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treave

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High risks, high rewards.

As for the superweapon, building it doesn't mean you absolutely have to use it. For example, the threat of mutually assured destruction could delay the Masters from trying a universal reset long enough for you to send your entire fleet through the gateway.

Or you guys could just use Jupiter instead.
 

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As for the superweapon, building it doesn't mean you absolutely have to use it. For example, the threat of mutually assured destruction could delay the Masters from trying a universal reset long enough for you to send your entire fleet through the gateway.

Or you guys could just use Jupiter instead.


Could we use Jupiter as a bomb to clear a path past the turrets for ourselves? If we destroy enough turrets in our way, there might not be anything between our forces and the Masters. A blast with the radius of a galaxy won't be enough to kill off the Masters, but it should be enough to at least make the way safe.

That being said, it also makes the way safe for the Star League. So if we manage to go through the gateway, we can expect them to be hot on our heels.
 

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Ah, the turrets are in this galaxy. Detonating any of the bombs here would be unwise. You could probably scale down Jupiter until it only wipes out the core instead of the entire galaxy, but either way that means the gateway will be sucked into a black hole. I'm not sure whether that counts as defeating the Masters for the purpose of the pact. They'd probably start the universal reset too.

As it is, the only assured, safe way to get past the defense systems and through the gate is to surrender or draw the League out for a final confrontation and beat them down ship to ship.
 

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Ah, the turrets are in this galaxy. Detonating any of the bombs here would be unwise. You could probably scale down Jupiter until it only wipes out the core instead of the entire galaxy, but either way that means the gateway will be sucked into a black hole. I'm not sure whether that counts as defeating the Masters for the purpose of the pact. They'd probably start the universal reset too.

As it is, the only assured, safe way to get past the defense systems and through the gate is to surrender or draw the League out for a final confrontation and beat them down ship to ship.


But if we start beating down the Star League in a final confrontation despite the best efforts of any Master fuckery, won't they simply start the universal reset once they see that their team is losing anyways? I'm not seeing how we can win a war here. Even if by some miracle we're winning despite Master intervention, they can still reset everything and we're fucked.

Playing as Naram would have been a whole lot easier. :lol:
 

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The reason they wanted to stop the Emperor at all costs was because they knew he would eat them if he came through. They're not so sure about your motives for now. Don't forget that one of them said that your existence will change things for them. They could be extremely interested in talking should you prove yourself worthy by winning their game, for example.

It's not that they want to rig things in favour of the League, it's that they just don't want the Devourer to win.
 

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Hmm, then we can flood their Q&A session with white zombies and shut the portal?
 

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You can't summon them on demand. Besides, that necessitates getting through the portal in the first place.
 

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'K, how confident does Senya feel in slipping past the turret defenses by himself in 3C?

I'm of course assuming that we're getting a completely pimped-out ride.

And, uh, any chance we can fish out Shulgi out of the Sun?
 

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Wait, wait.
On the other side of the long table are Adrahasis and his twin sister, Adrasteia. Apparently they are rare offspring borne from a union between two immortals. Having had the chance to talk to Adrasteia on the way back she was definitely unlike her more thoughtful brother. Adrahasis tells me that she takes after their father. “That reminds me, I probably owe them a nice boat.” I hear the Tree-Emperor muttering to Sekhenun, glancing at the twin immortals.
What? Could someone please explain this one?
Does anyone recall what this is referring to?

Anyway, I'm thinking I'll go with BCC.
 

treave

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'K, how confident does Senya feel in slipping past the turret defenses by himself in 3C?

I'm of course assuming that we're getting a completely pimped-out ride.

And, uh, any chance we can fish out Shulgi out of the Sun?

Fairly confident. But going in without an army as backup he's not too keen. If nothing they could be distractions and meatshields. He prefers to stack the odds in his favour as much as possible if he's picking the time to attack. As for the second question, no.
 

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Right, going with ACC then, I really feel like it's the better combination. Senya likes to stack his odds, yeah, but like I said earlier, despite his intelligence, we always sent him into all or nothing situations. He'll be fine. If worst comes to worst, Ean can always give us a pep-talk. Or Kyrie, a ghost kiss. Both?

As for why 1A, since the Empire will have it's strongest leaders absent, the rest of the forces have better be organized and cohesive. Letting this mutiny slide and taking away their leadership will just open the door for more of this shit to happen and then the League will eat them alive, diminishing the effectiveness of the diversion. I'd rather we not come back to a League-dominated reality. So, how 'bout it?

As for restarting this universe: bros, we did so much retardedly suicidal shit for this planet and this cycle of creation, that we owe it to ourselves to see it survive and prosper.
 

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If you are worried about the League gaining the upper hand, why not consider defeating them before you enter the portal? Having your cake and eating it too isn't exactly a running theme here.

Ah yes, regarding the surrender option, it would work together with the bombs because you quickly spread misinformation that the Dragon Emperor devoured the sun. Or Jupiter. They're only going to allow you one ship to tag along, and no one in their right mind would imagine that you shrunk your own sun into a bomb and planted it on the asteroid battleship the Sword of Ean. Then you troll them at the gateway. Of course you can do this without the bombs anyway.

And as for the stealthy option... well, it's a sneaking mission, at least right until you enter the gate. I'll say that it's the quickest way to engage in dialogue with the Masters, however, so that should be interesting. More exposition always helps you to make an informed decision.
 

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All I want the Empire to do is stall. If we return victors from the Masters' reality, I'm sure ee'll have, ah, interedting ways to deal with the League. (WHERE ARE YOUR GODS NOW!?)
And as for the stealthy option... well, it's a sneaking mission, at least right until you enter the gate. I'll say that it's the quickest way to engage in dialogue with the Masters, however, so that should be interesting. More exposition always helps you to make an informed decision.
Aww shee-it.
 

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CCers need to stop being retarded. Just how is our small group supposed to defeat a race of beings who literally hold all the cards of fate? Magic? Will power? What if the animu laws of our current universe don't apply in the master's dimension?

I really don't want this LP to end with "rocks fall; everyone dies", thank you.
If you are worried about the League gaining the upper hand, why not consider defeating them before you enter the portal? Having your cake and eating it too isn't exactly a running theme here.
QFT
Ah yes, regarding the surrender option, it would work together with the bombs because you quickly spread misinformation that the Dragon Emperor devoured the sun. Or Jupiter. They're only going to allow you one ship to tag along, and no one in their right mind would imagine that you shrunk your own sun into a bomb and planted it on the asteroid battleship the Sword of Ean. Then you troll them at the gateway. Of course you can do this without the bombs anyway.
So, we can talk to the Masters before destroying them then? Good. That's all I need to know to keep my vote at BAA.
 

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Not if you don't go through the gate. Then again, sending just your bomb in first without a scout or escort is begging for something hilarious to happen.

...You guys didn't think it'd be that easy, did you? Just toss it through the portal and go home?
 

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Wham, bam, thank you ma'am. No, of course not. And we may not even escape in time.

Say, can we make a set of power armor for Ean and/or the Dunamis, or would it just be redundant with his style and abilities?

By the way, how are the Dunamis reacting to his return? Physically and personally?
Any lulz?
 

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On the other hand, waltzing into the gate without something that can really threaten them to stay their hand seems woefully underprepared and just asking to be captured. Surely you're not going in expecting to have a giant robot battle between your team and the Masters?

I mean, that'd be like

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Hm...

I suppose...

Yeah.
 

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I don't actually think the Masters would want to get into a robot deathmatch with Senya. But who knows what sorcery is afoot? Surely they have something hidden away that was used to hunt down and destroy the giant spheres all those millions of years ago...

DIOBOT.
 

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I'm unsure of the connection between the Masters and the Overseer/great idea.
The Masters hunted down and destroyed the spheres, the terminals of the Overseer? Would that make Senya just as much of an antagonist to them as the Spheres?

If so, it seems we have little choice but defeat them. Would be amusing though, if somehow Senya could make them all his little bitches.. Wipe a few from the records of fate, just to show them what for. Then blow up the sun at their tea-party. :troll:
 

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Well, given the current tally we should be finding out what the Masters are really all about
tea, actually
... in 24 hours.
 

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I think I'm leaning towards the sneaky-sneaky option. With our wormhole tech we should be quite capable of evading the sentinel drones (I keep getting HW2 recollections when thinking about those guardian machines of the Ancients).

Edit: Treave, don't do it! Give us a couple more days for arguing, please!
 

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I'm unsure of the connection between the Masters and the Overseer/great idea.
The Masters hunted down and destroyed the spheres, the terminals of the Overseer? Would that make Senya just as much of an antagonist to them as the Spheres?

If so, it seems we have little choice but defeat them.

Treave's told us a few times that the Observer is flawed and seems to be forgetting things, and it's been heavily implied that that lost information is contributing toward some future catastrophic event. Presumably, once lost information reaches a certain threshold, we will begin the Ghost Singularity, which seems like it would probably end with the destruction of the multiverse.

If I had to guess, my guess would be that the Masters have been observing the growing entropy in the multiverse for a while, and the purpose of their game is to find some way to prevent it. They're the most advanced civilization in the multiverse, but that does them no good if the multiverse ceases to exist.

The bottom line is that even if we execute a flawless victory against the Masters, we'll still have to worry about the impending death of all worlds. Without any benefits we might have gained through their knowledge.
 

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The Ghost Singularity is a rather apt name. Imagine a wave of white washing over every verse, spreading faster than light can travel. No comment on the Masters' plan though. We'll find out soon anyway.

FINALLY got to the end. This LP is magnific, Treave bro.

Good timing. :lol: We're about to enter the final chapter, which should be the longest one yet unless you guys cock up badly.
 

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Oh, well, if we can choose to make the bomb but only use it as something to threaten the masters with, I think I might flop to BBA. Will have to consider this more. Thanks for extending the voting deadline, treave.
 

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