Aeolian

Harold's Academy for the Magically Inclined

This looks perfect! It should be posted as an official roleplay here.
It's the only one that looks good on the forums so far.
I wish this could be posted at Umbra Roleplaying as well.
When will this be finished?

@Abashi76

Hello,

Thank you for the kind words, though there are many other wonderful roleplays posted on this forum as well.

I'm not familiar with Umbra Roleplaying, but I do not use that site and plan to remain here. :)

There is no telling how long an RP will last. It will last as long as the players continue to participate, but we are full and not open to new participants for the time being.

Thank you for your interest.

Cheers!

Harold's Academy for the Magically Inclined

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Deja gave this exact suggestion as well actually. That made me consider that it could make sense for Manny's aeonheart to manifest itself more visually for her than others, since hers acts similarly to a symbiote rather than a traditional organ, given that it controls her magic automatically. Even her "consciously willing" to reincarnate is just sending Vitesse into it, activating the "interfered with" clause.

I did like the idea of wildly varying appearances, so if you don't think it'll be bothersome for people then I've went ahead and updated Manny's character sheet again.

Out of curiosity, are aeonhearts literal organs located in the same place for every mystic, or does its location vary from mystic to mystic? Since there are some people with two I imagine there's some degree of variance to it. Additionally, are there Earth animals as well as fantasy animals, or are all animals unique in this world? I've been assuming they would all be unique (and look forward to making plenty of new creatures for her incarnations), but specified her mark as a butterfly to represent the transformative rebirth aspect of the magic.

@Ebil Bunny

Aeolian
Okay. Just saw your changes. I think almost all mystics have their aeonhearts in the same place, side by side where hearts typically are in the chest. These are still humans at their core, after all, but the location of Manny's second aeonheart can be a biological anomaly unique to her. I mean, Raffaella's aeonhearts are conjoined, so it could just be an extremely rare thing that sometimes these kinds of medical anomalies/mutations occur with a Mystic's second aeonhearts - Rafaella and Manny being the only current recognizable examples of that.

And yes, there are both "Earth" animals and "Fantasy" animals unique to Lekë. When you have some unique animal transformation ideas, run them by me first so we can be sure they're a good fit for this world.

Harold's Academy for the Magically Inclined

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That's fine, I primarily had the changing appearance aspect as a reflection of her magic being (very) loosely based on reincarnation in Hinduism as opposed to say a phoenix's reincarnation. Possible hijinks were also on my mind, though I can see how drastically differing appearances could extend beyond just that into OOC annoyance. I've updated it so while it still changes, it has strong tendencies towards her old attributes so hopefully that will allow for the best of both worlds!

In regards to updating images, I prefer to keep things as upkeep-free as possible. Perhaps a good way would be just to update the one icon image above the CS in the characters tab as opposed to the three inside? It'd also be nice to have the finished image waiting before a reincarnation so I can base the new appearance on the image instead of the other way around, then get a new one for the next incarnation

@Ebil Bunny

Having to update the image may be tedious to keep up with on both sides, so if nothing else, you could just have a recognizable permanent mark on her face (or something equivalent) that is consistent no matter which form she takes. So people (and the players) familiar with Manny can be like, "Oh, that's just Manny" Whereas other people unfamiliar with her can be confused or tricked because they don't know her mark or key feature that people familiar with her do. That way, you can just describe her new form IC, but we will know its her automatically cause of this distinguishable "mark" or something to that avail.

Harold's Academy for the Magically Inclined

FYI, for anyone that expressed interest in this RP before the Monday cut-off, today is the last day to submit your character sheet. We will not be accepting any more character sheets after EOD, today, 6.29.2023 EST.

Harold's Academy for the Magically Inclined

Special Recognition@Teyao

My apologies to Teyao. I forgot to mention in his character blurb that

Myrion Stevar is the official Illuminaire for the House of Eusebia.

Please welcome Myrion as he takes on this hefty responsibility for the new semester.

Don't let his wide-rimmed glasses and understated style deceive you — this workaholic 4th year and new Illuminaire for the House of Eusebia possesses the unique ability to 'evolve' the gifts of others, and better still, take them on as his very own.

P.S.
Announcements for the remainder of the character sheets are coming soon. There's a slight delay, so expect them early tomorrow morning. Thanks for your patience, everyone.

Harold's Academy for the Magically Inclined

Hello All; here is the final approved character, for now. Don't worry if your character was not part of the initial list of approved characters. Tomorrow we will be posting our review of the character sheets that need some changes before we can approve them. Stay tuned and once again, thank you for your patience.

@LuckyBlackCat

Sylvia Copeland

This curious second year from the House of Ivar has a lot to learn about her cait-like transformation magic, but it's unclear whether her future at Harold's Academy will rein in her wild and sneaky tendencies or encourage them.

Harold's Academy for the Magically Inclined

Hello All, here is the

Third Batch

of Approved Characters. If your character is included on this list, please move your character sheet over to the character tab at your earliest convenience.

A special note: If you haven't seen your character called yet, don't worry. We just haven't gotten to it yet for review OR it may require some edits before we can approve it. But there are no flat-out rejections if we can help it. We want everyone to have a chance to have fun and contribute to the story. Thanks, everyone, for your patience.

@A Lowly Wretch

Walter Ozwyrd

Despite his pinchable cheeks and boyish charms, this first year from the House of Harold has a knack for shady business; he won't hesitate to turn your Ale into liquid gold, so keep a close eye on him — you've been warned.

@Frettzo

Lisa Goldheart

Her strong stature is only the first thing you notice; but this Noblesse 4th year from the House of Eusebia has little to fear, and she's got the supernatural constitution and strength to show you why.

@Force and Fury

Emmelynne 'Melle' Starbuck

There is no student more chill and easygoing than this 7th year from the House of Seraphine; some professors think she's gotten lazy, but you can't really blame her when she's got a personal pocket dimension to occupy her time.

@jasbraq

Fasha Sumbul

Crowned the new Illuminaire for the House of Ivar, this fifth year has a graceful disposition and beauty that can woo all the boys and girls — unless of course, that's actually her scented pheromones doing all the work.

Harold's Academy for the Magically Inclined

@Ti

Hey Ti,

Thanks for the clarification on that. It's unfortunate I wasn't in by the deadline. I'll let @Aeolian pitch in on if I'm able to sneak in a character sheet. But it's completely fine if thats not allowed considering the deadline

@Jumbus

Hi Jumbus,

Thanks for expressing interest, but unfortunately, the deadline for expressing interest was yesterday, and I will be sticking to that, I'm afraid. Our cast is already enormous, and the cut-off was put in place to give newcomers a chance to join while still ensuring that once the deadline was crossed, that's it on new submissions. We needed a cutoff time; otherwise, this RP would become unmanageable.

If someone leaves the RP or can no longer participate, I may open back up the RP for new applications. But until then, we are closed on new interests for now. Sorry. :(

Harold's Academy for the Magically Inclined

@Crimson Flame

This image link is broken. lol

Harold's Academy for the Magically Inclined

Hello All, here is the

Second Batch

of Approved Characters. If your character is included on this list, please move your character sheet over to the character tab at your earliest convenience. This is a small batch and the last of the approved submissions for today. We will pick back up tomorrow. Thanks everyone for your patience.

@Teyao

Myrion Stevar

Don't let his wide-rimmed glasses and understated style deceive you — this workaholic 4th year from the House of Eusebia possesses the unique ability to 'evolve' the gifts of others, and better still, take them on as his very own.

@CaliforniaState

Primrose Greenleigh

In a world where people take to the skies, this quirky Seraph's Kissed Mystic, a 6th year from the House of Eusebia, feels more at home with her feet planted in the soil — due in part to her isolated past and gifts that allow her to bring forth the beauty and deadly nature of the forest.

@Aeolian

Petyr Nostradé

As the resident handsome ice prince of Harold's Academy, this intelligent but aloof 4th year from the House of Seraphine is as mysterious as his gift; blue skin and healing scales shimmer across his flesh like the mystical allure of stardust.