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thalassino) wrote2012-09-05 03:44 pm
thalassino) wrote2012-09-05 03:44 pm
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◣ Application ◢
Please note that as of July 28th, Vatheon will start working towards end game.
August 31st is the last day for applying. We will no longer open applications after that. Thank you for your consideration.
» Please make sure that you read the rules, and check the reserves before applying. People who do not read the rules will be rejected immediately.
» You are allowed to apply for two characters per application cycle. You may also reserve two characters. We will try to review each application as soon as possible. If longer than a week has passed and you have not heard back anything about your application, please drop us a message.
» Don't lie in your application. Don't copy / paste things from wiki. Keep what you post in your application strictly you. Sure, it's hard to add your own flair to writing history or a personality, but try to keep from summarizing too much. Show us your shine! Plagiarizing another player's application is ground for an immediate rejection.
» If someone has a reserve for a character, and you want to apply for them, you have the choice of either A) challenging the application with one of your own or B) waiting until the reserve expires and then applying/reserving as the character. If you challenge the original reserver, your application will not be reviewed until the original reserver has submitted theirs.
» Currently, the character limit is five characters. Any more is up to the mods, and must be discussed ahead of time with them. You may only apply for two characters from the same canon.
» Keep spamming to a minimum on the applications. Wait until that person is accepted into the game before holding out a conversation on a thread. Comment spamming here makes things cluttered, and a mod may accidentally miss something important. ( But feel free to comment-spam the Reserve page, if you'd like. )
» Please don't skip over any section of the application below.
» Please finish your application before posting. We reserve the right to decline any applications that are still unfinished when we process them.
» When reviewing applications, we take opinions of our members into consideration. If you would like to make a comment about an app that is being decided upon, do not hesitate. Here is where you can leave a comment with what you thought of another app. All comments will be screened for privacy, and the option to be anon will be left on. Do note, player opinions do not decide if an application is accepted or not, but will be taken into consideration.☆ Player - - -
( Player Name ) : A nickname will work. Whatever you would like to be listed as.
( Personal DW ) : Not your character's journal. Your own, just in case one of the mods ever needs to contact you that way.
( Age ) : No players under the age of 15, please!
( Timezone ) : Just for reference sake!
( Other Characters ) : At Vatheon, that is. Please list in the following format.
Character ( Character's Journal ) | Series☆ Character - - -
( Character's Name ) :
( Character's Age ) : There is no set age limit for the characters, and in fact, this is very flexible. So long as your character is mature enough to take care of him or herself and is mature enough for the game, they can be apped! As a basic guideline, think the maturity of someone around the age of 13 or so.
( Series ) :
( Canon Point ) : What part of the story of the series is your character coming in after? Did he or she just die? Did something traumatic just happen? Is it near the end, the beginning, or the middle? Tell us!
( Playability ) : If you are apping your second person for a particular canon, please give us a quick reasoning on why the characters would not be extensively interacting/how you are planning to avoid any playercest issues. If you are not apping from a canon you already play in, please disregard this section.
( History ) : You may provide us with a link to a wiki-page, or something else that will sufficiently give the Community and the mods background on your canon. If you wish to write out the history yourself, you still may do such.
( Personality ) : Probably the most important part of the application! Tell us what your character is like. We're looking for a well-developed analysis of the character. Perhaps between three to five paragraphs, roughly. Feel free to do more or less, however, if you think that better suits you. Most applications will be closer to the three than the five, and that's completely okay!
Just make sure to hit on crucial aspects of that character. What does he or she like? What does he or she hate? What are his or her motives? What parts of your character's past influenced how they are? Does your character act differently in front of different groups of people? Think of these questions as you write. Feel free to go off the page and focus on other questions. The above questions were just to get you thinking.
( Strengths/Weaknesses ) : So tell us! What can your character do well? What is your character weak against? Any cool spells? Good at picking locks? Anything you can think of, put it here.
( Other Important Facts ) : Have something else important to mention about your character that doesn't really fit in anywhere else? Be sure to include it here!
( Sample ) : This can be in first person or third person. There's no limit to your sample post. Just be sure to include your character's voice. Don't just write your character walking around! Be sure to include thoughts, quirks, and anything else that shows us you know your character. How would he or she react to the mark? How would he or she react to waking up some place new? Is he or she still brooding over something? The sample does not have to be set in Vatheon. You may also link to other roleplay threads; just be sure to give us something that shows how you plan to play them and clearly shows their voice! Or feel free to do a few of the above. Whatever you think will best show your characterization.
Please note! If you are linking samples, please make sure that at least one sample is from within the last three months. You are still free to link other samples that are older in addition, if you feel these would help show your ability to play the character, but at least one sample needs to be recent. Thank you.
If you are unable to think of a good starting point for a sample, we collected some prompts of situations that are pretty likely to happen within Vatheon to start you off. You are very welcome to deviate from these prompts or come up with something completely new. This is just something to hopefully help you get started:☆ A new curse has settled upon the city of Vatheon: Suddenly you character realizes they are unable to lie for the duration of a week. How do they react?
☆ What is this? Is that rain? How nice-- wait a minute, is it raining rubber duckies? Seriously?
☆ Suddenly, by the force of Vatheon, an over zealous npc, or even your character's friends playing a joke, your character suddenly finds themselves wearing clothes they otherwise would never wear. What do?
☆ The city of Vatheon is under attack (again). Giant sea-creatures are wrecking the city (again). Time to prepare for battle.
☆ A new plot development has happened and your character has decided to get some more information from one of the NPCs. How do they proceed?
( Questions? Comments? Concerns? ) : Tell us here!
GETTING STARTED: premise ☆ rules ☆ taken ☆ reserves ☆ applications
GAME INFO: faq ☆ the city ☆ the island ☆ nostalgia nook ☆ welcome brochure ☆ information database
OOC INFO: mod contact ☆ player contact ☆ dropping ☆ hiatus ☆ residency
INDEX
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Death the Kid | Soul Eater (Reserved) 1/2
☆ Player - - -
( Player Name ) : dawn
( Personal DW ) :
( Age ) : Reagan was president, okay.
( Timezone ) : Eastern Time (EST)
( Other Characters ) : N/A
☆ Character - - -
( Character's Name ) : Death the Kid
( Character's Age ) : 16???
( Series ) : Soul Eater
( Canon Point ) : Battle on the Moon (Chapter 103).
( Playability ) : N/A
( History ) :
Guess who doesn't feel like writing a hundred chapters worth of history?
( Personality ) :
On first glance, Death the Kid seems poised, refined, more mature and level-headed than his apparent age suggests, and his status as a three-star meister (when other students at Shibusen are often classified one-star) and the son of Death places him apart from his peers. He is exacting, severe and direct, and unlike most (so-inclined) teenagers is much more annoyed than titillated by flirtatious or lascivious behavior – and perhaps because of the things that distinguish him from the other students of Shibusen, he might have discovered how lonely it can be 'at the top' if not for the complimentary relationship he has with his two weapons, the friendships he eventually found in some of his exceptional peers, and the rivalry he has with a brash boy with an inexhaustible drive to beat even a god.
Having grown up with incredible privilege as the son of Death, he's also a spoiled brat who is accustomed to having his way with little (or no) consideration for whether the timing is convenient for others; for example, he has blithely left allies alone on a mission to run a frivolous errand... IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, simply because he could not abide leaving it unfinished, or has stubbornly refused to proceed because circumstances displeased him, requiring his two weapons, Liz and Patti Thompson, to literally drag him around. Although serious (and often to a fault, taking everything a little too seriously, not the least of which his self-assumed duties as the heir of Death), he is still a teenaged boy, indulging in the things that interest him with sparkling enthusiasm, and fearlessly taking on risks only the young and hot-blooded might.
His aloof, mature facade is neatly shattered when you place him in the vicinity of anything of exceptionally symmetrical appearance; he is simply obsessed with it, a perfectionist to a degree truly worthy of classification as a serious case of OCPD (obsessive-compulsive personality disorder). Kid's desire for bilateral symmetry in every aspect of his life is a manifestation of the Madness of Order. When brought to the fore and amplified by the representation of the Madness of Power within the Book of Eibon, he craved a world brought into perfect symmetry through "nothingness"; now that he has found a way to manage and control his insanity, he desires perfect symmetry through balance of all things, and can use his Madness to increase his own spiritual power immensely at will, as a kind of "cool killing intent".
The downside? Kid is easily reduced to a sobbing, inconsolable wreck for such personal crimes as forgetting to fold the end of the toilet paper into a triangle or leaving a picture frame hanging off-center; missions have ended in failure because Kid was distracted by his obsession with symmetry, or something asymmetrical has caused him such personal distress and offense he has veritably exploded with (albeit short-lived) fury.
Death the Kid | Soul Eater (Reserved) 2/2
Strengths
Hand-to-hand combat, ranged combat (guns), organization, skateboarding, athletic (acrobatic feats, some sports), even-tempered (generally), helpful, takes duty seriously (keeps information confidential), supportive of friends and very loyal, fearless.
Weaknesses
Reckless (I mean, who isn't a shounentard in these comics, seriously), not terribly worldly (socially sheltered/gullible/naive), VERY EASILY DISTRACTED, stuck-up rich kid, bilateral symmetry OCD, secretive, intractible, independant, perfectionist/control freak.
( Other Important Facts ) :
Powers and Skills
Shishin Taijutsu - a unique form of martial arts, very peculiar in style, but effective in hand-to-hand combat. So far, he has demonstrated its use in two 'stances', called the Stance of Crime (stressing offensive attacks) and the Stance of Punishment (defense is key).
The Lines of Sanzu - These three white lines usually span around only one side of Kid's head, breaking up the black monotony of his hair. However, as these lines lengthen to wrap around his head and connect in an uninterrupted line (in canon, he has only connected two at once so far) his power increases, allowing him access to stronger powers (like force fields of energy in the shape of a skull, etc.)
Soul Perception - This is the ability to perceive other souls and detect how strong they are, what kind of being it belongs to (such as whether or not it's an animal or human, etc.), and some details about that soul's demeanor (for example, a hot-blooded, fiery-tempered soul might burn like a little ball of fire).
Madness of Law - Kid's obsession with bilateral symmetry is a manifestation of insanity called the Madness of Law; although at one point in time he succumbs to his insanity to the extent of pursuing his idea of a zenith of order in total nothingness, he eventually comes to the conclusion that true order can only be found in a precise balance of all things in existence. When giving himself over to his Madness, Kid gains the ability to connect his Sanzu Lines and greatly increase his physical and spiritual power (so far, he is able to connect two at a time). However, there's a danger in losing himself to his Madness if relied on too heavily.
Shinigami - As the son of Death (and actually, described as a 'fragment' of Death), Kid gains a number of benefits; his body is hardier than humans, resisting (or simply unaffected by) illness, poisons, etc. His recovery time for injuries appears to be extremely accelerated, as he takes a serious beating (pierced/slashed numerous times, then beaten flat) and still manages to pick himself back up to finish off his opponent (and bring down the Egyptian pyramid they were in). Other physical attributes, such as his speed, dexterity, and stamina are superhuman, as he can move so quickly the gesture is unseen by the naked eye, and can teleport short distances (or has such speed that getting from point a to point b happens so fast the human eye cannot perceive it at all). It also appears that he can take the souls of the deceased into himself for safekeeping, as well as a number of his personal items for summoning as he needs them (such as his skateboard, Beelzebub).
( Sample ) :
I have a sample on the dressingroom!
( Questions? Comments? Concerns? ) :
NOPE.
ACCEPTED
☆ Accepted! - - -
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Congratulations again, and we hope you enjoy the swim!