DM: The party begins to die down as ponies leave for city hall to watch the sun rise.
Twilight Sparkle: Alright… Spike, take a note.
DM: What?? I mean…
Spike: What??
Twilight Sparkle: Dear Princess Celestia. Despite everything I’ve been put through today, I still think that the Mare in the Moon prophecy is real. But I find it difficult to believe that the goddess-ruler of all Equestria doesn’t know anything about this legend. I demand answers, and it’s high time for you to be truthful to me. …Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle.
DM: Spike… sends the letter.
SFX: (FWOOSH)
Fluttershy: What happened to staying on her good side…?
If you're going to make wild, outrageous claims like that, you'd better be prepared to back it up with a quote from Lauren Faust herself. Otherwise, you just make yourself look stupid when you spout this kind of nonsense.
She does send ponies to the moon too. There are many curious undertones in everything surrounding Celestia. It's just one of the reasons the show is just that much better, it's like a good book that leaves room for imagination.
I was hoping Twilight would catch on that in the show, but she never did.
I'd also like to point out that she didn't make the connection between the two sisters in the story and Celestia/Luna. Not until Celestia TELLS her.
I mean, it's reasonable to think that down-to-earth Twilight would assume they're different entities, but...It was the first sign of Celestia being the Chessmaster she is.
I am also interested in this new development. First, I would like to applaud Twilight Sparkle for staying in character with this little stunt. And second I would like to applaud the author for this unexpected twist from the show's version.
Dude I thought I was hooked to you comic before, but now I know it was only curiosity as to how you'll convert the scenes from the show into RPG format. But this new twist has me legitemetly asking myself just would happen next.
In hindsight, that the campaimg is diverging from the established plot shouldn't be surprising once you factor in that that is a key element on the works that inspired this one.
Btw i'll also like to thank the author for introducing me to Darths&Droids, I love it!
Sure, WE know it's veering from the script ... but in the context of the comic, there IS no script.* As far as Twilight's player is concerned, everything ELSE has been a tangent, and SHE'S just pulling things back on track.
* There better NOT be a script. If a GM runs a game by a script, They're Doing It Wrong.
As a DM for a few months of one steady campaign now, I can tell you that I would've gotten nowhere without occasionally scripting events, as well as having a vague idea for where the plot's headed. I don't make my players do anything, I just make them want to do things that take them down the road I have stuff prepared on. If you insist on never ever using a script during the campaign, at least have a short (would take about 2 minutes maximum to read out loud) scripted speech for the setup of the area where they start and their circumstances.