User blog:Ckohrs0221/Let The Games Begin!

Woot! We did it! All of the Quidditch Teams are finalized! I know we have some players who are still waiting in the wings, as it were, to figure out their position. We thank you for your patience-- your captains will get to you shortly.

So, with the abundance of new players we have... and a refresher for the returning players, I decided to create a blog of how Quidditch works!

The teams can be found in the following locations: Ravenclaw Quidditch Team, Hufflepuff Quidditch Team, Gryffindor Quidditch Team and Slytherin Quidditch Team.

So. How does it work?

Game pages are listed in the Community Corner. The games that we are playing first are the historical rivalries: Gryffindor versus Slytherin and Hufflepuff versus Ravenclaw.

Before the Match
Before the games begin, we ask that players post with their word bubble in the locker rooms. Do not post in the Match Section. If you have students (or faculty) not playing, but they would support the team, you can post at any time with those characters under the "Stands" Heading. Generally, games will begin on Tuesday or Wednesday of the week, but if all the players post in their respective locker rooms, the games can begin sooner. Each team needs at least 5 players to post, or the game is forfeited to the other team.

The Match
The game begins with a GM post. The GMs come from members of the AI department. Once the GM has posted first, then the other members of the Quidditch team can post under the match heading. There are a few things to remember about Quidditch.
 * Everything must be posted as an attempt or a try. You do not decide the outcome of your players shots-- the GM does. The GM does their best to be fair, so please don't get too angry with them. :P Attempts posts sound like the following: "Thomas attempted to smack the Bludger at the Chaser in possession." Or "Elle stretched her hand out for the Snitch, hoping to catch it before the other Seeker." Or "Niall attempted to throw the Quaffle through the tallest hoop." Or. "Madan attempted to block the shot." You get the idea. Attempts or tries.
 * If you don't attempt the shot... the GM will likely give you the opposite effect of what you wanted.
 * Even if you have two players on the team, or two players on opposite teams... you must only post with attempts. This is just to avoid godmodding, or over-poweredness. :)

There are a lot of users who play Quidditch, and obviously most of us have experience the annoying-ness that is edit conflicting. This sometimes happens with Quidditch. Please just be patient.

Listening to the GM
This is key! The GMs spend a lot of time with their posts. You really should read through the GM post, just as you would any other post in any other RP, because there's often key information in them. Sometimes the GM decides it's raining. Sometimes, the GM tells you that the Bludger just broke your character's arm-- these are things to pay attention to! Additionally, the GM will also say things like "Ravenclaw is in possession." This means, the first Ravenclaw Chaser to post, can say they have the Quaffle. Sometimes, the GM will say things like "the first Chaser to post has possession." This means, the first Chaser to post is allowed to say their character has the Quaffle. This isn't godmodding; the GM said it was okay.

The Snitch
The GMs decide when the Snitch is released. If you have a player who's the Seeker... don't post with them finding the Snitch (unless they're doing a fake-out or something) because the GM decides when the Snitch is going to be caught.

The Outcome
As with everything, the GM does their best to be completely fair with the outcome of the games. Once the Snitch has been caught, the game is over. You can, of course, post with reactionary comments and such... but don't expect your character to keep blasting Bludgers, or shooting the Quaffle, and expect extra points to be given or anything. :P

Final notes: After your first few games, you can start to get an idea for how this works, and it really does get easier. Don't ever feel afraid that you're going to post something "wrong." Just follow the previous posts, and post something that makes sense. The GM will make the best sense out of it that they can when they GM the game.

If there are any further questions, feel free to post them here, ask me in chat, or owl them to me!

Let the games begin!!!