As SH2 is basically a role-playing deduction game, it leans more on text than graphics and murdering cute ponies is the highlight of your day! The description of the murders is created randomly from a pool of three elements (entry, discovery and murder) which results in the sort of thing as pictured. Pretty nasty, but with a name like 'Sunset Horse' she probably had it coming.

At this point, the basics are all in place. You can use Gummi and the gossip in your Confectionary shop to piece together which ponies live where and what they do, then proceed to bump them off. The next stage is to actually start programming some AI for the Town Leaders so those poor ponies stand at least a ghost of a chance against you.

As Pinkamena, when you go out to murder you're essentially an unstoppable force. However, the plan is at the start of the game you assign 'luck' points from a pool to yourself, your Disciple and Gummi. The more luck you give Gummi and the Disciple, the more helpful they can be but the trade-off is less luck for yourself. As an example, one of the Town Leaders is a minor royal, and if things start getting too hairy she will call in a favour and two Royal Guard ponies will randomly protect houses. If you attack one of those houses, with good luck you'll spot the guard and steal away, thwarted but without arousing suspicion. Bad luck and they'll see you, ordering you away and adding to your suspicion level. Really bad luck means they'll catch you actually trying to break in which will be a huge hit to your suspicion and possibly lead to you getting strung up! The only way to get rid of these dudes will be to locate and slay the Princess at which they'll leave.

Let's hope luck is on your side!

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