Over a year ago, myself and four other FiMFiction authors started our own Ponyfinder campaign. The campaign lasted over a year, and followed the adventures of five brave little ponies, as they attempted to win fortune and glory in the eyes of their princess. Traveling across all of Equestria, into distant griffon lands, and through the realm of dreams itself, they struggle to prove themselves and win a place in the world.
Nine hundred years before Nightmare Moon's return, Equestria is a very different place. Old tensions between the three races still linger, and Celestia's peace is still unproven. It is a more brutal era, and one in which ponies find it hard to see how friendship and magic can prevail.
Novelized by Pav Feira. Who is awesome.
Chapters (12)
That Virtue truly is a shining example of all that it means to be a pony.
But what were your builds?
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Cheese.
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Try me: I have full ranks in craft: cheesemaking.
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Hey, nice strategy guide!
And, I'll save us both some time. Here are the sheets!
http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=548855
http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=548890
http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=550338
Moonie's sheet seems to be down for some reason. But she was a straight up Improved-Summoning feat line druid.
Custom Variant Druid, adding cheese on top of cheese, with a side of GM-enabled cheese. Moonlight's turns took the longest usually. Not because I'm slow. Just because she was doing five to ten things each round.
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Looks cool.
Man, I wish I could have played a pony game...
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The link in the campaign is old. Here, have Moonlight's sheet:
http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=759127
"two regal sister" -> "two regal sisters"
"you reigned your" -> "you reined your"
"They thing" -> "They think"
"Princess’s Cout." -? "Princess's Court." ?
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Those are indeed clever suggestions! Fixed. Thank you!
Yup, those are definitely characters about to become part of a character party.
"boat" should probably be "moat".
You have an interesting little story going on here. Is the campaign still running or has it come to an end and you're merely writing out the tale?
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The campaign has come to ane end and we're writing it out. However, we are also currently ropelaying the sequel -- Herald's of Luna. Which is also on FiMFic! (though it isn't EQD ready yet)
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For sense of scale, the campaign ran weekly for a little over a year. So we've got all the logs archived, we know how the story ends, all the dialogue is intact, etc. But since it's all in chatlog format, and is littered with typos, dice rolls, and OOC chatter, it takes a little bit of massaging to turn it into something Fimfic-ready. Still, we were working away on a few chapters while waiting for Sethisto-senpai to notice us, so expect updates to resume shortly.
Glad to see this get posted.
On an unrelated note, I finally wrote a story in something other than third-person -- second-person! And present-tense, to boot!
It was definitely a different experience. It certainly offered a lot more freedom to describe certain things, and really get into the character's head.
Contest entries aside, though, I don't think I'll be going back to second-person anytime soon. It's a bit gimmicky.
p.s. Post more Daring Do
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My reaction to this was, in rapid succession, "Oh, nice! Glad to see CiG branching out." Followed by "Wait, second person present tense?" and then "Waaaaugahaaguahhhaghuuahh."
I love present tense. It's great for getting into a character's head. But why second person?
Given your day job, I've got no room to complain, but I had twelve and a half hours of classes yesterday. I admit, it's impairing my writing speed.
Still, I've got two more chapters in the queue. Hope to post them in the next few weeks!
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It was for Obs's contest; we had to choose some 'bad' trope and try to write it well. I chose second-person.
I think it worked pretty well. We'll see how the contest goes.
Source for cover art.
Will the story be updated soon?
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Yes! It's all written, I just need to stop being lazy and start posting.
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We literally told each other this on a biweekly basis since... June.
Oops.
Hmm... Moonlight Meadows seems familiar.... pink-ness, energtic-ness volumous mane... things in hair.... dangerous animal as a pet... possibly related to two ponies who share a voice actor... Hmm...?
"play chest"... Chess right?
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Also, an oddly magical earth pony! Yes, she is Pinkie Pie's great great grandmother.
The character work here helps keep us invested in the characters. I think I'm more interested in their adventures after this chapter than I was when they were fighting Diamond Dogs.
I do hope you one day write out the rest of this, as it's marked incomplete but I noted that you've put up part of the sequel campaign so the story is finished just not recorded (though given how much I'm enjoying your Actingverse fics, I suppose I can't complain that you're providing them instead). I know it's not as well followed as some of your other things but it's a worthwhile story and who knows, your increased fame might snag more readers when it continues. I know I put off reading this for a while because "a transcript of a D&D session" doesn't sound as interesting as many other stories, but that's because many players don't put the kind of care and effort into characterization you obviously did and thus such things can feel flat when turned into a story rather than an interactive experience. But this one, in the form you've posted it, reads just like any other piece on the site.
Huh. I guess Virtue does have a shot, then.
This is some extremely flimsy evidence, even for a magical augury. And a wacky shenanigans plan that sounds like it could go horribly wrong.
I think this should be "you didn't what Azure"
This Blueblood is extremely likeable since, he's actually given more depth.
Wait... Isn't being mailed to Cloudsdale a good way for a unicorn to die? Step out of the box without a cloudwalking spell and good bye.
Maybe the disembodied voice is more ruthless than Wisp and wanted to convince her to kill someone without realizing it.
This feels a bit like a non-sequitar. Otherwise it was an enjoyable update. Good job keeping a wide cast of OCs feeling distinct, either as a writer or as players or most likely both.
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Virtue had her shot all right :D
Oh, I've reached the end. That's a shame, I was really invested in this story. A very fun read with a cast of interesting characters. I just wish it could have concludded properly. /)