Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-1734134-20190911202955/@comment-1734134-20191203190129

(A couple is a couple, as in two. Also I'm not sure if I was clear enough, but the suits attacking the Scions are Crisis Suits, not Broadsides - who are well outside of the forest)

Hen's shots pelt into the Daemon's ephemeral form, which flickers in and out of reality. It is beyond physical law, and while his blasts might have disarmed a real opponent, the Daemon is incapable of suffering such a folly. it lops forwards, tongue hanging south, saliva flowing free. It pays no real heed to the Kriegsman however, its form weakening as the Eldar pelts it with blasts. By the time it reaches Cyradon, it is no longer fully corporeal, but still slams its unnatural weight into the Space Marine, stabbing forward at the Space Marines neck. Cyradon's brothers move as instructed.

Hen's shouts and cries draw the mens attention. Those who had pulled away slink back to their positions, returning fire with the advancing Tau - who are now at the edge of the forest. Breachers wearing battered armour move into the forest fire, loosing plasma blasts from their shotguns, others tossing forth grenades that flash with shining light. Some of the Guard and Partisans move to join them in close combat, beating them down with spades, pipes or stabbing into their undersuits with scathed daggers. The troops fight with a righteous ferocity inspired by Hen, beating the Tau into bloody pulp or gunning down the wounded. Dion adds to the fire of the troopers, with the Tau infantry taking heavy loses, their dead stacked against the edge of the forest.

Several partisans and Guardsmen move to help cover the Scions from the advanacing Crisis Battlesuits, tossing forth petrol bombs and crude homemade explosives. A hell gun rips into one of the now blazing Suits, its 'head' exploding, the whole think slouching and collapsing into the dirt. The Battlesuits are soon struck by bolts from the Knight, forcing them deeper into the forest. A Broadside crumples as it is hit by the Battlecannon, while a Hammer Head manages to breach the Knight's shield to score a heavy hit to its right shoulder. Recognising the desperation of the situation, the Tau fighters brave the Knight's AA fire to strafe the forest.

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"We have no replacements my liege - most of the replacement materials were taken by the guard as they withdrew to the capital. You may do with the guns as you wish," the Captain says.