Hi, everyone! We sincerely hope each and every one of you are doing well. We come bearing some big news, and we really appreciate your attention. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please let us know! We’re here for you.
First of all, we want to thank you. Really, thank you. New Radicals has been a thriving, inclusive RPG since August 2015, and we are humbly in your gratitude. We wouldn’t be here without our wonderful players, both past and present. As a group, we’ve written so many compelling stories – stories about love, loss, justice, hope, tragedy, and hilarity. It’s hard to believe we’ve come this far, but we have. We admins are so proud of you. We’re so proud of New Radicals.
Therefore, this message certainly isn’t an easy one to relay. We love this group, and we don’t want anyone sad.
After much deliberation, we have decided to close New Radicals.
Please know this has nothing to do with any of you, nor the writing you’ve done. Everyone here is wonderful, and the dash is always dynamic and welcoming. However, we feel the overarching plot of this RPG is coming to a close. When we three admins first sought to create a Harry Potter Next Generation RP, we immediately knew we wanted something innovative. No war, nor the return of Voldemort. We wanted something deep and meaningful, yet still lighthearted. We designed New Radical’s plot to parallel the many social justice issues surrounding our present lives, and we believe every player here took this to heart. We never thought a plot surrounding Squibs would become beloved by so many of you, and we’re endlessly flattered that all of you chose New Radicals.
The good news is that we’re not closing immediately! For the next couple of weeks, feel free to continue roleplaying as you normally would. We are still accepting applications thought midnight EST on this Sunday, November 20th. We still have a couple of events planned to make sure we go out in style (a Hogsmeade Weekend planned for this weekend, for starters). Use this time to go wild and play out all those plots you’ve hesitated to play out before. Let your characters be as dramatic as they want to be. Let them make that dumb mistake you’ve always talked them out of before. Let them confess their feelings to their longtime crush. Whatever you’ve put off, the next couple of weeks are your time to do it.
On the first weekend of December, we have a special final event planned. More details will be released closer to that weekend, but we don’t want to send you off with any less than all the fun and excitement that all of you deserve! On Sunday, December 4th, we will be closing the New Radicals main.
What you do after that is up to you! If you want to keep using these blogs to play with your fellow New Radicals members, feel free to do so! The three of us are pretty deeply invested in these characters after over year of playing them, and we’re sure all of you are too. The one thing we do ask is that you don’t take your characters to another group without receiving permission from us first. Just shoot a message to the main, and one of us will get back to you.
We know that this is a difficult message to read and process (not to mention jam-packed with a lot of information), so if you have any questions, concerns, comments, etc. that you would like addressed, we’ll be keeping a hawk’s eye on the inbox for the next couple of weeks as we prepare to shut this operation down. Please dont’ hesitate to reach out to us, no matter how large or small your concern. We’ve been here to help with everything thus far, and this won’t be any different.
Thank you again to everyone who has made the past fifteen months here at New Radicals unforgettable! We can’t wait to make our big finale just as memorable and exciting with all of you over the next few weeks.
