NEWBIE GUIDE

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Welcome to Charming! Charming is a Victorian Era Harry Potter roleplay set in the city of Hogsmeade as well as at Hogwarts. Our storyline is constantly being developed by the players and characters. We strive to be a mature, friendly and drama-free community. Enjoy your stay - hopefully it'll be a long one! Below, there are five simple steps for you to follow to get the best joining experience possible. If you have any questions or need any help at all, the staff is happy to help.

1) INFORMATIONAL TOPICS

First off, you'll need to read through our information topics located in the About Us forum in order to get a good understanding of how we're molding Harry Potter and the Victorian era together, as well as unique aspects about Charming. The important links are as follows:

— Our Mission
— Plot
— Victorian Wizarding
— Map
— FAQ
— Timeline of Events
— Rules
— Historical Realism + Consequences
If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the Cbox or the Guest Help Forum.

2) REGISTERING

Once you've decided what kind of character you'd like to make, you can register with your character's first and last name (properly capitalized, please.) For a helpful list of Victorian first names you can click here and an extensive list of Victorian last names, click here. If you need inspiration, you can also go to our Character Development forum and view our available canons, wanted characters, playbys, occupations and more.

3) JOINING US

The next stop is to go to our Application forum and fill out a joining application using one of the templates provided. One is doHTML and the other is BBCode. They should be posted in the main forum. Your application should be responded to within 48 hours. For a quick way to get an accepted application, follow the guidelines provided in the first post of the template thread.

VOILA!

And you're done! Congrats and happy posting! Be sure to check out the Links to Everything You Could Ever Possibly Need thread for more help!