Ashton

I used to use a program called, I think "Giff Constructor Set" by a company called Alchemy Mindworks (dont know if they're even still in buisiness --- dont be startled by the site, it is *heavily* pagan) But really cant help much, though if your interested in more high-end animation.........

So we just need to change out dirt for grassy dirt often... *has a hare-brained idea*

Glad I could help, I mine way more than is healthy (in game or out! lol) I always thought that was on purpose O_o Woot! lol Woot! When are we gonna get these server-side? O_o FUDGE YEAH!!! (though I see a high demand for bones to make grass to feed the sheep...)

Well I spent all night, but if you look in the drop chest, Brian, you'll find everything you lost (I think) and more. Last thing I want is to see you /ragequit

Well, I finished the first "introduction" chapter to my fanfic about Discord. Showing both a glimpse at the near-end, as well as the beginning. I am well aware that this is short, as it's meant just to be an intro. Future chapters will be longer. Now, you ponyfolk get to decide what happens next! Be sure to read the story before posting/voting (and I am more than willing to take constructive criticism, in fact I BEG for feedback on how to improve my writing style!) The story: Now, Vote on what you think should happen next, and dont hesitate to vote "Other, see below" and give a different thought on what should happen! (Keep in mind that this is only the first chapter in what will likely be a very long story, so even if I dont specifically pick your direction I may use part or all of it later on) I will leave the poll running for around a week, randomly taking it down after 5-10 days (when I feel like it, and to discourage "oh I'll vote later" procrastination Vote NOW! )

I love the irony there that the PPG is another of Lauren Faust's works. Dont worry, I *HATE* Mary Sues/Gary Stus! I try to make mine unique, one of the reasons I add little fact like Dusk Shine's favorite coffee, or Dune's favorite Ice Cream. I wont take the Indy references too far (though Dunes *will* be very talented with his whip), after all I know about Indy outside of pop culture comes from seeing Raiders back in the 90s and reading a couple of the Young Indiana Jones books when I was a teenager. Changed, is this going to be a problem since I already have Hale as "WIP"?

Oops, sorry, I missread the rules about titles... I completely forgot about that, might try it since my last OC drawing had some issues... I was trying to leave out a lot of details for a combination of character development and boring people. I'll see about adding more info. *facehoof* D'oh! Fixed. Thanks, I always mix those two up. I could write a nice fanfic about that... but in truth I hadn't stopped to really consider it. I'll see about stretching the story out to a page or three, though I may have to make it a full week they're lost instead of just 3 days... I was trying to avoid much talk about his family since I was told that RP characters could have any form of relationships, though I can certainly add those. His talent is very flexible so that I am happy with (though it will be... amusing... to put him in a place like Canterlot or even Ponyville (good settings for a "country mouse" RP story) where his skills are all-but useless (unless I expand the Indiana Jones reference and make him a full-blown Archaeologist as his main job when he's not helping other ponies out... hummmm I like that idea... I might just have to see if I can find a bull whip laying around ). I never really considered what his hobbies might be... living in the Desert there's not a lot of options, though I suppose I could be creative like training vultures to carry mail or something...or play up the 'old west' and have him do Lasso tricks (or whip tricks...) Would it be a problem to extrapolate on the Indy gag? I mean it's not uncommon to see thinly-veiled expies in the actual series *coughDiscordIsQcough* Meh, I may have to adjust my style, I'm quite fond of RP intros being along the lines of "a cloaked pony appears, who is this mysterious equine?" so I leave out a lot of information that others wouldn't have if they just saw him. As I said, I'll see about fleshing it out a bit. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! for the feedback!

Pfft, If you need your equipment replaced just ask! I have plenty diamonds for pinkie and oh sweet celestia, I have TONS of redstone and gold to make a new compass for you... in fact the only things I cant help you with are the arrows and feathers (I'm constantly running out of those myself) and the clay (though there is plenty clay near my cave so I wouldn't mind helping mine more for you.

You certainly achieved the desired effect. And hey, you could even explaine it away in-universe if you like as the webcam being dirty! Not to hijack the thread, but I'm torn between 'ask discord' and 'Ask Dash the Rainbow Alchemist' (the latter being either based on Dash/MC or Dash/FMA...)

I would follow this, it looks hilarious, but the style bothers me, it reminds me of paintings like 'The Scream' too much... GREAT IDEA though, Good luck! (geeze, it seems like everyone is making a tumbler these days, maybe I really should consider it..)

RoleplayType: Mane RP Name: Hale Sex: Female Age: Young Mare Species: Pegasus EyeColor: Green CoatColor: Blue Mane/Tail/MarkingsColor&Style: Navy Blue with light grey-purple highlights, her mane is spikey and less than well-kept but her tail is carefully styled into a series is spikes Physique: Big, Strong, though graceful (If she were human I'd say "Muscular but still curvy") CutieMark: Snow Flake with a hailstone between each point Origin/Residence: Cloudsdale Occupation: Weatherpony, Specializing in Hail and Sleet. Motivation: Day to day life, find a stallion who will respect her as more than a 'pretty flank' or 'mare who could kick my plot' Likes:Winter, snow, Hot cocoa Dislikes:summer, rain, Rose Bushes... CharacterSummary: Hale was born in cloudsdale where she attended flight-school and despite graduating 3rd in her class ultimately, her first years were... less than stellar. She was known to crash into clouds often, and when she did, without even realizing it, she made the clouds release sleet. (Though everyone assumed it was simple cloud-fluff) Her best friend's mother loved rose bushes, and unfortunately for Hale, these bushes were very close to the front gate. Hale spent the better part of every afternoon licking her wounds, quite literally, from crashing into them... She spent a lot of her time around the rain ponds in cloudsdale park, where she took joy in fishing around the water until she found a sphere of ice, despite how warm the pools were... Hale learned her special talents when she finally got sick and tired of the bullying. Despite the taboo of using your weather magic as a weapon, Hale had taken all the tormenting she could and pelted the bullies with hail and sleet in rage, it was not until afterwards that she realized what she had done. It was then that all the times in her past when she crashed and found the flakes of ice nearby, or the times she was admiring the 'bubbles' she found in the water pools, that she realized she had been creating these without knowing it. It was then that she earned her cutie mark and learned her place in society. (Both as an ice-weather specialist and as 'the mare who will kick your plot if you make her mad') As Hale got older she found out that, despite the weather service paying well, it only payed when you worked. While Hale could still move clouds like any other Pegasus, she tended to cause them to ice over accidentally, and so rarely was called for work except when they needed sleet or hail. These were her specialty, she could land a hailstone anyplace she wanted, with any force, enough to gently roll off a flower, or to leave a dent in a barn roof... But, her lack of work meant she had to take odd jobs around town to make ends meet, often traveling to distant cities when nobody around town had anything that needed doing... Image from Pony Creator:

Roleplay Type: Mane RP Name: Dunes Sex: Male Age: Stallion Species: Earth Pony Eye Color: yellow Coat Color: light brown Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: dark brown with light brown highlights Physique: above-average muscle-mass Cutie Mark: 3 sand dunes arranged in a C-like pattern Origin/Residence: Painted Pinto Desert Occupation: Survivalist/tour guide/helps find new sources of food/water/etc, Archaeologist. Motivation: Survival, helping those who don't have the skills at survival he does Likes: cool breezes, vanilla ice-cream with chocolate sprinkles Dislikes: the desert Character Summary: Dunes hails from the southern desert where he helps the locals with finding new sources of food and water, he also acts as a tour guide and rescue-pony for anyone lost in the desert. Thanks to his skills, he is able to survive for as long as he needs, supplies or no. Despite having so many responsibilities, Dunes finds that they are rarely called for, so he spends most of his time pursuing his other love - Archaeology. While some will argue his actual primary profession is more of a "grave robber" since he is known to bring back Relics from ancient equestrian settlements, tombs, and temples which he usually donates the local museum where his sister is curator (though he has his own private collection that is none too small) Few know the extent of Dune's adventures, as he prefers to work alone, his skills at detecting and avoiding traps (or quickly finding ways to survive one once it's sprung) have lead others to think it's too dangerous to accompany him, which he finds himself agreeing with them upon. When dunes was a young colt, his family was traveling in a sandstorm, he and his little sister got separated from their parents. It was a traumatizing experience for the young filly, but Dunes found he had an uncanny knack for finding shelter, reasoning out which plants were edible, and even knowing when there was danger nearby (usually in the form of a scorpion). During this time he managed to provide them both with meager, but adequate food and water and even nurse his sister back from the brink of a heatstroke. After three days, the adults were sure their children had met an early demise, but were shocked to see the two, dirty but alive, trotting into town after spending so long in the desert along. After learning about his inane survival skills and helping to save his sister, Dunes learned his place in society and earned his cutie mark. Dunes is usually seen wearing a white cape to keep the sun off his back, either with the hood pulled up or with a similar fedora. Dangling from his belt is a well-worn and well-kept brown bullwhip, that Dunes feels extremely close to, as if it were an extension of his own body. Some ponies have joked that one of the sand-dunes on his cutie mark is really a poorly visualized bullwhip. However, as good as he is with it, the talent has come from years of practice. To this day he is known to spend an hour every morning practicing with it atop his home, which many of the locals use as an alarm clock since the series of loud CRACKs can be heard echoing across the town every morning. Image from Pony Creator: (not thrilled with it since it leaves off his fedora and the cape seems a bit small, not to mention he turned out a bit more orange than I liked... but better than nothing...)

Personally, I'm a fan of the "they passed on" theory. It makes a lot more sence than them just traveling (i.e. why they've not been mentioned even in passing a single time) I would actually like to see death addressed in-series, but as Faust herself said, such topics are not likely to be approved. (FWIW this is the theory all my stories follow too, and what I personally suggest to anyone who asks me - unfortunately they're dead before AB was old enough to even remember them)

LOL! I gotta see this! I'm sure it's on youtube by now!

Well, not a pony, but yes, "Ashton" is an OC of mine from another genre that I was using so much on so many sites that I just adopted it as my full internet name (Yes, there are 3 parts to it, no I'm not telling what they all are because I just know you'll all run to Google! ) On the other paw, I do have one string of names, mostly related to google or random stuff I dont care if ties into my 'net "life" that is NOT and OC and it just two Japanese words (I'm also a light otaku). Though over all most of my stuff is 'Ashton' or some variant of it (and yes, if anyone's curious, I will answer to that name IRL, actually prefer it to my real name...)

I'm idly tempted to do an 'ask discord' just for trots and giggles... but I'm sure there are hundreds of those... (Though probably I'd be the only one who write discord with the voice of Jeremy Irons! lol, sorry but that is *THE* go-to villain voice in my head)

Are you saying your going to do an "Ask Rainbow Blitz" Blog? be sure to post a link! (I considered this but my drawing skills are limited to vectoring, so sadly I cant do much...)

Yes! You shall be stalked! And many comments about how you need to better condition your mane and tail shall be made! lol

ooo, we could use a Rarity! As of right now, no she's not taken

Actually if the OP wanted to be more of an antagonist (or have their pony "learn a lesson") I could see them pulling a Trixie and it working very well

According to the login screen, a max of 6

RPing combines reading and writing, because even if your leading the story, you never know where the other players are going to go. You can sometimes force them your direction (called 'railroading') but there is a lot of mixed control going on, and soemtimes things just dont go your way (especially since in a forum environmeny, as opposed to, say, DND, you cant *force* a skill-check) On the other hand, these hops off the rails can be awesome, funny, touching, etc. I've had one or two RPs that were so powerful I actually found myself crying. Personally I love to RP, more than to write at times, but you need to really care about the characters to RP them properly, and tbh, if your just a casual fan, you might want to try another Genre (please do not take offence at this! I just feel you need to REALLY REALLY REALLY care about your character and his/her home/world/etc to really have a fufilling experience and to give the best experience to those your RPing with - just like any game or sport, if you only half-arse play nobody will have fun)

I'm not staff, but imo based off what I've seen elsewhere, *if* it's allowed, you would only be allowed to use it on other characters if their player agrees. Unfortunately this is not DND where you can force a will-save, so if they dont want you to do it your Trot-outa-luck (Though in such case you can still *try* to use it and have it fail spectacularly) Again, this is based off other forum RPs, the rules might be different here, this is just my interpretation...

I've been saying since I joined the herd that there should be the collector-grade toys. (I'm hoping and praying for a nice resin statue of Dash performing her Sonic Rainboom) I'd also like to see them branch out into some video games (I'm still saying it's an OBVIOUS choice to make a "rainbow dash cloud racers" or something) and perhaps other places. Some other merch would be nice, like I've seen brony-made shotglasses with the ponies and their marks, I've seen car decals + Air fresheners (I wonder what Rainbow Dash smells like...), I've seen practically everything imaginable --- all brony made (which makes me wonder if hasbro is activly trying not to "step on the artists' toes" and let the keep making their unofficial merch... considering most of what I see hasbro making is dissimilar to the unoficial merch I'm curious...) I honestly dont think they need to make radical sweeping changes to the show. I wouldnt mind it being a hair less anvelicious but I dont want another The Simpsons/king of the hill/family guy/etc with ponies. If we want to continue this idea though, I'd say spin off the CMC as their own series, dedicated more towards kids (example: Winnie the Pooh), and make the main show more adventure oriented (example: Gargoyles) That would not only give them 2x as many opportunities to make toys (they could have a complete 'adult cast' set and a complete 'kids cast' set) and if they were careful with the 'adult' series it would also interest some of the kids still. But as I said, I think messing too much with the show would ruin it's appeal. Part of what I love about it is that it *IS* light-hearted with a nice salting of snark from the characters (that is, the characters are more cynical and realistic, even if the show itself is more idealistic) Though I would like to see more 2-parters with a larger plot like the premiers. (And I like Derpy as she is - a nice little "wheres waldo" sight gag, I wouldn't mind her get getting a line here or there, but honestly, making her one of the mane 6? no. just, no.)

I saw a (brony-made) Discord on ED one day, it was awesome, It made me really want to see an official toy. I dont care what other say, I think a plush discord is cute and huggable! I'd swear threre was a Trixie made... though I might be wrong, it could have been a custom I saw... There *are* show-accurage mane-6 (I have a set I'm watching!) They're sold at Toys-R-Us and apparently Big Lots, as per the pics that Tales posted a while back somewhere on the site...