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Page 569 – Chrono Chrys, Part 4I don’t really have a lot of mottos or sayings I subscribe to when it comes to tabletop gaming, but if I did have one, the DM’s last line here would be pretty close to it.
To clarify, what Pinkie describes here is the post-death “journey through hell” session, an experience I’ve had at least twice. Anyone else?
Transcript:
Queen Chrysalis: Are these foals important to you? Don’t lie, now.<br/>
Rarity: …That’s her. How could you possibly have this knowledge?!
Apple Bloom: Hey, I bet the three of us are important somehow!
Scootaloo: But we’ve never met before…
Sweetie Belle:<sigh><br/>
Applejack: More or less.<br/>
Queen Chrysalis: Interesting. Well, hostages are hostages. Oh, and if you suspect I’m using fakes…<br/>
Apple Bloom: Let’s share theories! I’m goin’ with bein’ foretold in prophecy.<br/>
Sweetie Belle: Which one?<br/>
Scootaloo: Seriously, I get you two, but why me? I don’t even have a big sister.<br/>
Queen Chrysalis: Do you really think I would subject myself to this willingly? They’ll live as long as I have patience for them. At this rate, let’s give it… approximately three days.<br/>
Scootaloo: Hey! Uh, so… Don’t mean to interrupt your villainous speech! But, uh, I kinda need to… go…<br/>
Queen Chrysalis: Ugh. Tick-tock…<br/>
Fluttershy: Oh dear.<br/>
Rainbow Dash: So who’s related to the third kid?<br/>
Twilight Sparkle: Something’s weird…<br/>
DM: The orb now shows you a map with a marked trail leading to what is apparently the heart of the changeling territory. It’ll be a long journey. Spike will remain in Ponyville to keep an eye on things and try to contact the royalty.<br/>
Twilight Sparkle: Sounds like a plan. Though it feels a little weird to be doing this again. We’ve had so many social sessions in the past few weeks, and now…<br/>
Rainbow Dash: Ahh, good ol’ questing! Adventure, loot, combat, loot, monsters…<br/>
Pinkie Pie: You know what would be funny? If we found a way to skip every combat encounter!<br/>
(beat)<br/>
Rainbow Dash: (quietly) Jinxed it…<br/>
Pinkie Pie: Or we get to the baddie’s lair and get completely TPK’d! That could happen instead!<br/>
The Rest: PINKIE!!<br/>
Pinkie Pie: Ooh, and then we spend a session clawing our way back from the other side!<br/>
DM: By all means, continue doing all of the following: Giving me ideas, making me look scary, and fostering your own paranoia.
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