ooc Renewal of an Age

[DarkArtificer 100]

Update: The 9-month-old was found safe. The Amber Alert was cancelled.

[Strong Copper 126]

That's good to hear. Happy the kid is safe and sound.

[Brobot 1,436]

Wow looks like everyone had a pretty rough night! Hope all of you guys feel better today! Also guys this is probably the best rp I’ve ever been in @Jedishy and @Strong Copper both of your writing is amazing. @DarkArtificer Your probably one of the best DM on this forum! Hope all of you have a better day today!

[Loud Opinion 602]

I want to post my reply, but it keeps telling me my posts aren't long enough. (yes it's over the character minimum)

[DarkArtificer 100]

I think, for the Advanced Roleplay minimum, the character limit is actually 800. I've noticed a few times that ~750 didn't work, but 870 did. Try being more descriptive of facial expressions and social cues. Some people talk with their hands; does Thorn talk with his hooves? Some speak rhetorically, others like employing metaphors and other figurative language. Dialogue helps character count a lot and is relatively easy to write. Another sentence or two might bring you past the limit. This message right here is a little under 550 characters.

[Loud Opinion 602]

oh, I didn't even notice we were in the advanced section. Okay then.

[DarkArtificer 100]

Yeah, the Advanced Roleplay section is called as such simply because it requires messages to be more descriptive, which is a very important point in the way I run roleplays. There are always way to make a response better, either by rewording it or by adding more to it.

Edited June 28, 2018 by DarkArtificer

[Jedishy 3,548]

Is Twilight a princess in this AU or not? I am writing a response that depends on that info lol 

[DarkArtificer 100]

Currently, Luna, Celestia, and Cadence are the only Princesses. As it is, I'm not sure if Twilight will become a Princess. This is set a few months after the Canterlot Wedding Invasion. Everything before that has happened in this story, with some AU changes. One such example is Princess Luna returning almost two decades ago, rather than a year at most.

[Jedishy 3,548]

Ok hmmmm. I was thinking of Winter Bolt needing to learn the lesson of friendship like Twilight because of his parents upbringing leading to the vagabond lifestyle he has lived. As such like ive mentioned he tends to flee when he makes mistakes and thus is not close to anypony. So that would make learning that lesson a good character development point for him. And Twilight would be a perfect plot point to guide or nudge or whatever along that path. Any ideas with that? Because she does not have the be the princess of friendship to do that. But I am not sure how much she has learned at this point about that lesson. 

[DarkArtificer 100]

Twilight is still studying friendship, so it would work. She just isn't the Princess of Friendship.

[Jedishy 3,548]

3 minutes ago, DarkArtificer said:

Twilight is still studying friendship, so it would work. She just isn't the Princess of Friendship.

Ok, that is what I was thinking but I wanted to make sure before I fleshed out the rest of my post. Would Twilight be at the Gala or famous enough at this point for Winter Bolt to have heard of her? I am just trying to figure out how they might meet etc. 

Basically, my post is leaning towards the idea that Winter is just clear enough about his flaws that he knows he cant be a lone pony any more and wants to learn about friendship. So he takes the job near Ponyville in order to learn about friendship as well as to fulfill his dream of working with the weather. 

Edited June 28, 2018 by Jedishy

[DarkArtificer 100]

Apologies, I made the mistake of replying without fully reading your earlier message. Up to this point, she's learned everything up to the Wedding Invasion, plus several more lessons in the following years. I'm not too familiar with the earlier episodes so I can't specify what lessons she's learned.

At this point; Twilight and the other Elements are rather well-known. Nightmare Moon, Discord, and Chrysalis have all happened, as well as Sombra. Most of Equestria know of them, though not many know them. This was shone a little when Fire Brand, the Bartender, mentioned Fluttershy.

[Jedishy 3,548]

Ok so that just leaves the questions:

 

Is she at the Gala? Is any of the Mane six? 

If not any ideas on arranging the meeting?

Should they even meet at the Gala? 

Once I know that I can type out my response and we can roll naturally from there. 

[DarkArtificer 100]

In order;

Twilight and her friends are at the Gala. They attend every year, allowing ponies to meet the ones who saved the world on several occasions.

Not applicable since they are at the Gala.

That's entirely up to you. I have the main plot, several plans in play, and a few miscellaneous things going on here or there. The rest is improv, something any DM, whether it stands for Dungeon Master or Directional Manager, quickly learns to become skilled at.

[Strong Copper 126]

I hope it is alright with you that I decided to make one of the weird effects that Pink Royal has on magic users is that it causes them to experience some of the buried deep emotions of the Two Sisters while they were brewing it. For those curious, the statement 'My shoes are to tight. But that doesn't matter, for I have forgotten how to dance...' is a saying that's meant to convey getting so caught up in the trappings of society, social expectations and responsibilities that one can no longer find enjoyment out of life... or even have a life outside of the things forced upon them to live.

@DarkArtificer

[Loud Opinion 602]

Thanks for the clarification. I thought you were making an 80's reference at first.

[Strong Copper 126]

Where the quote originally came from. Also the quote in full.

Edited June 29, 2018 by Strong Copper

[Loud Opinion 602]

I've been mulling over the idea of Blue Thorn's family being involved with a flower cult, but I'm not sure how likely cults are to sprout up in this AU.

[Strong Copper 126]

  How flower cults are started.

[Loud Opinion 602]

What is this movie, and why is it so topical?!

[Strong Copper 126]

It is actually called Babylon 5. It's an old TV series that has been recommend to me, but I haven't had the time to sit down and watch it myself yet.

[DarkArtificer 100]

@Strong Copper That's completely fine! It was a drink brewed with magic, who knows what strange effects it may have? Not to mention the possible ways I could play off of that; the plans are already brewing!

@Loud Opinion The chances of a cult are about as likely as they are in the show; unlikely, but possible.

[Loud Opinion 602]

also, I won't be around for a good chunk of the evening because I have to help with some landscaping IRL.

[DarkArtificer 100]

It's fine, Loud. Very few people are able to be online constantly. I know I'm not able to.