2011-09-06: The God Empress of Ponykind

[Nosy Neighbordroid]

Discussion thread for The God Empress of Ponykind

[Lukkai]

So, now the truth is out:

The whole thing with the monsters was nothing more than a ploy by the GM (Fran) to get the players to accept the prepared quest.
As someone who has gm'ed in the past, I can relate to that. There's nothing in the game world as hard as getting your players on course. Except maybe keeping them there.

The alternative of course is to keep the world fully open and allow them to chose their own way, quests and whatever. It means more preparation of the general world setting and some improvising, but is usually more fun. It however also means, that players don't have any kind of plot armour at all. Any wrong decision can mean death and worse for your chara or the whole group. Or, even while not instantly affecting your party, doom whole regions.

[Immanio]

In the grimdark future of the grimdark ponyland, there is only grimdark grimdark.

[David J Prokopetz]

In the grimdark future of the grimdark ponyland, there is only grimdark grimdark.

Heh.

(For those who haven't watched My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, the joke is that Fran's description of Princess Celestia in the final panel is technically accurate in every respect.)

[RGE]

Aha! That makes it funnier.