Big Siblings/Teaching Buddies

[thatsamilkshake]

Big Sibling Program

New students need old volunteers to help them get settled in, right? Right. We need IC student volunteers to pair up with incoming students and help them adjust to Fandom's little quirks. (And by 'little quirks' we clearly mean 'their fellow students turning into monsters' and so forth.) The idea behind this pairing is for the new student to have at least one person they can go to if they're not settling in too well and to ask questions and generally get answers that don't suck. OOCly-speaking, the big sibling's player should be available to help out the little sibling's player. Sometimes minimal help is needed as the little sibling will be a current player (or super duper fast at getting into the flow of FH) but if the player is new, you will act as their liaison and mentor while they get settled into the game. You need to be available OOCly to answer their questions, guide them in the right direction while they get used to the game, and hold their hand so they're not overwhelmed. Not literally, unless you have USB hands, which would be kind of awesome, actually.

Buddy System

This is the teacher version of the big sibling program. The idea is that you currently play a teacher or administrator, and your character is willing to show a new teacher/faculty member the ropes of living and teaching in Fandom. ICly your character will be there to answer any questions and take the poor teacher drinking after their first week (knowing these classes, the students might need it more). OOCly, if the player is new (or new to teaching) then you'll be on hand to provide answers to their questions, help them out and generally guide them while they get used to the game and/or RP teaching.

What we need from you

Please volunteer if you fit the following:

• Your character won't be antagonistic about helping out someone (ICly, your character can be signed up against their will, but, please don't sign up if they're not going to be helpful to a new student or teacher)
   
• You have the time to field questions from a newbie, and your character will be around consistently for the first few weeks of the summer semester (for the record, newbies arrive Saturday, August 27th)
   
• You're genuinely willing to help. This game is big. It can be intimidating at first. Having someone who's a friendly face in the crowd helps new players out a heck of a lot, but being assigned to someone who disappears or isn't willing to help takes a lot of the fun out of starting up

So, after reading all that, if you think you're up to the job and you think your character will be helpful to a new student character, use the OCD threads below to sign up for the appropriate job! ETA: As of 8/17, we have more volunteers than new people. You can still sign up, though, and we'll pick as many as we need out of the volunteers using our handy RNG. (Depending on numbers, multiple offers from the same player may be eliminated first, in order to give the most people a shot at participating.) Please sign up in the appropriate thread of this post by 11:59 p.m. pacific time Friday, August 19th if you're interested!

As always, if you have any questions you don't want to ask in the post, please contact the admins via administration@fandomhigh.net and we'll get back to you as speedily as possible!

New Roomies!

[lockestheway]

Is your room starting to feel a little empty? Does your current roommate leave peanuts all over the floor? Well, never fear! It's time for the Fandom New Roommate Request Pool!

Dorm roommates may be taken from the new batch of characters or from other current characters who want a roommate. No requests for specific newbies, please. If you want your character to move in with someone specific who's already at the school, that can be done anytime through fh_office; this post is just for those who want a surprise! Also be aware that commenting doesn't guarantee you'll get someone, but we'll see what we can do.

Comments are screened to keep the grues monsters at bay, and also your privacy - though please check in with your character's current roommate before signing up for a new one.

The new roommate window for fall semester closes on Monday, August 22nd, so get your plans in order!

August Birthday List

[life_inshadow]

August
tatooine_doofus + likesscoundrels -- August 5
justlike_a_girl -- August 7
stylin_wizard -- August 10, 1994
batwaffles -- August 12, 1994
dontvotemeout -- August 16
withasword -- August 23, 2015
whateverknight -- August 23
twohalvesofaphd -- August 25, 1981

Comment here or at the master list with questions/changes/additions. Or with pie.

Help, I’m Turning Into A Monster And I Don’t Have Any Icons!

[nookiepowered]

Hey, we know how annoying that can be; it happens to us all the time. We’re here for you!

First off, the icons from our NPC monster journal are all available for you to snarf for your transformed characters if you’d like to use any of them.

Second, mouthy_merc and I are offering up our illicit services, should you care to partake!

...of our questionable Photoshop skillz.

(raspberryturk whose skillz are less questionable will also be assisting as her schedule allows!)

Like so:


More or less humanoid


Noooot really so much anymore

If you can find a larger image than an icon to alter, that would make it much easier to poke at all those pesky pixels, but either works!