DM jlord's Savage World of My Little Pony (Inactive)

Game Master jlord

I look eagerly at Lark awaiting any more input. When she starts to talk to Night instead I shift my attention. Adjusting my glasses I speak to the two. "You know, behavioral patterns are mostly cultural and not necessarily inherit of a species. It is just a mannerism. I don't consider myself skilled or a know-it-all, I am just well read. Though I din't see anyone here fitting common stereotypes. Well I haven't really had chance to experience much beyond books....and of course unicorns. At anyrate it is nice to be working with other ponies. A chance to make friends."

"That wasn't the point, the point is if you look hard enough, you can find a reason to call anypony stubborn or foolish or whatever else. It's what you look for in others."

Higgs comes flying past in a long loop she calls out,

"O yes make friends by all means, swop cooking tips, talk about them good old days and then watch them die because you where spending to much time a jawing, than you should have been keeping an eye on the bushes, if you had not seen, we are coming to the end of the safe farm lands. Time to keep your wits about you"

She swoops back over Doc and into the lead once more, keeping a look out ahead.

In the last few miles the open farm land has given way to lightly wooded copses, which stand close to the path. As you trudge along the well-used trail you have the feeling that you are being watched.
Without warning, a fierce cry fills the air and a group of small little pig skinned creatures with bestial boar faces burst from the vegetation on the side of the road. With a savage snarl and spears in cloven hoof, they fall upon the party.

Danger Sense! Lark, Gearbox, and Shepard make notice roles rolls at a -2. DC is 4. Due to Doc Gearbox's Porc Detector, I am allowing him a danger sense check as well due to the circumstances! Sucess mean you start the 1st round of combat on hold. If you are on hold, make an agility check to see who goes 1st. All the porcs have surprise so they are on hold too, so your gonna want to interrupt their actions right?

If any of you three gain a raise on this check, I will allow to use your insight of the attack to give everyone a warning to totally negate surprise!

Surprise! Everyone who did not succeed/have a danger sense roll make a notice roll, DC 4. Failure means that you are caught off gaurd and you do not get to act this round.

Once surprise is sorted out, I will Explain the layout and we will go into initiative! IF I can manage the time I will try to have a map in play, but no promises...

Err GM just wanted to point out I did say I was air born and scouting upfront, Doc said that me and Lark do this for the last part of the path, I do not know if LArk is, She will have to say so, but I have been from the start, do I get a notice roll for doing this?"

Danger sense Notice: 1d4 - 2 ⇒ (1) - 2 = -11d6 - 2 ⇒ (5) - 2 = 3
hey guys, my tail twitched! look out for falling trees!... wait a second, who are those rough looking fellas? Shep hollers to the approaching individuals "HOWDY Y'ALL! DON'T S'POSE YA KNOW WHAT A PORC IS, CUZ WE BE LOOKIN FOR EM!"

just realized that i didn't meet the prerequisites for danger sense, so i moved two skill points from stealth into notice to meet it, gonna reroll the skill dice as well
Notice: 1d6 - 2 ⇒ (1) - 2 = -1
another -1... heh, looks like my actions remain unchanged... this will be interesting for a first combat :P good luck everypony

If I understand this right, I roll my Notice skill and the wild die, and if I get a max on either, I roll that die again?
Notice: 1d6 + 1d8 - 2 ⇒ (2) + (5) - 2 = 5
Also, Higgs, fairly certain you only get a normal roll, like the rest--especially given you'd just left your scouting to reprimand us. ;P
About to make a retort to Higgs, Lark suddenly freezes. "Why's the ground--"

Agility: 1d4 ⇒ 3
Do I add a Wild Die to this Attribute roll? If so, 1d6 ⇒ 5

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you roll the action die and the skill die separately. So in Lark's case you roll a d8-2 and a d6-2 for the action dice and you take the higher of the two rolls. So with the above rolls, Lark is looking at a 3 total which fails. You still get the notice roll for surprise though. Also for note you usually add action die to attribute rolls and skill rolls.

Higgs, the Porcs were hidden in the foliage and although you said you were up in the front, you never really left the group to scout ahead. If they were out in the open I would have let you know due to your high vantage point.

Shep and Lark, since you failed the danger sense rolls, you not need to roll for surprise. Also, everyone has three bennies to use as you feel fit to reroll.

Ahhh, okay. I think I'll reroll, since it's the first encounter and Lark's danger sense is kind of a big deal with her.
1d8 - 2 ⇒ (1) - 2 = -1
1d6 - 2 ⇒ (2) - 2 = 0
Hehehe. Alright, that's one Benny down.
Notice roll for surprise: 1d8 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + (6) = 12
Okay, so I take the Wild Die roll, and reroll that, right?...1d6 ⇒ 5
For a total of 11?

Yes Lark, yes you got 11, but you shouldn't roll the d8 and d6 in the same tag, it will get confusing, fast.

GM, how we doing the card draw? Roll d54 or are you gonna draw real cards and post them?

1d6 ⇒ 3
1d6 ⇒ 3

Spend a jellybean,
1d6 ⇒ 2
1d6 ⇒ 6

Explode,
1d6 ⇒ 4

For Notice 10.

Yes Lark, yes you got 11, but you shouldn't roll the d8 and d6 in the same tag, it will get confusing, fast.

I don't think it's that confusing, and I like to avoid clutter, but I'll do as you suggest.

forgot about bennys! i'm gonna spend one to not suck in our first round ever of combat :P

Notice: 1d6 - 2 ⇒ (4) - 2 = 21d6 - 2 ⇒ (6) - 2 = 4
ace: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
that's a raise, in case that matters

"Hold yer hooves every pony, my hackles are a risin, them pig lookin creatures mean business! after we deal with em, maybe we can question them as ta find out if they know where those Porcs are!"

Lark, I agree not everyone does, but I've seen several discussions over it.

"Psst, I'm pretty sure those are porcs."

(wait,) Lark hisses from the corner of her mouth, (I want to try something first.)

Higgs just carry's along above the path,

"all the chattering, the silly billies, if they don't keep a look out any thing could jump them, I mean really talk talk talk, is that all they do? mutter mutter mutter... soon shes out of sight.

"oh... of course they are! i meant we can ask them where all the OTHER porcs are >.> i mean... if there are others..." the embarrassment of not knowing what a porc was is obvious on his face
"Lark, i hope ya know what your doin, cuz at the first sign of violence, im gonna remind these guys why ya dont go a messin with us simple farm folk" Shep's eyes narrow, focusing on the threat ahead as he lightly stomps the ground, checking that his horseshoes are secure on his hooves

Higgs just carry's along above the path,

"all the chattering, the silly billies, if they don't keep a look out any thing could jump them, I mean really talk talk talk, is that all they do? mutter mutter mutter... soon shes out of sight.

So Higgs is ignoring the porcs? Kinda confused here.

@Lark, Well Im playing it that just as you where jumped Higgs was as I said heading to the front, as you and the GM have made clear she has not spotted them as you in trees and its hard for Higgs to see, whats going on with you. I am playing Higgs so that she miss what has gone off behind, its why shes moning about you all stopping all the time. also your forgetting higs is real fast, out of sight in a wooded area is not far. We all play our PCs has we see fit etc. hope that clears things.

1d8 - 2 ⇒ (4) - 2 = 2
1d6 - 2 ⇒ (3) - 2 = 1

"Confound it. This detector seems to be going off but its spinning in all directions. I can't make heads or tails of whether it's broken, or senses something. Just give me a minute to fix it."

Doc begins fiddling with the detector, clearly not sensing the danger that the other ponies have picked up on. "I'm sure it's a false alarm and we all have ourselves worried over nothing."

Sorry it took so long to post guys. Was building or fixing computers all day today.

So Higgs is ignoring the porcs? Kinda confused here.

@Lark, Well Im playing it that Higgs was as I said heading to the front, it was made clear she has not spotted procs or what your doing, as your all in trees so its hard for Higgs to see. I am playing Higgs so that she miss what has gone off behind, its why shes moning about you all stopping all the time. also your forgetting higs is real fast, out of sight in a wooded area is not far. hope that clears things.

I ponder what Night and Higgs said. Adjusting my glasses I respond, "I left my comfort zone a long time ago. I was hoping to make new friends. Why in Equestria would I simply stand by and watch them die? Do you not want my friendship?" Pausing for a moment to look in the direction of Shepard and Lark. I adjust my glasses "What's going on over there you two?"

OK, alot of confusion... Lets get that straitened out first

Higgs, I thought you were asking for a "bonus" or an "extra" notice roll because you were flying. You would have gotten a notice roll like everyone else, but not a special one like Lark, Gear and Shep did. I hope that clears everything up. So you would have gotten a notice roll. Your not in a forest, the Porcs were hiding in some light foilage, esentially bushes, so you would still be in sight of the party and within hearing distance. I'll try to be a bit more descriptive with my text.

Due to Sheps's raise on his danger sense roll, he was able to warn everyone of the impending danger, so no one is surprised, so Initiative will go as the normal rules.

Lark, you used a Bennie to reroll danger sense, so it is used up. Nightflight, since surprise was negated by shep, you don't need to make a notice roll vs surprise, so you don't need to spend the Bennie.

Lark and Nightflight, I don't mind using the rolls in the same tabe, but instead of using the "+" and making them add together, seperate them with a ";" and they will roll seperatly under one tag, Like so: 1d1 ⇒ 11d1 ⇒ 1

I will be using Real Cards for the Initiative.

Higgs, I assumed that you were still really close to the group, but if you feel that you are a great deal ahead, then that is fine. Although I think you would be closer, I would say that you are at max, your full flanking space away. You should be able to make one flying or flanking move be within reach of the party.

Oh, using Danger Sense spends a Bennie? I must've missed that. So I spent a total of 2 Bennies.

Lark, I was talking about the reroll. You still have your 2 Bennies.

Higgs loops around again and to her shock dos not see the others where she thought they should be. Then a call out from Shep,
some thing is wrong

Higgs flys back as fast as sh can,

1d4 ⇒ 1 notice
1d6 ⇒ 5 wild dice

INITIATIVE
K♠ ???
J♠ Lark Lighthead
10♣ Elemental Al
9♦ Higgledy Piggledy
7♠ Nightflight Mintleaf
7♥ Shepard Jeremiah Pie
5♠ Doctor Gearbox
2♣ Porcs

HOW INITIATIVE WORKS
Cards are drawn for each character and the count goes down from highest card 1st. In case of a tie, the cards go in reverse alphabetical order, so Spades then Hearts then Diamonds then Clubs. Jokers are special and I will explain them when one gets drawn. Initiative is redrawn each round. If you know what you want to do, feel free to post out of turn. I will do an end of round summery with everything that happens.

When Shepard mentions the Porcs, you all turn towards the bushes, the only place of hiding in the open area, as the Porcs jump out, their advantage of surprise ruined. It's hard to tell their disappointment, as they oink and grunt in a small little frenzy as they come at the group with their little pointy spears!

Shep and Doc are in the front, only 3 paces away (6 yards) from the porcs. Element and Nightflight are right behind them 4 paces away (8 yards). If Lark is flying, I assume she is just above the group. Higgs would be somewhere between 1 to 10 paces infront/above the Doc and Shep, somewhere between 2 and 20 yards away. Higgs go ahead and stat yourself at whatever distance you want withing that area. It is partly cloudy in the sky.

I will post more info on combat in discussion, there is enough ooc text in the gameboard!

Lark is up first!

Forgot an important thing...

There a three porcs. They look nearly identical wither their beady little eyes and their Boar-like faces. They barely reach a pony's eye level. However, one is chubby and you can see a piece of carrot dangling from his little tusk. One is very short, even for a Porc, a head smaller than the other two. The last one is really skinny and lanky. [ooc]Let me know if your effecting the 'Fat', 'Short', or 'Skinny' Porc. They are grouped right next to each other, nearly having climbed over each other as they jumped out of the bushes.

Lark, I was talking about the reroll. You still have your 2 Bennies.

Ah. I'd already written that down. :)

Firstly, can I make an Intuition check to tell whether these Porcs are likely to even listen to Lark?
Intuition: 1d10 ⇒ 101d6 ⇒ 1
EXPLODE: 1d10 ⇒ 6
Okay, so that's a 16 Intuition. Lark's action will depend on what she works out, assuming that doesn't use up her whole move. :)

Using persuasion!
Thanks for pointing out the dice trick, didn't know about

"Hey! Just what do you think you're doing jumping out of bushes at people? You should slow down and introduce yourselves properly." Eyes them authoritatively.
1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 51d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Explode, final result
1d6 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

HOI! MY TURN! TEACHER! HE'S CUTTING IN THE LIIINE!
;D
But in seriousness, I'd like to have the chance to complete my action if Intuition doesn't expend it. Intuition represents just sizing them up. I was planning to speak, if they look like they can be spoken to, or take some other action otherwise (such as movement).

Doc positions himeself between the porcs and the unicorns behind him. Looking at the "fat porc", Doc says, "Good day my fine fellow. You seem to be a well fed friend. You certainly would not want to eat any of us. We would taste terrible, and be far too tough. Might I suggest some fine apples. I believe I saw some in an orchard that we passed along the way."

CLASH OF WILLS (Persuasion)

1d8 ⇒ 6 1d6 ⇒ 1

Okay, so I'm not trying to be the annoying stubborn guy, and maybe I'm just used to PbPs going firmly in order when it comes to Init, but in a combat that may well end up being based on talking, I think it's best if the conversation actually go linearly. That's why I'm complaining here. Not whining, complaining. ^___^

Sometimes game goes faster when posted this way. Not everyone has time to post in order so as not to slow things down, people gotta post when they can. Me personally I have time to put something in whenever so I'm waiting my turn, but that my not be the case for others. Just trust the DM will resolve everyone's actions in initiative order. Usually DM's request two actions from a player in the event their first choice is no longer possible when their turn comes up and then they resolve everyone's turn at once. Depends on how our DM wants to run things. So relax, just let people post and their business will be resolved in initiative order. I'd rather them post when they can so as not to slow things down.

I am relaxed. Stop telling me to relax, godd*mmit!
The problem is that if one of these posts contradicts what Lark is saying, it will confuse things. I realize my getting-my-action-first isn't in jeopardy. I'm more concerned about things getting muddled for no good reason. This isn't actually about me, it's about Lark, for instance, trying to Intimidate while the others are trying Diplomacy. That isn't the plan, but things like that look awkward. It makes more sense to me to just handle things in order in such cases. Roleplaying is normally first-come, first-serve, so to speak. When Roleplaying is policed by Initiative, though, things can get more complicated.
This has nothing to do with my wanting to go first and everything to do with the fact that I am going to go first. There's a reason many PbPs enforce a "post in order" policy. Tactics suffer in timey-wimey games.

Lark in the time you have been tell us how you like PbP to go,
(remember GM is always good on this matter) you could have posted what you PC,s dos!. I say this becouse I AM waiting to see what you and the others do before me, so stop ya winneying and start a trotting, or Higgs will show up a Dicing and slicing :)

Been meaning to mention, Fuglet, could you try to work on the grammar of your posts? It's nothing personal, I'm just having some trouble reading your posts. :)
Anyway, I could've done a spoiler "if blank happens", but I chose not to. Just didn't seem necessary, and I prefer to avoid using those unless there's no alternative. I have almost never seen a case where it didn't distort the flow.

I am Dyslexic, I feel no shame over it as I have an IQ of 152 so I have been told and for what use that is, Swings and roundbouts etc. If I am not on my own PC at home, with its spelling and grammer checker. So moving on Lark waiting for you to post your action but it seems your more into asking us not to then posting your own, and as the GM has said we can and then sort it here is may action.

Higgs comes flying back
(If it looks like a fight)->,
Higgs will click out her wing blade and try and clip one of them as she flys past.

(if it looks like they are just talking)->
she will stay back and keep out of sight.
1d10 ⇒ 8 Stealth
1d6 ⇒ 2 wild dice.

Sorry, had a doctor's appointment and didn't see your post until just now.

but it seems your more into asking us not to then posting your own

Angry. Sorry if my comment on the grammar got your goat, but it's impossible to tell dyslexics from "grammar commies" on the internet, and I am literally unable to read some sentences, so it was an actual request.

I 'keep' trying to GM?
Enough of this nonsense. To the PM-Mobile. I don't want to spam this place with silly bickerments. ^__^

Firstly, can I make an Intuition check to tell whether these Porcs are likely to even listen to Lark?

Making an intuition roll to size them up and get a feel for them does take up an action. However, you can do more actions at once by taking a -2 to all rolls. Your Intuition roll is so good that the penalty will not effect any info you get. So if you want to do something else on your turn, you can if you wish with the penalty. You can also move your pace and speak as a free action without taking a penalty.

Lark considers it. "Hey, guys, um-um-um, I have a feeling we can talk to them, they seem like pretty, um, discerning folk."
She turns to the skinny one. "Are you really going to fight on an empty stomach?"
Persuasion: 1d4 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 - 2 = 11d6 - 2 ⇒ (2) - 2 = 0
Yeah, that roll sucked, so I gave kind of a half-hearted Persuasion attempt. Lark will make a proper attempt on her turn, having formed a proper strategy by them.

Seeing the porcs approach I narrow my eyes and step up. I adjust my glasses as I glare at the fat one."Hold it you! Haven't you already caused enough trouble for ponies? If you have some other more pressing reason to harass us then out with it already and stop making so much noise! If you have nothing important to say then be on your way and we will be on ours."
Persuasion:1d10 - 1 ⇒ (8) - 1 = 71d6 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

When it's Shep's turn for iniative, he is going to hold until the porks physically threaten anyone in the group. once/if this happens, shep will place himself between the porcs and the unicorns and open up a can of whoop-arse

Higgs, Ducks down so she all Hidden from behind her bush then calls out,
"COMMANDER SHEP?, COMMANDER SHEP?, Did the plan work Sir? have your found then? we can hear you but not see you, The rest of us soldiers want to know should we come to you now sir?."

Shouldn't there be something about reapers or geth in there somewhere? lol. This round took longer then expected.

Well, time to adjust words a bit, still sticking with persuasion though, "We have nothing you want and plenty you don't want, so if you please excuse us, we are busy looking for some bad guys to clap in chains."

J♠ Lark Lighthead
Lark takes in the situation. "Hey, guys, um-um-um, I have a feeling we can talk to them, they seem like pretty, um, discerning folk."
She turns to the skinny one. "Are you really going to fight on an empty stomach?"

Smarts!1d4 ⇒ 2 The skinny one looks at Lark and simply brandishes it's spear. "Squee-he-he!"

10♣ Elemental Al
Element Al narrows his eyes and steps up. He adjusts his glasses and gives the fat porc a piercing glare "Hold it you! Haven't you already caused enough trouble for ponies? If you have some other more pressing reason to harass us then out with it already and stop making so much noise! If you have nothing important to say then be on your way and we will be on ours."

Smarts! 1d4 ⇒ 1

The fat porc shrinks back from Element Al's stare. When he finishes his lecture, The Porc gives him a savage nod of the head, turns around, and waddles away as fast as he can! Raise on the Clash of wills causes the Porc to receive a 'Daunt.' Since he is an extra, he is incapacitated, which means in this situation, has lost his will to fight and is fleeing.

9♦ Higgledy Piggledy
Higgs comes flying back and swoops behind the bushes out of sight.

Skinny's Notice! 1d6 ⇒ 1
Shorty's Notice! 1d6 ⇒ 1
Fatty doesn't care anymore!

She then calls out, "COMMANDER SHEP?, COMMANDER SHEP?, Did the plan work Sir? Have your found then? We can hear you but not see you, the rest of us soldiers want to know should we come to you now sir?."

Higgs, What you are trying to do is a clash of wills intimidate check here, using your bluff to intimidate them. You don't have the intimidate skill and along with the use of stealth on this turn, your rolling the following:

Higg's Intimidate! 1d4 - 4 ⇒ (2) - 4 = -21d6 - 4 ⇒ (3) - 4 = -1
Porc's Strength 1d8 ⇒ 3
The short porc glances towards Higgs hiding spot, but doesn't seem to notice where Higgs is, and seemingly ignores her bluff.

7♠ Nightflight Mintleaf
"We have nothing you want and plenty you don't want, so if you please excuse us, we are busy looking for some bad guys to clap in chains." Nightflight says as she stares down on the short porc authoritatively.

smarts! 1d4 ⇒ 1
The short porc is surprised by what Nightflight has said, and reflexively bows and offers a hoof out to shake... He then realizes what he is doing and runs away in embarrassment, crying! You toasted this one Nightflight!

5♠ Doctor Gearbox
Doc positions himeself between the remaining porc and the unicorns behind him. Looking at the "skinny porc", Doc says, "Good day my fine fellow. You seem to be a well fed friend. You certainly would not want to eat any of us. We would taste terrible, and be far too tough. Might I suggest some fine apples. I believe I saw some in an orchard that we passed along the way."

smarts!1d4 ⇒ 4
The skinny porc seems to seriously consider this for a moment... The Porc is SHAKEN!

2♣ Porcs, 7♥ (Held) Shepard Jeremiah Pie, K♠ (held) ???
Using a Game Master Bennie to remove shaken from the last Porc!

The skinny porc shakes himself out of his thoughts and tries to spear the good Doctor!

Shep's Interrupt action! Agility!1d6 ⇒ 6
???'s Interrupt action! Agility!1d8 ⇒ 2
Porc's Agility! 1d6 ⇒ 1

Shep and the porc seem to move as one! But it is Shep who is Quicker. Trotting between the doc and the porc, Shep pre-counters the porc's attack with a firm buck!

Sheps's Fighting! 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 31d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

And totally whiffs it! Seeing the new threat, the Porc turns the spear towards Shep, but not before...

"Take this you dirty thieves!" Yells a grey pegasus mare with a blond mane as she erupts from a cloudy hiding spot in the sky! She lobs a glass jar filled with a blue substance at the porc, and it hits... Shep right in the face! shattering and covering him in blueberry jelly! Oh No! No damage, no penalty, but it is very sticky and messy...

"...Opps, My Bad!" Apologies the wall eyed mare.

"Squee-he-he" The Porc chortles as it trys to stick Shep!

porc's fighting!1d6 ⇒ 3 Damage 1d8 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + (5) = 8

And the last Porc can't seem to focus on fighting, it's laughing so hard!

INITIATIVE, Round 2
Q♠ Derpy
Q♦ Higgledy Piggledy
10♠ Shepard Jeremiah Pie
8♥ Porcs
6♠ Lark Lighthead
6♥ Nightflight Mintleaf
6♣ Doctor Gearbox
5♣ Elemental Al

"I'm SO SORRY! Here, let me help!" The derpy eyes pony pushes a cloud over above Shep's head and she uses the weather touch feat of daring! And like magic the could begins to... hail onto shep! It stings! "Oh no, that wasn't supposed to happen!!!"

Shep is now covered in jelly and being hail on. man things have gotten weird all of a sudden!