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.
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>>98770
Darn. I thought they left that room, but stopped short of the one car with all the interrogation...
Darn. I thought they left that room, but stopped short of the one car with all the interrogation...
>>98772
Not exactly a pristine performance. This prompts Snowflake and Forest Green to yell out at him
“Stop that!”
Not exactly a pristine performance. This prompts Snowflake and Forest Green to yell out at him
“Stop that!”
>>98774
He abandons that project, then goes forward through the vestibule, and tries to cross over to the car in front
He abandons that project, then goes forward through the vestibule, and tries to cross over to the car in front
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>>98775
He knocks on a closed door of the car in front of them
“I am with the police, Bader Ozren of the SSA.”
>>98775
He knocks on a closed door of the car in front of them
“I am with the police, Bader Ozren of the SSA.”
>>98784
Sparks heart starts racing a bit. He looks around for cover for the firefight that will most likely go down soon.
Sparks heart starts racing a bit. He looks around for cover for the firefight that will most likely go down soon.
>>98785
A blue light lights up around the door. Ecivdently they are trying to unlock the door with telekinesis magic, although they don’t quite seem to be locating the lock
A blue light lights up around the door. Ecivdently they are trying to unlock the door with telekinesis magic, although they don’t quite seem to be locating the lock
>>98787
I guess that means no cover...
Spark begins to think of something he could do. If only he payed attention in those classes on useful magic.
I guess that means no cover...
Spark begins to think of something he could do. If only he payed attention in those classes on useful magic.
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>>98786
They must believe he is in party with Ozren, because they let him through. Assuming he actually comes inside, they immediately lock the door behind him.
What he’s looking at is a long car with open shelves on both sides, with cabinets, safes, letters, walls with open slots. The whole room is dressed in wood and stainless steel. There are three ponies in this room besides Ozren and Brie. One is bear Ozren and Brie and is holding a shotgun. Another is at the far end and looking out of an open slit in what seems to be a partly open window. He aims another shotgun out of it. The middle one looks over at Brie and is between the two. All three wear blue uniforms that unambiguously place them as Postal employees.
>>98788
Now, they try shooting at it
>>98786
They must believe he is in party with Ozren, because they let him through. Assuming he actually comes inside, they immediately lock the door behind him.
What he’s looking at is a long car with open shelves on both sides, with cabinets, safes, letters, walls with open slots. The whole room is dressed in wood and stainless steel. There are three ponies in this room besides Ozren and Brie. One is bear Ozren and Brie and is holding a shotgun. Another is at the far end and looking out of an open slit in what seems to be a partly open window. He aims another shotgun out of it. The middle one looks over at Brie and is between the two. All three wear blue uniforms that unambiguously place them as Postal employees.
>>98788
Now, they try shooting at it
>>98793
Brie's presence in the room would undoubtedly change the conversation as the ponies question whether he is a threat and why he is in a normally restricted area, but absent Brie's participation, the conversation between Ozren and the Postal employees would go something like this:
Ozren (to Brie): What the hell are you doing here?
Postal Employee (to Ozman): I thought he was with you?
I don't know who he is, but he did kill at least one partisan on the train
So those are indeed partisans next to the train? That's about what I thought
Yes, they claim that they are from the Everfree Resistance" or something. They say they are searching for somepony.
From Everfree? I doubt it. If they were familiar with this location they would have known better than to stop the train in this place, in the most lawless part of Equestria north of the Forbidden Jungles. Either that, or they must have been very confident in their security, or just plain desperate.
So these are bandits?
Indeed, we've been able to keep them from entering the car for 15 minutes now. The partisans have also been holding them back. I guess they don't want their "peaceful" search to be tainted by a robbery.
What's stopping the train?
I don't know. My best guess is that they made use of the light warning system. There are lights that will go red when the track ahead is busted and an electric circuit is broken. They warn the Train to stop and not go onto dangerous track. That, or maybe they placed an obstacle on the track to force the train to stop.
...
>>98794
The first one coming through the door is the same pony he pushed out the door early. He is holding, in this case, a bolt-action rifle. He hasn't noticed Spark yet.
Brie's presence in the room would undoubtedly change the conversation as the ponies question whether he is a threat and why he is in a normally restricted area, but absent Brie's participation, the conversation between Ozren and the Postal employees would go something like this:
Ozren (to Brie): What the hell are you doing here?
Postal Employee (to Ozman): I thought he was with you?
I don't know who he is, but he did kill at least one partisan on the train
So those are indeed partisans next to the train? That's about what I thought
Yes, they claim that they are from the Everfree Resistance" or something. They say they are searching for somepony.
From Everfree? I doubt it. If they were familiar with this location they would have known better than to stop the train in this place, in the most lawless part of Equestria north of the Forbidden Jungles. Either that, or they must have been very confident in their security, or just plain desperate.
So these are bandits?
Indeed, we've been able to keep them from entering the car for 15 minutes now. The partisans have also been holding them back. I guess they don't want their "peaceful" search to be tainted by a robbery.
What's stopping the train?
I don't know. My best guess is that they made use of the light warning system. There are lights that will go red when the track ahead is busted and an electric circuit is broken. They warn the Train to stop and not go onto dangerous track. That, or maybe they placed an obstacle on the track to force the train to stop.
...
>>98794
The first one coming through the door is the same pony he pushed out the door early. He is holding, in this case, a bolt-action rifle. He hasn't noticed Spark yet.
If my experience with EaW is anything to go by, then I imagine it won't be too much longer before the party hears about beginning of the Dark Crusade against the Arcturian Order. That'll be interesting.
>>98800
There have actually been a number of different events I have wanted to have “newspaper headlines” for, but I never got the chance to implement them
There have actually been a number of different events I have wanted to have “newspaper headlines” for, but I never got the chance to implement them
>>98801
Because none of the players have picked up a newspaper, I take it.
Might have to have Silver do that.
Because none of the players have picked up a newspaper, I take it.
Might have to have Silver do that.
>>98802
Also, if it wasn’t abundantly obvious, this is not based on a single play through... making a lot of the world feel kind of ill defined.
Also, if it wasn’t abundantly obvious, this is not based on a single play through... making a lot of the world feel kind of ill defined.
>>98803
I haven't really thought of it as ill-defined so far, it's just that I don't know much of what's going on. It would be a good idea to have Silver look in a newspaper. All he knows is happening is that New Mareland and Skyfall are in a war, and it's going badly for both of them.
Also, man, is it quiet today.
I haven't really thought of it as ill-defined so far, it's just that I don't know much of what's going on. It would be a good idea to have Silver look in a newspaper. All he knows is happening is that New Mareland and Skyfall are in a war, and it's going badly for both of them.
Also, man, is it quiet today.
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>>98795
"Freeze. Step back off this train and you won't have to die tonight."
Intimidation check. +3 Cha and +2 synergy bonus for 5+ ranks in bluff if I got that right.
I looked up any bonuses I could get because I really hope to survive this.
>>98795
"Freeze. Step back off this train and you won't have to die tonight."
Intimidation check. +3 Cha and +2 synergy bonus for 5+ ranks in bluff if I got that right.
I looked up any bonuses I could get because I really hope to survive this.
>>98806
Oh God, so very, very much.
Prior to the Riverlands update, you could bee-line for heavy battleship technologies to start laying down a heavy battleship,then try to invade a number of Southern Griffonian nations, which would cause Aquelia to declare war on you, but that threat could be neutralized by placing a garrison at the one straight connecting new Freeside and Aquelia, and by sinking the entire Aquelian navy. Eventually you could place a single destroyer in the straight, while using the war with Aquelia to reduce your war justification time. The war with Equestria would always be the highlight of the whole game and centers on getting Equestria to guarentee a nation you then conquer, then making a naval invasion, breaking the back of the Equestrian army, and then making a mad dash to take as much land as possible before the changelings do. One tactic I liked was two separate invasions, one in the south and one in the north, to try to take as much land as possible. After that, you would wait until the next great confrontation, which would be against the Changelings. The Changelings would invade Stalliongrad, then Nova Griffonia, which would reduce their pony power but increase the length of the border.
Now... Just yuck. At some point the game was changed so that Stalliongrad would almost invariably join the Great War, both in historical and non-historical playthroughs. This makes the whole war so much more difficult for any invasion of the eastern coast, and especially makes splitting the forces ill advised. Obviously this has the effect of meaning that Stalliongrad is not left as an enemy after the war, and there is no waiting on the Changelings to invade Stalliongrad and Nova Griffonia, because the player is forced to do that first. I finally, FINALLY literally just today had a playthrough where Stalliongrad didn't try to join the war (although they did on an earlier save of the same game). Also I should note that there was a brief but blissful period of time when it was possible for Stalliongrad to join but not request military access from Equestria. Also, more recently Wingbardy has started very, very annoyingly to do it's war goal on New Mareland during the Great War... Which is quite something. In fairness this is on non-historical playthroughs
The other huge difference is with the Ironclad update and how it completely fucked up the navy. That update was just a terrible idea. First off, it now takes three times as long to build a capital ship. Just... why. A year to build a battleship was already a very long time, now with it taking three years, it's basically impossible for a minor nation or hell, any major without a first rate navy at the start of the game to build a navy that can compete. The second big change is that Navies just fucking look at each other but refuse to fight. It used to be that you could place your ships in the same region as the enemy ships, then you can just step back and watch them fight light that Japanese guy in the 2014 Godzilla movie. Not you can cram 20 vessels in the same region as 80 enemy ships that they do jack shit. I'm pretty damned sure that the Bismark couldn't even do a training exercise without encountering and fighting British Battleships on multiple occasions, and that in WW1 the instant the Germans took their fleet out of Harbor they fought the royal navy, as well as being completely unable to bring their Pacific fleet back to Germany, losing the whole damned thing in Argentina. Anyways, the short of that is that after Ironclad you cannot neutralize Aquelia because you can't defeat its navy, and thus can't prevent them from Naval invading you
Oh God, so very, very much.
Prior to the Riverlands update, you could bee-line for heavy battleship technologies to start laying down a heavy battleship,then try to invade a number of Southern Griffonian nations, which would cause Aquelia to declare war on you, but that threat could be neutralized by placing a garrison at the one straight connecting new Freeside and Aquelia, and by sinking the entire Aquelian navy. Eventually you could place a single destroyer in the straight, while using the war with Aquelia to reduce your war justification time. The war with Equestria would always be the highlight of the whole game and centers on getting Equestria to guarentee a nation you then conquer, then making a naval invasion, breaking the back of the Equestrian army, and then making a mad dash to take as much land as possible before the changelings do. One tactic I liked was two separate invasions, one in the south and one in the north, to try to take as much land as possible. After that, you would wait until the next great confrontation, which would be against the Changelings. The Changelings would invade Stalliongrad, then Nova Griffonia, which would reduce their pony power but increase the length of the border.
Now... Just yuck. At some point the game was changed so that Stalliongrad would almost invariably join the Great War, both in historical and non-historical playthroughs. This makes the whole war so much more difficult for any invasion of the eastern coast, and especially makes splitting the forces ill advised. Obviously this has the effect of meaning that Stalliongrad is not left as an enemy after the war, and there is no waiting on the Changelings to invade Stalliongrad and Nova Griffonia, because the player is forced to do that first. I finally, FINALLY literally just today had a playthrough where Stalliongrad didn't try to join the war (although they did on an earlier save of the same game). Also I should note that there was a brief but blissful period of time when it was possible for Stalliongrad to join but not request military access from Equestria. Also, more recently Wingbardy has started very, very annoyingly to do it's war goal on New Mareland during the Great War... Which is quite something. In fairness this is on non-historical playthroughs
The other huge difference is with the Ironclad update and how it completely fucked up the navy. That update was just a terrible idea. First off, it now takes three times as long to build a capital ship. Just... why. A year to build a battleship was already a very long time, now with it taking three years, it's basically impossible for a minor nation or hell, any major without a first rate navy at the start of the game to build a navy that can compete. The second big change is that Navies just fucking look at each other but refuse to fight. It used to be that you could place your ships in the same region as the enemy ships, then you can just step back and watch them fight light that Japanese guy in the 2014 Godzilla movie. Not you can cram 20 vessels in the same region as 80 enemy ships that they do jack shit. I'm pretty damned sure that the Bismark couldn't even do a training exercise without encountering and fighting British Battleships on multiple occasions, and that in WW1 the instant the Germans took their fleet out of Harbor they fought the royal navy, as well as being completely unable to bring their Pacific fleet back to Germany, losing the whole damned thing in Argentina. Anyways, the short of that is that after Ironclad you cannot neutralize Aquelia because you can't defeat its navy, and thus can't prevent them from Naval invading you
>>98808
I've seen Stalliongrad go either way ever since they reworked Historical Paths in the Brothers' Feud update. Nova Griffonia seems to favor either Highhall's military government or the Communist path. I noticed Brantbeak always stays fascist now, and Prywhen always goes isolationist. Aquelia mostly goes down the Republican path now, though I've seen them go down the PAT Moderates path once. I suppose now the tactic to dealing with Aquelia as New Mareland is to avoid war with them until they get into a war with the Empire.
I'd ask if you had any ideas on what Silver would dream about, but I'm not sure how much longer tonight I'd be on to actually explore it. I'm fuckin' tired right now.
>>98813
You've called Spark "Stix" enough lately that I'm thinkin' that should be his nickname.
I've seen Stalliongrad go either way ever since they reworked Historical Paths in the Brothers' Feud update. Nova Griffonia seems to favor either Highhall's military government or the Communist path. I noticed Brantbeak always stays fascist now, and Prywhen always goes isolationist. Aquelia mostly goes down the Republican path now, though I've seen them go down the PAT Moderates path once. I suppose now the tactic to dealing with Aquelia as New Mareland is to avoid war with them until they get into a war with the Empire.
I'd ask if you had any ideas on what Silver would dream about, but I'm not sure how much longer tonight I'd be on to actually explore it. I'm fuckin' tired right now.
>>98813
You've called Spark "Stix" enough lately that I'm thinkin' that should be his nickname.
>>98814
Stix is my old character from the set of role playing threads by the name of Mixed Nuts and variants of that name in this board. It is a bit of a habit that when I am awake enough, I catch myself typing and I correct it. But I have not been very awake lately.
Stix is my old character from the set of role playing threads by the name of Mixed Nuts and variants of that name in this board. It is a bit of a habit that when I am awake enough, I catch myself typing and I correct it. But I have not been very awake lately.
>>98815
I remember seeing those when they were around and getting completely confused at why and how there'd be nothing but /vx/ posts on the homepage. Now I know why.
I remember seeing those when they were around and getting completely confused at why and how there'd be nothing but /vx/ posts on the homepage. Now I know why.
>>98814
I thought Nova Griffonia goes Harmonist in the historical path. Anyways, I haven't played New MAreland as much since the Riverlands update, as Lake City has become a new favorite, as has Greneclyff and now also the Changeling Lands, besides the Oleanian Rike (Which has been affected even more by all of these updates). And the new tactic is to revive a much older tactic - kill Aquelia first.
I actually don't know what Silver would dream about either. I feel like something about Star or Skies, possible the two little changelings, or maybe the catacombs
I thought Nova Griffonia goes Harmonist in the historical path. Anyways, I haven't played New MAreland as much since the Riverlands update, as Lake City has become a new favorite, as has Greneclyff and now also the Changeling Lands, besides the Oleanian Rike (Which has been affected even more by all of these updates). And the new tactic is to revive a much older tactic - kill Aquelia first.
I actually don't know what Silver would dream about either. I feel like something about Star or Skies, possible the two little changelings, or maybe the catacombs
>>98817
It used to be that way, but after Brothers' Feud it seems to be the second-rarest path to see them go down, now.
Could be any number of things, those included. Could also be about his family or his lost nation, but those would be things I would probably type out on my own when I'm not fighting to keep my eyes open.
It used to be that way, but after Brothers' Feud it seems to be the second-rarest path to see them go down, now.
Could be any number of things, those included. Could also be about his family or his lost nation, but those would be things I would probably type out on my own when I'm not fighting to keep my eyes open.
>>98818
Whats the rarest?
I would presume his stated intent to join the black hooves would create sone dream drama
Whats the rarest?
I would presume his stated intent to join the black hooves would create sone dream drama
>>98819
Fascist. I've yet to see them willing go down that path.
It would certainly result in a mental debate about things I can not reliably consider at the moment. Seriously, I'm tired. Think I'm gonna head to bed.
Fascist. I've yet to see them willing go down that path.
It would certainly result in a mental debate about things I can not reliably consider at the moment. Seriously, I'm tired. Think I'm gonna head to bed.
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