A Nearly Two O'Clock in The Morning Realization

I am never going to have a Space Slann army. 

But wait!

The Space Slann are a Mysterious lot!

They can probably take any form they wish...

Such as...

My Rogue Trader Space Slann Army.

(And Mark Copplestone is the Man.)

"Khorne, O Khorne, Why Have You Forsaken Me?!"

Deep in the barren Chaos Wastes, Goethe had just heard the news...

...he did NOT make it to Round Two of "Khorne's Favourite"!  Yes, it is true!  He found out from the One Who Is Gifted By The 888th Attribute, Asslessness - that he, Goethe, the coolest of all of Khorne's Champions, had not made it to Round Two!!! 

"O Master, Master, why hast Thou Forsaken Me??!!"

Suddenly, Khorne appears.

"My Son.  My Chosen One."

"It is but a Tzeentchian Trick, a Slaaneshi Sleight-of-Hand, a Noxious Nurgling...no, nevermind...know that I have grander things in mind for you...take these, my pet..."

"Take these and roll.  And my Son, feel free to re-roll..."

Deep in the barren Chaos Wastes, Goethe now has a Warband.

Star Wars in the Rain

The Kid laid out a fantastic set-up for a D20 Star Wars game yesterday. 

 Seems that the CIS had captured a special Jedi Starfighter and were holding it on the planet Zarkonnen.

The Jedi High Council were determined to get it back.  But it would tough.  There were snipers...

 

And there were Sith...

So the High Council sends a whole bunch of A-List Jedis to deal with this situation. 

Aayla Secura leads the Republican right flank.

Obi brings up the Centre.

But the Separatists strike back hard!

Obi-Wan sacrifices himself for the good of the mission.

Kit Fisto and his squad break through the Droid defenses at the Hangar...

And he flies away with the Jedi Starfighter!

Another victory for the Republic!

A Bee Landed on One Of My Champions!

While gaming in the steaming jungles of Lustria this afternoon,

My gentle, fun-loving, Champions of Chaos...

Are beset upon by bees!

And this freaked everybody out!

Epilogue and the Corporation...

"Look here", growls Mad Dog Finnegan, "I's in charge now...

...and I say we's all gotta get back to Yaris 6 and shake Ulysses' next clone outta his tube..."

And with that they were gone.

All except for Captain Karzac and his Space Dwarves.   See Karzac is no fool.  He knew Ulysses really did have some sort of stash stashed away here on this planet.  And if there is a stash then there is a means for more funds for the SLA.    Money for the Prime Concern.  The Greater Cause. 

He sends his Space Dwarves into the farmhouse.  They search and search...

Until...

Success!!!  Unbelievable success!  A Fortune in Dylissthium Beads!!!

"Fill your pockets, Lads", says Captain Karzac, "fill your pockets, and know that our Ancestors smile upon us."

Unfortunately, the joyful clinking of beads being jumbled into pockets and pouches proved to be very distracting.   None heard the approach of an expensive company car.    The Corporation!

"Not so fast you Squats!!!"

Captain Karzac and his Space Dwarves rush out of the farmhouse:

"Don't call us Squats!!!"

Turn 4

A Melta Missile blast lights up the battlefield...

Oh, no.  OH NO!!! 

It hits Ulysses!!!!  A Strength 8(!!!) hit causing 4 wounds at -4 to Ulysses' fashionable carapace armour!!!!  Ulysses is gone!!  He is gone.  Ulysses, hero, survivor, man of myth and mayhem, main character of many, many games, campaigns and adventures, gone...And by a Melta Missile at that!  Mouse, how could you??!!

Finnegan does not take it well.  He rolls on the Monster Reaction Table.  A 5.  Raaargh!   Frenzy and Hatred for the rest of the game.  He immediately charges into the combat with Bert and Mykhul.

Speaking of Monster Reaction Tests, Tiny,  overcome by the loss of Ace, also has to roll.  He rolls a 1 - Stupidity!  He then takes a Ld test which he fails (double 6's!).   And he rolls yet one more 6!?!  He can't do anything this turn. 

The rest of my movement is taken by The Man From Gamma Gamma 4, Mordecai Plank and Gaxt all charging into the combat with Bert and the Ork Warboss. 

The Squats and Reese stay where they are and take aim at the Orks by the farmhouse.  In the shooting phase they shoot.  Reese hits and wounds.  (S3 Autogun)  As for the Squats, only Mauser hits and wounds.  (S4 Bolter) 

Combat:  Mouse, we'll have to meet for this combat...

P.S. - Please see Mouse's great turn 4 write- up here.

Here is The Mighty Man From Gamma Gamma 4's mighty wounding roll:

 

And the swirl of combat that takes out Mykhul:   

 

Mordecai Plank, Bert the Zoat, The Man From Gamma Gamma 4, and Finnegan all follow-up 2inches towards Neel and his Missile Boy.

The remainder of Rikk's Pyros run towards the Orchard.

                                                                               

The Elves are up to something...

...forming strange new alliances...

...inspiring strange new loyalties...

...and she is behind it all.