luceti | Applications

Status: CLOSED

A SPECIAL NOTE, PLEASE READ: Due to Luceti entering the end of its plot, officially (DETAILS HERE), applications are open all the time. If we receive a sudden inexplicable spike in apps this might change, but that is unexpected.

Previously played characters can return for the endgame using the basic application at the bottom of the post. We will allow canon-updates of characters using the same application, just label the app appropriately.

PLEASE READ THE RULES BEFORE APPLYING! Especially the last few, as they establish what characters can or cannot be accepted.

The old application posts can be found on Livejournal, using the Applications tag.

Here's the application. Copy and paste the text box info into a comment and fill it out. You must apply with the following format, otherwise your application will not be accepted.

FANDOM CHARACTERS

PLAYER

Name: (This is your nickname, or whatever you wish to be called)
Journal Username: 
E-mail:
AIM/PLURK: 
Current Characters at Luceti: (If you already have characters at this roleplay, list their names and journals here. If you're a newcomer, state N/A.)

CHARACTER

Name:
Canon: 
Gender:
Age:
Wing Color:

Canon Point: (This is your character’s most recent moment in canon before they arrive in Luceti. Please try to be as specific as possible, providing what chapter, episode, or issue they’re from when possible.) 
Canon Point Explanation: (Please also provide a brief explanation of why you have selected this canon point. It needn’t be a massive justification; we consider this a way for you to ‘show your work’ and show us the careful thought you’ve put into the application. A simple ‘this is the end/most recent point available for my character’s storyline’, for example, would suffice.) 
History: (If you prefer, you may link to an outside source, such as Wikipedia, a pre-existing written biography, or an official site.)

Personality: (Please consider here things such as habits, likes and dislikes, thought patterns, experiences and so on. This section should be fairly detailed!)

Strengths (Provide canon examples and include special powers/abilities as necessary. You may combine sections as needed, but remember to always be thorough.)
<dd>Physical:
Mental:
Emotional:
</dd>

Weaknesses ( Provide canon examples and include special powers/abilities as necessary. You may combine sections as needed, but remember to always be thorough.)
<dd>Physical:
Mental:
Emotional:
</dd>

Anything else?: (This section is *not* mandatory; however, if there is anything left you would like note that has not been covered in the rest of the application, you may do so here. This is a good place to touch base with us on any specialized items your character may show up with, any pets they may receive early on, or anything else you would like to run by us.)

SAMPLES (ALL SAMPLES MUST BE SET IN THE LUCETIVERSE)

First Person: (Must be ten *complete* sentences or longer. This does *not* include action text, though you may include action as well. Only the spoken dialogue will be counted. If you can, please refrain from giving us a generic arrival post. They make it difficult to judge voice and are one of the most frequent reasons revisions are requested.

Alternatively, we encourage you to instead link to a recent thread or a post from the Training Wings community/Test Drive Meme.

If you feel that a first person sample is daunting because the character is not talkative, you may request an IC Q&A. )

Third Person: (300 words minimum. Remember to write using proper grammar, verb tenses, and paragraphs.)

Confused? HERE is a quick explanation of how to fill out our fandom applications.

ORIGINAL CHARACTERS

PLAYER

Name (This is your nickname, or whatever you wish to be called):
Journal Username:
E-mail:
AIM/PLURK:
Current Characters at Luceti: (If you already have characters at this roleplay, list their names/and journals here. If you're a newcomer, state N/A.)

CHARACTER

Name:
Gender:
Age:
Wing Color:
Physical Appearance: (Link a picture or provide descriptive text)

World History: (Describe the world where they live. If it’s like our world, describe what’s different, if anything. If they’re from a point in our history, be sure to note when and where. This is also a good opportunity to explore the social pressures, expectations, and assumptions of their setting. For more fantastical worlds, this is where you do your world building.)

Personal History: (Please be thorough! What shaped them into what they are today? What inspired them? Motivated them? What was their childhood like? Or their first love? Obviously, not everyone has the same personal history so use this as an opportunity to tell us about your character’s unique life experience.)

Personality: (Please consider here things such as habits, likes and dislikes, thought patterns, experiences and so on. This section should be fairly detailed!)

Strengths (Provide canon examples and include special powers/abilities as necessary. You may combine sections as needed, but remember to always be thorough.)
Physical:
Mental:
Emotional:
</dd>

Special Powers/Abilities: (Although the above sections will have touched upon any powers or abilities your character possesses, consider this the place to provide us with an inventory. If a power or an ability does not appear on this app, it will not be available to the character in Luceti without first discussing it with a mod. If your character has no powers or abilities, put N/A.) 
Anything else?: (This section is *not* mandatory; however, if there is anything left you would like note that has not been covered in the rest of the application, you may do so here. This is a good place to touch base with us on any specialized items your character may show up with, any pets they may receive early on, or anything else you would like to run by us.)

SAMPLES (ALL SAMPLES MUST BE SET IN THE LUCETIVERSE)

Alternatively, we encourage you to instead link to a recent thread or a post from the Training Wings community/Test Drive Meme.

If you feel that a first person sample is daunting because the character is not talkative, you may request an IC Q&A. )

Third Person: (300 words minimum. Remember to write using proper grammar, verb tenses, and paragraphs.)

Confused? HERE is a quick explanation of how to fill out our OC applications.

You may link to threads on the

trainingwings community for your first person samples, as long as the thread in question is no older than three months. The thread or post must still have at least ten lines of dialog from your character to be considered.

HERE is a word-counting tool to check your 3rd person samples.

If a mod does not accept your app right away, please be patient. We all have our own personal and busy lives to attend to, and there might be a period of time when it might take us days to get to the applications. There is also the possibility that we do not know the canon you are applying for, and we need time to study it. So please be patient and we will work as fast as we can to get you an answer. If it has been a week with no word, please feel free to message Akai (guynophobic) or Kath (so moe you died) on AIM, or email them at their respective email addresses found in the

luceti profile page or here at the Resource/Link Directory.

Note: Applications are not always processed in the order they are received, due to the way they are divvied up between the moderators. If your application has been skipped, do not fret. Another mod will be getting to it soon enough. Additionally, you now have ONE WEEK to complete revision requests and Q&A's. You will be reminded of this deadline three days before it's up. After that week has passed, your application will no longer be considered for the current round. We apologize, but please be patient with us!

A note for applying here on Dreamwidth: Due to the character count limit being higher on DW, it might be tempting to toss the whole thing in one comment and leave it. However, we ask that you split the application up into at least two comments- the first containing your player information and (if you want) basic character info, the rest in another comment (or more, if you wish). This is to avoid having entire applications spanning the page and making it huge.

Splitting them up will make it easier for mods to process the applications. Thank you!

RETURNING CHARACTER APPLICATIONS:

As noted above, if you are either:
a) a previous/current player bringing back a character played here before
b) a current player with a current character wanting to canon-update

Here is the short-form application you can use.

RULES FOR RETURNING CHARACTERS:

1) The character must have been played in Luceti BY YOU at some time in the past.
2) The character must not currently be played by anyone else.
3) The application must be accepted by a mod as per usual before the character can ICly return to the game.

If you have questions about this app (it's very much a beta right now, this is the first time we've done this!) please use the contact methods above.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Strengths

Physical:
Most of his artes and skills are sword-based and personal-status-boosters. Guy's specialty is fighting in the Sigmund-style of swordsmanship, relying on his agility, flexibility, and the speed of his attacks as his main strength. He fights without a shield, focusing on quick, repeated combos rather than stronger single blows. He is also a strong swimmer, certified for maritime rescue and an absolute natural in the water.

Mental:
Between his natural talents for fontech and the care he's had to give for Luke and his household, Guy's shown himself to be smart, logical, good with his hands, and rather clever. It's nothing incredible, but he is rather street-smart and possesses a large amount of local knowledge that he never hesitates to share with those around him. He is not naive in the slightest and can stand his own when it comes to understanding even complicated conversations. What he learns, he remembers, and he remembers incredibly well. What he does not know, he is quick to hunt out and commit to memory. It's no surprise he's asked to explain so often.

Emotional:
Here lies a man with the patience of a saint. His more logical line of thinking, coupled with his personal restraints, give Guy a very good handle on his emotions. He is slow to anger, quick to turn a situation to a positive light, and does not let intense feelings such as grief weigh him down from helping others. Rarely does he make a decision without thinking it over first - he is keenly aware of how dangerous kneejerk reactions can be, and prefers not to let himself be guided by them. As much as he can help it, anyways.

Weaknesses

Physical:
Although he has skills with a sword, Guy has never been trained as a professional fighter, and therefore doesn't have the physical limits of someone with more field experience. He can maintain an advantage with his agility depending on the situation, but he still lacks the power or snap that even a young soldier might possess, and could easily be taken out if it were simply a comparison of brute strength.

Mental:
The gynophobia, as explained above, is one of his biggest mental issues. Even with a possiblity of personal recovery, the triggers of his fear often override any determination he might have. Lacking a formal education, he is not incredibly booksmart, knowing the basics to exist but not much else that he couldn't learn from others or from eavesdropping on Luke's childhood lessons. He also tends to put up with quite a bit more than he should, letting himself get pulled around and caught up in a bunch of tasks without putting his foot down. He may not see it as a weakness, but it has a definite affect on his personal assertiveness.

Emotional:
Most of his emotional blocks are explained above. Guy has issues with bottling up instead of being honest, with holding grudges and inward desires of retribution despite attempts to move on, and with restraint when his emotions do hit a breaking point. Even though he keeps himself under control until the bitter end, Guy's coping methods for extreme personal stress or grief are poor. Anger management is not something he has a good grasp on when his circumstances are tested beyond what he feels he can still control – he lets feelings stay tucked away and bottle up until the point of bursting, often resulting in him lashing out in anger and giving in to moments of irrational thinking when he finds himself in personally intense situations – the strongest instance, for example, being his confrontation with Luke right before the events of Tower of Rem. In normal instances, Guy would shove Luke's ideas off as foolish, or try to get him to talk about something else, focusing Luke back on their mission rather than whatever insecurities might run through his head. The dire stakes of the situation, however, as well as how suddenly the idea of Luke's death was pushed upon everyone, forces Guy's temper out as he yells at Jade, and later at Luke, trying to convince Luke to value his own life, even stating for a moment that Luke's life is more important than removing the miasma that threatens to kill the rest of the world. It's a strong contrast to his normal methods of processing, but it shows that, for all his hiding and smiling and attempts to show otherwise on the outside, Guy is not always as jaded or strong as he lets on.

Anything else?: I'd like him to retain his memories from his last stay here (March - July 2012) - not sure what your policy is on that in regards to how fast those memories might come back.

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