HER MAJESTY'S (SUMMER) HOUSE CUP: WALKABOUT INFO

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Her Majesty’s (Summer) House Cup
a magical art (summer) school walkabout
July 19 - August 27th

At Her Majesty’s Royal Academy of the Arts (Majesty’s for short), a prestigious boarding school for Britain’s most talented (or most well connected), students learn to harness the magic of creation. In this world, art is literally magic--and magic itself is a form of art.

Although not part of the normal school calendar, for the last few years, Majesty’s has been offering a special summer session for their students--and for an extra fee, students from other schools can also study at Majesty’s during the summer session. But just because it’s only a summer session doesn’t mean that the traditions of Majesty’s will be ignored!

That’s right! It’s time for Majesty’s (Summer) House Cup! Who will win the most house points? Who will lose the most house points? And, most importantly, who will win the Final (Summer) Art Competition?

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LOCATIONS

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The vast majority of the action--and as a result, most of the locations involved--in this Jaunt will take place on Majesty's main campus. Majesty's is a floating castle in the clouds, though its grounds are just as massive and expansive as a real castle would be, though perhaps a little taller--it's easier to build up rather than out. There are studios and workspaces for every school of art imaginable, and each of the Houses has its own common room, restricted to its students. Below is a list of other notable locations on the campus that may come into play, but player creativity is encouraged.

The Grand Hall: One of the biggest and most impressive rooms in the castle, the Hall is generally where meals are served--but when the tables and chairs are cleared out or rearranged, it can also serve as the place where school dances or assemblies are held. Many students use it as an informal gathering place.

The Headmaster's Office: This isn't a place students are likely to be found unless they're in deep trouble--it's more of a place for the senior staff to make important decisions as to how the school is run and for the Headmaster to try to grab a few moments to themselves every once in a great while.

The Teacher's Lounge: Woe be unto any student who tries to sneak in without permission. There is supposedly an unspeakable magical layer of protection around the Lounge, but surely that's just a story, right?

The Stage: There are many small stages for the drama and music students to use, but none of them compare to The Stage. Housed in a spacious auditorium that always seems to have exactly the required amount of seats for any performance, the glitz and grandeur of this venue cannot be understated. The theater is magical in and of itself, and its ambiance and the precise details of its decor shift according to the needs of the performers. The theater has also been enchanted against cell phone usage, and rumor has it that anyone who tries to use one during a performance will suddenly find themselves kicked out of the castle and plummeting through the clouds. No one has been willing to test this.

The Athletic Field: This is where sports are played, races are run, and where people go when they need a lot of empty space and relatively few things to get taken out as a result of collateral damage.

The Computer Lab: Digital art is also part of Majesty's curriculum, and this is where that particular brand of magic happens.

The Supply Closet: There are many supply closets on the campus, but there is a legendary one that will supposedly show itself only in times of great need, and it will be stocked with exactly the right obscure supplies for any project. It's definitely not the Room of Requirement with the serial numbers filed off, shhhhhh

The Kilns: Occasionally, things explode here, because that sometimes happens with non-magical ceramics anyway, and then when you put a bunch of magic into the mix? Wear your hard hat.

The Gallery: Located next door to the Grand Hall, the Gallery is home to rotating exhibitions of artwork by students and faculty. There are small exhibitions all throughout the castle's corridors, but the most notable ones go here.

The Hall of Monarchs: This gallery on the other side of the Grand Hall contains portraits of every single monarch Britain has ever had, dating back to the time of King Arthur. However, the pride of the collection is the extremely large portrait of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, which takes up most of the wall at the end of the hall.

Worcesterhamshire: Majesty's, due to its status as a floating castle in the clouds, often drifts around the English countryside and over various uninhabited locations (for it's kind of hard to go about your business with a gigantic castle in the clouds looming over your head). However, one reoccurring destination for the castle is not quite above the small village of Worcesterhamshire. When the school is parked nearby, Worcesterhamshire is a popular destination for teachers who need a break, students on school-sanctioned weekend outings, and adventurous students who think they can somehow sneak away from a castle in the clouds without being caught.