A storm on the silver sea (Everyone)

[Merc]

"Right now we're just running drills. Jaela's force is going to be the main group, though not so much for combat but to deal with weakening the rift. So while they're the main group, we're the strike/rapid response group, making sure other forces don't stop Jaela's group, and generally taking them out if we can. Since we have to be fast in dealing with rapidly changing situations, we're currently running some drills and tossing hypothetical situations to improve our chances of already having a response ready. I think since we're unfamiliar with your group's abilities and you with ours, we should just do a brief summary of what relevant experiences we each bring to the group?"

Ithea looks around briefly checking for any disagreement before starting off. "So, yes, I'm Ithea, I'm in charge of the group though generally I'll be trusting you all to do your own thing unless something comes up where I want to suggest a certain course of action. I have decent speed, but generally focus on using my glaive and equipment's reach to deal with opponents, and revealing weak points for others to capitalize on. I'm a decent spellcaster as well, and can channel some magic through my glaive. Relevant to this scenario, I also happen to be an Anarch, so I may be able to sculpt the environment to some degree. I'll focus on trying to split up enemy forces and giving others opportunities to finish them off."

[Anastasia]

That all gets nods in the right places, "Oh really, you're an anarch?" Origin says, "That's fortunate. How'd that happen?"

[Ebiris]

Afina will stay and guard the base!

Probably nothing will happen but that's deterrence in action!

I'll leave attack plans to those enacting them. Use or change my outline to fit your needs.

[Corwin]

"We've brought back gifts," Jaela says upon arrival. "I'll distribute the scrolls that make Astral islands to our top arcane mages heading in, and hold onto one of the scrolls that let you regen on Astral. There's also the nice gift Vlaakith sent us. Vlaakith's Haste. Guess she likes us." Shrugging, she adds, "Domiel's about to send the next wave in, so we'll be going along at least part of the way. No excessive heroics, if we need to fall back they'll cover us."

[Corwin]

The officers in the caster force will move under my command with Domiel's forces, and Ithea's strikforce covering us. The regular casters will be under Tepen, and spread out alongside the celestial forces. They'll stay in relatively safe territory and join the celestial efforts to stop the rift via Dimensional Anchor.

[Anastasia]

Okay. Could I get a copy/paste of all the groups here along with a re-summary of who goes where in it? I'd like one post to hold it all.

[Ebiris]

Smith (Caster Force)
Command: Jaela
Officers: Tepen, Vul'lath, Tryll, Kascha, Surraruthru (bodyguard for Kascha), Balyss, Cresiel, Simmer, Canderella
Forces:
77 firre warrior/clerics. They range from 8 to 12 hd, having levels in cleric, paladin of freedom, barbarian and champion of Gwynharwyf. Alignment: Chaotic Good. Morale: 88/100 (Fanatic)
80 healers of medium size. They range from 4 to 10 hd, having levels in healer and cleric. Alignment: Chaotic Good. Morale 80/100 (Good)
20 elite healers of medium size. They range from 11 to 12 hd, having levels in healer and cleric. Alignment: Chaotic Good. Morale: 80/100 (Good)
100 triune movanic devas. They range from 6 to 9 hd, having levels in cleric, fighter and bard. Alignment: Chaotic Good. Morale: 87/100 (Fanatic)
200 hound archons. They range from 6 to 8 hd, having levels in paladin, fighter, ranger, cleric and favored soul. Alignment: Lawful Good. Morale: 60/100 (Fair)
200 justice archons. They range from 6 to 8 hd, having levels in paladin, cleric and fist of raziel. Alignment: Lawful Good. Morale: 60/100 (Fair)
12 githyanki acolytes of medium size. They range from 2 to 10 hd, having levels in sorcerer, wizard and savant. Alignment: Neutral, Chaotic Neutral, Neutral Evil. Morale: 67/100 (Good)

Hammer
Command: Ithea (Strike Force)
Officers: Baleruk, Moore, Crystal, Misalea, Arrel, Stille, Origin
Forces:
Lathander's Adamantine Golem Squad
1 Battle Horror
98 Ysgardian warriors. They range from 2 to 5 hd, having levels in fighter and barbarian. Several have lycanthropy, blessed by Selune to be able to control it. Alignment: Chaotic Good. Morale: 100/100 (Devoted)
131 female students of the Graceful Blow. They range from 4 to 10 hd, having levels in sorcerer, fighter and swashbuckler. Alignment: Chaotic Good, Neutral Good, Neutral and Chaotic Neutral. Morale: 100/100 (Devoted)
40 pixies from Lifasa. They range from 3 to 6 hd, having levels in rogue, sorcerer, ranger and scout. Alignment: Neutral Good. Morale: 70/100 (Good)
205 air elementals of small, medium and large size. They range from 3 to 10 hd, having levels in fighter and aerial avenger. Alignment: Neutral. Morale: 82/100 (Fanatic)
500 Ysgardian Regulars of medium size. They range from 3 to 12 hd, having levels in fighter, paladin of freedom, ranger and barbarian. Alignment: Chaotic Good, Chaotic Neutral. Morale: 95/100 (Fanatic)
50 Sylican regulars of medium size. They range from 3 to 12 hd, having levels in many different classes. Alignment: Lawful Good, Neutral Good, Chaotic Good. Morale: 70/100 (Fair)
20 knights of the wise convent. They range from 6 to 12 hd, having levels in fighter, rogue and knight of the wise convent. Alignment: Lawful Good, Neutral Good, Chaotic Good. Morale: 77/100 (Good).
28 air elementals of shinear. They range from 3 to 10 hd, having levels in dragon shaman. Alignment: Neutral, Neutral Good. Morale: 80/100 (Good)
50 elven detachment of the confederation of liberators. They range from 5 to 12 hd, having levels in many different classes. Alignment: Chaotic Good. Morale: 77/100 (Good)
100 triune courre. They range from 3 to 5 hd, having levels in cleric, healer and favored soul.  Alignment: Chaotic Good. Morale: 87/100 (Fanatic)
84 pixies of the purple pixie brigade. They range from 5 to 10 hd, having levels in rogue, fighter and scout Alignment: Chaotic Good, Chaotic Neutral, Neutral. Morale: 70/100 (Good)
50 freed eidolons of rimefire. They range from 12 to 13 hd, having levels in sorcerer and frost mage. Alignment: Chaotic Good. Morale: 60/100 (Fair)
30 ladies of the butterfly kinship. They range from 7 to 10 hd, having levels in druid. Alignment: Neutral Good, Neutral, Chaotic Neutral. Morale: 74/100 (Good)
100 lantern archons. They range from 3 to 4 hd, having levels in scout. Alignment: Lawful Good. Morale: 60/100 (Fair)
210 lillend. They range from 8 to 14 hd and have levels in bard. Alignment: Chaotic Good. Morale: 70/100 (Fair)

Anvil (Aurora Reserve)
Command: Afina
Officers: Sylvie, Dana, Ebony, Ellese, Morniel, Tannin, Master, Vivantha
Forces:
1 Ironwyrm Dragon
3 Slaughtestone Behemoths
1 Shredstorm
55 cloud giant warriors from Elysium. They range from 17 to 17 hd, having levels in fighter. Alignment: Neutral Good and Chaotic Good. Morale: 100/100 (Devoted)
66 dire wolves. They range from 6 to 8 hit dice, having levels in fighter, spell-less ranger and scout. Alignment: Neutral. Morale: 95/100 (Fanatic)
231 elven warriors. They range from 4 to 8 hd, having levels in various classes. Alignment: Chaotic Good. Morale: 83/100 (Fanatic)
50 earth elementals of medium size. They range from 6 to 7 hd, having levels in fighter and ranger. Alignment: Neutral. Morale: 84/100 (Fanatic)
50 fire elementals of medium size. They range from 6 to 7 hd, having levels in fighter, scout and hexblade. Alignment: Neutral. Morale: 89/100 (Fanatic)
50 water elementals of medium size. They range from 6 to 7 hd, having levels in fighter, rogue and monk. Alignment: Neutral. Morale: 89/100 (Fanatic)
50 air elementals of medium size. They range from 6 to 7 hd, having levels in fighter, rogue and ninja. Alignment: Neutral. Morale: 84/100 (Fanatic)
12 earth elementals of large size. They range from 8 to 10 hd, having levels in fighter and dwarven defender. Alignment: Neutral. Morale: 84/100 (Fanatic)
163 catfolk warriors of medium size. They range from 3 to 8 hd, having levels in many various classes. Alignment: Neutral, Neutral Good, Chaotic Good, Chaotic Neutral. Morale: 98/100 (Fanatic)
25 conflagration oozes of large size. They range from 7 to 7 hd, having levels in fighter. Alignment: Neutral. Morale: 69/100 (Good)
143 tortles of medium size. They range from 3 to 7 hd, having levels in many various classes. Alignment: Neutral, Neutral Good. Morale: 90/100 (Fanatic)
992 refugees from the burning aeropolis. They range from 4 to 12 hd, having levels in monk, fighter, swashbuckler and various monk PrCs. Alignment: Neutral, Neutral Good, Chaotic Neutral, Chaotic Good. Morale: 87/100 (Fanatic)
100 satyrs of the sunrise. They range from 5 to 8 hd, having levels in bard, jester and battle dancer. Alignment: Chaotic Good. Morale: 72/100 (Good)
120 fey-blooded centaurs of halas. They range from 4 to 9 hd, having levels in fighter and deepwoods sniper. Alignment: Chaotic Good, Chaotic Neutral. Morale: 68/100 (Good)
50 dire lions. They range from 8 to 12 hd and do not gestalt. Alignment: Neutral. Morale: 50/100 (Fair)
50 griffons. They range from 7 to 12 hd and do not gestalt. Alignment: Neutral. Morale: 50/100 (Fair)
46 mineral quasi-elementals. They range from 3 to 10 hd, having levels in fighter. Alignment: Neutral. Morale: 60/100 (Fair)

[Anastasia]

Anvil's staying at base, but where are hammer and smith going? In other words, which is which in the above?

[Merc]

Smith and Hammer are both going together to the rift, presumably to where Domiel's forces are stationed and launch from there into the chaotic mess and doing on-site responses, with Jaela's forces focusing on studying/fixing, and Ithea's forces on fighting/guarding. They're still together otherwise.

If we're not going from where Domiel's forces are stationed, then Afina/Jaela can update on that.

[Anastasia]

Okay, how closely together are the two attacking armies going to work together? What sort of distances do y'all have in mind here?

[Corwin]

Let's say three rounds of movement apart, so very close.

[Anastasia]

Alright, new topic up in a little while. Question: Do y'all want the two attacking groups in one topic or split apart? It'll impact how I run things.

[Merc]

I say keep them together, personally. If it's easier on you though, we can assume that the 3 movement round effect would cause us to switch threads as necessary? Would it be much easier for you or harder?

[Anastasia]

From strictly a management view point, keeping the threads apart would probably be easier. A lot of this and the NPCs are going to be handwaved so it isn't a repeat of the last adventure.

[Nephrite]

Then I'm fine with having them split.