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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>>99000Here's hoping we can actually hit Day 6 in this thread. Also hoping the train gang returns so we can actually finish that encounter and move onto the next day.
Are we seriously only 5 days in still?
[1d20+7 = 14]
"What's the status of the Engine?" Brie assumes a confident and "I'm supposed to be here" posture.
Bluff
>>99015They blink
“It’s... stopped now.” Answers the closest of the postal workers
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>>99016"I mean is it secure, or has it been compromised?" Brie doesn't hide the fact that he felt that was a rather thick response.
>>99017A different postal worker answers. The further away postal worker, a jade green Pegasus answers now
“We don’t know. We just know there have been attempts to break into this car.”
Then the Midnight blue bat, Ozren, gives his own answer
“I intend to find out”
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>>99018"But you haven't tried going
into the engine? Fuckin' n0obs." He says, frogging a pair of daggers (he's down to 8 or 9, depending on if the one pony got a knife to the face). "Have you tried knocking?"
>>99019“
They have tried knocking”
He says
Then Ozren says
“They are postal workers, not engineers”
He goes forward, towards the door on the far end
>>99020"If you want to do things the hard way,..." Brie changes his appearance to mimic the lime green officer. "Tell you what. If I get shot, we can do it your way."
>>99021The jade postal worker moves aside, because it looks like Brie is not, in fact, the least patient bat in the room. Ozren moves to the door, twists a knob on it, pulls a lever down, then pulls the door in.
Through the open door Brie can see that this gap between the RPO and the locomotive does not have a cover connecting the cars, like the other gaps between cars. It is exposed to the outside. Ozren looks over.
“Is this other door locked?”
>>99022"You're asking me? I just got here. Let me take a look." Brie goes over and inspects the lock.
[1d20+7 = 23]>>99023It does not appear to be tampered with, but....
From above, a pony drops down onto the coupling. A burgundy Pegasus. She is old looking, and has noticeable scars on her, including around her right eye, both eyes glowing gold. She is carrying, of all things, a sword, shorter in length and with a curve.
And...
>>99025>>99024She immediately swings her sword, upwards and down upon the nearest target. Not Brie, but Ozren, who was standing further out. He holds his carbine between his hooves, and raises it up, blocking the sword
>>99028Oh no, that’s already started. Brie May act in whatever way, including attacking now
>>99029Wait, the train is stopped. Brie takes flight and tries to position himself (on top of the engine, if possible/necessary) to surround the pegasus.
>>99030Well, maybe. The door itself is narrow, as is the gap between the locomotive and the RPO, so taking flight would require basically already require getting to her side
>>99031So,... tumbling to maneuver around?
>>99033Success. Brie rolls out through the door, under and besides Ozren, and off to the right of the Burgundy Pegasus, who is standing on the coupling. Brie falls off unto the rocks of the train tracks under the cars, and lands gracefully enough, placing him about a foot lower than the Pegasus, who is still aiming her sword at Ozren
[1d20+5 = 8][1d20+9 = 27]>>99035So now that Brie has flanking Brie starts planting roses (and by roses, I mean knives).
Modified for flanking bonus
>>99036One flies right past her, another hits her in the side of her barrel
[1d4+1 = 4]>>99039Oh. Huh. Thats,... okay. I did not know that.
[1d20+5 = 6]>>99040The knife sticks into her side and draws blood. She moves a hoof to pull it out, and drops it on the ground.
Finding herself flanked by a pony with the ability to tumble out, and facing a reasonably skilled pony, plus two postal workers with shotguns, the old mare looks over to the side, and herself tries to tumble away, to the left.
>>99044He moves forward, and pulls on the door
“Give me a key!”
[1d20+11 = 30]>>99045"Gait aside, do try to keep the angry pegasus occupied,...." Brie says rolling his eyes and pulling out his lockpicks.
Rolling
>>99046She tries to pull back for the moment, rolling over the side. The door comes open at Brie’s efforts, and Ozren swings it open, trying to enter as quickly as possible.
>>99047"You're welcome! Sorry for the whole leg stabbing thing!" Brie calls as he rushes away.
He frogs another pair of daggers.
"Now then. Shall we dance?"
>>99048If she’s looking to dance, she doesn’t respond to Brie immediately
>>99050Ozren goes through into the locomotive unit, disappearing out of line of sight