[OOC] Clash of the Cliques: Class Warfare

[Professor_Wyvern]

Short Summary Blurb: In 199X, the Sun Ridge Boarding Institution is struggling with Class Warfare between the Cliques. These Dominate Cliques are plotting and scheming to increase and further their control of the school.

Character Sheet

Name: [Self explanatory]
Species: [Are you a human, or some other abnormal creature?]
Age: [Self explanatory]
Gender: [Self explanatory]
Appearance: Written or Pic [Side note: I personally prefer written, but either is fine.]
Faction: [Which Student Clique do you serve? Or are you a pitiful Factionless?]
Personality blurb: [A general outline of your personality]
Biography blurb: [A general outline of your past before arriving at School]
Powers: [Anything abnormal/supernatural/technological based in nature.]
Abilities: [Anything fairly normal in nature]
Weapons: [Oh totally against school policy to have weapons such as knifes, guns etc. Having that is a surefire way to be roughed up by the Administration. But packing a sling-shot, yo-yo, stink bomb or anything like that tends to be free game]
Other: [Anything else you'd like to add]

Note on Characters: For Character Sheets, I'd prefer them to be tossed in the CS initially, and then I'll go about judging them. I'd prefer to not bog-down the OOC with constantly having the CSes be mentioned their first, plus saves you time in having to transfer the CS from OOC to CS Tab.

The Cliques

• Preppies - Behold the Beautiful Elite. They are your aloof aristocrats and plutocrats, engaged in the deadly dance of 'Courtly Affairs' and having such rabble near their pristine existence.
• Punks - They are the truest anti-conformists who will stick it to the Man! Outcasts of all sorts exist in this conglomeration of rebel minded spirits.
• Jocks - These Paragons of Physical Prowess are an essence of glory and determination. Through training and determination they work to achieve great deeds.
• Nerds - Knowledge is power, well not physical power but it does come in handy. These rag-tag misfits use their studious ways and odd interests to what advantage they can.
• Bullies - The world is there for the taking. And these thugs will extort and abuse all who stand in the way of getting what they want.
• Entertainers - All the world wants to do is to laugh. This batch of class clowns, thespians and kin seek to do really whatever is amusing at the time.
• Administration - This is the governmental body of the school. They are what they say, they are the Administration, the school staff and the Prefects who enforce their will when need be.

Headquarters - These are the Capitol Domains of the territories held by the various cliques.

Faction Headquarters List

• [Administration] Headmaster's Office: Even the dead have no mercy from this place. The accounts vary from Clique to Clique concerning the true nature of this horrid realm, but what is known is that if you aren't part of the Administration you do not want to be anywhere near there.
• [Bullies] The Vault: This is the central zone connecting the Bullies subterranean domains, forged by the ruins of schools destroyed by Clique Wars past. It is here where the Khan of the Bullies reigns supreme and collects rightful tribute.
• [Entertainers] Playhouse: This majestic theater is an ample stage for which the entertainers may perform. It is heavily decorated with props from all manners of entertainment. It is here where the stage lights shine upon the Star Performer and the Twin Ensemble who guide their kin to a new era of performance.
• [Jocks] Gymnasium: Here is where true champions are born and molded. This sanctified hall with its collection of bleachers and well maintained gym serves as a grand practicing ground for the challenges ahead. The rotating Lords of Sports guide their team-mates to achieve victory!
• [Nerds] Athenaeum: This great library is everflowing with twisting bookshelves filled with a plethora of printed knowledge. Here the Nerds are safe from those who would bring misfortune upon them. This holy sanctuary is where Arch-Dungeonmaster commands the champions of this realm.
• [Preppies] Whiterose Palace: This grandiose and ornate castle-like building, over-seeing the school proper, serves as the home of the Preppies Royal Court, and holds countless servants ready to serve their masters. Here they are among their own and have no need to concern themselves with the worries of the world of the peasantry. The Regent keeps their fellow blue-bloods in line.
• [Punks] Wastelands: On the edge of the school there is a vast collection of dilapidated remains of older schools that managed to survive the chaos of previous years. Here the Punks rules free from the man and are guided by the Revolutionary.

Clique Relations (in a short, quick abstract format.)

Preppies: TOLERATE Nerds, HATE Punks and Bullies and DISLIKE Entertainers and Jocks
Bullies: HATE Nerds, Entertainers and Preppies, and DISLIKE Punks and Jocks
Punks: TOLERATE Entertainers, HATE Preppies, and DISLIKE Bullies, Jocks and Nerds
Jocks: TOLERATE Entertainers, HATE Nerds, and DISLIKE Punks, Preppies and Bullies
Nerds: TOLERATE Entertainers and Preppies, HATE Jocks and Bullies, and DISLIKE Punks
Entertainers: TOLERATE Jocks and Punks, HATE Bullies and DISLIKE Preppies

The Relations in More Detail

Clique Relationships Explained

• Preppies TOLERATE Nerds for their inherent toadiness, (it makes them much easier to reign in) HATE Punks and Bullies for their violent anti-society diatribe, and DISLIKE Entertainers and Jocks for being low-class ruffians and clowns.
• Bullies HATE Nerds, Entertainers, and Preppies for being pansies, and DISLIKE Jocks and Punks because bullies violently oppose anything that isn't moping about, taking things you want, and making people cry.
• Punks HATE Preppies for being THE MAN, and they DISLIKE Bullies and Jocks for their violence making sticking it to THE MAN difficult. And they DISLIKE Nerds for being cogs to THE MAN, and TOLERATE Entertainers because there's really nothing they do that would offend a Punk. Plus Grease and West Side Story are cool, as they relate to the Punk's inner rebellious spirit.
• Jocks HATE Nerds for their disgusting weakness, and they DISLIKE Punks, Preppies, and Bullies for thinking they're hot stuff without bothering to work for it. And they TOLERATE Entertainers because they can understand hard work and most Cheerleaders, (and Drill Team) also do theater. Of course, the band kids are still fair game, because seriously they are band kids.
• Nerds HATE Bullies and Jocks because bullies and jocks hate them. They DISLIKE Punks because of their constant yammering about how evil basic cultural concepts are, and they TOLERATE Entertainers and Preppies because they will often give Nerds work.
• Entertainers HATE Bullies for always busting down their set pieces and in general ruining their artwork/performances, DISLIKE Preppies for their snooty hatred of "low-brow" culture, and TOLERATE Jocks and Punks because they can be convinced to help out every once in a while and can appreciate some forms of art (so long as said art panders to them).

Miscellaneous School Facts

Some Miscellaneous Facts on the School

• Sun Ridge Boarding School 'Team' Name: Sun Ridge 'Burning' Templars
• School Mascot: Sariel the Inquisitor
• School Colors: White/Amber
• School Motto: Passion is Always Burning.

Other Notable Places
Cinders Landing- It is a highly dense and populous metropolis a few miles Southeast from the Sun Ridge Boarding Institution. This city is heavily focused in shipping and factory production. The skies just above Cinders Landing are blackened by smog, and the sections of towns (sans the collection of slums in the middle of the city, Sludge Beach and the Densworth Bridge) are divided among the Five MegaCorps that rule over their districts. (The Currency of Cinders Landing are the five forms of Corporate Scrip that are applicable in the territories in which it was issued.)

The MegaCorps of Cinders Landing

• Kineyeva-Hyland Consolidated
• K5-EVA
• TsasuTech
• Zephyr LLC
• Volante Industries

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The PCs (Shall be updated with other fluff and such, but for now just serves as an easy directory to the PCs)
Rafaelo "Schnell" Siegfried - Factionless
Summers - Punk
Anya - Bully
Julie 'Lee Lee' Smith - Entertainer
Urist MacFistbeard III - Factionless
Steven Diggs - Punk
Nikolai Jackson - Nerd
Artemis Turner - Entertainer
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Handy-Dandy NPC Guide (As more important NPCs arrive and are formed, this will serve to provide a basic knowledge to check back on, on who exactly are they)

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Events that Happened (As stuff happens, this section will be devoted to providing a blurb on what has happened in the game/story so far)
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Alright! So feel free to mention your comments/questions/concerns, and let's get to it.

[gowia]

If it's okay I will be getting an entertainer up at some point.

[Professor_Wyvern]

Alrighty, just toss it in the CS when you make it. And then I'll look over and make my call on it.

[Rick Sanchez]

Ayy, this looks crazy fun. CS posted, I hope I didn't rev up the engines for a punk char bandwagon. Do you mind if I take another character somewhere down the road?

[Professor_Wyvern]

Heeeey, got some people. Neat!

@Scrapula - Well, well. Siegfried certainly looks interesting, and I shall have great fun as the Horrible Arcane Powers beyond his comprehension, making sure the contest is thematically appropriate and such. I hope you like the voices of classic game-show hosts bothering you. Hm, gonna ask if the prizes/penalties are announced before or after the challenge? Just felt like asking that. Accepted.

@Rick Sanchez - I guess *Staticnoise* Summers hasn't quite fixed the reception. See this is why you don't use Satellite, she really should switch to cable. That aside, I somewhat hope that the memories that will eventually played are many, many re-runs of radical tv shows. And I'm gonna ask, just for curiosity sake, how big is the play-back memory? Accepted

Welcome aboard you two!

Quick Edit: It seems to have slipped past my mind, that Rick asked on the status of a second dude. Eh, don't see a problem with it at the moment. Just wait awhile when the metaphorical road has been traveled a bit, aaaand sure. Why not?

[Rick Sanchez]

Gotcha, coach. I'm cool with waiting, I might be over-ambitious anyways.

If she'd play anything, it'd be animaniacs. Or maybe infomercials. The last time she checked she had about 2 petabytes available, but her memory is "shit" after all.

@Professor_Wyvern

[Lord Santa]

Sorry I'm late, was playing Bastion. I'll try to get a CS up soon. Though question: My character will probably be nerd-aligned, so ice powers or telekinesis?

[RomanAria]

Oh my gosh this looks epic. Can I join? Making a Nerd character.

[DarkFey]

I posted a character sheet, for the GM's perusal.

[Professor_Wyvern]

@Lord Santa- Depends on what style he plays (yugi)yo. Really make up whatever amuses you as a power-set and I'll look at it.

@RomanAria- Go forth and toss a sheet up!

Quick Edit: Ha! Just as I got this out good work Dark Fey, I'll be going over it.

[Camerch]

Alright. I was working on a human Prep character, when I realized that he would have no abilities. Which leads to my question: How much can I arm him? Can I give him a gun, or is that too OP?

EDIT: Just re-read the top bit. No guns. I'll figure something else out.

[The Errorist]

I posted my CS, I hope it's ok.
Sorry for being so late, it was a very busy night involving creepy men and dog attacks.

[Professor_Wyvern]

Cool! Even more people. I suppose I'll need to establish the starting IC post soon-ish! Keyword on that being soon-ish.

@DarkFey - Oh ho ho, I shall derive amusement from bringing up that age at various points. I suppose the cold damp subterranean tunnels are preferred over the nicer warmed ones, costs less tribute. ...Or something. Right, so I've got a few questions on the immortality. Can other parts be used to replace the original stuff, say if the current ones get reduced to chunky bits of salsa, and would destroying the head just end them or every part? And, if a body part is removed, are the mobile in trying to search for the body or just immobile? Gonna Accept, but I need to know those details to confirm. (Also apologizes for not getting to it earlier)

@Kaalee - Oh moving with that tail is gonna be FUN! Anyhow, I presume the illusions are mostly visual based, as the beholder is gonna see the woman of their dreams? And what does the 'Siren Song' do exactly? I would need to know that before I can make a proper call, I hope you understand. But hey, Preppy that can cook. Should be fun.

@The Errorist - Aaah, no need to apologize for being late for the sheet. Ah that tail striking action, and the escapist bent. Hm, just gonna ask out of curiosity how long it usually takes for them to get out of bonds, like some good natural rope. And a sugar addiction you say, you know they have people for that... Accepted

Aaaand while not a character, but stuff to note @Camerch - Humans can totally have powers! So yeah, go for a human with powers if you want. Make something that amuses you. As for weapons, you don't really want to carry real weapons, as that will make the Administration really have to act, which is not good for you. You can try to hide and be sneaky with weapons, but I'd recommend going with like Sling-shots, Yo-yos, Stink Bombs, you know fun childish fare that won't cause too much trouble to save your own skin. I hope that helps answer your question a bit.

But yeah, feel free to bring up other comments/questions/concerns. Glad to see this is gathering interest, it is nice.

[DarkFey]

@Professor_Wyvern
Ok lets see:

1) Yes other parts can be used to replace anything that falls off and is permanently lost.
2) As with traditional Zombies only destroying her brain will stop her for good.
3) Any body part that is severed from its connection to her brain is immobile. Infact if her head was severed her whole body would be basically dead while her head still lives... well not "lives" exactly... Unlives? Is that a word?

[Professor_Wyvern]

Alright! My inquiries have been answered, and since they were answered in bullet point format, I'mma do the same in response to each part.

1.) Mmmkay, so compatibility can lead to fun stuff.
2.) Gotcha. Head-shots are nasty business.
3.) And okie dokie. Also I don't care if Unlives is a word or not, as that is a fairly good description for it.

Anyhow, if you wouldn't mind just noting those in your character sheet, that'd be dandy.

[Kaalee]

@Professor_Wyvern Oh totally, it's just like, kinda irresistible to ignore (the whole lead men to their death) but it's hard to do and she's only managed it once. I won't have her ever do it, but I wanted to bring it up because if she gets super annoyed she threatens it a lot lol.

And yeah her illusions are only physical and only work in that way.

[The Errorist]

@Professor_Wyvern Depending on the type of bond or how many there are on her, the time needed goes up. For just natural rope, I'd say anywhere between 5-10 minutes, and it's doubled for every layer of rope. It would take much longer if she was trapped in an actual room or handcuffed, but thats what I was thinking for just simple rope.

[Professor_Wyvern]

Alright, back to a few more things to address.

@Kaalee - So only sight based illusions then? Okie dokie. Hm, so going with that classic. Right, so can it can be stopped by you know the whole plugged ears and using will-power to push through it? If it doesn't just mess up. Hm I suppose it shall be fine. I'll probably keep an eye on it. Accepted

@The Errorist - Right, just wanted to ask that out of curiosity! Thanks for answering.

@Descartes - Hey! A dude, and it's a dwarf! One who can't grow a beard and has thus brought a horrible and great shame upon his clan. You know his entire ancestral line is frowning upon this. Out of curiosity, gonna ask if the sentient stone can move or talk. Accepted

Ah, well looks like this is gathering people. Hm, yeah I'm gonna post the introductory in character post later this day for sure.

[Professor_Wyvern]

Welp, I accidentally did something here for an inane reason, which can be chalked down to me not paying attention.

So, I shall use this space to once more say feel free to share your comments/questions/concerns! Also, I shall just ask how is everyone doing? Everyone doing well and what not?

[Descartes]

Rock can talk and walk