Im glad to see some people interested. RumikoOhara, I would love some help if you'd be willing. Shadow and Serinaty, you guys seem pretty knowledgeable as well.
I like the idea of putting a school in America. Salem, Mass. would be awesome. Im picturing an awesome old/creepy castle that would be used for the school. Furthermore, making our own houses would mean removing the actual canon HP story fairly easily. If we did a school in America, we could make our own houses, though, some people might be disappointed not to be in their favorite Hogwarts house.
Here are some of the things we'd need to think about:
- What kind of school do we want/ setting-- America? If so, we need to create the school, teachers, classes, etc.
- What kind of magic do we want? The same magic as the canon story? Do we want to be strict on specific magics or should we leave it open to the player?
- What kind of conflict do we want to have? Will there be an evil professor or will there be some sort of external antagonist?
If we are serious about going through with this, it will be OUR rp and not just MY rp. :)
EDIT: If we change the setting to America, it might be a good idea to keep the spell-system. Otherwise, we run the risk of changing TOO much to the point where you could barely call it an HP RP.