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SlytherinSistah · 04-11-2008, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Tomasina Riddle

Yes she did have different races, and some French and Romanian ( i think thats where Durmstrang is) charries thrown in there, but she focused on British, and i cant fault her for that, this is her book and her choice to do so, i still love the books, but i mean i kinda felt left out there being american, even tho i am black

but i mean what about Canadian French and Black Irish, or Asian American Native American, and there werent any kind Of Hispanic or Spanish people in the books?

there are tons of people that ethically, not racially, that she left out.

And i am glad that this website didnt limit us to canon characters, i mean i cant fake being British, i mean i used to live there i cant fake that i was born there.

She might be doing too much if she included every ethnicity under the sun. I think she was going off of demographics of different ethnic groups in Britain rather than every ethnic group that the world has to offer. If something like this were written about a wizarding school in the U.S., I'd expect to find races and ethnicities different from those in Rowling's book in the story. Getting too caught up with it, too, might distract from the story being told. I'm glad, though that this site's rpg is not as restrictive, and you as your character, get to be apart of the story, which gives us the opportunity, as collaborative writers, to have a character of any cultural or ethnic descent play a key role in the story.

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Originally Posted by Japanese Wizard

*scratches chin*

Well Cassandra, my character is a pure blood but is from a different country. I think what you mean is: if you want to play a British pure-blood then you pretty much have to play a canon character.

*Nods in agreement*
Play a character with a canon name.

Though, I'm not sure she's saying that's your only option. I just think she means it increases your characters credibility because of the odds and stats. If we all just made-up pureblood family names, we'd dilapidate what Rowling established canon-wise that purebloods are rare (though, I like the fact that some of us do make up names because that too when used in conjunction with the use of canon names helps with credibility). Many of us play purebloods, probably more than would realistically be at the school at one time, but at least by some of us giving the character an established pureblood sur name, we are attempting to give acknowledgment to the canon, albeit with mixed results.

I think that there is a careful balance here. Playing a pureblood and using canon names is something of a slippery slope. A little too much would throw the thing off, and a little too little, would likewise rob the ambiance of some believability as it would seem unlikely that absolutely no purebloods would exist in the wizarding world, but just as unlikely that there'd be an over abundance.

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SlytherinSistah DoM Ramora Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Merlin Foresaken PST Posts: 5,432 x9 x3	C.R.E.A.M \| Haitian Sensation \| Shark Patronus \| Your Huckleberry \| T's ClayBaby Quote: Originally Posted by Tomasina Riddle Yes she did have different races, and some French and Romanian ( i think thats where Durmstrang is) charries thrown in there, but she focused on British, and i cant fault her for that, this is her book and her choice to do so, i still love the books, but i mean i kinda felt left out there being american, even tho i am black but i mean what about Canadian French and Black Irish, or Asian American Native American, and there werent any kind Of Hispanic or Spanish people in the books? there are tons of people that ethically, not racially, that she left out. And i am glad that this website didnt limit us to canon characters, i mean i cant fake being British, i mean i used to live there i cant fake that i was born there. She might be doing too much if she included every ethnicity under the sun. I think she was going off of demographics of different ethnic groups in Britain rather than every ethnic group that the world has to offer. If something like this were written about a wizarding school in the U.S., I'd expect to find races and ethnicities different from those in Rowling's book in the story. Getting too caught up with it, too, might distract from the story being told. I'm glad, though that this site's rpg is not as restrictive, and you as your character, get to be apart of the story, which gives us the opportunity, as collaborative writers, to have a character of any cultural or ethnic descent play a key role in the story. Quote: Originally Posted by Japanese Wizard scratches chin Well Cassandra, my character is a pure blood but is from a different country. I think what you mean is: if you want to play a British pure-blood then you pretty much have to play a canon character. Nods in agreement Play a character with a canon name. Though, I'm not sure she's saying that's your only option. I just think she means it increases your characters credibility because of the odds and stats. If we all just made-up pureblood family names, we'd dilapidate what Rowling established canon-wise that purebloods are rare (though, I like the fact that some of us do make up names because that too when used in conjunction with the use of canon names helps with credibility). Many of us play purebloods, probably more than would realistically be at the school at one time, but at least by some of us giving the character an established pureblood sur name, we are attempting to give acknowledgment to the canon, albeit with mixed results. I think that there is a careful balance here. Playing a pureblood and using canon names is something of a slippery slope. A little too much would throw the thing off, and a little too little, would likewise rob the ambiance of some believability as it would seem unlikely that absolutely no purebloods would exist in the wizarding world, but just as unlikely that there'd be an over abundance. __________________