Now that you guys have had a crash course on pen-and-paper RPGs,

>>28277591
I've always wanted to get into D&D but all my friends are female, otaku, goth phase, k-pop fags.

>>28277591
Once somebody told me that your imagination can usually create better roleplaying games than shitty toy companies.

>>28277625
When it comes to worldbuilding? Sure.
But having an established game system like d20 to build on is convenient.

>>28277591
I have to admit today's episode turned me on to giving D&D-type games a try, but I have no friends.

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>>28277625
>shitty toy company
>Insulting father

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>>28277643
>not hating the father that disgraced your mother
I guess, I would expect from a shimmerfag.

>>28277663
Mother left Father. Father had to make due with what he had left.
Face it, Faust never wanted pony. She wanted Galaxy Girls. Pony was the consolation prize she never intended to stick it out with.

>>28277663
Mother is a disloyal faggot. I'd rather guzzle dad's cum than gurgle moms poisonous cunt juices. Father has been loyal and embracing. He's been kind and given us more content. Without him, we would not have what we have today.

>>28277642
roll20.net
someone told me about this website but i haven't gone on it yet. i too have no friends

>>28277625
Sure, but for most people starting out, they want a connection to an IP they are already familiar with, and playing your own character within that established world is a good 'gateway' into roleplaying games.

Besides, there are 2 components to a published RPG (usually)

- the setting
- the system

The setting in this case is equestria, and anyone with a creative imagination can also make their own. There is no argument there.

the system is the actual meat of the game itself, where the dice, talents, attributes, the actual nuts and bolts underneath it all. That is usually not as easy to create because a good system is made with experience and lots and lots of playtesting.

Some people buy an RPG book for the setting they like, and may use their own system or another system for it. Some may buy this book for the adventures and setting details, and just play it with D&D 5th edition.

Some buy an RPG book for the system, and use their own setting or another.

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>>28277722
This is the third time I've had to post this today.
Start using TL;DR and a summary, Anons

>>28277720
For the love of all that is good, please, please, don't let roll20.net be your first roleplaying game experience. It's 95% awful players and 5% amazing players.

That being said, once this rpg gets released, I promise I will run some games for you, /mlp/.

>>28277744
>muh attention span
Thanks for letting us all know the age group you identify with.

>>28277751
please do, i am hesitant to play with a bunch of nutcases i meet over the internet and from the horror stories i sometimes read here i don't want to check out the comic book shops either

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>>28277744
Anon you need to stop being the designated board nigger and learn to read more then two sentences a post or fuckoff to twitter.

>>28277751
You better fucking mean it. Get on having a designated GM or two because my last pony centric rpg group died because of nobody wanting to take the time to do that shit.

>>28277867
>>28277751
I fucking mean it.
Cavatore's got a good history and the game is set for a release this winter, as long as River Horse doesn't fuck up.

This group is literally the IDW of RPG publishing. I don't expect this to be anymore that a cheap attempt to empty brony coffers and the system will be generic RPG BS.

>>28278034
Good thing we have plenty of fan-made systems to fall back on if this turns out to be shit, then.

>>28278034
Confirmed for shit taste. IDW is filled with hack writers and artists.

Riverhorse is not. They license to a lot of different companies and IP's, but the stuff they release is leagues above IDW in consistent quality.

>>28278094
Don't bother. You are likely dealing with a contrarian. This will be a popular item among /mlp/ and /tg/ crossover anons, so therefore people will pop up saying it's shit for that reason alone, using stretched arguments to justify their shallow stance on the subject.

Just ignore them.

>>28278043
any you can recommend for beginners?

>>28278116
Yeah, the one in the OP when it is released, because it is literally designed for people who have never played RPGs before.

>>28278124
well yeah, but i meant fan made

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>>28277643
>being a literal hasdrone

>>28277642
nigger people have been playing games like that for years on /mlp/

>>28277624
The way my brother always DM's is that he picks a really simple game, and then lets us bullshit our way through the world.

Much more fun then numbers-heavy strict-ass-fuck Dungeons and Dragons.

Try to play RPG's like that and it increases the appeal beyond the usual neckbeard scope..

>>28278146
Technically this one is being made by a fan. He has a passion for the show and the project. The only difference between this and a fan project is this is officially licensed.

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>>28278162
Poe's laws a bitch like that, brony.

>>28278116
The top three I'd recommend are:
The Savage Worlds of My Little Pony (based on the Savage Worlds engine)
There's also Roleplaying Is Magic dot com, a fun fan project that ran for 4 years,
and
Ponyfinder, which is based on the Pathfinder ruleset (which was based on the 3.5 D&D ruleset).

I'd suggest Savage Worlds out of the three, as it's the best for beginners. If you want something more traditionally fantasy instead of the fast-paced pulp action of Savage Worlds, wait until the Ponyfinder team updates their game to D&D 5th edition.

>>28278341
And if the standard fantasy tropes aren't your thing, there's also
Poor Unfortunate Foals: a horror game about little ponies lost in the woods. Rules light and good for short campaigns of a few sessions.
Unknown Ponies: A hack of the 'Unknown Armies' engine, where you deal with conflict, horror, and the crisis of identity.

>>28277591
>Ponyfinder
>shitty homebrew

negro please

>>28278379
And if you came here from the fun board like I did:
http://pdfsr.com/pdf/fpr-tss.pdf

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>>28278341
>anything made by WotC
>superior to Pathfinder

>>28278396
Pathfinder is great if you like the devs lying to you and a more obfuscated 3.5 ruleset that punishes monks and non-magic users.

>>28278341
Thanks guy, i just downloaded that savage worlds one and looking at ponyfinder. really want to try out as a griffon since they kick ass and my waifu is one. i once pirated 3.5 dnd rulebook and pretty sure i still have the file for it.
>>28278390
no sorry i don't come from there, wherever that is

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>>28277591
>>28278591
>>28278379
>>28278341
There have been a lot of horse RPGs made in the past. I tried to archive all the ones I did come across. The River Horse one will definitely land on it when it's released.
http://iwatchitfortheplot.romesilvanus.io/Pony/Games%20%28Pen%20%26%20Paper%2C%20Tabletop%2C%20Card%2C%20and%20Board%29/

>>28278396
>anything inferior to pathfinder
Even Savage Worlds is better than that shit.

>>28277591
No thanks, I'll stick to ponyfinder.

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>>28277591
so do we know anything about it?

is it another goddamn d20 system?

what are the core playable races?

>>28278043
Confirmed for viral marketing by the creators. What has that group done that is notable as a standalone product not based on a popular IP, or successful in the tabletop world with a licensed IP for that matter?

>>28277591
I wonder if this will be more complicated than actual Dungeons and Dragons in the same way the card game is more complicated than Magic.
I would laugh.

>>28279092
>so do we know anything about it?
There's a video interview with the creator from a few months back. Google it, should be on EqD somewhere.

>is it another goddamn d20 system?
No, you roll d4 d6 d8 or d12 depending on how high your skill is

>what are the core playable races?
Earth, unicorn, pegasus. No gryphons/zebras, in the initial version at least.

>>28279432
Riverhorse does want to support the game, so they would like to release adventure modules, expansions, etc. No alicorn players in the initial release, but there may be in future ones, for example. Something like player zerbras and griffons wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility.

>>28279768
From the interview, it seems it may be possible to become ascended into an Alicorn. Because of course. Either way you can't start out as one.

What if yesterday's episode was a subliminal advertisement for this?

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>>28279869
>What if yesterday's episode was a subliminal advertisement for this?

Almost every western cartoon does a D&D episode in its lifetime.
Even Gravity Falls had one despite not being Hasbro, ditto for Spongebob which is Nickleodeon and the like.

Of course it wasn't.

>>28277591
I've been hyped for it ever since it was announced.

>>28279092
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdLf27704FQ#t=41m53s

>>28279768
I would expect, at the very least, a splatbook for things like (young) dragons, zebras, and griffons. Maybe donkeys, mules, yaks, deer, and bison, too, although those are far less popular.

>>28279411
It's going to be more simple. Sort of an entry-level tabletop that families can play, so it's light on the crunchiness by design.

>>28277785
Believe it or not, most of the tabletop gamers you meet at hobby stores are decent, because they're forced to interact with people on a regular basis.

>>28278389
I was always hesitant to try Ponyfinder because its setting felt like "pony with the serial numbers filed off."

>>28277751
I'd want some fun D&D-style RP with /mlp/ anons, you better do it.

>>28280325
Because that is exactly what the setting is. By default, they have to be legally distinct from MLP.

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>>28278034
You must be unfamiliar with Alessio Cavatore's work. Allow me to fill you in.

This guy cut his teeth writing rules for the most renown fantasy and scifi miniatures wargames on the planet. It was the editions he helped write that helped these two games in during the peak of their popularity. It can be argued that those editions are better than most of the others. In case you are not familiar with what games I am referring to, they are Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy Battles. Moving on, he left Games Worshop to form his own company and doing game design freelance. He then wrote the rules system for Kings of War, which is looking to dethrone Warhammer Fantasy Battles as the biggest fantasy battles game, giving Age of Sigmar and 9th Age runs for their money.

He is a very solid and accomplished games designer.

What is interesting about this case, is Hasbro owns Wizards of the Coast, the company that handles Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons.

So why aren't they taking care of the MLP:RPG? Well Alessio, being a fan of the show, actually approached Hasbro and pitched the idea and got the go-ahead. Which is big because Hasbro could have likely just done it cheaper by keeping it in-house with WotC. Obviously someone at Hasbro recognized who he was and lobbied for it to happen.

Am I saying this game will be groundbreaking and change the face of roleplaying forever? Absolutely not. What I am saying is the man is a man of quality, and I expect no less from the book.

>>28277624
If any of those fans cross over into the mlp fandom, this game may be very playable for you guys. For the tabletop roleplayers are filled with females, otakus, goths, and k-pop fags alike.

>>28282042
Of course let's not forget that Mordheim (arguably the best specialist game GW has ever released) and the Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game were both designed by him. He also helped with the designing of Bolt Action with Rick Priestly. All his work is generally rated highly among tabletop gaming enthusiasts. As far as I know, this will be his first pnp rpg, but the 2 mediums cross over frequently.

>>28278162
Being a Hasdrone is safe. Reliable. Predictable. I like it.
Join me, Anon.

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>>28282042
>>28282767
Are you trying to tell me there's some super game genuis making a mlp tabletop rpg. And that it'll be simple enough for kids and inebriated aduilts.

>>28282042

>Well Alessio, being a fan of the show, actually approached Hasbro and pitched the idea and got the go-ahead.

That's pretty interesting. Didn't Weird Al and Patton Oswalt also basically ask to be in the show? You'd think Hasbro would be more willing to exploit the more talented members of the fanbase to - you know - make money and shit.

I've always liked the idea of PnP games, but they always feel to complex for me, due to having to learn a fuck tone of rules all at once, that's why I stick to Diablo 1 and 2 when I want to play an RPG.

But, seeing the geek rage over best rule sets in this thread, what is really the best way for someone to transision from click rpg to pnp?

>>28283079
Tails of Equestria when it comes out, if little kids can handle it then you can too.

Otherwise: Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition (the latest) is quite simple, and very popular.

If you want even simpler there are multitude of old school retroclones ("OSR" games) based on the early editions of D&D. Lamentations of the Flame Princess is the most prominent. These games have very simple rules, but tend to be unforgiving and deadly.

I played D&D twenty years ago for about a year. Gave it up but still have friends and coworkers that play. Now that I'm moving away from video games it might make sense to come back. I'll definitely keep it in mind.

>>28278396
I want Hackmaster original, MLP edition. It'll be accurate cause unicorn mages will be OP.

>>28282857
I wouldn't say he's some super genius, but he is a very experienced and accomplished game designer, and the primary goal of the project is babies first pnp RPG, which is where you want to start if you've never picked up any of these games before.

>>28277591
G-Gamefinder thread when?

>3.P game
>Faerun setting
>GM allows all 1pp and most 3pp content because its a post tearing of the weave setting and it makes sense that some outsiders leaked into the setting.
>My lich gains a unicorn familiar using ponefinder rules
>Get planar bound by an angry Luna and Celestia for "kidnapping" one of their subjects
>Get to enjoy a few solo sessions in equestria until I smooth things over and find a way back home
>Unicorn familiar still decides to come back with me
It was alright.

>>28284982
We will likely have the infrequent rpg general thread for this game and any of the other unofficial systems as well. We will also have character building discussions, like how to stat the idea for your OC and what cutie mark they should have, etc. Also for GMs to get ideas for adventures for their parties, etc.

Just like the general threads in /tg/

>we /tg/ now

ITT: Predict the rules for this RPG

What official races are there? What are their abilities? How will magic be handled? What about cutie marks?

>>28285096
It's all pretty much explained here >>28280257
Skip to 42:00

>>28277591
So what games have these guys made before? And what type of rpg is this?

>>28285162
His design accomplishments >>28282042
>>28282767

And it's meant to be an rpg for absolute beginners. But a traditional one, meaning game master and players, using dice, character sheets, imagination, etc. The creator is getting interviewed about it in the video linked here >>28280257 Skip to 42:00

He's Italian so his accent takes a little getting used to.

>>28285186
>stressing high fantasy
>the show has been going away from that

I hope the release of this TTRPG can bring some of that stuff back

>>28285256
Hell yes. I don't have anyone to play this with but I'm seriously considering buying the book anyway, just for the lore and artwork.

>>28285307
I might big big BIG might run some games through roll20 or obsidian. I used to run RISK threads here, but I'm very new to RPGs

>>28285320
What was your name when you ran those RISK threads?

>>28285081
>we /tg/ now

As a newcomer to tabletop who found shelter in a friendly horsefucker ponyfinder campaign I'm hyped for this.

>>28285320
That makes 2 GMs for all /mlp/.
We'll work out a schedule later.

>>28285081
Aw shit. I'm quite hyped for this. I've only had a short experience with dnd but i'd love to try it again. hopefully /mlp/ manages to create a subcommunity to play with

I'm stoked for this too. I'm going to getting the book regardless, (I've reached a plain in my wizardhood where reading game books to see how they work is as interesting to me as playing, sometimes.) but finding someone to play it with would be rad as hell. I might even start browsing /mlp/ regularly again if this were to happen.

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>>28277591
I've already been playing PnP brah, here's my character.

Yes he looks edgy as fuck but there's a reason for everything he's wearing but if I'm completely honest, he doesn't even look like this anymore and it was my GM's fault to begin with despite what he says.

I really need a new token.

>>28285634
I'm not sure whether to insult you or applaud you for pulling off a mlp-40k game.

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>>28285630
>(I've reached a plain in my wizardhood where reading game books to see how they work is as interesting to me as playing, sometimes.)

I'm so sorry anon

>>28285657
it's not 40k, it's FoE.

Long story short, my character was captured and tortured for 6 months, lost his right eye, left hind leg and severe crippling in his chest (reduced max health pretty bad so I was less than squishy).

THEN he was abandoned by the other PC's and left to die at the hands of a crazy zebra ghoul who was going to chop him up and sell his meat at her grocery store, but he was able to talk his way out of it, becoming her employee. He got a sweet ass plasma rifle (still have it too), an eye patch (Charisma bonus, kinda helped), a prosthetic leg, the armor, the fake stripes, and the tattoo.

Fast forward to where he is right now in a Solo campaign (me and the GM, original game disintegrated, GM wanted to do a solo game so he could practice and I could have fun but I secretly think he's obsessed with my character.) where he is currently disguised as a griffon, in a griffon base, trying to activate a special pumping system to allow him to steal the boat they have underneath the island this fortress sits on.

He has exactly 20% health left as he just won a 1 on 1 fight with the griffon boss and pulled a victory out of his asshole and SOMEHOW managed to save the zebra being held captive by these pidgeons too. Saved his life twice in fact.

The end goal of the game is to get to the center of something called "No One's Land" which is basically the LR dlc with a Thunderhead in the center and decide who gets to keep it.

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>>28285727
Anon...I think your GM wants your dick. Or your ziggers dick. Just sayin'.

>>28285727
So which one of you is the drawfag?

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>>28285716
I used to be like you, anon. I used to live for the click of the dice, for the acid tingle of Mountain Dew across the tongue, and the dangerously cheezy crunch of the cheetos. But as the campaigns I marched in became indistinguishable from each other, and my companions were renewed numberless times, I began to grow bored with the external manifestation of the world, and sought answers in the web that underpins and rules us all. It is a balm in times of gamelessness, and a boon when teaching games to newfags.

Do not mourn for me anon. This is the future I chose.

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>>28285904
Why didn't you just go outside?

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>>28285937
Are you kidding? Outside?

That's where the yellow face lives. It burns us.

And then I'd have to talk to people, and interact socially, and ew.

>>28285763
Not quite, he's just super fuckin gay. See link for an artist's rendition of my character getting busy with one of the main mini boss's of the game who is also my character's boyfriend at the moment and currently looking for me while I am "missing".

https://derpibooru.org/979423?scope=scpee4499f6b5d40d053aea48d1e6850b546be37cbeb

Not enough? Here's more. http://imgur.com/a/4Ckw2

>>28285859
Neither, he just recolors existing pictures to put my character and another character from the game in. I'm pretty sure he's working on at least 2 more right now.

>>28286047
I forgot to mention.

>https://derpibooru.org/979423?scope=scpee4499f6b5d40d053aea48d1e6850b546be37cbeb

When I say "artist's rendition" I mean in order to progress my relationship with this npc and to get him to trust me, I had my character get fucked by his.

No, I'm not gay.

I just don't give a fuck.

>>28286047
>>28286054
thanks for the porn desu

>>28286082
np senpai, if there's another pnp/dnd thread up in the future and I have more pics, I'll be back.

And hopefully with stories from the game too, had a few great moments in there.

>>28285634
>>28286100
I should also mention I've played some pnp at BABS earlier this year, it was pretty fun.

I played street magician "Trixie but without being a cunt" was how the gm explained her character so I ran with flirting with a guard until he helped us kill his boss. I pretty much carried the campaign too.

I don't have pics sadly.

And bump for morning content hopefully.

>>28277591
I thought i dreamed that. Whatever could possess Hasbro to pay for a pony role playing game?

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>>28286054
>No, I'm not gay

>>28286786
Okay maybe a little for going along with it, but I really don't give a fuck what gets my rocks off. Porn is Porn to me.

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>>28286826
If you get your rocks off from two stallions ramming each other, you're super gay. Or at least bi. Not judging, but don't try to play that shit off homey. Own your faggotry!

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>>28286826
>Okay maybe a little
>MULTIPLE (More than one) images of your character getting rammed in all of his holes with horse cock
>a little

>>28286047
>>28286054
>a little
>there are several images of a character you represent being 100% gay
>you did not object to this
You know we're all faggots here, it's okay to admit it.

>>28277751
>>28277785

roll20 is a wonderful platform to play games on. Its fucking garbage for finding people.

-some fa/tg/uy with a lot of experience

>>28278389
You uninformed dyke, while ponyfinder is a homebrew of pathfinder, the image in the OP is Hasbro's own original pen and paper ruleset for equestria, not a homebrew.

Reminder that Hasbro actually still owns D&D

>>28280319

The people who play at comic shops/hobby stores/etc are those who don't have groups that meet in peoples homes to play.

That alone should tell you something.

Ideally, you get into tabletop gaming with friends, and expand your group if say, someone moves away, or has a life change that stops them from playing, by having people pull in other of their own friends. The more bearable people will find stable groups that meet in private with other bearable people. At best, the various shops are a place to audition for a more stable group.

Thats why finding groups on roll20 is the very very worst. Most of those fucks are people who can't even act normal enough to play at a store. You just always have to find people you know to play with.

Also, no gaming is better than bad gaming.

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You better hope they don't make changelings playable in later editions because I have a feeling that Thorax will affect the game the way Drizzt Do'Urden affected D&D after they made drow playable.

>>28288290
Except drizzt is a popular character and actually pretty cool. Nobody likes thorax

to ease you into it, you should try D20 modern

I was the doctor with an affinity for explosives of our group:
interrogated a bad guy by shoving my dynamite up his ass and threatening to light it
stole a police boat
blew up our boat while in it (accident), blew up the yacht we were chasing
blew up my lab while in it (accident) (got super powers from this and the UFO)
blew up my munitions factory while in it (accident)
blew up a UFO
used my motorcycle as a melee weapon
then the rock golem used it on me in the same manner
nearly blew up the car (it was the werewolf's grenade) we were in while chasing after a werewolf with a hostage
punched a robot with my diamond fist while running twice the speed of sound
stopped an entire alien invasion

another game we played, I was a martial artist
his nickname was Snack because he was introduced into the game by being trussed up like a turkey for the zombies
anyway:
we fought zombies
also learned intimidate from an ancient dragon, then used the new skill to keep a troll from ratting us out (natural 20)
we also fought ex military hired guns
got captured and dropped in the middle of a dessert from a plane while unconscious
punched a vampire through the heart
triple somersault driving a dune buggy back to our base
went undercover to find out what our enemy had in store, I didn't talk it over with my group either
made their boss wet and orgasm multiple times from watching me perform feats of agility and dexterity, becoming her number one
went into space via stargates and allianced with the neutral dragons to stop a war that was coming

all in all these games are hella fun once you get the rules out of the way

>>28277663
mom's a bitch

>>28288359
another gaming session I was the DM
we had enough people to play, but after a couple of sessions, one person got fired from their job and another quit so they both had to drop the game.
we re-ran the game with just 2 people and me being the DM
in order to do this, the two had to play 2 characters and to round it out, I played one as well
the characters were:
skeptical priest
samurai in training
werewolf hunter, who was a lesbian
tech geek who was the werewolf hunter's lover
female werewolf

we fought & saved mothmen, rogue militia, zombies, vampires and other werewolves
at one point the hunter was severly wounded, but the doctor back at base had made a fast healing serum
unfortunately, they didn't tell the hunter that is was derived from werewolf blood
when the female werewolf of the party changed (under duress) and howled in pain while fighting the vampire boss
it triggered the change in the hunter
suffice to say the hunter was pissed off that they were now what they hated

another game I played a dragon blooded female human that was worshiped and a half drow, half high elf female
the dragon blooded human ran away when they found out they were to be sacraficed
the half drow has her throat slit by her younger, full drow sister during a coup

we had dressed up as evil power rangers
accidentally killed a high profiled person through interrogation
jumped out of a 30 story window into the ocean
traversed sewer tunnels, killing huge spiders
scared a couple of guards at the end of the tunnel in the department store it led into by using a spider corpse on a sword and making spider noises
my two characters became lovers after a lengthy discussion

also played my female werewolf as a ranger in D&D setting we fought against an ancient evil dragon who called himself the Evil Emperor Wriggles
we caught him by tying an unbreakable rope to an item called the immovable rod (you activate it and NOTHING can move it until you deactivate it)
while he was trying to get away

>>28288604
damn, sounds like fun.

I had a pretty bitchin' boss fight and at least one good escape from another boss in my game.

>>28289811
makes me wish I had found D&D when I was a teen, I didn't start playing it until 2003

>>28287983
And you are bad at reading comprehension.

It says ">in b4 we already have shitty homebrews" right there in the OP. The reply is saying OP is an idiot for preemptively brushing aside alternatives, like Ponyfinder, as "shitty homebrews."

Also, Hasbro owning D&D/WotC has literally no bearing on this product. It's licensed by River Horse.

>>28290037
Still as shown in the thread the guy behind the RPG is really experienced and well known in these types of products. It's fair to say that this game will be rather high quality and equal, or surpass, Ponyfinder

>>28290592
Eh, ponyfinder will continue to exist as an alternative for people wanting something different than in the op, and visa versa. I think it's dumb to argue one is better than the other because that gets to stupid edition wars which succeed in only making the community less approachable. Each game will have its own appeal and strengths. Ponyfinder would be good for roleplayers who want a grittier experience and some RPG experience. And ToE will exist for absolute beginners wanting the show experience, like no deaths and emphasis on friendship and such.

>>28285634
Fuck off riddles

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>>28285727
Let me translate what this fuck face is saying

>His character is a total bitch
>Always crying, always angsting
>Gets separated from the party for being an idiot
>no one likes him pretty much
>becomes the enclave's cock slut
>has over 100 pages of ERPing he posts in this board

>>28286047
>>28286054
Do you keep track of the text stuff anywhere? For reasons.

>>28290933
bump

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>>28285727
I wanted to laugh so hard right now, but my roommates are in the other room. But Holy Kek.

>>28277591
Does anyone know if Mebberson does porn comissions?

>>28293063
Would it matter? Because there is already a veritable ocean of good to decent deviantartists who do mlp porn who are desperate to do commissions for money

>>28293092
The problem is that once they get decent, the prices go up to the hundreds of US dollars.

>>28293144
And mebberson will be cheaper? She's doing artwork for an officially licensed hasbro project. She thinks she's big time now! She ain't got time for little timmy's OC anymore.

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>>28293092

No one has her style

Kinda unrelated throught, but, does anyone know if there has ever been a PnP translation of Diablo 1?

Warrior = Earth

Rogue = Pegasus

Sorcerer = Unicorn

Obviously ^, but what about the rest of the skill trees and loot list?

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>>28277685
>>28277711
Holy shit. Someone fetch the holy water and ropes! We need to purge the Has-demons in this faggot in the name of Celestia!

>>28277591

>>28295222
bump

>>28295711

>>28293886

Diablo 1 is broken as fuck by today's standards, and wouldn't hold up well in a PnP translation.

Even if it did, translating it to MLP would make zero sense, because in MLP fighting is an absolute last resort that only shows up as a short sequence once every 10 episodes at most, while in Diablo Fighting is what Blizzard uses to compensate both for storytelling and setting.

>>28296306
Someone here hasn't played Diablo one in some time it seems.

>>28296380

I'll concede with that, it must be at least 7 years since last I played it.
I'd still argue it's broken as fuck, Sorcerer is by far the best class, even if you play another class manashield (spell shield? magic barrier?) is a must have, simply put, pretending to be a sorc is the only viable way to play.

And I still hold that Diablo has *very* little to do with MLP

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>>28288604
Damnit now I need to go play medic tf2 or something. How much longer do I have to wait until I can play this plus ponies with you fuckers?

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I'm going to buy this when it comes out. Even if I never end up getting a game going I'd still like to read through the book to see what sorts of things they come up with.

when is this coming out?

>>28277625
Yeah, i feel bad for people that actually need a book full of pointless rules and images to create an amazing adventure, when i can do all that within my mind.
It's the same with music. I don't waste money on songs i just create it all within my superior atheist mind,
And don't get me started on people that go to museums to look at "art" when I can re-create the Mona Lisa 10x better with just my pre-frontal cortex which is sharper than any katana (and katanas are the sharpest weapon on earth, i'll have you know)

>>28296412
You must have been playing wrong then, because I have beaten Diablo multiple times with each class, it might just be up to playing style.

As far as pony relations, none, just an idea for pony base, replace the repair, disarm traps, and recharge staves with cutie marks / special talent and I feel like it could be something.

>>28298244

Well, clearly, if the game is telling me I'm a rogue, and even my character sheet is telling me I'm a rogue, yet "sneaking" around corners and firing arrows at targets isn't a viable strategy, something must be seriously wrong somewhere.

As for ponies, what would you do with the rest of the kit? Ponies almost never beat down monsters.

>>28298288
Changlings, Dragon, Bugbear, Manticore, seriouslt, its like you don't watch the show.

And I doubt most players would want to play a Slice of Life PnP game. In fact, if you watched the dev interview, there is going to be combat options available and monsters.

>>28298326
>Changlings, Dragon, Bugbear, Manticore, seriouslt, its like you don't watch the show.
Those are at most a one in ten episodes occurrence, and are rarely beaten by brute force.

>And I doubt most players would want to play a Slice of Life PnP game.
Then why the fuck are you even pretending you're playing an MLP game? I mean, if you're ignoring the one core, fundamental truth to the setting, the fact that friendship is magic, then what the fuck are you even playing?

I mean, hell, let's break down the examples you give:
>Changelings
Thorax, friendly. Changeling in Slice of Life: Friendly, yet persecuted.
>Dragon
Spike, friendly. Red Dragon in Dragonshy, Reasonable, not unfriendly.
>Bugbear
One-scene throwoff joke
>Manticore
Appeared hostile, just had a sore paw. Friendly.

If you're not playing a slice of life PnP game in the setting, you're not even playing in the setting.

>>28298382
What would you even do in a sol setting?

>>28298401
>"I go over to the punch bowl to get a drink."
/Roll1d6
1
>You trip and fall face first into the punch bowl and begin drowning.

>>28298401

Same as I'd do in any SoL setting:
>build social links
>solve interpersonal conflicts
>influence social schemes

>>28298401
>A restaurant reviewer is making all the restaurants of Canterlot conform to her narrow taste! Are you bad enough ponydudes to stop her?

>>28298326
>>28298401

Am I mistaken, or is this a literal shill getting Told?

>>28298475
I complain to the management of how terrible the food is.

/roll1d6


2

>>28298714
>You scream and shout about how terrible the food is in a childish tantrum, the manager's face turns red as he calls out security.
>The security staff shows up inmediately. Bulky stallions and mares that you could swear are not natty. one of them speaks up and politely request that you leave at once.

>>28298382
>changelings
>using Thorax and Kevin as examples
Why would you use the two exceptions, and not the literal hordes of bughorses who got their shit kicked in by the M6?
>bugbear is a one-scene throwaway joke
Then why is there a whole section of the official map labelled "bugbear territory"?

Also,
>cyclopes
>cragadiles
>the various jungle cats (including a kitten) that Daring Do beats up
>tatzlwurms
>other hostile ponies
>Tirek
There are plenty of antagonists that have been restrained or subdued using force, and others that have only been mentioned, like zombies. Like he said, do you even watch the show? Did you forget that adventure episodes exist?

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>>28298326
It could be half SoL and half adventure like in the MLP campaign comic Friendship is Dragons.

>>28299141
>I tell the guards about how terrible the food in town has become.

I roll for charisma.

/roll1d6

5

Idea, what if we colab a book of campaigns for the official game based off of the conflict set ups in the show, but replace the show's characters with the players or NPCs, that way there will be a mix of adventure and sol?

Example: Sassy Flash (GM), a pegasus in town who is normally relaxed an laid back has gotten a big head from praise after she saved a filly in distress. You goal is to calm her down and show her how her showboating is making other ponies upset.

>>28299370
>They look at eachother for a moment, pondering, chuckling, scanning deep in their memories trying to remember the better times
>Finally one of them shouts...
"Fine, have it your way troublemaker!"
>They attemp to grab you and your party to escort them outside.
"Look, we're just doing our job here pal" whispers the one who shouted before. "If ponies want to eat this crap matters not to me as long as I'm getting paid"

>>28299445
I convince 4 of my best friends to dress up with me as a superhero and publicly shame her until she has a mental breakdown.

>>28299572
This causes SF to have a mental breakdown and starts to ritualistically prank the ponies of town relentlessly.

>>28299718
I guess there's no other choice left. We have to gather the whole town to prank SF until she has another mental breakdown.

>>28299773
When SF is cornered in the barn she snaps and starts murdering ponies left and right.

>>28299160
>Why would you use the two exceptions, and not the literal hordes of bughorses who got their shit kicked in by the M6?
Those two, along with Chrysalis herself, are the only changelings we know about. The only actual CHARACTERS, you need to remember this is a show.
Two out of three speaks plenty regarding the overall tone of the show.

>Then why is there a whole section of the official map labelled "bugbear territory"?
Couldn't care less.
The undeniable fact still remains, that:
Spike is a dragon
Ember is a dragon
Manny Roar is friendly
and so fucking on.

The """"official""""" map hasn't even been brought up as part of canon!


>There are plenty of antagonists that have been restrained or subdued using force, and others that have only been mentioned
I fully agree, and these show up roughly once every tenth episode, and as such are almost inconsequential to the overall tone of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic setting.
Just look at two of the arguably greatest villains the setting has ever faced: Nightmare Moon and Discord.

>>28299785
Oh shit.
I tell her "it's just a prank, bro".

>>28298401
try to take over the world

>>28299788
>you need to remember this is a show
No,this is a roleplaying game based on the shows setting
>The """"official""""" map hasn't even been brought up as part of canon!
>Mlp official page
>hasn't even been brought up as part of canon!

>>28299788
>What is the Map Of Equestia officail hasbro poster?

>What is that crystal map table in Twilight's castle with the same locations and land masses?

>>28299810
"it's just a prank, bro" you gurgle as she's trying to cut your head off with a rusty garden rake.

"Wh-what?" She looks around and sees the few ponies left cowering in fear or hugging dead bodies.

...

Sassy Flash grabs a rope off of a hook and flies into the orchard at high speed.

>>28299875

Precisely, the roleplaying game seems Fanfic as Fuck, pretty much on par with IDW's """"official"""" comics.

>>28300021
I try to follow her, I wanna see how she offs herself.
If possible I'd like to grab some popcorn and a chair along the way.

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>>28300108

>>28300198
"I-I won't fall for that one Sassy"

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>>28277591
Oh shit, I never knew about this. I just recently got into PnP RPGs too, although my only experience so far is like one Pathfinder game. When does this come out? Are we gunna have a general or some shit when it does?

>>28300310
>Are we gunna have a general or some shit when it does?


We should have a general to keep all the games in one place...

Anyone know what we should do?

Maybe when the game comes out, in order to join a game you have to provide a real photo of your character sheet, and have players use trips for their characters?

>>28300388

You play on skype/IRC/roll20.

You discuss shit in a thread/general.

>>28300388
The generals on /tg/ generally have the same resources.

Links in the OP to where players can get usually pirated copies of the different games and their supplements.

So there would be a link where to get ponyfinder, tails of equestria, etc. Then a few helpful resource site links. This helps stem the tide of "anyone have a download link" that we are sure to get plagued with.

>>28299984
Not to mention Daring Don't and Pinkie Pride. I'm becoming more convinced this guy just doesn't retain what he watches.

>>28299788
How is all of this so difficult for you to understand? The game focuses on adventure stories, because that's what tabletop games do. Every session is literally called an "adventure." Slice-of-life episodes are a storytelling focus, not an inherent part of the setting.

>and as such are almost inconsequential to the overall tone
That's because the monsters are more often simply avoided, but the end result is the same: risk and adventure in a monster-filled world. Much of the slice-of-life stuff couldn't even happen in a less adventurous setting.

>>28300036
It's an official vehicle for writing your own fanfiction, yes. That is basically the point of every tabletop pen-and-paper RPG in existence.

>>28300388
>>28300481
>>28300564
Once it's released, I'll try to run 2 campaigns: A Slice of Life and a combat-heavy.

>>28300564
let's start builidng up some basic resources, then, not too dpecific as we don't know much about the game right now

>>28301305
I look forward to it, anon. What platform will you be using? I hope not IRC because I don't have that, just Skype, roll20, and obsidianportal

Speaking of which, answer the strawpoll so we can get a feel for the best stuff to run games through I might run some in the future depending on how much I like the game mechanics

http://www.strawpoll.me/11120654

>>28301344
Most likely roll20.
Although I hear good things about tabletop simulator, it's not free.

>>28301805


Tabletop simulator is kinda shit for RPGs.

It costs money, and is kinda wonky. Its best for like... board games or card games, not tabletop rpgs.