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VALESCO BINGO 2!

2014-04-26T21:56:14Z

So, I'm issuing another BINGO challenge to all you Valescoites. The prize for winning? $20 iTunes Gift Card

SOME Rules:

1) There's no time limit to get it done, so if someone doesn't win until next year, then so be it!
2) ONE THREAD PER BOX BECAUSE WE ARE BAD ASSES
3) BINGO = filling in the whole box. Middle square is free!
4) Everyone will get a different chart, and POST IT (PUBLICLY) IN YOUR CDJ It fuels the competition!
5) Threads that count are posted from here on out!

Comment here so I can start on your table!

EMMA'S TABLE http://www.scribbld.com/users/crocketed/53451.html?#cutid1

LEIGH'S TABLE http://www.scribbld.com/users/awesomecakes/30401.html

RON'S TABLE

<center><table border="0" bordercolor="#ccc" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" valign="center">	
<tr>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc"><center>HAVE AN ARGUMENT</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD WITH A RAVENCLAW</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">MAKE A CAMEO APPEARANCE IN A LOG/THREAD</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">“OUT ALL NIGHT” - LOG (ACTION/DIALOGUE)</td>

</tr>

<tr>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">WRITE A NARRATIVE</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD WITH AN ENEMY</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD WITH A FAMILY MEMBER</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">POST A REPORT/ARTICLE IN THENEWSTODAY</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD WITH A GRYFFINDOR</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">
POST JOURNAL ENTRIES FOR 5 DIFFERENT CHARACTERS</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD IN HOGSMEADE</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD A SCENE IN THE DIAGON ALLEY</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">WRITE A FLAVOR/CDJ PROMPT</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD A SCENE WHERE SOMETHING IS STOLEN</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">PARTICIPATE IN A GROUP THREAD</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">“I DID A BAD THING” - LOG (ACTION/DIALOGUE)</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD WITH A HUFFLEPUFF</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD WITH A CHARACTER YOU HAVEN'T IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD WITH A SLYTHERIN</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">COMMENT ON 10 DIFFERENT CHARACTERS’ JOURNAL ENTRIES</td>

<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">WRITE A BACKSTORY LOG/THREAD</td>

LETTIE'S TABLE http://www.scribbld.com/users/osteological/31786.html

CRISTINA'S TABLE http://www.scribbld.com/users/cristina_lacosa/153310.html

ALLY'S TABLE http://www.scribbld.com/users/kickawesome/102557.html?#cutid1

LAURIE'S TABLE http://www.scribbld.com/users/batshitrix/52301.html

<*img src="http://www.scribbld.com/userpic/426099/60149" title="WRITE A NARRATIVE">
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(hover over picture!) and take out the * of course

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN!

2014-02-17T19:06:51Z

2014 VOSCARS!!!!

☆ Nominate as many threads as you want unless specified otherwise!

☆ Nominate yourself or your friends or your enemies!

☆ Seconding, thirding, etc. helps narrow down the nominees for a category! Most categories have a maximum of five nominations (unless there are ties?!)

☆ Tags and Memories are your friends!

☆ If you don't feel comfortable with one of your characters/threads being nominated in a certain category, contact me to have it removed!

☆ Nominations begin tonight. Voting will be set up as soon after.

☆ Don't worry if a character/couple has won a certain category before. If they're the best, they're the best.

☆ Categories limited to this year will be notated!

☆ Here are last year's WINNERS

NOW, HAVE FUN!!!

VALESCO BINGO!

2013-12-22T23:43:58Z

So in my endless creeping on IJ, I found a nifty idea created by the community resorted. It's a BINGO sheet to help activity in the community!

So, I'm issuing a challenge to all you Valescoites. There'll be a prize for the first person to fill up the BINGO chart.

Yeah, bitch! PRIZES!!!

SOME Rules:

1) There's no time limit to get it done, so if someone doesn't win until next year, then so be it, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
~~2) Max of THREE boxes per thread, because I know you're all smart asses and will try to cover as many of the topics in one. THIS IS TO BUILD ACTIVITY!!!!~~ ONE THREAD PER BOX BECAUSE WE ARE BAD ASSES
3) Hmmmmm. I'll leave this as a space-filler, I'm sure there's something.
4) Everyone gets the same chart because it's still pretty random plot wise.
5) Threads that count are posted from here on out!

LOG/THREAD IN HOGSMEADE	SEND AN OWL	LOG/THREAD A SHORT BUT MEANINGFUL SCENE	COMMENT ON 10 DIFFERENT ENTRIES	LOG/THREAD A SCENE IN THE DIAGON ALLEY
HAVE A COMMENT THREAD OF 20+ COMMENTS	LOG/THREAD WITH A FORMER HOUSEMATE	LOG/THREAD WITH A PLAYER YOU HAVEN'T IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS	LOG/THREAD WITH A CHARACTER YOU HAVEN'T IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS	LOG/THREAD AN INTERACTION IN A MUGGLE AREA
HAVE A CHARACTER SKIP WORK	HAVE AN ARGUMENT		GO ON A DATE	HAVE A DISCUSSION IN A THENEWSTODAY POST
WRITE A FLAVOR/CDJ PROMPT	LOG/THREAD WITH A GRYFFINDOR	LOG/THREAD WITH A SLYTHERIN	MAKE A CAMEO APPEARANCE IN A LOG/THREAD	PARTICIPATE IN A GROUP THREAD
LOG/THREAD WITH A RAVENCLAW	LOG/THREAD WITH A HUFFLEPUFF	WRITE A NARRATIVE	WRITE A BACKSTORY LOG/THREAD	LOG/THREAD A CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR'S SCENE

Here's a copy for you to keep track in your CDJ!

<center><table border="2" bordercolor="#ccc" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" valign="center">	
<tr>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD IN HOGSMEADE </td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">SEND AN OWL</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD A SHORT BUT MEANINGFUL SCENE</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">COMMENT ON 10 DIFFERENT ENTRIES</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD A SCENE IN THE DIAGON ALLEY</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">HAVE A COMMENT THREAD OF 20+ COMMENTS</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD WITH A FORMER HOUSEMATE</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD WITH A PLAYER YOU HAVEN'T IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD WITH A CHARACTER YOU HAVEN'T IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD AN INTERACTION IN A MUGGLE AREA</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">HAVE A CHARACTER SKIP WORK</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">HAVE AN ARGUMENT</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc"><img src="http://www.scribbld.com/userpic/15601/9770"></td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">GO ON A DATE</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">HAVE A DISCUSSION IN A THENEWSTODAY POST</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">WRITE A FLAVOR/CDJ PROMPT</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD WITH A GRYFFINDOR</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD WITH A SLYTHERIN</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">MAKE A CAMEO APPEARANCE IN A LOG/THREAD</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">PARTICIPATE IN A GROUP THREAD</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD WITH A RAVENCLAW</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD WITH A HUFFLEPUFF</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">WRITE A NARRATIVE</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">WRITE A BACKSTORY LOG/THREAD</td>
<td width="102" height="102" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:bold;border:dashed 1px #ccc">LOG/THREAD A CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR'S SCENE</td>
</tr></table>

Voscar Votes!

2013-03-31T12:02:31Z

When I have Voscar Voting Polls ready to put up, but scribbld goes down for hours

Nomination Post

Best Played Boy / Girl

When you watch crappy movies/shows just ‘cause your PB is in them.

Favorite Boy / Girl Character

Most Dramatic Boy / Girl

Funniest Boy / Girl

Favorite Family

Best Baby Story

Funniest Scene

Most Romantic Scene

Most Dramatic Scene

Biggest Surprise

NSFW Scene

Best Group Thread

Best Couple - Dating

Best Couple - Married

Best NOT Couple

Best Love Story

Best Breakup

Best Hookup

Best Fight

MVP - Boy

MVP - Girl

Favorite Quidditch Team

Best Quidditch Storyline

BFFs

TRUE FRIENDSHIP IS BEING ABLE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ENTIRELY IN CAPS LOCK

Bromance

Best Gryffindor

Best Ravenclaw

Best Hufflepuff

Best Slytherin

Best New Character

Best Awkward Moment

Biggest Douche Move

CHARACTER ACTIVITY

2013-03-24T21:25:19Z

Please comment here with your current status in the game. This is a repost from an activity check we had a few years ago!

EVERYONE NEEDS TO COMMENT HERE
whether it be that you're keeping your roster the way it is or you're dropping 99% of them. That is fine and welcome and I love you to itty bitty pieces.

If you haven't been active recently in the game, I think it's time to seriously consider dropping characters that may be holding back plot for other players.

I love all of you and all of your characters, and believe me, I understand how real life can take over everything else, but it is simply not fair to myself and other people in the game to not know where their plots are going or how they're going to end up. The rules of Valesco have always been very lenient, and I personally just want some respect for all the support I've given everyone over the years.

If you've been active, or at least tried to be (believe me, I love LOVE a little effort, it goes a long way with this girl!), you should know it and not feel like this is an attack. No one should! This is just some spring cleaning!

So be a friend, a fellow Valescoite, and drop me a line here (comments will be screened). I'm trying my best to sound fair, because I know that any other game like this wouldn't last as long as Valesco has without people who cared as much as I know you all do. I just need to hear back from you and it'll just be nice to hear it, to be honest.

What I need from you is a list of characters you do not feel you have a muse for any longer. Do not feel obligated to keep a character because of a pairing, or a plot that never got off the ground. Lightening the load will allow you and everyone else to focus on characters who are much more talkative and give room for new plots.

♥ Cristina

☆ 2013 ☆ Voscars ☆

2013-02-17T17:59:34Z

SACREBLEU!

( Here's a reminder of the rules! )

Site-Wide Plot!

2013-02-05T02:43:55Z

THE VALESCO VIRUS IS BACK WITH A VENGENCE!

Remember that pesky Valesco Virus that struck the wizarding community a few years back?

Well, it's back.

Getting the virus is much like contracting the flu, but with the presence of a dangerously high fever that simply does not go away. Anyone that gets it at this early stage will think it's nothing more than that--a bad case of the flu--and probably choose to take or be put on potions.

The virus is spread mainly by droplets made when people cough, sneeze or talk. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs. Less often, a person might also get sick by touching a surface or object that has flu virus on it and then touching their own mouth or nose.

This means that this time, the virus does not discriminate. Muggleborn, Pureblood, Gryffindor, Slytherin, Quidditch Player, Housewife.

The Treatments; If you're a Muggleborn or would be one to take Muggle medicine, you're in luck. Unless you are one of the few that will manage to get over this virus through a strong immune system, the only way to lessen your symptoms and cure yourself will be to take a Muggle antibiotic. This was not solved during the first spread of the Valesco Virus, so initial attempts to heal will be given the potion that cured it last time, but this virus has mutated on its lonesome. Your character is going to have to fight it on their own until a new cure is found.

OPTION A You give your character a range of the minimum and maximum you are okay with for their reaction to the VSquared Virus!

1 - barely a cough, slight fever

2 - fever, weariness

3 - high fever, weariness, nausea

4 - fever, exhaustion, nausea, cases of vertigo

5 - fever, exhaustion, nausea, vertigo, hallucinations

6 - combination of 1-5, all symptoms severe and at this point character should be hospitalized.

7 - combination of 2-6, barely functioning (RPers choice how long they are in the hospital/if they survive or not)

8 - DEATH

ex. Giada Dorny, 2-8
----that means that I'm fine with Giada getting any of the listed sets of injuries

Bianca Aubrey, 1-4
----that means I'm only okay with Eliza getting hurt with the first four sets.

Sebastian Goldstein, 4-7
----that means he's not going to escape it unharmed, but he's not going to die.

Comment in this post with the ranges, and then when the numbers are picked, respond to that for plotty goodness!

OPTION B If you don’t want to roll and already have an idea for your character, go for it! The Rolls create randomness and new plot, but if you are sure you want your character to fall to a “7” ill, then have at it and make it good!

2. A random number generator will be used to decide fates, and this time A PERSON OF YOUR CHOOSING will roll for your characters (DEATH ROLL CHAT TIMES?). I am not taking on FULL RESPONSIBILITY for deranged characters and deaths tbh

3. If you have any NPCs you'd like killed (lol) as in parents or siblings or something like that, include that in your comment!

LET THE ~~DESTRUCTION~~ PLOTTING BEGIN!

☆ 2013 ☆ Voscars ☆

2013-02-03T05:02:29Z

SACREBLEU!

VIVE LA VALESCO!!!!

Everything EuroCup!

2013-01-02T00:18:39Z

team england
GALVIN GUDGEON seeker	IAN BELL keeper	LUDO BAGMAN beater	SETH WADCOCK beater	TRISTAN BARDERA chaser - C	ROSE KNIGHTLEY chaser	WENDY MIDGEN chaser

team france
RUPERT BROOKSTANTON beater - C	MILES LUFKIN beater

team germany
WILLIAM BEXLEY beater	GEOFFREY BRAND beater	MAGNOLIA MATTIAS chaser

team ireland
FINN MCLAGGEN seeker - C	CHARLES SPINNET keeper	JOEY JENKINS beater	RICHARD THOROUGH beater	DRYSTAN FAWCETT chaser	SAOIRSE MULLET chaser	HOLLY TROY chaser

team poland
MICHAL CONWAY LYNCH keeper

team portugal
ADRIAN MATTIAS beater - C

team scotland
ARISTA SYKES seeker	GRIFFITH KIRKHAM keeper - C	RAFE KIRKE beater	THOMAS MCCORMACK beater

team soviet union
ANYA KALLINIKOV beater - C

team wales
ANDREA JOHNSON seeker	JEREMIAH WHITEHORN keeper	CADFAN PRIDDY beater	WEST SUMPTER beater - C	CARYS PARKIN chaser	HOWELL WILLIAMS chaser

ooc: Feel free to use this post to show support for your team over the course of the tournament!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2012-12-15T20:20:27Z

HOORAY YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

unf

valesco • wri • mo

2012-11-04T20:47:44Z

Okay, okay, I know this is starting a few days late, but everything posted in Valesco from November 1st - Novemeber 30th will be incluuuuuuuuded in our very own, very first Valesco Writing Month!

Valesco • Wri • Mo will consist of threads and narratives posted to the community! That includes:

Current plots

History threads

Do-over threads - see an old thread from before you played a character/GJ/characters have a better history/etc. that you think needs a makeover? Write it again and post it in the history comm!

Narratives

The goal is 30,000 words (the chart only goes up to 20k as of right now shhh) and I have resources if you want to keep track of your ooc stuff too (like prompts, flavors, etc.) Post here for plot ideas, threads you've been wanting to do, general excitement, and whatever else floats your boat!

HOORAY VALESCO!

Game-Wide Plot!

2012-09-17T00:35:21Z

"The International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy is a law in the wizarding world that was first signed in 1689, then established officially in 1692.[2] The law was laid down by the International Confederation of Wizards to safeguard the wizarding community from Muggles, and hide its presence from the world at large."

Wizards have been living in a separate world from muggles for almost three hundred years. Even though most are fine and satisfied with this situation, there are some who believe that they should not have to hide who they are. They should not have to conceal their broomsticks or their quidditch stadiums, and they believe that they should have more freedom to roam the world that has seemingly been taken over by muggles.

These wizards and witches are not necessarily associated with You-Know-Who. They are just proud of their magic and don't want to be suppressed by the these seemingly unfair laws.

So, they are taking a stand.

Random acts of surprise, confusion, and yes, violence are popping up all over England; specifically near muggle areas. Obliviators are working over time other magical residents are being used as pawns to showcase their abilities to muggles.

Think of the most magical things ever, and have them put in a muggle setting. Is your character the cause? Are they trying to stop it? Maybe they're just caught in the middle and have no idea what to do.

Group threads are welcome!

Be creative--there are plenty of ideas on the Lexicon and Wikia that show wizards messing with muggles. Maybe your character could be apart of those?

There are serious consequences for breaking these rules; even if your character isn't the one causing the mess, what if they get caught in the middle of it?

Death Eaters who are currently laying low/bored...this seems like a good way to branch out, eh?

Magical animals unleashed in muggle places! Boggarts, anyone?

Foods that have magical tendencies, like funny candies and the like.

POTIONS sold, under the guise of lose-weight quick drinks, hair growth etc. etc.

Plot here!

valesco_mods @ 2012-08-14T23:47:00

2012-08-15T03:10:28Z

This is not a ~new~ idea, as we've all seen it on journals for ages but with all the silly conversations that happen in chats and not exactly IC (but we totally know they DID happen in IC---still following me??), the idea of bringing drop boxes AKA

Owl Posts to Valesco

HOW TO SET UP AN OWL POST

• Create a new post, go to the date and "edit" --- change the year to something in the future so that it sits on top of the journal. Make sure to click "Date out of Order"
• If you don't want to have the post sitting on the top of the journal, just create a new post and have it linked to your character's profile or userinfo for easy access!

So apparently we tweaked out Scribbld, so making the owl post connected to your profile page or an old entry or what the eff ever a new entry is what's going to have to happen until everything gets solved. Please don't do any dated-out-of-order posts until something is figured out please and thank you!!! ♥

¤ THESE COMMENTS WILL BE IN CHARACTER in the way that it's an alternative to writing up new journal posts each time they want to talk to their significant other/friends/enemies/someone they are stalking etc. etc. Plus it's a fun and cute way to to share things.

¤ They can be viewed as regular journal comments like a journal entry would get, and are standalone between the two characters (like passed notes, quick speedy owls, pictures (these must work IC), private messages, texts you forgot you received and reply to days later ~~not that I do that of course~~)

¤ HEADER must state OWL POST, the main entry can be personalized to the character's liking, ie. decorating their mailbox. This will definitely have some leeway because it's not a physical box, so funny images and gifs are allowed and encouraged :D

¤ COMMENTS must state the date, and what type of message it is. Comment left on this blank journal page? Message passed at work? Owl sent in the middle of the night?

COMMENT HERE WITH CHARACTERS WHO HAVE OWL POSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~!!!!!!!!!!!~~

What?! A Site-Wide PLOT?!

2012-06-29T17:04:57Z

The idea was spurred by Miss Lettie and the prompts (sounds like a doo wop band from the 50s!) Things have been very quiet since the fall of You-Know-Who, and though the death eaters have skulked away into the shadows, there are others who are still unsatisfied with the state of the wizarding world...

Extraction of Magic

While the wizarding world had been living in peace for the past three years, a sub society hasn't seen much change or progress. Squibs have been shunned from pureblood families, forced into mundane jobs and expected to assimilate into the muggle world. Frustrations among the squibs has grown to an all time high, and some extremists have taken things into their own hands.

They have been attempting to steal the magic of those 'blessed' with the skill

Muggleborns, blood traitors, ministry officials/authority figures, quidditch players, high profile members of society, and just plain enemies of these squibs will be targeted, kidnapped from periods that could last from an hour to days. Squibs will be NPC'd (unless someone wants to create a psychotic one, of course---), and it is up to your discretion what methods they take to perform these experiments. Kidnappings should be relatively low-key so to not cause a huge media uproar---maybe the squibs are paying criminals to help with the snatching.

Potions, 'shock' therapy, surgery, hypnosis, for example

Squibs have the ability to brew certain potions, but for the majority of these experiements, muggle lessons learned should be used. Muggle weapons would also be used to help them fight against a wand that will most likely put up a fight. While there is no real way to steal magic, the shock, torture, trauma could most definitely block a wizard or witch's ability to produce magic. This loss of something seemingly innate could further hinder them from performing magic, so the plot can run for some time after the initial kidnapping.

Sounds like fun, yeah?

You can use this post to comment and plot with people!

THEY'RE HEEEERREEE!!!!

2012-02-12T21:44:48Z

2 0 1 2 ☆ VOSCARS

☆ Nominate as many threads as you want unless specified otherwise!

☆ Nominate yourself or your friends or your enemies!

☆ Seconding, thirding, etc. helps narrow down the nominees for a category! Most categories have a maximum of five nominations (unless there are ties?!)

☆ Tags and Memories are your friends!

☆ If you don't feel comfortable with one of your characters/threads being nominated in a certain category, contact me to have it removed!

☆ Nominations begin tonight. Voting will be set up as soon after.

☆ Don't worry if a character/couple has one a certain category before. Last year's Voscars flopped so everyone gets to start clean

☆ But categories limited to this year will be notated!

All-Star Voting!

2012-01-02T22:42:01Z

Okay! With the addition of new teams, making sure everything was even and spread out didn't really work so well. SO! I've set up polls for each league, and it's going to only be in-game players because it just works better that way (and IRL all-star games work like this too so I figure meh). If a team isn't represented after the voting, a representative will be picked to go and act as a reserve or something :3

Chasers and Beaters, you choose three and two players respectively. The others are your number one pick! Choose players that you think really deserve it, or just your favorite (that's how most real all-star teams get picked bahaha). Have fun!

OCCAMY VOTES

KEEPER
BEATERS
CHASERS
SEEKER

PHOENIX VOTES

~~KEEPER~~ - Ian Bell (lol only keeper in Phoenix?? Really??)
BEATERS
CHASERS
SEEKER

How All-Star week works:

- Regular season matches (6th, 7th, 8th).
- Monday, 9th: Alumni Match
- Tuesday, 10th: Best Of (position competitions; fastest snitch catch, most goals, beater targets etc)
- Wednesday, 11th: All-Star match at Kenmare Stadium
- Fanfest will be going on all this upcoming weekend until the match! Think of some fun stuff for your characters + players to do :D Have fun!!!

The Match Game!

2011-06-07T15:19:08Z

Hey guys! So it's summer time and for most of us school is over and things are a bit more relaxed than they have been throughout this hectic year :) With the influx of new muses, the revival of old and the people who have been chugging along without a care in the world I figure you won't mind if I try to throw some plot at you ;D

This is the simplest of plot ideas: romance! I know there are many other ways to start plot, but a boy liking a girl can lead to so many different things (because if that boy's a former death eater he may have some clouds hovering over his head dun dun dunnn) so might as well use up our single (or who knows, maybe not so single ;O) people for some fun.

It's easy, just comment here with your single/not so single character and then if other people have sparks of ideas, they'll comment with them. And no getting offended if the original muse heads toward someone other than your character, no one can control those kind of urges ;)

ALSO, if you have an OTP where one half isn't currently being played, pimp them out here as a reminder to those of us who have no self-control XD

Single Characters!

Missing OTPs!

the wizarding world

2011-05-27T02:02:50Z

wizarding world

DIAGON ALLEY

Ollivanders
The only, and best, wand shop in Wizarding Britain, run by Mr. Ollivander. A narrow and shabby little shop. The window displays a faded purple cushion upon which sits a single wand. The walls are lined floor to ceiling with thousands of narrow boxes. The furniture consists of a single spindly chair.

Gambol & Japes
The main competition to Hogsmeade's joke shop, Zonko's. You can buy Dr. Filibuster's Fabulous Wet-Start, No-Heat Fireworks here among a wide variety of tricks and practical joke items.

Magical Menagerie
The walls are covered with cages and the place is noisy with the sounds of all the animals. The proprietor is a witch who wears heavy black spectacles. She offers advice and sells things like rat tonic. There are a variety of animals including pets that are allowed at Hogwarts and other more 'exotic' creatures.

Gringotts
Large white marble building, mostly staffed by Goblins, so don't even think of trying to rob it if you knowwhat's good for you. Plan your day around spending a lot of time in line if you need to make a withdrawal and don't try and touch the dragons. The curse breaker's headquarters is located in Gringotts.

Waterstones Library
Originally built to be a bookstore, the owners converted it into a lending library early last century. Waterstones carries a wide variety of wizard and muggle research materials as well as for pleasure reading. Not as extensive as the library at Hogwarts, but perfect for the casual reader or the occasional researcher.

Madam Malkin's Robe Shop
Everyday wizard robes, dress robes and Hogwarts school robes are to be found here. During one summer sale, they sold robes which are spangled, self-ironing, beautifying, slimming, fattening, lengthening, temperature-adjusting, and plain, with a free frog-skin belt with every purchase. Every purchase is magically tailored to fit.

Flourish & Blotts
The leading bookstore in Diagon Alley carries many varieties of books including The Monster Book of Monsters and The Invisible Book of Invisibility. F&B carries all textbooks on the Hogwart's text list exclusively, minus any second hand or out of date versions. The manager is a bit mean, but then again, dealing with book signings and books that bite, it can't be avoided.

Quality Quidditch Supplies
You got quidditch needs? QQS can fill them! They carry everything quidditch related from pads and polish to brooms and servicing kits. Children and broom enthusiasts can often bee seen with their faces pressed up against the glass display of the latest broom on the market.

Daily Prophet
STOP THE PRESSES! Only, not really, because without these offices, the Wizarding world wouldn't get their news! You can pay to place adverts or get a free bit in the classifieds. You can't visit the offices, but you know that their reporters and columnists are definitely hard at work writing out the day's news! If you have complaints or want to speak to the editor, please do not come down here. Just send them an owl!

Slug & Jiggers
This shop sells all the ingredients you could ever need (within reason and legalities of course!) to make a potion. Some of the rarer ingredients have to be preordered, but generally they are well stocked with the more common ingredients.

Esculentus
Exclusive four-star restaurant. There are rumors it's proprietor was possessed by the devil.

Lenigrad's
It has a vast selection of vodkas, including home-made flavoured vodkas, all served in a shot glass resting in a bowl of ice. Their Russian kitchen specialises in beef stroganoff, borscht, salads, smoked salmon, blinis and soups. They have a dance floor and are often cited by the MLE for playing their music way too loud.

Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour
Famous for his desserts, Florean always has a new flavour ready for customers to try out. For his favorite customers, he often has little tastes. Florean loves inventing new flavors and getting people to try them out. His favorites are Hot Chocolate, Apple Pie, and Every Flavor Ice Cream.

Arkie Alderton Kwik-Repair Shop
Known for its quirky techniques, Arkie's Shop is becoming a favorite among quidditch enthusiasts. A very friendly environment, customers usually spend time with the broom repairmen and get a hands on experience. The shop has become popular because of its silly ads and wireless promotions: if we can't fix it, it's probably not a good idea to get back on the broom!

The Wizarding Wireless Network
You hear it first! Whether it be breaking news stories, quidditch results, the latest hits, or your favorite soap opera, the WWN is your place to tune in! And not only because it's the only wizarding wireless station!

The Leaky Cauldron
A shabby looking pub on Charing Cross road in London. It serves as the gateway from the Muggle side into Diagon Alley. It’s technically not in Diagon Alley itself, but is the bridge between the two areas. There is a bar, several parlour rooms and a good sized dining room. There are also a number of rooms available for guests to rent out. Behind the pub is a small alleyway with trash cans and a brick wall. It is through this wall that the magic portal opens to take visitors into Diagon Alley.

Obscurus Books
A large, wizard owned but muggle bookstore. It’s is entirely on the muggle side of things, but serves as one of the largest publishers of books in the Wizarding world.

Borgin & Burkes
Borgin & Burkes is the largest establishment in Knockturn Alley. It sells Dark Arts magic items, some of which are very dangerous. The proprietor, Mr. Borgin, buys as well as sells all manner of strange and sinister things. It’s best not to find yourself in this shop. Aurors like to frequent it to see if they can’t catch someone doing dirty business.

Agrippa's Apothecary
If Slug & Jiggers only carries reasonable and legal items, Agrippa's is the place to go to get the things on your list that you don't want the ministry finding out about. They stock anything and everything, but just be careful of their prices! If they're willing to get it for you, you'd better be willing to hand over the galleon.

Twilfit & Tattings
The robe shop in London for those of a higher expectation. It carries nothing on racks, everything his hand made to order. Twilfit specialises in elegant, avant-garde clothing which, as well as being highly sought after has a longevity way beyond just one season. As well as Tattings' latest creations, this flagship boutique also features her shoe, accessory and eyewear ranges.

Magical Menagerie
A very crowded pet store, noisy with the sounds of all the animals.

Calliope Publishing
The competition to Obscurus, Calliope published the ever favorite Quidditch Through the Ages and is looking to secure the rights to Hogwarts; A History. They work with first time authors and while they try to generate revenue through some higher name authors, the young junior publishers like to look for ‘edgy’ stuff and discovering ‘the next great novelist’.

Starky Planetarium
The Starky Planetarium is located at the far end of Diagon Alley, nearest to the apparation centre and Foyle's Junk Shop. It's an amazing piece of the universe, right in Lower London! It's exhibits are out of this world and they offer a lecture series, as well as star shows for all to enjoy

Eureka!

Horus

Cornfoot & Trimble

HOGSMEADE

The Three Broomsticks
A great spot to drink butterbeer, although they also serve gillywater, mulled mead, red currant rum, and even cherry syrup and soda with ice and an umbrella. There are tables, booths, and a mirror over the bar. Owned by the spicy Madam Rosemerta, it’s often packed on Hogwarts weekends.

The Tattered Cover
Hogsmeade’s own little bookshop. They carry a variety of books, both muggle and wizard alike. The owner is independently wealthy and leaves all the decisions up to his manager. There are so many books, they’ve had to open the basement as a part of the shop.

The Hog's Head
A small inn in Hogsmeade, on a side street off the main street, much dirtier (and attracting a more interesting, clientele) than the Three Broomsticks. The bar consists of a single small, dirty room smelling strongly of something that might be goats; while students are permitted to go in, they're advised to bring their own glasses.

Dervish & Banges
D&B sells and repairs magical equipment. Often a good place to find trinkets or birthday presents for those still at Hogwarts.

Gladrags Wizardwear
Clothier, with additional shops in London and Paris. Among other things, you can buy strange socks there. They also stock a few Hogwarts school robes, for emergencies.

Madam Puddifoot's
A small, cramped tea shop with decor on the tacky side of frilly, filled with small circular tables, located on a side street off the High Street; the only Hogwarts students who seem to patronize the place are trysting couples. Madame Puddifoot likes to keep things interesting and often uses exotic themes in an attempt to draw locals to her café.

Scrivenshaft's Quill Shop
A stationary and quill shop. They cary a variety of parchments, inks and quills, often stocking some of the self-inking and spell-checking variety. They invented the anti-cheating quills here.

The Three Graces
A high end fashion boutique owned by famous supermodel Psyke. It provides lovely perfumes and allows you to make your own scents. The makeup line is modern but classy and the small line of clothes on display are definitely worth the slightly outrageous prices. It is fashion, after all. Now with a wedding planning area!

Honeyduke's Sweet Shop
Honeydukes not only sells a wide variety of sweets, they also make their own fudge and enormous blocks of chocolate.

OTHER

Greener Grass Construction

Feast Your Eyes Bakery
Specializing in wonderfully designed cakes, this cafe is making its name on the wizarding party scene!

The Lotus Blossom
A yoga studio that is open to both muggle and wizarding folk. Worried about your chakra? This is the place for you! All wards up to Ministry standards!

Potent Pucey Potions
A family run apothecary of the un-friendly kind.

The Elizabethan Dance Studio
Children as young as two can learn the art of dance at this wizarding dance studio! From ballet to jazz to ballroom, this studio has instructors that specialize in almost every form of dance you and your little one could possibly imagine. Most students return through all of their Hogwarts summers! Owned by quidditch chaser Caden Flint's wife, Estella.

Boogaloo

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2011 ★ VOSCARS

2011-02-18T03:30:49Z

NOMINATION POST!

LET'S GO!

The post you've all been waiting for (hardy har har!) It's award season and of course that means it's time for the SIXTH ANNUAL Voscars! Sixth! Can you believe that??? Insanity! All the Scribbld Voscar posts can be found here if you want to reminisce!

And SPEAKING OF REMINISCING! This year, the Voscars will be a little different! Instead of nominating threads/characters/plots that only happened since last February (2010 - 2011, 1981-1982), most of the categories will be CUMULATIVE of Valesco's past! So have fun digging up old threads, and yes, you ARE allowed to post GJ threads in valesco_history to use, if you have them saved anywhere!

The war is over, but all our memories will live on forever :D

☆ Nominate as many threads as you want unless specified otherwise!

☆ Nominate yourself or your friends or your enemies!

☆ Seconding, thirding, etc. helps narrow down the nominees for a category! Most categories have a maximum of four nominations.

☆ Tags and Memories are your friends!

☆ If you don't feel comfortable with one of your characters/threads being nominated in a certain category, contact one of the mods to have it removed!

☆ Nominations begin tonight. Voting will be set up as soon after.

☆ These are the few categories that are NOT cumulative for this award season:

- Best New Character
- Best Couple (Dating)
(more may be added, but!)

☆ Previous category winners CAN win again this year!

annnd that's it as far as I can tell :) Okay, have fun!!

Dedalus is super excited!!

t a k e n

2011-01-11T17:43:19Z

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OTHER SCHOOLS

SITE WIDE PLOT

2010-07-27T18:30:39Z

~~Oye que paso?~~BLACKOUT! BLACKOUT!

Voldemort’s pissed about the new Ministry rulings. What damage can he do before 8 o’clock, hm? ~~He is so mad at me for coming up with those rules, you do not want You-Know-Who pissy at you~~ So, this is his plan.

One major blackout, sweeping through Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade, dense wizarding locations (Godric’s Hollow, etc.), and homes/workplaces of specifically targeted people.

¤ This will occur Friday, August 6th at 5:00pm (for funsies, the Ministry's normal hours go to 5:30? eh eh?)

¤ Death Eaters will concoct stormy weather conditions to darken the skies to make the blackout seem like a natural occurrence before the kidnappings are revealed, and to help shadow their attacks

¤ People taken can be: in-game active characters, past characters your actives had/have plot with, dropped characters of yours, and NPC family members. If you have any other ideas, just share them in the post!

¤ The taken can either be returned, found dead, or missing for an indefinite amount of time.

¤ A news report will go up for panicked family members to make announcements instead of flooding the friends list

¤ Death Eaters can comment here about whether or not they have a specific target in mind. For the most part, if prisoners do not end up dead, they are being individually held captive so to leave many trails for the aurors to follow.

¤ ORDER MEMBERS CAN BE KIDNAPPED, it depends on where they would be at the time of the kidnappings, and how well their locations are warded/the fight they put up

A THREAD WILL BE POSTED! Not all the death eaters can succeed! Panic will strike the streets! WHY DOES ANYONE LEAVE THEIR HOUSES ANYMORE?!?!?!

COMMENT HERE with who you would like to get kidnapped and what you would like to happen to them. If all else fails, we can pull out the Death Rolls to help you decide :O

DEATH EATERS

2010-03-30T02:03:17Z

the death eaters
ALAND AVERY	EMMET BELBY	REGULUS BLACK 4.30.79	AUGUSTUS BORGIN
ALECTO CARROW	BARTY CROUCH JR.	RODERICK DEARBORN	ANTONIN DOLOHOV Incarcerated - 1980
TOBIAS GIBBON	ALAN JUGSON 9.9.77	WILLIAM JUGSON	BELLATRIX LESTRANGE
RABASTAN LESTRANGE	RODOLPHUS LESTRANGE	CHRISTOPHER LOFTUS	WALDEN MACNAIR
ANTHONY MULCIBER 9.9.79	JOHN MULCIBER	HAMILTON NOTT	RHYS NOTT
THORFINN ROWLE	AUGUSTUS ROOKWOOD	CHESTER SCABIOR	BRAITH SELWYN
SEVERUS SNAPE	ORPHEUS TRAVERS Incarcerated - 1979	GRAYSON WILKES

Death Eaters Plot!!

2010-03-30T01:43:27Z

OKAY so! The names of the new Order members have been leaked (by Peter, who is slowly being brain washed---he knows what he has told), and at the MOMENT only Voldemort and Lucius know all of their names. Lucius is his main hombre so you know. That's how they roll.

SOOOOO to help everyone out, I've paired up Order members and DEs for plot. Most of them have a history, but some just worked RPer wise :) AND then there's more plot for the older members under the cut as well.

Bahaha.

Hugh Abbott --- Roderick Dearborn

Avis Booth --- John Mulciber

Greta Catchlove --- Aland Avery

Derek Dobbs --- Chester Scabior

Ralph Frobisher --- Walden MacNair

Sebastian Goldstein --- Christopher Loftus

Galvin Gudgeon --- Alecto Carrow

Andre Jordan --- Tobias Gibbon

Marissa MacFusty --- Amycus Carrow

Kingsley Shacklebolt --- Barty Crouch Jr.

ALRIGHT so there are the new members, and here's the plot for them and the rest of the Order:

Voldemort is tired of being unable to find the Potters, or having them slip through his grasp. So, he's going to attempt to smoke them out by...choosing his own Chosen One. Children of Order members will be attacked and even killed in some cases. Younger siblings/godchildren/nieces/nephews could also work in this plot, because it could be seen as Voldemort going nuts in search of Harry and all that.

BUT only the Potters and the Longbottoms actually know about the prophecy, so the rest of the members getting attacked will eventually (probably more like immediately) realize that it's being part of the Order that is causing their children to be under fire so violently.

SO post here with thread ideas, and talk talk talk! I really want to see activity and excitement in the countdown to the end :O

The 5th Annual!

2010-02-27T00:34:23Z

2 0 1 0 ☆ VOSCARS

☆ Nominate as many threads as you want unless specified otherwise!
☆ Nominate yourself or your friends or your enemies!
☆ Seconding, thirding, etc. helps narrow down the nominees for a category! Most categories have a maximum of four nominations.
☆ Tags and Memories are your friends!
☆ Nominations should take place between now and last year's Voscars (February 15th, 2009)
☆ If you don't feel comfortable with one of your characters/threads being nominated in a certain category, contact one of the mods to have it removed!
☆ Nominations begin tonight (February 26th, and will run until Friday (March 4th). Voting will be set up as soon as possible afterwards
☆ There are a few categories in which a character that has previously won cannot win again. Here is a list of those characters and categories. If any have been missed/categories you think should be added, contact one of the mods! They are signified with *s!

☆ VALESCOITES, ROLL OUT!! ☆

order of the phoenix

2009-11-18T19:25:37Z

the order of the phoenix
HUGH ABBOTT Fennec Fox	SIRIUS BLACK Snake	EDGAR BONES 6.29.81	AVIS BOOTH Seahorse
GRETA CATCHLOVE Tree Frog	CARADOC DEARBORN 2.20.1980	DEDALUS DIGGLE Sea Turtle	DEREK DOBBS Bobcat
ELPHIAS DOGE Elephant	ABERFORTH DUMBLEDORE Goat	BENJY FENWICK Leopard	RALPH FROBISHER Raccoon
SEBASTIAN GOLDSTEIN Duck	GALVIN GUDGEON Seal	ANDRE JORDAN Tasmanian Devil	ALICE LONGBOTTOM Lamb
FRANK LONGBOTTOM Ram	REMUS LUPIN Wolf	MARISSA MACFUSTY Dragon	MARLENE MCKINNON 7.26.1979
DORCAS MEADOWES 1.11.1980	ALASTOR MOODY Grizzly Bear	PETER PETTIGREW Raven	STURGIS PODMORE Horse
JAMES POTTER Stag	LILY POTTER Doe	FABIAN PREWETT 9.1.1980	GIDEON PREWETT 9.1.1980
EMMELINE VANCE Cat