Discord: <sigh> Although... Since you went to all that trouble to free me, and none of you have declared your intention to put me out of my misery whiel you can... I suppose I should say *something* kind to the six of you. I'm not going to stand here and pretend that, were the situation reversed, I would extend any of you the same courtesy. I think you all know me too well for that. But the fact of the matter is, I don't want Tirek to be ruler of the world any more than you do. I don't know how in the WORLD you could possibly beat him. But if you still have hope... then I'll give you everything I've got. Even if it's just this traitorous medallion.
Twilight Sparkle: ... I don't want to fight each other anymore. I'm scared and tired. Is that okay?
Discord: Is that... what this was all about...?
Sometimes, the absolute hardest thing you can do is admit that you're feeling emotionally unsafe. That someone else's fun and enjoyment is making you feel awful. "I'm the issue, not them. If I make a big deal out of it, everyone will resent me for making a mountain out of a molehill. I should just keep quiet and go along with it. I can deal with it." Sometimes, that much-vaunted ideal of open dialogue and communication is the hardest thing to achieve, because it also means admitting to yourself that you were wrapping yourself in lies to yourself just to withstand it. And it really doesn't help if, on top of all that, you're dealing with a truly steamrolling presence or personality. Overcoming all of that feels like trying to push a mountain off your chest while it's crushing you.
Speaking from some amount of personal experience. Not necessarily from the tabletop gaming space.
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There was also mention it made them immune to the other's magic. This is why Discord thought he was immune to Tirek's powers. But it would have made discord immune to *Scorpan's* magic, not Tirek's.
The part about blocking or immunity to any magic was a straight-up lie by Tirek to fool the overthinking Discord... and it worked well on many of the commenters, it seems.
You and a number of other people keep talking like there was some kind of gotcha, but Tirek clearly said "With this around your neck, I will be unable to drain your powers". That's all it was, there was no clever trick, he just flat out lied.
The gotcha, which wasn't a gotcha at all, was that DMSpud knows DiscordAdversary so well, he knew Discord would never question it, or do anything to verify it. The idea that someone would be so simple about a deception is just not in his playbook, so it came at him from his blindspot.
Tirek did also say later that he lied and that the medallions only tracked each other. Of course, that too could be a lie. Tirek isn’t exactly trustworthy.
Now then, this... this has my interest. With Discord stepping into character again, and doing his best to roll with what is going on, to truly be a player instead of an antagonist.
And perhaps more importantly, be open to discussion further.
Indeed, some times a simple talk about feelings is the hardest thing to do.
Now I wonder if the "track spell" was also a lie or not, because could be useful for a future counter attack...
Counter attack from whom? Tirek is literally the most powerful individual entity in the world right now. Let them track his location, it'll just give him more opportunities to gloat.
Speaking from some amount of personal experience. Not necessarily from the tabletop gaming space.