Friendship is Dragons
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The DM isn't very good at painting miniatures and messed up the eyes.
THIS...
Moabite.. you are my new internet hero.
Love you included the Derpy screen!
Moabite.. you are my new internet hero.
Love you included the Derpy screen!
D&D Pinkie is just as awesome as normal Pinkie. *applauds the comics*
I love the Mary Suedom on this page.
It's 10th comic, not 10th day. So it will be about every 3rd week.
Panels 6 and 7. I can't stop my eyes from going back and forth whenever I look at them. It's... impressive? Freaky? It's impressively freaky.
It just sticks out.
Im surprised you got this much traffic today, what with having to compete with Youtube now that the new episode is up.
In my experience (with 3.5 mostly mind you) bards when played and built to a mechanical prime do two things better than everyone else:
1.) Long Term Party Buffing
2.) Fear Effects.
1.) Long Term Party Buffing
2.) Fear Effects.
Long term buffing, yes.
Fear effects, I hadn't tried that... Hm, maybe I should have made that Nightmare-Spinner/DreadWitch a bard instead of a sorcerer? That was a fun build. Especially once I got the power to affect fear immune monsters. Now I need to check comparative spell lists.
Fear effects, I hadn't tried that... Hm, maybe I should have made that Nightmare-Spinner/DreadWitch a bard instead of a sorcerer? That was a fun build. Especially once I got the power to affect fear immune monsters. Now I need to check comparative spell lists.
If Over a Barrel is any indication, Pinkie Pie is NOT a good bard.
Well, that episode isn't for a while. By the time they get to Appleoosa, surely the characters will have leveled a few times?
I'm not sure what sort of song options Bards in 4e can get as they level, but it could be she just got confused and did her 'inspire rage' song by accident...
I'm not sure what sort of song options Bards in 4e can get as they level, but it could be she just got confused and did her 'inspire rage' song by accident...
"...super good with Streetwise and Diplomacy as long as I'm in Ponyville."
Suddenly, Appleoosa makes perfect sense. No bonuses + possible low rolls = inciting a war.
Suddenly, Appleoosa makes perfect sense. No bonuses + possible low rolls = inciting a war.
Right! It didn't work on the dragon either.
So, the whole diplomacy gambit may end up being kind of a wash. On the other hand, she's a total boss at buffs.
And debuffs! Griffons anyone?
So, the whole diplomacy gambit may end up being kind of a wash. On the other hand, she's a total boss at buffs.
And debuffs! Griffons anyone?
Doesn't work that way. 4E Bards are basically de-buffers and slide allies and enemies around, making them tactical masters.
My guess is "Roll Diplomacy." *Nat 1*
My guess is "Roll Diplomacy." *Nat 1*
Ack! Ninja'd! My previous post was aimed at my fellwo Chris, not the guest.
Will you please keep a list of all of the characters stats as they level up Newbiespud; also I love these types of comics yet I had no idea one was made about MLP:FIM until after I saw Ep. 3 of season 2, so thank you.
The interesting thing is that bards, IRL, were originally historians and loremasters... to the point that in the Celtic culture all their history, folklore, and cultural knowledge was passed on by bardic tradition, rather than being written down (much of the oldest celtic history and mythology was just flat out lost, because the spread of Christendom resulted in the abandoning of Bardic tradition. The only reason we know as much as we do about the Celts is that a few converts made a grievous break of tradition and *wrote what they knew down.*) A bard was literally a human library.....
I like going crazy with characters, and the Bard is easily one of the most fun to do that with. It's important to consider your characterization carefully if you go with a nonstandard personality, though, in order to seem more interesting and less plain obnoxious.
Sorry to impose, but my screen can't process this image properly, can I get a read out?
(pinky: (words)
Twilight: (words))
(pinky: (words)
Twilight: (words))
I take it you need voice synthesizers to read the comics? Or is it some esoteric browser with image auto-resizing?
DM: It appears as though the entire town of Ponyville has gathered in the library. And at the center of the commotion is a pink pony you recognize.
Pinkie: Meeeee! It's me!
Twilight: What the heck is all this?!
Pinkie: It's a surprise welcome party, silly! Weren't you surprised?
Twilight: Well, yes, but… Why…? Ugh, I need a drink!
DM: In-character or out-of-character?
Twilight: BOTH!
Pinkie: I saw you on the street and realized I didn't know you, even though I know everyone in Ponyville! So I HAD to throw a welcome party for you and invite everyone in town!
Pinkie: It's all part of my special talent! Everypony knows I'm super-duper awesome at throwing parties, which means I'm super good at Streetwise and Diplomacy as long as I'm in Ponyville!
Rainbow: Your special talent is THROWING PARTIES??
Pinkie: Abso-butely-lutely!
Rarity: <sigh> Hand me that character sheet, will you please?
Rarity: Pinkie Pie… Earth-Pony… Unaligned Bard. I see.
Applejack: Am I sensin' some emnity in yer tone?
Rarity: Forgive me, it's just… a disturbing pattern I've come to recognize. "Oh look, the wandering minstrel. Let's make a totally strange character out of it. No one has ever done THAT before." Simply put, the bard class is a player's license to go completely crazy.
Pinkie: Don't worry, my bard is COMPLETELY different! For one thing, she's totally not a performer at all… though she can perform if she wants to. Pinkie Pie's more about dealing with party guests, streamers, food, drinks, and all that fun stuff!
Pinkie: Although being a pony kinda complicates the drinks. The normal stuff won't work if nopony can get drunk!
DM: I'm pretty sure that's not…
Pinkie: So what else would there be…? Juice? Punch? Hot sauce? Ooh yeah, hot sauce! I'd totally put hot sauce on the table!
Twilight: Wait. WHAT is my character drinking?!
FWOOSH
ZOOM!
DM: It appears as though the entire town of Ponyville has gathered in the library. And at the center of the commotion is a pink pony you recognize.
Pinkie: Meeeee! It's me!
Twilight: What the heck is all this?!
Pinkie: It's a surprise welcome party, silly! Weren't you surprised?
Twilight: Well, yes, but… Why…? Ugh, I need a drink!
DM: In-character or out-of-character?
Twilight: BOTH!
Pinkie: I saw you on the street and realized I didn't know you, even though I know everyone in Ponyville! So I HAD to throw a welcome party for you and invite everyone in town!
Pinkie: It's all part of my special talent! Everypony knows I'm super-duper awesome at throwing parties, which means I'm super good at Streetwise and Diplomacy as long as I'm in Ponyville!
Rainbow: Your special talent is THROWING PARTIES??
Pinkie: Abso-butely-lutely!
Rarity: <sigh> Hand me that character sheet, will you please?
Rarity: Pinkie Pie… Earth-Pony… Unaligned Bard. I see.
Applejack: Am I sensin' some emnity in yer tone?
Rarity: Forgive me, it's just… a disturbing pattern I've come to recognize. "Oh look, the wandering minstrel. Let's make a totally strange character out of it. No one has ever done THAT before." Simply put, the bard class is a player's license to go completely crazy.
Pinkie: Don't worry, my bard is COMPLETELY different! For one thing, she's totally not a performer at all… though she can perform if she wants to. Pinkie Pie's more about dealing with party guests, streamers, food, drinks, and all that fun stuff!
Pinkie: Although being a pony kinda complicates the drinks. The normal stuff won't work if nopony can get drunk!
DM: I'm pretty sure that's not…
Pinkie: So what else would there be…? Juice? Punch? Hot sauce? Ooh yeah, hot sauce! I'd totally put hot sauce on the table!
Twilight: Wait. WHAT is my character drinking?!
FWOOSH
ZOOM!
Damn resizing making everything fuzzy, thks tho
Interesting comic.
Pinkie Pie is my favorite pony, to a large extent because she is the sort of character I tend to play in roleplaying games. So Pinkie Pie as an adventurer holds an appeal to me.
... And yeah. I can cause a lot of problems in games too. How did you guess?
Still, Pinkie Pie strikes me as having a lot of ideal traits for an Adventurer. Loyal, courageous, entertaining, fun, and a little crazy.
Pinkie player seems to have the right idea in taking a social focus in a game with a strong social emphasis. If it was 3.5, I'd say that Bard is the perfect class for her. Fair amount of skill points and a dash of arcane magic. It's a class that's ideal for creative problem solving. Not only that, but Pinkie Pie isn't so much about parties as raising peoples spirits (hence the balloons). She's not a *drumroll* One Trick Pony like that.
And while the mayhem and absurdity she creates can certainly be distracting, I see her more in the serving up cupcakes of +2 strength role than the throwing of -2 constitution pies.
Pinkie Pie is my favorite pony, to a large extent because she is the sort of character I tend to play in roleplaying games. So Pinkie Pie as an adventurer holds an appeal to me.
... And yeah. I can cause a lot of problems in games too. How did you guess?
Still, Pinkie Pie strikes me as having a lot of ideal traits for an Adventurer. Loyal, courageous, entertaining, fun, and a little crazy.
Pinkie player seems to have the right idea in taking a social focus in a game with a strong social emphasis. If it was 3.5, I'd say that Bard is the perfect class for her. Fair amount of skill points and a dash of arcane magic. It's a class that's ideal for creative problem solving. Not only that, but Pinkie Pie isn't so much about parties as raising peoples spirits (hence the balloons). She's not a *drumroll* One Trick Pony like that.
And while the mayhem and absurdity she creates can certainly be distracting, I see her more in the serving up cupcakes of +2 strength role than the throwing of -2 constitution pies.
Is this comic going to be late again? :C Or even does not going to be published?! D: It's already 12:06 AM, the 18th of October, Tuesday, and there's still no comic! That's terrifying!!!
Yeah! I forgot that my time zone is GMT+8, so I substracted just only 8 hours instead of 16. And yes, my watch displays wrong time. Sorry.
Sorry, Twilight Sparkle: You had failed your Spot check.
Congratulations! Your Twilight Sparkle has evolved into Rapidash!
Twilight Sparkle has fainted.
Twilight Sparkle has fainted.
Unfortunately, the effort that goes into making a comic increases exponentially with the size. Lesson learned.