You have a gift; a special ability granted to you and only you. At the Promise Institute, we are dedicated to helping you develop your gift into a force of good, while also providing a quality college education and boarding on our beautiful campus located off the coast of Victoria, B.C., Canada. You will be studying and training with gifted peers and experienced staff. More than that, the Promise Institute provides an environment for its students to form lasting bonds and share memorable experiences through clubs, parties, and other social events. We are excited to have you joining us for the Fall 2019 Semester!
Background
Gifts are seen as special abilities given to people who are meant to improve society. A very small percentage of the population develops such a gift. Gifts are not passed down genetically or predetermined in any way, but randomly appear between the ages of 17 and 21. Prior to the manifestation of their gift, a gifted person would have lead a normal life with no signs of being gifted in any way. The public's view on gifts varies widely. Acceptance, denial, hatred, jealousy, and worship are among the many reactions people have to such powers.
Examples of gifts would be the ability to read minds, move objects telepathically, generate force fields, or heal rapidly. You may notice these gifts' similarity to the superpowers of comic book heroes, and that is not without reason. Such characters were based on gifted individuals who used their power for justice, but with heroes come villains. To elimate that threat, the gifted are not allowed to dole out their own justice as superheroes, but instead are encouraged to attend the Promise Institute.
The Promise Institute was founded to provide a safe place for the gifted to learn about their power and train while also contributing to the research of gifts. For their research contribution, students are given a free college education in their field of choice. The Institute's promise is to help the gifted find a way to improve society with their gift. Thus, someone with the ability of to bend steel may pursue a career in relief help to rescue victims from cars and buildings.
In this roleplay, your character will join the 2019 freshman class of the Promise Institute. Students come from all over the world to recieve safety, training, and eductaion. The goal is to develop your character and their relationship with other students while surviving the obstacles I throw in your way. Ready to make your character?
No fantasy species like werewolves, vampires, fairies, etc. All characters are human.
Characters must be between the ages of 17 and 21.
Characters must be diverse in at least one or two ways (race, sexuality, gender, etc.).
Gifts must be simple like the examples and only one power, not a set of powers. I will let you know if you need to change your gift.
Gifts must be unique. If you submit a gift someone has already chosen, you will have to change. A list of gifts already claimed can be found in the Characters tab.
Your gift must have some kind of drawback, such as exhaustion, a limit of uses per day, a charge time, etc.
Your character's "bonds" are the people they are close to prior to joining the Promise Institute. This could be family, friends, etc.
Don't be too detailed with personality or background in your character submission. Present me with more of a character concept, and everything else will flesh itself out in the RP.
For appearance, please provide a textual description of your character. You may also use an image if you want, but a description is required.
Send your character sheet to me by DM. Do not post it in the thread.
My intention is for the characters to get to know each other very naturally. To achieve this, only I will have access to full character sheets. All I will publish before the RP starts is the username of those who have been accepted. What you divulge about your character is up to you.
Dorms
Luxury dorms are provided to every student attending the Promise Institute. They are co-ed. Each dorm has two separate bedrooms with their own closet, desk, drawers, and bed. The dorms also have two bathrooms with a sink, toilet, and shower/bathtub combination in each. Lastly, there is a small living room with a couch, coffee table, and TV screen, as well as a fully equipped kitchen and dining area. The students are free to decorate their dorms as they wish. Roommate assignments are 100% random, but changes can be requested if all parties consent.
When roommates are assigned they will be posted here!
Awesome! So right now we have 3 characters accepted/pending acceptance! I'd like to have at least 5 before we start the RP, so if you know anyone that might be interested invite them to join!
Accepted @Kuro's character! Waiting on a CS from @Allycat and the CS fix from @Yuuki. We'll start the IC once we have 5 approved characters, so if you have any friends that might be interested in this RP invite them to join!
@Allycat I'll put up a list of gifts that are already claimed in the Characters tab! I already have some NPCs in mind with specific gifts so that is a good idea. I wouldn't worry about anything else being too similar, but I'll let you know if that does happen.
Accepted @Allycat's character! Might have to give up on @Yuuki since they haven't been online since they created their account and submitted a character 3 days ago. Still need one more player before we start the IC!
