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.
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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.
>>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?
[Read more] 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?
[Read more] >>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.
[Read more] >>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.