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My pep talk for this kind of situation would be to put my head down on the table and cry in dispair over how fast this was going to end badly.
Not gonna lie, I am looking forward to what happens next X3
She makes a good political speech, but nothing to back it up with.
It's too bad that I can't physical harm them.
I would be cut from the show faster than Butterflutter can fly.
It's too bad that I can't physical harm them.
I would be cut from the show faster than Butterflutter can fly.
Any brute can end a life. It takes a true artiste to ruin one.
yeah- that is why I liked the monochroming of the mane six in canon- except for fluttershy discord basically just talked them into their worst attitudes and just used magic to stabilize it- no brainwashing, no altering of their minds, just letting their own flaws come to the for and then just enough magic to hammer it in. I really like how his whole plan was basically- "make is so noone is capable of using the elements against me" he knew better than to rely on targeting the magical tools that stopped him before, so now he just makes so noone is willing or able to stop him- with the entertaining side effect of making everyone have an attitude that is less harmonious and probably more entertaining to him
As a GM, I find that if I pull away dice rolls, players become more willing to "get into the pool" and take a chance in the situation. So if I want to encourage players to get into a situation, I will let their Role-Playing lead, forgoing some checks to give them a bit of confidence that they can get through it without worrying that an RNG is gonna kick them in the shins.
Sure, they could simply roll the dice to convince the guard to let them in, but the willingness to play it out will get them a small bonus. If they put on a convincing show, maybe the roll itself will get waived.
Seriously though, can someone explain?
So as a quick explanation:
DnD have traditionally had a bunch of what's called sourcebooks in addition to it's core rulebooks, which are optional and not necessary to to play the game but which are nevertheless often used anyway to give both players and DM's more readymade options to use.
In 4e the bard, barbarian and Druid classes wasn't included in the core handbook, having been replaced with Warlocks and Warlords (which wasn't core in earlier edition and in Warlords case an entirely new class).
All 3 of these classes first appeared in 4e in Player's Handbook 2, which the group in this comic evidently also uses.
DnD have traditionally had a bunch of what's called sourcebooks in addition to it's core rulebooks, which are optional and not necessary to to play the game but which are nevertheless often used anyway to give both players and DM's more readymade options to use.
In 4e the bard, barbarian and Druid classes wasn't included in the core handbook, having been replaced with Warlocks and Warlords (which wasn't core in earlier edition and in Warlords case an entirely new class).
All 3 of these classes first appeared in 4e in Player's Handbook 2, which the group in this comic evidently also uses.
Warlords were called Marshals, and introduced in the 3.5 sourcebook Miniatures Handbook.
Also, this is a "homebrew" system, meaning it doesn't necessarily follow all the textbook rules. The rules may be based off 4E, but some things have been altered for the sake of this specific game--like having pagasi and unicorns as player races.
Dashie's got a knack for inspirational speeches. As long as she believes she will succeed, and she usually does, she can make you believe that you will all succeed. It's her best leadership quality.
(Also you have a typo, NS: "Dash/'s".)
I would write: At this point Rainbow Dash/her player doesn't really
this is exciting. i wonder how well an actual co-DM would work
Rainbow Dash/'s player at this point doesn't really fully understand or internalize the importance of friendship / roleplaying, but she knows it's gotten them this far. When the team is down and facing incredible odds, the best thing she can think of to boost morale is a team coach pep talk. So of course she'll randomly evangelize on the subject a bit, because she knows that's what makes this group special and binds it together, gives it strength. If this were a group of Wonderbolts she was partied up with, this would sound a little different.
In my interpretation, both in show and in comic, Rainbow Dash has a greater grasp of situational context than she lets on. She would just prefer the context was almost always "Rainbow Dash is great."