Welcome back to thread number like 5 or 6 of Occupied Equestria, a My Little Pony RP based heavily upon the Equestria at War mod for Hearts of Iron 4, and using the mechanics of D&D 3.5, and set in South-East Equestria after it has been conquered and split between the Changelings and a foreign fascist power
Onyx is cleaning glasses, Spark has secured a contract to clear a quarry of Zombies for a real estate developer, Silver is eating meat, Ash and Iron are trying to raid what they believe to be a gangster's den, and Dark Star is holding hooves.
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[1d20 = 3]>>76629Iron has absolutely no idea, but tries to find these shadow creatures still. He needs to know what has been done to him. Rolling some luck.
>>76630A path leads through foliage eventually towards outlying parts of the property
Sister Rosemary is horrified
>>76631Damn, what shit luck I have at the moment.
>>76593It's certainly the most interesting compared to the two other Paradox games I've played (Victoria 2 and Stellaris). A lot more focused on combat, with hardly any diplomacy at all.
>>76594>I'm busy trying to figure out if Iron is being enough of a faggot that the character needs to be raped and or castratedOkay, what did he do this time?
>>76634Looks like he has already been raped.
>>76631Iron falls back to sleep
>>76634More stuff out of character, since the character was asleep
>>76634Only commented on the filly's bad will save rolls. Then I kinda taunted him for the warning after that. Now this happened.
>>76635By a hellhound, by the sounds of it, yeah. Just read back through it.
>>76636Remind me not to get on your bad side.
Note that although I have appeared dead, I am not.
Though Onyx might be idk.
>>76638Lolno, seems I have been Hissed.
Like Blacked
>>76639Honestly, with the way my rolls have been going, it's more likely Silver's the one who will die, first.
>>76639If you are dead, then we all are as equally dead. The main problem now that I think of it is that none of us can heal. Hope we don't get hit.
>>76630"Sorry, no time to chat. There are dangerous hounds out there." Sister Ash says, giving one last meaningful glare at the cream colored filly, before she disappears into the brush.
Sister Ash takes every shortcut as she tracks down the colt, walking right through the thicket as if it weren't there, the plants seemingly bowing out of her way as she trots after the colt.
"Come on, [insert colt's name here]; don't make this difficult..." Sister Ash calls after the naughty foal
>>76642It's not much, but Silver has a few potions of Cure Light Wounds he can give if someone gets injured. And he has a high-quality first-aid kit that will help if he needs to stabilize someone. Just remember to loot his bags if he dies.
>>76641>>76642Good to know no one has died
So, what's happening?
>>76645Last I remember is Silver knocking on the wall and it collapsed, at least part of it.
>>76639Onyx is not dead. Silver, Dark Star and Spark have proceeded down a tunnel that led from under the Curwhinny farm. They ran into a dead body, then a downed door, and then a fork in the tunnel. Silver caused a partial cave-in
>>76643The dog has tracked him down to the fruit orchard
>>76645We found another corpse of an EDF soldier from when New Mareland invaded. Right now we're at a split in the tunnel, and Silver accidentally collapsed part of the left tunnel. It's still navigable, and the rubble can always be moved, but...
[1d20+4 = 20]>>76648Moving rubble you say?
Onyx attempts to move the rubble to make the tunnel easier to navigate.
>>76649Well, THERE'S the good rolls...
[1d20+5 = 20][1d20+5 = 18]>>76645Three edgelord foals were summoning fiends in the forest at night. I managed to drag back two, but one ran off; now I'm looking for that one.
>>76647Sister Ash proceeds into the fruit orchard, muttering more unitelligible stuff in Ignan as she pursues the naughty foal.
Spot check for the two if them, because why not
>>76645Oh yeah, and Iron got raped in his sleep.
>"Blasted fiends.."
Sister Ash curses under her breath in Ignan as she feels the gash where the hell hound bit her
>>76652The unicorn colt hides under an orange tree with the knife
>>76652Jesus fucking christ, for the fortieth time,
THERE WERE FOUR OF THEM. Not "three." Four. Four Foals. A number that is one higher than Four.
Fucking hell
>>76649Onyx pushes aside the rubble in the left side passage with ease
>>76652>Edgelord foalsAh, so they've reached their tweens?
>>76653Dropping an F in chat for our boy
F
>>76655"Who wants to go left?"
>>76655>>76649"Thank you, Onyx. So, now that is out of way, which way is way to go?"
>>76656>tfw you post at the same time as the person you are replying toAlso F."If we go that way, make sure you try not to touch walls. We have no way of knowing how much of these tunnels is stable."
>>76655Also, how many minutes has it been since she brought the other two back?
Wait, four? How many did she catch then, three?"
Sister Ash walks up to the colt, doing her best to hide her fuming frustration
"Give me the knife." She says sternly
>>76656Not even. They're 4th graders ffs
>>76659"Understandable, I'll just follow you guys"
>>76660Ah, so edgier than tweens?
>>76657>>76659"Ok. This may have been tougher than we thought. Let's hope the monsters aren't going to bring the place down on top of us."
The sorcerer follows.
>>76661>>76662Silver chuckles, lighting the way with his horn. "At least we will not need to worry about receiving proper burial."
>>76663Yep
>>76664"True, but let's hope it's the skeletons that get a free burial"
>>76665"Hmm...that is not bad idea, actually."
>>76666Checked in the name of football
>>76660Ash recalls that she left the cowering fillie in the forest
2 minutes
The Colt just looks at her. "I am not afraid of you, witch"
>>76664>>76661>>76664I'm assuming you all went left
You don't travel very far before coming upon yet another corpse
This one, however, is older. Much older. A mere skeleton. It wears a deteriorated wool jacket, and has a musket beside it
There are cracked and broken bones of unknown other corpses before it
>>76670"Ah, yes, this is definitely reminiscent of necromancers." He checks the wool jacket for any sort of identification.
>>76671"You sure you want to get that close to it? What if they wake up or something?"
>>76671No dog tag of any kind
There is a folded paper in a jacket pocket, more than a little faded from exposure to moisture
>>76673"Skeletons are not like zombies. Skeletons are always awake, if they are undead."
>>76674He pulls it out to see if there's anything left on it he can decipher.
>>76670>Left in the forestOh, ffs
Sister Ash directs Caleb to go find/defend her while she deals with this one. Caleb retraces his steps and searches for the filly's scent.
Sister Ash steps forward.
>Not afraid"That's good to hear then; it makes things much less difficult. Also, I'd prefer the term 'Druid', if you'd be so polite." She says stepping forward
"Now, are you going to be a good colt and come home quietly? I don't have all night."
>>76678I guess it's character development. What can I say?
>>76679F, you should tell Dark Star.ill help you get revenge.
>>76680If he remembers the event, that is.
>>76656"im more of a Right Stallion myself."
Dark Star heads down the right passage way.
>>76682It's very clear on Silver's face this this is a VERY BAD IDEA.
>>76683i hadn't seen where you guys decided to be communists, i mean go leftDark Star turns around and goes with the rest of the party
>>76675Indeed there is. It is a letter, written in an older Ponish font, but still readable
"Dear Wirlwind
Through the past three months of observation, we have confirmed our worst fears. The old and reclusive Joseph Curwhinny has accumulated great power over the commercial trade of Baltimare over the past three decades, but it appears the darker rumors are true. Curwhinny's forays into Alchemy and the magical arts have given him a sort of power over life and death, a knowledge that he has no doubt increased over the years from his visits to Griffonia and Zebrica. He seems to have practiced his magic on imported Zebra slaves and missing sailors. He has robbed the graves of the dead so as to converse with their spirits, and learn family secrets he can use as blackmail for power over the living. But we fear that through his talking with the ancient and evil dead, he may learn secrets that are even darker. Secrets of great power that ought to remain buried with the evil stallions who once held them.
We believe that he practices his alchemical arts in a subterranean cavern under his northern farm. I have assembled a large group of ponies - sailors and townsfolk - who have never trusted Curwhinny in his decades here, and who are ready to put an end to this menance to all who live. Tonight, after Curwhinny makes his way from his waterfront mansion to his farm, we attack in force. Join us at the Old Mare's tavern at 5. Curwhinny has cast a dark shadow over all of Baltimare for years now. We are putting an end to his darkness tonight.
Sincerely,
Whipperwill
January 4, 770
>>76676Caleb is eventually able to find the fillie in tall grass not far from the fire
The colt asks Ash "Is that really where you will be taking me?"
>>76685Some of the little color in his cheeks drains away. "Well, I think I know who is behind all this. And it does not look good." He shows the letter to his companions. "This 'Joseph Curwhinny'. With how old this letter is, if this pony is still...around...then I fear this is not necromancer we have to deal with."
>>76686"Where else would I be taking you? I didn't trot all over this whole city to find and bring back foals to this orphanage, just so I could drag away others to who knows where?" She says, trying to hide her annoyance
"Now come along. You've got a lot of explaining to do, conjuring fiends in the middle of the night. Naughty, naughty.. You're too young to know the full implications of what you've doing.." She adds on chidingly
On the other side of the wood, Caleb approaches the filly, with an expression that seems almost disappointed on his snout as he examines the naughty foal
".. Woof.." he lets out softly, before he sniffs the filly up and down, checking for injuries
>>76690Silver hands the letter to Star. "This Curwhinny, owner of farm, was practicing dark magic on sailors and Zebras. Necromancy. Gaining knowledge no pony should ever have from dead. This pony and others were rallying to stop him. They...did not succeed." He takes in a deep breath. "I fear, if he did not leave for Dread League in Griffonia, then we have Lich on our hooves. And if this is case...then this fight is beyond us."
I think I may be only partly available for the next few hours
>>76687January 15, 1013
>>76689The colt obeys, and follows Ash
The fillie removes her hooves from over her face. She is shaking but uninjured
>>76691"so the rich capitalist was a bad guy all along? who could have guessed? Hey Spark Could you make sure these bodies dont get defiled by black magic?"
>>76691“I hope that isn’t the case. That would mean I was horribly misinformed about the situation. I thought he already left.”
>>76693“What do you mean?”
>>7669240ish years old then.
Oh joy, so he's either dead or alive, both are possible
>>76694"well i wouldnt want my body to be the plaything of a demented pony."
>>76696“Right, but what would you like me to do? I don’t think I have any spell that could keep that from happening. Burying wouldn’t work I don’t think. Maybe if Silver smashes them, but that wouldn’t be too respectful.”
>>76694"You never know with Liches. They can sleep for hundreds, maybe thousands of years at time. He might have left, and that would be best-case scenario, but...with that soldier being down here...and with him being so recently dead..."
>>76697"If we were not in tunnel, I would recommend putting them in pyre, and burning them. But as it is, I do not wish to suffocate because we burned away all oxygen in air."
>>76698“Wouldn’t he be a monster now though? Why leave around dead bodies that could be serving you? Limited magic perhaps?”
>>76692Sister Ash leads the colt back to the orphanage, taking the knife from him and wrapping it in a piece of fabric torn from her shawl. All the while she chides about the dangers of improper conjuration and the need for foals to get 16 hours of sleep every night, in a nagging but concerned tone. She doesn't let him leave her sight even once on her way back to the orphanage.
Caleb eventually nuzzles the filly to her feet, and points (like a hunting dog would) towards the orphanage, before looking back at her expectantly.
".. Woof.." he barks once more, pointingly
>>76697>>76695"oynx drag him into the bigger room so we can get him a proper burial on the way out. oh thats ok then. i dont really know much about magic i just thought maybe you could do something spark."
>>76700"Might have been difficult to do so, while bodies were underwater."
>>76703“What do you suggest we do then? Back out? I already signed my name saying I would. None of you have so you are free to leave if you must, but I am tied to this.”
>>76705“I don’t want to risk your life if we are in over our heads here. You don’t have to if you don’t want.”
>>76704He goes quiet while he thinks. "...Even if we did not sign contract, I did say I would help. I will stick with you. Just remember to get your most powerful spells ready. Little else besides powerful magic can really hurt Liches."
>>76706"well while i havent known you long, i consider you my friend. and uh... Friendship is magic? so if its as bad as you and silver are making it out to be. i cant let you do it alone."
>>76707“Then I don’t think I will be much help against these monsters. I only have the two shots at using offensive magic. I still have my pistol, but I doubt that works well against what we are facing.”
>>76708“Thanks. I’ll be sure to repay that kindness.”
Further down the hall, 20 feet, is a wooden door. Or was, anyways. Half of it has been broken through
>>76702Only drags, and then regroups
>>76711Onyx* not only
>>76710He also steps through the door
>>76709"its fine. you dont owe me anything."
>>76712>>76710
>>76709"I have this rifle, but I am not sure ammo for it is good."
>>76713As does Silver, hammer at the ready.
>>76712The air in this location is damp. There is a submachine gun on the ground just past the door. Onyx immediately recognizes it as an EDF model of the Great War
>>76717"Hey, free gun. Anyone want it?"
>>76717Silver keeps his voice to a whisper. "We must be getting close to quarry."
>>76719"Does it even look like it would work?"
>>76720Can I tell if a weapon will work with the appropriate craft skill?
>>76718The ceiling here is solid rock. It looks stable. The are water droplets on the ceiling.
>>76722Onyx can see immediately that the bolt on the sub machine gun is all the way back. This is a gun that is out of ammo. A look at the ground shows what seems like most of the 30 round box magazine
>>76724Onyx decides to slap it together and fire at a wall.
>>76727The same walls that crumbled when knocked on?
>>76727*clicka*
The bolt moves normally as in a functioning gun. There is a magazine in place, but no ammunition in the magazine
>>76726>>76725There is a positively vile smell in the air