Post by Lindrana on Aug 23, 2013 14:38:38 GMT -6
So you wanna be in the Academy...
Well, first of all, let me say welcome! Eventide is a very friendly community full of devoted staff and eager members that are always willing to lend a helping hand. Plus, you know, roleplay every now and again.
Now, let's get started!
Making the Character!
Designing the Character~
Anyone who has ever tried to roleplay or has ever written a story knows that coming up with the character can be the most difficult part of the entire process. However, we want you to have fun with it! So get creative! Make your character whoever you want them to be! The character form can be found here to get you started.
Picking your Petal~
This is where you really start to get into the business of the Academy. Each petal of the lotus is special and (generally, but not always) learns how to use specific types of magic. Your guide to the Magic and petals of the Lotus can be found here!
Make sure your petal reflects something about your character, for example their personality. If a character is evil and wicked, obsessed with lies and secrets it looks like you've got the makings of a Mesmer! You could even base it off their history. The long line of Imperial Petals must be continued, even though a character may have no passion to be a leader! But again, have fun with it and choose something that you will enjoy roleplaying.
Your Classes~
The character form asks for a list of you past and current classes. If you can't figure out where to find the classes, let me just show you!
Some people may be confused by the course list, and let me say that it is completely understandable! The staff is working to make the course list much more manageable and easy to read, but until then, let me provide a guide for you!
There is a specific colored dot next to each class that is associated with a Petal's branch of magic or indicates a required course. The colors are as follows:
Imperial - Royal Purple
Beastmasters - Brown
Blacksmith - Maroon
Shadowseekers - Shadow Purple
Knights - Pastel Yellow
Blades - Fire Red
Entrepreneurs - Sunshine Orange/Yellow
Mesmers - Pink(ish)
Reapers - Neon Green
Required Classes - Grey
It can also be organized by grade. Not all classes are specifically labeled by grade, so you will still have to read the course description, but most classes in the 100 range are for first years, 200 for second years, 300 for third years, so on and so forth.
As your student gets higher in years, you may run into the dilemma of running out of magic classes or electives. This is all settled, however, by having the special corps for each of the respective petals at the end of the course list. These can be substituted for both your magic class and your elective as they would take up more time than your regular classes.
If there are any confusions with the course list, please contact any Staff member and we will do our best to answer your questions!
Where to post your Character Creation Application~
I promise I didn't mean for that to rhyme.
But it's pretty simple! Just create a new thread under Eventide > Character Creation > Creation with your characters name as the title. The format for that would be: LASTNAME, Firstname Middle Initial if you want one.
Don't know where that is? Here! Have another link!
What happens next?~
Well, now you have to wait. I know that sounds difficult and you are super eager to roleplay, but you have to wait for just a bit. Your character has to be approved by a Staff member before you can roleplay. Now, we all know you are incredible roleplayers and we can't wait to get you out here, so we try to move as fast as we can. If we have any concerns with your application, we will send you a private message alerting you to these concerns so you can fix them! After fixing any issues, we will move your application to the Accepted Characters board. Wanna know where that is? Yup. You guessed it. Another one of those links!
What Happens After Character Creation!
You make sure we can get everything set up~
After getting your character approved, there are a few places you might want to post so that we can get you entirely immersed into the site! We have things like the dormitories and arranged marriages to create! So, here are a few links to places where you can supply your character's name and stats at so we can make sure that you are truly a part of our Academy!
Dorms (Character Account)
Arranged Marriage Randomizer (Character Account)
Creating Past/Current Connections (Character or Main Account)
Character Logs (OOC/Main Account)
Also, your character can join a group that will make their name display in their Petal's special color! This helps with organization and is also just pretty cool, so add your character account to the group under Profile -> Groups. All the colors are the same as the dots used for courses, except that Staff get silver.
Now, get ready to roleplay~
Alrighty! Only one more thing to do!
First of all, we want to fix your display name so it has your characters first and last name! To do that, click on Profile, then edit. Then go to the personal tab and the display name is the first thing! Go ahead and fix that! Don't forget to click on save before refreshing the profile page.
All done~
Woo! All done with these steps! Go out, make new IC relationships! Have fun! Feel free to create new threads under each board and invite other to come and RP with you. There will be some interesting plots created by the Lord and Master (AKA, Kyvestra the weirdo) to liven up the RP and keep it interesting, so watch out for those. Make sure that you aren't just keeping to yourself. Express you want for RP and NEVER feel intimidated. We are all just people looking for some fun and will gladly RP with you any time we can.
That's all for now! Now get out there and have fun!
Did I mention have fun?
(Maybe I say that too much. Shhhh.)
Well, first of all, let me say welcome! Eventide is a very friendly community full of devoted staff and eager members that are always willing to lend a helping hand. Plus, you know, roleplay every now and again.
Now, let's get started!
Making the Character!
Designing the Character~
Anyone who has ever tried to roleplay or has ever written a story knows that coming up with the character can be the most difficult part of the entire process. However, we want you to have fun with it! So get creative! Make your character whoever you want them to be! The character form can be found here to get you started.
Picking your Petal~
This is where you really start to get into the business of the Academy. Each petal of the lotus is special and (generally, but not always) learns how to use specific types of magic. Your guide to the Magic and petals of the Lotus can be found here!
Make sure your petal reflects something about your character, for example their personality. If a character is evil and wicked, obsessed with lies and secrets it looks like you've got the makings of a Mesmer! You could even base it off their history. The long line of Imperial Petals must be continued, even though a character may have no passion to be a leader! But again, have fun with it and choose something that you will enjoy roleplaying.
Your Classes~
The character form asks for a list of you past and current classes. If you can't figure out where to find the classes, let me just show you!
Some people may be confused by the course list, and let me say that it is completely understandable! The staff is working to make the course list much more manageable and easy to read, but until then, let me provide a guide for you!
There is a specific colored dot next to each class that is associated with a Petal's branch of magic or indicates a required course. The colors are as follows:
Imperial - Royal Purple
Beastmasters - Brown
Blacksmith - Maroon
Shadowseekers - Shadow Purple
Knights - Pastel Yellow
Blades - Fire Red
Entrepreneurs - Sunshine Orange/Yellow
Mesmers - Pink(ish)
Reapers - Neon Green
Required Classes - Grey
It can also be organized by grade. Not all classes are specifically labeled by grade, so you will still have to read the course description, but most classes in the 100 range are for first years, 200 for second years, 300 for third years, so on and so forth.
As your student gets higher in years, you may run into the dilemma of running out of magic classes or electives. This is all settled, however, by having the special corps for each of the respective petals at the end of the course list. These can be substituted for both your magic class and your elective as they would take up more time than your regular classes.
If there are any confusions with the course list, please contact any Staff member and we will do our best to answer your questions!
Where to post your Character Creation Application~
I promise I didn't mean for that to rhyme.
But it's pretty simple! Just create a new thread under Eventide > Character Creation > Creation with your characters name as the title. The format for that would be: LASTNAME, Firstname Middle Initial if you want one.
Don't know where that is? Here! Have another link!
What happens next?~
Well, now you have to wait. I know that sounds difficult and you are super eager to roleplay, but you have to wait for just a bit. Your character has to be approved by a Staff member before you can roleplay. Now, we all know you are incredible roleplayers and we can't wait to get you out here, so we try to move as fast as we can. If we have any concerns with your application, we will send you a private message alerting you to these concerns so you can fix them! After fixing any issues, we will move your application to the Accepted Characters board. Wanna know where that is? Yup. You guessed it. Another one of those links!
What Happens After Character Creation!
You make sure we can get everything set up~
After getting your character approved, there are a few places you might want to post so that we can get you entirely immersed into the site! We have things like the dormitories and arranged marriages to create! So, here are a few links to places where you can supply your character's name and stats at so we can make sure that you are truly a part of our Academy!
Dorms (Character Account)
Arranged Marriage Randomizer (Character Account)
Creating Past/Current Connections (Character or Main Account)
Character Logs (OOC/Main Account)
Also, your character can join a group that will make their name display in their Petal's special color! This helps with organization and is also just pretty cool, so add your character account to the group under Profile -> Groups. All the colors are the same as the dots used for courses, except that Staff get silver.
Now, get ready to roleplay~
Alrighty! Only one more thing to do!
First of all, we want to fix your display name so it has your characters first and last name! To do that, click on Profile, then edit. Then go to the personal tab and the display name is the first thing! Go ahead and fix that! Don't forget to click on save before refreshing the profile page.
All done~
Woo! All done with these steps! Go out, make new IC relationships! Have fun! Feel free to create new threads under each board and invite other to come and RP with you. There will be some interesting plots created by the Lord and Master (AKA, Kyvestra the weirdo) to liven up the RP and keep it interesting, so watch out for those. Make sure that you aren't just keeping to yourself. Express you want for RP and NEVER feel intimidated. We are all just people looking for some fun and will gladly RP with you any time we can.
That's all for now! Now get out there and have fun!
Did I mention have fun?