neogreggory

Arkangrad Academy for Arcane Aspirants [Always Accepting]

I'm trying to figure out what you were playing.

@Pyromania99

In order of my mentioning of them...

Crusader Kings II

Beast Battle Simulator

And then Magic: The Gathering

Oh and I also mentioned an anime which you already know about, and two things I did Irl.

Arkangrad Academy for Arcane Aspirants [Always Accepting]

Started watching Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, which is amazing.

Founded an Irish Merchant Republic, with the aid of dark magic gleaned from joining a terrible cult to the great deceiver.

Made a horde of tiny dinosaurs play soccer against a team of small dogs and pigs.

Made sandwiches for people staying in a shelter who required lunches during their work days.

Got utterly destroyed by lawmages while stupidly large dragons watched, unwilling to simply destroy me and instead letting me be murdered by legal might.

Ate some Mac&cheese, turned out rather decently this time.

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All in all I'll say I've been good, doing fun things. Arkangrad is going slower than I'd like, but is one to do? How about yourself Pyro, how have you been?

Always remeber this day you almost caught captain Jack sparrow

Welcome aboard Mr. Sparrow, it is good to have someone of your... reputation aboard this fine site.

Arkangrad Academy for Arcane Aspirants [Always Accepting]

You know what? My example character sheet isn't up to snuff, not with these other fine character sheets. And frankly how is it fair for my Co-GM's characters to need approving but not my own? So, I present Arthur Wick, Headmaster of Arkangrad Academy. Not much has changed since the example character, aside from the shuffling of some magic and the leap in quality.

Arthur Wick

Appearance

Ah, it's good to see so many fine young minds furthering their studies.

Name: Headmaster Arthur Wick
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Appearance:
No one can mistake Arthur Wick as a young man. With deep wrinkles, deeper scars, and deeper yet laugh lines. Bearing a long white beard and heavy robes Wick is the walking stereotype of a wizened wizard, in fact the old man may be deliberately presenting himself as such. His clothes are often made of heavy fabrics in various hues of brown, sometimes accented with whites and reds. Under the robes is a patchwork of scars gained before, after, but mostly during The Divines War. His eyes are a stormy grey blue, clear and sharp.
Magic:
Fire: 20
Lightning:6
Mana: 12
Mental:14
Natural: 18
Technique:
Pyromastery: Arthur’s primary response to conflict is to incinerate anything and everything in the way. While it is not by any means a creative use of fire magic, Arthur finds it plenty effective. His flames have roasted lesser gods, and the intensity of his flame at its brightest has been likened to dragonflame. However Arthur’s flame is not infallible. The act of producing the flames is quite exhausting, and though it used to be less of a problem, Arthur has grown old. On top of that lies the fact that Arthur’s flames only reach their greatest intensity when he himself is equally riled up; again Arthur’s age has made his brand of pyromancy harder for him, as he has mellowed a fair bit since the war. And also, unless Arthur is infusing his fire with mana, which makes things doubly exhausting for him, his fires are little more than mundane, if incredibly hot, fire. Though when Arthur does tap into his skill with mana magic and infuses his fire with the essence of magic it burns much hotter, and those immune to normal flames find themselves quickly alight with arcane fire.
Mental Fortress: Arthur has made great efforts to learn mental magic. Not to look into or touch upon the minds of others, for to do so would be most unjust and unhonorable. Instead Arthur has worked to make sure that others can not do the same to him. Arthur’s mind has become akin to a trapped fortress, filled with repeating loops of images, blank white spaces, and mental landmines to throw off and disable those who try to reach into the old warrior’s mind.
Phoenix Fire: If there is any reason that Arthur survived the Divines War, it would be his skill at self healing. Using his skill with natural magic, as well as a little bit of lightning and fire, Arthur heals himself at a rapid pace. However the process is quite painful and isn’t actually all that good at dealing with the problem so much so as putting it off. As well, the fire and energy arcing across his wounds leaves awful scars, though one could argue the fire dancing across his body as he heals does look somewhat cool. Unfortunately this technique is not one that can be used on others.
Skills:
Spear Arts: As well as his magic Arthur is well versed in fighting with polearms of all sorts, though he favors simple spears that stand a head taller than him. His fighting method is one of baiting and harrying, feinting and thrusting until his foe presents an opening. All the while Arthur is making conversation with his foe, trying to throw his rival off guard, finding a way to end the duel peacefully, or just genuinely interesting in a conversation during intense combat.
Dragonslayer: Arthur has a deep knowledge of dragons, true and otherwise. In part because of his slaying on one, and his raising of one, as well as laborious study on the subject. Arthur is deeply familiar with the workings of dragons, and would make a fine instructor on the subject if need be. As it is, he has many secrets to share on the topic of dragons.
Bio: Arthur Wick was born in the North Western United States, to a small family. His young life was unremarkable until one particularly cold day his family home burst into flames. Fleeing into the nearby woods it was there that Arthur met the one that would raise him from that point on, an exiled angel who was living a simple life in the wilds. Arthur would live the next few years under his new mentor’s tutelage, learning the ways of magic, combat, and the world in general. One day however Arthur returned from hunting to find his mentor gone, and in his place a note, a passport and the funds required to reach the United Kingdom.
Arthur made his way to one of the grand magical academies, as per his mentor’s written instruction. Arthur would then be spending several years on a small island in the English Channel, attending one of the finest academies in the world at his mentor’s expense. At the academy Arthur gained many friends for his cheerful personality, and after graduating Arthur, along with several friends, formed a sort of adventuring group, going out to perform missions for the Magical Authority as well as side jobs for anyone who could pay. That was however, until they bit off more than they could chew.
There were reports of a monster who had made an entire mountain its home. The reports were vague because any who ventured into the caves didn’t return, and wards were in place to ward against scrying. The band of would be heroes however had no fear, they were all powerful mages in their own rights, graduates of one of the best schools in the world. What they were not ready for was the might of a true dragon, an ancient beast of immense power. Arthur was the only survivor, if only barely. His friends all slaughtered, but himself now immensely wealthy he did all he could to forget himself and what had happened.
Arthur was living a life of abandon. However it changed one evening, when one of the treasures he had stolen from the dragon’s hoard began to hatch. Now Arthur had a dragon whelp, and knew that if he was to raise it that he would need to shape up and get a hold on his life. It was then that Arthur applied to a host of magic academies, banking on his reputation as a dragonslayer to get him in. After some work Arthur managed to become an instructor at a fine magical academy high in the mountains of France, and there he spent a handful of years teaching, rearing his new child/pet/dragon, and simply earning an honest life. That was however, until The War.
Of course Arthur was just as off guard as everyone, one moment he was teaching class and next a horde of angry monsters was storming through the halls slaughtering all before them, the shock troops of some god or another. After rescuing his class Arthur, now without a job as the academy burned to cinders behind him, moved on to secure peace however he could. Fighting with conviction, in the name of peace, justice, and order Arthur was on the forefront of many major battles, often riding into the fray upon his dragon ward.
When at last the war was over Arthur began moves to ensure the peace would last. He was one part heroic adventurer, one part shrewd diplomat, and another part harsh lawbringer. An advent speaker for the rights of all and an advocate of unity between the magical and mundane. When the dust had finally began to settle Arthur put into motion plans to build a magic academy, one to replace those destroyed during The War. Personally choosing the location and overseeing construction Arthur assembled a cast of instructors and other faculty from all races and all walks of life, and vowed to allow students of all races and walks of life as well.
It has been fifty years, and in that time Arthur has carefully watched over his academy as headmaster without fail, and while he has gotten old he shall continue to watch, and guide the growth of the future generations for so long as he can.

@neogreggory

You, Mr. Myself, are formally accepted. The Co-GMs decided that you are worthy, and now the numbers, backstory and physical description is set in stone. Now myself, I advise you get to work on some form of post with your character, but I know you'll be lazy and wait a day or two, which is fine because plenty of absolutely beautiful posts are going up left right and center and they are all a joy to read.

So... Good work everyone, yeah. Anyways... I suppose I'll go do something or something, you fine folk keep at it I suppose?

Arkangrad Academy for Arcane Aspirants [Always Accepting]

You know what? My example character sheet isn't up to snuff, not with these other fine character sheets. And frankly how is it fair for my Co-GM's characters to need approving but not my own? So, I present Arthur Wick, Headmaster of Arkangrad Academy. Not much has changed since the example character, aside from the shuffling of some magic and the leap in quality.

Arthur Wick

Appearance

Ah, it's good to see so many fine young minds furthering their studies.

Name: Headmaster Arthur Wick
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Appearance:
No one can mistake Arthur Wick as a young man. With deep wrinkles, deeper scars, and deeper yet laugh lines. Bearing a long white beard and heavy robes Wick is the walking stereotype of a wizened wizard, in fact the old man may be deliberately presenting himself as such. His clothes are often made of heavy fabrics in various hues of brown, sometimes accented with whites and reds. Under the robes is a patchwork of scars gained before, after, but mostly during The Divines War. His eyes are a stormy grey blue, clear and sharp.
Magic:
Fire: 20
Lightning:6
Mana: 12
Mental:14
Natural: 18
Technique:
Pyromastery: Arthur’s primary response to conflict is to incinerate anything and everything in the way. While it is not by any means a creative use of fire magic, Arthur finds it plenty effective. His flames have roasted lesser gods, and the intensity of his flame at its brightest has been likened to dragonflame. However Arthur’s flame is not infallible. The act of producing the flames is quite exhausting, and though it used to be less of a problem, Arthur has grown old. On top of that lies the fact that Arthur’s flames only reach their greatest intensity when he himself is equally riled up; again Arthur’s age has made his brand of pyromancy harder for him, as he has mellowed a fair bit since the war. And also, unless Arthur is infusing his fire with mana, which makes things doubly exhausting for him, his fires are little more than mundane, if incredibly hot, fire. Though when Arthur does tap into his skill with mana magic and infuses his fire with the essence of magic it burns much hotter, and those immune to normal flames find themselves quickly alight with arcane fire.
Mental Fortress: Arthur has made great efforts to learn mental magic. Not to look into or touch upon the minds of others, for to do so would be most unjust and unhonorable. Instead Arthur has worked to make sure that others can not do the same to him. Arthur’s mind has become akin to a trapped fortress, filled with repeating loops of images, blank white spaces, and mental landmines to throw off and disable those who try to reach into the old warrior’s mind.
Phoenix Fire: If there is any reason that Arthur survived the Divines War, it would be his skill at self healing. Using his skill with natural magic, as well as a little bit of lightning and fire, Arthur heals himself at a rapid pace. However the process is quite painful and isn’t actually all that good at dealing with the problem so much so as putting it off. As well, the fire and energy arcing across his wounds leaves awful scars, though one could argue the fire dancing across his body as he heals does look somewhat cool. Unfortunately this technique is not one that can be used on others.
Skills:
Spear Arts: As well as his magic Arthur is well versed in fighting with polearms of all sorts, though he favors simple spears that stand a head taller than him. His fighting method is one of baiting and harrying, feinting and thrusting until his foe presents an opening. All the while Arthur is making conversation with his foe, trying to throw his rival off guard, finding a way to end the duel peacefully, or just genuinely interesting in a conversation during intense combat.
Dragonslayer: Arthur has a deep knowledge of dragons, true and otherwise. In part because of his slaying on one, and his raising of one, as well as laborious study on the subject. Arthur is deeply familiar with the workings of dragons, and would make a fine instructor on the subject if need be. As it is, he has many secrets to share on the topic of dragons.
Bio: Arthur Wick was born in the North Western United States, to a small family. His young life was unremarkable until one particularly cold day his family home burst into flames. Fleeing into the nearby woods it was there that Arthur met the one that would raise him from that point on, an exiled angel who was living a simple life in the wilds. Arthur would live the next few years under his new mentor’s tutelage, learning the ways of magic, combat, and the world in general. One day however Arthur returned from hunting to find his mentor gone, and in his place a note, a passport and the funds required to reach the United Kingdom.
Arthur made his way to one of the grand magical academies, as per his mentor’s written instruction. Arthur would then be spending several years on a small island in the English Channel, attending one of the finest academies in the world at his mentor’s expense. At the academy Arthur gained many friends for his cheerful personality, and after graduating Arthur, along with several friends, formed a sort of adventuring group, going out to perform missions for the Magical Authority as well as side jobs for anyone who could pay. That was however, until they bit off more than they could chew.
There were reports of a monster who had made an entire mountain its home. The reports were vague because any who ventured into the caves didn’t return, and wards were in place to ward against scrying. The band of would be heroes however had no fear, they were all powerful mages in their own rights, graduates of one of the best schools in the world. What they were not ready for was the might of a true dragon, an ancient beast of immense power. Arthur was the only survivor, if only barely. His friends all slaughtered, but himself now immensely wealthy he did all he could to forget himself and what had happened.
Arthur was living a life of abandon. However it changed one evening, when one of the treasures he had stolen from the dragon’s hoard began to hatch. Now Arthur had a dragon whelp, and knew that if he was to raise it that he would need to shape up and get a hold on his life. It was then that Arthur applied to a host of magic academies, banking on his reputation as a dragonslayer to get him in. After some work Arthur managed to become an instructor at a fine magical academy high in the mountains of France, and there he spent a handful of years teaching, rearing his new child/pet/dragon, and simply earning an honest life. That was however, until The War.
Of course Arthur was just as off guard as everyone, one moment he was teaching class and next a horde of angry monsters was storming through the halls slaughtering all before them, the shock troops of some god or another. After rescuing his class Arthur, now without a job as the academy burned to cinders behind him, moved on to secure peace however he could. Fighting with conviction, in the name of peace, justice, and order Arthur was on the forefront of many major battles, often riding into the fray upon his dragon ward.
When at last the war was over Arthur began moves to ensure the peace would last. He was one part heroic adventurer, one part shrewd diplomat, and another part harsh lawbringer. An advent speaker for the rights of all and an advocate of unity between the magical and mundane. When the dust had finally began to settle Arthur put into motion plans to build a magic academy, one to replace those destroyed during The War. Personally choosing the location and overseeing construction Arthur assembled a cast of instructors and other faculty from all races and all walks of life, and vowed to allow students of all races and walks of life as well.
It has been fifty years, and in that time Arthur has carefully watched over his academy as headmaster without fail, and while he has gotten old he shall continue to watch, and guide the growth of the future generations for so long as he can.

Arkangrad Academy for Arcane Aspirants [Always Accepting]

Also, I've created a 0th post for helpful information, which you should have seen on the way here, but anyways.

Arkangrad Academy for Arcane Aspirants [Always Accepting]

NOTES

This 0th post exists for the sake of various notes, general information, and others things you don't want to search through six pages of OOC to find. This post will no doubt be edited a great deal as new information is added or unneeded info is tossed.

Rules

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1: The Guild's rules apply here as much as anywhere else on the site.
2: The usual, no overpowered nonsense, no puppeting other people’s characters so on and so forth.
3: Remember that most of us likely aren’t self aware machine spending all our time on this site, try not to flood the IC or OOC if it can be helped.
4: Keep the OOC reasonable. I fully expect a great deal of random nonsense, but please keep things orderly and clean.
5: Take everything Myr says with a grain of salt, as he is an absurdist heretic from the Izzet League.
6: If you’ve a question, one of the GMs should be able to answer it.
7: If two characters end up in a physical conflict than it will be handled with clean, rational debate and collaboration, because everyone here is a good reasonable human person.
8: If two players end up in a verbal conflict than it will also be handled hopefully in a clean, rational debate far away from the OOC, perhaps in a Convo?
9: While I don’t wish to impose any hard guidelines regarding posting I would prefer if everyone could post at least once a week. If you cannot than some warning would be nice but life is what it is, and so for rule ten...
10: If for whatever reason you disappear for longer than a week than your character will also disappear… Into their studies. They will suddenly become a background character and not interact with the plot(s) until your return. This way people can leave safely without their character just falling over dead, or with the RP grinding to a sudden halt.

Player and GM List

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GM: neogreggory
Co-GM: Cruallassar
Co-GM: Myr
Co-GM: Rune_Alchemist
Player: FrozenEcstasy, Queentze, shagranoz, Empress, lucastyrell, TheHangedMan, Pyromania99, Electra, Grimoire

Some Reference Pictures

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Dormroom

This is more or less right, sans any decoration on the student's part

Castle Town

These imagines are less accurate, but help give an overall feel of what Castle Town is.

This section may increase in size as needed and as I find proper images

Arkangrad Academy for Arcane Aspirants [Always Accepting]

Also note, foe ease of Collab posts, there exists a site by name of pirate pad. Here is an example link leading to what is currently an empty pad. I'm sure you fine folk with make good use of the site.

piratepad.net/kYHH7tw34f

Arkangrad Academy for Arcane Aspirants [Always Accepting]

Arkangrad Academy for Arcane Aspirants

(Not an accurate image of Arkangrad)

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You and your future classmates disembark from your variegated modes of transportation. Stepping upon either the rich, black sands of the beaches or the wooden pathways that surround the school you find your way, either through written instruction, helpful guides, or personal knowledge, to the clearing between the gardens and the dormitory complex. Surrounding the clearing you find yourselves in are the hedge mazes and thick copses of trees of the garden, where the many flowers within paint the breeze with the scent of many colors, the oddly calming scent only added to by the sea’s salt. The high grass of the rest of the garden comes up only to your ankles here, an area laid out for speeches, that fact made more clear by the rows of thick wooden benches arranged to be looking towards both the podium and the tower behind it. Standing at the podium is an older gentleman dressed in heavy robes of brown hue, adorned in a number of rubies. His elderly face smiles slightly at the gathering crowd, and he strokes his beard in thought. Behind him are a number of people, many of whom are renowned scientists or mages, the faculty. He waits, patiently, as each of you takes a seat on the benches provided. Someone jokes about how this feels like Hogwarts. A few of the students and even some of the faculty chuckle. When the last of you takes their place, he clears his throat, the assembled crowd quiets, and begins to speak.

“Hmm… Ahem, welcome students, staff, anyone here just because they like speeches, welcome to Arkangrad. I am the Headmaster, Arthur Wick. You are all here of course for one thing, I should hope anyways. You are here to learn, as are we all.
This is in part what Arkangrad is here for. You fine folk stand in what is one of the finest learning institutions in the world. Of course, you all know that already, else you wouldn’t be here. Arkangrad is also a place of unity as well as learning. I want you to take a look around you, what do you see? I see those willing to learn, and nothing else. That is what Arkangrad is for, the bridging of people.
Now, I expect you all to treat your fellow students with respect, regardless of the case. But I would also appreciate it if you all treated your studies seriously. You may argue that the world changed fifty years ago, and that it’s over but we are still feeling the changes even now, as is the way of the world, and I want you all to be prepared for it.
As I look over you all I see the hope for the future. It brings light to an old warrior’s heart, and I trust you all to grow into fine people.
Ahem, one more moment…
I’m sure if you’ve any other questions you can ask any of our delightful faculty, many of whom you can see behind me. Now you’ll find on your person pieces of paper detailing which dorms and rooms you’ll have, and the dorms are, as you can see, behind you. You have the rest of today off, to adjust and meet your new roommates, as well as explore the grounds if you feel like it. If anyone wishes to see me I’ll be in the large tower, and please, try not to burn the place down.”

Each of you finds, in your pocket, or your bag (otherwise in your hair), a slip of paper, upon which is written your dorm room number, who else is in that room with you, and which classes you are scheduled for. On the back is a map showing the route to and from the school itself. The day is yours, what will you do now?

Room Arrangements

Room 132
Maia Eltharin
Ghislaine
Persephone Isauros
Najwa Attar
Room 413
Elyris Nilsdotter
Gerald Duponte
Meruin Hazy
Sultan
Room 111
Yuu Akihito
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Arkangrad Academy for Arcane Aspirants [Always Accepting]

May it be noted that one of the characters is currently not possessing of any roommates, and that this issue will be solved when/if more people either join, or our existing players feel the need to have more characters.

Also, the first IC post is up, have fun.