Element of Harmony

Pony Creation

You are free to choose any one of the six Elements of Harmony for you pony character. Note that this has no rules effects at all. Rather, this is a way to tell gamemaster and your fellow players what you want the personality of your pony to be like. Read the descriptions of each Element of Harmony, and then choose one for your pony. Every pony character in Tails of Thedastria is aligned to one of the six Elements of Harmony. These are Honesty, Laughter, Generosity, Loyalty, Kindness, and Magic.
Don’t worry—you don’t have to behave all the time as described for ponies of your chosen Element. This is fine, as long as your pony’s behavior matches their Element often enough. For example, a pony can be cheerful and funny most of the time, just like the Element of Laughter to which she is born. Sometimes, however, she can have moments of seriousness, anger, or even sadness!
If later on, you want to change your Element of Harmony, just tell the Narrator and change your pony sheet—your pony has entered a different point of their life, maybe growing from a teenager pony into a grown-up pony, for example.
It is great fun if all of the members of the group belong to a different Element of Harmony, and it could be useful in an adventure, when it might be useful to have a pony that belongs to the right type of Element in a certain situation. For example, a magic chest could only open if touched by a pony that belongs to the Element of Generosity, or a creature you meet could be easier to befriend if someone belongs to the Element of Kindness, and so on.
So, maybe you can agree with your friends that you all choose different Elements of Harmony for your pony characters. However, it is absolutely fine for two or more characters to share the same Element.

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