Your Orientation Package
Sigil Preparatory Academy
Athletic Nickname: the Planewalkers
Colors: Gold, White
Popular Majors: all
Alignment: unaligned
Sigil Prep is one of the top ranked schools of its kind in all the known planes. It is known not only for its academic standards, but also for the quality of student life. There are a number of activities, clubs, and student centers to engage the young mind.
Majors
At Sigil Prep, we offer a full range of adventuring majors, including the standard Fighter, Cleric, Wizard, and Rogue, as well as more esoteric options. Students are able to take minors with the proper Multiclassing certification, and upperclassmen have a wide range of available options for academic focuses for each major. We are also proud to introduce a fantastic graduate program.
Admissions
Admission is not restricted by race, gender, or alignment. The school requires an entrance exam, and a nominal tuition which must be paid in gold, gemstones, or personal check up front. Student Aid is available, as are a number of scholarships.
Time and Schedules
School runs for nine months out of the year (leaving the summer months open for students of most planes). Summer classes are also offered. Classes run around the clock, so students can set their schedules any way they want, taking all their classes in blocks, or spreading them out across the day. Most students choose to take one or two days off each week, generally Saturday and Sunday when fewer classes are offered, though the school offers classes on every day.
Most students take a five year program, though gifted students have finished in under four, while some take a few extra years to finish. There are also graduate programs for the especially gifted, though many choose to take their graduate classes at our sister school, Union Conservatory.
The school allows for the holy days of each student's religion, and allows for excused absences on those days.
Lay of the Land
Sigil Preparatory Academy lies within the City of Sigil, floating high above the Central Spire of the Outlands. The city itself is inside a massive ring, completely self-contained. Looking up, you can see the other side of the ring far above. It's awe-inspiring at first, until you realize your next period class is somewhere up there. The campus itself is in the seldom mentioned (by the rest of the city) ward called Sigil East (East of where is uncertain). Students often enjoy outings into town, though the campus itself has much to offer.
The Sigil Prep campus is huge and complex. Rumor suggests it was designed by Slaadi, and built by entirely other Slaadi, and even that does not explain the difficulty in getting around the place. See the Campus Directory for more details.
Your room
Freshmen students are required to live in the dorm. Many students above that level live on campus as well. Each room is equipped with two beds, two desks, two chests of drawers, and two chairs, specially chosen to be as uncomfortable as possible. Among the features of your dorm is a bulb of light, which, upon speaking a command word, will illuminate the room as if with a Daylight spell. A second command word will discontinue the effect.
Also in each room is an Aesthetic Climate (or AC) enchantment. When a command word is spoken, the AC will lower the room's temperature by one degree per minute, until a second command is spoken. Another word will work in reverse, raising the temperature at an equal rate. If the room is uninhabited for over an hour, the AC instantly returns to ambient temperature.
While you are free to decorate your room as you see fit, extensive changes such as painting and Stronghold Enchantments require approval from the Housing Department. Please see Mr. Roper in sub-basement J of the Admissions Building.
Unless other arrangements have been made, students will have a roommate, often, but not always, of the same gender (Mr. Roper has a difficult time telling mammals apart). Students can request to room together, though like all requests from Roper, bribes help.
In some cases, when rooms are all assigned, alternate housing may be offered. Generally, this is anywhere Roper can find room, from the roof to the boiler room. Enroll early.
Medical Plan
The school covers all injuries, up to and including death, which occur on campus, on campus-related functions, and on adventures undertaken for extra credit. Our infirmary staff is trained in all healing, curative, curse-removing, and resurrection magicks and techniques. Regular healing and remove disease are covered unlimitedly under your health plan. Remove Curse, Reattachment of limbs, and level restoration are covered if the cause was class or credit related. Students may, of course, pay to have these procedures for conditions that occurred on their own time. Students are entitled to two resurrections per semester (exceptions made for death during warfare classes at the professor's recommendation). Any further resurrections must be at the student's expense.
Clubs and Organizations
Sigil Prep is loaded with fine organizations to join, from support groups for particular faiths and ethnic groups, to hobbyist organizations, to student government. Visit your Student Union for flyers and details.
Athletics
Sigil Prep is well known for its Sporting activities. Many are worlds-class, and there is usually some game going on for casual spectators. Would-be participants should see the appropriate coach for try-out times and dates.
Other entertainments
There are frequent festivals and events, some thrown by the school, many by campus clubs and committees. Always check your calendar for upcoming fun.
See our list of local Bands for weekend entertainment.