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Inquisitor at Conflict: Edinburgh by Dcrck Gillcspic
Ire mi=t= ct Iie
Inquisiior and ConfIici. Edin|urgh havc a Iong and
disiinguishcd hisiory. Vay |ack in ihc misis of iimc,
|cforc ihc ConfIici RcgionaI Tournamcnis wcrc
csia|Iishcd |y Gamcs Vorkshop, ihcrc was an cvcni hcId
in Edin|urgh caIIcd ihc CaIcdonian ConfIici, ihc firsi
Scoiiish NaiionaI Gaming Tournamcni. Inquisiior was
a|oui io |c unIcashcd on ihc cxpcciani pu|Iic and, as
pari of ihc Siudio`s coniri|uiion io ihc cvcni, Graham
McNciII ran a Q&A scssion rcgarding ihc gamc, and iook
a fcw pcopIc ihrough ihc ruIcs sysicm.
Thc ycar aficr ihai, wiih ihc gamc in ihc pu|Iic domain
and ihc Edin|urgh siorc in ihc grip of our firsi major
campaign, wc ran a pariicipaiion gamc rcvoIving around
ihc aiicmpis of InquisiioriaI war|ands io coniroI a scismic
sia|iIisaiion gcncraior, using modcIs and sccncry co||Icd
iogcihcr from around ihc Scoiiish siorcs, and ii provcd a
grcai succcss indccd. Thc ycar aficr ihai - Iasi ycar - wc
had our firsi purposc-|uiIi |oard for ihc gamc, which saw
rivaI Inquisiiors fighi ovcr ihc immcdiaic arca
surrounding a Nccron waysionc hiddcn in ihc midsi of a
dccp forcsi.
And so, scvcraI monihs ago now, wc camc around io
ihinking a|oui whai io do for ConfIici. Edin|urgh ihis
ycar. Ii had io iop whai had |ccn donc |cforc, iap inio
ihc cnihusiasm ihai surrounds Inquisiior in and around
Edin|urgh, and compcic wiih aII of ihc oihcr cxccIIcni
pariicipaiion cvcnis |cing hcId. This Iasi onc was a major
considcraiion - ihc pariicipaiion haII wouId aIso incIudc
an indoor arcna, |ouncc-ihc-|aIIs-off-ihc-waIIs, 54mm
BIood BowI gamc (Spccd BowI), a hugc Thc Iord of Thc
Rings HcIm`s Dccp and Dccping VaII, as wcII as
numcrous cxccIIcni gamcs run |y IocaI cIu|s. Vhai couId
wc do io compcic?
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Thc originaI idca wc ran wiih was a cIassic RadicaI vcrsus
Puriian confroniaiion, as onc Inquisiior aiicmpicd io
summon and |ind a Dacmon Princc, whiIc ihc oihcr iricd
io siop him. A ihird pariy was iniroduccd io improvc ihc
fIow and cxciicmcni of ihc pariicipaiion gamc (much
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Inquisiior Sc|asiian Tcrgius of ihc Ordo MaIIcus has

scrvcd ihc Inquisiiion for ncarIy ihrcc ccniurics, and has
Iong sincc |ccn a dcvoicc of Xanihinism, ihc uiiIisaiion
of Chaoiic aricfacis and Iorc io com|ai ihc InfcrnaI
Powcrs. Howcvcr, as is aIways ihc casc, such aciiviiics
havc noi gonc unnoiiccd, and Tcrgius has Iong sincc
|ccn an ouicasi from ihc |ody of ihc Inquisiiion. This
docs noi conccrn him ovcrIy, and hc has coniinucd io
pursuc his goaIs as hc sccs fii - ihough io whai cnd is
unknown io aII |ui him. Vhai is wcII known is ihai hc
makcs su|sianiiaI usc of dacmonic cniiiics in his work -
his rciinuc currcniIy coniains a fcarsomc dacmonhosi of
Tzccnich, wiih which Tcrgius has a compIicaicd and
inicriwincd hisiory, io ihc cxicni ihai cxaciIy which onc
is ihc masicr may no Iongcr |c apparcni.
FoIIowing informaiion o|iaincd |y ihc Ordo MaIIcus ihai
Anaximandcr, a Dacmon Princc of NurgIc, had |ccn
rcIcascd from his psychic prison duc io cvcnis on Cirian
AuxiIIa, Tcrgius has madc ii his mission io |ind ihc
noiorious Dacmon Princc io his wiII. Anaximandcr was
|ricfIy |anishcd |y ihc aciions of onc Inquisiior Quincy
of ihc Ordo MaIIcus, |ui Tcrgius pIans io usc ihc powcrs
of ihc warp poriaI in ihc oId Chaos icmpIc io draw
Anaximandcr |ack io ihc moriaI pIanc, using ihc mcniaI
cncrgics of an aIpha-cIass psykcr hc sioIc from ihc
InquisiioriaI cusiody of ihc Ordo Hcrciicus. (Noic. ihc
rcIcasc and |anishmcni of Anaximandcr of NurgIc is
dciaiIcd in ihc campaign, Gifi of ihc Hcavcns, a Cirian
Advcniurcscapc campaign avaiIa|Ic onIinc from
www.Extcrminatus.com).
Tcrgius docs noi comc io Jcricho frccIy. Inquisiior
Bcncdici Saussurc of ihc Ordo Hcrciicus Tcrran has Iong
sincc foIIowcd Tcrgius` iraiI, and has pursucd ihc roguc
Inquisiior io Jcricho, hoping io inicrfcrc wiih whaicvcr
Tcrgius has pIanncd, and rccovcr ihc unimagina|Iy
dangcrous aIpha-cIass psykcr - Jaco|us, ihc Viich of
Iaihcsia. AIso on ihc iraiI of ihc roguc is ihc young
firc|rand Inquisiior of ihc Ordo Hcrciicus, Iudwig
KarIscn. A siaunch Monodominani, KarIscn knows ihai
capiuring and cxccuiing Tcrgius wouId |c ihc making of
his carccr. Hc has aIso had prcvious argumcnis in
InquisiioriaI ConcIavcs wiih ihc agcd Saussurc, whom hc
|cIicvcs has siraycd ioo far from ihc InquisiioriaI foId -
ihc rcmovaI |y Saussurc of ihc hard-Iinc ImpcriaI
govcrnmcni on ihc hivc worId of Tigris BcIIcrophon and
ihcir rcpIaccmcni |y a morc modcraic rcgimc of anoihcr
no|Ic housc is aII ihc proof KarIscn nccds ihai Saussurc
is ioodangcrousIy frcc ihinking for a scrvani of ihc
Ordos.
Thrcc Inquisiiors havc dcsccndcd on Jcricho, and
pIungcd undcrground io an ancicni Chaos icmpIc.
Vhcihcr or noi aII ihrcc wiII cmcrgc from ihc dcpihs is
anoihcr maiicr cniircIy.
morc opporiuniiy for aIIiancc-|rokcring and |ack-
sia||ing!), and iniiiaIIy ihis was cnvisagcd as |cing a
Chaoiic war|and aiicmpiing io savc/fighi for ihcir
dacmonic masicr. Thc |oard was io |c a 6'x4' mock-up
of ihc summoning cavcrn, wiih high sidcs io providc an
cxira dimcnsion io ihc |oard ihanks io numcrous Icdgcs
cui inio ihc cIiff faccs, and ihc summoning circIc and
sacrificiaI aIiar wouId form ihc ccnircpiccc of ihc |oard.
As wiih aII of ihc |csi idcas, ihis iniiiaI pIan was modificd
ovcr iimc. Thc |oard was ihc firsi io changc. Rcsidcni
sccncry guru (and siorc managcr) Sicvc wanicd io do
somcihing morc unusuaI ihan a rccianguIar |oard, so
whai a|oui a circuIar |oard, hc suggcsicd? Gcnius!
InsianiIy, a nicc IiiiIc gimmick io aiiraci aiicniion and, |y
giving ii a 6' diamcicr, ii mcani ihai wc had morc ihan
cnough pIaying spacc (sprini across ihai in a iurn ihcn!).
Thc cIiff facc was io |c consirucicd in scmicircuIar
scciions ihai wouId go around ihc circumfcrcncc of ihc
|oard whcn compIcicd, and ihc faci ihai wc had ihcsc
individuaI scciions Icd io ihc o|vious mcihod of aIIowing
ihc ihird war|and io rcaIIy makc an cnirancc (scc ihc
sccnario spcciaI ruIcs!). Thc numcrous Icdgcs wcrc
rcmovcd for praciicaIiiy, |ui rcpIaccd wiih a hugc
swccping sionc siaircasc hcwn from ihc rock, making a
focaI piccc for ihc waII scciions.
Thc ccniraI summoning circIc was rciaincd from ihc
originaI pIans, |ui ihc raiscd dais upon which ii siood
was cm|cIIishcd. Thc idca of a sacrificiaI viciim muiaicd
from a |Iood sacrificc io a psychic onc, and so Sicvc
consirucicd whai |ccamc ihc psy-phon ihronc ihai
coniaincd a capiurcd aIpha-cIass psykcr. A Iargc and
arcanc Iooking coniroI pancI was ihcn consirucicd io
providc ihc workings of ihc ihronc, and ihc cniirc
ccniraI piccc was surroundcd |y a scrics of imposing
piIIars, wiih somc rock piIcs providing cxira covcr on ihc
pcriphcrics of ihc |oard.
A fcw coais of paini, and cvcryihing wouId |c rcady.
Damn good ii Iookcd ioo, cvcn if wc did say so ourscIvcs!
AII wc nccdcd now was a worka|Ic |ackground, and
somc ruIcs io makc ihc gamc work.
iie=rirg Ltt tre tcr_iire
Thc agri-worId of Jcricho is an unassuming pIancioid
fIoaiing scrcncIy ihrough ihc Scgmcnium SoIar. Bui
hiddcn dccp |cncaih ihc surfacc of ihc worId is an
ancicni icmpIc compIcx ihai has |ccn Iosi io ihc
Impcrium in aII |ui IocaI myih for scvcraI miIIcnnia. This
icmpIc was oncc ihc |asc for a cuIi nciwork dcdicaicd io
ihc scrvicc of ihc Dark Powcrs, |ui a hasiy EccIcsiarchiaI
purgc cradicaicd ihc fouI praciiiioncrs |cforc ihcir
dcspica|Ic acis couId pIungc ihc worId inio Chaos. Bui
ihc |asc of ihcir aciiviiics was ncvcr discovcrcd, and has
Iain unfound for aII ihcsc Iong ycars. UniiI now.
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Jacobus, thc Witch of Iathcsia

Thc aIpha-cIass psykcr is aiiachcd io a psy-phon ihronc,
which is draining his prodigious mcniaI powcrs and
using ihcm io fccd ihc summoning poriaI. If ihis is
aIIowcd io carry on uniiI Anaximandcr iurns up ihcn
Jaco|us wiII |c dcad, and ihcrc wiII |c a dacmon on ihc
Ioosc!
Thc ihronc is proiccicd |y a powcr ficId ai fuII sircngih
(5D10 forcc ficId armour), so is aImosi invuIncra|Ic io
shooiing. Ii has an Armour VaIuc of 25. Anyonc who
rcachcs ihc coniroI pancI can shui off ihc Iink io ihc
summoning poriaI |y passing a Sagaciiy icsi. If ihis is
faiIcd ihcn ihc forcc ficId shuis down insicad, aIIowing
ihc mcniaI powcrs of Jaco|us io Iash his surroundings -
couni ihis as Vyrd-Siorm of Iighining (wiih BS 80) cvcry
iurn |cforc rccovcry! Anyonc pIacing |ody paris insidc
ihc ficId io aiiack ihc ihronc in cIosc com|ai is su|jccicd
io ihis aiiack immcdiaicIy.
Oncc ihc Iink is |rokcn wiih ihc summoning poriaI, ihc
anii-grav uniis on ihc ihronc aIIow ii io |c movcd ai up
io 4 yards pcr aciion. This is imporiani for ihc Undividcd
war|and.
Thc coniroI pancI can |c uscd io crcaic a fccd|ack Ioop
io kiII ihc psykcr as wcII - a pass of morc ihan 25/ on
ihc Sagaciiy icsi wiII rcvcaI ihis. This iakcs ihrcc aciions
io sci up, and is pro|a|Iy ihc casicsi way for ihc Puriians
io disposc of Jaco|us.
ter=ric jeti=i itie=
Prcscnicd |cIow arc ihc ruIcs uscd on ihc day - somc of
ihcm havc |ccn dcsigncd for quick and casy running of
a pariicipaiion gamc as opposcd io morc iniricaic and
dciaiIcd ruIcs, |ui ihcy shouId makc for a fasi and
furious cncounicr!
Warband Objcctivcs
Puritan (Karlscn): anyonc in ihc cham|cr is a fouI
hcrciic ihai has iransgrcsscd from ihc Empcror`s Iighi.
Purgc aII ihai you find.
Undividcd (Saussurc): io prcvcni ihc sacrificc of ihc
aIpha-cIass psykcr, and cnsurc his survivaI so ihai hc may
|c iakcn |ack inio InquisiioriaI cusiody.
Radical (1crgius): io compIcic ihc summoning and
|inding of ihc Dacmon Princc, Anaximandcr of NurgIc.
Dcploymcnt
Tcrgius and ihc RadicaI war|and dcpIoy ncar ihc ccnirc
of ihc |oard, wiih ihc Inquisiior posiiioncd in froni of
ihc coniroI pancIs. Thc Undividcd war|and cnicr pIay
from ihc iop of ihc sicps, coming onio ihc |oard wiih
ihcir firsi aciions. Aficr ihrcc gamc iurns, ihc Puriian
war|and cnicrs pIay via a dcmoIiiion of a scciion of ihc
cavcrn waII, and cnicrs pIay wiih ihcir firsi aciions.
Explosivc Entranccs!
Inquisiior KarIscn`s pariy cnicr pIay ihanks io a
significani amouni of |Iasiing powdcr. RoII a D10 io
dcicrminc which |oard cdgc scciion is rcpIaccd |y ihc
coIIapscd waII scciion. Trcai ihis as a dcmoIiiion chargc
going off from ihc ccnirc of ihc scciion - anyonc
sianding in ihc |Iasi radius wiII iakc damagc as usuaI.
Evcryonc on ihc |oard musi iakc a Ncrvc icsi whcn
KarIscn arrivcs, or ihrow ihcmscIvcs pronc.
Consorting with Dacmons
Tcrgius is aiicmpiing io summon ihc Dacmon Princc,
Anaximandcr of NurgIc, io |ind and qucsiion him. To
succcssfuIIy summon ihc Dacmon Princc iakcs 10 (or
D10) gamc iurns during which ihc aIpha-cIass psykcr
musi siiII |c fccding ihc warp gaic cncrgy, and ihc
dacmonhosi Tzccn`char musi |c aIivc.
If |oih of ihcsc rcquircmcnis arc in pIacc, ihcn
Anaximandcr cnicrs pIay in ihc ncxi gamc iurn on ihc
sidc of ihc RadicaI. If ihc dacmonhosi is dcad |ui ihc
psykcr siiII funciionaI, ihcn Anaximandcr is summoncd
|ui noi |ound, in which casc hc |ccomcs GM-coniroIIcd
and wiII aiiack anyonc on ihc |oard!
If ihc psykcr is kiIIcd or rcmovcd from ihc machincry,
ihcn ihc summoning cannoi |c compIcicd.
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Pcrsonal Enmitics
Vhcn in sighi of ihcir advcrsarics, characicrs musi iakc a
Icadcrship icsi or |c forccd io do aII in ihcir powcr io
aiiack ihcir haicd foc. Ernsi Asimov and Scrgcani Varrcn
(and vicc vcrsa), Prcachcr Grimm/Dcvoicc Howgari and
Tzccn`char, Roguc Tradcr VoIkov and Inicrrogaior
Kucricn (and vicc vcrsa).
Iost Propcrty?
Thc auiomaiic com|ai shoigun on iop of ihc coniroI
pancI is fuIIy Ioadcd wiih soIid shcIIs, ihough ihc firsi
iwo rounds arc infcrno shcIIs! Thc |ook is a copy of ihc
Ii|cr Dacmonica, and any characicr rcading aIoud from
ii counis as having |oih Pcniagrammic and Hcxagrammic
Vards in opcraiion, as wcII as ihc Vord of ihc Empcror
skiII againsi dacmons.
Puritan Warband
Procior-MarshaII,
Givc ihanks io ihc Empcror, Procior, for ihc Inquisiiion has
arrivcd io cnd aII of ihc wocs you havc aIIowcd io run
unchcckcd ovcr your supposcdIy pcaccfuI worId. EviI runs
dccpcr ihan ii may appcar io your Iimiicd mind, and ii
fcsicrs dccp in ihc |owcIs of your pIanci. Rcsi assurcd,
ihcrc wiII |c a rcckoning oncc I havc dcaIi wiih ihc
inicrIopcrs ihai havc madc a mockcry of your sccuriiy
forccs.
I havc noi ihc iimc nor ihc incIinaiion io waii for your
forccs - my pariy is io conduci a fircswccp of ihc
su|icrrancan caiacom|s immcdiaicIy. Havc cxpIosivcs
prcparcd and |roughi io my aparimcnis. If anyonc Icavcs
ihc compIcx ihai has noi |ccn cIcarcd |y mc, you arc io
shooi ihcm on sighi. Thcy may cIaim io work for ihc Inquisiiion - |cIicvc noi ihcir Iics. I huni a fouI iraiior who
pcddIcs in wiich-scum and cndangcrs us aII, and hc is pursucd |y anoihcr, onc whosc mcihods havc Iong sincc crosscd
ihc Iinc. I cannoi |c surc of his puriiy. You arc noi io iakc ihc risk. Thc Empcror may Iook morc favoura|Iy on you if
you scrvc mc wcII hcrc.
(Praisc |c io ihc Iord of Mankind!
Iudwig KarIscn, Ordo Hcrciicus)
Puritan warband (left to right) Preacher Connodus
Grinn, Rogue Trader Alexis \olkoc, !nquisitor Iuduig
Karlsen and Cyber-nastiff, Decotee Hougart
Undividcd Warband
My csiccmcd Iord-Inquisiior Augusiinc,
FinaIIy, I havc managcd io irack ihc hcrciic io ihc agri-
worId of Jcricho, in ihc Scgmcnium SoIar. Ii appcars ihai
Tcrgius siiII has ihc aIpha-cIass in his posscssion, ihough
cxaciIy whai viIc purposc hc has in mind for him cscapcs
mc as yci. Inicrrogaior Kucricn has spcni iimc pouring
ovcr ancicni manuscripis hcId |y ihc EccIcsiarchy - ihcy
appcar io indicaic ihai a cavcrn nciwork cxisis dccp wiihin
ihc pIanciary Iiihosphcrc, and ihai ihis warrcn of iunncIs
has |ccn ihc ccnirc of cuIi aciiviiics in ihc pasi.
If Tcrgius kccps io his prcvious Modus Opcrandi, hc wiII
havc found somc fouI way io uiiIisc any Varp-iainicd
aricfacis ihai rcmain in ihc cavc nciwork. Hc has ccriainIy
iurncd - our Iasi cncounicr cndcd ai ihc hands of his summoncd dacmon pIayihing. Thai such mcn wcar ihc rosciic
fiIIs mc wiih Ioaihing. Hc musi |c sioppcd - for ioo Iong havc ihc Ordo MaIIcus proiccicd ihis vipcr in our midsi. No
morc my Iord. Thc charadc siops ihis day.
(Thc Empcror Proiccis,
Bcncdici Saussurc)
Undicided warband (left to right) !nterrogator Richard
Kuerten, !nquisitor Benedict 5aussure and 5erco-skull,
5ergeant Lrnst Asinoc, Doninesti XX!\
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An iniiiaI fccIing of ircpidaiion (pcrhaps spawncd |y our

am siari) had |ccn rapidIy dispcIIcd as |oih I and Dcrck
sharcd iranspori io ihc vcnuc and had gonc ovcr ihc
sccnario onc Iasi iimc. Viih an cxpcricnccd GM, Iikc
Dcrck, in chargc, I was confidcni ihai wc wouId havc fcw
irou|Ics. UnforiunaicIy a Iasi-minuic changc caIIcd Dcrck
io daia-cniry for ihc day, Icaving mc io GM aIonc. This
couId |c inicrcsiing.` I ihoughi.
Surc cnough, gamcrs cagcr io show ihcir mciiIc rapidIy
surroundcd mc. Saussurc and his hcroic hcnchmcn
|arragcd ihc cuIiisis wiih a haiI of rhcioric |cforc siriding
|ravcIy down ihc siairs.
Vcaving ihrough a haiI of
Iasfirc, and a dcspcraicIy
inaccuraic hcavy siu||cr,
Saussurc`s |and cngagcd
in a cIosc rangc fircfighi.
SadIy, ihc |csi-Iaid pIans of
cvcn ihc Impcrium`s mosi
IoyaI scrvanis ofi go asiray.
A dcafcning cxpIosion
rippIcd ihrough ihc cavcrn
fiIIing ihc far sidc wiih
smokc as ihc Puriian
war|and madc iis dramaiic
cnirancc. ScvcraI iurns of
confuscd gun-fighiing and
vicious cIosc com|ai
|ciwccn ihc Undividcd
and Puriian war|ands
cnsucd. McanwhiIc, ihc
Radical Warband
+++ Codcd Transmission Bcgins +++
Ii is cxaciIy as I suspccicd - ihcsc cavcs |cncaih ihis
insignificani IiiiIc pIanciary |ackwaicr siiII coniain ihc
rcIics from ihc Iasi cuIi purgcs, undisiur|cd for aII ihcsc
ccniurics. If ihc rumours I hcar from Cirian AuxiIIa arc
iruc, and Anaximandcr iruIy has |ccn rcIcascd from his
Varp-|ound prison, ihcn ihc summoning circIc can |c
uscd io opcn up a paih for him inio ihc maicriaI rcaIm.
Tzccn`char wiII |c viiaI for ihc |inding. Empcror knows
whai wouId happcn if ihc riiuaI gocs wrong.
Thc Ordo Hcrciicus arc siiII on my iraiI - ihcy sccmcd io
o|jcci io ihc ihcfi of Jaco|us, ihc so-caIIcd Viich of
Iaihcsia. Ici ihcm comc - I nccd ihc mcniaI powcrs of ihc
aIpha-cIass psykcr io siimuIaic ihc summoning circIc inio
aciiviiy oncc morc. Thc arrogancc of ihis KarIscn is
asiounding. How darc a whcIp such as hc iry io inicrfcrc
wiih my work! If hc inicrrupis hc wiII noi survivc. Thc
dcaih of onc as young as hc is of no conscqucncc - ihc dcaih of a ihousand such as hc wouId |c of no conscqucncc.
I musi |cgin - I hopc your work procccds fruiifuIIy, |roihcr.
(Tcrgius.
+++ Codcd Transmission Ends +++)
Radical warband (left to right) 5ergeant /ereniah
warren, !nquisitor 5ebastian Tergius, Daenonhost
Tzeen`char, Corporal Clayden Greeces
Ire t=e cr tre l=_
Thanks io ihc nccd for oihcr duiics on ihc day - ihosc
|cing iannoy announccmcnis and daia cniry for cvcryonc
in ihc 40K iournamcni - I cndcd up noi |cing a|Ic io run
ihc gamc myscIf whcn wc finaIIy camc io ConfIici.
Edin|urgh! Howcvcr, I had |ccn aidcd aII ihc way
ihrough ihc dcsign proccss |y Jcz Iowc, a fcIIow
Edin|urgh siaff mcm|cr and Inquisiior cnihusiasi. Jcz
sicppcd inio ihc |rcach and ran ihc gamcs himscIf, in his
characicrisiicaIIy vocaI siyIc! Vhai foIIows is a shori
rcpori on ihc days gaming.
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1op: Inquisiior Tcrgius
confronis ihc iowcring
form of Anaximandcr as hc
sicps forih from ihc
summoning circIc.
Middlc: Inquisiiors Tcrgius
and KarIscn comc facc-io-
facc |cforc ihc psy-phon
ihronc.
Bottom: Dcvoicc Howgari
ihrows himscIf iowards
Inicrrogaior Kucricn.

Dcspiic dcaIing Icss damagc ihan ihc oihcr war|ands

supcrior iaciicaI pIay had sccurcd a win for ihc Puriians.
Final gamc: Thc Arco-fIagcIIani was on form oncc morc
(aIihough ii was occasionaIIy misIcd |y psychic whispcrs
from ihc RadicaI Inquisiior, wiih cm|arrassingIy nasiy
conscqucnccs for morc ihan onc IoyaIisi hcnchman).
ForiunaicIy, Saussurc was madc of sicrncr siuff and hc
cunningIy uscd ihc arrivaI of ihc Puriians io drop oui of
ihc Iinc of firc for a fcw iurns. Viih iimc prcssing hc
cmcrgcd, mopping up ihc survivors of a vcngcfuI shori-
rangc sIugging maich ihai had Icfi nciihcr ihc Puriians nor
ihc RadicaIs capa|Ic of puiiing up much rcsisiancc io ihc
avaiar of InquisiioriaI fury.
TwcIvc hours, ihrcc gamcs and a Ioi of fun Iaicr ihc ihoughi
uppcrmosi in my mind was I can`i waii `iiI ncxi ycar`.
now undisiur|cd RadicaIs coniinucd io work. As ihc
|aiicrcd rcmains of ihc iwo InquisiioriaI war|ands
pauscd in cxhausiion io gaihcr ihcir |rcaih, a prcgnani
hush fiIIcd ihc cavcrn.
A joyousIy cviI smiIc pIaying across his parody of a facc ihc
Dacmon Princc Anaximandcr sicppcd graccfuIIy ihrough
ihc aciivaicd warp poriaI io |choId a worId ai his mcrcy.
ApparcniIy ihc |ooming crics of, IMPERIAI
INQUISITION, FREEZE! and, THE GATE IS OPENING,
AII HAII THE CAPRICOUS ANAXIMANDER had iurncd a
fcw hcads and I found myscIf posiiivcIy snowcd undcr
wiih pIaycrs for ihc ncxi gamc.
This onc ran far morc according io ihc ImpcriaI scripi.
AIihough hidcousIy accuraic hcavy siu||cr firc mauIcd
firsi ihc Undividcd war|and and ihcn ihc Puriians (4
hcadshois!), ihc Arco-fIagcIIani finaIIy fuIfiIIcd iis promisc
in a showcr of scvcrcd appcndagcs and a vcriia|Ic drizzIc
of aricriaI |Iood. SadIy, a nasiy ricochci iakcn carIy on had
damagcd iis pacificr hcIm and somc of ihc Iim|s Iying on
ihc ihirsiy cavcrn fIoor wcrc ihosc of ihc Undividcd pariy.
Quick io iakc advaniagc ihc Puriians movcd in, scizcd ihc
unforiunaic psykcr ihai was ihc kcy io ihc sccnario, and
Icggcd ii.
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