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[qwerty;]

DEAR STUDENT,

We're not going to pretend like we know everything about you. We don't. Really, we barely know anything about you. But we know enough. We know that you're one of the superhuman, and we know that means you have powers. We can guess that every night you probably wonder if you're meant for more.

Here at S.T World Institute, you can probably find out. Our teachers are the strongest, fastest, smartest; if anyone can help you understand these superhuman abilities of yours, and unlock your true potential, it's us. Maybe we'll even teach you how to save the world.

In case you're wondering: yes, this is a letter of admission. And yes, we know you're bright enough to not turn us down. I look forward to seeing you within our doors.

Best regards,
Headmistress Donaghue

"I don't think it's wise, don't think it's wise at all. We had a system, and, sure, it wasn't perfect, but it sure as hell worked. Hasn't Donaghue ever heard of not fixing something that isn't broken?"

The sentiment above, quoted from Administrative Head of the Manhattan Superhuman Detention Center, is echoed by many across the globe in regards to S.T. World Institute's announced policy change. For as long as the SAI has been around (Superhuman Alignment Index), only those scoring low (between 1 and 50) on the exam have been allowed admission into the prestigious institution. Those scoring high (between 51 and 100) are statistically inclined towards committing crimes, their profile fitting with what most of the population would consider a "Villain." The SAI is administered annually from kindergarten to twelfth grade in Marked Academies, a worldwide network of schools specifically for the superpowered; if a student repeatedly scores high, then they are sent to SH Detention Centers, facilities specifically designed to keep delinquents of their superhuman caliber in

With her ascension to the post of headmistress, Janaan Donaghue, a figure both fiercely loved and hated depending on who you ask, has wasted no time in turning the world on its head. She is doing something no one has ever seen before: allowing superpowered young adults with high SAI scores in.

Is this a change for the better? Or is it a change for the worse?

Only time will tell.

—an excerpt from the New York Times​

So let's get this party started!

First off, I apologize if it's hard to read the summary to the left. If you'd like an easier time of it, here's a link to a (more or less) unformatted, plain text version in Google Docs.

The premise of this rp is that it's set in the modern world, more or less, but there's a very, very small number of the population (<1%) who possess superhuman powers. Think your mainstream Avenger, or Justice Leaguer. All schools have a screening process beginning in preschool to identify those rare powered children and put them in Marked Academies, which have unique curricula keeping their students' unique abilities in mind and allow them to be with others like them.

There's something called the SAI: the Superhuman Alignment Index. Superhuman children take it every year beginning in preschool and receive a score from 1-100. Scores in either extreme (low or high) are very rare; if you get a score from 1-10 or 90-100, then you're destined for either very great or very awful things, respectively. The lower the score, the "safer" you're considered. A good, law-abiding citizen at the very least, but maybe even a world-saving superhero. The higher the score, the more "dangerous" you're considered. They call it "crime inclination," to be politically correct, but everyone thinks "villain," really. Scores from 1-50 are considered low, and scores from 51-100 are considered high.

Technically, these superhuman kids are supposed to be given a chance until 12th grade, but if you score high too often, you're sent to detention centers, to be basically incarcerated until you rot. Those who score low apply to post-secondary institutions specifically created for those with powers, and although the term sounds fantastical, they do essentially get trained to be superheroes. (The most prestigious of these is the S.T. World Institute).

Unfair? Maybe.

But new Headmistress Donaghue has completely changed the policy. Starting from here on out, S.T. World Institute is going to be admitting students with high SAI scores as well: not just in their new class of applicants, but also actively recruiting those between 18-23 inside detention centers. They're also going to be looking for potential students who've slipped through the cracks: those, either heroically- or villainously-inclined, who have been in family situations that prevented them from enrolling in school/Marked Academies and who have been historically ignored.

And, here, inside the revolutionized S.T. World Institute, is where our story begins.

 

[qwerty;]

Rules ;​

&& 00. The discord is here.
&& 01. Characters are allowed (at a maximum) two main powers, but they can have a number of more insignificant abilities. Choose these powers wisely! If they have one super strong power, then don't make their other main power equally as impressive, or straight up don't give them another one. Don't make your character(s) OP. It ruins the fun.
&& 02. Don't god-mod, don't powerplay, the whole shebang. In this RP, there's going to be conflicts between Bad Guys™ and I don't want to see your character fucking them all up without breaking a sweat, or moving the plot drastically in some random direction.
&& 03. But, in relation to that, don't be afraid to spice things up! This is going to be plot-driven, but that doesn't mean I'm opposed to working around things. If you're afraid that what you're going to do next is going to be too big, then DM me about it first.
&& 04. Goes without saying, but please don't be a jerk. I would love drama and shit to go down in the IC, but keep that out of the OOC. If you have problems with another roleplayer, DM me, or go to them individually. Keep other people out of your beef.
&& 05. The first hint of bigoted rhetoric (racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, racism, to name a few) and you're getting booted. That's not going to slide.
&& 06. Have fun or I'll cry.

 

[qwerty;]

vellichor. mon dieu. wafflegirl Svisttt Maree labyrinthine Dumplingboy BackSet apolla Abendrot irusu hwayi Fleuve aeipathy fifth Eldarkon R Rizzy Doctor Nope

 

[vellichor.]

congrats on the amount of interest you got!! super excited for this roleplay to start

 

[fifth]

owo

edit: just wanted to post once in this thread, haha. How many characters max?

 

[qwerty;]

hey everyone! idk if any of you are nervous but if you are, please feel free to post in the CS thread whenever you're ready! don't worry about waiting for anyone else to post or anything, it's open

fifth omfg i'm so sorry i only saw this post before you edited ahhhh
i have no hard character cap! take as many as you can handle. i'm going to start getting nervous if you make like eight characters, but honestly, you know your limits best.

 

[TYPE]

Hello, yall - posted just to get in there. CS that is. Can't wait to see where this goes.

 

[Pai Chan]

any type of "bad guy/girl" characters can be made or maybe bad influenced?

 

[qwerty;]

forgot to tag deer

Pai Chan : most definitely!

 

[Dumplingboy]

qwerty; In the cs you asked for our scores meaning we have had to be going to the school for some amount of time so im guessing we are not new students. if i am right have we all been going to school together that we know enough about each other to not force interactions. Or is this a first time meeting thing for us all?

 

[qwerty;]

Dumplingboy actually, the SAI score is going to be the most recent SAI test you took in secondary school, before admissions into S.T. World Institute! most characters are going to be new students (S.T. views applications annually and admits both 18-year-olds and 23-year-olds and everyone in betwern, since often people try again after rejection or work for a bit and decide they want a chance; this year will have quite a few new students over 18 since they’re going to actively recruit from detention centers).

however, you are definitely free to make a character who’s been going to the Institute for a couple of years. it’s just going to be a first-time meeting for them as well, since they haven’t met these new students before.

 

[SP3CT3R]

qwerty; Alright so I got a power idea and I just want to make sure it's not too farfetched or anything.

Basically, my character's body would be connected to this gigantic, extradimensional Lovecraftian horror, and he can portal in parts of this beast on his body or certain surfaces nearby to create an eldritch "landscape". I'm debating adding some form of telepathy as well, but we've got enough psychics.

 

[qwerty;]

SP3CT3R that's a hella unique idea!! i don't see anything wrong with it at all, as long as you flesh out the details well enough that it has fairly established capabilities and limits.

 

[SP3CT3R]

Y E E T

Also irusu sorry to bother you but do you mind reducing the borders or whatever on your CSes? They go outside the boundaries of the page on mobile and it's hard to scroll.

 

[Braddington]

Hola, everyone! Saw this, and as a glutton for anything like this, thought I would throw my hat into the ring!

 

[Eldarkon]

Thought I'd make a archvillain type character. currently a work of progress, soon to come

 

[irusu]

Y E E T

Also irusu sorry to bother you but do you mind reducing the borders or whatever on your CSes? They go outside the boundaries of the page on mobile and it's hard to scroll.

sure thing! my apologies.

 

[qwerty;]

hey everyone!!!! a lot more characters are completed than i thought, so here is the first wave of officially accepted characters:

Isaac Alvarez (Nox) — 76 SAI — anguish empowerment & poison manipulation — played by vellichor.
Concord R. Halbeck (Scatterbrain) — 51 SAI — confusion aura & psionic discombobulation — played by TYPE
Willow Adams (Voodoo) — 30 SAI — pain & damage reflection — played by Dumplingboy
Remy Myers-Daigneau (Adrenaline) — 64 SAI — hormone/sociochemical manipulation & digestive DNA info — played by hwayi
Nathaniel G. Breckenridge (Paradox) — 48 SAI — information absorption & illusion generation — played by Braddington
Bae Moon-Soo (Aphelion) — 50 SAI — space manipulation & cosmic/radiation manipulation— played by mon dieu.
Evergreen Fields (Winter) — 44 SAI — cryokinesis & umbrakinetic creature creation — played by fifth (clearfish on RPN)
Jason Morgo (Destro) — 100 SAI — gravity manipulation & spacial perception — played by Eldarkon

don't rush if you see this!!!!! the tentative start date of this roleplay is next tuesday, november 20th.

 

[Dumplingboy]

Sigh all of these fancy ass cs I’m really going to have to whip out my lap top

 

[Pai Chan]

i'm bad at making CSs look fancy lol. so mine is gonna look stale. but i'll have mine up tonight or tomorrow

 

[Pai Chan]

anyone know how to do word wrapping. cause i can't, for the life of me, find out how this bb coding works. and everything i've looked up on google doesn't work either

 

[fifth]

Edited mine with fancy bbcode, y'all thought I didn't have a template prepared.

 

[Pai Chan]

OH, i can't believe i didn't even think about any of those. i feel embarrassed

 

[Dumplingboy]

[ MAVERICK LEBEAU . ]

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— FATAL TOUCH & TERRAKINESIS.

What happens when the kiss of death and a voodoo doll touch each other?

 

[Dumplingboy]

I think I might either change my characters personality or make a new one, if i would have known everyone was going to make a character thats "nice" or "easy to get along with" I would have made a bitch to begin with. lol this is a damn school we got to have at least one my shit don't stink person in the school, more conflict means better character development at this rate we all gonna be best friends.