Hoseforn’s Academy for Gifted Adventurers

[ChaoticLaw]

Dear Mrs/Mr (Insert student name here)

Congratulations! You have officially been accepted into the prestigious ranks of the Hoseforn’s Academy for Gifted Adventurers. Your qualifications (or the large donation we received in your name) have set you apart from the myriad of other applicants. Classes will begin in three weeks time, please bring your official certificate that is attached to this letter to the reception area so that you may receive your room assignment and new uniform.

Nam Valebat! (For Adventure!)

Maurine Rickter

Vice principal of Hoseforn’s Academy for Gifted Adventurers

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Greetings future hero’s, mercenaries, lords, ladies, murder hobos, and potentially evil sorcerers! You have been accepted into the prestigious halls of Hoseforn’s Academy for Gifted Adventurers! Here you can learn everything you will need in order to expand your skills, whether that be in magic, martial skill’s, or sneaking around and stabbing people in the back. We hear at Hoseforn’s don't judge! (Much) Hoseforn’s has a reputation for training some of the greatest adventurers to ever walk the grand continent of Ealinata. Prestigious name such as Greta, the Strong, Withfort, Master of Secrets, and Mortizmo, the Entirely NOT Mad, are all famous graduates of Hoseforn’s. When we are done with you, you too will have potential for greatness.

Don’t be fooled, the road ahead will be far from easy. Monsters inhabit every shadowy corner of Ealinata. Bandits and Ne'er-do-well’s pester the main roads and constantly bother the rich and poor alike. Angry deities plague towns and and annoy farmers daughters. And there are the rumors.

Shhhh

Rumors of something unspeakably horrible that seeks to sinks its grotesque claws into our world and devour the souls of all those who inhabit it.

But fear not brave young adult! Hoseforn’s Academy for Gifted Adventurers will give you all the tools and training you need in order to succeed in the real world, we promise! Grab your armor, your spell-books, and your various pointy objects, and begin the life you were meant for today!

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About this RP

As you might have guessed from the description, this is going to be a high fantasy based roleplay that only steals a tiny bit from DnD. You are welcome to be just about anything you want except a God trapped in a little girls body (or anything along those lines). If there is a race you want to play, have at it! A word of warning, the less educated of the world are more likely to fear the non-humanlike races, though intolerance is not tolerated within the walls of Hoseforn. You are free to play this as seriously, or idiotically as you wish, however, stupid actions receive stupid prizes.

To encourage interaction between players, adventuring parties will be formed. If you dont like your party, it sucks to be you, there are lots of people out there you wont like, you have to learn to deal with them.

Their are only a few rules in place for your character creation:

1. You are fresh meat a new student who has just arrived.
2. You must be your races equivalent of young adult. For instance, humans would be around 18.
3. You are NOT an expert in your chosen field, if you were you wouldn’t be coming to Hoseforn.
4. Your character should have flaws, there will be a section in your CS for it. Seriously, no one or thing is perfect and adding flaws to a character adds depth.
5. I wasn’t kidding about the “no gods trapped in a little girls body” thing. Demi-gods are out too I’m afraid.

I strongly encourage any and all help in world building. I am going to be ironing a few things out but I want to see what kind of interest there is for this. A CS, RP rules and a section about the world you live in will be coming shortly (If I can get off my lazy donkey it will be tonight)

The Rules

1. No Godmodding or playing literal gods.
2. Characters may have issues with one another, keep it in character. OOC bickering is extremely frowned upon.
3. If for some reason you cannot continue with the RP that's totally fine, just let me know or I'll assume you were consumed by the abyss and your character will get eaten by a sentient pumpkin.
4. Your actions have consequences. If you stick your arm in a dragons mouth you're probably not gonna have that arm much longer.
5. Romance between characters is perfectly fine but keep it classy (PG13)
6. All suggestions are welcome and encouraged. Constructive criticism is great, being a dick is not.
7. You are required to try and have fun. Non-compliance will be met with extreme sneering. If for some reason you aren't having fun let me know so we can try to work on it.

The CS

Character sheet

Name: (What we call you)
Race: (What are you? Examples are Human, Elf, Minotaur, Slime, Gnome Etc.)
Age: (Remember, you are fresh into the world of adulthood)
Gender: (This ones obvious)
Appearance: (Either a picture or a detailed description. I want to be able to picture your character in my head)
Class: (What is your character going to do? Examples are wizards, warrior, rogue, priests etc. I will be adding some helpful information for this stuff soon but I think most of you get the general idea of this.
Personality: (What are you like)
Strengths: (What are you good at)
Weaknesses: (What are you less than good at)
Biography: (Where did you come from where did you go)

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The Academy

Hoseforn’s is an approximately 2000 acre fortress of learning. Its is equipped with the most advanced magitech available on the market today and offers all of the luxuries you could ever ask for. It is capable of housing approximately 1000 students at a time, although in general houses a little over half that many. The staff lives on site for most of the year and each has their own private residence (or pocket dimension for the magically snobbish). Student’s are usually housed with one to two roommates in order to promote team work (and save space). Special accommodations can be provided for different races of creatures depending on their needs. All dorms are found on the outskirts of the campus because walking is good for you and promotes a healthy lifestyle.

The Main Hall

The main hall is the primary meeting place for new students. It houses a large reception area capable of holding every student at once. It is here that new students are given their starting equipment and room assignment. Mr. Hoseforn’s office is found in the main hall as well. The Main hall is usually used to house large social gathers such as dances and feasts. It is also were students are told to evacuate too in case of some extreme emergency.

The Hall of Mysteries

Its the library. They call it the hall of mysteries to try and make it sound enchanting and fun, but its pretty much just a library. Thousands of books on any subject you can imagine are found here. You can find books on everything from necromancy to to cook books as well as a few necromantic cookbooks.. Their are several private rooms that can be reserved for private activities. There is also a much smaller restricted access library that houses things of a more..sensitive nature. Only teachers or Mr. Hoseforn himself can give access to students and any unauthorized persons will be vaporized upon entry.

The Halls of Learning

The halls of learning are were most of the classrooms can be found. There are approximately 60 different classrooms, each capable of housing between 30 to 100 students at once. Private laboratories can be reserved for magical experimentation. This is where most of the teachers personal offices are found as well. Each instructor has office hours posted outside of their door.

The Hall of Combat

The Hall of Combat is not actually a hall at all but an arena. This is the primary area where students combat skills are tested. Feuds between students can be settled in private duels and tournaments are held on occasion in order to test the students skill in both magic and physical combat. The Hall of Combat has been warded in order to prevent death or serious injury. The arena is also capable of changing its layout in order to make competitions more interesting. The arena is capable of holding thousands of spectators as some of the more high profile contests are open to the public.

The Hall of Preparation

A market were students are able to purchase all kinds of equipment, from weapons and armor to previsions and powerful medicines. Any reading material required for classes can also be purchased here at a ridiculous mark up.

The Hall of Consumption

Its a cafeteria. Students are provided free breakfast and dinner with an option of purchasing lunch. Reasonably priced snacks can be found here throughout the day and any creatures with special dietary needs can be accommodated.

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M A G I C

Magic is the backbone of Ealinata. All creatures have Mana (Magical juice) inside of them, although not everyone is capable of using it. The primary way of using magic is through chanting spells, using runes (strange symbols that potentially explode if used incorrectly), and through contracts with powerful spirits. Some creatures are capable of natural magic, these people/things are not really able to control the magic it just sort of happens.

Spellcasting

Spellcasting is primarily done by chanting the required phrases while pulling on your reserve of Mana. The more powerful the spell, the longer it takes to chant it. Spellcasting can be done out loud or silently in ones mind, however, its easy to lose concentration while chanting in your mind which could be potentially catastrophic.

Runes

Runes are magical markings that can be etched into an item in order to make a permanent spell. Runecrafting is extremely delicate work, as any mistake in the etching process can lead to either a weakened item of an explosion. Runecrafting requires that user to pump mana into the rune as they etch it. More powerful forms of runecrafting may require a separate power source. These usually come in the forms of large crystals that naturally draw mana into them and can act as a sort of battery for the runes.

Spirits

Some magic users make contracts with powerful spirits in order to cast spells. These range from spirits of their ancestors to demons. Using a spirit to cast spells can remove the requirement for chanting but comes with its own unique risks. Spirits can be extremely tricky and have been known to posses their castors bodies if given the chance. Also, if something should happen to a castors spirit, (which doesn't happen often but is entirely possible), then the castor becomes virtually defenseless.

Natural Magic

Some creatures use magic naturally without the use of chanting, runes, or spirits. This type of magic is usually tied to the type of creature and is often involuntary, though this isn't always the case. Examples of Natural magic include a werewolf's transformation or a dragons firebreath.

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THERES A MAP

Why am I so excited about a map? Not sure, but any places, big or small, will be added to said map as time progresses. Any player made cities or capitals will also be added as we go.

The official thread can be found here

[Dead Cruiser]

Could be interesting, I am a sucker for this sort of RP, I will keep an eye on it.

[rezay]

You've got my tentative interest.

[sassy1085]

I'm interesed and I got a character idea already! :)

[Duoya]

Interested - I'll probably make a Paladin or some other Martial guy.

[ChaoticLaw]

Ill keep adding more info when I get home tonight and maybe work up an IC.

@Duoya If you have a certain Deity you'd like for your paladin you're welcome to work something up. I'll have a list of the more common dietys tonight.

[datadogie]

I'm somewhat interested in this.

[ChaoticLaw]

The more the merrier. Im also thinking about letting players make an instructor as well if they'd like as a second character. I would still like everyone to play at least a new student though.

[Inertia]

Place tentative interest in this.

[ChaoticLaw]

@Inertia@datadogie@Duoya@Duoya@sassy1085@rezay@Dead Cruiser

There is an official thread here. I'm still working on some things but I've added a map as well as a tiny bit of world building. I will continue to add some things tonight.

[Phoklore]

This seems interesting, really well thought out.