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Occupied Equestria: K-19
GM Pony
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No.191000
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Continuing
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Posey
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New thread!
The Floof and The Noodle
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>>191000
Hooray for new thread!
Posey
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No.191004
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What preparations need to be done to wait for the GRU attack?
If the point is to wait behind cover, could we have a map? Even a crudely-drawn line image will do. It's difficult to manage cover without any visuals.
The Floof and The Noodle
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>>191006 →
Silver: "I would be worried about unintended damage to airship if we blow it now. If we want to draw them over here, we have guns. I can just fire off couple of rounds from my rifle and they will likely come to investigate."
Posey
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No.191008
>>191007
"Acceptable. Proceed."
GM Pony
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The Floof and The Noodle
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>>191010
Silver looks at Rustling Pine, giving a resigned look upon hearing his words.

"Я тоже не хочу сражаться. Они тоже мои люди. Странник — враг всех. Мы с Комиссаром поговорим с ними, постараемся заставить их это понять, но если мы потерпим неудачу... мы должны быть готовы."
Posey
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>>191010
>Hours?! I would be shocked if we had minutes. And why, oh why would you want them here?
Posey appears relieved.
>Even if you thought you had to fight them, there are many more.
"Stealth specialists were unable to evade them in their descent. With a group as large as ours, we will be unable to descend the mountain without encountering them, and even if we could we would be tracked easily. It would be better to fight them here, on our terms." Posey says
"Besides, we have the high ground here. It is a mechanical and strategic advantage."
>Uh...
GM, if you have a preferred course of action for us to take, just make it clear to us.
Cavaliere
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No.191013
191015
New thread!

>>191007
>>191012
"Do we? They may be on their way already. If they're not, then if they pass by we could escape without encountering them at all. I would prefer not making contact if we don't have to."
GM Pony
!PonerGM.4A
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No.191014
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>>191012
Still neurotic,

"Oh, I don't know, you could go any other direction than right towards them. What's down that slope anyways, but even more soldiers?"

I meant about the map. Maybe later?

>>191011
Rustling Pine lowers his head,

"Хорошо..."
Posey
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No.191015
191016 191019 191021
>>191013
"If we descend before they pass, our chance of encountering them is near certain." Posey replies
She gives a sigh
"Then again, we will know in a few minutes. Everypony take cover and prepare to engage." She says, looking for the nearest cover.
>you could go any other direction
I didn't consider that as an option. I've having a hard time visualizing the area.
"I suppose that might work, but we cannot be furtive with such a large group."
>>191007
>>191013
"Kira, Cavalier, can you still track the airponies down the other side of the mountain?"
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.191016
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>>191014
Silver trots up to Rustling Pine, placing a hoof on the crestfallen soldier's shoulder. He speaks in a tone of voice that's somewhere between fatherly and that of a squad leader. "Эй, солдат, не унывайте. Ваши товарищи, вы им нужны так же, как и вам. Если дело дойдет до драки, помните, что вы все сражаетесь друг за друга, за пони рядом с вами, что вы все вместе справитесь с этим."

>>191015
Survival: "Uh, sure, let me see." Sticking her head out of the airship, Kira flicks her tongue into the air to see if she can catch a whiff of the incoming Spetsnaz ponies.

[1d20+11 = (8+11) = 19]
Posey
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No.191017
>>191016
Rolling to assist (DC 10)
[1d20+1 = (9+1) = 10]
Posey
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No.191018
>>191016
I said track the airponies down, but knowing where the GRU is useful too.

"Everypony else gather your equipment and be ready to leave. Noncombatants will be needed to carry the thralls." Posey says to the rest of the crowed
"We will be moving at tracking speed, so it is imperative that we leave immediately, before the GRU closes distance. If we leave soon enough, we may outmaneuver them."
GM Pony
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No.191019
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The Floof and The Noodle
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>>191019
Silver lets out a sigh as he lowers his head. Raising it back up to look at Pine directly, he replies, "Если повезет, то нет. Но если они начнут стрелять и будет ясно, что они нацелены на вас, ваших товарищей и вашего комиссара... возьмете ли вы свое оружие и будете сражаться за пони вокруг вас?"
Cavaliere
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No.191021
191022
>>191015
"We can make an attempt. The longer route toward the outside of the island would be a good way to avoid the GRU."
>>191016
Also rolling to assist:
[1d20+3 = (14+3) = 17]
GM Pony
!PonerGM.4A
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No.191022
191023 191026
>>191020
>Если повезет, то нет. Но если они начнут стрелять и будет ясно, что они нацелены на вас, ваших товарищей и вашего комиссара... возьмете ли вы свое оружие и будете сражаться за пони вокруг вас?
He replies,

"Я... Я так думаю? Но смогу ли я вернуться? Будет ли с моей семьей все в порядке? Если они подумают, что я мятежник."

>>191021
What is he trying to do?
Cavaliere
6bae2c1
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No.191023
191027
>>191019
scrunches intensely

>>191022
Plotting a route to avoid the soldiers. I suppose the best option is to move out all the wounded airponies and plant charges while a token force remains to parlay and delay the enemy.
Posey
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No.191024
191027
>>191019
>The moral of the story is that yes, there is one direction that the party can go that would go around the communists
Alright, let's do that then.
>What is not at all clear is if the wounded ponies and the infected ponies could be removed fast enough
Well, rescuing the airponies and torching the systems is our mission, so we don't really have a choice if we want to succeed. Let's do it now.
>I'm not sure exactly what you're rolling for.
I asked her to find the missing airponies.
>Then Posey's Dreads basically confirmed the location of the airship. So now they are heading directly for the airship.
...Really?
They attacked from the air, in conditions of intense fog.
Posey
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No.191025
191027
>>191019
GM, with Kira's 30+ survival check before the last encounter, can guess the general location of the missing airponies?
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.191026
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>>191022
Frowning, Silver looks over to Black Heel. While he does have some things he could say, he wonders if the commissar might have anything to say or suggest to the worried soldier.
GM Pony
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Posey
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>>191027
>Have you ever played Red Alert? Or Civilization? Or any kind of game wherein you have a very limited field of view, you are surrounded by fog of war, and you are being attacked by an enemy that spawns from a specific location?
Idk, I haven't played any of those games. I have been operating based on standard 3.5e exploration rules, spot check minimum distances, encounter ranges, and Track DCs. It didn't cross my mind that they could track two flying creatures without feat+skill investment, or what the DC for that would be. I guess I should have thought about that, but it's too late for that.
>The problem is the non-able bodied ones.
Monstrous should be able to carry maybe ~6-8 more of them.
Cavaliere
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No.191030
191031 191032 191034
>>191027
The issue I have is that Cavaliere specifically circled around to attack from the enemy's rear, in a direction I assumed to be away from the airship. I thought that Kira was closest to the airship, and so by distracting them Cavaliere would be doing a dual service. I am very much frustrated that you have said it was his action that encouraged them to move towards the airship. It's the opposite of what I intended.
Posey
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No.191031
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>>191030
I also recall saying that the Dreads flanked the enemy from either side, with the explicit goal of confusing and distracting them.
GM Pony
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No.191032
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>>191030
Kira went and circled around their right, and then fled to the right. Cavaliere went and circled around their left, and attacked from the left, opposite of Kira. The dreads attacked straight on. Average the three out, especially with the last one moving, and you get straight on.

>>191031
Then I answered that they didn’t see anything. So they went through the most towards the music.
Posey
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No.191033
191034
>>191032
Alright, we can only move forward.
How long does it take for Silver to set the charges?
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.191034
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>>191030
>>191033
I'd normally put this in the OOC thread but I need y'all to see this: There is zero chance we can move the wounded and set the charge before the GRU finds us. The NPCs expressing their concerns aren't doing so because GM pone is trying to subtly get across that we should leave, they're expressing their concerns because that's what the NPCs would naturally do in this circumstance.
Posey
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No.191035
191036 191038
>>191034
Then what are we supposed to do?
I really don't care what we do, let's just do something.
Cavaliere
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No.191036
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>>191035
I'm the same way. GM Pone really seems intent on forcing this encounter no matter what we do, unless if we abandon our mission. Some of our characters would rather die than abandon our mission so we are stuck here.
Posey
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No.191037
>>191036
>Some of our characters would rather die than abandon our mission
I am definitely not abandoning the airponies. I didn't come all this way for a paycut. I'm trying to raise an army.
Whatever it is, let's do it fast. Whatever advances the plot, let's do it.
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.191038
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>>191035
Maybe the plan that Silver keeps talking about but keeps getting ignored: bunker down, take cover in/near the airship, and prepare for a defensive battle. Silver and Black Heel will attempt to meet the Spetsnaz squad when they're spotted and convince them to turn around and let us get on with killing the Traveler. If we fail to do so and they attack, we defend ourselves using the airship as cover and the mounted machine gun to our advantage.
Posey
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No.191039
>>191038
Okay, let's go with Silver's plan
We hunker down, and then we play the waiting game for GM to advance the plot for us.

Posey looks for a suitable source of cover, preferably one she can be closer to the enemy without being in line of fire.
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.191040
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>>191027
Silver looks back at Pine, deciding to speak up instead. "Мы знаем, что вы не предатель. Никто из вас не предатель. Нам просто нужно встретиться с ними лицом к лицу и, надеюсь, убедить их в этом. Эти солдаты, они напуганы так же, как и все мы. Они на грани."

He gives him a pat on the shoulder. "Мы все братья здесь, на этом острове. Если повезет, они прислушаются к голосу разума."
Posey
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No.191043
"Is everypony ready?"
GM Pony
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>>191040
Rustling Pine has a look of genuine fear to him, of a sort that was not present on the precipice where Silver first encountered him. His fur stands up, as if it weren't already ragged and deshelled on top of a dirty Marine uniform.

"Эм, хорошо..."
He looks away, ears down and right hoof stood partly up.

With repetition to the last phrase, he says,

"Я надеюсь, что то, что ты говоришь, правда. Я действительно надеюсь, что это так. Я надеюсь, что то, что ты говоришь, правда..."
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.191045
>>191044
Silver's look shifts further in the fatherly direction as he sees Pine's fearful look. "Что тебя беспокоит, солдат?"
Posey
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No.191046
191047
We are in mountain terrain, so spot checks should begin at ~300 (4d10x10) feet away. Kira and Cavalier should stand guard, so that we see the GRU before they see us. If we spit then first, we get a surprise round, which may be enough to kill them.
GM Pony
!PonerGM.4A
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No.191047
191048 191049
>>191046
Are you waiting in a defensive position, going out to parlay, or evacuating?
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.191048
191049
>>191047
The plan, as far as I still know, is for Silver and Black Heel to go out to parlay with the soldiers while the rest of the group stays back in defensive positions.
Posey
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No.191049
191050 191055
>>191048
>>191047
I thought the plan was to shoot them as soon as we saw them, to put us at an advantage.
If we sufficiently weaken them on the first round, they may be forced to retreat or surrender.
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.191050
191051 191060
>>191049
I feel like y'all are selectively ignoring what I say, because I've mentioned that multiple times over the past many days.
Posey
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No.191051
>>191050
Idk, I'll go along with whatever plan.
Cavaliere
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No.191055
191056 191060
>>191049
No, we are not shooting them. That might be a good idea if 1) Cavaliere and Kira weren't at death's door, 2) we didn't have a bunch of communists with us, and 3) Posey still had her dreads. As it is, we might as well try parlay and hope diplomacy rolls won't kill us.

As for Cavaliere, he will be hiding behind cover somewhere. I don't really care where.
Posey
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No.191056
191060
>>191055
Okay, I guess we will just wait for them to arrive then. Idk why that's better than simply running away now, but I won't contest the plan.

I have no other actions to declare, so I guess it's just GM's move for what comes next.
GM Pony
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No.191060
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Posey
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No.191061
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>>191060
>Have you read anything posted by anyone over the past two weeks?
Yes, I just get confused sometimes. It's been a busy two weeks.
>"Is Posey a part of the Parlay group or is she fortifying?"
Sure, I have the Charisma score and Charm abilities, so I may as well help. Silver will probably be needed to speak though.
>"Will there be any attempt to evacuate or to set a trap with explosives with the time bought by the parlay
This sounds like a good idea, but idk how it would work.
>But the greater part of me feels like if it doesn't matter to you, it shouldn't matter to me.
Whatever you feel is appropriate, GM.
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.191062
191064 191069
>>191060
No, it does matter.

Silver and Black Heel are going to go parlay with the commies. While Posey's charming gaze ability is useful, I have doubts as to its effectiveness charming special forces wearing gas masks who can't speak any of her languages. The others are holding defensive positions using the airship and surrounding terrain as cover as we don't have the means to get them out in a timely manner, and we can't really set an explosive trap on something we're using actively as cover.

Also, Silver turns to Black Heel, asking him, "Do you think we should come up with cover story for my presence? Perhaps say I am part of attaché from Northern Tribes to keep eye on Chernobog and report back with any discoveries that are made?"
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.191063
191064
>>191061
Maybe though your Charm ability would still be useful...

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