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 because of their encounters 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.
For those on the train. The train goes along at high speeds through the darkness past farmland, trees, and other trains... until it starts to slow down, and comes to a halt.
/vx/ - Videogames and Paranormal
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>>98045
Iron nods.
"Alright. I shall take point."
He points at Cauldron.
"Watch the rear."
Finally, he turns to Pear.
"No time to waste. We are moving out."
With that formation of Iron first, Pear at the middle and Cauldron at the back, he proceeds to walk towards the site, which he presumes is not too far ahead.
Keep in mind Iron's not saying Cauldron's name just in case.
Iron nods.
"Alright. I shall take point."
He points at Cauldron.
"Watch the rear."
Finally, he turns to Pear.
"No time to waste. We are moving out."
With that formation of Iron first, Pear at the middle and Cauldron at the back, he proceeds to walk towards the site, which he presumes is not too far ahead.
Keep in mind Iron's not saying Cauldron's name just in case.
>>98043
"Yea, im sho glad i found you. these other mares werent helpful at all."
He seems like he's really drunk at this point.
"Yea, im sho glad i found you. these other mares werent helpful at all."
He seems like he's really drunk at this point.
>>98049
"Yesh, i didnt go anywhere. you did. i was waiting for blue to come back but she never did."
Dark Star looks saddend by this/
"Yesh, i didnt go anywhere. you did. i was waiting for blue to come back but she never did."
Dark Star looks saddend by this/
>>98048
“... What?”
>>98047
They walk further, through brush and under growth up a hill, going over it. On the other side is a clearing. Well, mostly clear, there are some trees growing there. But it does appear to house ruins. Some of the ground is terraced with stone. Other parts look like the remnants of stone houses.
“... What?”
>>98047
They walk further, through brush and under growth up a hill, going over it. On the other side is a clearing. Well, mostly clear, there are some trees growing there. But it does appear to house ruins. Some of the ground is terraced with stone. Other parts look like the remnants of stone houses.
>>98050
"Well...we are here now?" Silver is confused as to how he's had this much to drink and not suffered kidney failure.
"Well...we are here now?" Silver is confused as to how he's had this much to drink and not suffered kidney failure.
[1d20 = 2]
>>98051
Iron is a bit nervous at the sight, thinking like a god-fearing native would.
"It seems it is a ruined tribe of sorts. I wonder what caused Xolotl to bring ruin to it."
He takes his time, carefully travelling in order to give Cauldron time to find some of the special breed of flowers she told him it grew on ruins.
Meanwhile, he looks around for any sort of obvious tell that bandits have set camp, as well as anything shiny that can be considered loot.
>>98051
Iron is a bit nervous at the sight, thinking like a god-fearing native would.
"It seems it is a ruined tribe of sorts. I wonder what caused Xolotl to bring ruin to it."
He takes his time, carefully travelling in order to give Cauldron time to find some of the special breed of flowers she told him it grew on ruins.
Meanwhile, he looks around for any sort of obvious tell that bandits have set camp, as well as anything shiny that can be considered loot.
>>98056
Iron huffs in slight frustration at the lack of shininess but a little relieved that no camp has been set. He turns to Pear.
"Any particular places in these ruins that caught your eye?"
Iron huffs in slight frustration at the lack of shininess but a little relieved that no camp has been set. He turns to Pear.
"Any particular places in these ruins that caught your eye?"
>>98058
“This is the ruins of a larger native village. Probably Hippauhtl. I suspect it was abandoned after the Cocoliztli killed off most of its inhabitants centuries ago.”
“This is the ruins of a larger native village. Probably Hippauhtl. I suspect it was abandoned after the Cocoliztli killed off most of its inhabitants centuries ago.”
[1d20 = 6]
>>98059
Iron nods as she tells her hypothesis.
"What makes you say that? All I see is destroyed houses and walls."
He looks around again to get an idea of what she's talking about while keeping an eye out for Cauldron's flower plucking and maybe some other loot.
"Why would bandits come here to ransack it, anyways? There does not seem like there is much value in here."
>>98059
Iron nods as she tells her hypothesis.
"What makes you say that? All I see is destroyed houses and walls."
He looks around again to get an idea of what she's talking about while keeping an eye out for Cauldron's flower plucking and maybe some other loot.
"Why would bandits come here to ransack it, anyways? There does not seem like there is much value in here."
>>98064
Ignoring the second question, he simply shurgs.
"I do not know how do you guess what happened here. Is it some sort of scribble on some wall somewhere here?
Wait, aren't we at the archeological site?
Ignoring the second question, he simply shurgs.
"I do not know how do you guess what happened here. Is it some sort of scribble on some wall somewhere here?
Wait, aren't we at the archeological site?
>>98066
Iron nods, getting the gist of it.
(Seems like this is not the site that was attacked. She should know something more concrete than just a guess. Still, it is important that the previous town was ransacked and exterminated. Probably disrespected Xolotl and the other tribe, in order to amend their misdeed, exterminated the town.)
Thus, Iron keeps travelling forwards the direction the bandit told him the site was, keeping an eye out for any temples the ruined town may have and Cauldron's flower picking, as well as any bandit presence.
Iron nods, getting the gist of it.
(Seems like this is not the site that was attacked. She should know something more concrete than just a guess. Still, it is important that the previous town was ransacked and exterminated. Probably disrespected Xolotl and the other tribe, in order to amend their misdeed, exterminated the town.)
Thus, Iron keeps travelling forwards the direction the bandit told him the site was, keeping an eye out for any temples the ruined town may have and Cauldron's flower picking, as well as any bandit presence.
>>98069
Taking this downtime of nothing much happening, he strikes another conversation with Pear.
"So, what exactly was the site that you fled like? Was it one of those big pyramid temples?"
Taking this downtime of nothing much happening, he strikes another conversation with Pear.
"So, what exactly was the site that you fled like? Was it one of those big pyramid temples?"
>>98070
“It was a temple, certainly, but not a pyramid. Lower to the ground and made of large black stone slabs
“It was a temple, certainly, but not a pyramid. Lower to the ground and made of large black stone slabs
>>98071
Iron nods.
"What was its exact purpose? To worship Xototl or a tomb of sorts? I believe some tribes store their leaders' bodies that in admittedly complex buildings sometimes, if I recall what the elders taught me."
Iron nods.
"What was its exact purpose? To worship Xototl or a tomb of sorts? I believe some tribes store their leaders' bodies that in admittedly complex buildings sometimes, if I recall what the elders taught me."
>>98069
"I do now, that I've had time to think about it. I'm Sorry From the bottom of my heart,Blue. I never wanted to Hurt You. You Mean the World to me, i hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me."
"I do now, that I've had time to think about it. I'm Sorry From the bottom of my heart,Blue. I never wanted to Hurt You. You Mean the World to me, i hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me."
>>98072
“That’s what we are there for. To discover its exact purpose. But it seemed like a temple of sorts for the Hippautl. So I wanted to investigate. Our team leader, Idol Chaser, was looking for any special artifacts we could bring back. Especially missing gold and silver treasure. That was what the department head back at the university wanted most, really, was either money or glory out of this. Humph!” She swats her tail and rolls her eyes in clear annoyance.
>>98073
“Maybe...”
She comes closer to him
“That’s what we are there for. To discover its exact purpose. But it seemed like a temple of sorts for the Hippautl. So I wanted to investigate. Our team leader, Idol Chaser, was looking for any special artifacts we could bring back. Especially missing gold and silver treasure. That was what the department head back at the university wanted most, really, was either money or glory out of this. Humph!” She swats her tail and rolls her eyes in clear annoyance.
>>98073
“Maybe...”
She comes closer to him
>>98074
Iron nods yet again.
(It seems that was the reason the bandits attacked. They might have overheard and got into some plundering from that.)
He smirks lightly at that last comment, completely in line with the university's apparent motives.
(An interesting business proposition.)
"I wonder if the Cocoliztil attacked the Hippauhtl because they hoarded so much gold and silver to themselves."
Iron nods yet again.
(It seems that was the reason the bandits attacked. They might have overheard and got into some plundering from that.)
He smirks lightly at that last comment, completely in line with the university's apparent motives.
(An interesting business proposition.)
"I wonder if the Cocoliztil attacked the Hippauhtl because they hoarded so much gold and silver to themselves."
>>98079
“Oh yes, a disease. It causes fever and severe internal bleeding. Bleeding out of the eyes, blood diarrhea, body noses, bleeding if of the vagina, and so forth. It causes death in less than a week. Some populations had 80% death rate or more. Some towns were almost entirely wiped out.”
“Oh yes, a disease. It causes fever and severe internal bleeding. Bleeding out of the eyes, blood diarrhea, body noses, bleeding if of the vagina, and so forth. It causes death in less than a week. Some populations had 80% death rate or more. Some towns were almost entirely wiped out.”
Is Silver Kill?
>>98080
While Iron didn't understand half of the admittedly basic medical jargon, the things he did understand horrified him. His mouth is slightly open and his eyes narrowed as she told him Cocolztil's effects.
"Oh... I never heard of it. So you think the Hippauhtl mostly died from that disease in particular? Why?"
(I should try to avoid their fate.)
While Iron didn't understand half of the admittedly basic medical jargon, the things he did understand horrified him. His mouth is slightly open and his eyes narrowed as she told him Cocolztil's effects.
"Oh... I never heard of it. So you think the Hippauhtl mostly died from that disease in particular? Why?"
(I should try to avoid their fate.)
>>98084
“Actually, it affected many of the highlands native ponies in this region. Not really just the Hippauhtl. As for why I think this tian was one of them... well, do you see any ponies living here now? It’s about old enough to date back to the epidemic. So the best guess is 95% of the ponies died and the few left moved elsewhere. Of course, there may be other explainations. Come to think of it the river is just a little far away. Maybe the water source dried up at around that time so it was abandoned. Or maybe a lack of water and close conditions were the perfect environment for the disease to spread.”
>>98085
“What is it?”
“Actually, it affected many of the highlands native ponies in this region. Not really just the Hippauhtl. As for why I think this tian was one of them... well, do you see any ponies living here now? It’s about old enough to date back to the epidemic. So the best guess is 95% of the ponies died and the few left moved elsewhere. Of course, there may be other explainations. Come to think of it the river is just a little far away. Maybe the water source dried up at around that time so it was abandoned. Or maybe a lack of water and close conditions were the perfect environment for the disease to spread.”
>>98085
“What is it?”
>>98086
"There's no good way to say this. so i'm just going to say it.i threw up on your sheets."
Dark Star looks down in shame and fear of ruining the moment
"There's no good way to say this. so i'm just going to say it.i threw up on your sheets."
Dark Star looks down in shame and fear of ruining the moment
>>98086
Iron nods.
"I would not know, but what you say makes sense. It is strange. If the Hippauhtl worshipped Xotolt, why would he leave them to die? Something else must have happened. Something that could anger the god of death itself."
Iron nods.
"I would not know, but what you say makes sense. It is strange. If the Hippauhtl worshipped Xotolt, why would he leave them to die? Something else must have happened. Something that could anger the god of death itself."
>>98089
Think so. Imma make this last post and then I'll head off into slumberland. I have to be alert when the temple rears its head-
Iron is not fully convinced about it being superstition but nods at the possibility of overextending the god's power and mislabeling his role.
"My mistake."
He sneaks a peek to Cauldron to gauge her current mood. She might get excited at the prospect of finding gold.
Think so. Imma make this last post and then I'll head off into slumberland. I have to be alert when the temple rears its head-
Iron is not fully convinced about it being superstition but nods at the possibility of overextending the god's power and mislabeling his role.
"My mistake."
He sneaks a peek to Cauldron to gauge her current mood. She might get excited at the prospect of finding gold.
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>>98102
Woah, easy there little hoers. Can I brush teh pretty mane?
Sheesh, no counter booping from others? Come on, it's not courteous of you, people.
Woah, easy there little hoers. Can I brush teh pretty mane?
Sheesh, no counter booping from others? Come on, it's not courteous of you, people.
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>>98109
Apart from mild uncertainty, especially after mistaking the ruins with a ruined town, not really. Maybe he keeps up the pace Pear is not setting so as to not break formation.
A bit scared of that roll, not gonna lie. Let's see what this brings.
Apart from mild uncertainty, especially after mistaking the ruins with a ruined town, not really. Maybe he keeps up the pace Pear is not setting so as to not break formation.
A bit scared of that roll, not gonna lie. Let's see what this brings.
>>98113
Iron's ears rise at the new voice apart from the two mares he's travelling with.
He looks up to see who just said that.
Iron's ears rise at the new voice apart from the two mares he's travelling with.
He looks up to see who just said that.
>>98118
She has tried to duck for cover, but responds
“Sounds to me like you know him”
There are two other stallions nearby with rifles
She has tried to duck for cover, but responds
“Sounds to me like you know him”
There are two other stallions nearby with rifles
>>98119
Iron nods, understand she doesn't know him as part of the expedition team.
With that knowledge, he looks at the Maroon colored pony with slight comtempt, knowing that he'll probably shoot at him like the other cocky individuals.
"How so?"
Iron nods, understand she doesn't know him as part of the expedition team.
With that knowledge, he looks at the Maroon colored pony with slight comtempt, knowing that he'll probably shoot at him like the other cocky individuals.
"How so?"
>>98124
Iron shakes his head, then shrugs.
"I have found it as well. What makes your claim more valid than mine?"
He takes this talk time to measure the distance between the imposing pony and himself for a charge attack if push comes to shove.
Iron shakes his head, then shrugs.
"I have found it as well. What makes your claim more valid than mine?"
He takes this talk time to measure the distance between the imposing pony and himself for a charge attack if push comes to shove.
>>98125
Looks like uneven terrain placing him slightly higher makes that impossible to do in a single round
Looks like uneven terrain placing him slightly higher makes that impossible to do in a single round
>>98126
Aw dang it. Are you going to make me use the SMGs?
Iron simply walks forward towards the Maroon colored pony, not really worried about any of the three ponies shooting at him.
"What is it exactly that you seek?"
Aw dang it. Are you going to make me use the SMGs?
Iron simply walks forward towards the Maroon colored pony, not really worried about any of the three ponies shooting at him.
"What is it exactly that you seek?"
>>98129
Cauldron might, iunno. Shush.
Iron keeps walking towards the three along the uneven terrain, neutral expression present.
"Do I? I need some hint to understand what you mean. What particular item are you claiming it is yours?"
(I need to come closer to them.)
Cauldron might, iunno. Shush.
Iron keeps walking towards the three along the uneven terrain, neutral expression present.
"Do I? I need some hint to understand what you mean. What particular item are you claiming it is yours?"
(I need to come closer to them.)
>>98132
Iron, currently not realizing the offender is counting down, cocks his head as he keeps walking forwards.
"Three? Did it have a three carved into the thing you were after?"
Iron, currently not realizing the offender is counting down, cocks his head as he keeps walking forwards.
"Three? Did it have a three carved into the thing you were after?"
>>98133
“Two”
The issue with the terrain is the terraces, as well as some rocks. They are not so high as to be impossible to jump over or to even walk over. They are high enough, however, to prevent straightforward running right over them.
“Two”
The issue with the terrain is the terraces, as well as some rocks. They are not so high as to be impossible to jump over or to even walk over. They are high enough, however, to prevent straightforward running right over them.
>>98137
Iron's mind finally clicks as the two is mentioned.
(Great. He is not interested in talking or fighting fair.)
Seeing how he can't really reach them before the countdown stops, he slowly pulls out the dog idol in his possession, thinking that's what they were referring to.
"You mean this?"
(If at least one comes closer to me, that should lessen the chance of death by a little bit and grant me a pony sized projectile.)
Could I roll jump to reach them in a single round but without the chance to attack?
Iron's mind finally clicks as the two is mentioned.
(Great. He is not interested in talking or fighting fair.)
Seeing how he can't really reach them before the countdown stops, he slowly pulls out the dog idol in his possession, thinking that's what they were referring to.
"You mean this?"
(If at least one comes closer to me, that should lessen the chance of death by a little bit and grant me a pony sized projectile.)
Could I roll jump to reach them in a single round but without the chance to attack?
>>98140
"I have heard of ponies who are able to cast magic through use of music, but I have not met any before."
"I have heard of ponies who are able to cast magic through use of music, but I have not met any before."
>>98143
"If not directly then indirectly. I have heard it is common in certain parts of Equestria, especially in Ponyville, for ponies to spontaneously break out into song and dance, as if it was some expression of our inner magic. Something I never really understood, myself."
"If not directly then indirectly. I have heard it is common in certain parts of Equestria, especially in Ponyville, for ponies to spontaneously break out into song and dance, as if it was some expression of our inner magic. Something I never really understood, myself."
>>98145
Silver gives him an odd look, as if he can't think of a reason why anypony would say that. "Why is that?"
Silver gives him an odd look, as if he can't think of a reason why anypony would say that. "Why is that?"
>>98141
Iron still presents it to the marooned colored pony, only to stash it away in the bag and carefully passing them to Pear.
"You know I have it now. Now what?"
Iron still presents it to the marooned colored pony, only to stash it away in the bag and carefully passing them to Pear.
"You know I have it now. Now what?"
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