Fantasy Academy of Lyrithna - Closed [Reboot]

[Arrt Saunders]

Welcome to the Academy

Distinguished magician,

On behalf of the Council of Magic, I, Chancellor Paraph, am pleased to provisionally offer you a studentship at the Academy of Lyrithna, the most prestigious institute of magical education in the world. Please accept my personal congratulations for this outstanding achievement.

In offering you a position at the Academy, the Council of Magic has demonstrated its firm belief that you are among the magical exemplary - a belief the Academy hopes has not been misplaced.

Since its inauguration in 1792, the Academy of Lyrithna, and its influence on the magical community, has remained a closely guarded secret. The opening of this most secret letter has released an inviolable and ever-binding malediction upon you, magician; if you speak a word about the Academy to anyone other than those aware of its existence, you shall meet a most unfortunate end.

In light of this forthcoming opportunity, your demise for naivety would be considered a tragedy.

I look forward to officially welcoming you to the Academy, alongside the other extraordinary magicians chosen by the Council of Magic, this Fall.

Honoured magician, please respond with a seal of acceptance or rejection within a single lunar cycle. Failure to respond to this letter will result in cancellation of your offer with utmost haste, and immediate loss of all memories regarding the Academy.

Yours faithfully,

Augustina Paraph,
Channellor of Lyrithna,
Excellency of the Academy.​

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Introduction

Welcome, once again, to the Academy of Lyrithna!

I am hoping to reboot this RP and get it over the line this time. The main premise of this story is that each player in the RP will be creating a young magician between the ages of 18 to 24 (approximately 5 - 10 players will be accepted), who will be attending the Academy of Lyrithna after graduating from their respective schools. The Academy is a top secret institute, founded to support young magicians and foster the development of their sorcery. Very few people know of Lyrithna’s existence - even the location of the Academy is confidential.

The Academy is a guaranteed ticket to success for any one lucky enough to get a foot inside the door, and graduates are often found occupying high-ranking positions in the magical community.

However, all is not what it seems. There have been whispers in the Circus, the body in charge of governing the global magical community, that the Academy has been compromised, that the students are in danger. The Academy and the Council of Magic have been quick to quash any worries, but some people are still suspicious.

The only question is… will you accept the Academy’s invitation?

Please feel free to ask any questions that you might have!

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[voracity]

Hello! Here to report my interest in this as well. Also wanted to mention that I really love the exposition you made for the players, it's always so exciting and heart-stopping (in a good way) when GMs immediately set the mood like -that-.

I hope you don't mind any questions right off the bat like this, but how developed is this magic community in the RP? It's fantastic to have a straightforward motivation for most characters, being that they wish to eventually partake in the higher echelons of the magic society, but what exactly does that entail? Is it just being employed by the governing parties/group? Or what other options are there for graduates of this prestigious academy?

Additionally, this may just be me poking around for spoilers, but in the event that we roleplay out lectures/classes/etc. does that mean that you have systems in place for player's character to actually learn from (like magic languages you may have created for this world, or if people are summoners, you have a monster-encyclopedia for NPCs to teach them about) or are spells/lessons/etc. going to be mostly player-influenced/skipped over?

 

[Elenion Aura]

Really interested!!

 

[The Eight Pointed Star]

What happens if you send a rejection letter X3

 

[nios]

o-oh-- what's this

 

[erzulie]

Interested!

 

[Enum]

Interested.

 

[Honeymilktea]

Sounds fun

 

[Rizzy]

Interested.

 

[Zufaix]

Sign me up!

 

[Arrt Saunders]

Delighted to see interest in this RP.

Hello! Here to report my interest in this as well. Also wanted to mention that I really love the exposition you made for the players, it's always so exciting and heart-stopping (in a good way) when GMs immediately set the mood like -that-.

I hope you don't mind any questions right off the bat like this, but how developed is this magic community in the RP? It's fantastic to have a straightforward motivation for most characters, being that they wish to eventually partake in the higher echelons of the magic society, but what exactly does that entail? Is it just being employed by the governing parties/group? Or what other options are there for graduates of this prestigious academy?

Additionally, this may just be me poking around for spoilers, but in the event that we roleplay out lectures/classes/etc. does that mean that you have systems in place for player's character to actually learn from (like magic languages you may have created for this world, or if people are summoners, you have a monster-encyclopedia for NPCs to teach them about) or are spells/lessons/etc. going to be mostly player-influenced/skipped over?

I will be posting some background information into a Lore Page soon, which hopefully will outline the magical community in the RP. Being invited to the Academy is essentially a one-way ticket to success for any individual - it's a training ground for the best of the best to flourish and thrive. There are a wide array of options available after graduation, but they very much depend on the individual rather than the Academy itself.

The story will be more plot-driven so I don't think there'll be many opportunities for players to play classes and lessons - we will be focusing on character interactions and progressive elements. I would like, if people can, to have players write posts together. This way the dialogue flows more naturally, and players can plan out their discussions and respond to each other's questions and reactions with greater fluidity.

 

[voracity]

Delighted to see interest in this RP.



I will be posting some background information into a Lore Page soon, which hopefully will outline the magical community in the RP. Being invited to the Academy is essentially a one-way ticket to success for any individual - it's a training ground for the best of the best to flourish and thrive. There are a wide array of options available after graduation, but they very much depend on the individual rather than the Academy itself.

The story will be more plot-driven so I don't think there'll be many opportunities for players to play classes and lessons - we will be focusing on character interactions and progressive elements. I would like, if people can, to have players write posts together. This way the dialogue flows more naturally, and players can plan out their discussions and respond to each other's questions and reactions with greater fluidity.

Thank you for the clarification, I'm definitely looking forward to this - especially the latter part, I never thought I'd see it happen on RPN

 

[Arrt Saunders]

The CS, OCC, and Lore pages have been posted.

1. Character Grimoire
2. Out of Character
3. Lore and Background

Circe || voracity || Elenion Aura || T The Eight Pointed Star || erzulie || nios || Enum || Honeymilktea || R Rizzy || Zufaix

 

[East]

This looks right up my alley (including the cooperative posts). Count me interested as well! Looking forward to reading through the Lore when I get home.

 

[Grape Soda]

I'm gonna jump in on this. It looks interesting

 

[Arrt Saunders]

This looks right up my alley (including the cooperative posts). Count me interested as well! Looking forward to reading through the Lore when I get home.

I'm gonna jump in on this. It looks interesting

Great - the deadline for applications (i.e. character sheets) will be the 6th October! Can’t wait to see what people will create, and looking forward to getting this story going!

 

[East]

Thanks for the heads up! Though on further thought, I realized that this is the kind of story I'd want to read rather than write. So, I won't create a character after all, but I hope the RP takes off! The world building is excellent.

 

[Bowl of Sad]

I'm interested, so I'm going to look around to see what you have going on.

 

[Ungifted ;-;]

I’m interested as well.

 

[Grape Soda]

There really is some amazing world building in this

 

[Arrt Saunders]

There really is some amazing world building in this

Thank you! I will close the interest thread in the next few days - and we will hopefully start soon after!

 

[nios]

I'm sorry My CS will take longer to complete because classes have been extremely hectic.

 

[Arrt Saunders]

If anyone is still interested in writing - or would be interested - please submit a CS soon. I will be closing applications, and the RP will begin this week.

 

[nios]

My CS will be completed by tonight.

 

[erzulie]

Bump bump