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thedarkchylde.livejournal.comHave just taken over Illyana from her old mun. Teachers, please have mercy on me and give me a little time to sort out her schedule. Thanks! :)
Wednesday, November 9th, 2005
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Regarding the Student Directory
Wednesday, November 9th, 2005 01:12 pmspyprincipal.livejournal.comThe Directory has been updated. I've removed all faculty from the listing in anticipation of them getting their own lookup. Any student without a grade level listed is one I haven't gotten a Student App from yet.
Student App
Also, you'll notice that we have a high level of sophomores and juniors right now (you can see this more clearly on the schoolyear listing: http://www.fandomhigh.com/byyear.php). Tiny senior class and only one Freshman.
Don't change your grade level based on this if it makes no sense with how you've been playing the character, but keep it in mind. The pecking order isn't very pecky at all.
Student App
Also, you'll notice that we have a high level of sophomores and juniors right now (you can see this more clearly on the schoolyear listing: http://www.fandomhigh.com/byyear.php). Tiny senior class and only one Freshman.
Don't change your grade level based on this if it makes no sense with how you've been playing the character, but keep it in mind. The pecking order isn't very pecky at all.
The Graduate
Wednesday, November 9th, 2005 06:32 pmspyprincipal.livejournal.comThis had to come up sooner or later -- Graduation. How we're handling it, how it involves you, and why being a Senior is a really really good idea for some.
Graduation is basically going to run like this: Seniors have a great year ruling the school, Seniors get the cap and gown. Seniors leave. If the player continues to play, they can pick up a new Freshman at the next enrollment period.
I'll repeat: Graduating characters will move on from the game. There will be very few, if any, exceptions to this, and that will be by admin invite, with no application process.
"Oh, my gosh," you say, "I have no desire to play a Senior now!"
Why not? Seniors rule the school. If we have enough Seniors, we'll be running some special, Seniors-only game events to appreciate their Senior-ness. At graduation, only Seniors will be allowed to bring in family members from outside the game (a la Parents Weekend). In essence, it's good to be the King.
Why This Is Ultimately a Good Thing:
High school is about change. It's about growing up. It's about moving on from old things and onto new. Fandom High is no different. Having graduating Seniors opens up a bevy of great plots to play, not only for the Seniors, but for the other classes who will eventually have to say *sniff* goodbye. Furthermore, it keeps the game fresh. By occasionally changing up the cast (for reasons that are actually based in RP and not player availability), we're able to explore new avenues of what growing up is all about. Which is what's fun here: watching these hormonal, semi-crazed hooligans turn into hormonal, fully-crazed members of society.
I know a lot of you are attached to your characters. I'm very attached to mine. But I'm more interested in really pushing the enviroment to its full potential, and graduation is a part of that push.
Graduation is basically going to run like this: Seniors have a great year ruling the school, Seniors get the cap and gown. Seniors leave. If the player continues to play, they can pick up a new Freshman at the next enrollment period.
I'll repeat: Graduating characters will move on from the game. There will be very few, if any, exceptions to this, and that will be by admin invite, with no application process.
"Oh, my gosh," you say, "I have no desire to play a Senior now!"
Why not? Seniors rule the school. If we have enough Seniors, we'll be running some special, Seniors-only game events to appreciate their Senior-ness. At graduation, only Seniors will be allowed to bring in family members from outside the game (a la Parents Weekend). In essence, it's good to be the King.
Why This Is Ultimately a Good Thing:
High school is about change. It's about growing up. It's about moving on from old things and onto new. Fandom High is no different. Having graduating Seniors opens up a bevy of great plots to play, not only for the Seniors, but for the other classes who will eventually have to say *sniff* goodbye. Furthermore, it keeps the game fresh. By occasionally changing up the cast (for reasons that are actually based in RP and not player availability), we're able to explore new avenues of what growing up is all about. Which is what's fun here: watching these hormonal, semi-crazed hooligans turn into hormonal, fully-crazed members of society.
I know a lot of you are attached to your characters. I'm very attached to mine. But I'm more interested in really pushing the enviroment to its full potential, and graduation is a part of that push.
A Sense of Perspective
Wednesday, November 9th, 2005 07:30 pmjerusalem-s.livejournal.comFor those of you wondering why I'm going on about Fandom High and Fandom Town being tiny, here's a little perspective that you might enjoy.
The Island
Main Street
Population: 72
We've turned the abbey into a school and filled it with students, but still.
The island we're based on is one kilometer in diameter, more or less. We're slightly larger, but still. Even the Vatican is only about a mile across and if it's good enough for God's representative here on earth, it's good enough for us.
The Island
Main Street
Population: 72
We've turned the abbey into a school and filled it with students, but still.
The island we're based on is one kilometer in diameter, more or less. We're slightly larger, but still. Even the Vatican is only about a mile across and if it's good enough for God's representative here on earth, it's good enough for us.