This RPG is set in the land of Equestria after it has been conquered and split between the Changelings and a foriegn fascist nation. It is based in large part on the Equestria at War mod for Hearts of Iron 4, and uses D&D 3.5 mechanics
4 of the group have taken a job to clear a site of a future real estate development of undead. They seem to have stumbled upon a centuries old evil long forgotten by Equestria. Meanwhile, Ash has discovered foals from the order of Saint Prancis orphanage practicing dark magic and sacrifices in the woods, while Iron is having not-so-pleasant dreams
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>>78179Right, that child, too. Still, Cauldron could help with that third one.
>>78179>>78175REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEUNITE WITH THE PARTY
>>78181B-but think of the children.
>>78180I promised Ollie I'd come back for him. I don't want to break that promise. It was a shame I wasn't able to find him that night.
>>78182i would if i knew about it
>>78173You cast it like twice trying to find a stack of bounded papers
>>78175The suspicious adoption is in
Manehattan, and talking to each made mare probably wouldn't be
that complicated
>>78178>arguing in a location without Blue Skies to retortInteresting if underhanded tactic
>>78178"Thank you, we rely on the generosity of practitioners"
>>78176"Come again?"
>>78185So, is the first adopted child is basically impossible, if not time consuming?
>>78185I only cast it once. It lasts 5 minutes.
>>78185"im not trying to be disrespectful. but it would make sense that since changeling feed off of love. and since they have her as a prisoner that they would use her as a free love generator."
>>78185Hey, if she's going to insult his core religious beliefs, talk smack about his former leader, and belittle his Motherland...Silver nods, his memories going back to the Cathedrals of Severyana and St. Petershoof from before the Reds came. "It is shame, to see such wonderful, Holy place become yet another casualty of war..." He sighs.
>>78188"They have enough ponies captured, already, without needing to rely off of love she receives from Her ponies. Meanwhile, even in clutches of bugs, She remains symbol of hope for all Equestrians in otherwise hopeless situation. We need Her, and belief in Her, far more than Changelings need her for their food."
>>78189"How Many Ponies Do you think worship and love celestia?"
>>78188"That would... be more than a little concerning"
>>78189Okay, seriously, why are you not playing a Paladin? If you were playing a paladin, you'd have special spells against teh undead, you yourself could cure diseases like ghoul fever, you could do mundane healing and fill the badly needed role of a healer. You said you didn't want to because you didn't want to be locked into a certain position and wanted to be 'true nuetral' or something. But Silver has not been true nuetral. He's been a harmonist and it is showing in how the character interacts. So why not be a harmonist Paladin. It's like Iron being a Barbarian but refusing to play a Barbarian class...From outside:
"IT'S ONE FUCKING WINDOW"
>>78191"Again Father im not trying to be disrespectful but. if they continue getting the love from her...well it wouldnt be good. and im not trying to get you to question your faith. im just worried about what the changlings will do with it."
>>78190"I do not know how many ponies live in Equestria, especially after war. But it was very common, almost universal, before Great War for all Equestrians to at least pay homage to Her, even if they did not visit places like this regularly."
>>78191Like I said, I'm new. Fighter just seemed like an easy class to try to learn the mechanics of the game, before diving head-first into all of the spells and such other stuff that I have no clue how to do. If I knew more about playing, yes, I would probably play Paladin, because that kind of play style seems like it would suit me. Unfortunately, being new, I've managed to turn an otherwise supposedly decent character into a train wreck, so I don't think I'll get the chance to.As for Silver being more Lawful Good than True Neutral, I'd also chalk that up to me being new and not fully understanding how to match his actions and words with his alignment. Sorry, I know I suck at this.Silver rolls his eyes. Blue just doesn't understand what it means to him, and to those Equestrians like him.
>>78194"Those who close their minds to reason, facts and logic, shall fall prey to reality...."
>>78193He looks at him, and then looks more questionably.
"I best be gettin' back to my studies. But remember who healed you"
>>78196Oh please. There is so much worse >>78197"I will Father. It was Good Seeing you Again. oh and thanks for feeding me all those years ago."
>>78197*looks at Iron*He nods. "Thank you again, Father. I wish you all best. May Her light shine forever upon you."
>>78199He has a grin on his face
"So I
had seen you before. Tell me. How is your brother now?"
>>78203See this as a thing to drop if you seek this path.
>>78202 >>78192Barbarian could be good if you wanted to Prestige class.
Fighters tend to multiclass a lot.
>>78200"You are welcome, my foal. Come back any time you are indeed of spiritual help"
>>78201"uh. im not exactly sure Father. he fought in the war and he never came home."
Dark Star looks Down and the Father can see tears
"i think the church has a leak."
>>78205There's also a martial Artist class in d20 Modern that increases unarmed damage but still gives bonus feats.
http://www.d20resources.com/modern.d20.srd/classes/advanced/martial.artist.php >>78207He places a hoof on Dark Star, and pats him
"He came home. He came home indeed, and never doubt it"
>>78209>>78205Remember not to multipost on yourself unless it's very important. Breathe and try not to do that any longer.
>>78208Cows are sentient.L in the MLP universe.
I was going to summon a Bison as a companion, but I didn't because I considered that Buffalo's were probably also a race.
>>78211Noted.
>>78210"I hope Hes in a better place. Could We pray for him Father?"
>>78214So are niggers.
That doesn't make them okay to eat.
>>78206With that, Silver steps out of the Cathedral, confident that Dark Star will be okay. He doesn't pay much attention to Blue as he passes her, instead deciding to step onto the sidewalk, turn around to look at the Cathedral, and light himself up a cigarette.
>>78215Niggers are filthy though.
>>78213"Oh course, my foal"
He takes Dark Star's hoof, closes his eyes, and recites the following
"Celestia our eternal guardian,
Your light brings us to birth,
Your teachings guides our lives,
and under your light we return to dust.
Princess, those who die still live in Your presence,
their lives change but do not end.
I pray in hope for my family and my friends,
and for all the dead known to You alone.
In company with Luna,
Who likewise forever lives,
may they rejoice in Your heavens,
where all our tears are wiped away.
Unite us together again in one herd,
to sing Your praise forever and ever."
>>78216Blue skies: "No smoking within 15 feet of the building. Have some respect"
>>78217So are cows. They literally cause greenhouse effect by farting so much. What's the difference?
>>78215Buffalos are basically Prairie niggers. They can still talk, and they're intelligent.
Cows also talk, and are still sapient, if not a bit stupid in comparison to ponies.
Anything that talks has an intelligence score of at least 3, and doesn't qualify as an animal. Creatures with at least 3 int can advance as PC/NPC classes too.
>>78217I wouldn't eat them even if they were clean.
Food doesn't talk. If something talks it isn't food.
>>78218He doesn't really want to keep track of how far away from the Cathedral he is, and he thinks he's far enough away already to be respectful, anyways. He's more concerned with just looking at the gorgeous building. It's...soothing, really. In an unfamiliar city, with unfamiliar experiences, and unfamiliar ponies, this Cathedral is the one familiar thing he's encountered thus far. It lets him stay grounded in the reality he's in without loosing his mind, and he's very much thankful for its existence. "Did you ever get chance to see Temple of Light in St. Petershoof, Blue?"
>>78218"AMare. thank you Father. i feel better now. also i would like to make a Donation to the church."
Dark Star Hoofs Father Maren a 25 bit note and his old revolver
"i know you might object to it. but you could get some bits for this revolver father. i would have donated more but im a bit broke for right now."
>>78219Cows Don't Try to Rape White women.
>>78222That has nothing to do with whether or not we eat them.
Cows are sapient in FiM. They speak; they have self awareness; they give each other names. They're effectively people.
You could argue that they're less intelligent, but Half-orcs and Wood Elves are too: that doesn't make them okay to eat.
>>78223> that doesn't make them okay to eat.ROOD i love Ork steaks with a side of Hal Elf
>>78221the building does not have a light on it to illuminate its features, although he can tell that it has a solar pattern on its face engraves into the granite, and a number of engravings of ponies doing various acts in a granite frieze that adorns the top of the structure. Again, these are difficult to see under the lighting conditions, although far from impossible because the whole facade is white granite
"No, Steel Stallion came in at around the time I was born. Even if he hadn't, it was a very long ocean voyage away"
>>78222"An old man like he shan't be taking any guns for any purpose. Keep it, and hope its serves you better than it did today. But we can take your bits. Thank you, my foal"
It seems I will have to phonepost for the rest of the day. Expect slow response time.
>>78225What kind of race were you playing? Even Orcs won't eat other orcs. Orcs only eat other PC races sometimes because they're often Chaotic Evil and savages to boot.
A Lawful creature wouldn't break a strong taboo like that, and a good creature wouldn't eat other sapient races. A creature that eats other sapient races is neutral, [i]at best.
>>78228Asamar
>>78226"it was good seeing you again Father. ill stop by some time."
Dark Star walks out side
>>78229Silver stands on the sidewalk, looking at the building and smoking a cigarette. Blue Skies is a bit closer as she is standing on the stairs between the door and the sidewalk. She slowly trots towards Dark Star, with a bit of a concerned expression
>>78228Why is this discussion necessary?
>>78229>Aasimar>Angel kin>Eating people... Anon...
I'm not even going to ask what alignment..
>>78227Noted.
I'm going to be phoneposting for awhile too, but i'll be ready to play when the timelines synch up.
>>78226"It was greatest and grandest of all temples and cathedrals in Equestria. In all of world. Being inside it was like being in Her presence. It made all who entered her grand doors feel as though they were wrapped in ever-warm embrace of love and Harmony. Like you were cared for by Celestia herself. In such hard and cold place like Severyana, so far away from Celestia's own influence, it was what reminded us why we were Equestrians, why we were loyal to our fellow warm-weather ponies." He smiles as more memories of it enters his thoughts. "My father, he used to say that it was duty of all true sons of Severyanans to visit the Temple at least twice in their life: first as a colt, brought there by your father; second as a stallion, bringing your sons to witness its glory. It was...I can not hope to describe that feeling accurately, looking up in Temple and seeing Her. It was as if I had just seen for first time in my life" His thoughts make a turn, as he thinks back to just before he left his homeland, when things were starting to go from bad to worse. "I was not there, when it happened, but...before Severyana became Stalliongrad, there was much tension between those who wanted to be loyal to Equestria, and those who wanted to forge their own path. It became worse when Communists came and became strong enough force to be reckoned with. But Loyalists, they remained stalwart in their defense. They rallied behind Harmony, used it as great shield, which would protect them and all true sons and daughters of Severyana, of Equestria. Of Her. That Temple, it was part of that shield. It was Loyalist's greatest symbol of strength." Silver looks down, as he gets to the next part. "When Reds took control of St. Petershoof, you know what they did? They burnt Temple to ground, destroyed it to its very foundation...there was nothing left for Her ponies to even mourn over."
>>78230>Why is this discussion necessary?Idk..
I'm just bored, so I'm just trying to kill time until we're ready to play. I think it's a pretty accurate assessment of alignments though.
>>78231it was a survival situation, and the feral human that was raised by wolves convinced me.
>>78230"im alright now my baby blue. Father Maren is a good pony."
Dark star Strokes her face
>>78232"Communists deserve to all burn for all the crimes they have committed against our kind. The Changelings would have done the same to all of equrestria id the black hooves didnt step in."
>>78234>it was a survival situation>the feral human that was raised by wolves convinced me... Okay.. situations may vary...
I still stand by my previous points though.
>my baby blueTopkek, I'm loving the petnames.
>>78232This stills her. She sits down, looks over towards him, and her ears droop
"Sounds like the Percheron temple atop the Marecropolis in Nimbusia. My father took me to see that when I was a fillie. It gave me this great, elated feeling. Like I was a part of this long bloodline of glory. The ones who built that temple. Like a pride that extended to me. I haven't gotten that feeling much since.
I know what the Communists do. After I was chased out of Nimbusia, my new home had its own set of venerable ancient traditions. But the communists, with their progress and their forced collectivism, had nothing but contempt. I saw what they did. And I've heard what the Griffins have done to their own kind in Aquellia and the like. The Communists have no respect for tradition or for collective glory. They see the whole world as material and try to cut off the spiritual, be it the Nation or the Religious. They see History only as a history of oppression. They don't understand tradition or the desire to have a past. I've hoped to make a new home here, and preserve what can be"
>>78234She immediately takes a liking to this, and rubs her face more against his hooves, letting off a slight purr
"Good to hear"
>>78237Iron respect points increased.
>>78237He nods, feeling like there's a chance to learn some more about her, understand her a bit more. "If you have time, I would like to hear of your homeland. It sounds like it was glorious place." But, seeing Blue and Dark Star together, he thinks maybe letting them have some...alone time, would be better. "...though, I do not want to get in way of young love." He motion to the pair. "After all, I believe you still have date to get to. But I would still like to hear some more about this Nimbusia, some time."
>>78239She pets Dark Star, ruffling the mane behind his ears
"True, I wouldn't want to get in the way of Dark Star's having a good time, the poor colt. All colts deserve the chance to fall in love, I guess
As for me... I don't know if you would have liked the simple temple to Bellerophon, the spirit of the warriors, that stood in our town and in which my mother and father prayed, or the generally harsh and austere culture and construction of the place. We were warriors, once. We trusted in our wings, our strength, and our virtue, more so than in technology or a distant princess."
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Too bad Sister Ash isn't there.. I'd love to be making some religion lore checks right now..
>>78240>>78241I wiah Iron could hear this too.
>>78240>>78243He smiles a bit. "You sound almost like my wife, when you say that...but, enough of that, for now. I would still like to hear more about your homeland later. In meantime..." He looks at Dark Star. "...try not to break your stallion too much. He is not strongest pony in world..." The memory of Star accidentally shooting Silver in the ass come back to his mind. "...okay, maybe just break him little bit, to show that he is yours."
I've gotta go get some grub, shouldn't be gone too long. >>78243She raises her hoof, places it into attack position, and....
*"Boop"*
"Hey"
>>78241>>78242Splitting the party has consequences>>78244"Breaking Earth Ponies was one of my father's duties back home. I'll try to keep up the family traditions"
>>78245Dark Stars face has the expression of if he had been shot
*Return Boop*
>>78244"im unbreakable."
>>78248I'm too bored not to say that sneak attack damage doesn't apply to touch attacks.Also, I'd actually of rather not know what her Rogue level is.
>>78248Tempting>>78247The Pegasus mare is an experienced warrior, and as such, can never be caught off guard. Roll die to see if the attack landed
She extends her wings as if to fly, showing off her full set of azure white feathers from wings each as long as her slender body
"If you like, we can test that unbreakability tonight"
>>78251Mission failed, we'll get'em next time.
>>78251The pegasus manages to duck and swerve her snout out of the way of Dark Star's hoof, the first time he has ever seen her not want to be touched
"Do you want to hang around more with your new friends, little colt?"
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>>78254"oh yeah im such a little colt. will you buy me some milk and cookies?"
>>78255"I didn't take you to raise. And you can have milk and cookies only after you do your chores"
>>78244"Ill See you later at the Eastside silver. i have a previous Engagement to attend to."
>>78256"Bucking sweet! i love cookies. Do you still want to go see that mover?"
>>78257Blue had a look of concern, but the concern vanished with this response
"Sure," she says, with a warm smile
>is researching spells for tomorrow
Hmmmm, Looks like Druids don't get very many divination spells, or other utilities. Guess I'll have to gather info the old fashioned way.
>Tfw 10 AC
Barkskin wouldn't hurt, I guess..
>>78259I was planning to buy barkskin potions, actually.
>>78258"Are you ready to go? or would you like to discuss some more?"
>>78260I was thinking Lunimous Armor. Think I can stand 1d3 Strength damage, for the sake of a +4 Armor bonus and some Daylight.
It wouldn't stack with the Ascetic's Exalted bonus, but it's not like I actually have it..I can also prepare Barkskin, if you really want it. Healing potions will also come in handy.
>>78261She rubs herself against him
"We can go. I'll talk with your friends later. But I believe you had a date tonight"
>>78262I have a lot of spare money for that. If you really can't choose anything else, I'll take you up on that offer, but don't sacrifice your spell availability for my sake alone.
>>78261>>78263It makes Silver smile, seeing those two together. "I will see you two lovebirds later at Eastside Tavern. Have fun on your date."
>>78263"alright.lets get going."
Dark Star puts his hoof around her neck and begins to walk towards the nearest theater
>>78266>>78267Silver stretches his worn-out limbs and pops a couple joints in the process, before he similarly makes his way back to the tavern.
>>78264Alright, although I still think I'll prepare something, because I don't want my dog to get shot.
You're AC is pretty high though. Most attacks from NPCs should reach you, but when they do you'll want healing.
>>78266She likes this, and they find a movie theater quickly enough, with fancy lights and the names of movies. He approaches the ticket booth. Dark Star now must pick a movie, and Blue Skies absolutely refuses to express a preference. The following is the movie selection at the theater:
Casa Blank Flanks
Romantic Drama
Marecall Curvedtips
Set in Changeling occupied Acornage, an Equestrian nightclub owner must chose between love and allowing a Crystal Empire resistance fighter to escape the city and continue his fight against the changelings
Pambi
Animanted family film
Produced by Water Disneigh
This follows a young Olenian deer’s coming of age. Both his mother and his father are killed by Changelings during the invasion, but the young deer is later able to find love and become his own stag
Cat Ponies
Horror
Director: Jacques Torn-Ear
A marine engineer takes up a relationship with a Jezeragradian designer who moved to Manehattan, and claims to be of a group of witchcraft practitioners who can shape-shift into Kajit
Sombra of Doubt
Psychological Thriller
Director: Alfred Haltercrop
When Cherryleaf Newtown of Saint Rose receives a visit from her uncle Cherry, a discussion begins about the way to commit the perfect murder
The White Swan
Swashbuckling Adventure
Directed by Horsely King
Notorious Pirate Captain Celano decides to reform, and is appointed Governor of Black Skull Island. She is recruited to help put down the threat posed by other airpirates there, and must gain the trust of the creatures under her.
>>78271I say go for Cat Ponies and have a dice battle of wills. See who gets scared first.
>>78271Dark Star ponders About seeing white swan
"2 for Casa Blank Flanks."
>>78272ill see that one next time. it sounds fun tbh
Just checking:
Are bits silver pieces or gold pieces?
>>78277Gold, like the show, I assume.