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Post by Hecmanstar on May 2, 2013 16:19:08 GMT -8
Slow is just a simple character. All he wants is to find his lost great papa and maybe find some purpose beyond just rock farming. I leave it open to why his gramps disappeared. In his travels he just gets sweeped up by the party, which is fine by Slow. He keep a look out for any clues in each town and place he visits for his lost kin. That is the basic outline.
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Post by Rodger Phillips Marsh on May 2, 2013 16:27:40 GMT -8
Slow is just a simple character. All he wants is to find his lost great papa and maybe find some purpose beyond just rock farming. I leave it open to why his gramps disappeared. In his travels he just gets sweeped up by the party, which is fine by Slow. He keep a look out for any clues in each town and place he visits for his lost kin. That is the basic outline. As someone who was hoping to write a backstory-based arc for Slow, do you have any sort of preference as to what sort of story might work well for his background? I've got ideas, but I take player input before I go nuts with backstory, for the most part. |
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Post by Toboe LoneWolf on May 3, 2013 20:14:31 GMT -8
I'm pretty sure everyone already knows what Bali's original goal was (What is this Equestria place you speak of?) and the crack-lulz goal she has now (LEAVING EQUESTRIA NAO KTHXBAI), but you know, just to make it all official like: walls of text
Bali's original goal, at the very beginning of the campaign, was two-fold: first, to explore Equestria and see if it would be a good place for her (very large extended) family to live. If Equestria was like all the stories she'd heard about, then the next step was to build a base for her family to live upon.
But in her early days in Equestria she was trapped in a (magical) tavern (big scary no-no), discovered a national conspiracy (Equestria is not actually stable?!?), was then promptly conscripted against her will (Equestrian authorities abuse their power too?!? Trustno1), had to deal with more conspiracy hijinks And Magic (yeah no Equestria is totally not safe ever, and may actually be on the brink of collapse what is this i don't even), and is questioning whether Equestrians are either so safe they have no survival instincts whatsoever or so deluded that they don't have them in the first place. EQUESTRIA WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN
Of note is that non-unicorn magic in Bali's homeland is both very rare and nearly-almost-always incredibly dangerous; the fact that magic is A) common in Equestria and B) has been typically on the bad end for Bali thus far in the campaign strengthens Bali's belief that Equestria Is Not Safe Not Ever. Abuse of authority and conscription was also a severe blow to Bali's impression of Equestria; this makes Equestria no better than her homeland and quite frankly, in some ways, worse. At least in her homeland they can settle things with a duel. Multiple insinuations of attempts to take over Equestria or undermine the Princesses do not inspire any trust about the stability of Equestria either.
Obviously, Bali's impression of Equestria has been shattered into itty-bitty pieces. Bali does not understand Equestria and is struggling to reconcile her own experiences with the stories she's heard of Equestria (the cake was a lie).
At this point, Bali is primarily focused on getting the fastest way Out Of Here. The only concession she's making is that she'll at least explore Equestria en route to Out Of Here. Perhaps there's some unclaimed land somewhere that her family could live instead. Besides, not every place in Equestria had be on the brink of collapse, right? Right?!?
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Post by Hecmanstar on May 4, 2013 0:54:34 GMT -8
Slow is just a simple character. All he wants is to find his lost great papa and maybe find some purpose beyond just rock farming. I leave it open to why his gramps disappeared. In his travels he just gets sweeped up by the party, which is fine by Slow. He keep a look out for any clues in each town and place he visits for his lost kin. That is the basic outline. As someone who was hoping to write a backstory-based arc for Slow, do you have any sort of preference as to what sort of story might work well for his background? I've got ideas, but I take player input before I go nuts with backstory, for the most part. Ideas I had for Slow: Has a hidden dislike for the snobby elites that hoof their nose at those lessor of them. Big Family Only Child Looks up to his Grand Father Wary of danger Loves food Had a concept where Slow's ancestors built something 900 years and promised it will last at least a 1,000 years. The buyer seeks Slow and his family to pony up their end of the business deal and fix the damage. Cutie mark story concept is thru subtle earth pony magic, Slow can move, shape, and break natural materials of the earth. Like rocks and boulders. Hence his boulder for a cutie mark. |
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Post by Toboe LoneWolf on May 7, 2013 18:21:16 GMT -8
And our adventure in Saddleport continues! Session 29: We Can Fix It!walls of teextAAAAAHHH IT'S BUGS EW BUGS EEWW KILL IT WITH FIIIIIIRE  |
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Post by Hecmanstar on May 8, 2013 15:47:37 GMT -8
I really like Doctor Woodpulp character in this story. Find her funny.
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Post by Rodger Phillips Marsh on May 8, 2013 17:09:44 GMT -8
 <- Palerider, all session. Dammit Jim, she's an art thief, not an exterminator! Also, I would like to put my card in for candidate to run a short arc at some point in the near future. I have a 3 (maybe 4 if need be) session plan for Aegis and his inevitable discomfort, as well some ideas for an arc about Slow Purpose that also includes Skystrider, so I may hold off on that until the latter is back. |
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Post by Hunterwolf on May 8, 2013 18:28:47 GMT -8
<- Palerider, all session. Dammit Jim, she's an art thief, not an exterminator! Also, I would like to put my card in for candidate to run a short arc at some point in the near future. I have a 3 (maybe 4 if need be) session plan for Aegis and his inevitable discomfort, as well some ideas for an arc about Slow Purpose that also includes Skystrider, so I may hold off on that until the latter is back. Did...you just call me... JIM!!!!???? Why...that makes me so mad...it makes me want to flip something!  Also, a session sounds good but when you say "inevitable discomfort" you mean sunshine and rainbows where nothing goes wrong, right? ... Right?  |
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Post by Hecmanstar on May 8, 2013 19:20:52 GMT -8
Discomfort? Like as in Aegis gets drunk one night then wakes up the next morning, married to a donkey and somehow broke his front tooth?
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Post by Rodger Phillips Marsh on May 8, 2013 22:17:56 GMT -8
Did...you just call me... JIM!!!!???? Why...that makes me so mad...it makes me want to flip something! Discomfort? Like as in Aegis gets drunk one night then wakes up the next morning, married to a donkey and somehow broke his front tooth? Princein' ain't easy. |
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Post by Toboe LoneWolf on May 9, 2013 19:21:22 GMT -8
Discomfort? Like as in Aegis gets drunk one night then wakes up the next morning, married to a donkey and somehow broke his front tooth? Princein' ain't easy. Aegis: 99 Problems, and Princein' is only one of them.  |
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Post by Rodger Phillips Marsh on May 9, 2013 19:46:54 GMT -8
On a more serious note though: apparently Hunterwolf will hopefully be finished with this current arc by this coming Monday, and Toboe, you're signed up to take the slot after that. Would everyone be ok with me running the one after that?
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Post by Toboe LoneWolf on May 9, 2013 21:16:59 GMT -8
If I recall correctly Hecmanstar mentioned wanting to run a one-shot (that right, Hecmanstar?). That said, my next arc is going to be fairly character-intensive so I would prefer it if all characters began (and then stayed and completed) the entire arc. While I can accommodate for characters that enter the arc late (up to a point), it will make significantly less sense if characters suddenly vanish mid-arc. We also should probably figure out if we're still going to hold a session on Monday, Memorial Day.
As it stands now:
Monday, May 13: 3rd session of Saddleport arc oh no it's the 13th all the bad dice luck ALL OF IT
Monday, May 20: One-shot by Hecmanstar??? || Begin arc by Toboe
Monday, May 27, Memorial Day: ???
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Post by Hunterwolf on May 9, 2013 22:51:29 GMT -8
Well I can say with confidence that I don't have anything planed for Memorial Day.
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Post by Rodger Phillips Marsh on May 9, 2013 23:52:07 GMT -8
Assuming there is still a spot for me, the only date I cannot make is the 20th, so Palerider will be out that day (it looks like that falls on the one-shot slot or the very first session of the next arc). After that I should be able to make every week.
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<- Palerider, all session. Dammit Jim, she's an art thief, not an exterminator!
