Page 1554 — Fall Flat
1st Jul 2021, 6:00 AM in Magical Mystery Cure

Sometimes the issue is that what’s happening isn’t getting the reaction you envisioned for reasons you couldn’t have predicted. But the sooner you can spot it and open that honest dialogue, the sooner you can course-correct.

Rainbow Dash: And I’m just… not an animal person. Not one little bit. I’m allergic to most of them, the rest stress me out, and I know I’m too lazy to actually take care of a pet.
Fluttershy: Awww.
DM: …I think I underestimated how bad these mismatches would be. The whole idea was to have you swap character sheets and we’d have a little laugh about Dash being the Druid and Applejack being the Rogue, but… Roleplaying-wise, it feels like this is all far more severe for your characters.
Rarity: It might be a bit dramatic of us, admittedly, but on the other hand… It’s kind of a running theme in this campaign that we’re unhappiest when we’re prevented from being… ourselves.
DM: …I wonder if I’m just exceptionally more fluid in that regard, to the point where that stuff doesn’t bother me personally like it would most people. That might explain a lot.
Pinkie Pie: I’m cool with whatever you all decide! Sometimes, being unhappy is a mood you gotta work through!
DM: Boy, ain’t that the truth.