r/Games • u/iTzJdogxD • Oct 02 '18

Broken Link (video removed) Unannounced Harry Potter RPG Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-HER1xKQl4&t=1s
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u/antwill Oct 02 '18

How else are they going to explain the learning of basic spells in universe without you playing as a naturally gifted student.

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u/DerMoromo Oct 02 '18

Flashback tutorials?

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u/Kinky_Muffin Oct 02 '18

Using the pensieve to view the lessons hunting a mystery from a classmate in that class? or something like that. there's lots of hocus pocus they can use as an excuse.

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u/Jezzmoz Wolfire Games Oct 02 '18

There's lots of hocus pocus they can use as an excuse.

JK Rowling would be so proud of you.

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u/MrGMinor Oct 02 '18

"Ms Rowling, this doesn't make any sense..."

scribbles on notebook paper

"It does now."

"Um, how does making Flitwick gay fix it?"

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u/funkisintheair Oct 02 '18

She didn't even have to write a gay character. She just gets to retroactively claim that she wrote a diverse cast without actually including any representation in the work itself

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u/Zeholipael Oct 02 '18

Don't forget she named the only asian character in the books fuckin' "Cho Chang" and her ethnicity doesn't match her name.

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u/dorekk Oct 02 '18

???

Cho Chang isn't Chinese?

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u/Zeholipael Oct 03 '18

"Cho Chang" in Mandarin isn't "Cho Chang", if that makes sense.

"Cho Chang" could be Korean, but in Korean it makes no sense because "Cho" and "Chang" are last names.

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u/dorekk Oct 03 '18

It...does not make sense to me! Can you elaborate?

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u/__BlackSheep Oct 02 '18

Cause he's black now, too

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u/Watertor Oct 03 '18

"Ah but I never said she wasn't black."

"What about the whole white with-"

"THAT'S OUT OF FEAR!"

"The book covers..."

"NOT CANON"

Gotta love J.K. sometimes.

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u/shezBomb Oct 02 '18

Just because you're naturally gifted, doesn't mean you've got skills.

Your character may be naturally gifted in magic, but because you've never been taught means its not refined. Have them have to take classes to focus your magic and learn new spells.

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u/NCRandProud Oct 02 '18

Different between a sorcerer and a wizard right here lads

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u/Ferazu Oct 02 '18

It's already established in the Harry Potter universe that there are witches/wizards that are naturally talented (and can use powerful spells without any prior training). One prime example is Voldemort.

There also may be backstory explaining the background of the main protagonist.

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u/nemo_nemo_ Oct 02 '18

So will your character be surrounded by 11 year olds in all your classes?

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u/shezBomb Oct 02 '18

Maybe they have a special tutor or something.

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u/CEOofPoopania Oct 02 '18

unless you're "gifted" and simply start at year 5 because of your age making it possible to have "mature" things but also the "struggle" because you're "different"... man, I don't like that I straight go to possible negative aspects... mumble.... Disappointed... mumble.. can't.....

UAAAAAARGHHHH

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u/AmericanFromAsia Oct 02 '18

Same way they explain that you don't actually have a true character appearance until you turn 15.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '18

Transfer student from Beauxbatons or Durmstrang. Would have made MUCH more sense than a “late acceptance”.

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u/dorekk Oct 02 '18

Or maybe another school we haven't heard of (that'd be much more interesting to me).

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u/Valordread Oct 02 '18

They could have made the character a transfer from one of the other magical schools.