Post by Abbie Chalk on May 24, 2007 14:25:11 GMT -5
How to Create A Character
Character Types
- You may play either a Student or a Teacher.
Student - The common character among Hogwarts. They are required to regularly attend classes, be sorted and mingle with other students.
Teacher - There are only 12 teacher positions in which the character must be 21 or older. They are allowed to teach only one subject and have the other option of being Head of their House (if the position is not already occupied).
NO Canon Characters
- I really hope I never have to tell anybody about this (considering it is stated all through the site), but there are no canon characters allowed. No Death Eaters, no Order of the Phoenix, no Voldemort. I do not want to see characters make references to the book canons either. This roleplay takes place in the settings of Harry Potter. None of the events or characters are in this RPG. Basically, none of the events in the books took place in this universe. Do not include them.
NO Perfect Characters
- There are some exceptionally talented witches and wizards, but nobody is perfect. Do not tell me your character is beautiful. Convince me through your elegant roleplaying skills. If they are a truly beautiful person, then the roleplayers around you will reply to such a specimen. Do not force beauty.
Example of a BAD CHARACTER:It was as if all of the world stopped when she entered the room: boys looked with an awed eye, girls envied her and even the teachers had tiny crushes on what seemed the be the perfect being. Her blonde beautiful hair seemed to flow next to her shoulder, caressing her entire rosy figure, as she lightly stepped inside the classroom.
That was dreadful and almost irritating. I do not want some Barbie doll walking into Hogwarts. I understand that our characters have celebrities as their models, but even famous people have their faults. Did you know that (gasp!) fat celebrities exist?
I also understand that some wizards are talented at various subjects, but nobody is amazing. For example, my character (Abbie Chalk) has a knack for Charms and Transfiguration, but has the lowest score in her class at Defense Against the Dark Arts. Have variety!
NO Mythological Characters
- No vampires, no demons, no zombies. You get the drift. All of this should be self-explanatory. If you want to play one of those characters, then join another site. There are specific sites for those type of characters.
The Depressed/Joyful
- Just like being perfect, having a character who is constantly depressed or constantly happy can be quite annoying. These characters are people too! They have their ups and their downs. Even the more shy characters can have their outbursts at times! Also, even some extremely happy characters who are nice to everybody have enemies (even if they do not know about it). Please do not have a terribly depressed character known as "emos". If you have read the Harry Potter books, you will notice that hardly any of the teenage characters have tattoos, odd piercings, or even a criminal record. Please stick to some simple humans.
Celebrities
- Use a celebrity who looks the age of your character. Do not use the "now" Johnny Depp as a student for he is clearly no longer that young. You are allowed, however, to use younger pictures of an older celebrity to portray a younger character.
- After your application is accepted, the celebrity you listed will immediately be added to the list of taken celebrities.
- Until your application is officially accepted, the celebrity you have listed will be up for grabs. For example, let's say you submit a character who has "Joe Bob" as the celebrity and your application still needs work. So, it is not accepted. But, soon after, another person submits an application that is suitable and has "Joe Bob" as their celebrity, then they will get him and you will be forced to change your celebrity choice.
- Celeb Claims are a first come, first serve basis.
Extras
- Want your character to be on the Quidditch Team? Maybe even have them be a prefect? Or, wait, you have a Professor who wants to be Head of House? Go here to sign up for anything your heart desires!
