Set six years after season 6, Occupied Equestria presents an alternative history where Chrysalis chose a different approach to her second attack on Equestria. The Changelings have conquered half of Equestria, while a former Equestrian colony - soured to Princess Twilight's notion of harmony with all creatures thank to their dealing 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.
Silver is learning about foreign pony cultures, Dark Star is preparing to put on a play for the children of the Saint Prancis Orphanage, Onyx has received several possible missions from the government, Brie is buying clothing, presumably for a long journey. Ash and Iron are leaving the office of a now enraged gangster... or not.
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>>90998 →
"Yes, those ones. They are more liberal than most in the area, and suppose themselves to have a right to rule over the entire drainage basin as if it were their own personal property. With Equestria gone, they think of themselves as the 'leaders of the Harmonic world.' As for Wittenland... a bunch of Unicorns prancing around in their high castles wasting their time on wine and parties."
>>90987 →
>>90996 →
You could just, you know, roleplay diplomacy, rather than treating it like it's a form of mind control
"Yes, those ones. They are more liberal than most in the area, and suppose themselves to have a right to rule over the entire drainage basin as if it were their own personal property. With Equestria gone, they think of themselves as the 'leaders of the Harmonic world.' As for Wittenland... a bunch of Unicorns prancing around in their high castles wasting their time on wine and parties."
>>90987 →
>>90996 →
You could just, you know, roleplay diplomacy, rather than treating it like it's a form of mind control
>>90983 →
"Please allow me"
Trim fit pulls out a measuring tape, and starts to take measurements of Brie's neck, shoulders, waists, chest, wings, and so forth, all in a rather invasive way.
Next comes the little foals. Wesley stands still enough for it, although he looks as Trim fit with a wierd, predatory glare, until Kerr boops him into stopping. Kerr stands for it, but not without squirming, being both annoyed and unnerved by the process
"The ballistic Nylon itself will help to keep much of the heat, and it will certainly appear thick. But we can prepare a version for even colder climates"
"Please allow me"
Trim fit pulls out a measuring tape, and starts to take measurements of Brie's neck, shoulders, waists, chest, wings, and so forth, all in a rather invasive way.
Next comes the little foals. Wesley stands still enough for it, although he looks as Trim fit with a wierd, predatory glare, until Kerr boops him into stopping. Kerr stands for it, but not without squirming, being both annoyed and unnerved by the process
"The ballistic Nylon itself will help to keep much of the heat, and it will certainly appear thick. But we can prepare a version for even colder climates"
>>91001
"From what I have heard, there are three rivers that meet in Rijekograd. Their names I think are..." Silver looks towards the ceiling while scratching his chin in thought, as he tries to remember what he's heard of the River Republic. "Griffking, Gold, and...Green? And these rivers I imagine run through many of their neighbors. So I can see why some would think as such, even if they do not have rightful claim to region. I have heard it is beautiful place, with lots of hills and forests beside its grand rivers. I have also heard Rijeka is almost like brother language to my native Cyrillic. It makes me wonder if Rijekograd and Jezergrad ponies originally came from Severyana, many millennia ago.
"Wittenland sounds like some of old aristocracy in Canterlot. Somehow, I do not feel I would have good time there."
"From what I have heard, there are three rivers that meet in Rijekograd. Their names I think are..." Silver looks towards the ceiling while scratching his chin in thought, as he tries to remember what he's heard of the River Republic. "Griffking, Gold, and...Green? And these rivers I imagine run through many of their neighbors. So I can see why some would think as such, even if they do not have rightful claim to region. I have heard it is beautiful place, with lots of hills and forests beside its grand rivers. I have also heard Rijeka is almost like brother language to my native Cyrillic. It makes me wonder if Rijekograd and Jezergrad ponies originally came from Severyana, many millennia ago.
"Wittenland sounds like some of old aristocracy in Canterlot. Somehow, I do not feel I would have good time there."
>>91005
"The Griffking is the main river. The Gold and the Green are it's most easterly tributaries. It is a hilly area, yes, and mostly forested where there are not farms. It's not as beautiful as the green mountains and mountaintop cities of Nimbusia, though. I guess it is possible that there is some relation in the lettering. They say the ponies of the East came from the far north of the Equestrian continent, originally... Does Wittenland not sound 'exciting' enough for you?"
"The Griffking is the main river. The Gold and the Green are it's most easterly tributaries. It is a hilly area, yes, and mostly forested where there are not farms. It's not as beautiful as the green mountains and mountaintop cities of Nimbusia, though. I guess it is possible that there is some relation in the lettering. They say the ponies of the East came from the far north of the Equestrian continent, originally... Does Wittenland not sound 'exciting' enough for you?"
>>91006
"Well, for instance, 'Rijekograd' comes from Rijeka words for 'River City', literally 'rijeka' and 'grad'. Cyrillic translation for these words are 'река' and 'город', but if I were to use Ponish characters, it would look like..." He grabs a simple pen from his saddlebags, and uses it to write on a napkin provided by the diner. In particular, he writes down 'reka' and 'gorod'. "...do you see resemblance?"
"Well, for instance, 'Rijekograd' comes from Rijeka words for 'River City', literally 'rijeka' and 'grad'. Cyrillic translation for these words are 'река' and 'город', but if I were to use Ponish characters, it would look like..." He grabs a simple pen from his saddlebags, and uses it to write on a napkin provided by the diner. In particular, he writes down 'reka' and 'gorod'. "...do you see resemblance?"
>>91008
“Uh huh...” she says, looking down, and seeming a little confused. She hasn’t really eaten much of the food she ordered
“Uh huh...” she says, looking down, and seeming a little confused. She hasn’t really eaten much of the food she ordered
>>91009
Silver's left-side ear and eye lower in confusion at her own confusion. "Is something wrong?"
Silver's left-side ear and eye lower in confusion at her own confusion. "Is something wrong?"
>>91011
He doesn't look like he believes this statement. "Well, okay. If there is something wrong, it is okay to say something to me, you know.
"Anyways, no, I do not think I would really fit in among Wittenland crowd. I am no Pinkie Pie. Outside of purpose of gathering information for some job or another, I have not been to many parties at all."
He doesn't look like he believes this statement. "Well, okay. If there is something wrong, it is okay to say something to me, you know.
"Anyways, no, I do not think I would really fit in among Wittenland crowd. I am no Pinkie Pie. Outside of purpose of gathering information for some job or another, I have not been to many parties at all."
>>91012
“That’s neat that the languages are similar. Perhaps there is some connection between the two nations. One that has survived after all of these centuries”
“That’s neat that the languages are similar. Perhaps there is some connection between the two nations. One that has survived after all of these centuries”
>>91013
"I have heard of more far-fetched possibilities than that, so it very well could be." He looks at her barely-touched food. "Do you need take-home box for that?"
"I have heard of more far-fetched possibilities than that, so it very well could be." He looks at her barely-touched food. "Do you need take-home box for that?"
>>91014
So you’re telling me that you care more about some character skill than actually doing role play - particularly since the skill in question is one that can actually be role played
So you’re telling me that you care more about some character skill than actually doing role play - particularly since the skill in question is one that can actually be role played
>>91015
“I don’t... I don’t think so”
She pokes it with a hoof, sticks her muzzle down, and takes a small bite of the bread
“I don’t... I don’t think so”
She pokes it with a hoof, sticks her muzzle down, and takes a small bite of the bread
[1d20+3 = 5]
>>91017
Sense Motive: With searching eyes looking for any sign of what's wrong, Silver decides to push a little harder. "...Is something the matter, Blue? I am your friend, I am here for these types of things. You can tell me."
>>91017
Sense Motive: With searching eyes looking for any sign of what's wrong, Silver decides to push a little harder. "...Is something the matter, Blue? I am your friend, I am here for these types of things. You can tell me."
>>91022
“No, it’s... it’s good food.”
She takes another bite, chews, and tries to swallow
“I’m just not used to Equestrian food, and I don’t eat that much anyways”
“No, it’s... it’s good food.”
She takes another bite, chews, and tries to swallow
“I’m just not used to Equestrian food, and I don’t eat that much anyways”
>>91023
"Then what are you used to? Maybe next time we go out I can find someplace that you will enjoy."
"Then what are you used to? Maybe next time we go out I can find someplace that you will enjoy."
>>91016
Well, no, but said skill is easily one of the more valuable skills for PCs concerned with anything but killing everything in sight. NPCs with opposing motives, intents, or alignments may be difficult to convince in ways that can't really be explained other than how eloquently the character words his/her speech. Also, I suck at this kind of stuff irl, but my character shouldn't.
Diplomacy doesn't necessarily make NPCs do whatever you tell them to, but it does improve their dispositions and attitudes.
Well, no, but said skill is easily one of the more valuable skills for PCs concerned with anything but killing everything in sight. NPCs with opposing motives, intents, or alignments may be difficult to convince in ways that can't really be explained other than how eloquently the character words his/her speech. Also, I suck at this kind of stuff irl, but my character shouldn't.
Diplomacy doesn't necessarily make NPCs do whatever you tell them to, but it does improve their dispositions and attitudes.
>>91028
“Well, among other things. Various beans, bread, figs, and olives would often provide the basis of common meals”
“Well, among other things. Various beans, bread, figs, and olives would often provide the basis of common meals”
>>91029
"There must be very many olive plantations in Nimbusia to not only have them as staple food item, but also to clean yourself in olive oil."
"There must be very many olive plantations in Nimbusia to not only have them as staple food item, but also to clean yourself in olive oil."
>>91030
She laughs slightly
“Indeed there are. The land is mountainous, and not much else will grow in most parts”
She laughs slightly
“Indeed there are. The land is mountainous, and not much else will grow in most parts”
>>91031
To Silver, it sounds a little bit like the situation in Severyana, if you replaced 'mountainous' with 'frozen'. "But here is question: for how long can crops be grown in Nimbusia?"
To Silver, it sounds a little bit like the situation in Severyana, if you replaced 'mountainous' with 'frozen'. "But here is question: for how long can crops be grown in Nimbusia?"
>>91032
“If you mean grain, I think one harvest worth of grain can be grown during the year. Sometimes clover can be planted in the winter, or even beans. Obviously fruit trees grow year round. But I never handled farming. The helots did that”
“If you mean grain, I think one harvest worth of grain can be grown during the year. Sometimes clover can be planted in the winter, or even beans. Obviously fruit trees grow year round. But I never handled farming. The helots did that”
>>91034
“Well, not usually. If food did begin to lack, it would be the helots who would pay the shortfall”
“Well, not usually. If food did begin to lack, it would be the helots who would pay the shortfall”
>>91035
"I suppose that was incentive to grow as much food as possible. Still, it would not be very fun to be helot during food shortage, I imagine."
"I suppose that was incentive to grow as much food as possible. Still, it would not be very fun to be helot during food shortage, I imagine."
>>91037
"Yeah, I suppose you never had to." Silver silently contemplates how Blue would have turned out if she had some of that perspective.
"Yeah, I suppose you never had to." Silver silently contemplates how Blue would have turned out if she had some of that perspective.
>>91039
It's a fair enough point for Silver.
"I would like to hear some more about Nimbusia, if you would not mind."
It's a fair enough point for Silver.
"I would like to hear some more about Nimbusia, if you would not mind."
>>91040
“We Pegasi built our cities on the hilltops, above the valleys of the east. We were not so wealthy, nor so industrial. Our roofs tended to be thatched, but our temples were made of fine stone columns with elegant and ancient friezes depicting the glory of past battles and of the settlement. Life was very communal, and emphasized relationships with other Pegasi. I guess it has that in common with Equestria. The state-run Education emphasized physical combat, but many of the wealthy purchases tutors to teach rhetoric and public speaking. We would often meet in the amphitheaters of the larger cities, where the citizenry would hear and vote on proposals for public matters, or watch plays. The markets, likewise, were big communal areas. And the temples to the gods tended to be the grandest in the cities. Soaring over the valleys, or the long coast lines, the hills were covered in grass or olive groves. It was beautiful...”
“We Pegasi built our cities on the hilltops, above the valleys of the east. We were not so wealthy, nor so industrial. Our roofs tended to be thatched, but our temples were made of fine stone columns with elegant and ancient friezes depicting the glory of past battles and of the settlement. Life was very communal, and emphasized relationships with other Pegasi. I guess it has that in common with Equestria. The state-run Education emphasized physical combat, but many of the wealthy purchases tutors to teach rhetoric and public speaking. We would often meet in the amphitheaters of the larger cities, where the citizenry would hear and vote on proposals for public matters, or watch plays. The markets, likewise, were big communal areas. And the temples to the gods tended to be the grandest in the cities. Soaring over the valleys, or the long coast lines, the hills were covered in grass or olive groves. It was beautiful...”
>>91041
"It sounds like it. I imagine I would have liked very much to see it in its prime.
"You have said before that Nimbusia has its own religion. What is it like?"
"It sounds like it. I imagine I would have liked very much to see it in its prime.
"You have said before that Nimbusia has its own religion. What is it like?"
>>91042
“That the world had an order to it, shepherded by various spirits. Notos over the winds, Bellephoron over warriors, and Posedidon over all ponies. Sterope, Euos, Aithops, and Bronte pulled the sun across the sky. Each temple had a priest or priestess called a Poloi. Small sacrifices, especially of food items, were often asked for”
“That the world had an order to it, shepherded by various spirits. Notos over the winds, Bellephoron over warriors, and Posedidon over all ponies. Sterope, Euos, Aithops, and Bronte pulled the sun across the sky. Each temple had a priest or priestess called a Poloi. Small sacrifices, especially of food items, were often asked for”
>>91042
“The hills and the old buildings are still there. Only the spirit of the country was broken. Like an old mare who dies quietly in the night, without much fuss, leaving behind a more or less pristine, lifeless body”
“The hills and the old buildings are still there. Only the spirit of the country was broken. Like an old mare who dies quietly in the night, without much fuss, leaving behind a more or less pristine, lifeless body”
>>91043
>>91045
Silver's eyes partially glaze over at all of the names of the different gods. "It does indeed sound foreign to Celestialism, at least. I think we used to have religion, or religions, before Celestialism that sounded little bit like what you described."
Silver looks at her with an odd expression, after her second statement. "So, it is little bit like Severyana? Everything is still there, mostly, but it is not actually Severyana."
>>91045
Silver's eyes partially glaze over at all of the names of the different gods. "It does indeed sound foreign to Celestialism, at least. I think we used to have religion, or religions, before Celestialism that sounded little bit like what you described."
Silver looks at her with an odd expression, after her second statement. "So, it is little bit like Severyana? Everything is still there, mostly, but it is not actually Severyana."
>>91046
She smiles, and seems to be a bit emboldened
“Sounds about like typical. An invading foreign power replaces the world views, customs and cultures of the natives with a philosophy that places the new rulers at the center of order., In time, the natives cannot even think of their world without its rulers and their own subjugation as an undispensable part of their existence. So died the native religions of the Equestrian continent at the hooves, wings, and horns of alicorns rule.”
Then she pulls back in
“Well, I’ve never been to Severyana. I think you said they burned churches. That didn’t happen in Nimbusia. It was a much quieter revolution”
She smiles, and seems to be a bit emboldened
“Sounds about like typical. An invading foreign power replaces the world views, customs and cultures of the natives with a philosophy that places the new rulers at the center of order., In time, the natives cannot even think of their world without its rulers and their own subjugation as an undispensable part of their existence. So died the native religions of the Equestrian continent at the hooves, wings, and horns of alicorns rule.”
Then she pulls back in
“Well, I’ve never been to Severyana. I think you said they burned churches. That didn’t happen in Nimbusia. It was a much quieter revolution”
Alright. I'm heading to bed now.
>>91047
'Sounds a little bit like New Mareland' is what a small part of him wants to say. However, he decides to scale it back to a much more reasonable: "I am not sure if Celestia ever actually sponsored worship of herself. You certainly got idea from listening to how she acted that she was not very fond of that idea, and it was just her ponies acting independently.
"As for Nimbusia...well, as far as I know, it was not Communist revolution that took your country over."
'Sounds a little bit like New Mareland' is what a small part of him wants to say. However, he decides to scale it back to a much more reasonable: "I am not sure if Celestia ever actually sponsored worship of herself. You certainly got idea from listening to how she acted that she was not very fond of that idea, and it was just her ponies acting independently.
"As for Nimbusia...well, as far as I know, it was not Communist revolution that took your country over."
>>91050
Silver suddenly lets out a laugh that's just a little bit too loud for the situation. "Communists not destroying nation? That is first for me."
Silver suddenly lets out a laugh that's just a little bit too loud for the situation. "Communists not destroying nation? That is first for me."
>>91051
"Oh no, they destroy everything they touch, like fire or locusts. It just so happened that they weren't there this time. No, this was the work of 'moderate' reformists" She gives a look of serious disgust, like she is about to gag. "More L=like Aquileia than Stalliongrad"
"Oh no, they destroy everything they touch, like fire or locusts. It just so happened that they weren't there this time. No, this was the work of 'moderate' reformists" She gives a look of serious disgust, like she is about to gag. "More L=like Aquileia than Stalliongrad"
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