Kill Team Campaign - In the grim darkness of the future there is only...cake?

[roland murat]

Top stuff - I've pm'd you my kill team list

[TkaiC]

KILL TEAM CAMPAIGN ROUND ONE - Seven Days of Darkness

Fires bloomed in the night sky, fading away even as they burned.  The explosions were the only source of light in the sky, a once in a millennia alignment of planetary bodies in the Damos system plunged this world, Damos IV, into perpetual darkness for seven whole days and nights.  This was the second night of the eclipse, the dark of the first had been marred by red flame and the glow of energy weapons as bloody rebellion broke out across the planet, the rule of the Imperium overthrown by fanatics dedicated to one they called The Old Crow.  The last broadcast from the planet had been a declaration; the planet was no longer part of the Imperium, its inhabitants rejecting the light of the God-Emperor.  Damos IV belonged to the Crow.  It belonged to the darkness.

The rebellion was led by the man born as Quintus Vraal, a nameless recruit who grew into a war hero anointed in blood on a dozen worlds before returning home as Commander of Damos IV's Planetary Defence Force, where he began to dream of darkness and black feathers.  His dreams continued even when he woke, and so he knew them to be visions.  He recounted these visions to his closest aides, who tried to arrest him, so he cut them down.  He then preached his words to his junior officers, who, on seeing the blood soaking his uniform, tried to kill him.  The Crow had other plans for Vraal, however, and it was the officers who died.  In the military jails Vraal finally found his audience and the Crow found its converts.  The planet was taken by force as the eclipse began, the sun blocked out by the black wings of the Crow, shielding the flock as they did its will.

In an unlit control room, Vraal sighed as he looked at the output on a bank of monitors; each overhead burst marked another orbital sensor being destroyed, jarring screens one at a time into a jumbled chiaroscuro of static.  The systematic blinding of the planet's defences showed more clearly than any camera view that the Emperor's lap dogs had arrived.  Several Gladius class Imperial frigates had been identified as they arrived, it seemed the Inquisition and several marine chapters had sent forces to conquer the planet.  However, the eclipse was not a mere absence of light, no telemetry would be able to scan the surface during the alignment either and orbit to surface communications would be limited at best.  The invaders would have to despatch scouting parties, single squads of hardened specialists tasked to identify and secure landing zones before their forces could safely land.

The darkness did not hamper Vraal, the Crow had gifted him with senses other than he had possessed before his awakening.  These senses warned of another presence close at hand, an old, alien spirit he could not identify.  He felt no fear at this unknown intrusion although it felt entirely hostile.  Whether under attack from unknown aliens or the forces of the Imperium, Vraal had only one task.  To hold the planet of Damos IV until the end of the alignment, when the Crow would rise from the darkness. 

Vraal smiled to himself as the fires in the sky died out.  Whoever came to the surface of Damos IV would be reminded why primitive man worshiped fire.  Because without fire, there was only the dark.  And here on Damos IV, the dark waited.

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Games for Round One are 1v1 and will use Mission 2 - Alone In The Dark from the Kill Team Pack

The round lasts from Monday 12th to Thursday 22nd of May

Right, lets get this started shall we?  Your brave Kill Teams have been dispatched to Damos IV, where things have taken a turn for the worse recently.  Whilst the main forces orbit the planet (or arrive via Webway, pointy ear fans) your squads are tasked with finding and securing landing zones.  Of course, they don't know who else is around and will be feeling quite twitchy in the darkness...

There are no set match ups for this round, please play as many different opponents as you can - this is to give anyone who's not played much Kill Team a chance to get up to speed and for you to get a feel for your force against various lists before the narrative elements kick in next round and then more prescriptive games for Round 3 onwards.  Please post game reports on this thread - at the conclusion of the round I'll summarise the different fights and the most blood soaked leaders and specialists will get a bonus or two - note this will take into account the number of games played as well so won't disadvantage someone who's only played once vs someone who's had 10 games!  Too much blood of course and the Crow may take note...

The Crow God's own scout patrols are available for games in Week 2 of this Round as well, I'll have a couple of different lists for people to play against - Imperial Guard/Chaos Cultists. 

So, get those games booked and of course any comments/feedback welcome.

[roland murat]

++++++Transmission intercept+++++++

"Dragon One this it Lima Charlie. The egg is has been laid. Over."
"Lima Charlie, Dragon One. Message understood. Proceed to rendezvous point Angel Six. Acknowledge. Over."
" Dragon One, I confirm Angel Six. Out"
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And so it began. A squad of tactical marines from 3rd Company of the Ordo Biblica Sacra quickly moved to secure the landing site. Their Brother-Sergeant, only recent promoted and seconded from the first company, had much to prove; both to himself and his superiors. The third cmpany captain, Captain de la Pole was gathering his scattered troops and would make planetfall as soon as possible. Until then the landing party was alone. Or were they?

[TkaiC]

So...no games so far?

Bah, fingers out people - Week 2 is looming!

[Angelus Mortifer]

Played Peter yesterday but we consigned those games to the practise arena - will PM why 

[fatolaf]

So...no games so far?

Bah, fingers out people - Week 2 is looming!

With an average of 5 people attending every club night , and 3-4 of those don't play 40k, there lies the problem..
Mike wanted a first slot game of 40k kT this week and had no replies....

Saturday gaming sessions look the most viable , use them chaps...especially as that is the only time Bart and Edz can make it down...

[cunningmatt]

Ok list sent - fluff coming! Sorry I'm late. I'd blame the Warp - but it's not real, it's just me being a failure. Again.

[Angelus Mortifer]

I'll be down Thur this week for Kill team, with a toned down list. Will post shortly.

Incidentally, will we be using the new 40k rules from next week? I have mine on pre-order to collect Sat.

[roland murat]

Seb - I think we agreed to use the current edition for the campaign

[fatolaf]

Seb - I think we agreed to use the current edition for the campaign

Not sure you would want the new psychic rules in KT