power is power!

"Avada Kedavra!" The spell was sweeping the nation, created by Voldemort and implemented by his faceless Army. The Death Eaters were climbing political and social ladders faster than anyone could stop them. Everyone knew it, but no one knew who these people were. There was another concerning question: Killing curses had been around since time immemorial, but none had been this . . . devastating. There was no counter-curse or time frame to heal the fallen.

Spell Creation was not a highly regarded subject in Britain, as only a select few noticed the great advances taking place in the field elsewhere. Creation was regarded as as a purely experimental subject, and taught accordingly, if at all. By contrast, Magical Theory was firmly established and Britain's best were very much up to date, having frequent and fruitful exchanges on wand movement, incantation, concentration, and intention.

As the Death Eaters' influence grew and chaos spread, Muggle-borns and Blood Traitors were put on the chopping block. Until the fateful day that Voldemort fell. Overcome by a child. The new hope for their world.

Officially, The Death Eaters disbanded. Unofficially, Voldemort's regime continued. Stigma against The Pure grew and the dark arts held a certain respect if the Mage was too powerful to be ignored. Otherwise, that chapter of magic had been shunned.

This year, The Triwizard Tournament is being held at Hogwarts, a powerhouse of Light Magic led by Albus Dumbledore. The only thing tarnishing it's reputation is the unfortunate influence left by Voldemort and the recent inability to maintain a Defense Against The Dark Arts teacher . . . It doesn't look good. Joining Hogwarts is Beauxbatons, known for producing Mages of the highest caliber. In Europe, most of the greats in Charms work, or alchemy came from Beauxbatons.

Behind the Tournament, The Ministry Of Magic has been trying to ally with France over concerns of The Dark Lord's Followers Rising again. There were concerning numbers. However, France has always had it's history with bureaucracy, and the "numbers" they saw were nonexistent, or unimpressive. The Ministry kept paltry records. Any hope for a formal alliance was hard-kept. On the other hand, was Durmstrang. The secretive school, just like those in America, has been regarded as a kind of sleeping giant as of late. Officially, it has maintained it's neutral status, but how was that going to change as its students came out into the world? Great wizards with an eye for war and a training in The Dark Arts.

Aurors from America were visiting Britain and France, investigating local cases and reporting back in relation to a failed attempt of terrorism at Ilvermorny. America had promised that if dragged into the war, there would be hell to pay. . . .

Any one element could be the turning point to a new way of life, but where would this lead them?

people use the word “cliques” too often and most of the time, they’re just describing a group of friends

group chats are fun and help build chemistry that help rps grow

bio rps are restrictive and are often unfair because players are expected to fit an admin portrayal down to the last detail with no room for creative liberty

semi-appless is the superior application form because it’s easy but also leaves room for some initial development

bring back apartment rps 2k20

admins are the most disrespected member of the rpc and honestly, none of you deserve to have good groups anymore

caring about aesthetics doesn’t make you a bad writer. 

the reason groups don’t gain traction like they used to is bc the rpc doesn’t stick around long enough but instead complain that groups die too fast

sometimes people just don’t have writing chemistry. it’s not bullying.

admins aren’t your babysitters. 

learn how to reblog gif packs instead of just liking. content creators never get the exposure they deserve.

rph blogs are taken for granted and are often overworked for free labor

playing characters of color should not be as controversial as it still is in 2020

normalize discord rp groups

twitter rp would be so much fun if some people didn’t self-insert or quirk their way through every group

poc-only groups should be more common. yall are just racist.

ooc interaction on the dash should come back. interact with edits & character headcanons & selfparas like we used to

the “golden era” of rp (circa 2012-2014) was problematic as fuck. y’all are just fooled by nostalgia

pre-plotting builds more depth & chemistry to a dynamic and should be a part of rp groups prior to opening.

build more platonic ships

character-development tasks are what makes creating ocs & writing characters more flavorful

theme-makers charging for their work is completely valid. 

normalize replying to things you have more muse for first.

discord ooc chats are not your venting space

stop asking admins if their groups are active. if you want to know, join.

if you’re not willing to take the time out to write, don’t join groups.

mumu groups are overwhelming & a low character cap is ideal

the only reason groups don’t last more than 2 months nowadays is because people lose interest quickly

tumblr rp should adapt to forum rp rules re: activity being longer than a week (forum rps have a 1 month activity limit) to enhance longevity

admins don’t owe you anything.