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Occupied Equestria: Cabin in the Woods
GwXVL
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No.109000
109002 109005 109009
This week, in "Occupied Equestria":

Wondering through through the Changeling lands at night on the road between Bales and Whinnyapolis, Onyx, Brie, and Spark have stumbled upon a set of farm ponies trying to hide their cattle in the forest, away from their changeling occupiers. While rescuing a cow, Onyx and Brie have taken heavy damage, and so they followed them to the cabin of a local woodspony. But they found the woodspony and a farmer replaced by changelings, and after a skirmish are alone and wounded in the cabin in the woods.

Over in Baltimare, Dark Star has decided to give up his life as Dark Star, the Earth Pony farm colt, to become Tyrel Jackson, or "Gold Chains," a zebra and aspiring rap artist. Through the magic of Valmorification, it is possible. Iron is freaking out after possibly having received a message from God herself. That, and his usual social awkwardness. Silver is cashing out on a long standing set of projects, and is readying himself for the next phase
1274 replies and 65 files omitted.
Anonymous
PEPEO
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No.109422
109423 109424
>>109421
"They're alive."
Onyx finds the sofa and lies down
"Damn bugs and their drain."
Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109423
109425
>>109422
Onyx is tired, and the grey colt (he was bright red before) comes before Onyx
“Will they be okay? Are we safe?”

He looks at onyx suspiciously
Shimmering Spark
PCEqp
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No.109424
109425 109426
>>109422
"Make sure they stay warm. I'm going to get the prisoners."
>>109421
Spark goes back outside and walks up to the bugs.
"You."
He points at them.
"Inside."
He points to the door.
Anonymous
PEPEO
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No.109425
109426
>>109423
"Safe? Hardly. As long as those bucking bugs are allowed to roam Equestria nopony is safe"
Any sparkle in Onyx's coat is gone, as his eyes slowly turn more grey. His voice is filled with anger.
"Okay? Yeah probably"
>>109424
"Whatever"
He slowly gets up and rolls them towards the fireplace.
Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109426
109427 109428
0A339476-9802-47DD-9D0D-A21C2D413C90.jpeg
>>109424
They blink with sideways eye lids

>>109425
“Be careful with them! Those are my friends” Ruby says
Anonymous
PEPEO
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No.109427
>>109426
"Yeah yeah"
He moves them a bit gentler before flopping himself back on the couch.
Shimmering Spark
PCEqp
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No.109428
109429
>>109426
Spark sighs, but continues to try to comunicate.
"You."
He points to them.
"Go."
He points to his hooves and walks towards the door a few paces.
"Inside."
He points to the door.
Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109429
109430
>>109428
They are cautious, but come closer, and ever closer to the door to come inside. One is bleeding it’s blue blood, the other has serious burn marks with an almost destroyed uniform
PCEqp
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No.109430
109431 109432 109433
[1d20 = 2]
>>109429
Spark leans them in and guides them away from the ponies. He then bandages up the bleeding one.
Rolling Wisdom
Shimmering Spark
PCEqp
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No.109431
>>109430
Fuck. Damn changeling biology being different from ponies and all...
CAN5+
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No.109432
109434 109436
[1d20+3 = 9]
>>109430
“HISS!”

It bites Spark with its fangs
Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109433
109436
>>109430
Another issue. All of the ponies are in the central room next to the fire place. Where even to put the changelings that won’t spook the ponies?
Anonymous
PEPEO
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No.109434
109438
>>109432
Rood of the damn bug
"Oh look,it bites the hoof that tries to heal it. Shocking"
PCEqp
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No.109436
109437
[1d20 = 8]
>>109432
"OW! Sorry! I'm trying to patch you up damn it!"
Spark tries again.
>>109433
Well, are there any other rooms, or is this a one room cabin?
Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109437
109438
>>109436
It’s small. There is a separate bedroom, and an attacked kitchen
Shimmering Spark
PCEqp
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No.109438
109439 109440
>>109437
Assuming the bandage is now applied, Spark leads them into the bedroom.
>>109434
"Hey Onyx! Put a sticky note on Brie's head saying we need a translator!"
Anonymous
PEPEO
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No.109439
109441
>>109438
"Fine!"
Onyx writes a colorful note about needing a translator, and not-so-gently attaches it to the bat's face.
Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109440
109441
>>109438
So... the petrified ponies are just lying on the floor?
Shimmering Spark
PCEqp
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No.109441
109442 109443
>>109440
Hey! They get to be by the fire.
>>109439
"Now, if you can help move this bed into the living room, that will be very kind of you."
Anonymous
PEPEO
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No.109442
109444
>>109441
"Fine"
Onyx snorts in an annoyed manner as he helps spark move the bed.
Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109443
109444
>>109441
The changelings are directed to the more cold room while the ponies are left lying on the wooden floor. But what then?
Shimmering Spark
PCEqp
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No.109444
109445 109446
>>109443
They are getting a bed.

>>109442
"I'm going to keep an eye on them. Don't anypony run off."

Spark locks the door once the bed is moved.
Anonymous
PEPEO
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No.109445
109448
>>109444
"Oh I don't think that's a problem. But I'll watch them"
Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109446
109447
>>109444
Locking the door is not really possible, with no key. Spark has moved, what? One bed? He needs more beds and blankets
Shimmering Spark
PCEqp
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No.109447
109448
>>109446
Now you are just being picky. Please don't make me have to declare actions for moving each bed and blanket or we will be here all night.
Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109448
109449
88C59E10-CC75-4F8D-AF7F-D0FB7216B22B.jpeg
>>109447

>>109445
Well, Onyx has not one, not two, but three unconscious almost dead ponies lying on the floor below him, a very drained and scared colt who is still partly freaking out about the whole situation, two vampire soldiers placed in the next bedroom, and less than a quarter of a bottle of vodka left.

How does it feel, and what does Onyx do next?

Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109449
109450
>>109448
The true NPC limiter! Leadership peeps hate this amazing tip
Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109450
109451
8F452375-CAEC-4665-AE7D-87FB099B62AD.png
>>109449
*poke*
Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109451
109452
>>109450
That image is horrifying
Hi GMo!
How's it going?
Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109452
109453 109454
>>109451
Okay

Now, I need to figure out what exactly is going on with all of the NPCs in the cabin, as well as actually bother to write up the third and most important part of the 34 Hoebuck dossier
Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109453
>>109452
Good!

It shouldn't be too hard, I think. Only time consuming. Be sure to jot it down somewhere, or have a little map of the place to make things easier later on
Silver "The Floof" Sword
hlA55
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No.109454
109455
>>109452
That would help very much.
Also, *poke*
Anonymous
eZiid
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No.109455
109456 109460
36B0ED89-C49E-4547-A701-0069685FB9EF.jpeg
>>109454
*does not like being poked back*

I’ll see what I can type up during periods of downtime
Drove out to a JP court for two bench trials on speeding tickets. First guy pleas out, get ready for the second one and worry about it... when the guy shows up, he explains he just wanted to ask the judge a question, and pleas out
Anonymous
Ql0hZ
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No.109456
>>109455
Don't multitask too much.
It can get pretty heavy on your nerves.
The spoilers sounds like it could be part of a comedy movie
DS
LwPlO
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No.109460
109461
_adorable tank noises.png
>>109455

Anonymous
e4mkO
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No.109461
109462
676CF726-81FF-4D26-B5F1-5FB16144BF07.jpeg
>>109460
Hello.

I think that Blue Skies has been sitting next to Dark Star this entire time, but has not been hugged or cuddled even once
DS
LwPlO
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No.109462
109463
>>109461
Dark Star gives her a Big Hug.
Anonymous
e4mkO
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No.109463
109464 109465
>>109462
*poner is hugged*

She’s even softer than usual, although her lavender smell has been replaced with that of a tropical fruit
Anonymous
BzyeT
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No.109464
109466
>>109463
Smelling like bananas

DS
LwPlO
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No.109465
109473
>>109463
"Your Coat feels like silk."
He Smiles at her

Silver "The Floof" Sword
hlA55
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No.109466
109467
>>109464
Silver keeps his voice low as to not announce what he's saying to the world. Or, in this case, the table. "So, Iron...any other details on this 'night of romance' you had with Cauldron?"
Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109467
109468
>>109466
Iron looks at Silver questioningly.
"It was a bit... cramped. Not what you would call somehwere where you should do it."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
hlA55
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No.109468
109469
>>109467
"Not exactly what I have in mind, but alright. Was it like date? You two go to see movie or something like beforehoof?"
Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109469
109471 109473
>>109468
His look changes to uncomfortable, really unsure of how much he should say.
"Well... you could say it was kind of like a date, sure. A... romantic walk on nature kind."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
hlA55
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No.109471
109472
>>109469
Silver nods. "That does indeed sound romantic. You know, you do not have to tell me if you do not want to. I do not want to make you uncomfortable, I was just curious."
Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109472
109474
>>109471
Iron raises an eyebrow, not really believing him.
"Uh huh."
Your trust level with Iron is too low to go along this line of conversation.
Anonymous
MTfhm
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No.109473
109475 109477
>>109465
She smiles at him with her malign glee
“Thank you. Want to feel it some more?”

>>109469
Blue Skies looks skeptically at Iron as he advances his claims of sexual activity
Silver "The Floof" Sword
hlA55
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No.109474
109475 109477
>>109472
Silver takes another drink of whiskey, his last for the night. "Hmm. Well then...would you mind telling me bit about your tribe, where you came from?"
DS
LwPlO
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No.109475
109476 109477
>>109473
He Grins
"Of Course."
He Hugs her tighter
>>109474
"yea i've never really read any books on the native tribes before. i would be interested in that too."

Anonymous
NLLs2
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No.109476
109479
>>109475
*poner is hugged more*

She presses her head into him, closes her eyes, and smiles in his embrace
Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109477
109478 109481 109483
>>109473
Iron glances at her then back at Silver.
(If she doesn't believe it, then she won't ask about it. I see this as an absolute win.)
>>109474
>>109475
...crap. I knew this was going to happen. Time to put my improv hat on.
Iron looks pensively.
"I admit I have not listened to the word of the elders, so mine may be inaccurate."
He lightly scratches the table, trying to remember.
"If I am not mistaken, my tribe was founded by Hoof, an Earth Pony unhappy with the unification of the Three Tribes and rounded up like-minded ponies off into creating a settlement. I am not sure why exactly he did it or if it was even true. Some spread the rumor he was merely taking advantage of the dissent to try and create his own tribe."
He shakes his head.
"Anyways, he led them to a safe spot to start anew and went from there. From then on it was the usual: Forage, train, explore and return with the spoils. Mares are not able to go out of the tribe, being pushed into more indispensable jobs like pottery and healing instead of being fighters, since their dexterity is better, or so said Hoof and his friends say. So far they are not wrong."
He snickers.
"I remember my mother always having some sugarcane to bite on after a training session. It was like she had in her mane or something."
Clearing his throat a bit to return to serious mode, he continues.
"While my fighting style relies on hooves, fellow tribesmen do use some war tools like spears and clubs. Some special ones even get what they call a 'quarter-staff', no idea what that means. It looks like a smooth, long stick to bonk ponies on their heads. Seems only elders' colts get to use them, unless they show exceptional 'skill and discipline' or some spiel like that."
He rolls his eyes over it, before proceeding.
"I think I have already told you Star, but I am in the third phase of the cycle: Exploring and mastering this concrete jungle to reach stallionhood. Previous colts back when it was a group of ponies only needed to explore into the Three Tribes, but recently they have set the far more 'advanced' tribe of... Equestria, I think, as the new place to mature."
He looks at the interested duo.
"Was that good enough?"
DS
LwPlO
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No.109478
109482
>>109477
He Laughs at the sugar cane in the hair bit
"What is your Mother and Father Like?"
"Yea i Remember you telling me that, it seems like a Interesting tradition,do all young stallions from your tribe do this?"
DS
LwPlO
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No.109479
109480
>>109476
He strokes her face and hair with his hoof
Anonymous
NLLs2
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No.109480
109489
>>109479
*coo*
Her ear wiggles, and her mane is extra soft
Silver "The Floof" Sword
hlA55
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No.109481
109482
>>109477
"That is rather interesting tradition, mastering this 'concrete jungle'. What is it for?"
Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109482
109485 109489
>>109478
Iron raises an eyebrow.
(Is he trying to know the feeling of parental love, maybe?)
But relents, thinking he'll be satisfied with hearing it.
"Mother was quite nice. She always coddled me, my brother and my sister with all sorts of little snacks. Good cook, too, but not at the level I have recently experienced. She mainly focused on teaching my sister the arts of healing, from putting some sticky thing on wounds to preparing them."
He can't help but crack a smile.
"It felt nice when they placed it on mine. I guess it was Earth Pony magic."
A little pause, looking a bit more confused.
"My father was... strange, as some of the tribesstallions said. He was cheery, yet considered as a feared stallion worthy to take down an entire group of 20 ponies, enduring every single blow they threw at him. His maturity travels were said to have been the longest any stallion has even been, and it shows from how he speaks to how fancy his spear looked."
He places his hoof under his head and looked at the ceiling in thought.
"He always encouraged me to take walks in the jungle, often ending in me poking, seeing and tasting most things, even though I did not know what most of the stuff was."
He snickered.
"I even ate some weird looking mushroom that made me see all sorts of colors. My father had to take me back home after that because I was acting aloof. I bet he knew what it was and did not stop me, the rascal."
He chuckles, but turns a bit serious.
"He was also quite scary when he got upset."
>>109481
>>109478
"The idea is simple: Learn to master the outside and bring back all your newly belongings back to the tribe. The more you bring, the greater you will be revered. Of course it would be shared amongst fellow tribesponies out of virtue, but you can take it all for yourself if you had big plans of any kind."
He nods.
"And yes, all colts who enter the age of close-to-stallionhood have to do it, or else be treated like a colt until you do. Worst case scenario, the pony stubborn enough could be forcefully expelled into it."

Anonymous
NLLs2
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No.109483
109484
>>109477
She raises an eyebrow and looks as if she is about to say something, but ultimately says nothing
Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109484
109486
>>109483
Iron, somewhat curious she didn't simply say it, decides to press her for it.
"Is something wrong, Skies?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
hlA55
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No.109485
109487
>>109482
Silver looks him up and down. "You do not seem close to stallionhood to me. You seem like full-grown stallion who is almost as big as I am."
Anonymous
NLLs2
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No.109486
109488 109490 109491
>>109484
So Iron has been parading himself as a “native,” acting as if he’s from some tribe right out of the Amazon Rainforest, and now you want to claim that Iron actually is not and never has been a Native, nor does his culture have anything at all to do with any natives: it is instead a set of Equestrian ponies that separated from the Equestrians after the Equestrians immigrated south. More like Husserites and Mennonites than Comanche Indians. Like, the whole point of having natives in the setting was to show that actually, no, the land that is Equestria was not completely uninhabited before the the United Tribes came in, but was preceded by earlier waves of Earth Ponies in that area. Also, if it’s an Equestrian culture, then why the vast cultural differences between Iron and Equestria? The Amish are a European culture that split off from Germany and who reject a decent portion of modern civilization, but they behave more like other Europeans than do any of the American Indians...
But it doesn’t really matter. Dark Star, Silver, and to a lesser extent even Ash have done some equally possibly devious world building, but I haven’t said anything because a character’s background belongs to the player.
Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109487
109490 109499
>>109485
Iron snickers.
"I appreciate your compliment, but I am merely 19 years old."
Cue shock and awe.
Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109488
109491 109492 109499
>>109486
Aw, fuck. Well, that's what I get for trying to build on previously established concepts without fully understanding them. I thought they were a big native tribe composed.
DS
LwPlO
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No.109489
109491 109492 109496
>>109480
He Smiles
"You're Beautiful."
>>109482
"My Mom was the Same way. She often tried to stop my brother and i from fighting when i was a colt."
He Smiles a Bittersweet Smile.
"You Dad Sounds Like an interesting Stallion to say the least. A Mushroom that made you see colors? I've had experiences with them myself.
I Found a Patch of them on a remote part of the property i grew up on. The Trees Grew Faces and started talking to me. then i felt like i was falling and i saw a bunch of weird shapes and Vivid Colors."
>>109482
"Very Interesting Indeed."

Silver "The Floof" Sword
hlA55
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No.109490
109491
>>109486
Honestly, I would rather hear your criticisms.

>>109487
Silver doesn't even bat an eye. "As I said, full-grown stallion."

He sits in thought for a couple seconds. "Your father sounds nice. I think he and my father would have gotten along well."
Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109491
109493 109494 109495
>>109489
Iron looked at him strangely.
"Our father practically encouraged me and my brother to hooffight between ourselves to deal with our issues, except my sister of course."
He looks iffy, knowing how bad he felt after the 'trip'
>>109490
The reverse jailbait.
Iron blinks.
"Eh, I do not feel fully grown yet. Otherwise, I would not even be here."
>>109486
>>109488
Chalk it up to bad narrator in this case, if you point it out, he'll probably correct himself.
Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109492
109493 109495
>>109489
I think Dark Star is remembering watching Pocahontas

>>109488
Were you going to type more and were cut off?
Anonymous
BrSUO
?
No.109493
>>109492
Not really, but feel free to do >>109491
Man, I feel dumb.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
hlA55
?
No.109494
109500
>>109491
He gives him a grin. "Perhaps in mind you have little ways to go, yet..."
DS
LwPlO
?
No.109495
109500
>>109491
"Our Dad Encouraged that stuff as well."
He Smiles and chuckles
"But boy! Mom sure hated it."
"I Felt Very Sick afterwords,Luckily my brother was the only one at home,when i walked back up to the house.Because as soon,as i walked through the gate."
>>109492
Kek

Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109496
109497
>>109489
“D’aww, thanks....” her expression changes a little
“You should..... probably not war random mushrooms off the ground”
DS
LwPlO
?
No.109497
109499
>>109496
"You're welcome."
He Smiles
Then he chuckles at the mushroom comment
"Yea, I Learned that the hard way...I Did go Back to that patch a couple times though."
Anonymous
CAN5+
?
No.109499
109500 109502 109517
>>109497
She just blinks, and sits upright in her seat

>>109487
All at once, she both finds it hard to believe, yet acknowledges that that really would explain a lot

>>109488
Nah it’s fine.... as I said I try to give players leeway to make their characters and I’ve seen equally objectionable things from Silver and Dark Star
Anonymous
BrSUO
?
No.109500
109501 109502
>>109494
Iron looks at his forelegs.
"I guess I do not look like a colt, I suppose. I thought stallionhood was at the 20 year-mark at the least, so that was why I was confused at your comment."
>>109495
Iron chuckled.
"Honestly, my mom grew to tolerate it after a while. I think she liked being there for us and healing us up."
But he does turn slightly iffier.
"Yeah... my mom got so worried."
>>109499
Too late!
A tiny spark crossed his mind as he now understands Skies' curiousness.
"Oh wait! I knew something was off. It was not the Three Tribes or unifications. I just happened to hear about it somewhere and mixed it up badly."
He coughs again, entering into story-time again.
"I think it was more of a sibling rivarly between Hoof and his brother, Buck. Both were candidates for being chieftain, but Buck won out, leaving Hoof bitter so he took off with some of his friends, his wife, his foals and some dissenters who did not like Buck's overreliance on arrows, feeling the tools were too powerful against nature to deal with."
He watches her mull in thought.
(I wonder if she will give sugarcanes now because I said that.)
He chuckles.
('Not a chance', she would say most likely.)
Silver "The Floof" Sword
hlA55
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No.109501
109504
>>109500
"It is something like that, I suppose."
DS
LwPlO
?
No.109502
109504 109505 109507
>>109499
"Whats Wrong?"
He Looks Concerned
>>109500
"My Brother Freaked Out. He Threatened to Tell Mom a few times but i was able to talk him out of it. I Guess i was always Pretty Good at that."

Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109504
109506 109508
>>109501
Iron pokes one foreleg with his hoof.
"I understand, since you look somewhat like me with some more years on you, judging by the scars you have."
>>109502
Iron extends one side of his lips, a bit against Star's actions.
"Eh, you should have told her. It is no good to keep secrets with family. They are the ones whom you should trust most."
Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109505
109507 109508
>>109502
She turns her head away, shakes it slightly, and says in a very soft voice
"Earth Ponies... eating stuff off the ground when they know it makes them sick, and always looking to get beat up"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
hlA55
?
No.109506
109507
>>109504
"Many...even if my winter coat is hiding them right now."
Anonymous
BrSUO
?
No.109507
109508 109509
>>109505
>>109502
Iron smiles excitedly, placing one hoof on the table and the other raised.
"Oh! That is me! I am that pony!"
>>109506
He returns to original position, chuckling for his outburst.
"I told you. I am not a stallion yet. My coat only has..."
He peeks around his coat, moving away the hairs to try and find any.
"...I cannot see any of them."
DS
LwPlO
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No.109508
109509 109511
>>109504
He Sounds rather melancholic
"Yea.... I Wish i would have gotten to tell her. I Never Got the opportunity to confess to her before she was gone."
>>109505
"Eh...Thats just our nature i guess."
He Grins
>>109507
"We are Both that pony,pal."
He Chuckles


Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109509
109511 109513
142096245633.jpg
>>109508
>>109507

Anonymous
BrSUO
?
No.109511
109512 109513
>>109509
He chuckles some more at her expense, looking outside if the time is near where he has to do the thing.
>>109508
At first he chuckles with him some more, but
Iron feels bad after bringing the 'mother is dead' stuff, looking grim.
"Right. Forgot about that."

Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109512
109513 109515
>>109511
"oh, fuck off"
DS
LwPlO
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No.109513
109514 109515
>>109511
"It's Ok. I've gotten used to it."
He Smiles
>>109509
>>109512
"Ah Don't be like that."
He Cuddles her
Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109514
109515
>>109513
*Poner is cuddled*
Her wings are pushed up a little.
She enjoys the cuddling
Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109515
>>109512
>>109514
>>109513
He grins knowingly
"Just as planned."

He turns to Dark Star, unsure of his 'coped' status.
"If you say so."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
hlA55
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No.109517
109518 109519 109520
The floof pony meanwhile sits there awkwardly, not really knowing what to talk about.

>>109499
This is still bothering the hell out of me.
Anonymous
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>>109517
Skies pats the floof pony

Um... what’s bothering you?
Anonymous
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No.109519
109520 109521
>>109517
Iron decides to do the most sensible thing in this situation:
He boops Silver's snoot! The devilish fiend!
DS
LwPlO
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No.109520
109533
>>109519
>>109517
Dark Star Boops Silver right after iron

Silver "The Floof" Sword
hlA55
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No.109521
109522 109524
>>109518
*floof pony is pat*
[Silver liked that]

What're the objectionable things I've said, before?

>>109519
*floof pony is booped*
[Silver disliked that]
Anonymous
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No.109522
109523
>>109521
Iron smiles like a dummy.
"You look bored."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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109526
>>109522
"Well, bored might be one way to put it." Silver leans back in his chair. "I suppose I simply have nothing really to do at moment, and it is making me little restless. I would drink some more, but if we are going to recon then it is good idea that I have clear head." He thinks back to the drinks he's already had. "Well, mostly clear head."
Anonymous
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109525 109526
Okay, I should definitely write out the last part of the dossier... but damn it’s hard to find motivation

>>109521
Do you really want to know?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.109525
109534
>>109524
Eeyup.
Anonymous
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>>109523
Iron nods, returning to his original stance.
"Perhaps we can play some sort of game?"
He looks at the others, unsure of what kind of game adults like them play.
(I hope it is tag. I like tag.)
>>109524
Psst. How much time Iron has left? I don't want him overextending his bounds and missing the deadline.
And I know that feeling, man.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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109528
>>109526
Silver tilts his head. "Game? Like poker, or something like that?"
Anonymous
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109529
>>109527
Iron shrugs.
"Maybe? I do not know what games are popular here."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.109529
109530
>>109528
"I have not played any game in...well, it has been long while. You would probably know better than I would."
Anonymous
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>>109529
Iron hums in thought.
"I have no idea either. Most of the ones I used to play back home would put me in a big advantage as well as leave us injured most likely."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.109531
109533 109536
>>109530
"...We should probably avoid them then." Silver thinks on the subject.
Anonymous
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>>109531
Iron looks at him expectantly.
>>109520
He turns to see Dark Star.
"Do you have any ideas?"
Anonymous
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>>109525
Okay....

The one that came to mind was the story of alicorns or supernatural something or other visiting Severyanan ponies. I kind of wanted to object because it would be an instance of contact with god-like beings, which I wanted to control because the way in which god-like entities interact with the world kind of runs according to a plan I had, and that didn't necessarily fit in with it. On the other hoof.... maybe it can work? Also, Silver told it like a legend, so it always has the possibility of being false or an adaptation of something else.
This is a more minor thing, but Silver said Severyana was a United Tribe, and I was thinking that because Severyana is one of the only pony areas on Equus to have a distinctly different language and culture that it was probably a separate pony nation that predated the united tribes, was eventually annexed into Equestria after failed attempts by Crusaders to conquer it, but always felt like a distinct culture and region, which aided the calls for independence which resulted in Stalliongrad. Of course, maybe it is a United Tribe, who knows

Another one was attitudes towards Homosexuality. I know that a hell of a lot of fanfics portray Equestria as always having perfect freelove, geneder nuetral pronouns,mandatory lesbianism and whatever the hell else, but Equestria has always seemed to me to be or recently have been a traditionalist, communitarian society that is not likely to accept homosexuality, or at least not without some reservations. More to the point, I'm kind of doing an adaptation of the World circa 1940, so attitudes towards homosexuality are complex, but strongly tending towards non-acceptance. Interestingly Stalliongrad would probably be among the most socially progressive in that regard. I was going to write a long post about a history of attitudes towards homosexuality, but ultimately didn't. Obviously Silver can be pro-homosexual if he wants to be. He's part Bolshevik after all, and probably a lot of the Communists and some of the Social Democrats in Baltimare would agree with him (and maybe also certain Spartans). It's just that homosexual acceptance is not going to be ubiquitous in this setting.

There was the cuddle pile thing. That's not really objectionable, it just seemed kind of weird. Of course, Silver could have just been making shit up to fuck with Dark Star. Also, some cultures, like Greeks for example, are going to be a hell of a lot more comfortable with touching than Americans

Also there was the armpit aphrodisiac thing that Silver told Dark Star about pegasi biology while they were in the attic of the Comte residence. This isn't really objectionable for worldbuilding reasons, but because it was something told to Dark Star meaning I would need to ERP it. Let me repeat that. I would have to ERP fucking sexy smelly armpits. Just.

Again, I don't want to discourage players from adding more depth to character back stories. You can participate in world building as well

>>109526
What are you talking about?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.109535
109538
>>109534
Honestly, that all is good to know. Thanks!
DS
LwPlO
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No.109536
109537 109538
>>109533
>>109531
"How about a game of Cards?"
He Grins
>>109534
>sexy smelly armpits
HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG


Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109537
109538 109541
>>109534
I thought it was the wings that were supposed to be smelled, not the armpits.
Remember the Cauldron situation? Iron still has to deal with that. Honestly, time shouldn't have passed by a lot, but Iron would like to know how long he has.
And you know, you wouldn't put an actual time limit on PCs, are you?
>>109536
Iron looks at Dark Star.
"Maybe. What do you have in mind?"
Anonymous
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F3404A25-C849-4744-87B7-5ED7155560D6.jpeg
>>109536

>>109535
Um..,. Are you sure?

Another thing from much further back I initially didn’t like was in the story about how Silver met Storm Warning. It was a cute story, but it seemed off to me that Equestria would just let a major trade route right next to the capital and basically on top of the old capital be overrun with bandits and highwaymen. I eventually got over that an actually sort of integrated it into the Train quest-line. When the train is stopped near the Everfree forest (on the side of the forest opposite of Ponyville) it is attacked by a set of old mares, kind of like the group that Storm Warning was a part of. Their leader is even named “Red Morning,” from the adage “red sky at morning, sailor’s warning,” like she’s named after Storm Warning.

>>109537
How long until what?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.109539
109545
>>109534
As far as more in-depth thoughts go:

#1: This isn't one of my better moments. I wasn't thinking straight and I somehow managed to mash up two completely different concepts in my head and they just did not mix well.

#2: Silver never said that Severyana was one of the tribes that founded Equestria, as far as my knowledge goes. He did say that the ponies of Severyana first united underneath Tsar-turned-Emperor Peter the Great, which included both Severyana proper and where Nova Griffonia is located, now (though I've since changed the date to something After Lunar Banishment: 420 - 421 ALB). In my head, I figured that the preservation of Severyanan culture and language meant that the country would have been a recent acquisition compared with the rest of Equestria. The catalyst I've got for that happening is in 793, when the Griffonian Empire beat the Severyanan Empire in a Five Years' War and annexed the territories of what would be known as Nova Griffonia: Severyana would immediately afterwards agree to become a vassal of Equestria in exchange for protection, and in 822, Equestria formally integrated the region into Equestria itself after Tsar Nikolai Nickerlaevich was deposed.

#3: What can I say? Silver was lonely, horny, drunk, and Dark Star is a very soft mare-like pone. Likely won't happen again, though I imagine it'll continue to be a bit of a running joke.

#4: Don't you be dissin' the cuddle pile, now.

#5: Feel free to ignore that particular piece of lore if you want to. Just a little throwaway something. Silver will never talk about it again.

>>109538
That's pretty nifty, actually. I like that.

Also, yeah, of course it's good to know. It's good to know the flaws in my storytelling, as it's hard for me to see them, myself.
Anonymous
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No.109540
>>109538
Faith in humanity: Lost with my sides.
Well, Iron did promise her in his panic to tell the deep dark secret he had to her, which is that particular dream part he was abashed about.
Pretty sure it's not actually necessary, but I like to think Iron's on an actual time limit just to rack up his tension.
DS
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No.109541
109542 109543
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>>109537
"How About Black Jack? it's a pretty fun game."
>>109538

Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.109542
109544 109545
>>109541
Silver nods. "Yes, it is indeed good game. If we find set of cards, who would serve as dealer?"
Anonymous
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No.109543
109544
>>109541
Iron tilts his head.
"I guess I can try it, but I have no idea how to play it."
DS
LwPlO
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No.109544
109547
>>109542
"After you. i've never really been the best dealer."
>>109543
"Can you do math?"
Anonymous
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No.109545
109546 109547
I kind of feel like I’m failing at my job here if you all are bored
There actually is someone I am waiting on before starting the Hoebuck quest

>>109539
Reee

>>109542
Also reee
Silver "The Floof" Sword
hlA55
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No.109546
109550
>>109545
Who would you be waiting on, if I am allowed to ask?

Also, why are you reeeing?
Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109547
109548 109550
>>109545
Well, Iron has the perfect ending for the day at any rate, as long as he doesn't spill more spaghetti than usual.
>>109544
Iron stares at Dark Star blankly.
"Yes, I can do math. It was boring, but useful."
DS
LwPlO
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No.109548
109549 109556
>>109547
"Its a simple game, the first one to 21 wins. my brother always used to beat me at it."
Anonymous
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No.109549
>>109548
Iron nods.
"I suppose that works. Do you have the things necessary to play the game now?"
Anonymous
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D244C1E0-0449-4CA2-9CE0-BA343E012D35.png
>>109547

>>109546
>>109546
Because you contradicted me on point 2

I am trying to get Ash back
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.109551
109553
>>109550
Oh. You mean in how I said I thought that Silver never said that Severyana was one of the founding tribes?

It would be nice to have her back, even if she makes us all look bad by comparison.
Anonymous
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No.109552
109553 109557
>>109550
I am quite surprised you actually went and fetched him, but are you sure you are making the right move? Or perhaps I'll be forced to go away too if she doesn't show up since there's so many wrenches in your plans because of her absence. I'm not sure he'll bite unless you go to grovel levels in my opinion.
Also maybe letting some non-SRD books through in your game setting.

>pic related
Come on, now. Don't be like that. You know Iron loves Cauldron more than the physical aspects.
Anonymous
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>>109552
What? Why do you say that?

>>109551
And why do you say that?
Anonymous
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109557
>>109553
Well... He didn't part because she was bored. More like he felt particularly offended by your actions. His words, not mine.
That means it's not going to be that simple to mend, unless you have a plan of sorts that could attract him back 100% for sure.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.109555
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>>109553
They just know how to use the game mechanics in ways that are far beyond the rest of us. They sound like they know what they're doing when they play (excluding the times Ash sets things on fire), and Ash just seems a lot more optimized for her role than the rest of the cast.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.109556
>>109548
Silver briefly changes the subject. "You said you would attempt to carry out your mission tomorrow morning: do you have more specific time? I promised Father Maren and myself I would help volunteer to clear bodies from quarry and catacombs tomorrow."
Anonymous
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>>109552
>>109554

>>109555
I’ve noticed the “optimization”
Anonymous
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No.109558
>>109557
You do you, GM, but I warn you: It's going to be a hard sell, so get your 3 paragraph apology ready.
Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109559
109560 109561
Well, I'm cashing out for the night.
Have good day, peeps.
Soon, I shall acheive waifu obtained status.
Anonymous
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>>109559

Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.109561
>>109559
Sleep well!
Silver "The Floof" Sword
hlA55
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No.109563
>>109562
...About what?
Anonymous
BrSUO
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No.109564
>>109560
Soon, Iron will be sucking on that straw!
A nice Chryssi pic. Would pat/10
Anonymous
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109569
>>109566
Wait, what happened?
I seem to have missed something here.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
hlA55
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No.109569
>>109566
>>109567
I'd have to agree here: what exactly has you so upset?
DS
LwPlO
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No.109583
109584
Boop?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.109584
109585
>>109583
Don't boop me! >:(
DS
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_boop ponk.png
>>109584

4zxFQ
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I’m not entirely sure I’m feeling it today
\r
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>>109585
REEEEEEEEEEEEE!

>>109587
We won't hold it against you if you need time to rest and recuperate. It isn't any fun for anyone, yourself included, if the GM is all frazzled.

Know of something else you'd like to do after you get off work to relax? Any good vidya?
DS
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No.109589
>>109587
thats fine
Anonymous
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>>109588
No.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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>>109590
Oh. I'm sorry to hear that.
Anonymous
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>>109592
>>109587
Well damn. I have no idea what caused you this lack of motivation but we're here for you man.
Anonymous
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No.109604
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I received my PonyFinder Bestiary today
Anonymous
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>>109604
Nice.
Never thought one existed.
What's it got?
Anonymous
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>>109605
Gotime the other day too from the BC vendor. It's got rules for both Pathfinder and 5e characters and monsters plus original creatures. Bat ponies, fairy ponies, constructs, etc.
Anonymous
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No.109607
>>109606
Quite spoopy, indeed.
Definitely good to have some guidelines on monsters. It eases quite the heavy load with thinking up creatures the PCs can fight or not.
Anonymous
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>>109606
Yes, that’s where I got mine
Anonymous
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109612
>>109605
Well I don’t know all of what it’s got in it, but I will be exploring it
Anonymous
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No.109612
>>109611
Nice. Awaiting what inspiration you'll get from it.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3zlUI
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No.109649
109650
Goddamn, it's quiet in here.
Anonymous
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109652
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>>109649

Silver "The Floof" Sword
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109653 109659
>>109650
SOMEONE'S ALIVE!
Anonymous
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109654 109659
>>109652
And someone is going to die
Just kidding
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3zlUI
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No.109654
>>109653
Oh, good! Thought I was going to have to break out the hankerchief for my sweating forehead.
Anonymous
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>>109653
>>109652
Hello
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3zlUI
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No.109661
109662 109663
>>109659
Feelin' any better today?
Anonymous
r2U3o
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>>109661
>>109659
That happy changie sure makes it look like it.
Anonymous
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>>109661
A little
Anonymous
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109666
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>>109663
Have cat.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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109666
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>>109663
A little is better than nothing. Have a cute.
Anonymous
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I think I should make the next part of the quest dossier tonight, or soon

>>109665
D'aww, that really is a cute

>>109664
Wat
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.109667
>>109666 (checked)
Neato, Satan.
Anonymous
Ilwqr
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No.109668
>>109666
Is cat.
Anonymous
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No.109669
reeeeeeeeee-eee-ee-e.png
>>109666
>un-checked
Reeeeeeeeee
Anonymous
C8wkn
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No.109672
109674 109675
IMG_20180715_021546.jpg
Whoops sorry.
Have more cat.
DS
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No.109674
109676 109677
_apogee stray cat.jpeg
>>109672

DS
ZQ8q0
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>>109672
>>109666

Anonymous
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109678
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>>109674
How dare u!
You maek cat sed>>109674

Anonymous
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>>109674
Apogee a qt.
DS
ZQ8q0
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No.109678
109680
_cat nip.jpg
>>109676
Im sorry cat fren, heres some catnip
Anonymous
QAtyu
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No.109679
109680
>>109677
That pencil boop is awesome.
Anonymous
C8wkn
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IMG_20190301_202323.png
>>109678
Now that's more like it, brother.
>>109679
tfw no pencil or pencil-drawn pone to boop
DS
ZQ8q0
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109682
File (hide): 4B76AE80FF7BD751738D85B02E95929B-939428.mp4 (917.4 KB, Resolution:1280x720 Length:00:00:11, _Apogee.mp4) [play once] [loop]
_Apogee.mp4
>>109677
Apogee is top cute
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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>>109681
If there's an Apogee in the EaW universe, I hope she's doing alright.
Anonymous
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No.109683
109684 109686 109687
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Did something break out here?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3zlUI
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No.109684
>>109683
Oh?
Anonymous
C8wkn
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No.109685
109688
>>109682
Most likely helping build the equivalent of a nuke with her dad either as an unwilling changeling scientist, an unwilling New Mareland scientist or living in her mom's dump.
Anonymous
C8wkn
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No.109686
>>109683
Not on my end
DS
ZQ8q0
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No.109687
109689
_Boop marble.jpg
>>109683
Yea >pic related
>>109682
I Hope there is an apogee in this universe
Anonymous
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109690
Um.... players can converse with each other in character since they should all be together now. I am going to type up part 3 now, which should hopefully be the last essential piece of the dossier

>>109682
>>109685
Shinpdage's apogee comic series depicts an Equestria that is substantially more technologically advanced than the one depicted in Equestria at War. They aren't so easy to reconcile together
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3zlUI
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No.109689
109691
>>109687
Silver looks over at Dark Star. "So, I am thinking of dusting off my weaponsmithing abilities tomorrow, after we finish with mission. I have already got idea for something I could make Iron. Do you have anything you would like made for you? Shortsword, maybe, for when enemies get too close for comfort?"
Anonymous
C8wkn
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No.109690
109694
>>109688
I'll withhold my right until I actually reach a keyboard, but I can respond some small questions if they want to interact.
DS
ZQ8q0
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No.109691
109692
>>109689
"Uh, Sure. i'm not exactly the best with swords though."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3zlUI
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No.109692
109693
>>109691
"It does not have to be sword, that is just first idea that came to mind. Give me some ideas, and I will see what I can do."
DS
ZQ8q0
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No.109693
109694
>>109692
"Maybe A Dagger?"
He puts his hoof to his chin in thought
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3zlUI
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No.109694
109696 109697
>>109693
Silver nods. "I can do dagger. Anything special you would want done with it, to personalize it?"

>>109690
"I suppose I should ask you same: anything you want done with your gift?"
Anonymous
CAN5+
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No.109695
109698
*Skies takes a long drink of her maretini*
Anonymous
C8wkn
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No.109696
109698
>>109694
Iron ponders for a bit.
"I have no idea what to expect. Maybe make it look like wood?"
DS
ZQ8q0
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No.109697
109698 109703
>>109694
"Uh yeah,Could you engrave 2 crossed fasces on the Handle and above those could you write "The Blue Skies will always guide me home"?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3zlUI
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No.109698
109703
>>109696
"Hmm...I am not certain how possible that will be, but I can try. I have never heard of such request before."

>>109697
Silver nods. "I can do this."

>>109695
Finally, Silver turns to Skies with a smile. "So...anything you would like made for you, Ms. Skies, should results for these two look promising?"
Anonymous
C8wkn
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No.109699
109700
Iron looks to the sides, a bit guilty
"You can always not do it. It is supposed to be a gift, not a request you are being paid for."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3zlUI
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No.109700
109701
>>109699
Silver waves it off. "It is no big deal for me to try. It is simply new to me."
Anonymous
C8wkn
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No.109701
109702
>>109700
Iron looks quite unconvinced.
"I guarantee I will not be upset if you simply bring me a basic one."
(Like it could compare to my hooves.)
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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>>109701
"We will see what happens."
Anonymous
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>>109697
Skies smiles

>>109698
"Well.... maybe"
Anonymous
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>>109702
Iron nods.
(I hope he did not take that in a bas way.)
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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>>109703
Silver motions with a hoof. "Well, let us hear idea you would have."

>>109704
The look on Silver's face suggests that it was a mere statement of fact.
DS
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>>109703
"i thought you might like that one."
He Grins
Anonymous
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>>109705
"Maybe a short sword... something like my cutie mark"

>>109706
She smiles, then presses her body up against him, basically rubbing him like a cat