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Page 1653 - Dungeons & Ponies, Part 28
17th Feb 2022, 6:00 AM in Intermission 15
Author: GreatDinn
Guest Author’s Note: “I don’t really have a lot to say today for a variety of reasons, so I’m going to take a moment to just gush about something.
For as dated as the animation is for Dungeons & Dragons, there’s a lot of really well done scenes. In this episode alone there’s the beautiful backgrounds, the gorgeous exterior of the castle, the surprisingly detailed way that Merlin pets his hare, the dragons forming out of smoke and rising into the sky, some stuff I can’t mention yet…there’s a lot of really cool things. If you can find it (and I believe the series is on Youtube for “free”) I highly recommend finding some time to sit down and watch. It’s not perfect by any stretch (I cannot tell you how many times I’ve had to shift around the frame I’m using because of something like a hair on the cell), but there’s a charm to the style that isn’t quite replicated in more modern cartoons.
Plus, it’s the same animation studio that brought you Fist of the North Star, Dr. Slump, and Kinnikuman, so ya know, fun to think about that happening at roughly the same time.”
Rainbow Dash: I guess I’ll start with something simple first. Can I use magic to improve the potion to kill Tiamat?
DM: Sure. Merlin has tons of ingredients and spells available to try out.
Rainbow Dash: Also, this is just bugging me, is it weird that we’re trying to kill a dragon?
DM: It’s honestly weirder that you didn’t all die. Twice.
Rainbow Dash: She must really hate us by now.
DM: Right behind Merlin, yeah.
Rainbow Dash: roll
…noooooooo.
Rainbow Dash: Why do the dice hate me!?
DM: It’s okay! Even Discord has bad luck sometimes!
Rainbow Dash: Did his bad luck start summoning dragons!?
Rainbow Dash: We go through the trouble of making this easier, and I still screw up!
DM: You’re not screwing up, Dash. Failing is a part of the story! Even Daring Do doesn’t succeed right away, right?
Rainbow Dash: No, but at least she has the excuse of some bad guy tripping her up.
DM: So do you, Rainbow Dash. Someone set you up to fail.
Rainbow Dash: What? Wh- …ooohhh. I knew it.