Set 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.
Silver is learning about foreign pony cultures, Dark Star is preparing to put on a play for the children of the Saint Prancis Orphanage, Onyx has received several possible missions from the government, Brie is buying clothing, presumably for a long journey. Ash and Iron are leaving the office of a now enraged gangster... or not.
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>>92014>>92018"Seems legit. Ok. What kind of views are we out to see today?"
>>92014"So when do we get there?"
>>92019"I don't know yet, we'll have to wait and see"
>>92016Charisma-based skills are often a very sound investment.
>>92022Well, I designed him as a scandalous, fast-talking bat-burglar. Jarlaxle meets Discord meets Han Solo (but without Chewy, but I haven't seen Solo so don't attribute prequel Solo)
So does anyone have any questions before I lead everyone on an adventure that totally won't get them captured, raped, drained, killed, and then raped again?
>>92023I have several, but go on
>>92024Yes, but you lied to me when I asked, so carry on.
>>92025>>92026AFAIK we're still in transit, so ask away. I just wanna make sure before I post
"GM, unleash your will upon us"
>>92024Ah what the hell, let's just do it
>>92027Did you consider the logistics of train travel with two extra party members who are carrying items that are banned on the trains?
>>92028We've got a train-ride, so there will be more opportunity to ask questions, just no chance to back out of it, not to mention GM's train-autism
>>92029Are they banned on trains?
>>92023Bluff and Diplomacy are very useful for rogues.
I don't mean 'train-autism' disparagingly, I know dick about trains other than they have an engine and cars
>>92030>>92032Prepare to become educated
>>92032Did you rank up Disable Device?
>>92035Before Bluff. He's a safe-cracker
Das waycis! >>92036When the DC gets too high, a trusty adamantine dagger can often do the job nearly as well.
>>92037You mean a wrench? Adamantine daggers are expensive
>>92038Well, a knife that can cut through almost anything is a sound investment.
>>92039That's not how adamantine works,....
While Onyx is waiting for this train stuff, he gets out the whiskey he grabbed and takes a good hard chug.
His opacity decreases slightly.
>>92040It's just a question of hardness/sharpness, or at least under the rules pertaining to breaking and entering.
An Adamantine knife will be able to cut through most non-magical materials because it's harder than any non-fictional material. Small objects, like locks, door frames, and glass panels have hit points and can be sundered cleanly if you have the time to do it.
>>92042Cut into, yes. Cut through, maybe on a good dice roll, but its not like Adamantine is lightsabre-tier; there are still rules that govern and a decent size wrench will disable a device (train mechanics, for example) just as easy as an absurdly expensive (comparatively) adamantine dagger.
>>92041As Onyx Not-a-Changeling chugs, he remembers his new ID card, that beautiful enchanted piece of aluminum that distiguises him as a born citizen of Neighagra, Bales District, East Equestria, and definitely not a former member of the Crystal Empire military, who would be destined to be a slave worker for the Hegemony were he to cross the border by chance
>>92044Hey, the crystal thing is out of his control.
The he sure does love that piece of metal
>>92043Well, it'll automatically overcome the hardness of any non-magical material, and you can take 10 to sunder objects if you're not pressed for time, plus they don't get opposed rolls when unattended, do you could just carefully cut into them.
Then again, it's a tool made out of a fictional harder-than-diamond material that costs a much as a small house, so it's bound to be reliable even if non-magical.
Adamantine is useful for 2 reasons: damage reduction on armor, and sundering almost any non-magical object to bust through doors, walls, and anything else in your way.
Pic unrelated, because I couldn't find the meme I was looking for.
>>92045>>92026"One of you is my late wife's brother. The other is their gay coltfriend. Decide amongst you who is which, but be quick about it."
>>92047"Wait, wouldn't that make us both gay?"
>>92048"You have a better explanation for why a bat pony is going to be buying tickets for a bunch of non-relatives for a train ride?"
>>92049Onyx sighs and looks at Spark
"N-no homo"
>>92050Brie sighs. "Fine, I have a solution, but decide now and decide quickly, which one of you is the 'female'?"
>>92052"I regret every choice I have made that has lead me to this place at this moment"
>>92056If you say so, but the story is its a family matter, and suddenly he's showing up with another pair of ponies, one who could look like him at will.
Assuming that they arrive at the station, Brie walks them up to the ticket counter.
"Good afternoon gentlecolt, is there perhaps another bed-car room available?"
>>92058"Roomettes and double bedrooms, yes. What do you need? I take it you want more tickets to Bales via the Panamare Limited?"
>>92059"Yes, but which of the two, roomettes and double bedrooms, are bigger?"
>>92060"Roomettes are smaller and cheaper, able to fit two but usually purchased by single travelers. They do not have bathrooms, but there are bathrooms in the train cars. Double bedrooms fit two travelers, have bathrooms, are bigger and more expensive"
>>92056Dark Star looks at sister peacock feathers with a jubilant expression and says "Im very Excited to do this play for the foals. But i have to head out to get some lunch." as if on cue Dark Star's Stomach lets out a Bestial Growl "ill be back later, im gonna see if my marefriend wants to grab a bite to eat."
>>92062>>92062"Alright, I'll start looking for foals who may want to be a part of a play, and I'll look up plays"
>>92061"Would it be possible to exchange the Roomette and book 2 double-bedrooms then?"
>>92063"Alright, i can play the monster if need be. maybe a changling?" Dark Star walks back to the main doors of the abbey
>>92064"Do you mean of your previously purchased ticket for a family bedroom?"