Imperfectionist

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-sigh- I don't know, Wernher. von Steelbeck's background makes the exploration unnecessary, doesn't it? Twilight can just grill him for information, write it all down, and boom, mission accomplished.

The entire point of the game is that the Explorers have no idea what they're going to find, they don't know if there will be danger or not, and von Steelbeck clears up all of that uncertainty in a very unsatisfying way.

Rosie:
"From the marks on these walls, I don't think anyone has seen this city for hundreds of years! Everyone be very careful."

Magnus:
"Actually, I've already been here. Don't go down by that lake, the whole place is poisoned. There's a lost civilization under those buildings right there, they already think of me as a god from last time, and every hour on the dot a dragon swoops by singing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'. Not much of interest other than that."

Rosie:
"Oh."

That's hyperbole, but hopefully you see what I mean. If Magnus already knows the land, the Explorers don't have much to do. Besides, the "Southern Lands" south of the Elkwood are entirely different from the "Southern Lands" south of Equestria, and the Princesses would not have allowed a massive expeditionary force of Griffons to attempt to occupy Equestrian territory, so I'm quite confused as to where Magnus and his griffons actually went... And if they didn't go to the same places as our team of Explorers are going, why is he even here? :( Apprehension and confusion abound with this character, Wernher.

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So, now that Kilt has joined we don't need any more characters...

:) But if anyone else is interested, feel free to post in the OOC. It isn't closed, by any means.

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:) I probably won't have the intro up until tomorrow afternoon anyway, so you shouldn't miss much.

Good night.

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:P As popular opinion seems to be mixed, I'll just go ahead and get started on the intro post now.

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Fabulous. :) Accepted.

So, I have a question to ask everyone. We have six characters now (Kali, Aster&Floret, Hap, Asim, and Rosie), plus several NPC Explorers that will primarily be controlled by me. Do you think that's enough?

Basically, I could go ahead and begin the IC tonight, or wait and attempt to find a few more players over this coming week.

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Alright, let's see... -reads-

So, Crimson, Hap looks fine, but one little thing stood out: In his "Personality" section, you say that he's easy to read, heart on his sleeve, but then go on to say that he suppresses his anger and pain... Which seems odd. Why not have him be open and communicative about such things? That seems much more in keeping with the rest of his attitude (openness). The rest of him sounds like he'd be the kind who would rather talk things out and nip problems in the bud as early as possible. Maybe I just got the wrong impression?

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:) I like Asim a lot, Kilt, and I think he will make a fine addition to the team. Accepted. Remember that deer are quadrupedal, though. Asim would be eight feet long, only about four and a half to five feet tall (at the shoulder).

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Think of the native peoples of the Eastern US and Canada. Creek and Cherokee, Iroquois, all that. Buffalo are more akin to the Native Americans of the Great Plains.

EDIT: A whole bunch of place names in the Southeastern and Midwestern US come from these peoples. Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee all take their names from specific tribes (along with Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ottowa, Ohio, the Dakotas, and a metric fuckton of city, town, and river names, just to start).

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:) Rune_Alchemist's are pre-approved.

Hopefully Crimson Flame will get a character up soon, and KiltmanBagz is working on at least one of his own, so we might have a full cast pretty quick.

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-sagenod- Too true. Perhaps, in a different FiM story, you could adapt Bella in a much more lighthearted way? Like, have her be an actual jester?

Anyway, yes! I'm glad to be working with you again, my friend.

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:P Obviously, I went with option A (though this Clipper is more of a reimagining, and goes by Rosie more often than not), but we need at least one deer!

So, my vote is for the shaman, or better yet, both!