Duality

Yep! Salem is a weird and wonderful place, so not much is considered out of the ordinary. EDIT: @woodchunks66 & @reader8363, I might have been ever-so-slightly premature in telling you that you could start immediately; Arid pointed out that we need a couple more characters before we can get this thing going properly.

Spiffy. Consider him preapproved for accomplice status later in the RP. Nah, pony characters are fine for submission, they're just adjusted in-RP to correspond with their humanisation.

Known for liking Twilight.

That should be fine, as long as it's as detailed as a normal character page.

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Tried, yes. Succeeded, no. Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

Banned for not continuing this riveting discussion about whether I'm hot or cool.

Nature is definitely possible. Go right ahead. Sure thing. Start whenever you feel ready. Link to character page?

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twenny

@woodchunks66 Forgot to add application format guideline to original post. Just follow that to apply.

[OOC thread can be found here.] [Based in an alternate Earth.] Throughout history, the study of magic has been looked down upon. Many denied its very existence due to how rare it was for people to have the ability to wield it. However, in recent decades, the existence of magic became scientifically indisputable fact, as the world's population has quickly grown to the point where thousands of magic users exist around the world, even though only about one in every million people can use magic. Many people were hurt and killed by magic-wielders in the early days of modern magic, due to the fact that very few of them could properly control and direct their powers. Sponsored by a international government initiative, a powerful young man named Gabriel Lazel founded a school for users of magic, hiring many of his own magic-wielding acquaintances and friends as staff and calling in favours from many others to establish contact with secretive magical communities around the world. The school's name? Salem University. Years passed, and more and more magic-wielders of incredibly diverse abilities flocked to the school, eager to learn more about the control of their often-unstable powers and, in many cases, eager to escape the societal rejection that came with such singular abilities. Students from all cultures, nationalities, and ethnic backgrounds were accepted equally there, not all even entirely human, as in the case of the Pelajae - a race of human-like animals that have developed alongside humankind as allies for millennia [yes, this means anthros are possible to roleplay; please address any objections to @Arid_Blitz, c/o MLP Forums thank you for using Duality Blame Redirection have a nice day]. Due to the vast diversity of the student body, however, there were many incidents of conflict between those of contrasting culture, which sometimes even lead to outright brawls. After a particularly savage incident involving a frenzied magical blast that severely injured twelve bystanders and killed both the fighting sophomores, it was decided that a duelling system be formally implemented, whereby students could fight to settle disputes, defend their honour, or simply test their combat prowess on each other. Such events took place in a specially-designed and -enchanted duelling ring, overseen by a select board of impartial teachers and students to prevent cheating and, in certain cases, provide protection from injuries in excess of what they considered reasonable given the circumstances of the duel in question. It was just such a duel in which Principal Lazel was tragically killed, mere weeks after the twentieth anniversary of his founding of the school was celebrated with a grand gala. Police reported simply that he engaged with an unknown opponent in the master-sorcerer duelling ring, which resulted in his death. Nothing more was known. No culprit was identified. Lazel's close friend, Lilith Plowse, was named his successor as principal. Under her wise leadership, the school expanded considerably over the next several years, requiring additional dorm blocks (at least one for each general category of magic wielded by students), classrooms, and even an on-site mall to be constructed. As the new school year comes upon the school, arriving students are becoming acquainted with their transformed environment and older students are preparing their minds for another year of study.

@Arid_Blitz and I are dual-DMing on this RP; he created it and I adapted it. [EDIT: I am now sole DM. Your fates rest in my hands alone. Bow before your master, o dungeons.] IC thread can be found here. I will be playing using my character Dr. Duality Wave-Particle, or, rather, a human water-elemental version (employed at the University as the dean of water magic and one of the school's main teachers of both glyph theory and hydromancy). Introduction: Rules: Be respectful of others and their characters, No one-liners (at minimum five sentences per post), Romance is allowed and encouraged but do please keep it within forum rules. Categories of Magic: Fire, Earth (subcategories: metal, crystal), Wind/lightning, Water/ice, Light, Dark, Special cases (shamans, witch doctors, power-resisters, multipowered, etc.). Character Types: Students (1st years, 2nd years, 3rd years, and 4th years), Teachers (one for each power and several others teaching special courses), Vice Principal (Lilith Plowse is the principal, but the vice principal spot is up for grabs), Villainous accomplices (see final paragraph). Everyone starts at first-year level, regardless of how powerful they are. 4th year students can stay 4th-year and continue their magical studies for as long as they like; graduation from the school isn't mandatory and there are no higher tiers of studenthood. In the interests of fairness, no-one is allowed both a teacher character and a multipowered character simultaneously, regardless of how powerful the teacher is. As a corollary, multipowered characters are generally only permitted up to 3 of the powers listed. There is an overarching storyline to this RP, involving a man named Shahal Blackrose and his accomplices (many of whom mysteriously manifest multipowers), who are devoted to destroying a powerful runic spell hidden within Salem University itself. This spell was created to seal away a dark plane of existence and prevent its demonic occupants from breaking out and destroying the world as we know it, which means it is imperative that Blackrose be stopped. Several character positions may be applied for within Shahal's group of accomplices, although they will only be playable later on in the course of the RP. In addition, character fatalities may be incurred on either side, due to the violent nature of Blackrose's campaign, but not to the point where people will be excluded from the RP because all their characters were killed, not without extensive PM discussion with the people involved, and not because we have a grudge against you/your character; it's purely for plot-progression purposes. List of Extant Characters (may include some non-extant characters or exclude some extant ones, all rights to inaccuracy are reserved): Application Format: Link to character/s you want to apply with, Their magical category, Their character type (including whether they're human or Pelajae). Please clearly describe all outstanding features of your character in your application, including above-average power, strength, size, intelligence, etc., as well as any sort of interesting scars, abilities, or items that they may possess. This is so I can get a solid picture of your character in my mind and so other people's characters can react properly to your character's incredible amulet/cape/hairdo/polka shoes if they're meeting them for the first time.

As long as the ancient monitor is still functional, then the new-computer-list. Why are planets round?

old

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13, apparently.

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*Joins in @Sparklefan1234 & @Rarity the Supreme group hug*

Gaming.

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Busy collecting your royalty payments.

Busy hiding your waifu from the masses of people who also claim her as their waifu.