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Bluesunnyday Big Scientist from The Blue Lagoon Since: Apr, 2011
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Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
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#3: Feb 27th 2012 at 2:28:26 PM

Oh snappidoodles, how do we begin?

whizzerd Transcender of Gender from Scotland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#4: Feb 27th 2012 at 2:29:44 PM

Yay!

Uh, quick question. I mentioned a school uniform in my post, but does the school actually have one or do kids dress how they want?

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Bluesunnyday Big Scientist from The Blue Lagoon Since: Apr, 2011
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#5: Feb 27th 2012 at 3:20:10 PM

[up]People dress how they want, with a few required things depending on the subject. For example, for cryomancy and necromancy students are required to wear long sleeves. For cryomancy, it's because it's ice. For necromancy, it's to reduce the amount of exposed flesh.

[up][up] Just post your character arriving at the school.

edited 27th Feb '12 3:20:58 PM by Bluesunnyday

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deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#6: Feb 27th 2012 at 4:23:48 PM

HAI!!!!

[up] ...Out of curiosity, were you initially thinking the type of necromancy I described in my sign up?

Bluesunnyday Big Scientist from The Blue Lagoon Since: Apr, 2011
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#7: Feb 27th 2012 at 4:29:33 PM

I was thinking raising the dead, but I could probably just add Undead Summoning...

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deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#8: Feb 27th 2012 at 4:33:36 PM

Ah, I see... That's more modern necromancy... Classical necromancy is speaking to the dead, so it's more about summoning up the ghosts, and stuff... Alternatively, you can make there be multiple disciplines in necromancy, one classical, one modern. Interesting tidbit of information, necromancy means "divination by communication with the dead" when taken literally...

Luthen Char! from Down Under Burgess Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Playing Cupid
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#9: Feb 27th 2012 at 4:50:26 PM

If the current "arc" (and I use that in the least serious manner) is introductions and finding our rooms. Should we pair off as room-mates? Or would that be decided by the faculty (i.e. the GM)?

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deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#10: Feb 27th 2012 at 4:51:12 PM

[up] Or ahead of time by random, as is common.

Bluesunnyday Big Scientist from The Blue Lagoon Since: Apr, 2011
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#11: Feb 27th 2012 at 4:57:24 PM

I'm thinking you guys should figure that out yourselves. Wouldn't want two incompatible people in a room together.

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deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#12: Feb 27th 2012 at 5:01:49 PM

[up] How it usually works is that people are assigned roommates, but, if the roommates are somehow incompatible, you can request a different one, and you are put into a different room, thus forcing people to meet new people while still allowing for roommate compatibility. Also, what are your thoughts on the different disciplines of necromancy idea I had?

Bluesunnyday Big Scientist from The Blue Lagoon Since: Apr, 2011
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#13: Feb 27th 2012 at 5:02:51 PM

[up] Well, I turned Modern Necromancy into Undead Summoning.

edited 27th Feb '12 5:03:01 PM by Bluesunnyday

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Luthen Char! from Down Under Burgess Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Playing Cupid
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#15: Feb 27th 2012 at 7:39:08 PM

Speedchesser, Zavi's "What'd he do?" was a though. Edited to make that clearer.

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NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#16: Feb 27th 2012 at 8:36:20 PM

So, as far as the magic goes, will they learn all of their magic there, do they already know some, or what?

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Speedchesser Since: Feb, 2012
#17: Feb 27th 2012 at 8:43:16 PM

Okay. Thanks, Luthen.

If we're still recruiting, may I advise that we be cautious with the room-mate idea? It could work, but we'd need to take some measures to keep things feeling realistic. My concerns:

1: If someone new joins and makes us have an odd number of players, they might end up being the only person in the academy without a room-mate for no apparent reason.

2: If someone new joins and makes our total player count even, then we may have a problem where someone who was in the above situation mysteriously has a room-mate all of the sudden.

My suggestion is that perhaps there could be occasional room swaps. Then when a new player joins, we could say that the rooms were shifted again, which also gives them a reason to suddenly become part of the group.

Please excuse any illogic in this edit. I need sleep, so what may make sense to my half-asleep brain might sound completely ridiculous later, even to myself.

edited 28th Feb '12 1:06:03 PM by Speedchesser

Nicktendonick kaleidoscope walker from A place, not B place Since: Jan, 2010
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#18: Feb 28th 2012 at 11:33:25 AM

I agree with that suggestion. And also, sometimes we can say that not everyone will have roommates. That way if they want they can have a roommate, or not have a roommate, and incase people come in or people drop out they can be shifted out and all that boy and girl co-ed shannagians

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Luthen Char! from Down Under Burgess Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Playing Cupid
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#19: Feb 29th 2012 at 4:12:42 PM

@ Nick: Nate and Zavi are outside having their conversation, not in the auditorium.

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Speedchesser Since: Feb, 2012
#20: Feb 29th 2012 at 5:22:51 PM

Hey, if teachers are options, can I be one just for the initiation scene? After all, my main character's on their way to their room, and I don't want to just sit around when I'm supposed to be involved in the RP.

Bluesunnyday Big Scientist from The Blue Lagoon Since: Apr, 2011
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#21: Feb 29th 2012 at 5:57:29 PM

Sure, why not? I'll let you take over the teacher for the rest of the initiation scene. I'll PM you the color required when the teacher uses the identification spell on a player character.

Edit: In fact, everyone can have one teacher. I'll take the rest.

edited 29th Feb '12 5:57:56 PM by Bluesunnyday

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deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#22: Feb 29th 2012 at 5:59:18 PM

...Is it ok if I have Gretchen show up late?

Bluesunnyday Big Scientist from The Blue Lagoon Since: Apr, 2011
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#23: Feb 29th 2012 at 6:03:39 PM

I don't think I can let you do that.

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Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
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#24: Feb 29th 2012 at 6:18:22 PM

Wow, how does the teacher thing work?

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