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Saiai · 12-19-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Alexa Black

I knew this thread would come up some time!

Realistic RPing, I think, is about validity - across the board.
Someone mentioned how 11 year olds have boyfriends. Guys, seriously! At 11 I thought boys were icky and kept away from them at all costs! First years can do serious magic on SS. It's like, really? You learnt that from who? Or are you just an extremely, extremely gifted witch/wizard? It's ridiculous.
On the same note, first years have some serious language and personality issues. They're either talking like people doctring in english or they're acting like 20 year olds and discussing... philosophy. Where is the innocence? The spazzness? The awkwardness? THey just came to a new school they're going to be a little shy!

Characters that have extra abilities give me the jeepers. How many people in JK's story had extra powers? Tonks and Remus of the ones that survived the first war. That was of a WHOLE cast. No one had elemental powers, no one was a coercer or whatever. They're abilities were WITHIN measure. Not everyone had special abilities. Honestly, they don't make you awesome. I've even met metamorphagus/mindreader/empath/elementalist combo's. It made my character feel uncomfortable not awe inspired. And as well, at the age of 11 you wouldn't have full control of your powers so HMPH!
I do think SS should have an abilities register and there should only be a certian amount of each 'speciality' allowed at one time. I don't think it's safe to have 300 vampires running around, do you?

The whole obsession with being related to the cast is getting old. Hermione Granger cannot have THAT many great grand children! BE creative! That's what RPing's all about! Why is it not possible to think up an entirely new character? Then you don't have any strings attached? and they're totally your's! They're your creation. I find that so much cooler than Alice Granger. Seriously. (no offence if your character is called that... :S) I bet I sound like a hypocrite considering I named my character Alexa Black but I don't go around boasting family heritage. In fact, her pa's name isn't even Sirius. Weird eh?

What really get's me is characters who learn other character's names when they haven't even met them. A) It's a massive school. It's impossible to know everyone and B) You can't ALL be mind readers. That's just weird. Some tthings are better kept secret, yeah?

Another thing (although this has nothing to do with realism), just as common curtesy. Use proper grammar and speech marks (" ... ") It makes life easier and people happier when they're not trying to figure out what you've said or where the thinking starts and speech stops. But that's just me, eh?

You mentioned a register thing for special abilities which we do actually have something similar to. Although not everyone can see who has a special ability or whatnot all special abilities are supposed to be approved by Kris to stop everyone being the same thing and having outrageous powers. Those that do have way too many abilities probably haven't been approved by her.

I agree with you though on the relation thing. Don't make your character related to the main canon families as there are just too many now. That being said my charries Mei Lin and Sakura are related to the Malfoys. They are also however Japanese which is to me an original spin on it. Try to make your own unique character and don't go around telling everyone I'm related to whoever or that your father is Harry Potter or even Voldemort (it did happen). Half the time when people do that it looks idiotic since the RP takes place in 2071 atm a time when all of us who were born around the 80's and 90's will be old.

12-19-2009, 01:10 PM	#26 (permalink)
Saiai DIMC & DMAC Cockatrice Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sydney GMT+10 Posts: 28,796 x1 x2	cœur perfide \| super prosecutor \| Ameh's Squishy Quote: Originally Posted by Alexa Black I knew this thread would come up some time! Realistic RPing, I think, is about validity - across the board. Someone mentioned how 11 year olds have boyfriends. Guys, seriously! At 11 I thought boys were icky and kept away from them at all costs! First years can do serious magic on SS. It's like, really? You learnt that from who? Or are you just an extremely, extremely gifted witch/wizard? It's ridiculous. On the same note, first years have some serious language and personality issues. They're either talking like people doctring in english or they're acting like 20 year olds and discussing... philosophy. Where is the innocence? The spazzness? The awkwardness? THey just came to a new school they're going to be a little shy! Characters that have extra abilities give me the jeepers. How many people in JK's story had extra powers? Tonks and Remus of the ones that survived the first war. That was of a WHOLE cast. No one had elemental powers, no one was a coercer or whatever. They're abilities were WITHIN measure. Not everyone had special abilities. Honestly, they don't make you awesome. I've even met metamorphagus/mindreader/empath/elementalist combo's. It made my character feel uncomfortable not awe inspired. And as well, at the age of 11 you wouldn't have full control of your powers so HMPH! I do think SS should have an abilities register and there should only be a certian amount of each 'speciality' allowed at one time. I don't think it's safe to have 300 vampires running around, do you? The whole obsession with being related to the cast is getting old. Hermione Granger cannot have THAT many great grand children! BE creative! That's what RPing's all about! Why is it not possible to think up an entirely new character? Then you don't have any strings attached? and they're totally your's! They're your creation. I find that so much cooler than Alice Granger. Seriously. (no offence if your character is called that... :S) I bet I sound like a hypocrite considering I named my character Alexa Black but I don't go around boasting family heritage. In fact, her pa's name isn't even Sirius. Weird eh? What really get's me is characters who learn other character's names when they haven't even met them. A) It's a massive school. It's impossible to know everyone and B) You can't ALL be mind readers. That's just weird. Some tthings are better kept secret, yeah? Another thing (although this has nothing to do with realism), just as common curtesy. Use proper grammar and speech marks (" ... ") It makes life easier and people happier when they're not trying to figure out what you've said or where the thinking starts and speech stops. But that's just me, eh? You mentioned a register thing for special abilities which we do actually have something similar to. Although not everyone can see who has a special ability or whatnot all special abilities are supposed to be approved by Kris to stop everyone being the same thing and having outrageous powers. Those that do have way too many abilities probably haven't been approved by her. I agree with you though on the relation thing. Don't make your character related to the main canon families as there are just too many now. That being said my charries Mei Lin and Sakura are related to the Malfoys. They are also however Japanese which is to me an original spin on it. Try to make your own unique character and don't go around telling everyone I'm related to whoever or that your father is Harry Potter or even Voldemort (it did happen). Half the time when people do that it looks idiotic since the RP takes place in 2071 atm a time when all of us who were born around the 80's and 90's will be old. __________________