ooc Equestia Divided Reboot

[Steel Accord 6,660]

YES! I never really got to do this the first time around, so here is my submission.

 

http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/steel-accord-divided-r4692

 

Faction: Uncertain Boundaries (Factionless)

Edited October 15, 2013 by Steel Accord

[MagicalStarRain 599]

@@Steel Accord,

 

Long time no see!

 

You actually have to put this into an OC page of sorts then post the link here, not type it all up and put it here in one big post.

 

But no worries! Unless you plan on using this one for future roleplays, you just have to copy-and-paste the stuff onto the OC page!

[Steel Accord 6,660]

@@Steel Accord,

 

Long time no see!

 

You actually have to put this into an OC page of sorts then post the link here, not type it all up and put it here in one big post.

 

But no worries! Unless you plan on using this one for future roleplays, you just have to copy-and-paste the stuff onto the OC page!

 

Likewise, I apologize for the misplaced post. I will create this new character sheet and post the link here.

[AnonBrony 1,468]

YES! I never really got to do this the first time around, so here is my submission.

 

http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/steel-accord-divided-r4692

 

Faction: Uncertain Boundaries (Factionless)

Not a bad bio, I will approve, but since he seems to live in the Manehatten Undercity, He should be be a Whitegold pony. I know technically he isn't apart of the house since hes more of a mercenary, (Though mercenaries usually work for Whitegold) but seeing as he probably spends most time in Whitegold territory, affiliates mostly with that house, and most likely gets all his jobs from that house and probably doesn't associate with any of the other house. He shall be listed under House Whitegold. 

Edited October 16, 2013 by AnonBrony

[GreyScholar 1,584]

YES! I never really got to do this the first time around, so here is my submission.

 

http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/steel-accord-divided-r4692

 

Faction: Uncertain Boundaries (Factionless)

Glad to see you Steel, I was kind of disappointed when you disappeared from the other site. Also don't worry the Guardians will be paying attention to your character, I already planned on him being confronted by a member at some point. Edited October 16, 2013 by EquestrianScholar

[Steel Accord 6,660]

Not a bad bio, I will approve, but since he seems to live in the Manehatten Undercity, He should be be a Whitegold pony. I know technically he isn't apart of the house since hes more of a mercenary, (Though mercenaries usually work for Whitegold) but seeing as he probably spends most time in Whitegold territory, affiliates mostly with that house, and most likely gets all his jobs from that house and probably doesn't associate with any of the other house. He shall be listed under House Whitegold. 

 

That's fine with me. I do have a fondness for Whitegold's flavor to begin with but am still willing to work with other factions unless otherwise noted.

 

 

 

Glad to see you Steel, I was kind of disappointed when you disappeared from the other site. also don't worry the Guardians will be paying attention to your character, I already planned on him being confronted by a member at some point.

 

I'm so sorry Scholar. I came back many times to see if the thread I was a part of had been posted in, but that day never came so I just assumed their was a loss of interest. Beleive me when I say I want to role-play in this world. Of which I've before described as Game of Thrones with ponies!

[Anneal 2,197]

I'm not sure if Earthborn would want her, since her talent is swimming.... not many rivers in the Frontier... though there are the Fillydelphia river and Ponyvile river... but that still wouldn't be much use to them. Whitegold on the other hand has that nice harbor... not saying she should join Whitegold... totally not saying that... but they do have cookies!

 

 

Also @Everypony I have to take the Practice SAT tomorrow so I'm not going to be able to be on hear much today. Even though its not the real SAT I still want to do well on it so I will be more ready to take the actual SAT.

 

This suggests advantage. The Earthborn can easily defend their land due to having the most experience with the "surface" and technically fighting on their home ground. Problem is, they can't get much outside imports and trade since they have little rivers, and the other houses, especially the Whitegold, blocks any way of trade to the outside world or into it.

 

Earthborn is kind of like Russia; Whitegold is like the Netherlands, the Moon and Star and Stormwing are like France and Germany, or Great Britain at the least. The Everfree are like...Armenia?

[MagicalStarRain 599]

 

 

Game of Thrones with ponies!

 

Game of Thrones?! I love that book!

 

 

I haven't gotten too far in though. How does it compare? 

[Descant 1,898]

The Everfree are like...Armenia?

 

Perhaps Yugoslavia? Are we talking WWI or WWII parallels here? I know the Slavs were fantastic guerilla fighters in that mountainous forested land of theirs and kept Germany and Italy bogged down in Yugoslavia for months and months. Even for the rest of the war, considering they kept rebelling. Bit of an unruly lot, a German would say.

 

This suggests advantage. The Earthborn can easily defend their land due to having the most experience with the "surface" and technically fighting on their home ground. Problem is, they can't get much outside imports and trade since they have little rivers, and the other houses, especially the Whitegold, blocks any way of trade to the outside world or into it.

 

Earthborn isn't completely cut off from trade; it controls Colterado and Gulftown. The Colterado River is entirely in Earthborn territory, although the only major settlements it runs through are Colterado itself and the Buffalo Tribe.

 

Earthborn also likely has some influence over El Manelstein and Trotpoli and other areas of the Zebran desert due to geographical proximity. It is likely to meet competition from Whitegold, the Cult, and maybe even Everfree over these cities, but they're right in Earthborn's backyard. Staying on the good side of them is likely to be an Earthborn priority - they don't want a two-front war.

 

Also, the lack of rivers is not a weakness. In fact, it may be a blessing for Earthborn infrastructure. They have to worry less, for example, about bridges, which can take a while to build and can be destroyed, hindering land-trade routes and infrastructure. Logically, Earthborn's ground armies can move swiftly across its homeland, not having to worry about any adverse terrain factors.

Moving across Moon and Star, Everfree, or Whitegold territory, by contrast, will be slower due to the terrain. It's harder to move through mountains and hills, thick forests, and underground tunnels, especially when compared to the flat plains, bordering on desert, which the Earthborn control. 

 

Okay, that was my little spiel on all that geography and stuff.

Edited October 16, 2013 by Descant

[Archi the Atmomancer 564]

Thing is, who does anyone trade with in Equestria Divided? The only people anyone can really trade with are the equivalent "indigenous people" such as buffalo and zebra tribes, because trade with other Houses would be... well, it's not going to happen, I imagine.

 

Also @@EquestrianScholar, how involved are the Changelings going to be in this conflict? Following on from that, what's the state of the war at the moment?

[GreyScholar 1,584]

Honestly... I would still like to involve the changelings by having them connected the Guardians, more Queen Chrysalis's swarm.

 

Though that does not mean as a whole the changlings would not attack the factions of their own choice and for their reasons.

Edited October 16, 2013 by EquestrianScholar

[That One Techpriest You Used To Know 2,286]

Oh! Oh! Oh! Can I haz changeling swarm? I love changelings! Pwease?

 

LOL, probably not.

Honestly... I would still like to involve the changelings by having them connected the Guardians, more Queen Chrysalis's swarm.

Though that does not mean as a whole the changlings would not attack the factions of their own choice and for their reasons.

[GreyScholar 1,584]

Oh! Oh! Oh! Can I haz changeling swarm? I love changelings! Pwease?

 

LOL, probably not.

You can make a character that happens to be a changling. Though we would need to discuss a couple things first, such as the fact since they have more of a swarm mentality your OC would need to obey his queen... unless you wish severe him from such and he does not have a swarm. Which can be a dangerous and scary choice for a changling. Edited October 16, 2013 by EquestrianScholar

[Descant 1,898]

Thing is, who does anyone trade with in Equestria Divided? The only people anyone can really trade with are the equivalent "indigenous people" such as buffalo and zebra tribes, because trade with other Houses would be... well, it's not going to happen, I imagine.

 

Also @@EquestrianScholar, how involved are the Changelings going to be in this conflict? Following on from that, what's the state of the war at the moment?

Everyone trades with Whitegold. As the merchant nation, Whitegold kinda depends on it, too. And I'd imagine that allied Houses would trade with each other. There are independent cities, too. Trotpoli, Maremphis, Sweetwater Oasis, all the Griffin nations, Seabreeze. Pearl Grotto? Foaledo!

ne can assume there are other nations not shown on the map farther down the coast of the Zebran Desert or past the Griffin nations or Everfree, as well. Plenty nations to trade with. Just because they don't show up on a map that centers on the Equestrian Conflict doesn't mean they're not there.

Edited October 16, 2013 by Descant

[That One Techpriest You Used To Know 2,286]

You can make a character that happens to be a changling. Though we would need to discuss a couple things first, such as the fact since they have more of a swarm mentality your OC would need to obey his queen... unless you wish severe him from such and he does not have a swarm. Which can be a dangerous and scary choice for a changling.

 

I have an OC taking the second path already, but he needs work, and is in no way, shape or form ready for this RP.

 

And, honestly, I'm not sure I want to play as an OC that isn't in charge. I mean, it's cool and everything, but I'd pretty much have to follow what I'm told to do, yes? And it's rather hard to write a satisfactory backstory on a hive changeling, so... yeah. Not going to happen, I guess.

[Archi the Atmomancer 564]

Everyone trades with Whitegold. As the merchant nation, Whitegold kinda depends on it, too. And I'd imagine that allied Houses would trade with each other. There are independent cities, too. Trotpoli, Maremphis, Sweetwater Oasis, all the Griffin nations, Seabreeze. Pearl Grotto? Foaledo!

ne can assume there are other nations not shown on the map farther down the coast of the Zebran Desert or past the Griffin nations or Everfree, as well. Plenty nations to trade with. Just because they don't show up on a map that centers on the Equestrian Conflict doesn't mean they're not there.

 

There are currently no allied Houses, though I can see some of the Houses or independent entities trading with Whitegold. Moon & Star probably doesn't have a problem with them but Earthborn aren't exactly on good terms with them since their society is essentially the opposite of Earhborn (Earthborn is very much focused on the many above the few, Whitegold is all about personal profit.)

 

Honestly... I would still like to involve the changelings by having them connected the Guardians, more Queen Chrysalis's swarm.

 

Though that does not mean as a whole the changlings would not attack the factions of their own choice and for their reasons.

 

Okay then... And the war? Is it like a Cold War state or is open warfare still in progress?

[GreyScholar 1,584]

There are currently no allied Houses, though I can see some of the Houses or independent entities trading with Whitegold. Moon & Star probably doesn't have a problem with them but Earthborn aren't exactly on good terms with them since their society is essentially the opposite of Earhborn (Earthborn is very much focused on the many above the few, Whitegold is all about personal profit.)

 

 

 

Okay then... And the war? Is it like a Cold War state or is open warfare still in progress?

Actually I probably say not full on war more just a lot of smaller battles. Honestly there's no other way for them to continue fighting for so long if it was all out war.

[Archi the Atmomancer 564]

Actually I probably say not full on war more just a lot of smaller battles. Honestly there's no other way for them to continue fighting for so long if it was all out war.

 

Righto then, thanks, I just wanted to know for my intro (which I haven't finished yet but have started.)

[AnonBrony 1,468]

Righto then, thanks, I just wanted to know for my intro (which I haven't finished yet but have started.)

 

What scholar said, at times it more like a Cold War, but I do suppose at times it is a full scale war. This has been going on for fifteen years and not many wars happen that long. I bet its more along the lines of some battles and some campaigns every so often and periods short peace in between, and quite possibly in these times of peace the house can probably trade. But there probably inst a lot of trading except in Whitegold. All the houses produce their own food and resources, I guess they can trade luxuries, but that probably isn't much of priority, and they definitely wouldn't trade iron or steel or gunpowder or other resources that can used to make weapons.

[Descant 1,898]

 

 

There are currently no allied Houses, though I can see some of the Houses or independent entities trading with Whitegold. Moon & Star probably doesn't have a problem with them but Earthborn aren't exactly on good terms with them since their society is essentially the opposite of Earhborn (Earthborn is very much focused on the many above the few, Whitegold is all about personal profit.)

 

Hypothetically allied Houses, then.

 

I can see what you mean about Earthborn and Whitegold's mutual enmity. In fact, I'd believe that Earthborn and Whitegold are more competitive than Earthborn and Moon and Star, and we all know how much Earthborn hates unicorns. I'd believe that Earthborn and Whitegold are very competitive over influence in the Zebran Cities, especially the coastal ones. Everfree is probably a pretty major player there too, considering it has a fairly high zebra population as well, but it probably hardly cares about a few Zebra City-states. All it likely desires is the feral expansion of the forest.

 

I could totally do a minor analysis about stuff like this if you guys wanted. Meh. I dunno.

[AnonBrony 1,468]

Hypothetically allied Houses, then.

 

Not necessarily. I mean we Americans trade and do plenty of business with China, yet we aren't really allies. You don't need to be friends with your business partners.

 

And like I said not much trading probably would happen, and if any it probably wouldn't be beneficial to war. Or they probably trade with other countries. Its outside canon but within our bios of our many OC's we have mentioned other countries. Perhaps the equestrians trade with the Griffons or maybe some other pony country.

[Descant 1,898]

And like I said not much trading probably would happen, and if any it probably wouldn't be beneficial to war.

 

There's always the classic "attack their caravan, steal their goods and money" approach. But as you say, it's unlikely that they'll be trading with each other anyway, especially if for the most part they're self-sustaining.

 

We must remember that unicorns and pegasi have historically thought themselves above farming, as seen in the Hearth's Warming Eve episode. It's likely, therefore, that Moon and Star and Stormwing will have to import food, especially if something were to happen to their farms (or the slaves working them in M&S's case). Whitegold definitely relies on imported food, seeing as how the urban jungle it controls is unlikely to have much land devoted to farming. 

Edited October 16, 2013 by Descant

[Archi the Atmomancer 564]

Moon & Star use slaves to work the farms, and Stormwing use their "voluntary non-pegasus citizens," aka slaves () in a similar manner, at least I think so.

[SilverHeart 741]

Alright...I think I finally got this done. Please let me know if I need to add or alter anything.

 

http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/snowy-fields-r1722

[AnonBrony 1,468]

Alright...I think I finally got this done. Please let me know if I need to add or alter anything.

 

http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/snowy-fields-r1722

Not bad. Not bad at all. I quite liked it a lot. No problems and you have plentail of detail plus you went above and beyond by adding in all that extra stuff. Approved,

 

Heh, and I especially liked the "Snowy Fields would attempt to persuade certain Unicorns (usually scientists) to join the House. Any who refused were to be deemed as Heretics and handled accordingly." Heheheh Ideas... Ideas are forming in my head... heheh very nice ideas hahahaha!