Okay, now I get to gush about the chimera! I jumped the gun a little last time. Sorry.
Nothing like getting on the wrong side of the Wonderbolts to get the nation pumped for war. It seems Corey's giving them the lowdown but I imagine that 1,000 years of peace will put ponies on the slow-end of grasping war. We shall see.
Nice interactions with the main group and the town. At least some ponies can get their hinders into gear when necessary.
I'm afraid I'm confused. Is that a rule? Because logically it almost goes without saying that something tragic would be sad, and vice versa. Maybe that's your point, but they just didn't seem mutually exclusive when I was putting this together.
I mean, story got approved with those settings, so I don't THINK the moderators consider it an issue...
1795478 It is not a thing to be concerned with (about the mods, I mean). You won't get banned/warned/reprimanded for doing so. Not anymore, that is.
But yes, literary-wise, they are mutually exclusive. Basically, the tags are meant for the story as a whole and not a particular part of it. Well, in 'Cupcakes', Pinkie makes jokes when mutilating Dash's innards, but it doesn't warrant it a Comedy tag, does it? Same thing here: A sad story is sad from start to end. A tragedy has only a few sad moments (the eventual hero's failure being one of them). But it isn't sad from start to end. The story has a buildup; good moments, bad moments, leading to a conclusion.
Sure, tragedies make you, the reader, sad afterwards. But that isn't what the story is about.
I haven't read your story, so I don't know if it is a tragedy. But, judging by the adventure tag, I know that it isn't a sad one. Please remove the sad tag and, if the ponies of Equestria end up succeeding through their task, remove the tragedy one as well.
Okay, sad tag goes, but what to do with the "tragedy" tag... Problem is, I'd rather the readers be unaware of whether or not the story will be a good end or a bad end. I mean, no duh right?
I worry that ridding the tragedy tag gives the impression that doing so means there will be a happy ending. But in the same breath, I suppose labeling it a tragedy, by your definition, explicitly tells the reader there WON'T be a happy ending.
I suppose the winning move is not to play. I will remove "tragic" for the reason that it is a statement on the ending that I would rather keep neutral about, and for no other reason. It may yet hold a bad end for our heroes, but I choose to offer no comment on the matter. I chose tragic because tragic things happen, and I misunderstood what it actually was that I was conveying.
So Celestia can blast a space rocket or ballistic missile, thats good.
Problem is, there are other ways for the madman to get reconnassiance or land a nuke where he wants them. For recon, high altitude but low observation (as in, hard to see) drones can do the work just fine. For delivering a nuke... well there are low-altitude cruise missiles, aircraft-delivered gravity bombs, strapping the warhead to a machine on a suicide run, or even nuclear artillery shells assuming he has the tech for it... which from what we have seen is a definite "yes".
If he wants to be really fancy: some kind of burrowing machine brings warhead right into the center of Canterlot. Although that does sound a little too Bond-villainy for this guy.
Damn, dude. Am I tracking this? I can't remember. I should if I'm not, I keep missing your updates. Whatever you've been doing to this story, keep doing it.
Okay, now I get to gush about the chimera! I jumped the gun a little last time. Sorry.
Nothing like getting on the wrong side of the Wonderbolts to get the nation pumped for war. It seems Corey's giving them the lowdown but I imagine that 1,000 years of peace will put ponies on the slow-end of grasping war. We shall see.
Nice interactions with the main group and the town. At least some ponies can get their hinders into gear when necessary.
Nice work!
this updates waaaaaaaaaaay too slowly!
i;m dyin' for more already.
Just a tip, sad stories can't be tragic.
And vice-versa.
1795306 Wait, sorry?
I'm afraid I'm confused. Is that a rule? Because logically it almost goes without saying that something tragic would be sad, and vice versa. Maybe that's your point, but they just didn't seem mutually exclusive when I was putting this together.
I mean, story got approved with those settings, so I don't THINK the moderators consider it an issue...
1795478 It is not a thing to be concerned with (about the mods, I mean). You won't get banned/warned/reprimanded for doing so. Not anymore, that is.
But yes, literary-wise, they are mutually exclusive.
Basically, the tags are meant for the story as a whole and not a particular part of it. Well, in 'Cupcakes', Pinkie makes jokes when mutilating Dash's innards, but it doesn't warrant it a Comedy tag, does it?
Same thing here: A sad story is sad from start to end.
A tragedy has only a few sad moments (the eventual hero's failure being one of them). But it isn't sad from start to end. The story has a buildup; good moments, bad moments, leading to a conclusion.
Sure, tragedies make you, the reader, sad afterwards. But that isn't what the story is about.
I haven't read your story, so I don't know if it is a tragedy. But, judging by the adventure tag, I know that it isn't a sad one. Please remove the sad tag and, if the ponies of Equestria end up succeeding through their task, remove the tragedy one as well.
Bigger and better explanation over here.
1795564 Well crap.
Okay, sad tag goes, but what to do with the "tragedy" tag... Problem is, I'd rather the readers be unaware of whether or not the story will be a good end or a bad end. I mean, no duh right?
I worry that ridding the tragedy tag gives the impression that doing so means there will be a happy ending. But in the same breath, I suppose labeling it a tragedy, by your definition, explicitly tells the reader there WON'T be a happy ending.
I suppose the winning move is not to play. I will remove "tragic" for the reason that it is a statement on the ending that I would rather keep neutral about, and for no other reason. It may yet hold a bad end for our heroes, but I choose to offer no comment on the matter. I chose tragic because tragic things happen, and I misunderstood what it actually was that I was conveying.
1795793 One thing you can do: Add tags as the story proceeds. It's only natural, not wanting to spoil it for the users.
1795793 I'd say the 'Dark' tag is enough to convey that the story may not end with butterflies and gumdrops.
By the way, awesome story so far!
1822921 Er... why what?
Your post tells me your comment is attached to Chapter 8, but I don't see it, and I'm not sure what about Chapter 8 is "Why god, why?!"
So Celestia can blast a space rocket or ballistic missile, thats good.
Problem is, there are other ways for the madman to get reconnassiance or land a nuke where he wants them. For recon, high altitude but low observation (as in, hard to see) drones can do the work just fine. For delivering a nuke... well there are low-altitude cruise missiles, aircraft-delivered gravity bombs, strapping the warhead to a machine on a suicide run, or even nuclear artillery shells assuming he has the tech for it... which from what we have seen is a definite "yes".
If he wants to be really fancy: some kind of burrowing machine brings warhead right into the center of Canterlot. Although that does sound a little too Bond-villainy for this guy.
Needs some US Marines.
Damn, dude. Am I tracking this? I can't remember. I should if I'm not, I keep missing your updates. Whatever you've been doing to this story, keep doing it.
I'm loving this so much