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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2016 23:07:39 GMT -5
the introduction hi everyone! guess who got struck with the idea to create an urban wizard small group/group roleplay? (me. it was me.) the inspiration for this came from one of those Tumblr posts that came up in my Instagram explore page, and I loved the idea so much that I thought I'd share it with you all. behold, what I think is one of the best ideas to come from our generation of Harry Potter fans:
the idea " yes but hear me out: urban wizards wizards in big cities who wear skinny jeans and flannels. who make pencils out of their wands so they can hide them in plain sight. who get into back alley fights on brooms. who charm guys harassing girls at bars into having blue skin for the next week. who keep cats in their pet free apartments by transfiguring them whenever their landlord stops in. who do street performances for money an wink at the little kids when they pocket their wands. who exchange secret, knowing smiles whenever they pass each other. urban. wizards. "
the plea I don't know the name of the blog that I can appropriately credit this idea to (I'm sure you can Google it if you're really that curious), but isn't this one of the best headcanons ever?? hopefully I'm not alone when I say this, but I think this could make a really interesting roleplay. I mean, think of all the possibilities! this could be great!
however, I'm not sure if it's obvious by now, but I really don't have any solidified ideas to actually begin roleplaying this out yet, so, that's why I'm recruiting some help! I'd like some other literate / advanced roleplayers to help me come up with some more developed ideas so I can actually get this headcanon off the ground. I'll make a list of what we specifically need below, so we can keep track of what we need to focus our efforts on.
thank you for stopping by, and even greater thanks if you'd like to help me out! I really appreciate it :)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2016 23:07:50 GMT -5
to-do list- solidify the actual main idea
- get some kind of plot going the eight houses are placed how they are to protect some kind of magical object in Portland (the object is tbd at the moment). a schism in the group (Slytherin/Ravenclaw/Thunderbird/Horned Serpent vs. Gryffindor/Hufflepuff/Pukwudgie/Wampus) breaks the magical barrier, leaving it vulnerable to being stolen/used for evil. basically the plot is them fighting or trying to resolve this issue before something really bad happens because they're being argumentative and irrational- determine the setting (Portland, OR) and the history of this particular group of people - locations: Expecto Espresso: a coffee place owned by [Huffepuff?] and [Thunderbird/Pukwudgie?]. used as a neutral meeting ground and relaxation place for our wizards. Downtown Portland: where you can get your freak on. it's mostly compact and very easy to navigate by foot, making it a hot spot for weekend fun. filled with great restaurants, galleries, entertainment, and shops. visited by all, but mostly Gryffindors, Wampuses, Hufflepuffs, and Thunderbirds. Powell's Bookstore: book heaven--a must-see if you're into books at all. frequented by Slytherins, Ravenclaws, and Horned Serpents. Waterfront Park: a beautiful park right by the water, as the name implies. festivals, outdoor concerts, and other exciting outdoor activities take place here. frequented by Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, and Thunderbirds. Portland Art Museum/Oregon History Museum: an intellectual attraction, boasting both Native American and modern contemporary art. frequented by Ravenclaws and Horned Serpents. The Alder Street Food Cart Pod: a huge collection of both food trucks and carts, located downtown. frequented by Hufflepuffs, Pukwudgies, Wampuses.. or anyone looking for quick and cheap (and delicious) food.- establish a system of ranks, hierarchies, cliques to fill, etc.
- housing is organized by previous school and house (so far, only Hogwarts and Ilvermorny). however, not everyone has to live with their previous house, but it's generally the case that most people choose to. Gryffindor: a series of three/four adjacent brownstones, somewhere downtown Ravenclaw: some kind of minimalist, modern ultra-luxe apartment complex in the city, on one of the quieter streets Hufflepuff: a "well-loved" (or broken-in, whichever you prefer) old home on the edge of the city--but very cozy and filled with plants Slytherin: a beautiful Victorian-style home outside the city Thunderbird: a very cozy, homely shared home filled with knickknacks and small sentimental treasures Horned Serpent: another minimalist, modern apartment complex, close to the water Pukwudgie: a somewhat secluded cabin-type home backing up to the forest. about 10 minutes from downtown Wampus: a small, unassuming home in a sparsely populated residential area- make a system of roleplay rules- create a joining form- get a page layout made (preferably something minimalist)- create the main roleplay page, the joining page, and the plotting page- cut that red ribbon and get this show on the road!!lovely helpers@viridian ; yours truly, your wonderful leader (Slytherin House Leader and head admin of the roleplay) 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 ; a great roleplay partner (Thunderbird House Leader and adminstrator) intentional ; another great roleplay partner (Gryffindor House Leader and administrator) Vɪᴛɪᴀᴛᴜs ; a nice helpful stranger (Ravenclaw House Leader and administrator) ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ ; another helpful stranger (Hufflepuff House Leader and administrator) Lea ; yet another gracious stranger!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2016 23:14:52 GMT -5
okay, this is open to any and all ideas! would anyone like to lend their help? :)
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Post by 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 on Nov 14, 2016 18:57:02 GMT -5
As promised, here I am! This idea sounds great, I'm pretty sure I saw this headcanon around a few months ago and was really intrigued, but that could also just be me fabricating memories again. Anyway, I really like it and I'd love to help out.
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Post by intentional on Nov 14, 2016 19:42:13 GMT -5
OMG THIS SOUNDS SO MUCH FUN!!!! it's stuff like this that make me wanna climb into harry potter and never look back /.\
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Post by Vɪᴛɪᴀᴛᴜs on Nov 14, 2016 19:51:57 GMT -5
this is LITERALLY my aesthetic. -ahem- i would love to help out with whatever you need!!~ c:
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Nov 14, 2016 21:48:43 GMT -5
yo i'm down man
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2016 22:18:15 GMT -5
ahh, oh my goodness! I'm glad you all decided to stop by, and thank you all so, so much! I'm so excited to get working on this, haha. let's all make this thing great <3
I'll add all of you guys to my list of helpers now, if that's alright.
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Nov 14, 2016 22:23:38 GMT -5
add me first
jk i was the last one here
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2016 22:32:19 GMT -5
so, might as well begin worldbuilding. I invite you all to take a look at our to-do list (and please, if any of you can think of anything that I didn't list that you think might be necessary, let me know!). if there's something you think you'd be especially good at helping out with, feel totally free to take initiative and start sharing your ideas. I'm open to any and all of your thoughts :)
real quick though, before I forget, I wanted to share some of my ideas for the setting: are any of you familiar with the city of Portland, Oregon? if you aren't know this--it's like Venice Beach, California, except the whole city, not just a beach. it's a wild, strange, yet oddly charming city bursting with character and.. uniqueness. it's known among locals to be quite eclectic and vibrant, with people from all walks of life filling the streets. it's one of the most interesting places I've traveled to, by far. I feel like a place such as that could be a really cool place for wizards like ours to blend in. what do you all think?
second: my idea for housing/cliques birds of a feather flock together, correct? that wouldn't change much after our wizards graduated from their respective schools. so, I thought that naturally, they'd sort of band together and find roommates based on their houses--and note, this isn't exclusive to Hogwarts alone! Ilvermorny would definitely be included, as would the other new wizarding schools that JK Rowling announced (but Ilvermorny is the only one with houses so far, so, yeah). I'm thinking each building that a certain house takes up would sort of aesthetically reflect the house's values; for example, the Slytherin 'house' might be a classy Victorian style home located just outside the city in a more suburban area, or the Ravenclaw 'house' might be a couple of apartment buildings on the same floor in a very chic, urban, minimalist building. any thoughts?
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Post by Vɪᴛɪᴀᴛᴜs on Nov 14, 2016 22:33:07 GMT -5
eep, i'm excited. i always find these aesthetics on tumblr i might people to create some moodboards and such to go along with a template of sorts for the roleplay ^^
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Nov 14, 2016 22:45:38 GMT -5
i'm not personally familiar but i do really like it although i like the concept of the houses being spread across the country and then all of them coming together at one big "safe house" bc of a new evil threat for plot ideas
but i do love the concept of different houses for each hogwarts house and having like parties where they invite the other houses over (except not slytherin bc everyone hates that poor lil home :c)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2016 23:20:57 GMT -5
Vɪᴛɪᴀᴛᴜs ; oh, that would be absolutely wonderful, thank you! I'm not on Tumblr as much as I used to be, but I know those aesthetic people were absolute design geniuses. that could be really cool to somehow incorporate that into the roleplay layout.
ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ ; I probably should've mentioned that, but I did plan on having a sort of common meeting ground for all these wizards, to meet on important issues like the one that you suggested. my point was more where their permanent residences are, and what they're all like
oh my God not all Slytherins are awful,, it's 2016 people let's change this c'mon and they'd definitely have house parties! I see Hufflepuff inviting mostly everyone over (and I see their home ending up as more of a fraternity home.. heh) quite often, but some of the more reserved houses (Slytherin and Ravenclaw) would stick to themselves mostly. they're more the types to have sophisticated dinner and wine parties instead of, well, larger and louder ones. you know what I mean?
but how does everyone in general feel about that housing idea? are we all sort of in agreement, at least? :'^)
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Post by Vɪᴛɪᴀᴛᴜs on Nov 14, 2016 23:29:23 GMT -5
i love making them, so leave it to me!!~ and the house idea sounds pretty good to me. maybe they could all meet at this coffee shop? i just love the idea of two of them owning a shop open to both wizards and muggles and it could be directly in the center of all of the houses, so everyone has to travel the same distance? they could all just go there and enjoy themselves and sometimes the muggles are confused because why are the croissants floating? but they don't complain because the atmosphere is cozy and the drinks are nice and ahhh i rambled sorry
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2016 23:37:20 GMT -5
no omg I actually really like that idea! that's really cute <3 the name of the shop would definitely have some punny magic name--oh my god. Expecto Espresso. Expecto freakin' Espresso. that's the name oh my god I'm so proud of myself for coming up with that. (and the best part of that name is the fact that none of the Muggles understand it, they just like it because it rhymes and "wow! the coffee here is just magical!")
but yeah. I like the idea of it being a neutral meeting place, where people from all house homes could work and/or relax. in the event of an emergency, though, sort of like what Instransigent was saying, I'd like to imagine there's a secret cupboard that is actually a full meeting room once you climb through.
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Post by Vɪᴛɪᴀᴛᴜs on Nov 14, 2016 23:52:36 GMT -5
yeah omg I'm so excited this sounds so amazing ahhh i can't wait to create the moodboards the name of the cafe is just PERFECTION what else did you want to work on?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2016 23:56:00 GMT -5
:'^) why thank you and hm. I feel like the most pressing issues at the moment are creating suiting homes for each canon house, establishing some sort of plot, and getting a name and a layout for this roleplay. (by the way, if you're ever curious to see what exactly we need, feel free to check the 'to do' section.)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2016 0:00:04 GMT -5
@ everyone ; by the way, since you've all agreed to help me, I wanted to reward you by making you all the 'head' / 'leader' of the house of your choosing! this character spot would give you a bit of administrator authority as far as approving members and answering questions, as well as control/authority over characters in the roleplay. just let me know what house you'd like to be the head of! and, sorry if any of you wanted Slytherin, because I'm gonna go ahead and claim that house.. sorry not sorry
by the way, is there anyone who would like to come up with a set of rules and/or an introduction to this roleplay?
edit: I'll go ahead and get started on the joining form.
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Post by Vɪᴛɪᴀᴛᴜs on Nov 15, 2016 0:02:11 GMT -5
i wasn't sure which ones you found to be more pressing matters to get to, y'know? as for the canon house for ravenclaw, I can easily work with that moodboard And the slytherin one works well too What about the hufflepuff one would be in more of a run down part of the city, yet still maintained a cheery exterior? for example, old fashioned brick homes that look well lived in If that makes sense?
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Post by Vɪᴛɪᴀᴛᴜs on Nov 15, 2016 0:03:49 GMT -5
and as for the house claim, could I have ravenclaw?? it's the house I'm in lol ;; I could do rules, but I have a few papers to write so they won't come until later ^^'
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Post by intentional on Nov 15, 2016 0:04:16 GMT -5
yoooo viri what's gooood hahaha i'm down to come up w the rules for this HAHA i will not be helpful whatsoever with the coding part / layout because although a teen of this internet generation, have no frickin' clue how to code. smh Dihydrogen Monoxide i really should learn
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Post by intentional on Nov 15, 2016 0:05:12 GMT -5
imma claim gryffindor because #housepride !!!1
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2016 0:13:48 GMT -5
Vɪᴛɪᴀᴛᴜs ; ahh, gotcha. and awesome! thank you for that! mm. I really like that idea--especially because I feel like the Hufflepuffs would sort of trash their home with all the parties they throw and shenanigans they get up to. well, maybe not trash the home, but they'd definitely break it in. they wouldn't want a landlord that would get too cross with them, so an already run-down home would suit them. and yeah, totally! I'll add that under your name in just a second. oh, don't worry about this. I don't think this roleplay is actually gonna get on its feet for a while, so take all the time you need.
intentional ; eyyyy fam what's goooood feel free to take the rules! and don't worry about a layout--I'll probably just commission someone from the Art Forums to make me one. and totally! I'll add that to your name now. but since you're the Gryffindor house leader, do you have any ideas for what the home they all live in should be like?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2016 0:15:23 GMT -5
wait. I just realized both of you are working on rules. maybe we can sort of combine both, or you can decide among yourselves who should take the job?
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Post by intentional on Nov 15, 2016 0:17:25 GMT -5
for the rules, i listed the main points that i think every rp should have listed on their main pages -- if you have any suggestions? i left a couple blank so i can add anything specific that you guys want me to add??
- follow forum rules DUH - activity ( what's the amount of time allotted before character becomes thrown out?? or just??) - post length (any minimum length required?) - language (no cursing y'all PG) - mary sues/gary stues ( isn't this pretty self explanatory?) - big plot points --- need approval ??? ( specific to houses??? admins???) - characters: no canon, try to keep gender ratio even (anything else?) - rp fighting: out of rp vs inside rp out of rp: (anything specific?) inside rp: can't control other peoples' characters, give others chance to respond - rp general: OOC use [ ], ( ). { }, etc (anything else?) - plagiarism (probs gonna be a biggie for this one bc this rp is SUPER DUPER creative and i'd be mad if someone stole it #smh) - FUN #hyped
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Post by intentional on Nov 15, 2016 0:18:33 GMT -5
OH hahha lol we can do either ; what do you think viti? (is that an ok nickname gosh i am the least creative person ever)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2016 0:21:53 GMT -5
oh my g o d I didn't realize those were just a template for the rules and I'm laughing so hard rn, I thought those were the real things ("perfect. just the message I wanna convey to these ppl. get this page started rn asap with nothing but those rules")
I'll get to filling in the blanks sometime tomorrow because I really have to start my homework now, but I like the idea of them so far!
and Viti is totally fine! honestly you can call me anything you want. go ahead. don't hold back fam
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Post by Vɪᴛɪᴀᴛᴜs on Nov 15, 2016 0:22:09 GMT -5
if you would like, you could work on them and I can fix them to fit in with the entire aesthetic of the role play when I can create a theme ^^
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Post by intentional on Nov 15, 2016 0:23:49 GMT -5
hmm for gryffindor, I feel like it's a very noble house??? idk i have a bunch of images in my head and from tumblr, but i'm kinda split on either like a 50-ish year old house OR like a more modern-esqe house??? OR a very small, cramped house. I AM SO BAD AT THIS like the gryffindor common room is canon very small and cramped and very cozy so like i'm leaning more towards a small apartment idk guys pls help /.\ so many question marks exploding in my head right now
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Post by intentional on Nov 15, 2016 0:25:55 GMT -5
Vɪᴛɪᴀᴛᴜs : ballin sounds good THANK GOD you're artistic what would the world do w/o art i mean
@viridian : HAHA both your names are so similar i can only differentiate between you two because one icon's green and the other's blue CX sorry HAHA hHAHAH i despise homework passionately
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