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Occupied Equestria - Winter Winds
Anonymous
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No.171000
Continuing
1471 replies and 191 files omitted.
Anonymous
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No.171741
171742
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Possy spends the next hour or so nursing her wounds and reconstructing her body through her grisly ritual, trading flesh for flesh and blood for blood.
She draws her knife and butchers the bird with ghoulish efficiency, cutting out lumps of flesh and stuffing them into her ripcage to reabsorb into herself.
By the time she's done with the body, only bones remain, which she neatly sorts and cleans.

After this times, she shakily rises to her feet and shakes the blood off of herself like a dog. She gives a long sigh.
And then she turns her attention to the prize of her kill: the wishbone.

That was an awesome session, GM. I had a lot of fun.
I'll type out Posey's next course of action tomorrow. I had an idea for what to do with Alluring seeks ago. For now, I must slumber.
Anonymous
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No.171742
171743
>>171739
>>171741
As the body becomes limp and lifeless, Posey feels some external force work upon her, like an invisible and sterilizing light that burns the skin and blinds the eyes. The ritual does not work as desired.
Anonymous
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No.171743
>>171742
I was just paying homage to put friends who died here last week.
I'm still butchering him. I need his bones because reasons.
Anonymous
24aec86
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No.171744
6456796.png
Just rolling some story dice...
[1d20 = 3]

[1d20 = 6]

[1d20 = 9]
Anonymous
24aec86
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No.171745
171833
1188772.jpeg
>>171722
Towards downtown, simply enter directly onto the street, and turn left. The roads are paved in brick, and are wider than most of the older cities of Griffonia, built to accommodate carts and automobiles, even if they are not wider than the all too familiar streets of Katerinburg. Amber can see rail-lines installed in the roadway, and wires overhanging the central road but not the road leading to the train station, implying a tramline planned but not (at least yet) implemented. The city is not terribly dense, populated mostly by single houses of white plastered three-storied jettied half-timber construction with slate-tile roofs. The close, four storied apartments with shops at the base do exist, but do not dominate until Amber is on the main road, and they lack the diverse colors of even Kronburg. At the end of the street is the central platz with its granite stones and the rathaus with its imposing brick structure and clock tower. It's not an ugly design, just a bit modern. Further to the right, and hanging over the city atop a hill, is the imposing and greatly older castle complex, containing within the Palace of the Grand Master. Nearer, and on the corner of the two converging streets, is a mostly completed Cathedral with white-marble facade, with red spires and dome. Past the Rathaus is a large, long structure with a few domes that is presumably a university.
Anonymous
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No.171746
171747 171753
Once Posey finishes healing up and stripping the flesh off of the bones, she nearly places them in her bag.
She examines Luminous's equipment as well.

She then searches her surroundings, in case the source of that evil aura was anything of note.
If she finds nothing else, she packs her saddle and heads back to the manor.
If the military asks her why she has an entire griffin skeleton in her bag, she shows them her medical license and tells them that hollow bone osteoporosis kills hundreds of pegasi every year, and that this skeleton is important in researching a cure.
Anonymous
24aec86
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No.171747
171748
>>171746
He is indeed wearing chainmail armor. It's bright, and brass plated, though severely damaged in the fight. He has the letter Posey sent to Alluring, a glove that was taken off or not worn, a map of Baltimare, corrective glasses, a note book, a small pencil, a laundry ticket, and a small silver-foil covered icon of a shield with an Ursa Minor with a single bright star on it. This last item is particularly repulsive to Posey. Besides this, he has leather boots on his hind legs, a necklace with a representation of wind on it, and a brown, leather jacket. He carried no passport or identification (even Posey should know this will get you arrested immediately), no coins or money, and no weapons of any kind.

It's important to ask what exactly Posey looks like here, and how she intends to make her way back
Anonymous
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No.171748
>>171747
Well, I had hoped that after putting some blood in her, and healing back to full HP with her charnel touch, she'd look like her normal self again, passable as mortal.
She's going to need a way to wash the blood off though.

She intends to go home on hoof.
Anonymous
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No.171749
171750 171752
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>Go out onto the streets of a city occupied by a foreign army at 2:00 AM, in a bad, non-residential neighborhood, in a time when the military is fighting a war against guerrillas, rebels are trying to hunt down informants, local gangs are fighting invading foreign gangs, the police is trying to make a show of keeping order, lone criminals prowl for easy prey, and perhaps even worse threats linger...
>Go on hoof on a two+ mile trip that necessarily moves you through military controlled, police controlled, and gang-controlled territories at 3 AM
>Exit street level the way you came at a known cultist hide out
>May or may not be visibly covered in blood, hard to tell
>unclear if she does or does not look like a soldier of the now defeated former overlords
>unclear if her face is or is not recognizable
>be weighed down by carrying the body of that guy you just killed
>Do all of this while giving a witness to a murder you just committed a 1-hour head start
Alright. We'll do it your way.

What's Posey's AC again, and what is it flat-footed?
Anonymous
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No.171750
171751
>>171749
In chain shirt with dastana, her AC is 20. 17 flat-footed.
Anonymous
2d78ce9
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No.171751
>>171750
Pardon, it's 22
Anonymous
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No.171752
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>>171749
>We'll do it your way.
I already posted it. No take backs.
Anonymous
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No.171753
171756
>>171746
Looking around, Posey finds that the strongest source of dark magic was... the garbage chute. A simple trash chute. No magic, nothing. Another strong signature comes from the door opposite the one Posey came through. Not the door itself, but a pair of rooms to either side. To the left is a small dorm room with two bunk beds. It has a light signature. In the room on the right is a large, jail-like cage, and an open spot with a black stain on the ground, with remnants of gossamer. This area has a much stronger signature. Going back into the room that is across the threshold, there is a pair of cages, a bit of dried blood on the ground, and a light signature. There's a stone stairway that goes into water, evidently to a tunnel that leads to the ocean. Back in the big room, going back the way Posey came, through the hallway, there are signatures inside of the boiler-room. Light-to-moderate. Then nothing much interesting on this level. The first level is permeated with a light signature.

But the truth is, all of these signatures are created by suffering and death. They are not magical in origin.
Anonymous
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No.171755
171757
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If you wish for Posey to do something different, that's fine. Just say so.

Just an hour ago, Posey was taken to the edge of oblivion by a presumed retired Paladin who came to meet her with no weapons, no magical equipment, and no idea what he would be facing. And Posey feels great about it.

Why had he travelled with no weapons? No Papers? No money? Did he even have a plan if the military stopped him?

Posey steps outside of the building through the front entrance, to find the street somewhat dark, though illimunated by lamps and empty of traffic. A cool breeze passes through the buildings, though less in the lean of the structure of 33 Hoebuck. The moon, waning crescent, shines after a cloud passes. It's not completely quite - the sound of steam being released from a nearby refinery, of a crate at a dock, and then a steel door opening breaks the silence. But all of these are distant, and for the most part, an odd calm pervades.

There was something... contempable about that griffin's demeanor. How he looked so much like a prey animal. No. Like livestock, with an odd awareness of the pending slaughter. The way how he varied between fear and resignation. And the way he looked around the streets. How he looked at that warehouse! Posey can see it now - a big ugly building, with a few windows, now blocked by presumed freight. What was there to be afraid of? Did this bird not realize that there is nothing hiding in the dark? There was nothing there that wasn't there when the lights were on. And that odd relief he had when he entered 33 Hoebuck. Could he not feel the evil around him? How could he possibly have been so haunted by the feeling that tonight would be his last... yet so oblivious to Posey, and the type of predator she is.

And so Posey exits the building towards the streets, with the confidence of a predator. So well hidden amongst the grass, always unseen, and fearful of nothing. It's about time that Baltimare had a vampire. The first in ages.
Anonymous
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No.171756
171760
>>171753
>Another strong signature comes from the door opposite the one Posey came through. Not the door itself, but a pair of rooms to either side. To the left is a small dorm room with two bunk beds. It has a light signature. In the room on the right is a large, jail-like cage, and an open spot with a black stain on the ground, with remnants of gossamer. This area has a much stronger signature. Going back into the room that is across the threshold, there is a pair of cages, a bit of dried blood on the ground, and a light signature.
For the record, Posey is not a paladin. She does not have any innate ability to detect Evil auras, or at least not any more than any regular undead creature might be sensitive to such forces.
>But the truth is, all of these signatures are created by suffering and death. They are not magical in origin.
Noted.
>The way how he varied between fear and resignation. And the way he looked around the streets. How he looked at that warehouse! Posey can see it now - a big ugly building, with a few windows, now blocked by presumed freight. What was there to be afraid of? Did this bird not realize that there is nothing hiding in the dark? There was nothing there that wasn't there when the lights were on. And that odd relief he had when he entered 33 Hoebuck. Could he not feel the evil around him? How could he possibly have been so haunted by the feeling that tonight would be his last... yet so oblivious to Posey, and the type of predator she is.
I'm concerned, but curious.
>And so Posey exits the building towards the streets, with the confidence of a predator. So well hidden amongst the grass, always unseen, and fearful of nothing. It's about time that Baltimare had a vampire. The first in ages.
Flattering.
Anonymous
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No.171757
171760
>>171755
.... Oh fucking hell, I'm gonna try to peak into the warehouse. I am too curious.
Anonymous
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No.171758
171759
>>171414
"Sergeant Sword? Is the area clear?" The white pegasus corporal asks.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.171759
171760
>>171758
"Well, unless we get suddenly surprise attacked, yes," Silver answers.
Anonymous
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No.171760
171761 171762
>>171759
Silver can see that his group is down a purple pegasus pony. Silver now has Azelea, the White Pegasus, the Orange unicorn, the cream medic and the grey medic. All but the white pegasus and the grey medic have been wounded. This is besides, of course, Spectral Streak.

Spectral Streak says
"Did you hear that drone's cry? 'Hail Ocellus'?"

The orange pony replies
"We got Chrysalis!"

But the white pegasus adds,
"If they know a succession took place, they are in contact with their homeland. They are still very dangerous" he says, holding up his Jenny

Speaking of surprise attacks....

>>171756
>>171757
Posey proceeds towards the street, under the light of a street lamp
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.171761
171763
>>171760
Not sure if should be concerned for Silver or for Posey.

"If they are in contact with their homeland, then let us continue on so that we can let them know that Baltimare survived."
Anonymous
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No.171762
171764
>>171760
Possibly avoids lit areas, if possible.
Does she see anything?
I guess this means perception checks
Spot
[1d20+4 = (19+4) = 23]
Listen
[1d20+4 = (11+4) = 15]
Search
[1d20+3 = (19+3) = 22]
Anonymous
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No.171763
171767
>>171761
The white pegasus smiles "Indeed."

It's Azelea who calls from the little office nearby who speaks up
"Hey! I found something!"
Anonymous
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No.171764
171765
>>171762
Posey looks up towards the windows that line the second level of the warehouse, finding many of them to be tilted open. Some of them have a light behind them, some of them have been covered up.

But where lights do exist, Posey can see, just barely, the outlines of at least half a dozen figures that lay low in the lower portion of the window, mostly concealed from the street view. She can recognize on every one of them, the shapes of steel helmets, and in many instances, griffin beaks, the barrels of rifles, and in one instant, the big, curved magazine of a machine gun. A hoof waves up, as if directing someone unseen. There is definitely whispering, and the pattering of claws
Anonymous
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No.171765
171766 171770
>>171764
Well, this is clearly none of my business or interest, but now I'm curious... And Posey is still feeling invincible after her battle high.
Posey creeps closer, looking for what they're up to.
This time, she carefully takes 10 on hide and move silently, got a modified 19 ok both
Sike, lol
Hide
[1d20+9 = (13+9) = 22]
Sneak
[1d20+9 = (19+9) = 28]
Dice go clickity clack
Anonymous
24aec86
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No.171766
171768
>>171765
It's pretty obvious what they are doing. They are set up to observe, and then lay down an immense amount of fire on anyone coming out of or within the 33 Hoebuck structure, while being fairly covered against any return fire. Their numbers are greater than a simple patrol or observation would suggest. This is part of an offensive combat group.

Posey isn't a 17th level ranger, is she?

[1d20+4 = (5+4) = 9]
[1d20+3 = (7+3) = 10]
[1d20+3 = (12+3) = 15]
[1d20+1 = (7+1) = 8]
[1d20+1 = (5+1) = 6]
Silver "The Floof" Sword
a037c71
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No.171767
171771
>>171763
Silver heads for Azelea's position while he asks, "What is it?"
Anonymous
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No.171768
>>171766
So, what happens?
Anonymous
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No.171769
171770
Oh, wait, I have an idea:
First, I need to roll a religion check, to see if Posey knows any griffonian curses related to the cult of Maar. Any sort of iconic, recognizable phrase will do.
[1d20+9 = (7+9) = 16]
Anonymous
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No.171770
171775 171776
>>171765
Posey can attempt to try to run to one of the few, leafless trees scattered about the property, or back to a small, equally leafless bush. She can hope that she’s harder to see further away from the lights. But the bottom line is that there is no natural cover in front of 33 Hoebuck, and no obstacles between it. The building has only a small number of exits on the front side, and anypony observing need only watch these. Posey exited out of the middle, most obvious exit, which necessarily requires opening a door and making movement. And she made no attempt to conceal herself until after this point.

>>171769
“May you never see true.”
“May you fall with the false gods.”
“The True seeing god shall take his rightful place”

Do you mean like cursing a person? Or a curse like a profane statement said out of frustration.
Anonymous
0844f6e
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No.171771
171772
>>171767
Going into this office, silver can see three ponies. Two lie on the floor in pools of blood, but a third, in yellow vest, is simply tied up
Silver "The Floof" Sword
a037c71
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No.171772
171773
>>171771
Well, first of all, are the two on the floor alive or dead?
Anonymous
0844f6e
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No.171773
171774
>>171772
They appear dead. Hard to say
Silver "The Floof" Sword
a037c71
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No.171774
171782
>>171773
Silver tells Azelea to get the medics before he addresses the remaining pony.

"Who are you? What happened?"
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171775
171778
grim-reaper-in-red-forest-rm0ja6v01o8clo8l.jpg
>>171770
Okay, I have an plan that involves Darkness, Gaseous Form, a disguise check, and a bluff check, an intimidate check, popping out one of my eyeballs, drawing direct fire, and hide check, rapidly blinking, sneaking into the sewers and advertising the importance of hiring professional exorcists from the university.

I need to look some things up first though. brb
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171776
171777 171778
>>171770
>And she made no attempt to conceal herself until after this point.
Could she have been wearing her hood and cloak like she always does?
Anonymous
0844f6e
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No.171777
171779
>>171776
Yes. All it would do is conceal her face. While that’s extremely valuable, it won’t save her from bullets.
Anonymous
0844f6e
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No.171778
171780 171781 171787
>>171775
>>171776
Posey, going outside, has found a predator lurking in the tall grass, waiting for an ambush. Waiting to ambush her. By attempting to hide after that, she has tipped off that she knows they are there, and that she considers them to be hostile. Now, they must necessarily spring their trap.

From the warehouse, Posey hears the yell of some feral creature that must be sone sort of pony:

”There’s that Elf sorceress! Kill it before it can escape!”

And then a second voice, even more accented.
“Karabin maszynowy, strzelec, strzelaj!

“Drużyna 2, flankujcie ich. Zabij kucyka!”

Roll Initiative

[1d20+2 = (15+2) = 17]

[1d20+2 = (17+2) = 19]

[1d20+1 = (7+1) = 8]

[1d20+1 = (16+1) = 17]
[1d20 = 17]
[1d20 = 15]

[1d20+1 = (2+1) = 3]
[1d20 = 4]
[1d20 = 3]
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171779
171784
>>171777
I know something that can have me from that

Okay, at the top of her lungs, with her features still obscured, beneath her cloak, pops out one of her eyeballs with a hoof to the back of her head.
Ashes snatches it in mid air, and casts Darkness on it as she places it back in its socket. She achieves this using Versatile Spellcaster and two lvl 1 slots. One of her eyes is now the center of the Darkness spell, and she keeps that eye closed.
She takes out Luminous's Skull and places it over her own face, like a mask.

From the darkness, at the top of her lungs Posey let's out bloodcurdling shriek, as she opens her darkened eye.
"REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!"
And then, she invokes the power of the Red Curse to use Gaseous Form, her body turning to red mist.

In essence, Posey is attempting to disguise herself as an apparition summoned by the cult of Maar that was unleashed by the Luminous's intrusion. Having Darkness on her eye enables her to flick Darkness on and off at will by blinking. Gaseous Form will enable her to fly and slip through tiny spaces, while also making her look a lot like a red ghost. This will also make her all but impervious to nonmagical attacks for the next six minutes.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3odMTPuzLwY
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171780
171783
>>171778
Oh...
So much for that...
[1d20+9 = (19+9) = 28]
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171781
>>171778
>Elf
Oooooh, Equestrian Liberation Force. That's what he meant, lol
Anonymous
0844f6e
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No.171782
171785
>>171774
The medics come in, if a little slowly.

The stallion, who is a tan colored, is scared, looking around
“My name is ‘Live Current’. We were starting to finish the electrical system when drones attacked us, disguised as guards. Shot us from behind. We heard gunshots. From the hall.”
Anonymous
0844f6e
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No.171783
171784
>>171780
I’m pressing X on a +9 modifier, but a 19 wins
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171784
171786
>>171783
Posey has Improved Initiative from her vampiric heritage.

Is it too late to attempt to set up >>171779 ?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
a037c71
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No.171785
171813
>>171782
"Changelings have brought nuclear device into lower levels of building. Did you notice anything suspicious before or during your capture?"
Anonymous
0844f6e
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No.171786
171788
IMG_0960.png
>>171784
I need to revisit those “bloodlines” at some point

>is it too late?
Posey is about to very seriously have her spell casting concentration disrupted, and I’m kind of skeptical of a player character assuming gaseous form, but other than that, no. Posey won initiative. She can do whatever she can in a single full round action.

”You think your Celestialists black magic will save you? Your princesses could not save themselves!”
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171787
171789
>>171778
>None of them have a Dex mod higher than 2
>Nine enemies in total
>they're aiming presumably nonmagical weapons at me
Actually, I might be able to handle this...
How far away are they?
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171788
171789
>>171786
>She can do whatever she can in a single full round action.
Okay, new plan: brute force, leave no survivors.
How many of the enemies can fly?
Anonymous
0844f6e
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No.171789
171790 171791 171793
>>171787
Across the street. Maybe 120 to 150 feet.

“We got a priestess, boys! The Duke will pay you extra! Load up the crystals, boys, and shoot that bloody queef!”

”Potrójna nagroda dla czarownika! Zamień swoje kulki w kryształy! Wyjmij magazynki i zastąp je tym z fioletową taśmą! Wymień swoje czasopisma na te z fioletową taśmą!”

One gun shoots at Posey, firing a beam of pink magic
[1d20+6 = (14+6) = 20]

>>171788
Nine griffins (one is an assistant machine gunner). One Pegasus. So… 10
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171790
171792
>>171789
Wait, I thought I won initiative?
Anonymous
0844f6e
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No.171791
>>171789
Posey can see that most of the enemies are reloading their guns
Anonymous
0844f6e
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No.171792
171794
>>171790
You did. Your action was to become a ball of gas.
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171793
>>171789
>10
Okay, new plan.
At this distance, they couldn't have gotten a good look at me, so I'll escape.
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171794
>>171792
Wait, what?
Actually, nevermind.
That's a standard action though. Posey would still be able to move 10 ft.
Anonymous
0844f6e
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No.171795
171797
Okay, what is posey doing?
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171796
Would've done the Darkness before the gaseous form normally.
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171797
171799
>>171795
I'm not sure now. I need to get a better understanding of her surroundings.
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171798
171799
Okay, first thing is first: path to escape.
Are there any cracks in the street, sewer pipes, or other openings that a gaseous creature could slip into?
Anonymous
0844f6e
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No.171799
171800 171802
>>171797
So basically, the building Posey is in has a rather large, rather clear, front yard. The frontage is not flush with the street, there is a parking lot and grass, and the street is maybe like 70 or so feet away. Then the street is two lanes with a sidewalk, and the warehouse is slightly back from the road as well, to a lesser degree. The second floor warehouse is thus something like 150 feet away. The area in between has basically no cover. It’s open ground.

>>171798
On the street itself, yes.

It should probably be known that Posey can simply renter the Hoebuck structure
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171800
>>171799
>It should probably be known that Posey can simply renter the Hoebuck structure
I guess she could reenter the building, invoke the red curse below ground level, and then slip out through cracks in a place where the ambushers wouldn't think of looking.
Anonymous
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No.171801
270740__safe_artist-colon-lazypixel_character-colon-twilight+sparkle_character-colon-twilight+sparkle+(unicorn)_species-colon-pony_species-colon-unicorn_episod.png.png
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>mfw the stingey griffin Jew-god didn't give me any reward for sacrificing a paladin in his name
Hmmph, see if I ever sacrifice anyone to him again.
(I jest, I wasn't actually aiming for any rewards this time)
Anonymous
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No.171802
171803
>>171799
Posey retreats into the building as deeply as she can. She avoids windows, looking for cover.
Anonymous
0844f6e
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No.171803
171804
I should have gone with the original plan of having the machine gun be a surprise round

>>171802
So does Posey use her action to nope the fuck out of there?
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171804
171805 171808
>>171803
Yeah, that sounds like a common sense thing to do .
muh perception check though
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171805
>>171804
Once Posey is inside, she looks for a path to escape unseen. She shuts off any light switch she passes.
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171806
That garbage chute from earlier comes to mind.
Anonymous
5e7eb01
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No.171807
Is Posey able to find any way she could get out of this mess?
Anonymous
0844f6e
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No.171808
171809 171810
>>171804
https://youtu.be/rEFidT-0NJM?si=PBJuvh5sIYPPsgey

Posey gains the benefit of partial cover retreating inside the building, but it’s not perfect

HIDE ALL YOU WANT, ELF! WE’LL OUTLAST YOU! OUR WILL IS STRONGER THAN YOURS

[1d20+6 = (13+6) = 19]
[1d20+5 = (9+5) = 14]

[1d20+4 = (18+4) = 22]
[1d20+3 = (2+3) = 5]
[1d20+2 = (8+2) = 10]

[1d20+2 = (19+2) = 21]
[1d20+2 = (17+2) = 19]
[1d20+2 = (16+2) = 18]
[1d20+2 = (18+2) = 20]
[1d20+2 = (17+2) = 19]
[1d20+2 = (1+2) = 3]
[1d20+2 = (2+2) = 4]
[1d20+2 = (17+2) = 19]
[1d20+2 = (16+2) = 18]
[1d20+2 = (11+2) = 13]

https://youtu.be/F7WrUEpJAFQ?si=Z5tio1ykeebmn0OK
Anonymous
5e7eb01
?
No.171809
>>171808
Those all miss
Anonymous
0844f6e
?
No.171810
171811
>>171808
If these numbers look non-threatening, remember that they are getting a malice from range, and that several of the group are not engaging because they are closing the distance as the others lay down suppressing fire.
Anonymous
5e7eb01
?
No.171811
171812
>>171810
On her turn, Posey goes downstairs, to where she killed Luminous.
Anonymous
0844f6e
?
No.171812
171814
Actually, I think you’re right. Poof. All NPCs now have one extra hit die and base attack, +2 of all stats, and carry magic ammo.

>>171811
So, if Posey isn’t already familiar, 33 Hoebuck is built like a fortress/prison. There is a reason the military chose to simply surround the structure rather than attack it directly.

Posey goes straight down the hallway, and turns left in the main hallway to stairwell. Going down, she’s back in a hallway that takes her to a series of multiple doors that lead to two rooms, a tunnel, and a boiler room. Going through the boiler room and another smaller hallway, she’s back in the old storage room where she killed the griffin.
Anonymous
0844f6e
?
No.171813
171818
>>171785
Live Current’s mouth hangs open

“They were… trying to take our wires…”
Anonymous
5e7eb01
?
No.171814
171815
cover10.jpg
>>171812
>surround
Okay, I'm not afraid of the bullets so much as I am being seen, because that would really complicate my day job. If Posey is able to slip through cracks, could she exit below ground level and surface somewhere q considerable distance away?
Anonymous
0844f6e
?
No.171815
171816
>>171814
Definitely giving them magic bullets. Throw in a few submachine guns as well. Maybe another fighter level.

>cracks
That would depend on the specific crack
Anonymous
5e7eb01
?
No.171816
171817 171819
>>171815
>That would depend on the specific crack
I guess I'll roll to find the ideal crack to escape through
Search
[1d20+3 = (20+3) = 23]
"Hey, Maar?! Got any of that True Seeing to spare?"
Anonymous
5e7eb01
?
No.171817
MV5BOGQ2ZDcxMjItODQzYy00ODVlLWE4MTctZjgzOWQ1YTM1OGYxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTEwOTMwMjk0._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg
>>171816
I knew that sacrifice would come in handy!
Silver "The Floof" Sword
a037c71
?
No.171818
171829
>>171813
"This is important: did they manage to take any? Their detonator had damaged wire that was preventing detonation."
Anonymous
0844f6e
?
No.171819
171820
>>171816
Posey has options. By becoming a ball of red gas, she can squeeze through the pipelines and enter into a sewer system that exits 15 blocks north. Or maybe she can exit through a random toilet. Of course this would require abandoning the silver sword, the chain mail, and the griffin skeleton. Still another option is to slip through a narrow crack and into a storm drain that exits about… 3 blocks away. And yet another is to follow a power conduit. It goes a little south, maybe one block. The street may or may not be safe.

There are other more boring options, like just going through that door at the end of the hall and waking through a tunnel either a block south to a door factory, or two blocks east to an old church. Or maybe go out a different tunnel that opens directly into the harbor. But those don’t involve becoming gas or crawling through shit, so why bother?
Anonymous
860b9fc
?
No.171820
171822
>>171819
>Of course this would require abandoning the silver sword, the chain mail, and the griffin skeleton.
The spell turns equipment you're carrying into smoke too. It should apply to Posey's saddlebags.
>exits 15 blocks north
Idk if she can stay in that form long enough to reach there.
>There are other more boring options, like just going through that door at the end of the hall and waking through a tunnel either a block south to a door factory, or two blocks east to an old church. Or maybe go out a different tunnel that opens directly into the harbor.
Oh, there's tunnels to escape? Nevermind the spell then.
"Thank you Maar!" Posey says in thanks
Posey heads towards the door factory, since she suspects the police to be monitoring the church, and she's not gone of running water.
Anonymous
860b9fc
?
No.171821
I will need to be sleeping soon
Anonymous
0844f6e
?
No.171822
171823
>>171820
>posey can carry the skeleton as a gas
Posey shouldn’t be casually carrying a griffin male regardless. It weighs more than her. It’s necessarily too bulky to fit in a simple saddlebag.

But down a long tunnel, past a split, she finds stairs that go up to a closed door, and to a dark storage area.
Anonymous
860b9fc
?
No.171823
171824 171825
>>171822
Posey stealthily slips through the door and attempts to head for the streets carefully.
230 pounds is a light load for Posey. She came here with full intent to retrieve his skeleton, and Posey is an expert body-snatcher.

Posey removes her steel cap and lets her mane down, to look like a civilian.
Anonymous
860b9fc
?
No.171824
>>171823
Actually, she removes her chain shirt entirely and bundles it. It only takes her one minute to do so.
Anonymous
0844f6e
?
No.171825
171826 171827
>>171823
I don’t give a damn how strong you say posey is, you’re not fitting 230 pounds of anything low density in a saddlebag
Anonymous
860b9fc
?
No.171826
>>171825
Can I wrap the bones in my cloak and chain shirt to make a bundle?
Anonymous
860b9fc
?
No.171827
>>171825
Also, the skeleton should weigh a lot less than that. A human skeleton only weighs about 15% of their body weight, and this is a hollow-boned flying organism, probably less than 10-25 pounds in total.
Anonymous
860b9fc
?
No.171828
Okay, I really do have to sleep now. I can't pull a third all nighter in a row
Anonymous
0844f6e
?
No.171829
171830
>>171818
Live Wire has looked emotionally distressed from the beginning, but more so now.

“I-I… don’t know? I didn’t see it. I think so? I think they did.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
a037c71
?
No.171830
171864
>>171829
Silver nods.

"Tell us how to get to lower levels to secure that bomb."
Amber Sunset
e5d580b
?
No.171833
171836 171866
>>171745
Amber looks into the stores as she perambulates, trying to appear at least somewhat of a tourist. Likewise, she slows down to get better views of the castle, the Cathedral, Rathaus and university. Sadly she cannot go inside any of them, at least not yet. Amber is surprised to see a cathedral at all, let alone under construction, as Hellquill is not known for being particularly religious. Does she know when it started construction?

>85 replies
Holy moly
Anonymous
fc147d0
?
No.171835
171837
Okay, I had a day to sleep.
Do I need to roll anything for Posey to sneak out through the door factory?

Also, after winning that very hard fight against an elite opponent, completing my mission, and having formative character development, do I get to level up now?
Anonymous
fc147d0
?
No.171836
>>171833
>85 replies
I killed a guy :D
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171837
171838
2635741.png
>>171835
>a day
It's been two days
Anonymous
fc147d0
?
No.171838
3342743-1.png
>>171837
I was sleepy
Anonymous
fc147d0
?
No.171839
171840 171841 171990
I would like for Posey to be able to return to the manor before the following evening, for the purpose of what I'm going to do with these bones.
Posey leaves the door factory and makes her way down town back up the manor
This times I'm going to take 10 on stealth to-
Lol
Move Silently
[1d20+9 = (5+9) = 14]
Anonymous
fc147d0
?
No.171840
171842
lyra-heartstrings-mlp.gif
>>171839
Is 14 enough to sneak away? The enemy is two blocks down, so I might just take off running.
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171841
>>171839
The wall where the stairwell Posey passes is tan, compared against the red of the remainder of the factory, implying an older origin. Going through the door, Posey can see a big storage room full of glass windows, leaning one against the other. Posey may have difficulty getting around locked doors, but she doesn't feel an obvious time constraint. At least, until they figure out that this area is accessible through the underground.

[1d20+2 = (19+2) = 21]
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171842
171843
>>171840
No.

Posey is noticed by what seems to be a military patrol as she is attempting to leave the factory.
Anonymous
fc147d0
?
No.171843
171845 171848
>>171842
Posey walks away slowly and innocently, pretending to be a normal civilian mare who is justifiably moving away from the direction of the random machine gun shots that occurred in the middle of the night.
Bluff to avoid drawing attention and go about my way
[1d20+12 = (4+12) = 16]
Anonymous
fc147d0
?
No.171844
audible buttcheek clapping
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171845
171846
>>171843
>>171843
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YccozjEe9f4&pp=ygUcc291dGggcGFyayBjYXJ0bWFuIHNuZWFraW5nIA%3D%3D

That... doesn't quite work. At least two soldiers have found Posey and engage her as she is exiting

"What are you doing in this area at this hour, ma'am?" One asks, fairly demandingly.

And...
"What's in the bag?"
Anonymous
fc147d0
?
No.171846
171848
>>171845
"Well, I was transporting a subject for my medical research, until the gunshots started. After that, I was hiding in that building." Posey says
>"What's in the bag?"
"A skeleton. An adult male griffon, who died when bone density complications left him unable to breathe. Hollow-bone osteoporosis is such a gruesome thing..."
Anonymous
fc147d0
?
No.171847
171849
Posey Attempts to charm all of the soldiers who make eye contact with her.
DC 17 Will
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171848
171850
>>171846
>that lie
Either roll bluff, or use this one >>171843

Opposed
[1d20+2 = (6+2) = 8]

>I have a skeleton in there
The soldiers take the bag to look through it. Or rather, one takes it, while a second stands further away and keeps a gun trained on Posey. When it is verified that Posey does not, in fact, have explosives, firearms, cameras, or radios in there, they give it back.

"Documents?" The pony asks
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171849
>>171847
[1d20+2 = (4+2) = 6]
[1d20+3 = (18+3) = 21]
Anonymous
fc147d0
?
No.171850
171851
>>171848
>muh paperwork
"Oh, yes, right next to my medical licen-" Posey gasps in false surprise as she rummages through her papers. She blushes profusely and starts to sob
"I...! I...! I must've dropped the certification when I was running from the gunfire..! I don't even have his legal identifiers!"
She sobs for a few more moments, and her makeup begins to run
"I'm such a failure of a scientist..!"
Bluff
[1d20+12 = (8+12) = 20]
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171851
171852
>>171850
Pony 1 seems taken by this.
"Where could you have dropped it?"

Pony 2...

"It's well after Curfew, and you are travelling in a mandatory identification zone. We are going to have to detain you until we can positively identify you. It is the law."
Anonymous
fc147d0
?
No.171852
171853
>>171851
Posey shows them her medical license and her ID card for the uni, demonstrating that she is in fact a legal resident qualified to move cadavers.
"It's imperative that these bones are transported before the marrow cells die off."
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171853
171854
>>171852
Pony 1
"Oh shit, she actually does have a license"
He takes some kind of object and runs it against the license, which glows as it moves near.

technically it's a medical student ID and her lie would be better tuned to that, but whatever.

Pony 2:
"We should probably write her down"
Anonymous
88a1478
?
No.171854
171855
>>171853
Posey waits for the ponies to finish doing their checkups and waits, verbally reminiscing about getting home to her son.
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171855
171856
>>171854
One pony writes something in a notebook, while another asks why she was walking down an industrial, dead end street in a sketchy neighborhood, and why she has a chainmail suit. And a bow and arrow.

However, with the coinciding of the skeleton and her student ID, and the absence of any actual contraband on her, she's out of the risk of immediate arrest. In fact, when two more soldiers show up, they are more concerned that Posey is a decoy for actual rebels.
Anonymous
88a1478
?
No.171856
171857
>>171855
Posey says that the chainmail and chainshirt are part of her research, since as a practicing necrologist and exorcist she has to deal with things that don't die quietly. She has a bow because guns are scary to her.
She asks if she can go.
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171857
171858
>>171856
"You were trying to look for the cultist hideout, weren't you?" One asks. But it's not a serious question.

"You are free to leave."
Anonymous
88a1478
?
No.171858
171859 171860
>>171857
Posey trots off at a brisk but not suspicious pace.
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171859
171860 171861
6233656.png
>>171858
[1d20 = 15]
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171860
>>171858
>>171859
Posey is able to walk through the remainder of the town without being raped, mugged, or arrested. She doesn't actually know how to get back, but she can assume she can walk south to the river, then west until she sees a familiar bridge, then along the road until she gets to the manor. 3 hours, perhaps.
Anonymous
88a1478
?
No.171861
171862
>>171859
Hooray! Victory at last!
I'll post Posey's next step in her evil plans tomorrow.,
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171862
6749668.jpg
>>171861
Posey gets some stares, and has to go through two different check points, but she arrives at the manor at around dawn.
Anonymous
8493778
?
No.171863
The first thing that Posey does then she returns is clean herself off. She then does her usual daily preparations, and tries care of Gloomy.
She spends some time neatly rearranging Luminous's bones.
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171864
171865
>>171830
"Just down that hallway" he points a hoof towards the exit on the left "there is an internal balcony over the open first floor atrium at the front entrance. There are a couple stairs on the side. If you don't wish to go that way, there are stairs past the next corner that will take you to the first level. And if you wish to go to the underground... Down that same hall you turn the corner, a stairway goes to the underground. That hall will also open to the balcony."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
a037c71
?
No.171865
171867
>>171864
Silver nods.

"Thank you. Be sure to get to safe place." He turns to address the other ponies with him. "We do not have much time. One final effort is all that remains. Get yourselves ready, we are going into underground."
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171866
171990
munich-2687184_1280.jpg
>>171833
Amber moves past a coffee shop, a shop selling sausages, a bakery, a tobacco shop, hat store, and a wooden crafts store. There actually seems to be more economic activity than back in Katerinburg.

The cathedral must surely have been under contrustion for decades (but not centuries), with a hiatus in its construction, and a small plaque states that it's replacing the older version of the Saint Rufus temple that was destroyed in a fire. What remains is detail on the tiling over the main roof, and the upper portions of the towers. It's open, and surely has been for years.
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171867
171868
>>171865
Silver's group of ponies are a bit disorganized, given how many are wounded. Nevertheless, they gather, and nod to Silver's command. The corporal places the magazine into the well, and it automatically loads a round into the chamber.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
a037c71
?
No.171868
171870
>>171867
That's probably a good idea for Silver to do, as well. I've lost track of how much ammunition he has, but if he has a full magazine for his LMG to spare he swaps mags before leading his group towards the underground.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
a037c71
?
No.171869
171870
Also maybe a removing of the guns the dead changelings dropped. They can take the ammunition for any of their guns that can use them, but it's a good idea that to not leave them for the wounded changelings or anyone else to stumble upon.
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171870
171871
>>171869
>>171868
About three Jenny magazines, three for the submachine gun, and one and a half magazines on the Strange
Silver "The Floof" Sword
a037c71
?
No.171871
171872
>>171870
Well, unless they're about to walk into a nest of changelings, that should be enough to deal with the ones in the underground section. Hopefully.
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171872
171873
>>171871
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_d7wa0cxDU

Look on the bright side: every gun, including the Strange, has a semi-automatic setting
Silver "The Floof" Sword
a037c71
?
No.171873
171876
>>171872
True, but sometimes you just need more daka. Anyways, Silver and co. follow the pony's directions down the hall to get to the underground area.
Anonymous
1ce4ed4
?
No.171874
171875 171876
Posey retrieves her scroll of Animate Dead
"Baka, I'd like you borrow your reliquary for a moment, if you wouldn't mind."
Anonymous
1ce4ed4
?
No.171875
171876
>>171874
(does he say yes?)
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171876
171877 171880
>>171873
The white pegasus Corporal holds up his Jenny

"Unity or Death! Long Live the Republic!

Down that long hallway with paintings of ships and barges, then to a stairwell. It's modern down to the bottom, and a door to the left goes to a basement of concrete. Further down the hall just a ways, is a basement of brick and stone.

>>171874
>>171875
Baka looks indignant
"That relic is the pastern bone of Saint Filipovich, martyr of the church of the Zakatie!... Yeah, I'm not using it."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
a037c71
?
No.171877
171878
>>171876
Hopefully unity rather than death. Can he see anything in the basement right now?
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171878
171879
>>171877
There's more than one basement. Or at least, more than one entrance
Silver "The Floof" Sword
a037c71
?
No.171879
171883
>>171878
Oh. Right. There doesn't happen to be any signs of one of them seeing recent use, is there?
Anonymous
1ce4ed4
?
No.171880
171881 171882
WYL_LMG_027_27-001.jpg
>>171876
"Very well."
Posey takes the bones of Luminous to where the relic is.
She trots along merrily, clearly in an excellent mood.
She sings a little poem as she goes:

"The earth that's nature's mother is her tomb;
What is her burying grave that is her womb,
And from her womb children of divers kind
We sucking on her natural bosom find,
Many for many virtues excellent,
None but for some and yet all different.
O, mickle is the powerful grace that lies
In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities:
For nought so vile that on the earth doth live
But to the earth some special good doth give,
Nor aught so good but strain'd from that fair use
Revolts from true birth, stumbling on abuse:
Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied;
And vice sometimes by action dignified...."

She unfurls her scroll of Animate Dead, unscrews the base, and retrieves a black onyx gem, and places it within the eye sock of the skull, and completes the spell to activate the scroll.
"Luminous Grandeur, I command you to rise!"
Posey auto-succeeds on her caster level check to activate the scroll.
Anonymous
1ce4ed4
?
No.171881
171882
>>171880
Gonna roll perform for my poem, because I like rolling dice
[1d20+4 = (8+4) = 12]
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171882
171884
>>171880
I too, had to memorize the Friar's Soliloquy from Romeo and Juliet for extra credit in 9th grade

The gem glows, and the skeleton begins to rise and animate, until the skeleton stands before Posey

>>171881
Posey gets 7 points added onto her Literature test
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171883
171885
>>171879
The near one seems jammed, the one far away has a bullet hole preventing the door from remaining closed
Anonymous
1ce4ed4
?
No.171884
171886
>>171882
Posey puts on a sinister grin, as she watches the skeleton rise.
I don't know what his stats were, but as a skeleton his alignment would change to neutral evil, and he would only have one hit dice. This makes him an appropriate candidate for the following gimmick:

"Luminous, I command you to take the pastern bone of Saint Filipovich in both of your claws, and hold it firmly." Posey says
The skeleton, under Posey's command, would reach out to grasp the bone. Once it's in its possession, it would immediately gain a negative level, and be instantly slain, collapsing back into a pile of bones.

"Now we play the waiting game." Posey says, still grinning.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
a037c71
?
No.171885
171886
>>171883
As in the lock on the far away one was shot off? That seems like a good place to start from. Silver carefully approaches the brick and stone basement.
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171886
171888 171889
>>171884
This is essentially correct

>>171885
Yes. There's the door. Dare ye go through?
Anonymous
1ce4ed4
?
No.171887
171891 171990
In case it wasn't obvious, Posey is creating a Wight. A creature slain by negative levels rises as a wight the following night. The relic isn't useful to Posey because it is virtuous, but by misapplying it's powers, Posey has turned it to vice. Posey intends to recreate Luminous as an undead inversion of himself, and her first order of business will be to use him to eliminate Alluring, to get rid of the last witness while also punishing him for his greed.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
a037c71
?
No.171888
171892
>>171886
Dare he yes
Anonymous
1ce4ed4
?
No.171889
171891 171916
46j7x7.jpg
>>171886
Posey carefully moves the bones to a more secure location.
She tells Lament (or anyone around), that she's attempting a dangerous experiment, and not to let anypony into the quarters, unless they're interested in becoming wight and based.
Although, until the evening, the bones aren't going anywhere. Posey spends the day researching and taking care of Gloomy. She makes sure that she has time to overlook the bones hours before evening though.
Anonymous
1ce4ed4
?
No.171890
NieuiHL.jpeg
I took the liberty of generating a statblock for a winged wight, based on Savage Species. I would have used the template, but I didn't have Luminous's stats:

Wight (Winged)
Medium Undead
Hit Dice: 4d12 (26 hp)
Initiative: +1
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), fly 60 ft. (good)
Armor Class: 15 (+1 Dex, +4 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+3
Attack: Claw +3 melee (1d4+1 plus energy drain)
Full Attack: 2 claws +3 melee (1d4+1 plus energy drain) and slam +1 melee (1d4+1 plus energy drain)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Create spawn, energy drain
Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., undead traits, resistance to cold 10 and electricity 10
Saves: Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +5
Abilities: Str 13, Dex 13, Con —, Int 11, Wis 10, Cha 15
Skills: Hide +6, Listen +7, Move Silently +6, Spot +7
Feats: Alertness, Toughness
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary, gang (2–5), or pack (6–11)
Challenge Rating: 3
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Always lawful evil
Advancement: 5–8 HD (Medium)
Level Adjustment: —

Template
https://www.realmshelps.net/monsters/templates/wight.shtml
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171891
171893
1614409959685.jpg
>>171887
>>171889
I don't think that simply killing a skeleton with a negative level makes it a wight
Anonymous
24aec86
?
No.171892
171895
>>171888
Silver opens the door to find...

This room is very large, and likely extends under the plaza in front of the ministry, though it's hard to tell. There are multiple arches with brick columns.

Nearish the center, Silver can see several boxes. There seem to be several drones in the room, including wounded ones.
Anonymous
1ce4ed4
?
No.171893
171894
>>171891
It should, iirc
>A character with negative levels at least equal to her current level, or drained below 1st level, is instantly slain. Depending on the creature that killed her, she may rise the next night as a monster of that kind. If not, she rises as a wight.
A unless the effect says otherwise, a creature slain in this fashion rises as a wight.
This has no clause for condition of the body. The Grim Revenge spell turns a severed limb into a tiny wight.
Inflicting negative levels on undead isn't usually easy, but having them possess holy items is one of those few ways to do it. The fact that a holy sword can turn a 1 HD evil creature into an undead is one of those silly things in 3.5e. A skeleton was the most easily obtainable 1 HD evil creature that I could think of.

Unless what you mean to say is "I don't want you to make a wight", in which case... pretty please?
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No.171894
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>>171893
>It should, iirc
>>A character with negative levels at least equal to her current level, or drained below 1st level, is instantly slain. Depending on the creature that killed her, she may rise the next night as a monster of that kind. If not, she rises as a wight.
>A unless the effect says otherwise, a creature slain in this fashion rises as a wight.
I don't see that

Also, there's a pretty decent case for Luminous to become a saint.

>pretty please?
I suppose there's a decent case for this, as I tend to be pretty lenient with players basically collecting NPCs (Silver is up to five, I think) including de facto companions
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No.171895
171896
>>171892
Three questions:

1.) Have the drones noticed the ponies yet?

2.) Can Silver see any bomb-shaped objects in the room?

3.) Does it look like the boxes are covering anything?
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No.171896
171897
>>171895
Not immediately, but time is running out, and the others aren't in yet

Silver would need to roll spot to have a contest of time
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No.171897
171899
>>171896
[1d20+3 = (3+3) = 6]
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No.171898
171899
I'd like to apologize to Baltimare for my terrible luck
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No.171899
171900
>>171897
Silver can't really tell much, but it's time to either enter the room with his comrades, or withdraw.

>>171898
pets ze fluff
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No.171900
171901 171902
>>171899
They don't happen to have any grenades, do they?

ze fluff iz pet
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No.171901
171902
>>171900
[1d20 = 1]
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No.171902
171903
>>171900
>>171901
It appears they do
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No.171903
171904
>>171902
Oh shit, really? Now this is a conundrum: a grenade would clear out the room, but if that bomb is in there then it might cause a premature detonation.
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No.171904
171905
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>>171903
Dilemma
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No.171905
171906
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>>171904
Fuck it, let's ball. Silver has the other members of the squad back up before he pulls the pin, rolls it through the doorway, closes the door and dives back into the hallway away from the room.

Image not a 100% accurate representation
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No.171906
171907
>>171905
Silver throws in the grenade, and....

ching ching ching ching
At least one assault rifle shoots at the door....

But there is no explosion
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No.171907
171908
>>171906
...Дерьмо!

Curse his luck! A dud! Now the element of surprise has been blown! He runs for the cover of the hallway split to the other basement before the shooting really starts. Hopefully the others have followed suit.
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171909
>>171907
Silver is at least able to retreat back into the hallway. While the door is questionable, the bricks are solid enough to stop bullets.

Unfortunately, it appears the drones can simply fight defensively and hold the room
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No.171909
171910
>>171908
Damn. Odds are that this is indeed the room with the bomb, but with so many changelings there if they had the wire they needed they would have detonated it already. The fact that Silver is very much not atomized gives him the belief that they must have killed the team that was bringing back wires for the detonator, or they're still out there looking for one.

Since there's at a stalemate for the moment, Silver sees if the jammed door to the other basement can be opened.
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No.171910
171911
>>171909
Jiggling the knob does not work
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No.171911
171914
>>171910
What about pushing into the door with Silver's shoulder?
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No.171912
171917
>>171894
>I don't see that
https://www.d20srd.org/srd/specialAbilities.htm#energyDrainAndNegativeLevels
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No.171913
171917
>>171894
>I suppose there's a decent case for this, as I tend to be pretty lenient with players basically collecting NPCs (Silver is up to five, I think) including de facto companions
That's basically my whole thing.
Too bad I don't get the spells for it until I reach level 8.
Speaking of which, did I get to level 4 yet?
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No.171914
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>>171911
I think you know how to find out
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No.171915
171917
>>171914
Hmmmmmm...
[1d20+3 = (14+3) = 17]
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No.171916
Okay, whatever the result, Posey waits until sunset to meet the wight as it arises. If the bones stay dead, she goes to bed with a disappointed sigh, and snuggles her colt, contemplating her next evil plan.
>>171889
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No.171917
171918 171919
>>171915
BAM
Silver knocks it down. Unsubtly

>>171913
>level 4
Maybe? Let me get back to you on that one

>>171912
That's specifically for the energy drain attack, which is not what the relic does

As for just saying "fuck it Posey can have a wight"... let me get back to you on that. A wight is a bit different from a true NPC as its under the player's direct command, whereas the changeling nymphs/waifus/that one kaftar fighter that players have collected so far are... well, NPCs that need to be persuaded
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>>171917
It's filed under the energy drain attack in the SRD, but negative levels from any source cause this, including various spells and effects.
>NPCs
Posey's plan was going to be to use him as a shocktrooper to attack Alluring, and telepathically command him to return with his turned flock of he survives.
There's also the option of simply adding the wight template to his (Ex) paladin statblock, which would retain most of him as a character; however, that might give him too many hit dice for Posey to directly control...
>A wight is a bit different from a true NPC as its under the player's direct command
I think an uncontrolled wight would be a bigger pain in the ass.
Before you make any rulings, I'll note that wights can create spawn very efficiently, and you might not like that at this level.
>not what the relic does
You could also just say that the relic simply damages evil creatures who touch it, instead of giving the negative level to those who possess it.
I'll be honest with you: I asked you specifically about the negative level back when you first described the item to me so that I could do exactly this, months ago. It was me just grasping at straws to try to make the treasure I retrieved into something useful.
>Let me get back to you
Take your time. I had plenty of fun this weekend. Focus on Silver and his adventure.
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No.171919
171920
>>171917
Silver busts in to see...

A few brick columns, though not as many as in the other room. A concrete floor, with many boxes periodically throughout the room.

At least two drones, moving near the end of the room which connects to the previous room. And in the Center is a concrete column that has a desk with a phone set up, wires leading away, and two drones by it.
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No.171920
171921
>>171919
Would I be correct in assuming that Silver has been noticed?
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No.171921
171922
>>171920
Yes

Retreat, move, or Roll Initiative
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No.171922
171923 171924
>>171921
Let's try something gutsy.

Bluff: In the best authoritative accent Silver can muster, he shouts out to the changelings in their own language.

"Statusbericht!"

[1d20 = 8]
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No.171923
171924
>>171922
[1d20 = 8]
[1d20 = 17]

[1d20 = 16]
[1d20 = 1]
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No.171924
171925
>>171922
>>171923
Hmmm... Well as talking is generally a free action, Silver could try to move to cover or roll initiative for combat with a little penalty
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No.171925
171927 171928
>>171924
[1d20 = 17]
I don't know what the penalty would be, but his normal modifier is +4
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No.171926
171927
[1d20+2 = (14+2) = 16]
[1d20 = 13]
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No.171927
>>171925
>>171926
Hmmm...

[1d20-4 = (4-4) = 0]
[1d20-4 = (18-4) = 14]
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No.171928
171929
>>171925
Silver wins, I think
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No.171929
171930 171933
>>171928
Whoever seems the most ready and likely to shoot Silver is his first target, as he levels his LMG and releases a burst of fire.

BANGBANGBANGBANGBANG

[1d20+5 = (20+5) = 25]
[1d20+5 = (10+5) = 15]
[1d20+5 = (12+5) = 17]
[1d20+5 = (17+5) = 22]
[1d20+5 = (20+5) = 25]
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No.171930
171931 171933
>>171929
[1d20+5 = (13+5) = 18]
[1d20+5 = (16+5) = 21]

Confirming
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No.171931
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>>171930
Well.... Oh boy
[12d7 = 53]
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No.171932
171935
>>171931
That's a lot of damage
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No.171933
171934 171935
>>171930
>>171929
One drone clearly was not impressed by Silver's attempt as Wechselbalg, and levied his Grim at Silver.

But he wasn't fast enough, and was struck in the head and chest by bullets, ripped apart before hitting the ground

One drone, hearing Silver's words, was confused just enough that the white pegasus got the lead. The white pegasus actually manages to levy his gun next.

[1d20+7 = (12+7) = 19]
[1d20+7 = (7+7) = 14]
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No.171934
171935
>>171933
[4d7 = 19]
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No.171935
171936
>>171933
>>171934
I... think that's enough to down the drone?

>>171932
The room is not clear, but the two drones that are most dangerous have been neutralized (the second drone clearly not dead, at least until Streak kills him) and the first one clearly dead. There are two drones at table that are not armed, at least immediately
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No.171936
171937
>>171935
Silver levels his LMG at the two remaining drones here, a warning for them to not make any sudden moves.

"Lasst uns das noch einmal machen. Wir sind wegen der Bombe hier, nicht wegen Ihnen. Verlasse diesen Ort, geh nach Hause."
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No.171937
171938
>>171936
>>171936
The plus: they seem deterred from reaching for their guns. The bad: there are two arched doors leading to the other room, and reinforcements will be through imminently
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No.171938
171939
>>171937
Intimidate: Silver shouts angrily at the changelings while keeping his gun on them, something easy to do due to the nature of the language.

"JETZT!"

[1d20 = 2]
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No.171939
171940 171941
>>171938
Both reach for guns, or try to

Roll Initiative
[1d20 = 12]
[1d20 = 11]
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No.171940
171942
>>171939
[1d20+4 = (18+4) = 22]
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No.171941
171942 171943 171946
>>171939
Silver aims for one of the very stupid and ideologically driven drones, and...

BANGBANGBANGBANGBANG

[1d20+5 = (12+5) = 17]
[1d20+5 = (3+5) = 8]
[1d20+5 = (15+5) = 20]
[1d20+5 = (19+5) = 24]
[1d20+5 = (5+5) = 10]
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No.171942
171943
>>171940
Silver gets there first

>>171941
[6d7 = 21]

[1d20+3
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No.171943
171944
>>171942
>>171941
Silver downs the changeling at the desk, though not killing it

[1d20+3 = (17+3) = 20]
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No.171944
171945 171946
>>171943
Spectral Streak gets the next chance:

[1d20+10 = (16+10) = 26]
[1d20+10 = (12+10) = 22]
[1d20+10 = (11+10) = 21]
[1d20+10 = (2+10) = 12]