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Book of Ideas / Re: Brainstorming for Shifter Characteristics
« on: August 08, 2015, 07:43:08 am »
How about this? Shifters revert back to their original form when they are under great amounts of stress, and can only hold a form for a limited time. However, with training (like with other magic) this time period can be increased.

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Book of Ideas / Brainstorming for Shifter Characteristics
« on: August 08, 2015, 12:36:59 am »
I'm having difficulty coming up with characteristics for Shifters. If anyone has any ideas, maybe you could help me out? After all, making an entirely new sub-soecies here, which is difficult at the best of times.

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Book of Ideas / Re: How to make this forum more lively
« on: August 08, 2015, 12:33:29 am »
I could get in touch with my old friends from Cloudsdale, they might be able to spread the word. If the site was still up, I would promote there, but sadly CD has been shut down since January.

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Canterlot / Re: Sweet and Savoury Bakery
« on: August 05, 2015, 02:30:53 am »
Choc grabbed the two muffins with his magic, just as Princes Celestia entered the room. Having proir knowlege that Celestia was on her way here was the only reason Choc didn't shift into one of his more agile forms. He couldn't, however, stop himself from flinching for a second, before placing the two mufuns on the counter. "Th-that'll be five bits." Choc managed to stammer out. As he spoke, he prayed that he wouldn't shift on accident. Luckily, Choc had practised this scenario in his apartment, and would be able to prevent himself from shifting. Probably. Luckily the other two Princesses weren't here otherwise he would have accidently shifted for sure.

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Canterlot / Re: Sweet and Savoury Bakery
« on: August 03, 2015, 07:36:26 am »
Choc started to relax a bit more, eventually deciding to stop his teleport preparations seeing how the tension in the room was settling down. As the stallion at the counter spoke, Choc kept an eye on the Princess, who was sitting at her table quietly, waiting for someone who Choc dreaded seeing. Once the stallion finished speaking, Choc searched through the catalogue of baked goods in his head, looking for the muffin in question. "We should have some apple and cinnamon muffins over in the display case. They aren't our most popular item, but we stock 'em anyway. How many do you want?" Choc asked the stallion.

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Canterlot / Re: Sweet and Savoury Bakery
« on: August 01, 2015, 11:42:47 pm »
Choc grabbed the bits in his magic, opened the register and put them away. "Enjoy your donuts Princess." Choc then turned to the red pegasus who was next in line. From his stance, and the way he interacted with Princess Cadance, he seemed to be a member of the military. "Welcome to SnS bakery sir, what would you like?" Choc asked the stallion.

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Canterlot / Re: Sweet and Savoury Bakery
« on: July 31, 2015, 03:20:37 am »
At the mention of Princess Celestia, Choc's legs locked up. Willing himself to move, he walked over to the display case and grabbed out the donuts. "That'll be four bits Princess. Hope you enjoy."

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Canterlot / Re: Sweet and Savoury Bakery
« on: July 30, 2015, 01:38:45 am »
Choc starts to relax, sensing that Cadance is just here for a donut or two. Just to be safe, he continued to prepare the spell, but he started to focus more on the order. "Well, we do have one special donut. It's called the Fruit Salad Twist. It's a regular donut with a spiral pattern of multiple fruit icing flavours." Choc said as he located the special donuts with his magic, preparing to pick it up.

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Canterlot / Re: Sweet and Savoury Bakery
« on: July 28, 2015, 11:07:46 pm »
"No no everything is fine." Choc lied, shifting his footing every two seconds. "We do sell donuts, but they aren't as good as Joe's. What kind do you want?" As Choc spoke, he mentally prepared his teleportation spell, so that if things go bad he can make a quick escape.

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Canterlot / Re: Sweet and Savoury Bakery
« on: July 28, 2015, 09:02:34 pm »
Choc regarded Princess Cadence with a confused look. "Oookay then...hello Princess. It's not often we see you in Canterlot" Choc stared at the Princess, wondering what exactly was going on, and worrying about wether the Princess knew about his secret. "Anyway miss, that'll be five bits. Thanks for stopping by." As Choc spoke, his eyes darted back and forth between the Princess and the grey mare, visibly uncomfortable with a Princess being so close to him, and the possibility of a second Princess being close by.

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Canterlot / Re: Sweet and Savoury Bakery
« on: July 28, 2015, 06:20:18 pm »
"It's like I said. Pretzels aren't exactly the best thing to have for breakfast. If you had asked me at midday, I would have recommended them in a heatbeat. I can, however, get you a cup of tea. It won't be as good as some of those fancy cafés, but I reckon it will do nicely." Choc walked over to the dislay case and grabbed out a croissant with his magic, and placed it in a paper bag. Next, he walked over to a small pot of tea he had brewing in the corner, and poured some into a foam cup, placing the lid on as he walked back to the counter. "One croissant and one cup of tea. Anything else you want?" Choc asked the mare.

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Canterlot / Re: Sweet and Savoury Bakery
« on: July 27, 2015, 11:25:56 pm »
Choc watched as the light grey mare entered the bakery with the sort of poise you could only find in some pony with a refined lifestyle. As she asked for a recommendation, Choc stood up and smiled. "In which case, welcome to the SnS bakery. Hope you find something you enjoy. Now, recommendations. Hmm...the croissants have always been a personal favourite of mine. My co-worker, Sweet Treat, always does an excellent job with them. She also makes excellent muffins. I would recommend a pretzel or two, but they aren't the best thing to have for breakfast. So...hmm...I reckon either a custard and plum croissant, or a berry twist muffin."

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Canterlot / Sweet and Savoury Bakery
« on: July 26, 2015, 07:49:08 am »
Choc came in through the doors of the SnS bakery early in the morning, humming a tune as he walked behind the counter, checked the cash register and put on his apron. "Just great. Another day in this uptight city, and another day away from home." Choc said to himself as he checked the baked goods. "Thank Celestia. Last night's shift restocked for me. That's one less thing I have to do." He then proceeded to sit down in a chair behind the counter, to wait for the day's first customer.

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Characters / Choc Pretzel
« on: July 24, 2015, 09:47:56 am »
Name: Choc Pretzel
Gender: Male
Race: Unicorn (Shifter)
Age: Young Adult
Coat: Brown
Mane Colour: Raw Umber with Seal Brown highlights
Eye Colour: Yellow
Magic Colour: Bondi Blue
Cutie Mark: A pretzel
Magical Ability: Telekinesis, low range teleportation, shape shifting
Current Place of Residence: The outskirts of the Canterlot residential district.
Occupation: Baker for the Sweet & Savory (SnS) Bakery (At least until people figure out what he is. Then, more running)
Personality: Kind, but quick to criticise ponies if something goes wrong. Always trying to fit in as much as possible. Easily sociable but tends to disappear often, only to re-appear a few days later, acting like nothing has happened. Tends to be extremely paranoid, always dodging questions about his past (particularly about his childhood) and his family.


Background Info:
Choc, despite being the most common form of this Shifter, is not the original form. The original form (called Ocean Spray) is rarely used, as it could lead to ponies that knew him throughout his childhood recognising him.

This would be problematic, as Ocean was run out of Ponyville after a series of robberies of several key businesses was blamed on him. He occasionally visits Ponyville, albeit in different forms, to check up on his parents, and make sure they are ok.

What are Shifters?:
Shifters are ponies born with the ability to shape shift, much like Changelings. However, unlike Changelings, Shifters are limited in their transformations, only being able to change into a few forms, and being unable to mimic other ponies.

Shifters are notorious for being shady characters, often using their abilities to do crimes. This has led to an unfortunate prejudice among the Equestrian populace.

Shifters, upon coming under a large amount of stress, will revert to their original form. The amount of stress a shifter can deal with differs between shifters. Furthermore, shifters can only hold a form other than their original for a limited time. This time period can be increased with training, or via magical items. These magical items are extremely rare, often being sold on the black market, and cannot last forever. Once depleted, the items must be recharged by using a special spell, which is know only to a select few. An example of the magical items is the bracelet Ocean wears on his left forehoof. It allows Ocean a maximum of 24 hours in one form.

Shifters are most talented at taking forms that are of the same race as the original form. for instance, a unicorn born shifter would find it easier to take unicorn forms, and use magic, but would struggle with flight.

It is extremely difficult to spot out a Shifter, but some giveaways include eye and magic colours, voice, and personality, as those are some things that stay uniform through all of a Shifter’s forms.

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