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I don't care what the party does anymore. Just make a decision as a group and commit to it. Vote if you have to
Unless advised otherwise, Brie will continue to work on the torpedo, as that seems a feasible resource/asset for deployment against something that as yet the party isnt sure can even die.
"Oh. If I'm to be making this into something we can use," Brie actually looks up from the circuitry and hardware, "Somepony will need to take this," he says, unwinding the camera from his neck.
"Since everypony is still standing around, I'll suggest that looking into the commissar might be fruitful," Brie says, wondering just how long this "20 minutes" will turn out to be
" While we're here, lets lay some ground rules. I will try to help you if I think I can, thats just what you do in a party. Havind said, if anyone is inclined to heroics," Brie's eyes dart to Silver, " They occurr at one's own risk,"
"Thats wise,... Im confident in my abilities, but one never knows if I might make a... lasting mistake."
and just to reephasize that I am that 1 nigger in 10000
"Unless you're all trying to buy me some time - good of you if the case - Ms. Kiraifiki seems particularly suited to tracking either the Commissar or the marines, either of which seem to be of benefit to us. So!" He glances up, while prying off a piece of metal and flinging it over his shoulder "I know we're all tired, but lets muster up a bit of good, old-fashioned gumption and (in this little universe) save fucking Equestria, unironically?"
"Unless you're all trying to buy me some time - good of you if the case - Ms. Kiraifiki seems particularly suited to tracking either the Commissar or the marines, either of which seem to be of benefit to us. So!" He glances up, while prying off a piece of metal and flinging it over his shoulder "I know we're all tired, but lets muster up a bit of good, old-fashioned gumption and (in this little universe) save fucking Equestria, unironically?"
I do hope the audience intuits all the expressive gestures, the artificical pleasantness, and fake charisma written into Brie, he's literally the worst
Sweat beginning to bead on his forehead, Brie pulls out another cigarette, lights it, and continues working. In that it's a military explosive, it tbankfully will be insulated to not be set off by sparks or firearm damage. Still, any one of these wires could be catastrophic if disconnected at the wrong time or in the wrong order. Now because it's military that means the production level will be a standardized corporate bid, which explains why these wires ARE ALL THE SAME FUCKING COLOR... Brie rees in his head
Yes, Brie fucking with the torpedo is what Im gonna be doing until further notice
Yes, Brie fucking with the torpedo is what Im gonna be doing until further notice
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Brie thinks back to the dozens of times hes deployed a frag grenade, particularly because he's anticipating having to deploy both of the ones on his bat.
In that his player has an autistic obsession with realistic detail (in a pony game ffs) heres 2 pics and a video depicting a frag grenade in use. Notice the gas pattern (including 12 o'clock, tho I didnt do that line). The supposition then would be that a frag might not be effective against diagonally adjacent opponents, but only directly perpendicular opponents
https://youtube.com/shorts/uJLk7x-4asI?si=5nAqW8g-FbM8_DR_
But then he chastizes himself for thinking of little explosives while dealing with,....
In that his player has an autistic obsession with realistic detail (in a pony game ffs) heres 2 pics and a video depicting a frag grenade in use. Notice the gas pattern (including 12 o'clock, tho I didnt do that line). The supposition then would be that a frag might not be effective against diagonally adjacent opponents, but only directly perpendicular opponents
https://youtube.com/shorts/uJLk7x-4asI?si=5nAqW8g-FbM8_DR_
But then he chastizes himself for thinking of little explosives while dealing with,....
Cuz I'm a dick, and I think I can get away with implying (you)re dumb, this one time
>inb4 1 day
>inb4 1 day
Cavaliere asks Kira and Pipette, "Did you happen to locate the aircraft's log book? If the crew left before it crashed, they might have left it here."
>>187241
"What are you curious in the logbook for? Is there any information you seek?"
This is the fourth airplane Posey has seen in her life, she examines it curiously, giving one of the wings a soft kick, testing its durability
"It's no siege crab or driver beetle, but perhaps these new flying engines of war have something to offer..." she says, mostly to herself
>"Imagine if a ghost or other entity haunted one of these. It would make a formidable minion. I will have to note the potential for animate flying contraptions in my report to the masters."
She thinks to herself.
"What are you curious in the logbook for? Is there any information you seek?"
This is the fourth airplane Posey has seen in her life, she examines it curiously, giving one of the wings a soft kick, testing its durability
"It's no siege crab or driver beetle, but perhaps these new flying engines of war have something to offer..." she says, mostly to herself
>"Imagine if a ghost or other entity haunted one of these. It would make a formidable minion. I will have to note the potential for animate flying contraptions in my report to the masters."
She thinks to herself.
Somewhere over that stretch of water the party flew over you remember flies the oversized fly, atop which rides the red-maned cow, speeding toward Mended Hoof. Anyone curious as to "why dredlocks" is getting their questions answered, but even as a narrator, I digress.
But as they speed along their way, a sudden impulse occurs, and she pulls on the makeshift reins designed for the ancient fly. Sensing first the release of tension in the cow's legs, followed by the slight tug on the carapice harness, she likewise responds immediately, spinning to a halt. Addy can't get sick, its fine.
The fly hovers for a moment, waiting for some form of instruction. After a few seconds, she looks up at the cow.
Her expression hidden behind her sunglasses, and her deadpan expression BASICALLY giving her a nat 20 on "defeating sense motive checks" (you can read her easily, but its in character behavioral analysis), the fly can't tell what she's thinking. She takes a long long drag on her cigarette, 'stands' up in the stirrups and throws her cigarette away.
<No girl, it looks like everything's gonna be okay. Let's go play in the clouds!
She says, jumping up out of the stirrups and onto the saddle, her hand grabbing the reins.
Knowing that tone of voice, Uatchit wastes no time speeding off toward a big-ass cumulonimbus in the background.
As among other things, a 5e shadow monk, Addy can bamf 60' per round when fully obscured, so theres no REAL threat of dying from falls. And even magical creatures like a good game of tag.
<Fookin incorrigible ain' 'e??
Addy calls out to the audience, as she do speaking of course of yours truly.
Meanwhile, Brie's leg is beginning to cramp, so he shifts his position to be a more stable-posture.
If these posts are undesired, I can can it also
But as they speed along their way, a sudden impulse occurs, and she pulls on the makeshift reins designed for the ancient fly. Sensing first the release of tension in the cow's legs, followed by the slight tug on the carapice harness, she likewise responds immediately, spinning to a halt. Addy can't get sick, its fine.
The fly hovers for a moment, waiting for some form of instruction. After a few seconds, she looks up at the cow.
Her expression hidden behind her sunglasses, and her deadpan expression BASICALLY giving her a nat 20 on "defeating sense motive checks" (you can read her easily, but its in character behavioral analysis), the fly can't tell what she's thinking. She takes a long long drag on her cigarette, 'stands' up in the stirrups and throws her cigarette away.
<No girl, it looks like everything's gonna be okay. Let's go play in the clouds!
She says, jumping up out of the stirrups and onto the saddle, her hand grabbing the reins.
Knowing that tone of voice, Uatchit wastes no time speeding off toward a big-ass cumulonimbus in the background.
As among other things, a 5e shadow monk, Addy can bamf 60' per round when fully obscured, so theres no REAL threat of dying from falls. And even magical creatures like a good game of tag.
<Fookin incorrigible ain' 'e??
Addy calls out to the audience, as she do speaking of course of yours truly.
Meanwhile, Brie's leg is beginning to cramp, so he shifts his position to be a more stable-posture.
If these posts are undesired, I can can it also
"Not to be a nuisance, but the camera?" Brie says, still fixated on the bomb, but holding up the camera with one hoof, waving it slightly so the motion draws the eye
He snaps a quick picture of the bomb, in case,... I dunno, forensics?
>>187241
Kira: "I hadn't, I got distracted by finding Pipette. Let me have a look around!"
Kira slithers around the plane, looking for a log book of some sort.
Kira: "I hadn't, I got distracted by finding Pipette. Let me have a look around!"
Kira slithers around the plane, looking for a log book of some sort.
Ahem. Brie looks up with a slightly.less irritated expression, having just shat the bed. Again. Emphasis added.
"One assumes that if the lot of you will be doing tactical things while I am... busy here,... perhaps you can take some photos for instagram?
Oh hey, Brie wont be able to operate the camera while hes doing th torpedo
"One assumes that if the lot of you will be doing tactical things while I am... busy here,... perhaps you can take some photos for instagram?
Oh hey, Brie wont be able to operate the camera while hes doing th torpedo
>>187241
"Ask Pipette. She should know where it is."
>>187257
Posey helps
Search
[1d20+5 = (20+5) = 25]
Also >>187048 → (unrelated to Cavalier)
"Ask Pipette. She should know where it is."
>>187257
Posey helps
Search
[1d20+5 = (20+5) = 25]
Also >>187048 → (unrelated to Cavalier)
>>187241
"There was a book, yes." Pipette turns to Cavaliere, with little bits of her disheveled mane dipping out from under the makeshift helmet, and the skin around her wine-red eyes sagging in sleep deprivation or possibly age.
"We put it to the side when it didn't say anything about the radio."
>>187048 →
"Yes, he was not careful to use protection. He did not sleep though, so he was not lost. He was always not trustful of Light Water. The entity never liked or trusted him. But yes... Though he does not think he can defeat it on his own, he is looking for help that can." She blinks
"Yes, they will want to speak with him."
>>187065
The warhead of the Torpedo weighs about 550 pounds. Worse, the whole torpedo is hanging in the air as it is stuck on a rail. It is inside of the bomb bay of the bomber. Concerningly, the torpedo seems to be armed, and there is fuel in the torpedo's propulsion system.
>>187257
Is that a book? No, it's an oxygen mask. Is that a book? No, it's a head set. Is that a book? No, it's a seat cushion.
>>187261
There it is. On the ground, behind the Pilot's seat and near the Radio Operator's seat.
>>187259
>instagram
sausage
>>187254
click
Brie now has pictures of:
The dead doctor
Fog
A torpedo
23 images remain
"There was a book, yes." Pipette turns to Cavaliere, with little bits of her disheveled mane dipping out from under the makeshift helmet, and the skin around her wine-red eyes sagging in sleep deprivation or possibly age.
"We put it to the side when it didn't say anything about the radio."
>>187048 →
"Yes, he was not careful to use protection. He did not sleep though, so he was not lost. He was always not trustful of Light Water. The entity never liked or trusted him. But yes... Though he does not think he can defeat it on his own, he is looking for help that can." She blinks
"Yes, they will want to speak with him."
>>187065
The warhead of the Torpedo weighs about 550 pounds. Worse, the whole torpedo is hanging in the air as it is stuck on a rail. It is inside of the bomb bay of the bomber. Concerningly, the torpedo seems to be armed, and there is fuel in the torpedo's propulsion system.
>>187257
Is that a book? No, it's an oxygen mask. Is that a book? No, it's a head set. Is that a book? No, it's a seat cushion.
>>187261
There it is. On the ground, behind the Pilot's seat and near the Radio Operator's seat.
>>187259
sausage
>>187254
click
Brie now has pictures of:
The dead doctor
Fog
A torpedo
23 images remain
9>>187262
>23 pics remain
No offense, but thanks for finally anwering that question
<'E atill has 2 dozen questions, ye faggit
>23 pics remain
No offense, but thanks for finally anwering that question
<'E atill has 2 dozen questions, ye faggit
>>187262
>age
Imagine not ritually crucifying yourself at 21 so you can be young forever
eyeball falls out
gets rigor mortis after sitting too long
gets attacked by vultures
It's totally great and not ripe with omnipresent existential dread.
>oxygen mask
That could be useful for one of the players who needs to breath.
>There it is. On the ground, behind the Pilot's seat and near the Radio Operator's seat.
Nice.
Posey levitates the book and flips through the most recent entries as she brings it over to Cavalier.
.
Also, I made a dialogue post in the other thread.
>age
Imagine not ritually crucifying yourself at 21 so you can be young forever
eyeball falls out
gets rigor mortis after sitting too long
gets attacked by vultures
It's totally great and not ripe with omnipresent existential dread.
>oxygen mask
That could be useful for one of the players who needs to breath.
>There it is. On the ground, behind the Pilot's seat and near the Radio Operator's seat.
Nice.
Posey levitates the book and flips through the most recent entries as she brings it over to Cavalier.
.
Also, I made a dialogue post in the other thread.
Cavaliere will take the camera for now.
>tfw no points in photography
>>187262
"Thank you, Miss Pipette. It's understandable why you did that. As interesting as the logbook is, I strongly encourage all of us to get away from this aircraft, now." He looks around. "Any of you want any supplies from here before we leave? Any of them could be useful, from a spare firestarting kit to a machine gun."
>>187264
>>187266
"Thank you Miss Ring," he says with a nod. He first tries to find the designation of the aircraft, and then looks at the latest comments about air lanes and the War. There will be time enough to read the rest after this mission.
>tfw no points in photography
>>187262
"Thank you, Miss Pipette. It's understandable why you did that. As interesting as the logbook is, I strongly encourage all of us to get away from this aircraft, now." He looks around. "Any of you want any supplies from here before we leave? Any of them could be useful, from a spare firestarting kit to a machine gun."
>>187264
>>187266
"Thank you Miss Ring," he says with a nod. He first tries to find the designation of the aircraft, and then looks at the latest comments about air lanes and the War. There will be time enough to read the rest after this mission.
the one I fell asleep during and Brie was on autopilot for?
Absentmindedly, Brie purses his lips, and softly whistles a tune as he works. He had heard it previously in occidental encounters, but only recently had it struck his mind and awareness to the point that dammit, sometimes it just plays in head.
>>187265 →
After at least one full rendition of the song, he realizes what he is doing. If he wasn't wearing camo makeup, you could see he is blushing, and he looks angrily around at everypony/creature, as though his embarrassment is their fault.
"Don't look at me, I'm working!"
>>187265 →
After at least one full rendition of the song, he realizes what he is doing. If he wasn't wearing camo makeup, you could see he is blushing, and he looks angrily around at everypony/creature, as though his embarrassment is their fault.
"Don't look at me, I'm working!"
>>187165
I am going to reiterate that I am outside the blast radius of the torpedo when the rogue auto-fails the check to disarm it by trying to take 20 on it instead of taking 10.
https://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/usingSkills.htm
>>187269
>>187266
>>187257
Anyone who wants to talk to Posey should meet her outside the plane, in fact, she specifically insists so:
"I would prefer to speak about these matters outside this cramped plane. Let us ALL go outside, RIGHT NOW."
One of her Dreads pick up her bags, and the other gingerly leads Pipette by the hoof as she bolts out the door.
I am going to reiterate that I am outside the blast radius of the torpedo when the rogue auto-fails the check to disarm it by trying to take 20 on it instead of taking 10.
https://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/usingSkills.htm
>>187269
>>187266
>>187257
Anyone who wants to talk to Posey should meet her outside the plane, in fact, she specifically insists so:
"I would prefer to speak about these matters outside this cramped plane. Let us ALL go outside, RIGHT NOW."
One of her Dreads pick up her bags, and the other gingerly leads Pipette by the hoof as she bolts out the door.
Technically speaking, if its a. Auto fail, then Brie already auto-faiked, so everyone died as soon as Brie started.
Thats seriously what youre advocating for
Thats seriously what youre advocating for
>>187266
"You know, I am something of a scientist myself." Posey says to Pipette
"But, research grants are so hard to come by these days, so piracy it is."
"You know, I am something of a scientist myself." Posey says to Pipette
"But, research grants are so hard to come by these days, so piracy it is."
Its been a long time since she's been able to let go, she thinks as she free-falls, gingerly intercepted by a very happy Uatchit.
Their game, for visualization purposes, is kind of like Marco Polo. Anyway, in REAL time it's been probably only 6 months, but as time dilation fucks you, its been close to a decade. Theres alot that she hasnt had the time to process.
And so, as she swirls into the clouds with her flyfren, a few tears drop
Meanwhile Brie is STILL ON THIS FUCKING TORPEDO
Not a criticism, just,... ready.
Their game, for visualization purposes, is kind of like Marco Polo. Anyway, in REAL time it's been probably only 6 months, but as time dilation fucks you, its been close to a decade. Theres alot that she hasnt had the time to process.
And so, as she swirls into the clouds with her flyfren, a few tears drop
Meanwhile Brie is STILL ON THIS FUCKING TORPEDO
Not a criticism, just,... ready.
>>187269
>Any of you want any supplies from here before we leave? Any of them could be useful, from a spare firestarting kit to a machine gun
"Take whatever you need quickly! I am not confident in how much longer that plane will be here!"" Posey shouts from outside the plane
>Any of you want any supplies from here before we leave? Any of them could be useful, from a spare firestarting kit to a machine gun
"Take whatever you need quickly! I am not confident in how much longer that plane will be here!"" Posey shouts from outside the plane
>>187333
Still and otherwise entirely focused on the Torpedo Brie chimes in, "No need to be alarmed Miss Ring. If this were the Kirian Type 91 torpedo, your concerns would be warranted, they are notoriously easy to set off, to compliment their kamikaze tactics. This however, is a...."
Still and otherwise entirely focused on the Torpedo Brie chimes in, "No need to be alarmed Miss Ring. If this were the Kirian Type 91 torpedo, your concerns would be warranted, they are notoriously easy to set off, to compliment their kamikaze tactics. This however, is a...."
I take 10 on Knowledge (Engineering) to recognize a torpedo as a bomb. This meets a DC of 13, with 10 being common knowledge.
>>187344
"No no, you seemed quite intent to stand clear just moments ago. I'd advise remaining with,..." his voice strains as he is struggling with something, which PA-TING flies loose, "THAT," he simultaneously emphasizes as the metal piece flies loose.
"No no, you seemed quite intent to stand clear just moments ago. I'd advise remaining with,..." his voice strains as he is struggling with something, which PA-TING flies loose, "THAT," he simultaneously emphasizes as the metal piece flies loose.
Posey cannot hear anything inside the plane anymore because she's a distance outside of it.
>>187344
You cannot take 10 on knowledge checks. She should however be cognizant from the other characters speaking.
You cannot take 10 on knowledge checks. She should however be cognizant from the other characters speaking.
>>187351
>You cannot take 10 on knowledge checks
Where is that written? I can't find a rule saying that, under the description of the knowledge skill or the description of taking 10.
I know you can't take 10 on the Knowledge (Religion/Nature) check to sacrifice a creature, but I am unaware of any other restrictions.
I don't really care either way. I just made the check because others requested it.
>You cannot take 10 on knowledge checks
Where is that written? I can't find a rule saying that, under the description of the knowledge skill or the description of taking 10.
I know you can't take 10 on the Knowledge (Religion/Nature) check to sacrifice a creature, but I am unaware of any other restrictions.
I don't really care either way. I just made the check because others requested it.
If you wanna get technical, the only rule that really matters is the DMG final note (page 4) which reads
<The power of creating worlds, controlling deities and dragons, and leading entire nations is in your hands. You are the master of the game-the rules, the setting, the action, and ultimately, the fun.
Oh wait. Thats addressed to GM
<The power of creating worlds, controlling deities and dragons, and leading entire nations is in your hands. You are the master of the game-the rules, the setting, the action, and ultimately, the fun.
Oh wait. Thats addressed to GM
I don’t believe a disarm device check can or should be a “take a 20.” That’s a skill where a critical failure is very much undesirable, and technically taking a 20 is doing it continuously until you succeed.
The torpedo weighs about a ton, and the warhead is about 550 pounds. The warheads is percussion detonated. The remaining portion includes a tank of compressed air, fuel (either gasoline or methanol, I’m not sure), an engine and depth measurement equipment. The torpedo is hanging on the rails suspended above the ground, stuck, I kind of think a use rope check may be advisable.
The torpedo weighs about a ton, and the warhead is about 550 pounds. The warheads is percussion detonated. The remaining portion includes a tank of compressed air, fuel (either gasoline or methanol, I’m not sure), an engine and depth measurement equipment. The torpedo is hanging on the rails suspended above the ground, stuck, I kind of think a use rope check may be advisable.
>>187354
Cavaliere takes 10, for a modified 17, to tie a rope around the torpedo and secure it to the fuselage of the plane.
Cavaliere takes 10, for a modified 17, to tie a rope around the torpedo and secure it to the fuselage of the plane.
>>187360
Making an improvised explosive out of the warhead and using the plane's radio to make a remote detonator, then when we get to the Traveler we force him to swallow the explosive before we detonate it. To assist with making it more likely that the explosive will kill him, Posey can use her freaky touch powers to weaken him.
Making an improvised explosive out of the warhead and using the plane's radio to make a remote detonator, then when we get to the Traveler we force him to swallow the explosive before we detonate it. To assist with making it more likely that the explosive will kill him, Posey can use her freaky touch powers to weaken him.
>>187366
Whichever one we dont stuff it in, I have grenades for anything unoccupied. And theres the shape charges
Whichever one we dont stuff it in, I have grenades for anything unoccupied. And theres the shape charges
>>187362
Who is going to carry it? The warhead weighs 550 pounds.
If only we had a huge flying whale skeleton....
Who is going to carry it? The warhead weighs 550 pounds.
If only we had a huge flying whale skeleton....
This would be a great context to suggest such a thing while.remaining explainably not creepy ...
What’s with all the focus on buttholes?
>>187268
“The night, besides micro sleep… The ship arrived before dawn.”
>>187296
>>187303
When she hears Posey call herself a “pirate,” she has serious concern. Then when she sees a floating, severed diamond dog arm, she screams and runs.
>>187236
Why do you have a random post of an oekaki of a ticktacktoe with the word “nape” in the center? What does a nape have to do with anything?
>>187268
“The night, besides micro sleep… The ship arrived before dawn.”
>>187296
>>187303
When she hears Posey call herself a “pirate,” she has serious concern. Then when she sees a floating, severed diamond dog arm, she screams and runs.
>>187236
Why do you have a random post of an oekaki of a ticktacktoe with the word “nape” in the center? What does a nape have to do with anything?
>>187372
Kira rushes after the fleeing Pipette, carrying an oxygen mask, a headset, and a book. "Wait! I know she's a little weird and scary at times, but she's actually not! Come back!"
>>187371
Silver: "Are you sure there is nothing you or that scroll could do to help us at all? Anything at all, no matter how small?"
Kira rushes after the fleeing Pipette, carrying an oxygen mask, a headset, and a book. "Wait! I know she's a little weird and scary at times, but she's actually not! Come back!"
>>187371
Silver: "Are you sure there is nothing you or that scroll could do to help us at all? Anything at all, no matter how small?"
>>187374
And yet, none of the character have done any butthole stuff with either mares or stallions.
Yet.
And yet, none of the character have done any butthole stuff with either mares or stallions.
Yet.
>>187373
>>187374
“Ah!” she look backwards at the pursuing 20 foot constrictor snake, which for some reason she’s not comforted by.
She runs out and away from the plane. But as she’s looking backwards towards Kira, she runs into a rut, and trips over it.
>>187375
>>187374
So you want to start with The Traveller. I see….
>>187374
“Ah!” she look backwards at the pursuing 20 foot constrictor snake, which for some reason she’s not comforted by.
She runs out and away from the plane. But as she’s looking backwards towards Kira, she runs into a rut, and trips over it.
>>187375
>>187374
So you want to start with The Traveller. I see….
>>187372
It says nade. As in grenade. As in the subject of that post and the previous post. Why do I bother?
It says nade. As in grenade. As in the subject of that post and the previous post. Why do I bother?
>>187378
Admittedly we wouldn't be the first D&D party looking to kill a large creature via it's anus.
Kira slithers over to the tripped over and helpless mare. "Oh no! Are you okay? You took a nasty fall there." The helpful noodle helps Pipette back up to her hooves.
Admittedly we wouldn't be the first D&D party looking to kill a large creature via it's anus.
Kira slithers over to the tripped over and helpless mare. "Oh no! Are you okay? You took a nasty fall there." The helpful noodle helps Pipette back up to her hooves.
>>187378
So what is the status? Brie seems to not be facefirst with the bomb (yet :3), and since his previous listen checks related to the contemporaneous firearm usage was over a mile away, he will be on scene for the investigation of the torpedo, specifically related to any familiarity.
So what is the status? Brie seems to not be facefirst with the bomb (yet :3), and since his previous listen checks related to the contemporaneous firearm usage was over a mile away, he will be on scene for the investigation of the torpedo, specifically related to any familiarity.
>>187373
>there is nothing you or that scroll could do to help us at all?
"I did not say that. This scroll contains the powers of my master. The secrets hidden in it are more than helpful."
>there is nothing you or that scroll could do to help us at all?
"I did not say that. This scroll contains the powers of my master. The secrets hidden in it are more than helpful."
>>187388
Silver: "Well, we will soon be facing off against eldritch deity from another dimension. If there was ever time to tap into your master's power, it would be now."
Silver: "Well, we will soon be facing off against eldritch deity from another dimension. If there was ever time to tap into your master's power, it would be now."
>>187390
"Perhaps. I want to ensure that the Marines are found first though. Besides, it would be of no use without... Materials..."
"Perhaps. I want to ensure that the Marines are found first though. Besides, it would be of no use without... Materials..."
>>187384
It’ll take a while to deconstruct the torpedo, especially with it hanging in air. I want to see what, if anything, other players will do in that time.
It’ll take a while to deconstruct the torpedo, especially with it hanging in air. I want to see what, if anything, other players will do in that time.
>>187375
No one will be informed of the buttstuff between Lacey and Brie. But oh yes, there will be buttstuff :3 (butt-stuff?)
No one will be informed of the buttstuff between Lacey and Brie. But oh yes, there will be buttstuff :3 (butt-stuff?)
>>187394
"I believe I could make some use out of those leviathan bones. It was such a magical creature; it's body should have some magic left in it."
"I believe I could make some use out of those leviathan bones. It was such a magical creature; it's body should have some magic left in it."
>>187393
Well, the Commissar is just nearby. The rest of us could go and meet up with him, save him if necessary, hear him out and recruit him and the soldiers with him to the growing party. If I can convince Posey to reanimate the leviathan whale skeleton after, it would be a huge help across many different areas, such as combat, disabling the GRU ship, and helping carry the improvised explosive. Then we would go to the marines/airponies, then finally the last and most distant group of soldiers. Somewhere along that path, Brie can rejoin with us with the explosive.
>>187395
Based. Silver will get in on the buttstuff action eventually, just you wait.
>>187397
Silver: "I think that can be managed. It should be on way to marines, same with Commissar. More we can do to make ourselves stronger, better we will do when we face off against Traveler."
Well, the Commissar is just nearby. The rest of us could go and meet up with him, save him if necessary, hear him out and recruit him and the soldiers with him to the growing party. If I can convince Posey to reanimate the leviathan whale skeleton after, it would be a huge help across many different areas, such as combat, disabling the GRU ship, and helping carry the improvised explosive. Then we would go to the marines/airponies, then finally the last and most distant group of soldiers. Somewhere along that path, Brie can rejoin with us with the explosive.
>>187395
Based. Silver will get in on the buttstuff action eventually, just you wait.
>>187397
Silver: "I think that can be managed. It should be on way to marines, same with Commissar. More we can do to make ourselves stronger, better we will do when we face off against Traveler."
>>187403
I believe so. We just need to hear from at least one other person first. Same with actually sitting down to play.
I believe so. We just need to hear from at least one other person first. Same with actually sitting down to play.
>>187404
Im skeptical that even with another player that theres much likelihood of any gaming. Im here for it. Just being real (no offense)
Im skeptical that even with another player that theres much likelihood of any gaming. Im here for it. Just being real (no offense)
>>187393
Without committing anyone to anything Brie,... is still on the table about the torpedo, ngl. I was committed to motion before, but wow did THAT get awkward. Kinda over the torpedo unless somepony makes a compelling caseYes, one more time, after all the shit, or we can fuck off after the commossar as a big happy family ^_^
Without committing anyone to anything Brie,... is still on the table about the torpedo, ngl. I was committed to motion before, but wow did THAT get awkward. Kinda over the torpedo unless somepony makes a compelling caseYes, one more time, after all the shit, or we can fuck off after the commossar as a big happy family ^_^
Also, while Im gonna be lurking, consider me a currently non viable character, cuz Im not trying to stay up
>>187409
The frag grenades we have are nice, but I wouldn't bet my life on their ability to kill a god. The infantry demolition kits we have are primarily intended for the airship's engines, if it's in a state where we're unable to reasonably fix it. The harpoon head you found is kind of in the same boat as the frag grenades, especially only having the one of them. Having something like the explosive power of the torpedo, which is designed to sink sturdy metal-hulled ships, would be very useful for trying to kill the Traveler.
The frag grenades we have are nice, but I wouldn't bet my life on their ability to kill a god. The infantry demolition kits we have are primarily intended for the airship's engines, if it's in a state where we're unable to reasonably fix it. The harpoon head you found is kind of in the same boat as the frag grenades, especially only having the one of them. Having something like the explosive power of the torpedo, which is designed to sink sturdy metal-hulled ships, would be very useful for trying to kill the Traveler.
>cuz yes this is also.my life
>no crying
Am active again
>no crying
Am active again
>>187412
"Silver, you're auggesting that deliberate demolition charges - yes intended for the circuitry, but you know where my head is about the airship - will be insufficient. I've been giving all of you a pass on all tjis magic stufff. Not gonna lie, I have dozens of questions. But if I'm gon a risk my/pur lives on a high explosive youre gonna need to do better that," Brie ends, with a waifish gesture, as though this sounds dubious.
"Silver, you're auggesting that deliberate demolition charges - yes intended for the circuitry, but you know where my head is about the airship - will be insufficient. I've been giving all of you a pass on all tjis magic stufff. Not gonna lie, I have dozens of questions. But if I'm gon a risk my/pur lives on a high explosive youre gonna need to do better that," Brie ends, with a waifish gesture, as though this sounds dubious.
>>187412
If it was able to survive impact from the upper stratosphere, I don't believe any kind of explosive will kill it. It is demonstrably resistant to extreme heat and physical trauma. It probably has some form of damage reduction and/or regeneration that would make it impervious to mundane damage.
If it was able to survive impact from the upper stratosphere, I don't believe any kind of explosive will kill it. It is demonstrably resistant to extreme heat and physical trauma. It probably has some form of damage reduction and/or regeneration that would make it impervious to mundane damage.
>>187415
That's where you come in. Posey, with all respect to the scope of her powers, doesn't have the magical ability to kill the Traveler outright using her freaky necromantic touch, but I believe it will be enough to weaken the Traveler which, combined with him being subject to the laws of this universe, will make him more than vulnerable enough to the explosive force of a torpedo, and a few hoof grenades just to make sure. Especially as the explosion will be from inside the Traveler's body, bypassing the extreme damage resistance his hide has shown.
>>187414
Silver: "I did not say that demolition kits will be insufficient, I said that hoof grenades will be insufficient on their own and that demolition kits will be needed for airship if it can not be fixed as you hope."
That's where you come in. Posey, with all respect to the scope of her powers, doesn't have the magical ability to kill the Traveler outright using her freaky necromantic touch, but I believe it will be enough to weaken the Traveler which, combined with him being subject to the laws of this universe, will make him more than vulnerable enough to the explosive force of a torpedo, and a few hoof grenades just to make sure. Especially as the explosion will be from inside the Traveler's body, bypassing the extreme damage resistance his hide has shown.
>>187414
Silver: "I did not say that demolition kits will be insufficient, I said that hoof grenades will be insufficient on their own and that demolition kits will be needed for airship if it can not be fixed as you hope."
>>187417
I agree with Silver's plan. If Cavaliere has finished tying up the torpedo, he debates to himself about going to comfort Patient Pipette, but he will have to rely on his eclectic fellows. Instead, he removes one of the .50 cal machine guns from a mount, and attempts to find a more mobile mount that could hold it.
I agree with Silver's plan. If Cavaliere has finished tying up the torpedo, he debates to himself about going to comfort Patient Pipette, but he will have to rely on his eclectic fellows. Instead, he removes one of the .50 cal machine guns from a mount, and attempts to find a more mobile mount that could hold it.
I did it again...
>>187420
Silver goes to help Cavalier out with the MGs. "We can give these to others we have rescued along way. Their high rate of fire will let them cover us, preventing Traveler from swarming us with summoned monsters while we face him."
>>187420
Silver goes to help Cavalier out with the MGs. "We can give these to others we have rescued along way. Their high rate of fire will let them cover us, preventing Traveler from swarming us with summoned monsters while we face him."
>>187418
I thought we already discussed this in-character. Maybe I am mistaken.
>>187417
"What would a torpedo do against an organism that survived impact from beyond the firmament? It has already demonstrated resistance to extreme heat and physical trauma. It must have a form of supernatural damage reduction or regeneration to survive such extreme circumstances. Mundane weaponry is unlikely to be useful against it." Posey says
I thought we already discussed this in-character. Maybe I am mistaken.
>>187417
"What would a torpedo do against an organism that survived impact from beyond the firmament? It has already demonstrated resistance to extreme heat and physical trauma. It must have a form of supernatural damage reduction or regeneration to survive such extreme circumstances. Mundane weaponry is unlikely to be useful against it." Posey says
>>187423
"Or, to enable them to defend themselves while we are busy in the bowels of the ship. Is Miss Pipette calm now?"
"Or, to enable them to defend themselves while we are busy in the bowels of the ship. Is Miss Pipette calm now?"
>>187424
Silver: "That is where you come in. Your ability to wither and rot things through touch, with all respect to your power I do not think it is enough to kill Traveler on its own...but it might be enough to weaken him. Then we follow it up with forcing explosives inside his body, bypassing his unusually resistant hide and damaging him internally, where he is likely less resistant. Doubly so with your magic affecting him."
>>187425
Silver: "That as well, of course. Especially against stronger summoned monsters, like that Abomination."
Kira comes back, holding a trembling Pipette in her coils.
Kira: "Uh...sort of? She tripped and took a big spill and...uh...I don't think she likes being held in my coils very much. Sorry, Ms. Pipette."
Silver: "That is where you come in. Your ability to wither and rot things through touch, with all respect to your power I do not think it is enough to kill Traveler on its own...but it might be enough to weaken him. Then we follow it up with forcing explosives inside his body, bypassing his unusually resistant hide and damaging him internally, where he is likely less resistant. Doubly so with your magic affecting him."
>>187425
Silver: "That as well, of course. Especially against stronger summoned monsters, like that Abomination."
Kira comes back, holding a trembling Pipette in her coils.
Kira: "Uh...sort of? She tripped and took a big spill and...uh...I don't think she likes being held in my coils very much. Sorry, Ms. Pipette."
>>187426
"I believe you are misunderstanding the metaphysics of supernatural damage resistance, but I guess it would not hurt to try..." She replies
"I believe you are misunderstanding the metaphysics of supernatural damage resistance, but I guess it would not hurt to try..." She replies
>>187418
>is he not
Well that depends. Are you as a GM adviso g me that there might be consequences to this decision?
>is he not
Well that depends. Are you as a GM adviso g me that there might be consequences to this decision?
>>187428
Yes, hes messing with the torpedo, where did you think this was going
Taking a 10 tho, not trying to blow anyone up (my bad)
Yes, hes messing with the torpedo, where did you think this was going
Taking a 10 tho, not trying to blow anyone up (my bad)
>>187429
Breaking this down as an ostensible explosives expert.
1. Make sure no boom
2. **make sure no boom**
3. Fucking 1 and 2, yall swear Im an amateur
Breaking this down as an ostensible explosives expert.
1. Make sure no boom
2. **make sure no boom**
3. Fucking 1 and 2, yall swear Im an amateur
Yep, Im gonna. Not trying to stop the flow, but lets stop pretending qe're playing credible versions of the characters we're trying.
Olay fine, Brie does does notjing, cuz in absence of his careful choices, haphazard idiots make haphazard choices.
>>187432
>>187433
I appreciate the criticism, but being ex-military is only one part of his character, and honestly not even that big a part. There's also more ways to portray someone who's ex-military other than "ultra-disciplined hardass" or "jaded PTSD burnout". So far I've received no other criticism from other people besides you. I apologize if you're ex-military yourself and it's something you hold dear to your heart, but I've liked how I've played Silver and it's how I'd like to continue to play him.
>>187433
I appreciate the criticism, but being ex-military is only one part of his character, and honestly not even that big a part. There's also more ways to portray someone who's ex-military other than "ultra-disciplined hardass" or "jaded PTSD burnout". So far I've received no other criticism from other people besides you. I apologize if you're ex-military yourself and it's something you hold dear to your heart, but I've liked how I've played Silver and it's how I'd like to continue to play him.
>>187438
Fine.
But at the moment Brie - who I assure is a hairtrigger if anyone is thinking - especially in that hes contemplating dissectibg a warhead
FOR FUCKS SAKE LET THE BAT WORK
Gm, I think we're ready
Fine.
But at the moment Brie - who I assure is a hairtrigger if anyone is thinking - especially in that hes contemplating dissectibg a warhead
FOR FUCKS SAKE LET THE BAT WORK
Gm, I think we're ready
>>187440
D'awwwww, thanks. I personally hope we get to see more of your character and get to see the deeper sides to her in the near future. I think Posey is pretty cool.
D'awwwww, thanks. I personally hope we get to see more of your character and get to see the deeper sides to her in the near future. I think Posey is pretty cool.
I won a Posey with the help of John Elway. Your argument is invalid.
Brie fucks back off to unavaillable until GM is available , cuz y'all
Brie contemplates cutting the wrong wire on the torpedo
Just saying, and not intended as a threat (though how do you intuit it otherwise?) I figured out how to kill Brie off outright and still make Lacey work. So Im good with killing him pff now if it means not getting cucked by absentee players
And yes, I would be okay with waiting until Mended horn is over to actually do things. I'll still be in the comments tho :3
Just saying, and not intended as a threat (though how do you intuit it otherwise?) I figured out how to kill Brie off outright and still make Lacey work. So Im good with killing him pff now if it means not getting cucked by absentee players
And yes, I would be okay with waiting until Mended horn is over to actually do things. I'll still be in the comments tho :3
Id still like to get his CM, but I'm more interested in not wasting my weekends hoping for something that just doesnt happen, but theres no way to know until its already wasted. I know, dnd and player being available, thats expressly why I was leery about going on a 5 player and 1 gm mission.
virtually impossible to get a solid, "shake your hand in good faith" dnd group of 5-6 reliably. With anon-board "lol Im a shitposter" shenanigens, you're inviting a nightmaee,... that doesnt have a moon on its flanks
>find the marines
It does sound like a plan. The torpedo might be useful in the long run, but better to put first things first maybe
It does sound like a plan. The torpedo might be useful in the long run, but better to put first things first maybe
>>187475
>>187478
It takes a moment, but eventually Silver and Garv (who is currently absent) arrive carrying the plane's MGs and their ammunition. "I think we are ready to go find Commissar Black Heel, now."
Kira, meanwhile, still has her head set and seat cushion, and is currently wearing the oxygen mask with its dangling, trunk-shaped breathing apparatus. Kira giggles to herself as she shakes her head from side to side, causing the apparatus to swing around. "Hehe, I look like an elephant!"
>>187478
It takes a moment, but eventually Silver and Garv (who is currently absent) arrive carrying the plane's MGs and their ammunition. "I think we are ready to go find Commissar Black Heel, now."
Kira, meanwhile, still has her head set and seat cushion, and is currently wearing the oxygen mask with its dangling, trunk-shaped breathing apparatus. Kira giggles to herself as she shakes her head from side to side, causing the apparatus to swing around. "Hehe, I look like an elephant!"
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>>187483
When it’s appropriate to the story and world such that its appearance feels natural and not contrived. The Grootslang is an African myth. There’s a reason it showed up in Season 10 in Zebrica
When it’s appropriate to the story and world such that its appearance feels natural and not contrived. The Grootslang is an African myth. There’s a reason it showed up in Season 10 in Zebrica
Whelp, let’s see. It’s a legend from South Africa specifically. In fact, “Grootslang” is a Dutch phrase, and it’s a creation of the Afrikaans people. “Grootslang” literally means “big snake,” and the legend is basically of the Afrikaans people imagining a giant snake inhabiting a cave full of diamonds. So basically no, I don’t think Kira would know what a “Grootslang” is.
>>187486
The Grootslang is a magical beast, so roll Arcana, or Nature at GM's discretion.
It's a rather obscure and powerful one though, being a creature that was able to evade the wrath of the gods, so the DC might be pretty high.
Let's see if Posey knows:
[1d20+11 = (4+11) = 15]
The Grootslang is a magical beast, so roll Arcana, or Nature at GM's discretion.
It's a rather obscure and powerful one though, being a creature that was able to evade the wrath of the gods, so the DC might be pretty high.
Let's see if Posey knows:
[1d20+11 = (4+11) = 15]
>>187487
>big snake,” and the legend is basically of the Afrikaans people imagining a giant snake
Kira has not heard of a grootslang cause Kira IS the grootslang
>big snake,” and the legend is basically of the Afrikaans people imagining a giant snake
Kira has not heard of a grootslang cause Kira IS the grootslang
How far is the commissar? Does it take us long to get there?
>>187493
I know, but taking into account the universe that this game takes place in, lamias are pretty impressive, probably impressive enough to inspire such legends.
I know, but taking into account the universe that this game takes place in, lamias are pretty impressive, probably impressive enough to inspire such legends.
Is there any other prep we need before we meet the commissar?
>commissar before marines
Yes, not trying to prioritize, just expressing interest to continue
Yes, not trying to prioritize, just expressing interest to continue
rot intensifies
"How far is it to the commissar? I do not wish to delay finding the airponies for very long."
"How far is it to the commissar? I do not wish to delay finding the airponies for very long."
"Quick reminder, there was gunfire anout a mile that way. Whether it relates to the Commissar, the Marines, or the ostensibly time-sensitive situation between the Traveler and the military, in all cases, we should endeavor to waste as little time is possible."
>>187427
>>187430
"It is also plausible that The Traveller regressed into a state of dormancy in anticipation of or in response to its impact in our world. I believe that its current, immobile form is only a transitory stage in its metamorphosis. Once it discovers that supernatural attacks are still able to damage it in its dormant state, it is unlikely that it will simply surrender to being destroyed: at that stage, it may reveal its true form, much more dangerous, but also physically destructible." Posey say
"Time will tell."
>>187430
"It is also plausible that The Traveller regressed into a state of dormancy in anticipation of or in response to its impact in our world. I believe that its current, immobile form is only a transitory stage in its metamorphosis. Once it discovers that supernatural attacks are still able to damage it in its dormant state, it is unlikely that it will simply surrender to being destroyed: at that stage, it may reveal its true form, much more dangerous, but also physically destructible." Posey say
"Time will tell."
>>187508
I'm on the tail end of a stomach flu(?) and am cozy in bed with soda and sherbert (and energy drinks, but no alcohol ~_~)
Anyway, Im not on any schedule
I'm on the tail end of a stomach flu(?) and am cozy in bed with soda and sherbert (and energy drinks, but no alcohol ~_~)
Anyway, Im not on any schedule
For those trying to take a machine gun, please understand that these are decidedly heavy machine guns, purpose built to kill small aircraft like fighters, and not to fight against infantry. The bullets are .50 cal, which is to say, several times the size of standard .30 cal bullet. 250 rounds weighs about 75 pounds. The gun itself is 84 pounds. But please understand that the rate of fire of this, the aircraft version, is twice the rate of fire of an infantry or vehicle mount version. That is to say, its rate of fire is just under that of an MG 42. It is physically impossible to hip fire. And further more, it and its ammo feed is screwed into the turret. It can be removed to be sure, but that would take time.
>>187381
>>187426
“Ahhh!!!” Puppets waves her hooves around, and tries to get back up and continue running. She’s trembling, but in fairness, she’s been doing that continuously.
>>187508
>>187502
To get the torpedo warhead, Brie would probably need to be continuously working on it while the others are trying to meet with the commissar, or what have you.
>>187500
>>187508
The party members should have a vague idea of where the commissar is supposed to be, but Pipette knows more.
>>187381
>>187426
“Ahhh!!!” Puppets waves her hooves around, and tries to get back up and continue running. She’s trembling, but in fairness, she’s been doing that continuously.
>>187508
>>187502
To get the torpedo warhead, Brie would probably need to be continuously working on it while the others are trying to meet with the commissar, or what have you.
>>187500
>>187508
The party members should have a vague idea of where the commissar is supposed to be, but Pipette knows more.
>>187511
Hmm...how much time?
Kira, with Pipette in her grasp, gives the mare some headpats, hoping it will calm her down.
Hmm...how much time?
Kira, with Pipette in her grasp, gives the mare some headpats, hoping it will calm her down.
>>187511
This is why Cavaliere was hesitant about grabbing the gun. He simply cannot carry that much weight. Does anypony volunteer to carry either the gun or the ammunition, and does anypony object to waiting for the gun to be dismounted?
"Miss Pipette, none of us intend to hurt you. Lack of sleep has made you jumpy, but please get a hold of yourself. We need your help," he says gently.
This is why Cavaliere was hesitant about grabbing the gun. He simply cannot carry that much weight. Does anypony volunteer to carry either the gun or the ammunition, and does anypony object to waiting for the gun to be dismounted?
"Miss Pipette, none of us intend to hurt you. Lack of sleep has made you jumpy, but please get a hold of yourself. We need your help," he says gently.
Let’s say that the warhead of the torpedo has 255 pounds of Amatol explosive
>>187511
Brie has zero interest in the torpedo. I envisioned something smaller, like standard missile size, except for air-water
Brie has zero interest in the torpedo. I envisioned something smaller, like standard missile size, except for air-water
>>187521
"I could probably extract the explosives, but I would need to stay behind. But even then, I couldnt possibly carry it with my girlish fogure, so I'd be unable to even move it effectively."
"I could probably extract the explosives, but I would need to stay behind. But even then, I couldnt possibly carry it with my girlish fogure, so I'd be unable to even move it effectively."
>>187518
Hey, psst. This is a good place to mention exactly that you're planning on raising a flying whale skeleton. It will make transporting the explosive a breeze.
Hey, psst. This is a good place to mention exactly that you're planning on raising a flying whale skeleton. It will make transporting the explosive a breeze.
>>187525
"If only we had some sort of contraptiom, or vehicle that could carry the load autonomously. I havent seen anything close to that thus far."
"If only we had some sort of contraptiom, or vehicle that could carry the load autonomously. I havent seen anything close to that thus far."
>>187528
No, I mean it would be a huge help to smooth over Brie's IC concerns about the plan if Posey explained (again, in character) in a bit more detail about the scroll. She's explained she would need the leviathan whale skeleton, but not what she would need it for or what it would do.
>inb4 "Posey wouldn't so willingly divulge this kind of information"
The party is in a life or death situation against a god with the ability to summon monsters seemingly without limit and control an unknown number of creatures at any given time. For Posey it's especially a case of life or death because she has 0 Constitution, so if she goes down that's it, no bleedout period or anything like that where the rest of the party can save her. Information isn't at a premium here, we need to communicate with each other if we wish to survive and succeed.
No, I mean it would be a huge help to smooth over Brie's IC concerns about the plan if Posey explained (again, in character) in a bit more detail about the scroll. She's explained she would need the leviathan whale skeleton, but not what she would need it for or what it would do.
>inb4 "Posey wouldn't so willingly divulge this kind of information"
The party is in a life or death situation against a god with the ability to summon monsters seemingly without limit and control an unknown number of creatures at any given time. For Posey it's especially a case of life or death because she has 0 Constitution, so if she goes down that's it, no bleedout period or anything like that where the rest of the party can save her. Information isn't at a premium here, we need to communicate with each other if we wish to survive and succeed.
"I'm certainly not going to be able to.convince the science mare, even when bartering or engaged in diplomacy, there's an aire of intimidation to it. Still, she does seem to require some degree of convincing, and since I'm quite certain thar several.of you will be very cross if I try to force her at gunpoint. So! I'm going to whipnup a fresh batch of tea, and maybe we can get her a bit more settled hmm?"
Brie first reloads his revolver from the 3 potshots, before making a full pot of tea.
Brie first reloads his revolver from the 3 potshots, before making a full pot of tea.
>>187531
Kira: "Is there an aire of intimidation to headpats," the noodle asks, as she continues to give the scared science mare comforting headpats. "I like giving pets and headpats to friend-shaped creatures."
Kira: "Is there an aire of intimidation to headpats," the noodle asks, as she continues to give the scared science mare comforting headpats. "I like giving pets and headpats to friend-shaped creatures."
>>187533
"The 'headpats' (an innuendo?) I give that are not implicity intimidating are unfortunatrly not the sort onr engages in and speaks of," he says with a wink."But in Ms. Pipette's case, I think releasing her is the best first step." Brie tilts head and rocks it around, as if to imply:
"Where is she going to run to?"
"The 'headpats' (an innuendo?) I give that are not implicity intimidating are unfortunatrly not the sort onr engages in and speaks of," he says with a wink."But in Ms. Pipette's case, I think releasing her is the best first step." Brie tilts head and rocks it around, as if to imply:
"Where is she going to run to?"
>>187533
"Ms. Kirafiki, she is understandably skittish and physical contact is the last thing she wants now."
"Ms. Kirafiki, she is understandably skittish and physical contact is the last thing she wants now."
>>187535
Brie does for a moment contemplate giving 'special headpats'to the science mare, but is pretty sure that would not be approved.
Brie does for a moment contemplate giving 'special headpats'to the science mare, but is pretty sure that would not be approved.
I don’t believe Kira ever actually ran Pipette down, lunged at her, and constricted her. I mean… caught up to her, whumped, and hugged her.
>>187538
Did Pipette run? Cuz Kira's hunter insticts would have kicked in.
Can we pretend that the ladt few hours of dialogue isnt wasted on a tiny bit of oversight? :3
Did Pipette run? Cuz Kira's hunter insticts would have kicked in.
Can we pretend that the ladt few hours of dialogue isnt wasted on a tiny bit of oversight? :3
>>187539
Yes.
Running from a massive predator whose normal prey is medium sized ungulates, like ponies, may have been a mistake.
Yes.
Running from a massive predator whose normal prey is medium sized ungulates, like ponies, may have been a mistake.
>>187530
>it would be a huge help to smooth over Brie's IC concerns about the plan
I missed the part where that's my problem.
>She's explained she would need the leviathan whale skeleton, but not what she would need it for or what it would do.
The nature of the magic in the scroll is purview to her master's practices: it is as much of a military secret as the sensitive systems that Captain Waters is having us destroy. Adhering to the privacy of her masters is part of her code of conduct, which is why she cannot reveal it to outsiders so easily, even at the expense of her own safety. Until her apprenticeship/enslavement is over (level requirement), death is preferable to slighting the masters.
>if we wish to survive and succeed
You say that, but Posey also have my secrets to keep.
She did request to break off and perform the magic in privacy. I guess it wouldn't hurt to witness the results of the spell if you didn't witness its casting.
I'll consider it. Let's talk about it again after we find the Marines and Commissar.
>>187541
"Stop chasing her. This is counterproductive."
>it would be a huge help to smooth over Brie's IC concerns about the plan
I missed the part where that's my problem.
>She's explained she would need the leviathan whale skeleton, but not what she would need it for or what it would do.
The nature of the magic in the scroll is purview to her master's practices: it is as much of a military secret as the sensitive systems that Captain Waters is having us destroy. Adhering to the privacy of her masters is part of her code of conduct, which is why she cannot reveal it to outsiders so easily, even at the expense of her own safety. Until her apprenticeship/enslavement is over (level requirement), death is preferable to slighting the masters.
>if we wish to survive and succeed
You say that, but Posey also have my secrets to keep.
She did request to break off and perform the magic in privacy. I guess it wouldn't hurt to witness the results of the spell if you didn't witness its casting.
I'll consider it. Let's talk about it again after we find the Marines and Commissar.
>>187541
"Stop chasing her. This is counterproductive."
>>187541
As Brie approaches, Kira first, he pauses. "Ms. Kubana, our guest will need to be able to move to be able to sip her tea. If she runs, she won't get far," And Brie deli erately makes eye contact with Pipette, "but for now let's just take a moment." His head tilts as a thought occurrs. But he finishes his motion, holding out a small cup of calming tea to the frightened science mare.
As Brie approaches, Kira first, he pauses. "Ms. Kubana, our guest will need to be able to move to be able to sip her tea. If she runs, she won't get far," And Brie deli erately makes eye contact with Pipette, "but for now let's just take a moment." His head tilts as a thought occurrs. But he finishes his motion, holding out a small cup of calming tea to the frightened science mare.
>>187540
Pipette is less grappled and being offered tea by a crazy bat in a camo murdersuit that yes, has blood on it.
"Go on Miss, youve been through alot. It isnt poison, and we're not here to hurt you. I brought biscuits as well.:
"
Pipette is less grappled and being offered tea by a crazy bat in a camo murdersuit that yes, has blood on it.
"Go on Miss, youve been through alot. It isnt poison, and we're not here to hurt you. I brought biscuits as well.:
"
>>187493
RUDE
>>187543
So Brie is taking the time to boil water?
>>187544
>I missed the part where that's my problem.
Also rude
>>187545
>>187544
>>187541
Sure, we’ll assume that Kira, despite never rolling for it an only stating the action as kind of post hoc fait accompli, has grappled and coiled Pipette after she tripped.
When Kira loosens her grip, Pipette jumps out of Kira’s coils. She fails to clear Kira’s body and trips over it, falling on her belly with an “yumph!” squeal, eyes closed forelegs spread in a y shape forward, and chin against the ground. Her tin-hat slumps down, though the horn stops it from covering her eyes, and she looks upwards towards whomever approaches, presumably Brie
RUDE
>>187543
So Brie is taking the time to boil water?
>>187544
>I missed the part where that's my problem.
Also rude
>>187545
>>187544
>>187541
Sure, we’ll assume that Kira, despite never rolling for it an only stating the action as kind of post hoc fait accompli, has grappled and coiled Pipette after she tripped.
When Kira loosens her grip, Pipette jumps out of Kira’s coils. She fails to clear Kira’s body and trips over it, falling on her belly with an “yumph!” squeal, eyes closed forelegs spread in a y shape forward, and chin against the ground. Her tin-hat slumps down, though the horn stops it from covering her eyes, and she looks upwards towards whomever approaches, presumably Brie
>>187544
Silver: "We have time at moment because of distraction to be able to go to Commissar, whale skeleton, and airponies without worrying about GRU or Traveler. I highly doubt, however, that distraction will hold long enough for us to backtrack all way across island multiple times to go to airponies, come back for skeleton, come back for torpedo, then go to Kostroma. Whatever secrets your masters have bid you to hold, they would surely understand that needs and circumstances of current moment outweigh need for secrecy. I also doubt any of our original party members will divulge any secrets we discover."
>>187551
Did you want a roll for it? I didn't know if you did or not.
Silver: "We have time at moment because of distraction to be able to go to Commissar, whale skeleton, and airponies without worrying about GRU or Traveler. I highly doubt, however, that distraction will hold long enough for us to backtrack all way across island multiple times to go to airponies, come back for skeleton, come back for torpedo, then go to Kostroma. Whatever secrets your masters have bid you to hold, they would surely understand that needs and circumstances of current moment outweigh need for secrecy. I also doubt any of our original party members will divulge any secrets we discover."
>>187551
Did you want a roll for it? I didn't know if you did or not.
>>187551
Posey approaches her
"If you would be so kind as to lead of to this commissar you spoke of, that would be very much appreciated." she says
Posey approaches her
"If you would be so kind as to lead of to this commissar you spoke of, that would be very much appreciated." she says
Without waiting for a response, Brie simply shrugs and starts laying out teacups and biscuits. First to Pipette, then Kira, Silver, Dust (hes the lankier), and finally Garv. Somehow, Brie intuits that Rosey would decline tea and biscuits. All the same, he only has a dozen and with those six he can only offer 2 per pony without breaking them.
"Ms. Pipette, please be at ease. In spite of our colorful and outlandish nature and appearance, we are here to be of service to you. And not just to you, but the good locals of stalliongrad, and whoever else has been caught up in this messy little scenario," he's quite upbeat at this point, wriggling his nose and shaking his head a bit at 'messy little scenario'. "Its quite absurd, and not what the lot of us were expecing when we took this mission. You're a mare of science, I assumed you would benefit from a more detailed and HONEST level of disclosure," he smiles, finally bringing his own tea to his lips. "The tea it's self.is wonderful, but consider dipping the biscuits in for a moment, not too long or they'll crumble. Anyhow, where I was going with that is to say that we are a privately contracted, paramilitary group tasked with recovering Equestrian personnel and either sabotaging or running off with military vehicles.
However, as you are no doubt aware," he gestures to the bags under her eyes, "There is more going on here than a simple territory dispute between rival militaries." His voice grows deeper and more deliberate. "Something foul is going on here, and it is not implausible to say that the few here, offering you tea,... may be the kast kine of defense that Equestria has." His voice jumps back up in pitch. "Life is so erratic and unpredictable isn't it?
So, while appreciate what given the circumstance a slight disinclination to trust us, it would behoove our survival if you would help aid us in locating the commissar."
"Ms. Pipette, please be at ease. In spite of our colorful and outlandish nature and appearance, we are here to be of service to you. And not just to you, but the good locals of stalliongrad, and whoever else has been caught up in this messy little scenario," he's quite upbeat at this point, wriggling his nose and shaking his head a bit at 'messy little scenario'. "Its quite absurd, and not what the lot of us were expecing when we took this mission. You're a mare of science, I assumed you would benefit from a more detailed and HONEST level of disclosure," he smiles, finally bringing his own tea to his lips. "The tea it's self.is wonderful, but consider dipping the biscuits in for a moment, not too long or they'll crumble. Anyhow, where I was going with that is to say that we are a privately contracted, paramilitary group tasked with recovering Equestrian personnel and either sabotaging or running off with military vehicles.
However, as you are no doubt aware," he gestures to the bags under her eyes, "There is more going on here than a simple territory dispute between rival militaries." His voice grows deeper and more deliberate. "Something foul is going on here, and it is not implausible to say that the few here, offering you tea,... may be the kast kine of defense that Equestria has." His voice jumps back up in pitch. "Life is so erratic and unpredictable isn't it?
So, while appreciate what given the circumstance a slight disinclination to trust us, it would behoove our survival if you would help aid us in locating the commissar."
>>187551
If we can dialogue without your adjudication, and if the dialogue takes far longer than boiling water for tea, yes Brie made tea
If we can dialogue without your adjudication, and if the dialogue takes far longer than boiling water for tea, yes Brie made tea
>>187557
Idk what check that counts as
[1d20-1 = (18-1) = 17]
Bluff and intimidate are a +5, but this is sorta more diplomacy? Total newb
Idk what check that counts as
[1d20-1 = (18-1) = 17]
Bluff and intimidate are a +5, but this is sorta more diplomacy? Total newb
>>187552
>>187553
>>187554
>>187555
Pipette lies collapsed on the ground on her belly. Her hind legs are propped up against Kira’s body, slightly raising her hindquarters, even as her chin presses against the grass. Her wine-red eyes look up at the creatures around her. She moves her hooves closer to herself and tries to push herself upwards. She manages to pull herself off of Kira, and is only just able to stand up, still trembling and dirt on her white coat jacket.
She looks over to the biscuits (I’m unsure if the biscuits are actual biscuits or if these are cookies), and sniffs one. Then she uses her magic to take it, and starts eating it. She eats it rather quickly and not exactly in the manner befitting what is presumably a professional. She takes the tea with an aura of red purple magic, sips it, then drinks it quickly, with the only limit being an aversion to having her mouth burned by hot liquid.
>>187553
>>187554
>>187555
Pipette lies collapsed on the ground on her belly. Her hind legs are propped up against Kira’s body, slightly raising her hindquarters, even as her chin presses against the grass. Her wine-red eyes look up at the creatures around her. She moves her hooves closer to herself and tries to push herself upwards. She manages to pull herself off of Kira, and is only just able to stand up, still trembling and dirt on her white coat jacket.
She looks over to the biscuits (I’m unsure if the biscuits are actual biscuits or if these are cookies), and sniffs one. Then she uses her magic to take it, and starts eating it. She eats it rather quickly and not exactly in the manner befitting what is presumably a professional. She takes the tea with an aura of red purple magic, sips it, then drinks it quickly, with the only limit being an aversion to having her mouth burned by hot liquid.
>>187559
"....Take your time to recover, but we are in a hurry, so be ready to leave soon." Posey says, coldly
"....Take your time to recover, but we are in a hurry, so be ready to leave soon." Posey says, coldly
>>187559
"If you're still thirsty, here," he pulls out a skin of fine wine, takes a drink, and offers it to her.
"If you're still thirsty, here," he pulls out a skin of fine wine, takes a drink, and offers it to her.
>>187555
Cavaliere takes a cup of tea, but stares at Brie as he gives away information that is not his to give.
Or maybe I should retcon this, as if we're taking the machine guns he will be taking precious time to dismount them?
Cavaliere takes a cup of tea, but stares at Brie as he gives away information that is not his to give.
Or maybe I should retcon this, as if we're taking the machine guns he will be taking precious time to dismount them?
>>187559
Kira gives Pipette a friendly smile. "Sorry about all of that..."
Silver likewise smiles at the mare. "I know they are weird bunch, but they are good creatures."
Kira gives Pipette a friendly smile. "Sorry about all of that..."
Silver likewise smiles at the mare. "I know they are weird bunch, but they are good creatures."
>>187562
Brie acknowledges Garv's glance, and tips his head to suggest he has a plan, but acknowledges we cant discuss it now, wat matters is getting this cunt to.gove us the next waypoint
Brie acknowledges Garv's glance, and tips his head to suggest he has a plan, but acknowledges we cant discuss it now, wat matters is getting this cunt to.gove us the next waypoint
Pipette speaks:
“I can take you to him.”
Tentatively, I don’t think a character can both try to take a machine gun or disassemble the torpedo, and go to find the commissar, unless some other measure is taken.
“I can take you to him.”
Tentatively, I don’t think a character can both try to take a machine gun or disassemble the torpedo, and go to find the commissar, unless some other measure is taken.
>>187565
Agreed, and without the aid of a sufficient load-besring device, it simply isnt feasible. If only it were someone else's problem. But anyway, since Pipette is gratefully obliging "Splendid. You'll be in fine care. Lead from the middle, let us protect you.:
Agreed, and without the aid of a sufficient load-besring device, it simply isnt feasible. If only it were someone else's problem. But anyway, since Pipette is gratefully obliging "Splendid. You'll be in fine care. Lead from the middle, let us protect you.:
>>187565
Then let us nix the machine gun retrieval. Unless if we seriously split the party, losing time in the process, Cavaliere cannot have it moved which makes the whole effort worthless. If Brie is going to stay behind and work on the torpedo, the party will have to come back for them anyway which would make the machine gun worth it. It's dependent on Brie's decision.
Then let us nix the machine gun retrieval. Unless if we seriously split the party, losing time in the process, Cavaliere cannot have it moved which makes the whole effort worthless. If Brie is going to stay behind and work on the torpedo, the party will have to come back for them anyway which would make the machine gun worth it. It's dependent on Brie's decision.
>>187568
Brie is not going to stay behind, because as said he would be unable to move the extracted explosives and no option for moving them is forthcoming
Brie is not going to stay behind, because as said he would be unable to move the extracted explosives and no option for moving them is forthcoming
>>187570
Oh how Ive waited,....
But now would be a good time for Rosey to maybe say something vague like "If I can come up with a load-bearing,... device, can these weapons be utilized?"
Just a suggestion
Oh how Ive waited,....
But now would be a good time for Rosey to maybe say something vague like "If I can come up with a load-bearing,... device, can these weapons be utilized?"
Just a suggestion
Please, for the love of god, can you two come to an agreement for the good of the game, the party, and the GM?
>>187577
I think that everyone has agreed they are not going to try to salvage the warhead, or the machine guns, and they aren’t going for the leviathan skeleton.
I think that everyone has agreed they are not going to try to salvage the warhead, or the machine guns, and they aren’t going for the leviathan skeleton.
>>187578
No, I am so fucking pissed off at this bullshit. For fuck's sake, I never had a problem with OOC posts until now. You two are aware we are going to fight a fucking god, right?
No, I am so fucking pissed off at this bullshit. For fuck's sake, I never had a problem with OOC posts until now. You two are aware we are going to fight a fucking god, right?
>>187580
Oh, Im aware, I laid the groundwork. He doesnt have to llay mice with me even, he just has to pretend his character is
Oh, Im aware, I laid the groundwork. He doesnt have to llay mice with me even, he just has to pretend his character is
>>187582
Yes, but Brie and Garv wont assume to be able to.move heavy equipment unless Rosie offers that she can make that happen. Digging in your heels is still fighting
Yes, but Brie and Garv wont assume to be able to.move heavy equipment unless Rosie offers that she can make that happen. Digging in your heels is still fighting
>>187580
Yes. While you suggested the warhead plan and the GM forcefully hinted at the machine guns, the actual logistics of bringing them, and the opportunity cost of the time spent, raises a lot of challenges. If we all stay at the plane we risk losing the Commissar and the airponies. Splitting the party can accomplish both objectives, but at greater risk. The GM suggested that maybe there could be a workaround but I don't know what that could be.
Yes. While you suggested the warhead plan and the GM forcefully hinted at the machine guns, the actual logistics of bringing them, and the opportunity cost of the time spent, raises a lot of challenges. If we all stay at the plane we risk losing the Commissar and the airponies. Splitting the party can accomplish both objectives, but at greater risk. The GM suggested that maybe there could be a workaround but I don't know what that could be.
>>187580
You have not one, but two player characters. You are the only one to have two. And neither of them give a shit enough about the bomb, the machine gun, or the scroll to put a hoof down and refuse to progress until this concern is addressed.
If your characters don’t care, just play your respective characters. If playing your characters true means they sleep walk into oblivion, as you seem to think they are, then let them do so.
>>187583
No, but no one knows what anyone’s plans are after going to the commissar. Actually, based off of statements from you and or Posey, it seems like that’s abandoned and you all are going to the airship.
You have not one, but two player characters. You are the only one to have two. And neither of them give a shit enough about the bomb, the machine gun, or the scroll to put a hoof down and refuse to progress until this concern is addressed.
If your characters don’t care, just play your respective characters. If playing your characters true means they sleep walk into oblivion, as you seem to think they are, then let them do so.
>>187583
No, but no one knows what anyone’s plans are after going to the commissar. Actually, based off of statements from you and or Posey, it seems like that’s abandoned and you all are going to the airship.
>>187586
Unless something is said, Brie will be staying with the party, Ive just been illustrating the possibilities
Unless something is said, Brie will be staying with the party, Ive just been illustrating the possibilities
>>187586
I was under the impression that GM didn't want me to reanimate a giant flying skeleton, so I decided not to talk about it until there was an actual opportunity.
I was also under the impression that people didn't want to handle the skeleton stuff until we found the airponies, so I was waiting until after that.
I do want to do the skeleton thing though.
I don't actually need to do it with a whale skeleton, btw. I just need a sufficient amount of bones, maybe from ~6-9 medium sized creatures.
>>187585
I wanted to split off to reanimate the monster while the party handled other matters, but I was told that wasn't desirable.
I was under the impression that GM didn't want me to reanimate a giant flying skeleton, so I decided not to talk about it until there was an actual opportunity.
I was also under the impression that people didn't want to handle the skeleton stuff until we found the airponies, so I was waiting until after that.
I do want to do the skeleton thing though.
I don't actually need to do it with a whale skeleton, btw. I just need a sufficient amount of bones, maybe from ~6-9 medium sized creatures.
>>187585
I wanted to split off to reanimate the monster while the party handled other matters, but I was told that wasn't desirable.
Silver: "We are not being stupid about this. There are MGs that those we have rescued can use to fend off Abominations, there is torpedo that can be turned into explosive device to try to kill Traveler, and you have scroll you still have not explained what it even does. We are not going to march straight to our deaths unprepared."
>>187589
It wasnt desirable for you to run off not saying anything but "trust me".
Be as vague as you want, but pretend Rpsie is a LITTLE bit of a team.player, given the open discussion of extracting the 1/4 ton explosive, and the heavy machine gun(s?)
Unless you WANT brie tagging along ;3
It wasnt desirable for you to run off not saying anything but "trust me".
Be as vague as you want, but pretend Rpsie is a LITTLE bit of a team.player, given the open discussion of extracting the 1/4 ton explosive, and the heavy machine gun(s?)
Unless you WANT brie tagging along ;3
>>187590
>you still have not explained
"I already told you that I intended to use it to conjure an ally that could help us with the battle."
>you still have not explained
"I already told you that I intended to use it to conjure an ally that could help us with the battle."
>>187592
Silver looks over at Posey. She notices that his face has become rather stern. "Good, what kind of ally? Describe him."
Silver looks over at Posey. She notices that his face has become rather stern. "Good, what kind of ally? Describe him."
Last chance. You get ur skeleton, we get bombs and guns.
Brie looks back at the plane, reservations forming in his mind. "While ordinarily not one to out too much stock in such extreme levels of ordinance, I have a sinking feeling we might benefit from both the torpedo and the machine guns. It seems a shame to let them go to waste, if only we had a way to move them,...."
Brie looks back at the plane, reservations forming in his mind. "While ordinarily not one to out too much stock in such extreme levels of ordinance, I have a sinking feeling we might benefit from both the torpedo and the machine guns. It seems a shame to let them go to waste, if only we had a way to move them,...."
>>187589
In-character, no it's not desirable. You can split off at any point (you are not compelled to stay with the party) but it will raise even more questions. I think GM's objections were regarding the stats of the giant flying skeleton, but I don't recall these objections being resolved. Transporting the warhead is a perfectly fine way of using that creature, and otherwise we would need a harness and a team to move it.
>>187590
"I agree, but let's get the logistics of these weapons squared away. How will we move them, and can we ensure our charges will survive by the time we reach them?"
>>187592
"It's a conjuration scroll? That's useful. Why didn't you explain what it did sooner?"
In-character, no it's not desirable. You can split off at any point (you are not compelled to stay with the party) but it will raise even more questions. I think GM's objections were regarding the stats of the giant flying skeleton, but I don't recall these objections being resolved. Transporting the warhead is a perfectly fine way of using that creature, and otherwise we would need a harness and a team to move it.
>>187590
"I agree, but let's get the logistics of these weapons squared away. How will we move them, and can we ensure our charges will survive by the time we reach them?"
>>187592
"It's a conjuration scroll? That's useful. Why didn't you explain what it did sooner?"
>>187593
"You can never really be sure what it is until it appears, but I had in mind something large and durable, that also flies." Posey replies
"I was looking to use my masters scroll for something to carry me to the top of that mountain, where I could make an appeal to the spirits of the north to send us something to fight alongside us."
>>187595
>You can split off at any point (you are not compelled to stay with the party) but it will raise even more questions.
That's what I was originally going to do, but people got mad so I didn't.
>I think GM's objections were regarding the stats of the giant flying skeleton, but I don't recall these objections being resolved.
Yeah. I want to know if it's allowed before I go there to do it.
>onjuration scroll
"Not quite..."
>Why didn't you explain what it did sooner?
"I did explain it though."
"You can never really be sure what it is until it appears, but I had in mind something large and durable, that also flies." Posey replies
"I was looking to use my masters scroll for something to carry me to the top of that mountain, where I could make an appeal to the spirits of the north to send us something to fight alongside us."
>>187595
>You can split off at any point (you are not compelled to stay with the party) but it will raise even more questions.
That's what I was originally going to do, but people got mad so I didn't.
>I think GM's objections were regarding the stats of the giant flying skeleton, but I don't recall these objections being resolved.
Yeah. I want to know if it's allowed before I go there to do it.
>onjuration scroll
"Not quite..."
>Why didn't you explain what it did sooner?
"I did explain it though."
>>187598
Silver: "Large, durable, flies, okay. How strong is it? Could it carry explosive, MGs, and ammunition?"
Silver: "Large, durable, flies, okay. How strong is it? Could it carry explosive, MGs, and ammunition?"
>>187600
"I would not know. I have never tried it before. It is my master's magic, not my own. But...."
Posey unfurls her scroll and squints at the spooky glowing sigils running across it
"...I think so?"
She pauses
".... It would probably expend my entire scroll to produce a minion that huge though..." she adds, slightly disappointed
"I will just bill Captain Waters for it."
"I would not know. I have never tried it before. It is my master's magic, not my own. But...."
Posey unfurls her scroll and squints at the spooky glowing sigils running across it
"...I think so?"
She pauses
".... It would probably expend my entire scroll to produce a minion that huge though..." she adds, slightly disappointed
"I will just bill Captain Waters for it."
>>187589
>>187598
You can split off any time. What you can’t do is find the party again.
I asked “how will posey find the party again?” Twice. The first time the question was dismissed as irrelevant, and the second time I was just outright ignored. I thought that she could do some extremely basic shit like saying “hey, can we meet at this place or time?” Or taking one of the two-way radios so that they can keep in communication… But no, you didn’t want to do this. This did not please me and I wasn’t going to allow a party split when players refuse to acknowledge very obvious, basic, serious, and ultimately easily resolved logistical problems.
>>187598
You can split off any time. What you can’t do is find the party again.
I asked “how will posey find the party again?” Twice. The first time the question was dismissed as irrelevant, and the second time I was just outright ignored. I thought that she could do some extremely basic shit like saying “hey, can we meet at this place or time?” Or taking one of the two-way radios so that they can keep in communication… But no, you didn’t want to do this. This did not please me and I wasn’t going to allow a party split when players refuse to acknowledge very obvious, basic, serious, and ultimately easily resolved logistical problems.
>>187603
"I mean, theres the question of meeting back. I MIGHT be able to drag it some distance, but nothing effective; Garv seems a bit stronger but even so, this is heavy and awkward equipment. Can you find your way back in time?"
"I mean, theres the question of meeting back. I MIGHT be able to drag it some distance, but nothing effective; Garv seems a bit stronger but even so, this is heavy and awkward equipment. Can you find your way back in time?"
>>187602
>how will posey find the party again?” Twice. The first time the question was dismissed as
If she were at the top of Mended Horn, wouldn't she be able to see the Kostroma from there? That's what I said last time.
>“hey, can we meet at this place or time?”
I mentioned meeting at the Kostroma
>Or taking one of the two-way radios so that they can keep in communication…
Oh wait, I forgot we had those. That's a good idea.
>But no, you didn’t want to do this. This did not please me and I wasn’t going to allow
I thought you just didn't want me to make a flying whale monster, so I low-key just gave up on it and stopped thinking about the logistics.
>how will posey find the party again?” Twice. The first time the question was dismissed as
If she were at the top of Mended Horn, wouldn't she be able to see the Kostroma from there? That's what I said last time.
>“hey, can we meet at this place or time?”
I mentioned meeting at the Kostroma
>Or taking one of the two-way radios so that they can keep in communication…
Oh wait, I forgot we had those. That's a good idea.
>But no, you didn’t want to do this. This did not please me and I wasn’t going to allow
I thought you just didn't want me to make a flying whale monster, so I low-key just gave up on it and stopped thinking about the logistics.
>>187604
>>187595
Silver: "If it flies, you will be able to attach explosive, MGs, and ammunition and fly with alongside it back to us. We will give you two-way radio so you can maintain communication, and agree to meeting point, likely near Airship. Perhaps Cavaliere can be convinced to stay with you as well, both to provide backup and to work on MGs while you work on explosive." Silver turns to Cavaliere, expecting an answer.
>>187595
Silver: "If it flies, you will be able to attach explosive, MGs, and ammunition and fly with alongside it back to us. We will give you two-way radio so you can maintain communication, and agree to meeting point, likely near Airship. Perhaps Cavaliere can be convinced to stay with you as well, both to provide backup and to work on MGs while you work on explosive." Silver turns to Cavaliere, expecting an answer.
>>187606
"Wait, theres something we're overlooking. What about the Griffon whalers? Could you convince them to help us move the equiipment? I forget theyre there sometimes."
"Wait, theres something we're overlooking. What about the Griffon whalers? Could you convince them to help us move the equiipment? I forget theyre there sometimes."
>>187610
"Only as a last resort. Your job is to be adorable when needed. You will probably be joining them, I think," Brie says pointing a waving hoof in the direction of,... not the plane."
"Only as a last resort. Your job is to be adorable when needed. You will probably be joining them, I think," Brie says pointing a waving hoof in the direction of,... not the plane."
>>187605
Hey, if the bone lurker flies above the fog, I could use the stars above to tell which direction is which.
Hey, if the bone lurker flies above the fog, I could use the stars above to tell which direction is which.
>>187611
"Ahhhhhhhhhh. You are correct, Griffonian and Severanyan sound so similar when youre unfamiliar. Then yes, it seems that this might work out after all. The 5 of you," Brie casts a squinty eye at Mala, "... maybe 4,... we'll see what Cavaliere thinks, may be able to depart post haste, as he can do the translating and we can do the dissection. I'm far less familiar with large-calibur weaponry, but I'm confident that I can dissect the torpedo in as long as it takes him to extract one of the guns, after which I could then assist if at all on the second. With the walkie, we can status when we are finished, and decide where to recconnoiter."
"Ahhhhhhhhhh. You are correct, Griffonian and Severanyan sound so similar when youre unfamiliar. Then yes, it seems that this might work out after all. The 5 of you," Brie casts a squinty eye at Mala, "... maybe 4,... we'll see what Cavaliere thinks, may be able to depart post haste, as he can do the translating and we can do the dissection. I'm far less familiar with large-calibur weaponry, but I'm confident that I can dissect the torpedo in as long as it takes him to extract one of the guns, after which I could then assist if at all on the second. With the walkie, we can status when we are finished, and decide where to recconnoiter."
>>187615
Silver: "Good. We will first go to Commissar as it is closest, see if he needs rescuing and recruit him to our growing army. Then we will go to leviathan whale skeleton so Posey can summon her ally."
Silver: "Good. We will first go to Commissar as it is closest, see if he needs rescuing and recruit him to our growing army. Then we will go to leviathan whale skeleton so Posey can summon her ally."
Mala smiles, and his tail moves side to side
“I can also make the prisoners do things if you need them to, and to watch over them.” He holds up his shot gun with evident pride. “I have experience as… as a - as a jailer.”
“I can also make the prisoners do things if you need them to, and to watch over them.” He holds up his shot gun with evident pride. “I have experience as… as a - as a jailer.”
>>187617
Brie raises his hooves in a shrugging gesture to the party, as if to ask "Did somepony else know this?"
Brie raises his hooves in a shrugging gesture to the party, as if to ask "Did somepony else know this?"
>>187617
>“I can also make the prisoners do things if you need them to, and to watch over them.” He holds up his shot gun with evident pride. “I have experience as… as a - as a jailer.”
"Oh, really? So do I. Enhanced Interrogation is one of my specialties. I do not think that is necessary yet though."
>>187616
"I would prefer to go to the skeleton alone, or at least use my master's scroll with some degree of privacy."
>“I can also make the prisoners do things if you need them to, and to watch over them.” He holds up his shot gun with evident pride. “I have experience as… as a - as a jailer.”
"Oh, really? So do I. Enhanced Interrogation is one of my specialties. I do not think that is necessary yet though."
>>187616
"I would prefer to go to the skeleton alone, or at least use my master's scroll with some degree of privacy."
>>187619
Silver: "We will not split up any further than this, but we can provide you with privacy if it is necessary when we get there."
Silver: "We will not split up any further than this, but we can provide you with privacy if it is necessary when we get there."
>>187619
Mala’s tail stops moving side to side, but stops midway, and then slowly moves down. His lips, likewise, slowly move down at the edges as his smile fades.
“Oh…” his head sinks down. “Okay…”
Mala’s tail stops moving side to side, but stops midway, and then slowly moves down. His lips, likewise, slowly move down at the edges as his smile fades.
“Oh…” his head sinks down. “Okay…”
"Are we ready to see the commissar yet? What are we still here for?"
Brie turns to Garv and with a respectful nod to Mala who all this time he thought was a valet or some sort. "Gentlecreatures (none of them ponies, technically), shall we to business then?"
>>187621
Silver goes over to Mala, and gives him a much deserve headpat. "How about you, Mala? Are you staying with Brie and Cavaliere to help them out?"
Silver goes over to Mala, and gives him a much deserve headpat. "How about you, Mala? Are you staying with Brie and Cavaliere to help them out?"
>>187627
pat pat pat
Silver: "I am sorry that I have not been giving you attention as I should. You are my friend, I should not be ignoring you so. I could say that this mission has had me distracted, but it sounds more like excuse than anything."
pat pat pat
Silver: "I am sorry that I have not been giving you attention as I should. You are my friend, I should not be ignoring you so. I could say that this mission has had me distracted, but it sounds more like excuse than anything."
>>187628
Mala smiles, closes his eyes, and stretches out his neck as he moves both his head and his big, furry neck closer to Silver
Mala smiles, closes his eyes, and stretches out his neck as he moves both his head and his big, furry neck closer to Silver
>>187629
Silver moves to giving Mala some neck scritches. "I will not lie, I would appreciate having you by our side."
Silver moves to giving Mala some neck scritches. "I will not lie, I would appreciate having you by our side."
>>187630
neck is scritched
Mala rivals Silver for fluffiness.
He opens his eyes and tries to look back towards Silver, with one of his big, triangular ears making its way past Silver’s foreleg and standing up. He leans towards Silver, and Silver can feel Mala’s moving tail hit his back.
“Where do you want me?”
>>187631
pets ze Posey
neck is scritched
Mala rivals Silver for fluffiness.
He opens his eyes and tries to look back towards Silver, with one of his big, triangular ears making its way past Silver’s foreleg and standing up. He leans towards Silver, and Silver can feel Mala’s moving tail hit his back.
“Where do you want me?”
>>187631
pets ze Posey
>>187632
Damn, that's pretty fluffy. Silver smiles as he can feel Mala's happiness. "I would like you to be with us."
Damn, that's pretty fluffy. Silver smiles as he can feel Mala's happiness. "I would like you to be with us."
>>187632
>>187633
"I wouldn't begrudge if you did venture with them. Theyre likely to.need the help, and as lomg as I can have help, carrying the explosives won't be so bad. Though Im hoping that 2 can do the bomb and 1 each can carry an MG. We'll see. I dont mind holding the leash if it means not having to carry things."
>>187633
"I wouldn't begrudge if you did venture with them. Theyre likely to.need the help, and as lomg as I can have help, carrying the explosives won't be so bad. Though Im hoping that 2 can do the bomb and 1 each can carry an MG. We'll see. I dont mind holding the leash if it means not having to carry things."
>>187635
Silver: "Heh. But if you come with us, maybe you could see what those monster starfish actually taste like."
Silver: "Heh. But if you come with us, maybe you could see what those monster starfish actually taste like."
>>187636
Mala’s head turns towards Silver, and with a more plain expression.
“We’ll be fighting more of those things as we go?!”
Mala’s head turns towards Silver, and with a more plain expression.
“We’ll be fighting more of those things as we go?!”
>>187302
Suddenly, Vir just straight up backhandshoofs the bap.
"Nye heh heh heh," Vir chuckles. "I know another naughty bap who could put to use a sweetie's, like yous' lil' bap wings into good money. Heh heh heh."
"...I'm not naughty," the bap says but not with much force and she doesn't look up from the floor.
Vir slaps her again, this time with her pimp cane.
"Shud up! Don't talk back, wings don't do that."
Vir puffs a cloud of smoke from her cigar.
Suddenly, Vir just straight up back
"Nye heh heh heh," Vir chuckles. "I know another naughty bap who could put to use a sweetie's, like yous' lil' bap wings into good money. Heh heh heh."
"...I'm not naughty," the bap says but not with much force and she doesn't look up from the floor.
Vir slaps her again, this time with her pimp cane.
"Shud up! Don't talk back, wings don't do that."
Vir puffs a cloud of smoke from her cigar.
>>187606
"I can do that. Would you like to carry the camera? Otherwise, maybe Dust knows how to use it. Bøkli speaks Ponish, but I can ask him."
He turns to the griffon followers. "Would you like to stay here and help move some heavy equipment we're getting from the plane? Zou je hier willen blijven en helpen met het verplaatsen van de zware apparatuur die we uit het vliegtuig halen?" he asks, repeating the question in Feathesian to Sørvik.
"I can do that. Would you like to carry the camera? Otherwise, maybe Dust knows how to use it. Bøkli speaks Ponish, but I can ask him."
He turns to the griffon followers. "Would you like to stay here and help move some heavy equipment we're getting from the plane? Zou je hier willen blijven en helpen met het verplaatsen van de zware apparatuur die we uit het vliegtuig halen?" he asks, repeating the question in Feathesian to Sørvik.
>>187635
>>187636
>>187637
"This is more in lone with what I am thinking. The Commissar and the Marines are probably much closer to danger than we will be. The traveler doesn't know the first thing about this technology I'll wager, and we will probably be able to work relatively unmolested. Whereas with the marines - and I'm hoping likewise the downed airship - there is strategic value of both to the traveler. Oh, it's not likely to specifically comprehend an airship, but flying transport isn't much of a stretch. We still know so little,... in any case, I suspect that Silver will need the muscle more than we do. We don't have to necessarily be striding casually when we're innbound with the payloads, just as long as we can move them in a reasonably timely manner. The only question then is the prisoners."
>>187636
>>187637
"This is more in lone with what I am thinking. The Commissar and the Marines are probably much closer to danger than we will be. The traveler doesn't know the first thing about this technology I'll wager, and we will probably be able to work relatively unmolested. Whereas with the marines - and I'm hoping likewise the downed airship - there is strategic value of both to the traveler. Oh, it's not likely to specifically comprehend an airship, but flying transport isn't much of a stretch. We still know so little,... in any case, I suspect that Silver will need the muscle more than we do. We don't have to necessarily be striding casually when we're innbound with the payloads, just as long as we can move them in a reasonably timely manner. The only question then is the prisoners."
Off to side, out of sight and out of mind, Dust sneaks a quick grass tasting in between his prayers.
Hopefully the next place his missions take him has better grass.
Hopefully the next place his missions take him has better grass.
>>187691
Kira comes over, wondering what her zeeb friend is doing so far away from the group. "Hey Dust! You're missing out on Silver talking about the group's plan." She tilts her head at his grass munching. "Are you hungry or something?"
>>187641
Silver takes the offered camera, nodding at the griffon.
>>187644
Silver: "We will take possessed ponies with us, so you do not have to worry about wrangling with them. It will also let us keep close eye on them."
Kira comes over, wondering what her zeeb friend is doing so far away from the group. "Hey Dust! You're missing out on Silver talking about the group's plan." She tilts her head at his grass munching. "Are you hungry or something?"
>>187641
Silver takes the offered camera, nodding at the griffon.
>>187644
Silver: "We will take possessed ponies with us, so you do not have to worry about wrangling with them. It will also let us keep close eye on them."
>>187692
Dust's eyes open as he looks at the lamia who has caught him slacking in his prayers.
"Hello Kira my lamia friend,
My prayers have just come to an end.
I am glad to hear that our group
Is coming to plans like a troup.
As I had nothing to say
I decided to come and pray"
He looks down at the grass and back at her
"I am currently fine
I can assure this is not hunger's sign
My tendancy is to roam and graze
Rather than take set meals and laze
I hope my snacking does not faze"
Dust's eyes open as he looks at the lamia who has caught him slacking in his prayers.
"Hello Kira my lamia friend,
My prayers have just come to an end.
I am glad to hear that our group
Is coming to plans like a troup.
As I had nothing to say
I decided to come and pray"
He looks down at the grass and back at her
"I am currently fine
I can assure this is not hunger's sign
My tendancy is to roam and graze
Rather than take set meals and laze
I hope my snacking does not faze"
>>187698
Breathing a sigh of relief, having picked up several coils of wasted film reel, Brie breathes a sigh of relief. In his mind, he was imagining trying to explain the Traveler to Captain Waters, with foiled evidence ;_;
Breathing a sigh of relief, having picked up several coils of wasted film reel, Brie breathes a sigh of relief. In his mind, he was imagining trying to explain the Traveler to Captain Waters, with foiled evidence ;_;
>>187638
“Uh, okay” Mala looks down to the right, then back up, then back down, then back up to Silver in quick succession. Presumably, Silver has stopped stitching her neck.
>>187641
Bøkli:
“And what is the alternative?”
Sørvik:
“ Waar ga je heen met dit? Deze monsters zijn verschenen en deze soldaten, en we zien geen uitweg uit dit eiland - Where are you going with this? These monsters have appeared and these soldiers, and we see no way out of this island”
>>187644
Mala:
“I can make the prisoners drag each other.” He answers
>>187691
He’s had better, to be honest
“Uh, okay” Mala looks down to the right, then back up, then back down, then back up to Silver in quick succession. Presumably, Silver has stopped stitching her neck.
>>187641
Bøkli:
“And what is the alternative?”
Sørvik:
“ Waar ga je heen met dit? Deze monsters zijn verschenen en deze soldaten, en we zien geen uitweg uit dit eiland - Where are you going with this? These monsters have appeared and these soldiers, and we see no way out of this island”
>>187644
Mala:
“I can make the prisoners drag each other.” He answers
>>187691
He’s had better, to be honest
>>187698
Dust smiles and nods. He stands to his hooves and follows his slithery friend over to the group.
Dust smiles and nods. He stands to his hooves and follows his slithery friend over to the group.
>>187699
"Ay,..." Stern-face, even through mask, "We have a job to do. No dying until then, not without orders," Brie says, as deadpan as he can
"Ay,..." Stern-face, even through mask, "We have a job to do. No dying until then, not without orders," Brie says, as deadpan as he can
>>187700
Silver resumes scritching Mala's neck. "So, how about it? Want to come with us?"
>>187701
Kira leads the zeeb back to the group, who has gathered around near the plane. Silver looks over to Dust, and smiles. "Good to see you are still with us, Dust. Did you hear plan, or do you need to be filled in?"
Silver resumes scritching Mala's neck. "So, how about it? Want to come with us?"
>>187701
Kira leads the zeeb back to the group, who has gathered around near the plane. Silver looks over to Dust, and smiles. "Good to see you are still with us, Dust. Did you hear plan, or do you need to be filled in?"
>>187704
Dust nods to Silver
"I must confess the plan I have not heard
However it would be nice to hear before we move forward"
Dust takes a seat as he waits to be filled in on the details.
Dust nods to Silver
"I must confess the plan I have not heard
However it would be nice to hear before we move forward"
Dust takes a seat as he waits to be filled in on the details.
>>187707
Silver nods at Dust. "Cavaliere and Brie will stay here at plane with rescued griffons, getting machine guns and explosive we will need for our fight against Traveler. Rest of us are going to Commissar, saving him if needed, and recruiting him and his soldiers to our growing army. After that, Posey has scroll she can use to summon ally using that leviathan whale skeleton we found at whaling village. She will use it to create or summon whatever ally she has in mind, it will fly back here to plane to pick up guns and explosives, and then we all will meet back up at airship."
Silver nods at Dust. "Cavaliere and Brie will stay here at plane with rescued griffons, getting machine guns and explosive we will need for our fight against Traveler. Rest of us are going to Commissar, saving him if needed, and recruiting him and his soldiers to our growing army. After that, Posey has scroll she can use to summon ally using that leviathan whale skeleton we found at whaling village. She will use it to create or summon whatever ally she has in mind, it will fly back here to plane to pick up guns and explosives, and then we all will meet back up at airship."
>>187710
Dust listens carefully. He betrays a small twitch at the mention of Posey summoning, but does not say a word
"Of the plan I think it sounds fair
Before we beseige the Traveler's lair.
I shall plan to travel with you
And hopefully see this mission through."
Dust listens carefully. He betrays a small twitch at the mention of Posey summoning, but does not say a word
"Of the plan I think it sounds fair
Before we beseige the Traveler's lair.
I shall plan to travel with you
And hopefully see this mission through."
>>187712
Silver: "Good. We will desperately have need of you coming up. It is good to have you with us."
Silver: "Good. We will desperately have need of you coming up. It is good to have you with us."
I had to work all day, and I have a poor headache. Did Dust address Posey in this thread? Where is that post.
>>187712
>He betrays a small twitch at the mention of Posey
Posey smirks
"Is there something on your mind, ~Dusty? Any questions?"
>And hopefully see this mission through."
"Excellent. I am sure Captain Waters will compensate us for performing above and beyond call of duty."
>>187710
"Silver. I would like to carry one of those two-way radio thingies."
>He betrays a small twitch at the mention of Posey
Posey smirks
"Is there something on your mind, ~Dusty? Any questions?"
>And hopefully see this mission through."
"Excellent. I am sure Captain Waters will compensate us for performing above and beyond call of duty."
>>187710
"Silver. I would like to carry one of those two-way radio thingies."
Oh, I found out a way for the party to meet up again if they split up: if you cast Light on a pebble, and sling it 250 ft in the air, it's a bootleg flare. This way the party can reveal their location to characters across the island.
Also works with an arrow, which can be shot 500 ft in the air.
Dust has Light prepared, iirc.
Also works with an arrow, which can be shot 500 ft in the air.
Dust has Light prepared, iirc.
>>187700
On the subject of radios, I was very sure we had one to coordinate with captain waters by. There is no "two radios"
On the subject of radios, I was very sure we had one to coordinate with captain waters by. There is no "two radios"
Sorry. Gonna emohasize a quick point
Have we even radioed Captain Waters ffs?
Have we even radioed Captain Waters ffs?
>ehrmagherd hes postjng alot
Y'all niggers.
>>187720
"Radio. Now." Youve never heard Brie speak with such a cold, low tone before.
Y'all niggers.
>>187720
"Radio. Now." Youve never heard Brie speak with such a cold, low tone before.
"The fuck you think the radio was for? Military grade backup. Amateurs!"
>>187724
>We'll all find our way somehow
"That is the spirit!" Posey says, with a wink
>I do infact have light and a sling
Perfect. I can rely on you.
>>187720
I thought GM said we had two yesterday, since he mentioned it as one of the possible ways for the party to meet again.
I could be mistaken. Idk.
>>187730
He's just jelly.
>We'll all find our way somehow
"That is the spirit!" Posey says, with a wink
>I do infact have light and a sling
Perfect. I can rely on you.
>>187720
I thought GM said we had two yesterday, since he mentioned it as one of the possible ways for the party to meet again.
I could be mistaken. Idk.
>>187730
He's just jelly.
>>187731
>>187732
Well, first off, no, Brie can't just deft hands the radio away. Second:
Silver: "Radio is for calling for extraction. Entire point of us being here is to avoid starting war. That all goes out window if we call for troops, planes, warships, or whatever."
>>187733
That's what I had intuited as well.
>>187732
Well, first off, no, Brie can't just deft hands the radio away. Second:
Silver: "Radio is for calling for extraction. Entire point of us being here is to avoid starting war. That all goes out window if we call for troops, planes, warships, or whatever."
>>187733
That's what I had intuited as well.
>>187734
Followup, already stolen, cuz Bries modifier is high enough.
"Mayday, mayday pirate bay CQ Captain Waters"
Followup, already stolen, cuz Bries modifier is high enough.
"Mayday, mayday pirate bay CQ Captain Waters"
>>187735
The fuck he cant? He knobbed y'all earlier
>the radio is for extraction
Oh right. Cuz the military isnt gonna wanna hear about the FUCKING GOD YOU KNOB
The fuck he cant? He knobbed y'all earlier
>the radio is for extraction
Oh right. Cuz the military isnt gonna wanna hear about the FUCKING GOD YOU KNOB
>>187734
????? My guy are you having a stroke? I don't, nor have I ever, have any of the radios. I don't even know who captain waters is, much less have I volunteered to contact him.
????? My guy are you having a stroke? I don't, nor have I ever, have any of the radios. I don't even know who captain waters is, much less have I volunteered to contact him.
>>187735
"We could inform Captain Waters about the Eldritch demigod and the mind controlled thralls and the summons and whatnot, and ask him to confirm that he would be willing to compensate us for all of the extra efforts. I believe it could make or break our team's morale to know if we found out whether or not we are doing this for free."
"We could inform Captain Waters about the Eldritch demigod and the mind controlled thralls and the summons and whatnot, and ask him to confirm that he would be willing to compensate us for all of the extra efforts. I believe it could make or break our team's morale to know if we found out whether or not we are doing this for free."
Before anyone actually does anything, let's just wait for GM pone, because we're gonna need him to adjudicate this whole new ordeal.
>>187739
Captain Shoal Waters is the pony from the New Mareland Navy who gave us this mission. Not to be confused with Light Water, the scientist on the Kostroma who kickstarted this whole disaster.
>>187739
Captain Shoal Waters is the pony from the New Mareland Navy who gave us this mission. Not to be confused with Light Water, the scientist on the Kostroma who kickstarted this whole disaster.
Wow, sounds like slmethingnI havent stopped saying
Back!
>>187704
Mala closes his eyes as his neck is scritched, and moves his head in the direction of the scritrches.
"Yes." He answers
>>187705
Mala looks over towards Brie, then pulls his head up, and moves a step closer towards Brie
"Really? I don't think I've been invited to drinks. Well, once, sort of, but... Yes! I'd love to"
His tail quickly shakes
>>187711
First it's probably best to stabilize it with Use Rope. Then, disable device. Maybe use rope to get it down in pieces
>>187720
They got one. They captured a second
>>187723
Requires decent visibility. I think they also have a flare gun.
>>187727
No.
In fairness, the two ways do not have the distance to go far
>>187728
Shush
I want to see ponies fucking, even if its an interracial couple and neither is technically a pony
>>187731
Not exactly. It's built into the plane and is lacking a power source. It's antenna is a part of the plane. Not impossible to steal, just difficult.
Unless you mean the short distance radios. I think the party already has those
>>187736
No reply
>>187704
Mala closes his eyes as his neck is scritched, and moves his head in the direction of the scritrches.
"Yes." He answers
>>187705
Mala looks over towards Brie, then pulls his head up, and moves a step closer towards Brie
"Really? I don't think I've been invited to drinks. Well, once, sort of, but... Yes! I'd love to"
His tail quickly shakes
>>187711
First it's probably best to stabilize it with Use Rope. Then, disable device. Maybe use rope to get it down in pieces
>>187720
They got one. They captured a second
>>187723
Requires decent visibility. I think they also have a flare gun.
>>187727
No.
In fairness, the two ways do not have the distance to go far
>>187728
Shush
I want to see ponies fucking, even if its an interracial couple and neither is technically a pony
>>187731
Not exactly. It's built into the plane and is lacking a power source. It's antenna is a part of the plane. Not impossible to steal, just difficult.
Unless you mean the short distance radios. I think the party already has those
>>187736
No reply
>>187744
Oh you're back! Can I flirt with you? Brie doesn't seem to want to be flirted with.
>interracial
Reeeeeeeeeeeee
Oh you're back! Can I flirt with you? Brie doesn't seem to want to be flirted with.
>interracial
Reeeeeeeeeeeee
>>187741
Okay, this is actually a decent point made by someone in character rather than just stealing a radio they already have and only saying "Let's call Captain Waters".
Silver: "That is good point. Let me see if I can contact him."
>>187744
Silver takes the radio he already has, adjusts the frequency for Captain Water and/or the plane, and calls in. "Island team reporting in, over."
Okay, this is actually a decent point made by someone in character rather than just stealing a radio they already have and only saying "Let's call Captain Waters".
Silver: "That is good point. Let me see if I can contact him."
>>187744
Silver takes the radio he already has, adjusts the frequency for Captain Water and/or the plane, and calls in. "Island team reporting in, over."
Brie sucks at rope use [1d20+7 = (3+7) = 10]
Who wants to make a D20 dice roll?
>>187745
Patient Pipette looks over at Dust with a very wide smile shows all of her, more or less well maintained teeth. A stand of her blue hair comes out from under the foil and over her eyes and mouth
>>187745
Patient Pipette looks over at Dust with a very wide smile shows all of her, more or less well maintained teeth. A stand of her blue hair comes out from under the foil and over her eyes and mouth
>>187744
>They got one. They captured a second
Can the two be used to communicate with one another?
>Requires decent visibility.
Even with it going 500 ft in the air at night?
>I think they also have a flare gun.
Oh, that's good then.
>>187745
Rolling Bluff (Seduction) to flirt with Dust
[1d20+16 = (3+16) = 19]
>>187746
Looks like it's too long distance for our radio to reach him, but it could be worth a shot.
>>187749
Ooh, ooh, me!
>>187750
Awww, beat me to it.
>They got one. They captured a second
Can the two be used to communicate with one another?
>Requires decent visibility.
Even with it going 500 ft in the air at night?
>I think they also have a flare gun.
Oh, that's good then.
>>187745
Rolling Bluff (Seduction) to flirt with Dust
[1d20+16 = (3+16) = 19]
>>187746
Looks like it's too long distance for our radio to reach him, but it could be worth a shot.
>>187749
Ooh, ooh, me!
>>187750
Awww, beat me to it.
>>187749
I wanna roll I wanna roll!
[1d20 = 6]
Dust waves at Pipette, confused
"Who is this mare
now in our care?"
I wanna roll I wanna roll!
[1d20 = 6]
Dust waves at Pipette, confused
"Who is this mare
now in our care?"
>>187754
Kira giggles, and answers Dust:
"Pipette would be the name of this mare.
It seems she desires some of your care."
Kira giggles, and answers Dust:
"Pipette would be the name of this mare.
It seems she desires some of your care."
You knobs.
Okay, rolling initiative [1d20+4 = (20+4) = 24] cuz I think thats what this is
Okay, rolling initiative [1d20+4 = (20+4) = 24] cuz I think thats what this is
>>187700
"You can go with the rest of the group who are going to rescue some stranded ponies. We will need to find a different means of carrying this weaponry. As for the monsters, once we have the weaponry we will destroy their source and finally take you away from this place." He repeats this in Feathesian.
>>187710
"The three of us have only a vague idea of where the airship is."
>>187736
No code words to hide our contact's identity? That's just a basic precaution.
>>187744
Cavaliere already stabilized it with Use Rope.
"You can go with the rest of the group who are going to rescue some stranded ponies. We will need to find a different means of carrying this weaponry. As for the monsters, once we have the weaponry we will destroy their source and finally take you away from this place." He repeats this in Feathesian.
>>187710
"The three of us have only a vague idea of where the airship is."
>>187736
No code words to hide our contact's identity? That's just a basic precaution.
>>187744
Cavaliere already stabilized it with Use Rope.
>>187758
"I rhink at this point, we have a greater obligation to the safety and survival of anybponies we can to any prescribed pretenses of Piracy," Brie chuckles
"I rhink at this point, we have a greater obligation to the safety and survival of anybponies we can to any prescribed pretenses of Piracy," Brie chuckles
>>187753
The stronk zeeb mind is resistant to your futile unicorn flirting!
>>187754
Granted, I'm not exactly a high roller myself....
>>187756
Oh fuck you! That was MY good luck!
>>187755
Dust's cheeks turn black (brown?) and white and red all over at Kira's insinuation
"Hello Miss Pipette
I am sorry we have not met
You can call me simply "Dust"
Or "Defiant Dust" if you must."
The stronk zeeb mind is resistant to your futile unicorn flirting!
>>187754
Granted, I'm not exactly a high roller myself....
>>187756
Oh fuck you! That was MY good luck!
>>187755
Dust's cheeks turn black (brown?) and white and red all over at Kira's insinuation
"Hello Miss Pipette
I am sorry we have not met
You can call me simply "Dust"
Or "Defiant Dust" if you must."
>>187758
Silver: "Pipette knows of airship's crash location, and I imagine you and Brie will be able to see it far more easily from air."
Silver: "Pipette knows of airship's crash location, and I imagine you and Brie will be able to see it far more easily from air."
Now whose roll do I go with
>>187760
She walks closer, a short mare with grey-purple coat, a blue mane, and a white coat jacket on, wearing a tin foil hat. Her eyes are wine red, and her smile still shows most of her teeth. She moves a few steps closer towards Dust
"Hi. I am Patient Pipette"
She is trembling
>>187760
She walks closer, a short mare with grey-purple coat, a blue mane, and a white coat jacket on, wearing a tin foil hat. Her eyes are wine red, and her smile still shows most of her teeth. She moves a few steps closer towards Dust
"Hi. I am Patient Pipette"
She is trembling
>>187767
Can Brie roll an insight chect to realize shit is about to go down, independent of or perhaps bolstered hy the nat 20.just now?
Can Brie roll an insight chect to realize shit is about to go down, independent of or perhaps bolstered hy the nat 20.just now?
>>187765
Dust lowers himself a little to be more on Pipettes level
"Are you okay?
Although this is no play
I do not like to see one in distress.
Are you injured or sick, anything I can address?"
Dust lowers himself a little to be more on Pipettes level
"Are you okay?
Although this is no play
I do not like to see one in distress.
Are you injured or sick, anything I can address?"
>>187768
Of course
>>187769
“Ye-eh-es?”
She speaks with a think accent that by now, Dust is probably learning to recognize as Severyanan. But she may have a speech impediment, or other peculiarity that causes her voice to sound off as well.
It’s a set of symptoms are too familiar in the Kostroma survivors. She is shaking. Her mane is disheveled. Her pupils are shrunken. Her eyes are bloodshot and tired.
Of course
>>187769
“Ye-eh-es?”
She speaks with a think accent that by now, Dust is probably learning to recognize as Severyanan. But she may have a speech impediment, or other peculiarity that causes her voice to sound off as well.
It’s a set of symptoms are too familiar in the Kostroma survivors. She is shaking. Her mane is disheveled. Her pupils are shrunken. Her eyes are bloodshot and tired.
>>187770
I see... This is more severe than I thought.
Dust moves slowly, very slowly, and places a hoof atop Pipette's head.
And begins to pet.
While he does this, he hums a soft tune, an old Zebra lullaby hoping to comfort the mare.
I see... This is more severe than I thought.
Dust moves slowly, very slowly, and places a hoof atop Pipette's head.
And begins to pet.
While he does this, he hums a soft tune, an old Zebra lullaby hoping to comfort the mare.
>>187771
She lowers her head and eyes. When Dust puts his hoof on her head and moves the foil, she raises a hoof and pushes away his
"No! I can't let it come off..." She raises her head towards his to look him in the eyes
>>187777
Silver successfully adjusts the hat to keep it on her head
>>187778
No reply over the radio.
She lowers her head and eyes. When Dust puts his hoof on her head and moves the foil, she raises a hoof and pushes away his
"No! I can't let it come off..." She raises her head towards his to look him in the eyes
>>187777
Silver successfully adjusts the hat to keep it on her head
>>187778
No reply over the radio.
>>187779
Okay, my nat 20 is void, but you can readybfor initiative, givkng +4, and thats what Brie is doing
Okay, my nat 20 is void, but you can readybfor initiative, givkng +4, and thats what Brie is doing
>>187779
Silver tries one last time to hail Captain Waters. "Island team reporting in to home base, come in home base, over."
Silver tries one last time to hail Captain Waters. "Island team reporting in to home base, come in home base, over."
>>187779
Dust withdraws his hoof as she wishes.
Instead, he tries hugging her
"There, there
Little mare
You do not have to be scared"
As he hugs her, he tries to feel if there's anything wrong with her (goose eggs, bruises, infections, broken bones, sprains, etc) just to be safe
Dust withdraws his hoof as she wishes.
Instead, he tries hugging her
"There, there
Little mare
You do not have to be scared"
As he hugs her, he tries to feel if there's anything wrong with her (goose eggs, bruises, infections, broken bones, sprains, etc) just to be safe
>>187781
Uhm, the pretense is that Brke yoinked the radio, cuz he realized no one was fucking using it. Youre welcome to yoink it back A. Cuz its well beyond its use and B. Because nap
Uhm, the pretense is that Brke yoinked the radio, cuz he realized no one was fucking using it. Youre welcome to yoink it back A. Cuz its well beyond its use and B. Because nap
>>187783
The party has two radios. One was already going to be given to Brie, so Silver would still have one in his possession.
The party has two radios. One was already going to be given to Brie, so Silver would still have one in his possession.
>>187782
squeak
Dust quickly discovers that she isn't averse to touch per se, just specifically to her tin foil hat being pushed off, as she is almost unreactive to Dust's hug.
While I don't want to say that she is "chubby," her build is closer to that of a true barrel, rather than a recessed belly, and she is stocky rather than thin or lanky. She is reasonably fluffy, although the clothing she is wearing prevents Dust from feeling the full extant. Individual ribs are not easy to feel, but the hug doesn't seem to cause her pain
>>187781
No response
squeak
Dust quickly discovers that she isn't averse to touch per se, just specifically to her tin foil hat being pushed off, as she is almost unreactive to Dust's hug.
While I don't want to say that she is "chubby," her build is closer to that of a true barrel, rather than a recessed belly, and she is stocky rather than thin or lanky. She is reasonably fluffy, although the clothing she is wearing prevents Dust from feeling the full extant. Individual ribs are not easy to feel, but the hug doesn't seem to cause her pain
>>187781
No response
>>187784
Contested, I (seem to) very distinctly recall the briefing, where Brie swiped the ONE radio.
Contested, I (seem to) very distinctly recall the briefing, where Brie swiped the ONE radio.
>>187786
Sørvik:
"Nog meer beweging? Elke keer als we bewegen komen we meer monsters tegen - Even more movement? Every time we move we encounter more monsters"
Bøkli:
"What can we do to destroy this source?"
Sørvik:
"Nog meer beweging? Elke keer als we bewegen komen we meer monsters tegen - Even more movement? Every time we move we encounter more monsters"
Bøkli:
"What can we do to destroy this source?"
>>187788
"It's an unknown, highly durable creature of magical origin. What we have to go on suggests that weakening it with magic and using explosives on it is the surest way to kill it."
"It's an unknown, highly durable creature of magical origin. What we have to go on suggests that weakening it with magic and using explosives on it is the surest way to kill it."
>>187787
>>187789
We got one from Shoal Waters, and one from the first group of commies we rescued. GM pone has said as much.
>>187785
Silver: "As Posey said, they may be out of range. Another possibility is that Traveler is interfering with radio's operation over longer distances. We are on our own for moment."
>>187789
We got one from Shoal Waters, and one from the first group of commies we rescued. GM pone has said as much.
>>187785
Silver: "As Posey said, they may be out of range. Another possibility is that Traveler is interfering with radio's operation over longer distances. We are on our own for moment."
>>187791
As long as everyone's situated and on the same page now, hopefully. Let's see what GM pone thinks.
As long as everyone's situated and on the same page now, hopefully. Let's see what GM pone thinks.
>>187785
Dust rubs her back a little. The mare is not injured or ill. She is simply scared out of her mind and trying to stay strong.
Dust decides to let her break the embrace when she's ready. She's been through a lot it seems.
Dust rubs her back a little. The mare is not injured or ill. She is simply scared out of her mind and trying to stay strong.
Dust decides to let her break the embrace when she's ready. She's been through a lot it seems.
>>187797
He feels her jacket move over her fur, unless he goes out of his way to get under the clothing or find an exposed spot. Presumably Dust has his hooves over her back while she stands still, and can't exactly break the embrace unless she moves. She stands there, trembling and breathing, and not directly reacting.
>>187791
Are you?
He feels her jacket move over her fur, unless he goes out of his way to get under the clothing or find an exposed spot. Presumably Dust has his hooves over her back while she stands still, and can't exactly break the embrace unless she moves. She stands there, trembling and breathing, and not directly reacting.
>>187791
Are you?
I'm hearing no objections, so I'm assuming we are.
>>187798
>>187797
>>187795
>>187791
>>187790
Silver: "Okay, time to move out. Brie, Cavaliere - good luck. Rest of us, on me. Kira, scout ahead. Pipette, show us way to Commissar Black Heel."
Kira: "Yes sir!" Kira gives Silver little mock salute before taking point, scouting ahead of the party for danger.
>>187798
>>187797
>>187795
>>187791
>>187790
Silver: "Okay, time to move out. Brie, Cavaliere - good luck. Rest of us, on me. Kira, scout ahead. Pipette, show us way to Commissar Black Heel."
Kira: "Yes sir!" Kira gives Silver little mock salute before taking point, scouting ahead of the party for danger.
"I, I can take you there." Pipette says, looking first back towards Silver and anycreature else who speaks, and then ahead into the fog. She walks to into the mist, around the edge of what must be the summit of the hill, and then down the edge of the hill to the north, with the mist continuing to obscure vision beyond maybe 50 or so feet.
>>187803
The "eeeee" of tinnitus both persists and pervades
>>187803
The "eeeee" of tinnitus both persists and pervades
>>187804
Silver: "Everyone, stay close. It is too easy to get lost in this miasma."
Silver and Kira keep close to Pipette, both to avoid getting lost and to avoid losing her in the fog.
Silver: "Everyone, stay close. It is too easy to get lost in this miasma."
Silver and Kira keep close to Pipette, both to avoid getting lost and to avoid losing her in the fog.
>>187804
Posey puts her Dreads in the air, so they can see over the hill and spot any potential incoming threats.
Posey puts her Dreads in the air, so they can see over the hill and spot any potential incoming threats.
>>187744
So since Garv already succeeded on his rope use, thanks for that prompt, its just a disable device, correct? On second thought, better to take a 10. At +12
So since Garv already succeeded on his rope use, thanks for that prompt, its just a disable device, correct? On second thought, better to take a 10. At +12
>>187804
"Good luck to you all. We will meet again soon."
And then he returns to working on getting a machine gun ready for transport.
"Good luck to you all. We will meet again soon."
And then he returns to working on getting a machine gun ready for transport.
>>187810
>glaring at Posey occasionally
Posey notices him sneaking glances at her
"~Hmm, see something you like, ~Dusty?" she says, swishing her tail
>glaring at Posey occasionally
Posey notices him sneaking glances at her
"~Hmm, see something you like, ~Dusty?" she says, swishing her tail
I got a know if we're doing stuff tonight, or if I should go to bed. Work tomorrow.
>>187812
Tentative no (I guess no one wants to role anything or announce any actions but just wants to walk into something...). However, I will be available all of tomorrow and Wednesday
Tentative no (I guess no one wants to role anything or announce any actions but just wants to walk into something...). However, I will be available all of tomorrow and Wednesday
>>187813
I will roll perception
Posey Spot
[1d20+3 = (1+3) = 4]
Posey Listen
[1d20+3 = (11+3) = 14]
Dread 1 Spot
[1d20+5 = (3+5) = 8]
Listen
[1d20+5 = (2+5) = 7]
Dread 2 Spot
[1d20+5 = (5+5) = 10]
Listen
[1d20+5 = (18+5) = 23]
Dreads are in the air scanning for threats. Posey has her bow drawn.
>>187814
I think the Griffons should stay where Cavalier is, since he speaks their language.
I will roll perception
Posey Spot
[1d20+3 = (1+3) = 4]
Posey Listen
[1d20+3 = (11+3) = 14]
Dread 1 Spot
[1d20+5 = (3+5) = 8]
Listen
[1d20+5 = (2+5) = 7]
Dread 2 Spot
[1d20+5 = (5+5) = 10]
Listen
[1d20+5 = (18+5) = 23]
Dreads are in the air scanning for threats. Posey has her bow drawn.
>>187814
I think the Griffons should stay where Cavalier is, since he speaks their language.
>>187816
Oh yeah, I can declare actions.
Posey uses a readied action to charm the first humanoid she sees with her gaze.
Oh yeah, I can declare actions.
Posey uses a readied action to charm the first humanoid she sees with her gaze.
>>187813
doesn't know to roll if never told to...
Spot: [1d20+8 = (14+8) = 22]
Listen: [1d20+8 = (17+8) = 25]
Survival: [1d20+11 = (19+11) = 30]
doesn't know to roll if never told to...
Spot: [1d20+8 = (14+8) = 22]
Listen: [1d20+8 = (17+8) = 25]
Survival: [1d20+11 = (19+11) = 30]
>>187813
>I guess no one wants to role anything or announce any actions but just wants to walk into something...
I readied an attack (charm gaze) and made perception checks. Is there anything else I can/should roll?
The Dreads have higher perception than Posey, but they have no mouths or any ability to communicate verbally, so Posey instructs them to make Elon salutes in the event that they spot anything from their elevated position.
They should be able to see over the crest of the hill, and are on the lookout for ambushes, since we all know monsters love to hide behind hills.
>I guess no one wants to role anything or announce any actions but just wants to walk into something...
I readied an attack (charm gaze) and made perception checks. Is there anything else I can/should roll?
The Dreads have higher perception than Posey, but they have no mouths or any ability to communicate verbally, so Posey instructs them to make Elon salutes in the event that they spot anything from their elevated position.
They should be able to see over the crest of the hill, and are on the lookout for ambushes, since we all know monsters love to hide behind hills.
I had declared that Brie would start by taking a 10 on disarming/extracting the payload. It wouldn't (I hope) be a low enough roll to set anything off, in that it was a military contract for industrial production, and would inform him if he will have to try harder.
See what my younger brother did to my car?
Point of authenticity, Brie's disable check will only make sure the explosive doesnt go off in extraction and transport, until reenabled later. He may not have the mechanical skill (different check?) To remove it
See what my younger brother did to my car?
Point of authenticity, Brie's disable check will only make sure the explosive doesnt go off in extraction and transport, until reenabled later. He may not have the mechanical skill (different check?) To remove it
>>187813
Sorry, but serious side-question. Is the explosive composition of the torpedo going to be something that can be factored into a/the plan?
A common composition for bombs and ordinanced explosives was an explosive detonator and a big bucket of aluminum shavings.
Might that be the case here, and is there a possibility of utilizing that knowledge in some capacity other than shoving bomb up butthole, set off bomb, profit?
Sorry, but serious side-question. Is the explosive composition of the torpedo going to be something that can be factored into a/the plan?
A common composition for bombs and ordinanced explosives was an explosive detonator and a big bucket of aluminum shavings.
Might that be the case here, and is there a possibility of utilizing that knowledge in some capacity other than shoving bomb up butthole, set off bomb, profit?
>>187824
It is not aluminum shavings. There is insufficient oxidizer for aluminum. It's amatol. Amatol is a mixture of 60% TNT and 40% ammonium nitrate, which is significant in that it works well in aneorbic environments, like underwater. I could not figure out exactly what state of matter it is, but I believe it is a soft solid and likely start to collapse under its own weight. The most significant detail to know is that it will absorb moisture out of the air. Also, don't hit it too hard.
It is not aluminum shavings. There is insufficient oxidizer for aluminum. It's amatol. Amatol is a mixture of 60% TNT and 40% ammonium nitrate, which is significant in that it works well in aneorbic environments, like underwater. I could not figure out exactly what state of matter it is, but I believe it is a soft solid and likely start to collapse under its own weight. The most significant detail to know is that it will absorb moisture out of the air. Also, don't hit it too hard.
>>187831
>>187824
I'm skeptical but good enough.
Brie quickly discerns that the only serious danger, aside from maybe accidentally turning the engine on, is the warhead falling onto its end and activating the detonator. Thus Brie inserts a makeshift pin that disarms the warhead, and then removes the detonator. After that, it's a matter of removing the warhead. Of course, all of this assumes that the warhead and the remainder of the torpedo have been secured separately before hoof. Once the warhead is removed, it may be lowered to the ground and then taken apart, Eventually, the active materials may be taken out separately.
>>187824
I'm skeptical but good enough.
Brie quickly discerns that the only serious danger, aside from maybe accidentally turning the engine on, is the warhead falling onto its end and activating the detonator. Thus Brie inserts a makeshift pin that disarms the warhead, and then removes the detonator. After that, it's a matter of removing the warhead. Of course, all of this assumes that the warhead and the remainder of the torpedo have been secured separately before hoof. Once the warhead is removed, it may be lowered to the ground and then taken apart, Eventually, the active materials may be taken out separately.
Is anypony here?
>>187835
I am. What did the griffons decide to do: stay at the plane or go with the bulk of the party?
I am. What did the griffons decide to do: stay at the plane or go with the bulk of the party?
>>187836
The griffins speak amongst themselves in their own language. Bøkli answers for the lot:
"We don't like to travel in the fog, and this plane is the only cover we've seen in a while. We'd prefer to stay here."
The griffins speak amongst themselves in their own language. Bøkli answers for the lot:
"We don't like to travel in the fog, and this plane is the only cover we've seen in a while. We'd prefer to stay here."
>>187837
"Very well. The safest place to shelter is inside the plane, but you will have to trust my associate's skill with demolitions. For what it matters, I'm putting my life in his hooves as well."
"Very well. The safest place to shelter is inside the plane, but you will have to trust my associate's skill with demolitions. For what it matters, I'm putting my life in his hooves as well."
>>187839
Bøkli moves his head and claws backwards, but not his hind legs. His back arches upwards, fur and feathers stand up, and he unfolds his wings, partially expanding them to an “M” shape
“There’s explosives here?!”
>>187840
>>187838
I don’t think it’s possible to do much for that group without most of the players…
Bøkli moves his head and claws backwards, but not his hind legs. His back arches upwards, fur and feathers stand up, and he unfolds his wings, partially expanding them to an “M” shape
“There’s explosives here?!”
>>187840
>>187838
I don’t think it’s possible to do much for that group without most of the players…
>>187841
Alright.
I work tomorrow, but I'll check in during the day if anything is posted. Preferably post a little earlier next time, it you want more players to participate.
Goodnight everypony.
Alright.
I work tomorrow, but I'll check in during the day if anything is posted. Preferably post a little earlier next time, it you want more players to participate.
Goodnight everypony.
>>187841
Cavaliere nods slowly and motions with one of his claws for them to settle down. "I won't hide this information from you. This plane was a torpedo bomber that was still loaded when it crash-landed. We've secured a torpedo and are disarming it, and we'll use its warhead to destroy the source of those monsters. It's our best bet at getting off this island safely."
>>187842
Goodnight!
Cavaliere nods slowly and motions with one of his claws for them to settle down. "I won't hide this information from you. This plane was a torpedo bomber that was still loaded when it crash-landed. We've secured a torpedo and are disarming it, and we'll use its warhead to destroy the source of those monsters. It's our best bet at getting off this island safely."
>>187842
Goodnight!
>>187844
Cavaliere is presumably looking down at them as he's up in a turret, unscrewing various mounts. He looks briefly at his busy ally before replying. "Considering we're still here, experienced enough. If we're interrupted we'll have to fight. Once I get this gun off, would you mind helping to carry it?"
Cavaliere is presumably looking down at them as he's up in a turret, unscrewing various mounts. He looks briefly at his busy ally before replying. "Considering we're still here, experienced enough. If we're interrupted we'll have to fight. Once I get this gun off, would you mind helping to carry it?"
>>187845
Hmmm…
Cavaliere should either make a diplomacy roll, or make a persuasive argument for why they should stay. That is, if he wants them to stay. Considering that they have experience that could have some applicability to working on the plane, torpedo, and turrets, they could be useful. Certainly they are several rather large males who could help with the manual parts.
Hmmm…
Cavaliere should either make a diplomacy roll, or make a persuasive argument for why they should stay. That is, if he wants them to stay. Considering that they have experience that could have some applicability to working on the plane, torpedo, and turrets, they could be useful. Certainly they are several rather large males who could help with the manual parts.
>>187846
"Bøkli, you have a griffon waiting for you in Trottingham. The main obstacle to seeing her are the landing communists and the creature they're after. My group will do any fighting we need to do, but we need heavy weaponry and this plane is an Arcturius-sent gift for that purpose. With your knowledge of ship maintenance, could you help me get this job done?"
"Sorvik, jij hebt een verantwoordelijkheid naar je bemanning om ze van dit eiland te krijgen waar je ze hebt geland. Mijn groep zal de moeilijke delen verzorgen, maar we hebben jouw bemanning nodig om ons te helpen, want tijd is van essentieel belang. Kun je helpen om dit kanon hier weg te krijgen? Ziet u nog iets anders dat we van dit vliegtuig kunnen gebruiken?"
"Bøkli, you have a griffon waiting for you in Trottingham. The main obstacle to seeing her are the landing communists and the creature they're after. My group will do any fighting we need to do, but we need heavy weaponry and this plane is an Arcturius-sent gift for that purpose. With your knowledge of ship maintenance, could you help me get this job done?"
"Sorvik, jij hebt een verantwoordelijkheid naar je bemanning om ze van dit eiland te krijgen waar je ze hebt geland. Mijn groep zal de moeilijke delen verzorgen, maar we hebben jouw bemanning nodig om ons te helpen, want tijd is van essentieel belang. Kun je helpen om dit kanon hier weg te krijgen? Ziet u nog iets anders dat we van dit vliegtuig kunnen gebruiken?"
>>187847
Bøkli nods, and then steps forward.
"Very well, I will help.
Sorvik, however...
"En om ze van het eiland te krijgen, mogen we niet sterven. Zullen we hier gevangen zitten. En een torpedo!"
He gesticulates his claws upwards
"Hoe weten we dat dit niet onze bepoederde tombe zal zijn?"
Bøkli nods, and then steps forward.
"Very well, I will help.
Sorvik, however...
"En om ze van het eiland te krijgen, mogen we niet sterven. Zullen we hier gevangen zitten. En een torpedo!"
He gesticulates his claws upwards
"Hoe weten we dat dit niet onze bepoederde tombe zal zijn?"
>>187848
"Luister! Heb je de poppenpony's gezien die we hebben gevangen? Ze zijn van hun vrije wil beroofd, net zoals die tiara jou tot slaaf heeft gemaakt. Het is een onvermijdelijk gevolg van het feit dat je in de buurt van dat wezen bent. En wat de communisten betreft die van plan zijn dat wezen te gebruiken, die staan er niet om bekend dat ze griffioenen uit hun klauwen laten. Dat zijn de twee alternatieven waar je voor staat als je over dit eiland dwaalt."
"Luister! Heb je de poppenpony's gezien die we hebben gevangen? Ze zijn van hun vrije wil beroofd, net zoals die tiara jou tot slaaf heeft gemaakt. Het is een onvermijdelijk gevolg van het feit dat je in de buurt van dat wezen bent. En wat de communisten betreft die van plan zijn dat wezen te gebruiken, die staan er niet om bekend dat ze griffioenen uit hun klauwen laten. Dat zijn de twee alternatieven waar je voor staat als je over dit eiland dwaalt."
>>187833
>Im skeptical
You have no cause to be, after I painstakingly walked you through my character creation and skill allocation.
Politely, get fucked. You may not REMEMBER, but no, I played 100% by the rules AND you were there for it, and I spelled it out for you at the time.
>Im skeptical
You have no cause to be, after I painstakingly walked you through my character creation and skill allocation.
Politely, get fucked. You may not REMEMBER, but no, I played 100% by the rules AND you were there for it, and I spelled it out for you at the time.
>>187639
Last response:
>>187040 →
Vir's hoof slapped Sea Breeze's cheek.
"Heh heh heh," she laughed evilly. "What a cute lil' colt. You come to this office often?"
Sea Breeze had tears welling up in his eyes he tried to cross his legs as one of Vir's hooves snaked down between them.
"Please," he sobbed out. "I'm saving myself for the right mare."
"Not for long. Wlegh. Heeh. Ooogh. Heh."
She let out a croaking chuckle that made her sound as if she had relatives straight out of Innsmouth.
Last response:
>>187040 →
Vir's hoof slapped Sea Breeze's cheek.
"Heh heh heh," she laughed evilly. "What a cute lil' colt. You come to this office often?"
Sea Breeze had tears welling up in his eyes he tried to cross his legs as one of Vir's hooves snaked down between them.
"Please," he sobbed out. "I'm saving myself for the right mare."
"Not for long. Wlegh. Heeh. Ooogh. Heh."
She let out a croaking chuckle that made her sound as if she had relatives straight out of Innsmouth.
>>187856
Mornin'! ^^
>Politely, get fucked.
Seems a bit harsh, or mean. Perhaps, not the best way to present critique but I don't really know what this is about either, maybe it's earned and you did say it in a kinda playful manner as well.I guess one shouldn't worry about who take offence and such and only the degree of truth in statement but idk. And it's not like GM doesn't butt heads himself.
I guess, I'm not really in the mood for more conflict despite it might be accurate criticism, due to the fact that the group has almost turn toxic at this point. But we also need to be honest with our problems or they become niggling issues in the back of our minds. Hmm, imo idk.
Mornin'! ^^
>Politely, get fucked.
Seems a bit harsh, or mean. Perhaps, not the best way to present critique but I don't really know what this is about either, maybe it's earned and you did say it in a kinda playful manner as well.I guess one shouldn't worry about who take offence and such and only the degree of truth in statement but idk. And it's not like GM doesn't butt heads himself.
I guess, I'm not really in the mood for more conflict despite it might be accurate criticism, due to the fact that the group has almost turn toxic at this point. But we also need to be honest with our problems or they become niggling issues in the back of our minds. Hmm, imo idk.
>>187861
Maybe, you're right. It's just that this thread, I feel, is hanging on a thread. ^^ It's just constant fighting. I don't get to play. And it's not fun (in general to be here) which is the main goal of the thread after all.
Yes, you might be right and it might be warranted for all I know but I'm just afraid that this will start up another dozens of posts with arguing. And while we need to air our problems with each other, I feel that there is a constructive way of doing this and more destructive manner.
Maybe, you're right. It's just that this thread, I feel, is hanging on a thread. ^^ It's just constant fighting. I don't get to play. And it's not fun (in general to be here) which is the main goal of the thread after all.
Yes, you might be right and it might be warranted for all I know but I'm just afraid that this will start up another dozens of posts with arguing. And while we need to air our problems with each other, I feel that there is a constructive way of doing this and more destructive manner.
>>187865
I'll speak to what I deleted, why I said it, why Indeleted it, and why I want it on record anyway, but Sven is right
I'll speak to what I deleted, why I said it, why Indeleted it, and why I want it on record anyway, but Sven is right
>>187859
>I guess, I'm not really in the mood for more conflict despite it might be accurate criticism, due to the fact that the group has almost turn toxic at this point.
This to infinity.
I'm sorry for not replying... I will get to Vir soon(TM)
>>187851
Okay.
Do you want me to delete my post? Because I can delete it.
If you're going to be angry at me and at the other players any time I or we do anything or try to advance the game at all multiple times a week with no reprieve, to the degree that just trying to tell you your character has succeeded on a skill check results in you telling me to go fuck myself... Do you want to be here? Sure, I could have referred to your character sheet. I had forgotten you had posted it there. Mea Culpa. Just... do you want things to go on like this? We can't make it to Wednesday without you telling me to go fuck myself? Is this fun for you? Because it isn't for me. I am physically ill and can't keep food down. I have to deal with the house freezing over, my internet is constantly shitting out, and on top of all of that, it was 12 AM, time to sleep anyways. No, I don't think to try to awaken you on a post that was clearly reply at your leisure. My first thought is that you can reply when you want, so reply when you want.
Do you need to bite at all of us every few days? Do things need to be like this? I can understand feeling slighted at the skepticism towards the +12 modifier on disable device. I can't really understand why you're mad at me for replying to Brie at all when Brie isn't restricted by the presence of other players. I responded to Brie first, before any other character. I said he succeeds at his skill check and described how it happened. I have received no response on that, nor has brie tried to intervene with Cavaliere's NPC interactions. I just awaken at 3:30 AM to a dry mouth and an "eeeeeee"ing surge protector, and then to your acerbic posts. I can delete the offending post if you'd rather, and Brie can wait until later, I guess after other players have been addressed.
>I guess, I'm not really in the mood for more conflict despite it might be accurate criticism, due to the fact that the group has almost turn toxic at this point.
This to infinity.
I'm sorry for not replying... I will get to Vir soon(TM)
>>187851
Okay.
Do you want me to delete my post? Because I can delete it.
If you're going to be angry at me and at the other players any time I or we do anything or try to advance the game at all multiple times a week with no reprieve, to the degree that just trying to tell you your character has succeeded on a skill check results in you telling me to go fuck myself... Do you want to be here? Sure, I could have referred to your character sheet. I had forgotten you had posted it there. Mea Culpa. Just... do you want things to go on like this? We can't make it to Wednesday without you telling me to go fuck myself? Is this fun for you? Because it isn't for me. I am physically ill and can't keep food down. I have to deal with the house freezing over, my internet is constantly shitting out, and on top of all of that, it was 12 AM, time to sleep anyways. No, I don't think to try to awaken you on a post that was clearly reply at your leisure. My first thought is that you can reply when you want, so reply when you want.
Do you need to bite at all of us every few days? Do things need to be like this? I can understand feeling slighted at the skepticism towards the +12 modifier on disable device. I can't really understand why you're mad at me for replying to Brie at all when Brie isn't restricted by the presence of other players. I responded to Brie first, before any other character. I said he succeeds at his skill check and described how it happened. I have received no response on that, nor has brie tried to intervene with Cavaliere's NPC interactions. I just awaken at 3:30 AM to a dry mouth and an "eeeeeee"ing surge protector, and then to your acerbic posts. I can delete the offending post if you'd rather, and Brie can wait until later, I guess after other players have been addressed.
>>187863
>this thread, I feel, is hanging on a thread. ^^ It's just constant fighting. I don't get to play. And it's not fun (in general to be here) which is the main goal of the thread after all.
This, so very, very much
I noticed that those who showed up all had negative things to say about me replying at around 10 PM. I have a feeling that I had just never posted at all and instead opened up that Stellaris save, I would have avoided any such criticism. I know I suggested that I would reply earlier in the day yesterday, but it's just so very hard to sit down and reply when I could be playing Hearts of Iron 4 instead, or just in a more general sense, when I could be interacting with friends at a pony convention in Canada or wherever.
>this thread, I feel, is hanging on a thread. ^^ It's just constant fighting. I don't get to play. And it's not fun (in general to be here) which is the main goal of the thread after all.
This, so very, very much
I noticed that those who showed up all had negative things to say about me replying at around 10 PM. I have a feeling that I had just never posted at all and instead opened up that Stellaris save, I would have avoided any such criticism. I know I suggested that I would reply earlier in the day yesterday, but it's just so very hard to sit down and reply when I could be playing Hearts of Iron 4 instead, or just in a more general sense, when I could be interacting with friends at a pony convention in Canada or wherever.
>>187878
This seems petty and
>youre doing it again with the uncondensed posts
But I seem to be the problem. Maybe not "the" problem, but the very obviously and consistently adjacent problem.
Which, by the way, is why I wanted Brie focused on something for a couple sessions; expressly, deliberately, etc.
Anyway, considering the absurd levels of autism I have already displayed in and around this game, yes, I do struggle with a GM not intiiting to that such overly motivated players might want to know,...
And yes, as days go by I detect an increasing list of asks on my part that are technical violations of the intended rules and guidelines.
But I dont think asking to get a "Hey, listen" is a huge reach
This seems petty and
>youre doing it again with the uncondensed posts
But I seem to be the problem. Maybe not "the" problem, but the very obviously and consistently adjacent problem.
Which, by the way, is why I wanted Brie focused on something for a couple sessions; expressly, deliberately, etc.
Anyway, considering the absurd levels of autism I have already displayed in and around this game, yes, I do struggle with a GM not intiiting to that such overly motivated players might want to know,...
And yes, as days go by I detect an increasing list of asks on my part that are technical violations of the intended rules and guidelines.
But I dont think asking to get a "Hey, listen" is a huge reach
>>187877
I don't have any issue with you posting at 10 PM, or even if you play without me past 10. I was just suggesting doing it a bit earlier when you get the opportunity, because 10 PM for you is midnight for me, which is difficult for me to do on a weekday.
No problem if you do it anyway though. I would prefer you advance the plot even if I'm not there, unless my participation is critical in the situation (major combat scenario; something involving the undead). Don't hesitate play without me.
>>187876
This
I don't have any issue with you posting at 10 PM, or even if you play without me past 10. I was just suggesting doing it a bit earlier when you get the opportunity, because 10 PM for you is midnight for me, which is difficult for me to do on a weekday.
No problem if you do it anyway though. I would prefer you advance the plot even if I'm not there, unless my participation is critical in the situation (major combat scenario; something involving the undead). Don't hesitate play without me.
>>187876
This
>>187877
It isnt anger, its frustration. I can be here anytime, if I know to be here in advance. And I will be here the whole time, if I think there's a chance. And once I think there is no chance, I will fuck off and watch Joe Rogan.
So help me not have watched Joe Rogan when there's something going on. Assume I will.drop everything.
I know, its beyond the pale, but so is this whole board Xp
Honestly, I wouldnt have said anything, but got aggrod by "Im suspicious"
It isnt anger, its frustration. I can be here anytime, if I know to be here in advance. And I will be here the whole time, if I think there's a chance. And once I think there is no chance, I will fuck off and watch Joe Rogan.
So help me not have watched Joe Rogan when there's something going on. Assume I will.drop everything.
I know, its beyond the pale, but so is this whole board Xp
Honestly, I wouldnt have said anything, but got aggrod by "Im suspicious"
>>187876
Get well soon GM Pone!
>>187877
Even if I can't speak for the others, I'm always looking forward to the adventures my characters are having. I think everypony is being too negative. Even years back when I did nothing but make sardonic remarks about the game before I actually joined it, the atmosphere was much more fun-loving and didn't have this snappiness to it. Even Silver/Kira's player has lashed out and I've never seen him do that. We need to fix this.
GM, if you could do anything better, just give everypony a heads up on availability for the night. We had no idea you were sick and had to be late. I know we have a habit of playing fast and loose with time due to lots of solo players, but when there's a party quest there's an expectation that everypony should be "at the table." How is somepony going to know to make time that evening without any prior information?
Brie, please don't be so on edge. No, a GM should never say "I'm skeptical" regarding a skill check modifier because it should be evident from the character sheet that he has. He does have Brie's character sheet, right? He shouldn't have to check the Old Nuts discord just to see it. Also, be grateful that it was a Disable Device check and not a D20 Modern Demolitions check. Though, in that ruleset, Disable Device has synergy with Demolitions so Brie would probably be fine. And I doubt GM Pone would require a roll anyway and risk blowing up two PCs with significant time investment as well as a gaggle of NPCs. Anyway, just be nice.
Get well soon GM Pone!
>>187877
Even if I can't speak for the others, I'm always looking forward to the adventures my characters are having. I think everypony is being too negative. Even years back when I did nothing but make sardonic remarks about the game before I actually joined it, the atmosphere was much more fun-loving and didn't have this snappiness to it. Even Silver/Kira's player has lashed out and I've never seen him do that. We need to fix this.
GM, if you could do anything better, just give everypony a heads up on availability for the night. We had no idea you were sick and had to be late. I know we have a habit of playing fast and loose with time due to lots of solo players, but when there's a party quest there's an expectation that everypony should be "at the table." How is somepony going to know to make time that evening without any prior information?
Brie, please don't be so on edge. No, a GM should never say "I'm skeptical" regarding a skill check modifier because it should be evident from the character sheet that he has. He does have Brie's character sheet, right? He shouldn't have to check the Old Nuts discord just to see it. Also, be grateful that it was a Disable Device check and not a D20 Modern Demolitions check. Though, in that ruleset, Disable Device has synergy with Demolitions so Brie would probably be fine. And I doubt GM Pone would require a roll anyway and risk blowing up two PCs with significant time investment as well as a gaggle of NPCs. Anyway, just be nice.
>>187876
Yes, deal with other players first. I know its play as you can, post-style, but Im "special needs", meaning if I am unable to engage you when you're available I will seek to when you're not, which is part of lends toward me spamming in threads. I've gone to extreme degres to post singularly and only if given cause (until this morning), because I can be here any time. So perhaps as a favor that I can return by having extra degrees of confidence that enable me not sperging in any of the threads,... holla at yo boy
>>187884
GM has a slightly out of date copy of the character sheet pinned in his DMs, but the skills are current. It doesnt break them down anymore, but it did for months and only got reduced when I started running out of characters in the post. But, you're right. I may never get over flipping out like a child when I'm upset, butnit's my primary target right now
Yes, deal with other players first. I know its play as you can, post-style, but Im "special needs", meaning if I am unable to engage you when you're available I will seek to when you're not, which is part of lends toward me spamming in threads. I've gone to extreme degres to post singularly and only if given cause (until this morning), because I can be here any time. So perhaps as a favor that I can return by having extra degrees of confidence that enable me not sperging in any of the threads,... holla at yo boy
>>187884
GM has a slightly out of date copy of the character sheet pinned in his DMs, but the skills are current. It doesnt break them down anymore, but it did for months and only got reduced when I started running out of characters in the post. But, you're right. I may never get over flipping out like a child when I'm upset, butnit's my primary target right now
>>187804
Silver looks over at Pipette as they trot along. "Are you feeling okay? You are showing symptoms of Traveler's influence."
Silver looks over at Pipette as they trot along. "Are you feeling okay? You are showing symptoms of Traveler's influence."
Who is available tonight or this weekend?
>>187899
I'm GMing one of my in-person games this evening and weekend, but not for the whole thing. I'll have time to roleplay PBP at pretty much any time, but I apologize in advance for any delayed response
I'm GMing one of my in-person games this evening and weekend, but not for the whole thing. I'll have time to roleplay PBP at pretty much any time, but I apologize in advance for any delayed response
>>187899
If there is any doubt of my presence, consider yourself absolved, but I'll be lurking until given cause to post
If there is any doubt of my presence, consider yourself absolved, but I'll be lurking until given cause to post
>>187906
I'm here. From what I understand, GM pone is deciding whether to just start with whoever is on just to get something going at least, or if he should wait until everyone's on.
I'm here. From what I understand, GM pone is deciding whether to just start with whoever is on just to get something going at least, or if he should wait until everyone's on.
>>187908
Alright. Should we roll anything?
Last rolls seemed pretty decisive. Do we meet the commissar?
Alright. Should we roll anything?
Last rolls seemed pretty decisive. Do we meet the commissar?
Brie flap/climbs up to the torpedo, unrolls and hangs one of his thieves' kits, and prepares to get balls deep
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Pipette looks around into the fog, and towards the ground. She extends a hoof out, and then leaves her ankle limp, letting her hoof fall inwards in a curl. She then looks back, and says to the creatures "Davai!" tilting her head. "This way."
She starts along, taking the party around what must be the summit of the hill. She leads them down, past small sets of rock and much grass with its yellow, brown and green tint, and down the slope of the hill. She looks around to either side, stopping at one point, but to the party there are no recognizable landmarks.
The fog thins, and thins more, and soon the wind picks up. As the party moves forward even more, they can see out beyond the hillside, which starts to level out further down, until they clear the cloud, and can see beyond the edge of the hill and the island.
Below them the green grass of the hill levels out until it ends at an exposed basalt cliff. Below that must be the sea, because the green-blue of the ocean and white capped waves moved by the winds are visible, with massive clouds low to the water looming in the far distance and to the right/east. In front of the party, and to the right, is another island very close to the party with a big, rocky cliff side, such that it looks like one conical rock, cut off and jaged at the top. Beyond this is still another smaller string of islands, if mostly obscured. Pipette looks around, and starts moving to the right, towards the north, along the cliff.
>>187897
"Huh?" She tilts her head. She does not wait for Silver's response. "No, I am... I am as good as I can be now. I am my own pony."
She starts along, taking the party around what must be the summit of the hill. She leads them down, past small sets of rock and much grass with its yellow, brown and green tint, and down the slope of the hill. She looks around to either side, stopping at one point, but to the party there are no recognizable landmarks.
The fog thins, and thins more, and soon the wind picks up. As the party moves forward even more, they can see out beyond the hillside, which starts to level out further down, until they clear the cloud, and can see beyond the edge of the hill and the island.
Below them the green grass of the hill levels out until it ends at an exposed basalt cliff. Below that must be the sea, because the green-blue of the ocean and white capped waves moved by the winds are visible, with massive clouds low to the water looming in the far distance and to the right/east. In front of the party, and to the right, is another island very close to the party with a big, rocky cliff side, such that it looks like one conical rock, cut off and jaged at the top. Beyond this is still another smaller string of islands, if mostly obscured. Pipette looks around, and starts moving to the right, towards the north, along the cliff.
>>187897
"Huh?" She tilts her head. She does not wait for Silver's response. "No, I am... I am as good as I can be now. I am my own pony."
They continue along the edge of the cliff, hill to the right and a rocky beach endlessly washed by green waves to the left, until something is visible in the distance. Four ponies. An orange unicorn stallion with a red and yellow mane and a white coat stands, head lowered, and horn glowing light blue. A big unicorn stallion, with a coat black as night and a leather jacket of equal color, and a short, white mane and tail stands on the edge of the cliff with what seems to be a telescope, looking out over the water the opposite direction, towards the west. Near them are two more, a green earth pony in a blue uniform who sits and is handling with his hooves what seems to be a radio, and then a grey pegasus pony carrying a large, wooden rifle, looking around him.
Pipette says,
"That's them. No unexpected visitors yet. Keep quiet until we are closer."
"Кто с вами?" The grey pony spots them first. The black stallion puts down the telescope and turns around, and the green pony stands up, and picks up a firearm of his own. The orange stallion does not move.
"Дружелюбны ли они? Они говорят на северьянском языке? Вы заложник?"
Pipette calls back
"Они говорят, что они здесь, чтобы помочь нам убить сущность"
The green and the black stallion talk to each other, though what they say cannot be discerned. The group moves closer, until they are fifty feet away, or perhaps less.
Pipette says,
"That's them. No unexpected visitors yet. Keep quiet until we are closer."
"Кто с вами?" The grey pony spots them first. The black stallion puts down the telescope and turns around, and the green pony stands up, and picks up a firearm of his own. The orange stallion does not move.
"Дружелюбны ли они? Они говорят на северьянском языке? Вы заложник?"
Pipette calls back
"Они говорят, что они здесь, чтобы помочь нам убить сущность"
The green and the black stallion talk to each other, though what they say cannot be discerned. The group moves closer, until they are fifty feet away, or perhaps less.
>>187849
Sorvik:
"Communisten? Welke communisten?"
Bøkli starts speaking to Sorvik in their mutual language, and Sorvik turns to him, and starts a brief argument. Sorvik huffs, then turns to Cavaliere:
"Boete. Wij zullen u helpen. Vertel ons wat u wilt dat wij doen."
Sorvik:
"Communisten? Welke communisten?"
Bøkli starts speaking to Sorvik in their mutual language, and Sorvik turns to him, and starts a brief argument. Sorvik huffs, then turns to Cavaliere:
"Boete. Wij zullen u helpen. Vertel ons wat u wilt dat wij doen."
>>187912
Somehow, Silver isn't particularly enthused by her response. He wonders how badly the Traveler is affecting her, and figures he'll keep a close eye on her just to be sure.
>>187913
Silver waves at the group of ponies as they approach, as it seems their presence is already known. He calls out to them in clear Severyanan, "Приветствую, друзья! Кто из вас случайно не комиссар Черная Пятка?"
Somehow, Silver isn't particularly enthused by her response. He wonders how badly the Traveler is affecting her, and figures he'll keep a close eye on her just to be sure.
>>187913
Silver waves at the group of ponies as they approach, as it seems their presence is already known. He calls out to them in clear Severyanan, "Приветствую, друзья! Кто из вас случайно не комиссар Черная Пятка?"
>>187914
"Ik heb een van jullie nodig om te helpen dit kanon te demonteren en veilig naar beneden te brengen. We hebben geen tijd gehad om de rest van dit vliegtuig te doorzoeken; kun je zoeken naar andere nuttige artikelen?"
"Ik heb een van jullie nodig om te helpen dit kanon te demonteren en veilig naar beneden te brengen. We hebben geen tijd gehad om de rest van dit vliegtuig te doorzoeken; kun je zoeken naar andere nuttige artikelen?"
>>187913
>>187914
"What are they saying?" says Posey, who does not speak the language
>until they are fifty feet away, or perhaps less
"~Yoohoo! Hello, my fine gentlecolts." Posey calls, waving a hoof and beckoning the stallions with a coquettish aloofness as she casually strides closer (30 ft), drawing attention to herself for the next maneuver:
She then proceeds to charm any pony that meets her gaze
DC 19 Will vs charm
Also gonna roll bluff (seduction) to break the ice and get them to let their guard down
[1d20+16 = (11+16) = 27]
>>187914
"What are they saying?" says Posey, who does not speak the language
>until they are fifty feet away, or perhaps less
"~Yoohoo! Hello, my fine gentlecolts." Posey calls, waving a hoof and beckoning the stallions with a coquettish aloofness as she casually strides closer (30 ft), drawing attention to herself for the next maneuver:
She then proceeds to charm any pony that meets her gaze
DC 19 Will vs charm
Also gonna roll bluff (seduction) to break the ice and get them to let their guard down
[1d20+16 = (11+16) = 27]
>>187917
Silver: "Just asking who we are, and asking Pipette if she is hostage. Pipette replied by saying that we are here to kill Traveler."
Silver: "Just asking who we are, and asking Pipette if she is hostage. Pipette replied by saying that we are here to kill Traveler."
>>187915
The grey pony in his aqua uniform levels his rifle at Silver
"Кто хотел бы знать? Пипетки, кто они?"
Pipette:
"Они дружелюбны, я думаю."
>>187917
The orange unicorn is almost entirely unresponsive to anything, and the grey stallion keeps his eye and his rifle trained on Silver, or at least, so long as Silver is the closest. But the green stallion and the black stallion both smile at Posey, with the black stallion nodding and raising an eyebrow to her
The grey pony in his aqua uniform levels his rifle at Silver
"Кто хотел бы знать? Пипетки, кто они?"
Pipette:
"Они дружелюбны, я думаю."
>>187917
The orange unicorn is almost entirely unresponsive to anything, and the grey stallion keeps his eye and his rifle trained on Silver, or at least, so long as Silver is the closest. But the green stallion and the black stallion both smile at Posey, with the black stallion nodding and raising an eyebrow to her
>>187919
Posey tosses her mane
"Do any of you find gentlecolts speak our language? We have much to discuss, but little time."
I will reiterate that Posey is currently not wearing her armor (she took it off to make that climb check)
Posey tosses her mane
"Do any of you find gentlecolts speak our language? We have much to discuss, but little time."
I will reiterate that Posey is currently not wearing her armor (she took it off to make that climb check)
>>187919
Silver holds up hooves. "Пипетка говорит правду. Мы услышали ваш сигнал бедствия, и мы здесь, чтобы помочь." He looks briefly over at Posey before readdressing the ponies. "Боюсь, мои товарищи не говорят по-северянски."
Silver holds up hooves. "Пипетка говорит правду. Мы услышали ваш сигнал бедствия, и мы здесь, чтобы помочь." He looks briefly over at Posey before readdressing the ponies. "Боюсь, мои товарищи не говорят по-северянски."
But the Black stallion holds out his leg, and motions downward
"Сталь, положите ее. Если есть проблема, давайте решим ее без насилия"
The Grey stallion lowers his rifle, and turns back to the Black Stallion as the two make eye contact. He seems to whisper something to him, with a small, muted conversation. The grey stallion and black stallion both turn back
"Ты кто?"
>>187920
The black stallion in particular looks over. But if he, or any pony else speaks Ponish, he's not willing to reveal it.
"Сталь, положите ее. Если есть проблема, давайте решим ее без насилия"
The Grey stallion lowers his rifle, and turns back to the Black Stallion as the two make eye contact. He seems to whisper something to him, with a small, muted conversation. The grey stallion and black stallion both turn back
"Ты кто?"
>>187920
The black stallion in particular looks over. But if he, or any pony else speaks Ponish, he's not willing to reveal it.
>>187922
Silver smiles at the black stallion. He seems to have found Black Heel, and hearing him speak, it seems as if he's possessed of good wisdom. "Меня зовут Серебряный Меч. Мы с друзьями услышали ваш сигнал бедствия и пришли на помощь. Мы спасли несколько членов небольшой группы в заброшенной деревне, а затем нашли Пипетту здесь, у разбившегося самолета."
Silver smiles at the black stallion. He seems to have found Black Heel, and hearing him speak, it seems as if he's possessed of good wisdom. "Меня зовут Серебряный Меч. Мы с друзьями услышали ваш сигнал бедствия и пришли на помощь. Мы спасли несколько членов небольшой группы в заброшенной деревне, а затем нашли Пипетту здесь, у разбившегося самолета."
>>187922
I roll an opposed charisma check to compel any charmed creatures to speak
[1d20+6 = (2+6) = 8]
I roll an opposed charisma check to compel any charmed creatures to speak
[1d20+6 = (2+6) = 8]
>>187923
The Black Stallion moves forward, and says to Silver
"А, вы должны быть с ГРУ. Мы думали, что вы приедете с севера или, может быть, увидите вас с юго-востока? Вы уже обезопасили остров?"
>>187920
The black stallion looks to Posey, and says
"You don't sound like an Equestrian. Or even an Aquelian."
The Black Stallion moves forward, and says to Silver
"А, вы должны быть с ГРУ. Мы думали, что вы приедете с севера или, может быть, увидите вас с юго-востока? Вы уже обезопасили остров?"
>>187920
The black stallion looks to Posey, and says
"You don't sound like an Equestrian. Or even an Aquelian."
The orange stallion, for so long motionless, stops the glow on his horn. He opens his eyes, whips his tail, stomps his horn, and snorts.
Yelling,
"Тьфу! Я же говорил, что вам нужно заткнуться, чтобы это сработало!"
Yelling,
"Тьфу! Я же говорил, что вам нужно заткнуться, чтобы это сработало!"
>>187926
"Oh, that is because I am from abroad, from the other side of the world, actually. I moved here recently."
She poses
"I am Rosey Ring, the Undying Sorceress. I am a freelance Warmagus."
"Oh, that is because I am from abroad, from the other side of the world, actually. I moved here recently."
She poses
"I am Rosey Ring, the Undying Sorceress. I am a freelance Warmagus."
>>187926
Hearing Black Heel speak Ponish to Posey, Silver switches to the language as well. "Not...exactly. We are not with GRU, and they are on island, but I do not think they are so concerned with saving any of you. I think they are here to kill you, and reclaim control of Traveler to bring back for study." He looks over at the orange stallion. "Что вы делаете, что требует тишины?"
Hearing Black Heel speak Ponish to Posey, Silver switches to the language as well. "Not...exactly. We are not with GRU, and they are on island, but I do not think they are so concerned with saving any of you. I think they are here to kill you, and reclaim control of Traveler to bring back for study." He looks over at the orange stallion. "Что вы делаете, что требует тишины?"
>>187928
The black stallion raises an eyebrow at "undying sorceress," and exhales more loudly than expected. He does not reply, and turns his attention to Silver
>>187929
He replies
"Good, they are here. I hope it is not too late. No, they should know that we are still loyal. At least I hope so. We have been trying to call for them all day now. We need to speak with them and let them know fully what is going on."
The orange stallion looks surprised to see the set of ponies upon him, and turns towards them. He replies
"Заклинание, я концентрировался на этом"
The black stallion raises an eyebrow at "undying sorceress," and exhales more loudly than expected. He does not reply, and turns his attention to Silver
>>187929
He replies
"Good, they are here. I hope it is not too late. No, they should know that we are still loyal. At least I hope so. We have been trying to call for them all day now. We need to speak with them and let them know fully what is going on."
The orange stallion looks surprised to see the set of ponies upon him, and turns towards them. He replies
"Заклинание, я концентрировался на этом"
>>187930
Silver shakes his head. "We tried. We received message over radio sent by them when they landed, just after we saved first group of your soldiers. They did not say anything about rescue, only demanding that all Kostroma personnel travel to their landing location, and they did not sound as if they were here to save anyone." To the orange pony, Silver smiles. "А, я сам скорее воин. Какое заклинание ты произносил?" Back to Black Heel, Silver continues, "You will have to excuse eccentricities of my comrades. Posey here likes to add bit of showmareship to her introduction, as way of selling her services to those who would otherwise be concerned about hiring mares for this sort of task. But yes, she is fine sorcerer."
Silver shakes his head. "We tried. We received message over radio sent by them when they landed, just after we saved first group of your soldiers. They did not say anything about rescue, only demanding that all Kostroma personnel travel to their landing location, and they did not sound as if they were here to save anyone." To the orange pony, Silver smiles. "А, я сам скорее воин. Какое заклинание ты произносил?" Back to Black Heel, Silver continues, "You will have to excuse eccentricities of my comrades. Posey here likes to add bit of showmareship to her introduction, as way of selling her services to those who would otherwise be concerned about hiring mares for this sort of task. But yes, she is fine sorcerer."
>>187931
"I can tell you're not from Stalliongrad. I don't think you're Nova Griffonian, they are too proud, too cheap, and too poor to hire from abroad. I'm going to guess that you were sent here by the Fascist confederation, seeing as you have a... Necromancer? In your group." Looking over at Posey. "She's too conventionally attractive to be a conventional Lich." He smiles to her, as if genuinely trying to be charming. Then he looks back to Silver "We always joked they would pay Dread League Necromancers their last bit if they thought it would put off the revolution by one day... We didn't think it was true. Still, I don't know who else would hire Barradian - or worse - black mages around here. Maybe Haukland, but I would have expected a few griffins among you."
The orange stallion replies:
"Гадание. Я хотел увидеть северный берег залива"
"I can tell you're not from Stalliongrad. I don't think you're Nova Griffonian, they are too proud, too cheap, and too poor to hire from abroad. I'm going to guess that you were sent here by the Fascist confederation, seeing as you have a... Necromancer? In your group." Looking over at Posey. "She's too conventionally attractive to be a conventional Lich." He smiles to her, as if genuinely trying to be charming. Then he looks back to Silver "We always joked they would pay Dread League Necromancers their last bit if they thought it would put off the revolution by one day... We didn't think it was true. Still, I don't know who else would hire Barradian - or worse - black mages around here. Maybe Haukland, but I would have expected a few griffins among you."
The orange stallion replies:
"Гадание. Я хотел увидеть северный берег залива"
>>187932
How do they know I'm a Necromancer? I'm not wearing the bone armor.
I guess this is a sense motive check
[1d20+1 = (4+1) = 5]
How do they know I'm a Necromancer? I'm not wearing the bone armor.
I guess this is a sense motive check
[1d20+1 = (4+1) = 5]
>>187932
Silver smiles. Perhaps he underestimated the wisdom this Commissar possesses. "Funnily enough, there is griffon in our group. He is back at crashed plane with our bat pony, working on acquiring plane's MGs and turning its torpedo into improvised explosive. But no, we are not from Stalliongrad. I was born in St. Petershoof long ago, but that is beside point. It does not matter who sent us or not, to Traveler we are all just meat to be puppeted. It needs to be stopped, before it escapes this island. And knowing what GRU would do, we are only ones who can."
>>187933
Silver: "Well, you did introduce yourself as 'Undying Sorceress'. Anyone would get wrong idea from that."
Silver smiles. Perhaps he underestimated the wisdom this Commissar possesses. "Funnily enough, there is griffon in our group. He is back at crashed plane with our bat pony, working on acquiring plane's MGs and turning its torpedo into improvised explosive. But no, we are not from Stalliongrad. I was born in St. Petershoof long ago, but that is beside point. It does not matter who sent us or not, to Traveler we are all just meat to be puppeted. It needs to be stopped, before it escapes this island. And knowing what GRU would do, we are only ones who can."
>>187933
Silver: "Well, you did introduce yourself as 'Undying Sorceress'. Anyone would get wrong idea from that."
Silver: [1d20+3 = (8+3) = 11]
Kira: [1d20+8 = (14+8) = 22]
>>187937
Silver: "No, but some of possessed ponies we have captured have. It is pretty catchy name Light Water came up with, I have to admit. 'Our Fellow Traveler'. At least it gives name for it to be referred to, other than just 'entity'."
Kira: [1d20+8 = (14+8) = 22]
>>187937
Silver: "No, but some of possessed ponies we have captured have. It is pretty catchy name Light Water came up with, I have to admit. 'Our Fellow Traveler'. At least it gives name for it to be referred to, other than just 'entity'."
>>187939
"It's a phrase that means a non-communist who moves towards allegedly the same or similar ends as communists and thus is a useful ally." The ends of his lips go down. "The phrase and practice has fallen out of favor in more recent years due to... mixed results..."
>>187938
>>187939
Out of their peripheral vision, a set of mist starts to swirl in the wind, like a small tornado, twirling in place and darkening.
"It's a phrase that means a non-communist who moves towards allegedly the same or similar ends as communists and thus is a useful ally." The ends of his lips go down. "The phrase and practice has fallen out of favor in more recent years due to... mixed results..."
>>187938
>>187939
Out of their peripheral vision, a set of mist starts to swirl in the wind, like a small tornado, twirling in place and darkening.
Static pours out of the green stallion's radio, and he turns towards the mist, as the grey stallion does the same
>>187941
Yes. Yes she can
>>187941
Yes. Yes she can
>>187942
Kira: "Uh, guys? There's a monster about to spawn in!"
Kira draws her bow, while Silver draws his greatsword. How far away are the swirling mists?
Kira: "Uh, guys? There's a monster about to spawn in!"
Kira draws her bow, while Silver draws his greatsword. How far away are the swirling mists?
It starts to solidify, being more than 15 feet tall and dark grey in skin, or perhaps fur. It's form is alien and yet to Silver and Posey, too familiar. You could say it is like an elephant, though one that is very lanky. It has two, more or less, pony-like heads, even if the one on its right seems dead. Though its second head could be looking at Posey or maybe Silver, it's primary, upright head is most certainly staring at the black stallion.
It roars
[1d20+3 = (14+3) = 17]
[1d30+3 = (19+3) = 22]
[1d20+2 = (15+2) = 17]
[1d20+1 = (12+1) = 13]
[1d20 = 1]
>>187943
30 feet
>>187944
He manages to turn to her and say
"I'm sure you hear that a lot"
Before the grey stallion catches his attention, and directs him to the new threat
It roars
[1d20+3 = (14+3) = 17]
[1d30+3 = (19+3) = 22]
[1d20+2 = (15+2) = 17]
[1d20+1 = (12+1) = 13]
[1d20 = 1]
>>187943
30 feet
>>187944
He manages to turn to her and say
"I'm sure you hear that a lot"
Before the grey stallion catches his attention, and directs him to the new threat
>>187945
Silver: "МЕРЗОСТЬ!"
[1d20+4 = (8+4) = 12]
Kira: "Oh, not this creepy thing again! That is very much not friend-shaped!"
[1d20+3 = (10+3) = 13]
Silver: "МЕРЗОСТЬ!"
[1d20+4 = (8+4) = 12]
Kira: "Oh, not this creepy thing again! That is very much not friend-shaped!"
[1d20+3 = (10+3) = 13]
The black stallion looks at the tall, lanky creature, lowers his head, directing his horn at it, letting it glow, then firing a red laser at it.
[1d20+5 = (5+5) = 10]
[4d6 = 14]
[1d20+5 = (5+5) = 10]
[4d6 = 14]
It is hit, and its elephantine skin is a lit. It roars again.
Posey's turn
Mala:
[1d20+2 = (11+2) = 13]
Posey's turn
Mala:
[1d20+2 = (11+2) = 13]
>>187949
Posey fires an arrow
[1d20+5 = (4+5) = 9]
She whistles and her Dreads fly up from over the hill and also fire
[1d20+5 = (16+5) = 21]
[1d20+5 = (2+5) = 7]
Posey fires an arrow
[1d20+5 = (4+5) = 9]
She whistles and her Dreads fly up from over the hill and also fire
[1d20+5 = (16+5) = 21]
[1d20+5 = (2+5) = 7]
Posey uses her remaining move Action to move 30 ft to the opposite side of the monster to the black stallion, trying to confuse the two-headed creature
Turn over, btw
The grey stallion takes his rifle and shoots it twice in quick succession
[1d20+5 = (9+5) = 14]
[2d8 = 6]
[1d20+5 = (11+5) = 16]
[2d8 = 6]
[1d20+5 = (9+5) = 14]
[2d8 = 6]
[1d20+5 = (11+5) = 16]
[2d8 = 6]
But the abomination is undeterred by the fire, nor does it pay any head to Posey.
It moves forward, and takes a swing with what seems to be a hammer of some kind.
[1d20+12 = (1+12) = 13]
[2d6+6 = (3+6) = 9]
It moves forward, and takes a swing with what seems to be a hammer of some kind.
[1d20+12 = (1+12) = 13]
[2d6+6 = (3+6) = 9]
It swings at the black stallion, moving past the grey pony and presumably Silver to do so. But it swings too low, and hits the soil near him, giving him time to dodge out of the way.
The orange stallion lowers its head at the abomination, and sends a bolt of blue energy at its side
[1d4+1 = (1+1) = 2] [1d4+1 = (1+1) = 2] [1d4+1 = (3+1) = 4]
Kira's Turn.
Silver can go as well, and also direct Mala
The orange stallion lowers its head at the abomination, and sends a bolt of blue energy at its side
[1d4+1 = (1+1) = 2] [1d4+1 = (1+1) = 2] [1d4+1 = (3+1) = 4]
Kira's Turn.
Silver can go as well, and also direct Mala
>>187958
Kira takes the opportunity to taunt the abomination, hoping to draw its attention away from the commies. "Hey, poopy-butt-head! Your heads are butts and your butt is a head!" She then slithers to be around the abomination in point blank range and away from the commies, knocks an arrow in her bow, draws, and releases the shot aimed at the abomination's head.
[1d20+12 = (17+12) = 29]
[1d8+6 = (8+6) = 14]
Silver calls out to Mala, "Try to get it off balance! On those lanky limbs, it surely has uneven center of balance!" He then moves back a short distance, aiming to have a clear path between him and the abomination. Using the camera, he snaps a picture of the abomination, which should end his turn.
Kira takes the opportunity to taunt the abomination, hoping to draw its attention away from the commies. "Hey, poopy-butt-head! Your heads are butts and your butt is a head!" She then slithers to be around the abomination in point blank range and away from the commies, knocks an arrow in her bow, draws, and releases the shot aimed at the abomination's head.
[1d20+12 = (17+12) = 29]
[1d8+6 = (8+6) = 14]
Silver calls out to Mala, "Try to get it off balance! On those lanky limbs, it surely has uneven center of balance!" He then moves back a short distance, aiming to have a clear path between him and the abomination. Using the camera, he snaps a picture of the abomination, which should end his turn.
>>187960
You'll get 'em next time
>>187961
The abomination looks down at the annoying noodle, and roars
click
Meanwhile, the green pony points at Kira with his hoof and yells
"Смотрите, вот еще одна его мерзость!"
Mala shoots at it twice with his shotgun
[1d20+7 = (12+7) = 19]
[2d10 = 7]
[1d20+7 = (3+7) = 10]
[2d10 = 8]
You'll get 'em next time
>>187961
The abomination looks down at the annoying noodle, and roars
click
Meanwhile, the green pony points at Kira with his hoof and yells
"Смотрите, вот еще одна его мерзость!"
Mala shoots at it twice with his shotgun
[1d20+7 = (12+7) = 19]
[2d10 = 7]
[1d20+7 = (3+7) = 10]
[2d10 = 8]
>>187963
Silver: "Она дружелюбная, не нападайте на нее!"
Kira, who can't hear the green pony call her a monster, sticks her tongue out at the abomination and blows a raspberry at it.
Silver: "Она дружелюбная, не нападайте на нее!"
Kira, who can't hear the green pony call her a monster, sticks her tongue out at the abomination and blows a raspberry at it.
[1d20 = 2]
The abomination is shot, and its limbs look like they are near falling off, with its colorless insides exposed and near spilling out. But it isn't daunted.
The black stallion moves a few steps back until he feels the edge of the cliff and looks back, then places himself in more firm footing. He lowers his horn, and shoots a set of blue bolts at it
[1d4+1 = (4+1) = 5][1d4+1 = (2+1) = 3][1d4+1 = (4+1) = 5]
The black stallion moves a few steps back until he feels the edge of the cliff and looks back, then places himself in more firm footing. He lowers his horn, and shoots a set of blue bolts at it
[1d4+1 = (4+1) = 5][1d4+1 = (2+1) = 3][1d4+1 = (4+1) = 5]
It gets hit again, and again, and again, chipped away at until it looks away and roars. but that roar degrades with time, and it pops into black smoke, and fades
>>187966
Posey looks at the fleeting most where the monster once was, with a bit of a grimace
"You you think these beasts actually die when they are slain? Or do they just go back where they came from?"
I guess I should roll arcana
[1d20+11 = (15+11) = 26]
Posey looks at the fleeting most where the monster once was, with a bit of a grimace
"You you think these beasts actually die when they are slain? Or do they just go back where they came from?"
I guess I should roll arcana
[1d20+11 = (15+11) = 26]
>>187964
The green pony says,
"То есть аберрация, созданная Чернобогом"
>>187969
This time...
>>187970
Posey knows that traditional summons, and specifically outsiders, go back to whence they came. What is not as clear is if these are traditional summons. They don't quite seem to be, given the small differences
>>187969
"No. How did it find us hear? I thought we had lost them." He tilts his head. "Has it been tracking you?"
The green pony says,
"То есть аберрация, созданная Чернобогом"
>>187969
This time...
>>187970
Posey knows that traditional summons, and specifically outsiders, go back to whence they came. What is not as clear is if these are traditional summons. They don't quite seem to be, given the small differences
>>187969
"No. How did it find us hear? I thought we had lost them." He tilts his head. "Has it been tracking you?"
>>187971
Silver: "No. It may be from Pipette. She is showing signs of being affected by Traveler's influence."
Silver: "No. It may be from Pipette. She is showing signs of being affected by Traveler's influence."
>>187971
>Posey knows that traditional summons, and specifically outsiders, go back to whence they came. What is not as clear is if these are traditional summons. They don't quite seem to be, given the small differences
Well, I'm asking because I am tallying every time I destroy or desecrate a foe so thoroughly that it cannot be brought back from the dead, and I wonder if this counts.
Eh, probably not
>How did it find us hear?
"It is a monster with long-range telepathy. If it also has mindsight, hiding from it would be futile." Posey suggests
>Posey knows that traditional summons, and specifically outsiders, go back to whence they came. What is not as clear is if these are traditional summons. They don't quite seem to be, given the small differences
Well, I'm asking because I am tallying every time I destroy or desecrate a foe so thoroughly that it cannot be brought back from the dead, and I wonder if this counts.
Eh, probably not
>How did it find us hear?
"It is a monster with long-range telepathy. If it also has mindsight, hiding from it would be futile." Posey suggests
>>187974
Silver shakes his head at Black Heel. "That is bad idea. I know it deep in my heart of hearts, they are here to kill any witnesses and reclaim Traveler, not save you and kill Traveler."
Silver shakes his head at Black Heel. "That is bad idea. I know it deep in my heart of hearts, they are here to kill any witnesses and reclaim Traveler, not save you and kill Traveler."
>>187977
Silver: "I just do. I know what GRU is like. I know what Stalliongrad is like. They knew what this thing was before agreeing to trade fuel oil for it. They knew risks, and accepted it anyways. They will not stop trying to utilize it just because some soldiers lost their lives in process. Potential reward for them is just too great to accept otherwise."
Silver: "I just do. I know what GRU is like. I know what Stalliongrad is like. They knew what this thing was before agreeing to trade fuel oil for it. They knew risks, and accepted it anyways. They will not stop trying to utilize it just because some soldiers lost their lives in process. Potential reward for them is just too great to accept otherwise."
>>187979
"We really cannot know for sure." Posey says
"But it sounds like what the military would do back at home." she adds
"We really cannot know for sure." Posey says
"But it sounds like what the military would do back at home." she adds
>>187979
>>187980
He is silent, and stares at Silver with blood red eyes. He wears a cap, but it’s clear that under that cap he has a set of foil. Some of that foil wraps around under his neck.
He too shakes, though to a less visible degree than Pipette.
After Silence, he says
“The important thing is that what ever the Snow Ponies sold us ceases to exist, and its body, and secrets, serve International Communism, not the False Revolution, the Sea Ponies, or whomever else.”
>>187975
pony noises
>>187980
He is silent, and stares at Silver with blood red eyes. He wears a cap, but it’s clear that under that cap he has a set of foil. Some of that foil wraps around under his neck.
He too shakes, though to a less visible degree than Pipette.
After Silence, he says
“The important thing is that what ever the Snow Ponies sold us ceases to exist, and its body, and secrets, serve International Communism, not the False Revolution, the Sea Ponies, or whomever else.”
>>187975
pony noises
>>187981
Silver sighs. "You all have clearly felt Traveler's influence. You all have first-hoof experience with it. They do not. Tell me, does anyone deserve this? Communist, Fascist, Harmonist? Having your comrade's minds taken over by something else, having them turn against you? Will they believe you if you tell them?"
Silver sighs. "You all have clearly felt Traveler's influence. You all have first-hoof experience with it. They do not. Tell me, does anyone deserve this? Communist, Fascist, Harmonist? Having your comrade's minds taken over by something else, having them turn against you? Will they believe you if you tell them?"
I got a sleep soon
>>187985
Silver: "They should. But they will not. How you have spoken, you seem to be possessed of great wisdom. Surely, with that wisdom, you can see that. You have radio. You can talk with them if you do not believe me. Hearing their voices, you know they are not here to help.
We are."
Silver: "They should. But they will not. How you have spoken, you seem to be possessed of great wisdom. Surely, with that wisdom, you can see that. You have radio. You can talk with them if you do not believe me. Hearing their voices, you know they are not here to help.
We are."
>>187988
Cavaliere looks down from his vantage point in the turret.
"Survival gear, of iets dat gebruikt kan worden om van dit eiland af te komen, zou handig zijn. Is er een radio en heeft die stroom? Je mag alle wapens meenemen die je vindt."
Cavaliere looks down from his vantage point in the turret.
"Survival gear, of iets dat gebruikt kan worden om van dit eiland af te komen, zou handig zijn. Is er een radio en heeft die stroom? Je mag alle wapens meenemen die je vindt."
>>187990
I'm excited to see what's found.
How long will it take for Cavaliere to take the gun down? I would like him to read through the pilot's log if there's time.
I'm excited to see what's found.
How long will it take for Cavaliere to take the gun down? I would like him to read through the pilot's log if there's time.
Today we mourn the tragic passing of Beefilly fren. Theres mo other words
Are we doing stuff today?
I had to cancel my second in person session today, so I'm free all day (but I can't stay up too long; it's a week day).
I had to cancel my second in person session today, so I'm free all day (but I can't stay up too long; it's a week day).
The smell of cheese belies the presence of a bat
>>188017
Thanks for acknoweding my persence. I wouldnt have played well, the suddenness of Wanda triggered some unresolved psychological shit.
Thanks for acknoweding my persence. I wouldnt have played well, the suddenness of Wanda triggered some unresolved psychological shit.
To proceed with the group with the Commissar, I need to write a dialogue between him and the Spetsnaz announcer. To proceed with Cavaliere, I need to write out a set of journal entries that tells a mini story of its own. And even for Sven, I need to not only write out Moonlit Meadow's reaction to her, but also three different little stories that are their own investigative trails. Each of those would require probably at least an hour of sitting down and writing it out, which is on its own difficult to do when you're borderline ADHD like I am (I was medicated for it for much of my adolescence). But more importantly, it requires making decisions and commitments that I just really don't feel up to.
Every session, or at least, several times a week, I will get posts directed at me either in thread or on discord that are just negative. Passive aggressive posts like >>188018 and the other one just a week ago, or one I got from Cavaliere this morning telling me I fucked up scheduling. And this is besides the outright aggressive posts towards me like on discord from you-can-guess-who, telling me I am "sucking Posey's cock" On Saturday night. And of course it hasn't even been a week since I have been told to go fuck myself. Basically I am guaranteed to get some kind of out of character negative remark hurled my way more often than I have sessions. Much of this is Brie, who wants to complain that I'm not giving him attention but still refuses to respond to my post telling him the skill check succeeded, but it is not limited to Brie. There are no small comments of praise anymore. This isn't fun for me anymore.
I've been extremely un-confident in a lot of my narrative decisions in a way that I can't really convey or make felt. I spent much of Friday night going back and forth over whether the encounter with the commissar should have him already in combat, or just approach and then he gets attacked, and that is the main reason nothing really happened until Saturday. And there's a thousand small decisions like this that weigh me down and make it difficult for me to proceed. I have had the idea for this quest since the September of 2022 and have wanted it to go as well as possible. But there's never any positive feedback, just "you screwed up scheduling" or "quit sucking Posey's cock" or "the trucks should be Canadian Military Patterns and not American." Would you want to sit down and devote at least an hour to something if that were the only "thanks" you get? And if I should just forget about the posts - if the narrative I'm trying to tell is so meaningless that I should just skip the logs or the dialogue or the little trails - then what is my purpose here?
I remember the spoiler quote "A+ story telling" when Amber was told the story of Flash Prance at Fort Prance four years ago; the "oh no" remark from Dark Star (out of character) when a rifle threatened to go off accidentally and blow everyone's cover in that first quest six years ago; the "nope" response that Amber had to a statue in a basement; the "spooky" remark from Posey after the micorburst in the swamp; or more recently the "that's creepy as shit. Fucking Posadists" from Posey after reading the dream journal of Light Water. These are what I work for, and I remember them long after the person who first said it has forgotten. But It isn't hard to see these are much rarer now than the bitching about scheduling or how I respond to a skill check or about loot or the combat encounters, or if a depicted plane is of an American or British airframe. And those remarks have as much staying power in my mind.
I get hate periodically - actually somewhat often - with my job, but the thing is, I'm paid to do that, and in any case I have to do that. I don't have to do this, and I certainly don't get paid for it. It's getting hard to find the motivation to do this...
Have you seen Dusk's Dawn, the fan animation? It's a full episode-length animation, and it's great to watch, if only because it's bad in a hilarious way. If you read the comments, you can see that it was made fun off mercilessly at the time of its release. And I know one thing for damn sure, the team never made a sequel. And I think that's a shame, even if entirely expected. No one would put time, effort, and especially their heart, into a project if they know they will receive only shit for it.
Every session, or at least, several times a week, I will get posts directed at me either in thread or on discord that are just negative. Passive aggressive posts like >>188018 and the other one just a week ago, or one I got from Cavaliere this morning telling me I fucked up scheduling. And this is besides the outright aggressive posts towards me like on discord from you-can-guess-who, telling me I am "sucking Posey's cock" On Saturday night. And of course it hasn't even been a week since I have been told to go fuck myself. Basically I am guaranteed to get some kind of out of character negative remark hurled my way more often than I have sessions. Much of this is Brie, who wants to complain that I'm not giving him attention but still refuses to respond to my post telling him the skill check succeeded, but it is not limited to Brie. There are no small comments of praise anymore. This isn't fun for me anymore.
I've been extremely un-confident in a lot of my narrative decisions in a way that I can't really convey or make felt. I spent much of Friday night going back and forth over whether the encounter with the commissar should have him already in combat, or just approach and then he gets attacked, and that is the main reason nothing really happened until Saturday. And there's a thousand small decisions like this that weigh me down and make it difficult for me to proceed. I have had the idea for this quest since the September of 2022 and have wanted it to go as well as possible. But there's never any positive feedback, just "you screwed up scheduling" or "quit sucking Posey's cock" or "the trucks should be Canadian Military Patterns and not American." Would you want to sit down and devote at least an hour to something if that were the only "thanks" you get? And if I should just forget about the posts - if the narrative I'm trying to tell is so meaningless that I should just skip the logs or the dialogue or the little trails - then what is my purpose here?
I remember the spoiler quote "A+ story telling" when Amber was told the story of Flash Prance at Fort Prance four years ago; the "oh no" remark from Dark Star (out of character) when a rifle threatened to go off accidentally and blow everyone's cover in that first quest six years ago; the "nope" response that Amber had to a statue in a basement; the "spooky" remark from Posey after the micorburst in the swamp; or more recently the "that's creepy as shit. Fucking Posadists" from Posey after reading the dream journal of Light Water. These are what I work for, and I remember them long after the person who first said it has forgotten. But It isn't hard to see these are much rarer now than the bitching about scheduling or how I respond to a skill check or about loot or the combat encounters, or if a depicted plane is of an American or British airframe. And those remarks have as much staying power in my mind.
I get hate periodically - actually somewhat often - with my job, but the thing is, I'm paid to do that, and in any case I have to do that. I don't have to do this, and I certainly don't get paid for it. It's getting hard to find the motivation to do this...
Have you seen Dusk's Dawn, the fan animation? It's a full episode-length animation, and it's great to watch, if only because it's bad in a hilarious way. If you read the comments, you can see that it was made fun off mercilessly at the time of its release. And I know one thing for damn sure, the team never made a sequel. And I think that's a shame, even if entirely expected. No one would put time, effort, and especially their heart, into a project if they know they will receive only shit for it.
>>188022
>Each of those would require probably at least an hour of sitting down and writing it out, which is on its own difficult to do when you're borderline ADHD like I am (I was medicated for it for much of my adolescence). But more importantly, it requires making decisions and commitments that I just really don't feel up to.
I know that feel. Writing content is hard. I DM'd last weekend and had to climb the same hill.
>on discord
I don't know what's going on on discord, so I can't comment.
>one I got from Cavaliere this morning telling me I fucked up scheduling
Scheduling is a group effort: we could all do better.
>And this is besides the outright aggressive posts towards me like on discord
That's really unacceptable, and you should not have to put up with that. You should at least block them.
>telling me I am "sucking Posey's cock" On Saturday night
Wtf? All we did was fight an ettin-thingy on Saturday. Nothing even remotely resembling that.
That sounds like baseless faggotry, not constructive criticism.
>you-can-guess-who
I think I can guess....
>I am guaranteed to get some kind of out of character negative remark hurled my way more often than I have sessions
Must be demoralizing.
>Much of this is Brie, who wants to complain that I'm not giving him attention but still refuses to respond to my post telling him the skill check succeeded, but it is not limited to Brie.
Ugh...
>There are no small comments of praise anymore.
I, for one, am having fun. This quest is cool. It keeps getting more complex whenever I feel like I've figured out where it is going.
>This isn't fun for me anymore.
Are you saying you want to stop?
I would be disappointed, but I wouldn't hold it to you. I have stopped Gaming games in the past because I just lost the will to keep doing them. No hard feelings or shame if you're just tired of it.
>I've been extremely un-confident in a lot of my narrative decisions in a way that I can't really convey or make felt
I've been there...
>These are what I work for, and I remember them long after the person who first said it has forgotten.
Oh, I didn't know you appreciated feedback that much. I can be more vocal in my enthusiasm.
>Each of those would require probably at least an hour of sitting down and writing it out, which is on its own difficult to do when you're borderline ADHD like I am (I was medicated for it for much of my adolescence). But more importantly, it requires making decisions and commitments that I just really don't feel up to.
I know that feel. Writing content is hard. I DM'd last weekend and had to climb the same hill.
>on discord
I don't know what's going on on discord, so I can't comment.
>one I got from Cavaliere this morning telling me I fucked up scheduling
Scheduling is a group effort: we could all do better.
>And this is besides the outright aggressive posts towards me like on discord
That's really unacceptable, and you should not have to put up with that. You should at least block them.
>telling me I am "sucking Posey's cock" On Saturday night
Wtf? All we did was fight an ettin-thingy on Saturday. Nothing even remotely resembling that.
That sounds like baseless faggotry, not constructive criticism.
>you-can-guess-who
I think I can guess....
>I am guaranteed to get some kind of out of character negative remark hurled my way more often than I have sessions
Must be demoralizing.
>Much of this is Brie, who wants to complain that I'm not giving him attention but still refuses to respond to my post telling him the skill check succeeded, but it is not limited to Brie.
Ugh...
>There are no small comments of praise anymore.
I, for one, am having fun. This quest is cool. It keeps getting more complex whenever I feel like I've figured out where it is going.
>This isn't fun for me anymore.
Are you saying you want to stop?
I would be disappointed, but I wouldn't hold it to you. I have stopped Gaming games in the past because I just lost the will to keep doing them. No hard feelings or shame if you're just tired of it.
>I've been extremely un-confident in a lot of my narrative decisions in a way that I can't really convey or make felt
I've been there...
>These are what I work for, and I remember them long after the person who first said it has forgotten.
Oh, I didn't know you appreciated feedback that much. I can be more vocal in my enthusiasm.
>>188027
On the one hand, the pot calling the kettle, on the other hand, okay,
But saying, I have gone to extreme lengths to show GM how much I appreciate his efforts and time, to an increasing degree, The idea that theres been no positive feedback is literally of the devil, because it is a lie
On the one hand, the pot calling the kettle, on the other hand, okay,
But saying, I have gone to extreme lengths to show GM how much I appreciate his efforts and time, to an increasing degree, The idea that theres been no positive feedback is literally of the devil, because it is a lie
>>188022
>you're sucking posey's cock
Oh, one time I said that, not repeated, but okay, let's have it out. Yes, you're more responsive to less effort posts, especially in a happenstance spray "All the inputs" manner, NGL, it gets results,
Yes, it pertains to the dopamine receptivity of anonboard rp posting.
Its a thing, become aware, and learn from. No one will hate or criticize you, its part of the process.
>you're sucking posey's cock
Oh, one time I said that, not repeated, but okay, let's have it out. Yes, you're more responsive to less effort posts, especially in a happenstance spray "All the inputs" manner, NGL, it gets results,
Yes, it pertains to the dopamine receptivity of anonboard rp posting.
Its a thing, become aware, and learn from. No one will hate or criticize you, its part of the process.
<Or what, yer gonna not let me play cuz Ahm speaking the real?
>>188022
>And even for Sven, I need to not only write out Moonlit Meadow's reaction to her, but also three different little stories that are their own investigative trails.
Hope you start to feel better soon. <3
Don't feel like you have to do anything special for me scratch that, I don't want you to do anything special for me. No, big stories for for trails and not several ones either.
I don't believe in responsibility. If a tree falls on you, don't jump out the way. Take a breath and step aside and if you're too late, at least you were at peace both in life and death. ^^
Just keep her thinking that Vir is a crazy pone. Give her a location to seek out and she will do so. There's no need to overthink it with me. I know you want to do it good but this reminds me how DWK ruined his own fun in making pony videos. He cared so much about making it good that it became a burden for him and while I get that it's us players that causing you most(all?) of your stress, it's better to "not even try while trying" and give me that level of effort. I feel like you know me, I will literally role-play with a rock if you put one before. Imo, Fren.^^
>And even for Sven, I need to not only write out Moonlit Meadow's reaction to her, but also three different little stories that are their own investigative trails.
Hope you start to feel better soon. <3
I don't believe in responsibility. If a tree falls on you, don't jump out the way. Take a breath and step aside and if you're too late, at least you were at peace both in life and death. ^^
Just keep her thinking that Vir is a crazy pone. Give her a location to seek out and she will do so. There's no need to overthink it with me. I know you want to do it good but this reminds me how DWK ruined his own fun in making pony videos. He cared so much about making it good that it became a burden for him and while I get that it's us players that causing you most(all?) of your stress, it's better to "not even try while trying" and give me that level of effort. I feel like you know me, I will literally role-play with a rock if you put one before. Imo, Fren.^^
>>188022
>one I got from Cavaliere this morning telling me I fucked up scheduling
I'm sorry, GM Pony. I really wasn't intending on being negative or passive aggressive. What I wanted to convey was that it would be a nice courtesy to post if a game isn't happening one night, or alternatively to post when one is happening. I tend to be too direct rather than gentle in my approach.
>"the trucks should be Canadian Military Patterns and not American."
Had I known this remark would have a haunting effect I never would have said it. Being snarky and critical is second nature to me, as I grew up watching MST3K and Cinema Sins, and to me pointing out flaws in something helps to improve it down the line I also started in this thread making sardonic comments about the game and its players, and though that was very silly it never harmed anyone's willingness to continue. I also like the game's setting of Equestria at War and this manifests partly as wanting the game to be consistent with that setting in various ways. I'll refrain from doing anymore of that.
>But It isn't hard to see these are much rarer now than the bitching about scheduling or how I respond to a skill check or about loot or the combat encounters, or if a depicted plane is of an American or British airframe.
But I have enjoyed this quest and all its little details. It's why I keep notes so that even after it's over I can explore hints and plots that are left over. The atmosphere of this quest has also been incredible and you should be confident in it enough that you don't have to ponder, "how will this be received by the players?"
>one I got from Cavaliere this morning telling me I fucked up scheduling
I'm sorry, GM Pony. I really wasn't intending on being negative or passive aggressive. What I wanted to convey was that it would be a nice courtesy to post if a game isn't happening one night, or alternatively to post when one is happening. I tend to be too direct rather than gentle in my approach.
>"the trucks should be Canadian Military Patterns and not American."
Had I known this remark would have a haunting effect I never would have said it. Being snarky and critical is second nature to me, as I grew up watching MST3K and Cinema Sins, and to me pointing out flaws in something helps to improve it down the line I also started in this thread making sardonic comments about the game and its players, and though that was very silly it never harmed anyone's willingness to continue. I also like the game's setting of Equestria at War and this manifests partly as wanting the game to be consistent with that setting in various ways. I'll refrain from doing anymore of that.
>But It isn't hard to see these are much rarer now than the bitching about scheduling or how I respond to a skill check or about loot or the combat encounters, or if a depicted plane is of an American or British airframe.
But I have enjoyed this quest and all its little details. It's why I keep notes so that even after it's over I can explore hints and plots that are left over. The atmosphere of this quest has also been incredible and you should be confident in it enough that you don't have to ponder, "how will this be received by the players?"
>>188034
This post came off a bit commanding but it's not meant that way. You do you of course. I just want to relieve you of that pressure you feel. ^^ And my suggestion is based on personal experienced too. The way I get started doing things that are hard to do is by doing one metaphoric step in that direction. If I want to do the dishes, I only make myself turn on the tap.
>>188035
>Fucking A right, Vir is pure
Indeed. ^^
Though, she immediately tried too preen the wings of a bat-pony upon seeing one without asking consent so, I guess, Brie & Lacey wouldn't be safe.^^
This post came off a bit commanding but it's not meant that way. You do you of course. I just want to relieve you of that pressure you feel. ^^ And my suggestion is based on personal experienced too. The way I get started doing things that are hard to do is by doing one metaphoric step in that direction. If I want to do the dishes, I only make myself turn on the tap.
>>188035
>Fucking A right, Vir is pure
Indeed. ^^
Though, she immediately tried too preen the wings of a bat-pony upon seeing one without asking consent so, I guess, Brie & Lacey wouldn't be safe.^^
>>188042
>Being snarky and critical is second nature to me
"Something we have in common," Brie offers casually, attempting to turn a meta OOC comment into an IC topic for banter,... its fine if you don't wanna, but I have lots of things for Brie to say to/with Garv, when you're ready. ^_~
>Being snarky and critical is second nature to me
"Something we have in common," Brie offers casually, attempting to turn a meta OOC comment into an IC topic for banter,... its fine if you don't wanna, but I have lots of things for Brie to say to/with Garv, when you're ready. ^_~
Yes, playfully trolling GM and all with this. Shut up, its funny
Ostensibly and presumptively, Brie is preparing to fuck with something that could eviscerate his face. He is not going into this with his usual cavaliere attitute, with flippant quips to fire out. No no, this is a very serious matter that will require the utmost of care. In the meantime, he's happy to make all sorts of jibes and comments, never with any ACTUAL malice, just a general sense of "I'm bored, and fuck you, its funny".
Oh don't look at me like that, I haven't even started putting ornaments on Posey!
Oh don't look at me like that, I haven't even started putting ornaments on Posey!
Unbidden, but unable to refrain, Brie blurts out:
"This whole fucking thing stinks. Mind control? What the fuck?? I've dealt with mafiosos with their heads up their ponut, but this? I dunno mare,...."
"This whole fucking thing stinks. Mind control? What the fuck?? I've dealt with mafiosos with their heads up their ponut, but this? I dunno mare,...."
>>188022
Alright time to come back to this one.
GM, let me be the first to say "All hail". I came back to this fucking SITE because I wanted to play more. Yes yes, I'm a crass asshole, who flippantly likes crossing lines/boundaries. Yes, we can speak to "the issues" but I came back here expressly and intrinsically for the game. Having said, let me be the first on record to say "tell me what to do and I will do it".
Ngl, I'm NOT good at intuiting what do do without express explanation, but I AM good at doing what needs doing, when I know what that is.
I'm sorry I said the heinous things. I say heinous things. Maybe someday I can stop saying heinous things, idk.
Alright time to come back to this one.
GM, let me be the first to say "All hail". I came back to this fucking SITE because I wanted to play more. Yes yes, I'm a crass asshole, who flippantly likes crossing lines/boundaries. Yes, we can speak to "the issues" but I came back here expressly and intrinsically for the game. Having said, let me be the first on record to say "tell me what to do and I will do it".
Ngl, I'm NOT good at intuiting what do do without express explanation, but I AM good at doing what needs doing, when I know what that is.
I'm sorry I said the heinous things. I say heinous things. Maybe someday I can stop saying heinous things, idk.
And SINCE no one has responded yet, and SINCE I am that one nigger,...
Lacey is the sort that is quick to diffuse a situation if at all possible. Why? Because it generally leads to more profit, and she wants to have done everything to prevent having to kill everyone in the room. She's not opposed to it, it's just troublesome to have to literally clean up after. Wink.
Lacey is the sort that is quick to diffuse a situation if at all possible. Why? Because it generally leads to more profit, and she wants to have done everything to prevent having to kill everyone in the room. She's not opposed to it, it's just troublesome to have to literally clean up after. Wink.
"Body 'squads' cost bits, bits I could redistribute elsewhere. Are we done here?"
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>9 consecutive posts
Dont Stop is my last resort. From here, I get creative ^_~
>>188133
While you're being buttmad, notice that the first of the posts you're objecting to was on the 28th, and the rest are from today. So if you're mad that I posted today, lets talk about it and see if we can come to a resolution. But if you think you're gonna >imply and I'm gonna start towing the line you think I should, well I'll give you three guesses how THATS likely to turn out
While you're being buttmad, notice that the first of the posts you're objecting to was on the 28th, and the rest are from today. So if you're mad that I posted today, lets talk about it and see if we can come to a resolution. But if you think you're gonna >imply and I'm gonna start towing the line you think I should, well I'll give you three guesses how THATS likely to turn out
https://suno.com/song/e5b159c7-571e-4e10-a67e-806c10c1af4e
This is my song, it was made for me. It makes me happy-cry to be so recognized by my team. I want to get back to that here too.
This is my song, it was made for me. It makes me happy-cry to be so recognized by my team. I want to get back to that here too.
I think we're telling a really good story. I hope we can see it to it's completion
<In the waaaaaaaaater's deep embrace, Addy find her special place
This incessant song has been stuck in Brie's head for a very annoying minute. He really hopes it doesn't affect his disable device modifier, this is an awfully big bomb,...
<Gems and ore in a fluid race, a druid's calm in nature's grace
Yeah, you're lucky no one has called you out for playing a druid
<Feck off, its cooking-related
This incessant song has been stuck in Brie's head for a very annoying minute. He really hopes it doesn't affect his disable device modifier, this is an awfully big bomb,...
<Gems and ore in a fluid race, a druid's calm in nature's grace
Yeah, you're lucky no one has called you out for playing a druid
<Feck off, its cooking-related
![500px-Spetsnaz_emblem.svg[1].png](/images/src/F158A1BA23EC0D21778A1A17717ECB36-68762.png)
Blackheel stands there, seven or so feet from the edge of the cliff, staring at Silver and making eye contact with his blood red eyes. Though his mouth gives no expression, and though his thick, fur-tufted legs stand solid and firm, a closer examination reveals signs of trembles - lesser, to be sure, than in the others, but present all the same.
But for all the bravado, his lips pull back even as they remain closed. He picks up the mouthpiece with an aura of red magic, places it near his mouth, holds down on the send-button with magic, and speaks:
"Это политический комиссар Блэкхил, отвечающий за надзор за международной миссией помощи в Костроме. Вы слышали наш призыв к ответчику?" - "This is political commissar Blackheel, in charge of overseeing an international aid mission on the Kostroma. Have you heard our distress call?"
There is silence for a moment, and a hint of static. But the static cuts out, and is replaced with a crisp, clear message from a male voice that slowly, enunciates every word. A listener may suspect that the speaker either is not a native speaker and knows the language only from classroom lectures, or perhaps that the speaker expects the listeners to not be native speakers. But the pronunciation is crisp and the accent correct.
"Ваш призыв был услышан. Режиссер приказал спецназу компании «Хладон» провести операцию «Буян». Весь костромской личный состав должен прибыть к месту высадки на северном берегу." - "Your call has been heard. The director ordered the special forces of the company "Halon" to carry out the operation "Buyan". All Kostroma personnel must arrive at the landing site on the northern shore."
"Вы можете прийти к нам?" - "Are you able to come to our position?"
"Согласно Буяну, компания Halon должна обеспечить безопасность всего острова. Сопротивление было встречено и решается. До тех пор весь костромской персонал должен прибыть на северный берег." - "Per Buyan, Halon Company is to secure the whole island. Resistance has been encountered and is being dealt with. Until then, all Kostroma personnel are to come to the north shore."
"Это комиссар Блэкхил. К кому мне обращаться?" - "This is Commissar Blackheel. To whom do I speak?"
"К простому частному. Я всего лишь посланник." - "To but a simple private. I am only a messenger."
"Я являюсь старшим комиссаром. Я прошу поговорить с комиссаром по поводу компании «Галон»." - "I am a ranking commissar. I request to speak with the commissar over Halon Company."
"Вы можете прийти и поговорить с ней лично. Связи по радио не будет." - "You may come speak to her in person. There will not be communication over the radio."
"Знаете ли вы об опасностях на этом острове?" - "Are you aware of the dangers on this island?"
"Режиссер предупреждает о мятеже, внешних влияниях и неизвестной враждебной силе, присутствующей на Mended Horn." - "The director has warned of a mutiny, outside influences, and an unknown hostile force present on Mended Horn."
"Я командую отрядом верных моряков, мы готовы помочь, но в основном не можем. - I command a detachment of loyal sailors, we are ready to help, but mostly we cannot."
"По распоряжению директора весь костромской персонал должен прибыть на Северный берег." - "By order of the director, all Kostroma personnel are to come to the North Shore."
Blackheel lowers the mouthpiece, and in a smack, his tongue comes out of his dry mouth. He moves it back to his mouth.
"Моя группа лояльна Советскому Союзу. Все сотрудники Костромы под подозрением? - My band is loyal to the Soviet. Are all Kostroma personnel under suspicion?"
"Было объявлено, что на острове присутствует неизвестный псих, обладающий враждебным внешним влиянием. Первая задача компании Halon - обезопасить остров Буян. Вопросы лояльности и дисциплины будут решаться только после того, как угроза будет нейтрализована." - "An unknown but hostile outside influence has been declared present on the island. The first task of Halon Company is to secure the island per Buyan. Matters of loyalty and discipline will be addressed only after the threat is neutralized."
"Есть иностранные граждане и конфиденциальная информация." - "There are foreign nationals present among the passengers of the Kostroma, and sensitive information is involved."
"Директор и ответственный командир знают о предназначении Костромы. Операция «Буян» решит эти вопросы, как только угроза на острове будет устранена." - "The Director and the commander in charge are aware of the mission of the Kostroma. Operation Buyan will address these matters once the threat on the island has been neutralized."
"Это враждебное влияние, оно обладает разумом управляемых костромскими пони. Они все еще верные пони, но под контролем плохого актера. Здесь мы имеем дело с магическим влиянием. Мало кто был вовлечен в настоящий мятеж. Можете ли вы распространить информацию о необходимости применения нелетальной силы везде, где это возможно?" - "This hostile influence, it has mind controlled ponies of the Kostroma. They are still loyal ponies, but under under the control of a bad actor. We are dealing with magical influence here. Few were involved in an actual mutiny. Can you spread the word to use non-lethal force wherever possible?"
"Мы знаем о враждебном влиянии. Весь костромской персонал должен явиться на северный берег." - "We are aware of the hostile influence. All Kostroma personnel are to report to the north shore."
Blackheel takes his magic off of the "send" button and lowers the mouthpiece
But for all the bravado, his lips pull back even as they remain closed. He picks up the mouthpiece with an aura of red magic, places it near his mouth, holds down on the send-button with magic, and speaks:
"Это политический комиссар Блэкхил, отвечающий за надзор за международной миссией помощи в Костроме. Вы слышали наш призыв к ответчику?" - "This is political commissar Blackheel, in charge of overseeing an international aid mission on the Kostroma. Have you heard our distress call?"
There is silence for a moment, and a hint of static. But the static cuts out, and is replaced with a crisp, clear message from a male voice that slowly, enunciates every word. A listener may suspect that the speaker either is not a native speaker and knows the language only from classroom lectures, or perhaps that the speaker expects the listeners to not be native speakers. But the pronunciation is crisp and the accent correct.
"Ваш призыв был услышан. Режиссер приказал спецназу компании «Хладон» провести операцию «Буян». Весь костромской личный состав должен прибыть к месту высадки на северном берегу." - "Your call has been heard. The director ordered the special forces of the company "Halon" to carry out the operation "Buyan". All Kostroma personnel must arrive at the landing site on the northern shore."
"Вы можете прийти к нам?" - "Are you able to come to our position?"
"Согласно Буяну, компания Halon должна обеспечить безопасность всего острова. Сопротивление было встречено и решается. До тех пор весь костромской персонал должен прибыть на северный берег." - "Per Buyan, Halon Company is to secure the whole island. Resistance has been encountered and is being dealt with. Until then, all Kostroma personnel are to come to the north shore."
"Это комиссар Блэкхил. К кому мне обращаться?" - "This is Commissar Blackheel. To whom do I speak?"
"К простому частному. Я всего лишь посланник." - "To but a simple private. I am only a messenger."
"Я являюсь старшим комиссаром. Я прошу поговорить с комиссаром по поводу компании «Галон»." - "I am a ranking commissar. I request to speak with the commissar over Halon Company."
"Вы можете прийти и поговорить с ней лично. Связи по радио не будет." - "You may come speak to her in person. There will not be communication over the radio."
"Знаете ли вы об опасностях на этом острове?" - "Are you aware of the dangers on this island?"
"Режиссер предупреждает о мятеже, внешних влияниях и неизвестной враждебной силе, присутствующей на Mended Horn." - "The director has warned of a mutiny, outside influences, and an unknown hostile force present on Mended Horn."
"Я командую отрядом верных моряков, мы готовы помочь, но в основном не можем. - I command a detachment of loyal sailors, we are ready to help, but mostly we cannot."
"По распоряжению директора весь костромской персонал должен прибыть на Северный берег." - "By order of the director, all Kostroma personnel are to come to the North Shore."
Blackheel lowers the mouthpiece, and in a smack, his tongue comes out of his dry mouth. He moves it back to his mouth.
"Моя группа лояльна Советскому Союзу. Все сотрудники Костромы под подозрением? - My band is loyal to the Soviet. Are all Kostroma personnel under suspicion?"
"Было объявлено, что на острове присутствует неизвестный псих, обладающий враждебным внешним влиянием. Первая задача компании Halon - обезопасить остров Буян. Вопросы лояльности и дисциплины будут решаться только после того, как угроза будет нейтрализована." - "An unknown but hostile outside influence has been declared present on the island. The first task of Halon Company is to secure the island per Buyan. Matters of loyalty and discipline will be addressed only after the threat is neutralized."
"Есть иностранные граждане и конфиденциальная информация." - "There are foreign nationals present among the passengers of the Kostroma, and sensitive information is involved."
"Директор и ответственный командир знают о предназначении Костромы. Операция «Буян» решит эти вопросы, как только угроза на острове будет устранена." - "The Director and the commander in charge are aware of the mission of the Kostroma. Operation Buyan will address these matters once the threat on the island has been neutralized."
"Это враждебное влияние, оно обладает разумом управляемых костромскими пони. Они все еще верные пони, но под контролем плохого актера. Здесь мы имеем дело с магическим влиянием. Мало кто был вовлечен в настоящий мятеж. Можете ли вы распространить информацию о необходимости применения нелетальной силы везде, где это возможно?" - "This hostile influence, it has mind controlled ponies of the Kostroma. They are still loyal ponies, but under under the control of a bad actor. We are dealing with magical influence here. Few were involved in an actual mutiny. Can you spread the word to use non-lethal force wherever possible?"
"Мы знаем о враждебном влиянии. Весь костромской персонал должен явиться на северный берег." - "We are aware of the hostile influence. All Kostroma personnel are to report to the north shore."
Blackheel takes his magic off of the "send" button and lowers the mouthpiece
>>188217
Silver bows his head at the commissar, before looking back up at him with sadness. "They have their mission, and they have made it clear they will complete it, no matter cost. Those ponies and non ponies of Kostroma, those who are now playthings of this Traveler, they have no choice in matter whether they are to be anyone's enemy. But you all do have choice. You can follow their orders, head to North Beach, and hope they do not decide it is too much trouble to figure out if you all truly are loyal or not...or you can join us, help us take out Traveler, and try to save as many creatures as we possibly can as we escape this island. We have plan, we have means, and with your aid we will have numbers necessary to make our assault upon Kostroma just that much easier. I will not lie to you, it is difficult choice to be made. But it is necessary one. And it must be made."
Silver bows his head at the commissar, before looking back up at him with sadness. "They have their mission, and they have made it clear they will complete it, no matter cost. Those ponies and non ponies of Kostroma, those who are now playthings of this Traveler, they have no choice in matter whether they are to be anyone's enemy. But you all do have choice. You can follow their orders, head to North Beach, and hope they do not decide it is too much trouble to figure out if you all truly are loyal or not...or you can join us, help us take out Traveler, and try to save as many creatures as we possibly can as we escape this island. We have plan, we have means, and with your aid we will have numbers necessary to make our assault upon Kostroma just that much easier. I will not lie to you, it is difficult choice to be made. But it is necessary one. And it must be made."
>>188218
Blackheel stands silently. He looks back to the orange stallion, then to the green one, and glances at the grey. Then he looks back to Silver, making eye contact. He tilts his head and raises an eyebrow.
"And what is your plan, and what is your means?"
Blackheel stands silently. He looks back to the orange stallion, then to the green one, and glances at the grey. Then he looks back to Silver, making eye contact. He tilts his head and raises an eyebrow.
"And what is your plan, and what is your means?"
>>188219
Silver: "Core of it as it pertains to Traveler is this: our explosives expert is turning torpedo from crashed naval bomber into remote detonated improvised explosive device. Our resident blackweave specialist will use her magic to rot Traveler from inside out. It will not be near enough to kill it outright...but it will weaken it. We will then force explosive inside its body, likely though mouth but any orifice will suffice. Its hide has proven resistant to damage, but its internals should not be, and combined with rotting magic and it being in dimension where death is unavoidable certainty it should be enough to make it vulnerable to conventional damage if not kill it outright. For dealing with any summoned monsters, we are also repurposing bomber's MG from its turret. While its high rate of fire means it will be unusable from standing position, from prone position it should be enough to turn any monster Traveler could summon to shreds. Once all that is done comes our plan of escape, where we send out message using magic across island to newly freed Kostroma crewmembers to return to ship ASAP. If needed, we can send rescue party to give aid to this objective. We will then simply use rising tide to unbeach ship and sail away to safety with as many creatures as possible. We are working on summoning ally to help with transporting explosive and MG from plane, but I am also hoping we can use this ally to disable GRU ship to prevent them from pursuing us as we make our escape."
Silver: "Core of it as it pertains to Traveler is this: our explosives expert is turning torpedo from crashed naval bomber into remote detonated improvised explosive device. Our resident blackweave specialist will use her magic to rot Traveler from inside out. It will not be near enough to kill it outright...but it will weaken it. We will then force explosive inside its body, likely though mouth but any orifice will suffice. Its hide has proven resistant to damage, but its internals should not be, and combined with rotting magic and it being in dimension where death is unavoidable certainty it should be enough to make it vulnerable to conventional damage if not kill it outright. For dealing with any summoned monsters, we are also repurposing bomber's MG from its turret. While its high rate of fire means it will be unusable from standing position, from prone position it should be enough to turn any monster Traveler could summon to shreds. Once all that is done comes our plan of escape, where we send out message using magic across island to newly freed Kostroma crewmembers to return to ship ASAP. If needed, we can send rescue party to give aid to this objective. We will then simply use rising tide to unbeach ship and sail away to safety with as many creatures as possible. We are working on summoning ally to help with transporting explosive and MG from plane, but I am also hoping we can use this ally to disable GRU ship to prevent them from pursuing us as we make our escape."
And lastly in GM we pray
>>188217
Posey does not speak the language, but as a warmagus in a despotic army herself, she recognizes the telltale monotonous sound of a messenger repeating the same unreasonable orders over and over and ignoring extraneous circumstances.
"Let me guess: The higher ups were unhelpful?"
Posey does not speak the language, but as a warmagus in a despotic army herself, she recognizes the telltale monotonous sound of a messenger repeating the same unreasonable orders over and over and ignoring extraneous circumstances.
"Let me guess: The higher ups were unhelpful?"
>>188233
Silver: "That is basic idea. They ignored any of Black Heel's concerns and kept repeating same order for Kostroma crew to come to their landing site at North Beach."
Silver: "That is basic idea. They ignored any of Black Heel's concerns and kept repeating same order for Kostroma crew to come to their landing site at North Beach."
>>188234
"I don't know about you, but I do not trust them. I intend to leave this island in one piece."
"I don't know about you, but I do not trust them. I intend to leave this island in one piece."
>>188119
"This island attracts nothing but the worst kind of attention. It reminds me of the common ant lion, which digs a pitfall where it waits at the center. Prey falling in only get closer to its maw from their struggles. I'm hoping this island more easily relinquishes its arrivals."
"This island attracts nothing but the worst kind of attention. It reminds me of the common ant lion, which digs a pitfall where it waits at the center. Prey falling in only get closer to its maw from their struggles. I'm hoping this island more easily relinquishes its arrivals."
>>188246
>presuming to be smoking a cigarette
"Is it a griffon thing to over-embellish things? Forget I said it. How are we with our friends, while I... oh dear. I really don't know how many dicerolls it will take. OOPSIE I just made an ooc post, but it was in character so I really dont know
>presuming to be smoking a cigarette
"Is it a griffon thing to over-embellish things? Forget I said it. How are we with our friends, while I... oh dear. I really don't know how many dicerolls it will take. OOPSIE I just made an ooc post, but it was in character so I really dont know
Sometimes unable to restrain himself, Brie is simply trying to occupy his mind. Very grateful for his mask, he's never felt so off-put before. For one, there's this traveler and all this mind control nonsense, which does NOT sit well with him, as a pony who very much values his autonomy. Then there's the fact that WHERE'S THE FUCKING MILITARY?? Oh, yes, there's that one group, but they're obviously not here to mend sails. All the while, all we have is a rag-tag band of misfits,....
Brie looks up from the bomb
>>188246
"Anything needing to be addressed?"
Brie looks up from the bomb
>>188246
"Anything needing to be addressed?"
>>188238
>>188234
>>188233
Blackheel is silent for a moment
"The director of the GRU knows only a few things about what is going on here. That there was some degree of treachery among the science team and crew on the Kostroma. That there is an "unknown hostile outside influence" active on the island and the Kostroma. That they do not, in fact, know what in Tartarus is going on, and that it is all contained on the island so far.
I know it is easy for us standing here to dismiss the thought, but they don't know, for example, that our mind-controlled comrades are not infected with a communicable mind virus, be it something physical like a brain parasite, or something more immaterial. They do not know that we who seem normal are not in fact, secretly infected, or are traitors working for some hostile foreign government. If we are being honest, even we do not know that.
Even something as mundane as sailors having been exposed to a Potemkin village version of Skyfall, and getting an inaccurate impression of life under Capitalism, can have an insidious influence if such ideas are allowed to spread.
These are what they must consider. Security of the mainland is likely taking priority over... over the wellbeing of a few potentially treacherous, likely infected... ponies."
>>188251
scrunch
>>188234
>>188233
Blackheel is silent for a moment
"The director of the GRU knows only a few things about what is going on here. That there was some degree of treachery among the science team and crew on the Kostroma. That there is an "unknown hostile outside influence" active on the island and the Kostroma. That they do not, in fact, know what in Tartarus is going on, and that it is all contained on the island so far.
I know it is easy for us standing here to dismiss the thought, but they don't know, for example, that our mind-controlled comrades are not infected with a communicable mind virus, be it something physical like a brain parasite, or something more immaterial. They do not know that we who seem normal are not in fact, secretly infected, or are traitors working for some hostile foreign government. If we are being honest, even we do not know that.
Even something as mundane as sailors having been exposed to a Potemkin village version of Skyfall, and getting an inaccurate impression of life under Capitalism, can have an insidious influence if such ideas are allowed to spread.
These are what they must consider. Security of the mainland is likely taking priority over... over the wellbeing of a few potentially treacherous, likely infected... ponies."
>>188251
scrunch
>>188265
Silver: "Knowing GRU, they likely know more than they are letting on. Enough to know, not enough to understand. But regardless, to condemn all of Kostroma crew to same fate, even for sake of security, it is sacrificing that bit of equinity which separates us from common animals. Caring for each other, wanting to see whole herd succeed, that is just one of many things that make us special, and to throw that all away for anything, especially safety..." Silver breathes in, and lets out a sigh. "Those few 'potentially treacherous, likely infected' ponies and creatures...you made pledge to them just as they did to you. That you would have their back, support them just as they support you, and that you would trust each other through thick and thin because that is how cohesive unit operates. They need you now, more than ever, as they can not speak for themselves as to their guilt or innocence. GRU believes what they are doing is securing mainland, but we know there is better way that will secure mainland and save these lives that depend on you. And they certainly will not see to that better way. They will stick to their flawed plan, no matter cost."
Silver: "Knowing GRU, they likely know more than they are letting on. Enough to know, not enough to understand. But regardless, to condemn all of Kostroma crew to same fate, even for sake of security, it is sacrificing that bit of equinity which separates us from common animals. Caring for each other, wanting to see whole herd succeed, that is just one of many things that make us special, and to throw that all away for anything, especially safety..." Silver breathes in, and lets out a sigh. "Those few 'potentially treacherous, likely infected' ponies and creatures...you made pledge to them just as they did to you. That you would have their back, support them just as they support you, and that you would trust each other through thick and thin because that is how cohesive unit operates. They need you now, more than ever, as they can not speak for themselves as to their guilt or innocence. GRU believes what they are doing is securing mainland, but we know there is better way that will secure mainland and save these lives that depend on you. And they certainly will not see to that better way. They will stick to their flawed plan, no matter cost."
>>188265
Posey nods in understanding
"It is probable that they are this stage have no intention of letting anyone leave this island alive, let alone get back to the mainland."
She gives a wistful sigh
"It feels like home. The military back in Farbrook used to blow up bridges and shell ships to contain wight, shadow and specter outbreaks after contact with the undead legions, even at the cost of loyal fighters. It was rather wasteful." she says, faking a pained expression
Posey nods in understanding
"It is probable that they are this stage have no intention of letting anyone leave this island alive, let alone get back to the mainland."
She gives a wistful sigh
"It feels like home. The military back in Farbrook used to blow up bridges and shell ships to contain wight, shadow and specter outbreaks after contact with the undead legions, even at the cost of loyal fighters. It was rather wasteful." she says, faking a pained expression
Unsure if he's even within audible range of this conversation - though he is a bat who isn't wearing earplugs atm, so he does have a bit of an advantage - Brie would think "affect is a better term than fake" while analyzing the torpedo he will eventually hopefully not die in a fire because of. It's military hardware, designed to be triggered in a specific way, so his first task would be to disable the activation-function, after which he can work to extract the explosives, then finally to rig a detonation switch or trigger of some kind when the device is squarely in the Traveler's posterior, much like /mlp/ just did with the 4chan cup.
>>188268
Probably one of 'these' hoof grenades, he surmises, deliberately being a chode and double-posting for the last time
Probably one of 'these' hoof grenades, he surmises, deliberately being a chode and double-posting for the last time
>>188266
"So, what are we going to do?" Posey says
"The GRU seem intent on their plan of action. The real question is how do we respond?" She says, with a calm, professional demeanor as she polishes her sword
"I do not intend to lay down and die, and I certainly do not intend to go home empty hoofed." she adds
"So, what are we going to do?" Posey says
"The GRU seem intent on their plan of action. The real question is how do we respond?" She says, with a calm, professional demeanor as she polishes her sword
"I do not intend to lay down and die, and I certainly do not intend to go home empty hoofed." she adds
>>188271
Silver: "Taking on army is different beast entirely from taking on eldritch horror. We should strive to avoid getting into conflict with them for as long as possible while they are distracted. They are not our enemy as of yet, but they will be once we come into contact. It is also best for getting everyone off island safely if we avoid conflict as well."
Silver: "Taking on army is different beast entirely from taking on eldritch horror. We should strive to avoid getting into conflict with them for as long as possible while they are distracted. They are not our enemy as of yet, but they will be once we come into contact. It is also best for getting everyone off island safely if we avoid conflict as well."
>>188263
"We have a clear picture of what we're doing on this island, yet not how to leave. Whether we are able to escape tonight is a matter of guesswork. Yet we must carry on."
"We have a clear picture of what we're doing on this island, yet not how to leave. Whether we are able to escape tonight is a matter of guesswork. Yet we must carry on."
>>188273
"I'm fairly certain that our escape is precisely what this here is intended to potentiate," Brie says, indicating the torpedo "Difficult though it may be to implement," he acknowledges
"I'm fairly certain that our escape is precisely what this here is intended to potentiate," Brie says, indicating the torpedo "Difficult though it may be to implement," he acknowledges
"Perhaps 'confident' would be a better term than 'certain', but you get the idea. This is a scenario in which we won't be asking questions (though I have a few)," Brie acknowledges
Brie carries on because A. he has something he's been dying to say and B. because his poster is an asshole. No, this doesn't count as double-posting, as it is tangential and geared to reference a wider context.
"While not knowing the first thing about anything "eldritch" - first time I'm hearing the word - I happen to exist in the mind of someone who does. From what I am able to gather, it's likely not an issue of KILLING this "our fellow" (laughable) Traveler, it will likely come down to rupturing whatever method it is using to tether its self to this plane of existence; such things do not by nature exist in this sort of cartoon pony (with guns) world, and whatever means it is using to be 'present' is more than likely our target," he says, again turning to the torpedo that he's VERY keen to get started on, and NOT trying to jump on anyone's nerves by indicating, he's just that excited
"While not knowing the first thing about anything "eldritch" - first time I'm hearing the word - I happen to exist in the mind of someone who does. From what I am able to gather, it's likely not an issue of KILLING this "our fellow" (laughable) Traveler, it will likely come down to rupturing whatever method it is using to tether its self to this plane of existence; such things do not by nature exist in this sort of cartoon pony (with guns) world, and whatever means it is using to be 'present' is more than likely our target," he says, again turning to the torpedo that he's VERY keen to get started on, and NOT trying to jump on anyone's nerves by indicating, he's just that excited
GM, if I haven't made clear, this is where Brie is going with things. He doesn't think he's going to survive, but he will make the Traveler sorry for coming into his neighborhood.
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"I have been told of Youma, and a number of other creatures or entities. Not technically physical, they still maintain a presence. We may be unable to kill this one in "particular" (the traveler), but it could be rendered unable to visit this dimension, for at least a few minutes. (by "minutes" he means lifetimes
>>188292
"Not a diceroll I'm entitled to, even ironically," Brie says, now literaly upside down fuckoff he's a bat, its normal ish
"Not a diceroll I'm entitled to, even ironically," Brie says, now literaly upside down fuckoff he's a bat, its normal ish
BTW, "fuckoff" is a very irreverent way by which I attempt to say "That's ridiculous", I'm not trying to be a dick, even though I will do more to be a dick than most people who ARE deliberately trying
>>188292
>diceroll
>you're doing it again
"Oh come now, you have the appearance of a gambler, it was just a choice of phrase, nothing OOC about it other than this mention. Speaking of which, I have heard of a place opening up in Baltimare in the future - assuming we survive this of course - if you ARE particular to gambling.
But to your point, there is quite literally nothing short of terminal demise that could dampen MY spirits, if ever that crosses your mind again. No, I'm the sort," he pauses, assuming to be struggling with a bolt or sprocket, "Ergh, that throws themselves at the problem, confident that it will all work out, resigned that it may not and life always ends one day, but unwilling to step outside the shelter of my own self-respect which -dubious that that may be by common standards - neither involves running away, nor failing to rise to a/the challenge."
>diceroll
>you're doing it again
"Oh come now, you have the appearance of a gambler, it was just a choice of phrase, nothing OOC about it other than this mention. Speaking of which, I have heard of a place opening up in Baltimare in the future - assuming we survive this of course - if you ARE particular to gambling.
But to your point, there is quite literally nothing short of terminal demise that could dampen MY spirits, if ever that crosses your mind again. No, I'm the sort," he pauses, assuming to be struggling with a bolt or sprocket, "Ergh, that throws themselves at the problem, confident that it will all work out, resigned that it may not and life always ends one day, but unwilling to step outside the shelter of my own self-respect which -dubious that that may be by common standards - neither involves running away, nor failing to rise to a/the challenge."
He pauses, as if gathering his thoughts.
"Are you familiar with,... its an old and antiquated term, but are you familiar with ninjas? They were quite impressive, by all accounts. Much like samurai but dispensing with foolish notions of fighting fairly. That's more my bailiwick, as they say."
"Are you familiar with,... its an old and antiquated term, but are you familiar with ninjas? They were quite impressive, by all accounts. Much like samurai but dispensing with foolish notions of fighting fairly. That's more my bailiwick, as they say."
He continues, undaunted, almost in spite (but a thinly veiled pretense of "I do love you, honestly")
"I speak to this specifically, as I happen to know one. Or at least, her family has all the traditional hoobedy-bla that one might expect. I think it's all quite pretentious (and that's saying something, coming from me) but they have an ancestral lineage dating back to some several-hundred years ago, dealing with just such a problem as what appears to be this "Traveler". I though it was just filly tales and superstition, but now I'm given pause. That doesn't happen to me much!" he exclaims, turning back to the torpedo.
"Sorry, I tend to digress, but the point of this spiel was to emphasize that in spite of my superscilious manner, I am taking this matter as seriously as I am able." You can't tell because of the mask, but he accentuates the last bit with a warm smile.
"I speak to this specifically, as I happen to know one. Or at least, her family has all the traditional hoobedy-bla that one might expect. I think it's all quite pretentious (and that's saying something, coming from me) but they have an ancestral lineage dating back to some several-hundred years ago, dealing with just such a problem as what appears to be this "Traveler". I though it was just filly tales and superstition, but now I'm given pause. That doesn't happen to me much!" he exclaims, turning back to the torpedo.
"Sorry, I tend to digress, but the point of this spiel was to emphasize that in spite of my superscilious manner, I am taking this matter as seriously as I am able." You can't tell because of the mask, but he accentuates the last bit with a warm smile.
>He's still fucking going
Its been more than half a day and no one is posting. Ahem, thats ridiculous, I'm posting again.
>>188292
"I appreciate your seeming skepticism; I will admit to a bit of presumption, as I'm not as good as interpreting griffon facial expressions as that of ponies. But, let me just say this one is special; in alot of ways. I digress, I was told of and read of something they called a dread. Again, I thought it was nonsense, yet it hauntingly comes back to me as if it was all in preparation. So yes, lets rightly kill this thing, or whatever happens to its butthole." Again, with the mask you cant see it, but his smile and enthusiasm are undeniable
Its been more than half a day and no one is posting. Ahem, thats ridiculous, I'm posting again.
>>188292
"I appreciate your seeming skepticism; I will admit to a bit of presumption, as I'm not as good as interpreting griffon facial expressions as that of ponies. But, let me just say this one is special; in alot of ways. I digress, I was told of and read of something they called a dread. Again, I thought it was nonsense, yet it hauntingly comes back to me as if it was all in preparation. So yes, lets rightly kill this thing, or whatever happens to its butthole." Again, with the mask you cant see it, but his smile and enthusiasm are undeniable
Sorry for the lack of posts. There's not much to say until the plot is moved forward.
>>188301
"If there is such a thing as fate, it has led us to this place. We will fulfill our purpose no matter the cost."
>>188301
"If there is such a thing as fate, it has led us to this place. We will fulfill our purpose no matter the cost."
>>188305
"The whole concept of fate is a difficult concept for a bat of my experience. Not to suggest that my experience is in any way exhausting, simply to indicate that I have a particular set. In contrast to that experience, the idea of fate has different connotations. In one sense, one assumes that their every experience is in preparation for something meaningful; an idea I'm partial to. On the flipside, there's the suggestion that one's every experience is in preparation for something irrelevant, unmeaningful, and dismissible. There's a concept in chess, though the name escapes me. It is where one player perceives that they have inevitably lost the match no matter what move they chose, and must either concede or decide how irritating they wish to be to their better. Sugs? Zugs? Something about a wang? Oh that's right! Zugsvang! Oh, you may hear some say Zugs"wang", but come on now, its a changeling word, you're supposed to pronounce the w's as v's. Anyway. If Fate can be said to exist, then we are all irrevocably where we need to be, for whatever reason that such a force can determine, because it's beyond me. Having said, I MUCH prefer to focus on what I CAN control. That can include my mouth if you're tiring of it."
"The whole concept of fate is a difficult concept for a bat of my experience. Not to suggest that my experience is in any way exhausting, simply to indicate that I have a particular set. In contrast to that experience, the idea of fate has different connotations. In one sense, one assumes that their every experience is in preparation for something meaningful; an idea I'm partial to. On the flipside, there's the suggestion that one's every experience is in preparation for something irrelevant, unmeaningful, and dismissible. There's a concept in chess, though the name escapes me. It is where one player perceives that they have inevitably lost the match no matter what move they chose, and must either concede or decide how irritating they wish to be to their better. Sugs? Zugs? Something about a wang? Oh that's right! Zugsvang! Oh, you may hear some say Zugs"wang", but come on now, its a changeling word, you're supposed to pronounce the w's as v's. Anyway. If Fate can be said to exist, then we are all irrevocably where we need to be, for whatever reason that such a force can determine, because it's beyond me. Having said, I MUCH prefer to focus on what I CAN control. That can include my mouth if you're tiring of it."
>>188220
The orange stallion, whose long, wavy red and yellow mane sticks out from under the foil hat, moves closer, and for the first time, he speaks in a language other than Severyanan.
"We know the entity, this 'Chernobog' as the superstitious call it, the 'seraph' as the villagers called it, or, as Lightwater, and now you say, this 'Traveller'... we know it was unconscious before, when it fell from the sky and was first found. But also when we found it, it was dormant. It can be put back. But it can wake up as well."
Blackheel raises an eyebrow
"Ally?"
>>188233
Reservedly, Blackheel replies
"Not directly, not enough."
>>188246
Blackheel looks over to the black griffin, taking a moment to reply:
"The GRU named their operation "Buyan." If you do not know the meaning of that phrase, it is an island of the old legends. An island that exists outside of space and time, slipping into our reality on nights of special importance, appearing out of the mists ad disappearing just as quickly It is where the great lich is said to keep the urn containing his soul, or where the old princess came from. They must have had a sense of humor in giving the operation that name. Me, I will be just fine to leave this island and never come back."
>>188266
Blackheel:
"I would question how well you know the GRU" He looks down, then back up
"But yes... even the controlled sailors need our help. I think the GRU does know more about what is going on. Because I certainly do not."
>>188267
He replies,
"Well, not necessarily, if the whole survives..."
>>188277
The orange stallion takes interest:
"Do you have a suggestion how to 'untether' it?"
The orange stallion, whose long, wavy red and yellow mane sticks out from under the foil hat, moves closer, and for the first time, he speaks in a language other than Severyanan.
"We know the entity, this 'Chernobog' as the superstitious call it, the 'seraph' as the villagers called it, or, as Lightwater, and now you say, this 'Traveller'... we know it was unconscious before, when it fell from the sky and was first found. But also when we found it, it was dormant. It can be put back. But it can wake up as well."
Blackheel raises an eyebrow
"Ally?"
>>188233
Reservedly, Blackheel replies
"Not directly, not enough."
>>188246
Blackheel looks over to the black griffin, taking a moment to reply:
"The GRU named their operation "Buyan." If you do not know the meaning of that phrase, it is an island of the old legends. An island that exists outside of space and time, slipping into our reality on nights of special importance, appearing out of the mists ad disappearing just as quickly It is where the great lich is said to keep the urn containing his soul, or where the old princess came from. They must have had a sense of humor in giving the operation that name. Me, I will be just fine to leave this island and never come back."
>>188266
Blackheel:
"I would question how well you know the GRU" He looks down, then back up
"But yes... even the controlled sailors need our help. I think the GRU does know more about what is going on. Because I certainly do not."
>>188267
He replies,
"Well, not necessarily, if the whole survives..."
>>188277
The orange stallion takes interest:
"Do you have a suggestion how to 'untether' it?"
>>188308
Silver looks over at the orange stallion, and tilts his head. "How you say this...is Traveller still dormant? Has he not fully awoken?"
Silver looks over at the orange stallion, and tilts his head. "How you say this...is Traveller still dormant? Has he not fully awoken?"
>>188308
"Then the GRU are well aware of how dangerous this entity is. Often what is dangerous also holds great value–manticore stingers, for instance. Like the Buyan of folklore, getting bringing home the entity from this island is a tantalizing prospect for them. It might well know this and subtly discourage any inclination for them to destroy it on its part. We have to be the ones to act before it is too late."
"Then the GRU are well aware of how dangerous this entity is. Often what is dangerous also holds great value–manticore stingers, for instance. Like the Buyan of folklore, getting bringing home the entity from this island is a tantalizing prospect for them. It might well know this and subtly discourage any inclination for them to destroy it on its part. We have to be the ones to act before it is too late."
>>188309
Orange Stallion:
"It's... I don't know. I have never seen it move. The last I saw it was yesterday morning. It was still laying there, covered by its tarp like a body in a morgue. After that it was too dangerous to go near it, with the influence it had over the other crew members. It does not seem to have moved from where it landed in that forest. Not that we could tell, anyways. What I mean is that it wasn't - it wasn't making things with its mind. It wasn't summoning things, or making them out of air. That came later. I do not know how powerful it becomes, or can become."
>>188310
Blackheel:
"From what I've seen, it likes to make bargains more than to fight. Until you piss it off. I think the GRU knows they must kill it. Kill it and dissect it. Take its body parts. What we should have done or would have done if we could have. I still think it failed mostly for want of effort."
Orange Stallion:
"It's... I don't know. I have never seen it move. The last I saw it was yesterday morning. It was still laying there, covered by its tarp like a body in a morgue. After that it was too dangerous to go near it, with the influence it had over the other crew members. It does not seem to have moved from where it landed in that forest. Not that we could tell, anyways. What I mean is that it wasn't - it wasn't making things with its mind. It wasn't summoning things, or making them out of air. That came later. I do not know how powerful it becomes, or can become."
>>188310
Blackheel:
"From what I've seen, it likes to make bargains more than to fight. Until you piss it off. I think the GRU knows they must kill it. Kill it and dissect it. Take its body parts. What we should have done or would have done if we could have. I still think it failed mostly for want of effort."
>>188311
Silver lets out a concerned "hmmm" before resuming. "Posey here had theory, that his current form is not his final form, perhaps that this form is necessity for surviving in dimension that is hostile to him and that, if threatened, he may transform into something more dangerous and active, but also more vulnerable."
Silver lets out a concerned "hmmm" before resuming. "Posey here had theory, that his current form is not his final form, perhaps that this form is necessity for surviving in dimension that is hostile to him and that, if threatened, he may transform into something more dangerous and active, but also more vulnerable."
>>188312
Orange stallion:
"I don't know... I have only seen it in the one form"
Pipette moves closer
"When I tried to cut it, it melted my scalpel. Melted it. And only the scalpel."
Orange stallion:
"I don't know... I have only seen it in the one form"
Pipette moves closer
"When I tried to cut it, it melted my scalpel. Melted it. And only the scalpel."
>>188311
"You think? Would you bet your life, and the safety of all your countryponies, on that assumption?" Cavaliere looks at the commissar with a neutral expression.
"You think? Would you bet your life, and the safety of all your countryponies, on that assumption?" Cavaliere looks at the commissar with a neutral expression.
>>188314
Blackheel
"I suppose we could leave it to the GRU. Or you can join... Light Water."
With that last statement, he pulls his lips up, unable to hide his disgust
Blackheel
"I suppose we could leave it to the GRU. Or you can join... Light Water."
With that last statement, he pulls his lips up, unable to hide his disgust
>>188313
>>188315
Silver looks over at Pipette. "Ah, it was you that briefing mentioned. We pulled some notes off of one of possessed ponies we captured that talked about that. We will see how resistant its insides are to damage, at least."
Looking back at Black Heel, Silver finally replies to him. "We are moving to whaling station, where Posey will use scroll of hers on leviathan whale skeleton we found to summon ally to help us, then we are going to gather anyone else left on island not possessed who will help us in killing Traveler. I would ask you to join us in this aim, as your help and leadership would be invaluable. We have no intention of joining Light Water, and I do not believe GRU is here to kill Traveler, only subdue him to bring him back alive."
>>188315
Silver looks over at Pipette. "Ah, it was you that briefing mentioned. We pulled some notes off of one of possessed ponies we captured that talked about that. We will see how resistant its insides are to damage, at least."
Looking back at Black Heel, Silver finally replies to him. "We are moving to whaling station, where Posey will use scroll of hers on leviathan whale skeleton we found to summon ally to help us, then we are going to gather anyone else left on island not possessed who will help us in killing Traveler. I would ask you to join us in this aim, as your help and leadership would be invaluable. We have no intention of joining Light Water, and I do not believe GRU is here to kill Traveler, only subdue him to bring him back alive."
>>188315
Cavaliere's face does not betray any judgement. "You unequivocally believe we should leave this island and trust that the GRU will destroy this mind-controlling threat instead?"
Cavaliere's face does not betray any judgement. "You unequivocally believe we should leave this island and trust that the GRU will destroy this mind-controlling threat instead?"
>>188317
"Yes, but what in Tartarus is the phrase 'summon an ally' supposed to mean? I understand that you are saying words, but I do not know what you mean by them. The last allies I tried to summon are very possibly here to kill us. The ones before that betrayed us to some kind of outer-worldly thing."
>>188317
"No. As I said, killing it and dissecting it has never been properly tried."
"Yes, but what in Tartarus is the phrase 'summon an ally' supposed to mean? I understand that you are saying words, but I do not know what you mean by them. The last allies I tried to summon are very possibly here to kill us. The ones before that betrayed us to some kind of outer-worldly thing."
>>188317
"No. As I said, killing it and dissecting it has never been properly tried."
>>188318
Silver: "Posey knows more specifics about that than I do. But I assure you, we are not GRU and we are not Light Water; we are just regular, decent creatures, here because we must be, because no other creatures can do this, and because if we do not, millions will suffer for it."
Silver: "Posey knows more specifics about that than I do. But I assure you, we are not GRU and we are not Light Water; we are just regular, decent creatures, here because we must be, because no other creatures can do this, and because if we do not, millions will suffer for it."
>>188316
>>188318
Blackheel sighs
"While I don't know exactly what you mean by that, I know enough to know that you're referring to some kind of atavistic practice akin to religion or fetishism where you hope to make some kind of pact with some kind of untamed something in the hopes that it will damage your enemy more than it will damage you. No. I am currently living out the results of the last magical entity that someone decided to bargain with. And I know more generally, where this train of logic leads. The socialists of Aquelia finding themselves betrayed by the Republicans. The Communist Party of New Mareland siding with the Nationalists in a war to "contain the fascism of Wingbardy," just to find themselves subsumed. Besides so many pacts with so many 'gods' and princesses that found their followers become slaves at best, if not livestock to those they trusted. No. I have had enough of mercenary allies. If I must die to violence, I will die facing my enemy, not stabbed in the back."
>>188318
Blackheel sighs
"While I don't know exactly what you mean by that, I know enough to know that you're referring to some kind of atavistic practice akin to religion or fetishism where you hope to make some kind of pact with some kind of untamed something in the hopes that it will damage your enemy more than it will damage you. No. I am currently living out the results of the last magical entity that someone decided to bargain with. And I know more generally, where this train of logic leads. The socialists of Aquelia finding themselves betrayed by the Republicans. The Communist Party of New Mareland siding with the Nationalists in a war to "contain the fascism of Wingbardy," just to find themselves subsumed. Besides so many pacts with so many 'gods' and princesses that found their followers become slaves at best, if not livestock to those they trusted. No. I have had enough of mercenary allies. If I must die to violence, I will die facing my enemy, not stabbed in the back."
>>188320
"I should hope we have no need for such 'pacts.' Modern weaponry has not been tested against something like this, but it's the best we have. As for your case, we just need to curb this threat and get off the island."
>>188319
I should question how Silver learned of Posey's real name and why he would be telling it to a foreigner. I've been avoiding mentioning the other party members by name for a reason, and we probably should have come up with aliases beforehand.
"I should hope we have no need for such 'pacts.' Modern weaponry has not been tested against something like this, but it's the best we have. As for your case, we just need to curb this threat and get off the island."
>>188319
I should question how Silver learned of Posey's real name and why he would be telling it to a foreigner. I've been avoiding mentioning the other party members by name for a reason, and we probably should have come up with aliases beforehand.
>>188320
Silver: "I would assume if it were some sort of pact, Posey would be wise enough to know it is bad idea. No, I do not think it is what she has planned, though I know not for certain what it is. We are not here to betray anyone, or make anyone into slaves or livestock. None of us have any loyalty to one state or system or another. Or, at least, none of us do anymore." Silver's voice rings with sadness and loss for a moment as he says this, before he resumes. "This goes well beyond states and nations. Traveler must be stopped, and whatever secrets allow him to control ponies so thoroughly must not be allowed to fall into anyone's hooves. Not Stalliongrad's, certainly not New Mareland's, not even Equestria's if it still existed. And if you do not care for your own life, then think at least for those who are following you, and those who are possessed and need help now more than ever. Or of all of those across world who will be affected if we fail to do this. And if even this is not enough, if not for yourself, for your duty to your soldiers, for saving millions of innocent lives...then I am afraid I do not believe you."
>>188321
We all introduced ourselves at the mission briefing. Besides, how many mares do you think there are in the world with the name "Posey"? I imagine it would be a very common name for ponies.
Silver: "I would assume if it were some sort of pact, Posey would be wise enough to know it is bad idea. No, I do not think it is what she has planned, though I know not for certain what it is. We are not here to betray anyone, or make anyone into slaves or livestock. None of us have any loyalty to one state or system or another. Or, at least, none of us do anymore." Silver's voice rings with sadness and loss for a moment as he says this, before he resumes. "This goes well beyond states and nations. Traveler must be stopped, and whatever secrets allow him to control ponies so thoroughly must not be allowed to fall into anyone's hooves. Not Stalliongrad's, certainly not New Mareland's, not even Equestria's if it still existed. And if you do not care for your own life, then think at least for those who are following you, and those who are possessed and need help now more than ever. Or of all of those across world who will be affected if we fail to do this. And if even this is not enough, if not for yourself, for your duty to your soldiers, for saving millions of innocent lives...then I am afraid I do not believe you."
>>188321
We all introduced ourselves at the mission briefing. Besides, how many mares do you think there are in the world with the name "Posey"? I imagine it would be a very common name for ponies.
Pardon my tardiness. I was preoccupied working overtime.
I'll be available to RP in a bit, just let me backread.
I'll be available to RP in a bit, just let me backread.
>>188317
Brie's head pokes out sideways from inside the machinery
"Sorry to interject, but I quite tend to agree. I'm still of the mindset that the GRU are about to join in the fun of unwanted thralldom, but even if they avoid that fate it sounds like bullets will have a similar effect to scalpel."
Brie's head pokes out sideways from inside the machinery
"Sorry to interject, but I quite tend to agree. I'm still of the mindset that the GRU are about to join in the fun of unwanted thralldom, but even if they avoid that fate it sounds like bullets will have a similar effect to scalpel."
>>188220 (didn't see this post)
>We are working on summoning ally to help with transporting explosive and MG from plane
Posey's eye twitches, as Silver spills her plan
Hopefully, Blackheel won't ask quest-
>>188308
Oh look, he did
>"Ally?"
Posey sighs
"I am a warmagus, and one of my past duties has been calling, procuring, and controlling monsters to serve as engines of war. It requires time, materials, implements, and considerable personal resource expenditure on my part... but whatever it takes for the cause, comrades..." Posey explains
>'Chernobog'
Posey pounces on the opportunity to change the subject away from her black magic.
"This 'Chernobog', is anything known about its nature or abilities?"
>Buyan
>It is where the great lich is said to keep the urn containing his soul, or where the old princess came from.
"What a fascinating story." Posey says, with new intrigue for this location
>"Not directly, not enough."
Posey nods in genuine understanding, being a mere frontline soldier working for almighty liches who wouldn't lift a hoof to help her on the battlefield.
>"I would question how well you know the GRU"
"I cannot say that I am familiar with the GRU, but given the way they are responding to your SOS, I believe that approaching them directly at this moment may be inadvisable. I could be wrong though."
>>188309
"It seems as though it is as I suspected: the beast went into hypotrophic torpor to endure the stress of impact." Posey says, vindicated
>>188311
"The creature will likely become vastly dangerous and mobile when it awakens from dormancy, but that may also be when it can actually be destroyed, no longer pulled into its metaphorical shell."
>>188312
"It is not guaranteed. It may not lose any vulnerability at all. It is best that we try any and all means to destroy it beforehand, and if that failed we could try to taunt it out of its shell for combat, and kill it then."
>>188316
REEEEEEEEEEEEE STOP TELLING NPCS ABOUT MY EVIL POWERS
Also, you shouldn't be showing all of our cards to the communists: they might become our enemies as soon as we defeat the Traveller.
>>188318
Possy groans at unnecessarily having to explain away her black magic.
"It is a complicated incantation and I am not eager to explain the nature of my arts, but I assure you that I can control it. I have done this before."
>>188320
Posey sighs
"So be it, then." she says
>>188321
Posey is just her nickname. Rosey Ring is her proper, given, name.
>>188322
The Pact thing was actually a completely separate plan. I just wanted to make a flying whale skeleton.
Also, in the future, please refrain from unnecessarily telling NPCs about my magical practices.
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It has dawned on me that greentext-replying to individual quotes in the thread doesn't make any sense narratively, and makes for poor dialogue. I will try harder to respond more organically in the future.
>We are working on summoning ally to help with transporting explosive and MG from plane
Posey's eye twitches, as Silver spills her plan
Hopefully, Blackheel won't ask quest-
>>188308
Oh look, he did
>"Ally?"
Posey sighs
"I am a warmagus, and one of my past duties has been calling, procuring, and controlling monsters to serve as engines of war. It requires time, materials, implements, and considerable personal resource expenditure on my part... but whatever it takes for the cause, comrades..." Posey explains
>'Chernobog'
Posey pounces on the opportunity to change the subject away from her black magic.
"This 'Chernobog', is anything known about its nature or abilities?"
>Buyan
>It is where the great lich is said to keep the urn containing his soul, or where the old princess came from.
"What a fascinating story." Posey says, with new intrigue for this location
>"Not directly, not enough."
Posey nods in genuine understanding, being a mere frontline soldier working for almighty liches who wouldn't lift a hoof to help her on the battlefield.
>"I would question how well you know the GRU"
"I cannot say that I am familiar with the GRU, but given the way they are responding to your SOS, I believe that approaching them directly at this moment may be inadvisable. I could be wrong though."
>>188309
"It seems as though it is as I suspected: the beast went into hypotrophic torpor to endure the stress of impact." Posey says, vindicated
>>188311
"The creature will likely become vastly dangerous and mobile when it awakens from dormancy, but that may also be when it can actually be destroyed, no longer pulled into its metaphorical shell."
>>188312
"It is not guaranteed. It may not lose any vulnerability at all. It is best that we try any and all means to destroy it beforehand, and if that failed we could try to taunt it out of its shell for combat, and kill it then."
>>188316
REEEEEEEEEEEEE STOP TELLING NPCS ABOUT MY EVIL POWERS
Also, you shouldn't be showing all of our cards to the communists: they might become our enemies as soon as we defeat the Traveller.
>>188318
Possy groans at unnecessarily having to explain away her black magic.
"It is a complicated incantation and I am not eager to explain the nature of my arts, but I assure you that I can control it. I have done this before."
>>188320
Posey sighs
"So be it, then." she says
>>188321
Posey is just her nickname. Rosey Ring is her proper, given, name.
>>188322
The Pact thing was actually a completely separate plan. I just wanted to make a flying whale skeleton.
Also, in the future, please refrain from unnecessarily telling NPCs about my magical practices.
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It has dawned on me that greentext-replying to individual quotes in the thread doesn't make any sense narratively, and makes for poor dialogue. I will try harder to respond more organically in the future.
>>188320
Bat head pops out from a different section of machinery
"Oh, Blackheel I think I heard it was. Are you armed in any capacity? I can spare a blade or two if you're in any way proficient."
Bat head pops out from a different section of machinery
"Oh, Blackheel I think I heard it was. Are you armed in any capacity? I can spare a blade or two if you're in any way proficient."
>>188319
"I see..." He tilts his head and narrows his eyes
"Why are you here?"
>>188321
"Magic, explosives - anything that can be tried, should."
>>188322
"I wouldn't be so hasty to discount the possible benefits to the arcane sciences in particular, and of the value that could come from this entity. All the same, it has certainly earned my personal ire..."
>>188326
"'Calling' monsters? Like how this thing calls monsters?" He raises an eyebrow, clearly skeptical
"'Chernobog' is 'the Black God,' a mythical source of all evil in the world, or at least, the lord over it. But these are the stories of the superstitious. I would not put too much weight into them."
"The thing awakening is new to me. I don't know that it can, but I don't know that it can't, either. It is bad enough as it dreams."
>>188327
"I have my horn, and my revolver." He answers
"I see..." He tilts his head and narrows his eyes
"Why are you here?"
>>188321
"Magic, explosives - anything that can be tried, should."
>>188322
"I wouldn't be so hasty to discount the possible benefits to the arcane sciences in particular, and of the value that could come from this entity. All the same, it has certainly earned my personal ire..."
>>188326
"'Calling' monsters? Like how this thing calls monsters?" He raises an eyebrow, clearly skeptical
"'Chernobog' is 'the Black God,' a mythical source of all evil in the world, or at least, the lord over it. But these are the stories of the superstitious. I would not put too much weight into them."
"The thing awakening is new to me. I don't know that it can, but I don't know that it can't, either. It is bad enough as it dreams."
>>188327
"I have my horn, and my revolver." He answers
>>187040 →
The bat pony's perked up, tufted-ears drop back, angling outwards somewhat. What she had of a smile disappears as her lips drop and curve downwards. Her eyelids likewise drop to a half-closed, almost rested position. She lets out a small, somewhat high-pitched sigh
"As I should have thought. Very well then."
She takes a moment to pull the documents closer to herself, and to rearrange them to face herself. Vir can see that the papers include the big, block letters of type-written pages, but more prominently, black and white photos of ponies. She looks down at the contents of the open manilla folder.
Vir can see that the little mare is what would be called "conventionally attractive," with a concave belly, weaker muscles, and a long, thin muzzle. Well, attractive if you can get past those elements that make her alien, like the fangs, the snake-like eyes, or the naked wings. Surely, she must be popular with the bat pony stallions.
"Let's see" She starts talking, "The police identified three suspects. Technically there were more, but the remainder were just foals who were around. I have narrowed it down to three.
The first is a pony by the name of Hock Spire, a cranberry colored stallion above middle age -
more soon(TM)
The bat pony's perked up, tufted-ears drop back, angling outwards somewhat. What she had of a smile disappears as her lips drop and curve downwards. Her eyelids likewise drop to a half-closed, almost rested position. She lets out a small, somewhat high-pitched sigh
"As I should have thought. Very well then."
She takes a moment to pull the documents closer to herself, and to rearrange them to face herself. Vir can see that the papers include the big, block letters of type-written pages, but more prominently, black and white photos of ponies. She looks down at the contents of the open manilla folder.
Vir can see that the little mare is what would be called "conventionally attractive," with a concave belly, weaker muscles, and a long, thin muzzle. Well, attractive if you can get past those elements that make her alien, like the fangs, the snake-like eyes, or the naked wings. Surely, she must be popular with the bat pony stallions.
"Let's see" She starts talking, "The police identified three suspects. Technically there were more, but the remainder were just foals who were around. I have narrowed it down to three.
The first is a pony by the name of Hock Spire, a cranberry colored stallion above middle age -
more soon(TM)
>>188328
Cavaliere answers the question directed at Silver.
"We are treasure hunters, of a sort. This island used to be settled and is a beaching spot for seals. In between the various maritime patrols that come here, we believed we could find valuables that were left behind."
Cavaliere answers the question directed at Silver.
"We are treasure hunters, of a sort. This island used to be settled and is a beaching spot for seals. In between the various maritime patrols that come here, we believed we could find valuables that were left behind."
>>188328
Sense Motive: Hmmmmm...before Silver answers, he assesses Black Heel's honor, whether he would tell Stalliongrad about the mission or not should Silver not prove persuasive enough to get him to join up with the party.
[1d20+3 = (17+3) = 20]
Sense Motive: Hmmmmm...before Silver answers, he assesses Black Heel's honor, whether he would tell Stalliongrad about the mission or not should Silver not prove persuasive enough to get him to join up with the party.
[1d20+3 = (17+3) = 20]
>>188328
"Then what are you crying about getting stabbed in the back for. Do you think we're here because we planned any of this? I appreciate your skepticism and anxiety, but from THIS group you're more likely to be stabbed in the face, and it'll be me who does it,"
He returns to the torpedo, awaiting further stages of dissembly.
Tell me when to roll, I don't even have access to my player sheet anymore
"Then what are you crying about getting stabbed in the back for. Do you think we're here because we planned any of this? I appreciate your skepticism and anxiety, but from THIS group you're more likely to be stabbed in the face, and it'll be me who does it,"
He returns to the torpedo, awaiting further stages of dissembly.
Tell me when to roll, I don't even have access to my player sheet anymore
>>188333
<nope, don't do it,....
No I'm gonna.
With all the substantive dialogue, a fair amount of time has passed. In recognition that the explosive was disabled, by that one post I "didn't" (but did 3 times, if you count the follow up) then by now, the torpedo should be entirely able to be extracted. And so.
Brie drops down from the machinery, cuffing off his hooves. "Pretty sure we just need the means to move it. Its quite heavy. There's a few undone bolts, for safety, but whoever intends to pack this monstrosity will need to get in position. Unless I should just trigger the dis-loge mechanism and we can try and pick it up off the ground."
<nope, don't do it,....
No I'm gonna.
With all the substantive dialogue, a fair amount of time has passed. In recognition that the explosive was disabled, by that one post I "didn't" (but did 3 times, if you count the follow up) then by now, the torpedo should be entirely able to be extracted. And so.
Brie drops down from the machinery, cuffing off his hooves. "Pretty sure we just need the means to move it. Its quite heavy. There's a few undone bolts, for safety, but whoever intends to pack this monstrosity will need to get in position. Unless I should just trigger the dis-loge mechanism and we can try and pick it up off the ground."
By text comparison, Brie has had almost an hour to disassemble this torpedo, your long-winded niggers, and thats by chat gpt
"Assuming that the torpedo is otherwise ready to move (and why wouldn't it be, in that it's been worked on for how long? Over an hour in-game, and months on end), Brie would continue to step forward.
"Yes, I heard everything; you understand. So are we done faffing about? Can we pretend to be professionals? I thought Silver first and foremost would be a take-charge sort of pony, but he seems quite content with his noodle to play with communications. Cavaliere seems on point. Dusty is ostensibly shadowing in the back, cuz hes said fuckall.
AND UNLIKE WITH SCONES, NO ONE IS GETTING LEFT BEHIND FOR HOWEVER FUCKING LONG E_E
So it's Brie, Cavaliere, Rosey, Dusty, Silver, and Kubana. And Mala.
Talk was of splitting off, but that seems to not have happened cuz Cavaliere was essential for dissabling the machine gun and he's still on site (hence Brie's quips)
Also no, I don't give a fuck, and that includes (you). What are you gonna do now "not respond to my posts?"
"Yes, I heard everything; you understand. So are we done faffing about? Can we pretend to be professionals? I thought Silver first and foremost would be a take-charge sort of pony, but he seems quite content with his noodle to play with communications. Cavaliere seems on point. Dusty is ostensibly shadowing in the back, cuz hes said fuckall.
AND UNLIKE WITH SCONES, NO ONE IS GETTING LEFT BEHIND FOR HOWEVER FUCKING LONG E_E
So it's Brie, Cavaliere, Rosey, Dusty, Silver, and Kubana. And Mala.
Talk was of splitting off, but that seems to not have happened cuz Cavaliere was essential for dissabling the machine gun and he's still on site (hence Brie's quips)
Also no, I don't give a fuck, and that includes (you). What are you gonna do now "not respond to my posts?"
>>188330
"Seals and a deserted island... Right..."
>>188331
Silver knows this,
As a Comisar, he is neither a part of the military nor a civilian, but works directly for the Communist Party of Stalliongrad. He does not entirely trust Silver and the party - or anyone for that matter at this time, save evidently for the ponies in his group of survivors.
"Seals and a deserted island... Right..."
>>188331
Silver knows this,
As a Comisar, he is neither a part of the military nor a civilian, but works directly for the Communist Party of Stalliongrad. He does not entirely trust Silver and the party - or anyone for that matter at this time, save evidently for the ponies in his group of survivors.
>>188360
Wait, I withdraw this entirely. We're supposed to be pirates
Wait, I withdraw this entirely. We're supposed to be pirates
>>188359
Silver whispers in Posey's ear as to not be overheard by Black Heel: "He already has negative assumptions about our reasons for being here and he does not seem to be buying any of your stories about us being pirates or treasure hunters. If he would be willing to keep secret, it might help smooth over his fears if he knows truth about our mission."
Silver whispers in Posey's ear as to not be overheard by Black Heel: "He already has negative assumptions about our reasons for being here and he does not seem to be buying any of your stories about us being pirates or treasure hunters. If he would be willing to keep secret, it might help smooth over his fears if he knows truth about our mission."
>>188403
Posey takes ten on her innuendo check
"I would be wary of telling them more than they need to know. Captain Waters did tell us to operate with secrecy. We are supposed to be pirates, remember?"
Posey takes ten on her innuendo check
"I would be wary of telling them more than they need to know. Captain Waters did tell us to operate with secrecy. We are supposed to be pirates, remember?"
>>188409
"I believe we need to sprinkle some truth into our story, at very least. He is clearly not buying it, and has already guessed we are sent here by Fascists."
"I believe we need to sprinkle some truth into our story, at very least. He is clearly not buying it, and has already guessed we are sent here by Fascists."
"Terribly sorry - I'm sure you're having a lovely sioree - but can we get a move on? You know, that whole "ponies might be dying, time is of the essence, talk is cheap" sort of thing?"
Brie finishes with a "shoo-ing" gesture, as though to suggest that you should hurry the fuck up with the dialogue
>>188347
Silver: "You know, thinking on it, there is no guarantee that killing Traveler would leave anything behind to be studied. These demons and monsters he is summoning in battle merely turn to dust upon expiration, it is possible same may happen to him, especially if our bat's hypothesis is proven correct."
Silver: "You know, thinking on it, there is no guarantee that killing Traveler would leave anything behind to be studied. These demons and monsters he is summoning in battle merely turn to dust upon expiration, it is possible same may happen to him, especially if our bat's hypothesis is proven correct."
>>188440
"IF my hypothesis proves correct, then what is likely to happen is that we save the day and generations from now a very angry Traveler decides they have a vendetta against our blood-kin. At least, that's what the stories I've heard suggest, not that I paid them much heed at the time. Goodness me, is this what she meant?" he says, trailing off for a moment as though realizing something. "In any case (and Luna help us AND Equestria if we aren't) I'm sure we're perfectly capable of making the Traveler regret messing with "foolish mortal ponies" or whatever auspices it entertains and prefers. I would like to have a conversation with the Traveler, assuming my brain would remain intact,...."
"IF my hypothesis proves correct, then what is likely to happen is that we save the day and generations from now a very angry Traveler decides they have a vendetta against our blood-kin. At least, that's what the stories I've heard suggest, not that I paid them much heed at the time. Goodness me, is this what she meant?" he says, trailing off for a moment as though realizing something. "In any case (and Luna help us AND Equestria if we aren't) I'm sure we're perfectly capable of making the Traveler regret messing with "foolish mortal ponies" or whatever auspices it entertains and prefers. I would like to have a conversation with the Traveler, assuming my brain would remain intact,...."
>>188413
Innuendo
"I disagree with divulging any further secrets, but I already agreed to leave decisions regarding the party's plans to you. I believe I could persuade him to buy the pirate story if I spoke with him, but truth or lie, it is important that we all stick with the same story."
Innuendo
"I disagree with divulging any further secrets, but I already agreed to leave decisions regarding the party's plans to you. I believe I could persuade him to buy the pirate story if I spoke with him, but truth or lie, it is important that we all stick with the same story."
>>188358
That may change things
>>188440
"I don't know. Maybe. That may be why the modus operandi so far has been to keep the entity in its dormant state. I would prefer the thing die."
>>188441
"No. You would not like to have a conversation with the 'Traveler'. For all of its claims to ignorance, it knows how to manipulate ponies and other creatures. It will invade your mind, steal images from your memory, and take the form of some god or whatever so that you will respect it, and then it will manipulate you.
I have no idea if it can regret. It does seem to feel a desire for revenge. I wish for it to feel and desire no more."
That may change things
>>188440
"I don't know. Maybe. That may be why the modus operandi so far has been to keep the entity in its dormant state. I would prefer the thing die."
>>188441
"No. You would not like to have a conversation with the 'Traveler'. For all of its claims to ignorance, it knows how to manipulate ponies and other creatures. It will invade your mind, steal images from your memory, and take the form of some god or whatever so that you will respect it, and then it will manipulate you.
I have no idea if it can regret. It does seem to feel a desire for revenge. I wish for it to feel and desire no more."
>>188456
Silver: "It is also possible that upon expiration Traveler's body would lose supernatural abilities that would provide research opportunities. Only way for GRU to guarantee that he can be brought home and studied would be to capture him alive, and that is likely primary objective of their operation here on this island."
Silver: "It is also possible that upon expiration Traveler's body would lose supernatural abilities that would provide research opportunities. Only way for GRU to guarantee that he can be brought home and studied would be to capture him alive, and that is likely primary objective of their operation here on this island."
>>188456
"Perhaps "regret" is not the correct term; perhaps "Eternally angry" would be more accurate. And perhaps I'm getting ahead of myself, but from my recollection the one thing that one CAN count on when dealing with such entities is hubris. Not unlike Silver's very apt bluff with the Traveler over the radio, pitting it against the GRU, it is very likely secure in it's perception of superiority. Your caution is appreciated, but with a good parlay ANYTHING can happen!"
"Perhaps "regret" is not the correct term; perhaps "Eternally angry" would be more accurate. And perhaps I'm getting ahead of myself, but from my recollection the one thing that one CAN count on when dealing with such entities is hubris. Not unlike Silver's very apt bluff with the Traveler over the radio, pitting it against the GRU, it is very likely secure in it's perception of superiority. Your caution is appreciated, but with a good parlay ANYTHING can happen!"
>>188456
Cavaliere looks toward the ground in thought.
"Its powers of manipulation, however extraordinary, might be limited. Records indicate this thing has killed numerous ponies. If it had unconditional obedience from them, why would it kill them?"
Cavaliere looks toward the ground in thought.
"Its powers of manipulation, however extraordinary, might be limited. Records indicate this thing has killed numerous ponies. If it had unconditional obedience from them, why would it kill them?"
>>188484
"There's always the chance that it CAN'T process disingenuity. Sincerity may be its bread and butter, and deception might not exist, in it's mind," Brie's eye could be said to twitch involuntarily, except the mask
"There's always the chance that it CAN'T process disingenuity. Sincerity may be its bread and butter, and deception might not exist, in it's mind," Brie's eye could be said to twitch involuntarily, except the mask
>>188458
Orange Unicorn
"Yes. Like a unicorn's horn. If you have a well preserved one, you can use it as a conduit, but it loses something when it is dead. And the entity, we did not know what it was. We uh, we still don't know what it is, but to find that it was alive was a blessing, as it let us read the ambient magic it put off. A vivisection was desired, but impossible with the equipment on the ship, so we tried to keep it in stable condition on the way to Rave-" Blackheel reaches over and places his right hoof pretty firmly into the orange stallion's right cheek. With his lips partly open, the hoof is forced through to the teeth in some places.
>>188459
Blackheel:
"Bizarre as it is, hubris is one quality it hasn't demonstrated, at least entirely. We know with the snow ponies that it was willing to place itself in a subservient position in their belief system. Something similar happened here on the Kostroma. If you tell it it isn't a god, it'll back off until it finds something you will accept."
>>188484
The orange stallion, who just had a hoof removed from his mouth, winces, rubs his cheek, and speaks:
"t would be easy to say that killing the ponies made it stronger somehow... but it was weaker when we found it than it surely must have been before we came."
Blackheel speaks up,
"When I rejected it, it pissed it off. And that is when it became overtly violent."
>>188493
"Maybe, but it does seem to notice when ponies tell it one thing, and then do another. And it pisses it off."
Orange Unicorn
"Yes. Like a unicorn's horn. If you have a well preserved one, you can use it as a conduit, but it loses something when it is dead. And the entity, we did not know what it was. We uh, we still don't know what it is, but to find that it was alive was a blessing, as it let us read the ambient magic it put off. A vivisection was desired, but impossible with the equipment on the ship, so we tried to keep it in stable condition on the way to Rave-" Blackheel reaches over and places his right hoof pretty firmly into the orange stallion's right cheek. With his lips partly open, the hoof is forced through to the teeth in some places.
>>188459
Blackheel:
"Bizarre as it is, hubris is one quality it hasn't demonstrated, at least entirely. We know with the snow ponies that it was willing to place itself in a subservient position in their belief system. Something similar happened here on the Kostroma. If you tell it it isn't a god, it'll back off until it finds something you will accept."
>>188484
The orange stallion, who just had a hoof removed from his mouth, winces, rubs his cheek, and speaks:
"t would be easy to say that killing the ponies made it stronger somehow... but it was weaker when we found it than it surely must have been before we came."
Blackheel speaks up,
"When I rejected it, it pissed it off. And that is when it became overtly violent."
>>188493
"Maybe, but it does seem to notice when ponies tell it one thing, and then do another. And it pisses it off."
>>188497
>it will back off and reapproach
"Well if THAT'S the case, I can probably resolve this with a bit of barter."
>it becomes cross with a violation of expressed intent (It thinks you're a douche if you don't do what you say you will)
"There won't be a problem of that. My only concern is whether it has enough of a vestiture in "modern pony society" to know that when a large deposit of high explosives are to be deposited, that it knows what is being honestly and sincerely being suggested. What? It would even pass a zone of truth!"
>it will back off and reapproach
"Well if THAT'S the case, I can probably resolve this with a bit of barter."
>it becomes cross with a violation of expressed intent (It thinks you're a douche if you don't do what you say you will)
"There won't be a problem of that. My only concern is whether it has enough of a vestiture in "modern pony society" to know that when a large deposit of high explosives are to be deposited, that it knows what is being honestly and sincerely being suggested. What? It would even pass a zone of truth!"
>>188497
"With all respect to your local customs, let's not be shoving anymore hooves into mouths for at least a reasonable duration. Your desire to NOT hear whatever it is spoken translates into my INTENSE desire to hear whatever it is. You wouldn't want to pique my curiosity, would you Mr. Blackheel?"
"With all respect to your local customs, let's not be shoving anymore hooves into mouths for at least a reasonable duration. Your desire to NOT hear whatever it is spoken translates into my INTENSE desire to hear whatever it is. You wouldn't want to pique my curiosity, would you Mr. Blackheel?"
>>188497
Silver: "Talking to him through one of possessed ponies we captured, he seems to have weird idea of what is 'True Harmony'. I wonder if he believes in some kind of corrupted Elements of Harmony. Think on it; he gets angry at any form of dishonesty, even something as simple as innuendo or other turns of phrase to say one thing and mean another. He controls minds of his victims, forcing them to be loyal to him and to turn against their former comrades. He believes he will save everyone from death and suffering even though his gesture of kindness will cause even more, and his 'generous' gift is neither freely given nor able to be rejected. I suppose one could look to these demons he is summoning as example of corrupted magic. I do not know how laughter would fit in, but laughter is little bit weird anyways."
Silver: "Talking to him through one of possessed ponies we captured, he seems to have weird idea of what is 'True Harmony'. I wonder if he believes in some kind of corrupted Elements of Harmony. Think on it; he gets angry at any form of dishonesty, even something as simple as innuendo or other turns of phrase to say one thing and mean another. He controls minds of his victims, forcing them to be loyal to him and to turn against their former comrades. He believes he will save everyone from death and suffering even though his gesture of kindness will cause even more, and his 'generous' gift is neither freely given nor able to be rejected. I suppose one could look to these demons he is summoning as example of corrupted magic. I do not know how laughter would fit in, but laughter is little bit weird anyways."
>>188501
"I'd quite like to hear what the unicorn stallion was about to say about,... Ravenhold was it? Ravensfort? Peretty sure it was going to be Raven-something."
"I'd quite like to hear what the unicorn stallion was about to say about,... Ravenhold was it? Ravensfort? Peretty sure it was going to be Raven-something."
>>188501
Turning toward Silver, Cavaliere responds,
"Would it have any idea of the Elements of Harmony? It looks to be ignorant of the societies it encounters, with what it knows reflecting the beliefs of those it talks with. In this case it has mainly been Soviet ponies and a griffon."
>>188497
"That violent reaction might not be hubris, but it could be a vulnerability we can exploit. Its rage over total rejection will cause it to overexpend itself. We need to learn how to survive its wrath. From what I read about the village, with enough effort on its part it looks to be able to control even those who reject it."
Turning toward Silver, Cavaliere responds,
"Would it have any idea of the Elements of Harmony? It looks to be ignorant of the societies it encounters, with what it knows reflecting the beliefs of those it talks with. In this case it has mainly been Soviet ponies and a griffon."
>>188497
"That violent reaction might not be hubris, but it could be a vulnerability we can exploit. Its rage over total rejection will cause it to overexpend itself. We need to learn how to survive its wrath. From what I read about the village, with enough effort on its part it looks to be able to control even those who reject it."
Brie realizes he will have to do all the thinking, without assistance from the party, and without the benefit of a safety net.
He places a hoof on his holstered revolver and addresses the Orange stallion
>>188497
"Oh don't be bashful, you were about to say something. Go on then," he says flashing a warning glance at Blackheel.
He places a hoof on his holstered revolver and addresses the Orange stallion
>>188497
"Oh don't be bashful, you were about to say something. Go on then," he says flashing a warning glance at Blackheel.
Supposing that might count as an intimidation check
[1d20 = 13]
[1d20 = 13]
>>188507
Silver: "He mentioned Harmony by name specifically, and it would be odd to talk about 'True Harmony' without having any idea of actual Harmony. Clearly he has at least some knowledge of what should be beyond his ken, but what he knows appears to be surface level as if he has only ever heard of and learned of these things second-hoof. Or perhaps only seeing them through viewing lens."
Silver: "He mentioned Harmony by name specifically, and it would be odd to talk about 'True Harmony' without having any idea of actual Harmony. Clearly he has at least some knowledge of what should be beyond his ken, but what he knows appears to be surface level as if he has only ever heard of and learned of these things second-hoof. Or perhaps only seeing them through viewing lens."
>>188512
Brie feels like he's taking crazy pills, or y'all being retarded.
"Am I the only bat who noticed Blackheel stuff a hoof in the face of this one?" he says, very clearly designating the orange unicorn who got gagged by Blackheel. "Please forgive me if I insist on getting to the bottom of THAT," Brie says, drawing his firearm.
Brie feels like he's taking crazy pills, or y'all being retarded.
"Am I the only bat who noticed Blackheel stuff a hoof in the face of this one?" he says, very clearly designating the orange unicorn who got gagged by Blackheel. "Please forgive me if I insist on getting to the bottom of THAT," Brie says, drawing his firearm.
"Are we 'pirates' or not? Theres a bit too much asking and a little less telling, one thinks."
>>188497
Brie fires a 'playful' shot (#7) out over the shoulder of the unicorn stallion
"Now is NOT the time for circumspection! We're well within the "shit" as it were, and your ability to survive it seems to depend on US. Now. What were you about to say about Raven...."
Brie fires a 'playful' shot (#7) out over the shoulder of the unicorn stallion
"Now is NOT the time for circumspection! We're well within the "shit" as it were, and your ability to survive it seems to depend on US. Now. What were you about to say about Raven...."
Is Brie really firing a gunshot into the air to scare the orange stallion into talking?
>>188498
Blackheel lowers his eyelids and his lips
"Do not tip off the entity to your plans."
>>188500
Blackheel:
"I didn't take you for having a sense of curiosity at all."
>>188501
Blackheel:
"Oh, you must be Equestrian, with all of those ideas about Harmony being divided into incommensurable parts. No, Harmony must be one and united. Anyways, if it is enacting an interpretation of Harmony, I do not trust its interpretation. It does seem to try to mirror the beliefs of those it is in communication with, and this mimicry doesn't seem to be just a feint."
>>188507
The orange stallion, who no longer has a hoof in his mouth, says
"It seems to have some ability to access the memories, or at least the thoughts of creatures."
More fully addressing Cavaliere, and readjusting his hooves,
"It can control those who do not wish to be controlled, certainly. These protective helmets are not just for show."
>>188498
Blackheel lowers his eyelids and his lips
"Do not tip off the entity to your plans."
>>188500
Blackheel:
"I didn't take you for having a sense of curiosity at all."
>>188501
Blackheel:
"Oh, you must be Equestrian, with all of those ideas about Harmony being divided into incommensurable parts. No, Harmony must be one and united. Anyways, if it is enacting an interpretation of Harmony, I do not trust its interpretation. It does seem to try to mirror the beliefs of those it is in communication with, and this mimicry doesn't seem to be just a feint."
>>188507
The orange stallion, who no longer has a hoof in his mouth, says
"It seems to have some ability to access the memories, or at least the thoughts of creatures."
More fully addressing Cavaliere, and readjusting his hooves,
"It can control those who do not wish to be controlled, certainly. These protective helmets are not just for show."
>>188516
Brie may be losing patience with this commie fuck.
"You seem to be laboring under the delusion that you have some degree of choice or say in the matter; allow me to absolve you of this delusion! Whether or not you go the obvious memo, your very survival depends on us you see here.
So, whether I SEEM curious or not, you would do your hooves well to answer our questions, and promptly! The Traveler will never catch wind of our plans because we make them up as we go, if that's your concern," Brie states firmly before pausing and addressing the orange stallion, "Thank you."
Brie may be losing patience with this commie fuck.
"You seem to be laboring under the delusion that you have some degree of choice or say in the matter; allow me to absolve you of this delusion! Whether or not you go the obvious memo, your very survival depends on us you see here.
So, whether I SEEM curious or not, you would do your hooves well to answer our questions, and promptly! The Traveler will never catch wind of our plans because we make them up as we go, if that's your concern," Brie states firmly before pausing and addressing the orange stallion, "Thank you."
"Oh, and if by 'plan' you're referring to the intentions with regard to the traveler's posterior and this," he says pointing to the torpedo payload - in whatever stat it is in - "I'm hazy onthe specifics, but it has been impressed on me that whatever Mrs. Ring has in mind - in spite of any unsavoryness of her methods - will be equal parts mindless, autonomous, and incapable of misbehaving. Now is indeed not the time for a clutching of pearls about economic policy or political lines; we may be all that stands between this THING and complete domination of Equestria; all of it, under the mental domination of whatever this thing is. Miss Ring,...." Brie cedes the conversation to Rosie.
Still with his gun drawn, but seeing that Ms. Ring may be suffering the affects of sedatives, Brie continues.
"Let me guess: you think that we might be a bunch of filthy capitalists here to steal everything not nailed down, something like that? Well, let me assure you we ARE filthy capitalists and that we WILL steal everything not nailed down. But that of course will come AFTER dispensing with this very unpolitical and far beyond the pale threat that you can clearly speak to it's ability to dominate minds! One wonders why there's even a modicum of hesitation here!" Brie waves the revolver as though to say 'this is silly'
"Let me guess: you think that we might be a bunch of filthy capitalists here to steal everything not nailed down, something like that? Well, let me assure you we ARE filthy capitalists and that we WILL steal everything not nailed down. But that of course will come AFTER dispensing with this very unpolitical and far beyond the pale threat that you can clearly speak to it's ability to dominate minds! One wonders why there's even a modicum of hesitation here!" Brie waves the revolver as though to say 'this is silly'
>>188513
If Brie is willing to stay his hoof and not just randomly fire into the air, Silver answers, "Orange stallion was about to give confidential information about final destination of Traveler and Black Heel did not want him speaking so freely. Apparently there must be some sort of secret research labratory in Ravenskoe, and Black Heel is afraid we would take that knowledge to other state entities."
>>188516
Silver: "You can be Severyanan and believe in Harmony just as Equestrians do. My father was, and he taught me all he knew of Harmony when I was colt growing up in St. Petershoof. But yes, I do not trust it when others claim to have changed Harmony into its 'true' variant."
Kira, how up to this point has been silently listening to the conversation while wriggling about in place like the ADHD noodle she is, speaks up. "There's more than one type of Harmony? I thought Harmony was just...Harmony."
If Brie is willing to stay his hoof and not just randomly fire into the air, Silver answers, "Orange stallion was about to give confidential information about final destination of Traveler and Black Heel did not want him speaking so freely. Apparently there must be some sort of secret research labratory in Ravenskoe, and Black Heel is afraid we would take that knowledge to other state entities."
>>188516
Silver: "You can be Severyanan and believe in Harmony just as Equestrians do. My father was, and he taught me all he knew of Harmony when I was colt growing up in St. Petershoof. But yes, I do not trust it when others claim to have changed Harmony into its 'true' variant."
Kira, how up to this point has been silently listening to the conversation while wriggling about in place like the ADHD noodle she is, speaks up. "There's more than one type of Harmony? I thought Harmony was just...Harmony."
>all these posts
I'm channeling James Spader!
"Let's make a deal shall we? Just for today, pretend that we're good friends who share everything and want all of us to succeed. That's the ostensible doctrine of communism isn't it? And for the same period, we will pretend that that isn't an absurd ideology. Seems fair doesn't it? After today, you can go back to hating money, and we can go back to being happy because we have it. The prize you NEED to focus on for the time being is," and Brie assumes to be cut off by Silver
>>188521
Thats up to GM. I don't deny it was reckless and flippant.
I'm channeling James Spader!
"Let's make a deal shall we? Just for today, pretend that we're good friends who share everything and want all of us to succeed. That's the ostensible doctrine of communism isn't it? And for the same period, we will pretend that that isn't an absurd ideology. Seems fair doesn't it? After today, you can go back to hating money, and we can go back to being happy because we have it. The prize you NEED to focus on for the time being is," and Brie assumes to be cut off by Silver
>>188521
Thats up to GM. I don't deny it was reckless and flippant.
>>188522
>>188520
>>188519
>>188517
The following is immediately evident to Brie:
Intimidation requires an appearance of an imbalance of power in favor of the intimidator. The presence of a friend or ally immediately gives a dramatic boost to either party, as that basically doubles the power.
The orange stallion Brie seems to be focused on is kind of effeminate and is not a normal combatant. Blackheel is larger, of stronger will, and stronger overall. The other two stallions are each armed, and have presumably been through basic training. Neither seems to speak Ponish (unless they are keeping that fact to themselves) and have nothing to tell Brie, and they will only understand tone, body language, actions, and whatever Blackheel and the orange stallion choose to tell them. Together, the four stallions appear stronger (to themselves) than Brie singularly.
To say the same thing bluntly, if Brie could somehow isolate the orange stallion, he'll likely succeed. If Brie has to face all four of them, but has the appearance of the full support of the party, it's a more perilous proposition, but it has a decent chance of success. But simultaneously talking to both Blackheel and the orange stallion when he only really wants or needs to talk to the orange stallion, and making a sound that will stop the conversation and get the attention of the entire set of communists, all while seeming at odds with the approach of the other party members...
>>188520
>>188519
>>188517
The following is immediately evident to Brie:
Intimidation requires an appearance of an imbalance of power in favor of the intimidator. The presence of a friend or ally immediately gives a dramatic boost to either party, as that basically doubles the power.
The orange stallion Brie seems to be focused on is kind of effeminate and is not a normal combatant. Blackheel is larger, of stronger will, and stronger overall. The other two stallions are each armed, and have presumably been through basic training. Neither seems to speak Ponish (unless they are keeping that fact to themselves) and have nothing to tell Brie, and they will only understand tone, body language, actions, and whatever Blackheel and the orange stallion choose to tell them. Together, the four stallions appear stronger (to themselves) than Brie singularly.
To say the same thing bluntly, if Brie could somehow isolate the orange stallion, he'll likely succeed. If Brie has to face all four of them, but has the appearance of the full support of the party, it's a more perilous proposition, but it has a decent chance of success. But simultaneously talking to both Blackheel and the orange stallion when he only really wants or needs to talk to the orange stallion, and making a sound that will stop the conversation and get the attention of the entire set of communists, all while seeming at odds with the approach of the other party members...
>>188530
>>188521
Blackheel's ears go down, and his eyes half close.
"Oh. I see."
But his ears go up, his eyes widen, and he moves a couple steps to the right when Kira moves closer, trying to move away, and angling his body towards her.
"No. There is only one Harmony."
>>188530
Blackheel tilts his head,
"'Tailor thoughts'? How do you 'tailor your thoughts?"
>>188521
Blackheel's ears go down, and his eyes half close.
"Oh. I see."
But his ears go up, his eyes widen, and he moves a couple steps to the right when Kira moves closer, trying to move away, and angling his body towards her.
"No. There is only one Harmony."
>>188530
Blackheel tilts his head,
"'Tailor thoughts'? How do you 'tailor your thoughts?"
>>188532
A few things of note:
1. The intimidation check was directed at the orange stallion, I apologize for neglecting to specify.
The intimidation check was intended to convey to the stallion that while he may regret going against Blackheel, he might more immediately regret not telling us what we want to know, and it's 7 on 4.
2. It can have been a poorly worded diplacy check if it is really that troublesome.
>>188534
"Ever get a song stuck in your head? Similar, except it's deliberate."
A few things of note:
1. The intimidation check was directed at the orange stallion, I apologize for neglecting to specify.
The intimidation check was intended to convey to the stallion that while he may regret going against Blackheel, he might more immediately regret not telling us what we want to know, and it's 7 on 4.
2. It can have been a poorly worded diplacy check if it is really that troublesome.
>>188534
"Ever get a song stuck in your head? Similar, except it's deliberate."
>>188535
I know, but at the same time he's talking to both ponies when he speaks, and then a gunshot (even when suppressed) is kind of hard to miss...
I know, but at the same time he's talking to both ponies when he speaks, and then a gunshot (even when suppressed) is kind of hard to miss...
>>188536
Appreciated, it wasn't intended to interject into any existing conversation, it was more intended to occur during a brief pause, assuming he doesn't willingly cough up the information. The actual sequence of dialogue is difficult to ascertain in a timeline.
Appreciated, it wasn't intended to interject into any existing conversation, it was more intended to occur during a brief pause, assuming he doesn't willingly cough up the information. The actual sequence of dialogue is difficult to ascertain in a timeline.
>>188534
Kira tilts her head at Black Heel. Her only response seemingly as he moves to try to get away is to flick her tongue. "But...you and Silver disagree about it. How come?"
Kira tilts her head at Black Heel. Her only response seemingly as he moves to try to get away is to flick her tongue. "But...you and Silver disagree about it. How come?"
>"Why are you here?"
Posey speaks up, with her usual flat tone
"We came to plunder a ship that we heard may have crashed here, take the airponies hostage, and maybe steal a ship while we were at it." she says, with her expression neutral
"We are what you might call 'swashbuckling treasure hunters'. We came because our sources said we would find an opportunity here, and we traveled here with a transport talisman, to evade scrutiny, but the naval ship and the Traveller complicate our plans." She continues
She takes a step forward
"I am sure that you have your criticisms for our way of life, but before you open your mouth, know that we have all heard it before. We care not how society sees us, because society never cared for us."
She gestures behind her to the party
"A grisled veteran, with no decorations to show for it. A zegro shaman, far flung from his ruined homeland, viewed with suspicion and superstition. A serpent, seen as a monster by anypony's standards. A thestral native, doing what he can to survive in a society that crushed his people. A griffon slinger, heraldic by nature but a grunt in a chaotic time where noble causes are few and far between....."
She pauses
"...And a blackweave warmagus, forced to find a new life when the magic she defiled herself to learn was suddenly considered forbidden by the council of warmagi in her nation..."
She raises her head
"Society never did anything for us, so we care not for their ethics or property; I am certain that the Stalliongrad propagandists informed you that nothing matters in the outlands unless you have money. We all came from separate backgrounds, and have separate motivations and dreams. I would be lying if I said we trusted eachother, but in spite of our differences we cooperate as equals. We work together for our booty, and we divide by rule of hoof."
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She puffs out her chest proudly, the bones on her armor rattling
"I am the Dread Pirate Rosey Ring, Lurking Terror of the Northern Coast, and this is my crew. Will you cooperate with us, Commissar Blackheel?"
She raises a hoof towards Blackheel
Bluff, to lie
[1d20+16 = (15+16) = 31]
Diplomacy
[1d20+10 = (16+10) = 26]
Posey speaks up, with her usual flat tone
"We came to plunder a ship that we heard may have crashed here, take the airponies hostage, and maybe steal a ship while we were at it." she says, with her expression neutral
"We are what you might call 'swashbuckling treasure hunters'. We came because our sources said we would find an opportunity here, and we traveled here with a transport talisman, to evade scrutiny, but the naval ship and the Traveller complicate our plans." She continues
She takes a step forward
"I am sure that you have your criticisms for our way of life, but before you open your mouth, know that we have all heard it before. We care not how society sees us, because society never cared for us."
She gestures behind her to the party
"A grisled veteran, with no decorations to show for it. A zegro shaman, far flung from his ruined homeland, viewed with suspicion and superstition. A serpent, seen as a monster by anypony's standards. A thestral native, doing what he can to survive in a society that crushed his people. A griffon slinger, heraldic by nature but a grunt in a chaotic time where noble causes are few and far between....."
She pauses
"...And a blackweave warmagus, forced to find a new life when the magic she defiled herself to learn was suddenly considered forbidden by the council of warmagi in her nation..."
She raises her head
"Society never did anything for us, so we care not for their ethics or property; I am certain that the Stalliongrad propagandists informed you that nothing matters in the outlands unless you have money. We all came from separate backgrounds, and have separate motivations and dreams. I would be lying if I said we trusted eachother, but in spite of our differences we cooperate as equals. We work together for our booty, and we divide by rule of hoof."
[YouTube] "Time Flyes When You're Having Rum" Doge Music Video
She puffs out her chest proudly, the bones on her armor rattling
"I am the Dread Pirate Rosey Ring, Lurking Terror of the Northern Coast, and this is my crew. Will you cooperate with us, Commissar Blackheel?"
She raises a hoof towards Blackheel
Bluff, to lie
[1d20+16 = (15+16) = 31]
Diplomacy
[1d20+10 = (16+10) = 26]
>>188541
Blackheel stares at Posey in silence for one, two, three seconds before replying
"So you are here to bring your society to this island and my ship. This helps us, how?"
Blackheel stares at Posey in silence for one, two, three seconds before replying
"So you are here to bring your society to this island and my ship. This helps us, how?"
>>188546
"No. We are here to get our treasure and leave, but to do that we first need to take care of the Traveller. I believe that we could help eachother."
"No. We are here to get our treasure and leave, but to do that we first need to take care of the Traveller. I believe that we could help eachother."
>>188546
"It would be more specific to say that we are here to leave the island with ill-gotten gains, we care nothing for your society."
"It would be more specific to say that we are here to leave the island with ill-gotten gains, we care nothing for your society."
>>188534
Cavaliere holds up a claw to one side, motioning to Kira to keep her distance.
"Easier said than done, but a creature of sufficient willpower can concentrate on only certain details he would let his adversary know."
>>188546
"With all respect, present circumstances are forcing our cooperation, however you might view us."
Cavaliere holds up a claw to one side, motioning to Kira to keep her distance.
"Easier said than done, but a creature of sufficient willpower can concentrate on only certain details he would let his adversary know."
>>188546
"With all respect, present circumstances are forcing our cooperation, however you might view us."
>>188546
"Effectively, what the good Captain means to say is that this is a parlay where your safety and absence of molestation is guaranteed, including your personal effects and anything you rightly (or not, no hate) own. In exchange, we ask you not to shoot us, and perhaps shoot the evil thing."
"Effectively, what the good Captain means to say is that this is a parlay where your safety and absence of molestation is guaranteed, including your personal effects and anything you rightly (or not, no hate) own. In exchange, we ask you not to shoot us, and perhaps shoot the evil thing."
>>188546
>incorrigible, and also taking the trips
"You can rest assured, this whole "doing the right thing" is a bit unusual for us,... some of us maybe. But having said, in this situation we are not afforded the luxury of our ordinary milieu, and our offers of comradeship - you fellows do prefer the term comrade - are quite specific to the circumstances but also quite binding. No harm will befall you (from us) if you come to our aid in this endeavor!"
>incorrigible, and also taking the trips
"You can rest assured, this whole "doing the right thing" is a bit unusual for us,... some of us maybe. But having said, in this situation we are not afforded the luxury of our ordinary milieu, and our offers of comradeship - you fellows do prefer the term comrade - are quite specific to the circumstances but also quite binding. No harm will befall you (from us) if you come to our aid in this endeavor!"
>>188521
Brie steps back and passes by Silver, whispering "Do snap a photo of this group, in case they don't survive."
Brie steps back and passes by Silver, whispering "Do snap a photo of this group, in case they don't survive."
>>188554
>>188555
>>188552
>>188551
>>188547
The green stallion speaks
"Что они говорят?
Blackheel partly moves his head to the right, but tries to keep his eyes on Posey and those around her rather than look to the green stallion
"Они пираты или, в лучшем случае, утилизаторы. Они охотятся за нашим кораблем."
Green stallion replies:
"Они хотят управлять кораблем, на котором их набито только копытами? А их стало больше?"
Blackheel, speaking firmly and holding up his right hoof, foreleg held out, in the direction of the green stallion:
"Тихий. Один из них может вас понять."
The Grey stallion speaks, louder and kind of angrily:
"Это бред. Мы должны встретиться со спецназом на пляже и отбить их много!"
Blackheel, replying firmly and making eye contact with the Grey stallion, again putting his hoof up:
"Не на глазах у наших гостей."
Then he speaks to the party:
"What do you need us to do?"
>>188539
Blackheel does not answer after the other matters are brought up
>>188555
>>188552
>>188551
>>188547
The green stallion speaks
"Что они говорят?
Blackheel partly moves his head to the right, but tries to keep his eyes on Posey and those around her rather than look to the green stallion
"Они пираты или, в лучшем случае, утилизаторы. Они охотятся за нашим кораблем."
Green stallion replies:
"Они хотят управлять кораблем, на котором их набито только копытами? А их стало больше?"
Blackheel, speaking firmly and holding up his right hoof, foreleg held out, in the direction of the green stallion:
"Тихий. Один из них может вас понять."
The Grey stallion speaks, louder and kind of angrily:
"Это бред. Мы должны встретиться со спецназом на пляже и отбить их много!"
Blackheel, replying firmly and making eye contact with the Grey stallion, again putting his hoof up:
"Не на глазах у наших гостей."
Then he speaks to the party:
"What do you need us to do?"
>>188539
Blackheel does not answer after the other matters are brought up
>>188575
"For starters, you could mention how Ravenskoe is relevant, but as far as the plan is concerned, we haven't gotten that far. One assumes your role will be to take cover and shoot from it, but we will redress once we're at the "line of scrimmage" as they say. There will be an element of improvization to this plan, but rest assured that all that will be asked of you - and your greatest threat level - will be staying out of danger while firing at it."
"For starters, you could mention how Ravenskoe is relevant, but as far as the plan is concerned, we haven't gotten that far. One assumes your role will be to take cover and shoot from it, but we will redress once we're at the "line of scrimmage" as they say. There will be an element of improvization to this plan, but rest assured that all that will be asked of you - and your greatest threat level - will be staying out of danger while firing at it."
>>188575
Silver sighs, feeling like everything that's been said has only served to make things worse and growing rather annoyed with the situation. He responds to the ponies in Severyanan. "Мы здесь не ради вашего корабля. Какие идиоты-пираты попытаются захватить судно с более чем 50 членами экипажа группой из 7 пиратов?"
Silver sighs, feeling like everything that's been said has only served to make things worse and growing rather annoyed with the situation. He responds to the ponies in Severyanan. "Мы здесь не ради вашего корабля. Какие идиоты-пираты попытаются захватить судно с более чем 50 членами экипажа группой из 7 пиратов?"
>>188575
The is meta because I translated a language my character does not understand, but I thought I meant to say that we were looking for an airship that we heard crashed here, that being a separate target that is not the Kostroma, but I was too delirious to communicate that effectively.
The is meta because I translated a language my character does not understand, but I thought I meant to say that we were looking for an airship that we heard crashed here, that being a separate target that is not the Kostroma, but I was too delirious to communicate that effectively.
>>188575
"Keep in mind, this plan involves OFFERING you firearms, on principle that you will allow us to not get shot in the back, because we will be doing all the heavy lifting."
"Keep in mind, this plan involves OFFERING you firearms, on principle that you will allow us to not get shot in the back, because we will be doing all the heavy lifting."
>>188581
Brie's hoof darts toward his makeshift holster
"Perhaps some of this is lost in translation, but for all of YOUR misgivings (better believe there are plenty we could argue if now were the time) we ARE trying to keep you ALIVE," Brie says with increasing impatience
Brie's hoof darts toward his makeshift holster
"Perhaps some of this is lost in translation, but for all of YOUR misgivings (better believe there are plenty we could argue if now were the time) we ARE trying to keep you ALIVE," Brie says with increasing impatience
>>188581
>>188583
Silver shoots a look of warning towards Brie before continuing to speak. "Такая глупая история... слушайте, я знаю, что вы все нам не доверяете, и это справедливо. Вы только что с нами познакомились, и после того, как услышали историю о том, что мы "пираты"? Конечно, вы будете подозрительны. Но я надеюсь, вы знаете, что нам не нужно было приходить вам на помощь. Мы могли бы следовать нашему первоначальному плану и попасть на этот остров и обратно, даже не узнав об этом. Но мы этого не сделали. Мы услышали ваш сигнал бедствия и пришли на помощь, без каких-либо обещаний вознаграждения или даже того, что вы не будете просто стрелять в нас сразу же, как только увидите нас. А когда мы нашли ваших товарищей, и увидели, что они не были самими собой? Мы сделали все возможное, чтобы взять их живыми, чтобы после победы над Странником они вернулись в нормальное состояние. Я надеюсь, это что-то значит в ваших глазах, что наши намерения действительно добрые, и мы здесь только для того, чтобы помочь."
>>188583
Silver shoots a look of warning towards Brie before continuing to speak. "Такая глупая история... слушайте, я знаю, что вы все нам не доверяете, и это справедливо. Вы только что с нами познакомились, и после того, как услышали историю о том, что мы "пираты"? Конечно, вы будете подозрительны. Но я надеюсь, вы знаете, что нам не нужно было приходить вам на помощь. Мы могли бы следовать нашему первоначальному плану и попасть на этот остров и обратно, даже не узнав об этом. Но мы этого не сделали. Мы услышали ваш сигнал бедствия и пришли на помощь, без каких-либо обещаний вознаграждения или даже того, что вы не будете просто стрелять в нас сразу же, как только увидите нас. А когда мы нашли ваших товарищей, и увидели, что они не были самими собой? Мы сделали все возможное, чтобы взять их живыми, чтобы после победы над Странником они вернулись в нормальное состояние. Я надеюсь, это что-то значит в ваших глазах, что наши намерения действительно добрые, и мы здесь только для того, чтобы помочь."
>>188575
>"What do you need us to do?"
We need you to help us board the Kostroma, and suppress the resistance of the enthralled sailors and summons, to give us access to the Traveller so that it can be destroyed. Then, if all goes well, we would like help delaying or distracting the GRU, so that it doesn't blast us when we sail away with our talisman undetected, after finding our booty. The GRU will likely want to sweep the Kostroma as soon as they get a signal that the 'mutiny' is over, and that should buy our crew time to escape."
>>188584
Posey chimes in
"If our intent were to attack you, we would have done so already."
>"What do you need us to do?"
We need you to help us board the Kostroma, and suppress the resistance of the enthralled sailors and summons, to give us access to the Traveller so that it can be destroyed. Then, if all goes well, we would like help delaying or distracting the GRU, so that it doesn't blast us when we sail away with our talisman undetected, after finding our booty. The GRU will likely want to sweep the Kostroma as soon as they get a signal that the 'mutiny' is over, and that should buy our crew time to escape."
>>188584
Posey chimes in
"If our intent were to attack you, we would have done so already."
>>188584
>Just translated
Bruh, pls don't say things that contradict the charisma check I just typed out....
>Just translated
Bruh, pls don't say things that contradict the charisma check I just typed out....
>>188586
"To the captain's point, if ordered you would all have a blade in your faces by now," Brie shrugs
"To the captain's point, if ordered you would all have a blade in your faces by now," Brie shrugs
>>188588
>>188589
Cavaliere adds to Brie's point, "You are more useful to us alive, and as allies. War might be good for business insofar as there's disorder to profit from, but mind control…is a threat that bears no opportunity except for the possessor. There might be no limit to what this entity can do if given enough time."
>>188589
Cavaliere adds to Brie's point, "You are more useful to us alive, and as allies. War might be good for business insofar as there's disorder to profit from, but mind control…is a threat that bears no opportunity except for the possessor. There might be no limit to what this entity can do if given enough time."
>>188590
"To this point, it isn't that bloodshed is desired, as it isn't. But if it is inevitable, then one has due diligence," Brie offers with a wide and sweeping gesture that suggest appeasement and a very thinly veiled threat.
"To this point, it isn't that bloodshed is desired, as it isn't. But if it is inevitable, then one has due diligence," Brie offers with a wide and sweeping gesture that suggest appeasement and a very thinly veiled threat.
Follow-up subtext: We wont actually bury you, that would involve effort. You'll likely be reanimated by tjis one and given actual purpose, being free from any communist illusions
>>188581
>>188584
Silver adds on to what he said as he facehooves himself. "Моим спутникам нужно поработать над своими навыками общения. Вы заметите, что то, что мы уже сделали, гораздо больше, чем ГРУ сделает для вас. Вы слышали пони по радио. Вы сами должны добраться до них через невообразимое количество монстров, которых Путешественник, несомненно, призвал, чтобы противостоять вам и им. Они также не знают, кто из вас лоялен, а кто «предатели» благодаря вашему сигналу о мутании, и они не будут дожидаться, чтобы узнать, что «предатели» просто не являются собой прямо сейчас, прежде чем они их уничтожат. Есть также тот факт, что сочетание вашего провала в вашей миссии и чувствительного характера материалов, которые вы перевозили, означает, что даже если они решат, что вы все еще лояльны, они не могут просто отпустить вас на свободу и рисковать тем, что вы расскажете кому-то о том, что вы перевозили на «Костроме». Если бы характер вашего груза достиг ушей международного сообщества, последовала бы негативная реакция и инциденты по всему миру."
>>188584
Silver adds on to what he said as he facehooves himself. "Моим спутникам нужно поработать над своими навыками общения. Вы заметите, что то, что мы уже сделали, гораздо больше, чем ГРУ сделает для вас. Вы слышали пони по радио. Вы сами должны добраться до них через невообразимое количество монстров, которых Путешественник, несомненно, призвал, чтобы противостоять вам и им. Они также не знают, кто из вас лоялен, а кто «предатели» благодаря вашему сигналу о мутании, и они не будут дожидаться, чтобы узнать, что «предатели» просто не являются собой прямо сейчас, прежде чем они их уничтожат. Есть также тот факт, что сочетание вашего провала в вашей миссии и чувствительного характера материалов, которые вы перевозили, означает, что даже если они решат, что вы все еще лояльны, они не могут просто отпустить вас на свободу и рисковать тем, что вы расскажете кому-то о том, что вы перевозили на «Костроме». Если бы характер вашего груза достиг ушей международного сообщества, последовала бы негативная реакция и инциденты по всему миру."
>further subtext
You can be an ally, armed and dangerous, or you can join the chain gang
You can be an ally, armed and dangerous, or you can join the chain gang
>>188595
Okay, let's not undermine ourselves here.
I just rolled a 30 on bluff, and a 26 on diplomacy: if it was possible to persuade Blackheel at all, that should have done it. Before we add additional dialogue that could challenge or complicate the results of the check, we should press him for an answer. We don't want to shoot ourselves in the foot by giving him time to second guess himself after he was persuaded with a successful check.
>>188575
>>188586
Posey clears her throat audibly, drawing attention to herself and distracting from tangential discussion (taking 10 on bluff).
"So, Blackheel, what will it be? Will you help us destroy the Traveller? Answer quickly, because we need to act before the GRU does."
>>188596
Intimidation is my speciality, so leave that part to me please.
Okay, let's not undermine ourselves here.
I just rolled a 30 on bluff, and a 26 on diplomacy: if it was possible to persuade Blackheel at all, that should have done it. Before we add additional dialogue that could challenge or complicate the results of the check, we should press him for an answer. We don't want to shoot ourselves in the foot by giving him time to second guess himself after he was persuaded with a successful check.
>>188575
>>188586
Posey clears her throat audibly, drawing attention to herself and distracting from tangential discussion (taking 10 on bluff).
"So, Blackheel, what will it be? Will you help us destroy the Traveller? Answer quickly, because we need to act before the GRU does."
>>188596
Intimidation is my speciality, so leave that part to me please.
>>188603
Yes captain.
Though, the appearance of having a loose cannon that you can call to heel can aid in intimidation factor
Yes captain.
Though, the appearance of having a loose cannon that you can call to heel can aid in intimidation factor
>>188603
Just because you can make a lie convincing doesn't mean it's a good lie, that's all I'll say on the matter.
Just because you can make a lie convincing doesn't mean it's a good lie, that's all I'll say on the matter.
>>188606
If the lie is bad, that's a +5 or +10 to their opposed check. I accounted for that risk before I rolled.
If Blackheel wants to believe it is true, which I believe he does, it would be a -5 on his opposed check.
If the lie is bad, that's a +5 or +10 to their opposed check. I accounted for that risk before I rolled.
If Blackheel wants to believe it is true, which I believe he does, it would be a -5 on his opposed check.
>>188603
I mean.. You told him you were going to hijack his ship. Like, sure the bluff and diplomacy were high, but like as charmingly as you can say "I am here to carjack you" or "I am here to rob you"... There's only so much charm you can add to that message
I mean.. You told him you were going to hijack his ship. Like, sure the bluff and diplomacy were high, but like as charmingly as you can say "I am here to carjack you" or "I am here to rob you"... There's only so much charm you can add to that message
>>188610
Technically, she said that thats what we CAME to do, but have since decided that the Traveler is a greater priority. And while there was no agreement between characters, if Posey gets to be 'captain' for the remainder of this, then Brie absolutely can parlay for the safe keeping of these ponies.
Technically, she said that thats what we CAME to do, but have since decided that the Traveler is a greater priority. And while there was no agreement between characters, if Posey gets to be 'captain' for the remainder of this, then Brie absolutely can parlay for the safe keeping of these ponies.
>>188610
Let Kira try something:
Kira gathers her coils together in a pile, and sits her pony half on top. She looks at Black Heel, making her eyes really big, dilated, and sparkly. She puts her forehooves together in front of her in a pleading position as she lets out a long "Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssse!" in as cutesy and innocent a voice she can muster. She tops it all off with a pouty lip for extra cuteness, hoping it pushes her attempt over the top to convince the commie ponies to come along with them.
I dunno if it needs a roll or if the cuteness alone would be enough
Let Kira try something:
Kira gathers her coils together in a pile, and sits her pony half on top. She looks at Black Heel, making her eyes really big, dilated, and sparkly. She puts her forehooves together in front of her in a pleading position as she lets out a long "Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssse!" in as cutesy and innocent a voice she can muster. She tops it all off with a pouty lip for extra cuteness, hoping it pushes her attempt over the top to convince the commie ponies to come along with them.
I dunno if it needs a roll or if the cuteness alone would be enough
>>188626
Brie is grateful that his mask conceals his incredulous expression e,_,e as he continues to contemplate firing a warning shot
Brie is grateful that his mask conceals his incredulous expression e,_,e as he continues to contemplate firing a warning shot
>>188626
I'm going to count this as an Aid Another for +2 to my own diplomacy check to clarify that we are not after their ship.
[1d20+12 = (14+12) = 26]
I'm going to count this as an Aid Another for +2 to my own diplomacy check to clarify that we are not after their ship.
[1d20+12 = (14+12) = 26]
>>188628
26 should be enough after the previous successful checks, right? That's enough to shift attitude from unfriendly to friendly.
26 should be enough after the previous successful checks, right? That's enough to shift attitude from unfriendly to friendly.
>>188628
I'm going to follow this up with an opposed charisma check to influence any of the commies that I already have charmed to go along with our plan.
[1d20+6 = (19+6) = 25]
I'm going to follow this up with an opposed charisma check to influence any of the commies that I already have charmed to go along with our plan.
[1d20+6 = (19+6) = 25]
>>188634
30 Bluff
26 Diplomacy
25 to give a charmed creature orders
This is as well as I can realistically deliver in a social encounter. If these checks don't succeed in convincing the commissar, I think we should just go find the marines.
Unless there was some sort of hidden key dialogue phrase we should have mentioned that would have automatically earned allegiance, in which case a hint would be appreciated.
30 Bluff
26 Diplomacy
25 to give a charmed creature orders
This is as well as I can realistically deliver in a social encounter. If these checks don't succeed in convincing the commissar, I think we should just go find the marines.
Unless there was some sort of hidden key dialogue phrase we should have mentioned that would have automatically earned allegiance, in which case a hint would be appreciated.
>>188635
Brie is waiting on a response from GM to add his "reckless discharge of firearm, and intimidation" bonus to the negotiations
Brie is waiting on a response from GM to add his "reckless discharge of firearm, and intimidation" bonus to the negotiations
Brie has entertained all of this jovially, but it seems that the Commissar 8allisn't taking thing sufficiently seriously.
And so Brie will casually and overly gregariously say to the Commissar (who is woefully uncircumspect, given the circumstances) "While you contemplate our good Captain's offer," he teases playfully, making his way toward the gray pony "Consider how surprised he will be when I place a gun to his head and without question, splatter his brains about the floor; and technically I could have already, assuming my ducks are in a row. They are by the way, I could have this one dead with a surprise round, and that one doesnt even have his gun out," he says gesturing toward the other guard. "Pathetic. Now then. Do you want to play along, or do I get out my 'paint' brushes?" They arent for paint, but they are literally in his inventory.
And so Brie will casually and overly gregariously say to the Commissar (who is woefully uncircumspect, given the circumstances) "While you contemplate our good Captain's offer," he teases playfully, making his way toward the gray pony "Consider how surprised he will be when I place a gun to his head and without question, splatter his brains about the floor; and technically I could have already, assuming my ducks are in a row. They are by the way, I could have this one dead with a surprise round, and that one doesnt even have his gun out," he says gesturing toward the other guard. "Pathetic. Now then. Do you want to play along, or do I get out my 'paint' brushes?" They arent for paint, but they are literally in his inventory.
Ready action, anyone twitches, its a free action to draw and its stabby stab on grey pony with the gun
And technically speaking, since Brie isn't betraying hostile body language, this would all count as a surprise round, excepting the Commissar and the nerd, they would get standard initiative.
"For the record, I,... we don't WANT to kill them, but there have been many we haven't WANTED to kill," even beneath the mask, his eyebrows widen at 'wanted', "but business is business isn't it now? And so to business, on the table is your cooperation and the lives of YOURSELF and your comrades? You lot do like the term Comrades don't you? But yes, your life is being threatened, be quick about it." I THINK he's done?
[1d20 = 10]
Not sure what skill check this might apply to so unmodified, but I sense there might need to be a skill check in there
Not sure what skill check this might apply to so unmodified, but I sense there might need to be a skill check in there
Apparently, he ISN'T finished. He continues placatingly, "Oh yes, I know you're all gruff and hearty ponyfolk, forged in the crucible of hard work and determination, but killing is our business, and here uncharacteristically, we are offering to keep you not only alive but in possession of all your goods and resources. Believe me when I say," he chuckles "This is HIGHLY unanticipated AND unprecedented. By the way, I lied about using the gun, I just wanted you to visualize it. No, I will use the blade. It will be a pity."
>>188610
And just for artistic effect, he removes his mask, so there's no ambiguity to his face. "You may have ascertained that I'm the quarter-master, and you are keeping our (cuz you're either hostages or temporary allies, he interjects mutteringly, to be heard but to imply that this is the salient point) Captain waiting."
And just for artistic effect, he removes his mask, so there's no ambiguity to his face. "You may have ascertained that I'm the quarter-master, and you are keeping our (cuz you're either hostages or temporary allies, he interjects mutteringly, to be heard but to imply that this is the salient point) Captain waiting."
>>188626
"Oh, let's dispense with the funny-business. Silver, would you be a dear and inform these two ponies that I have just promised to end their lives if their Commissar has the foolish notion of NOT complying with our,... well let's not kid ourselves that this is a negotiation as much as it's a demand. Even still, we can fight it out here or we can fight it out where appears to matter most and at whom. Believe me, I never imagined myself doing 'business' with communists - thats one of the rules - but this," he trails off, still intent on stabbing the one with the rifle if he flinches, still in a ready action. I suppose a bluff check would be required to not spook him since I'm detailing how he might die.
[1d20+4 = (2+4) = 6]
"Tell them we ordinarily leave corpses and silent voices in our wake, but they are being offered to live to speak of us."
"Oh, let's dispense with the funny-business. Silver, would you be a dear and inform these two ponies that I have just promised to end their lives if their Commissar has the foolish notion of NOT complying with our,... well let's not kid ourselves that this is a negotiation as much as it's a demand. Even still, we can fight it out here or we can fight it out where appears to matter most and at whom. Believe me, I never imagined myself doing 'business' with communists - thats one of the rules - but this," he trails off, still intent on stabbing the one with the rifle if he flinches, still in a ready action. I suppose a bluff check would be required to not spook him since I'm detailing how he might die.
[1d20+4 = (2+4) = 6]
"Tell them we ordinarily leave corpses and silent voices in our wake, but they are being offered to live to speak of us."
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>>188653
>9 consecutive posts
The GM is obviously not ready to run yet. Spamming and/or announcing additional antagonistic actions only delays GM's readiness and willingness to continue.
Can you please just freaking wait until the results of my charisma check are resolved BEFORE you decide to go around attacking or threatening NPCs? We already agreed on a plan for negotiation.
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>>188653
>9 consecutive posts
The GM is obviously not ready to run yet. Spamming and/or announcing additional antagonistic actions only delays GM's readiness and willingness to continue.
Can you please just freaking wait until the results of my charisma check are resolved BEFORE you decide to go around attacking or threatening NPCs? We already agreed on a plan for negotiation.
>>188654
>antagonism
You insist on reframing my actions as malevolent.
>can you wait
I'm trying to assist your convoluted charisma check, in such as I can. There was no discussion, there was just you asserting out-of-character that you had it sorted; and then you phoned it in cuz (no bully) health concerns. And yes, I DO think I know better than ALL of you, and will assert so since no one is fucking posting.
*clears throat*
Any other questions?
>antagonism
You insist on reframing my actions as malevolent.
>can you wait
I'm trying to assist your convoluted charisma check, in such as I can. There was no discussion, there was just you asserting out-of-character that you had it sorted; and then you phoned it in cuz (no bully) health concerns. And yes, I DO think I know better than ALL of you, and will assert so since no one is fucking posting.
*clears throat*
Any other questions?
>>188655
No one is posting because we're waiting for a response from GM pone, who has been busy and is a bit disheartened about the current state of the game.
No one is posting because we're waiting for a response from GM pone, who has been busy and is a bit disheartened about the current state of the game.
>>188656
Why would he be disheartened? If anything, there's been a multifold interest in it, and thats just amongst the players. And reminder, he can shut me down with the quickness. IDK what you're on about. I think you as players need to trust more in GM, if I'm being honest
Why would he be disheartened? If anything, there's been a multifold interest in it, and thats just amongst the players. And reminder, he can shut me down with the quickness. IDK what you're on about. I think you as players need to trust more in GM, if I'm being honest
The green stallion looks over towards Kira and speaks
Что это? Это одно из творений черного бога?
Orange:
Нет, это то, что называется «ламия». Это существо из зебрики.
Green:
Но голова и грудь у него как у кобылы, как у своеобразной химеры.
Orange:
Вот только так они выглядят.
Green:
Почему это мило?
But Blackheel looks over towards the party members as they make their various approaches.
He moves back and tries to shield himself from Kira's power's of Hypnosis with a guarded expression.
To Posey, he nods along, and smiles, sometimes showing his pristine white teeth, and generally looking as if he wished to gain her affection.
To Brie, he gives a partly open mouthed, partly squinted eye expression that is most comparable to the look Tucker Carlson gives to most of his guests.
To Cavaliere, he nods but maintains a serious expression.
To Silver, he closes his mouth and gives a concerned, if somewhat warm expression
And when they are done, he answers
"Very well... I can see your point... Your goal here. I will go along with you, if you can help me try to save my crew, and salvage what I can of this- this mission. Everything has clearly gone awry... It must be resolved. And that... That evil creature, that rat bastard must be stopped. And the Entity too, if we can."
Что это? Это одно из творений черного бога?
Orange:
Нет, это то, что называется «ламия». Это существо из зебрики.
Green:
Но голова и грудь у него как у кобылы, как у своеобразной химеры.
Orange:
Вот только так они выглядят.
Green:
Почему это мило?
But Blackheel looks over towards the party members as they make their various approaches.
He moves back and tries to shield himself from Kira's power's of Hypnosis with a guarded expression.
To Posey, he nods along, and smiles, sometimes showing his pristine white teeth, and generally looking as if he wished to gain her affection.
To Brie, he gives a partly open mouthed, partly squinted eye expression that is most comparable to the look Tucker Carlson gives to most of his guests.
To Cavaliere, he nods but maintains a serious expression.
To Silver, he closes his mouth and gives a concerned, if somewhat warm expression
And when they are done, he answers
"Very well... I can see your point... Your goal here. I will go along with you, if you can help me try to save my crew, and salvage what I can of this- this mission. Everything has clearly gone awry... It must be resolved. And that... That evil creature, that rat bastard must be stopped. And the Entity too, if we can."
>>188667
To the orange and green pony, Kira simply tilts her head and bleps out her tongue with a confused expression on her face. Silver responds to them, "Знаешь, ты можешь спросить ее сам. Она, честно говоря, самое доброе, самое милое, самое невинное существо, которое ты, вероятно, когда-либо встречал. И да, она также очаровательна. Она не говорит на нашем языке, так что тебе придется говорить с ней на эквестрийском."
To Black Heel, Silver lets out a sigh of relief, and returns his warm smile back to him. "Good, I am glad to have you. I know you do not trust us fully as of yet, but we will show you that we can be. We will end this horror, save your crew, and get off this goddesses-forsaken island."
To the orange and green pony, Kira simply tilts her head and bleps out her tongue with a confused expression on her face. Silver responds to them, "Знаешь, ты можешь спросить ее сам. Она, честно говоря, самое доброе, самое милое, самое невинное существо, которое ты, вероятно, когда-либо встречал. И да, она также очаровательна. Она не говорит на нашем языке, так что тебе придется говорить с ней на эквестрийском."
To Black Heel, Silver lets out a sigh of relief, and returns his warm smile back to him. "Good, I am glad to have you. I know you do not trust us fully as of yet, but we will show you that we can be. We will end this horror, save your crew, and get off this goddesses-forsaken island."
>>188674
>>188675
The green stallion's eyes go wide, and his mouth hangs partly open. He takes a quick breath. Green pony:
"Что он делает? Почему он это делает?"
The grey stallion speaks,
"Посмотрите на эту гигантскую шишку в его животе. Он что-то съел. Съел ли он пони?"
The green stallion makes an "ep" and falls over onto his side. The orange, grey, and green stallions all look over at him. Blackheel, however, looks over towards Posey, to whom he is smiling.
The orange stallion looks over to the grey stallion and says,
"Ну а если она съела, то и сейчас не вредна"
Then the orange stallion looks over towards Kira and tries to smile
"Hi."
Blackheel turns to Silver and speaks
"That is better. So what is this plan? Kill it with explosives?"
>>188675
The green stallion's eyes go wide, and his mouth hangs partly open. He takes a quick breath. Green pony:
"Что он делает? Почему он это делает?"
The grey stallion speaks,
"Посмотрите на эту гигантскую шишку в его животе. Он что-то съел. Съел ли он пони?"
The green stallion makes an "ep" and falls over onto his side. The orange, grey, and green stallions all look over at him. Blackheel, however, looks over towards Posey, to whom he is smiling.
The orange stallion looks over to the grey stallion and says,
"Ну а если она съела, то и сейчас не вредна"
Then the orange stallion looks over towards Kira and tries to smile
"Hi."
Blackheel turns to Silver and speaks
"That is better. So what is this plan? Kill it with explosives?"
>>188676
Kira smiles brightly back at the orange stallion, and waves at him. "Hello! What's your name? Mine's Kira."
Silver nods at Black Heel. "That is basic gist of plan. Our resident bat is our explosives expert, he converted explosive warhead of torpedo into improvised explosive device, and turned crashed plane's radio into remote detonator. We will use magic to weaken Traveler, then force explosive inside him and detonate it remotely. For dealing with monsters he summons, we took machine gun from crashed plane's turret. It fires too fast to be used while standing or moving, but when prone and crew-served it will prove very effective in tearing any monsters or demons to little bits."
Kira smiles brightly back at the orange stallion, and waves at him. "Hello! What's your name? Mine's Kira."
Silver nods at Black Heel. "That is basic gist of plan. Our resident bat is our explosives expert, he converted explosive warhead of torpedo into improvised explosive device, and turned crashed plane's radio into remote detonator. We will use magic to weaken Traveler, then force explosive inside him and detonate it remotely. For dealing with monsters he summons, we took machine gun from crashed plane's turret. It fires too fast to be used while standing or moving, but when prone and crew-served it will prove very effective in tearing any monsters or demons to little bits."
>>188677
Blackheel places his hoof to his chin
"Well, it sounds like you have some idea. I am skeptical if that will be enough, and more to the point, if it will let us get close enough. If this thing wakes up..." He shudders and shakes his head. "We must try."
The orange stallion's ears go back briefly, and he pulls his lips back to show his teeth.
"Uh, my name is Starfire"
Blackheel places his hoof to his chin
"Well, it sounds like you have some idea. I am skeptical if that will be enough, and more to the point, if it will let us get close enough. If this thing wakes up..." He shudders and shakes his head. "We must try."
The orange stallion's ears go back briefly, and he pulls his lips back to show his teeth.
"Uh, my name is Starfire"
>>188682
Silver: "Exactly. We must try."
Kira claps her hooves together excitedly. "Ooooo! I love that name! Do your friends speak Ponish, too, or is it just you and Black Heel?"
Silver: "Exactly. We must try."
Kira claps her hooves together excitedly. "Ooooo! I love that name! Do your friends speak Ponish, too, or is it just you and Black Heel?"
>>188667
>>188676
> I will go along with you, if you can help me try to save my crew, and salvage what I can of this- this mission. Everything has clearly gone awry... It must be resolved.
>Blackheel, however, looks over towards Posey, to whom he is smiling.
"Good choice. With your help, we should be able to minimize casualties when we board the ship. Let us make haste; we want to board it before the GRU does. You can fill us in on the layout of the ship and the crew's forces as we travel." Posey says
>>188678
>Don't get shot
Don't be stupid.
>>188682
"Getting close is one thing, getting close without killing off the enthralled sailors is another. I suspect that the Traveller will be spurred out of torpor once we get close though: it will not simply surrender to being destroyed once it begins to be damaged by magic."
>>188676
> I will go along with you, if you can help me try to save my crew, and salvage what I can of this- this mission. Everything has clearly gone awry... It must be resolved.
>Blackheel, however, looks over towards Posey, to whom he is smiling.
"Good choice. With your help, we should be able to minimize casualties when we board the ship. Let us make haste; we want to board it before the GRU does. You can fill us in on the layout of the ship and the crew's forces as we travel." Posey says
>>188678
>Don't get shot
Don't be stupid.
>>188682
"Getting close is one thing, getting close without killing off the enthralled sailors is another. I suspect that the Traveller will be spurred out of torpor once we get close though: it will not simply surrender to being destroyed once it begins to be damaged by magic."
>>188684
>>188682
Silver: "But first, there are still some potential allies to be recruited. Pipette mentioned another group of soldiers holed up in some ruins towards Kostroma. There are also airponies at crashed airship that could provide extra ponypower."
Also we need to get down to the whale skeleton, still
>>188682
Silver: "But first, there are still some potential allies to be recruited. Pipette mentioned another group of soldiers holed up in some ruins towards Kostroma. There are also airponies at crashed airship that could provide extra ponypower."
Also we need to get down to the whale skeleton, still
>>188683
Starfire:
"No, uh, I am with the University of Lemongrad, and the uh, the science team here. On the expedition. I learned Ponish in school. Blackhoof learned it at the Harmony school. Rustling Pine over here is in the Merchant Marine. He does not know Equestrian Common, nor does Steppe Eagle, who is a marine."
>>188684
"Yes" Blackheel says with a nod.
"It will not want us to get close, and that is sure."
>>188685
Blackheel
"Yes, my sailors had to make a run for it. Rescuing them should be a top priority."
Starfire:
"No, uh, I am with the University of Lemongrad, and the uh, the science team here. On the expedition. I learned Ponish in school. Blackhoof learned it at the Harmony school. Rustling Pine over here is in the Merchant Marine. He does not know Equestrian Common, nor does Steppe Eagle, who is a marine."
>>188684
"Yes" Blackheel says with a nod.
"It will not want us to get close, and that is sure."
>>188685
Blackheel
"Yes, my sailors had to make a run for it. Rescuing them should be a top priority."
>>188684
>Don't be stupid
NOh (you), Captain
>>188685
"Indeed, none of us are about to carry this," Brie says, gesturing toward the torpedo.
>>188686
"Anything it 'doesn't' want is probably in line with what we're going to do. So, if you have any other suggestions about what it doesn't want, they might be useful to divulge."
>Don't be stupid
NOh (you), Captain
>>188685
"Indeed, none of us are about to carry this," Brie says, gesturing toward the torpedo.
>>188686
"Anything it 'doesn't' want is probably in line with what we're going to do. So, if you have any other suggestions about what it doesn't want, they might be useful to divulge."
>>188686
Kira: "Woooooow! Wait, is the Harmony school the same one that Princess Twilight founded? The one that taught creatures from around the world all about the magic of friendship and Harmony?"
Silver: "Rescue them we will, but there are couple of stops we will make along away between us and them."
Kira: "Woooooow! Wait, is the Harmony school the same one that Princess Twilight founded? The one that taught creatures from around the world all about the magic of friendship and Harmony?"
Silver: "Rescue them we will, but there are couple of stops we will make along away between us and them."
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Starfire:
"Well, we've seen it go through a state of torpor more than once. It was inactive after hitting the ground, became more active, and was in torpor, or it seemed to be anyways. Something caused it to go dormant again... I think it had something to do with what happened with the village."
Then Blackheel speaks,
"Those things peasants call 'gods,' they always want faith, belief, sacrifices. Have you ever wondered what an alleged god needs with a chicken? Or why it would care if anyone had 'faith' in it or not? The usual explaination is that this is peasants rationalizing the payments and fealty they must give to their feudal lords and the like, but I've heard another reason given. These 'gods' are emotional-magical parasites, like a changeling, or a siren, or a windigo. They feed off of your fealty.
I don't know what in Tartarus this thing is. I had thought it was a beached carcass. But this 'Fellow Traveller,' 'Seraph,' 'Chernobog'... I think it may work in that way. Feed off of the belief or minds of those who follow it. In any case, I have no desire for it to have any followers at all."
>>188687
"It did not like me rejecting it. Telling it 'no,' that it was wrong. That, it certainly didn't like."
>>188691
To Kira:
"No. That 'school' was part of an attempt to conspire with other autocracies in a global effort to permanently freeze-out and stop any revolution. It makes sense in a sort of way, as a revolution anywhere inspires more elsewhere."
To Silver:
"Like where? We are limited on time."
"Well, we've seen it go through a state of torpor more than once. It was inactive after hitting the ground, became more active, and was in torpor, or it seemed to be anyways. Something caused it to go dormant again... I think it had something to do with what happened with the village."
Then Blackheel speaks,
"Those things peasants call 'gods,' they always want faith, belief, sacrifices. Have you ever wondered what an alleged god needs with a chicken? Or why it would care if anyone had 'faith' in it or not? The usual explaination is that this is peasants rationalizing the payments and fealty they must give to their feudal lords and the like, but I've heard another reason given. These 'gods' are emotional-magical parasites, like a changeling, or a siren, or a windigo. They feed off of your fealty.
I don't know what in Tartarus this thing is. I had thought it was a beached carcass. But this 'Fellow Traveller,' 'Seraph,' 'Chernobog'... I think it may work in that way. Feed off of the belief or minds of those who follow it. In any case, I have no desire for it to have any followers at all."
>>188687
"It did not like me rejecting it. Telling it 'no,' that it was wrong. That, it certainly didn't like."
>>188691
To Kira:
"No. That 'school' was part of an attempt to conspire with other autocracies in a global effort to permanently freeze-out and stop any revolution. It makes sense in a sort of way, as a revolution anywhere inspires more elsewhere."
To Silver:
"Like where? We are limited on time."
>>188698
>It 'doesn't like being told "No" has been added to Brie's endless list of ways to piss off the (ahem) audience
"Thank you, I unironically appreciate that tidbit, and will likely expend effort to see to it that you don't die for having provided it." His mask is off, his smile is unambiguous
>It 'doesn't like being told "No" has been added to Brie's endless list of ways to piss off the (ahem) audience
"Thank you, I unironically appreciate that tidbit, and will likely expend effort to see to it that you don't die for having provided it." His mask is off, his smile is unambiguous
>>188698
Silver: "As I said, it is all on way to your soldiers. No detours, just brief stops. We are not yet in position to take on eldritch deity, but after these stops we will be. Or, at least as close to be as we could hope for."
Kira: "Awwww. I kinda wish she sought out some lamias to join it, though. Hardly anyone over on his continent knows who we are, and the majority who meet me at first just think I'm some kind of mindless monster..." Hearing Black Heel's apparent view on the peasant beliefs about gods, Kira tilts her head at him. "Um...well, to be honest we don't even know if gods are real. Well, this one seems to be real, or maybe he's just some kind of demon or something. Demons are real, right? Anyways, all of the stories say they're real, and I'd like to think they're real. But maybe even if they aren't, there's still good in believing in them? Like, this world can be pretty sad sometimes, and it can drag you down, and it can even be pretty lonely at times too, but maybe believing in something greater than yourself, and following the teachings related to them...maybe it helps people feel like they belong to a community? And it helps keep their spirits up even during bad times?" Kira finishes up her shpeal by tapping her hooves together and looking bashfully towards the ground. "...or something like that, maybe...I don't know..."
Silver: "As I said, it is all on way to your soldiers. No detours, just brief stops. We are not yet in position to take on eldritch deity, but after these stops we will be. Or, at least as close to be as we could hope for."
Kira: "Awwww. I kinda wish she sought out some lamias to join it, though. Hardly anyone over on his continent knows who we are, and the majority who meet me at first just think I'm some kind of mindless monster..." Hearing Black Heel's apparent view on the peasant beliefs about gods, Kira tilts her head at him. "Um...well, to be honest we don't even know if gods are real. Well, this one seems to be real, or maybe he's just some kind of demon or something. Demons are real, right? Anyways, all of the stories say they're real, and I'd like to think they're real. But maybe even if they aren't, there's still good in believing in them? Like, this world can be pretty sad sometimes, and it can drag you down, and it can even be pretty lonely at times too, but maybe believing in something greater than yourself, and following the teachings related to them...maybe it helps people feel like they belong to a community? And it helps keep their spirits up even during bad times?" Kira finishes up her shpeal by tapping her hooves together and looking bashfully towards the ground. "...or something like that, maybe...I don't know..."
>>188701
In that his mask is off, Brie's disdain for the idea that "we're not ready to take on an Eldritch deity" is apparent by his very obviously raised eyebrow, suggesting only that he has contempt for the idea that anypone could operate from a position of inability.
No, this goes back to his training and experience, pertaining to the Row family and lineage. Would you like to hear it? I could spaghetti-dump it now like a pile of angel-hair pasta You don't know, but thats gonna be a thing, even tho I'll fucking do it even though it hurts my soul
As I was saying, Oddly enough, the Row family - which the present heiress "picked" Brie to be "hers" (with complications) - has lineage history with "a" monstrocity (whether it "was" the traveler or not, I leave that to GM, but it pertains to Brie's interest in having a Brief! conversation with the aforementioned) but AN monstrocity (one assumes you'll foregive/forego the use of "an" before monstrocity, it was just to provide emphasis).
Anyhoo, the whole point of this diatribe is to indicate that Brie ISN'T just being impatient (though there is that) when he swiftly pulls his revolver from it's sling/frame, points it in the air (yes, regrettably away from anyone) and fires off a shot.
"Splendid! Can we go now? I trust any necessary discussion can occur in transit."
In that his mask is off, Brie's disdain for the idea that "we're not ready to take on an Eldritch deity" is apparent by his very obviously raised eyebrow, suggesting only that he has contempt for the idea that anypone could operate from a position of inability.
No, this goes back to his training and experience, pertaining to the Row family and lineage. Would you like to hear it? I could spaghetti-dump it now like a pile of angel-hair pasta You don't know, but thats gonna be a thing, even tho I'll fucking do it even though it hurts my soul
As I was saying, Oddly enough, the Row family - which the present heiress "picked" Brie to be "hers" (with complications) - has lineage history with "a" monstrocity (whether it "was" the traveler or not, I leave that to GM, but it pertains to Brie's interest in having a Brief! conversation with the aforementioned) but AN monstrocity (one assumes you'll foregive/forego the use of "an" before monstrocity, it was just to provide emphasis).
Anyhoo, the whole point of this diatribe is to indicate that Brie ISN'T just being impatient (though there is that) when he swiftly pulls his revolver from it's sling/frame, points it in the air (yes, regrettably away from anyone) and fires off a shot.
"Splendid! Can we go now? I trust any necessary discussion can occur in transit."
>>188698
Posey speaks up
"The topic of religion and extraplanar contact is a motif in my former field. Time and time again unicorns have contacted nameless horrors from beyond the void, for glory, pleasure or power, and through it brought rot and ruin. Exorcising unwelcome guests and cleaning up the messes that follow was my line of work... It was a bit of a thankless job."
She continues
"That being said, the kind of predatory entity that arrives with intent feed on the minds of the living may be the easiest to deal with, and perhaps the most predictable since its base intentions are already clear. It can give us confidence that its powers are limited, which means that it can be destroyed."
>Have you ever wondered what an alleged god needs with a chicken?
"The sacrifice of a chicken is generally symbolic: proof of the devotion of the celebrant. It is not the value of the sacrifice that draws the attention of the entity, but the advent that the sacrifice was made. Perhaps the entity is being called up on to fulfill an age-old pact, or perhaps they are inspired by the faith of the celebrant, or perhaps even... most dreadfully, they might be curious..." she lingers at the last one
"The most dreadful entities that interact with mortals are not the ones who come to feed on our souls or bring us ruin, but the ones with nothing to gain. In the vastness of the cosmos, there lurk entities who are so vast and incalculable that they are simply curious that a being as small as a pony is able to successfully contact them at all. To put it in perspective, you would not normally pay any mind to troup of ants as you were walking by, but surely it would catch your attention if the mindless ants were able to successfully spell out your name? To the most powerful beings, the feat of mortals simply being able to comprehend them enough to make an offering once in a millennium is sometimes all it takes to draw their attention, to the doom of the celebrants who would foolishly contact such a being."
Posey speaks up
"The topic of religion and extraplanar contact is a motif in my former field. Time and time again unicorns have contacted nameless horrors from beyond the void, for glory, pleasure or power, and through it brought rot and ruin. Exorcising unwelcome guests and cleaning up the messes that follow was my line of work... It was a bit of a thankless job."
She continues
"That being said, the kind of predatory entity that arrives with intent feed on the minds of the living may be the easiest to deal with, and perhaps the most predictable since its base intentions are already clear. It can give us confidence that its powers are limited, which means that it can be destroyed."
>Have you ever wondered what an alleged god needs with a chicken?
"The sacrifice of a chicken is generally symbolic: proof of the devotion of the celebrant. It is not the value of the sacrifice that draws the attention of the entity, but the advent that the sacrifice was made. Perhaps the entity is being called up on to fulfill an age-old pact, or perhaps they are inspired by the faith of the celebrant, or perhaps even... most dreadfully, they might be curious..." she lingers at the last one
"The most dreadful entities that interact with mortals are not the ones who come to feed on our souls or bring us ruin, but the ones with nothing to gain. In the vastness of the cosmos, there lurk entities who are so vast and incalculable that they are simply curious that a being as small as a pony is able to successfully contact them at all. To put it in perspective, you would not normally pay any mind to troup of ants as you were walking by, but surely it would catch your attention if the mindless ants were able to successfully spell out your name? To the most powerful beings, the feat of mortals simply being able to comprehend them enough to make an offering once in a millennium is sometimes all it takes to draw their attention, to the doom of the celebrants who would foolishly contact such a being."
>>188709
"Incapacitating enough of its followers might physically weaken it to the point it'll be vulnerable," the griffon responds.
"Even large creatures are easy prey for the legendary bullet ants, if there's enough of them that is. If we're right on its vulnerability, our relative insignificance might even be an advantage."
"Incapacitating enough of its followers might physically weaken it to the point it'll be vulnerable," the griffon responds.
"Even large creatures are easy prey for the legendary bullet ants, if there's enough of them that is. If we're right on its vulnerability, our relative insignificance might even be an advantage."
>>188712
>Incapacitating enough of its followers might physically weaken it to the point it'll be vulnerable,"
That was my original plan, BUT I do not believe Commissar Blackheel would appreciate it, and I would rather keep our working relationship for the time being."
>Even large creatures are easy prey for the legendary bullet ants
Posey chuckles
"Perhaps ants my feel confident in attacking being far beyond their comprehension, but the its easier not to draw their attention at all, lest the owner of the crawlspace come back with a can of DEET."
>Incapacitating enough of its followers might physically weaken it to the point it'll be vulnerable,"
That was my original plan, BUT I do not believe Commissar Blackheel would appreciate it, and I would rather keep our working relationship for the time being."
>Even large creatures are easy prey for the legendary bullet ants
Posey chuckles
"Perhaps ants my feel confident in attacking being far beyond their comprehension, but the its easier not to draw their attention at all, lest the owner of the crawlspace come back with a can of DEET."
>>188699
"O... kay"
>>188701
Blackheel raises an eyebrow to Silver. Then he shakes his head to Kira, and answers
"Belief in the immaterial distracts from the very real, very material demons that hurt us and lord over us here, and from the very real community and paradise we may build here on Earth."
>>188709
Blackheel smiles
"They have quite the fairy tales over in... Where are you from again? Anyways, I don't know what it wants or what, if anything at all it feeds on. What I do know is that it has quite the impact on the minds of ponies, and I'm not going to let it spread."
>>188712
>>188714
"I do think that being out of sight and out of mind is the better move now, but... It knows me."
>>188712
"O... kay"
>>188701
Blackheel raises an eyebrow to Silver. Then he shakes his head to Kira, and answers
"Belief in the immaterial distracts from the very real, very material demons that hurt us and lord over us here, and from the very real community and paradise we may build here on Earth."
>>188709
Blackheel smiles
"They have quite the fairy tales over in... Where are you from again? Anyways, I don't know what it wants or what, if anything at all it feeds on. What I do know is that it has quite the impact on the minds of ponies, and I'm not going to let it spread."
>>188712
>>188714
"I do think that being out of sight and out of mind is the better move now, but... It knows me."
>>188712
>>188717
"If that's the case, then prior to our assault, fanning out might misdirect it and help some of get onto the ship before it knows we're there."
"If that's the case, then prior to our assault, fanning out might misdirect it and help some of get onto the ship before it knows we're there."
>>188719
He nods
"Distracting may be beneficial, yes. It does not notice everything, and it cares for some facts... some ponies, more than others."
>>188720
"Not literally, no. The danger is of an altogether worse kind. There are creatures who would seek to enjoy the fruits of another's labor, and to that end, they will deceive and instill fear."
He nods
"Distracting may be beneficial, yes. It does not notice everything, and it cares for some facts... some ponies, more than others."
>>188720
"Not literally, no. The danger is of an altogether worse kind. There are creatures who would seek to enjoy the fruits of another's labor, and to that end, they will deceive and instill fear."
>>188723
Kira: "But not actual demons...I'm not sure I know why that's worse than real demons like the ones we've fought." She smiles at Black Heel. "Is this one of those communism things? I'm sorry if I don't get many of those, we don't really have communism back home. Or really any ideologies or political parties, to be honest."
Kira: "But not actual demons...I'm not sure I know why that's worse than real demons like the ones we've fought." She smiles at Black Heel. "Is this one of those communism things? I'm sorry if I don't get many of those, we don't really have communism back home. Or really any ideologies or political parties, to be honest."
>>188734
>>188718
Can I PLEASE recklessly discharge the firearm now? They already said they would fight with us. We can be friendly after getting some good will through combat.
>>188735
"If you're missing his meaning, he's referring to Capitalists as being the 'demons' that would seek to enjoy the fruits, and deceive and instill fear, dear."
>>188718
Can I PLEASE recklessly discharge the firearm now? They already said they would fight with us. We can be friendly after getting some good will through combat.
>>188735
"If you're missing his meaning, he's referring to Capitalists as being the 'demons' that would seek to enjoy the fruits, and deceive and instill fear, dear."
>>188739
He raises his hoof in a placating gesture. "It's far too difficult to adequately discuss here. The short version is that we - as pirates he emphasizes that as though to remind Kira,... wait does Kira even know what a pirate is? are a form of "Capitalist". We acquire goods through less scrupulous - but inherently more honest - methods than conventional capitalists. But to simply answer your question, WE are capitalists."
He raises his hoof in a placating gesture. "It's far too difficult to adequately discuss here. The short version is that we - as pirates he emphasizes that as though to remind Kira,... wait does Kira even know what a pirate is? are a form of "Capitalist". We acquire goods through less scrupulous - but inherently more honest - methods than conventional capitalists. But to simply answer your question, WE are capitalists."
>>188740
Kira nods along, then makes a face as to suggest she understands. "Ohhhhhhhhhhh. So, capitalists are scrupulous, dishonest pirates." She closes one eye, and adopts a very stereotypical pirate accent. "Aye gotcha capt'n! Yarhar!"
Kira nods along, then makes a face as to suggest she understands. "Ohhhhhhhhhhh. So, capitalists are scrupulous, dishonest pirates." She closes one eye, and adopts a very stereotypical pirate accent. "Aye gotcha capt'n! Yarhar!"
>>188741
"UNscrupulous, dishonest pirates," he sighs, "Capitalists are pirates who use the law and economic advantage to fleece the goods from anypony who plays the game. WE however are very up front that we're here to take things," he turns to Blackheel, "Not you folk, this is a different arrangement," and then turns back to Kira, witb a dry expression. Gesturing to Rosie, "SHE's the captain,..."
Brie doesnt actually believe this, but is deliberately speaking to placate the Commissar, since he isnt being allowed to shoot the gun to force hooves.
"UNscrupulous, dishonest pirates," he sighs, "Capitalists are pirates who use the law and economic advantage to fleece the goods from anypony who plays the game. WE however are very up front that we're here to take things," he turns to Blackheel, "Not you folk, this is a different arrangement," and then turns back to Kira, witb a dry expression. Gesturing to Rosie, "SHE's the captain,..."
Brie doesnt actually believe this, but is deliberately speaking to placate the Commissar, since he isnt being allowed to shoot the gun to force hooves.
But what Brie DOES believe in:
"The ideal scenario of course is an operant authority entity, designed to increase the opportunities to it's participants. It resembles the Changeling philosophy, but without the compromise of personal autonomy. Let those who would establish themselves as 'primary movers' pave the way for the mass to enjoy the full fruit of the endeavor. It's a form of Socialism, but it's Nationalistic in it's focus," he says with a slightly knowing twitch
"The ideal scenario of course is an operant authority entity, designed to increase the opportunities to it's participants. It resembles the Changeling philosophy, but without the compromise of personal autonomy. Let those who would establish themselves as 'primary movers' pave the way for the mass to enjoy the full fruit of the endeavor. It's a form of Socialism, but it's Nationalistic in it's focus," he says with a slightly knowing twitch
>>188717
>Where are you from again?
"I came from Farbrook, and I speak from experience. Anyways, you are right that this problem needs to be dealt with quickly. I've made contact with its mind before, and managed to resist it for now thanks to the results of my training, but given the reach if its ability it is only a matter of time before it enthralls every mind on the island."
>>188720
"Yes." Posey replies
"There are many such cases, but all of them are rather obscure."
>>188723
>There are creatures who would seek to enjoy the fruits of another's labor, and to that end, they will deceive and instill fear
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>>188734
"She is from an uncontacted tribe, but she is still helpful. Please be patient with her."
>Where are you from again?
"I came from Farbrook, and I speak from experience. Anyways, you are right that this problem needs to be dealt with quickly. I've made contact with its mind before, and managed to resist it for now thanks to the results of my training, but given the reach if its ability it is only a matter of time before it enthralls every mind on the island."
>>188720
"Yes." Posey replies
"There are many such cases, but all of them are rather obscure."
>>188723
>There are creatures who would seek to enjoy the fruits of another's labor, and to that end, they will deceive and instill fear
Pic related
>>188734
"She is from an uncontacted tribe, but she is still helpful. Please be patient with her."
>>188741
"Yes, yes, yes... Dishonest pirates, unlike us..." Posey says, rolling her eyes a little
"Kira, be a dear and help Pipette pack up whatever she needs to move out." Posey says, changing the the subject
"Yes, yes, yes... Dishonest pirates, unlike us..." Posey says, rolling her eyes a little
"Kira, be a dear and help Pipette pack up whatever she needs to move out." Posey says, changing the the subject
Assuming a degree of privacy and whisper -adviseabke cuz lets not think that NPCs were meant for this exchange.
"There has been an extra-ordinary effort to keep these alive. Delightful, but can we stop leading with the Disney channel?" He says gesturing to the far too-nice Kira. Bless her heart (in the southern sense) shes being friendly. Isn't it adorable? Meanwhile we have god-things to kill."
"There has been an extra-ordinary effort to keep these alive. Delightful, but can we stop leading with the Disney channel?" He says gesturing to the far too-nice Kira. Bless her heart (in the southern sense) shes being friendly. Isn't it adorable? Meanwhile we have god-things to kill."
And yes, I apologize for my spelling mistakes and for having neglected to orange-text the spoken bits. But seriously - and I'm taking a stance now - we are past the time to be adding to our facebook friends list. We are far PAST time to get a move on on the ABONINABLE THREAT - which yes, we can be said to be insulated by GM suggestion, nothing is blowing up at the moment - but we're SUPPOSED to be pretending to be characters who are pretending to have a sense of urgency/mortality.
Meaning, beyond personal plans, I wouldn't be bothered if Brie died.
BUT HE SURE AS FUCK WOULD BE
And that's how the characters should feel, just saying. This probably could have gone in OOC, but the OOC thread is just an excuse to disregard posts.
Meaning, beyond personal plans, I wouldn't be bothered if Brie died.
BUT HE SURE AS FUCK WOULD BE
And that's how the characters should feel, just saying. This probably could have gone in OOC, but the OOC thread is just an excuse to disregard posts.
Yes, this is a sperging. And its out of character.
Kira, yoy're adorable, but stfu.
Garv, you havent said anything
Dusty hasn't said fucking ANYTHING, ostensibly cuz rhyming is a chore.
And then theres the 3 of us.
Silver doesnt want to get to the bottom of anything. One assumes this is delightful for Silver, but its not. For everyone. Get a fucking move on.
Rosey is actually in my 'exalted' list, in that he seems to want the game to proceed. Hopefully it will.
Thats all, for now
Kira, yoy're adorable, but stfu.
Garv, you havent said anything
Dusty hasn't said fucking ANYTHING, ostensibly cuz rhyming is a chore.
And then theres the 3 of us.
Silver doesnt want to get to the bottom of anything. One assumes this is delightful for Silver, but its not. For everyone. Get a fucking move on.
Rosey is actually in my 'exalted' list, in that he seems to want the game to proceed. Hopefully it will.
Thats all, for now
>>188740
>>188741
>>188742
Blackheel:
"That's a bit... imprecise... 'capitalist' refers to a specific role in a specific system, but uh," He looks down, and then back up "the lesson is this: every creature, every one of them, has a kind of primitive side to them. A reptilian, vestigial part that looks out for their own self interest. Greed. Hunger. Hate. Fear. And this side comes out especially when resources are scarce. When you need to compete to survive. But every creature also has better angels in their nature. A capacity to work together, to place the good of the other above their own. Now, it doesn't always have the chance to come out. But with the right education, and the right environment, we can make better creatures, and we can make a better world. And it's a virtuous cycle, because the better things are the better they can become.
Understand that in every society, most aspects of that society, from religion to the economic system and especially the political system, are all designed to benefit the few at the expense of the many. And where someone ends up in life usually depends on where they begin. But if we are willing to change things, we can make a better world. And slowly bring about a better life - this, our only life - for all. And that is what we strive for."
>>188746
"I see..."
>>188741
>>188742
Blackheel:
"That's a bit... imprecise... 'capitalist' refers to a specific role in a specific system, but uh," He looks down, and then back up "the lesson is this: every creature, every one of them, has a kind of primitive side to them. A reptilian, vestigial part that looks out for their own self interest. Greed. Hunger. Hate. Fear. And this side comes out especially when resources are scarce. When you need to compete to survive. But every creature also has better angels in their nature. A capacity to work together, to place the good of the other above their own. Now, it doesn't always have the chance to come out. But with the right education, and the right environment, we can make better creatures, and we can make a better world. And it's a virtuous cycle, because the better things are the better they can become.
Understand that in every society, most aspects of that society, from religion to the economic system and especially the political system, are all designed to benefit the few at the expense of the many. And where someone ends up in life usually depends on where they begin. But if we are willing to change things, we can make a better world. And slowly bring about a better life - this, our only life - for all. And that is what we strive for."
>>188746
"I see..."
>>188723
>>188740
>>188759
>>188760
Finally Cavaliere answers, "Your respective economic statements, which are–forgive me for saying this–steeped in paranoia, help to shed some light on your personalities. Still, we should put off this conversation for the sake of this 'better world,' which we can help along at this moment. The time is now for a plan of action."
He gestures to the direction the crashed airship is thought to be, and starts scratching out a crude map of the island with a talon. "We need to look for survivors at that vessel. I, our reptilian friend, our batpony, and our zebra will head directly there. The unicorns, the griffons, and the Stalliongrad ponies should grab the munitions from this plane and haul them to just outside the Kostroma. You have experience with earthworks and machine guns, so you should set up a defense there, expecting the entity to attack. You implied that it knows your location at all times, Commissar." He draws a line close to a circle and draws an X at the end, and then draws another line from a different direction approaching that circle. "With fighting-capable survivors in tow, we will attack the ship from another angle, finding a breach through the hull.
Then, we converge and sweep the lower decks to the cargo bay."
Leaning back, Cavaliere queries, "I'd welcome your feedback on this plan."
Is Dust kill?
>>188740
>>188759
>>188760
Finally Cavaliere answers, "Your respective economic statements, which are–forgive me for saying this–steeped in paranoia, help to shed some light on your personalities. Still, we should put off this conversation for the sake of this 'better world,' which we can help along at this moment. The time is now for a plan of action."
He gestures to the direction the crashed airship is thought to be, and starts scratching out a crude map of the island with a talon. "We need to look for survivors at that vessel. I, our reptilian friend, our batpony, and our zebra will head directly there. The unicorns, the griffons, and the Stalliongrad ponies should grab the munitions from this plane and haul them to just outside the Kostroma. You have experience with earthworks and machine guns, so you should set up a defense there, expecting the entity to attack. You implied that it knows your location at all times, Commissar." He draws a line close to a circle and draws an X at the end, and then draws another line from a different direction approaching that circle. "With fighting-capable survivors in tow, we will attack the ship from another angle, finding a breach through the hull.
Then, we converge and sweep the lower decks to the cargo bay."
Leaning back, Cavaliere queries, "I'd welcome your feedback on this plan."
Is Dust kill?
>>188760
Kira nods along to Black Heel's explanation. She raises an eyebrow and looks back at her snake tail as he mentions how every creature has a 'reptilian, vestigial part'. She does the same again, this time looking down at her own pony half at his mention of 'better angels in their nature'.
Silver pipes in. "We can likely continue these conversations along our route. We really should get moving, however. No telling how long until Traveler decides to turn his attention towards you again, Black Heel."
Kira nods along to Black Heel's explanation. She raises an eyebrow and looks back at her snake tail as he mentions how every creature has a 'reptilian, vestigial part'. She does the same again, this time looking down at her own pony half at his mention of 'better angels in their nature'.
Silver pipes in. "We can likely continue these conversations along our route. We really should get moving, however. No telling how long until Traveler decides to turn his attention towards you again, Black Heel."
>>188760
Posey nods along, smiling and raising the occasional eyebrow; feigning interest in and receptiveness to Blackheel's moral and political philosophy. She does this deliberately, so as to make herself a more appealing as a potential comrade and to gain the Commissar's trust, not unlike a pretty white girl getting a commie to splurge incriminating secrets for Project Veritas.
"Fascinating. You can tell us more about it on the way to the Kostroma."
Posey nods along, smiling and raising the occasional eyebrow; feigning interest in and receptiveness to Blackheel's moral and political philosophy. She does this deliberately, so as to make herself a more appealing as a potential comrade and to gain the Commissar's trust, not unlike a pretty white girl getting a commie to splurge incriminating secrets for Project Veritas.
"Fascinating. You can tell us more about it on the way to the Kostroma."
>>188761
Blackheel raises an eyebrow at Cavaliere, and takes a moment before replying
"You wish to split up your forces. I suppose we did the same... not exactly by choice, and it hasn't worked out very well... But yes, I suppose it would try to attack me, specifically."
Blackheel raises an eyebrow at Cavaliere, and takes a moment before replying
"You wish to split up your forces. I suppose we did the same... not exactly by choice, and it hasn't worked out very well... But yes, I suppose it would try to attack me, specifically."
>>188765
>>188761
"With respect, I disagree to the idea that we should split our forces. The only reason I entertained it to begin with is because I didn't realize that the lot of you would spend so much time in dialogue that the torpedo SIMPLY needs moved now. I thought that would take me some time, but it seems you all are FAR more lon-winded than I anticipated, so splitting the party is - IMO - OFF the table.
>>188761
"With respect, I disagree to the idea that we should split our forces. The only reason I entertained it to begin with is because I didn't realize that the lot of you would spend so much time in dialogue that the torpedo SIMPLY needs moved now. I thought that would take me some time, but it seems you all are FAR more lon-winded than I anticipated, so splitting the party is - IMO - OFF the table.
I'm a bit confused. Are we currently travelling while walking, or are we in one location and staying there?
>>188767
Cavaliere takes Brie aside momentarily. "It's a difficult decision for us to make. We were hired to make sure no foreign eyes would see the contents of that crash site and I intend on following that contract through. This includes keeping the griffons away, and especially the Commissar. They will be a risk if they don't leave with us, and if they do you can bet the fascists will not be fond of them being privy to their secrets. We can't leave them unescorted either, but I have faith in our team members to be able to protect them."
Cavaliere takes Brie aside momentarily. "It's a difficult decision for us to make. We were hired to make sure no foreign eyes would see the contents of that crash site and I intend on following that contract through. This includes keeping the griffons away, and especially the Commissar. They will be a risk if they don't leave with us, and if they do you can bet the fascists will not be fond of them being privy to their secrets. We can't leave them unescorted either, but I have faith in our team members to be able to protect them."
"I intend to visit the site of the Leviathan skeleton to draw on the arcane powers of my old mentor in preparation for battle. I will go alone if I have to. In fact, I would appreciate some privacy, for my mentor's practices are not public information."
Posey announces
Posey announces
>>188775
"Yes, I rather hope they decide to reneg on the deal so that we can properly dispose of them. What was it Simo Hayha said about Communists not being ponies?"
"Yes, I rather hope they decide to reneg on the deal so that we can properly dispose of them. What was it Simo Hayha said about Communists not being ponies?"
>>188762
>>188763
Blackheel:
"Yes, let's go."
>>188767
Blackheel:
"You haven't extracted the explosives yet?! Then what in Tartarus are you doing here yapping?! Get going!"
>>188775
ears swivel
>>188776
Blackheel:
"Oh, so now you want to split off too? Who else is splitting off?"
>>188777
Blackheel:
"Literally who?"
>>188763
Blackheel:
"Yes, let's go."
>>188767
Blackheel:
"You haven't extracted the explosives yet?! Then what in Tartarus are you doing here yapping?! Get going!"
>>188775
ears swivel
>>188776
Blackheel:
"Oh, so now you want to split off too? Who else is splitting off?"
>>188777
Blackheel:
"Literally who?"
>>188778
Oh no you don't. I can link you all the posts where I was attempting to get a skill check, or something associated with disassembling the torpedo, culminating with this post. If we missed out on the opportunity to take photos and such,....
>>188334
"Clearly someone ought to have taken advantage of the ample opportunities to subject me to skill checks over the past few months."
Oh no you don't. I can link you all the posts where I was attempting to get a skill check, or something associated with disassembling the torpedo, culminating with this post. If we missed out on the opportunity to take photos and such,....
>>188334
"Clearly someone ought to have taken advantage of the ample opportunities to subject me to skill checks over the past few months."
>>188778
Brie adopts a more polite demeanor. "The explosives involved, while safe and stable in their deployment chassis, are soft and a bit volatile to impact when in their pure form, which it will be with just a few turns of a few bolts. However, it will need to go directly into the... hooves?... of whatever will be carrying it. This is not a load we can just pull out like it's an engine and put on blocks."
Brie adopts a more polite demeanor. "The explosives involved, while safe and stable in their deployment chassis, are soft and a bit volatile to impact when in their pure form, which it will be with just a few turns of a few bolts. However, it will need to go directly into the... hooves?... of whatever will be carrying it. This is not a load we can just pull out like it's an engine and put on blocks."
>>188778
>Blackheel:
>"Oh, so now you want to split off too? Who else is splitting off?"
"That was my intent, yes. The powers of my master take time to culminate." She replies
"My ritual will certainly be helpful in the boarding of the Kostroma. You will thank me later."
Unless somebody wants to propose a reason for others to follow Posey to the skeleton, I would like Posey to depart and make her preparations.
>Blackheel:
>"Oh, so now you want to split off too? Who else is splitting off?"
"That was my intent, yes. The powers of my master take time to culminate." She replies
"My ritual will certainly be helpful in the boarding of the Kostroma. You will thank me later."
Unless somebody wants to propose a reason for others to follow Posey to the skeleton, I would like Posey to depart and make her preparations.
>>188761
Silver: "Hmm...well, pro of this plan is that we can complete all of our objectives all together, saving on time. Con is that we will not be able to help other groups if one of us gets attacked. If Traveler is smart, he would use opportunity to divide and conquer. We already almost lost you and Brie to creatures disguising themselves as terrain, when you chased after that one fleeing pony. I would say only go with this plan if everyone was completely confident with their ability to survive battle."
Silver: "Hmm...well, pro of this plan is that we can complete all of our objectives all together, saving on time. Con is that we will not be able to help other groups if one of us gets attacked. If Traveler is smart, he would use opportunity to divide and conquer. We already almost lost you and Brie to creatures disguising themselves as terrain, when you chased after that one fleeing pony. I would say only go with this plan if everyone was completely confident with their ability to survive battle."
>>188788
"You should at LEAST bring Mala, Captain."
>>188791
"Yes well, as the adage goes, fool me once. I know it's supposed to continue but I don't get fooled a second time."
>>188778
"What do you say Mala? You seem stalwart - such a great word - enough to keep the Captain safe AND discrete enough to not speak of whatever unpleasantries that she is trying to absolve us of seeing."
"You should at LEAST bring Mala, Captain."
>>188791
"Yes well, as the adage goes, fool me once. I know it's supposed to continue but I don't get fooled a second time."
>>188778
"What do you say Mala? You seem stalwart - such a great word - enough to keep the Captain safe AND discrete enough to not speak of whatever unpleasantries that she is trying to absolve us of seeing."
>>188792
Mala moves his head sharply, looking up and over towards Brie. He clearly wasn't expecting his name to be called.
"Uh... Uh, do you want me to guard the prisoners? Or uh, your, your uh, new friends?"
He makes an awkward smile that shows off his sharp, jagged, yellowed teeth.
>>188791
Blackheel:
"Don't assume the spetsnaz will just sit idly."
>>188788
Blackheel moves closer, tilts his head, and smiles
"Isn't that dangerous? If it isn't, shouldn't you take along some of our less combat ready ponies, so that they may stay out of the fire? And if it is, wouldn't our time be better spent elsewhere?"
Mala moves his head sharply, looking up and over towards Brie. He clearly wasn't expecting his name to be called.
"Uh... Uh, do you want me to guard the prisoners? Or uh, your, your uh, new friends?"
He makes an awkward smile that shows off his sharp, jagged, yellowed teeth.
>>188791
Blackheel:
"Don't assume the spetsnaz will just sit idly."
>>188788
Blackheel moves closer, tilts his head, and smiles
"Isn't that dangerous? If it isn't, shouldn't you take along some of our less combat ready ponies, so that they may stay out of the fire? And if it is, wouldn't our time be better spent elsewhere?"
>>188801
"Well, the IDEA was for you to accompany 'Captain' Rosey on her merry little jaunt but if you aren't receptive to the idea, then let it slip from your mind."
"Well, the IDEA was for you to accompany 'Captain' Rosey on her merry little jaunt but if you aren't receptive to the idea, then let it slip from your mind."
Mala is Silver's cohort. Shouldn't he be with him?
>>188801
Posey tosses her mane and kicks the soil a a bit with her hoof
"The specifics of the arrangement do not matter to me, so long as I get to those whale bones."
She looks towards the group
"If any intend to follow, say so now."
>>188801
Posey tosses her mane and kicks the soil a a bit with her hoof
"The specifics of the arrangement do not matter to me, so long as I get to those whale bones."
She looks towards the group
"If any intend to follow, say so now."
>>188788
>>188791
>>188801
I had forgotten about Mala. Sorry.
Cavaliere looks troubled after Posey makes her announcement.
"Each group, roughly equally split in two, can defend against the threats we've seen if we're cautious. Being split into three makes things much more dangerous. The commissar is correct, the special forces are also looking for us and we have to avoid detection as well. I have faith in our veteran here," he says as he nods to Silver, "but having him safeguard the griffons, the prisoners and the escaped crew all on his own against these threats is a risky move. One of us, probably myself, would have to be split from the airship search party. Would three be enough to help, protect, and escort them?"
>>188791
>>188801
I had forgotten about Mala. Sorry.
Cavaliere looks troubled after Posey makes her announcement.
"Each group, roughly equally split in two, can defend against the threats we've seen if we're cautious. Being split into three makes things much more dangerous. The commissar is correct, the special forces are also looking for us and we have to avoid detection as well. I have faith in our veteran here," he says as he nods to Silver, "but having him safeguard the griffons, the prisoners and the escaped crew all on his own against these threats is a risky move. One of us, probably myself, would have to be split from the airship search party. Would three be enough to help, protect, and escort them?"
>>188804
"What is with this sheepishness? It was an idea that sees to it that the Captain - who all this is riding on - isn't riding off alone to do who knows what. Should I go?"
"What is with this sheepishness? It was an idea that sees to it that the Captain - who all this is riding on - isn't riding off alone to do who knows what. Should I go?"
>>188807
"With respect, I think it better if I accompany the lady, if Mala wishes to stay by his master's side."
"With respect, I think it better if I accompany the lady, if Mala wishes to stay by his master's side."
>>188808
Brie REALLY wishes we weren't having this conversation in front of the commies.
"Well here is what ISN'T going to happen. Our one provided method of getting off this island is NOT going off on a solo mission," he's referring to the feather token, which he assumes to be in Rosey's posession since she's the one who keeps mentioning it.
"So whether one of us accompanies Captain Ring, or she hands off the expandable boat."
Brie REALLY wishes we weren't having this conversation in front of the commies.
"Well here is what ISN'T going to happen. Our one provided method of getting off this island is NOT going off on a solo mission," he's referring to the feather token, which he assumes to be in Rosey's posession since she's the one who keeps mentioning it.
"So whether one of us accompanies Captain Ring, or she hands off the expandable boat."
Okay, so who if any is actually following Posey to the leviathan skeleton? You don't need to come, but others expressed intent to come for reasons I am not quite sure of. Whatever the situation is, I would like to move the story forward now.
I am adamant about following through with this part of my plan; I compromised on other parts, but this is the thing I want to do: my contribution to the adventure as a necromancer.
Posey gallops off into the mist unless otherwise obstructed.
I am adamant about following through with this part of my plan; I compromised on other parts, but this is the thing I want to do: my contribution to the adventure as a necromancer.
Posey gallops off into the mist unless otherwise obstructed.
>>188813
It would take only a couple of sentences from the each of us to figure that part out. There is no need to be so reckless.
Since there is nopony chomping at the bit, Cavaliere would pinch his beak in frustration and then hurry to follow her. That might be something she decidedly does not want, depending on the magic she intends to use.
It would take only a couple of sentences from the each of us to figure that part out. There is no need to be so reckless.
Since there is nopony chomping at the bit, Cavaliere would pinch his beak in frustration and then hurry to follow her. That might be something she decidedly does not want, depending on the magic she intends to use.
>>188814
If you would like to tag along you could go ahead and roll Survival to help us get there more smoothly. You are a Ranger afterall. We've been there before, and you have a bird's eye view, so it shouldn't be too hard.
Posey takes a few rounds to get up to full speed. She eventually gets to full gallop, and maintains that speed with uncanny stamina...
Wow, that mare can run.
Posey notices Cavalier following her
"Oh, you are coming with me? While you are here be a dear and make yourself useful by making sure we head in the right direction." Posey says, looking back, still running
If you would like to tag along you could go ahead and roll Survival to help us get there more smoothly. You are a Ranger afterall. We've been there before, and you have a bird's eye view, so it shouldn't be too hard.
Posey takes a few rounds to get up to full speed. She eventually gets to full gallop, and maintains that speed with uncanny stamina...
Wow, that mare can run.
Posey notices Cavalier following her
"Oh, you are coming with me? While you are here be a dear and make yourself useful by making sure we head in the right direction." Posey says, looking back, still running
>>188828
It's not criticism. It's a request. I'm asking him in-character to use his skills to help me with my task.
It's not criticism. It's a request. I'm asking him in-character to use his skills to help me with my task.
Maybe instead of "If you would like to (ahem) tag along" (kinda a douche way to put it) then consider "It would be helpful to me if you did this"
clippity clopping sounds
"You know, the frigid night fog on this island reminds me of home. I wish this visit could have been under less urgent circumstances. The weather is so delightful it makes me want to dance." Posey says, skipping and prancing through the fog with grace, the cold weather making her undead sinews limber
"You know, the frigid night fog on this island reminds me of home. I wish this visit could have been under less urgent circumstances. The weather is so delightful it makes me want to dance." Posey says, skipping and prancing through the fog with grace, the cold weather making her undead sinews limber
>>188832
I trust you're done with that
I trust you're done with that
>>188842
>>188827
Your character’s not getting off this fucking island without an agreed meeting point or means of communication, and I am 100% enforcing that. >but we’re meeting on the ship. You wouldn’t even try to meet a friend at a bar without a cell phone or at least a semi-specific time, nevermind assault a fortified position filled with an unknown hostile force. That would be like if Eisenhower told the Canadians and the British “hey, let’s group up at Normandy” without a plan, a more specific location, or even a date
>>188831
>>188828
>>188829
>>188830
>>188831
Shut the hell up
>>188827
Your character’s not getting off this fucking island without an agreed meeting point or means of communication, and I am 100% enforcing that. >but we’re meeting on the ship. You wouldn’t even try to meet a friend at a bar without a cell phone or at least a semi-specific time, nevermind assault a fortified position filled with an unknown hostile force. That would be like if Eisenhower told the Canadians and the British “hey, let’s group up at Normandy” without a plan, a more specific location, or even a date
>>188831
>>188828
>>188829
>>188830
>>188831
Shut the hell up
>>188844
Okay.
I would like to go back to the leviathan skeleton though. I guess we should figure out a way to communicate first.
Posey makes an abrupt about face mid-gallop as she realizes this.
"On second thought... We should establish where we are going to meet, and how we will stay in contact."
Okay.
I would like to go back to the leviathan skeleton though. I guess we should figure out a way to communicate first.
Posey makes an abrupt about face mid-gallop as she realizes this.
"On second thought... We should establish where we are going to meet, and how we will stay in contact."
>>188848
Mala looks over to Cavaliere, takes his shotgun which thus far has been resting on the sling, moves it to a ready position, and nods.
Mala looks over to Cavaliere, takes his shotgun which thus far has been resting on the sling, moves it to a ready position, and nods.
>>188849
Cavaliere glares sternly at Posey, then at the rest of the party. "Captain, we almost mistook your eagerness for desertion. None of us leaves until we figure out how we handle this situation and when and where we will regroup. Running off not only risks your own life but that of every other creature here."
On top of all his other concerns, now he has to worry about loss of confidence on the part of the griffons and the Kostroma crew, who were already reluctant to tag along….
Cavaliere glares sternly at Posey, then at the rest of the party. "Captain, we almost mistook your eagerness for desertion. None of us leaves until we figure out how we handle this situation and when and where we will regroup. Running off not only risks your own life but that of every other creature here."
On top of all his other concerns, now he has to worry about loss of confidence on the part of the griffons and the Kostroma crew, who were already reluctant to tag along….
I don't recall asserting myself as Captain of the (fake) crew, but I guess you're free to go with that.
>>188850
Posey turns around
"Alright then, where shall we meet again?"
I have to sleep. I am not picky about the plan so long as I get to visit the whale bones. If you guys decide on something I will just go along with that.
>>188850
Posey turns around
"Alright then, where shall we meet again?"
I have to sleep. I am not picky about the plan so long as I get to visit the whale bones. If you guys decide on something I will just go along with that.
>>188851
Starfire moves forward, tilts to the left towards Posey, and with a stamping motion, moves his two forelegs slightly apart and whips his tail
"You know Chernobog can summon monsters from the air? And the Spetsnaz, I have not met them, but I cannot imagine they will be so trusting of foreigners. Are you certain whatever you're doing is worth it?"
He tilts his head and moves his lips apart in an awkward smile that shows off mostly white teeth with one silver tooth. A closer look reveals he is shaking.
Starfire moves forward, tilts to the left towards Posey, and with a stamping motion, moves his two forelegs slightly apart and whips his tail
"You know Chernobog can summon monsters from the air? And the Spetsnaz, I have not met them, but I cannot imagine they will be so trusting of foreigners. Are you certain whatever you're doing is worth it?"
He tilts his head and moves his lips apart in an awkward smile that shows off mostly white teeth with one silver tooth. A closer look reveals he is shaking.
>>188854
>Are you certain whatever you're doing is worth it?
"Yes, I am certain."
She brandishes her scroll: an ornate black manuscript sealed with ivory stoppers.
"This scroll is a memento from my old master. It is a testament to his powers, and represents heights I have not yet reached. It is important to me, I would not be expending it if I did not believe that it would be pivotal to this upcoming battle."
>Are you certain whatever you're doing is worth it?
"Yes, I am certain."
She brandishes her scroll: an ornate black manuscript sealed with ivory stoppers.
"This scroll is a memento from my old master. It is a testament to his powers, and represents heights I have not yet reached. It is important to me, I would not be expending it if I did not believe that it would be pivotal to this upcoming battle."
>>188854
>>188858
Brie taps his throat a few times before saying "Is this thing on?" He then very loudly clears his throat before saying, unnecessarily loudly, "Fillies and gentlecolts! Sorry, I always wanted to say that. Starfire was it? How do we convey that your disapproval is not going to dissuade our course of action? Are you going to ask to audit our books next? This is happening whether you're onboard or not," he finishes, muttering something about 'overboard'.
"Captain, I think we are set," Brie nods to Rosie. Oh just go with it, it'll be fun.
>>188858
Brie taps his throat a few times before saying "Is this thing on?" He then very loudly clears his throat before saying, unnecessarily loudly, "Fillies and gentlecolts! Sorry, I always wanted to say that. Starfire was it? How do we convey that your disapproval is not going to dissuade our course of action? Are you going to ask to audit our books next? This is happening whether you're onboard or not," he finishes, muttering something about 'overboard'.
"Captain, I think we are set," Brie nods to Rosie. Oh just go with it, it'll be fun.
>>188867
"Whatever you magic up, it will be needed here to move the torpedo, so the airplane seems the best bet. After we've ascertained the situation with the airship and the marines, we will have a better idea of what our options are. Hopefully the Marines aren't WITH the Traveler."
"Whatever you magic up, it will be needed here to move the torpedo, so the airplane seems the best bet. After we've ascertained the situation with the airship and the marines, we will have a better idea of what our options are. Hopefully the Marines aren't WITH the Traveler."
"Is that acceptable? We rendesvous at the airplane once we've accomplished out respective agendas?"
>>188876
"It is an esoteric matter, but the principle is simple enough to be explained. The Leviathan was a primal sentinel tasked with the sacred duty of devouring the servants of Dagon: attacking aberrant and demonic forces is its nature. That duty is imbued into its very bones. With the powers of my master, its powers can be drawn on once more, to conjure a spiritual warrior that is an ally and natural weapon against the farspawn." She says
"In other words, it is calling a favor from a friend."
"It is an esoteric matter, but the principle is simple enough to be explained. The Leviathan was a primal sentinel tasked with the sacred duty of devouring the servants of Dagon: attacking aberrant and demonic forces is its nature. That duty is imbued into its very bones. With the powers of my master, its powers can be drawn on once more, to conjure a spiritual warrior that is an ally and natural weapon against the farspawn." She says
"In other words, it is calling a favor from a friend."
>>188877
Cavaliere looks cautiously intrigued. "You are an occultist? Who is your master that you have brought up time and time again?"
Also, arcane knowledge check to gain extra insight into her description: [1d20+7 = (8+7) = 15]
Cavaliere looks cautiously intrigued. "You are an occultist? Who is your master that you have brought up time and time again?"
Also, arcane knowledge check to gain extra insight into her description: [1d20+7 = (8+7) = 15]
>>188877
Blackheel:
"I don't really know what in Tartarus you're talking about, but it sounds like you're talking about bringing in more foreign hostile elements to fight the foreign hostile elements that we brought in to fight foreign hostile elements that we hoped would fight each other but instead turned and attacked us. I know exactly where this will end, and I want no part of it."
>>188887
It sounds as if she's suggesting introducing some kind of natural predator of the invasive species from it's home realm. Or something like that.
Blackheel:
"I don't really know what in Tartarus you're talking about, but it sounds like you're talking about bringing in more foreign hostile elements to fight the foreign hostile elements that we brought in to fight foreign hostile elements that we hoped would fight each other but instead turned and attacked us. I know exactly where this will end, and I want no part of it."
>>188887
It sounds as if she's suggesting introducing some kind of natural predator of the invasive species from it's home realm. Or something like that.
>>188889
"The Commissar raises a good point. How can we be sure this creature won't be another danger for us or others to contend with?"
"The Commissar raises a good point. How can we be sure this creature won't be another danger for us or others to contend with?"
And then?
IF WE DONT GERT A FUCKING MOVE ON I'LL START SHOOTING AT PLAYERS
He's still resisting? Fuck it.
>>188889
>I want no part of it
"You want no part of it, you say?"
Rosey Ring takes a step towards Blackheel, swaying her hips gracefully. She bats her eyelashes slowly and gives a calm, subtle, smile. Her voice smooth and diplomatic, concealing her sinister nature.
"Commissar Blackheel, while I would understand it if you wanted to sit out this battle, understand where we are coming from. We took a risk reaching out to you because we believed that your participation would increase our chances of successfully destroying the beast and escaping this island safely. Although we do appreciate your involvement, it comes at a cost on our part, tactically speaking." she says, shrugging slightly
"Normally, it would not be of our concern to care for the well-being of sailors in battle when nopony is around to pay random. Our safety comes first, afterall. Our swordstallion here though-" she gestures over to Silver "- sought to find a means to avoiding having to hack and slash through comrades of his old country, and so suggested finding you, so that your leadership and insight could help us avoid further bloodshed. I, however, am not so charitable. I will use whatever means I have at my disposal to conquer that ship, and this scroll is perhaps the least terrible thing I have up my sleeve. I want to WIN." she concludes, her voice calm, but with that last word a frigid aura of pure terror emanates from her and her mane rises with an unholy aura, her eyes glass over momentarily before before being immuninated with a frightful glow.
Intimidate (to coerce)
[1d20+16 = (2+16) = 18]
She also activates her frightful presence, save DC 19 vs the Shaken condition. The Frightful Presence should be resolved before the opposed coersion check is rolled.
"We are going to raid the Kostroma. So tell me, Blackheel, do you want to participate?"
With my 30 Bluff and my 26 diplomacy, and negotiations still ongoing, I have a feeling that charisma checks rules aren't being so strictly abided (can't blame GM, diplomacy is massively broken if taken at face value). Since my other skills have proven impotent in face of a paranoid NPC, I will now follow Brie's advice and use my highest skill: intimidate. If it fails, Blackheel will turn hostile and we can just roll initiative. I know I resisted coersion, but I really just want to get past this encounter already. Anything to get the ball rolling to finish this adventure.
>>188889
>I want no part of it
"You want no part of it, you say?"
Rosey Ring takes a step towards Blackheel, swaying her hips gracefully. She bats her eyelashes slowly and gives a calm, subtle, smile. Her voice smooth and diplomatic, concealing her sinister nature.
"Commissar Blackheel, while I would understand it if you wanted to sit out this battle, understand where we are coming from. We took a risk reaching out to you because we believed that your participation would increase our chances of successfully destroying the beast and escaping this island safely. Although we do appreciate your involvement, it comes at a cost on our part, tactically speaking." she says, shrugging slightly
"Normally, it would not be of our concern to care for the well-being of sailors in battle when nopony is around to pay random. Our safety comes first, afterall. Our swordstallion here though-" she gestures over to Silver "- sought to find a means to avoiding having to hack and slash through comrades of his old country, and so suggested finding you, so that your leadership and insight could help us avoid further bloodshed. I, however, am not so charitable. I will use whatever means I have at my disposal to conquer that ship, and this scroll is perhaps the least terrible thing I have up my sleeve. I want to WIN." she concludes, her voice calm, but with that last word a frigid aura of pure terror emanates from her and her mane rises with an unholy aura, her eyes glass over momentarily before before being immuninated with a frightful glow.
Intimidate (to coerce)
[1d20+16 = (2+16) = 18]
She also activates her frightful presence, save DC 19 vs the Shaken condition. The Frightful Presence should be resolved before the opposed coersion check is rolled.
"We are going to raid the Kostroma. So tell me, Blackheel, do you want to participate?"
With my 30 Bluff and my 26 diplomacy, and negotiations still ongoing, I have a feeling that charisma checks rules aren't being so strictly abided (can't blame GM, diplomacy is massively broken if taken at face value). Since my other skills have proven impotent in face of a paranoid NPC, I will now follow Brie's advice and use my highest skill: intimidate. If it fails, Blackheel will turn hostile and we can just roll initiative. I know I resisted coersion, but I really just want to get past this encounter already. Anything to get the ball rolling to finish this adventure.
>>188904
With respect, what do you mean "so I can work out a plan" now? What have you been busy with previously?
With respect, what do you mean "so I can work out a plan" now? What have you been busy with previously?
>>188901
Cavaliere reiterates his point. "Is this 'Leviathan' that whale on the beach? How can we be sure it will not turn on us?"
Cavaliere reiterates his point. "Is this 'Leviathan' that whale on the beach? How can we be sure it will not turn on us?"
>>188909
>>188910
>>188912
"I'll venture to wager that without a mind or agency of it's own, an animated carcass in whatever state can't be "hijacked" any more than one can hijack the magic of another. Meaning, the Traveler would be unable to dominate the leviathan, excpting to destroy the cadaver or in some way cancel the animating magic. What? I read."
>>188910
>>188912
"I'll venture to wager that without a mind or agency of it's own, an animated carcass in whatever state can't be "hijacked" any more than one can hijack the magic of another. Meaning, the Traveler would be unable to dominate the leviathan, excpting to destroy the cadaver or in some way cancel the animating magic. What? I read."
>>188929
I thought we already had a plan. What are we waiting for?
"It involves the power that my mentor invested in me. I cannot divulge the details of his studies per the contract in my apprenticeship."
I thought we already had a plan. What are we waiting for?
"It involves the power that my mentor invested in me. I cannot divulge the details of his studies per the contract in my apprenticeship."
>>188934
"If you want to die sooner, that can be arranged. You seem to assume that if we fail that you get to live."
"If you want to die sooner, that can be arranged. You seem to assume that if we fail that you get to live."
>>188935
Blackheel, firmly, and facing towards Brie
“I will die standing up and facing my enemy. Not stabbed in the back by yet another false friend.”
Blackheel, firmly, and facing towards Brie
“I will die standing up and facing my enemy. Not stabbed in the back by yet another false friend.”
>>188934
"Call it whatever you like. Ponies of our profession care not about labels. I have said my part. I will now leave to invoke the wisdom of my old mentor, and I will then board the ship and see too it that the farspawn is destroyed. I will do it with or without you." Posey says, coldly, as she whirls her cape and sets off
.
She refers to the party, putting on a face of false nostalgia
"I know I have always been evasive of the arts of my mentor. The hauntings of my past are not something I share freely: I never asked your about what rough past led you to this choice in career, and you have been gracious enough to not pry into my own. Given the circumstances though, I feel you all finally deserve to sate the morbid curiosity you have built up after all these years sailing. Come and personally witness the results of the powers of my master, and get a taste of how dreadful it truly was."
Posey begins walking towards the whale bones, and if no pony else wants to follow her she eventually returns in about ~25 minutes.
"Call it whatever you like. Ponies of our profession care not about labels. I have said my part. I will now leave to invoke the wisdom of my old mentor, and I will then board the ship and see too it that the farspawn is destroyed. I will do it with or without you." Posey says, coldly, as she whirls her cape and sets off
.
She refers to the party, putting on a face of false nostalgia
"I know I have always been evasive of the arts of my mentor. The hauntings of my past are not something I share freely: I never asked your about what rough past led you to this choice in career, and you have been gracious enough to not pry into my own. Given the circumstances though, I feel you all finally deserve to sate the morbid curiosity you have built up after all these years sailing. Come and personally witness the results of the powers of my master, and get a taste of how dreadful it truly was."
Posey begins walking towards the whale bones, and if no pony else wants to follow her she eventually returns in about ~25 minutes.
>>188936
Cavaliere turns to the commissar. "Blackheel. We are not here to start trouble. We found trouble coming from your ship and we are going to put a stop to it. Now you can help us with that or you can save what little you can. It hurts us more than any other creature to turn on each other."
Like was said before, if nopony else goes to accompany Posey then Cavaliere will.
Cavaliere turns to the commissar. "Blackheel. We are not here to start trouble. We found trouble coming from your ship and we are going to put a stop to it. Now you can help us with that or you can save what little you can. It hurts us more than any other creature to turn on each other."
Like was said before, if nopony else goes to accompany Posey then Cavaliere will.
>>188941
"Enough talk. We have already said all we need to. He will follow if he wishes to board the ship with us. If not... well, he can certainly keep trying his luck to phone the GRU." she says, a touch of smug sarcasm audible in the last part
"Enough talk. We have already said all we need to. He will follow if he wishes to board the ship with us. If not... well, he can certainly keep trying his luck to phone the GRU." she says, a touch of smug sarcasm audible in the last part
>>188937
"Allies also don't sit there clutching pearls about economic policy when there's a world-ending threat. If the commissar wants to play 'spectator' for whatever is to come, well I'm not the best at coercing ponies, except to remain still by way of blades or bullets. Since this seems to go against certain sensibilities, then there's nothing to be done but to allow them to be good for what commies are in fact good for; nothing." He says, his gaze and his phrasing ending directed contemptuously at the commissar.
"Allies also don't sit there clutching pearls about economic policy when there's a world-ending threat. If the commissar wants to play 'spectator' for whatever is to come, well I'm not the best at coercing ponies, except to remain still by way of blades or bullets. Since this seems to go against certain sensibilities, then there's nothing to be done but to allow them to be good for what commies are in fact good for; nothing." He says, his gaze and his phrasing ending directed contemptuously at the commissar.
Cavaliere interrupts. "Before any of us move, we need to know precisely when and where we will meet up. Otherwise we are throwing ourselves into danger needlessly."
>>188949
"My good griffon, I believe we are past splitting up. I think we're going to go as the whole class!"
"My good griffon, I believe we are past splitting up. I think we're going to go as the whole class!"
>>188951
Brie sighs, and then lifts his mask enough to expose his mouth before placing a cigarette in it, lighting it, and taking a long drag. a 10 or higher on an insight check will reveal he is losing patience
"Fine then, then the two of you be on your way. We rendesvous back at the airplane when we finish our respective tasks. Satisfactory?"
Brie sighs, and then lifts his mask enough to expose his mouth before placing a cigarette in it, lighting it, and taking a long drag. a 10 or higher on an insight check will reveal he is losing patience
"Fine then, then the two of you be on your way. We rendesvous back at the airplane when we finish our respective tasks. Satisfactory?"
Silver lets out a sigh. "Look, there is impetus for us to split up into different teams and complete our objectives at same time before converging on Kostroma. But there is much danger on this island, and now not just from Traveler. After meeting resistance, GRU is going to be traveling in large, singular group, sweeping this island slowly yet methodically for threats. They will outnumber us, they will outgun us, but together we at least have chance of escaping if they notice us. If we split up, and they discover one of our groups, they are dead, and that group will be sorely missed when it comes time to fight Traveler. They are also dead if they do not have means of communication with rest of party." Silver clears his throat to emphasize that particular point to certain members of the party. "We travel together, for most part. As long as we do not dilly dally, we will be able to get to all of our objectives before GRU does. We go to Posey's leviathan bones first, do that, then Posey, Garv, and griffons will take that creature to crashed plane and load explosive and guns onto it while rest of us head towards airship. You will also take one of our radios so you can stay in touch. You will rejoin us along our route, as you will likely be traveling faster than us. Make sure to stay along south side of central hill. GRU will be coming from north side, and they will shoot you if they see you."
>>188955
Brie let's Silver finish, uninterrupted. "You have a fascinating admiration for what the GRU is capable of, I wonder where this confidence stems from," Brie knocks the cherry off his now-smoked cigarette and stashes the butt in a back pocket, "No, the GRU are likely to treat this as a 'By the book' mission and run standard tactics, walking head-first into a meat-grinder. You heard the success that the Commissar had in trying to communicate, far better than I do because you speak the bloody language. Failure ISN'T an option. Having said, that's an inefficient plan; if we are to split up, it should be now, not later. Once this leviathan thingy is operational, that's when we should be converging, not separating. Sorry Silver, but while I'm amenable to either splitting up or sticking together, I can't agree with your proposed plan.
IMO, our two options are to stick it out as a group for the duration, or split up NOW and meet back at the airplane when we're 'done'; Ms. Ring and Mr. Cavaliere upon acquiring the... and us having investigated the airship, and having operated on it as we shall ascertain."
Brie let's Silver finish, uninterrupted. "You have a fascinating admiration for what the GRU is capable of, I wonder where this confidence stems from," Brie knocks the cherry off his now-smoked cigarette and stashes the butt in a back pocket, "No, the GRU are likely to treat this as a 'By the book' mission and run standard tactics, walking head-first into a meat-grinder. You heard the success that the Commissar had in trying to communicate, far better than I do because you speak the bloody language. Failure ISN'T an option. Having said, that's an inefficient plan; if we are to split up, it should be now, not later. Once this leviathan thingy is operational, that's when we should be converging, not separating. Sorry Silver, but while I'm amenable to either splitting up or sticking together, I can't agree with your proposed plan.
IMO, our two options are to stick it out as a group for the duration, or split up NOW and meet back at the airplane when we're 'done'; Ms. Ring and Mr. Cavaliere upon acquiring the... and us having investigated the airship, and having operated on it as we shall ascertain."
>>188956
Silver raises an eyebrow at Brie apparently saving a lit cigarette for later. "GRU goes by another name that might be more familiar to you: Spetsnaz. These are not your average grunts, these are special forces. What training I went through as soldier and what training I gave to other ponies to turn them into soldiers cannot compare to what these commandos have gone through. If we are having this debate about whether to split up or stick together, then you can be certain they have already come up with answer of their own, and are executing it as we speak." He furrows his eyebrows at Brie. "This is not proposed plan. This is our plan. I am using executive decision here, there will be no more debates on what we will do."
Silver raises an eyebrow at Brie apparently saving a lit cigarette for later. "GRU goes by another name that might be more familiar to you: Spetsnaz. These are not your average grunts, these are special forces. What training I went through as soldier and what training I gave to other ponies to turn them into soldiers cannot compare to what these commandos have gone through. If we are having this debate about whether to split up or stick together, then you can be certain they have already come up with answer of their own, and are executing it as we speak." He furrows his eyebrows at Brie. "This is not proposed plan. This is our plan. I am using executive decision here, there will be no more debates on what we will do."
>>188957
>>188958
"The good captain seems to have a better understanding than even you do. What makes you think that you are so worldy that you alone know what Spetznaz is? Ive killed spetznaz on several occasions. Theyre good at one thing and one thing only, killing quickly. But their tactics are designed against flesh and blood ponies who die quickly to sustained firepower. They don't HAVE a playbook or a 'plan B' "In case of eldritch abominations" tactics manual; like commies their strategy will be to keep trying what they know until it works. Now then are WE going to go find the airship and the wayward marines, or do you want to try and assert authority over Ms. Ring who like me who seems to also think that your "the plan" is not even worth considering?"
>>188958
"The good captain seems to have a better understanding than even you do. What makes you think that you are so worldy that you alone know what Spetznaz is? Ive killed spetznaz on several occasions. Theyre good at one thing and one thing only, killing quickly. But their tactics are designed against flesh and blood ponies who die quickly to sustained firepower. They don't HAVE a playbook or a 'plan B' "In case of eldritch abominations" tactics manual; like commies their strategy will be to keep trying what they know until it works. Now then are WE going to go find the airship and the wayward marines, or do you want to try and assert authority over Ms. Ring who like me who seems to also think that your "the plan" is not even worth considering?"
Posey is walking because she already decided that she is going to the whale bones and is not interested in discussing it further.
It is recommended that the party follows.
If no pony follows her, she will return in about ~20 minutes, and I will describe the results of her magic then.
It is recommended that the party follows.
If no pony follows her, she will return in about ~20 minutes, and I will describe the results of her magic then.
>>188960
>>188957
Brie looks at Rosie, then to Kubana. "Our ability to track the marines is based on your nose, so really it's your call where we go next, unless we're simply to follow Ms. Ring," he turns back to Silver. "You are correct that this isn't a discussion; there would be nothing to gain by splitting up later UNLESS we plan to strike from different fronts, but that will be a strategic decision we decide on AFTER we have a better idea what resources we have and a closer look at the line of scrimmage. So unless Ms. Kirafiki wishes to lead in a different direction, I will assume to follow the 'Dread Pirate Rosey Ring'," he raises his voice for the benefit of the Commissar and crew, but his tone of voice suggests he is very much going to enjoy 'playing pirates'.
>>188957
Brie looks at Rosie, then to Kubana. "Our ability to track the marines is based on your nose, so really it's your call where we go next, unless we're simply to follow Ms. Ring," he turns back to Silver. "You are correct that this isn't a discussion; there would be nothing to gain by splitting up later UNLESS we plan to strike from different fronts, but that will be a strategic decision we decide on AFTER we have a better idea what resources we have and a closer look at the line of scrimmage. So unless Ms. Kirafiki wishes to lead in a different direction, I will assume to follow the 'Dread Pirate Rosey Ring'," he raises his voice for the benefit of the Commissar and crew, but his tone of voice suggests he is very much going to enjoy 'playing pirates'.
>>188960
>Going off to do her own thing without confirming if the party intends to be there in 25 minutes, and still not taking any form of communication
[YouTube] Picard's Epic Double Facepalm![]()
>Going off to do her own thing without confirming if the party intends to be there in 25 minutes, and still not taking any form of communication
[YouTube] Picard's Epic Double Facepalm
>>188962
I know it's rude, but are we going to spend a seventh week in a row debating what direction to walk in? We need to make a decision and advance the plot.
I would prefer it if the party follows me, but I'm going to move on regardless.
I know it's rude, but are we going to spend a seventh week in a row debating what direction to walk in? We need to make a decision and advance the plot.
I would prefer it if the party follows me, but I'm going to move on regardless.
>>188963
I don't think its rude, I think its the sort of decisiveness and that we've been desperately needing. If there was a way Brie could push the party forward he'd have done so weeks ago, but without a giant skeleton to move the bomb/guns, the best he can hope for is to aid in whoever wants to A. find the marines/airship, or B. make a giant skeleton. Since Rosey is already headed for the giant skeleton - the one that directly aids Brie's part of this equation - then it stands to reason that he would follow Rosey, unless Kira wants to lead toward the marines.
I don't think its rude, I think its the sort of decisiveness and that we've been desperately needing. If there was a way Brie could push the party forward he'd have done so weeks ago, but without a giant skeleton to move the bomb/guns, the best he can hope for is to aid in whoever wants to A. find the marines/airship, or B. make a giant skeleton. Since Rosey is already headed for the giant skeleton - the one that directly aids Brie's part of this equation - then it stands to reason that he would follow Rosey, unless Kira wants to lead toward the marines.
>>188959
>>188960
>>188961
>>188962
Kira looks at Brie like a deer caught in headlights, not expecting to be called upon for decision making. "Um...I guess we follow Posey?" She slithers off to try to catch up to the impatient mare. "Hey, wait up!"
Silver's furrowed brow, meanwhile, turns to a frown. "I highly doubt your claim. No matter. Consider it as much or as little as you want, it is what we are doing. Join us or leave to do your own thing, it is your call." He looks over to the rest of the party and motions for them to follow him before also heading off after Posey. "Come on, people, let us not lose sight of Posey."
>>188960
>>188961
>>188962
Kira looks at Brie like a deer caught in headlights, not expecting to be called upon for decision making. "Um...I guess we follow Posey?" She slithers off to try to catch up to the impatient mare. "Hey, wait up!"
Silver's furrowed brow, meanwhile, turns to a frown. "I highly doubt your claim. No matter. Consider it as much or as little as you want, it is what we are doing. Join us or leave to do your own thing, it is your call." He looks over to the rest of the party and motions for them to follow him before also heading off after Posey. "Come on, people, let us not lose sight of Posey."
>>188965
Okay, GM.
Posey takes one of the two-way radios with her, in the event that the party does not follow her (I would prefer it if we all went).
"We shall reconvene at this airship. Blackheel can take the time to reconsider if he wants to join us in boarding."
She draws her sword and points it off into the mist
"Onward!"
Okay, GM.
Posey takes one of the two-way radios with her, in the event that the party does not follow her (I would prefer it if we all went).
"We shall reconvene at this airship. Blackheel can take the time to reconsider if he wants to join us in boarding."
She draws her sword and points it off into the mist
"Onward!"
>>188966
"I really thought that would go better..." Posey says, under her breath, as Silver catches up
"I guess it is the nature of sailors to be distrusting of 'pirstes'." She continues
"Oh well, we tried our best."
"I really thought that would go better..." Posey says, under her breath, as Silver catches up
"I guess it is the nature of sailors to be distrusting of 'pirstes'." She continues
"Oh well, we tried our best."
>>188972
Wait, now I'm confused. Was it not our plan to destroy the Traveller first?
Months ago, our initial plan was to find the Marines before anything else, but then we received hooks to imply that we needed to fight The Traveller first.
Wait, now I'm confused. Was it not our plan to destroy the Traveller first?
Months ago, our initial plan was to find the Marines before anything else, but then we received hooks to imply that we needed to fight The Traveller first.
>>188974
Now you're willing to discuss a plan? We could have talked about this before impromptu splitting the party.
My priority has always been to find the "marines" (they're not marines, they're aviation sea-ponies) because they are very likely injured and certainly in distress. The Fellow Traveler and the GRU only intensify this urgency, because now they are under serious threat of attack as well. If we put off the rescue, the only thing we'll be able to rescue is corpses if that (not that Posey would object). As for OOC hooks, I recall GM Pony explicitly saying that if we take on the objectives one at a time we will not be able to get all of them.
Now you're willing to discuss a plan? We could have talked about this before impromptu splitting the party.
My priority has always been to find the "marines" (they're not marines, they're aviation sea-ponies) because they are very likely injured and certainly in distress. The Fellow Traveler and the GRU only intensify this urgency, because now they are under serious threat of attack as well. If we put off the rescue, the only thing we'll be able to rescue is corpses if that (not that Posey would object). As for OOC hooks, I recall GM Pony explicitly saying that if we take on the objectives one at a time we will not be able to get all of them.
>>188975
>If we put off the rescue, the only thing we'll be able to rescue is corpses if that
That is a compelling point.
Worth noting, if we're looking for the Marines first, I would not need to do this skeleton thing.
>If we put off the rescue, the only thing we'll be able to rescue is corpses if that
That is a compelling point.
Worth noting, if we're looking for the Marines first, I would not need to do this skeleton thing.
>>188975
No, there was willingness to discuss a plan weeks ago when players were touching their feelings about making nice with the commies. The willingness to discuss has since vacated. What you're seeing now is a bunch of players who were willing to play nice/along deciding: "Nah fuck that".
Oddly, it will work out better this way.
No, there was willingness to discuss a plan weeks ago when players were touching their feelings about making nice with the commies. The willingness to discuss has since vacated. What you're seeing now is a bunch of players who were willing to play nice/along deciding: "Nah fuck that".
Oddly, it will work out better this way.
>>188979
Let me show you what I mean.
Brie draws his silenced revolver and places it at the side of the head of the Dusty Zebra.
Small wonder if this action will be accepted by GM.
Let me show you what I mean.
Brie draws his silenced revolver and places it at the side of the head of the Dusty Zebra.
Small wonder if this action will be accepted by GM.
For fuck's sake, guess I gotta deal with this now before anything else...
>>188980
Kira, looking back at the rest of the party to make sure they're following, notices this and immediately stops in her tracks. Reacting before anyone else can, she draws her bow and aims two arrows at Brie before the others can blink. "Step. Away. From the zebra."
It should be noted, this is the first time anyone has heard Kira actually sound angry so far.
>>188980
Kira, looking back at the rest of the party to make sure they're following, notices this and immediately stops in her tracks. Reacting before anyone else can, she draws her bow and aims two arrows at Brie before the others can blink. "Step. Away. From the zebra."
It should be noted, this is the first time anyone has heard Kira actually sound angry so far.
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>>188983
^^
We can take it when it fits better then. Sleep is important.
Actually, I had the last response:
>>187040 →
^^
We can take it when it fits better then. Sleep is important.
Actually, I had the last response:
>>187040 →
>>188983
>There's a response for Vir somewhere above that isn't entirely complete...
Ah, sorry. I didn't understand.
>There's a response for Vir somewhere above that isn't entirely complete...
Ah, sorry. I didn't understand.
>>188981
Oh hush. Just like the 'warning shot' and OVER a half-dozen things I have TRIED to do and been simmarily IGNORED, holding a gun to Dusty's head "isnt gonna be accepted". Dusty would have to be present to be held at gunpoint. Is he even still here?
Oh hush. Just like the 'warning shot' and OVER a half-dozen things I have TRIED to do and been simmarily IGNORED, holding a gun to Dusty's head "isnt gonna be accepted". Dusty would have to be present to be held at gunpoint. Is he even still here?
>>188989
Until we get confirmation that it isn't, Kira is going to continue to act as if it is. She is dead serious about shooting Brie if he doesn't put the gun away right that second and step away from Dust.
Until we get confirmation that it isn't, Kira is going to continue to act as if it is. She is dead serious about shooting Brie if he doesn't put the gun away right that second and step away from Dust.
>>188991
And Brie was DEAD-SET on firing a warning shot, and that didn't happen. So we wait, and you can sit and spin.
And Brie was DEAD-SET on firing a warning shot, and that didn't happen. So we wait, and you can sit and spin.
Am I going to have to paralyze Brie? Is this what we are doing?
Silver "I'm gonna talk this nigger's ear off" Sword is picking a BAD time to try and assert the 'dadd-pants', which were only agreed on to appease Shoal Waters (the captain who tasked us with this mission, if you forgot).
Silver has as much authority as he is granted, which atm appears to be NONE
Silver has as much authority as he is granted, which atm appears to be NONE
It's a comedy of errors. Everypony has been impatient for a while (understandably) and wanted to get the quest moving again. At our one best opportunity to formulate a plan, some players jump the gun before we can collectively agree on anything. Now that we are moving, we are back to the question of "What should we do?"
>>189005
See >>188998 →
I say we leave it to the spell. The spell can tell us what to do, where to go, and in what order to do it, in a way that it most favorable to us (which means, if there is a 100% win condition, we can seize it). This is the simplest and quickest way to decide on the plan.
See >>188998 →
I say we leave it to the spell. The spell can tell us what to do, where to go, and in what order to do it, in a way that it most favorable to us (which means, if there is a 100% win condition, we can seize it). This is the simplest and quickest way to decide on the plan.
>>189004
If you shoot our Cleric, I will cut your head off.
You can't kill him in one shot, so your threat to kill him is dubious, but I can kill you with one touch. Your fortitude and Will saves are bad. Think about it carefully.
Posey looks towards the two of them, a sanguine energy crackling around her hoof.
>>188991
I am with you. I could delete him with a spell if need be (ghoul touch + coup de grace); it would be more effective than an arrow. He's grappling, so his touch AC is nil.
Posey nods to Kira and steps towards the two, charging her hood with destructive energies.
>>188989
If you attack us, we can attack you. I will not hesitate state to remove you from this plane if you attack a party member. I thought we were past this.
>>188975
I replied to this in the ooc thread, btw.
If you shoot our Cleric, I will cut your head off.
You can't kill him in one shot, so your threat to kill him is dubious, but I can kill you with one touch. Your fortitude and Will saves are bad. Think about it carefully.
Posey looks towards the two of them, a sanguine energy crackling around her hoof.
>>188991
I am with you. I could delete him with a spell if need be (ghoul touch + coup de grace); it would be more effective than an arrow. He's grappling, so his touch AC is nil.
Posey nods to Kira and steps towards the two, charging her hood with destructive energies.
>>188989
If you attack us, we can attack you. I will not hesitate state to remove you from this plane if you attack a party member. I thought we were past this.
>>188975
I replied to this in the ooc thread, btw.
>>189007
>if you
You'll suck these nuts, and you'll like it
>I could delete him
[i]try it or stfu you goddamn hyper-fixated "I could kill this whole party if I was bored" so why is this the character you decided top play?
FAGGOT
Or, quit yer damn posturing.
>if you
You'll suck these nuts, and you'll like it
>I could delete him
[i]try it or stfu you goddamn hyper-fixated "I could kill this whole party if I was bored" so why is this the character you decided top play?
FAGGOT
Or, quit yer damn posturing.
>>189011
Par for the course, it's all about (you) isn't it? All these 'other players' are just NPCs in YOUR game aren't they?
Par for the course, it's all about (you) isn't it? All these 'other players' are just NPCs in YOUR game aren't they?
Rolling survival to find the airship crash location:
[1d20+3 = (1+3) = 4]
[1d20+3 = (1+3) = 4]
>>189041
>You're all faggots
Oh, you noticed? Good of you to drop by. You didn't capitalize 'you're' so you're presumably a nigger. Anything else?
>You're all faggots
Oh, you noticed? Good of you to drop by. You didn't capitalize 'you're' so you're presumably a nigger. Anything else?
>>189073
fuck off you redditor faggot, casual communication and not using capitalization has been a mainstay of chan culture for decades, and specifically /pol/ for the past 14 years. you're clearly one of the knuckle-dragging apes that flocked here without ever having been active on /pol/ before april 1st, 2017. kill yourself you fucking overweight, midwit, libtertarian faggot. fucking nigger
fuck off you redditor faggot, casual communication and not using capitalization has been a mainstay of chan culture for decades, and specifically /pol/ for the past 14 years. you're clearly one of the knuckle-dragging apes that flocked here without ever having been active on /pol/ before april 1st, 2017. kill yourself you fucking overweight, midwit, libtertarian faggot. fucking nigger
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