My Little Pony XXVIII: In the Crazy of 40.000 Posts, There is Only Pony!

[the_druid_droid]

No, no, it's...just not the same...

Also, you're not stalking me and no that isn't an invitation to start.

Aww, but you're such a nice spacefaring lich...

...ok, just kidding. I would kind of like to poke around one of your starships one of these days though; they seem neat.

[MBI]

Would anyone be interested in a fan-made MLP animated series? More info here.

Hmmmmm... It's too early to say what I think of this. Depending on their exact goals, My reaction could vary between "HELL YES!" and "OH GOD NO!". The fact that it hasn't updated in 29 days doesn't help me make up my mi-


Huh?
Oh God, I can Feel It Calling out to me. They were right! Ponysanity does get to us all in the end! How can I fight it?
The fact that it hasn't updated in almost a month doesn't really help me decide either. If they provided proof of their talent first (made a one minute short for example), I may be able to decide.

[Neoseanster]

And if there is even ONE exception, you shouldn't refer to them as evil.

It's okay to say "succubi are usually evil," though, right? Because you're covering the possibility that there are non-evil ones, but admitting they're rare?

With... stats... Roleplaying is magic? What? SiuiS rpg? What!? Clarify, you BlasTech!

I haven't been around long enough to recognize Roleplaying is Magic, but SiuiS rpg refers to:

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Since the moon wars, the Sun Princess has steadily been more tyrannical, methodical, and cruel. Over the last few decades she has also descended into depravity and madness; in her paranoia, she has begun ruthlessly hunting down and arresting random ponies, Charging them with treason and conspiracy. Equestria is an iron-clad shamble, it's infrastructure supported by a small fraternity who formed amongst the courtiers and royal guards.

Unbeknownst to the Princess, or the guardsponies, the moon is an entire plane rather than a barren, rocky satellite. Strewen with ancient ruins of a past civilization, and roamed by those of monstrous mien, creature and pony alike. The Princess has been banishing ponies, griffons, diamond dogs, even dragons, and on the moon a society of sorts is forming.

The dragons, messengers and guardians of the moon's limited wealth, have formed kingdoms. The ponies, caught between moon monsters and stacking slavers, have formed their own outposts. What magic is available has been used to eke out a lunarial existence, and the rarest of dragons - the messengers - remain allied with ponykind. Supplies and food trickle in through dragon's fire, supplying the Lunarian elite with supplies to feed their lust for power. Kingdoms form. Factions rise. The land itself seeks to extinguish those who tread too heavy upon it, and you, either a veteran of the moon or banished to it, for crimes real or imagined, must forge your way in this strange new land — if you can survive your stone prison.

Welcome to


DUNGEONS
(In the Place You Were Banished To)
&
DRAGONS

[Lix Lorn]

So my slightly messed up priest is more creepy than an ancient, evil (I'm assuming torture happy as well) space lich because he's... close-minded? Are you sure you want to go with that, Lix?

Not more creepy, but more offensive to me in a personal way.

It's okay to say "succubi are usually evil," though, right? Because you're covering the possibility that there are non-evil ones, but admitting they're rare?

Sure, that's legit.

[Athaniar]

Not sure about playing stat-based RP. Maybe? Tell me when you find that link!

EDIT: Wait, I found it. Here it is.

[Pokonic]

Oh God, I can Feel It Calling out to me. They were right! Ponysanity does get to us all in the end! How can I fight it?

Fool, none can fight the Ponysanity. NONE! How do you think we have covered so much ground in so little time? Hah! To think for a moment that one could fight it off is to think that 4chan is a child friendly place where you should go and visit!

[MBI]

Fool, none can fight the Ponysanity. NONE! How do you think we have covered so much ground in so little time? Hah! To think for a moment that one could fight it off is to think that 4chan is a child friendly place where you should go and visit!

Oh, wait, Turns out I had the wrong definiton of Ponysanity. I total forgotten I've had it for nearly two months now.
How do I escape the Urge to RP that comes with it though!?!?!? And Why is a Ponysona slowly forming for me?!?!? That's a step towards the worst case scenario!

[TheAmishPirate]

Oh, wait, Turns out I had the wrong definiton of Ponysanity. I total forgotten I've had it for nearly two months now.
How do I escape the Urge to RP that comes with it though!?!?!? And Why is a Ponysona slowly forming for me?!?!? That's a step towards the worst case scenario!

Ponysanity: Making your mind worse? Or better?

[Neoseanster]

I'm trying to write a paper and I keep getting distracted by ponies. I need to finish in the next seventeen minutes. What should I do, Twilight!?

[Pokonic]

How do I escape the Urge to RP that comes with it though!?!?!? And Why is a Ponysona slowly forming for me?!?!? That's a step towards the worst case scenario!

Embrace it. Nurture it. Cultivate it into something worth writing a backstory for.


For instance, my little used ponysona is pictured to the left: A pegusi cult leader who worshipes the Nightmare with body-swaping abilitys. He also rots faster every time he jumps. Eventualy on halloween, you may just see what he looks like after a few months of being semiundead. "evil chuckle"

Ponysanity: Making your mind worse? Or better?

Yes.

[Strife Warzeal]

Ponysanity: Making your mind worse? Or better?

Better. Definitely better.

Man I remember the days where it was just me in my head (and the voice that tells me to burn things but I ignore him mostly). Now I have two of the cutest things ever talking to me! (and the voice that still tells me to burn things). Thoughts are much more fun when you have some ponies to chime in on them, for me they are Dangereaux(still absolutely love saying that name) and, the new one, Iris.

[PhantomFox]

Quick! Pop quiz: What happens if you pull on Pinkie Pie's tail?

[MBI]

Better. Definitely better.

Man I remember the days where it was just me in my head (and the voice that tells me to burn things but I ignore him mostly). Now I have two of the cutest things ever talking to me! (and the voice that still tells me to burn things). Thoughts are much more fun when you have some ponies to chime in on them, for me they are Dangereaux(still absolutely love saying that name) and, the new one, Iris.

So embracing it won't make the burny voice go away?
Hmmmm... I'm still not sure. I've already got mild Ponysanity, Hussiesanity, GITP+OOTSUpdate paranoia, Regular insanity and the extremely rare Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Insanity. Plus, I just recently got out of a viscous cycle of illness induced stuff.
I don't think I have the time or place in my life to get full on Ponysanity.

[Tectonic Robot]

Quick! Pop quiz: What happens if you pull on Pinkie Pie's tail?

...

She explodes, right?

Twice?

[Gadora]

Caster eh? Tell you what, as a mental exercise, how would you D&D-iffy Twilight to make her most effective while still show-accurate?

Also, have you seen this yet? Or this?

Does taking "magic" as a special talent make her a Munchkin?

There goes my night.

Thank you for adding another webcomic to my already large reading list.

Eakin, same comment from me. I do not need more webcomics to read!

Crazy!Twilight was one of the worst parts of S02E03 for me, so I'd rather not be reminded, thanks.

I'm not saying I didn't already create a Pony character for myself (that one's natural considering I'm a universe-crafting GM), I'm just not going to swap out the Psionic Flame for a pony.

(A pony with a Psionic Flame mark could be possible, but very, very unlikely )

I actually didn't much care for Crazy Twi either. It was kind of hard for me to select an avatar that let me take part in the fun without making me wince every time I look at it.

I think that an appropriate segway to this auction

That's a lot of Pinkie!
So Pony thread anyone got some spare money they'd like to give me?

Want.

Quick! Pop quiz: What happens if you pull on Pinkie Pie's tail?

In my experience, you get a restraining order. That might change, though, depending on how well you know her.

[Athaniar]

Quick! Pop quiz: What happens if you pull on Pinkie Pie's tail?

Probably a party.

[Capt. Ido Nos]

Quick! Pop quiz: What happens if you pull on Pinkie Pie's tail?

Two Pinkie Pies.

[MBI]

Quick! Pop quiz: What happens if you pull on Pinkie Pie's tail?

The shock of it makes her tail twitch, casting Summon Bigger Fish above you for d32 damage?

[SiuiS]

Good Gracious! You ponies...

I have finally found the root cause of anxiety when I don't postfast enough- I actually want to reply to almost every darn thing here. Insane, right?

Jade, Lixie; I believe there is a bit o perspective on alignment you're missing, but I want to reply to the quotes directly, just getting my hoof in the door now.

Lixie; a daycare? Seriously? How does this work? Do ponies even lay eggs? And then we'd have to figure out our respective egg groups, and... Ooh, such a mess. Oh well, spilt milk now, plus you guys know why I'll be a bit tardy on replies today

Commodore; you're purposefully cultivating an air of affable bumbling evil as a cover exercise, and you know it.

Um... Oh!
Jade; I haven't actually done the quotewall yet- you guys keep addin stuff I want to respond too XD

Generic grammar question; what is the proper use of payed versus paid? I am 90 percent certain of the effective uses and rules, but... Well, when I'm tired I've made worse mistakes. Have you ever heard a word, or seen one spelled out that just seemed wrong? Yeah. I've started double and triple guessing myself. No fun D:

Lixie; still working on the picture. Feel bad about not... Finishing it. Hm.
Just realized that if I'm willing to ink my work, then... I could probably crank out stuff now I couldn't months ago. Your pic, the filly!Shimmer, Guardalopolis, etc.
So, thanks for the indirect help, aye?

-

Non-pony d'aww.

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My kitty teacup recently got spayed because my workload increase gave me more monies. She has a cone (an 'e-collar', e for Elizabethan) which she was adept at removing.

Day 2, she woke me up by pawing my hand. I noticed she wasn't wearing the collar, either. So to avoid scaring her under the bed where I'd lose her, I just sort of pet her.
She licks her arm then looks at me.
She licks her leg then looks at me.
She licks her belly then looks at me.
Inally, seeing I'm not doing anything, she goes for her wound (and of corse I stop her). I get her to lie down, and end up falling asleep with my hand on her back so she can't go anywhere, and wait for Braz to wake up so one of us can watch her while the other finds her collar.

Well, she seems to have enjoyed the attention. Last night, teacup¹ decides to drag her security blanket from the foot of the bed, over Braz like she's tucking her in, crawling on top of Braz, and falling asleep.

To recap- she brought an entire blanky with her to snuggle mommy :3

¹: teacup with a lowercase t because it fits her personality better. I told her when she was little that if she got any bigger, I'd have to start calling her teapot; she stopped growing. Now that's Will-power.

[Athaniar]

Non-pony d'aww.

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My kitty teacup recently got spayed because my workload increase gave me more monies. She has a cone (an 'e-collar', e for Elizabethan) which she was adept at removing.

Day 2, she woke me up by pawing my hand. I noticed she wasn't wearing the collar, either. So to avoid scaring her under the bed where I'd lose her, I just sort of pet her.
She licks her arm then looks at me.
She licks her leg then looks at me.
She licks her belly then looks at me.
Inally, seeing I'm not doing anything, she goes for her wound (and of corse I stop her). I get her to lie down, and end up falling asleep with my hand on her back so she can't go anywhere, and wait for Braz to wake up so one of us can watch her while the other finds her collar.

Well, she seems to have enjoyed the attention. Last night, teacup¹ decides to drag her security blanket from the foot of the bed, over Braz like she's tucking her in, crawling on top of Braz, and falling asleep.

To recap- she brought an entire blanky with her to snuggle mommy :3

Aww, now that is incredibly adorable.

But now I need to sleep. Let's hope my dreams have ponies!

[MBI]

Aww, now that is incredibly adorable.

But now I need to sleep. Let's hope my dreams have ponies!

*Shoots my dreamwaves out my brain into the internet in the hopes they reach you.*
I've had enough pony dreams for now. Too much actually.

[Kindablue]

I may have...."borrowed"...those pictures from someone else.

(In all seriousness, I'll stop using them if it bothers you.)

You'll regret your amicability when the Time of the Gathering comes, Kurgan!!! I don't actually mind, no. I've also never seen that movie, so I'm not sure if that made sense.

Generic grammar question; what is the proper use of payed versus paid? I am 90 percent certain of the effective uses and rules, but... Well, when I'm tired I've made worse mistakes. Have you ever heard a word, or seen one spelled out that just seemed wrong? Yeah. I've started double and triple guessing myself. No fun D:

Payed's an archaism, like shew or chuse, so it means the same thing, it's just that no one spells it like that anymore.

[Excession]

Generic grammar question; what is the proper use of payed versus paid? I am 90 percent certain of the effective uses and rules, but... Well, when I'm tired I've made worse mistakes. Have you ever heard a word, or seen one spelled out that just seemed wrong? Yeah. I've started double and triple guessing myself. No fun D:

According to Wiktionary, payed is an archaic form of paid. It therefore has no proper usage in modern texts.

/relurks-within-his-wikifort (it's like a book fort, but virtual)

Edit: and now my wikifort has been invaded by ninjas.

[Aotrs Commander]

Commodore; you're purposefully cultivating an air of affable bumbling evil as a cover exercise, and you know it.

"Bumbling?"

"Bumbling?!"

I'll have you know, I do not "bumble!" I have never "bumbled" in my entire unlife!

It is merely that I am so utterly, brilliantly and completely competent, that sometimes, it transcends mere "competency" into something greater; something so cleverly, so fiendishly cunningly competent that it looks positively maladroit to the untrained eyes of the unintiated; because it is competent in a different way; a way that your simple mortal/divine/clockwork/pony minds cannot fully grasp without the help of a Higher Being (i.e. Me)! And probably not even then!

...

See, even Hopereaver stands stunned at the sheer enormity of my genius!

...

Yeah. That's right. Genius. Yes. That is exactly what it is.

[Tectonic Robot]

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Good Gracious! You ponies...

I have finally found the root cause of anxiety when I don't postfast enough- I actually want to reply to almost every darn thing here. Insane, right?

Jade, Lixie; I believe there is a bit o perspective on alignment you're missing, but I want to reply to the quotes directly, just getting my hoof in the door now.

Lixie; a daycare? Seriously? How does this work? Do ponies even lay eggs? And then we'd have to figure out our respective egg groups, and... Ooh, such a mess. Oh well, spilt milk now, plus you guys know why I'll be a bit tardy on replies today

Commodore; you're purposefully cultivating an air of affable bumbling evil as a cover exercise, and you know it.

Um... Oh!
Jade; I haven't actually done the quotewall yet- you guys keep addin stuff I want to respond too XD

Generic grammar question; what is the proper use of payed versus paid? I am 90 percent certain of the effective uses and rules, but... Well, when I'm tired I've made worse mistakes. Have you ever heard a word, or seen one spelled out that just seemed wrong? Yeah. I've started double and triple guessing myself. No fun D:

Lixie; still working on the picture. Feel bad about not... Finishing it. Hm.
Just realized that if I'm willing to ink my work, then... I could probably crank out stuff now I couldn't months ago. Your pic, the filly!Shimmer, Guardalopolis, etc.
So, thanks for the indirect help, aye?

-

Non-pony d'aww.

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My kitty teacup recently got spayed because my workload increase gave me more monies. She has a cone (an 'e-collar', e for Elizabethan) which she was adept at removing.

Day 2, she woke me up by pawing my hand. I noticed she wasn't wearing the collar, either. So to avoid scaring her under the bed where I'd lose her, I just sort of pet her.
She licks her arm then looks at me.
She licks her leg then looks at me.
She licks her belly then looks at me.
Inally, seeing I'm not doing anything, she goes for her wound (and of corse I stop her). I get her to lie down, and end up falling asleep with my hand on her back so she can't go anywhere, and wait for Braz to wake up so one of us can watch her while the other finds her collar.

Well, she seems to have enjoyed the attention. Last night, teacup¹ decides to drag her security blanket from the foot of the bed, over Braz like she's tucking her in, crawling on top of Braz, and falling asleep.

To recap- she brought an entire blanky with her to snuggle mommy :3

¹: teacup with a lowercase t because it fits her personality better. I told her when she was little that if she got any bigger, I'd have to start calling her teapot; she stopped growing. Now that's Will-power.

Duuuuude. When is your quote wall going to be finished? I want to skim through it and see if you mention me.

[BlasTech]

Roleplaying is Magic, collation post

Because, somepony needs to do it lest I forget where all this stuff is ... oh great I just volunteered didn't I?

The Intro (WIP)

New Thread: Well, hello yourself, Sugar~

Proof that I'm actually working on stuff and not just stringing my fellows along.

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Since the moon wars, the Sun Princess has steadily been more tyrannical, methodical, and cruel. Over the last few decades she has also descended into depravity and madness; in her paranoia, she has begun ruthlessly hunting down and arresting random ponies, Charging them with treason and conspiracy. Equestria is an iron-clad shamble, it's infrastructure supported by a small fraternity who formed amongst the courtiers and royal guards.

Unbeknownst to the Princess, or the guardsponies, the moon is an entire plane rather than a barren, rocky satellite. Strewen with ancient ruins of a past civilization, and roamed by those of monstrous mien, creature and pony alike. The Princess has been banishing ponies, griffons, diamond dogs, even dragons, and on the moon a society of sorts is forming.

The dragons, messengers and guardians of the moon's limited wealth, have formed kingdoms. The ponies, caught between moon monsters and stacking slavers, have formed their own outposts. What magic is available has been used to eke out a lunarial existence, and the rarest of dragons - the messengers - remain allied with ponykind. Supplies and food trickle in through dragon's fire, supplying the Lunarian elite with supplies to feed their lust for power. Kingdoms form. Factions rise. The land itself seeks to extinguish those who tread too heavy upon it, and you, either a veteran of the moon or banished to it, for crimes real or imagined, must forge your way in this strange new land — if you can survive your stone prison.

Welcome to


DUNGEONS
(In the Place You Were Banished To)
&
DRAGONS

NB: From what I gather, the setting is still a WIP, not sure if it will be grimdark or not but here are some associated Siuis ramblings in response to various reactions from the ponythread.

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Well, if you want to roll up a new character, be my guest. I had tried to set it up such that the current batch would sort of "wake up" and realize they aren't in the Equestria they went to sleep in. This would let ponies be in the game without hanging very much and would give the party a sense of kinship (since they all remember a world that didn't exist), but I'm not sure I've put it together well enough just yet.

Grimdark? Well, it could be, aye. I fear that may be the language choices I made however.


Ambiguity was intentional; I don't want to nail something down and have to undo it later.

Currently, there are big dragons such as in DragonShy and Owls Well That Ends Well, that are able to eke out large territories or "kingdoms". It's an in-game reason to have a place that isn't just over-run with moon monsters.

The smaller dragons, like Spike, would work specifically with their close pony friends. And while the Bluebloods of the world would rather just have a bunch of ponies fawn over them, the Trixies of the world have no problem publicly humiliating those who would rock the boat. Like, say, putting them in the stocks? Except where do you get the stocks? And how do you keep ponies in them? So we need guards and labor. But how do we keep the guards loyal? Why, bribery, of course! And so a web of greedy pony politics formed in my head.

As for resources, I believe some parts of the moon are hospitable (I could see Fluttershy specifically making a niche for herself, growing food and bringing culture to the moon monsters). And even if supplies could only be transferred dragonto dragon, all it takes is a banished noble writing one heartfelt plea for a good home-cooked supper, before they realize there is an items-only fast trade route back to Equestria. Pocket black markets would spring up in no time.



Makes sense. As I said, ambiguity is a future for me right now. I'm allowing the chance for grim stuff very specifically, for two reasons. The first is a nod to the source material (Dungeons and Dragons). The second, more important reason is leeway. As things stand, the setting is like the Nightmare Before Christmas; it's an ostensibly dark setting, full o undead and demons. Yet cannibalism, being fired on by artillery, treachery, and kidnapping are still horrible atrocities.

Similarly, the setting is potentially horrible; banished to a far off realm, having to create a society amongst the criminals and the naive both, tyrannical dragons using diamond dog hit men to enslave ponies... But these are ponies. They don't do that sort of thing.

In the end, I'm not going to have some royal pony slap around the hired help while the heroes watch if they spend there time being show-accurate and heroic, because that's horrible. But if the party decides they want to run a black market smuggling ring, I'm not going to keep the rest of the world all cartoon-y. It's as broad as can be so the players can set the tone.

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Okie doke, so I realize that the pieces I've written up imply a setting to me, but I can't just leave it at that, aye?

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I needed three things for the game. Dungeons, dragons, and banishment. Dungeon was easy; it followed banishment. But only Celestia has that power, so why not banished to the moon?

I like the setting concept because it displays the best of both dungeons and dragons, and ponies. Adrift in a strange land, how do they adapt? The ponies colonize, trade, and bolster. Some are perfectly fine, finding the moon to be just like Equestria, though in need of some terraforming. Others desperately want to return home, and seek the means to do so. Others are just biding their time until something gives, living their lives as best they can. There can be normal pony cities, metropolitan areas with many different cultures, dungeons with reclusive loners, and all of that stuff. It's also of note; how do earth ponies survive without equestrian soil (earth)? How do pegasi live when clouds are a rarity? What do unicorns do without Canterlot, the societal center that is their home territory?

The moon is a strange land. The sun ne'er graces the height of it's skies, and with good reason; Equestria doesn't appear as a round world, but as an impossibly large disk superimposed over the sky. As the moon rises, the western edge of Equestria sweeps across the lunar surface, rotating; at midnight when the moon is highest, Equestria is a flat place, seemingly hundreds of miles above the moon, and finally, it starts to tilt again, the eastern side falling towards the moon's surface like a huge see-saw¹
Additionally, Nightmare Moon was banished here as well. She certainly doesn't want to be here! Now if only somepony could actually find her, they'd have a powerful ally, who could maybe get them back to Equestria. after all, canon NMM was alone on the moon, with no society or friendship to draw from.

I also decided to include some stuff from the thread for a laugh. Why is everything so different? Leo followed Starry Notions through time, into the past, and true to his expectations it mucked everything up. And of course he is unable to find Starry (or Whooves) to fix it.

I can see how it's too grim, indeed. But to me, it's no worse than any port adventure, where there is the possibility of a seedy underbelly. Every D&D setting has these details, I'm just listing the for the sake of completion.

Obvious weaknesses are that I need more of a planned story for PbP, I need to not spread things so thin, and I need to decide on the final touches.

Another note is lethality. I really want it to be non-lethal, but I've had some bad experiences with perceived player immortality...

That's my hand, as far as I can remember it. Any pointers, suggestions, questions or critique appreciated.

¹: it makes sense if you envision it like an amusement ride; your flat disk is on an invisible arm, and goes around another disk which is stationary. At the zenith, you're looking "up" at a flat plane. As you move, the edges "tilt" towards you.
Even better, I figure the dark side of Equestria are where all the monsters are, jumping to the moon and then jumping to the surface afterwards.

And the Collated Character Sheets (Topaz and Esper, it took me FOREVER to find yours )

I don't know if everyone intends to use these characters in the above PbP RP, since the discussion about the RiM framework and character sheets predates Siuis announcing his RPG.

Anyway, for comparison, have a gander:

STARRY NOTIONS (Rolplaying is Magic) (Siuis)

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Starry Notions

Unicorn colt, cream body, dark green-black mane, silver eyes
Special talent: metamagic / manipulation of magic (usually enchantment)
Cutie mark: a sword over an open book,over a circle diagram
HEART: 2 BODY: 1 MIND: 3
3 health, 4 energy, 5 courage

Talents: Tireless, Willful
Job: Soldier/adventurer
Skills: enchantment, navigation, folklore, journeying
Element: Generosity

MAGIC
Tricks: metamagic (change + magic) alters effects of spells (standard), on the fly (hard), or even as the other pony uses them (legendary)
TK tactile feedback (change + know + magic) uses broad TK application to "feel out" surrounding environment. Learned in Whitetail Woods.

effects: change, know
Subjects: magic

SECOND HAND (RP is Magic): (Thedruiddroid)

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(A clockwork) Earth Pony Stallion

Special talent: Building and maintaining clockwork tech
Cutie mark: A pocket watch, painted on a square of metal and bolted on to his flank

Body: 3
Mind: 1
Heart: 3

Health: 6
Energy: 4
Courage: 4

Talents: Tireless, Tough
Job: Mechanic
Skills: Animal Communication, Jury-rigging, Storytelling
Element: Loyalty

Igneous Bluffs (Roleplaying is Magic) (BlasTech)

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Roleplaying is Magic Character Sheet:
Name: Igneous Bluffs

Description: Of slightly above average height and weight. His voice has a slightly bumbling lilt to it that contrasts with his more educated syntax. Comes across as a bit simple.
Royal Guard Unicorn Colouration: Charcoal grey body, light blue/white mane, gold eyes.
Normal Colouration: Dark brown body colouration, steel grey hair, blue eyes.



Race: Unicorn
Age: Stallion
Special Purpose: : Investigating crimes and catching criminals.
Cutie Mark: A broken geode attached to a chain (generally hidden when in guard makeup)
Primary Attributes: Mind 4, Body 1, Heart 2
Secondary Attributes: Health 3, Energy 5, Courage 6
Talents: Smart, Perceptive
Job: Royal Guard
Skills: Knowledge (Crime Trivia), Disguise, Bluff, Acting, Lockpicking, Tracking, Stealth, Basic training (x5) relating to: Endurance, Hoof-to-hoof combat, Magic Combat, Agility, Play Instrument (Horn)
Guiding Element Of Harmony: Magic

Magic:
Effects: Diminish, Know, Change
Subjects: Force, Illusion, Magic, Air

Example Tricks: Metamagic: Break Enchantment/Magic – (Diminish + Magic), Detect Illusion (Know + Illusion), Redirect Electricity/Magic (Change + Air/Magic), Track Scent (Know + Air), Slow opponent (Diminish + Force, Change + Air)

Background: (Yes, more spoilers, only read if really interested.)

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Extract from Canterlot Guard service records.

Born to family in Coltumbo, raised on family farm. After completion of primary education, seconded to relatives farm for two years. Subsequently migrated to Canterlot to study at Celestia's school for gifted unicorns. Involvement in incident at Thamaturgical Research Department where [REDACTED], based on further review of [REDACTED] and recommendation [REDACTED] enlisted in Canterlot Royal guards. Service time 6 months, completed Basic training, awaiting first assignment. Based on training results, recommend [REDACTED] pending approval.

OOC Notes:

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Anyone want to take a wild guess what kind of farm his cousins have? (Fun fact, if it were pemitted in these RP mechanics, I would have had him have a variant of "pinkie sense" which made him sneeze when something shady is going on nearby)

In case any of this seems familiar, its probably for good reason ... I kind of view Iggy as a pony version of Inspector Columbo.

Quaver Rest (Roleplaying Is Magic) (BlasTech)

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Name: Quaver Rest
Race: Earth Pony
Age: Filly
Description: Dark Indigo/Blue coat, dark grey mane. Cutie mark is silver. (May revise once I think on this more). Acts and looks refined, with a biting wit.

Special Purpose: Inspiring ponies through music
Cutie Mark: A quaver rest (duh)

Attributes:

Body: 2 Heart: 2 Mind: 2
Health: 4 Energy: 4 Courage: 4

Talents: Charismatic, Agile
Job: Composer/conductor/Teacher
Skills: Knowledge (Musical theory), Singing, Fencing, Cooking
Guiding Element Of Harmony: Laughter

Background:

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Born to a musical family in Canterlot, there was no doubt that her talents would lie in a similar field. Groomed on several instruments as a foal, she soon realised her passion for creating music, as opposed to simply making it.

She has shown some aptitude for it and has since become a composer of moderate note and a conductor of several classical ensembles in Canterlot(unfortunately, not including the Royal Philharmonic which plays exclusively for the Princesses). Her dream is to one day compose a piece and conduct it in front of the Royal Sisters.

She also teaches music at the Canterlot Musical College (CMC). Unfortunately for her, this is where a lot of the richer families send their offspring for mandatory music lessons. Between countless hours of fruitlessly correcting snot nosed royals, and hearing her music butchered at their hooves, she’s developed a rather caustic streak in her vocabulary. She enjoys fencing, simply because it gives her an outlet for the considerable frustrations of her position and also dabbles in cooking from time to time.

Topaz (Roleplaying is Magic) (Topaz, duh!)

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Topaz Unicorn
Unicorn Filly; light blue body, blue mane, blue eyes
Special Purpose: Help other ponies.
Cutie Mark: A large blue topaz.

Heart: 2 Body: 2 Mind: 2
4 Health, 4 Energy, 4 Courage

Talents: Willful, Tireless.
Job: Transport
Skills: Packing/Unpacking, Bookeeping, Being unnoticed, Singing
Guiding Element: Honesty

Magical Aspect: Create Force
Magic Trick: Create/Move Shapes

Midnight: Roleplaying is Magic Sheet: (EsperDrek)

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Roleplaying is Magic Character Sheet:
Name: Midnight
Race: Unicorn
Age: Filly (Statted as Mare + 2 Points)
Special Purpose: Midnight's special purpose and talent is magic. Like her parents, she has great magical potential, potential that she must divine for herself the path it takes.
Cutie Mark: The Magician Tarot. She also has a black blotch on her coat with star and moon stylings, akin to her Princess Mommy's own.
Primary Attributes: Mind 5, Body 1, Heart 3
Secondary Attributes: Health 4, Energy 6, Courage 8
Talents: Smart, Empathetic
Job: Student/Princess
Skills: Knowledge (magic), Knowledge (history), Knowledge (trivia), Storytelling, Performing, Etiquette, Seduction (learned by doing the exact OPPOSITE the Guide told her to do), Bondag-Use Rope, Research, Reading
Guiding Element Of Harmony: Kindness

Magic:
Effects: Animate, Change, Create, Diminish
Subjects: Body, Earth, Illusion, Plants, Force

Sample Tricks: Plant Bondage (Change+Plants), Teleport (Animate+Body), Celestial Wings (Change+Body), Build Structure (Create+Earth), Gender Change (Change+Body)

NB: As the "daughter" of two strong wizard unicorns and one of the princesses, it was appropriate for her to get some bonus stat points.

Shadowy (Shadowy)

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Shadowy:Earth pony. (Presumed Colt)
Cutie mark: Butterfly knife.
Special talent: Assassination and other “Restraining” of threats to Equestria. (Which there aren’t that many of)

Heart: 2 Mind: 1 Body: 3
Health: 5 Energy: 4 Courage: 3
Talents: Agile, Perceptive.
Job: Assassin
Skills: Tracking, Stealth, Dueling.
Element: Loyalty

Novello (Istari)

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Novello
Unicorn Pony Stallion
Special talent: Working with books
Cutie mark: A open book with sparkles coming out of it

Body: 1 Mind: 5 Heart: 1

Health: 2 Energy: 6 Courage: 6

Talents: Smart, Charismatic
Job: Publisher
Skills: Writing, Reading, Knowledge(Physics), Knowledge(History), Knowledge(Mythology), Knowledge(Magic), Origami, Economics, Organization, Oration, Illustration, Puzzles, Archery, Magic Tricks (Nonmagical), Gaming
Element: Kindness

Magic
Effects: Animate, Change, Create, Know
Subjects: Body, Earth, Force, Illusion, Plants

Sample Tricks: Paper Manipulation (Animate/Change/Create + Plants) Printing Press (Animate + Earth) Storytelling (Create + Illusion) Speed Reading (Know + Plants)

Candle Keeper (Roleplaying is Magic) (Tectonic Robot)

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Roleplaying is Magic Character Sheet:
Name: Candle Keeper

Description: Thin, beady eyed, and wiry, Candle Keeper always looks desperate no matter what he's doing. By all rights his large coat-robe should make him seem larger, but all it does is seem to accentuate his thin frame. His voice is usually thin and reedy, but can change in to a bellow with shocking suddenness. Ponies often describe him as "unbalanced". Also of interest is the strange amulet he has around his neck, which glows disconcertingly.

Coloration: His fur is a very light grey-blue. His mane is black and stringy. His eyes (when large enough to be seen) are green-gray.

Race: Earth Pony
Age: Stallion
Special Purpose: Used to be candle making, but now he does whatever his patron tells him to.
Cutie Mark: A fancy candle. However, the candle is faded, and superimposed over it is an amulet identical to the one around his neck.
Primary Attributes: Body 2, Mind 3, Heart 2
Secondary Attributes:Health 4, Energy 5, Courage 5
Talents: Tough, Tireless
Job: Wandering Priest
Skills: Crafting: Candles, Crafting: Magical items, Hoisting, Running Away, Sneaking, etc. etc. etc. you guys think of something.
Guiding Element of Harmony: Generosity

Magic: Although Candle is an Earth Pony, his amulet acts as proxy horn for him. Provided he brings the right ingredients, he work nearly any kind of magic with it.

Paladin (Athanair)

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Paladin
Pegasus Stallion

Cutie Mark/Special Purpose: A (kite) shield, representing the purpose of defending Equestria and its people against any foe.
Primary Attributes: Body 3, Mind 1, Heart 3
Secondary Attributes: Health 6, Energy 4, Courage 4
Talents: Tough, Willful
Job: Royal Defender
Skills: Melee Combat, Monster Lore, Intimidation
Element of Harmony: Loyalty

Also, link to biography (with larger character image).

Chargermane (Athanair)

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Chargermane
Pegasus Stallion

Cutie Mark/Special Purpose: A (targe) shield with a sun motif, representing the purpose of defending Equestria and its people against any foe.
Primary Attributes: Body 2, Mind 2, Heart 3
Secondary Attributes: Health 5, Energy 4, Courage 5
Talents: Charismatic, Willful
Job: Royal Guard Trainer
Skills: Melee Combat, Monster Lore, Intimidation, History, Persuation, Military Leadership
Element of Harmony: Loyalty

Many years ago Chargermane proved himself to be a loyal champion of Princess Celestia's Royal Guard. Since he had a natural talent for command he soon earned a high rank within the order, and was known for being a more active commander than what was common in the Guard, on occasion even seeking out and fighting threats in the field.

However, after one campaign he decided to retire, and he has since trained promising recruits at the academy instead. He is known as a friendly and charismatic old pony, who genuinely cares for and encourages his students. However, he (and those of his old unit who still live) refuses to discuss what happened during his last mission, and it appears to be surprisingly hard to find out information about it.

He keeps a close eye on Paladin, the pony who was appointed Royal Agent. He sees him almost as his own son, and wants to make sure he does not make any major mistakes during his own mission to protect Equestria.

Pwny Lord (Young) (Gamerlord)

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Name: Pwny Lord (Younger Eccentric)
Race: Pegasus (Sort of)
Age: Colt
Special Purpose: To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations (And if they are monsters, kill them), to boldly go where no stallion has gone before!
Cutie Mark: A pair of swords
Body: 3 Mind: 1 Heart: 2

Health: 5 Energy: 4 Courage: 3
Talents: Agile, Strong
Job: Amateur Adventurer-For-Hire
Skills: Stealth, Crossbow
Guiding Element Of Harmony: Magic

Pwny Lord (Old) (Gamerlord)

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Name: Pwny Lord (Older Evil)
Race: Pegasus (Sort of)
Age: Stallion
Special Purpose: Building combat-related machinery, particularly weapons or doomsday devices.
Cutie Mark: A pair of swords
Body: 2 Mind: 3 Heart: 2

Health: 4 Energy: 5 Courage: 5
Talents: Smart, Perceptive
Job: Villain
Skills: Engineering, Weaponsmithing, Gunsmithing (Obviously, only the firearms you would find during the Middle Ages or Renaissance era) , Tactician, Mechanic, Trap Construction, Repairing, and Knowledge (Machinary).
Guiding Element Of Harmony: Honesty

Jade Aurora (Roleplaying is Magic) (Titanium Fox)

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Name: Jade Aurora
Race: Earth Pony
Age: Filly
Special Purpose: To bring attention to the sport of sprinting beyond just the annual running of the leaves. She feels that she can do this by besting the fastest flier in Equestria on ground while she is flying; although she’d never tell Rainbow Dash that!
Cutie Mark: A pair of crossed checkered flags.
Body: 3 Heart: 2 Mind: 1

Health: 5 Energy: 4 Courage: 3
Talents: Fast, Tireless
Job: Marathon Runner
Skills: Bondage (Tutored by Midnight YOU ALL SAW IT), Mischief (?)
Guiding Element of Harmony: Loyalty

Skittles (Role Playing is magic) (Psycho Shutin)

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Skittles
Race: Unicorn
Age: Filly
Cutie mark: Red Cross
Special Talent: Healing Minds and Body's

Body: 1
Mind: 3
Heart: 2

Health: 3
Energy: 4
Courage:5

Talents: Empathetic, Charismatic
Job: Psychiatrist
Skills: Biology, Chemistry, First Aid, Diplomacy, Flawed logic,Herbal Remedies

Element: Laughter

Magic:
Effects: Change,Create
Subjects:Body,Mind,Plants
Magic tricks: Calm Emotions(Change+Mind), Heal(Change+Body),Create Bandages(Create Plants)

Inkblot (Roleplaying is Magic): (Neoseanster)

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Roleplaying is Magic Character Sheet

Name: Inkblot

Description: An earth pony colt, somewhat on the thin side, and not athletic, but not unhealthy either. When not in conversation, he's often between appearing reservedly attentive and observant, and having something of an absent minded, thoughtful look at him, as if he's contemplating something. When traveling he often carries on his back plain saddlebags.

Coloration: Inkblot's coat is a dark blue, and his mane and tail are black.

Race: Earth Pony
Age: Colt
Special Purpose: Observing and "helping" ponies to work through their issues, with mixed success... but it's the thought that counts, right?
Cutie Mark: A peculiarly shaped inkblot, which somehow seems to remind the viewer of something different each time it's looked at, despite not actually changing in appearance... maybe a moth? Or a fox? Or a mask? Or two people? It's hard to say for sure (reminiscent of a Rorschach test, not that ponies would be too familiar with such).
Primary Attributes: Body 1, Mind 3, Heart 2
Secondary Attributes:Health 3, Energy 4, Courage 5
Talents: Smart, Perceptive
Job: Traveling Wannabe Psychoanalyst
Skills: (Mis)Interpertion, Persuasion, Observation, Reading, Wandering, Writing
Guiding Element of Harmony: Kindness

Silverbolt (Silverbolt)

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Name: Silverbolt
Race: Pegasus
Age: Colt
Special Purpose: Stormcrafting
Cutie Mark: Two silver lightning bolts
Primary Attributes: Body 2 Mind 3 Heart 1
Secondary Attributes: Health 3 Energy 5 Courage 4
Talents: Smart, Tough
Job: Student/apprentice weatherpony
Skills: Math, Knowledge (Weather Magic), Research, Precision Lightning Strikes, Gaming, Mechanic
Guiding Element of Harmony: Honesty

Physical Description: A slightly overweight pegasus colt, with a deep midnight-blue coat, silver-streaked white mane and tail, and blue eyes that are typically behind a pair of black spectacles. Mane is typically pulled back into a ponytail.


Biography: Born and raised in a small town near Fillydelphia, Silverbolt has always been fascinated by storms and the weather engineers who create them. As a foal, he dreamed of growing up to work at the prestigious Cloudsdale Weather Factory, and hoofcrafting beautiful lightning storms to wow everypony.

But there was one obstacle standing in his way: Cloudsdale University. More specifically, its extremely popular (and, in Silver's view, over-coddled and over-privileged) hoofball team. Silverbolt had long been teased and bullied by more athletic pegasi because of his weight problem, nearsightedness, and his bookish nature; he had no desire to attend a school that put such a heavy emphasis on its sports program. So, instead, he did something completely unexpected: enrolled at the University of Canterlot. He found that he gets along better with most unicorns than most pegasi, and while the campus isn't really designed for somepony with wings, the classes are absolutely fascinating. He's particularly enjoyed learning about unicorn weather magic, feeling that knowing other ponies' ways of doing things can only help everypony in the long run.

Silverbolt is in the same year as Midnight at U.C.

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Not sure about playing stat-based RP. Maybe? Tell me when you find that link!

EDIT: Wait, I found it. Here it is.

But now I need to sleep. Let's hope my dreams have ponies!

Wait ... but, all that effort I just put in and he's already found the link and gone to sleep?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

(Ok, I'm better now)

PS: Thanqol, I couldn't find a RiM sheet for Charger, did you ever do one for her?

[Vorpalbob]

The shock of it makes her tail twitch, casting Summon Bigger Fish above you for d32 damage?

I personally think every RP system should have a Summon Bigger Fish ability of some kind.

It is best Force Power.

[Vent Reynolt]

Lixie; a daycare? Seriously? How does this work? Do ponies even lay eggs? And then we'd have to figure out our respective egg groups, and... Ooh, such a mess.

We don't need to figure out egg groups. We already know that a Braz and a SiuiS are compatible because "The two seem to get along very well."

Oh well, spilt milk now, plus you guys know why I'll be a bit tardy on replies today

Oh my!

Non-pony d'aww.

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My kitty teacup recently got spayed because my workload increase gave me more monies. She has a cone (an 'e-collar', e for Elizabethan) which she was adept at removing.

Day 2, she woke me up by pawing my hand. I noticed she wasn't wearing the collar, either. So to avoid scaring her under the bed where I'd lose her, I just sort of pet her.
She licks her arm then looks at me.
She licks her leg then looks at me.
She licks her belly then looks at me.
Inally, seeing I'm not doing anything, she goes for her wound (and of corse I stop her). I get her to lie down, and end up falling asleep with my hand on her back so she can't go anywhere, and wait for Braz to wake up so one of us can watch her while the other finds her collar.

Well, she seems to have enjoyed the attention. Last night, teacup¹ decides to drag her security blanket from the foot of the bed, over Braz like she's tucking her in, crawling on top of Braz, and falling asleep.

To recap- she brought an entire blanky with her to snuggle mommy :3

¹: teacup with a lowercase t because it fits her personality better. I told her when she was little that if she got any bigger, I'd have to start calling her teapot; she stopped growing. Now that's Will-power.

D'AWWWWWWWWWWW


Also, I'm kinda scared to see this quote fortress you've been building.

[byaku rai]

Ponysanity: Making your mind worse? Or better?

More colorful, certainly.

I'm trying to write a paper and I keep getting distracted by ponies. I need to finish in the next seventeen minutes. What should I do, Twilight!?

I feel your pain. x.x Hope that turned out well for you.

Quick! Pop quiz: What happens if you pull on Pinkie Pie's tail?

Reverse Gravity. Just on Pinkie though.

[Mystic Muse]

And I'm back.

And bored.


I'm both anticipating and dreading this Saturday. This next episode could potentially break the season for me.