Page 549 - Down With the System

When it comes to scheming in progress like this, I remember the Fallout is Dragons group being kind of notorious for dragging out the planning into insanely long arguments. But nowadays they’re familiar enough with each other that they just kind of go ahead instead of arguing it out, which is an improvement.

Do you have any stories about “growing up” out of unhelpful RPG habits over time? Either you, someone else, or a campaign group as a whole?

Pinkie Pie: Ooh! Ooh! And then she’s all like “Your Princess is displeased!” and she goes:
(Luna creates a storm and berates the townsfolk using the Royal Canterlot Voice)
DM: Woah, woah. Cancel Nightmare Night forever if they don’t appease her??
Twilight Sparkle: We want scared kids, not crying kids.
Pinkie Pie: No no no, I mean she implies it, not outright says it! …Do you think you could pull that off?
Rarity: An impassioned monologue with anti-consumerist subtext? That, I could do in my sleep.
Pinkie Pie: Uh… So yes?