First character sheet done!

[wired_lizard]

OMFG this has been so interesting! So long--far longer than it's supposed to be. (Then again, I do live with Cyn "You don't mind a twenty-page character sheet, right?" Wakefield.) But...wow. Obscenely proud of some parts of this.

Character profile for Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody.Quote, from the friends and family section

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[shadesong]

When, and what've you got for me? :)

[wired_lizard]

When: ongoing, probably starting in a few weeks once we gather enough players.

Who: you can apply for just about anybody in the Potterverse (aside from the already claimed characters: Harry, Remus, Ariana, Albus, Alastor, Merope, Draco, George, Xenophilius, Hermione, James, and Trelawney; and Luna, Kingsley, and Cedric are tentatively claimed), with a few restrictions here and there. And we'd love to have you. *toothy grin*

Pester Lily for more details. :) I need to get off LJ at work!

[tenshikurai9]

Only skimmed this. Laughed when I read, :Cyn 'You don't mind a twenty-page character sheet, right?' Wakefield."

[wired_lizard]

It is so very true, it is. :D Have you played in one of her games? (I don't actually 100% know who you are, I admit. :/)

[tenshikurai9]

Ok. Since I don't like my real name being attached to my screen name for even a brief moment in any public point online, e-mail me at TenshiKurai9 at gmail dot com and I'll tell you the last name I use for gender neutral purposes right away. Otherwise, last time I saw you was on 5/23/07 and this might be the first time I've commented on a journal entry.

[rigel]

I must admit that I'm also forgetting who you are. *blush*

[ibycus]

...do you think they're taking a T.M. Riddle, perchance?

[mllelaurel]

(Co-mod here) We sure are! Character app is here. Tom is a restricted character, but all that means is that we'll be paying a much closer look to the apps and asking a number of extra questions.

[ibycus]

Spiffy! Well, I'll give it a shot.

[mllelaurel]

Yay!

[agoatatrutgers]

Sounds fascinating. I can't actually think of any character ATM I'd like, though. Saw the no OC rule, so I was wondering. Can you think of any female Slytherins (who aren't Pansy) who might be played? If not, what about a female Ravenclaw? (So I'm House-biased, I admit it.)

[wired_lizard]

*curses JKR and her frequent dearth of female characters*

Ravenclaw: Rowena herself, the Grey Lady, Moaning Myrtle, Penelope Clearwater with wiggling, Cho Chang, Padma Patil, and a few more names with not much in the way of personality attached.

Slytherin: tougher, because most of the Slytherin students *and* adults are outside the castle at this point. Alecto Carrow, Narcissa, Bellatrix, and Millicent are possibilities.

You are also at fair liberty to do your own sorting for adults (Order members, staff, random dead people) who do not canonically have a house, as long as it makes sense with the character and your interpretation thereof. For example, I can't imagine Rita or Umbridge being anywhere but Slytherin.

I would suggest poking about the Lexicon... obviously part of the function of the no-OC rule is to discourage Mary Sues, but it's also there simply because there are so many secondary or background or just-mentioned characters about whom we know so little that they're practically OCs.

[agoatatrutgers]

Poking about the Lexicon, I find Sinistra. Pretty much nothing is known for sure except she teaches Astronomy. Is that too little to go on to pick a House?

Lexicon also lists a Tracey Davis on the classlist (which I never heard of). But, she wasn't mentioned in the novels. The Lexicon mentions Daphne Greengrass, pureblood Slytherin who took a practical OWL with Hermione.

I have to admit, I'm fascinated by pecking about the Lexicon. I'd never heard of it before! This is amusing me.

[heavenscalyx]

I've seen Tracey Davis used in other HP RPGs. I think she's popular because she was a throwaway mention at some point.