Who Needs Harmony?: An MLP Empire Quest
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BloodsCrescendo
Frolicking through Crimson Fields
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- The Best Coast
Honestly, if we ARE going to end up studying the obviously evil eldritch book, we should probaly at least stab it with one of our Orichium swords first to nullify it's magic. That way at least we have a decent chance of studying it without..... the usual consequences.
NexysDhyArchen
Throne Breaker
Alternatively, for those studying the Skinned Tome, we have a circlet or crown of Orichalcum crafted so as to prevent magical influences affecting the reader's minds.
Having any idea of what's possible, and more importantly what NOT to do, with dark magic will be immensely useful.
But of course this will make both the tome and the Heart over impo r rant assets to be guarded.
Having any idea of what's possible, and more importantly what NOT to do, with dark magic will be immensely useful.
But of course this will make both the tome and the Heart over impo r rant assets to be guarded.
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- Space
Or they can be moved where they want to be. Add to it that if we are to even move them it would be into our Empire since we already have experience in caring for them and other Crystal Ponies that can help them adapt. Moving them to Allied Kingdom at this point is just needless strain on them and can do more harm than good (remember they are not a thropy to distribute ).
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- Somewhere
Link to the last time I did this.
Archival purposes: "The Crystal Invasion, Part 5 (posted by QM on Wednesday, April 24, 2019)"
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The Front Page as it appeared to me on Thursday, April 25, 2019.
Character Sheet (last edited by QM on Wednesday, April 3, 2019)
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Informational: State of the Nation (last edited by QM on Wednesday, April 24, 2019)
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Informational: Diplomatic Relations/Persons of Interest (last edited by QM on Wednesday, April 3, 2019)
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Archival purposes: "The Crystal Invasion, Part 5 (posted by QM on Wednesday, April 24, 2019)"
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The Front Page as it appeared to me on Thursday, April 25, 2019.
Character Sheet (last edited by QM on Wednesday, April 3, 2019)
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Name: Garrick Golden-Feather
Age: 44
Titles: Emperor of Gryphus, King of Griffonia, Inheritor of the Imperial House of Gryphus, The Unifier, Great Winged Alpha
Description: Before your wife got her talons on you, you were a fairly typical example of the Griffon species. An unmistakably masculine build, a strong, prominent beak, feathers and fur that seem to be perpetually well-groomed, and a pair of piercing amber eyes hiding a fierce intelligence. Not anymore though. Oh, you still have all those qualities, they're just overshadowed by the massive amount of muscle you've put on since you started your wife's "enhanced training regimen". Your wings can lift dumbbells, and your legs are like tree-trunks supporting a barrel chest rippling with abdominal muscles. In short, you have the build of a person who has been lifting heavy objects his entire life.
Martial: 9+2+1+2=14
Diplomacy: 14+2+2=18
Stewardship: 13+2=15
Learning: 16+2=18
Intrigue: 11+2=13
- Trait-Attractive: You are a very handsome fellow. +2 Diplomacy, better spousal relationship
- Trait-Genius: Smart doesn't even begin to describe you. +2 all skills
- Trait-Strong: Working out with your wife has done great things for your body. +2 Martial
Inventory:
- Blade of the King: an ornate and deadly sword you had forged for yourself after being crowned King of Griffonia. +1 Martial
- Royal Armor: Serving to protect you as well as display your royal status to onlookers, this armor is both durable and aesthetically pleasing.
- Orichalcum Sword: A blade made of an extremely durable, magic resistant metal
Wife: Gabriella Golden-Feather
Opinion of You: 10/10
Age: 43
Martial: 15+1+2=18
Diplomacy: 11+1=12
Stewardship: 8+1=9
Learning: 13+1=14
Intrigue: 10+1=11
Trait: Strong - Born stronger than most. (+2 Martial)
Trait: Experienced - Has been a mercenary for several years, ranging across the lands of the former Empire. Knows much about the world. (+1 All Stats)
Son: Gawain Golden-Feather
Age: 13
Martial: 14+2+2+1-5=14
Diplomacy: 13+2+2+2-5=14
Stewardship: 14+2-5=11
Learning: 10+2-5=7
Intrigue: 11+2-5=8
Status: Teenager-Malus to all Stats (-5 to all Stats)
Status: Designated Heir. Will become player character in event of Parent's Deaths.
Trait: Strong-Born stronger than most. (+2 Martial)
Trait: Attractive-A cute kid, and eventually a handsome fellow. (+2 Diplomacy, better spousal relationship)
Trait: Genius-Smart doesn't begin to describe him. (+2 All Stats)
Trait: Game Master-Years of playing games of strategy and wits with members of the Imperial Court has honed his sense of strategy and taught him how to read others. (+1 Martial, +2 Diplomacy)
(Adopted) Daughter: Gwyndlyn Golden-Feather
Age: 9
Status: Child-No Stats
Status-Designated Regent: In the event that no heir is capable of taking the throne, or in the event the rightful ruler is otherwise unavailable, she will take control of the kingdom until the situation can be resolved.
Trait: Dragon-A fire breathing reptile. (+4 Martial)
Daughter: Gilda Golden-Feather
Age: 6
Status: Child-No Stats
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Informational: State of the Nation (last edited by QM on Wednesday, April 24, 2019)
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Informational: Diplomatic Relations/Persons of Interest (last edited by QM on Wednesday, April 3, 2019)
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I mean if the crystal heart didn't screw up the book and we ask people who know about magic and use plenty of anti magic metal I think it would be safe enough to study
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- sweden
FTFY
Well... The roll gods have spoken! And they decreed a magic bomb directly to the face of ol'king Somby.
I'd imagine that Hardbeak is more than OK with not having to fight him a third time.
Yeeeeees. We have the Crystal Heart.
Dinner Time, Gwyndlyn!
Hey, don't blame me, wanting your daughter to eat an energy field bigger than her head is completely natural for a proud and doting father.
I note that Sombras best friend / significant other Radiant Hope should be back from being a statue now, she should be mostly un-traumatized, and if i remember correctly she was prophesized by the Crystal Heart to become a Princess in the future, which might mean that she has Alicorn potential. I suspect she will be the one taking charge of the Crystal Ponies.
Dinner Time, Gwyndlyn!
Hey, don't blame me, wanting your daughter to eat an energy field bigger than her head is completely natural for a proud and doting father.
I note that Sombras best friend / significant other Radiant Hope should be back from being a statue now, she should be mostly un-traumatized, and if i remember correctly she was prophesized by the Crystal Heart to become a Princess in the future, which might mean that she has Alicorn potential. I suspect she will be the one taking charge of the Crystal Ponies.
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Getting Too Old For This...
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- The Shadowlands
*tilts head* Okay... assuming Radiant Hope is A.) a thing, and B.) unfrozen, the Crystal Ponies don't really have a reason to follow her at this point. I mean yeah, maybe she might become an Alicorn in the distant future, but right now she's just a mortal pony with with ties to Sombra which, if anything, might actually leave people biased against her. So let's fast forward a bit, the Crystal 'Empire' has been rebuilt, but functions more as a semi-autonomous city-state within the Gryphon Empire (this is assuming we even keep the Crystal Empire together and don't just take the Crystal Heart and move the refugees some place less... fucking nightmare-ish), in order for this to work at all there would have to be very strong ties of infrastructure and economy between the 'big' empire and the 'little' empire, and some cultural crossover has already happened, with young ponies growing up as citizens of a much larger metropolitan empire, and Radiant Heart does... something, and becomes an Alicorn.
Okay... great, now what? I mean, being an Alicorn doesn't automatically put you into a position of power, Celestia and Luna were in charge because they defeated Discord, not because they were Alicorns. She may not even want to be in charge, but okay, let us once more assume she does, and that she did something heroic enough to win the support of the people. There's really no reason for the Crystal Empire to be independent by this point aside from things like nationalism, bigotry, rebellious sentiment, etc. Which doesn't really make sense from a logical point of view. Practically the only effect splintering off from the greater empire would have is to piss off a lot of the Gryphons, the Diamond Dogs, and potentially their allies as well, while also damaging the economy and putting the small nation in a very precarious position. As to the benefits, the only ones I can really think of is the centralizing of the (now much diminished) political power of the local government within the newly-established royalty, and... well, that's kind of it basically. It would be a power grab, or a sort of nebulous pride thing.
Honestly they're much better off existing as a state within a state, well... unless the Empire treats them like crap, which we won't. Which is not to say that's what is going to happen, I'm just constructing a possible scenario and breaking it down.
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- Space
I think that we should read it alone to see.
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- Ohio
Do you mean leave it alone? I am not in the mood for Evil Dead right now, when we need to recover.
(for those who have seen Evil Dead 1, 2, and Army of Darkness, you will see how that would be better as an event down the line rather than right now).
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Asmodemus
Subversive Element
Could be a reference book on the evil spells he was using to corrupt the Crystal Heart.
And it does appear to be bound in different hides.. on a planet where there's many sapient races.
Time to make our Canada, for the Crystal Dominion!
I don't think it's that evil, as we already opened it and nothing happened. Arguably we need an expert in magic to look at it, because even if it's a Tome of Grogar The Undying, I'd like to know why Sombra put it in the same room that gives you nightmares every time you enter it. If it's a dark magic spell book, why not just keep it in your room? After all it's not like anyone is going to steal it seeing as you've made everyone too terrified to even think about entering the castle.
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- MN
Honestly my bet on the book is it details the ritual needed for a pony to become an alicorn. Which is why I'm in favor of burning it and calling it a day as magic doesn't help us at all and if anything the book is more likely to aid our enemies then us even if the book is mundane as they can use magic and we can't.
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- Venezuela
I feel that before we read this book we'll need three things before we even think of reading it, first a crown or helmet of orichacum to prevent mind control or corruption, something like a page saver made of orichalcum to nullify or weaken whatever magic the book has and a box made of orichalcum to put the book in once its no in use.
if we decide not to burn it that is
if we decide not to burn it that is
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- United States of America
You think that a small part of Sombra when he was vaporized was like "at least it wasn't Hardbeak that killed me".
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- USA
Honestly. Yes.
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- Back in Cali
The Heart was never corrupted at all. It was covered in chains of dark magic but that was it.
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- MN
now we just need to find Equestria, roll a 1, and have to deal with fighting both alicorn sisters that have turned into day breaker and nightmare moon and we'll have the villains for the next arc.