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Welcome to the Hot Cycle 720 (Active Cities!)

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by Pegasus » Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:03 am » in Announcements

Hot Cycle: Arc 720

Welcome to the Hot Cycle 720. Every Cycle in Standing Trials runs over four real life months and has two in-character seasons. The Hot Cycle has Ymiden (83 Trials) and then Saun (40 Trials) which are open for you to play. All new threads from June 1st - September 30th should be...

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News & New Features!

This thread will keep you updated on news and new features!

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New Subforums

So, one of the things that has changed in the new site is that the new PSF is visible to everyone. This provides us an opportunity and so, this morning I've created some subforums in there - for completed / approved threads. You'll note that there are now separate...
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New Player Guide!

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by Pegasus » Thu Aug 09, 2018 5:10 pm » in Announcements

New Player Starting Guide Hi there and welcome to the site! We're glad that you've taken an interest in our story and hope, with the help of this guide, that you'll stick around and enjoy all the chaos-packed adventures we have planned. But first, you're probably wondering what Standing Trials is...

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Standing Trials Terms of Use

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Standing Trials: Rules and Expectations

The Website: Standing Trials ( ), referred to through the rest of this thread as the website , our website , the site , our site , Standing Trials , and Trials .
You: The person reading these words right now.
The Staff: All users who are identified as...

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[Scalvoris Town] The Student Registry

Last post by Devin « Tue Jul 28, 2020 6:32 am
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by Pegasus » Wed Apr 19, 2017 12:10 pm
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Viden Academy in Scalvoris

Thought we should have a place to ask questions about any and all issues surrounding studying at the Scalvoris Campus of the Viden Academy. If you are studying in the Academy then please could you post here and I'll keep this first post as a Registry . Then this...
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Tue Jul 28, 2020 6:32 am
[Scalvoris Town] Viden Academy: Scalvoris Campus

The first satellite campus for the prestigious Viden Academy

Last post by Pegasus « Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:51 pm
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by Pegasus » Wed Jan 11, 2017 1:26 am

As the shadow beasts attacked Idalos, a reaction to the latest battle in the historic war raging between the Immortals since the Great Shattering, great changes happened in Scalvoris. The twenty Pirate Lords disappeared in the first wave of the attack and a strange mist descended over Scalvoris....

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Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:51 pm
• Solo • Adhere

Last post by Oberan « Tue Aug 04, 2020 11:56 am
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by Devin » Fri Jul 31, 2020 2:59 pm

Saun 1, Arc 720

On the 1st of Saun, Devin Thorn, thief, conman extraordinaire and not entirely clueless incredibly skilled and experienced Becomer was doing a headstand in his garden while he was reading a book. He was leaning against the thickest tree in his garden for a bit of extra stability...

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Last post by Oberan
Tue Aug 04, 2020 11:56 am
• Closed • Arcanesultation

Devin Please

Last post by Devin « Tue Jul 28, 2020 6:01 am
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by Rorom » Wed Jul 15, 2020 3:52 pm

32nd of Ymiden 720

Rorom was noticing over the past few years how the element of water, wind, earth, and even fire seemed to react to him in a strange way. Or... not react, but there was something to it. He felt as if he could understand the language of their motions, as the sand parted beneath...

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Last post by Devin
Tue Jul 28, 2020 6:01 am
The Magic of Learning

Last post by Doran « Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:50 am
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by Yeva » Fri Mar 13, 2020 5:39 pm
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100 Ashan 720

Can anyone begin to name a local flora with properties to reduce a fever?

Several hands shot upwards, the competitive nature of medical students rushing forward like an errant ocean wave. Professor Hamilton-Smith lifted a finger and waved his arm back in forth with seeking eyes....
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Last post by Doran
Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:50 am
• Open • Medical Education

Yeva & Natalie, please.

Last post by Strange « Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:50 pm
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by Devin » Wed Feb 12, 2020 7:04 am
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Cylus 20, Arc 720

Devin had never taught at university before. In fact, he didn’t have any experience at all when it came to teaching – unless you counted teaching a young man how to cheat at exams. In spite of his lacking the background that one commonly considered to be necessary for a teacher...
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Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:50 pm
• Solo • Of Knots and Tangles

Last post by Kasoria « Wed Jul 08, 2020 2:02 am
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by Devin » Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:31 am

Ymiden 5, Arc 720

On the 5th of Ymiden, Devin Thorn, thief, conman extraordinaire and not entirely clueless incredibly skilled, experienced and talented Becomer walked into the lecture hall with his head held high, a spring in his step and a huge smile on his face (and a most fashionable outfit...

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Last post by Kasoria
Wed Jul 08, 2020 2:02 am
To Become Art (Open)

Last post by Doran « Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:48 am
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by Natalie Cooper » Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:02 pm

Cylus 29, 720

Abigail's heart was pounding in her chest as she stood outside the door to one of the university's many auditoriums. She was excited for what was about to come, biting her lip, as she waited. She could hear the professors inside explaining to multiple classes what was about to...

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Last post by Doran
Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:48 am
Color Me Blue

Yeva completes an art elective class session, and afterward goes to take her medical certificate exam.

Last post by Yeva « Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:06 pm
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by Yeva » Fri Jul 03, 2020 1:16 pm

5 Ymiden 720

All paints are made up of three things - that is pigment, binder, and solvent, Professor Moore paused, allowing those who enjoyed writing their notes to make their etchings in momentary silence, before continuing with her lesson as she strolled around the room, Pigment - that is the...

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Last post by Yeva
Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:06 pm
• Closed • A Lesson in Alchemy

Last post by Doran « Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:19 pm
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by Doran » Wed Apr 22, 2020 3:49 am
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Ashan 102, Arc 720

“Tell me a bit about yourself, Ari’sora”, the Mortalborn spoke in a deep and polite tone of voice as they left the courtyard where he had just demonstrated a recent invention of his called fire flowers to a group of students and entered the university...
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Last post by Doran
Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:19 pm
• Solo • Setting Things on Fire

Ashan 720 study thread.

Last post by Pig Boy « Fri Jun 05, 2020 4:26 am
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by Devin » Sat May 30, 2020 12:31 pm

Ashan 80, Arc 720

On the 80th of Ashan, Devin Thorn, thief, conman extraordinaire and recently initiated incredibly experienced Becomer walked into the classroom with a spring in his step and a huge smile on his face because he was just so very excited. He had only started university because his...

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Last post by Pig Boy
Fri Jun 05, 2020 4:26 am
Excitable Boy They All Said

Devin please.

Last post by Strange « Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:23 am
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by Rakvald » Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:44 pm

70th of Ashan 720, morning.

Chanter waited beside the door to the room that held the agitated becomer and graft mage. The last day or so had been difficult for the one known as Pygmalion, and Chanter wanted to be certain that he was mentally fit for any visitors. Thus, if Devin came to visit,...

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Last post by Strange
Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:23 am
• Closed • Cold Like The Sea

Last post by Doran « Sun May 31, 2020 7:11 pm
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by Carver » Wed May 20, 2020 2:29 am
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13th Break, 18 Cylus, Arc 720
University of Scalvoris, Scalvoris
Not a visible enthusiasm but a hidden one, an excitement burning with a cold flame.

Snow covered the campus grounds. Though the afternoon had just begun, frost coated the glass windows of the academic halls. Lanterns lined the...
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Last post by Doran
Sun May 31, 2020 7:11 pm
• Closed • [Library] Quiet, not Silent

Last post by Pig Boy « Thu May 28, 2020 10:26 am
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by Carver » Mon May 11, 2020 6:07 pm
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12th Break, 11 Cylus, Arc 720
The Library , University of Scalvoris
You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.

The shelves were heavy and oaken and wiped clean of dust. They were of the finest make, with no creaks or bowed curvatures. Cared for and loved, the many rows of...
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Last post by Pig Boy
Thu May 28, 2020 10:26 am
• Solo • Tunawa Cheat Sheet and other Study Aids

Last post by Oberan « Thu May 14, 2020 5:55 am
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by Kalortah » Fri May 08, 2020 1:54 am

22nd of Cylus 720

The library of Scalvoris University was impressive if you were the academic type. It would for certain intrigue those who enjoyed books. Book shelves near as high at some points as the vaulted ceiling, full fromow of various tomes. The collection organized and categorized based...

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Last post by Oberan
Thu May 14, 2020 5:55 am
• Solo • A Guest Lecture

Last post by Oberan « Sat May 02, 2020 5:42 pm
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by Doran » Tue Apr 28, 2020 5:07 am

Ashan 102, Arc 720

No matter where in Idalos you were, the Mortalborn decided as he walked through the door and took a look around, classrooms had a tendency to resemble each other. Scalvoris Town where he would be holding a couple of guest lectures was as different from Viden as a city could...

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Last post by Oberan
Sat May 02, 2020 5:42 pm
The Long Black Arm of Profane Knowledge

Devin plz

Last post by Oberan « Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:34 am
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by Rakvald » Thu Mar 26, 2020 3:55 pm
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68th of Ashan 720

Pygmalion lay sleeping in a cot in the infirmary of the Scalvoris University. He'd been visited by several doctors over the past few days, some of them even claimed to be magi. Although when pressed for details about his own magic, Pygmalion resisted. He refused to speak common,...
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Last post by Oberan
Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:34 am
• Solo • Tangled Branches

Last post by Pig Boy « Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:20 am
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by Ari'sora » Thu Mar 26, 2020 3:55 pm

15th Ashan, 720
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When Ari'sora had been told that class would be held outside totrial if the weather was nice, Ari'sora was delighted. It meant that the class would be held in the courtyard rather than in their usual classroom. And that meant that she would be able to spend more...

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Last post by Pig Boy
Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:20 am
• Closed • Fire Flowers

Last post by Pig Boy « Wed Apr 22, 2020 12:46 pm
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by Doran » Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:11 pm

Ashan 102, Arc 720

“It seems as if we still have a few bits left before our time together ends”, the Mortalborn spoke, smiling very lightly, and let his gaze drift across the students that had gathered in the classroom that trial in order to attend his guest lecture on Blood Magic before he...

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Last post by Pig Boy
Wed Apr 22, 2020 12:46 pm
• Solo • Linguistics 101

Last post by Yrmellyn Cole « Fri Apr 10, 2020 3:53 pm
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by Ari'sora » Sat Mar 14, 2020 3:07 pm

5th Cylus, 720
Location: Scalvoris University

Ari'sora was running late. Well...not really. She wasn't in danger of being late to class yet, but since this was her first class at the university...and the first class at any kind of school she had ever gone to before...she had wanted to be there...

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Last post by Yrmellyn Cole
Fri Apr 10, 2020 3:53 pm
• Mature • [Solo] Insidious

Last post by Yrmellyn Cole « Thu Mar 26, 2020 2:16 pm
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by Devin » Fri Jan 31, 2020 6:41 am

Continued from here

Zi'da 15, Arc 719

Fek!“ Devin cussed when he saw the huge stack of papers on Professor Argus Hamilton-Smith’s desk and approached in order to take a closer look, frowning deeply as he did so. “What kind of shit is that?” After the class had ended, the handsome professor...

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Last post by Yrmellyn Cole
Thu Mar 26, 2020 2:16 pm
• Solo • Sharing What You Know

Last post by Ari'sora « Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:12 pm

by Ari'sora » Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:12 pm

3rd Ashan, 720
Location: ---

Ari'sora looked longingly at the sky as she left her cottage in Beacon. The wind currents called out to her, teasing her as they danced about high up in the sky. But as much as she desperately wanted to be up there, dancing among them, she knew that she had better...

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Last post by Ari'sora
Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:12 pm
• Solo • Devin Studies Medicine, Part 2

Last post by Soren Kvistson « Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:04 am
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by Devin » Wed Mar 04, 2020 7:31 am

Cylus 30, Arc 720

On the 30th of Cylus, Devin Thorn, thief, conman extraordinaire and priest of Delroth (and magical mutant!) walked into the classroom, just like almost every trial – and stopped dead in his tracks and stared at the thing that was on Professor Hamilton-Smith’s desk. It was a...

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Last post by Soren Kvistson
Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:04 am
• Solo • The Strange Professor

Last post by Yrmellyn Cole « Tue Mar 10, 2020 6:30 pm
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by Devin » Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:31 am

Cylus 7, Arc 720

“So, who is Migh Gir?” Devin asked his roommate/friend with occasional benefits Aidan as they walked through the streets of Scalvoris Town, towards the university. “I asked around, but nobody seemed to know! That annoying kid with the pimples that always insists on sitting next...

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Last post by Yrmellyn Cole
Tue Mar 10, 2020 6:30 pm
• Solo • Opening Doors

Last post by Ari'sora « Sun Feb 23, 2020 2:28 pm

by Ari'sora » Sun Feb 23, 2020 2:28 pm

2nd Cylus, 720
Location: Scalvoris University

Ari'sora shivered with excitement as she approached the University. As Ren'zar's slave, she had never even dreamed of being able to attend classes here. Once she had been freed, it became something she longed to do, but it was a far off dream. Until...

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Sun Feb 23, 2020 2:28 pm

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