/vx/ - Videogames and Paranormal

>>104474
>>104473
Did... did you just boop yourself?

>>104472
I haven’t played Dread League since the Northern Lights expansion. I would bet that would make it more difficult since the Northern Tribes are always conquered by a neighboring, stronger nation, putting you at war with them immediately. Watertowns and Farbrook being guaranteed by the River Federation is annoying enough

>>104474
>Masturbooping

>>104473
Mleep

>>104476
Hmmm, what nations do you enjoy?

>>104478

>>104479
Olenia (Rike), Lake City (Holy Pony Empire), New Mareland (State), and Changeling Lands form the majority of my plays. Aside from those it’s mostly Hill Ponies and Riverlands nations like Nimbusia, Firtrees, or Greneclyff

>>104481
Interesting, I may have to try out Lake City sometime.

>>104484
Now I don't know if the glare is for not noticing sooner or for assuming things.
What did I tell you? I can get into problems like myself!

>>104484
>>104486
Well, duh, obviously the zeeb's stripes were helping her to blend in.

Nice Xenith vector. If that is Xenith, that is.

Does anypony want to play tonight?

>>104488
Doesn't seem like it. Xenith cutie mark seems to resemble a heart, although the mane style is quite similar
>>104489
Alrighty, I feel ready.

>>104489
Sure.

>>104492
I think Dark Star was asking Blue Skies where his bestest best friend went off to

>>104491
Silver was paying off a bribe to the damaged children to not report his harboring of Changelings, then dumping them back at the orphanage

>>104490
I might be able to squeeze in Iron’s next scene tonight. But I might not

>>104493
That's one way of putting it, yeah. Last I know, Silver was just telling them at he had a fun time.

>>104493
I don't think Iron's Dark Star bestest friend, but he does embody part of what he wants to be.
Alrighty. I'll be on the lookout.

>>104494
Something seems incomplete about it, but sure

>>104493
Right.
"Have you seen spark lately?"

>>104496
Eh, there probably is, but I don't know what it would be.

>>104498
Their little hearts only partly mended, Silver leaves them behind

>>104497
“Who?”

>>104499
"Shimmering Spark, the unicorn."

>>104499
Yeah yeah, Silver messes up another scene with his incompetency, I get it. Are we gonna play, or are we just going to bash Silver?

>>104500
“Oh. Right. The pony with the glass of Jack and Coke. No, I haven’t seen him since after the raid of Comte’s house.”
At this point, Skies looks irritated

>>104501
Yes

>>104502
"What's Wrong?"

>>104503
Well, alright then.

>>104504
“That was the night we brought back the Changeling nymphs... which have since gone missing”

>>104506
"......They What?"
Dark Star's eye twitches

>>104507
“They went missing. Silver had them in a room. Then he left them. Then they were gone.”

>>104508
"Silver Lost The Little Monsters? How Exactly Did this Happen?"

>>104503
So, we're just...skipping back to the quarry, I guess?

>>104511
What do you want?

>>104510
This just makes me wonder how much was told to Blue Skies. I think she was told, but I am not certain she was even told at all

>>104512
I don't want anything in particular except to know what we're doing. I was expecting Silver to say his goodbyes to the colts, maybe have to explain the mountain of toys to one of the nuns, but if we're just skipping forward to Silver getting back to the quarry that's perfectly fine as well. I just need to know.

Boy this is a swell beginning to the day...

Unless Blue has been snooping around Silver's room, I don't think Silver's gotten around to telling her, yet.
And by that, I mean I personally have forgotten to have Silver let her know.

>>104516
Spooky.

>>104517
Personally, I find most of them funny.

>>104518
Wait, do you mean things weren't going well for you at work, or were things in the thread not going well while you were at work?

>>104519
It's funny until you actually see them outside of the screen.
Dangit I missed GM post. I feel that the squeezing ain't gonna happen.

>>104520
Eh, it's not a far-fetched possibility. I swear to fuckin' god, there's a ghost living with me, and my folks claim they saw bigfoot while they were driving a few years back. Siren Head and that weird dog-head snek aren't too far removed from those.

>>104521
Ah, everyone has a ghost in the house at some point in their lives. Bigfoot is just hairy man and I don't know about those last two you mentioned tbh.

>>104522
>Man
I Disagree

>>104522
*shrugs*
All I know is that they were in the video. Don't know anything else about them, though I imagine they're just a couple spoopy things someone thought up in their free time.

>>104524
Most likely.
Poor SCP Foundation. The gay breached containment and infected all the staff.
>>104523
I dunno, mang. I never seen one.

Okay, so maybe a second attempt at doing something?

>>104518
Awwwww

>>104529
Sure.

>>104529
Sure. We left off with Onyx buying paper, right?

>>104529
Of course, my dude.
I am always waiting.

>>104532
Yes >>104450

>>104534
"Thank you. How much will that be?"

>>104535
“7 bits”

>>104535
>>104536
"Don't look at me, I gave you all my bits"

>>104536
I have lost track of Spark's funds, so I hope that I have enough for this quest.

I pay the bill and tip a bit.
"Have a wonderful day."

>>104538
The colt smiles
“Have a wonderful day!”

>>104537
"Got everything you need?"

>>104540
"This should work, now let's get back to the wagon so I can try writing us some papers."

>>104541
"Alright then."
>>104539
We head back to the cart.

>>104542
>>104541
Thus they are back at the Cart

>>104543
>Pic related
>>104544
How many forgery checks should Onyx make?

>>104545
What is he trying to make?

>>104546
Any types of documents that can get them across the border. Fake letters, references, etc.

>>104547
It really varies. For example, if Onyx wants to forge a Friendship Visa, that would be very difficult, at least without a typewriter, because if the specific details of those documents. If instead Onyx wants to produce a fake hoof-written affidavit from Cinnamon Heart’s mentally retarded half-brother who lives in Bales and is unable to take care of himself- this needing Cinnamon Heart to support him - forging that document might be rather easy, although the guards may expect the dim witted brother to have shown up in person. Something like a letter from an employer should be in the middle

>>104549
Fine, letter from the employer. Will everyone need on or just one letter?

>>104550
Each pony crossing needs one

>>104551
So two are going across, three are coming back. Does that mean I need three letters?
"Hey Spark, who's the pony we're saving anyway?"
>>104552
>Implying Onyx has to pretend to be insane

>>104554
"Cinnamon Heart. Her sister asked me to get her across."

>>104554
It may be worth inquiring into Onyx’s Immigration situation

>>104555
"Gotcha, she'll probably need papers too"
>>104556
Yes, he's an illegal I'm aware.

>>104557
Not just that, but the procedure for crossing and how onyx can come back

>>104557
"We are going to need to make a few more in case we can rescue some other ponies as well."

Okay, figure out what you want to do

>>104562
Ooh! You think I'll get the next scene today, then?

>>104564
What are Iron’s exact actions?

>>104565
Firstly, ensure that both him and Cauldron rest enough to regain half-health for Iron and full heal Cauldron (since she only got shot once all this time so damage is low). Since you mentioned you want to do something during the resting, I'll leave it that. If not, a simply getting up with the attached pots and exiting the temple with Cauldron will suffice for the time being.
Objective? Get to the river and follow it back to civilization and reach a seller.

>>104566
I believe what Iron is doing is laying on the rocky ground of the part of the cavern trail seen the apex of the trail and the treasure room. Is that correct? If so, how long does he remain there before getting up?

>>104567
Correct. He was with Cauldron enacting the extremely normal reaction of being booped in the snout.
The time needed to regain half-health (aka 21 HP), which should also be enough to get Cauldron in optimal shape.
I have no idea how long I should wait for that. I guess about 2-3 hours? Maybe even 4 maximum.

>>104568
Okay, roll die, and roll listen

[1d20 = 2]
[1d20 = 20]
>>104569
>roll listen
Oh boy. Hope this doesn't turn bad.

>>104570
I don’t know which is which

>>104571
Uh, let's go with the roll die the top one and the roll listen the bottom one.
I think previous message of mine didn't clearly convey the message.
Also no wis to give me an edge here so it's essentially rolling two dice.

>>104573
After a period of perhaps 20 minutes, maybe half an hour, Iron can hear unambiguous movement in the other side of the cavern. Cauldron must hear it too, because her ears perk up and rotate in that direction

>>104574
I assume no health regenerated.
Iron's ears rotates to the source of the noise.
"Strange. What is going on over there?"
He starts to slowly back away from the noise, being essentially vulnerable with all the pots on him and seeks a place to hide or at least deposit their pots away from hungry, greedy eyes.

>>104575
Hiding the pots depends on Iron’s faith in the blackness, though there are some nooks in the rocks. Cauldron appears irritated

>>104576
Before commiting to hiding the pots, he decides to listen a bit more closely to try and recognize the sound.
(It could be that the temple is falling due to those other two ponies, though I doubt it was made on purpose.)

>>104577
The clopping of hooves, and a few subtler sounds that cannot be recognized

>>104578
Nodding to himself, he simply unlatches the pots and places them on the floor
(Seems I will need to speed up)
During this process, he scans the area for any chokepoints to ambush these menacing hoofsteps.
(If they are Pear and Grant, the fact that they are making this much noise means there is trouble.)

>>104579
>Choke points
The cavern itself is sort of a long choke point, with the width of the cavern mostly not exceeding 23 feet/7 meters, and the part of the ground traversable by hooves sometimes less than that because of the uneven ground. While neither perfectly straight nor consistent in width, no area stands out as a choke point outside of the treasure room

>>104580
Not even walls to take cover and jump from in order to effectively get the first hit?

>>104581
Jaged walls may be used for half-cover against ranger weapons, but nothing will perfectly cover his pony in the natural cavern outside of the apex or the treasure room or creek. Iron’s old friend, the darkness, naturally provides cover and protection, but it can be expelled by a light

>>104582
Alright, time to act sneaky!
With over 300lbs of sound-inducing weight.
Iron, after safely taking out the pots, motions Cauldron to lay low and be ready to fire with her the moment somepony else fires.
With that, he steers towards the edges, moving towards the noise with no pots on him as sneakily as possible.

>>104583
Taking off the pots itself takes time and makes sound. But iron can hear the approaching
“Oh Mister? Would you like to reconsider?”

>>104583
>>104584
If it wasn’t clear, the voice is in a raised pitch, and sounds taunting

>>104584
>>104585
Darn. I expected as much.
Iron attempts to continue the process in a slower fashion to try and gauge her current motive.
He glances at the sound of the voice.
"What should I reconsider?"

>>104586
“My offer for your services”
It’s obviously a Grant. The voice is coming either from the apex or beyond it, hard to tell. There is no light, and he can neither see you nor be seen unless he has done way of seeing in the dark

>>104587
Iron simply attempts to rid himself of the last pots on his back.
"What do you mean?"

[1d20 = 15]
>>104588
Iron makes sound
“Your finder’s fee. You’ve had a bit of down time to think about it.”

>>104589
I'm scared of that roll there. I'll assume my pot disposal will be done no matter if I'm spotted or not.
"I see. What exactly should I reconsider? Your offer was not equal to the work I did."

>>104590
“No no. 20% of the whole treasure. Deep sea divers usually only get 10% for sunken treasure”

[1d20 = 19]
>>104591
Iron decides to slowly move around to try and mix his speaker up by changing his position. Roll Move Silently.
"Why should I stick with a measely 20 percent? I was an integral part to even reach this place."

>>104592
Success, but where does iron move from and to relative to the wall and in his position on the trail?

“No no, Hahaha! You don’t understand. See, we found the location. We opened the treasure room for you. We did the work. You merely cane here later. You should be grateful, really, that I am offering you this opportunity. It’s not very often a... less advantaged pony has the serendipity to stumble into such a find.”

>>104593
Iron goes to his right in a diagonal parabolic curve, away from the wall.
"What? You did not open the treasure room. I had to swim underwater and clear away rubble to even reach it. Your 'help' was barely helpful to reach the room. Your boss even attracted a bunch of bandits here through the imcompetent crew you were in opening their yaps when they should not have done, and him, along with most of his crew, paid the price."

>>104594
“HahahaHA! My boss? Is that what you think? Is it? Very well, hehehe. I tell you what. I’ll give you a flat rate of 5 bits for moving the rocks, on top of the finders fee. That’s as much as Quarrymares make in 10 hours of moving rocks, so be grateful for the windfall, hehehehe”

[1d20 = 1]
>>104595
Iron shakes his head, continuing to move in a semicircular motion, focusing on his surrounding and spotting any sort of enemies around.
"No, I am not going to comply with such bad offers. I risked me and my partner's hide to even get here. You have all the history you will need of this place. Things like currency used are simple footnotes in the grand scheme of things."

[1d20 = 16]
>>104596
Okay, I have to ask. What is the dice for?

“Hahhehehaha, you lost? You lost? You risked?!! No. No no.... No. Let me tell you. Peer Review. He lost. You know we were on the faculty together for nine years? We would have the annual alumni meeting over at his house. Mr. Loans... I didn’t know him well. But I know that he lost. And Extra Pair. He lost. He lost big time. He was in my class on Archeological excavations of the Little Hoof ruins. He took a risk running from bandits trying to protect an ancient cultural relic. Unlike you you coward. Hiding in Darkness, hiding behind rocks. Making your Zebra marefriend do all the work for you. Pathetic. If you think that after that, after all of that I’m going to go back empty hooves to the university... hehehe... you’ve got something else coming for you.”

>>104597
That last roll was spot, since I tried to look my surroundings for any foes apart from Grant. Previous roll was move silently.

Iron's mind vine snaps at his line of text.
"Oh yeah?! What did they do, apart from dying needlessly for the mistakes of some 'intern'? Why should I care for their actions when all they did was die needlessly for some mistake your group did?! Did you expect me to shed a tear from my eye for wasting lives due to negligence on your companions' part?!"
Iron exhales harshly.
"I kept me and my partner alive. I endured countless barrages of metal to protect my partner as much as I could. What do you know about risk, colt?! Should I follow your example of surrendering to a bunch of armed bandits to save your hide, even though they would have killed you and thrown you in a ditch later, in the off-chance some random pony would come save your sorry flank? You did nothing more than be a decoration in this whole affair! At least Pear showed some courage, unlike you!"
Metaphorically blinded by rage, he gets ready to pounce at anything.
"Show your face, then, unless you are scared to get your teeth broken!"

>>104598
Dust gets in Iron's eyes, leaving them irritated and Iron momentarily blind. Not that he would have seen much anyways. The cavern is black

"Hehahaha!"
These last laughs echo and reverberate around the cavern. "haha, haha, haha" can be heard in vague echos

[1d20 = 5]
>>104600
>>104599
Iron quickly blinks the dust out of his eyes, moving backwards in a straight line.
He growls in anger.
(No mercy. This pony's bones will crack.)
Deciding to play offensively, he stops and carefully listens for any sort of clue of where the cocky pony is to blindly lunge at. Rolling listen instead of spot.
"When I find you, I will break your bones!"

[1d20 = 9]
>>104603
Removing the dust is a little more complicated than blinking, requiring wiping his eyes with the fur on his ankles. It still requires only a standard action. Unfortunately, Iron's perception is not quite enough to overcome the echoing effects of the cavern to determine precisely where the sound came from, although previously it was determined to be in front of him somewhere

Iron's words are met with silence

>>104604
>>104603
Roll a move silently check

>>104604
Growling, he decides that taunting him to come to him or at least make a noise in retaliation should should help out, as well as trying to retrace his steps back to the pots just in case they are being stolen from him.
(Cauldron should have kept an eye on them, after all. I told her to guard the area.)
"I knew you would not show your face. Seems I will simply take the pots and leave! You cannot stop me by quivering in fear, coward!"

[1d20 = 8]
>>104605
>>104606
Whoops. Rolling

[1d20 = 12]
>>104606
Silence

Also, for the record, this is why I have been hesitant to advance Iron's story. Iron is involved in quite a few scenes that it doesn't really seem appropriate to break up, yet we don't really have time to conclude this scene tonight

[1d20+3 = 4]
Actually, you know what? Let's do this

>>104609
From round about the apex, a blue glow that radiates. It's not strong enough to illuminate the area, but it casts a blue light upon part of the floor. Then a twisting chick, and a brighter red light glows in the apex, briefly illuminating the silhouette of a pony in the Apex. The red fire is itself surrounded by a duller blue glow that moves it through the air, back a little, then, it is tossed forward

[1d20+5 = 7]
>>104610
>>104610
>>104609
The stick goes high up... hitting a stalagtite, and falling to the ground near the pony, illuminating him fully

BANG

>>104612
>>104610
>>104611
A gunshot echoes through the cavern, but the pony is not harmed. He is fully visible on the apex

>>104611
>>104612
By the red light, Iron can see what the pony intended to keep secret: a coat shredder, identical to the one previously carried by Cauldron

[1d20+8 = 10]
>>104612
>>104613
Fucking Christ. Now I feel bad. Break the low roll streak Iron!
Iron, seeing his opportunity to release his pent up anger, charges straight into the light, going for a swift blow to the revealed pony's head at full power. Non-lethal for now. No reason to antagonize Pear more by killing her partner or anyone else.
Although those rolls are quite unexpected for a seemingly posh stallion. Seems we have more ponies to fight.

>>104615
The distance between Iron and Dr. Grant is rather great. Great, but this is Iron we are talking about. Iron lunges forward, galloping at great pace towards the pony until he is right up to him, lunges forward, takes a great swing... and just barely misses the pony's nose

[8d20 = 74]
>>104617
With a blue glow, Dr. Grant raises his menacing metal instrument

POW POW POW POW POW POW POW POW
https://youtu.be/tPGjuiZTuKA?t=29

[2d8 = 7]
>>104617
Dr. Grant is not much of a gun pony and has clearly never used one before, judging by the way he holds it over his head behind him, and how he awkwardly holds the magazine. That does not stop him from gaining a solid hit, and several grazing blows

[1d20+5 = 16]
>>104620
>>104619
Another BANG, loudly and behind them

[2d8 = 14]
>>104622
Blood spouts out of Dr. Grant

>>104623
>>104617
And the damage of this single, well placed shot is enough to make Dr. Grant drop his gun, and fall down to his knees.

>>104625
Iron swats the gun away from him and calmly walks over to Grant's almost prone form.
He crouches to see his face.
"Would you look at that? How willing are you now to badmouth me, huh?"

[1d20 = 6]
>>104626
He looks up at Iron, and slowly smiles with a bloody mouth

>>104626
Iron ain't doing too well himself. He feels weak. Faint, almost

>>104627
>>104628
Uh oh.
Iron starts breathing heavily.
(What is... happening to me?)
Any dice roll to save me from impending fainting?

>>104629
Iron should roll fortitude

[1d20+5 = 9]
>>104630
Here we go!
Rolling fortitude save.

I don’t know if I can rewrite scene after they are posted but... I’m doing it anyways

>>104631
From behind him, a figure walks out of the shadows carrying a rifle. It's Black Cauldron, unsurprisingly. She moves forward in front of Iron as Iron feels weaker and weaker. Yet still, Iron can see, and above all, hear, Dr Grant

“Hehe *cough* hehe *cough* haha *cough*,” and with this last cough he coughs up blood

She looks down onto Grant, looks him straight in the eyes and then SLAM! She hits Grant over the head with the rifle, knocking him down. Iron fades… then falls

>>104645
Aeiou

>>104645
Oh shit, a pony!

>>104648
What deviousness!

Did two of my players become the filly?

>>104655
Yes.
Only free version filly, with a lot of missing emotes.

>>104655
We Were always the filly, And So are you.

>>104655
That's just it, GM.
We're always the filly.

>>104655
Make it 3, I've been the filly for a while now

Shit. That’s s lot of fillies...

Okay, Mental Health hearings are over and thus my last real work for the day

>>104660
That's great to hear...I think.

>>104660
Nifty.

Free(r) now

>>104666
If you feel like you can manage, we can continue dealing with the seemingly posionous substance either Grant or Pear inserted into Iron.

>>104667
Hmmm

Roll die, constitution modifier

[1d20+1 = 21]
>>104668
This better end the low dice rolls from the day prior.
Rolling constitution then.

>>104669
Iron wakes up in the cavern, to see see above him a pointy field of grey stalactites illuminated by red light. He feels deep pain, and a little woozy, but neither does he feel too weak or tired to get up. Over to his side, Cauldron stands over Dr. Grant, who is on the ground and not moving, pressing against him with what seems to be a bandanna

>>104671
Iron grunts audibly, mainly to indirectly inform his partner of his current state of consciousness, and proceeds to stand up.
"Ugh, what happened?"

>>104672
As Iron stands up, he feels something tugging upon his chest. Looking down, it’s a piece of white cloth tied around his chest, and thickest near where the wound occurred.

Cauldron answers not looking away from her task
“You just have fainted from blood loss.”

>>104673
Iron blinks, poking the cloth on his chest.
"Huh."
He walks over to Cauldron.
"Are you well?"

>>104674
There is some blood seeping through on the cloth. Upon touching it, it is painful but not severely so. It feels thick

“Yes... aside from getting shot earlier”
She herself has a bandage in that area on her chest between her collar bone

>>104675
Iron nods.
"How is our," he struggles back not nice things for the time being, "other pony doing? What about his companion?"

Blep

>>104676
“I don’t know exactly”
She says
“He has definite internal bleeding. I am trying to stop the external bleeding right now, as well as apply anti biotic. There is an herb I have that if I can get it inhaled, should help to stop bleeding into the lungs, and keep him from drowning in his own blood. But who knows how it will turn out.”

>>104677
Bleppity blep

>>104678
So, what's the situation?

Thinking of drawing a Blue.

>>104678
"Let me try something before we try to stabilize this... pony."
He clears his throat.
"Pear! Are you there?"

>>104679
Silver can be leaving the toy shop

DO IT. DRAW HER

>>104680
No response. At least, no immediate response.

>>104681
He shrugs.
"I guess she ran away again after hearing the gunshots.
Looking at Cauldron, he nods.
"We should try to at least stabilize him."
(I do not want Cauldron feeling even more guilty than she already is for killing two ponies.)

>>104682
“Or she was never with him. Or she does not want to give her position away”
She continues her work, quickly ripping open something with her mouth
“What do you think I am doing?”

>>104681
And thus, Silver leads the two colts back towards the orphanage. "I did have fun, hanging out with you two today. If you would still have me, I would like to do so again some other day." He looks briefly between Mint Marine and White Orchid. "Probably on separate occasions for each of you, though, so we get to do what it is that actually interest each of you separately."

>>104683
"Do you need any help with it, I mean?"

>>104684
White Orchid:
“Ooh! The rail yard! The rail yard!”

>>104685
“No... Unless you have special medical knowledge”
Cauldron pours something into her canteen, then tries to force Grant to drink it, but doesn’t seem very receptive

[1d20+11 = 29]
>>104686
Iron, seeing Grant lack of reception, decides to try an unorthodox method, quickly jabbing at his flank close to his belly to see if he opens his mouth. Of course it's non-lethal, but also no power attack modifier with it in case he vomits from hitting him too hard.

>>104686
"Heh! Yes, White Orchid, I will take you to rail yard next time we do this. Like how I imagine I would take Mint Marine to docks, if he would want to do this again."