Stopgap: 1. something that fills the place of something else that is lacking; temporary substitute; makeshift: Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
stopgap! is a Harry Potter based random-play community. Unlike other role-playing games this community is structured to allow for short-term character exploration. Players who are interested in participating volunteer for a slot on the character roster. The moderator's then assign a character (preferably one the player has never played before) and players are then responsible for bringing the newly birthed muse to life.
Game play per-genre (trio era, maurauder, future gen) lasts approximately two months. At the end of the two month run we switch to a new cast and game premise. Players have the freedom to take their now fitted characters to an alternative game and/or continuing storylines in private-storyline form.
In theory this rpg is structured to allow for creative writing. It also encourages a place where people can try on new muses without fear of being judged. Friendly players and anyone interested in writing please read on!
CURRENTLY RUNNING: Post-Hogwarts Trio Era 2003 BEGINNING MARCH 1st: MWPP-ERA 1980 1st War