<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=253800.msg12566754#msg12566754">Quote from: Cuchulainn on 12-08-2016, 12:43:21</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Okay...<br/><br/><br/>So I was thinking and just with the game becoming so popular and continuing to increase I was thinking it'd be cool if something was done like the new mutant arc. With the kids being placed in to teams and competing against each other for a prize with staff taking the role of mentors for the various groups.<br/><br/>I know competition can be a dangerous thing in roleplay, but I just think there would be a lot of cool opportunities. Rivals forced to work in the same teams, rivalries between teams, team bonding exercises , etc. I wouldn't want this to become the focus of the roleplay, or people to only roleplay within these groups I just think it could make for interesting drama.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Right now it's more important to let people settle into their characters. While I'm not dismissing your idea, a competition right off doesn't sound like it'd be anything other than frustrating. We're basically still on day one of the game, so I don't picture anything like this happening for some time, if at all.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=253800.msg12566885#msg12566885">Quote from: Wispyr on 12-08-2016, 15:01:20</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><strong>@The GM's:</strong> Now that there are two of you... I sorta wanna pose this question again. The school is historically pretty inclusive - how much of the atmosphere here are we planning to indulge? There's a lot of talk about the classes and which ones people are taking and what not. Is there a plan to have staff directly involved with all of the students? Is this going to be a total "just fend for yourself", etc?<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I'll be honest that I'm not entirely certain I'm understanding your question here. If, by inclusive, you're meaning to include all members of staff and students in activities, then yes they can all be included...But we're also not gonna force players to interact in any given event, as that's extremely poor form when it comes to a sanbox environment. If you're meaning are teachers gonna run scenes like "This is math class"? then my only answer is that any teacher is free to run such a scene, and students are free to ask a teacher to run said scene.<br/><br/>We will be having events throughout the whole of the game, but these will be largely optional. Again, forcing players to join into a scene they don't believe they'll have fun in, or they don't think they can keep up with is kinda not our goal here. If I've misunderstood your question, please feel free to elaborate. I'll be more than happy to provide a more satisfactory answer.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=253800.msg12566897#msg12566897">Quote from: Lockepick on 12-08-2016, 15:19:09</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">GMs can correct me -- but I don't think the school is supposed to be focused around training Superheros. I'm not sure how fitting it would be for the school to sanction some gladiatorial matches. <br/><br/>In the effort of not being a fucking Nancy Nay-Sayer in the OOC all the time: If you did want to have some sort of competition like that -- it makes more sense to be judged on their performance against a Danger Room simulation over fighting each other. There are some students who can't exactly 'pull their punches', having students fight each other with power use seems like an unwise idea.<br/><br/>Is the Self Defense 'thing' a Class or a Club? This distinction sounds like I'm nitpicking, but what I'm really asking is: Is this a <em>school-sanctioned</em> class or an <em>off the books</em> club? I thought it was described as a Club before -- and given that it's running over the summer and seems more 'offensive' than just a self-defense class, I thought it was more off the books. <br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Persephone and I already had this conversation.<br/><br/>It is a sanctioned class. I'll admit that while I was taken aback by how it was being portrayed at first, his character is also being written as monitoring the situation closely. There are measures used to ensure no one is going to be seriously hurt, and people are having fun in those scenes. The bottom line of any game is to have fun.<br/><br/>That said, his classes are not going to be something everyone will enjoy. That is the reason we have individual instructors for private tutoring in self defense, which I think Throne's idea for the advanced class as a sort of list for sanctioned instructors in this matter is a good idea. I've also already been informed that Scott's Strategy and Tactics class is going to have hands on applications, not just academic ones. He's mentioned an entire part of it will be focused on team building and team work. How to lead and how to follow.<br/><br/>With that listed, I think it's safe to say between the different options that we have something for everyone here.<br/><br/>Now to address another concern more directly:<br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=253800.msg12566897#msg12566897">Quote from: Lockepick on 12-08-2016, 15:19:09</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">GMs can correct me -- but I don't think the school is supposed to be focused around training Superheros. I'm not sure how fitting it would be for the school to sanction some gladiatorial matches. <br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>No, the school's purpose is not to train superheros. That said, it's also notable that with the recent attack, students do need training on how to defend themselves and others, should they want it. Participation, however, it voluntary.<br/><br/>That all said, no.. no one is going to be hosting gladiatorial matches. This ain't the roman Colosseum of mutants. >_>