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Newbiespud
22nd Aug 2019, 6:00 AM
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This is giving me two story ideas.
Coin flip.
Tails
"Do I have to?"
Stories where your character says this.
Coin flip.
Tails
"Do I have to?"
Stories where your character says this.
The really cute part is she secretly enjoys it. I found that to be endearing.
This seems like a pretty nasty trap from a meta design perspective.
Saying to a player "unless your character has this specific personality trait they are stuck". After all who's to say that Smolder actually is the sort of character that would secretly enjoy being cute and adorable rather than the sort of person that's find that miserable?
It also raises a bit of fridge logic, after all if the magic allows something that can trap someone unless they like a specific thing is possible, why make an illusion of a tea party, instead of having a big illusionary pile of literal poo and keeping the victim trapped unless they somehow admit that they enjoy eating it.
That'd work on a lot more people than the depending on pride preventing them from showing emotional vulnerability.
Of course it's possible that the magic only require them to say that they enjoy it with no actual admitting required, through that would probably still be a better trap if the illusionary tea party wasn't there and they just had to do it of their own initiative.
Saying to a player "unless your character has this specific personality trait they are stuck". After all who's to say that Smolder actually is the sort of character that would secretly enjoy being cute and adorable rather than the sort of person that's find that miserable?
It also raises a bit of fridge logic, after all if the magic allows something that can trap someone unless they like a specific thing is possible, why make an illusion of a tea party, instead of having a big illusionary pile of literal poo and keeping the victim trapped unless they somehow admit that they enjoy eating it.
That'd work on a lot more people than the depending on pride preventing them from showing emotional vulnerability.
Of course it's possible that the magic only require them to say that they enjoy it with no actual admitting required, through that would probably still be a better trap if the illusionary tea party wasn't there and they just had to do it of their own initiative.
The dragon doesn't have to enjoy it, just *admit* they enjoy it.
It requires the dragon to shallow their pride for a bit, which is a pretty efficient way to stop them without going "only those who like tea parties sincerely may pass"
It requires the dragon to shallow their pride for a bit, which is a pretty efficient way to stop them without going "only those who like tea parties sincerely may pass"
You cannot admit a thing that isn't true.
You can pretend to do so, but it is just a lie not an admittance.
You can pretend to do so, but it is just a lie not an admittance.
I don't think it's even that. I read the illusory pony as only saying that dressing appropriately and participating graciously are required. The part about admitting Smolder enjoys it, is just the illusory mare is just trying to encourage Smolder to enjoy it/learn something while doing so. It'd be a pretty boring/depressing job running a trial, I imagine the only enjoyment the illusory mare gets from their work (apart from chatting with the other illusions) would come from getting to bring a new perspective to the people going through the trial.