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“And so that is how I met your Father.” Sunny said as her and her son watched the stars.
“Wow, I never knew…”
“I thought about waiting to tell you until you were older, but after discussing it with Max we decided it was time.”
“Mom, could you and Dad teach me some of those coold Gladiator moves you were talking about?”
Sunny hesitated for a moment, before nodding. “Maybe sometime…”
“Cool!” He smiled excitedly for a moment before noticing something in the sky. “Hey, what’s that constellation..?”
Sunny looking up at the pattern he was pointing at. “Oh, and that constellation is…”
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(Below is the Q&A between Bath and anons. Read and Enjoy! -Psker)
-Q&A-
Anon: It’s okay bathwater, you’ll get to kill someone someday. Thanks for the questing bro.
Bathwater: There’s always 11-54 Pone. But Ascent is going to be a lot less heavy than this so, Killing the party is going to be a bit harder when I get to running that.
Anon: Huzzah, we got a happily ever after for a character that was designed to be killed off.
Bathwater: You, guys are lucky that I secretly started rooting for Sunny Somewhere along the lines.
Anon: What happened to the big gladiator pegasus or the ponies at the vineyard?
Bathwater: The Vineyard is still under Patwrite’s control.and the Pegasus army retreated after suffering a bunch of casualties. (that Happens when you attack anyone on home turf.) The Big gladiator, Peat Mulch was removed from the arena before the attack by the pegasi. Peat was later rescued by the invading pegasi who had to air-lift him out of there. Peat’s owner would have had a better chance of surviving if he was’t transporting an oversized pegasus out in the open.
Anon: What was your favorite player decision?
Bathwater:Taunting, all of it. You guys had some great combat dialog most of the time.
Anon: Most WTF player decision?
Bathwater:The scepter. (I actually gave that thing magic canceling abilities just because of how bad of an idea it was. Unfortunately the fact that it did have an enchantment never came up.
Anon: Favorite part of the quest in general?
Bathwater:Escalating Sunny’s drunkenness. I like how the player choices actually seemed to also get more beligerant as Sunny kept drinking.
Anon: Whats it like being the QM when your players are arguing over tactics/decisions?
Bathwater: Honestly, that was one of the most interesting parts. It was interesting to see the thought that went behind making the best choice. I need to look back over some of the combat parts and see if I can improve the ques and environments to make combat better from here.
Anon: Where and why did you renege on your combat system? Are you happy with your new combat system and did it undergo any major changes under the hood between that first arena fight and the colonel?
Bathwater: There’s a lot that I’ve tweaked. Fortunately, I think that the smaller enemies in Ascent won’t take as long to fight as Entrapment fights went but a lot of the stuff from the new combat system will matter in boss fights.
Anon: Adventures of Vanilla when?
Bathwater: If you guys get past the first main quest in Ascent She’ll be an available party member.
Anon: So all we have to do is stay in the car?
Bathwater: Depends… Also, Just so you guys know, Vanilla was blathering about Interstate 76’ when she got conked on the head. I thought that would be just off enough for concussion dialog.
Anon: What future does Brutus hold?
Bathwater: He’ll probably escape some day now that Max isn’t there to stop him.
Anon: What happened to the mare that was wondering what sex was like?
Bathwater:She died, just like her sister.
Anon: What happened to that colt we started the adventure with?
Bathwater: He’s still enslaved.
Anon: Will our unicorn children enjoy their forced to wear a hat for the rest of their life lifestyle? At least if they want to leave the farm.
Bathwater: Sunny actually wasn’t pregnant. I would have given her morning sickness if she was.
Anon: They won’t necessary be unicorns.
Bathwater: I think unicorn genes are recessive, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t horn genes in Sunny’s ancestry. Now as far as how those potential children will be raised… I’ll leave that up to the imaginations of others unless it becomes relevant for some reason.
Anon: Sure Sunny doesn’t have children now, I was just thinking that in the future if max and sunny stayed together the chances of a unicorn being born were 50/50 depending on how many children they did have. I was just thinking “Man you left one predicament and entered an another. Don’t think anypony would ignore a unicorn foal in earth pony territory. Sunny would have to raise him to hide his horn and never use his magic.”
Bathwater: It depends on when they go, There are a lot of Lawless areas and other places where nobody really cares as much about race. which will be much more prevalent in Ascent. Sunny just got to catch some of the worst of pony behavior.
Anon: Oh good, I was worried our party would be locked to one type when you started talking about the next cyoa being the same world.
Bathwater: Yeah, Ascent is a lot more light hearted than Entrapment. Like, You’re not immediately sold into slavery light hearted.
Anon: You said that your next story would be set in the same world as this one, will the events carry over in any way?
Bathwater: The events in Entrpment are cannon, in Ascent but their relevancy will vary depending on the the player’s actions. Not Much time is going to pass before Ascent starts. Holly Heights will still be recovering from the Unicorn attack, to give you an idea.
Anon: What do you wish you had done differently? What lessons have you learned?
Bathwater: Things I learned. A. Don’t test combat systems with an entire CYOA. B.Don’t rush things because I’m impatient. I have a lot of regrets in this Quest. But this was meant to be a learning experience anyway.
Anon: What’s the biggest missed opportunity that we failed to take advantage off?
Bathwater: Not talking as much in the bath house.
Anon: What were your plans for the other slave characters that you introduced at the vineyard?
Bathwater: There we’re a lot of things planned. that might take a while to explain all of them.
Anon: What was that dream about?
Bathwater: Spoilers for Ascent.
Anon: What’s something small we could do as players to make things funner for you as the QM?
Bathwater: Discussion on what you think is going on or coming up with plans between sessions. At least for me watching the players organize their ideas really seemed to help me stay motivated to keep the game running well enough for what they discussed to be useful or addressed.
Anon: What alcohol do you drink?
Bathwater: Depends on the day, I prefer a Jack and coke but sometimes I’ll end up with cheep scotch or cheep rum when I’m feeling poor. New castle is nice too, but I usually end up with Tecate when I’m drinking beer…Guinness is good too.
Anon: Gotta be honest. When this started i did not expect this happy of an ending.
Bathwater: You’re not alone. I had a whole line about how the title of this quest fit in with the overarching theme that I was saving for the loosing post. Actually, I should probably state this here. If Nadine didn’t die, Max would have. The reason is because without Max seeing Sunny alone in the arena he would have attacked Alexander who used to be a battle-mage. Also, if Nadine lived, the battle with the Tharsis that Sunny avoided by watching the unicorn get snatched up by would be unavoidable. Also, Patwrite would have been an unavoidable encounter as well. Also If Sunny headed south out of the town, she would have encountered Alexander there as well.
Whew, I’m glad I got that off my chest.
“Wow, I never knew…”
“I thought about waiting to tell you until you were older, but after discussing it with Max we decided it was time.”
“Mom, could you and Dad teach me some of those coold Gladiator moves you were talking about?”
Sunny hesitated for a moment, before nodding. “Maybe sometime…”
“Cool!” He smiled excitedly for a moment before noticing something in the sky. “Hey, what’s that constellation..?”
Sunny looking up at the pattern he was pointing at. “Oh, and that constellation is…”
––
(Below is the Q&A between Bath and anons. Read and Enjoy! -Psker)
-
Anon: It’s okay bathwater, you’ll get to kill someone someday. Thanks for the questing bro.
Bathwater: There’s always 11-54 Pone. But Ascent is going to be a lot less heavy than this so, Killing the party is going to be a bit harder when I get to running that.
Anon: Huzzah, we got a happily ever after for a character that was designed to be killed off.
Bathwater: You, guys are lucky that I secretly started rooting for Sunny Somewhere along the lines.
Anon: What happened to the big gladiator pegasus or the ponies at the vineyard?
Bathwater: The Vineyard is still under Patwrite’s control.and the Pegasus army retreated after suffering a bunch of casualties. (that Happens when you attack anyone on home turf.) The Big gladiator, Peat Mulch was removed from the arena before the attack by the pegasi. Peat was later rescued by the invading pegasi who had to air-lift him out of there. Peat’s owner would have had a better chance of surviving if he was’t transporting an oversized pegasus out in the open.
Anon: What was your favorite player decision?
Bathwater:Taunting, all of it. You guys had some great combat dialog most of the time.
Anon: Most WTF player decision?
Bathwater:The scepter. (I actually gave that thing magic canceling abilities just because of how bad of an idea it was. Unfortunately the fact that it did have an enchantment never came up.
Anon: Favorite part of the quest in general?
Bathwater:Escalating Sunny’s drunkenness. I like how the player choices actually seemed to also get more beligerant as Sunny kept drinking.
Anon: Whats it like being the QM when your players are arguing over tactics/decisions?
Bathwater: Honestly, that was one of the most interesting parts. It was interesting to see the thought that went behind making the best choice. I need to look back over some of the combat parts and see if I can improve the ques and environments to make combat better from here.
Anon: Where and why did you renege on your combat system? Are you happy with your new combat system and did it undergo any major changes under the hood between that first arena fight and the colonel?
Bathwater: There’s a lot that I’ve tweaked. Fortunately, I think that the smaller enemies in Ascent won’t take as long to fight as Entrapment fights went but a lot of the stuff from the new combat system will matter in boss fights.
Anon: Adventures of Vanilla when?
Bathwater: If you guys get past the first main quest in Ascent She’ll be an available party member.
Anon: So all we have to do is stay in the car?
Bathwater: Depends… Also, Just so you guys know, Vanilla was blathering about Interstate 76’ when she got conked on the head. I thought that would be just off enough for concussion dialog.
Anon: What future does Brutus hold?
Bathwater: He’ll probably escape some day now that Max isn’t there to stop him.
Anon: What happened to the mare that was wondering what sex was like?
Bathwater:She died, just like her sister.
Anon: What happened to that colt we started the adventure with?
Bathwater: He’s still enslaved.
Anon: Will our unicorn children enjoy their forced to wear a hat for the rest of their life lifestyle? At least if they want to leave the farm.
Bathwater: Sunny actually wasn’t pregnant. I would have given her morning sickness if she was.
Anon: They won’t necessary be unicorns.
Bathwater: I think unicorn genes are recessive, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t horn genes in Sunny’s ancestry. Now as far as how those potential children will be raised… I’ll leave that up to the imaginations of others unless it becomes relevant for some reason.
Anon: Sure Sunny doesn’t have children now, I was just thinking that in the future if max and sunny stayed together the chances of a unicorn being born were 50/50 depending on how many children they did have. I was just thinking “Man you left one predicament and entered an another. Don’t think anypony would ignore a unicorn foal in earth pony territory. Sunny would have to raise him to hide his horn and never use his magic.”
Bathwater: It depends on when they go, There are a lot of Lawless areas and other places where nobody really cares as much about race. which will be much more prevalent in Ascent. Sunny just got to catch some of the worst of pony behavior.
Anon: Oh good, I was worried our party would be locked to one type when you started talking about the next cyoa being the same world.
Bathwater: Yeah, Ascent is a lot more light hearted than Entrapment. Like, You’re not immediately sold into slavery light hearted.
Anon: You said that your next story would be set in the same world as this one, will the events carry over in any way?
Bathwater: The events in Entrpment are cannon, in Ascent but their relevancy will vary depending on the the player’s actions. Not Much time is going to pass before Ascent starts. Holly Heights will still be recovering from the Unicorn attack, to give you an idea.
Anon: What do you wish you had done differently? What lessons have you learned?
Bathwater: Things I learned. A. Don’t test combat systems with an entire CYOA. B.Don’t rush things because I’m impatient. I have a lot of regrets in this Quest. But this was meant to be a learning experience anyway.
Anon: What’s the biggest missed opportunity that we failed to take advantage off?
Bathwater: Not talking as much in the bath house.
Anon: What were your plans for the other slave characters that you introduced at the vineyard?
Bathwater: There we’re a lot of things planned. that might take a while to explain all of them.
Anon: What was that dream about?
Bathwater: Spoilers for Ascent.
Anon: What’s something small we could do as players to make things funner for you as the QM?
Bathwater: Discussion on what you think is going on or coming up with plans between sessions. At least for me watching the players organize their ideas really seemed to help me stay motivated to keep the game running well enough for what they discussed to be useful or addressed.
Anon: What alcohol do you drink?
Bathwater: Depends on the day, I prefer a Jack and coke but sometimes I’ll end up with cheep scotch or cheep rum when I’m feeling poor. New castle is nice too, but I usually end up with Tecate when I’m drinking beer…Guinness is good too.
Anon: Gotta be honest. When this started i did not expect this happy of an ending.
Bathwater: You’re not alone. I had a whole line about how the title of this quest fit in with the overarching theme that I was saving for the loosing post. Actually, I should probably state this here. If Nadine didn’t die, Max would have. The reason is because without Max seeing Sunny alone in the arena he would have attacked Alexander who used to be a battle-mage. Also, if Nadine lived, the battle with the Tharsis that Sunny avoided by watching the unicorn get snatched up by would be unavoidable. Also, Patwrite would have been an unavoidable encounter as well. Also If Sunny headed south out of the town, she would have encountered Alexander there as well.
Whew, I’m glad I got that off my chest.
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