site event The Running of the Leaves (2024) Race Event!

[Samurai Equine 51,262]

STEPS: 17
LEAVES: 8

Samurai has finally done it! He has found a good balance of speed and knocking down leaves. "Yosha! Ikuze!!"

Searching through the pockets on his firefighter outfit, he pulls out a paper cone and a container of sugar. "Hmm... I wonder..." Samurai thinks to himself.

4 / D6

Dipping the cone into the sugar, he uses his fire magic and... He creates cotton candy! He almost burns it a few times, but a success is a success! "Yattaze! I knew these hobby ideas would come in handy." Samurai pulls out more cones and more sugar.

5 / D6.

Samurai makes a TON of cotton candy, and in various colors/flavors. There's pink, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, and red. "OI!! Racers!! Here's a free treat; CATCH!!"
Doing his best, Samurai tosses these cotton candy treats to Chatterbox (@Rethajni), Roswell (@TheRockARooster) Titanium (@Wizard), @Shiny Silvermoon, Vibrant Grove (@Sir Hugsalot), Star Silk (@Ice Princess Silky <3), Brightspark & Silverspark (@Silverspark184), Anarchylight (@ComanderZhabikKlavik), Moonlight Wane (@Nitobit), @Felis Amafeles, Silver Slate (@GeneralDirection), @Lucky Fire, or whoever happens to want one.
Granted, Samurai misses a few times, but he can easily try again! There is plenty for all. And he saves a red one for himself.

[Anarchylight]

23 hours ago, Wizard said:

Titanium notices footsteps behind her "Whoa! Somepony caught up! I think I'm letting myself slip!" She laughs, before ducking her head down again for another push to gain as much ground as possible.

"If you want to win this, I'm not going to make it easy for you!" She calls out.

(Total: 369)

*Anarchylight turns her head towards Titanium.
"Win? Wait, I'm running second right now?"
*Anarchylight scans the area and notices that she's overtaken many.
"Wow! I made it to second place? I just wanted to enjoy the view of the autumn forest and didn't notice that I'd overtaken many in this race."
*Anarchylight notices that cotton candy has appeared in front of her. After scanning it, she realizes that Samurai @Samurai Equine created it.
"Oh, thank you Samurai!"

Steps +19

(Total steps completed: 342)
(Total leaves knocked down: 31)

[Silverspark184 1,371]

6 hours ago, Samurai Equine said:

STEPS: 17
LEAVES: 8

Samurai has finally done it! He has found a good balance of speed and knocking down leaves. "Yosha! Ikuze!!"

Searching through the pockets on his firefighter outfit, he pulls out a paper cone and a container of sugar. "Hmm... I wonder..." Samurai thinks to himself.

4 / D6

Dipping the cone into the sugar, he uses his fire magic and... He creates cotton candy! He almost burns it a few times, but a success is a success! "Yattaze! I knew these hobby ideas would come in handy." Samurai pulls out more cones and more sugar.

5 / D6.

Samurai makes a TON of cotton candy, and in various colors/flavors. There's pink, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, and red. "OI!! Racers!! Here's a free treat; CATCH!!"
Doing his best, Samurai tosses these cotton candy treats to Chatterbox (@Rethajni), Roswell (@TheRockARooster) Titanium (@Wizard), @Shiny Silvermoon, Vibrant Grove (@Sir Hugsalot), Star Silk (@Ice Princess Silky <3), Brightspark & Silverspark (@Silverspark184), Anarchylight (@ComanderZhabikKlavik), Moonlight Wane (@Nitobit), @Felis Amafeles, Silver Slate (@GeneralDirection), @Lucky Fire, or whoever happens to want one.
Granted, Samurai misses a few times, but he can easily try again! There is plenty for all. And he saves a red one for himself.

 Silverspark:coming out of a pile of leaves shaking the leaves off her "thankfully these leaves soften my landing  "before finding Cotton candy coming at her before taking leap and grabbing it with her teeth "oh yum "she said munching away 

 

Brightspark:caught her cotton candy before it landed in @Ice Princess Silky <3 mane  as she leaped up onto the pegasus's head and as soon she caught it  she slid and taking small bites 

[Moonlight Wane]

6 hours ago, Samurai Equine said:

Samurai makes a TON of cotton candy, and in various colors/flavors. There's pink, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, and red. "OI!! Racers!! Here's a free treat; CATCH!!"
Doing his best, Samurai tosses these cotton candy treats to Chatterbox (@Rethajni), Roswell (@TheRockARooster) Titanium (@Wizard), @Shiny Silvermoon, Vibrant Grove (@Sir Hugsalot), Star Silk (@Ice Princess Silky <3), Brightspark & Silverspark (@Silverspark184), Anarchylight (@ComanderZhabikKlavik), Moonlight Wane (@Nitobit), @Felis Amafeles, Silver Slate (@GeneralDirection), @Lucky Fire, or whoever happens to want one.
Granted, Samurai misses a few times, but he can easily try again! There is plenty for all. And he saves a red one for himself.

Moonlight turns his head just in time to catch blue cotton candy in his mouth. "Fanf fu, Famuai!" he says, and starts eating, without slowing down.

(steps: 305)

[Roswell]

*Roswell continues running down to path to Sweet Apple Acres and sees the situation and he makes his choice as he runs down the right path and manages to clear all of the hurdles and continues running on his way*

Obstacle roll

Today roll

Missed rolls

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Obstacle : 13

Running : 68

Leaves : 0

 

Total Running : 200

Total Leaves : 85

[Shiny Silvermoon]

15 hours ago, Samurai Equine said:

STEPS: 17
LEAVES: 8

Samurai has finally done it! He has found a good balance of speed and knocking down leaves. "Yosha! Ikuze!!"

Searching through the pockets on his firefighter outfit, he pulls out a paper cone and a container of sugar. "Hmm... I wonder..." Samurai thinks to himself.

4 / D6

Dipping the cone into the sugar, he uses his fire magic and... He creates cotton candy! He almost burns it a few times, but a success is a success! "Yattaze! I knew these hobby ideas would come in handy." Samurai pulls out more cones and more sugar.

5 / D6.

Samurai makes a TON of cotton candy, and in various colors/flavors. There's pink, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, and red. "OI!! Racers!! Here's a free treat; CATCH!!"
Doing his best, Samurai tosses these cotton candy treats to Chatterbox (@Rethajni), Roswell (@TheRockARooster) Titanium (@Wizard), @Shiny Silvermoon, Vibrant Grove (@Sir Hugsalot), Star Silk (@Ice Princess Silky <3), Brightspark & Silverspark (@Silverspark184), Anarchylight (@ComanderZhabikKlavik), Moonlight Wane (@Nitobit), @Felis Amafeles, Silver Slate (@GeneralDirection), @Lucky Fire, or whoever happens to want one.
Granted, Samurai misses a few times, but he can easily try again! There is plenty for all. And he saves a red one for himself.

*Shiny Silvermoon catched the cotton candy thrown by @Samurai Equine with her unicorn magic. The cotton candy that she received was icy blue.* "Thank you, Samurai!"

*After taking a bite of it, she suddenly stopped leaping to stare far ahead in the race. She tried to rub her eyes to make sure that they were working as intended but even then she still had the impression that Anarchylight @ComanderZhabikKlavik was catching up with Titanium @Wizard. Mathematical equations started to float in front of her face, as she tried to figure out how this could potentially be possible. She ended up realizing that if it was real, this would mean that Anarchylight is the fastest pony alive. In fact, it would even mean that he went beyond the limits of a normal living being which might cause a tear in the fabric of reality itself.*

"SAMURAI!!! WHAT THE PONY DID YOU PUT IN THIS COTTON CANDY?! I'M HAVING HALLUCINATIONS!!! I SEE ANARCHYLIGHT GOING FASTER THAN A BUS!!! I THINK I EVEN SAW HIM RUN ON WATER, DUE TO HOW FAST HE IS!!!"
 

Steps : 1

Leaves : 5

Total steps : 207

Total leaves : 120

[Felis Amafeles Catus]

Felis jumped and tried to catch the marshmallow @Samurai Equine threw at her. Her movements weren't very coordinated, but she barely caught it. 
'Shiny! Do unicorns have a bad reaction to marshmallows? Maybe we could consider watching other unicorns.' she asked to @Shiny Silvermoon 

STEPS

LEAVES

Total Steps: 160 + 18 = 178
Total Leaves: 62 + 13 = 75

[Rethajni 2,654]

18 hours ago, Samurai Equine said:

STEPS: 17
LEAVES: 8

Samurai has finally done it! He has found a good balance of speed and knocking down leaves. "Yosha! Ikuze!!"

Searching through the pockets on his firefighter outfit, he pulls out a paper cone and a container of sugar. "Hmm... I wonder..." Samurai thinks to himself.

4 / D6

Dipping the cone into the sugar, he uses his fire magic and... He creates cotton candy! He almost burns it a few times, but a success is a success! "Yattaze! I knew these hobby ideas would come in handy." Samurai pulls out more cones and more sugar.

5 / D6.

Samurai makes a TON of cotton candy, and in various colors/flavors. There's pink, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, and red. "OI!! Racers!! Here's a free treat; CATCH!!"
Doing his best, Samurai tosses these cotton candy treats to Chatterbox (@Rethajni), Roswell (@TheRockARooster) Titanium (@Wizard), @Shiny Silvermoon, Vibrant Grove (@Sir Hugsalot), Star Silk (@Ice Princess Silky <3), Brightspark & Silverspark (@Silverspark184), Anarchylight (@ComanderZhabikKlavik), Moonlight Wane (@Nitobit), @Felis Amafeles, Silver Slate (@GeneralDirection), @Lucky Fire, or whoever happens to want one.
Granted, Samurai misses a few times, but he can easily try again! There is plenty for all. And he saves a red one for himself.

 Oh thank you guapeton! *Chatterbox would know that guapeton means handsome in some language, probably Samurai didn't knew but she was thankful nonetheless, yellow one! She starts nomming her cotton candy

 

......

 

Kramathia stopped for a moment and checked her circuits and recharge her battery *Calibrating Unit* She said

[Samurai Equine 51,262]

STEPS: 8
LEAVES: 7

Samurai slows down a moment to congratulate himself of giving everypony a free treat with little to no mess. And also to eat his own cotton candy.

"I heard a rumor that says a little bit of sugar can give you a momentary boost of energy when you are working out. I guess we'll soon see if that's true." Samurai says to himself.

[Wizard 1,307]

18 hours ago, Anarchylight said:

*Anarchylight turns her head towards Titanium.
"Win? Wait, I'm running second right now?"
*Anarchylight scans the area and notices that she's overtaken many.
"Wow! I made it to second place? I just wanted to enjoy the view of the autumn forest and didn't notice that I'd overtaken many in this race."

 

Titanium stifles a laugh "Yeah, you must have been enjoying those leaves at quite the pace! If you aren't even trying, then I'm in trouble!" She pushes her body to it's near limit, but finding it hard to keep up the pace. Her muscles cry out in pain, but she pushes onward ever determined.

As she runs, something hits the back of her head, something fluffy and sticky clings to her mane. As she shakes her head, the cotton candy stuck to her mane swings around and hits her in the face "AH! MY DETERMINATION HAS BLINDED ME!" She cries out, before accidentally tasting the delicious treat thrown by @Samurai Equine

"Mmmm determination is delicious!"

(Missed a day.)

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(Total: 401)

Edited yesterday at 09:07 AM by Wizard

[Moonlight Wane]

Moonlight throws an ender pearl.

(steps: 319)

[Anarchylight]

Steps +17

(Total steps completed: 359)
(Total leaves knocked down: 31)

[Silver Slate]

Silver smiled as he sees his friend @Samurai Equine offer him some cotton candy.

"Thanks, Samurai!" He says as he catches the treat with his magic, taking bites as he sprints along.

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[Shiny Silvermoon]

21 hours ago, Felis Amafeles Catus said:

Felis jumped and tried to catch the marshmallow @Samurai Equine threw at her. Her movements weren't very coordinated, but she barely caught it. 
'Shiny! Do unicorns have a bad reaction to marshmallows? Maybe we could consider watching other unicorns.' she asked to @Shiny Silvermoon 

STEPS

LEAVES

Total Steps: 160 + 18 = 178
Total Leaves: 62 + 13 = 75

*Hearing the concerns of @Felis Amafeles toward a possible allergy to marshmallows, Shiny decided to reassure her.* "Fear not! I've never heard about a unicorn being allergic to sugar! Also, this is called a cotton candy!" *While leaping, she tried to knock leaves from the tree again, like she used to do in the beginning of the race. The Cold Moon happening distracted her from the true goal of this event, which was so knock some leaves. Fortunately, she recalled it and decided that it was time for her to help mother nature again.*

Steps : 9

Leaves : 3

Total steps : 216

Total leaves : 123

[Felis Amafeles Catus]

45 minutes ago, Shiny Silvermoon said:

Also, this is called a cotton candy!

'Oh, yes, that is called cotton candy. Sorry, I said the wrong name'
'I'm glad you don't have an allergy to cotton candies'
’The distance between us is not far, I think I can run after you now‘ Felis stated.
And she knocked some leaves while running

LEAVES



STEPS


Total Steps: 178 + 12 + 4 = 194
Total Leaves: 75 + 5 + 1 = 81

[Samurai Equine 51,262]

STEPS: 11
LEAVES: 5

"I wonder what Canterlot is like this time of year..." Samurai says to himself.

[Anarchylight]

Steps +15

(Total steps completed: 374)
(Total leaves knocked down: 31)

[Moonlight Wane]

Moonlight considers using D100.

(steps: 330)

[Wizard 1,307]

3 hours ago, Moonlight Wane said:

Moonlight considers using D100.

(steps: 330)

You'll still lose

 

(Total: 416)

[Fluttershy 205]

As the racers continued on their path, they would see a clearing up ahead. What looked could be the meetup area could only mean that the finish line was just within their reach. Along the way, they could see a familiar cottage was on their left if they passed it by. The cottage belonging to Fluttershy, as well as her Animal Sanctuary. A place that could be housed to any and all animal that wished to stay for the time being if they ever so choose. If any of the racers took notice, they'd find Fluttershy, sitting on a stool. All arranged in a circle was the yellow pegasus, as well as other animals sitting in their own seats. Ranging from more stools, chairs and/or pillows for them to be comfortable sitting in. These animals ranged from koala's, birds, giraffe's, snakes, wolves, raccoons, mice, elephants, bunnies, squirrels, sloths, and many, many more could be seen. The group would be sitting enjoying delicious cups of tea, while discussing how everyone has been staying at the animals sanctuary. The yellow pegasus could tell that there might have been a disagreement between some animals, but she knew that she would be able to work things out. After all, she had her trusty bunny, Angel, who could help her out if she needed a helping hoof. 

As the racers kept moving, there was a sudden flash of light that came out of nowhere. The sound of cracking thunder could be heard, followed by the sound of something falling. With a sudden sudden crash, the racers were stopped in their tracks as a giant tree had fallen upon the path ahead. The sudden jolt of the crashing tree had caused Harry the bear to suddenly roar out. A chain reaction could be heard as the animals had all began to panic and turn into an absolute frenzy. "Oh, my! E-Everyone! P-Please call down! Everything will be okay! No need to panic!" Fluttershy exclaimed, trying to call out to the animals. Even Angel tried to help the animals, but it was to no avail. The sudden flash and crash had been a bit too much for the animals to handle. If things didn't calm down soon, then the Animal Sanctuary, as well as possibly the race would be in jeopardy. "O-Oh, dear. What do we do now?" Fluttershy asked, looking around in hopes that any sort of help would be arrive. As her eyes darted in all directions, her eyes became trained upon the group of ponies that were stopped by the giant tree.

"Oh! E-Everypony!" Fluttershy called out to them, before flying over towards their location. Angel sitting atop her head to go along with her, while making sure not to fall off. As the two landed before the racers, she had an expression of relief upon herself. The feeling of fear and concern was there, but she was glad that someone was potentially here to help. "I-I'm so glad to see you all. A-Angel and I were discussing to every creature about their living arrangements. Even to make sure that everyone got the food and comfortable spaces to sleep. When all of a sudden, there was a flash and something that sounded like crashing. Harry the bear just went into a rage and it caused some of the animals to freak out just as much." Fluttershy explained, looking over to see that a giant tree had fall upon the path. "O-Oh, no! Now we know what caused the crash, but how did a giant tree fall upon the path!? It must have been from that flash, but there aren't any rain clouds around. Rainbow Dash even stated that there wouldn't be any rain for today." Fluttershy pondered, while Angel hopped down and started kicking the tree rapidly with his foot. The kicking was to no avail, unfortunately as the tree didn't budge an inch. "I really do appreciate your help and concern, Angel, but I d-don't think that's enough. To do this, we'd need much more than that." Fluttershy stated, before a sudden idea began to take shape.

Looking back to the racers, the yellow pegasus had a pleading look upon her face. "E-Everypony? I could really use your help! We can't leave this giant tree along the path. This would block anyone going from here into town and vice versa. Even if you are a pegasus, this is still pretty dangerous. I also really need your help in calming the animals down. I know I could use The Stare, but I don't think I could use it on so many animals at once. Not only that, but I don't want to scare anyone either when using The Stare. I want to help calm them down in case I have to use The Stare as a last resort. M-Maybe if you can all help calm the animals down, then that would mean we could get some help in moving the tree. W-What do you say? I-If that's okay, of course." Fluttershy stated, looking towards the group to see what they think.

OOC: Welcome everyone to your third and final obstacle! A giant tree has blocked the path of the race and animals of the sanctuary are running rampant in fear and panic! It is up to you to help Fluttershy in calming the animals down! To overcome this obstacle, multiple D20 rolls will decide your fate! Your task is to help three animals from among the list above! A roll of a 10 or below will result in a penally of 25% decrease in your next roll. An 11 to a 16 will proceed as normal. A 17 or above will be rewarded with a bonus of a 50% increase on your next roll! However, it might not be as simple as it may appear. Each roll you make to help calm the animals will affect your roll upon getting back into the race! Your rolls might not be the best when trying to calm them, but you'll still pass. However, the rolls that you get in trying to calm your three animals will be your effects when getting back onto the race! Upon helping the three animals, you'll also be given three more rolls to use upon the fallen tree. The goal is to roll up to 100. So, the three animals that you help will be more rolls to make to help get the tree out of the way. It's all about working as a team, so everyone should do their best! 

There is also a hidden objective when taking part in this obstacle! There is an animal among the list above that will lead to a special reward. If you manage to help calm that specific animal, then all shall be revealed in due time. Good luck to you all and may the rolls continue to be in your favor!