Raising Requirements

Requirement Rules & Guidelines

In Character Guidelines for Novices and Accepted

• Emulation. Initiates do their very best to emulate Aes Sedai; you act as much according to the above principles as possible. Follow the above rules unless you have a compelling reason not to.
• Free Time & Chores. Novices have one free day every two weeks, a week being ten days long, and they will also be subjected to chores. Accepted can guide their own studies to a greater extent. All initiates will be working hard. Your days are full; between classes you have chores. You will collapse into bed exhausted every evening, rise still worn out, and thank your lucky stars for every free moment.
• Pranks. Pranks must be approved (OOC) by both the Mistress of Novices and the victim of the prank. Generally speaking an Accepted will be expected to show more maturity than a novice and therefore Accepted will be punished harder for pranking.
• Curfew & Limits. Novices are not permitted to leave the White Tower and they must be in their quarters after 9pm in character time. Also, novices may not channel without supervision. Accepted may visit Tar Valon between 10am and 2pm in character time, but they must be in their quarters after midnight. Anyone breaking these rules in character will be caught in character and punished in character.
• Diligence & Dedication. An average initiate spends ten years as a novice and ten years as Accepted. Once you have committed yourself to twenty years of a harsh, dedicated life you know you want to become Aes Sedai and you are willing to do anything to become Aes Sedai. Study hard.
• Relationships. Novices are not allowed to interact with members of the Warders Division except when ordered to by an Aes Sedai. If they are caught in the Warders’ Yard they will be punished severely. Accepted may go to the Warders’ Yard if accompanied by, or at the order of, an Aes Sedai or when training with the Warders; since they emulate Aes Sedai they will behave with proper discretion and restraint.
• Time line. All Novice and Accepted RPs are done in Retro. That means that all your RPs take place long before the current Time Line of the PSW. Please bear this in mind when planning RPs, especially with full ranking characters (Aes Sedai) or members of other Groups (who mostly do NOT RP in Retro). Certain things will not be known about or have happened yet in Retro, like Forkroot, the Dragon being reborn, the Black Tower, etc.

Out of Character Guidelines for Novices

The Word Count (Novices)

It is a minimum of 250 words per post, unless you are:

1. Doing a solo post (1000 word minimum)
2. RP’ing with an Accepted (for instance Intro to Saidar) who needs to do 6 posts (you can then split the 1000 word minimum over 5 or 6 posts)
3. Doing a share post.

Requirements for Novices

• Novice Quiz – Ooc. Must be completed before allowed to RP.
• Arrival: Meet the MoN: – Rp where the Novice first meets the Mistress of Novices. Make it clear whether or not your character has been tested.
• One OP Related RP taught by an Accepted or Aes Sedai (must be approved by the MoN)

Introduction to Saidar (may be done in 4 threads, 1 post of 250 words per thread)

1. One Power Weaving & Application (explanation forthcoming)
2. Submit a different option for approval to DMWTBIOS@gmail.com

• Choose 2 of the Following:
  1. Meet the Roommate – RP where the Novice first meets Roommate. (note: There will NOT be an official list of roommates.)
  2. Freeday – Organize an RP with 2 or more Novices or Accepted, about a specific activity that takes place during your Freeday.
  3. Homesickness – Adjusting to life in the Tower, your character reflects on missing home. (How does she deal with the loss of her family?)
  4. Chore RP – A chore given by either an Accepted or Aes Sedai – the chore must be role played.
  5. Recovery – Your character must deal with a minor/major set-back or loss and must find a way to deal with it. (Will she approach a fellow Novice or Accepted, Mentor or another Aes Sedai?)
  6. Prankage! – You character has been involved in a prank of some kind! (How will you deal with it. Are you the prank-er or the prank-ee? Will your thread include an interview with the MON for punishment? (suggestion: you can do the Chore thread as a follow up on this.) Must be approved by Staff.
  7. Create your own Character Centered RP – An rp that centers around your character and not someone else, in which you learn something important about yourself – Must be approved by Staff.
  8. Introduction to Roleplaying Class – OOC – only once per person.
  9. Novice life: – Organize an Rp with 1 or more Novices or Accepted about daily life in the Tower.
• Three Arches – Only to be completed when previous Requirements are completed and marked.

Please note that these are the minimum requirements. If you feel your character needs more fleshing out, or you simply love RPing this type of thing, you can do every single one there is, or post more than four times in a thread. Just please keep your RP partners in mind.

Out of Character Guidelines for Accepted

The Word Count (Accepted)

It is a minimum of 250 words per post, unless you are:

1. Doing a solo post (1500 word minimum)
2. RP’ing with a Novice (for instance when teaching a Class) who only needs to do 4 posts (you can then split the 1500 word minimum over 4 or 5)
3. Doing a share post.

Requirements for Accepted

• Choose 3 of the Following:

1. Aes Sedai RP – RP with a sister(s) from any Ajah, while traveling (must have a plausible reason, and must have staff approval), in an intrigue or anything else of substance. Does not have to be the Ajah you are aspiring to.
2. Turning of the Wheel – A character specific roleplay where your character changes in some manner due to an event.
3. Create your own Character Centered RP – Must be approved by Staff
4. Transition – is similar to Homesickness, except adjusting to wearing the banded hem, the new rights and responsibilities that go with it.
5. Teach a Class* – Min of 4 Classes (total of 1500 words). Must be RP’d to Completion. – Must be approved by Staff
6. Take a Class* – Must be taught by an Aes Sedai. Must be RP’d to Completion. – Must be approved by Staff
7. One Open Rp – Where a Random Rp is started and others are invited to take part, be it a Prank or a Free Day.
8. 100 Weaves RP – Practice & Application.
9. Introduction to Roleplaying Class – OOC – only once per person.

• Accepted Quiz – Ooc. Must be completed before RPing your Oaths.
• Three Oaths – Only to be completed when previous Requirements are completed and marked.

* A list of classes will be made available.Please note that these are the minimum requirements. If you feel your character needs more fleshing out, or you simply love RPing this type of thing, you can do every single one there is, or post more than six times in a thread. Just please keep your RP partners in mind.

Before doing your Three Oaths, please read this bit again:

Guidelines for Aes Sedai

• Priority & Loyalty. You have dedicated your entire life to the Tower; it is your top priority. Forget about any other affiliations, family or friends you may once have had. You are willing to betray anyone and forsake anything, no matter how important it is, for your Ajah and for the Tower. You are Aes Sedai now. Nothing else matters.
• Age & Maturity. Aes Sedai are generally raised at around thirty-five years old and anyone immature will have been weeded out before they reach the shawl. Therefore you will be expected to demonstrate maturity and responsibility.
• Isolation. Aes Sedai live for centuries, watching all their friends and family die long before they do, while bound to a higher duty that ordinary people cannot even comprehend. If you think you can find friendship among other Aes Sedai, you are wrong. Your sisters want to tear you down and take your place themselves. You are isolated. You have nobody to talk to. You are now totally on your own.
• Relationships. Life as an Aes Sedai is not conducive to love. Other people scorn, fear and revile you; you follow a duty that they can never understand. Saidar is a sweeter feeling than sex anyway. You will be expected to practise isolation and restraint in your private life. You must gain permission from the Division Leader if you want to get married; you must gain a separate permission from the Division Leader if you want children.
• Discretion. Aes Sedai are expected to restrain themselves in public at all times. You have learnt total self control; you will remain composed and a credit to the Tower at all times. If you cannot control yourself, your reputation will suffer, your future career is damaged and you will be punished for it.
• Education. Aes Sedai are the most highly educated people in the world. Commoners and princesses alike, you have all been given an excellent education in history, science, mathematics, philosophy and economics. You are familiar with the Old Tongue. If there is anything you do not know, you can make an educated guess.

*Possible Classes

Andrea had a HUGE list of all the former classes that were once offered on DM that I am in the process of reworking per her request – Elgee.

• Intermediate & Advanced Weaving
• Spy and Manipulation (Daes Dae`Mar)
• Healing Herbs
• Survey of World Cultures (also known as Customes and Costumes)
• Elemental Classes (Water, Air, Spirit, Earth, or/and Fire)
• *Angreal to Ter’Angreal
• Individual Ajah Classes (Taught by an Aes Sedai)

**Ajah Requirement RP

IN PROGRESS – Please contact Ajah Heads for Requirement Must be approved by Staff before the start of the RP.

2nd/3rd Aes Sedai Requirements

If a member has previously advanced a character to full Aes Sedai at DM, they may start any of their characters from that moment on as full Aes Sedai, provided they complete the following requirements:

A: If you have role played with (one of) your full Aes Sedai character(s) within the past 6 months, you must complete:

• The Accepted Interview (sent upon approval of your Bio);
• The Character Development RP. (Must reflect a broad overview of the character’s life up to the present moment, as given in her Bio.) (This RP can be done solo, or with others.)

B: If you have NOT role played with (one of) your full Aes Sedai character(s) within the past 6 months, you must complete:

• The Accepted Interview (sent upon approval of your Bio);
• The Three Oaths;
• The Character Development RP. (Must reflect a broad overview of the character’s life up to the present moment, as given in her Bio.) (This RP can be done solo, or with others.)

You may also start your 2nd or 3rd character as an Accepted, in which case you must complete:

• The Arches;
• All Accepted Requirements.

Should you wish to start your 2nd or 3rd character as a Novice, you must complete all Requirements except the Novice Quiz.

Returning Character Requirement

If you have been away from the WT for longer than a year, these are the requirements:

Novice Characters:

OOC requirements:

• Resubmit Bio (with Updated Character History if applicable) for all characters you wish to revive
• Novice Quiz (only once) to cover any changes to rules, staff, etc

• IC requirements:

• You will pick up exactly where you left off in your raising requirements, but using the latest applicable requirements.

Full Aes Sedai characters:

• OOC requirements:

• Resubmit Bio (with Updated Character History if applicable) for all characters you wish to revive
• Novice Quiz (only once) to cover any changes to rules, staff, etc
• Accepted Interview (for each of the above full AS characters)

• IC requirements:

• Character Development RP: Bridging the Gap – A reflective RP that you use to show how your character has changed and what they have been up to in the intervening years (if applicable) or just to introduce your character to the people currently RPing. This may be a solo RP.

If you have been actively RPing at the WT in the past year, but wish to revive a character that you have not RPed in that time, these are the requirements:


Novice Characters:

• OOC requirements:

• Resubmit Bio (with Updated Character History if applicable) for all characters you wish to revive

• IC requirements:

• You will pick up exactly where you left off in your raising requirements, but using the latest applicable requirements.

Full Aes Sedai characters:

• OOC requirements:

• Resubmit Bio (with Updated Character History if applicable) for all characters you wish to revive
• Accepted Interview (for each of the above full AS characters)

• IC requirements:

• Character Development RP: Bridging the Gap – A reflective RP that you use to show how your character has changed and what they have been up to in the intervening years (if applicable) or just to introduce your character to the people currently RPing. This may be a solo RP.

The returning character requirements went into effect December, 2010. New Novice and Accepted requirements went into effect July 21, 2009.

 

under construction