Six years after season 6, Occupied Equestria presents an alternative history where Chrysalis chose a different approach to her second attack on Equestria. The Changelings have conquered half of Equestria, while a former Equestrian colony - soured to Princess Twilight's notion of harmony with all creatures thank to their dealing with griffins - Invaded and took the other half. In Baltimare and the Equestrian Southeast, the magic of friendship has weakened, as Communists, Changeling infiltrators, Fascists, gangs, and corrupt creepy politicians threaten the city. This role play is based in large part upon the Equestria at War mod for Hearts of Iron 4, and uses D&d 3.5e mechanics.
The party now takes on the task of breaking, entering, and investigating the house of Social Democrat politician Comte "Cheese" Burgher, who is alleged to have 'purchased' two young foals. They have already distracted the guards around the gated community and explored most of the property. Now, Ash tries out her role as a 'dog whisperer,' Dark Star contemplates the evidence he has already collected, Silver shifts between stealing jewelry from innocent third parties and talking about the joyful smell of wingpit sweat, Iron harasses guards by talking to them about queer theory while Onyx acts as his his homosexual partner, Brie tries to get the guards drinking on the job, and Spark follows around the group in the attic.
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>>85709Iron thinks he waited enough for the others to do their thing. It should have been a quick in and out to grab incriminating evidence. He pays what is due, plus 30 extra bits for the unicorn mare. "Thank you. It was a good meal you recommended." He stands up and starts his trek back to the Eastside Tavern to see if everybody else is already there
>>85712"Uhm,...
shit wir arriven
?... we'll be there soon. You'll be safe and unharmed. Tu wehrstehen?"
>>85714The insect reads the tone of his voice, and understands that Brie is not trying to be assertive back. At least he isn't forcefully refusing
"Ja..." he says, uncertainly.
He says to brie,
"Wenn ich bei dir bleibe, kann ich nicht versprechen, nicht zu beißen"
>>85694Onyx shakes his head and falls in line
>>85712She would be speaking this whole time while the foals are calming down.
>>85713It is so
>>85716Dark Star is going through some kind of emotional breakdown or something, and Spark is trying to talk him out of pulling a Jack Ruby
>>85717"Du wirst mich nicht zur Polizei bringen? Die Polizei wird mich töten."
>>85719Iron enters the tavern, eager to see the results of the operation.
>>85719"Nein. Ich bin polizei nicht. Ich bin dei fleidermaus."
>>85721"Yes. We need to get Dark Star to the hospital. We ran into little changelings. I'll explain on the way."
"Mein namae ist Brie. Brie Achtzig-Sechs" (actual name)
>>85712>>85718Sister Ash gives the Sisters a quick rundown as the colts drink their hot cocoa.
>>85727"Come on big guy, we're getting your ass to a hospital"
>>85726They are utterly alarmed to say the least. Does she give them the name of the politician?
>>85725>>85722He is silent for a moment. Then he responds
"Ich bin ein Wechselbalg. Ich heiße Kerr"
>>85728>>85727>>85723Alright, where are you all going so I can set the scene?
Well, roads were indeed icy, but I lived.>>85687"Bat is taking him where I am taking you. To my home." He thinks a bit on what to say. A little emotion is coming back to him, but he still can't feel quite like he did before letting the changelings feed. "I understand if you are worried, but I tell you I will not hurt you. It is only place I know that would be safe for you two, and away from police. There you can rest, gather your strength. In morning, once we are rested, we will help you get to your family safely." Him and the lab reach the hole in the fence Silver made earlier.
>>85729"Hallo Kerr." is all he can think to offer.
Internal dialogue"A fat lot of good you lot did me!" he Eeeees.
"You got his name didn't you, and at least he's not trying to escape."
"That was messed up."
"Muu."
"Are any of you going to explain
exactly what you're doing inside my head and how you got there?!" he Eeee's internally.
"Nope."
>>85729Finally at the computer.Iron does not see any of the people he's agreed to work with here. Iron shakes his head. Great. Well, he should equip his armor and shield while he's at it, maybe they'll come after he puts on his armor pieces.
Should take a long time by himself, so feel free to recall Iron when 10 to 12 minutes have passed. >>85729>NameIf they asked for it, she would tell them.
Otherwise, she'd keep details to a minimum.
>>85731He nods
Is Silver going with the others to the hospital?
>>85730Does Dark Star agree?
>>85732He asks almost apprehensively
"
Wenn ich beiße, wirst du mich verletzen?"
But he immediately adds as essential explanation
"Ich würde dich nicht bald beißen. Ich habe die Seelen von Earth Pony und Unicorn gegessen. du warst gut"
>>85733Alright, although really he should probably take that long anyways
>>85734Whelp, they are horrified to say the least
>>85736He is being carried by Onyx who did agree, so he is coming. And he was walking with me before hand, so I assume.
>>85736After he makes sure the changeling with him is safe in his room at the tavern, yeah.Silver squeezes through the opening just as he did last time, and waits for the changeling to follow. "What is your name, young one?"
>>85736>horrifiedHorrified as in disgusted that this could happen, or horrified as in afraid?
>>85736Gulp
"Uhhhh, ja das Unicorn und Pony gegessen ist gut. Du brauche?"
>>85738"Ich verstehe nicht"
>>85739Disgusted
>>85740"Nicht jetzt nein. Aber ich kann nicht versprechen, nicht zu beißen"
>>85741Soon
>>85742"Uhhh…" He thinks back to when he saw Changeling records and reports during the Great War, and what little of the language he managed to pick up from them. After a few seconds of trying to remember, he speaks in a difficult to understand accent, and butchers the language in the process, but he manages to speak it all the same. "...Dein Name. Was ist es?"
>>85742"Well, anything?" he Eeeee's impatiently.
"Hmmmm."
"He talks funny."
"Its unlike any language I'm familiar, don't ask me."
"Baka! He say he no hungry now!"
"... there's more?" he Eeee's apprehensively.
"You have no idea.""Das ist gut. Wir spreche en das kopfkevarten," he says, hoping that came out right.
>>85742As sister Ash finishes explaining, she stops to breath
"It was absolutely sickening.. I grabbed these two and left as soon as I could.. I'd like to find this one's mother as soon as possible; she must be worried sick."
>>85743He looks up with cute Labrador eyes
"Oh... Ja. Ich heiße... 'Wesley.'"
>>85745One of the more incensed sisters replies "I would imagine! What evil!"
Another calmer one says
"Ash... that Colt's mother is dead. That's why she's at the orphanage and not living with her mother"
>>85744>>85744He looks a little confused for a moment, but then answers "Sehr gut."
I take it you wish to arrive nowish to soon?
>>85746Silver puts a hoof to his own chest. "Ich heiße 'Silver'." He continues to struggle with the language, making it very clear this isn't a language he can actually speak. "Komm durch Loch, wir müssen zu mir nach Hause gehen."
Can I just say that it's interesting looking at which members of the party tried to help the changelings? >>85748Well I'm about at my limit for german, and hopefully getting the two of them back together will aid a bit in translation and morale,....
>>85746Sister Ash's eyes grow wide and then darken at the sound of the second Sisters words
(I got mixed up. I though Compt bought one and kidnapped the other)
"... O-Oh...." She says somberly
>>85749"Sher gut... Du bist nett"
He obeys and follows
I was most surprised by Dark Star. that and I didn't think you all would be okay with earning negative levels>>85750It should
>>85751"She died six months ago of fever. She is buried in the Westwood Green Cemetary. I know, because she was a practitioner at the local church"
No, two purchased. I was contemplating having at least one more non-pony to indicate exploitation of immigrants >>85752Wait, so how many ponies are missing still missing then. I thought there were only three left, including the one haybuger bought.
Fuck. Now I regret telling this colt I'd take him to see his mom...
>>85752"Vielen Dank. Du bist auch nett." Silver leads the way to the tavern.
I absolutely did not expect Dark Star to be willing to help. He definitely got good boi points from Silver for that. I wouldn't say we're okay with earning negative levels, but it's not as if they're impossible to remove, and 24 hours is still a fairly generous amount of time to have them removed.I'm more surprised at how Ash did absolutely nothing for the changelings, not even acknowledging they existed. >>85757I decided that Dark Star and Silver were enough to handle them. That, and I was too tired to give a fuck at the time, and it leaked into my gameplay. I made her take what she cane for, because I didn't want to handle the authorities.
>>8575512 taken. 6 at the Warehouse, 1 escaped, 2 sold to comte, 2 given to made mares to act as apprentices, 1 adopted by a couple in Manehattan
>>85754Male changelings try to avoid sucking cock if they have an alternative>>85757As Silver walks, the Labrador is a bit surprised by this statement, and initially unsure how to respond. He finally says "Es ist gut zu sehen, dass nicht alle Ponys böse sind"
I honestly thought that Dark Star would shoot them, or at least, say 'leave them there.'The player controlling ash takes a laser focus interpretation to motivation. "I am here for this, and I do not care at all for anything besides this very specific purpose" >>85760Silver's sense of laugher seems to have returned somewhat, as he chuckles at the changeling's statements. "Es ist lustig. Das sagen einige Ponys über das Wechseln."
>>85760So, 3 foals remaining to be found?
>AdoptedAdoptions don't cost as much as a (medieval) house. I'm very suspicious about the couple that took that foal; in fact, i'm even more suspicious of them than I was of Comte.
Sister Ash rubs her temple.
"By the earth.. it's been such a long day..."
>>85764It was probably a gay couple. Sounds like the most reasonable explanation to me.
>>85760Like I said, Dark Star got some good boi points from that. I can see where having laser focus to missions would be useful, but when I see something I can do, I tend to try to do it.
>>85764But what of the 2 changelings? WTF did
they come from? It was like Tom Cruise's house in there.
Landing eventually finally at the Tavern, Brie sets Kerr down.
"Vorsicht," he says looking around cautiously. "Wir ist nicht aus das wald." and starts inside, waving for him to follow.
>>85766Idk. I didn't have the time or energy to think about it.
>>85768Noted, that's where he's headed anyway.
>>85764For the ninety-second fucking time, the amount in question is NOT as much as a house. It's about the same amount of money as in 2019 America would buy a new car. That's how much foals cost. A new car, or slightly more
"Well I would imagine. These poor foals. It will take them a very long time to get over it"
>>85765I wouldn't judge Dark Star for killing dangerous monsters.>>85763A cool breeze blows through the winter night, a bit unpleasant on Silver's still-wet fur
"Du bist das erste Pony, das mich füttert. Die anderen werden mich schlagen, wenn sie mich erwischen. Ich versuche zu nibbeln, damit sie es nicht merken, aber sie begannen, uns mit einem elektrischen Schlag zu überfallen"
>>85767Kerr looks around. Then, he flashes into a blue unicorn foal again. He looks uncertain, but follows
>>85774Brie walks up to the clerk at the desk. "Good evening, I'm supposed to meet Silver at his room. Could you direct me?"
>>85774Iron huffs in annoyance. Armor equipping sure is hard to do by your lonesome. He decides to stop his equipping and just hang out on Silver's room, laying on the floor in boredom.
>>85776Glistening Glass remains the only attendant at the moment. "Well, Silver isn't here yet."
>>85777Seriously?
>>85774Foals don't have a real market price: they're illrgal and immoral to buy, and have no definite cost to produce/acquire. Those are ransom numbers, determined only by how much people are willing to pay on an individual basis.
Also, by that pricing, a suit of full plate also costs as much as a car: d&d prices aren't exactly consistent.
I'd get it if land should cost more though, because of population growth.
Sister Ash nods in agreement.
"... I'm sure they will..." She replies, trailing off.
".. Now what to do..." She wonders, to nopony in particular
>>85779Well, the foals are still traumatized, and since they will never get therapy or medication, they could use
something Silver shivers a bit at the feeling of the wind against him. He looks with sadness at the changeling-turned-dog. His speech slowly becomes more understandable to the changeling, from the practice he's getting by speaking to him. It's still in a fairly broken state, however. "Es ist schmerzlich, das zu hören. Es tut mir leid, was meine Freundin Ihnen und Ihrem Bruder angetan hat. Nicht alle von uns sind gute Ponys, soviel weiß ich. Aber ich verspreche Ihnen, wir werden dafür sorgen, dass er für das bezahlt, was er getan hat.
"Ich möchte, dass Sie sich von mir ernähren. Sie können nicht helfen, und Sie müssen es tun, um zu leben. Es war klar, dass Sie verhungerten, und ich wusste, dass ich auf diese Weise helfen konnte."
>>85781Sister Ash walks up to the two of them.
"Are you two alright? Does anything hurt?"
>>85778Is this the same guy who Brie worked for for a day?"... right, he should be here shortly." He sees the writing on the wall. "Can you give me an idea of which
floor he's on, so that I'm not just waiting here in the foyer?"
>>85784"Through the door to my left, your right, up the stairs one floor. His is the second room"
>>85783The green unicorn says
"My pastern hurts" He raises his left foreleg
>>85782"Das ist okay. Ich habe nur Angst vor Hunger"
He comes closer to Silver, looks around, and then, in a flash of green, transforms into a young pegasus colt
>>85784The guy he stole from? Yes >>85785He didn't steal it! He bartered it, in exchange for having never been paid! You weren't online for that, I was going to run it by you,... but it was fair!
[1d20+12 = 26]>>85785Sister Ash inspects the ponies hoof to assess the damage.
Rolling survival to identify if it's just physical injury, or infection.
>>85785What does this disguise look like?He smiles, and picks the changeling-colt up. Silver sets him on his back as he continues to walk, like a father giving their foal a ponyback ride. "Die meisten von uns sind es. Nur...wenn Sie füttern, füttern Sie bitte nicht zu viel. Ich bin immer noch schwach von früher."
Brie motions for Kerr to follow, and then leads up the stairs to the room Glass indicated, and then knocks lightly on the door.
>>85789Iron hears the knocking. "Who is it?" he shouts at the noise.
>>85790"Eeeeee,... <ahem> Brie."
>>85791Iron cocks his eyebrow. Brie? He sounded familiar. "Who?" Brie can hear heavy hoofsteps going towards the door.
>>85791*whispering*
"Wer zur Hölle ist das? Sie sagten mir nicht, dass es ein anderes Pony geben würde"
>>85792"Brie. Silver said to meet him here"
>>85793Brie shrugs. "I don't really recognize the voice, but this is apparently the place."
>>85794Iron opens the door to Silver's room, revealing a grey coat, mostly greyed dark-green mane and brown eyes with a slight tint of red in it. "Oh, it is you. Thought you died back at the docks." He looks to the foal. "Well, I was not expecting such results." He moves aside to let Brie and the foal in. "Come on in. Silver should not take long."
>>85788I was going to make him look like one of Silver's colts so that way the changeling's disguise would be kind of creepy and subtly imply that the changeling had accessed silver's memories, and was using them to try to imitate one of them (probably Silver Rain) but extensive searching through old threads failed to find any descriptions of coat colors. So... I don't know. I feel like one of them was pink for some reason"Okay..." He rides on the back of the old stallion. Silver can feel a looming dread
>>85787No exterior damage. It looks as if the issue with the leg is the foal sitting, laying, or kneeling in a way that is awkward for excessive periods of time, placing too much strain on that joint
>>85795The foal is a dark blue unicorn with white and streaked mane. It looks in around the room, and seems kind of uncertain
>>85795"Wait, weren't you just at the guard post outside the house? Nevermind. Yes, the extraction had,... complications." he looks to Kerr.
"Herr ist gut. Ish."
>>85796Sister casts Cure Minor Wounds to alleviate pain and mend all physical damage.
Then she takes 10 on a Heal check (has a mod that'd give her 17), to help quicjen the foals recovery overnight.
Would that be enough to help him?
>>85797He nods with an expression that says "If you say so," and very cautiously enters the room
>>85798Yes, and maybe heal other bruises as well
>>85797>>85799Iron cocks his head. "What did you say? Did you two have a secret code language set up already?" He watches the foal and Brie enter the room. "I think you can use the bed if you want to. Silver is a pretty heavy pony and you do seem like light ponies."
>>85796Silver Rain had a grey coat and a light grey mane, Spectral Streak had a light grey coat and a dark grey mane with a yellow streak running through it, and White Light had both a light grey coat and a light grey mane. Both Silver Rain and Spectral Streak have the same dark grey dorsal stripe that Silver himself has. Not sure if Silver would be too worried about the changeling taking the form of one of his foals. I think he'd find it a bit endearing.He figures it's a product of the changeling feeding. As long as he keeps it at such a level, he can withstand this. Silver keeps heading for the Tavern.
How much farther until Silver reaches the Tavern? >>85799Does he still have bruises? I'll heal them if he does.
>>85800"I'm fine, I sleep during the day."
He looks to Kerr. "Shlafen sie bitte?"
And then back to Iron. "Its complicated, but this is the only language he speaks. His name is Kerr."
He starts to look back to Kerr but stops.
"Uhm,... what was your name? We've never been officially introduced."
>>85804Iron shakes his head. "Right. We never really spoke to eachother back then either. My name is Iron." he pokes his chin. "How come a pony foal speaks such a strange language?"
>>85805First looking at Kerr, Brie says "Herr ist namen Iron"
Then looks back to Iron. "Yeah, about that. He's not from around here."
>>85806Iron does not buy it. "Yeah, right. I am also not from around here and I can speak with you right now."
>>85802His form is of a Pegasus with light grey coat, Dark grey mane. Generally to a passerby he would look like one of Silver's grandchildren, albeit of pegasus race. The little foal seems happy to be riding on his back, and when a chill that runs through Silver is clearly more than just the winter wind, he can be sure the hungry little demon has taken Silver up on his offer
>>85803A tear in the jaw muscle, a bruise on the back
>>85804The foal goes over to an area away from Iron, and away from the bed, with an untrusting eye
>>85807Brie sighs, unsure how Iron is going to take this since they've never really spoken.
"Don't forget, I helped you out with those guards earlier so if you're going to be alarmed, just know that I've got his back."
"He's a changeling."
>>85808Another slightly uncomfortable shiver runs through Silver's body. He whispers to the changeling-colt on his back, so no other passerbys can hear him. "Denken Sie daran, nicht zu viel zu füttern."
>>85808Iron rolls his eyes at the foal's untrusting attitude. "What is with foals and being scared of me?"
>>85809Iron raises his eyebrows in surprise. "Wait, really? Are you serious? How did you get your hooves on one of the stealhiest species on this world?" He looks to the small foal and back at Brie. "I am going to try something. Would you mind closing the door?"
>>85811He pays attention to Iron's eyes
>>85810"Oh, Entschuldigung"
>>85811>didn't realize the door was still openBrie closes the door. "Again its complicated,... but go ahead."
>>85808Sister Ash casts Regenerate Light Wounds, to slowly recover 15 hit points worth of damage (1 per round).