Post by Whammy on Feb 18, 2013 22:47:08 GMT -6
Alright, so, here are some of the plot ideas and goals that I wish to accomplish through the Crystal Empire plot:
1) Develop a backstory for King Sombra and the Crystal Empire
2) Open up the Crystal Empire and Crystal Ponies as locations and species
3) Develop a plot to save the Empire from Sombra that allows for us to open up involvement to a large amount of characters, not just Shining Armor, Cadence, and the Mane 6.
Keep those in mind if you have any of your own suggestions. Now then, off to my thoughts!
Empire Backstory:
This I got from a discussion from Octy. So thank Octy for coming up with this XD.
Long ago, before Celestia and Luna fought for control of the day, a unicorn fell in love with a travelling Earth Pony. When she went to tell him of her feelings, she found that he and his troupe had left. She set out after him, travelling across the land, following every lead she could to track him down. The morning after the first dream-filled night, she discovered that, when she awoke, there was a small crystal laying on the ground that hadn't been there the night before. Every night she dreamed, and every morning it grew larger.
As her journey continues, the crystal grows and grows, and eventually becomes too large to simply carry in a pack. Still she brings it with her, feeling as though she needs it, that if she were to present it to her love he might see that they were meant to be. After a long trek, threading and weaving across all the land, she pulls the cart carrying the crystal to its final destination. A gravestone.
With an anguished cry and a burst of magic, the crystal shattered into many, many pieces. The Shards spread across all the land. Some say they were drawn to certain places, points on her journey when she felt the closest to her goal, or where she felt a great burst of emotion, or where she was in a great deal of danger.
Despite being shattered, the crystal still represents the truest of loves, and each Shard is said to hold immense magical power. At the site of the grave, the largest of the Shards remained. Eventually, that shard became known as the Crystal Heart, and the area around the Heart became the Crystal Kingdom.
How the Plot Will Work:
Okay, in order to try and get more ponies involved in the plot, the main goal of the overarching plot will be to find these Crystal Heart shards to power up the Crystal Heart to defeat Sombra once and for all. This does mean Sombra won’t be a right on the doorstep threat like in the show, but he will be looming, lurking, trying to collect them himself to try and overpower the barrier that Cadence and Shining have made over the Crystal Empire.
But it won’t be easy to get them all; we’re going to make you work for it both IC and OOC. One of the biggest things of this brainstorming session is the development of some ideas for tasks you guys need to do in order to “collect” the heart shards. Once these tasks are met, an IC thread can be done in which those pieces are collected. Or, something has to happen IC and those heart pieces are collected. It’s best to have a mixture.
Whatever tasks we make will, of course, be instructed in vague hints that would make Discord proud. Prophecy books are notorious for being all sorts of messed up.
End Result of Plot:
Well, Crystal Empire will be open for a location, Crystal Ponies a playable species, all characters involved will get a medal/award thing, and Sombra will be blown up again probably. If you feel there should be some bigger awards, let me know ^_^.
And that covers everything I want to show for now; gotta keep some cards played to the chest after all.
1) Develop a backstory for King Sombra and the Crystal Empire
2) Open up the Crystal Empire and Crystal Ponies as locations and species
3) Develop a plot to save the Empire from Sombra that allows for us to open up involvement to a large amount of characters, not just Shining Armor, Cadence, and the Mane 6.
Keep those in mind if you have any of your own suggestions. Now then, off to my thoughts!
Empire Backstory:
This I got from a discussion from Octy. So thank Octy for coming up with this XD.
Long ago, before Celestia and Luna fought for control of the day, a unicorn fell in love with a travelling Earth Pony. When she went to tell him of her feelings, she found that he and his troupe had left. She set out after him, travelling across the land, following every lead she could to track him down. The morning after the first dream-filled night, she discovered that, when she awoke, there was a small crystal laying on the ground that hadn't been there the night before. Every night she dreamed, and every morning it grew larger.
As her journey continues, the crystal grows and grows, and eventually becomes too large to simply carry in a pack. Still she brings it with her, feeling as though she needs it, that if she were to present it to her love he might see that they were meant to be. After a long trek, threading and weaving across all the land, she pulls the cart carrying the crystal to its final destination. A gravestone.
With an anguished cry and a burst of magic, the crystal shattered into many, many pieces. The Shards spread across all the land. Some say they were drawn to certain places, points on her journey when she felt the closest to her goal, or where she felt a great burst of emotion, or where she was in a great deal of danger.
Despite being shattered, the crystal still represents the truest of loves, and each Shard is said to hold immense magical power. At the site of the grave, the largest of the Shards remained. Eventually, that shard became known as the Crystal Heart, and the area around the Heart became the Crystal Kingdom.
How the Plot Will Work:
Okay, in order to try and get more ponies involved in the plot, the main goal of the overarching plot will be to find these Crystal Heart shards to power up the Crystal Heart to defeat Sombra once and for all. This does mean Sombra won’t be a right on the doorstep threat like in the show, but he will be looming, lurking, trying to collect them himself to try and overpower the barrier that Cadence and Shining have made over the Crystal Empire.
But it won’t be easy to get them all; we’re going to make you work for it both IC and OOC. One of the biggest things of this brainstorming session is the development of some ideas for tasks you guys need to do in order to “collect” the heart shards. Once these tasks are met, an IC thread can be done in which those pieces are collected. Or, something has to happen IC and those heart pieces are collected. It’s best to have a mixture.
Whatever tasks we make will, of course, be instructed in vague hints that would make Discord proud. Prophecy books are notorious for being all sorts of messed up.
End Result of Plot:
Well, Crystal Empire will be open for a location, Crystal Ponies a playable species, all characters involved will get a medal/award thing, and Sombra will be blown up again probably. If you feel there should be some bigger awards, let me know ^_^.
And that covers everything I want to show for now; gotta keep some cards played to the chest after all.
