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Paradigm
Paradigm
dearest readers,
As the school year begins at Arcadia University in January 2023, society is once again abuzz as they await the return of their favorite celebrities: the sons and daughters of the nation's wealthiest and most respected nobles. After the riveting gossip they provided us last fall, I wonder what scandals and secrets the spring will bring forth. Whatever may come, know that I will be ready to share every little detail.
yours truly,
lady astor
A
t the beginning, the world was divided. Supernatural clans constantly warred with each other to claim the world as their own. At first, the four elemental nations kept to their own village settlements, but it was evident that they would not be able to avoid conflict much longer as other clans began to invade and ravage their lands. The elementals were terrorized by various other species and driven out of their homes.
The elementals suffered from these atrocities for a number of decades. However, as they moved around the world and their abilities were challenged, their powers began to evolve. Moreover, as they constantly traveled to escape ever looming danger posed by their enemies, the survivors of four elemental nations discovered each other.
While the individual nations didn’t stand a chance against the other supernatural clans on their own, they possessed a clear advantage together. They formed an alliance to reclaim their lands, but, eventually, they too set their eyes on the world.
The bloody campaigns forced the other supernatural species to retreat into hiding as the elementals claimed the world as theirs. The four nations divided the world among themselves and established a fifth state, Cor de Rosa, between their nations, where elementals from all the other nations could live and thrive together.
In Cor de Rosa, Arcadia University was founded nearly three hundred years ago to prepare the children of the upper class to be leaders and protectors of their great nations in case the other supernatural clans ever returned. While there are uprisings from other supernaturals every now and then, the elementals have effectively maintained their control for many centuries, allowing many to become comfortable and forget the fear that plagued their ancestors.
They turned their attention to raising their youth to maintain world peace and the utopia they had created — the paradigm of the perfect society.
However, with fear of their common enemies fading, is it only a matter of time before they all turn on each other for their own selfish reasons?
Perhaps.
But the world is different now. Civilized, as they call it. Wars are no longer fought on battlefields. Instead, they take place at parties, within study rooms, and in the dark corner of libraries. A whispered rumor is as good as any weapon and revealing certain secrets makes for the deepest wounds.
And there is one writer that keeps record of every skirmish.
. ➶ ˚ General guidelines
. ➶ ˚ rule one
Favorite the roleplay and stay subscribed for the duration of your stay.
. ➶ ˚ rule two
Paradigm is an original universe, original character, literate, private, and invite only AU roleplay that aims for muse development, storyline progression, and active writing. We will not accept applications that do not align with the goals we aim to promote, therefore, we reserve the right to reject applications we do not deem fit for our community.
. ➶ ˚ rule three
Both the writer and faceclaim must be in international age to be permitted into the roleplay. Your chosen faceclaim must be of Asian descent. They can not be ulzzangs, instagram models, and internet famous figures that are not in the acting or performing industry. Models represented by agencies are permitted.
Faceclaims can not be deceased, married, have criminal allegations made against them, and must not have publicly informed their wish to not be roleplayed.
. ➶ ˚ rule four
Characters can be aged up and down a maximum of eight (8) years from the faceclaim’s international age. The youngest age a character can be is 18.
. ➶ ˚ rule five
Because the roleplay takes place in an original universe, the concept of race does not exist in the world of the roleplay the same way that it does in the real world. Despite that, we ask that you remain respectful of your faceclaim’s race. For example, if your faceclaim is Korean, any characters playing their biological siblings should also be Korean.
. ➶ ˚ rule six
All orientations are permitted.
. ➶ ˚ rule seven
We operate in GMT -5 both IC and OOC. Although the roleplay takes place in an original universe, please try your best to keep this timezone in mind for your muse.
. ➶ ˚ rule eight
Body modifications are allowed but must be stated in the muse’s bio. This rule does not apply to primary ual characteristics present at birth.
. ➶ ˚ rule nine
The following will result in removal from the roleplay and get you permanently blacklisted: mixing IC & OOC, failing to apply appropriate trigger warnings to your posts, god modding, bullying others OOC, meta gaming, face/user/ship chasing, soft/hard blocking others without admin’s permission, bubble rping, plagiarism (applies to all creations from writing, ideas, graphics, etc), and member poaching.
If you experience any of these issues, we ask that you report to us directly. We will not take action if someone else speaks for you. You are welcome to raise concerns to us but we will not resolve the issue(s) with you if you are not directly involved in the situation. This is to protect the private information of the writers involved and to avoid misinformation and miscommunication.
For the safety of the community, it will be up to the admin’s discretion to remove members at any given time if you are caught engaging in the issues listed.
. ➶ ˚ rule ten
The OOC group and chat will have rules if you wish to be a participant. They will be disclosed in the featured post that you will be able to view once you’ve been added to the roleplay. You must follow all guidelines listed on the post at all times.
. ➶ ˚ rule eleven
Hiatus is given for three weeks maximum, with no exception for extensions. Please plan your hiatuses carefully as we will not accept multiple requests asked within the same period. If you’d like to request one, DM Lord Astor account on Mewe with the beginning and end date. You will be given further instructions if/once it’s been approved. Please note that hiatus will not be given to anyone within their first month of joining the roleplay.
Furthermore, we will be hesitant to let you back into the roleplay if you are found to be going in and out of the roleplay. We aim to promote long-term writing and consistent character development. If you do not believe you can commit yourself to our roleplay, our establishment may not be suitable for you.
. ➶ ˚ rule twelve
Move-in couples are not allowed. Dating ban lasts for two months. Marriage, pregnancy, and children are allowed.
. ➶ ˚ rule thirteen
Three accounts are permitted per writer but the muses can not be from the same nation and the faceclaims can not be from the same entertainment group. To qualify for a second, you must have 3,000 points. To qualify for a third, you must have a total of 6,000 points between your two accounts. If you meet the requirements and would like to request a new account, you must acquire permission from the Lord Astor account on Mewe first. Only once your request is approved by Lord Astor, you may submit an application.
Suspicion of imbalance in activity throughout your accounts will result in the removal of the account you are found inactive in. It will be your job to maintain balanced activity. To avoid wrongful suspicion, we advise you to request a hiatus on one of your accounts if you are experiencing writer’s block for that particular muse. Otherwise, we will assume you’ve failed to balance both and revoke your second/third.
. ➶ ˚ rule fourteen
Character change is unlimited. To prevent abuse of this right, there must be a gap of three weeks between each character change.
. ➶ ˚ rule fifteen
You’re responsible for informing the admin if you wish to leave the roleplay. We may not view your message in our Mewe inbox immediately so if you plan to delete your Mewe account right away, we advise you to inform us of your departure on Asianfanfics/Tumblr. Otherwise, we will assume you’ve failed to inform us properly and blacklist you.
. ➶ ˚ Activity expectations
. ➶ ˚ activity rule one
Upon your acceptance, you will be given 48 hours to post your introduction. We expect the introduction to be at least two (2) full paragraphs, written in 3rd POV. Extensions will not be given if you ask at the last minute. We advise you to come prepared while you await acceptance.
. ➶ ˚ activity rule two
You have two weeks to complete your muse’s bio following your acceptance. To meet the deadline, you must post the link in the “Musing” group. It will not count if you do not post your bio in that group. Even if you post it on your own profile, we will not deem this step complete unless you post it in the provided group. Reminders to post will not be given. We encourage you to complete this step as soon as possible so you’re able to begin plotting with other writers. If you are discovered to have missed this requirement, we will check if you have any active threads in the literacy groups, in which we will provide an appropriate extension according to our discretion.
If you are found with no bio and no active threads, you will be removed without warning. If you wish to be readmitted into the roleplay after that, we will require you to submit an application with a complete bio beforehand to prevent the same situation from repeating.
In order for your bio to be considered complete, it must have sufficient information about your muse. We will not consider it a complete bio if you copy and paste basic information from your application. For it to be sufficient, another writer should be able to read your bio and gain a good understanding of your muse in order to begin brainstorming plot ideas. You will be asked to redo your bio if we find it has been made with poor effort.
. ➶ ˚ activity rule three
Activity is measured through active threads, self-paras, and gossip submissions. Anything else will not count. At the beginning of the week, a post will be made in the “Activity Check” group and it will be your responsibility to report your activity on the weekly posts. You will not be given any warnings if you fail to comment by the closing date. If you are removed due to inactivity, you will not be readmitted for a month if you wish to join again.
. ➶ ˚ activity rule four
To demonstrate consistent activity you will need to have at least two (2) public threads by the first month of your stay. You will be removed without warning if you are found with one or no public threads by the end of your first month. Extensions will not be given under any circumstances and the same one (1) month waiting period will apply if you are removed for this reason. After your first month, we will naturally expect to see you branch out to other writing partners. If you are found restricting yourself to only the bare minimum requirement, we will approach you under the suspicion of bubble rping.
. ➶ ˚ application process
. ➶ ˚ step one
We are a private, invite-only roleplay. In order to apply to the roleplay, you must either be invited to the roleplay by a current member or be a returning member. When filling out your application, please state the name of the muse that invited you. We will check that they did indeed invite you and only after receiving confirmation will we grant you entry into the roleplay.
If you are a returning member, please state the name of the previous character in the “Invite” portion. Please note that you are not guaranteed reentry if you were a previous member; we will consider each reentry application on a case by case basis.
. ➶ ˚ step two
In order to be considered an applicant, your Asianfanfic account must be at least 6 months old. If you are applying from Tumblr, your account must have moderate activity throughout the months to be considered an active account. Please ensure the admin can access your account’s information before submitting an application. It will not be our responsibility to inform you if we can not contact you.
If you fail to meet one or both activity requirements, we may consider your admission if you are able to provide us with a Google Document that has five (5) writing examples. Please be sure to submit your URL to our DMs if your account fails to meet our activity requirements. Otherwise, we will dismiss your application.
. ➶ ˚ step three
We don’t allow reservations. Apply once you’re ready and DM us in the format “Park Chaeyoung has applied.” once you’ve submitted your application. Failure to do so will result in the dismissal of your application. We will not contact you for any step you miss.
. ➶ ˚ step four
Create your Mewe account and begin writing your introduction post while you await acceptance. When creating your Mewe account, be sure to add “Cor de Rosa” in the city section of your profile. Only names in English with no special characters/fonts are permitted. Do not add anyone else other than the admin accounts before you are accepted. Your account must be clean of old posts if you are recycling an existing account. We are a closed roleplay; you may not add anyone else outside of our community. You will be given 48 hours to complete all instructions provided in your acceptance message. We accept applications on Mondays and Thursdays.
. ➶ ˚ step five
Your account settings must allow anyone to view your friend list and your feed preferences must be set to newest post in order to ensure everyone’s given equal exposure.
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*ੈ✩‧₊˚ gossip paper feature
A major feature of the roleplay is the gossip blog that is published biweekly by an anonymous writer. For regular citizens of Cor de Rosa and the rest of the nation, the blog is a means of entertainment but for the students that attend Arcadia University, it is another tool they can use to accomplish their personal goals. Students are forbidden from using their powers to fight with each other outside of class, but that doesn’t make the halls of the school any less of a battlefield.
At Arcadia University, everyone talks about everyone. Everyone has a reputation that precedes them. There are some students that try to be above the drama. However, when you’re beautiful, rich, and powerful, it’s difficult to keep one’s name out of people's mouths.
*ੈ✩‧₊˚ our first event
While January brings new faces, February brings new passions. As is Arcadia University tradition, the yearly Valentine’s Gala is fast approaching. Decadent gowns and lavish suits will be designed and tailored accordingly for only the finest of couples.
It is not easy to find a proper date, even less so when all eyes are on you and whispers are abundant. After all, this is where some of the most famed couples in Arcadia University’s history have presented themselves publicly.
Will your choice bring honor to your house or shame your family name?
Royals, nobles, and new rich alike face the difficult choice, but it is perhaps the citizen students who struggle most with public perception.
There will be no shortage of judgment given and received in these weeks leading up to the gala and following.
Like always, we will be eagerly awaiting the stories.
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