Private/Closed Umbramancy - Harry Potter RP (Discussion)

[comic]

or we could have more than one character.
if everybody had two characters, then we'd have 18 characters between the nine of us. even three characters, making it 27, and a much larger cast.
there are cons, however, considering too large of a cast can get overwhelming, and certain characters may become forgotten, while others will rise above the others and get more 'screen time' per-say.
but we're assuming we'll have nine people if and when we start the new rp. we could have five, making three characters per each person at 15, which is still enough to sort into 4 separate houses.

 

[StormingCobra]

Well, Kaleb’s personality only really fits Ravenclaw, and i have no other HP OCs. My role in the RP kinda becomes useless without Ravenclaw. Honestly though, can’t they be friends despite being in opposite houses? What’s wrong with a little diversity?

 

[Yaspen]

Little to no interaction and plot relevance. It's exceedingly difficult to make your character even the tiniest bit relevant outside of the Hogwarts Express if they're the only one in a given House.

 

[The Kitsune]

Yeah, I don't like creating multiple characters for a role play. Two is pushing it considering the roles are so similar, so if creating more than that is a must, I'm out

 

[GalacticDeg]

@Comic I think everyone having two characters is DEFINITELY overwhelming enough, I think 9 might be enough.
@Cloudswift What about the library? That's a common place to meet, right?
@The Kitsune No, no, no, having two characters would never be a must.

Also, it'll be multiple houses in the same lesson, but everyone'll be the same year. Like the secondary-schools I know, the timetables are different for everyone. You might have Charms the same with someone else, but then the next lesson, they could have Potions and you could have Flying.

 

[Jodie.xox]

When do we restart?

 

[GalacticDeg]

@Jodie.xox @StormingCobra55 @Cloudswift @Comic @The Kitsune @Pokesweeper @EternalDiamondEevee @MihajloJedi @Shadow_Pup

So, I'm sorry about not saying anything for ages. I can do the new Discussion thread. But, I want to ask something first.

Are you guys still interested in this roleplay? Or would you rather me leave it?

(I don't mind, I'll probably do something else if it's not an interesting idea anymore)

 

[StormingCobra]

I’m interested in a Harry Potter RP, the plot just needs to move a little slower. It was kinda confusing when the first post introduced the villain to the characters immediately.

 

[EternalDiamondEevee]

I am interested, I was just busy to post, I'm back now.

 

[Void_Nugget]

I'm interested in a HP roleplay, I would just prefer characters to be more at stages where they can be animagi and can do higher level magic.

 

[The Kitsune]

I'm still interested. Seems all my other active role plays have died at once so I need something to keep me entertained...

 

[MihajloJedi]

I am interested too

 

[GalacticDeg]

OK, so the reboot's gonna happen.

@Shadow_Pup unless people want to start at a higher year, having an Animagus or some powerful spells in first year is a bit odd. Unless you have a good reason to have one.

 

[Void_Nugget]

Can you give me an idea as to why my character might be an animagus in first year, I'm stuck for ideas for it.

 

[GalacticDeg]

@Shadow_Pup I don't have any ideas either.

 

[comic]

probably because having a first year be an animagus is an extremely awful idea. firstly, it's an extremely advanced thing to learn. James Potter, Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew took a couple of years of study to learn it. And that was after they discovered Remus Lupin was a werewolf. and Peter was only able to get it down thanks to Sirius and James, who were actually pretty intelligent.
having a first year have the very complex magical ability of being an animagi is an absurd concept, and unrealistic, even in the world of Harry Potter. it just wouldn't feel right, and i can imagine you would probably have your animagi first year be doing really cringey stuff so that you wouldn't have to control a human all the time.
but that's just my two cents on the matter. i'm still not getting involved in this rp, but i've proven a valid point so as to NOT having a first year animagus.

 

[The Kitsune]

I wouldn't mind starting at a later year, if that was the consensus.

And that way, we'd have less of the tedious first meetings and long, predictable sorting posts. It would give our characters a more believable role in combating this 'villainous force' if they already have a few years of magical experience to go off of too

 

[MihajloJedi]

I think starting at first year would be best, because things like animagus are not necessarily needed for RP. Only problem would be charms

 

[Void_Nugget]

Yeah can we just start later

 

[GalacticDeg]

Sure we can start at a later date.. but what year? Does anyone want to do Hogwarts, or start as graduates?

 

[MihajloJedi]

Hogwarts first year is best option, because it would be a weird and full of holes if we start on like 3rd or 4th year.

 

[Void_Nugget]

What do you mean by graduates

 

[GalacticDeg]

By graduates, I mean people who have graduated from Hogwarts, finished their seventh year. Though, if we did do graduates, I'd rather we not go too much ahead of 17 for an age.

 

[Chunky Ramen]

I'm back! Anyways, I see the idea of graduates happening, but I don't see how we can slip a sturdy plotline in there.

 

[GalacticDeg]

Anyways @Jodie.xox @StormingCobra55 @Cloudswift @Comic @The Kitsune @Pokesweeper @EternalDiamondEevee @MihajloJedi @Shadow_Pup

Before we begin, I need to know what year everyone wants to start in, as even though yous want a higher one, I don't know which one would be best.

 

[The Kitsune]

You could start another poll to decide.

I would personally say mid-years at Hogwarts (around 4th year) or fresh graduates could be fun.

 

[Void_Nugget]

I agree with @The Kitsune

 

[Jodie.xox]

I want to make a new character if we do, and I want to use the patronuses.

 

[Void_Nugget]

I would want to make a new character also and I would like to use animagi

 

[Chunky Ramen]

I'd like to change a few things too, but maybe we should do 4 + 5th years? But if we do bring back the you-know-two thing, how would we do that? I have two questions on that: Are we assigning this as a role? And are we gonna bring back the whole Death Eater thing?

 

[Void_Nugget]

If it is a new roleplay technically maybe it should be on a new thread

 

[Jodie.xox]

Is this still happening?

 

[GalacticDeg]

I'm slowly making it @Jodie.xox. It's just how I start it I'm thinking about. Don't worry though, it's fine, it's also a mix of procrastination. Don't worry, I want to do it but it's just a case of having the right mindset.