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Occupied Equestria - Operation Buyan
Anonymous
8a7293f
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No.189000
Continuing
76 replies and 3 files omitted.
The Floof and The Noodle
ee9e772
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No.189185
189186
>>189184
Silver still has the camera, actually. He used it to take a picture of the Abomination that attacked Black Heel. Silver also has the demolition kits, so Brie shouldn't have any mission critical gear left on his person.
Posey
799727a
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No.189186
>>189185
Oh, nvm

"Let him go. It is not our business if he wants to die. That is just one less pony to split the reward with. We can try to recover his personal equipment later if need be."
Anonymous
30abd7e
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No.189187
>>189184
"Glad to see you're paying attention," somehow with this wave, you intuit that if there were fingers involved he would be presenting the middle one.
Posey
4779bf3
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No.189188
189189 189262
Okay, so we all know what we are doing now.

Do we make it to the bones?
Anonymous
30abd7e
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No.189189
189191 189219
>>189188
>Garv's response
>Dust's response
Good of you to be so patient and accommodating
Posey
4779bf3
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No.189191
189192 189262
>>189189
Garv already said he would follow Posey to the whale bones, and Dust has just been following the group for the entire adventure. I think it's safe to say our decision is clear.
Anonymous
30abd7e
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No.189192
>>189191
I stand corrected. Carry on, peach.
GM Pony
73ccc1e
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No.189197
189267
>>189169
>>189178
k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5k8ZQsZJpk
GM Pony
73ccc1e
?
No.189198
189201 189203
Across the restless waves of the sea, on the grey horizon, a new bank of fog is on its way. The grey skies increasingly darken. The ponies in the group stand up, Blackheel says

"For now... I acknowledge that travel is safer in a group... Certainly with that thing spawning monsters of out air..."

The whole little herd slowly picks up to start to follow Kira, Posey and friends. The way to the whaling station is around the hill - the plane crash site can be avoided - and down it to the little valley where the first fight with the Petrushkas was fought, then down to the small sealing station by the water.
Posey
f238dcc
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No.189201
189205
>>189198
Posey cocks an eyebrow at Blackheel's approach, and then gives a quiet, subtle chuckle

"So you decided to follow us after all. Very well. Come along."

As Posey approaches the whaling site, she turns to Mala
"Mala, help me out with that nose of yours and look for where the griffons discarded their spare seal bones, while I inspect the leviathan skeleton."
The Floof and The Noodle
ee9e772
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No.189203
189204 189209
>>189198
Silver, for once, smiles. "It is good to have you with us."

Kira, meanwhile, looks at the whale skeleton when the group arrives. "Hmm...it looks like it's missing its head. Did the griffons mount it up somewhere as a trophy?" She looks to the griffons in the party, to see if any can answer in Ponish.
Posey
f238dcc
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No.189204
>>189203
"I would strongly prefer it if the head were to be found... But it is not necessary."
GM Pony
73ccc1e
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No.189205
189207 189208
The ponies come to the sealing station, with its tins roofs and weathered wooden walls, dim windows and still open doors. There is no sound but that pervasive tinnitus ringing. The buildings cast long shadows onto the hill behind as they contrast against the near-setting sun.

>>189201
Blackheel has a muted expression.

Mala wags his tail once, then moves off, through the set of buildings towards the north, cautiously looking through each door before moving past.
Posey
f238dcc
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No.189207
189209
>>189205
>near-setting sun
"We cannot afford to delay any longer."
Posey trots up to the whale bones
"Mala, gather whatever seal bones you can find. They do not need to be in good condition or of any particular type, they just need to be many of them."
Posey brandishes her scroll
The Floof and The Noodle
124c922
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No.189208
189209
>>189205
>tinnitus

Oh no...

Kira looks around with a worried expression. She pulls her bow out, just in case. "Anyone feel static in the air?"
GM Pony
73ccc1e
?
No.189209
189210 189211
>>189203
Johan, the white griffin, answers

"I am... not sure... Maybe it was placed in the water, or the bone pile... I would assume it was cut off."

>>189207
Mala moves his head up in the air, then looks back to Posey.

"Over this way."
Taking his right forepaw, and moving all but the inner most toe, he points straight ahead to the north.

"There is a pile this way."

>>189208
The radio is on, but fortunately, not picking up excessive static. for now.
The Floof and The Noodle
ee9e772
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No.189210
189212
>>189209
Kira lets out a sigh, but does seem too relieved. "Maybe this island is just getting to me...maybe..."

Silver gives Mala some pets, offering him a "good job, Mala" for his efforts.

Survival: Kira, meanwhile, has an idea; perhaps the bones still carry a scent, and if so, she could use it to track down the skull that shares the same scent. She flicks her tongue in the air to test.

[1d20+11 = (5+11) = 16]
Posey
f238dcc
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No.189211
189212
>>189209
Posey prances after Mala, her bone-obsession getting the better of her.
"I really should not waste time looking for the head... It would look so amazing!"
GM Pony
73ccc1e
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No.189212
189213
>>189210
flick flick

Kira can't quite get the smell of it

>>189211
The two wright whale skeletons, as well as a pile of seal bones are to the north. The giant rib cage is to the south.
Posey
f238dcc
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No.189213
189214 189262
>>189212
Posey loads as many whale and seal bones as she can onto her floating disk, especially the skulls, and then she proceeds towards the leviathan skeleton.
She requests that Mala do the same.

Is the leviathan's ribcage intact?
The Floof and The Noodle
124c922
?
No.189214
>>189213
Kira and Silver, following Posey's lead, also take as many bones as they can carry to the leviathan skeleton.
Posey
f238dcc
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No.189215
189262
I will need to sleep soon
Cavaliere
980cda4
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No.189216
189225
>>189176
Cavaliere will accompany Posey to the skeletal remains and assist with gathering bones for whatever this plan might be. May I roll a search to find that "leviathan" skull?
[1d20+2 = (15+2) = 17]
Dust in the wind
288c647
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No.189219
189222 189223 189224
>>189189
Don't use me as a cope for your arguments
>>189176
Dust does NOT follow to the bones, as I am hoping to keep the poor zeeb's sanity intact a little longer.
I'm assuming Silver and Kira aren't going that way (I think) so he sticks with them.
Anonymous
30abd7e
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No.189222
189252
>>189219
Then play, or have the good sense to not leave other players waiting on you.
Anonymous
30abd7e
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No.189223
189226 189252
>>189219
No seriously, I will bend over backwards if you actually engaged the thread/site
GM Pony
73ccc1e
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No.189224
189226
>>189219
Silver and Kira are in fact, going towards the bones
GM Pony
73ccc1e
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No.189225
189266 189271
>>189216
Cavaliere thinks that there is... something... In the water north of the pier, and near the main set of bones
All they are is Dust in the wind
288c647
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No.189226
189252
>>189223
I don't want you to bend over backwards, I want you to leave me alone. 2025 has sucked and I'd just like to pretend I don't exist.
>>189224
Of course they are. I guess Dust has no other choice at this point... He follows. This should end poorly
Anonymous
30abd7e
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No.189247
189252
>>189246
*deep breath*
Anon, I don't want to make things harder for you. I'm an asshole, but I think the world of you and what you have accomplished. I know a bit (I wont say) but I'm one of your biggest fans, even if that doesn't come across.
Anonymous
30abd7e
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No.189251
189252
>>189249
>anon
You know who I am Xp
Anonymous
a91ded5
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No.189252
189274

>>189222
>>189223
>>189226
>>189247
>>189249
>>189251
>>>/OOC/
Anonymous
30abd7e
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No.189258
189259 189267
>still waiting on GM
Lads, this mission started in October. The dialogue to just actually get to the island lasted weeks. For fucks sake. Look back at the logs, and then pretend to care about efficiency.
Anonymous
a91ded5
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No.189259
189260 189261 189263
>>189255
>>189256
>>189258
Your character is not even present: you have nothing to roleplay. Stop shitting up the thread.
Anonymous
30abd7e
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No.189260
189267
>>189259
That has yet to be affirmed by GM. Are you GM? Maybe stfu
Anonymous
30abd7e
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No.189261
>>189259
>stop shitting up the thread
NO U
btw
Anonymous
30abd7e
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No.189262
>>189215
>>189213
>>189191
>>189188
A cursory glance at Posey's OOC posts
Anonymous
30abd7e
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No.189263
As they say, what's good for the goose is good for the gander, innit?
>>189259
Anonymous
30abd7e
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No.189264
189271
Do I have to resort to handles? Are you seriously begrudging me for trying to at least apologize to "anon with the snek"? No, not you Silver, I mean anon who made the snek. Its complicated.

But yes, I'm not gonna apologize for taking the opportunity to make peace with him, even if it's only tenative. I would do the same with/for you if I thought there was receptivity. I have been trying for half a year to try and mend all the bridges, but if you want them sundered, good to know
Anonymous
30abd7e
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No.189265
Go on, quote my posts and bitch about >ooc
Cavaliere
980cda4
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No.189266
189268 189271 189280
>>189225
Cavaliere whistles. "Look over there, in the water."

Let's be nice to each other.
GM Pony
d158ae5
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No.189267
189269 189282
Everyone:
Tries to do quest
Brie:
“I’m leaving!”
Everyone:
“Okay” continues quest
Brie:
Storms back into room “Hey everyone I’m leaving! Why won’t you see me leaving?”

>>189258
>>189260
See >>189197
Posey
4b3c905
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No.189268
189270
>>189266
Posey prances after Cavalier
"Did you find it?"
Anonymous
30abd7e
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No.189269
>>189267
You couild LET him leave. You know, acknowledge what I posted. You've had months
Cavaliere
980cda4
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No.189270
189271 189273
>>189268
Cavaliere points to the gloomy waves. "Not sure, but I would wager there is something of interest in the water over there."
The Floof and The Noodle
8840875
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No.189271
189272 189273
>>189225
>>189266
>>189270
Kira comes over to investigate the whale skull after depositing the bones she collected over near the ribcage. "I feel kinda bad for the poor thing. I know it's long dead, and carnivores both on land and in water still need to eat, but whales are very intelligent and peaceful animals. It's sad to see one that perished like this. It never asked for this..."

>>189264
For what it's worth, I do think it's commendable that you're making sure everything between you and Dust's player is good. I'm a little confused though, he actually didn't have anything to do with Kira's creation. I came up with the idea for Kira, and GM pone and I worked together to come up with the lore about how lamias work and what their civilization and society is like.
Anonymous
cb67aa5
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No.189272
189273
>>189271
I betrayed Dust's player's confidence once. He drew a line, and I crossed it. And fwiw, it was retarded, cuz I didnt know what I was talking about at the time. Kind of like now, except at the time I wastrying to blow shit up, whereas now I'm trying to mend the damage. I dont expect reception or acceptance, I just want it not left unsaid, especially if I'm to leave y'all to play without interference
Posey
a91ded5
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No.189273
189278 189279
>>189272
Bro, shut the fuck up. We have a separate thread for this.
>>189270
"Oh... Seawater..." Posey says, stopping just at the edge of the waves, prancing hesitantly
>>189271
Kira still has Endure Elements up, right? Can she swim to it?
"Kira, can you go see if the skull is there?"
Saaaaaame Oooooold Sooooong
288c647
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No.189274
189275 189276 189279 189301 189315
>>189252
Oi, one of those posts does declare an action for Dust, but yes yes I've gotten to wishy washy, whatever. Come put me in the ground yourself.

Also is everyone really going to the bones? I'm trying to postpone Dust seeing necromancy for as long as possible since we didn't come to another satisfactory truce.
Posey
a91ded5
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No.189275
>>189274
I thought we were going to go pick up the airponies first, but Silver wanted to do this instead and I am not going to spend another month arguing about it.
Sorry.
GM Pony
d158ae5
?
No.189276
189277
>>189274
Yes apparently.

I can see absolutely no justification for it besides “We’re doing necromancy now.”

If Dust wants to take a few NPCs and run off though, he can.
Posey
a91ded5
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No.189277
hq720.jpg
>>189276
>We’re doing necromancy now
The Dread Agenda spreads
Anonymous
cb67aa5
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No.189278
189280
>>189273
>bro shut the fuck up
110% no you
If theres a problem with the tone you have painstakingly cultivated, check the mirror. Meanwhile, I appreciate that my character is a cause of friction, and rather than insisting on being the main character like SOME people, Im trying to relegate him so you can do your 'thing'
The Floof and The Noodle
ee9e772
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No.189279
189280
>>189273
>>189274
Kira looks at Posey surprised, offering her an "Oh, okay" before wading into the water to get to the skull.

Silver meanwhile, takes Posey on the shoulder. "You should really talk with Dust about what we are about to do, see if you can soothe some of his fears and work something out with him."
GM Pony
204299b
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No.189280
189281 189282 189287
>>189278
Darling. Bro. Brie’s already left the group. This is a settled issue. You’ve said this already. I said “everyone declare an action.” You said “Brie leaves.” I said “K” and moved on with everyone else. It’s done. What do you want?

poof
Brie has left apparently.

Okay. There. It’s a done a second time. Everyone, look and see how not there Brie is.

Now we’re moving on.

>>189279
>>189266
No, you can’t really see it. It’s just water.

But then the trough of a wave moves over the shallow water near the pier, and a massive yet of yellow-tinged bone can be seen.
Posey
a91ded5
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No.189281
189283
>>189280
"Ooh! That will do..."
Posey grips the bone with her magic and begins to drag it towards the beat
Anonymous
5da5281
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No.189282
189287
>>189280
>I said K
Did you now? Lets look.
>>189267
If this was your "k" then it domes across as contempt. Small wonder I want out of this game.
Is there another post that I'm missing, or are you as inconsistent as I have come to recognize you as?
GM Pony
d158ae5
?
No.189283
189284
>>189281
It’s not exactly the size of a basket of apples.
Posey
4b3c905
?
No.189284
189286 189288
>>189283
Posey can drag up to 1950 pounds, or half as much under poor circumstances.

"Hrrrrhk..! A little help here." she groans as she exerts herself
Just a drop of water in an endless sea
288c647
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No.189285
189288
We'll say Dust is still a decent ways off to the side, checking on Pipette, making sure she doesn't have a fever and her pupils are dialating normally. Typical medical stuff.
The Floof and The Noodle
ee9e772
?
No.189286
189288
>>189284
Kira continues to wade out into the water, wrapping her tail around the skull and pulling with all of her might towards the shore. Silver helps using his magic to try to lighten the load, as he again speaks to Posey. "I am serious though, you should talk with Dust about what you are about to do. I am not sure he will be most pleased with this plan."
Cavaliere
980cda4
?
No.189287
189288
>>189280
>>189282
Cavaliere ties some rope into a lasso and tries to hook onto part of the whale skull.
[1d20+9 = (15+9) = 24]
GM Pony
d158ae5
?
No.189288
189289 189291 189292
>>189284
>Can lift a car with telekinesis magic
No.

And that’s not what the word “drag” means.

>>189285
She’s… She’s right there. Actually she’d probably scare Dust a little, standing only a few feet away and looking at Dust. Her tail wags twice when he makes eye contact.

She’s obviously tired, and her eyes are… well they could be worse, but her pupils are more narrow than normal.

>>189286
A Blue whale skull is 18 feet in length. I don’t think you understand how big it is.

>>189287
Now we’re getting somewhere
The Floof and The Noodle
ee9e772
?
No.189289
189290 189295
>>189288
Hmmm...perhaps a Strength roll then from Kira and Silver?

Kira: [1d20+3 = (20+3) = 23]

Silver: [1d20+3 = (9+3) = 12]
Cavaliere
980cda4
?
No.189290
>>189289
And the griffon helps with pulling the old bone.
[1d20 = 5]
Aaaaaall Weeeeeee Dooooooo
288c647
?
No.189291
189295
>>189288
He feels her forehead with the back of his hoof. Is she hot? Cold? Normal?
Posey
089617c
?
No.189292
189295 189296
>>189288
What if I used a rope? Could I drag it then?
GM Pony
204299b
?
No.189295
189296
>>189292
As a single little pony, no.

But though a single stick may snap in two, sticks in a bundle hold strong. Together as one mighty faggot, you all may overcome.

>>189291
Dust quickly notices a major problem. There’s a decent sized, cone-shaped, velvet-covered protrusion growing directly out of her forehead. Is that caused by the Traveller mutating ponies?

Wait. That’s just a thing that ponies have. Or some of them. Why don’t all of them have it? Anyways it doesn’t matter. But touching that part of the forehead is a no-go. So… above that is covered in tin foil. Can’t move that, she’ll freak out. Maybe place the hoof on her cheek? No, she might get the wrong idea. So… touch immediately above the eyes? Maybe the top of the muzzle? Uh… sure.

She feels… normal? Maybe a little warm? She isn’t dead, anyways.

>>189289
Kira is able to move the thing out of the sand.

>>189292
That would work better
The Floof and The Noodle
ee9e772
?
No.189296
189301 189315
>>189295
>>189292
While Kira is able to move the heavy skull, she would definitely appreciate some help.

Also, Posey, please give me any indication at all that you actually saw Silver telling her she should go speak to Dust, preferably before she actually raises the Bone Lurker?
Posey
e95a987
?
No.189301
189302
Pardon, I fell asleep
>>189296
Posey helps Kira

I am willing to speak to Dust. Is Dust present at the moment?
>>189274
"Dust, a moment, if you will." Posey says
Anonymous
5da5281
?
No.189302
>>189301
It's fine poner, only one player gets punished for falling asleep, and it isnt you
Posey
e95a987
?
No.189315
189327 189334
>>189296
>>189274
Posey approaches Dust and pulls him aside to speak to him privately
"Dust... I have a feeling that you know what I am about to do with this scroll." She says, brandishing the black, bone-decorated scroll, the onyx gems inside it rattling inside the bone centerpiece.
"I can fool around with the other ponies by dressing it up with fancy Arcane buzzwords like 'conjuring a spiritual ally' or 'waking the beast to combat the forces of Dagon, but I know that a Zegro of faith like you would not be fooled by such language. While Silver has grown quite enthusiastic by the way I delivered it, I suspect you might be less than comfortable with your suspicions, so I will be frank with you. This scroll, that my old master bestowed upon me, is a scroll to animate the dead, and I intend to use it on the bones of that leviathan over there." she says, pointing in the directions of the bones
"Perhaps you might be familiar with the concept of a Bone Lurker: a mindless, flying amalgam of shambling bones; that will be the product of this spell. I intend to use it as a minion to counter the monsters that the Traveller conjures, to carry that explosive, and potentially use it as a mount to flee this island should things turn sour." she continues
"It is likely that what I am about to may conflict your spiritual beliefs. Silver seems convinced with this maneuver is essential, but we could be persuaded to reconsider... Knowing this information, what do you intend to do?"
Posey
de7a930
?
No.189327
189328 189334
>>189315
I will proceed as soon as I hear back from Dust. Casting Animate Dead will only take one action.

"Well, Dust, do you have anything to say."
The Floof and The Noodle
ee9e772
?
No.189328
189334
>>189327
Life's been kicking Dust's player in the nuts lately, give him some time.
Dust
288c647
?
No.189334
189336
>>189315
>>189327
Dust freezes for a minute. He stares at the mare. He almost reaches for his flail a few times. He starts a few prayers under his breath before stopping. He finally lowers his head for a minute, and finally looks up.
"Our discussion is not done
We will resume when the day is won."
Dust plods off, obvious he will not partake, nor witness this.
>>189328
My nuts are sufficiently kicked
Posey
138e7f2
?
No.189336
189342 189345 189351 189354 189524
Deborah-maradan-img490.jpg
>>189334
"A level-headed and wise response, as expected of an accomplished priest. We will speak again, and exact our conflicts then. In the meantime, use those rhyming skills of your to keep Pipette out of the dream realm."
.
.
.

Posey then returns to the leviathan bones.
She circles the bones, having gathered them in two piles: one Huge sized pile, consisting of the Leviathan's bones, and a second large sized one consisting of the smaller seal bones and whale bones, humming a subtle, indistinct mantra that may or may not be part of her spell. She unscrews the cap on the core of her scroll and shakes out a few black jewels, silently lamenting at having to expend them all so early in her career.

She turns to the onlookers
"The practices of my mentor's arcane thesis were a closely guarded secret. They shared them with nopony, not even me. It was through trust and privilege that they bestowed me with this scroll to use tonight. Keeping their secrets was a an oath that I made in exchange for their teachings, and my eventual emancipation. I would appreciate if the rest of you, especially the unicorns, would look away and cover your ears for this next part, but I cannot force you: like that honorable zegro before, I too must make compromises with my code of conduct."

Whether or not the onlookers honor her request, Posey proceeds to unfurl the scroll, scribbled with deranged inscrutable writing, levitates the gems into the eye sockets of the whales, and throws her head back and begins her chant:

"By the blackened sky and the starless sea,
I call upon the bones, from death set free.
From ocean depths where light dares not tread,
Rise, Leviathan, from the realm of the dead.

Whale of shadows, ancient and vast,
Awaken now from your timeless past.
Let the marrow of your bones ignite,
As ghostly flesh returns to night.

By the cursed winds and the deep sea’s roar,
I summon thee, to walk once more.
Ghost-whale of the abyss, rise high,
Tear through the heavens, darken the sky.

Dagon’s servants, tremble with fear,
For the spirit of the deep draws near.
Devour their souls, their flesh, their breath,
Sift through their hearts and bring their death.

From the deep, from the void, from the edge of time,
Come forth, my leviathan, so cold, so prime.
Through oceans of sorrow and seas of hate,
You are my weapon, you are my fate.

Rise, oh rise, ghost whale of dread,
Bound by the tides, in death’s dark thread.
Devour the spawn of Dagon’s reach,
And claim the earth, the sea, the beach.

Let the waves churn, let the waters boil,
As your spirit stirs in the ancient coil.
Leviathan, arise to feast and roam,
Take back the seas—this world is your home!"

Posey then makes two boops, completing the Animate Dead Spell, with intent to reanimate one Huge sized advanced bone lurker and one large typical bone lurker, in the form of spectral whales made of shambling unconnected bones.

Yay! I got to cast animate dead for the second time in this game :D

At GM's discretion, the residual magic in the leviathan bones may act as an additional material component to cause something unexpected to happen. Or perhaps the loathing resentment within the spirit of this CR 25 monster causes the spell to go awry. Or perhaps the resulting beast gains intelligence and turns on its master. Or perhaps Posey's master hexes her for revealing their secrets. Anything can happen.
The Floof and The Noodle
ee9e772
?
No.189342
>>189336
>>189341
Fine, Silver takes Black Heel away from the scene of necromancy that's about to take place.
Cavaliere
980cda4
?
No.189345
189348
>>189336
Cavaliere looks suspiciously at Posey and the jewels, making an arcane knowledge check as to their nature:
[1d20+7 = (13+7) = 20]
However, he reluctantly turns around and, sitting on the ground, covers his ears. Or, at least, it's where his ears probably are. With griffons it's hard to say.
Posey
d83abeb
?
No.189348
>>189345
Arcana would tell you that it's a material component of some sort.
Spellcraft would tell you what kind of spell it is.

The gems are black in color, and don't appear to be particularly precious (they're carved onyx)
The Floof and The Noodle
ee9e772
?
No.189351
189475
>>189336
But first! Silver takes Black Heel aside, away from the scene currently unfolding, to discuss with him their plan moving forward, and especially to make sure that he and the commies won't fly off the handle around the airponies.
Posey
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No.189354
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>>189336
I just remembered that my Spellgifted trait only applies to spells that I personally cast, so it turns out I do in fact still need to make a caster level check to activate this scroll, since I am one point short of the proper caster level.
The DC is 8, so I succeed if I roll a 2 or higher. If I fail I suffer a scroll mishap.
>inb4 nat 1
[1d20+7 = (8+7) = 15]

I apologize in advance if this fucks up everything.
Posey
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No.189387
Posey closes her eyes as she completes the spell and the writing vanishes from the scroll.
She stands awkwardly, trembling somewhat
"D-did it work?"
Cavaliere
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No.189389
189390 189517
Cavaliere turns to Sørvik and asks, "Heb je ergens netten liggen? Die hebben we misschien nodig om de bezeten pony's tegen te houden zonder ze pijn te doen."
Anonymous
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No.189390
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>>189389
Anonymous
fc6d1c7
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No.189448
Two *clicks* come over the radio, the result of someone pressing the transmit key twice, but saying nothing; ostensibly by a Bat who wishes to remind the party that we have radios, but without saying anything to betray their presence further.
Posey
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No.189449
Brie took a radio with him?
How many do we have on us now?
Anonymous
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No.189450
>>189113
It was this one
Anonymous
fc6d1c7
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No.189454
>>189155
Frenly reminder, Kira caught the airponies' scent almost 2 weeks ago
Brie
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No.189473
Brie makes his way cautiously. The absence of wildlife lending toward overgrowth, the longer grass gives him some degree of concealment as he carefully pads his way in the direction of the Kostromo. Discretion being his foremost goal, he turns the volume of the radio down to where any transmission that is received will only cause an almost inaudible "click"; it wouldn't do to be in a tight spot when somepony decided to ask an ill-timed question. Setting aside his pack of cigarettes, his portable tea set, and a few other unnecessary items, he evaporates into the surroundings, becoming like Domingo Chavez in Clear and Present Danger (although this case, not sporting a McDonald's hamburger).
If, when, and whatever requisite skill checks will be forthcoming as requested, to avoid "having done them" and them getting lost in the mix.
Wondering if perhaps Dust Defiant is capable of casting that funny "magical sneak spell",... Sneak without leaving tracks, or something like that, he really hopes that the party doesn't decide to make a grand entrance, or at least if they DO, he can use it to strategic advantage.
The Floof and The Noodle
ee9e772
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No.189475
189517
>>189351
Taking Black Heel aside (conveniently away from the scene of necromancy taking place, Silver begins speaking to the commissar about their next moves.

"Now, I know what you are. You are political representative of Supreme Soviet, meant to ensure loyalty and discipline within troops. That also means you hold same ideological enemies as they do. But this, what we are going up against...it is threat to everyone, communist or not. There are ponies on this island, survivors from crashed airship we hope who can help us in this coming battle against Traveler. I need to know that you will not shoot them on sight, and that you will keep your soldiers from shooting them as well, so long as we keep them from getting itchy triggers too."
GM Pony
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No.189517
189524
>>189389
Sorvik looks back towards Cavaliere, lowering his beak then raising it up as he responds with his first "Ja."

"Ja, dat doen we. We hebben ze op de boot, en er zouden extra's moeten zijn in de opslaghut aan de binnenzijde aan de noordkant."

>>189475
Blackheel whips his tail, though he does this as he is being moved away and before Silver speaks. He looks back to the settlement, and scrunches. After Silver speaks, he answers:

"How many more foreigners are on the island? Was losing my ship to the hippogriff and the griffin not enough? Very well. Sure, they can leave. Kill that - that thing, and let us all leave." A pause,

"So you really are here for the blimp. I should have known."
GM Pony
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No.189518
189524 189530 189562
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The grass on the hills behind and above the cluster of buildings by the water continues the trend of being tinged yellow, half-dead but not altogether bereft of green. Surely in the spring and summer it must be a vibrant green, that colors lovely rolling hills dotted with ruined stone, padlock fences. Now in the Winter, what it certainly is not a white and snow-covered wonderland seen in the mainland Equestrian flyover country, which, though it speaks to a state of death, has a charm all of its own, and foretells the rejuvenation of new life in the spring. The hills, rather, cling on in a half-dead state, committing neither to death and prophesized renewal, nor to life, but rather something non-defined and in between.

The wind, likewise is non-committal, at one second blowing intensely from the southwest, and the next, calm, only to return in the third. Thus it pulls at manes and clothing like a bored foal seeking attention. But now it blows steadily from the water. And unlike before, it brings with it a chill, telling of a freeze waiting in the night beyond the last rays of the sun. In its stronger moments, nothing but the salt of the sea can be smelled, but when the wind relents for a moment, or when its path is broken and redirected by the hills or by the wooden cabins, or even when the source is strong enough, other smells intrude: mollusks, fish, diesel fuel, and the pervasive rendered fat spilled upon the ground.

The sun on the west horizon is blotted out by the distant clouds that hug the ocean. The sunlight diffuses through the haze giving the horizon a dulled, yellow glow. The dim light illuminates the small, rectangular buildings that in a cluster form the sealing station. The muted grey-brown hues of the slightly moldy, vertical wooden planks of the buildings scarcely show in the veiled light of the sun. But when the ever-moving clouds provide a moment, just a moment, of those last direct rays of sunlight, the cabins cast long shadows that reach as far as a the hills behind, and oddly look dimmer by the contrast with the light. Most of the doors to these vacant buildings are open. One door, belonging to the office on the far north, opens and slams shut with the with the wind. But the other doors are on the leeward side, blocked by the cabins themselves, and they remain half opened. 

Though in almost every moment the crashing of waves or the rush of wind fill the air with sound, there are lulls in the wind, or between the waves, when the silence of the island intrudes. In those moments, a sound not unlike the muffled noise of moving underwater makes its way in. It were as if your own ears could not be trusted to deliver noise. 

Dare anypony wade into the water? Surely someone must, as that is where the giant skull resides. Wading into the water, whomever dares finds a threat deadlier than any kraken, eel, or leviathan. The water itself pierces through fur and hide and soon feels like thousands of small needles, prodding straight through to the nerves and sapping out the life force of any living creature who dares touch the water, save for Kira, who is protected by a gambeson of magic. This water belongs to the icy winter ocean of the far north, and though sea ice is not present on this shore, neither is it much warmer. Surely anypony who falls in will soon die of hypothermia. Remember that the Titanic sank in mid-April, not the end of January as here. But to those who do wade in, they find that the beach has a sudden drop to the water covered in basalt stones. Under the water are many smaller stones, and beneath that, a black sand that threatens to swallow hooves where the rocks are thin.
GM Pony
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No.189519
189524 189530 189562
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The head of what must surely be the leviathan whale is nothing less than gigantic, being probably 15 or so feet in length and weighing perhaps a metric ton. To those who are familiar with the skulls of cetaceans, it can be said to most closely resemble the skull of an orca, if only an orca skull were several times the size, with a higher, raised frontal and a more defined orbital, producing a shape that overall that more closely resembles the skulls of pinnipeds or terrestrial mammals than that of other toothed cetaceans. It could be compared to the skull of a dolphin, likewise, except that it is much wider than the long and narrow skulls of the smaller creatures, and with ticker bones. The teeth are absolutely massive and built for strength more so than sharpness; the mouth of the giant would allow it to swallow almost anything that finds itself in the sea, with only other whales needing to be ripped apart into smaller pieces. 

To those who have never seen a whale skull before, or even those who have, but have only seen the thin bones of the baleen whales or the smaller, thinner cachalot, the skull looks as if it belongs to some antediluvian monster, with its thick bone, many teeth, and vaguely triangular shape. If someone were told it belonged to an ancient dragon, or to some reptilian beast before time, or to a gargantuan crocodile of never-before-seen size, they would believe it. Only with the leveraging of Kira's long and muscular body to pull it out of the black sand, and Cavaliere, Silver, and Posey's combined strength to pull it by several ropes, is it brought onto the shore. The skull is not the bleached, white color of bone long exposed to the sun, but a yellow color, with scattered spots that are slight black or orange where remains of sinew cling to the bone. Tiny scrapes from the actions of crabs may be seen upon a close inspection, and a few cracks and cuts obtained by the creature in its life - or perhaps its death - can be seen as well, in particular a large crack running diagonally along the frontal plate on the top of the skull, that same frontal plate that is so unlike a whale, but so much like near any other mammal. 

Posey surely knows where she wants to drag this skull to, as the whaling griffins have already made the choice clear. In the south side of the tiny settlement is a set of leviathan whale bones organized as the creature was in life, near complete. The ribs are pressed into the ground. The giant animal's backbone, if loose, is still there. A pony can walk right through it, as if journeying through the inside of the creature. The backbone is two or perhaps three times higher off the ground than the top of a pony's head, and the creature is similar in width. Each of the massive rib bones is a dozen or so feet in length, and as large as a foot in width, though the bones nearer the center are larger, and the backbone of the animal curves downwards with the smaller fore and rear rib bones. Some of the bones, especially towards the center, are cracked and the marrow extracted. Some have cuts on them from evident knife cuts. All are tinted yellow-white. Posey would surely place the skull at the fore of this display. The neck of the creature is longer than normal for a cetacean, being relatively well defined. With a little effort, the fin and tail bones could be fished out of the pile and put in their respective places. All together it looks like a mosasaur with gigantism, or the remains of a dragon lord, missing the wings.
GM Pony
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No.189521
189524 189562
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The well defined orbitals - eye sockets - of the leviathan, relative to other whales, is likely welcome to Posey when she places a black gem in each. Posey recites her poem, and reads from the scroll. The text on the scroll fades. For Posey, it is surely as if the world turns. A wave crashes against the beach. Off in the distance, a set of cracks that may be automatic gunfire. But then, In the left orbital of the leviathan skull, the black gem shakes and rattles against the bone, Then it levitates in the air, and starts to spin like a top suspended in air. The gem in the right orbital does the same. Both begin to exude a kind of black smoke as if the gem itself were slowly boiling. The green pony of the survivors, Steppe Eagle, stands up and is unsettled,

"Это работа Чернобога? Проник ли он через чары этой кобылы?"
No one has an answer

The black smoke travels away from the orbital, isinde of the skull of the creature, in its mouth. A luminescent aura can be seen, moving around the bone. It begins to move around the other bones two, travelling through the neck, then through the backbone, and down each rib. It isn't bright to be sure, but there is a definite ghostly glow. All the ponies and the griffins look over towards the sight, with gasps and awe. The spinning gems disappear - or more likely evaporate - leaving only spinning masses of black smoke in the centers of each eye socket.

After another few seconds, the ribs begin to shake. Indeed the whole set of bones seems to shake, as the ribs loosen themselves from the thin topsoil and gravel. Slowly, the set of bones begin to rise upwards, into the air. The bones in the center rise first, but the backbone keeps its integrity, such that the mass culls inwards with the center of the back rising first. But once the ribs are free, the whole mass moves upwards. The skull rises and the black smoke condenses into something more akin to glowing green specks. Bones fly through the air until they form bone fins and the tail, It rises into the air. Only ten feet, perhaps fifteen feet, but levitating all the same.

The black griffin cries out:
"Hvilken trolldom er dette? Er dette det samme som den jævla kronen? Ikke igjen!"

All the ponies and griffins stand back and talk amongst themselves, startled at best, if not outright terrified by what floats before - or above them. The leviathan lowers its skull as if looking down towards Posey, though the skull rises soon enough. Indeed, the whole structure of bones moves at least once in a rhythm doubtless akin to the movement of the great whale in the water. As it moves its fore and tail up and down slowly its marine motion, it seems as if it will call out its whale song, crying out for an unknown purpose, but in a somewhat familiar form, transmitting its music through air rather than water. But it doesn't. In this form, it may not be able to sing at all. After some seconds of slow movement, as if with the waves, it stops moving much at all, but hovers there above the ground.

In the distance, a crack and a loud thud.
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.189524
189562 189563
>>189517
Silver nods to Black Heel's final statement. "It was reason we came to this island in first place. When my colleague mentioned us 'looting ship', it was airship she was referring to, not yours. But then we encountered one of your possessed sailors on beach, and then we heard your distress call, and our plan changed. We could not just stand idly by and leave you all to your fate." His ears twitch and turn towards the cracks, pops, and thuds in the distance, clearly being signs of the advancing Spetsnaz forces encountering the summoned monsters of the Traveler. "We should be ready to move out momentarily, and not moment too soon. We will be heading to airship while Posey, Garv, and griffons all head back to crashed airplane to collect our MGs and our explosive. They will rejoin our group along our path towards airship. I am glad to have your cooperation, it will be sorely needed if we are all to have chance at survival."

>>189336
>>189518
>>189519
>>189521
Kira is very glad to have Ouroboros' protection as she wades into the water. Rather than the life-sapping coldness that surely would send the warm-blooded but still not acclimated lamia into shock, the water to her feels as if it's exactly the perfect temperature. Not too hot, not too cold, almost perfectly in line with her body temperature. It's the type of water temperature that gives her the urge to pee, though whether she does or not and what it looks like will be left to the viewer's imagination. What is known is that thanks to the strength of her tail giving leverage, the skull is pulled out of the black sand and back onto land, where the next scene takes place.

Kira looks on in awe as the leviathan whale is slowly reanimated, no doubt aware that the clerics of her tribe would condemn the actual action taking place but still amazed at the wonder before her. She lets out a "Wooooooooow..." that sounds like it's coming from the same place of wonderment a foal has seeing the first snows of winter. Looking back at the others in the group, she smiles. "Well, it's not attacking us or anything, so it must have worked! That was amazing, Posey! Are you going to name it?"
Posey
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No.189530
189837
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>>189518
>The water itself pierces through fur and hide and soon feels like thousands of small needles, prodding straight through to the nerves and sapping out the life force of any living creature who dares touch the water
Posey, despite not being not among the living, recoils anyway. Not from the cold, but from her innate phobia of running seawater.
>>189519
What a glorious beast it must have been in life. Even in death its glory still shines.
Retrieving the head was certainly worth it, as style is no small factor in raising an undead beast.
>After another few seconds, the ribs begin to shake. Indeed the whole set of bones seems to shake, as the ribs loosen themselves from the thin topsoil and gravel. Slowly, the set of bones begin to rise upwards, into the air. The bones in the center rise first, but the backbone keeps its integrity, such that the mass culls inwards with the center of the back rising first. But once the ribs are free, the whole mass moves upwards. The skull rises and the black smoke condenses into something more akin to glowing green specks. Bones fly through the air until they form bone fins and the tail, It rises into the air. Only ten feet, perhaps fifteen feet, but levitating all the same.
>All the ponies and griffins stand back and talk amongst themselves, startled at best, if not outright terrified by what floats before - or above them. The leviathan lowers its skull as if looking down towards Posey, though the skull rises soon enough. Indeed, the whole structure of bones moves at least once in a rhythm doubtless akin to the movement of the great whale in the water. As it moves its fore and tail up and down slowly its marine motion, it seems as if it will call out its whale song, crying out for an unknown purpose, but in a somewhat familiar form, transmitting its music through air rather than water. But it doesn't. In this form, it may not be able to sing at all. After some seconds of slow movement, as if with the waves, it stops moving much at all, but hovers there above the ground.
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"... Magnificent...!"
Posey is fascinated by the glory of her beautiful crime against nature. She looks up at it in awe and affection.
She reaches a hoof up towards the nose of the beast to see if the creature yet obeys her commands.
"Boop." she beckons

>In the distance, a crack and a loud thud.
What direction is it from?
Cavaliere
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No.189562
189563
>>189518
>>189519
>>189521
After Cavaliere gives a final, successful yank on the rope to bring the skull ashore, he anxiously watches the repugnant ritual. The watchful among the party might have seen how he kept a talon near his gun as the titanic skeleton hovered, though he would be all-too-cognizant of how useless one firearm would be against it.

>>189524
Cavaliere glances aside to Posey as he hears Silver speak. "Very well. We don't have any time to lose. I'll keep the griffons together since they are as uncomfortable as any of us."
Posey
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No.189563
189583
>>189524
>Are you going to name it?
"I think I'll call it... Monstro."
She refers to the bone lurker
"Your name is Monstro."
>>189562
"Very well." Posey says
she claps her hooves
"Monstro, dearie, please pick me up and carry me after that griffon."
Posey
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No.189583
>>189563
Posey would like to climb on the back of the bone lurker and ride it towards the airship we were at last.
Posey
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No.189837
>>189530
I guess I need to roll a religion check to identify Monstrous, to see if my spell succeeded as I intended.
[1d20+11 = (15+11) = 26]