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Post by Zea Winters on Feb 14, 2008 21:33:10 GMT -5
"Whoa, whoa, slow down, girls. She's okay. She'll be okay. We've got the best doctors working on her. She might have a few scars, but she'll be okay. Go get some rest, you can visit her tomorrow. Her parents are being called in, but I promise you, she's out of critical condition."
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Post by Zea Winters on Feb 14, 2008 20:37:51 GMT -5
Zea stepped through the door to the Common Room, looking older than ever. Her clothing was ripped and stained with blood, and her whip was still curled up at her belt.
She cleared her throat.
"Listen up, Ravenclaws."
"We have suffered a terrible, terrible attack. As of right now, I don't know precisely why, or what, or how many people are hurt. I can tell you that one member of our House, Miss Isabelle Wesker, was very injured in the fight, trying to protect her younger sister. She did a noble thing."
"The doctors from St. Mungo's say she will survive, but she needs a lot of rest and peace."
"I have a lot of things to get done tonight, but you guys are my first priority. As your Head of House, I'm responsible for you. So I'm here. My office door is going to be open all week, and there will be a bell on my desk - if I'm not IN my office, ring it, and I'll get there ASAP. Anyone who wants to talk about it, please come to me."
"For tonight, the staff is going to be patrolling the hallways. Stay here. Please, everyone go to your dorms, and try to get some sleep. As far as I know, there will be no school tomorrow, until we get this sorted out."
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Post by Zea Winters on Nov 18, 2007 22:49:14 GMT -5
Zea stood in front of the table of Ravenclaw students.
"All students in Ravenclaw, please follow me."
She led them to Ravenclaw Tower, and then turned to face the crowd.
"For those who do not know me, which is quite rightly most of you, my name is Zea Winters. I am your Head of House, and I teach Ancient Runes. I am a Muggle-born witch, so I understand how strange this is to some of the new students among us."
"I want all of you to feel free to come and speak to me if you need to. My office door is always open to a student in need of some guidance, or even just someone to listen. Ravenclaw, when I was here, was a giant family, and that is what I hope can happen this year. I want you to be able to trust me, but I do also believe that trust must be earned. My office is right downstairs, feel free to drop by, whether it's just to chat, to ask for help, or just for some tea."
"Ravenclaw House is generally reserved for students who possess clever minds and academic outlooks. First years, I hope you find a good home here."
"Now, listen closely. The Eagle of Ravenclaw is what will give you entrance to the Common Room and the dormitories. You must give him the password in order to be able to enter. It is forbidden to give the password to students outside of the House, but other students are allowed in, provided they are accompanied by a Ravenclaw student."
"This term's password is Jabberwocky. It will change at Christmas, unless there is a reason for it to be changed before."
"Any questions?"
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Post by Zea Winters on Nov 4, 2007 11:19:25 GMT -5
Ravenclaw Common Room is located one of the western towers of Hogwarts, at the top of a spiral staircase winding up from the fifth floor.
Upon speaking the password to the Eagle's head, you enter into a circular room, with blue and bronze silk wall hangings. There is a circular, midnight blue carpet with bronze stars on it, mirroring the domed ceiling, also decorated as such. It is a breathtaking room. The arched, leaded windows provide a wonderful view of the surrounding lands. At night, the room is lit by wall sconces, which magically spark when the sun goes down. There are also enchanted oil lamps on every table, and the giant fireplace on the north wall casts even more light into the room. It seems like a cross between an observatory and a library, and is, on the whole, a very comfortable place for Ravenclaws to be.
There are bookshelves everywhere, and comfortable blue chairs, couches, and a few tables scattered about. Opposite the entrance into the tower is another door, which leads up to the dormitories. Beside this entrance is the white marble statue of Rowena Ravenclaw.
Up the staircase, it branches into two corridors: Boys to the left, Girls to the right. There is a dormitory for every year, with the seventh years closest to the staircase.
Dormitories are also decorated with the Ravenclaw colours. There are large, four-poster beds with blue velvet hangings, and leaded windows with cushioned sills. Every student keeps their trunk at the foot of their bed, and has a small cupboard across from it for any personal items.
There are washrooms located at either end of the corridor, and these are enchanted to know your gender so don't even think about sneaking in.
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Post by Zea Winters on Jan 6, 2008 10:08:18 GMT -5
If you're applying to be a first year student, leave out the Wand question. Thank you.
Please make a new thread, with your name and "student" as the subject. ie: John Doe/Student. Copy and paste the form below and fill it out.
Character Name:
Character Age:
Wand:
Pet (if any):
Family and Personal History (Go into detail, if possible):
Physical Description:
Personality Description: (Go into detail, if possible)
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
If given the opportunity - would you take part in a Quidditch team, a Book Club, a Potions group or an Afternoon Tea party?
If you found a wandering Kneazle, what would you do?
What House would you like to be placed in, and why? (This is to be taken into consideration, though the Hat will ultimately make the final decision.)
Please give us an example RP:
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Post by Zea Winters on Jan 6, 2008 10:27:46 GMT -5
In order to roleplay on this site, you need to fill out Character Application Forms. There are several forms to choose from:
Student Application Staff Application Professor Application Canon Characters Special Abilities and Creatures
Once you have selected what you would like to play, create a new thread and copy and paste the forms from the Applications section. Please fill them out thoroughly. If you wish to apply for a Special Ability or for Creature status, please include those forms in your original application as well.
If you have any questions about the application process, please PM a Board Moderator.
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Post by Zea Winters on Jan 6, 2008 10:21:35 GMT -5
If you wish to apply to be a creature, please include this form with your original application.
1: An extremely well written and well thought out reason as to why your character should be considered to be this creature.
2: Full history/background including; How did you become this creature? (Or were you born that way?) How long have you been this sort of creature? How has this effected your life? Do you promise not to bite and or maim any other players without their permission in a thread? What are your characters feelings about being this creature?
Other: (Including certain instances where it has effected your life, relationships, parents thoughts...) Be specific/detailed.
3: Why should you be chosen to be this creature, over other applicants.
4: Example RP pertaining to your character and him/her being this creature.
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Post by Zea Winters on Jan 6, 2008 10:20:29 GMT -5
If you wish to apply for a Special Ability, please include this form with your original application.
1: An extremely well written and well thought out reason as to why your character should be considered to have said power.
2: Full history/background including; How did you get this power? How long have you had this power? How has this power effected your life? Do you promise not to use this power against any other players in a harmful way without their permission in a thread? What are your character's feelings about this power?
Other: (Including certain instances where it has effected your life, relationships, parents thoughts...) Be specific/detailed.
3: Why should we chose you to have this power?
4: Example RP pertaining to your characters and him/her having this power.
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Post by Zea Winters on Jan 6, 2008 10:18:09 GMT -5
Current Registered Special Abilities:
Name: Elsbeth Pierce Ability: Very minor Metamorphmagus Details: Can only change the color of her hair by just thinking of doing so.
Name: Orynn Novim Ability: Occlumens & Legilimens Details: Orynn has been intensely trained, and is now an expert in the art of reading the minds of others, as well as blocking those who would do the same to him.
Name: Orynn Novim Ability: Gaseous-Self Transfiguration Details: At first glance, Orynn appears to have no real credentials to be teaching Transfiguration. He does however, in that he has mastered the ability to transfigure himself completely into smoke, and then return to his solid human form. The last wizard known to have been able to do anything similar was the one and only; Lord Voldermort.
Current Registered Creatures:
None.
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Post by Zea Winters on Feb 17, 2008 20:21:38 GMT -5
1. We ask that you please do not post in any In-Character sections until your character has been approved, if it takes too long, please PM a moderator. Feel free to get to know us in the OOC chat area until we approve you. 2. You are allowed only up to one alternate account. All others will be deleted. You must go through the application process for your alternate character. If you are going to be away from the boards for an extended amount of time, please let us know in the OOC chat. 3. There is no excuse for being rude to any other players. Please, be mature and civil about arguments and the like. If you experience any problems with any of the other members of the board, either IC or OOC, please PM one of the Mod Squad and we will do our best to resolve it quickly and discreetly. 4. Stay in character in the In-Character areas. If you need to include an OOC note in one of your IC posts, please specify that it is such. OOC comments are indicated in [square brackets]. 5. Do not Spam! You may advertise your site in the Advertising thread. Excessive bumping will not be tolerated. Do not spam other boards in the name of The Secret of Magic. The Mod Squad takes care of advertising our boards. If you’d like to help us, please PM the Mod Squad first. You may personally invite players to the site, but please refrain from sending mass e-mails and other forms of spamming. Spamming will result in the suspension of your all your accounts. 6. Our In-Character goal is to tell a story. IC posts will be written in the third person, and in the past tense. For example, good: Zea headed down towards the dungeons, her wand lit. She was looking for something she had lost there earlier in the day – her gold ring. For example, bad: I head down toward the dungeons with my wand lit. I’m looking for something I lost there earlier today – my gold ring. 7. God-Modding will not be tolerated. This is when you control the actions of someone else's character. If you shoot a spell at another witch/wizard in a duel, it is up to that character to say whether your spell hit or not. You cannot post; "Bob shot a stunning spell at Julie and she fell on the floor." Instead, you post; "Bob shot a well-aimed stunning spell at the distracted Julie." and then the other player posts; "Julie saw the spell coming at her, she tried to duck, but wasn't fast enough at it slammed right into her arm." God-Modding also involves metagaming, which is using any information you know OOC in an IC context. For example, because you’ve read the books, you might know what a Hippogriff is. This doesn’t mean that your first-year, Muggleborn student knows what a Hippogriff is. Please use common sense. 8. Students have a restricted inventory of spells they can know/learn. There is a spell list in the rules section for years 1-3 and for years 4 and up. 9. Our boards are kept to a strict PG-13 rating. This means we will not accept any behaviour, content or language inappropriate to that rating. Racial slurs, derogatory terms, excessively foul language or nasty remarks against any kind of gender/race/sexuality etc. will result in the immediate deletion of your post. Repeat offences will not be tolerated and will result in the deletion of all your accounts. We do have language filters on these boards, and using anything to deliberately circumvent those filters is considered a direct violation of the rules. We’re trying to keep this a friendly, inviting environment. 10. Roleplaying is a great way to practice your writing skills. Using ‘Chat-Speak’ (i.e: lol, brb, yw, thnx, btw… Etc.) is inappropriate in a role-play setting. Please try to pay a little attention to spelling, punctuation and grammar. We are not extremely picky about this, but it’s much nicer to read posts that well thought out and well groomed. Post format rules: Please do not resize the text in your post or change the font (other than to bold, italics, strikeout or underline). We allow different colours to be used for your character's speech and thoughts only. Speech goes in between quotation marks, thoughts are in italics. Example of good posting: Zea wandered into somewhere looking for somebody. Where is he? She wondered, looking behind the giant tapestry of the one-eyed monkey. "Hello? Where are you?" She called. Example of bad posting: Zea wandered into somewhere looking for somebody.
Where is he? She wondered, looking behind the giant tapestry of the one-eyed monkey.
"Hello? Where are you?" She called. As you can see, option B is ugly and somewhat incomprehensible. Please keep all posts looking similar! Pick a colour for your personality or use your house colour! (Please refrain from using another House's "official" colour). html-color-codes.com/Just type [color=HEX CODE] Your text here. [/color] Generally, we use coloured text for speech and thoughts. 11. Plagarism is considered to be a violation of the rules and the LAW. This means directly taking things from other sources without citing them. Don’t steal and don’t copy! This is a serious CRIME and it will not be tolerated all your accounts will be deleted. The rules are subject to change. Last, but certainly not least – This is supposed to be a fun experience, please enjoy yourselves!
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Post by Zea Winters on Feb 17, 2008 20:15:19 GMT -5
We four mentioned above are also the GMs (Game Masters) of this game. Along with making sure the boards run smoothly from a technical aspect, we are responsible for making sure that all plot-related things run smoothly. Listen when we are speaking – you might learn something important to the plot!
If you are experiencing any major technical difficulties, please direct a PM to Dr. Althea Lannsman.
If you have any other questions, either about how the game runs or about the plot, send a PM to any one of us.
Please remember that Hogwarts Staff and Board Admins (The Mod Squad) are two separate entities. Not all Hogwarts Staff members are Board Admins, which means that not all of them know things about the plot.
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Post by Zea Winters on Mar 5, 2008 14:09:32 GMT -5
She glanced down, and batted his hands away.
"Not gonna happen, mister," she said, and dragged herself up. "Leastwise, not until you brush your teeth. And perhaps shower," she smirked at him. "I took the liberty of raiding the kitchens for some breakfast."
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Post by Zea Winters on Mar 4, 2008 16:52:52 GMT -5
Zea, laughing hysterically as Aesir tugged somewhat hopelessly at her belt (as it was knotted rather tightly), pounced on him, dragging him down from the chair, landing in a heap on the floor with a squeal.
"Take that, and that'll teach you to scuffle with an archaeologist!"
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Post by Zea Winters on Mar 4, 2008 15:03:27 GMT -5
"Aww, don't tell me you're afraid of a poor little kitty cat," Zea teased, picking up Bandersnatch and placing him back on the bed, where he yawned, curled up, and closed his eyes, purring.
"I'm afraid I wouldn't consider the bedsheet-toga "haute couture". I suppose it's passable, if you like the "might bare your arse at any moment" kind of look," she smirked at him.
"Here, let me... help," she said, and tried to snatch the sheet away.
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Post by Zea Winters on Mar 4, 2008 13:33:30 GMT -5
"He's a Sphynx. Which means he's pretty much bald. But he still qualifies as a cat, even if he is a bit of an uggo..."
The cat, still perched on the armrest, stopped glaring, and somehow managed to muster up the ability to look cute by flopping sideways into the seat.
"Mrrrrr?"
"See, he likes you. Now come down from there and get some pants on. He won't eat your brain, I promise."
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