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Occupied Equestria: Through the mist
Anonymous
48fa069
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No.173000
173462
In the south in the Kululu Forest, Posey searches for a lost instrument of war. In Baltimare, Kira establishes herself, while Silver enjoys a brief respite. In Hellquill, Amber prepares to play her music to the dictator of Hellquill. Elsewhere, trouble brews.
770 replies and 60 files omitted.
Anonymous
48fa069
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No.173429
173430
>>173428
She blinks, with a concerned expression
"... On second thought, I'm just fine with knowing where you are." And continues walking forward.

And now, the buildings change to rows of little buildings together like apartment buildings, with small paths leaning up to their doors
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
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No.173430
173431
>>173429
It's now in this neighborhood that Kira looks for signs marking vacancies or signaling some kind of offices, as she continues conversing with Neela.

"So, that crystal...do you know how to do deer magic?"
Anonymous
48fa069
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No.173431
173432
>>173430
"Huh? No."
She looks at Kira, and says
"Did you say you could do alchemy?"

Kira could roll search
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
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No.173432
173433 173434
>>173431
Search: Kira searches for a home or a way to acquire a home.

Meanwhile, she nods.

"Yes, though I'm more of I guess an apprentice alchemist. If I was a cleric in the tribe I would probably know more about alchemy and magic."
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173433
173434
>>173432
[1d20+5 = (16+5) = 21]
Anonymous
48fa069
?
No.173434
173435
>>173433
>>173432
"You have clerics?" She asks. But this is less interesting than Kira's spotting of a leasing office for townhomes, just a little way down the street
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173435
173436
>>173434
"Oh, I see the office!"

After she points it out and starts making a bee line for the building, she answers Neela's question.

"Yes, they handle the preservation of the tribe's knowledge, keeping the tribe healthy with alchemy and curative magics, and the teaching of the snakelings. Really, they do a lot for the tribe, they're just as important as us hunters!"
Anonymous
48fa069
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No.173436
173437
>>173435
Kira has to push open a door, enter, and...

A cream coated unicorn at the desk goes "Ah!" And dives down

Neela:
"And so... hunting. What is that like, exactly?"
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173437
173438
>>173436
"Oh, hang on Neela." She looks over at the unicorn who, like the mare in the pawn shop, seems to think a desk would be adequate cover in the case of her being hostile. Thankfully for both of them, Kira is the exact opposite of hostile.

"Hello? We would like to inquire about the availability of a townhouse."
Anonymous
48fa069
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No.173438
173439
>>173437
She peaks up
"A townhouse?"

roll luck
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173439
173440
>>173438
"Yes, a townhouse. Is there one available?"

[1d20 = 10]
Anonymous
48fa069
?
No.173440
173441
>>173439
Kira can only see her ears, her eyes, and little bits of the top of her head
"I don't... Why do you ask?"
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173441
173442
>>173440
Kira smiles at the cute mare.

"We were hoping to rent. I have Bits!"
Anonymous
48fa069
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No.173442
173443
>>173441
More of her head pokes up, and she looks at Kira

"Like... rent a townhome?"
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173443
173444
>>173442
Kira continues to beam a smile at her, and she nods.

"Yes, we want to rent a townhome...is there one available?"
Anonymous
48fa069
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No.173444
173445
>>173443
She looks at her with... well, it isn't a smile
"I think some of our tenants may have concerns being neighbors with... large..." She raises a hoof, evidently to point at Kira, but does not complete the sentence
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
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No.173445
173446
>>173444
Kira tilts her head.

"What's the concern? I've been vetted by Customs, and I can assure you I'm very friendly. My friend can actually confirm this: along the way we were stopped at a military checkpoint, and two of the soldiers actually pet me before we got permission to pass."
Anonymous
48fa069
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No.173446
173447
>>173445
Now, she has the wide, toothy smile that is so common among ponies
"Well, tenants may be concerned about... living in a neighborhood with a... a giant snake. Whether it's... whether they are right or not, they may be... scared."
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173447
173448
>>173446
Diplomacy: "Please ma'am, I assure you that we would be among the best tenants you have. Whatever concerns they may have at first, once they get to meet me and know me, would evaporate like the morning mist!"

[1d20-1 = (19-1) = 18]
Anonymous
48fa069
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No.173448
173449
>>173447
She raises her head, and looks over at the long snake-pony. Her muzzle is long and thin, and her ears twitch.

"We could consider it... But rent would need to be paid in full ahead of time, and with a deposit."
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
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No.173449
173558
>>173448
Kira taps her hooves together excitedly, and her tongue flicks.

"Yay! No problem, just tell me the price!"
Anonymous
4685dd1
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No.173451
173474 173592 173633
fucking_drowners.png
>>173402
>>173405
Posey follows the traces of battle.
"Oh boy, I sure do love adventuring in the bog with my new silver sword. I feel so vulnerable travelling under the sun without any spells left. I hope I don't suddenly get dogpiled by drowners or other necrophages of the bog." Posey says out loud
Anonymous
39e8aa7
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No.173455
173474 173592 173646
Spoilered
Posey will make some checks to see what she knows about what sorts of monsters or other hazards lurk in these parts, as well as any other hidden mysteries.
Arcana, for magical beasts/constructs/dragons (or anything else magical)
[1d20+11 = (6+11) = 17]
Religion, for Undead (or anything else holy/unholy)
[1d20+9 = (4+9) = 13]

Pic unrelated
Amber Sunset
6c659dc
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No.173457
173458
>>173414
"Of course, sir," Amber answers.

She turns to the others and whispers, "Shall we play Shornberg's Verklarkte Nacht?"
Anonymous
48fa069
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No.173458
173459
>>173457
He speaks to those around him.

"These griffins will stay here: Turmfalke, Schumann, Mitter, Dolch." Two of the six griffins stand up, and start to leave, as do a small clawful who stood off to the left, and had been noticed by Amber until they began to move."
Then he moves his chair forward, and leans over the table, clasping his claws together and placing his head over them. He looks intently at Amber, then Erich.

Erich nods, and places his bow to the Violin. He is familiar with the peace.
Amber Sunset
6c659dc
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No.173459
173684
>>173458
Reminds me of that Downfall scene. Fortunately, Hellheim is not under siege, at least not yet.

https://youtu.be/U-pVz2LTakM
Although it is not yet evening, Amber and her closest–really, only–friends play a composition titled "Transfigured Night." As a sextet, it could not be done justice with a few ordinary musicians, but fortunately those present are anything but ordinary. The song starts out gently, with sweet and slow chords reminiscent of the approach of dusk. It is not long at all until Shornberg's more unique and esoteric style subtly creeps into the music as in waves before enshrouding the listeners in its chromaticism, returning occasionally to softer clarity. Shornberg is a quite subversive composer and although the piece is nominally a romance, there are deeper intonations evoking paranoia.

What is love of what is close, for example, but a hatred of the outside? Those damned ponies are a threat to Hellquill, which is all that stands between them and the griffon heartlands. The music's violence suggests what should be done, while its calmer interludes brood over how they overpopulate and despoil what could be productive land. And of course there are sympathizers and traitors everywhere, who lurk in the shadows. Such sentiments are new to Amber and seem to spring from the music itself. Near the middle a part of her is astonished and repelled from such overwhelming thoughts, and although she cannot stop playing, during a quieter and more compatible interlude she desperately starts playing a different song.

https://youtu.be/7vdgZAJVnes

The style, which would be called tintinnabuli had the term been coined, at first feeds off a smaller rhythm in Verklarte Nacht and takes the center stage, with its waves evoking harmony and peace. This at first intertwines with the first composition, but soon enough Shornberg's chaos attempts to overpower it while the new composition recedes. The new song is not outdone for long, and although not as loud its tranquil melody rings clearly. Shornberg's rage rings on before mellowing into harmony as well, while the second piece raises vivid and gorgeous protestations that do not seem of this world. Amber herself is divided along these pieces, and her talons seamlessly switch between one composition and the next, if not combining the two. The two, while euphonically combining at points, clash in dissonance at times, with one piece at first feeding into earthly ambition and then dwelling in melancholy while the other has a more celestial bent that chides the other. Shornberg may be subversive, but how could one hear his timeless opposition and not feel guilt over intended wrongs? Verklarte Nacht finishes with a vaguely pastoral phrase before finishing alongside the other work.

Amber is left exhausted by the end, confused and not entirely sure as to what transpired. What is even more uncertain is how the leader of Hellquill has received this performance, since dissonance in esoteric music is dangerous indeed and can lead to unexpected consequences.
Anonymous
7740e3a
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No.173462
173467 173474
>>173000
What happend to the edgy one?
Anonymous
48fa069
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No.173467
173468
2635741.png
>>173462
I don't know. I miss him...
Anonymous
7740e3a
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No.173468
173469
sad_marble_pie_by_gamemasterluna_d9eofn1-pre.png
>>173467
Its Very sad.
Anonymous
48fa069
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No.173469
173473
IMG_3512.png
>>173468
It is said that one morning Dark Star went out for cigarettes… and never came back. Lunar Nadir was kicked out of college for non-payment. Tricky Truffle and Succulent Sorrel eventually took over the room at the tavern after finally getting jobs and paying rent, and several little ponies felt themselves without a friend. One bout pony tells of a great hero who could sling guns, and take down changelings, griffins, and criminals alike, and swears he will return when the world most needs him, like King Arthur from his slumber on Avalon - but she is increasingly dismissed as a relic of a bygone era, and marginalized from society.

But Baltimare… Baltimare continues to evolve and progress. With the disappearance of the edgy pony, racism went down 30% overnight. The forces of reaction were overcome. Social mores continued to change and enlighten, and the formerly pony city of Baltimare became even more enriched with a rainbow of new creatures, and acceptance for behaviors previously shunned and kept in hiding.
Anonymous
7740e3a
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No.173473
173534
B26FC7AE13CFB136F579BB3F943394F0-348570.jpg
>>173469
Truly the Bad Ending.
Anonymous
8b36027
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No.173474
173503 173546 173592
FD655537513A082F7460040DCD9FED36-1581225.png
>>173462
Posey is edgy
>>173451
>>173455
Does Posey find her way to the tanks?
Anonymous
6b87d28
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No.173503
173646
>>173474
I guess I'll roll my perception stuff

Posey keeps to the trees, trying to minimize direct sun exposure.

Search to look for tracks/traps
[1d20+3 = (10+3) = 13]
Survival to follow them
[1d20+1 = (6+1) = 7]
Spot to look for creatures
[1d20+3 = (7+3) = 10]
Listen to hear them
[1d20+3 = (18+3) = 21]
Silver "The Floof" Sword
2e955c8
?
No.173534
173546 173558
>>173473
I'd like to see Dark Star again, someday

>>172791 →
Silver smiles widely, and makes a happy little whinny noise as she scritches his chin.

"Heavenly. As to be expected when you are with griffon goddess."
Anonymous
0d7b9d8
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No.173546
>>173474
Redpill me on Posey
>>173534
me too, he was my favorite.
Anonymous
77e9ee2
?
No.173558
173559 173560
>>173534
Her eyes are again decidedly lidded, and with the sight of her slim, cat-like body from waist to face, Silver is affirmed in her description of her as a "goddess."

"That's right" She says, nodding slowly, and purring

>>173449
"Well" The mare stares at her. "There's a recently renovated unit that may be available for 700 a month."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
89e77c9
?
No.173559
173561
>>173558
Silver once again rubs his muzzle against her smooth beak.

"You make cutest noises when you are happy, you know that?"
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173560
173561
>>173558
"We'll take it!"

Kira says this with basically no hesitation, and begins counting out 700 Bits.
Anonymous
77e9ee2
?
No.173561
173562 173563
>>173559
"Tehe" she giggles, and bats at his muzzle with her claw "You too, big boy"

>>173560
"There's also a deposit, but... we don't really allow exotic animals or pets."
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173562
173564
>>173561
"What's the deposit?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
89e77c9
?
No.173563
173564
>>173561
Her batting at his muzzle may or may not result in a boop, which may or may not result in him scroonching. He lets out a happy little whinny as proof of her claim.

"I am not sure I ever saw myself in this position even just year ago, but I am glad that this is where I ended up, in embrace of my griffon goddess."
Anonymous
77e9ee2
?
No.173564
173565 173566
>>173562
"Well... It can vary, but bout 300..."

>>173563
Looking away and with a sigh, she says "I can't say I did either..."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
89e77c9
?
No.173565
173573
>>173564
At this turn of mood for his Jubee, Silver buries his head into the soft plumage of her neck and snuggles in. He can still be heard clearly, even if his voice is perhaps slightly muffled by feathers.

"I know it is not what you wanted, but I hope I can help make this as good of situation for you as I can."
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173566
173573
>>173564
Kira adds another 300 to the Bits she's counting, bringing the total up to 1,000 Bits before placing them on the counter.
Anonymous
e1c9bf8
?
No.173572
173573 173592
Does Posey find any tanks?
Anonymous
2efa9bb
?
No.173573
173574 173575 173576 173595
>>173566
She looks at the pile of bits
“That’s… a lot of bits to have on you… okay then.” And she looks back to Kira
“But, well, we don’t really allow exotic animals…”

>>173565
Jubilosa takes her claw, and starts rubbing around the base of his right ear.
“Don’t worry.” She says. “You have.” Though she seems troubled, she makes another “purr”

>>173572
the description is hard to do on mobile
Anonymous
e1c9bf8
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No.173574
>>173573
What I do is type it in notes or on a doc, and then copy-paste it into the text box.
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173575
173577
>>173573
Kira looks at the pony with big, hopefully adorable snake eyes.

"Please, ma'am, it's not as though we can't manage our own needs or are some base animals like you would see out in the wild. We are fully sapient, just like any pony. We won't cause you or your complex any trouble."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
89e77c9
?
No.173576
173577
>>173573
Silver's ear twitches as Jubilosa no doubt marvels at how even his pony ears are fluffy.

Sense Motive: Silver tries to gain a peak into his griffon's head space, hopefully to know more specifics about what's troubling her.

[1d20+3 = (14+3) = 17]
Anonymous
2efa9bb
?
No.173577
173578 173579
>>173575
“Well… our tenants may have concerns about the safety of their… well, they may have fears about the safety of their, of their foals. And their pets.”

>>173576
She keeps scratching. She seems to be troubled by the usual, which are all things in her past.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
89e77c9
?
No.173578
173580
>>173577
ears are scritched

Silver cuddles his griffon, keeping her attention focused on the present. Her attention is definitely brought back to the present when she feels Silver's Sword finally soften up enough that he comes loose with a pop. She can feel as his seed trickles out of her slowly.
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173579
173580
>>173577
flicks tongue

"I would never dream of doing anything harmful to their foals or pets. Pets are for pets, and ponies are already so adorable anyways that I imagine foals must be heart attack-inducing."
Anonymous
2efa9bb
?
No.173580
173581 173582
>>173579
sense motive on the giant, scary snake-creature
[1d20+3 = (5+3) = 8]

>>173578
“Ah” she says, as she is cuddled. She extends both claws to hug Silver, and then wraps her massive wings around him. She closes her eyes, and attempts to get lost in his fluff.
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173581
173583
>>173580
Bluff: Although Kira genuinely has no intent on eating on eating foals or pets, she hopes the pony will believe her.

[1d20-1 = (18-1) = 17]
Silver "The Floof" Sword
89e77c9
?
No.173582
173583
>>173580
It's hard to tell who is being absorbed into who with this close an embrace. Regardless, Jubilosa finds herself lost in a sea of light grey fluff. She feels his stout pony heart beat in his chest, and hears the steady breathing in and out of his powerful lungs.
Anonymous
2efa9bb
?
No.173583
173584 173585
>>173581
She looks at Kira, and then slowly opens her mouth to say
“Well… I suppose. We’ll need ID, and you’ll have to sign some documents.”

>>173582
There isn’t that much meat or fur to cover the ribs on her chest, though the fur does certainly move across her bones, and there is quite a bit of muscle around the base of her wings. She too, rises and falls with her breathes.

She purrs.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
89e77c9
?
No.173584
173586
>>173583
Silver lets out a content whinny. He's happy to remain here with her, at least for the moment. He gently massages around the base of her wings.
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173585
173586
>>173583
flicks tongue

Kira shows the pony her ID bracelet.

"No problem! I must say, though, it sure seems like ponies like paperwork, I've never imagine signing so much before today."
Anonymous
2efa9bb
?
No.173586
173587 173588 173670
>>173585
It’s… a lot of pages.

Looking at the documents, it concerns things such as time of rent payments, the process of requesting maintenance work, and rules. Rules include things like no attempts at “renovation” or serious alteration of rooms, no-subletting, no Kirin allowed at any time, no conjugation magic, no subletting to zebras (why this rule isn’t covered by the previous rule against subletting is beyond Kira’s understanding), no destruction magic, no loud noises after 10 PM, no illegal activities… actually this goes on for a while. Pets are allowed but regulated. Whether the room is in good condition must be verified at the time of leasing in order for the owner to be considered in breach of warrant; however the warranty is always valid and the owner is responsible for maintenance, in which case submitting a maintenance request is the appropriate course of action. It’s a bunch of legal nonsense.

Sigh here, and here, and here.

>>173584
purr
Jubilosa must feel the same
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173587
173589
>>173586
Hmm, seems fairly standard...Kira assumes. She definitely doesn't understand why no zebras specifically. As long as there's no clause that says she signs away her soul, Kira signs the papers.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
89e77c9
?
No.173588
173589
>>173586
If only he could be there forever...sadly, Silver does have things to do today. Still, he lingers there, unwilling to give up his griffon so soon.
Anonymous
2efa9bb
?
No.173589
173590 173591
>>173587
I like how “Absoluteky no Kirin” requires no explanation

How does Kira sign? What slides her signature look like? Where did she learn to read and write? Anyways…

The unicorn asks if the deer is supposed to be staying there as well, and when the question is answered in the affirmative, makes her sign something as well, and makes Kira write her name somewhere.

“You haven’t” the unicorn gives that toothy smile “seen the unit yet.”

>>173588
Just a few more minutes… surely the world will not catch on fire so quickly?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
89e77c9
?
No.173590
173593
>>173589
Not for a few years, at least. Though it does make Silver wonder, what happened to his Jubee in that future?
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173591
173593
>>173589
"Well...may we see it?"

Her tongue flicks out again.
Anonymous
fcf9412
?
No.173592
173595
>>173405
>>173451
>>173455
>>173474
>>173572
With no spells left, Posey keeps her weapons drawn as she matches. She grips her sword in her maw, and levitates her compound bow with her horn.
She draws her hood over her head to minimize sunlight exposure, her golden eyes glowing beneath the shadow of the hood.
Anonymous
2efa9bb
?
No.173593
173605 173606
>>173590
Silver didn’t see Jubilosa in the future. Hard to say.

>>173591
“Sure” she says, moving around Kira (which may not be easier depending on where she places herself), and to the door.
Anonymous
fcf9412
?
No.173595
173621
>>173573
>>173592
Is there any chance that Posey will continue her adventure today?
Anonymous
fcf9412
?
No.173604
I guess not
Kubana "Nope Noodle" Kirafiki
89e77c9
?
No.173605
173685
>>173593
Kira does try to move around the mare, letting her pass before following her out of the door.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
89e77c9
?
No.173606
173665
>>173593
He has to admit, the foals were exceptionally cute, but he would miss having his griffon goddess around. He manages to hold off breaking away from his Jubee cuddles for a few minutes before he kisses his griffu again.

"I really do have to get up..."
Anonymous
a7aaabe
?
No.173613
173614 173676
"Stupid Sun...! I thought that bitch princess was captured or something, so why is there still day? The Coven was very disappointed by this development..."

I'm going to make an intelligence check to see what Posey knows about the day/night cycle, and why it continues in spite of recent developments concerning the princesses.
I think princess Celestia counts as a demigod, so I'll roll religion.
[1d20+9 = (1+9) = 10]
Anonymous
a7aaabe
?
No.173614
173615
>>173613
Well fuck. I know skills don't crit, but it looks like I'm still out of luck, unless it's somehow common knowledge that anyone would know.
Anonymous
a7aaabe
?
No.173615
>>173614
Also forgot the -2 penalty for standing in the sun itself, so that's a definite failure.
Anonymous
ea11a7b
?
No.173621
>>173595
Adventure today, or no?
Anonymous
2c80d34
?
No.173622
I guess not.
Anonymous
1ac0fd6
?
No.173623
173624 173630
As an interested party and a friend of the scrunchiest flower this side of the Mississippi. I have a proposal for the game.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vHzWLmdeNMdwpV1ZZm7_odK8Se-M19KiiB6iZdOX0mg/pub
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_QNvNjIMKGivuMWayMOsOaXd-w9nCsnvnfyxEb4dbno/pub#h.mp7gnwz1yhkj
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CXF9Q2XUoq0Lzh0H8Zzk8gCq4GMkzB-pYTRxIfQGXH8/pub
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cPmFbL75JMGQ4im7iH9ySCJYh7tGP3g8eo1xIW5R8KA/pub
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h0SlmLGUjL6TgOGxxe8ww7yJPiZhfx5864v_6jwlYeg/pub

This is a system developed by /mlp/ for simplified board based pony ttrpg adventures. I think it has a few benefits over homebrew additions to DND, including but not limited to:
>providing more accurate stats and fluff for ponies and other races
>streamlining game play, allowing for clearer combat and more concise actions
>better balances martial and caster characters
>more variety for the many martial characters
>less complex system makes adding homebrew ideas slightly easier

Any thoughts?
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>>173623
Looks fairly interesting.
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Adventure today?
Anonymous
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>>173627
It’s possible
Anonymous
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So, does Posey find those tanks?
Anonymous
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>>173623
It would be kind of weird to change systems mid game, but not unprecedented.
I'm still lvl 3 anyway.
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Does Posey need to roll anything else to find the tanks?
Anonymous
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>>173630
Stranger things have happened
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>>173451
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Anonymous
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Quest today?
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>>173637
>>173634
So I’m back… I’ve got to do a few things, and then I’ll update Posey and everyone else
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>>173638
So, tomorrow maybe?
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Quest tomorrow?
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>>173641
I'mma try to write up as much as possible tonight
Anonymous
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No.173643
Yay.
Also, I've been playing Posey for more than a year now.
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Anonymous
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>>173642
If you post just part of it, I could get started on my response.
Anonymous
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>>173503
>>173455
Posie finds a little trail, mostly likely used by wildlife, judging by the small, split-hooved tracks and the occasional, much bigger and deeper tracks that run along it. It takes her through a relatively thin undergrowth of moss and ferns that covers mud, peat, baren roots, and especially piles of lost brown leaves. Hanging above are innumerable, though not necessarily dense, hanging cypress and willow trees, whose big, drooping branches that vary from retaining most of their leaves to having none at all, appear along like green and brown dresses on so many giants in this humid, open-air ball. Posey occasionally passes little ponds, round in shape with muddy rims, occasionally filed with cut roots, and filled with muddy water and leaves. Elsewhere are mangled trees, sometimes cut in half.

Posey sees some definite signs that ponies have been this way. In one location, a rifle tuck into the ground with a steel helmet placed on top, in the clear sign of a grave marker. In another area, an abandoned tent. In another area, a broken branch with some cloth tied in a bow to it. In another, a set of roots that oddly has bandages wrapped around it.

These lands belong to the living - not to imply that death is out of place here. Posey knows these swamps to be variously inhabited by Chimeras, Hydras (bigger ones), lake and river serpents, Manticores, vicious and gigantic insects, occasional visits by the dragons from further south, and the occasional overflows of civilization. She can hear the sounds of so many birds chirping and singing their songs, the hooting of an owl, and many insects humming. She can see them fly about, and perch around. There are calls of unknown creatures further away, and the howls of what might be wolves. Posey only sees one terrestrial animal - a small cervid, presumably some kind of deer - which darts away when Posey nears it. It's the first animal to be afraid of Posey's presence, rather than indifferent or outright hostile. Even the plants are defiant and make known that this forest belongs to the living. A tree is not merely covered in leaves in the middle of winter, but is flowering with vibrant, big, blue flowers, dotted with orange spots.

The trail moves near water, bespeckled with so many cypress trees. Posey can tell that these areas are flooded only when the rain comes, based on what undergrowth peaks through. These are dotted by islands that break the little valleys of water. The end of a rifle stands up out of the water, as if propped up by some rock or root just beneath the water's surface. A tree stands out on one little island in a sort of clearing, away from most other trees. It's fairly small, a sapling, looks like it could be a few years old. It has two big branches that move out from the center, a few feet above the ground, though a third, shorter and thicker one is placed behind it, as if in three prongs, like upside down caltrops. The two larger branches stretch out forward and closer to Posey, towards the sky in a kind of Y shape. What is odd is that hanging around these two branches, and wrapped around the back of the tree, is a large, green, military bag that could not be more than some months exposed. The impossible position of the backpack is the clearest sign of magic thus far.
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>>173646
Anonymous
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>>173646
>split-hooved tracks
I take it that we're not using the sapient deer from EaW? (Ngl, too many non-pony countries for comfort)
>a small cervid, presumably some kind of deer - which darts away when Posey nears it
Ah, that clears it up.
>these swamps to be variously inhabited by Chimeras, Hydras (bigger ones), lake and river serpents, Manticores, vicious and gigantic insects, occasional visits by the dragons from further south, and the occasional overflows of civilization.
Then it shall make for good hunting.
>Even the plants are defiant and make known that this forest belongs to the living.
And here I am, having just removed defiling magic from my sheet.
Posey glares at the defiant plants, trying to wilt them with her gaze, but alas, her horn is depleted of spells.
>In one location, a rifle tuck into the ground with a steel helmet placed on top, in the clear sign of a grave marker.
Posey resists the impulse to temper with the grave.
"Patient, Posey, you're on a mission here. Now is not the time for fun." She says to herself
>hanging around these two branches, and wrapped around the back of the tree, is a large, green, military bag that could not be more than some months exposed. The impossible position of the backpack is the clearest sign of magic thus far.
This catches Posey's interest, and she reaches out with the power of her horn to bring the sack towards her.
However, before she does this, she rolls Search to check for traps (if she rolls too low to detect a trap, assume she just grabs the bag)
[1d20+1 = (6+1) = 7] (penalty in sunlight)
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>>173649
>deer
The pony show includes non-sapient deer, sapient, quadrupedal, brightly colored reindeer, non-sapient pigs, sapient anthro pigs, non-sapient cats, sapient anthro cats, non-sapient dogs, and sapient anthro dogs. It’s all very confusing.

There are sapient deer in the campaign. Kira even purchased one.

>wilting the trees
The tree with its blue flowers stands there, still defiant. The flowers are almost beautiful, even if the orange spots seem a bit odd. They almost seem to beckon for Posey to come, pick them up and smell them, and put one in her mane.

>grave
The ground beneath looks a bit too solid, too full of roots, to be the actual location of the grave. Posey knows by now the ponies take away their dead when they can. And if there were a body there, the forest has claimed it. Ants, the various predators, fungi… the forest does not give up its dead. Living matter is recycled and repurposed.

>the bag
Perhaps you don’t understand. The arm bands of the backpack are around the split branches of the tree, in such a way that removing the backpack from the tree is impossible. Putting it there in the first place is equally impossible - like the tree had grown through the backpack, it must have been either carefully sewn onto the tree, or its bands moved through solid matter. Posey would need to cut the arm (leg) bands, or just leave it there and go through the back.

To get to the island, the water is surprisingly shallow, though still thick with algae. There is a canteen on the edge of the island.
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>>173650
>The flowers are almost beautiful, even if the orange spots seem a bit odd
Wait a minute, I've seen the show. I know these flowers. These are swamp fewer flowers. Metagaming, but we've all seen the show.
Well, I'm glad that disease doesn't affect me.
>They almost seem to beckon for Posey to come, pick them up and smell them, and put one in her mane. L
Posey does exactly that, appreciating the cruel aroma. She's a fan of flowers, especially the frightful variety.
"Blue, with orange spots...? How delightfully chaotic of a flower. The thralls of the coven would be jealous." she says, as she places one in her mane. She giggles at the pollen tickles her sensitive nose.
>The arm bands of the backpack are around the split branches of the tree, in such a way that removing the backpack from the tree is impossible.
... It's the flowers, isn't it? A pony turned into the tree while wearing the backpack.

I know this, let's see if Posey knows anything about it.
Arcana (trained)
[1d20+11 = (10+11) = 21]
Nature (untrained)
[1d20+3 = (7+3) = 10]

>Posey would need to cut the arm (leg) bands, or just leave it there and go through the back.
Not one to pass up looting the dead, Posey levitates her knife to cut the bag.
>To get to the island, the water is surprisingly shallow, though still thick with algae. There is a canteen on the edge of the island.
So long as it isn't running, Posey has no trouble crossing it, although she doesn't like getting her cost dirty.
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>>173651
>cut the bag
*To cut the straps