Shradow Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Upon further inspection of the storefront, they have Spike as well. Might actually pick him out of the other two, even if Twilight is my favorite, I have no Spike stuff yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 @Issun: But it's suppposed to look crazy, hence, why I said you could be a hipster and do that. But why would you anyway?@Shradow:>Build a bear has SpikeNeat.Also, it suddenly occurred to me that you could be weird and use some of the outfits from the bears, for whichever pony you want.ALSO, the day they add a Fluttershy; Their sales will likely explode.And while I'm at it- Saw this just now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Berserker- Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 So, a fanfic I like put me in some fanfic-reading quest. Curse you Capn. Chrysalid and your god writing skills! So, I am fan of the fanfic The Best Night Ever, and it's ongoing sequel, This Platinum Crown. All OK. There is one fanfic I haven't read yet, written by an admin of Fimfiction.net. It's named The Sweetie Chronicles: Fragments. It involves a dimension-jumping Sweetie Belle, with each chapter taking place in the universe of one fanfic of another author. One of the chapters take place in the universe of that fanfic I am fan of, during the events of The Best Night Ever. Now here comes the thing. The author of The Best Night Ever said the chapter of Chronicles taking place in the universe of his fanfics is canon to those stories, and in there are references to it thrown in the ongoing story. Thus, even if the story can be understood without reading Chronicles, I feel I will be missing the whole picture. Now, I will read The Sweetie Chronicles. But I don't want to just read the introduction and the relevant chapter. I want to just read it complete if I need to read a part. The problem is, as I said, the story involves crossing with several other fanfics, most of them I hadn't read yet. I have started reading the fanfics featured in Chronicles, including a Twixie shipping story; a Twilight x Nightmare Moon story that is incomplete and hasn't been updated in years; a story about the 200 years old mane six who never get old due to the Elements and have to deal with losing loved ones; and now I have left one other story. It's called Pink Eyes, and is a spin-off of Fallout: Equestria. I don't want to read a spin-off of a story I haven't read yet, and I haven't read Fallout: Equestria because I want to play at least one Fallout game first. So here is what I would do if I simply don't just stop caring: Get a Fallout game and finish it (I suppose Fallout 3 is the best option). Then read Fallout: Equestria (one of the longest fanfics of the fandom). Then read Pink Eyes. Then read The Sweetie Chronicles: Fragments. As you can guess, I will not do all that, and will just call the thing off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull3tM0nk3y Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 >fanfics >being good. Ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunt Issun Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Yeah, pretty much that. 90% of everything is crud. For Fanfics, it's usually worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Berserker- Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 I know that fact. That's the reason I take seriously good fanfics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull3tM0nk3y Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 >good >fanfics Choose one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 To be fair, guys, nobody ever said fanfiction was ever perfect.I mean, some of it is better then others, but still.off-topic, but your Spike/The Kid avatar is amazing.It actually isn't from IWBTG, it's just a slight edit of this pic I saw the other day:[spoiler=pic][/spoiler] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted August 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 I know, I meant The Kid from Bastion, which is why it's so amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Berserker- Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 My sense of humor is outdated by ten years http://infinityvoid.deviantart.com/art/Becoming-Poppler-394257665 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted August 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 I love puns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 @Saikano: I LOL'd hard at that image.As far as sense of humor goes...[spoiler=At least your not me][/spoiler] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted August 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 I wonder if there are ever any ponies whose cutie marks, for some reason, have nothing to do with their talents, or maybe only make sense if you use some really odd, drawn out logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 Rarity, to an extent, is like that.I mean, if you think about it, she obtained her Cutie Mark from her ability to find gems, and not so much design fashion.Then again, Cutie Marks aren't exactly just for what your talented in, but rather, could also retain some trait of their owner and/or be related to their hobbies/interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted August 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 I find it humorous Rarity got her cutie mark because she can find gems, so it's really an important skill of hers, but Twilight could easily copy the spell after probably having only seen it once. The thing I like about Twilight is that she treats magic like a science (and we all know that sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from science), and her intellect allows her to analyze any spell for what it does and easily mimic it, even big stuff like Sombra's dark magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunt Issun Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 Okay, I'm glad you mentioned that, because that is something I've wanted to bring up for a long time. The hell is magic in this universe anyway? In Boast Busters, we're told that every unicorn can ONLY use a specific type of magic based on their talent, and Twilight is special because her talent IS magic. But then, Starswirl the Bearded is mentioned. Not only did he CREATE types of magic, he has an ENTIRE LIBRARY dedicated to magic that he made. AND, come Magic Duel, not only could Trixie use more magic, Twilight EXPLICITLY SAID "An aging spell? That's only possible for high level unicorns!" Really, ANY Unicorn can learn pretty much any spell, from what I can tell, it's just that they have to study it a lot. And Twilight is big cheater because she's a prodigy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted August 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 There's also the fact that a lot of shows have small inconsistencies like that due to having multiple writers, and you kinda just have to run with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunt Issun Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 I just want to know what's canonically correct. Due to the fact that it's most recent, and there's more evidence supporting it, I'm going with the idea that every Unicorn can learn anything, it's just that most are only good at one enough at one thing to only care about that one thing when it comes to magic. Which, again, makes Twilight a big cheater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted August 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 She was kinda born with it, you can't really call that cheating. Plus, she may be able to do tons of different magic, but even then it's only because she studies so much and works so hard at it, she's easily earned her abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunt Issun Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 Not intentionally cheating. Being a prodigy is like playing life on Easy Mode. Anyway, yeah, she did earn it regardless. Even so, it'd be interesting to see more characters like Trixie or Starswirl. Ponies who can also do lots of magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Βyakuya Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 I think "high level" magic would mean that the spells would be forbidden as well. I mean, if anypony can master it, then there would be a matter of chaos with aging and Rule 64 all about. But about cutie marks and magic, I would always think of their names and their respective talents/interests. Is it truly destiny that guides a selected cutie mark? The Boast Busters thing seems bogus as well if every unicorn can only use their magic that's aligned towards their destined talent. But seeing as Twilight came to be the Element of Magic, is it fate/prophecy that this one pony would unite the elements once more? It seems wild to think about, but if there are going to be some inconsistencies through the series, then we can assume probably some ponies were born with varying levels of magical abilities and talents, whereas there are exceptions like Trixie, Twilight, and Starswirl. Off topic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Berserker- Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 I don't remember where I got Rarity's talent is more broad. Finding beauty in things or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull3tM0nk3y Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 What are we talking about now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 characters like Trixie or Starswirl. Ponies who can also do lots of magic. I don't think Trixie counts. iirc, without the Alicorn Amulet, she only has magic relating to "real" magicians, such as smoke and mirrors and sleight of hoof, stuff for shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunt Issun Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 She's still shown to be a more accomplished wizard than the average one-trick pony. And her tricks ARE real magic, after all. Not really smoke and mirrors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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