Gotta say this has been a fresh change from some of the usual reincarnations. Especially about the part (SPOILER,) where the gods treat souls like pokemon and the goddess with sass.
11177622 Your trust is appreciated! It'll probably be fairly light. Less is more when it comes to stuff like that, but I enjoy aspects of it enough to commit to incorporating them ^^
As he has taken this type of ski I wonder if he can do anything just good enough. Like a heart transplant. It's good enough to let the pony live. Or make plans on machines that are just good enough at their task. You see where I'm going with this?
11178002 It's specifically for his species. Unicorns to be precise ^^ though I will say your average ponies skills are higher than the average of most species since they are all guaranteed to have at least one thing they are really good at, which does push it up a bit last the cross-species average of 50
"Well, you're probably about to wipe me like a suspicious hard drive and toss me back into the middle ages where I'll live out the next glorious twenty years as a potato farmer until I die of malnutrition, so no, I don't think we are."
Hey now, there were no potatoes in the middle ages, you would be a cabbage farmer instead! Well, there were no potatoes on the old world anyway, if you were reincarnated as a native in the Americas then that could have possibly been true.
Interesting start, something I don’t usually see in these types of stories (but then again, I don’t really explore the site as most people here do). Great work so far 👍
Also as a side note:
“Now, I think we’ve chatted or long enough. If there isn’t anything else you wanted to ask, I’ll be sending you on your way.”
11178277 Thanks for the catch! And yeah, it's going to be a bit different than your typical sort of story in this vein, I'm hoping. Different doesn't mean good ofc but hopefully it'll be both!
11178034 "Average" can be a really loaded statement. Almost thought you were going with a "Watashi, Nouryoku wa Heikinchi de tte Itta yo ne!" reference.
11178356 I thought you decided to run away with Noukin idea of "average" too, but it will be interesting to see how he end up screwed anyway without that trick. After all that goddess clearly state she gonna play with him for her own amusement. Welp, considering he's going to be an "average" unicorn I suspect he'll be averagely talented in literally everything unicorns can do. ...do alicorns count as unicorns for the average or only their pre-ascension state counts? After all they are up to ⅓ unicorns and 100% ponies.
11178504 Well, it's not like we don't have enough cautionary tales that follow the tenet, "be careful what you wish for".
He knew nothing about this, I assume, godly equine. She could have been a trickster god just as easily as a warm and benevolent one. In the end, as much as we would like to think optimistically, this was the best choice for him with the fewest drawbacks.
"Wait wait, are you telling me that not only is there a god, but there are multiple gods presiding over different realities, and you go around trading mortal souls like ethereal baseball cards?" he asked, his voice steadily gaining an octave from the sheer stress of the outlandish situation slowly settling on him.
"Oh well erm..about that...you aren't technically within my jurisdiction, actually..." She said, quickly moving on from this with a more confident tone. "But I happened to be over for some tea with ᔑʖ∷ᔑ ̇/ᔑᓭ when you expired, and the two of us decided that it might be fun to do one of our infrequent little exchanges. One of his for one of mine, you see."
"Wait wait, are you telling me that not only is there a god, but there are multiple gods presiding over different realities, and you go around trading mortal souls like ethereal baseball cards?" he asked, his voice steadily gaining an octave from the sheer stress of the outlandish situation slowly settling on him.
She blew a raspberry and shook her head, gesturing dismissively with a hoof. "Of course not, that would be silly and childish."
"Oh thank god, I thought you were se-"
"We also get a kick of pitting you against each other and watching you compete, so it's more like pokemon cards."
“Nothing bad. Don’t worry, it’ll all make a lot more sense once you start actually getting into things. Here! As a show of good faith, I’ll even let you make one request in regards to your reincarnation and I’ll honor it no questions asked.”
His eyes widen slightly at this ”Huh…well damn. I mean…hmm…” his expression goes from surprised to pensive, a hand coming up to run through his hair as he started to pace slowly back and forth.
She could, of course, be totally sincere. He had no real good reason to think she wasn’t but something was screaming out to him from within, as it often did, that there had to be something he wasn’t considering. What if it was some sort of test, or what if it was a monkey’s paw sort of situation and she’s actually some sort of twisted bitch.
He stops after a long moment of intense pondering and strand sup straight, giving her a confident smile, bordering on smug. “I’d actually prefer to simply be average if that’s okay.”
She seemed taken slightly aback. “Average? But why?"
"I was under the impression there would be no questions asked."
Her mouth snapped shut for a second and she exhaled through her nose. "Well, it's just...I'm genuinely curious. You could be born to a rich family, or I could gift you with abilities beyond your wildest imagination. Why would you settle for just average?”
I get the feeling I've seen the twist to this before....
Slipcase hugged him a bit tighter to her chest, nuzzling against him. She smelled warm, comforting to him, though perhaps that was the instincts of his new body in effect. Either way it was…relaxing. He felt safe, content even. She spoke to the other. “Yeah, he kinda does, doesn’t he Buckram.” She said, looking down at him affectionately, a hoof caressing his head, petting him.
Hmm. Judging by those names, they're... bookbinders? Librarians? Something to that effect?
Gotta say this has been a fresh change from some of the usual reincarnations. Especially about the part (SPOILER,) where the gods treat souls like pokemon and the goddess with sass.
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Always happy to hear about it when my delivery lands. Hope you continue to enjoy the fic ^^
is he gonna have chats with the godess semi regularly or is this the only time we hear from her. cause she seems nice
Hmm, the RGRE elements has me worried, as I absolutely despise RGRE.
I'll give this a follow though, as I'm intrigued enough to carry on despite my reservations.
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Who knows ^^
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Your trust is appreciated! It'll probably be fairly light. Less is more when it comes to stuff like that, but I enjoy aspects of it enough to commit to incorporating them ^^
this sounds promising, adding to craig approved
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I am humbled by the approval of the best south park character. Thank you ^^
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nice
Thanks for a fun chapter)
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Always happy to be of service ^^
I really hope she slipped that other guy a Micky.
As in Pinkie.
But Pinkie isnt dead.
When has that ever stopped her?
Oh boy can't wait for more.
Dude I love the concept of this.
This looks like it will be interesting. I kinda like reincarnation stories, so definitely worth a follow.
Just a note, your GIF cuts off before we can read what Mast of None (curse) does. (I can guess from context, but I thought you'd like to know.)
Is the GIF incomplete, or was that intentional?
I mean the curse attribute was incomplete.
You got me curious. I wish you the best for your story and I'll wait with patience.
Average what?
He's screwed, isn't he?
Nice.
As he has taken this type of ski I wonder if he can do anything just good enough. Like a heart transplant. It's good enough to let the pony live. Or make plans on machines that are just good enough at their task. You see where I'm going with this?
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All the bits say its the average of every being on the planet, or a least Equestria.
Buy some apples God entities
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Thanks! I'll fix it later. master of none cuts exp gain by 50% on skills under 70
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It's specifically for his species. Unicorns to be precise ^^ though I will say your average ponies skills are higher than the average of most species since they are all guaranteed to have at least one thing they are really good at, which does push it up a bit last the cross-species average of 50
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I was being positive lol.
Also I didn't know about that gif generator thingie. Like I said before, looking forward to what you got for us in the next chapters.
Hey now, there were no potatoes in the middle ages, you would be a cabbage farmer instead! Well, there were no potatoes on the old world anyway, if you were reincarnated as a native in the Americas then that could have possibly been true.
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Based and cabbagepilled
Interesting start, something I don’t usually see in these types of stories (but then again, I don’t really explore the site as most people here do). Great work so far 👍
Also as a side note:
“For”?
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Thanks for the catch! And yeah, it's going to be a bit different than your typical sort of story in this vein, I'm hoping. Different doesn't mean good ofc but hopefully it'll be both!
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"Average" can be a really loaded statement. Almost thought you were going with a "Watashi, Nouryoku wa Heikinchi de tte Itta yo ne!" reference.
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I can assure that it is loaded to some degree, but the fun will be revealing exactly how much ^^
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I thought you decided to run away with Noukin idea of "average" too, but it will be interesting to see how he end up screwed anyway without that trick. After all that goddess clearly state she gonna play with him for her own amusement.
Welp, considering he's going to be an "average" unicorn I suspect he'll be averagely talented in literally everything unicorns can do.
...do alicorns count as unicorns for the average or only their pre-ascension state counts? After all they are up to ⅓ unicorns and 100% ponies.
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He's cracked it!
Hah, nah, only reggie unicorns. no kirin or anything like that.
Well, very interesting start
Love the gif btw
This what happens when you try to get clever with Rob. Even if unintentionally.
Should be
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Well, it's not like we don't have enough cautionary tales that follow the tenet, "be careful what you wish for".
He knew nothing about this, I assume, godly equine. She could have been a trickster god just as easily as a warm and benevolent one. In the end, as much as we would like to think optimistically, this was the best choice for him with the fewest drawbacks.
The legit pony version of
Didn't I Say To Make My Abilities Average In The Next Life?!
that line really made me laugh, thanks! Upvoted and subscribed/10, will read more
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Glad you enjoy my comedy stylings, friend, happy reading!
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Pffft, it was partially inspired by that idea yes ^^
Me: *Fucking dying of laughter laying in my bed*
Me*definitivly dead on the ground, but still laughting*
*Come back to live only to die of laughter again*
Sadly i must report that after re-reading this story 10 times the humor starts to dull off... Next chapter?
Oh good it's one of those: a story with zany, quirky totally random humor that's only funny to consoooomers and those permanently online
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I am deeply sorry to hear of your crippling lack of reading comprehension. I hope you can get that cleared up.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
I get the feeling I've seen the twist to this before....
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didn%27t_I_Say_to_Make_My_Abilities_Average_in_the_Next_Life%3F!
It'll come to me eventually.....
Hmm. Judging by those names, they're... bookbinders? Librarians? Something to that effect?