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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?

>>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

>>179942
Since we're not climbing the cliff, we could just put him in my floating disk.

Okay, well, if nobody wants to scout ahead, let's just determine our marching order.
Who goes first?

>>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.

>>179942
Aww, muh snack.
Dust waits on the others then. He seems like he'll head up the rear wherever they decide

>>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.

>>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...

>>179947
Yeah, let's do that.

>>179948
Mala looks over towards Posey

>>179950
"Is there something up, boy? Do you smell anymore commies?"

>>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..."

>>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]

>>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.

>>179953
Oh, fuck, forgot,
Listen: [1d20+8 = (5+8) = 13]

>>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

>>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?

>>179956
Posey pets Mala
"Keep up the good work, big guy."

>>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?

>>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

>>179960
Can Kira see the break in the hill from the abandoned settlement?

>>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

>>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]

>>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.

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.

>>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.

>>179967
What's the time of day?

>>179968
Afternoon

>>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.

Hey.
If one of the scouts put on Sea Stone's uniform, enemies might not recognize them at a distance.

>>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?

>>179972
No. He will instead climb down the cliffs and proceed towards the abandoned coastal hamlet.

Climb: [1d20+4 = (5+4) = 9]

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?

>>179974
Kira's back at the party, telling them what she saw. Now we just need Garv's information.

>>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.

>>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.

>>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

>>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...

>>179977
Silver: "Are you sure those flying things were above ground targets? What did flying things look like?"

>>179978
I have.

>>179979
Good idea.

>>179980
"Possibly birds, maybe pegasi, but the way they fluttered suggests fabric, like kites or flags."

>>179981
"Perhaps they're some sort of detection device or trap. We should approach with caution."

>>179981
>>179980
Long, kind of thin, sort of twisting in on themselves. It looked closest to eels in the water.

>>179983
"Wind socks? Perhaps a weather related device."
"....Unless, of course, they're Phaerims..."

>>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."

>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.

I gotta step out for 20-30 minutes. Sorry.

huh. alot of gaming going on. Odd.

>>179989
You wanna join us?

>>179990
No. I prefer designated gametimes, where players have a degree of expectation and demure.