The rear portions of the SSRS Kostroma have been cleared. The Boiler room draws near. Still that sound persists. Calling them.
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>>195149
Is there any obvious keyhole or leverlike bar marked for opening the door?
Rolling Architecture and Engineering
[1d20+3 = (14+3) = 17]
And Search
[1d20+5 = (9+5) = 14]
Is there any obvious keyhole or leverlike bar marked for opening the door?
Rolling Architecture and Engineering
[1d20+3 = (14+3) = 17]
And Search
[1d20+5 = (9+5) = 14]
>>195153
She pushes and then pulls.
And if that doesn't work, she takes 10 on Engineering to guess why.
She pushes and then pulls.
And if that doesn't work, she takes 10 on Engineering to guess why.
>>195155
Posey rears and bucks upwards with both hooves
Strength check for upward force
[1d20+5 = (15+5) = 20]
Posey rears and bucks upwards with both hooves
Strength check for upward force
[1d20+5 = (15+5) = 20]
>>195156
A thud and a clack, and the door slides. Upwards.
The good news, the door is partly open. The not as good news, the door is not entirely open.
A thud and a clack, and the door slides. Upwards.
The good news, the door is partly open. The not as good news, the door is not entirely open.
>>195157
Posey continues trying to push it open until at least one pony can slip through.
Posey can push substantial amounts of weight.
Posey continues trying to push it open until at least one pony can slip through.
Posey can push substantial amounts of weight.
>>195160
Hooray! It is open!
>mfw
Posey enters the room to check for monsters, before ushering the repair crew forward.
Hooray! It is open!
>mfw
Posey enters the room to check for monsters, before ushering the repair crew forward.
>>195162
>>195163
>>195161
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhWoTFUsHfc
So who is going in, and who is doing what?
>>195163
>>195161
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhWoTFUsHfc
So who is going in, and who is doing what?
Rolling Spot
[1d20+3 = (6+3) = 9]
Listen
[1d20+3 = (4+3) = 7]
Search
[1d20+5 = (3+5) = 8]
[1d20+3 = (6+3) = 9]
Listen
[1d20+3 = (4+3) = 7]
Search
[1d20+5 = (3+5) = 8]
>>195167
>>195166
>>195165
Inside of the ship, in black and white, Posey sees a large room with a network of steel pipes along the ceiling. Though the room may in size be comparable to a chapel, its architecture could scarcely be compared, for this room is packed and busy with so many metal mechanisms, pipes, and equipment. The room is dominated by a structure in the center, a large, partly open island of steel, with cylinders and mechanisms holding up a steel container. Beyond this, the walls tilt in. Above this level is steel railings, and a walkway looking over them from above.
>>195166
>>195165
Inside of the ship, in black and white, Posey sees a large room with a network of steel pipes along the ceiling. Though the room may in size be comparable to a chapel, its architecture could scarcely be compared, for this room is packed and busy with so many metal mechanisms, pipes, and equipment. The room is dominated by a structure in the center, a large, partly open island of steel, with cylinders and mechanisms holding up a steel container. Beyond this, the walls tilt in. Above this level is steel railings, and a walkway looking over them from above.
Pardon, I fell asleep.
>>195168
Posey enters the room fully. She checks the corners, the ceiling, and anywhere else a monster could hide, to make sure the room is safe for the engineering team to enter.
She walks slowly and deliberately, but not stealthily. She makes exaggerated movements so as to bait any remaining lurking to attack her. >>182172 → >>182175 →
Bluff to bait attacks, as well as to appear vulnerable:
[1d20+14 = (13+14) = 27]
"~Wow, I sure do hope no foul beast lunges out of the shadows to skewer my innards and melt me from the inside out. It would be such a tragedy if my heroic journey ended right before the climax." smacks own flank
She also looks for any obvious signs that might indicate what damaged the boiler, or any smoke or other signs of damage.
She takes a readied full round action to draw her sword and attack whatever strikes her.
>>195168
Posey enters the room fully. She checks the corners, the ceiling, and anywhere else a monster could hide, to make sure the room is safe for the engineering team to enter.
She walks slowly and deliberately, but not stealthily. She makes exaggerated movements so as to bait any remaining lurking to attack her. >>182172 → >>182175 →
Bluff to bait attacks, as well as to appear vulnerable:
[1d20+14 = (13+14) = 27]
"~Wow, I sure do hope no foul beast lunges out of the shadows to skewer my innards and melt me from the inside out. It would be such a tragedy if my heroic journey ended right before the climax." smacks own flank
She also looks for any obvious signs that might indicate what damaged the boiler, or any smoke or other signs of damage.
She takes a readied full round action to draw her sword and attack whatever strikes her.
>>195172
Posey walks out into the middle of the room, the only pony to do so. Posey can tell that one pony, presumably Stained Sand, has turned on a flashlight and is moving it about the room. Its cone of vision is not great in scope. If they were, in fact, attacked, Posey would fight alone. No one else can see.
Posey hears... Nothing. Not strictly nothing. There is a dull whistling, whining sound. She hears the shuffling, then the clopping of a hoof, again, presumably from Stained Sand, or possibly Cavaliere's claws. And always, always, that distant ringing.
Posey walks out into the middle of the room, the only pony to do so. Posey can tell that one pony, presumably Stained Sand, has turned on a flashlight and is moving it about the room. Its cone of vision is not great in scope. If they were, in fact, attacked, Posey would fight alone. No one else can see.
Posey hears... Nothing. Not strictly nothing. There is a dull whistling, whining sound. She hears the shuffling, then the clopping of a hoof, again, presumably from Stained Sand, or possibly Cavaliere's claws. And always, always, that distant ringing.
>>195182
Posey waits a few seconds to confirm that nothing is attacking, before she smiles
"The coast is clear! Bring in the repair crew. Giddy up now, we are almost through with this." Posey calls back
"It is as I suspected. The Intruder was unwilling or unable to conjure monsters in this shielded and crammed corridor: summons need adequate space and line of effect to manifest. The repair crew should be safe if we leave them here, so long as they shut the door behind them. This means we can safely marshal our forces to hunt down Light Water and destroy the Intruder combat without worry."
She brandishes her net and bolas
"~Time to go hippogriff hunting." she says, a giddy smile creeping onto her face
Posey waits a few seconds to confirm that nothing is attacking, before she smiles
"The coast is clear! Bring in the repair crew. Giddy up now, we are almost through with this." Posey calls back
"It is as I suspected. The Intruder was unwilling or unable to conjure monsters in this shielded and crammed corridor: summons need adequate space and line of effect to manifest. The repair crew should be safe if we leave them here, so long as they shut the door behind them. This means we can safely marshal our forces to hunt down Light Water and destroy the Intruder combat without worry."
She brandishes her net and bolas
"~Time to go hippogriff hunting." she says, a giddy smile creeping onto her face
>>195183
Stained Sand shines the light of his flashlight directly onto Posey, potentially blinding her
"Hunt? I can't see shit. It's darker than the inside of a zebra nun's asshole in here."
Mala, quiet as always, says nothing. His padded paws make no sound on steel or wooden floors. He moves his flashlight around towards walls and in near-every direction, as if frantically looking.
Blackheel opens his mouth and takes a breath, evidently to make another speech. Then he closes his mouth and says nothing. If he has a flashlight, he is not using it and does not have it out.
>>195185
For sure, Zara Zama. Possibly Partial View (of the Stalliongradians) and Wistful Wonder (of the pirates). Starfire and Patient Pipette are science crew and are also present. None of these characters have entered the room.
Stained Sand shines the light of his flashlight directly onto Posey, potentially blinding her
"Hunt? I can't see shit. It's darker than the inside of a zebra nun's asshole in here."
Mala, quiet as always, says nothing. His padded paws make no sound on steel or wooden floors. He moves his flashlight around towards walls and in near-every direction, as if frantically looking.
Blackheel opens his mouth and takes a breath, evidently to make another speech. Then he closes his mouth and says nothing. If he has a flashlight, he is not using it and does not have it out.
>>195185
For sure, Zara Zama. Possibly Partial View (of the Stalliongradians) and Wistful Wonder (of the pirates). Starfire and Patient Pipette are science crew and are also present. None of these characters have entered the room.
>>195188
>metaphor
"Peculiar choice of words. Do you speak from experience?" Posey remarks, her eyes glowing like those of a wolf in the shadows
Does Mala not have dark vision? I though he was a gnoll.
Posey moves towards the door to call the rest of the herd to bring the repair ponies in
"Hurry now. It should be safer in here than anywhere else on the ship."
She then proceeds to continue inspecting the boiler room.
"Any signs of major damage? Can the boiler be restarted?" she asks out loud
>metaphor
"Peculiar choice of words. Do you speak from experience?" Posey remarks, her eyes glowing like those of a wolf in the shadows
Does Mala not have dark vision? I though he was a gnoll.
Posey moves towards the door to call the rest of the herd to bring the repair ponies in
"Hurry now. It should be safer in here than anywhere else on the ship."
She then proceeds to continue inspecting the boiler room.
"Any signs of major damage? Can the boiler be restarted?" she asks out loud
>>195188
Cavaliere slips through the entryway, looking for some kind of chock to prop up the door with.
Search: [1d20+4 = (15+4) = 19]
"Look carefully before saying the coast is clear. It might never be clear in our case," he retorts.
Cavaliere slips through the entryway, looking for some kind of chock to prop up the door with.
Search: [1d20+4 = (15+4) = 19]
"Look carefully before saying the coast is clear. It might never be clear in our case," he retorts.
>>195191
The same tactics that might work against a gang of rapists may not against an extraterrestrial foe. Cavaliere does not voice this openly, however.
"Sand, try not to blind us. Let's cover every corner of this room. Silver, Ms. Kirafiki, come on through," he calls out.
The same tactics that might work against a gang of rapists may not against an extraterrestrial foe. Cavaliere does not voice this openly, however.
"Sand, try not to blind us. Let's cover every corner of this room. Silver, Ms. Kirafiki, come on through," he calls out.
>>195189
Stained Sand stands there, still holding the flashlight on Posey
Gnolls in D&D are of demonic lineage. There is a reason that in 5.5 they were reclassified as fiends. The Kaftar and Crocutta "gnolls" of Occupied are gnolls only by analogy. Unlike the hyenas of EAW they are not even anthropomorphic and bipedal. They are basically Friendship is Magic hyenas. They presumably have low light vision but not true dark vision. And even if they did, dark vision does not show, and it's much easier to know what you are looking at when you have more color.
Posey sees not obvious signs of critical damage, though there are holes that may be from bullets. There are also liquids on the floor.
>>195190
Cavaliere finds wooden crates, wooden planks, a shovel, and a crowbar
>>195192
>>195190
Zara Zama crouches and walks through. The other non-combatants follow as well. Starfire in particular seems anxious, but most come in happily. Unlike before, Mala is not in the rearguard to protect them.
Stained Sand stands there, still holding the flashlight on Posey
Gnolls in D&D are of demonic lineage. There is a reason that in 5.5 they were reclassified as fiends. The Kaftar and Crocutta "gnolls" of Occupied are gnolls only by analogy. Unlike the hyenas of EAW they are not even anthropomorphic and bipedal. They are basically Friendship is Magic hyenas. They presumably have low light vision but not true dark vision. And even if they did, dark vision does not show, and it's much easier to know what you are looking at when you have more color.
Posey sees not obvious signs of critical damage, though there are holes that may be from bullets. There are also liquids on the floor.
>>195190
Cavaliere finds wooden crates, wooden planks, a shovel, and a crowbar
>>195192
>>195190
Zara Zama crouches and walks through. The other non-combatants follow as well. Starfire in particular seems anxious, but most come in happily. Unlike before, Mala is not in the rearguard to protect them.
>>195194
Cavalier jams the crowbar on one side of the entryway and a plank on the second. He shines his flashlight into the previous room and waves the rest through to account for every single one.
Cavalier jams the crowbar on one side of the entryway and a plank on the second. He shines his flashlight into the previous room and waves the rest through to account for every single one.
>>195194
>non-demonic lineage
Oh, too bad. Posey was trying to sow radical Yeenoghu-ism among the gnoll communities after bringing that Kaftar priest back as a ghoul. Was going for a Lion King Scar gig. Maybe she can still make it work.
Posey examines the liquid on the floor, then the holes.
"Were there shots fired here? The creatures who fired them should still be here, but they have yet to show themselves..." She says, reading her sword
She readies her sword
>non-demonic lineage
Oh, too bad. Posey was trying to sow radical Yeenoghu-ism among the gnoll communities after bringing that Kaftar priest back as a ghoul. Was going for a Lion King Scar gig. Maybe she can still make it work.
Posey examines the liquid on the floor, then the holes.
"Were there shots fired here? The creatures who fired them should still be here, but they have yet to show themselves..." She says, reading her sword
She readies her sword
>>195195
Looking into cargo hold 4, he sees no creatures. All have entered
>>195196
I mean, if you want to say that the hyenas are direct descendants of some kind of god or angel or demon, the same way that the Japanese Imperial family claims to be the direct descendants of the Sun god, then sure I guess. I am just saying that Occupied "gnolls" walk on four legs instead of two, and can at least theoretically live past the age of 30
There is blood. Oil, too
Looking into cargo hold 4, he sees no creatures. All have entered
>>195196
I mean, if you want to say that the hyenas are direct descendants of some kind of god or angel or demon, the same way that the Japanese Imperial family claims to be the direct descendants of the Sun god, then sure I guess. I am just saying that Occupied "gnolls" walk on four legs instead of two, and can at least theoretically live past the age of 30
There is blood. Oil, too
>>195197
Did we retrieve the key from the lock? Presumably the door can be opened or shut on the boiler room side.
Did we retrieve the key from the lock? Presumably the door can be opened or shut on the boiler room side.
>>195197
The story that Posey told was based on the d&d myth, where Yeenoghu broke into the material plane and slaughtered countless sapient beings, and the hyenas who fed on the carrion in his wake mutated and became gnolls, spreading the gospel of wasteful violence. Of course, this has no actual bearing on the setting, just a myth that Posey read in some dusty old tome, that she committed to memory only because it fit into her doomsday prophecy. Something did respond to her prayer at that altar that night though... I think that should be Agire's job to study the details of.
"Blood... And oil." Posey states out loud, for all yo hear
"There was a fight here. Shots were fired, and the boiler may have been damaged in the process. With the door sealed, the combatants must still be in this room alive or dead. Search for the survivors, or their bodies."
The story that Posey told was based on the d&d myth, where Yeenoghu broke into the material plane and slaughtered countless sapient beings, and the hyenas who fed on the carrion in his wake mutated and became gnolls, spreading the gospel of wasteful violence. Of course, this has no actual bearing on the setting, just a myth that Posey read in some dusty old tome, that she committed to memory only because it fit into her doomsday prophecy. Something did respond to her prayer at that altar that night though... I think that should be Agire's job to study the details of.
"Blood... And oil." Posey states out loud, for all yo hear
"There was a fight here. Shots were fired, and the boiler may have been damaged in the process. With the door sealed, the combatants must still be in this room alive or dead. Search for the survivors, or their bodies."
>>195201
Gnolls specifically kill off humanoids and wildlife faster than they can eat them. Leucrotta too.
It's part of why Posey likes them.
We just came from Cargo hold 4, so Posey moves towards the nook.
"One left the room, the other...."
Gnolls specifically kill off humanoids and wildlife faster than they can eat them. Leucrotta too.
It's part of why Posey likes them.
We just came from Cargo hold 4, so Posey moves towards the nook.
"One left the room, the other...."
>>195198
They have not
>>195202
Hiding in the corner, not easily visible from the main floor, is a dark blue unicorn pony in a white uniform sitting upright. He has visibile blood stains on his chest, but what is more obvious and notable is the significant wound to his head. A pistol is nearby
>>195202
The Karfar will deny it and take offense to it, and the crocutta - well, Posey has never spoken to one
They have not
>>195202
Hiding in the corner, not easily visible from the main floor, is a dark blue unicorn pony in a white uniform sitting upright. He has visibile blood stains on his chest, but what is more obvious and notable is the significant wound to his head. A pistol is nearby
>>195202
The Karfar will deny it and take offense to it, and the crocutta - well, Posey has never spoken to one
>>195203
>Posey has never spoken to one
I will ask that witch doctor after I have Agire make her into a ghoul too.
>Unicorn
Is he breathing?
Posey snatches the pistol away, just in case he's still alive.
"I found one." Pose says out loud
She gently pokes the unicorn with her magic
"Are you still with us, sir? Feel free to get up if you wish?" she says, a bit too nonchalant for comfort, as if just to provoke sporadic reanimation.
>Posey has never spoken to one
I will ask that witch doctor after I have Agire make her into a ghoul too.
>Unicorn
Is he breathing?
Posey snatches the pistol away, just in case he's still alive.
"I found one." Pose says out loud
She gently pokes the unicorn with her magic
"Are you still with us, sir? Feel free to get up if you wish?" she says, a bit too nonchalant for comfort, as if just to provoke sporadic reanimation.
>>192445 →
The Grey Pegasus, "Storm," continues speaking to Amber
"And where is that?"
The dark purple earth pony mare sitting on the other side of Mustard says something to him in a low voice, and Mustard leans over to speak back. Amber makes out words like "her" but can't quite understand
>>195204
It is so
>>195205
The unicorn slouches slightly further to his right. The wound in the head is... significant
The Grey Pegasus, "Storm," continues speaking to Amber
"And where is that?"
The dark purple earth pony mare sitting on the other side of Mustard says something to him in a low voice, and Mustard leans over to speak back. Amber makes out words like "her" but can't quite understand
>>195204
It is so
>>195205
The unicorn slouches slightly further to his right. The wound in the head is... significant
>>195206
>significant
Are we talking like 'knocked out', or 'exposed brain'?
"~Yoohoo...? Anthony there...?"
Posey pokes him again, silently contemplating pulsing some negative energy through him
Is he handsome?
>significant
Are we talking like 'knocked out', or 'exposed brain'?
"~Yoohoo...? Anthony there...?"
Posey pokes him again, silently contemplating pulsing some negative energy through him
Is he handsome?
>>195209
But is he handsome?
Posey pokes at the corpse, getting a good look at him, a subtle pulse of entropy flowing through her hoof into the skull, perhaps causing the remaining skin to wither slightly
"It appears as though this one has passed."
But is he handsome?
Posey pokes at the corpse, getting a good look at him, a subtle pulse of entropy flowing through her hoof into the skull, perhaps causing the remaining skin to wither slightly
"It appears as though this one has passed."
>>195206
Amber replies, "Oh, it's just a restaurant. Nothin' special. They're busy until late at night, but the coworkers are nice."
She makes a listen check. [1d20+3 = (7+3) = 10]
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Cavaliere says to Blackheel, "Are we leaving the hatch open? We may need it if we have to retreat."
He looks up to the catwalk above, and makes a jump to climb over the railing. [1d20+3 = (4+3) = 7]
Amber replies, "Oh, it's just a restaurant. Nothin' special. They're busy until late at night, but the coworkers are nice."
She makes a listen check. [1d20+3 = (7+3) = 10]
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Cavaliere says to Blackheel, "Are we leaving the hatch open? We may need it if we have to retreat."
He looks up to the catwalk above, and makes a jump to climb over the railing. [1d20+3 = (4+3) = 7]
>>195211
"So, you're a cook?" Storm says with a hint of sarcasm
Amber thinks she may have heard something like "you didn't mention her" but she cannot be sure as her attention is divided and there is a lot of background noise
Cavaliere discovers that there is railing on the catwalk. He discovers it painfully
>>195210
He is in a bad condition, and evidently Posey leaves him in a worse condition
"So, you're a cook?" Storm says with a hint of sarcasm
Amber thinks she may have heard something like "you didn't mention her" but she cannot be sure as her attention is divided and there is a lot of background noise
Cavaliere discovers that there is railing on the catwalk. He discovers it painfully
>>195210
He is in a bad condition, and evidently Posey leaves him in a worse condition
>>195212
The filly's ears dip. "No...well, I can cook a little, but not there. I'm a hostess and maybe a waitress."
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Is Cavaliere up or did he fail to climb? He may look for a ladder in the room. He calls out to Starfire, "Check out that crewpony over there. You're best qualified to see his condition."
The filly's ears dip. "No...well, I can cook a little, but not there. I'm a hostess and maybe a waitress."
-
Is Cavaliere up or did he fail to climb? He may look for a ladder in the room. He calls out to Starfire, "Check out that crewpony over there. You're best qualified to see his condition."
>>195214
>>195213
No. He's dead. He shot himself in the head. That's why there is a hole in his head. That's why the pistol is near him. That's why he's slumped down next to machinery. He was wounded, perhaps fatally, perhaps not. He got away. He hid in a little corner. Then he shot himself in the head. He's dead. He's very dead.
>>195213
No. He's dead. He shot himself in the head. That's why there is a hole in his head. That's why the pistol is near him. That's why he's slumped down next to machinery. He was wounded, perhaps fatally, perhaps not. He got away. He hid in a little corner. Then he shot himself in the head. He's dead. He's very dead.
I'm off work Monday and Tuesday (or supposed to be, retail managers don't really get guaranteed days off), so hopefully I'll be able to finally play.
>>195215
I can see that you are intentionally evading the question of if he is handsome. That won't stop Posey :3
.
"He witnessed the madness spreading among his crew, and with no hope to escape he turned his gun on himself, choosing to join the dead on his own terms than to become 'one of them', panicking like the prey animal animal he is, forced to be a warhorse by the machinations of this world and faced with horrors beyond his comprehension. Does that make him a coward, or is he really a hero? Does it even matter? His fate is tragic either way..." Posey whispers, biting her lower lip slightly and shimmying her hips in appreciation, her stoic and paralyzed face melting into something softer, more romantic.
Glancing over her shoulder slightly to check that she is not being directly observed in the darkness, she continues to prod at his corpse, gently grasping his head in her hooves and entropy flows from her little heart-shaped stigmata, getting a good look at his features, or what remains of them, and whispers to him gently as her unholy touch slightly accelerates the rate of his decay. She taps her horn to his with little red spark of magical intimacy.
"Alas, darling, cruel indeed had been your fate. Is your spirit truly sundered from this heartless world? Does no ember of vengeance yet gleam within your soul? For a wraith most wicked you could be, a shade to haunt these seas, an Allip of dreadful renown." she whispers
Rolling Perform, for slam Poetry (+4 for understanding how he died):
[1d20+12 = (9+12) = 21]
She then makes sure that her head is concealed by her hood before she kisses him, licking the blood away from his face to leave him relatively presentable.
She then pulls her head away and stands over him, staring down at his lifeless body.
"But feel free to stay still for now if you will. I will come to collect you either way, and then you can ride with us for all eternity."
Visibly reenergized by the tragedy and the taste of blood, she holds her head high and begins to turn away, ready for business.
I can see that you are intentionally evading the question of if he is handsome. That won't stop Posey :3
.
"He witnessed the madness spreading among his crew, and with no hope to escape he turned his gun on himself, choosing to join the dead on his own terms than to become 'one of them', panicking like the prey animal animal he is, forced to be a warhorse by the machinations of this world and faced with horrors beyond his comprehension. Does that make him a coward, or is he really a hero? Does it even matter? His fate is tragic either way..." Posey whispers, biting her lower lip slightly and shimmying her hips in appreciation, her stoic and paralyzed face melting into something softer, more romantic.
Glancing over her shoulder slightly to check that she is not being directly observed in the darkness, she continues to prod at his corpse, gently grasping his head in her hooves and entropy flows from her little heart-shaped stigmata, getting a good look at his features, or what remains of them, and whispers to him gently as her unholy touch slightly accelerates the rate of his decay. She taps her horn to his with little red spark of magical intimacy.
"Alas, darling, cruel indeed had been your fate. Is your spirit truly sundered from this heartless world? Does no ember of vengeance yet gleam within your soul? For a wraith most wicked you could be, a shade to haunt these seas, an Allip of dreadful renown." she whispers
Rolling Perform, for slam Poetry (+4 for understanding how he died):
[1d20+12 = (9+12) = 21]
She then makes sure that her head is concealed by her hood before she kisses him, licking the blood away from his face to leave him relatively presentable.
She then pulls her head away and stands over him, staring down at his lifeless body.
"But feel free to stay still for now if you will. I will come to collect you either way, and then you can ride with us for all eternity."
Visibly reenergized by the tragedy and the taste of blood, she holds her head high and begins to turn away, ready for business.
>>195215
>>195217
Does Kira's keen snek senses give her any insight on what's going on?
Spot: [1d20+8 = (10+8) = 18]
Listen: [1d20+8 = (11+8) = 19]
Silver tilts his head at the form of Posey leaning down over the corpse, unsure what exactly she is doing. He speaks up with a question for Black Heel. "These are navy ponies, so that begs question of if you observe burial at sea."
>>195217
Does Kira's keen snek senses give her any insight on what's going on?
Spot: [1d20+8 = (10+8) = 18]
Listen: [1d20+8 = (11+8) = 19]
Silver tilts his head at the form of Posey leaning down over the corpse, unsure what exactly she is doing. He speaks up with a question for Black Heel. "These are navy ponies, so that begs question of if you observe burial at sea."
>>195219
About Posey's...eccentricities, with regards to the pony corpse.
Silver nods. "When coast is clear, we can see if we have enough time to put them in one of those row boats and set it towards island."
About Posey's...eccentricities, with regards to the pony corpse.
Silver nods. "When coast is clear, we can see if we have enough time to put them in one of those row boats and set it towards island."
>>195220
Posey is just trying to encourage an Allip to spawn by charging the corpse of a suicide victim with negative energy.
Posey is just trying to encourage an Allip to spawn by charging the corpse of a suicide victim with negative energy.
>>195219
Posey sets this particular corpse on her floating disk (I forgot that's still active) and moves to towards the door of the boiler room.
"For now, we should lay them outside the boiler room, so that they do not distract or sicken the repair ponies while they work here." Posey says
"So let them get to work, so that we can set get to the control tower where Light Water is holed up. Giddy up."
As she gets to the door, she addresses the NPCs outside
"No monsters are left in this chamber. Repair ponies can come inside and get to work now, while the rest of us address the source of this madness. Giddy up if you want us all to make it back to shore in one piece. Chop chop." she says
She takes the body to a corner of the cargo hold, preferably behind cover.
Then she wipes herself off
"Who is ready to catch a hippogriff?" she asks
Posey sets this particular corpse on her floating disk (I forgot that's still active) and moves to towards the door of the boiler room.
"For now, we should lay them outside the boiler room, so that they do not distract or sicken the repair ponies while they work here." Posey says
"So let them get to work, so that we can set get to the control tower where Light Water is holed up. Giddy up."
As she gets to the door, she addresses the NPCs outside
"No monsters are left in this chamber. Repair ponies can come inside and get to work now, while the rest of us address the source of this madness. Giddy up if you want us all to make it back to shore in one piece. Chop chop." she says
She takes the body to a corner of the cargo hold, preferably behind cover.
Then she wipes herself off
"Who is ready to catch a hippogriff?" she asks
>>195222
Where the corpse was located is already out of the way and not easy to see. But it was by the boiler. Then again, Posey probably can't identify what a boiler looks like, what it is, or what it does. The engineer team are already in the room
Stained Sand protests
"Ready? Nothing has changed. I can't see shit."
Where the corpse was located is already out of the way and not easy to see. But it was by the boiler. Then again, Posey probably can't identify what a boiler looks like, what it is, or what it does. The engineer team are already in the room
Stained Sand protests
"Ready? Nothing has changed. I can't see shit."
>>195223
I mean, it moving the body doesn't make sense, then Posey won't do it. She just thought the workers would be more productive if they didn't have to work with a dead body locked in the same room.
Posey addresses Stained Sand
"Would you prefer to wait until after the workers relight the boiler and the lights turn on to go after Light Water?" she asks
I mean, it moving the body doesn't make sense, then Posey won't do it. She just thought the workers would be more productive if they didn't have to work with a dead body locked in the same room.
Posey addresses Stained Sand
"Would you prefer to wait until after the workers relight the boiler and the lights turn on to go after Light Water?" she asks
>>195222
"We agree on that, and all creatures are inside. I suggest we take bodies to the prior room until it's safe enough to set up a proper morgue. As for Light Water, I had thought you preferred a direct attack on his 'ally' first."
GM, has Cavaliere made it to the catwalk or located a way up yet?
"We agree on that, and all creatures are inside. I suggest we take bodies to the prior room until it's safe enough to set up a proper morgue. As for Light Water, I had thought you preferred a direct attack on his 'ally' first."
GM, has Cavaliere made it to the catwalk or located a way up yet?
>>195222
>>195223
Kira assists with moving the pony corpses out of the room using her long and powerful tail. Even when dead, a part of Kira has to morbidly admit that ponies are still pretty cute and friend-shaped, which makes the whole thing even more sad.
Silver trots up to Zara, and lights up his horn for her to see. "Need any light to help with working?"
>>195223
Kira assists with moving the pony corpses out of the room using her long and powerful tail. Even when dead, a part of Kira has to morbidly admit that ponies are still pretty cute and friend-shaped, which makes the whole thing even more sad.
Silver trots up to Zara, and lights up his horn for her to see. "Need any light to help with working?"
>>195224
Stained Sand
"Well what else would we do? Fight in the dark? They can see in the dark. At least I assume they can. We can't. If all you wanted to just mad dash for the one place you think that he's at you could have just done that and not bothered with the boiler. Why else are we here if not to relight it?"
Blackheel
"It's not too late to leave and fire both tubes at the ship."
It kind of does make sense to move the body
>>195225
Cavaliere jumps up and is painfully rebuffed by a railing on the walkway that he either did not see, or more likely, simply failed to clear. He does at least find a stairway up to the catwalk.
>>195226
Zara comes in and looks around timidly. "Yes..." Her ears wiggle, takes a step, sand she looks at Silver
>>195227
Yes
Stained Sand
"Well what else would we do? Fight in the dark? They can see in the dark. At least I assume they can. We can't. If all you wanted to just mad dash for the one place you think that he's at you could have just done that and not bothered with the boiler. Why else are we here if not to relight it?"
Blackheel
"It's not too late to leave and fire both tubes at the ship."
It kind of does make sense to move the body
>>195225
Cavaliere jumps up and is painfully rebuffed by a railing on the walkway that he either did not see, or more likely, simply failed to clear. He does at least find a stairway up to the catwalk.
>>195226
Zara comes in and looks around timidly. "Yes..." Her ears wiggle, takes a step, sand she looks at Silver
>>195227
Yes
>>195228
"Very well then. We will regroup and plan our next strike as the boiler is being prepared." Posey says
"I can stand watch in the meantime. How long you estimate the boiler repairs will take?" Posey asks
"Very well then. We will regroup and plan our next strike as the boiler is being prepared." Posey says
"I can stand watch in the meantime. How long you estimate the boiler repairs will take?" Posey asks
>>195228
Silver keeps in close to the zebra, keeping his horn lit and letting the almost ethereal blue light shine their path. "You lead way, I will keep you safe and provide light."
Silver keeps in close to the zebra, keeping his horn lit and letting the almost ethereal blue light shine their path. "You lead way, I will keep you safe and provide light."
I am confused. Are we, the party, supposed to be fixing the boiler, or leaving it to the repair NPCs? What is Cavalier investigating?
>>195230
She looks at a brick wall - literally there is brick inside of the ship - opens a slat, moves over and checks a few guages, opens a valve, walks around
"The fuel was cut off..." she checks a gauge. With some use of force, she presses down on a lever, making an "umph" sound pressing it down. This is a job for a stallion, or at least, a strong mare. And Zara proves strong enough. She turns around to Silver.
"The fuel has gone cold. You must understand. This isn't like gasoline, which evaporates at low temperature and never freezes, nor like diesel. This is bunker oil. It's like tar, or asphalt. It freezes in cold temperatures. It's... It's not quite cold enough to freeze, but it flows like molasses. It needs to be heated up. And... well it's not a simple process."
>>195231
Cavaliere finds it. Cavaliere finds a couple spent cartridge cases on the catwalk as well. Looking down into the boiler room, not much is revealed that isn't already known. No creatures besides those he knows about. Blood and oil on the floor, but mostly just steel grating. Networks of pipes, and what Cavaliere can recognize as a giant steam piston engine in the center.
>>195232
Players can take an active part in relighting the boiler, or they can just walk past it and assume NPCs will do their thing without even being ordered to do it. Player choice
>>195229
Zara Zama:
"It'll take... a process to relight the boiler... I'm not sure what damage, if any, has been done
She looks at a brick wall - literally there is brick inside of the ship - opens a slat, moves over and checks a few guages, opens a valve, walks around
"The fuel was cut off..." she checks a gauge. With some use of force, she presses down on a lever, making an "umph" sound pressing it down. This is a job for a stallion, or at least, a strong mare. And Zara proves strong enough. She turns around to Silver.
"The fuel has gone cold. You must understand. This isn't like gasoline, which evaporates at low temperature and never freezes, nor like diesel. This is bunker oil. It's like tar, or asphalt. It freezes in cold temperatures. It's... It's not quite cold enough to freeze, but it flows like molasses. It needs to be heated up. And... well it's not a simple process."
>>195231
Cavaliere finds it. Cavaliere finds a couple spent cartridge cases on the catwalk as well. Looking down into the boiler room, not much is revealed that isn't already known. No creatures besides those he knows about. Blood and oil on the floor, but mostly just steel grating. Networks of pipes, and what Cavaliere can recognize as a giant steam piston engine in the center.
>>195232
Players can take an active part in relighting the boiler, or they can just walk past it and assume NPCs will do their thing without even being ordered to do it. Player choice
>>195229
Zara Zama:
"It'll take... a process to relight the boiler... I'm not sure what damage, if any, has been done
>>195233
>Players can take an active part in relighting the boiler
Idk if I have the skills for that.
>they can just walk past it and assume NPCs will do their thing without even being ordered to do it. Player choice
I thought I already ordered them to. Are any skill checks necessary?
Posey sheaves her sword and draws her whip.
>Players can take an active part in relighting the boiler
Idk if I have the skills for that.
>they can just walk past it and assume NPCs will do their thing without even being ordered to do it. Player choice
I thought I already ordered them to. Are any skill checks necessary?
Posey sheaves her sword and draws her whip.
>>195234
If this were a video game, you'd get a task and just do the task. But you don't really care about the boiler in the first place because you don't need lights and you trust that the ship can just be moved later and the Traveller and the GRU ship handled without a need of propulsion and electricity. But no one else has dark vision, so they need to care at least somewhat. So... I don't know? Your character alone has darkvision, and no one else does. It means that objectives are not going to be the same from character to character
>>195235
"It's..." She looks at the large brick structure and takes a step back. Then she turns to Silver, and her ears rotate.
"Either the fuel needs to be heated... or the boiler needs to be started with something else. Something lighter, like diesel or kerosene."
If this were a video game, you'd get a task and just do the task. But you don't really care about the boiler in the first place because you don't need lights and you trust that the ship can just be moved later and the Traveller and the GRU ship handled without a need of propulsion and electricity. But no one else has dark vision, so they need to care at least somewhat. So... I don't know? Your character alone has darkvision, and no one else does. It means that objectives are not going to be the same from character to character
>>195235
"It's..." She looks at the large brick structure and takes a step back. Then she turns to Silver, and her ears rotate.
"Either the fuel needs to be heated... or the boiler needs to be started with something else. Something lighter, like diesel or kerosene."
>>195236
Silver nods, and goes back to see if any of the fuel barrels from the previous room still have some left.
Silver nods, and goes back to see if any of the fuel barrels from the previous room still have some left.
>>195233
"It looks as though shots came from up here. That unfortunate soul may have been the target of an assassin."
>>195236
"Then we're in luck, if any of that fuel is left back there." He descends and follows Silver to help.
I mean, Posey could describe every important detail to us room by room, but I don't think that's desired.
"It looks as though shots came from up here. That unfortunate soul may have been the target of an assassin."
>>195236
"Then we're in luck, if any of that fuel is left back there." He descends and follows Silver to help.
I mean, Posey could describe every important detail to us room by room, but I don't think that's desired.
>>195236
I want the boiler to be relit because I intend to steal and resell this ship. I just don't know what my character can offer in this situation other than wait for the scene to move on.
Maybe I could make a Rally check to or an Intimidation check to motivate the NPCs.
>>195238
She could do that.
Posey does that. She describes the room in as best of detail as she can.
I want the boiler to be relit because I intend to steal and resell this ship. I just don't know what my character can offer in this situation other than wait for the scene to move on.
Maybe I could make a Rally check to or an Intimidation check to motivate the NPCs.
>>195238
She could do that.
Posey does that. She describes the room in as best of detail as she can.
>>195237
>>195238
If the door is already closed, it must be opened again. At the least, the door is easier to open from the boiler room side.
Cargo Hold 4 has a sort of eerie silence. A couple lights and lamps still shine, so the room is dark, but not perfectly so.
Checking barrels, most are empty. A couple have some, and a small few are almost full
>>195238
If the door is already closed, it must be opened again. At the least, the door is easier to open from the boiler room side.
Cargo Hold 4 has a sort of eerie silence. A couple lights and lamps still shine, so the room is dark, but not perfectly so.
Checking barrels, most are empty. A couple have some, and a small few are almost full
>>195240
We had the door jammed open, but couldn't open it all the way. It should be enough to feed a barrel through.
We had the door jammed open, but couldn't open it all the way. It should be enough to feed a barrel through.
>>195242
Posey helps, placing the barrel on her floating disk.
Btw, Talisman Of The Disk is a good investment.
Posey helps, placing the barrel on her floating disk.
Btw, Talisman Of The Disk is a good investment.
Posey takes out her flashlight and hands it to her Unseen Servant, illuminating the room.
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Okay, checking the Repair skill, it can in fact be used untrained, and you can take 10 on it.
If we consider the boiler a "complex machine", it should be a DC of 20 to restore full functionality, and it should take one hour of work (which is also the same amount of time it takes to repair a damaged section of a mechanical or starship) with one worker. Multiple repair ponies making primary checks could reduce the amount of time, while secondary ponies aiding another could boost their skill checks (assuming enough tools are available).
Characters with ranks in relevant craft skill (Silver) could roll that as well.
If the remaining party members and non-repair NPCs all roll to Aid another, about half of us should succeed (the DC is 10), that could be some +12 to the primary with half decent luck, so the repair ponies should be able to take 10 even if they have low low mods (if they're repair ponies, I would assume they have max ranks in Repair/Craft though). We should have no trouble doing it within an hour.
>>195233
>Players can take an active part in relighting the boiler
This is what I got:
Posey realizes that even if her mechanical skills are limited, she can still look the part.
Posey puts on a calm, energetic and cheery demeanor. She ditches her cloak and armor, and she restyles her mane by combing it back, curling her bangs and tying it with a bandana in a way that remembers a humble working-class mare with some strategically smeared grease (taking 10 on disguise, modified 25). Her unseen servant shines a light from behind her and her cutie mark "Rosey Ring" talent activates (the Mark of the Tattoo'd Mystic), the ring of fire on her plot glowing as her head is backlit by a ominous yet beautiful crimson halo, like a cruel angel, shining with the red and gold that is so common among propaganda. She strikes a cute, slightly seductive pose, swinging her hips and pumping her hoof with a smile that is evocative of contemporary Equestrian and Stalliongrad wartime workers propaganda posters that these sailors should be familiar with (taking 10 on Bluff for acting and seduction, modified 24 on both).
"Giddy up, everypony! It is always darkest before the dawn, but the dawn. Push to bring back the light! We can do it!" she says with gusto
Rally check to boost morale (+2 for creative use of disguise and bluff that exploits contemporary cultural iconography in the face of brainwashed soldiers):
[1d20+12 = (9+12) = 21]
She also makes a Charisma check, to further compel any pony that is already charmed by her gaze to push beyond their normal limits.
[1d20+6 = (2+6) = 8]
Posey gets to work assisting with the repairs. She has no ranks in relevant skills, but she has high Intelligence.
Repair check (+2 Synergy from Arcana ranks for using magical spells to assist):
[1d20+5 = (2+5) = 7]
Posey mostly aids by using her superior darkvision to identify damage to the boiler, using the glow of her horn to point out places that need repairs, and levitating necessary equipment with her horn, unseen servant and floating disk.
She takes 20 on Search checks to find and point out damaged parts of the boiler, taking advantage of her darkvision and racial bonuses (modified 25).
If we consider the boiler a "complex machine", it should be a DC of 20 to restore full functionality, and it should take one hour of work (which is also the same amount of time it takes to repair a damaged section of a mechanical or starship) with one worker. Multiple repair ponies making primary checks could reduce the amount of time, while secondary ponies aiding another could boost their skill checks (assuming enough tools are available).
Characters with ranks in relevant craft skill (Silver) could roll that as well.
If the remaining party members and non-repair NPCs all roll to Aid another, about half of us should succeed (the DC is 10), that could be some +12 to the primary with half decent luck, so the repair ponies should be able to take 10 even if they have low low mods (if they're repair ponies, I would assume they have max ranks in Repair/Craft though). We should have no trouble doing it within an hour.
>>195233
>Players can take an active part in relighting the boiler
This is what I got:
Posey realizes that even if her mechanical skills are limited, she can still look the part.
Posey puts on a calm, energetic and cheery demeanor. She ditches her cloak and armor, and she restyles her mane by combing it back, curling her bangs and tying it with a bandana in a way that remembers a humble working-class mare with some strategically smeared grease (taking 10 on disguise, modified 25). Her unseen servant shines a light from behind her and her cutie mark "Rosey Ring" talent activates (the Mark of the Tattoo'd Mystic), the ring of fire on her plot glowing as her head is backlit by a ominous yet beautiful crimson halo, like a cruel angel, shining with the red and gold that is so common among propaganda. She strikes a cute, slightly seductive pose, swinging her hips and pumping her hoof with a smile that is evocative of contemporary Equestrian and Stalliongrad wartime workers propaganda posters that these sailors should be familiar with (taking 10 on Bluff for acting and seduction, modified 24 on both).
"Giddy up, everypony! It is always darkest before the dawn, but the dawn. Push to bring back the light! We can do it!" she says with gusto
Rally check to boost morale (+2 for creative use of disguise and bluff that exploits contemporary cultural iconography in the face of brainwashed soldiers):
[1d20+12 = (9+12) = 21]
She also makes a Charisma check, to further compel any pony that is already charmed by her gaze to push beyond their normal limits.
[1d20+6 = (2+6) = 8]
Posey gets to work assisting with the repairs. She has no ranks in relevant skills, but she has high Intelligence.
Repair check (+2 Synergy from Arcana ranks for using magical spells to assist):
[1d20+5 = (2+5) = 7]
Posey mostly aids by using her superior darkvision to identify damage to the boiler, using the glow of her horn to point out places that need repairs, and levitating necessary equipment with her horn, unseen servant and floating disk.
She takes 20 on Search checks to find and point out damaged parts of the boiler, taking advantage of her darkvision and racial bonuses (modified 25).
>>195247
>7 on Aid another Repair
Despite looking gorgeous, Rosey "The Riveter" Ring's actual physical efforts to repair the boiler do not contribute to assisting the repairs in any meaningful way for the hour.
In fact, she might be a little bit of a distraction...
She does raise worker morale though. What a dedicated and hardworking working-class lady she is. Pretty too.
Fun Fact: the real life Rosey The Riveter quit her factory job after only two weeks.
>7 on Aid another Repair
Despite looking gorgeous, Rosey "The Riveter" Ring's actual physical efforts to repair the boiler do not contribute to assisting the repairs in any meaningful way for the hour.
In fact, she might be a little bit of a distraction...
She does raise worker morale though. What a dedicated and hardworking working-class lady she is. Pretty too.
Fun Fact: the real life Rosey The Riveter quit her factory job after only two weeks.
This sums up all of Posey's exhaustive efforts on repairing the boiler.
Everypony else who isn't doing the primary check should roll to Aid Another so we can determine if we fix it within the hour.
Everypony else who isn't doing the primary check should roll to Aid Another so we can determine if we fix it within the hour.
I think at least one of Silver's checks should be enough to aid the repair ponies and meet the DC if they take 10 on Repair, assuming they have barely serviceable mods as lvl 1 characters.
Idk though. Do we succeed?
Idk though. Do we succeed?
combs mane
>>195247
As Posey tells the creatures to engage their work, they scurry about, looking at the maze of pipes, or working with Zara and Cavaliere with the kerosene. Posey doesn't exactly know how the engines and boiler system work, but she does know how to make menials do their tasks, and she can at least make them busy.
>>195250
Silver has no idea how an engine works, or a boiler. But he does know how a sword works. Silver sees a pipe that has shattered and broken, either from a bullet strike or from a jolt through the ship, and is able to stamp another piece of metal around it, and attempt to weld it in with the torch.
>>195245
>>195244
Zara opens a slot.
"Okay. So it's a converted coal bunker. If you look here you can see that the bunker oil has congealed somewhat. Not completely solid but not flowing enough for our purposes. Okay so let's take a funnel... add some fuel oil here... And now inside of the furnace itself, lets add some fuel oil..."
Mostly the tasks involve holding the barrel up and siphoning it, almost like a gas can.
"And... That should do it. We just need to light the boiler."
As Posey tells the creatures to engage their work, they scurry about, looking at the maze of pipes, or working with Zara and Cavaliere with the kerosene. Posey doesn't exactly know how the engines and boiler system work, but she does know how to make menials do their tasks, and she can at least make them busy.
>>195250
Silver has no idea how an engine works, or a boiler. But he does know how a sword works. Silver sees a pipe that has shattered and broken, either from a bullet strike or from a jolt through the ship, and is able to stamp another piece of metal around it, and attempt to weld it in with the torch.
>>195245
>>195244
Zara opens a slot.
"Okay. So it's a converted coal bunker. If you look here you can see that the bunker oil has congealed somewhat. Not completely solid but not flowing enough for our purposes. Okay so let's take a funnel... add some fuel oil here... And now inside of the furnace itself, lets add some fuel oil..."
Mostly the tasks involve holding the barrel up and siphoning it, almost like a gas can.
"And... That should do it. We just need to light the boiler."
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>>195261
"Great job, team." Posey says, striking another pose
She looks to Zara
"Then let us light it."
"Great job, team." Posey says, striking another pose
She looks to Zara
"Then let us light it."
>>195247
Changing costumes for this scene is evocative of the cartoon, even if it's not very realistic, and shows Posey's chaotic side. Nice touch.
>>195249
>>195261
Cavaliere's skillset is not relevant to machinery but being an extra pair of claws should help Zara out with the fuel and lighting.
[1d20+2 = (1+2) = 3]
Changing costumes for this scene is evocative of the cartoon, even if it's not very realistic, and shows Posey's chaotic side. Nice touch.
>>195249
>>195261
Cavaliere's skillset is not relevant to machinery but being an extra pair of claws should help Zara out with the fuel and lighting.
[1d20+2 = (1+2) = 3]
>>195263
>>195264
Cavaliere's grip slips, and he drops the barrel.
The Kerosene-like heating oil, somewhat like the bunker oil, and much unlike gasoline, has a low vaporization point, much lower than gasoline. The fact that the boiler room, Cargo Hold 4, the Torpedo boat, and so much of civilization all manage to smell like diesel fuel is a testament to the sheer quantity of it that gets spilled.
>>195264
Cavaliere's grip slips, and he drops the barrel.
The Kerosene-like heating oil, somewhat like the bunker oil, and much unlike gasoline, has a low vaporization point, much lower than gasoline. The fact that the boiler room, Cargo Hold 4, the Torpedo boat, and so much of civilization all manage to smell like diesel fuel is a testament to the sheer quantity of it that gets spilled.
Posey catches the barrel to keep it from spilling excessively, then she commands her unseen servant to mop up the fluid.
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