Uh, hi. Yeah, Magic's my special talent; got the cutie mark and everything.
My parents think I'm a prodigy or something. Don't get me wrong; They've kinda got the right idea. I mean, I can see magic, and it's freaking everywhere. I've just had a little trouble figuring out how to do anything with it.
Teachers can't seem to teach me anything (I don't think they ever really tried), so I've just kinda... decided to try and figure it out on my own.
Um... There's something I've left out. Why I'm having a hard time figuring this stuff out, why no magic teacher could ever get anything through to me...
You see... I'm an Earth Pony.
My name is Strange Design, and I have no idea what I'm doing.
Chapters (3)
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING
Seriously, the idea for this story struck me while I was suffering from sleep deprivation. I don't know why I'm actually writing it. I don't know why I'm actually posting it. I seriously do not understand what has gotten into me.
And I've probably ticked off every medical professional who reads this story because I'm not a medical professional so I don't know all the proper procedures and rules and such.
...So, critique? What am I doing wrong? Is Strange Design a stupid name for the main character? Is this concept just too far-fetched for even the most flexible of minds? Why is my screen swimming? ...ignore that last one.
...aaaand I'm a rambler. Great.
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I like the idea. It's interesting, however, one must remember that all ponies have magic. It simply isn't as apparent in non-unicorns.
Pegusai: Ever notice the contrails and the way RD can pull a perfect right angle?
Earth ponies: How does AJ buck a whole tree's worth of apples into baskets without damaging the tree?
For that matter, how does Pinkie do the whole sense thing? (It's not just Pinkie being Pinkie)
Also: This is hilarious.
Actually, I think you've gotten off to a really great start! Your writing's quite good, and I'm really intrigued by this story's premise, and Strange Design's actually a pretty creative name. I anxiously await more!
My god! You have no clue of how long this very idea has been going through my head, an Earth Pony whose cutie mark is magic. I got so exited about it I actually opened up an account just to make a proper comment.
Anyway, I think you have a great idea going on here. I always love characters that don't take themselves to seriously, and the name Strange Design is both brilliant and perfect.
I'm both exited and intrigued by this prologue and I hope to see more, good luck and may the muses be generous with you.
Amazing, keep it up!
A earth Pony with magic? Cool. Cant wait for the next chapter.
An interesting concept. Well, you have my attention now. Proceed with abandon, a reckless haste into the minefield.
Liked and faved, eagerly awaiting more.
A bit funny how the doctor finally realized the little colt wasn't a unicorn
Yup. Kindred minds.
I'll be watching ths with EXTREEEEEEEEEEEEEME interest.
Boop.
I'll be watching.
I love how those last few lines are THE perfect example of the "Oh Crap" reaction.
Hmmm. Curious. Continue.
I think I speak for everyone when I say...
Go on...
I really like this idea, to be honest it's occurred to me more than once, usually I imagine it happening after the character in question gets his/her cutie mark, or they have serious magic envy and spend their lives learning a different way of using it themselves, oddly enough it never occurred to me in all that time that one might simply be born that way. The chapter is nice, a good bit of tension and comedy mixed with one heck of a plot hook, and don't worry about the rambling, happens to me all the time when I get nervous.
I thought this was a fucking clopfic from the title considering the amount of crap that has populated this website.
Giggles, MOAR!
Well, the prologue seems well written and the premise is good! I will love to continue reading whatever this poor colt will be put up against. Personally I think his name is good as it tells a good deal about him in general, though I'm sorry I can't help you with the medical procedures.
Keep it going!
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Magic is EVERYWHERE in Equestria. If Strange Design cannot perform unicorn style, there must be other ways. Ask Zecora.
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Exactly!
Hell, magic runs the day/night cycle.
I was ponted this way due to the similarity in premise with my most popular fic. This seems to be handling things differently though. I'll watch to see where this goes.
Strange Design is a perfectly decent name for a pony.
2433924 Agreed. That's one of the points I was making in my own fic.
...Okay, I honestly wasn't expecting such a positive reaction to this, but WOW did you guys surprise me! I'm flattered, really I am. I am also incredibly nervous.
Anyways, we now meet the main character, Strange Design, and get a glimpse of just what it means to be a magically gifted Earth pony. We also get a look at some of the problems inherent in such a deviation from the standard. So, what do you think? Do you like him? Should he die a horrible death? What do you think about what we've seen of his magical abilities thus far? Is he amusing or annoying?
While we're on the topic, I have a confession to make: I'm not sure what to give him for a cutie mark. I mean, I have an idea in mind, but I'm not really certain about it. Based on what you've seen thus far, do you guys have any suggestions or ideas for what his mark should be?
Also, writing this chapter went really fast. I am feeling rather proud of myself. I seriously doubt I'll be able to update this story this fast with any kind of regularity, though.
Okay this chapter was fun, but it felt way too early. It feels like we skipped over all the difficult, interesting parts of his life.
So now we've gotten right into the thick of it, and it appears that just trying to teach him to use his hoof like a unicorn does their horn didn't work out for him. I'm very interested in seeing what happens next!
MOAR!
Awesome bro!
Okay. Interesting so far.
Now I've always been of the belief that cutie marks and talents have one-to-one correspondence. It isn't the most popular view and t seems like your version of Equestria is a bit different from mine anyway, but if you go tat route, well, we already know what the cutie mark for "magic" is.
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I love how you've portrayed him. He clearly knows what he's doing, but at the same time, he does things like blow himself up.
His ineptitude makes him intriguing. It's cool.
Cutie marks... I'd say go with what you've got, but if you want a suggestion, I've read stories where earth ponies have magic before, and it's usually focused around crystals. So maybe a magic crystally thing? Maybe something to do with his fire crystal thing?
This is Australia...
Well, I'm certainly intrigued. I hope you come back to this some day.
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I'm not dead. I just started this just before getting off of college for the summer, and came home to "HEY GUESS WHAT!!! WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING CARE OF YOUR TWO EIGHT-YEAR-OLD COUSINS FOR THE ENTIRE FREAKING SUMMER!" So... yeah.
On the bright side, chapter three is almost done! Once I get settled back into college...
Puns. So many puns.
Why does my writing seem to just keep getting worse?
So many concepts and scenarios that had to be scrapped because they didn't work or I couldn't write them.
Why am I so bad at character interactions?
Someone commented that the title made them think this was a clopfic.
Now I can't stop seeing sex jokes and double entendres in my writing.
And they're not intentional.
Halp Me.
It was good, I laughed at a few parts. Keep up the good work.
3181057 lol wut? This is the best chapter so far; if anything, yer writing's only gotten better!
Do not get in that frame of mind, mate, dark things be down yonder road..... woOoooO 
Cant wait for moar!
He needed some Orange with all that Yellow.
Yaaaaaay update!
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Oh, don't mind me, I'm just going through a rough patch, and it leaked through into my opinion of my own writing. Plus, I'm always angsting that I'm screwing something up.
On the other hand, aren't most of the good (or famous) writers supposed to be depressed self-haters or something like that?
He can see love? That's very interesting...
Yeah, red generally means explosions when magic is color coded for your convenience...
Sorry, guess I'm kind of scatterbrained right now. In any case, definitely looking forward to more.
Famous last words
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Well, yes... I have a rough draft of the third chapter...
It's just that I've been getting pummeled by real life for the past... how long's it been? almost two years?
Suffice to say, I started this while I was in college... Now I'm out of college and in the real world, with a lot less spare time on my hands, and even less energy for making sure I produce quality work.
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It's fine. I probably needed a little kick in the pants to get back on it. Just like all things three, it'll be "worth the weight."
Interesting.
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Well. Like the last president we had.
Four More Years.
I really enjoyed this one, I hope it gets continued, the writing is good, there's plot there, and the premise is well executed.
So, he accidentally created a permanent flame that's bound to his hoof. Then he encased it in a crystal so that it can no longer reach his hoof. But it might possibly be still bound to his hoof, but not strong enough to reach it?
It seems that while he cut the spell off from his own mana, it didn't fade out. Maybe ambient magic decided to steal the spell from him? Or something else, but I have no idea.
That was definitely interesting.
Most of the time, dead stories are just okay... but this one? This one was GOING places. RIP.