Page 675 – Non-Rules Lawyering

Rainbow Dash gets a bunch of lines because, in this scene, she has a lot of good facial expressions for screencapping. That’s the essence of how this comic works for me, in a way. One face = one line. Or maybe that’s totally wrong in retrospect and I’m just waxing philosophical today.

What would a “good pony, bad pony” technique look like, anyway?

DM: I’m going to try making this simple. Periodically, I will roll one skill check for all of you. The bonus will be the sum of your Dexterity modifiers.

<roll> Okay, you’re good for now.<br/>
Rainbow Dash: So what’s the play? Good pony, bad pony?<br/>
Twilight Sparkle: Nothing too complex. We just poke holes in her story until the truth comes out.<br/>
DM: Keep in mind the cherries. If you’re actively talking to Applejack too much, you’re not focusing on the cherry sorting, which means your collective Dex goes down.<br/>
Fluttershy: Oh. Okay. I guess it makes sense for this to be a game challenge, too…<br/>
Twilight Sparkle: We’ll take turns or something, then. Now, where to start…? Haha! This is actually kind of exciting! Interrogating my friends is more fun than I thought!<br/>
DM: That’s… comforting.