The Big 3

The Big 3

Godmodding

Godmodding means to control the other persons character. You can control your own as well as NPC’s but you shouldn’t start playing the other persons character too. This happens most often during fight scenes but it can happen in other places too. If for what ever reason you need to take control of another character to keep the thread moving then feel free to message the member and make sure they’re okay with it! Most people will be fine with minor things, but it’s always nice to check first.

Example: (Harry Potter is in a thread dueling Draco Malfoy.)

Harry raised his wand in the air, “Stupefy!”. The spell hit Malfoy square in the chest, knocking him back into the wall, unconscious.

This is an example of godmodding because Harry did not give Draco a chance to react to the spell. Draco had many options, he could have dodged it, he could have put up a protection spell or it could have hit him elsewhere.

Powerplaying

Powerplaying means to make sure your character comes out on top in everything they do. Often, but not always it could even mean changing the rules to the game. This can obviously come in many forms, but we’ve included a very extreme example below

Example: (two first years are dueling)

Dean: This was it, Dean finally had the element of surprise. He pulled out his wand and shouted the only spell he could think of, “Locomotor Mortis!”

Daphne: Daphne hadn’t been paying attention, the instructions Tracy was whispering took all her attention off her opponent. Still though, she managed to turn around in time to dodge the curse. Oh who did he think he was, trying to sneak up on her like that! “Cruccio!” she yelled, pointing her wand at his chest.

A very extreme example but hopefully it get the point across. None of the unforgivables would be workable for a first year.

Metagaming

Metagaming means to use out of character knowledge in character. This is one thing that happens quite a bit in roleplaying.

Example: (You already know, from the narrative in their post that Hermione has been getting annoyed with Ron lately. She hasn’t said anything to your character about it yet. But you reply as though she did.)

Hermione: The fight with Ron earlier today had turned a day she was looking forward to, into a day she couldn’t wait to end. Thankfully her friend Parvati had asked her to study, offering a much needed distraction. She sat down at the small round table in the library next to Parvati who was already surrounded by a mountain of books. “So,” she said with a forced smile. “Where are you in the potions essay?”

Parvarti: “Hermione you don’t need to pretend to be so happy. What Ron did wasn’t nice, you have every right to be mad right now.” Parvarti blurted out immediately as Hermione sat down.

This doesn’t work because Parvarti shouldn’t know why Hermione was upset. The same thing goes as if you read something about another character in a thread. Unless your character has been told something about another, they shouldn’t know it. The only exception would be if you and the person you’re roleplaying with have discussed something beforehand.