Xavier's School For Gifted Youngsters
The private boarding school in Salem Center, NY is in reality a training facility for heroic mutant advocacy and activism for peaceful coexistence between humans and mutants. Unknown to the public, senior students and graduates of the school have went on to become crisis intervention specialists affectionately known as the X-MEN.
In the dawn of the final decade of the 20th century, the first class of X-Men went missing with the lone exception of their field leader, Cyclops. Professor Charles Xavier, unable to locate his missing students, was forced to rebuild his team. This time, however, he looked beyond the walls of his academy and recruited mutants from wherever he was able in order to form an ALTERNATE CLASS. In time, it is hoped these new mutants will continue the fight for the future of peaceful coexistence between mutants and humans, and perhaps discover the fates of their predecessors.
X-MEN: ALTERNATE CLASS is rated 16+ for content. 
Latest News Items
» Tournament of Sims - Best in Genre!
Posted on Mon Mar 18th, 2024 @ 4:08pm by Charles Xavier in General News
Over a year ago, the Ongoing Worlds blog hosted another annual Tournament of Sims. I submitted a series of posts from 2022 to be evaluated by a panel of three judges. Their raw scores in the categories of Story, Characters, and Readability were tabulated together and entered against several other X-Men sims and dozens of other sims.
The tournament is very Star Trek dominant, but maybe as much as 1/3 of the entries were not-Trek. We received Outstanding overall and were the ranking sim in the X-Men genre.
Here are the scores and feedback from the three anonymous judges:
Judge 1
—Story: 7 Characters: 7 Readability: 8
"Great use of JPs along with some very interesting character introductions leading to a well written plot crescendo.
Could strive to be a bit less cliché in some parts. This sim does a great job with posting was good, I was able to dive in
and know what was going on and who was who."
Judge 2
—Story: 7 Characters: 7 Readability: 7
"One thing they could work on is 'setting the scene'. While I could figure out what was happening, sometimes setting the scene helps people looking in through the window. However, overall, this sim is doing things very well!"
Judge 3
—Story: 8 Characters: 10 Readability: 8
"This sim does a great job with characters having strong motivations and being believable. The format of the posts and individual tags showed cohesion and that the group works together well.
For the most part everything was under control and happening as planned and there wasn’t a lot for the characters to solve. There were a few typos or spelling errors."
As a reward, here are some vintage superhero candy sticks!
For further reading on the Tournament of Sims, check out the Ongoing Worlds blog post.
» A New Day Dawns
Posted on Fri Feb 23rd, 2024 @ 6:53pm by Charles Xavier in General News
As the episode title certainly spoils, Episode 4 will primarily take place in the Savage Land down in Antarctica. Before we get to that, though, the first group JP will be welcoming the junior students back from Muir Island where they were sent after the Purifier attack on the Mansion.
This will be an opportunity to showcase NPCs both new and old (as well as welcome back an old friend!), so I won't start that up until Monday. Be thinking in the interim about any junior students if you don't have any yet.
Episode 3 ended on August 24th. Episode 4 began on August 25th. We'll have the kids come back either the 25th or 26th of August. The big crisis that kicks of the main story for the episode will be August 29th around noon, so feel free to cram whatever you'd like in that window of time. There's no telling exactly when the team will be back from the Savage Land, so plan ahead!
» BREAKING NEWS - NIAGARA FALLS
Posted on Mon Jan 22nd, 2024 @ 4:57pm by Charles Xavier in Sim Announcement
» WarGames/Tournament of Sims 2021
Posted on Tue May 10th, 2022 @ 4:55pm by Charles Xavier in General News
The annual Tournament of Sims (called the WarGames this year) hosted by Ongoing Worlds had 70 entrants this year with only 25 winners. X-MEN: ALTERNATE CLASS was among them. Posts were submitted from last year around the time of the battle at the X-Mansion and the aftermath last year which is why 2022 features awards for 2021. Only two judges provided feedback which I'll pass along here:
Positive: Great use of established cannon and characters with newer ones as well as fresh ideas. Enjoyed Magneto's Speech. Excellent.
Improvement: Although a fan of JP's once you reach a certain number of participants it makes the post very unmanageable.
One thing they could work on is the posts with action sequences are a bit hard to follow as they involve a large number of characters in a large number of locations. Considering what is going on, it might be good to break it down into smaller posts with groups, but there was a lot of fluid motion which is hard to capture and contain.
For more information on this year's tournament, check out the link below. Congratulations!
http://www.ongoingworlds.com/blog/2022/05/2021-wargames-competition-winners/
» It's Official!
Posted on Fri Feb 25th, 2022 @ 3:13pm by Charles Xavier in General News
With the publishing of Monster Mansion, I am pleased to announce the Episode 1: X-Odus draws to a close. Thank you to everyone who helped make it happen!
I wasn't sure exactly what to expect with this motley crew of ours, but that turned out to be much longer and far better than anticipated. I wrote up a little episode summary which can be read at that link for anybody who wants a little bow wrapped around our shared collaboration. Otherwise, clap each other on the back, try to avoid Leadfoot's duct tape, and let me know if there's anything else you'd like featured in addition to the new episode (Northern X-Posure) we've just started.
Remember, Episode 0: X Lang Syne allows for flashbacks, flash forwards, side-flashes, or whatever else, so if you've got an interesting idea, don't by shy with it.
Latest Mission Posts
» Morlock Capture
Mission: Episode 0: X Lang Syne
Posted on Mon Apr 15th, 2024 @ 6:49pm by Jean Grey & Scott Summers
Jean leaned forward from her position on the edge of the subway platform so that she might get a better look down the dark underground tunnel. She crinkled her nose in disapproval at the bleak view.
“I don’t know, Scott, it feels weird just going down there.” Jean stood up…
» Operation Clipped Wings
Mission: Episode 0: X Lang Syne
Posted on Fri Apr 12th, 2024 @ 10:30pm by Jean Grey & Warren Worthington III
The November sunrise was a disappointing event thanks to the overcast skies and the dreary drizzle. Rather than a majestic display of pinks and oranges, the sun arrived with only a pale glow of white light that turned the mansion grounds for the deep blue of twilight to a sad…
» The Winds of Change
Mission: Episode 4: The Savage ConneXion
Posted on Wed Apr 10th, 2024 @ 1:52pm by Jason (Jace) Adams
Jace spent a little bit of time in the library after the first visit with Jeri. There was only one name to research, two if you counted his birth mother. But the other name led in a lot of other directions. Those directions would take him out of the mansion’s…
» Spy Games
Mission: Episode 4: The Savage ConneXion
Posted on Sat Apr 6th, 2024 @ 9:37pm by Charles Xavier & Mara Ricci
That was strange.
In the silent hours where she had little to do but upgrade the mansion's network security, Mara's mind delved into the labyrinth of the school's digital stream. As her consciousness skimmed through the binary streams and data clusters, a peculiar anomaly caught her attention. Amidst the orderly…
» Broken Dishes and Mending Hearts
Mission: Episode 0: X Lang Syne
Posted on Fri Apr 5th, 2024 @ 4:15pm by Jean Grey & Scott Summers
Jean had been at Xavier’s for several months now and she had finally acclimated enough to the school to start contributing more. Tonight, Jean was assigned to after dinner kitchen duty and based on the response that generated, it was an undesirable task. Walking into the kitchen, Jean immediately understood…