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.
Ash and Iron seem to want to head out from the abbey. Dark Star was having a conversation with the rescued foals after doing community service. Silver is having a surprisingly friendly conversation with Blue Skies about politics. Spark is babysitting and Brie is supposed to be doing the same. Onyx is sleeping.
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>>89322He looks like he resents being pat
>>89319Think of them as Incubi then, just not necessarily sexual
>>89326>The legend never diesNot true, I'm just really good and coming back
>>89324He wakes up to see a dog in front of him, staring at the pretzels on the countertop.
>>89325That's kind of worse, tbh.. >>89323He cocks his head a bit, not knowing how to respond.
>>89325"Sorry." Iron chuckles. He picks him up for a hug.
>>89323>>89328"Anyways, we were planning on taking Spark away for the day. Do you think you can stay here and take care of these little rascals until Silver arrives?"
>>89328"..."
Onyx looks around for the dog's owner
>>89329"Fine by me, I've still got some thinking to do." Brie says, stretching his arms and wings in a single motion.
>>89329He seems resistant. Then not resistant. Then very cold and almost holding a static charge
>>89328Why is Incubi worse? It's only sexual if you want it to be >>89330The dog appears to be alone, sitting patiently.
>>89329Sister Ash nods in agreement.
>>89332Iron does a little nuzzling as an added bonus.
>>89333>>89331"Alright then. Give me a second." He appears to be nuzzling and hugging the unicorn colt.
>>89334These are not true demons though. These are Changelings. They are pony-like insectoids that manipulate and deceive ponies to leech off of their life force>>89336He can hear a cold wind blow
>>89335The doggo just sits there panting, looking directly at Onyx.
>>89337Yeah, although the archytype still fits.
>>89337Iron decides to increase the huggle intensity. He's going to make him react if it's the last thing he does.
>>89340"Woof." The huskie replies stubbornly, staying steadfast, as if chained to the spot.
>>89341Do I have to roll to slap the damn dog?
>>89342"That is more like it." Iron gently plops down the unicorn foal on the corner he was in with a big smile on his face.
>>89341>>89304"I am ready to go. Shall we?"
>>89343That may be counterproductive.
The dog has been handled to perform the 'stay' trick.
>>89344“I believe so.”
Spark waves goodbye to the changelings, though hoping they aren’t sent back home before he returns.
>>89349Does the horse seems like he knows that? He just wants it out of the damn bar. No dogs where people eat and drink.
>>89348All items of color in the room flicker grey, and Iron can feel a sense of dread as a sort of tinnitus sound fills his ears... Then it stops, and everything seems normal, mostly, although at the moment it's as if the joy has been sucked right out of him
>>89344"I'm ready." She says, turning towards the door
>>89351No u"Woof."
[1d20+8 = 17]>>89352Spellcraft check, to recognize the supernatural effect created
>>89353Damn this dog....
Meanwhile, last I remember Onyx was mentioning something about him or Blue being able to get him citizenship
>>89352Iron pats that 'unicorn foal' on his head again. "Hope you liked it, Kerr."
>>89353>>89350"Alright, we should be good to go." He says, a bit more of a monotone voice. "Lead the way, Ash."
So since Brie is bug-sitting, you guys don't need me right?
>>89354Harmonic magic drain. The reactions are simply the result of a brief deficit of important psychic energy in the soul as portions of the psyche are literally sucked away. Think of it sort of like a lack of oxygen in the brain, including the potential to cause fainting
>>89356Yes
>>89357The foal purrs, and closes his eyes, smiling
>>89357I follow Iron.
>>89358You could play with the foals some, and make sure they don’t bust out of the place.
>>89359Sister Ash's eyes widen, then narrow, as she recognizes what seems similar to very powerful necromancy. She stares directly at the parasite for almost 30 seconds, before leaving in a huff.
>>89359He chuckles at the foal. "Be good with Brie, little guy."
>>89363Iron follows Ash out of the building, Spark in tow.
>>89361The dog turns his head towards the far side of room and wags his tail, as a weird unicorn-thing in a nun's habit descends from the staircase.
>>89358Ask them
>>89363He looks back, unimpressed. Like he expects to be hated
>>89361>waiting for some one to come to himThat could take a while
>>89364Don't worry. We'll be fine. Whenever you want to come back, you can play with the foals and wait for Silver to arrive.>>89366Her appearance is followed by an steel-covered stallion with a wolf helmet and Spark.
>>89366"Hi Ash, Hi Iron, Hi Spark"
>>89367>Implying Blue isn't an alcoholic that'll show up at the bar soon >>89369"Hello, Sir." The dragonlady calls back, stopping to pet the dog, who promptly stands up and wags his tail.
>alcoholicThis strongly depends on whether or not Dark Star succeeded in actually knocking her up.
>>89369"Hello." He nods at him, acknowledging his existence.
>>89369Hmmm...
>>89370Do you think she'd be more inclined to drink?
>>89370Onyx narrows his eyes, but decides to just go back to working.
After all, they aren't the strangest acting people he's seen around.
>>89371>>89362"I wanted to stop by the East Sixth first. After that, we can head to Westhaven." Sister Ash says, as she leaves out the doorway.
>>89374"Roger that." Iron proceeds to follow Ash, with Spark right behind him.
>>89376She marches into a trot as she makes her way towards the designated destination.
>>89377>>89372Iron tries his best to follow. He checks the time of day to see if her hurry is justified as they travel to their destination.
>>89378Not really. It's sometime before noon, approximately 11 AM
>>89379>>89377He shrugs. The sooner this ends, the better. He decides not to comment on her hurried state of mind, only wondering when they'll reach their destination.
>>89380Sister Ash leads the ways, Caleb beside her, heading straight to her destination.
>>89384It occurs to onyx that unless Dark Star will walk through that door, he can gain more opportunities by going outside than wait for things to come to him
>>89383This is an older part of town. Some of the buildings seem a little more worn down, broken windows seem never to be replaced, and more than a few shops are closed. The ponies on the streets look less trust worthy, and the streets themselves are less clean
>>89385It also occurs to Onyx that he's better off with a job than without, and shouldn't miss more time.
>>89383>>89385Iron readies himself, gripping his shield on his armored hoof. Any possible pony who tries something funny gets the fist.
>>89385Sister Ash trots through the streets warily, looking for any signs of the place she's looking for.
She takes 10 on her Handle Animal check to command Caleb to perform the 'defend' trick; and Caleb sticks to her side, guarding against any potential aggressors.
>>89388And there she see's it. The establishment on East Sixth: The Caravan Night club. A brown brick exterior with strung up lights and two floors.
>>89389Sister Ash approaches the building slowly.
She takes the scrap of cloth, and the picture from her satchel, and presents them both Caleb once more to, handling him to perform the 'track' trick, and seek out either the foal or traces of his scent if it comes up in the area.
>>89390>unarmed>unarmored"Ready as I'm going to be." Sister Ash says, summoning up her courage as she enters the building
>>89391Oh Caleb smells him all right. Smells him all over the area
>>89391He's detected the colts scent?
Alright, well, if he's within 60 feet, Caleb can take a move action to determine his direction.
>>89393She came only wearing the habit >>89394>>89392What does this nightclub look like? Are there a lot of ponies around?
>>89395The description of the nightclub exterior is on
>>89389. No party member has moved inside. The exterior is not terribly impressive. Yes, ponies walk by on the street
>>89386Ugh, fine. I'll actually do something.
Onyx goes looking for Blue.
>>89396Sister Ash approaches the entrance to the building, and walks inside.
Is it a large building?
Ah, shoot, I'm going to need to step out for like 20 mins.
>>89397Well, since he knows that she's Blackhooves, Black Hooves local headquarters is a good place to start
>>89398Yes, yes it is. When she enters through the door, she sees that it is better on the inside. Red carpet floors, Leather booths, cherry wood walls, more than a few tropical plants around, a large aquarium, a very high ceiling with the railing of a second floor over top. A worker cleans the floor. There are only a few ponies that look like customers, but the older Unicorn in black suit and his younger earth pony companion with a well maintained mane looks important. No pony immediately greets the entrants
>>89400Well then I guess he heads there, what did you expect?
>>89399Wait, maybe not that long.
>>89398Iron follows her inside, with Spark behind him.
Unless she wants us to stay outside. >>89401little less than midday. It's a large building that was clearly a luxury hotel very recently, with two griffins in military uniform standing guard outside. As Onyx enters, a minotaur guard greets him
"Can I help you?"
>>89404"I'm here to talk to Blue Skies"
>>89405He chuckles briefly
"She's a popular mare this morning. Let me go summon her" He walks off
>>89405>>89407In walks the Minotaur and the semi-familiar light-blue pegasus from a door on the left.
"If he didn't want a hangover he shouldn't have drunk so much"
She looks over at Onyx, and seems to immediately recognize him
"Well hello"
>>89408"Hi, Onyx said I should talk to you for certain papers. Do you have a minute?"
>>89409Dark Star, not Onyx. But while I'm posting...
"And a better place to talk?"
>>89410>>89409She smiles. It's a smile that's accompanied by a certain narrowing of the eyes, like the eyes suggest anger but the smile suggests joy. It's a bit strange.
"Oh, so you must be the guy wanting papers"
>>89412"Uh yes, that's why I'm here"
>>89413“Walk this way,” she says with a sweet, high pitched voice, as she walks towards a door in the back past a set of counters and through the lobby
>>89416She opens a door, goes down a short hallway and enters a door on the right. The hallway is white and looks like the inside of an office building. The room she goes into has a window from the hallway, and a black door. When she goes inside, it can be seen there is a desk and several file cabinets. Without looking back at him, she asks
“So, what is it exactly you want?”
>>89418“I see. Tell me, what is your name, where do you come from, and how old are you?”
She picks out a particular drawer, then a particular file, pulls out a sheet of paper, places it on the desk and picks up a pen
>>89419"Onyx Steel, Crystal Empire, and 32"
>>89420“Alright”
Talking to herself, she says
“Onyx Steel... 980... Neighagra Falls”
She then asks him
“How did you get here exactly?”
>>89421"Prisoner boat"
Onyx takes a seat, realizing this could be a while
[1d20 = 1][1d20+14 = 33]>>89400Sister Ash looks around for anypony who could possibly help her find the lost colt, asking anypony who looks like a clerk or otherwise helpful individual.
Caleb similarly tries his best to make out strongest trail of scent that could lead to him, taking advantage of his racial bonus when tracking by scent.
Rolling Gather Information for Sister Ash.
The roll with the +14 modifier is Caleb.
>>89422“Oh. One of the Marelitos. Tell me. Have you ever been convicted of an aggravated felony? Have you ever been a member of any communist or left wing party? Have you ever participated in persecutions against ponykind?” Looking directly at him “Have you been replaced by a Changeling since I checked you three days ago?”
>>89423This is what I get for being greedy and rolling two dice in one post...
>>89424"No, no, no, and if so it's news to me"
>>89427“Alright. Only one more thing. Smile!”
She pick up a Polaroid on the edge of desk, and quickly snaps a picture of Onyx with a bright flash
>>89423Ash moves forward, as does Caleb. As Ash goes forward she... slips on water, hits her head on s table, and knocks over a glass, which breaks. Two ponies come out, one short maned multicolored hair blue female Earth Pony, and a big black Earth Pony. They seem uneasy about Ash, and instantly take a disliking to Iron, whom they are very suspicious of.
“You can’t take dogs in here. Or police shields”
>>89432Onyx rubs his good eye
"Lil bit of warning next time?"
>>89436She continues that smile
“Such is life. It comes at you without warning. One moment”
She leaves the room
>>89435"Oh, pardon me, sirs.." sister Ash says, with a bow
She looks at Caleb briefly
>".. Did you get his trail?" >>89437"SuCh iS lIFe, like I wouldn't know"
I would have preferred if the argument hadn't happened in the first place, but whatever.
Also, you keep saying both IC and OOC that Silver's argument is that they should just give up, but he's never said anything of the sort.
>>89435Was Caleb able to make anything out?
Do ponies eat fish at all? Onyx is curious about obtaining some fish for reasons
>>89440She returns, holding a special piece of laminated paper
“And here you go. A visa. Your place of birth is now Neighagra Falls, year 980”
>>89442Make out what?
>>89439Again, they seem uneasy
“What is he doing here?”
>>89454"Thank you very much for this, if there's anything I can do in return please just let me know."
Onyx nods before heading to the market and looking for a fish vendor.
>>89441well, he’s never articulated an alternativeEven after it happened, he didn’t have to say “massage is over either way” which was guaranteed to end the conversation then and this leave it on a bad noteIf he had touched her pussy, that’s guaranteed to change the conversation, regardless of how well it’s recieved>>89455She looks at him and bats her eyes
“Do
you need anything else?”
>>89454Sister Ash leans on Caleb for a bit, tapping the square around her with her cane, before turning to face the ponies, squinting hardly through her long eyelashes.
".. Pardon me.. I'm not the best at getting around by myself, so I rely on this one to support me.." she says, not making eye contact
>>89454I meant if he could make out a trail leading to the colt.
He had a modified 33 on survival, tracking by scent.
>>89456"Not really, that sets me up; unless you can get me a job."
>>89458The only thing hard is Silver's DICK.Or the difficulty of mending this relationship.>>89457>>89454Iron simply nods, confirming Ash's words.
>>89457They look somewhat concerned
“Are you lost?”
>>89459He seems to be inside of the building at the moment
>>89460“
I don’t have s job for you now. But the Governate is
always short staffed, I am sure some pony needs something”
>>89463"Short staffed? I mean, I'm not used to office work and such but I guess I could help someone"
>>89463"I'm looking for somepony..." She says, hapazardky fishing out the photo of the colts and levitating it towards their general direction, upside-down.
".. Have you seen this foal? It's very important that I find him.."
>>89466She heads out through the door of the office, down the short hallway and into the main lobby
“Hunter here may have something for you”
She stands next to a red smiling Pegasus on the other side of the counter
>>89467“That’s Willowbrook’s apprentice. What do you want with him?”
>>89469The Pegasus is kind of young, but answers back
“Alright, what is your background and experience?”
>>89468"To speak with him." She says
"Is he present?"
>>89471“Let me check with Willowbrook”
The blue pony with the short mane asks
“Why does he have a police shield?”
>>89470"Well, by need I'm a soldier. By cutie mark I'm a smith..."
>>89472"I bought it at the Jungle Rush," Iron explains. "It saved my hide yesterday."
>>89473“Well, there are a few factories hiring...” She looks through a stack of papers
“I see that Revenue and Immigration each have jobs they are looking for help to clear”
>>89474“From?”
>>89476>>89475Iron nods, confirming her assertions.
>>89478"In order to ensure the safety of my client, all measures have to be implemented. The heavier the armor, the less amount of wiseponies will try to threaten her."
>>89479“Great. The both of you can wait outside”
>>89481She hands over two distinct documents
“You may want to bring along friends for this”
She opens the first one
“Immigration and Naturalization believes that intense smuggling of aliens is occurring in the Red Hoof area or the south Waterfront. A pony by the name of Robert Sweeten is believed to be involved. There is a desire to stop it”
>>89476>>89480Who do you mean, exactly? Ash, Caleb and Iron?Iron is unmoved for the time being, awaiting Ash's decision.
>>89482Onyx snaps to soldier like attention.
"Understood"
>>89484“Here’s a dossier with more information”
She hoofs over a document
“Our second job here is from Revenue Services. Out in Coppervine, south of the city in the Hayseed forests, there are confirmed accounts of the manufacture of alcoholic spirits without payment of the required taxes”
>>89483“Sir, we are protecting
our client. If you need to wear thick steel and a police shield, you cannot be trusted to have good intent. Please go outside before we have Spot bring out the Manticore gun”
I need a few minutes before I can respond
>>89486"Like I would try to hurt anypony in here. I would rather not hurt any potential friends of Cauldron in here."
>>89486"Luckily I think I've got some guys to help me"
>>89488The blue pony dies not know who the hell he’s talking about. The Black pony...
“You know Cauldron? The Zebra mare who always likes to sneak up on you when you’re looking for her?”
>>89489“Excellent. Here’s the dossier. Should you choose to complete these, just return here. But beware. They know the government is after them”
>>89490Iron nods. "Yeah, that one precisely."
>>89464If you want Silver to apologize to his not-girlfriend...
>>89491He smiles
“Oh. Well in that case. Henhill is in the back, and so is Willow Brook”
>>89490"It is noted, thank you"
Onyx heads back to the bar, doing his day job and considering how to go about his missions
>>89492Iron smiles back. "Thank you. Be sure to send my regards to her. She cooks some delicious meals." He starts walking towards the back, following the Earth Pony's directions.
>>89487Iron beckons Ash to follow him along, with Caleb if possible.
>>89494Sorry, a bunch of shit came up.
Sister Ash follows Iron, leaning on Caleb and tapping the ground before her with her cane.
>>89494>>89495The blue pony is not pleased. But the black pony leads them towards the back. They are lead to a young looking brown earth pony with short black mane and a black jacket. He looks like Dark Star, really, with a different coat color and a bit more muscle
He takes a cigar out of his mouth
“And who might you be?” He asks
>>89498Sister Ash does not look up, until the pony speaks, then she tilts her head towards him and bows politely.
>>89499“A nun? Where are you from. You look different”
>>89500"I'm from the East, the far East." She says, bowing harder
"I'm not actually a nun myself, but I recently began to volunteer at the orphanage on the hill."
>>89501IT’S THE SOUTH, GODDAMNIT. The “Far Far East” is the Changelings of Greneclyf, the Republic of Nimbusia, and the reindeer of Nyutt Radjurland“I see. So tell me, what brings you here. To my back office”
>>89502Idk what the dimensions of this planet are, or how much is included. I just said something that sounded Oriental."Have you seen this colt?" She says, levitating the photo like she did before
"I've been looking for this pony for quite some time now, and I heard he might be here."
>>89503>>89503He looks at her with a blankish expression
“You’re looking for Henhill?”
>>89507“What do you want with him?”
>>89508Sister Ash's expression becomes serious
"That child was taken forcefully from the orphanage on the hill two weeks ago: nopony even knew if he was still alive. It has been my journey to find him and ensure his well being." She says
>>89509>>89509“Well I don’t know about any orphanage, but I can tell you that Henhill has never been better.”
He gets up from his seat, and goes to a door in the back of the room, opens it, and calls through
“Henhill! Come here”
>>89510Iron feels like there's going to be a mental conflict in Ash if what Willow Brook says is true.
>>89512>>89510From the back door, a sand colored Earth Pony with ashen mane cut short and sticking up like Willowbrook. His eyes have this sort of half closed appearance
“I got the wallet off that guy who wasn’t paying up. He should have guarded his bag as much as his drink”
Willowbrook speaks to him
“We’ll talk about that later. Stay there by the door”
>>89513[REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEs internally]
>>89513Iron is pretty disappointed in what this colt is becoming so far, judging by his slip of the tongue. He should be focusing on increasing his strength, not just stealing through dirty tricks.
>>89515>>89515He shouldn’t be. This earth pony has big strong muscles on him, even for his age. He’ll be breaking legs in a few years if he isn’t already
>>89513Sister Ash remains motionless until she hears the colt's voice
(still pretending to be visually impaired)She approaches the colt slowly.
"Hello." She says
>>89515Also this.
>>89516>Not seeking the ultimate powerTsk tsk.
>>89517>>89517He has a kind of irritated look on his face. He says with a subtle hint of disgust
“Hello”
>>89516At first, he nods at his physical capabilities, admiring his physique.
>>89518>>89517But then he has to pull out the 'I am a tough colt' voice that reminds him too much of himself, which he really doesn't like. He has a long way to go until he matures. He also feels the need to challenge him to a spar to make him drop the tough pony attitude.
>>89518She steps closer
"My name is.. Ash.. Sister Ash.." she says
"It's a pleasure to meet you."
>>89520>>89520“You’re not from that Prancis orphanage, are you?”
>>89518“You see anything you like?” He says sarcastically
>>89521"I'm not a member, actually.." she replies, folding her shawl a bit
"But I have been volunteering there, on my own behalf." She continues
"For the past week, I've been trotting around this city to find the foals who were taken from the orphanage; I cane here to find you."
>>89521Iron remains stoic to the colt's remarks. He is lucky his mademare would call all the ponies at the slightest bit of physical conflict between the two.
>>89522“So you are” He says. “Who is this Indio lackey you brought with you who hides behind a policemare’s shield and under 50 pounds of steel?”
>>89524"This is a friend of mine. His name is Iron. He's been very helpful these past few days."
Hey, arbitrary question. For the purposes of spell that effect and are concerned with the afterlife and ressurrection, are we treating this system the way d&d normally handles afterlife's?
>>89525The colt looks directly at Iron
“I’ve never seen a colt so afraid of getting his ass beat. Even the police do not wear so much metal.”
He laughs
“I can see why. The way he wears that dead animal over him he must get bullied often. Look at that, he walks around in public like a theater actor”
The colt looks pleased with himself. Willowbrook has an angry look on his face and looks like he may interject at any moment