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Tue Jul 04, 2017 12:10 pm
TinkerTwaggy says...



@jimss23 fires the Moral Support Beam

I mean, what the others said. Delay's fine. As long as you've recovered, there's nothing to worry about.
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Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:01 pm
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Sorry to hear that @jimss23, hope you're doing okay!

@SacredPen thanks for the info!
  





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The Preliminary Exam


Here is the plan for the exam.

Participants will start out in a sort of audition setting, asked to display their abilities in front of a panel of teachers. The teachers document their abilities and possible weaknesses and strengths.

The next stage is a personality test aimed at figuring out what kind of person each student is.

The third exam is a practical exam underneath the halls of the Battleschool. The Battleschool has a massive basement and winding corridors. The students will be assigned to teams and given the task of retrieving an object that is hidden away, protected by various summoned creatures, traps, and riddles.

Teams are not created for synergy and often time they are created to have the opposite effect.

This is the plan so far. If you have any suggestions or questions I am open to both.

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Wed Jul 05, 2017 4:13 pm
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Sounds really cool! I'm going to be bubbling with ideas for this
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Wed Jul 05, 2017 4:57 pm
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I reckon it's a good idea. How long is the exam going to span for? A few days?
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Wed Jul 05, 2017 5:37 pm
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@jimss23 -So is it going to be today - by SB time - or the next day?

-During the audition, the pupils are allowed to use their own weapons, spells and equipment for the demonstration, right?

-Can they use their own gear during all three parts of the test?

-Another question being: Do we write our own versions of the tests and the teacher's reactions and all depending on our characters, or do we just post our character's exams, and you eventually post a general thing with each the teacher's impressions on each of our post? Same question for all three parts of the exam.


Aside that, well I already gave allt he suggestions I had in mind last time (though it was quite a few pages ago), so I'll get some more later on.
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And why did I spend my life savings on sunglasses for a whale?
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I'm gonna try to answer these in order.

1. It will start the following day. The first day is the "auditions" and the personality test. Then they will be assigned groups and the third test begins in the morning.

2. They may use their own weapons and such for the "audition"

3. They are not allowed to use any outside items on the third test. Mainly cause there is a chance they could come in competition with one another.

4. You write the tests and the reactions. I trust you all and I hope you will not try to abuse that. I will ask you to make edits if I feel the teacher's responses are unreasonable.

I hope that answered the questions. If you have any more, feel free to ask.
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Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:16 pm
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@jimms23

Is the use of magic for summoning or channeling against the rules?

I have one of two ideas for this, but I'm not sure if they're legal yet.

Also, when are these tests meant to occur in writing? Should I begin today, or wait a while? I know you may have already answered this question, but my mind is lagging today, and I wouldn't be able to tell :?

Thank you, and I'm glad you're feeling better!
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Wed Jul 05, 2017 7:01 pm
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Magic and summonings are fine. The rule is to stop things like Sullivan's sword which would give him a stupid advantage over everyone.

Tests can start as soon as people want to move on. If no one has anything else to add to this timeline, then we will move to exams. I will write a lore post moving things along and then we can get cracking. I would advise starting to work on your post cause we won't be waiting long.

Please, feel free to share any ideas.

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Wed Jul 05, 2017 7:02 pm
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Also, I'm thinking about creating a discord for this SB for faster communication. Who would be interested in that?
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Wed Jul 05, 2017 7:56 pm
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I would! And yes, you bascially answered all of my questions. Thankies!
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And why did I spend my life savings on sunglasses for a whale?
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Wed Jul 05, 2017 8:56 pm
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I might be showing my age but I don't know what discord is... lol

@jimss23, so are the first auditions just in a room with some of the teachers? Or are you picturing more in an arena like setting where other students are watching?

And I'm ready to get the ball rolling whenever here, I think we've all chatted as much as we can lol
  





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Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:57 pm
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Would you prefer it in an arena or in a small setting? I'm open to either.

Discord is a chatting app that is used mostly for gaming and stuff. YWS has a whole server.
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Wed Jul 05, 2017 10:10 pm
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@Shota https://support.discordapp.com/hc/en-us ... s-Discord- ← This may help you. Considering it came out just 2 years ago, eh, you're not that old XD

And I expected a small setting actually, since it's a personality test, but eh. Open to either choices too.
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And why did I spend my life savings on sunglasses for a whale?
I shall find the answers... to these questions."
  





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Wed Jul 05, 2017 10:14 pm
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@Tortwag I will look at that for sure!

And Yes I was thinking the Personality one would be smaller, but showing of the skills I wondered if it would be in a larger venue. Letting the students see what their fellow students are capable of and stuff, you know drum up some competition. I think the arena thing could be cool too because then we could all react to each others abilities and stuff. Just a thought, I'm cool either way!

Also the Discord things looks cool, I'd be down!
  








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