In the far-off, northern island of Mended Horn, the party there has learned that they face an enemy they have dubbed "The Traveller." They have decided to go to an old, abandoned village there in hopes of rescuing some communist sailors.
In Baltimare, Dark Star tries to get things in order, while Virgin Flame looks for her old friend.
First for Nadir and buttered toast
>pic
See, now I'm sad because Captain Waters didn't give me the flammenwerfer I asked for. I wouldn't have missed with that.
Screw it, I've decided that Brie will be forfeiting his surprise round, attacking from the air in a flyby, and is using the 19 he rolled on initiative last night. This is the best I can discern his intent
Mala shoots at the starfish that is closest to him - the one on the left on top of the house wall.
[1d20+8 = (20+8) = 28]
Rolling Initiave on the Abomination
[1d20+3 = (6+3) = 9]
Starfish
[1d20+8 = (17+8) = 25]
Petrushka's
[1d20+1 = (4+1) = 5]
Survivors
[1d20 = 9]
Mala
[1d20+2 = (20+2) = 22]
>>185006Rolling to confirm
[1d20+8 = (1+8) = 9][2d10 = 13]
>>185002 →If I was unavailable for any reason I'd be fine with letting somepony else "puppet" Cavaliere or Amber, like how I gave Brie control of Cavaliere on the boat. I understand this however and I think if we're not unanimous we should wait.
>>185004He should have listened to his instincts.
>>185006…or I guess not. Hopefully Brie shows up before combat ends.
So, it's Posey's turn now?
Initiative Order:
Posey
Starfish
Silver
Mala
Brie
Cavaliere
Ambomination
Survivors
Dust
Petruskas
Kira
Posey's turn
>>185008If we're doing it. I give anyone permission to puppet Dust. You have to rhyme if dialogue is essential though or I will kill you. I'll post his sheet in OOC, and I'll make sure I give spells whenever I prepare.
Anyways
>>185011She defiants on my dust til I move at the end.
She does a repeat of her previous turn, cursing herself for squandering the benefit of surprise. Luckily, the enemy is still flat-footed.
Posey attacks with her bone now:
[1d20+6 = (12+6) = 18]
Damage
[1d10+3 = (8+3) = 11] (iajutsu needs to be rolled separately)
Iajutsu Focus
[1d20+8 = (9+8) = 17]
Her Dreads fire their rifles
Dread 1:
[1d20+5 = (10+5) = 15]
Damage
[2d8 = 10]
Dread 2:
[1d20+5 = (1+5) = 6]
damage
[2d8 = 11]
She attacks the Starfish, hoping to eliminate it before it can take its turn. If the starfish is already dead before the third attack, redirect the next attack at the abomination.
>>185013Iajutsu damage
[2d6 = 4]Posey then takes a move action to move 30 ft away. Both of her Dreads fly 90 ft in the air.
>>185013I'm going to assume that you're talking about the Starfish that's very close to Posey and has already suffered buckshot to the face.
With a hit from Posey's bow, it screeches, trembles, and then with something like a rupture, evaporates into black mist
The first dread does not pierce the hide of the abomination, while the second goes wide.
The surviving Starfish fades, as if out of existence
Silver's turn
>>185006>>185018How far away is Mala away with his shotgun? He wasn't mentioned when we were moving up.
>>185019Not very close. Presumably with the group, which means basically only the starfish and perhaps the Petrushkas are close
I'm honestly worried about Brie's player's reaction to us going on ahead without him in combat. I haven't heard his thoughts on us controlling his character for him in combat when he's gone, and without hearing it from him something tells me he'd be very upset.
>>185023That's true, but we scheduled this combat well in advance and it's just one of those DnD moments. I might not be available tomorrow night myself. GM Pone put the onus of responsibility on himself. We will have more fights this mission too if Brie feels like he missed out.
Chances are this fight will only last two rounds anyway. Let's finish it.
I really don't like this, but fine>>185018Okay, so, Mala is informed that the possessed ponies are not to be killed if it can be helped.
Silver takes aim at the abomination, working the bolt on his rifle and firing.
[1d20+11 = (15+11) = 26][2d8 = 8]Once again, Silver works the bolt, and fires a second shot.
[1d20+6 = (2+6) = 8][2d8 = 8]
>>185026The first hits, the second bounces off
Mala can't shoot at the abomination because it's too far away, he can't shoot at the starfish because one is dead and the other has vanished, he can't shoot at the Petrushkas because Silver doesn't want him to, and he can't melee attack the Petrushka's because the wall is in the wall to prevent a close attack. Narrowing the distance between him and the Abomination just means he's more likely to get hit, and the same is true with the Petrushkas. So Mala just assumes a ready position for if and when the second Starfish shows up.
Brie will fly over the Abomination and shoot it with a pistol right on the Spinal Column
[1d20+10 = (2+10) = 12][5d6 = 15]
>>185030Whelp. Brie is justified now in saying I'm not allowed to roll for him
Even though with his luck it would have been a Nat 1 insteadGarv's turn
The ambushing griffon notices the grotesquely thick hide of the beast in front of him and how his bullet buffeted it but failed to penetrate. He came equipped for a stealth mission, not a big game hunt and he wishes he had some heavier weaponry available. Now with an opportunity for a second shot, he takes aim at one of its horrific but vulnerable pony heads and fires once more from the blind before attempting to hide behind his concealment once again.
[1d20+6 = (4+6) = 10]
Damage:
[2d6 = 6]
Hide:
[1d20+3 = (16+3) = 19] (I don't know the concealment/circumstances bonus)
Cavaliere shoots, but does not pierce the hide.
The abomination roars
RAAAAAAAAH!!
[1d2 = 2]
The Abomination looks over towards the Party with one of its four eyes. The other three go wide, although Dust may believe that one of the two eyes from the more vestigial head is looking back towards him.
It picks up another stone, and tosses it at Kira
[1d20+5 = (3+5) = 8]
[1d8+6 = (6+6) = 12]
From inside, a shot is aimed upwards at the Abomination
[1d20 = 7]
[2d8 = 10]
>>185034Kira: "meep"
Kira dodges out of the way of the stone, and uses the opportunity to taunt the Traveler and Abomination as a free action.
Kira: "Hey Traveler! You're a big stinky doo-doo head and so are these demons you've summoned and we're going to stop you!"
>>185026pets u>>185034Dust runs at a full gallop, hoping to close the 100ish foot difference quickly. He takes out his flail as he approaches. Idk speeds, but I'm gohha assume that's all I can do.
>>185037You could also sling a bullet after your move action, since your next turn should have you close enough to charge.
>>185036Next to Kira, the air starts to twist and turn in on itself, before a black hole, suspended in the air manifests, allowing no light to come out, and with the edges where it meets our reality circling and letting off sparks as the circle widens
[1d20+7 = (19+7) = 26]>>185037Did he shoot from 100 feet away?
>>185039Sling is a full round action. Move to load, standard to fire. Plus I'm double moving.
>>185041Yeah, range of searing light is 160 feet. The idea was maybe the abomination would focus on the weird glowing zeeb and march towards him so the others could flank and such.
>>185042>Move to load, standard to fire.Could have had it already loaded.
>double movingTaking the Run Action would let you move at 4x speed.
The sailor Petrushka turns around and jumps over the wall, to try to narrow the gap between it, and Kira/Silver/Mala/Posey.
The Marine Petrushka shoots at Brie
[1d20 = 11]
[2d8 = 12]
Kira's turn
Please note that the demon that has been summoned right next to her doesn't quite exist without the material plane yet
>>185045>Please note that the demon that has been summoned right next to her doesn't quite exist without the material plane yetDoes that mean it could be disrupted?
Arcana check to determine this
[1d20+11 = (14+11) = 25]
>>185045Still, as Kira lets out her meep, her ears fold down and she has to wonder to herself if taunting the interdimensional being was the wisest move.
Her next action depends on the results of Posey's Arcana check, because knowing if it can be disrupted or not would be valuable information to have.
>>185047Short of like a cleric's banishing spell?
No.
>>185050I meant interrupting the spell before it transpires, since it evidently hasn't yet.
Not from where the party stands, except again, through certain spells
>>185050Okay, Kira takes out her spear, and readies an attack on the demon for when it appears.
>>185054Next to Kira and facing her, comes a jet black creature that is vaguely caniform or feliform in shape, with a flat nosed gargoyle-like face, porcupine like quills down its spine, bat-like wings that are missing most of their webbing, and a long, naked tail
Take the action now, for it moves next
>>185056Kira: "YAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"
Kira thrusts forth twice with her spear into the freshly summoned entity.
[1d20+10 = (17+10) = 27][1d8+3 = (6+3) = 9][1d20+5 = (18+5) = 23][1d8+3 = (1+3) = 4]
>>185058Well, switching weapons is a move action, so only one attack could be made.
[1d4 = 3]
Kira is in melee with the summoned entity, and Posey doesn't have precise shot, so she targets the Abomination with ranged attacks.
Posey attacks with her bone now:
[1d20+6 = (19+6) = 25]
Damage
[1d10+3 = (3+3) = 6]
Her Dreads fire their rifles
Dread 1:
[1d20+5 = (12+5) = 17]
Damage
[2d8 = 4]
Dread 2:
[1d20+5 = (12+5) = 17]
damage
[2d8 = 9]
>>185058>>185062Does that effect what you want to do?
Kira penetrates the thing with her spear
Mala shoots it
[1d20+6 = (17+6) = 23][2d10 = 11][1d20+6 = (7+6) = 13][2d10 = 6][1d3 = 2]>>185063ScrunchWait your turn
Awoo!
It howls, then moves forward to bite at Kira
[1d20+10 = (5+10) = 15]
[2d8+5 = (7+5) = 12]
>>185065No, Kira would still stab
>>185066Kira: "eep!"
Kira barely manages to dodge back out of the way of the snapping jaws.
>>185063Now it's Posey's turn
The first one hits.
The other starfish comes out, and charges at Mala, swiping at him
[1d20+5 = (19+5) = 24][1d4+3 = (4+3) = 7]
>>185069Silver: "Mala!"
Seeing his friend threatened immediately causes Silver to turn his attention to the starfish. Silver fires at it with a
BANG.
[1d20+11 = (7+11) = 18][2d8 = 5]Working the action, Silver fires again with another
BANG.
[1d20+6 = (8+6) = 14][2d8 = 4]
Brie Circles around, and makes a second pass, shooting at the abomination with his pistol
[1d20+8 = (17+8) = 25][2d6 = 4]>>185070Mala:
Yelp!Silver hits with the first, but the second seems to hit at an angle, and deflect off of its tough hide.
Cavaliere is out of sight of his fellows to the left, but knows they have encountered trouble if the gun shots, howling, and shouting are any indicators. He cannot know how badly their strategy is deteriorating but he again targets the abomination to weaken it while concealing his position. Brie's bravery and ambush tactics are helping to win the day once again.
[1d20+6 = (9+6) = 15]
Damage:
[2d6 = 9]
Hide:
[1d20+3 = (10+3) = 13]
The Abomination turns, and throws a stone at Defiant Dust
[1d20+5 = (2+5) = 7][1d8+6 = (6+6) = 12]From within, a shot is fired at the abomination
[1d20 = 13][2d8 = 3]Dust's turn
>>185072And... It doesn't quite make it
>>185073Ha! Missed!
The stone goes wide over Dust, hitting the ground behind him. This only invigorates him to speed up a little more, and swing his flail full tilt into one of the abomination's legs as he runs at it.
Attack
[1d20+9 = (19+9) = 28]Damage
[1d10+6 = (7+6) = 13]
>>185074Oh! Oh! 19 is a crit for a heavy flail! Rolling to confirm!
[1d20+6 = (20+6) = 26]
>>185075You should get a x3 for that lucky double-crit!
The sailor Petrushka charges at, and attacks Silver
[1d20+1 = (12+1) = 13][1d3+1 = (3+1) = 4]The Marine Petruska attacks Brie
[1d20+1 = (17+1) = 18][2d8 = 7]Kira's turn
>>185074>>185075https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcZzlPGnKdUDust hit's it with his flail in the upper thigh, and hears a crack. At first, it is the sound of shattering bone, but then it sounds like something closer to brick.
"
RAAHH" it cries, before a crack creeps up its hide, it's eyes become more dead looking than before, and with the breeze, it evaporates.
>>185079Silver ducks out of the way of the incoming punch.
Kira, meanwhile, goes stab-stab on the demon in front of her.
[1d20+10 = (14+10) = 24][1d8+3 = (3+3) = 6][1d20+5 = (2+5) = 7][1d8+3 = (7+3) = 10]
>>185081Don't forget that Silver gets an attack of opportunity!
>>185079Dust seems pleased with his work, giving a snort as he frantically turns his head to the other enemies.
Soon....
>>185081The first stab pierces it.
But it continues, howling, then biting at Kira
[1d20+10 = (15+10) = 25][2d8+5 = (9+5) = 14]It thrashes at Mala with its quills
[1d20+5 = (12+5) = 17][1d6+2 = (2+2) = 4][1d20+5 = (8+5) = 13][1d6+2 = (3+2) = 5][1d20+5 = (8+5) = 13][1d6+2 = (5+2) = 7]
>>185082>>185079Does he? Or does the sailor have Improved Unarmed Strike?
>>185084>giving a snortRoll Constitution to snort the abominations evaporated remains like a line of cocaine to gain its power.
Skipped Mala
Mala shoots at the Starfish with his shotgun
[1d20+6 = (11+6) = 17]
[2d8 = 13]
[1d20+6 = (6+6) = 12]
[2d8 = 12]
>>185087Sure? Melee though
I think it's Posey's turn now.
She draws her sword as part of a charge and flanks the demon with Kira
[1d20+10 = (19+10) = 29]
[1d8+6 = (7+6) = 13]
Her Dreads assist, but they take a penalty for shooting into a melee
[1d20+1 = (20+1) = 21]
[2d8 = 4]
[1d20+1 = (19+1) = 20]
[2d8 = 2]
>>185090If that's the case, then Silver tries to smack the sailor in the head with the butt of his rifle for some nonlethal damage.
[1d20+7 = (18+7) = 25]I don't know how much damage the butt of a rifle would do.
Kira screams in pain as the demon bites down and tears a chunk out of the noodle.
>>185091Ooh! Rolling for Posey's confirmation
[1d20+10 = (3+10) = 13]And the dread (if Posey's attack kills it, redirect to the Starfish)
[1d20+1 = (12+1) = 13]
Only the Petrushkas remain
>>1850921d4+strength
>>185091Posey takes out her sword and jams it right into the back of the demon between its quills. It rears it head upward, lets out an even more unnatural howl, and then fire spreads across it's body. The creature is consumed, and vanishes in smoke.
The starfish squirms at is shot once, then twice, and then in a shudder, rips apart into black mist
It should be Silver's turn now
>>185096[1d4+3 = (2+3) = 5]Assuming that's not nearly enough to knock him out, Silver unsheathes his sword to pummel the sailor over the head with its pommel.
[1d20+12 = (19+12) = 31][2d6+8 = (8+8) = 16]
>>185099Silver slams his pommel overs the Sailor's head, and knocks him cold out
Mala crosses over the fence
Only the lone marine remains.
Brie's turn
>>185096>quills>unnatural howlOh, a Howler. Glad I got it before it could damage our ability scores.
>>185101Im gonna need a full round action just to catch up
>>185096D20 Modern says that a rifle butt does 1d6 damage, but your call. A pistol whip would do 1d4, better than an untrained punch but worse than a monk's punch (and maybe the same as a pony hoof).
>>185103waves
>>185105Or 1d6. Sure.
It's not going to make the sailor any less unconscious
>>185106Brie is going to waive his turn, taking the opportunity to.meta emphasize that his player ISNT KIDDING about wanting as precise an idea of when play is possible, imslmnia being a significant factor
Cavaliere's turn
>>185107Okay
Cavaliere emerges out of concealment, holsters his gun and strides up to the remaining sailor (risking an attack of opportunity). If the sailor is within 30 feet he attacks with a punch.
[1d20+4 = (8+4) = 12]
Damage:
[1d6 = 5]
>>185109If you treat that as a full-round charge instead, you could avoid attack of opportunity and get +2 to your attack roll.
Dust's turn
>>185109I believe that hits
The survivors yell something
>>185112What language are they yelling in?
>>185111There's a short wall and house in the way. I couldn't treat that as a charge.
>>185114Severyanan, most likely.
Though he's a bit occupied fighting hoof with claw, Cavaliere asks the nearby unicorn,
"Something important, Silver?"
I'm sorry, but it's my turn to pass out now.
Posey does not have reliable nonlethal tactics, so she'll just take the total defense action next round.
Posey will attempt to charm the survivors with her gaze as soon as she makes eye contact with them.
If you would like to interrogate the survivors, you can use Posey for your ends. Her intimidate is +17.
Армейские жеребцы, вы здесь, чтобы спасти нас? - "Stallions of the Army, are you here to rescue us?"
"У вас черный каблук?" - "Are you with Black Heel?"
Is there any player online to finish the last enemy?
>>185124The injured Kira goes over to last remaining pony to attempt a grapple.
Touch Attack:
[1d20+9 = (6+9) = 15]Grapple:
[1d20+13 = (9+13) = 22]
The Marine tries to hit Cavaliere with the butt of his rifle
[1d20+1 = (18+1) = 19]
[1d6+1 = (4+1) = 5]
But is grabbed or bitten by Kira
Opposed Grapple
[1d20+4 = (2+4) = 6]
>>185127Kira: "...owie, this really hurts...please go to sleep, Mr. Pony!"
Kira constricts the pony, hoping to make him pass out without hurting him.
>>185128He shouts out,
"! Нет-нет-нет"
>>185131Hmmmmm...is this the Traveler speaking through him? Or is the pony coming to?
All enemies are down; combat is over
>>185133Sounds more like the pony
>>185127Cavaliere is hit squarely in the chest by the rifle, causing him to wince.
Did the attack go through before he was grappled, or was it cancelled?
>>185134Silver motions for Kira to stop, as he comes over to the pony in her coils. She stops constricting him for the moment, but keeps him in her grasp.
Silver: "Ты вернулся к нам, солдат? Как тебя зовут?"
The griffon looks at Kira as he pulls his remaining coil of rope from his saddlebag. "Are you okay, Miss?" he asks, before hogtying the unconscious sailor and blinding/deafening him with cloth. He takes 10 for a modified 19.
How much rope does it take to tie up a medium character? I've lost track of how many ponies have been tied up but I want to know so I can adjust my weight score.
>>185139The 60' of rope Kira gave Brie is up for grabs
>>185138His mane is dishevled and brown underneath a blue cap, and his coat is light red underneath his green uniform. He simply mumbles gibberish, unable or unwilling to focus his golden eyes on anything and flailing his legs in fear.
He does not like the snake
>>185135The marine had a higher initiative order
>>185139Kira, while holding a profusely bleeding bite wound, says to Cavaliere, "...owie..."
>>185141Hmm...since Posey's player has gone to bed, can we use Posey the character to tell if he's still under the Traveler's influence?
>>185142The griffon, without a second thought, retrieves the tiny vial Dust had given him
moderate cure wounds potion and with his claw holds it up to the lamia.
"Drinking this should clot the bleeding and ease your pain for now."
>>185144Kira: "Thank you!"
Kira similarly takes the offered vial and drinks its contents greedily.
[2d8 = 9]
>>185142Posey reiterates that Even mind controlled subjects retain some of their emotions - in this case, a fear of being constricted by a large snake.
I trust my frustration wont be begrudged when I say Brie will resume his apparently 90' of necessary elevation
>>185146Smiling at the snakepony, he answers,
"Let's get this marine tied up for now. Silver, go talk to the survivors and make sure they're alright. Mala and Brie, keep watch along the perimeter."He undertakes several actions. First, he ties up the last prisoner
I do want to know how much rope it takes. I'd guess 5 feet per pony if we're generous, and of course blinds and deafens him. Second, he goes to the party's rear to bring up the veritable entourage they have now of griffons and captured ponies (who would have to be hauled since they are unconscious and/or tied up) into the village's perimeter. Finally, he returns to his hiding spot and folds up the camouflage net to pack away to be used again.
>>185149Silver: "Hmmmmm...okay, this might be longshot, but...could we use that as way to free him from Traveler's influence? He is still there inside, he is even able to act on his own outside of Traveler's commands. He just needs to summon his own inner will to fight it off."
>>185146>>185151Kira's wound heals itself very quickly thanks to the potion. While she's still hurt, she looks to be in much better shape now that she no longer has an entire chunk missing out of her.
Mala whimpers. He is not only bleeding, but still has a quill stuck in his flesh
>>185151"Okay..." Mala answers.
Cavaliere succeeds in tying up the prisoner. He still moves about but can be blinded and partly deafened.
>>185152Posey would definitely try to see if the application of enough fear effects causes the mind control to fail.
Unless it says in some book somewhere that fear effects don't do that, then she wouldn't
Oh ffs. Brie amends his ascent to try and help Mala with his wounds, in that Brie knows about fleshwounds.
[1d20-1 = (11-1) = 10] healing
>>185153Silver goes over to his poor injured friend. He gives him some pets.
Silver: "Here, let me see if I can not help you with that. I need you to stay still while I try to heal you, okay?"
I do think it would be a valid experiment to see if we can stir the pony's will to fight off the Traveler's influence.
>>185153He's not likely to leave with a DC 29 check.
"Dust! We need your expertise over here!" he calls out to the stalwart cleric.
Is he still here?Also still no info on the amount of used rope scrunch
>>185157Depending on the gauge, it only takes 2-3'of rope to bind somepony, and if in a daisy chain, however much length between them
Do we seriously have a prison caravan by now? Are we the baddies?
Dust gave me permission to use his character to help with Heal checks, so let's see...
[1d20+13 = (20+13) = 33]
>>185160Thats fine, I didnt want to try to do anything to ight
>>185161Most of the other party will be busy, but you can search the different buildings of this old village.
>>185155D'awww
Mala licks at Brie
But Brie does not succeed in removing the quill
>>185156Mala is pet
"Okay"
>>185160Dust expertly removes the quill and stops the bleeding, applying disinfectant and bandages.
Mala smiles
>>185159That's not a bad idea actually
>>185163Silver: "There we go!"
Silver hugs his friend.
>>185161Awwwwwww...
>>185162What a great idea!
Suddenly overcome with a ravenous sensation of greed, Brie will search around for valuables
searching first for traps and hazards Including traps that are traps but are not yet traps So something involving an explosive charge or.payload would qualify before then looking for valuables Cuz commies have valuables,...
>>185167Roll SearchBrie can see that there are three or four ponies inside of the central ruined house, and there is a piece of bright, reflective metal lying on the ground 30 feet away from the house, to the right of where the party came from
>>185168[1d20+8 = (20+8) = 28]
>>185169Nat 20, dont draw it out
>>185168Anyways, after hugging Mala, Silver goes over to talk with the survivors.
Silver: "Ладно, все в порядке? Кто-нибудь ранен?"
>>185169Damn. Impressive
A fuller account of the medieval village and what's in it will not likely be availed until tomorrow, but for now, know that the survivors are in one house, and a metalic something is on the ground 30 feet away
>>185164>>185171Mala is huggedMala smiles. Even if he is down 11 HP
A purple pony head peaks out from a window
"Да-да. Мы истекаем кровью и нездоровы. Шепчущая Ива истекает кровью, а Соляной Спрей, я думаю, может быть мертв." -
"Yes, yes. We are bleeding out and not well. Whispering Willow is bleeding out, and Salt Spray I think may be dead.
>>185174>my nat 20 doesnt include the shinyWhy does my nat 20 not include the shiny? Are u making me roll separate for the shiny?
>>185175The metallic object is shiny
>>185176Tell.me about the fucking shiny
>>185174Shit, not good. Silver calls over Dust to help with patching up the wounded before anyone dies.
[1d20+13 = (6+13) = 19]
>>185180Assuming it doesnt conflict with the fucking shiny, Brie tosses Silver the potion Dust gave him (no, he never drank it)
"Its a 2d8. I was contemplating drinking half of it and got "distracted"
Cavaliere checks up on the griffons who had stayed behind. He talks to Bøkli in particular. "Are you alright? Did anything come over this way?"
>>185180Silver goes into the house, presumably, to see that there is a pegasus stallion with a royal purple coat and black mane, a unicorn with a mulberry coat and white mane, both wounded but conscious, a tan earth pony lying down with a brown mane, and then a mint green pegasus with a yellow mane sitting back against the wall, head slumped down and in a pool of blood. There is a radio in the room, and bullet marks on the walls. The unicorn wears a hat or headdress made out of kitchen wrapping.
>>185179It's twelve inches across, has ripples, and honestly kind of looks like metallic foil.
>>185183"Yes..." His eyes dart around
"What is going on?"
>>185184Shit. Is the mint green pegasus alive?
>>185184Okay, this is exactly the dragging out I was trying to avoid.
Is it dangerous(check?), what the fuck is it(check?). What am I rolling, just say it.
>>185186It's tin foil. They made tin foil hats to protect themselves from the mind control.
>>185184"I don't think you would believe it if I told you. What's important is that the village up ahead is safer than out here. Help me get these wounded soldiers up there.">>185186The more drawn out it is, the more valuable it'll probably be.
>>185187I swear to god,... if its tin foil
>>185186It is, simply put, a set of tin foil, folded several times into... a hat?
>>185189It's tin foil
>>185190Wow, you didnt realize you could perceive steam coming off of a player, through their character.
Goodnight
>>185190>>185185Whelp, I suppose nothing to it other than to make the mint pegasus drink the potion and pray that they're still alive.
>>185192A hacking sound and a movement of the head.
>>185194Silver: "О, слава Селестия..."
Okay, with the worst one of the group taken care of, Silver takes account of the rest of the survivors. Is the tan earth pony wounded, or are they just laying down?
>>185195Very seriously wounded, with gashes on his belly
Brie shoots the fucking tin foil, cuz his player will be up until everyone wakes up again,...
This is how I johnny-on-the-spotted when on staff btw, it was insomnia
[1d20+8 = (11+8) = 19]
>>185199PopThe sound of the supressed gunshot piercing the fluid trap - something Ive been waiting this entire time to describe - sounds much more like a very loud clapping of hooves than gunfire. Despite this, Brie can be seen to wince even though the sound suppression and (for those who recall/noticed) his ear protection.
>>185197Heal: Okay, definitely the first pony who needs to be given the zeeb treatment.
[1d20+13 = (8+13) = 21]
>>184962 →Flashback: part 1
During the walk there, the thought of potentially meeting Hope's again spikes Vir's nerves. A memory comes to mind.
She's panting and her breath has created a wet patch on the floor.
Just one more, she thinks and lowers herself down to the floor on her front hooves while her back legs remain up on her bed. She stops there and feel the wetness of the patch on her cheek. Then, she slowly, on shaky hooves, push herself back up. After a snail has travel to Fillydephia and back she reaches the apex of her push, only to immidately collapse and fall down on the floor.
"Owie," her lanky filly self says as she hits her head against the floor. She rubs her snout off the pain.
She lay strewn about on the floor. Her eyes were shut as she panted away; her chest expanding and depleting over and over again.
"You know it's dangerous to leave yourself open like this," a filly voice whispered into her ear.
She glanced back and saw a brown-red filly pegasus with a mischievous grin on her face. Then she felt the barest of touches on her toned belly. Her eye darted down. A pair of wings with their feathers aimed down towards her exposed stomach like the two large hands of a boogeyman, though she wondered what a man was lmao.
She gasped and her face contorted into one of fear. Her gazed moved over to the filly. The filly's ends of her lips zigzagged away over her cheeks.
"Tickle tickle tickle," the filly said as she pounced with her feathery appendages.
Vir curled in on herself; moving her hooves to cover her abdomen but in doing so, she leaves her neck unguarded and the pegasus filly is quick to switch target.
Apologies, my lack of sleep and stupid week finally caught up to me. My throat no longer feels like I did some amateur sword swallowing with broken glass to wash it down though.
Looks like Dust was helping Silver with the survivors.
>>185202Dust nods at his works and moves on to the other ponies in the room. He looks to stabalize thr dying or unconscious, or dress grevious wounds.
[1d20+13 = (6+13) = 19] Purple
[1d20+13 = (4+13) = 17] Mulberry
[1d20+13 = (20+13) = 33] Mint
Dust works silently
>>185206Yay! I'm glad to hear it pony! Zeeb? One or the other.
>>185197With Dust taking care of the wounded, Silver addresses the still conscious ponies in the room. "Простите меня за то, что я хочу затронуть ваши проблемы, но... что, черт возьми, здесь произошло?"
>>185072>Brie's bravery and tacticsIt looks like hes fired 4 shots, and since we're idle for the moment hes gonna go ahead and manually reload, pocketing the spent brass.
"I dont know what came over me. Its as though suddenly I wasnt myself and couldn't think of the very things I was about to do. I'm glad to have been useful, but in hindsight thats some of the worst strategy Ive ever displayed. Imagine, me, not thinking to go fpr a sneak attack! Preposterous!"
"For example, did you know that when NOT trying to be stealthy all that is required for me to ALWAYS sneak attack is flanking, even with ranged weapons? It's true, ALL of my attacks could have been sneak attacks. I'm not gonna drag it out,... it just seems odd I wouldnt think of it."
>>185209>>185211Is sneak attack not what the 5d6 in
>>185030 is?
Acknowledged, this was the only hit I noticed
>>185071
>>185209Cavaliere likewise reloads the spent cartridges in his revolver.
>>185213At least you got a hit in. The only damage Cavaliere had done was the knockout punch against the final sailor.
>>185214Fair. Again to reiterate, its no one's "fault", and my frustration is with the clusterfuck of colliding circumstances.
But even getting 2(?) hits is less satisfying if its unaccompanied by a badass narration ._.
>>185211>The second shot, the one that actually landed, could have been a sneak attack, especially as the way in which it was described performed was by turning around and attacking the Abomination from behind, which would have placed him opposite from Kira, the direction the Abomination was facing, and thus given him flankingWe can't say it was Brie's best night
>>185215Hey! The super cool narrations are for critical, sneak attacks, and kill hits
>>185209The first one was sneak attack. It just didn't beat the natural armor.
>>185206Dust applies disinfectant and bandages to the purple and mulberry ponies, but his best work is on the mint pony, whom he applies makeshift, internal stitches to. All three ponies have gashes, cuts, and what seems to be bit marks, as well as bullet wounds in a few instances. All four seem to be stabilized for now.
>>185202Silver disinfects the wound and applies bandages.
>>185188"Uh, alright." He turns back and yells something to the other griffins
Sorry I skipped the last round. I'm sick, and Rosey doesn't have very many non-lethal attacks.
Well, she has her blackjack, but still.
>>185174>a metalic something is on the ground 30 feet awayOoh, a shiny.
Surely, an encounter this epic with so many fearsome monsters has at least standard treasure for its cumulative CR.Rosey Ring commands her unseen servant and her Dreads to aid with post-encounter cleanup and any other tasks they might need. She is somewhat disappointed that there are no beautiful cadavers left over after the fight.
"In all of my studies, I have only ever heard of one creature who could summon so many monsters in a day: Zceryll, the Alienist. She was a mighty Sorceress who dabbled with the horrors from beyond the stars and was able to conjure unlimited monsters, but her greed and hubris got the better of her and since she was in the end unable to control her powers, it controlled her, and the same aliens that she summoned turned her into a monster, who to this day still seems to return to the world... My master told me of her before he cast me into the Cerebrosic, and I swore that the fate of Zceryll would not be my own... My Gloomy is fascinated in her story though..."
She looks to the spot where the abomination fell, as if trying to discern its shape
"If the Traveller is anything like the aliens that Zceryll made contact with, it is a greater threat to this world than any in the past century. It will warp the minds and bodies of every creature and even the land itself until nothing is left but its ugliness, and deformed two-headed beasts like the one we just met will be the most comely of the sort."
She looks up to the stars
"We unicorns have always looked to the stars and as our wellspring of magic, for bending fate is the basis of sorcery, but just as we control the cosmos, they control us."
>>185218>The super cool narrations are for critical, sneak attacks, and kill hitsOkay false, all my narrations are cool, besides which Ill allow for having neglected to mention cheeky banter as a must during combat
>best nightWhich part? Dozing off at THE worst time or being up since and likely to repeat >_<
>>185218Posey searches for treasure.
She loots the unconscious soldiers, looking for any magic items, potions or talismans they might have been issued
>>185221>treasureHey, dont try to kike anything until.my nat20 search gets resolved
I should be available through tonight again.
>>185218Cavaliere observes the griffons' reactions as he leads them into the village.
Once he finishes with the aforementioned tasks
GM, how much rope did I use? I need it for my weight calculations he approaches Dust.
"You showed remarkable courage out there and that fight would have been much harder without you. I should have brought an elephant gun, because unfortunately my revolver only tickled that thing. How are we on medical supplies?"
>>185225The rope is a calculation of how many bitches we got minus one, times roughly 8' (x-1)x8'
Oh yeah, Brie takes back his hoofcuffs and offers Garv his mana les back.
"So heavy, you really should invest in finer hardware."
>>185229After a moments consideration, Brie observes a similar ratio of size increase in Cavaliere's choice of firearms so he mentally acknowledges that it makes sense for a griffin compared to a bat
>>185181>>185196These posts were never acknowledged, so Brie will retrieve the potion which presumably bounced off Silver's chest and landed in the grass
I guess I will roll search
[1d20+5 = (4+5) = 9]
>>185219If you offer symptoms I could try to offer advice, but otherwise hope you recover
Brie however is VERY interested in this line of dialogue. He thinks for a moment.
"Perhaps a moment could be taken to examine that strange tiara from before; Carefully. It may provide additional clues and insight perhaps? The presence of so strange an object in the vicinity of so terrible a force hardly seems a coincidence, even at face value."
>>185225Dust shurgs
"Supplies we have many
For now it should be plenty"
>>185235"If we can spare one, I would like another potion. I gave mine to Kira as she was in more urgent need of it."
>>185236Oh the potions. I thought you meant like the medkits.
Dust rummages around and hoofs over a potion. As far as I'm aware kira is the only one who's used one, so we've got 3 left. You have one, Brie has one, and I guess Dust has the last?
Ive been meaning to ask of Brie could drink HALF the 2d8 potion,....
>>185238He immediately drinks his, as he is down to 14 hp.
[2d8 = 10]
Wait, Silver gave that one potion to the minty pony. We're down to two. If Brie has one the grif has the other.
>>185240Okay, so now only Brie has a potion, I'm pretty sure I've used a healing kit on everyone today so I can't use it on anyone again. So we're down to my last few spells
>>185184Rosey greets the survivors the same way she greets all living humanoids: with the charming gaze of her eyes.
Will DC 19
She does this as an ice-breaker for Silver to negotiate with them.
>>185190>tin foilIs there any other treasure here?
Gonna roll arcana, to see if the tinfoil hat can actually make its bearer immune or resistant to the mind control of The Traveller.
[1d20+11 = (6+11) = 17]Such as the cap of a lead-lined breastplate that the schizophrenic Barbarians in Dragon #348 wore.
>A thin layer of soft lead added to the interior of this breastplate (and often to a skullcap as well) helps protect the mountain ghosts from divinations and mind-affecting enchantments. This armor provides a +1 circumstance bonus on saving throws made to resist such spells.
Im gonna hope since that was an OOC dice roll it didnt count, cuz otherwise Brie is actually at 16 health AFTER the fucking potion
[2d8 = 6]
>>185251 →Actually, I think this would be a more fitting option. I know I said nothing needed redress, but that was before Brie was returned to me mostly dead
>>185219If Cavaliere overhears this, he replies, "This is a threat unlike any of the various scoundrels and murderers I have encountered. It has a hideous nature, but other than that it is finite in power and vulnerable. It can bring in only a few reinforcements every so often and because of that it hasn't been able to overwhelm us. If we strike the ship, quickly, we can kill its creatures and then deal with it directly."
>>185252Would you like Brie to be used with the least risky tactics possible, similar to how Cavaliere was fighting?
>>185255Negative, because the least risky tactics possible require MY understanding of how to best utilize his dodge bonuses, tumbling, feints, etc. Posey has the knowledge but (no offense) not the appreciation of Brie's current and trending-toward mindset. I wouldhave that he become a non-targrtable vegetable than risk losing him now OR later cuz he took a hit he might not have.
If I get him fucked up, Im okay with that, but thats like loaning someone your car and they rear end someone.
Do any of the survivors speak our language, or is only Silver able to communicate with them?
Are they affected by Posey's charm?
>>185205You can continue, with your description when you feel like it. Part 2 of this flashback can come later, when I have access to a computer.
>>185262>>185205The OG description of the Grand Baltimare Hotel:
Before you stands the Grand Baltimare Hotel. 5 stories tall, the brick building is the tallest of the Baltimare City Square, and follows a model of Architecture popular in the 950's. Of course, it's not the "Grand Baltimare Hotel" anymore. The windows on the upper levels are sealed shut and closed, and the lower level has a small section of cast iron fencing around it. This is now the Headquarters of the Black Hooves in the Baltimare Autonomous District, and a new sign has (finally) been placed above the entrance to reflect that.
To the side of the steps that lead up to the entrance are two Griffons, one with a rust red feather coloration, and the other with black. They are tall and mean looking as Griffons tend to be. One is smoking, and both are wearing tan military uniforms, complete with “Brodie” metal helmets. Each carries a rifle in their claws, some sort of Karbiner of foreign manufacture. Up the steps, and by the door, are two ponies, one a lavender Earth pony and the other a white Unicorn who stand immediately by the door. They wear full black outfits that resemble police officer’s uniforms, but much darker. They wear caps that resemble officer’s caps, and while neither carries a gun, at least one can be seen to have a handgun in holster.
>The flashbackoh noes
Is this Vir's other fillyhood friend?
>>185255>other than that it is finite in power and vulnerable"So we can hope..." Posey replies, grimly
"Perhaps it has expenses most of its resources conjuring so many summons at once, but we do not yet know the full scope of its powers."
>If we strike the ship, quickly, we can kill its creatures and then deal with it directly."Indeed. Let us be swift."
She turns to Silver
>>185202"Ask the survivors where the ship is, and how many creatures there are aboard it. In fact, tell them to lead us to it." She says
"Remember, we are playing the role of fearsome pirates, and demeanor is pivotal for our disguise. Ask them if there are any treasures aboard the ship that we could plunder it we defeat the enemy." she says, polishing her sword and rattling the bones in her armor
>>185269
"I think the one I stabbed in the face, and their subsequent captivity with little explanation speaks to our guise as pirates better than anything could. They probably think we're going to sell them into slavery," he says, his mind wandering for a moment as to whether slavery is worse than communism.
>>185260Posey knows that at least sometimes, metal can impede magic, and certainly electromagnetic forces. Tin is kind of heavy and semi-magnetic. Perhaps it could.
The royal purple unicorn is visibly trembling. His grey eyes meet Posey's, and he smiles. he has a cut on his face and looks kind of stupid wearing literal kitchen wrapping on his head. He extends a hoof to her, and with a shaking voice says:
"Что такая хорошенькая маленькая кобыла, как ты, делает на таком опасном острове?" The mulberry pony, who is lacking his hat, likewise makes eye contact, and has a smile that's just a bit more awkward
"Вас из Сталлионграда прислали?"
>>185265Yes, the filly in the flashback is Pew Seat. Hope's will show up in it as well. I thought I can have you role play her in it when she shows up. ^^
Nice, well now I really have an image in mu head to work with.
Vir snaps out of her flashback. Part of her wished the unicorn's directions were off. Seeing the four guards pumps straight ice into her heart. At first she thinks the female unicorn is Hope's for a brief second before she realizes how ridiculous that is. She doesn't feel ready to potentially meeting Hope's again nor does it feel safe to walk in to the lion's den
She walks up just before the first steps and a few feets before the griffin guards. She then, just to summon her determination and still her heart, slams her front hooves together with a loud clop.
[1d20 = 16]
>>185272We may actually be able to have Vir and Dark Star meet up quickly, at least, if that is desiredActually, there would be different griffins standing there. Still, there are griffins.
The guards look down at the mare.
Uh, what is that roll for?
>>185272That was a nice roll. I forgot to add my strength modifier of +4 to it too.^^
>>185274>rollIdk, I just thought it was funny. Maybe for sound?^^
>>185274Yeah, I'd enjoy meeting him. Though Im phone posting right now so if i dont answer immidiately you know why.
>>185274Well, if nothing happens with that roll, Vir ascends the steps towards the entrence.
>>185279>>185278>>185277>>185275The white unicorn says,
"Can I help you?" To Vir
>>185280Vir nods but her usual smile is not on her lips. Her face is expressionless and determined.
"Yes. I need somepony that can anwser questions," Vir says.
>>185281"Concerning what?" He asks
>>185283Heh, I dont know why I thought the qhite unicorn was female. I missread.^^
Vir exhales to steady her nerves. Unicorns had a tendecy to intimidate her with their big words and big heads.
"Two questions. One about a missing statue and one about a missing pony," Vir says.
>>185271>>185195Rosey refers to Silver
"Tell them that we are pirates, and that they will be safe if they cooperate." she says
I need to get some pearls of speech if enemies in the rest of this campaign are going to speak foreign languages.
>>185284Technically think no gender was specified
“Investigations is inside down the main hall on the right. But we’ll have to search you if you wish to come inside.”
>>185271Posey asks them if either of them speak her language
>>185287Vir blinks but then nods eagerly.
"Okay, thank you. Go ahead, search me, " Vir says.
Okay, am back from taking nap.
>>185285Am still waiting on GM pone to respond to my post, >>185207
I can't stay up late tonight.
>>185290 "Мы попытались убежать в северную бухту, взбежав вверх по холму, но нас настигли петрушки и эти... пожитки. Мы были прижаты к земле." -
"We tried to escape to the northern bay by running up the hill, but we were caught by the Petrushkas and these... things. We were pinned down." >>185299I have one more combat encounter planned, but this is basically a crossroads, where the party is going to have to decide where they are going to go
>>185289The stallion pulls up Vir's coat, and searches her pockets, under the coat, and generally all along Vir. it's a little invasive, but doesn't last very long.
"Alright. You can go inside."
>>185303Silver looks around at the gathered, injured ponies. "Где комиссар?"
>>185304They find in the inner pocket a photography of the full personal of Sunny Day and the foals standing besides Princess Celestia. That photo was mentioned back years ago. The filly trio is in the photo before mother Justiney. If this matters to them is up to you, if this is creating unnecessary problems we can just say she left it at the church.
If nothing happens from that, she nods, say her thanks, and enters.
>>185307The stallion removes the photograph and inspects it, examining it closely. He does not, however, comment on it. So long as Vir doesn't have explosives or a firearm on her, he lets her through.
"Straight down the hall. On your right."
>>185305"С кем вы?"
>>185305"Did you ask them about the ship? That we are pirates? What are you saying?" Posey whispers, not knowing what is being said
>>185319Silver holds up a hoof to Posey, hopefully to communicate to just let him do his thing.
>>185317Silver frowns slightly, as his question hasn't been answered. "Где Черный Каблук?"
>>185317Pretty please, can I get a description of what the nat 20 search resulted? I dont begrudge the language ahit, I would like to do stuff too is all.
>>185317Vir nods and follows his instructions; she proceeds to walk down that path.
As she does this she calms herself thinking that, while she still had the same mane and fur color, it's still quite hard to piece together that she was one of the fillies in the photo since she's not a foal anymore. She also thinks that Princess Celestia probably drew most of his attention. No, she doesn't do that. It's way to complex for her. She just shakes her head and thinks that they would have learnt sooner or later anyway.
>>185328It's completely fine if this guard figures that out by the way. I was just... Idk.
I have 2 undrank energy drinks, I can wait ^,_,^
"So, we could go towards the ship, and charitably risk our lives to save the communists from the Traveller, or we could go find our marines and go home to be paid, and maybe make a recommendation that the army deal with any emergent threats from the Far Realm..." She puts a magic finger to her chin
"Do you think Captain Waters would reward us for such charity? Fighting unknowable Eldritch horrors was not in the job description. I am a working mother; I cannot be risking myself for no good reason."
>>185338"I would say our priority seems to be the airship. If it is or could be made serviceable, we have an obligation to take command of it, IF ONLY to disable this Traveler from some eldritch-apocalyptic shit. Having said, we can't leave an evil of this magnitude to operate independently even if we ARE able to get the airship off the ground. In fact," he turns and looks at some of the daisy chain. "I'd wager that whatever damage that may have grounded the airship could probably be repaired, and a couple of those ponies/griffons/petrushkas/our-bitches might have some mechanical and repair skill. How many hooves do we have now? And with an operational airahip we could fucking REST." He finished dramatically, pantomiming exhausted collapse.
>>185341Brie adds:
"And then once rested, we could better assault whatever it is, with an airship. And hopefully a squadron of marines*, but I suspect theyve been mind controlled specifically for their skills."
He continues, cuz finally I have a reason to contribute/filibuster:
"Our mission is literally to ascertain/disable the airship. Im more in favor of repairing and using the airship especially for our extraction/departure, but regardless, either disabling the airship or taking it away from the traveler seems the best course of action no matter how you slice it, especially if it can grant us a reprieve."
He finishes, crossing his forehooves in a quasi-aggressive stance that SUGGESTS he is MORE interested atm in getting his goddamn nat 20 search results! Reeeee! ahead of this traveler
>>185328>>185329When Vir enters the first floor, she sees an open lobby with a pair of marble counters. In the lobby are a few ponies walking by. A pair of ponies come down a set of stairs with dark red wooden railings that are on the right side of the lobby, and in the corner, a minotaur in Tan stands with a submachine gun in strap hanging over his shoulder.
Past the two counters, on the right, under an upper floor balcony, is a hallway that goes back.
Not very far past that and on the right, is a wooden framed door with translucent glass panels under a sign that says "investigations."
Opening this, and through the door, is a small grey unicorn mare with a pink mane that is sitting oddly high in an almost kind of crouch in a chair behind a wooden counter.
"Hello." She says
>>185360"Hello," Vir says and nods.
Her casual smile has returned as her nerves has settled somewhat by now.
"My name is Virgin Flame. I'm looking for something and someone. I believe you can help me with this."
>>185371She leans over onto the counter, probably putting quite a bit of her weight on her front knees.
“What is it you need?” She asks
>>185372Vir drags a hoof through her mane and removes her hoodie at the same time.
"Firstly, I'm searching for a statue of Princess Celestia that was beeheaded. It belongs to a Church nearby the Delamare river and I found the head on the bottom. Now, I'm looking for the body. It was probably anarchists that took the statue in the first place. You know anything?" Vir asks.
Yo yo. Vir's in da house. Whatcha' got? Whatcha' got?
>>185459A boop for a cute pony?
>>185460Yes, please. *Vir moves her head towards your hand. *
>>185463boops the cute snoot
>>185465*Vir's face lights up like Rudolf's red nose. Then she hides behind her hooves as steam drifts off her face. She tries to speak but it only comes out as,* "Waaaaah."
>>185460No. Snootendoodle is not to be violated.
>>185463You whore
>>185420"Oh. Anarchists. Let me see." She moves over to the right, evidently by pressing against the desk and rolling the chair, and she finds a little box with a set of paper cards that she peers through with her magic.
"Anarchists, yes. We'll have a file on this. Do you know about when this was, or where? Which church was it?"
It was Saint Christopher, by the way.[1d20 = 4]
>>185473>No. Snootendoodle is not to be violated.^^
>You whore:'C I didn't mean to. I just couldn't resist...
You don't know what these humans can do to mare. Vir sucks on her underlips for a moment while looking cross-eyed. She release it with a smack the sound of pop bubblegum.
"Not when. I can find out for the future. I think the church was called S-s, hmm. Sa-aaaaa. Ah! Santa Crust-Offer church," Vir says.
>>185475"Okay...." She looks down. "Okay. Here we go. I think we do have a report on an attack on Saint Christopher during the revolt by Anarchists. The police are the ones who handled it, but they were required to report to us."
>>185473Wow, r00d. All mares are QUEENS
>>185480Vir claps her hooves together in genuine happiness.
"Niiice," Vir says as she leans forward. "They beheaded it. I found the head at the bottom of the river but I'm looking for the body."
She leans back again and waves a hoof in front of her dismissively.
"But anything you have could be helpful. Who the anarchist were and such, you know clues for stallions who smoke pipe." Vir sucks off a pantomime pipe in the air.
>>185481>Wow, r00d. All mares are QUEENS^^
Can confirm. I would simp for mares.
Are there any checks Posey can make related to this situation? She doesn't speak the language, so IDK what she can do.
If there are any checks you want to make with her, you guys have my sheet. Go ahead and keep playing if I don't respond.
>>185489She pulls out a card, stares at it, and then looks back up to Vir.
"Yes... Um... We only have a couple notes on it. You see, it was handled by the Baltimare police, but uh, well it has notes showing it was attached to other cases of interest. Were you here during the revolt? Well if you weren't, there was a general uprising with the Anarchists kind of spearheading it. So, well, we have a lot of cases on ponies of interest. Uh, what information do you need? Would you like to speak with an investigator?"
>>185516Vir nods incouragingly.
"I don't know what information I need," she says and shakes head. "I'm not... Uh, great at figuring things out so, yes, please. If there's an investigator to spare and he can just point me in the right direction, I'd be grateful."
>>185520"Yes, Anarchists, Saint Christoper Neighborhood. That would be Moonlit Meadow. I believe she's here. Just down that little hall, she's the first door on the left. The right I mean. Your right, my left.
>>185551>The right I mean. Your right, my left."Hehe, I get ya'," Vir says but then realizes she laughed along with a blackhoof.
She shakes her head.
She did help me, she thinks.
"Thanks for the help." She give the mare a solemn look. "You were great."
She bows before she walks off towards the door.
>>185558This is what I started on yesterday. It doesn't even contain the most important part of the scene, but I'll add more later
The mare smiles back awkwardly.
And now, the door on the right? Is this the right right? Yes. It's the right right. The right on her left, and Vir's right. Anyways...
The door is wooden framed and has a single panel of translucent glass in the top. Sort of like the one that Vir went through to get into this section, except that one had two panels of glass, whereas this is a single panel on the upper half.
Knocking, and then opening the door
If you think it's more in character for Vir to wait until she gets explicit permission to open the door before opening it, then this is so, she looks in to see a book shelf on the left, a big set of files in boxes on the back wall, no windows, and a file cabinet on the right.
Do the survivors say where the boat is?
>>185566Can you please not?
>>185565>And now, the door on the right? Is this the right right? Yes. It's the right right. The right on her left, and Vir's right. Anyways...^^
>The mare smiles back awkwardly.^^
>If you think it's more in character for Vir to wait until she gets explicit permission to open the door before opening it, then this is soAh, ty fren. No, this is fine. She did knock after all. Once you knock, you're allowed in. It's just common courtesy.
Vir walks into the center of the room. She looks from side to side.
"Hello?" she calls out.
>>185565>It doesn't even contain the most important part of the scene, but I'll add more laterAh, sorry. You can ignore what I wrote.
>>185566>You must speak the person’s language to communicate your commands, or else be good at pantomiming.I would like to roll perform to command any charmed survivors to tell us where the ship is, using the universal language of dance.
(It's the same mod as the opposed charisma check needed to give any other kind of order)
[1d20+6 = (19+6) = 25]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Df6-P3_ejBY&t=10s&pp=2AEKkAIB
>>185572Posey finishes her dance number, tossing her mane majestically
"Phew, I still have it. I was worried I would just embarrass myself there. I have not danced like that since my entry to magic school."
She looks over her shoulder
"I still do not know if they understood me though..."
Dust takes a few sampling bites of the grass at his hooves. Surely even half dead it's softer than some of the grasses of the savannahs.
>>185623>bites of the grass at his hoovesMore like
weed lmao! ^^
>>185623It has to at least be sustainable for most of the year, if sheep like Mary were able to live for years since the village was abandoned.
Vir keeps her backlegs squeezed tightly shut as she dances on the spot.
I've been here for days and I'm desperate for a leak. Please, GM, where are you? Did he tell the truth about the Jews under oath? ;^P>>185592Hehe, I like this cute image of twi in crocs.
>>185668Methinks GM may be traveling again
>>185669Ah, I see.
>Thinking irl commitments is an excuse to skip out on ponyI'm shaking my head.
^^
Why aren't white supremacists more revolutionary? Yeah, we see all the rallies, and that's great, but the Right has become divided AGAIN! I mean was the Unite The Right rally all for nothing?! We had something going back then but now look at us we have become more than ducks for orange man! and I'm on this message board as often as all of you, but I think it's time that we as a White Race get up off our asses, form a larger organized military organization, to overthrow the lesser that bleed us dry and kill our Western culture!
>>185672Wrong thread, Fed. This is the thread where a bunch of colorful cartoon characters ruthlessly hunt down demons for fun and profit. You're looking for the /mlpol/ board just over yonder.
>>185673OOP.. O_o sorry y'all. imma just repost in there lol.
stretches like a cat
pops every joint
bends hindleg behind head
"This chilled weather is doing wonders for my cold yoga routine."
>>185671Although, I believe that you know I'm obviously kidding, I'd just like to say that I have had a lot of fun participating in this game. And also that you shouldn't feel pressured at all. I more than get it, whatever it is. Take your time, GM. c:
>>185688You were gone so long you became a legend. Hello!
For Silver:
Silver can see that the pony is hesitant to answer, opening his mouth but not speaking.
>>185696Sense Motive: Can Silver tell why, reading the pony's face for details?
[1d20+3 = (13+3) = 16]
>>185696>>185572Has Posey's superb dancing rendered him speechless?
Sense Motive
[1d20+1 = (12+1) = 13]
The thick layer of mist that has for so long obscured all vision past a short distance begins to clear, as a breeze from the southern ocean - cool by Baltimare standards yet clearly warmed by the unfrozen sea - makes its way along the ridge line, and pushes the fog along and north. Should they look, the party would see much of the island that was obscured before.
>>185325Brie rises to see a small string of what were presumably houses running along a never-paved central road. beyond these three houses, and on the other side, are another two, then a much larger stone structure with a kind of " + " shape, with firm stone walls but no roof, and then another couple rectangular houses beyond this. There are besides these and to either side the low stone walls of what were likely even more houses, a dozen of them, which have long since degraded even more than the few by the central path. Though some have stones within or besides their walls, many more stones are simply missing, presumably spoliated long ago. Everywhere, dull green grass grows on what were long ago floors, indistinct from the surrounding ground. Next to these, and everywhere, are the last structures with any kind of roof - small stone huts maybe eight feet in diameter if even that, with a single open door, and a kind of conical shape. Grass grows on the roofs of more than one of these. Further away is a wide, low stone wall that may suggest the remnants of what was once a town hall, but unless the remaining stones have been carried away, a corral for sheep is more likely.
Brie sights two objects of interest. Face down, just beyond a low wall of stone that was likely once the seven foot high western wall of a family home, lies a green, pegasus pony corpse. It's blue uniform is torn and stained red. Second, inside of that larger, plus shaped structure, Brie sees a pony leaning back against the wall. It's almost not visible from the air, but Brie sees a patch of white fur
>>185700Brie will return to the ground and dismissively and not in character describe that the buildings all appear abandoned and in disarray leading in with...
"I did happen to notice a corpse that we didn't cause, as well as an additional survivor, in that building over there."
Brie says, addressing everyone.
>>185701With this post, all characters have the same info.
"While we are in a hurry, we need as much info as possible."
If anyone is said to.go and investigate either/both the corpse and the survivor, Brie will accompany, but he will wait to.gauge receptivity before going solo. Buddy system
>>185702Cavaliere is willing to help aid the survivor and investigate the body.
>>185703*Nods*
I'm sure it wont be just us, and nothing happens until GM posts.
>>185568There in the center of the room, or just pushed back from the center, is a wooden desk. It's a relatively simple design - no fancy mahoghany here - and in front of it are two equally simple chairs with green fabric covering them. But behind the desk is a pony, a mare with a grey-purple, more or less lilac colored thin coat, and a deep, royal blue mane. But what is disturbing about this creature is its wings, which are not close to the body but haphazardly extend, and in the case of the right wing, even extends over the table. The wings are not covered in feathers, but are instead webbed with visible bony fingers between, and covered in a kind of purple velvet. She likewise has those tall, tufted ears that twitch when Vir enters the room. Vir has heard of these things before, even if she has not likely seen one this close - the dreaded bat ponies whom Celestia, in her sole unwise act, extended her mercy and allowed to live.
The mare is crouched over the desk, carefully examining some kind of photograph, which itself is over top of several papers. A stack of files is on each edge of the desk, and Vir may have a subconscious fear that the bat creature thing will knock it off with her wing. What is perhaps most strange is that the creature does not look up when it clearly must have noticed Vir entered the room, but instead continues looking at the photograph.
>>185668ur silly
>>185700>blue uniformIs that one of our marines?
>>185324The royal purple stallion looks up towards Silver with his own grey eyes, which slowly shake in place. He pulls his lips back, showing off somewhat yellowed teeth.
"Кто хотел бы знать?" >>185572Just.... what?
Like I can completely believe that Posey can communicate very basic ideas to the sailors non-verbally, like standing over them in a threatening manner, or half lidding her eyes, turning her butt to them, and raising her tail. And there's probably quite a few other things that could be communicated. But communicating "where is a ship?" Through dance? Just... what? I'm confused.
>>185701>>185702>>185703Going inside of the old stone structure, which must have been a church in some long-passed era, holes in the wall that once allowed for windows remain, even as one of the window holes has collapsed in on itself.
There, next to one wall, is a white unicorn stallion with a yellow mane in a white coat with a foil hat next to it, a revolver near it, and a black brief case. Judging from blood from the unicorn's head, it appears dead.
>>185706No. Sailor's uniform.
>>185707>Just... what?I low-key meant that as a shitpost, but I also rolled a 25, so maybe it's helpful to whatever Silver is doing, somehow...?If she can't do anything useful, Posey will just go have fun with the corpses.
>>185707>which must have been a church in some long-passed eraWe should search this. There might be some holy implements or magic items left over, like a healing belt, reliquary holy symbol, or a wand, that went unnoticed by those who cleared it out.
>>185708>Posey will just go have fun with the corpsesWhat.
>>185324The mulberry stallion, meanwhile, rocks back and forth, looking either towards the ground or past it
>>185710She will go examine the area where the corpses were spotted, with Cavalier and Brie.
That being, if she's not helpful to Silver's the interrogation.
>>185707Cavaliere checks the unicorn's pulse just to be sure.
>>185707>>185711Silver: "Меня зовут Серебряный Меч." He looks at the royal purple stallion, meeting his grey eyes with his own blue ones. He smiles. "Нам нужно быть честными друг с другом, если мы собираемся выжить. Я расскажу вам о себе и моих товарищах, если вы будете честны в этой ситуации, хорошо?"
Actually, now that he thinks about it, could the officer they captured be the Commissar? At least, I think he was among those captured.
I also feel like Kira has been a bit lacking in action recently. She scouts around, making sure the area is safe. It also means she's not around to spook the already-traumatized soldiers any further.
Survival:
[1d20+11 = (18+11) = 29]Spot:
[1d20+8 = (4+8) = 12]Listen:
[1d20+8 = (1+8) = 9]Search:
[1d20+5 = (1+5) = 6]
>>185714>29 SurvivalThat should be enough to find Mary
Dust finishes his snack as he looks around. He's done what he can to stabilize the dying, and is waiting for the party to make some decisions on what will be next.
>>185707Examine da briefcase (sorry, xmas dinner prep)
>>185712The Pegasus stallion lying out in the open came from the right, which is to say from the direction of the southeastern bay.
>>185713Cavaliere can tell that the unicorn is most definitely dead
>>185714Kira finds a little hole, and inside of it is a small white rodent creature with a long, bushy tail. This is the first instance of wildlife Kira has seen on the island. Remarkably, it is not afraid of Kira.
>>185714As if unsure, the stallion replies "Да, хорошо"
>>185717Opening it up, inside are several printed notes, a handwritten note, two vials of what are presumably positions, a medical kit, and medical equipment including scalpels. There are also a couple photographs.
>>185697Silver can tell that there is a trust issue involved
>>185718"He looks to have been a doctor, and after secluding himself he must have committed suicide. We might need Silver to read these notes," he says to Brie.
Are any of the notes in Ponish? Regardless, Cavaliere peers at the photographs.
>>185716Let's check out the abandoned church.
>>185707>Going inside of the old stone structure, which must have been a church in some long-passed era, holes in the wall that once allowed for windows remain, even as one of the window holes has collapsed in on itself.>There, next to one wall, is a white unicorn stallion with a yellow mane in a white coat with a foil hat next to it, a revolver near it, and a black brief case. Judging from blood from the unicorn's head, it appears dead.Does the church have an altar?
Is the unicorn handsome?
Let's check out that briefcase
Posey goes towards a church
"A desecrated church... What a romantic setting. A place of faith where followers once prayed for protection and prosperity, before they abandoned it with the rest of the village when their faith ran out. Even though the church has died, and the followers have left, the structure itself remains, still strong, still beautiful." she says, eyeing the remaining window
She looks down at the stallion
"A communist, so certain in his secular ways, likely never before considered coming to such a place for protection. Fate brought him here anyway though, for in the face of supernatural evil and otherworldly dread, he still sought refuge in the long-dead structure of the church, and faith became his fortress anyway. How romantically ironic." she says, with a calm, subtle smile
She uses her magic to raise the unicorn's chin, to get a better look at his face
Does the church have an altar?
>>185718>The Pegasus stallion lying out in the open came from the right, which is to say from the direction of the southeastern bayIs he handsome?
>>185718>>185719Silver: "Хорошо. Итак, мы на самом деле не члены Красной Армии. Вы могли заметить это по расовому разнообразию состава нашей партии." Silver motions to whoever else of the party is present, which seems to likely be only Dust. "Мы, как вы бы сказали, э-э..." Silver hems and haws for a couple seconds. "Думаю, наиболее правильным термином будет «пираты». Мы услышали ваш зов о помощи и столкнулись с некоторыми из ваших одержимых товарищей, а также с некоторыми из тех демонов, которых призвал Странник."
Kira, meanwhile, lets out a "D'awwwwwww" upon seeing the cute little critter. "Hi there little guy/girl! It's great to see you! Are you keeping safe? There's a lot of evil things roaming about the island."
>>185718>>185720>doctor"Let us see if this respected practitioner still has anything useful on him, like a healing belt, a wand or any potion flasks. He will not be needing them anymore."
Posey, with professional respect, carefully frisks and loots the deceased stallion
>>185709Also, good idea
>>185718>positionsuwu'
I assume you mean poisons? I could roll a check to attempt to identify (hoping its not so high that the only way to check is to... taste)
>>185723Sorry, I missed the post with the contents of the briefcase, nevermind.
Posey instead checks behind the altar of the church, for the secret compartment with the rare magic item that all abandoned church dungeons have.
Yes. Some are in Ponish. Specifically, the hoof-written notes.
"When I got on in Sirius, all of the crew was kept in quarters, and none were allowed exit. Quarantine, I was told. Some ancient virus may have been dug up in the frozen north, and though my superiors did not believe it, they could not rule it out. Subject one was listless, rocking back and forth, and complained of strange noises. We explained to him that these noises were real, but were produced by the ship. As if an experienced sailor would not know that... Whatever is happening must cause hypersensitivity to noise.
No subject tested had a fever, save for one who most likely was already infected with a cold.
Blood samples come back negative for increased white blood cell activity. There is no immune response whatsoever. That doesn't mean a virus can be ruled out."
Next note,
"I can hear it too. A constant drone and crackle. Whispers that are nonsensical, but hideously suggestive. So many sailors are desperate to leave and I understand why.
Test confirms contamination in the air. Hydrogen sulfide at low levels, but I am more concerned with what we do not have positive tests for."
Next note:
"I've seen what they have down stairs, and I have seen photos of the village. We were told it was a cult ritual. near eighty ponies drowned in a ditch. Ha! You can't have liquid water at those temperatures. Not at that time of year. The ponies were all lined up and shot, either by their own government, or by another. I'm trusting these Stalliongraders less by the day. I would have done better to have stayed in Whitebell."
Next note:
"I fell asleep for two minutes. By Celestia do I regret it. Patient Pipette and I have holed up in the forward compartment. He has realized the tin foil delays the insanity. I dare not sleep, and I know that I too, will lose my mind if I cannot get off of this ship."
>>185721>AltarThere is a stone that might be, but nothing pristine
>HandsomeThere are dead with very visible injuries.
>>185722"У нас есть разнообразие! У нас есть пони..." He then tenses up and scoots closer back towards the wall. "Пираты? Подождите, что?"
>>185724No. Potions
>>185723He has a passport, evidently equestrian, an ID card, some kind of license, a watch around his hood, paper currency, reading glasses, a pen, a laundry ticket, a folded photograph, a sewing kit, and a few bullets.
>>185722Kira definitely would have eaten it when she was small. She still may. While it doesn't seem to fear her, it doesn't seem to want to come out either.
"tchtchtch"
>>185726>potionsAwww. Btw meta, Im gonna structure Brie in an "Hey, look what I found, gang" sorta way and leave the scheming for against the bad guys, so nothing is being hidden or scandalous
>>185727Anything interesting about the revolver?
>>185726>There is a stone that might be, but nothing pristinePosey checks behind the altar for the compartment that the cleric who oversaw this church kept their secret magic items and other holy implements in.
If the stone altar can be moved, she pushes it aside to look for a secret place underneath.
>He has a passport, evidently equestrian, an ID card, some kind of license, a watch around his hood, paper currency, reading glasses, a pen, a laundry ticket, a folded photograph, a sewing kit, and a few bullets.What was his name?
>>185726Silver: "Это просто наиболее близкий термин, который я могу придумать: мы здесь не для того, чтобы требовать за вас выкуп или делать то, что на самом деле делают пираты." He holds out a hoof towards the purple pony as a gesture. "Что действительно важно, так это то, что мы убьем этого Путешественника, прежде чем он покинет этот остров и попытается сделать то же, что он сделал с вашими друзьями, со всем миром."
>>185727Oh definitely, but this creature is lucky that Kira has outgrown little prey and is currently still full from yesterday.
Wild Empathy: "What is it, little guy? Is there danger nearby?"
[1d20+9 = (11+9) = 20]
>>185729Not especially. It seems to be a Stalliongradian design
>>185730His name was Evening Damp, evidently an Equestrian national.
Posey can't find anything immediately suggestive of a hidden compartment.
>>185732Brie will take it anyway. With the serial numbers filed off, it can still fetch a price.
>>185730I assume Posey is more qualified to identify the potions, if Brie can be said to offer the suggestion.
>>185726"This Evening Damp was an emigré of some variety. May he find rest now, but it surprises me that any of the ponies retained their sanity in the face of this threat. We need to move quickly."
>>185732"Huh, why would an Equestrian doctor be sailing with these stallions? I guess Stalliongrad had to import foreign expertise after chasing away most of their elite class.... I wonder how their Necrology department pays.." she ponders
"I wonder if Captain Waters would reward us for repatriating his body? I guess we could take him with us."
>Posey can't find anything immediately suggestive of a hidden compartmentI guess I'll roll search
[1d20+5 = (13+5) = 18]
>>185735"While I ordinarily am one to explore every nook and cranny for 'goodies', the more this drags on the greater my bat-senses are shouting alarm. I'll confess, I have an agent on the Kostrova, who I have every intention of looking in on if the opportunity persists. This is the Sun Chaser I mentioned,... but this goes beyond business," his head twirls and flails about for a moment "To think that I would EVER say such a thing," he shrugs to emphasoze that he doesnt know anymore.
>>185736Thank you
>>185732Brie goes apeshit with the camera. How many puctures we got left?
I assume we're retaining all the notes and journals and documents?
"I came into this mission expecting a Stalliongradii or other force working in tandem with, attempting some military espionage. It seemed cut and dry. But this,... this is increasingly beyond my ability to comprehend, OTHER than that we need to kill it, and fast," he finishes, and with a DC [1d20+5 = (14+5) = 19] spot check, one might detect him mutter the phrase "if we even CAN kill it"
Addendum:
The village has a number of rectangular ruins, including a larger one, along its lone path. There is a low wall circling the whole set of ruins some distance from it
>>185731 "Да, Чернобог. Вы тоже с этим сталкивались? Комиссар обратился к военным с просьбой прийти на помощь. Убейте его, если это действительно возможно." -
"Yes, Chernobog. You have encountered it as well? The Commissar has asked the military to come help. Kill it if indeed it can be." >>185733Noted.
>>185731I didn't realize Rangers had wild empathy
>"Yes, there are strange things out there. And a weird, foreign, smell. What are you doing here, pony? There have not been ponies here before today.">>185738There were 26 to begin with.
>>185736Nothing besides remains.
>>185742>26 to begin withOkay. One of the suicide pony, to corroborate the briefcase.
Any other suggestions?
>>185742>The village has a number of rectangular ruins, including a larger one, along its lone path. There is a low wall circling the whole set of ruins some distance from itAre there any other structures of interest, besides the church?
>>185741Obligatory
[1d20+7 = (3+7) = 10]>>185742>I didn't realize Rangers had wild empathyThey have it. Cavaliere has that feat too.
What was in Evening Damp's photographs?
>>185745Eh, Im gonna structure my easter eggs so players can know even if characters dont ^_~
>>185745>Rangers had wild empathyThey can trade it for at-will Speak With Animals, which is better, imo.
>>185745Spot
[1d20+3 = (14+3) = 17]
>>185742Silver: "Он говорил о себе посредством Морского Камня. Мы узнали больше, просматривая записки, которые были у других при себе. Можете ли вы рассказать нам что-нибудь еще об этой вещи, что могло бы нам помочь?"
>>185742Eeyup, Rangers actually get it at 1st level. This is just the first time I've gotten the chance to use it.
Kira: "A bunch of ponies came here from across the sea, and they brought something really, really bad with them."
>>185743Reminder, this comes after taking at least 1 Staryu pic, and one ettin-thing pic. If that puts us at 23, thats okay
There is one ruin that is larger than others.
Behind this structure are a number of what seem to be old graves, and holes dug into the ground
>>185749>"Like what? Like a hawk? Or a, or a c-cat?!"The mouse trembles in fear.
>>185752I don't believe that action was ever declared
>>185753It was not declared
The proposed staryu pic and ettin oic would be said to occur while I was passed the fuck out and GM was opeating Brie who had the camera.
The idea is precipitated on the notion that GM would have known to have Brie take a choice oic or two in advance of the surprise round. This has not been properly adjudicated.
>>185749 "Да. Это заставит вас сойти с ума, если вы будете находиться рядом с ним слишком долго. Шляпы несколько помогают. Не спите возле него. Я думаю, что это в лучшем случае древний демон, а в худшем — сам черный бог. Отойдите от этого подальше и позвольте военным разобраться с этим." -
"Yes. It will make you lose your mind if you are near it too long. The hats help somewhat. Do not sleep near it. I think it is an ancient demon at best, or the black god itself at worst. Get away from it, and let the military handle it."
>>185754If decided that Brie was still too excitable to have the presence of mind, I will accept that. But, in the interest of appealing to several proclivities beyond my own, I argue this point. With respect
>>185753>I don't believe that action was ever declaredHis player wasn't present during the encounter, but he had the camera and was therefore the only one who could have done it.
>Behind this structure are a number of what seem to be old graves, and holes dug into the ground"~Ooh! A graveyard!"
Posey prances towards the graveyard
>>185757Some small rectangular, and especially sun shaped stones remain over graves. Most of these are weathered, and include letters that Posey seen in modern ponish. Several graves are obviously disturbed.
>>185753Kira: "Like all of those put together and worse, little guy. Me and my friends are trying to stop it. I know it's a lot, but is there anything you know that could help us?"
>>185755Silver: "Да, шапочки из фольги. Вы заметили какие-нибудь слабые места на нем? Рот, например? Была ли у вас на «Костроме» какая-либо техника, способная пробить шкуру зверя?"
Evening Damp's photographs were never described.
I will be inactive for the rest of today. Cavaliere will present his findings and the untranslated documents to Silver, and follow the party around to help with anything around.
>>185758>Several graves are obviously disturbed."Hmmm, somepony may have had some fun here."
Posey looks closer
>>185716Did u die? Theres things
On the camera front, Im really gonna micromanage this:
1 shot of the suicide doctor pone
1 shot of the crazy-stilts-ettin thing (cuz surprise)
1 shot of one of the starfish bitches
Would seem to be at 23/26
Or, 25/26 with the suicide picture. Either way, we have documents to very heavily reinforce the spoop that will be WELL documented (at the expense of immediate murder e,_,e) murder, so any pics not previously taken will hopefully be sufficiently validated (and maybe a bureaucrat ALSO gets stabbed)
Please note there are foreign language notes as well
>>185759>Да, шапочки из фольги. Вы заметили какие-нибудь слабые места на нем? Рот, например? Была ли у вас на «Костроме» какая-либо техника, способная пробить шкуру зверя? "Нет, мне сказали, что он мстит вам, когда вы пытаетесь его проткнуть. Пока ничего не произошло." - [color #FD7] "No, I am told that it retaliates when you try to pierce it. Nothing has yet."
>>185760Photograph one:
Snow and tracks in the snow. There is some source of illumination behind the point of view which illuminates the snow. There is what is presumably a dark tree line in the distance
Photograph two:
A five sided print in the snow. It looks kind of like a bird print
Photograph three:
Something that resembles a hoof print. There is a pony near it for comparison. The print is several times the size of a normal pony print.
Photograph 4:
Cut in a tree
Photograph 5:
A face mask hanging from a branch in a tree, 20 feet up
Photograph 6:
[REDACTED]
Photograph 7:
A filly laying down, presumably dead. She has a long mane tied up and is in a fur coat.
Photograph 8:
A... Crocodile mouth?
>>185761Dug up. No rectangular cuts that would imply a square shovel, but otherwise it's hard to say much about how the holes were dug. It most likely would have gone down to the level of a buried body.
>>185759>"... Well, when you can feel the static, something bad is going to happen."There's definitely room for a mouse in Kira
>>185764Silver: "Какое оружие вы взяли с собой на эту миссию? Даже если ничто из того, что вы принесли, не может пробить его шкуру, возможно, мы все равно сможем попытаться засунуть ему в глотку гранату."
>>185764Kira: "Static? That...might actually be really useful. Thank you, little friend!"
>>185764>Dug up. No rectangular cuts that would imply a square shovel, but otherwise it's hard to say much about how the holes were dug. It most likely would have gone down to the level of a buried body."Necrophages, perhaps? Drowners may have visited this island."
Rolling religion to identify any potential ghoul or other corpse-eater activity.
[1d20+11 = (15+11) = 26]
>>185764>Photograph one:>Snow and tracks in the snow. There is some source of illumination behind the point of view which illuminates the snow. There is what is presumably a dark tree line in the distance>>Photograph two:>A five sided print in the snow. It looks kind of like a bird print>>Photograph three:>Something that resembles a hoof print. There is a pony near it for comparison. The print is several times the size of a normal pony print.>>Photograph 4:>Cut in a tree>>Photograph 5:>A face mask hanging from a branch in a tree, 20 feet up>>Photograph 6:>[REDACTED]>>Photograph 7:>A filly laying down, presumably dead. She has a long mane tied up and is in a fur coat.>>Photograph 8:>A... Crocodile mouth?Someone with a good Survival skill combined with someone with a good Arcana skill should be able to identify these monsters together.
I guess I'll do my part and roll Arcana
[1d20+11 = (12+11) = 23]
>>185765>"Um, sure"Maybe just a
little snack
>>185765>Какое оружие вы взяли с собой на эту миссию? Даже если ничто из того, что вы принесли, не может пробить его шкуру, возможно, мы все равно сможем попытаться засунуть ему в глотку гранату.He shakes his head
"Только то оружие, которое было у морпехов. Ну, что и зенитки." -
"Only the weapons the marines had. Well, that and the anti-aircraft guns." >>185766It's not impossible, though not necessarily the case
>>185767Some sort of giant, something like an avian, and then a large reptile-like creature
>>185768>It's not impossible, though not necessarily the caseI'm just going to roll and Int check to see if I can get a hunch about the actual case
+2 because graveyard familiarity
[1d20+5 = (2+5) = 7]>Some sort of giant, something like an avian, and then a large reptile-like creatureDoes she know any of these monsters by name?
>>185769Well, so much for that roll
>>185768>Maybe just a little snackur silly. Can Kira try to give the nice little guy some pets or scritches? Maybe tickles? She's heard rodents really like tickles.
>>185768Silver: "Hmmmm...Можете ли вы рассказать о зенитных орудиях, установленных на корабле?"
>>185763>>185768Beyond this, Brie has no items of interest, and is on standby for skill checks or progress.
To that end, he doesnt seem tl have ascertained this lighthouse. Nor the airship. So he might return to his elevated position and commit to.more pot checking
[SppilerNgl, this roll.feels spoopy
[1d20+8 = (14+8) = 22]
>>185771>ur sillywha. no u
If Kira can persuade the mouse to come onto her hoof, Kira can pick her up, left her to her face,
then shove her into her mouth give her scritches behind the ears
>>185769I'mma say no for the moment
>>185772Soon
>>185774Then I will be lurking, if anypony needs me
>>185774Okay then. I guess we're done with the graveyard.
Posey moves towards the large, rectangular structure.
>>185774Wild Empathy: "Would you like some nice scritches, little friend?"
[1d20+9 = (6+9) = 15]
>>185778>"Scritches? What are scritches? Maybe?"The mouse comes out of its hole
>>185779While the little friend comes out of the hole, Kira reaches over with a friendly hoof and...
scritch scritch scritch...gives him some gentle scritches on the top of his head.
>>185775Nothing discouraging, theres lots of skills hes good at, but his motivated interests are spoken for so will need impetus to.check on
>>185774What is in the remaining large, rectangular structure?
>>185782Posey goes over to this to see that there is a single interior wall with a doorway, meaning that 80% of the area is a single, big room with a big opening for a door (the frame has since collapsed in on itself), the floor of this room is fairly rocky. The other room is maybe 20%, and has a stone floor. The outer walls are mostly preserved, and there is even a corner in the smaller room where a tiny portion of the roof remains.
>>185780Tell me,
Does Kira pick up the mouse, or does she scritch it on the ground?
The mouse twitches its black eyes, which look up towards the vastly larger Kira
>>185772>>185781Brie is above the center ridgeline of the hill that separates the north bay and the south bay. From this spot, he can see almost the entire island.
What does he wish to view?
The points of interest are:
Northwest hill (to the left and behind, near the lighthouse)
Southwest hill (this was in front of the party when they came to the island)
North Bay (to the left)
South Bay (to the right)
Eastern Hill (in front)
>>185771 "Ну, есть стомиллиметровый. Два двадцатимиллиметровых, кажется? И я думаю, что там сорокамиллиметровый, но я не уверен. Там есть, по крайней мере, один двадцатимиллиметровый, и я знаю, что там был стомиллиметровый." -
"Well, there is the one hundred millimeter. Two twenty millimeters, I think? And I think there is a forty millimeter, but I am not sure. There is at least one twenty millimeter, and I know a one hundred millimeter was there."
>>185783Primary focus is on unexplored areas, and areas threats could come from. Secondary focus is location of the airship, but its literal fog and fog of war so it may be a complicated process (that Im here for).
>>185783To further clarify, Brie's attention isnt focused on areas. Its on potential inbound threats
>>185783Silver: "Насколько низко можно их нацелить? Можно ли их использовать для стрельбы по чему-то, ну, не знаю, скажем, по палубе «Костромы»? Или, точнее, на что-то на палубе?"
>>185783Kira gives him scritches on the ground, she doesn't want to be too forward and startle the little guy.
>>185784>>185786He isnt concerned with a full analysis, outside a good spot roll. Hes quite expecting the local scenery to jump out at him
>>185783Is there anything in the room?
Posey walks in and looks around.
>>185788Spot
[1d20+8 = (11+8) = 19]
>>185705Its kinda funny. Here I am whining and suddenly, I can't play for a couple of days. I will be in an internet deadzone.
>>185786Oh. Nevermind then
No immediate threats close by, at least, that can be seen
>>185789Nothing stands out, besides some old stones, gravel, a couple high plants, grass, and dirt.
>>185792Awwwwwwwwwwwww
>>185787>Насколько низко можно их нацелить? Можно ли их использовать для стрельбы по чему-то, ну, не знаю, скажем, по палубе «Костромы»? Или, точнее, на что-то на палубе? "Я... Может быть? Я не знаю, как это сделать. Вероятно? -
"I... Maybe? I do not know the traversal. Probably?" >>185787The little mouse is pet.
It's oddly fluffy, for a mouse
>>185795Posey rolls search before leaving.
[1d20+5 = (18+5) = 23]
>>185795Yes. Leave Brie out of searching for things, hes on potential hostile detail till we progress
>>185797(Spot check versus search check)
>>185795D'awwwwww. What a cute little mousey.
pet pet pet>>185795Silver: "Послушайте меня: что, если мы заманим Путешественника на палубу корабля и направим на него зенитные орудия?"
>>185799Having exhausted the search of the abandoned village, Posey returns
"What have they told you, Silver?"
>>185800Am curious, when did she exhaust the search of the village?
Apologies, just looking to continuity. Forget I said anythin
>>185800Silver looks over to Posey. "Not much new. It seems these tin foil hats they have made allow them to resist Traveler's influence. Right now I am proposing plan to use anti aircraft guns on deck of Kostroma to blow Traveler to smithereens."
>>185804"The journals of a dead Equestrian doctor suggested that the foil delays influence, but doesn't prevent it entirely. We might find ourselves at a disadvantage of any of us falls asleep on this island."
She pauses
"The traveller will undoubtedly be surrounded by many of its thralls. Are you prepared to blow them up as well?"
"In all honesty, I do not believe that will be enough to kill a creature that was able to survive impact from atmospheric heights. Then again, I cannot be sure my plan to rot it from the inside out with blackweave is any better... At least your plan saves us the risk of having to fight through the thralls."
Brie takes a deep sigh to the attempted compartmentalisation
"I am a bat, I can hear you."
>>185805Silver: "Indeed, it means less risk to us, and less risk of them losing any more of their comrades. As for if it will be enough...I have found that pumping enough bullets into most anything is enough to kill it. And these guns fire very large bullets."
>>185807>What is damage reduction"We will have to see it for ourselves. Nevertheless, we will have to look through the wreckage to confirm the destruction of the Traveller, and if it remains intact I will proceed to rot it with my magic."
>>185796Posey can find, either in this building or elsewhere
A buckle
Multiple ceramic pots, mostly broken
Glassware
Several coins
A single golden ring (behind a lose stone)
>>185809>haha, Posey found the Lose stone. Should be cursed
>>185809>PotsAny of the intact pots look valuable?
>GlasswareWhat kind?
>Several coinsYay, treasure. We can split those evenly.
>A single golden ring"A ring, in a pony village? I wonder what this one was for?"
Posey examines the ring, checking for magic qualities.
>I guess the potions Brie mentioned werent worthy of notice
>>185783Apologoes. The lighthouse, I missed the cues
>>185812What's the question?
>>185811A few cups, plates, and pots. Most are broken, but a couple are intact.
The ring seems to be mundane, evidently contains a symbol, presumably a signet, and is probably very expensive for this evidently poor village.
>>185814Brie attempted to get a response from Posey about these 2 potion vials. No matter
>>185814>A few cups, plates, and pots. Most are broken, but a couple are intact.>The ring seems to be mundane, evidently contains a symbol, presumably a signet, and is probably very expensive for this evidently poor village.Very well. The ring and the coins can go into the bag, to be divided at the end of the mission.
Does the Signet look familiar?
>>185799>Послушайте меня: что, если мы заманим Путешественника на палубу корабля и направим на него зенитные орудия? "Я еще ни разу не слышал, чтобы кто-то говорил, что видел его тронутым. Но если он все-таки сдвинется с места... Я не знаю, кто мог бы нам помочь." -
"I have never yet heard anyone say they saw it moved. But if it does move... I do not know who could help us." >>185799squeakyThe mouse is pet. It's a rather small mouse, though
>>185816Not to Posey
>>185817Silver: "Вы все думали, что он мертв, когда подняли его, но вы ошибались. Вы также можете ошибаться относительно его способности двигаться. Мы можем использовать это в своих интересах."
>>185817D'awwwwwwwwwwwwww. That just means she gives gentle scritches.
scritch scritch scritch
Brie is intent on the lighthouse
>>185774>>185820Which he assumes is correlated to this post :3
>>185822Prolly gonna retire here, you wont miss none
>>185822Did Posey have any more actions?
>>185824Aside from searching for treasure, examining loot, check-in for clues, or helping Silver with the interrogation, idk what else there is for her to do.
If anypony can think of something helpful for her to do, she would help with that.
>>185813Though more could be said, the basics is this
Past a half circular bay, and up a hillside, is a large, green hill that tapers down as it comes to a tip. And around the tip, some ways above the water, is a white painted light house. It isn't incredibly tall, and Brie can't see the base, as it is partly on the other side of the hill.
>>185818>Вы все думали, что он мертв, когда подняли его, но вы ошибались. Вы также можете ошибаться относительно его способности двигаться. Мы можем использовать это в своих интересах. "Как это может быть хорошо?" -
"How could that possibly be good?" squeakyThe mouse is still pet
>>185826Silver: "Он не из нашего мира, он не понимает, как он работает. Как мы работаем. Он считает себя выше всех нас. Мы можем использовать это, чтобы обмануть его."
>>185826Kira: "Okay little friend, I need to get back to my other friends now. Stay safe!"
She gives the little mousey a wave.
>>185826Ty, sorry, but I assume we'll be approaching it as a semi/whole group
>>185764RIP KultainenWhen Cavaliere sees the seventh photograph, he grips it such that it is bent slightly as the edges of his mouth bend in a fierce scowl. Nevertheless, he has the presence of mind to examine the other photographs to try to notice anything familiar.
Survival:
[1d20+3 = (4+3) = 7]Knowledge (Arcana):
[1d20+7 = (11+7) = 18]Later, when talking to Silver, he says,
"It's a small miracle any ponies have survived from this ship at all, but they don't look like they will last much longer if we don't act immediately. This entity has murdered eighty ponies in cold blood, and as it cannot be brought to trial we must end it ourselves. It exudes a gas with unknown effects which means we should locate masks if the ship has them. I have these photographs and documents that have some helpful information.">>185812Dust should look at them.
>>185829"This lighthouse we're after,... I think I can see it," Brie calls, not seeing any immediate threats. He holds out a hoof, pointing toward it.
>>185829>Dust should look at them.Posey could probably tell if they're healing potions (if a drop burns her tongue, it's a healing potion), but otherwise she has no means to identify them.
>>185834Brie lowers, to offer the potions to Posey (who he is cautious of, but wanting to avoid any unpleasantries)
"I thought they might be poisons, but on examination they may be potions of some sort," he holds them out for the taking. "I havent been given any sort of description, so Moon knows what they might be."
There's potions? Oh shit.
>>185834>>185835Dust looks over the pony's shoulders to see the potions and attempts to identify.
Craft (alchemy)? I don't really have a knowledge skill like herbology for this
[1d20+9 = (2+9) = 11]
>>185836I think thats an arcana check
>>185836"Im not much vested in who takes them, simply that MY only method of identification would be to taste them, and thats not a gamble I prefer to make at this time."
>>185836Herbalism is a Profession skill. Try rolling a Wisdom check.
>>185840>>185837Those are trained only. I am not trained in either.
>>185840>>185841"In spite of appearances I'm the sort to have written out a lengthy bit about pulling out a wire from my thieves kit, cleaned/spat out the anti-rusting oil, and with precise skills, dipped the wire in one of the potions. But then I realized that this is all spoopy shit, and who knows what an as-yet undescribed potion could do. Maybe it has to do with this Traveler in some capacity. No, for the time being I'm preferring not knowing their effects, if it means avoiding needless risk," he says, pocketing the vials.
>>185836>Identifying Potions>In addition to the standard methods of identification, PCs can sample from each container they find to attempt to determine the nature of the liquid inside. An experienced character learns to identify potions by memory—for example, the last time she tasted a liquid that reminded her of almonds, it turned out to be a potion of cure moderate wounds.If we've had these potions before, we should be able to recognize them.
3.5e Wealth By Level absurdly subtracts the value of all of the consumables the character is assumed to have used from their starting equipment (Pathfinder corrects this), so any lvl 5 hero is assumed to have ingested a wide variety of options.
Posey can tell if a potion is a cure potion, because cure potions burn her tongue.
>>185836Examining the two vials, Dust can tell immediately that it is filled with healing potion. More specifically, Heal Moderate Wounds
>According to the SRD, Cure Moderate Wounds tastes like almonds>Dust got an 11 on alchemy>It could be Cyanide or a Potion of Poison (Cyanide tastes like almonds)>>185845Posey puts a drop of each vial on her tongue, to see if it burns her, to make sure the potion is genuine and not poison.
>>185847Continuity is a thing. Posey hasnt taken the vials, nor has Dust. Brie still has the vials.
"You're welcome to them, healing isn't my specialty," Brie says again offering the potions to either Posey or Dust, or Garv, Silver, and Kira.
>>185845healing!
>>185849"Careful with those I would be
The healing yet we may need
Although we do not follow my lead
I don't think they shoild come with me"
>>185850"Very well, perhaps I shoild keep one of them, but surely another should take the other," he says, holding out one.
Brie is beginning to wonder if anyone is going to take the other potion, or if he should forget about it for now, since his flight gives him the best odds of getting it to whomever in a pinch.
>>185795The man my group is interrogating had a phone so I'm using it as a hotspot to post this. I don't think he minds he I use it to post here, well I hope not, can't really ask him now anyway. ^^
So it looks like I have internet for the coming days. Will answer your post:
>>185705 tomorrow but I thought I leave some questions I had regarding bat ponies. I know I'll have to roll so my character might not know things but I'm just wondering, who's thoughts are these:
>the dreaded bat ponies whom Celestia, in her sole unwise act, extended her mercy and allowed to live.How do bat ponies fit into this world. In a lot of fan lore bat ponies worship Luna and stuff, is this true here or is that different.
Again, I know I will need to roll religion to see what Vir knows(I'll do that later too since that part of my sheet is incomplete), I just want to know myself.
Anyway, thanks for the nice and colorful description, I like it.
>>185853While possibly suited to the OOC thread, I recommend asking chatgpt for a breakdown on bat pony culture in EaW. From my findings, the everfree Bats(Thestrals) speak 2 dialects of common and old thestrali. The government is called the Night Court, a semi-fascist body of Aristocratic families, Business groups, and Government bodies.
Also from my findings, theyre mixed in their devotion to Princess Luna versus Nightmare Moon. Theres a surprising amount of
>deepest lore
In that Brie's player is an atrocious asshole:
Merry Christmas, you faggots Xp
>>185853>>185853>The man my group is interrogating had a phone so I'm using it as a hotspot to post this.Wait what.
In EAW, bat ponies are a race of pony indigenous to the Equestrian Southeast, which have spread across especially the eastern portion of Equestria, New Mareland, and then a set have moved across the ocean to northern Zebrica. They have historically been separate from the Equestrian pony tribes, which are migrants to the area from further north. They have their own seperate culture, they are generally nocturnal, and they have their own indigenous religion, although of course in the past, many have followed Nightmare Moon, and many now follow Luna.
Evidently they are not well integrated into Equestria. They have migrated en mass into Baltimare and the other big cities as they are often favored as laborers, especially in the night shift.
Bat Ponies tend to favor the Blackhooves faction as New Mareland has a conception of national identity that is more inclusive of bat ponies than the Hearthswarming myth of Equestria, which centers around the three races. New Mareland, likewise, has never had to deal with Bat pony seperatism, and thus does not have a negative perception of bat ponies. The leftist groups of Baltimare do not like the bat ponies so much, as bat ponies are migrants, mostly from further south, who compete with union laborers, and worst of all will work as "scabs" during strikes.
Don't take the remarks about "dreaded bat ponies" too seriously. In a now-retconned version of the lore, bat ponies were the victims of racism by the other pony races. Why are the other ponies racist against bat ponies? Because reasons. So Princess Luna had to be the upper class white girl savior of the bat pony race, because in one thousand years not a single bat pony had the talent or the will to free themselves... The developers themselves realized that this didn't quite make sense and had some unfortunate implications, so it was changed to the bat ponies segregating themselves, which makes much more sense.
>>185857They have to be employed
somewhere"Yeah" He says, looking at Dark Star, and clearly believing that Dark Star would only talk to him if he wanted him to do something.
>>185827The mouse sits upright on its back legs, and stretches out its body as it looks up towards Kira
>"What are you? Is this what all ponies look like?"It tilts its head
>"Are you from the sea?">>185827 "Ну, я знаю это, но... Как именно вы его обманываете?" -
"Well, I know that, but uh... How do you deceive him, exactly?" He tilts his head, and raises his right foreleg, pushing it forward
"Не лучше ли было бы бежать?" -
"Wouldn't it be better to run?"
>>185829The filly's back is bent upwards in the middle, the eyes are closed. The little portions of the mane that stick out from under the hood are disturbed and disheveled. The little disruptions in the snow, as well as the way the bundled tail has been disturbed, suggest that she was moved to that location from somewhere else. A narrow but sharp shadow cast by the upper body suggests a source of artificial light that is above the body, but slightly lower and off center. The photograph is in black and white and so colors can only be guessed at, but cavaliere can guess that the fur coat is likely brown, the filly's mane is a light, bright color, and the coat is a darker, medium color. Cavaliere may be skeptical of the doctor's claim that the filly was killed by violence, as there is no blood, no sign of tears or trauma, though the possibility that it exists under the thick fur coat cannot be ruled out. It would be easy to say that the frost that covers especially the edges of the jacket suggests a lack of body heat, but it's thick enough that even this is inconclusive. For all that can be known, the filly may simply be sedated. The upper left of the photo is marked "ΓД37"
Cavaliere doesn't know much about the avian-esque tracks. They certainly aren't that of a griffin, nor any kind of bird that he knows that could live that far north. It is somewhat suggestive of a flightless bird, or at the least, something very large, at least as big as a pony.
The scratches on the tree are too ambiguous to say much for sure. The first guess would be an icepick, or perhaps the horn of some creature pressed against a tree trunk, slipping and ripping the bark off of it in a horizontal pattern.
Cavaliere has heard stories of giant ponies, either as something that existed once in the past, or as something still seen by hunters and trappers in the Nova Griffonian wilderness. These stories must always be met with a grain of salt. But this... this isn't quite that. If anything, it's more like an attempt to reproduce a giant.
>>185860He raises an eyebrow
"Are you in charge here?"
>>185860Silver looks straight at the purple pony, face going serious. "Путешественник обладает способностью вызывать монстров по своему желанию. Он находится на «Костроме», которая сейчас стоит на берегу, но все еще функционирует. Все, что ему нужно сделать, это призвать достаточно монстров, чтобы столкнуть корабль обратно в море и продолжить свой путь в Сталлионград. Если мы не уничтожим его, если мы попытаемся сбежать... он сделает это со Сталлионградом, Эквусом, со всем миром."
>>185860Kira: "Well, technically I'm not
actually a pony, though I am very much like one! I'm a lamia, from far across the ocean. I came here with my friends to save some ponies who got trapped on the island after their flying machine crashed." She tilts her head at the little mouse. "You've already been a big help, but have you seen anything like that today?"