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Salem Academy Mods (![[info]](http://www.inksome.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} salem_mods) wrote,@ 2009-04-14 23:33:00 |
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FAQs
Q1: When is the game set? A1: This game is running in present-day time. If it's June 5th, 2009 in real time, it's June 5th, 2009 in game. Moon phases and holidays will match moon phases and holidays in the United States. Q2: Can my character be related to Harry Potter/Willow Rosenberg/Harry Dresden/insert some fictional witch/wizard here? A2: No. We want entirely original characters. Your character CAN be related to accused witches in history however, and for that, we direct you here for a list of names associated with the Salem witch trials. Do not use any of the names of the four houses, please. On that note: Harry Potter is real to these students. he's a recent historical figure, and as such, all the fan media surrounding HP in our world [books, movies, video games] do not exist, except from an educational and historical standpoint. Q3: How do characters get to and from school? A3: That depends entirely on the family and how Muggle-integrated they are. They can travel by Muggle cars, trains, buses etc if they wish. Cars can drive right up to the school and make use of visitor parking, and there are shuttle vans that run from Salem into the woods and up to the school. Others may choose to arrive by Floo into Salem and use the shuttle vans as well. Wizard and witches of age can Apparate to Salem and then proceed to the school by shuttle. Apparating on school grounds is not possible. These shuttle vans also run on weekends to take students to and from places of worship in Salem. In Salem one can find churches, synagogues, even a few mosques and nondenominational places of worship. Q4: How old should my character be? A4: The birthday cut off is July 31st. If your student is born later than that, they will matriculate the following year. For example, students who will be freshman in 2009-2010 should be born between August 1, 1994 and July 30, 1995. Freshmen will turn 15 sometime during the course of that school year. We are accepting freshmen through seniors only, please. NB: Lower Academy runs from 6th-8th grade. Upper is 9th-12th grade. We are only accepting students for Upper Academy. Salem, however, does not accept transfer students, so your character has to have attended since Lower Academy. Q5: So wait, how does the school year work? A5: The school year is broken into trimesters, not standard semesters. That gives students more time at school. The school year begins in August, with three weeks break in December/January, another three weeks in April, and the final three week break in July. There will be a schedule posted. Students however will be excused from classes on personal basis, depending on their religious affiliation. If for instance your student is Jewish, and Yom Kippur does not fall during a break, you student can be excused from classes. He or she will have to make up the work later however. Q6: How do electives work? A6: Electives for students who wish to take them. they are encouraged, not required. They are also only one year courses. Once you've taken a particular elective, you cannot take it again, because the curriculum does not change. You must choose another elective, or simply have a free period. There are some exceptions: Divination, Advanced Transfiguration, and Wandless Magic are open to juniors only and are a two-year course. They are also by recommendation only and restricted to 10 students apiece. Q7: So just how Muggle-like is Salem? A7: Very! Rooms have high-speed internet, and students probably have iPods or other MP3 players. They often follow Muggle music bands, television shows etc. Supernatural-themed shows and movies can make for humor at how Muggles think magic works. It's difficult for there to not be Muggle influence on pretty much all Wizarding families in America. Few students would be at any sort of loss when presented with Muggle contraptions. However, cell phones do not work on campus due to magical interference. Wi-Fi does work however, because Salem has a campus intranet. Computers in dorm rooms can run off of landlines, and laptops off of campus Wi-Fi. Students can send each other emails the same way they send owls. It all depends on the students themselves how they prefer to communicate. As for the town of Salem, students can buy school supplies there. The wizarding shops are mixed in with Salem tourist shops. Muggles don't seem to nitice them. All supplies needed for school can be bought there, but there is no separate place like Diagon Alley. Q8: Where does Salem pull its student base from? A8: Students from all over the United States are eligible to enroll at Salem. Considering the location, it's more likely to have students from the Northeastern states but that's not to say we won't have the occasional Californian. Q9: Students are allowed cars. So does that mean if mine has a car, he doesn't have to dorm? A9. Sorry, no. All students are required to board at Salem, so they can be sorted in houses like their peers. They are allowed cars so that they may go where they wish on weekends, or even weekdays so long as they're back by curfew. Q10: Why isn't there a section for blood status on the applications? A10. Because blood status is not truly an issue at Salem. We have a small handful of blood purists, but are not looking for that to be a factor in game, especially since we make a point of mentioning how integrated into the muggle world American witches are. It's rare to have students or families focused on blood purity. Q11: Do the houses match Hogwarts houses exactly? A11. Not exactly but they're very close. The biggest difference would be Proctor. Proctor isn't just for clever students, it's also for the artistic/creative or those focused on beauty in any forms. While we're on the subject, a point about Wardwell: Wardwelll is the house for those cunning and self-important, but that doesn't make them evil. Wardwells can be just as friendly as Osborns, so long as bottom line, they're sure they get what they work for or believe they deserve. Osborns, on that subject, may be very friendly, but that neither makes them soft nor stupid. They can still be forces to reckon with. And your brave Bishops don't have to be nice people to be adventurous. Q12: What pets/familiars are allowed? A12. Anything that is allowed at Hogwarts: owls, cats, toads etc. Also, anything small and non deadly, and able to survive on its own while students are at class. Aquatic creatures all allowed so long as the creature's tank does not require a filter. Dogs/Crups are not allowed. Q13: How do you decide what character get caught breaking rules? A13. We make an AIM chat with the players involved an roll dice, making sure there's someone to witness the rolls. It's all pure chance. This is most commonly used for members of the opposite sex getting caught in each others rooms. Punishment for getting caught is usually one week's house arrest. For further details, please contact the mods. Please be sure to inform the mods if your character is planning to do something against school rules! Q14: How do I get a journal here? It's invite only! A14: Once your application has been accepted, we will issue you an invite for you to create your journal. Easy as that. =) Q15: Why am I not getting notifications in my own journal? A15. This is a strange little glitch that's easily fixed. After creating your journal, and validating, you will want to go here. Click on "Manage Message Settings." In Messages settings, you must uncheck the box that says "Someone comments in my journal, on any entry." Otherwise, you will not receive email notifications of comments.
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