[OOC] Hogwarts: The Next Generation

[NarcissisticPotato]

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shes not actually from an anime. LOL its a character from a japanese computer game. They may or may not have had an OVA, but, I'm pretty sure shes from a game.

@Angel Eyes

Why you do this to me, Japan? I can't speak Japanese! QQ

Caliban's method of posting makes my eyes burn. @.@

@Feisty-Pants

I gave up after the first paragraph because I was getting a migraine from it! Did you get any further, friend?

[Asuu]

I just highlighted it all and read it.

[4weekcoma]

@caliban22 is there any way you could post just in the regular white text or at least more visible colours? It's really hard for me to read especially since I mostly come on here on my phone :s

[caliban22]

I can change it I guess. I was just messing around with color fonts. forgot I did that without changing it.. =)

[Feisty-Pants]

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Why you do this to me, Japan? I can't speak Japanese! QQ

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I gave up after the first paragraph because I was getting a migraine from it! Did you get any further, friend?

@NarcissisticPotato

Pretty much. @.@ Especially blue on black makes my eyes burn alive. =_=

I just highlighted it all and read it.

@Asuu

I didn't think of that trick. o.o Good tip!

[Angel Eyes]

I just highlighted it all and read it.

@Asuu

Same. It was definitely too dark to read without squinting. Lol we all make mistakes. No harm done though @caliban22 ;)

[caliban22]

I sorta noticed it..and figured I would fix it later....but I forgot....magic of the weekend I guess.

[4weekcoma]

@caliban22 thanks for changing it anyways :)

[Feisty-Pants]

I sorta noticed it..and figured I would fix it later....but I forgot....magic of the weekend I guess.

@caliban22

Thank you. ^_^

[caliban22]

yup. wait a bit cause I either will get around to it or I didn't even realize/forgot I did it then throw something at me to get my attention I guess.

[4weekcoma]

Just three left to post then

[Angel Eyes]

Just three left to post then

@4weekcoma

I was wondering what we were waiting for! LOL So we are waiting for the last 3 people to make their intro post. How long are we gonna have to wait?

[Feisty-Pants]

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I was wondering what we were waiting for! LOL So we are waiting for the last 3 people to make their intro post. How long are we gonna have to wait?

@Angel Eyes

Patience, patience.

If worse comes to worse, we can simply move forward. Not all is lost.

[Archmage MC]

I've got a couple questions.

1. Is this open?

2. And this is a pretty big one. How exactly does magic work in the Harry potter universe? It seems to have no limit in what it can do. Just have a wand and bam, you could blow up the planet with the proper spell and besides the planet blowing up, you'd not even feel a little winded minus the physical exertion of flicking the wand. That always confused me.

[Feisty-Pants]

I've got a couple questions.

1. Is this open?

2. And this is a pretty big one. How exactly does magic work in the Harry potter universe? It seems to have no limit in what it can do. Just have a wand and bam, you could blow up the planet with the proper spell and besides the planet blowing up, you'd not even feel a little winded minus the physical exertion of flicking the wand. That always confused me.

@Archmage MC

o.o

Um...nowhere near that. There's specific rules, wand movements, and the like. Nothing like blowing up a planet though. ._.

The banned spells are ones that kill one person, cause a person great pain, mentally control someone...etc etc etc.

[Archmage MC]

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o.o

Um...nowhere near that. There's specific rules, wand movements, and the like. Nothing like blowing up a planet though. ._.

The banned spells are ones that kill one person, cause a person great pain, mentally control someone...etc etc etc.

@Feisty-Pants

Well heres the thing. Why isn't there a way to protect from those 'forbidden spells' like in almost every other magic based lore? My problem is just how... inconsistent... the potter universe is with its spell lore. And going back to the start, there is no 'cost' to casting a spell. You could just spit out death ones back to back like a machine gun and not feel any ill effects until you just got tired of flicking your arm. And well, spells used for plot convenience even though they clearly contradict previous lore and lots of fun little inconsistencies and that stuff which confuses me and lots and lots of logic gaps and everything.

One example of a logic gap is that there is that liquid luck potion that does scary phenomenal things, and you can make this thing in your back yard. Why isn't that just made, stockpiled, and turned into pills or something, and/or why don't people just make this stuff and everything? And what makes it so that you can't make a spell that does the same thing, why does it have to be a potion? Basic things like that are what I'm confused about if that makes sense.

[Feisty-Pants]

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Well heres the thing. Why isn't there a way to protect from those 'forbidden spells' like in almost every other magic based lore? My problem is just how... inconsistent... the potter universe is with its spell lore. And going back to the start, there is no 'cost' to casting a spell. You could just spit out death ones back to back like a machine gun and not feel any ill effects until you just got tired of flicking your arm. And well, spells used for plot convenience even though they clearly contradict previous lore and lots of fun little inconsistencies and that stuff which confuses me and lots and lots of logic gaps and everything.

One example of a logic gap is that there is that liquid luck potion that does scary phenomenal things, and you can make this thing in your back yard. Why isn't that just made, stockpiled, and turned into pills or something, and/or why don't people just make this stuff and everything? And what makes it so that you can't make a spell that does the same thing, why does it have to be a potion? Basic things like that are what I'm confused about if that makes sense.

@Archmage MC

1. Because there's really just not much to protect against it. If the wizard is stronger than you, or has a stronger will, and your spells clash...you lose. Sad to say. (The only difference is Harry Potter, and how he got lucky with the protection of his Mother.) The lack of a cost is what it is, but it's just how the system works. That being said killing people (Avada Kedavra) has been known to take a toll on the soul of the caster. (Not tossing further information out to cause spoilers or anything of the sort)

2. I'm under the presumption that Liquid Luck, while it is extremely useful, is either lawbound to restrict the amount you can make because of its effects. Or it's extremely hard to make due to the rarity of the components required to concoct it. You can't make a spell of it simply because you can't, or the spell hasn't been created yet, and at that point it would only have one use so you'd have to keep recasting it. (Sounds relatively impractical)

[Archmage MC]

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1. Because there's really just not much to protect against it. If the wizard is stronger than you, or has a stronger will, and your spells clash...you lose. Sad to say. (The only difference is Harry Potter, and how he got lucky with the protection of his Mother.) The lack of a cost is what it is, but it's just how the system works. That being said killing people (Avada Kedavra) has been known to take a toll on the soul of the caster. (Not tossing further information out to cause spoilers or anything of the sort)

2. I'm under the presumption that Liquid Luck, while it is extremely useful, is either lawbound to restrict the amount you can make because of its effects. Or it's extremely hard to make due to the rarity of the components required to concoct it. You can't make a spell of it simply because you can't, or the spell hasn't been created yet, and at that point it would only have one use so you'd have to keep recasting it. (Sounds relatively impractical)

@Feisty-Pants

1. Yet there are ward spells that can be bound to cloths or objects, so why is it that one spell has no ward against it, considering its the most dangerous? You'd think they'd make that one a priority to make a ward spell against, but haven't. Thats pretty incompetent considering its existed for what... thousands of years or something? And what dictates power? That is just so vague...

2. The rare components makes sense, but laws against it means nothing when the ones who are supposed to uphold these laws can be overthrown by 3 people who have no qualms about using the death curse that apparently can't be dodged or warded or defended against in any way, shape, or form. And what exactly is the point of potions when you can make a spell that does it with the only requirement being a wave of your hand? Its incredibly inconsistent with no explanation as to why or why not certain things can or can't be done. Just because "they can't" with no reason behind it isn't an explanation. Plus why didn't Voldimort, having access to apparently the entire government's resources in the 7th book, just mass produce that luck potion considering he has the entire government under his foot and be unstoppable?

Basically when you make the one who is supposed to uphold laws woefully incompetent and having little power, laws mean nothing. When you say something can't happen because it can't without any explanation, isn't a reason it can't be done. Add in they establish "this spell can't be penetrated by anything." AKA the reason Harry had to go to the dursleys every year, yet later in the books there was a spell that could easily break that same enchantment, and the only reason that was given was "because its monitored", monitored by a government with less than 50 police tied to it and very little power to do anything against anyone who spits out death curses left, right, and center, which means why didn't Voldimort just use that spell in the first place? Plotholes everywhere. :(

I'd really like some way to patch them up.

[Feisty-Pants]

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1. Yet there are ward spells that can be bound to cloths or objects, so why is it that one spell has no ward against it, considering its the most dangerous? You'd think they'd make that one a priority to make a ward spell against, but haven't. Thats pretty incompetent considering its existed for what... thousands of years or something? And what dictates power? That is just so vague...

2. The rare components makes sense, but laws against it means nothing when the ones who are supposed to uphold these laws can be overthrown by 3 people who have no qualms about using the death curse that apparently can't be dodged or warded or defended against in any way, shape, or form. And what exactly is the point of potions when you can make a spell that does it with the only requirement being a wave of your hand? Its incredibly inconsistent with no explanation as to why or why not certain things can or can't be done. Just because "they can't" with no reason behind it isn't an explanation. Plus why didn't Voldimort, having access to apparently the entire government's resources in the 7th book, just mass produce that luck potion considering he has the entire government under his foot and be unstoppable?

Basically when you make the one who is supposed to uphold laws woefully incompetent and having little power, laws mean nothing. When you say something can't happen because it can't without any explanation, isn't a reason it can't be done. Add in they establish "this spell can't be penetrated by anything." AKA the reason Harry had to go to the dursleys every year, yet later in the books there was a spell that could easily break that same enchantment, and the only reason that was given was "because its monitored", monitored by a government with less than 50 police tied to it and very little power to do anything against anyone who spits out death curses left, right, and center, which means why didn't Voldimort just use that spell in the first place? Plotholes everywhere. :(

I'd really like some way to patch them up.

@Archmage MC

Just ask J.K. Rowling to do just that then. <.<;

That being said, this RP is using those very whimsical laws as you so aptly put. ._.

Just -Sunglasses- Deal with it. It's meant to be more whimsical and hopefully, a little more fun. It isn't nearly as astringent as say..LotR or anything similar.

Which also means there's no realistic way to patch them up in this RP, if we run into them; which is likely the further it may get. That being said, it's meant to have fun, not powerplay the laws to get to any sort of extremes or advantageousness over another player/NPC.

That aside, I'm getting some rest! Goodnight!

[Archmage MC]

@Feisty-Pants

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Just ask J.K. Rowling to do just that then. <.<;

That being said, this RP is using those very whimsical laws as you so aptly put. ._.

Just -Sunglasses- Deal with it. It's meant to be more whimsical and hopefully, a little more fun. It isn't nearly as astringent as say..LotR or anything similar.

Which also means there's no realistic way to patch them up in this RP, if we run into them; which is likely the further it may get. That being said, it's meant to have fun, not powerplay the laws to get to any sort of extremes or advantageousness over another player/NPC.

@Feisty-Pants

Alrighty. Books 1-4 were alright, its when 5 and later came around that the major major plotholes came up. Esp liquid luck in book 6 being such a mcguffin. So if your staying with 1-4 logic instead of 5-7+ logic, I'm fine with that xD. The logic between those two books is completely different, lol.

Though you can see all the plotholes I bring up right?