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Kind of ran out of mojo to do stuff with the story, so I figured I'd try a Diverse, and I've had a lot of fun in the past with Harry Potter RPs, so I figured I'd take a stab at putting together one of my own for once.
Now, I've seen in the past there's been a few problems that have generally caused people to lose interest over time - characters are a bit silly, or don't have enough people to interact with, or are OP or generally something similar, so I was looking at narrowing the scope a little and introducing a few rules to keep things interesting and focused, so i'll outline the general outline I was thinking of below, then we'll see if anyone's interested and go from there.
1) I'm thinking going the old WW2/Grindelwald's revolution schtick, with maybe some nazi occultist stuff later on. I've got a rough outline of ideas in my head so far, but I'll happily take ideas from you guys as well - I may not necessarily take all of them, but I'm happy to hash it out with you guys, so I'm thinking maybe a skype chat for discussions will happen too.
2) I'll probably limit student characters to be within one or two year levels at Hogwarts so they can interact with each other tons. Which year levels? Well, we can figure that out together and base it off a combination of popular vote and what feasibly fits the story, since there'll be adventures outside of the Hogwarts environment too. This is more about writing a story than making ideas, so I might introduce a character limit as well based on how many people end up joining.
3) Also, regarding character creation, they'll have to be reviewed first, and generally there'll be a toning down on Suedom and stuff like metamorphmagi and the like unless there's some really good writing or cause to back it up. It'll sort of be like...sure, your character can have a weird inborn bloodline trait, but they'll need to take penalties elsewhere in their character sheet to compensate for the fact that a bloodline trait is essentially what makes them special (so as an example they'd have to take a hit in their academic performance to 'balance' their character.).
4) Teachers and adults in general will generally be shared property NPCs - so noone has ownership over them, and are generally background characters to the events of the story in order to keep the focus on the student PCs, so anyone can write them at a given moment. If someone posts something grossly out of character then they'll be asked to edit.
5) I don't think we'll need it, but in case of a major dispute where neither side will budge, then I maintain the right to make a ruling. I don't want to have to, and most of the time I expect stuff to be hashed out in discussions and groupthink, but if we truly get stuck then I'll act as arbiter if I have to just so we don't get stuck or anything.
The key to this, I think, is ensuring that whatever we write, or however many people show interest, it's crucial to maintain momentum more than anything, so if this takes off that's the driving force behind some of the restrictions and limitations - ensuring the story is focused, moves along with pace, and maintains a sense of momentum in order to progress in a meaningful way so we can write some really cool story content.
Anyway, just post below if you've got any ideas or want to express your interest. Thanks!
Now, I've seen in the past there's been a few problems that have generally caused people to lose interest over time - characters are a bit silly, or don't have enough people to interact with, or are OP or generally something similar, so I was looking at narrowing the scope a little and introducing a few rules to keep things interesting and focused, so i'll outline the general outline I was thinking of below, then we'll see if anyone's interested and go from there.
1) I'm thinking going the old WW2/Grindelwald's revolution schtick, with maybe some nazi occultist stuff later on. I've got a rough outline of ideas in my head so far, but I'll happily take ideas from you guys as well - I may not necessarily take all of them, but I'm happy to hash it out with you guys, so I'm thinking maybe a skype chat for discussions will happen too.
2) I'll probably limit student characters to be within one or two year levels at Hogwarts so they can interact with each other tons. Which year levels? Well, we can figure that out together and base it off a combination of popular vote and what feasibly fits the story, since there'll be adventures outside of the Hogwarts environment too. This is more about writing a story than making ideas, so I might introduce a character limit as well based on how many people end up joining.
3) Also, regarding character creation, they'll have to be reviewed first, and generally there'll be a toning down on Suedom and stuff like metamorphmagi and the like unless there's some really good writing or cause to back it up. It'll sort of be like...sure, your character can have a weird inborn bloodline trait, but they'll need to take penalties elsewhere in their character sheet to compensate for the fact that a bloodline trait is essentially what makes them special (so as an example they'd have to take a hit in their academic performance to 'balance' their character.).
4) Teachers and adults in general will generally be shared property NPCs - so noone has ownership over them, and are generally background characters to the events of the story in order to keep the focus on the student PCs, so anyone can write them at a given moment. If someone posts something grossly out of character then they'll be asked to edit.
5) I don't think we'll need it, but in case of a major dispute where neither side will budge, then I maintain the right to make a ruling. I don't want to have to, and most of the time I expect stuff to be hashed out in discussions and groupthink, but if we truly get stuck then I'll act as arbiter if I have to just so we don't get stuck or anything.
The key to this, I think, is ensuring that whatever we write, or however many people show interest, it's crucial to maintain momentum more than anything, so if this takes off that's the driving force behind some of the restrictions and limitations - ensuring the story is focused, moves along with pace, and maintains a sense of momentum in order to progress in a meaningful way so we can write some really cool story content.
Anyway, just post below if you've got any ideas or want to express your interest. Thanks!