In the Hogwarts RPG, members have always been allowed one Hogwarts character to role-play in the school, and have listed in their postbit. Several terms ago, the rules were changed to allow for school staff to play one student character as well as their professor. In Term 60, all SnitchSeeker members became eligible to play two characters in the Hogwarts RPG. Effective from Term 69, all SnitchSeeker members are eligible to play up to five sorted characters in the Hogwarts RPG. One condition: they must be sorted before you can play them.

These will be referred to as 'primary', 'secondary', 'tertiary', 'quaternary', and 'quinary' characters to make it easier to differentiate. The main differences between the two are: your primary character's house will determine your username colour (unless you are in another usergroup which overrides this), your primary character's house banner will also be on the left in your postbit, with the additional houses (secondary, tertiary, etc.) will be added to the right side by side. Currently, only the house points from your primary character will show in the Top Students leaderboard.

As characters in the RPG, your student characters will be equal.


In the Hogwarts RPG:

• Members may role-play only one character in lessons. You can decide which of your characters to play in each lesson - it doesn't have to be your primary character, and it doesn't have to be the same character in every lesson. You must specify which of your characters you are posting (mentioning them clearly by name will suffice). Anywhere else, you may role-play either or both students (though be sure to differentiate between the two using names and different fonts/font colours).
  • Staying limited to one character per member per lesson makes things easier on staff in replying to their lessons and awarding points afterwards.
• Points for the 'secondary' character will not be awarded to the member, but to the house as a whole (to see these points, view the 'Top Students' page while logged out).
  • It is not possible to award points to multiple houses for one member, only for the primary house. This is how staff member's student characters have their points added, and how points are given to and taken from houses as a whole.
• Members will have access to the common rooms of the houses they are sorted into. Though this means you will technically be able to post your additional character in the house of your primary character, please do not do this. Any posts of students in the wrong common rooms will be deleted.
• Your characters can all be in the same house, and in the same year, if you would like, but you are encouraged to spread things around for more opportunities for in-character interactions.
• You will be able to add the house information under the characters' names in your profiles. Be sure to do this to make it clear which of your characters is in which house. We will reference the house banners in your site to ensure the correct house information has been added.

If you have any questions about the introduction of additional characters, feel free to ask them here, or to send a PM directly to the SSRPG Admins (Charely Potter, sweetpinkpixie) if you are more comfortable doing so. We are trialling this out to see how it best works and iron out any potential issues, and greatly appreciate your patience and cooperation. More information on how to be sorted or resorted into your secondary house will be available in the Sorting site notice.

~Hogwarts RPG Admin