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>>179385
Kira looks over at Mala, and smiles at him. She pats her tail, asking him if he wants her to coil around him like earlier.
Kira looks over at Mala, and smiles at him. She pats her tail, asking him if he wants her to coil around him like earlier.
>>179301
>"Does that have anything to do with your 'fear magic'?"
Rosey Ring shakes her head.
"No... well, only what got me through the door. Fear Magic is just another way to use blackweave (negative energy). Instead of using entropy to attack the body and cause illness or injury, dread magic attacks the mind and spirit. It's not charm or compulsion, we just... squeeze the heart a little bit, to invoke primal fear." she explains
"... Some ponies would consider such magic to be 'villainous', but as far as I'm concerned, it's the most merciful kind of magic. By proving the powerlessness of our adversaries and making them surrender or flee, we can prevent further bloodshed. Far less villainous than burning them with beams of light or turning them into frogs like some other unicorns do, if you ask me." She says
"The ominous aura emitted by my curse gave me a natural talent for fear based magic. It's why my master took interest in me, and how I got where I am toda- hrrk!" she refastens her muzzle and closes her blinders
>>179385
>>179382
Rosey Ring gives Mala another bone to chew on, to calm him down for the flight.
"Don't worry, big guy. We'll get through this." She says, blindly petting him with her hoof
>"Does that have anything to do with your 'fear magic'?"
Rosey Ring shakes her head.
"No... well, only what got me through the door. Fear Magic is just another way to use blackweave (negative energy). Instead of using entropy to attack the body and cause illness or injury, dread magic attacks the mind and spirit. It's not charm or compulsion, we just... squeeze the heart a little bit, to invoke primal fear." she explains
"... Some ponies would consider such magic to be 'villainous', but as far as I'm concerned, it's the most merciful kind of magic. By proving the powerlessness of our adversaries and making them surrender or flee, we can prevent further bloodshed. Far less villainous than burning them with beams of light or turning them into frogs like some other unicorns do, if you ask me." She says
"The ominous aura emitted by my curse gave me a natural talent for fear based magic. It's why my master took interest in me, and how I got where I am toda- hrrk!" she refastens her muzzle and closes her blinders
>>179385
>>179382
Rosey Ring gives Mala another bone to chew on, to calm him down for the flight.
"Don't worry, big guy. We'll get through this." She says, blindly petting him with her hoof
On the subject of firearm proficiency, well that is something that could be homebrewed to death, so I'm titling this:
Why It Makes Sense to Have Proficiency
For the record, Brie does not have firearm proficiency, but he does carry a firearm. This is because while he isn't specifically trained and drilled as one with a military background would (so he would take a -4, even though,...) which is pffset by his BAB, and relevant skill (dex). Lack of proficiency doesn't mean incompetence, it simply means the person is somewhere between novice and amateur.
Firearms it seems would fall under a Special Martial Proficiency: Firearms fest and would naturally accompany several background types.
One can have/be training with firearms; decent groups, reload times, etc, but couldnt be expected to take apart/reassemble it especially under fire. Decent, but not proficient. Over here we have the guy who can take it apart and reassemble with a timer, and gets 1" groupings; hes proficient.
Why It Makes Sense to Have Proficiency
For the record, Brie does not have firearm proficiency, but he does carry a firearm. This is because while he isn't specifically trained and drilled as one with a military background would (so he would take a -4, even though,...) which is pffset by his BAB, and relevant skill (dex). Lack of proficiency doesn't mean incompetence, it simply means the person is somewhere between novice and amateur.
Firearms it seems would fall under a Special Martial Proficiency: Firearms fest and would naturally accompany several background types.
One can have/be training with firearms; decent groups, reload times, etc, but couldnt be expected to take apart/reassemble it especially under fire. Decent, but not proficient. Over here we have the guy who can take it apart and reassemble with a timer, and gets 1" groupings; hes proficient.
>>179392
Or we could just say that guns are common enough in this mileau that all heroes get them, and not worry about proficiency. Pretty sure that's what GM has been doing. It's low-key MTP, but who cares?
I said Rosey Ring doesn't use guns because she's from the Dread League, which is uniquely low tech. I also tend to make up imaginary restrictions that only I have to follow as an obstacle to be overcome with my characters (people call me a power gamer, but pros have standards). Since Rosey Ring is a vestige from another age, she only uses medieval tech.
Or we could just say that guns are common enough in this mileau that all heroes get them, and not worry about proficiency. Pretty sure that's what GM has been doing. It's low-key MTP, but who cares?
I said Rosey Ring doesn't use guns because she's from the Dread League, which is uniquely low tech. I also tend to make up imaginary restrictions that only I have to follow as an obstacle to be overcome with my characters (people call me a power gamer, but pros have standards). Since Rosey Ring is a vestige from another age, she only uses medieval tech.
>>179394
One could say that guns are prolific enough - at least in most of the states - that most anyone could pick it up and shoot it, sure and that would carry over to OE. That is why a firearm would be usable by someone not proficient. But when it comes to accuracy and consistency - which the -4 modifier is a reflection of - there is still a huge set of small details of firearm proficiency that have to be learned (and consistently reaffirmed) through drills and courses that separate an average joe from a professional, which weapon feats imply to convey.
One could say that guns are prolific enough - at least in most of the states - that most anyone could pick it up and shoot it, sure and that would carry over to OE. That is why a firearm would be usable by someone not proficient. But when it comes to accuracy and consistency - which the -4 modifier is a reflection of - there is still a huge set of small details of firearm proficiency that have to be learned (and consistently reaffirmed) through drills and courses that separate an average joe from a professional, which weapon feats imply to convey.
>>179392
The way DnD Modern handles it is having multiple levels of firearm proficiency that apply to different weapons, with Personal Firearms Proficiency (applying to handguns and rifles) being the basic level. Automatic fire has additional -4 modifier if you lack Advanced Firearms Proficiency, and more for advanced tactics or other weapons. In a modern setting, bows and swords are uncommon and they require an Archaic Weapons Proficiency (presumably Silver, Iron, Kira and Posey have this) to use without a negative modifer.
>>179394
>Or we could just say that guns are common enough in this mileau that all heroes get them, and not worry about proficiency.
They aren't that common in civilian life. New Mareland, and many other states in the setting, have strict gun control, so if a PC is not of military/police background, doesn't have a life in the Underworld, isn't uniquely rural, or is a barbarian, then he or she might never have used a gun before. A -4 modifier isn't terrible, but definitely makes a difference in extended or repeated combat.
The way DnD Modern handles it is having multiple levels of firearm proficiency that apply to different weapons, with Personal Firearms Proficiency (applying to handguns and rifles) being the basic level. Automatic fire has additional -4 modifier if you lack Advanced Firearms Proficiency, and more for advanced tactics or other weapons. In a modern setting, bows and swords are uncommon and they require an Archaic Weapons Proficiency (presumably Silver, Iron, Kira and Posey have this) to use without a negative modifer.
>>179394
>Or we could just say that guns are common enough in this mileau that all heroes get them, and not worry about proficiency.
They aren't that common in civilian life. New Mareland, and many other states in the setting, have strict gun control, so if a PC is not of military/police background, doesn't have a life in the Underworld, isn't uniquely rural, or is a barbarian, then he or she might never have used a gun before. A -4 modifier isn't terrible, but definitely makes a difference in extended or repeated combat.
>>179397
The idea of a tiered proficiency seems like a decent compromise, whether in form of ascending ranks or in a decrease in penalty. Having proficiency categories as feats was a mistake for 3.5e, and having to use a feat to remove a -4 is kinda ass imo
The idea of a tiered proficiency seems like a decent compromise, whether in form of ascending ranks or in a decrease in penalty. Having proficiency categories as feats was a mistake for 3.5e, and having to use a feat to remove a -4 is kinda ass imo
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Turning north and west, two thirds of the remainder of the journey is over land. As the great industrial city fades further and further from view, the sight is replaced by endless plowed fields and dormant winter wheat. The plane now flies over the ancient lands of Old Equestria, a place first settled by the Unicorn Race back in the days of Unicornia, and which has scarce changed much since. They fly over the old lands of Algonquin with its quaint, gambrel-roofed villages and ancient chapels with tall, sun-adorned steeples, and past hills covered in rowed orchards of apples and pears.
Into Prance, where sleepy villages cling to the edge of hardwood forests covered in snow, with bare brown branches and the walls and chimneys, smoke rising, of cottages peaking through the white. They pass grand chateaus in the middle of snow-covered fields and rowed orchards. But the plane turns to the east to try to avoid a vast cloud. All the same they fly right through one, and the plane shakes intensely, as if the sky itself is trying to through them out. Mala especially is terrified, though surely every creature is, save the two pilots.
By the time they fly Into Albion, the forests give way to rolling hills, often crested with small castles forgotten by the world and by time, and past older villages still and their little watermills on streams that are crossed by stone bridges. Into Mirage district, and the land becomes flat again with walled in pastures and fields and periodic patches of trees.
"Entering Miraz VAR. turning North East."
>>179391
Mala seems to like this. He does not slowly chew on the bone, but loudly crunches it and eats it in a short amount of time.
>>179388
Mala looks over, not sure of what to do.
Into Prance, where sleepy villages cling to the edge of hardwood forests covered in snow, with bare brown branches and the walls and chimneys, smoke rising, of cottages peaking through the white. They pass grand chateaus in the middle of snow-covered fields and rowed orchards. But the plane turns to the east to try to avoid a vast cloud. All the same they fly right through one, and the plane shakes intensely, as if the sky itself is trying to through them out. Mala especially is terrified, though surely every creature is, save the two pilots.
By the time they fly Into Albion, the forests give way to rolling hills, often crested with small castles forgotten by the world and by time, and past older villages still and their little watermills on streams that are crossed by stone bridges. Into Mirage district, and the land becomes flat again with walled in pastures and fields and periodic patches of trees.
"Entering Miraz VAR. turning North East."
>>179391
Mala seems to like this. He does not slowly chew on the bone, but loudly crunches it and eats it in a short amount of time.
>>179388
Mala looks over, not sure of what to do.
>>179400
>Turning north and west, two thirds of the remainder of the journey is over land. As the great industrial city fades further and further from view, the sight is replaced by endless plowed fields and dormant winter wheat. The plane now flies over the ancient lands of Old Equestria, a place first settled by the Unicorn Race back in the days of Unicornia, and which has scarce changed much since. They fly over the old lands of Algonquin with its quaint, gambrel-roofed villages and ancient chapels with tall, sun-adorned steeples, and past hills covered in rowed orchards of apples and pears.
So long as we are not over water, Posey would take off her blinders and be very interested in this.
>watermills
Uh, oh, rivers.
Posey freezes like a corpse with every passage over running water.
She seems to have the vomiting problem under control now.
>Turning north and west, two thirds of the remainder of the journey is over land. As the great industrial city fades further and further from view, the sight is replaced by endless plowed fields and dormant winter wheat. The plane now flies over the ancient lands of Old Equestria, a place first settled by the Unicorn Race back in the days of Unicornia, and which has scarce changed much since. They fly over the old lands of Algonquin with its quaint, gambrel-roofed villages and ancient chapels with tall, sun-adorned steeples, and past hills covered in rowed orchards of apples and pears.
So long as we are not over water, Posey would take off her blinders and be very interested in this.
>watermills
Uh, oh, rivers.
Posey freezes like a corpse with every passage over running water.
She seems to have the vomiting problem under control now.
>>179400
Silver: "It is okay, Mala. I trust her, she is exceptionally kind soul."
Assuming Silver's word is enough to get Mala to come closer, he leads the gnoll over to sit on Kira's tail next to him. Kira smiles at Mala, glad to have another new friend, especially one like him.
Kira: "So, you never finished asking that question from earlier, Mala, back at Manehattan. What were you going to ask?"
Silver: "It is okay, Mala. I trust her, she is exceptionally kind soul."
Assuming Silver's word is enough to get Mala to come closer, he leads the gnoll over to sit on Kira's tail next to him. Kira smiles at Mala, glad to have another new friend, especially one like him.
Kira: "So, you never finished asking that question from earlier, Mala, back at Manehattan. What were you going to ask?"
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The antique land beneath may hold meaning to some, particularly Silver, who has executed contracts there, and Posey, who has heard the legends, or it may just be flyover country. All the same, the lower portion of the horizon turns blue as the plane passes from land to water, passing a pair of small fishing villages as it does so, and over tiny sailing vessels. Now beneath is blue ocean and a thinning of the persistent clouds. The plane turns North.
Soon, there are large islands with smaller mountains coated in green, brown and white. The plane turns westward following a chain of islands of rolling snow-covered hills that are periodically capped in deteriorating castle ruins, mountains that break with bare, grey granite surfaces, grass dead and alive on areas of plains, and many small stone villages.
Soon enough, they come to a much larger landmass with rolling hills and plains and miles and miles of beach, which the plane more or less follows. Villages dot the coastline, and inland along the planes and rolling hills, the landscape is divided by low stone walls into many smaller padlocks. At this height, it almost looks like so many cell walls in a plant stem under the microscope, were the brown and green covered in part by white. The clouds thicken, and the plane banks to turn south, then east, and then north, turning in a sickle pattern.
Below now are dense brick apartment buildings with sets of four chimneys together that spew light smoke. There are the great rising smokestacks of larger factories, and beyond the rows and rows of brick buildings, cranes of a freightyard in the harbor, and massive drydocks with unfinished ships, as well as great buildings on the land with cranes and the bare skeletons of merchant ships under construction. The plane goes through a cloud and the view becomes white, before going beneath the cloud into snow. The plane touches down and lands on a runway less complete than the one before, and with buildings and water in the distance.
The pilot comes back
"Alright, there's a seaplane waiting for you. It's a short walk."
>>179402
Mala looks up towards Silver.
"Uh..." He says to Kira
When Kira speaks to him, he looks at Silver, sitting nearby, then over to Posey, presumably nearby, and at Defiant Dust, presumably nearby. Then he looks back to Kira. "Nevermind."
Soon, there are large islands with smaller mountains coated in green, brown and white. The plane turns westward following a chain of islands of rolling snow-covered hills that are periodically capped in deteriorating castle ruins, mountains that break with bare, grey granite surfaces, grass dead and alive on areas of plains, and many small stone villages.
Soon enough, they come to a much larger landmass with rolling hills and plains and miles and miles of beach, which the plane more or less follows. Villages dot the coastline, and inland along the planes and rolling hills, the landscape is divided by low stone walls into many smaller padlocks. At this height, it almost looks like so many cell walls in a plant stem under the microscope, were the brown and green covered in part by white. The clouds thicken, and the plane banks to turn south, then east, and then north, turning in a sickle pattern.
Below now are dense brick apartment buildings with sets of four chimneys together that spew light smoke. There are the great rising smokestacks of larger factories, and beyond the rows and rows of brick buildings, cranes of a freightyard in the harbor, and massive drydocks with unfinished ships, as well as great buildings on the land with cranes and the bare skeletons of merchant ships under construction. The plane goes through a cloud and the view becomes white, before going beneath the cloud into snow. The plane touches down and lands on a runway less complete than the one before, and with buildings and water in the distance.
The pilot comes back
"Alright, there's a seaplane waiting for you. It's a short walk."
>>179402
Mala looks up towards Silver.
"Uh..." He says to Kira
When Kira speaks to him, he looks at Silver, sitting nearby, then over to Posey, presumably nearby, and at Defiant Dust, presumably nearby. Then he looks back to Kira. "Nevermind."
>>179403
The Pilot is willing to lead them down a little pathway that takes them through a gap in the buildings, and to a small harbor.
There they see it - the sea plane. It's a rather large plane on its own, around about the size of the Skytrotter. It has a straight wing with two propeller-attached engines that is mounted on a pylon above the fuselage, and the fuselage and two pontoons float in the water. The cockpit windows are high on the nose, and in the rear is a bulbous glass "blister" for a gun port extending from the fuselage. There is an open door to access it at the end of a pier.
"Get in, they are waiting."
The Pilot is willing to lead them down a little pathway that takes them through a gap in the buildings, and to a small harbor.
There they see it - the sea plane. It's a rather large plane on its own, around about the size of the Skytrotter. It has a straight wing with two propeller-attached engines that is mounted on a pylon above the fuselage, and the fuselage and two pontoons float in the water. The cockpit windows are high on the nose, and in the rear is a bulbous glass "blister" for a gun port extending from the fuselage. There is an open door to access it at the end of a pier.
"Get in, they are waiting."
>>179403
Silver indeed holds some meaning in the antique land, not just for the jobs he's done in the area but also for what is nearby. When the plane stops and the door is opened, Silver steps out, breathing in the cold winter air deeply and letting it out with a sigh. Even if the air has been flavored with the smoke and detritus of industry, Silver can still smell the North underneath it all. His floofy winter coat seems to have floofed up even more in reaction to the cold temperatures. As for Kira, she smiles some more at Mala before replying.
Kira: "Why nevermind? Are you waiting for the perfect moment to ask me? I'm sure the question is fine to ask, whatever it is. If you don't ask it then, you know, maybe you'll forget what the question was, or the moment will pass and you'll lose your chance to ask. It's like when you're out hunting; we all want that perfect shot, with a clean sight of your target, close enough that you're guaranteed to hit, with the wind blowing ever so slightly towards you so your scent doesn't reach the prey without being so strong they become spooked...but it often never comes, and you just have to take the shot that you're given and pray that your arrow finds its mark."
Silver indeed holds some meaning in the antique land, not just for the jobs he's done in the area but also for what is nearby. When the plane stops and the door is opened, Silver steps out, breathing in the cold winter air deeply and letting it out with a sigh. Even if the air has been flavored with the smoke and detritus of industry, Silver can still smell the North underneath it all. His floofy winter coat seems to have floofed up even more in reaction to the cold temperatures. As for Kira, she smiles some more at Mala before replying.
Kira: "Why nevermind? Are you waiting for the perfect moment to ask me? I'm sure the question is fine to ask, whatever it is. If you don't ask it then, you know, maybe you'll forget what the question was, or the moment will pass and you'll lose your chance to ask. It's like when you're out hunting; we all want that perfect shot, with a clean sight of your target, close enough that you're guaranteed to hit, with the wind blowing ever so slightly towards you so your scent doesn't reach the prey without being so strong they become spooked...but it often never comes, and you just have to take the shot that you're given and pray that your arrow finds its mark."
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The interior of this plane is much more cramped, and the creatures will have to move closer together. The pilot of the Skytrotter comes in, though another pony, a black pegasus, seems to be in control here. The ponies explain,
"The plane is to fly close to the Island, and lower in speed, and you can get out on small dinghies. We can land, if need be, but you'll almost certainly need to row the last few feet."
If any player wants their character to do anything at any point in the last few posts like inside of the plane or as they are landing or what have you, you can post it. We can address it before moving on.
>>179405
Mala looks away, and says
"No. No, I'll remember."
Then he looks back to her and says,
"You would hunt?"
If this is answered, he tilts his head
"You don't live in a city? What is it like? The wild, I mean."
"The plane is to fly close to the Island, and lower in speed, and you can get out on small dinghies. We can land, if need be, but you'll almost certainly need to row the last few feet."
If any player wants their character to do anything at any point in the last few posts like inside of the plane or as they are landing or what have you, you can post it. We can address it before moving on.
>>179405
Mala looks away, and says
"No. No, I'll remember."
Then he looks back to her and says,
"You would hunt?"
If this is answered, he tilts his head
"You don't live in a city? What is it like? The wild, I mean."
>>179400
This description is very charming.
"What does VAR stand for?" Cavaliere asks on the plane, and "Where have we landed?" when the pilot has spoken to them.
He does not take any more time though. The weather is perceptibly chillier than it was in Baltimare and Manehattan, and it being the coast likely has a wind factor as well. He boards the plane, and while he helps Posey to her seat (assuming she still has blinders on) he does not sit next to her.
>>179406
"Where are the dinghies stowed?" he asks the pilot.
This description is very charming.
"What does VAR stand for?" Cavaliere asks on the plane, and "Where have we landed?" when the pilot has spoken to them.
He does not take any more time though. The weather is perceptibly chillier than it was in Baltimare and Manehattan, and it being the coast likely has a wind factor as well. He boards the plane, and while he helps Posey to her seat (assuming she still has blinders on) he does not sit next to her.
>>179406
"Where are the dinghies stowed?" he asks the pilot.
>>179406
Kira: "No, I do...well, did live in a city. Dhamaji. But I also spent a lot of time out in the wilds as well, fending for myself. It's just part of the training process for becoming a hunter, learning to survive in the wilderness. The survival stuff is easy, it's basically all general-knowledge stuff like having a clean source of fresh water and knowing how to build your own fire. The hard stuff is the loneliness. Like, the solitude and isolation helps with getting an appreciation for nature, both its beauty and its danger, but...you really miss having friends when you're out there on your own...
"Oh, but yeah, I would hunt for food sometimes, not just for myself but for the tribe as well. Hunting isn't enough to sustain our entire population and animal husbandry and agriculture are a lot more effective at producing food, so it's really more of a thing we do to support our food production and diets."
Kira: "No, I do...well, did live in a city. Dhamaji. But I also spent a lot of time out in the wilds as well, fending for myself. It's just part of the training process for becoming a hunter, learning to survive in the wilderness. The survival stuff is easy, it's basically all general-knowledge stuff like having a clean source of fresh water and knowing how to build your own fire. The hard stuff is the loneliness. Like, the solitude and isolation helps with getting an appreciation for nature, both its beauty and its danger, but...you really miss having friends when you're out there on your own...
"Oh, but yeah, I would hunt for food sometimes, not just for myself but for the tribe as well. Hunting isn't enough to sustain our entire population and animal husbandry and agriculture are a lot more effective at producing food, so it's really more of a thing we do to support our food production and diets."
>>179404
"Have any of you seen Ghallaghors? Plastic sheets." Brie says, winking to the plane staff, while entering. "Is there a bathroom on this plane? I will need to change"
"Have any of you seen Ghallaghors? Plastic sheets." Brie says, winking to the plane staff, while entering. "Is there a bathroom on this plane? I will need to change"
>>179414
Posey is from Magehold, which is still medieval tech and ruled by centuries-old undead wizards. She's never heard of plastic. She's still not even sure how electricity works.
Posey is from Magehold, which is still medieval tech and ruled by centuries-old undead wizards. She's never heard of plastic. She's still not even sure how electricity works.
Silver: "I am assuming we all are on same page our primary objective, but there is one thing I think we all need to talk about before we arrive at island: that freighter, specifically whether we are to attempt to board it to take or at least see what it is carrying, and whether we will do so quietly or loud."
>>179417
Silver: "It is new material made out of oil. It is easy to mold into whatever shape it is needed for. I think nylon fabric is actually type of plastic."
>>179417
Silver: "It is new material made out of oil. It is easy to mold into whatever shape it is needed for. I think nylon fabric is actually type of plastic."
>>179417
Brie tilts his head while staring at the pony.
"More like a tarp, so where if you were painting and wanting to avoid an inevitavble mess."
Brie tilts his head while staring at the pony.
"More like a tarp, so where if you were painting and wanting to avoid an inevitavble mess."
So, Idk specifically when, but Brie will go sailor moon costume change. Ill describe it in time
>>179418
Nylon iirc was invented in the 70s. Plastics used in the 40s would have been stuff like Bakelite
>>179418
"We need to see what the enemy sailors are doing, how heavily the freighter is guarded, and whether there is an approach we can take. But, if possible, one or two of us should infiltrate it quietly. That would probably be myself and Brie, since we both have wings and will not be needed to treat the New Mareland pilots."
>>179423
Yes
Nylon iirc was invented in the 70s. Plastics used in the 40s would have been stuff like Bakelite
>>179418
"We need to see what the enemy sailors are doing, how heavily the freighter is guarded, and whether there is an approach we can take. But, if possible, one or two of us should infiltrate it quietly. That would probably be myself and Brie, since we both have wings and will not be needed to treat the New Mareland pilots."
>>179423
Yes
>>179425
It isnt a sailor moon costume change. But it is a costume change, and no one sees it, so by schrodingers rules, its a sailor moon costume change,
It isnt a sailor moon costume change. But it is a costume change, and no one sees it, so by schrodingers rules, its a sailor moon costume change,
>>179425
Actually, it was invented in 1935, and was on the market by 1939
Kira: "Um...I can't fly, but I am really sneaky. I don't know how we would get to the boat though..."
Silver: "That part is simple. We will 'borrow' boats that marines used to land on island, and row our way to freighter."
Actually, it was invented in 1935, and was on the market by 1939
Kira: "Um...I can't fly, but I am really sneaky. I don't know how we would get to the boat though..."
Silver: "That part is simple. We will 'borrow' boats that marines used to land on island, and row our way to freighter."
Out of Character: Hi guys. My current status is trying to read the history document so I can understand what's going on better. I had it while making dinner a couple of days ago, but haven't been able to read it yet. I'm sitting down to read it now, then I'll try to find the last post I was in in the last thread.
Then, I expect to spend several hours writing up several mass reply posts to continue role-playing with the conversation and trying to figure out when the scheduled meetings were. My understanding was that this was a sort of drift in drift out thing of a couple of posts a week.
My rough build idea was a dex build melee fighter with a great sword and cleave, burning most of my feats to get power attack and a smite skill that lets me guarantee that I do not waste my smite skill on a miss. I have little to no understanding of the power or role of ranged weapons in this setting yet, only that they're dramatically more powerful than regular D&D.
My character feature, sacrificing the mount, is a magic sword that I can summon. The feature has a major subfeature relating to being able to use crafting to improve the weapon and add magical properties to it, but crafting as a feature is never used in any D&D game I've been in before, so I hope that item customization isn't important.
What is the role of other people's builds? Or is this a discussion meant to be had in character? If so, I'll need to spend a few hours, at least, reading and getting in to character before I can do that.
My current focus is going to be reading the history document, then reading up from where I was to where we are now, then on making the roleplay posts in super huge post blobs. With no understanding of how long this will actually take, I tentatively express hope to catch up to the group in three days or less.
The last I recall from the thread was discussion on how it was bad to have OOC posts in the thread, but being absent for a couple of days in this thing that was supposed to require little and occasional interaction seems to need more than I thought. I will rearrange my efforts to the best of my ability. I haven't played a D&D campaign in a few years, and those were based on regularly scheduled sessions. Playing online via thread is new. I'm sorry for being out of touch for a bit.
I don't know what the thread's agreement on out of character posts is, but I hopefully will after I read the history document and catch up on the thread.
Then, I expect to spend several hours writing up several mass reply posts to continue role-playing with the conversation and trying to figure out when the scheduled meetings were. My understanding was that this was a sort of drift in drift out thing of a couple of posts a week.
My rough build idea was a dex build melee fighter with a great sword and cleave, burning most of my feats to get power attack and a smite skill that lets me guarantee that I do not waste my smite skill on a miss. I have little to no understanding of the power or role of ranged weapons in this setting yet, only that they're dramatically more powerful than regular D&D.
My character feature, sacrificing the mount, is a magic sword that I can summon. The feature has a major subfeature relating to being able to use crafting to improve the weapon and add magical properties to it, but crafting as a feature is never used in any D&D game I've been in before, so I hope that item customization isn't important.
What is the role of other people's builds? Or is this a discussion meant to be had in character? If so, I'll need to spend a few hours, at least, reading and getting in to character before I can do that.
My current focus is going to be reading the history document, then reading up from where I was to where we are now, then on making the roleplay posts in super huge post blobs. With no understanding of how long this will actually take, I tentatively express hope to catch up to the group in three days or less.
The last I recall from the thread was discussion on how it was bad to have OOC posts in the thread, but being absent for a couple of days in this thing that was supposed to require little and occasional interaction seems to need more than I thought. I will rearrange my efforts to the best of my ability. I haven't played a D&D campaign in a few years, and those were based on regularly scheduled sessions. Playing online via thread is new. I'm sorry for being out of touch for a bit.
I don't know what the thread's agreement on out of character posts is, but I hopefully will after I read the history document and catch up on the thread.
>>179408
"Visual Aural Radio Range" the white pegasus answers. "It's a radio navigation aid. It's necessary here, since it's easy to either go too far north and into Stalliongrad, or too far west and get lost at sea."
The pilot answers the later question
"Trottingham Naval Base. Center of the Rocky Seas Operation."
Inside of the seaplane, the blue pegasus says
"In the back. We have Carey Floats"
>>179409
He looks down
"Oh... You can get lonely in the city too. Even when you are sharing a bedroom with three others..." He looks back up. "But I mean... what is the wilderness like? I've seen trees before, but.... I don't know. I don't really know what to ask."
"Did you like hunting? I always hated it. It meant there was no other food available."
>>179410
Mala looks over and smiles, evidently liking this
>>179411
"Yeah, there's a bathroom behind the covkpit. Careful, it's tiny and... not well furnished."
>>179418
Mala simply looks up at Silver
>>179422
Who would post such a bold, and based take?
"Visual Aural Radio Range" the white pegasus answers. "It's a radio navigation aid. It's necessary here, since it's easy to either go too far north and into Stalliongrad, or too far west and get lost at sea."
The pilot answers the later question
"Trottingham Naval Base. Center of the Rocky Seas Operation."
Inside of the seaplane, the blue pegasus says
"In the back. We have Carey Floats"
>>179409
He looks down
"Oh... You can get lonely in the city too. Even when you are sharing a bedroom with three others..." He looks back up. "But I mean... what is the wilderness like? I've seen trees before, but.... I don't know. I don't really know what to ask."
"Did you like hunting? I always hated it. It meant there was no other food available."
>>179410
Mala looks over and smiles, evidently liking this
>>179411
"Yeah, there's a bathroom behind the covkpit. Careful, it's tiny and... not well furnished."
>>179418
Mala simply looks up at Silver
>>179422
Who would post such a bold, and based take?
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>>179418
"The first and highest priority will be to locate the soldiers, and figure out what position they are in. In the event that they are being held prisoner or hostage, we will need to approach carefully, as to avoid risking harm to our charges. After that, well... We can take creative liberties. Remember, we are pirates."
>>179425
"Infiltration will be the key. Find out where the Marines are so we can plan accordingly."
>>179427
"We have one swan boat feather token that is large enough to carry ourselves and the Marines, but considering that it may be our only way off the island we should use it carefully."
>how we would get to the boat though...
"Boarding a ship isn't an issue for me... So long as it isn't moving. It shouldn't be hard for the fliers either. I could get creative with my floating disk as well."
>My rough build idea was a dex build melee fighter with a great sword and cleave, burning most of my feats to get power attack and a smite skill that lets me guarantee that I do not waste my smite skill on a miss. I have little to no understanding of the power or role of ranged weapons in this setting yet, only that they're dramatically more powerful than regular D&D.
Consider Shadowbane Inquisitor.
I can help you out with your paladin build, if you want. I'm a huge optimization geek.
>What is the role of other people's builds?
For me... Probably tank, tbh. High HP and AC, plus damage reduction. Good melee damage. Posey is a spellcaster, but she only really knows a few kinds of spells, most of which are touch range.
>I don't know what the thread's agreement on out of character posts is
There isn't one. It's anarchy.
>The last I recall from the thread was discussion on how it was bad to have OOC posts in the thread, but being absent for a couple of days in this thing that was supposed to require little and occasional interaction seems to need more than I thought. I will rearrange my efforts to the best of my ability. I haven't played a D&D campaign in a few years, and those were based on regularly scheduled sessions. Playing online via thread is new. I'm sorry for being out of touch for a bit.
There's no pressure, mate. Don't worry.
"The first and highest priority will be to locate the soldiers, and figure out what position they are in. In the event that they are being held prisoner or hostage, we will need to approach carefully, as to avoid risking harm to our charges. After that, well... We can take creative liberties. Remember, we are pirates."
>>179425
"Infiltration will be the key. Find out where the Marines are so we can plan accordingly."
>>179427
"We have one swan boat feather token that is large enough to carry ourselves and the Marines, but considering that it may be our only way off the island we should use it carefully."
>how we would get to the boat though...
"Boarding a ship isn't an issue for me... So long as it isn't moving. It shouldn't be hard for the fliers either. I could get creative with my floating disk as well."
>My rough build idea was a dex build melee fighter with a great sword and cleave, burning most of my feats to get power attack and a smite skill that lets me guarantee that I do not waste my smite skill on a miss. I have little to no understanding of the power or role of ranged weapons in this setting yet, only that they're dramatically more powerful than regular D&D.
Consider Shadowbane Inquisitor.
I can help you out with your paladin build, if you want. I'm a huge optimization geek.
>What is the role of other people's builds?
For me... Probably tank, tbh. High HP and AC, plus damage reduction. Good melee damage. Posey is a spellcaster, but she only really knows a few kinds of spells, most of which are touch range.
>I don't know what the thread's agreement on out of character posts is
There isn't one. It's anarchy.
>The last I recall from the thread was discussion on how it was bad to have OOC posts in the thread, but being absent for a couple of days in this thing that was supposed to require little and occasional interaction seems to need more than I thought. I will rearrange my efforts to the best of my ability. I haven't played a D&D campaign in a few years, and those were based on regularly scheduled sessions. Playing online via thread is new. I'm sorry for being out of touch for a bit.
There's no pressure, mate. Don't worry.
>>179428
>What is the role of other people's builds?
Silver - Tank/Riflepony, Weaponsmith, sort of unofficial party leader?
Kira - Archer/Grappler, Survivalist, very sneaky snek
>>179429
Silver pet pet pets Mala between his ears.
Kira: "Really? You've never been out into the wilderness? Well...like I said, it's beautiful, but also sort of dangerous? Like, it's dangerous if you're stupid about it, but as long as you're paying attention to your surroundings and not doing any dangerous things like eating random berries then you'll be perfectly fine! I could take you out to camp in the wilderness sometime to show you. I need to learn more about the wilds of this strange land, too, and having some company would be really nice. Though, maybe I would wait to invite you out until it warms up a bit. I think all of this cold is making the world sleepy. All of those trees we saw out of the window had no leaves, and the grass was all brown like it was dead."
>What is the role of other people's builds?
Silver - Tank/Riflepony, Weaponsmith, sort of unofficial party leader?
Kira - Archer/Grappler, Survivalist, very sneaky snek
>>179429
Silver pet pet pets Mala between his ears.
Kira: "Really? You've never been out into the wilderness? Well...like I said, it's beautiful, but also sort of dangerous? Like, it's dangerous if you're stupid about it, but as long as you're paying attention to your surroundings and not doing any dangerous things like eating random berries then you'll be perfectly fine! I could take you out to camp in the wilderness sometime to show you. I need to learn more about the wilds of this strange land, too, and having some company would be really nice. Though, maybe I would wait to invite you out until it warms up a bit. I think all of this cold is making the world sleepy. All of those trees we saw out of the window had no leaves, and the grass was all brown like it was dead."
>>179428
>Then, I expect to spend several hours writing up several mass reply posts to continue role-playing with the conversation and trying to figure out when the scheduled meetings were.
>My current focus is going to be reading the history document, then reading up from where I was to where we are now, then on making the roleplay posts in super huge post blobs. With no understanding of how long this will actually take, I tentatively express hope to catch up to the group in three days or less.
You don't need to be doing that unless if you really want to. I can't write up a summary right now but if you'd like one, then you can continue just from the last few posts which you may prefer. If you do massive catch-ups not only does it take more time but the amount of effort might turn you off from playing, since it will seem more obligatory and not for fun.
>What is the role of other people's builds?
Cavaliere is a stealth ranger with a gun, with a couple levels in monk as well. Good at shooting and punching.
>>179429
"Good, we will be underway with everything we need.
I will be inactive for several hours, good luck
>Then, I expect to spend several hours writing up several mass reply posts to continue role-playing with the conversation and trying to figure out when the scheduled meetings were.
>My current focus is going to be reading the history document, then reading up from where I was to where we are now, then on making the roleplay posts in super huge post blobs. With no understanding of how long this will actually take, I tentatively express hope to catch up to the group in three days or less.
You don't need to be doing that unless if you really want to. I can't write up a summary right now but if you'd like one, then you can continue just from the last few posts which you may prefer. If you do massive catch-ups not only does it take more time but the amount of effort might turn you off from playing, since it will seem more obligatory and not for fun.
>What is the role of other people's builds?
Cavaliere is a stealth ranger with a gun, with a couple levels in monk as well. Good at shooting and punching.
>>179429
"Good, we will be underway with everything we need.
I will be inactive for several hours, good luck
>>179438
>Cavaliere is a stealth ranger with a gun, with a couple levels in monk as well. Good at shooting and punching.
Do you have ascetic hunter?
>Cavaliere is a stealth ranger with a gun, with a couple levels in monk as well. Good at shooting and punching.
Do you have ascetic hunter?
>>179436
"Well... Not really... There was this farmhouse kind of we'd go to... And i went to a swamp on the edge of the city, but uh... No... So uh... Why have I never seen anything like you? Are you an exotic animal? I've seen a few of those before. Just not a snake-pony."
"Well... Not really... There was this farmhouse kind of we'd go to... And i went to a swamp on the edge of the city, but uh... No... So uh... Why have I never seen anything like you? Are you an exotic animal? I've seen a few of those before. Just not a snake-pony."
Since we're posting party roles, Dust is a certified healer/tank/undead killer.
Also plastic was a fairly common and important commodity during WWII. Nylon is the best example, but a lot of the plastics were thermosets that would have been more expensive and less common to see today. The first "plastic" was just cellulose extracted from wood.
Also plastic was a fairly common and important commodity during WWII. Nylon is the best example, but a lot of the plastics were thermosets that would have been more expensive and less common to see today. The first "plastic" was just cellulose extracted from wood.
>>179442
Kira: "I don't know, I guess there just aren't any lamias here in Equestria.. I heard a pony from Baltimare talk about 'Winged Serpents' and that sounded kinda cool, but no lamias. I kinda wish Princess Twilight invited some of us to attend her Friendship School, it would have made my task a lot easier...You're a gnoll, right, one of the Kaftars? I've heard of your kind before from stories, they say you're famed for being honorable warriors and proud hunter-scavengers. Have you lived your entire life here in Equestria? Did you come over here from Zebrica?"
>>179433
Silver: "Of course, our primary objectives always take priority, but planning out potential side objectives now rather than in thick of it could be useful."
Kira: "I don't know, I guess there just aren't any lamias here in Equestria.. I heard a pony from Baltimare talk about 'Winged Serpents' and that sounded kinda cool, but no lamias. I kinda wish Princess Twilight invited some of us to attend her Friendship School, it would have made my task a lot easier...You're a gnoll, right, one of the Kaftars? I've heard of your kind before from stories, they say you're famed for being honorable warriors and proud hunter-scavengers. Have you lived your entire life here in Equestria? Did you come over here from Zebrica?"
>>179433
Silver: "Of course, our primary objectives always take priority, but planning out potential side objectives now rather than in thick of it could be useful."
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