name || Sheffield gender || Male race || Demon/Baphomet Hybrid age || 26 height || 6'4" weight || 197 lbs. eyes || Green. hair || Teal, short, straight. skin || Pale blue gradating to dark blue on his extremities.
Parents: York: male demon; Bristol: androgynous baphomet
helpful Although he would prefer to be alone much of the time, Shef clearly loves being a teacher and is always looking for ways he might help others in academia or simply in life.
patient Shef loves resolving problems and will eagerly step in to mediate caustic situations, even if they have nothing to do with him and don't seem as though they will be easily resolved. He has an uncanny ability to endlessly listen to problems and appear interested, asking relevant questions and offering assistance even when his mind is elsewhere.
studious When he's not teaching, eating, or sleeping, Sheffield is studying.
indifferent In spite of his almost obsessive need to assist other Nightmares in the pursuit of their studies and goals, Shef can be rather dismissive of people without a defined path. He would never express as much to their faces, but as soon as they are gone, Shef has probably moved on.
loveless Sheffield has a difficult time with deeper, more passionate feelings, especially love, both platonic and romantic.
Example Activities:
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Assess Today's Challenge.
For the purposes of this class, participants will be provided with one day on which the class falls, so that they don't end up with different responses. In this example, I'll use November 30th.
This class begins early, far earlier than most students prefer to be awake. Even Shef is yawning, pressing the back of one hand to his open maw as he reaches for his coffee with the other.
"Seeing as how we have been slotted into this awful class period today, I thought we might have a bit of a prediction as to how the rest of your day might go, since there is so much of it left. Refer to these handouts to find your challenge number for today, then pay attention. Write up a little something telling me if the rest of your day follows the number's suggestion and drop it off in my office. Daily challenge numbers are a relatively new science, so it is quite likely that their predictions will vary wildly from reality."
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To find your challenge number for today, take your character's birth day and date and follow the following formula. Please use November 30th as the day the class is falling on so that everyone's answers are consistent.
If your character's birthday is March 8th, you would proceed as follows:
Subtract the months from each other: November = 11 March = 3
11 - 3 = 8
Always subtract the smaller number from the larger. You shouldn't have any negative numbers.
Subtract the dates from each other:
30 - 8 = 22
Sum the resulting numbers by splitting them apart until you end up with a single digit.
Your answers were 8 and 22. Do not simply add these numbers. Split them like so:
8 + 2 + 2 = 12
1 + 2 = 3
Your challenge number is 3.
Challenge number predictions:
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1 and 9: This pair of challenge number indicate that your day will be surprisingly free of hardship. It would be a good time to hang out with friends or conduct business with those Nightmares you normally clash with as today you will find them far more agreeable.
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2: The number two indicates that you will receive validation from an unexpected source when you least expect it. Be warned, if you try to seek this praise out, it will not materialize.
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3: You will feel scattered today and find it difficult to complete any small projects you start. The solution? Complete the ones you have been putting off instead.
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4: You will be tempted by recklessness today. It is up to you to temper it or let it overtake you, but be warned: your choice will greatly influence those you are closest to.
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5: Perfection reigns supreme. You will be irritated by the untidy, the imperfect, to the point of distraction, and as such some people might accuse you of being overly critical.
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6: You feel stubborn, challenging any views that go against your own. It might be best to stay away from anyone you wish not to butt heads with today.
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7: Today is the day of material excess. Watch your wallet and bring a frugal friend on any shopping trips you must make.
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8: Guard your emotions today. There is a great potential for you to hurt and be hurt, so take care.
Rules: Find your character's Challenge Number for November 30th. Write a brief synopsis (200 words) from the character's point of view on how their day went and if the challenge number predicted it correctly. PM these synopses to my username with the title Today's Challenge - Student's Name. These responses will be posted publicly at the end of the class, so don't send anything you do not want others to see.
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