The large Cruesa task force fleet gathers over Gudrun space , as Lord-Admiral Rigers, and the other notable captains, and mercenary leaders head to the bridges of their own vessels

Space ahead is empty, and black, and somewhere at the end of all that darkness is Cruesa, the gem in the crown of the Tenebrian Remnant.

The jump is a long few days, nerves are high in the fleet, as everyone prepares for what shapes up to be a very difficult battle. The scope of the operation is ambitious, and resistance is expected to be heavy.

(anyone who needed gear, we will assume before, or at one of the fleet muster points on the way, you were able to buy what you need so long as you have enough to afford it)

One by one, the UNW ships arrive in the Cruesan gravity well, to find the Remnant fleet leaving anchor, sensors going hot to investigate the new arrivals. on the ground, sirens begin to sound, as UNW vessels are confirmed in system. Battle is expected to commence within an hour. (we have some time before battle for any RP, or getting set up into where you need to be)

The Imago Dei fighter-bombers reform into their wings after the drill and begin their approach. "All pilots, this is Wotan Leader. You've all been briefed on the mission, so I'll keep it short. Stick with your wings, follow your commands, and focus fire on the targeted ships. I'd say save the heroics, but we'll need everything we can get. Most importantly, try not to die. Our troops will need all the air support they can get if we end up trying to invade. Hell, I've even grown a little fond of you all. Tiwaz Leader and Frija Leader, form up on the sides of the fleet and continue advancing, Wotan will take the centre. Godspeed." As Robert does one last systems check of his craft, he keys into Billy's personal comms frequency. "Billy... sorry, Lord Admiral Rigers. All wings report combat readiness. If you need anything destroyed, you let me know. Try and get everyone back in one piece, if you can. I've seen enough funerals in my lifetime."

Cyrus stands on the bridge of The Wrath of the Mighty clad in his gleaming chrome Titan armour his helmet tucked under his arm as he towers over the bridge crew looking through the glass into the dots of enemy ships. "Comm officer Norton, patch me through wide band, so all with ears can hear me." He says clearing his throat. "This is Warmaster Cyrus Adonis, Commander of the First Born, Leader of the Elysium Initiative and in this - The gauntleted fist of the UNW. I come to liberate, not conquer. The Remnant have done nothing but waged war across the stars, against the innocent and helpless, Aliens and Humans alike. Well, today in the name of those you have massacred on Aslief - Experimented on and exploited on Terezinho and Aliah - In the name of those that you have enslaved and brutalised across the galaxy and those you oppress still! I bring judgement, we are your doom. To those wishing to break free from the Tyranny you find yourselves under should do so now! Rise up against your Overlords. To the Remnant Garrison of this planet I say this: Lay down your arms! Strike your colours and surrender, do this now and you will be spared. As for those among you that are proud to call themselves Chainveil, know you will see no quarter from us, you cannot hide, we shall tear you out root and stem until all that is left is a faded memory of the horrors you brought on others!" Cyrus pauses for a second. "You have brought this on yourselves."

"Lord Admiral! Strike all that stand against us from this universe. Show no quarter. In the name of Ares and Peace, It Shall Be So!" He says cutting the broadcast.

Deployed in a defensive spread, the Remnant fleet begins departing anchor. The formation is uninspired, but standard deployment for a military. The Titan Ravenous Rex anchors their formation, supported by an ECM cruiser on either side. Their quantum disruption systems are already coming online. Three squadrons of three torpedo runners each, corvette class, are spreading out in a loose gunline- all ships careful not to block fire arcs from the platforms. (running the corvette squadrons the same as fighters, since there likely will be more stuff later) Three fighter squadrons each fly free- one from each platform, preparing to duel other strike craft. (lets get initiative)

(remnant fighters 9 Remnant Corvette escorts- 7 Titan- 5 Platforms- 3)

(I think for this part I just need Cyrus, Seung, @Billy Rigers , @Bartholemew Thrace (Robert) , and @Rey Messi (Shriven) if Ad-Astra sent any ships, was not sure)

(9)

(7)

(Initiative 8) “Rigers to united fleet. I have no flowery speech. Make this quick. You know your jobs. Save nothing. Activate volley capacitors and any other tricks at your disposal. Unleash hell.” (edited)

(No initiative 8)

(So far its Robert, Billy , Rem fighters, Cyrus, Rem corvettes, titan, platforms, just need seung) (edited)

“Robert direct a squadron to assault that ECM ship. The others are yours to command. Fly well, brother.

Pinned a message.

(What base AP do the fighters have?)

(I think the imago dei ones all have torpedos, so it should be 20)

(Sorry I meant action points hahaha)

(CP thats it)

(They all have volley Capacitors as well)

(the fighters will have 3)

(Warships have 5, plus, whatever little weirdsies people do to get more)

(The remnant will have more than that, as these are their most elite crews)

(not a ton more, but if you see me doing an extra thing here or there, that's why)

(Can I do above and beyond stuff to affect the fighters or will that only affect my own fighter? Sorry for all the questions just want to get it all out of the way before I engage)

(Only your own)

(that's the one youre in control of, the rest of the ships will fire as many times as their parts/fittings allow, since volley capacitors, but you're a heroic individual, you dont follow the same rules)

(Understandable. Last one, do I use my attack bonus+pilot skill for all fighters?)

(Theirs is half of your own, basically giving you the authority focus as squadron commander)

"Alright, let's make this opening salvo count. Frija Leader, take your wing and attack the closest ECM Cruiser. Tiwaz Leader, stay close, we're doing a pass on the other. Engage volley capacitors and unleash all the firepower you can."

(Frija Torpedoes (I'm throwing down everything with a 12 or greater to hit) 19/18 22/17 19/14 13/14 22/22 15/12 14/15 Frija Reaper Cannons 15/7 21/5 17/7 24/6)

(AC 16 for each)

(4 hits from Frija Torps)

(Wotan and Tiwaz Torpedoes: 18/15 18/17 24/12 21/19 16/11 18/13 16/20 17/15 23/17 16/16 23/18 17/17 18/12 16/12 20/16 20/17 17/22 W/T Reaper Cannons: CRIT25/15)

(Robert Torps 27/13 21/11 and Reaper 25/11)

(All done)

The second cruiser, strafed by both fighter squadrons begins to break apart, too much damage put on in too short a time for even their strangely esoteric hulls to endure. (crisis and burst ECM were't going to negate it all)

Frija squadron inflicts damage across the ship, fewer hits landing, but enough to hamper their operations for the moment

( @Billy Rigers next) (edited)

Robert watches the cruiser begin to break up. "Good shooting, now pull back and give the Vox Finalis a clear line of fire, we've got some corvettes to tear through."

Billy breathes in sharply. "Let us see if they have learned anything." "All guns to Ravenous Rex." "Engage Volly Capacitors." "Fire all guns" (x3) (VTI AP 20: 18/16, 24/26 14/37, 16/36 25/34, 25/35) "R4 Same Target" (Spinal Beam Cannon AP15: 13/17, nat 20/42, 23/12 Plasma Beams AP 10: 18/6 16/12 13/11 6/13 12/10 19/12)

(And then whatever ships from the UNW Fleet are going)

(Burst ecm is going to counter the 35 damage) a rainbow of light , and a defensive bubble surrounds the ravenous Rex as one of the hits is absorbed. You see two other shots hit home. Rc4 fires valiantly But is unable to land a successful hit. The ship is damaged superficially, but it’s a fine bearing of fangs

(Wait... Riger 4 got a nat 20 with a spinal beam cannon for 42)

(Going to take a crisis for that one) The troop ships begin moving in burning engines hot as the UNW frigates move in to cover them. The

Torpedoes fly from the combined red sangha and UNW corvettes bracketing the escort squadron (1) closest to it

(All miss but 2 for 25 damage in total on escort corvette squadron 1. One ship is about to die in it) One of the Remnant corvettes is too slow to get out of the line of fire and is hit twice amidship. The torpedoes punch deep within the vessel, striking home and causing heavy damage within. It lags behind the rest of the group, limping and bleeding. (1 turn until civ station team In range. 2 turns for army stations. Those ships carting troops are too involved in their complex maneuvering to fire, but may take evasive action)

The Remnant fighter squadrons see their cruiser demolished and the other badly damaged. One squadron each breaks off to engage each of Roberts.

Roberts squadron sees several green beams punch through its formation. (Shooting the squadron group not Robert. Crit/4, 21/1 on the same ship) The second squadron aligns on wotan

(20/3, and 25/4. Same ship in this flight. All these shots are ap20)

And the third chases Tiwaz, trying to keep them from getting another volley off

(25/3, 23/1, 19/1 24/3. Also same ship in this flight) (edited)

A bomber squadron lifts off from the closest military platform, not yet part of the battle

( @Severus Thatcher (Seung) ‘s fleet)

(Sorry folks doing overnights just woke up. Looks like one cruiser is down already and one still up? I also was going to bring my troop transport to sit in the back and fire too.)

(The transports can’t shoot they’re working on docking with the stations

(Mine isn't part of that group it's just a big troop carrier a cruiser.)

(Any soldiers being landed on the space stations are going in now to secure the land the player characters grab. Everything is deploying all at once

So if you want those soldiers to be involved they’re moving in

(Alright then.) Agata captaining the 3 fighting WS Ships starts the attack overclocking his systems to go above and beyond his normal abilities. (13) Then firing all weapons as the remaining cruiser 3 times with one targeted shot at the titan. (Poor rolls all around so just the ones 14 over I'm putting. Volley 14/13 17/12 AP 15 charged particle caster. Volley 2 21/22 Grav cannon ap 20, 15/9 CPC ap 15 16/5 Flak batter ap 10. Volley 3 and the targeted shot both go wide.)

For Phoenix 1 Agata systems going overdrive begin giving orders. (15 above beyond.) Agata fires both plasma beams on the corvette at one of the fighter squadrons twice (21/11 19/15 and 21/11 20/12 both ab 10) While attempting to ghost themselves on the remnant sensors. (Sensor ghost 15v9 gain 4 ac for the round.) and attempts to Crash the systems of the Titan. (Crash Systems. 12v as roll from you.)

Phoenix 2 to save processing does the same order of actions as Agata continues. (15 above beyond.) Firing twice at one of the other fighter squads (16/7 18/7 and 19/10 21/13 both ab 10.) as well as attempting to mask itself (12v9 adding 4 ac for the round.) and attempting to crash the systems of the Titan. (Apposed roll v 16. losing 4 command points if the 16 wins.)

(That's all for me.)

(14 for the defeating systems crash on the first one, 11 on the second one)

The second cruiser is struck by one shot, the captain cursing as the targeting system aboard is hit (took a crisis since he has not before). Phoenix one swats two of the fighters in the squadron it’s engaging. Phoenix two damages one and downs another.

(Cyrus is next. If it’s just the one ship it’ll be advancing this turn closer to dock. There are 2 remaining turns before they’ll be in boarding tube range. The ship can take evasive actions or ac boosting things but not shooting) (edited)

(It's just the heavt frigate which is going to board) The Wrath of the Mighty peels off as the other ships create a firing line, for the most part moving behind them and then out towards the platforms. "Start evasive manoeuvres, all hands prepare to take fire. We'll have to rush this bitch to board her and I doubt she'll allow that." (DC 9: got 12 - AC goes up by 1)

The Remnant corvette squadrons form up in their smooth firing line, torpedo launchers firing. Squadron 1 fires three torpedoes at the vox finalis

(20/12, 20/11, third shot miss. Ap20) The second squadron firing from a low angle targets the task force cruiser

(22/17, two shots running wide)

The third squadron fires at the pranja, trying to peel the red sangha Wolfpack hounding their sister squadron

(One hit. Crisis for the other)

Some armor plating is slagged by the intense heat but the captain vows to keep fighting. His crew have taken the oath of the black lotus and they are prepared to give all

(So to summarize, some damage for billy to decide on, and Seung to decide on.)

———————-//——————- Aboard the Titan , admiral rexmillian rexan looks out at the approaching fleet seeing the spread of small ships. “We need to do something about them before we are cut to pieces” he tells his master gunner. “Fire all guns. Cut them down”

Two of its four mass cannons fire at the pranja, hoping to push it over the edge

(25/25, 21/8. They already took a crisis, and can’t negate anymore damage.) “Ensure this evil is punished” the captain calls across UNW comms, as his ship breaks apart, a firestorm ripping through the bridge.

The other two mass cannons fire at the sutra

Burst ecm stops the first, and the second is hit,a crisis will be taken

A breach threatens to suck a few crewmen out , damage control teams are dispatched

———————//——————— The platform crews come to full alert. Military peerless 1 fires a spinal beam cannon at the approaching myrnidon v essel

(14/22).

The second platform attempts to fire on the approaching task force troop carrier

And misses

( So to recap. Damage or crisis on task force cruiser. Damage or crisis on Billy’s battleship, possible damage or crisis on myrnidon vessel. ) Robert is up. Boarding craft are launched from the reunion, it’s fittings helping it avoid detection to the civilian station

(Misses me)

(AC 18)

(Well 17+Evasive)

(Yeah just needed to confirm. @Bartholemew Thrace (Robert) is up and the civ mission team has a thread)

(On the hit for the cruiser going to take a crisis got armor loss ) (edited)

(Alright. Billy’s decision is only one left. Otherwise we are caught up)

(We will take the 3 damage after armor.)

As enemy fighters strafe their formations, the pilots in all squadrons remain resolute. "Frija and Wotan, loose torpedoes at the remaining cruiser, then engage the enemy fighters. Tiwaz, start your attack run on the corvettes."

(One of Which in Remnant escort squadron 1 is crippled badly) (edited)

(19/15 20/19 24/18 23/18 19/15 AP20 torpedo hits on the remaining cruiser. CRIT/28 14/20 19/15 20/21 12/21 AP20 torpedo hits on the corvettes. 20/9 17/11 17/4 16/5 CRIT/18 18/5 20/7 14/9 14/9 19/7 25/3 All adjusted by -4 for clumsy attacks on fighter squadron 1, then 2 if they get wiped out.)

The cruiser takes a crisis and it’s engines lock, before two more torpedoes slam home, critically damaging it. It leaks compressed air, water, fuel, and crew from decks barely held together. The stricken corvette in escort 1 is destroyed, Captain battling fires and numerous system failures before being overwhelmed. Their advantage lost, fighter squadron 1 is splashed over the course of a frantic several minute long dogfight, the imago dei fighters prevailing. (Squadron 1 killed evenly)

(Billy Up)

Billy barely moves his feet as the ship vibrates from the slight damage, only briefly flicking his eyes toward incoming damage reports. "Well done on that last volley. Rerout excess power to guns. We will have our third titan today if we are lucky." (Lead/wis?)

(Rolled 6+1 so Pass whatever the skillcheck was most likely. Gunnery actions cost 2 cp less this round. Captain Skill.) Fire all weapons = 1 CP this round =Both VTIx5= 10 VTI Rounds to Titan 25/36, 15/25, 29/47, 26/38, 27/36, (Nat 20)/86, 23/42, 22/27, 22/18, 23/38

(Is that right? lol)

(Idr the ruling from last time. If it's just -2 once rather than as written, then it's just the first 4 shots rather than 10. And 1 cp left over.) (edited)

(It was vs 6 so you’re good)

(It says any action from the check onward so you’re good there too)

(Going to take a crisis for the 86)

Heavily damaged the Titan holds on, its engines locked. It’s entire back is aflame and twisted

The military station boarding teams feel their vessels crunch against the platform sides, as the boarding tubes extend

The UNW Fleet fires a spread of torpedoes at the cruiser, trying to hamper the anti jamming

Three hit home, and the vessels power shuts off, hulked. The cascade of failing power makes its way back to the bridge, and escape pods begin to launch to the planet below

Several from the pranja the previous round have done the same, and reports should come in soon from any lucky enough to survive

———————-//———————— The two remaining Remnant fighter squadrons focus on Tiwaz flight, their multifocals firing hot

The damaged fighter in that formation is cut apart, unable to avoid incoming from so many different sources (4 total hits at 18+ for 12 damage total. MFL is ap20)

The bomber squadron lumbers toward the battleship, fractal impact charges launched

(18/5, 18/8, crit 14, 21/8)

Another bomber squadron declaring via IFR its name, begins launching. “Mailed fist”. Undeniably chainveil

( @Severus Thatcher (Seung) is up)

Riger One turns its sights on the Titan ship as well, firing all guns (3cp) And shooting one gun an additional time 2cp Only 1 hit, a crit with the plasma beam. AP 10 18 damage.

(Forgot about rc4 haha. My bad). The beam scores a small explosion down the side of the Titan.

(So Titan and 3 fighter squads and a bomb squad?)

(Titan, 2 fighter squadrons, a bomber squadron, and 3 corvette squadrons of 3, one of which is down to 2 ships)

(the corvettes all have torpedoes and flak)

(Cruiser.) Agata on the cruiser still pushes his systems to take in the info and give orders across the ship. (Above beyond 12.) and has the ship fire three times into a corvette line. (One of the full squadrons. 20/17 crit/28 14/17 grav cannon shots 20ab. 3/5 15/11 21/10 11/11 13/7 15/14 at 15ab for charged casters. 9/7 20/12 crit/11 for the flak emitter at 10ab.) A single targeted shot is fired at the titan that goes wide.

(Pheonix 1 and 2.) Agata decides to focus on disrupting the rest of the fleet using both of the corvettes. Attempting to crash the systems of the titan, 3 corvette squadrons while also attempting to mask their signal. (13,15,16,16 for the crash against the 4 ship/groups. 17 and 15 for the sensor ghost so add 4 to both ac's for the round.)

(even with a crisis one corvette splashes) One corvette from squadron 2 is hit amidship, broken halves tumbling in opposite directions. Light damage spreads across the rest of the formation, but for now they can cope with a ship down. (14 vs 13 for titan, (9 vs 15 for squadron 1, 14vs 16 for squadron 2, and 10vs16 for squadron 3)

System jamming resumes with both ECM cruisers offline, much to what the Remnant admiral predicted.

(Cyrus's vessel this turn would be docking, and deploying its ground teams, it'll be there for phase 1, supporting boarding ops)

____//__

Aboard the titan, the captain looks out at his half ruined vessel and the damage spreading across his fleet. "Those light vessels need to die" he says, "We've seen enough holo's of trying to take on that battleship. let's let the platforms handle that." His burning vessel lurches forward, engines locked, but on full burn, as it races ahead of its escort squadrons, back aflame, like a marathon torch bearer. "This is our finest hour, victory, or a heroic death!" the crew pits cheer, as its mass cannons prepare to fire their what may be final volley. "First salvos, FIRE!"

(hes firing all guns twice, ill make 2 shots with each mass cannon against different targets) Cannon1 fires at the Steel Sky, (17/36, 21/28, taking a crisis for the 36)

The steel sky is rocked onto its side, like pulled from a giant's tow hook, listing badly, and aflame, barely held on. Cannon2 fires at Lady Valeria

though the skilled pilot aboard narrowly avoids the incoming volley, to the relief of its crew. Cheers go out across the bridge as they live to fight, at least for another fifteen minutes

Cannon3 fires at Phoenix 1

(24/13, second shot goes wide)

and cannon4 fires at phoenix 2

(22/ 27, 25/20)

--------------------------------------//------------------------------------------------

The Remnant corvettes, only manage a shot each, 7 remaining torpedoes firing on the battleship

(21/11, the rest miss) Badly hampered by losses and damage, only one strikes home, the rest running wide of their targets, exploding outside the battlespace when their fuses run dry.

----------------------------------------------//----------------------------- The platforms, each train their dual spinal beam cannons on the battleship as well, now cleared to fire by the titan, and with boarding teams aboard, knowing they may be taken out of the fight soon

The first platform, boarded by Cyrus, shoots wide, systems still sluggish to come online. The second platform fires, 21/ 20, 19/26, aP15)

(So end of the round summary: Steel sky 2hp from death Phoenix 1, crisis or damage Phoenix 2, crisis or damage Battleship, a few hits, crisis or damage Boarding teams have begun their assaults on all orbital objectives, we are 1/2 hour into the space battle. On the ground Mord sees a call for reinforcements go out, but thus far there is no reply.

( By time @Bartholemew Thrace (Robert) wakes up, the decisions on ship stuff should be caught up and the assault teams will have moved on a bit. Things look on pace so far!)

(Hopefully I'll wake up a bit earlier tomorrow)

(No rush buddy, sleep well)

(Armor loss for p1 and VIP imperiled for p2 Both ends of the spectrum there.)

(Hah vegas odds right there)

(Remaining to be solved: Battleship, few hits, crisis/damage)

(After ap and armor, battleship takes 5 and 11 points of damage

(And 1

(Titan does have finest hour on, so he can't go below 1 this turn, but he will explode at end of round on the turn he does)

“Military team be advised. Station weapons have come online and have joined the fray. Kick ass down there or clear the area for us to disable. Let us know. You have some time.”

(For reference, the platform teams have been aboard for about ten minutes so far, their deployment happening during this turn. Robert and his fighters are up)

(Who's ready for some rolls?)

Tiwaz Leader, refusing the let the loss of one of his pilots go unanswered, brings all the weapons of his flight to bear on the second enemy fighter squadron. (Torpedoes: 18/16 18/21 20/20 Reapers: 16/6 modified for clumsy) (edited)

Mid dog-fight, Robert contacts Frija flight. "Frija Leader, see what your flight can do about those bombers. We'll take care of the torpedo boats afterwards." Acknowledging, Frija flight disengages from the enemy fighters and heads for the bombers closing on the UNW fleet. (Torpedoes: 16/16 21/22 22/19 Reapers: 16/10)

"Wotan flight, see what you can do about that corvette squadron." Wotan flight begins another attack run at the torpedo boats they attacked a few minutes earlier. (Torps: 18/23 19/14 14/20 23/19 23/16 Reapers: CRIT/8 14/4 16/7 16/7)

Robert, seeing the destruction caused by the Titan, pulls off from his flight and readies a torpedo. "Wotan 2, take command for a moment. I'm going to try and do some damage to that Titans guns before it destroys any more of our ships." Robert begins manoeuvring his ship through the battlefield excellently, avoiding dogfights and lining up a single torpedo shot aimed directly towards the cannons of the enemy Titan. (Above and Beyond Pilot/Dex, 10/9 success, 5 total CP) Robert looses the torpedo, aiming it to the best of his ability. (Fire torp, Target Systems at the Titans Cannons with a -4 to hit, 24, AP20 with half damage is 8 damage, if it damages the Titan then its weapon system has been damaged, unsure if that means one cannon or all)

After firing the torpedo, Robert pulls off and returns to Wotan flight, engaging in evasive manoeuvres to make up for being a lone, small target. (Evasive Manoeuvers, 12/9, Roberts strike craft has AC20 for the turn)

(Turn over)

(It’s one. They’re different fittings)

Another of the corvettes from squadron 1 is destroyed reducing it to a lone vessel. The remaining ship is damaged but still fighting, pinpricks of explosions on its flanks from fires within. The bombers and fighters engaged lose half their number to the superior Imago Dei ships

The spinning fighters head

Planetside, pulled in by the gravity well

( @Billy Rigers Up) (edited)

(Remaining targets are Escort squadron 1, one corvette Escort Squadron 2, two corvettes Escort squadron 3, two corvettes Fighter Squadron 1: 2 Fighters Bomber squadron 1: 2 bombers Chainveil bomber squadron 1: 5 bombers Titan (Crippled, Finest Hour) (edited)

(The titan will just stay up until finest hour fails? I'm unsure on how that's working. I just have to do 1 damage to it when finest hour goes down?)

(Basically if its killed before its turn, it gets its turn, and explodes at the end of it)

(crew desperately holds the ship together for one final act)

"All Power to guns. Seems Rex is uninterested in trying it's weapons on us anymore. Let's wipe the fleet." (All power to guns succeeds =10 VTI Rounds and i dont think any fighters attacked but if they did they are getting hit with 5 smart clouds which i'm not bothering to roll.) Spreading them out across the entire fleet in order: Escort 1: 16/13 Escort 2: 28/24 12/35 Escort 3: 15/40 Fighter Squadron 1: Crit/36 Bomber Squadron: 27 -4 =23/35 Chainveil Bomber Squadron 1: Crit/76 Titan: 12/miss 16/miss 19/22miss?

(they didn't attack you, just the other fighters)

(ttian is all missed)

(Forgot about R$)

(I think R4 all missed unless 20 hits the Titan)

(The little frigate that could)

(They're still getting their space legs)

(nope they do not, still trying)

(i think i can kill it, i think i can kill it)

The captain of escort 3 looks on with annoyance as armor plating melts, sending damage control teams to handle it (crisis) Escort 1 takes damage, half the ship a wreck, but enough to get another salvo off for now. Escort 2 is consumed as two shots connect, the captain not able to cope with the amount of damage across the ships multiple sub systems. He gives the order to abandon ship.

Only one bomber remains of the original flight, engines running hot. The pilot resolves to die fighting for his beloved empire The chainveil squadron loses three of its ships in the five ship flight, unable to avoid in time despite their elite training.

(I've only got 3 bombers left, ill do those and then its seungs turn)

The limping steel sky is bracketed by the bomber squadrons, determined to send the UNW home with at least one more casualty if they're destined to die here too

(one hit, for 7, took a crisis) The captain valiantly holds on, as the remaining remnant fighter and its multifocal laser makes a pass

(15/2, which was what it had left) The green lance plunges into the side, like a matador bringing down a bull in the final moments of the flight, and the steel sky ignites

(2 red sanga corvettes remain, as does the Lady Valeria)

(o7)

(Seung's fleet is up)

(Man my turn right as I go to bed.) Agata starts to process the current issue at hand and starts to work some quick fixes. (It's fix all the crisis and nothing else round!) Sending out small work teams to attempt to patch the armor along with it's own bodies on the cruiser and P1 sending them out to patch only the most necessary parts. (roll 16 and 13 fix rolls.) On P2 with the chance of the VIP (Idk who but maybe we brought dorlin lol) Agata sends it's last form to attempt to quickly patch them up. (11 heal roll)

(Her or the first mate. Captain. Whoever

Cyrus’ ship is continuing to support boarding actions

The corvettes remaining (5) fire what may be their last spread, all targeting the battleship.

(23/10/ 21/15, 21/7 ap20)

(Two way misses)

The Titan continues its suicidal forward charge, hoping it’s hulk will continue on into the battleship. The three mass cannons left fire their own last shots

(27/21, 27/27) ap20 (edited)

Also at the battleship (edited)

The platforms realize they’re about to be taken and likewise fire their cannons for what may be the last time.

And the limping UNW corvette goes critical. Leaving just one, along with the red sangha ships.

In a massive star-field spray the Titan breaks apart, the major pieces of its wreck still hurtling toward the battleship

(Robert Up)

"Take out the last of the corvettes, we can mop up the smaller craft afterwards." Tiwaz flight begins the first attack run on the squadron with just one ship left. (Torps: 20/11 23/16 Reapers: 24/8)

Frija flight goes after the second corvette Squadron. (Torps: 18/16 18/10 22/18 CRIT/26 Reapers: CRIT/10 20/4 24/4 17/9)

Robert, back with Wotan flight, leads them against the third squadron of torpedo boats. (Torps: CRIT/30 23/18 CRIT/28 18/19 Reapers: 21/6 21/5 28/8)

(/Turn)

The corvettes are all heavily damaged and crisis is spread across the fleet. The strike craft are down or routed but for the three bombers The fleet remainders are prime pickings for the battleship (Out Of ammo yet Robert?)

)none are destroyed but they’ve all got a crisis and are within a few Hp of death)

(All strike craft have 2 torpedoes remaining. Going to start cycling them through the transport next turn)

(They have compact ammo right?)

(Yeah 8 shots total)

(Billy Up. Five badly damaged torpedo boats)

"Riger 4 torpedo boats are you. I've got a titan ship flying my way. Boost Engines! Let's move this thing!" Fix/int 16v8 Success +2 Speed Billy Steers the battleship out of harms way.

The battleship moves faster than the oncoming wreck, moving aside just in time for it to continue hurtling past, into deep space

"Stearn (We'll just say he's piloting because he's the man.) Take out those torpedo boats!" Spinal Beam Cannon AP 15: 23/20 17/27 Plasma Beams AP10: 11/11 23/6

Two of the boats crumple as RC4 lashes out with its plasma beams, buckling armor plating, and sundering vulnerable subsystems below

The surviving three Remnant bombers make a pass on the Sutra, hoping to send the UNW home with another loss, if they can

(2 hits for 15 in total, half health left)

Their fractal impact charges release as they fly by, the chainveil bombers expertly evading the ships AAA screen, and jinking away for another run, a sole charge remaining for each

(Seung's fleet)

(So what’s left just the bombers?)

(3 striken torp boats, and a flight of 3 bombers)

With the battle winding down and the ships mostly intact Agata has the ships all open fire twice into different targets. The cruiser fires into two different torpedo boats. (17/12 20ab 12/7 15ab 18 6 10ab The next one 13/14 20ab 13/11 15ab.) The two corvettes fire into the the bombers twice. (19/18 6/15 5/15 15/11 p1 16/9 20/6 4/13 5/11 p2 all at 10 ab)

The reminder of the Remnant fleet outside breaks apart , and the bombers are likewise swatted, leaving the UNW as the only power in space

(9xp, 50,000 credits for all involved here)

(Can I assume that the damaged strike craft will have been repaired before the next battle?)

(We can either repair the main weapons of the stations or the UNW fleet.)

(I defer to those with more information, all flights are capable of fighting again without being repaired, but it may prevent the loss of 2-3 strike craft in the next battle.)

A dozen signals appear on radar as system edge down below, as the lord admiral is engaged with the mechanized garrison commander.

It will take several moments for scanner systems on both sides to make the necessary identifications.

The moments drag on, and the first set of contacts are joined by a second, their transponders proudly declaring their national loyalty. New Moon Cooperative. The fleet, led by Admiral Quince, comes into the system from stellar north, to avoid passing the Remnant fleet. The NMC task force is led by a First-Rate- a fine battleship whos innumerable gunports are already opening. It's sloop like corvette escorts pull into position around it, heading full sail to reinforce the meager UNW gunline

(Kensh is going to play General Quince for this scene)

(Oh thank fuck)

“(Fffffffuuuuhhh)

“Admiral Robert Rigers here. Well met General Quince. You are a good sight.”

“Admiral Rigers. I hope we are not too late to help you out here.”

(Space bless the NMC)

“As you can see from the shrapnel, you missed the first fight, but we have a second fleet with a Remnant Collosus ship incoming. We’ve just had time to make some repairs on our ships, so seeing you in system is good tidings.”

(We can get into initiative, anyone here with a ship we will assume they get up to command theirs soon, since each round is 15 mins)

(9)

(8)

(5 with alert, cyrus and Seung have warships up here too)

(7)

(For Reunion)

(9 for seung's fleet)

(I relinquish control of my vessel to Billy)

(Billy, Seung. Robert, Mord, Remnant so far, just need Kensh for the NMC fleet)

(9)

(Assuming I just use my own, yeah?)

Pinned a message.

The Remnant fleet moving into the area is a Colossus Heavy Battleship, supported by a strange cruiser, and 10 corvettes.

(There isnt a firing range, anyone in the battle is a target)

(your ships are warships, and have 5 command points base, to start. You can use any combination of actions that you have enough command points to do)

(Page 117 of core book)

(Sorry was finishing GoT. For the 5 frigates I have, do they act together? Like, can I spend 2 cp to fire one gun on all my frigates?)

(no, each ship acts independently)

(A ship is basically like an individual soldier in a squad)

The NMC Frigates spread out, as their Battleship aims it’s weapons at the Remnant Colossus and fires. (Vortex tunnel inductor: 10/38. Torpedoes: 1/14. Singularity gun: 10/34. big oof)

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(Those damage rolls tho, hot damn. each has 5cp, so if that was one gun, you can fire again)

(unless you had something else you wanted them to do)

(Wait shit yeah hold on. Each ship has 5cp then?)

(yeah)

(youre basically playing as the captain of each, issuing orders to different departments)

(So ship 1 can do something totally different than ship 2, or 3 or 4 or whatever you want it to be)

(Get it now, sorry about that lol)

The five frigates, in formation around the Battleship, open fire on the Remnant corvettes with their Mag Spike Arrays. (11/6, 10/12, 13/10, 12/9, 14/4)

(Two hits). Light damage hits two of the Remnant vessels , the light guns of the NMC sloops finally finding their range

(End turn there, sorry)

(All good, didnt want to cut you off, @Billy Rigers next)

Billy grits his teeth, the blood at the corner of his mouth now dried from earlier. “We need to end this, now. All power to guns (success 10).” Billy holds his rib cage as he looks on from the bridge, the thrum of overpowered VTIs ringing through the Vox Finalis.

(I don’t have star captain yet?)

(you do)

(there was time in between battles)

(we can say instead of sleeping as mucha s you should have over the last couple days you reviewed tactical footage or something)

(That seems very billy)

Lol. Billy’s insanity points are trending toward insomnia.

To hit: fire all guns x7= 14 VTI 24/37 18/42 22/26 Miss Miss Miss 27/25 26/36 19/18 26/17 19/24 23/32 17/41 16/31) (edited)

Billy watches tensely as the VTIs ring, his recent study granting that extra push to the guns.

(This is all on the colossus? of so 3 hits)

(going tot ake a crisis for the 36)

(Yes lol. Also damnit. That’s a low hit rate.)

The engines lock, as the VTI fields shear a critical section from the side of the ship's engine housing. Fire and oxygen spray out into the void as the ship surges forward, leaving a comet like trail behind it as one ignites the other

(Big ship, big AC)

(Impressed and not surprised. Lol. Good work)

(Impressed but not surprised, the name of my sex tape Seung is next)

(Cruiser) Agata noticing the combat ramps up it's data core going into over drive ready to program commands to the rest of the ships. (Above and beyond 11) He starts with attempting to crash systems on the colossus ship. (15 v your roll) as well as attempting to ghost them on sensors. (16 add 4 to ac.) The ships then fires twice at the odd cruiser. (18/15 17/7 20 ab 19/9 26/13 14/5 8/14 at 15 ab 12/5 19/9 at 10 ab) (edited)

(Forgot R4 And Cyrus’ ships in all those VTI rounds)

(whoops lol then go ahead i'll just plan the rest of my ships in a bit

(No if you’re there you can go ahead. My laptop is acting up.) (Both will fire all guns at the corvettes)

(How many myrmidons are there? Just 1 or 2 of them for Cyrus?)

(Myrmidon vessel engages volley Capacitors and fires all guns 3 times at the corvettes.)

(6plasma beam shots, 3 grav cannon. What’s the to hit?)

(Phoenix 1/2) Both fire all rounds into the corvettes. (Firing on the same one. p1 26/15 15/9 18/8 24/16, p2 10/12 13/12 8/13 16/15 all at 10 ab.)

(Just 1. The other is a troop carrier supporting landing operations)

The cruiser is damaged. Half it’s superstructure has some kind of failure or damage on it

Systems in the colossus flicker and fail as the cyber attacks begins infiltrating their systems. One of the corvettes also bracketed by the NMC gunline explode

(Robert Up. Just in time for breakfast there)

Reunion targets the cruiser. Knowing the battle needs to be shifted quickly SARAH blows the volley capacitors. The orders all shots to fire that they can. (5+4+3(above and beyond)=6shots ) <17/18,15/17,19/20,8/14,14/16,16/18>

(Taking a crisis won't help me here) the fragile cruiser begins breaking apart, ending the electronic jamming the fleet AI's had no problem cutting through anyway

(I know out of order but I’m going to sleep.)

(I figured, all good bud, hope everyone's well)

(Sorry my sleep schedule has been pretty whack lately I'll have my turn up soon)

(All good. I can move for the Remnant when I wake up then)

(Ok, I'm going to have all fighters engage the corvettes. Can I just have them attack along the row, moving on to the next target as each is destroyed? Ill do the rolls now anyway and you can make a call when you wake up)

Wotan, Frija and Tiwaz flights fan out, crossing the space between the fleets as various weapons lance between them. As the Remnant cruiser begins breaking up, the jamming that had been interrupting communications dissipates, allowing Robert to communicate with his fellow pilots. "Stay away from the Colossus, I have no doubt that thing could swat even our craft out of the sky if it felt like it. Form up in flights behind your flight leaders, and engage your volley capacitors. Once you're in range of the enemy corvettes, fire everything you have at them. We need to give our capital ships room to take out the Colossus. I'll see you on the other side, comrades!" Swooping in like birds of prey, the three flights begin loosing torpedoes from all directions at the enemy corvettes. (Torps: 18/17 16/12 16/13 24/14 23/15 14/14 CRIT/30 22/19 22/21 22/14 18/17 16/18 15/16 24/19 23/11 16/17 24/19 17/18 CRIT/46 22/14 14/17 22/18 24/15 23/14 CRIT/20 17/13 27/13 14/16 14/15 Reapers: 19/6 17/4 22/7 22/8 14/9 15/9 19/8 16/8 20/7 17/8)

(Also I forget if this was answered already but for the people who are in the same kind of fighters as Robert, the statblock for them is pinned in the briefing channel)

(Dont forget to use the volley capacitors, and the torpedoes roll damage twice per hit and use the best roll of the two)

(yeah that's fine,)

(I think you rolled up almost all the corvettes, let me double check

Five of the Remnant corvettes drop from the formation as the streaking forms of the strike fighters fly in, spreading munitions, (Even with crises)

The metal holding them together begins to fray and break, internal explosions moving the pieces away from one another. Lifeboats launch from those few ships that did not instantly explode

_------------------------------------//----------------------------------- The Remnant Colossus moves into position, its massive centerline mega-mass driver powers up, lights on its sides, and top, begin to flash near the bridge and make their way down the barrel as the charge level builds up. There is a blinding flash of light as one of the super dense slugs is sent toward the battleship, though this ranging shot looks to go wide. It's secondary weapons fire, at the task force cruiser

(4 mass cannons, one shot each)

(Ac is currently 20)

(22/14, 25/ 19 , AP 20- - - pretty sure the other 2 miss with your +4ac going)

Needing to land a hit, the captain resolves to fire one gun again, and sends a second shot from the siege cannon out at the battleship

(29/23, AP 20)

(Have to take the 14 I guess crisis on the 19 pick a system any system it's currently damaged.)

(comms omg)

(would be nice to have all my command points for a change )

(I mean Even if I lose the agata bonus on my other two ships doesn't stop him from just doing it 5 times from the cruiser.)

The remaining five Remnant torpedo boats fire a spread at the NMC sloop that battered their squadron leader) (I know, i was just teasing)

(Torpedoes on NMC 5 are 17/14 18/11 19/18 16/19, all those are against NMC 5)

( @Cayne Neverwinter is next, here are your ship stats)

(Daaaaaang that's a nice looking spreadsheet )

(You really did a great job on that sheet, it's great for testing out designs)

Cayne brings the fighter in to fire against one of the torpedo boats

(I have no idea what to roll, anybody got those stats?)

(Its your attack roll)

(damage is 3d8 if you hit

(30/14. Sorry about the delay)

(All good)

A torpedo is loosed from the launcher of Cayne's fighter as he rolls past the UNW/NMC gunline, an explosion rewarding a well placed shot

( @Mylonite (Hailey) )

(Sorry I haven’t been keeping up here. What’s going on? I didn’t think I was part of this space battle but I can I guess.)

(Oh Cayne said he was heading to space to help, you said im fine with that too, so i read it as you were also jumping in)

(but if you dont want to that's fine, you were at the end of the round anywya)

(Oh I misunderstood that sorry. It’s fine I’ll just participate then. Gimme a minute to roll the attack)

(Roll20 ain’t loading for some reason can someone roll the attack for me? Damage is 3d6. What bonuses do I get with a ship? This is my first ship battle and I have no idea what I’m doing sorry)

(3d8, and its your normal attack roll)

(so your attack bonus, shoot, and dex mod +d20 (edited)

(gotchu fam (17/16) The torpedo impacts seconds after cayne's, sending the Remnant torpedo boat down in flames

( @Cathal Rourke (Kensh) is next, round 2, Current thing needing to be resolved is accepting damage or taking a crisis against NMC 5 to cancel one hit currently has taken 17/ 14, 18/ 11 , 19/18, and 16/19 in Remnant torpedoes. They're AP 20, so they do straight damage)

(Thanks)

(I’ll take a crisis to cancel the 19/18 hit)

(Still 43 damage going through. That doesn’t kill it? All fired at same boat. ) (edited)

(It’s your fleets actual turn as well)

(The 16/19 doesn’t hit, 50hp.) General Quince sends for more men to help man the guns, as he prepares to fire all his Battleships weapons at the Remnant Battleship once more. (VTI: 11/36, Torpedo: 2/8, singularity: 2/61) Each of the frigates send another volley of torpedoes, aimed at the Battleship. (14/14, 14/20, 14/13, 20/15, 16/15)

(Quince has trash aim it turns out)

(The frigates are doing the lifting haha)

Another of the Remnant squadron is brought down, reducing it to three.

(Billy’s laptop shit the bed. Order of operations: All power to guns If success, 14 VTI shots on the Collossus. R4 and Myrmidon Both actually go on my turn this time engaging volley capacitors and shooting the rest of the corvettes with a combined 12 plasma beams 3 spinal beam cannons and 3 grav cannons.)

(Aiming the VTI shots on the main weapon of the collossus.)

(Three direct hits on the main gun the others miss. Already subtracted 4 to hit from all. The VTIs thunder, letting loose another volley of 14 shots. Only 3 hit their target of the main guns. 26/27 26/39 25/24 The combined RCOE and EI fleet rattles it’s guns as well. 5 of the 12 plasma beam shots hit above 19 (What’s the damage on plasma beams?)

R4 misses all sbc shots. Myrmidon vessel lands 2 grav cannon shots. (Don’t remember the damage on those either.)

(3d6 ap 10 for plasma beams. 4d6 ap 20 for grav)

Plasma beam damage: 8, 15, 11, 10, 7 Grav Cannon: 14, 16

The emergency engines of the colossus begin powering up as damage spreads across its hull. The main cannon looks to be offline. The shockwave of its emergency departure destroys the three smaller Remnant torpedo boats floundering in its wake

(It dipped. Fuuuck.)

“Any surviving remnant fleet members be advised. We will attempt to rescue. And secure any vessels or lifeboats. This fight is over. Don’t be stupid and you might find a life after this.”

(9xp, 50,000 credits billy, Mord, Cayne, Hailey, Kensh and Robert)