A Makati 40K Campaign...

After The Tides Have Settled (Fluff)

2006-04-05T12:13:00.000+08:00

The standoff at Oakwood State has come to an impasse. Factions after warring factions had either left with unfinished agenda or stood vanguard on their makeshift havens whilst licking their wounds. Amongst them all, Tower One stood mighty at the heart of the agricultural state as if keeping a vigilant eye on the next army that will dare oppose. At the seat of power, there lies the true nature of the Oakwood Rebellion... fanned by decades of underground indoctrination by Chaos sleeper cults, conspired by malcontentented brainworks of Ruinous Powers, reinforced by the traitor turncoats of the Fespal Third.

For those that held hope that the Holy Emperor's wrath will soon betide, for those that believed that Chaos is the true way, for those that rather heeded their own schema... the battle will rage on.

Chaos Space Marines: Iron Warriors
For reasons undisclosed of its true nature, the 101st Grand Company strike force of Lieutenant Azazel left the battle prior to the siege of Tower One. Their flagship - Abbadon's Fury - was last seen at the eastern fringe of Makat Subsector.

Space Marines: Raven Guards
Fueled by a century-long grudge against the Iron Warriors' involvement on the Istvaan Drop Site Massacre, the Reclusiarch of the Raven Guard's 5th Company patrol declared a tactical withdrawal from Laya Secundus to chase Abbadon's Fury before it jumps to warp space.

Space Marines: Salamanders
Sheer loss was reported after their attempt to strike at the northern gates of Tower One. The Space Marines of the Salamanders Chapter did not expect the multitude of ravenous mutants inside the Main Grid. They were first among many to discover the true workings of Chaos behind this mutiny. Standing back to regroup, they were being assaulted by Inquisition forces at the flanks, accusing them of heretical involvement.

Sisters of Battle: Order of the Sacred Flame
Ever zealous for the adoration of the Holy Emperor, Inquisitor Lord Stoner and his contingent of Adeptas Sororitas were harassing the Salamanders since their first encounter at the northwestern part of Oakwood State. The faithful servant of the God Emperor had always kept a vigilant eye against Space Marines Chapters that were overtly deifying their Primarchs. Even with a mission to subjugate Tower One, he will not divert attention from those whose faith leaned closely astray.

Imperial Guards: Tanith First-And-Only
Desperate to rescue the trapped military personnel at the Oakwood Barracks, the men of Tanith First had cordoned off the area around Special Grid 32. Mysteriously, the premise was being defended by troops in power armour and draped in heavy cloaks. They harried anyone from the Tanith strike force who attempted to close in and infiltrate the objective. It was later reported that these troops had assaulted the barracks themselves and left after capturing some individuals. Snipers from the Tanith frontlines told of angel wings on the strange force's insignia.

Chaos Space Marines: Black Legion
Stopping at none to cause wreck and havoc, the forces of the Black Legion ravaged their control area, keeping a malevolent eye at the young guns of the Imperial forces at their left flanks. Seizing the Armory through a vicious lightning raid, they have secured enough flamers stored therein to rake the enemy conscripts at bay.

Imperial Guards: 12th ROTC Regiment
Led by a promising Junior Officer, the conscripts of the 12th ROTC Regiment, flamed with youthful adventurism, harassed the advance of the Black Legion towards the Main Grid. What does these Imperial Guardsmen lack in battle skills, they have compensated through sheer numbers of militia from different planets of the Imperium. With an eager Commisar to keep a belligerent order among the ranks, they were able to hold their lines despite severe savage destruction from the hands of Chaos.

Space Marines: Ultramarines
The battle brothers of the Ultramarines threaded lightly towards the objective grid. The wary approach have given them the breathing space to avoid unnecessary engagements along their advance. The Battle of Grid 16 Passage should have been more bloody if their patrol charged head-long to the war-thirsty Orkz surrounding the area. Instead, they held their territory like stalking predators, aiming for the right time to assault.

Sisters of Battle: Order of the Keepers of the Faith
Discovering a series of underground tunnels from the Maintenance Building, the Puritan Lord leading the elite cadre of Battle Sisters traversed to the eastern side of Oakwood to secure a better position on their advance to Tower One. There, they have suffered serious blows from the Battle of Grid 16 Passage but nonetheless held to regroup and re-strategize their spearhead to the Main Grid.

...wherein inside the Great Chambers of Tower One, the bile forces of the lost and the damned creatures of Imperium lies anticipating on who will challenge the gifts bestowed on them by the gods of Chaos!

Week 6 Final Game Results (Update)

2006-04-03T11:51:00.000+08:00

Grids 24 and 21 will automatically be occupied by Jeff (Sisters of Battle) because of Ryan's lost of grids.

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We are now at the last week of the campaign.

Thanks to everyone who participated! Thanks to Lito for hosting some of the games and for the grub and the beer!! Much appreciated!! As the Germans say it... PROST!

Thanks to Kim for helping out with the player rating computations!

Thanks to Pareng Jigs sa accomodations, Blogger para sa funky web log ng campaign, Oberon Sector Forums para sa exposure!

Thanks to Katrina Halili for always being there for me when I'm lonely!! =)

Warhammer Fantasy campaign to be planned next!

Ere Warbozz Gelo, jobz done! Thankz much!

Week 6 Partial Game Results (Update)

2006-03-31T10:43:00.000+08:00

Yesterday's game results:

++Multiple Match for Grid 16
Surprise Army Won - Jay Estaris (Space Orkz)

++ARVIN (Imperial Guards) vs JUSTIN (Black Legion)
Three matches for Grids 28, 22, and 26
Arvin withdraws from the matches.

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RYAN (Salamanders) have chosen to retain Special Grid 9: C&C and Grid 1.

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Thanks Oberon for hosting the game at the RHGC HQ!!

Week 6 Partial Game Results (Update) (Fluff)

2006-03-30T11:27:00.000+08:00

Yesterday's game result:

++RYAN (SALAMANDERS) vs GELO (LOST AND THE DAMNED) for TOWER ONE
GELO won. Take and Hold - Alpha. 1000 pts.
Ryan will lose 8 grids as consequence.

Tower One will remain occupied by the Lost and the Damned.

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The Brother Chaplain looked with contempt at the hideous Chaos Spawns that were ambling towards the Salamander Tactical Squad he was leading. His squad started to fire their bolters point blank but the Spawns' thick hides saved them.

So intent was he to bring those abominations down that he was suprised to see a Hell Hound push their Rhino to the side and then spew flame towards them. But it was nothing for the Salamanders and the flames were but a candle to them.

Still, it did buy time for the pack of mutants to attack from the corner of a ruined building. While the tac squad was busy combating the Spawn that had charged, the Chaplain took on the mutants.

He parried the huge claws from the Mutant Boss but failed to notice the Aspiring Champion that was behind it. One swing was all that it took from its crackling power fist....

Campaign Week 6 (Update)

2006-03-28T10:33:00.000+08:00

Here are the matches for Week 6:

++LITO vs JACOB for Grid 36

++JACOB vs Surprise Army for Grid 31
Jacob's objective is FOOTHOLD

++JEFF vs RYAN
Two matches for Grids 24 and 21
Ryan's move to Grid 25 was preempted by Jeff's move to Grid 21.

++ARVIN vs JUSTIN
Three matches for Grids 28, 22, and 26

++Multiple Match for Grid 16
Participants:
Surprise Army
LITO
JUSTIN
DEMO
RYAN
*Players' objectives will be FOOTHOLD

++RYAN vs Surprise Army for TOWER ONE
*Read campaign rules for Tower One battle for specifics

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CONTACT YOUR OPPONENTS NOW. YOU HAVE UNTIL SUNDAY TO FINISH THE GAMES!!!

For the 5-way multiple match, Oberon's kind enough to host it in his house this coming Friday. Please confirm the participants' attendance. Thanks sir!

Week 5 Partial Game Results (Update)

2006-03-24T10:48:00.000+08:00

Yesterday's game result:

++ARVIN (Firebase) vs JUSTIN (Hold The Line)
Justin won Grid 28.

++JACOB (Lightning Raid) vs OBI (Defend) for Special Grid 32: Barracks
Surprise Army won. Jacob will withdraw from the Special Grid.

*Awaiting results from:

++JEFF (Sisters of Battle) vs RYAN (Salamanders)
Four separate battles for Grids 14, 15, 21, and 24

For the rest, YOU MAY NOW SUBMIT YOUR MOVES FOR WEEK 6!!!

Week 5 Partial Game Results (Update)

2006-03-23T10:28:00.000+08:00

Latest game results:

++ARVIN (Foothold) vs JUSTIN (Foothold)
ARVIN won Grid 26.

++DEMO (Ultramarines) vs Surprise Army for Grid 16
CONTESTED DRAW.

Special Grid 32: Oakwood PDF Barracks (Fluff)

2006-03-22T11:42:00.000+08:00

"Emperor's mercy, we're safe!! We're safe!!!"

Anxiously tucked on one of the Militia Barracks outpost, the remaining PDF forces assigned to defend the military installation were warily awaiting their fate from the tide of onslaught wrecking Oakwood State. From afar, shadows were lurking on the perimeters of the premise, promising swift death from what seemed to be sniper rifles aimed at the heart of the barracks itself.

Pinned inside their makeshift haven, the PDF conscripts were holding their breath from the impending doom when giant men in deep jade power armours charged from the flanks and stalled the advance of the unseen enemy. The Adeptus Astartes! Now, fate has shifted on their favor as one by one the phantom rebels succumbed to the might of the Emperor's Angels of Death.

With renewed vigor and profound awe upon actually seeing the Space Marines in battle, one of the grizzled military veterans rallied his squad to arms. "Prepare for battle, soldiers! Aid has come from the Emperor and aid shall come unto Him! Let not the heretics walk His lands!!!"

The conscripts shouted the Oakwood Planetary Defense Force battlecry in unison as the first platoon charged out of the outpost towards the bloody skirmish ahead. Then the rest followed, their lasguns trained at the enemy forces. Halfway to the raging melee, the leading platoon abruptly halted their sprint, shoulders sagging from some indefinite reason.

The same veteran who rallied the squad out of the outpost sprinted from behind the lines. "What do you think you are doing, cowards?! Charge! Charge! Cha..." he paused as he got near the front line, squinting at the battlefield. "They're not rebels..." he added, his jaw almost dropped from the grim comprehension. The Space Marines contingent were viciously attacking men in jet black uniforms and Imperial-issue cameleoline veils... familiar battledress from the anals of the Imperial Guards that he had religiously studied.

One of the younger soldiers from behind him mustered to voice out, "Sir, they sure din't look like the defectors from Fespal Third."

"Is not..." the grizzled veteran barely mumbled, still staring incredulously at the battlefield. "They're Tanith First."

Campaign Week 5 (Update)

2006-03-20T18:23:00.000+08:00

Games for Week 5:

++JEFF (Sisters of Battle) vs RYAN (Salamanders)
Four separate battles for Grids 14, 15, 21, and 24

++ARVIN (Imperial Guards) vs JUSTIN (Black Legion)
Two separate battles for Grids 26 and 28
Wednesday, 6:30pm - NG G2

++JACOB (Imperial Guards) vs Surprise Army for Special Grid 32
Special Grid 32: Barracks. Jacob's objective will be Lightning Raid.

++DEMO (Ultramarines) vs Surprise Army for Grid 16
CONTESTED DRAW. Demo will have his school Finals for this week.

Week 4 Final Game Results (Update)

2006-03-20T10:03:00.000+08:00

Grid 7
Mission: Jeff (Foothold) vs Ryan (Holdout)
Ryan won the grid

Grid 15
Mission: Jeff (Foothold) vs Ryan (Firebase)
Contested draw, both players achieve victory

Grid 20
Mission: Jeff (foothold) vs Ryan (Foothold)
Ryan won the grid

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Now accepting Week 5 movements:
Oberon - 1 move
Ryan - 2 moves
Demo will forfeit moves this week bcuz of Finals. Good luck!
Arvin & Justin - no moves bcuz of two contested grids
Jeff & Jacob - submitted their moves

Week 4 Partial Game Results (Update)

2006-03-17T16:24:00.000+08:00

*Game results as of today:

++ DEMO (Ultramarines) vs Surprise Army for Grid 16.
CONTESTED DRAW. Demo has the option to either continue the battle for one less movement choice next campaign week OR claim the regular two movement choices per campaign week by withdrawing from Grid 16.

++ ARVIN (12th ROTC Regiment) vs JUSTIN (Black Legion)
Two separate battles for Grids 26 and 28.
CONTESTED DRAW. The battles will be continued next campaign week leaving both players forfeiting their two movement choices UNLESS both will unanimously agree to withdraw on one or both Grids in favor of a movement choice or two.

++ JEFF (Sisters of Battle) vs GELO (Eldars) for Grid 25
JEFF WON. He now controls Grid 25.

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*Awaiting result from the Jeff vs Ryan matches. The rest can now submit their movement choices!!!

Tactical Withdrawal (Fluff)

2006-03-16T10:58:00.000+08:00

"Brother-Captain, confirmation received from Domino, they are leaving the system."

Captain Adama supressed a frown, dismissing Sergeant Fides with a nod.

"Tactical withdrawal. If I didn't know how the Raven Guards operate, I'll misjudge it as cowardice," he thought to himself. "But, why? First, the traitorous Iron Warriors..." he continued, as if mentally spitting the name, "...shipped off planet. Not that they will turn tails from the reinforcements... a hoard of Imperial conscripts? Now, the Raven Guards too. There should be a more logical explanation to this."

His contemplation was cut short as his auspex jolted to activity, his century-long battlefield training enough to recognize what the auspex reading meant.

"Stand fast, my Brothers! Enemy movement ahead!"

Week 4 Partial Game Results (Update)

2006-03-15T10:44:00.000+08:00

Yesterday's game results:

++ DEMO (Ultramarines - Firebase) vs JUSTIN (Black Legion - Hold Out) for Grid 17
DRAW - Both factions will withdraw from Grid 17

++ LITO (Sisters of Battle - Sabotage) vs JACOB (Tanith First - Sabotage) for Grid 36
CONTESTED DRAW - Both factions will stay for another match on Grid 36. That will mean one less movement choice next week (Week 5).

++ JACOB (Tanith First - Foothold) vs OBI (Dark Angels - Defend) for Special Grid 32: Barracks
SURPRISE ARMY WON - Tanith First will withdraw from the Special Grid.

Campaign Week 4 (Update)

2006-03-13T17:54:00.000+08:00

Here's the list of matches for Week 4:

++ RYAN (Salamanders) vs JEFF (Sisters of Battle)
Three separate battles for Grids 15, 20, and 7.

Ryan's move to Grid 14 was pre-empted by Jeff's move to Grid 7. Creating a cross-fire. Jeff submitted his movement choice first before Ryan's so the latter's choice to attack Grid 7 will be carried on.

++ JEFF (Sisters of Battle) vs Surprise Army for Grid 25
Jeff's mission will be Foothold.

++ DEMO (Ultramarines) vs JUSTIN (Black Legion) for Grid 17

++ DEMO (Ultramarines) vs Surprise Army for Grid 16.
Demo's mission will be Foothold.

++ JACOB (Tanith First) vs Surprise Army for Special Grid 32: Barracks
Contested draw from Week 3. Jacob's mission will be Lightning Raid

++ LITO (Sisters of Battle) vs JACOB (Tanith First) for Grid 36
Contested draw from Week 3.

++ ARVIN (12th ROTC Regiment) vs JUSTIN (Black Legion)
Two separate battles for Grids 26 and 28.

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Updated map will be posted soon.

Week 3 Final Game Results (Update)

2006-03-13T11:14:00.000+08:00

*Week 3 Final Game Results, held in the RHGC HQ last Friday:

++ ARVIN vs OBI (Dark Eldar) for Grid 27
ARVIN won, controlled GRID 27

++ JACOB vs Surprise Army for Special Grid 32: Barracks
Contested Draw. Will settle the game in Week 4. Jacob will only have 1 movement choice for Week 4, unless he will decide to withdraw from the Special Grid.

++ JACOB vs LITO for Grid 36
Contested Draw. Will settle the game in Week 4, unless both faction will choose to withdraw from Grid 36.

++ JACOB vs LITO vs JEFF vs Obi (Dark Eldar) for Special Grid 30: Maintenance
LITO won, controlled Special Grid 30: Maintenance Grid

Maintenance Grid (Grid 30) - one of your movement choice can be anywhere that is NOT adjacent to your controlled grids, NOT a special grid, and NOT an occupied territory.

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*ALREADY GOT MOVEMENTS FROM LITO, DEMO, and JUSTIN. Awaiting movements from Arvin, Jacob, Ryan, and Jeff.

Week 3 Partial Game Results (Update)

2006-03-09T10:19:00.000+08:00

Updates from yesterday's matches:

*ARVIN (Imperial Guards: 12th ROTC) VS JUSTIN (CSM: Black Legion)

Option 4 was chosen to settle the cross attack:
Play two seperate games for Control of Grid 26 and Grid 39

++ ARVIN (Hold Out) vs JUSTIN (Hold Out) for Grid 26
++ ARVIN (Foothold) vs JUSTIN (Lightning Raid) for Grid 39

Both games were DRAW.
Both players should withdraw from the territory.

*Grids 26 and 39 are now unoccupied.

*JEFF (Sisters of Battle) VS RYAN (SM: Salamanders)

++ JEFF (Lightning Raid) vs RYAN (Lightning Raid) for Grid 14
++ JEFF (Firebase) vs RYAN (Holdout) for Grid 21

JEFF won Grid 14 and controls it.
RYAN won Grid 21 and controls it.

Campaign Week 3 (Update)

2006-03-06T16:44:00.000+08:00

*Arvin (Imperial Guards: ROTC 12th) is officially entering the game. He will seize control over Art's grids.

*Map for Week 3 is now up at the link on the sidebar!

*Got all Week 3 movements. Here's the list of battles:

++ JEFF vs RYAN for Grid 14
++ JEFF vs RYAN for Grid 21
++ ARVIN vs GELO's Surprise Army for Grid 27
++ ARVIN vs JUSTIN for Grid 26
++ ARVIN vs JUSTIN for Grid 39
++ JACOB vs GELO's Surprise Army for Special Grid 32: Barracks
++ JACOB vs LITO for Grid 36
++ JACOB vs LITO vs JEFF vs Surprise Army for Special Grid 30: Maintenance
(Multiple battle against a non-player army. 6x4 table, all player armies on a Lightning Raid against the non-player army)

*Announcement on what faction will fight for the Surprise Armies will be posted soon. CONTACT YOUR OPPONENTS NOW! We have until Saturday to finish the games.

Campaign Updates (Update)

2006-03-06T10:00:00.000+08:00

Campaign Updates:

*Art (Iron Warriors) and Francis (Raven Guard) dropped from the campaign.

*Arvin (Imperial Guards) might continue Art's game. I still need to reconfirm.

*In light of this, grids occupied by Art and Francis will remain controlled by them, and players that might substitute them will control the grids they have left. However, if any of the current players pushes to contend a grid occupied by the outgoing players, then it will be treated as if the contending player landed on an unoccupied grid (unless originally there's a non-player army guarding that grid).

*The Raven Guard withdrew from the skirmish at Grid 19. Chaos Marines of the Black Legion won back their control over the area.

*NOW ACCEPTING WEEK 3 MOVEMENTS!! YOU HAVE UNTIL TOMORROW!

I only got Jeff and Lito's movement orders so far.

Week 2 Partial Game Results (Update/Fluff)

2006-03-03T17:11:00.000+08:00

*Game result this day :

++Gelo (Space Orkz) vs Ryan (Salamanders)

Gelo (Defend)
Ryan (Lightning Raid) - WIN: controls Grid 09 (Special Grid: C&C)

*Ryan (Salamanders) will now benefit for the special rules of controlling the C&C.

C&C Building (Grid 09) - allows you to have an extra movement choice. (3 movement choices now)

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"Giffem dakka, boyz!! Dakka, dakka, dakka!! Ugh?? Boyz? BOYZZ?? Arrgh!! You coward lots, come back! Come baaaack!!!"
- Mekboi Dangnabit to his shoota and slugga mob
C&C Building (Grid 09) perimeters

Week 2 Partial Game Results (Update/Fluff)

2006-03-03T11:41:00.000+08:00

*Last night's game result:

++Gelo (Imperial Guards) vs Justin (Black Legion)

Gelo (Defend)
Justin (Lightning Raid) - WIN: controls Grid 18 (Special Grid: Armoury)

*Justin (Black Legion) will now benefit for the special rules of controlling the Armoury.

Armoury (Grid 18) - you can add up to 40 points of free weapon and/or wargear upgrades. This should not be spent for any psychic or daemonic items.

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"Bikes! Slaughter... I see bikes laughing at me... BWAHAHAHA! Blood! Blood! Retreat, Fespal Third!! See them bikes??! Waah??"
- Fespal Third survivor of the Armoury defence, on psychiatric examination
Psychodynamics Ward, Tower One

Week 2 Partial Game Results (Update/Fluff)

2006-03-02T16:07:00.000+08:00

*Last night's game results:

++Lito (Sisters of Battle) vs Jeff (Sisters of Battle)

Lito (Firebase) - WIN: controls Grid 29
Jeff (Foothold)

++Art (Iron Warriors) vs Obi (Dark Angels)

Obi (Defend) - WIN
Art (Foothold): Grid 27 is still unoccupied

*Remaining games:

Justin (Black Legion) vs. Gelo (Imperial Guards)
Ryan (Salamanders) vs Gelo (Space Orks)
Francis (Raven Guard) vs Justin (Black Legion)

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The Priest of the Ecclesiarch bellowed psalms of praises as the holy bolters' chorus seemed to join the choir, their Battle Sisters eager to rake their familiar enemy.

From the shadows of the battle stood the Puritan Inquisitor Mikael, savouring the moment of his so-called "moral victory" against another Adeptas Sororitas strike force.

"Suffer not the psykers to live! Burn the Radical Lord... and BURN those who dared abide the witch!!"

Emperor's Finest (Fluff)

2006-02-28T12:07:00.000+08:00

"Into the fires of battle we go," said Brother Captain Adama

"Unto the anvil of war we strike," replied the Space Marines.

"We are the Ultramarines, Warriors of the Emperor, and our bravery is beyond question! It is the stuff of the soul-forge, stronger than adamantium and enduring as the Immortal Emperor, Himself. The fires of battle are our places of worship, the roar of bolters our prayers, and the slaughter of our foes an offering to the gods of battle!"

"Our bolters are charged with death," promised the assembled Space Marines. "They are the divine wrath of the Emperor!"

"Charge my brothers, let no one defy the Emperor's Finest for you are Space Marines and you are bred for WAR!"

- Brother-Captain Adama's words for Patrol Octavian, codename: Harbinger
Take-And-Hold Formation over Agrarium Delacos (Grid 11)

Campaign Week 2 Updated Map (Update)

2006-02-27T18:14:00.000+08:00

The campaign map is already updated with Week Two movements from participants. Clink the link on the sidebar to check it out.

Additional details for Week 2 matches:

++ (FRANCIS vs JUSTIN) Seeing the Black Legion occupied into threatening the Mandarin Armoury, the Space Marines of the Raven Guard Chapter decided to outflank the ruinous forces of Chaos as they dropped from the shadows of Grid 19.

Francis (Raven Guard) vs Justin (Black Legion)

*PLAYERS YOU MAY NOW CONTACT YOUR OPPONENTS. YOU WILL HAVE UNTIL MONDAY TO SETTLE YOUR GAMES!!

Campaign Week 2 (Update)

2006-02-27T11:17:00.000+08:00

NOW ACCEPTING MOVEMENT CHOICES FOR WEEK2!

*Got the movements from...
Jeff (Sisters of Battle)
Art (Iron Warriors)
Justin (Black Legion)
Demo (Ultramarines)
Lito (Sisters of Battle)
Ryan Chung (Salamanders)

*Awaiting movements from...
Jacob (Tanith First)
Francis (Raven Guard)

*Matches for Week 2 (so far)...

++ (ART) The Iron Warriors entered a grid controlled by a suprise army (Grid 27). It's a patrol of a variant Space Marines list as presented in one of last year's issue of White Dwarf.

Art (Iron Warriors) vs Obi (Space Marines Variant)

++ (JUSTIN) Traitorous squads of the Black Legion will try to take over the Mandarin Armoury (Special Grid 18) ahead of the flanking Raven Guard patrol. This was met by a surprise army... a resistance cell of Imperial Guards... those who were left faithful to the Emperor from Fespal Third, bolstered by the local militia.

Justin (Black Legion) vs. Gelo (Imperial Guards)

++ (RYAN) The Salamanders charged their way towards the C&C Building (Special Grid 09) only to find out that it was infested by a suprise army of greenskins... the Space Orks! None shall taint the land of the Imperium, and the Space Marines of the Salamanders Chapter are intent to cleanse Oakwood of any Xenos threat!

Ryan (Salamanders) vs Gelo (Space Orks)

++ (LITO vs. JEFF) Nothing sees clearly through the fog of war. Such is the case in Grid 29, when two different Orders Militia from the Adeptas Sororitas clashed for battle. Whether from an old internal grudge or simply a case of "friendly fire", these Sisters of Battle will stop at none to reach their objectives.

Lito (Sisters of Battle) vs Jeff (Sisters of Battle)

Campaign Week 1 Updated Map (Update)

2006-02-23T11:14:00.000+08:00

The campaign map is already updated with Week One movements from participants.

*Demo (Ultramarines) has forfeited his move for this week so his army stays on his landing point, Grid 03.

*No matches for this week as all grids that you have patrolled are unoccupied by enemy and/or any surprise armies.

*All grids that you have chosen to patrol are now under your control.

Click the link on the sidebar to view the updated campaign map and your respective faction's controlled grids.

Campaign Week 1 (Update)

2006-02-21T10:19:00.000+08:00

Updates:

*Got the movements from...
Jeff (Sisters of Battle)
Francis (Raven Guard)
Oberon (Sisters of Battle)
Art (Iron Warriors)

*Awaiting movements from...
Ryan Chung (Salamanders)
Demo (Ultramarines)
Justin (Black Legion)
Jacob (Unknown Army for now)

*You have until Wednesday to submit your moves. Failure to do so means forfeiture of your movements for this campaign week. Two subsequent forfeiture means the army is out of the campaign (And I got to play! Wee!)

*Jeff informed me last night that he's playing a Sisters of Battle army instead. That's good to go, so officially two Orders of the Adeptus Sororitas have responded to the beacon call of Laya Secundus.

*No matches so far from the movements I got for Campaign Week 1.

The Map is Up (Announcement)

2006-02-20T17:23:00.000+08:00

The Oakwood State map is already posted in the RHGC Forums. A link is already available here at the sidebar section. Take time to read the extra instruction by hovering your mouse pointer over the link. This is for you to view the map larger. Another option is to download the map from the link. Click the link and right-click anywhere on the map. Choose "Save picture as..." then download the map to your PC.

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Deployment Information:
Ryan Chung (Salamanders) starts at Grid 01
Demo (Ultramarines) starts at Grid 03
Francis (Raven Guard) starts at Grid 06
Jeff (Imperial Guards) starts at Grid 20
Justin (Black Legion) starts at Grid 23
Oberon (Sisters of Battle) starts at Grid 41
Jacob (Unknown Army for now) starts at Grid 44
Art (Iron Warriors) starts at Grid 47

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Other Rules and Special Grids:

*There are incentives for an army that will control a Special Grid, as follows:
C&C Building (Grid 09) - allows you to have an extra movement choice. (3 movement choices now)

Maintenance Grid (Grid 30) - one of your movement choice can be anywhere that is NOT adjacent to your controlled grids, NOT a special grid, and NOT an occupied territory.

Oakwood PDF Barracks (Grid 32) - before starting a battle, roll a dice. On a 5 or 6, you will have access to 10 conscripts with the following stats...
WS: 2, BS: 2, St: 3, T: 3, In: 3, Att: 1, Ld: 7, Sv: 6+
Weapon: Las Pistols and CCW, Infiltrate if the game allows it.

Armoury (Grid 18) - you can add up to 40 points of free weapon and/or wargear upgrades. This should not be spent for any psychic or daemonic items.

*Players can not intentionally forfeit a movement choice. There should always be at least two move choices per player.

*As discussed before, there will be "surprise" armies on randomly determined neutral (unoccupied) grids. It will be a choice among the Dark Angels, Legion of the Damned, Alpha Legion, Space Orkz, or Dark Eldars. These will be randomly determined too by the game coordinators.

*Apparently, I will not be playing anymore, I'll just officiate the games and play for some of the surprise armies. So officially, I (Obi) am a game coordinator too, for now.

*NOTE: For players fighting a surprise army: if fighting over a non-Special Grid, players' objective will always be Foothold of the ROE; if fighting over a Special Grid, players' objective will always be Lightning Raid of the ROE. Surprise armies' objectives will always be to thwart you players of your objectives.

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Game coordinators are now officially accepting movement choices. Let us know what two grids you wanted to occupy before Wednesday.

Final Tally of Participants (Announcement)

2006-02-20T13:36:00.000+08:00

The final list of participants.

1. Art (CSM: Iron Warriors)
2. Demo (SM: Ultramarines)
3. Obi (Dark Eldars)
4. Jacob (no army confirmation yet)
5. Francis (SM: Raven Guard)
6. Justin (CSM: Black Legion)
7. Ryan (SM: Salamanders)
8. Oberon (Sisters of Battle)
9. Jeff (Imperial Guards)

The map will be posted later. First campaign movements should then be PM'd or text'd to the game coordinator ideally before Wednesday so if there will be matches, we can start on Wednesday already. I'll be sending you guys our (the participants and the game coordinators) contact numbers soon.

Beneath the Surface of War (Fluff)

2006-02-20T11:49:00.000+08:00

The bulk of the Planetary Defense Force retreated to the Southern Farm Grid and established a false sense of security to what was left of the populace. By the third week of the rebel's assault on the Eastern Farm Grid, they have blockaded the main arteries toward Tower One. Without supplies coming in from the countryside and with only one operational allied Farm Grid, Tower One - Laya Secundus's seat of power - will eventually fall to the rebels.

Unexpectedly, what was once ignored as small cells of insurgents grew to implausible numbers. Even bolstered by the traitorous regiment of the Fespal Third, a province-wide devastation of this scale was not possible. Assaults have been reported to come from almost all the border grids of Oakwood as the PDF's numbers dwindle to a couple of squads strength.

Still hoping for the light of the Emperor, the remaining forces of the local militia fortified their positions for a final stand to defend Tower One... and perhaps, the whole Makat Subsector.

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"Yes, Interrogator-Chaplain," Azariel said, nodding his assent to the cloaked warrior. "Our Battle-Brothers have been fully briefed of the objective."

The hooded visage of a skull turned to face the battlefield, the sound of war echoing in the distance. "Very well, Brother Azariel. Once the objective is captured, we are to leave immediately for Caliban. Their war is not ours to undertake." He waved his crozius arcanum to dismiss the Space Marine.

The Reclusiarch knew full well that the planet needed immediate military reinforcements. Nevertheless, a Deathwing brethren knew that, above all, to hunt the Fallen was the only way for utter absolution. Such was the fate of the Unforgiven.

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"Grid 45-Alpha, secured," Trooper Reinthold reported, adjusting the comm array. "Sentinel Squad on area patrol and ready for next sortie."

Amidst fits of static bursts, a seething voice replied from the other end of the comm lines. "Hold yar posssition, ssoldier, an wait for ma men'sss advance." Then, there was a bizarre gibberish followed by a long wheezing sound. "Give em cover fire an sssee that they fulfill thee will ov thee true godsss! Chaosss!!!"

The transmition abruptly ended but as if instict, itself, has commanded him, Trooper Reinthold opened another channel to the patrol vox cast.

"Fespal Third, clear a path for the cult brethren!"

Campaign Rules and Regulations (Rules Update)

2006-02-17T17:44:00.000+08:00

Campaign Map and Movements
- The campaign map will be posted on February 20. It will be divided into territorial grids where the participating armies can expand his control to eventually capture the main grid, Tower One.

- Each players will have a designated starting grid for his army at the edges of the map, randomly determined by the game coordinator. All starting grids will be equidistant to the main grid, of course. This represents the external forces coming in from the state outskirts towards Tower One to either aid the PDF's having a last stand in it or reinforce the enemy onslaught towards that vital administration complex.

- Players must have two separate moves to any adjacent grids per week for his army. These moves will be resolved simultaneously games-wise. For example, Grid A is only adjacent to Grids B, C, and D. The player should choose two out of these three movement options: moving from Grid A to Grid B, moving from Grid A to Grid C, and/or moving from Grid A to Grid D.

- Army movements should be declared to the game coordinator every Monday. Kindly send your movement instructions to him via PM, email, phone call, SMS, or psychic conference . Failure to do so means forfeiture of moves for that week.

- Do note that the game objective is to expand your territory by capturing eight or more grids until you reach Tower One and seize control of it.

Game Rules
- Following the rules in moving forces, the armies could either end up on an enemy grid or a neutral territory (unoccupied grid). If your force enters an enemy grid or a neutral territory with another army entering it, then a match commences between the involved factions.

- It will be possible that three or more armies could end up on the same grid. This calls for a multiple battle. The involved factions will battle it out on a 6x4 table.

- Regular games between two armies will be played on a 4x4 table.

- The format for composition of the army list is as follows:

*Games will be at 500 points. This represents the small-scale nature of the crisis.
*40K in 40 Minutes Force Organization chart will be used with 1 Troops slot as mandatory choice.
*Allies are not allowed.
*No special characters.
*No 2+ saves of any kind.
*No vehicles can have an armor value greater than 33 ( front + side + rear)
*No ordnance weapons
*No models with more than 2 wounds

- You may change your army lists before the game

- All games, except for the main grid (Tower One), will use scenarios generated by GW's "40K Rules of Engagement (ROE)". ROE is an objective-based scenario system which gives players a random set of missions and deployment options to play with. Read more about ROE in this link:
http://uk.games-workshop.com/warhammer4000...2Dengagement/1/

Or you can download a copy here:
http://uk.games-workshop.com/download/down...-engagement.pdf

It's advisable if you come to play with your own copy of the ROE.

- Given the ROE system will be used, games will conclude to three different scenarios:

*If one side achieves its objective and the other doesn't, then control of that grid goes to the winner.

*If neither army achieves its objectives then both sides withdraw from that territory and the grid becomes neutral.

*If both sides achieve their objective, then that territory is in contention. Both players lose one move for the next campaign turn (one can potentially lose all the moves if there are a lot of territories in contention), unless one or both sides withdraw from that territory. If both sides leave, then that territory becomes neutral. Declaration to withdraw is done simultaneously.

- along the way, some neutral grids will not be neutral at all as the game coordinator have randomly selected grids that will be occupied by "surprise armies". Fluff will explain soon at the other thread.

Tower One and Campaign Objective
- If you have been able to conquer at least 8 territories and control an adjacent territory to the main grid called Tower One, you can opt to attack it. Play a 1000 point game with the following slots only: 1 HQ, 2 Elites, 2 Fast Attack, 2 Heavy, and 6 Troops choices. Mission will always be an ALPHA level - TAKE AND HOLD.

Should you lose the game or draw from it, you lose control of 8 territories (or until how many you control, if less than 8)

Should you be able to hold on to Tower One until the end of the campaign then you are declared Master of Oakwood and can either proclaim the glory of the Imperium or spread the foul stench of Chaos or expand the greater good. Whatever works for you

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Deadline for signing up is Friday of this week (February 17) and official start will be on Monday next week, as the map will be posted and the first campaign movements solicited.

I'll try to come up with a website for the campaign so we can have something to put every stuff on. If you've read the fluff of the revolt, I also wanted to have all participating armies to have a fluff regarding the specifics of their involvement on the war. This is a short backgrounder that I can do for you. So either I formulate a whole new fluff for your army, or give me details of what you wanted to come up with and iL do the rest.

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By the way, Gelo will be the game coordinator. I am thinking of creating a small "token" for he-who'L-sack-the-tower. Nothing big really. Just a thingamabob to brag around for winning the campaign. I'm thinking an objective marker will do. iL not paint it though... I don't have the time. Basta iL do something.

Fanning the Flames (Fluff)

2006-02-17T16:56:00.000+08:00

I'm sorry, but I don't want to be an Emperor - that's not my business. I don't want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone. We all want to help one another; human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery. We don't want to hate and despise one another. In this world there's room for everyone and the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone.

The way of life can be free and beautiful.

But we have lost the way.

Greed has poisoned men's souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical, our cleverness hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.

My voice is reaching millions throughout the world, millions of despairing men, women, and little children, victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people.

To those who can hear me I say, "Do not despair." The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass and dictators die; and the power they took from the people will return to the people and so long as men die, liberty will never perish.

Soldiers: Don't give yourselves to brutes, men who despise you, enslave you, who regiment your lives, tell you what to do, what to think and what to feel; who drill you, diet you, treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder. Don't give yourselves to these unnatural men, machine men, with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men! You have the love of humanity in your hearts. You don't hate; only the unloved hate.

Soldiers: Don't fight for slavery! Fight for liberty! You the people have the power, the power to create machines, the power to create happiness. You the people have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.

Then, in the name of democracy, let us use that power! Let us all unite!! Let us fight for a new world, a decent world that will give men a chance to work, that will give you the future and old age a security. By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power, but they lie! They do not fulfill their promise; they never will. Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people!! Now, let us fight to fulfill that promise!! Let us fight to free the world, to do away with national barriers, to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance. Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men's happiness.

Soldiers: In the name of democracy, let us all unite!

- identified only as "the Leader"
voxcast transmission from an undisclosed location in Oakwood

Rebels of Oakwood (Fluff)

2006-02-17T16:46:00.000+08:00

The agro-province of Oakwood... capital state of the backwater planet Laya Secundus in Makat Subsector. What was once a pristine breadbasket is now being ravaged by radical incursions as village after village on the fertile countryside were being razed to the ground for reasons undisclosed of its true nature. The local militia had suffered serious blows as vital military installations were raided by what was described by witnesses as "ruthless men in Imperial regalia".

True to the sightings, native intelligence gathered evidences that the Third Fespal Regiment has turned to side with the rebel factions. These Imperial Guardsmen were stationed in Laya Secundus several months ago as counter insurgency unit to quell the escalating tensions that the guerillas were spawning. After some time within the murky battlegrounds on the provincial outskirts, most of the soldiers of Fespal Third have not returned to their Oakwood HQ and were never heard of again. As if an omen, assaults on the agricultural capital upsurged to incredulous instances on the weeks that followed. The rebels, like before, have only destroyed residential and commercial establishments, deliberately leaving the farmland and its precious crops intact.

Oakwood is the primary provider of "cox" in the entire subsector. Cox is an important grain hybrid which is a staple among the inhabitants of Makat. Whatever the rebels intend to do with the crops, the Imperium of Man could not allow an entire subsector's worth of resources to fall into the wrong hands.

He, who controls Oakwood State, owns the cox harvests. He, who owns the cox harvests, rules Makat Subsector!

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"Commander!"

He barely heard the call amidst the chaos of battle just outside the makeshift Command Center.

"Commander Harkon!"

The burly man on the Planetary Defense Force's combat drab traced the source of the voice. "Here, corporal!" Commander Harkon hailed, trickles of sweat flowing from his wide-set forehead.

The agitated corporal rushed towards his PDF superior as another explosion racked the surroundings, debris and plasteel fragments dropping from almost everywhere. The young soldier interjected a yelp before mustering composure to speak. "Commander, the rebels have breached the inner barricades! They will be upon us any moment now!"

Harkon looked outside, past the charred walls of the Command Center and into the farm grid outside. Precision bombing has left the cox agrariums mostly unscathed while defense sheds were devastated. His men defiantly charged the frontlines while those farmers, who had the blind courage to stay, did their best to hastily salvage harvested crops before the evacuation call. He knows that eventually the farm grid will fall.

"Corporal, set off the evac signal. We are to rendezvous on the Southern Farm Grid," Commander Harkon ordered, then turned to face the nearby communication station. "We can no longer hold this farm grid," he added, mumbling to no one in particular. "It's best to fortify the defenses elsewhere."

The corporal snapped a salute before striding away to signal the retreat.

"Comms, any result from the emergency beacon?" the PDF commander inquired to the nearest communication officer.

The haggard-looking soldier consulted his datapad, then faced his superior with a frown. "Sir, no counter-signals has been received from the past eight hours. By the condition of our hailing beacons..." he paused in midsentence as another explosion sent shockwaves enough to slightly shove them off-balance, "...Sir, we could only pray for the Almighty Emperor's mercy for anyone amongst his warriors to intercept our plea for aid."

The Battle for Oakwood (Welcome Note)

2006-02-17T11:04:00.000+08:00

Welcome to the fold! The revolt is at hand!

40K players from around Makati will battle it out to either seize or save the last fulcrum that holds the entire Makat Subsector... the seat of power, Tower One!

The path is not anywhere near easy. As various factions with their own devious schemes heeded to the beacon call raised by the Planetary Defense Force, the capital state of Oakwood is in utter confusion and anarchy; that while players trudge warily towards the defended goal, they will encounter hostile armies along the way and more often clash among themselves.

Who will survive to challenge the last stand at Tower One?

The future is vague. Only one thing is certain... WAR!!!

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All campaign particulars will be posted in this site.