[HPFGU-OTChatter] Help needed for HP role-playing game

[Shaun Hately]

On 23 Aug 2003 at 3:05, Anne wrote:

> My daughter and I will be attending a "family weekend" sponsored by 
> our church September 12-14. In an effort to provide a somewhat 
> unusual activity, I (perhaps foolishly) offered to lead/coordinate 
> a "Harry Poter role-playing game". I told the program chairperson 
> that I would need only 1 hour for this game. My idea was that anyone 
> of any age who had read or listened to the books could participate. I 
> would write the names of characters on pieces of paper and put them 
> in a hat (perhaps the Sorting Hat isn't busy that weekend??) and 
> people would portray whoever they pulled out of the hat. I am 
> guessing that we could have anywhere from 3 to 20 people involved in 
> this.
> 
> Now, my big question is this. Has anyone done something like this 
> before? Should I attempt to write out a skeletal plot for people to 
> try to follow? Or perhaps a starting point and an end-point that we 
> could try to reach in one hour, and let the participants figure out 
> how to get there *in character*? HELP! HELP!!!

I've run two Harry Potter games at roleplaying conventions over the last 
couple of years (and I run a Harry Potter campaign) and I'd be happy to 
help you - but my games have been three hours long - an hour really 
isn't that much time.

It's also awkward if you don't know how many people you will have.

I'm trying to think of some workable ideas now - I'll get back to you.



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