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Canterlot Gardens is a brony convention in Strongsville, OH (near Cleveland) September 28th - 30th. https://www.canterlotgardens.com/ I interested to see if any other Canterlot members will be there. So far I know myself, my son, and crp_dude will all be there. Anypony else?

I love this, because it fits very well with how Boss Hoss and I play Snips and Snails.

I found the same sets as Scotchie at one Target, but two others I went to had nothing new. I wanted to find the Apple Family set, but have not seen it. I'm not sure if the molds are different, or if the QC is just not as tight for these as they are for the blind bags. Cadance and the Wonderbolt can barely stand, and Shining has 1 leg longer than the others. In this past month, I've spent so much money on Pony. I've bought 4 blind bags, two of the 3-pack sets, 3 t-shirts, (1 from TrotCon 2 from welovefine) a set of cutie mark buttons for the mane 6, 2 one-day passes to TrotCon, 2 full passes to Canterlot Gardens, and the hotel reservations for CG...

This is post that lists the playable species: http://www.canterlot.com/page/rules/_/rprules/mainrprules/playable-species-list-r7 Any other "monster" species are restricted to Staff for role play events.

For Question 2, I'd say that creating a place-setting for an RP is fine. Equestria is a big place, and not all of it has been explored. If you want to create a persistent area where ponies live or you want it to be an area to host multiple RPs, that's when you need a lore entry.

This is Ghost (Spoiler'd for image size) She's about 3 years old, my son and I adopted her from a shelter when she was about a year old. We called her Ghost because she was a skinny little gray wisp when we got her. She's not very ghostlike anymore though; she's very vocal, greets me at the door, and tries to trip me whenever I walk anywhere.

At Dash's mention of the word 'party,' Pinkie Pie's voice suddenly came out of a nearby tree. Fluttershy didn't jump back this time, but her eyes went wide with shock as Pinkie forced herself out of the trunk. Fluttershy choked a bit on the dust the pink pony kicked up, but her shock wore off quickly as Pinkie's rapid words became clear. "Oh no!" she cried out in distress. "Gummy is missing too? Oh, first Rarity and Valen, now poor little Gummy..." The yellow pegasus began pacing back and forth, her worries once again overwhelming her. "Oh, what are we going to do? This is awful, just awful!" she moaned. Angel leaped to Fluttershy's back and tried to sooth her, but she barely acknowledged his presence. Her mind was involuntarily coming up with disasters that could have befallen two ponies and a baby alligator, but none of the scenarios made much sense. As she paced, the feathers of her wings seemed to fluff out, further showing her agitation.

No, not the right forum, but to see which cast characters are taken, you can look at this post: This post will most likely be moved, as this forum is only for applications.

Well, that hadn't worked out quite like he had hoped... Snips had been hoping that following Haywire would have gotten them out and away from the rest of the group, but the injured bunny had brought them right back to Miss Cheerilee. I mean, he hated seeing the rabbit hurt; he'd been very glad to see the Zecora from Ponyville here when she'd volunteered to help the little creature, but now they were stuck back with the boring tour again. As Miss Cheerilee called out for the foals to pair up. Snails had naturally come to him. With a mischievous smirk, he murmured to his friend, "You sure you don't want to go with Haywire?" He nudged Snails in the side to get a reaction to his teasing. Then however, Cheerilee sent the sleepy colt, Remingon, over to join them. Snips still hadn't figured this pegasus out. I mean, Snails said he was cool, but the pegasus had gone from a run to falling asleep on the ground. That was just weird... But the three of them were a group now, and they were going to see how they made apple juice on the farm. Snips tried to muster some enthusiasm for his friend. "Yeah, maybe we can get some free juice samples or somethin'?" he offered. But the grumpy pony in the back of his mind reminded him that they had apple juice back in Ponyville. So Snips just trudged along to the next stop on the boring farm.

Fluttershy softened her gaze on Rainbow Dash. She'd known Rainbow long enough to understand her; flying wasn't something Rainbow Dash, did, flying was something she was. Her forced grounding had been hard on her, and taking it easy would probably be harder. "Ok, Rainbow Dash," she told her friend, "I understand. But please remember you're not healed yet! You have to take it easy and get your wing back to full strength! So, um, no Wonderbolts stunts, and no Rainbooms for a while, ok?" "Personally I wouldn't mind at all if you helped I would definitely welcome it, but I'm not sure what you could help with at the moment." "Oh, well, um..." Fluttershy stuttered, her normal shyness reasserting itself when speaking to the unfamiliar stallion. "I know some wing calisthenics and strengthening exercises you could try... if you want to..."

My son and I (Darksword on Canterlot) went to Columbus, Oh, for the first day of TrotCon, a small pony convention. These are my photos from my phone of the cosplayers and of the custom ponies and plushes in the Traveling Pony Museum. http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x248/tpphill/TrotCon%202012/

Snips couldn't wipe the smile off his face. The line for pre-purchased tickets was nearly empty at this point, so he was able to zip though quickly. He felt a little bad that Rainbow Dash was still stuck outside, but an awesome pony like her could probably find a way in. She was so incredible, she could probably have her OWN convention! After getting a badge from an impatient looking pony, a badge that actually looked straight, Snips finally made it over to Snails. "We made it!" he called out, holding up a fabric-covered hoof for his taller friend to smack. Snips then got a better look at the orange colt. "Snails, where's your costume? You said you were cosplaying with me!" Just then, began to hear cheering from the main hall. "Snails, we're missin' the opening ceremony!" he cried out in distress. "You gotta get changed so we can get in there!"

"You should have told me you were buying some meat. My mother runs a Meat shop at Kuznitza, and I bet she would give you some of the meat for free since she knows its for our crew." "Bah, Kuznitza too far away," Gravy answered the griffin, but he did catch the coin purse tossed by the Captain. "Was better to get supplies while we on ground here." He smiled an overly-toothy grin at the Captain. "Aye Captain, Gravy leave ponies alone. But ponies should stay out of kitchen tonight anyway. Might smell bad." Gravy himself was nearly drooling thinking of those smells, but cooking meat tended to turn the stomachs of vegetarian ponies. After hearing the zebra navigator complain about the cold, Gravy snorted. "Stripey pony think this cold?" he said with a laugh, "This is nice summer day in Stalliongrad! Gravy should go for a swim!" However, when Medical Medley trotted past, having another allergy attack, Gravy asked him in a low voice, "Doctor pony need hot soup? Make feel better?" Medic had probably saved Gravy's life when he and the Captain had found him, and he felt he owed the pegasus. At that moment, the new sergeant-at-arms stomped up onto the deck. Prior to his exile, Gravy had always been told that ponies were weak, pathetic things. This pony was anything but. Even with one leg in a brace, the armored pony was obviously a fighter, and Gravy couldn't help but feel a bit intimidated. But no, Gravy wasn't the pack Omega anymore, he didn't have to feel intimidated by a new crew member, no matter how big the hammer he carried. Turning to Martel, Gravy spoke up. "Name Gravy, Gravy is ship's cook. Making vegetable goulash for ponies tonight. New pony want some?"

Yep, sorry

What Blind Jester says is correct: You can apply as a G3 pony, and they will be treated like an OC. But IF that character happens to show up in FiM, then the character will have to be adjusted to match what is shown on the show. Flutterscotch already has Minty, and there is an application already in the works for Kimono.

"Here you are my dear it should do wonders for your Rabbit and make his fur all clear" Fluttershy took the vial from the zebra and slipped it into her bags with her first aid supplies. It would be a challenge to get Angel take a bath with the shampoo, but the poor little bunny was so itchy that Fluttershy would have to risk upsetting him. She then fished a few bits out of her other bag and passed them to Zecora. "Um, that's for the shampoo and for the delicious stew..." she said. a little hesitantly. Though her hunger had driver her here, Fluttershy was now feeling a bit guilty for eating somepony else's food.. * * * * * * * Fluttershy smiled brightly at Blizzard's animated actions. The owl was obviously happy with her new owner, which brought Fluttershy's attention back to the strangely familiar filly that had arrived with Blizzard. The little paint filly blushed at Fluttershy's question, and the mare looked down at her with a bit of confusion. "Ummm, nnno not really..." The filly reached up as though she wanted speak into the larger pegasus' ear. Fluttershy leaned down to her, and the filly whispered something that made Fluttershy's eye go wide in shock. She stepped back, taking a better look at the younger... no, not younger, just smaller, pony. "SHANNA?" she whispered in shock. Fluttershy stood in stunned silence for a moment, taking in the truth. "What... what happened??" she stammered out. Fluttershy was friends with Twilight Sparkle, one of the most powerful unicorns in Equestria, and she'd never heard of a magic that could reduce somepony's age! Wait: Or had she? Remembering the first time she had met Zecora, and the embarrassing effect a certain plant had had on her voice... "Um, Sha... err, I mean, did you run into a funny blue flower?" she asked, almost revealing the 'filly's' identity by accident.

((Sorry guys, been having a major writers block for a few weeks. I've managed to punch a hole in it finally!)) The pest few minutes had been an emotional roller coaster for for Snips. First, he'd been excited for the con. Then, Rainbow Dash herself had talked to him! Next, though, the con had gotten sold out. He'd barely gotten a chance for that to sink in, before a mare dressed just like Daring Do started making new badges! Now, though, it appeared that the 'Pathfinder' that Snails was up talking to... really didn't seem to know what she was doing. Snips' stomach was doing flip-flops as excitement gave way to shock, then back again. Now, when it appeared that he was stuck outside, again. The colt dropped to his belly on the ground, heedless of his costume. This was the worst day ever... In his depression, he barely noticed Dash zipping over to a colt, then doing an aerial dance over getting a ticket. Snips was kicking himself for not registering early, or getting here earlier in the day, when a blue face with a rainbow mane looked down at him. "Here ya go," Rainbow Dash said, "Go meet up with your friend." Snips' mouth dropped open. He stared at the ticket blankly for a moment, his brain trying to catch up. Finally, his eyes widened in comprehension. He looked up at Rainbow Dash with a dazed expression. "Wow, really?" he mouthed. His energy returned in a rush, and he sprang back to his hooves. "OHMYGOSHTHANKYOURAINBOWDASHYOU'RETHEBEST!" he shouted, the words tumbling out of his muzzle. He grabbed the ticket in his teeth, and began galloping to the entrance. "SNAILS! SNAILS! I GOT A TICK..." he shouted, but his gallop and shout were interrupted by him tripping over his over-sized paws. He ended up smacking his chin against the ground, then continuing into a full forward roll. He barely seemed to notice as he scrambled back to his hooves and continued running. "I GOT A TICKET!!"

Each RP is a miniature timeline unto itself. You can start a winter RP in summer, and you can have your character in two different places at once if you are in two different RP threads. The RPs that you participate in can contribute to the growth of your character, the characters your pony knows or is friends with, but ultimately don't change the wider world around them. (Unless its an event RP organized by the staff.) I'd steer away from large-scale disasters as plot points in mane RP, and angry mobs seem unlikely among ponies. Much of the world is still unexplored in canon and RP canon, so event sets like this are perfectly fine. If you wanted to create a major city, then you would have to write a proposal and send it through the Lore approval process. In fact, I know of a monastery in the mane RP already, used in the background story of Swift Breeze. This is probably unlikely to be accepted in the mane RP. Ponies in general see Celestia as their benevolent ruler, not as some kind of tyrant to be taken down. Now, your pony can mistrust their rulers; I personally have a royal guard pony who thinks that Luna could turn evil again at any time and watches her like a hawk. So no, no attempted coups in mane RP. In an event RP? Nah, we'd never do anything like that.

You seem to have a good grasp on this character's personality, but I feel his background could be fleshed out some more. For example, an explanation of his cutie mark. It is tea related, but how did he get it? Is his talent making tea, or finding new blends of tea? His talent does not have to be related to his occupation as a writer, but what lead him to be a writer? As for the reason he's come to Ponyville, was he having a problem writing back in Trottingham? Perhaps he had a serious writers block and felt that a change of scenery would bring new ideas. Just a couple suggestions to build on your framework.

To add to what Brian has stated: I think some part of your story could be expanded. In his cutie mark story, was there something unusual about the star he found? Was it a new discovery? How did the scientist ponies he talked to react to a little colt making that discovery? You also list that he's working at a bakery. Now, there's nothing wrong with having a job that does not relate to his talent, but is he trying to get into a more scientific position, or is his science just a hobby at this point? Is he maybe trying to get into a university to continue his studies? Just a couple of things to think about.

I'm in the same boat, didn't even try. I know I'm color deficient anyway (blue/green and some red/orange). The standard tests for color blindness are series of subtly shaded dots in a pattern that usually shows a number. I can look at most of those tests and go "There is something written there???" Well, I can thank my color blindness for the job I had in the Navy. They wanted to recruit me for the nuclear power program, but color blindness is an instant dis-qualifier for those jobs. Ended up in Intel instead.

"No, it was Valen that Rarity brought this time." Fluttershy didn't immediately recognize that name in her panicked state. So Spike wasn't with Rarity? But who was this Valen? Then she remembered; Winter Wrap Up, the poor colt that had wandered into a patch of poison joke. That just made her more worried. Spike, even though he was just a cute little baby dragon, was definitely a tough little guy. Valen was a city colt. What if something had happened to both of them? "Ok, ok. If ya want, I kin help you look for them--don't get your mane in a tangle. Rarity's been very careful with that kind of stuff, and her judgment is good enough. I bet we wont find any surprises." Fluttershy breathed in relief. "Oh, thank you, Applejack," she said, jumping to hover in the air a bit. She was disappointed that Applejack still didn't seem to believe her, but at least she was coming. Just then, something fell out of the tree right in front of her! With a frightened squeak, she zipped off behind another tree, leaving Angel to thump to the ground where the pegasus had been. "Not without me, you're not! Rarity's not the sort to just leave gems laying around - they might get scratched! She cares about her outfits too much! Her, out in the middle of nowhere, with scratched gems and without her fainting couch? Not!" Fluttershy held a hoof to her chest in relief. She should be used to Rainbow Dash dropping out of nowhere, but she was already nervous to begin with. Angel on the other hoof, glared at the blue pegasus, while rubbing his bruised behind. "You're not going to go find Rarity without my help!" Coming out from hiding, Fluttershy looked to Rainbow in gratitude. "Thank you, too, Rainbow Dash. Now, Angel Bunny says he knows where the cart is, should we go there first?"

Gravy paced impatiently on the airship dock. He, too, hated Stalliongrad, but for completely different reasons than their zebra navigator. It wasn't really the city itself that was the problem; Stalliongrad was rather welcoming of non-ponies, and it was one of the best pony cities to get the supplies he needed. It was the fact that the city was only a few miles away from where his old pack was denned, and he could still do nothing. Too many bad memories came from being this close. The diamond dog looked into the sky, waiting for his delivery. Due to the large griffin population, Stalliongrad was one of the few pony cities where you could get actual meat. He and the first officer had been eating nothing but, ugh, pony food for the last week. While griffins and dogs needed fruits and vegetables too, eating only those wasn't healthy. Not to mention that neither species could eat hay like equines could. Gravy finally spotted an awkward golden shape winging its way toward the docks. The griffin butcher was pulling a cart though the air, filled with Gravy's order. The avian came to a landing, and began unstrapping himself from the cart. The griffin on all fours was eye-to-eye with the short dog. "You're Gravy? That'll be 150 bits for the order and 15 for the delivery," the griffin said, brusquely. Gravy approached the cart, eying the packages wrapped in white paper. He inhaled deeply through his nose, and his face became angry. "You think Gravy stupid?" he growled. The griffin looked at him in confusion. "What do you mean?" Gravy rounded on the butcher. "Gravy order fresh, this is two days old. Gravy order only half of meat salted, at least 2/3 of this meat salted." The griffin butcher's eyes widened at that. "You can tell that from the smell?" he said, unwittingly giving himself away. Gravy allowed himself a bit of a grin. "Bird take 40 bits off and make delivery free, Gravy forget you try to rip him off." The griffin grumbled to himself, but agreed to the lower price. Gravy loaded all of the wrapped meats into a large sack and hoisted it over his shoulder. He'd have gotten one of the deck crew to take it below deck, but many of them were reluctant to even handle wrapped meats. After a few moments, Gravy re-emerged onto the deck. He noted several of the crew clustered around the captain. Hopefully they were making plans for departure, but the diamond dog knew they still needed a few new crew members before they could take off. He sighed, and in doing so took in a deep breath of the air. Even here in a pony city, the air in the north smelled like home... He turned toward where he knew the pack's den was, and unconsciously thumbed the diamond in his ear. Someday... Shaking himself out of his memories, he decided he'd better start planning menu for the next couple of days on the ground. But since he'd just gotten his delivery, he decided to have a bit of fun with the rest of the crew. "Grandya!" he called out to the first officer. "Gravy has fresh meat! You want make ponies run out of the galley tonight?"

Bonfire had to suppress a smile at the grilling that Reveille was giving the recruit. The situation was serious, and this colt obviously knew something he wasn't saying, but Reveille's skill with words was allowing him to reduce Private Tick to jelly. Taking an opening, Bonfire jumped in. "Even if you don't tell us, Private, we will find out. If you're lucky, you AND your accomplice will given dishonorable discharges and thrown out on your flanks," He growled. "If you're not so lucky, you'll get to know the inside of that cell very well." Really, he knew both of those punishments would be extreme, but the colt didn't know that. He put a small smile on his lips. "Unless you tell us now, that is..." “WHAT IN EQUESTRIA IS GOING—“ Bonfire winced as the Royal Canterlot Voice boomed through the enclosed dungeon. He looked up in shock to see Princess Luna crossing the anti-magic barrier. What the hay was SHE doing here?? Luna would normally be sound asleep at this time of day. Bonfire knew; he still had a few hoof-picked guards keeping a eye on her comings and goings. The Princess seemed to have been rather shocked as even her magic was dampened by the shields around the dungeon. Her normally ethereal mane and tail had fallen and become normal-appearing hair. Bonfire quickly made a mental note that the shield seemed to effect the Princess just like it would affect a unicorn; it was one thing they could use against her if she turned on Celestia again. Quickly recalling his duty, Bonfire snapped to attention, but bowed his head. "Your Highness, we're sorry if we disturbed your sleep," he mouthed.

"Simmer down, Sally. There ain't nuttin to worry about. Rarity can take care of herself, even if there are diamond dogs; remember last time?" Fluttershy panted for a moment, trying calm herself down. She wasn't going to be able to convince Applejack if she was panicking. "But.. but.. she..." she started. Ok, not calm enough yet... The pegasus took a deep breath to settle herself. Something occurred to her then. She turned to the bunny on her back. "Angel, the cart, were there still jewels in the cart?" The white rabbit released his death grip on the pony's mane. He HATED flying. He was smoothing down his head fur when Fluttershy asked him a question. He tapped a foot thoughtfully, before finally nodding. Yes, there had still been jewels in the cart. Fluttershy turned back to the the orange pony. "Applejack, if it was diamond dogs, they would have taken all of the jewels, wouldn't they?" she asked. "And Rarity usually doesn't dig up her finds. Is Spike or somepony else with her today? That would make two ponies missing!" She got a pleading look in her eyes. "Please, can you just go with me and take a look around??"