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Dec
2nd
2016

The Anthro Tag · 5:16am Dec 2nd, 2016

I want to say something.

For about a week now I've been seeing a lot of talk regarding the Anthro tag in my story, and Twilight being the only actual anthro in the story. Comments have varied between theories regarding how this will affect Equestria, and borderline hate for the concept alone.

Look, if you don't like anthro stories, that's your business. In fact, I completely understand why you would dislike them, considering the content found within the vast majority of anthro stories on this site. I don't begrudge you that.

I knew going into this story that the Anthro tag was going to get some hate. I made the choice to turn Twilight into an Anthro knowing the reaction it was likely to get.

I was not disappointed.

I chose to turn Twilight into an Anthro for personal reasons, none of which have anything to do with smut. I hope to make it clear as time goes on and I write more stories that I will never write clop fiction. At the very most, in consensual terms, I will write two characters beginning to make-out. Beginning to. In non-consensual terms I will never detail a rape scene, but I will make one that starts but gets interrupted by a hero before it can get graphic. As corny and common as some of you may find the idea, these scenes are excellent ways to point out a hero’s berserk button, and show just how far they’re willing to toe the line between justice and vengeance.

Anyways, my point is that I made Twilight an Anthro for personal reasons, none of which really apply to the plot. Her being changed to make magic easier to use? That was me throwing a hasty explanation for a concept I wanted.

However, if the Anthro tag really does bother all of you so much that you believe it takes away from the quality of the story, I am willing to incorporate an idea I got from Morphy that will allow Twilight to return to the standard Equestrian pony form. I’m fairly certain I can swing it. I don’t have too many plans that would need to be changed, and at the very least it would apply a new facet to the story.

To be very clear, I want your honest opinion on if this will improve the quality of the story. If/When you tell me you want Twilight changed back, give me a detailed explanation on how you believe it will improve the story. If all I get is “I don’t like Anthro stories” or something else along those lines, I will ignore it. Also, if that’s your reason, why in the nine levels of Tartarus are you reading Tartarus Forged in the first place? While I was late in applying the Anthro tag on accident, it's there in plain view now, and has been for a while.

I love constructive criticism, and I love debating with my readers the merits of the choices I make. It helps me refine my own ability to write, and also refine the story itself. but there is a very clear line between constructive criticism and hate, and I will not tolerate hate in my comments section for ANY of my stories.

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Comments ( 24 )

My opinion ? Keep Twilight Anthro. Your story is good already, and i don't think that the story quality is hindered by Twilight's form.

I personally never understood the hate for Anthro...
I have never understood the hate for a lot of things anyway. Except Justin Bieber. Fuck Justin Bieber. :trollestia:

PS : The last line was an attempt at humor.

Wait, Twilight is anthro? This whole time I thought she was human.

I also say keep Twilight anthro. I would give her the ability to have kids, if she ever settles down, but they will be pony. She has become dependent on her new form and changing her back into a pony is something Discord would do to screw with her. It works for your story and haters are going to hate.

Also I loved how Twilight/Superman dealt with that rapist in Harmony League!

4325601 I specified a few times that Twilight's physical body was that of a half-human, half-pony. She looks human for the most part, but normal humans can't do magic, hence the half-pony bit.

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Oh, guess I just wasn't paying attention when I got to those parts.

4325622 They're easy to miss. I really should go back and refine her description.

Honestly, I'm a bit confused as to why she was changed to a human and not a centaur. I can see why her infernal mentor changed her, it's a very cruel form of control to show that not even her body is her own.

But change her back to a pony? Only do it if it's a part of the story.

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I think you should give a description of her when Celestia first sees her when she shows up during the Nightmare Moon fight. That way we can understand what she looks like. Plus I think it needs commenting on by Sunset Shimmer where they are right now.

It's your story, write it your way.

People on this site will ALWAYS find something to bitch about it and it's not up to you to please them. You start trying to change your story to appease the whiners on this site and you'll just drive yourself nuts.

Comment posted by Mr Swanky Hat deleted Dec 2nd, 2016

4325753 Thank you for standing up for me:twilightsmile:, but please try not to antagonize anyone. I'm trying to head off arguments, not start them.

I think it is better to keep her as anthro, or at the very least not a full pony. That physical difference keeps in the mind of the readers as well as the other characters that your Twilight is different from the ponies. The physical change prevents her from hiding that she was mostly raised outside Equis. For her returning to a full pony body could also easily be seen as a trade down in terms of power and comfort/utility after living in the anthro body for years.

It might be mostly only me, but I don't see how being anthro improves the story. You have personal reasons, I believe we can respect that, but why not something at least closer to a pony form? A centaur would actually make way more sense, after all tirek was the one to transform her.

All in all, I believe turning her back sometime around Luna's reformation would be best. Honestly, her being half human does nothing to improve the story. Convening her corruption could be done better by demonizing her pony form trough goat horns, a spade tipped tail or the like.

But then again, I'm still following your story. It seems like most people don't mind it, according to the comments, but you did ask for our opinion.
That was a nice movement on your part, by the way. It really shows that you care :twilightsmile:

Personally, I have no problem whatsoever with human OR anthro. It's how well written the story is that matters the most to me.

I'm hoping she stays anthro if only for the opportunity for her and spike to have more in common and a tighter relationship. Two nonponies living amoung those they don't fully understand, best bros for sure. Team fingers! Woot!

I have no problem with her being anthro. It actually makes me feel bad for her that her life was so thoroughly turned upside down. Even when she returns she still isn't in her proper form. If she wants a mate or to have foals this really screws it up for her. On the other hand, magic like the portals shows that it's possible to change form without the mind numbing pain. So maybe someday she could figure out a spell that would change her back as long as she could repair her horn in the process. Being able to switch between forms would be rather useful. I can't remember what age she was when she went to Tartarus, but she has spent more time walking upright then she had on four hooves. So it seems to me she's comfortable either way. Also, she's a better fighter as a humanoid because she's trained longer that way. It's gotta be a little weird looking down at all the little ponies though.

4325885 Well, that was an idea I hadn't considered when I changed Twilight, but having now thought about it, I don't think I would have used it. First of all, turning her into a centaur would have been, in the eyes of the beings Tirek rules, making her his equal. Even if that's not actually the case, that's how it would look, and the last thing Tirek wanted was Twilight getting ideas of rebellion.

Second, It just feels the same as making an OC an Alicorn. I have no problem using concepts people decry as horrible, but that's one I happen to agree with, Alicorns are made, not born. *Neatly ignores Flurry Heart with the passion of a zealot.*

4326184 Sixteen years on hooves, and fifteen years upright.

To be clear, I'm not saying there's an overabundance of hate in my comments. Yet. This is just me seeing the discussions running out of control if I don't say something, and warning everyone to keep things civil. Discuss the tag all you like, just don't let it devolve from that.

I don't mind anthropomorphic ponies, but it presents a substantial deviation from canon and as such, it should be done for a reason. As you mentioned, you do have a reason, but the issue I have with anthro Twilight in this context is that the reason isn't plot-relevant. This made the transformation feel jarring and random, and detracted from the narrative. It's not a huge deal, though - just a minor immersion break.

That being said, it's your story, and it was a conscious and personal choice. For that reason alone, I wouldn't change it. Besides, turning Twilight back into a quadruped wouldn't resolve the issue at hand, seeing that the jolt to immersion already happened. In fact, you'd risk disrupting the narrative again if she changed back for reasons tangential to the plot, and it would only hammer home that the transformation was in fact pointless.

Long story short, I would advocate sticking to your guns and writing the story the way you like it. If you wish to improve the quality of the narrative, I suspect that making Twilight's transformation be relevant to the plot is the way to go. That way, it wouldn't be a random tangent and have a reason to exist not only for you, but for your readers as well.

4326534 Hmm, I thought it was twenty. Was it twenty total years in Tartarus? That could be where I got it crossed.

4326568 She was a pony in Tartarus for five years before Tirek changed her.

4363363 I don't think it's anthro Twilight they don't like. They see the anthro tag and instantly assume the entire cast are anthro. To be fair, what I'm doing is rare, so it's understandable.

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