My Little Pony XXXI: The Great and Powerful XXXie!

[Beacon of Chaos]

Oh yeah, and Skyrim is totally the reason why I'm not posting right now. I saw something cool on the horizon, spent 25 minutes navigating towards it, find out that it's a lighthouse, go inside, and find an elaborate quest involving thousands of poisonous bugs coming out of the floor. This was such an out-of-the-way, middle of nowhere random dungeon that had serious levels of thought and an hour and a half of gameplay that most people would simply never see. I love that. Exploration is one of my favourite things to do in games, and the main reason I loved Oblivion.

Sounds cool. I played Oblivion and while the exploration was fun at first, I found many of the dungeons got very samey after a while, and very few had specific quests for them.

That said, I did find a pair of boots of water walking in an old burial mound and was very happy. ^^

I am also playing catgirl Palpatine and it's fantastic.

I am intrigued! Pics?

My Oblivion character was vampire lizardman Robin Hood. Good times.

*Finds said thread*

So Much Text! How in the world can you manage to keep up with that, Ponythread, the IRC, and still have time for real life?!

My only guess that that is what happens when four of the most brilliant minds in Ponythread are all together at once without the distractions of us lesser ponies.

Edit: Will attempt to read later... wish me luck.

Can anyone link us to this legendary thread? I wouldn't mind taking a look.

Also, ponythread, I AM DISAPPOINT. I went to bed early, and not even ONE page by the time I get back?

I know, it's weird. I opened Firefox, refreshed the page (since I always have ponythread open) and no new pages. WAT.


So... here's this pic I just found.

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Organized Chaos. Geddit?

Poor mini Celestia and Luna though.

[Draconi Redfir]

So in other news i had my first pony-related dream last night (No i did not star in it thank Celestia) but unfortunately i can't mention the full details due to... yeah. Will say I’m glad the two episodes (or apparently one episode and canon interactive videogame) which i thought were real and everypony was 0k with, are not actually real... Apparently Rarity had a choice of hunting down some sentient plant creatures for their vines or some mindless zombies for their entrails in order to cure Twilight of some... thing. And apparently hunting the mindless zombies was morally wrong instead of the reading-writing-and-speaking plant people.

So yeah... Dreams are weird yo.

And some pony:

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You spin me right round filly right round!

[Thanqol]

I am intrigued! Pics?

My Oblivion character was vampire lizardman Robin Hood. Good times.

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Got a thousand volts of lightnin' coursin' through my veins,
Got steel in my claws and it's flavour is pain
You been playin' with fire, you're gonna get burned
You're in over your head, another lesson to be learned

Can anyone link us to this legendary thread? I wouldn't mind taking a look.

Yo. Check out the game design journals in the first post, too. (Should mention not recruiting)

[Kindablue]

Real life?
My day was
Wake up -> IRC -> Nap -> tell Braz about IRC + coffee -> some video games while Braz chatted with ponies -> Go to work wi' Braz, skim the net all day -> come home and ponies -> dinner and ponies -> check OOC thread for the billionth time -> Blame Lix Lorn -> Ponies -> tipple -> and now ponies.

Hmm. Have you considered adding more pony?

[Titanium Fox]

... Ok, that's really creepy.

I try my best! Welcome to ponythread, where the sanity is optional! (Read: Not Recommended)

My only guess that that is what happens when four of the most brilliant minds in Ponythread are all together at once without the distractions of us lesser ponies.

Edit: Will attempt to read later... wish me luck.

It really doesn't take that long. Generally I get my quote posts out of the way over my morning coffee amp Caffeine Drip. Like I'm doing right now! Only eats an hour of the day, and I'm all energized (both from the pony and the stimulants) and I'm good to go!

Welp it's Tuesday now, and I don't remember seeing that quotepost.

Seriously, though. Sounds like you had a great time there! Tell us more about it, Please!

I... I got lazy. Please don't be mad at me...

Oh yeah, and character naming. I mean how do you name a character without it sounding as common as "Bob" or as strange as "Neureek, Retut or Squalookle"?

This is how I name a character when one just won't come to me.

In other news, somepony is storyboarding a fan animated episode. Had me fooled for a moment into thinking the storyboarding was for a real one O_o

You're not the only one. I did too.

Ep 7 Speculation

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I kind of have this feeling RD will sing a song in this one about flying, but maybe that's just because I've been listening to her solo in Best Night Ever one too many times.

I very much hope you're right.

Also, ponythread, I AM DISAPPOINT. I went to bed early, and not even ONE page by the time I get back?

Honestly, I've noticed we've died down a bit at night recently. I mean, we still get four or five pages over the course of the day (well, my day) but the other-side-of-the-worlders have been conspicuously absent... My my. Might Skyrim be bigger over there?

So... here's this pic I just found.

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Organized Chaos. Geddit?

Poor mini Celestia and Luna though.

*Snrk*

Employee of the Infinity. I love it.

Hmm. Have you considered adding more pony?

Yes. More pony is always the answer. Always more Pony. I called into a radio show this morning on the way to work to make a pony reference.

[Gamerlord]

Apparently the GREAT and POWERFUL Trixie will be appearing soon in blind bags. Well,sort of, it's a recolored Rarity with Trixie's cutie mark and eyes. We don't know the name they're using yet though.
So they're releasing toys of the antagonists now? Well, it's one small step forward for ponies, one giant leap for- yeah, you get the idea. Let's hope they don't call her "Tricky Twinkle" or something like that.
EDIT: I just realized what Silver Spoon's special talent is, she's a poison checker! Silver spoons have in the past been used to detect poison, because they're tarnished when they come into contact with sulfur. That, or she is a sidekick to The Tick.

[Titanium Fox]

EDIT: I just realized what Silver Spoon's special talent is, she's a poison checker! Silver spoons have in the past been used to detect poison, because they're tarnished when they come into contact with sulfur. That, or she is a sidekick to The Tick.

Or her cutie mark just denotes that she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth; To have opportunities that you did not earn but that you have from the influence of your family. Her special talent could very well be capitalizing on her family name and her status, ergo, she got the silver spoon the day she realized she was a stuck up little [REDACTED].

[Aotrs Commander]

EDIT: I just realized what Silver Spoon's special talent is, she's a poison checker! Silver spoons have in the past been used to detect poison, because they're tarnished when they come into contact with sulfur. That, or she is a sidekick to The Tick.

I would so pay to see her reaction when she finds out that last one is true; because while her reaction to the former would be funny, the look on her face when she realises that this - this is what she's gong to be doing with her life, would absolutely priceless...



Speaking of daft superheroes, why has there still not yet been any crossovers with Earthworm Jim?

I can totally see a pony-shaped supersuited Jim (with Peter Puppy ... actually much as he is) loudly doing battle (with the assistance of Luna in full CANTALOT VOICE MODE (replacing Princess What's-Her-Name) against (pony) Professor Donkey-Foe-A-Head.

...

Huh, I just realised, even Earthworm Jim adheres to the "Princess good, Queen evil" what with Queen Pulsating, Bloated, Festering, Sweaty, Pus-filled, Malformed, Slug-for-a-Butt...



Also, the haggis running gag would be really dark... and so even more funny.

Spike (to Peter Puppy): Are you sure you don't what some? This haggis I found in Professor Donkey-For-A-Head's lair is really good! I wonder what it's made from?

Peter (deadpan): The heart, lungs and liver of a sheep, boiled in it's own intestines.

Spike: *freezes mid-chew, eyes growing very large*

*beat*

*spittake*

*cut to Spike frantically cleaning out his mouth with the aid of bleach and the toilet brush*

[Gamerlord]

Or her cutie mark just denotes that she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth; To have opportunities that you did not earn but that you have from the influence of your family. Her special talent could very well be capitalizing on her family name and her status, ergo, she got the silver spoon the day she realized she was a stuck up little [REDACTED].

Or that, yeah.

[byaku rai]

Well my first problem is that I haven't written a story since my High School English class made me for an assignment

I'm breaking it up into conceptual pieces at the moment and tackling them one at time.

First up whys and motivations. Fluttershy is in a strange town on her own because she's trying to become more independent and assertive she considers facing a bunch of strangers without the backup of the other Elements a personal challenge to overcome.

Of course while she has some similar behavior in the show so far they've been mostly baby steps (and adorable). What would motivate her to take such a big challenging step relatively speaking?

Then fleshing out the threat. I want something Fluttershy can reasonably handle with the support of few competent normal ponies but it has to be big enough that it motivates her to act now and directly rather than just have the town hunker down and wait for backup from her friends. Simplest thing to do would have the threat be a powerful unpredictable wild animal. Play directly to her strength of talent and the Stare. A bit cheap and repetitive to the show though. My idea for the real conflict in any case is Fluttershy's internal one from being thrust into a leadership position where she has to show confidence and assertiveness lest the townsponies who see her as a major hero lose hope.

This is a good idea for a story, and I would be interested in reading it.

Of course, my first idea when it comes to "imminent threat requiring leadership" is "zombie horde", but somehow I don't think that's what you're going for...

So here's this pic I just found.

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Organized Chaos. Geddit?

Poor mini Celestia and Luna though.

I love the alliterative diploma. Poor little bobblehead princesses...

*Earthworm Jim snip*

I have fond, if vague, memories of Earthworm Jim. I'd love to see this crossover.

Although now that I think about it, I could probably dig up the episodes on youtube or something by now...

[Tiki Snakes]

I would so pay to see her reaction when she finds out that last one is true; because while her reaction to the former would be funny, the look on her face when she realises that this - this is what she's gong to be doing with her life, would absolutely priceless...



Speaking of daft superheroes, why has there still not yet been any crossovers with Earthworm Jim?

I can totally see a pony-shaped supersuited Jim (with Peter Puppy ... actually much as he is) loudly doing battle (with the assistance of Luna in full CANTALOT VOICE MODE (replacing Princess What's-Her-Name) against (pony) Professor Donkey-Foe-A-Head.

...

Huh, I just realised, even Earthworm Jim adheres to the "Princess good, Queen evil" what with Queen Pulsating, Bloated, Festering, Sweaty, Pus-filled, Malformed, Slug-for-a-Butt...



Also, the haggis running gag would be really dark... and so even more funny.

Spike (to Peter Puppy): Are you sure you don't what some? This haggis I found in Professor Donkey-For-A-Head's lair is really good! I wonder what it's made from?

Peter (deadpan): The heart, lungs and liver of a sheep, boiled in it's own intestines.

Spike: *freezes mid-chew, eyes growing very large*

*beat*

*spittake*

*cut to Spike frantically cleaning out his mouth with the aid of bleach and the toilet brush*

Are you sure? He took the baked bads out of the bin, and loved them.
Surely, he pauses, shrugs, "It's good!" and everyone else spittakes?

[Aotrs Commander]

I have fond, if vague, memories of Earthworm Jim. I'd love to see this crossover.

Although now that I think about it, I could probably dig up the episodes on youtube or something by now...

To my great delight, a boxed set came out on DVD (in Austraila of all places!) earlier this year, and I couldn't snap it up fast enough.

[Beacon of Chaos]

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Got a thousand volts of lightnin' coursin' through my veins,
Got steel in my claws and it's flavour is pain
You been playin' with fire, you're gonna get burned
You're in over your head, another lesson to be learned

Awesome. Try and get her a cloak with a hood for the full effect :P

Yo. Check out the game design journals in the first post, too. (Should mention not recruiting)

Cool, I'll check it out next chance I get.

[RdMarquis]

Honestly, I've noticed we've died down a bit at night recently. I mean, we still get four or five pages over the course of the day (well, my day) but the other-side-of-the-worlders have been conspicuously absent... My my. Might Skyrim be bigger over there?

Yes. More pony is always the answer. Always more Pony.

Agreed. I've had to sacrifice a lot of my pony time for organic chemistry time, which is not nearly as good. So, I'm now facing a shortage. Don't suppose any of you has some pony to spare?

Speaking of daft superheroes, why has there still not yet been any crossovers with Earthworm Jim?

I can totally see a pony-shaped supersuited Jim (with Peter Puppy ... actually much as he is) loudly doing battle (with the assistance of Luna in full CANTALOT VOICE MODE (replacing Princess What's-Her-Name) against (pony) Professor Donkey-Foe-A-Head.

...

Huh, I just realised, even Earthworm Jim adheres to the "Princess good, Queen evil" what with Queen Pulsating, Bloated, Festering, Sweaty, Pus-filled, Malformed, Slug-for-a-Butt...



Also, the haggis running gag would be really dark... and so even more funny.

Spike (to Peter Puppy): Are you sure you don't what some? This haggis I found in Professor Donkey-For-A-Head's lair is really good! I wonder what it's made from?

Peter (deadpan): The heart, lungs and liver of a sheep, boiled in it's own intestines.

Spike: *freezes mid-chew, eyes growing very large*

*beat*

*spittake*

*cut to Spike frantically cleaning out his mouth with the aid of bleach and the toilet brush*

Huh. I haven't seen that show in 12 years and I can still hum the theme song.

[EsperDerek]

Huh. I haven't seen that show in 12 years and I can still hum the theme song.

*ahem*

EARTHWORM JIM,
THE SOIL HE DID CRAWL
EARTHWORM JIM,
A SUPER SUIT DID FALL.

JIM WAS JUST A DIRT EATING,
CHEWY LENGTH OF WORM FLESH
BUT ALL THAT CAME TO A CRASH
AND GAVE HIM LOTS OF POWER

EARTHWORM JIM,
HE'S SUCH A GROOVY GUY
EARTHWORM JIM,
HE ROCKET'S THROUGH THE SKY

CRUISING THROUGH THE UNIVERSE
HAVING LOT'S OF FUN,
HERE COMES EARTHWORM JIM YOU KNOW
THAT HE'S THE MIGHTY ONE
LOOK OUT!

LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA....

DESPITE HIS GREAT BIG MUSCLES
AND HIS REALLY BIG RAY GUN,
JIM IS STILL AN EARTHWORM
BUT THEN HE'S THE ONLY ONE,

WITH A SUPER SUIT TO MAKE HIM REALLY SUPER STRONG,
JIM CAN BE A WINNER IF WE ONLY SING ALONG...
(ALRIGHT)

EARTHWORM JIM,
WE THINK HE'S MIGHTY FINE
EARTHWORM JIM,
A HERO FOR ALL TIME

EARTHWORM,
EARTHWORM,
EARTHWORM,

EARTHWORM, JIM
HOORAY FOR HIMMMMMMMM

We now take you back to your regularly scheduled pony.

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[Titanium Fox]

We now take you back to your regularly scheduled pony.

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...

HHNNNNNNG-

[Tectonic Robot]

Real life?
My day was
Wake up -> IRC -> Nap -> tell Braz about IRC + coffee -> some video games while Braz chatted with ponies -> Go to work wi' Braz, skim the net all day -> come home and ponies -> dinner and ponies -> check OOC thread for the billionth time -> Blame Lix Lorn -> Ponies -> tipple -> and now ponies.

...I think that may be too much pony. Seriously. Maybe you should, I dunno, dilute it with something else? Like, say, I dunno, crosstichting?

I would so pay to see her reaction when she finds out that last one is true; because while her reaction to the former would be funny, the look on her face when she realises that this - this is what she's gong to be doing with her life, would absolutely priceless...

Well, presumably, she'd be really, really good at it. So perhaps she can just glance at a dish and identify the ingredients? In which case, she decides to be a food critic and not a poison tester because your CM doesn't actually determine your place in society?

[legomaster00156]

I just finished episode 10. What happened to make it so that Pinkie Pie is the only one that knows what's going on?

[Kalinda]

While I was rewatching Bridle gossip in order to grab screenshots (research) I noticed something I hadn't caught before. When RD crashes on top of Applejack and "rescues" her from being trapped on the branch, AJ says "Thank Celestia."

Another data point for the theory that Celestia is actually seen as something of a god figure by the general population of ponies.

[Athaniar]

Well, given that she controls the sun, holds near-deific power, has ruled for a millennia, and before that defeated both Discord (with Luna) and Nightmare Moon, I'd say it's not all that unreasonable for her to be treated like that (not to mention she is also a kind and benevolent ruler, Tyrant Celestia not being remotely canon). If she wants to be treated like that, though, that's another matter.

[Bayonet Priest]

We now take you back to your regularly scheduled pony.

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The Small and Adorable Trixie!

Edit: and my new avatar is up. Thanqol didn't think it was a spoiler and I don't either but if someone wants it gone I'll take it back down.

[Tectonic Robot]

Well, given that she controls the sun, holds near-deific power, has ruled for a millennia, and before that defeated both Discord (with Luna) and Nightmare Moon, I'd say it's not all that unreasonable for her to be treated like that (not to mention she is also a kind and benevolent ruler, Tyrant Celestia not being remotely canon). If she wants to be treated like that, though, that's another matter.

You know, I'm not sure about that whole "near deific power" thing. She's dispelled magic and teleported before, and she's really, really old, but I'm not sure if she's all that powerful.

Raising the sun is inconclusive! That is, I don't know if it's and accurate measure of her power or not.

Wait, darn it, I just remembered Luna. Ok, nevermind, near deific power it is. I'm not going to just cancel this post because people seem to prefer that there are more of those.

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"I'm pretty sure he just wants attention..."

[Deadly]

It just dawned on me, the neck-thingies that Celestia and Luna wear, they're actually harnesses or yokes, much like the one Big Mac wears but obviously a lot more... decorative.

Going with what was said recently about them being inspired by the Old Norse Skinfaxi and Hrímfaxi, these harnesses are obviously symbolic of how they pull the sun and the moon across the sky, like they'd pull a chariot.

Does that make sense, or did my mind just melt down or something?

[Soras Teva Gee]

It just dawned on me, the neck-thingies that Celestia and Luna wear, they're actually harnesses or yokes, much like the one Big Mac wears but obviously a lot more... decorative.

Going with what was said recently about them being inspired by the Old Norse Skinfaxi and Hrímfaxi, these harnesses are obviously symbolic of how they pull the sun and the moon across the sky, like they'd pull a chariot.

Does that make sense, or did my mind just melt down or something?

Or its just an item of balance and making them look more impressive?

Since pimped out dresses would conflict with their magical manes.

[SiuiS]

Martians appreciate art? Oh, good, I was worried they'd destroy the museums when they conquer the world.

Well they've got to appreciate something, not like those dirty stinkin' Venusians...

I love naming, it's one of my favourite things. My process is to stare at the screen, defocus my mind, and play word association. Just start writing whatever descriptive words come to mind. I collect 5-10 of them and then looking for either audio patterns or feel or sound. What works, what doesn't. Associations and metaphors are brilliant and the more of them that can be invoked the better. There are a few other rests, like how it feels to shout, what the basic attitude and volume is behind the name. How it sounds like when they say it, when someone who hates them says it, when someone who loves them whispers it.

He is also rather good at this sort of thing, having conscripted him for help before.

Phoe's got a standing invite to this game, if she ever stops being crazy busy.

In which case, I'm the weak link to go, so one of you has to run it.

On the one hoof, not sure of her experiences with Mage. On the other, perfect excuse to use Midnight...

whut. ;-;

Oh come now, you know I'm joking right? About the vitriol, at least; "Lix Lorn" is a rather frequently given reason for something around here.

Also, ponythread, I AM DISAPPOINT. I went to bed early, and not even ONE page by the time I get back?

Yeah, it's weird. There was like, nothing to respond to for a stretch there. I blam this 'Skyrim' game. You have no idea how tempting it was to say "and LIX LORN".

Hmm. Have you considered adding more pony?

Yes! But then I'd have to give up sleep. I mean, I became a pony, so at this point staying awake longer is all I've got left to increase my dosage.

Oooooh, unless I could become two ponies.

Or her cutie mark just denotes that she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth; To have opportunities that you did not earn but that you have from the influence of your family. Her special talent could very well be capitalizing on her family name and her status, ergo, she got the silver spoon the day she realized she was a stuck up little [REDACTED].

DiamondTiara had a cookie accident, and gained her cutie mark from giving someony a poison apple. Her family, big fairy tale buffs, regale her with her destiny; "for the sake of the plot, DiamondTiara, you are going to have to poison somepony out of jealousy and then get killed."

She takes this seriously. I mean, sure, the 'get killed' part is no fun, but so what, what of it? Everypony dies. Not everypony dies doing something great. DiamondTiara, she will change thecourse of history. She's got one chance, so she's going to make it a good one.

Her butler's daughter, SilverSpoon, earned her cutie mark by preventing several severe cases of food poisoning, and helping DiamondTiara figure out that she only really got one shot, and not to blow it in practice runs.

*ahem*

Welp. That's going to be in my head all day. Great.
That and the theme for Conan The Adventurer.

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Oooh, cute. Saved as reference.
Given leg positioning and muzzle shape, does anypony else think this is one half of a vector, where she's making out with somepony?

You know, I'm not sure about that whole "near deific power" thing. She's dispelled magic and teleported before, and she's really, really old, but I'm not sure if she's all that powerful.

Raising the sun is inconclusive! That is, I don't know if it's and accurate measure of her power or not.

Wait, darn it, I just remembered Luna. Ok, nevermind, near deific power it is. I'm not going to just cancel this post because people seem to prefer that there are more of those.

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"I'm pretty sure he just wants attention..."

Its a combination of factors. Again, it requires better conception of what a god is that what most people are given without a bit of independent study.

An immortal being who shaped the world as you know it, is patron of your city state, with awesome displays of power, humility and grace; able to create the day As well as effortlessly pull offmagics few mortal ponies have mastered.

How does that not sound like a god?

Trouble is, conception. We have a munch of beliefs based on media which just don't make much sense. For one, 'gods require worship as sustenance' which is patently ridiculous. I never did understand how folks could think Saturn would fall from orbit and time would lose meaning if people stopped believing in it. And there is the D&D "powerful outsider" issue of 'it's a powerful outsider, not a god'. I mean, there comes a point where you have to arbitrarily assign a baseline. It's out of my hands to determine the ontological status of a being of that magnitude, y'know?

Not sure what I think of your thing, Deadly.
Perhaps the harnesses are symbolic? Representative of restraint, and being harnessed for the good of all; the horse is symbolic of running and freedom, but the plow is central to human development. Chariots were important as well; I want to say a sign of royalty but it's from a poon t where military and royalty overlap too much for me to trust my reflexes.

Perhaps like a river, they are 'dammed' to focus their energies, hone them?the sacrifice the Royal Sisters had to make to defeat discord. The power to succeed, at the cost of their freedom. Upon donning their gear, they recorded their cutie marks - symbolic of their now permanent dedication. Ponies have achieved them ever since, through sympathetic resonance.

Hm. Makes sense to me. Also makes sense why Nightmare Moon switched from harness to armor.

[AlterForm]

Well they've got to appreciate something, not like those dirty stinkin' Venusians...

Obscure anime reference, go!




And pony:

[Zevox]

And pony:

Oh no, is Derpy breaking the fourth wall now too? I don't know how much more that thing can stand with Pinkie and Spike already doing a number on it.

Zevox

[Vent Reynolt]

Joke's on you! I don't have a life!

If you do read through that entire thread and have any thoughts or questions, I'd love to hear them, by the way. Part of this game setup is to really refine my GMing process and produce a better class of game than I've historically run. Send me a PM or something

The only problem is that the only tabletop system that I'm actually familiar with is D&D 3.5/Pathfinder. I guess I'll look through the thread when I have some time... but...

So much text...

Real life?
My day was
Wake up -> IRC -> Nap -> tell Braz about IRC + coffee -> some video games while Braz chatted with ponies -> Go to work wi' Braz, skim the net all day -> come home and ponies -> dinner and ponies -> check OOC thread for the billionth time -> Blame Lix Lorn -> Ponies -> tipple -> and now ponies.

That happens often enough to warrant putting it on your schedule? I mean, sure, that's kinda my default for everything but, normally I just blame Lixie whenever it's appropriate.

You blighters got a fourth to replace me? And their smart?
I've been replaced by Phoe?

Actually I can't even mock rage at that. Now I wanna see what kind of Mage she'd come up with XD

Welp there goes that joke.

I'm gonna let you in on a little secret: The four ponies that I was talking about are Thanqol, Esper, Raz, and you, SiuiS! Ha! Try to misconstrue that!

whut. ;-;

Well, who do you think we blame whenever Midnight starts getting into some shenanigans? It's just that Midnight getting into trouble happens like clockwork around here. You know, you should probably keep a better eye on your student.

So in other news i had my first pony-related dream last night (No i did not star in it thank Celestia) but unfortunately i can't mention the full details due to... yeah. Will say I’m glad the two episodes (or apparently one episode and canon interactive videogame) which i thought were real and everypony was 0k with, are not actually real... Apparently Rarity had a choice of hunting down some sentient plant creatures for their vines or some mindless zombies for their entrails in order to cure Twilight of some... thing. And apparently hunting the mindless zombies was morally wrong instead of the reading-writing-and-speaking plant people.

So yeah... Dreams are weird yo.

Hey! Zombies are (former)people too!

So that's one of the stories, any details about the other?

I... I got lazy. Please don't be mad at me...

Didn't you see my Ponymote? I'm not mad! I'm just very sad that we didn't get that quotepost yet.

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Must. Hug. Trixie.

I just finished episode 10. What happened to make it so that Pinkie Pie is the only one that knows what's going on?

The short explanation is that Pinkie Pie has likely dealt with Parasprites before.

The longer, slightly more spoileriffic answer is that Pinkie grew up quite a ways outside Ponyville, so it is possible that a Parasprite invasion could have affected her family, but not get to Ponyville at all.

Honestly, we don't know precisely how Pinkie knew what to do about the Parasprites. My guess is that Pinkie just rolled really high on her Bardic Knowledge check.

[Forum Explorer]

My laptop is breaking down. Which is really crappy cause the guys I usually go to to fix it are really busy all of a sudden so I could be without my computer for 10 or more days. Been trying to keep using my computer anyways but its getting worse. Bleh time to back-up everything and get it in.


This has caused me to binge on ponyfics or is at least the excuse for the binge. Has anypony else read Nightmares don't last Forever? It's really good so far and I'm looking forward to more.

[Kindablue]

Yes! But then I'd have to give up sleep.

Two birds with one stone, as they say. Except one of the birds is pony, and the stone is also pony. This made more sense in my head.