Hello! Just have a small question about the library and books there. If you write a book there (say fiction) would it be published under your name? Like if I write the book will it be published as Duvessa Ember or another name? Or can you give yourself a pen name that is written IC? Thank you

Duvessa Ember wrote: 15 Jul 2023, 12:08 Hello! Just have a small question about the library and books there. If you write a book there (say fiction) would it be published under your name? Like if I write the book will it be published as Duvessa Ember or another name? Or can you give yourself a pen name that is written IC? Thank you

Anything you post in the shelf forum is considered written by your character. How they publish it- no name, pen name their own- is all up to you!

Cassie Jiang wrote: 15 Jul 2023, 06:37 I have a question:
Is this allowed:

For example, I take a job as an Astronomy Reasearch Aide for one year
Then for the next year, I take another job as a Herbology Research Aide. Then I take this job to Renowned Herbologist.

Can I come back to Astronomy and take it to renowned Astronomer?

If this, do I start with Level 2(since I already took a year as Aide, or must I start again?)

In this scenario - you can go from Herbology Research Aide back to Astronomy if you want, yes.

You could do:
Adult 1 - Astronomy Research Aide
Adult 2 - Herbology Research Aide
Adult 3 - Novice Astronomer as you've decided to go back to Astronomy and you've already done the Entry-level one so you can go direct to Intermediate.
Adult 4 - Astronomer

Etc

The Adult 1/2/3/4 etc are more like Year Groups and help us to track your stats, abilities etc. They don't go 'down'. And as long as you meet the requirements for Intermediate (in this case, a year's experience as "Astronomy Research Aide", which you'd have done) then you can go direct to that one after the break yes.

Hjørdis Jensen wrote: 15 Jul 2023, 13:24

Cassie Jiang wrote: 15 Jul 2023, 06:37 I have a question:
Is this allowed:

For example, I take a job as an Astronomy Reasearch Aide for one year
Then for the next year, I take another job as a Herbology Research Aide. Then I take this job to Renowned Herbologist.

Can I come back to Astronomy and take it to renowned Astronomer?

If this, do I start with Level 2(since I already took a year as Aide, or must I start again?)

In this scenario - you can go from Herbology Research Aide back to Astronomy if you want, yes.

You could do:
Adult 1 - Astronomy Research Aide
Adult 2 - Herbology Research Aide
Adult 3 - Novice Astronomer as you've decided to go back to Astronomy and you've already done the Entry-level one so you can go direct to Intermediate.
Adult 4 - Astronomer

Etc

The Adult 1/2/3/4 etc are more like Year Groups and help us to track your stats, abilities etc. They don't go 'down'. And as long as you meet the requirements for Intermediate (in this case, a year's experience as "Astronomy Research Aide", which you'd have done) then you can go direct to that one after the break yes.

this is very helpful. Thank you professor!

Irina's IC brother is joining Hogwarts this year. I want to do a post showing Irina watching as he gets sorted. Would I do that in my own thread in the great hall or would it go in the Sorting Thread?

Irina Shevel wrote: 15 Jul 2023, 18:23 Irina's IC brother is joining Hogwarts this year. I want to do a post showing Irina watching as he gets sorted. Would I do that in my own thread in the great hall or would it go in the Sorting Thread?

You'd have to do that in your own thread.

In this post, about iNPC post rules, it says:

You can edit this post for aesthetic purposes. Do not edit any content (i.e. changing/adding words in the backstory or personality etc) without approval.

Would adding a list of threads, a relationship tracker, or other things of the sort be considered aesthetic purposes, or would I have to get approval? (Also, where would I go to get approval?)

Mahlioz Evethisawe wrote: 16 Jul 2023, 17:13 In this post, about iNPC post rules, it says:

You can edit this post for aesthetic purposes. Do not edit any content (i.e. changing/adding words in the backstory or personality etc) without approval.

Would adding a list of threads, a relationship tracker, or other things of the sort be considered aesthetic purposes, or would I have to get approval? (Also, where would I go to get approval?)

No, I believe that it means the backstory of the character only so you can edit the post to make the backstory look pretty but you can't change any of the words (similar system with your main character) you can't edit them to be called a different name or suddenly change family without approval.

Mahlioz Evethisawe wrote: 16 Jul 2023, 17:13 In this post, about iNPC post rules, it says:

You can edit this post for aesthetic purposes. Do not edit any content (i.e. changing/adding words in the backstory or personality etc) without approval.

Would adding a list of threads, a relationship tracker, or other things of the sort be considered aesthetic purposes, or would I have to get approval? (Also, where would I go to get approval?)

Adding to what Duvessa said, you can get approval for changes to backstory etc. when iNPC applications re-open by posting the form in the thread for the iNPC application of your specific school (Uagadou in your case)

Mahlioz Evethisawe wrote: 16 Jul 2023, 17:13 In this post, about iNPC post rules, it says:

You can edit this post for aesthetic purposes. Do not edit any content (i.e. changing/adding words in the backstory or personality etc) without approval.

Would adding a list of threads, a relationship tracker, or other things of the sort be considered aesthetic purposes, or would I have to get approval? (Also, where would I go to get approval?)

Adding relationships and thread trackers aren't a problem at all, its just the thing of changing things you wrote in your initial application :]