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A note to prospective players about joining the communities

Thu, 05 May 2005 23:40:02 GMT

Please do not request to join the communities for this game until I have received and approved your Character Sheet Post. I'm getting rather tired of seeing mystery applicants in the community queues.

So, no joining the communities until I've approved your character. Anyone trying to join the communities without an approved PC for this game will have their join requests rejected until their character is approved - no exceptions.

(Character sheet posts should be sent to rowan.mod AT gmail DOT com.)

Capped kiths

Tue, 08 Feb 2005 15:59:47 GMT

The following kiths and Houses are capped; please don't apply for a character from one of these until further notice.

As of February 8, 2005
Capped

Pooka
Satyrs
House Fiona sidhe
Piskeys

Prospective Players -- Please Read

Tue, 14 Dec 2004 16:13:09 GMT

The following are some things which may increase the chances of your application being rejected:

* Orphaned characters ("Taking away one's parents is like getting a free pass away from the Banal aspects of the world," to quote one of the Mods. And, as another Mod put it, Rowan Academy is a boarding school; the characters are already away from Mom and Dad -- there's no need to kill them off.)

* Abused characters (see the note in the Character Sheet Post format entry on the mood and tone of this game)

* Characters created solely for combat (this is a social game)

* Tough, rebellious individuals with no regard for authority (this one gets overdone, especially in WoD games, and in a mileau like this one, a character would have to have some regard for authority, even if it's faked)

* Sociopathic characters (this one is pretty much guaranteed to get your app rejected right off the bat)

* Multiple Abilities at 4 or higher (to quote one of the Assistant STs, "a teenager with a 4 in an ability [note, not an attribute] is going to, by necessity, mean that he's done pretty much nothing else, and other things fell by the wayside.")

List of the GM's characters

Sun, 21 Nov 2004 16:06:04 GMT

Students
Aidan
Aya
Darian
Galatea
Hildy
Katarina
Kelia
Novalin
Ria
Trey
Valla

Teachers
Lady Illyrie (Intro to Courtly Graces; Advanced Courtly Graces; Headmistress)
Dame Drusilla (English Lit; Intro to Non-Kithain; Intro to Prodigals)
Sir Gunthar (Physical Education)
Lord Henri (Latin; European History; Intermediate Cantrips; Advanced Cantrips; House Master of Blackwillow)
Lord Julien (French; Basic Cantrips)
Sir Keighvyn (fencing team moderator)
Ms. Macdougal (Computer Applications; Chimerical Shop)
Miss Roeswood (Biology; Arts of Love; House Mistress of Fairgrove)
Lady Surya (Global Studies; Intro to Kithain; Exotic Cultures)
Baron Wesley (American History; Concordian History; House Master of Whiteoak)
Ms. Zak (Chemistry; Physics; Chimerical Chemistry; Chimerical Physics)

Apologies in advance...

Sat, 21 Aug 2004 14:11:42 GMT

Hi all,

I'm not ignoring posts, really -- sometimes it takes a while for me to think of a suitable response. :-)

Sorry if things don't get answered for a while!