Caroline’s feet shuffled across the hardwood floors, soles scuffing the wood with petulant squeaks muffled by the rustle of cloaks and half stifled yawns. A sense of resignation bound them together; packed like penguins as they oozed towards the elevators, reluctant runners on the last leg of the morning commute.
Her breath caught in her throat, tendrils of icy mist rising around her despite the regular flash of flames as wizards and witches burst into reality. Shifty eyes glittered in the firelight as they searched for an adversary, taught faces relaxing as they gratefully burrowed into the crowd. More than cold kept the group together, a tension stretched over them like clingfilm pulling them tight, holding them close.
These were not days to be alone. You Know Who, the name hung round their necks, a lead weight pulling them down, the crowd a sea of bowed heads staring fixedly at their shoes. Even the ceiling seemed sorrowful, teardrop shapes and downturned mouths of pure gold twisting and undulating across a sky of deep melancholic magenta.
Without warning she trembled, rubbing her arms to disguise it as a frostbitten shiver, even as she allowed herself to be carried into the elevators.
The office seemed normal. The senior testers huddled around the coffee pot, eyes closed and heads bowed over their cups in silent prayer for a speedy end to the day ahead. The juniors held court on the other side, wide eyed and bouncy as they discussed the activities of whoever was currently enduring the wrath of yet another nocturnal excursion into youthful debauchery.
Looking at the centre of the bunch, her eyes widened as she found her usual bleary eyed culprit of a Thursday morning, wide awake and head already bent over a dusty tome and she advanced on him with playful exuberance, creeping forward as he remained intent on his work.
The desk gave a dull thud as she slammed both hands down but didn’t draw a wince only a wary glance from below his fringe as he looked at her with weary glazed eyes that seemed strangely distant. If he was on something it was something she hadn’t seen before and with this lot she thought she had seen it all.
“Caracus, I thought you told me that Wednesday nights at The Coven was worth the agony”
He looked at her slightly bemused before giving an unnatural smile his voice short
"Not last night,wasn't feeling it"
She clasped her hands in mocking pride her voice high and eyelashes fluttering
"They grow up so fast"
"Shut up" His face contorted with a dull snarl words tearing at her in a tone she wasn't sure was sarcastic. He immediately returned to his work and she turned to the group with a questioning eyebrow raised
"Who shoved an owl up his nightshirt" she whispered and Kay,his roomate, gave a shrug of her slender shoulders, blonde hair rippling in the candle light
"Dunno, he's been a cock all morning, Daz think's he's on troll bogies"
Caroline snorted
"Don't be ridiculous, troll bogies can't give you a high"
A smile twitched across David's thin face, emerald eyes sparkling with a familiar glint of mischief
"Exactly, wouldn't you be pissed if someone sold you them to you?"
She gave a small shake of her head to flop down at her desk chair with a wan smile. Not even 9 o Clock and she was already at it ; everything was back to norm... no....she shook her head,desperately trying to clear the creeping sensation that everything was far from normal. ________________________________________________
A little introduction to the concept
This was the basis of an rp that myself and The Dookie Nut took on as a 1v1 however unfortunately for personal reasons I could not continue it. As such she shall be my Co-gm in this venture.
Having got my life in order I wanted to resurrect it and bring some new characters in to support it and help it grow.
I am looking for another 3-4 active players to take on the role of a Ministry Witch or Wizard, powerful or weak, toilet cleaner or auror all are welcome. I'll take one foreign wizard in the group but it needs a full justification.
If we only get 1 extra player we will still continue it with just the 3 of us so please don't be shy. The format of this rp allows charactors to be added at any time so this rp will remain open as long as possible.
What to expect from this rp? I'm looking to create a freeform rp where the story is dictated by you. I have a beginning point and a very vague ending point and potential twists in the middle but really the story will be up to you and in particular how we strike at the death eaters will be up to you...
Want to mobilise a muggle army.... game on... Want to go overseas to recruit foreign wizards give me an hour to create an appropriate npc and lets do it.
If we have multiple good suggestions we will do them all.
I won't stray away from combat and dueling but considering we are few against many straight up combat is Ill advised. We will need to be subtle and the main part of the story will be the planning of our attack the subsequent issues it throws up which means interaction bonding and charactor development will be pushed to the fore
Like any rp I hope to take our charactors on a journey that will make them or break them
GM Rules and Guidelines 1. Don't be a dick- this covers no godmodding no controlling other people's charactors without permission... No uber invincible charactors
2. Post once a week at least, always happy with more- I would rather you spent a week then cooked up a gem then took an hour and provided something substandard. Collaboration posts are encouraged just let us know what's going on
3.too much going on-let us know and we will work around it.
4. OOC or Pm discussion is encouraged got an arc for the story you think would be awesome- share it- I have a story lined up for us and can easily bring us back to my eventual ending place wherever we go. At the end of the day I think this will be better if we really run wild with it and see where it takes us.
5. Canon- I will be going from the HP books 1-7 not the films and not Pottermore- I find everyone is comfy with this and it leaves us lots of room for interpretation on this particular story arc. You want to bring in pottermore facts that's fine share them in the ooc first so we all know before you post.
6. Post length- it's quality not quantity. I've found that writing together helps everyone improve through new ideas and inspiration. Write to the best you can and hopefully together we can all feed off each other.
Name: Gender: Age: Nationality: Appearance: picture and description would be great
Job title and description:
Ambition: what drives your charactor
Wand: Hogwarts House: (attend another school detail it here. Just a note I would accept 1 foreign wizard but no more than that and the majority of you would have attended Hogwarts) Strengths: talented on a broom, great at arithmancy... detail it here Weaknesses: likewise, always forget your rememberall?... detail it here
Personality: standard and really the most important part of this
Family: they may be used against you... do you dare risk them?
Appearance of her boggart: what is your greatest fear?
Biography/ Notable Achievementss: Semi optional- if your a lively if disgruntled second floor cleaner in a dead end job you hate having left Hogwarts last year you may not have so much to brag about. If you cover your charactor in the above I'm quite happy for you to keep the bio a little smaller.
As an example my first and primary NPC
Name: Caroline Quinn Age:29 Gender: Female Nationality English Appearance:
Caroline is a short witch standing a 5ft 3. Despite her size she has a scrappy tomboyish figure somewhat at odds to her delicate features. She is fortunately one of those people that seems to eat all day but never gain a pound which she claims has been true all her life. Her school pictures suggest otherwise and this is most likely the result of an experimental charm gone wrong.
Job title and description: Senior Testing Assistant for the Department of Experimental charms- liaison to the department of International Magical Cooperation
Wan't to create a charm for that pesky situation? Got your own spell to ice your pumpkin juice but keep ending up with goat horns?
The Department for Experimental Charms is looking for inspired and ambitious people to become Junior Testers.
Be responsible for the latest craze.... find the latest and greatest spells to wow your friends and embarrass your enemies. Fill out an application today
The wizard equivalent of a crash test dummy; Junior Testers take spells and incantations made by members of the public or pulled up from newly discovered historical relics, test them, cut them down and rebuild them into a functional and marketable product.
Sounds exciting huh? Except when you spend 6 hours in St Mungos with purple skin and no rectum whilst trying to make a spell that turns walls just a little bit more beige.
Ambition: Growing up in a career driven household with oft absent parents Caroline's sole ambition has and always has been to get married and ultimately be a mother.
Sadly, love has not been kind to her and as she ages her fear grows that love will never fall into her lap. Stuck in a job she dislikes, bugged by a constant sensation that happiness is slipping through her grasping fingers, the seeds of wildness have been sewn into Caroline's psyche.
Wand: 11 inches willow unicorn hair Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff Strengths: Like many ministry employees Caroline is unremarkable. A witch of slightly above average power,she is a skilled linguist fluent in a number of different languages including Mermish and Troll which resulted in her position as liason with the department of International Magical Cooperation. She now works exclusively with spells brought back by foreign wizards, including the gringots cursebreakers, allowing her access to the more interesting cases including strange curses, sadly with more disgusting side effects.
At school her strengths were in charms and ancient runes and she was known to be an irritatingly good gobstones player.
Weaknesses:Caroline struggles on all modes of transport and to her quiet shame cannot apparate
Personality: Caroline is a deeply caring and maternal figure, the mother hen of her department she uses her younger friends within the department as a crutch for her lonely heart. Occasionally absent minded, she seems slightly ditsy however she is surprisingly good in a crisis, the threat of danger to those under her care enough to put a steely backbone in her which none would expect.
Family: Caroline is an only child. Both mother and father have retired to a holiday home in Mallorca where they now live bickering and wishing they had never retired.
Appearance of her boggart: An older her alone and miserable
Thank you all for reading. As before any questions or comments always appreciated. Hope to see some sheets
Now we are both checked in.... a little on what you can expect and what I'm looking for.
What I'm looking for 3-4 active players to take a part in this and help me bring it to life.
General rules
1. Don't be a dick- this covers no godmodding no controlling other people's charactors without permission... No uber invincible charactors
2. Post once a week at least- I would rather you spent a week then cooked up a gem then took an hour and provided something substandard. Collaboration posts are encouraged just let us know what's going on
3.too much going on-let us know and we will work around it.
What to expect from this rp? I'm looking to create a freeform rp where the story is dictated by you. I have a beginning point and a very vague ending point and potential twists in the middle but really the story will be up to you and in particular how we strike at the death eaters will be up to you...
Want to mobilise a muggle army.... game on... Want to go overseas to recruit foreign wizards give me an hour to create an appropriate npc and lets do it.
If we have multiple good suggestions we will do them all.
I won't stray away from combat and dueling but considering we are few against many straight up combat is Ill advised. We will need to be subtle and the main part of the story will be the planning of our attack the subsequent issues it throws up which means interaction bonding and charactor development will be pushed to the fore
Like any rp I hope to take our charactors on a journey that will make them or break them
Once again thanks for your time... Questions or critiques let always appreciated
What we did was not important or even effective... we fought because we realised we couldn't lay down and accept what was happening... the silence of the masses was paid for in our blood. Diary of Avery Jones- Junior Under secretary Department of Runes and Symbols
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On 1st August 1997, He Who Shall Not Be Named took the ministry by force using insiders under the imperious curse to aid his entrance.
Rumour has it that the Minister for magic Rufus Scrimgeour was taken, subjected to torture and subsequently killed by the Dark Lord himself.
The official wording was a shocking resignation and replacement by Pius Thickness, yet this new appointment prompted remarkable changes in ministry policy particularly in regards to muggle relations.
Many ministry wizards kept their head down, fearing for their families and friends, knowing but refusing to believe, downtrodden and defeated they tried to ride out the storm even as the Order of the Phoenix fought a loosing battle of sabotage and propaganda.
Yet they were not the only ones who fought back.... a small band of ministry employees put their safety aside to strike back at the new Death Eater order.
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Together we will take the journey of the small band of ministry employees who band together refusing to buckle under to the new regime and play out their counterstrike.
been roleplaying on and off for the last 7 years. Written in a variety of pieces however looking across the boards find myself leaning towards the advanced section of the rp either with nuances or to franchise specific rps.