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Published: 2013-01-18 06:11:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 3223; Favourites: 51; Downloads: 95
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One of my long time watchers on both FA and DA Aramis-Dagaz who has a tumblr called Ask Penwright [link] . Tomorrow is his birthday and I thought and while I could've given him another Llama I thought he'd like something that he didn't have to feed or clean up after. So I thought I'd do a quick sketch for him. It was a fast sketch. I don't think I spent more than fifteen minutes on the whole thing but it came out nice.Related content
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I'm still quite excited about this. I even wrote a new post on my tumblr blog about the significance of that pen: [link]
I'll bet you never thought that this sketch could spark such a long-winded discussion about unicorn culture and Equestrian history, now did you?
Again, thanks for the gift, it's a treat to see Penwright in your style.
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I'm curious. Could there not be a situation where a unicorn could be conducting observations where their the presence of their magic could compromise, corrupt, or counteract certain types of magical experiments or reveal their location to potentially hostile forces or dangerous wildlife?
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I generally think of magic as a force or energy similar to the four fundamental forces (electromagnetism, gravity, and strong and weak atomic force) unless the setting explicitly states otherwise. As such, a unicorn without the right training could act as a radio beacon of magical energy, disrupting any kind of experiment (if the unicorn is strong enough, it could even affect experiments of simple Newtonian physics). Likewise, I'm quite certain there are creatures or specially trained unicorn magicians who could detect the presence of magical energy, especially that resulting from a unicorn casting spells. For most unicorns, I think most would have to concentrate to detect magical energy, but it's not out of the realm of possibility that a monster that can "smell" magic exists somewhere in Equestria.
As a result, I'd imagine that all scientific experiments are conducted in magically neutral rooms and all unicorns need to either cast very low-level magic or refrain from casting magic altogether.
Perhaps I've found another stereotype for unicorns that frequently use spade grip pens...
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I'd say there'd have to be. If it interacts with the world, it can have unwanted effects, too. We've already seen that Poison Joke is a wild plant that interacts with magic (I think I've figured out how it's "jokes" are selected, too), so it can't be surprising for other things being influenced, too.
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Okay, I'm going to have to hear your theory on how poison joke works. You've piqued my curiosity.
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Sent you a note to avoid cluttering the image post any more than it is.
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Happy Birthday Aramis! I have a feeling he will like it Engel, great job.
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Oh, I most certainly do! Thanks for the birthday wishes!
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That's an interesting looking pen. Is that designed for use by a pony without the aid of magic?
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Yes I finally took a detail look at the pen I write with in my Equestria dreamscape. The pen has a relatively short shaft length that can fit into a spade style mouth piece. You also get similar adapters for pencils.
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I like that each pony can have their own personal pen holder instead of having to put something unfamiliar in their mouth.
The only impractical part is it makes two markets for writing instruments -- unicorns and everypony else. Now if there were other adapters that let a quill clip on without being waved in the user's face, I think that would merge the markets.
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also, i wanted to practice paint tool sai so i'm gonna try to color in one of your sketches. i won't upload it without permission, i'm not that heartless, i just wanted to let you know
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Thanks for the heads up. Which one out of curiosity?
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this one. i like it alot and it's cool looking. i also wanted to know if i could use it on my tumblr? if not i'm just gonna keep it. it's still cool looking
[link]
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Sure as long as due credit is given.
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i always give credit. i still plan on leaving the signature there too. i'm merely an editor until i can get my own tablet.
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Oh what tablet are you getting?
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i'm not sure yet, i don't have much money. i can't work and i'm still waiting to get disability. *sighs* i have bipolar disorder and can't take medicine for it.
i'm gonna try to save up for the cheapest i can get. something i can draw freehanded on cuz i suck using a mouse for art. that and the art school only supplies the items i need for the classes and lessons but i have to pay for a tablet.
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