Post by Ponyville Staff on Feb 21, 2021 2:34:17 GMT
{Character Creation}
For the most part we believe in letting people create whatever kind of character they like, however we do have some rules to avoid too many overpowered characters or characters of species that are meant to be extremely rare in canon.
Currently Discouraged: Nothing!
Currently Encouraged: Everything!
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With the exception of Alicorns and Draconequus(aside from canon characters of these species), any species that has been featured in the series is fair game to be played here as an OC or canon.
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You are free to make your character any gender identity or sexuality you like, trans ponies, nonbinary ponies, anything and everything is welcome and encouraged!
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Hybrids are allowed within reason, obviously any type of pony will be able to have children with any other type of pony, and you're free to have mixed ponies display some traits of either parent, such as a unicorn/Pegasus pony having feathers despite not having wings! Get creative!
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Same-Sex cis couples can produce offspring provided one of them is a unicorn or they find one able to perform the spell to do so. The same goes for transgender ponies or ponies who can't conceive on their own. This practice is incredibly widespread and normal.
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Try not to get too OP with a unicorn's magic, or at the very least try to keep their age in line with what they might know. A child wont know how to use incredibly advanced magic.
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Ponies and all other creatures can be any color or shape and unlike the series where most ponies are one solid color, you're free to give your pony as many markings and patterns as you like.
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If you'd like to base an OC off of a canon character from another media that's fine! Just make sure you're adapting them sufficiently to fit the setting and lore!
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You can make your pony as young as the Cutie Mark Crusaders in the first few seasons, but any younger MUST have family of some kind in play on site.
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You're free to use art or bases from elsewhere provided you have permission to use it or are the artist yourself, you can also pick a background pony to use as a face claim for your OC. As long as the pony isn't widely known and doesn't have significant screentime they're fair game, characters like Doctor Whooves, Octavia, and Derpy for example could be classes as canons and thus aren't viable for use.
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If you have any questions, please reach out to a staff member! These rules are subject to change, however an announcement will be made should any rules be added or changed significantly.