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Rigel McCoire wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:27

Yexian Wei wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:12 I alr signed up for the menotrship program and finished it, but I js thought abt this now soo
I've been reading lots of forums because I rlly wanna try becoming a mentor..

Good luck with that Yexian! The only thing I'd add to all the helpful replies you got is the Site Rules, especially No 8 which deals with godmodding and metagaming.

Angel O'Connor wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:29

Rigel McCoire wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:27

Yexian Wei wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:12 I alr signed up for the menotrship program and finished it, but I js thought abt this now soo
I've been reading lots of forums because I rlly wanna try becoming a mentor..

Good luck with that Yexian! The only thing I'd add to all the helpful replies you got is the Site Rules, especially No 8 which deals with godmodding and metagaming.

my favorite astronomy professor

@Aurelia Valentine


@Amelia Randensmith

Colin McCoire wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:59

Angel O'Connor wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:29

Rigel McCoire wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:27

Yexian Wei wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:12 I alr signed up for the menotrship program and finished it, but I js thought abt this now soo
I've been reading lots of forums because I rlly wanna try becoming a mentor..

Good luck with that Yexian! The only thing I'd add to all the helpful replies you got is the Site Rules, especially No 8 which deals with godmodding and metagaming.

my favorite astronomy professor

Pfft!!

*rolls eyes*

EWW!

Ekaterina Varganova wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:24

Charlotte Winfield wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:21 Here is the mentorship sign up. Be warned, the waitlist is long.

@ Ekaterina Varganova

I was active for 6 months on my last acc can i still be a mentor?

Ekaterina Varganova wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:24

Charlotte Winfield wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:21 Here is the mentorship sign up. Be warned, the waitlist is long.

@ Ekaterina Varganova

I was active for 6 months on my last acc can i still be a mentor?

Rigel McCoire wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:27

Yexian Wei wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:12 I alr signed up for the menotrship program and finished it, but I js thought abt this now soo
I've been reading lots of forums because I rlly wanna try becoming a mentor..

Good luck with that Yexian! The only thing I'd add to all the helpful replies you got is the Site Rules, especially No 8 which deals with godmodding and metagaming.

Ekaterina Varganova wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 20:00

@Aurelia Valentine


@Amelia Randensmith

Yexian Wei wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 20:18

Reducio

Aurelia Valentine wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:19

Yexian Wei wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:12

Ekaterina Varganova wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:10

Yexian Wei wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 18:47 I've been a little confused about the godmodding and metagaming for a while now. I read a lot of forums but I still dont really understand it. I do know that godmodding means I cant roleplay as another character, I can only write what they wrote (like if they mentioned taking off their jacket for example, I can write that they took off their jacket). And does this thing also work on iNPCs and NPCs?
Also, I need a lil more explanation abt who/what NPCs are T.T
Thanks! (I hope this is the right thread to post this in T.T)

So basically, Metagaming is taking OOC information and using it IC in a thread/roleplay. It goes for all characters, including NPCs. As for the meaning of iNPCs and regular NPCs, iNPC stands for independent non-player character, and NPC or dNPC stands for non-player character or dependent non-player character. Independent NPCs are NPCs attached to your account, but it's not your main account. You can roleplay as them, but they won't be your main account.

Dependant NPCs are like family; you can RP with them, but they cannot have solo threads. They don't have a separate account attached to yours, but you can create one to roleplay as such. iNPCs have full control over your dNPCs but they cannot control others dNPCs.

Let me give examples:

dNPC mom: You can use your main acc to control or your iNPC acc to do so (this is not god-modding)

iNPC char: You can only control your iNPC, but I'm not quite sure if you can godmod them

Metagaming: Yexian (OOC): Hey, did you know Yexian is Chinese?

Ekaterina (OOC): Oh wow! No, I didn't

RP

Ekaterina (IC): It's so interesting, I never knew you were Chinese!

Yexian (IC): etc., etc.
(This is metagaming)

if there anymore questions owl me

ooo I love thiss tyy <33
so wait- does that mean my (future) iNPC can godmod Yexian's mom for example?

edit: mbmb I js saw the "if u have more questions owl me" T.T

Aurelia Valentine wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:11

Ekaterina Varganova wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 18:42

Aurelia's favourite colours are olive green and brown! Brown should be fine, as she adored it.

Yexian Wei wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 18:47 I've been a little confused about the godmodding and metagaming for a while now. I read a lot of forums but I still dont really understand it. I do know that godmodding means I cant roleplay as another character, I can only write what they wrote (like if they mentioned taking off their jacket for example, I can write that they took off their jacket). And does this thing also work on iNPCs and NPCs?
Also, I need a lil more explanation abt who/what NPCs are T.T
Thanks! (I hope this is the right thread to post this in T.T)

*deletes blocks of paragraphs* @Charlotte Winfield covered it really well. If you need more enlightenment, refer to the FAQ Forum and abuse that search button—already linked above—or sign up for [ Mentorship Program ].

tysmm <33
I alr signed up for the menotrship program and finished it, but I js thought abt this now soo
I've been reading lots of forums because I rlly wanna try becoming a mentor..

If you are on the Discord server, hogwarts-help channel should be useful. The staff and the kind-hearted are quick to reply too.

Tysm Aurii <33

Ekaterina Varganova wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:24

Charlotte Winfield wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:21 Here is the mentorship sign up. Be warned, the waitlist is long.

@ Ekaterina Varganova

I was active for 6 months on my last acc can i still be a mentor?

Oooo who were u previouslyyy?

Rigel McCoire wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:27

Yexian Wei wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:12 I alr signed up for the menotrship program and finished it, but I js thought abt this now soo
I've been reading lots of forums because I rlly wanna try becoming a mentor..

Good luck with that Yexian! The only thing I'd add to all the helpful replies you got is the Site Rules, especially No 8 which deals with godmodding and metagaming.

Thank you so much professor!! Ill read that again and make sure I know everything before applying!

Ekaterina Varganova wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 20:00

@Aurelia Valentine


@Amelia Randensmith

OMGGGG THAT'S SO GORGEOUSSSS

Valentin DeAngelo! And tyyy

Colin McCoire wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:59

Angel O'Connor wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:29

Rigel McCoire wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:27

Yexian Wei wrote: 5 Dec 2025, 19:12 I alr signed up for the menotrship program and finished it, but I js thought abt this now soo
I've been reading lots of forums because I rlly wanna try becoming a mentor..

Good luck with that Yexian! The only thing I'd add to all the helpful replies you got is the Site Rules, especially No 8 which deals with godmodding and metagaming.

my favorite astronomy professor

Pfft!!

*rolls eyes*

EWW!

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