Table of Contents
Front Cover Front Matter Introduction Welcome to Season Four! What You’ll Need to Play How to Read This Book The RiM: S4E Team Character Creation D.A.S.H. Design Aspects Statistics Headway D.A.S.H. Example Playing an Episode Structure of Gameplay Making Checks Advantages & Drawbacks Acting in Harmony Damage, Recovery, & Sidelining Using & Restoring Valor Ending an Episode Character Advancement Learning Lessons Experience Points Purchasing Edges Edge List Library of Edges Magic & Spellcasting Magic Is as Magic Does Creating Spells Casting Spells The Canterlot Archives Running an Episode Being the Game Master Collaborative Storytelling Getting Things Started Checks & Difficulty Targets Damage & Sidelining Lessons & Experience Variant Rules Plot Points Equestria Girls Paragon Ponies Wide, Wide World Epic Experience Encyclopedia Equestria Premade Episodes The House of Enchanted Comics Ars Unicornia Mutants and Maresterminds Whinnystrad Miscellaneous Character Sheet A Note for Developers Updates & Resources Single Page Version (for print)Front Matter
Production Info
Legal Disclaimer
Roleplaying is Magic: Season Four Edition is a derivative work of art; My Little Pony, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and all established content and characters therein are the creation and property of Lauren Faust, Hasbro Inc., and DHX Media. No copyright infringement, explicit or implied, is intended. Roleplaying is Magic: Season Four Edition is presented for public use and enjoyment on a not-for-profit basis and may not be used for profit without the express consent of Roan Arts LLC and the above-named parties as required by law.
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Production Credits
James Weimer / Tall Tail
Project Lead, Lead Designer, Author
Samuel Hanson / Know-It-All
Concept Development, Design Assistance
Daniel Oakley / Artsy Heartsy
Layout Artist, Web Designer, Technical Lead
Caytlin Vilbrandt / Pixel Prism
Art Direction Lead, Lead Illustrator
Michael Simpson / Sketchbook
Illustrator, Graphic Design Assistance
Shannon McMurtry / Kindle Bright
Community Manager, Illustration Assistance
Casey Hayes / Emerald Dusk
Lead Content Creator
Dominik Makowski / Serious Business
Content Creation Assistance
Matthew Hollatz / Blue Bolt
Vector Artist
Alexis Baker / Silver Lining
Editor, Graphic Design Assistance
Eugene Elzinga IV / Baker’s Dozen
Senior Playtester
S4E Original Character Stable
Lavender, Goggles, Excelsior, Asana, Winter Solstice, Kludge, Plot Twist, Mbaya Ndoto, Sky Sparkler, Stormdancer, Nocturne, Stormsailor, Rising Chaos, Sodium Fizz, Scarlet O’Mare, Skyflower, Magpie, Rumble Riot, Windrose, Snowfield, Mwai, Muzaji, Sadaka, Jacquelin, Gustaff, Rocket, Shiroyuki Hanako, Jellybean, Dream Daze, Lily Heart, Starchild, Crescent, Whistletop, Sugar Dart, Fire Bright, Hemlock, Mad Mare, Dragonheart, Bosstone, Ginger Spice, Pumpkin, Aliella, Zypher, Spindrift, Queen Pegasus, Ruby Blossom, Toybox, Dream Daze, Swift Wind, Baron Von Cirrus, Chaco, Typhoon Wave, Emerald Isle, Gravity, Willow Grove, Hoarfrost, Carronade, Maple Walnut, Barnstormer, Rookwood, Spearmint, Gamble, The Contact, Snapdragon, Thistle Fair, Samantha, Siyana, Tale Chaser, Whirligig, Quintessent Rune
Playtesting Credits
Elena Brutti, Christopher Cifani, Cody Cushenberry, Kyle “Smiley Nimbus” DeTar, Erin Honour, Jeffrey Ly, Anders Mejstrick, Scott Muir, Emmett “Blue Print” Raymond, Felix Shepherd, Hannah Shepherd, Daniel Simpson, Matt Stimac, Dalken Starbyne, Shaun Jacobson, Dennis Venner, Brad Ward, Kestrel Ward, BLame, Colt Flick, Shocklight, Rizae, Cold Snap, Prismatic Flux
Special Thanks
Lauren Faust, Hasbro Inc, DHX Media, Rodger Phillips Marsh (Giftkrieg23), Scott Muir, Kaylin Norman-Slack, Matt Stimac, Ryan Vilbrandt, the whole crew of Everfree Northwest, Equestria Daily, Equestria Gaming, Almafeta, Bronyville, the Bluescreen Bronies, Voice of Equestria, and all our fans, friends, and family over the years. /)*(\
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