[RWBY] Sanctum: RWBY in the Playground OOC 2 - Oh My God, You Really Exploded!

[Hawkflight]

Previously, on Sanctum Academy....

What is Beacon Academy anyway?

Sanctum Academy is part of the setting for the Rooster Teeth webisode series called RWBY. It's a short series so far, but a very fun one that's caught the attention of a not small part of the forums who have shown a marked interest in playing around in the world that Monty Oum has created.

Many years ago, in a world known as Vytal, mankind lived in peace. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. That is, until the arrival of the Grimm, malevolent creatures who emerged from the darkness to attack humanity. To fight back, mankind harnessed a magical energy source known as 'Dust' and used its power to not only drive back the Grimm, but also to catalyze the growth of civilization across the planet. In the present day, 'Hunters' are trained in special schools to harness the dust and become protectors of the peace. Both from the criminals and creatures of Grimm as well....

This game is based on the setting of RWBY, but doesn't take place at Beacon in order to give everyone involved more of a say in what's going on, since a lot isn't known about RWBY's setting yet. This way there's less potential conflict with canon. Sanctum is an academy like Signal in the Mistral Region where Hunters receive their initial training before moving on to a more advanced school like Beacon. It's fairly close to city of Meadow, an industrial powerhouse that develops much of the machinery that the four cities of Vytal uses with a sizable Faunas workforce. Also in Meadow is Pharos Academy, a prep-school equivalent to Signal in RWBY.

Okay, but how is it different from, say, Nexus?

It differs in several important ways.

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First, it is a lot more uniform than the usual 'anything goes' freeform. You have hunters (huntresses), teachers at Sanctum, criminals, and the creatures called Grimm, but not like ... cyborgs or lich-ghosts ... unless the show contradicts this of course! Also, there's the Frontier Corporation, a corrupt company that manufactures weapons and robots. Its head, a prodigy teenager named Aurum, lives at the school and his company is a sponsor of the school.

Second, the plot of Sanctum is going to be more directed. Players come up with their own plots, get people to participate in them, and have a blast! Just make sure everyone is on board with what you are doing, to keep trouble from coming up down the line. MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS ON BOARD WITH WHAT YOU ARE DOING. We had trouble with this in the last thread, please don't repeat it here. If something over-arching develops, that's great! If not, also fine! Also, please try to keep to the tone of RWBY. We don't want this getting grimdark.

Third, Sanctum is self-contained. It does not connect to other settings so come up with something nice for Sanctum rather then just...porting over something you've done before.

How do I start?

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Well, you want to post a character in this thread, and the character registry when it goes up, so everyone can find information on your character and so people can give you helpful criticism on it.

To prevent a pattern that is all too easy to fall into, it's good to point out the fact that passive actions don't tend to get much attention.

With that in mind, make sure your character is alright then post away!

What abilities are there?

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Well, from what has been seen in Rwby, there's three real abilities to keep in mind. What weapon your character has (if any) that they specialize in since people only have one weapon it seems. How strong their Aura is and what they can do with it. Finally, do they use Dust and, if so, what sort do they use? Dust can be sorta nebulous since...uh...not much is known about it aside from the actual dust form of Dust is more powerful then the crystal form and the different colors can have very different effects. So don't go too crazy on what sort of Dust you carry around.

There are rules, right?

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Sorta.

Firstly, no godmodding (or godmoding). A far better explanation of godmodding than I can give is here.

Second, please remember that we plan to have a directed plot. Please run any major spanners in the works past guys on this thread first because some people put a lot of work/effort into their plots and can get touchy when things just happen to screw them up, especially when nobody even talked to them about it. So, you know...just be courteous!

Third, don't ruin anyone else's fun. I can't stress this enough.

Fourth, have fun!

Things to consider but not really rules!

1. Consider asking to join in fights before jumping in.
   Please respect that all plots might not be open. Alternatively, if you yourself want to keep a fight cordoned off from other participants, say so in the OOC, at the beginning of your post, or both.
2. TALK major fights over with your opponent!
   In my experience, this is the biggest problem for FFRPs that involve combat since most people don't want to look weak or helpless. People will get into fights and then arguments start about who's going to win or what happen. Arguments that can be easily avoided by talking it out and coming to an agreeable conclusion.
3. Don't argue in the OOC!
   They make the atmosphere oppressive, they make things less fun, and generally unpleasant and maybe even make the arguments larger than they need be. So, if you have a problem with someone, try to talk it out in PM or IM before using the OOC. This is different from helpful debate or giving advice.

These guidelines/loose rules might be viable to change or be added on to as issues come up, but the bases are covered pretty well.

Important Links
Character Rosters
The RWBY series in all it's glory!
IC Thread #1
IC Thread #2 (Current)
First OOC Thread
Second OOC Thread (You Are Here)
Third OOC Thread (Current)

Helpful Character Template-thingy:

Name:
Age:
Team/Gang/Type of Grimm:
Fairy Tale Motif: (If you have one in mind!)

Appearance:

Biography:

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Weapon:

Dust/Aura:

Original post written by Callos_DeTerran, modified by Hawkflight.

[Hattish Thing]

You win this round, but just wait till last time.

[Hawkflight]

You win this round, but just wait till last time.

Wait till ... what?

[Prince_Selm]

Yay! Important links

[Arkhosia]

What's Aurum gonna do to Cael's weapons?

[Prince_Selm]

Oh, is anyone uninvolved in the ic?

[Hattish Thing]

Wait till ... what?

I know exactly what I'm talking about.

[AnimeKid]

Kind of amazing how quickly we needed a new OOC thread.

[Hattish Thing]

Kind of amazing how quickly we needed a new OOC thread.

Just wait until I build the Death Star. lol swagon

[Hawkflight]

I know exactly what I'm talking about.

I'm glad one of us does.

So, I find myself curious what Aurum would do to Kitty's weapon. Or even if he would try, or if he still considers it too far below him. Or if Kitty would even let him.

[Hattish Thing]

I'm glad one of us does.

So, I find myself curious what Aurum would do to Kitty's weapon. Or even if he would try, or if he still considers it too far below him. Or if Kitty would even let him.

I can't just tell you! That'd be no fun at all. Who knows, maybe he'll rig it to record her in her sleep or something.

Or vibrate.

Or explode.

Or speak.

Or all four.

[thebladeofchaos]

Silven and Falcon are free...both are in the spare dorms for the outcasts and unwanted new recruits yet to be placed into a team.

BTW, whoever said about playing matchmaker...yes, as long as you don't pair the teams up and make curse words in the team name. Everyone is worried what happened to team C***

[Leliel]

All right, I'm open.

Did Kerfuffle post yesterday and did I get a response about a free goal area? It's an awful lot of posts between here and yesterday, and I really don't feel like clawing through them after today. Lots of horse trouble.

*coughs politely*

[Prince_Selm]

Im gonna have medi find falcon if its okay.

And leliel, i have no idea. Sorry

[thebladeofchaos]

Sure thing.

[Hattish Thing]

Wait till ... what?

I'm getting the weirdest sense of deja vu.

Now, hmm.

The Cael, Aurum, Kedra thing will be fun.

[Hiro Protagonest]

I'm getting the weirdest sense of deja vu.

You got him last time, he got you this time.

Fridge Brilliance!

[Hawkflight]

I'm getting the weirdest sense of deja vu.

Now, hmm.

The Cael, Aurum, Kedra thing will be fun.

That should not have been reposted.

[Hattish Thing]

That should not have been reposted.

We've broken the forum.

[Prince_Selm]

Apologiees for the blinding yellow. Im away from where i wrote the hex code

[thebladeofchaos]

pst, Selm....Falcon's half relaxing half waiting
EDIT: Ah, ok, sorry.

[Hawkflight]

If anyone wants to follow Kitty up to the dorm, feel free. I wasn't deadtiming or looking for a private scene with Rebecca.

[thebladeofchaos]

Unless Selm says otherwise, feel free to join his and my pair.

[Arkhosia]

Could Falcon or Silvern please meet Cael?

[thebladeofchaos]

It's an open invite I suppose. I mean, it's not like I'd say no

[Prince_Selm]

Almost to my computer. It means longer and less blinding posts

[Arkhosia]

Kitty smiled and nodded, leading the way back to the dorm.

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Once in her dorm room, she sighed and collapsed on one of the bunk beds. One of the bottom ones, not hers, possibly Alex's. When she realized it wasn't her bed, she rolled over and flopped onto the floor.

Nooooo! You squished Teddy-cat!

[Prince_Selm]

Nooooo! You squished Teddy-cat!

This RP just got WAY too dark.

I'm out.

Bye.

Not Really

[KerfuffleMach2]

*coughs politely*

Yeah, I did.

Don't know about anybody saying there's an open area, but I think we can just assume there is one.

[Hattish Thing]

This RP just got WAY too dark.

I'm out.

Bye.

Not Really

Started laughing, then stopped. Heh?