The Adventure continues
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 Eastside Tavern Gang has broken through the house and pool-house of the politician Comte Burgher. What they found has been nothing short of astonishing. Deeds for properties bought by secret societies, seditious communications, cryptic booklets, concerning academic interests, and above all else, a sex dungeon with two young colts chained up, and traumatized. With these, they found something else: two caged and chained up adolescent Changeling drones. So doing what any logically minded group of people would do when encountering caged life-force vampires, they let the things suck on them, then took them home and hugged them and loved them and squeezed them and called them 'George.'
Dark Star is coming to terms with loss in the Stallion's room of the Eastside tavern, while Iron aids him. Silver dreams of an Equestria that is no more and his long lost family (while sleeping in a fairly awkward position). Ash awaits a new dawn of service, Onyx a new life of possible employment, while Brie and Spark stay in a small room with two strange guests
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>>88513Flesh on the walls, water on the knee.
>>88512I was thinking of having a Flamethrower as my character's main weapon.
>>88515So you were walking through knee-high water where you couldn't see what was underneath?
>>88517Yeah, but that's only 1d4 damage at a touch range.
Then again, a few also sounds like it'dbe expensive enough to count as masterwork.
>>88519No, but I could imagine something like that in a different part of the mine.
>>88520If that's the case, I suppose the flamethrower would do similar damage, unless oil burns brighter than magic for some reason.
>>88523A flamethrower shoots a 5-foot-wide, 30-foot-long line of flame that deals 3d6 points of fire damage to all creatures and objects in its path (15 DC reflex for half). Creatures damaged by it catch fire.
>>88524It also has highly flammable tanks that are liable to explode as soon as you get a little too into it.
>>88525True, but explosions also only deal fire damage (6d6 to wearer, 3d6 splash damage).
>>88524>>88525Oh. I guess that sounds like a good weapon to wield.
Can Ash even carry such a thing? I'll have a nap. Be back in 2 or 3 hours.
Well, I've had my sleep. I am ready for this session. Who else is ready?
>>88532I'm going to have to eat dinner at some point, but I have no plans.
>>88534>>88533I hope you're ready to be asked about your backstory.While Iron aids Ash in her sorting and storing of toys, he looks up, thinking of something. He proceeds to turn to Ash. "I have been wondering. Back at the tavern you told me you were alone for a long time. Was that isolation intentional, like your fasting?"
>>88535I'm not really, but may as well just do it.Sister Ash is silent for a while before she answers
"..... I guess you could call it a spiritual journey.. There was a time during my training where I found myself alone for quite a while. Instead of rejecting loniness, I embraced it.. It's just another form of discipline.."
She pretends to be busy for a bit before she continues
".. but, I wasn't
really completely alone throughout my travels. I had the trees, the fauna, and the sprites of the forest for company; albeit, they didn't always hold conversations very well."
>>88533Still awake, gonna ingest more caffeine and carbs.
>>88537Iron nods. "I remember you just stared at that pack of wolves for a bit when we slept at the forest. Did you ask the wolves to back off or something? They were intent on hunting at first, but backed off without any issue."
>>88538The sister takes Dark Star to another building, an adjacent one looking not unlike the other two, and leads him down a front door into a white hallway. Ponies, or foals rather, exit out of a doorway. At the end of this stream of foals are the white earth pony and the green unicorn. They walk a bit more slowly, separate from the others, with the white earth pony just ahead of the green unicorn. It is like the weeks they were captive removed them from the others. Made them different. It hasn't quite bonded them either, as the two do not walk side by side or talk to each other. Indeed, they talk to no one. But it has made them closer to each other than they are to the others, literally.
>>88539"No. I was just really stressed a tired, so I asked them to leave it for some other day. They were thankfully polite enough to oblige." She says with a shrug
>>88540Dark Star walks up to them
>>88541"So you can talk with animals? I think you never told me that." Iron is a bit shocked. "So that is why you were never truly alone. It is rather strange." His lips curls to the side while putting one of the smaller toys in the small toy pile. "Did you have any family that you left behind on your journey?"
>>88542They walk, slowly, but recognize Dark Star instantly as they look up. They say nothing
>>88543"Oh, I had already left to my life at the monastary long before that. Once I left the temple, I decided I would rather complete my training in solitude. There are some things you can't learn amongst the distractions of everyday life."
I g2g
>>88544"Hey colts, i brought you guys some presents."
Dark Star rustles there manes
>>88546There's still a something uneasy in their expressions, but he gets the green one - Mint Marine, his name was - to smile. They do not immediately say anything, but after 10 seconds of cold silence, White Orchid opens with "What is it?"
>>88545Iron pokes his chin with his unarmored hoof."I see. Did other ponies distract you with banal things back at this monastery, like simple chitchat about whatever mares usually talk about? Were they the same race as you?"
Alright.
>>88547"well if i told you it wouldn't be a present would it?"
Dark Star Smiles at them
"But i assure you, you will love it."
>>88549Again, they seem silent. Like their desire to speak has been sucked out of them. But their eyes widen and their hooves inch forward. They are interested in following Dark Star
>>88550Dark Stars smile melts off his face and is replaced with a forlorn expression.
He leads them to the play room
>>88551Down the hallway, out through the door, through another door and another hallway, and into the room
>>88553White Orchid abides, going in. Mint Marine is a little slower, but does eventually respond and goes into the room
>>88548"Oh, no. They were mostly old clergy men. Paladins, Monks, Clerics, Swordsages and the like. I left because I decided it simply wasn't right for me." She says
>>88554Dark Star follows them in
>>88555"So you were raised in an all-stallion monastery?" Iron cocks his head in confusion. "How did that happen?"
>>88556Mint Marine examines the room, while White Orchid turns around to look at Dark Star, waiting on him
>>88557"... Now that you mention it. I'm not sure. That's just the mountain I ended up visiting. I was the only mare there, but they didn't seem to mind."
>>88558Dark Star goes over to the biggest chest and and beckons them over.
>>88560They come over, again, White Orchid first, then Mint Marine
>>88559Iron chuckles. "I wonder why." He thinks he knows why, not really knowing their beliefs apart from the fact that they are stallions. "You seem to be living the life. What exactly were you looking for in that monastery?"
>>88561>>88560He notices Star and the two coming colts. He tries to be as inconspicuous as possible as he sorts the toys, not wanting to scare the colts.
>>88561Dark Star flips open the lid to reveal whats inside.
>>88562"Wholeness of self." She says, a bit flatly
"I went there to learn the way of self denial. To learn how to live without some things that ponies take for granted."
>>88565"So you seek meaning in living life with as little artificial inventions as possible?" He says as a batch of big toys is separated into the big toy pile.