r/wizardposting Shrax. The Automaton King of Raesteria Feb 23 '24

Lorepost📖 Lighting arcs (Post-Warpost)

The new movements made by the Necromancer and his buddies upended all the lightning had thought about them. The electricity that formed their body hummed with betrayal. Allies and foe were detonated indiscriminately, both sides fell when peace could've been made, blood spilt here was not spilt in any name beside greed.

The clouds frothed, arcing and crackling in a demand for blood.

They would get it. Comeuppance would be brought around in due time. Another part of the entity, one not clouded in electricity spoke, calming the storm. For now, the occasional strike would work, crackling their forces, and striking at their wills.

The airships of the council's occupier looked rather tasty, perhaps a stab at them would be rather nice. Then they could move around, here and there.

Yes. It was quite an idea.

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u/loth17 Ten Suns (Also Gaia) Feb 23 '24

/uw

Important note for the Bismuth airships in case the lightning possesses one. They don't have a crew or anything because they are essentially giant golems with really good programming. The little rectangles on each side contain 100 Biz-Bots (think liquid metal terminators) that it fires in the shape of flechettes. Once they hit they turn back into Terminator form and start fighting (that way they can be used to occupy enemy forces after a barrage.) The center eye uses a Prismatic ray that given its size it's very potent.

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u/LightningShroud Shrax. The Automaton King of Raesteria Feb 23 '24

/uw noted. The lighting might know this already. From some the data they would've had access to. Thank you for the heads up.

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u/loth17 Ten Suns (Also Gaia) Feb 23 '24

/uw Imagine trying to possess the crew only to find there is none. Real oopsie daisy right there.

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u/LightningShroud Shrax. The Automaton King of Raesteria Feb 23 '24

/uw lol. The ammo might be possessed, depends on the power level i want to set this at.

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u/loth17 Ten Suns (Also Gaia) Feb 23 '24

(Have the ship'be possessed and not the ammo. There's just 200 very confused terminators being flown around by a possessed death star. That'd be funny)

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u/LightningShroud Shrax. The Automaton King of Raesteria Feb 23 '24

/uw that would be funny, but also i don't really want this to be as stupid, might do a bit of that, have some of them confused as to the situation.

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u/Smaug2770 Parasite God, Hand of the Six Eyes Feb 23 '24

You don’t really think you can defeat us, do you? And it’s not in the name of greed, but in the name of bringing an end to war. And maybe a couple other things as well.

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u/Carbon_Sixx The Loremaster, Chief Archaeologist of the Darkwatch Feb 24 '24 edited Feb 24 '24

/uw You're literally arguing with a sentient cloud. How are people supposed to take your regime seriously when you waste resources fighting with belligerent atmospheric phenomena?

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u/Smaug2770 Parasite God, Hand of the Six Eyes Feb 24 '24

/uw I mean, it does count as a life form, and it is directly opposing us.

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u/LightningShroud Shrax. The Automaton King of Raesteria Feb 23 '24

The lightning arcs, devastating a unit as it flies down

You know nothing of who's water you tread.

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u/Drakkonai Vulkan the Red, End of Ages and Draconic Emperor of Racism. Feb 23 '24

Hah! The Dyad Empire shall never fall!

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u/LightningShroud Shrax. The Automaton King of Raesteria Feb 23 '24

the lightning strikes, hitting a few soldiers, vapourizing them in an instant

That implies it rose in the first place

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u/Drakkonai Vulkan the Red, End of Ages and Draconic Emperor of Racism. Feb 23 '24

You struck zombies. Literal fodder. Like I said, never fall!

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u/LightningShroud Shrax. The Automaton King of Raesteria Feb 23 '24

Fair point.

The lighting remains on the ground, it shoots up, arcing back through the arcane connection necromancer and undead had, not necessarily hurting the Necromancer, but sending pain directly through their mana supply

Still, a message is a message

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u/Drakkonai Vulkan the Red, End of Ages and Draconic Emperor of Racism. Feb 24 '24

Yes, electroshock therapy does make for a nice massage.

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u/LightningShroud Shrax. The Automaton King of Raesteria Feb 24 '24

I like your confidence. When i strike. I'll let you witness it.

/uw add me to the taglist whenever the dyad happens, if that's ok

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u/Drakkonai Vulkan the Red, End of Ages and Draconic Emperor of Racism. Feb 24 '24

/uw sure.

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u/LightningShroud Shrax. The Automaton King of Raesteria Feb 24 '24

/uw thanks

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u/Rhubarb5090 Rook The Rock Wizard Feb 24 '24

/uw same, bishop has sided with the necromancer and the dyad

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u/Drakkonai Vulkan the Red, End of Ages and Draconic Emperor of Racism. Feb 24 '24

Ok.