Séance and Mane six play D&D: Thieves of Night

The morning was the same as any other in Canterlot, the murmur of chatter flowed across the fresh air as ponies of all shape and size conversed about business, gossip or news.  The sky, however, was nearly consumed by dark storm clouds.  The weather called for heavy wind storms with rain, and the warning of the clouds as Pegasus ponies moved and arranged them was even more of a hint.  Where most ponies were preparing to go home or work, one stallion was moving with haste through the crowd.

His tan coat moved quickly as he attempted to bob and weave between unicorns and earth ponies.  An image of a 20-sided die being kicked into a soccer goalie net sat on his flank, symbolizing his dedication to both physical activity and gaming.  His white saddle bags hung low as they held the collection of dice, books and paper.  The stallion’s mane was tucked under a black and gray hat that read in bold red letters “Dungeon Master”

“Excuse me, pardon me, coming through!”  Séance repeated as he moved with relative grace through the crowd, attempting to reach the book store before the storm began.  A new gaming book that he special ordered should have arrived on that very day and he wanted to use it to work on his new character concept.  However, as he danced through the crowd, his attention slipped for a moment and he collided into a pearl white unicorn.

The stallion’s instinct forced him to reach out and grab the tackled pony and roll them over him, slamming himself onto the ground and protecting the unfortunate horse.  As Séance Blitz’s back slammed against the hard concrete street, he released a quick grunt and released the pony in his hooves.

“Oh my, I am terribly sorry darling.”  The pony on him said with alarm and a rather proper accent.  Séance slowly opened his eyes to see a beautiful white mare removing herself from him, her purple mane falling gracefully on one side of her face.  The stallion slowly lifted himself up, groaning in the minor pain that aggravated his already weighed down back.  “Not a problem, miss.  My fault, I was in too much of a hurry and lost focus.”

He quickly glanced at the mare and spotted her cutie mark; three blue diamonds placed flawlessly near each other.  Not noticing any physical harm on the mare, Séance’s eyes fell to the mess that now decorated the sidewalk; his paper and dice flew out of his bag during the collision.  “Well, I deserved that.”  Séance quickly said with a chuckle as he moved to gather his fallen equipment.

“Darling, let me help you with that.”  The mare said as she began to levitate and organize some of the paper and odd looking dice.  Séance glanced over to her again and gave her a small smile as he said “Thank you, Ma’am.  You don ‘t have to, though.”  With a soft voice, the mare quickly replied “Nonsense, dear.  I couldn’t just leave you here to clean up this mess.”  The colt chuckled lightly as they finished gathering the gear.

After a quick moment and several attempts at stuffing his saddle bag full of the gaming supplies once again, Séance bowed his head to the mare as he said “Thank you very much for helping me, ma’am.  I’m Séance Blitz.”  The mare gave the stallion a gentle smile as she returned the bow.  “It was my pleasure, darling.  My name is Rarity and it’s always a treat to meet such a well-mannered stallion like yourself.”  Her compliment made the earth pony blush slightly as he chuckled, fixing his hat.

Rarity’s eyes spotted the writing on it and asked “Dungeon Master?  Are you a guard at the castle, Séance?”  The stallion quickly chuckled at her words as he shook his head, fixing the hat again out of habit.  “No, I play a game with my friends called Dungeons and Dragons and I’ve been practicing being the Dungeon Master for some time now.”  The mare’s eyebrow rose in confusion as she was filled with more questions.

Seeing her confusion, Séance quickly explained as best he could.  “Well, Dungeons and Dragons, or D&D as most gamers put it, is a game of make-believe and fantasy were a bunch of ponies gather around, make characters and embark on an adventure for fame, fortune, Honor and in more cases than not, a fight against boredom.  I find that it helps explore other pony’s ways of life and as we explore what we have inside ourselves.”

The mare’s eyes slowly rose as the stallion explained in brief words.  “My, that sounds like it could be very fascinating, but a game of make-believe and fantasy?  Not to be rude, darling, but doesn’t that sound a bit childish?”  Séance let out another short chuckle as he replied “In some ways, it is.  But it can also be seen as a way to explore your imagination, see what personality you have just waiting to reveal itself.  It’s also seen as a stress relief and keeps some ponies from going completely bonkers.”  The stallion makes a quick silly face as he says the last part.

Rarity giggled lightly at his face as she looked to him.  “Well darling, I wish you the best of luck in your gaming.”  Séance bowed to her, taking a few steps towards the book store.  “It’s been an honor to meet you, Rarity.  Maybe you’ll be interested in joining me one of these days; I actually will begin working on a campaign tonight so it would be the best time to be interested in trying it.”

“Actually, darling.”  The mare started walking towards him.  “After you explained it, I’m sure a few of my friends would be interested as well and you’ve been such a gentlecolt I’d love to join you.”  Séance’s eyebrow rose with interest as he straightened out.  “Really?  I was simply joking, but if you were interested, I’m heading to the book store to get a book then heading to my house to prepare.  I can tell you of some of examples and situations I’ve seen during my days as a gamer.”

With a gentle smile, Rarity joined Séance in his walk.  “I don’t see a problem with that, darling.  By all means darling, unravel the tales of your adventures.”  The two ponies shared a laugh as they began their travel down the street, discussing the game of Dungeons and Dragons.