[OOC] Hogwarts: Ignition - Year One

[Eyeris]

Welcome one and all! This game is called Hogwarts: Ignition - Year One! A lovely little Harry Potter RPG! We are open, rebooted, and ready to rock!

This OOC page will kick us off with all the relevant information and rules. I will updated it regularly as needed!

Ignition GM Dream Team: Eyeris, MissCapnCrunch, Soren, and Avanhelsing!
"We are like a 4 legged brain with great conversational skills and a hot new bod."

Current Cast & Players:
Work In Progress

~Prologue~

It was a dark and cool night, but all seemed peaceful on the grounds of Durmstrang. A blizzard had buried the school earlier that day, but the headmaster walked the ground as if impervious to the cold. Students and most of the teachers had yet to arrive. The headmaster was one of the few men on campus. They were there to protect it and make it ready for the year.

Off in the distance a wolf howled and the headmaster smiled. “Only a few weeks away from the beginning of the term for the new and returning students.” He said this he approached the guardian of the front gate. At this hour he knew the guard on duty should be Owen, who was also an old friend.

The Headmaster placed his hand on Owen’s shoulder. “This will be a great semester. I can feel it in my bones. Don’t you agree?”

Owen didn’t answer. He did not even turn his head to see who called to him. His body seemed unusually cold and stiff under the headmasters hand.

The Headmaster turned the soldier toward him, and gasped in horror: Owen’s face was distorted, the mouth opened and his eyes screwed up as if screaming, the grotesque expression was petrified, perfectly still. Frozen and lifeless. The headmaster let go of the soldier, who fell to the ground in a stiff heap. He stumbled backwards, slipping on ice and falling to his knees.

He heard a voice from above him. “You are right headmaster, this is going to be a good year. You know what I also think?” A tall man bent down over the headmaster.

“I think that there is a problem. Your grounds are not secure enough to protect your students. No… this will not do at all! I feel that stronger leadership is needed… yes… a new headmaster…” The man smiled a wicked smile, showing his awful crooked teeth. This was the last face the headmaster saw before a jet of light struck his chest.

The headmaster felt immense pain, his face contorted with agony. Then it became still. Stiff. Lifeless.

The man kicked aside the brittle headmaster. “I see there is an opening! Well then, it is time to call in the staff and send out acceptance letters. We have many dark wizards to teach this year.” He strolled through the courtyard and into the school… He was not alone. He was followed by a wolf, and four other wizards….

~FAQ~

So, this takes place at Hogwarts? THE Hogwarts? When? Is Harry Potter There?
This RPG takes place at Hogwarts, but AFTER the original story takes place.
According to a Harry Potter timeline I googled, Harry and the trio graduated in 1997 defeating Voldy, and their kids start school in 2017. We are going to set this RP in the ‘present/2015’ so 28 years after they graduated.

What kind of characters can we play?
We will all be playing first year students at Hogwarts. If you would like to make a secondary character in another category, such as teacher or magical pet, feel free to fill out a character sheet and show it off to us!

Can I play the son/daughter of a cannon character?
I prefer original characters, but shoot us a message of your idea!
Is this a slice of life RP? Or is there a conflict?
There will be slice of life moments, especially at the beginning of the rp, but there is definitely some dark-magic opposition forming up! No spoilers!

Can I play a Villain?
You must play a first year student at Hogwarts. If you want to play someone you think would be sympathetic to the bad guy, you are welcome to create a character like that! PM us for more information if this is something you might want to do!

~Rules~

• HAVE FUN! This is a game after all! If you are being a jerk and interfering with the fun of others in the OOC you will be booted, ain’t nobody got time for that. If you enhance the fun of others IC or OOC you will be rewarded! Brownie points are my favorite.
• You must play a first year character.
• You must play an original character.
• You must post at least one-two paragraphs, as is the standard for casual-role-play on this forum. All other standards set in the causal-role play forum apply, so things like spell check are good and speed posting is bad. If you have any questions about this feel free to ask or check out the casual-forum rules and FAQ.
• Posting at least every two days is preferred. Saying that this is not a round-robin RP. Post when you feel the need or have the opportunity as long as it fits, don’t just go off and post some off the wall thing that makes no sense with the scene that is currently happening. Also as a sub-clause to this rule please please don’t just bail for any amount of time longer than three or four days. Let I, Eyeris, or Miss know if you’re going to be gone either by PM or by OOC.
• ucky you! You have THREE GM’s! We are your friends! Come to us with ANY issues you may have! IG, OOG, Personal, etc!
• DO NOT CRITIQUE THE CS OF OTHER PLAYERS. This is the GM’s responsibility. If you really feel the need to comment PM one of the GM’s personally, rather than express your criticism or suggestions on the forum.
• WE ARE GODS! Ahem… not really… but uh, If there is a disagreement that can not be resolved by civil discussion, the GMs will vote on the matter. We are very democratic Gods.

~Hogwarts Staff List~

Minerva Mcgonagall: Headmistress of Hogwarts

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Neville Longbottom: Head of Gryffindor.

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Phelix Farrow Ph.D.: Head of Hufflepuff.

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Cuthbert Binns: Head of Ravenclaw.

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Horace Slughorn: Head of Slytherin.

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Fergus Noe: Potions, Alchemy

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Oriana Grecco: Divination, Art, Literature, Poetry

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Sadria Quinn: Defense Against the Dark Arts, Hogwarts Orchestra

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Oliver Wood: Flying.

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Hannah Longbottom: Matron of Hogwarts Hospital, Healer.

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~Character Sheet~

Name:
Nickname(s):

Gender:

Age: (Remember we are all 1st years!)

House:

Appearance: (Picture and description please!)

Wand:

Pet:

Strengths: (Talents and Traits; Everyone is special!)

Weaknesses: (Quirks and Faults; Nobody is perfect!)

Personality:

History:
NPCs: (Anyone that might pop up frequently that you want control over. Buddies, family members, whoever. Name, relationship and a short description will do nicely)

So, that is the jist! Harry Potter Universe with a new class, new villians, and new adventures!

So go ahead and post your character sheet! Ask any questions here on the forum or shoot one of us a PM!
"See you in game!"
~Eyeris

STORY INFO: References for In Game Information!

~Classes~

*We are currently in Defense against the dark arts*

DADA
Location: "Lower West Dungeon"
Professor: Sadria Quinn

All Classes

First Year Defense Against the Dark Arts: Professor Sadria Quinn. Location: "Lower West Dungeon."
First Year Muggle Studies: Professor Orianna Grecco
First Year Flying: Professor Oliver Wood
First Year Charms: Professor Flitwick
First Year Transfiguration: Headmistress McGonagall
First Year Astronomy & Astrology: Professor Phelix Pharrow
First Year Potions: Professor Fergus Noe

~NPCs of note~

~Students~

~Gryffindor~

Marc McQueen: A second year student. He is working on a petition against the anti-technology charms.

Judoc Archer: Older brother of Nolan. Seventh year Gryffindor. Chaser on the Quidditch team. He's not the most social but has a circle of very close friends who he has asked to help him keep an eye on Nolan. Wanting to either become an Auror or make broomsticks.

~Hufflepuff~

Nathaniel: His favorite color is blue. He likes to read Tarot.

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~Ravenclaw~

Samuel: Ravenclaw upperclassman. He goes out of his way to help first year students.

Roy Archer: Older brother of Nolan. Fifth year Ravenclaw. He is a talented artist as well as good thinker with excellent skills in Transfiguration. He is rather arrogant and has a new girl on his arm every few weeks.

Slytherin~

Moirah Mindel: A first year.

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Tim: The tallest, has a lock of white hair among his brown, just a thin stripe over his right eye. Sixth year.

Wade: Snearing fifth year. Eager to pick a fight.

Zeva: Wearing a green scarf. Third year.

Marie: She has a lot of hair, and seemingly a grudge against Roy.

~Staff~

~Ghosts~

**All the ghosts from the original story are assumed to be present. These are additions to the ghost-team, and notes on old ghosts as needed**

Holt: Found by Charlotte and Layla in the Lower West Dungeon.

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[Ink-berry]

A question - are the villains going to be against muggle borns / in favor of purebloods in any way? I was thinking of making a character who might be sympathizing with the villains, but he'd probably side with anyone who's prejudiced against muggle borns, so... :p

[Eyeris]

Yes the will be! If you want more details PM me! Our villian is so far in the story very mysterious!

[MissCapnCrunch]

Will post my character in the character bin here shortly

[Natty]

Here's my CS from the old one RP; Thought I'd put it here since I didn't know if all players from before were accepted or if you were starting recruitment again haha!

Peter Dobson

Name: Peter Dobson Gender: Male Age: 11 House: Hufflepuff

Appearance

Wand: 12 1/2 inch, Dogwood, Phoenix feather Pet: While not strictly having a pet of his own, Peter makes use of the family owl Hutch regularly in order to post letters to his family at home and receive his month comic subscription. He also has a bulldog named Lincoln also he remains at the family home. Strengths: Peter is fairly talented at transfiguration, with him progressing through the art swiftly. The term animagus perked his interest after reading it in one of his brother's old schoolbooks. Peter also has a knack for Charms, with him keen to learn more on food-related charms due to his mother. His father also taught him how to cook and bake. Peter can also give a good fifteen minute talk on the history of the Marvel universe if that counts for anything! Weaknesses: Subject wise, Peter isn't a fan of Herbology, or flying for that matter. While he's a huge fan of Quidditch, he just isn't very good at it! He is also very nervous when it comes to meeting new people, so struggles making friends. Personality: As stated above, Peter Dobson struggles to make friends, coming across as a nervous and awkward eleven year old boy, with him preferring to keep his nose buried within the pages of his comics rather than interacting with those around him. However he is very enthusiastic about topics that perk his interest, as well as extremely hardworking when it comes to lessons. He is basically the stereotypical Hufflepuff underneath it all; loyal, hardworking and just. History: Due to his brother's excellence at school and his parent's work, Peter was unintentionally neglected as a child. His family owned and lived in The Hopping Pot pub in Carkitt Market next to Diagon Alley, so when he found that he spent a lot of time wondering the streets and a regular of Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour. He enjoyed cooking in the pub's huge kitchens after being taught how by his mother and by the age of 8 Peter would regularly serve dinner to his family. When his mother decided that she wanted him and his brother Dylan to learn more about her muggle routes, the two spent the majority of their summer staying with their Uncle David in Bristol, where their days were filled with movie marathons and other typical muggle activities. Well typical for Uncle David, who spent most of his free time led across his coach. It was during his stay in Bristol that Peter got into comics after finding David's collection and despite the lack of moving images, he loved them. While back in London and Carkitt Market, comics were Peter's only tie to the muggle world. It was no surprise that Peter received his Hogwarts letter in the post just after he turned 11, as during this time, he had been experiencing bursts of magic, such as accidentally setting one of the umbrella's at the Ice Cream Parlour on fire! Peter soon set off to Hogwarts, along with his cooking recipes and comics. NPCs: While these characters won't actually appear in person, they shall be mentioned by Peter via his thoughts, speech or even his letters to or from them. Harold Dobson - Father - Hufflepuff - Owner and Barman of The Hopping Pot pub Iris Dobson - Mother - Hufflepuff - Co-owner and Barmaid of The Hopping Pot pub Dylan Dobson - Brother - Ravenclaw - Works for the Goblin Liaison Office at the Ministry of Magic David Broach - Uncle - Muggle - Unemployed

[iSuspect]

@Eyeris, MissCapnCrunch or Soren Is there still room for this roleplay? Wasn't sure if it was invite only, or not.

[MissCapnCrunch]

@Eyeris, MissCapnCrunch or Soren Is there still room for this roleplay? Wasn't sure if it was invite only, or not.

iSuspect

Yes yes yes. :D Room for you my friend!

[iSuspect]

@MissCapnCrunch Whoop! Whoop! Should have a character up soon.

[Eyeris]

Natty you are good and please feel free to post him in the character tab! And yes, this rp is open!!!

[TheHangedMan]

I hope you don't mind me entering this little guy~?

Name: Julius Mars Hillshire Nickname(s): 'Little Lion of Hillshire' Gender: Male Age: 12 House: Pick this one out for me, my good GM's~! Appearance: (I'll add a picture some time this week) Black spiky hair and black eyes. Slightly tanned due to being outside most of the time. Wears a customized glove for dueling and archery (Thumbs, index and middle finger are covered, the other fingers are not) on his right hand at all times except when not needed. Has calluses on his knuckles and palms and is a bit muscular for his age. Short, around 4'8 in height. Wand: Redwood, 14 inches / Dragon heartstring core. Pet: a Pug named Rocky. Strengths: Thinking outside of the box! Physical fitness! Surprisingly smart! Unpredictability! Quick reflexes mark him as a prodigy at dueling, complemented by his grasp at Transfiguration; his ability to concentrate at a particular task is also note worthy. He has a large bit of magical power that make his spells more powerful than usual (a regular jinx from him can be a real pain to remove) and a lot of stamina for a wizard. He has an excellent sense of intuition and his guesses are fairly accurate. Weaknesses: Lazy! Confrontational! Surprisingly dense! Unpredictability! He's terrible at things that require small attention to detail; this makes him terrible at Charms, Potions, Herbology, Numerology, History, Arithmancy and Divination. He likes to rely on his intuition for most things and though he is smart, because he rarely reads, he is quite unintelligent in most matters. Personality: Head strong and passionate, he likes to take all problems head on and without skirting around the issue. He is a bit dense and is not good at reading the atmosphere. Sadly, if he doesn't feel like doing something, he is equally passionate about not doing it - making his study habits a bit less than desirable. He is friendly to almost everybody and is loyal to those friends. The one thing he dislikes the most is when people betray those friendships for stupid reasons ('stupid' is subjective here) and will either try and fix those friendships or pick a fight with the offender . . . or both. He's optimistic and enjoys a good laugh, and is generally cheerful. History: Julius is a half-blood; muggle father, witch mother. The story of their meeting is an exciting and dramatic one, and one he has heard often. His father is a British SAS and his mother is a medical witch, both at one point were at Iraq for their own reasons. During a particularly heavy conflict, Julius mother found herself injured and without a wand and surrounded by Jihadists - basically, a witch's worst nightmare. In the nick of time, his father arrived on the way to regroup with his squad. Upon seeing her in trouble and realizing she was neither a native nor a terrorist, he fought tooth and nail to get her out of the area. By the end of it all, he was greatly injured, but at least he managed to rescue her. Death was coming for him, he realized, and he was about to accept the end until he felt his wounds mending - Julius's mother had found her wand at the last moment. She didn't bother to erase his memories (she owed that to him) and he didn't bother telling anyone about her (he owed that to her) and the two met outside of combat. She promptly explained her status as a witch, to which all the man did was respond with a taciturn 'I see'. The two saw each other more often from then on and were married three years since their first meeting. Julius was born with his fathers good intuition and body and his mothers passionate heart and intellect. He also inherited his paternal grandfathers energy and rowdiness. He grew up knowing about magic and while his father didn't mind him becoming a wizard, he also constantly reminded him to keep up with modern technology and to keep his body fit - two major flaws that his father had discovered existed among the wizarding population. NPCs: Alexander Pierre Hillshire - father, British SAS with experience in all four troops (Boat, Mobility, Air, Mountain) ten years of combat service and holds the rank of captain. He is half-Filipino, although a born British native. His own father was a Scout Ranger, the Philippines equivalent of the SAS, while his grandfather on his mothers side was an SAS officer as well. You could say he was born to be in the military. _{Others: Ever since he discovered the existence of the magical community, as well as the actions of Voldemort, he has been thinking of countermeasures and ways to combat them, should they once again become an international threat. Much to his wife's surprise and, he has succeeded in finding no less than 101 ways to kill a single wizard casting a Protego charm. He has more such plans for many contingencies, but has not told anyone but his wife.} Guinevere Vesta A. Hillshire - mother, an experienced medical witch who is somewhat of a bleeding heart. Silent and meek, but passionate and determined, she values life above all and does her best to preserve what she can. Her mother died during the Second War with Voldemort, and her father went missing and is presumed dead as well. Graduated from Hogwarts and once taught at Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, before heading off for more dangerous parts of the world to give first-aid in secret. _{Others: Has a pet Therstral and Pheonix. Is afraid of riding cars and airplanes.}

[BRXVO]

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[soren]

I'm not sure about that Brxvo, but go ahead and post up the sheet. Also as a side note if peeps got questions please pm. Posting here us good but I have been responding to pm-s faster. Another side note. I should be on all day tomorrow maybe if I'm not taking care of sick wife. Soo in light of that I muSt wake her up now to take her meds. Then off to work on my broom stick.

[MissCapnCrunch]

Friendly reminder that we will probably only be accepting 8 people for year 1~ You're accepted in my book HangedMan- but we'll listen to the other GM's for input :D

[Prints Avoid]

I have a character to enter, the younger brother of another character use every now and then. Lemme know what you think, any problems you may find. Name: Nolan Archer Nickname(s): Gender: Male Age: 11 House: Slytherin Appearance: He is light skinned and tends to burn rather easily in the sun despite the time he spends outdoors. He keeps his hair generally short, not liking the feel of it being able to touch his face or ears. He is of average height and build for his age, having not quite started growing yet. He is active and so is on the leaner side. Wand: 11 1/2 inches, Chestnut with Dragon Heartstring, reasonably supple Pet: Black-banded owl named Fletch he shares with Roy and Judoc Strengths: Nolan is excellent at managing his time. While he has to put in plenty of effort into his school work, it robs him of much less of his own time than it would take others. He can work hard and smart enough to make sure he has time to reward himself for his hard work. His resolve helps him out well in this as he has no problem sacrificing his fun in order to do what he needs to do. He is social enough, and for the most part people seem to just like him. He is also fairly athletic and skilled on a broomstick. Weaknesses: Nolan is a slow learner, as mentioned and he has to put more effort into anything he does. He has to work harder to get a B than most do to get an A. He can be insecure at times, hating to be compared to anyone. This also makes him competitive as he feels the need to prove to himself that his skill is worth something. He lacks perspective as well, often putting more effort into something than it's worth. He holds a grudge. Personality: As the youngest of five brothers, he's grown to hate being compared to them, but sees their successes as proof that it's impossible he won't succeed as well. While he seems to lack any of the natural talents his brothers like to show off, he's very proud of the fact that everything he obtains is a result of his hard work (although a little help from family does go a long way). He resents those who's victories come easily to them (what? no, not including his brothers of course....) He doesn't quite know what he wants yet, but he knows he will get it. He's focused traits instilled in him by his father and also very competitive. He is energetic, unable to really be idle for too long. The way he sees it, there's always work to be done or fun to be had. Growing up with four brothers ensures he's made of some tougher stuff. He's never aggressive, but he knows how to take an insult and physically hold his own. History:Nolan was born to a muggle mother and a wizard father. Growing up a half-blood, he felt he got to see the best of both worlds. Being the youngest of five, he came into the family well after his mother had grown used to the magical world. Being the youngest also meant that he was often fighting for attention. He was an energetic little kid and he often got in trouble. He has often been compared to his older brothers, never negatively but always in a way that suggest anything he does will not stand out among their talents and accomplishments. When he started school in the Muggle world, it became very clear that he was not the quickest learner. It took him twice the effort to understand concepts that the other children managed to master in what seemed like no time at all to him. His parents, growing concerned for his education enrolled him in after school classes to help him keep pace. He didn't complain, if this was what it took to live up to his family's and his own expectations, well that was fine. With all the extra time he spent on schoolwork, he grew to really relish his free time. He became a fan of sports of both worlds. After all the stories, he is ready for Hogwarts. The idea of being on the Quidditch team excites him, but he'll find friends to play football with if not. He's ready to learn what he can about magic as well as the secrets of the school. NPCs: Roy Archer: Older brother, fifth year Ravenclaw. He is a talented artist as well as good thinker with excellent skills in Transfiguration. He is rather arrogant and has a new girl on his arm every few weeks. Judoc Archer: Older brother, seventh year Gryffindor. Chaser on the Quidditch team. He's not the most social but has a circle of very close friends who he has asked to help him keep an eye on Nolan. Wanting to either become an Auror or make broomsticks. Gus Archer*: Older brother, travelling and doing charity work Tidus Archer*: Older brother, Obliviator Liviana Archer*: Mother, Obliviator. Kind and supportive though rather absent-minded and not very good at reading people Thomas Archer*: Father, Muggle journalist. Strict and concerned. Can be critical when he sees his sons "not trying hard enough," but otherwise very proud of all of them. *won't be seen much, of course

[Avanhelsing]

Hello everybody. I'm Avan. The last co-GM. Just thought I'd say hello. Also Prints we are discussing your guy.

[Prints Avoid]

Cool cool cool. Four GMs. Sounds like yall will be having a lot of fun running things :P I think its a good sign for a long life for this RP

[MissCapnCrunch]

Cool cool cool. Four GMs. Sounds like yall will be having a lot of fun running things :P I think its a good sign for a long life for this RP

Prints Avoid

We are like a 4 legged brain with great conversational skills and a hot new bod. But yes, xD Hahaha. We hope this roleplay can have a multiple year sort of a layout. We started at year one for this reason- our characters are still kids yet, but their experiences will help them grow both individually but as a group. It makes it easier for us as well, if we lose someone along the journey, we will gain another in the next year. We had A LOT of people when we first tried this, so we're starting a little smaller this time in hopes that we get a good and strong- stable team!

[TheHangedMan]

So it appears I have been accepted :) That being the case, do you mind assigning my character a house? I'll post him on the character page then :D

[Eyeris]

You will find out your house during the sorting! We here at Ignition enjoy suspense and surprises!