Well... given the nature of the game, the board we're on, and all that, many rules you might expect to find aren't going to be here. However, we still are going to have to have a couple -- just to keep things straight and copasetic.<br/><br/>Well... giving the nature of the game, the board we're on, and all that, many rules you might expect to find aren't going to be here. However, we still are going to have to have a couple -- just to keep things straight and copasetic.<br/><br/>FEATURE CHARACTERS:<br/>Due partly to JKR's stated opinion on sex-related fiction involving her characters, we will not be involving any FCs in this game. Mention may be made of them (as many of the major players are still important to this world), but that's it. No character can be closely related to, descended from, or have had any sort of sexual congress with an FC in the past<br/><br/>MUGGLE ARTIFACTS:<br/>As stated in the character generation thread, Muggle artifacts are going to be a rarity. Anything electronic will refuse to work on-campus -- and there will be no artificing or alteration spells that will counteract that. There's simply too much ambient magic in the area. Purely mechanical devices (meaning no use of electricity at all -- just moving parts) will work just fine.<br/><br/>LINEAGE BYPLAY:<br/>One of the biggest things you'll see in these types of games is /everyone/ wanting to be one of the socially conscious types. It's actually a bit annoying.<br/><br/>Many basic subjects tend to be normal in public opinion, and are held as such here, meaning people who think /otherwise/ are the exception to the rules. Just because it's not /nice/ doesn't make it illegitimate. It would be no more normal, in this GM's opinion, to have every character be Abolitionist in an American Civil War-era game.<br/><br/>PUBLIC OPINION/STATUS:<br/>- Most families believe that purity of blood (Magical families marrying into magical families) is the only way to go.<br/>- Those witches and warlocks who marry Muggles are looked down upon by most other magic users.<br/>- The children of such mixed marriages are often ridiculed, even if behind their back.<br/>- Muggle-born witches and wizards are often treated even worse.<br/>- Terms such as 'Mudblood' and 'Blood Traitor' are relics of an even more bigoted era, and are rarely used in public by respectable persons.<br/>- Most witches and wizards (of any age) consider Muggles to be a lower class of sentient being, more often than not a source of curiosity and entertainment.<br/>- Your average Witch or Wizard outside of the Ministry has /never/ interacted with a Muggle directly.<br/>- Your average non-Muggle-born Witch or Wizard has no concept of Muggle Devices and/or their uses.<br/><br/>POSTING:<br/>- Threads will be created at the request of players, and will be marginally GM'd/run by the person who requested the thread.<br/>- Specifics on Requesting a thread will be posted in the dedicated thread.<br/>- Threads have no specific pose order, although a majority of the 'cast' involved in a thread need to have a chance to post before you post again. Post-spammers will be reprimanded.<br/>- All OOC comments should be kept to the bottom or top of a post, and should be clearly marked (By an OOC marker of some sort at the beginning at least).<br/>- Posts should be made in a third-person, present-tense format. Such as:<br/><br/>At the moment, Loren is sitting before the fire, his wand out, a feather floating in the air in front of him. A simple spell... but then again, he's not doing homework. Pie is on the floor before him, doing any number of gymnastic feats trying to get to it. As the girls come into view, he looks up, smiling, and motions to a portion of the couch next to him. A wordless offer is given.<br/><br/>CROSS-POSTING:<br/>Due to the nature of the individual threads, it is possible that a player may be involved in several scenes at once. As long as they don't conflict, timewise, there is /nothing/ wrong with that. I personally understand that some threads may take weeks to finish.<br/><br/>As such, there is currently no limit to the number of non-conflicting threads a player can be involved in (although if they manage to slow threads down by being spread too thin, players can request that said person bow out).<br/><br/>However... that said, nothing said in a scene in which you are not involved can be assumed as 'known' without asking the consent of those involved (PM is best).<br/><br/>As well, you are /never/ to post in a thread where you are not listed in the 'cast list' in the first post. If you wish to be included, PM the GM and thread originator before doing so.<br/><br/>MULTIPLE CHARACTERS:<br/>At this time, all players are allowed a maximum of two players. No more than one can be in any given house.<br/><br/>HOUSES:<br/>We will still be using the traditional houses. House points will be there, but will mostly be a background thing. Detentions can happen, and are usually given by the head of the house of the offender. Detentions are typically of the community service or cleaning types.<br/><br/>Some teachers, however, have been known to have... far more creative punishment methods.