QUIDDITCH

As soon as the teams are full enough, the games WILL begin. But you have to know how to play! Quidditch here is RP BASED.

CHASERS/KEEPERS

In order to score, chasers must pass AT LEAST TWICE, and then score. That means three (3) posts total to score. The keepers may deflect the Quaffle after the SECOND post. I'll use Hogwarts team names.

RavieChaser1:
RavieChaser1 grabbed the Quaffle right off the bat and gained possession. She made her way towards the Gryffindor goal and passed the Quaffle to one of her teammates.

RavieChaser2:
RavieChaser2 caught the Quaffle and made her way to the goal. The Gryffie keeper was looking fiercely at her and she threw the Quaffle to another teammate who was closer to the goal hoops.

((Keeper could “deflect” here. Ex. GryffieKeeper saw the chasers entering the scoring zone and intercepted the Quaffle. He then passed it to one of the Gryffindor chasers down field (THIS WOULD NOT COUNT AS A PASS) This is the ONLY time a Keeper can deflect - any time after the second pass but BEFORE a goal is scored.))

RavieChaser1:
She caught the Quaffle again and scored.


OTHER RULES:

Keepers passing DOES NOT count towards goals.

POSSESSION: After a goal is made, the first team whose chaser posts has possession.

POSSESSION: A team possesses the quaffle UNTIL the player with the quaffle is hit by a bludger, or they attempt a score. So the only players that can cause change of possession are beaters and keepers.

IF YOU ARE HIT BY A BLUDGER - You must wait until three posts have been made.

BEATERS

Beaters can post at any time, but must specify which character they are aiming a bludger at. They can aim a bludger at any character.

To avoid a bludger, another player must post DIRECTLY after the beater who aimed the bludger at them.

GryffieBeater:
He saw the Ravenclaw chasers headed towards the goals and aimed a bludger right at RavieChaser1.

RavieChaser1:
RavieChaser1 saw the bludger headed her way and swerved out of its path.

If someone else had posted before the Chaser whom the bludger was aimed at, that chaser would be unable to post for three (3) posts. The same is applicable for other players who have bludgers aimed at them.

STRATEGY : If a bludger is aimed at someone on your team, DON'T POST! They need to post first to avoid the bludger! But, if the bludger is aimed at the opposite team's members, POST QUICK! If you can post before them, they will be hit by the bludger.

IF YOU ARE HIT BY A BLUDGER - You must wait until three posts have been made.

STRATEGY : Let's say there are two Chasers on and their Keeper gets hit by a bludger. Post together until there are three posts - then your Keeper will be revived.

SEEKERS

Seekers: The referee will be announcing when the Snitch has been spotted. Seekers must post once as following the snitch and once as catching the snitch. There must be ONLY ONE (1) post between the seeker spotting the snitch and the seeker catching the snitch. So, if your team is playing and the snitch is spotted by your rival team and your seeker is not online, you should post and have another team member post as well so that there are two posts after the spotting.

Ex.

Ref: The snitch is centerfield, just above one of the viewing boxes.

GryffieKeeper posts.

GryffieChaser posts.

RavieChaser posts.

RavieSeeker spots the snitch!

GryffieBeater posts. (If the RavieSeeker was fast enough, he/she could post after this and 'catch' the snitch)

GryffieKeeper posts.

RavieSeeker looses sight of the snitch.

If you are posting solely as a function of blocking the snitch, you don't have to take an action (passing the quaffle, hitting a bludger). You can just RP as watching the seeker, zooming around, drooling, whatever.

ANY PLAYER can post to effect snitch catching.

WHAT THE REF DOES:

The referee will announce the beginning of the game and release the Quidditch Balls. After that, possession of the Quaffle goes to whichever team’s chaser posts first.

The referee will announce when the snitch is available for catching.

The referee will insure that integrity and fairness is maintained throughout the game.

The referee may issue penalties for dirty play/illegal moves. For examples of rough play or illegal moves, please see Quidditch Through the Ages.

YOU ABSOLUTELY CANNOT SIGN ON AS ONE OF YOUR TEAM MATES. Sharing passwords is NOT allowed. I had a game once where a seeker wasn't online when the snitch was available, so a chaser signed in under the seekers name and caught the snitch. DO NOT DO THIS. I HAVE METHODS AND I WILL CATCH YOU AND YOU WILL BE FORCED TO FORFEIT THE GAME. No exceptions. Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated.

OTHER
Once you've read and understood the rules, you can see there actually is quite a bit of strategy to be had here. The key in this type of quidditch is working TOGETHER - a lot of the time, the game depends on when people post.

Multiple characters are not allowed (sorry, but since the actions of each player effect all other characters, it would be impossible to maintain fairness when someone has a player on each team). There is one exception - if you play a beater or keeper and you would also like to apply to be a referee, that is permitted.

Quidditch players should be active on the site! If you are not active, you will be of no use to your team.