Praetorian Invasion: War Council ((FAQ + OOC Discussion))

Nuking the site from orbit was a Corporation suggestion, made by Perplexité. Ellie'd survive the apocalypse because she might as well be invulnerable to harm.

Sorrow's Kiss stepped forwards when Zori suggested someone chair because despite various alignments, everyone shares the same world. And there was no way she was going to let its defence remain in the hands of people who seem so obviously fractious and incapable of communicating sensibly.

Char perspective aside, I had fun. I never expected everyone to be so unconcerned that a Night Widow took the reins. Everything just... fell into place. It was eerie.

Sounds about right

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Originally Posted by Zwillinger GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.

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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

Surely even taking an energy form wouldn't protect some one from a nuclear bomb, we're talking about a blast with more explosive force than a million tons of dynamite. So yeah, surviving it in energy form would have some drawbacks, mainly the one about now having an energy form that's been forcibly dispersed across several miles.

Let's not ruin the mood with all this talk. None of that stuff is actually important.

What are people wanting as a follow-up after the invasion? In-character BAF/Lamba/other TF runs? If so, how's Saturday May 14th?

And what would be a good explanation for linking in one of these TF's? Call some fudge and pull it off as a retaliatory attack?

I do agree with FFM, the trials are not suitable for a slow IC mission, Apex and Tin could be, but would be hard work to make a good IC setup.

TBH IMHO a post invasion meeting would seem more logical, a chance to compare notes on the IDF, report weaknesses, things needing improvement. Almost an IC VG debriefing, with prepared questions to each group, may be with someone acting as a NPC VG chairperson.

Also, don't forget that hero groups would be pretty unlikely to sanction or take part in retaliatory strikes. Same would apply to any pre-emptive strikes too.

Of course, that wouldn't apply to villain or mercenary groups, but proper hero groups? Unlikely at best!

The Lady had some concerns (Did not know how much about the wards around the world was common knowledge, so I just kept the Lady in the dark.) about the date of this invasion and how close to the Omega teams insertion to the Rikti world it was.
Other then that she is going to do some continous research on portals and try her best to:
1: Identify the portals when they come
2: Get the word out about them
3: Make certain she has some nice small explosives (Since behind the portal there certainly is a military staging area)
4: Make certain the explosives (most likely of magical origin) was thrown in... and close the door.. I mean portal.

Result, less portals and less Praetorian reenforcements.

meeting again tonight?

Good point Z for all we know its could be a standard rikti / zombie invasion using new models from the IDF et al range. Wait and see seem to be the only option.

As I understand it:

The Omega Team created a magical barrier around the Rikti Earth, cutting them off from their forces on Primal Earth. The Rikti tried to get around this from other dimensions, failing until they used the crashed Rikti Ship in the RWZ to break through the barrier and summon reinforcements. There was a plan to destroy the portal by rogue elements of Vanguard I believe, which would have torn the dimensional barriers asunder, and another plan by the Rikti to widen it that would have done similar.

The act of introducing this element of magic to the dimensional barriers has resulted in the flux, that will soon develop to weaken the barriers. This will make dimensional travel much easier for the period when the barriers are weakest, enabling Cole's IDF to create incursions into Primal Earth on a mass scale, with less power than required for the Rift Generators and Portal Corp's Portals, facilitating a full-scale attack.

This means the following then:

There is no one generator launching forces through to Primal Earth (Because why use one big one when you can use multiple small ones, for less power, tactical advantages and ease of logistics?)

Entering a small portal would likely leave you slap bang in the middle of an IDF facility, like the Lambda sector. They're likely to be on guard during the invasion, with a large amount of troops that side.

Depending on the scale of the invasion, stopping one portal may not even be that useful, a mere drop in the pond. And they could likely just reroute the cut off troops to other portals.

I'm at work tonight Eric so won't be able to attend any meetings if planned for today. I will of course be around for a pre-invasion meeting on Wednesday 11th.

After which I will promptly pack my PC away ready for a home move Thursday morning.

A post-invasion debrief sounds good. Would be cool to have an IC TF run at some point though. Never done Apex or TM. Fudge as recon missions maybe?

The issue is, everyones assuming the portal will remain open.

Remember Rikti Raids? Remember how they port in but don't leave thier portals open?

Yea. Like that. Nothing to throw bombs back through.

Very true Omega.

Suck it and see, that's my motto!

Yea, but I somehow doubt there will be a fiant swirly portal effect where the Preates will pour out of.

I expect them to spawn ontop of us Rikti/Zombie style, which means we won't see the portal, which means all the ideas regarding sending things through it won't work.

Oh it would never work in RP or game mechanics and is clearly a "I am teh awesomz" move in hilariously bad fashion. I was just pointing out your grievous and unforgivable error that if you where allowed to maintain would lead only to ruin and lamentation.