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Occupied Equestria
Anonymous
R0jf8
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No.72927
72932
Welcome back to Occupied Equestria, an RP set in a conquered Equestria, using D&D 3.5e mechanics, and based in large part on the My Little Pony mod for Hearts of iron 4, Equestria at War

The party has successfully stopped the Communists of Baltimare from importing guns and foreign advisers in preparation for a revolt. They have also raided a Griffin freighter involved in arms trafficking, and are prepared to leave and end their long night.
1642 replies and 83 files omitted.
Anonymous
kj6Te
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No.73938
73940 73946
>This IronXCauldron drama
Shit, I thought Onyx with 5 charisma would be the first to fuck up like this.
OOC
xMXC5
?
No.73939
73941
>>73937
There's no way for that to happen. She would be a hypocrite for that shit, after all "no snitch policy" and she is involved since she has 1500 bits of that purchase that I have given her. So yeah, it's pointless for her to do that unless she becomes suicidal or something.
OOC
xMXC5
?
No.73940
73942
>>73938
It's on purpose. Somewhat.
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.73941
73944 73949
>>73939
Don't underestimate the GM. He can pull the strings to make something happen if you don't play it carefully. You are in a crowded bar. Maybe somepony there puts two and two together. Who knows?
Anonymous
kj6Te
?
No.73942
73944
>>73940
The purpose of suicide by zeeb?
Anonymous
DqA8B
?
No.73943
73945 73981
*treats wolf*
"Poor boy... You're just lonely aren't you.."
OOC
xMXC5
?
No.73944
>>73941
I'm not. I just pointed out that the GM should not use Cauldron herself as a conflict-maker. Or a snitch. Maybe this is more plausible, maybe have some of Cauldron's friends from her gang come and try to beat me up or worse, shoot me for angering her.
>>73942
Eh, it's not THAT suicidal. At least not that much. Oh, you are all giving me so many possibilities of consequences. Maybe in jealousy, she sends a hitmare at all kirin I come across in an attempt to shit on me. I sure did open a giant floodgate of consequences. Let's see what he picks, if I do not defuse the situation of course.

Anonymous
DqA8B
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No.73945
73950
>>73943
"All alone in the woods with no pack..."
*Brushes gently*
Silver (OOC)
KpZKc
?
No.73946
73947 73949
>>73938
Oh hey, you're here.
Anonymous
kj6Te
?
No.73947
73948 73949 73951
>>73946
You're here too.
Silver (OOC)
KpZKc
?
No.73948
>>73947
That I am.
OOC
xMXC5
?
No.73949
73951
>>73941
>>73947
>>73946
Maybe you should resume the conversation at the tavern you all are.
Druid Dragon-Lion-Deer-Horse
DqA8B
?
No.73950
>>73945
[Vet noises]
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.73951
73953 73974
>>73949
Got it.
>>73947
"Bartender. Another drink for my friend, Silver, on me."
I pay the bartender, tipping one bit as always.
DqA8B
?
No.73952
73954
[1d20+1 = 14]
Rolling to appraise gold bars
Silver
KpZKc
?
No.73953
73957 73974
>>73951
He raises his eyebrows at Spark, smiling a little. "Well, thank you, friend."
OOC
xMXC5
?
No.73954
73955 73957 73958 73961
>>73952
I suggest you don't try to catch the GM's attention. I think I screwed something in the narrative and the GM needs to improvise with the bullshit I threw on the table. I guess it's a good roll to increase value by 150%.
Druid Dragon-Lion-Deer-Horse
DqA8B
?
No.73955
>>73954
I was only rolling, because I was considering cutting it, to offer some of it to the farmer.
I want to bring this wolf to the pack down South. I wouldn't be a very good Druid if I failed to do that.
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.73957
73959
>>73954
It will be ok. Just think through what you say and work it out in character. You will do fine.
>>73953
"Anytime. So, where are you from originally?"
Anonymous
NIp2+
?
No.73958
73962
>>73954
i fucked up a bit too.
>knows that feel
Silver
KpZKc
?
No.73959
73960
>>73957
"It depends. You mean from where I was before now, or from where I was born?"
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.73960
73966
>>73959
"Which ever you feel like you can discuss with us. I don't mean to make you uncomfortable."
Druid Dragon-Lion-Deer-Horse
DqA8B
?
No.73961
73962
>>73954
My phone doesn't have the capacity to view more than 50 posts at?
Can I get a quick rundown?
OOC
xMXC5
?
No.73962
73964 73967
>>73958
lolno, this has worse connotations than
>no pussy
here. We're talking about a criminal enemy whose emotions are in havoc due to Iron's Stonehead and lack of emotional awareness here. I really hope she goes on a tirade after a storm off since then she could basically explain what is wrong with what Iron had said.

>>73961
Basically I told Cauldron "u sexy mare. i could fuck u but there is someone more worth than my dick and feefees"

OOC
xMXC5
?
No.73964
>>73962
*more worthy of my dick
Silver
KpZKc
?
No.73966
73968
>>73960
He waves the sentiment off. "Ah, it is alright. Nothing for me to hide. I used to live near Manehattan, but I was born in Severyana. Though you would probably know it better as Stalliongrad."
Druid Dragon-Lion-Deer-Horse
DqA8B
?
No.73967
1545350343932.jpg
>>73962
Oof
That had to piss her off.
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.73968
73969
>>73966
"Ah. A mighty long journey to get here then. What's it like there?"

Silver
KpZKc
?
No.73969
73970
>>73968
"I did not live in Manehattan itself. I lived out in countryside, in house I built myself. It was nice place, and I have many good memories of it." He turns towards the counter leaning over it. "But Severyana? It has been so long, but from what I remember back then..." He lets out a long, forlorn sigh. "...it makes what it is now a tragedy."
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.73970
73971
>>73969
"The takeover of that region was a shame. If only the princess didn't let it fall. The whole thing was handled so poorly. I guess looking back, this whole war was the result of stress proving too much for the royalty to correctly address each issue."
I pause a moment.
"Sorry. I guess I got side tracked there."
Silver
KpZKc
?
No.73971
73972
>>73970
He once again waves it off. "It is fine, I understand."
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.73972
73973
>>73971
"I'm glad you have made it this far, but what drove you here? I am new around these parts, so I don't know if this is the go-to place for work or not."
Silver
KpZKc
?
No.73973
73975
>>73972
"I am mercenary. I go where work is most likely to be found. I may not like all options available, but there are plenty of opportunities from various groups around Baltimare city. More so than anywhere else in occupied Equestria."
Anonymous
kj6Te
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No.73974
73976
>>73953
>>73951
The faggot controlling Onyx finally gets back, and Onyx gets the drink.
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.73975
73976
>>73973
"Do you mind which groups hire you?"
Silver
KpZKc
?
No.73976
73977
>>73974
"Thank you." He takes the drink in the grasp of his magic, and sips from it.
>>73975
"I always personally mind. But you do not get far as mercenary by picking sides. You remain loyal to contract, and to whoever purchases said contract. Even if I disagree with those who hire me, I will still work to best of my abilities to fulfill contract."
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.73977
73978
>>73976
"I suppose there is little choice anymore. Are you looking to save up and move somewhere else, or is this where you plan to settle?"
Silver
KpZKc
?
No.73978
73979
>>73977
He stays silent for a couple seconds before giving his answer. "I suppose smart ponies would try to leave. Look elsewhere in world for new home. Maybe in River Federation." He takes a drink from the beer Onyx handed him. "I am not smart pony. And I am too old to move so far away, anymore. I suppose I will try to make best of what I have here, for as long as I can."
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.73979
73980
>>73978
"I heard the River Federation is debating a bill of rights for all creatures. It will be not much different than here soon enough."
I look around.
"It looks like our recruit is a no show."
Silver
KpZKc
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No.73980
73982
>>73979
"Is this recruit you mention named 'Dark Star' by any chance?"
Anonymous
R0jf8
?
No.73981
74074 74082
>>73920
She gets up from her seat. By this time you can see that quite a few bar patrons are staring at the scene, from the bartender to ponies passing by to the big burly Minotaurs and Diamond Dogs playing pool in the back. She yells
"What was that for? You tell me out of the blue that you love someone but you want to fuck me? Do you think I am some tramp? Do you think I am some cheap whore you can have sex with when the little Celestial girl doesn't want to sleep with you?

>>73928
She is a bit surprised by this, but she quickly leans into it, and places a hoof around Dark Star's neck. She continues kissing him, until she pulls away and says
"I guess we could find a hotel room, if you're not too tired"
She has a very big smile, and her eyes damned near glow with enthusiasm

>>73943
Rover is a bit happier now that Perro Sin Nombre has acted sort of playfully infront of him. the healing is start to take effect, and he is in less pain


That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.73982
73983
>>73980
"Yeah, have you met the guy before?"
Silver
KpZKc
?
No.73983
73984
>>73982
"The other bartender mentioned him hiring Onyx and some random patron for some kind of job, throwing money around like it was nothing, along with his blue-coated pegasus mare companion, when I arrived. Then I somewhat met them late last night in bar, though his friend seemed more interested in talking to me than Dark Star was."
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.73984
73985
>>73983
"Don't worry about that. Dark Star is a good pony. He will hire you for a nice sum."
I whisper "And a share of any other goodies we find along the way. Lots of illegal trade going on we interrupt and lots of ways to get your cut one way or another."
Silver
KpZKc
?
No.73985
73986 73988
>>73984
He seems interested as to what "illegal trade" could refer to, but doesn't ask about it. "It sounds good to me."
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.73986
73990
>>73985
It seems we have another session without the correct characters to make the story proceed. I don't think Dark Star is going to make it, so is there anything you wanted to do in the meantime?

Anonymous
kj6Te
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No.73987
73988
"Well if you guys are set on booze..."
Onyx sets out to look for somewhere to exchange his gold bars.
Anonymous
R0jf8
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No.73988
73989 73990
>>73987
Now where would he go to exchange the bars?

>>73985
Damn it I will think of something for Silver. Making fighting encounters that make sense within the context of the story, are reasonably balanced, and won't just result in characters being persona non grata is far more challenging than you might think
Anonymous
kj6Te
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No.73989
73991
>>73988
The pawn shop...

Or maybe one of those bits-4-gold shops
Silver (OOC)
KpZKc
?
No.73990
73992 73994
>>73986
*shrugs* You got any ideas?
>>73988
Perfectly understandable. I haven't exactly been much help in that regard, either, so I have to apologize there.
Also, my internet is crapping out on me hardcore, so if I appear slow to respond, that's why.
Anonymous
R0jf8
?
No.73991
73993
>>73989
Hmmm... Do you want to commit to going to a pawn shop?
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.73992
73994 74002
>>73990
Not a single clue. I am honestly stumped on what our characters would be motivated to do besides work for the one character with ties to the main source of quests. I suppose we could explore for a place for our characters to stay and the local shops to gear up...
Anonymous
kj6Te
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No.73993
73994
>>73991
Are there any >Jewelers around?
Anonymous
R0jf8
?
No.73994
73995 73998
>>73990
>>73992
Characters that know what they want to do and proactively seek that get more encounters. For example, Ash wanted to find an orphanage, and found the Order of Saint Prancis with all of its various sisters. Onyx wanted to get a loaf of bread, and so found a colt shilling communism, then got roped into protection duty, and then murdered someone, then went to the hospital, then got arrested, and then got arrested again by a different agency. Ash went to find Iron, rolled a 1 on tracking, and found a guy with a dire wolf she is trying to heal. And so forth

>>73993
Well obviously there are jewelers. So what does he want to find?
Anonymous
kj6Te
?
No.73995
73996
>>73994
A jeweler
Anonymous
R0jf8
?
No.73996
73997
>>73995
Onyx finds a jeweler two streets over. It is in a line of shops, and has a diamond over it.
Talon jewelers
Anonymous
kj6Te
?
No.73997
73999
>>73996
He walks in
"Hello, do you buy gold?"
Silver (OOC)
KpZKc
?
No.73998
>>73994
Yeah, that's true. Silver's primary concern right now is just "find a job", so it would be best for him to just look around places of interest for any one in need of help. But that's pretty bog-standard, and fairly boring.
Anonymous
R0jf8
?
No.73999
74000
>>73997
"Hello there. I take it you are selling old Jewelry?" The voice comes from an at least middle aged Griffon of white and brown standing at a counter. there are display cases of jewelry. There is a diamond dog behind the counter at his own desk, looking at jewels under a light, and currently facing the opposite direction
Anonymous
kj6Te
?
No.74000
74001
>>73999
"Uh, maybe? I don't know where it all came from."
Onyx slaps a bar onto the counter.
Anonymous
R0jf8
?
No.74001
74003
>>74000
"Let me take a look at that. My name is Elijah Talonberg, by the way"

He moves the bar over, and then sits down in a seat a little over to his left and your right. Mr. Talonberg picks up a monocle, and starts to inspect the bar

"This is a mine's ingot. It's the way they cast the gold before it is sent over to goldsmiths or to mints. Where did you get this?"
Silver (OOC)
KpZKc
?
No.74002
74004 74007
>>73992
You still here?
Anonymous
kj6Te
?
No.74003
74005
>>74001
"A friend gave it to me"
Technically not a lie
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.74004
74008
>>74002
Yes. Sorry. I was trying to think of what to do now.
Anonymous
R0jf8
?
No.74005
74006
>>74003
"A friend gave you this brick? This much gold?"
Anonymous
kj6Te
?
No.74006
74010
>>74005
"Yeah, he's a strange guy"
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.74007
74013
>>74002
"Why don't we find someplace a little more suited to talking than here. It's getting crowded and I don't like the feeling of being overheard."
Silver (OOC)
KpZKc
?
No.74008
74009
>>74004
I mean, we could always just explore. It's better than nothing.
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.74009
>>74008
True. Sounds good to me.
Anonymous
R0jf8
?
No.74010
74011
>>74006
"Did your friend tell you that this bar is probably either stolen, or was used in an illegal transaction?"
Anonymous
kj6Te
?
No.74011
74012
>>74010
"Nope"
Anonymous
R0jf8
?
No.74012
74014 74016
>>74011
"Very well"

He now takes the bar and places it on a scale. then he places it in a tank of water. This takes a couple minutes
Silver
KpZKc
?
No.74013
74015
>>74007
He nods. "Let me just grab couple things from my room, if we are heading out."
Anonymous
kj6Te
?
No.74014
74016
>>74012
Onyx patiently waits
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.74015
74022
>>74013
"Alright."
I stare into my glass.
Anonymous
R0jf8
?
No.74016
74017
>>74012
>>74014
He then inspects the bottom of the bar, which is imprinted with numbers and symbols, and writes them down

"We can give you 3500 bits for the bar"
Anonymous
kj6Te
?
No.74017
74018
>>74016
"Then I take it I can get 3500 for this one too?"
Onyx slaps down the second one.
Anonymous
R0jf8
?
No.74018
74019
>>74017
The griffon rubs his claws together and makes what seems to be a smile by pulling his lower beak back a little

"Indeed you can"
Anonymous
kj6Te
?
No.74019
74020
>>74018
"Works for me"
Anonymous
R0jf8
?
No.74020
74021
>>74019
Elijah Talonberg then pulls out a very, very large set of bits, and carefully and painstaking counts them in front of Onyx. He then offers them over in a number of bags

"7000 Bits"
Anonymous
kj6Te
?
No.74021
74023
>>74020
"Thank you sir, and have a nice day"
Where do I go if I want a magic weapon?
Silver
KpZKc
?
No.74022
74024
>>74015
After about a minute, he comes out wearing a white button-up shirt, a sturdy nylon saddlebag, and a greatsword in a leather sheath, strapped to his side. "I am all set, I believe!"
Anonymous
R0jf8
?
No.74023
74026
>>74021
"I happen to know several very trustworthy Griffins who are very good at keeping their beaks shut when it comes to the police. If you want old fashioned, Josef Silverwing operates a shop on East street called "Tails of Yore." Don't be off put by the mundane merchandise he keeps in the front, any enchanted blade you could want is there"
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.74024
74027
>>74022
"Great. Let's go."
I lead the way out of the tavern.
"I suppose we should just head out of the city a ways."
Anonymous
DqA8B
?
No.74025
74027 74028 74029
Fuck. I fell asleep.
Anonymous
kj6Te
?
No.74026
74035
>>74023
"Thank you once again sir." Onyx makes his leave towards Tails of Yore, already thinking about what he wants.
Silver
KpZKc
?
No.74027
74031
>>74024
"I only just bought map of city, so you might have better idea of where to go."
>>74025
I know that feel.
Anonymous
kj6Te
?
No.74028
>>74025
You did that yesterday
Anonymous
DqA8B
?
No.74029
74030 74034 74078
>>74025
Welp, may as well turn in.
Goodnight, Anons.
Silver (OOC)
KpZKc
?
No.74030
>>74029
Sleep well!
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.74031
74032 74033
>>74027
"I don't have any idea of where to go either. May I see that map?"

Silver
KpZKc
?
No.74032
74035 74036
>>74031
"Of course." He fishes it out of his saddlebags, opening it up to show the city of Baltimare.
Silver (OOC)
KpZKc
?
No.74033
74036
>>74031
Should we wait for the GM to get back on tomorrow, so we can actually get encounters and the like?
Anonymous
kj6Te
?
No.74034
>>74029
Night
Anonymous
R0jf8
?
No.74035
74039
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>>74026
This shop is a building all on its own, with a large raised roof. When he goes in, he can see tapestries of Griffon knights, display cases with swords, armor of both Griffin and pony variety, and poleaxes, longbows, so forth. A griffin stands at a wooden counter, more slender than Talonberg, but of a similar age and coat scheme

>>74032
And so it is
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.74036
74037
>>74032
I take a look at the map.
"Which place sounds good to head towards?"
>>74033
I believe the GM is still here.
Silver (OOC)
KpZKc
?
No.74037
74038 74040
>>74036
>tfw you have colored IDs on and you get two that are almost exactly the same
Anonymous
Itf1u
?
No.74038
>>74037
Try 3+
Anonymous
kj6Te
?
No.74039
74041
>>74035
"Good afternoon. I've been told that if I have the bits I can buy what I need here. Is that true?"
That Sorcerer Guy
DkvA/
?
No.74040
74041 74042
>>74037
I hate when that happens.
"Should we just head out toward the city limits and find something out there, or do you feel like exploring deeper into this place?"