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5th Dec 2013, 5:00 AM
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I honestly have no idea where this is going at this point. But I can't wait to find out.
You know, it's a bit of writing brilliance that Pinkie's adventure is not easily predictable. I do enjoy that detail.
I also liked that Twilight was at least pondering something in a manner appropriate to her character before AJ took things straight to the metagame. Bonus points for Pinkie talking in all caps in the antepenultimate panel. It's another nice touch.
As for panel choice, Cerberus' expression in that last one is priceless. It almost gives the impression that he's just realized the same thing Twilight has. Incidentally, does anyone else think it looks like she's levitating there?
As for panel choice, Cerberus' expression in that last one is priceless. It almost gives the impression that he's just realized the same thing Twilight has. Incidentally, does anyone else think it looks like she's levitating there?
Yeah, that last panel's "uh oh" look is a great one. I believe Twi was jumping at that moment, but yeah, looks like she's hovering because of her horizontal posture.
Oh no. She's gone loose, hasn't she? Batten down the hatches, boys and girls!
Thank you for the explanation, DoubleXXCross. It made me chuckle.
(As an aside, is there any particular reason for your screen name's recent evolution? The addition is well played, but I'm curious to know if there's more to it than that. If if's a nunya question, I apologize for asking and moving to retract.)
(As an aside, is there any particular reason for your screen name's recent evolution? The addition is well played, but I'm curious to know if there's more to it than that. If if's a nunya question, I apologize for asking and moving to retract.)
TripleXXXCross.
Oh, is it not normally typed with the XXs on here? I forgot.
I have two versions of this web-name (one with the XXs for usernames, and one without) and I must have mixed them up. Pardon.
Uh… I don't think I want to take on a XXX variant…
I have two versions of this web-name (one with the XXs for usernames, and one without) and I must have mixed them up. Pardon.
Uh… I don't think I want to take on a XXX variant…
Someone get Zuche a fucking cookie. Nobody says antepenultimate and everybody ought.
Shortbread, if possible, please. It reminds me of my grandmother. As for the word, I just thought it and preantepenultimate were too useful and fun to leave neglected.
I have the weird feeling of panels taken from EG incoming...
Facebooks, the most valuable substance in the Data Mines.
but did he not notice it? or was he just setting it up?
Can't read my poker face, my my poker face.
...
MAH MAH MAH MAH
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MAH MAH MAH MAH
I want to friend 'em like they do in Ponyville
Honest, Laughter, Kindness, Magic, even Loyalty (I love it)
Discord's intuition play on friends with fears to start
And after we rejoin, we'll turn him stone just like his heart
Honest, Laughter, Kindness, Magic, even Loyalty (I love it)
Discord's intuition play on friends with fears to start
And after we rejoin, we'll turn him stone just like his heart
Poll time:
I've heard you like polls, so here's a poll about polls.
What is your favorite type of polls. Funny/Silly
Informative
Random (not the same the thing as funny)
Likes/Dislikes
Slice of Life (Small info about your life)
Little bit of all
None of all
Other (please explain)
Me: Little bit of all
P.S. I will be counting
But wait, what's this?
Double!
Time to be the critics of FiD
It has to be in the Good-Bad-Good order.
Let's get honest answers here.
I've heard you like polls, so here's a poll about polls.
What is your favorite type of polls. Funny/Silly
Informative
Random (not the same the thing as funny)
Likes/Dislikes
Slice of Life (Small info about your life)
Little bit of all
None of all
Other (please explain)
Me: Little bit of all
P.S. I will be counting
But wait, what's this?
Double!
Time to be the critics of FiD
It has to be in the Good-Bad-Good order.
Let's get honest answers here.
None polls. None polls. Of those options, none.
I like when people just comment on the comic or at the very least the Author's Notes! Yes, this reply should probably stop and take a look at itself, being, of course, about another unrelated thing. But, hypocrisy aside, I sort of like the idea of seeing what people think about the comic/ponies/dragons without having to work out how best to scroll past polls.
My answer to the poll is that I don't like answers to polls. Don't look too far into that.
I like when people just comment on the comic or at the very least the Author's Notes! Yes, this reply should probably stop and take a look at itself, being, of course, about another unrelated thing. But, hypocrisy aside, I sort of like the idea of seeing what people think about the comic/ponies/dragons without having to work out how best to scroll past polls.
My answer to the poll is that I don't like answers to polls. Don't look too far into that.
I seem to recall discussion recommending that the polls should focus on either: a) ponies as they are represented within the show, b) the players of said ponies as they are represented in the comic, c)tabletop gaming, or d) Newbiespud's suggested topic for the day.
Rarity makes quality, and I'm not talking about the pony here...
I thought the point of "here" was to talk about ponies? ;)
To be honest, I'd prefer if you worked with Fuzzy on these things before posting them up. I don't get the feeling that he's very enthusiastic about them and I'm not sure how many other people are either. The forum example of what you're doing would be starting a new topic after a few posts in an existing topic. It's not really on.
ANW is a poll dancer.
none, but gaming related if any...
Good: D&D and Ponies, 'nuff said
Bad: I would have done Pathfinder or 3.5e... not that I hate 4e, as I've played enough good games in it to like it, I just think the abilities shown suit 3.5 or pathfinder better. In that Pinkie Pie is a PERFECT bard, but in 4e I have trouble finding abilities that fit what she does... This is similar for the other characters but not as severe.
Good: Newbiespud does an amazing job, both story wise and execution.
Good: D&D and Ponies, 'nuff said
Bad: I would have done Pathfinder or 3.5e... not that I hate 4e, as I've played enough good games in it to like it, I just think the abilities shown suit 3.5 or pathfinder better. In that Pinkie Pie is a PERFECT bard, but in 4e I have trouble finding abilities that fit what she does... This is similar for the other characters but not as severe.
Good: Newbiespud does an amazing job, both story wise and execution.
Favorite type of Poll
About a gaming concept relevant to the script or the topic of the day
Least favorite type of poll
polls that have nothing to do with tabletop gaming, the topic of the day or the happenings of the comic
About a gaming concept relevant to the script or the topic of the day
Least favorite type of poll
polls that have nothing to do with tabletop gaming, the topic of the day or the happenings of the comic
My favorite type of poll is the ones that aren't here. I am sorry, but these poll are really starting to get annoying. I fear they are starting to drive out the best part of the comments: the personal silly stories about campaigns. You even seem to be almost smothering Raxon. I haven't seen him do a long post ina while. I may just have missed this, though.
My favorite type of poll is the ones that aren't here. I am sorry, but these poll are really starting to get annoying. I fear they are starting to drive out the best part of the comments: the personal silly stories about campaigns. You even seem to be almost smothering Raxon. I haven't seen him do a long post ina while. I may just have missed this, though.
Drat, I double posted! and then made a redundant and unnecessary post about it...........sorry.
I really want to call Discord escaping Tartarus and jumping us ahead to the season finale with the PPPM being responsible for him, except that we're still missing two ponies.
Is it funny that they're both of the ponies that most like to be the centre of attention?
Suddenly, the PPPM was Kanaya Maryam.
Huh. There's an idea. "Pinkie's tail's a-twitching faster than it ever twitched! INCOMING METEOR!"
Huh. There's an idea. "Pinkie's tail's a-twitching faster than it ever twitched! INCOMING METEOR!"
The first DM of our Shadow Walkers campaign sometimes had to give me a little...extra push to figure things out. Some examples:
DM: The study has a fireplace, a desk and several bookcases. The enemy spies have seemed to have looked everywhere, but couldn't find the hidden documents. The chair to the desk has been knocked aside.
Me: ...I examine the fireplace.
DM: ...Let's try that again. The study has a fireplace, a desk and several bookcases. The enemy spies have seemed to have looked everywhere, but couldn't find the hidden documents. The chair to the desk has been knocked aside.
Me: Oh, I'll examine the chair.
DM: The gang members stop beating up the cop to look at you. They say that if you want them to take you to their boss, you have to prove how tough you are.
*Fighter and persuaders pass*
Me: Well, my character's the tinkerer, I don't know if I have anything to impress him.
DM: ...Who are the gang guys beating up?
Me: Oh, right, my character's been framed for murder. I'll have the cop tell these guys who I am and I'm set.
DM: *facepalm*
The second DM for the campaign hinted more for confirming ideas.
DM: Your wilderness guide *should* be at this bar, but she hasn't shown up.
Me: Wait, she's not stuck in that ice maze the Laughter player conjured up, is she?
DM: ...cough.
Old AD&D 2e campaign. A player wanted to sense the motive of an NPC to tell if the info he was giving the party is true or not. Skills being pretty megar in that system, I simply said to roll a d20 and add a bonus based on his CHA score.
He rolled a nat 20.
I quickly sketched an image and showed it to the player, stating "Imagine you see this over the NPC". The sketch was of the BBEG pointing down and shouting "He's LYING!!"
It was such a hilarious moment of obvious hinting that it became a staple for quite a few campaigns thereafter.
He rolled a nat 20.
I quickly sketched an image and showed it to the player, stating "Imagine you see this over the NPC". The sketch was of the BBEG pointing down and shouting "He's LYING!!"
It was such a hilarious moment of obvious hinting that it became a staple for quite a few campaigns thereafter.
so it had the statment "He's LYING!!" in it, but it was said by the big bad, so does that make it true, or false?
True, as the PCs knew the BBEG well enough that he's generally honest about what he says (He was a Jean Valjean type of villain).
"Ummm, no?"
"That's good, cause you guys are my friends, but BM is my best friend, and I can kill anything that bleeds. Hint hint."
"Well, it's a good thing we're all friends here."
"Big time."
Subtle: It was the 1950's, Cold War, in Cleveland. WWII had ended with help from one of the newest weapons- magical girls (sometimes boys as well). A gruff and resentful homeless veteran half-dragon (PC 1) is approached by a military officer, who is looking for a particular Commie traitor. While annoyed to the point of almost being considered a Commie, he is passed by after a few questions. Later on he is approached by young part dragon girl (GMPC/NPC) who calls him daddy. She says she is the daughter of the Russian shapeshifter spy he had a fling with, and was a little trained by her mother, but abandoned. He was suspicious, but let her follow him. After getting together with the rest of the party, a illtrained-on-morals magical boy and a mercenary from the future with forcefield powers and a sentient computer, they are attacked by a magical boy who is trying to 'get back' the part dragon girl. Eventually the merc had a DNA test done on the girl...and then we stopped the game...But the player did ask me what the DNA test would reveal, and I told him truthfully it would reveal she is his daughter (as I made it so she could hack sentient computers with her mind...which is perfectly legit in BESM...) I tried to purposefully make it subtle, as I had created a character with the same point cost as the PCs, but with practically everything going to infiltration tactics. While we hadn't gone far enough to reveal it, she was a spy/thief/magical girl meant to get into a facility where a Q-Bomb ala the Mouse that Roared was, but had run away as she didn't want to start WWIII. And then found someone seemingly strong, mind read him, and then pretended to be his daughter.
Overt: "Deus Machi, god of Plot Convenience, comes down and hands you a map that has a large 'X' on it and a not saying 'GO HERE'."
Overt: "Deus Machi, god of Plot Convenience, comes down and hands you a map that has a large 'X' on it and a not saying 'GO HERE'."
I still have nightmares about the last time that happened.
But if you guys are gonna tempt me with condiments unsecured via round the clock armed guards, then I don't think you're very good friends.
Thankfully I am more into relish.
Also, I'm not allowed guns as I live next to a school...and I don't think just my swords can stop a deadpool clone...
Also, I'm not allowed guns as I live next to a school...and I don't think just my swords can stop a deadpool clone...
So sorry I can't help you on your program. Unless you get me some guns.
Indeed. Tempting you with condiments is hardly likely to get you out of the program.
Clearly we need to smuggle several packages of ketchup into your bag before a meeting.
Clearly we need to smuggle several packages of ketchup into your bag before a meeting.
ketchup? be more creative than ketchup. This is Raxon we are talking about here. Unless......maybe his weakness is cliché's and non-creative things. Everyone, Think inside the box for the next five minutes! It might defeat him!
why on earth would we do a silly thing like that? Even if we did want to defeat Raxon, would it be worth the cost? I highly doubt it
More like we're very BEST friends.
'cause we won't let you the wrath of condiments.
'cause we won't let you the wrath of condiments.
Speaking of metagame (courtesy of AJ's comment in panel 3), Twi seems to have forgotten to take one of her feats. She's level 7 and only has four. She should have the following:
Level 1: Ritual Caster (bonus feat)
Level 1: Choice of one feat
Level 2: Choice of one feat
Level 4: Choice of one feat
Level 6: Choice of one feat
That's a total of five.
Also, for the supposed power-gamer at the table, I'm disappointed in Dash. She seems to have some odd and sub-optimal mix of Thunderborn Wrath and Whirling Slayer feats and powers. To me, it seemed like she would be a shoo-in for a Dex-secondary Rageblood, since charging all the time would be right up her alley.
Level 1: Ritual Caster (bonus feat)
Level 1: Choice of one feat
Level 2: Choice of one feat
Level 4: Choice of one feat
Level 6: Choice of one feat
That's a total of five.
Also, for the supposed power-gamer at the table, I'm disappointed in Dash. She seems to have some odd and sub-optimal mix of Thunderborn Wrath and Whirling Slayer feats and powers. To me, it seemed like she would be a shoo-in for a Dex-secondary Rageblood, since charging all the time would be right up her alley.
Just between you and me, optimization was never the goal when designing the Mane Six in-system. Besides, did you really think I would pass up an ability called Thunder Hooves Rage for a pony barbarian with a lightning cloud cutie mark??
Nah, I didn't think it was your primary goal. Just the fact that Rainbow's player was touted as a "roll player"/power gamer made me think it was odd. Also, I have no problem with Thunder Hooves Rage. It's a close call between it and Swift Panther Rage, but it's quite possibly the best level 1 rage.
Maybe it is just that I am tired because it is after midnight here, but ...WHAT?