(11-02-2015, 09:55 AM)FreelanceWizard Wrote: If school/academy RP is what you're looking for, there's a few FCs and LSes you might want to check out.I've had a loof at Ashen Academy, though it's somewhat similar to what I'm looking for it isn't exactly right for my character.
- Ashen Academy
- Ul'dah Garden
- Everen Academy
I think Unsung Heroes is still around; they have an academy structure ICly.
Beyond that, there's several groups that have a research focus, depending on what you're looking to do in your RP. The FC I'm in (Mysterium, the Ivory Tower) has a fair bit of magical research and training, but it's not formalized (since we're a society of mages, not a school). Other groups may focus on researching the void, magitek, Allagan technology, and so on.
One thing I've not seen a lot of is open symposia and presentations. For a time, there was a lecture series going on in Gridania, but I don't think anything similar exists now. It seems most research-oriented groups keep their studies "in house."
(11-02-2015, 10:01 AM)Aiswynd Wrote: This intrigues me, although I won't be abandoning my FC anytime soon, I don't think I've seen any academic FCs...which you would think would be perfect to collect Arcanists, Crafters, Thaumaturges and possible Astrologians and Machinists...
That was my thinking also! I can wholeheartedly sympathise with not wanting to leave your current FC, perhaps a Linkshell would be appropriate for "part-timers"?
Due to not finding exactly what I'm looking for I think I will look to create my own FC for this purpose. More details will be posted in another thread ^^
