Keani
C̵͍̈t̷̼̓h̴̀ͅŭ̶̹l̴̡̈u̸̫͗ ̶̟͌F̵͚́h̶̠͊t̶͍͌ă̷̺g̴̯̊n̷
- Location
- R͈̥̲̦͍͓͗̽̈́̚'̞ͧ͛ͥ̄l̫̰̤̖̽̐y͍̲ͧ̒́̐̌̀e̪͆h̸̩͔̟ͣ͐͐̎ͤ
Who Needs Harmony?: An MLP Empire Quest
- Thread starter Questor
- Start date
ExNihilo
SPACE!
- Location
- USA
- Pronouns
- He/Him
It used to be. Back when Charlamge conquered his way across Europe, the pope blesses him to holiness, he controlled Rome, and it was clearly an empire. Likewise with the Hohenstaufen. The not holy not Roman and not an empire mostly came from Voltaire, who being French didn't like the HRE much.
- Location
- USA
In the end we didn't use your bonus so you still have it for another thing.
- Location
- Texas
Here is a solo for Gabriella to sing when the battle begins.
I would disagree and argue even under Charlemagne it never really was but this is starting to get off topic for a thread about a MLP empire quest. We can continue if PM's if you want though.
[X] All of them
This is no time to hold back.
You know it don't know if this has been mentioned, but if we know where Sombra is coming from and his route we can lay some traps. As he appears to be coming from a mountain pass, we could do one of the oldest tricks in the book. We can use the blasting powder to cause a avalanche and either bury all those mortal troops or the elite units. I suspect a mere rock slide will not inconvenience Sombra in any way, supposing he is actually there and is not pulling a whole body double or as this is Sombra body puppeting trick.
This is no time to hold back.
You know it don't know if this has been mentioned, but if we know where Sombra is coming from and his route we can lay some traps. As he appears to be coming from a mountain pass, we could do one of the oldest tricks in the book. We can use the blasting powder to cause a avalanche and either bury all those mortal troops or the elite units. I suspect a mere rock slide will not inconvenience Sombra in any way, supposing he is actually there and is not pulling a whole body double or as this is Sombra body puppeting trick.
It has been suggested. But replace 'rockslide' with 'Drop a mountain on him'.
- Location
- A house
Banner of the Early Empire
- Location
- SF Bay Area
Ok... Now I preface this by saying the following. The flag is indicative of the times it is found in, while technologically we are pushing in parts the early 19th century, our flags and political structures we encounter are usually from the 15th century. Also it's important to note that we are a young reforged Empire, which unified... with most of the blood shed being Brochard's. As such... a Flag in this sense is probably closer to a very complicated heraldric banner...
The Left third is indicative of the contributions of the Feathrisian League, and more importantly the work of our father in law. The fact that the banner wound up more emulating his domain than others is entirely coincidental and has nothing to do with a bet between himself and the Emperor.
The middle third is indicative of the Kingdom of Griffonia, our home kingdom. I took some elements from the earlier flag design and expanded them for this (Those flags could very well have been Griffonia's flag). The Griffon on top is probably in our character's royal arms indicating his House ruling as Emperor, but I added the paw prints to indicate that the Diamond Dogs consider us Alpha. Also a not so unsubtle reminder that the Dogs consider US alpha not necessarily the other two components of the empire.
The last one gave me pause but I figured simple was better. Brochard was our evil king... well evil Griffin King. So his flag was Black and Red. The fact that the victorious armies stamped a bright Gold "X" on the middle, indicates just how much the Empire has invested and put into bringing them up to the rest of the Empire's standards.
I imagine that until Sombra was found, the armies carried all three banners into battle. With Imperial soldiers, three of them always standing at attention holding them in the proper arrangement.
Ultimately... This is a flag made by a young Empire compromising, a young one that has not yet been tested in the crucible of war, where a unified Griffon Identity is forged against an external threat.
I do have an idea for a Post-War flag but I'll sit on it for now I think. But it will be a unified banner, and not segmented like the current banner
EDIT: keep forgetting this @Questor
The Left third is indicative of the contributions of the Feathrisian League, and more importantly the work of our father in law. The fact that the banner wound up more emulating his domain than others is entirely coincidental and has nothing to do with a bet between himself and the Emperor.
The middle third is indicative of the Kingdom of Griffonia, our home kingdom. I took some elements from the earlier flag design and expanded them for this (Those flags could very well have been Griffonia's flag). The Griffon on top is probably in our character's royal arms indicating his House ruling as Emperor, but I added the paw prints to indicate that the Diamond Dogs consider us Alpha. Also a not so unsubtle reminder that the Dogs consider US alpha not necessarily the other two components of the empire.
The last one gave me pause but I figured simple was better. Brochard was our evil king... well evil Griffin King. So his flag was Black and Red. The fact that the victorious armies stamped a bright Gold "X" on the middle, indicates just how much the Empire has invested and put into bringing them up to the rest of the Empire's standards.
I imagine that until Sombra was found, the armies carried all three banners into battle. With Imperial soldiers, three of them always standing at attention holding them in the proper arrangement.
Ultimately... This is a flag made by a young Empire compromising, a young one that has not yet been tested in the crucible of war, where a unified Griffon Identity is forged against an external threat.
I do have an idea for a Post-War flag but I'll sit on it for now I think. But it will be a unified banner, and not segmented like the current banner
EDIT: keep forgetting this @Questor
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- Location
- California
You're right.
That earlier thought just made it seem like the princess had to go besiege and wreck the Crystal Empire one area at a time. Considering the mechanics of Sombre's control, no one would be allowed to surrender so they fought everyone. Most likely to the death, until Sombre ends up trapped in the capital where he enacts the timelock plan.
Keani
C̵͍̈t̷̼̓h̴̀ͅŭ̶̹l̴̡̈u̸̫͗ ̶̟͌F̵͚́h̶̠͊t̶͍͌ă̷̺g̴̯̊n̷
- Location
- R͈̥̲̦͍͓͗̽̈́̚'̞ͧ͛ͥ̄l̫̰̤̖̽̐y͍̲ͧ̒́̐̌̀e̪͆h̸̩͔̟ͣ͐͐̎ͤ
I like the third, very prettyOk... Now I preface this by saying the following. The flag is indicative of the times it is found in, while technologically we are pushing in parts the early 19th century, our flags and political structures we encounter are usually from the 15th century. Also it's important to note that we are a young reforged Empire, which unified... with most of the blood shed being Brochard's. As such... a Flag in this sense is probably closer to a very complicated heraldric banner...
The Left third is indicative of the contributions of the Feathrisian League, and more importantly the work of our father in law. The fact that the banner wound up more emulating his domain than others is entirely coincidental and has nothing to do with a bet between himself and the Emperor.
The middle third is indicative of the Kingdom of Griffonia, our home kingdom. I took some elements from the earlier flag design and expanded them for this (Those flags could very well have been Griffonia's flag). The Griffon on top is probably in our character's royal arms indicating his House ruling as Emperor, but I added the paw prints to indicate that the Diamond Dogs consider us Alpha. Also a not so unsubtle reminder that the Dogs consider US alpha not necessarily the other two components of the empire.
The last one gave me pause but I figured simple was better. Brochard was our evil king... well evil Griffin King. So his flag was Black and Red. The fact that the victorious armies stamped a bright Gold "X" on the middle, indicates just how much the Empire has invested and put into bringing them up to the rest of the Empire's standards.
I imagine that until Sombra was found, the armies carried all three banners into battle. With Imperial soldiers, three of them always standing at attention holding them in the proper arrangement.
Ultimately... This is a flag made by a young Empire compromising, a young one that has not yet been tested in the crucible of war, where a unified Griffon Identity is forged.
I love it, and i want it.
Tithed_Verse
Vainglorious
- Location
- Iowa
- Pronouns
- They/Them
A very bad my little pony fic that shall not be spoken of, and deserves to be ignored and forgotten.
It does not deserve to be named nor spoken of. Let us now drop this topic as it has been suficently clarified and discussed far too much already.
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My guess for how this war will go is that we'll have to fight Sombra in waves with a turn in between each wave. So this is the first wave, when we either beat or drive them back we'll move onto the next turn, which hopefully then we can get those furnaces and start on the orichalcum.
Keani
C̵͍̈t̷̼̓h̴̀ͅŭ̶̹l̴̡̈u̸̫͗ ̶̟͌F̵͚́h̶̠͊t̶͍͌ă̷̺g̴̯̊n̷
- Location
- R͈̥̲̦͍͓͗̽̈́̚'̞ͧ͛ͥ̄l̫̰̤̖̽̐y͍̲ͧ̒́̐̌̀e̪͆h̸̩͔̟ͣ͐͐̎ͤ
I'm not sure we can really do that since there's nothing we can do to really stop much less reverse their advance. That's kinda a think with ice zombie hoardesfollowing a near deity, they can just keep marching forwards reviving battlefields. Nor am I really sure it's something we want to do since it just gives them time to revive their numbers while we take attrition.
Nay, as I see it it will be ambush and assault after ambush and assault as we throw everything we have at annihilating as much of his army and eventually himself as soon as possible because otherwise we're screwed by their negative attrition bonus.
- Location
- Tulsa Oklahoma
I'm sorry but you are flat out wrong. For all our opponent's powers, which are many, Sombra has not, nor to my knowledge ever been referred to or shown any aptitude in necromancy (or would it be neighcromancy?). For all our foes strength, his army is flesh and blood (well crystal and blood but you get the idea).
Omake: Heart-Song of War (Too good to not be Canon)
Vozen
Magic Adventure Cat
- Location
- Seattle
@Questor ...I had to.
Heart-Song of War
It is a known, if somewhat rare magical phenomenon for a person, group, or people to spontaneously inspire and create musicals. More common in magical races and far more likely in times of joy and plenty, one would not expect one of these "heart-songs" to appear with an invasion via Dark Lord and his evil army to inspire within a magically null race. Yet in the latter stages of preparations a tune did start. Perhaps it was the sense of national unity King Garrick had inspired, perhaps it was the entirety of the population joining together for a common cause, perhaps it was just something in the spirit of the people waking up. Whatever it was, as the hour of truth grew closer, the people started humming, and then singing a new song while they worked.
Heart-Song of War
It is a known, if somewhat rare magical phenomenon for a person, group, or people to spontaneously inspire and create musicals. More common in magical races and far more likely in times of joy and plenty, one would not expect one of these "heart-songs" to appear with an invasion via Dark Lord and his evil army to inspire within a magically null race. Yet in the latter stages of preparations a tune did start. Perhaps it was the sense of national unity King Garrick had inspired, perhaps it was the entirety of the population joining together for a common cause, perhaps it was just something in the spirit of the people waking up. Whatever it was, as the hour of truth grew closer, the people started humming, and then singing a new song while they worked.
Cold: the air and water flowing.
*Clang-clang* go the hammers as the blacksmiths shape and sculpt metal under them. They need more blades, more arrows and spears, more armor. The forges are run night and day to meet quota.
Hard: the land we call our home.
The farmers build the hotboxes in mass numbers, tilling earth and building structures. Local stones are dragged into place and packed with hard earth to make a few more when base matirials run dry.
Push to keep the dark from coming,
Skilled sergeants press the Militia to try and bring their skill up just a little bit higher. They don't have long, but the formation exercises help a little bit. Every bit is needed.
Feel the weight of what we owe.
Diamond Dog squads join up with the main force, fresh plate and spears glinting in the sunlight as they set to defend the pack.
This: the song of sons and daughters,
A miners town gather at the edge of town, the young and elderly waving to their departing kinsman as they marched to war.
Hide the heart of who we are.
A line of gryphons stick sharpened log points into the ground facing outward, creating a frontline. Such a thing would have limited use against flying foes, but lucky for them most of their foes were not.
Making peace to build our future,
A squad of military guards nod respectfully to the procession of Yak troops marching up to the border. The gesture is returned by the procession's leader.
Strong, united, working 'till we fall.
Two dogs pull one of the newly forged cannons onto the line, while a nearby gryphon checks a ballista's frame and adjusting the firing mechanism.
Cold: the air and water flowing.
There is an audible *clunk* as the chest filled with gold coins is set before the next mercenary squad, and they give a bloodthirsty grin.
Hard: the land we call our home.
Sparks fly from the sharpening stones as blade after blade is honed upon it. A line of fighters wait their turn nearby.
Push to keep the dark from coming,
A scout flies high in the air, sharp hawk eyes fixed on the frozen horizon. If the enemy came, they would know.
Feel the weight of what we owe.
The proud Knightly Orders march in formation to the front, their skill and discipline clear to see. Others are inspired by the sight, and drills go smoothly that day.
This: the song of sons and daughters,
A royal family, father, mother, son, and daughter, all embrace each other one last time before the parents take wing to the front alongside their honor guard.
Hide the heart of who we are.
Gryphon and Diamond Dog strap on their armor, metal with softer inner lining to keep the cold out. They then set to join the many others gathering in camp.
Making peace to build our future,
A king and his commanders sit in a tent, working out their plans for battle, and how the three races will fight alongside each other.
Strong, united, working 'till we fall.
Three races, two people's, stand side-by-side, forming ranks. Today, they are brothers.
And we all lift, and we're all adrift together, together.
Garrick Golden-Feather stands atop a raised rock, elevating him just above the vast army around him, looking to the horizon where the foe will attack from. It was a scene that would be made into painting years later.
Through the cold mist, 'till we're lifeless together, together.
Upon the distant line of horizon, even with the cold snowstorm bearing down, a far darker cloud was just visible...yet still, the sun shone.
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- Location
- Back in Cali
Tag the QM @Questor
- Location
- Tulsa Oklahoma
At least you're honest. Personally I would go for something a little more veteran for the song of choice. Maybe
- Location
- Germany
Did that prick take EVERY able-bodied pony with him or is his kingdom massively bigger then ours?
THe first means that if we kill enough of his slaves and hold out his kingdom will collapse in on itself, the second would most likely spell our doom.
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Hoyden
Hugbot v0.28
- Location
- UK
I sort of hope we get the chance to send raiding forces into Sombra's teritory.
If his army is using magically created equipment, then Sombra is the weak point. Get him and his forces are disarmed and armoured, even if they don't surrender outright.
But if they are equiped with mundane sourced equipment, that is then enchanted, then there would be targets to hit. Forges to fry, smelters to smite, mines to mine and so forth.
If his army is using magically created equipment, then Sombra is the weak point. Get him and his forces are disarmed and armoured, even if they don't surrender outright.
But if they are equiped with mundane sourced equipment, that is then enchanted, then there would be targets to hit. Forges to fry, smelters to smite, mines to mine and so forth.
Asmodemus
Subversive Element
"BUT SOMEONE DID SOMETHING BAD ONCE ON THE INTERNET! EVERYONE MUST KNOW AND KNOW HOW MUCH I HATE IT! OTHERWISE THEY WON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF A GOOD PERSON I AM DUE TO HATING THIS THING ONLY RELATED IN THE VAGUEST OF WAYS TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS THREAD!"
If he magic'd up the armor himself he might not really need the slaves and just slaughtering all his mind controlled slaves might end with him just seeking out more 'citizens' from other regions to mind control en masse.
Of course that'd still take him awhile and give us some time to come up with more measures and ways to thwart him while he's distracted from gaining new techniques due to focusing on regaining what he's lost.