The Shadowbolts, tired of getting ruthlessly killed off whenever they play Dungeons and Dragons, decide to make Twilight their new DM. For Twilight, the game soon turns into a struggle to maintain her sanity amongst half-orcs, barbarians, vertically challenged necromancers, and seductive bards. The line between success and a total party kill gets thinner with every dice roll...
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Preread by hawthornbunny, Solly, and Cinder Vel.
Total Words: 12,153,705
Estimated Reading: 4 weeks
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Tempest Shadow is still unsteady on her hooves, struggling with the decision she made to turn her back on the Storm King. She isn't sure where she fits in, in the bright and colorful world she left behind as a filly. All she can see is the weakness that peace and tranquility has bred into society, and when a new threat rises up, Tempest Shadow might be the only pony who's willing to face it down.
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While the Elements of Harmony are away from Ponyville, a group of dedicated, honest, resourceful, and dedicated… Oh, wait. We said dedicated already. Anyway, some ponies have to fill the gaps, like spackle. This is the story of one.
He has to fill in for Twilight Sparkle. The poor guy.
Editors: Tek
Cover art: Screenshot
Princess Celestia sent her student, Twilight Sparkle, to meet five mares in Ponyville who will help set up the Summer Sun Celebration.
She just never said they'd be hot.
Chinese translation by SoothingBell!
Rainbow Dash is the perfect girlfriend.
Sunset breaks up with her anyway.
Third place in Oroboro's "Endings" contest. Edited by MrNumbers.
Clover the Clever never asked for his life to get so complicated. It was bad enough tricking a drunk Imperatrix Celestia, war goddess of the Three Tribes, out of her accidental coup against Queen Platinum. But now the most dangerous pony in Equestria has returned to trade her claim on the sun for a chance to woo him.
On top of that, his erstwhile mentor Star Swirl the Bearded has saddled him with a mysterious magical necklace and a uniquely bleak and pointless prophecy: If he's brave enough, and if he's clever enough, he just might survive Celestia for long enough to break her heart.
Now with an audio reading by ScarlettBlade!
Recommended by PresentPerfect! "horizon gave me the story I needed rather than the one I wanted ... along the way we get some very strong lessons about love, and meditations on the value of a lifetime and what one pony can achieve on their own."
First place, "Out of Time" Writeoff! (11/2015) At long last, expanded to novella size! The world-spanning, centuries-spanning romance as it was always meant to be told!
PRAISE FOR THE WRITEOFF VERSION:
"One of my favorite depictions of Celestia in a long time." –billymorph
"To the top of the ballot with it." –AugieDog
"There’s going to be a lot of tears shed when this one hits publish." –Georg
"You need to read Time Enough For Love. I literally swore out loud when my computer crashed when I was halfway through, and then I immediately whipped out my smartphone to finish it. And now I'm reading it again in a desperate attempt to figure out how it does its job so damn well." –Bachiavellian
"I can get behind some historical revisionism for such a brilliant story. The writing is second-to-none … I laughed, I cried, and I felt other things too." –Trick Question
Cover art by Nadnerb.
Eric, easygoing local human, is winding down for the night when he receives an unexpected visitor.
He is a good host to them.
Vinyl and Octavia need to hug for eight hours – or the building explodes.
A commission for Dakastan, edited by MrNumbers. Special thanks to him, and to Crystal Wishes for the ornithological help.
When a magical malaise falls over Ponyville, stealing the very words from ponies' mouths, it's up to Applejack to save the day!
... so long as she can figure out what the heck everypony's trying to say, first.