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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>>108459Iron looks to the ground, lightly kicking the floor a bit, not daring to look at her.
"Um... well... I may have gotten a little too excited over both of us having the same dream. It sounded so... real, like the silhouette actually sent the message to all ponies as she said. Both you and I got the same dream. Do you know of anypony capable of entering into dreams?"
(Mainly because it was not about me porking mares from the getgo.)
>>108463"That's what I'm afraid of..."
>>108460>>108460>>108463Ruby must have heard it, because he's prancing off torwards it.
Red wine says, "I have to watch the other cows... can you take care of my brother, please?... Make sure he doesn't get hurt.."
The ground in the forest is not too thick. It's fairly tall pine trees, with mostly clear ground in between, and many of the plants are dead in the winter. Gaps in teh canopy allow light from teh full moon to shine down onto the snow covered ground beneath. There are plenty of cricket and insect sounds, and a sort of owl "who-who" sound off in the distance. There is no more immediate mooing
>>108462"Certainly. We can do that"
They send him over to a grey-white pegasus in another room
"Oh, hallo! I heard you want mohawk?"
>>108461It is so. Walk besides the church, and out through the gate
>>108464"... Yes... maybe"
[1d20 = 5]>>108466"I'll make sure he doesn't get into too much trouble."
Onyx listens again, hoping that it wasn't a one moo wonder.
>>108466Iron holds up a hoof, looking at her.
"Do you remember what apocalypse it was? If you do, then I assume it was a freezing of the earth by evil incorporeal creatures. Am I wrong?"
[1d20 = 12]>>108468"huh, blind and deaf tonight... Anyone else having better luck than me?"
>>108466Spark follows Ruby.
"Slow down, you might spook it... or something else out here."
>>108466Silver wonders while he trots if Curwhinny has been freed from the mortal coil, and if he's been reunited with his long-dead loved ones in Paradise.
>>108470Oh look at you Mr. Unintentional roll, actually getting a good result.
>>108466"Yes indeed, miss."
He sits down in the chair
>>108471Ruby dashes off, evidently not heeding Spark's advice
"Betsy! Betsy!" he dashes on, until thinks he sees it
"Moo!"
>>108470Onyx can here more hooting, then rustling, and "Betsy!"
Further off in the woods, there's something like a dog keeping its distance, and crickets chirping
>>108474He frowns
"Am mister"
But he starts cutting Dark Star's hair
>>108472There's a way to find out...
>>108469"... Yes"
>>108475Onyx dashes toward the should of what he assumes is Ruby finding the cow.
>>108475Heading down into the catacombs...
Hmm. Might actually be good idea to check... >>108475"My apologizes,Sir. i was shot recently. it sort of messes with you head."
>>108475Iron blinks.
"Yes as in I am right or am I wrong?"
(Is she really that stunned from this?)
>>108481Damnit!
Luna, you big fool! Why must you visit his brain?
Iron, you native birdbrain! Why must you spill out your dreams like that?
>>108476>>108480Past trees, a little further, towards a small clearing and beneath a tall fir tree, Ruby rushes across the ground, stiring up snow and pine needless. There is a cow, who is moving around as if scared. A rope around her neck is caught in the ground around an exposed root
"Betsy!" Ruby runs over to the cow, and looks for the rope end. There are a number of other tracks in the snow
>>108478"Well... lat's get started"
>>108477He does so. The grounds are covered in darkness, but he finds his way.
>>108484"Ruby! Wait!"
Onyx gallops at full tilt towards Ruby and Betsy, at least wanting to be there when the inevitable comes.
>>108487The cow seems terrified, but Ruby comes up to her and tries to calm her by petting her with a hoof
"Betsy... it's okay"
The crickets stop, as the hooting continues
>>108488Not much time remains >>108489Onyx stands beside Ruby and whispers into his ear
"Stay still, there's something coming"
He then looks to see if he can see any threats.
>>108489Silver continues on his way towards the catacombs.
>>108490Is Iron going to talk with Cauldron about his feelings towards her, since he almost dream-boned her? >>108490... What?
>>108491>>108493Behind him someways, Onyx seems to have gained a friend with the following dog. But that is far from the most interesting developement. In the woods, looming, is a large entity
"Who who! Who who!"
>>108492He is there
>>108494"Huh, I expected it to be the dog. Spark? You got any lights on you?"
Onyx stares towards the sound, wishing he had been wise enough to grab his halberd.
>>108492R U crazy? He's gonna get super flustered over it, specially without giving her some sort of benefit.>>108494...nevermind. Let's restart from waking up and seeing Cauldron come out. We'll go from there.Seeing his partner well makes him let out a grateful sigh, standing up and walking towards her.
"You seem strange. Did you sleep well?"
>>108495He doesn't have his Halberd?
>>108496She blinks
"What time is it? I think I way over slept... I had this weird dream about jars of money, and this crazy cultist bitch who tried to summon demons or something..."
>>108495"I guess I can make one... but we can forget about escaping if we light ourselves up and there is a changeling patrol."
>>108497I can't recall if our weapons were taken when we crossed.
>>108494Silver parks in front of the levelled farmhouse, and once again delves into the darkness.
>>108496Come on, mang, it'd be cute, and a great way to develop their relation. Just have him be sincere.Plus, it means he'd have a better chance at sleeping with her later. >>108498They were not. Brie spent like an hour arguing for the right to keep them
>>108497Still in the wagon
>>108498"Buck, good point. I guess we wait until this thing reveals itself."
Onyx hoofs at the ground, obviously impatient for this thing to show up.
>>108497He blinks as well, raising his eyebrows.
(The silhouette was right... Was it actually not a dream I had? It seems like that time where I got sucked off by drones while her Queen spoke to me, but more plausible since she also got the same dream... I must be subtle about this.)
"Really? I would have thought you dreamt about Zebrica, not about a random 'beach' summoning demons."
He shakes his head.
"Minds are quite strange."
>>108500Awesome.
>>108501"I know bugs see in the dark, but there is no reason to think it is going to reveal itself. It would call it's friends and swarm us if they wanted to. Let's just get the kid and cow out of here."
>>108502"No, it was in the jungles. It was rather vivid"
>>108503Because eeeeeeey... I'm about as wise as onyx and I didn't expect a fight?
>>108504"Alright... Come on Ruby, but stay away from the trees unless there's no other options."
>>108505Iron blinks again.
"Huh."
He looks over to the table.
"Shall we have some breakfast? You can tell me about it while I have a quick bite."
>>108499Sadly, Iron's will is weak for that exact scenario. He'd be too afraid to do it. After he gets the pots, tho... that's the time to strike. >>108506>>108504"Just let me get this"
Ruby tries to pull the rope out
from the trees comes a large creature. It looks like a bear... but not its face. It has a flat face, and a narrow beak on it The body of a large bear, and the face of an owl
"Caw!"
>>108507He keeps cutting, and cutting, and cutting
"There you go sir! I hope that work for you... hmmm, your hair tends to stay down. Doesn't quite work for mohawk"
>>108508"No... I think I'm fine. Anyways, I think we slept right through breakfast"
>>108510"buck... You get your cow, I'll distract... That"
Onyx steps away from Ruby, doing his best to reflect moonlight off his fur and at the creature.
>>108511Onyx is not very reflective, but he can get the creature's attention. It looks kind of pissed
"CAW!"
>>108512"That's right ya freak, over here"
He puts as much distance between himself and Ruby as he can