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G5 wants to benefit from its connections with Friendship is Magic but the showrunners don't want to spend the time on world-building, maintaining a consistent continuity or character development. That said, the most well-developed character is Misty who wasn't even one of the original Mane 5. 

45 minutes ago, Adariousmist said:

Now that you mention that, I seem to have one other I think was released about the same time (same style / same talk button thing), of Princess Cadance.  Differences with her include bright pink coat color, and a different cutie mark to the one she has in the show.  Closer comparison makes it look like just the bordering sides of the one in the show.  Found an img of it.

 

My wife is actually the expert on the toys. She's been collecting them ever since she was a kid in the 1980s. 

15 minutes ago, The Nth Doctor said:

Can't wait to see how Pinkie dies

Not the direction I was expecting the comics to take

Who's going to take care of Little Cheese once she's gone?

 

I'll be surprised if anypony dies in this adaptation. 

4 minutes ago, Adariousmist said:

This Twili backpack, and an accompanying 'supposed to be Celestia' figure.  Last I checked, Celestia had a white coat.

Yeah, that would have been an early Celly. Later ones were more show-accurate.

1 hour ago, Antiyonder said:

Didn't know you joined here until I got your reply in one of my threads.  Welcome aboard.

I wasn't really aware of the site until recently! 

The Wizard of Odd was okay. Personally I thought that Apple Bloom would have been a more natural choice for Dorothy but I guess they needed to concentrate on the Mane 6. I like that the story took elements from the book that were ignored or downplayed in the MGM movie. 

Coming out for Valentine's Day 2024: My Little Pony: Classics Reimagined - Valentine's Day Special - Romeo & Juliet Cover A, B, and RI Revealed, Plus Description

Pinkie and Cheese Sandwhich are joining forces for a special Valentines Day comic, with a Romeo and Juliet theme. We've got the description and three separate covers today, each with the two of them being all lovey dovey.

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Description: In fair Verpona, where we hang our streamers, two party-planning businesses, both alike in silliness, reignite their ancient rivalry. A pair of star-crossed ponies, Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwich, fall in love, causing the Capulets and Montagues to start polishing their sparkliest party cannons. It’s up to the pair to help their companies find common ground before Princess Cadance bans them from EVER PARTYING AGAIN!

Thanks to Equestria Daily's Sethisto!

I've emailed the following letter to IDW:

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Hi Riley! 

I just finished Kenbucky Roller Derby #1 (it took me a while to pick it up due to the recent winter storms). I'm okay with another slice-of-life story, though I hope we have others in the pipeline that will be more oriented towards adventure and exploration. I don't think we'll be getting much of that from the Tell Your Tale show. 

 

Natelie Haines' art is charming, evoking Tell Your Tale without slavishly imitating it. Her layouts are fun and imaginative. Casey Gilly's script is solid with a single caveat. It's one of the same complaints that I had with the Camp Bighoof series: Too many of the secondary characters are nameless. The only Slammers who we have names for are Misty and Captain Buck. We don't know anything about our three mane antagonists except that one seems, maybe, to be some kind of pony hybrid? Maybe some griffon in her ancestry? 

 

I do wonder how and when Misty of all ponies made it onto the Slammers? There's gotta be a story there all by itself. I also predict that Misty might switch teams at some point after seeing how the Slammers have treated Sunny. I look forward to the next issue and hope some of my questions will be addressed.

 

Regards,

Andrew Laubacher 

 

3 hours ago, ZiggWheelsManning said:

A royal guard bat pony still brings fear  

I haven't (yet) used either template to created a Bat Pony player-character. Maybe I will if I actually have a chance to play either of the games!

My Bat Pony Homebrew for Tails of Equestria - The Storytelling Game: 

Typical Bat pony
Body: D8 Mind: D6 Charm: D6 Stamina: 14
Talents: Fly (D6), Night Vision* (D4), Stout Heart (D4), Pick one appropriate Cutie Mark talent
Quirks: Weakness: Bright Light (D6), Choose one

Accustomed to the harsh winds of the Trotsylvanian Alps, Bat ponies are strong flyers--though not as agile as Pegasi--with bat-like wings, tufted ears and cat-like eyes with slit pupils that allow them to see very well at night. They typically have gray coats, black wings and dark-colored manes and tails, though other coat and mane colors do occur. It's true that Bat ponies have fangs, mostly used for sucking the juice out of fruits--a favorite being mangoes. Bat ponies dwell in a chain of mountains located east of Equestria, and might be related to Pegasi (though Bat ponies themselves dispute this). Bat ponies make up the Night Guard of Princess Luna.

Bat ponies are nocturnal by nature. Prolonged, unprotected exposure to sunlight or other bright light can cause blindness that lasts from several hours up to a couple of days. Their unusual appearance and nocturnal habits, combined with a reputation for fierceness, have given rise to the rumor that Bat ponies are vampires; however, this is just a tall tale spread by superstitious ponies. Other names: Cavalum; Noctral(s); Sarosian(s); Thestral(s).

* Talent: Night Vision. A pony with this talent can see very well in the dark, though not in complete blackness. The downside is that the pony also gains the quirk of Weakness: Bright Light.

This write-up is largely inspired by the fanfic "Interview with a Batpony" by Gulheru. I highly recommend checking it out: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=ctyAr4MpNi1pL5R... 

I opted not to give Bat Ponies the talent of Echolocation, but your mileage may vary (subject to GM approval). I probably would give it to "Flutterbat" because of her unusual circumstances! 

Talent: Echolocation (Creature only). The creature who possesses echolocation is able to use ultrasound to send out signals that bounce off of objects to let her "see" at night and even in complete darkness (colors cannot be distinguished). Treat as Truesight against invisible creatures: You automatically succeed at tests to see invisible creatures who have an Invisibility talent die equal or lower than your Echolocation talent die, e.g. a creature with Echolocation (D6) always succeeds against a creature using Invisibility (D6), but against a creature with Invisibility (D8) she would have to roll as normal.

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And the version I did for the My Little Pony Roleplaying Game: 

BAT PONY
Accustomed to the harsh winds of the Trotsylvanian Alps, Bat Ponies are strong flyers--though not always as agile as Pegasi--with bat-like wings, tufted ears and cat-like eyes with slit pupils that allow them to see very well at night. They typically have gray coats, black wings and dark-colored manes and tails, though other coat and mane colors do occur. It's true that Bat Ponies have fangs, mostly used for sucking the juice out of fruits--a favorite being mangoes. Bat Ponies dwell in a chain of mountains located east of Equestria, and might be related to Pegasi (though most Bat Ponies themselves dispute this). Bat Ponies make up the Night Guard of Princess Luna.

Bat Ponies are nocturnal by nature. Their unusual appearance and nocturnal habits, combined with a reputation for fierceness, have given rise to the rumor that Bat Ponies are vampires; however, this is just a tall tale spread by superstitious ponies. Other names: Cavalum; Noctral(s); Sarosian(s); Thestral(s).



EXAMPLE BAT PONIES
• The Night Guard: Princess Luna employs Bat Ponies as her personal guard. They can often be seen pulling her carriage.
• Flutterbat: Fluttershy was once accidentally transformed by Twilight Sparkle into a form closely resembling a Bat Pony.

ORIGIN BONUSES
Essence Score Increase: Increase your Strength or Speed, or the Essence tied to an Influence Skill, by 1.
Starting Health: You begin play with 2 Health.
Movement: Your base movements depend on how often you use your wings and your legs. See Air Born, below.

ORIGIN PERKS

Acute Sense (Hearing): Your hearing is much stronger than that of the average pony.
• You gain Edge on Alertness Skill Tests where your hearing can be applied.
• You gain an upshift of 1 on non-Alertness Skill Tests where your hearing can be applied.
Air Born: You were born with wings but without the strength to use them. How fast you fly depends on how well you took to it, and how much your training paid off. Choose one of the following as your starting Movement:
• 15ft ground and 45ft aerial
• 30ft ground and 30ft aerial
• 45ft ground and 15ft aerial.
Lighter Than Air: Aerial acrobatics are in your hollow bones. You get an upshift of 1 on Acrobatics Skill Tests. Unlike Pegasus ponies, you cannot land on clouds or walk around Pegasus sky cities.
Night Eyes: Darkness does not affect you like it does other ponies. You can see in darkness as well as in light.
Cutie Mark Perk: Pick a Skill, Specialization or abstract area you are especially talented with (see pages 30–31) as guided by your GM. You get an upshift of 1 shift on any action that area might apply to.

ALTERNATE ORIGIN PERK
Echolocation (replaces Night Eyes): You have the ability to use sound to navigate in your environment. You does not need to be able to use your eyes to see their environment, and you are immune to the Blinded condition.

I think that I'd prefer Sunset to stay in the human world, but that might depend on what happens if she ever meets Human-Sunset. Then again, I also ship Sunset with Sci-Twi. 

Here is my homebrew for Bat Ponies (subject to editing).  I hope you like it!

BAT PONY
Accustomed to the harsh winds of the Trotsylvanian Alps, Bat Ponies are strong flyers--though not always as agile as Pegasi--with bat-like wings, tufted ears and cat-like eyes with slit pupils that allow them to see very well at night. They typically have gray coats, black wings and dark-colored manes and tails, though other coat and mane colors do occur. It's true that Bat Ponies have fangs, mostly used for sucking the juice out of fruits--a favorite being mangoes. Bat Ponies dwell in a chain of mountains located east of Equestria, and might be related to Pegasi (though most Bat Ponies themselves dispute this). Bat Ponies make up the Night Guard of Princess Luna.

Bat Ponies are nocturnal by nature. Their unusual appearance and nocturnal habits, combined with a reputation for fierceness, have given rise to the rumor that Bat Ponies are vampires; however, this is just a tall tale spread by superstitious ponies. Other names: Cavalum; Noctral(s); Sarosian(s); Thestral(s).



EXAMPLE BAT PONIES
• The Night Guard: Princess Luna employs Bat Ponies as her personal guard. They can often be seen pulling her carriage.
• Flutterbat: Fluttershy was once accidentally transformed by Twilight Sparkle into a form closely resembling a Bat Pony.

ORIGIN BONUSES
Essence Score Increase: Increase your Strength or Speed, or the Essence tied to an Influence Skill, by 1.
Starting Health: You begin play with 2 Health.
Movement: Your base movements depend on how often you use your wings and your legs. See Air Born, below.

ORIGIN PERKS

Acute Sense (Hearing): Your hearing is much stronger than that of the average pony.
• You gain Edge on Alertness Skill Tests where your hearing can be applied.
• You gain an upshift of 1 on non-Alertness Skill Tests where your hearing can be applied.
Air Born: You were born with wings but without the strength to use them. How fast you fly depends on how well you took to it, and how much your training paid off. Choose one of the following as your starting Movement:
• 15ft ground and 45ft aerial
• 30ft ground and 30ft aerial
• 45ft ground and 15ft aerial.
Lighter Than Air: Aerial acrobatics are in your hollow bones. You get an upshift of 1 on Acrobatics Skill Tests. Unlike Pegasus ponies, you cannot land on clouds or walk around Pegasus sky cities.
Night Eyes: Darkness does not affect you like it does other ponies. You can see in darkness as well as in light.
Cutie Mark Perk: Pick a Skill, Specialization or abstract area you are especially talented with (see pages 30–31) as guided by your GM. You get an upshift of 1 shift on any action that area might apply to.

ALTERNATE ORIGIN PERK
Echolocation (replaces Night Eyes): You have the ability to use sound to navigate in your environment. You does not need to be able to use your eyes to see their environment, and you are immune to the Blinded condition.

31 minutes ago, Brony Number 42 said:

Do you have the creatures they had on the website?

https://www.riverhorsegames.com/pages/downloads-and-faqs-1

 

I downloaded many of those when the PDFs came out but most (all?) of them are also in the various adventures and expansions. 

Llama Homebrew

I made this one up from scratch based on the G1 pony-friend Cha Cha the Llama who has also shown up in some G5 merchandise. 

Typical Llama
Body: D6 Mind: D6 Charm: D6 Stamina: 12
Talents: Special Skill: Climbing (D6), Woolly* (D6)
Quirks: Choose one

Llamas live in the Yaket Range north and east of the Crystal Empire. Sure-footed, with thick, woolly coats they are well suited to mountain homes. Llamas are hospitable hosts but do not do well in warmer climes so they seldom venture far from their homeland.

* Talent: Woolly. A creature with this Talent has a thick woolly coat that protects them against the cold. They gain an upgrade to their body die whenever they face cold conditions. On the other hand they are more vulnerable to the heat and so downgrade their body die whenever they make a body test in hot conditions.

In addition, once per session you may roll your woolly die in addition to your body die when exposed to cold conditions, choosing any result.

G1 Cha Cha the Llama:

Cha Cha
Llama
Body: D8 Mind: D10 Charm: D8 Stamina: 18
Talents: Special Skill: Climbing (D8), Special Skill: Dancing (D10), Woolly* (D6),
Quirks: Short Attention Span

Cha Cha was part of a Llama dance troupe that visited the Crystal Empire. Once there, she was inspired to explore more of Equestria.

I've read about it but I don't play or collect the deck-building game. I have been collecting a lot of the Meeple Packs to potentially use with the RPG. I don't plan on buying the Collision Course set though. 

Bat Pony Homebrew

Typical Bat pony
Body: D8 Mind: D6 Charm: D6 Stamina: 14
Talents: Fly (D6), Night Vision* (D4), Stout Heart (D4), Pick one appropriate Cutie Mark talent
Quirks: Weakness: Bright Light (D6), Choose one

Accustomed to the harsh winds of the Trotsylvanian Alps, Bat ponies are strong flyers--though not as agile as Pegasi--with bat-like wings, tufted ears and cat-like eyes with slit pupils that allow them to see very well at night. They typically have gray coats, black wings and dark-colored manes and tails, though other coat and mane colors do occur. It's true that Bat ponies have fangs, mostly used for sucking the juice out of fruits--a favorite being mangoes. Bat ponies dwell in a chain of mountains located east of Equestria, and might be related to Pegasi (though Bat ponies themselves dispute this). Bat ponies make up the Night Guard of Princess Luna.

Bat ponies are nocturnal by nature. Prolonged, unprotected exposure to sunlight or other bright light can cause blindness that lasts from several hours up to a couple of days. Their unusual appearance and nocturnal habits, combined with a reputation for fierceness, have given rise to the rumor that Bat ponies are vampires; however, this is just a tall tale spread by superstitious ponies. Other names: Cavalum; Noctral(s); Sarosian(s); Thestral(s).

* Talent: Night Vision. A pony with this talent can see very well in the dark, though not in complete blackness. The downside is that the pony also gains the quirk of Weakness: Bright Light.

This write-up is largely inspired by the fanfic "Interview with a Batpony" by Gulheru. I highly recommend checking it out: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=ctyAr4MpNi1pL5R... 

I opted not to give Bat Ponies the talent of Echolocation, but your mileage may vary (subject to GM approval). I probably would give it to "Flutterbat" because of her unusual circumstances! 

Talent: Echolocation (Creature only). The creature who possesses echolocation is able to use ultrasound to send out signals that bounce off of objects to let her "see" at night and even in complete darkness (colors cannot be distinguished). Treat as Truesight against invisible creatures: You automatically succeed at tests to see invisible creatures who have an Invisibility talent die equal or lower than your Echolocation talent die, e.g. a creature with Echolocation (D6) always succeeds against a creature using Invisibility (D6), but against a creature with Invisibility (D8) she would have to roll as normal.

More Kelpie homebriews:

Cassie the Kelpie

Cassie the Kelpie created by Jeremy Whitley (writer) and Amy Mebberson (artist)

Typical Equestrian Kelpie
Body: D8 Mind: D6 Charm: D6 Stamina: 14
Talents: Special Skill: Singing (D6), Special Skill: Swimming (D8)
Quirk: Restricted to water, Choose one

Typical Sea Kelpie
Body: D6 Mind: D6 Charm: D6 Stamina: 12
Talents: Speak with Animals: Fish (D6), Special Skill: Swimming (D8)
Quirk: Restricted to water, Choose one

Kelpies are water-dwelling creatures that live in rivers, lakes and the sea. Their physical appearance can vary wildly. Cassie, the fresh-water Kelpie who almost drowned the residents of Ponyville had the head and mane of a pony, a long snake-like body, an eel-like tail, and four frond-like fins with matching spines on her back. Sea-dwelling Kelpies more closely resemble Seaponies with scaly torsos, and live in the undersea city of Coltlantis. Fresh-water Kelpies possess Cutie Marks; sea-dwelling Kelpies do not seem to have them.

Kelpies can be very protective of the bodies of water where they live and of the creatures that dwell in them. Some possess a Hypnotizing Song. If such a Kelpie feels that it or its home is threatened, it can attempt to use its Hypnotizing Song to place any Ponies within hearing under its control either to send them away or otherwise do as it commands.

New Talent: Hypnotizing Song (Kelpies only)
When a creature with this talent feels threatened it will attempt to use its song to place any Ponies within hearing range under its control. This talent only works on intelligent creatures, not on ordinary animals.

Here is my homebrew for the Kelpies of Farasi, Zecora's homeland:

Kelpie, Farasi


Typical Farasian Kelpie
Body: D6 Mind: D6 Charm: D6 Stamina: 12
Talents: Water Control (D6), Pick one appropriate Cutie Mark talent.
Quirk: Weakness: Electricity (D6) , Choose one

The Kelpies of Farasi look very much like Earth ponies made of water. As Zecora's old schoolteacher explained: "Kelpies have magic that allows them to manipulate water. They can control it with their minds, and can change their bodies from water to ice to steam". Electricity is harmful to Farasian Kelpies, but they also become weak if they are away from water for too long.

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And here is my homebrew for the Abada:

Abada



Typical Abada
Body: D6 Mind: D6 Charm: D6 Stamina: D12
Talents: Nimble (D6), Pick one appropriate Cutie Mark talent
Quirks: Choose one

Abada are intelligent creatures native to Farasi, the zebra lands far east of Equestria, across the Celestial Sea. They resemble tall, lean Unicorns with a curved horn on their foreheads and with a second horn on their muzzles. Colorful stripes mark their chests and upper legs while their tails resemble the tail of a donkey or boar. Abada have their own cutie-mark magic that gives them talents like great speed or the ability to communicate with plants.

5 hours ago, SunsetShimmerStan said:

That was never really intended as an outright finale. There were plans for a season 3 after that so it wasn't gonna be the series finale, just the closer for season 2.

Sure, but it would work fine as a finale for EQG.

For one thing, I would greenlight the unproduced Equestria Girls finale. 

Barring that, I'd take Confalone's outline to IDW and collaborate with them to turn it into a graphic novel. 

Wait..."Queen of the Sparkling Seas"? That points pretty stongly to the picture book My Little Pony: Under the Sparkling Sea by Mary Jane Begin. That would place the undersea kingdom as Aquastria, ruled in Twilight's time by a King Leo, said in the story to be Celestia's cousin. The Queen might be Leo's wife (widow?) or a descendant!

Equestria Daily has details for the upcoming My Little Pony: Mane Event one-shot comic book: 

My Little Pony: Mane Event Synopsis:

"Everypony let your hair down-it's time for the mane event!

First, Pipp dragon-sitting Sparky becomes a hairy situation when she mixes up her mane products and Sparky grows some luscious locks. Then, Zipp and Hitch split hairs about the best morning mane-care routines. Finally, Izzy is having a hair-raisingly bad mane day and decides a wash day is just what the curls need."

Writers: Stephanie Cooke, Robin Easter, Shauna Grant

Artist: Abby Bulmer, Jack Lawrence, Shauna Grant

Cover by Andy Price

Cover by Shauna Grant

Cover by Robin Easter

Thanks to Sethisto!

Equestria Daily has details for Kenbucky Roller Derby #3:

Artist: Abby Bulmer
Writer: Amy Chase
Synopsis: Tracy Tailspin used to be dynamite on the roller derby track. She could bean-dip with the best and grapevine with the greats, and she had the most legendary tailspin twister. But she retired at the height of her career, right after being made team captain, and nopony was ever sure why… Was it a hoof sprain? A team feud? An evil curse?! When Sunny's leadership style starts to remind Tracy of her own failed stint as captain, Tracy decides it's time to finally open up and share the story of her final days with the Dazzlebrook Dynamites. Additional Covers Offered: B (Starling)

Thanks to Sethisto!

In Shops: Apr 17, 2024

SRP: $3.99

Equestria Daily has details for MLP Set Your Sail #1:

Artist: Amy Mebberson
Writer:Megan Brown and Casey Gilly
Synopsis: Set your sail for the Seven Seas because the Seaponies are swimming into comics for the first time ever! See the Mane Six totally transformed. Pestering the queen into sending messages in bottles to the fabled Seapony kingdoms is just one of the many perks to having royal besties…which is exactly what Izzy has been doing ever since first reading about mythical Seaponies in Sunny's old history book. So when Queen Haven hears back from the Queen of the Sparkling Seas, Izzy is eager to dive into the adventure of a lifetime. Pipp, on the other hoof, is not excited about her princess duties or having to reschedule a new song release (plus, saltwater totally ruins her shiny mane). The voyage should be smooth sailing, but the tides are changing, a storm is brewing, and Izzy and Pipp are swimming right into it… Additional Covers Offered: B (JustaSuta)

Thanks to Sethisto!

In Shops: Apr 10, 2024

SRP: $3.99

Diamond Previews solicitation for Kenbucky Roller Derby #2:

MLP KENBUCKY ROLLER DERBY #2

IDW

DEC231076

(W) Casey Gilly (A/CA) Natalie Haines

Give me an S! Give me a K! Give me an A! Give me a T! Give me an E! What does that spell? SKATE! Pipp is cheering her heart out from the stands, but Sunny's roller derby tryouts are...less than ideal. But Sunny created her team to give every creature an equal chance. Plus, they have the best coach in all of Equestria! The Mane 6 are going to have to pick themselves up by the skate straps if they want to have any chance of competing in the Kenbucky Roller Derby!

In Shops: Feb 28, 2024

SRP: $3.99