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Onyx, Spark and Brie settle down for the night in a cabin in the woods along with a set of recently rescued ponies, saved from Changeling cocoons, as well as the changelings who sought to take them captive, who are themselves locked away as captives.
In Baltimare, Silver, Dark Star, Iron, and now Midnight Lily do their last preparations before seeking to take on a creature smuggling operation in a port-side neighborhood
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>>114733
HISSSSSSS!
>>114732
I don’t know. I assumed at the time that they thought they had the wrong griffin, otherwise they would have told her “hey, we’re leaving” or “what the fuck are you doing?” Maybe they thought “well, she’s off doing her own thing, let’s leave her to it and not interrupt her.” Or maybe they thought she would not immediately go back to doing what she was doing before she was interrupted and would instead watch them long enough to know that they left the building.
HISSSSSSS!
>>114732
I don’t know. I assumed at the time that they thought they had the wrong griffin, otherwise they would have told her “hey, we’re leaving” or “what the fuck are you doing?” Maybe they thought “well, she’s off doing her own thing, let’s leave her to it and not interrupt her.” Or maybe they thought she would not immediately go back to doing what she was doing before she was interrupted and would instead watch them long enough to know that they left the building.
>>114734
Huh. That's not good.
I would assume she didn't want to split again, but she can always rush out the building when she realizes the zebra and obviously Silver are missing tho. That could work. She is a good scout pony since she can always do the UAV maneuver with her wings.
Huh. That's not good.
I would assume she didn't want to split again, but she can always rush out the building when she realizes the zebra and obviously Silver are missing tho. That could work. She is a good scout pony since she can always do the UAV maneuver with her wings.
>>114735
I don’t know. Something just feels disappointing about the way the the quest has played out so far
I don’t know. Something just feels disappointing about the way the the quest has played out so far
>>114742
When Silver said he was going to scout out the church, I did it believing that with four ponies at the warehouse, three of which being adept at stealth, they could handle anything that would come their way while he was gone. He would've seen that there was a griffon that looks like a leader of sorts and reported it back to the others. I honestly had no intention of so thoroughly spliting up the party like he accidentally did and ruining everything like he usually does.
I honest to god thought Skies would take her own initiative and follow Dark Star and Silver when she saw they were leaving, or else would say something to try to convince us to stay if she thought there was some sort of lead they could use. I am so, so sorry we left her behind.
When Silver said he was going to scout out the church, I did it believing that with four ponies at the warehouse, three of which being adept at stealth, they could handle anything that would come their way while he was gone. He would've seen that there was a griffon that looks like a leader of sorts and reported it back to the others. I honestly had no intention of so thoroughly spliting up the party like he accidentally did and ruining everything like he usually does.
I honest to god thought Skies would take her own initiative and follow Dark Star and Silver when she saw they were leaving, or else would say something to try to convince us to stay if she thought there was some sort of lead they could use. I am so, so sorry we left her behind.
>>114744
>>114741
Midnight and Iron stay in that room as long as they chose to, and this is true whether they stay another minute or they stay until the morning light. No one comes for them, no one stumbles upon them. No replacement maintence guy nor curious small patrol comes to them before the day shift. Where are the rest of them? Where is the remainder of security? Surely these must exist, somewhere. Yet they do not make an appearance in that room.
Do they all have something better to do this night than check out why the heat is down, or why their lazy maintenance worker hasn’t fixed the problem yet? Are they perhaps not even inside of the building at all? The answers to these questions are not found inside of the dark, increasingly cold, brick room.
Maybe they’ll send a team to kill them in the morning. Hell, maybe they’ll even send police. But for now, it’s a place they can basically rest and fall asleep... whether they awake with slit throats is another matter
>>114743
I’m just frustrated
\r
>>114741
Midnight and Iron stay in that room as long as they chose to, and this is true whether they stay another minute or they stay until the morning light. No one comes for them, no one stumbles upon them. No replacement maintence guy nor curious small patrol comes to them before the day shift. Where are the rest of them? Where is the remainder of security? Surely these must exist, somewhere. Yet they do not make an appearance in that room.
Do they all have something better to do this night than check out why the heat is down, or why their lazy maintenance worker hasn’t fixed the problem yet? Are they perhaps not even inside of the building at all? The answers to these questions are not found inside of the dark, increasingly cold, brick room.
Maybe they’ll send a team to kill them in the morning. Hell, maybe they’ll even send police. But for now, it’s a place they can basically rest and fall asleep... whether they awake with slit throats is another matter
>>114743
I’m just frustrated
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>>114745
>>114744
Hm...
I'm not sure if this resting is actually legit.
I suppose we could try to carry the griffons out of the building in an attempt to turn them in for later.
Iron starts to pick up the fully unconscious gryphon, placing him on his back.
"Guess we should get them to someone who can speak this language."
Previous post is joke, don't mind it.
>>114744
Hm...
I'm not sure if this resting is actually legit.
I suppose we could try to carry the griffons out of the building in an attempt to turn them in for later.
Iron starts to pick up the fully unconscious gryphon, placing him on his back.
"Guess we should get them to someone who can speak this language."
Previous post is joke, don't mind it.
>>114748
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I'm just gonna...yeah...sorry I fucked everything for everyone. And sorry especially to you, GM.
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I'm just gonna...yeah...sorry I fucked everything for everyone. And sorry especially to you, GM.
>>114750
Aww, I’m sorry floofer. I am just frustrated from otyer things I life. I didn’t mean to yell at you
Aww, I’m sorry floofer. I am just frustrated from otyer things I life. I didn’t mean to yell at you
>>114749
Iron shrugs.
"Reinforcements should have come by now. If nopony came by now, then the others must be away doing something else."
>>114748
It wasn't my intention. Like I said, I went with what Skies approved and expected others to follow suit. When they didn't, no one really wanted to stop him, so he just... went, like Skies with the gryphon at the church.
As for noise, he's focused on strength, not stealth. he's not a rogue, so he has to improvise with the tools he has.
As for the flashlight... I suppose it's dumb thoughts of being sneaky on my part, as well as believeing they wouldn't trap somewhere the maintenance crew could easily stumble into accidentally. If they indeed stumbled into a gryphon, at least they'd both be at melee range, where I'm sure Iron would survive with ease against one shotgun shell due to HP and take him out with Midnight.
Not sure what else to say aside from a simple sorry which may not even partially mend this wound.
>>114750
I'm pretty sure he's talking to all of us, some of it to me.
Don't worry, GM cherishes your company.
Iron shrugs.
"Reinforcements should have come by now. If nopony came by now, then the others must be away doing something else."
>>114748
It wasn't my intention. Like I said, I went with what Skies approved and expected others to follow suit. When they didn't, no one really wanted to stop him, so he just... went, like Skies with the gryphon at the church.
As for noise, he's focused on strength, not stealth. he's not a rogue, so he has to improvise with the tools he has.
As for the flashlight... I suppose it's dumb thoughts of being sneaky on my part, as well as believeing they wouldn't trap somewhere the maintenance crew could easily stumble into accidentally. If they indeed stumbled into a gryphon, at least they'd both be at melee range, where I'm sure Iron would survive with ease against one shotgun shell due to HP and take him out with Midnight.
Not sure what else to say aside from a simple sorry which may not even partially mend this wound.
>>114750
I'm pretty sure he's talking to all of us, some of it to me.
Don't worry, GM cherishes your company.
>>114751
The apology is appreciated, but unnecessary. I know I'm a fuckup. Doesn't matter if it's looking for a job, or making art for you guys, or even playing this game, I fuck up almost everything I do. Pointing it out doesn't hurt anymore, it just serves as a further reminder.
As for the answers to your questions:
I actually thought of finding the pony named Sweet and asking those questions, but as I was typing Dark Star decided to wordlessly leave the church, and since he was the leader, I followed.
I didn't really think of using a knife on the window, nor did I think it could be done. As for the door lock, I completely missing the "buckling" part of the description, so I just assumed it was locked and that was that.
The apology is appreciated, but unnecessary. I know I'm a fuckup. Doesn't matter if it's looking for a job, or making art for you guys, or even playing this game, I fuck up almost everything I do. Pointing it out doesn't hurt anymore, it just serves as a further reminder.
As for the answers to your questions:
I actually thought of finding the pony named Sweet and asking those questions, but as I was typing Dark Star decided to wordlessly leave the church, and since he was the leader, I followed.
I didn't really think of using a knife on the window, nor did I think it could be done. As for the door lock, I completely missing the "buckling" part of the description, so I just assumed it was locked and that was that.
Well, what do you think of what you’ve seen so far? Is it mostly boring exposition?
>>114754
Awwwwww. I like your character. I think you have been playing very well. And I liked your art. I hope you make more.
Awwwwww. I like your character. I think you have been playing very well. And I liked your art. I hope you make more.
>>114755
While I've enjoyed this, I'm gonna come out and say I feel how I fluffed Midnight for this campaign was a fuck up, I felt that the party wanted a cleric but a cleric is hard to play when I can't wrap my head around the.... nuances of the setting.
If I have caused any grief with my character I sincerely apologise. and that stand for bat and Rocky boi
While I've enjoyed this, I'm gonna come out and say I feel how I fluffed Midnight for this campaign was a fuck up, I felt that the party wanted a cleric but a cleric is hard to play when I can't wrap my head around the.... nuances of the setting.
If I have caused any grief with my character I sincerely apologise. and that stand for bat and Rocky boi
>>114761
If you don’t like how I have restricted clerics, do you really want to play a cleric as opposed to some other class?
If you don’t like how I have restricted clerics, do you really want to play a cleric as opposed to some other class?
Does anyone want to give me reassurance that things are going well and will continue to go well
>>114764
I think they are. You have done an excellent job so far and I predict it will only get better as we progress. I have so far doubled the cute changeling followers, so anything is possible.
I think they are. You have done an excellent job so far and I predict it will only get better as we progress. I have so far doubled the cute changeling followers, so anything is possible.
>>114764
Sure it will. A couple bumps in the road are to be expected, but we'll pull through like we always do.
Sure it will. A couple bumps in the road are to be expected, but we'll pull through like we always do.
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>>114764
I'd say you have a good thing going for it.
I'm satisfied with the storyline presented and hope to succeed in Iron's personal quest.
Also have cat.
I'd say you have a good thing going for it.
I'm satisfied with the storyline presented and hope to succeed in Iron's personal quest.
Also have cat.
Sometimes I wonder. Are the descriptions overly long, are they at all interesting? Is there too much of that? Is the pacing still awful? What are you expecting? How do you think the story will go? Is there any mystery? Is the combat stale and repetitive? Too easy? Is there any tension? Do you feel like you have meaningful choices in advancing the action?
>>114771
Every step is a sort of mystery. Every decision seems meaningful and every encounter is tense... well, maybe not to the killing machine. It is in no way stale. I mean, our enemies have the chance of chaning sides and become an NPC. That is amazing. The pacing is only slow because we are. You have done a great job.
Every step is a sort of mystery. Every decision seems meaningful and every encounter is tense... well, maybe not to the killing machine. It is in no way stale. I mean, our enemies have the chance of chaning sides and become an NPC. That is amazing. The pacing is only slow because we are. You have done a great job.
>>114771
Hm...
While I assume some like the worldbuilding you propose, perhaps you could try a lighter variation. Reduce said descriptions to about 4 pieces of information maximum.
Pacing is... complicated, and mostly not your fault. Rather is some players having sporadic times available to play.
I had almost no expectations aside from rolling dice and beating stuff up, tbh.
Story seemed unimportant overall, unless you meant worldbuilding, which in that case is above-average, and probably never-ending unless the PC dies.
Mystery is there, but I probably failed to pick it up for this mission, but I did have this sense of exploring a new world with the temple jig.
Combat is... unsure. Not sure if it can be unstaled and less repetitive, to be fair. Only way you could spice that up is by allowing some extra books, but it's overall unnecessary as long as the fights are somewhat short, spanning 4-7 rounds at most.
I don't mind difficulty. It's well balanced.
Tension in this particular mission no, but there definitely is overall.
I think I'm doing well with advancing the action, but perhaps I read the briefing wrong. Physical evidence and guards should be good food for the Black Hooves to stop this or take advantage of the mean griffs.
Hm...
While I assume some like the worldbuilding you propose, perhaps you could try a lighter variation. Reduce said descriptions to about 4 pieces of information maximum.
Pacing is... complicated, and mostly not your fault. Rather is some players having sporadic times available to play.
I had almost no expectations aside from rolling dice and beating stuff up, tbh.
Story seemed unimportant overall, unless you meant worldbuilding, which in that case is above-average, and probably never-ending unless the PC dies.
Mystery is there, but I probably failed to pick it up for this mission, but I did have this sense of exploring a new world with the temple jig.
Combat is... unsure. Not sure if it can be unstaled and less repetitive, to be fair. Only way you could spice that up is by allowing some extra books, but it's overall unnecessary as long as the fights are somewhat short, spanning 4-7 rounds at most.
I don't mind difficulty. It's well balanced.
Tension in this particular mission no, but there definitely is overall.
I think I'm doing well with advancing the action, but perhaps I read the briefing wrong. Physical evidence and guards should be good food for the Black Hooves to stop this or take advantage of the mean griffs.
>>114771
I don't suppose I could give you my answers tomorrow morning? I'm a bit tired right now, so I don't think I could come up with good ones.
I don't suppose I could give you my answers tomorrow morning? I'm a bit tired right now, so I don't think I could come up with good ones.
>>114771
>Are the descriptions overly long, are they at all interesting? Is there too much of that?
I wouldn't say so. I personally enjoy the lore and backstory they give and find them interesting, even if I don't always explicitly say so. The issue I see is that sometimes the information necessary for the upcoming mission is sidelined for the lore, so I would watch out for that. My suggestion when it comes to missions would be to get the basics out of the way first, then divulge further into the lore.
>Is the pacing still awful?
It may take a hundred or so sessions to advance a single day, but with how frequent things come up, it doesn't feel terrible. Perhaps if this were a more traditional adventure campaign then the current pacing would be an issue, but outside of the Bales group there hasn't been much of an opportunity for anything like that. I also only have experience with this campaign, so I only have this one to compare itself to, but it doesn't feel bad. It might be an issue later if we get into a longer-term story arc or mission, so we might have to revisit pacing once it comes up.
>What are you expecting?
To have fun? I didn't come into this game with many other expectations, and it's been met so far.
>How do you think the story will go?
I have no idea. The most definate story arc for the campaign I've seen so far is that the Elements of Harmony need to be united with new Bearers to prevent the second coming of the Windigoes and throwing Equus into an age of cold and death. The upcoming Second Great War is another story arc, but seems to be a little abstract at the moment.
>Is there any mystery?
I am absolutely terrible at mysteries, so I'm not certain I'd be able to answer that.
>Is the combat stale and repetitive? Too easy?
Not at all, though I've only been in a couple combat encounters so far. I'm sorry again about splitting up the party and making it so you can't fully test the party's might against full encounters.
>Is there any tension?
There has been, be it moments where I wasn't sure if someone would succeed, fail, or die. In this particular instance, we haven't been in a tense situation yet, but I feel it'll be coming up.
>Do you feel like you have meaningful choices in advancing the action?
Honestly, usually not, though I'm more familar with those kinds of linear stories than I am open-ended ones. I'm not opposed to either, it's just what I've noticed so far.
>Are the descriptions overly long, are they at all interesting? Is there too much of that?
I wouldn't say so. I personally enjoy the lore and backstory they give and find them interesting, even if I don't always explicitly say so. The issue I see is that sometimes the information necessary for the upcoming mission is sidelined for the lore, so I would watch out for that. My suggestion when it comes to missions would be to get the basics out of the way first, then divulge further into the lore.
>Is the pacing still awful?
It may take a hundred or so sessions to advance a single day, but with how frequent things come up, it doesn't feel terrible. Perhaps if this were a more traditional adventure campaign then the current pacing would be an issue, but outside of the Bales group there hasn't been much of an opportunity for anything like that. I also only have experience with this campaign, so I only have this one to compare itself to, but it doesn't feel bad. It might be an issue later if we get into a longer-term story arc or mission, so we might have to revisit pacing once it comes up.
>What are you expecting?
To have fun? I didn't come into this game with many other expectations, and it's been met so far.
>How do you think the story will go?
I have no idea. The most definate story arc for the campaign I've seen so far is that the Elements of Harmony need to be united with new Bearers to prevent the second coming of the Windigoes and throwing Equus into an age of cold and death. The upcoming Second Great War is another story arc, but seems to be a little abstract at the moment.
>Is there any mystery?
I am absolutely terrible at mysteries, so I'm not certain I'd be able to answer that.
>Is the combat stale and repetitive? Too easy?
Not at all, though I've only been in a couple combat encounters so far. I'm sorry again about splitting up the party and making it so you can't fully test the party's might against full encounters.
>Is there any tension?
There has been, be it moments where I wasn't sure if someone would succeed, fail, or die. In this particular instance, we haven't been in a tense situation yet, but I feel it'll be coming up.
>Do you feel like you have meaningful choices in advancing the action?
Honestly, usually not, though I'm more familar with those kinds of linear stories than I am open-ended ones. I'm not opposed to either, it's just what I've noticed so far.
I don't even know why i writting this but whatever. It feels like empty promises when I ain't have nothing too show for it.
Anyway, I'm getting the hang of this chracter creator thing. Things are starting to finalize themselves so now you know. I just wanted to sa that I probably will be done soonish.
Yeah, pointless update is pointless.
Anyway, I'm getting the hang of this chracter creator thing. Things are starting to finalize themselves so now you know. I just wanted to sa that I probably will be done soonish.
Yeah, pointless update is pointless.
>>114794
It's not really pointless. It's nice to know when new players are getting close to being ready. It means we can all more easily plan for it.
It's not really pointless. It's nice to know when new players are getting close to being ready. It means we can all more easily plan for it.
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>>114807
Cat is happy and sits at chair. It looks expectantly at you, plate next to him, as if it awaits something in return.
Cat is happy and sits at chair. It looks expectantly at you, plate next to him, as if it awaits something in return.
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>>114809
Cat is surprised of the new visitor.
It looks dumbfounded at the quadruped with clothing and its wounds.
It doesn't know what it can do aside from stare.
Cat is surprised of the new visitor.
It looks dumbfounded at the quadruped with clothing and its wounds.
It doesn't know what it can do aside from stare.
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