currently on as your ceiling)

(I got Ivan's turn, if we're still into this, I'm willing to push on, if not, we can just consider thids something PCs need to finish, and you folks are free to use the data packets for your own home games, ect)

2:04 PM

(can drop the factions and locations into pretty much any setting, doesnt need to be interplanetary even. )

(I am ok either way. Grim has a history with Nexcorp so may head there at some point if we leave it up to pc characters)

(My deployments should be out later today)

(Neko, can I get a reminder about who owns what spaces at the moment? I am trying to figure out who is holding what, what I am attacking and what I am defending)

(II’ve moved since this got set down and my physical noted for this are currently MIA. I’ll go through my file boxes this weekend and see if they turn up)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EUhkh7QK_P42uI_cCNWh_VuT-DI7o4m3cBmFX1EHfEA/edit?usp=sharing

MAss combat clashes

Sheet1 ZAG 1,ZAG 2,Nexcorp,Resist Ultima Fuel,Ultima Fuel,Steelworks Z1 Training Center,Training Center Z3 Asteroid Base,Asteroid Base,Asteroid Base Z2 Lunar Fort,Lunar Fort Markovias,Markovias,Markovias Z3 Survey Algae Fleet 1 Algae Fleet 2 Data Center Cyanopal Spaceport Comms Complex

8:11 AM

this was my most recent set of recorded clashes. My paper notes are gone. I looked at my parent's house last ngiht too and everything in my room and former office is gone, so I'm assuming they're in the trash