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Player: "Huh, this setup seems really dangerous and no sane planning committee of any kind would ever approve it."
DM or Any Fantasy World Designer: "Add it to the pile."
Transcript:Twilight Sparkle: Cloudsdale, then. Have we been there before?
DM: Nnnno, I don't think so. This'll be your first visit to the city on the clouds. The unofficial "pegasus capital" of Equestria.
Rainbow Dash: But we DID deliver them a bunch of water from our reservoir with a tornado!
DM: Y…Yes! That's exactly right. Didn't expect you to connect that and the name…
Twilight Sparkle: So, are clouds just solid in this universe? You can build buildings and walk on them and all that?
DM: Only pegasi have innate cloudwalking, but there's an easy ritual to allow non-pegasi to gain the same ability for three days. All you have to do is cast that, rent a hot-air balloon, and you're good to go.
Pinkie Pie: Has anyone forgotten to recast it and just plummeted through the clouds one day?
Rarity: The laws of probablity say most definitely.
DM: Just being a flying race has its own risks. Sometimes fully trained pegasi lose control and have to crash-land. But I'll admit, Equestria is not the most idiot-proof realm in creation.
Fluttershy: No wonder I prefer being on the ground with wild animals…