Discord Tutorial

Discord Bots

Our Discord server includes several bots that help run the community, provide useful utilities, and offer fun activities between roleplay sessions. None of these bots are required to enjoy the server, but they're available whenever you'd like to use them.

To join our Discord, sign up in this thread.

Once you arrive, you'll be greeted by our automated systems and a member of staff will assign you your Hogwarts House. You may then assign your year group using the self-service roles available in the #server-rules channel.

Please remember that while you're in our Discord community, your nickname should closely resemble your character's name and your status should remain appropriate for our community.

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Tatsu

Tatsu is our primary community utility bot.

You'll interact with Tatsu the moment you join the server. It provides onboarding information, self-service roles, scheduled community announcements, and a variety of fun commands.

Some popular features include:

• Dice rolling for roleplay.
• Coin flips.
• Magic 8-ball questions.
• Random choices ("Should I study or sleep?").
• Cat facts.
• Fortunes.
• Number facts.

Tatsu is also used to post recurring "Getting Started" guides throughout the Discord to help new players learn the site over time.

A complete list of commands can be found on the Tatsu Support Site.

MEE6

MEE6 handles several quality-of-life features within our server.

Depending on which channels you're using, MEE6 can provide:

• Music playback in voice channels.
• Music quizzes.
• Birthday reminders and announcements.
• General server utilities.

If you'd like the server to remember your birthday, simply use:

/remember-birthday

MEE6 will automatically announce birthdays for members who choose to share them.

Additional information about MEE6 can be found here.

Avrae

Avrae is an advanced dice-rolling bot originally designed for tabletop roleplaying games such as Dungeons & Dragons.

On Hogwarts.io it is primarily used for:

• Moderated events.
• Advanced dice rolling.
• Rolling with advantage or disadvantage.
• Friendly player-versus-player disputes.

Most players will only need a simple command such as:

!roll 1d20

For more advanced functionality, visit the official Avrae Command List.

Writer Bot

Writer Bot is designed specifically for authors and roleplayers.

Whether you're trying to finish a post or overcome writer's block, it provides a variety of creative tools including:

• Writing sprints.
• Writing challenges.
• Character prompts.
• Story generators.
• Daily writing goals.
• Word count tracking.
• Friendly competitions.

It's a fantastic way to stay motivated while writing roleplay posts or original fiction.

Additional information can be found on the bot's Top.gg page.

Wordplay Bot

Need a short break between roleplay posts?

Wordplay Bot lets members enjoy cooperative and competitive word games directly inside Discord.

Currently we primarily use it for:

• Wordle
• Co-operative Wordle
• Competitive Wordle

Games are played in the #bot-spam channel using:

/play

It's a great way to meet other members and start conversations if you're feeling a little shy.

Betty Bop

Betty Bop helps make our community a little more social.

Rather than focusing on moderation or utilities, Betty Bop offers lighthearted interactive games and activities that encourage members to chat, laugh, and get to know one another.

Depending on how the bot is configured, you may see features such as:

• Mini games.
• Social prompts.
• Community interactions.
• Fun profile and engagement features.
• Music player

Think of Betty Bop as one of our "community" bots, it exists simply to make Discord a more enjoyable place to spend time between roleplay sessions.

One of the most common things this bot is used for is listening to music in a voice chat. Start playing music by using the command /play followed by your query or link to add a song to the queue.

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Do I need to learn all of these?

Not at all.

Most players only ever use a handful of commands. If you're unsure where to begin, simply ask in Discord, our staff and community members are always happy to help.