Lord Safey

I would play any mod provided I could get the game and mod working on my computer which is a sizable if

Icari felt pain, bits of ice from the cliff impact were driven into him. The loose snow on the ground had broke his fall but now impeded his efforts to get up. After several minutes of digging he arrived to the surface. He saw the large floating things were dispersing. He thought about engaging them and then remembered the pain that one caused him. For now he would bid his time. He however sensed something beneath the snow and felt compelled to dig it up. He went and started digging. The Blimps where for the moment out of range but two moved too engaged the fire talon. He quickly dug through the snow to find what he was looking for. He found the broken but still living body of his master. He then quickly but gently scooped. He then look to his escape. He realized the fleet was between him and and any remaining allies. While could possibly slip through mostly unharmed he think it would be too much for his master. He lifted his four aching wings and rose to the sky blowing snow in all directions. The vlish blimps fired shots but they flew wide as Icari made his get away. Back in the floating fortress of vlishness, servant mind grimaced then spoke "My lord the four winged beast manage to get away it seemed to be carrying something, shall I send some blimps in pursuit?" The overlord "WHAT? HOW, don't pursue." he turned to Smackems the puresteel battle gamma who had been standing guard. "Find it and the thing it was carrying and bring it back here, NOW." Smackems merely bowed and ran out with surprising speed. Smackems was no ordinary battle gamma his bones where crafted separately from the rest of him. The bones where made of puresteel. It took many attempts to get it right. The overlord and his servant minds then laid their finest enchantments on the bones granting them resistant to destruction and healing properties till any more enchantments would have caused them to explode. The bones of course were hollow and the marrow was shaped into them. The the body was held in stasis as each organ and muscles was shaped and enchanted separately.The last thing that was added were two 2 1/2 foot blades one for each fore arm that he could extend and retract at will. The blades was sharpened and enchanted. It would almost never dull or break and could cut through all but the best crafted puresteel. It had pained the overlord to give up so many potential canisters but he felt it was worth it. The battle gamma stopped by his quarters and picked up armor specially made for him. He then exited a vent right above one the large tentacles and slid down it. He got to the end and flew off it. Slinging him a couple hundred feet and burying himself into sixty feet of snow. Once he dug himself out he went to the area they saw the 4 winged beast digging. He bent down and sniffed the area and once he felt he could recognize the beast's sent he ran off in the direction it flew. His feet relentlessly pounded the ground as he sped across the ground. Most of the fleet had moved to take the main valley while some stayed to clean up the survivors of the avalanche and some sent to take the pass. Most of those who where taking the valley were landing and offloading their troops. While a few remained aloft to provide cover fire. They the Vlish blimps used their massive tentacles to scrap clean a landing area, which they where now using. Creations were marching off and serviles were hurrying around, gathering assembling the components for the mind beacon as it was too big to be carried by a single ship. Also being offloaded where several tunneling artial variants. They 10 feet in diameter and 13 feet in length Their maw could no longer shoot acid but instead was designed to dissolve stone with stunning speed and could tunnel even through the toughest rock at the pace of a brisk walk. They would process the rock and acid into a concrete like paste that they would excrete behind them. This paste would hardened and support the tunnels. While they could withstand the pressure of countless tons of rock they are not combat worthy. They had chiefly been used for expanding the overlords underground labs back at the Home Isle. Here they would be used to sap out those would dare oppose the Overlord.

Getting smacked by something as big around as a tree (a large tree)is going to have ill effect. Keep in mind that particular section of that post was being told from the perspective of the overlord and just because he think talonfire is dead doesn't necessarily make it so but their is a fine line between being able to withstand something and coming away unscathed

Originally Posted By: Hypnotic It the same as a Shaper being Loyal to the shapers. Its expected. My shaper isn't loyal to the shapers. Intelligence and implies that it can think for it self and if not throughly brain washed those thoughts aren't necessarily be approved. Even servant minds left alone long enough will go mad and rouge and their arguable the best example of a loyal intelligent creature.

A guard ran in to Grand Shaper Antares's office, who was talking with Learned Haron. Out of breath he managed to wheeze out "Sir 10 floating things where spotted too north east meandering their way through the mountains we were lucky to spot them." Antares quickly cast his mind about, the thing he sensed to the north east near where the Ashen Isles are was nearer now. He was going to bring it up in a meeting this after noon but he guess that have to wait. Antares "Rally the troops and anything that can fight or shape I want to engage these things." Learned Haron "Shouldn't we hold up in here? Force them to come to us. Then have reinforcements come and break the siege." Antares "No our forces in Mera can't afford to be cut off from supplies because we are under siege. Nor can we spare any forces to come and break such a siege. We must hit them now and hard and end this before it starts. " Runners went out to every part of valley to rally the forces against the invaders. The overlord was waiting in his floating Vlish fortress. Most of vlish blimps were about 1/8 the size of his. His was about a quarter mile in width and length. Navigating it through these cold mountains hadn't been easy. Here him and most of the fleet were waiting just above the clouds. Waiting for the armies of white spires to take the bait. The Overlord was observing, via a telepathic connection with the blimps below cloud level, the approaching army. A large army approach on the ground where humans, serviles, drayks, shapers, Cryoglaahks and every other imaginable land bound creature approaching them. Above them where wingbolts and Icari. They were keeping pace with the ground bound army. Channeling themselves into a valley between two mountains. When the army got into postion, the overlord ordered "Now". A large green bolt flew from the clouds and impacted the side of the mountain and from it an avalanched started. The avalanched formed quickly and grew large and came down hard on the land bound portion of the army crushing them. 50 large vlish blimps then descended beneath the clouds each one looking like a giant vlish turned on it back. Their tentacles were as large around as tree trunks. Their hulls plated with a chittan like substance and dotted with reaper turrets modified to be more stream line with the hull. The Vlish blimps surrounded a much larger one. They open fire with both the vlish tentacles and the reaper turrets filling the sky with energy bolts reaper thorns. Most of the creatures where stunned and dazed as to what to do their masters were either dead or dying beneath the snow and didn't react as they got mowed down. All except Icari. In his throne room the servant mind reported " A four winged griffon like creature is approaching our vessel Lord is seems impervious to our weapons fire" The Overlord though about it for a moment, " Deploy the flying mines." Servant mind " At this range we risk damaging ourselves. My lord may I suggest slapping it?" The Overlord gave a brief nod of his head. The Fortress massive tentacles move with surprising swiftness delivering a feisty tentacle slap of pain to the four winged creature knocking it with incredible speed into the nearest cliff face. It then fell to the ground and it didn't get back up. The Overlord turned to the servant mind "It trust you can handle the logistics and bring me more canisters." Servant mind " Yes my lord" A large and particular big battle gamma, that glowed faintly with two bulges running the length of his forarm, wave in a group of 4 serviles pulling a cart of canisters. The overlord started slurping them down with much gusto. The servant mind started relaying orders to servant minds on the other vlish blimps. Sending some to take the complex, others to clean up the survivors of the avalanche, some to take the pass, while others to deploy the mind beacon,and others to take corpse of new creations back to the home isle for further study and retrieve reinforcements. Today was a good day.

I would like to attack them when I wake up tomorrow but I don't like to make two consecutive posts. So someone go ahead and post already.

First does anyone have any objections to me attacking white spire? second Spddin it just comes across to me that Cryoemeber is just too much. Their are few examples of things more powerful then unbound that could be controlled. Titans in the pit might be the only one because I can't remember if he could control it or not. Everything that powerful in the geneforge world is either went rouge killing a lot of things or was extremely hard to control, without exception. Instead I recommend you coming up with a strategy involving more then just throwing the most powerful creature you got at it.

meh I'm not that worried.

freezing would be a a very hard task. One would be more likely to die due too overwhelming fire power.

I guess it could be described as across between bubble wrap and a sponge

Hypnotic he started off with about 100 and is now down to 70 with another 50 in production Dantius: I prefer to elaborate on their abilities in character

each sac can be popped and a gazer blast that penetrates the hull will pop a decent amount of these sacs but won't be enough on its own to bring down a vlish blimp.

First it is quite easy for him to loose his heavy clothing. Second The vlish blimps are decently armored and arrayed. while not invincible attacking a large number in formation without comparable forces is dangerous. Thirdly the vlish blimps inflation sacks are a sponge like material that consist of thousands of tiny sacks instead of just one big one to give it some resistance to popage

A good deal of his creations are control by servant minds. The can't directly create creations but they are in control of a good deal many devices and spawners that do. And the vlish blimp extends his already sizable controlling range considerably and does like wise for servant minds

I just like to point out that overlord has gone through enough self-shaping (considering he been doing little more the slurping canister for 400 years assuming he averaged 30 canisters a month that could be a lot). that anybody with any shaping abilities would likely sense his presence emerging to the north east. Not that many would know what his presence is. Also trying to get some advice how the I'm a god thing As it stand he has about 170 servant minds and about 70 vlish blimps and himself and the amount of creations they can control. What I'm going for is instead of having a hug army of shapers I have him

The overlord was observing the destruction of the inhabitants of the Ashen Isles from one of his most power vlish blimps, while finishing of the latest group of canisters the serviles brought in. A group of battle gammas rounding up both the living and the dead to be dumped in a specialized spawner to fuel the creation of his army. Eventually specialized creations would be deployed to scrap these islands clean of every bit of organic matter that could be harvest but that would take time. A bit further off a deflated vlish blimp lies on the shore like beach jellyfish. In the distance he saw a group of serviles pulling a wagon. A wagon full of canisters and the first of many. The exotic creations that have been made in the past four centuries where a bit more challenging then initially thought but his vast number of creations overwhelmed their defenses and although the templates for his creations archaic and perhaps antiquated they where powerful variants. Still he had lost about 30 or so vlish blimps and a sizable number of creations. Their where still pockets of resistance but the isles where his. Interrupting his thoughts The servant mind spoke "My Lord it is the suggestion of the servant mind hive that you use the essence we gained from Dhonal island to fill the ranks of your army and attack the mainland. Every fool in mainland with a ounce shaping ability will have sense your emergence from your palace like a beacon in the night." Letting the servant mind have it say The overlord turned and looked at him at lease it look like he did. It was hard to tell beneath the shaping robes and the heat radiating off of him made it hard to look at him. The overlord spoke saying "We will attack the main land the canisters will be brought to me there. We will use the essence gained from the other islands but not Dhonal. I want to save that for something special. Rally the fleet and the army, leave only what is necessary to assure the smother gathering of essence. Bring forth the mind beacon. We have a world to purge." The servant mind sent the necessary messages to the rest of the hive, most the monsters on the ground started heading towards the nearest vlish blimp and loaded up. The ones that couldn't fit waited to be picked up.

The moment he had pondered for a long while. The mind collective claimed the root system was in place and just need to be activated. They spent 20 years putting in place. The mind collective said it was important to gaining more canisters. He wasn't sure how but then he didn't really care about the details. For in this turn of the hour glass, he would go to the surface and the surface shall learn to fear him. He came down into the control throne the vlish blimp. His clothing heavy and in many layers was specially designed and enchanted for heat and magical resistance, though there was no obvious reason as to why. The servant mind in its tray told them everything was in place. The necessary tunnels had been dug and his armies where simply awaiting his commands. The plan, the servant mind collective had come up with, is to allow the root system to take over Dhonal Isle and for his armies to conquer the rest of the Ashen Isles before turning his might towards the mainland. On the surface a group serviles dutifully harvesting crops on this unimportant stretch of an unimportant island chain. Suddenly the field is broken by a large fleshy pillar pushing up through the ground. If the serviles hadn't dropped all their tools to run in panic they might notice that every few hundred yards are so one was pushing its way towards the sky. Once the reached the height of 100 feet they extended long leafy but slender branches. Then the humming started and the serviles grew faint and withered the grass turned browned and died and the trees followed suit. Everything not tier three or higher soon was robbed of their essence and life force and little nimbus of light soon floated gently toward the flesh like trees. After 30 minutes are so the humming stopped. The overlord just received word that the first phase was finished and the second phase was ready to begin. He then ordered his army to go to the surface kill anything that moves and bring him canisters. Above the vlish blimps a hole was formed and the fleet flew up and out over the islands to spread destruction, chaos, and acquire canisters. Soon theses islands would be void of inferior life.

Faction: The Mad One Location:Ashen Isles History: 400 some odd years ago the shapers wisely decided to shut down and forbid the construction and use of canisters and the geneforge. Unfortunately not everyone was happy with this. One shaper not happy with this took his research to what is now known as the Ashen Isles dug deep beneath the earth and was forgotten. Down deep beneath Dhonal he made and used many countless creatures and canisters. Only occasionally interrupted by a tomb robber or overzealous guardian/drakon. He has become heavily addicted to canisters. He saw that his pursteel production and crsytal harvesting operations would eventually run dry. So he prepared for the day when he would need to go the surface to gain the resources he need to make canisters. Leaders: The Overlord, The mind collective Ideology: Find/make canisters and use them. Kill,destroy,and maim anyone who gets in the way.

sounds good If their are no other suggestion, complaints issues, death threats before I finish reading everything I will post.

I rather not take over an already existing faction. If it comes down to it I just rather not play then run someone else's faction

I'm still reading all the posts. I'll make a post when I'm finished

I'm still fleshing out the ideas but essentially a shaper that that has been in hiding a coastal barrier island or mountain chain making and chugging canisters for centuries and researching and creating a powerful army of creations. His main goal would be to wipe world of all life and replace it with life replacing it with creations loyal only to him. This is however a goal know only to him

If it is all right I want to setup my own faction. Probably something along the lines of the shaper monarch.

so question is it to late for me to hop in?

Well I manage to get it to work (but only because my windows OS bit the dust)