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Onyx, Spark and Brie settle down for the night in a cabin in the woods along with a set of recently rescued ponies, saved from Changeling cocoons, as well as the changelings who sought to take them captive, who are themselves locked away as captives.
In Baltimare, Silver, Dark Star, Iron, and now Midnight Lily do their last preparations before seeking to take on a creature smuggling operation in a port-side neighborhood
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>>114075
i know it's not pony related but im really excited for the old world blues mod for hoi4 is still getting updates.
i know it's not pony related but im really excited for the old world blues mod for hoi4 is still getting updates.
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>>114078
We look forward to you joining. I’ll admit I am not certain as to where is best to inset your character (Probably up North with the Changeling Lands group)
We look forward to you joining. I’ll admit I am not certain as to where is best to inset your character (Probably up North with the Changeling Lands group)
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>>114080
Well.... it is technically modeled on Northern Wisconsin/Minnesota tip, the area of the United States with the highest Swedish population, though I think Norwegians and Germans are slightly more numerous (followed by Finns).
If your character joins there, it might be a while before there is combat
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Well.... it is technically modeled on Northern Wisconsin/Minnesota tip, the area of the United States with the highest Swedish population, though I think Norwegians and Germans are slightly more numerous (followed by Finns).
If your character joins there, it might be a while before there is combat
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Honk?
>>114161
I'm afraid my thought process behind that entire ordeal was a bit more simple: I was tired of pointless arguments, Iron and Skies acting like foals, and waiting forever to start the mission, and then rather shocked and kinda aggrivated when Skies refused to apologize for her part in the fight in exchange for telling Iron "Fuck You", doubled down on her insult, and then blatently lied right to Silver's face that it was Iron who attacked her. After Silver apologized, I just kinda considered it settled, then Iron's player put a literal curse on Iron that he can't be a dick to Skies anymore after he fueled a third argument so it was really settled for good.
I'm afraid my thought process behind that entire ordeal was a bit more simple: I was tired of pointless arguments, Iron and Skies acting like foals, and waiting forever to start the mission, and then rather shocked and kinda aggrivated when Skies refused to apologize for her part in the fight in exchange for telling Iron "Fuck You", doubled down on her insult, and then blatently lied right to Silver's face that it was Iron who attacked her. After Silver apologized, I just kinda considered it settled, then Iron's player put a literal curse on Iron that he can't be a dick to Skies anymore after he fueled a third argument so it was really settled for good.
>>114168
The whole experience has still left me shaken and cowed, and is one among many illustrations of why I never join as a player any more
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The whole experience has still left me shaken and cowed, and is one among many illustrations of why I never join as a player any more
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>>114169
Oh, it's more about character dynamics, not a fault of trying to put an NPC as a party member. With Cauldron it went well, offering much needed ranged assistance against numerous enemies, and even properly foreshadowed Pear's malicious tendencies, even though Iron didn't act against them out of naive hope due to her superficial aspects of her character being overall positive.
I know the spotlight got taken by her in the Grant fight, but I'm not angry about it.
In fact, I felt glad she was there to end the fight when Iron failed. It only strengthens the trust between Iron and Cauldron in the long run.
Oh, it's more about character dynamics, not a fault of trying to put an NPC as a party member. With Cauldron it went well, offering much needed ranged assistance against numerous enemies, and even properly foreshadowed Pear's malicious tendencies, even though Iron didn't act against them out of naive hope due to her superficial aspects of her character being overall positive.
I know the spotlight got taken by her in the Grant fight, but I'm not angry about it.
In fact, I felt glad she was there to end the fight when Iron failed. It only strengthens the trust between Iron and Cauldron in the long run.
>>114082
Well, honestly I don't really care for where I wind up. You can decide that for me whne the time comes.
Well, honestly I don't really care for where I wind up. You can decide that for me whne the time comes.
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>>114178
We can actually start your character up now, or soon anyways. If you have any preference for the North or South group, tell me. The scene starts in a highway (or forest) in the cold north, or along a lot urban street if in the south, perhaps about to enter a government building
We can actually start your character up now, or soon anyways. If you have any preference for the North or South group, tell me. The scene starts in a highway (or forest) in the cold north, or along a lot urban street if in the south, perhaps about to enter a government building
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>>114180
Is there something I should think about when building my character? In the other, they had point buy for character creation and you started off with an amount of gold pieces. Is there something similar going on in this thread?
Is there something I should think about when building my character? In the other, they had point buy for character creation and you started off with an amount of gold pieces. Is there something similar going on in this thread?
>>114202
Most characters didn't roll anything. It's more freeform here, so long as you don't put 18 on everything you should be fine.
Most characters didn't roll anything. It's more freeform here, so long as you don't put 18 on everything you should be fine.
>>114208
Wait, what I was just kidding. Can one even have any stat over 20? I thought it was max.
Or were you like, "Yeah, sure whatever," as you rolled you eyes?
Wait, what I was just kidding. Can one even have any stat over 20? I thought it was max.
Or were you like, "Yeah, sure whatever," as you rolled you eyes?
>>114202
You can use either point buy (about 29 points) or do a traditional roll for stats. A Unicorn, I believe, has -2 strength, +2 Int, and +2 will save, plus mild telekinesis and perhaps a spell like ability relating to a cutie mark power. You also have a free skill maxed out that relates to the cutie mark (8 skill points at level 5, or 8 at level 6). Characters are at level 5 at present. This is a relatively high tech and low magic setting for most D&D and My Little Pony campaigns. Imagine pretty much what they have in the show plus occasional automobiles, radios, and firearms. Your wizard will probably be well above the magical abilities of most of the creatures she meets.
I would prefer no chaotic evil, neutral evil, and chaotic neutral alignments, at least where the chaotic and evil elements are not subtle. However, this world isn’t so much split into good and evil as it is different ideologies - “Pony first,” Changeling Imperialists, Equestrian Momarchists, Cosmopolitans, Communists of various varieties and so forth. I would prefer you think of some motive that would allow your character to fit to the circumstance, seeing as the campaign is already in motion and it is harder to change the circumstance to fit your character.
You can use either point buy (about 29 points) or do a traditional roll for stats. A Unicorn, I believe, has -2 strength, +2 Int, and +2 will save, plus mild telekinesis and perhaps a spell like ability relating to a cutie mark power. You also have a free skill maxed out that relates to the cutie mark (8 skill points at level 5, or 8 at level 6). Characters are at level 5 at present. This is a relatively high tech and low magic setting for most D&D and My Little Pony campaigns. Imagine pretty much what they have in the show plus occasional automobiles, radios, and firearms. Your wizard will probably be well above the magical abilities of most of the creatures she meets.
I would prefer no chaotic evil, neutral evil, and chaotic neutral alignments, at least where the chaotic and evil elements are not subtle. However, this world isn’t so much split into good and evil as it is different ideologies - “Pony first,” Changeling Imperialists, Equestrian Momarchists, Cosmopolitans, Communists of various varieties and so forth. I would prefer you think of some motive that would allow your character to fit to the circumstance, seeing as the campaign is already in motion and it is harder to change the circumstance to fit your character.
>>114210
>First paragraph
Okay, nice. Then I know.
>>114214
Thanks.
>>114210
>Second paragraph
You don't have to worry. My chracter will be simple. I decided upon that because my problems with the setting. To put it simply: I don't care for the premise of this setting and generally think the campaign seem bloated.
Now don't get me wrong you are probably a great GM and I still like to play but that is just it. I want to play first and foremost and less engage in the setting.
So, I will keep my character simple.
[Read more] >First paragraph
Okay, nice. Then I know.
>>114214
Thanks.
>>114210
>Second paragraph
You don't have to worry. My chracter will be simple. I decided upon that because my problems with the setting. To put it simply: I don't care for the premise of this setting and generally think the campaign seem bloated.
Now don't get me wrong you are probably a great GM and I still like to play but that is just it. I want to play first and foremost and less engage in the setting.
So, I will keep my character simple.
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>>114227
Even if I accepted the premise of the setting. That is not the crux of my problem. The problem is that like, roleplaying will be hard to do ina setting like this.
The reason for this is because lets say that the subject of religion comes up in the campagin. What should I as a christian do in this case? Either my character is also religious or she ain't. Let's say she is relgious. I will literally be playing myself. Suddenly, my character will have arguments that she shouldn't have due to her backstory or I accomdates for that and she is even more me then she was before.
Or she disagrees with my views and I play someone I disagree with. This means that I will either strawman my political opponents or I will speak against my own views.
So to avoid this I will have to play a character that is indifferent to religon. Someone who has no strong throughts that are neither pro nor con.
>What exactly are you looking for in a campaign?
I want to be able to roleplay someone that ain't me. Which will be hard if subjects which I have strong opionins on appears in the campaign. Suddenly, the debate that really should be between the chracters in the story will grow and become meta.
Again, I do wanna play and I read the begining of the first thread and you seemed to be somewhat good at GMing so don't take it the wrong way.
[Read more] Even if I accepted the premise of the setting. That is not the crux of my problem. The problem is that like, roleplaying will be hard to do ina setting like this.
The reason for this is because lets say that the subject of religion comes up in the campagin. What should I as a christian do in this case? Either my character is also religious or she ain't. Let's say she is relgious. I will literally be playing myself. Suddenly, my character will have arguments that she shouldn't have due to her backstory or I accomdates for that and she is even more me then she was before.
Or she disagrees with my views and I play someone I disagree with. This means that I will either strawman my political opponents or I will speak against my own views.
So to avoid this I will have to play a character that is indifferent to religon. Someone who has no strong throughts that are neither pro nor con.
>What exactly are you looking for in a campaign?
I want to be able to roleplay someone that ain't me. Which will be hard if subjects which I have strong opionins on appears in the campaign. Suddenly, the debate that really should be between the chracters in the story will grow and become meta.
Again, I do wanna play and I read the begining of the first thread and you seemed to be somewhat good at GMing so don't take it the wrong way.
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Uh... Silver floof, Iron, or Dark Star, you want to contribute?
>>114238
>The reason for this is because lets say that the subject of religion comes up in the campagin. What should I as a christian do in this case?
I'm Christian myself. My Character in this Game is Basically an Atheist What i do is disassociate my characters personal beliefs from my own. that makes it easier for me to forge a separate personality for him the same way a Writer would give a personality to one of his characters.that's not to say that he Doesn't Hold some of my Actual Beliefs.
>The reason for this is because lets say that the subject of religion comes up in the campagin. What should I as a christian do in this case?
I'm Christian myself. My Character in this Game is Basically an Atheist What i do is disassociate my characters personal beliefs from my own. that makes it easier for me to forge a separate personality for him the same way a Writer would give a personality to one of his characters.that's not to say that he Doesn't Hold some of my Actual Beliefs.
>>114241
Are boops valid contribution?
>>114238
A respectable decision. Should help you avoid the things you want to avoid.
Don't worry too much about PCs doing arguments between eachother at random intervals. At least not Iron against you. It's more about the more... politically active characters. My advice would be to ignore any mention that could cause an argument in case they show up, like, say, Dark Star and Skies badmouthing a deity or Iron saying something sexist. Try to divert it to personal things and not let your character be enraged by them. That way, you should be able to completely avoid the bad stuff.
Are boops valid contribution?
>>114238
A respectable decision. Should help you avoid the things you want to avoid.
Don't worry too much about PCs doing arguments between eachother at random intervals. At least not Iron against you. It's more about the more... politically active characters. My advice would be to ignore any mention that could cause an argument in case they show up, like, say, Dark Star and Skies badmouthing a deity or Iron saying something sexist. Try to divert it to personal things and not let your character be enraged by them. That way, you should be able to completely avoid the bad stuff.
>>114241
...Contribute to what, exactly? What I would want out of the campaign? Some advice to give to the new player?
>>114238
>>114242
Basically this: for me, Silver the character isn't Anon the player, or at least I try to keep the two separate. I know it won't work for everyone, so I won't try to force it on you. I would recommend either avoiding any discussion that upset you, or if you become upset, go ahead and take a minute to breathe and think things through.
...Contribute to what, exactly? What I would want out of the campaign? Some advice to give to the new player?
>>114238
>>114242
Basically this: for me, Silver the character isn't Anon the player, or at least I try to keep the two separate. I know it won't work for everyone, so I won't try to force it on you. I would recommend either avoiding any discussion that upset you, or if you become upset, go ahead and take a minute to breathe and think things through.
>>114242
Deus vult!
>>114244
>>114249
Maybe, you guys are right. Maybe it is just because I'm too cynical. Perhaps this is actually possible if everyone is actually roleplaying. I was just thinking that this could get really meta.
We will see how it goes when we play.
I won't make my chracter aligned with any particular ideology. I will just flesh her out and see what that leads to so she won't just be simple and might actually interact with the setting this way.
Deus vult!
>>114244
>>114249
Maybe, you guys are right. Maybe it is just because I'm too cynical. Perhaps this is actually possible if everyone is actually roleplaying. I was just thinking that this could get really meta.
We will see how it goes when we play.
I won't make my chracter aligned with any particular ideology. I will just flesh her out and see what that leads to so she won't just be simple and might actually interact with the setting this way.
>>114253
Excellent. Don't worry. The Brie Group doesn't deal with political arguing, so you're safer there.
Excellent. Don't worry. The Brie Group doesn't deal with political arguing, so you're safer there.
>>114238
>>114253
Well, I will say this. If I had to say that there was any particular theme I try to work into my campaign (I don’t know how well it actually shows), it would be that there are a large variety of perspectives in the world and in history, and they each have their motives; their reasons, and their world views, and however it appears to a third party perspective, it makes sense to them. Thus I have many NPCs of many various religious beliefs, political ideologies, races and creeds. Much of the role play has concerned religious, moral, and political questions as they pop up in a fantasy world with fantasy problems. and I would invite you to explore that as well. Of course, if you would rather avoid all of that, that is fine as well, as there are a great many factions and individuals that operate independently of or indifferent to the political world around them, and that’s been a significant part of the role play as well.
One of the characters I use frequently is essentially a Spartan, with values from one of the most evil regimes ever to have existed. Another is a Changeling supremicist, and still another has vaguely religious leftist beliefs, but really is an apathetic criminal who avoids most political issues.
The centralized Universal Church of Harmony in this world is based upon Catholics Christianity, largely because I attended a catholic college as an undergraduate (even though I am not Catholic) and thus know an enormous amount about Catholicism. If you wanted to you could make your character the follower of an ancient religion that predated Celestia and Luna and was practiced by the native pony inhabitants, but was suppressed and forced into hiding, and now followers identify each other by small talismans each of them carry. Or she could be the follower of a new branch of Harmonism established by Hoofseph Smith, who found new hidden texts and started a migration to s less inhabited religion so his followers could worship in Peace. Or it could be a recently founded close not religious group based upon belief in deities beyond the lunar sphere and are spoken to by means of psychedelic drugs.
[Read more] >>114253
Well, I will say this. If I had to say that there was any particular theme I try to work into my campaign (I don’t know how well it actually shows), it would be that there are a large variety of perspectives in the world and in history, and they each have their motives; their reasons, and their world views, and however it appears to a third party perspective, it makes sense to them. Thus I have many NPCs of many various religious beliefs, political ideologies, races and creeds. Much of the role play has concerned religious, moral, and political questions as they pop up in a fantasy world with fantasy problems. and I would invite you to explore that as well. Of course, if you would rather avoid all of that, that is fine as well, as there are a great many factions and individuals that operate independently of or indifferent to the political world around them, and that’s been a significant part of the role play as well.
One of the characters I use frequently is essentially a Spartan, with values from one of the most evil regimes ever to have existed. Another is a Changeling supremicist, and still another has vaguely religious leftist beliefs, but really is an apathetic criminal who avoids most political issues.
The centralized Universal Church of Harmony in this world is based upon Catholics Christianity, largely because I attended a catholic college as an undergraduate (even though I am not Catholic) and thus know an enormous amount about Catholicism. If you wanted to you could make your character the follower of an ancient religion that predated Celestia and Luna and was practiced by the native pony inhabitants, but was suppressed and forced into hiding, and now followers identify each other by small talismans each of them carry. Or she could be the follower of a new branch of Harmonism established by Hoofseph Smith, who found new hidden texts and started a migration to s less inhabited religion so his followers could worship in Peace. Or it could be a recently founded close not religious group based upon belief in deities beyond the lunar sphere and are spoken to by means of psychedelic drugs.
>>114253
I've gotten the sense that the majority of the party prefers roleplay and story to the meta game, so no need to worry on that front. The one meta-focused PC we had, Sister Ash, left after one-too-many arguments with the roleplay/story-focused GM. I kinda miss having her, even if Sister Ash didn't interact much with the other PCs, and even if she made our characters look bad. She always knew how to light up the party.
>I won't make my chracter aligned with any particular ideology. I will just flesh her out and see what that leads to so she won't just be simple and might actually interact with the setting this way.
It's a good choice to make.
>>114241
Might as well post what I would want while I'm posting already.
Primarily, there are two things (or three, if you split one of them up) I would want out of the campaign: storytelling, and progression. For storytelling, I like reading the lore and backstory behind various points of interest, ponies, and missions in this world that's both so familiar and so fantastical. I would also include character interaction and development as part of that storytelling (even if Silver has a nasty habit of nearly ruining relationships he tries to have with ponies), but I could also understand it being separate. I also like being able to contribute to the lore and story, and the way you've let us add to the world (within reason) has been just great! So far, you've been doing excellent in storytelling, so there's nothing I could complain about.
As for progression, I would like to see tangible progression as the party completes missions. It sucks to feel like you're spinning your wheels without going anywhere, grinding forever for some basic supplies or a hoofful of Bits, and it also sucks to feel like there's nothing to the game because money and loot is just falling from the sky without anyone having to do anything. You've also been doing well there, though maybe I would suggest increasing the amount of Bits and loot for quests and missions a bit, especially for characters like Dark Star and Iron which do side missions for their respective factions as they seem to be the ones most hurting for Bits at the moment. The mini-campaign Silver did in the catacombs was pretty good for loot, though, especially if you decide that the greatsword is still there waiting for Silver to discover it (though I understand if you decide to take it away).
[Read more] I've gotten the sense that the majority of the party prefers roleplay and story to the meta game, so no need to worry on that front. The one meta-focused PC we had, Sister Ash, left after one-too-many arguments with the roleplay/story-focused GM. I kinda miss having her, even if Sister Ash didn't interact much with the other PCs, and even if she made our characters look bad. She always knew how to light up the party.
>I won't make my chracter aligned with any particular ideology. I will just flesh her out and see what that leads to so she won't just be simple and might actually interact with the setting this way.
It's a good choice to make.
>>114241
Might as well post what I would want while I'm posting already.
Primarily, there are two things (or three, if you split one of them up) I would want out of the campaign: storytelling, and progression. For storytelling, I like reading the lore and backstory behind various points of interest, ponies, and missions in this world that's both so familiar and so fantastical. I would also include character interaction and development as part of that storytelling (even if Silver has a nasty habit of nearly ruining relationships he tries to have with ponies), but I could also understand it being separate. I also like being able to contribute to the lore and story, and the way you've let us add to the world (within reason) has been just great! So far, you've been doing excellent in storytelling, so there's nothing I could complain about.
As for progression, I would like to see tangible progression as the party completes missions. It sucks to feel like you're spinning your wheels without going anywhere, grinding forever for some basic supplies or a hoofful of Bits, and it also sucks to feel like there's nothing to the game because money and loot is just falling from the sky without anyone having to do anything. You've also been doing well there, though maybe I would suggest increasing the amount of Bits and loot for quests and missions a bit, especially for characters like Dark Star and Iron which do side missions for their respective factions as they seem to be the ones most hurting for Bits at the moment. The mini-campaign Silver did in the catacombs was pretty good for loot, though, especially if you decide that the greatsword is still there waiting for Silver to discover it (though I understand if you decide to take it away).
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