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Occupied Equestria - Into No Pony's Land
Anonymous
KnZni
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No.103001
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

In the North, in Bales, Brie has just aquired a carriage with which he shall make the journey into the Changeling Occupied Zone, alongt with Spark and Onyx. In Baltimare, Dark Star recouperates from injuries sustained in a near fatal encounter with a Changeling opperative. Silver helps treat two traumatized orphans, and Iron examines ancient secrets in the Jungles
1797 replies and 155 files omitted.
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103950
103951 103952
>>103948
“It’s been a long day.”
Cauldron actually doesn’t really feel that soft. Her hair is short and slightly course, Iron can definitely feel that she has been sweating, and under her skin she has tangible muscle. All in all she is built more for work than for show. Her skin fits on kind of loosely, but not too losely.

>>103949
Cold Stone is left in skeptical silence

Pink mare:
“Oh thank you! Thank you thank you thank you!”
Shimmering Spark
EILIC
?
No.103951
103953
>>103950
Spark smiles at the pink mare.
"Now hurry and see about that visa."
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103952
103955
>>103950
That's more akin to smooth. Still like. Iron is most likely sweaty too, so no issue there.
"'The biggest rewards are always at the top of the mountain'," he chuckles to himself. "That is what my brother told me once."
His goofy smile is still plastered on his face.
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103953
103954
>>103951
“But the consulate is in downtown. At least I’ve heard it’s in downtown. I’ve never been here before and I’ve never spoken to a consulate...”
Shimmering Spark
EILIC
?
No.103954
103956
>>103953
"Well, if you would like, I can tag along to make sure we get to the right place."
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103955
103957
>>103952
“Did your brother give you any advice on fighting entire hordes of bandits? If it were just me, I would have let them be”
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103956
103959
>>103954
hmmm.... if I’m committed to realistic time on this one, Spark would not really have the time to go all the way back into the city. Maybe if it’s nearby?
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103957
103958
>>103955
"Oh, my brother would have simply rushed them, dodging everything they threw at him. Perhaps grapple one of them to use as a shield or do some flips, bucking down at an unsuspecting bandit."
He smiles.
"He is really, really hard to hit to begin with. He would have made defeating these bandits a dirtwalk."
(I would have done the same if I did not leave my armor and shield at Cauldron's place.)
He frowns.
"He may not like the idea of taking this for profit, though."
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103958
103960
>>103957
“Hmmm.... I don’t know about all that. What do you mean ‘taking this for profit’?”
Shimmering Spark
EILIC
?
No.103959
103961
>>103956
It's up to you.
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103960
103961
>>103958
He shakes the pots on his pony body to highlight the thing that might annoy his brother.
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103961
103962 103979
>>103960
“No, I know that. I mean why would he not like it?”

>>103959
Eh...
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103962
103963
>>103961
Iron looks up, a bit uncomfortable
"His master made him a goody-four-horseshoes. Help the weak, punish evil-doers and the like."
He ponders a bit.
"Now that I think about it, this situation would probably stumpt him if it happens with the results we have gotten. Sacrifice your brother's work to make the expedition ponies happy or make the weak ponies sad by allowing us to leave with the gains we have rightfully gotten by combat."
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103963
103964
>>103962
“Oh, so he fancied himself a knight in shining armor”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103964
103965
>>103963
Iron nods.
"He most definitely would not agree to help if this was the outcome."
He pointed at the expedition ponies.
"If he had cleared the place of bandits himself, he would have gladly given almost everything to the expedition ponies, escort them back home and even do any special favors they would ask later."
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103965
103966
>>103964
“Oh really? You say his ‘master’ made him like that? What do you mean?”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103966
103967
>>103965
"From what I managed to witness back when I was a foal, my brother would always commune with one of the younger elders. He would give some sort of rule of his moral code, then go on to teach them his techniques."
He yawns.
"It was as boring as you would imagine. Laying in place for half of the day, repeatedly punch the air and other silly stuff like that."
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103967
103968
>>103966
“And what made you different?”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103968
103969 103971
>>103967
Iron deadpans.
"Do you think I can lay still for half a day, doing nothing? That is boring."
He pulls his free foreleg up and flexes it.
"This is the result of endless fights and other competitve activities from young. Only through brawling and having fun I learned."
A sudden pain from his chest forces Iron to stop flexing.
"I should not have done that... Ow."
He rubs his chest.
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103969
103970
>>103968
Iron should have quite a few pains in his chest. Billets have not been removed and are still lodged inside of him, and he is not fully healed by any means. At best, the bleeding is stopped
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103970
>>103969
I know, but flexing only amplifies said pain. Mostly used as a joke.
Iron pokes his collection of bullet wounds, now wondering what they are doing in there.
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103971
103972
>>103968
“But why do you not agree with him on helping the weak, or whatever moral issue it was?”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103972
103973
>>103971
Iron cocks his eyebrow.
"I never said that. I only said that the elder's method of training is boring. I would not simply punch a harmless pony without reason. You even saw me not attack a mare with a stupidly powerful weapon until the last second."
He sighs.
"I suppose it is because of how rigid his teaching was that made me dislike his methods. Punching the air 50 times in the same way numbs my mind."
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103973
103974
>>103972
“No, I am asking you why you say you would take the coins as profit, but your brother would not. Why are you okay with it?”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103974
103975
>>103973
Iron simply cocks his head.
"I do it because I got through all the bandits and therefore should get a big compensation for my efforts. Not to mention your share of work that you did, and I did promise you would get life-changing money"
He lays down.
"I am okay with it because we got them through a fight, however unequal it was against us. To the victor goes the spoils. Meanwhile, my brother simply decides to give almost all of his belongings out, as if his efforts does not need any sort of compensation. He just does it because 'it is the right thing to do' and gallops into the sunset."
His head lays down, a frown on his face staring ahead.
"It is like he does not care for himself at all."
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103975
103976
>>103974
She nods to Iron, with an expression of uncertainty upon her face
ZO/AC
?
No.103976
103977
[1d20 = 9]
>>103975
Iron looks up at Cauldron, standing up again. He uses the power of empathy to see what makes her uncertain.
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103977
103978
>>103976
She’s conflicted, although what about, Iron cannot tell


Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103978
103980
>>103977
Internal conflict? Not on my watch!
Iron initiates physical affection, hugging the zebra.

Shimmering Spark
EILIC
?
No.103979
103980
>>103961
What do you think?
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103980
103981 103982
>>103978
Cauldron by this time is laying down on the ground. But she’s still huggable, with a neck and ears that are extending upwards

>>103979
I don’t know
Shimmering Spark
EILIC
?
No.103981
103983 104226
>>103980
Awwwww. Can't I just do this mission and catch back up with the rest? Who knows how many more times I will miss them.
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103982
103984
>>103980
If that's the case...
Iron lays next to her, wrapping a foreleg around her neck.
"Is something the matter?"
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103983
>>103981
Just go for the illegal options.
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103984
103985
>>103982
“My father had me raised as a strict Harmonist... we are supposed to help the weak. It kind of feels like a betrayal of his values.”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103985
103986
>>103984
"Do you mean you have never helped the weak before?"
(So does she care about the debtors?)
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103986
103987
>>103985
"... Maybe not as often as I should have"
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103987
103988
>>103986
"Are you able to help them without risking your own livelihood?"
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103988
103989
>>103987
“I don’t know...”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103989
103990
>>103988
Iron squeezes Cauldron lightly.
"You cannot help the ponies you want to help because you are not in a position to help them."
He smiles.
"Now that you will have the opportunity to better your life, you will be able to help the ponies you want to help more often."
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103990
103992
>>103989
She smiles briefly
“I guess that is true... I still feel like I don’t understand. Why do you disagree with your brother on his... morality?”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103992
103993
>>103990
"My brother simply... helps others because it is what a good pony does. It is strange to simply help without having an ulterior motive behind it."
He frowns.
"He will never stick around anywhere, as he will simply wander almost aimlessly forever and doing good deeds as he goes. Help a colt down a tree? He does it, then leaves when he ensures the family is well. He cannot stay with others with his moral code."
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.103993
103994
>>103992
Cauldron blinks, then twists her head
“But a good pony sticks with friends and family, and helps them above all others”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103994
103996
>>103993
Iron sighs.
"He thinks all ponies are family, one way or another."
Anonymous
NDHPG
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No.103996
103997
>>103994
>>103994
Her mouth hangs slightly open, and her eyes are wide.
“Huh” then a laugh “he!” And then “I can say safely that all ponies don’t think I am a part of their family”
She looks away
“Not that I would expect a random pony on the street to fill in for my shift, or pose for an art project anyways...”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103997
103998
>>103996
Iron squeezes her some more.
"I do not know about you, but I think you are part of my family."
He smiles.
"You are the most reliable pony I have ever had the pleasure to meet."
His smile turns mischevious.
"You can draw me as one of your Prench mares if you want to. It is only fair."
Anonymous
NDHPG
?
No.103998
103999
>>103997
She blushes a little, and gives a full laugh
“Hahaha, it’s Obere who is the artist, not me”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.103999
104001
>>103998
Iron ponders.
"So you pose for your sister?"
Anonymous
NDHPG
?
No.104001
104002
>>103999
She laughs, and lightly pushes a hoof back at him
“He’s my brother, and not like that! Just so he can practice drawing faces”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104002
104004
>>104001
Iron strains to contain a laugh.
"Alrigh-pfft-Alright. I think I get it."
He breathes in, feeling the firm, smooth hoof on his body while containing his laughter.
"And you offer your face every single day?"
DS
76FQ4
?
No.104003
104006
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Anonymous
NDHPG
?
No.104004
104005
>>104002
Cauldron, previously laying down, sits up
“When she needs it”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104005
104006
>>104004
Wait, so the artist is a she now?
Iron follows suit, nodding.
"What about the shift you mentioned? You mean in your family's restaurant?"
Anonymous
NDHPG
?
No.104006
104007 104008
>>104003
Doth mine eyes deceive me?

>>104005
You hush
“Well, yes”
DS
76FQ4
?
No.104007
>>104006
Neigh they doth not
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104008
104009
>>104006
Soz
"Have you proposed looking for a replacement, maybe using some sort of sign on the door asking?"
Anonymous
NDHPG
?
No.104009
104010 104011
>>103858
“But what about it feels strange?”

>>104008
“Oh, my father has hired help before. I am talking about when one of us needs a temporary to fill in. He likes to have us around because he knows he can trust us, but not necessarily a stranger. Besides, we sometimes need part-time employment”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104010
104012
>>104009
Iron lights the mind torch.
"Ah, so you only work there periodically when one of the ponies he hired are not available?"
DS
76FQ4
?
No.104011
104012
>>104009
"...... I'm Not Sure."
Anonymous
NDHPG
?
No.104012
104013 104014
>>104010
“When my father asks me, or my brother or sister”

>>104011
“Well, trust your gut, but know that only solid info can keep the area stable and safe from infiltrators”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104013
104015
>>104012
Iron ponders.
"Do you like cooking or potion making more?"
DS
76FQ4
?
No.104014
104015
>>104012
"Was there anything else you wished to know about the shooting,Sir?"
Anonymous
NDHPG
?
No.104015
104016 104017
>>104013
“Potion making. There’s more complexity to it. More artistry. More science. More precise measuring abs compounds too expensive to mess up a batch, and more reward from making a successful potion. But I don’t discount cooking either. It too, has an art to it, and a feeling of making something good.”

>>104014
“What did the stallion tell you? I’ve heard from Blue Skies, but not from you.”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104016
104019
>>104015
Iron smiles.
"Your food is enough testament to that."
He unfocuses his gaze on Cauldron.
"Would you like to do potion making as your job?"
DS
76FQ4
?
No.104017
104018 104019
>>104015
"Well it Began when i Told them "I Knew what you did." i wasnt expecting to Hear he was a part of the WaterFront Gang."
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104018
Spoilered
>>104017
sweating intensifies
Anonymous
NDHPG
?
No.104019
104020 104025
>>104016
The stripes mix together, and she becomes a blur
“I think potion making”

>>104017
“It’s far from surprising. The Baltimare police system has been corrupt for some time. Mayor Larry Berry was just below the Chief of Police before he was voted in to replace High Tower, who resigned in a scandal. The police have been taking many bribes, and generally tolerate organized crime where it doesn’t kill anyone or overstep its bounds. They think that the gangs can’t really be stopped, and fighting them will cause violence, so they let them continue practices like loan snarking. That may have been what you stumbled in on. But there is more to it than that. More recently, the gangs have taken a role in supporting partisans, mostly by means of weapon smuggling. We don’t know the exact field of relationships between the Baltimare Social Democrats, the gangs, and the left wing partisans, but we have reason to believe it is more than nothing.”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104020
104021
>>104019
Blinking multiple times, he nods, smiling.
"With this amount of money, you can definitely afford to make potions as your job."
Anonymous
NDHPG
?
No.104021
104022
>>104020
“Well, there’s more to it than that. Starting up my own shop would be like running a business, which has its own set of issues”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104022
104023
>>104021
He cocks his head.
"What kind of issues?"
Anonymous
NDHPG
?
No.104023
104024
>>104022
“Dealing with customers, accounting, finance, employees, advertisement, and so forth.”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104024
104026
>>104023
"The potential of potion making should make dealing with these issues simple. You only need to showcase the benefits of the potions to skyrocket your work."
He pokes his chin.
"Maybe give out potions to increase someone's ability to think, spot and other enhancements to the body. That would surely be useful, and profitable."
DS
76FQ4
?
No.104025
104026
>>104019
"well,Sir. If i may Speak Frankly. it sounds like they are a bunch of Treacherous Pussies who Don't Have What it takes to Protect our Ponies. they should be treated just like the communists for letting them operate at all."
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.104026
104027 104028
>>104024
>>104024
She smiles
“Maybe I will open my own potions shop.”

Then she adds
“If you want to advertise enhancements...”

>>104025
This makes Sea Breeze laugh, and he closes his eyes and leans down, until he leans down to a position that must hurt his old wounds. He composes himself, and sits up, all in the span of a few seconds

“I think you may misunderstand our directives. The Caretaker government’s purpose, above all else, is to achieve stability in the lands under its control, with secondary goals of providing raw materials and exactions for metropolitan New Mareland. We have sought stability by leaving continuity in the government and society of the administered territories, even by allowing democratic elections and letting officials stay in power who would not be acceptable under different circumstances. I understand that you wish the rot in your homelands to be pulled out by the root, but unfortunately the Caretaker government is not able to do that with our current directives and resources.”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104027
104029
>>104026
Iron simply smiles back.
"You know I am going to accept your request. We always stick together."
Another wrap of the foreleg on Cauldron's neck.
"We are the dynamic duo!"
DS
76FQ4
?
No.104028
104029
>>104026
Dark Star Frowns And Then Looks Down.
"I See."
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.104029
104030 104031
>>104027
She laughs awkwardly, then says “what?”

>>104028
“Dark Star, I understand your frustrations. I do not want to see Equestrian society, nor any part of Faustian Civilization fall into its Long Night. But the rot is very deeply rooted here, and the ponies will likely be resistant to, or perhaps even appalled by, the measures necessary to eliminate the decay in society. Imagine you have a home where terminates have eaten away at every wall. Imagine you have a family living there who cannot go away, even for a weekend. How do you fix the problem? It is going to take some time at least, and perhaps a change in the overall situation before a full change is possible.”

He pauses, then continues,
“Look at it this way. So long as the caretaker government is in power here, the situation cannot deteriorate much. The Griffins are held at bay, the Communists are kept out, the worst excesses of International Capitalism are held in check, the Changelings-“

“Hegemony,” Blue Skies interrupts
Sea Breeze gives her a condemning glance, but does not stop speaking “are kept from dominating Free Equestria, and the worst parts of social liberalization are also kept from their terrible advancement. So long as the Caretaker government reigns, Baltimare May be saved from its Long Night”
DS
76FQ4
?
No.104030
104032
>>104029
Dark Star Keeps quiet. But he returns to looking at Sea Breeze.
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104031
104032
>>104029
Iron chuckles.
"I got excited."
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.104032
104033 104034
>>104030
“Well... any further questions?”

>>104031
She gives a half smirk, and and a playfully corral expression
DS
76FQ4
?
No.104033
104035
>>104032
"None Particularly,Sir. Actually, is there anything else that needs to be done?"
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104034
104035
>>104032
Iron blushes a little bit.
"What?"
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.104035
104036 104037
>>104033
“There’s always something that needs to be done.”

>>104034
critical, not corral
“Nevermind”
DS
76FQ4
?
No.104036
104038
>>104035
"What Needs to be done?"
ZO/AC
?
No.104037
104038
[1d20 = 11]
>>104035
Iron does the unthinkable, booping the zebra on the snoot!
KnZni
?
No.104038
104039 104040
[1d20+7 = 19]
>>104037
Reflex save!

>>104036
“Everything. It’s like gardening, always tending to something. There’s investigating attacks upon the military, investigating tips about partisan activities or espionage, cultivating community watch programs, talking to locals, setting up sting operations for local government officials believed to be corrupt, investigating the loyalty of territorial soldiers, surveilling areas, taking part in raids, and so forth. There are a few tasks for the civilian government as well that may be necessary.”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104039
104041
>>104038
Can I use my hit chance for boop chance?
DS
76FQ4
?
No.104040
104041
>>104038
"Talking To Locals about what?"
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.104041
104042 104046
38F068F0-2EA7-4E00-907B-C6F1CA7D22E2.gif
>>104039
Pic

>>104040
“Talk to them about their issues with the caretaker government, what their wants and concerns are, who they are afraid of, and ultimately, any subversive activities”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104042
104043
>>104041
So... I'll just... take that as a yes.
Iron barely boops the zebra mare next to him.
"Do not act silly. You were definitely thinking something."
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.104043
104044
>>104042
Yip yip! Yip Yip!
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104044
104045
>>104043
Iron chuckles.
"Spill it out."
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.104045
104047
>>104044
“Spill what out?”
DS
76FQ4
?
No.104046
104048
>>104041
"Hmmmmm that sounds pretty light. maybe i wont get shot again."
He Laughs
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104047
104048
>>104045
"You said 'nevermind' just a second ago."
Iron squints his eyes in mock determination.
"And I will find out what you meant."
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.104048
104049 104052
>>104047
“You just said you got excited, and it was strange. That is all”

>>104046
“Maybe not. It’s very different work”
Anonymous
ZO/AC
?
No.104049
104050
>>104048
Iron blinks.
"What is so strange about being excited?"
Anonymous
KnZni
?
No.104050
104051
>>104049
“Oh, nevermind. There is nothing to it, really”
ZO/AC
?
No.104051
104053
[1d20 = 16]
>>104050
Emapthy time!
What is Cauldron thinking about?
DS
76FQ4
?
No.104052
104053
>>104048
"i'll take Care of it."