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 Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:25 am
Hm, okay then.
Thing's we've gone over.
Abbreviations, yes?
After 1 term of being a graduate, you can have another character that you can enroll in school, and the new character can be related or not to your character?
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Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:24 am
Currently going through every single post. Will write down the important info, decisions made (editing my version with the decisions that are made as I work my way through the posts), and any unanswered questions (so far, there are quite a few of these). I will post it as soon as I finish. I apologize if it is a bit long. We have come up with lots of ideas.
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Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 3:33 am
Wow, there are a LOT of unconfirmed ideas (ie ones that were proposed and discussed, but neither approved nor ruled out).
Ok, here goes. It's long; sorry. Please bear with me.
Once a person graduates, they will have the ability (with certain time rules) to own/run a shop, have a child (to RP as a student), own a house, etc.
AGEING/CHILDREN
After graduating:
(there are 3 ideas; (A) was sort of decided upon as it is the least confusing by far, but the other two were not completely ruled out so I have listed them.)
[going to call the potential graduate Jane Doe (Jane) to make it more understandable]
(A) After 1 month, Jane is 30 years old. Then ages 1 year per term.
- When/if Jane chooses to have a child, child is 11 one term after being "born". Then ages 1 year per term.
(B) After 2 weeks, Jane is 20 years old. At the end of that term, Jane is 30. Then age 1 year per term.
- If Jane chooses to have a child at end of the two weeks, child is 11 after one term. Both then age 1 year per term.
- If Jane chooses to have a child later, child is automatically 11.
(C) After 2 weeks, Jane is 20 years old. At the end of that term, Jane is 25. After another term, Jane is 30. Then age 1 year per term.
- If Jane chooses to have a child at end of the two weeks, child is 5 after one term, 11 after the second term. Both then age 1 year per term.
- If Jane chooses to have a child after one term, child is 11 at end of Jane's second term (one term after being "born").
- If Jane chooses to have a child later, child is automatically 11.
[[Issues to do with children being "born" at various times was not discussed, so I have added in what I think is least confusing.
Personally, I like option A best because it is the least confusing and works well for those who wish to have a child later, which the other options do not.]]
If Jane decides to have a child, they may then RP as that child being a student. Would they be re-sorted (take sorting test as self or RP character or mix?), or would they automatically be in the same house as before?
What happens when this character graduates?
HOUSES
Graduates may create a house for their family (or just them) to live in.
- Limited number of houses? Combine families if too many?
SHOPS
- Stickied
- Set number: 10? 15? 20?
- How to create own shop is all slots are full?
- Have a mod approve your store - building request/permission OR "storefront purpose survey"
- Graduates only store/tavern/"common room"?
- Have a few of the shops from the books available for graduates to run, if they do not wish to create their own shop.
- Previously created shops like ID shops, art shops, and wand shops could go here.
OTHER/MISCELLANEOUS
Graduates have restricted access to common rooms, to help new students get settled in. Perhaps 2 weeks at the beginning of each term?
Abbreviations for locations:
DA = Diagon Alley
Hm (or HM?) = Hogsmeade
StM = St Mungo's Hospital
LDN = London (residential area)
GH = Godric's Hollow (residential area)
(Do we need both London AND Godric's Hollow? Only one residential area would be less confusing.)
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Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:42 am
Wait, wait, wait, I had a (hopefully) Brilliant idea in the shower yesterday!
Okaydokie.
Ehem, so, I was thinking about Godric's Hollow and how mostly Gryffindors live there, then an idea sprung on me- The Residential Areas could be like the grad's versions of common rooms!
Godric's Hollow: Gryffindor
Raven's Glen: Ravenclaw
Broad Valley: Hufflepuff
And..it doesn't say where Salazar lived.
I also sorta made up Raven's Glen because I had read somewhere that Rowena came from a glen, so... yeah.
And if we did use this idea, we could certainly change the Broad Valley name
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Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:16 am
Totally off topic, yet it relates:
Slytherins could live in a dark cave or underground (of course lavishly decorated)!
You could call it a snake's hole or something.
♣I think that would be a great idea, for the sake of keeping down the levels of topics in the forum-thingy, so that if someone who would've originally "owned a house" in Hogsmeade want's to disappear off the face of the planet, they can without having to leave behind an inactive topic.
♣ With the house thing in residential areas:
Just like (well this happened in Slytherin's common room) how you claim a room in your common room, there could be more than one house in a residential area, though the "owner" would not have their own topic. Roleplay could go on in any of the houses, and that way, I think, it makes the people there be more sociable with one another.
I'm understanding the concept right? Or did I just completely misunderstand?
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Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:10 pm
I like that idea, Sam. I think that would make it a lot less confusing for making houses. Originally, we would have ended up with loads of houses all over the place, because each graduate would have created one as a new thread. This way there will only be four residential threads, if I understand it correctly. And then, when posting in one of the forums, someone might say "Smiths' House: Jane was cooking when she heard the doorbell ring..."
I vote for this option. And I like the name Raven's Glen.
Can we get a voting/input thing going?
Things people need to vote/give input on:
(It would be great if people could copy this next part and then answer the questions/vote. Please bold/italicize all answers and comments. Also, if you don't know what to put for an answer, just say "I'm not sure" or something like that. You don't need to vote yes or no if you're not sure.)
AGEING:
1. (A), (B), or (C)?
2. What happens when the original character's child graduates?
HOUSES:
1. YES/NO: Sam's idea for residential areas (If no, please offer alternative.)
SHOPS:
1. YES/NO: Include original hogwarts shops? (If yes, which ones?)
2. YES/NO: Set number of shops? (If yes, how many and how to create/own a shop if all slots are full?)
3. YES/NO: Graduates only tavern?
4. YES/NO: Should previously created shops (eg. ID shop, wand shop, avi art shop) go in this subforum?
OTHER/MISCELLANEOUS:
1. It was decided that graduates should have restricted access to common rooms, to help new students get settled in at the beginning of the term. How long at the beginning of each term? One week? Two?
2. Abbreviations: (please say whether these are ok, or vote on which one is there's an option, or offer an alternative)
a. DA = Diagon Alley
b. HM or Hm (?) = Hogsmeade [is HM being used for the Hogwarts Monthly?]
c. StM = St Mungo's Hospital
3. Please vote on or suggest a name for your house's residential area, and an abbreviation (even if you didn't vote for Sam's idea, you may as well do this in case we end up going with her idea.)
[So far, suggestions are Godric's Hollow: Gryffindor, Raven's Glen: Ravenclaw, Broad Valley: Hufflepuff, Snake's Hole (or something similar): Slytherin]
Question for a Mod:
If Jane decides to have a child, would they automatically be in the same house as before, or retake the sorting test? If they retook the sorting test, would they take it as themselves (again) or as their new RP character, or a mix of the two?
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Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:26 pm
My Votes:
[[Sorry for double posting, but I thought it would be too confusing to put this in the last post.]]
AGEING:
1. (A), (B), or (C)?
2. What happens when the original character's child graduates?
I don't really have any ideas for this... Maybe the that child becomes the person's main RP and their original one "dies" (or is just living in the house, but not really doing anything; I think three RP characters is too many). Or perhaps they can choose to have another "child" a term after their first one graduates, and then just stop RPing with the first child?
HOUSES:
1. YES/NO: Sam's idea for residential areas (If no, please offer alternative.)
SHOPS:
1. YES/NO: Include original hogwarts shops? (If yes, which ones?)
Include a few, but not all. I'm not sure which ones. Perhaps the Weasley twins' joke skop, Honeydukes, a tavern or two... the ones people are more likely to visit. Or perhaps these could just be made on demand, instead of all at once (and then waiting for people to own them).
2. YES/NO: Set number of shops? (If yes, how many and how to create/own a shop if all slots are full?) I don't know what to vote for this one...
3. YES/NO: Graduates only tavern? Though I don't really mind either way...
4. YES/NO: Should previously created shops (eg. ID shop, wand shop, avi art shop) go in this subforum? Not sure...
OTHER/MISCELLANEOUS:
1. It was decided that graduates should have restricted access to common rooms, to help new students get settled in at the beginning of the term. How long at the beginning of each term? One week? Two?
Two weeks, perhaps. It is often two weeks into the term before everyone is sorted anyway. Or maybe we should go with for one week after sorting ends. That way, graduates can welcome all of the new arrivals.
2. Abbreviations: (please say whether these are ok, or vote on which one is there's an option, or offer an alternative)
a. DA = Diagon Alley
b. HM or Hm (?) = Hogsmeade [is HM being used for the Hogwarts Monthly?]
c. StM = St Mungo's Hospital
3. Please vote on or suggest a name for your house's residential area, and an abbreviation (even if you didn't vote for Sam's idea, you may as well do this in case we end up going with her idea.)
[So far, suggestions are Godric's Hollow: Gryffindor, Raven's Glen: Ravenclaw, Broad Valley: Hufflepuff, Snake's Hole (or something similar): Slytherin]
I vote Raven's Glen for Ravenclaw, with the abbreviation RG, if needed.
Actually, I'm not sure we need abbreviations for these. Perhaps it would be better to name the threads as "RA: Raven's Glen" (RA = Residential Area).
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Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:39 pm
Yes Katie, that's exactly what I had in mind.
1. A
2. Um, I do agree that three characters is too much, and I think that for now we should just let people have two characters
houses
1. Yes
Shops
1. Yes
The Joke Shop, Honeydukes, two taverns, one for students and one for grads.
2. I'd say only 15 shops at a time
3. Yes
4. I think they should stay where they are
Misc.
1.two weeks. one week is too short
2. We should create something different for Hogsmade. Maybe just Hog.?
3. I like Raven's Glen and Lyra's idea for the RA
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Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:21 pm
Sam, the idea you had in the shower IS brilliant.
And thank you for going along with the voting/input thing. Now we just need to find a few more people to fill it out.
I agree about a different abbreviation for Hogsmeade. Hog just makes me think Hogwarts. Maybe Hgmd or HgMd or HgsMd? Or is that too difficult to understand? I think that third one is the most understandable of the three.
For #2 on the Ageing section, what do you think we should do once the second character (the first one's "child") graduates?
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Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:40 pm
Er, hum.
Well, I do suppose by then it'd be at least two years, and I think that the user should 'retire' from role playing students and live a restful life in grad land.
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:25 am
And by then "grad land" should have lots of graduates. If it is opened this term or next, it might be a little slow for a while since there won't be that many graduates. But after a few terms there will be more, so it will be fun to "live a restful life in grad land" (though I'm not sure how restful it will be).
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:26 am
Lyra thanks for the help!
EDIT:Ok. What the mods will probably do as the Announcement sticky is tell what a Graduate/Honorary Member is, what they can do, and then direct them to a thread with all the ideas and stuff listed from members past. The Announcement will also have the rules of the subforum and a FAQ. The subforum is supposed to be your (the graduates) creation, and that's how we'll let it run.
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:43 am
So to elaborate: the aging specifics, houses, etc. will all be up to you guys. cocosam Question for a Mod: If Jane decides to have a child, would they automatically be in the same house as before, or retake the sorting test? If they retook the sorting test, would they take it as themselves (again) or as their new RP character, or a mix of the two?
Ok. When it comes to sortings, we don't use RP names, we use Gaia usernames. That means every person gets sorted once and only once. (this might be confusing, if so let me know, and I'll clear it up)
You do have the option of starting all the way over (if you choose I think, if not I'll talk to the Heads and see if we can add it in somewhere) but you'd have to let Adonis and your HoH know in advance.
So you don't retake the Sorting Test ever, but you can go back to certain years. Once you've "graduated" you're an Honor Year in your House.
If you choose to rebirth yourself as a First-Year, then you can do that and change your RP name and everything, but for all intents and purposes: your Gaia Name will always go on the Student and Post Lists.
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:47 am
Also whatever you guys do in the subforum is up to you... please note that any ideas you guys have will be restricted to that subforum as it is Roleplays for Graduates.
Meaning when we have our Guild events: we're still going to list you as a member of your House (and you're welcomed to participate). Teaching, places in Around Hogwarts (that still allow grads to post) won't think about where you live or how many kids you have. All those ideas and storylines are in that subforum alone.
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:22 pm
I hope this is alright, and what you meant. xD
AGING:
1. (A)
2. What happens when the original character's child graduates?
Hm, not sure, maybe they could RP as both but not have another "Child"
HOUSES:
1. YES
SHOPS:
1. YES, but Hogsmead shops should stay in the Hogsmead thread, ones from Diagon Ally, such as Flourish & Blotts, Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, The Leaky Cauldron, &Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.
2. 15 at a time with a limit of 2 per person, maybe? x3
3. Yes
4. I also think they should stay where they are.
OTHER/MISCELLANEOUS:
1. It was decided that graduates should have restricted access to common rooms, to help new students get settled in at the beginning of the term. How long at the beginning of each term? One week? Two?
Defiantly 2
2. Abbreviations: (please say whether these are ok, or vote on which one is there's an option, or offer an alternative)
a. DA could be confused with Dumbledore's Army. x3 Maybe something like DgnA
b. I like your suggestion of HgsMd
c. I like it. C:
3. Please vote on or suggest a name for your house's residential area, and an abbreviation (even if you didn't vote for Sam's idea, you may as well do this in case we end up going with her idea.)
Broad Valley sounds fine to me. <3
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