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Of course, having an excessively cute thing in your game means you must yourself portray and inhabit that cuteness. And if it works too well, and your players love it, you’ll end up having to play the cute thing even more because your players will want to see more of it.

It’s a vicious, candy-coated cycle.

Pinkie Pie: So… CUTE! Might… explode! Okay, okay, be still my beating heart. Can we go up and ask for pollen now?
DM: At this event, in front of the whole town, that might be seen as a faux pas. And you’d risk distracting them off their course.
Rarity: Is there at least an apparent leader among them?
DM: There IS a breezie that looks more stern than the others, barking instructions in the Breezie language.
Applejack: Breezie… language?
DM: You hear something to the effect of… <ahem>
Seabreeze: Lun! Arshen aifo!
Pinkie Pie: AAAAAAAAAAAH! SOOO CUUUUTE!
DM: <sigh…>
Fluttershy: <gasp!> Can I understand them with my special talent?!
DM: You can! Roughly, he said, “Focus! Stay together!”
Fluttershy: Magnificent.