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M O D E R N F A N T A S Y - S U P E R H E R O - S C H O O L
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“A hero is someone who smashes through every obstacle life puts in his way!”
All Might, My Hero Academia

This is a conceptual roleplay set in the My Hero Academia universe, set before the events of the manga.

Basically, this means that for this collaboration the canonical characters and events are non-essential and allows us the freedom to explore the world freely without consequence of major plot events unless we see the need to have them affect us in the future. The story takes place in the Hokkaido region of Japan, in the city of Sapporo instead of at UA High School in Tokyo. Famous heroes such as All Might, Endeavor, Best Jeanist and Eraser do exist in this world, but they will likely not be appearing in this roleplay; or at least not as central characters or mentors.

Players will begin as first year students entering Ishin Academy, a prestigious High School in Sapporo Hokkaido. While the school is not as prestigious as UA, it is still regarded as one of the finest hero training courses in Japan, due to the cold and mountainous region of Hokkaido allowing for intensive training for the students. All CSs should be created as a first year high schooler in mind, as should their control over their quirks. Keep in mind that the MHA Universe is about students learning how to better their quirks and skills over simply being “the best”. With that said, the RP itself will be as equally plot and narrative-driven as it will be character-driven. Character development is central to a good story and at the root of it this is just another collaborative story loosely based within the My Hero Academia setting.

If you have questions, concerns, threats, or thoughts it would be apt to voice them!

o v e r v i e w


Since the birth of a newborn baby in the city of Quig Quig China, people around the world have manifested Quirks: strange superhuman mutations and abilities. The sudden paradigm shift of humanity led to years of ensuing chaos, then to the age we exist in now: The Age of Heroes. Due to Police Forces around the world not using quirks, the gap of using quirks to deal with superpowered villains has fallen to those who would act as Heroes, those brave individuals who put their lives on their line, using their quirks to battle evil and protect the innocent.

In this brave new age, the need for educating the next generation of heroes has led to the establishment of prestigious schools such as the top hero academy in the world: U.A. High School. This story does not take place there.


Ishin Academy, ranked as the #2 overall hero preparation program in Japan, and continually ranking in the top 10 hero academies in the world is a very different school. Located in the Hokkaido region of Japan, this school is prone to harsh winters, rigorous training exercises and some of the harshest hero instructors; partially due to their rivalry with U.A. High. The demand for excellency, strength and honor is tantamount to the school, and their motto of Assurgo Contra Coelum: to Soar Skyward, shows their demand for their graduates to be among the best of the best.

Unlike U.A. High, Ishin Academy does not have a nationally viewed sports festival. In fact, much of what goes on at Ishin Academy is kept secretive. What is well known among the public is that the school is rigorous, difficult and that those who graduate the program become well known heroes and sidekicks in the public eye. Also unlike U.A. High, Ishin Academy makes all of its students live on site in their dormitories, making the school an excellent choice for students across Japan and the world to choose if they live too far away to commute to schools like U.A.

e x p e c t a t i o n s


Pacing

  • Activity will be left vague as social obligations such as employment, academics, and so forth take precedent over a shared hobby. But we should try to post with some regularity. Obligations will be reminded if needed, but this is a low stress endeavor so we shouldn't feel the need to make extreme demands regarding this. Just communicate your schedule when there are issues and keep me informed is the bulk of it.

Writing Ability

  • The writing level I expect is somewhere around medium expectations (high school-level equivalent). This means comprehensive understanding of basic grammar and spelling is expected, characterization is important, narrative is important, and detail behind those are appreciated. I’d like to see a few paragraphs, though if it fits a post that there is enough to respond to and react to within one paragraph than that’s fine, but one-liner’s will definitely be off-base. Keep with the fluidity and enjoy yourself; though quality posts don’t have to be textbooks. Quality over Quantity, yet have fun and make engaging moments of introspection and interaction.

  • With that said, I will not be putting posts under extreme analysis nor will I be inciting a “word count”. So just use your personal judgment of quality and we’ll be awesome.

Etiquette

  • Rule number zero of my perspective is pretty simple; don’t test my patience or be a irredeemable jerk.

  • Generally, the idea here is a simplified version of any sort of rules since we are all adults and we pretty much know the big rules—follow the host site’s rules, communicate, collaborate, and don’t be antagonistic towards others or at the very least keep the toxicity to a bare minimum. Playful banter and crass jokes are one thing; but actively making somebody feel unwelcome is another one entirely. There is a difference between being blunt and being tactless.


Characterization

  • Characters should be aged 15 - 16 years of age, exceptions can be made for younger character due to intellect but acceptance of such a character would be narrowed down to one application.


Applying

  • I will be reviewing six sheets for participating. This means if I have more than six people applying I will give it 2-3 weeks before I start reviewing them and deciding which seven I like the most. Applications should be posted in the OOC, particularly in the hider.


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About Ishin Academy:
Ishin Academy is a well known school, since it is known as the #2 hero academy in Japan. The school is well known for its rigorous, tough as nails approach to hero education, which over the years has scared off many prospective students. The sink or swim mentality is expressed in the workload and the expectations on the students, especially since Ishin Academy lacks a sports festival to show off students like U.A. High does. The most well-known event from Ishin High is the First Year Boot Camp during the winter semester. Students who cannot pass this boot camp are expelled from the school.

Faculty/Staff
Knightmare: The Armored Queen English Teacher/Class 1A Homeroom Instructor
Snowman: The frozen tundra hero Science Instructor
Talking Head:The Wordy Hero Literature and History Teacher
Winged Victory: The Flying Standard of Justice School Principal


That's just a small smidge of instructors in the school, but these heroes in particular will appear in the earlier arcs of the story, alongside local heroes in the Hokkaido area.

This post will be continually updated as more questions get answered!

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About the Ishin Academy Entrance Exams

The entrance exams started with a written application that had to make merit of hero knowledge, Japanese language accreditation, and a lot of other hero-oriented questions and writing opts. Once this was sufficiently passed you move on to being invited to Sapporo and IA’s testing facility to utilize your quirk before a board examination and then rigorous interviews to make sure your character fits the notion of Ishin Academy. As one could tell, this is quite different than the public spectacle of examinations found in academies like Yuuei Academy (otherwise known as U.A. High) where aspiring students compete in media-oriented exhibitions, and is one reason why in recent years Ishin has found itself bitter with the exponential increase of “American-style” examinations within their country. Ishin detests cavalier attitudes and unneeded excess that only serves to diminish the prestige of what a Japanese hero is and should be.
Ishin Academy Dress Code

Ishin Academy’s dress code is conservative and accommodative of the weather of the Hokkaido region of Japan, with mandatory knee-length blue-gray skirts and stockings in tandem with a simplistic sailor fuku for girls, and blue-gray gakurans and pants for boys. Black penny loafers are the mandatory footwear, though in the winter season it is accented with boots. There is absolutely no allowance of creativity in the dress code. In terms of field exhibitions and training exercises, universal Ishin Academy jumpsuits will be provided. It is not the school’s prerogative to give payouts to superhero development firms so students can design their own outfits as a student may develop their heroic identity on their own time and not with the school’s resources. However, a request form may be filled out for modifications and armament additions to the provided jumpsuits.
Ishin Academy Foreign Policy

Ishin Academy is one of the finest schools in Japan for hero development and in terms of the international scale cracks the top twenty. However due to their presence on an international scale, Ishin defines itself as distinctly Japanese and has no presence overseas. There are no “sister schools” in the United States or Europe that associate with Ishin and the administrative body would like to keep it this way. Students who seek out to apply to Ishin, otherwise known as “Gaijin” are outsiders that have to be vetted extremely to be allowed to apply at all. Not only do foreign students need to have exceptional Japanese, they also need to meet even higher standards than Japanese applicants. It’s unfair, but nobody ever said Ishin was fair.
Travel to Ishin Academy

Most students accepted to Ishin Academy are offered a secure residence on academy grounds in the Sapporo area. As Ishin accepts all manners of Japanese students, and even on some special occasions, foreign visas it can be seen as a special if obtuse move from one’s home and into the cold environment of Ishin. Before the establishment of the dormitories around ten years ago students had no residence options and foreign students needed to get their own living arrangements in nearby Sapporo without the school’s help. The long train rides (as students had to ride the bullet train all the way to Hakodate and switch tracks to Sapporo) are now a thing of the past, though many students still are given a free of charge train pass by the administration so there are no problems visiting family and friends as long as this is done on their time and not the academy’s.


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I gotta get to work.
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@DruSM157@Inkarnate I read over your character sheets, and I noticed that the format/writing was more dependant on the personality of your characters, instead of a focus on their backstory. Would you like us to continue that trend when we make our own character-sheet formats?
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@DruSM157@Inkarnate I read over your character sheets, and I noticed that the format/writing was more dependant on the personality of your characters, instead of a focus on their backstory. Would you like us to continue that trend when we make our own character-sheet formats?

I think everyone following the character sheet template is ideal.
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I'd like to reserve a spot if you don't mind, will be putting a character sheet up soon :)
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I can’t speak for Drew, but all applications in my experience [with doing RPs with him] are decided on their merits – promising spots would not be fair to any applicants so all I tend to do is promise I will judge each sheet fairly and openly.
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Alright, here's my character! Been working on him for three hours ^^'
Sorry if the quirk is a bit confusing, I wanted to go for a unique ability that goes all in on the quirkiness of the quirks.

Well anyways, off to bed! I'll see whatever feedback you have in the morning.
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Hm, I like the character, but I still think he could be better. I'll take any and all criticism in stride. Even if I'm not accepted, I just wanna make him better. Hyped AF! :D

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I shouldn't apply to this but I know I'll end up doing it.
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I'm a sucker for superheroes and Boku no Hero. I guess I'll be making a character application.
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Goodness there's a lot of bites on this one. I look forward to perusing all of these characters!
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Definitely interested! Expect a character sheet in a little bit. ^_^
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Applications should be posted in the OOC
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@DangDude - I think you made an innocent mistake there, bud.

Edit: I've already contacted a staff member to hide it and in case you don't have a copy on-hand, I've saved it below. No harm, no foul. Still -- the OOC is for accepted characters 'lest everyone forgets.


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<Snipped quote by The Rules>
@DangDude - I think you made an innocent mistake there, bud.

Edit: I've already contacted a staff member to hide it and in case you don't have a copy on-hand, I've saved it below. No harm, no foul. Still -- the OOC is for accepted characters 'lest everyone forgets.



Oops, I'm sorry! I misread.
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Alright! I'm glad to see the interest! It's not my rp, but I've joined games that never got off the ground cause of no interest! So let's go! I'm excited to see other player's characters!
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Alright! I'm glad to see the interest! It's not my rp, but I've joined games that never got off the ground cause of no interest! So let's go! I'm excited to see other player's characters!


Yeah, I'm excited to jump in and start playing :D
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As long as the fires of interest burn and people make creative ideas in an anime universe, there will be hype and there will be fun.
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