• Animagi can now be magical creatures
• Animagi can now be extinct creatures
• Due to these updates, there have been some changes to the restrictions on what an animagus can be.

Please post Animagus Applications as well as Animagus Stat Updates in this thread.

Note: If you apply for this during summer months and want to say you learned the ability over summer, please reach out to one of the Hogwarts mentors listed below (Headmaster, Deputy Headmaster, Heads of House, Transfig professor) to confirm they would be willing to guide you over the summer rather than during the school year.

REQUIREMENTS

You have to be a 5th Year student or above to apply for Animagus.


ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION

Your Animagus has be an animal (humans are considered not to be animals here). When you choose your animal, be aware that your Animagus form cannot be an extinct animal that has become extinct before the 20th century (1900s), nor can it be a rumored to be real animal (cryptozoology), but can be an extinct creature such as a dodo bird or a micropachycephalosaurus (a dinosaur) as long as it can be logically explained.

It is usual but not necessary for an Animagus to take on the appearance of an animal commonly found in the wizard's native lands. As a level of kinship is required and there is purpose and thought involved in the ritual, it would not be possible for a wizard to become an Animagus of an animal that they do not know of, or that is from a species that has become extinct but it can be a creature that the wizard has found deeply interesting and has studied extensively.

Take this into account when writing your application. For example, a person living around the Sahara desert turning into a polar bear would be extremely uncommon, and you would have to reflect in your application how you have gotten to know this animal so intimately and why exactly this animal and no other fits your character.

Our moderators may tell you to edit or re-write your application, or (temporarily) deny it if it does not conform to the rules outlined here or the general rules that apply to our site.


BEFORE YOU APPLY

Please read the details of our Animagus lore, that can be found here. Your application needs to be in accord with the transformation process outlined there. There is also an FAQ section and details on the building of your animagus.

STAT UPDATE FORM

Name:
School Year:
Link to your Encyclopedia Thread:
New Stats:

APPLICATION FORM

School Year:
Link to your encyclopedia thread:

Roleplay: 500 words (maximum 2K words) of your character getting their form, about the creature, perhaps why it suits them, being taught/mastering the Animagus transformation process. Please include a word count. This can be completed in-character first or second person or from a third-person perspective. Your application cannot be out of character (OOC).

Ministry of Magic File:
1. Wizard Name: This is your character's full name.
2. Animal: You need to name the animal you are applying for, also give its species if possible. Please be specific! For example, if you want your Animagus to be a giraffe, tell us which one (there are 8 subspecies of giraffes). A Great Dane is a dog, but so is a Beagle, so tell us which animal exactly your animagus is.
3. Description: This would be a written description of your Animagus' appearance. You can supply us with a picture also but please remember this would be what your Animagus will continue to look like. So if it has blue eyes, it will continue to have blue eyes. Please make sure that the appearance you describe makes sense for the animal.
4. Distinctive Marking: Every animagus has a distinctive marking on them that makes them unique. This must be clearly described and be something that is visible (for instance a mark inside your ear or on your tongue would not be counted). This is in addition to injuries (no disabilities are repaired by becoming an Animagus), so an animagus that has suffered limb loss or scarring for instance would have a missing limb as well as this distinctive marking.

BUILDING ANIMAGUS FORM

Animagi are wizards who have learned how to turn themselves into (1) animal. This requires an incredible amount of training.

A roleplay is required for this ability where the player describes completing the Animagus ritual.

- Placing a mandrake leaf in their mouth from full moon to full moon.
-At the end of the lunar cycle, the wizard spits the leaf into a phial within view of the moon's rays. If it is cloudy or raining, they would have to start over.
-To the moon-struck phial, the wizard adds one of their own hairs, a silvered teaspoon of dew that has not been touched by sunlight or human feet for seven days and the chrysalis of a death's-head hawkmoth. [Remember to mention obtaining these items.]
-The potion is then stored in a dark, quiet place where it is to remain undisturbed until an electrical storm happens.
-Until an electrical storm happens the animagus hopeful would repeat the incantation: 'Amato Animo Animato Animagus.' every dawn and every sunset with the tip of their wand placed over their heart.
-Describe an electrical storm during which the wizard or witch moves to a secluded space, recites the incantation one last time and then drinks the potion.

The roleplay involving the above would be done under the mentorship/tutorship of the Transfiguration Professor, Head of House, the Deputy Headmaster or Headmaster with permission for light godmodding of their respective character.

To clarify: light god-modding is stating that they are overseeing the process, please do not roleplay statements by them or very specific interactions.

The usual 500 word count is required for this, but there is some additional paperwork that will be discussed below.

Hogwarts does not teach students the process of becoming an Animagi until the 5th year.

Upon completing the process (becoming approved for this ability), the user would be registered with the Ministry of Magic. The user must write the following in their application which will be known by the Ministry and be something in their in-character records. In addition, this information is relevant to moderators and may be used in event moderation.

1. Wizard Name: This is your character's full name with a link to your encyclopedia profile.
2. Animal: This does not need to be the same as your character's patronus. Please be as specific as possible, Index may supply you with specific options if you were too vague.
3. Distinctive Marking: Every animagus has a distinctive marking on them that makes them unique. This is in addition to injuries (no disabilities are repaired by becoming an Animagus), so an animagus that has suffered limb loss or scarring for instance would have a missing limb as well as this distinctive marking.

Building my Animagus Form

In your animagus form you are not able to cast magic (even with wandless magic) but you can receive (not send) messages through your binding mark. You do not have access to any of your abilities or passives while in your Animagus form. You maintain your awareness and your human mind in your Animagi form.

Players create their Animagus using a Point System. They get 10 points.

Size (Pick 1)
Size - yes, size matters. Users can be either very small, small, medium, large, or huge.

• Very Small: Costs 2 points. This is your rat/mouse or smaller sized Animagi.
  • You can enter threads hidden from other users. There is a 25% chance of this being successful. This can be countered by those with Sixth Sense where if you enter the topic successfully hidden, they get a roll to see if they detect you anyways. You would no longer be considered hidden if you attempt to communicate or you interact with the environment in any ways (such as trying to steal something or hit someone). On any stealth checks, you have a +2 to your stealth.
  • 25% chance to find hidden passageways by observing. Able to wiggle under a door frame to enter a locked room. This does not give you access to areas of the forum that you do not have access to.
• Small: Cost 1 point. This is a cat or dog-sized or smaller Animagi.
  • You can enter threads hidden from other users. There is a 25% chance of this being successful. This can be countered by those with Sixth Sense where if you enter the topic successfully hidden, they get a roll to see if they detect you anyways. You would no longer be considered hidden if you attempt to communicate or you interact with the environment in any ways (such as trying to steal something or hit someone). On any stealth checks, you have a +2 to your stealth.
• Medium: Cost 0 points. This is a human-sized Animagi.
• Large: Cost 1 point. This is a creature that is larger than a human such as ligers (lion/tiger), wood bison or elephant seals.
  • They take 25% less damage from attacks, they are quite durable.
• Huge: Cost 2 points. This would be very large creatures such as horses.
  • It can be ridden (as a mount) by 1 medium sized (this would include non-giants) user.

Skills (Pick as many as you have points for)

• Flight - Costs 2 points. Creatures that can fly are able to reach things from high places. Observation: 25% chance of seeing something out of the ordinary automatically.
• Aquatic - Cost 1 point. Able to dive underwater and explore areas such as the great lake.
  Grants them a unique perspective on an environment where they might be able to find (observation) objects that others cannot find.
• Claws - Cost 1 point. The Animagus has claws that can be used to defend themselves. Two attacks at 15*strength done at +0 accuracy.
• Claws 2 - Cost 2 points. An enhanced version of claws where the animagus has larger claws that can be used to defend themselves. Two attacks at 15*strength initial damage plus 10% of the total damage every round until the end of the thread or the the target is healed done at +0 accuracy.
• Bite - Costs 1 point. The creature has some teeth or a beak that punctures the skin. 25*strength initial damage with a +2 critical range (18-20 is a critical).
• Bite with Venom 1 - Costs 2 points. This creature would bite and with their bite inject a venom into the flesh of a target on a successful bite. 25*strength initial damage with a +2 critical range, target is also injected with a poison that causes them to suffer -1 accuracy for the duration of the thread unless healed. The poison can stack up to three times.
• Bite with Venom 2 - Costs 2 points. This creature would bite and with their bite inject a venom into the flesh of a target on a successful bite. 25*strength initial damage with a +2 critical range, target is also injected with a poison that causes them to suffer -1 evasion for the duration of the thread unless healed. The poison can stack up to three times.
• Bite with Powerful Venom - Costs 3 points. This creature would bite and with their bite inject a venom into the flesh of a target on a successful bite. 25*strength initial damage with a +2 critical range, target is also injected with a poison that causes them to suffer -1 evasion and accuracy for the duration of the thread unless healed. The poison can stack up to three times.

Stats (Where the rest of those points go).
Each point is worth 5 in a given stat. So if after you have considered all of the skills and modifications your Animagus form might have, what points you have remaining would be placed in your stats. You have five stats in your Animagus form: Wisdom, Stamina, Strength, Accuracy and Evasion. You can split up that single point (5 stats) to +3 stamina and +2 evasion for instance.

You cannot be negative in a stat.
Your Stamina will be at least 1 health point if you place 0 in stamina.
The caps for any one stat are 25.

Example--

Lear the Leopard
Size: Large (1 point)
Modifiers: Claws 2 (2 points)
Bite (Costs 1 point)
Stats:
Stamina 5 (1 point)
Wisdom 0 (0 points)
Strength 10 (2 points)
Accuracy 5 (1 points)
Evasion 10 (2 points)

Points Spent: 10

The important thing to note here is that you should be trying to make it make sense for your character. For instance a Leopard cannot fly, you will be rejected if you try to say that they can. Similarly if you are a cockroach and you have 25 strength, it makes no sense. Pick stats that make sense for the character that you are creating (or be prepared to explain how and we will expect more than "my cockroach works out").

FAQ

What limitations are there to Animagus animals?

Yes, we are aware that it is mentioned in the Potter online resources that it is possible that someone's animagus form is to be a magical creature. Not a single canon character has a magical creature as their animagus form, so no your animagus form cannot be a magical creature such as a thestral, dragon or phoenix.

1.)In addition, The creature cannot be an extinct animal that has been extinct before the 1900s) or a rumored to be real animal (cryptozoology). It has to be an animal that your character is familiar with.

2.)The animal must also be 1000 pounds or 450 kilograms or less, but over 1 ounce or 0.03 kilograms. The Index Team reserves the right to on a case-by-case basis may elect to approve creatures that weigh more than 1000 pounds (450 kilograms) but these cases will be unusual and rare and need to be explained in terms of why a smaller option is not possible. For those that consider the option of being a "baby rhino" and then growing past the weight limits, the Index Team reserves the right to make you change your animagus type.

3.) Creatures defined as "beings" in the Harry Potter universe. The definition of a being was "any creature that has sufficient intelligence to understand the laws of the magical community and to bear part of the responsibility in shaping those laws."

4.) Creatures defined as "beasts" in the Harry Potter universe but are only defined as such because they chose to be defined as such (suggesting agency). This would include beasts such as centaurs and merpeople were both offered the status of being, but they both requested to be classified as beasts instead, as they objected to some of the other creatures they would have to share "being" status with, such as hags and vampires.

5.) Creatures that are humanoid, such as fairies and gnomes.

6.) Creatures that can speak a common language with humans.

Can I change my Animagus Animal?

No.

Can my Animagus be the same as my Patronus?

If your patronus fits within the criteria for Animagus.

Can I speak to animals?

You can speak to the same creature as you have become, so if you become a cat you can speak to other cats. These animals follow NPC rules and cannot provide extra information. Pets, if you become the same animal as a pet we have at Hogwarts, they can be roleplayed by their owner and share information at the discretion of the pet as roleplayed by their owner.

Do I gain the abilities of the animal?

Not necessarily, Yes, this is one of the reasons why you cannot be a dragon -- you are not being given an additional fire resource because you wish to be a dragon or the ability to spontaneously turn invisible as a demiguise., but as an eagle, you can fly.; As a roach, you are small and can travel through small cracks in the walls and move to other parts of the castle. As for turning into a lion or a bear, your unarmed attacks would be with claws. This does not give you 30 strength for causing damage. However, we have a build system for building your animagi. This is a part of your creation process and gives you statistical representation of your animagus form. [Refer to the above application for more details.]

Through my Animagus Form Can I Access additional parts of Hogwarts?
No, your accesses remain unchanged.

Can I use my Animagi form to stealth?
It can be used not to necessarily stealth into a thread but there is a cat (or whatever animal you are) present in the thread. The players in that thread may recognize you if they are aware of your animagus status and/or know of your distinctive markings. Be careful, if you are a spider for instance you might get squished!

What if I am a fish?
If you are a fish animagus and you transform outside of the water, you will simply be rendered unconscious immediately and revert to your natural, human form. So you can be a fish or an aquatic animagus, but you will have some viable limitations.

Does the transformation hurt?
No, it is entirely painless.

Are there other benefits?
Being small might get you out of IC sticky situations for instance and having flight without a broom might be an amazing experience. As for other facets such as claws, talons, bites, etc. That is up to moderator discretion during events or the consent of your roleplay partners and what you agree upon.

This ability is treated like any other ability. It is approved by the INDEX Team and added to the trunk. Only the additional information (the form mentioned above) is also added to the trunk (the animal and special marking).

If I Become an Animagus Will it Heal Me?

As mentioned in the "distinctive marking" section of the application, your distinctive mark is in addition to any scars, limb losses or injuries your character has permanently suffered. Being an animal won't cure a mental disability (your mind is still your own), blindness, or deafness.

Can I be an Illegal or Unregistered Animagus?
No.

What Happens if I Pass out or Rendered Unconscious While in Animagus Form?
You revert back to your natural, human form. However, you can sleep in your animagus form.

Will I get Extra Stat Points as I Move Up In Years for my Animagus Form?
Yes, at year 5 you have 10 points to use for stats or abilities. Every year until adulthood you gain 1 point that can be applied to your stats only (not abilities). So year 6 you have an additional point (worth 5 stats) that you can apply. You can split up that single point (5 stats) to +3 stamina and +2 evasion for instance. This maxes out at adulthood (13 points).

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions please use the HELP Forum or contact one of the moderators listed below.

Approving your application can take between a few days and up to 2 weeks depending on how busy our moderators are. If you have been waiting longer than 2 weeks, please contact a member of the staff team. Jessamine Lancaster or Silas Norwood.

Animagus Applications and Updates

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Please post Animagus Applications as well as Animagus Stat Updates in this thread.

Note: If you apply for this during summer months and want to say you learned the ability over summer, please reach out to one of the Hogwarts mentors listed below (Headmaster, Deputy Headmaster, Heads of House, Transfig professor) to confirm they would be willing to guide you over the summer rather than during the school year.

REQUIREMENTS

You have to be a 5th Year student or above to apply for Animagus.


ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION

Your Animagus has be an animal (humans are considered not to be animals here). When you choose your animal, be aware that your Animagus form cannot be an extinct animal that has become extinct before the 20th century (1900s), nor can it be a rumored to be real animal (cryptozoology).

It is usual but not necessary for an Animagus to take on the appearance of an animal commonly found in the wizard's native lands. As a level of kinship is required and there is purpose and thought involved in the ritual, it would not be possible for a wizard to become an Animagus of an animal that they do not know of, or that is from a species that has become extinct.

Take this into account when writing your application. For example, a person living around the Sahara desert turning into a polar bear would be extremely uncommon, and you would have to reflect in your application why exactly this animal and no other fits your character.

Our moderators may tell you to edit or re-write your application, or (temporarily) deny it if it does not conform to the rules outlined here or the general rules that apply to our site.


BEFORE YOU APPLY

Please read the details of our Animagus lore, that can be found here. Your application needs to be in accord with the transformation process outlined there. There is also an FAQ section and details on the building of your animagus.

STAT UPDATE FORM

Name:
School Year:
Link to your Encyclopedia Thread:
New Stats:

APPLICATION FORM

School Year:
Link to your encyclopedia thread:

Roleplay: 500 words (maximum 2K words) of your character getting their form, about the creature, perhaps why it suits them, being taught/mastering the Animagus transformation process. Please include a word count. This can be completed in-character first or second person or from a third-person perspective. Your application cannot be out of character (OOC).

Ministry of Magic File:
1. Wizard Name: This is your character's full name.
2. Animal: You need to name the animal you are applying for, also give its species if possible. Please be specific! For example, if you want your Animagus to be a giraffe, tell us which one (there are 8 subspecies of giraffes). A Great Dane is a dog, but so is a Beagle, so tell us which animal exactly your animagus is.
3. Description: This would be a written description of your Animagus' appearance. You can supply us with a picture also but please remember this would be what your Animagus will continue to look like. So if it has blue eyes, it will continue to have blue eyes. Please make sure that the appearance you describe makes sense for the animal.
4. Distinctive Marking: Every animagus has a distinctive marking on them that makes them unique. This must be clearly described and be something that is visible (for instance a mark inside your ear or on your tongue would not be counted). This is in addition to injuries (no disabilities are repaired by becoming an Animagus), so an animagus that has suffered limb loss or scarring for instance would have a missing limb as well as this distinctive marking.

BUILDING ANIMAGUS FORM

Animagi are wizards who have learned how to turn themselves into (1) animal. This requires an incredible amount of training.

A roleplay is required for this ability where the player describes completing the Animagus ritual.

- Placing a mandrake leaf in their mouth from full moon to full moon.
-At the end of the lunar cycle, the wizard spits the leaf into a phial within view of the moon's rays. If it is cloudy or raining, they would have to start over.
-To the moon-struck phial, the wizard adds one of their own hairs, a silvered teaspoon of dew that has not been touched by sunlight or human feet for seven days and the chrysalis of a death's-head hawkmoth. [Remember to mention obtaining these items.]
-The potion is then stored in a dark, quiet place where it is to remain undisturbed until an electrical storm happens.
-Until an electrical storm happens the animagus hopeful would repeat the incantation: 'Amato Animo Animato Animagus.' every dawn and every sunset with the tip of their wand placed over their heart.
-Describe an electrical storm during which the wizard or witch moves to a secluded space, recites the incantation one last time and then drinks the potion.

The roleplay involving the above would be done under the mentorship/tutorship of the Transfiguration Professor, Head of House, the Deputy Headmaster or Headmaster with permission for light godmodding of their respective character.

To clarify: light god-modding is stating that they are overseeing the process, please do not roleplay statements by them or very specific interactions.

The usual 500 word count is required for this, but there is some additional paperwork that will be discussed below.

Hogwarts does not teach students the process of becoming an Animagi until the 5th year.

Upon completing the process (becoming approved for this ability), the user would be registered with the Ministry of Magic. The user must write the following in their application which will be known by the Ministry and be something in their in-character records. In addition, this information is relevant to moderators and may be used in event moderation.

1. Wizard Name: This is your character's full name with a link to your encyclopedia profile.
2. Animal: This does not need to be the same as your character's patronus. Please be as specific as possible, Index may supply you with specific options if you were too vague.
3. Distinctive Marking: Every animagus has a distinctive marking on them that makes them unique. This is in addition to injuries (no disabilities are repaired by becoming an Animagus), so an animagus that has suffered limb loss or scarring for instance would have a missing limb as well as this distinctive marking.

Building my Animagus Form

In your animagus form you are not able to cast magic (even with wandless magic) but you can receive (not send) messages through your binding mark. You do not have access to any of your abilities or passives while in your Animagus form. You maintain your awareness and your human mind in your Animagi form.

Players create their Animagus using a Point System. They get 10 points.

Size (Pick 1)
Size - yes, size matters. Users can be either very small, small, medium, large, or huge.

• Very Small: Costs 2 points. This is your rat/mouse or smaller sized Animagi.
  • You can enter threads hidden from other users. There is a 25% chance of this being successful. This can be countered by those with Sixth Sense where if you enter the topic successfully hidden, they get a roll to see if they detect you anyways. You would no longer be considered hidden if you attempt to communicate or you interact with the environment in any ways (such as trying to steal something or hit someone). On any stealth checks, you have a +2 to your stealth.
  • 25% chance to find hidden passageways by observing. Able to wiggle under a door frame to enter a locked room. This does not give you access to areas of the forum that you do not have access to.
• Small: Cost 1 point. This is a cat or dog-sized or smaller Animagi.
  • You can enter threads hidden from other users. There is a 25% chance of this being successful. This can be countered by those with Sixth Sense where if you enter the topic successfully hidden, they get a roll to see if they detect you anyways. You would no longer be considered hidden if you attempt to communicate or you interact with the environment in any ways (such as trying to steal something or hit someone). On any stealth checks, you have a +2 to your stealth.
• Medium: Cost 0 points. This is a human-sized Animagi.
• Large: Cost 1 point. This is a creature that is larger than a human such as ligers (lion/tiger), wood bison or elephant seals.
  • They take 25% less damage from attacks, they are quite durable.
• Huge: Cost 2 points. This would be very large creatures such as horses.
  • It can be ridden (as a mount) by 1 medium sized (this would include non-giants) user.

Skills (Pick as many as you have points for)

• Flight - Costs 2 points. Creatures that can fly are able to reach things from high places. Observation: 25% chance of seeing something out of the ordinary automatically.
• Aquatic - Cost 1 point. Able to dive underwater and explore areas such as the great lake.
  Grants them a unique perspective on an environment where they might be able to find (observation) objects that others cannot find.
• Claws - Cost 1 point. The Animagus has claws that can be used to defend themselves. Two attacks at 15*strength done at +0 accuracy.
• Claws 2 - Cost 2 points. An enhanced version of claws where the animagus has larger claws that can be used to defend themselves. Two attacks at 15*strength initial damage plus 10% of the total damage every round until the end of the thread or the the target is healed done at +0 accuracy.
• Bite - Costs 1 point. The creature has some teeth or a beak that punctures the skin. 25*strength initial damage with a +2 critical range (18-20 is a critical).
• Bite with Venom 1 - Costs 2 points. This creature would bite and with their bite inject a venom into the flesh of a target on a successful bite. 25*strength initial damage with a +2 critical range, target is also injected with a poison that causes them to suffer -1 accuracy for the duration of the thread unless healed. The poison can stack up to three times.
• Bite with Venom 2 - Costs 2 points. This creature would bite and with their bite inject a venom into the flesh of a target on a successful bite. 25*strength initial damage with a +2 critical range, target is also injected with a poison that causes them to suffer -1 evasion for the duration of the thread unless healed. The poison can stack up to three times.
• Bite with Powerful Venom - Costs 3 points. This creature would bite and with their bite inject a venom into the flesh of a target on a successful bite. 25*strength initial damage with a +2 critical range, target is also injected with a poison that causes them to suffer -1 evasion and accuracy for the duration of the thread unless healed. The poison can stack up to three times.

Stats (Where the rest of those points go).
Each point is worth 5 in a given stat. So if after you have considered all of the skills and modifications your Animagus form might have, what points you have remaining would be placed in your stats. You have five stats in your Animagus form: Wisdom, Stamina, Strength, Accuracy and Evasion. You can split up that single point (5 stats) to +3 stamina and +2 evasion for instance.

You cannot be negative in a stat.
Your Stamina will be at least 1 health point if you place 0 in stamina.
The caps for any one stat are 25.

Example--

Lear the Leopard
Size: Large (1 point)
Modifiers: Claws 2 (2 points)
Bite (Costs 1 point)
Stats:
Stamina 5 (1 point)
Wisdom 0 (0 points)
Strength 10 (2 points)
Accuracy 5 (1 points)
Evasion 10 (2 points)

Points Spent: 10

The important thing to note here is that you should be trying to make it make sense for your character. For instance a Leopard cannot fly, you will be rejected if you try to say that they can. Similarly if you are a cockroach and you have 25 strength, it makes no sense. Pick stats that make sense for the character that you are creating (or be prepared to explain how and we will expect more than "my cockroach works out").

FAQ

What limitations are there to Animagus animals?

Yes, we are aware that it is mentioned in the Potter online resources that it is possible that someone's animagus form is to be a magical creature. Not a single canon character has a magical creature as their animagus form, so no your animagus form cannot be a magical creature such as a thestral, dragon or phoenix.

In addition, the creature cannot be an extinct animal that has been extinct before the 1900s) or a rumored to be real animal (cryptozoology). It has to be an animal that your character is familiar with.

The animal must also be 1000 pounds or 450 kilograms or less, but over 1 ounce or 0.03 kilograms. The Index Team reserves the right to on a case-by-case basis may elect to approve creatures that weigh more than 1000 pounds (450 kilograms) but these cases will be unusual and rare and need to be explained in terms of why a smaller option is not possible. For those that consider the option of being a "baby rhino" and then growing past the weight limits, the Index Team reserves the right to make you change your animagus type.

In short: non-magical, real animals that are not extinct before the 1900s.

Can I change my Animagus Animal?

No.

Can my Animagus be the same as my Patronus?

If your patronus fits within the criteria for Animagus.

Can I speak to animals?

You can speak to the same creature as you have become, so if you become a cat you can speak to other cats. These animals follow NPC rules and cannot provide extra information. Pets, if you become the same animal as a pet we have at Hogwarts, they can be roleplayed by their owner and share information at the discretion of the pet as roleplayed by their owner.

Do I gain the abilities of the animal?

Yes, this is one of the reasons why you cannot be a dragon -- you are not being given an additional fire resource or the ability to spontaneously turn invisible as a demiguise. As an eagle, you can fly. As a roach, you are small and can travel through small cracks in the walls and move to other parts of the castle. As for turning into a lion or a bear, your unarmed attacks would be with claws. This does not give you 30 strength for causing damage.

However, we have a build system for building your animagi. This is a part of your creation process and gives you statistical representation of your animagus form. [Refer to the above application for more details.]

Through my Animagus Form Can I Access additional parts of Hogwarts?

No, your accesses remain unchanged.

Can I use my Animagi form to stealth?

It can be used not to necessarily stealth into a thread but there is a cat (or whatever animal you are) present in the thread. The players in that thread may recognize you if they are aware of your animagus status and/or know of your distinctive markings. Be careful, if you are a spider for instance you might get squished!

What if I am a fish?
If you are a fish animagus and you transform outside of the water, you will simply be rendered unconscious immediately and revert to your natural, human form. So you can be a fish or an aquatic animagus, but you will have some viable limitations.

Does the transformation hurt?
No, it is entirely painless.

Are there other benefits?

Being small might get you out of IC sticky situations for instance and having flight without a broom might be an amazing experience. As for other facets such as claws, talons, bites, etc. That is up to moderator discretion during events or the consent of your roleplay partners and what you agree upon.

This ability is treated like any other ability. It is approved by the INDEX Team and added to the trunk. Only the additional information (the form mentioned above) is also added to the trunk (the animal and special marking).

If I Become an Animagus Will it Heal Me?

As mentioned in the "distinctive marking" section of the application, your distinctive mark is in addition to any scars, limb losses or injuries your character has permanently suffered. Being an animal won't cure a mental disability (your mind is still your own), blindness, or deafness.

Can I be an Illegal or Unregistered Animagus?

No.

What Happens if I Pass out or Rendered Unconscious While in Animagus Form?

You revert back to your natural, human form. However, you can sleep in your animagus form.

Will I get Extra Stat Points as I Move Up In Years for my Animagus Form?

Yes, at year 5 you have 10 points to use for stats or abilities. Every year until adulthood you gain 1 point that can be applied to your stats only (not abilities). So year 6 you have an additional point (worth 5 stats) that you can apply. You can split up that single point (5 stats) to +3 stamina and +2 evasion for instance. This maxes out at adulthood (13 points).

Written by Elaine Pendrast

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions please use the HELP Forum or contact one of the moderators listed below.

Approving your application can take between a few days and up to 2 weeks depending on how busy our moderators are. If you have been waiting longer than 2 weeks, please contact Jessamine Lancaster or Silas Norwood.

• Animagi can now be magical creatures
• Animagi can now be extinct creatures
• Due to these updates, there have been some changes to the restrictions on what an animagus can be.

Please post Animagus Applications as well as Animagus Stat Updates in this thread.

Note: If you apply for this during summer months and want to say you learned the ability over summer, please reach out to one of the iNPC mentors found here to confirm they would be willing to guide you over the summer rather than during the school year.

REQUIREMENTS

You have to be a 5th Year student or above to apply for Animagus.

ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION

Your Animagus has be an animal (humans are considered not to be animals here). When you choose your animal, be aware that your Animagus form cannot be an extinct animal that has become extinct before the 20th century (1900s), nor can it be a rumored to be real animal (cryptozoology), but can be an extinct creature such as a dodo bird or a micropachycephalosaurus (a dinosaur) as long as it can be logically explained.

It is usual but not necessary for an Animagus to take on the appearance of an animal commonly found in the wizard's native lands. As a level of kinship is required and there is purpose and thought involved in the ritual, it would not be possible for a wizard to become an Animagus of an animal that they do not know of, or that is from a species that has become extinct but it can be a creature that the wizard has found deeply interesting and has studied extensively.

Take this into account when writing your application. For example, a person living around the Sahara desert turning into a polar bear would be extremely uncommon, and you would have to reflect in your application how you have gotten to know this animal so intimately and why exactly this animal and no other fits your character.

Our moderators may tell you to edit or re-write your application, or (temporarily) deny it if it does not conform to the rules outlined here or the general rules that apply to our site.


BEFORE YOU APPLY

Please read the details of our Animagus lore, that can be found here. Your application needs to be in accord with the transformation process outlined there. There is also an FAQ section and details on the building of your animagus.

STAT UPDATE FORM

Name:
School:
Year:
Link to your Encyclopedia Thread:
New Stats:

APPLICATION FORM

School:
Year:
Link to your encyclopedia thread:

Roleplay: 500 words (maximum 2K words) of your iNPC character getting their form, about the creature, perhaps why it suits them, being taught/mastering the Animagus transformation process. Please include a word count. This can be completed in-character first or second person or from a third-person perspective. Your application cannot be out of character (OOC).

Ministry of Magic File:
1. Wizard Name: This is your iNPC character's full name.
2. Animal: You need to name the animal you are applying for, also give its species if possible. Please be specific! For example, if you want your Animagus to be a giraffe, tell us which one (there are 8 subspecies of giraffes). A Great Dane is a dog, but so is a Beagle, so tell us which animal exactly your animagus is.
3. Description: This would be a written description of your Animagus' appearance. You can supply us with a picture also but please remember this would be what your Animagus will continue to look like. So if it has blue eyes, it will continue to have blue eyes. Please make sure that the appearance you describe makes sense for the animal.
4. Distinctive Marking: Every animagus has a distinctive marking on them that makes them unique. This must be clearly described and be something that is visible (for instance a mark inside your ear or on your tongue would not be counted). This is in addition to injuries (no disabilities are repaired by becoming an Animagus), so an animagus that has suffered limb loss or scarring for instance would have a missing limb as well as this distinctive marking.

BUILDING ANIMAGUS FORM

Animagi are wizards who have learned how to turn themselves into (1) animal. This requires an incredible amount of training.

A roleplay is required for this ability where the player describes completing the Animagus ritual.

- Placing a mandrake leaf in their mouth from full moon to full moon.
-At the end of the lunar cycle, the wizard spits the leaf into a phial within view of the moon's rays. If it is cloudy or raining, they would have to start over.
-To the moon-struck phial, the wizard adds one of their own hairs, a silvered teaspoon of dew that has not been touched by sunlight or human feet for seven days and the chrysalis of a death's-head hawkmoth. [Remember to mention obtaining these items.]
-The potion is then stored in a dark, quiet place where it is to remain undisturbed until an electrical storm happens.
-Until an electrical storm happens the animagus hopeful would repeat the incantation: 'Amato Animo Animato Animagus.' every dawn and every sunset with the tip of their wand placed over their heart.
-Describe an electrical storm during which the wizard or witch moves to a secluded space, recites the incantation one last time and then drinks the potion.

The roleplay involving the above would be done under the mentorship/tutorship of the Célestine de la Croix-Valmer, Aulis Vorozheykin, or Emery Albrecht with permission for light godmodding of their respective character.

To clarify: light god-modding is stating that they are overseeing the process, please do not roleplay statements by them or very specific interactions.

The usual 500 word count is required for this, but there is some additional paperwork that will be discussed below.

iNPC schools do not teach students the process of becoming an Animagi until the 5th year.

Upon completing the process (becoming approved for this ability), the user would be registered with the Ministry of Magic. The user must write the following in their application which will be known by the Ministry and be something in their in-character records. In addition, this information is relevant to moderators and may be used in event moderation.

1. Wizard Name: This is your iNPC character's full name with a link to your encyclopedia profile.
2. Animal: This does not need to be the same as your iNPC character's patronus. Please be as specific as possible, iNPC Team may supply you with specific options if you were too vague.
3. Distinctive Marking: Every animagus has a distinctive marking on them that makes them unique. This is in addition to injuries (no disabilities are repaired by becoming an Animagus), so an animagus that has suffered limb loss or scarring for instance would have a missing limb as well as this distinctive marking.

Building my Animagus Form

In your animagus form you are not able to cast magic (even with wandless magic) but you can receive (not send) messages through your binding mark. You do not have access to any of your abilities or passives while in your Animagus form. You maintain your awareness and your human mind in your Animagi form.

Players create their Animagus using a Point System. They get 10 points.

Size (Pick 1)
Size - yes, size matters. Users can be either very small, small, medium, large, or huge.

• Very Small: Costs 2 points. This is your rat/mouse or smaller sized Animagi.
  • You can enter threads hidden from other users. There is a 25% chance of this being successful. This can be countered by those with Sixth Sense where if you enter the topic successfully hidden, they get a roll to see if they detect you anyways. You would no longer be considered hidden if you attempt to communicate or you interact with the environment in any ways (such as trying to steal something or hit someone). On any stealth checks, you have a +2 to your stealth.
  • 25% chance to find hidden passageways by observing. Able to wiggle under a door frame to enter a locked room. This does not give you access to areas of the forum that you do not have access to.
• Small: Cost 1 point. This is a cat or dog-sized or smaller Animagi.
  • You can enter threads hidden from other users. There is a 25% chance of this being successful. This can be countered by those with Sixth Sense where if you enter the topic successfully hidden, they get a roll to see if they detect you anyways. You would no longer be considered hidden if you attempt to communicate or you interact with the environment in any ways (such as trying to steal something or hit someone). On any stealth checks, you have a +2 to your stealth.
• Medium: Cost 0 points. This is a human-sized Animagi.
• Large: Cost 1 point. This is a creature that is larger than a human such as ligers (lion/tiger), wood bison or elephant seals.
  • They take 25% less damage from attacks, they are quite durable.
• Huge: Cost 2 points. This would be very large creatures such as horses.
  • It can be ridden (as a mount) by 1 medium sized (this would include non-giants) user.

Skills (Pick as many as you have points for)

• Flight - Costs 2 points. Creatures that can fly are able to reach things from high places. Observation: 25% chance of seeing something out of the ordinary automatically.
• Aquatic - Cost 1 point. Able to dive underwater and explore areas such as the great lake.
  Grants them a unique perspective on an environment where they might be able to find (observation) objects that others cannot find.
• Claws - Cost 1 point. The Animagus has claws that can be used to defend themselves. Two attacks at 15*strength done at +0 accuracy.
• Claws 2 - Cost 2 points. An enhanced version of claws where the animagus has larger claws that can be used to defend themselves. Two attacks at 15*strength initial damage plus 10% of the total damage every round until the end of the thread or the the target is healed done at +0 accuracy.
• Bite - Costs 1 point. The creature has some teeth or a beak that punctures the skin. 25*strength initial damage with a +2 critical range (18-20 is a critical).
• Bite with Venom 1 - Costs 2 points. This creature would bite and with their bite inject a venom into the flesh of a target on a successful bite. 25*strength initial damage with a +2 critical range, target is also injected with a poison that causes them to suffer -1 accuracy for the duration of the thread unless healed. The poison can stack up to three times.
• Bite with Venom 2 - Costs 2 points. This creature would bite and with their bite inject a venom into the flesh of a target on a successful bite. 25*strength initial damage with a +2 critical range, target is also injected with a poison that causes them to suffer -1 evasion for the duration of the thread unless healed. The poison can stack up to three times.
• Bite with Powerful Venom - Costs 3 points. This creature would bite and with their bite inject a venom into the flesh of a target on a successful bite. 25*strength initial damage with a +2 critical range, target is also injected with a poison that causes them to suffer -1 evasion and accuracy for the duration of the thread unless healed. The poison can stack up to three times.

Stats (Where the rest of those points go).
Each point is worth 5 in a given stat. So if after you have considered all of the skills and modifications your Animagus form might have, what points you have remaining would be placed in your stats. You have five stats in your Animagus form: Wisdom, Stamina, Strength, Accuracy and Evasion. You can split up that single point (5 stats) to +3 stamina and +2 evasion for instance.

You cannot be negative in a stat.
Your Stamina will be at least 1 health point if you place 0 in stamina.
The caps for any one stat are 25.

Example--

Lear the Leopard
Size: Large (1 point)
Modifiers: Claws 2 (2 points)
Bite (Costs 1 point)
Stats:
Stamina 5 (1 point)
Wisdom 0 (0 points)
Strength 10 (2 points)
Accuracy 5 (1 points)
Evasion 10 (2 points)

Points Spent: 10

The important thing to note here is that you should be trying to make it make sense for your character. For instance a Leopard cannot fly, you will be rejected if you try to say that they can. Similarly if you are a cockroach and you have 25 strength, it makes no sense. Pick stats that make sense for the character that you are creating (or be prepared to explain how and we will expect more than "my cockroach works out").

FAQ

What limitations are there to Animagus animals?

Yes, we are aware that it is mentioned in the Potter online resources that it is possible that someone's animagus form is to be a magical creature. Not a single canon character has a magical creature as their animagus form, so no your animagus form cannot be a magical creature such as a thestral, dragon or phoenix.

1.) In addition, The creature cannot be an extinct animal that has been extinct before the 1900s) or a rumored to be real animal (cryptozoology). It has to be an animal that your iNPC character is familiar with.

2.) The animal must also be 1000 pounds or 450 kilograms or less, but over 1 ounce or 0.03 kilograms. The iNPC Team reserves the right to on a case-by-case basis may elect to approve creatures that weigh more than 1000 pounds (450 kilograms) but these cases will be unusual and rare and need to be explained in terms of why a smaller option is not possible. For those that consider the option of being a "baby rhino" and then growing past the weight limits, the iNPC Team reserves the right to make you change your animagus type.

3.) Creatures defined as "beings" in the Harry Potter universe. The definition of a being was "any creature that has sufficient intelligence to understand the laws of the magical community and to bear part of the responsibility in shaping those laws."

4.) Creatures defined as "beasts" in the Harry Potter universe but are only defined as such because they chose to be defined as such (suggesting agency). This would include beasts such as centaurs and merpeople were both offered the status of being, but they both requested to be classified as beasts instead, as they objected to some of the other creatures they would have to share "being" status with, such as hags and vampires.

5.) Creatures that are humanoid, such as fairies and gnomes.

6.) Creatures that can speak a common language with humans.

In short: non-magical, real animals that are not extinct before the 1900s.

Can I change my Animagus Animal?

No.

Can my Animagus be the same as my Patronus?

If your patronus fits within the criteria for Animagus.

Can I speak to animals?

You can speak to the same creature as you have become, so if you become a cat you can speak to other cats. These animals follow NPC rules and cannot provide extra information.

Do I gain the abilities of the animal?

Not necessarily, Yes, this is one of the reasons why you cannot be a dragon -- you are not being given an additional fire resource Because you wish to be a dragon or the ability to spontaneously turn invisible as a demiguise., but as an eagle, you can fly. As a roach, you are small and can travel through small cracks in the walls and move to other parts of the castle. As for turning into a lion or a bear, your unarmed attacks would be with claws. This does not give you 30 strength for causing damage.

However, we have a build system for building your animagi. This is a part of your creation process and gives you statistical representation of your animagus form. [Refer to the above application for more details.]

Can I use my Animagi form to stealth?

It can be used not to necessarily stealth into a thread but there is a cat (or whatever animal you are) present in the thread. The players in that thread may recognize you if they are aware of your animagus status and/or know of your distinctive markings. Be careful, if you are a spider for instance you might get squished!

What if I am a fish?

If you are a fish animagus and you transform outside of the water, you will simply be rendered unconscious immediately and revert to your natural, human form. So you can be a fish or an aquatic animagus, but you will have some viable limitations.

Does the transformation hurt?

No, it is entirely painless.

Are there other benefits?

Being small might get you out of IC sticky situations for instance and having flight without a broom might be an amazing experience. As for other facets such as claws, talons, bites, etc. That is up to moderator discretion during events or the consent of your roleplay partners and what you agree upon.

This ability is treated like any other ability. It is approved by the iNPC Team and added to the trunk. Only the additional information (the form mentioned above) is also added to the trunk (the animal and special marking).

If I Become an Animagus Will it Heal Me?

As mentioned in the "distinctive marking" section of the application, your distinctive mark is in addition to any scars, limb losses or injuries your character has permanently suffered. Being an animal won't cure a mental disability (your mind is still your own), blindness, or deafness.

Can I be an Illegal or Unregistered Animagus?

No.

What Happens if I Pass out or Rendered Unconscious While in Animagus Form?

You revert back to your natural, human form. However, you can sleep in your animagus form.

Will I get Extra Stat Points as I Move Up In Years for my Animagus Form?

Yes, at year 5 you have 10 points to use for stats or abilities. Every year until adulthood you gain 1 point that can be applied to your stats only (not abilities). So year 6 you have an additional point (worth 5 stats) that you can apply. You can split up that single point (5 stats) to +3 stamina and +2 evasion for instance. This maxes out at adulthood (13 points).

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions please use the HELP Forum or contact one of the moderators listed below.

Approving your application can take between a few days and up to 2 weeks depending on how busy our moderators are. If you have been waiting longer than 2 weeks, please contact a member of the staff teamCélestine de la Croix-Valmer.

iNPC Animagus Applications and Updates

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Please post Animagus Applications as well as Animagus Stat Updates in this thread.

Note: If you apply for this during summer months and want to say you learned the ability over summer, please reach out to one of the iNPC mentors found here to confirm they would be willing to guide you over the summer rather than during the school year.

REQUIREMENTS

You have to be a 5th Year student or above to apply for Animagus.

ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION

Your Animagus has be an animal (humans are considered not to be animals here). When you choose your animal, be aware that your Animagus form cannot be an extinct animal that has become extinct before the 20th century (1900s), nor can it be a rumored to be real animal (cryptozoology).

It is usual but not necessary for an Animagus to take on the appearance of an animal commonly found in the wizard's native lands. As a level of kinship is required and there is purpose and thought involved in the ritual, it would not be possible for a wizard to become an Animagus of an animal that they do not know of, or that is from a species that has become extinct.

Take this into account when writing your application. For example, a person living around the Sahara desert turning into a polar bear would be extremely uncommon, and you would have to reflect in your application why exactly this animal and no other fits your character.

Our moderators may tell you to edit or re-write your application, or (temporarily) deny it if it does not conform to the rules outlined here or the general rules that apply to our site.


BEFORE YOU APPLY

Please read the details of our Animagus lore, that can be found here. Your application needs to be in accord with the transformation process outlined there. There is also an FAQ section and details on the building of your animagus.

STAT UPDATE FORM

Name:
School:
Year:
Link to your Encyclopedia Thread:
New Stats:

APPLICATION FORM

School:
Year:
Link to your encyclopedia thread:

Roleplay: 500 words (maximum 2K words) of your iNPC character getting their form, about the creature, perhaps why it suits them, being taught/mastering the Animagus transformation process. Please include a word count. This can be completed in-character first or second person or from a third-person perspective. Your application cannot be out of character (OOC).

Ministry of Magic File:
1. Wizard Name: This is your iNPC character's full name.
2. Animal: You need to name the animal you are applying for, also give its species if possible. Please be specific! For example, if you want your Animagus to be a giraffe, tell us which one (there are 8 subspecies of giraffes). A Great Dane is a dog, but so is a Beagle, so tell us which animal exactly your animagus is.
3. Description: This would be a written description of your Animagus' appearance. You can supply us with a picture also but please remember this would be what your Animagus will continue to look like. So if it has blue eyes, it will continue to have blue eyes. Please make sure that the appearance you describe makes sense for the animal.
4. Distinctive Marking: Every animagus has a distinctive marking on them that makes them unique. This must be clearly described and be something that is visible (for instance a mark inside your ear or on your tongue would not be counted). This is in addition to injuries (no disabilities are repaired by becoming an Animagus), so an animagus that has suffered limb loss or scarring for instance would have a missing limb as well as this distinctive marking.

BUILDING ANIMAGUS FORM

Animagi are wizards who have learned how to turn themselves into (1) animal. This requires an incredible amount of training.

A roleplay is required for this ability where the player describes completing the Animagus ritual.

- Placing a mandrake leaf in their mouth from full moon to full moon.
-At the end of the lunar cycle, the wizard spits the leaf into a phial within view of the moon's rays. If it is cloudy or raining, they would have to start over.
-To the moon-struck phial, the wizard adds one of their own hairs, a silvered teaspoon of dew that has not been touched by sunlight or human feet for seven days and the chrysalis of a death's-head hawkmoth. [Remember to mention obtaining these items.]
-The potion is then stored in a dark, quiet place where it is to remain undisturbed until an electrical storm happens.
-Until an electrical storm happens the animagus hopeful would repeat the incantation: 'Amato Animo Animato Animagus.' every dawn and every sunset with the tip of their wand placed over their heart.
-Describe an electrical storm during which the wizard or witch moves to a secluded space, recites the incantation one last time and then drinks the potion.

The roleplay involving the above would be done under the mentorship/tutorship of the Célestine de la Croix-Valmer, Aulis Vorozheykin, or Emery Albrecht with permission for light godmodding of their respective character.

To clarify: light god-modding is stating that they are overseeing the process, please do not roleplay statements by them or very specific interactions.

The usual 500 word count is required for this, but there is some additional paperwork that will be discussed below.

iNPC schools do not teach students the process of becoming an Animagi until the 5th year.

Upon completing the process (becoming approved for this ability), the user would be registered with the Ministry of Magic. The user must write the following in their application which will be known by the Ministry and be something in their in-character records. In addition, this information is relevant to moderators and may be used in event moderation.

1. Wizard Name: This is your iNPC character's full name with a link to your encyclopedia profile.
2. Animal: This does not need to be the same as your iNPC character's patronus. Please be as specific as possible, iNPC Team may supply you with specific options if you were too vague.
3. Distinctive Marking: Every animagus has a distinctive marking on them that makes them unique. This is in addition to injuries (no disabilities are repaired by becoming an Animagus), so an animagus that has suffered limb loss or scarring for instance would have a missing limb as well as this distinctive marking.

Building my Animagus Form

In your animagus form you are not able to cast magic (even with wandless magic) but you can receive (not send) messages through your binding mark. You do not have access to any of your abilities or passives while in your Animagus form. You maintain your awareness and your human mind in your Animagi form.

Players create their Animagus using a Point System. They get 10 points.

Size (Pick 1)
Size - yes, size matters. Users can be either very small, small, medium, large, or huge.

• Very Small: Costs 2 points. This is your rat/mouse or smaller sized Animagi.
  • You can enter threads hidden from other users. There is a 25% chance of this being successful. This can be countered by those with Sixth Sense where if you enter the topic successfully hidden, they get a roll to see if they detect you anyways. You would no longer be considered hidden if you attempt to communicate or you interact with the environment in any ways (such as trying to steal something or hit someone). On any stealth checks, you have a +2 to your stealth.
  • 25% chance to find hidden passageways by observing. Able to wiggle under a door frame to enter a locked room. This does not give you access to areas of the forum that you do not have access to.
• Small: Cost 1 point. This is a cat or dog-sized or smaller Animagi.
  • You can enter threads hidden from other users. There is a 25% chance of this being successful. This can be countered by those with Sixth Sense where if you enter the topic successfully hidden, they get a roll to see if they detect you anyways. You would no longer be considered hidden if you attempt to communicate or you interact with the environment in any ways (such as trying to steal something or hit someone). On any stealth checks, you have a +2 to your stealth.
• Medium: Cost 0 points. This is a human-sized Animagi.
• Large: Cost 1 point. This is a creature that is larger than a human such as ligers (lion/tiger), wood bison or elephant seals.
  • They take 25% less damage from attacks, they are quite durable.
• Huge: Cost 2 points. This would be very large creatures such as horses.
  • It can be ridden (as a mount) by 1 medium sized (this would include non-giants) user.

Skills (Pick as many as you have points for)

• Flight - Costs 2 points. Creatures that can fly are able to reach things from high places. Observation: 25% chance of seeing something out of the ordinary automatically.
• Aquatic - Cost 1 point. Able to dive underwater and explore areas such as the great lake.
  Grants them a unique perspective on an environment where they might be able to find (observation) objects that others cannot find.
• Claws - Cost 1 point. The Animagus has claws that can be used to defend themselves. Two attacks at 15*strength done at +0 accuracy.
• Claws 2 - Cost 2 points. An enhanced version of claws where the animagus has larger claws that can be used to defend themselves. Two attacks at 15*strength initial damage plus 10% of the total damage every round until the end of the thread or the the target is healed done at +0 accuracy.
• Bite - Costs 1 point. The creature has some teeth or a beak that punctures the skin. 25*strength initial damage with a +2 critical range (18-20 is a critical).
• Bite with Venom 1 - Costs 2 points. This creature would bite and with their bite inject a venom into the flesh of a target on a successful bite. 25*strength initial damage with a +2 critical range, target is also injected with a poison that causes them to suffer -1 accuracy for the duration of the thread unless healed. The poison can stack up to three times.
• Bite with Venom 2 - Costs 2 points. This creature would bite and with their bite inject a venom into the flesh of a target on a successful bite. 25*strength initial damage with a +2 critical range, target is also injected with a poison that causes them to suffer -1 evasion for the duration of the thread unless healed. The poison can stack up to three times.
• Bite with Powerful Venom - Costs 3 points. This creature would bite and with their bite inject a venom into the flesh of a target on a successful bite. 25*strength initial damage with a +2 critical range, target is also injected with a poison that causes them to suffer -1 evasion and accuracy for the duration of the thread unless healed. The poison can stack up to three times.

Stats (Where the rest of those points go).
Each point is worth 5 in a given stat. So if after you have considered all of the skills and modifications your Animagus form might have, what points you have remaining would be placed in your stats. You have five stats in your Animagus form: Wisdom, Stamina, Strength, Accuracy and Evasion. You can split up that single point (5 stats) to +3 stamina and +2 evasion for instance.

You cannot be negative in a stat.
Your Stamina will be at least 1 health point if you place 0 in stamina.
The caps for any one stat are 25.

Example--

Lear the Leopard
Size: Large (1 point)
Modifiers: Claws 2 (2 points)
Bite (Costs 1 point)
Stats:
Stamina 5 (1 point)
Wisdom 0 (0 points)
Strength 10 (2 points)
Accuracy 5 (1 points)
Evasion 10 (2 points)

Points Spent: 10

The important thing to note here is that you should be trying to make it make sense for your character. For instance a Leopard cannot fly, you will be rejected if you try to say that they can. Similarly if you are a cockroach and you have 25 strength, it makes no sense. Pick stats that make sense for the character that you are creating (or be prepared to explain how and we will expect more than "my cockroach works out").

FAQ

What limitations are there to Animagus animals?

Yes, we are aware that it is mentioned in the Potter online resources that it is possible that someone's animagus form is to be a magical creature. Not a single canon character has a magical creature as their animagus form, so no your animagus form cannot be a magical creature such as a thestral, dragon or phoenix.

In addition, the creature cannot be an extinct animal that has been extinct before the 1900s) or a rumored to be real animal (cryptozoology). It has to be an animal that your iNPC character is familiar with.

The animal must also be 1000 pounds or 450 kilograms or less, but over 1 ounce or 0.03 kilograms. The iNPC Team reserves the right to on a case-by-case basis may elect to approve creatures that weigh more than 1000 pounds (450 kilograms) but these cases will be unusual and rare and need to be explained in terms of why a smaller option is not possible. For those that consider the option of being a "baby rhino" and then growing past the weight limits, the iNPC Team reserves the right to make you change your animagus type.

In short: non-magical, real animals that are not extinct before the 1900s.

Can I change my Animagus Animal?

No.

Can my Animagus be the same as my Patronus?

If your patronus fits within the criteria for Animagus.

Can I speak to animals?

You can speak to the same creature as you have become, so if you become a cat you can speak to other cats. These animals follow NPC rules and cannot provide extra information.

Do I gain the abilities of the animal?

Yes, this is one of the reasons why you cannot be a dragon -- you are not being given an additional fire resource or the ability to spontaneously turn invisible as a demiguise. As an eagle, you can fly. As a roach, you are small and can travel through small cracks in the walls and move to other parts of the castle. As for turning into a lion or a bear, your unarmed attacks would be with claws. This does not give you 30 strength for causing damage.

However, we have a build system for building your animagi. This is a part of your creation process and gives you statistical representation of your animagus form. [Refer to the above application for more details.]

Can I use my Animagi form to stealth?

It can be used not to necessarily stealth into a thread but there is a cat (or whatever animal you are) present in the thread. The players in that thread may recognize you if they are aware of your animagus status and/or know of your distinctive markings. Be careful, if you are a spider for instance you might get squished!

What if I am a fish?
If you are a fish animagus and you transform outside of the water, you will simply be rendered unconscious immediately and revert to your natural, human form. So you can be a fish or an aquatic animagus, but you will have some viable limitations.

Does the transformation hurt?
No, it is entirely painless.

Are there other benefits?

Being small might get you out of IC sticky situations for instance and having flight without a broom might be an amazing experience. As for other facets such as claws, talons, bites, etc. That is up to moderator discretion during events or the consent of your roleplay partners and what you agree upon.

This ability is treated like any other ability. It is approved by the iNPC Team and added to the trunk. Only the additional information (the form mentioned above) is also added to the trunk (the animal and special marking).

If I Become an Animagus Will it Heal Me?

As mentioned in the "distinctive marking" section of the application, your distinctive mark is in addition to any scars, limb losses or injuries your character has permanently suffered. Being an animal won't cure a mental disability (your mind is still your own), blindness, or deafness.

Can I be an Illegal or Unregistered Animagus?

No.

What Happens if I Pass out or Rendered Unconscious While in Animagus Form?

You revert back to your natural, human form. However, you can sleep in your animagus form.

Will I get Extra Stat Points as I Move Up In Years for my Animagus Form?

Yes, at year 5 you have 10 points to use for stats or abilities. Every year until adulthood you gain 1 point that can be applied to your stats only (not abilities). So year 6 you have an additional point (worth 5 stats) that you can apply. You can split up that single point (5 stats) to +3 stamina and +2 evasion for instance. This maxes out at adulthood (13 points).

Written by Elaine Pendrast

QUESTIONS?

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