#speed-psy

[totallyorange247365]

(TOTALLYORANGE)

[ehbahpu]

silly thing to avoir la flemme of mais j'ai trop la flemme pcq ça fais ptete 2 jours que j'ai plus pleuré et que je sens que mon cerveau bloque dès que je pense à mon père genre je conceptualise pas qu'il soit plus là et j'ai trop trop trop la flemme du jour où ça va me retomber sur la gueule

[beauzos]

Took me the entirety of Undertale to realize Asgore’s text box speed is much slower than everyone else’s is. I love it. Shows he speaks slowly and carefully. I like him so much

[102ki]

sometimes you softlock yourself and the only way out is to take every drug

[haveyouseenthisskeleton]

On a scale of ;

Can’t Take Care Of Themselves, Let Alone Others to House Spouse, how good are the boys at domestic-type activities (IE; dishes, laundry, etc)

any characters you want to! It’s your choice!

Love your work!!!!

Undertale Sans - Oh he does things. But he doesn't like to feel pressured to do things. So if he has to do chores, let him cook and simply watch from a distance so he does the thing. It will take twice at three times the normal time to do it as well so be patient. He's ok doing pretty much everything if you ask him to do it two or three working days ahead. He has to prepare himself to do the chore before actually doing it lol.

Undertale Papyrus - He's always happy to help around the house, and it's actually a big part of his routine. He loves cleaning, he loves to stay in a clean and organized environment and even though he loves his big brother, he has never been so happy since he's independent and doesn't have to wake up with the fear of finding the fridge eviscerated by one of Sans' nocturn craving. The only thing he hates is washing the dishes. He hates touching plates that are covered with pieces of things other people put in their mouths. He always wears two pairs of gloves and a mask doing so. If a drop of water touches him elsewhere, he's screaming.

Underswap Sans - Like a lot of things Blue does, it's very expeditive. Blue thinks chores are boring and so he's doing them at the speed of light to get rid of it as soon as he can. This usually means you will have to redo his work later in the day because he forgot to do half of the things and neglected the others.

Underswap Papyrus - When he learned to live with his depression when he first got on the Surface, his psy advised that he keeps his environment clean and organized. It took quite a lot of effort to get there, but now Honey actually likes cleaning the house. That's a moment when he's alone with himself, and it appeases his anxiety. Now he gets anxious when something is not clean and when he can't fix it immediately lol. But that's fine.

Underfell Sans - He's the king of hiding things away lol. Dust on the floor? Whoop, under the carpet. A thing not at its place? Whoop, throw it in the closet. He doesn't like cleaning. It's boring and it's a waste of time. So he tries to hide all the things that would make you ask him to clean the house. He'll do it if you ask, but you can hear him mumbling and growling while doing it lol.

Underfell Papyrus - He does most of the chores in the house because he thinks his partner deserves better than thinking about this all the time. Also because each thing has a special place he spent hours to find and he's going to lose his mind if he can't find it the next time he needs it. He doesn't like cleaning the house that much, but life taught him nobody cares what you want so he's doing it anyway.

Horrortale Sans - I mean, he tries to help, but... Uh... There's not a chore where he comes to ask you three times what he's supposed to do again, and the other times, he falls asleep because repetitive tasks tend to make him sleepy. He's trying his best :(

Horrortale Papyrus - He still loves cleaning the house, but obviously, there are things he can't do anymore. Cleaning the floor is one of them as it hurts his back, same for washing the dishes sine he has to bend to reach the sink. He's really frustrated about this, as cleaning used to help with his anxiety, but he kinda gets used to that. Toriel is coming once a week to help him clean the house anyway because Oak is not helping that much and sometimes does worse trying to help.

Swapfell Sans - He doesn't like cleaning, except for the kitchen. He loves his kitchen and will kill anyone who touches his things. Everything goes at a precise place and he will bite if you try to convince him otherwise. Because, uh, he's kinda the only one to understand how everything is ordered. Sometimes Rus can't help it and switch two things, which leads to Nox screaming at the top of his lungs and getting mad at everyone. Rus loves to especially switch huge things, like the fridge and the oven. He can never get enough.

Swapfell Papyrus - He hates cleaning. He hates it with all his might. So when he's forced to do it, he makes things worse by transforming his chore into a bad prank. Cleaning the bathroom? Sure, and then he replaces all the shampoos with paint. Doing the laundry? K, but he somehow puts only princess dresses in the washing machine even though you have no idea where they're coming from. Cleaning his turtle enclosure? Why? It's funnier to put everything on the floor and act like it's a crime scene. He could never lack of imagination.

Fellswap Gold Sans - Cleaning? Him? Nah, he has people to do that for him. Why would you waste time cleaning for hours when you can have people do that for you? It's way easier and he can think of all of the other crucial matters of his life. Like the color of the dress he's going to wear today to make his transphobic asshole of a neighbor scream with rage.

Fellswap Gold Papyrus - He's cleaning his own room because he lives in there most of the time. Anywhere else, well... He will try to avoid it at all costs by leaving the house or pretending he has suddenly a very important thing to do in his room. It makes him anxious when he notices a room needs to be clean and he usually finds a way to escape before you notice and ask him to do it.

[eggshellsareeat]

Alright, here's my review of Parkour Civilization as a (retired) actual Minecraft parkour player on how well it represents high-level Minecraft parkour. Spoilers and infodumping below!

Minecraft Version

Most parkour players play 1.8 or 1.12. Modern Minecraft has a couple fundamental movement changes, namely making walls harder to jump around.

Accuracy: Low

Walk-Only Parkour

Walk-Only parkour kinda sucks because fundamentally, it's significantly faster to walk diagonally (e.x hold w and d) than to walk straight (this is not true of sprinting: it is faster to sprint straight than diagonally).

Evbo_ also misnames some jumps, but that's a running theme and I'm not going to knock it too much. For what it's worth, a "one block vertical jump" is more correctly called a "one block + one", or "1+1" for short.

Accuracy: Low

Backwards Jumps and 360s

Backwards jumps don't really exist, but 360s are genuinely used for flair in the parkour scene. It's seen as very gutsy and impressive to 360 particularly risky jumps.

Could they bribe someone? Maybe.

Accuracy: Sort of

Multiple Jumps "In a row"

This exists in two forms: "chaining" and "onlysprint".

A chain jump is a jump which doesn't have enough starting space to get the speed to do the jump. Therefore, you need to do the previous jump and the chain jump in a row, "chaining" the two together to complete the course. Check out 10 Jumps to 10 Jumps to see this taken to its logical extreme.

It's not to be confused with "chain jumps", which are jumps on chain blocks.

Onlysprint is a harsher ruleset, which will auto-fail the player if they stop sprinting for any reason--this includes hitting walls. Courses are incredibly difficult, check out Iris for a great example.

Ultimately, it's a thing, and it's impressive.

Accuracy: Close-ish

Parkour Battles

Accuracy: What did you expect

Parkour Practice

At the pro civilization, there's an arena where players can practice jumps for risky courses. This is shockingly accurate.

"Rankup Parkour" is a format where courses are very long and have no checkpoints. Think of them like Foddian games, except parkour rankups predate Getting Over It by a good couple years.

So how do you do jumps at the very end of a map? Simple: leave, build them in a creative world, and practice them there. This is an incredibly common practice, and single sections of parkour can take multiple hours as a result. It's good fun.

Accuracy: Spot-on

That hidden barrier path at the one part of the pro course

This is a very common thing on older maps, which tended to have significant amounts of bullshit. Particular shout-out to the ceiling doors on JC IX, a set of 20 teleportation doors where 19 take you to random past points in the map and the 20th takes you to the end. No, you don't know which is which, they all look identical.

Accuracy: Accurate

Water bucket jumps

Water jumps are a thing, but water bucket clutches would qualify as "obstacle" and not pure parkour. I don't play obstacle, so I can't comment further

Accuracy: Low

Brewing stand jumps

They don't give effects, but I want to give them a mention for being the most annoying hitbox in the game. Evbo_ gets that one right.

Accuracy: Medium

The parkour champion

There's a lot of different types of parkour, so whoever's the best is pretty up for debate. They definitely don't rule over the parkour lands with an iron fist, though.

Accuracy: Low

The parkour god

Is kyroh still a meme?

Accuracy: Medium

The triple neo

Finally, we get to the end of the video. Evbo_ does a triple neo, and all is good with the world (presumably, haven't watched the sequel yet). Not much to nitpick here. Triples are hard, especially for new players. I personally see them as certifying a true parkour-er. When a Minecrafter does a triple neo, they get their wings. It's a real hallmark of a jump, and a great place to end the movie.

Although it's common enough to have a standard momentum which the parkour champion does NOT build, opting for 4bmm instead like a psychopath.

Accuracy: Medium

[suresne]

Paul McCartney Character Sheet (Disco Elysium)

4 INTELLECT / 2 PSYCHE (+1 SUGGESTION) / 1 PHYSIQUE / 5 MOTORICS

SKILL LIST (canon equivalent in [brackets] where applicable)

INT (4)

LOGIC: Put that classical grammar school education to work. Exercise those brain cells!

SONGBOOK [ENCYCLOPEDIA]: Keeps track of important trivia. Mostly music related, but there’s some miscellaneous facts crammed in the margins, as well.

DIPLOMACY [RHETORIC]: Powers of speech and persuasion. Because your way is usually the best way, especially if you can make someone else think it was their way all along.

MACH SCHAU [DRAMA]: (German: “Put on a show!”) Performance skill. Croon seductively into the microphone or scream your head off. Either way, the crowd is gonna go wild.

CONCEPTUALIZATION: The art criticism skill. Ability to see and understand the big picture and come up with ambitious creative projects.

BALLADEER [VISUAL CALCULUS]: Songwriting skill. Song lyrics form in your head based on current events and your surroundings and take on a life of their own in the world as you go about your day.

PSY (2+1*)

MAJOR KEY [VOLITION]: Ability to look on the bright side, even when things are looking grim. Keep your Morale up.

LOOKING GLASS [INLAND EMPIRE]: The creative mindset. Causes you to notice things others might not: perhaps even the supernatural. Greatly enhanced by mind-altering substances. Shared skill with songwriting partner John Lennon.

EMPATHY: Self-explanatory. The ability to not just understand another person’s pain, but to experience it yourself. Often felt and expressed through song.

MANAGER [AUTHORITY]: The leadership skill. After all, someone has to be the grown-up around here.

FOUR-HEADED MONSTER [ESPRIT DE CORPS]: Beatle mindreading. All 4 Beatles have this skill and use it to communicate amongst themselves, to the frequent chagrin and confusion of outsiders.

SUGGESTION*: Your signature skill. This skill makes you irresistible. The ability to charm others and thereby influence their behavior to get what you want.

FYS (1)

RHYTHM SECTION [ENDURANCE]: As the bassman, it’s your job to keep that deep pulse going. If you stop, then everything falls apart, and what happens then? Shared skill with Ringo, the drummer. 

NOLI ME TANGERE [PAIN THRESHOLD]: (Latin: “Touch me not.”) The rockstar life isn’t for the faint of heart. You need to be able to take a certain amount of abuse—mental, emotional, and physical. How better to survive than to keep yourself at arm’s length from the people and things around you?

SCOUSER [PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT]: You may not be brawny, but you’re scrappy. You grew up playing in old bomb shelters by the docks of Liverpool. You cut your teeth in the red light district of Hamburg. You’re no fookin’ pansy. Defend yourself. Shared skill with all 4 Beatles.

AMPLIFIER [ELECTROCHEMISTRY]: Turn it up. Way up. Drown out everything else. The sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll skill.

THE UNDERGROUND [SHIVERS]: The London art and music scene is abuzz with activity, and you thrive in its streets, galleries, clubs, and happenings. You always have a pulse on London’s Place to Be, because The Place to Be is wherever *you* are, whether you like it or not.

FEEDBACK [HALF LIGHT]: The coping skill. For when things are going off the rails and you’re hanging on for dear life. Exert control over the situation or distance yourself from it completely. Those are your only two options.

MOT (5)

VOCAL VIRTUOSO [HAND/EYE COORDINATION]: Your vocal dexterity: go from falsetto, to chest voice, to growls, screams, belts, and yells. Makes you a beast of vocal performance. 

PERCEPTION: Self-explanatory. Your senses: how perceptive you are.

DOUBLE TIME [REACTION SPEED]: Your sharp reflexes and quick wits mean you can turn on a dime, and very little escapes your notice. By the time those around you realize what’s happening, you’ve already gotten a read on the whole situation. 

CALLUSES [SAVOIR FAIRE]: The acrobatics skill. You’ve always been a bit of a show-off and a daredevil. Scamper and climb to your heart’s content—just don’t look down.

SOUTHPAW [INTERFACING]: The ability to master almost any musical instrument with ease. Left-handed, of course.

COMPOSURE: Your poker face and sense of put-together-ness. Look good for the cameras and the fans. 

[wrongplaceworsttime]

just did the "do all tainted cain marks in one run" thing... took me 4 hours lol. used eid cause idc enough not to

my offensive goal was to be able to insta clear rooms, but not lag my game. ended up with brim + haemo + chocolate milk + spoon bender as the core of it. got twisted pair and BFFs, plus money is power and deep pockets. and then eventually a crickets head. was sitting around 50 damage (ended the run with like 600 pennies). chocolate milk lets you spam the haemo tears which explode into homing brim beams that, lucky us, don't take a damage down from the chocolate milk

defensively i had psy fly and wafer. yeah. i mean i got dead cat before doing the mother path but never used it, and early early game i had a super simple PJs recipe so i made that like 4 times (it was 6 pennies and 2 bombs lol easyyyy)

other very useful items: birthright. imo it's pretty necessary to build a birthright as early as you can - doubling your pedestal pickups is soooooo big. also the mind, cause once all you're doing is rushing to beat the bosses as quick as possible, having the full map really speeds it up

i did pretty much all that work ^ before my first r key, and after i r keyed once the rest of the runs were about building the r key again and a mama mega when needed, and then going as quick as possible. first run i did satan, lamb, mega satan, delirium. next run was hush, isaac, and it was gonna be ??? but i accidentally used my r key on the chest before i fought him sooooo. the next time i was mad so i did boss rush, mother. then r key into ???, and finally r key into beast.

(which, an interesting fact i learned, haemolacria sucks immensely in the beast fight and it stopped making the brimstone beams. i mean, i still had 50 damage and chocolate milk haemo, so i won pretty easily, but it took a looooong time)

it was fine to do but i’m probably never playing him again lmao. i'll get my friends to carry me through greedier and call it good

[marlineleaf]

Skylanders new elements

Defender

Straight

Might

Speed

Psy/unkown

DNA

Time/sin

Toxic

Lead/dream

Faker/nightmare

[midnightfruitsqueeze]

Just read all the chapters currently out of Come Back to Boogie Street, in record time cause it was so fascinating. Things I adored: Dora. Dora! All the original characters (Elodie, Ustanov, the preacher!). The way that Harry is a prized tool of the RCM, a sniffer dog, and the way that Kim occasionally recklessly indulges himself in ordering Harry around. Mostly it's crazy how you nail the cadence of the game's narration. One question came to mind: do you have a particular "build" in mind for Harry in this? When I was reading he seemed maybe Psyche heavy but I wasn't sure. Thank you for writing this incredibly beautiful and interesting fic!

thank you so much ❤️

Harry's definitely PSY-heavy in boogie street, based off my own playthrough preferences and the fact that empathy and esprit de corps are great ways to cheat on a tight 3rd person POV. don't know quite where he's at with INT or FYS exactly but I do know that MOT is his dump stat. reaction speed in particular is in the shitter. he has long loading times.

[slashingdisneypasta]

Thanks for answering my question about asks and requests (: you are very kind

As an ask then how do you think the Weasels will be when drunk? I don't think they are all so inclined to drink, Stu for example seems too childlike for it, but it's a fun scenario to imagine 🍷

Of course!! ^^ Sorry it took me a moment to respond to this one, work is exhausting 😅

~

Toon Patrol x Drinking

Greasy: Greasy values his wit and self control (... when it doesn't involve pretty women I mean) too much to partake. Even if everyone else is drinking and acting like drongos around him he'll be sharp as a knife.

Psycho: L o v e s to try a new drink XD According to him they're like little gas leaks in his mouth and chest and he loves the horrible feeling! XD Generally Psy wont get d r u n k, cuz he only tries a few sips each time, but if Stu is on a roll with making them then Psycho w i l l end up pissed and thats not good for anyone 😅 If you thought e was feral before- you haven't seen him on all fours moving at Top Speed.

I raise you (or anyone else who may feel compelled to respond XD ) another thought: Psycho and energy drinks XD

Smartass: Honestly I cant really see Smartass drinking that much 🤔 if ever 🤔 I feel like people will disagree with me but... eh. Maybe sometimes he'll have something? If he's REALLY stressed and annoyed?? XD

Stupid: I actually think Stupid w o u l d be a drinker!! XD I dunno, to each their own of course!! ^^💛💛💛 I just don't really think of Stupid as childlike. I think of him as d u m b, of course, really really dumb, but not childlike. I think he'd be the one experimenting with mixes and different cocktails?? XD Just imagining Stu in the kitchen shaking up a drink and offering a taste to Psy and Wheezy XD And Stu taking on the group therapist mantel when he's got that shaker in his ands, like *hands Wheezy a pink drink like a flower* duhh are you okay?? do ya wanna talk about it?? And Smartass automatically handing the drink menu over to him (Which Stu immediately ours through, like 'ooh!') if they go out XD Stu is a big boy, too, so its hard for him to get truly h a m m e r e d, but he can get there XDD Luckily, he's a nice drunk! XD

Wheezy: Wheezy can f o r s u r e hold his booze the best XD It takes a lot to get him drunk (even tipsy). If he drinks, it doesn't really take away any of his inhibitions; its just to loosen up. He's definitely one to go for a few drinks at the end of the week (He needs it after working with these freaks XD)... but its usually interrupted with a. Greasy being there and hitting on someone and him having to bail Greasy's horny green ass outta trouble (Unless he just ignores it, which is more common. But even then Greasy will d r a g him into it XD *Greasy getting dragged from the pub* el fumador help meeee! i'm being falsely accused!! Wh- dont ignore me!- hey! you with the body odor!!- fucks sake.), b. Smartass drags them back to work. In either case, he is sure to down s o m e t h i n g before he's gotta get up off the bar stool he feels he belongs on.

[squalala05]

I've got something stuck in my head for some days so I have to share it there. (Sorry for my messy english)

ZeldaxPokemon AU

Maybe it as already been done ? Anyway...

I'll present you some ideas of Pokemon Wisdom, Courage and Power.

Characters:

Link:

Main character of Pokemon Courage. Zelda is his neighbor, friend and rival. Like a classic pokemon game, he'll travel around, collect badge and stop the villain team.

Zelda:

Main character of Pokemon Wisdom. The adventure is similar to Link's one but reversed.

Ganondorf:

He is the villain team's boss in pokemon Wisdom and Courage. In pokemon Power, he'll begin as a classic trainer but will have to start creating his team (basically beat trainer and hire them). His goal is to find all of the triforce fragment and catch the legendary pokemon to make a wish. He'll meet Link and Zelda.

The Triforce:

The Triforce is a powerful artifact that have an effect on the legendary pokemon.

Triforce of Courage:

The Triforce of Courage is protected by the pokemon professor. He is waiting for someone worthy of the Triforce of Courage (Link). Link will have to beat him to earn this fragment. The pokemon professor is (in my head) a bit like the Hero's Shade (but alive): Link's mentor and predecessor.

Triforce of Wisdom:

The Triforce of Wisdom is protected by Zelda's Mother. She is waiting for Zelda to be experienced enough to beat her. If Zelda is the winner, she'll earn the Triforce of Wisdom. Zelda's mother is also Zelda's predecessor.

Triforce of Power:

The Triforce of Power is protected by a special Trainer (no idea who). Ganondorf just come over and beat him to steal the Triforce of Power.

The Legendary Pokemon:

Basic Form:

The Basic Form of the legendary pokemon is a pure Ghost Type. They seems to be a regular pokemon but has a special talent : RetroEvo (or something like that). Basically, when we give them a fragment of the Triforce (he need to hold it) they evolve. When we take it back, they regresses.

Wisdom Form:

The Wisdom Form is a Water Ghost Owl (named Wisdowl ?). Their defense and special defense stats increased.

Courage Form:

The Courage Form is a Grass Ghost Wolf. Their hp and speed stats increased.

Power Form:

The Power Form is a Fire Ghost Boar (named Bower?). Their attack and special attack stats increased.

Final Form:

To get the Final Form, the trainer must have assembled every Triforce's fragment. It's a Psy Ghost (or Dragon Ghost idk) Dragon pokemon. All their stats increased. They is able to grant a wish. Their signature move, Wish to the Gods, has a random positive effect depending of what they need. For exemple: Heal half the hp if low, increased stats (one by one not all stats) if lower than the opponent -> if none of this, as a similar effect than Protect.

Here is my sketch of them :

[simru-region]

I’ve been considering adding a new type to my fakemon. It's a type I’ve had knocking around in my head for decades, but I don’t know if it's worth the effort overall, considering the types there are now (a good even 18) all work well.

I'm sharing the full info below the KR, but I'd like some feedback on whether this would be an interesting route to go down or if I should just stick to what the game has and not complicate things.

Comment on the post or drop in an ask.

ANCIENT TYPE

The Ancient type does not originate in ancient times but is adopted by a pokemon after thousands if not tens of thousands of years of life. Pokemon that have been alive in the world for all this time, or pokemon that have never needed to evolve to suit the changing world.

Existing pokemon that would gain the Ancient type include:

Hisuian Growlithe FIR/RCK --> FIR/ANC Hisuian Arcanine FIR/RCK --> FIR/ANC

Cloyster WTR/ICE --> WTR/ANC

Unown PSY --> PSY/ANC

Dunsparce NRM --> ANC

All 2nd stage Fossils RCK/??? --> ANC/???

Regigigas NRM --> ANC

Absol DRK --> DRK/ANC

Sigilyph PSY/FLY --> PSY/ANC

Golett GRD/GST --> ANC/GST Golurk GRD/GST --> ANC/GST

I haven't looked at attacks, other than the obvious Ancient Power.

Ancient types are weak to the types of Mega-Fauna that have existed since ancient times (Bugs and Dragons), along with poisons that adapt to overcome changes in biology.

It has weathered storms and changing climates, and has grown tired of the realms of fairies. So it takes little damage from Electric and Fairy and is super effective against both.

And unlike Dragon, which hurts itself, Ancient is immune to it's own attacks.

Ancient types are generally slower in speed than others but have good defences and higher HP.

[severalpossiblemusiks]

2, 10 and 30?

2. A band I always come back to.

I think this is gonna sound cringe, but one of the first bands to get me into metal was a Christian glam metal group called Stryper. While their lyrics are overtly Christian and prosletizing, their musicianship is incredible and I have yet to find a dual-guitarist lineup I like better. Their early stuff in the 80s is like a mixture of glam and power/speed, and their more recent stuff after getting back together in the 2010s gives me a lot of Judas Priest vibes, lots of classic heavy metal with touches of power metal.

10. Most underrated musician.

I could list many musicians here. Some of them are actually quite popular within their own circles, but in terms of the general population they may not have a large following. First is Django Reinhardt, a Belgian/French Romani guitarist who effectively created the jazz manouche style (sometimes called g*psy jazz), and accomplished this with only two functioning fingers on his left hand due to severe burns. He also influenced the likes of Tony Iommi, Jerry Garcia, and Eddie Van Halen. Second is Paco de Lucia, a Spanish/Portuguese flamenco guitarist who branched into jazz and made "new flamenco" a world fusion style of flamenco and jazz. His works with jazz fusion guitar legends like Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin are some of my favourite pieces of music ever. Third is Buckethead. The man just hangs out and releases like 20 albums a year, almost all of them instrumentals. There are some other artists and groups like Leah McHenry (who goes by LEAH), Eye of Melian, dArtagnan, Steeleye Span, Imperial Age, Lords of the Trident, Sunburst, Blazon Stone, Númenor, Fire Whale, Grimgotts, Daniel Amos, Fief, Ziggurath, Crazy Lixx, Bloodywood, Crown Lands, Haralabos Stafylakis, T. Patrick Carrabre, Harmonium, Auri, Wilderun, Vials of Wrath, Karen Sunabacka, Oceans of Slumber, Signum Regis, and Paul O'Dette. (Sorry about the lengthy list. Also this covers metal, rock, classical, jazz, folk, and more)

30. A song from your favourite band.

[feetoffire]

horses of RA: Bumper

it turns out i've got a lot to say about this boy :)

Kicker Ranger ponies (overview) Tug, Abelard, Cropper Blaze

quick glossary:

withers: where the shoulderblades meet, positioned at the base of the neck

hands/hh: horses are measured in ‘hands’, which are the equivalent of four inches, from the ground to the top of the withers. abbreviated as ‘hh’ (hands high). if a horse’s height falls between two full hands (i.e. between 15 and 16hh), the number of inches over the lower hand measurement is added as a decimal - 15hh and two inches becomes 15.2hh (~157cm), etc

draft: big heavy workhorses like the Budweiser Clydesdales

feathers: the long hair on the lower legs of thicker-boned/draftier breeds

black (coat color): self-explanatory

pinto (coat): a coat pattern where the base coat is overlaid by white splotches. there are a number of specific variants.

chrome: catch-all term for a horse's white markings

Bumper is canonically a black pinto (or piebald, to use the british term), and apparently (via RA wiki) able to easily carry three teenagers, which makes me think that he was originally intended to have g*psy vanner in him. (yes i know it's a slur. unfortunately, that's the breed name. systemic racism everybody.) vanners, however, have way Too Much Hair to be practical for a ranger pony (speaking from experience here), and are draftier in build, which puts a damper on their speed.

so how do we get a ranger pony with restrictions like that? (under the cut)

two breeds very similar in physicality to the Vanner are the Dales and Fell ponies; like the Vanner, they look like shrunken draft horses, sturdy and strong and meant for work. helpfully (for this experiment, anyway) the Dales and Fell ponies aren't nearly as hairy, and both tend towards black coats. pretty much perfect for Bumper, right?

Dales ponies are taller, typically standing between 14 and 14.2 hands, while Fell ponies average 13.2hh and top out at 14 hands. once combined with the other breeds in the ranger pony breeding program, particularly Mongolian horses for endurance and Connemaras to lighten the build and feathering, i think Bumper would finish growing at about 14.2 hands. a Dales pony, just without the hair. *chef's kiss*

his height would be ideal for maddie too, since she's on the taller side. (you'd think introducing women to the corps would mean that pony height doesn't matter quite as much, but nope! eventually the corps is going to be short men and average height women.)

source in image description:

[fidgetslugwithagrudge]

Currently watching the 5th episode of the 12th Doctor Peter Caboldi I know there’s got to be smut of Psy and the teller in OOC being sentient enemies to lovers and if not I want the the idea out into the world of big alien slug snailish man and hacker bank robber enhanced by technology man Enemies to lovers speed run!