The Lunar Republic was a fanfic i began writing based in a future Equestria 18 years after the defeat of DisQord. The fanfic might not be avaliable for reading yet as it requires mod approval (or something along those lines) and is not yet complete, so alongside the fanfic I decided to create an RPG based in it. For a bit of backstory, heres the first paragraph of the fanfic. Today marks the twelfth year of the New Lunar Republic and the twelfth year that we must hide from our oppressors. We are in the midst of a secret war, one that threatens to tear all of equestria in two. The guards constantly patrol the streets, apprehending those suspected of taking action against Queen Celestia, who with the denunciation of Luna as her sister, took the throne solely for herself a year before the formation of the New Lunar Republic. There was something that changed about her that year. She had always had her problems, but everyone did, and she was a benevolent ruler who helped her subjects. However three years after the defeat of DisQord, something happened. The six responsible for defeating both DisQord and Nightmare Moon have been missing ever since, having disappeared without a trace. Having been disowned only two nights before, Luna set out to find them, but was attacked by a contingent of the queen’s guard inside the everfree forest. She escaped the guards, and fled back to Ponyville, only to find it already having descended into chaos. Ponies that stood against the queen rallied to the tree where the leader of the six had once lived, and even now our meetings are held in the hidden crevices underneath the library. All ponies begin in the caverns underneath the library, home of the Lunar Republic. Just fill out this character sheet to begin. NameAnything you like, the more it sounds pony, the better) AgeTeen/adult) GenderMale/Female) TypeEarth Pony:Leans more towards stength and stamina, but has good stats all round/Pegasus:Agile and capable of flight, capable of taking in their share of damage, but unable to deal much in return/Unicorn:Smart and capable of magic, but lack speed and are vunerable themselves, also highly chasimatic./(EDIT)Alicorn:capable of both magic and flight, but unable to do either as adeptly as the unicorn or pegasus. heavily reliant on magic, as their basic attacks are the weakest, but able to dodge better and take more hits than unicorns.) Special talent/Cutie markWhatever you like, to an extent eg. no invincibility, but you can be tough to defeat, probably would have a rock for a Cutie mark) AppearanceWhat you want your pony to look like, avatars tend to be useful for this)
Name: Sapphyre Dream Age:Teen Gender:Female Typeegasus Special talent/Cutie mark: Control over elements of darkness (manipulate it into nightmares) and water. No cutie mark yet (designing one) Appearance: View attachment 1476
Nameoodleman Age:Adult Gender:Male Type:Alicorn Special talent/Cutie markrawing anything in thin air, summoning small creatures named "familiars", healing, support, defense and attack type of magic, the drawings are manageable. The cutie mark is an infinite symbol Appearance:The image to the left (fudge this, i´m doing it!)
<gonna use my previous OC, and the abilities listed in the OC pony database... Spoiler: Thanapony http://www.everypony.com/forums/showthread.php?1062-OC-Pony-Database ...might as well note though, not using first OC (original Thanapony) but the second one, as the image above ^^ I'll also remove some abilities, compared to what's here it's a bit of godmodding if I don't... ...meh. Also note, Thanapony v.2's female. :derpe: Name: Thanapony Age: Teen Gender: Female Type: Unicorn Special Talent: Able to see in complete dark, skilled with using her scythe, can create a dense black fog that impairs vision, and able to "silence" the sounds of his movement and breathing using magic... (note, does not silence Thanapony's voice, or the sounds created by other objects or characters) Appearance: The image in the spoilers above ^^
Name: Crimson Star Age: Teen Gender: Male Type: Earth Pony Special Talent: Every military force needs to be able to plan their battles. Tactics and strategies are, ultimately, what win wars. Enter Crimson Star. His special talent is being able to think quickly, and come up with a plan that would bring about victory for the forces he's fighting for. Though he has no powers and isn't particularly skilled in personal combat, his ability to plan out successful raids, ambushes, and other assaults on the loyalist forces of Queen Celestia make him an invaluable asset to Luna's forces. Appearance: See sig.
(We have a Pegasus, an Alicorn, a Unicorn, and an Earth pony. Having the whole gambit here, I say we begin. Assuming this is a game where the OP is also the GM.)
Indeed, sorry about the wait, been having some internet problems and all, but they've stopped so we can get this started. Location:The Lunar Republic Ponies present:Crimson star, Thanapony, Doodleman, Sapphyre Dream The sounds of the meeting bell faded into nothing as the last ponies entered the hall. Luna stepped forward to address the attendants. "My fellow ponies, our fight against Celestia has been a long and hard one, and it will only get more difficult as we approach the end of it. These are uncertain times we face, and it is as difficult to know what started this war as it is to know the end of it. But amongst this there is one thing that is certain, that we will fight for our freedom, and the freedom of all Equestrians. However, for now we must fight for our own survival, we are running dangerously low on our food rations, and we have had odd reports of guard's searching for something near the everfree forest. Those who wish to aid with the food situation stay behind and report to me, those who wish to investigate what the guards are searching for, report to Moondancer." on those last words Luna motioned to a middle aged female unicorn who had stepped out of the shadows. The crowded ponies begin to either leave the hall or gather towards Luna, while others wait around deciding for themselves where to go, there is a pegasus reporting to Moondancer but most of the ponies seem more interested in the food situation or their own devices. What do you do? (It's rather open as to what you can do, you can go off and do your own thing, or try to help out with problems in the Lunar Republic, helping with problems in the Lunar Republic will often get you into groups with NPC ponies, who cannot be directly controlled, but can be told to take actions and thier response will be dependent on their character and relationship with you)
Being a practically minded pony, and believing that whatever it was in the forest, it wasn't worth starving the republic, Crimson Star reported to Luna. He knew that an army ran on it's stomach, and he already had ideas that might make the loyalists withdraw from the forest, while solving their supply problem. His strategies were at the ready, and there were more than enough volunteers for what he had in mind. No doubt, the supply shortage would be covered by his strategies.
He thought to himself "hhmm, food or investigate? well, there might be something in the woods, but the rations are also important. Fudge it!" He also reported to Luna "Doodleman reporting for duty, Sir! Wait, what?" He said while standing strait in front of her Majesty.
Name: Wolfe Age: Teen Gender:Male Type: Unicorn. Special talent/Cutie mark: His talent is dealing with complicated devices. Such as building an intricate weapon, or working out the mechanics of a puzzle. His cutie mark is a gear. Appearance: Look at my avatar. NOTE : Those wings do not work, he just wears them because they're attached to him semi-permanently.
Thanapony twirled her scythe in a flashy manner, and whispered three strange words, sounding cryptic in origin... At the end of her incantation, she was nowhere to be seen. What could hardly be seen, however, was a thick, dark fog moving quickly and silently among the shadows, like a bolt from a crossbow; manouvering through the streets and alleys of Ponyville. This fog, then proceeded to trail two heavily armed pegasus guards, following them into the dreaded Everfree Forest... Cloaked by her swirling cloud of fog, Thanapony smiled- a rare occurence to be seen, not that anypony could see into that swirling dark mist of a cloak surrounding her... As she often had proudly proclaimed while establishing bragging rights amongst the other Lunar supporters, she certainly was one of the best at stealth... And she couldn't wait to get her task, and the pegasus guards, over with.
Location:The Lunar Republic Ponies present:Wolfe You set down your tools and hurry off to the meeting, hoping that your work hasn't made you late for another meeting. Unfortunately as you see ponies filing out of the halls you realise you were too late. You pull over a pegasus and ask them what the meeting was about, and are informed that two teams are currently being put together, one to help retrieve some food, the other to investigate something (they are rather unsepecific as to what it was) happening at the everfree forest. In the meeting hall you notice a large group of ponies clustered around Luna, assumedly helping with the food retrieval, and a lone pegasus reporting to Moondancer, most likely investigating the problem at everfree forest. What do you do?
Location:Everfree forest Ponies present:Thanapony The guards continue onwards into the everfree forest, however, unlike you were told, they did not appear to be searching for anything. In fact, you could swear that they were just going around in circles, after what seems like the third time you've passed an odd patch of blue flowers you can feel yourself beginning to get rather angry at the guards and wish they would just find whatever it is they're looking for. You begin to wonder if it's really worth the trouble of finding what they're looking for or if you should just kill them outright to ease out some of your anger, but your thoughts are broken up by a piercing scream coming from further within the forest, the scream both full of pain and rage. What do you do? (Other ponies, I'm getting to you, Thanapony is getting their's continued as they have undertaken their mission alone, currently back at the Lunar Republic you will have to wait until the teams are formed (sorry), don't worry though, after a certain amount of time passes (a day or less) regardless of if everypony has responded the team will go underway. Those that are left behind can catch up or decide to undertake another action.)
(Thanks, Cabrea... ^_^ Hmm, what to do with this story so far, heh heh heh... ...ohh man. :derpe: I just realized what I did there... ...well, hopefully if anypony else wants to join the mission, they can just insert themselves in somehow right?) Hearing the scream, Thanapony lifted her head, ears upright and eyes scanning the area for the scream's origin, but finding nothing. With a sigh, she started moving quickly through the trees and foilage, annoyed with the sudden complications to the situation... A shame, really. She had so many ideas of what to do with those guards; and now it would have to wait...
It's no problem Thanapony, It really actually helps as it gives me a bit of something to work with, also sorry in advance for whats about to happen. Location:Everfree Forest Ponies present:Thanapony As you rush through the forest, you hear the scream getting closer and louder as you approach the owner of it. Before long it has risen to an ear-splitting sound, causing you to focus on shutting out the sound. As the screaming begins to become unbearable a horrible creature bursts out of the bushes, hunting for something. It's body is lined with scales positioned like feathers, in some places the scales are bent outwards and a sickly green-red blood oozes out of these. It stands on two stubby legs but the size of its body easily makes it three times your height. It's arms are covered in thorn-like needles that look sharp enough to cut you with ease, each of the arms ending in a wickedly hooked claw. You honestly feel rather lucky that your so hard to see, as this beast could pose quite a threat to you. However, you immediately regret that as you notice its head, looking somewhere between an eagle's and a dragons, but it's not that which draws your attention but the eyes, Or rather, the lack of them. The creatures eye sockets were hollowed, a deep darkness where their eyes should be. This creature couldn't see anything, let alone you, yet somehow, as if you had spoken the words aloud, it turns to you and makes a lunge after you with its claws. What do you do?
Name: Johnn p) Age: Teen Gender: Male Type: Earth Pony Special talent/Cutie mark: Nobody symbol; capable of posessing dark powers and transporting through darkness at free will, also highly intelligent and a strong willed fighter Appearance: le avatar <-- and now, how may i try and fit in the story?
(So sorry I am late! I have to share a laptop with my fiance and he's always taking it away when he gets home from work.) In the cavern, Sapphyre Dream tossed her tail indignatly and cantered to a side of the room, thinking over and over of the choice. She had joined the republic for a personal reason, however, she could not quite recall why. After the fighting for so many years, she had began to grow wary over the success of the resistance. Her thoughts were torn between her two beloved princesses--Luna and Celestia. Celestia had become cruel and tyant-like--whereas Luna had grown up and adjusted to the role of a princess in such a short time. She shook her head, her mane bobbing up and down furiously. Sighing, she closed her eyes, opened them as they glowed blue, while a water torrent whisked her away to Everfree Forest. She came right when beast came.