Too Many Fanfic Ideas · 11:59pm Aug 29th, 2016
I'm still planning on updating “Applejack Fixes Everything” and “Once Upon a Nightmare,” and I also want to revise the last chapter of “Earth Ponies Are Overpowered.” But I have so many other ideas vying for my attention. Which one(s) catch your interest?
The Fourth Tribe or Crystal Ponies Are Overpowered – Sequel to EPAOP. Everypony talks about the “three pony tribes,” but there are more than three tribes. The fourth tribe has more differences than just their crystal appearance. Twilight and her friends are about to learn about those differences in the worst possible way.
Cranky and Shining Armor Join Guys' Night – Summary is in the title. A short comedy that sneaks in a bit of world building (and not just the OnO kind).
Rarity Appreciates Nature – EG fanfic. Rarity freaks out when she finds a spider in her cabin at Camp Everfree. Everyone has fun at her expense, but who will have the last laugh? (A dumb, short comedy.)
They Grow Up So Slowly or Little Forever – The parents and caregivers in Ponyville have concerns about their foals not growing at all in the past two years. They become even more concerned when they discover the cause.
Kung Fu Ponies – MLP x Kung Fu Panda crossover. The Cutie Map summons all six Element Bearers to another universe where all animals can talk and they use chi, which is almost like magic. Once transported to that world, the Mane 6 are all earth ponies with muted colors, dressed in silk tunics. The ponies who used to be pegasi and unicorns must learn to strengthen their chi and bodies, and all six of them need to figure out what problem they are meant to solve. Fortunately, Master Shifu may have the answer . . .
the fourth tribe and kung fu ponies seemed the coolest to me. the others seemed cool but i would love to see those two the most.
4180618 Thanks! Those two seem the coolest to me too, but part of me is tempted to hammer out a quick oneshot first.
4180621 in that case they grow up so slowly seems like it would be hilarious.
Honestly, I'm not too sure I'm really that big on any of those. A sequel to Earth Ponies would be nice, of course, but the whole "the worst way possible" doesn't make it sound very pleasant. The rest just doesn't really grab me all that much, although that might just be because you're really giving some very brief blurbs there. It might work better in practice.
I actually like the fourth tribe, but I like to think that having too much fanfic ideas is better than being unable to write for months at a time and having a microscopic window of inspiration.
The Fourth Tribe sounds fun because I loved the prequel to it so much. Little Forever definitely has my attention though! It tickles a few of my interests, but the likelihood of the CMC and maybe even Spike being involved in it makes me excited to read it.
4180638 I appreciate your honesty, and I may just need to do a better job writing summaries. A lot of these are slightly dressed-up personal notes.
I like to see the 4th tribe and maybe a sequel for it to be the 5th tribe of the breezes!
Also I haven't seen a Konfu Panda cross over yet, so definitely take it before someone writes one to!
I would like to see the Crystal Ponies, the Kung Fu Panda crossover, and Cranky and Shining joining guys night, in that order. Best of luck with any or all of them.
I would vote for any story with Pinkie playing a role in it the bigger the better.
The sequel and guys night sound like a lot of fun.
"They Grow Up So Slowly", THAT's the one you should do first.
Somepony shatters.
Now they have to spend all night glueing the pieces back together before anypony can find out / before its too late to resuscitate them / before some important event where the crystal pony in question needs to attend --- preferably in one piece.
Tags: Comedy,dark.
Title: "Puzzle Night"
...My brain is horrible sometimes.
I figured Spike would've gotten his hobby "Oubliettes and Ogers" from Shining Armor in the first place. So... not sure what Cranky brings to the table here.
Though the interaction between Shining as the experienced long-time player and Discord as the newbie could be interesting.
Moreso, since Shining never really got over Discord's betrayal with Tirek.
You aren't the first to do crossover with Kung-Fu Panda, actually.
Sooo.... either, a Fourth Wall self-realization story, or everypony in Ponyville is immortal now, or close to it.
I'd say that's a good thing! They'll live long and fulfilling lives! Very, verrrrry long and fulfilling lives.
Well, sure, has some downsides here and there, and some of the parents may differ in their opinions...
But if a parent tries to take away their child's immortality? That'd just be wrong.
Or, if it's just "ponies don't age in Ponyville", then... move out of town for a few years, then come back. "Early twenties forever" doesn't sound like it has a downside.
Although by then, Ponyville may already have become severely overcrowded once the news of "eternal youth" spreads.
...So far, my vote's on the Eternal Youth story, though some of the others could be relevant to my interests as well, depending on how they play out.
4181026 The "Guys Night" story would probably have Pinkie in it the most.
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Cranky is there because (a) he's a guy, (b) he's one of the last guys you'd expect to play an RPG, so he's a foil for someone like Shining, and (c) I like Cranky.
And he didn't title it "Kung Fu Pony(ies)"? How did he miss that opportunity?
Given that I tend to try to think of in-show explanations for the show's silliness and discrepancies, it's closer to the latter.
Cranky and Shining Armor Join Guys' Night – Summary is in the title. A short comedy that sneaks in a bit of world building (and not just the OnO kind).
Rarity Appreciates Nature – EG fanfic. Rarity freaks out when she finds a spider in her cabin at Camp Everfree. Everyone has fun at her expense, but who will have the last laugh? (A dumb, short comedy.)
One of these two, then Crystal Ponies are Overpowered.
There are at least seven tribes actually as their are Crystal Earth Ponies, Crystal Pegasi, Bat-ponies, and Alicorns. There is also talk of Sea-Ponies being legitimate and Breezies may be related to ponies as well making possibly as much as nine identified tribes.
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Glad you thought it helped. I'm good at the honesty thing, but less so at tact.
4182139 Good catch. Though it's probably a bit of a stretch to include Breezies, especially since they're from another world.
I'd love to see a sequel to Earth Ponies, that was one of my favourite bits of headcanon exploration in a long time (even though normally I don't particularly like the "Granny Smith is literally centuries old" thing). What are you planning to revise about the final chapter, though? It seemed perfect to me so I'm hoping it's nothing too drastic. :)
I <3 Cranky. Donkeys do not get nearly enough love.
4182920 Thanks! And no, I wouldn't change anything too drastic. I would try to tweak Pinkie Pie a bit since some people thought she was OOC. The most I would do is add onto it and show a little of what happens next.
4184100 Okay, I'll allow it, he said graciously as if he actually had any real power to tell Maran what to do with their fanfics. :) It was the Applejack ascension scene that really grabbed me most powerfully, I don't think I'll be as troubled with twiddling Pinkie's bits.
Crystal ponies, specially how they manage to survive in frozen north without protection of Crystal Heart.
As for "Too many fanfic ideas", yeah, pretty much the same here. Just check my post.