About Absit Omen

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About Absit Omen
Code of Conduct
Cast of Characters
How to Join
How to Get Involved
How to Use the Wiki

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Character Creation
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Role-Playing
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Pirate AU How-To
Pirate AU

I want to expand on my character...
Biography Writing Tips
Families
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Roleplay Etiquette
AO Writing Challenges

I want to do more plotting
Plot Development Forum
"I Need You" Thread
Write for the Daily Prophet

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Absit Omen News
Fortnight Fliers
Daily Prophet and Other Papers

About Absit Omen

Setting: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, created by J.K. Rowling
Date: 2012; Post Deathly-Hallows, Pre-Epilogue
Role-Play Style: Forum-based, account-per-character
Writing Style: Limited third person, past tense
Level: Some experience recommended, ages 13+
Content Rating:
Timeline: Generally we advance forward one in-character month every eight to ten real-time weeks.
Membership: Approximately 20 active members and 215 active characters (May 2019)

Learn About AO Plots

The Daily Prophet and Other Papers: These articles provide a report of major events involving our characters.
The AO Lexicon: The wiki we use to keep track of everything.
Major Events Timeline: A summary of the biggest events before and during Absit Omen's timeline.
Fortnight Fliers: These fliers contain plot summaries that explain bit by bit what has happened in the game, with links to threads.

What's Happening Now?

The Meteor Has Landed! The Department of Mysteries tracked and intercepted a mysterious object from space. Beware - investigators will soon find the sphere has something horrifying in store.Plot page

Magical Measles - Why Won't My Wand Work? Another side effect of the meteor is the spread of a magical malady that renders a wix unable to perform magic. Fantastic. Plot page

Cold Moon - Terror under the full moon Pureblood extremists have begun a campaign of terror to destabilize the Ministry of Magic and wreck havok on the muggle and magical population of London and beyond. Have orchestrated werewolf attacks become the norm? Plot page

There is so much more happening on AO than what is listed here! Our Lexicon is especially useful but please do have a wander and feel free to engage with other members in the Plot Development board or our Discord server..

Absit Omen: Let there be no evil here.

Mission Statement

Absit Omen was created for the purpose of bringing together a community of cooperative role-players. The volunteer staff, boards, wiki, resources, and all policies are in place to facilitate good and fun role-playing. Learn about Absit Omen Harry Potter RPG's history.