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@Shagranoz [/div][/div]
Give everyone a quick summary about your roleplay.
Ravenwood Academy itself is focused around a school for villains, powered and nonpowered alike. Right now, we're finishing up the first day of classes and prepping for our first missions, a couple of robberies.
What is your favorite part about an evil focused roleplay?
I thought this would be an interesting roleplay to GM because it gives us a chance to do things, both in terms of powers and morals, that we'd never do in real life. Most people aren't exactly the criminal type, and if they are, it's not something they can be public about.
What do you enjoy most about GMing?
What I enjoy most about GMing is building a world with other people. Everyone brings a new idea to the table, and sometimes, people just get on a roll and have something really special. Get a couple of those together, and you have a fully fleshed-out world that leads to great roleplays.
How do you overcome your struggles as a GM?
The most important thing when it comes to being a better GM is to learn from one's mistakes. When a roleplay finally kicks the bucket, look at it one last time, and see what you could have done better to keep it alive. Now you know for next time.
How did you come about roleplaying?
I started roleplaying on TV Tropes as a way to better my writing. It eventually became something full-fledged, separate from that- though I still dream of writing a story featuring some of my characters
How did you discover RpNation?
To tell you the truth, I can't recall how I found this site.
Do you have a superstition regarding roleplay? If so what is it exactly?
I'm not superstitious when it comes to roleplay... though I am a little stitious. (Sorry, old joke.)
What is your favorite quote? What is your favorite trope?
I don't have a favorite quote or trope.
Would you rather be a master of every musical instrument or be fluent in every language?
I'd rather be fluent in every language, seems like it would be more useful. Besides, I could finally live every retail drone's dream- swearing at an obnoxious customer and getting away with it!
Do you have any other projects in the works that you would like to share?
When Ravenwood is done, I think I might reboot my old demigod roleplay. Stay tuned![/div]
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- So many updates! By now you should have noticed the massive changes to the front page of the site. We've merged and organized with the official release of the filter feature. You can read more here.
- With all these changes to the forums you may need to re-watch certain areas, such as the new master introduction thread as the introductions forum has officially been retired.
- Background updates have also happened. Alerts that are unread will be marked with a star now (this will help light theme users greatly). The search function has greatly expanded with an autofill suggestion based on keywords and new shiny options.
- Post Areas is a new tab that can be found on profiles. You'll be able to see where you and others most frequently post. It only lists the top 10 areas.
- A writing event is underway! You can read more about Action August here!
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@Shagranoz [/div][/div]
Give everyone a quick summary about your roleplay.
Ravenwood Academy itself is focused around a school for villains, powered and nonpowered alike. Right now, we're finishing up the first day of classes and prepping for our first missions, a couple of robberies.
What is your favorite part about an evil focused roleplay?
I thought this would be an interesting roleplay to GM because it gives us a chance to do things, both in terms of powers and morals, that we'd never do in real life. Most people aren't exactly the criminal type, and if they are, it's not something they can be public about.
What do you enjoy most about GMing?
What I enjoy most about GMing is building a world with other people. Everyone brings a new idea to the table, and sometimes, people just get on a roll and have something really special. Get a couple of those together, and you have a fully fleshed-out world that leads to great roleplays.
How do you overcome your struggles as a GM?
The most important thing when it comes to being a better GM is to learn from one's mistakes. When a roleplay finally kicks the bucket, look at it one last time, and see what you could have done better to keep it alive. Now you know for next time.
How did you come about roleplaying?
I started roleplaying on TV Tropes as a way to better my writing. It eventually became something full-fledged, separate from that- though I still dream of writing a story featuring some of my characters
How did you discover RpNation?
To tell you the truth, I can't recall how I found this site.
Do you have a superstition regarding roleplay? If so what is it exactly?
I'm not superstitious when it comes to roleplay... though I am a little stitious. (Sorry, old joke.)
What is your favorite quote? What is your favorite trope?
I don't have a favorite quote or trope.
Would you rather be a master of every musical instrument or be fluent in every language?
I'd rather be fluent in every language, seems like it would be more useful. Besides, I could finally live every retail drone's dream- swearing at an obnoxious customer and getting away with it!
Do you have any other projects in the works that you would like to share?
When Ravenwood is done, I think I might reboot my old demigod roleplay. Stay tuned![/div]
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Most of us have had to do some kind of research in our lives and some of those topics can be rather interesting. A lot of us have relied on Wikipedia for our new found knowledge. You may find a favourite and delve deeper as you click through the many wiki links provided along the way. Here's somewhere to drop some of your favourite links and topics that you've stumbled upon during your wiki travels - Your favourite wikipedia pages?
@MDL[/div]
Most of us have had to do some kind of research in our lives and some of those topics can be rather interesting. A lot of us have relied on Wikipedia for our new found knowledge. You may find a favourite and delve deeper as you click through the many wiki links provided along the way. Here's somewhere to drop some of your favourite links and topics that you've stumbled upon during your wiki travels - Your favourite wikipedia pages?
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Moonlight Revelation is a story that its author @Pai Chan started writing in middle school. It can be described as Young Adult fiction, in Urban Fantasy genre. The compelling story follows several characters and every chapter is packed with action, mystery and magic!
@Pai Chan[/div]
Moonlight Revelation is a story that its author @Pai Chan started writing in middle school. It can be described as Young Adult fiction, in Urban Fantasy genre. The compelling story follows several characters and every chapter is packed with action, mystery and magic!
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@dogsbeforedudes's lovely thread ✧ — with great power comes great responsibility | freebies shares lovely codes that are aesthetically pleasing. Through the mixture of function and color they have created a wonderful little collection and we hope to see more!
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@dogsbeforedudes's lovely thread ✧ — with great power comes great responsibility | freebies shares lovely codes that are aesthetically pleasing. Through the mixture of function and color they have created a wonderful little collection and we hope to see more!
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The I.M. Academy received quite the student in Clémentine Maria D'Avignon. A natural-born divinator and high-born lady of great generosity, but whose personality definitely reflects her upbringing- as does the rest of the character. With elegant and pertinent descriptions and decisive characterization that does not shy away from the environment or education of the character, this lady will no doubt be an exquisite addition to her roleplay
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[/div]The I.M. Academy received quite the student in Clémentine Maria D'Avignon. A natural-born divinator and high-born lady of great generosity, but whose personality definitely reflects her upbringing- as does the rest of the character. With elegant and pertinent descriptions and decisive characterization that does not shy away from the environment or education of the character, this lady will no doubt be an exquisite addition to her roleplay
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