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Occupied Equestria - Hazardous Crossing
Anonymous
Pv1M3
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No.105000
105007
Set six years after season 6, Occupied Equestria presents an alternative history where the Changelings have conquered half of Equestria, while a former Equestrian colony - soured to Princess Twilight's notion of harmony with all creatures because of their encounters with griffins - Invaded and took the other half. In Baltimare and the Equestrian Southeast, the magic of friendship has weakened, as Communists, Changeling infiltrators, Fascists, gangs, and corrupt creepy politicians threaten the city. This role play is based in large part upon the Equestria at War mod for Hearts of Iron 4, and uses D&d 3.5e mechanics

Shimmering Spark, Onyx Steel, and Brie Achtungsex now make the perilous crossing into the Changeling Lands. In Baltimare, Dark Star prepares for his next big assignement, while Silver concludes his mentoring of traumatized foals. Much further away, Iron stands under jeweled nighttime skies, preparing his next move
1624 replies and 91 files omitted.
Anonymous
3AKYF
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No.106655
106657
>>106646
“I don’t know where I would rather be”
She says
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
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No.106657
106658
>>106655
"If only we all could be so lucky as to find our dream job, eh?"
Anonymous
3AKYF
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No.106658
106659
>>106657
“What was yours?”

Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106659
106661
>>106658
Silver leans back in his chair and closes his eyes, as if reminiscing on some past memory. "I wanted to be adventurer. I wanted to be big, brave pony who would face all kinds of different monsters, brave ruins for gold and jewels, help ponies..." He sounds almost sad on that last part. "I do not know, just listening to those stories of legendary ponies who would risk life and limb to protect those who can not protect themselves, who would explore every corner and crevasse this world had to offer, who would learn about those legends who had come before and add to their legacy with their own deeds of valor...it stuck with me. It is part of reason I trained so much under my father."
Anonymous
3AKYF
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No.106661
106665
>>106659
“Well... at least it appeared to you as a dream to be obtained. Not a birthright you were denied”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106665
106676
>>106661
Silver gives her a sad, understanding look before continuing. "When I turned 18, and left home to find my dream, it did not take me long to find that those stories I had heard in my youth were just that: stories, of long-dead and ancient ponies who had already made their fortunes, who had already explored the world over. There was no more room for adventurers like me. I almost went broke, and would have been forced to retreat back home, tail between my legs, when I finally found work which made use of my skills. Courier work, guard duty, teaching certain ponies lessons. It was rarely heroic work, and at times...unsavory, to put it lightly, but it payed well enough. I survived, but it felt...wrong. Even when I helped ponies likes that, I was not doing it because it was good, or because it was right thing to do, but because I was getting payed. It became more about money than anything, and as much as part of me was sick at this realization...what could I do? I felt like I was slowly losing myself, having to put aside my morals just to survive."
DS
nmNo1
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No.106667
106668
>>106653
Dark Star picks up the scorched books and i guess he continues looking for silver in the catacombs
Anonymous
3AKYF
?
No.106668
106669
>>106667
Well, he would likely know that Silver has left
DS
nmNo1
?
No.106669
106670 106671
>>106668
Would he?
Anonymous
3AKYF
?
No.106670
106672
>>106669
Silver would probably tell him before leaving. If not, Dark Star would find out after looking for him and failing to find him
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106671
>>106669
Probably, yeah.
DS
nmNo1
?
No.106672
106676
>>106670
He Heads back into baltimare then
Anonymous
3AKYF
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No.106676
106677 106682
>>106665
“Well... this is the twilight of Faustian Civilization”

>>106672
And he does so. Eventually he would see Silver’s cart outside of the hotel/headquarters
Anonymous
3AKYF
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No.106677
106679
>>106676
Should be
“Well... such is the twilight of Faustian Civilization”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106679
106683 106697 106698
>>106677
"I suppose so." Silver lets out a sigh, but he smiles at Blue Skies. "Listen, I just want to thank you again. You, Dark Star, everypony else I have met over these past few days I would consider my friend. You all have kept this old stallion grounded and sane. I could not ask for better companionship, or better companions."
DS
nmNo1
?
No.106682
>>106676
Sorry pc crashed
He throws all the burnt books into it, except the gnoll book.
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106683
106684
>>106679
It is so, although he would only have those he could carry
DS
nmNo1
?
No.106684
106685
>>106683
yea the ones that were named,right?
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106685
106686
>>106684
He should be able to carry at least that much
DS
nmNo1
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No.106686
106688
>>106685
Dark Star slips that in his coat
Then he walks Inside.
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106688
106690
>>106686
Where is he going inside?
DS
nmNo1
?
No.106690
106691
>>106688
the front door
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106691
106693
>>106690
Alright. He sees most of the usual ponies. No silver or Blue Skies
DS
nmNo1
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No.106693
106694 106699
>>106691
He Shakes felipe's hand and asks
"Hey,Whats Going On? Is Silver Around?"
Anonymous
oGUNI
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No.106694
106696
>>106693
He shakes his hoof
“Yes, Silver is in the back with Blue Skies”
DS
nmNo1
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No.106696
106697
>>106694
"Ah, ok. thanks, see you later."
He Walks Back
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106697
106698
>>106696
And thus he comes upon the scene in >>106679

DS
nmNo1
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No.106698
106703
>>106679
>>106697
"I Brought some scorched books."
Ghost of a Sardonic Economist
dh/tQ
?
No.106699
106700
>>106693
>HAND
DS
nmNo1
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No.106700
106702
>>106699
Felipe is a Minotaur, my man
Also sorry i sperged at you last time, i was Depressed at the time.
Ghost of a Sardonic Economist
dh/tQ
?
No.106702
106704 106705
>>106700
I haven't followed this in months, my apologies. And don't worry about it.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106703
106704
>>106698
"Oh, hello Dark Star, thank you." Silver shows him the file for their mission. "Ms. Skies here has this file for mission of yours."
DS
nmNo1
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No.106704
106708
>>106702
You're just in time, there's gonna be some griffin and zigger fighting pretty soon
>>106703
"Oh Fantastic, its of the utmost importance"
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106705
106707
C76DFB40-15CC-453D-83CD-43C5533C6442.png
>>106702
Hello! What have you been up to?
Ghost of a Sardonic Economist
dh/tQ
?
No.106707
106710 106711
Spoilered
>>106705
Completed my thesis. Unfortunately, studies are ongoing so I won't be joining except as an observer anytime soon.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106708
106709
>>106704
"I would recommend that you go through it. It might just help us avoid ending up in hospital."

Silver stands up to stretch his limbs. "I do not suppose you brought back all of burned books?"
DS
nmNo1
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No.106709
106712 106713
>>106708
"Nope, You Took off with the Cart, I Couldnt Bring Them All. I Did Find an Interesting one though. i think i'll try to find an unburnt copy in one of the libraries."
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106710
106714
mio_amore_cadenza_by_maomaopanchu-d4zrfdd.jpg
>>106707
Was your thesis in Economics?

I wish I had the math skills to do a masters or PhD in Economics

Also, do you want a link to the most relevant, or the best posts?
Shimmering Spark
H84w0
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No.106711
>>106707
We still enjoy having you here.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106712
106713
>>106709
"I see. You will have to tell me what it is about later. Now, I must get back to it. I promised Skies that I would finish bringing books back today, and I have some other hopefully-small things to do as well."
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106713
106715 106716 106719
>>106709
>>106712
So... they are not going to read the file?
Ghost of a Sardonic Economist
dh/tQ
?
No.106714
106717
>>106710
Finance. I'm actually a fraud and not actually an economist, I just like to read economics books more than business news.

Best posts pls, but I suppose I'll go through the millions of words written so far anyway.

DS
nmNo1
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No.106715
>>106713
Yea
Dark Star opens the manila folder.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106716
>>106713
I mean, I said he was going to, but you never actually posted anything about the file after that.
DS
nmNo1
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No.106717
106718 106726 106738
>>106714
Which School Of Economics is your favorite?
Ghost of a Sardonic Economist
dh/tQ
?
No.106718
106721 106722 106723
Spoilered
>>106717
Austrian, of course
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106719
106726 106738
>>106713
Gonna be in the shower. If you need Silver's actions while I'm gone, he's going to look at the file if he hasn't already, then continue bringing books into Skies' office.
Anonymous
kG2lK
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No.106721
>>106718
Oh! Hi there, Mr Numbers Guy!
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106722
106724
>>106718
Well, there have been many very interesting happenings. I've linked some of my favorite posts that I have written, mostly world-building and exposition. Not to say that more interesting things have not happened, but those are strewn over many, many posts. The players have also contributed many interesting posts of dialogue and actions. Those too, are worth reading.

These are meta posts explaining possible reasons the Changelings haven't attacked yet
>>99600 →
>>99603 →

This is a description of Canterlot viewed from a train window
>>100327 →

Bales from a train window:
>>100661 →

Border crossing into Changeling lands:
>>103547 →

Dark Star's quest statement
>>100436 →
This one ended interestingly

Letters found by Iron:
>>100602 →

These are probably my personal favorite posts written by me in the last three months. They are the sad tale pf the rebels of Tenochtitlan:
>>101199 →
>>101200 →
>>101205 →
>>101207 →
>>101210 →

A political historical argument involving Pear Faucet, Iron, and Dr. grant starts here. It's another one of my favorites
>>103850 →

The rise and fall of the Militant Orders of the Equestrian Church, told by the old and conservative priest, Father Maren
>>101436 →

Pear talking about the treasure with Iromon
>>101477 →
>>101478 →
>>101479 →

A neat fight starts here:
>>102362 →

Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106723
106724
>>106718
I was an economics major in undergrad, but went to law school afterwards. I finally got hired as a prosecutor

>>106718
Brie, Onyx, and Spark are on an expedition to go far north and into the Changeling lands, entering from the city of bales. They had an encounter with rebel soldiers on the train to Canterlot and Bales, and helped ponies get across the border. Silver has helped give therapy to a pair of traumatized foals (from the Comte sex dungeon), and has cleared out the remainder of the catacombs.

Iron is an adventure to the south looking for treasure in the jungle. He has encountered Pear Faucet, a professor from Mistkatonic University who was one of the survivors of an expedition that was attacked by bandits. They have also met a Dr. Grant, another professor from the same.

Dark Star gone to try to find some leaks in the collaborationist government, specifically the police department
Ghost of a Sardonic Economist
dh/tQ
?
No.106724
>>106722
>>106723
Nice, thank you. Also, congratulations on becoming a prosecutor.
Task for the Civil Government, Part 1: Red Heart
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106726
106727 106730 106738 106739 106850 106874
>>106719
>>106717
When opening the file, they see the complete collection of the notes collected on the assignment:

The suspicious buildings are located in the Crimson promontory area of Baltimare, an area that historically jutted out uniquely into the natural harbor of Baltimare, between the lower and northern shores. So named for its red clay This is where the first docks were laid, and the first settlements were made by the Marestel Unicorn tribe - the first settlements besides the indigenous Chincoteague earth pony tribe, of course, though they did not permanently inhabit the promontory. Soon, the Earth Pony nation started to migrate into the southern shores of the Eclipse gulf, and started to expand and develop the City of Baltimare. A small village was built up into a large town. They built a number of wooden houses, docks, and even a couple fortresses. These were mostly destroyed in the great dragon raid of 553, but the area was largely rebuilt, and bigger. International trade came through the docks, connecting Equestria to Griffonia, Zebrica, and the Dominion. Some of the most historical buildings, like the Curwhinny Manor and the old Shepherd's Theater, were built during that time and still stand near the waterfront further north.

The Crimson Promontory was among the first areas in all of Equestria to have a sizable population of Zebras - Zebras from Zebrica, brought in mostly as indentured servants, found their way into the densely populated area, and began working at docks. This is also one of the first locations to see a griffin presence - a number of them settled down in the area to serve as sailors, merchants, or otherwise work in trade and entrepot.

This was far from the last development to the area, as a large number of ponies from Severyana immigrated to the neighborhood, setting up shops there, and long making the neighborhood a Little Severyana in Baltimare. Around this time, the neighborhood slowly began to be renamed. No longer a promontory - land fill caused by docks built slightly further to the north made it more in line with the shore - it acquired the name "Red Heart," probably in reference to the Red Heart region of Severyana. But it would also have been accurate to describe it as the heart of Baltimare at the time, as its docks fueled the growth of the city. The area became industrialized, and denser still, with the development of tenement buildings. The location became the site of labor protests and machine politics, with the rise of the Social Democrat party of Baltimare.

By this time, the city had expanded much further west, as well as both north and south. Red Heart was no longer the Heart, if it had been before, and the pony population - the wealthier, more established parts of the pony population, that is - pulled back towards the west city. But poorer arrivals from distant lands more than filled the gap, as did the poor of Baltimare. Red Heart became known as crime ridden, ugly, overly developed, dilapidated, and smelly. The griffin and Zebra populations increased greatly from steady migrations from far away, and expansion that has particularly increased with further loosening of immigration laws ten years ago. Griffins, hippogriffs, minotaurs, Zebras, ponies from odd foreign lands

Only those too poor to go anywhere else tread here. Police patrol the area, but crime is known to be difficult to manage. The Black Hooves and other parts of the occupation forces know better than to step hoof in there, for it is a no ponies land. Only customs agents working the docks go there, and they do not go at night.
Anonymous
kG2lK
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No.106727
106728
>>106726
Reminds me of the whole Massive European Migration that happened here between the nineteenth and twentieth century with La Boca.
Anonymous
oGUNI
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No.106728
106729
>>106727
>In 1882, after a lengthy general strike, La Boca seceded from Argentina, and the rebels raised the Genoese flag, which was immediately torn down personally by then President Julio Argentino Roca
Well okay...
Anonymous
kG2lK
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No.106729
106731
>>106728
Oh! I didn't mean in that way! More like it being a place where poor people that migrated here lived while the more economically stable moved away from there.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106730
106731
>>106726
Should we reply to this part now, or wait until all parts have been posted?
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106731
106732 106733
>>106730
I mean, you can. It's just definitely not the last part

>>106729
>all of our poor immigrants are white Europeans
Yeah yeah, we get it. You can stop bragging now
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106732
>>106731
I was just wondering what you were hoping we would do.
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106733
>>106731
Oh no! We also have asians and some blacks, too. Venezuelans are also coming here due to their country being in flames. Not sure how big are we talking about, but they do come here.
33 Hoebuck and Church of the Sacred Heart
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106738
106739 106874
>>106726
>>106717
>>106719
The task itself concerns a set of buildings built along the shoreline in Red Heart: 33 South Hoebuck. Actually several buildings connected together, at least three from one perspective.

In the early days of Baltimare, this location had been one among many fortresses that guarded Baltimare Harbor, and gave Equestrian customs and garrisons a base of operations. That worked well until days of Flash Prance's Stand against the fiery horde. Flask Prance's position held, but not the fort on the promontory, and much of the structure was burnt down, including surrounding buildings and the larger stables, as well as the then-roof. Not all was lost, as much of the structure, particularly lower levels, was built of brick and stone, and the position was briefly converted into a military prison, and only during this period was the little avenue leading to old fortress, "hoebuck," turned into a formal road. This proved infeasible as the fortress on the edge of the peninsula was a more suitable location, and it was only used in that way for six years. The rising City of Baltimare found use for the structure as a debtor's prison. Those who were unable to pay off court fees and fines, and in some instances, private loans, could find themselves imprisoned until they were able to pay the debts off.

This period saw the structure gain most of its present form. The southern most structure, which had been at the core of the original fortress, was brick and stone, and had a number of rooms housing ponies, or so it would have been ponies back in those old days. The northern most structure consisted of several - three, for most of its history - open floors that could be used as workshops. Ponies would work in these workshops until they had paid off their debts. Horse shoe mending and sewing dominated the industrial output of the clump, and the production there has modernized with production more generally. Steam production and fire for forges were added in an attached structure in 834. In the center was a building partly of stone and brick that became the administrative center, and the location of the cafeteria and associated necessities. This was partly a new construction, and partly built upon the remnant of the old fortification.

After more than a century of operation, the debtor's prison shut down upon the passage of laws against debtor's prisons in 861. The site was transferred by the city over to the Order of the Sisters of Saint Eligius, who rechristened it as the Baltimare Maredalene Asylum. The idea behind the Asylum was simple and noble - to provide mares who had fallen into prostitution, or who had conceived foals out of wedlock, a chance to rehabilitate themselves, come closer to the principles of harmony, and to ultimately get back on their hooves. It started as voluntary commitment, but eventually became the destination for some female criminal sentenced there by a court. Patients were expected to pay for their stay by performing labor in the workshop, besides a necessary commitment to the religious aspect. A chapel was built in the center structure, and the most coercive aspects of the dormitory hall were removed, like the bars.

Nevertheless, after many decades of operation, the Baltimare Maredalene Asylum became the subject of public criticism. Allegedly, abuse of many patients took place, particularly as the rate of successful rehabilitation was low, and working conditions in the work shop were often poor, or had the mares working overly long hours. After more than a century of operation, in 973, the Church and the Order closed the Asylum, and ceded the structures back to the City

The city operated the site as the Hoebuck Poor House - a relatively mundane and uneventful operation - for two decades, before it was sold to Sweet Boek in exchange for properties owned in the western part of the city. Thus begins 33 Hoebuck's modern history.

Another structure implicates itself in the present tale: what was formerly known as the Church of the Sacred Heart. An ancient structure, founded as early as 622, the largely stone structure that appears today is mostly what was built up after a fire destroyed most of it in 762. It was founded in the austere, tall style of the Marestel ponies, who operated it as a Harmonist Ponetarian church for much of its history. Around 800, it was converted into a Severyanan Orthodox Church, and was dressed somewhat more ornately, with a few new additions to the structure added. It continued to opperate in such a fashion until it ceased operations in 960. In 980, it began a new life as a Temple of Boreas, albeit an informal one, still bearing most of the signs and symbols of its existence as Sacred Heart. The Temple is used to teach dancing lessons every other Wednesday, and has become fairly rundown, as it does not have a formal patronage, but rather is an informal meeting place of some of the area's devout griffin population. The church is only a few blocks away from 33 Hoebeck, being one street further away from the water on Horseman Avenue, and right across from the Gilman Hotel
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106739
106740 106741
Saving-Derpy-Hooves-image-saving-derpy-hooves-36232932-1224-1581.jpg
I was getting food...

>>106738
>>106726
I seem to have misjudged exactly how much text was involved
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106740
106742
>>106739
It happens.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106741
106742
>>106739
Hey, it happens.
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106742
106743 106744
>>106741
>>106740
Uh... any commentary in character or out? I don't think I will be getting to the actually directly relevant portions until later
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106743
>>106742
In-character commentary will probably be given after the final portions have been posted, but as far as out-of-character goes, I'm liking it. It sounds like the kind of place even some members of the Waterfront Gang would find too lawless for them. Silver will certainly have an easier time blending into the local populace than others, if the Severyanan presence has been maintained up to this point.
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106744
>>106742
In character, Iron is currently diving so the document would have sagged into being unreadable.
Out of character, I'd say it's a believable series of events that could potentially happen. Otherwise, I am not sure what to do with this information. Maybe it's a hint of where the base of operations of the secret zebra/griffon smuggling could be? Maybe finding out they're using the inmigrants as black collar workers?
Anonymous
dh/tQ
?
No.106757
106758 106759 106762
Where can I read the whole playthrough from the beginning? I tried to look at pages before >>69622 → but couldn't find the first thread.
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106758
>>106757
I believe you can find the first thread with the search function if you type Occupied Equestria and search in /vx/. It should be the last post there, with a changeling dressed as a sort of british soldier. That is one post from first thread
Anonymous
3AKYF
?
No.106759
>>106757
The first thread is this one, the thread before the one you linked
>>67940 →
https://mlpol.net/vx/res/67940.html#q67940
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106762
>>106757
Are you wanting to join in, are do you just want to follow along?
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106764
106765
Scouting mission is go.

Current objective: Figure out GM's current state of being.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106765
106767
>>106764
Nat One reporting in: no sign of target.
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106767
106768
>>106765
Copy that, Nat One.
Our informant says he would appear at around 8:00 PM, so be on the lookout.
There are also reports of lurkers in the area. We need to confirm these people's existence and figure out their motives, over.
Shimmering Spark
H84w0
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No.106768
106769 106772
>>106767
Amushes you with a boop.
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106769
>>106768
Ack! H-how did you get in HQ?! I swear if Nat 20 ditched his post again, I swear...
Anonymous
3AKYF
?
No.106770
106771
42E99D2D-0763-4B1B-96C8-7EEAB0C869DA.png
Hello
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106771
>>106770
You too?! Yep, Nat 20 definitely left.
Anonymous
tWxXp
?
No.106772
106773 106776
>>106768
Ninja boop
Shimmering Spark
H84w0
?
No.106773
>>106772
The booper has been booped.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106774
106775
IT'S A CODE BOOP! EVERYPONY PANIC!
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106775
>>106774
Nat 10 has left the server.
Anonymous
3AKYF
?
No.106776
5059344E-89E3-453A-AAA9-0EEDA310EB3F.png
>>106772

Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106777
106778 106779 106780
8B68049C-0384-4C23-8079-94C2B0A318EA.png
Okay, does anypony want to play?
Shimmering Spark
H84w0
?
No.106778
106781 106783
>>106777
Checked and sure.
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106779
>>106777
Checked and yes.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106780
>>106777 (checked)
Sure.
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106781
106782
>>106778
Brie exits the room from the top floor, and comes back down. The group seems free to leave


Anonymous
tWxXp
?
No.106782
106783 106784
>>106781
"What? Did you expect it to go other than exactly how I said that it would?" Brie asks with dramatic irritation.
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106783
>>106778
And Spark can hear >>106782


Shimmering Spark
H84w0
?
No.106784
106788
>>106782
"I didn't doubt you for a second."
Spark rolls his eyes.
"So... I'm a bit lost on what comes next in the plan."
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106788
106789
>>106784
The truth is... the game was rigged from the start.
insert Brie sending both Spark and Onyx to love sucking while he goes off into the sunset
Shimmering Spark
H84w0
?
No.106789
106790
>>106788
Interesting theory. He does change his appearance and speak changeling... what if the magic disguise was all a lie?
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106790
106791
>>106789
Even the GM didn't know. That's how much of a bamboozle would be.
Or maybe GM is Brie.
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106791
5B1F47AE-2B19-4788-902C-437103497452.png
>>106790
Woah
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106798
106801 106802
1562022579994.gif
I don't know what to say right now, but I do not like silence
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106801
106803
>>106798
Hm. Perhaps we could maybe finish the Iron pot extravaganza.
Unless the timing is already set to fall exactly in your timetable for him to be available for the group quest.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106802
106803
>>106798
Me neither.
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106803
106806 106818
>>106801
Cauldron tugs at Iron. She pulls back, and tugs at him again. She relents, and seems to swim off. Iron pushes forth, though more slowly

I have other things I'll hold my tongue about

>>106802
Ruffles the floofy pony
kG2lK
?
No.106806
106809
[1d20 = 8]
>>106803
Iron, not relenting in the slightest and carried by selfless greed, pushes onwards towards the edge.
(Must... get... pots... home! For Cauldron!)
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106809
106812
>>106806
>Selfless greed
Neat

Maybe it's most appropriate if Iron makes a single dice roll to represent if he walks far enough to reach the end in time
kG2lK
?
No.106812
106813
[1d20 = 5]
>>106809
I'll assume it's a single die roll between 1 to 20 to see how far he can go before starting to make fortitude saves not to drown maybe or perhaps reaching it beforehand.
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106813
106814
>>106812
Iron has not traveled far enough to poke his head out

Roll die
kG2lK
?
No.106814
106815
[1d20 = 11]
>>106813
Crap. Please, dice. Work with me here.
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106815
106816
>>106814
He is not dead yet, but he is nearing the end of the line. Edge further, and roll die to see how far
kG2lK
?
No.106816
106817
[1d20 = 3]
>>106815
Go dice! Prove me you're nice dice!
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106817
106820 106821 106822
1521317864939-1.jpg
>>106816

Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106818
>>106803
*floofy pony is ruffled*
*floofy pony is now super floofy*
oGUNI
?
No.106820
[1d20 = 8]
>>106817
Through the ceiling of white above, against the flashing blue white a silhouette dives down
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106821
106823
>>106817
Iron is in a few feet of water, more than enough to keep his head submerged. The Ice above him is solid, but is now slightly cracked

Iron can feel his lungs grasping for fresher air
Shimmering Spark
H84w0
?
No.106822
>>106817
Use that rediculus unarmed on it Iron. You got this!
kG2lK
?
No.106823
106825
[1d20+6 = 12]
>>106821
Iron does what he knows best: punch the puny ice into breaking.
(Come on, Iron. Keep your consciousness. Almost there.)
He punches with massive power, hoping to break it and at least have a little breath before passing out.
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106825
106826
>>106823
Well, he hits the ice
kG2lK
?
No.106826
106828 106830
[1d20+6 = 24]
>>106825
NOT GOOD ENOUGH! MORE!

Shimmering Spark
H84w0
?
No.106828
>>106826
That's the kind of roll we need. Now stop ending up under water!
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106830
106831
>>106826
If he's going to keep hitting it like that, there is going to need to be another fortitude save

Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106831
106832
>>106830
>not good enough even with a combined 24 roll
What if I headbutt the ice? Would that go better?
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106832
106834
>>106831
I said a fortitude save for time spent without oxygen
kG2lK
?
No.106834
106835
[1d20+9 = 20]
>>106832
Oh whoops. Sorry.
Rolling the fort save with that tasty endurance.
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106835
106838
>>106834
He is alive thus far, and the ice is cracked open above him. The problem is, he's still too short to reach it
kG2lK
?
No.106838
106840 106841
[1d20 = 6]
>>106835
Fuck. Wasted a good roll.
Iron decides to swim up there in order for his forelegs to maybe grab on the edges, hoping to either break, causing a bigger opening to maybe simply walk off the lake, or have a mouthful of air and pull himself up.
Rolling swim
Come on, dice. I know you care about me.
Give me your power!

Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106840
1519431946035.jpg
>>106838

Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106841
106842 106846
>>106838
That’s... not really enough to swim to the surface
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106842
106845
>>106841
I know. Should I roll another fort save or can I try again?
Anonymous
3AKYF
?
No.106845
106847
>>106842
Hmmm... is Iron’s plan to swim his way out?
DS
vSA0F
?
No.106846
106850
>>106841
OOOF
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106847
106850
>>106845
I have the idea that, maybe with his massive weight, he will be able to make a huge crack that could potentially open up the edge of the lake for a simpler extraction when he gets there, as well as allow him to get a breath of fresh air.
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106850
106851
>>106846
Dark Star has the information in >>106726 >>106738

>>106847
Well, you can roll
kG2lK
?
No.106851
106852
[1d20 = 11]
>>106850
Rolling them dice!
Please, dice. I want a happy Cauldron, not a grief-stricken one.
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106852
106853
>>106851
The weight keeps his hooves firmly on the lake bottom
kG2lK
?
No.106853
106854 106855
[1d20 = 7]
>>106852
(Come on, Iron! This is nothing! You are strong! Show it!)
The possibly delusional Iron tries again.
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106854
>>106853
Oh come the fuck on. At least I have a good chance of not drowning.
Give me that nice 15 or higher already, dice
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106855
106856
>>106853
He should roll a fort save
kG2lK
?
No.106856
106858 106859
[1d20+9 = 27]
>>106855
Dice, I swear to Celestia.
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106858
>>106856
muffled screaming
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106859
106860
>>106856
Iron has more time. spend it carefully
kG2lK
?
No.106860
106861 106862
[1d20 = 1]
>>106859
I honestly have no idea what kind of careful I can be when I can't even leave the water without sacrificing the pots.
Alright, dice. I am being serious here. Grant me a 15 or more to reach the outside, cause a nice crack for Iron's exit at the edge as well as a nice breath of fresh air. If not, you'll have a sad zebra on your hands.
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106861
>>106860
ATLAS. I KNOW YOU'RE DOING THIS!
END YOUR MEDDLING
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106862
106863
1961719.png
>>106860
Suffice it to say, that does not go down the way Iron intended

I can think of one way this could go well for Iron
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106863
106864
>>106862
W-what do you mean? Your seemingly innocent look sends me shivers.
C-can I try once more?
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106864
e29.gif
>>106863
>trying once more
We haven't even resolved the 1
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106865
106867
Alright, I'll let you pick a card

Plan 1, Iron get's the special result, which gives him another action this turn

Plan 2, Iron has to make a fort save before he can act next round, but when he acts, he can act freely
kG2lK
?
No.106867
106868
[1d20+9 = 13]
>>106865
While I know that the special result will be a lot more interesting, but the fact you're offering it means it's going to be nasty.
I am super sorry, but I have to go with the pussy route. I can't let Cauldron down with the possibility of the rope breaking and making him lose all of the pots.
Rolling fort.
DC should be 11

Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106868
106870
>>106867
DC should be getting progressively higher... and it should be on a constitution check.... but I'll let it pass. This time
kG2lK
?
No.106870
106879
[1d20 = 16]
>>106868
Oh whoops. I checked and it's true. Next time I'll roll doing that. I thank you for your kindness in this time of need. Now if only dice would cooperate.
One last time, between his honor and his life, he wagers his possible last few moments of breath for another chance to get out of the water, hold onto the ice and maybe cause enough pressure to break it and ensure his safety.
(Come on! I can do this!)
DS
vSA0F
?
No.106874
106878 106879
>>106726
"I Have An Unconventional idea, I Should get my fur dye'd and my mane cut to look like a zigger."
>>106738
"Hmmmmmmmm Very Interesting,Also sounds very challenging."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106878
106884
>>106874
"To blend in? It might work. If there are any Severyanans left in this part of city, then I myself may be able to blend in."
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106879
106880 106881
>>106870
If Iron could get one thing - just one thing - above the water, would it be his hooves onto the ice, or his nostrils above the water?

>>106874
"Come again?"
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106880
106895
>>106879
Hm... You drive a hard bargain there, GM.
I think the hooves on ice to either break it, clearing the path, or get a helping hoof has a better long term benefit.
DS
vSA0F
?
No.106881
106882
>>106879
"On Which Part?"
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106882
106883
>>106881
"The whole... What? Like how do you even separate that into parts? It's one plan. A plan to look like a zebra"
DS
vSA0F
?
No.106883
106884
>>106882
"Well the file said ponies shouldnt go in after dark. so i shouldn't look like a pony if we want to get in unnoticed."
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106884
106885
>>106883
>>106878
"I guess that could work. I suppose I should try looking like a griffin"
DS
vSA0F
?
No.106885
106886 106887
>>106884
"That Seems a little more difficult,how will you Make your snoot look like a beak?"
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106886
106887 106888
>>106885
"Oh, there are ways"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106887
106888
>>106885
>>106886
"Well, us three shall certainly blend in."
DS
vSA0F
?
No.106888
106889 106890
>>106886
>>106887
"Do Either of you know,where the rest of the team is? And how could we disguise them? I Wonder if iron would be ok with me wearing zigger face?"
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106889
106891
>>106888
“I don’t know where any of them are... why would you care what he thinks?”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106890
106892
>>106888
"I do not know where Brie, Spark, and Onyx have gone off to, but perhaps somepony from that gang Iron is part of has seen him."
DS
vSA0F
?
No.106891
>>106889
"Mostly because i respect him, and because i don't want to get punched by him again."
DS
vSA0F
?
No.106892
106893
>>106890
"There was that one zigress.Maybe we could track her down, i think her name was......Kettle?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106893
106894
>>106892
"Zebra named Kettle? Perhaps she is alchemist Iron was talking about. Know anything about her?"
DS
vSA0F
?
No.106894
106896
>>106893
"Not Exactly, i just met her once shortly. when we were at the docks."
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106895
106897 106902
>>106880
Roll die for the effects
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106896
106897
>>106894
"Well, I suppose we will have to see if we can track her down, once our preparations have been met."
DS
vSA0F
?
No.106897
106904 106906
>>106896
>>106895
"Right,Blue We're gonna need some heavy weapons."
kG2lK
?
No.106902
106907
[1d20 = 7]
>>106895
Darn it. I thought you were done with Iron for yesterday in order to flesh out the mission further.
Although I admit the moment you redirected to him is quite funny.
Rolling.
Anonymous
oGUNI
?
No.106904
106906 106990
>>106897
“Heavy weapons? So we’re on the same page, you know this is a civil assignment, right?”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106906
106907 106990
>>106897
>>106904
"He mentioned heavy weapons when he sought me out in catacombs. I believe he is predicting massive fight."
Anonymous
3AKYF
?
No.106907
106908 106910
>>106902
>7
He should get his hooves on it, but the ice holding is far more questionable

>>106906
And this is where not having actually completed the relevant history of the place harms me
“Maybe, but right now we only have suspected immigration violations. Besides, the moment they hear gun fire, all they need to do is scatter or hide, and wait until we go home. Then they are right back to doing what they were before the next morning
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106908
106909
>>106907
Maybe Cauldron can assist with that?
Anonymous
3AKYF
?
No.106909
106911
>>106908
She can assist with tugging on Iron. She cannot assist with the ice being too weak to support an extremely large amount of weight
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106910
106912
>>106907
Silver nods. "It should be considered matter of last resort. Our primary goal should be avoiding hostilities for as long as it is possible. Especially as we do not know full extent of their offensive capabilities."

So, just so I can say I'm no longer just assuming, what kind of action in combat is reloading: free, move, standard, or full?
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106911
106912
>>106909
Ah, well. That was kinda part of the plan. How much ice breaks is now the question.
Can Cauldron tug him a bit up for him to pull his nostrils out of water before either being forced back down or having to let go?
3AKYF
?
No.106912
106913 106916 106919
[1d20+3 = 7]
>>106910
What is he reloading?

>>106911
Lets find out
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106913
106919
>>106912
Dice, you lil' shit
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106916
106917 106919
>>106912
Just give some examples, like semi-auto pistols or bolt-action rifles.

"To that end: what about concealable weapons? Pistols, sawed-off firearms, or knives, all of which we might conceal in coats to prevent ourselves from announcing to world that we are armed?"
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106917
>>106916
I'd wager that pistols, SMG and other light weapons with magazines is a move action. Rifles of most sorts will probably need a standard actions
Bolt action rifles without the clip and having to reload each bullet as well as shotguns of the same kind of reload counts as a full-action move depending on how many bullets you reload.
LMGs and other heavy weaponry is most likely a full-action in most cases.
Anonymous
3AKYF
?
No.106919
106920 106921
7F38BB35-FD12-401A-B289-E50A0EDC41B0.jpeg
>>106913
>>106912
She does not succeed in pulling him up

>>106916
Most instances are probably full round actions.

“And all that concealment ends the instant one of those guns goes off”
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106920
>>106919
Did a lot of ice break?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106921
106922
>>106919
"As I said, last resort. There is advantage to not carrying large bolt-action rifle or submachine gun on one's back, especially when attempting to, perhaps, infiltrate criminal organizations. Outside of that, it is clear we will need some measure of self-defense while roaming in that part of town, and I highly doubt any knife-wielding delinquents or thieves will not run from even just mere sight of firearm."
Anonymous
3AKYF
?
No.106922
106923
>>106921
“They run... and they tell their superiors. And their superior either decide to send a large number of henchmen, enough to kill us, they run away, or both”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106923
106924
>>106922
Silver sits down and throws his forehooves up into the air. "Just..." He sighs, making his frustration apparent. "...never mind."
Anonymous
3AKYF
?
No.106924
106925
>>106923
She comes over, and pats the old pony
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106925
>>106924
This does get a smile out of him as he leans into the pats. That old pony sure does like physical contact.
Anonymous
3AKYF
?
No.106926
106927 106928 106950 106951 106953
And this might be my signal that it’s time to back off for a few days...
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106927
>>106926
...Oh...sorry if any of that is me.
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106928
>>106926
Work stuff, I presume?
Shimmering Spark
H84w0
?
No.106950
106952
>>106926
Awwwww...
Shimmering Spark
H84w0
?
No.106951
106952
>>106926
Are you too busy to do it today?
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106952
>>106951
>>106950
I think he's not here anymore. Perhaps he'll come back in a week.
Shimmering Spark
H84w0
?
No.106953
>>106926
Well, when you get back, maybe Spark could look around the lands on the other side of the border?
Anonymous
4dgnU
?
No.106965
106966 106967 106968 106969
D0A80F9E-1613-44D8-BA8E-CF32190288AB.jpeg
Hello

I am going to BronyCon tomorrow
Anonymous
kG2lK
?
No.106966
106971
>>106965
Hi.
You have fun there!
Shimmering Spark
H84w0
?
No.106967
106971
>>106965
Hi.
I wish I could. I hope it is fun.
Shimmering Spark
H84w0
?
No.106968
106971
>>106965
Are you up to playing tonight?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
nZh7n
?
No.106969
106971
>>106965
Hope you have fun on your trip.
Anonymous
4dgnU
?
No.106971
106974
>>106968
I can do a few posts

>>106969
>>106967
>>106966
Thanks!
Shimmering Spark
H84w0
?
No.106974
106975
>>106971
Yay!

Spark checks on the changelings... well, the ones we are taking back home.
Anonymous
4dgnU
?
No.106975
106976
>>106974
Brie took the changelings with him when he went upstairs. They do not come back with him, but remain up there. At least, they do so for a couple minutes
Shimmering Spark
H84w0
?
No.106976
106977
>>106975
Ah. Then I guess I go get the wagon, if it hasn't been impounded or something.