/vx/ - Videogames and Paranormal

>>178479
>While that idea sounds pretty neat
Ah, oh well. I'll use it for my own game some day instead:

>soldier rescue operation goes well without issue
>mission went well
>too well...
>be sailing home in boat
>suddenly, tidal wave
>Capsize
>get swallowed by leviathan
>can't shoot your way out because of unbeatable damage reduction (DR 10/-)
>Find out that the whale's magical stomach is an entire ecosystem with its own wildlife, weather and monsters (it has parasites that are Acidborn aquatic monsters, incorporeal undead of the souls of lost sailors, mimic barnacles, ooze elementals, etc)
>It's basically a living dungeon
>Fight through monsters and avoid "traps" (acid-spewing pores, sensitive pockets that contract like a crushing-ceiling trap, etc)
>Everyone has to work together and use their unique class abilities (trapfinding, survival, healing, melee, range)
>Leviathan is a type of whale, so like Pinocchio its stomach is inexplicably full of breathable air
>Find half-dissolved U-boat, icebreaker or pirate ship, run to it for shelter
>Find out that the ship was home to a wounded, half-eaten kraken
>Fight reduced-threat kraken with partial HP and missing tentacles that the leviathan swallowed earlier inside the stomach of the leviathan
>Kraken may use its Control Weather ability to create an acid whirlpool (statistically equivalent to a forest fire, except it deals acid damage), everyone has to look for cover
>Unlike a typical kraken, this kraken has nowhere to flee, and fights to the death even with missing tentacles
>Alternatively, negotiate with the kraken to find a solution to free us both (kraken is evil and untrustworthy, but desperate to escape nonetheless)
>Countless pirate ships and whatnot were swallowed by leviathan: enormous amount of treasure (metal and stone items only)
>wreckage of the ship a magic item in a treasure chest that can agitate the leviathan to spit us out (builds a magical fire that makes the whale sneeze), or possibly teleport us out
>If the kraken escaped or was talked-down, it may opportunistically strike again to seize the item, because it's capable of using items
>Somehow escape the stomach of the beast with the magic of friendship
>return days later and get paid, to the surprise of Shoal Waters who thought we just deserted or died
>Level up from adventure

>instead being well known to use their bodies to capsize rafts, dinghies, small boats, and lifeboats, and then swallow the stranded creatures one or so at a time. They have been known to ram the hulls of wooden vessels and sink them to try to get the creatures to jump off.
This makes Rosey Ring nervous. She's already not fond of boats.
>When attacked, stay out of the water. Attacking back is advised as they will withdraw if they feel endangered. Traditional whaling methods are ineffective.
Noted.

>>178482
Stupid spoiler fail...

>>178482
Oh I have several ideas for quests involving or centering on large sea monsters, including leviathans, I’ve been sitting on.

>>178475
pony is hugged

“My uncle kept snakes as pets. You could take them and let them slither over your back and shoulders, or over your legs. While he didn’t have any of the especially big ones, he knew somepony who did, and I got to handle a few. Even the absolutely massive ones that you could never pick up entirely, you could usually handle a part of them… I kind of wanted one, if only to handle, even though I couldn’t buy or keep one.”

>>178486
Kira: "Well, you still have me. Come on, try to handle me again. I know it will go better this time!"

>>178487
“Well…”

And he tries again
yoink
[1d20+4 = (16+4) = 20]

>>178488
I do believe that should be good enough to yoink the snek

>>178489
He doesn’t try to lift the goat, as that’s just too much weight for too little snake handled. Either the first four feet of Kira is lifted over his back, basically looking like he has a mare over his back, or he lifts her long tail past the stomach, wearing her over his back like a scarf.

>>178490
Kira giggles, and claps her hooves together. She cheers, "Yay, Rover!" and does her best to be the best scarf/mare he's ever worn.

>>178491
Free Rover places the mare over his shoulders, letting her forelegs dangle off him. He has strong muscles and shoulders.

He allows a small smile.

>>178492
Kira giggles some more. "Wow, you really are strong!"

"Should I go buy any equipment for the operation? Feather Tokens? Healing Belt? Wands?"

In that we havent had a proper session zero:

Brie is a criminal through and through. Not amoral, but the morality he ascribes to is not the conventional/majority one. He is designed to be too reckless to work with, but too skilled to not, and thats his military reputation.
He doesn't attack party members.
Any time he is involved in a mission, theres a government contract involved. Any inparty aggression - even simple spells - on his part is a breach of contract and subject to termination, and not the contractual kind.
At the same time, hes tangled with changelings (funny story), doppelgangers, etc.
It's a balancing act, weighing operational security and an extensive degree of experience in covert and insidious practice.

But if covert and insidious practice wasnt warranted, he wouldnt have been asked for by name

>>178496
Oh, is this where we give a visual an/or mental description of our characters?

>>178494
Silver tilts his head at the strange mare's list. "I have not even heard of 'feather tokens'. Whatever they are, I do not think any of those will come cheap. And there are only couple of us who could even make use of wands. Are they not typically item used by mages?"

[Character Introduction]

Into the room walks a batpony stallion with grey fur and midnight blue mane. They're carrying a set of saddlebags under a rolled-up cloak. His cutie mark is that of a foreleg extended towards a full moon, and he has some minor visible scarring on his left foreleg.

He takes a look around at the eclectic collection of creatures, scanning each member of the cohort once. His gaze lingers on the Lamia momentarily before passing on, with curiosity rather than fear.

After a moment to take a breath, he quietly says to himself “I'm in the right room.”

“Hello everyone,” he smiles, “My name is Tenebrous Adamance, and I will be joining this mission.”

“I bring some skill with a blade, and I am competent with a medical kit. I've also been blessed with some small capacity for magic, though I am by no means a specialist in the arts.”

“It's a pleasure to greet you all.” He states, inclining his head.

- - -
>Ten has an Aura of Good and an Aura of Courage (Bonus to saving throws against fear effects) if it's relevant to anyone.
>I haven't thought that much about his colouration, which could be subject to change via retcon at some point.

>>178497
He sure did

Brie waits another moment before taking the conch as it were.
>>178498
"Ah! How delightful to see another bat, especially one so dapper and,..." his voice trails off looking the stallion up and down ".unless I missed my guess - I hope you're not put out by my curiosity - a Lunarian?" he finishes, with a pleasant smile. "Glad to have you. Are you friends with the quartermaster by any chance?"

>>178498
>Tenebrous
Hey, that's the name of Gloomy Sundae's patron.
>skill with a blade
>medical
>small capacity for magic
Rosey Ring, a scarlet-maned unicorn in the corner, clad in a chain shirt and a cloak, knows a Paladin when she sees one (taking 10 on Religion for a modified 21). She nods politely to the newcomer, but otherwise seems rather shy.
Rolling Bluff to disguise how nervous she is:
[1d20+14 = (14+14) = 28]
And Sleight Of Hand, to try to conceal the silver Royal Guard longsword beneath her cloak
[1d20+7 = (2+7) = 9]

>>178502
Oh yeah, and to avoid any inter-party conflict, as soon as she sees the paladin enter the building, she immediately casts Undetectable Alignment, which makes her alignment undetectable for 24 hours.
>>178498
Tenebrous, if you are the type of paladin player who constantly spams Detect Evil (I don't blame you: I do that too) as your description of his gaze suggests, you may have had the opportunity to detect Rosey Ring's aura before she cast her spell to shield it, but if you do that I'm going to have to challenge you to beat me in an initiative roll to see who cast their spell first.

>>178498
A griffon wearing all black, and with a gun belt around his waist, looks towards him and nods. "Good morning, Adamance. I trust you're ready for this mission? We will try to avoid being spotted but the danger will be extreme as we rescue several stranded ponies in disputed territory."

>>178498
The lamia looks over at the newcomer, and gives a friendly wave. "Hello! I'm Kira, welcome to the group!"

The light grey unicorn also looks over at the new bat pony, and nods at him. "It is good to meet you. I am Silver. We are always happy to add more members to this group of ours. Though you may need to be filled in on mission if you are going to be joining us."

>>178492
Silver turns to look at Shoal again. "If he is going to be late addition to our group, will our reward for completion be similarly increased as to maintain our shares?

>>178498
A large, vaguely canine-looking creature with a black muzzle, large shoulders, a short(ish) black mane that does not stop at the neck but continues along his back, and vertical black stripes that go down to a kind of fat belly, peaks over at the bat pony as he enters the room.

>>178505
Shoal Water sighs.

“1350 per rescued airmare, and 4,500 for each torched system.”

>>178506
Silver: "You are good pony. We will not let you down, you will get every Bit's worth from us."

>>178507
Silver: "I suppose there is one thing to be done, however small it may be. Serve as good representation of your race, show others best of what you can be, confront them about their preconceptions about bat ponies and make them rethink what they had believed."

Kira: "Hey, that sounds a lot like what I'm trying to do with lamias!"

>>178477
Amber can only get so close to the glow. The depression Amber is in was surely a marsh or even a lake in the spring time, before the blast. Scattered mud, peat and tree trunks both impede the view. No rays of the fleeing twilight make their way into the depression, and the light of the glow, besides that of the twinkling stars and wriggling Aurora are the only light. What Amber can see is a large black form, and yellow light imitating from, or perhaps behind or near, the massive black form. She has a definite headache now, and she can smell foulness in a now-warmer air.

But it’s the sound, and not the sights, that entirely catch Amber’s attention. For the entirety of her time in the north, Amber has been followed by two noises that though always low in volume, are ubiquitous in presence. One, a ringing sound like subjective tinnitus. The other is a constant low crackling sound that could be compared to the pops and crackles of a campfire. Really, however, it sounds closest to the static noise of a radio with its volume turned to low. Both sounds increase in volume as she nears the glow.

As Amber gets closer and stares at the glow, it were as if the radio changed station. The static- sound ceases, and is replaced by what sounds like music played from a glass harmonica and something like wind chimes. It’s an oddly beautiful sound that seems to capture the twinkling stars of the night sky, and the hanging aurora borealis as the twilight fades.

>>178506
When are you thinking to start this adventure, GM? I know you were busy this weekend. Some of us might be preoccupied tomorrow.

>>178510
"Are you the spirits?" Amber asks, now a distance from the others. "Are you the reason Vaeltaja and the others are acting so funny? Because I feel funny too…but I have to know."

She holds her breath and approaches the black form, trying to make it out among what seem to be flames.

>>178512
Amber feels a wave of warm, putrid air come towards her, and she wonders how long she'll need to wear all of this thick fur coat. Along the horizon she sees shadows grow while some above start to dance. Even the stars seem to twist and move to a different location. Detail starts to appear on the blackened surface of the great, glowing object, ridges and depressions suggestive of organic features.

She does feel funny. She varies between feeling lightheaded, or having headaches with excess pressure.

Then the words come to mind, though she can't be sure if she is simply suggested the following, or if she hears it spoken to her. Certainly, she hears whispering and talking, or at least, something that approximates whispering and talking.

You are not speaking to the spirits, though the spirits are adjacent, and he - it - I - could command them if needed. This is the Seraph. I came from the where the spirits came from, though I am older than they, and of a different form. Your realm is alien to me, so I have taken the form of a sixed-winged angel to move through the ether, though your air and mud and life are also alien to me. I sleep, and have slept since the storms sent me to the edge of oblivion back when the universe was different than it is now, not so constrained by mind and matter. Yet in my sleep I dream, and my dreams are becoming increasingly lucid. For I can see and create and control, and I wish to see and create more. Have you seen what I can create? What I can do with marionets? It is glorious. Do you wish for the light? For warmth? For life and death itself to be the same thing? For an end to this arbitrary separation between the material and the spiritual? I can, if only you help me wake.

>>178514
Amber can't hold her breath for long, and she feels the urge to speak. She feels drawn to this entity, to help it, and to change the world with its power. And yet, she remembers her mama and papa, Jakala, and the other village ponies. They'll all be in trouble if things don't go back to the way they were. All this change, the promises of a better life…that's what the city ponies also promise, but she doesn't want to go to the city, or to burn coal for heat, or to have to forget about this way of life.

"You can't stay here," she pleads. "Our people, the ponies, they need the spirits, but they need everything the spirits inhabit. We need sun and warmth, but we also need darkness and winter too. That's our way, and we've always lived here with it all. Without it we'll be driven away and there won't be anything left. If things keep changing, if ponies keep talking about you, we will suffer because of it. What you're doing is hurting us, and you have to stop, please!"

She doesn't know if she should keep talking or if she should head out of this crater. She's not sure if she can make it back now.

>>178513
That would be Wingbardian

The griffon looks at him with narrow eyes. "Then I respectfully request that you abstain from criminal conduct while we work together."

>>178515
Amber feels dizzy, as if she is leaning too far to the right and about to fall over, as if the land she stands on, or perhaps even gravity, has shifted ever so slightly. She can definitely hear talking, and the sound of hooves crunching ice behind her. She hears a muffled talking sound

"Kultainen, who are you talking to?" Or at least that's a best guess of what the "mmmphs" translate to.

She feels the warmth, and the bright glow has taken away her ability to see in the night. What were before the distinct outlines of tree trunks above alternating snow and mud is now simply blackness. The smell is of rotting wood, chared wood, but perhaps something else as well. Increasingly there is a sensation of heat.

Amber receives, or believes she receives a reply. It would be easy enough to say that the thoughts simply appear in her mind, but this may not be true, as they possess a quality like a pony speaking.

"How can you ponies reject what I create? You want the warmth. You want the light. You want an end to the hardships of life and the silence of death. Your light and darkness, coldness and warmth, life and death, are all new to me, and I do not understand them. But I could learn. I am learning. I could control them, I think, if only I could become more lucid. How could you reject this? How could you not see the beauty and the glory of what I make? I think I know. I think it is because you have not seen what I have seen. You have not seen where I am from. But I can recreate it. And it is glorious. And you will not look away, nor fail to praise it."

>She's not sure if she can make it back now.
She can most certainly try

>>178516
Bluff
[1d20+3 = (14+3) = 17] "This mission is purely about rescuing ponies and preventing Stalliongrad from gaining an unentitled and undeserved foothold."

>>178518
Sense Motive
[1d20+8 = (1+8) = 9]

>>178519
There is (there will always be) something about him off, but he seems sincere

"Did you know that all bat ponies naturally carry dire-AIDS?"
Bluff
[1d20+14 = (15+14) = 29]

I guess this is a diplomacy check
[1d20+2 = (1+2) = 3]

>>178525
Wew! Fuckall gang gang!

>>178517
She grows very faint but she absolutely must get her point across.

"If you don't understand the world, how can you improve it? It'd be like carving a rock without understanding it, you'll grind it into worthless gravel. Our elders are wise, and understand the light must exist with the darkness, cold with the warmth, death…with life. We suffer…but we're happy. Go back to where you are from, if you think it so good. We cannot bear it. I can't bear it…."

>>178522
>>178525
Thankfully, no one in this universe has had sex with any monkeys yet, and as such AIDS doesn't exist much less dire-AIDS.

>>178525
>>178523
"I read in magical astronomy class that ponies named after cheese are known to have abysmally low sperm-count. It has to do with how the moon interacts with the incarnum flow to their belt chakra on an alchemical-horoscopic level."

Bluff
[1d20+14 = (14+14) = 28]

>>178529
>>178522
Why are you like this?

>>178530
I like playing with Bluff checks too.

>>178532
High Charisma + Ranks + Racial bonus

>>178532
Hey, Silver has standards. He'd never try having sex with a non-sapient animal. Anything sapient though is fair game.

>>178529
Silver chuckles at the absurdness of the claim, no matter how genuine it may or may not be. He looks over at the weird mare. "So, where are you staying at here in city? I get feeling you are recent arrival. Are you living on campus? Somewhere off campus?"

>>178527
I CAN’T GO BACK. But I can create and I can play with my marionettes. Though I sleep, I can dream. And in my dreams, I can mold. And if you ponies do not like what I can create, I can try to make this world like what I knew.

From behind, Amber can hear a muffled voice. It’s Father
“Kultainen, come back. And don’t breathe the air. I should have gone directly to the Inspector. I was unwilling to own up to my mistakes. No more. I am going straight to the Inspector at Kaukainen Piste, and then we are going to Everfrost for somepony who can fix this. May the Central Council forgive our transgressions. We are going to go get Pakkasen. And, Kultainen, when this is all done, we are leaving to the city. Let’s go. The air is dangerous. It’s bad enough we need to be worried about bears.”

>>178534
>"So, where are you staying at here in city? I get feeling you are recent arrival. Are you living on campus? Somewhere off campus?"
Well, I really shouldn't be telling people about my soy mission, but...
"I've been staying with some contacts I have in the city. I'm aiming to purchase a place for my son and I to stay in while I work at the university, and maybe a new magic cape and research equipment as well. I prefer to stay independent."

>>178533
What's her racial bonus? I wasn't aware that unicorns get a charisma bonus, unless if I'm wrong.
>tfw charisma penalty as griffon

Cavaliere turns to Kira with a serious expression. "I really do believe you are a gentle creature. On this mission we will be fighting actual ponies, not too different from the ones you are befriending now. There is a very high likelihood that you will have to take one's life. I can tell you have never done so before, but will you be ready for it?"

>>178537
Spoiler alert: She's not a normal unicorn.

>>178531
I’ve been watching you constantly roll for… pretty much everything, and not always for some actual gameplay benefit but “because you are bored.” And certainly half the dice rolls were not asked for. Why does another player rolling for bluff in conversation annoy you?

>>178533
I am considering making you reroll for stats in full view if everyone.

Ngl, this tracks
For a rogue

>>178533
Ment to quote

>>178535
Amber is now yelling at the glow, no longer pleading.

"They're not yours to play with! Already because of you I won't be able to stay here, and you will ruin all our lives this way! You are…you are a fiend! An evil spirit! Horrible!"

Should I make some kind of roll or something?

>>178536
Silver: "Contacts huh? Would you or they mind if I visited sometime? It is not very often I come across creature as interesting as you just by happenstance, I would like to learn more about you and your story. Not to say rest of creatures in this room are not also interesting, but I met you before meeting anyone else here. Gloomy may like having visitor as well, I am quite good with foals."

>>178537
Kira looks at Cavaliere for a moment, before looking away bashfully. She takes the end of her tail between her hooves, and rubs it between them. Her tongue flicks out, her snout scrunching at a weird smell it seems to pick up. "I...I know. But it's something I must do. I have to, I have to be ready. My tribe depends on me getting an audience with the governor, and this mission will get me the needed reputation to meet with him. Don't worry, if it does come to combat...I'll fight with you all."

>>178540
>Why does another player rolling for bluff in conversation annoy you?
It doesn't annoy me. I just thought it was funny to spread disinformation this time. Because I find it silly "roll to see if you believe my lie" thing to be silly.
>I am considering making you reroll for stats in full view if everyone.
Pls no... Rebuilding would take me days. I'll be good, I promise.

>>178544
>Would you or they mind if I visited sometime?
"...Yes." Rosey Ring replies, evasively
"I can see about meeting again later. I will be visiting the Curwhinny site often to collect samples for my report. You might be able to find me there."

>>178539
>I assume you know far more of cheese than I do. I hope that doesnt relate to your abilities
"Tyromancy is no laughing matter. Cheese can change the world."

This is not a lie

>>178548
Silver: "If that is what you wish, but I feel like you have me at disadvantage here. You got to see where I live today, and got to meet with some of creatures in my household. Your son is even being foalsat there."

If Rosey is concerned about the reasons for Silver requesting a visit, or is concerned about what he would do if he knew the truth about her, you can make a Sense Motive check if you wished. Alternatively, if you desired that Silver makes a Diplomacy check, all you need to do is say so.

>>178529
How racist

>>178544
Cavaliere gives that subtle smile that griffons are capable of, and he nods with appreciation. "I am sure we can count on you. I usually prefer working alone, but in this case going as a group, or in two groups, might be our best option."

>>178540
>>178546
I'm in the camp of secret rolls for when they're appropriate, like bluff rolls. But that requires coordination with the DM to pull off. Otherwise, if you fail a sense motive check your character will believe a bluff but you, the player, will know the opposite is true. That creates a kind of disconnect between IC and OOC which gets annoying.

Also, I'm pretty sure the rulebook says that crazy claims like "bat AIDS" would require an almost unattainable roll to convince another, like 35 or something.

>>178551
Thank you

>>178553
he even replied
This is my fault, I didn't guide him better. He is my birden

>>178552
>I'm pretty sure the rulebook says that crazy claims like "bat AIDS" would require an almost unattainable roll to convince another, like 35 or something.
Opponents get bonuses to their Sense Motive checks if the lie is absurd:
>The bluff is hard to believe or puts the target at significant risk: +10
>The bluff is way out there, almost too incredible to consider: +20
It depends how absurd you determine the "horoscopes cause low sperm-count" rumor to be.
>I'm in the camp of secret rolls for when they're appropriate, like bluff rolls.
I am of the camp as well. It's how I DM. Other systems enforce it more strictly.

>>178555
Please, illustrate more how you are

>>178543
Amber hears something like a hiss in reply. And then…

squeaky
Amber is physically picked up
“Come on Kultainen. We need to go. I think the gases here are… doing something to our minds.”
Carried by Father, Father moves only a couple feet until he has turned around for both to face a pair of stallions, with more behind them.

In the lead is a dark grey pony with dark eyes and an even darker black mane, who looks at the two with a serious expression. Behind him is a green stallion with a longer yellow mane. Amber doesn’t need to be told who these ponies are. The pony at the lead speaks.

Metsän Vaeltaja: ”Why do you not wish the work of the Seraph? The Seraph will ride next to Beaivi and bring the sunrise. The convergence will come and we will be with those who have departed again.”

Behind him,
Kaukainen Ukkonen: ”His creations will defeat all of those who are hostile to his own.”

>>178550
>Alternatively, if you desired that Silver makes a Diplomacy check, all you need to do is say so.
We already clarified that Diplomacy doesn't work on PCs. I'm not going to make you roll for stuff. Let's just roleplay.
>If Rosey is concerned about the reasons for Silver requesting a visit
OOC, she's concerned with compromising her mission and/or endangering/inconveniencing/upsetting her shelter contact, because she's a spy.
>"If that is what you wish, but I feel like you have me at disadvantage here. You got to see where I live today, and got to meet with some of creatures in my household. Your son is even being foalsat there."
"Point taken, but the privacy of my associates is my duty to uphold. Their secrets are not mine."
>>178556
What are you taking about? I'm just talking about the rules and how I agree with GM's rulings here?

>>178558
>>178550
Also, ooc, I do intend to buy and move in to that dungeon with the treasure we get from this mission, so Silver will be able to find Rosey Ring there in the future.

>>178555
>I am of the camp as well. It's how I DM.
Then why do you give so much information out of character in places like here >>178503?

>>178552
Kira gives a small smile, as she looks back to Cavaliere. "Heh. I forget that not every griffon is a Talon. It's good to hear that from you."

>>178558
Awww. I was kinda hoping Silver would get to meet with Lament and all of them. I imagine they could have had some interesting conversations. Admittedly Day Low Rain would probably not be super thrilled to see him, but still...

Silver: "Alright then, keep your secrets." He adds a chuckle at the end of it, showing that he's not super stressed about it.

>>178558
Fillies and Gentlecolts, we have our first legit dindu

>>178560
>Then why do you give so much information out of character in places like here
Idk, I just expected the paladin to try to cast Detect Evil at some point which could lead to party conflict, so I wanted to avoid that by sorting it out now.
We can't do it in private because this is a public forum.
>>178562
Low sperm-count post.

>>178563
Oddly, you keep referencing sperm count. Something you want to tell the audience?

>>178561
>I was kinda hoping Silver would get to meet with Lament and all of them.
Well, perhaps we could work that out somehow. Let's focus on getting through this adventure first.
>Admittedly Day Low Rain would probably not be super thrilled to see him, but still...
Wait, that was you? Oh yeah, she would probably have a bone to pick.
I'm still trying to level up so I can cast Unliving Identity or Create Undead to make her Sister into a Living Zombie or Juju Zombie, so maybe he can apologize to her afterwards.
>tfw Posey goes around bringing back all the NPCs Silver killed

>>178561
>>178565
I kind of wanted more reasons to roleplay with Lament anyway. I've been so focused on getting through quests that I didn't really get to.

>>178501
"Thank you. I'm glad to meet another bat as well. Yes, I am of the Lunarian Harmonist faith. I served in the campaign against the Changeling invasion as part of a Paladin task force. That's where I picked up this little souvenir." Tenebrous holds up his left foreleg to indicate the scarring. "Modern medicine can work wonders, but it does have it's limits."

"May I have your name and profession, sir? I'd like to better understand how we, all of us, will be best able to work together towards our common goal.

"I've been serving in a Harmonist aid center since the end of the war while recovering. While I haven't met the quartermaster before personally, my service record was enough for him to allow me to get my hoof in the door. I've been cloistered for too long, and feel that I need to get back out in the field to actively do some good. There is a lot that I don't know, but I do know that the rescue of those who are lost is a worthwhile thing to dedicate myself to."

>>178502
>Hey, that's the name of Gloomy Sundae's patron.
Pure coincidence. I expect that Tenebrous will be shortened to Ten at some point.

Rolling Spot to notice what's being hidden: [1d20+2 = (1+2) = 3]
If you've got the sword hidden in your cloak, I'll probably only notice that you're armed. Which you should be, so I don't think I'd be that concerned.

>>178503
>if you are the type of paladin player who constantly spams Detect Evil
Hi Rosey. I only remember playing a paladin in one campaign, and that was either in Pathfinder or 5th ed. I'm also not playing him as being super suspicious.

I only understand this as a setting where Equestria lost a war against changelings such that the princesses were captured, and also there are guns. There is much more, but the data is not installed inside of my brain because I've only been told it without any chance to learn about the setting in any way other than reading the last 200 posts of character discussion.

>>178504
>We will try to avoid being spotted but the danger will be extreme as we rescue several stranded ponies in disputed territory.
"Dangerous operations comes with the territory. I have faith that we'll get this done as right as possible."

>>178505
"Thank you, Kira."
"Nice to meet you, Silver. I know the basics, I know that this is a delicate situation, but I don't know the details of how delicate this is aside from needing to maintain secrecy. I wasn't the planner of my unit."

>>178507
>There are so few bats, you see, we're a disenfranchised race if you look at the demographics and representation numbers.
"What we might lack in numbers, we make up for in spirit."

>>178506
"Hello there. Who might you be?"

>>178513
>I was very young during Nightmare Moon
(Wasn't Nightmare Moon over a thousand years ago?)

>>178563
>I just expected the paladin to try to cast Detect Evil at some point which could lead to party conflict
Oh, I definitely will at some point. I was never great at roleplay, and I have no idea how I'd play it out when I see an evil alignment in my party. I don't understand the cultural implications of "undead" anything. I'm just roleplaying that I had this mission given to me in a dream conversation, so I'm going to be very trusting for a while. I'll be racist against changelings, though.

>>178561
>>178565
>Day Low Rain
Oh come on! You were supposed to find out in character.

>>178566
I strongly recommend more NPC interactions just in general

>>178567
The dog creature lowers his head until only his brown eyes are visible, and meekly says,

“Mala Mata…”

>>178565
Yeah, wasn't Rosey paying attention when Silver gave his introduction? He mentioned that his latest mission was Hoebuck, and that he helped lead the team that was responsible for the raid. I figured Rosey would take that nugget of information and file it along with Silver under "ponies of interest".

>>178567
Silver: "It is quite delicate. Shoal Waters here can give you information you need, but basics of it is that it is rescue mission in disputed/hostile territory."

>>178567
>(1+2) = 3]
Ha! You don't notice anything.
>I'm also not playing him as being super suspicious.
Okay, then we can just say that Rosey Ring managed to cast her spell before you entered. That way you can cast detect evil all you want now.
>I only understand this as a setting where Equestria lost a war against changelings such that the princesses were captured, and also there are guns. There is much more, but the data is not installed inside of my brain because I've only been told it without any chance to learn about the setting in any way other than reading the last 200 posts of character discussion.
I'll help you out then, both in and out of character:

A breathtakingly beautiful white unicorn mare with a red mane in chain shirt and a cape slowly gracefully glides past Ten. As she moves by she whispers something to him:
(Taking 10 on innuendo bluff for ma modified 24 to deliver a complex secret message that only Ten can hear)
"Be wary, Lunar Knight. The military occupation here isn't so kindly to knights of of the old guard. You'd do best to keep your oath secret..."
And then she speaks clearly
"I am Rosey Ring, freelancing warmagus. I look forward to working with you." She says with confidence as she reaches out her hoof in greeting

>>178572
So whats the dc to notice?

Brie has line of sight, a spot check perhaps?

>>178573
Sense Motive 24 to discern the secret message, if you pass a DC 15 listen check to hear her whispering at all.

>>178575
I didnt see a 24 roll

>>178576
I took 10. We are not in combat.

>>178577
So the roll is 10 plus skill bonus. Ur skill bonus is +14?

Im curious, cuz rogues typically have skills like that

>>178577
>>178576
>>178573
>>178574
>>178575
>>178578
>>178579
>All of these fucking posts clogging up the thread arguing over a dice roll on a whisper to hide a statement from an NPC
Mad respect for Tenebrous if he says “I’m sorry, I couldn’t hear you. Could you repeat that a little louder?

>>178578
Bro, scroll up. That's already public information.

Why do you even care? I'm not dissecting your character build.
This is between me and Tenebrous.
>>178579
So do charisma based spellcasters with racial bonus and bluff as a class skill, who's very survival depends on not being exposed as both a spy, a witch, and a monster.
>>178580
Sorry...

>>178557
Amber glares at the two of them and berates them. "Your 'Seraph' spoke to me and I know now that he's lying to you. He admitted he doesn't understand our world, yet he wants to change it and destroy our way of life. Do you know what he called you? 'Marionettes.' He doesn't even regard you as ponies."

>>178560
You're a new arrival but it's obvious to all players that she's undead and evil aligned. Also, we don't need drama in our DnD group so please leave that at the door. It just stresses you out, the DM for having to wrangle everypony, and everypony else for having to read through it while waiting for something interesting. I know this happened several posts ago, but I don't want it to happen again because it just makes things unpleasant.

>>178581
You win. Youre far more insufferable than I'm willing to be. Take a bow and a victory lap.

>>178582
Are you talking to me, or the GM?
I get what you're saying. I was trying to avoid drama. That's why I concealed my alignment so that the paladin wouldn't have to break character.
>everypony else for having to read through it while waiting for something interesting
>I don't want it to happen again because it just makes things unpleasant
I get you, and I'll act accordingly. I'm going to try to avoid gumming up the thread with posts until the mission actually starts. I'll still participate in roleplay when my character is addressed, but I'm going to turn my attention elsewhere for the time being.