Post by Fate * on Nov 1, 2016 18:34:42 GMT
Welcome to Bellefonte Academy!
If you're clicking here, that means that you're interested in joining. Or that you're interested in checking out what it takes to join. Or you're curious. Or you're just wondering what a "Joining Guide" is. Or we linked you here. Point is: this will help ease the process of application and give you a quick tour of what you need to know get playing on our lovely site you awesome person you.
So Let's start with the basics:
Rules - no secret phrase or anything, and there shouldn't be any surprises for pros, but give 'em a look.
Plot and Setting - to get the gist
FAQs - to see everything else, and get some other info.
By then, you'll probably get an idea of what's going on and what you wanna do (the answer is join). So you'll want to start at the application process.
You may want to check out our handy dandy power guide (template courtesy of RPG-d, hard work a combo of Mel and Fate). No, you don't have to take a power there, but it'll give you some ideas. The search function is your friend.
You'll also want to look over the recruiting explanation thread. Why do we have threads for this stuff? Because it's always what trips people up when doing apps, and we're trying to make your acceptance as quick as possible.
From there, it's application time. We've got two forms:
The Basic Form
The Freeform Form
We'd strongly recommend doing the basic. If you want to get a look at what each looks like when done right, check out:
A basic sample (Erika Bellefonte)
A creative sample (Georgia River).
See how much more is written in the freeform? That's often the usual: they usually take a lot more work or creativity, but they can also be more fun to write and we wanna encourage that. Also be careful not to just do the basic in the freeform: we will ask you to redo it.
From there, post your application at the Pending Applications board. Staff will look things over, and we're usually pretty quick about that sort of thing. If it takes a while, it's usually because we're hashing things out. Feel free to hit up the cbox over there on the left in the meanwhile.
Next, you can check out the claims and plotting board. Not all of these are mandatory, but having a "who's who" can really help us. Plus, you'll want to check out the plotting board to see what we're cooking up, and don't forget the open thread directory!
If you got any questions, feel free to ask in the cbox. There's a pretty high chance that someone's hanging out there, and most of our members know the ropes already. It's even better if you get ahold of staff, since we can answer all questions.
As of right now, our staff are:
Melusine; admin; xmelusine; lives in Norway; created the site; is awesome and knows much
Fate; mod; xprofessorfate; lives in the Midwest; thinks too much; knows deeply but is usually taciturn
Robbo; mod; Robbo9898; lives in Ireland; super friendly; everyone lurvs him; great at answering questions and helping