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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>>86527Hard to say, because it would depend on the way Dark Star does it, and more of the context. Perhaps three out of ten if he does it out of nowhere
>>86530Kerr hisses at the Soldiers, and pounces on two more
>>86529"The different classes have different interests, different mindsets, and so forth. Pegasi are more connected to the old ways and are more aware of the threats against the nation, or at least that was true in Nimbusia. Unicorns, on the other hoof, were connected with merchant traders, and Earth Ponies just wanted more land and money. Rule by the alliance of the merchant class and the poor is, well, it's not always a good thing. But explaining
that would take much longer."
>>86532Are They all at different tables?
>>86532How many toy soldiers did Silver buy? Iron picks up one of the soldiers and grapples him. He then directs it to Kerr, presenting his vulnerable toy body.
>>86533Not all of them, no
>>86534I don't know, probably at least a dozen, maybe as many as two dozenKerr hisses, and bats the toy away
>>86535Dark Star walks over to the table where there is the most ponies that agree
>>86532"Hmm..." Silver drops his grin as he reflects upon this. "I suppose. It was never really issue we had here in Equestria. All three races worked with same goal in mind, to make Equestria better place where we could all live in peace. Perhaps that is effect of being home of Harmony, or effect of three pony tribes uniting in spirit of friendship. But we always saw ourselves as ponies first-and-foremost, and as our respective races after that." Silver casts a glance over to Brie. "Though there were other pony races we could have, should have, done more for, or seen as we saw each other."
Was Prancesco a unicorn, and did he have a red-maned unicorn mare with him when Silver went and saw him? >>86532"You end up with the threat down at the docks except all over the country, correct?"
>>86535Iron lightly throws the soldier, pretending it flies off his forelegs, showing the 'strength' the foal has. He then starts to swat some more soldiers with determination. "Ia! Take that!" His swatting hits about 5 to 6 soldiers, greatly reducing the enemy's number advantage. "Come on, Kerr! We got this!"
>>86536Two ponies, both male, both Earth pony, one with a combed back black hair, one in work clothing
>>86537I don't remember at all. It's somewhere in one of the threads.>>86538"No, we ended up with the same government Baltimare has, minus the Blackhooves"
>>86537"Never an issue? Right..."
>>86539Kerr keeps pouncing through them, biting them as well
>>86540Brie speaks up for a moment. "I don't mean to interrupt, but what to do with the Lings? Will they be safe here for the time being?"
>>86540Iron continues his punching. "Ha! Eat dirt!" He throws some soldiers around as well. Smiling mischeviously, he throws one of them at Spark.
>>86538"Watch out, Spark!" He feels like a toy is going to hit him squarely on his face.
>>86540"Hello Brothers. You seem to have enjoyed my little speech i see. my names Dark Star, and i care about our people and their well being."
>>86540F"Unless I am missing something, there was little strife between three races after Equestria was united. All three races were spread through different financial classes at all levels, even if what they did within those classes was tailored differently depending on race."
>>86542Spark's concentration was focused on keeping the glass above his head, so the toy hits him right in the muzzle.
"Ow."
I then join in the game by levitating the toy slowly along the ground back toward Iron.
[1d20+2 = 14]>>86541"You
want to keep Changelings?" She asks, eyebrow raised
>>86543"Hello" Says the first one, "Nice to meet you. My name is Rock Can"
>>86542Kerr continues hissing. Now, he starts to swing at
Iron>>86544"Oh really? So if I went to Canterlot I wouldn't see that the rich and the snooty were mostly Unicorns? If I looked at the Royal guard I wouldn't see that the civically minded were mostly Pegasi? And if I went to the working class neighborhoods of Manehattan or small towns I wouldn't see that they were mostly Earyh Ponies?"
She obviously does not believe him
>>86546He got too into it. Only one thing left to do.Iron pretends the punch is much harsher than it actually is, letting out a sharp exhale. He stumbles. He now goes for a very slow, very non-threatening punch. He does not want to hurt the small foal.
>>86547He continues hissing, and now drops his pony disguise. He steps forward just slightly
>>86546"I
want them to have a happy ending, and in the meantime there are ponies who might kill them on sight."
>>86546"You two look like workers."
>>86548Iron, thinking the foal wants some fake battle to 'test' the other's strength, steps forwards, ready for his next blow.
[1d20+2 = 11]>>86549*confused pegasus noises*
"Why?"
>>86550"That we are. Six years in the factory."
The other one nods, it looks like at the moment he is content to let the other one speak
>>86551"Hiss!"
He strikes again
>squeaking of glasses
"Alright that's done"
Onyx then heads upstairs for a minute.
>>86546"And there are also unicorns who were members of working class, or served as soldiers, officers, priests, and scholars. Pegasi exist as working class, especially when it comes to weather factories, as teachers and business owners, and as landed pegasi in places like Cloudsdale and Canterlot. Earth Ponies also serve in military, or run businesses, or work in government, and there were plenty of rich Earth Ponies in Canterlot, many ground-bound nobles who had Princesses' ears. At every level, even if what we did was different, there were working-class unicorns, pegasi and Earth Ponies, middle-class unicorns, pegasi, and Earth Ponies, and landed-class unicorns, pegasi, and Earth Ponies. From what I've heard about Nimbusia, it sounds like way it was set up, different races were locked to different classes."
Silver keeps an eye on Kerr and Iron, wanting to make sure to be ready if things go too far.
>>86552Iron wheezes in 'pain'. He pretends to trip to the floor, ready to be 'pummeled' by the changeling.
>>86552He stammers a bit before responding, finally saying "So they don't end up like me."
>>86554With Kerr and Iron busy, I look to see what Wesley is up to.
>>86554I take it he seess the changelings?
>>86552"Mr.Glass A round for my new friends here."
"Well i highly respect the work that you 2 and all the other workers of our kind do.i hold the workers in high regard as does my party."
[1d20 = 10][1d20+2 = 17]>>86555"We had respect for the natural order of things, yes"
>>86557And now she is more curious
"What do you mean?"
>>86556Double Strike!
>>86558Wesley looks at Spark, and extends both hooves
>>86560>a round for my new friends hereThis attracts interest from evesdroppers
>>86560"Oh, your party?"
>>86559That is a question all of its own. How does he go upstairs?
>>86561D'awww.
Spark picks up the changeling gently and holds him close.
>inb4 I'm drained [1d20+11 = 28]>>86561Iron feels the two hits on both the sides of his face. He grunts in 'pain'. He now decides to poke the changeling's nose as retaliation. Non-lethal and non-hurting in general.
>>86561"If we don't do something for them, the best they have to hope for is a life in hiding, under constant threat of death or imprisonment." He looks at Kerr, playing with Iron. "I know they feed on ponies, but look at them." He sighs, "I've never seen a changeling before, but having lived as an undesirable scoundrel, I don't want that for them. They've already been through too much."
>>86561"yes, im with the blackhooves. im an equestrian like yourselves. i was born here,but... i lost my entire family, and my farm was seized by the Filthy Bucking communists running this city. larry Berry himself drove the ziggers that are living there now to my farm and gave them the deed. but the party Gives me hope for the future."
>>86561"Yes, but they did not get to choose those paths. Yes, because of how our own internal magic works, different pony races tend to gravitate towards different occupations. Earth Ponies tend to become farmers and miners, Pegasi tend to become soldiers and weather workers, Unicorns tend to become scholars and aristocrats. But because we all chose those paths, we feel as though what we do in those paths benefits not only ourselves, but everypony else in Equestria. Since we chose them, it makes us happy. And those who do not want to go down those paths, like I did, what paths we go down, we feel as though what we are doing is helping just as much as those who chose different paths, and we are much happier down these paths than if we had gone down same paths everypony else went."
>>86562He sees a Unicorn holding a glass of jack and coke, a small pegasus foal in his arms who is startled, a giant grey earth pony in the back,
something run across the room, a bat, Silver, and that police mare pegasus
>>86563Wesley is picked up, but is startled the hell out of when the door opens behind him
>>86564"Hiss!"
Kerr
runs away, a running which intensifies in pace when he hears the door start to open. He hides under a blanket
>>86565"Well, you wouldn't want to teach them the wrong life lessons, would you?"
She looks over to Kerr:
"Dumme Pooka, halte deine Tarnung immer, wenn der Feind in der Nähe ist"
>>86569"Oh please, 'liberation' just leads to the ties that bind society together being undone."
>>86566He takes full advantage of the 'drinks on me,' and says "Go on"
>>86571"Uh, hi guys"
Onyx awkwardly shuffles to his room.
>>86571"I don't follow your meaning."
>>86571Iron cocks his head, then sees Onyx coming in. "Do you not know how to knock?"
>>86575"Uh this is the hallway, your room is right there"
Onyx points
"My room is this door"
Onyx runs in and slams it
>>86571I try to calm Wesley as I set him back down.
"It's ok. Nopony will hurt you, Wesley."
>>86574"Because that
is the life of a Changeling, isn't it?"
>>86578He still seems a little startled or interrupted
>>86577>>86579Huh? Iron looks around, confused at the change in scenery. He remembered entering the room and closing the door.
>>86580Well, uh. Onyx never entered that room.