Dusk
Following the crowd Dusk found the large assembly area, the place where he guessed he would eat some of his meals. Students were filing in and sitting at the desks, they all had odd armband things which he guessed denoted year level, he had his one around his wrist thinking it was some kind of fancy bracelet, Dusk silently slid his up his arm towards his shoulder, not wanting to stick out of the crowd. "Hmm, I guess blue means first year?" Dusk walked around a little before sitting with some people who were also wearing blue bands, the girl from earlier that morning was present and trying not to laugh at his appearance. She leaned closer. "I see you figured out how to use it." Dusk nodded, more focused on the area at the end of the hall, there were some older people who he guessed were teachers, it didn't look like the headmaster was present, Dusk expected the headmaster to be a really old dude with a beard that dragged on the floor for some reason.
"I wonder if anyone has ever tripped over their beard and died." Some of the students around Dusk gave him some odd looks before going back to their generic chatter, discussing day to day campus life and what they did over the break. Lots of them seemed to have gone to other schools prior to Half Moon, when a guy with short hair asked Dusk the girl from the bathroom quickly butted in and changed the conversation though Dusk still wasn't paying attention. "Maybe he wraps it around him like a scarf.."
Across from him a kid was looking at his watch, dusk looked at the timepeice, it was very small and odd.
[8:08am]
[c-c-c-combo breaker]
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*grumble grumble* shut up Sol
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So, uhm.... Mafi broke?
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My two cents:
Stating your character's name is an easy way to let everybody else know who you are.
Age- What's the use of stating one's age? Simply based on somebody's age, you can tell how wise/experienced they probably are, their general appearance, intelligence, and what psychological stage of development they're at. An age and a name alone can give you a very rough idea of a character, let you know things that can't possibly be known in a single post. Unless of course the RPer chooses to forego all this.
Appearance- You talk a lot about letting things happen naturally, but writing your characters appearance casually throughout a post adds some unnecessary bulk unless done correctly. Putting your appearance down beforehand allows other RPers to make observations about your character without you having to needlessly force them into your text.
Personality- Actually, I perfectly agree with you on this. Writing your personality down is pretty stupid.
Skills- Can be hit/miss. You get a bit off topic by talking about Mary Sues, but writing down your skills can actually be used to give you a set of limitations. If you're good at, say, Cooking, Swimming, Shooting, Writing and Fishing, then later on if you go 'In the sword-fight I easily overpowered X with my superior sword skills' then everybody knows you're talking bs, because it's not something you're skilled at. Again, this allows for presets without needlessly cramming info into a post.
Biography- Only useful writing one's biography in certain settings, otherwise, agreed.
Equipment- This is more tradition than anything else. In oldschool RP's this was necessary. Still useful if RPer's remember to update them constantly, but that's a lot of effort for something that changes constantly. Mainly just used to give an idea of starting items.
Theme Song- Agreed. If people want to give their a character a theme-song, I can understand that. But it's not necessary or required info.
You also mention so many stereotypes I can't even begin to understand where that much hatred and stigma comes from.
You're hipster-ish 'don't-conform-to-the-standard' weirdness is mostly just unnecessary hatred of something that is mainly a useful tool for the OP and other players.
And it takes a lot more skill to create an interesting, engaging character with an app than it does a single post.
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Y'know when we said your jokes are terrible?
On no earth is that a funny joke. It's an insult intended to provoke and shame. You were trying to make us feel guilty for things we haven't done, I.E antagonise you. It's fairly obvious that two out of two times you've been antagonistic, you've used the same excuse of it being a joke. Now if you haven't lied at least one of those times, I have never used a computer.
Furthermore; you are completely ignoring everything else that has been said, which says to me that you have no response, and are focusing on the things you can weasel your way out of.
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'Can I be a part of your guys thing?'
"Also, you guys are toxic.'
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If you don't want us to 'waste our time'.... stop fishing for a response. It's really rather simple.
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― Roald Dahl
Kerectus is a disc shaped planet carried on the back of a giant space travelling, god-like wolf. The gods are also different, because Christianity and Judaism and what-not never really took on (though they still exist, but only barely!) It should also be noted that symbols like the cross are still recognised, and people still say ‘Oh god!’
The world is in a semi-futuristic setting. I.E You should consider it a modern world, but occasionally I might mention some sort of Sci-Fi tech, such as a laser rifle. Magic and sword & bows and stuff are generally considered more useful than guns, because what use are bullets against goddamn dragons? That was a rhetorical question. Dragon always beats gun, as does rock.
Finally, on Kerectus, the religion I have mentioned is ‘true’ meaning all the gods of the Kerectian religion are 100% confirmed to exist, but again, the denizens of Aerth treat it much the same as we do; Speculation and belief.
In case I missed anything, check the totally disjointed Kerectus Universal Wiki (linked above)
2. Do not insult other members of the RP. Is bad.
3. Do not argue with mods. Is bad.
Name: [Obvious.]|Gender: [Obvous]|Age: [Must be between 12 – 18. Regardless of age, you are all first year students.]
Appearance: [Pictures preferred, but descriptions are allowed.]
Class: [Night or Day? Humans are day class, supernaturals are night class.]
Species: [You may be any race you choose, within reasonable reasoning.]
Powers: [Your powers/abilities/skills go here.]
Bio: [At least 2 paragraphs on w-w-who you are.]
Inventory: [While weapons are not legally allowed on the school grounds, the staff turn a blind eye to items of self-defence.]
Notes: [What else?]
DAY SCHEDULE: 8:30 AM: Period 1
9:45 AM: Recess
10:15 AM: Period 2
11:15 AM: Period 3
12:15 PM: Lunch
1:15 PM: Period 4
2:30 PM: Day Class Ends
NIGHT SCHEDULE: 5:00 PM: Period 1
6:15 PM: Break
6:45 PM: Period 2
7:45 PM: Period 3
8:45 PM: Dinner
9:45 PM: Period 4
11:00 PM: Night class ends.
English
Math
PE
MAO (Magical & Occult) Studies
Mythology of the Modern World
Technology
Science
Home Economics
Religion
Wiki Link: http://kerectusportal.wikia.com/wiki/Cyrus_Days
Vice-Principal Ryan Cidium- Previously the head principal, HMA has been in Ryan’s family for many years. It is also worth noting that he is Cyrus adoptive father. A friendly and considerate character, Ryan acts as principal while Cyrus is away…. Which is almost always.
Head Nurse Dr Elizabeth Days- The younger sister of Cyrus is also the head nurse. ‘Belle’ as she is often called, worked for many years as a Doctor, before coming back to HMA as the head nurse at Cyrus request.
Wiki Link: http://kerectusportal.wikia.com/wiki/Elizabeth_%22Belle%22_Days
Head of Security Prometheus- A strange school has strange problems, so who better to head the schools security than the Greek god Prometheus? A strong, well-built man, Prometheus is to be both feared and respected.
Activities Director Sarah Raggins- An old friend of Ryan Cidium, Sarah was born in the hellish purgatory. Many years later, she was recruited to teach at HMA. As well as being the activities director, Sarah teaches PE and MAO.
v.0.0.2: Changed rules slightly, changed application format, added update log.
v.0.0.3: Added mod list at the behest of Redeyz.
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((Bows.
I do try.))
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What are you on about? i'm guessing Telekinesis, in which case your wrong, everybody thinks Telekinesis is a cool power, so they go with.
DEAR GOD PLEASE, ORIGINALITY NEVER HURT ANYONE!
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