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
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>>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.
>>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.
>>106726
Reminds me of the whole Massive European Migration that happened here between the nineteenth and twentieth century with La Boca.
Reminds me of the whole Massive European Migration that happened here between the nineteenth and twentieth century with La Boca.
>>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...
>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...
>>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.
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.
>>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.
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.
>>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
>>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
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>>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.
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.
>>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?
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?
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.
>>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
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
>>106757
The first thread is this one, the thread before the one you linked
>>67940 →
https://mlpol.net/vx/res/67940.html#q67940
The first thread is this one, the thread before the one you linked
>>67940 →
https://mlpol.net/vx/res/67940.html#q67940
Scouting mission is go.
Current objective: Figure out GM's current state of being.
Current objective: Figure out GM's current state of being.
>>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.
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.
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Hello
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Okay, does anypony want to play?
>>106781
"What? Did you expect it to go other than exactly how I said that it would?" Brie asks with dramatic irritation.
"What? Did you expect it to go other than exactly how I said that it would?" Brie asks with dramatic irritation.
>>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."
"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."
>>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
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
>>106788
Interesting theory. He does change his appearance and speak changeling... what if the magic disguise was all a lie?
Interesting theory. He does change his appearance and speak changeling... what if the magic disguise was all a lie?
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I don't know what to say right now, but I do not like silence
>>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.
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.
[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!)
>>106803
Iron, not relenting in the slightest and carried by selfless greed, pushes onwards towards the edge.
(Must... get... pots... home! For Cauldron!)
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