/vx/ - Videogames and Paranormal


If you want to see the latest posts from all boards in a convenient way please check out /overboard/

Name
Email
Subject
By clicking New Reply, I acknowledge the existence of the Israeli nuclear arsenal.
Comment
0
Select File / Oekaki
File(s)
Password (For file and/or post deletion.)

unknown (3).png
Occupied Equestria - The Thread That Came Late
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.133503
133506 135124
In Changelingia (West Equestria), Brie gains the support of a Changeling queen for his endeavors. Spark is doing his best to help an ill Wolf spiritual leader.

In Free Equestria (East Equestria), Iron is trying to intimidate a group of criminal griffin interlopers. Fantasy Play is helping to shut down an Anarchist press. Silver is helping his new household. Amber Sunset is walking through the city, and Dark Star has just finished helping the orphans.
2365 replies and 46 files omitted.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
bce850a
?
No.136307
136310
>>136306
"Unfortunately, that is not case it seems."

He looks from side to side, before leaning in towards Pear.

"Perhaps I had some sort of episode, but I swear, during that raid, Maar himself tried to scare me by showing me vision of past, back when asylum was still in operation, of mare he had influenced to kill herself by jumping off of balcony. It was...unsettling."
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136310
136311
>>136307
Her lips move back to their normal positions as both ears focus on Silver. She moves one step forward with her forebody, coming closer to Silver.

"I don't study Maarism... But I have heard of it. Read of it. The cult is associated with mental illness, what we would call 'Schizophrenia.' The leading deity, what they call 'Maar,' will speak to those who have a greater connection to the... well..." she looks away, then looks back to Silver,
"There is this school of philosophy, this belief... It's not as prevalent in the Baltimare or Fillydelphia acedemic scene as it was 50 years ago, but it's still very respected in Canterlot, Sunset and Grieffienheim... It's this belief that the world as presented to us by our senses is not as it seems. You know, you see a red flower or taste a salt lick, and it seems like the salt lick or the flower is what is primal, and it exists regardless of how you experience it. But in this school of philosophy, experience itself - consciousness; thought; emotion - is primal, is what is real. Now, Maarists don't quite think like that-"
She looks off to the side
"All of the original Maarist texts are burned or secreted away, but we know what they think because of a work by Aquilas who wrote a book in part arguing against some of their 'heretical' beliefs... The Maarists agree with the Equestrian philosophers that the world is not quite as it seems. They think that the senses, your emotions... they give a kind of glimpse into reality. The world as it really is. But they think there is so much more than what the mind can grasp. And that is where hearing things comes into play. They think that people with schizophrenia aren't really ill in the way we do. They think that these people actually have a kind of sense into the world that we do not, a new way of perceiving things. They think that their deity can help offer greater insights into the world. Like the Equestrians they don't believe that time and space are real things. So they think that with the help of their deity, they can see worlds far away, or times long ago or far into the future..."

She blinks. In some weird sort of way, it's like she had forgotten that Silver was in the room, and she is only just now remembering the pony directly in front of her.
"But... I think I have heard stories like that. I think..."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
bce850a
?
No.136311
136312
>>136310
Silver looks fascinated with her, and her knowledge of philosophy.

"I can believe it, having experienced that myself. I must admit, it was shock learning that Maar exists. It makes me wonder about other gods in griffon faith, if they exist as well."
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136312
136313
>>136311
"Well, any such thing as 'gods' existing... that's another matter."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
bce850a
?
No.136313
136314
>>136312
"I am interested. What are your thoughts on that?"
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136314
136315
>>136313
"Well..."
She looks down
"I... don't have quite the faith I had as a filly. There are some who say that much of what we think of as gods is actually wild magic, or mass hallucinations, and all of these various other explanations... but besides that... are these creatures really what we could call gods? Or are they just creatures like us. Creatures born of magic and not of earth, but creatures still... Not really a part of any kind of 'higher' moral or spiritual aspect of the world, but just another thing looking for its interests, indifferent to ours."
She looks back up to him

"Whether there are any gods, or if there is a spiritual dimension to the world at all... there is no doubt about how it affects the behavior of ponies, or most creatures. It adds a whole new dimension to how we behave, how we form our own values and views. I feel at times, many times, like we are abandoned by the larger universe, left to make our own way. But there is no doubt that what we think about the spiritual - even if we just project it - is a part of the measure by which we judge our lives and the universe."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
bce850a
?
No.136315
136316
>>136314
Silver smiles at her.

"I like your view on the world. It is incredibly interesting. Or at least to me, it is. So, do think there is some kind of spiritual connection behind our alicorns? Or could anypony become one, provided they had right circumstances?"
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136316
136317
>>136315
"'Spiritual,' in the sense of having connection to some different, non-material plane of reality endowed with moral value the mundane and the magical are lacking? I don't know. I don't know if any such thing exists. They show up in the oldest tales after completing some daring tasks, and at the time of great crisis... They could just as easily be sent from the Universe, or normal ponies whose souls were harden into diamonds by the crises of Early Equestria. And then Twilight... you can say that it was Providence, the working of Harmony in the world to bring about a newer, higher concept of Harmony in the world. And I know many who say that. But the ponies around me say that this proves that it's nothing other than magic. Exceptionally strong magic, but nothing truly special or spiritual. I believe one thing one day and something else the next. But in my own kind of way I have never wavered in my faith in our mother of the nation...."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
bce850a
?
No.136317
136318
>>136316
Silver smiles brightly at her.

"I am admittedly not best Celestialist, but as I figure it, there has to be something special about alicorns that transcends normal ponies."
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136318
136319
>>136317
She smiles, albeit less brightly

"That, there is. Patience. Wisdom. Kindness... Celestia, in her time, was like the true Universal Emperor. Somepony, if pony she was, who truly had more virtue than anyone else, who could impart that virtue upon her subjects through careful lesson, and who by this virtue had the right to rule over all of ponykind and possibly beyond that. That is what most ponies thought. That is what Twilight and Cadence, or even Erebus Haygle tried to be, sometimes trying to be a "Philosopher King" as surely as a Universal Emperor... But Celestia succeeded."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
bce850a
?
No.136319
136320
>>136318
Silver nods in agreement.

"Even if she only could do so once, she was only one who was worthy of using every Element of Harmony at same time. There is good reason why Celestialism exists."
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136320
136321
>>136319
She pauses for a moment, then answers

"Yes... I can see that. I can see that in the way her followers can. Her little ponies."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
bce850a
?
No.136321
136326
>>136320
"Oh, if you do not mind me revisiting previous topic, how did you get your cutie mark?"
Amber Sunset
3aff0b0
?
No.136325
136326
I think I can play today
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136326
136327 136375
>>136275
>>136325
Roll Die

>>136321
She smiles weakly, before returning to a neutral expression.

"Perhaps it's not surprising... I got it that day I saw the heavens move. Well, the sun at least, in the Summer Sun celebration."
Anonymous
81b23a1
?
No.136327
136328
>>136326
[1d20 = 18]
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136328
136329
>>136327
Within a few minutes, a mare comes into the store. She wears a rather tattered blue sweater.

[1d3 = 2]
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136329
136330
>>136328
Amber goes up to meet the mare with a smile. "Good morning! What can I get you today?"
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136330
136331
>>136329
When she comes in, she looks off to the side at rows of thicker clothing. It takes about two or three seconds for her to acknowledge Amber and look towards her

"I'm looking for something warm for myself and my son."
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136331
136332
>>136330
"There are sweaters right over here." Amber leads her to the shelves containing the sweaters.
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136332
136333
>>136331
"Oh." She cautiously moves over to the sweaters, looking at them somewhat from a distance
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136333
136334
>>136332
Amber politely waits, looking around casually though staying close to the customer.
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136334
136336
>>136333
And now, she turns around slowly to Amber
"Uh, do you know anything that is maybe water proof, or won't get water logged? I'll be going to the mountains in a few weeks, and I wouldn't want to get soaked in the winter."
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136336
136337
>>136334
"Oh, um..."
Amber tries to remember if the store carries any outdoor jackets or, barring that, which sweaters are woolen.
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136337
136338
>>136336
Woolen sweaters are marked separately. The cheaper sweaters are closer to being of "outdoors" quality to any of the more expensive and formal clothing
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136338
136339
>>136337
"My pa would wear a wool sweater whenever he'd go working outside in the cold. I'd recommend one of those."
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136339
136340
>>136338
She nods, and picks up a blue one, inspecting it

"Any idea how it handles water?"
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136340
136341
>>136339
I guess I should roll survival to know:
[1d20+1 = 9]
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136341
136342
>>136340
It's complicated, but generally the outer layers will absorb water while inner layers remain dry
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136342
136343
>>136341
"As long as conditions aren't TOO harsh, I reckon should work fine."
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136343
136344
>>136342
She smiles, and look through the coats, taking at least two full minutes, perhaps even longer.

"I'll buy this one"
She shows a larger blue one
"And this one..."
A smaller blue one
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136344
136345
>>136343
Amber nods. "Is there anything else you might like?
I've never been to the mountains but they're not easy on the hooves."

Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136345
136346 136350
>>136344
"Well... I'll be buying shoes, I guess"
She says, looking at Amber with a kind of reticence
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136346
136347
>>136345
Wait, aren't there dedicated farriers? I was thinking of "shoes" as in literal horseshoes.
Amber looks a bit uncertain. "We do have shoes, but they're more for everyday or fancy use..."
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136347
136348
>>136346
Well yes. She never said she was expecting to buy them at the store

"You do?" She asks, with a slight surprise
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136348
136349
>>136347
Do we?
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136349
136350
>>136348
Probably not. But wool socks, and scarfs as well? That's another matter
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136350
136351 136352
>>136349
>>136345
Amber thinks for a second, and replies, "Well, not the kind you want, probably. But I recommend looking at other cold-weather clothes like scarves, hats, and socks. They're better for buttoning up than just a jacket."
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136351
136352
>>136350
She nods, and goes towards where she believes these items to be located.
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136352
136353
>>136350
>>136351
She comes back with a red cap, a red scarf, and two sets of woolen socks. All in mare sizes.
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136353
136354
>>136352
"Oh, ma'am, those socks might be too big for a colt.
Do you want me to check if we have them in a smaller size?"

Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136354
136355
>>136353
"Huh?" She looks back for a moment, almost confused
"Oh. Sure."
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136355
136356
>>136354
Amber grins and trots to the section containing socks. "I'll be back in a second!" She searches for the size of socks she thinks would fit a colt who would wear the jacket she saw earlier.
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136356
136357
>>136355
She looks down at the socks, inspecting them intently, before taking them from Amber’s hooves.
“These will do”

[1d2 = 2]
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136357
136358
>>136356
Amber blinks and responds, "Oh-okay, is that all?"
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136358
136359
>>136357
She looks up at Amber, and then down at the coats and other items.
“I... think so.”
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136359
136360
>>136358
She questions, "How do you know if they'll fit if you don't try them on? As my ma says, 'Don't buy a harness without pulling with it first.'"
Anonymous
2ab3651
?
No.136360
136361
>>136359
This question causes her to pause for a minute, as she evidently had not considered it.
“I suppose I should.”
She asks the location of the dressing rooms, and is presumably directed there. It takes her maybe seven minutes, but she returns with the full set.
“It fits well enough.” Then she remarks “don’t know how well it works wet, though.”
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136361
136362
>>136360
Amber lightly says, "As long as you don't go swimming with your clothes or sleep without a cover, you should be fine," and gives a hopeful smile.
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136362
136363
>>136361
She nods
“Then I will buy the set.” She says
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136363
136364
>>136362
Amber leads the mare back to the counter to ring up the bill.
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136364
136365
>>136363
Before Amber can ring up the total, she brings out a small baggie with the old Equestrian coinage in it. It comes out to 23 bits, which she slides over.
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136365
136366
>>136364
Amber stares at the coinage, quickly thinking to herself. Miss Sewn didn't mention customers using old coins, did she? Maybe I have to ask her... Also, is it numerically enough for the items?
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136366
136367
>>136365
High Sewn had previously mentioned something about items purchased with the old currency being secretly cheaper. It appears that the total cost of the items as listed is 25 bits.
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136367
136368
>>136366
Confident in her memory, then, Amber makes the transaction. "Safe travels on your trip," she says with a smile.
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136368
136369
>>136367
She nods, not smiling nor saying anything, and takes the set of clothing, loading it into a paper bag and leaving
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136369
136370 136536
>>136368
Amber secures the bits in the cash register, makes whatever notes are necessary and resumes waiting.
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136370
136371
>>136369
That's all I can do tonight. Hopefully there will be something more interesting soon
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136371
>>136370
Nice, thanks for the session
Anonymous
8b7cbe7
?
No.136372
136374
>Fantasy Play dabs.

"Mr. Universe. Please, roll a death saving throw."

[1d20 = 10]
Shimmering Spark
30db97b
?
No.136373
136374
I might not have much time this week to play, but I hope that we can pick back up soon.
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136374
>>136372
And it... looks like the Universe broke even

>>136373
Hopes
Silver "The Floof" Sword
bce850a
?
No.136375
136583
>>136326
Silver, interested, leans forward in his seat.

"Tell me more!"
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136376
Can't play right now, finishing something urgent and on top of that I'm dizzy for no reason.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
bce850a
?
No.136379
136380
Every single one of you are cute ponies.
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136380
136547
aryanne_shaded_wallpaper_by_planetarypenguin-d7sxbq6 (2).jpg
>>136379
gasps

Is, presumably, a cute pony
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136531
136532 136535
5F1BBA46-3ED3-4059-B99A-17766F9FC7B9.png
Is anypony here?
Anonymous
a25f567
?
No.136532
136533 136534
863031.png
>>136531
Yes, but just a visitor observing, not playing.
Sorry.
Anonymous
c1a692f
?
No.136533
136534
>>136532
Take heart, the game will go on
>t. Not involved, but GM is known to me and I speak with assurance
that's more than disingenuous, and I apologize. Im also Brie's player, and let me assure you that GM pays very close attention, and caters to all in time
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136534
2964EA76-64C3-4B8D-BBD4-0A016C4D0C00.png
>>136532
>>136533
Well, if you ever think maybe you wanna play you always can.

In any case, nice to see there are observers
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136535
>>136531
I can play!
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136536
136537
>>136369
The mare takes the items and leaves the store. High Sewn, watching the whole interaction, looks at the mare suspiciously.

One transaction down
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136537
136538 136539
>>136536
Amber remembers to pick up the oversized clothing left behind and put it away on the right shelf.
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136538
>>136537
[1d3 = 2]
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136539
136540
>>136537
The next mere to come in looks to be smaller, but also looks towards the sweaters and winter clothing. She has said nothing thus far.
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136540
136541
>>136539
Amber smiles happily and trots over to the mare. "Hello! What are you looking for?"
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136541
136542
>>136540
She turns around startled, and smiles awkwardly
“I was just... well, I wanted to get something for the winter, but...”
She looks around, then back to Amber
“I thought I’d get something stylish
She places a hoof forward as she emphasizes the last word
“You know, to celebrate my new job and all. Maybe find a stallion.”
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136542
136543
>>136541
Amber mulls this over for a second. "Okay!" she says excitedly. "What did you have in mind?"
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136543
136544
>>136542
“I... don’t know”
She smiles widely, but very much awkwardly
“I’ve never been stylish before”
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136544
136545
>>136543
"I'm no expert, but I think stallions like colors that go with your mane, coat, or eyes, and clothes that fit you snugly. Or so I've read." A slight blush tints her cheeks.
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136545
136546
>>136544
“Uh”
She lifts her leg up, and peaks forward, as if into a closer and secret room
“What do you have?”
And she looks back to Amber, and smiles again in an awkward but less toothy smile
“In the lower price range, eh heh”
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136546
136548
>>136545
"Mmm, I think maybe a dress might be best. We have different ones for all sorts of occasions, but also some that can be worn in most weather. Like mine, but more current." She giggles quietly and leads the mare into the appropriate section.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
bce850a
?
No.136547
136548
>>136380
*is definitely a cute pony
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136548
136549
>>136546
Probably a majority of the space in the store is taken up by female formal attire; the fancier items are in the front, so that the two have to walk past them as they go. Some of the items looks as if they could be on the racks at the Carousel Boutique, or worn at the Opera House. The mare looks at them with awe, knowing she may never wear them. When they get to the back the items are almost disappointing after what came before, yet they still hold a sort of grandeur to them, with intricate lacing and soft colors, especially blues, that are usually simple but certainly effective.

>>136547
gasps
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136549
136550
>>136548
Amber looks to the dresses with a certain sense of longing herself, but she keeps her attention focused on the customer. "Does anything catch your eye?"
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136550
136551
>>136549
"Yes... This one"
She picks out a sky blue dress with green and dark blue frills at the bottom. It's not entirely clear that it's a cold weather dress, as it looks to be rather thin, more likely silk than wool.
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136551
136552
>>136550
"It looks very nice, but I think it's for warmer weather or indoor occasions." Amber touches the fabric with the frog of her hoof. "Feel that?
It's silk: light and airy, but not warm at all."

Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136552
136553
>>136551
She lightly rubs her hoof against it, smiling, and looking mystified.

"Huh? Oh... Yeah"
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136553
136554
>>136552
Amber looks for a dress of a similar style but of different material. "Let's see if there's one a bit warmer."
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136554
136555
>>136553
There's a larger, fuller dress that curls in rather than out at the bottom with no frills. It's a slightly darker shade of blue. This one must be cotton or wool
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136555
136556
>>136554
Amber gestures the mare over. "This one looks good! Want to try it on for size?"
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136556
136557
>>136555
"Ooh" She looks down at it, then takes it out, placing it against her. It looks somewhat large against her body, but appropriately so. After a pause, she says
"Why not"
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136557
136558
>>136556
Amber leads the pony to the fitting room and waits patiently, looking toward the entrance in case there are any new customers.
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136558
136559
>>136557
High Sewn herself stands by at the counter. The mare comes out after some minutes, wearing the dark dress
"How do I look?" She says, smiling. The dress is not tailored for her specifically, and thus is perhaps a little large, but there is no doubt that it has at least some sense of style and formality to it.
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136559
136560
>>136558
"I think it looks good!" Amber says genuinely. "Is there anything else you're looking for?"
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136560
136578
>>136559
"Oh, great! Well, no... I don't think so at least. Maybe it would be nice to have one for more regular use and one for more formal wear, you know. More special occasions" She smiles in a strange sort of way, like she thinks she is implying something
Amber Sunset
81b23a1
?
No.136561
136562
Gotta quit here, sorry
Anonymous
9fc34cb
?
No.136562
>>136561
Awww... Okay

Maybe sometime I will write a commentary, or I will write out the fluff for the island campaign or questline
Anonymous
15e4ddf
?
No.136574
136575
Fantasy Play craves and wants your attention. This is bad. She needs to learn that the world doesn't circle around her.
Discipline her!!!!1111
Anonymous
a2b1286
?
No.136575
136674
769757A1-B4A2-4599-87EE-812567565067.jpeg
>>136574
Oh, we can discipline her alright