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>>>>184207
Dark Star puts his hoof to his chin in thought
"Hmmmmm you know, i might be able to help you find jobs."

>Oh Posey,
>No one wants to rub your belly
I wouldn't be so sure

>>184207
>No one wants to rub your belly
Rood :(

Gloomy does. It's where he sleeps.

>>184210
Both mares walk up to him, wagging their tails

Tricky
"Really?"

>I wouldn't be so sure
She was mean to Mala. Twice. Still think her belly is worth rubbing?

Posey drops prone on her back
"Ack! Sudden-onset tummyache! N-need..! B-bellyrubs!"

Her eyes glass over and she stops moving

Bluff
[1d20+14 = (17+14) = 31]

Its terminal
*readies pistol*

>>184172
"You have my thanks. I am ready to keep pressing on." How much health would a potion of healing give?

>>184220
Opposed: [1d20+11 = (19+11) = 30]

>>184222
Ha! Fail
The mare needs belly rubs, or she'll die.

>>184220
You bitch

Opposed
[1d20+1 = (12+1) = 13]

>>184222
>health potion
It was cute moderate wounds, iirc, so it would be 2d8+3

>>184223
But only barely, which leaves him suspicious.

"Are you alright? We're away from the water. If it's colic, it's a bad time to get it." He shakes her withers to get her to get up.

>>184220
>>184222
>>184226
Mala peaks out

"She has colic. Equines have such weak stomachs." Looking to Cavaliere

"I wonder if she swallowed some of the treasure."

>>184224
The mare needs bellyrubs.
>>184226
Posey does not respond. She is dying from lack of belly rubs.
>>184227
>I wonder if she swallowed some of the treasure.
You could probably feel it if you rubbed her belly.

>>184225
Give one to Cavaliere and he'll drink it if he gets hit again. He's down only 10 hitpoints.

>>184227
"Possibly," he replies. "We have not encountered any particularly good treasure yet either, but I wouldn't put it past her."

Pop
Brie fires a round into the ground. And then sits, withoit a word

>>184230
I think it may make sense for Garv to get a Cure Moderate wounds potion, and Brie to receive a cure light wounds spell.

>>184230
"Good treasure always goes to the strongest. Even a whale couldn't pass that crown. You can't hide it either. But coins? Rings? Well, Griffin rings. That, you can try to hide."

>>184231
Mala turns, startled

>>184232
"Sorry, there seemed to be a degree of ill advised frivolity brewing."

>>184232
"Let her have it. The way that I see it her discomfort is her payment. It's unfortunate that we'll be down a member to stomach troubles."

Upon the sound of the gunshot Cavaliere whips around, his revolver in his talon and pointed at the source by the time he's finished turning. Upon seeing Brie he sighs and re-holsters his weapon.
>>184233
"You could have just told us."

>>184234
"Bullets are far more succinct."

>>184216
"Yea i could ask around, I know some ponies that might be looking for help."
>Still think her belly is worth rubbing?
Yes

>>184236
The mare is in critical need of belly rubs.

>>184236
"Excuse you, but I offered the sheep first as something you might snack on. And then it turned into something that if you DID eat, you might die. And then it started speaking in ancestral tongues, including mine. And THEN abunch of weird pokemon bamf out of nowhere, and we get a pound or two of flesh taken. And tou're on at ME for being paranoid? Enjoy the sword."

Brie lights his almost-last cigarette

Posey is on the ground, her armor has slid off of her, her soft, white, slightly-plump, smoothe, fluffy kissable ponytum is exposed for all the world to see.
>>184236
Is he gentle?

>>184245
Oh celestia I wanna blow raspberries on that tum.
Dust, however simply places one ear against her tum, and the other ear flicks in time, almost like he's counting.
"Colic? I don't think so
And it doesn't sound about to blow
So gas and bloating I would rule no"

>>184245
>>184247
Cavaliere sighs. "Miss Ring, if you are so committed to your art of seduction I recommend working on your timing and method."

Nevertheless, he gently runs one of his talons through her soft belly hair. His claws are retracted but those digits feel cold to the touch.

>>184250
Better give her a few healing potions just to be sure

>>184237
Tricky Truffle:

"Well, that would be nice. We haven't found anywhere yet. They've hired zebras instead..."

>>184247
Placing an ear to Posey's tummy suggests something has gone horribly wrong inside her tummy: the sounds are almost Eldritch in nature.

She needs belly rubs
Roll Heal to rub her belly

>>184252
"Many Such Cases of that happening, They shouldn't even be here, but the griffons got celestia to let them in and here we are."

So we have 4 potions? Here's what I vote for our final spread.
Brie and Caviar get 1 potion each. That gives them a chance to help themselves if it gets bad. In addition, since both can fly they're in a good position to retreat and take a minute to heal.
Dust, Silver, and Kira can stick together so Dust can easily heal either of them if something goes wrong.
We can put Posey in the back of an ambulance to take her to the horse-pital for her tum tum woes. Deal?
>>184253
Dust is reminded of insolent fillies he has cared for back in his village. And although he's gonna get this mare one of these days, he decides to comply with her attention seeking behavior.
Rolling to wub da tum
[1d20+13 = (15+13) = 28]

>>184245
>Is he gentle
No. Mala is either trying to figure out if her intestines have twisted, if there is bloating, or if he can feel whatever treasure she's hiding. He presses firmly.

On the plus side, he actually does have soft paws, and is probably the only one in the party with soft paws.

Belly Rub:
[1d20+1 = (18+1) = 19]

>>184247
"Didn't you say you have healing magic?" Mala asks

>>184256
Tricky Truffle
"Oh, the griffins didn't do that." She looks away "But uh, you can help us?" She moves closer

>>184257
Zigger,... sorry. Reflex. Zebrican, i only need 1d8

>>184259
"Magic I can cast
But this problem will not solve
These problems will last
Until her attention seeking we absolve"
>>184260
Nigga you have half HP, a stiff breeze will send you to death saves

>>184257
He asks Dust, "Do you want to heal the wounded captives out here or take them to their commissar's village first?
Daylight is fleeting and they might have a doctor."

That potion spread is good.

>>184261
No, i took a 4 on the new medic check, so 20/30. 1d8 is fine cuz hd'll be fighting defensively/ranged from nowmon (ac21/24)

>>184263
This is why I hate posts, cuz I cant correct my spergy typed mistaked e_e

Fun Fact: Posey did have treasure hidden in her guts earlier today (the crystal and the magic ammo that she smugggled past the guards in the swamp), but she took them out for Brie to appraise
>>184259
Posey murmurs in response, the belly rub making clear progress.
Her eyelids flutter, and she groans, she is nearly saved, but not quite:
>>184257
Her tummy is so soft, so supple, so fluffy. It jiggles like its ticklish, and she begins to squirm slightly, the anima returning to her magical sinews.
She gives a moan that sounds suspiciously pleasured, tossing her head
"~Oh.. oh.. Oh!" Her eyes shoot open
"Dusty?! Mala?! You saved my life! Come here!"
She pulls them both in for a hug.

>>184263
And I don't have anything to do 1d8. It's either 1 hp or 2d8, or keep the healing potion and leave the zigger with 2.
>>184262
"Over them I can look
I shall try to let them to me not hook
But for some simple care?
Some time I can spare."
How many are we looking at?
>>184265
"GAK-"
Dust is pulled into a hug, unexpectedly

>>184265
Mala moves in, prepared to receive the hug.

>>184266
Maybe I should make sure there's no Cure Light Wounds

>>184266
Okay, 2d8 e_e

>>184269
Better be dub 1s

>>184266
>Unexpected hug
Cute pony jumpscare
>And I don't have anything to do 1d8
If you concert a lvl 1 spell into a cure spell, it should do 1d8+5
>>184268
Mala is hugged
"Who's a good boy?"
Posey begins to rub Mala's belly

>>184271
Mala's tongue hangs out. He'll roll onto his back if he can. He is rather fat and thickly furred. He kicks a hind leg out. His belly makes a gurgle, presumably from the bones Posey has been feeding him throughout the day.

>>184272
Rolling to blow raspberries on the tummy (charisma check)
[1d20+6 = (18+6) = 24]

>>184259
"Of course they did, they had her ear. but enough of that for now. I'm sure that i can help both of you."

>>184271
I could, but Nimbus of Light is a spell I'd actually like to use, and it's my only level 1 slot.
>>184269
>>184270
You don't have to use it now you tard, but sure go for two 1's. Let's see how that works out for you.
>>184271
>>184262
Dust wriggles his way out of the hug as Posey is distracted. And looks at the griffon, ready to go attend to the prisoners.

>>184276
Cavaliere escorts Dust back to the scene of the prior skirmish and keeps watch.

If we want to go to the village we need Fluffernoodle

>>184277
If we're doing combat/exploration tonight, we need to start right now.
Otherwise, I might go to bed.

>>184276
I appreciate your posture, but I'll say it again; these dice hate me like they hated Scones

>>184275
"That would be most appreciated" Tricky says

Sorrel:
"It's been a while since I was employed. I mean, well, aside from that job in Mareway, but even that was weeks ago."

>>184278
scrunch

We don't have Fluffernoodle. I don't really want to do combat without him

>>184279
Probably because you keep arguing with Posey and making one sentence replies

>>184273
"Hehe"

The gnoll has raspberries blown

He kicks his hind legs

>>184277
>>184280
How many injured we looking at here?

>>184280
>We don't have Fluffernoodle. I don't really want to do combat without him
Understood. I wouldn't want to leave him out of it either. I like his characters and am curious to see how they will respond to the next scenario.
Maybe we should call it for the night. I have work tomorrow.
>>184276
Rolling to rub Dusty M's belly using magic
[1d20+6 = (10+6) = 16]

>>184280
"What did you do in Mareway?"

>>184282
Oi! That beats my touch AC!
Dust's ears flick about wildly at the feeling of magic on his belly. He turns and shoots a glare at Posey.

I'm down to stop for the night. I've got a possibly very shitty day tomorrow and would like some good sleep.

>>184281
There are

Brie outright killed one
One got critted by a single shot by Garv, but technically should have been in the "dying" or "unconscious" stage
One was outed by Dust's flail
One was Stabbed by Posey's arm thing, then knocked flat the fuck out by Silver with an amount of damage that would have killed him outright if it were "lethal"
One was shot by Mala and then knocked out by Garv

Technically two went over by non-lethal damage, and two by lethal damage

>>184282
Also I wanted him to read from the notebook...

>>184281
>Tries to rub his belly
>misses slightly and rubs the wrong thing by accident

>>184284
Uh huh. Keep telling yourself that. It won't improve your luck

>>184283
"I had a roll as a cook, briefly, in Mareaway. At a diner." She answers

Tricky
"I was a clerk for a little while.. Not very dignified, but, there was work."

>>184285
Agreed.
Cavalier and Brie can still get eaten by monsters again if they would like to continue playing without us.
>>184286
>Also I wanted him to read from the notebook...
Well, if he shows up, he can read from it, and we can pick up on that tomorrow.

I must slumber soon.

>>184286
Dust rolls his neck and gets to stabilizing.
This guy's dead
[1d20+13 = (14+13) = 27]
[1d20+13 = (10+13) = 23]
[1d20+13 = (10+13) = 23]
[1d20+13 = (12+13) = 25]
>the wrong thing
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>184282
I'm tired too and staying up so late last night was a mistake. I don't want to do that next Saturday night.

>>184284
No, it is.

>>184285
Dust can't stop being molested.

>>184286
I don't see that one marine surviving being shot through the brain, at least as anything other than as a vegetable. The only reason I don't want double-crits insta-killing is because getting a years-old character killed randomly would suck. The 3x damage modifier is a good homebrew rule (assuming it would be 4x with a 3x weapon).

>>184286
"Oh thats the bee's knees, i cant cook at all"
He laughs
"A clerk huh? it might not be dignified, but its honest work."

>>184290
Tricky looks away
"I suppose... we couldn't stay there long, anyways. We're here now..."

>>184289
The Marine Garv shot had 19 HP, which is the same as a level 3 fighter with statistically average hit die. This is kind of high for an NPC enemy, but I think it fits for what I am trying to do. I figured the revolver would crit on a 20 and do 3x damage, which is the same as a Longbow. Please note that Crossbows crit on 19s and 20s, and do 2x damage. Garv's 2d6 damage did 7 damage, which is the exact statistical average of a 2d6 and I think the modal outcome. 3x7 is 21 damage, placing the marine at -2 HP. Death occurs at -10, giving the marine 6 rounds/1 minute to stabilize or die. It won a secret death saving throw the first round after, which would mean it stabilized and did not die, and in any case I think Dust or Silver would have gotten to him before the minute mark.

Is that unrealistic? Is that undesirable, considering that Garv not merely critted, but basically double critted? I don't know. Maybe the marine should be considered dead.

>>184292
I vote liv

>>184292
I wish I was aware of the rules for Cavaliere's own weapon. His revolver is lifted from the D20 Modern ruleset, which provides a x2 critical. A x3 critical is very nice and of course I want to keep that statistic, but I don't know why it's lifted from the longbow. I don't want the marine to die, but a double-crit is special and rare enough to deserve a bonus (which is why exploding crits are such a popular house rule). I think a x4 critical would have led to the marine stabilizing at -9 HP, just barely clinging onto life.

It's up to you. None of this was communicated to me.

>>184289
>no it is
We can adjudicate this now. Or we can avoid doing so. I advocate the latter

>>184286
>keep telling yourself that
Is this a sign of things to come? GM, this is YOUR danger sign

>>184279
It's tough

Rosey Ring picks up the rifles from the communists, and gives them to her Dreads. She gives each of them one of her clips of magical rifle ammo.
She takes back her melee weapons.

Veritably, Garv Cavaliere, Silver Sword, Defiant Dust, Brie 86, and Kirafikiiirc return to the party, the latter carrying an unconscious white pony with hoof-cuffs about their 'wrists'. Brie has his hoof on his pistol, and a few fresh scuffs and scrapes to his fine armor wtf is Tenebrous, I want his suit.

>>184341
>Brie 86
What happened to Brie 1, Brie 2, Brie 3, Brie 4, Brie 5, Brie 6, Brie 7, Brie 8, Brie 9, Brie 10, Brie 11, Brie 12, Brie 13-

>>184342
We dont speak of them.

Im kidding.
For those unfamiliar, Brie ActungSechsig (86) is named after a particular episode of Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers. The crew runs afoul of mobster mice, and the team's resident pilot Monterey Jack - a notorious cheese lover - is forced to choose between "the best cheese ever" (a wheel of Brie, year '86) or save the lovely Gadget from a horrible cartoon fate. Ordinarily intoxicated by the mere smell of ANY cheese, let alone the best, Monty has to undergo a character breakthrough to save his friend.

In background/game canon, I am attributing Monty's love of cheese to Brie's foster parent, who subsequently named him thus

>oc rolls over while petted
>doesn't know
>boom
^^

>>184194
At first, Vir expects to enjoy the belly rub like one would a massage but she doesn't. Instead, due to Flowercup's light touch and small hoof, it feels smiliar to a feather stroking her. Vir kicks the air and start to giggle.

"Heh heh, that tickles. Stahp!" She makes very weak attempt in her tickled state to remove the tiny hooves poking into her belly made of jelly.

>>184343
^^

That's a nice little back-story for the name. Now when I think about it, you do like making intricate names that have layers of meaning to them.

>>184346
If I know who this is, that is. ^^

>>184341
Kubana Kirafiki, don't wear it out!

Is all this ooc?

Anyway, Rosey Ring takes two of the rifles and gives them to her minions. She gives them magic ammo to fire with.

How much ammo is in a clip? 8 shots?

What kind of rifles are these?

>>184292
"Good, I'm sure Baltimare will treat you both better."

>>184345
Uh... What do we not know?

poke poke
Flowercup smiles as she sits next to Vir and poke's at Vir's belly. She starts to rub in a clockwise, and then counterclockwise fashion.

>>184355
Tricky
"Well... I can't say it's been great. We still don't have jobs. Say, do you live here?" She tilts her head. "Or around here." And paws the floor. "I don't know, I can't say I know many ponies here."

>>184351
These rifles are fairly long, kind of heavy, have five round internal magazines, and attached bayonets. Wood furniture that has a groove below the action, a magazine that sticks out slightly, and of course a bolt action.

The magical ammunition is an entirely different type. It's an actual crystal modified to a hexagon shape; it will not fit an internal magazine.

>>184356
>The magical ammunition is an entirely different type
Okay... I guess I'll just sell it.

Can we get Silver's reading of the journals?

>>184356
>>184357
Oh right, Silver was going to do that just before Brie and Cavaliere got ambushed.

>I guess I'll just sell it.
Or...you could look into getting a magic rifle for your ammunition. Could be it would fit a Luna Nova rifle.

>>184358
>Or...you could look into getting a magic rifle for your ammunition.
Posey isn't proficient in guns. She prefers her bow.
Besides, +1 bullets wouldn't stack with a +1 weapon.

>>184360
>+1 bullets wouldn't stack with a +1 weapon.
They kinda should, only for the atk roll

>>184362
Enhancement bonuses never stack.
+1 ammo is good for nonmagical guns.

>>184363
Contested.
The firearm is the delivery platform. A fine olatform is entitled to a bonus.
The ammunition is the force-potential, which could also be said to be entitled to a bonus. The bonus of the firearm wouldnt apply increased damage, but aiming/accuracy? Seems plain

>>184360
>>184363
Okay, so, a magic rifle is actually something completely different to a magically enhanced rifle. A magic rifle uses crystal ammunition instead of bullets to fire bolts of magic at enemies. They're primarily used by mage corps because of how difficult they are to produce, but their effectiveness in combat is unparalleled.

Consider it in terms of armor-piercing (greentip) rounds from a well tuned sniper, versus plinking rounds from a casual hunting rifle (same calibur, better tool and ammo)

>>184356
>Uh... What do we not know?
Pic related
"Yea i do live around here, i stay at the The Grand Baltimare Hotel"

>>184367
Tricky lights up, smiling, and Sorrel likewise moves a step closer.

"Oh, that sounds fancy."

>>184368
"Yea i guess it is pretty fancy, I Stopped paying attention to the décor inside awhile ago."

>>184364
What type of bonus is it then?

>>184368
Can we hear what the journals said tonight?

>>184369
She sits in front of Dark Star, smiling. Sorrel does not sit, but she does not back off either.

"Oh." Tricky pulls a hoof up near her mouth. "Too well to do to notice?"

Sorrel cautiously asks
"Are you... did you lose your home, too?" She asks, looking up towards Dark Star.

Tricky leans over and attempts to whisper with clear annoyance into Sorrel's ear:
"It's not polite to ask that"

Sorrel turns to her
"Just wondering..."

>>184371
Ostensibly, the rifle in question would have the precision bonus, and the ammo would have an enhancement bonus, if having to make the rules up on the fly

>>184373
"Yea i did, the princess seized it before the war."
He nods
"I was thinking about seeing if i could get you both a job there in the cafeteria."

>>184382
Tricky:
"A cafeteria, or a restaurant in a fancy hotel?" She asks, tilting her head

Sorrel:
"It's better than Factory work, or... well..." She sits down. "Begging."

>>184391
"They're the same to me. Its a lot better than factory work i would assume yea."

>>184343
Cool backstory and reference!

>>184363
>Enhancement bonuses never stack.
>+1 ammo is good for nonmagical guns.
Good to know. That's by 3.5e rules, though, and this game is becoming more homebrewed by the session.
>>184376
>Ostensibly, the rifle in question would have the precision bonus, and the ammo would have an enhancement bonus, if having to make the rules up on the fly
I agree with this one.

Cavaliere takes 10 (+7) to hogtie all the unconscious enemies, just to be safe. He also blindfolds them and plugs their ears.
Including the ties for the captive they took on the beach, how much rope has he used up?

>>184435
>this game is becoming more homebrewed by the session
Honestly kinda based. I think it's a good idea to use one of the D&D systems as your base, and then homebrew rules as you see fit in order to fit the game you're trying to play.

>>184435
At first, Brie thinks the hog tying may be a bit excessive. But then he thinks of that weird sheep, the possessed ponies, the (cry) random pokemon,....

He says and does nothing.

>>184409
"Well, I would say there is a difference between a restaurant and a cafeteria, but... Sure." She smiles

"You should show us some time." She says