The anime/GoT circle jerks are real...

[quote=@The Harbinger of Ferocity]
With that settled, I ask someone explain the appeal of the following roleplay concepts, as we have all seen them and some may have even been involved. what is the appeal of "school" roleplaying? Namely high school roleplays.

I had and even yet still hold great disdain for public education and that period of life. To not disgress from my point, why would anyone want to emulate being children, potentially again and in that environment? I can understand the allure of college where you find a bit of freedom children have, topical as that is but that isn't my point, and the responsibility of an adult but less than.
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Speaking for myself, I was home schooled. And the idea of trying to fit a younger version of myself, or to just take the roll of a school goer, is fascinating to me. What would my class mates be? What kind of shenanigans would we get into?

But that's not why most people enjoy school roleplays. Sometimes it's just interesting to write stories about children, who are still discovering the world and the type of people they will be. These types of roll plays very seldom focus on the classes themselves and instead focus on the events that happen between the classes. While the drama in these stories isn't quite as high as in stories about vampire hunters and the like, the drama can feel more real because it's happening in a fairly ordinary situation. Though sometimes people will take some creative licencing and do "cartoon" versions of reality where things just out of the realm of reality can happen, which can make for some great comedies. Overall, the lighthearted feel of school roleplys is great if you want to take a break from the monster killing, and don't care if maybe it's a bit like every other school roleplay you've ever participated in.

School is also a great theme to mix in with other genres. You could have a military school, a monster slayer's school, and suddenly you have a setting that allows for those human connections in a more exotic world. But I think this is going beyond the scope of the original question.