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.
The long train ride from Baltimare to Bales has been interrupted by a group of partisan fighters, claiming to be looking for none other than Pinkie Pie, who has been kept prisoner since the end of the war. They don't seem to have found their prize, but they do seem to have found a very pissed off Brie, Onyx, and Spark, as well as another Bat Pony, and both groups have been interrupted by a new set of intruders. In Baltimare, Silver, Dark Star, and Iron await a new and uncertain dawn.
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>>99102“Very well.”
The three begin their trek down the hillside, through brush that is a bit thicker than before, as the trees are not as tall nor the canopies as thick as elsewhere. Some of the plants are bid deader than before, or at least, a bit yellowed. Otherwise, the journey is fairly uneventful. Cauldron enjoys the scenery, occasional looking at plants, while Pear is sometimes impatient, sometimes annoyed by the heat, and other times anxious
>>99103Iron feels slightly cheated by the lack of a lake but thinks nothing of it for now. He pokes Pear. "What can you tell me about this path that caught your eye enough to suggest it?"
>>99104“It gets us there” she says, dryly
Now who says there wasn’t a lake?
>>99094What're you talkin' 'bout? I'm always here.
>>99108>>99107You know what they say.
Three's a crowd.
>>99105Iron walks along the path, a bit confused by how she answered.
"Alright."
He takes this travelling time to spot any interesting events of nature, among other sightseeing opportunities. He cannot stay in the jungle for too long or else somepony back at his tribe would think he's trying to avoid his maturity call, but he'll take this chance to feel comfortable while it lasts.
(Nothing like a calm stroll towards battle.)
>>99109After some time, they come upon the aforementioned lake. It has a sort of “diamond” shape, as in a square where two opposing points have been stretched out. It occupies an area at the bottom of the valley, with the center looking bluer, but large areas closer to the shore appearing much more shallow and muddy. In one such area is a metal... something, shinning in the light, and appearing to be a large cylinder with a raised metal section protruding from the center, and a taller, narrower profusion at the end
>>99108Uh, to repeat what I said before, I'm not sure that attacking two distinct opponents in the same surprise round without the requisite feats and levels is possible
>>99111Iron cocks his head at the foreign metal object. He walks to the edge of the lake to get a closer look at the metal object at the shallower area of it.
"What is that?" He says out loud to no one in particular.
>>99113>>99113"Looks like a crashed plane" Pear says
On closer inspection, the object has solid metal surfaces in parts, and only ribs to show in others. it looks like at least half of the object is below the water
>>99114"Crashed plain? What does it do?"
He says as he dips his hooves in the water to attempt to look through the holes this metal object has a little closer to see what's in it.
>>99115Pear adds
"looks to be a Wirraway Dive Bomber"
Cauldron Smiles, then adds
"'Tis the Wirraway of the Lake. You may ask it it's wisdom."
Some areas look a bit broken, who knows if there is a risk of getting cut if it is touched. There's definitely something inside, looks to be debris though. It appears that there is space for at least two ponies in there
>>99112I hit and miss the bigger one
>>99118So, commit to attacking one of the two ponies?
[1d20+5 = 22]>>99120That's a lot of damage. But the stealth is gone. The other one attacks back
[1d6+1 = 3]>>99121>>99120Looks like a hit with the butt of a rifle
>>99116Huh, it's the 'challenge' of the lake if (((Wikipedia))) is right about its origin word. So it's definitely New Mareland owned if Australia==New Mareland.Iron ponders for a bit. He decides to gently place his hoof on the side of this seemingly wise plane.
"Wirraway of the Lake, I wish to access your wisdom."
>>99123Oh, this is definitely a die roll
>>99125Sadly, it looks like the Wirrary of the Lake is not in a talking mood at the moment
[1d20 = 7]>>99129Judging by your confusion, I think you weren't expecting this. Well, time to see if this plane is 'alive'.Iron looks over to Cauldron then back.
"Wirraway of tha Lake, are you there?"
>>99130Of Course I was expecting thisThe plane is non responsive
>>99131Iron blinks once.
"I think the plain is asleep."
He looks at the spots where the two ponies would reside if it were used and looks inside for anything that does not look like debris.
>>99121Is the inside completely dry?
>>99122Down to 13. Brie draws his last 2 daggers
>>99133Of the train car? Yes. Yes it is.
“Did you forget about me already, Changeling?”
Brie can hear behind him
>>99132There are of course shards of metal, pieces of glass, and also, straps of leather in the front section. The rear section has much the same, a notebook, and what looks to be a very, very large black gun
>>99134"I thought it best. It would never work out between us and we should go our separate ways, Red Whatever-you-said your name was." Brie doesn't hide his sarcasm
>>99135Iron pokes the very very large gun at the rear section.
(A strange thing to see. It looks to be quite heavy.)
He decides to check the notebook first before doing anything that could damage the Wirraway of the Lake, opening on its first page.
[1d20+5 = 10]>>99137Looks to have another map of the area, as well as photographs, also of the area.
>>99136And attack
>>99138>>99136But the melee instrument fails to land
>>99138Iron nods to himself. He takes it and passes it to Pear.
"Is there something that catches your eye for this map?"
>>99140“That settlement didn’t seem to be there on our map... these photos would have been really useful before.”
>>99141Iron nods.
"Excellent. Keep it. It seems you have acquired new places to study later."
With that, he walks back to the plane to inspect the big gun at the rear again.
(Is this thing fixed to it? Will it break if I pull it? It seems like it would sell well with any sort of tool user experts.)
>>99142It is very big, and seems to be fixed to it. Whether it can be detached is hard to determine
>>99145Iron nods, concluding that the plane would get upset if he were to pull its gun out of it.
He walks back to the dryland a little content by obtaining some more useful intel.
"I think that is all there is inside that plain. Shall we go?"
>>99146“Take another look at the map”
>>99147"Oh. Alright then."
He proceeds to do so, trying to see what new information has been obtained.
>>99148More detail on the layout of the temple, and sone sort of settlement to the north that looks a bit like a camp
>>99149Iron's torch turns on.
"Ah! So that was what you meant by a sort of settlement nearby that did not appear before."
He makes a mental note of the temple's layout for when the time comes.
"Do you suggest paying a visit to the camp?"
>>99150“Huh? What is it?”
Pear doesn’t seem to understand
>>99151Iron blinks in confusion.
"This one over here. You
were pointing this part out on the map for me to check out, right?"
>>99152“... No...”
She takes the map, and looks at it more closely
>>99153He walks next to her and points where the camp is supposed to be.
"This little place right there. Is that not right?"
>>99154The location is clearly marked as more important in the notebook
“Huh... this must have been the bomber’s target.”
>>99155Iron cocks his head, not understanding bombardment concepts.
"What is that metal thing supposed to do? Drop in like it did at the lake and destroy the camp with it?"
>>99156“I don’t think that was their plan...”
She looks at it further, then a grin takes over her face
“This must be the bandit’s staging area.”
>>99157Iron smiles.
"Now that is more like it. How would we be able to reach there according to the map?"
>>99158“It’s on the other side of this mountain.”
>>99159"Can it be travelled through or across said mountain?"
>>99160“Yes. It must be, if they can get to us. Unless you’d prefer the air route.”
She looks over at the decayed plane wreckage
>>99161Iron nods.
"Then it is settled. We change course towards the camp through the mountain if possible. Point me towards the direction the mountain is and we shall start our travel."
>>99163"What do you mean? Is the camp not where the bandits are residing?"
>>99164She blinks
“Why would we go to the bandits.”
>>99165Iron thinks for a bit.
"I was thinking to strike them to prevent any further ambushes for your safe extraction. The best defense is a good offense, after all."
>>99166Cauldron pulls forward
“You said we were getting money. Do you really want us to get killed in the process?”
Pear, however, says
“On second thought... Yes. We should.”
>>99167Ooh. Pear seems quite interested.Iron shakes his head.
"I understand the danger of facing his ponies now, but if we do not crush them, they will haunt us for longer and sabotage our lives. We need to show that we are not ponies that should be messed with. Keep in mind that more ponies mean more things we can sell later."
Besides, I want great cleave to be useful for once. Damn feat. >>99168I don’t know about starting any gang wars...”
Pear says
“As he says, better to attack them on our terms then let them attack us on their’s.”
“Alright...”
Cauldron seems unconvinced, but acquiesces
>>99169Iron nods.
"It is settled. We shall go to the camp and deal with them. We march."
With that, he awaits Pear's direction to start the travel in the usual travel formation of Iron at the front and Cauldron at the back.
(The money we will get after getting all of these bandits' loot will be quite larger. Cauldron will thank me later as long as we succeed. Still, there might be the possibility of causing some turmoil in the gang but how would they know our afilliation? I am just a rookie while Cauldron is a grunt, nevermind the archeologist making things more confusing. Focus on downing all the ponies there and getting their stuff. The profit will be worth it.)
>>99170Thus, they go. The position seems to be over the hill, and down around the other side. This area is more filled with brush than trees, though there are enough high canopied trees to break line of sight. Pear regularly stops to try to evaluate their position and make adjustments to their movement
>>99171Iron goes along with it.
(Pear seems to be a lot more confident now that she has someone to act as brawn. I wonder if the bandits took some of the archeologists captive to know the temple's layout.)
>>99175I’ll say at least thisAfter some time, they come upon what must be the camp. It’s a clearing with several tents in the foreground, as well as a fire. From Iron’s side there are trees that are taller, as well as some brush, to allow for cover. There is a set of raised rocks behind that part of the camp with a larger rectangular tent above it, and to the right is a pathway. There is a sense that this is not the totality of the camp, and that more exists to the right and behind what is immediately visible.
Dark Star hasn’t been seen for five days and Silver isn’t active, but nevertheless:
Skies wakes up, pulls herself out from under Dark Star, and goes to shower
>>99178Speaking of inactive players...
I should be free tonight and tomorrow, but from then on it is pure chaos.
And I didn't see if my damage to the pony with a gun did anything. I may have missed that, but I am still wondering if I got at least one before I find myself the one taking damage and/or falling to the ground.
>>99178Dark Star is reluctant to let go of her but he complies after a few minutes then he cutely pouts.
[1d20+2 = 17]>>99181“D’aww. Did you want to do more cuddling?”
>>99180Shimmer’s shot hits the pony and does damage, causing him to bleed from his chest. He levels his carbine and shoots at Shimmer
[2d6 = 5]>>99182>>99182Looks like a hit. Rolling damage
>>99182"Its never a bad time for cuddles." He Grins at her.
"Hurry back~"
>>99184She smiles at him in her way
“Unless you want to join me. Or cuddle now.”
[1d20 = 12]>>9918311 HP left.
Spark stumbles backwards from the hit.
"I'm not letting you take this train! Can't you leave a pony to travel in peace?"
He fires once more.
>>99185"Joining you sounds fun" he whispers
Dark Star gets out Bed and follows her to the bathroom
[2d2 = 3]>>99186Hit. Rolling damage
>>99187She gives him that grin. She walks over towards the bathroom door. Silver is sleeping on the bed, across the bottom, almost like a very large dog. Skies enters the bathroom, then the shower, and starts to turn the knobs.
>>99188Dark Star Grins Back at her
Dark Star's Cock is slightly poking out of his sheath seeing her walk over to the showerHe Then walks over to the shower and steps inside
>1F
>>99189Skies turns on the water. She seems to have it a little colder than Dark Star may like.
She places herself into the stream of water, closed her eyes, and lets it flow over her head and her neck. She almost looks like a dove, bathing in a fountain as she lets her wings spread out slightly, touching Dark Star
>>99188Does the pony fall, or tis just a flesh wound?
>>99191Dark Star inhales sharply at the cold sensation hitting him
"You are as beautiful as a dove,blue"
He Starts gently trying to preen any loose feathers off of her as he kisses her neck
>>99192‘Tis but a flesh wound
>>99193Her wings flinch a bit, and she pulls her wings back
But she sort of smiles at the kisses
>>99194Spark is not going to have a good day.
>>99195HE FUCKING LIVES.
Gunshots heard at the end of the train car in the vestibule
>>99197Only on the outside.
Onyx decided heading towards the gun fire is a smart idea.
>>99198Looks like one of those insurgents is near the door, shooting at Spark, who is shooting at him. Both are wounded
>>99194Dark Star Frowns slightly as she pulls her wings away
He Trails kisses down her back getting closer to her flanks
>>99200They are still there, as pretty as ever. She continues to wet her mane, and let it fall down
[1d20+10 = 30]>>99199Onyx rolls his eye before preparing his halberd and charging the shooting pony.
>>99201Dark Star takes a second to Admire her wings before planting a kiss on her dock.
"Your Wings are Magnificent."
>>99202N-Nice!
>>99202.... I think Onyx may have just made that pony into a shish kebab
>>99203Her tail instantly goes up
“D’aww, thanks”
Her wings spread a little more, and a forehoof tried to apply some shampoo
>>99204Oh boy! Halberds are a x3 crit too!
[1d6+6 = 8][1d10 = 1]>>99205.... I think the dice fucked up
>>99206>>99205Uh... what am I looking at?