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>>84213"You can rub harder."
>>84214"sounds.. ah.. like a great idea."
>>84215"Good thing you are into it." He chuckles.
[1d20-1 = -10]>>84215Strength check for maximum hardness
>>84222>>84220Iron looks to the sides, feeling like he is walking in on a couple fucking. "Well, you both seem to be busy. I will try not to intrude on the massage any longer. Do not forget to bring Star with you when the fight with Fillipe is arranged, Skies." He then tries not to make any eye contact and tries to muffle any suggestive noises by covering his ears with his hooves, forcing him into a sitting position.
Sister Ash is walking towards the house, grumbling something in Druidic about automobiles being evil.
>>84228It's Ash's choice if she wants muscle or not. Iron would be fine either way.
Actually not really, but OOC I don't really want to screw Ash's questioning by forcing her to miss the target.>>84227I hope you have high levels of sense motive. >>84224As the pony lives in the west side of town, while the Eastside tavern is located in... well, I’ll let you guess, but it’s a 15 minute walk at minimum
>>84223“Oh please. He’s less into it than Silver was”
>>84231When she arrives, she finds that it is a gated community. There is a Pegasus guard at a booth at a roadway entrance
>>84231
Just to be clear, she is going to try to meet him at the house, and not at city hall?
>>84233Iron does not change position, only letting go off one of his hooves off his left ear. "That is because you have just started. Silver took way longer to reach the 'moan' level."
>>84234Well, there wouldn't be very much of a point meeting him at City Hall. She's going to the house.
>>84236Really wishing I'd prepared a few spells got this...
>>84237Well, the scene is as described. The guard seems content to stay in place when no pony approaches
>>84240Hmmmmmmmmmm...
Guess I may as well just play it how I think she would.
Sister Ash walks right up to the pony.
"Good afternoon." She says politely
>>84241“Good evening” replies the guard, reasonably serious but not not annoyed or irritated. He wears a brown uniform, and is of a tan coloration
>>84243Sister Ash gives another bow
"May I ask, is this the manor of [insert the guy's name here]?" she asks, looking around
>>84245“He is a resident of this community, yes”
>>84248"Ah, very well then" she replies, dusting herself off
"I had hoped to meet him as he was passing through here, but I would not want to loiter. Is this area outside this gate on private property?"
>>84249“It is the public property of the City of Baltimare”
>>84250Sister Ash nods
"It would not be of offense if I waited here, would it?"
>>84251He looks at her strangely
“... No”
>>84252Sister Ash by now is used to ponies looking at her strangely.
"Thank you very much, Sir. I will wait right here then." She says, stepping back a square or two and sitting down.
>>84254Pray to mother nature, Ash! Surely, Comte will walk out at your whim and confess to everything!
>>84256>When you're Chinese and you use the sidewalk>>84257Sister Ash remains there for some time, sitting patiently and brushing the tip of her long, leonid tail.
[1d20 = 5]>>84259I'm regretting posting that gif too early...
>>84260On the plus side, the sidewalk has not collapsed. On the downside, Comte has not come through
>>84261Was there a time she she could have expected him to go through?
>>84262Given Blue’s insistence that she go by automobile and not by hoof, probably about 5 minutes before she arrived
>>84263Well fuck.
Sister Ash sits for a few minutes waiting, before it dawns on her that she's late.
Her eyes seem to widen momentarily, before she hangs her head.
>>84264She can still meet him, just not then and there
>>84264At the bar, Iron feels a chill run down his spine. He hopes Ash is okay.
>>84265I'm not sure she would know that, actually..
She mostly just wanted to get there before the rest of the party planned their break-in thing they talked about.
>>84266No he doesn't, fgt.
>>84267Well, I think she heard about it from Blue.
Then again, I don't think she knows where city hall is either.
>>84267I mean, an NPC told her those things 20-30 minutes before
>>84270Well, she'd normally be about ready to give up for the day, cuz
>No spellsBut she's going to wait for the party to get ready to do whatever it is they had planned, since it was idea in the first place.
..But that wouldn't be right to do while the guard is watching her, so she's going to go back to meet them on the way there.
She gives a bow to the guard, thanks him for his time, and leaves.
>>84271She walks back the way she came.
>>84273I've already messed up the plan enough today, but idk what I'll accomplish by going to city hall.
>>84273Well, he tried way before but for some reason complications sprung up, something about my armor. After that, it just became group bonding time.
Surely time would stop for some group bonding time, right? >>84274Besides, I don't wanna do my thing in front of a crowd of people.
Sister Ash returns.
>>84276Hmmm... I may need to rethink this
>>84277You’ve only used like daylight and offensive spells
>>84278Well, that's not good.So, did Ash reach the tavern, or are you going to show a sign for Ash to follow before she can reach our position?
>>84279If Ash returns to the tavern, that’s like 40 minutes round trip, and an hour if she leaves with the rest of the group after the group waited 40 minutes to leave. That means either that 1. The group wasted an hour of their two hour timeframe to do the burglary, or 2. Ash left way early and should have met the guy
>>84278Well, it's more accurate to say that I prepared today's spells with the mentality that I was needed for combat healing today.
>>84280Well, a way to shorten this is to mobilize early if that's the case, then we meet Ash on the way back, but we're going to need Silver, Star and Spark to move out. This way we should have saved more time than if we wait for her to come. Skies can help by, you know, not massaging Star and looking at the time. She seems like the mare to be impatient. With her pushing, we could all go to that house and meet Ash along the way.
>>84282*meet Ash on the way there.
>>84282**we should save more time than by waiting for her
As good as Blue is with backrubs, we should probably pause the game and wait for Star and Spark to get here so we can actually go through with this mission.
>>84285That's what I said. Be sure to watch the time and communicate that we are wasting it at the tavern when they get back. That should clear Star and Skies' heads.
>>84286It was Dark Star and Blue who wanted to leave today. I think they would leave as soon as they're ready.
>>84287Also, how many hours have passed since they left the cellar?
More importantly, what's everypony's HP right now? Dark Star should gave like 14, iirc.
>>84285I actually have a class this evening. I should be back to continue though.
>>8428814 as well if I recall.
>>84287True enough, but it's just a precaution. They might be too engrossed to notice the time right now.
>>84288I think I slept enough for 3 quarters of my health to regenerate but I'm sure that I did not heal off all my bruises. That would mean it's at 32 HP, rounding up the .5.
>was wondering why characters not injured in combat would need to regenerate health
>remembers exactly why
>>84291Onyx was injured, but I healed him, mostly.
>>84288I'm not sure if there's a difference between lethal and non-lethal HP, but he should be full up on lethal HP and have somewhere between 30 and 50 non-lethal HP if there is one. I'm also not sure how much of a difference sleeping for most of this time made, but the minimum is 30 if it had no effect and the maximum is 50 because max health.
>>84295Well, I'll go for a short nap. I'll be back in about 2 hours. If we start before that timeline or I sleep more than that, Iron will follow Star as he goes out as a companion. Hopefully, the GM will let us get away with going to the house while incidentally bumping into Ash somehow. I'll see you guys later.
I just realized that Silver hasn't engaged in his horrid practice in well over a day now
Sorry about dying. I think I've fixed the problem, now to see if if my head falls off again.
So, who is here, ready to do the heist?
>>84302I am. Be with us dice gods. Please!
>>84302I'll include myself on this list, but it's kind of obvious that I am ready since I started the rolecall.
>>84304Have you figured out the new story path, GM?
>>84305Yes, which is "just do the thing," but the problem is getting enough people online at the right time
>>84306I hope they are. Usually Star, Spark and Silver are here at this hour, followed maybe by Ash.
>>84308You aren't going to black out now, right?Silver and Ash are the last two players remaining.
Also maybe Onyx >>84309I am here, even though I'm tired.
>>84310Alright. Silver is the last one remaining.
Never forget Onyx, the pony who is never late or early, just comes at the right time. >>84310>>84312>>84313>>84314Well, we seem to be ready whenever you are GM.
>>84306 Alright, I guess everypony advances onwards to the location. Along the way, they meet Ash. On the edge of the community is a very large fence, with a guard at a booth
>>84316Silver looks through the fence to get an better idea of the community they're trying to infiltrate.
>>84317Pretty wealthy. It's not the wealthiest ponies in all of Equestria, but damn it it is up there. Average value is about the equivalent of lower end millionares
>>84316Iron awaits the course of action, which is probably going to be a bluff through the gate.
[1d20+7 = 16]>>84319"Go get the guards attention."
Spot check to find any weakness in the fence
>>84318It still makes Silver whistle to himself. It's been a while since he's been in a place like that.
>>84319Silver similarly waits for either Dark Star or Blue Skies to get them inside, not trusting his abilities to bluff his way through.
>>84319Sister Ash waits down the block and out of sight, not wanting to be seen by the Gaurd.
>>84320"How much attention and which type of it?" he whispers to Star.
>>84320Whether there is
any weakness in the fence is not immediately discernible, because the fence spans a long distance. Does he want to traverse the entire distance?
>>84323"Be as loud as possible and try to get the guards to check on you."
>>84324Yea he does
>>84325There is one and only one spot that is both weakish and decently away from guards
>>84324>>84325aka be a dick to the guard. A dig bickIron approaches the guard and stands in front of him, glaring him very intensely.
How to italic? >>84327There is no hole or break. It is a set of weaker fence that could be broken
>>84328He is in a booth, but he eventually he looks over
"May I help you?"
>>84329"Yes," he says with a hint of venom in his voice. "I wish to pass through the gate right now," He stomps the floor. "and I do not like waiting." He has that glare still, now focused on the booth guard's eyes. He wonders if he can break the booth window with his hooves.
>>84331"For what purpose and to see whom?"
>>84332"I do not need a reason or a pony to see, now are you going to let me inside or not?" Iron tries to measure the window's strength. If he wants to make a big distraction, he needs to trespass through the front gate. He also tries to predict if he can climb through the fence with his own hooves and willpower.
>>84329"hmmm i knew i should have bought those wire cutters."
Dark tar whispers to him self
>>84331>>84332Can i here them from where i am or should i roll a listen check?
>>84334Silver trots over while Iron has the guard distracted. "Find anything?"
>>84335"yea this part of the fence seems weak."
Dark Star motions toward it
>>84333"No, this is a gated community. Only those who are approved to visit or have valid purposes may enter." The guard says calmly. The window looks like glass. The fence is tall enough that he could not climb it without aid of a climbing tool
>>84337>window looks like glassThat sounds way funnier that it should be."What part of 'I want to enter this neighborhood' is not enough valid reason for you?" He tries to measure if this pony has any quirks that can be used to enrage him.
>>84338Any quirks are not immediately obvious. He is a tan pegasus pony that wears a brown uniform. It seems that he was previously reading a magazine
"You cannot enter" He says
>>84339Iron tries to see what's inside the magazine. "The only thing that does not enter is your stubborness and refusal to let me inside."
>>84340He sighs very audibly. He presses onto a radio. "We have a public intox here, Gate B." He does not respond to Iron. The magazine has been placed down by now
>>84342Wrought Iron. Tubular. Painted Black
"They won't escape this time,...." he silently Eeeeee's to himself, on a descent course.
>>84343>Wrought IronCould i use entangle to pry it?
>>84344Definite night time. A few lights on the street, leading to a checkerboard pattern of lit areas and unlit areas
[1d20+2 = 18]>>84336>>84343Strength: Silver places his forehooves onto the weakened wrought iron bars, and attempts to bend or break them.
>>84345Uh... that might move the wrought iron, but it would create another large object that would need to be passed through and is also not subtle from the adjacent road
>>84347Well, he breaks that particular bar
>>84346Bree descends in a manner that allows him to avoid lights. Daggers ready, in case somepony surprises him, but otherwise angled for a silent landing.
>>84341"What did you call me? A 'public intox'? I will have you know that I am a well respected member of this city. You do not have the right to speak to me that way!" He starts lightly hammering the booth window with one of his hooves. "You better let me in!"
This is next level hypocrisy.>>84344>>84349Is that the big vampire boi? >>84348Silver takes a look at the hole he's made, and how many more he would have to break to create a large enough opening for them to slip through.
>>84344The sorcerer looks at the scene and shakes his head.
"Here we go again." He mutters to himself.
>>84350He looks directly into Iron's eyes
"Alright, can i get your name and who you are here to see?"
>>84349Now here is the question. Where does he want to land? The lots themselves are usually at least an acre with reasonably large houses on them. The front yards are always well trimmed grass, and the back yards mostly are, with pools and some trees. A few properties have a green pathway and a creek through the back. In the front are roads
>>84351That was the weakened section. It may allow a smaller pony to fit through, but not a larger pony. He would need to break at least one more
>>84353Not quite
[1d20+2 = 12]>>84354Strength: Silver tries to break another off.
[1d20+3 = 9]>>84350Quiet you>>84352You can get stabbed too, if you wantSpot check, best landing spot, on the roof ideally.
>>84355Not quite
>>84357Okay, just so we are crystal clear here, is he wanting to land on the roof of
the target house, or of a random house?
[1d20+2 = 6]>>84358Strength: He grunts to himself as he attempts to put more effort into breaking the bar one last time. "Come...on..."
>>84356Spark heads to the very unstealthy ponies to help them break bars... although Spark is not ideal for strength.
"How can I help?"
>>84357 We will see. Now that I think of it, you might be mad at me giving away all the gold to everypony but you. >>84354"Like I would let you
my name to a below average guard." He scoffs indignantly. "Look at you. You cannot even open a door for a pony to pass through. How can I expect you to keep my information safe?" He tries to look if the reinforcements have arrived, and will be on the lookout if they haven't.
>>84360>inb4 Spark found dead by bite wound on neck. >>84358That depends. With a modified 9, how favorable is the target building?
>>84360"Cant you melt the bars or something?"
>>84364"You really think using a magical attack won't raise suspicion? We need to be quiet, and fast. I don't give Iron long before they try and shoot him."
>>84361Judging from a set of headlights on the road behind the booth, it looks as if reinforcements have indeed arrived. However, the guard's tone has calmed down. It's almost as if putting up with drunk ponies who want to pull rank is something he deals with literally daily and considers to be a part of the job.
"The guest list is only for the pony whose house is being visited. We have complete confidentiality. Tell you what, just tell us who you are going to visit, and we will call that pony"
>>84362To land on? There is a flat area on the roof, and some windows that could be broken into in what looks like a false third level/attic
>>84368Splendid, aiming for the apparently available landing point then
>>84366"im sure he can take a few bullets and then break their faces.
>>84368How tall is the fence?
[1d20+4 = 8]>>84364>>84366Silver gives up, tired after not getting anywhere with the bar he's working on. "Ah...it is no use. Here, you two should fit through here." He motions to the hole he managed to make in the fence by breaking the first bar. "I will have to find other way through."
>>84368I'm going to assume there's a horizontal bar at the top of the fence.Use Rope: Silver brings the knotted rope out of his saddlebags, and tries to tie one end of it firmly on the top bar of the fence.
>>84372Dark Star climbs through
"its times like these that make me wish i was a Pegasus."
>>8437117 feet
>>84370The building is two definite floors, although with a false third floor. It is white with black roof tiles in the inclined areas. The very top is also white. There is a chimney on the side to the right of the road
It is so, should he chose to land
>>84372Uh, it's kind of high for that
>>84373Hmmm... roll Escape artist (dex)
>>84368"Open the door and I will tell you what I will do in there." Iron stares. "Unless you are too much of a wuss to even try. I bet you are hiding the fact that you are a mare with all those clothes on you." He checks how well armed these ponies are. Pretty sure the police will not interfere unless there are shots fired.
By the way, is Skies part of the mission? >>84371"That's what we are supposed to be avoiding. Stealth mission."
>>84372"Well... I think there are going to be questions as to how there go to be a hole in this fence when we are done. But I guess we will cross that bridge later..."
[1d20+13 = 21][1d20+11 = 27]>>84374Landing then, stealth roll
Aiming for some B&E (+2 cuz crowbar)
[1d20+3 = 10]>>84374>>84376"they'll be looking for a large drunk earth pony."
>>84374Remembering his unicorn magic exists, he takes a few seconds to visualize tying a rope and the steps required to do so in his mind's eye.
>>84376"If it was weakened already, they could chalk it up to rust and lack of maintance."
>>84375Shotgun leaning against the wall next to him. He is calm, and reevaluates based upon Iron's response
"We can't let you in until we have certified your purpose"
>>84377Oh dear, I guess I should have clarified how many windows there were. There are four of them, and he sure as hell breaks and enters into them. He is not impaled on the landing, nor is it obvious that anyone saw him
>>84378He is just barely unable to edge through
>>84378>>84380Silver pauses in his visualization as he notices Dark Star struggling to get through. "Do you need help? I could try to bend one of bars to give you more room, or help by pushing."
>>84380Tucking away his crow-bar, Bree deliberately and loudly breaks the north-west window, before swooping around and (attempting) to break the south-east window.
>>84380Iron does not relent. "Dodging the question does not help you embrace your true self." He lays a hoof on the glass. "You can be honest with me. You are hiding from being a mare, are you not? I completely understand if you do. No need to hide it. I can tell."
Times like these are where I wished I went for diplomancy. >>84383>>84384Silver deadpans. "...I am still right here if you need help. Honestly."
>>84381Dark tar looks over at silver
"maybe try to pull another one free."
>>84382It is so
>>84383The results are 1 for 1 exactly the same as the last time he tried
>>84385He looks at him strangely, and Iron can only guess what he is thinking
[1d20+2 = 16]>>84387Strength: Silver gives prying the bar with his hooves another shot. "If this does not work, we may just have to push you through."
[1d20+11 = 16]>>84389Sneaky sneaky entrance (knives in hand, he has12 still)
>>84390The thing bends, and finally breaks
>>84391Hmmm.... I'm going to say he gets in. This room is rather dark. It appears to be a storage area. An attic, but not terribly dirty. Immediately visible is a chest, a larger painting, and a guitar
>>84392>>84387"Ah! There we go. You should be able to get through now." Silver looks at the larger hole to see if he could get through himself now without having to squeeze himself.
>>84389Iron thinks he completely understands. "I know. It is hard to open up to things like that. A mare who was forced to hide her true self by circumstances outside of her control. There are many cases like you." At least folklore tales that the elders told him. "But I can tell you are hurt. Lost. Confused. Angry at what society has done to you. I completely get it." He strokes the booth window, attempting to pet the stallion. "I can always come inside and comfort you from your troubles."
>>84395He moves away, out of petting range, and gives a very intense look at Iron
>>84394Success!
[1d20+4 = 15]>>84396Escape Artist: With Star out of the way, Silver tries to squeeze his way through the hole.
>>84398No traps are visible. What is visible, is a what appears to be a knocked over lamp on the floor, so he has found that tripping hazard
>>84397Uh, success
[1d20 = 9]>>84395>>84396Top kek.
>>84399I guess it is the sorcerer's turn to get stuck.
>>84396Iron keeps the hoof inside the booth. "I understand your fears. How will society treat you when you come out as a mare? Everyone will be shocked. Maybe you will never date that mare you were after since she only dates stallions. Maybe the boss will demote you when he finds out. Maybe some rival will fall for you when he realizes you are a mare. It is a door which will startle and make you dizzy." He moves his hoof gently again, trying to pet him. "But you do not need to make the step alone. There are others who will try to help you. Ponies like me."
>>84400What is his dex? In anycase, I think silver knocked down another one of the bars
>>84401he keeps out of petting range. And he keeps giving a concerned, afraid, judgemental look at Iron
>>84402The chest opens. The contents are robes and other clothing, with a red one on top
>>84400dark Star reaches his hoof through the hole to help spark through
>>84400Silver turns to Spark now that he's through. "Hey, mind letting Sister Ash know we are through?"
>>84404>tfw 18 Dex 68-year old Fighter Unicorn"So, which house is Comte's?"
>>8440511 dex. Everything Spark has is no modifier except strength: -1 and Charisma: +3
>>84407"Ok."
Spark hops back through if the bars are not holding him back then and relays the information to the Kirin who I assume is outside still.
>>84405Taking the red one then. And the painting. After, searching for staircases and such.
>>84407>tfw only 17 dex, why didnt you put that in 18 in str?>>84407dark Star points to the big one on the other side of the neighborhood.
>>84405Iron feels the guard will crack soon. "You do not need to fear me. I am a gentlestallion who tries to help mares in need. I will not try to take advantage of your body. I am not like that. Trust me. Hiding your true self will make you bitter and lonely in the long run. You need to come out soon or you will lose yourself, unable to recover and feel happiness again." He keeps trying, as gently as possible, to pet him.
Reinforcements are probably laughing at the 'drunk' earth pony and the afraid guard in there. >>84411Because raisins.Silver nods, looking at the house in question. "Let us wait for Spark and Ash. It is not good idea to split up just yet."
>>84410The painting, of a lady, is very large, and not terribly suited for carrying stealthily. A set of stairs are towards the end of the long room, leading down to a closed white door
>>84412The room is large enough for the guard to stay away from the edges
"Sir, you are drunk. You need to go home"
>>84420>>84421Spark brings the Kirin through as well.
[1d20+11 = 31]>>84419Fine, I'll cut the painting from the frame and roll it up
after the house is clear. Leaving the red,... whatever next to the chest for safekeeping before sneaky sneaky opening the door.
Its 8 stealth and 3 dex, if you're wondering >>84419"And leave you to brood in there? I cannot just let you hurt yourself anymore. I feel the pain and suffering you had to endure all of these years. You probably had to hide your femininity from a young age since your father wanted colts instead of fillies and you were about to be his last straw.
Going full Oscar Wilde here There is no need to hide anymore. Your father will not hurt you now." He now tries to put his neck inside the booth just for added hilarity.
[1d20+3 = 21]>>84421>>84422"That is everypony, and kirin. Come, let us make our way to this Comte's house." Silver heads for the target house, trying to stay out of sight.
Spot: On the way, Silver keeps an eye out for anypony who might see them.