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Dorchadas
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 Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:09 pm Post subject: Re: the ha your slightly more doomed than we are! Strategy |
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| random-npc wrote: | There would of course be serious downsides to this plan.
however it might be worth it just to see how the other fractions react to humanity blowing up the god damn moon |
They'd die just like everyone else as the moon and hive ship's remains crash down to Earth, wiping out all life on the planet? 
| raggedhalo wrote: | | Para-psychic suicide bombers is kind of awesome, but getting within 100 miles of the Hive Ship seems unlikely at best... |
You forget--Teleport lasts a minute and you can do it once per round during that time. Just put the guy in a spacesuit and send him on his way. 
...actually, there should really be a LOT more para-psychic teleporting assassins, considering that. |
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tapeworm
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm pretty sure they could spam enough two-man fighters to get someone close enough. The hard part would be finding someone trustworthy and capable enough to undertake the mission. |
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raggedhalo
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Trustworthy, capable, and suicidal... |
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Kyorou
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| raggedhalo wrote: | | Trustworthy, capable, and suicidal... |
Sounds like an ad for temp work...
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LeviathanZero
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:10 am Post subject: |
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Sounds like we need Rogue Squadron!
Sounds exactly like you're giving the Hive Ship a case of TRD 
On the Parapsycic teleporter front, I'm sure that something like the Hive ship would have wards in any of the more critical places. |
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Indeed, there are Migou sorcerers aren't there? I imagine the Hive Ship would have some fearsome magical defences.
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raggedhalo
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I just realised that this is exactly the kind of thing you'd use Zoners for ;-)
Also, quite aside from all the warding etc., Migou precogs would surely mean that there was a bomb-disposal squad and a sniper waiting for you when you materialised inside the hive ship. |
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Dorchadas
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:04 am Post subject: |
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| raggedhalo wrote: | I just realised that this is exactly the kind of thing you'd use Zoners for ;-)
Also, quite aside from all the warding etc., Migou precogs would surely mean that there was a bomb-disposal squad and a sniper waiting for you when you materialised inside the hive ship. |
But using human precogs, you could jump to a place that you KNOW they wouldn't be expecting!
Wards wouldn't let you get close to anything important (and they couldn't ward the whole thing--it's as big as a moon, after all!), but all you need is to get within 75 miles and then set off one of the weapons that Dr. Weisskopf was working on. Instant Zone inside the Hive Ship. |
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Zahaqiel
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| Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | ...actually, there should really be a LOT more para-psychic teleporting assassins, considering that. |
*chhk*
He's onto us. Deploy Bravo Team.
*chhk*
| Quote: | | But using human precogs, you could jump to a place that you KNOW they wouldn't be expecting! |
Which sets up a feedback loop where both sides run through every possible permutation of insertion points at once causing all the precogs heads to explode? |
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Dorchadas
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| Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Zahaqiel wrote: | | Quote: | | But using human precogs, you could jump to a place that you KNOW they wouldn't be expecting! |
Which sets up a feedback loop where both sides run through every possible permutation of insertion points at once causing all the precogs heads to explode? |
Yeah, I expect that's why using precognition to plan attacks doesn't work so well. If both are using it, you keep getting new visions that take into account that the other guy is also seeing the future, a little bit like The Minority Report. |
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