Page 1565 - Food for Thought
27th Jul 2021, 6:00 AM in "Magical Mystery Cure":http://friendshipisdragons.thecomicseries.com/archive/57105

Despite her athletic aspirations, Rainbow Dash still strikes me as a "vegetarian pizza at every opportunity" kind of character.

I can't believe this webcomic is going to turn 10 years old tomorrow. Yes, that's right, this comic got started on "July 28th, 2011":http://friendshipisdragons.com/comics/first/. And has been updating thrice weekly - almost without fail - for nearly a decade.

I wish I had the energy to make it more of an "event." I've been working all summer (and long before that) on a game project, so I don't have a whole lot of energy for a big shebang. So all I might have is a long, rambly blog post or something tomorrow, I dunno.

Thank you all for sticking with it, regardless.

Today's the day. 10 years. I made a "long, rambly, melancholy blog post":https://spudlink.net/?p=149 for the occasion

Fluttershy: Um... so... I'd like to try getting the animals to calm down?
DM: Alright, give me a Nature check. Just your skill, without any Cutie Mark bonus.
Applejack: Thankfully her skill is pretty high on its own...
Fluttershy: <roll> Oh, um... 23.
Pinkie Pie: Ouch! High skill, low roll.
DM: Normally that result is pretty high, but this is a LOT of animals in a frenzy you're trying to calm down. A few of them slow down and pay attention to you, but they don't look ready to let Rainbow Dash go yet.
Fluttershy: Oh no... Is it too hard to do this without my Cutie Mark...? Can I not try again...?
DM: Well, you can't just re-roll a skill check, but if you find a way to change the circumstances significantly, you can make another attempt.
Fluttershy: Oh! Um... How about I feed them, then? Rainbow Dash probably hasn't emptied my pantry, right?
SFX: (NYOOM!)
Rainbow Dash: Depends. What kinda food you got?
Fluttershy: Mixed nuts and salad, mostly.
Rainbow Dash: Yeah, hard pass.