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Alabenson
I'm curious, what's so different about them?
It's a rather more staid atmosphere, then are virtually no people dressed up (aside from the occasional team of reenactors, but they're rare), there are no panels or anything, or guest speakers or whatnot, and all the trade stands are models or terrain and stuff; there's no merchandise in the same way (the first RPG convention I went to was a surprise, because even tiny though it was, they had stuff like tshirt places and jewellery and stuff; we see some of that at Expo, but just nowhere else). Mostly it's just several rooms with lots of blokes1 standing around wargames tables (of display games with a few participation games; and the game quality really varies depending whay show you got to), surrounded on the periphery by trade stands. Where as the US-type cons are like big events people travel miles for, a lot of the conventions are just much smaller and often only a day or so. It's always fascinated me that the other conventions of my related hobbies can so massively different.
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Because it is mostly blokes... For reasons I've never really understood, at least over here, wargames attracts very few females. Put it this way - the fact Lix is even vaguely interested in Accelerate & Attack makes her very unusual. Out of the maybe hundred (ish?) members of the Derby Wargames Club, there are like two or three females that come regularly, and one of those is a new recruit coming to our little bit for roleplaying on Monday. There's a few more at conventions, but mostly it's Significant Others or when the family comes, or helping to run the trade stands (as most wargames traders are small businesses). I am always honestly surprised about it. (I mean, it's not like wargamers are all those steriotypical but-probably-not-quite-apocryphal creepy guys; about half of the UK wargaming population are my Dad's age and married!) It's not an intentionally hostile atmosphere or anything, so it just seems like it just doesn't appeal to them. Why wargames should be less so, more than, I dunno, chess or something, is something I have never really grasped, as I wouldn't have thought it would have been different to any other hobby. I mean, there's loads of female gamers, generally, but there seems to be far less female wargames. It's just one of those really odd things.
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Okay, on reflection, maybe Workshop doesn't help much in that regard, as neither Warhammer fantasy nor 40K are especially gender-equal in the way they're structured with armies and figures and whatnot in much of it (see recent history of atrocities commited to Sisters of Battle...!) But I'd have thought there would be more to it than that. *shrug* Humans is strange.
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My new headcannon for the week is that what turned Luna into Nightmare Moon was actually Ignignokt and Err from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
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Alabenson
I'm curious, what's so different about them?
I assume they use a lot more spreadsheets.
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OracleofWuffing
I assume they use a lot more spreadsheets.
In defense of wargames, I just have to point out that there are precious few core wargames rules that run to anything like the size and page-count of most core RPG rules...
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quick question. anyone know what happened to lil-miss-rarity tumblr?
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So, found this oldish comic, worth laughting at it again.
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Topaz
By half way through I had to control my laughter so I could still listen.
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That blush is terribly colored. I mean, really.
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thubby
quick question. anyone know what happened to lil-miss-rarity tumblr?
Yeah, Jay was banned from Tumblr for posting objectionable content involving the CMC.
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Topaz
That was brilliant! Reminded me of Bronycon a lot :P
Pics!
New best ship:
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Diego Havoc
Is that Lyra?
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maximus25
Is that Lyra?
Yup. Not sure what the story here is. I think it's just a crack ship. That or it's implying that Bon Bon was Chrysalis all along.
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Deadly
Probably the best real-horse-style drawing of a pony who could very well be Rainbow Dash (but maybe isn't) that I have seen
Real horses still look freaky, but this one actually looks a bit cute
Well, Deadly, I got something for ya:
Hahah, I love that cliché.
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Dirtytabs
Well, Deadly, I got something for ya:
Hahah, I love that cliché.
Hehe
That's pretty good too
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Diego Havoc
Yup. Not sure what the story here is. I think it's just a crack ship. That or it's implying that Bon Bon was Chrysalis all along.
Interesting.
Maybe someone will write this fic.
*Hint, hint*
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Deadly
Can you support your claim? :smallconfused:
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Maxtronaut
Can you support your claim? :smallconfused:
that pic is adorable...?:smallconfused:
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thubby
that pic is adorable...?:smallconfused:
INSUFFICIENT SUPPORT FOR CLAIM. Please list out evidence, with citations and analysis.
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Maxtronaut
Can you support your claim? :smallconfused:
1. They are both close to the earth and things that grow. They are in fact the two ponies most in tune with plants.
2. The zap apples come from the Everfree. That could serve as a way to bring them together.
3. They are both down to earth, level-headed ponies.
4. The name of the ship, Applecora, is perfect in every way!
5. If they ever have kids, by some magical means, we will get ... zeponies! :smallbiggrin:
And of course :
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thubby
that pic is adorable...?:smallconfused:
To mention a few major points.
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Deadly
5. If they ever have kids, by some magical means, we will get ... zeponies! :smallbiggrin:
Zebronies?
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Sean Mirrsen
Zebronies?
Zony is nice and short.
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Aotrs Commander
1Side topic:
Because it is mostly blokes... For reasons I've never really understood, at least over here, wargames attracts very few females. Put it this way - the fact Lix is even vaguely interested in Accelerate & Attack makes her very unusual.
Some people would blame this on my particular situation. Then I'd punch them in the face, preferably after borrowing a gauntlet.
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OracleofWuffing
I assume they use a lot more spreadsheets.
I have an excel document with formulaes to do the points costs for you for warhammer army lists. I like spreadsheets. ^^
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Deadly
1. They are both close to the earth and things that grow. They are in fact the two ponies most in tune with plants.
2. The zap apples come from the Everfree. That could serve as a way to bring them together.
3. They are both down to earth, level-headed ponies.
4. The name of the ship, Applecora, is perfect in every way!
5. If they ever have kids, by some magical means, we will get ... zeponies! :smallbiggrin:
You know, a big chunk of that also applies to Big Mac/Zecora.....
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You know, a big chunk of that also applies to Big Mac/Zecora.....
Big Mac is still looking for his perfect stallion.
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DigoDragon
Picture bonus: You can see Rainbow Dash in the background, definitely not being worried or anything.
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Kindablue
Bah! I opened the spoiler and that first pic actually had me jerk away from my screen. Those eyes are downright piercing.
Chrysalis is prettiest evil not-pony.
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Deadly
Big Mac is still looking for his perfect stallion.
He just hasn't been able to match the day he saw his reflection.
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Huh. Y'know, between the epic conclusion to Secrets and Lies, and updates to Earth & Sky, Lost and Found and Under the Northern Lights, it's been a pretty fraggin good day for pony fanfiction. I guess we're not quite out of the A++ material yet...
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Diego Havoc
I support these pictures.
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Diego Havoc
No idea who the people in the bubbles are. I can assume the middle one is Dash, but the other two I'm not getting.
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No idea who the people in the bubbles are. I can assume the middle one is Dash, but the other two I'm not getting.
It's spike on the right (causing problems for future-spike).
Not sure of the left.
Edit: Sneaking Suit? Means it's Pinkie, surely.
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Pendulous
No idea who the people in the bubbles are. I can assume the middle one is Dash, but the other two I'm not getting.
The other girl is Pinkie. The guy is Spike.