Captains spend the time sending hails to one another, and comparing battle strategies, as notable ship officers begin taking their places.

Across all channels a message goes through. "This is Agata of Whitaker Solutions on the cruiser Retribution. Following orders set in place by Seung all ships of Whitaker Solutions are in place and ready for battle."

“Thank you, Agata” another deadly calm voice returns. “This is Admiral Rigers of the Vox Finalis, flagship of the UNW Fleet commanding the the combined RCOE and Tsatsos Defense fleet. Steel yourselves. Prepare to maneuver. Follow your instincts when commands fail you. Commanders report.”

out in deep space, it goes without doubt that the shapers are coming, and coming very soon. Every effort has been made to prepare the planet, including getting extra staff to the platform RCOE began building here long ago. A lone message, and reply, to the Wasimians on the Ark below has appraised them of the situation, and they've promised to provide anti-orbital groundfire if anything makes it close to orbit (enemy ships in quadrant 1)

"This is First Warden Tanzer of the Void Wardens aboard the Vanguard. We've brought what little we can. I suggest we convene for a final planning meeting in the Vox Finalis while we have the time, I imagine our ability to coordinate will be strained once the enemy arrives." (edited)

“Cayne here. The wolves are ready for the hunt. The pack came prepared to die, and we’ll fight the fuckers until our last. See you aboard the Vox boys.”

Billy grins hearing the older Cayne come across the coms. “Daddy’s not here to save us this time. This one is for the boys.”

"Sounds like it's going to be a party like old times, then. Dax Withers here. Let's get to business, boys."

A small shuttlecraft carries Robert from his bridge on the Vanguard to the Vox Finalis, docking quickly and without many formalities. Robert makes his way up to the bridge as soon as he's on board. He gives Billy a loose salute when he arrives. "Lord Admiral. This battle is going to go down in history. Let's make sure it's for the right reasons."

Regulus teleports aboard the Vox Finalis, directly to the bridge, "Greetings Mr. Rigers, Tanzer, It's been too long."

"Reg, it really has. I've got to talk to you about my MES abilities after the battle. They've sort of... been enhanced."

Regulus eyes Robert, "Ah.. yes I can tell. I am not much use in ship battles I admit, but I do have some small experience in boarding fleshshaper ships. I shall lead a boarding party against whichever threat we deem greatest. Not only will I meet with you Robert, but with all of our present psychics."

"I am able to grant each of us the ability to share our powers with each other. Not to be used lightly as it will quickly drain my stamina, but in an emergency it could save many lives."

"I'll admit I'm both hesitant to do something like this and intrigued at the possibilities, but we're well beyond the point where we can afford to care about personal feelings. I can only hope my newfound prescience will help the rest of you."

Pinned a message.

Pinned a message.

Dax makes his way into the bridge alone at the tail end of their conversation and gives a quick nod. "Hello, everyone." He spots Robert among the gathered and makes his way over to shake hands (or hug). "Robert... good to see you. Regulus cued you in to his little psychic thing, did he? He still hasn't let go of mine from weeks ago, actually," he says with a slight laugh.

Agata comes down the hallway to the bridge as well this one sporting the number 14 on his chest. "Although I could do without being here in person I thought it may be personable to join you all as I saw the ships coming. If there is any planning to be done I wish to be of assistance."

“We will need to get into position to engage them. This battle will be wide and we need to be able to move. Leaning one way or another in advance will leave us open to a hole being punched in our defenses, but we can’t let them get to the planet either. I’d like to hear your thoughts on how we should engage. Do we position ships in Q2 and 3 or turtle back here in Q1?

Welcome Agata. Your expertise is more than needed.”

"We can't afford to be flanked; as you say, we cannot let them reach the planet. I have no doubt that the enemy will try a two pronged strategy to find holes in our defensive line. We also can't afford to let them move into the planet's quadrant, lest they begin landing Shapers while the battle rages above. We need to make a stand before they reach orbit, which means we need to split our force into two. I'd argue that one stronger force tasked with clearing it's quadrant and another force tasked with simply defending it's own quadrant would be the ideal tactic. Once the stronger task force claims victory, it can swing back and help it's weaker counterpart. It'd also be worth keeping a small group of ships in reserve above the planet. I understand that the smaller task force would be in significant danger, and forcing anyone to join it is not something I feel comfortable with. Therefore I request command of the smaller task force and will bring only Void Warden ships and any others that specifically volunteer. The Vox Finalis needs to lead the stronger task force to a rapid victory if we are to survive this battle."

“I hesitate moving the Vox Finalis until we see which way the largest of their vessels moves. If the Vox is caught on the other side of system space, there is a chance that it could slip by too quickly.”

“I do agree that may be a sound strategy, but I worry for your ships.”

"So do I, but I worry for Halia more. Your reasoning regarding reacting to the enemies movements is sound, but I do believe that having some of our ships in both quadrants waiting for the enemy is necessary, as we will be able to lay down fire as soon as they arrive, rather than the same happening to us instead."

"We also have the ability to rotate ships on and off the firing line. We should take advantage of that to prevent loss of ships and life."

(the defense platform can't move either, so you've got at least one ship in space, if we get into them getting into the same quadrant as the planet, I'll go over landing/opposing the landing, ect)

(Yeah it's more interesting if we only know how that works once it's already happening IMO)

(information triage right now)

(thats been our undoing with these other big ops)

"Mr. Tanzer, perhaps you could demonstrate your newfound precognative skills to determine which way the enemy is most likely to move?"

Robert frowns momentarily. "Part of me was hoping I wouldn't have to do this. I'm still not used to this yet, and there's a good number of limitations in how I can use it, but it's too good an idea to not give it a go." He closes his eyes and slows his breathing. Where am I when I engage the Fleshshapers next? He feels his mind open as MES energy flows through it. (Using Oracle with italicised question, I know the question is weird but it only works when it's focused on an area where I am)

You sense yourself here in this star system, though there are too many possibilities and too many other factors stemming from the actions of other captains to truly know for certain. you do sense a large number of those actions stemming from whatever occurs in quadrant 3 early on in the battle

Robert, now sweating, opens his eyes. "The future is uncertain, there are too many factors at play for me to know anything for sure, but I believe quadrant 3 is where we should focus the bulk of our forces. I sensed tumult in that area." (edited)

Let’s position in Q2 and 3 then as discussed. Let them move into our defenses and unload as much power as we can. We can do this if we play it smart. Don’t rush in and have to chase them back, right?”

“This is Hailey on comms aboard...one of the RCOE ships. I’m standing by with weapons ready to show these stinkies who’s boss.” (edited)

Cayne enters the bridge, his two personal bodyguard wolves beside him, whiskey in hand, he says “the boys and girls are feeling suicidal, lord admiral Billy.” He gives a nod to Dax, a sad smile on his face saying, “Send us where you want us. The wolves in this case, as all cases, are willing to sacrifice for the pack.”

(Hailey is boarding the battle moon I believe with reg and dax so she won’t be commanding a ship

(She’s just saying she’s present in terms of the planning conversation)

(Ah ok cool. I’ll remove that message then and continue rp)

Billy nods grimly. “I think we all are a little suicidal here. But since you volunteered, I suggest moving Claw into position with Vanguard if you’re feeling suicidal. All other ships will move to Q3 for the bulk of our assault and funnel them around into your waiting jaws. A good pack always chases their prey into a trap, yeah? The question I have is whether we position the Vox Finalis in Q3 to start or keep it back to react and move into Q2 in the first Volley of attacks as the battlefield is laid out. Thoughts?”

(Yeah that’s right)

“We could start moving it in that direction so it’s easy to get there if we see them start leaning that way.”

If last battle is any indication, they will have blockade runners that will just beline for the planet as well as whatever military capabilities you all have already witnessed.

“Perfect. We can hold for as long as you need us to. She’s nothing grand, but Claw will do her job.” Cayne takes a swig from his seemingly endless bottle. “I say we hold the big guns for a moment. Let us skirmish, test the waters, and when they commit, we respond. The last thing we want to do is play our hand too quick.”

"Agreed. If anything is going to happen in orbit or planetside, I've got two answers for that. Donner and Blitzen. That's my orbital artillery grav tank, and my specialized air defense VTOL. As for me... I need to be somewhere where I can do what I do best-- swing a sword." (edited)

“If you’re suggesting a boarding party Dax, I’ll be offended if you don’t invite me.”

(It's sounding like we have a preliminary 4-person boarding party forming. Regulus, Hailey, Cayne, and myself.)

(Just like old times)

(Just try to keep up lil' guy)

(Fastest QuickDraw this side of the galaxy bucko, I’ll be fine )

(If cayne is hoarding the checks and whatnot on the fang will be made with the npcs skill levels. Just want to make sure we adjust accordingly)

(Same with my crew piloting the vehicles if that becomes relevant)

(I’m not sure how much me staying aboard would help out. I’m open to staying or boarding, what do we think gives us the best shot?) (edited)

(The options are to stay and run a ship in the space combat or join the boarding crew, as far as I know right now. I feel like Cayne is better off in the boarding party, personally.)

(That’s what I’m leaning towards. We’ll see what our lord admiral has to say, along with everyone else)

(Just as long as you two don't get in my way)

"I would offer to send aid in this form." The Agata in the group says in a monotone. "But I can't afford to waste processing power if they were to start the assault. If Seung was here he would surely wish you luck."

"It sounds like we have our roles. Boarding team, I wish you as much safety as such a task will allow. Cayne, I will do everything I can to keep your vessel safe."

“Be sure that every sentient on board is armed at their stations. I have a feeling this fight is going to play differently.”

(So Robert has his stealth corvette here in off screen reserve. Boarding team there maybe?)

(That works for us if he's cool with it. Doesn't need the boarding fitting cause I can just fly us over or Dax can teleport us)

(Yeah, three of us can either fly or tp. Which might be stealthier) (edited)

(Whatever you want to do as long as you stay together)

(We good, everyone where they want to be/know what they're doing?)

(Yeah use the Adder it's super stealthy and absolutely doesn't have boarding fittings so definitely teleport)

(Will provide stat sheet on request)

if it doesnt have the boarding fitting it sounds like we cant use it so dont worry about the sheet, other plans in motion i suppose)

(It could get them close enough to fly over? Not fussed either way it's there if anyone needs it)

(3/4 of them don't need it, and the one without can be teleported there by another, so we'll stick with the original it being at Tsatsos with your skirmishers) Outside, in the darkness of space, several points of light begin to blossom at the deep space LaGrange point. For a moment, a new constellation hangs in a ring formation in the Hailain night sky. On the ground, the Wasimians look up, with trepidation, the waves gently crashing against the creaking hull of their Ark vessel. Its few remaining guns track skyward on sluggish turrets. An orange/blue ring of energy connects these pinpricks in the void, and a swirling purple portal is formed, easily the size of a small planetoid.

Through it, comes the shaper host. squadrons of small vessels, followed by two large, maw open hive ships, and finally, a horrific creation never before seen in human space

an object the size of Gudrun's moon makes its way slowly out of the rift, trailing a tentacle as long as three battleships, crackling with energy. It looks to be a horrific amalgamation of flesh and metal, close range imagery showing its entire surface as a rolling boil of screaming human, alien, and bestial faces that ripple as though still alive.

It seems to be taking some minutes for the shaper fleet to compose itself, and it hangs back at system edge while doing so

"Pray to your gods if you have them and say your farewells soldiers. Let us get to our ships and fight. For life and for hope. The fate of the galaxy rests on our shoulders." Regulus bows his head before making his way over to Dax and Robert. Joining hands you feel a surge of energy and an innate understanding of the abilities you could now wield. "Avoid using these if you can, but do not hesitate if it can help you or others survive. Good luck men. If we survive, remind me that I have something else to show you." He turns away to join the boarding team.

"Secrets? I wanna see secrets." Hailey mutters under her breath as Reg walks over, as if not meant for him to hear but deliberately just loud enough for him to hear. She cracks her knuckles and stretches her arms out behind her back, before reaching up to put her hair in a ponytail. "Lets just get this done yeah? I want my feet back on solid ground. Like, that's not that bad. I imagined worse. I totally believe in us and think we can kick their shapeshifting asses right to hell!" (edited)

“Let’s fuck some shit up.” Cayne heads after Hailey, remembering a much simpler time when the two of them set off on an adventure much less suicidal then this.

Robert, still adjusting to the sudden explosion of MES potential granted to him by Reg, studies the alien war moon. "My nightmares didn't need more fuel..." he laments softly to himself. He quickly pulls himself together. "This is First Warden Robert Tanzer, I'm moving my task force to Quadrant 2 to guard our flank. Lord Admiral Rigers, if you require our services in another quadrant later you need only ask. I'll see you all on the other side." (Taking my ships and any other volunteers to Q2)

Billy grits his teeth as he watches the first of the ship’s begin to move into position. He shakes his head. “These things are going to swarm. Send the Claw to the Vanguard’s side. The rest, Let’s pinsir around to Q3 the Vox will hold to react. Let’s establish the theatre. Keep tight formation.”

A few moments goes by before an open to all ships personnel coms clicks over all PAs. “All ships, this is your Admiral Robert Rigers speaking. We have watched and waited in fear of this day. For too long we have mired in anxiety just to see what torture these monsters bring. But today we let that fear go. There is no room for it. Today we fight and live or die for every man woman and child in the galaxy. Let a great battle-calm wash over you as you understand your own power. They are otherworldly and grotesque, but we are brutal and cunning. We are the true swarm. We are the future. There is only room to show them our ruthlessness. Make no mistake, they will show us no mercy. So let that give you strength. For we will strike back with great vengeance and furious anger to those that would attempt to poison and destroy our brothers. Let the galaxy remember the names of the hero’s who broke an assault of demons. Unleash hell boys and girls.”

(Let’s get initiative before we all scatter right away for the space battle)

(They might get to go first)

(5)

(1 for this fleet)

(6)

(6)

(11 for Seung here)

(9)

Agata standing on the bridge of the Retribution along with it's crew has all 3 of the TFP ships move forward for the third quadrant. All three ships settle with bows facing for the Flesh Shapers. All three attempt to ghost themselves from the Flesh Shapers. (Sensor Ghost. Rolling int/program vs 9 for ac at Agasta's program level 14/17/11 so 4 ac to each ship till next turn.) "And now we hold till they come for us." (end of turn.) (edited)

(5 for the Claw)

Aboard the Lawrence, Joshua's eyes grow large as the shaper's behemoth 'spikes' into view. His first thought is "What the hell am I getting myself into!" before he snaps out of that mentality. "We're here now, there's no changing that." Hearing Robert's warning of trouble in Q3, he calls out to the Lawrence's bridge and No Diggity's bridge "Mr. Tanzer says there is going to be trouble in our 3rd Quadrant, so we need to be there for whatever happens. Set course for Q3!" Looking toward the shapers as the pilots begin setting course, he calls to the comms team "We don't know what those things can do and what they can detect, but throw up whatever sort of sensor masking we can, on both ships!"

(Sensor Ghost)

(6 v 9 for No Diggity, 10 v 9 for Lawrence)

(Let me know if I went out of order)

Order should be Seung-Josh-Rober/Billy-Shapers-Shriven

Pinned a message.

(So Roberts is)

Up

(I'll try to get my turn out on my lunchbreak, am I controlling Claw or is it doing it's own thing?)

(Cayne has the claw still

(Isn't he with the boarding crew and unable to command his ship?)

(I’m just rolling for it, not gonna use my bonuses)

(Oh, word.)

(Sour grapes kinda if someone else is using it and a bad choice kills it )

(Yeah I'm for this)

The Void Wardens combined fleet (of two ships) moves rapidly to Q2, preparing to hold out against whatever the Fleshshapers throw at them. Robert has them maintain a high speed with constant random trajectory adjustments in order to dodge any incoming fire from the aliens once they attack. (Both ships move to Q2 for 3CP and use evasive maneuvers for 2CP Vanguard and Eisenstern both pass, adding 3 to AC. I used Robs stats for the Eisenstein, if that's not right then the Eisenstein failed and doesn't get an AC increase)

(Billy up)

(You only benefit the ship you’re actually on, so in this case just the vanguard)

(So far)

(Can I use my int/fix skill to use above and beyond after I spend some command points because I rebuilt this ship and know it’s theoretical limits? Above and Beyond: Push yourself to help the ship or its crew. Pick an attribute and skill check and explain how you’re using it to help the ship. If the GM agrees roll DC 9. On success gain your skill level in command points plus one on a failure lose one command point.)

(sure)

(only for the ship youre on, not the whole RCOE fleet)

Billy walks up to the central command station of the Vox Finalis. He runs his fingers gently across its controls as a well loved instrument, takes a deep breath and opens his eyes to the viewing screen. “I believe it’s time for us to show everyone exactly what this battleship can do. Watch my back everyone.” Vox Finalis Starting CP: 5+2(Star Captain) =7 Move to Q3: -3 = 4 Move to Q4: -3 = 1 Above and beyond: fix/int 13 success! +5cp = 6 Fire all guns X2 = -6 4 VTI shots at hive battleship 1 To hit: (14,15,14, crit) Lmk if the others hit. Crit damage: 98 RCOE Fleet: CP: 5 Move to Q3: -3 Evasive maneuvers: (what’s their skill bonus?)

(Just +2, one from attribute, one from skill level)

(Only the crit hits)

R4: 10 success Something Sleek: 6 fail TPB 1: 9 success TPB 2: 11 success Success =+2ac

(Is the vti ap20? I’m not at a computer)

(Yes)

Aboard the shaper vessel, a large habitation cyst is torn open and dozens of shaper warriors who had initially been preparing to board any enemy ship unlucky enough to get close are ejected into space. (Crisis for crew lost) shaper molders rush to the damaged compartment to try to re weave the breach and prevent it widening. (Which will be resolved on their turn)

(14, crisis is not ongoing, and shapers up)

The battleship rocks heavily, scarred from the hits but still space worthy, somehow. The worst of the damage looks to be repairing itself. Alone in quadrant 4, the finalis finds itself as the center focus of the entire shaper host, and the thirty patrol craft open fire first

(I’ll post the hits only from the spine launchers first 22/12, crit/21 21/9, 21/14. Crit 16, 21, 10 AP 15)

The two battleships begin charging their lighting arc cannons, the void momentarily glowing with the light of two new stars as power builds.

The moon, lumbering and ominous shakes the void with a screech of shifting flesh, metal and rocks, as it’s enormous tentacle lashes upwards with the slow inevitability of an asteroid striking a planet and sinking into its mantle , crust around it shattering

(Armor 30 ap 15: total damage taken: 13)

(25/104 ap20, for the tentacle)

(Vox still up taking crisis for that hit.)

(Alright. D10 result for that when you’re set to roll it)

7

(Hull Breach: The hull has been damaged in a way that is currently non-critical but is about to tear open an important compartment or crumple on vital sys- tems. If not resolved by the end of the next round, the ship will take damage: 1d10 for fighter-class hulls, 2d10 for frigates, 3d10 for cruisers, and 4d10 for capital hulls, all ignoring Armor. )

(Cayne up)

(Aight imma take a sec)

Aboard the Claw, Caynes second in command, Beta Wolf Kalyn, begins shouting orders to the crew. Claw moves into Qudrant 2 (3cp)

Claw engages in Evasive maneuvers While waiting for the shapers to move (2CP)

(All done )

(Shriven up)

All Sumati ships move to quadrant 3 and all ships take evasive maneuvers and all but 10 of the fighters are successful.

(Seung up on this side for round 2)

As the battle begins the lights in the three WS ships go red and Agata is heard over the ships comms. “Vox has encounter enemy forces. Primary directive protect and save. All ships moving forward and engaging.” The comms go quiet before a recording from Seung plays. “Do your best and survive to win the day we will not lose now after these years of hardship. For the UNW and the galaxy.” Agata musters all it’s computing power to push the three ships to the limit as they silently make for the flesh shapers fleet. (And now the math portion.)

(Alrighty ship to ship. Ignoring all attack rolls 15 and under assuming they miss unless otherwise if so let me know neko Cruiser attacking battle ship 1 Agata takes above and beyond 14 vs 9 +5cp Moving 3cp Fire all weapons x 2 and firing grav cannon once 8cp together 28 dmg ap 20, 28 dmg ap 15, 4 dmg 10 ap Corvette 1 attacking patrol boats. Above beyond 13 v 9 +5cp Move 3cp Firing all twice and once plasma once 22/10 at 10 ap only roll over 15 Corvette 2 attacking patrol boats Above beyond 16v9 +5cp Move 3cp Fire all weapons twice single plasma cannon once 22/8 and crit/21 at 10 ap only rolls over 15 to hit. And end turn.)

From the Lawrence, Joshua watches as Admiral Rigers charges himself and the Vox directly toward the shapers. He watches as hell is unleashed on one of the battleships, yet it continues on. He starts trying to think through his possible moves, weighing out the pro's and cons, when he see's Agata's fleet charge in behind, trying to cut into the battleship as well as patrol boat fleet. "I'm not sure if this is the smart move, but I gotta follow my gut..." he thinks. He calls out over the intercom to both No Diggity and From Miriam: "We're following the Admiral into the heart of the fight. We're gonna try and keep the fight out of Halia!" No Diggity and From Miriam charge to Quadrant 4, with Joshua calling out "No Digg, loose your Flak Emitter at the patrol boats. We need to shed them down!" He approaches the bridge command board, looking over his own weaponry, before seeing the power being sent to the spike drive. He orders a reroute of 20% of the power to the gunnery department, hoping to get an extra set of shots off on the Battleship.

(Can I use Above And Beyond with Program/Int?) (edited)

(No Diggity: 12/6 AP 10 Flak)

(Taking a crisis on the 28) The battleship takes a series of hits along the bow and the lighting flickers before reconstituting. Sparks of some kind of bioelectric energy play over its surface. Three of the patrol boats begin breaking up between the Torpedo volley and the brave intercession of No Diggity, it’s flak cannons spraying clouds of black shrapnel into the void, pulping the stricken vessels and cutting them apart

(Is Lawrence doing anything , or the ship you replaced it with. Not sure how you want to resolve

(I should mention the 28 was a 16 and 12 I just meshed them together. Sorry was trying to make it easier while working on my phone at work.)

(I’ll take it for the 16. I’ll adjust battleship accordingly tjank gou$

(Don’t want to short you guys)

(15 v 9 for Above and Beyond)

Josh calls out to the gunnery "Fire everything we have at the Battleship that Agata's crew just hit!"

(Plasma Beam 1st Shot: 16/7) (Plasma Beam 2nd Shot: 16/6)

(Flak Emitter 1st Shot: 7/6) (Flak Emitter 2nd Shot: 11/6)

The shots graze the battleships superior flesh armor, leaving superficial burns and marks but it sails on unhindered

(Robert up)

(Hey I’m not in the pinned initiative, but I’m after the shapers right?)

(Yeah you’re before Shriven

So it’s Robert. Shapers. You. Shriven

(Perfect, thanks Neko)

Pinned a message.

Watching the Vox fly past its screens into the heart of the enemy fleet, Robert signs inaudibly. So much for the plan. "Look's like we're taking the fight to them. I'll plot a course that should get us beside the Vox as quickly as possible, then let's open up on these aliens." (Above and Beyond Pilot/Int, 14, adding 3CP to Vanguard Vanguard Total: 8CP +2CP Gunnery discount Eisenstern Total: 5CP Vanguard Move to Q4 - 3CP Fire All Weapons - 1CP Fire All Weapons - 3CP Eisenstern Move to Q4 - 3CP Fire One Weapon - 2CP Eisenstern misses only shot Vanguard SIPs at AP 15 at stricken battleship: 25/12 23/12 18/12) (edited)

(Turn actually complete this time)

(crisis for one of the 12's) The battleship takes more damage, spreading across the organic metalweave of its hull. Tendons pop, patches of flesh char away, bones snap with wet crunches as bulkheads collapse inside. A non-critical compartment is vented to space, along with a handful of shaper boarding forms, who had been preparing to launch

(Billy badass, then shapers)

I’m glad I took that instead of your cruisers, boys. Little help? Billy says over coms, obviously strained from the huge blow to the ship. On the bridge, Billy swipes to a hologram vision of the ship’s blueprints and hull breach area pulsing red, spinning and zooming in on the troubled area. Looking for a moment he nods, a quick calculation running through his head. “Engineering deck, get that hole closed, industrial and repair bots report to hull breach and bend it back. Get some extra panels out there and weld the tear before it grows! We’ve got this. Nothing critical was damaged. Seal off that bay to work and prevent further venting and tearing. You know the drill.” (Resolve crisis first. What do I roll, fix?)

(Fix/int in this case , needing to beat a 10)

(13 crisis averted.) Seeing the repairs going well, Billy turns to another screen. “Engineers on standby, repairs incoming after next volley. Gunners on deck. Take out the battleships.” 7cp: Fire all weapons twice -6cp Battleship 1 21/24. 19/21. 24/28. 29/32

Ap 20

“Prepare to unleash hell. Just survive.”

(End turn)

The battleship (1) breaks apart as the broadside capitalized on previous damage , and the front section falls away, tumbling through space. Stumps of bloody bone , burned from the explosions, stick out from the wound.

It’s fins sag , the connection to the ships brain cut

(Shapers up)

The tentacle , dragged behind the battle moon lashes out at the eisenstern, (14/19 ap25). It is sluggish and seems to be twisting in pain from previous damage.

(Just misses the Eisenstern)

It’s ventral torpedo bays open, firing a salvo at the battleship that has been pounding away at the shaper formation. (29/14 21/16 Ap20) It’s acidic mass cannons fire their pustules at no diggity , hoping to reduce the ship to wreckage. (22/34 ap20)

(Let me know when we are all caught up. I got more )

(10 damage gets through the Vox’ armor putting it at 97hp)

The tentacle crashes down again , swinging back toward the bAttleship, snapping and cracking with energy , but the distance is too great and it’s flailing end is short of hitting. The torpedoes fire at the vox as well. Reshaped and reloaded from inside. (19/17. 18/16, 20/14 ap20) The mass cannons fire at the Eisenstein again (13/29 16/16 ap20. And it’s just billy and Robert in 4 right now? The other ships of the shapers have to go. I think I tracked everyone’s moves right

(I’m all in quadrant 3)

(No Diggity is Destroyed, but From Miriam is still in Q4)

(I assume since i'm not on No Diggity, it can't take a crisis right?)

(Vox takes 11 more damage 86/120)

(Id imagine you’re on the heavier ship)

The two battleships , one of them flagging heavily and wounded, pull up alongside the vox finalis and their boarding shuttles loft into the void, Some are cut down in the crossfire between the closely packed ships, though 70% make it through , impacting against the side of the finalis and drilling deep. (Normal fitting in skyward steel has them not normally hurt things with armor this high but the shapers obviously have a vested interest in boarding and you’ve seen evidence of them doing so to other highly armored warships during wreck discoveries. So I’m aware of the book rule but am flexing it here, before I get a bunch of pms from people)

Red lights flicker on aboard the finalis as the boarding team are detected, looking to be about 80 strong if each is completely packed. The battleships fires their lighting guns at the vanguard

(19/12, ap15. I know the other one is a miss) The patrol boats fire on the eisenstern( the only thing they stand a chance of harming here now

(17/11 16/14 16/7 15/18 16/15. All ap 10 )

(Cayne is up in space on this side with the claw )

Aboard the Claw, Kalyn sets the crew in motion to move to quadrant 4. (3CP) Upon reaching the quadrant, the Claw begins opening fire on the battleship that just launched its boarding pods. (Fireball guns -2CP: plasma Beam: 6/11. Grav Cannons: 12/14, 13/14)

The battleship sails on, the weapons lashing at its hull but the shots too hasty snd un aimed with the stellar distance covered so quickly. , but the claw does arrive where needed

(Shriven)

(What all enemy ships are in quadrant 4 other than the moon?)

(Their whole fleet is in 4. Two battleships , 30 patrol@boats)

(I thought I destroyed battleship 1)

(You did my bad

Sarah spends her turn connecting with the capital ships automatons, the whole Sumati fleet jump to quadrant 4. (3CP) then they divide in to groups of 5 to attack patrol boats with the capital ships going after the battleship. (2CP) Fighters Attacks AP20: 14 / 22, 21 / 17, 10 / 16, 10 / 11, 23 / 14 14 / 11, 11 / 6, 9 / 18, 18 / 11, 16 / 18 24 / 8, 18 / 15, 12 / 9, 23 / 11, 7 / 10 Crit!25 / 32(16), 20 / 12, 10 / 12, 9 / 17, 22 / 15 Capital Ships AP20: 19 / 18, 15 / 17, 24/ 20, 29 / 15 (edited)

The vox reports boarders beginning to beat their way inside and power goes out across the ship, the last transmissions from its port side gunnery deck sending nothing but screaming and gunfire into the void. Communications go dark after that and the moon seems to forget its focus on the vox finalis. As-astra fighters streak by sending six of the patrol@boats to their doom, strafing them with anti ship rockets and gunfire. The heavy capital ships square off against the battleship, the combined gunfire crippling it but not destroying it

(Billy is out of the initiative order and we are going to resolve the boarding action in his thread)

Under relentless fire from the patrol boats, there is little that the Eisenstern can do to defend itself. With it's spinal beam cannon still charging up for a second shot, the ships Captain desperately tries to avoid the enemy barrage, to little effect. After a few minutes of sustaining heavy damage, one of the Fleshshaper projectiles connects with the now exposed capacitor for the spinal beam cannon, causing a massive explosion, splitting the ship in twain. (Eisenstern is destroyed)

(Attack on the Vanguard doesn't penetrate armour)

(Cayne is up)

(didn't cayne already go so it rolls over?) (edited)

(oop my bad)

(roberts post had me turnt lmao)

(You'r'e up Seung)

Agata begins targeting plans on the ships having the cruiser fire at the last battleship and the two corvettes fire between the patrol boats. Cruiser. Fires all weapons once at the battleship. 19/8 at 20ap and 18/12 at 15ap. Fires grav cannon at the battleship and wiffs (6) Corvettes both fire all weapons into the patrol boats and then fires one plasma beam after. (only showing hits 16 and over) 17/11, 18/16 16/11 17/11 all at 10ap

the remaining battleship takes light damage, adding to the spreading patchwork of failing hull panels, and it continues sailing on, in formation with its escorts. Plasma beam fire lashes out , destroying two of them cleanly and reducing the formation to 22 ships

(Joshua, aboard From Miriam With Love(

(Above and Beyond program/int: 15 v 9)

(what skill did you use last time for above and beyond?)

(technically, the same one isnt supposed to be spammed, and you've got to say what youre doing to push everyone)

(RCOE ships are still here)

(Whoops, didnt realize. I'll use pilot. Let me type something up quick.)

(And reroll)

(yeah just meant the vox)

Joshua pulls up a hologram of the current battlefield layout. He spends a couple minutes trying to plot the most efficient route through the battlefield, hoping to hit as many enemy ships as possible in a single run. On his fourth plot, he feels pleased with their route, and sends the route to the piloting team. (edited)

(Pilot/Int 12 v 9)

they begin implementing the challenging route through the battle space, the gunners have their projected targeting vectors plotted in

As he looks up from the plotted route, Joshua's attention is drawn to the Digg, as it is smashed by the acid cannon. It begins explosively decompressing all throughout before finally destructing. "Fuck... all those men, dead... Keep maximum power to the shields! We won't be able to handle a shot like that otherwise!" "Prepare to fire all weapons! Comms, we need to hit them with an ECM attack to boost our gunners!"

(5 base CP, +2 from Above and Beyond, 7 all together.) (edited)

(2/7 going to Defeat ECM.)

(12 on my side)

(7 for me)

(+6 to attacks to my attacks on battleship this round)

(Last 5 points going 5o a fire all guns and fire one gun, with the plasma beam)

(Flak emitter: 25/9) (Plasma 1st: 16/10) (Plasma 2nd: Crit/12, already doubled)

(I rolled a 23 for damage first with 6d6 but I thought I was supposed to do 3d6, so it's up to you neko)

Whatever happens today, it will not be said that the trivedi inc fleet, such as it was at the time, did not avenge its dead. The storm of fire , unleashed by an expertly plotted gun run, sends the battleship sailing harmlessly into deep space , out of the engagement zone as a lifeless and burning hulk

(Robert up)

(Is it just patrol boats and the moon now?)

(Yes)

A close up view of the Eisenstern plays on a large viewscreen in the Vanguard's bridge, allowing all present to watch in horror as the Eisenstern is completely destroyed by the smaller Fleshshaper craft. Not even the destruction of the last Fleshshaper battleship lifts the spirits of the crew. Robert, feeling the loss as keenly as anyone else present, stands up from his seat. "We can mourn when the battle is done. Right now, we avenge them. Wipe out those patrol boats, and keep the rest of our allies alive." (Above and Beyond Talk/Cha, 12, +3CP Charging Volley Capacitors for +4CP for Gunnery Do Your Duty, 2CP discount on one Gunnery action Total 12CP and a 2CP discount Fire All Guns -1CP Fire All Guns -3CP Fire All Guns -3CP Fire All Guns -3CP Evasive Manoeuvres -2CP, 11, +3AC for Vanguard 8 Spike Inversion Projector shots at AP15 aimed at enemy Patrol Boats 24/14 22/20 14/9 18/21 16/10 13/10 20/15 End of Turn)

Five of the boats are cut apart by savage firing from the vanguard. The inversion projectors glow red with heat and vent steam , gunners momentarily unable to stand too close to the guns afterwards less they be flash fried.

The 17 strong formation of shaper boats reforms, leaving their destroyed comrades behind, the damaged ones struggling to hold rank with their fellows

(Billy’s fleet that isn’t the vox is up)

The fleet finally (because I forgot) moves into Q4. -3cp R4 engages Volley capacitors and fires all guns twice at the remaining patrol boats. Spinal Beam X2 AP 15 17/22. 10/- Plasma Beam x4 AP 10 17/16. 18/12. 13/12. 8/- The Tsatsos Patrol Boats each Fire off torpedos. AP20 18/8. 6/- Something Sleek, captained by Admiral Beckwater races to the Vox thinking to prepare boarding tubes of her own next round, firing her grav cannon along the way. 20/18 AP 20

Twelve patrol boats remain, the formation savaged by unrelenting UNW gunfire. They break off from attack runs, reforming around the moon and moving to barricade the vox inside a ring of flesh metal ships.

(Shapers up

The tentacle of the battle moon crashes down on R4 (17/60 ap25) , swinging at the new arrivals that have been causing a heavy toll on its escort squadrons. The mass cannons fire at TFP corvette 1, the dense, acid laden cauldrons of flesh screaming out into the void to explode on hulls in chem-sprays of hungry enzymes. (29/20 ap20 27/17 ap20) The ventral torpedo bays fire at Ad-Astra Patrol 1 (17/17 22/10 ap20 )

The escorts, firing as two groups of six, split between the RCOE Patrol boats (24/10 22/5 20/12 ap15 on RCOE PB 1 (21/7 20/13 ap 15 on RCOE 2)

(We'll pause to catch up here)

(R4 Destroyed) (Tsatsos PB1 destroyed) (Tsatsos PB2 Holding On barely)

Having missed their last volley, Kalyn screams obscenities into the Claws intercom system, something pertaining to the disgrace that the Wolves are bringing upon themselves. Fire all guns -3CP: (targeting any of the patrol boats around the vox) Gravcannon: 17/15 AP 20 Gravcannon: 15/17 AP 20 Plasma Beam: 3 (not gonna bother rolling DMG)

(You can still Fire one gun again if you want to

(Whoops, gimme a sec)

Fire one gun (2CP) Gravcannon (20 crit, 15dmg)

Whatever Kalyn yells, swears, or threatens, it works, and three more of the escort formation is reduced to ruins. now just nine of the enemy boats remain, and damage is spread across many of them. Slowly, the shaper war host is being worn down.

(Shriven)

(Away from computer for next hour or so. Will roll when back.)

(Btw tfp corvette takes a crisis on the 29. 10 vip imperiled.)

The Sumati Fleet targets the remaining boats, As SARAH's integration gives the capital ships the ability to use her processing for targeting. Torpedo Attack AP20: CRIT 25 / 26(13), 22 / 15, 9 / 16, 21 / 15, 12 / 18, 16 / 19, 7 / 12, 22 / 11, 18 / 5, 11 / 13, CRIT 25 /42(21), 15 / 9, CRIT 25 / 22(11), 11 / 13, 22 / 14, 12 / 18, 15 / 15, 6 / 18, 17 / 12, 19 / 10, 26 / 13, 29 / 19, 18 / 16, 18 / 9, 8 / 11, 15 / 7, 9 / 16, 19 / 13, 25 / 12, 23 / 18, 6 / 15, 21 / 14, 17 / 19, 23 / 9, 15 / 17, 19 / 11, 20 / 8, 17 / 14, 11 / 11, 9 / 15, 14 / 15, CRIT 25 / 34(17) Grav Cannons AP20: 20 / 18, 23 / 20, 16 / 13, 13 / 15, 27 / 23, 12 / 18, 17 / 18, 18 / 2316 / 15, 25 / 18, 16 / 18, 12 / 16 Flak Cannon AP10: 20 / 13 11 / 7 Reaper Cannon AP0 24 / 6, 8 / 6, 8 / 9, 18 / 3, 24 / 8, 16 / 8, 11 / 9, 12 / 5, 12 / 6, 12 / 8, 16 / 9, 21 / 8, 10 / 10, 13 / 11, 10 / 8, 16 / 8, 7 / 10, 19 / 9, 25 / 8, 8 / 6

The remaining boats simply vanish, the combined torpedoes, energy weapons and solid shots heading into space forming such a dense curtain of fire that sailing into it is all that is needed to score a kill.

Only the moon remains

(Seung up)

Agata once again begins calculations sending info to crewmembers of each ship doing it's best to ensure all three continue in the fight as proficiently as possible. "Only one target left. All ships aim for these points and fire." It says in it's monotone voice across shipboard comms. (Cruiser. Cruiser fires it's grav cannon 3 times into the moon. 20/16 17/13 10/miss 20 ap Corvette 1 Agata sends schematics to the engineers on board with specific places to attempt to fix over the next 15 minutes to try to patch up damage from the mass cannons. Damage control twice. If pass it's fix3 for hp gain so 43 8 v 7, 10 v 8 both pass for 24 hp back to the corvette Corvette 2 takes aim firing all weapons twice. 16/12 13/9 21/12 19/14 at 10ap) (edited)

The moon takes damage across its surface, cracking in a few areas. The damage is beginning to tell on its patchy surface

(Joshua)

While the gunners are working on homing in their next shots, Joshua notices the moon beginning to crack. His first shot is to launch attacks at the cracked open areas, but thinking further, deduces they should fire where the cracks end, to hopefully extend them further. He calls out "Gunnery department, aim for where the cracks begin! Hopefully then we can open this fucking thing up for the rest of the fleet to strike at its... Heart? Whatever the hell runs it!"

(Above and Beyond: shoot/int: 11 v 9) (Thinking int since hes deducing where the shooting is most effective?)

He then calls out to the comms team "We need to hit this moon with the same ECM attack as that battleship!"

(Defeat ECM: 10)

(Unless the moon can't be Defeat ECM'd)

(PAFO)

(Yeah you wouldn’t know but you do get the benefit)

(Above and beyond works too)

(Yeah what I meant was i was willing to risk the CP for the benefits. Ill roll in a sec)

(5 Base CP, +3 from Above and Beyond = 8) (-2 from Defeat ECM) (Fire all Guns x2)

(Flak Emitter 1st Shot: 17/9) (Flak Emitter 2nd Shot: 19/5)

(Plasma Beam 1st Shot: 15/6)

(Plasma Beam 2nd Shot: 16/8)

(All AP 10)

The plasma beams scorch the surface of the moon, leaving ugly black patches and burned flesh behind, pared down to the supports below.

It hangs , dominating the battlefield still, weapons poised for more

(Roberts up. Billy is next but I think with something sleek assisting the counter boarding, vox being out and the other ships gone he might be out of initiative

(I technically have a patrol boat with 5hp and they will have a full crew for the combat, I think they will also counterboard with something Sleek, adding another 20 to the effort.)

(Won't have a chance to do my turn for another 5 hours so Billy go for it if you have anything)

(My 2 remaining ships are counterboarding the Vox Finalis) Something Sleek and a limping TPB 2 sprint toward the Vox, boarding tubes extending toward actual docking points.

With the Vox still out of action and the massive fleshmoon still threatening the fleet, Robert pushes all other considerations out of his mind, focusing entirely on commanding his ship in the most effective manner possible with the goal of hurting the enemy behemoth. The steaming weapons get little respite as they continue to be pushed to their limit. (Above and Beyond Lead/Wis, 14, +3CP for a total of 8CP and a 2CP discount Fire All Guns -1CP Fire All Guns -3CP Fire All Guns -3CP 6 SIP shots at 15AP at the Giant Enemy Moon CRIT/30 14/18 17/17 End Turn)

You see one shot strike deep and carve a shuttle sized chunk out of the moon. It Howls in the void , the first sound it had made thus far and you aren’t sure if you’ve physically heard it, or if it’s all in your head

(So all of Billy’s ships are supporting the counter boarding issue right now. They’re not part of the space battle at the moment , so I’ll move on to the shapers

The battle moons torpedoes return fire at the vanguard, a rippling salvo in response to the wound the moon has just been dealt. (27/7. 25/20. 20/ 14 ap20)

The mass cannons fire at the Claw, the other cruiser it has been dueling with this far

(28/40 19/32 ap20)

The tentacle lashes out at ad-astra cruiser 1 (23/68)

(Ap25)

(And Cayne is up. Just have to let me know what’s up with the claw now that it’s been hit a couple times )

(Will be at work till 5pm my time, I’ll see if I can get a quick break to run the numbers and get back to you, normally don’t get off the bar during day shifts. Can NPC’s take a crisis instead of dmg?)

(They can’t buy your hardened overlay fitting makes those shots ap15. The claw should be barely alive)

(But it’s got time to disengage with it being your turn if you don’t want to push it)

(You can shoot and move a quadrant I think right?)

(One gun yeah. Can shoot and scoot)

(Alright the Claw will scoot and shoot a gravcannon. Don’t have time to RP it out, could you roll for me Neko pls? Will target patrol boats.)

(Sorry for holding you guys up busy day at work)

(Boats are dead

The claw, burning almost end to end but still fighting, fires a grav shot as it departs the quadrant heading back for the cover of the UNW fleet in reserve and the defensive platforms

(Shriven$

(Fuck sorry, hell of a day)

(Vanguard takes 14 damage)

(All good, Ad-Astra fleet is up)

SARAH takes a crisis on the tentacle. (9 targeting disabled) which she then spends the next 15 minutes working to trouble shoot her programing to find the issue. (Prog/Int 10v9 success) while the rest of the fighters continues to pummel the smaller ships and the capitals throw their weight at the moon.

(Fighters Attacks AP20: 17 / 15, 10 / 11, 22 / 12, 17 / 13, 22 / 12, 7 / 16, 12 / 19, 24 / 21, 11 / 13, 13 / 16, 22 / 9, 12 / 15, 17 / 7, 24 / 12, 18 / 20, 8 / 7, 13 / 13, 24 / 11, 20 / 15, 14 / 11, 18 / 16, 22 / 16, 8 / 6, 6 / 21, 11 / 12, 16 / 7, 17 / 8, 16 / 14, 23 / 14, 9 / 16, 10 / 19, 20 / 12, 13 / 21, 7 / 11, 23 / 18, 23 / 18, 24 / 14, 17 / 14, 21 / 13, 15 / 12, 11 / 19, 15 / 18 Reaper Cannon AP0 22 / 7, 23 / 9, 7 / 7, 13 / 5, 8 / 6, 17 / 7, 21 / 5, 17 / 8, 6 / 7, 14 / 11, 11 / 10, 15 / 11, 13 / 6, 7 / 6, 7 / 6, 22 / 10, 22 / 6, 10 / 7, 11 / 6, 25 / 3 Capital Ships AP20: 22 / 13, 20 / 10, 18 / 11, 28 / 16, crit 29 / 34(17), 27 / 13, 29 / 14, 29 / 11, 24 / 16, 15 / 17, 17 / 19, crit 29 /28 (14) Flak Cannon AP10: 12 / 8 11 / 7)

(Can I tele men onto the VOX to help billy as well? It would be 3 sets of 5 men from each ship.)

(so 15 men or 45 men)

(45 men at a location they set up a beacon. Each wave 5 minutes apart.)

(Alright, theyll arrive over the course of the round)

The fighters ensure the wrecks of the patrol boats remain wrecks, atomizing the drifting hulks of the smaller ships into even smaller wreckage and scrap. At least expensive orbital cleansing efforts will be more cost effective now. The capital ships duel the moon, inflicting damage that capitalizes on the weakness brought on by previously inflicted shots (The smart cloud activates after enemy fighters attack? or it does but has to be my turn)

(i cant figure out if its an instant or not)

(Your turn any fighters that targeted it.)

(yeah i shoulda used it last time)

(Seung)

(I’m sorry for taking so long been busy at work all day.) Agata has the ships fire the same way grav cannons twice then all weapons from the corvette (21/17 20ap 22/11 crit/24 10ap the rest were 13 under.)

(Joshua up) A small chunk of moon breaks away, the size of a soccer stadium back on Gudrun. If anything is still alive within it, it is not certain. It is heading on a path west, out of system space if not impeded

From the bridge, Joshua watches as the 'moon' begins leaving Halia's region. He calls to the pilots "We cannot let that shaper moon leave! Plot a course to intercept, we need to give it all we have!" He spends a few minutes calculating trajectories from the ship onto the moon for their current course and sends the attack plans to the gunners.

(Above and Beyond Program/Int)

(10 v 9. +4 CP this round)

Joshua sends to the Comms Department "We're gonna try and get through their ECM defenses again, hopefully then our gunners can lock in their shots."

(Defeat ECM: 16)

(Does it succeed?)

(Hey still at work. Getting to things as best j can)

(It works though)

(Sorry!)

(Not home until 930 tonight. It’s my swing day)

(Ah shit, sorry!)

With the coordinates punched in, the pilots begin their course. The comms team overrides the moon's ECM power, and as they approach, the gunners unleash all weapons on the moon, on both the approach and return runs. (Fire all guns x2) (Flak emitter 1: 16/7) (Flak 2: crit/11, already doubled) (Plasma 1: 13/18) (Plasma 2: non-nat 20/14)

(The moon itself or the fragment)

(The moon fragment, sorry I misread earlier. All attacks on fragment)

(I thought the whole of the moon was heading west, but I understand now)

The fragment begins to disintegrate under the close up gunfire , and the pieces it breaks into are too small for anything to live on or cause further threat. (Robert. Billy’s ships are untangling from the victorious boarding /counter boarding action so the shapers will be up after Robert

The Vox's guns remain silent as the minutes drag on. Strafing the moon, the Vanguards weapons blow chunks of carapace off the side of the enormous creature. Robert leaves his command chair to help his Gunnery bridge crew plot targets for the esoteric weaponry. (Above and Beyond Shoot/Dex, 15, +3CP 8CP and a 2CP Discount 1CP Fire All Guns 3CP Fire All Guns 3CP Fire All Guns Evasive Manoeuvres, 12, 17AC for Vanguard for next round 6 SIP shots at the Giant Enemy Moon AP15 15/10 20/12 26/12 21/14 24/10 15/9 End of Turn) (edited)

The pieces come off sending two more chunks into the void. The tentacle lashes out again at the damaged ad astra cruiser (technically shouldn’t have taken a crisis on that last one unless Shriven himself is aboard. Otherwise it’s an npc ship. 18/36) The smart cloud chases the fighters (are there 10?, hits all but 3 for 26)

(Still have a couple weapons just wanna do this first)

(SARAH is running the automotons on it so can’t she take a crisis?)

(Agata hasn’t been for the WS ships ) (edited)

(And he works the same way)

(And there are 20 fighters but they targeted the PBs, they will be turning their last 2 shots on the moon next.)

(Gotcha)

(And the cruiser is gone.)

The mass cannons fire at the task force corvette (27/22, other one is a big miss)

The four torpedoes fire at the vanguard

(21/7 25/14 17/17 15/19 ap20)

Two small pieces of rock begin separating from the moon, tendons breaking and separating not with battle fire but as a deliberate action. They are tapered and smooth, and look to be designed for atmospheric entry

(Before anyone asks the Claw is for sure out of the rest of combat so skip me thanks!)

(Would that make it Seungs turn?)

(No ive got another round of fire all guns I’m just letting people catch up

(Ah ok makes sense )

The moon fires it’s send round of mass cannons at r4, the limping patrol boat, now that it can sense the boarding assault is failing (23/16. 14/25 ap20) A volley of torpedoes sails toward something sleek (16/17 18/14. 20/15. 25/17, gonna disregard the crit due to the heavy damage inside and outside the moon. The tentacle lashes out at tfp1 (16/58 ap25) (Shriven, Billy’s surviving ships, and the vox, and if the moon is still alive back to Seung

(R4 out. Patrol boat out, Something Out. Maybe some folks made it out in lifeboats but Riger Fleet is down. Luckily most of Something Sleek crew was on the Vox anyway as was the final pb.) (An angry Vox incoming) Coms to Moon boarding crew. (I’ll roll when I get home.)

(Vanguard takes 11 damage, total of 35 HP remaining)

Billy looks vacantly across the wreckage before him, his heart, jaw and stomach in free fall. “All power to guns” he says breathlessly As the power flickers at the command Billy’s anger explodes. “I. SAID. ALL. POWER. TO. GUNS! I don’t want to see a light on in this fucking ship! Vaporize that fucking thing!” Coms (All power to guns success 8v6 all gunnery actions reduced by 2cp meaning fire all guns is a 1cp action this round. CP:5 + 2 for star captain Engage volley capacitors +4cp to gunnery=11cp Fire all guns x11 = 22 VTI shots 11 smart cloud shots if relevant) (What is the ac of the battlemoon? This is a lot of dice.)

(Yeah your beau would be on the battleship with you billy )

(It’s 20)

(No smart cloud. Moon isn’t a fighter )

(15 shots hit, no crits. Rolling 45d20 503 damage total)

(Shriven fleet is up , and we will let the inside battle catch up after that)

The Sumati fleet turns and fires all out on the moon. (Fire all 3 fire one 2) The fighters all report in that they are out of torpedoes. Fighters Attacks AP 20: 20 / 12, 22 / 13, CRIT25 / 20(10), 23 / 13, 22 / 14, 25 / 20, 23 / 10, 22 / 9 Capital Ships AP 20: 24 / 16, crit 27 /14 (7), 21 / 16, 23 / 19, 22 / 14, 21 / 21, 23 / 7 Reaper Cannon AP 0 23 / 4, CRIT25 / 18(9), 20 / 5,

Agata sees the report flyby. "Sumai fleet seem to be out of heavy armament. Attempting to engage with extra firepower to ensure success." It says in monotone across the shipboard comms of WS ships. Above and beyond using Program to attempt to target and push ship systems to fire quicker. (12v9 16v9 and 17v9 plus 5 cp to all 3 ships.) Cruiser. Fires all weapons once then fires it's grav cannon 4 times. (Misses all around. Only one hit of 21/7 at 15ap.) Corvette 1 (Fires all weapons 3 times and a single plasma beam once. 21/13 crit/20 20/9 at 10ap.) Corvette 2 (Fires all weapons 3 times and a single plasma beam once. crit/17 and 24/15 at 10ap are the only hits)

(Did I end up destroying either of the corvettes Seung? I sent some shots out at them)

(So I actaully did take a crisis before but you never spoke on it. If I wasn't able to you outright killed it and the other one is at half.)

( I didn’t let Shriven so I gotta be far

Fair

Looking out the porthole viewer back at the moon, you see the vox furiously emerge from the floating debris clouds of its attendant ships. The slimline nose of the something sleek tumbles by, rammed by the vox’s bow, and the battleship unleashes an intense salvo from it its guns, dozens of rapid fire shots from high intensity cannons. Combined fire from the remaining ships pulverizes the living rock , twisting metal and setting fire to large sections. It crumbles slowly, into hundreds of pieces

(9xp, 100,000 credits for all)

(Can we pursue and destroy the pieces headed toward the planet?

(Yes

(Same initiative?)

(Yeah )

(So you’re up)

Letting out a huge sigh of relief as the moon crumbles away, Joshua collapses back into his seat for a moment, before remembering the two extra chunks that broke off. He calls out to the gunners "We're almost there, crew! Theres two more fleshshaper shitstains we need to wipe from existence before we can relax a bit! We are going to unleash everything we have on the closer chunk, on my go.* "He runs through some calculus based on their current speed, the shapers speed, and the distance between. After running the math a few times, he sends his findings down to the gunners, saying* "Aim your guns to the coordinates I just sent down, then unleash hell!" (Support Gunnery Department, -2 CP to one attack) (x2 Fire all weapons)

(Flak AP 10: 11/6 17/5)

(Plasma AP 10: 11/7 9/8)

One of the fragments is damaged enough to where it spins into the engagement zone of the haila defensive platform and you see the gunners aboard swiveling to face. The UNW reserve fleet is also spread to blanket the planet. They can handle the residual. (Robert, if he decides to hunt down the other piece

"Hunt down that piece. I don't want any of the enemy getting away from this battle." Robert begins pulling up the targeting data for the weaponry, using his experience to try refining it so as to give gunnery an easier time of getting weapons lock.

(Above and Beyond Program/Int, 12, +3CP 1CP Fire All Guns 3CP Fire All Guns 3CP Fire All Guns 6 SIP shots at AP15 25/13 17/18 21/5 17/9 End of Turn)

The second of the chunks is broken down enough to allow the reserve fleet and ground fire handle the smaller fragments. The general alert clears, and the fleet breathes a sign of relief, as the survivors begin to reform and organize

The claw, less aflame, but still badly mauled, docks with the defensive platform as engineering and medical personnel race aboard

(And we can split from here though you don’t necessarily need to leave the battlefield if you don’t want to)

(Will we still be having a standard council meeting? Or did we already this month?)

(I think we need a meeting)

(Can I have a conversation with the Wasimians? I want to jet down there.)

(Yeah we can jump to your channel)