Post by Admin Allie on May 20, 2014 5:16:27 GMT
Hello and Welcome to Calm Before the Storm! We're a Harry Potter/Marauders Era site, and would love to have you as part of our group. The goal of this particular thread is to help you understand how we run things around here while hopefully explaining some things that aren't in the rules, and by helping you and your character be the best fit for our site!
First things first, make sure you've read the plot and the rules, as you would on any other site. We are a rapid fire site, so there are no specific word counts or difficulty levels you have to be at to qualify. Moonlight Academy accepts all types of players, whether you've been doing this for years or if you just started a few days ago.
Which characters are allowed?
Since this is a Marauder's Era site, you can't apply for Harry Potter or anybody around his age. This site is about his parents, their friends, and those members of the First Wizarding World. You can apply with the professors that we learned about in the series, but do be realistic -- you wouldn't have Snape as Potions master, because he's only a seventh year student in this time and age. Get where we're going?
What kind of guidelines do you have when making a character?
We let you have as much creativity as possible when creating your character, as long as your descriptions are believable. Try to take into account how many people are claiming houses, and check out the statistics and make sure there are no bans. If we have too many Gryffindors and Slytherins running around and not as many Hufflepuffs or Ravenclaws, then we'll have to ask you to change your house or wait until the ban has been lifted.
Can my character be a Death Eater?
We would prefer if you didn't make your character a full on Death Eater if you're a student, but maybe a recruit? It's obvious that some of the older students may know Hogwarts Alumni who have joined forces with Voldemort, but we'd really like for none of the students to have the Dark Mark while enrolled. If you're making a local (meaning they live in Hogsmeade or work at St. Mungo's, etc), then by all means they can be a Death Eater.
Can I have an original character?
Absolutely! The canon list is just a platform for members to either adopt a canon character we actually knew about in the books, but also for you to bounce around ideas for an original character. After all, there are many more students at Hogwarts than we are ever introduced to - and if they intereact with the Marauders or the other original characters we know about, the better!
First things first, make sure you've read the plot and the rules, as you would on any other site. We are a rapid fire site, so there are no specific word counts or difficulty levels you have to be at to qualify. Moonlight Academy accepts all types of players, whether you've been doing this for years or if you just started a few days ago.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Which characters are allowed?
Since this is a Marauder's Era site, you can't apply for Harry Potter or anybody around his age. This site is about his parents, their friends, and those members of the First Wizarding World. You can apply with the professors that we learned about in the series, but do be realistic -- you wouldn't have Snape as Potions master, because he's only a seventh year student in this time and age. Get where we're going?
What kind of guidelines do you have when making a character?
We let you have as much creativity as possible when creating your character, as long as your descriptions are believable. Try to take into account how many people are claiming houses, and check out the statistics and make sure there are no bans. If we have too many Gryffindors and Slytherins running around and not as many Hufflepuffs or Ravenclaws, then we'll have to ask you to change your house or wait until the ban has been lifted.
Can my character be a Death Eater?
We would prefer if you didn't make your character a full on Death Eater if you're a student, but maybe a recruit? It's obvious that some of the older students may know Hogwarts Alumni who have joined forces with Voldemort, but we'd really like for none of the students to have the Dark Mark while enrolled. If you're making a local (meaning they live in Hogsmeade or work at St. Mungo's, etc), then by all means they can be a Death Eater.
Can I have an original character?
Absolutely! The canon list is just a platform for members to either adopt a canon character we actually knew about in the books, but also for you to bounce around ideas for an original character. After all, there are many more students at Hogwarts than we are ever introduced to - and if they intereact with the Marauders or the other original characters we know about, the better!
If you have any questions or concerns,
please add them below, or if an admin is
online, feel free to ask away in the Cbox!
please add them below, or if an admin is
online, feel free to ask away in the Cbox!
-Admin Allie and the CbtS Team