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Mental image: Zecora on a castle rampart, framed by lightning in the background, yelling "After all the work I took the dive, my masterpiece is now ALIVE!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHA"
EDIT: That's not sarcasm, I actually mean it.
Minor - Beer
Moderate - Whisky
Severe - Jack Danials, leave the bottle
The Eggoat would have been native to the elemental plane of beer.
That character shared that goal with the other psion philosopher in the party. (Yes we made two different characters with the same class, goal and ridiculous obsession)
We sadly never managed to do it before the game ended, but that crazy random weirdo was just so much fun to play.
Yes, indeed. She's got a witch doctorate and everything.
Fun fact - in certain African bush languages the word for scholar ("one who knows things" basically) is also one of their words for witch.
And by "fun fact" I mean "info I learned second hand that may or may not be true."
And by "fun fact" I mean "info I learned second hand that may or may not be true."
Poll time:
Out of the mane 6, who has the best poison joke.
A quick guide. Pinkie's tounge swells. Twilight's horn becomes floppy and unuseable. Applejack becomes the size of an apple. Rainbow's wing is on backwards. Riarty's coat becomes a big mess of curls. And Fluttershy's voice is pretty deep. Hightest vote gets the prize.
Out of the mane 6, who has the best poison joke.
A quick guide. Pinkie's tounge swells. Twilight's horn becomes floppy and unuseable. Applejack becomes the size of an apple. Rainbow's wing is on backwards. Riarty's coat becomes a big mess of curls. And Fluttershy's voice is pretty deep. Hightest vote gets the prize.
Appleseed (really just Applejack) because of the great bonus to stealth checks.
I vote Appletini as well. Not just stealth, but bonus to AC as well! :D
Flutterguy is definitely the best gag. Followed at considerable distance by Rainbow Dash.
Seems to for Fluttershy, and it would boring to have a landslide winner, so how about 2 votes this time. That way at least 2nd place can have a close call winner.
Gotta go with Flutterguy. It makes little things funny, like when everpony's screaming, and you just hear one deep basso voice screaming AHHHHH.
Ok, if we need to have a second, I'm going with Rainbow Dash's upside-down wings. I love how awkward they looked, and they made for some amusing crashes. The best part is: Dash would have been completely unchanged, if she would just stay on the ground! (yeah right)
Flutterguy, if solely for 'Evil Enchantress'. Fluttershy being able to make a song good that Pinkie Pie failed at wins.
I gonna use my vote in a uniqe way.
While Fluttershy voice is fine,
Is not as good as wine.
Applejack's my favor of all,
Because it is funny being small.
The other one who make laugh til I rashes,
Is Rainbow's backwards crashes.
Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week.
While Fluttershy voice is fine,
Is not as good as wine.
Applejack's my favor of all,
Because it is funny being small.
The other one who make laugh til I rashes,
Is Rainbow's backwards crashes.
Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week.
Definitely Flutterguy!
I was gasping for air from laughing so hard after the "I don't wanna talk about it." line was delivered.
I was gasping for air from laughing so hard after the "I don't wanna talk about it." line was delivered.
Flutterguy was probably my fave, and Appletini was cute, but is no one gonna vote for Twilight's erectile dysfunction?
Hey, Newbie, I think you'll agree
that this is as fun as could be
Because rhyming is fun
and so easily done
That's the wonder of true poetry!
that this is as fun as could be
Because rhyming is fun
and so easily done
That's the wonder of true poetry!
Violets are Blue,
I once tried to make a character that spoke in rhymes,
I failed.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I'm a schizophrenic
and so am I.
No, you're not.
Yes, I am!
Violets are blue,
I'm a schizophrenic
and so am I.
No, you're not.
Yes, I am!
I believe you're thinking of multiple personality disorder, not schizophrenia. People confuse them a lot.
If there's one thing you learn early on in English class, it's that 'true' poetry usually doesn't rhyme...
I like it better when it does though (;
And I have no idea how this interpretation of Zecora is going to turn out. She's my favorite side pony... zebra... outside of Derpy though, so I'm willing to wait and see how Dr. Zecora works out.
BTW - Dr. Zecora...
Reminds me of Dr. Death Ray, my Dr. Horrible-inspired PC for a Pony Tales campaign I'm playing in right now... Yeah.
I like it better when it does though (;
And I have no idea how this interpretation of Zecora is going to turn out. She's my favorite side pony... zebra... outside of Derpy though, so I'm willing to wait and see how Dr. Zecora works out.
BTW - Dr. Zecora...
Reminds me of Dr. Death Ray, my Dr. Horrible-inspired PC for a Pony Tales campaign I'm playing in right now... Yeah.
Your lim'rick just doesn't have flow.
Your couplet is long,
But that isn't wrong
Free verse is poety also.
Free verse is
not
poe
tr
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it's just some
one whose
enter k
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y
is broken.
not
poe
tr
y
it's just some
one whose
enter k
e
y
is broken.
Violets are Blue
I can't rhyme
Kumquats and meteorite.
Violets are Blue
Wait no they aren't
Violets are Purple.
What if irony
changed Zecora's prose into
Japanese haiku?
changed Zecora's prose into
Japanese haiku?
then we'd start seeing art of Zecora as Zer0. dude speaks in haiku around 99% of the time. and yes i'm aware none of this comment is poetry. i'd rather not insult Zecora by trying, and absolutely epic failing.
btw, anyone else think the combat talents in Pony Tales need level requirements, maybe race ones too? a pegasus summoning a fire giant... how does this make any sense? let alone at level 1?
btw, anyone else think the combat talents in Pony Tales need level requirements, maybe race ones too? a pegasus summoning a fire giant... how does this make any sense? let alone at level 1?
Or else the comments section
Will needlessly swell.
I'd take it to the Pony Tales forum if I were you, but I wouldn't expect much luck - pretty much anything is justifiable if you change the flavor, and the people over there are working on increasing options, not restricting them.
It allows for people to pick what they want without worrying about what would be "Better gameplay".
That and it's full of reflavoring.
One fire giant I know of was a sketch in a sketchbook brought to life, and another was a tornado of flower petals.
Yet another one appeared differently to everypony, represented to each of them as their worst fear. It's creator needed to avert her eyes when she cast the spell.
I believe she renamed it non-euclidean horror, or something to that effect.
I believe she renamed it non-euclidean horror, or something to that effect.
Poetry sucks.
Rainbow Dash's would have my vote, being nicely ironic and hilariously slapstick.
Except...uh...Spike's name for that PJ syndrome is 'Rainbow Crash'. Then we see the episode where that's what the Cloudsdale bullies call her and, um, I then picture the two of them having a 'talk'.
In the middle of the night.
5,000 hooves straight up in the air.
Except...uh...Spike's name for that PJ syndrome is 'Rainbow Crash'. Then we see the episode where that's what the Cloudsdale bullies call her and, um, I then picture the two of them having a 'talk'.
In the middle of the night.
5,000 hooves straight up in the air.
Naw, dawg. That's not how the Bow would work it. She'd be all cool, like "Hey, Spike, that nickname hurt my feelin's, yo. But it's good, I know you weren't aware of the bad vibes I got from it. Just don't do it again, ye?"
Okay, I think it's story time!
Recently, I read Darths and Droids. My favorite player was Sally, especially with how she kept derailing the campaign because she enjoyed being creative so much.
Those of us who've DMed...has this ever happened to you? If so, tell a story about it.
Recently, I read Darths and Droids. My favorite player was Sally, especially with how she kept derailing the campaign because she enjoyed being creative so much.
Those of us who've DMed...has this ever happened to you? If so, tell a story about it.
Nah
Adapt, incorporate, make it your own and pretend it always has been so.
Have a Player LEGITIMATELY team up with the badguy can really change a campaign's direction.
I used to do a small Zecora ask blog on tumblr, it got easier over time. Granted, I hardly got any questions in the first place, but eh.
The internet's lack of love for Zecora disturbs me.
The internet's lack of love for Zecora disturbs me.
I find it amusing that Luna - who has less total screen time than Zecora, or any other character in the series with lines - but has greater fan following than any other character in the series.
There's a difference between screen time and significance. People like to examine Luna because it helps define their understanding of Celestia (the show's primary mentor figure), Equestria, harmony, and at least one of the current element bearers. They're understandably confused when she's nowhere to be seen when Celestia sounds alarm, and we're given no explanation for her absence.
As for why she gets more time than Celestia, the latter understandably makes a lot of authors nervous. It's why you're more likely to see alternate universe versions of her (the troll, the tyrant, or the deviant) than as herself. She is not perfect, but her people see perfection reflected through her. It's not easy to deconstruct that. (The author of "Princess Celestia Hates Tea" did a lovely job of it in a short comedy, then rebuilt it nicely in a sequel revealing Twilight as the original's author.) It's still more difficult to display her role faithfully without bogging the story down in boring administration and such. (Another comedy did a pretty good job of that as well, but it was more about the bureaucracy itself, rather than the princess. Sorry I can't recall the name.) Luna affords people more leeway in how they handle her.
For a long time, Luna had that advantage over a lot of background characters. She was absent for so long than there was little fear or writing something about her that could be contradicted within another two episodes. By the time of Luna Eclipsed, the foundation of interest laid proved adaptable enough to refit much of it around "canon".
It helps to remember that this isn't a contest, let alone cash prizes. There are riches to be found in exploring any of these characters. (For example, have you ever considered how many times Big McIntosh has many things worse by opening his mouth? We've seen that at least once on the show.) If people are too busy looking elsewhere to notice what you've found, that's their loss.
As for why she gets more time than Celestia, the latter understandably makes a lot of authors nervous. It's why you're more likely to see alternate universe versions of her (the troll, the tyrant, or the deviant) than as herself. She is not perfect, but her people see perfection reflected through her. It's not easy to deconstruct that. (The author of "Princess Celestia Hates Tea" did a lovely job of it in a short comedy, then rebuilt it nicely in a sequel revealing Twilight as the original's author.) It's still more difficult to display her role faithfully without bogging the story down in boring administration and such. (Another comedy did a pretty good job of that as well, but it was more about the bureaucracy itself, rather than the princess. Sorry I can't recall the name.) Luna affords people more leeway in how they handle her.
For a long time, Luna had that advantage over a lot of background characters. She was absent for so long than there was little fear or writing something about her that could be contradicted within another two episodes. By the time of Luna Eclipsed, the foundation of interest laid proved adaptable enough to refit much of it around "canon".
It helps to remember that this isn't a contest, let alone cash prizes. There are riches to be found in exploring any of these characters. (For example, have you ever considered how many times Big McIntosh has many things worse by opening his mouth? We've seen that at least once on the show.) If people are too busy looking elsewhere to notice what you've found, that's their loss.
Hey, my original comment discussed much of what I like about Zecora and Big McIntosh and maybe a few other characters. That ran a few more paragraphs in an already lengthy entry, so it got cut.
I'd say more, but that kind of makes its own point, you know?
I'd say more, but that kind of makes its own point, you know?
Live in Darkness
Die By Light
Only children
can win this fight
Once in Shadows
Truth is known
As once gained
Through gilded Tome
Fear of FriendShip
Tis a lie
For there is
No love Greater then I
Die By Light
Only children
can win this fight
Once in Shadows
Truth is known
As once gained
Through gilded Tome
Fear of FriendShip
Tis a lie
For there is
No love Greater then I
If this were Pathfinder, I could see Zecora being an alchemist or a witch.
She would have to be an alchemist: There is no sign of her having a familiar and witches are one of the three classes that can't trade away their companion.
Blu mankuma voices Flutterguy.
name not sound familiar? well it should hes been voicing cartoon and animated charactors From Gigabyte (Reboot) to Flutterguy (present MLP) ^_^ this has been fun facts
name not sound familiar? well it should hes been voicing cartoon and animated charactors From Gigabyte (Reboot) to Flutterguy (present MLP) ^_^ this has been fun facts
Ha! The rhymer is about to render the bard effectively speechless. Brilliant.
I vote for Flutterguy and Appletini as best poison joked. I like how Applebloom gets to be all "Now AH'M the big pony!"
Without going into spoilers I'd like to say that the newest episode may be the greatest thing to happen to the fandom since time travel.
Her actual depiction was the best case scenario.
Now I'm equating Zecora to Angel Dynamite in "Mystery Incorporated".
There's only one way this can possibly end.
Zecora.
Pinkie Pie.
Rap battle.
Zecora.
Pinkie Pie.
Rap battle.
What weak spot? Both are terrifyingly good lyrical improvisers.
OOH! FRESH MEAT! I CAN MAKE SO MANY IMPROVEMENTS!
As annoying as that might be to some, I'm actually enjoying myself. Writing poetry is a unique way to stretch one's writing abilities.