Oh no, she still planned it out all on her own. The letter would be opened at the "New Years" celbration marking 1000 and 1 years of time (Nightmare Moon was relased at 1000) the same night the Mane Six departed for the past.

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edited 26th Dec '11 7:07:47 PM by LMage

edited 26th Dec '11 7:01:30 PM by JapaneseTeeth

I don't really think it makes Celestia more of a chessmaster. I DO like the idea though

I d'awwwwwwwd at that picture, what's Discord on the phone about though?

edited 26th Dec '11 7:01:47 PM by gingerninja666

"Hey Wendi! How you been?"

edited 26th Dec '11 7:11:53 PM by Enlong

Talking to the person he got to look after his pet Windigos?

Do you guys really consider ponified Lauren to be a real equestrian deity in your own headcanons?

I think I do

My headcanon changes so often I really can't say.

In my head cannon she is the creator of the entire world, and the one that sent Luna and Celestia down from Pony Heaven to defeat Discord (whom she also created and still loves like a son, but in a "where did I go wrong?" "I am sorry I failed you" sort of way)

edited 26th Dec '11 7:27:33 PM by LMage

Yeah, she's at the TOP of the food chain in my head too.

I imagine she's kinda like Gaia

edited 26th Dec '11 7:34:16 PM by gingerninja666

If Faust is anything to me, she'd be a kind of "hands off" goddess. She created things, and she watches them, but she doesn't interfere in anything except in incredibly subtle ways that could easily be passed off as simple coincidence. I do enjoy the idea of creators being the gods of their own universes though, kind of like how Jack Kirby is God in the Marvel Universe.

Yeah, I don't think she'll be descending from on high to help out the mane cast anytime soon

Maybe she's not even interested in Equestria and the rest of that world anymore? Maybe she's off creating somewhere new?

^^ Doesn't the Marvel universe have lots of gods?

There are different TIERS of gods I'd imagine. I assume Kirby would be at the top prety much.

Just look at MLP. Celestia and Luna are both considered gods yet they're NO MATCH for someone like Discord.

edited 26th Dec '11 9:13:00 PM by gingerninja666

Time to try and breath life into the thread with extreme nerdage.

So, does anyone here play Magic: the Gathering? For those who do, what color of magic do you think the Mane 6 would represent? Here's my thoughts:

Twilight Sparkle: Definitely Blue, as she is all about knowledge and learning.

Rainbow Dash: Red. She's hasty, rash, impulsive, and hot headed. That covers most of Red ideals.

Pinkie Pie: Also Red. The other half of Red is Chaos and randomness, so Pinkie fits the bill.

Applejack: Green. She's strong, has earthly wisdom, and is very nurturing.

Fluttershy: Green/White. She also has a strong affinity for nature, but is very focused on getting along with the animals rather than being stronger than them and rounding them up.

Rarity: Black/White. She is very ambitious and materialistic, but overcomes that for the sake of her friends and wants to share her gifts and talents rather than hoarding them for herself.

edited 26th Dec '11 9:15:14 PM by PerpetualLurker

^ I used to make Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards so I am more familer with those, but your observations seem pretty acurate.

Things....so...slow....

How about this: What the heck is with Dragon Anatomy? Dose this mean to never grow up all Spike has to do is not be greedy? And he can stay a kid forever? That dosen't seem...right.

edited 26th Dec '11 9:18:06 PM by LMage

I'm not deep into magic but I know the concept of the colors and how they work and I have a few cards (Just no one to play with). Your observations seem spot on but I think Twi would be Blue/White

Im pretty sure there are two paths to dragon growth and it was actually discussed at length in this thread. We came to the conclusion that greed trIggers growth hormones rapidly instead of allowing the dragon to grOw naturally over time and the rapid growth saps them of their reasonability and normal aging will allow them to horde in moderation and make proper hording decisions. The older dragons we've seen before have precious metals and gems while Spike was collecting junk.

edited 26th Dec '11 9:22:20 PM by MousaThe14

I assume dragons can either age traditionally or via greed.

Notice, Zezora says: "A dragon's heart is prone to greed. A steady diet to help growth's speed"

help

Greed only speeds up the process, it'll still happen natrually. I also assume that greed induced growth takes a little while to "settle" as it were, so there's a window of oppurtunity in which it can be reversed

edit: Dammit, Mousa!

edited 26th Dec '11 9:23:08 PM by gingerninja666

Ah that makes sense.

NEW REQUEST: I want to make Yu-Gi-Oh! cards for My Little Pony since I'm board and have writer's block. But I lake pictures of the Mane Six and other important characters. Can someone post some?

I wonder if those dragons earned their hordes? Or if they stole them?

Maybe looted from desolate cities?

I would say just gathered over time. Precious metals and gems are much more common in Equstria after all.

but I swear Basil had crowns and shit as part of his hoard?

Maybe I'm wrong, it's been a while since I've seen Dragonshy.

edited 26th Dec '11 9:32:42 PM by gingerninja666

They gathered crowns and necklaces over time? Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

Here have a Princess Twilight Sparkle:http://lm-mage.deviantart.com/favourites/#/d4b6pcy

Dragons live a long time, so they probably do comparatively little pillaging compared to the amount of time they spend sleeping and guarding their hoards. They are also probably rare enough that massive dragon attacks (like Spike's) only happen once every few hundred years. It is also possible that a dangerous dragon could have received offerings and tributes to appease them before Celestia and Luna came to power. It's ambiguous enough that any number of explanations make sense, though most of them are too dark to ever used as the canon explanation.

She's beautiful...

edited 26th Dec '11 9:36:25 PM by MousaThe14