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Occupied Equestria - Howling Night
Anonymous
6VXsl
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No.107000
107003 107006
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

Dark Star and Silver are preparing a task for the Civil Administration. Iron is drowning in a Lake. Brie has just gotten approval to speak with a Changeling agent about acting as a collaborator, and Spark is petting the weird cat things.
1274 replies and 93 files omitted.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107507
107508 107517
>>107503
Unfortunately, I am not a ghoul.
Anonymous
tCSsN
?
No.107508
107517
>>107506
But I can cancel the boop if I have no snout!
Just watch me!
>>107507
Be sure to put some rubbing alcohol and you'll be fine.
DS
lZuQo
?
No.107517
107519
_Boop Sunbreaker.png
>>107508
>>107507

Anonymous
tCSsN
?
No.107519
107521
1513443385932.jpg
>>107517
HAH!
I HAVE NO SNOUT, SILLY CREATURE!
I HAVE WON!
DS
lZuQo
?
No.107521
107522
_Boop chrysalys.jpg
>>107519
Boops your skull
Anonymous
tCSsN
?
No.107522
107527
1147064__safe_artist-colon-zigword_queen chrysalis_blushing_bottle_butterfly_changeling_changeling queen_cute_glare_grass_hunting_levitation_magic_-col.jpeg
>>107521
...darn.
I GUESS I HAVE TO COMMIT.
START THE CUTTING HEAD OFF PROCESS!
DS
lZuQo
?
No.107527
107544
_Boop luna.gif
>>107522

Anonymous
tCSsN
?
No.107544
>>107527
DULLAHAN PROCESS COMPLETE. NOW I HAVE NO HEAD TO BOOP!
ESPECIALLY SINCE I'VE ENCLOSED IT IN A METAL SAFE WITH A 20 CODE PASSWORD!
Anonymous
HIZDh
?
No.107546
107547 107548 107551
6AEA237B-5B21-4008-8123-BE65275EFCF7.png
Am back home now
Anonymous
tCSsN
?
No.107547
>>107546
herro
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107548
>>107546
Nice to see you.
DS
lZuQo
?
No.107551
107553
_Boop marble.jpg
>>107546
Henlo
Anonymous
HIZDh
?
No.107553
107554 107555
Alright, let’s see if anything can be done in the next hour. What does everyone want to do next?

>>107551
Stahp
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107554
107562
>>107553
I know the Baltimare gang is going to the spa, get their looks changed for the mission as well as relax a little.
Anonymous
tCSsN
?
No.107555
>>107553
I am not quite sure of Iron's fate, but he did manage to break some ice and a spare 20 I wanted to use to grab on the ice again.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107562
107563
>>107554
Hmmmm... So Silver will be relaxing?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107563
107566
>>107562
Honestly, I don't know. Dark Star's asked him to help with something ASAP when Silver's got a dozen other things that need done.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107566
107567
>>107563
I mean... Silver can do those dozen other things
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107567
107570
>>107566
He probably will tell Starry boi and Skies that he's going to, if Dark Star is even still here.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107570
107572
>>107567
I know he wants to finish the book job. Anything else?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107572
107573
>>107570
Well, there's getting Father Maren's help for putting Curwhinny to rest, getting the money for the catacombs job, getting the wealth of dirty, damaged, or dulled weapons he has ready for use, and getting some new saddlebags and other sorts of bags, belts, and bandoliers.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107573
107574
>>107572
Well, that's quite a number of things, and things he could do without any other players needing to be on. What is this about weapons?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107574
107575
>>107573
Silver's got a Lavender Rifle, a Canterlot Sword, a combat knife, and a Colt .45 pistol that need with cleaned, fixed, or sharpened. The rifle and the pistol I've got plans to give to some others who lack a ranged weapon.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107575
107576
>>107574
Is Silver intending to become a sword wilder once again?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107576
>>107575
I don't think he's completely stopped being a sword wielder yet. It's just a lot easier to trust melee combat against opponents that can't potentially kill you with a single strike.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107606
107607 107609
I wonder: what would a Tommy gun made for ponies look like?
Anonymous
pn51n
?
No.107607
>>107606
Just like a Tommy Gun, but with a bigger trigger guard to be able to fire it.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107609
107611
>>107606
During the first exploration of the catacombs the Equestrian submachine gun found on the floor by either Onyx or Dark Star was intended to be a Thompson Submachinegun. That seemed undesirable, because the Thompson has a very high rate of fire, a high caliber, and is also ridiculously expensive to manufacture. Later I thought of setting the Sten gun as the Equestrian standard, and that works better for a number of reasons, especially balance, and faithfulness to adapted historical circumstances
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107611
107613
>>107609
Think Onyx has that one, but I don't know what he did with it.
Anonymous
pn51n
?
No.107613
>>107611
I'm betting he still has it with him or something.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107615
107616 107618
Maybe it's time for a level up....
Anonymous
pn51n
?
No.107616
>>107615
Wait, really?
Would it pass over to any new character that appears due to death?
Nevertheless, this is quite a surprise.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107618
>>107615
That'd be a nice surprise.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107622
107623 107624 107625
1CBFA8B2-2A0C-4227-B198-0ED84DF81D25.jpeg

Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107623
107626
>>107622
I'm sorry to hear you're bummed out. What's wrong?
Anonymous
pn51n
?
No.107624
>>107622
Wubs in the background intensifies
I honestly don't blame you for your current state. It's quite frustrating to have to juggle three different stories, specially one just for one PC and one where the entire group is absent for months on end.
I honestly wouldn't blame you if you want to kill Iron now and make me roll a new character. It should alleviate your struggles.
Shimmering Spark
PyefB
?
No.107625
107626
>>107622
Awwwwwww. Are you still up for playing tonight?
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107626
107627 107628
>>107625
Maybe

>>107623
bored and kind of sad
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107627
>>107626
Again, that sucks to hear. Not sure how to fix that, but I hope it does get fixed soon.
Anonymous
pn51n
?
No.107628
107630
>>107626
Bored?
Oh yeah, the con ended and you're probably going back.
So, what's keeping you down?
Anonymous
xttgv
?
No.107630
107631
>>107628
You probably just asked and answered your own question
Anonymous
pn51n
?
No.107631
>>107630
Probably, but sometimes the one who wants to vent wants to say it in order to... you know, vent.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107633
107634 107635 107636
Who wants to play and when?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107634
107637
>>107633
I'm ready to play whenever.
Shimmering Spark
PyefB
?
No.107635
107637
>>107633
I want to.
Anonymous
pn51n
?
No.107636
107639
>>107633
If you feel up for it, sure. Last action was Iron trying to grab the once again to try and get out or break more dice depending on the roll
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107637
107638 107644
>>107634
Well, I guess Silver can do an action

>>107635
Spark is trapped in the back of the cart with the two changelings
Shimmering Spark
PyefB
?
No.107638
107639
>>107637
He continues petting, hoping they are too distracted by it to do anything to Spark.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107639
107641 107642
>>107636
And where do you think you can go from there?

>>107638
Distracted, or enticed? Also, it's damned cold, even if the cart gives protection against wind
Shimmering Spark
PyefB
?
No.107641
107643
>>107639
We will soon find out. He continue petting, hoping that petting generates warmth.
Anonymous
pn51n
?
No.107642
107643
>>107639
The ice grind or actually getting out with Cauldron's. Remember that I still have that 20 I accidentally rolled.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107643
107647 107648
>>107641
Hmmm...

I'm not really sure what to do with Spark in one place

>>107642
Well, the thing is that when Iron tried to place his hooves on the ice and pull himself up, the ice cracked and largely broke
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107644
107645
>>107637
"...Черт." Silver lets out a sigh as he turns to Blue. "As much as I would like to join you two in partaking of spa's services, I really should get to list of things I need to do. You will tell me how trip went, yes?"
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107645
107646
>>107644
"Sure" she says, nodding and smiling
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107646
107649
>>107645
"Great, thank you! I will see you after, with all books successfully delivered."

How many books are left in his cart to bring in?
Anonymous
pn51n
?
No.107647
107649
>>107643
If the problem is reaching the ice again, I will use the 20 to go to the edge of the ice again. Then I can go again, right?
Shimmering Spark
PyefB
?
No.107648
107649
>>107643
I'm still trying to think of what to do. I was hoping for others to be around to travel on towards our doom... er... objective.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107649
107650 107656
>>107646
I would imagine he left half of them in

>>107647
You can try. The issue is hat the weight is so heavy, he can't really swim. It's basically like standing on land, with the buoyancy of the water made up for by the weight

>>107648

The ragged furred yellow stallion looks on with gritted teeth outside, then turns away

Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107650
107651
>>107649
Well, let's see how long it takes him to finish taking them inside.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107651
107652
>>107650
It's a simple task. If it is not completed in one trip, it is completed in two
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107652
107653
>>107651
Simple enough. Once he's finished, he hooks himself up to his cart and heads back to the catacombs. "Hmm. That mud bath does sound nice, though. Hope they have fun."
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107653
107655
>>107652
It’s a bit of a trek, and it’s kind of hard to see in the twilight, but he does so
Anonymous
RKHdi
?
No.107654
107659
Hi hello yes it is I the resident rock.

Ignore the missing flag, but what's Onyx up to?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107655
107662
>>107653
Once more into the darkness, maneuvering his cart to the burned library. "Shame what happened here. So many books lost." Silver begins to put as many recoverable books as he can into the cart. Curiosity gets the better of him as he peaks into a couple of the volumes.
Anonymous
pn51n
?
No.107656
107657 107664
>>107649
Aw... I really, really want to keep all of them...
I'll compromise.
Iron, looking at his pots with intense desire and hesitation, unties 2 of the pots off of him and leaves them be in this spot.
(If no pots ever reach Cauldron, then I have failed. I cannot waste anymore time, or she might have her eyes bloodied by the time I get out, or worse, I die.)
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107657
107658
>>107656
Not like you couldn't try to bring them back up afterwards?
Anonymous
pn51n
?
No.107658
>>107657
Not for the day.
Especially with the whole 'animals suddenly dying' business.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107659
107660
unnamed.jpg
>>107654
*Startled pony noises*

For a number of minutes, Onyx was trapped at the bottom of a set of stairs in a cheap apartment building, not fully heated. Brie disappeared upstairs with his two... foals, and Spark stayed with Onyx. Waiting. The yellow ragged furred "stallion" watched over them, as did another. They left out the front door shouting some alien language when a third pony came to see them, leaving Spark and Onyx to themselves. After some time, Brie came down stairs. So too does Spark leave back to the carriage. Spark placed himself in the back, and was eventually joined by the two little "foals." He'll be foal sitting for most of the trip. But at least, he is sheltered from the elements. Onyx on the other hoof... It's fairly windy, and that lowers the temperature still further. It's too dry to snow, but it's the right temperature for it. The carriage is still there, waiting for onyx to pick it up, and pull it off deeper into enemy territory

Looks like Onyx remains alive, kind of free, and still has most of his limited love reserves. So far
Anonymous
RKHdi
?
No.107660
107661
>>107659
>Limited
Extremely limited

"This place sucks. Spark? Brie? Now what?"
He heads toward the carriage, wondering what they'll get him into now.
Shimmering Spark
PyefB
?
No.107661
107663
>>107660
Spark hears this from inside the wagon and waves to Onyx. There are changelings in his lap.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107662
107668
>>107655
If Silver had to take a guess, most of the books here are not, in fact, unique, but rather were likely academic books in the time of Curwhinny. Some of them were likely banned. But it's the smallest category of books that is the most interesting.

One book is entitled "Practical Potion making," another "The Mapping of Non-Euclidean Spaces," still another is in an unknown language with the only recognizable part being a reference to the old Empire of Tambelon, and another about the customs of the Mareya ponies. There are a few more as well, but most books are pretty well damaged here
Anonymous
RKHdi
?
No.107663
107666
>>107661
Onyx's good eye joins his bad one as it glazes over, as the pony steps into the carriage.
"So... Do we have a plan?"
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107664
107665 107669
>>107656
Oh dear. Now what action to declare?
Anonymous
pn51n
?
No.107665
107671
>>107664
Alright, time to try to get off this water and hold onto the ice again. Maybe Cauldron can help.

Shimmering Spark
PyefB
?
No.107666
107667
>>107663
"If we do, I haven't been told. As far as I know, we march into their land, plop them down somewhere, and head back before our untimely demise... as least ideally."
Anonymous
RKHdi
?
No.107667
107669 107671
>>107666
C-checked in fear
"Yeah, I guess avoiding death is a good idea."
His eyes narrow at the little changelings
"Nice to see they're friendly towards somepony"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107668
107671
>>107662
"Practical Potion Making?" Silver grabs this book to take a look at its insides. "Is this type of beginner's guide, or does it need prior alchemical knowledge?"
Shimmering Spark
PyefB
?
No.107669
107670 107671
>>107667
"As nice as they can be."
>>107664
More pets.
Anonymous
RKHdi
?
No.107670
107672 107676
>>107669
"I'd imagine that would be 'not very'"
Onyx sits down, and stares out the window at the area around them.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107671
107672 107673 107675
2A49FA31-0D43-46EA-960F-BB981A5B0D52.png
>>107665
The pots sulk down on their ropes as iron tries to lose it, then immediately falls down when freed, briefly illuminated by the strobing blue electric lights that swept through the thin ice, before disappearing out of view. But there will be time to mourn the loss of the gold later (hopefully...) Iron must turn his head away, and back to the ice above.

Declare action, and roll for it

>>107668
It turns out, “practical” seems to be a term of art meaning “applied,” as in that portion of a science that pertains to putting theory into practice, rather than simple theory. The chapters Silver is looking at centers on the rate of diffusion of two liquids in a container where neither is soluble in the other and both have different heat capacities, when a heat source is applied below the container.

>>107669
Even the other, more reluctant creature accepts the pets

>>107667
Changelings? There are only pony foals here. The bat pony foal narrows his eyes back at Onyx, while the Pegasus foal looks over to onyx with big, cute, innocent eyes
Shimmering Spark
PyefB
?
No.107672
107674 107676
>>107670
"Much nicer than the rest of them at least. So... should we wheel this thing around so the bat can jump in and join us?"
>>107671
Spark just can't stop petting.
pn51n
?
No.107673
107676
[1d20 = 9]
>>107671
As I've said, it's ice grabbing time.
If needed, he moves closer to grabbable ice sheet.
Anonymous
RKHdi
?
No.107674
107676
>>107672
"Sounds like something I can actually be doing"
Onyx hops out and wheels the carriage around as Spark suggests.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107675
107676
>>107671
"Shame. Could have proven useful. Still, I imagine it would be useful for whatever alchemist reads this." He puts it in the cart with the rest of the books as he continues to pile them on.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107676
107677 107678 107684
marble_pie_look_up_by_dragonm97hd_da4lhuf-pre.png
>>107670
Onyx's carriage is in what is basically a makeshift "inspection station' ontop of a sidewalk past the entry point through the fence. the carriage has been pulled up so it does not block the way of the inspection point. The entry way and the wall itself runs down the middle of a street, and on this side of the wall, there are mostly single story shops, and three story small multi family units, mostly with shops on the bottom. Windows are often border or busted. More than one building looks as if it was hit with an explosion and never repared. All in all, this particular area is semi-urban, consists of diverse buildings of brick and stone and mortar with several wood, and most buildings look unused or abandoned, Some are clearly still occupied. On the balcony of an apartment above and a little over, a number of plants lay dead in pots.

The street continues, with buildings spaced a little further apart just further down. the streets seem to be just a little off from a grid pattern

>>107675
And so he does so

>>107672
At least they seem to like it. They look back at Spark with glowing eyes

>>107673
There's been better... roll for luck

>>107674
Onyx can hook himself up readily
pn51n
?
No.107677
107679
[1d20 = 18]
>>107676
Rol...
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107678
107679
>>107676
Silver continues until either there's no more room in his cart, or there's no more recoverable books.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107679
107681 107682
>>107677
Hold. Iron can try to pull himself up

>>107678
He reaches both soon enough
pn51n
?
No.107680
107682 107683
[1d20 = 15]

Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107681
107683
>>107679
And back to the hotel he goes with his spoils. "I will be glad to be finished with this. It will be nice to have funds once again."
Anonymous
pn51n
?
No.107682
107683
>>107679
>>107680
He does so.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107683
107685 107687
>>107680
>>107682
One... last little hurdle. Roll constitution

>>107681
He takes it all back to the Grand Baltimare

Anonymous
RKHdi
?
No.107684
107694
>>107676
Onyx readily hooks himself up, and moves towards where he last saw Brie.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107685
107686
>>107683
And once again, he takes books from the cart to the offices. "Almost finished..."
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107686
107691
>>107685
It’s not many more books her. That library was damaged badly, and so most books were either lost completely or damaged ti done degree or other
pn51n
?
No.107687
107689 107690 107691 107692
1500149983679.jpg
[1d20+1 = 2]
>>107683
nervous anticipation
At least I have a +1
Anonymous
pn51n
?
No.107689
>>107687
Sigh.
Anonymous
RKHdi
?
No.107690
>>107687
Big F
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2a+oU
?
No.107691
107704
>>107686
"I wonder if Blue Skies is still around to pay out Bits for job. Or if she told somepony else here about it."

>>107687
F. You will be missed.
Anonymous
A6jtJ
?
No.107692
107693
>>107687
It's been a while since Iron went under, struggling to get back to the surface, walking forward, and trying to swim up once more. At the end of his rope, Iron places a hoof up on the ice. He gets a grip. He pulls down, it holds. But as he pulls himself up... he reaches the end of his line, and inhales water.

Iron still has a card left to play. Roll luck