History RolePlay / WizardsVsMuggles

* TeensAreShort: Played straight with Lita, who is shorter than all the commandos, Chess, Jay, Jamie, and Karla, and Charmdrummer, and Neville, and his wife...and Hermione... and the Malfoys...

* ItsRainingMen: Lita tries teleporting on the basis of a satellite picture with only a cushioning charm. It ended [[HumiliationConga poorly]].

%%* KillEmAll: One of the two main viewpoints on what to do about the wizards should the muggles win.

''Wizards vs Muggles'', referred to in its discussion thread as ''Creator/TomClancy's Franchise/HarryPotter and the Muggle War'' (which should give you a rough idea of the style), is a forum RP hosted on the Wiki/TVTropes forum, started by @/HungryJoe and [=GMed=] by @/SabresEdge. Set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' continuity, it features the breaking of the {{Masquerade}} and the global war that follows, as well as two paramilitary teams on either side that struggle to survive. As if that weren't enough, mysterious creatures start showing up as part of its crossover with ''RolePlay/KingdomHeartsTwilightOfTheStars'', adding a whole new dimension to the conflict.

[[caption-width-right:267: A fraction of the cast. [[labelnote:Right-to-left, top-to-bottom:]] Geno Hardiman, Paxton Nott, James Damon, Hector Marez, [[LackOfEmpathy Jakob Elsritter]], Jack Green, Le Blanc, Amanda Hewlett, Nobby Flint, Hermione Weasley nee Granger, Jamie Thatcher, [[VideoGame/ModernWarfare Capt. Price]], Dolores Umbridge, Inquisitor Gregory Goyle, Neville Longbottom, Sinclain Wolf, Ruadhrí O'Connel, [[IHaveManyNames Arkady Ivanovich Serov]], Jay Bell Hood, [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy Kingsley Shacklebolt]], Alex Fields, [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Karla]], [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Erik]] [[ShoutOut Alzey]], [[OnlyOneName Charmdrummer]], [[CombatMedic Olivia Browning]], Bob Ritter, Lita [[TeenGenius Garza]], Chess, Warren Peace, and Arthur Clark.[[/labelnote]]]]

[[caption-width-right:267: [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters A fraction of the cast.]] [[labelnote:Right-to-left, top-to-bottom:]] Geno Hardiman, Paxton Nott, James Damon, Hector Marez, [[LackOfEmpathy Jakob Elsritter]], Jack Green, Le Blanc, Amanda Hewlett, Nobby Flint, Hermione Weasley nee Granger, Jamie Thatcher, [[VideoGame/ModernWarfare Capt. Price]], Dolores Umbridge, Inquisitor Gregory Goyle, Neville Longbottom, Sinclain Wolf, Ruadhrí O'Connel, [[IHaveManyNames Arkady Ivanovich Serov]], Jay Bell Hood, [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy Kingsley Shacklebolt]], Alex Fields, [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Karla]], [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Erik]] [[ShoutOut Alzey]], [[OnlyOneName Charmdrummer]], [[CombatMedic Olivia Browning]], Bob Ritter, Lita [[TeenGenius Garza]], Chess, Warren Peace, and Arthur Clark.[[/labelnote]]]]

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: In addition to the [=PCs=], practically every new mission introduces a bevy of new characters. This is a good way of loading and firing [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Guns]]. [[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1RYAdoZ5gmtaFh0dEtlRVNJRHM Here's]] an extended version of the cast.

* ShoutOut: ''Lots''. For one, Rainbow exists and occasionally interacts with Unicorn, and most if not all of the named [=NPCs=] are [[VideoGame/RainbowSix shout-outs]] [[Literature/TheQuestForKarla to]] [[Film/{{Avatar}} existing]] [[Literature/ClearAndPresentDanger characters]] [[Literature/RedStormRising in]] [[Literature/TheLaundryFiles other]] [[Webcomic/SkinHorse media]]. In addition, characters, themes, and events from the ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare''-verse are regularly mentioned, though CanonWelding the worlds together has been recognized as difficult if not impossible.

[[caption-width-right:267: [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters A fraction of the cast.]] Right-to-left, top-to-bottom: Geno Hardiman, Paxton Nott, James Damon, Hector Marez, [[LackOfEmpathy Jakob Elsritter]], Jack Green, Le Blanc, Amanda Hewlett, Nobby Flint, Hermione Weasley nee Granger, Jamie Thatcher, [[VideoGame/ModernWarfare Capt. Price]], Dolores Umbridge, Inquisitor Gregory Goyle, Neville Longbottom, Sinclain Wolf, Ruadhrí O'Connel, [[IHaveManyNames Arkady Ivanovich Serov]], Jay Bell Hood, [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy Kingsley Shacklebolt]], Alex Fields, [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Karla]], [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Erik]] [[ShoutOut Alzey]], [[OnlyOneName Charmdrummer]], [[CombatMedic Olivia Browning]], Bob Ritter, Lita [[TeenGenius Garza]], Chess, Warren Peace, and Arthur Clark.]]

''Wizards vs Muggles'', referred to in its discussion thread as ''Creator/TomClancy's Franchise/HarryPotter and the Muggle War'' (which should give you a rough idea of the style), is a forum RP hosted on the Wiki/TVTropes forum, started by @/HungryJoe and [=GMed=] by @/SabresEdge. Set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in the Franchise/HarryPotter continuity, it features the breaking of the {{Masquerade}} and the global war that follows, as well as two paramilitary teams on either side that struggle to survive. As if that weren't enough, mysterious creatures start showing up as part of its crossover with ''RolePlay/KingdomHeartsTwilightOfTheStars'', adding a whole new dimension to the conflict.

The signup is [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14228428640A95510200&page=1#1 here]]; the RP is [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=12926194470A15322500 here]]; discussion, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=12924428110A55412300 here]]. The interlude can be found [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13749845200A06445100&page=1#1 here]].

!!Tropes in this game include:

* ActionGirl: in addition to most of the female [=PCs=], there are at least two female gunship crew members: [[ShoutOut Trudy Chacon]] flies Chinooks, and [[ShoutOut Francie Montaigne]] copilots the Wombat gunship.

* AnachronicOrder: a necessity, and a major headache, when the two sets of missions don't synch up perfectly in time.

* BigDamnGunship: an [[CoolPlane MC-130W Dragon Spear]] is instrumental in helping Unicorn HoldTheLine in mission two, although its effectiveness is limited by storm clouds.

* BlackHelicopter: to some extent. Though helicopter rides for the commandos are common, they are mostly ordinary military or police helicopters. The one time Stealth Hawks appeared, it was in a training mission; they were taken away before they could be deployed in earnest.
* {{Crossover}}: the boys and girls of ''RolePlay/KingdomHeartsTwilightOfTheStars'' were in the midst of a visit to this world as well.
%%* ChekhovsArmoury: repeatedly lampshaded OOC.
%%* CloakAndDagger.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: there's a rather different feel between Hungry Joe's tenure as GM and the current one.
* EnemyMine: the Romanian mission saw cooperation between wizards and muggles against a common enemy. [[VideoGame/ModernWarfare "The enemy of my enemy"]] became close to being ArcWords.
* GambitPileup: Romania. There are four factions there already before the crossover elements and the players arrive.
* GreyAndGrayMorality: The campaign is going to try to go this way, as both the Muggle countries and the Wizarding Ministries of Magic resort to more and more cynical methods to achieve victory.
* GunPorn: the Unicorn players are usually quite specific about their weapon types and specifications. It helps that that the [[@/SabresEdge GM]] is a military buff.
* HighAltitudeBattle: the first "exciting" event to occur is an ambush of the commandos' transport by a group of wizards on broomsticks and the escort force of UsefulNotes/RussiansWithRustingRockets, resulting in losses to both sides.
%%* HoldTheLine: the commandos' second battle shaped up into this kind of mission.
%%* HollywoodTactics: [[AvertedTrope will get you killed.]] The GM is quite insistent on that point.

* {{Infodump}}: the GM is fond of occasionally setting down extracts from in-universe documents, whether to provide general background or to lay the groundwork for future missions.

* InterserviceRivalry: the Aurors hate the Ministry of Magic War Department, and the feeling is mutual. Also between the various Muggle factions.

* LiveActionEscortMission: the first Wizard mission involved getting a bunch of schoolkids to King's Cross, and it would've been just fine had not Umbridge showed up...
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: in addition to the [=PCs=], practically every new mission introduces a bevy of new characters. This is a good way of loading and firing [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Guns]]. [[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1RYAdoZ5gmtaFh0dEtlRVNJRHM Here's]] an extended version of the cast.
* MagicalComputer: literally. Memecht is magical version of the [[DieselPunk Memex]], and its name was chosen as sounding [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Turk close to the Turkish Memeht.]]

* MoreDakka: a favored tactic of the Muggle players. And of the wizards too, once they start volley-firing spells.

* MultinationalTeam: both Unicorn/Occulus and the wizard group include members from multiple countries, although both are British-commanded. The Sunshine NPC faction appears to be under more of an independent command, not quite to NGOSuperpower level, but enough to have chartered a merchant ship and to own several helicopters.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[RunningGag the GM's repeated reaction]] after handing [[BoisterousBruiser Chessie]] the [[{{BFG}} KS-23 shotgun.]]
* {{Nerf}}: by common consent, transfiguration was toned down so that a wizard cannot, for example, transfigure a rock into [[EarthShatteringKaboom a chunk of antimatter.]]

* PoorCommunicationKills: as in war, failure to disseminate information can result in problems. For instance, not taking terrain into account when using radios in the mountains.

* MeaningfulRename: the Rainbow/Unicorn joint command has been reorganized and renamed into the [[Literature/TheLaundryFiles Occult Coordination Command Unit Liaison--Unconventional Situations]], or [[FunWithAcronyms OCCULUS]] for short. In-game this was to reflect Unicorn's success in proving the concept and in highlighting their changing role. Out-of-game, it was due to a general desire to avoid any more jokes about [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic "miniature fornicating equines".]]

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: player Faramir's absence for April 2011 kicked-started the Romanian mini-campaign, where [[spoiler:Lita Garza on the wizard side is kidnapped.]]

* RetCon: several were needed to make the RP playable, from fanon adjustments via Rule Zero to the wizards' power (transfiguration in particular was toned down lest somebody summon up a chunk of antimatter); most importantly, the Death Eaters were implied to have gained an ideological foothold that the Order of the Phoenix was unable to eradicate.

* ShoutOut: ''lots''. For one, Rainbow exists and occasionally interacts with Unicorn, and most if not all of the named [=NPCs=] are [[VideoGame/RainbowSix shout-outs]] [[Literature/TheQuestForKarla to]] [[Film/{{Avatar}} existing]] [[Literature/ClearAndPresentDanger characters]] [[Literature/RedStormRising in]] [[Literature/TheLaundryFiles other]] [[Webcomic/SkinHorse media]]. In addition, characters, themes, and events from the ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare''-verse are regularly mentioned, though CanonWelding the worlds together has been recognized as difficult if not impossible.

%%* SpiesInAVan: well, a whole fleet of vans, cars, and light trucks.

* TheSpymaster: Karla for Wizard intelligence, Ritter for the commandos. Sergey works for the Russians. Hermione fulfills this role for another department in the Ministry of Magic, while Word of GM has admitted extreme interest in Dumbledore's role as a spymaster--and [[OlderAndWiser Harry]]'s role as his protege.

%%* TimeSkip: used often between the missions.
%%* TheUnmasquedWorld

* ThinkHappyThoughts: When blindfolded, and handcuffed in a chair. [[EmotionalPowers There's a reason for it:]] Patronus-summoning.

%%* WeAREStrugglingTogether: when InterserviceRivalry gets particularly intense.

%%* YouAllMeetInAnInn: The Wizard Team.

''Wizards vs Muggles'', referred to in its discussion thread as ''Creator/TomClancy's Franchise/HarryPotter and the Muggle War'' (which should give you a rough idea of the style), is an ongoing forum RP hosted on the Wiki/TVTropes fora, started by @/HungryJoe and currently [=GMed=] by @/SabresEdge. Set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in the Franchise/HarryPotter continuity, it features the breaking of the {{Masquerade}} and the global war that follows, as well as two paramilitary teams on either side that struggle to survive. As if that weren't enough, mysterious creatures start showing up as part of its crossover with ''RolePlay/KingdomHeartsTwilightOfTheStars'', adding a whole new dimension to the conflict.

* AnimalsHateHim: An InformedFlaw of Lita's.
* BadassNormal: Everyone main character who isn't a wizard seems to be this.

* ChekhovsArmoury: repeatedly lampshaded OOC.
* CloakAndDagger.

* GreyAndGrayMorality: WordOfGod confirms that the campaign is going to try to go this way, as both the Muggle countries and the Wizarding Ministries of Magic resort to more and more cynical methods to achieve victory.

* HoldTheLine: the commandos' second battle shaped up into this kind of mission.
* HollywoodTactics: [[AvertedTrope will get you killed.]] The GM is quite insistent on that point.

* {{Infodump}}[=/=]LiteraryAgentHypothesis: the GM is fond of occasionally setting down extracts from in-universe documents, whether to provide general background or to lay the groundwork for future missions.
* IntrepidReporter: Luna Lovegood shows up in this role for the second mission.

* IronWoobie: Czesława.

* KillEmAll: One of the two main viewpoints on what to do about the wizards should the muggles win.
* LadyOfWar: Karla, or so it seems.
* LiveActionEscortMission: the first Wizard mission involved getting a bunch of schoolkids to King's Cross, and it would've been just fine had not [[ExecutiveMeddling Umbridge]] showed up...

* MuggleBornOfMages: Warren Peace. Shhh.

** She got detentions very often despite having been a great student in-class because of things she did out of class.
*** Most of the details are currently classified.

* [[MeaningfulRename Questionably Meaningful Rename]]: the Rainbow/Unicorn joint command has been reorganized and renamed into the [[Literature/TheLaundryFiles Occult Coordination Command Unit Liaison--Unconventional Situations]], or [[FunWithAcronyms OCCULUS]] for short. In-game this was to reflect Unicorn's success in proving the concept and in highlighting their changing role. Out-of-game, it was due to a general desire to avoid any more jokes about [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic "miniature fornicating equines".]]
* RagTagBunchOfMisfits: The Wizard Team at least.

* RecklessPacifist: Lita's turning more and more into this.

* ResignationsNotAccepted.

* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Everyone seems to think this of Lita, the youngest member of the [=PCs=].
* SpiesInAVan: well, a whole fleet of vans, cars, and light trucks.

* TheSpymaster: Karla for Wizard intelligence, Ritter for the commandos. Sergey works for the Russians. Hermione fulfills this role for another department in the Ministry of Magic, while [[WordOfGod Word of GM]] has admitted extreme interest in Dumbledore's role as a spymaster--and [[OlderAndWiser Harry]]'s role as his protege.

* TimeSkip: used often between the missions.
* TheUnmasquedWorld
* TheWoobie: Some seem to think of Lita as either this, or the ButtMonkey.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Lita's attitude.

* TuxedoAndMartini: Averted/Subverted. The CIA man, Clark, wears the same combat fatigues as everyone else.
* WeAREStrugglingTogether: when InterserviceRivalry gets particularly intense.

* YouAreInCommandNow: meta example. The [[@/SabresEdge current GM]] took over from [[@/HungryJoe the previous one]], hence the [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness differences in style]].
* YouAllMeetInAnInn: The Wizard Team.

* WebcomicTime: The events in Romania, starting with an infiltration into a police station and ending with the final extraction, canonically took less than twelve hours total. But since it encompassed at least three separate action sequences (including the StormingTheCastle scene, which had to be coordinated with actual maps and a company-sized [[RussiansWithRustingRockets Motor-Rifle group]]), lots of intrigue, and the crossover event to boot -- it spanned approximately five months' worth of roleplaying. Whew.

* HighAltitudeBattle: the first "exciting" event to occur is an ambush of the commandos' transport by a group of wizards on broomsticks and the escort force of RussiansWithRustingRockets, resulting in losses to both sides.