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Occupied Equestria - Morning
Anonymous
DH5jH
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No.127000
Up in the North, the ponies have successfully found who, or rather, what was damaging the mine. But their quest is not over, as they go to look for the source of the trouble. In Baltimare, Iron, Silver, and Dark Star enjoy the fruits of defeating the cultists, while Midnight herds the remaining rescues.

We welcome any new players to join
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Anonymous
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No.127518
127519
>>127517
From behind him
"Can I help you?"

It's a stallion with a white coat with a hint of pink, and short amber mane, who wears galoshes and a thick rubber suit that is somewhat covered in grime. He seems ever so slightly annoyed
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e82d263
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No.127519
127520
>>127518
The unicorn jumps a little, startled. He turns around once his heartrate goes back down to normal.

"Oh, yes. You would not happen to be Loputu's master?"
Anonymous
220bb3a
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No.127520
127521
>>127519
He pulls back ever so slightly at the Unicorn's reaction
"Loputu? Yes. I am Rohke Meri"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e82d263
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No.127521
127522
>>127520
Silver offers him a hoofshake.

"It is good to meet you. I am Silver Sword. I was hoping I could borrow Loputu for little bit, have him show me around Redheart."
Anonymous
220bb3a
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No.127522
127523
>>127521
He looks down at the hoof for a moment. A moment that drags on awkwardly, longer, until he uses his other hoof to remove the galoshe on his right hoof, and gives a single weak shake

"But I have missed him for many days now, and he is helping clean out my boat for the next trip"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e82d263
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No.127523
127524
>>127522
"It will not take long, I can assure you. He will be back to continue cleaning your boat before lunch."
Anonymous
220bb3a
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No.127524
127525
>>127523
He sways slightly
"Wait. Silver Sword you say? Loputu told me about you"
He smiles
"Yes, you can take him"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e82d263
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No.127525
127526
>>127524
Silver smiles.

"Thank you. Do you know what section of boat he is cleaning?"
Anonymous
220bb3a
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No.127526
127527
>>127525
"Yes, he's in the hold"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e82d263
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No.127527
127528
>>127526
He nods to Meri.

"Thank you again. As I said, we will nt be long."

He waves goodbye to Meri, and goes to the ship and down into the hold to look for Loputu.
Anonymous
220bb3a
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No.127528
127529
>>127527
He smiles back to him, and waves

Walking down to the pier, and by the [i][Bluffheadi Au/i], Silver must climb up into the trawler. However, as soon as he is on he can see that doors on the deck of the vessel are open, revealing a massive hold of stainless steel, which itself has a door at the bottom that is open exposing some pipes. Loputu is there, covered in grime and scrubbing the pipes. He is wearing a rubber suit and galoshes, like Meri. He does not immediately notice Silver, but instead scrubs
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e82d263
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No.127529
127530
>>127528
"Equestria to Loputu, are you there?"
Anonymous
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No.127530
127531
>>127529
"Woah" He jumps up, turns around and falls on his hind, his forelegs behind him to keep him up

"Oh, you what are you doing here?"

Keskoo jumps over, onto the boat, and now looks down along with SIlver

Loputu jumps up onto his hooves
"And her"
He smiles
"Tere, Keskööpäike"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e82d263
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No.127531
127532
>>127530
"I was hoping you would show Keskoo and I around Redheart, maybe show us good spots where she might start her own shop. I already got okay from Meri to take you for little bit."
Anonymous
220bb3a
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No.127532
127533
>>127531
"Oh, well sure!" He goes over to the other side of the hold, jumps up on his hind legs and places his forehoovess over the edge, climbing out

"Just let me... ugh" he pulls a galosh of "get these off"
He removes the remaining pieces of his clothing, and smiles to Silver, then to Keskoo
"Setting up a shop eh? Where do you want to go?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e82d263
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No.127533
127534
>>127532
"I suppose that would be up to Keskoo, since it will be her shop. She used to sew and embroider in Cubria, so we are-or technically, she is, since I am just paying-going to open sewing, embroidery, and textiles shop."
Anonymous
220bb3a
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No.127534
127535
>>127533
Loputu: "Te õmblete asju, Keskööpäike?"

Keskoo, nodding and closing her eyes: "Õmblus ja tikandid. Tikkisin Gakti ja töötasin Everfrost rõivavabrikus"

Still smiling, "Oh, see on tõesti tore. Kas soovite poodi või tehase tööd?"

"Ma eelistaksin kauplust, kuid mul pole palju ressursse. Saan tehase tööd teha"

"Ponide jaoks on mitu võimalust. Neile, kes võtavad lojaalsuse lubaduse, antakse eelistus lepingulistes tehastes"

She kind of winces
"Olen skeptiline lojaalsuse ja suuremate tehaste valimise suhtes. Miks ma ei näe, millised on minu võimalused"

Loputu looks back to Silver
"She says she wants to explore, and know what her options are"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e82d263
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No.127535
127536
>>127534
Silver smiles at the both of them.

"Absolutely. Mind leading us, Loputu?"
Anonymous
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No.127536
127537
>>127535
He smiles to the both of them, and leads them down the road
"Sure. This road, the local name is Pelican road, is the one closest to the sea. Along this road are several waterfront houses. Some are owned by Skynavians, but many are not. There are also many individual docks for smaller boats. You have seen one, the one owned by Rohke Meri, who I am fortunate to be an apprentice under. In Skynavia the boats were owned mostly by the village or larger tribe, but here they are owned by individuals, sometimes the captain, usually an absentee owner or a corporation.

The apartments on the otherside are mostly rented out to Skynavian families, like mine."

He takes them back to the garden
"Pelican lane goes through to a road that goes down Locust Promontory, but any of those buildings are clusters around a block. So we took a center of a block and turned it into a garden and play area for the community. There are other gardens like this. We made gates out of sheet metal to lock these areas in at night, since it can be dangerous."

He takes them through to what was the offshoot road Silver saw last night.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e82d263
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No.127537
127538 127540
>>127536
Silver follows along as he leads.

"Oh, what are dangers here at night?"
Anonymous
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No.127538
127539
>>127537
Answering
"Crime can be high. We don't accept gang protection, and try to push them out. So we have our own ways of trying to protect ourselves, like sectioning areas off, or the night watch"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e82d263
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No.127539
127540
>>127538
Silver nods.

"Good, paying criminals off never goes well. They will take mile if you give them inch. So, what else is there here in Redheart?"
Anonymous
220bb3a
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No.127540
127541 127542
>>127537
>>127539
"This way"
Going down the road, he says
"This is the main road, going diagonally from Horseman Avenue to Locust Promintory on the landfill."
Silver can see it now in day light
"There are many shops in the first floor of these buildings. We have toys, hats, shoes, restaurants. To ponies in the community and those passing through. Not everypony who lives here is of the Northern Ponies, nor do all Northern ponies in Baltimare live here. But most are and very many do, and this is the cultural center.

Here you can see where our community council meets"
Silver may see a single story building with yellow-orange sides
"It is not a formal community council. We cannot levy taxes nor repair the roads, but we try to maintain something like the governments of the old world. We try to elect leaders to represent the various groups, and we organize our night watch, to keep out gangs and petty criminals. They used to use some smaller building, but then the Union Hall was vacated at the beginning of the occupation, and so we took it over."

Going further down, Silver can see the square he saw the day before. This time, however, there are ponies - mostly fluffy - who stand behind or infront of stands with vegetables, trinkets and other wares
"Here is the local square. Many ponies sell their good here in the open air market."

Going down further, they see a vaulted ceiling stone structure with a tower adjacent to the market
"This is an old Equestrian Church. We have arranged to use it for other worship on odd days of the week. Reverence of the Earth Godess, Rana Neide. Reverence of forest spirits and more. My closest spirit is Tjaetsieålmaj. Even the Equestrian gods have been adopted as the incarnations of Beaivi and Mano, goddesses of the Sun and Moon. That is what we tend to do in Equestrian mass, anyways. We have no natural features to call sacred, nor can we be next to our dead to give reverence to the spirits of our ancestors here. But we make do"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.127541
127542
>>127540
Silver looks over at Keskoo.

"What spirit is closest to you, Keskoo?"
Anonymous
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No.127542
127543
>>127540
>>127541
Loputu's line should say "My closest spirit is Tjaetsieålmaj, the fishing spirit."

Keskoo:
"I suppose I should say Maderakka, goddess over mares and foals. But Laib Olmai, the forest spirit, was the most revered in my village. There was a Storjunkare upon a hill were we would leave vegetables and leaves in sacrifice"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e82d263
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No.127543
127544
>>127542
Silver smiles.

"That sounds nice. It is good to hear you maintain your faith despite distance between here and your homeland."

He looks back, over to the fluffy ponies at the market.

"I heard there were also other Severyanans like me here in Redheart. Do you know of many?"
Anonymous
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No.127544
127545
>>127543
Keskoo sort of smiles in return

Loputu answers
"I think there used to be many more 50 years ago and during the famine. Now, most of the wealthier established Severyanans have moved out to wealthier neighborhoods further west in the City. Those who remain are either too poor to leave, or are recent arrivals, White emigres. I know a few, yes."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.127545
127546
>>127544
Silver nods.

"I see. What else is on this tour of Redheart?"
Anonymous
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No.127546
127547
>>127545
"Redheart? I thought you only wanted a tour of Little Skynavia?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e82d263
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No.127547
127548
>>127546
"Oh, my apologies, I did not know."
Anonymous
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No.127548
127549
>>127547
"Well, further down, we have the schoolhouse"
He walks further down to a two story building with a red roof, and a fenced in area to the side and behind it
"This is a local school we have tried to tale for our own use, for all of the children in the community. Even I have to take lessons during part of the week, as I am not fully done yet. We try to staff it with Skynavian ponies to teach our history and our language. The school has been the source of the biggest fighting with the city, over what is taught, who is teaching, and in what language. As it is, most classes are in ponish, and half the teachers are from the City, but we can still teach our language in the school, and history in odd ours"

Then he goes to Horseman Avenue, down a lane Silver did not see last night. The lane has some smaller plots and entries to row-houses along it
"Here is one of many through lanes in the neighborhood, and it leads to Horseman Avenue, a main street of Redheart that follows mostly closely to the water. Many of the docks and warehouses are along it further down. But here it is a part of Little Skynavia. We have more shops along the avenue for ponies passing through, less so for the locals. And more rowhouses. More non-Skyanavians live along this stretch than closer to the water. We also have a mechanics shop, and the city has a fire station along this road.

Little Skynavia has no industry save for a fish processing facility on the end of Pelican lane and a small brewery on the main road, but there are factories nearby. Most ponies here work elsewhere in the city on the docks or in the factories. Baltimare has long had more creatures living in it than jobs for them, but things have been especially bad since the war. We Skynavians tend to have better luck getting jobs in the contractor factories than the locals though, as we are seen as less subversive. Most of the apartment blocks are not owned by Skynavians, nor are many of the fishing vessels. The council would like to change that, and buy up more of where we live and work"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e82d263
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No.127549
127554
>>127548
To the school:

"It sounds like schools in Severyana, before Communists took over. We were taught both Ponish and Cyrillic, and we learned history of both Equestria and Severyana. I would like to think we found balance between two."

To the lack of jobs:

"That is never good. It would be nice to see some investment in making jobs for Baltimare, whether private or public. It would go long way to alleviating troubles facing city."
Spirit of a Sardonic Economist
718773e
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No.127550
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Spirit of a Sardonic Economist
718773e
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No.127551
127552
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Methinks we could have a different thread purely for technical issues, or how to transfer DnD rules to a MLP setting. I have lots of suggestions in regard to this but I don't want to gum up the gameplay threads with OOC talk regarding mechanics. I'm sure others have done something similar but it's still worth looking into. Some MLP particulars haven't been smoothed over yet but it would be unreasonable to expect DM to revise a whole manual on his own.
Anonymous
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No.127552
127553
>>127551
Not particularly sure it'll be worth it, depending on the amount of threads that want to keep on a tab, but all it takes is a little initiative to get the ball going. I'd say you could go ahead, but the response rate would be significantly lower than anticipated.
Anonymous
718773e
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No.127553
>>127552
It would be basically /qa/ for DnD and it wouldn't take a lot of board space compared to this series. I'm a complete newbie other than being an observer so I don't want to make it. I just think it's pretty necessary because we have 1) MLP setting and 2) modern setting and flipping through rulebooks is difficult enough as is. This whole game is pretty experimental and DM's building it as we go.

Also, does anyone have this?
Probably would be helpful.
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/230312/Monstrous-Races

Anonymous
4aaec86
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No.127554
127555 127556
>>127549
"Well, there are those in the community who think we will lose our culture, and the city must think we are not integrating. It used to be that I had to attend a city school a few streets over that had more creatures from Red Heart going there, and my parents dragged me to lessons in Skynavians on the weekends taught by an elder. It was kind of jarring going between the languages and I missed having the weekends... but there were good and bad things about it. Eventually they settled upon this agreement with the City.

As for Jobs, I think it is because there are more new creatures coming in than there are materials that need to be manufactured. But the war did not help. It really hurt trade and jobs on the docks, and many of the factories as well. In a way things are better now, because the old unions do not want to work at factories that support the war effort. We mostly do not care and take those jobs"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.127555
127557
>>127554
"Understandable, I suppose, considering it was New Mareland that annexed this land. It would be hard for many to work in place that would support them."

He looks over at Keskoo.

"Have you seen good place to set up your shop, yet?"
Anonymous
718773e
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No.127556
127559
>>127554
Isn't Skynavia a Griffon nation?
Anonymous
4aaec86
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No.127557
127558 127652
>>127502
Looking at Iron she tilts her head, pulls her lips back, then places the receiver up to her head again. She's already dialed
"Yes? Room Service? Can you get us you breakfast? I don't know, muffins? Do you have pancakes? Fruit? Oranges will do fine. And oatmeal"
Looking back at Iron, looking him over
"Yes, give us two orders. Some coffee as well. No cream. Actually, cream on the side. Two cups of coffee. Add two teaspoons of sugar into the second cup, no cream. Yes. Send it up to the room if you can. Alright, bye!"

She hangs up
"Well, there you have it. I ordered"

>>127555
"The Unions have tried to organize opposition to it as well."

Keskoo
"Well, it looks like there are shops around here. Of course I do not know I can afford to pay rent. In the past, I was only working out of home."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d334b4
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No.127558
127561
>>127557
"We would have to look at prices, but I could cover your rent until you are able to make enough to support yourself."
Anonymous
4aaec86
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No.127559
127560
>>127556
Skynavia was originally a part of the Northern Tribes that was invaded and colonized by Griffin Communist forces in something like a "long march" north, during the counter-revolution. This was implied by the "Griffonian Empire" rule setting, where Skynavia is merged with the Northern Tribes, and was entirely confirmed by the "Northern Lights" update and Socialist Republic of Skynavia playthrough. Of course the game fluff seriously downplays the invasion and colonization of Native land, but that's exactly what it is. The fluff for the city of New Skynavia even says "built on an unnamed village," as if it is almost explicitly saying "the natives weren't putting it to good use, so it's okay to take it"
Anonymous
718773e
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No.127560
>>127559
I see, makes a lot of sense.
Anonymous
4aaec86
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No.127561
127562
>>127558
"Huh.... Maybe I could then. Of course I don't know the locals, or what is wanted here... Perhaps I could learn in time"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d334b4
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No.127562
127563
>>127561
"Indeed. You would have help learning, though."

Silver looks over to the young Skynavian stallion with them.

"I imagine Loputu would be more than happy to help you learn and adapt to living in Little Skynavia."
Anonymous
4aaec86
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No.127563
127564
>>127562
He smiles with a particularly wide set of teeth as his ears go down, before perking up again
"Sure, I know plenty of ponies and creatures in the community and outside of it! I can help"

Keskoo presses her lips together as she tilts her head and looks at SIlver
"Fund me? What are you getting out of it?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d334b4
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No.127564
127565
>>127563
He smiles at her.

"Nothing, essentially. It is simply right thing to do."
Anonymous
4aaec86
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No.127565
127566
>>127564
Still tilting her head
"What are your conditions?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d334b4
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No.127566
127567
>>127565
"Unconditional. Until you can support yourself, I do not have any issue with paying your rent or other bills."
Anonymous
4aaec86
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No.127567
127568
>>127566
She still looks at him skeptically
"If it is true..."
She is silent for more than a moment
"I would greatly appreciate it"
She looks back to Loputu, who is still smiling in an almost nervous sort of way
"And I suppose it is good to have someone who knows ponies around here"