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Ares Awning [ Inactive Character ]
1070 Posts  •  21 years old  •  Straight  •  played by Daphne
[Announcement] New character sheet system + profile page!
« on: January 16, 2016, 12:57:32 PM »
Hey guys! I have some exciting news to share with y'all. Over the past several months, we've been working on a new character sheet approval system, and I've been working on a new profile page. Well, now the wait is over!

When submitting new sheets and character changes/retcons, you'll be going to one forum instead of Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, or Durmstrang. This forum is located here. There are two topics, and you'll reply to whichever topic relates to your request.

As for the new profile pages, you can catch a glimpse of it here. In addition to a new profile page layout, all sheets will now be stored on the profile page for easier accessibility. To edit your sheet, go to Profile -> Modify Profile -> Forum Profile. At the bottom of that page, you'll see the fields where you can add in your information. We've lessened the amount of fields as well as the requirements for sorting, however this doesn't stop you from writing as much as you want. Also, you'll notice sections to include information about your character's residence, workspace (if applicable), EFB and family background (if applicable), and special feature info (if applicable).

I realize that this is a huge change that was given no notice, but we hope y'all will enjoy this change. As you fill out the new profiles, please post in the Sorting forum so we can approve your sheet.

And if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please send me a PM. :)

~ Fee

Emma Hennings [ British Ministry ]
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Re: [Announcement] New character sheet system + profile page!
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2016, 01:00:39 PM »
THIS IS SO COOL. -Runs off to try it.-
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Quick question - I'm guessing the coding will still work as usual so we can keep our spine colors and whatnot?
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Ares Awning [ Inactive Character ]
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Re: [Announcement] New character sheet system + profile page!
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2016, 01:02:58 PM »
Yes and no.

There are spots where you can do text headers or insert image header links, and BBCode is enabled for all the fields. However, the field names (e.g. 'full name, blood status, member group') will have to stay the color they are.

Julietta Ouellet [ Inactive Character ]
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Re: [Announcement] New character sheet system + profile page!
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2016, 01:03:37 PM »

THIS IS SO COOL. -Runs off to try it.-
<333
Quick question - I'm guessing the coding will still work as usual so we can keep our spine colors and whatnot?


It's awesome!

I basically came to ask the same question as Olivia, but also does this mean you won't need sheet headers anymore? just saw your reply, fee

And will our sheets still be in the appropriate board for where the sheet it, like 'beauxbatons adults' and 'Hufflepuff students', etc.?

Ares Awning [ Inactive Character ]
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Re: [Announcement] New character sheet system + profile page!
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2016, 01:07:14 PM »

And will our sheets still be in the appropriate board for where the sheet it, like 'beauxbatons adults' and 'Hufflepuff students', etc.?


No, as members change over to the new system, those boards will become an archive and will no longer be used.

Damien Conway [ Hogwarts Adult ]
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Re: [Announcement] New character sheet system + profile page!
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2016, 01:17:01 PM »
Loving it, Fee! :)
I just finished moving all of my stuff over to the Forum Profile for DJ. No changes made to his sheet though. Do I still need to post anywhere?

Lorin Odell [ British Ministry ]
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Re: [Announcement] New character sheet system + profile page!
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2016, 01:20:36 PM »
I've noticed that, as some of my character sheets are quite long, that I'm not able to fit the entire thing inside the text boxes. :/

Will I need to edit down the sheet to make it fit, or will be be able to somehow accommodate for that?

Lorin's history is getting cut off at the middle of her 5th year, and she still has another whole year of history I need to squeeze in.
I didn't include anything in her history that I didn't consider to be important to her, so I'm unsure what parts to cut out
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Ares Awning [ Inactive Character ]
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Re: [Announcement] New character sheet system + profile page!
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2016, 01:23:38 PM »
I won't be able to look into this until later this evening.

Tess Gorman [ Inactive Character ]
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Re: [Announcement] New character sheet system + profile page!
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2016, 01:31:39 PM »
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Re: [Announcement] New character sheet system + profile page!
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2016, 01:32:07 PM »
YAASSS! character sheets right where I can see them and don't have to dig :)

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Yelena Romanova [ Inactive Character ]
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Re: [Announcement] New character sheet system + profile page!
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2016, 01:32:57 PM »
it's super awesome! *___*

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Re: [Announcement] New character sheet system + profile page!
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2016, 01:49:54 PM »
This is fantastic and you are fantastic.

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Ares Awning [ Inactive Character ]
1070 Posts  •  21 years old  •  Straight  •  played by Daphne
Re: [Announcement] New character sheet system + profile page!
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2016, 04:19:09 PM »

Loving it, Teacup of Doom! :)
I just finished moving all of my stuff over to the Forum Profile for DJ. No changes made to his sheet though. Do I still need to post anywhere?


Yes, you do.

Ares Awning [ Inactive Character ]
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Re: [Announcement] New character sheet system + profile page!
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2016, 12:55:57 AM »

I've noticed that, as some of my character sheets are quite long, that I'm not able to fit the entire thing inside the text boxes. :/

Will I need to edit down the sheet to make it fit, or will be be able to somehow accommodate for that?

Lorin's history is getting cut off at the middle of her 5th year, and she still has another whole year of history I need to squeeze in.
I didn't include anything in her history that I didn't consider to be important to her, so I'm unsure what parts to cut out


I would say only include the really relevant bits in the actual history section. We're only allowed 32767 characters, and there's really no way around that right now. Remember that you do have a whole other section for family background, and you can always utilize the 'parents' or 'siblings' field if you want to go more in depth about them.

Basil Stricklander [ Dark Wizard ]
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Re: [Announcement] New character sheet system + profile page!
« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2016, 01:02:57 AM »

I would say only include the really relevant bits in the actual history section. We're only allowed 32767 characters, and there's really no way around that right now. Remember that you do have a whole other section for family background, and you can always utilize the 'parents' or 'siblings' field if you want to go more in depth about them.


Okay, I'll have to start working and see what I can cut
Even a few of my WIPs have histories that are too long :(

I'll make a point to not write that much in the future, but I'm kind of sad to have to cut so many of them down.
I know John's history is like 20,000 words just by itself haha...


Other than that, I think these sheets are a really interesting change! The shorter sheets should make character creation easier :)
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