Necroes

Are We the Bad Guys? - A WH40k RP [Mature]

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Yes scale can be changed, but how do you propose to make an idiot ogryn significant in a pitched battle between the sisters of battle and a horde of demons? granted he would likely be the most physically powerful character on the field, but he would still just be part of the NPC cannon fodder unless i basically pull some godmodding and have Ga'duk channel the emperor to be immune to psychic abilities or bolter fire, he may as well be a generic NPC to be dog piled by deamons or consumed in warpfire.

@Sophrus

Who said the ogryn would take part in that fight? That fight's for me. I didn't intend for anyone else in the group to take part in that battle.

Are We the Bad Guys? - A WH40k RP [Mature]

@DepressedSoviet@BCTheEntity And you think Urgrugg can't be isolated from his forces because...?

Again, this isn't something he can just Do. This is something he does when he has time, and the situation calls for it. I'm having him pull out all the stops because I set into motion the presence of a force on par with a space marine chapter. I felt it appropriate to cut them down to size myself. Once that's done, Urgrugg is no more powerful in any immediate circumstance than any chaos sorcerer is.

And, Actually... Tony Stark is fully capable of building and producing an army of Iron Men several hundred strong. He just doesn't.

Are We the Bad Guys? - A WH40k RP [Mature]

@DepressedSoviet How is Black Widow relevant standing on the same field of battle as Thor, Iron Man, and Hulk?

More accurately, how did you expect someone who amounts to a guardsman to be relevant in a game where there exists people who can fire demolisher cannon shells from their mind?

I didn't tell you to play a guardsman. I'm not responsible for your fun. Most importantly, I've yet to actually do anything that in any way impacts your character in any way.

Also, you may want to take note of the fact our GM has already pointed out that your character is a blatant red shirt.

Edit: @Sophrus The great thing about scale is that it can Be changed.
More importantly, why is it everyone is waiting until Now to speak up about the scale of the game? When I had a cruiser-class imperial ship come into the system carrying an inquisitor and a preceptory of Sisters, no one said a thing. Is it just that no one here understands the implications that presents?

Are We the Bad Guys? - A WH40k RP [Mature]

@Sophrus Oh, I'm terribly sorry that my character's interaction with yours has made the game less fun for you. Oh, wait... our characters have never interacted, and mine has never done anything that has in any way affected yours. Huh, guess I don't need to apologize for that one.

@BCTheEntity And I'm sorry to tell you this, but you're under false assumptions. Urgrugg has hardly any control over them, at all. He considers himself 'in charge' because he's an ork, and orks think the one who's biggest and strongest is in charge. You've also made a mistake in believing that daemons are some kind of super-warriors. The daemons he's summoning will consist of pink horrors and bloodletters, both of which fall in line with veteran guardsmen in terms of combat proficiency.

And, to everyone, two things;
1.) This isn't something that just Happens. The ork isn't snapping his fingers and suddenly daemons are everywhere. He summoned two, and that's tapped him for a good while.
2.) Daemons summon daemons. It's how armies of daemons become a thing. You summon one or two daemons, which any random group of four or five chaos cultists is fully capable of doing, and boom... daemon army happens. The amount of power any given psyker has is completely irrelevant when it comes to summoning, because daemons being in the material realm leads to more daemons coming out of the warp in that area.

Just because everyone wants to play Batman doesn't mean everyone has to jump on the guy who wants to play Aquaman for being 'too OP.'

Are We the Bad Guys? - A WH40k RP [Mature]

@Hank I respectfully disagree.

'Fun' is a matter of opinion, and I quite enjoy the idea of being at the head of a large-scale battle between two of the 40k factions. Hell, it's one of my major hobbies. I do it all the time. The thought of doing it from the first-person perspective is something I very much look forward to.

As for any question of my capacity... well, I'll bite my tongue on that topic. However, I will say that I find it very small-minded of you to think that someone is 'bad' at roleplaying just because they enjoy playing powerful characters. Power is just another defining aspect of a character. Personally, I think having a character with access to large sums of power is more fun, because it gives me access to more opportunities to explore that character. Anyone can be weak and powerless, that's easy, and so is depicting it. Sure, having power is also easy to depict. What's not so easy is controlling that power, when it's finally challenged.

Are We the Bad Guys? - A WH40k RP [Mature]

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This is ridiculous. Being capable of this alone makes him one of the most powerful psykers the galaxy has ever seen in its entire history.

@Hank

Not really. He's not the one summoning them. He summoned the two he has contracts with, and they do the heavy lifting. Summoning two daemons is well in line with what any given chaos sorcerer would be capable of. Besides, he needs time to do it, as well as an enemy worthy of the effort. At present, he has both.

Are We the Bad Guys? - A WH40k RP [Mature]

@Necroes Do you not think that's just a little too much?

If not...well...guess I'll just need to bring in the Grey Knights earlier than I wanted to. :(

@Jbcool

Not really. His army doesn't amount to more than about 300 or so daemons, total. As a unit they function with surprising synergy, but nothing absurd. Remember, we are talking about a force that was large enough to sway the battle in his tribe's favor on a feral world. It doesn't take a great many daemons to accomplish that task.Though, certainly going to be an unpleasant surprise for any lesser force that stumbles across them.

I'll have my post up later on today.

Are We the Bad Guys? - A WH40k RP [Mature]

Let me ask then, what - assuming that I'm not going to post any time soon - would your next course of action be with your psyked up Orkoid?

@Jbcool

Well, if I were to make such an assumption, I would begin the long and somewhat complicated process of having him amass his demonic army, and make it ready for the coming battle. Establish some sort of base of operations; have the tzeentch herald begin summoning his minions, while the khorne herald goes about murdering everything that moves within an established parameter to gather his. Urgrugg himself, in the meantime, would likely be making his staff glow like a lighthouse on christmas within the warp to help speed up the process.

Are We the Bad Guys? - A WH40k RP [Mature]

So, @Jbcool, going to see a post from you any time soon? Or are we waiting for a full-round of posts?

Are We the Bad Guys? - A WH40k RP [Mature]

Well, Urgrugg is at... some random point inside the hulk's interior. Given the strange, warp-altered layout of the ship, it's entirely possible just about anyone could run into him.

I'm not necessarily saying anyone'd want to, given the company he's keeping at the moment, but the option is there.