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[IronyOwl]

I would, but ew, anime.

You're watching the wrong anime.

Recent evidence puts me at about fifty/fifty.

Also, it's going to be a nightmare picking three sheets out of this... there's already five sheets I really like so this is gonna be painful. Signups close tomorrow.

Ah, maybe I will just watch, then.

[Errol]

...well, so much for the idea to make it illustrated. I simply don't have the time and can't meet my own expectations, so let's just start without it. I might employ illustrations to provide overviews of characters and places, perhaps make some icons too - later. Maybe.

Anyway, as I already hinted, admission was a serious problem. In the end, I chose to expand to four slots to accomodate everyone that really struck my fancy. PowderMiner, flyingdice, Harry Baldman, Wwolin - you are aboard. Everyone else - sorry. It's not that you were bad, it's that the others were even better. As some sort of compensation, your characters will become NPCs of sort, filling up the class room. So if you're currently where the protagonists are - feel free to PM me an action. If you're interested in that. It's wholly optional.

--

Aah! Friday. The most noble day of the week. An ancient sage once quipped that it was the best day for getting down - and only one day left to the sweet release of weekend! But before that, the teachers have apparently resolved to cram Friday as full of subjects as possible. Six periods, one straight after the other - quite the high number when compared to other days. The class 11-A, attended by Ezra Amos, Harlowe Duncan, Jocasta McBride, Wilton Lowery and eleven other students, has the following time table today:

Chemistry
Mathematics
Mathematics
English
Lunch Break
History
Geography

Today, English - Mr. Edmond's class - is getting dropped in favor of the orientation class. You still have a bit of time to get your things in order before you have to go to school - far less time than usual, the tram broke down and the mechanics already are busy fixing up some old armored exploration vehicles - but that shouldn't be a problem, it's really not that far.

~For now, every period and lunch break is roughly one turn on its own.~

[Harry Baldman]

Friday. The day when the tension building up throughout the school week culminates for most. Not really relevant to Jocasta, though her classmates would probably be more antsy than usual today. Something to keep in mind, she thinks as she brushes her teeth, keeping eye contact with her reflection. After she's done, she practices her smile a few times.

She'd say she's slowly getting the hang of it. Not quite perfect, but good enough from a distance.

Make my way to the school after going through morning routine. If I have some time at home before needing to leave, make sure I am ready for every lesson, particularly Chemistry.

[Powder Miner]

Alright, Ezra thought, Friday! Ezra liked Friday. It's not that the teenager didn't like school- he really did. But he liked what he could do on the weekends. First things first, though, getting to school– because school on Friday is still school.

Ezra slammed through his morning things without anything in the way of rest or pleasantries, with a single exception. As his father left for work, Ezra hugged him warmly. Then he finished getting ready, ran up and scooped his pack off of his floor, heading to school as early as he could.

Ezra tries to get to school punctually.

[Flying Dice]

The first thought that crossed Harlowe's mind--wait, never mind. Make that the second thought, and remarkably enough a less satisfying one. Yes, the second thought that crossed Harlowe's mind after waking was the realization that, with the tram broken down after some unspecified accident, the rest of the class would probably be whining about having to walk to school. He sped through his quick morning checklist powered by that rather gleeful idea. It was a literal checklist, if not a material one.

Shower... ✓!
Get dressed... ✓!
Brush teeth... eh, yeah, call it a ✓.
Breakfast...

"See ya, sis!"

Ambling out the door, toast hanging from his mouth, Harlowe absentmindedly shoulders his satchel. Never could stand backpacks, the way they confine your shoulders like that, restricting your freedom of movement. It wasn't great, exactly, but it was leather and had lasted through the Fall. More importantly, it was his. Head to school at a leisurely pace. Keep an eye out for anything distracting interesting.

[Wwolin]

*BEEP BEEP BEEP*
Wilton means to raise his arm to turn his alarm clock off, but he just can't muster up the energy to do so this early in the morning. Putting his pillow over his ears to muffle the noise, he manages to get in a few extra minutes of sleep before the savory smell of coffee from upstairs wafts into his room and jolts him awake.

Urgh... Why do I even bother setting that damn clock anymore if the coffee's the only thing that can wake me up? Speaking of which... Oh shit, I'm gonna be late!

Wilton dashes upstairs and pours himself a cup of steaming hot coffee, leaving the mug on the counter-top to cool down to drinkable temperature while he takes what might just be the fastest shower that he's ever taken. Not even bothering to fully dry off afterwards, he puts on a black T-shirt and a pair of brown cargo shorts before slinging his heavy bookbag over his shoulders, grabbing his mug from the counter, and flying out the door towards school. Just as the building comes into sight however, Wilton realizes something which makes his blood run cold.

Oh man, I left the trombone at home! And just when I thought that I was gonna somehow be on time toda- Wait a sec. Today's Friday, so there's no band practice! Still, that was a damned close call... I'd better remember to ask Clarissa to start putting the coffee on earlier from now on.

Wilton celebrates his miraculously timely arrival by taking a deep swig of what coffee he didn't spill while running, before continuing towards school at a leisurely pace.

[Flying Dice]

((Poke.))

[Errol]

((PSA: It's exam time for the GM, and will stay that way for 1 1/2 weeks or so))

[Flying Dice]

((Ah. Good to know. ))

[Errol]

Intended to update today. Didn't, but I got a whole lot of systems done, so updating tomorrow should be no problem at all.

[Powder Miner]

>.>
Sooo-ooo-ooo... Any luck?

[Errol]

Still need to stat your character sheets and then we're good to go.

/e: LESSGO THEN. Please remain patient for the actual turn, which will be posted separately. For now I just want to get this out there.

Spoiler: Ezra Amon (PowderMiner) (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine
Perks:

• Exceptionally Diligent
• Obsessive
• Honor Student
• Clear Memory
• Scientifically Minded
• Competent Salvager

Equipment: Casual clothing
Inventory: Purse
Club: None, part-time job instead.

Grades, Grade Tendencies

Code: [Select]

Mathematics   A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Physics       A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Chemistry     A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Biology:      B | - - - - - - | - - | -

English:      B | - - - - - - | - - | -
History:      B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Geography:    B | - - - - - - | - - | -

Gym:          C | - - - - - - | - - | -
Handicrafts:  C | - - - - - - | - - | -
Art:          D | - - - - - - | - - | -


Spoiler: Harlowe Duncan (flyingdice) (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine
Perks:

• Loyal
• Mild Kleptomaniac
• Athletic
• Aspiring Explorer
• Gifted Salvager
• Irritatable

Equipment: Casual clothes
Inventory: Purse
Club:

Grade Tendencies

Code: [Select]

Mathematics   B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Physics       C | - - - - - - | - - | -
Chemistry     D | - - - - - - | - - | -
Biology:      E | - - - - - - | - - | -

English:      D | - - - - - - | - - | -
History:      A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Geography:    A | - - - - - - | - - | -

Gym:          A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Handicrafts:  B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Art:          B | - - - - - - | - - | -


Spoiler: Jocasta McBride (Harry Baldman) (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine
Perks:

• Introvert
• Dutiful
• Seeks Challenges
• Strives to Improve
• Fair

Equipment: Casual clothing
Inventory: Purse
Club: Drama Club (more or less)

Grade Tendencies

Code: [Select]

Mathematics   A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Physics       B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Chemistry     B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Biology:      B | - - - - - - | - - | -

English:      C | - - - - - - | - - | -
History:      B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Geography:    C | - - - - - - | - - | -

Gym:          B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Handicrafts:  C | - - - - - - | - - | -
Art:          B | - - - - - - | - - | -


Spoiler: Wilton Lowery (Wwolin) (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine, Freshly Caffeinated

Perks:

• Lazy
• Charismatic
• Must Have Coffee
• Veteran Adventurer
• Poor Stamina
• Computer Operator
• Photographic Memory
• Hemophobe

Equipment: Casual clothing
Inventory: Purse
Club: Marching Band

Grade Tendencies

Code: [Select]

Mathematics   B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Physics       A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Chemistry     B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Biology:      C | - - - - - - | - - | -

English:      D | - - - - - - | - - | -
History:      D | - - - - - - | - - | -
Geography:    C | - - - - - - | - - | -

Gym:          D | - - - - - - | - - | -
Handicrafts:  B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Art:          B | - - - - - - | - - | -


Spoiler: What are those skill levels you keep blabbering about? (click to show/hide)

I'm glad you asked! This is the biggest system I'd have to explain. I tried to make it lightweight, but also provide appropriate instruments to differentiate actions by their difficulty level, and deviate from the standard RtD roll table somewhat through them.

Skill levels

• Absolutely Inept (-2)
• Incapable (-1)
• Unskilled (0)
• Average (1)
• Capable (2)
• Outstanding (3)
• Master (4)
• Genius (5)
• Inhuman (6)

Difference/Roll Table

(Action Level) - (Skill Level)	Verbal Description	Natural 1	Natural 2	Natural 3	Natural 4	Natural 5	Natural 6
-3 or less	Trivial	Failure	Partial Success	Success	Full Success	Full Success	Benign Overshot
-2	Easy	Failure	Slight Success	Success	Success	Full Success	Benign Overshot
-1	Routine	Failure	Slight Success	Partial Success	Success	Full Success	Overshot
0	Doable	Backfire	Failure	Partial Success	Success	Full Success	Overshot
1	Challenging	Backfire	Failure	Slight Success	Partial Success	Full Success	Overshot
2	Hard	Backfire	Failure	Failure	Partial Success	Success	Overshot
3	Extreme	Epic Backfire	Failure	Failure	Slight Success	Success	Collateral Overshot
4	Ridiculous	Epic Backfire	Backfire	Failure	Slight Success	Partial Success	Collateral Overshot
5 or more	Impossible	Epic Backfire	Backfire	Failure	Failure	Slight Success	Collateral Overshot

Thus, say, an Mathematics Test of difficulty level 2 (this might not be how tests will work) would be Trivial for a Genius-level mathematics student, Doable for a Capable-level mathematics student and Extreme for an Incapable-level mathematics student. From that, you can roughly surmise how difficult an action objectively is.

Spoiler: And Grade Tendencies? (click to show/hide)

Grade tendencies are, in a nutshell, the grade you'd likely attain in a test, should one be written right now. There's six tests and two exams in one school year, and the final grade is 50% test average and 50% exam average. Exams are usually harder than tests, too, so be sure to study a lot...

Spoiler: Why did it take so long? (click to show/hide)

Blame Dark Souls. Since I'm not even through Sen's Fortress yet, this might go on for a little longer...

Turn proper incoming! Maybe today, maybe tomorrow.

/e: Sorry for the borked table tags, but BBCode seems to be quite unwilling to accept my fix attempts. Be sure to voice any objections to the sheets.
/e: LESSGO THEN. Please remain patient for the actual turn, which will be posted separately. For now I just want to get this out there.

Spoiler: Ezra Amon (PowderMiner) (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine
Perks:

• Exceptionally Diligent
• Obsessive
• Honor Student
• Clear Memory
• Scientifically Minded
• Competent Salvager

Equipment: Casual clothing
Inventory: Purse
Club: None, part-time job instead.

Grades, Grade Tendencies

Code: [Select]

Mathematics   A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Physics       A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Chemistry     A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Biology:      B | - - - - - - | - - | -

English:      B | - - - - - - | - - | -
History:      B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Geography:    B | - - - - - - | - - | -

Gym:          C | - - - - - - | - - | -
Handicrafts:  C | - - - - - - | - - | -
Art:          D | - - - - - - | - - | -


Spoiler: Harlowe Duncan (flyingdice) (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine
Perks:

• Loyal
• Mild Kleptomaniac
• Athletic
• Aspiring Explorer
• Gifted Salvager
• Irritatable

Equipment:
Inventory:
Club:

Grade Tendencies

Code: [Select]

Mathematics   B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Physics       C | - - - - - - | - - | -
Chemistry     D | - - - - - - | - - | -
Biology:      E | - - - - - - | - - | -

English:      D | - - - - - - | - - | -
History:      A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Geography:    A | - - - - - - | - - | -

Gym:          A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Handicrafts:  B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Art:          B | - - - - - - | - - | -


Spoiler: Jocasta McBride (Harry Baldman) (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine
Perks:

• Introvert
• Dutiful
• Seeks Challenges
• Strives to Improve
• Fair

Equipment: Casual clothing
Inventory: Purse
Club: Drama Club (more or less)

Grade Tendencies

Code: [Select]

Mathematics   A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Physics       B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Chemistry     B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Biology:      B | - - - - - - | - - | -

English:      C | - - - - - - | - - | -
History:      B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Geography:    C | - - - - - - | - - | -

Gym:          B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Handicrafts:  C | - - - - - - | - - | -
Art:          B | - - - - - - | - - | -


Spoiler: Wilton Lowery (Wwolin) (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine, Freshly Caffeinated

Perks:

• Lazy
• Charismatic
• Must Have Coffee
• Veteran Adventurer
• Poor Stamina
• Computer Operator
• Photographic Memory
• Hemophobe

Equipment: Casual clothing
Inventory: Purse
Club: Marching Band

Grade Tendencies

Code: [Select]

Mathematics   B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Physics       A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Chemistry     B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Biology:      C | - - - - - - | - - | -

English:      D | - - - - - - | - - | -
History:      D | - - - - - - | - - | -
Geography:    C | - - - - - - | - - | -

Gym:          D | - - - - - - | - - | -
Handicrafts:  B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Art:          B | - - - - - - | - - | -


Spoiler: What are those skill levels you keep blabbering about? (click to show/hide)

I'm glad you asked! This is the biggest system I'd have to explain. I tried to make it lightweight, but also provide appropriate instruments to differentiate actions by their difficulty level, and deviate from the standard RtD roll table somewhat through them.

Skill levels

• Absolutely Inept (-2)
• Incapable (-1)
• Unskilled (0)
• Average (1)
• Capable (2)
• Outstanding (3)
• Master (4)
• Genius (5)
• Inhuman (6)

Difference/Roll Table

(Action Level) - (Skill Level)	Verbal Description	Natural 1	Natural 2	Natural 3	Natural 4	Natural 5	Natural 6
-3 or less	Trivial	Failure	Partial Success	Success	Full Success	Full Success	Benign Overshot
-2	Easy	Failure	Slight Success	Success	Success	Full Success	Benign Overshot
-1	Routine	Failure	Slight Success	Partial Success	Success	Full Success	Overshot
0	Doable	Backfire	Failure	Partial Success	Success	Full Success	Overshot
1	Challenging	Backfire	Failure	Slight Success	Partial Success	Full Success	Overshot
2	Hard	Backfire	Failure	Failure	Partial Success	Success	Overshot
3	Extreme	Epic Backfire	Failure	Failure	Slight Success	Success	Collateral Overshot

4/td] Ridiculous Epic Backfire Backfire Failure Slight Success Partial Success Collateral Overshot 5 or more Impossible Epic Backfire Backfire Failure Failure Slight Success Collateral Overshot Thus, say, an Mathematics Test of difficulty level 2 (this might not be how tests will work) would be Trivial for a Genius-level mathematics student, Doable for a Capable-level mathematics student and Extreme for an Incapable-level mathematics student. From that, you can roughly surmise how difficult an action objectively is.

Spoiler: And Grade Tendencies? (click to show/hide)

Grade tendencies are, in a nutshell, the grade you'd likely attain in a test, should one be written right now. There's six tests and two exams in one school year, and the final grade is 50% test average and 50% exam average. Exams are usually harder than tests, too, so be sure to study a lot...

Spoiler: Why did it take so long? (click to show/hide)

Blame Dark Souls. Since I'm not even through Sen's Fortress yet, this might go on for a little longer...

Turn proper incoming! Maybe today, maybe tomorrow.[/td][/tr][/table]

/e: Sorry for the borked table tags, but BBCode seems to be quite unwilling to accept my fix attempts. Be sure to voice any objections to the sheets.

[Wwolin]

Still need to stat your character sheets and then we're good to go.

/e: LESSGO THEN. Please remain patient for the actual turn, which will be posted separately. For now I just want to get this out there.

Spoiler: Ezra Amon (PowderMiner) (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine
Perks:

• Exceptionally Diligent
• Obsessive
• Honor Student
• Clear Memory
• Scientifically Minded
• Competent Salvager

Equipment: Casual clothing
Inventory: Purse
Club: None, part-time job instead.

Grades, Grade Tendencies

Code: [Select]

Mathematics   A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Physics       A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Chemistry     A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Biology:      B | - - - - - - | - - | -

English:      B | - - - - - - | - - | -
History:      B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Geography:    B | - - - - - - | - - | -

Gym:          C | - - - - - - | - - | -
Handicrafts:  C | - - - - - - | - - | -
Art:          D | - - - - - - | - - | -


Spoiler: Harlowe Duncan (flyingdice) (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine
Perks:

• Loyal
• Mild Kleptomaniac
• Athletic
• Aspiring Explorer
• Gifted Salvager
• Irritatable

Equipment:
Inventory:
Club:

Grade Tendencies

Code: [Select]

Mathematics   B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Physics       C | - - - - - - | - - | -
Chemistry     D | - - - - - - | - - | -
Biology:      E | - - - - - - | - - | -

English:      D | - - - - - - | - - | -
History:      A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Geography:    A | - - - - - - | - - | -

Gym:          A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Handicrafts:  B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Art:          B | - - - - - - | - - | -


Spoiler: Jocasta McBride (Harry Baldman) (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine
Perks:

• Introvert
• Dutiful
• Seeks Challenges
• Strives to Improve
• Fair

Equipment: Casual clothing
Inventory: Purse
Club: Drama Club (more or less)

Grade Tendencies

Code: [Select]

Mathematics   A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Physics       B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Chemistry     B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Biology:      B | - - - - - - | - - | -

English:      C | - - - - - - | - - | -
History:      B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Geography:    C | - - - - - - | - - | -

Gym:          B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Handicrafts:  C | - - - - - - | - - | -
Art:          B | - - - - - - | - - | -


Spoiler: Wilton Lowery (Wwolin) (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine, Freshly Caffeinated

Perks:

• Lazy
• Charismatic
• Must Have Coffee
• Veteran Adventurer
• Poor Stamina
• Computer Operator
• Photographic Memory
• Hemophobe

Equipment: Casual clothing
Inventory: Purse
Club: Marching Band

Grade Tendencies

Code: [Select]

Mathematics   B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Physics       A | - - - - - - | - - | -
Chemistry     B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Biology:      C | - - - - - - | - - | -

English:      D | - - - - - - | - - | -
History:      D | - - - - - - | - - | -
Geography:    C | - - - - - - | - - | -

Gym:          D | - - - - - - | - - | -
Handicrafts:  B | - - - - - - | - - | -
Art:          B | - - - - - - | - - | -


Spoiler: What are those skill levels you keep blabbering about? (click to show/hide)

I'm glad you asked! This is the biggest system I'd have to explain. I tried to make it lightweight, but also provide appropriate instruments to differentiate actions by their difficulty level, and deviate from the standard RtD roll table somewhat through them.

Skill levels

• Absolutely Inept (-2)
• Incapable (-1)
• Unskilled (0)
• Average (1)
• Capable (2)
• Outstanding (3)
• Master (4)
• Genius (5)
• Inhuman (6)

Difference/Roll Table

(Action Level) - (Skill Level)	Verbal Description	Natural 1	Natural 2	Natural 3	Natural 4	Natural 5	Natural 6
-3 or less	Trivial	Failure	Partial Success	Success	Full Success	Full Success	Benign Overshot
-2	Easy	Failure	Slight Success	Success	Success	Full Success	Benign Overshot
-1	Routine	Failure	Slight Success	Partial Success	Success	Full Success	Overshot
0	Doable	Backfire	Failure	Partial Success	Success	Full Success	Overshot
1	Challenging	Backfire	Failure	Slight Success	Partial Success	Full Success	Overshot
2	Hard	Backfire	Failure	Failure	Partial Success	Success	Overshot
3	Extreme	Epic Backfire	Failure	Failure	Slight Success	Success	Collateral Overshot
4	Ridiculous	Epic Backfire	Backfire	Failure	Slight Success	Partial Success	Collateral Overshot
5 or more	Impossible	Epic Backfire	Backfire	Failure	Failure	Slight Success	Collateral Overshot

Thus, say, an Mathematics Test of difficulty level 2 (this might not be how tests will work) would be Trivial for a Genius-level mathematics student, Doable for a Capable-level mathematics student and Extreme for an Incapable-level mathematics student. From that, you can roughly surmise how difficult an action objectively is.

Spoiler: And Grade Tendencies? (click to show/hide)

Grade tendencies are, in a nutshell, the grade you'd likely attain in a test, should one be written right now. There's six tests and two exams in one school year, and the final grade is 50% test average and 50% exam average. Exams are usually harder than tests, too, so be sure to study a lot...

Spoiler: Why did it take so long? (click to show/hide)

Blame Dark Souls. Since I'm not even through Sen's Fortress yet, this might go on for a little longer...

Turn proper incoming! Maybe today, maybe tomorrow.

/e: Sorry for the borked table tags, but BBCode seems to be quite unwilling to accept my fix attempts. Be sure to voice any objections to the sheets.

I fixed those table tags up for you.

[Flying Dice]

((According to his sheet, Harlowe shed his clothes somewhere on the way to school and is now attending in the nude.  ))

[Errol]

Thanks, Wwolin, but BBcode remains stubborn for some unfathomable reason when I try to edit the post. Eh, whatever. Also gave Harlowe his clothes back.