Page 48 – Watch That First Step

Hope you all had a pleasant Thanksgiving with friends and family. Unfortunately, due to holiday plans being derailed (and even the backup plans falling through), I spent Thanksgiving alone. So instead of relaxing and eating lots of food, I ended up being super-productive somehow.

I’ve been applying for the fangame Equestria Online’s (dead link) writing staff. I just finished my entry for the second and final round, so I just have to wait and see how that pans out.

I also whipped up some video editing shenanigans on YouTube, for those of you that like action and modern video games.

DM: The Reference Guide gave you a general direction, but the Everfree Forest has many twists and turns. It requires skill in Nature in order to navigate.

Fluttershy: Yes! I’ll roll!

Applejack: I’m guessin’ it’s skill challenge time?

DM: Eeyup.

Fluttershy:

<roll> …Oh. Um, 11 total?<br/>
DM: That’s not enough, so one failure. You need four successes before three failures.<br/>
Fluttershy: <roll> How about 13?<br/>
DM: Two failures.<br/>
Rainbow Dash: Roll higher than 10 on that die, would ya?<br/>
Fluttershy: <roll> …Uh-oh.<br/>
DM: A natural 1 counts as a double failure…<br/>
DM: <roll> …The path you’re currently on ends at a sheer cliff with a hundred-foot drop.<br/>
Fluttershy: I’m… I’m sorry…<br/>
Applejack: Great. First skill challenge of the game and the dice commit mutiny.<br/>
Rainbow Dash: Alright, new plan: Don’t roll while the dice are cursed.