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@@SilverHeart, Yeah that's cool, I was imagining that there would be evidence of stuff in the caves but the main ruin site would be kinda far in and not to be all spoilery but the artifact is in there somewhere unexpected and you're gonna surprise us with it right? Edit: Whoops, I meant to do this: {spoiler}text{/spoiler} but use [brackets] instead of {these things}

"You're my friends now! We're gonna have soft tacos later!" Yeah, I love this show a bunch. If only for the random non-sequitur one liners.

I thought Slade was voiced by Kiefer Sutherland for the longest time. You're right, I think he had the best VA of all the characters, not just villains!

Teen Titans rocks major amounts of socks. My personal favorite has always been Beast Boy and he's always the least liked by others who watch the show for some reason. He's the most and least helpful of the team simultaneously, seems to deal with the same kind of problems I did as a teenager (caught between being a kid and an adult, not angsty but constantly lonely) and besides Cyborg he's the only one with a sense of humor. Robin: cheer up emo kid. Raven: cheer up goth kid Starfire: facepalm Cyborg: we cool Terra: yeah that's right only Beast Boy finds your heart booya

"So, I guess this rounds out the egghead brigade?" Skimmer teased playfully. "Where do you guys think we should start exploring first? Do you need me to scout out the cave? It would be a total bummer if anypony got hurt, 'specially with your noses in your books."

Sorry for the late start everyone, I had some difficulties! Things are all good now so I'm good to post a bunch. Sorry again, I didn't mean to make you all wait on me like that but it gave my OC an introduction idea at least. @@SilverHeart, So, are you going to describe the layout of the cave and the ruins or do we just describe things we see as we feel like it? Are the ruins right inside the cave or do we need to do a little exploring to get to them? Sorry, I'm just a little confused on how it should look from where my pony is standing.

Flying and magic within reason, I'd say. There are ways to balance such things. If a unicorn wanted to have a magic missile attack as one of their skills, they would need a higher intelligence rating, possibly meaning lower strength. They would also fill one of their skill slots with the magic attack, forfeiting something else. I could totally see an earth pony taking on a unicorn and have it be fair. As for flying,same kind of balance. A pegasus would have to use a turn to fly so she wouldn't be able to attack the same turn. She might be quicker but she'd be weaker and die more easily from a successful attack by an opponent.

Allow me to offer my services as a GM. I used to GM/DM White Wolf and D&D games, have a good understanding of how different systems work and how they work in different situations. For this particular game we could run a modified GURPS system that is driven more by story than just pure stats. Don't get me wrong, I won't go against a character getting slaughtered if the numbers add up for the sake of story, but I think for this game we don't need to turn into a blood-stained spreadsheet. Here's my proposal: I will simplify some character sheets and keep track of everyone's character. Everyone make in depth introduction posts for their characters that shows a tiny bit of daily life and their personality and then follow up with their Reaping Day. At this point, it should be casual RPing like interactions with fellow tributes on the train, your mentor giving you advice, etc until the Game Master calls the Parade of Tributes which will take the thread into a more structured form for training. During training, we will fill in the remaining slots on your character sheets such as learned skills and special attacks. At the end of training, we can go back to the OOC thread just to confirm we are happy with our choices and then we can start the Games. As convoluted as that sounds, I think the story will flow naturally with how the stats for your characters will fill out. We'll keep the number crunching simple and won't leave a bunch of room for super special attacks or having maxed out attributes or skills. What do you think?

Yeah are we doing the reaping or interviews or training or any of the stuff that happens before the games start?

@, @@Alex Kennedy, "Nice to meet you both. Yeah! Let's get going!" Skimmer fluttered her wings excitedly. "I hope we get to do some diving, I brought my gear. This is gonna be awesome!" She looked at her new companions and smiled. Skimmer may not be the most educated of the group, but she's an expert exploring caves and the other two ponies looked every bit as adventurous.

@@Pripyat Pony, It was dark when Ari, Cicely and Mari made it back to Uncle Virtus' house. Virtus was easy enough to fool, like Ari expected, but he still gave a long boring lecture for good measure. After letting the mares settle in their new room for a bit, Ari knocked a hoof on the door. He may be a scoundrel, but he has manners after all. "Hello? I was hoping we could talk some more if you weren't about to hit the hay."

@, @@Alex Kennedy, Surf Skimmer finally saw the island from the ship's deck. She hoped the others wouldn't think poorly of her for missing the boat and coming late. Scooping up her saddlebags, she bid final "See ya, dude!" to the captain and launched herself from the bow of the ship, wings outstretched. Gliding on the ocean drafts, Skimmer was able to travel much faster than the ponderous ship. The water was sparkling and beautiful. Closer to the shore she saw the reefs, schools of colorful fish and she wanted nothing more than to dive and explore- but she's kept the others long enough. Landing on the sandy beach, she looked around for her new associates. "Hmm, Lost Knowledge and Ocean Wind are probably already in the ruins... I hope they're cool with me coming in late like this." After asking around, she got directions to the ruins and trotted toward them while taking in the scenery. Finally she came upon the entrance and poked her head inside. She hoped they were here. "Anypony home? I'm Surf Skimmer! Sorry I'm late!"

Can I get an archeologist spot with Surf Skimmer? http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/surf-skimmer-r2920 Ignore the Hunger Games specific bit at the end. She'd be a great diver/spelunker for the team exploring the cave.

@@Pripyat Pony, "I guess I never realized how bad it got where the fighting was. I never even got why we were at war in the first place. For all the hateful stuff ponies say about changelings, I've never even seen one. I bet they aren't all bad. Griffons are way scarier in my opinion, but war is war, right?" Ari stood up and stretched his wings toward the dimming sky. "It's going to be dark soon. Say, you two aren't really staying anywhere, right? Because I just got a great idea!" Ari rubbed his hooves together as he schemed. "My uncle might be a grumpy windbag with a marble column up his hind quarters, but he isn't too bright. Let's say I did go to school today. Let's say my new mentor lent me his two best slave tutors to keep me working on my lessons every day. Uncle Virtus would buy it. He wouldn't expect you to do any work and he'd be obligated to treat you like any other slave with room and board. What do you think?"

@@Pripyat Pony, "The war?" Ari was a little confused by the turn in conversation. "Yeah, I guess. When things got super strict, ponies were coming to people like me more than usual, but I never really saw any bad stuff in Leptis. Just a few refugees here and there. Why do you ask?"

Is anyone here an animist? Or a humanist? Or a buddhist? Or just personally spiritual without believing in a specific god? Can nobody see nature as god? Or the fact that humans have the only ability to understand their own and other minds as kind of a gestalt god made of human consciousness? Just seeing if anyone actually is spiritual in a non-christian way on this board because it seems kinda rare around here.