The main part of the party in Mended Horn is wrapping up a matter at an Abandoned Whaling/Sealing station... somewhat. Virgin Flame has made her return and is celebrating with exercise and tea after recovering an important marble statue head and vanquishing several amoebas in the process.
>>182639I would like to count this as an assist roll, to give Silver a +2
>>182642So much for that plan. Can't win everything.
Off to the lighthouse we go.
>>182583I don't think it's a good idea but I'm outnumbered so go ahead. I'm waiting to move out.
>>182626Wouldn't communist militaries put females in combat roles more often?
>>182642>>182639Based off of the (lack) of response, it's pretty clear that the message is not immediately accepted as genuine. Is the wish to go further, or to leave it at that?
>>182640"Well, we have a red wine from... Sire's Hollow. A white wine from Coltifornia. Huh. That's rarer now. To tell you the truth, not many ponies ask for wine, but I do keep it around."
>>182644Perhaps, but they also aren't actively in a war.
>>182652Idk what we could say that we could remedy the situation. Let's go find our airmen.
>>182652>>182654Silver whispers in Posey's ear to repeat the first part of the message he gave her: Это спасательная группа, вызывающая Костромскую экспедицию, приезжайте в Кострому.
>>182655>Это спасательная группа, вызывающая Костромскую экспедицию, приезжайте в Кострому.>>182652Rosey Ring repeats the above phrase:
[1d20+16 = (9+16) = 25]
>>182652"I think this might be my first time trying wine in general. that one sounds good."
>>182657"Which one? Coltifornia? Sure." He takes a moment of turning around looking for a wine glass, evidently not remembering where they are stored. He picks one up
>>182655>>182656A male voice replies
"Кто нам звонит?" He pauses for a couple seconds, an "uh" sound emanating from his throat.
"Это... Это матрос Смородиновый лист из Костромы. Мэйдэй, Мэйдэй, Мэйдэй. Мы..." Hesitating,
"Осажденные внешней силой и предателями внутри."
>>182408>>182149These characters were used in passing later and I wanted the depiction to be consistentOkay, so Heather is actually the priestess herself. Both appear to be earth ponies
"Yes, here we have an associate priest, Vibrant ray working here, and often a handymare named Sauntering Lily."
>>182631The language of the bullsheviks is Severanyan. There's dozens of languages to choose from depending on theme and background applicability, and theres a surprising amount of thought put into which group gets which language
>bats didnt get polish/russianI didn't say there was justice in the world,....
For Lacey I wanted her to be highly multi-lingual, chatgpt gave me all the answers I needed for EaW (and without bothering GM [Im working on it])
>>182667>bullsheviksur silly
Take what ChatGPT tells you with a grain of salt, when Dust's player asked it for EaW information and lore it told him about a country that doesn't exist.
>>182668Yes. To that end, it is good practice to have it regularly give you a summary of what you have developed, for you to paste and remind IT when it starts getting "creative"
>>182662Krr, the potential tea tray ring out as Vir places her tea cup on it.
"Okay," she says and nods absentmindedly before moving her full attention to Heather. "I-I wish to stay here. Just- Just for a short while. While I'm looking for my sister."
The chair creaks against the wooden floor as Vir stands up. She tosses the hem of her tan cloak so flips up on her back. The cloak is actually relatively thick and the hem reveals it to consist of three different fabrics, or three different cloaks, sewn together. The inside one is of lavender color. She lifts up her hoof and flex it's biceps muscle? Or something, anyway, her hoof goes from being somewhat unassuming to mold into a mound of statue-eque thickness. But then she looks up with pleading eyes as if she's mere foal asking her mom for cute stuffed animal she saw in the store.
"I'm not good with words but I can move stuff."
>>182661Posey takes her face away from the mic
"Should I say anything else?"
>>182673>mound of statue-eque thickness."hardness" makes more sense here I think.
>>182661He looks the bottle over and then glances at the strange looking glass
"Hey you never answered my question earlier, are those two mares still up in my room or did they leave?"
>>182673Heather takes a moment to look down at the strong, presumably thin limbs of the muscular mare.
She pets the poor mare’s mane, moving her hair to make sure she doesn’t cover Vir’s eyes.
“I.. believe we have an extra bed here. There’s a room for Vibrant Ray that he doesn’t use. I suppose it can be used by a mare in need. We’ve lent it out to those in need before, after all.”
>>182685He pauses for a moment.
“I
have seen them since. I’ve seen them walking around the rooms, at least once. Twice I think. But more importantly I’ve seen them in the bar. I know the cream colored one has asked for you, but more so there was an incident. They both sat down and ordered food. Like a couple burgers and fries. When it came time to pay they both frantically searched around and didn’t have money. To me it looked like they genuinely thought they had money; I assumed that if they wanted to dine and dash they would have just left. But they said they were with you and said where you lived. They basically said to put it on your tab, which was fine since I knew they were with you and you’re a partial owner. I’m sorry, I thought they were your mistresses you were keeping here away from your marefriend. Okay well if you say that isn’t what they are then that isn’t what they are, but I figured they were… rescues? Is that how to put it? Like stray dogs you feed and they stay around. But yeah. I don’t know if they are here now. They have left at least a couple times I think.”
>>182687He laughs as Glimmering glass explains things
"yea its no problem, I brought them here to keep them safe, you know how it is out there, especially for a Drunk mare, easy pickings for some less than moral pony or"
He shudders "Some sub pony filth."
"i figured it was a good idea at the time. i still think it was the right thing to do, to be honest. We have no problems mr glass."
He glances at the stairs then around the bar
"When was the last time you saw one of them by the way?"
>>181202>>182690“Oh, well we don’t need to inquire into why every mare does what she does. Can you really say why any mare does exactly what they do, anyways? Who knows what could have motivated her. Let her have her privacy.”
>>182691“No, I haven’t seen them bring up any zebras stallions, or any stallion besides you. I saw one of them leave yesterday morning. It was the green one. She was wearing a sweater. It kind of looked like she was going to work, but I don’t know. I kind of got the impression they were homeless. One of them mentioned they were from near Cloudsdale. That’s the Changeling zone.”
>>182661>>182682Silver gives Posey her next line: Утвердительно. Пожалуйста, дайте совет по вашей текущей ситуации, Кострома.
>>182702>>182697>Утвердительно. Пожалуйста, дайте совет по вашей текущей ситуации, Кострома.Rosey Ring repeats these instructions.
I guess this is another bluff check?
[1d20+16 = (11+16) = 27]Btw, did those griffins have any spear guns?
>>182697"Good, Could you set them up with a Room maybe? i'll pay for it, Its the right thing to do if they are homeless.... wait Cloudsdale?"
>>182703“Well of course you shouldn’t gossip about mares where they can hear you. That’s just basic decency.”
>>182704They did not. Harpoons only.
>>182705“Sure. You want them out of your room? I… suppose I can make that happen. Yeah. Not Cloudsdale exactly but some city near there. I asked them where it was near and they said Cloudsdale.”
>>182707Do they respond to Posey's bluff?
>>182707"Yea it would be for the best if they get another room, I do remember her talking about cloudsdale now that i think about it."
>>182709I rly hope that the amount of time it is taking to answer isn't a bad sign,....
>>182732If we can't get anymore info, I would prefer to just go right to the light house.
>>182735We might be about to get shot!
>>182738That's okay. They'll just shoot Brie first, because he's the one in the air.
EEEEEEEEE my power is off >_<
>>182732Knowing GM pone, he's just working on a long post/reply from the sailor Current Leaf.
>>182774Yes, but you cant rule out that we're about to die
>>182704 "Да. Четыре пятых нашего числа были потеряны... Мятеж. Судно село на мель на песчаной косе в естественной гавани... Нова Гриффония? Я и несколько верных пони под командованием комиссара Черного Каблука высадились и держимся. Я оказался в ловушке в разрушенном... Каменный дом? На холме. Не доверяйте Light Water. «Легкая вода» опасна. Есть опасность. Приходите только с большой силой. Привозите компанию или больше. Вы слышали передачу комиссара Черного Каблука?" -
"Yes. Four Fifths of our number have been lost to... Mutiny. Ship has run aground on a sandbar in a natural harbor of... Nova Griffonia? I and a few loyal ponies under Commissar Black Heel have disembarked and are holding on. I am trapped in a ruined... stone house? On a hill. Do not trust Light Water. "Light Water" is dangerous. There is danger. Come only with great force. Bring a company or more. Did you hear Commissar Black Heel's broadcast?" >>182708She stops for a moment, and looks up to Amber, looking her in the eyes
"Why do you ask?"
>>182714"Alright, I can try to arrange that. May be hard to move them though. If you would like another room... Alright, I'll see if there is some way I can get them out of there."
>>182776Well, that's some useful info.
Hmmm, they seem weakened, perhaps it would only take a few pirates to finish them off...
>>182776"I could go grab my stuff out of there and they can have that one and just give me a new one."
>>182776Cavaliere waits for Silver and Posey to complete their radio broadcasts and then asks the grizzled Sevaranyan,
"What's happening at their end?"Amber looks pensive for a moment before replying,
"Decent or not, a lot of ponies like to gossip. I know my other boss and her waitresses do, especially about me and my coltfriend. I know his mother gets into gossip too and tries to share it all with me." She shakes her head.
"What should I do?"
>>182776>>182777>>182780Maybe, but we can discuss this in character after the radio broadcast is finished. Silver holds up a hoof to silence Cavaliere as they're not yet finished. He gives Posey another statement to repeat: Да, мы слышали вашу передачу. Можете ли вы предоставить более подробную информацию? Координаты, местонахождение и численность сил противника, что-нибудь?
>>182776Brie cant understand but HOOREY SHIT its gonna get interesting
>>182781>Да, мы слышали вашу передачу. Можете ли вы предоставить более подробную информацию? Координаты, местонахождение и численность сил противника, что-нибудь?Posey repeats this message.
Do I really need to roll bluff for every message?
Well, this is a new request, so here goes:
[1d20+16 = (8+16) = 24]
>>182784Talking in the background, and the speaker pulls away to say something
"Координат, мы не знаем. Там был... Поднялся мятеж. Мы не знаем, где мы находимся. Я не знаю, где мы находимся. Может быть, у кого-то есть. Число? Они зарабатывают больше. Вражеские силы, вы бы мне не поверили, если бы я сказал вам. Пошлите большую силу. Э-э-э, фашисты преследовали нас." -
"Coordinates, we do not know. There was a... There was a mutiny. We do not know where we are. I do not know where we are. Maybe someone does. Number? They make more. Enemy forces, you would not believe me if I told you. Send great force. The uh, the fascists were tailing us.
>>182785Posey steps away from mic
".... Mutiny? Insect noises? Sounds like it could be a changeling infiltration plot, but why?"
>>182786"Is ther Chithonic speech? I can help"
Chitonic, or changeling speech, is a diacernable dialect i OE
That Lacey knows
>>182785>>182786>>182787Silver makes sure Posey isn't pressing the button to transmit when he speaks. "This does not sound like any changeling plot I have ever heard of..." He gives Posey another another prompt, hoping to learn more details about what they mean by "they make more": Они создают больше? Можете ли вы объяснить ситуацию подробнее?
>>182790Not trying to vie in but Rosey and Silver have a good "war" out for shenanigens
>>182790"We need to locate the airmen. We can decide what to do with the commies later."
>Они создают больше? Можете ли вы объяснить ситуацию подробнее?Posey repeats the message.
>>182793You didn't roll again for bluffhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ_b4_lw0Gg>>182778"Yeah, that could work." He says
>>182795I could just take 10 on these rolls...
[1d20+16 = (7+16) = 23]
>>182797
>simply retry telling bluffs that work until you get an average
Taking 10 isn't retrying. It's doing something carefully in a non-stressful situation.
>When your character is not being threatened or distracted, you may choose to take 10. Instead of rolling 1d20 for the skill check, calculate your result as if you had rolled a 10. For many routine tasks, taking 10 makes them automatically successful. Distractions or threats (such as combat) make it impossible for a character to take 10. In most cases, taking 10 is purely a safety measure —you know (or expect) that an average roll will succeed but fear that a poor roll might fail, so you elect to settle for the average roll (a 10). Taking 10 is especially useful in situations where a particularly high roll wouldn’t help.
Only one try is made
Retrying over and over is taking 20.
>Taking 20 means you are trying until you get it right, and it assumes that you fail many times before succeeding. Taking 20 takes twenty times as long as making a single check would take.
>"Magic, I think. Come to us. Come now. We do not have much time."
Are they speaking in non-bolshevik?
Brie smacks a forehoof to his face
Brie summons all his metaforce to indicate to certain players how close they are to blowing it
There is a small click, and the sound turns off. It seems that this "Currant Leaf" has turned his radio off.
>>182802Nevermind, too late, nice going fags
>>182797>"Magic, I think. Come to us. Come now. We do not have much time."Assuming Silver translates for us
"They are calling for help, but... It is not really our problem, is it? We should secure the airponies first." She says
"After we secured the airponies, we could see what's left of them." she continues
She turns to the group
"Does that sound like a good idea?"
>>182802"Well, it appears that is that. They must be preoccupied with fighting, or suspect that we could be spies."
>>182805Our job is finding the airponies.
It could be worth it to see what the communists are up to though.
Which is closer?
>>182804"The more we talked with them, the higher our chances of being found out were," Cavaliere responds, sounding disappointed.
"We should have left off sooner instead of pushing our luck. Was there any mention of their strength or what caused their distress?"
>itd be worse to not know what we're up against
<Aye. It'd be far worse if'n we gave a heads up. Oh wait, Im a background character
>>182807>>182790Posey turns to Silver to give a translated summary.
>>182811Brie's face from above is an unequivocable and undeniable "Wtf are you doing, you mong, youre gonna fuck it up"
>>182807>>182812"I had no intention of getting involved with them in the first place. I am somewhat nervous it we got involved in something that we should not have..." Posey admits
"In fact, I don't even know what I said to them." She adds, with a shrug
>>182813"So much for surprise..." Brie seethes in bat
>>182814Can we, in future, not pretend to be cometent at checks we're not? Asking for a fren
>>182814"If our trip to the light house goes well, we may be able to avoid them entirely."
>>182815Things we learned
>enemy's preoccupation>enemy's location>enemy forces are fragmented and infighting>mysterious magic at playQuite a bit of info, if you ask me.
Let's go to the light house.
>>182816>cometentWhat?
>>182817Competent
Youll forgive my typo. In the same that I'm to forgive your oversight?
To clarify, Brie thinks that the worst possible outcome just came to pass
"There is a nonzero chance that the enemy knows of our presence, but they seem to be too preoccupied to pursue us at the moment. We should make haste to find the airponies."
She continues marching, towards the lighthouse
>>182818I mean, +16 is a decent gamble, even if there's a huge penalty.
I think it was worth the risk.
>oversightOversight of what?
Posey was just repeating what Silver told her, which was the plan we agreed on.
>>182811Silver does his best to give a summary to the creatures who don't speak the language. "It appears there was mutiny among Stalliongraders. According to pony on other side of radio, around four fifths of them under leadership of pony named Light Water have commandeered Kostroma, while remaining soldiers and sailors have been forced off ship under leadership of Commissar Black Heel. It appears Black Heel's troops are under assault from both mutineers and some unknown magical threat, and are holed up in abandoned stone house on hill."
>>182804>>182817Kira: "Can't we go save them? Maybe if we help them, they'll help us or at least leave us alone?"
Silver: "Kira..."
Kira looks at the group with big, pleading lamia eyes.
>>182820You had, one job
Brie wanted to maintain radio silence, but nooooooo
>>182819"Expect the best, prepare for the worst. That's the motto that I trot by." Posey replies, holding her head confidently.
>>182822Cry more.
>>182821>"Can't we go save them? Maybe if we help them, they'll help us or at least leave us alone?""We have our own mission to attend prioritize, and our own ponies to save. We should secure our air ponies before we take detours."
OOC, I have no problem with going to save the radio ponies, but in-character Posey is supposed to be coldhearted and pragmatic.
>>182822Core memory unlocked, this unicorn talks a big game but lacks the wherewithall to follow through effectively.
>>182822They why didn't you ever say at any time, "This is a bad idea, let's not do this?" You agreed with the idea, both IC and OOC.
>>182823Kira: "Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase..."
She directs the full force of her pleading lamia gaze towards Posey.
Kira, if you haven't already figured it out, is basically like kindness and cuteness given a lamia's form. My primary concern is how badly it will mess with GM pone's plans for encounters, and what he thinks about the idea.
>>182824If you're going to complain take it to the ooc thread.
>>182826If we're talking in character its cuz Brie though "No WAY Silver is gonna fuck this up."
>>182826>She directs the full force of her pleading lamia gaze towards PoseyH-hey, GM already ruled that charm gaze doesn't work on fellow PCs... And m-muh immunities
Fuck it, Will Save
[1d20+7 = (13+7) = 20]
>>182830(This is a shitpost, btw)
Shit happened, and cheek aside idgaf. Its all context.
>>182829You could have said something if you disagreed with the plan.
>>182826Posey is unfazed and coldhearted, but considers her offer
"Perhaps we could intervene, but I still would prefer to find the airponies first." She says
"Perhaps the airponies could even assist us once we find them. They're trained marines, after all."
>>182834>They're *They are
I've been working on Posey's manner of speaking. I want to minimize contractions in her vocabulary.
>>182830Hmmph. Very well, you pass, and can resist Kira's adorableness. For now...
>>182834Kira can accept this outcome. "I just hope we can save them both in time!" Taking point again, Kira resumes keeping lookout for any dangers for the party along their route.
I have to go to work early tomorrow, so I can't stay up tonight.
Posey ultimately agrees to whatever plan the party does, while reminding them of the mission. She's all aboard with rescuing some communists so long as she still gets to kill.
>>182832You had multiple game days and plenty of replies to signal us to stop using the radio. Brie even offered to try to detect changeling speech. It's a little late to put on the brakes.
>>182837Whether it succeeded or not, Posey was following Silver's direction and did the best job you could reasonably expect.