There are several things to be said about the book before we start looking at the RPG system itself. Retailing for $34.95, it's reasonably priced for what's being offered. Created by River Horse Games and distributed in the US and Canada by Shinobi 7, the main (or should I say 'mane'?) rulebook is a 152-page full-color hardback. My Little Pony: Tails of Equestria: The Storytelling Game.īased on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Tails of Equestria (and no, that's not a typo it's 'Tails') is the official tabletop RPG adaptation of the TV show.
So wouldn't it make sense for the actual game-play to be about friendship as well? Of course, that'd require something different from the usual fare of 'killing monsters and taking their stuff.' It'd need to be something like. Whether people you've just met, or a group that you've known for years, sitting down around the game table is fundamentally an activity that's about friendship. Role-playing games are, at their core, something you do with friends.
