>>27391
>>27390

I'VE GOT IT.

I shall take my cult, if the time comes, and do this operation on them. I will use my own tactical ability to have them function not as hundreds of individuals, but as one being. An army like that... well, it's quite powerful.

>>27390
Generally, people forming a shield wall will also be given spears to break a charge. A better model might be

Cavalry>standard infantry>pikers>cavalry

Archers are quite distinct, functionally, from these groups, and don't fit in with them. Shield walls don't actually do much against archers if there's more than one group of them. Nothing much short of a full-on turtle formation will help at that point.

Of course, the perfect warrior is a dragoon with spear, sword, mace, and bow, and is great at using all of them.

....you said the enhancements are in the armor, right?

Do you still have the armor from the first knight? Or know roughly where it is? It seems something handy to slavage and integrate into either your troops, or wear it yourself, as these knights seem to have a perfect track record of making their way to you.

>>27582
You should probably look into some kind of cloaking thing, yeah.
Although that might just make them wander around your castle slaughtering minions.

>>27393

Wouldn't it be too weighted down, and lack much in the way of defence?

Unless you could find a way of launching one right into the middle of a melee.

>>27612
Armor, of course. And a shield of some sort.

>Unless you could find a way of launching one right into the middle of a melee.
>Dragoon
Um, yeah.

And most weapons aren't that heavy, actually. The mace might be, but even so, as long as these weapons are worn properly when not in use, armor is a much bigger weight problem. I would suggest Half-plate for optimal utility. Of course, such versatile warriors would require significant t investment, and if we wanted to truly minimize deaths, full plate would be entirely justified.

>>27612
Thumpers can and were thrown into combat when the Altan made war.

Being able to create soldiers from dead bodies made the Operaters realize it was silly and we stopped warring after a brief period of conflict... up until recently, when the humans took Mars from us.

At any rate, I will use the Crying Knight to capture more armor of this sort, having him lead the way to the monastary.

>>27648
I believe he was referring to me "perfect warrior" model, rather than any extant unit type.

Well, whatever the matter, I pull the location of the temple from Charlie's mind and have Ziz set out. They've made me angry, now...

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/08/11(Tue)12:44 No. 27767 ID: 6faa8c
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>>27766
:V

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/08/11(Tue)13:09 No. 27795 ID: 6faa8c
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>>27767
A map from my scouts indicate this one is much more heavily defended.

Have your minions sabotage those ballistas before the attack. Some cutting on the rope while they're unloaded (which they should be most of the time) and they should break as soon as they try to load them to defend against you.

>>27807
An excellent plan. I give the Scouts some small knives and they set to work at dusk.

Success! The Ballistae will now fail hilariously when used.

I am now one day from arrival.

If the bunkers are where their bunks are, send thumpers through the wall straight to there, during the night. Slaughter them before they have a chance to get there rune-armor on. The Crying Knight can follow through the hole they made.
Diceys should go over the north wall nearer the Library, thus surrounding them.

Our own brilliant personage can fly along the walls, dealing with those already armored. Our mental abilities will prove decisive in that theater.

>>27852
Shouldn't we send something sneakier than thumpers to deal with the sleepy ones first?

>>27854
We could send the Diceys first, I suppose. But rapidity of slaughter takes precedence over stealth in my mind, I'd rather send everything at once.

>>27860
also, the thumpers have a fair chance of simply bringing the barrack room down on their heads, killing all inside immediately.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/08/11(Tue)16:12 No. 27914 ID: 6faa8c
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>>27888
>>27860
>>27852
Does this look good?
Red is Diceys, Blu is Thumpers, Green is myself.

>>27914
Looks good to me.

>>27888
Even if the roof falls, there's no guarantee that the people under it are dead. They are pretty much out of the fight though, so we don't really need to do anything differently.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/08/11(Tue)16:50 No. 27923 ID: 6faa8c
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>>27919
Dropping the roof might be useful, but I'm here to show them how worthless their lives are, not steal their shit.

The attack begins at night. Several minutes ahead of Ziz, myself, and the Thumpers, Diceys climb the outer wall.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/08/11(Tue)17:01 No. 27937 ID: 6faa8c
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>>27923
They make quick work of the northwest tower crew, then split up: Half move on to the next tower, the rest go on to assault the training halls.

SHOT CANCELLED ACTION:
STRUCK BY INSPIRATION

STOP WITH ALL THE SUSPENSE

what is the product of the fae mood already!

>>28575
((It's right here))
>>28212

>>28581
ah. well, I'll go read that, but I really liked this one as well.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/08/13(Thu)11:14 No. 29033 ID: 6faa8c
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<<With the reaction to Talent as it was, I've decided to alternate between the two. With that, I will now continue our interrupted program. Enjoi!>>

AHAHAHAHAHAHAH! HOW EASY THE MIGHTY FALL, WHEN A TRUE FOE ARRIVES!

>>29033
Ok, got that fort cleared out fully, or just partly?

If fully, try and investigate any clues on these magic armors you have been encountering. Its unlikely you will find anything out here, but might as well check.

If partly, take the chance to observe your ++ minions at work, and observe the crying knight at work.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/08/13(Thu)12:24 No. 29053 ID: 6faa8c
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>>29036
>Observe minions

Oh, they're having fun.

Well, not the knight, clearly, but they are quite effective.

>>29053
man, go minions go.

I wonder if they have any more of that cool magic armor, or maps to other forts like this.

>>29053
Its good to see our minions where they belong, obliterating our enemies with impunity.

Anyway, let's look around the fort, see if we can find anything interesting, be it rare metals or information or such.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/08/13(Thu)12:46 No. 29064 ID: 6faa8c
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>>29055
>>29056

I'll recover the religious texts and maps, as well as any armo- wat.

It appears that if the owner dies, their armor degrades quite rapidly. But not the weapons. Wat.

>>29064
wat

I don't even

this is an OUTRAGE

DESTROY THE PI-

ER

DESTROY THE CAS-

GAH

DESTROY IT!

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/08/13(Thu)13:09 No. 29075 ID: 6faa8c
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>>29069
AAAARGARBLE

ZIZ, DESTROY IT

>>29075
your castle is eating the smaller one?

I can't quite tell.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/08/13(Thu)13:51 No. 29096 ID: 6faa8c
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>>29075

That's... a good way of putting it.

Eeeeew.

>>29096
well this is akward.

uh.

do you still want to get the maps?

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/08/13(Thu)13:58 No. 29103 ID: 6faa8c
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>>29098
Got them.

oh good lord it sounds like a toothless man eating a watermelon

Let's see here...

>>29103
not too descriptive. think that dot is us? are there oceans around us?

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/08/13(Thu)14:00 No. 29105 ID: 6faa8c
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>>29103
Herpyderpy

>>29104
probably, yes, that dot is us. I can feel some mystic malarky is at work here. Again.

>>29107
well, it seems getting those on our side of the mountain to work for us is to our benefit then, making it into an us VS them scenario.

>>29110
Well-put. Although it is a sobering thought, seeing all that land and possible cities and armies that may be arrayed against me... Well, we will cross that bridge when we get to it. I'll have Ziz fly back to our normal location.

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/08/13(Thu)19:58 No. 29276 ID: 6faa8c
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>>29145
We land with no difficulty. But there's someone there.

"You survived the fire?"
>"I ran as hard as I could, lord. I saw your great creation... and I followed it as best I could."
"I see. Your diligence is to be rewarded. I need a man to lead my next great conversion..."

THIRD CITY-STATE CONVERTED

>>29276
sorry for being gone so long, I had to get my tooth pulled.

That last city is large, and the last in our projected capital area. Might I suggest a transition to some kind of giant bio-converter/fortress?

How do I shot trip?!H508X.HbJ6 2009/08/13(Thu)20:12 No. 29292 ID: 6faa8c
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>>29280
Once it's converted? Yes. It shall be my hideous capital with Ziz perching atop it. Lots of teeth and squirty, gassy bits.

But for now... I am tired. It has been so very mong since I slept. I must retire to my cocoon, lest I collapse. Good night, people of the orb, and thank you.

>>29292
MORE

NEED MORE FEEDBACK

You guys like how this is going so far?

>>29292
sounds good, enjoy der sleepen.

>>29293
I like it, playing the villain is always fun.

It makes me want to make a post-apocalypse quest involving heavy chemestry/military stimulant use, as the main character is a chemist.

>>29297
also, come to think of it, I suggest making it more clear when we can and cannot give actions and suggestions.

>>29293
I like it.

>>29316
I really should. I keep forgetting.