Casual Stroll - An Introductionary RP mainly around Equestria OOC [Open Entry For All]

[Emperor Azurailo 1,092]

@Blitz Boom

Blu isn't so talented in magic. However he has strong ties with trains and railway stuff. This means he can change a simple piece of metal into a locomotive, rolling stock, or even rails. But that's the only "uncommon" ability he has. Of course he knows basic spells like telekinesis and teleportation, but that's all he can do. He never learned how to shoot magical beams nor how to attack with magic. He doesn't even know how to make a protection shield. In fact, Blu is a very peaceful pony and doesn't seek wars and battles. He will try his best to avoid them  

[Blitz Boom 4,627]

@Emperor Blu Traincrown

Alright, I'll stamp him as approved as well.

Now then,t he chars I had in mind are as follows.

Ambassador Golden Sun. Originally from Saddle Arabia, but have been working for Princess Celestia for the past five years handling foreign diplomats, royal visits and the like when she or Luna is not available. He is also sent to escort diplomats and royals around who are not set to meet the princesses yet, and make sure that their visit is pleasant, and that they get the best experience of the country possible. Considering Emperor Blu is the king of trains, and Equestria depends on a functional railroad system, he would be someone that would get the best welcome possible, under the current circumstances. (I don't control the princesses, so this is my work-around. They are busy currently in the RP though, so he can explain what have happened)

He recently got injured pretty substantially, but long as he isn't tossed around, he should be fine. Just in case though, he have a nurse wandering around with him. Consider the nurse a faceless NPC who is merely there in case something goes wrong, and otherwise stays quiet. If talking is needed, I'll see if I can make up a face for the pony.

With him however, will also be a general. Now, in this thread, we have 3 generals. General Iron Wing, of the Solar Guards. General Midnight Screecher, of the Night Guard, and then the one I'm partnering you with.

General Tidal Wave, of the Coastal Guard. A small'ish earth pony mare with a somewhat ruffled appearance, but there's dangers on the shore, so it comes with the job. She is the current general of the Coastal Guards, and as the two other generals have theirs to see to (The former Solar Guard general have just retired and Iron Wing needs guidance in his first days) she were asked to escort Golden, just in case.

She's a kidder and more of a tomboy type, which might clash some with General Rose, but I'm certain that in their own, strange way, they'll learn to get along. Or you know, they'll duke it out and growl at one another. We'll see what.

Should mention that there is a reason why her uniform is more destroyed than it should be, but I figure you'll have some fun hearing about that in the RP itself. Simpler than you might think. Also, she have a trident on a clasp on her back, but I couldn't get that made in the creator, and since I can't draw a stick figure without breaking his arms, I'll do with these limitations.

These are my first suggestions, and will be on a focus that can make use of all your chars, being on a sort of visit to strengthen the bonds between the kingdoms, especially after the sad passing of Emperor Blu's father, and potentially to visit one of his top train makers. That being Blue, who I couldn't see if he lived in Equestria or elsewhere.

Anyway, your thoughts on this? I can go into more details if needed, but this is the first, raw sketch of an RP idea, and I figured that you'd like to use all your chars, so this might be the way to go to be all inclusive there.

[Emperor Azurailo 1,092]

@Blitz Boom

I find these ideas very good so far, and I'll be happy to know how this RP will go

I'm looking forward to who you'll pair Blue with, and he lives in Cloudsdale by the way.

Edited October 21, 2018 by Emperor Blu Traincrown

[Blitz Boom 4,627]

@Emperor Blu Traincrown

Alright. So Cloudsdale means it have to be a pegasus, or a special kind of unicorn... Alright, gonna give you some options here, and you can pick.

Vivid Loss. Recall the one I said messed with demons? This is her.

She were pretty much trapped in crystal for the past few thousand years, so she's trying to see how the world works, and goes to a few places to see how things goes, and to see if any lost dead roams, as her special talent have always been to see and subsequently guide the restless dead to the next world. A connection could be made here if the train design that Blue is working on is supposed to run through the Crystal Empire, as Vivid works for the ponies who released her. That being Cadance and Shining Armor, though remember that she is under contract to cause no harm. She made sure to help them herself to make sure no loopholes were present.

Her personality can be erratic, as she have some emotional issues from a lifetime of pain and isolation, even before her deals, but she tries to do good, and reintegrating into society. She'll answer Blue back if he gets snippy, and perhaps flex some magical muscles, but that's about it.

(There's a longer story in the google doc under my siggy. It holds a link to her bio page)

Sorrow.

A half head higher than most ponies and out to see the world, and all it has to offer. Like Vivid though, she handles the dead, but the collection of them around her neck (Legion) is basically harmless. They mostly just look at things and talk to her. She herself is as happy as can be, and would find it fun to visit Cloudsdale, and see what a certain famous train engineer were working on. Have to be quite the experience after all, yes?

Benny.

He's about the height of a regular pony, with his neck, head and tail giving him more length, so he's a short one of his kind. He runs the forge in the Canterlot Armory, and could potentially be sent towards Cloudsdale to bring a message, or look for an update on a certain train design of his, as more than likely, Blue would need metal to be collected for rail tracks, and Benny might be part of the ones making sure they're made and set the right places.

He's highly friendly and loves hanging around with ponies, showing little of the regular draconic pride his kind tend to be known for. He have also lived in Equestria for around 6 years, after his pen pal pony mare thought they should meet, and after falling head over heels for her (literally, he was pretty clumsy) he moved to Equestria to be nearer her, and attempts to fit in as well as possible. He may bring candy from his marefriend, as she runs a confectionery, as a kind of gift, in case Blue is afraid of dragons.

And here's the last one, Molotov Boom.

Former member of the scientist and inventor town of Center Zero, him and his sister is the last members who weren't taken away by some mysterious entity. As part of the towns emergency protocol, all research into varied things are to be handed out throughout Equestria to fitting scientists and inventors, to see if they can use the data, rather than letting them go to waste. There may well have been one of said inventors that had worked on a new kind of engine for another transportation vehicle, but could never finish it, and had heard of Blue. Enough to think that perhaps that pony could find a use for his papers.

If not that, Molotov is a highly intelligent inventor himself, but things like engines aren't his strong point. He may well be there for a visit and offer to share some of his own designs, in exchange for some general engine schematics. You know, one inventor to another.

His wings are functioning, and runs on a solar-powered battery, located in the gem around his neck. The spider on the picture is also less fleshy that it appears, and are only covered in faux-fur, whilst the eyes are two lights. It's a robot he have designed that he calls Carmen, which holds his first breakthrough in a functional AI. A nice little thing, but curious, and long as she sees no clowns, she'll remain that way. He ran some experiments to test for functional intelligence on a clown doll, and have given Carmen an intense hatred of them through that.

Those are the ones I have in store right now, and I can say 2 things: 1. I hope one of them will suit your want (just ask if there is a particular one you want more details about) and 2. I need to make more pegasi among my next characters, cause gosh darn am I actually lacking in those. O.o

[Emperor Azurailo 1,092]

@Blitz Boom

Well, Molotov caught my interest. I feel like he and Blue could make an awesome team of inventors! What does Molotov excell at, scientifically speaking?  

[Blitz Boom 4,627]

@Emperor Blu Traincrown

His family specialty through many generations are explosives and general, curious tinkering, and beyond the few who have not taken up inventing or engineering, all of them have some skill in causing things to mainly explode. That have at times caused some uhm... Sudden reductions in the family lineage, but overall it have gone over well.

Molotov specifically however, are primarily on solar powered gadgets, and robotics. His entire family always wants to invent the next great thing that they can present for the Princess Celestia, and get acknowledgement for it, and he have always thought that as the princess of the sun, she of any, would love something special that is powered by a clean source of power. That being the sun.

It isn't an easy task for everything, so he still have to make use of general batteries, oil, and such to get things working, but he attempts to perfect his designs to work on sunlight and electricity. (the later being in case it's a cloudy day and because it helps with the batteries) His wings are a prime example of that, though the design is not perfect. He's still trying to find a design that looks better, doesn't waste as much energy (a fully powered battery gives him around 6 hours of flight combined, which needs to be considered for cloudy days or nights) and doesn't have to involve invasive surgery to get the wings to react without the use of magic. He aim's to have a beautiful, energy-efficient design that even earth ponies can use safely one day, but he works on many things and can't stay focused on the same thing forever, so it takes time.

The part with robotics have been his main focus all his life though, and after trying about 1500 different approaches to it, being able to create a functional AI is what he considers as his greatest achievement, though it isn't perfect. He learns constantly and tweaks Carmen up to be better, and eventually hopes to be able to add a voicebox as well, so that she may communicate with others. So far, she have a system of whirs, beeps, clanks and the like that he have given her that makes up a basic, spotty language. Things like *Hello, pony thing. Repair good? Like.*. He'll usually translate what she's saying.

And uhm, try not to destroy her. Carmen may or may not be running on a kind of battery that could explode and destroy everything in a two mile radius. *whistles innocently*

He does have a second robot made with an AI, but they don't get along very well, and she is too big to go around with him, so don't worry about that.

I think that was about it. As said, Molotov specializes in robotics and clean energy sources, but he tinkers around in basically everything he can get his hooves on. It's just not everything he's all that good at, like engines. The intricacies of a robot is one thing, but a large, durable motor that can power an insanely large machine, such as a train? He gets the basic idea, but his own attempts just doesn't work too well, generally from over-complication and trying to work it like the finer parts of a smaller machine, which doesn't work all that well.

[Emperor Azurailo 1,092]

@Blitz Boom I got it. We're all settled then  

Let's begin, shall we? Who starts? 

Let's see if Blue's RP goes well before we add Blu and Rose's RPs though. Okay? 

[Blitz Boom 4,627]

@Emperor Blu Traincrown

Roger that. And you can start if you want. I can only respond every second day, including tomorrow along with the other posts, so you can set the scene, if you so wish.  Whatever you feel the most comfortable with.

[Emperor Azurailo 1,092]

@Blitz Boom

Little info you might need. "This" will express Blue's thoughts and "this" will be used when he talks  

[Blitz Boom 4,627]

@Emperor Blu Traincrown

Thanks for the info.  Looking forward to how this will go.

[Storm Shine 1,196]

@EQ_Theta @Blitz Boom @Dji @Seamore Sandwich @BloodDrops @Moonlit @Lucid_Nightlight

Sorry about the lack of postings lately, been kind of out of it. I just got terminated from my job kind of out of nowhere, so I've been mostly working on odd jobs to stay afloat and trying to find steady employment.

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

27 minutes ago, Storm Shine said:

@EQ_Theta @Blitz Boom @Dji @Seamore Sandwich @BloodDrops @Moonlit @Lucid_Nightlight

Sorry about the lack of postings lately, been kind of out of it. I just got terminated from my job kind of out of nowhere, so I've been mostly working on odd jobs to stay afloat and trying to find steady employment.

Sounds rough, I wish you the best of luck.

Edited October 27, 2018 by Lucid_Nightlight

[EQ_Theta 459]

11 hours ago, Storm Shine said:

@EQ_Theta @Blitz Boom @Dji @Seamore Sandwich @BloodDrops @Moonlit @Lucid_Nightlight

Sorry about the lack of postings lately, been kind of out of it. I just got terminated from my job kind of out of nowhere, so I've been mostly working on odd jobs to stay afloat and trying to find steady employment.

Sorry to hear about that. Wishing you the best with finding work.

[Blitz Boom 4,627]

@Storm Shine

We all wish you the absolute best of luck finding new employment my friend. Hopefully it won't be long.

[Widdershins 9,959]

 So, uh... can't find anywhere's else here on the forums to ask for rp advice, but you're the only one I know to about it, @Blitz Boom & it's about your thread anyway, soooo just as well!

 Maybe I've said this before, but I can't really make anypony else come to any other decision. Like, have a goal in mind but if both characters are naturally & rightfully stubborn about it, there's nothing to be done to make it go any further, right? Like, It wouldn't be right for me to just tell @Dji that they're not giving me enough to work on... because they ARE, after all. 

 Dawn isn't happy where she's at enough to listen, Kaltrop isn't aware enough to know the severity of the situation from Dawn's point on things... wanna have my drake reluctantly fly her home & go from there... but I can't just make Dawn tell my character to do so, nor can I make my character come to any realization without it being made clear to him. Have a goal in mind, but no idea how to get there.

 Story of me life!

 Any ideas?

[Sekel 693]

@Widdershins

He flies her home anyway out of sheer stubbornness?

[Blitz Boom 4,627]

@Widdershins @Dji

You know, if it's such a big deal, I can just have them shot down. There's still construction going on and they're kinda disturbing the flight routes for the workers, so it really wouldn't be out of character to have some folks *escort* them down. And before you go "Kaltrops is a dragon, ponies can't do that" need I remind you that pegasi are one thing, but the varied dragons, griffons, and such that make up the workforce currently (Since until the deed is done, the Courier's Guild which someone I forgot the name of introduced ages ago, are not gone yet) are able to get something done.

Heck, lemme take it a step further. We have Minotaurs, and there's plenty of rope. I could have Kaltrops roped and forcibly pulled - along with Dawn - straight into the arms of one of said Minotaurs that would then press him down on the ground, and tell him to stay out of the air, or the next time he won't be caught and he'll taste dirt. Crude, yet effective.

I can also have several other things happen if given some degree of leeway to sort you quickly, then potentially also make you play nice, or end up in adjourning cells.

You could also have them crash into the spa. Might make them cool off if they got a proper relaxing treatment. Perhaps then the two of them could actually begin talking and sorting themselves out too then, even if they'd act all tough and mighty on each their respective sides.

Though no matter if you take the suggestions or think of doing something else, I think a good deal of issues could be resolved with proper communication between you two, or your chars. Either add some internal dialogue to fill things and give some direction, or indication that the situation isn't exactly going the best it could, or run some PM's between one another, and figure out a scenario to get sorted down a path, because Widders does have a point. Things seem stagnant, and it needs something to happen to make it get somewhere. Be it crashing, being pulled out, Dawn falling down and Kaltrops swooping down to save her, Dawn just yelling into his ear to let her go at her house or she'll beat him with his own wings, etc. etc. you need to have something happen.

I am not entirely certain if I answered the question there, but if not, then sorry, I must've misunderstood things then. :/

[Blitz Boom 4,627]

(accidental double posting. Ignore this)

Edited October 28, 2018 by Blitz Boom

[Emperor Azurailo 1,092]

@Blitz Boom

There's a US state I've ponyfied. As a result, Colsas would refer to Kansas  

And hey, isn't Molotov trying to seduce Blue when talking about AI trains? Sounds like he's doing that

[Blitz Boom 4,627]

@Emperor Blu Traincrown

More like he's nerding out and rambling. He tends to do that a lot. That's one of the reasons why the bigger spiderbot he owns tends to smack him.  She's not as endeared to him as Carmen is.

Though now that I think about it... Have we accidentally laid the groundwork for Thomas the Tank Engine? Darn it!

As for Colsas, neat name.  Equestria seems to be mostly made from North America as it is, so areas like that makes sense. I look forward to making a *You're not in Colsas anymore* remark.  Hehe.

Edited October 28, 2018 by Blitz Boom

[Blitz Boom 4,627]

Forgot to write this, and for that I apologize, but I won't be able to respond until Monday. Visiting family this weekend.

Looking forward to continue with you all in just a few days.

[Emperor Azurailo 1,092]

@Blitz Boom

New info: I changed Blue's name to Azure Train. It's less heavy and has more class than Blue to refer to the colour of his mane and coat. Don't you agree?

[Blitz Boom 4,627]

@Emperor Blu Traincrown

Alright, I'll allow it.  Does sound better too, I agree.

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

@Blitz Boom

I just had an idea! What if that ear Anomaly threw into that portal earlier became some sort of dangerous entity that they now have to stop?

Or we could just have them attempt to find Anomaly a boyfriend (which they could either succeed or fail, both outcomes have potential to be hilarious) and it could result in some ponies running away screaming.

Edited November 5, 2018 by Lucid_Nightlight

[Blitz Boom 4,627]

@Lucid_Nightlight

Whoops, thought I responded to this. Sorry.

If you want the ear to have blossomed into a dangerous monster than go for it. Evolution is a fickle thing, which is one of the core concepts of Anomaly. She evolves and twists things biologically, and it can't always be controlled how that goes. She started by making the ear able to live on its own and being able to make a cocoon, but what happens in there is out of her control.

And yes, sometimes she lets it run rampant mostly just for the heck of it, and to see what sorta thing would happen.  A monster would likely thrill her.

Anyway, it's up to you. I'm just gonna roll with it.