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[Game On!] Infinitum - Turn 5 - OH SHHHH
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Well, if we want to keep the Artifact because Gumpy's got attached to it, I guess what we need to do is have everyone declare Exigency and attack this thing with their highest Warfare specialisation.
Whoopsie
Someone get some more research on it and scan for possible weaknesses
Numerous research shuttles float around the perimeter of the pyramid mother ship, as they release drones to scan it for weaknesses.
Unless supernatural can be used to scan it that is?
Action 1/3:
Exigency
The Crushestro troops fall upon the pyramid in a wave of big angry sledgehammers
Crushestro hiself leads the way, smashing aside parasite drones and cracking huge great chunks out of the pyramid's armour- its tough but not tough enough
Lazarus Inc
Action 1/3:
Exigency
The drones fly alongside the cubes of THINK and do some scans of their own
They find that Crushestro is on the right track- the Pyramid's energy shields would block firepower v effectively, whereas mere melee only has the armour to deal with. Sheer kinetic force is the way to go!
...except for the giant goddamn guns of the Orbs, of course.
Warfare Exigency
It's not their usual remit, but the forces of Aurora Amalgamated go all out and assault the Pyramid.
hehehe... it's like ninjas riding T-Rex's
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Enviro Corp. sets its sights on trying to produce some sort of counter to the gigantic machine. To this end, they compare notes with all other researchers on the subject. They analyze the defenses of the Mothership, carefully scrutinizing data from the attacks on the mothership (both from the beam weapons and the physical assault) and the known properties of the distortion artifact, to try and discover a way to lower them. They work hard, pooling all collected data together, and research the how and why of those fields.
A flurry of quiet, low-key notes leaves Enviro Corp.'s offices in the midst of the crisis.
Enviro Corp. sends a request to Lazarus, requesting a few samples of the Tentacled creature. Enviro Corp. also sends a small request to Aurora Amalgamated, requesting samples from the Strange Humanoid.
Mostly flavor, for now. Enviro Corp. has ambitions for the future. Horrifying ambitions. Potentially in the near future. OHOHOHO!
Actions 1/3:
The troops fight valiantly but the constantly renewing swarm o parasite pyramids taxes them
Enviro Corp.
Action: 1/3
Enviro Corps team researches the Artifact of distortion and realises that the most effective method of damaging the pyramid would be to beat it with melee attacks and then hit it with the Orbs cannons. That way the shield is weakened even more than usual and it'd take slightly more damage
The alternative is destroying the artifact, and Enviro Corp determines that the easiest way to destroy the artifact, what with its wierd resistances to all forms of damage... would be to feed it to a crab.
also... eff feeding the device to crabs. I want to keep the orbs.
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crabs are too busy chewing and not busy enough punchin' -_-
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This is correct.
Yep!
P.M.C. Incorporated
Actions 1/3:
The PMC forces assault the pyramid with crabs. This time
...its not very effective
Meanwhile Lazarus successfully transfers tentacled-creature samples to Enviro Corp
I think I'm going to try prototyping or researching a genetically engineered monster to fight future invaders, with crab-friendliness, psychic powers, and unlimited energy. HeavyVillain, would that be more of a Science or Resources roll, or a terrible horrible idea that will destroy us all? Is Enviro Corp. sufficiently advanced enough to do something like this? I can wait, if we're not quite there yet, technologically.
Crushestro Inc.
Actions 2/3 and 3/3:
The fury of the Crushestro forces knows no bounds as they gleefully crush AGAIN AND AGAIN
The pyramid begins to vibrate. It is preparing something...
Are you suggesting that crushing things is not the ONLY plan?
1d10+3=5
Best rolls ever!
Enviro Corp. finally opts to try and splice together some electrical crabs, in the hopes of combining their friendliness, appetite for technology, and a clean, renewable source of energy. What could be more innocent than these environmentally responsible creatures? They devote their top scientists and quite a bit of their resources to the task.
Feel free to have this result in... whatever. It's at least more productive than my current military options.
Progress does not seem to be going as rapidly as could be desired, as the scientists are not yet familiar with certain procedures, at least in practice.
Anyway using the last of my actions:
Mr. Carb orders his hirelings to continue their assault. They're feeling mighty out of place, but hopefully their efforts will contribute something to the Pyramid's eventual downfall.
It's just that it's been three months and everyone else seemed quite willing to carry on with it, that's all :?
I liked it!
But... it's been... months... is HV alive?