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hey watch me try to cram way too many wurdz on some horse doodles
Magic is alive in every creature, but it cannot be utilized properly without a solid conductor. Non-ponies (especially griffons and hippogriffs) are very innovative in this regard, and use tools like wands, staffs, and crystals to channel and cast magic. Others, like zebras, cast spells in the form of potions. For ponies, spell-casting ability comes built in.
Earth ponies can conduct magic through their hooves, which lends itself to bouts of extreme strength, connection to the natural world, as well as influence over the harvest. Pegasi conduct magic through their wings, allowing them to generate enough lift to get their heavy bodies off the ground, as well as manipulate the elements. A unicorn's horn, however, offers an unrivaled means of precision spell-casting. Horns allow unicorns to draw on the well of magic within themselves and direct it outward in the form of commands (spells). Spells vary in complexity and are nearly infinite in possibility. A clever unicorn can "program" a new spell by issuing a directive in their mind. The bone core within a unicorn's horn acts as a lightning rod for their magic. Magic is drawn from their bodies into the core, charged and amplified via the conductive keratin sheath, then fired outward, to go do whatever the unicorn has "coded" the spell to do (or explode, as is sometimes the case with finicky new spells).
Unicorns are the fussiest and most fastidious of all ponies (though of course there are exceptions to the rule). While earth ponies woo mates via gifts of flowers and food, and pegasi through flashy displays of flight, unicorns are melodramatic romantics. They place great stock in lengthy, drawn-out courtships with lots of gift-giving (precious gems are a must), dancing, shows of poetry and song. Unicorns sometimes engage in (mostly) theatrical "fencing" to fight off rival suitors, and some courting pairs will fence horns and duel with magic to win the other's hoof in marriage. Rivalry in considered very romantic among unicorns, the weird little drama queens.
Unicorns are snobby lil snooty-patooties that take themselves very seriously, please don't tell them how dinky and cute their horns are (under risk of being gored)
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i drew inspiration from lovely artists like and JayRockin on tumblr
these notes are a kinda companion piece to my one on pegasus wings:
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Comments: 275
Siansaar In reply to ??? [2019-09-03 02:18:27 +0000 UTC]
Ah. Yeah I can see where you're coming from.
(And do I ever feel you on the "can't properly explain" thing. When you have something make perfect sense in your head but you can't put it into words...fffff)
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Chioro In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 19:01:06 +0000 UTC]
You said Sunburst has a disability. What type of disability do you think it is that causes him to be bad at magic, and do you think itβs the same type of disability Trixie has?
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Lopoddity In reply to Chioro [2019-09-02 22:29:44 +0000 UTC]
I don't think Trixie's bad at magic, I just think she's poorly trained and is quick to give up when results aren't immediate. I went into Sunburst here:
Despite Sunburst's rich understanding of magic, he's a rather poor spell-caster. In some ways he's the opposite of Starlight, who has both a solid understanding of magic and the raw power to brute-force her way through any spell she may be unfamiliar with. Sunburst suffers from a disability often referred to as "glitching", a condition not uncommon in unicorns. The magical pathways connecting his horn to his cerebral cortex are malformed, and the flow of his magic is often blocked and disrupted, causing "glitches" in spells he attempts to cast, and sometimes an inability to perform any spells at all. It can also cause spontaneous, powerful surges of volatile magic (such as the one that earned him his cutie mark), which can have very destructive results.
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ThetrueFebruary31 In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:31:55 +0000 UTC]
I can really see JayRockin's influence in the way you drew Magnolia
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privatebishop In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:27:27 +0000 UTC]
Princess Celestia had a walk-on role in Cabin In The Woods, where she wrecked shop after realizing the craft services table was bereft of cake.
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Quincydragon In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:23:41 +0000 UTC]
ooohhh the subtle heart-shapes on cadence are so cute...
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Shirk-Raya In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:23:05 +0000 UTC]
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(This is also flirty,
in certain contexts)
hjkxchkvjhxzvkjshdkvh you killed me with that, oh my god
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LadyDaliena In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:22:57 +0000 UTC]
This looks amazing. I always look foward to these kinds of sketches. It's like you're an explorer or a biologist making notes
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Alicornsheep In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:16:43 +0000 UTC]
do you allow others to draw inspiration from your notes on horns and wings? would love to make a note page/reference for a non-related mlp species and these are very helpful!
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Dragonteeth42 In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:15:48 +0000 UTC]
And coming up next, Earth ponies!!
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NyQuasha In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:15:32 +0000 UTC]
Will you eventually do hooves for earth ponies? You did say something about certain hooves having different abilities for those distantly related to unicorns or just things tied to earth in general.Β
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FireFangirl In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:11:24 +0000 UTC]
Bro this is so cool!! I love worldbuilding like this and I love all your notes
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Nerdy-Sci-Fi-Birdy In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:09:04 +0000 UTC]
Ooooh, this is so cool! I really love the one of Celestia and Chrysalis!
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Tinusio In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:09:01 +0000 UTC]
Are you planning on doing notes on earth-ponies sometime in the future? I love your field-guides a lot! I've read the one about pegasi and it tickles me how much information you're putting into developing your AU's, it's inspiring : D
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Viisrah In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:08:41 +0000 UTC]
God I love you pony studies!!
Can't wait for Earhties!!
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Miss-Barker In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:06:34 +0000 UTC]
That headcanon for Tempest makes a whole lot of sense.
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MULTII-FAN In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:03:22 +0000 UTC]
wow this is really smart and detailed! Amazing!
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Percolator21 In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:02:39 +0000 UTC]
Very interesting subject professor Lopoddity !
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Phishfry In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:01:37 +0000 UTC]
Love love love this concept ;w;
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Venommocity In reply to ??? [2019-09-02 17:00:36 +0000 UTC]
This is awesome. c: Love the small details, and how Tempest toughed it out. It adds a lot more weight to her story. Is the keratin sheath bendable, like cartilage? Or is it hard like the bone?Β
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Lopoddity In reply to Venommocity [2019-09-02 17:40:18 +0000 UTC]
The keratin is hard. Horns have a little bend to them to reduce fractures, but they're pretty stiff.
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Venommocity In reply to Lopoddity [2019-09-02 18:09:18 +0000 UTC]
Cool! Makes sense, and I really appreciate how much thought you've put into your species notes. Thanks for answering c:
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