Awesome Pony RP: Reboot of the Reboot: (OOC: CLOSED)

[Kiruri]

So... is lil ol' me accepted?

[Slorch]

So... is lil ol' me accepted?

Oh sorry can you link you app?

[Kiruri]

So... is lil ol' me accepted?

Oh sorry can you link you app?

Sure ^-^ Here it is.

[Slorch]

Name: Nutmeg Monsoon
Species: Unicorn
Sex: Mare
Residence: Ponyville
Occupation: Chef, Owner of "Nutmeg's Bistro and Coffee Place"
Appearance: Her mane/tail are chocolate colored. Her coat is buff colored and her eyes are apple green
Cutie mark: A toque blanche (White Chef's hat) and a chocolate chip cookie, side by side.
Bio: Nutmeg was born and raised in Canterlot within a well-to-do family. She's the daughter of two Royal Chefs, her father being the Royal Sous Chef and her mother a renowned pastry-maker employed exclusively by the crown. Nutmeg was mostly home-schooled by a well-known pony professor but she attended public school her last two mandatory education years. From a very young age she demonstrated a fondness for cooking and baking, learning from both her father and her mother. During her free time she would constantly accompany her father into the royal kitchen and she would watch from a distance as her father and the other chef ponies did their work. Her curiosity in the culinary arts soon became an obsession and instead of playing with the other ponies her age she would stay home, in her kitchen, and experiment with new tastes and flavors. For years she worked on developing her sense of smell and taste (specifically taste) until she was able to accurately identify all of the individual ingredients that went into making a certain dish from just one small bite. Her parents, noticing her culinary capabilities, managed to get her a job as an assistant chef within the Palace when she became old enough to manage such responsibility. There, working side by side with some of the realm's best chefs, cooks, bakers and culinary masters was she able to enhance her own skills.

Despite her obsession with the kitchen, and considering the fact that Nutmeg is a natural social butterfly, she managed to develop quite a network of friends. She would always cook and bake for her pony peers, her childhood friends and school classmates and even volunteering for school cook when the normal lunchpony was out, sick. She soon learned that what made her truly happy was sharing the food she made with others.

Despite the prospects of becoming future Sous Chef or even Head Chef at the service of the Royal Family, and against her parents' wishes, Nutmeg left Canterlot and her job at the Palace, after saving enough money, to establish her own small bistro in the center of Ponyville.
Personality:Nutmeg's an ENFP. She's a friendly, creative, somewhat silly, and helpful pony interested in seeing others happy. She's not one for violence and would rather avoid conflict of all kinds.

Accepted

[Atomosea]

I'm starting to doubt my own ability to accurately portray Trixie, and would like a take on the following;

Trixie walks along side a yellow stallion down the streets of Manehattan chatting. He calls over a taxi, and turns towards Trixie with a smile, "After you." Trixie huffs, "The GREAT and Powerful TRIXIE has no trust in WHEELS... we shall walk." She then begins to walk down the side walk away from him. He looks over to the Taxi, then back towards Trixie before coming along side her. Trixie conceals a smile as he speaks; "Are you sure? The theater is, quite a distance."

"Trixie has no concern for distance, she has transverse many a mile to reach Manehattan." she held her head rather high, feeling proud of her accomplishment.

Your version of Trixie's personality is decent, at least in this small sample, but you have a couple grammar issues.

Most of your "post" is in the present tense, while the standard practice is to use the past tense, which you suddenly switch to in the last line. For instance, the first sentence written as most writers would would be something like "Trixie walked alongside a yellow stallion down the streets of Manehattan, chatting". Note that "alongside" is one word, not two. The emphasis you put on "Great" and "Trixie" and "wheels" could also be noted more professionally using italics, e.g., "The Great and Powerful Trixie has no need for wheels!". I also added an exclamation point because this is an exclamation, while the ellipsis indicates that she just trailed off, which isn't something Trixie does. She's a very loud and hammy pony.

The comma in "The theater is, quite a distance." is unnecessary. A comma implies a brief pause, as in an aside comment or between items in a list. "The theater is [pause] quite a distance." sounds a bit stilted, sort of like this was a stage play and the yellow stallion's "actor" forgot his line. "The theater is quite a distance." is a much more natural way for a character to speak.

In the last line: "Trixie has transverse many a mile to reach Manehattan." I believe the word you were thinking of is "traversed", meaning "traveled across". Lastly, the "she" that comes after should be capitalized because this is a new sentence. I could probably rewrite the passage, if that helps you get a better feel for things.

Also, on a non-grammatical note, "Trixie" comes as a diminutive of the name "Bellatrix". Personally, I think "Trixianna" sounds a bit odd, but this isn't a correction or a rebuke or anything, just an observation. You don't have to change the name if you prefer it that way.

[Harbertia]

I'm starting to doubt my own ability to accurately portray Trixie, and would like a take on the following;

Trixie walks along side a yellow stallion down the streets of Manehattan chatting. He calls over a taxi, and turns towards Trixie with a smile, "After you." Trixie huffs, "The GREAT and Powerful TRIXIE has no trust in WHEELS... we shall walk." She then begins to walk down the side walk away from him. He looks over to the Taxi, then back towards Trixie before coming along side her. Trixie conceals a smile as he speaks; "Are you sure? The theater is, quite a distance."

"Trixie has no concern for distance, she has transverse many a mile to reach Manehattan." she held her head rather high, feeling proud of her accomplishment.

Your version of Trixie's personality is decent, at least in this small sample, but you have a couple grammar issues.

Most of your "post" is in the present tense, while the standard practice is to use the past tense, which you suddenly switch to in the last line. For instance, the first sentence written as most writers would would be something like "Trixie walked alongside a yellow stallion down the streets of Manehattan, chatting". Note that "alongside" is one word, not two. The emphasis you put on "Great" and "Trixie" and "wheels" could also be noted more professionally using italics, e.g., "The Great and Powerful Trixie has no need for wheels!". I also added an exclamation point because this is an exclamation, while the ellipsis indicates that she just trailed off, which isn't something Trixie does. She's a very loud and hammy pony.

The comma in "The theater is, quite a distance." is unnecessary. A comma implies a brief pause, as in an aside comment or between items in a list. "The theater is [pause] quite a distance." sounds a bit stilted, sort of like this was a stage play and the yellow stallion's "actor" forgot his line. "The theater is quite a distance." is a much more natural way for a character to speak.

In the last line: "Trixie has transverse many a mile to reach Manehattan." I believe the word you were thinking of is "traversed", meaning "traveled across". Lastly, the "she" that comes after should be capitalized because this is a new sentence. I could probably rewrite the passage, if that helps you get a better feel for things.

Also, on a non-grammatical note, "Trixie" comes as a diminutive of the name "Bellatrix". Personally, I think "Trixianna" sounds a bit odd, but this isn't a correction or a rebuke or anything, just an observation. You don't have to change the name if you prefer it that way.

Thank you for the critique, I was starting to fear that no one would comment. I wouldn't have noticed these issues had they not been brought to my attention. I'll continue to work on getting the portrayal right. When it comes to my grammar I do have issues; for example I sometimes say "to wards", "fore ward", "to morrow","yester day", or "ye all" rather then "towards, forward, tomorrow, yesterday, or ya'll". It's something I sometimes overlook while reviewing my posts. As for the name Trixianna, it was taken from one of the comics and seemed to be closest to a full name I had found, as I have always assumed Trixie to be short for a longer name.

[Atomosea]

Your version of Trixie's personality is decent, at least in this small sample, but you have a couple grammar issues.

Most of your "post" is in the present tense, while the standard practice is to use the past tense, which you suddenly switch to in the last line. For instance, the first sentence written as most writers would would be something like "Trixie walked alongside a yellow stallion down the streets of Manehattan, chatting". Note that "alongside" is one word, not two. The emphasis you put on "Great" and "Trixie" and "wheels" could also be noted more professionally using italics, e.g., "The Great and Powerful Trixie has no need for wheels!". I also added an exclamation point because this is an exclamation, while the ellipsis indicates that she just trailed off, which isn't something Trixie does. She's a very loud and hammy pony.

The comma in "The theater is, quite a distance." is unnecessary. A comma implies a brief pause, as in an aside comment or between items in a list. "The theater is [pause] quite a distance." sounds a bit stilted, sort of like this was a stage play and the yellow stallion's "actor" forgot his line. "The theater is quite a distance." is a much more natural way for a character to speak.

In the last line: "Trixie has transverse many a mile to reach Manehattan." I believe the word you were thinking of is "traversed", meaning "traveled across". Lastly, the "she" that comes after should be capitalized because this is a new sentence. I could probably rewrite the passage, if that helps you get a better feel for things.

Also, on a non-grammatical note, "Trixie" comes as a diminutive of the name "Bellatrix". Personally, I think "Trixianna" sounds a bit odd, but this isn't a correction or a rebuke or anything, just an observation. You don't have to change the name if you prefer it that way.

Thank you for the critique, I was starting to fear that no one would comment. I wouldn't have noticed these issues had they not been brought to my attention. I'll continue to work on getting the portrayal right. When it comes to my grammar I do have issues; for example I sometimes say "to wards", "fore ward", "to morrow","yester day", or "ye all" rather then "towards, forward, tomorrow, yesterday, or ya'll". It's something I sometimes overlook while reviewing my posts. As for the name Trixianna, it was taken from one of the comics and seemed to be closest to a full name I had found, as I have always assumed Trixie to be short for a longer name.

Any time. And I've never read the comics, so I wouldn't know. If that's what they said Trixie's name is, then I guess that's what Trixie's name is. Not sure why it isn't just "Trixie" though, given that that's a more common full name than "Bellatrix" nowadays.

[Equestican]

There seems to be a drive in the fandom to portray changelings sympathetically, given the common episode idea to have the the Mane 6 find a lost baby changeling. Probably drives such ideas of complex societies, especially those similar to ponies. I prefer to think of them just like bees, where there's the workers, the queen, and maybe a few drones. Nothing too complicated.

That's the way I like to think of them too. They're clearly insectoid, and all we see in the show are one drastically different-looking Queen and hundreds, possibly thousands of exactly identical followers. A bunch of separate societies, some of them even caste-less, doesn't seem likely with the control Chrysalis has on her army (they're extremely well-coordinated with each other without any obvious order giving) and all the similarities to bees. As for the talking, the "changeling language is clicks and buzzes" thing does seem likely, given how the changelings don't even try talking when other mooks might. Also, the similar mouth shape and the fact that Chrysalis obviously fluently speaks the Equestrian language suggests that any changeling could theoretically speak other languages, too, but then again, Chrysalis may be the smartest, most powerful changeling on the planet, the drones we see don't seem smart or at least free-thinking enough to succeed, there's the matter of who would even teach them in the first place, and really, why would the average changeling even want or need to? Your entire life is the Hive and the Queen; everypony else is just food.

I figure changelings like Chrysalis and Sky Sprinter are just outliers.

I may have to do some thinking about "Who teaches the Changelings?" and whatnot...

I think this makes sense, and I probably bias towards liking it because then it makes Sky a rare type of changeling I may also need to change my personal headcanon

[Harbertia]

I think this makes sense, and I probably bias towards liking it because then it makes Sky a rare type of changeling I may also need to change my personal headcanon

I suppose I could step in a bit, to be honest, I started watching MLP after reviewing a bit of the comics. In them, Changelings do speak as ponies do. Otherwise their guise wouldn't be of much use. I will admit though, I can't take the comics for much... as it takes place in it's own continuum (isn't part of the main canon).

I suppose that means they can be however we desire them to be. I personally have an idea concerning them, but it was borne from the comics, where an alternate reality exists where good, and bad have switched roles. In that reality, a version of Chrysalis exists that's the element of Love. As, alternate time lines can only emerge from a change in the main timeline I surmised that the Changelings of the main timeline have been starved of love, thus transforming them into monsters (hence their decayed forms). The Queen, not receiving the love of Equestria, has resorted to taking that love (hence the kidnapping of Cadence) in order to feed her subjects.

We know from the show that several 'monsters' where banished by Celestia to the land of Tartarus. It may have been here that the changelings where starved of love, and thus why they struck against Celestia.

That's a theory of mine... I figured I'd run it by the group. I know I'm rather late coming into this.

[Equestican]

I think this makes sense, and I probably bias towards liking it because then it makes Sky a rare type of changeling I may also need to change my personal headcanon

I suppose I could step in a bit, to be honest, I started watching MLP after reviewing a bit of the comics. In them, Changelings do speak as ponies do. Otherwise their guise wouldn't be of much use. I will admit though, I can't take the comics for much... as it takes place in it's own continuum (isn't part of the main canon).

I suppose that means they can be however we desire them to be. I personally have an idea concerning them, but it was borne from the comics, where an alternate reality exists where good, and bad have switched roles. In that reality, a version of Chrysalis exists that's the element of Love. As, alternate time lines can only emerge from a change in the main timeline I surmised that the Changelings of the main timeline have been starved of love, thus transforming them into monsters (hence their decayed forms). The Queen, not receiving the love of Equestria, has resorted to taking that love (hence the kidnapping of Cadence) in order to feed her subjects.

We know from the show that several 'monsters' where banished by Celestia to the land of Tartarus. It may have been here that the changelings where starved of love, and thus why they struck against Celestia.

That's a theory of mine... I figured I'd run it by the group. I know I'm rather late coming into this.

It's definitely interesting, the comics are canon as of... Bronycon was it?

[Harbertia]

I suppose I could step in a bit, to be honest, I started watching MLP after reviewing a bit of the comics. In them, Changelings do speak as ponies do. Otherwise their guise wouldn't be of much use. I will admit though, I can't take the comics for much... as it takes place in it's own continuum (isn't part of the main canon).

I suppose that means they can be however we desire them to be. I personally have an idea concerning them, but it was borne from the comics, where an alternate reality exists where good, and bad have switched roles. In that reality, a version of Chrysalis exists that's the element of Love. As, alternate time lines can only emerge from a change in the main timeline I surmised that the Changelings of the main timeline have been starved of love, thus transforming them into monsters (hence their decayed forms). The Queen, not receiving the love of Equestria, has resorted to taking that love (hence the kidnapping of Cadence) in order to feed her subjects.

We know from the show that several 'monsters' where banished by Celestia to the land of Tartarus. It may have been here that the changelings where starved of love, and thus why they struck against Celestia.

That's a theory of mine... I figured I'd run it by the group. I know I'm rather late coming into this.

It's definitely interesting, the comics are canon as of... Bronycon was it?

I think so, the canon wiki has information on her portrayal in the comics, and acknowledges her mirrorverse self. link

Edit: I guess I was wrong about the comics not being Canon, which also means that Trixianna Lulamoon is Trixie's full name.

[Equestican]

It's definitely interesting, the comics are canon as of... Bronycon was it?

I think so, the canon wiki has information on her portrayal in the comics, and acknowledges her mirrorverse self. link

Edit: I guess I was wrong about it not being Canon, which also means that Trixianna Lulamoon is Trixie's full name.

I could be wrong myself, but eh. Trixianna is a rather nice name

[Harbertia]

I think so, the canon wiki has information on her portrayal in the comics, and acknowledges her mirrorverse self. link

Edit: I guess I was wrong about it not being Canon, which also means that Trixianna Lulamoon is Trixie's full name.

I could be wrong myself, but eh. Trixianna is a rather nice name

hahah, about the same as Pinkamena

[Equestican]

I could be wrong myself, but eh. Trixianna is a rather nice name

hahah, about the same as Pinkamena

I guess

[Harbertia]

hahah, about the same as Pinkamena

I guess

I'm a little surprised that with all the MLP RPs that where taking place on NS that no one did one set in the Alternate timeline (Mirrorverse). I suppose do to how strange it is, seeing Rarity as Nightmare Rarity, Luna & Celestia as villianeses, and having to try to wrap one's mind around all the differences.

Oh LOOK!

Trixie's an Alicorn!

[Equestican]

I guess

I'm a little surprised that with all the MLP RPs that where taking place on NS that no one did one set in the Alternate timeline (Mirrorverse). I suppose do to how strange it is, seeing Rarity as Nightmare Rarity, Luna & Celestia as villianeses, and having to try to wrap one's mind around all the differences.

Oh LOOK!

Trixie's an Alicorn!

Yeah, I doubt such a RP would have too much success here, the Awesome Pony RP was historically a bit hard to keep popular, I believe the only real long lasting pony RP here is the FO:E one

[Equestican]

I guess

I'm a little surprised that with all the MLP RPs that where taking place on NS that no one did one set in the Alternate timeline (Mirrorverse). I suppose do to how strange it is, seeing Rarity as Nightmare Rarity, Luna & Celestia as villianeses, and having to try to wrap one's mind around all the differences.

Oh LOOK!

Trixie's an Alicorn!

Yeah, I doubt such a RP would have too much success here, the Awesome Pony RP was historically a bit hard to keep popular, I believe the only real long lasting pony RP here is the FO:E one

[Frenequesta]

...I surmised that the Changelings of the main timeline have been starved of love, thus transforming them into monsters (hence their decayed forms). The Queen, not receiving the love of Equestria, has resorted to taking that love (hence the kidnapping of Cadence) in order to feed her subjects.

We know from the show that several 'monsters' where banished by Celestia to the land of Tartarus. It may have been here that the changelings where starved of love, and thus why they struck against Celestia.

Doubtful. The wedding episode implied that the changelings (or at least the queen) are itinerant, and this is actually the first time they've encountered Equestria:

[A]s queen of the changelings, it is up to me to find food for my subjects. Equestria has more love than any place I've ever encountered. My fellow changelings will be able to devour so much of it that we will gain more power than we have ever dreamed of!

Their love isn't just food, it's power. I also kind of believe that Chrysalis would make some passing reference to betrayal/revenge/etc. if your theory were true.

[Harbertia]

I'm a little surprised that with all the MLP RPs that where taking place on NS that no one did one set in the Alternate timeline (Mirrorverse). I suppose do to how strange it is, seeing Rarity as Nightmare Rarity, Luna & Celestia as villianeses, and having to try to wrap one's mind around all the differences.

Oh LOOK!
(Image)
Trixie's an Alicorn!

Yeah, I doubt such a RP would have too much success here, the Awesome Pony RP was historically a bit hard to keep popular, I believe the only real long lasting pony RP here is the FO:E one

Yeah, it probably wouldn't last long at all. It's far too alien. Players would simply look around at all the differences, and then more then likely leave.

...I surmised that the Changelings of the main timeline have been starved of love, thus transforming them into monsters (hence their decayed forms). The Queen, not receiving the love of Equestria, has resorted to taking that love (hence the kidnapping of Cadence) in order to feed her subjects.

We know from the show that several 'monsters' where banished by Celestia to the land of Tartarus. It may have been here that the changelings where starved of love, and thus why they struck against Celestia.

Doubtful. The wedding episode implied that the changelings (or at least the queen) are itinerant, and this is actually the first time they've encountered Equestria:

[A]s queen of the changelings, it is up to me to find food for my subjects. Equestria has more love than any place I've ever encountered. My fellow changelings will be able to devour so much of it that we will gain more power than we have ever dreamed of!

Their love isn't just food, it's power. I also kind of believe that Chrysalis would make some passing reference to betrayal/revenge/etc. if your theory were true.

True, I had not considered it from that angle. Though, Changelings must have existed in the lore, or not... Cadence's knowledge may have come simply from her encounter with the Queen, who relayed most of what Cadence knows to her. Which is possible considering that Chrysalis kidnapped her, and could have been in contact the same way she kept in touch with Twilight after sending her to the caverns.

[Harbertia]

Character Workshop
I don't want to interrupt anyone. It's just I usually establish a post on a thread where I begin brainstorming character ideas. I don't think now to be a good time to bring Trixie into the RP, so I've started work on a unique character.

Name: Brad Heaverhoove (Heave Hove play on words)
Species: Earth Pony
Sex: Stallion
Residence: Ponyville
Occupation: Carpenter
Appearance: Orange, blond maned, green eyed; usually wears an orange vest, and yellow hard hat while conducting construction work.
Cutie mark: Chisel
Bio:
Personality:

*Why not a pony based on your self
Name: James ???
Species: Earth Pony
Sex: Stallion
Residence: Ponyville
Occupation: (well, let's see, what's my actual passion? I like to organize data, and provide information OH OH!) Librarian (Maybe Ponyville isn't a good residence considering that the Library is no more ) Perhaps a Bureaucrat!
Appearance: Tan, Brown mane, Green eyes
Cutie mark: Open book with a quill
Bio:
Personality:
Rule Broke: No pony based on Real PEOPLE -End attempt-

Name: John Silvermane
Species: Unicorn
Sex: Stallion
Residence: Canterlot
Occupation: Banker/Financier
Appearance: White with a silvermane, top hat, suit, and monocle
Cutie mark: Bit (the coin)
Bio: Grandson of a wealthy jeweler.
Personality: Posh

Name: Junebug (canon character)
Species:Earth Pony
Sex: Mare
Residence: Ponyville
Occupation: Florist
Appearance:

Cutie mark: ??? a cute little bug and some flowers ???
Bio:
Personality:JUNEBUG loves to celebrate holidays with friends! (review interaction with Spike during The Secret of my Excess)
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Must resist erg, to play, villain like character. You've become a little too accustomed to the dark side. Trixie is good for you, just play her for a bit, and really look into what's happening on the IC. I'm sure you'll pick up on a good place to enter, though Trixie does make a scene when she's around, all attention being drawn to her. Thus she'd be a bit of a disturbance. Considering this you should probably continue to hold off on her making an appearance.

Just... realized that the RP is set in a Modern World Equestira... which means Trixie should be updated to reflect this. Her wagon could be an RV I suppose, or a truck with a trailer attached.

[Frenequesta]

Just... realized that the RP is set in a Modern World Equestira... which means Trixie should be updated to reflect this. Her wagon could be an RV I suppose, or a truck with a trailer attached.

No, that's not necessary. It just means that modern tech is available in the RP, which doesn't necessarily mean it's the norm.

[Harbertia]

Just... realized that the RP is set in a Modern World Equestira... which means Trixie should be updated to reflect this. Her wagon could be an RV I suppose, or a truck with a trailer attached.

No, that's not necessary. It just means that modern tech is available in the RP, which doesn't necessarily mean it's the norm.

OH, good, sort of like the Bowling Alley, or Twilight's Computers whew, I started to get concerned

[Atomosea]

I'm a little surprised that with all the MLP RPs that where taking place on NS that no one did one set in the Alternate timeline (Mirrorverse). I suppose do to how strange it is, seeing Rarity as Nightmare Rarity, Luna & Celestia as villianeses, and having to try to wrap one's mind around all the differences.

Oh LOOK!
(Image)
Trixie's an Alicorn!

Yeah, I doubt such a RP would have too much success here, the Awesome Pony RP was historically a bit hard to keep popular, I believe the only real long lasting pony RP here is the FO:E one

I'd be interested in an RP like that, but I'm not sure I'd be good at playing a canon character, and as far as OCs, I'd really like to get my characters' stories out and develop them for the players/readers before I start flipping their moralities around.

Regarding the Pony RPs being "hard to keep popular", I think it was the lack of active, charge-taking OPs that killed them. The OPs didn't really help drive and direct the plot and subplots much, and as a result there were "dry spells", so to speak, where the interest dried up and players stuck at dead ends weren't spoken to and given an "in" to involve themselves more, and thus they stopped posting. There's also the fact that the last one had little quality control regarding which characters were allowed in and what they were allowed to do, resulting in the thread spiraling into chaos and over-craziness and more reserved roleplayers with more serious stories and characters, like Fren and myself, jumping ship.

Also, with my characters in particular, I'm not sure if I'm just a bad or boring roleplayer or what, but I leave a lot of "breadcrumbs" like having my characters go certain places or do certain attention-grabbing things, or leaving breaks and pauses in their conversations between each other so some other player can interject, like in a real conversation, but no one seems to notice.

Speaking of, there's actually one in my most recent post.

[Equestican]

Yeah, I doubt such a RP would have too much success here, the Awesome Pony RP was historically a bit hard to keep popular, I believe the only real long lasting pony RP here is the FO:E one

I'd be interested in an RP like that, but I'm not sure I'd be good at playing a canon character, and as far as OCs, I'd really like to get my characters' stories out and develop them for the players/readers before I start flipping their moralities around.

Regarding the Pony RPs being "hard to keep popular", I think it was the lack of active, charge-taking OPs that killed them. The OPs didn't really help drive and direct the plot and subplots much, and as a result there were "dry spells", so to speak, where the interest dried up and players stuck at dead ends weren't spoken to and given an "in" to involve themselves more, and thus they stopped posting. There's also the fact that the last one had little quality control regarding which characters were allowed in and what they were allowed to do, resulting in the thread spiraling into chaos and over-craziness and more reserved roleplayers with more serious stories and characters, like Fren and myself, jumping ship.

Also, with my characters in particular, I'm not sure if I'm just a bad or boring roleplayer or what, but I leave a lot of "breadcrumbs" like having my characters go certain places or do certain attention-grabbing things, or leaving breaks and pauses in their conversations between each other so some other player can interject, like in a real conversation, but no one seems to notice.

Speaking of, there's actually one in my most recent post.

I guess that is true, I never thought of it like that. Makes sense though.

I have a feeling Sky might wish he didn't look at those books

[Atomosea]

I'd be interested in an RP like that, but I'm not sure I'd be good at playing a canon character, and as far as OCs, I'd really like to get my characters' stories out and develop them for the players/readers before I start flipping their moralities around.

Regarding the Pony RPs being "hard to keep popular", I think it was the lack of active, charge-taking OPs that killed them. The OPs didn't really help drive and direct the plot and subplots much, and as a result there were "dry spells", so to speak, where the interest dried up and players stuck at dead ends weren't spoken to and given an "in" to involve themselves more, and thus they stopped posting. There's also the fact that the last one had little quality control regarding which characters were allowed in and what they were allowed to do, resulting in the thread spiraling into chaos and over-craziness and more reserved roleplayers with more serious stories and characters, like Fren and myself, jumping ship.

Also, with my characters in particular, I'm not sure if I'm just a bad or boring roleplayer or what, but I leave a lot of "breadcrumbs" like having my characters go certain places or do certain attention-grabbing things, or leaving breaks and pauses in their conversations between each other so some other player can interject, like in a real conversation, but no one seems to notice.

Speaking of, there's actually one in my most recent post.

I guess that is true, I never thought of it like that. Makes sense though.

I have a feeling Sky might wish he didn't look at those books

Maaaaaaaaaybe.