Chapter 16 is up, and the wasteland continues to be a terrible place. · 1:54pm Apr 15th, 2022
Sorry, no new art, well I've been making new art, but I cant put it up here, check out my deviant art page for more clean stuff and lore blurbes. Or check out my derpibooru page for more risky stuff (For both make sure you not in a public place first)
As for the story, with chapter 16, here is where my big edits start showing up as I do my best to smooth out how stuff happens early on will relate to later chapters down the line. Also flushing out some characters that didn't get as much attention as I should have given them. It's also an opportunity to further show how nasty the wasteland is when your not a rooting tooting and shooting hero with more plot armor then just not dyeing. I mean that plot armor could easily be removed, but when the story is from the PoV of one character, it tends to wreck the flow. Though there is something to be said about committing to such a risky maneuver. Or if the character ark is done, then that works too, all depends on how the story is structured. Frankly, so long as the character is not repeatedly put into a situation where they should have died, it's fine to not kill them off.
But ya, lets not get anymore into that. The main idea for "A Wastlanders Tale" is more about how the wasteland itself traumatizes it's inhabitance until they end themselves, go raider, give up, or become like iron. Some Wastelaners get a head start, living through it as a foal, and understanding what is to come as an adult, but others, such as Lottery dose not learn such things until she is an adult. Basically it's like what might have happened to Littlepip is she was a bit dumber, less lucky, and trusted the wrong ponies. So like with Murky, but dark in a different way.
Overall I hope you enjoy seeing how far dark this story can go, though I do make sure to not delve in too deep, and give you some air. There are good things out in the wasteland, you just need to look for them. Though getting to the good things is a different matter, and once you have it you must be ready to kill to keep it.
Anywho, let me know what you think about the chapter, and ask me any questions you might have.
