jwhouk wrote:Okay, I'm not a Brony... can someone tell me who's who in the two "Mane Six" pics?
Actually, yeah - if you'll indulge a metaphor I think I can! Consider the following player characters:
Twilight Sparkle (purple unicorn), Lawful Good Wizard. Nerd and main magic user. While her character sheet is totally munchkined out, she's being played by a dramatic roleplayer; go figure. Among her power-build quirks is Spike, her familiar/flunky/whatever, who despite being very young is, you'll notice, a freaking
dragon. Moreover, her mentor is Princess Celestia, the god-empress who raises the sun every morning. Despite all this, she's played well and plays up her personality not her abusive rules bashing.
Rarity (white unicorn), Chaotic Good-ish Rogue, diplomancer build. She blew lots of points on social and manipulation skills, and also Craft (clothing). Her player loves chewing the scenery; while their nation is ruled by a princess, the party has a drama queen. While not a combat character she also doesn't need to be; she's perfectly capable of talking her way into-- I mean, out of trouble.
Rainbow Dash (blue pegaus), Chaotic Neutral Barbarian. She took Wisdom as her dump stat - and her Intelligence and Charisma aren't anything to write home about either. But she's
awesome in the air, faster than anyone else, and one of the two most physically capable PCs in the party. She's also the PC most likely to try solving a problem by hitting something.
Fluttershy (yellow pegasus), Neutral Good Druid. While shy (duh) around people she comes into her own around animals; she can both talk to them and if necessary command their obedience. She's also a very sweet person; none of the townsfolk want to see anyone being mean to Fluttershy. Despite being a pegasus, she's afraid of heights.
Applejack (orange regular 'earth' pony), Lawful Good Ranger. She and her family run an orchard outside town, and she's known as the most dependable of ponies; she's the sane one who all the psychologically quirky characters can play off of. She's got excellent scores in Strength and Wisdom, and doesn't seem to have any dump stats at all; she's also the only one who a human wouldn't consider having at least one 'power.' Applejack is the only one who rivals Rainbow Dash in physical prowess, at least on the ground.
Pinkie Pie (pink earth pony), Chaotic Good Bard. She's hyperactive, outgoing, and a non-stop ball of sugar rush...unless she looses her confidence in herself, when things can get sad. Her other weakness is not always being good about spotting when not to clown around. She's the one likely to burst into song at a moment's notice, or produce pastries from nowhere. She has a party cannon that shoots confetti and streamers. Her player is a loonie but a lot of fun to have at the table. Only Pinkie ever breaks the fourth wall.