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#317876 condottiera Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:15:43 PM from Chicago

Are there any female characters in your crew?

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#317877 Applelight Limited Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:18:10 PM from Manehattan to Canterlot

@ con

Only one, a female Diamond Dog who acts as their 'Spike'.

This is a crew of six stallions. It's actually a call out to G1. Back then, the boys used to go off on adventures around the world.

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#317878 Orion Aurora Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:18:31 PM from Andromeda Galaxy

I figured I'd stop by real quick by saying... OWWWW! The Wonderbolt training regiment hurts!

...Oh goodie; dinner in the mess hall.

Yeah, Andromeda is heading for you. You got over 9000 years until it collides.

#317879 condottiera Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:19:36 PM from Chicago

@apple: Aw. A Smurfette, I see.

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#317880 Kalloon White Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:19:59 PM from A pond in a lake

You've got to keep a balance.

If you focus to much on the story, your characters will suffer for it.

All the same, if you focus to much on your characters, the story will suffer.

Hence, the need for balance. This coming from the guy who can't even put his ideas on paper, so feel free to disregard at your liesure.

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#317881 Lopiny Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:21:45 PM from somewhere

I guess you'd have to balance it out with some other mares and females of other species among the rest of the cast.

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#317882 Sydxelia Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:22:54 PM

Hay, Orion.

How many of those chin-ups did you do?

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#317883 condottiera Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:23:15 PM from Chicago

You don't have too, as a rule, but I like it better when genders are more equally represented in a story.

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#317884 Applelight Limited Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:29:32 PM from Manehattan to Canterlot

And this is the biggest doubt on my mind...which of these ideas do I ultimately do?

A group of six stallions who went to school and got their C Ms together... separated after graduation, then reunited for this globe trotting adventure or...

...a single Pony who goes off on the adventure by himself, and builds up a crew off misfits over time just like in One Piece?

If I did the second one...there could be all sorts of oddballs in it. And it might make for a more interesting story really.

edited 16th Dec '12 4:30:48 PM by ApplelightLimited

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#317885 condottiera Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:30:39 PM from Chicago

The second one!

Much more interesting!

Except I don't know anything about One Piece.

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#317886 Lopiny Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:31:58 PM from somewhere

I suggest the second one. Lets you work with the bonds being formed over time instead of just having them right there.

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#317887 Crowfall Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:32:19 PM

You could combine them. The single pony goes off on an adventure alone, and as he travels comes across and gathers together the friends he had back in school.

#317888 Sydxelia Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:33:59 PM

Another vote for the second idea. It kind ties in with how the FIM pilot unfolded, as well.

I don't know the first thing about One Piece, sorry.

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#317889 Kalloon White Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:34:24 PM from A pond in a lake

I gree with Crowfall! That sort of thing is great for building upon friendships that were already there, since ponies do change over the passage of time.

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#317890 Applelight Limited Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:35:18 PM from Manehattan to Canterlot

I knew it...I thought this would be the thing everyone wants to see!

The crew could have all sorts...and you never know when a new member right be recruited!

edited 16th Dec '12 4:35:49 PM by ApplelightLimited

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#317891 condottiera Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:35:54 PM from Chicago

Friendship! Yay!

Anyways, I got to be away from the computer for a while.

Catch yas later.

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#317892 Red Savant Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:36:53 PM from Japan

That's one of the best parts of One Piece - who knows who the tenth crew member will be!

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#317893 Applelight Limited Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:38:06 PM from Manehattan to Canterlot

Later con!

Either way...I think my lead will always have to be a male unicorn with a female diamond dog assistant. And here's an idea, in a reversal of roles from Twilight and Spike in the premier, she could the 'skeptical' one.

And yes, when they meet, one of the mane six will be asked to join...but you all already know what their answer will be.

edited 16th Dec '12 4:39:09 PM by ApplelightLimited

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#317894 Kalloon White Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:38:17 PM from A pond in a lake

Making friends is the best!

edited 16th Dec '12 4:38:34 PM by KalloonWhite

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#317895 Crowfall Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:40:57 PM

@Red: Nah, we all know the tenth crew member will be Buggy.

@Apple: But wasn't Spike already the skeptical one? Twi was convinced that NMM was returning.

#317896 Applelight Limited Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:42:19 PM from Manehattan to Canterlot

I mean with regards to making friends.

She be asking him if he really wants to up route and go around the world like this.

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#317897 storyyeller Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:44:14 PM from Appleloosa

What's that.

What's what?

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#317898 Crowfall Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:45:39 PM

That!

#317899 Applelight Limited Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:45:42 PM from Manehattan to Canterlot

Would Boffin make a good pony name

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#317900 storyyeller Sun, 16th Dec '12 4:59:55 PM from Appleloosa

Maybe we'll be seeing Discord again. Something cool like that. Though he does seem more like season finale material than random midseason episode.

Well I don't think he's coming back in season 3.

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