TemplarFrost Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I want to know, can any RP pony die during and RP session? If so, are they void for any other RP session(Because they bit the dust), or are they all righty-tighty for the next RP? BTW, if this has already been asked, please slap me on the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronynumber299 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I don't know but why would you ask?Do you want to kill of one of your characters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RarityDash Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 You obviously can't kill anyone else's pony at any point ever.When it comes to letting your own ponies die, I'm really not sure. I would guess not though; seems a little grim for the RP, which is supposed to be suitable for all ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewind Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 I'm with Phil on this one. I suppose you could go nuts if it was a private RP in PMs or something, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TemplarFrost Posted June 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Well, I personally don't think death in a story is something grim or only for adults or anything. But I simply think its a way of making a story more like, real life. For example, when you watch My Little Pony, and you see a pony, like Daring Do in a dangerous situation, you don't have any fear of that character dying or anything, because it's a kids show. But when when you see a movie like Saving Private Ryan, when your favorite character in a dangerous situation, you tend to have a sense of fear that the character could die, And that's where the suspense comes in. If you know that all of the characters in the story is going to be alright in the end, then it becomes boring. But if you know that there's a chance of some characters not making it out alive, that where all the suspense and excitement comes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewind Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 I don't disagree that death has a profound and powerful effect to tell a story, but it really is a tricky area since the RP (at least in the public eye) needs to remain all-ages. I am 100% sure of this -- so if the manner of death in the RP would include gore or grievous injury, it would probably create a problem with forum policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler008bon Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 So if, say, a character were to die of illness or natural causes, that would be acceptable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCTwilightSparkle Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 You cannot kill your characters in anything but the 18+ FFA section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentBlaze Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 ummm...so say there is battle going on...would it be acceptable for ponies to die if they are just background characters and it isnt described in graphic detail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacobob Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Adventure Time and Regular Show, both considered "Kids Shows" both have on screen deaths. Both shows can even be rather gruesome in some bits. Poor Princess Bubblegum is possessed by the Litch King, turned into a horrible monster and then killed by accident, by being broken in half, with bones sticking out and everything...Ofcourse, this is MLP, but I don't see how a heroic death or death by age would be wrong. I just doubt they wanna see beheadings or really gory deaths here. Unless it's in the proper section (18 and up..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittlePonyTales Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 While there are not specifically rules about death... there are rules about death. XDAs Rosewind said, no brutal or bloody deaths, such as in battle, would be allowed.In addition, killing off a character is kind of a dark theme, even if it is by natural causes. Equestria is a happy place... and the staff feel that there is just no need for some elements. Someone dying is pretty tragic and traumatizing. It's something dark that is just not necessary, and could affect the pleasant experience of other users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dio Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 As stated earlier, I would shy away from death in mane RP. However, feel free to go nuts in FFA and private RPs. It's your story and you can do what you want there. As for the persistence of death, each RP thread is technically its own continuity. You only choose to apply what happens to the RP threads as canon for your characters if you and the other players want to. Therefore, death only persists if you feel it good and necessary for your private/FFA RP experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittlePonyTales Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Adventure Time and Regular Show, both considered "Kids Shows" both have on screen deaths. Both shows can even be rather gruesome in some bits. Poor Princess Bubblegum is possessed by the Litch King, turned into a horrible monster and then killed by accident, by being broken in half, with bones sticking out and everything...Contrary to parental belief, Adventure Time and Regular show are not entirely kids shows... More so Adventure Time of the two. FiM is rated G, and Adventure Time is PG. Heck, I'd say it may even borderline PG-13... but you know what Animaniacs got away with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSwirl Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Although technically, wouldn't petrification by Cockatrice stare be a form of "Death"? Considering that death is the ceasing of Basic bodily functions and being stone kinda makes those processes impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacobob Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Contrary to parental belief, Adventure Time and Regular show are not entirely kids shows... More so Adventure Time of the two. FiM is rated G, and Adventure Time is PG. Heck, I'd say it may even borderline PG-13... but you know what Animaniacs got away with. Still, the fan base for AT is HUDGE. You've got little bitty kiddies, all the way to full grown adult types. Ofcourse, AT doesn't have the STIGMA of being "My Little Pony". Still, if I had a special Christmas wish, it would be that FIM was made more for that crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TemplarFrost Posted June 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Good lord, death is tricky. Especially in Fallout Equestria crossovers. I mean, you have ponies with flippin' miniguns attached to thier suits. It would be kind of hard not for somepony to lose their life in the process. Also, death has gotten alot more grim in cartoons these days. Iv'e seen people stabbed, crushed, and vaporized in Regular Show alone. And it's even worse in books, the Hunger Games, which is considered a children's book, (trying to keep it safe for the kids here) has even more gruesome deaths that I can't even say on this website.Someone dying is pretty tragic and traumatizing. It's something dark that is just not necessary, and could affect the pleasant experience of other users.That, my friend, is the only thing that annoys me about My Little Pony. It's not meant to be taken seriously. It's just a kids show, meant to educate kids about friendship, and overall life values. Trying to cram Death, Fighting, Injury, Hate, Deception, Greed, Lust, and other real world plagues into My Little Pony, is like trying to cram a square cube into a circle hole. Sure Greed, and Hate is sometimes portrayed in MLP, but watered-down, so the little kiddies won't cry.*sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler008bon Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 And it's even worse in books, the Hunger Games, which is considered a children's book, (trying to keep it safe for the kids here) has even more gruesome deaths that I can't even say on this website.You should read Battle Royale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittlePonyTales Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Especially in Fallout Equestria crossovers. I mean, you have ponies with flippin' miniguns attached to thier suits. It would be kind of hard not for somepony to lose their life in the process. Also, death has gotten alot more grim in cartoons these days. Iv'e seen people stabbed, crushed, and vaporized in Regular Show alone. And it's even worse in books, the Hunger Games, which is considered a children's book, (trying to keep it safe for the kids here) has even more gruesome deaths that I can't even say on this website.It might be okay for Crossovers, just so long as there is not gore. Since Crossovers is under the Free Roleplay section, the two basic rules are no sex and no gore (in addition to keeping things all ages, no swearing, the regular board rules, and general common sense stuff). Darker themes are also allowed in this area, so long as they still follow those two rules. Characters can die in Crossovers.Also, the Hunger Games is a kids book? I thought it was YA.Trying to cram Death, Fighting, Injury, Hate, Deception, Greed, Lust, and other real world plagues into My Little Pony, is like trying to cram a square cube into a circle hole. Sure Greed, and Hate is sometimes portrayed in MLP, but watered-down, so the little kiddies won't cry.Ya, and it's hard for the staff when people try to create characters for the Equestria Mane RP who have those traits themselves or have experienced them from someone else. That's part of the reason we have the Free Roleplay section, so you can make tragic characters that don't fit into a happy magical universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TemplarFrost Posted June 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Also, the Hunger Games is a kids book? I thought it was YA.Meh, Young Adult, Kids, SSDN.Well, thanks for the info folks, i'll keep this in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickLime Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 I like to think of MLP as a ray of sunshine in a sky of shows that have a darker turn to them, the show is wonderful in it's way to NOT be uber watered down and sterile, but I kinda just wanna keep the sunnyness and not have it polluted ya know?XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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