10th Jun 2021, 6:00 AM in Magical Mystery Cure
It takes trust and communication to dial in challenge and difficulty. Both in tabletop and video games. Sometimes it's good to check in and make sure you haven't completely left your players behind in the desert, and sometimes your players want to make their way through a desert.
Transcript:
DM: But it's alright. You can read it aloud out-of-character and I won't try to "gotcha" you.
Twilight Sparkle: Phew, thanks. "From one to another, another to one. A mark of one's destiny singled out alone, fulfilled."
(beat)
Twilight Sparkle: I can see why it was described as "incomplete." Is it supposed to end in a rhyme?
DM: Not necessarily, but you'd know that rhymes give incantations power.
Twilight Sparkle: What do I do with this? Am I supposed to finish the line? How does this relate to the power of Harmony?
DM: Do you want a hint?
Twilight Sparkle: Absolutely not. But… thanks for asking.