Friendship is Dragons
Updates Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays
Page 358 - Based on a Likely Story
Author Notes:
(Pop-out)
62 Comments:
I wonder if Twilight can possibly derail whatever goes through Pinkie's head...
That implies that Pinkie's thoughts are on the rails in the first place.
She'll probably spend half the session remarking about how things make no sense.
Rather than derail, she will probably put things onto a rail, much to Pinkie's chargin.
yes, no question about it, unless Pinky beats her to it
Missed it by one minute. Good job FL.
Poll time:
Did this comic got you into MLP or D&D
Me: D&D
Poll time:
Did this comic got you into MLP or D&D
Me: D&D
Neither.
http://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/2011/06/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-vis.html
turned me on to MLP, using D&D/Fantasy as a bridge.
http://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/2011/06/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-vis.html
turned me on to MLP, using D&D/Fantasy as a bridge.
I was already well into both when I stumbled upon this comic. It's like two of my favorite things had a beautiful 5 pound baby webcomic.
Story time: Has your DM ever tried starting the game with a simple yet extravagant intro? In my case, my PC was used as a plot device when his hometown was razed to the ground by a dragon (DM's idea), and actually rode into the pub where everyone usually met up (my embellishment).
Story time: Has your DM ever tried starting the game with a simple yet extravagant intro? In my case, my PC was used as a plot device when his hometown was razed to the ground by a dragon (DM's idea), and actually rode into the pub where everyone usually met up (my embellishment).
Can you not post story time as a reply for my polls. It can get kind of confusing.
Epically since I need to look at the replies to calculate the end results for some of them.
I have been in games with a little more flair than that, though. My favorite one was a supervillain game where session two started with "[X], your character has kidnapped the mayor!"
I was already into MLP when I found this, but I have yet to try some D&D. Does anyone know where I could try it out in the Bristol area of England?
Go to wizards of the coast website and look up DnD encounters. It should have a list of local gaming stores that run the weekly games to get people into DnD. Right now they should be running something between 4th/5th ed.
Neither, really. I've been into D&D since way back. No further. Further. Too far, back up. There you go. MLP I'm familiar with through my daughter, and TV Tropes (they love you over there, by the way). I'm the media watchdog for our house, which basically means I watch all media doggedly, to annoy the crap out of everyone with my awareness of everything. EVERYTHING. It also means when the Bear goes on one of her random internet-fueled tangents, I know what the heck she's talking about - often better than she does.
We bond over Friendship Is Dragons, as it combines two of her favorite three things: MLP and D&D. I'm really looking forward to this arc, since it will show her how a game can change with a different DM. I keep threatening to run a side game from our Friday night D&D D&D.
We bond over Friendship Is Dragons, as it combines two of her favorite three things: MLP and D&D. I'm really looking forward to this arc, since it will show her how a game can change with a different DM. I keep threatening to run a side game from our Friday night D&D D&D.
Pinkie is apparently Mr. Torgue. And possibly a Homestuck reader.
That's what I thought when I saw Explosions, i even read it in Torgue's voice! I am playing too much Borderlands 2, or not enough...
I even have pony named characters, including Vinyl the Mechromancer and Octavia the Siren.
I even have pony named characters, including Vinyl the Mechromancer and Octavia the Siren.
I was thinking she might be a Homestuck reader, but the "Ptchooooo!" has only five Os. If it were a Homestuck reference, shouldn't it have eight?
::::)
::::)
Edit: OK, just tracked down that page, and it's the rocket pack, not the board, and the actual code is "PCHOOOOO". This is probably not actually a reference to Homestuck.
Oh, if you all don't mind, I'll also be the first to say, "... and that's how Equestria was made!"
Wow, I was thinking about that image moments before I saw you link it. Good stuff.
Prediction: We've been _lied_ to by Newbiespud and Pinky's about to run "It's About Time" by accurately pre-modelling the minds of the party and carefully manipulating them into forming a closed time-loop.
I've been into DnD since 1977. I was vaguely familiar with MLP prior to this comic, but got more so as a result of this comic.
People who likes this webcomic should see... or should I say hear this website
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgzAGydbzxE
It only covers NMM, but it is still good.
the charters voices matches what you think it is... with the exception of the narrator, but then again, she doesn't need to change for that part.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgzAGydbzxE
It only covers NMM, but it is still good.
the charters voices matches what you think it is... with the exception of the narrator, but then again, she doesn't need to change for that part.
Doesn't hurt to give it another plug, though.
If Newbiespud here recommends it,
Then you know it has to be good.
Then you know it has to be good.
AJ has cute cheeks in the second to last panel.
My recaps generally took just 5-10 minutes and were usually wrong as half my players actually took notes about what was going on. So I'm like "Alrighty! Roll for initiative and let's get on with it."
Though rarely did rolling initiative actually mean a combat started. I just like watching them roll dice without context. Makes them worry.
My recaps generally took just 5-10 minutes and were usually wrong as half my players actually took notes about what was going on. So I'm like "Alrighty! Roll for initiative and let's get on with it."
Though rarely did rolling initiative actually mean a combat started. I just like watching them roll dice without context. Makes them worry.
AJ has cute cheeks in the second to last panel.
All that farmwork keeps 'em in good shape, you know? All that time spent barn-raising has given her the finest facial muscles in town.
All that farmwork keeps 'em in good shape, you know? All that time spent barn-raising has given her the finest facial muscles in town.
Mmmm, yeah, shake it, shake it, shake that healthy plot!
Y'know, when I first watched that movie, I was too young to catch that double entendre, looking back now, I can only giggle.
When recapping, I try to keep it short and sweet, unless it's been more than week, then I'd have to do a much longer recap.
Don't nobody recap like Raxon recaps. I assume, since I don't have one handy just now.
Yeah, I keep mine fairly short, covering the last session, unless it's been awhile. I've also gotten into the habit of opening with "When last we left our Intrepid Heroes". Of course, depending on the campaign, "Intrepid Heroes" can be replaced with "Mystical Madmen", "Oriental Adventurers", "Meddling Mercenaries", or "You ***holes". Y'know, whatever the situation calls for.
Yeah, I keep mine fairly short, covering the last session, unless it's been awhile. I've also gotten into the habit of opening with "When last we left our Intrepid Heroes". Of course, depending on the campaign, "Intrepid Heroes" can be replaced with "Mystical Madmen", "Oriental Adventurers", "Meddling Mercenaries", or "You ***holes". Y'know, whatever the situation calls for.
So, these crazy dudes in sweden fired up their giant particle cannon and unleashed Raxon. He tricked Brazil into giving him snake island, but then everything went to crap and he fell into the DC universe, where batman found him. Raxon then flirted with poison ivy, made bane cry, got dumped by ivy, impersonated a green lantern, hung the joker from a flagpole by his underwear while reciting the entire crime and punishment section of the Gotham laws, joined the justice league, tricked ivy into a date, got dumped by ivy, got a strand of supergirl's hair, thereby gaining access to a kryptonian body, and becoming the weakest kryptonian on earth, beat the crap out of power girl, found a young girl that snuck in and had an accident, adopted the terribly mutated girl, accidentally summoned two succubi and a wizard chick, gives free makeovers to supergirl and his daughters' friends, cooks a feast for the entire league in one day, serves then ravager(giant scorpion), dragon, and dodo, seduces a reporter on live television, tricks metallo into walking through a window and plummeting to the sidewalk thirty five stories below, and gives his home computer a human body.
Oh, and then he built a moon base.
And all of this, after falling into DC universex happens in the span of two months. There's probably more, but I haven't worked on it in a while, due to being out of state, and I'm still working my way up to him and the thing with China and the dragons.
And for reference, yes, it is canon that the large hadron collider may have destroyed the world, because it released Raxon from his prison. After one thousand years, he's free! It's time to annoy Earth!
Flesh this out for us, Raxon. Pleeaaaaase.
The only bit of that we've heard any story behind is the moon base bit and the China+dragons incident, and this is a spectacular teaser trailer.
The only bit of that we've heard any story behind is the moon base bit and the China+dragons incident, and this is a spectacular teaser trailer.
He puts an arm around the small of her back, dips her back, and gives her a long, romantic kiss.
When it ends, he sets her back upright, winks, and walks out calmly. As he's walking away, he waves without turning and calls out. "Pick you up at eight."
She is so surprised and confused by this mix of competence and foolishness that she doesn't even notice Batman sneaking up behind her. She is apprehended without a fight.
Raxon gets her sprung a while later, on the basis that someone spotted her in the park, called the cops, and all Ivy did was defend herself.
Raxon shows up to find Harley Teasing her about having a date. Harley asks where the limo is.
Raxon points to a freaking pegasus he has waiting. Harley asks if she can have a green and purple one to fice Mr. J as a present.
Raxon takes Ivy to a nice restaurant, but while they're eating, Joker shows up, looking for the jackass that but some wild ideas in Harley's head. (Spoiler warning: Raxon did it!)
"In brightest day;
In blackest night;
No evil shall escape my sight;
Let those who worship evil's might;
Beware beware my power, Green Lantern's light!"
They're out on the patio, so nobody sees the change. Raxon in GL mode makes a big green hand, grabs Joker, and flies him off. It's not really him, though. Just one of his illusions, and he and Ivy sit back down and continue their meal uninterrupted.
The police find the Joker hanging by his underwear from the flagpole in front of the courthouse, and Rax Lantern forcing him to be a captive audience as he reads the entirety of the Gotham City penal code. This is his punishment for Joker.
After her pays and takes her home, he uses his magic, finds Harley badly beaten, and takes her injuries. Onto his own body. Apparently Mr. J was none too pleased about someone putting the idea into her head that he doesn't take her out on dates enough.
His helping Harley was a good reason for Ivy to let him leave peacefully.
He's a complicated man. However, he managed to make the Joker the butt of a joke that everyone laughed at, except the Joker. And then Raxon goes and posts the WHOLE video on youtube. All four glorious, humiliating, monotonous hours of it.
Oh! I forgot to mention that Raxon also sweeps up cola from carpet with a broom, and gets all of it! How awesome is that?
So... yeah, I stand by my original assertion: Don't nobody recap like Raxon recaps. If only because it'd be difficult to recreate the steps necessary to prompt such a recap. Good God, y'all.
I'm most impressed with sweeping up cola, that seems like it'd be a tricky task.
I'm most impressed with sweeping up cola, that seems like it'd be a tricky task.
Raxon is full of handy tricks like that.
I've run two original campaigns with my friends, and each time I'd do a recap that generally lasted about...2 minutes. And every single one has been in my best DBZ Abridge announcer voice, started the exact same way:
"Last time, on Assholes with Dice..."
"Last time, on Assholes with Dice..."
Diamond Dogs're all "Wait, wat?"
And "Exploooosiooooooooons!" must be read like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WrE-AhX-qtk#t=116
And "Exploooosiooooooooons!" must be read like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WrE-AhX-qtk#t=116
Oh no... do I sense a new favourite webcomic? I think I do. Oh bother, curse your clever concept.
That's apparently right, but it still feels like the plural should be "phoenices"
You sir, have just earned a watcher. Spent two days reading through the archive, I'm amazed I haven't seen it sooner. Waiting for more!
My DM always makes all of the players write a quick recap, and the best one gets the privilege of re-rolling a die.
It's actually a pretty effective way to make us pay attention.
It's actually a pretty effective way to make us pay attention.
On my 2nd ED AD&D group the first recap was, you are falling from the sky in a lifeboat dropped by a red dragon. The island below looks like the head of a pin,how will you survive? The party was lvl 1
Anyway. All I'm saying is that short and simple has its merits. Like literally everything about the tabletop experience, it all depends on the people involved.