2 Feb 2018

Project Natasha - Tails of Equestria

Last week, I created Icewind for the Tails of Equestria RPG, resulting in a young pony learning snow magic.  However, this is a Project Natasha entry, where I try to recreate Nasty from Subject 13 to see if the system can handle her concept, that of a young adult with anger issues and with possible superpowers.  The key with Nasty is that she is underpowered for a superhero game.  However, can Tails of Equestria turn Nasty into a My Little Pony?

Obviously, some changes need to be made.  Nasty now comes from Manehattan.  The main question is what sort of pony is she?  Earth Pony covers her physical aspects, but Unicorn would provide her with her powers.  Decisions, decisions.  Other than that, the rest of the creation process works out the same.

1) Pony Type
Either Unicorn for the superpower version of Nasty or Earth Pony for the pre-accident version.  I'll work on both ideas in the one post.

2) Level
Like all starting ponies, Nasty starts at level 1.

3) Element of Harmony
This is a tough one.  Nasty definitely doesn't fit Kindness; she's very not the sweetest and gentlest of ponies.  Nasty is the opposite of Fluttershy, really.  The best two are Loyalty and Generosity.  With Loyalty, while Nasty isn't easy to befriend, she does stand beside the ones she has.  On the other hoof, Generosity covers the ponies with the biggest hearts, and Nasty has gone out of her way to help others.  Given that the colour of the Element of Generosity is purple, that seals the choice.

4) Body and Mind
Nasty is very physical.  While she does struggle in class, she's not stupid.  Her main feature in /Subject 13/ is her ability to hit people, which is covered by Body.  Pony Nasty thus becomes a brawny pony, both as a Unicorn and an Earth Pony.  Her Mind is a d4, her body is a d6 as a Unicorn or d8 as an Earth Pony.

5) Charm
Like every other starting Pony, Nasty's Charm is a d6.

6) Stamina
As a Unicorn, Nasty starts with 10 Stamina.  As an Earth Pony, she'd have 12.

7) Talents
The type of pony will influence the Talents Nasty will have.  As a Unicorn, I want to emphasize Nasty's superpowers.  Fortunately, there's a Talent in the book that fits here - Stun Ray.  Unicorn Nasty also gets Telekenesis as a Talent.  Earth Pony Nasty, though, will take Special Skill (Bucking); as a young filly in Manehattan, she got into a number of Scuffles.  Earth Ponies also get Stout Heart as a Talent, which will allow Nasty to push herself once per session.

8) Quirks
Both pony types of Nasty get the Short Fuse Quirk, because she has one.

9) Portrait and Cutie Mark
I created the Unicorn version of Nasty.  For the Earth Pony version, remove the horn.

Nasty as an angry young filly.  Created at Doll Divine.
10) Pony Name
Somehow, she's keeping Nasty, even though it's not a great pony name.  It's more a nickname, but she may need a better name.

11) Equipment
Nasty spends 50 bits to get a Hobby Kit, a set of tools.  She saves the rest of her bits for later.

And that is it for Nasty.  Two ponies for the price of one!

Nasty as a Unicorn:
Pony Name: Nasty
Pony Type: Unicorn
Level: 1
Element of Harmony: Generosity
Body: d6                                               Stamina
Mind: d4                                                  Max: 12
Charm: d6                                               Current: 12
Talents:
  Cutie Mark: Stun Ray d6
  T: Telekinesis d6
  T:
Quirks:
  Short Fuse
Cutie Mark: Purple explosion
Equipment:
350 bits
Kit (mechanical tools)
Nasty as an Earth Pony:
Pony Name: Nasty
Pony Type: Earth Pony
Level: 1
Element of Harmony: Generosity
Body: d8                                               Stamina
Mind: d4                                                  Max: 12
Charm: d6                                               Current: 12
Talents:
  Cutie Mark: Special Skill (Bucking) d6
  T: Stout Heart d6
  T:
Quirks:
  Short Fuse
Cutie Mark: Purple explosion
Equipment:
350 bits
Kit (mechanical tools)
Both are playable and a good representation of Nasty without taking too many allowances, beyond turning her into a pony.  Not bad for a simple system.  Tails of Equestria is a robust system.


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