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RULES

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These are the basic codes of conduct within the Academy. There are not many and they are very simple. Breaking these will have consequences.

1. Common Sense
Don't be an idiot. Respect each other, respect the TOS, and respect guild rules. Don't mess it up for the rest of us, and try not to do anything that would upset other people. This is a GAME after all, we're here to have fun.

2. Control
Don't control anyone else's character(s). Don't severely affect (maim, kill, etc) them without permission (of the player or with GM override). Don't go off on an insane killing spree (without permission). Don't mess up the plot/world. Basically use some measure of self control or pay the consequences (character death/player ban). If you need help with the control etiquette please enroll in KIN 101 or POL 101.

3. Literacy
This is a school and as such we encourage you to write well. For this RP that means in third person, past tense, complete sentences. L33t speak, txt abbreviations, profuse slang, and generally bad grammar should not be used outside of dialog. We won't be grammar Nazis but do try to write above an 8th grade level. If you have issues with grammar please enroll in LIT 101 for help.

Please do not color and/or bold dialog. It puts too much emphasis on dialog which, while important, should not be put above the rest of the text. Also do not center align long blocks of text, use small fonts, or use bright font colors. In general please keep formatting to a minimum.

4. Depth
We'd like our characters to be as real as possible. Because of this all players must take PSY 101 as their first class to create/flesh out their character.

5. Commitment
We want dedicated players or at least to know how dedicated all our players are so we can pair them with other players of the same level. You will be asked for a commitment level on your application, take that seriously and give us the time you sign up for. See Commitment for more info on what we expect.

6. Dependability
If you will be unable to keep your commitment please let anyone you have a scene with know ahead of time so they can get out of the scene if they would like to do something while you're gone. There is no formal punishment for failing to meet your commitment but frequent, repeated lapses in commitment will result in the lowering of your posted commitment level and your character going 'in the bag' (either played by the GM as an NPC or knocked unconscious/otherwise incapacitated).

APPLICATIONS

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Enrolling in the SDRP Academy is fast and easy. Just PM the Registrar (Umbraja) with your completed application. The Registrar will place you in the next available New Student Orientation (PSY 101). You will get a PM reply to notify you of this placement and any further instructions necessary. Once you have completed the orientation you may move on to the next available desired course or simply hang out with other students around campus.

Application Deadline
Since the Academy is more like a real school than an RP and, like a real school, we hope to have several generations of students come through there is no hard deadline for applications. We will always be taking submissions so if you miss the first round you can always catch the next.

We've decided to open the current class of the Academy up for late arrivals. Submit your application and we will tell you when you can have your character wander in late. If you don't want to come in late you, the next class will start recruiting after this one finishes.

STUDENT ENROLLMENT

Fill out the following form and PM it to the Registrar (Umbraja) with the subject: SDRP Academy Enrollment.


See the Directory for examples of what we are looking for in character concepts.

FACULTY / STAFF SEARCH

Right now the Academy is looking more for students than teachers but is always taking faculty/staff applications and ideas for new classes. If you have a new class idea (or any other suggestion) reply to the Planning Thread and let us know about it.

Prospective faculty and staff should submit a curriculum vitae outlining your experience with RP and teaching or a related field to the Registrar (Umbraja). The vitae should be true but does not need to include location details. The vitae should include relevant education and employment information.

Additionally, prospective faculty must submit proposed lesson plans to the Registrar (Umbraja). Lesson plans should be complete and include: lesson opening, topics covered, student expectations, methods, assignments, and lesson closing, as well as any other information necessary.

Candidates will be selected based on vitae and lesson plan quality and may be required to take EDU 101 before teaching.

CAMPUS MAP

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DIRECTORY

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Brief listing of students, faculty, and staff.

Current Students

Current students are listed alphabetically by player. See the Transcripts for more detailed information about the students (once we get some past orientation).

Bourgeoisie Alice V - Alice Valentine: a girl with a few mental disorders trying to find someone to understand her and not call her "crazy".

Currupted Dart - Garret Thorngage: a boy with low self-esteem and what little confidence he has was earned through hard work and success.

Demon Fox Kyuu - Evan: a meek but friendly and happy-go-lucky artist.

Deoxyribose-42 - Ella-Brook: a driven, highly competitive, and unorthodox book lover.

DragnGuy7 - Alex Rider: a down on his luck slacker pushed into enrolling by his nagging parents.

Isa-sama - Reina Trasfer: a scared elf who wants to become a stronger person.

Jikial - D'cund Vospa: a brutish male rock hominid hailing from parts unknown.

Keynir - Levi Jemison: a home-schooled and neglected boy determined to make something of himself.

Kobochi - Mayura: an easy-going girl with the hopes of making friends and having some fun and adventure in her otherwise boring life.

Lily564a - Rodney Amhent: a once basketball star, now he's the science fair.

Mr. Blackbird Lore - Samantha "Sama" Hartley: a bubbly socialite and outspoken activist for all things good and awesome.

Setses - Basira Itzli: a sometimes meticulous, sometimes lackadaisical girl that does not do well under pressure.

StealthNeko - Fang Caligon: an adventurer, looking for a place to belong.

Venom3001 - Lloyd "Tombstone" Sanetha: an elf gunslinger from a postapocalyptic Wild West.

Watervoir - Zane: a somewhat paranoid conspirator and tortured RP character.

Faculty

The SDRP Academy faculty have a great diversity in areas of expertise covering the full breadth of RP and writing in general. In addition to teaching a variety of courses here, some members of the faculty are certified teachers or working in the writing or education fields. All of our faculty are highly qualified, experienced RPers and skilled writers.

Ivaylo_Sai
Mr. Vay has been playing various forms of RP since 1998, starting with tabletop AD&D and moving into other systems (Shadowrun, Cyberpunk, White Wolf) then chatroom, IM, and forum styles. He will play almost any genre and specializes in herding cats, keeping things moving, and reinventing cliche characters. Mr. Vay has 12 years of private lesson and 7 years classroom teaching experience. He has taught students ranging from 5th grade to collage age (sometimes all in one day). For the Academy Mr. Vay will be teaching PSY 101 and providing personalized tutoring by appointment.

NativeForeigner
Native has been RPing for about six years, GMing for five, and runs the subforum RP Odyssey into Madness. He is studying behavioral neurosciences at university and has taught a few units to high school classes on related subjects. Native is also a second degree black belt in Taekwondo with some experience in general MMA, and Arnis. He has competed nationally, winning first in his division for both sparring and weapons on several occasions. Native is a certified martial arts instructor and his training includes knife and gun defense, knife fighting, judo, and multiple forms of weapon combat. He will be teaching KIN 201 as well as PSY 301.

Umbraja
Ms. Umbraja started playing RP in 1995, graduated to GMing in 1998, has played too many systems to list, co-owned a game shop where she runs the table top gaming (sold my share but still go in to play), and is a certified secondary educator (high school teacher) in English and History with a minor in secondary education. She specializes in world creation, character depth, epic plots, organization, and marketing. She will be teaching the marketing and education classes among others as well as serving as Registrar in charge of student and teacher enrollment.

Venom3001
Venom (Time Zone: U.S. Pacific) has about eight years of RP experience having played many games and systems, with recent endeavors including: D&D 4e, as a player; Shadowrun, as a GM; FATE, as a GM; SDRP's Resurrection of the Cabal, as a GM (not terribly recent); SDRP's subforum RP 27, sequel to Resurrection of the Cabal, as a GM (27 is on hiatus); SOUL, ongoing and just started, as a GM; and about two dozen SDRP games over the years, most of which died before reaching any sort of satisfying conclusion, as a player. Venom is a third-year undergraduate Philosophy major and works as a copy editor for a newspaper. He will be teaching LIT 101, KIN 101, and a few upper level courses. Additionally, Venom uses GraphicsGale to create pixel art.

Staff

Dean
The Dean is the head of the Academy and ultimately responsible for resolving conflict and making final decisions based on the advice of the faculty and staff. The serving Interim Dean is Umbraja. We are currently seeking candidates for this position.

Director of Marketing
The Marketing Director is responsible for marketing the Academy to increase enrollment and assure a quality product. We are currently seeking candidates for this position.

Director of Student Activities
The Student Activities Director is responsible for providing fun and enriching activities for students to participate in outside of the classroom. We are currently seeking candidates for this position.

Grounds Keeper
The Grounds Keeper is responsible for keeping campus clean and everything in working order. We are currently seeking candidates for this position.

Registrar
The Registrar is responsible for handling student enrollment and class placement as well as approving faculty lesson plans and courses. The current Registrar is Umbraja.

Alumni

Past students will be listed here.

Expelled

You don't want to be here.

RESERVED

For things.

Students sat in their seats and some did as the blackboard instructed while others clearly did not. But that was the way of any group of people, really. One in particular did not, choosing instead to nap with a book laid over his face and feet propped on the desk in front of him. The clock on the wall over his head at the back of the room ticked the time away, well past when the invitations had said the class would start. The students were beginning to get restless, some more than others. It wasn't until one of them voiced a complaint that the sleeping student in the back woke with a start, the book dropping from his face to his lap as he blinked at the people gathered in the desks around him. He blinked a few more times then checked his watch, frowned at it and gave the glass a tap then looked at the clock on the wall behind him and jumped up with a muttered curse.

“Sorry, guys,” he told the class as he straightened up, flattening his shirt on the way to the front. “Lost track of time there,” he laughed a bit weakly and dropped the book on the teacher's desk then stepped past it, up to the blackboard. There he picked up a stick of chalk then found a clean space and scrawled in the same tight, awkward hand as the rest of what was on the board, “Mr. Vay.” The he turned to give the students a friendly smile.

“I'm Mr. Vay,” he waved a hand back at the board. “And I got saddled wi- I mean, the privilege of being the first to teach here at the Academy. This is going to be a sort of special class to get you all indoctrinated into the way we do things and the like. First though, let's get to know each other.” He stepped away from the board as he talked and sat down against the edge of the teacher's desk, putting his hands into the pockets of his faded jeans. He didn't look like a teacher but he was acting like one, for the most part.

“How 'bout one of you start us off? Tell the class who you are, how you got here, why you came, all that fun stuff,” he looked out over the class with a smile as he waited for one of them answer.

Roll Call:

"Hmmm. . ." the teacher arched an eyebrow curiously at the. . . thing that had jumped up so enthusiastically. "Ok, well, that's a little blue, there Fang. Also a somewhat unorthodox entry to campus but that's fine," he waved off the concerns. "How about you tell me a little more then? Let's try bit of description for yourself, put that in text; you don't have to speak it. And how 'bout an introduction to that person up there," he pointed up with a lazy gesture, "that pulls your strings. Tell me about your player."

Then he looked to the rest of the class, "All of you now. Let's try to keep this moving. I want an introduction to you and your player." He paused briefly, "And let's try to avoid using colors for now. They give me a headache."