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* AdaptationalVillainy: Unlike in canon, where she was straightforwardly NotEvilJustMisunderstood, in this comic [[spoiler:she's an AntiVillain; while her end goal is just to create a cure for Poison Joke, she unethically gets innocent ponies including the Mane Six cursed with it so she can use them as test subjects]].
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* ConflictBall: His initial strategy in the ''Return of Harmony'' arc was to leave each PC with a curse that would strain their relationship and weaken the Elements of Harmony. The problem was that this involved targeting the flaws of the ''players'' as much as their characters, creating a risk of the table falling apart.\\
** With Applejack, he targeted the player's [[MetaGame metagaming tendencies]] by offering to reveal information in exchange for the PC being cursed. The player readily accepted and asked for details about Discord's plan, thinking she could outsmart the curse... only for Discord to laden her with a curse that prevented her from talking about what she learned in any obvious way. As she puts it later, he left her a puzzle box and she ended up focusing on that puzzle to the detriment of the rest of the party.\\
** With Rarity, he played into her roleplaying, suggesting that if she didn't take the diamond offered, it would be offered to her enemies, as well as identifying her in-character need for control, leading her to accepting the curse. Rarity is initially excited about this, but ends up leaning too much into the curse, focusing on her own enjoyment in playing someone crazy paranoid while aggravating the party.\\
** Like with Rarity, Discord!DM appealed to Pinkie Pie's sense of roleplaying, but in a different direction - framing it as an opportunity to broaden her horizons by coming up with new jokes (being disingenuous about the fact that it was a curse meant to divide the party, as even the regular GM noted afterwards). In this case, Pinkie Pie opted to parody the [[DarkerAndEdgier overly grim and serious types]], playing Pinkie Pie almost like a 90s Anti-Hero. Unfortunately for her, the rest of the party were busy dealing with the various curses and either missed the joke or just didn't find it funny. Pinkie Pie, not used to a joke not just falling flat but actually ''depressing'' people, opted to double-down in the hopes that it would loop around to funny again.\\
** Like in the show, Discord's attempt to fool Fluttershy failed and he had to force the curse on her. In this case, the player immediately recognized what was happening and didn't even entertain him, calling him out on the manipulative tactics. Discord!DM took this personally (though she had intended it more for the ''character'') and he gave her the curse of not using a filter on what she was saying. While Fluttershy managed to be somewhat helpful by telling Twilight about the curses, her frustrations with the situation slipped through a lot more and she ended up acting a lot meaner than normal, to the point of wondering if this was the real her.\\
** Discord offers Rainbow Dash the same SadisticChoice as in the original show (either betray her friends or leave Cloudsdale to crumble). In the webcomic [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash sides with the party without hesitation, and even manages to not get cursed. Unfortunately, Discord revealing that RD willingly let a town face a cataclysm sparks a brief argument between her and Applejack, not helped that RD was a bit smug about the whole thing]].\\
** With Applejack, he targeted the player's [[MetaGame metagaming tendencies]] by offering to reveal information in exchange for the PC being cursed. The player readily accepted and asked for details about Discord's plan, thinking she could outsmart the curse... only for Discord to laden her with a curse that prevented her from talking about what she learned in any obvious way. As she puts it later, he left her a puzzle box and she ended up focusing on that puzzle to the detriment of the rest of the party.\\
** With Rarity, he played into her roleplaying, suggesting that if she didn't take the diamond offered, it would be offered to her enemies, as well as identifying her in-character need for control, leading her to accepting the curse. Rarity is initially excited about this, but ends up leaning too much into the curse, focusing on her own enjoyment in playing someone crazy paranoid while aggravating the party.\\
** Like with Rarity, Discord!DM appealed to Pinkie Pie's sense of roleplaying, but in a different direction - framing it as an opportunity to broaden her horizons by coming up with new jokes (being disingenuous about the fact that it was a curse meant to divide the party, as even the regular GM noted afterwards). In this case, Pinkie Pie opted to parody the [[DarkerAndEdgier overly grim and serious types]], playing Pinkie Pie almost like a 90s Anti-Hero. Unfortunately for her, the rest of the party were busy dealing with the various curses and either missed the joke or just didn't find it funny. Pinkie Pie, not used to a joke not just falling flat but actually ''depressing'' people, opted to double-down in the hopes that it would loop around to funny again.\\
** Like in the show, Discord's attempt to fool Fluttershy failed and he had to force the curse on her. In this case, the player immediately recognized what was happening and didn't even entertain him, calling him out on the manipulative tactics. Discord!DM took this personally (though she had intended it more for the ''character'') and he gave her the curse of not using a filter on what she was saying. While Fluttershy managed to be somewhat helpful by telling Twilight about the curses, her frustrations with the situation slipped through a lot more and she ended up acting a lot meaner than normal, to the point of wondering if this was the real her.\\
** Discord offers Rainbow Dash the same SadisticChoice as in the original show (either betray her friends or leave Cloudsdale to crumble). In the webcomic [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash sides with the party without hesitation, and even manages to not get cursed. Unfortunately, Discord revealing that RD willingly let a town face a cataclysm sparks a brief argument between her and Applejack, not helped that RD was a bit smug about the whole thing]].\\
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* ConflictBall: His initial strategy in the ''Return of Harmony'' arc was to leave each PC with a curse that would strain their relationship and weaken the Elements of Harmony. The problem was that this involved targeting the flaws of the ''players'' as much as their characters, creating a risk of the table falling apart.\\
apart.
** With Applejack, he targeted the player's [[MetaGame metagaming tendencies]] by offering to reveal information in exchange for the PC being cursed. The player readily accepted and asked for details about Discord's plan, thinking she could outsmart the curse... only for Discord to laden her with a curse that prevented her from talking about what she learned in any obvious way. As she puts it later, he left her a puzzle box and she ended up focusing on that puzzle to the detriment of the rest of theparty.\\
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** With Rarity, he played into her roleplaying, suggesting that if she didn't take the diamond offered, it would be offered to her enemies, as well as identifying her in-character need for control, leading her to accepting the curse. Rarity is initially excited about this, but ends up leaning too much into the curse, focusing on her own enjoyment in playing someone crazy paranoid while aggravating theparty.\\
party.
** Like with Rarity, Discord!DM appealed to Pinkie Pie's sense of roleplaying, but in a different direction - framing it as an opportunity to broaden her horizons by coming up with new jokes (being disingenuous about the fact that it was a curse meant to divide the party, as even the regular GM noted afterwards). In this case, Pinkie Pie opted to parody the [[DarkerAndEdgier overly grim and serious types]], playing Pinkie Pie almost like a 90s Anti-Hero. Unfortunately for her, the rest of the party were busy dealing with the various curses and either missed the joke or just didn't find it funny. Pinkie Pie, not used to a joke not just falling flat but actually ''depressing'' people, opted to double-down in the hopes that it would loop around to funnyagain.\\
again.
** Like in the show, Discord's attempt to fool Fluttershy failed and he had to force the curse on her. In this case, the player immediately recognized what was happening and didn't even entertain him, calling him out on the manipulative tactics. Discord!DM took this personally (though she had intended it more for the ''character'') and he gave her the curse of not using a filter on what she was saying. While Fluttershy managed to be somewhat helpful by telling Twilight about the curses, her frustrations with the situation slipped through a lot more and she ended up acting a lot meaner than normal, to the point of wondering if this was the realher.\\
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** Discord offers Rainbow Dash the same SadisticChoice as in the original show (either betray her friends or leave Cloudsdale to crumble). In the webcomic [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash sides with the party without hesitation, and even manages to not get cursed. Unfortunately, Discord revealing that RD willingly let a town face a cataclysm sparks a brief argument between her and Applejack, not helped that RD was a bit smug about the whole thing]].\\
** With Applejack, he targeted the player's [[MetaGame metagaming tendencies]] by offering to reveal information in exchange for the PC being cursed. The player readily accepted and asked for details about Discord's plan, thinking she could outsmart the curse... only for Discord to laden her with a curse that prevented her from talking about what she learned in any obvious way. As she puts it later, he left her a puzzle box and she ended up focusing on that puzzle to the detriment of the rest of the
** With Rarity, he played into her roleplaying, suggesting that if she didn't take the diamond offered, it would be offered to her enemies, as well as identifying her in-character need for control, leading her to accepting the curse. Rarity is initially excited about this, but ends up leaning too much into the curse, focusing on her own enjoyment in playing someone crazy paranoid while aggravating the
** Like with Rarity, Discord!DM appealed to Pinkie Pie's sense of roleplaying, but in a different direction - framing it as an opportunity to broaden her horizons by coming up with new jokes (being disingenuous about the fact that it was a curse meant to divide the party, as even the regular GM noted afterwards). In this case, Pinkie Pie opted to parody the [[DarkerAndEdgier overly grim and serious types]], playing Pinkie Pie almost like a 90s Anti-Hero. Unfortunately for her, the rest of the party were busy dealing with the various curses and either missed the joke or just didn't find it funny. Pinkie Pie, not used to a joke not just falling flat but actually ''depressing'' people, opted to double-down in the hopes that it would loop around to funny
** Like in the show, Discord's attempt to fool Fluttershy failed and he had to force the curse on her. In this case, the player immediately recognized what was happening and didn't even entertain him, calling him out on the manipulative tactics. Discord!DM took this personally (though she had intended it more for the ''character'') and he gave her the curse of not using a filter on what she was saying. While Fluttershy managed to be somewhat helpful by telling Twilight about the curses, her frustrations with the situation slipped through a lot more and she ended up acting a lot meaner than normal, to the point of wondering if this was the real
** Discord offers Rainbow Dash the same SadisticChoice as in the original show (either betray her friends or leave Cloudsdale to crumble). In the webcomic [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash sides with the party without hesitation, and even manages to not get cursed. Unfortunately, Discord revealing that RD willingly let a town face a cataclysm sparks a brief argument between her and Applejack, not helped that RD was a bit smug about the whole thing]].
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* UndyingLoyalty: Whatever else you may say about Rainbow Dash, she will stick by her party no matter what. This gets slightly [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] during ''Return to Harmony''. When Discord offers her the SadisticChoice of either staying with her friends or saving Cloudsdale, [[spoiler:she chooses her friends without hesitation, which helps her avoid being cursed. While this initially helps the group by being a second voice of reason (or at least consistency) along with Twilight, Discord lets slip about the choice and Dash explains what happened.]] The party voices some concerns about this, especially Applejack, who [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness steps out-of-character for a moment]] to explain that Dash's choice could have negative consequences for the rest of the party, and that [[spoiler:the potential destruction of an entire town]] should not have been treated lightly. This isn't helped by Dash not showing any regret over the decision, justifying it as being "an arbitrary, binary challenge designed by an all-powerful god" that would have screwed them over either way.
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** Happens again in ''Return to Harmony''. She's offered a deal to have one question answered by Discord in exchange for a curse. She quickly takes the deal, thinking she'll be able to outsmart the curse, and asks for Discord's plans in detail. She gets those details... but then the curse given forces her to conceal the truth, explicitly preventing things like BlatantLies and double speak that would let her MetaGame her way out of it. She ends up focused on trying to solve this problem for the way of the session, avoiding any further metagaming for fear of further punishment, and not helping the other players in the process.
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* BrutalHonesty: During the ''Return to Harmony'' arc, when it's her turn for the one-on-one with Discord!DM, [[GenreSavvy she recognizes what's about to happen]] and decides her best defense against Discord's strategy is to "take the fun out of it" by bluntly calling out the [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Jerk]] tactics that would shift blame from himself. However, while Fluttership had aimed her speech at the ''character'', it struck a bit of a nerve with ''Discord!DM'', to the point that the pony GM took over the scene out of concern that it would get out of hand (which Discord!DM later admitted was a good move).
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* HiddenDepths: The crossover with Webcomic/StevenAndTheCrystalGMs revealed that Fluttershy's player is into heavy metal. According to Marcie (who introduced her to the music genre), Fluttershy had once headbutted Marcie so hard while head-banging that took Marcie to the hospital for fear of a serious injury. The players have trouble believing this story, and apparently so did the hospital staff.
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* CrazyPrepared: When coming up with a Glib Limerick, she has at least ''eight'' stanzas ready to go, apparently right off the cuff.
* HiddenDepths: Beneath her [[TheLoonie somewhat eccentric exterior]], she's better at reading people more than one might think. For example, she was one of the first to catch on that Gilda's player was scheming something, and began to (possibly) mess with her in turn by... ''not'' messing with her, instead reacting to Gilda's goadings with sincerity, even taking some advice to heart in a way that ''infuriated'' Gilda. She also (quite accurately) guesses what Gilda and Rainbow Dash will say to each during their argument towards the end.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Revealed to be the origin of Pinkie Sense: [[spoiler:she felt all the other ponies had really cool, special and unique traits and wanted something like that for Pinkie, too]].
* HiddenDepths: Beneath her [[TheLoonie somewhat eccentric exterior]], she's better at reading people more than one might think. For example, she was one of the first to catch on that Gilda's player was scheming something, and began to (possibly) mess with her in turn by... ''not'' messing with her, instead reacting to Gilda's goadings with sincerity, even taking some advice to heart in a way that ''infuriated'' Gilda. She also (quite accurately) guesses what Gilda and Rainbow Dash will say to each during their argument towards the end.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Revealed to be the origin of Pinkie Sense: [[spoiler:she felt all the other ponies had really cool, special and unique traits and wanted something like that for Pinkie, too]].
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* CrazyPrepared: When coming up with a Glib Limerick, she has at least ''eight'' stanzas ready to go, apparently right off the cuff.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Revealed to be the origin of Pinkie Sense: [[spoiler:she felt all the other ponies had really cool, special and unique traits and wanted something like that for Pinkie, too]].
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Revealed to be the origin of Pinkie Sense: [[spoiler:she felt all the other ponies had really cool, special and unique traits and wanted something like that for Pinkie, too]].
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* WindsOfDestinyChange: After the character rebuilding/birthday party, Pinkie Pie remakes her character as a bard that could sense the future and alter it to an extent (accidentally justifying Pinkie Sense in the process). This proves to be very helpful to the party, especially in the fight against [[spoiler:Elusive/Blueblood]].
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* ConflictBall: His initial strategy in the ''Return of Harmony'' arc was to leave each PC with a curse that would strain their relationship and weaken the Elements of Harmony. The problem was that this involved targeting the flaws of the ''players'' as much as their characters, creating a risk of the table falling apart.
** With Applejack, he targeted the player's metagaming tendencies by offering to reveal information in exchange for the PC being cursed. The player readily accepted and asked for details about Discord's plan, thinking she could outsmart the curse... only for Discord to laden her with a curse that prevented her from talking about what she learned in any obvious way. As she puts it later, he left her a puzzle box and she ended up focusing on that puzzle to the detriment of the rest of the party.\\
** With Applejack, he targeted the player's metagaming tendencies by offering to reveal information in exchange for the PC being cursed. The player readily accepted and asked for details about Discord's plan, thinking she could outsmart the curse... only for Discord to laden her with a curse that prevented her from talking about what she learned in any obvious way. As she puts it later, he left her a puzzle box and she ended up focusing on that puzzle to the detriment of the rest of the party.\\
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* ConflictBall: His initial strategy in the ''Return of Harmony'' arc was to leave each PC with a curse that would strain their relationship and weaken the Elements of Harmony. The problem was that this involved targeting the flaws of the ''players'' as much as their characters, creating a risk of the table falling apart.
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** With Applejack, he targeted the player's [[MetaGame metagamingtendencies tendencies]] by offering to reveal information in exchange for the PC being cursed. The player readily accepted and asked for details about Discord's plan, thinking she could outsmart the curse... only for Discord to laden her with a curse that prevented her from talking about what she learned in any obvious way. As she puts it later, he left her a puzzle box and she ended up focusing on that puzzle to the detriment of the rest of the party.\\
** With Applejack, he targeted the player's [[MetaGame metagaming
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** Like with Rarity, Discord!DM appealed to Pinkie Pie's sense of roleplaying, but in a different direction - framing it as an opportunity to broaden her horizons by coming up with new jokes (being disingenuous about the fact that it was a curse meant to divide the party, as even the regular GM noted afterwards). In this case, Pinkie Pie opted to parody the overly grim and serious types you would see in the 90s. Unfortunately for her, the rest of the party were busy dealing with the various curses and didn't find it funny. Pinkie Pie, not used to a joke not just falling flat but actually ''depressing'' people, opted to double-down in the hopes that it would loop around to funny again.\\
** Like in the show, Discord's attempt to fool Fluttershy failed and he had to force the curse on her. In this case, the player immediately recognized what was happening and didn't even entertain him, calling him out on the manipulative tactics. Discord!DM took this personally (though she had intended it more for the ''character'') and he gave her the curse of not using a filter on what she was saying. While Fluttershy managed to be somewhat helpful by telling Twilight about the curses, her frustrations with the situation slipped through a lot more and she ended up acting a lot meaner than normal, to the point of wondering if this was the real her.
** Like in the show, Discord's attempt to fool Fluttershy failed and he had to force the curse on her. In this case, the player immediately recognized what was happening and didn't even entertain him, calling him out on the manipulative tactics. Discord!DM took this personally (though she had intended it more for the ''character'') and he gave her the curse of not using a filter on what she was saying. While Fluttershy managed to be somewhat helpful by telling Twilight about the curses, her frustrations with the situation slipped through a lot more and she ended up acting a lot meaner than normal, to the point of wondering if this was the real her.
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** Like with Rarity, Discord!DM appealed to Pinkie Pie's sense of roleplaying, but in a different direction - framing it as an opportunity to broaden her horizons by coming up with new jokes (being disingenuous about the fact that it was a curse meant to divide the party, as even the regular GM noted afterwards). In this case, Pinkie Pie opted to parody the [[DarkerAndEdgier overly grim and serious types you would see in the 90s. types]], playing Pinkie Pie almost like a 90s Anti-Hero. Unfortunately for her, the rest of the party were busy dealing with the various curses and either missed the joke or just didn't find it funny. Pinkie Pie, not used to a joke not just falling flat but actually ''depressing'' people, opted to double-down in the hopes that it would loop around to funny again.\\
** Like in the show, Discord's attempt to fool Fluttershy failed and he had to force the curse on her. In this case, the player immediately recognized what was happening and didn't even entertain him, calling him out on the manipulative tactics. Discord!DM took this personally (though she had intended it more for the ''character'') and he gave her the curse of not using a filter on what she was saying. While Fluttershy managed to be somewhat helpful by telling Twilight about the curses, her frustrations with the situation slipped through a lot more and she ended up acting a lot meaner than normal, to the point of wondering if this was the real her.\\
** Discord offers Rainbow Dash the same SadisticChoice as in the original show (either betray her friends or leave Cloudsdale to crumble). In the webcomic [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash sides with the party without hesitation, and even manages to not get cursed. Unfortunately, Discord revealing that RD willingly let a town face a cataclysm sparks a brief argument between her and Applejack, not helped that RD was a bit smug about the whole thing]].\\
** Twilight Sparkle... isn't cursed at all. Instead, she starts to crack from the building frustration with her friends and the situation (wanting to solve the problem while her friends become bigger and bigger obstacles towards that). Discord even starts to gloat about this.. which makes the pony GM realise this might have gone too far, [[GetOut forcibly calling a close to Discord!DM's monologue]] before calling break to talk with Twilight (and soon the rest of the players).
** Like in the show, Discord's attempt to fool Fluttershy failed and he had to force the curse on her. In this case, the player immediately recognized what was happening and didn't even entertain him, calling him out on the manipulative tactics. Discord!DM took this personally (though she had intended it more for the ''character'') and he gave her the curse of not using a filter on what she was saying. While Fluttershy managed to be somewhat helpful by telling Twilight about the curses, her frustrations with the situation slipped through a lot more and she ended up acting a lot meaner than normal, to the point of wondering if this was the real her.\\
** Discord offers Rainbow Dash the same SadisticChoice as in the original show (either betray her friends or leave Cloudsdale to crumble). In the webcomic [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash sides with the party without hesitation, and even manages to not get cursed. Unfortunately, Discord revealing that RD willingly let a town face a cataclysm sparks a brief argument between her and Applejack, not helped that RD was a bit smug about the whole thing]].\\
** Twilight Sparkle... isn't cursed at all. Instead, she starts to crack from the building frustration with her friends and the situation (wanting to solve the problem while her friends become bigger and bigger obstacles towards that). Discord even starts to gloat about this.. which makes the pony GM realise this might have gone too far, [[GetOut forcibly calling a close to Discord!DM's monologue]] before calling break to talk with Twilight (and soon the rest of the players).
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** With Applejack, he targeted the player's metagaming tendencies by offering to reveal information in exchange for the PC being cursed. The player readily accepted and asked for details about Discord's plan, thinking they could outsmart the curse... only for Discord to laden her with a curse that prevented her from talking about what she learned in any obvious way. As she puts it later, he left her a puzzle box and she ended up focusing on that puzzle to the detriment of the rest of the party.\\
With Rarity, he played into her roleplaying, suggesting that if she didn't take the diamond offered, it would be offered to her enemies, as well as identifying her in-character need for control, leading her to accepting the curse. Rarity is initially excited about this, but ends up leaning too much into the curse, aggravating the party.\\
With Rarity, he played into her roleplaying, suggesting that if she didn't take the diamond offered, it would be offered to her enemies, as well as identifying her in-character need for control, leading her to accepting the curse. Rarity is initially excited about this, but ends up leaning too much into the curse, aggravating the party.\\
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** With Applejack, he targeted the player's metagaming tendencies by offering to reveal information in exchange for the PC being cursed. The player readily accepted and asked for details about Discord's plan, thinking they she could outsmart the curse... only for Discord to laden her with a curse that prevented her from talking about what she learned in any obvious way. As she puts it later, he left her a puzzle box and she ended up focusing on that puzzle to the detriment of the rest of the party.\\
** With Rarity, he played into her roleplaying, suggesting that if she didn't take the diamond offered, it would be offered to her enemies, as well as identifying her in-character need for control, leading her to accepting the curse. Rarity is initially excited about this, but ends up leaning too much into the curse, focusing on her own enjoyment in playing someone crazy paranoid while aggravating the party.\\ \\
** Like with Rarity, Discord!DM appealed to Pinkie Pie's sense of roleplaying, but in a different direction - framing it as an opportunity to broaden her horizons by coming up with new jokes (being disingenuous about the fact that it was a curse meant to divide the party, as even the regular GM noted afterwards). In this case, Pinkie Pie opted to parody the overly grim and serious types you would see in the 90s. Unfortunately for her, the rest of the party were busy dealing with the various curses and didn't find it funny. Pinkie Pie, not used to a joke not just falling flat but actually ''depressing'' people, opted to double-down in the hopes that it would loop around to funny again.\\
** Like in the show, Discord's attempt to fool Fluttershy failed and he had to force the curse on her. In this case, the player immediately recognized what was happening and didn't even entertain him, calling him out on the manipulative tactics. Discord!DM took this personally (though she had intended it more for the ''character'') and he gave her the curse of not using a filter on what she was saying. While Fluttershy managed to be somewhat helpful by telling Twilight about the curses, her frustrations with the situation slipped through a lot more and she ended up acting a lot meaner than normal, to the point of wondering if this was the real her.
** Like with Rarity, Discord!DM appealed to Pinkie Pie's sense of roleplaying, but in a different direction - framing it as an opportunity to broaden her horizons by coming up with new jokes (being disingenuous about the fact that it was a curse meant to divide the party, as even the regular GM noted afterwards). In this case, Pinkie Pie opted to parody the overly grim and serious types you would see in the 90s. Unfortunately for her, the rest of the party were busy dealing with the various curses and didn't find it funny. Pinkie Pie, not used to a joke not just falling flat but actually ''depressing'' people, opted to double-down in the hopes that it would loop around to funny again.\\
** Like in the show, Discord's attempt to fool Fluttershy failed and he had to force the curse on her. In this case, the player immediately recognized what was happening and didn't even entertain him, calling him out on the manipulative tactics. Discord!DM took this personally (though she had intended it more for the ''character'') and he gave her the curse of not using a filter on what she was saying. While Fluttershy managed to be somewhat helpful by telling Twilight about the curses, her frustrations with the situation slipped through a lot more and she ended up acting a lot meaner than normal, to the point of wondering if this was the real her.
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* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: The party and the pny DM use the events of the "What About Discord" arc to show him firsthand what it feels like having his own flaws (both in-character and real-life) used against him in a manipulative manner. This isn't used ''solely'' for revenge - the DM believes that while Discord's player would have understood the problem ''academically'' if it were just explained to him, he needed to have some firsthand experience of why this method of playing was a problem. Discord's first response is that the DM might just have an issue with communication (which they admit is one of their problems) but otherwise sees the point. The party admits to themselves that this would ''not'' have been a good thing to do to a [[{{Noob}} newbie player]], but with how experienced Discord was, they decided it was worth trying.
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* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: The party and the pny DM pony GM use the events of the "What About Discord" arc to show him firsthand what it feels like having his own flaws (both in-character and real-life) used against him in a manipulative manner. This isn't used ''solely'' for revenge - the DM GM believes that while Discord's player would have understood the problem ''academically'' if it were just explained to him, he needed to have some firsthand experience of why this method of playing was a problem. Discord's first response is that the DM GM might just have an issue with communication (which they admit is one of their problems) but otherwise sees the point. The party admits to themselves that this would ''not'' have been a good thing to do to a [[{{Noob}} newbie player]], but with how experienced Discord was, they decided it was worth trying.
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* BrokenPedestal: The pony DM looked up to Discord's player as a shining example of a DM who could craft exciting plotlines that challenged their players and left them with stories that would last long past the table, even inviting him to the DM's own table as he fears that he can't make it "impressive" enough for his players. It's only when seeing the effects of Discord's play style on the pony players that he realizes that it might have be more harmful than either of them thought, and that something needed to change. Played with, in that the two still consider each other friends, even after the conclusion the "What About Discord" arc and plan to play with each other again, the pony DM just doesn't have his "rose-tinted glasses" anymore.
* IndyPloy: Pulls off a succession of these in the "What About Discord?" arc; he retreats upon realizing the players have powered up, and upon realizing the one hit he took has given him a time limit before complete re-petrification, utilizes the normal DM's lore notebooks and a potential loophole from Feeling Pinkie Keen (which was covered by the comic roughly eight years previously) in order to attempt to weaponize the Power of Friendship against the players.
* TheMentor: He was the pony DM's first DM, who taught him not just the game but how to DM. A lot of the DM's less popular tactics (such as blacklisting Rarity from the Thieves' Guild without discussing it with her player) can be traced back to Discord liking to surprise his players.
* IndyPloy: Pulls off a succession of these in the "What About Discord?" arc; he retreats upon realizing the players have powered up, and upon realizing the one hit he took has given him a time limit before complete re-petrification, utilizes the normal DM's lore notebooks and a potential loophole from Feeling Pinkie Keen (which was covered by the comic roughly eight years previously) in order to attempt to weaponize the Power of Friendship against the players.
* TheMentor: He was the pony DM's first DM, who taught him not just the game but how to DM. A lot of the DM's less popular tactics (such as blacklisting Rarity from the Thieves' Guild without discussing it with her player) can be traced back to Discord liking to surprise his players.
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* BrokenPedestal: The pony DM GM looked up to Discord's player as a shining example of a DM who could craft exciting plotlines that challenged their players and left them with stories that would last long past the table, even inviting him to the DM's own table as he fears that he can't make it "impressive" enough for his players. It's only when seeing the effects of Discord's play style on the pony players that he realizes that it might have be more harmful than either of them thought, and that something needed to change. Played with, in that the two still consider each other friends, friends even after the conclusion the "What About Discord" arc and plan to play with each other again, and the pony DM GM still respects his talents away from the table, he just doesn't have his "rose-tinted glasses" regarding his mentor anymore.
* ConflictBall: His initial strategy in the ''Return of Harmony'' arc was to leave each PC with a curse that would strain their relationship and weaken the Elements of Harmony. The problem was that this involved targeting the flaws of the ''players'' as much as their characters, creating a risk of the table falling apart.
** With Applejack, he targeted the player's metagaming tendencies by offering to reveal information in exchange for the PC being cursed. The player readily accepted and asked for details about Discord's plan, thinking they could outsmart the curse... only for Discord to laden her with a curse that prevented her from talking about what she learned in any obvious way. As she puts it later, he left her a puzzle box and she ended up focusing on that puzzle to the detriment of the rest of the party.\\
With Rarity, he played into her roleplaying, suggesting that if she didn't take the diamond offered, it would be offered to her enemies, as well as identifying her in-character need for control, leading her to accepting the curse. Rarity is initially excited about this, but ends up leaning too much into the curse, aggravating the party.\\
* IndyPloy: Pulls off a succession of these in the "What About Discord?" arc; he retreats upon realizing the players have powered up, and upon realizing the one hit he took has given him a time limit before complete re-petrification, utilizes the normalDM's GM's lore notebooks and a potential loophole from Feeling Pinkie Keen (which was covered by the comic roughly eight years previously) in order to attempt to weaponize the Power of Friendship against the players.
* TheMentor: He was the ponyDM's GM's first DM, who taught him not just the game but how to DM. A lot of the DM's GM's less popular tactics (such as blacklisting Rarity from the Thieves' Guild without discussing it with her player) can be traced back to Discord liking to surprise his players.
* ConflictBall: His initial strategy in the ''Return of Harmony'' arc was to leave each PC with a curse that would strain their relationship and weaken the Elements of Harmony. The problem was that this involved targeting the flaws of the ''players'' as much as their characters, creating a risk of the table falling apart.
** With Applejack, he targeted the player's metagaming tendencies by offering to reveal information in exchange for the PC being cursed. The player readily accepted and asked for details about Discord's plan, thinking they could outsmart the curse... only for Discord to laden her with a curse that prevented her from talking about what she learned in any obvious way. As she puts it later, he left her a puzzle box and she ended up focusing on that puzzle to the detriment of the rest of the party.\\
With Rarity, he played into her roleplaying, suggesting that if she didn't take the diamond offered, it would be offered to her enemies, as well as identifying her in-character need for control, leading her to accepting the curse. Rarity is initially excited about this, but ends up leaning too much into the curse, aggravating the party.\\
* IndyPloy: Pulls off a succession of these in the "What About Discord?" arc; he retreats upon realizing the players have powered up, and upon realizing the one hit he took has given him a time limit before complete re-petrification, utilizes the normal
* TheMentor: He was the pony
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'''Fluttershy:''' No to mention, that choice plays right into Discord's hand by creating... ''this'' situation...\\
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'''Fluttershy:''' No Not to mention, that choice plays right into Discord's hand by creating... ''this'' situation...\\
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Added A Taste of Their Own Medicine and Broken Pedestal to Discord's folder
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* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: The party and the pny DM use the events of the "What About Discord" arc to show him firsthand what it feels like having his own flaws (both in-character and real-life) used against him in a manipulative manner. This isn't used ''solely'' for revenge - the DM believes that while Discord's player would have understood the problem ''academically'' if it were just explained to him, he needed to have some firsthand experience of why this method of playing was a problem. Discord's first response is that the DM might just have an issue with communication (which they admit is one of their problems) but otherwise sees the point. The party admits to themselves that this would ''not'' have been a good thing to do to a [[{{Noob}} newbie player]], but with how experienced Discord was, they decided it was worth trying.
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* BrokenPedestal: The pony DM looked up to Discord's player as a shining example of a DM who could craft exciting plotlines that challenged their players and left them with stories that would last long past the table, even inviting him to the DM's own table as he fears that he can't make it "impressive" enough for his players. It's only when seeing the effects of Discord's play style on the pony players that he realizes that it might have be more harmful than either of them thought, and that something needed to change. Played with, in that the two still consider each other friends, even after the conclusion the "What About Discord" arc and plan to play with each other again, the pony DM just doesn't have his "rose-tinted glasses" anymore.
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renamed per TRS
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A Good-aligned Druid, Fluttershy is shy and softspoken, far better at dealing with animals [[NotGoodWithPeople than other ponies]]. Still, she strives to be helpful despite all her awkwardness, wishing only to do whatever she can for everyone who needs it.\\\
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A Good-aligned Druid, Fluttershy is shy and softspoken, far better at dealing with animals [[NotGoodWithPeople [[BetterWithNonHumanCompany than other ponies]]. Still, she strives to be helpful despite all her awkwardness, wishing only to do whatever she can for everyone who needs it.\\\
