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2011-10-06, 12:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: My Little Pony XXVI: Applebloom to Zecora!
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2011-10-06, 12:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: My Little Pony XXVI: Applebloom to Zecora!
Thanks to Dirty Tabs for the Travis pony.
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Thanks to A Thousand Words for the My Little Simhata avatar, and thanks to Trixie for fixing the cropping.
Breakdown Twilight from Pony Halloween celebration, thanks to Thanqol.
Thanks to Akrim.Elf for the awesome Laharl pony.
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2011-10-06, 12:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: My Little Pony XXVI: Applebloom to Zecora!
Seeing that bidding stuff there makes me wonder if I should make that printable model I'm working on a Fluttershy. She's probably my favorite, but I really shouldn't use an existing pony for something to print like this. Also, just looking around to see if anyone else has ponies on their Shapeways, I did come across a few...
Twilight Sparkle, only one I saw in color-printable-readiness.
Rainbow Dash, I'm jealous of this guy's wings but there's no way that's going to play well in the colored material.
A blank pegasus, maybe Fluttershy based. I like the seams he's got going there, but those look like really thin wings. Painting the head/hair area would get frustrating, too."Okay, so I'm going to quick draw and dual wield these one-pound caltrops as improvised weapons..."
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"Oh, hey, look! Blue Eyes Black Lotus!" "Wait what, do you sacrifice a mana to the... Does it like, summon a... What would that card even do!?" "Oh, it's got a four-energy attack. Completely unviable in actual play, so don't worry about it."
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2011-10-06, 12:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: My Little Pony XXVI: Applebloom to Zecora!
I think some of our more ship happy members need to go review the forum Sexual Harassment Policy
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2011-10-06, 12:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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Ponies not only make ME want to be a better person than I was before they entered my life, they make me want to HELP OTHERS be better people too.
And that is a GOOD thing by any definition.
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2011-10-06, 12:57 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: My Little Pony XXVI: Applebloom to Zecora!
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2011-10-06, 12:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: My Little Pony XXVI: Applebloom to Zecora!
Why?
I would honestly say start from here and move forward. Make going through the backlogs kind of a "rainy day" project, if you wanna split them 13 and 13 that would be cool with me.
Also I don't know precisely how well I'm going to be able to keep up with this. At least until I get settled in at work. Time = No lately.
Also, are you thinking a document containing our quote-posts? Or just like...
TOPICS:
*Fluttertree Conspiracy
*Out in the Cold
*Season 2 Episode 3 Spoilers and Discussion
*Lix successfully clones herself, self shipping ensues
*etc...
Given the nature of the project though, I think I'll establish a set of google docs to record the annals of pony. Annals. Two Ns. Good gracious you people are dirty-minded.
I am the quotesman, why not take it up a notch to archivist? All I need is a tutorial on how gdocs works on the iPhone, and I'm set. Or to buy that desktop Thanqol made me want.
...Wow. Okay yeah. Point. I need to go to bed, not look at ponies on ebay. I think this might end poorly if I do.
I'm calm, I'm calm. I think I had a minor hemorrhage at seeing one that's actually show accurate (don't get me wrong the other ones are cute but you can still tell they're amateur). Don't worry, it's not going to happen.
...I guess now take it at face value for the lulz?
...P-Please?
Winning the lottery is a life changing event because I'm poor. Always have been. It's not even a money issue, but an outlook one. I could live the next ten years at a dead-end job I love in a $600/month one bedroom apartment, because I have what I need; integrity, friends, imagination and hobbies.
2 million in the bank at 1%+ interest (not hard to find at that level) generates 20k a year - average salary for the first 3 years somepony works. Add a job you love, and boom! Set for life. If I win the lottery, random friends and family are getting accounts worth 2mil each, and if they ever ask for a cent I'll punch their lights out XD
$10,000 USD specifically - what you considered bidding - is an adventurig fund. Get supplies (backpack, water skins, rations, walking stick, change of clothes, extra socks, prepaid phone, medkit, overcoat, hat), put $500 on your person spread out in $5-20 increments, and squirrel away the rest in a prepaid debt card. Then go backpacking across the country, with plenty of money for hotel rooms, taxis, and a flight home if you wuss out.
That is to say, it is an amount of money I have specifically put a lot of romanticized thought into, so I had an immediate idea of how you could make it more worth your while.
... More words I throw out, more condescending I sound. I really need to reevaluate my communication processes...
Me too! It makes it all the stranger that I seem to run out so fast XD
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2011-10-06, 01:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: My Little Pony XXVI: Applebloom to Zecora!
You can do WAY better than the 1% a year return from a checking account, even playing conservatively. At 1% a year you're losing real wealth to inflation all the time. But I totally agree about using money to have an adventure or experience rather than just buying a thing. People who do that are happier according to my favorite scientific journal, Articles I Read Somewhere On The Internet One Time.
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2011-10-06, 01:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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I say the NEIGH!!
Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. I'm starting to think I should just say the high-level planning I've done so far is good enough and start getting "into the cave" so to speak and writing up chapters. However, I did see some writing advice that stated "plan plan plan plan" is the way to go for best results, hence why I wanted to check before moving off that stage.
That said, while I think I have a handle on the "Actions/Events" cave system I have a feeling I need to take another look at the "Character Progression" layer of things and see if that makes sense. I have a feeling that will be the harder one to plot out properly, and I've always found that to be the one that makes or breaks a story.
Yeah, the scene that just demands to be included. The concept that just clicks to explain why someone does something. That will come in time once I get writing I guess.
Can I grab Element of Smiles? (If that's ok )
I'm kind of scared to click that link ... thankfully it's a moot point until I get home where youtube is no longer blocked :PLast edited by BlasTech; 2011-10-06 at 01:10 AM.
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2011-10-06, 01:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-10-06, 01:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: My Little Pony XXVI: Applebloom to Zecora!
That video is hilarious.
Moar Derpy
Derpy's custom Gala dress
Derpy's Gala dress as designed by Rarity
Mail, Derpy style
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2011-10-06, 01:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Sure.
Now, for some DisQordin'!
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2011-10-06, 02:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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I think my favourite take on Derpy is Hardworking Derpy. The Derpy who believes in herself and gives 100%, damn the consequences.
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2011-10-06, 02:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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I definitely prefer that over the ones where she's some form of damaged goods. Let's face it tho, like any background pony with no lines or written personality, she's such a complete blank slate that people can fill in with *anything* and it will fit. I've seen some things where she has a PHD in theoretical physics.
If she didn't have crossed eyes in the first episode, she wouldn't have stood out at all. I'm glad she did.
C-c-c-combo breaker. Not Derpy.Last edited by Beeskee; 2011-10-06 at 02:09 AM.
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2011-10-06, 02:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-10-06, 02:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-10-06, 02:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Hey, Midnight...
These aren't really mutually exclusive. A combo canon cannon: Derpy has a degree in theoretical physics, but when Pinkie proved that physics don't actually work in Equestria, it "broke" Derpy. She's still smart, just mentally discombobulated just beyond absentminded professor, and with a degree that doesn't have much use. So, in between being Dr. Whooves' companion, she's the town mailmare/delivery person, Carrot Tops' fridge raiding roommate and a mother.Thanks to Dirty Tabs for the Travis pony.
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Thanks to A Thousand Words for the My Little Simhata avatar, and thanks to Trixie for fixing the cropping.
Breakdown Twilight from Pony Halloween celebration, thanks to Thanqol.
Thanks to Akrim.Elf for the awesome Laharl pony.
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2011-10-06, 04:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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First of all, thanks to everypony for their best wishes, hugs, and concern.
Five weeks to go...
This is what I was talking about when I said to feed the character and let it go. Very few characters spring to mind fully-formed. Creation is a positive feedback loop - they need interaction with other characters to know how they act and react.
I agree with adding a speck of the creator remark. That is what I mean by the "seed". In many of my characters, I've taken an aspect or two of my personality and isolated it in order to explore it. A couple of my characters... they are not nice people, and don't really belong in a ponythread. To be honest, I kind of didn't like them, and they scared me a little.
Interesting... I shall have to give that a try next time I want to flesh out a character concept.
Spike caught a cold at the end of Winter Wrap Up, so clearly viruses exist, and are transmissible from equine to dragon.
1. Nothing wrong with creepy grins. *stares, grinning*
2. And that's just the nature of my job. Miss a day or two, and stuff just piles up.
3. I have been. Some of my real life friends who I think would be total bronies if they would just watch the show are proving to be resilient.
Agreed - how a name sounds is vital in reflecting the nature of the character. Essentially, the name is summary of the character - just look at the Mane Six and many of the supporting characters for perfect examples of this.
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2011-10-06, 04:14 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: My Little Pony XXVI: Applebloom to Zecora!
*tips helmet*
The irony is, of course, I was actually playing the blue tanks in the actual game...
AAAAAARGH!
Video! Video! Video!
Actually, boss, technically we don't have a policy for that here, because you used your discretionary powers to ignore it because you thought it was pointless because "how in the fragging hell can you sexually harass a Lich?!" But I'm covered, since I'm still not relichificated yet.
Curse you, naiveity!!!!Last edited by Aotrs Commander; 2011-10-06 at 04:14 AM.
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2011-10-06, 04:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: My Little Pony XXVI: Applebloom to Zecora!
I found a reply I missed. Oops.
Definitely. Thank you, and thanks to everyone else too for the well-wishing.
As far as news goes, I think any company which actually delivered good news would have a receptive market. I've heard the idea of a "good news channel" from a few different people.
Beeskee: Can I be the Element of Spam?
Pinkestia: Let's fly to the castle!
That's definitely one possible theory. I actually like it a lot. Hehe and I love the Derpy fridge raiding thing she has going on. I've seen a few of the comics where she's staying with Carrot Top, they're adorable.
Edit: Oh and I think I am caught up on all the Midnight stories. They're all really, really good. Even though I got confused about who wrote some of the side stories that were by other authors, heh. Oops. (I picked Derpy as an icon for more than one reason...)
Edit: To Dexam: Good luck, I hope things go well!Last edited by Beeskee; 2011-10-06 at 04:54 AM.
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2011-10-06, 04:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-10-06, 05:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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Little did you suspect that, as the Element of Smiles, dying from laughter only makes me MORE POWERFUL!
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!
And yes, this laughter does set up a positive feedback loop!
PS: Oh Celestia, I fail at getting my posts correct first time ><
Welp, let's go nuts then shall we?
Clockwork Pony RP
SpoilerA larger than usual unicorn stallion paused on the path down from Canterlot, taking in the two ponies before him. He took a moment to adjust the blue-plumed helmet he wore in an attempt to better shield his eyes from the sunlight. It was a futile gesture, as the fringe on the helmet was far too short to provide any real shade.
Not that he would complain about that, any more than he would about his charcoal grey coat. Both of these were marks of his station which he bore prominently and proudly.
Reaching into his saddlebags with his magic, he retrieved a scroll of parchment which he held up before his eyes. His gaze flitted back and forth between the paper and the travellers for several seconds before he rolled it back up into his saddlebags with a satisfied nod. No doubt one of these ponies was the one his orders pertained to.
But which one? He wondered. His orders had not been very specific after all …
Undaunted, he approached the two; snapping a salute once they noticed him.
“Well met, madam, sir” He intoned, with parade-ground precision. “Your assigned escort has arrived.”
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2011-10-06, 05:54 AM (ISO 8601)
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Reels?
Just for laughs, I'm going to keep saying "no" until you say you won't do it. No no no no no no no no no no- oh, you already said you won't do it? Alright, good plan. Burning through $12,000 on a single plushie just screams of a bad plan.
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2011-10-06, 06:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: The Thread, The Game, The Tumblr.
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2011-10-06, 06:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-10-06, 07:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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Poor Celestia. I can't imagine what growing up must have been like if she had to deal with that the entire time.
Extremely lightweight, and speed dial is gorgeous. I can't go back to being without it.
Alright, cool. I can start working forward from here; I'll set up a google docs account specifically for pony and go from there. Hey, I already have 17 (or so) google accounts, why not one more?
And yes. Yes we are dirty minded. Very much so.
You don't sound condescending, it's cool man. That actually sounds really cool, and I have already said I want to hike the Appalachian trail some day...
Managing to look out for my well being, and still putting in a pony pun. I applaud you.
D'awwww. I vote yes. Granted there is no voting system or like... Acceptance or nomination system. But still![/QUOTE]
I'm aware, don't worry. But part of me, buried somewhere deep, deep inside was just going, in a monotone repeating voice...
Pooonnnnyyy...... Pooonnnnnyyy...... Pooonnnnyyy..... Poonnnyyy....
She should have named her gun "Gala".
Of course you can! Just go on ahead and pick one!Avatar by DirtyTabs in the Adopt-A-Pony thread.
Thank you all so much for voting!
Co-Winner of Rainbow Dash in the Playground!Spoiler
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2011-10-06, 07:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: My Little Pony XXVI: Applebloom to Zecora!
Rogue Trader session failed due to partial attendance. In it's place, I managed to get in a session of My Little Pony: Wannabe Heroes. Used the Heroquest system, ran character gen and a quick off-the-cuff adventure.
The characters:
The guy from Monkey Island as an Earth Pony (Notable abilities: Inventory, Duck and Cover, Insult Fighting)
A pegasus pony specialised in making winter who aspires to be a Royal Guard (Notable Abilities: Reflective Golden Armour)
A unicorn named Spotlight who's basically The Great and Powerful Trixie as a showboating colt (Notable Abilities: "Stand Back, I'm Going To Try Magic" and "I meant to do that").
They arrive in the town of Bridle Shores, which is being held hostage by Thistle who is playing the role of utterly ineffective supervillain. She does, however, have a DOOM LASER aimed at the town. The party storms her doom fortress, overcoming a terrible robot and a pit trap before confronting Thistle and beating her by hitting her in the self esteem. She tries to fire the mind control laser, the pegasus uses his armour to reflect the beam back onto her, and the party instructs her to turn herself in.
Phase two is they move on to Fillydelphia where the Wonderbolts are putting on a performance. Using... that guy who plays Grills in the RP...'s suggestion, I roll a D6. 1. Which means Trollestia's in town. The ladies' colt fails his contacts roll to get tickets to the show, which means he gets the tickets - to Trollestia's private box. Now, Trollestia don't take too kindly to this, so she organises a half-time event where she volunteers Spotlight to go and perform some flying tricks. He's also informed that magic is cheating. Upon using magic anyway, he attempts to one-up Trollestia by claiming he can do a lap of the course with the entire Wonderbolts team trying to stop him.
That doesn't end so well for him.
It was a blast An extended hilarity match between three wannabe heroes and their attempts to be big shots. There's no way I could do that justice in wordings.
Spoiler"Escort?" Charger's brow furrowed. "I'm not sure who thought that this would be funny, but I assure you I'm not quite that desperate. No offence intended."
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2011-10-06, 07:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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Avatar by DirtyTabs in the Adopt-A-Pony thread.
Thank you all so much for voting!
Co-Winner of Rainbow Dash in the Playground!Spoiler
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2011-10-06, 07:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: My Little Pony XXVI: Applebloom to Zecora!
*Midnight twitches. She just....twitches.
"Don't you encourage them!"
You keep away from my cutie mark too!
Hee hee, yeah, the Midnight series is one of the few fanfiction series in the MLP to have multiple authors contributing stuff, so I can see how it can be confusing. Glad you liked them, though!
Also, Titanium, glad to see you didn't do the foalish thing and buy that.
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2011-10-06, 07:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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So as you all know, Psychoshutin is playing a Changeling that goes by "Trixie" in my current campaign, illusion specialization. So, in keeping with my OTP, I've decided that in my next campaign after the Arena Fight, Trixie's new found fame is going to kind of go to her head (we worked this out together), and that I'm also going to introduce a woman in a yellow dress that is seen in the audience who begins whooping and cheering and jumping at Trixie's most recent feats.
I need to come up with a human-esque variant of the name Fluttershy for this NPC. Actually... Would elf work better? No... Crap, I need a race now too.
Romantic interest will ensue. I am shipping ponies in a D&D campaign. In a campaign where only myself and Psycho are bronies. I feel way too accomplished at this. XD
Looking at it with sleep and coffee in my system? Me too.Last edited by Titanium Fox; 2011-10-06 at 07:59 AM.
Avatar by DirtyTabs in the Adopt-A-Pony thread.
Thank you all so much for voting!
Co-Winner of Rainbow Dash in the Playground!Spoiler