Set six years after season 6, Occupied Equestria presents an alternative history where the Changelings have conquered half of Equestria, while a former Equestrian colony - soured to Princess Twilight's notion of harmony with all creatures because of their encounters with griffins - Invaded and took the other half. In Baltimare and the Equestrian Southeast, the magic of friendship has weakened, as Communists, Changeling infiltrators, Fascists, gangs, and corrupt creepy politicians threaten the city. This role play is based in large part upon the Equestria at War mod for Hearts of Iron 4, and uses D&d 3.5e mechanics
Dark Star and Silver are preparing a task for the Civil Administration. Iron is drowning in a Lake. Brie has just gotten approval to speak with a Changeling agent about acting as a collaborator, and Spark is petting the weird cat things.
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>>106998 →They don't respond, but nudge closer to Spark. They don't seem to want to leave either
>>106999 →"Uh... Sure?"
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>>107000>Spark is petting the weird cat things.Kek
>>107002"Thank You, It Would Help Me Out A Lot."
Is where we are going,close to the docks? the Docks where the communist were. and where the Gang Operates.
Also Is Discord Down For Anyone else? >>107002D'awwwwwwww.
Spark is a bit sad at the thought of them leaving, but continues the petting.
>>107006I hope you decide to stay away from bodies of water in the future.
>>107006Uh... that's one way to look at it
>>107004Spark can't see it from where he is sitting... actually, yes he can, through the back window - there's a steel grated fence twenty feet high that would make it difficult for
him to leave
The purring continues, as the one now tries to get in Spark's lap
>>107003"Do you have any kind of general plan?"
If you were to draw it out on a map of the city it would be closer together than most sites are, but really they are not that close. The docks of Black Wood were on the northern most part of the western edge of the natural harbor. Red Heart is in the center of the Western edge of the natural harbor. There is at least a mile of distanceIt is working for me >>107009You know it, beybee!
I still want to know how much ice broke, tho.
>>107009Well, not that I conisdered leaving to be a great chance to begin with. He lets the changeling in his lap and continues petting.
>>107012It is, although it isn't smart at all.
>>107013A moderate amount
>>107014They should look like foals now, so they should at least feel soft
>>107009"Yea it's sort of Basic right now though. but it involves a portable mortar."
I Think I'm Gonna Stop by the docks i saw cauldron at to see if i can find any leadsIt Keeps saying update failed for me. >>107016"Mortar... as in, a military weapon?"
>>107015Softness before draining is always nice.
>>107019I AM FURIOUS.
DAMN YOU ACCIDENTAL POSTING.
...can I use it to traverse further to the edge, where I could pull my nostrils off the water?
>>107019An admirable dice roll, but there is no attached-declared action
>>107018They also feel kind of cold. The other one is getting jealous of the attention given to the first one
>>107020Iron is actually still a ways away from the actual edge
>>107021Spark pats his lap for the second to crawl up too.
>>107021Can I traverse further to the edge closest to him then with the dice roll present? It should allow him to reach it with ease.
If only I didn't accidentally post. >>107023I'm not as sure Iron can reach that far. If he did get there, there would still be ice
>>107022The creature is uncertain at first, but eventually decides to come up next to Spark, then onto his lap. Into his lap. Pressing the first one out of the way. He does not like that...
>>107024Well, the other option I have in mind is another jump to hold the ice again. That worked well with clearing the ice, but perhaps Iron can actually pull himself off the water.
Probably going to need another roll tho, so it's not a guarantee.
>>107024Darn... I may have underestimated their size. Can they fit if they sit in the lap instead of laying?
>>107017"Yes, the very same. but that would be saved for a worse case scenario, Such as they massacre our entire team."
>>107027Silver breaks his silence at the word "massacre". The grimace on his face shows clearly that such an idea does not please him.
"Let us...hope it does not come to that."
>>107017"If Dark Star is going to go all in by disguising as a zebra, I suppose it could not hurt for me to hide my identity. Do you know of any spas in Baltimare which offer full body, coat, and mane dyeing?"
>>107028“There are ways..
>>107027“In that case I think they will call in the Airforce”
>>107026Probably not. There is limited space on the lap
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>>107031What in Equestria is that? Brie EEEEEs to himself, his otherwise self-satisfied gait slowing from momentary confusion, as he looks on Sparks and the furry things.
>>107046Brie exits the room, while Spark goes over to the wagon and gets in. A delay of several minutes follows, before the little ones come outside, and go into the back with Spark
>>107048Oh I see, Sparks gets to play with the furry whats-its, but not me.
>>107050ASSERT YOUR DOMINANCE! TAKE BACK YOUR WEIRD CAT-THINGS!
>>107031"No doubt, though spa is easiest and most comprehensive way I know." He flashes a mischievous smile in Blue's direction. "Perhaps Dark Star could treat you while he is being zebrafied?"
>>107029Silver gives the edge Earth Pony an odd look. "...You know of tailor which offers full cosmetic services?"
>>107053"Well, you know, spas typically offer wide range of cosmetic or relaxation services. Perhaps he could pay for some service on your behalf?"
>>107055Silver nods. "He most certainly could. And with hard-working mare such as yourself, I imagine it would be well-earned."
>>107056She sits down, ears perked straight up, and in a smug manner
“It’s only proper to have your coat in the finest of physical condition prior to combat”
>>107057Silver continues to shower her with praise. "For you? Idea that it ever would not be is almost inconceivable."
>>107058She continues to soak it up
“You should see the way it looks when specially prepared. The wings even more so. The feathers are almost fluorescent with oils”
>>107059"I imagine you seem as goddess to your allies and enemies, rallying former to your cause, and shattering will of latter, all by simply making your presence known. You could win wars without ever having to lift your weapon."
>>107060She gives her malign smile, and nods
“That is the plan”
>>107061Silver smiles at her. "Beautiful
and intelligent. Woe to your enemies, those who underestimate you."
>>107062“A mare of phalanx of Nimbusia...”
She continues her smile, looking forward, away from Silver and off into the distance, as if imagining something
Finally at BronyCon
SO MANY LINES
There were almost no plushies remaining...>>107082Hmmm, we may need to change that
It looks like Silver is alone again
>>107100Skies pats the abandoned pony
“There there...”
>>107116>>107113Watching the Emperor’s New Groove made out of pony scenes at BronyCon
I wanted to post a video of it but it will not upload >>107122>>107121Yeah, I really need to get onto Iron’s story. Soon
>>107126I don't blame you. I am acting quite stubbornly to have all of the pots to the point of extending a simple scene of 'unhook pots and swim to safety to perhaps take it later' into a now 2 thread struggle of dice rolls.
I met Atlas at the convention.
I was personally slapped by him because allegedly my NPCs are “sluts”
>>107151A little. Most mares Iron has interacted with didn't inmediately tried to get under Iron and suck him off or otherwise act flirty. Even the diamond dog that I successfully diplomancied acted more like a chatterbox than a slut.
I only have one possible reason why Atlas said that.
>>107151Most people wouldn't expect to have the owner of their Mongolian political horsewhispering forum slap them for how they run a campaign on their site.
>>107154You clearly have much to learn about the owner of this Mongolian political horsewhispering forum
>>107155I'm going to say it again: Most people wouldn't expect to have the owner of their Mongolian political horsewhipsering forum slap them for how they run a campaign on their site.
>>107161I believe it's a mix of memes and political praxis. I don't think he actually lurks every single thread.
>>107169Oh. Well that's underwhelming.
>>107170I can state with certainty that Atlas occasionally browses every thread that has any traction or lasting activity
>>107172NPC has been a gaming term for decades. Like, 40 years. Its only been in the last year that it became a meme
>>107173You don't seem to understand my surprise still, so let me rephrase my question in a ;ight we can both advance: Which NPCs could Atlas consider as sluts?
>>107175I can think of at least ^one
>>107177Who else?
That's the real surprise to me.
Who else could be considered a slut? The nuns? Abby Williams? Cauldron? That one Diamond Dog whom Iron asked about her day?
>>107180I'm just identifying with Atlas' position from which he made such an observation. Don't get mad Xp
>>107181Dunno tbh, I don't follow most of what you guys are doing. But I'm sure there's at least one more who is.
>>107182I don't think there is, to be honest, unless he means the evil changeling who disguises as a commie who he admitted 'she' would've done a quickie in the bathroom in order to trap her.
I guess that could be another one.
>>107184You don't remember the first group mission? Frankly her death was a bit uneventful while Iron got fucked metaphorically by Redclaw so I don't blame you.
>>107184During the job the party did at the docks, there was a changeling infiltrator disguised as a Stalliongrader agent assisting the Communist rebels. I remember the GM made a comment either during or after the job that a member of that party
could have offered sexual intercourse as a way to distract her, and that she would have wanted it done quick.
>>107185The docks mission? The one where the 'pacifist' set everything on fire and Brie scored a double-crit strike, embedding 2 daggers in each of a griffon's eyes?
Yeah, I totally forgot about that one. Seriously though, I don't remember there being a changeling.
>>107187This only proves my point of the uneventfulness of her death. She got gunned down by Dark Star, Ash and Skies I think. When she died, she revealed her buggy nature.
>>107188>>107187>>107186It was my first ever attempt at making a villain... There was a lot of characterization I wanted to do that never came through... stahp
>>107189I don't think anyone is bashing the attempt, we're just making an observation.
>>107189Don't feel bad. She was an evil changeling for simply supporting the commies in an attempt to destabilize Baltimare and Equestria.
>>107189Yeesh. Brie was entirely outside that encounter, and I've deliberately avoided reading about outside encounters.
>>107192But but... I put a lot of work into them. Somepony needs to read them
>>107193Yes, and when the time comes I will gladly go back and see what I missed, but in the interest of
not metagaming, I'm declining from delving into what everyone else has/is done/doing.
>>107193Villains are quite hard to write, honestly. Especially if they're supposed to die in said mission
and their evil deeds can't be shown. Redclaw was quite the villain tho, granting Iron some of that much needed character growth after getting fucked even when fighting underwater
>>107195The hardest part is getting them sufficient time for development. They must be established as a threat, must be hate-able, must have an established motivation that, if it is not relatable, is at least comprehensible and rational, and they must have the quirks and peculiarities that individualize them. That is difficult if the players are intent on killing them the moment they are in range and know they are a villain.
>>107196Villains don't necessarily need to be hateable in order to be established as a villain, specially when you have the best excuse imaginable: They are from a group that opposes the PCs' point of view. After all, the villains who actually have a lot of characterization are major villains who, in this case, move the group's strings.
>>107197If the villains aren’t “hateable” then that places even more pressure on characterization to develop motives, especially if they are just an OpFor with a reasonable but different point of view.
>>107198Ah. Well, just go for the 'I support this group because it furthers my actual group's objectives/personal goals' motive, combined with attacking them first. That'll make creating motives for minions much easier in the long run that don't need complex reasons
Saw a Lyra plushie with faux fur mane for sake. It was $400 so I did not want to get it just yet because I was hoping for a different vendor to have more plushies. I came back an hour later and it was gone
Multiple Pamela Gabe filled to capacity and I was left out
Here comes the daily poke!
Poke.
>>107322Trippy.How's the day coming along? Have any spoils of con to show?
Perhaps a comission for fanart? >>107330Hey, Dark boi! How's it hangin'?
>>107332Its Hanging pretty low. How's it hanging with you?
>>107333Eh, a little disappointed about how the Cup went, but eh. Sorry to hear things aren't going well for you.
So, Silver's got Blue Skies all lined up for Dark Star to sweep off her hooves, whenever the GM is ready to play again.
>>107337Yea, i Don't like the way it went either.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
>>107338>pic I’m still trying to meet people after BronyCon, but Dark Star and Silver Floof can declare actions
Also, I want to say that I watched the 4chan cup with like 30 /mlp/ people at BronyCon. It was almost spiritual
>>107342Oh, you were
that Anon? Suppose I should have known.
>>107342Dark Star Says "whats the likelihood of not walking out of that building?"
>>107346Dark Star Raises his Eyebrow
"What Do you mean by that?"
>>107347"It means we should avoid combat for as long as possible, and that you should stay behind me if and when it does."
>>107346>>107347“It means that any situation is survivable, and any situation could be a death warrant”
>>107348>>107350"what i want to know is How Many Beaks and stripes are we likely to run into, in the building."
>>107352"I apologise if I am stealing Ms Skies' thunder, but we will not likely know until we have done some recon, and even then it will not be accurate until we have ingratiated ourselves into this organization." Silver sigh. "I hope you know what you are getting yourself into. Infiltration is very different beast from raw combat."
Am really regretting not finishing the folder for this quest right now
>>107342Woah. Now that is quite the feeling.
So... Dark Star does not want to sweep Blue Skies off her hooves?
>>107360Im Not Really sure what to say.
>>107361>>107360Fission Mailed.
We'll get them next time.
>>107360"So About That Spa,Get The most expensive Treatment."
He Winks at Her
Am back at my hotel room
>>107370She grins at him in her malign way
“That would be lovely. Tell me though, do you have anything in mind for yourself?”
>>107391"Aside From the Coat and Mane Dying? i'm not really sure. I've never been to a spa before."
>>107395Silver enters the conversation. "That would make two of us. I have heard they have some sort of mud bath at some spas. Supposed to help with your skin, and it is supposed to be way for Earth Ponies to connect little bit with their Natural Magic."
>>107403"I Think my mom used to talk about being wrapped in seaweed, it helped her relax."
>>107403“Maybe that’s why Earth ponies love being covered in mud”
>>107404“... Uh, okay...”
>>107395“Well, if you want to recon or attack tonight, you’d best not spend
too long unless you are sure about it”
>>107405"If Earth Ponies are most connected with Earth? I can see it. That being said, I am not very big fan of being covered in Fire, and most unicorns are supposed to be connected with it."
>>107405"I was thinking recon tonight."
>>107405>>107406"I love being covered in mud, i used to get so Filthy Tilling, better Times."
He Smiles
>>107407Silver gets a smile out of seeing the young Earth Pony being happy. "Hm. Recon tonight, then. Keep in mind, I still have to finish retrieving books for Ms. Skies, here, and there is short list of things I must do afterwards."
>>107406“She giggles, and places a hoof over her mouth.
“I’ve never heard that before, but I can imagine not wanting to be covered in fire”
>>107407“Probably a wise choice. A proper raid group can be assembled later from garrison forces”
>>107413"Did you want to Head To The Spa? I'm kind of interested to See how it works."
>>107413"Perhaps that is Earth Pony inside me speaking. But yes, you do not know half of it, even. You know what smell of burnt fur is, yes? Imagine smelling that all day, every day." He puts a hoof to his chin. "Perhaps that is why so many rich Unicorns carry incense with them everywhere..."
>>107414“It may be new to you. We can go”
>>107415“Yes. Yes I do... perhaps that would explain it. Thar, and the unicorn obsession with weird ways of determining status amongst themselves”
>>107416He Winks at her
"I'm Ready when you are."
>>107416>>107418"I do not suppose I might come along with you two? Or do you need some...
ahem...alone time?"
>>107420He Looks over towards silver.
then he puts his hoof to his chin in thought
"Yea, You can Come with us. there might be an older mare there for you."
>>107422"Hah! We will see. Perhaps I could acquire use of your services...wingpony."
>>107425"Well, yes. You do not know about wingponies?"
>>107426"Uh, you mean pegasi? yea i'm familiar."
*checks wings*
They are still feathery
>>107427"That is not exactly...nevermind. Let us be off. Not like time will stop moving for us."
And now I have to go to sleep
Must I boop to start waking others?
>>107465REEEE, I did not expect the counter boop! REEEEEEEE!
>>107468Congratulations. You played yourself.
>>107479Curse you, you sneaky pony!
>>107499Who will stop this booping fiend's reign of terror!?
>>107500Easy answer.
Cut of the nose == No boops.