The Brentwood Boarding School of Elemental Bending
Concept and Guidelines:
- Basically I’m thinking of something like Hogwarts meets Avatar.
- Originally I wanted this to be a small group thing but I don’t think I have time to manage another group even a small one so I am seeking someone to do this with in a one on one setting where we both double as a male and female. And when I say double, I mean both roles get equal attention and development. I've had partners show one role more love than the other and that's not cool.
- As mentioned above, we will be doubling as male and female.
- A post should come once a week or every every 12 days at the most. I have a life. I am job hunting, I have other RPs here and off-site. I tend to post to those have been waiting the longest, if possible group posts take priority over one on ones. So my partner should be comfortable with a slower pace.
- That said, my partner should be able to talk about the story's progression and help move things along. A lot of the information below is what I've pulled together. I still want my partner to feel comfortable and eager to help me continue to build this together. Should we need to take a break, just let me know. Should we need to readjust the direction, let me know.
- I am thinking each post will be around 6-10 paragraphs. I assume each single character will get anywhere from 3-5 paragraphs which then amounts to double that. If you can post at least three paragraphs for each character, I'll be happy.
- Mature themes will probably come into play at some point. I do write out sexual scenes via PM, otherwise we will be sticking to threads.
- Finally, I have yet to decide if this will lean toward Harry Potter and we use real life photographs and keep things more grounded in reality. Or if we lean towards Avatar and use anime pictures and have a bit wiggle room to stray from reality. If you are interested, I would like input on this matter as it will dictate pictures of characters and locations.
Information:
- Whether this take place in a modern era, something medieval or something in the future, can be hashed out with my partner.
- The boarding school will be broken into four classification groups much like Hogwarts. The school will have Air, Water, Earth and Fire. Each incoming bender will have an affinity towards a single classification that will be determined by them putting a piece of cloth around their neck which will channel the bender’s elemental ability. By taking a deep breath and blowing into the air, the bender will see what element bursts forth, as it is most easy to bend from one’s mouth as an open vessel as opposed to channeling one's energy into an appendage like a like or foot or fingers.
- Benders will be given cuffs to wear around their wrists, ankles and neck (or they can use special socks or gloves) in order to produce their given element. Think of the accessories as a wands for a witch or wizard. The bender can wear something around their wrist, finger, wherever they wish to produce their element, it must be channeled through some kind of fabric that picks up on the texture, allowing the bender’s energy to adjust to the bender’s aesthetic.
- Different fabrics will give someone different results. For instance someone using a lace fabric would deliver a more soft, graceful, almost feather-like quality of bending energy. Should someone have a leather cuff their bending would be smooth and very sturdy in both control and strength. Should someone use a cotton fabric, their bending would be pretty normal/ordinary. If they use a metal or copper cuff, then their bending may be more uncontrollable or chaotic. This fabric concept is tentative, if my partner would do away with the detail of fabric not mattering, that's fine. I just figured since wands have specific parameters if may be fun to do the same with bending but I still would like to maintain the idea of a bender needing a special cuff or item to use bending.
- Benders and non-benders get along fairly well and bending itself is not kept hidden away like magic for Harry Potter.
- At the age of 15, they will get a letter explaining they have bending powers and to report to the closest school or academy. All schools will teach someone from the age of 15 to the age of 20, for five years in total.
- At school they are taught all things academic from math to science to bending. Benders are encouraged to use their bending to further their future careers. Fire benders may consider a culinary career, earth benders would go into construction or architecture, air benders might have an interest in flying planes or hot air balloons for transportation purposes, water benders may focus in making art sculptures out of ice (working with an air bender), it's all up to the individual.
- I will say the small niche bending like lava, metal, lightening (and so on) aren't going to be allowed but it's up doe debate with my partner. I find them a bit unnecessary and flashy, not often useful.
- In terms of class sizes, I foresee them being very small and close-knit. I don't want any rivalries that say Harry Potter had with the different Houses.
- Now the final crux of the matter is that I want there to be some kind of prophecy that four benders of the elements must come together to uncover some magical fifth element like maybe light or something celestial. There's no Avatar per-say who does bend all four. The point of us doubling is so we can represent all four elements together. I want there to be a reason these four friends come together. I don't want the stakes to be as high as saving the world but I want there to be a glue that holds them together. I want there to be a mystery, a threat but nothing overly dramatic. Maybe the school is being closed down due to someone buying the land for their own personal use. The kids, now young adults have grown up in the school and don't want it to close. Or maybe some evil force is kidnapping kids in the city and the four decide to investigate, only them having the ultimate power collectively to stop whatever supernatural force is on the prowl. Like a few other ideas, I'd like to work this out with someone.
- All in all, I am seeking one partner for this, someone who won't just raise their hand but has actually read my thoughts and has ideas of their own, suggestions to make and is inspired to commit themselves. Should you have interest, please post here as I tend to read PMs but forget to reply to them. If you do have interest, give me some input so I know if we're on the same page or at least in the same book of sorts. :)
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