We all know what today is, so let's get it out of the way.
Time to vote for the new princess.
So which one of the Main 5 should be next, and what title should she get?
What, you thought I was typing about politics here, yuck.
None. There's more than plenty of princesses as is, and they all seem to be only useful in getting captured these days. :p
I'd rather have an autonomous collective of power mandated by the ponies. Oh, and more adventures of Trixie and Starlight. They seem to work well together. :D
(though normally I am with the no more princesses)
Fluttershy would basically make animals rule, or at least have more power. Help out more of them, etc.
Rarity would love all the fame, and it would boost her sales...but she wouldn't actually be into ruling and whatnot.
Pinkie Pie would make everything sillier and happier.
Rainbow Dash would make everything cooler and have more races. (And other athletic events)
Applejack would...try to do her best.After making it so her family farm was more successful so her family could be taken care of.
Yeah, no more princesses.
However, they should discover a missing element: MAGIC. This should go to TGaP Trixie.
Because if "friendship is magic", there SHOULD be such an element!
Trixie and Starlight form a hero group. They're joined by the Cutie Mark Crusaders as mascots and occasional damsels in distress, Sunburst, who acts as their technical advisor and in-stronghold mentor figure. Over time, they add more ponies, forming Equestria's first ever super team. Sunset Shimmer guest stars periodically as a fledgling alicorn who acts as the Sixth Ranger when necessary.
Pinkie's player seems like the kind of person that does not easily get humiliated. They're hammy, confident, and just play along with the silliness.
But it does seem like Gilda will play into Pinkie's trap... which... I dunno, maybe the whole plan is to get Gilda to see how much fun the RP side of the game is and that stats alone don't create the fun of the game.
I believe Digo and FoME have it exactly right. Getting Gilda to RP and indulge in the silliness, and thereby honestly assess whether it is fun for her, seems to be Pinkie's plan. (Even if Gilda finds it's not for her, at least she tried - and therefore can probably better understand the sillies in the future. Even just that much, Pinkie would count as a win.)
Not all plans have to be fiendishly complex. The simplest ones can be the most effective.
Meanwhile, Pinkie may already have gone over Gilda's suggestions and cherry-picked a few that she agrees are improvements - likely offering bonuses that can be used for parties as well as for combat - and thus ones that will make her character better from her point of view, regardless of the source of the suggestion. (Some things really are objectively true, even if not quite as many as Gilda thought.)
Probably more than you'd think. Paradoxically, the more your GM encourages roleplaying the less important RP numbers become. Ad-hoc roleplaying adjustments dominate the numbers or the mechanics are ignored entirely in favor of acting out the scene.
You see, Pinkie doesn't have a Throw Awesome Party on her character sheet either. I have no clue what most of the stuff she has does because I don't play 4e, but they're listed on the cast page and not a one of them contains any of the words "throw," "awesome," or "party."
That is something that bothers me a lot when I'm in an RP group-- where certain players have the mindset that "Thee with the biggest stat bonuses wins", instead of playing up teamwork and cooperation.
It's not necessarily a wrong PoV, just not one I do well playing in. I prefer cooperation.
I have an interesting wrinkle on that - yes, the biggest stat bonuses win, but if I have the biggest, I believe it's my duty to make sure the others succeed as well. That's why I prefer skillmonkey builds; it might make me a bad roleplayer, but we're winning.
Time to vote for the new princess.
So which one of the Main 5 should be next, and what title should she get?
What, you thought I was typing about politics here, yuck.
I'd rather have an autonomous collective of power mandated by the ponies. Oh, and more adventures of Trixie and Starlight. They seem to work well together. :D
I'd prefer they dump the main cast and focus on new characters that still have room to develop.
Now, who does Starlight rescue and mentor? Or is Trixie her personal "next generation", and if so, who does Trixie wind up mentoring?
(though normally I am with the no more princesses)
Fluttershy would basically make animals rule, or at least have more power. Help out more of them, etc.
Rarity would love all the fame, and it would boost her sales...but she wouldn't actually be into ruling and whatnot.
Pinkie Pie would make everything sillier and happier.
Rainbow Dash would make everything cooler and have more races. (And other athletic events)
Applejack would...try to do her best.After making it so her family farm was more successful so her family could be taken care of.
I think I vote Applejack.
However, they should discover a missing element: MAGIC. This should go to TGaP Trixie.
Because if "friendship is magic", there SHOULD be such an element!
Leaving aside, of course, that Friendship is Magic, and therefore Magic is Friendship...
Still, it definitely feels like Gilda/Cheese is playing right into Pinkie's hand.
But it does seem like Gilda will play into Pinkie's trap... which... I dunno, maybe the whole plan is to get Gilda to see how much fun the RP side of the game is and that stats alone don't create the fun of the game.
...and if Gilda does somehow create a character which Pinkie agrees would be *more fun*, then yes, Pinkie will take her character build advice.
Not all plans have to be fiendishly complex. The simplest ones can be the most effective.
Meanwhile, Pinkie may already have gone over Gilda's suggestions and cherry-picked a few that she agrees are improvements - likely offering bonuses that can be used for parties as well as for combat - and thus ones that will make her character better from her point of view, regardless of the source of the suggestion. (Some things really are objectively true, even if not quite as many as Gilda thought.)
You see, Pinkie doesn't have a Throw Awesome Party on her character sheet either. I have no clue what most of the stuff she has does because I don't play 4e, but they're listed on the cast page and not a one of them contains any of the words "throw," "awesome," or "party."
You were saying?
It's not necessarily a wrong PoV, just not one I do well playing in. I prefer cooperation.