Page 1637 - Dungeons & Ponies, Part 12  
11th Jan 2022, 6:00 AM in Intermission 15  
 
Author: GreatDinn  
 
Guest Author’s Note: “It’s a personal favorite technique of mine to have NPCs call out the crap of other NPCs. It’s not a technique that you can always get away with (because at the end of the day, as a DM, you wrote the other character to have that very crap in the first place), but when it works, the players get to revel in joking about what just happened both in character and out.  
 
On the other end, a technique I don’t especially like is survival type challenges. It’s just not a form of gameplay I especially like to get into as a DM. I personally find that long-term survival challenges, like wilderness traversal, result in a few too many arguments about micromanaging things like rations and what sorts of saving throws are necessary. I understand why others like it, because I dig that sort of thing when I’m playing a video game by myself, but for group settings…it just doesn’t appeal to me.  
 
The actor prefers social snark and dislikes getting dirty who could have guessed.”  

DM: And now, dear adventurers, away I must run. My work here is finished, but there’s more to be done!  
Applejack: But he didn’t do anyhing.  
Uni: Teacher, wait! I have so many questions!  
Rainbow Dash: Let me guess. He’s gone.  
Uni: Yes. Fie on him and his tricksy ways!  
Rarity: I’m afraid to admit, but I’m a bit lost.  
Rarity: What exactly are we supposed to do now?  
Pinkie Pie: Simple, my dear Sheila! We head for Helix, vex a vile villain, and beware of bells or booths!  
Applejack: At least fer now it’s just a simple walk.  
Applejack: Me ‘n’ mah big mouth.