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  1. Sort of. Creating NPCs means creating the details for the non-player characters. For example, your character might have a lab assistant (who isn't my OC). That would be an NPC. We couldn't call them 'Lab Assistant,' and we need to know what they look like, their name, and their personality. Even if we don't get too detailed, a few sentences would be fine. Creating the places is a bit more obvious: the action doesn't happen in a void! We need locations, backgrounds, sets. Labs, offices, etc. etc. ...please tell me I made sense. I'm not great at this.
  2. So, basically the virus/vaccine made them magical and different from normal Earth horses, but the virus escaped and is now 'boosting' random animals? That sounds like a really cool idea that could escalate real fast. If you think you're ready for a full RP, go ahead. I'm honestly really bad at instructing people on this kind of thing , so the extent of my advice is limited, but with a last few details worked out (places, NPCs) it'll be great.
  3. Howdy! Although I've never roleplayed on this forum specifically, I've participated in various other RPs. Honestly, if you think you've got a story, go for it! Horror can be tricky, though, because you often walk a fine line between 'genuinely scary' and 'trope-y.' Perhaps elaborate a bit on the ideas you have for this roleplay? I could offer what little advice I feel knowledgeable enough to give. Circumstances permitting, I should also be able to do the roleplay with you as well.
  4. Heh, whoops. I probably should have provided context. The idea is that a fairly large amount of creatures seceded from Equestria due to a mix of Celestia's incompetence and the systematic speciesism against sheep, cows, etc. As part of this secession, the rebels, led by former Princess Luna, have procured a deal with the Griffons (who would love to see Equestria weakened.) This deal includes the Griffons shipping mass amounts of aircraft, guns and vehicles to the rebellion in secret, who will use them in a last‐resort war if negotiations with Celestia for Equestrian national elections and governmental reform fail. Of course, well...they fail. This leaves Equestria, mostly equipped with muskets and swords plus a few Gladiator biplanes(because 'friendship/Celestia/the EoH can solve everything! We haven't had a major war in 1,000 years!') scrambling to defend against a foe whose tactics and armament are decades ahead. The rebels, of course, will have tons of supply issues, and the Equestrians will quickly get better equipment via the Crystal Empire, but in the opening part of the conflict it'll look pretty bad. I mostly put up this thread to see if thre were angles I wasn't seeing, and how the conflict would work. Thank you tor the cloud machine gun nest idea! Oh, and this is an AU of course. (No I haven't put way too much thought into this. Why do you ask?)
  5. (Staff, I'm sorry if this is in the wrong section of the forum, but I couldn't find anything that really worked) I have been thinking over the plausibility of aircraft in Equestria for a fic I want to write (think WWII combined with the NLR/SE combined with the Civil War), and I think it has merit. Why? Three reasons: endurance, capacity, and speed. The first is the most obvious; a modern 737-700 has a max takeoff weight of 154,000 lbs. A Heinkel He-111 could carry 4,400 lbs of bombs 1,212 miles. That certainly outstrips any pegasus's carrying capacity. That last number also applies to my next point: endurance. Modern long-range aircraft can fly 11,000 miles without refueling. Pegasi need rest, and even with that they certainly can't go that far in any reasonable amount of time. Finally, all but the slowest planes (looking at you, Wright Flyer) can outrun pegasi to a comfortable amount. 1 wingpower equals about 9 MPH according to Faust, and the pegasi in Hurricane Fluttershy seemed to think that 10 wingpower was rather impressive. So we can assume that 10 wingpower (90 mph) is the high end of average for pegasi. A single-engine Bf-109 fighter plane can go 426 MPH in level flight. A Boeing 737 can go 544 miles per hour. Even the slower He-111 that I used for an example earlier can reach 270 MPH. Pegasi can't outperform aircraft in combat, either. Although they might have the edge in maneuverability, they cannot carry either the amount of weapons, armor, or ammunition that even smaller planes carry as basic armament. A fighter can merely run away, turn around, and take down the pegasus without much danger at all. This discrepancy becomes even more pronounced with modern jets, who could engage pegasi at beyond visual range with radar guided air-to-air missiles. Bombers are still far faster than average pegasi, and can carry more explosives further. Machine guns, especially when fired en masse, can put out enough fire to stop large numbers of pegasi, and they can penetrate clouds. This means that once pegasi expose themselves, the chances of using clouds as cover are nearly nonexistent. Unicorn magic could also be used to enchant parts of the to make them magic-resistant, or give fighters all-around HUDs. Add all this to the fact that plane engines have generally proved themselves to be dangerous to other flying things, and planes have serious potential to replace pegasi in combat, long-range cargo, and passenger flights. What do you think? Would planes be viable in the MLP universe?
  6. Now she (er...he?) tells me. I'm kidding, I'm kidding. I realized that a few seconds after I submitted it. Thank you, everyone, for the greetings!
  7. As in, a clone/copy/alternate universe character talking to the 'original' version of that character? Or one character talking to another (Twilight talking to Applejack, for example.) In the first case, if you're using the third person, you can say something like 'other Twilight.' Keep in mind that once the initial confusion is over, the characters will find out some way to refer to each other without any mixup. If you're using first person, it's much easier. If, however, you mean that one character is talking to an entirely different one, and it's a longer string of dialouge, once you name the participants you can just have a line in-between sentences, like this: Spike stumbled into the flower shop, glad to be away from the chaos of the street. Roseluck looked up in surprise from the counter. "What's going on?" She asked, worried. "Mondays," Spike grumbled, shaking his head. "I always did hate Mondays," the mare acknowledged. "The worst." "Oh, don't tell me. Last Monday a peach broke through my window and started singing 'That's What I Like About the South.' I eventually had to take it down with a butter knife!" The small dragon snickered, his bad mood clearing away. ...Anyways, I know my example was really bad (darn you, mobile), but you get the idea. Hope I helped!
  8. I'm assuming (based on the rules) that using bases is prohibited?
  9. ... I'm not sure what to say here. This seems like a duplicate text box.
  10. Welcome to MLP Forums, @SidewinderX! I hope you enjoy your stay! :D 

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