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Occupied Equestria - Mended Horn
GM Pony
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No.179000
179006 180235
It Begins.
1492 replies and 112 files omitted.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.179941
179947
Let's just go with Silver's idea.
Posey helps Silver tie the pony to Kira's back.

Anyone want to scout ahead before we go in that direction?
Anonymous
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No.179942
179943 179946 179947
>>179927
The grass is mostly dead, though not completely.

There is a cliff in the way.

>>179928
This is doable, but it will result in encumbrance
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.179943
>>179942
Since we're not climbing the cliff, we could just put him in my floating disk.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.179944
179945
Okay, well, if nobody wants to scout ahead, let's just determine our marching order.
Who goes first?
Cavaliere
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No.179945
179948 179954
>>179944
Cavaliere will wait to see if any of the others are intending on scaling the cliff. If not, he'll pull the rope back up and repack it.
Zoober Goober
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No.179946
>>179942
Aww, muh snack.
Dust waits on the others then. He seems like he'll head up the rear wherever they decide
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.179947
179949 179954
>>179942
>>179941
There's also the option of using Posey's magic flying disk to carry the unconscious Sea Stone, while Kira goes ahead as a stealthy scout.
Anonymous
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No.179948
179950
>>179945
Scaling the cliff was my idea. I would like to do it, but i'll go with whatever.
I just realized that I didn't account for Mala in my weight calculation. I don't think Posey can carry all of the nonfliers at once...
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.179949
179953
>>179947
Yeah, let's do that.
GM Pony
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No.179950
179951 179953
>>179948
Mala looks over towards Posey
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.179951
179952
>>179950
"Is there something up, boy? Do you smell anymore commies?"
GM Pony
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No.179952
179954
>>179951
Mala sniffs the air again, taking several seconds to do so. His nose twitches, as do his ears.

"Ponies? I do not smell ponies, no..."
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.179953
179955 179956
>>179949
>>179950
Alright, with Sea Stone put on the magic disk, Kira goes ahead towards the direction the pony came from on a scouting mission.

Hide: [1d20+14 = (8+14) = 22]
Move Silently: [1d20+14 = (18+14) = 32]
Spot: [1d20+8 = (5+8) = 13]
Survival: [1d20+11 = (12+11) = 23]
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.179954
179956 179959
>>179952
"What do you smell, boy?"
>>179947
>>179945
Scaling the cliff won't work because as strong as Posey is, she can't actually carry 1600 pounds while climbing a smooth vertical surface.

Go ahead and roll your stealth to scout ahead.
The Floof and The Noodle
1748d93
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No.179955
179956
>>179953
Oh, fuck, forgot,
Listen: [1d20+8 = (5+8) = 13]
GM Pony
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No.179956
179957 179958
>>179928
Two notes

One note, written in hoof "Let us get off at Sirius. I cannot sleep. My head is throbbing. Luminescent Ray will get us all killed."

Another, typed up:

"All Kostroma personnel are to remain onboard at the request of the commander at Sirius."

>>179954
"Rotting... is that fat? Fish. And... Rubber? And Griffin, I think" He answers

>>179953
>>179955
Reasonably stealthy
The Floof and The Noodle
1748d93
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No.179957
179960
>>179956
Silver relays this information to the rest of the party.

Can Kira see anything on her scouting mission that would cause trouble for the party?
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.179958
179960
>>179956
Posey pets Mala
"Keep up the good work, big guy."
Cavaliere
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No.179959
179960
>>179954
Cavaliere indeed scouts out the top of the cliff, moving inland to avoid ridge-lining himself while following the direction of the party.

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

GM Pone, do you want to do secret rolls for hide, move silently, spot and listen for me?
GM Pony
9d64f0b
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No.179960
179961 179963
>>179957
Kira sees that the beach continues past the sea stack, moving a bit inwards. Beyond this, she can see structures that make use of simple wood and sheet metal

>>179959
Looking from the top of the cliff, Cavaliere can see that beach extends to a tiny little bay that has what looks like an abandoned settlement with a small pier, a boat that is sunk in the water next to the beach, a couple of what look like houses, a big set of storage cylinders, and beyond this, a break in the hill where the party could walk into the center of the island

>hide and move silently
Let the whole world see your nat 1s

>>179958
Mala smiles
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.179961
179962
>>179960
Can Kira see the break in the hill from the abandoned settlement?
GM Pony
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No.179962
179964
>>179961
Not precisely, as it is obscured by the near cliff face, but she can see that the hill on the opposing side slopes down
Cavaliere
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No.179963
179967
>>179960
scrunch

Hide: [1d20+3 = (3+3) = 6]
Move silently: [1d20+11 = (7+11) = 18]
Spot: [1d20+7 = (19+7) = 26]
Listen: [1d20+3 = (1+3) = 4]
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.179964
>>179962
Kira thinks that's a good sign, at least. She returns to the party to tell them it's all clear and there's possibly a way to the interior of the island.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.179966
Would it be too big of a party-split if Posey climbed the cliff herself? She could take a couple creatures with her on the disk, but not all of them.
GM Pony
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No.179967
179968 179970
>>179963
Off in the distance, on the hills, Cavalieri sees several things moving. A kind of black or green tint. And in the air, something moves. It would be easy to say that these are birds, but the way the wriggle... kites?

He can't hear anything special, besides tinnitus and this dull, underwater sound. Well, that, and the wind, which hits the side of the mountain and goes upwards.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
f13e1e5
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No.179968
179969
>>179967
What's the time of day?
GM Pony
9d64f0b
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No.179969
>>179968
Afternoon
Cavaliere
29cfec4
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No.179970
179972
>>179967
It's possible those are flags, but they would not resemble Stalliongrad flags. Something must be wrong with his ears which frustrates him.

He makes his way to the other side of the bay to see if any ponies are there at the moment.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.179971
Hey.
If one of the scouts put on Sea Stone's uniform, enemies might not recognize them at a distance.
GM Pony
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No.179972
179973
>>179970
If there are any enemies there, Garv will find out the instant that he gets hit by a bullet. He will not have anything even vaguely resembling stealth, he will tip off the enemy to the presence of another group on the island, and he will have no help nor backup from his comrades. Is he certain this is the move he wants to make?
Cavaliere
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No.179973
179974
>>179972
No. He will instead climb down the cliffs and proceed towards the abandoned coastal hamlet.

Climb: [1d20+4 = (5+4) = 9]
GM Pony
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No.179974
179975 179976 179977
If you want to each individually split the party to go off on your own then you can each individually encounter CR5 and 6 encounters. You were told what to expect, and so you can get it.

>>179973
>Mediocre climb score
Well, at least Garv has wings

Does everypony meet up or has the entire party split already?
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.179975
179977
>>179974
Kira's back at the party, telling them what she saw. Now we just need Garv's information.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.179976
179978
>>179974
>you can each individually encounter CR5 and 6 encounters
The bigger concern is this taking ten times longer than it needs to.
Let's stay together.
>Does everypony meet up or has the entire party split already?
Let's meet up.
Cavaliere
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No.179977
179978 179979 179980
>>179974
>>179975
"There are multiple objects on the hills on the other side of the island. I am not sure what they are but it was black and green in coloration. There is something above them in the air as well. Unfortunately I wasn't able to hear anything, somehow water must have entered my ears."

The only party member split off is Brie. Tenebrous is simply inactive.
GM Pony
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No.179978
179979 179981
>>179977
Okay, there's no way you haven't had subjective tinnitus before. There are two parts to it. One is very easy to hear, a ringing sound that's high pitched and loud. But the other is a much lower pitched sound that's kind of muffled and you can only really hear when it's silent

In any case, he didn't hear anything that stood out as significant on his nat 1

>>179976
You get a CR 12
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.179979
179981
>>179977
Why don't we say Tenebrous is carrying Sea Stone, for the time being? That way he can interrogate him when he gets back. It'll give his player something to do, despite missing RP.

"No signs of the enemy? No campfires for our colts? They must be held somewhere.... We'll have to sweep the island. Stay on guard."
Posey begins to walk after Kira
>>179978
So long as I get to level up from it...
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.179980
179981 179983
>>179977
Silver: "Are you sure those flying things were above ground targets? What did flying things look like?"
Cavaliere
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No.179981
179982 179983 179986
>>179978
I have.

>>179979
Good idea.

>>179980
"Possibly birds, maybe pegasi, but the way they fluttered suggests fabric, like kites or flags."
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.179982
179985 179986
>>179981
"Perhaps they're some sort of detection device or trap. We should approach with caution."
GM Pony
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No.179983
179984 179985
>>179981
>>179980
Long, kind of thin, sort of twisting in on themselves. It looked closest to eels in the water.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.179984
179985
>>179983
"Wind socks? Perhaps a weather related device."
"....Unless, of course, they're Phaerims..."
Cavaliere
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No.179985
>>179982
>>179983
>>179984
"They resembled swimming eels. If I had to guess, they may well be streams of fabric from the dirigible."
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.179986
179987
>>179981
>>179982
Silver: "They sound like they could be flown by our Navy ponies. They might have heard our plane, and are flying kites to show us their position."
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.179987
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>inb4 a fucking Phaerimm infestation
I don't want this world to be destroyed by anyone but me.
>>179986
"That's plausible. We should move quickly, before they send anymore signals."
Posey begins marching in that direction, unless anyone would rather march ahead of her.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.179988
I gotta step out for 20-30 minutes. Sorry.
Anonymous
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No.179989
179990
huh. alot of gaming going on. Odd.
GM Pony
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No.179990
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>>179989
You wanna join us?
Anonymous
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No.179991
179995 179996 179998
>>179990
No. I prefer designated gametimes, where players have a degree of expectation and demure.
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.179992
179995 179998
>>179987
Kira should take point, scouting for enemy encounters before they actually encounter the party. Either way, Silver has no hesitation about going in the direction of the kites/birds.
Anonymous
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No.179993
179994 179996
It seems this party is in ill need of a bat
Anonymous
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No.179994
179996
>>179993
more to the point, theres plenty of players that cant speak at this time
Cavaliere
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No.179995
179997
>>179992
Cavaliere will accompany Silver if he decides to move away from the village (though it's ripe for investigation).

>>179991
Considering the most common DnD issue of constant rescheduling due to players not making it, it's a reasonable tradeoff.
GM Pony
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No.179996
179997 180024
It's a bit of beach, the settlement, then a depression between hills to the center of the island

>>179991
shrugs

I said Sunday. Today is Sunday

>>179993
A little bit

>>179994
Just Tenebrous. A couple are out for an hour, but we're not in combat
Anonymous
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No.179997
>>179995
Cute. No.
>>179996
Ur funeral
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.179998
179999
>>179991
This is PBP. There is no designated time.
>>179992
Posey follows Silver.
Anonymous
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No.179999
180000
>>179998
Then carry on, don't let me stop you
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.180000
180001 180002 180006
>>179999
Wasted quads.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.180001
>>180000
Aaaaaaand, I just wasted them myself. Fuck me.
Sorry guys.
Anonymous
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No.180002
>>180000
Yes,cuz youve been the depiction of a well balanced player
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.180003
>>179990
I'm back now, btw.
Anonymous
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No.180004
Are you done with your axe to grind?
Anonymous
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No.180005
If not now, soon please
GM Pony
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No.180006
180007 180008 180009 180013 180027 180028 180036
On the way into the little settlement, there is an utterly massive rib cage, maybe 18 or even 20 feet across, that the party could or would walk through to progress along the beach. It's white, bleached bones that progress for 60 feet with a backbone above and ribs to either side.

Beyond this are two little cottages, both with glass windows, dull grey-brown wood sides, and sheet metal roofs. The doors are wide open.

To the left and in the small harbor is a pier that leads out to a boat that's maybe 40 feet in length with a smoke-stack, a cabin in the front, and a railing on an upper level, painted white save a red ring at the top of the funnel. It is sunken in the water, though its deck is above the water. Fuel oil seems to have gathered around it.

>>180000
You just wasted quads!
Anonymous
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No.180007
>>180006
map
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.180008
180010
>>180006
The party can probably explore this location later if they so desired. Right now getting to those navy ponies takes priority. Silver is a bit on edge about the open doors, however. Kira takes an interest in the rib cage. Can she tell what it belonged to?
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.180009
>>180006
>You just wasted quads!
Sorry... I didn't mean to.
>there is an utterly massive rib cage, maybe 18 or even 20 feet across, that the party could or would walk through to progress along the beach. It's white, bleached bones that progress for 60 feet with a backbone above and ribs to either side.
Fuck yeah! Giant skeleton area. That's more like it.
[Happy necromancer noises]
GM Pony
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No.180010
180011
>>180008
She can try
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.180011
180015
>>180010
Let's go with...
Knowledge, Nature: [1d20+3 = (7+3) = 10]
Survival: [1d20+11 = (11+11) = 22]

Whichever one you would prefer, or if either is applicable then either one is higher.
Anonymous
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No.180012
This group is turning up less than diligent
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.180013
180015
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>>180006
Rosey Ring prances towards the bones with an excited gigglesnort.
Gonna roll Arcana, to see if these are Leviathan bones
[1d20+11 = (17+11) = 28]
"Oh joy! This is already worth the ride."
Anonymous
9d64f0b
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No.180015
180018 180030
>>180011
It's a whale. Perhaps Sperm, Blue, or Devil.

>>180013
Why yes, yes they are.

No, it's not from any monster manual. Just a fantasy sea creature that's about the size of a Blue Whale and is carnivorus, like a sperm whale or orca
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.180017
180018 180027
Or...perhaps the party should see what's in the settlement (so we can wait until the party is back online to continue with the actual mission)
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.180018
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>>180015
Well, an MMII Leviathan is a type of whale, so...
Posey prance-skips around the inside of the leviathan skeleton.
"It's so big. So beautiful."
>>180017
Okaaaay...
Posey follows Silver, if he calls her to.
Anonymous
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No.180024
>>179996
I guess thats that then
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.180027
180031
>>180006
>To the left and in the small harbor is a pier that leads out to a boat that's maybe 40 feet in length with a smoke-stack, a cabin in the front, and a railing on an upper level, painted white save a red ring at the top of the funnel. It is sunken in the water, though its deck is above the water. Fuel oil seems to have gathered around it.
Seems like it crashed recently. Perhaps the commies came from there.
In that case, they might be desperate.
>>180017
I agree. Let's check out the settlement first. That way we can wait for the others to initiate combat.

Posey is rubbing herself on the leviathan bones, like it's a scratching post. She is very happy.
"~Bones... Such big bones...! I love you bones...!"
Cavaliere
29cfec4
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No.180028
180029 180031
>>180006
Cavaliere remarks, "This place has been abandoned only a few years, given how intact these are. The ponies here were not as superstitious as I believed. They lived right next to a long-dead creature I cannot recognize."

He makes a cursory sweep of the houses. Search: [1d20+2 = (10+2) = 12]
Rosey "Posey" Ring
9ab9635
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No.180029
180031
>>180028
The ship is probably recent, considering the fuel.

"~Bones.... Ooh, ah, that's the spot..."
Very good scratching post
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.180030
180031
>>180015
Is Mala enthused by the big bones too?
Anonymous
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No.180031
180033 180034 180043
>>180027
>>180029
The bones are actually not very old, and were likely in a living creature earlier the same year.

>>180030
Mala comes up to the bones and sniffs them but seems cautious about the area more generally.

>>180028
Cabin one,

Open door. "Hybel en" written in block text above the door. Two bunk beds with a one bed made up with blankets and covers, two messy with blankets on the floor, and one mattress on a higher bunk knocked off the bed. There is a chest that is open with a heavy coat on the floor. There is a chair next to a desk, with a notebook on the desk, a lamp on the desk, a bowl, a couple open cans, and a massive (empty) container of vodka. There are notebook pages on the floor. This is what a cursory glance shows.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
9ab9635
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No.180033
180038
>>180031
>The bones are actually not very old, and were likely in a living creature earlier the same year.
I was thinking that. Wildlife or necrophages could strip the carcass quickly.
Poor whale probably beached itself after being driven mad by naval sonar.

Posey encourages Mala, like she normally does.
Cavaliere
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No.180034
180038
>>180031
Cavaliere rummages through the notebook, pages, and the chest, though he's not able to read this language.
Anonymous
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No.180035
180037
Brie decides y'all are crazy and likely to get him killed.
Sorry, not sorry. Carry on
I wonder if Nadir likes boops
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No.180036
180037 180038
>>180006
The zeeb seems impressed by the large bones. If we were somewhere more friendly they might even make good for him to take to get a weapon or something made.
But alas, he doesn't think he's getting souvenirs on this trip.
Mr. Zeeb decides to plod towards one of the buildings no one else is checking, idk who's checking what right now.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.180037
180041
>>180035
Okay, fly away. You can make it home.
More reward for us.
>>180036
>But alas, he doesn't think he's getting souvenirs on this trip.
Not with that attitude. Bones good.
GM Pony
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No.180038
180039 180040 180041
>>180033
Mala sniffs around
"Rotting.. fat. Diesel. Kerosene. Griffin. And... smells kind of like rubber."

>>180034
Cavalieri recognizes the language as a griffin language, albeit not one he is fluent in. There are some notes here that are very heavy in numbers. Then some written pages in the foreign language. There's... a map? That's what it looks like. Of the Rocky Sea.

Then there are two notes in the Ponish language, clearly ripped from a larger book.

>>180036
She does not.

There's a cottage that hasn't been searched, and beyond that, some kind of strange boiler unit with cylinders, and then a storage room
Cavaliere
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No.180039
>>180038
He reads the pages written in Ponish. What do they say?
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.180040
180044
>>180038
"It ~feels so good though." Posey replies, still rubbing

Posey will search around the leviathan bones. Let's see if this ancient beast swallowed any cool treasure.
Okay but like what if Nadir's husband booped her?
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No.180041
180042 180044
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>>180037
I'm more worried about getting them off the island and remaining alive to use them. Besides, I don't think Posey would take kindly to Dust yoinking her bones.
The visual of her rubbing against them like a cat is very cute though. Pic related
>>180038
Dust checks the door to the storage room. Maybe there'll be hints as to if anypony is around in there.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
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No.180042
180043
>>180041
>Besides, I don't think Posey would take kindly to Dust yoinking her bones.
Waaaa... She can't hog a collosal skeleton all to herself. She's not that greedy well, maybe...
>The visual of her rubbing against them like a cat is very cute though.
Like a horse, but yes. She is cute when she's enjoying herself.
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.180043
180044
>>180042
Kira looks at Posey enjoying her bones, and smiles. "D'awwwwwwwwwwwww. Even this is really cute."

>>180031
Silver takes an interest in the coat. What's the style of it?
GM Pony
9d64f0b
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No.180044
180045 180046 180047 180049
>>180041
A whole pile of furs. A pallet of canned food that is mostly exhausted. Multiple oil drums that have a smell to them. And then more oil drums of a different color that presumably have fuel in them, or are empty.

>>180040
>Let's see if this ancient beast swallowed any cool treasure.
It seems very unlikely given its position that it simply died right there on the land and no one bothered to search its corpse. In fact, it's probably that it was placed there.

>>180043
Heavy winter, leather on the outside, evidently for water proofing.
The Floof and The Noodle
1748d93
?
No.180045
180048 180049
>>180044
Silver tries on the coat to see how it fits.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
9ab9635
?
No.180046
180048
>>180044
Well, Posey will roll Search anyway, hoping to find a transparent Riverine trident that nopony noticed
[1d20+3 = (19+3) = 22]
After that, she eventually moves on and rejoins with the group.
Zoob
9e184a3
?
No.180047
180048
>>180044
Furs you say? Any stand out types or exotic ones or does it just seem to be normal types of furs and pelts. And when you say some of the drums have a smell to them.... Dust walks closer and sniffs the drums. Is it a fuel or are we dealing with something worse?
GM Pony
9d64f0b
?
No.180048
180050 180051
>>180047
It ain't fuel. It's something else

>The furs and the smell
Roll Knowledge

>>180046
>Riverine Trident
Not all that unlikely, but it's not in these first few buildings

>>180045
It almost fits, having an opening for large wings, but a bit too thin around the legs
Cavaliere
29cfec4
?
No.180049
180054
>>180044
Posey even in undeath is a cute pony.

>>180045
Probably not well given his armor.

waits for exposition
Zoob
9e184a3
?
No.180050
180054
>>180048
Well, I only got religion knowledge, and I got no Int. So this oughta be fun.
Furs
[1d20 = 14]
Well if it ain't fuel, let's see what it is
[1d20 = 9]
The Floof and The Noodle
1748d93
?
No.180051
180054
>>180048
Hmmm...Silver heads out of the house, and finds Kira to see how it fits on the snej.