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>>180293
Amber frowns. "But what does it mean, exactly? I've heard of examples in history but it's hard to connect that to the real world–er, I mean the present."
Amber frowns. "But what does it mean, exactly? I've heard of examples in history but it's hard to connect that to the real world–er, I mean the present."
>>180294
"Ugh. No, it's all too real. It means a creature who looks to rile up ignorant mobs with empty rhetoric to exert her own will. Take for instance this last Mayor - Blessedly I'm blanking on the name, though I doubt that will last much longer - that nonsensical pony they let come in after Ash. He had this scheme of regulations and taxes and-"
Amber may have realized that she made a mistake here. Like cracking open a dam.
"Ugh. No, it's all too real. It means a creature who looks to rile up ignorant mobs with empty rhetoric to exert her own will. Take for instance this last Mayor - Blessedly I'm blanking on the name, though I doubt that will last much longer - that nonsensical pony they let come in after Ash. He had this scheme of regulations and taxes and-"
Amber may have realized that she made a mistake here. Like cracking open a dam.
>>180295
Amber visibly does not like it when Sewn gets into a tizzy.
"Um, I'm sure I have a lot to learn about politics too, but I'd like to know more about what books you read. It's much more interesting and pleasant."
Amber visibly does not like it when Sewn gets into a tizzy.
"Um, I'm sure I have a lot to learn about politics too, but I'd like to know more about what books you read. It's much more interesting and pleasant."
>>180296
High Sewn looks over at Amber and scrunches
"Oh sure, let's look to fantasy instead of what directly affects us. Anyways..." She repositions herself.
"Are you looking for specific recommendations? Or just my most recent read? I assume you're not talking about the 1013 New Mareland Army Corp Field Uniform Manual."
High Sewn looks over at Amber and scrunches
"Oh sure, let's look to fantasy instead of what directly affects us. Anyways..." She repositions herself.
"Are you looking for specific recommendations? Or just my most recent read? I assume you're not talking about the 1013 New Mareland Army Corp Field Uniform Manual."
>>180297
She taps her hooves together.
"Um, either? I ain't picky. I don't mind reading anything, even uniform manuals. I'd actually be curious as to how fashion is different for those foreign cultures you mentioned."
She taps her hooves together.
"Um, either? I ain't picky. I don't mind reading anything, even uniform manuals. I'd actually be curious as to how fashion is different for those foreign cultures you mentioned."
>>180298
"Oh, they have their own traditions. Aquelia has long been a tendsetter. Certainly more so in griffin spheres than here in Equestria, but it would be false to say that looking across the ocean to griffin styles is a recent phenomenon. Aris is newer on the world stage, but their styles are tried and tested. But that's a whole other subject. As for books... I suppose my most recent book has been When the Apricot Blossums Fall, a sort of coming of age and romance set in Somland, at around about the turn of the millennium. Not the best, mind you, but I do recommend it."
"Oh, they have their own traditions. Aquelia has long been a tendsetter. Certainly more so in griffin spheres than here in Equestria, but it would be false to say that looking across the ocean to griffin styles is a recent phenomenon. Aris is newer on the world stage, but their styles are tried and tested. But that's a whole other subject. As for books... I suppose my most recent book has been When the Apricot Blossums Fall, a sort of coming of age and romance set in Somland, at around about the turn of the millennium. Not the best, mind you, but I do recommend it."
>>180299
"That sounds intriguing, and it's a beautiful book title. How did you find it?"
Rolling for knowledge about where Somland is: [1d20+6 = (2+6) = 8]
"That sounds intriguing, and it's a beautiful book title. How did you find it?"
Rolling for knowledge about where Somland is: [1d20+6 = (2+6) = 8]
>>180300
Amber could not find it on a map
"There's a bookstore I frequent. The mare there will give me recommendations. That's how I found that one, anyways. There are also reviewers in the magazine who read and recommend books in their monthly reviews."
Amber could not find it on a map
"There's a bookstore I frequent. The mare there will give me recommendations. That's how I found that one, anyways. There are also reviewers in the magazine who read and recommend books in their monthly reviews."
>>180301
"It sounds like you would enjoy that book club! I guess I'll have to save up for When the Apricot Blossums Fall," she replies wistfully.
"Also, what magazines are good to read? I've seen a few around."
"It sounds like you would enjoy that book club! I guess I'll have to save up for When the Apricot Blossums Fall," she replies wistfully.
"Also, what magazines are good to read? I've seen a few around."
>>180289
I really liked him and the adorable romance he had with Blue Skies and I also really liked his interactions with Lunar Nadir. I hope we get to see them again soon.
>>180277
>>180278
Search: Kira gives searching the building her best shot, hopefully while finding more traction on the floor than Posey.
[1d20+5 = (1+5) = 6]
I really liked him and the adorable romance he had with Blue Skies and I also really liked his interactions with Lunar Nadir. I hope we get to see them again soon.
>>180277
>>180278
Search: Kira gives searching the building her best shot, hopefully while finding more traction on the floor than Posey.
[1d20+5 = (1+5) = 6]
>>180303
>>180304
Posey is able to use her talent at spreading her legs to regain balance on the slipper floor.
>>180306
The floor is oddly slippery; Kira simply slithers in place
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO2d90YedN0
>>180306
>>180303
The floor appears to be covered in a thin layer of water that has frozen back over.
>>180307
Yes.
>>180304
Posey is able to use her talent at spreading her legs to regain balance on the slipper floor.
>>180306
The floor is oddly slippery; Kira simply slithers in place
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO2d90YedN0
>>180306
>>180303
The floor appears to be covered in a thin layer of water that has frozen back over.
>>180307
Yes.
>>180311
>her talent at spreading her legs
uwu
>Yes.
I guess we could just spend several minutes here taking 20...
Posey helps Kira up.
>her talent at spreading her legs
uwu
>Yes.
I guess we could just spend several minutes here taking 20...
Posey helps Kira up.
Posey pokes around in the container of blood, looking for anything in it, and inspecting its quality.
>>180311
>>180313
Kira: "Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" The snej slithers and flails along uselessly, unable to get any traction on the icy floor. With a bit of help, Kira's able to be pulled back out of the building with Posey and Silver's help. She thanks both creatures for their help, but pouts and crosses her forelegs as she's unable to come inside to help with the search. Silver is able to come inside, however. If Mala can come inside despite the icy floor, Silver looks over to his fellow fluffy friend.
Silver: "This may be weird question, but...can you tell what kind of creature blood came from through scent or some other manner? I will admit part of me is curious if blood belongs to all of this meat or...something else."
>>180313
Kira: "Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" The snej slithers and flails along uselessly, unable to get any traction on the icy floor. With a bit of help, Kira's able to be pulled back out of the building with Posey and Silver's help. She thanks both creatures for their help, but pouts and crosses her forelegs as she's unable to come inside to help with the search. Silver is able to come inside, however. If Mala can come inside despite the icy floor, Silver looks over to his fellow fluffy friend.
Silver: "This may be weird question, but...can you tell what kind of creature blood came from through scent or some other manner? I will admit part of me is curious if blood belongs to all of this meat or...something else."
>>180319
"Yes, I can, actually."
Posey smells the blood to determine it's origin, as she's stirring through it for hidden treasure.
"Yes, I can, actually."
Posey smells the blood to determine it's origin, as she's stirring through it for hidden treasure.
Garv's player will not be available tonight. I think the same is true of Dust.
>>180315
Yes.
Salt. Curative salt.
>>180320
Uh huh...
>>180319
>Can Mala come in
He has paws that would give him better traction, but at the same time, let's see if the Nat 1 trend continues.
Mala
"I think... maybe... I can try"
[1d20 = 9]
>>180315
Yes.
Salt. Curative salt.
>>180320
Uh huh...
>>180319
>Can Mala come in
He has paws that would give him better traction, but at the same time, let's see if the Nat 1 trend continues.
Mala
"I think... maybe... I can try"
[1d20 = 9]
>>180321
If they're not available, we should refrain from going to additional areas, lest they miss combat.
If they're not available, we should refrain from going to additional areas, lest they miss combat.
>>180326
Posey knows what griffon blood smells like. She had it just last week.
"Why would there be a container of griffon blood there? This isn't proper medical storage. It could only logically be for sacramental, or to be fed to some monster..." She appears confused, despite the comforting familiarity of the sight
"Something weird is going on. And something weirder is being planned. Whoever left this here did so for a reason."
Posey knows what griffon blood smells like. She had it just last week.
"Why would there be a container of griffon blood there? This isn't proper medical storage. It could only logically be for sacramental, or to be fed to some monster..." She appears confused, despite the comforting familiarity of the sight
"Something weird is going on. And something weirder is being planned. Whoever left this here did so for a reason."
>>180326
Silver: "That is...oddly enough what my suspicious were going to be."
Kira, from outside: "They bled a griffon dry!?!?!? Who would do such a thing!?"
Silver: "And more to point, who does it belong to?"
The blood appears coagulated, right? Could it be hiding something under the surface, such as was the case with the barrel of oil and the outhouse?
Silver: "That is...oddly enough what my suspicious were going to be."
Kira, from outside: "They bled a griffon dry!?!?!? Who would do such a thing!?"
Silver: "And more to point, who does it belong to?"
The blood appears coagulated, right? Could it be hiding something under the surface, such as was the case with the barrel of oil and the outhouse?
>>180328
>Who would do such a thing
"Vampires, ghoul merchants, cultists, demons, evil wizards, alchemists, the list goes on." Posey says
"The real question is why. For what purpose would they want this enough to store it here?"
Her gripe here polearm
"I have a hunch that whoever left it here might come back for it. Stay alert."
>Who would do such a thing
"Vampires, ghoul merchants, cultists, demons, evil wizards, alchemists, the list goes on." Posey says
"The real question is why. For what purpose would they want this enough to store it here?"
Her gripe here polearm
"I have a hunch that whoever left it here might come back for it. Stay alert."
>>180329
Kira, from outside: "Are you talking about blood magic!? But that's, like, the most evil kind of magic there is! Who would be foolish or mad enough to think of trying it!? There's so heavy a price to be paid for using it!"
Silver: "Should we...dump it out? If it is intended for something like blood magic, should we not deny them its use?"
Kira, from outside: "Are you talking about blood magic!? But that's, like, the most evil kind of magic there is! Who would be foolish or mad enough to think of trying it!? There's so heavy a price to be paid for using it!"
Silver: "Should we...dump it out? If it is intended for something like blood magic, should we not deny them its use?"
>>180327
Having an adequate number of receptors in the nasal cavity and brain to process food of smell isn't the same thing as familiarity... But nevermind that
>>180329
>>180330
>>180328
>>180327
Clarification:
The blood is not inside of a container. It is in two pools, which is to say, on top of, a wooden box/crate that was later found to contain bags of salt, and on the floor, next to the box, as well as in a smaller trail going to the door.
The amount of blood on the floor and on the crate is not as much as fits in a griffin, nor even necessarily fatal
The blood is coagulated, yes
Having an adequate number of receptors in the nasal cavity and brain to process food of smell isn't the same thing as familiarity... But nevermind that
>>180329
>>180330
>>180328
>>180327
Clarification:
The blood is not inside of a container. It is in two pools, which is to say, on top of, a wooden box/crate that was later found to contain bags of salt, and on the floor, next to the box, as well as in a smaller trail going to the door.
The amount of blood on the floor and on the crate is not as much as fits in a griffin, nor even necessarily fatal
The blood is coagulated, yes
>>180332
Ohhhhhh, okay, that clears things up. Well, it's definitely a lot easier to dig through salt to see if it contains anything rather than a container of blood.
Ohhhhhh, okay, that clears things up. Well, it's definitely a lot easier to dig through salt to see if it contains anything rather than a container of blood.
>>180332
Oh
"Looks like a griffon was wounded in this room, and either limped their way out the door, or was dragged. Same as with the ice pick."
Are there footprints that could tell us more of the situation?
Oh
"Looks like a griffon was wounded in this room, and either limped their way out the door, or was dragged. Same as with the ice pick."
Are there footprints that could tell us more of the situation?
>>180333
I thought we already checked the salt bags?
Anyway, I have to sleep. We can have the others roll checks to discover hidden compartments later.
I thought we already checked the salt bags?
Anyway, I have to sleep. We can have the others roll checks to discover hidden compartments later.
>>180334
If the blood left claw prints, it has since been disturbed by hooves, paws, claws, and especially the giant reptile. The blood looked undisturbed at first save for a claw print, but it's hard to say.
>>180336
Inside the salt is only a piece of the bag evidently ripped off, and a single droplet of blood.
If the blood left claw prints, it has since been disturbed by hooves, paws, claws, and especially the giant reptile. The blood looked undisturbed at first save for a claw print, but it's hard to say.
>>180336
Inside the salt is only a piece of the bag evidently ripped off, and a single droplet of blood.
>>180337
"Parts of the bags ripped off for bandages, maybe? It'd be inadvisable, but in an ambush one would be desperate enough to try," he muses. "It looks as though whoever was attacked remained here as shelter, and may have left afterwards."
"Parts of the bags ripped off for bandages, maybe? It'd be inadvisable, but in an ambush one would be desperate enough to try," he muses. "It looks as though whoever was attacked remained here as shelter, and may have left afterwards."
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Outside, the fog has rolled back in, and visibility has gone down significantly, perhaps 100 ft.
>>180345
She does really enjoy watermelon. Thats a bat pony food, right?
>>180340
The blood came from the direction of the door.
>>180344
Th fog obscures much that was visible only minutes before. However, from what can be remembered of the first glances, as well as what can be seen through the fog, the boat is approximately 70 feet in length, probably wooden hulled, has a raised and pointed bow with a black hull, a wooden deck (except in areas of the rear deck that seem to be covered in metal), a cabin raised above the deck with a faded white-painted wall, concentrated in the front half of the vessel, a mast after the cabin with a long, metal beam, which implies an intended use as a trawler, and a long, reset deck that takes up half the length of the vessel. The vessel is sunken in the shallow water, with the deck still just above the waterline.
>>180345
She does really enjoy watermelon. Thats a bat pony food, right?
>>180340
The blood came from the direction of the door.
>>180344
Th fog obscures much that was visible only minutes before. However, from what can be remembered of the first glances, as well as what can be seen through the fog, the boat is approximately 70 feet in length, probably wooden hulled, has a raised and pointed bow with a black hull, a wooden deck (except in areas of the rear deck that seem to be covered in metal), a cabin raised above the deck with a faded white-painted wall, concentrated in the front half of the vessel, a mast after the cabin with a long, metal beam, which implies an intended use as a trawler, and a long, reset deck that takes up half the length of the vessel. The vessel is sunken in the shallow water, with the deck still just above the waterline.
>>180346
>approximately 70 feet in length,
Alright. This makes for close-quarters combat, but still enough room to charge. Melee characters may have the advantage, if they play their cards right.
Posey makes way towards the pier, walking slowly, so as not to give her position away. She has her polearm drawn.
>approximately 70 feet in length,
Alright. This makes for close-quarters combat, but still enough room to charge. Melee characters may have the advantage, if they play their cards right.
Posey makes way towards the pier, walking slowly, so as not to give her position away. She has her polearm drawn.
>>180346
It's late close to evening, and there's thick fog, so we should have cover to approach, especially with the sand of the beach covering our good steps.
Can we see any lights from the ship as we approach?
It's late close to evening, and there's thick fog, so we should have cover to approach, especially with the sand of the beach covering our good steps.
Can we see any lights from the ship as we approach?
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>>180346
Kira slithers along the pier, staying low and using the fog to help conceal herself.
Hide: [1d20+14 = (14+14) = 28]
Move Silently: [1d20+14 = (11+14) = 25]
Silver follows suit and creeps along the pier, though his heavy flak jacket hampers his movements somewhat and it's only due to his natural dexterity that he is able to maintain an average level of stealth expected of a pony in the fog.
Hide: [1d20-1 = (1-1) = 0]
Move Silently: [1d20-1 = (9-1) = 8]
Kira slithers along the pier, staying low and using the fog to help conceal herself.
Hide: [1d20+14 = (14+14) = 28]
Move Silently: [1d20+14 = (11+14) = 25]
Silver follows suit and creeps along the pier, though his heavy flak jacket hampers his movements somewhat and it's only due to his natural dexterity that he is able to maintain an average level of stealth expected of a pony in the fog.
Hide: [1d20-1 = (1-1) = 0]
Move Silently: [1d20-1 = (9-1) = 8]
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