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>>180816Is it the amoebas? Shit, they are striking back. Better get some alcohol to kill them.
In that Cavaliere speaks their language, I would be okay with waiting for them to main the dialogue
>>180822>Is it the amoebas? Shit, they are striking back. Better get some alcohol to kill them.Indeed.
"Well, I gotta exercise," Vir says. "See you later."
Vir says and starts walking in quick pace towards the back, in the assumption that she'll be able to navigate her way on her own to the garden.
She feels an incoming migraine as the soreness in her throat continues.
Okay, nerfings aside, I think Posey would want to try on the sea crown now. It's probably a bad idea, but I'm really curious.
Posey changes the subject from her supernatural body by motioning to put the cursed crown on her head. Does anypony object?
>>180827Silver is not
especially stoked at the idea. It would help if Posey gave him her blessing to knock the crown off her head at the first sign of trouble.
>>180813Then he can tell that there's something deeply fucked up and evil about Posey's physiology and that she's keeping a horrible secret.
In hindsight, it might have something to do with the blood vomit and convulsions from earlier.
And now that he looks at it, her chest doesn't appear to be beating like a heart, but more like it's throbbing erratically.
I think at this point you're entitled to a spot check.
>>180828Huh, that's a good idea.
Posey requests that silver use his readied action to knock it off if she becomes fully possessed.
>>180825Of course she can find it. It’s just past this door. No, that door. This one? Oh yes, this one. Thank Celestia. She opens it to find several flower beds. There are some dead plants, a cage to help tomatoes grow upright, some proper cages in the back for… peacocks? Anyways. There’s an open area of rocks to exercise in. The who area is walled off by stone.
>>180830>spot checkUnnecessary at this point, that she's trying to keep a lid on it is enough to tell him what he needs to know for now
>>180830Silver nods, and gets ready with either the flat of his sword or the grip, whichever Posey is more comfortable with.
>>180831With Cavaliere's player offline, can we use his character to translate what the red griffon says?
>>180835Brie isn't experienced at dealing with spoopy like that, so I'm retracting his proficiency bonus
[1d20+3 = (16+3) = 19] >>180837
>mounted
No, but close enough to re-grapple if they try to level the gun
>>180839(and they did get bapped for 7 nonlethal for lewd)
>>180841
*sighs*
I'm just gonna take the Attack of Opportunity and disarm
[1d20+8 = (20+8) = 28]
Weapon is ranged, so Black takes a penalty on his opposition roll
>Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, "Come!" I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.
Muh crown of conquest
>>180837
Posey's greed and lust for power gets the better of her.
She puts on the crown.
What are the consequences.
>>180842>nat 20Brie snaps the rifle out of Black's hooves, points it in their face, and tilts his head as if to say "Are we done?"
>>180845
Will the conqueress become the conquered?
Let's find out
[1d20+9 = (14+9) = 23]
>>180849
[1d20+3 = (1+3) = 4]
Initiative
>>180847>>180849I believe this is time for Silver to bonk the crown off of Posey's head, since he was ready for this possibility
[1d20+16 = (20+16) = 36] >>180849Oh well. I guess Posey got what was coming to her.
Here's her character sheet, for reference:
https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=2789871 >>180852>>180853With the flat of his greatsword's blade, Silver deftly
BONKs the crown off of Posey's head, causing it to bounce and clatter off of the nearest wall onto the floor.
Silver: "Okay, lesson learned, we are never doing anything that stupid ever again."
>5 posts deleted
GM is deleting his posts. It looks like he doesn't like what I just did.
GM, if you want to pause for a bit, I'm fine with that. I thought trying on the obviously-cursed item would be fun, but maybe you don't think so.
>>180857I wont be petty right now, but bruh
>>180859
What happens though? Does Possy become an NPC?
Maybe we just retcon it back to before Posey tried putting on the crown? It was kinda a stupid idea to begin with, let's be honest.
>>180861Ngl, I intended to put on the crown from the moment I first read about it.
I was going to make it a Legacy Item Familiar and everything.
>>180862My understanding was that the crown was an intelligent cursed item that had dominated its user, and that a strong willed individual could learn to master it.
It's risky, but I also thought it was really cool.
>>180831>Of course she can find it. It’s just past this door. No, that door. This one? Oh yes, this one. Thank Celestia. hehe
Vir undresses and places the bundle of cloth that is her worn cloak on the floor before stepping into the open area.
She starts to run in place. Then she courches down before jumping higha few times. Feeling her breath now and some warmth in her joints. It wasn't hard to fan the engine since she'd already exerted herself while during the dip in Delamare river. She cringes a little, remembering that she called it the Delabear river during her talk with Heather.
Soon she's on the ground again. Doing some muscle exercises like push-ups and sit-ups but a pony version of that.
After really pushing herself to the limit with those exercises, she pants in tempo with any rock song, feel the sweat pour out across her body.
Do ponies sweat? Searches. Apparently, so.It washes away the amoebas on her forehead, darken her vanilla-coffee-like fur in random huge patches, and makes her the immense volume of her vine-gummy red mane stick to her neck and flatten out.
Next up is the main course. Practicing her: Protective stances against imaginary opponents, punches and kicks, flips and rolls, and heavy attacks (full body swing kicks).
This takes about an hour and a half, and after this she finds herself laying on her side panting on repeat as stomach expands and collapses.
She can channel the flashes of pain that her visions of the past brings into her training to push her slightly more, however, she doesn't do this willingly, since it increases her desire for a drink. That too can be used to further push her in her training but again, the fallout of doing so is that now whatever pride she had about not asking for is all but gone.
>>180861Perhaps Posey can roll an insight check or something, to have the good sense to arcane whatever analysis before doing something monumentally stupid,....
>>180864You deduced this from 2 rounds of combat? No, you fired off half-cocked is what you did.
>>180867No, but I'm willing to accept that consequences of my actions, whatever they may be. It would be a fitting end for a villainous character, falling to their own greed.
>>180868Sorry GM, not trying to steal your thunder, but I'd say roll a wisdom check to not fuck shit sideways.
>>180868In fairness, what I know of Posey so far is that while reckless, they wouldn't expose themselves to an unknown effect but known mind-affecting object without at LEAST playing with it a bit, and CERTAINLY NOT BEFORE THE FIGHT IS OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED, IDEALLY WITH RED GOING "Oh, hey, what the fuck, stand down"
You mong
But we can take down the unicorn too, that's not a huge problem. Kira and Brie alone can immobilize.
>>180865https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBktYJsJq-EHeather pokes her head in
"Need anything to drink?"
She does clarify
"Water? Tea, perhaps?"
>>180870A griffin who had experience with the crown, and who was acting at the request of other griffins who also had experience with the crown, raised his rifle to shoot at and destroy the crown.
And Brie's action was to stop this from happening and threaten the griffin for doing that.
Let that sink in. Ruminate on it. Remember it. Because I will.
>>180874Noted, but the Griffon was aiming at an ostensible ally. His actions may have been - likely were - well warranted, but so were Brie's. He's supposed to keep ponies alive this time,....
>>180870So what happens now? Silver knocked it off, right?
If Post wasn't successful, she would move to stow the precious in her satchel.
>>180876I have no idea. I thought that all that needed to happen was to make it bluntly obvious that putting the crown on was a very, very, bad idea, and then people wouldn’t put the crown on. Clearly I was wrong, and people would put it on because they think it’s funny.
You all figure out what you want to have happened. I am going to sleep.
>>180875>>180876>>180877I think it's probably best that we all agree that all of what just happened didn't, that the crown is way too unsafe for anyone to wear, and Silver should keep it with him so we can blow it up with the airship components.
Im okay with rolling it alot of ways, but Silver got a nat 20, and was expressly geared for spoopiness
I'd argue that as a ready action saving the day
>>180877Sorry GM...
>You all figure out what you want to have happened.I think it's fair to seduce that Silver knocked the crown off of Posey's head as it was going to possess her.
>>180878I really, really, really do want to keep the crown. I believed this could have been a pivotal moment in Posey's character development. She wouldn't put it on again, but instead keep it for study in the hopes that she could truly wear it some day.
>>180881Blowing it up with the airship components was my original plan for what Silver would want done with it, as I don't think there's a Curse Purge Plus or anything like that that can remove the cursed aspect of the crown. I know you really want Posey to have it, but there will be more opportunities to get safer, better loot, and the crown really is just too dangerous for anyone to have. Besides, this can be a pivotal moment in Posey's development as well, realizing when to let go.
>>180881>I wanted itYes, your proclivities regarding gibs are well established. e_e
Luckily, at the least the crown can no longer be said to be on Rosey's head, if not outright in Silver's hands (which honestly is the best place right now)
>>180884I am fully in favor, OOC or IC
Of course, when you’re invulnerable, you don’t need to care about cursed items. They are just a joke. Like the poison flower Posey rubbed on herself only after he knew what it was.
If Posey is placing it in her head, the NPCs will cumulatively either destroy the crown, or die in the attempt. It isn’t being taken as a prize in that event.
>>180884>as I don't think there's a Curse Purge Plus or anything like that that can remove the cursed aspect of the crownIt's simple, actually: become the crown's friend. A pony who spends time with the crown could bond with it and turn it into an intelligent legacy item, with a disposition friendly to that pony.
>saferI promise not to put it on again. It'll be safe in Posey's bag and nobody in the party will ever have to worry about it.
"It's mine! I plucked it from the enemy! Everyone gets a cut of the treasure, and this is my cut." Posey says
"Besides, it's just so... Beautiful..."
>>180874>montage^^
Sadly, I haven't seen that movie so that's all I take away from that.
Booze, Vir's mind screams. Usually, training eases her addiction somewhat but it also lowers her guard against it, being tired and all. Right now, she craves it.
"I could go for some te-"
Tea? Eeh, your actin' all grown-up again. I'll have soda thank you very much," Vir hears her filly-self say.
She and a two other fillies, a pale turquoise unicorn with an even paler hay-yellow for mane and a red Pegasus filly with a mane looking like it was made entirely of carrot peels sit around a small round table. The unicorn lifts the soda can with red juicy liquid with her hooves and pours some in Vir's cup.
"Well, I can try some tea, Hope's," says the red filly.
Pew Seat.
"I..."
Vir looks casts Heather a look before she curls in herself on the ground as she hugs herself.
>>180889Note for myself: Unicorn filly in flashback name is Hope's Anchor.
>>180888Eh...I don't think this crown works like that. Honestly, it's best that we retcon it. We've seen the fault in our actions, now we learn from them and move on. Remember, there's an entire boat full of potential loot still out there for the claiming once we save those Navy ponies. She has better uses for all of that loot than she does one lousy cursed crown.
>>180890Honestly, not the worst idea. If we retcon it I was just going to have Silver take and pocket the crown safely away for later pyrotechnic destruction. >>180894It could be amended along the lines of "what happened to the crown after getting slapped off", but in that Rosey's character is super-badass at magic I would encourage a reevaluation with tampering with crazy magics RIGHT NOW. That would also leave the crown in Rosey's hooves, which I have mixed feelings about,...
Clownworld, amitrite?
https://youtu.be/4Dr03KQ-oAM?si=7qzpXFWoeWu6_Uag >>180889Heather looks at the mare curling into the fetal position
"Are you okay?"
>>180895I'll dispense with the unhelpfulness.
This is an opportunity. Posey as a player can learn a lesson, OR Posey as a player AND Rosey as a character can learn a lesson (the latter, getting nerfed or killed). The latter isn't helpful, imo
While I'm on about meta, I'm also in support of a 'mulligan', to be fleshed out if theres interest.
Significant penalties, but an undoing of something stupid
>>180894I just want to keep it. I won't put it on. I've always wanted an evil, cursed crown, since I first made this character. Also said it in this post here:
>>180076>>180895Posey doesn't have any kind of blanket immunity to curses or item-domination; just a high will save. She's just cocky, and she doesn't value her life; she's so desperate for power so that she can finally become a master. Also, she's always wanted a magical crown of her own.
Item domination isn't even a mind-affecting attack: Posey would be vulnerable to it even before she was nerfed.
>>180901My prevailing/preferred interpretation is that Silver slapped the shit off your face, along with the taste, for good measure e_e
Well figure out what you want to do. I am going to sleep for real this time.
I was going to do an "Are you sure" before the crown was placed on, but decided to have it happen in character. That was ignored, and when it was, I knew an out of character "Are you sure" would be as well.
We can just play it out as it happened, but that crown is getting destroyed.
>>180897She ceases her struggling and sighs. She peers up at the mare with dejected eyes.
"Before. you said that, 'Maybe, Celestia
is with me,'" Vir says and mimics the way Heather said the words she quotes her on. "But that is not the case. I'm not good enough of a pony for that..."
I'd also just like to point out we are kinda filling up the thread with OOC discussion about this crown, and I know there are some players who are upset about dropping everything to play the game and then the game comes crashing to a halt because of this crown business.
>>180901>>180902Silver is definitely taking and pocketing the crown in this case. Sorry, Posey's player, but it's best for both Posey the character and the game as a whole if we destroy the crown. We'll find some other cool loot for Posey to take some other time.
I'd also like to have Cavaliere calm the griffons down and explain to them that Silver's intention is to blow up the crown with explosives when they get to their objective.
>>180906NGL, I want the stones, but for now Silver is best trusted with it IMO
>>180906>it's best for both Posey the character and the game as a whole if we destroy the crown.It's not like it's any danger to anyone if nopony is wearing it.
Also, this is an artifact, and likely a major one. It shouldn't be destroyed so easily.
>We'll find some other cool loot for Posey to take some other time.It won't be the same...
This is the first major piece of treasure I've found that I felt was fitting for Posey. It's cursed. It's evil. It fits her archetypical theme. It even has her color scheme.
If Posey is eventually going to become a lich, I want that crown to be her phylactery, even if it's 16 levels from now.
>OOCThen let's talk about it in character instead.
>>180911Whatever. I'm going to bed too.
>>180910What I mean by "the game as a whole" is that Posey keeping the crown will likely lead to a whole lot of OOC conflict between you and GM pone. No one wants that to happen, it brings down the mood in the entire thread and no one wants you to get disheartened and quit because of constant arguing.
If you really want an evil crown to be Posey's phylactery, then I would like to suggest a better alternative. Silver has basically poured all of skill points into Weaponsmithing and Armorsmithing, and I'm fairly certain that would translate into knowledge in forging a crown for Posey, one befitting her nature and her design. Posey could then, as she gains power and as she goes along, corrupt it into an evil artifact attuned specifically for her. To me that sounds like a really, really cool idea for Posey.
So! Brie has ALOT to think about going into THIS 'pause'.
Silver is per his usual self (a little naive and all, but respectably so)
Kira has some solid technique, there may be a chance for collaboration on choking and things
Dust WAS gonna be on Brie's shitlist, cuz the stun-nade, but I'm waiting to see the deterministic resolution to the crown debacle. Rosey's reputation hinges.
Cavaliere seems possessed of decent technique; without knowing his specialty, he isn't a complete newb
>>180906Also in favor of Cavaliere at least getting a shot at deescalation with the Griffons
>>180900As an unintended Olive Branch, Brie has a very similar disposition (POWER) but has entirely different means of going about it. Perhaps in the aftermath they can have a conversation over a cup of Pu'er tea
>>180804Also a reminder, Black got bonked
>>180729Just gonna draw back to this for a second (cuz stop me, faggits xp)
It was in the performance of the Himeru technique that Brie had to consciously remind himself "Don't kill right away!"
While innocuous, that was a falling dominoe.
>>180919(If u WANNA read into it, yes, he is having a moment where a bunch of advice and conditioning and other shit is re-condensing in his mind)
(I am taking a BIT of liberties, but this was foreshadowed or literally designated to GM and it doesn't detract from the action so deal XP)
>>180676Oof, poor Posey.
>>180681Nopony rolled for me…
>>180733>>180735I gave permission. Stunning fist can be used only once per day though, can't it?
Which means I can't use it in combat for the rest of this mission>>180775>infernal is Sanskritpic related
>>180784>>180788Cavaliere turns to Posey, his eyes brimming with anger. He speaks tersely and with a raised voice.
"Your recklessness could have gotten us or the griffons killed. It very well injured Silver Sword here, and we are all now less prepared for the main mission because of it. Crown or not, I was close to getting these souls out of this boat, and then we could gotten rid of the crown without any injury. Clearly it was a mistake to bring you along with the unnecessary danger you put us through."I'll ignore the whole crown fiasco. Also, don't let this scolding be taken personally. You add a lot to this game which makes life so enjoyable.Cavaliere turns to Defiant Dust, evidently still fuming but with a more leveled tone. He rubs his head painfully.
"Zebra healing magic is renowned the world over for good reason. I would much rather that you stayed with that. Thank you for your healing arts, but if you're going to make loud noises then bring aspirin next time."And finally he turns back to the griffons, who are still injured and must look quite afraid.
"Ik verontschuldig me voor deze onaangename omstandigheden. U vond een voorwerp dat u onwel maakte in uw hoofd en we konden het niet op een rustige manier van u afhalen. Ik weet niet zeker of u zich kunt herinneren wat er is gebeurd. We zullen u zo goed mogelijk helpen en u van dit eiland afhalen, maar eerst moeten we een paar airponies helpen die ook gestrand zijn.">>180824Thank you, and I'm sorry I could not be back sooner.
>>180792Opposed:
[1d20+8 = (4+8) = 12]>>180884Cavaliere would
not permit Posey to keep the crown, especially after all that's happened. It doesn't matter if she's power-hungry and doesn't value her life. He knows she's not responsible enough to take the evil artifacts. He doesn't care whether it is destroyed or not.
>>180913A good compromise!
>>180925Uh, stunning fist is once per turn, at a cost of 1 ki point.
>>180932Nevermind, I did it again, mixing 5e and 3.5e,...
You're right, 1 stunning fist per 4 character levels, per day AND no more than 1x per round.
While I attempt to affect a veil of patience waiting for everyone/anyone to become available, allow me a short interlude to describe what happened from Brie's perspective.
Brie doesn't know spoopy magic or artifacts, but he does know value, and that's a fancy tiara. And for reasons he's not sure of Silver, Rosey, and Dust seem awfully keen to remove it. Sidelong, he whispers to Cavaliere "Hey, I'll wrap that red Griffon up, you yank the crown, yeah?" to which Cavaliere nods. Bracing to spring into action,....
Dust drops his stun grenade.
"What... the... everloving...."
"I dunno... dude"
I know it wasn't intended to go that way, and there was no malice behind it. Honestly, that's one of the most classic examples of RP tomfoolery I can think of. Its in my personal top 2
plz dont do that again, or let me get out of the AoE
>>180939Rolling to boop the zigger
[1d20+7 = (4+7) = 11] >>180939There was no warning to give, it was the first round and Brie got fucked first on initiative, second on being a rogue (a whole +1 fort for 5 levels e_e), and third on his saving throw. He got +2 for his monk dip, and I gave him a +2 for earplugs (he is wearing earplugs, anticipating firearms and explosions), but even then he was doomed.
>>180940>touch AC is 10scrunch>>180942Fair enough, perhaps the party can have discussions about strats moving forward so the zeeb doesn't flashbang his comrades
I know jack all about EaW, so I'm imagining zeebs are very utilitarian "you can catch your allies in the crossfire as long as you're doing more to the enemy" style of fighting. It's not that Dust wants to hit allies, but he considers it a necessary evil, and knows he can heal them after. He's used to the same treatment. Perhaps he shall have to learn against this. >>180972You should definitely play Equestria at War to know the source material. Unfortunately the wiki is very much out of date and has no information on Zebrica. I haven't played much in the way of zebra countries either, but I do know that their special unit is "chargers" who are a sort of warrior caste.
We have an OOC thread now which can work to tidy up discussion.
https://mlpol.net/vx/179654 >>180972>perhaps the party can have discussionsWill. And when we get to it, please allow me to disclose that my primary purpose in expressing Brie will be comedy; any appearance of vitriol are thematic and contextual. I really had a great time even with all the cortisol/drama, and I hope we can play again soon.
>>180991Me too. I liked the combat, personally. I liked the element that we were less fighting to kill the griffons and more to just get rid of the crown/tiara's influence. I thought it added a bit more depth, since we were making moves to try to stun, immobilize, and disarm rather than outright damage them.