Set six years after season 6, Occupied Equestria presents an alternative history where 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.
Half of the party - Brie, Onyx, and Spark - are on a train to far off Bales to try to cross the border into the Changeling Lands. the other half remains in Baltimare, where Silver is searching catacombs seeking books filled with long buried dark secrets, Dark Star is having luck with his marefriend, and Iron aiding in trafficking exotic animals
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>>93253"Well if you're buying...."
>>93256"Indeed"
Brie addresses the bartender. "A triple whiskey, neat. Make it two."
>>93257"So what is it you want to tell me?"
>>93258Assuming their drinks are served, Brie wanders to a table away from the bar so they can talk less auspiciously.
"Surely you've deduced by now that we're
not just going on a sight-seeing tour, yes?"
>>93259"I figured as much, so you're gonna tell me where we're going?"
>>93260Looking around to make sure no one is listening. "The Changeling Hegemony." He says with a wink.
>>93261"..."
Onyx's coat instantly goes dull and his eyes just about pop from their sockets
"The fucking WHAT"
>>93254The first thing he would notice is that there is a large set of wooden planks on the ground, which evidently must have been blocking the door at one point. There is a red "X" on the wood. To the right is a dresser and a bed - although the covers and the like look quite molded, dust covered, and disrupted. To the left in the front is a table, and further back is a stone trunk, or something to that effect.
>>93255"I wouldn't be terribly good at my job if I did not, now would I?"
>>93257"Coming right up" says the black maned earth pony
in red uniform. He seems older than the other bartender, but still young
>>93255I mean, as much as Silver doesn't like that idea, I guess he'll have to trust that they have at least a bit of sense.>>93263That is...alarming... Silver cautiously proceeds to enter the room, naturally a little worried about how this room had been boarded up at one point. At least nothing has been on the bed in a long time, judging from the dust buildup.
The first thing he checks is the dresser, as it's the first thing he sees.
>>93263Iron nods, still lost in thought.
>>93262"Oh don't act so surprised. You didn't think they were going to be cooped up in a room the whole time did you? Where they will end up will be up to them, but I'm going to see to it that the Hive learns precisely what Comte and his goons have been up to. One of two things will happen. Either they will help us bring him down,... or we'll get strung up and eaten." Brie says with a smile, taking a sip of his whiskey,... as soon as its served.
>>93266"You're insane, you know that? Absolutely fucking insane."
Onyx slams his head into the table.
>>93263Spark attempts to go through to the next car forward on the train.
>>93267"Oh you, you're just saying that." Brie says blushing. "But I'm perfectly serious. For Comte to have amassed his wealth and stature, as well as a cadre of degenerate colt-fuckers suggests they have a means of avoiding the law. This means that they can't be brought down by conventional means, and sorry to say but I don't have alot of faith in the Black Hooves. There's 4 other ponies in addition to Comte who were in on his distasteful practices, and I'd imagine a dozen or more lackeys on top of it. Who could be better for infiltration than a Changeling?"
>>93269Onyx slowly picks his head up to look at Brie
"And you expect
me out of all ponies to show up at the changeling's doorstep begging for help?"
>>93266The dresser is very old, and starting to rot where it stands. It stands nevertheless. The lower drawers - which barely comeout at all, and do not go back in - contain the rotted remains of what appear to have been clothes. In the top drawer is a container of something - it's shaped as a cologne container - and two skinny books
>>93265"So, what is your role in the gang exactly?" she asks
>>93268It's going to take a while to pull the descriptions out of the old thread with this computer
>>93267"Are you okay sir?" asks a black maned brown earth pony in red uniform
>>93271For fear of bringing the whole thing down with them, Silver
very carefully removes the two books to give them a look-through.
>>93271"As far as gang hierarchy goes, I am but a simple thug. Only job I did was to escort Cauldron and act intimidating, maybe crack some pony skulls when they were being stubborn. Nothing much aside from that."
Iron shrugs, a grin on his face.
"Well, now I can add "Tiger Handling" to the list."
>>93272That's probably a good thing, because the dresser rocks as he removes them
One book details the outbreak of a plague in the early to mid eighth century. The other book seems to be a collection of love notes
>>93273She laughs
"Perhaps you should stick to smaller, softer creatures. Like ponies"
>>93268This is assuming he is heading from his car towards the front of the train
This car is a sleeping car, a “six bedroom, 10 roommate” car of dense greens: The “Everfree” car. The corridor remains on the left until it moves back into the center
>>93274Iron openly laughs.
"I will try to, but I will not back down if offered this job again. It is all about pushing yourself to the limit, after all."
>>93270"To be honest, not at all. I would HOPE you didn't wuss out, but I had expected that either you or Spark would have no stomach for it. But I planned for that. In fact, I need at least one of you to travel BACK to Baltimare and relay a message to both the rest of the group, as well as Blue Skies and her Black Hooves friends." he says that last part with a slightly dismissive wave of his hoof.
>>93275She laughs slightly, and then nods with a smile
"Indeed it is. 'Push it to the limit.'"
He continues. "I had thought to relay a message by mail, but it occurred to me that I can't trust the mail system with something of a sensitive nature such as this. No it has to be hoof-delivered by someone I can trust."
>>93271"Never better...."
>>93276"Wuss out my ass, I don't do business with changelings. I don't even like the fact I know two of them! But we'll talk to Spark about who'll head back."
>>93274Aww... Nothing the Black Hooves have need of, but Silver takes them anyways. It's sort of like keeping the good part of Curwhinny alive, he thinks.
Next up: the stone trunk. Silver inspects it, finding such a piece of furniture odd with everything else being wood. Could be there's something particularly important inside Curwhinny wanted preserved from the elements.
>>93280long, rectangular, stone. There is writing on the wall in big, ponish letters above it
>>93281Silver decides that it's probably a good idea to read the lettering above it first before doing anything to it.
>>93277"Next time, I hope the thing being pushed is not my meat out of my body."
What follows is written in bright white block letters, and remains perfectly visible on the wall:
THIS IS A WARNING TO ANY WHO MAY COME UPON IT, AS WHAT LIES BENEATH IS A DANGER EVEN TO GENERATIONS YET UNBORN
THIS IS NOT A PLACE OF HONOR
NOTHING IS COMMEMORATED HERE, NOR IS ANYTHING OF VALUE SEALED HERE
WHAT IS SEALED AWAY BENEATH THESE WORDS IS BOTH DANGEROUS AND DISTURBING TO US
SEALED AWAY BENEATH THESE WORDS IS A LICH, AN EVIL MAGE WHO HAS TRADED HIS SOUL FOR IMMORTAL LIFE
HE IS AS DANGEROUS IN YOUR TIME AS HE WAS IN OURS
HE MAY BE UNLEASHED ONLY BY THE PHYSICAL DESTRUCTION OF HIS SARCOPHAGUS
There are arrows point down to the stone trunk
>>93283She's a little disgusted by the suggesting of a pony being physically butchered
"Yeah, you should probably try to avoid that
>>93279"Where IS Spark anyway? He'll want to hear all this."
>>93280Oh yes, the first part of
>>93284 is for Silver
>>93284Iron shakes his head.
"Sorry. It is the after effects of being clawed and bitten at."
He chuckles.
"Well, do you need anything else while I am here? Even with my injuries, I may be of help. You never know when you need to carry a heavy crate."
>>93274>>93285I continue on until I find Brie or Onyx.
>>93284... Yup, it was a good idea to read that first. Silver promptly nopes away from the sarcophagus, at least for the time being.
Is that Joseph Curwhinny? Did those militia ponies actually capture him? How? What happened to him and Midnight Maelstrom? These and many other questions come to mind as he finishes off his search by getting on the ground and looking underneath the bed for anything, like a safe or a lockbox.
>>93290That was actually a different sarcophagus to a different undead sorcerer>>93289Well, there is a note on the ground. It's not on a desk, it's not inside of a leather jacket, it's simply folded up and lying there, as if dropped
>>93288Brie is one car over, past a lounge area, past what seems to be a barbershop, is a bar area, where both Brie and Onyx can be sitting
>>93292Never know what you might find hiding underneath beds. Silver grabs time long-lost note and, you guessed it, reads it.
>>93295"Ah! There you are! You're just in time! Order yourself a drink, on me, and pull up a chair. You're going to love the next part!" He smiles, taking another sip of his whiskey.
>>93296I pull up a chair and sit down. Tipsy rests on the counter.
"What next part?"
>>93297"What do YOU think about changelings?"
>>93298"Dangerous to say the least."
I look around to make sure no pony else is listening.
I whisper to Brie "But darn cute. If these ones were evil, they would have attacked everypony on this train by now."
>>93299"This train isn't going on a sight-seeing tour. This train is taking us to their Hive of origin." Brie whispers back.
>>93300"Why did you lie to me? Are we even prepared to go there?"
>>93301"Would you have come if I hadn't? Relax, I've got this all planned out. You can back out if you're squeamish about the idea, but yes, that's the plan." Brie gets serious for a moment. "You saw the dungeon, how do you think the Changelings will react hearing what went on down there?"
>>93302"I would like to hear this plan, unless that's another secret."
>>93303"Its really quite simple. I plan to petition the Changelings for assistance in taking down Comte and his cronies. The Lings have told me that there were 4 others in on his,... perverse habits, and one can assume they would be well connected. I hope to enlist a hoof-full of Changelings to replace Comte and his associates, and from there go through their underground pony by pony and eliminate them. Comte is too well connected to be brought down by the standard authorities, and the Black Hooves don't seem to have the mettle to spill blood where its necessary. So, I plan to make a deal with the Changelings. Their help or mine, now and going forward."
>>93304"And when they double cross?"