A new Role-playing game, using mechanics from DnD 3.5, and the Universe of My Little Pony and the My Little Pony based mod for Hearts of Iron 4, Equestria at War. The setting is an industrialized Equestria after the nation has been split between The Changeling Empire and former Equestrian colony.
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>>69075"Do you take me for a fool? You must have at least one of those corpses." Iron hated hunting since most creatures ran away from him the moment they see him, and he was not the sneakiest one, only passing the hunting test out of luck when he threw a rock so hard that the prey was knocked unconscious. "Fine, did the hunters tell you where to find them?"
>>69083The sister looks out, and then concerned.
"I haven't walked this way in many years.... Which way is back?"
>>69084Cotton Stuff laughs. "Oh no, I don't hunt the animals, hunters bring them to me. They get them way down south. I mean way down south, in the Jungle. When they get off their ships here they sometimes send them to me"
>>69082A mare nods
[1d20+12 = 31]>>69080Ummm..
Rolling Survival to retrace steps (I forgot to add the bonus for Nature Sense last time)
>>69086Thankfully, she is able to determine exactly where she had been. The trail is through the densely wooded area
>>69085Hmm. "What about these wolves you have here? Where do you get them?"
>>69088"Those are also brought by hunters, though from much closer. They hunt in the Hayseed Forests south in Duskaway. There are more than a few around here"
[1d20-1 = -18]>>69089Rolling a knowledge check to know how sturdy were the wolf and tiger skins.
>>69090They qualify as hide, and can be stronger when treated. They do more than no protection against knives and arrows, and are not nearly as sturdy as steel
>>69085"The Black Hooves Cruelty to the Griffions Will end!"
>>69087Sister Ash confidently strides down the path, the brush almost seeming to part away from her path (woodland stride); as she leads the two ponies back to the abby.
[1d20 = 13]>>69089Iron tries his luck. "Do you also receive the skins of bears? Any bear, brown or grizzly. If so, do you know where to find it?"
>>69092This statement leads a stallion to ask what they will do about the continent of Griffonia. Someone comments that the workers of the griffons will rise eventually as many of them already have
>>69093She proceeds down the path with the Sister close by and the foal as well.
>>69094"Oh yes. We take bears. There are bears in these woods, and in the swamps, and in the forests down south. What do you want exactly?"
>>69095"See? It's not so bad now, is it?" The Sister says, trying to comfort the foal as she magically swats briars and thorns out of the way with her broom.
>>69095Iron nods. "Since you are not selling me the fur I want, I will have to hunt them myself." He ponders for a moment. "Any hunter you know that can be hired for the job? I do not mind race."
>>69098Should be early morning, maybe closing to midday from what I read.
>>69097>>69097Cotton Stuff pauses for a moment. “If what you want is the hide of a black bear or a wolf, I have a couple that are not suffed, and of course several that are stuffed. If you want a fancy fur suit, I know a few outlets. If you want the corpse of a dead wolf or bear, I know a couple vendors. If you want to hire someone to make a corpse for you, who I send you to will depend on the animal. And if you want a live bear or wolf, well, I’m not sure if it’s legal, but....
Like what are you trying to do exactly? If you don’t mind my asking.”
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>>69101"Oh, so you do have unstuffed hides." Iron looks relieved by this sudden change. "I want it to wear it as armor. I heard bear skins are pretty tough." Iron lowers his eyes "And no, I do not want to protect myself with something like metal. Only weaklings use that."
Sorry for that roundabout way of saying what I wanted. Had to consider all options.
>>69096Do they make it back to the orphanage?
>>69102>>69102“Oh, so it’s armor you want! I’m more than happy to sell you hide, though I will say that, depending on what you need it for, I’d rather have a customer who comes back. I tell you I know a couple armorers, who se to the rich who fear crime, to hunters who go into the jungle, to mercenaries who go into the jungle.
You think metal is for the weak, but what about ballistic nylon? Let me tell you, if anything is ‘weak,’ it’s steel against Manticore claw and hot lead”
So everyone knows, I am away from my laptop and will be entirely unavailable for a few hours I’m not too long. I hope to get everything concluded for the characters by the end of tonight though
>>69103Lol, no. Roll for listen check
>>69104"I guess an armorer will have to do. Do they sell bear armor? Also, Bah-lee-stick Nai-lone? What is that?" he asks, confused.
>>69108*Nervousness intensifies*
>>69107>>69107“Ballistic Nylon. It’s a fabric that is used in modern armors, but a person who sells those sort of things can tell you much more than I could. But of course, if you want a bear hide, I’ve got a nice one here”
>>69108She hears now a growl, and a very large shape walks out from the woods before her. It’s a wolf. And I don’t mean like an ordinary grey wolf that is smaller than a pony, no, this is the grey wolf’s badass grandpa: the Dire Wolf. Like a timber wolf, but a bit fleshier and less magical. It stands on the path before them and growls. The two other ponies are terrified, both clinging to each other
>>69111Fuck it. I'm going for it. Too cool to pass upIron unclapses the pouch of bits from the belt. "I will take one of them in the best condition possible. Name your price. I would like for you to give me the directions of the armorers. I may visit them later."
[1d20+7 = 15]>>69111Ummmmm
"Sh-shoo now..!" Sister as says, putting herself between the wolf and the ponies, raising her broom, preparing to parry (+2 AC, fighting defensively)
Rolling Wild Empathy to soothe the beast
>>69111*Continues listening to the speech*
>>69112>>69112Cotton stuff holds up the bear skin, and it’s too large for the whole thing to be lifted off the ground. “This beauty is 30 bits, and a wolf is 25. As for armor, well, if you’re looking for what the elite trust to protect them, well, there’s a high end store called ‘pommel’ that up front sells fancier clothes than you’d care for, but in the back sells high grade armor if you ask. Adventurers tend to go to the Jungle Gear store, closer to the docks.
>>69113The wolf, leans forward and barks
>>69116Iron nods, this is nice. Maybe wolves and tigers were bar armors since their skin was thin, but bears should have thicker skin than both of them. He hands over the 25 bits to the buyer.
>>69118"I said SHOO!" Sister Ash says, much more loudly this time, a faint whisp of smoke trailing from her left eye
As she says this, a white hot ball of flames erupts from the tip of her broom, sizzling as it pushes threateningly towards the beast
>Flaming Sphere, but she hasn't attacked yet [1d20+2 = 22]I’m not sure how much I’ll be able to respond, and I’ll probably have to put the fight on hold until later tonight during the fight
>>69119He hands over 25 bits if he buys only the wolf hide, 30 bits if he buys only the bear hide, and 55 if he buys both.
>>69120Seeing as the intruder does not back down, roll initiative
Be advised that this is not intended to be the important encounter this day. Also, I may not be able to do much more dice rolling until later
>>69121Iron deduced that if he bought both hides, he would have double the protection (and intimidation) and handed over 55 bits to the man.
[1d8+10 = 14][1d20+11 = 21]>>69122Ash has great reflexes, but it appears the wolf barely beats her. It lunges to bite. Also rolling damage just in case it lands
Now that I think about it, this may be worth expending some spells on.
[2d6 = 6]>>69125Ouch. That's half my health.
As a Move Action, Sister Ash pushes the 5 foot wide ball of fire into the the dog that just fucking bit her.
2d6 damage (15 DC reflex for half)
Anything happened to Onyx while I was gone?
[3d10 = 16]>>69127Well fuck, it's not going to fuck off from that kind of damage.
Sister Ash spends her remaining standard action to call down a bolt of Lightning (16 DC reflex for half; 3d10 cuz it's clouy today).
>>69128Seems you need to roll for luck to continue your adventure.
>tfw only have a 40% chance of surviving another hit from this thing
>>69132I really hope you can manage. I'd be pretty pissed if I died against a damn dog. I shall spread the dice gods' favor to sway them to your side.
>>69134This is worse than my crit fail intimidation and had to fight 5 guys. At least I left with half health and a zebra's mild infatuation. I really hope you crit hit and win. I'd hate to see your character die without any interaction with players in game.