Oh right, I think I heard about that one - thank you for the reminder. I'll put in an order. I would say that it's for the purposes of introducing the new generation to roleplaying, but my Element is Honesty for I cannot tell a lie - I'm totally and shamelessly a fan of the show.

Quote from: Skywalker;959438I got this RPG for my two daughters. I was expecting the licence to be slapped onto something awful, but it is actually a surprisingly well designed RPG for both young RPGers and adults.  I only wish we got an Adventure Time RPG of the same ilk.

An Adventure Time rpg in the mode of TOON could work quite well.

I currently use Far Away Land for Adventure Time but an official RPG would be great.

Also, my Curse of the Statuettes adventure for Tails of Equestria just shipped.

Quote from: Skywalker;959590Also, my Curse of the Statuettes adventure for Tails of Equestria just shipped.

Who did you order it through? I ask because the store for the official North American distributors doesn't have it listed yet.

EDIT: Whoops, your location is New Zealand. That might have something to do with the discrepancy. My name is Der-, er, Muffins.

Quote from: Alzrius;959598Who did you order it through? I ask because the store for the official North American distributors doesn't have it listed yet.

EDIT: Whoops, your location is New Zealand. That might have something to do with the discrepancy. My name is Der-, er, Muffins.

http://www.nzgameshop.com/. It has free international shipping too.

Product listing: http://www.nzgameshop.com/my-little-pony-trading-cards/my-little-pony-the-curse-of-the-statuettes-tails-of-equestria-expansion

However, it looks like it is hitting all non-US stores this week.

I just got my copy last night, and honestly, I'm blown away.

Yes, I'm a Brony and yes, this was an impulse buy. But inside, a clean, light, functional RPG systems (despite the game billing itself as a 'Storytelling game') that gives me just enough system when I need it and then gets out of the way.

Brony?

Quote from: Dumarest;961007Brony?

Slang term for an adult fan of the My Little Pony cartoon, sometimes referring to just the male fans.  If I didn't have a 5 year old daughter I might be considered a Brony, although the fact that I haven't watched any of the show since she left for North Carolina suggests to me that I'm not.

Quote from: jcfiala;961011Slang term for an adult fan of the My Little Pony cartoon, sometimes referring to just the male fans.  If I didn't have a 5 year old daughter I might be considered a Brony, although the fact that I haven't watched any of the show since she left for North Carolina suggests to me that I'm not.

I got the game for my daughter but the show is actually pretty good and funny.

Quote from: Dumarest;961024I got the game for my daughter but the show is actually pretty good and funny.

As someone who does consider themselves a brony (albeit one who doesn't buy any non-RPG merchandise, go to the conventions, or do much of anything else besides watch the show and talk about it), the show is quite enjoyable, and I can see why it has the following that it does. For me, a lot of the fun comes from the world-building they've got going on, since they tend to dole out just enough to make it interestingly different from what we usually see (such as the may-or-may-not-be-true story of how, before Celestia and Luna came to power, the unicorns had to collectively move the sun and the moon). Even then, the characters are great too, and there are quite a few episodes that are adorably genuine in their positive portrayal of others without being too unrealistically saccharine about it (though obviously, not every episode lives up to this).

Quote from: Dumarest;961024I got the game for my daughter but the show is actually pretty good and funny.

It is good and funny, and one episode has a great treatment of time travel, especially in a show aimed at young kids.  But it's not something I'd really be seeking out if I didn't have Rose around.

Quote from: jcfiala;961011Slang term for an adult fan of the My Little Pony cartoon, sometimes referring to just the male fans.

I've only ever known the term to refer to males, regardless of age.

My 4 year old daughter really likes the show. James Sphan wrote a review as well. I just don't see my daughter and her friends picking this up and playing it on their own free will. I have a feeling that the game was written for adult fans of the show and to "mimic" a childhood RPG. If I'm going to be running a game for kids I can use any system and just streamline the play for the kids and have the adventure being in a setting that is of interest to them.

What age do girls fall out of My Little Pony? Do they continue to enjoy the show when they are 10-12? Or do they fall out?

I guess I'm the odd duck because I hate the show. I don't think it's clever. I don't find it funny. And I hate the animation. It's shitty flash based animation.

Quote from: Ulairi;961306My 4 year old daughter really likes the show. James Sphan wrote a review as well. I just don't see my daughter and her friends picking this up and playing it on their own free will.

Well, but is your daughter going to pick up any rpg and play it of their own free will?  I plan on trying to run this for my daughter when she's home again.

The game system really is quite simple, so it's not too confusing for a kid - really, a basic starting character has three stats, two skills, and a quirk or maybe two - beyond that, they get to draw their own pony and pony symbol.

Either way, I'll see about returning to this thread later on and reporting on what my daughter thinks.  But she doesn't return home until June, so don't hold your breaths.

River Horse Games have just announced the name of the next Tails of Equestria adventure in their email newsletter: Festival of Lights, "a story of delving and of darkness."

A sneak preview will be available at the UK Games Expo, June 2nd - 4th.