D20 — Chronicles Of a Gambler

by Pachi

Rating: teen
Tags: Original Character, Comedy, Profanity, Adventure, Violence, Slice of Life, Narcotics, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Length: 2392

An out of his luck gambler throws a family heirloom onto a table in a drunken fit, accidentally activating a magical ability and getting transported to Equestria... As a filly... this can't go wrong, right?

An out of his luck gambler throws a family heirloom onto a table in a drunken fit, accidentally activating a magical ability and getting transported to Equestria... As a filly... this can't go wrong, right?

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Published 2024-05-19 13:50:00 UTC
Last updated 2024-06-20 17:25:08 UTC

What Are The Odds?

“Fuck-*HIC*-ing hell…”

I muttered to myself. I had just come home from a day at the casino. I had come in with 5 dollars as spending money, and almost left with 50000 if not for the casino invalidating my win due to “Dealers Mistake”...

I grabbed my necklace and pulled it off. It was a dice, a D20 to be exact, from my late grandfather, who had died yesterday. With solid black iron body, and numbers carved into it in a fancy font

“I Wonder how much I can pawn this off for…” I mumble to myself absentmindedly, before taking a swig from the bottle in my right hand and laying on the home couch

I had sat on the remote and turned on the tv by accident. Turns out that there was a kids show on… who airs a kids show this late at night!?

“It would *HIC* be nii~ce to live in a cartoon world… no taxes, no violence, no worries…” As i talked to myself, the idea seemed to grow more and more appealing, i then mutter something to myself

“Norm-*HIC*-ally, heirlooms are super secret treasures that awaken into systems after conditions are met… well, in cultivation novels at least” i say without thinking, as i begin to smirk to myself

“If i get a 20, then i get to go to that weird cartoon pony world” I say to myself, before throwing the dice onto the table in front of me…

“20? Nice" I say to myself. My luck is usually so shitty, but that was nice… if only I could use this a few hours ago…

I kept staring at the dice, waiting for something to happen. I take a swig of my booze

“Should have expected thi-” i get interrupted by a flash of blue light, as i look down at the dice and see it beaming with a strange ethereal glow… before passing out

“Ughh…. My fucking head, how much did i drink last night?” i say to absolutely no one, habitually reaching for my glasses on my bedside table… before feeling something brush up against my arm as i move it

“Grass?” i say

“Where the fuck am i?” i realise that my eyes are crystal clear, and putting a hand up to my face, i realise i slept with my glasses on… and without changing into more comfortable clothes, so im still stuck with a suit on

I look at my hand… or rather hoof now and begin to freak out a little, before calming down and trying to think through this naturally…

I try to recall anything about everything that happened yesterday

And slowly, i start to piece together the parts

“I got isekai'd? Into that kids horse show?” I felt a rush of unparalleled relief wash over me

A world as comfortable as one that kids are meant to watch and observe, can't possibly be violent, so im safe… I think… I mean, why would anyone allow something violent on air for kids to watch, right?!

“Anyway, so im a horse now, how very… ahh whatever, shouldn't i have a system or someth-”

*BLIP*

I hear a blipping sound, much like the sound arriving from a phone notification

I look at the light blue panel that Just entered My vision

[SP AVAILABLE: 0

{PHYSICAL}
Jumping: 0
Speed: 0
Strength: 0
Vision: 0
Reflexes: 0
Willpower: 0

{SPECIAL}

N/A]

“Wow… how pitiful…”

I try getting up awkwardly

“Well this isn't that hard…” I said to myself. Well horses are born with the ability to walk, so it makes sense if I have the brain of the horse I should be able to instinctually walk, or rather, it's helping me learn to walk. Or at least that's what i assume, because then it wouldn't make sense how easy it is to walk

“Why does everything look fucking giant?” I say, walking forward aimlessly

The trees were massive around me, and the grass was so long it reached my knees… do horses have knees?

“growl” I hear a snarl from behind me, and looky there, i spot a wolf…

Wait a wolf?

The wolf figure walked out from the shade of the trees and into my field of vision, as i see that it was made of… wood? Okay, thats not very normal

Maybe I should've watched the show BEFORE accidentally wishing myself into it…

I’ll do more research next time I get isekai’d via magical family heirloom

“Uhh… good doggy?” i say, before it leaps forwards towards me

I felt time stop

Not figuratively, literally

The world greyed as i stared at myself from a third person perspective

I was a horse… wait a second, i don't really look like the horses from the show, my proportions were off slightly and i was overall much smaller…

“weird…”

I examine myself. My face looked oddly human for a horse, and surprisingly… feminine? Did I get genderbent? How many more cliches will there be? Anyway. I had long black ~~hair~~ mane with an orange tint, and a light pastel purple coat. As well as a marking on my ass.

“D20?”

It was the same D20 that sent me here… it was currently facing upward with 1

I could see my ass because my clothes were currently too big for my body, and had almost fallen off…

The white dress shirt i had on also fit loosely… it looked kinda cute though to be honest

Thankfully, my glasses still fit nicely on my face

Looking over to the panel, I begin to read

[Dodge “Timberwolf” Strike? Stat Used: Reflex. Need 12< ]

A phrase entered my mind that i instinctively understood as some form of activation command…

“...Roll for Reflex?”

[D20+0]

A dice appeared in front of me, looking exactly like the one on my ass… and it floated in the air, rolling

[14]

I felt time resume as my vision returned to first person, and I rolled out of the way. I stared at the ground that had come into contact with the Timberwolf's claw…

And then i booked it

What, you thought I was going to stay there and fight? I barely understand how this system works, I can't possibly use it to my advantage in this situation!

Time stopped again

[Run from “Timberwolf”? Stat Used: Speed. Need 15< ]

“Roll for Speed” I Say instantly, i've begun to understand this system a bit…

[D20+0]

The dice began to roll.

[CRITICAL HIT! NAT 20]

My pants had completely flung of my body at this point, only my crinkly, oversized, white dress shirt helping cover me, as i ran with all my might

Each step seemed to flow into the next fluidly, as if it was rehearsed millions, no, billions of times

I seemed to run at a speed completely impossible for me naturally

I kept running and running and running, and before i knew it, I was out of the forest, but because i wasn't looking where i was going, i tripped on a rock on the ground and knocked myself out

Yeah, not my proudest moment

Time stopped yet again

[Stay Conscious? Stat Used: Willpower. Need 13< ]

“Roll for Willpower” spouting the activation phrase

[D20+0]

Its only a 13, right? Easy roll

[CRITICAL MISS! NAT 1!]

Fu-

Thank God for the NHS... that does exist here, right?

“HOLY MOTHER MARY!” I yell in reflex as I get up from my passed out position, and I put my hoof to my face in panic, searching for any wounds. I feel a fabric covering my forehead…

I heard a crash to my side as I had yelled, and i quickly looked over after inspecting my current state

I see a small blur of colour

I pat around my face trying to feel my glasses. I instinctively look over and reach to my left where i normally place my glasses over on a cheap ikea beside table of mine

Nothing…

Damn.

Where are my glasses then?

I sat up and looked around… the room was white, and there was the distinct smell of… hospital, if that makes sense

There was a small cushion-like feeling on my ass, so i was definitely a patient right now.

I stared at my hand, wait no, it’s hoof now

The blur of colour from before seemed to arise

“O-oh, good morning miss…”

Well that confirmed my earlier fears

I don't know why but i couldn't say anything. I needed to find my glasses first

I turned my head and squinted my eyes trying to find my eyes

“Looking for these?”

The voice was feminine, and so obviously it was a bit soft, yet this seemed to have a unique softness you could only get if you forced your voice to be quieter and well… softer

Holding out her hoof, she had black object in it

A pair of thick circular glasses

I quickly reached out for them, but she pulled back her hoof quickly… how the hell didn't it fly outta her hand? Was it superglued?

“Do you think I could get a name first?”

I thought for a bit… I had to try and force the words out to be honest…

“I don’t remember…”

[Due to Special Action “Lie”, Stat “Charisma” is created!]

Time Stopped

[Fool “Nurse Redheart"? Stat Used: Charisma 17<]

“Roll Charisma”

[16]

Fuck

“Oh is that so?” I heard her reply. Rather mysterious if I do say so myself, but whatever… she didn't believe me, obviously, but she's not calling out my lie…

“Yeah… I must have hit my head pretty hard…”

“Well, I’ll just let you be, till you remember” she said briskly, before placing the glasses on my bedside table “Press this button if you ever need any help!” she said, her voice full of life, gesturing to a button on the side…

As a person who watched WAYYY too much Grey's Anatomy, she’s definitely a new hire. No way someone proficient would act like that, well, as long as hospitals here are anything similar to hospitals in my old world

I quickly tried to put them on but that proved rather difficult, especially since i no longer had the dexterity of hands

Now that I actually was able to see, I realised how tiny I was…

Am I a child? I mean that would explain the that voice she put on… or that could be the nature of ponies in a children's cartoon, either way, it's the answer that makes the most sense at the moment, so i'm gonna stick with it

Okay let's try and see how this system works…

“Status?”

[SP AVAILABLE: 0

{PHYSICAL}
Jumping: 0
Speed: 0
Strength: 0
Vision: 0
Reflexes: 0
Willpower: 0

{SPECIAL}

Charisma: 0]

Okay so, I gained a special stat named “Charisma” when I tried lying… I wonder if I get any more special stats when committing other acts…

Jeez I wish there was a tutorial

Wait a second

This system isn't anything like any other system in novels and stuff, so it's not that far of a stretch to assume…

“Tutorial?”

Nothing

“Help?”

Nothing

“...Beginners Guide?”

Time froze as a small sheet of parchment paper appeared in front of me

[Beginners Guide:

SP can be gained through achievements

Gain Traits through Hidden Achievements or through the combination of experiences

Rolling System is D20+Stat]

Well… that certainly wasn't unhelpful but definitely not exactly the most explanatory of things

What's a trait? And how can i find out what achievements there are?

“Achievement List?”

Nada

“Achievements”

Nope

Well i can't really think of any other phrases. But whilst im alone, i should try and check out any other things that I could use…

“Settings, Inventory, Storage, Controls, Menu” What else, what else?

“Options?”

[Options:

Audio

Visual

Gameplay]

This seems quite video-game-like, despite how this system seems to be based more in dnd…

“Gameplay”

[Options (Gameplay):

Voice Activation: ON

Show Success Rate: OFF

Difficulty: ????

Shortcuts: OFF

Achievement List]

Good, thats progress… but whats with the Difficulty? Whatever, probably not important… probably

“Shortcuts?”

[Options (Gameplay):

Voice Activation: ON

Show Success Rate: OFF

Difficulty: ????

Shortcuts: ON

Achievement List]

Now its time for the-

“-Achievement List”

[Achievement List:

Somnaphile I: Sleep for 24 Hrs Straight | Incomplete

Crit Merchant I: Roll a Nat 20 | Claim

Crit Merchant II: Roll 10 Nat 20s | Incomplete

Failure I: Roll a Nat 1 | Claim

Failure II: Roll 10 Nat 1s | Incomplete

CLAIM ALL?]

Okay…

I press the claim all button and get a notification

[Recieved: 2 SP]

So thats how you gain skill points? Im assuming so until proven otherwise…

Wait so there's only 3 Achievements?

That doesn't seem that… unless-

What if i need to enact on the premise of achievements in order to show them?

I have Somnaphile, Crit Merchant and Failure, and what do they all have in common? They're things i've done, despite how I didn't sleep long enough for Somnaphile….

Thats what ill go with for now

“Back, Back”

I go back twice and return to the main options page

I peruse through the other options but there was nothing really of note

“Fucking Hell this is boring…”

“ She seemed just like every other pony…” Said a young white coated mare with a red cross cutie mark and nurses cap settled on a bun of light pink-ish hair

“Yes, I’m sure its a shock to you, considering s its only your 2nd week here…” replied a bearded older grey Stallion with brown hair in a doctor's coat, with a needle cutie mark “there are thousands of cruel, and frankly… disgusting individuals in this world. I need you to file a case report… contact the royal guard, im using my position as the head doctor to move up this case to the utmost importance… file a report”

The pony named Redheart complied, and the otherworldly creature began his first of many canon-breaking events…

Author's Note

Hey whats up you lovable piles of mash potato! New chapter alert!

You may see this as Nurse Redheart character murder, but in all honesty i both don't care and am NOT that evil. This takes place before canon, right now Redheart is just out of medical school, and hasn't gotten her "Done with everypony's crap" attitude