Chrestomathic Mod Account

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// Taken //

2008-12-15T04:38:26Z

Character: Head Teacher
PB: None
Player: Marie and Kiona

Character: Haruno Sakura
PB: Aya Ueto
Contact info: Here.
Player: Reichi

upcoming

Character: Momochi Zabuza
PB: Dave Navarro
Player: Chag

Character: Sabakuno Temari
PB: Maggie Grace
Contact info: Here.
Player: Mori

Character: Tayuya
PB: Alexz Johnson
Player: Angie

Character: Tsunade
PB: Charlize Theron
Player: Terra

Character: Uzumaki Naruto
PB: Ed Speelers
Contact info: Here.
Player: Marie

// Applications //

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To apply, simply reply to this in the comments. We may ask you to correct something or add something to your application before making a final decision. Make sure you've read the rules, first!

IMPORTANT: If you wish to apply for a teacher, it'll be important for you to keep in touch with us, as teachers will be following the Head Teacher's orders often. When an event takes place, he will deliver his message/directions to them.

Name ✘ [What you preferred to be called]
Personal journal ✘
Email ✘
Instant Messenger ✘ [AIM, Yahoo, MSN, ect....]

Character ✘
Character's Age ✘ [Please make this realistic/appropriate for the roleplay.]
PB ✘ [Try picking someone original that still resembles the character]
Teacher, Adult or Student? ✘ [Please make this realistic with the character's age. A teacher is someone the characters have worked with in classes beforehand and are the ones who will keep track of the students via the journals. An adult is one of the people the students will be working for.]
-----If they're student, what grades do you believe your character gets? Why? ✘ [This is to help justify which internship your character would be involved with. Keep in mind that we value you staying IC.]
Internship involved with? ✘ [See the FAQ for further details.]
Background and personality ✘ [Give a detailed background for your character; at least, two-three paragraphs. Give us enough for us to know what went on with your character in the past and how they behave.]
Third-Person Sample ✘ [250 word minimum.]
Journal sample ✘ [Write enough to give us an idea how you play them.]

Copy this:

Name ✘ [What you preferred to be called]
Personal journal ✘ 
Email ✘
Instant Messenger ✘ [AIM, Yahoo, MSN, ect....]

Character ✘ 
Character's Age ✘ [Please make this realistic/appropriate for the roleplay.]
PB ✘ [Try picking someone original that still resembles the character]
Teacher, Adult or Student? ✘ [Please make this realistic with the character's age. A teacher is someone the characters have worked with in classes beforehand and are the ones who will keep track of the students via the journals. An adult is one of the people the students will be working for.]
-----If they're student, what grades do you believe your character gets? Why? ✘ [This is to help justify which internship your character would be involved with. Keep in mind that we value you staying IC.]
Internship involved with? ✘ [See the <a href="http://didascalic.livejournal.com/954.html#cutid1">FAQ</a> for further details.]
Background and personality ✘ [Give a detailed background for your character; at least, two-three paragraphs. Give us enough for us to know what went on with your character in the past, and how they behave.]
Third-Person Sample ✘ [250 word minimum.]
Journal sample ✘ [Write enough to give us an idea how you play them.]

// Reserves //

2008-12-15T04:32:26Z

dexteria - Kakuzu (Jan 27th)

**-indicates last extension

Reserves are here so you can hold a character without worrying that anyone will app them first. Reserves will last for a week, and you are allowed one extension.

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// FAQ //

2008-12-15T04:31:32Z

"What is this game about?"
----From the profile, "Chrestomathic is a Naruto based AU roleplay, where the characters happen to be part of a special program of their university/college. Said programs offer them internships in various work places, depending on their grades, of course. They must keep a blog of their experience in a real work place, and occasionally meet with the teachers to discuss their time. This is a great opportunity to know what working in the real world feels like, and to take the next few steps into adulthood.

Of course, it's not going to be that easy, and the characters will have to work hard not to get kicked out of the program."

As it says, characters that are students will be participating in a program that places them in various work places to earn school credit, and teachers will oversee their progress during it. There are several different choices, which will be explained in the next part of the FAQ.

"Internships?! Our characters are working?!"
----Yes! Your characters have been chosen to participate in this program to give them work experience for the ~*~*~real world~*~*~. Whatever their grades, or background, the students are placed into the program, and then once a student's grade has been looked at, they are placed into the internship judged appropriate for them.

The teachers in charge of the project lead students in the different areas, and to evaluate the work and improvements and they go through. Both students and teachers will keep a weekly journal of their experiences.

Once a week, your characters will have a day of classes, made specially for those in the program. The classes will be on Mondays, and the students will meet occasionally meet for a group session to discuss their experiences, and what they've learned.

And now! A list of the internships:

Lower grade level options
These two are basically to show students what could happen to them if they don't do the best they can in their studies. They're meant to be embarrassing and very hard, to encourage them to work harder so they can switch to a better internship.
⇒ Janitor work: This entails working as a Janitor in the buildings some of these internships are taking place. Prepare for your character to work hard.
⇒ Porn company office worker: This entails small tasks such as making photocopies, delivering memos, etc. This office is in the basement of the small production studio described below.

Middle grade level options
⇒ Production Studio: This entails helping out a small production company. They have a studio for voice overs/dubbing, music recording, filming, and also have rooms for graphic designers to work in. Students are welcome to help in the creativity processes of the office. It's a very small company that's just starting out.
⇒ Computer/Web programming: This entails working in one of the school's own buildings, programming either website or computers, as well as testing both out, or helping out with the tech support.
High grade level options
⇒ Lawyer's Assistant: Assisting with the school's lawyers. It's a small lawyer cabinet associated with the University, and they accept student help.
⇒ Doctor/Nurse Assistant: This entails helping out in the school's clinic: it's very small and nowhere as busy or hectic as a real hospital, but real accidents do happen there, and the pressure is still there.

Of course, you can suggest other options, but the choice to accept them or not remains ours. Try make something that would appeal to more people, so your character isn't the only one working in it.

"Teachers? What do they do for the students?"
----Teachers guide the students, make sure they're representing the school in a good way, and grade them. They will be working with the students occasionally, and when they aren't, they need to check on the students and their employers at least once a week.

"What about the adults? Who are they?"
----The adults are the people the students will be working for: in other words, a lawyer, a doctor, a graphic designer or a janitor.

"So who exactly is the head teacher?"
----The head teacher is controlled by the mods through this account. The Head Teacher basically informs the teachers what their students should be doing.

With this account, we will be handing out 'events' and also using it for activity checks. Technically, the Activity check will be the day all of the teachers meet with the Head Teacher to give them an update on their students and to hand in grades. While this 'grading' happens, it is up to player what happens with their characters' grade. Try to make it somewhat realistic. If the student is ditching his internship work all time, I doubt he's getting an A.

"So how does posting work here?"
----Students and teachers will post in their own journals for their assignments, and while they need to post once a week for the program, they can also post for personal/recreational reasons, private posts and filtered posts to certain people. They can post video and voice posts.

Logs and IM conversations need to be posted in chrestomathic.

"Do you use PBs here/What are PBs?"
----CURRENTLY, We are holding voting through the Applications to decide this. PBs (or played-by's) are icons use actors/singers/ect. that you use to portray your character. If this comm decides to use them, please pick a PB (hollow_art is a good place to start.) that fits your character, and PLEASE try not to use overused PBs such as Gackt or Hyde. Be creative and original! ♥

"Where does all of this take place?"
----This takes place in a fairly large North American city. The college your characters are attending/work at is (Konoha University.

"How does this alternate universe work? Do all characters know each other?"
----This is actually up to the players. If you wish for your characters to have known each other in the past, you're free to do so. Remember, however, that we encourage you stay IC, so making Kiba and Shizune twins doesn't work. Try to stay reasonable. It's assumed that most characters have an idea of who everyone else is, considering they are part of a program and have likely seen each other before.

As this is an AU, it means that none of them have any knowledge of ninjutsu, genjutsu, etc. It's possible for your character to be an adept of martial arts, but no magic or super powers in our world, so none in this one, either. Cellphones, movies, books, television, games, all of that exist for them. The blogging service they use is actually Livejournal (this is to keep things simple: no need to make up terms for a blog service that doesn't exist), however they obviously don't have access to anything that talks about Naruto itself or any of the communities/websites/published magazines/manga volumes that relate to it.

If you need things to be clarified, feel free to leave a comment and we will reply as soon as we possibly can!

// Rules //

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⇒ Act Respectful ▪ Please treat everyone respectfully. You may not get along with everyone all the time, or agree with them, but you're all here for the same reason; to have fun playing these characters in pretendy fun-time games. Let's make it an enjoyable experience for everyone!
If, however, a problem comes up that can not be solved by the players or is ignored, please bring it to one of the mods. We aren't on constantly, but you can always send an email to chrestomathicmods@gmail.com, or check the Contact post if you wish to speak to one of us one-on-one.

⇒ Communicate ▪ It might seem odd, but this is extremely important. Talking outside of the game with people you interact with often can change things drastically, even if it's only every once in a while. It's important to be honest, so if a problem arises please try to talk it out, if possible. There's no need to harass players, though -- IMing them endlessly can get annoying, but while threading or to explain your character's behavior it's heavily encouraged.

⇒ No godmodding/powergaming/metagaming ▪ Don't do it. If you aren't sure what some of these terms mean, here is a handy dictionary of role playing terms. Godmodding takes a lot out of the fun of playing with others, and is incredibly disrespectful. There will be consequences for those caught doing so, or anything else that takes away from people's experiences. Of course, if you've asked a player beforehand for their approval, or they have specifically told you that their character would move this way or say that or feel this, then it's fine.

⇒ Stay In-character ▪ Just because this is an AU roleplaying game, it doesn't give you an excuse to play Kiba as prissy little girl, for example. Please keep in mind that you want to play the character that was originally presented to you by Masashi Kishimoto. Playing an AU can be difficult, as the goal is to keep characters as IC as possible while having them have lived an entirely different life. We are aware that being IC is also a hard level to reach, as, technically, only Masashi Kishimoto himself can do so. However we expect them to be recognizable. We also know character development happens, which is definitely encouraged and can also definitely change a character. Players that are entirely out of character will be dealt with on a case-by-case with the mods, and e-mailing us should be kept for emergencies or real problems we seem to have missed. Talking to the player first is always a good idea, but of course, try to do so in a positive way and to stay respectful.

⇒ IC=/=OOC ▪ Don't take what's said in-character personally. There will be characters that are utter jerks, but that doesn't mean that their player is one. So just keep this in mind. ♥ It makes it easier for everyone, really.

⇒ Stay active ▪ Activity checks will be once a month. About a week (more or less) prior to the AC, there will be a mod reminder, though after that post activity will not count toward the Activity Check. So in reality, you're getting more than three weeks to be active. More on this here. This rule is subject to change if it shows that too much time is being allowed between Activity checks, or regarding how the game flows/what players seem to prefer.

⇒ Character limit is 2 ▪ This is to give others a chance to play characters, and to limit the amount of playercest. While playercest isn't necessarily breaking the rules, the mods aren't fond of it. It's way more fun to allow others to play characters and to have even more people to interact with than only having a handful of people playing everyone in Naruto's cast of characters. If you are considering a second character, please talk to the mods first.

⇒ Have fun! ▪ It's why we're all here! ♥! Have fun playing the characters in the environment they're in, creating their past and futures here at Chrestomathic. :3