Basic idea: A true successor to my once highly successful RP series "Life of Original Characters in Ponyville", which started out as a casual RP but went on to bring in things like the invasion of the disgraced Royal Brothers of Equestria, Tremalion and Heculius, to try to finish a fight Celestia and Luna thought they had ended over 1,100 years ago, if Equestria would be a democracy or monarchy. It also introduced the Elements of the Ancients, a sibling to the Elements of Harmony, and established my RP universe's canon backstory for Equestria, and so much more. A while ago, I started a Round 2 version of it to test it with the new set of RPers at that time. Now, I'm bringing it back, only set after the events of LOCP. The full title is "Life of Original Characters in Ponyville Generation 2" and is based 75 years after the events of LOCP. Equestria has entered a new age, moving past the Gilded and Reform ages brought about by the massive industrial revolution Equestria went through under the relentless drive of forward progress by Mark Corporations and Industries. The royal four siblings have had their political powers steadily reduced to being almost mere figureheads (beyond the ability to dissolve the democratically elected Congressional Parliament should it stop governing effectively) and Equestria is moving into a period of growth similar to that to America's on Earth just prior to the Information Age (Think 40's and 50's). However, storm clouds loam in the distance, an empire from across the sea has grown increasingly restless, and with no more grand targets in their lands, their line of fire may just end up pointing at Equestria...