So, we've finally gotten to the point where we feel that the rule set was worthy of releasing to /tg/ and /co/ to see if anyone would be interested in a My Little Pony RPG and if we could get some feedback on the rules. The response was rather...mixed. The /tg/ thread was flooded with sages trying to kill the thread (in actuality, it helped keep the thread alive) along with a boat load of spam calling for me to be banned. Although, overall there were some good comments and a few heartwarming ones as well.
One pony presented a really good argument on making combat a less viable option and instead make it so the players would be constantly trying to find ways around straight combat because it puts them at a huge disadvantage. We liked this idea, although that doesn't exactly fit in the grimdark setting we were working with, which spurred the initial development of this RPG. Tossing around a few ideas, we've begun to look into the idea of forkink the project into My Little Pony: Grimdark edition and My Little Pony: Happylight edition, with the first being focused on darker, roll-playing experience and the latter being more consistent with show plot and social interaction.
Thus far, we think that for Happylight will be using another free and lightweight RPG which focuses more on the social aspects of RPGs and would lend itself pretty well to an RPG about ponies having sleepovers and the like. Although we need to work through a group of rule sets to see what we could make work and what'll lend itself most to making the Happylight version of My Little Pony. If you know of an RPG which you think will work well for this, then tell us in a comment!
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