Post by Whammy on Jul 4, 2014 18:36:20 GMT -6
Here at The Fun Has Been Doubled we have decided to allow for ponies to ascend to alicornhood. However, alicornhood is not something to take lightly nor is it going to be easy. In order to apply for alicornhood the following conditions must be met:
Cost: 1500 bits. This is a significantly high number of bits that works out to an approximation of 300 posts if the player uses no other means to earn (Such as winning events, advertising, or -cough- artistic commissions)
Number of purchases: One. You can only ascend one character to an Alicorn. But you're not excluded if you have an alicorn from the show.
Character Status: At least 200 posts. This will help ensure that not only will you be known to the forum in general, but that your character’s personality and characteristics will be pretty well defined and you should have a solid idea of who they are and what they stand for.
Destiny of Character: The character should have their cutie mark and an idea of who they are and what their destiny is. Your character should also represent some virtue (such as love) or talent (such as Magic) that being an alicorn aids in the fulfillment of.
Plot Proposal: A player must propose an acceptable outline of events that leads to their ascension and then play it out. And before you ask “Princess Celestia knocks on my door and turns me into an Alicorn” is not going to cut it. XD.
Staff Approval: The player and character wishing to become an alicorn must have the trust and confident approval of all members of staff. If you meet all the other requirements, this one should hopefully not be hard to fulfill, however, staff is gonna reserve the right to deny claims if we think that the player or character is going to misuse their power. Likewise, we reserve the right to remove your alicornism without refund if we find you repeatedly misusing it.
Questions and Answers:
1) Does being an Alicorn automatically come with a noble ranking and social responsibilities?
Answer: No. Because not all royalty are Alicorns, not all Alicorns would be royalty. To get a title, you need to be recognized by the existing royalty. And if you were not suited to be royalty, or did not wish to be, you wouldn't be.
2) Would Bat Ponies acquire weather control like Pegasi, and would Crystal Ponies get a bond with the earth like Earthers? An Alicorn seems to embody the three major pony types, what happens with an offshoot ascends?
Answer: An Alicorn is it's own race of pony. Its not the same as stapling the missing part(s) on. If being part of a different race is your destiny, then your destiny isn't compatible with Alicornism.
3) Would the current Princesses do any sort of mentorship for the newly ascended? Learning an entirely new skillset, one that you may suddenly also be quite potent in could be difficult. I know you don't have to get into gardening, and there are probably a lot of Pegasi who wouldn't mind teaching someone new how to fly, but Alicorn magic seems to be quite a whammy.
Answer:I cant speak for the others, but Luna would be willing to help mentor new alicorns. But strong, magically talented unicorns could instruct in magic just as Pegasai could in flying. the old saying "Those who can, do, those that can't, teach." is perfectly applicable.
Answer: Personally, I think we shouldn't have a prescribed roleplay method for how Alicornism will occur. But it does have to be played out, and its dang hard to play by yourself. And if you're going to, it had better have a REALLY good reason or the staff wont okay it.
I do have to ask about those threads, though—since you're by-and-large relying on others to *let* you finish the thread, should there be a kind of "statute of limitations"? If someone doesn't post back for ages (or, for that matter, at all) in your second thread... then what? You're kinda stuck.
Answer:If someone abandons you like a big meanyface, you come to Coffee. She'll write them out and take their place with one of her many characters, and she'll do it with style ♥
Cost: 1500 bits. This is a significantly high number of bits that works out to an approximation of 300 posts if the player uses no other means to earn (Such as winning events, advertising, or -cough- artistic commissions)
Number of purchases: One. You can only ascend one character to an Alicorn. But you're not excluded if you have an alicorn from the show.
Character Status: At least 200 posts. This will help ensure that not only will you be known to the forum in general, but that your character’s personality and characteristics will be pretty well defined and you should have a solid idea of who they are and what they stand for.
Destiny of Character: The character should have their cutie mark and an idea of who they are and what their destiny is. Your character should also represent some virtue (such as love) or talent (such as Magic) that being an alicorn aids in the fulfillment of.
Plot Proposal: A player must propose an acceptable outline of events that leads to their ascension and then play it out. And before you ask “Princess Celestia knocks on my door and turns me into an Alicorn” is not going to cut it. XD.
Staff Approval: The player and character wishing to become an alicorn must have the trust and confident approval of all members of staff. If you meet all the other requirements, this one should hopefully not be hard to fulfill, however, staff is gonna reserve the right to deny claims if we think that the player or character is going to misuse their power. Likewise, we reserve the right to remove your alicornism without refund if we find you repeatedly misusing it.
Questions and Answers:
May 12, 2014 17:24:48 GMT -6 @clutch2 said:
1) Does being an Alicorn automatically come with a noble ranking and social responsibilities?
Answer: No. Because not all royalty are Alicorns, not all Alicorns would be royalty. To get a title, you need to be recognized by the existing royalty. And if you were not suited to be royalty, or did not wish to be, you wouldn't be.
2) Would Bat Ponies acquire weather control like Pegasi, and would Crystal Ponies get a bond with the earth like Earthers? An Alicorn seems to embody the three major pony types, what happens with an offshoot ascends?
Answer: An Alicorn is it's own race of pony. Its not the same as stapling the missing part(s) on. If being part of a different race is your destiny, then your destiny isn't compatible with Alicornism.
3) Would the current Princesses do any sort of mentorship for the newly ascended? Learning an entirely new skillset, one that you may suddenly also be quite potent in could be difficult. I know you don't have to get into gardening, and there are probably a lot of Pegasi who wouldn't mind teaching someone new how to fly, but Alicorn magic seems to be quite a whammy.
Answer:I cant speak for the others, but Luna would be willing to help mentor new alicorns. But strong, magically talented unicorns could instruct in magic just as Pegasai could in flying. the old saying "Those who can, do, those that can't, teach." is perfectly applicable.
May 12, 2014 16:56:07 GMT -6 @will said:
Maybe the plot should also include at least three other characters? Like Twilight's MMM thing. No way it should be solo'd or something done 'in secret'Answer: Personally, I think we shouldn't have a prescribed roleplay method for how Alicornism will occur. But it does have to be played out, and its dang hard to play by yourself. And if you're going to, it had better have a REALLY good reason or the staff wont okay it.
May 12, 2014 17:59:59 GMT -6 @bonbon said:
I do have to ask about those threads, though—since you're by-and-large relying on others to *let* you finish the thread, should there be a kind of "statute of limitations"? If someone doesn't post back for ages (or, for that matter, at all) in your second thread... then what? You're kinda stuck.
Answer:If someone abandons you like a big meanyface, you come to Coffee. She'll write them out and take their place with one of her many characters, and she'll do it with style ♥
