The Roleplaying Academy : Where We Seek to Improve Ourselves, and Others

[rpgangel]

WELCOME, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

Here in the RolePlaying Academy, we seek to improve the skills we already have and to help those struggling find a place to learn and grow. Once enrolled, you will be assigned to a Mentor who will guide you, teach you, and most importantly, show you how things are done.

What do I do?

If you seek a Mentor, simply leave a post asking for one. Don't forget to mention what it is that you wish to learn; improvements in language, character creation, plot and more.

Okay, so, once I get a Mentor, then what?

Discuss with your Mentor how you will be tutored; will it be through lessons? Or does your Mentor want you to join a Roleplay and see what you've got? It all depends on the Mentor and their method of teaching. The first step is establishing communication, then identifying your weaknesses, and from there the learning can begin.

When am I done / When will I know I've improved?

That will be up to your Mentor. They're not just going to talk at you, they'll ensure that you improve and work rigorously to achieve this, at times directly involving themselves in your own work.

MENTORS

The cream of the crop in their respective fields, these guys know what they're talking about--and have the proof to back up their egos and/or what other people say about them.

Can I sign up to be a Mentor?

Of course. Simply fill out the template provided below and PM it to me.

Username
Desired Position(s) of Mentor
Example of Work
Why you should be a Mentor
How you would Teach

Why are there different 'types' of Mentors...? That's weird.

Because each Mentor will have an area / areas they specialise in.

MENTOR TYPES

—CUNNING LINGUIST
Mentors who know their spelling, grammar, wording, sentence structure, and anything else to make your writing competent and interesting.

—CREATIVE EXTRAORDINAIRE
Mentors who can get the juices flowing in that brain of yours and teach you how to be original.

—WEB-WEAVER
Mentors on drawing together the significant and the intricate in your creations, with successful and meaningful results.

—BULLSHIT ARTIST
Mentors who've got the gift to make even the most far-fetched concept not only sound understandable, but believable too.

—IDEALOGY EXPERT
Mentors on ideas - how to grow and shape them, and incorporate them into roleplays, characters and more.

—ARENA MASTER
Mentors on fighting, showing you the techniques and tools of the trade, as well as getting your warrior up to scratch.

—GENREMEISTER
Mentors who know the features and works of their adopted genre like the back of their hand, helping you to develop and settle into any world or character of that style.

—WORLD-MAKER
Mentors who can help you create worlds as fascinating and detailed as any story.

—POST-IT-POSTER
Mentors who don't know the meaning of the term 'writer's block' - they know how to churn out interesting posts that people will actually want to read.

—BASTARDLY VILLAIN
Mentors on baddies--and how to actually make them, you know, BAD.

—HONORABLE HERO
Mentors on making heroes--without making them rip-offs of your favorite characters, avoiding Mary Sues, and making them original heroes that actually do something.

—GREY-MATTERER
Mentors who can get into the gooey insides of your characters' minds and bring out the aspects you need them to show.

And Many More to Come! If you have an idea for a Mentor type, simply state so in a post while giving a ridiculous name for your type. (Ridiculous / Humorous Name Required)

Can I pick a Mentor?

Most certainly, but please respect the Mentor’s wishes if they cannot / choose not to teach you. You have to understand that Mentors are people like you, and may be busy with other Students, or have problems they must handle in Real Life.

What if I don't want a Mentor? What if I just have a question, or want a little advice?

That's alright, just come on by and ask away. :]

[rpgangel]

MENTORS

Citrus Cult, The
Anything but Cunning Linguist
With the knowledge of practice makes perfect, this guy's the one to go for anything. And is Citrus Scented.

Darkfyre
Bastardly Villains
He scares me. *hides*

Eventua
World-Maker
If you can think it, he'll show you how to make it. :D

GrandMaster_Chris
Arena Master
Always willing to jump into the fray, this Mentor won't let you down in the ways of the Battles.

King Wolfe
Idealogy Expert
From a guy who never runs out of ideas, this guy's the guy to go to for ideas. 'Cause he's got a million of them. And a million ideas for each of those ideas. That's a lot!

Lionheart, The
Cunning Linguist
Fairly acquainted with the ways or words, as well as being able to tutor English in real life, too, this guy not only knows how to spell, he knows how to teach people how to spell.

LongLiveLife
Cunning Linguist, Arena Master, Web Weaver
A warrior whose spelling is as quick and sharp as his blade.

Lord of Chaos
All of them, except Honorable Hero
A real life teacher-to-be teaching. What more must I say?

Nevermore
Cunning Linguist; Creative Extraordinaire; Bullshit Artist; Idealogy Expert; Bastardly Villains; Honorable Heroes
Experienced in the ways of the keyboard of typing, not only does he RP, he writes Fanfics, too!.

Ordeith
Cunning Linguist ; Creative Extraordinaire ; Ideology Expert ; World-Maker ; Bastardly Villain ; Genremeister - High Fantasy
An experienced and friendly face always willing to lend a hand, whatever you need, he's your man.

Orion
Arena Master warrior creation ; Genremeister science-fiction ; All others save Honourable Hero and Bastardly Villain
Moderator, and somewhat of a jack-of-all-trades, he throws himself into large projects and typically puts too much on his plate. Not that that will stop him from offering any help!

OmniChaos
Bastardly Villain, Creative Extraordinaire
Excelling in the dastardly ways of evil, even villains have masters.

Professor, The
Post-It Poster ; Creative Extraordinaire ; Cunning Linguist ; World-Maker ;Idealogy Expert ; Genremeister - Epic/High Fantasy
As his username states, this guy's willing to help in any area possible; a jack of all trades and talented at said trades.

Prophet
All save for World-Maker, particularly creation and development roles
A man who's been around more than most, he well and truly knows the tricks of the trade and would be glad to share them with you.

Takushi Rena
Honorable Hero ; Creative Extraordinaire
Moderator of Roleplaying, and Roleplaying since '04, she has both the time and experience to back her up, and she's the sweetest thing.

Weeaboo
Bullshit Artist; Creative Extraordinaire
Talented, determined, and experienced; and she RPs, to sweeten the deal.

[rpgangel]

To be reserved, thank you <3

25 Characters again

[Weeaboo]

I wonder, is this a discussion?

If so, based on what was posted in the other thread, which position(s) would I be best for...?

/steal post virginity reservation

[rpgangel]

This could be a discussion thread as well, if only for ideas to improve and Mentorship tips and complaining and such.

[Weeaboo]

Pshaw, answer my question :>

[Takushi Rena]

Stickied! That might be a trial thing, though. ;; Not sure if it'll stay up there or not...

[rpgangel]

Stickied! That might be a trial thing, though. ;; Not sure if it'll stay up there or not...

Well, we won't know until we try, right?

Pshaw, answer my question :>

What do you think you're best at?

[kazukifafner]

I definitely like this idea. I don't think I'll be much help (since I know more about Creative Writing than I do about the specifics of Roleplaying, if that makes sense), but I love the initiative.

[Axel Owns]

put me under grammar hound, if you would. I feel like that's where I'll be of most use :].

edit: also, are you doing a creative play on words when you said "bastardly villains," or did you mean "dastardly?"

[rpgangel]

put me under grammar hound, if you would. I feel like that's where I'll be of most use :].

edit: also, are you doing a creative play on words when you say "bastardly villains," or do you mean "dastardly?"

It's a play on words, a lame one, at that. ^^;;

[Professor Ven]

I'm up for mentoring. Willing to teach anything but Bastardly Villans/Honorable Heroes/Battle-Ready.

[Weeaboo]

Well, we won't know until we try, right?



What do you think you're best at?

I do pretty good setting explanations. I also think Tenya said some things in the other thread.

[Eventua]

I sent you a PM, apparently! Uh, is I accepted? o_O

[Oe98]

I am here seeking a mentor! I wish to be helped creating "bad guys" for a roleplay a friend and I have been working on for quite the time (concepts and settings, but we need to work on the characters within the plot). To be completely honest, I at first thought it would be easy to come up with a baddie. But as time went on, I realized that I could be better at it.

I could also use a lot of help with posting regularly with interesting posts. I'm used to writing poetry or stories, which aren't really anything like interval add-ons that RPs seem to require.

Requesting: Lord of Chaos - Bastardly Villains & Post-It Posters