Re: [GRIMDARK] Fallout Equestria: Project Horizons Discussion

[OneMoreDaySK]

Oh God... that pear.... that pear... it haunts me so...

Hey, at least it's not the annoying orange.

Also, my hard drive came in today. Yay! Will be reinstalling all mah junk on it. Can't wait to be rid of autocorrect on my iPod.

[Moodyman90]

Don't mention that orange, for some ungodly reason Cartoon Network decided to give the damn this it's own show.

And congrats!

[RoboRed]

Don't mention that orange, for some ungodly reason Cartoon Network decided to give the damn this it's own show.

Wait...what? You serious?

[Moodyman90]

I wish it wasn't true, I truly do, but they had a seek peek of it this past Monday. And from what I can tell from the commercials it's just MAD, but with that damn orange.

[RoboRed]

Oh lordy, it's true.

[OneMoreDaySK]

See? Put into perspective, the pear ain't that bad

[FeatherDust]

War... War never changes.
When the horsemen of the apocalypse rode forth and War scorched the planet with his sword of atomic fire, those trapped outside the Vaults could only envy those who were incinerated in the last moments of the old world. Those who survived in sheltered or remote locations had nothing to look forward to but a slow death by starvation and radiation poisoning.

And yet, for a time, one city seemed spared. Atlanta, the shining jewel of the South, stood untouched by nuclear destruction. With its deep shelters and ample medical supplies, the populace seemed to stand a fighting chance against the ravages of the Great War.

But it was not to be. Mere days after War stayed his hand, Pestilence drew his shroud over the city instead, choking it in poison fog and sending terrible plagues to run rampant through its crowded fallout shelters. The city's buildings still stood tall, but they became tombstones for the millions whose subterranean shelters became their graves...

Okay, first? THAT WAS AWESOME.

>Pedantry projectors online
Buuuut there's no such thing as Pestilence. The four horsemen are War, Famine, Death, and Conquest.
>Shutting down.

[Aonee]

War... War never changes.
When the horsemen of the apocalypse rode forth and War scorched the planet with his sword of atomic fire, those trapped outside the Vaults could only envy those who were incinerated in the last moments of the old world. Those who survived in sheltered or remote locations had nothing to look forward to but a slow death by starvation and radiation poisoning.

And yet, for a time, one city seemed spared. Atlanta, the shining jewel of the South, stood untouched by nuclear destruction. With its deep shelters and ample medical supplies, the populace seemed to stand a fighting chance against the ravages of the Great War.

But it was not to be. Mere days after War stayed his hand, Pestilence drew his shroud over the city instead, choking it in poison fog and sending terrible plagues to run rampant through its crowded fallout shelters. The city's buildings still stood tall, but they became tombstones for the millions whose subterranean shelters became their graves...

Okay, first? THAT WAS AWESOME.

>Pedantry projectors online
Buuuut there's no such thing as Pestilence. The four horsemen are War, Famine, Death, and Conquest.
>Shutting down.

Then he was obviously referring to the colt, from Scyto's cult.

[Sindri]

Buuuut there's no such thing as Pestilence. The four horsemen are War, Famine, Death, and Conquest.

Revelations never actually names any of them; the classic depictions of the four horsemen are a more recent construct, and almost always include Pestilence.

When the original doesn't actually exist, the most common misconceptions is as close as you're going to get to "truth."

[Ketchup]

Buuuut there's no such thing as Pestilence. The four horsemen are War, Famine, Death, and Conquest.

Revelations never actually names any of them; the classic depictions of the four horsemen are a more recent construct, and almost always include Pestilence.

When the original doesn't actually exist, the most common misconceptions is as close as you're going to get to "truth."

Well, the Bible doesn't clarify what it says very well. I once went on a website that found that if you read between the lines, God is the greatest mass murderer in history, among other things.
I don't think religious theory was against the thread's rules, but if we go on a tangent about it, it may well be.

[Moodyman90]

In the grand scheme of things, what we think we know are ideas we got from others.
Point in case, you'd be surprised how much Dante's Inferno has influenced our perception of hell, despite he made it all up. Nothing in the bible about different levels or details about punishment.

[Scyto Harmony]

Buuuut there's no such thing as Pestilence. The four horsemen are War, Famine, Death, and Conquest.

Wait. I was... wrong?

[Moodyman90]

Buuuut there's no such thing as Pestilence. The four horsemen are War, Famine, Death, and Conquest.

Wait. I was... wrong?

Nope, you just went with the more common pop culture version of them. The one that shows up in books, movies, comics, video games, just about everywhere somebody wants to go with horsemen that happen to come in a group of 4.

Unless there's a group of 4 Headless Horsemen/Hessians(sp) in which that would be awesome.

[Scyto Harmony]

I was going off of Terry Pratchet, honestly.

[Scyto Harmony]

Also - Are we expecting the next chapter this weekend or sooner?

[O. Hinds]

Also - Are we expecting the next chapter this weekend or sooner?

Maybe sooner, possibly tomorrow. We've gotten some work done today, but Somber had to leave a while ago while I'll need to leave shortly myself and have been stuck at a bit on page eight for over an hour now. Related to that, we may be making an edit to 44; Snipe says that there's no problem here, I say that there's a large problem, Somber had to leave before I reached this point, and Bronode's computer has been giving him so much trouble that he still hasn't reached this point. So... I don't know. I can tell you that the first 7.75 approx. pages are good, though.

[Moodyman90]

Ah the marvelous world of editing, which few rarely get to see even a peek of. The whole lot of you have my respect for being able to do that.

[SilentCarto]

Hey, at least it's not the annoying orange.

Don't you dare even mention that abomination in the same breath with the great Biting Pear of Salamanca!

Buuuut there's no such thing as Pestilence. The four horsemen are War, Famine, Death, and Conquest.

There didn't used to be. There is now.

[OneMoreDaySK]

Hey, at least it's not the annoying orange.

Don't you dare even mention that abomination in the same breath with the great Biting Pear of Salamanca!

Point proven; the pear is not the worst. Personally I liked that, seeing as I saw it in an art class long before I ever saw the image macro. The pear, I mean.

Also, thanks to all you editors for your contributions to the story.

[Meleagridis]

I feel compelled to name drop Ursula Vernon, the creator of the Biting Pear of Salamanca, among other things. Sometimes about as bizarre, sometimes not, always interesting.

Buuuut there's no such thing as Pestilence. The four horsemen are War, Famine, Death, and Conquest.

There didn't used to be. There is now.

And then he got replaced by Pollution. If you buy into Good Omens logic, I mean.

Now... what are we gonna do for the now inevitable 'Editors Appreciation Day?'

[Moodyman90]

What we usually do? Well wishes and art dedications?

[Ketchup]

Now... what are we gonna do for the now inevitable 'Editors Appreciation Day?'

Good question. We need one.

[Aonee]

Now... what are we gonna do for the now inevitable 'Editors Appreciation Day?'

Good question. We need one.

We bake then a cake? And have Glory make it?

[Moodyman90]

Mmmm a cake filled with scrape metal and gem stones.

[O. Hinds]

Are snipe or bronode even aware of these forums? I can't remember the last time I saw either of them.

Aye, they are. They just tend to stay away.

[FeatherDust]

Buuuut there's no such thing as Pestilence. The four horsemen are War, Famine, Death, and Conquest.

Revelations never actually names any of them; the classic depictions of the four horsemen are a more recent construct, and almost always include Pestilence.

When the original doesn't actually exist, the most common misconceptions is as close as you're going to get to "truth."

Well, the Bible doesn't clarify what it says very well.

The Bible only directly names one of the horsemen, and yes, the more modern depictions include pestilence, but the original version isn't really obscure or unclear at all:

...before me was a white horse. Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
...another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other.
...before me was a black horse. Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand... (Followed by references to extremely high food prices.)
...before me was a pale horse. Its rider was named Death...

Actually, the only mention of disease at all is in that last bit -- Death is given the right to kill by "sword, famine, plague, and wild beasts".

[Moodyman90]

I can't say that I blame them. I didn't know what I was getting into when I decided to throw myself in the group here.

[Admiral Stoic Rum]

Famine... means a food shortage...

So it would be the false prophet war famine and then death

Although with scales...those are often used the depict judgement.

[NoodleNugget]

Famine... means a food shortage...

So it would be the false prophet war famine and then death

Although with scales...those are often used the depict judgement.

Scales are often also associated with bartering(trade)
no trade = no food
famine (ta da!)

For the whole conquest bit, even then it can be sort of interpreted as pestilence.
the bow could represent how swift and how silently the diseases would kill(at least during that time period)
the crown... (you got me. no clue)
out for conquest. could be how diseases could take hold of towns at a time and spread like wildfire. as people would die pestilence would 'conquer'

who knows(can't we just enjoy an awesome introduction?)

[Snipehamster]

I feel compelled to name drop Ursula Vernon, the creator of the Biting Pear of Salamanca, among other things. Sometimes about as bizarre, sometimes not, always interesting.

Buuuut there's no such thing as Pestilence. The four horsemen are War, Famine, Death, and Conquest.

There didn't used to be. There is now.

And then he got replaced by Pollution. If you buy into Good Omens logic, I mean.

Now... what are we gonna do for the now inevitable 'Editors Appreciation Day?'

Are snipe or bronode even aware of these forums? I can't remember the last time I saw either of them.

I'm not 100% sure about Bro; I think he's got an account here, but I just lurk most of the time.

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