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Occupied Equestria - Awakening
Anonymous
4c7c7bf
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No.167000
167005 167012
Ambergriff wonders her way through the bog at night, looking for safety. Silver leads a heroic assault on the infiltrators before they can destroy the city. Both will have to wake soon...

Hopefully Spark's line will continue soon as well.
947 replies and 86 files omitted.
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168845
168861
>>168844
Amber's pocket watch is... like a minute and 38 seconds off from the clock that's visible on the train station platform.

All aboard it is
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168846
168847
>>168839
>>168840
Posey's not entirely sure she remembers where she left Mason
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168847
168848 168849
>>168846
Posey tries to replace her steps.
What do I roll for this?
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168848
>>168847
*retrace
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168849
168850
1507177722032.png
>>168847
I don't know, but either wisdom or intelligence modifier
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168850
168851
>>168849
Posey's intelligence is higher, so I'll try to get out of this shithole using force of intellect
[1d20+3 = (17+3) = 20]
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168851
168852
1496187300870.png
>>168850
Let's see... Posey came out at La Fete and 35th, after travelling underground for a block and a half... Posey thinks she can get back to where she last saw him
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168852
168853
>>168851
Possibly gallops in that direction, as fast as her hooves can carry her
[s(]Which is quite fast, due to her increased speed and the fact that she can run for unlimited rounds)
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168853
168854
>>168852
Posey's movements attract the attention of the locals, who stare at her as she moves. But if she's being pursued, she must have evaded them. Posey finds the entrance to the underground, and goes past the open shops, to the corner where she left Mason
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168854
168855
>>168853
Posey seeks out Mason, trying to be discreet.
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168855
168856
>>168854
Mason is, at the very least, not outside of the establishment where she left him
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168856
168857 168858 168859
>>168855
Posey searches for Mason
I guess urban tracking is a Gather Information check
[1d20+4 = (6+4) = 10]
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168857
>>168856
Drat
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168858
168859 168860
>>168856
Well, gonna do a fallback Spot check
[1d20+4 = (12+4) = 16]
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168859
168860
>>168856
Evidently Baltimare is lousing in grey unicorns

>>168858
I'mma do a roll
[1d20 = 2]
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168860
168862
>>168858
>>168859
Mason is doing a poor job hiding inside of this... club? It's literally a basement that they added chairs, a bar, and some booth tables to. He's tonguing a pink mare at a booth near the entrance, presumably the same one Posey saw early
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168861
168863
>>168845
Well that's not good. As she watches the passengers start to embark, she frantically tries to adjust the watch's time.
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168862
168863
>>168860
Posey clippity-clops up to him, but stays distant enough not to interrupt their moment, although close enough that he would eventually see her.
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168863
168864 168866
>>168861
And.... 30 seconds until departure

>>168862
He either is intentionally ignoring Posey, or genuinely does not see that he is there. He seems fairly consumed by whatever this living-creature social ritual is. Note that the club is fairly loud. They don't have a live band, but they are playing radio or a phonograph loudly, and there is loud talking. A diamond dog starts to walk up to Mason as well
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168864
168865
>>168863
That's closer than she would have liked. She makes one last check any passengers rushing to board.
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168865
168867
>>168864
There's an old lady trying to get in. The hold up is she is having difficulty placing her bag inside of the car. It's super annoying
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168866
168868
>>168863
Posey, in no hurry, waits a while, although after a considerable amount of time passes at some point she clears her throat and gives him an icy glare that's impossible to ignore.
Rolling Intimidate
[1d20+11 = (8+11) = 19]
The temperature drops around her, as if there's some dark force of hellish entropy sucking the energy out of the room.
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168867
168874
>>168865
Amber sighs, but isn't going to let an old griffon go without help. She helps with the luggage.
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168868
168869
>>168866
Did the amount of noise in the room go down?

Which "him"? Mason?
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168869
168870
>>168868
Yes, Mason
Posey gets closer, if necessary
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168870
168871
twilight_is_shut_up_by_dasprid_d8onbcl-pre.png
>>168869
Mason breaks with the mare, looks to Posey, and then stands up near Posey. The mare looks kind of offended, and starts to slink away, looking at Posey. Another pony walks up, but keeps a slight distance.
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168871
168872
>>168870
"Oh, pardon, was I interrupting something?" Posey says, with a flat tone, tossing her mane a bit as she walks by
Posey, despite having zero reason to, makes very brief aggressive eye contact with the other mare as she slinks away.
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168872
168873
>>168871
The mare understands the message and moves away.

"N-no?" He answers, evidently sincerely afraid of Posey at this moment
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168873
168874
>>168872
>afraid
Good. Fear my power.

"Well, it appears you at least still had some fun tonight. Shall we be going?" Posey says, her golden eyes trained on him
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168874
168875 168877
>>168867
She has to walk over to the griffin, help her get her luggage in... Oh dear, the train is already a minute late!

>>168873
He spends a full three seconds looking back at her before responding

"Yes."
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168875
168876
>>168874
"Then let us go" she says, whirling her cape and gesturing for him to follow her towards the logical direction of the car.
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168876
168878
>>168875
Posey leaves, followed by Mason, and further back, the diamond dog and the other pony.
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168877
168879
>>168874
Well that's annoying, real conductor or not! Best to not tarry any longer. Amber quickly makes her way to the engine, tells the engineer to get going, and hops into the lead coach.
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168878
168879
>>168876
Posey glances towards the other two, and whispers to Mason
"Who are they?"

Rolling bluff, for innuendo
[1d20+12 = (19+12) = 31]
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168879
168880 168884
>>168877
Amber finds a grey griffin in the locomotive whom she suspects may not be a natural grey, but covered in coal dust. He gives a firm nod, and starts the train on its way, with a chugging sound of the pistons.

Amber is in the front coach, perhaps 30% full, and beginning her journey.

>>168878
Without looking to her
"I'm not certain, but no one good."

Innuendo?
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168880
168881
>>168879
>Innuendo?
A hidden message. To communicate with him discreetly, without alerting the others.
It was rolled into bluff when the 3.0 innuendo skill was removed in 3.5e

>but no one good
Posey takes this news in a calm, almost cheery manner, showing no signs of distress at being followed

Say, are there any dark alleys nearby?
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168881
168882
>>168880
Not per se. Posey and Mason are still underground, which is a series of walls and occasional storefronts.

Posey and Mason are still trailed, but the distance increases.
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168882
168883
>>168881
Posey walks slower, pretending to be interested in the various shops trying to bait the followers closer.
Are there any other tunnels or discreet locations she hope to lead them to?
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168883
168886
>>168882
Hope? Probably, though Posey does not know of them. As it is, Posey and Mason remain in a fairly trafficked area.

The followers come closer, evidently now intending to close the distance.
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168884
168885
>>168879
It's the home stretch to freedom. She can only pray it will all go well.

Oh, and tickets. She needs to use that puncher and check every griffon's tickets.
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168885
168888
>>168884
click clack
Time to punch.
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168886
168887
>>168883
*could hope to

Posey thinks fast and looks for any areas with thinner traffic
Rolling Search
[1d20+3 = (9+3) = 12]
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168887
168889
>>168886
That's... maybe a small section beyond a bend which appears to have formerly been a storefront? Hard to tell
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168888
168889 168890
>>168885
Being a conductor isn't too hard, Amber thinks to herself.
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168889
168890
>>168887
Posey discreetly heads in that direction, gesturing for Mason to follow her.

As she trots along, Posey grits her fangs, before putting on a sinister grin
"Looks like I really will get to kill tonight."
>>168888
Digits checked
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168890
168891 168893
>>168888
Quads deem that is so

click click

Amber runs into Helder, who is walking through one of the carriages.

>>168889
The arrive by the bend but do not move beyond it, when the pony gets to them first. Coming up behind Mason, the stallion loudly asks,

"Have I seen you before?"
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168891
168892
>>168890
"Ticket please," Amber asks gently of Helder.
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168892
168894
>>168891
"Funny." Helder is in a porter's uniform. He whispers,

"So what is your plan? Remain like this until we get to Hellquill? Or ditch at the border?"
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168893
168895 168898
>>168890
Hmmmmm, I want to get closer to the bend
"Umm, no, no, no, new to country." Posey says, her hood pulled over her head and her features obscured, layering a thick accent (vaguely Romanian) over her speech
Rolling Bluff
[1d20+12 = (3+12) = 15]
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168894
168895
>>168892
"Best to keep everything looking normal," Amber whispers back. "When we get to Hellquill Station we can quietly disperse."
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168895
168896 168897 168898
>>168893
"Did we catch you with your marefriend? Or rather, with your marefriends? Where is the rest of your crew?" The stallion asks assertively, evidently more so to intimidate than out of a sincere desire for an answer

>>168894
"Sounds good enough. Keep it up." He says
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168896
168898 168899
>>168895
Posey gestures for Mason to move closer beyond the bend, and she cautiously moves back
How close are they?
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168897
168898
>>168895
Amber quietly nods and gets on with the work.
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168898
168899 168900 168901
>>168893
>>168895
The stallion, a light red creature, evidently a pegasus wearing a vest and a fedora, addresses Mason, and only looks over towards Posey out of response to movement or noise, but not not in sincere interest. The diamond dog is a little further back

>>168896
They are right by it, it's a movement of at most 20 feet to the left, if even that far, though actually getting out of line of sight might require moving past an orphaned wall that used to be a part of a storefront, but now is closed down and the doors are sealed off

>>168897
Is that guy trying to avoid getting his ticket punched? Because it seriously seems like he doesn't have a ticket, the way he moves out of his seat, and tries to go to the bathroom
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168899
168901
>>168896
>>168898
Mason starts to move backwards, and towards the bend
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168900
168902
>>168898
A job is a job, even if it's a fake job….

"Sir, I'd like to see your ticket."
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168901
168902
>>168898
I meant how close are they to us? Are they in booping distance
>>168899
"Mason, come now, fiu is waiting." Posey says, still with her thick accent, pretending to telekinetically drag him around the bend

But really, she waits right by the corner, waiting for them to get in booping range
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168902
168903 168907
>>168901
Not exactly, but she could jump forward and boop him.

They don't move closer to them immediately, though Mason takes a step back. They are kind of close to the brick wall.

"Or was your whole crew killed? Who are you working for now, huh?" Again, said more so with the intent to intimidate.

>>168900
He sounds offended,

"You've already seen my ticket!"
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168903
168904
>>168902
She shakes her head. "If I have, it would have a hole in it."
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168904
168905
>>168903
He blinks
"I dropped it."
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168905
168906
>>168904
"Where did you drop your ticket? If it's on the train we can find it."
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168906
168908
>>168905
"Up there. Further up front." He says, just pointing vaguely towards the front part of this coach car (car 3).
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168907
168909 168910
2nyice.jpg
>>168902
Fuck it. Who needs sleep.

Posey jumps forward with supernatural speed.
She draws an arrow from her quiver and
"Boop."
She teaches out and boops the Pegasus on the nose, invoking her Charnel Touch attack with Inflict Light Wounds
[1d20+5 = (20+5) = 25]
And since he's currently flat-footed, rolling for laijutsu focus
[1d20+4 = (12+4) = 16]
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168908
168911
>>168906
"It'll be some time to the next station. Let's go find it," she says, looking at him suspiciously.
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168909
168910 168912 168914
>>168907
Nat fucking 20
Rolling damage for inflict Light Wounds (doubled)
[1d8+5 = (2+5) = 7]
And charnel touch
[1d8+1 = (7+1) = 8]
And laijutsu focus
[2d6 = 6]

As a free action as part of her attack, the bones on her armor rattle and she immediately rolls intimidate to Demoralize
[1d20+11 = (8+11) = 19]
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168910
168911 168912 168914
R.jpg
>>168907
>>168909
That's some serious damage

The hell is liajustu though?
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168911
168913
>>168910
[1d2 = 1]

>>168908
He doesn't move. Then both Erich and Federkleid enter behind Amber, saying nothing at the moment.
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168912
168914
>>168909
28 damage on the first hit, and a 19 to demoralize

I guess that's Posey's surprise round. Rolling for Initiative
[1d20+13 = (10+13) = 23]
>>168910
A skill that samurai use to deal more damage on the first strike in combat.
Posey drew an arrow from her quiver, which counts as a melee weapon since it's treated as a dagger
https://dnd.arkalseif.info/skills/iaijutsu-focus/index.html
Dread Necromancer relies on melee attacks a lot, and has low damage. Posey uses Laijutsu to take advantage of her high charisma to eliminate opponents quickly.
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168913
168914
>>168911
"If you cannot produce your ticket, you will be transferred to the authorities at the next stop," Amber says sternly.
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168914
168915 168917
>>168909
>>168910
>>168912
It's a bit simpler than that.

The diamond dog grabs the stallion by his shoulder, and tries to drag him away from the master booper

>>168913
He stares at Amber... with that stare becoming much less confident as the other griffins come behind her

"Okay, okay. I don't have a ticket. Can I buy one?"
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168915
168916
>>168914
Is the stallion unconscious?
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168916
168918
>>168915
The best guess is yes.
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168917
168919
>>168914
"It's too late now," Amber says simply. "At the next stop you will have to pay a fine for being a stowaway, and then you might be able to buy a ticket."
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168918
168919
>>168916
Since it's the next round, I would like to boop the stallion diamond dog as well as he attempts to move away.
That depends if he beats me in initiative though. Do I move before he does?
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168919
168920 168924
1882778.png
>>168917
He looks a bit intimidated, then jumps up, almost stumbles out of his seat and nearly hits a griffin on the other side, and then runs away towards the car in front of them.

>>168918
No. His move, however, is to attempt to disengage.
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168920
168921 168922
>>168919
Then I make an attack of opportunity.
Charnel touch, this time without a spell
[1d20+5 = (18+5) = 23]
And a demoralizing check
[1d20+11 = (13+11) = 24]
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168921
>>168920
Idk what kind of armor he's wearing, but no way he has 24 touch AC if he's trying to escape
[1d8+1 = (3+1) = 4]
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168922
168923
>>168920
Opposed,
[1d20+3 = (11+3) = 14]

Please note that while Posey's initial boop was inconspicuous, this battle against the diamond dog is back in the main walkway as he's moved.
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168923
168925
>>168922
Well, charnel touch has no verbal or somatic component, so this only looks like a seemingly-innocent boop.
He should be shaken now.

It's Posey's turn now, but she's used Charnel Touch already, so she's going to make a in melee Slam attack, booping him again, this time not so gently.
[1d20+5 = (19+5) = 24]
And Demoralize as the bones on her armor rattle (gotta love that grotesque Barding)
[1d20+11 = (14+11) = 25]
[1d20+5 = (14+5) = 19]
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168924
168926
>>168919
Amber groans. This is not what they needed. She looks to her friends to follow, and calmly follows the stowaway. There's no need to run given that it's a dead end.
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168925
168926
>>168923
Don't know where the second melee roll came from, but I think that hits, so I'll roll the damage
Bludgeoning
[1d6+5 = (6+5) = 11]
And Cold
[1d6 = 6]
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168926
168927 168929
>>168924
Well, he's left the car.. then the next car...

Federklied whispers
"So are we getting off at the next station?"

>>168925
>16 damage without use of a spell
I'm starting to get skeptical

The diamond dog draws a knife from presumably an internal pocket on his jacket, and stabs at Posey with it

[1d20+4 = (5+4) = 9]
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168927
168928
>>168926
"I think if we do, it would raise too many questions," Amber replies in a low voice. "If we want to avoid suspicion, we should continue on to Hellquill itself."
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168928
168930
>>168927
"True" She says

As the door to the locomotive is locked, and there is no baggage car, there is but one location left for this rapscallion:
The front bathroom.
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168929
168931 168932
>>168926
Well, I did start at lvl 3 instead of 5 for this dhampir-strength, so may as well buck some thugs while it's mechanically relevant.

Posey rears up and attacks him with both hooves
She uses her Charnel touch as a primary manufactured weapon (a touch is considered a weapon), and her Slam as a secondary natural attack
[1d20+5 = (15+5) = 20]
[1d20 = 17]

And a demoralize check; this should increase him to panicked
[1d20+11 = (20+11) = 31]
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168930
168932
>>168928
Amber knocks on the door.
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168931
168932
>>168929
[1d8 = 2]
[2d6+5 = (2+5) = 7] not sure if this hits, but rolling anyway
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168932
168933 168934
>>168929
>>168931
Posey has hit him, but he tries again to make a stab.
[1d20+2 = (20+2) = 22]

>>168930
No response
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168933
168935
>>168932
"~Oh!" Posey gasps as the dog stabs her in the place where her heart used to be
And then smiles
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168934
168935
>>168932
She knocks again.
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168935
168936 168938
>>168933
The dog is not content with the course of events, looking back at Posey with his golden eyes

>>168934
"I'm not here." Is the reply
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168936
168937
>>168935
Amber sighs, unlocks the door and goes in.
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168937
168939
>>168936
The bathroom is cramped, but Amber can see her quarry there, hiding on top of the toilet.
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168938
168940
>>168935
Are you going to roll damage?
Posey has DR/2 Magic and Bludgeoning from her Lich Body feature, and immunity to extra damage for crits, being undead

Posey glances down at the knife in her chest, then back to the dog.
"Run." she says coldly
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KSZicb6Mc
Rolling intimidate. This time just to coerce, not demoralize.
[1d20+11 = (15+11) = 26]
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168939
168940
>>168937
"We're not police. What's your real reason for sneaking aboard the train?"
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168940
168941 168944 168962
>>168938
I'm definitely not persuaded this is balanced. It's bad enough that Posey has +5 points of luck on every other player

Posey did not know that diamond dogs could run that fast, as he colides with a griffin, stands up, and starts running again.

Mason says to Posey
"We've got to get out ourselves"

>>168939
"Because to buy a ticket, I'd have to present identification." He says
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168941
168942
>>168940
She blinks. "And why is that an issue?"
Anonymous
2280868
?
No.168942
168943
>>168941
"I may have police looking for me in Griffinhiem..."
He has a large, toothy smile, and his head is low in front of his shoulders.
Amber Sunset
00374e7
?
No.168943
168945
>>168942
>toothy
>griffon
"What did you do?" Amber asks curiously.
Anonymous
cd3d39c
?
No.168944
168962
>>168940
Posey looks quite pleased with herself, finally getting her fix of violence for the night.
She looks down at the unconscious pegasus, a fine body and a decent sacrifice, but per Mason's heed she realizes he would be too much of a burden to drag with them without standing out, so she follows Mason, abandoning the pegasus to his fate.

And with that, I bid you good night
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMmvrM9wmkc

A fair assessment, but also consider that a lvl 5 Wizard would have fought that battle using 2nd and 3rd level spells like Glitterdust, Fireball, in or Sleet Storm, or a lvl Fighter with a Greatsword would've done far more melee damage, let alone a Warblade or Crusader. I understand your concerns though. I will revise her sheet per your advice.