June Game Announcements

[magicademymods]

June Game Announcements A Word From Your Mod Team As always, we're so happy to see you guys enjoying yourselves, even as we gear up for the fun fun times that are doing your AC. Remember to do that if you haven't already, by the way! Semi-Secret Mechanics? One or two of you have run across this already, but to let everyone know: there are a couple of semi-hidden mechanics in play: Curriculum Breach, and Attracting Unwanted Attention. Should your character do certain things, well, these might happen. And if you see them happening to someone else, well, we're obfuscating what they mean and what results on purpose. Honestly, why even mod a game if you can't spend the entire time laughing maniacally? This Month In Diatu Beautiful Warm Weather isn't really exciting to talk about. The days are uniformly warm just to the point of hot, with occasional showers in the afternoon to cool things off. The campus all but blooms with students taking advantage of these wonderful days, and as night comes later and becomes quite comfortable, things never seem to really calm down on campus. Spells to silence late-night noises become increasingly popular. Thunderstorms, however, are far more interesting, as this time of year finds Ascelion skimming their tops rather than going beneath them. Webs of lightning crackle through a sea of clouds surrounding the island, and some days the lowest-level docks are beneath the surface of the clouds and become unsafe. Wizards flock to the edges of the island on days like this, tapping the electricity for various magical purposes. That is just one reason... Forged and Glyphed Goods Are Everywhere, on the one hand because the environment is quite auspicious for them, and on the other because midterms are coming up and students are working overtime to practice for these critical tests. Overall, goods of this sort are cheaper and more versatile than any other time -- but at the risk of questionable quality. Innovation and practice do not always mean the most advanced and perfected results, after all. Midterms are a thing, by the way. Better study. This Month In Anastara Work Hard For the Money, because the nice weather and the preparation for a week of fun and folly after midterms are over mean the city is gearing up for business. Shopfronts are being cleaned, stocks are being inventoried, storerooms are being cleared of rats (though most jobs of the latter sort go to level 1 adventuring parties). An enterprising student can make a tidy sum if they're willing to put some time and effort into picking up part-time jobs. Adventures As detailed on our Adventures page, you may sign up for an adventure by responding to the appropriate comment on this post. We will respond with your adventure setups in a few days. You may undertake a new adventure this month even if you are still in an adventure from previous months. We also want to encourage everyone to involve others in your adventures! Though it is possible to do many adventures solo, we intend them as opportunities for characters to mix and mingle. Actions To represent characters working long-term towards a goal, you can submit up to two actions on the appropriate comment below that your character will be focusing their time towards (or one action twice). This can range from studying, to exploration, to trying to gain points for the Colormarch, to buttering up NPCs, to others. At the end of the month, once you submit AC, you will be given your results. The Colormarch! We've calculated the Colormarch stats for the past months and victory goes to Eiather! The Gates and the Walk are now in azure and cobalt, and as a reward, you have all been granted A Forged Wand. These splendid wands are enchanted such that they may be slid up the sleeves of robes or clothing and never fall out, nor cause any discomfort or impairment while so tucked away. So the Ghost Dragon is Still Hanging Out? Apparently. And some students are trying to figure that out. Monthly Mod Plans Update Locations to include all new discovered areas (monthly) Update Adventures with new options (monthly) Create a Religion page to explain the religion of the Tenscore Kingdoms (we swear we'll do this sometime)

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Actions

[magicademymods]

[talkyourwayout]

Louie Duck's actions this month will be:

1. Putting his business loan, previously obtained, to good use by starting a delivery service - right now, his sole (underpaid) employee is Orisa. I have discussed this with Dragon!

2. Studying for midterms.

Rapunzel's actions this month will be:

1. Exploring the school and surrounding areas.

2. Charting the night skies to see if there are differences between patterns in the stars, planets, et cetera compared to places she's been in the past.

[woo_oo]

This month, Webby will be studying with a focus on Sundering, and exploration!

[fatedsacrifice]

Noctis will be studying for midterms & attempting to learn a teleport spell.

Yuki will be studying for midterms & trying to gain points for the Colormarch

Hendrik will be doubling down (x2 actions) on studying for midterms.

[treno_nobleman]

Kuja will be studying for midterms. He will also be exploring with Califleur when he can.

[outofyourshadow]

Lena will spend this month trying to earn a bit of extra money, as well as spending time in the Library of Fire and Ash to prepare for midterms.

Fluttershy will also be studying for midterms, as well as strengthening her bond with Ballet and especially Tango (gotta catch him up after all).

[noasark]

This month, Noa will be helping others to Study for midterms, by making a study group!

...He'll also be putting some extra effort into more personal Magic Practice- specifically he wants to get some headway in his Fantastics.

EDIT: Changed Exploring to Practice since apparently GhostDragonTime is an adventure now (thanks Spyro)- an adventure....that will be after my exam... (THANKSSPYRO,,,)

Re: Actions

[sevenyearsasleep]

Link will:

1. Study for those midterms, albeit, reluctantly, and try to earn points for the Colormarch.

2. Inspired by the thunderstorms, he will try to regain the ability to make the Song of Storms work on his ocarina.

[daughterofclay]

Jude will be trying to figure out/butter up "Anastara Diatu" (he seems like a ghost with interesting secrets) and also investing some quality time in the study of Fantastics.

Re: Actions

[gender_neutral]

V: on hold until I get the PM you said is coming.

Xion: time with Roxas and Axel, and studying the children's books Axel gave her. (possibly studying in general if Sunset and Noa convince her that Midterms matter.)

Sho: Find his Dragon, Find his Dragon., FIND HIS DRAGON.

Re: Actions

[puzzlers]

Lady is going to see if she can strengthen her bond with her special connection and practice sundering.

Yugi is going to war games with Kaiba and Atem x2.

[bearshermark]

Eleven will be Researching Dragonkind with a focus on the historical period of time wherein humans were enslaved and however it was that era began/ended.

With help from Yotsuyu, he will also write a letter to the Empress of Noa.

Re: Actions

[hotheadwarmheart]

Lea will be working in his Forging, this time specifically trying to replicate an Abas chain (which provides a bit of protection against three types of elemental magic) and/or a Protect Belt (which provides a magical boost to physical durability). He'll also be taking advantage of some of the part time work available to earn some extra money in between studying and other things.

[afterthemoon]

Isa studied for midterms, and looked into part time work for some extra money.

Late Actiona are Late

[advocateofgenderequality]

Kazuma will be stealthily visiting the Library of Fire and Ash in order to try and learn about other secret/hidden/forbidden places and locations within the Academy and Anastara.

He will also being visiting the Business Club and brainstorming with/picking at the minds there to see what amenities this world is missing compared to modern Japanese society and technology that he could then recreate to patent and/or sell.

[perfectenn]

Tenn studied for midterms (all classes) and booked performance work around his school schedule as he was able.

[goingbythebook]

Huey will be studying for midterms, go figure. He's also been exploring the city below.

[king_of_egypt]

After being distracted from the research, Atem buckled down and studied for midterms x 2.

[paradoxical_personality]

Hel studied for midterms and tried to see whether the cloth of infinity could be used on a living being (providing you don't fully seal the cloth since living things need to breath).

LATE BUT... MODS SAID SO

[holdyourhorns]

Spyro was studying for the midterms and more likely than not got a just barely passing grade. Like a D- and definitely not an F+.

Also, there was practicing those anti-Dictonomy anti-Dictation techniques (the Dragon Mind thing) just before the still ongoing adventure at Ire's behest.

Super late as well, mods said it was ok to post!

[twilightskey]

During Roxas's first month here, he'll mostly be exploring the grounds both on his own and with Xion and Axel. Also, rather than studying for midterms, he'll try to talk to his NPC connection, Gideon the Wise, just to see if he can learn new things about this strange world.

Re: Actions

[mithrarin]

Jecht is focusing on Blitzball and reluctantly studying.

Orisa is delivering for Louie and studying!

Dust is working on his familiar bond, and studying.

Adventures

[magicademymods]

[healingincantation]

Signing Rapunzel up for "Lost!", please!

Re: Adventures

[woo_oo]

it's about time I got Webby into some adventure shenanigans - keeping with the theme of last month, I'm going with Stop In the Name of Love!