Operation Terminus

Heheh. I like how you phrased that.

And yeah, major props to Renolts for taking his first "loss" in stride. It's like part of the initiation for new players. Good news is that Blackjack he wanted is still operational and should be easy to patch up.

 

June 28, 3049
Somewhere to the north...

The afternoon sky had darkened prematurely. It was starting to rain again.

The driver was the first to break their hour long silence.
"Captain Arbis, we're approaching the main camp."

Captain Brenda Arbis sat in the backseat of the transport. Her thick black hair helped to hide some stitches above her left eye. She had some other minor cuts and bruises from her last encounter with their enemies, but was none the worse for wear. She looked out her rain-streaked passenger window as they approached the Martillo camp. A lance of medium mechs appeared to be preparing for another patrol. Drago's lance was parked and idle. He would not be hard to find.
"Good"

At the main gate they were stopped only briefly.
"It's Captain Arbis", the driver told the guard. "She has words for the Major."

Arbis had left with a lance of heavy mechs and returned in a light wheeled trasport. The guard knew what that meant. He took one look at her, frowned, and let them through quickly.

As the transport pulled away from the gate the driver asks if Arbis wants to stop at her tent first before seeing the Major.
"No", she says. "I want to surprise the sunnavabitch."

As the transport pulled up to the front of Drago's tent, the rain began to intensify. Arbis took one step out the door, but then leaned back in.
"Pull off to the side over there and wait. This won't take long."

Arbis stepped off the transport and zipped up her jacket to shield her from the rain. She walked briskly up the muddy path to the tent entrance. Two guards barred the doorway, but they were quick to get out of her way once they recognized her. Arbis' simmering frustration heated to a boil as she recognized music and laughter imminating from deeper inside the tent. Passing through a couple more curtains, Arbisreached the interior to find a scene more reminiscent of ancient Roman times.

Unlike the cold and drab exterior of the Drago's tent, the inside was warm and plush. Food and wine of expensive quality sat upon low tables. Velvet and silk pillows, carpets, and sheets adorned every corner of the room. In the center sat a raised platform a pole with accompanying stripper working her trade. And at the far end of the lavish room sat Savio Drago on an expensive looking sofa. The rest of his crew was scattered sat around the walls of the tent. They were all enjoying the company of the most recent batch of slavegirls that met their ever changing carnal tastes.

Drago lift a goblet of wine to Arbis as she caught his attention.
"Welcome Brenda! I had expected you earlier! It's good you came when you did. We were beginning to worry you might miss out in this fine assortment of spirits!"
He poured the rest of his goblet onto the breasts of a curly blonde straddling him before burying his face in them.

Arbis was not in the mood for Drago the Drunk.
"Cut the bullshit. Your plan failed, the lance was lost, Boss Martillo is beginning to lose faith in us, and you owe me another Zeus."

Drago's affable demeanor turned sour. He grabbed the naked girl by the hips and violently threw her on to a pile of velvet pillows.
"Sorry dear", he grinned a deranged toothy grin. "The bitch demands an audience."
He pushed himself off the sofa to stand. Arbis had not noticed before, but he was completely naked.

One of his bigger henchmen protested.
"Drago, put some clothes on, man. I'm trying to have some fun over here."

Drago threw his empty goblet at his underling, pegging the man squarely between the eyes, dazing him. For being clearly plastered, the feat was impressive.
"You better shut the fuck up, Roz, if you don't want me to come over there. You are in MY tent. Look away if you don't like it."

Drago turned to Arbis and slowly approached.
"So Brenda... did my plan really fail?"

Arbis was not phased by Drago's nakedness. Years before, she would have found his solid physique quite attractive. Indeed, they had shared a bed on more than one occasion. His twisted mind and black heart had long since shaken her to her senses, though. He had bought her loyalty, but never again her soul.
"You sent me down there on a suicide mission... bait for YOUR problem. We have gained nothing and lost plenty."

"Did we really? Or did our little distraction gain insight on our enemy? Tell me... was it really him in the Shadow Hawk?"

"Yes... unmistakable. Akiyama in that decoy Banshee lured him right in like a moth to the flame. How did you get him to agree?"

"Simple... I threaten his wife and daughter with... the usual methods. Men are easily manipulated when you threaten to rape their loved-ones in front of them."

"How very... resourceful of you."
Arbis hated Drago, but hated more that she was dependent upon his Martillo resources.
"So what did any of this accomplish?"

"Your distraction allowed my agents to get into position. We know where they are heading. I know what he wants... and only I can give it to him. That gives us leverage, Brenda. All the leverage we need. The man has come so very far for answers. He will do anything to get them. We need only make him an offer he can't refuse."

Arbis was not wholly convinced, but this new information intrigued her.
"If that is so... what will we get out of it?"

"Nothing less than the destruction of our mutual enemies."

The long road had worn down Arbis' attention span and exhaustion had finally dulled her outrage. She would hear more of Drago's machinations later when she was less tired. Only one other subject concerned her for the moment.
"Great... more on that later... now what the fuck are you going to do about my Zeus?..."

 

Goretti Force #1 has lost strength.

 

Turn06-Mission03
June 28, 3049

Zone J4: It was Delta's job to ensure our supply lines remained open as we pushed forward towards the Goretti stronghold. Knowing their time was running out, the Gorettis threw their very best at Delta hoping to shatter our center and send our logistics into chaos. However, Delta proved their reputation again as the anchor of the Skjaldborg Commandos; they stood undaunted in the face of the so called Goretti Honor Guard's assault and expertly deflected their forces. With the majority of our supply tucks safely escaped, Delta's defensive strategy abruptly changed to an offensive one. The Goretti line crumbled and, with it, so did their hope of victory against us. The commander of their Guards narrowly escaped in their crippled Grasshopper... all the better... how fitting that their very best be the one to deliver the bad news to Boss Goretti.



Victory!
-------------------

Winner is: TEAM #1

MagnusEffect: 0 BV remaining (from 0 initially) 0 BV fled
Sheo: 2562 BV remaining (from 4171 initially) 0 BV fled
Dihmgleberry: 4134 BV remaining (from 4677 initially) 0 BV fled
Convoy: 512 BV remaining (from 1792 initially) 512 BV fled
Goretti Honor Guard: 0 BV remaining (from 10650 initially) 522 BV fled
Gihzmo: 3256 BV remaining (from 3545 initially) 0 BV fled

Survivors are:

The following units are in retreat:

Graveyard contains:

Detailed unit status saved to entitystatus.txt

Convoy BV Saved = [GM edit: 100% = 1792]

Member Rewards:
x5 convoy multiplier = 8960
BV Rating = 8960 / 13 = 689
x2 victory multiplier = 1378
Member Pay = 1378 / 3 = ~+450k C-bills

Salvage (100 tons max) :
x2 Salvager Savant (pick 2 of 3)
Thunderbolt TDR-5SEr = 2,6m
Guillotine GLT-4L = 2,75m
Hobelar Light Tank = 350k
total = 5.7m / 3 = 1.9m

Transporting (100 tons max) :

 

Need to clean house on our inventory. HAve a lot of salvaged mechs that need claiming. Before people ask, mechs marked in yellow (including the Blackjack) have NOT been fully repaired. Mechs marked in purple are mothballed and are (for now) unavailable. To claim ownership you will have to BUY them for their used value AFTER repairs are complete.


The Dragon is on temporary reserve for someone in Gamma Lance (I think Derak). It has the "Stable" quirk which is nice, but nothing for people to get grabby over.

Renolts also gets first dibs on the Blackjack as it was his lance that took it down.

As far as I can recall:
Banshee = Alpha
Blackjack = Gamma
Centurion = Gamma
Dragon = Gamma
Hachetman = Alpha
Hunchback = Gamma
Thunderbolt = anybody

Remember that this is a backlog from months ago I'm just trying to clean up. Delta has some too, but theirs is more recent.

 

LAST CALL ON UPGRADES FOR MECHS, PEOPLE!

Saturday is the deadline for me to receive design changes. These must be done before you can drop.

This will be the LAST chance to upgrade your mech for the remainder of the current campaign.

Refer to the Upgrades thread for more info:
http://www.theskjaldborg.com/index.php?threads/official-upgrade-request-form.4886/

 

July 3, 3049
2 km Southwest of Goretti Castle

They had reached the designated hilltop. The APC's door opened and a gentle gust of dry desert air blew in.

The Commando negotiators nodded to each other in quiet resolution.
"This is it", they seemed to think in unison.
Stepping out, the negotiators walked toward the waiting Goretti delegation.

The morning was dry and clear. The stage was set for a glorious battle, but battle would have to wait for now. In the distance, Goretti Castle stood like a black monolith on a sand dune. Boss Goretti and his underlings hid behind their towering walls, but had not been standing idle. Trenches, metal barriers, and all manner of static defense had been built up inside and beyond the castle walls. Boss Benito Goretti was prepared to go down fighting, but not before making a last ditched effort of diplomacy.

For the past few days he had been in private communication with the Skjaldborg Commandos' leadership. They were kept private, because the local partisans who had been assisting the Commandos up to this point were out for Goretti blood; they would not be the least bit interested in pursuing any diplomatic solution. The Goretti Family had plagued this region of Novo Cressidas for generations and the partisans had a long memory.

Yet the Commandos had no such longstanding hatred; their priority remained getting off the planet. Apprehensive diplomacy was engaged in secret and despite all indicators suggesting otherwise, a deal was met!

Interestingly, the more dangerous action was breaking the news to the rest of the Commandos and their partisan allies. The duty of breaking the bad news ultimately fell on Delta's chief negotiator, Lars Saknussen. Although a few Commandos openly objected, they took it in stride. As expected, the partisans took the news far, far worse. On the verge of a massive riot, only the quick thinking of partisan mechwarrior Malcom Gerard rescued the escalating situation.

Grabbing the mic, he pleaded with his fellow partisans to remember what they were fighting for.
"The Skjaldborg Commandos are not our enemies! They have fought hard to give us a stronger footing and have asked for nothing in return! Outpost Ignis is OURS because of their intervention! Goretti is weakened and thinks to defeat us by removing our crutch... but we have grown strong! We will show him that the crutch is no longer needed! And when his fortress is in ruins, his minions slaughtered, and our blades at his throat, he will know that WE beat him. VICTORY WILL BE OURS AND OURS ALONE!"

Miraculously, the silver tongue bastard spoke with such candor and eloquence as to give the partisans pause. In the end, the Commandos and partisans came to terms; it was time to go their separate ways. The partisans would indeed carry on the fight against the Gorettis. Although terms with the Gorettis dictated that the Commandos would abandon Outpost Ignis, the partisans would retain it as their main headquarters. If the Gorettis wanted their land back, they would have to take it by force. As the Commandos rode out, the partisans fired their guns in salute and bid gloomy, but determined farewells to their former allies.

Ironically, at the time of his pivotal speech, none of the partisans knew that Malcom had already planned to leave with the Commandos... and by the time they did, it would be too late to matter. He had already privately agreed to join the Commandos as a full member, but obviously this was a fact that needed not be shared. He had come to Novo Cressidas to escape a Lyran bounty. Naturally, the appearance of the Commandos stirred his desires to return to the Inner Sphere. It was in his best interest that the Commandos succeeded in getting off-planet with minimal issue.

His keen negotiating skills had won him a seat for dealing with the Gorettis. Now he and Lars were standing before the Goretti delegation. The Gorettis had seen fit to dress in formal black-tie attire. Compared to Malcom's and Lar's dusty mechwarrior uniforms, this hilltop meeting of the two groups looked oddly comical.

An attractive brunette in elegant blue dress stepped forward with open arms.
"Buongiorno Skjaldborg! I am Lady Ada Alescio, chief negotiator representing the Goretti Family. Welcome to Castle Goretti! Magnificent, isn't it? We have been very busy... hehe... preparing for your arrival."

 

PLACEHOLDER

 

TURN SEVEN
July 9, 3049 (Standard Terran Calendar)
System: Star's End
Planet: Novo Cressidas (northern hemisphere)



We continue our push north into Martillo territory. The Martillos have thrown everything they can at us with reckless abandon in hopes of slowing us down. These half-starved, half-trained, or half-dead recruits have not significantly hampered our efforts, but it has bought the Martillos some time. Delta took a particularly savage attack, but they will recover. For their efforts, they discovered a hidden derelict dropship that had been rebuilt into a Martillo mining facility.

While Major Sullivan seems disinclined to focus any attention away from the Martillo HQ, strangely, he has agreed to allow Delta the opportunity to investigate the site. How a mining facility could help us acheive our current objective remains unclear, but perhaps time will tell.

Regardless, our Goretti allies seem pleased with our progress. At this rate, we could achieve complete victory as early as the end of this month. Still no word from our dropships or Skjaldborg Command, though...

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS:

• Get an up to date look at the map by logging into Mechwarrior: Ejected on Roll20!
• Any and all dropship support will be unavailable until communications with our dropships is reestablished.
• Players that are captured may request a POW exchange as per normal rules (see Master Rules, page 5). Consider the Gorettis to be "Hired Muscle" when applying costs and modifiers.

 

TURN SEVEN EVENT ROLLS



BETA LANCE PENDING - waiting on Aspius and HG

GAMMA LANCE PENDING - waiting on Renolts

 

Turn07-Mission01
July 10, 3049

Zone E3: PENDING



Victory!
-------------------

Winner is: TEAM #1

Sheo: 4479 BV remaining (from 6424 initially) 0 BV fled
Der Dihmstiger: 2504 BV remaining (from 4859 initially) 0 BV fled
Skwisgaar: 5548 BV remaining (from 6413 initially) 0 BV fled
Martillo Mercenaries: 0 BV remaining (from 9557 initially) 719 BV fled
Gihzmo: 3501 BV remaining (from 0 initially) 0 BV fled
LagCat: 0 BV remaining (from 0 initially) 0 BV fled
Alexia: 0 BV remaining (from 0 initially) 0 BV fled

Survivors are:

The following units are in retreat:

Graveyard contains:

The following utterly destroyed units are not available for salvage:

-MISSION PAYOUT-
Enemy BV Destroyed = 8838

Member Rewards:

• BV Rating = 8838 / 13 = 680
• x2 victory multiplier = 1360
• Member Pay = 1360 / 4 = 340 = +350k C-bills

-SALVAGE PENDING UNTIL END OF TURN-
Salvage (100 tons max) :

• Vedette Tank (50t) = +200k
• Vedette Tank (50t) = +200k

(split evenly among lance)

-ONGOING SUPPORT-
Transporting (100 tons max) :

• Griffin (55t)

 

Turn07-Mission02
July 11, 3049

Zone F4: PENDING



Victory!
-------------------

Winner is: TEAM #1

MagnusEffect: 3493 BV remaining (from 3643 initially) 0 BV fled
Trevnor: 2097 BV remaining (from 2209 initially) 0 BV fled
LagCat: 928 BV remaining (from 1065 initially) 0 BV fled
Alexia: 520 BV remaining (from 927 initially) 0 BV fled
Martillo Mercenaries: 0 BV remaining (from 8159 initially) 4349 BV fled
SERVER: 0 BV remaining (from 0 initially) 0 BV fled
Skwisgaar: 0 BV remaining (from 0 initially) 0 BV fled

Survivors are:

The following units are in retreat:

Graveyard contains:

The following utterly destroyed units are not available for salvage:

----------------------------
-MISSION PAYOUT-
Enemy BV Destroyed = 8159

Member Rewards:

• BV Rating = 8159 / 13 = 628
• x2 victory multiplier = 1255
• Member Pay = 1255 / 4 = 313 = +300k C-bills +250k (adjusted for deployment error)

------------------------------------------------------------
-SALVAGE PENDING UNTIL END OF TURN-
Salvage (100 tons max) :

• Bulldog Tank (50t) = +350k
• Scorpion Tank (50t) = +250k

(split evenly among lance)
-------------------------------
-ONGOING SUPPORT-
Transporting (100 tons max) :

• Shadow Hawk (55t)

 

Turn07-Mission03
July 12, 3049

Zone F4: PENDING



Victory!
-------------------

Winner is: TEAM #1

SERVER: 0 BV remaining (from 0 initially) 0 BV fled
sheo: 767 BV remaining (from 4718 initially) 0 BV fled
Skwisgaar: 2788 BV remaining (from 4455 initially) 0 BV fled
Dihm: 2022 BV remaining (from 3020 initially) 0 BV fled
Gihzmo: 3469 BV remaining (from 4567 initially) 0 BV fled
Martillo Training Cadre: 1689 BV remaining (from 13227 initially) 620 BV fled
LagCat: 0 BV remaining (from 0 initially) 0 BV fled

Survivors are:

The following units are in retreat:

Graveyard contains:

The following utterly destroyed units are not available for salvage:

Detailed unit status saved to entitystatus.txt

-MISSION PAYOUT-
Enemy BV Destroyed = 12607

Member Rewards:

• BV Rating = 12607 / 13 = 970
• x2 victory multiplier = 1940
• Member Pay = 1940 / 4 = 485 = +500k C-bills
• Target of Opportunity Lvl 1 = +50k

-SALVAGE PENDING UNTIL END OF TURN-
Salvage (100 tons max) :

• Vedette Tank (50t) = +200k
• Vedette Tank (50t) = +200k
• Shrek PPC Carrier (80t) = +1.75m
• Stinger (20t) = +250k

(split evenly among lance)

-ONGOING SUPPORT-
Transporting (100 tons max) :

• Griffin (55t)

 

Turn07-Mission04
July 13, 3049

Zone F4: PENDING


Hunters or prey? - Martillo mercenaries shortly before encountering Skjaldborg Commando's Alpha Lance



Victory!
-------------------

Winner is: TEAM #1

SERVER: 0 BV remaining (from 0 initially) 0 BV fled
Trevnor: 2078 BV remaining (from 2519 initially) 0 BV fled
LagCat: 1166 BV remaining (from 1755 initially) 0 BV fled
Alexia: 688 BV remaining (from 688 initially) 0 BV fled
MagnusEffect: 3765 BV remaining (from 4235 initially) 0 BV fled
Martillo Mercs: 0 BV remaining (from 8706 initially) 268 BV fled

Survivors are:

The following units are in retreat:

Graveyard contains:

The following utterly destroyed units are not available for salvage:

Detailed unit status saved to entitystatus.txt

----------------------------
-MISSION PAYOUT-
Enemy BV Destroyed = 8438

Member Rewards:

• BV Rating = 8438 / 13 = 650
• x2 victory multiplier = 1300
• Member Pay = 1300 / 4 = 325 = +300k
• Target of Opportunity Lvl 1 = +50k

------------------------------------------------------------
-SALVAGE PENDING UNTIL END OF TURN-
Salvage (100 tons max) :

• Bulldog Tank (50t) = +350k
• Scorpion Tank (50t) = +250k
• Valkyrie (30t) = +850k
• Wasp (20t) = +700k
• Javelin (30t) = +300k
• Wasp (20t) = +200k

(split evenly among lance)
-------------------------------
-ONGOING SUPPORT-
Transporting (100 tons max) :

• Shadow Hawk (55t)

 

Turn07-Mission05
July 14, 3049
Zone F4: PENDING


Fire & Ice - Kavellrist Moros in his Wolfound trading shots with some Martillo mercs.



Victory!
-------------------

Winner is: TEAM #1

MagnusEffect: 0 BV remaining (from 3408 initially) 2147 BV fled
Derak Darksun: 2257 BV remaining (from 2288 initially) 0 BV fled
Tzeentch: 2767 BV remaining (from 3369 initially) 0 BV fled
Ibex: 1060 BV remaining (from 1368 initially) 0 BV fled
HG: 2206 BV remaining (from 2549 initially) 0 BV fled
Martillo Mercs: 348 BV remaining (from 7898 initially) 1133 BV fled

Survivors are:

The following units are in retreat:

Graveyard contains:

Detailed unit status saved to entitystatus.txt

----------------------------
-MISSION PAYOUT-
Enemy BV Destroyed = 8026

Member Rewards:

• BV Rating = 8026 / 13 = 617
• x2 victory multiplier = 1235
• Member Pay = 1235 / 4 = 309 = +300k
• (1/4 goes to Hunter Gamma)
• Target of Opportunity Lvl 1 = +50k

------------------------------------------------------------
-SALVAGE PENDING UNTIL END OF TURN-
Salvage (65[x2] tons max) :

• Javelin (30t) = +1000k
• Valkyrie (30t) = +950
• Valkyrie (30t) = +950
• Wasp (20t) = +700k

(split evenly among lance)
-------------------------------
-ONGOING SUPPORT-
Transporting (65[x2] tons max) :

• Panther (35t)

 

TURN 7 MISSIONS UPDATED WITH CORRECT PAYOUT AND SALVAGE RESULTS

PLEASE DISCUSS IN LANCE THREADS IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KEEP RATHER THAN SELL.

 

TURN7 SAVEFILE UPDATE! (TRMNS-Turn7-M5)

ALPHA:

• +1 Edge added to Val
• +1 XP to all current members (for BAP equipped unit)

BETA

• no effects

GAMMA

• -2 XP to Tzeentch
• +200k to Derak
• -2 XP to Moro

DELTA

• +200k to Skwi
• -2XP to Sheo
• +200k to Gihz

 

TURN 7 FINANCES
--------------------------
ALPHA/member (Mag,Trev, LC, Alexia)

• M2 = +250k
• M4 = +300k + 50k (TO bonus)

BETA/member (HG only)

• M5 = +300k + 50k (TO bonus)

GAMMA/member (Tze,Der,Moro)

• M5 = +300k + 50k (TO bonus)

DELTA/member (all members)

• M1 = +350k
• M3 = +500k + 50k (TO bonus)

===============
TURN7 SALVAGE
------------------------
ALPHA/member (Mag,Trev, LC, Alexia)

• M2 = +600k
• M4 = +2.05m / 4 = +500k each

BETA/member (HG only)

• M5 = +3.6m / 4 = +900 each

GAMMA/member (Tze,Der,Moro)

• M5 = +3.6m / 4 = +900 each

DELTA/member (all members)

• M1 = +400
• M3 = +2.0m / 4 = +500k each

SAVEFILE UPDATE! (TRMNS-Turn7-M5e)