[Actor] Drone414's Actor Application

[Dromui 755]

Minecraft name(s): Drone414

Skype ID: nikoli.araya.bargas

Time zone: Eastern Standard Time; I understand that if there are too many ET members already in a certain area, I could be denied for time zone alone, but I'd like to point out though I'm in Easter Standard Time, I'm active through most other time zones of the day. And on weekends, I'm fully capable of being on all day and whenever needed. My timezone is in no way an issue for me.

Have you ever been banned or received a strike? If so, link the report: I was banned back in around April of 2013 for cybering, when it was a permanent offense. I was allowed back after eight or nine months. The action took place in October/November 2012. Writing this down, though I'm incredibly embarrassed, I can gladly say I am past this point both mentally and emotionally. The banning and initial return to Lord of the Craft has aided in my growth as both a player and a person.

Do you hold / have you held any other staff positions?: At one point I applied to the Application Team, but I realized with how active I am, I could dedicate hours a week to just events alone for the server. Holding myself back to only applications, when I have all this time I feel could be better spent for the entirety of the server, not just new faces on the forums.

What MMORPG/video games have you / do you play? (Past and Present): In the Elder Scrolls game series, I've played the likes of Oblivion and Skyrim (DLC's included). Outside of that, I've played games such as Dishonored, Thief, the Assassins Creed series, and many other fun, parkour RPG's. When I was younger, I also played the Baldur's Gate games series, Dark Alliance I and II. Both of which took place in the Dungeons and Dragon's universe.

What are your characters? Are you willing to sacrifice any to become a Event member?: Since the start of my time on the server up until now, I've had two character. Skale, impure High Elf whom is now practicing dark magic as well as void magic. My other character, being on the opposite side of the moral spectrum, Azel, a Mali'ker whom is working towards becoming a Paladin to atone for his brother's sins. The characters have developed from states of basically nothing and continue to evolve. With that being said, if it is for the better of the team and even more important, the server, I would willingly put both characters to the side for the team and aiding in server roleplay and the plot line in general.

What race / group do you think your events would best cater to? If none in particular, give an example of the type of group that your events would entertain: This is a hard question to answer, to be quite honest. I have studied up on the server lore for awhile and I could quite easily do events for most, if not all players on the server. I don't really see a need to choose just a specific group for events, as all players would love to experience a fun, dynamic event brought to them at random times. Though if I had to choose a certain form of roleplay, I am very knowledgeable on the magic on the server and I am capable of bringing events in magical ways to all players, whether it be a guild of mages, or a group of Oreners interested in burning a heretical witch. All parties and people should be open to planned or dynamic, random events.

What do you believe are key factors for a successful event?:

Participation

No matter how you look at it, if both the event team member and the involved parties aren't participating, confusion can easily take over, turning a great event to a mediocre event. If an event team member were to possibly plan one out in advance or checked OOC with players to make sure they were willing to actually do an event at the time, it would go a long way. Though, it makes random, dynamic events less.... random, it still will ensure participation. With that being said, checking in advance isn't always necessary. If players don't seem to be enjoying themselves, simply end the event quickly and move on. Make sure also to always make an event fun for a majority of the people taking part. If it's not fun for them, they won't walk away with a good experience or memories.
 

Organization

This is one of the more important factors. Though it's hard to place one of others, a properly organized event can go from good to great and eventually to magnificent if all involved are willingly participating and following what was originally planned out. Though not all events can be planned, willing to reorganize ones self (the ET member) and continue going on, keeping a level head and working hard to keep things in order, events will be both amazing and remembered by the players involved.
 

Keep it Dynamic

At times, this will be rather difficult. To some players, they require events to be at random or follow a certain path they'd prefer to be considered 'dynamic' but that doesn't mean an event team member cannot work hard to make events fun, exciting, and full of memories for all those that take part. Non-dynamic events are boring events, that have very little effect on people both in and out of character.
 

Be Respectful and Responsible

All parties in an event must be respectful of what the event team member and others involved are trying to do. Forcing their own opinions/thoughts OOC into roleplay for their own sake, possibly even at the extent of others, is unfair and disrespectful. With that being said, event team members need to be responsible and also realize that the work they do is for others, and must work towards giving other players fun and exciting events.

Overall, an event team member is crucial in events, whether it be for a single person who he just so happened to wander upon, or a great party he decided to throw an surprise event for. If an event team member fails to do so, he does not only fail that group, but also the server. All people have to work hard for fun, exciting roleplay but as a member of the team, you work more towards fun for others, no longer worried about just yourself and your own roleplay.

When was the last time you saw a event?: The Freedom of Ikuras event, ran by Watyll and his cult of people. It was a great, player ran event that was lots of fun.

What strengths could you contribute to the Event Team? Are you knowledgeable in lore or great at organizing?: I am available for many hours of the week, and from past work experience, I have lots of knowledge on organizing and working towards a goal as a member of a team. With that knowledge, organizing an event and working with other team members would be a strength I have. As said earlier in the app, I'm very knowledgeable on the lore as when I'm bored, I tend to open up links to lore and read up. There is a lot to work with that has been forgotten and I'm very excited to do such a thing.

Why do you want to be part of the ET?: There is so much about this server that is amazing, exciting, and just a great thing to experience. With that being said, I wish to give others wonderful memories, exciting and dynamic roleplay, and fun development for both OOC and IC. This to me, is the best way I can give back to this server. Putting in all my available free time into something I love, aiding the community and staff, would be just a fantastic thing to do.

Create three distinct RP scenarios/events based on LOTC lore that you would organize. These are pitches to the Managers and Ouity, not to the community. Note: Not all of the group must be handled at once. Eg: 20+ people via 5 person increments in a dungeon.

 

The Mysterious Chest

Small Event (3 people):

The event would have to be for a group of people already undergoing their own roleplay. It would simply follow a small group of people, whether it being in a household, a dungeon hunt, or even just traveling down a road. During said event, this group would somehow stumble upon a mimic. The point of this event is that it can happen just about anywhere, as long as those nearby are willing to take part. Obviously the ET member in charge of the event (we'll just go with me) would somehow make it known that this little baddy is nearby. Say a sign for example reading:

"A mysterious chest (or other household appliance) seems to have appeared from nowhere."

For those of you who do not know, a mimic is a creature who takes on the form of an object such as a chest, to lure individuals to it. When they touch it, said individual(s) would become stuck to it, as the mimic is a sticky, glob like creature. Once they become aware they are trapped, the mimic would then make itself known, growing tendrils that could possibly form into fists, that it would use to bludgeon it's prey.

Once the mimic has trapped it's prey, the party would somehow have to defeat it. In the case of adventurers, this could be done simply by killing the creature with weapons, or in the case of just household staff or a family, it could be much more interesting. Either way, whoever is taking part in the event, would have to work together to kill or chase away the bane of adventurers. As a reward if able to kill the Mimic, upon dying it will melt away and in it's place would be a chest, filled with a bit of minas (100-200) and a few items (maybe some weapons in the case of an adventuring party, or some jewels).

 

Terror of the Sea

Medium Event (5-10 people)

This event would be for a group of five to ten players, who roleplay out at sea rather often mainly. It can be for any race, any age, and any player, as long as they enjoy roleplaying a character who spends a good amount of time at sea. I am aware that pirating and the likes is actually becoming rather popular, so creating an event for it seems like a fun idea. This event would follow a group of pirates, sailors, or merchants at sea, who just so happen to enter into the territory of an Aquatic Dragon.

This event would start with the ET member playing as a grizzled old sailor, in some bar or tavern (as sailors and pirates do tend to enjoy those I hear) telling a story of a lost ship that had sank somewhere in a hidden cove on the coast of the Fringe. The party or parties involved would then hear the story, and after hearing said tale and doing their best to gather more bits of information from anyone among the tavern, they would set out to search for said hidden cove to find the treasure.

As they search, they would find clues left behind by the event team member, aiding them. But watch out! To get to the cove they have to travel through a dangerous group of mountains, the black mountains for that matter. The mountains would be crawling with mobs, allowing the players to do a bit of PvE before eventually finding their way through. Once safe on the other side, near the coast, they would begin to find bits and pieces of a ruined ship on the shore. As they would follow the growing amounts of debris, they would eventually come across the cove, the entrance hidden by some unknown means.

Once the party enters into the cove, the hull of the ship would be seen, sticking up from the water. The hull would be horribly battered, holes would cover the ship in various places. Under close inspection, a larger hole would be seen on the ship, which those partaking in the event would have to get to. They'd be able to easily climb upon the ship, but as they do so, an echoing noise, akin to a low grumbling can be heard echoing through the cove. It vanishes just as suddenly as it appeared, but after only a few seconds, an Aquatic Dragon would then burst from the water!

The parties goal would be to slay the creature to get to the treasure! Considering Aquatic Dragons are such powerful foes, territorial, and have some weaknesses that can be exploited, I feel they would be a good choice as a minor antagonist for this event. The party/parties would be rewarded with more booty than any pirate could ever ask for!

There are dozens of amazing creatures being ignored and not used in roleplay, the Aquatic Dragon being one of them. I would love to be able to use older, more abandoned creature for events as it would bring more to the server than simple PvE events.

 

The Laughing Skull and.... What?

Large Event (20+ people)

(This was edited from the original idea, as it required a lot of planning and could easily fail)

Following the original idea of the original idea, trying to keep this as PvE and hack and slash free as possible, I've decided on something that could actually have a large-scale impact on the server as a whole. All throughout the server, skulls with burning green flames within their eye sockets would begin to appear, laughing obscenely. Near the sight, riddles or puzzles would be placed nearby to shut the skulls up. Once a skull is made to be silent, the once-laughing bonehead would begin to speak, emitting a prophecy of some sort, detailing the opening of a dark gate.

 

At this point in the event, those who've failed to silence a skull may be able to hear more about it, or continue their endeavors to do the silencing. Whether they keep working or find information, more and more skulls would need to be silenced. With each skull silenced, another puzzle piece of the prophecy would become heard and spread. Once enough of it is spread, a location would be pin-pointed and those willing to become involved would follow the trail or go to where the location is described.

 

A dark, decrepit sight of ruins would be found (cliche I'm sorry). After further exploring the ruins, anything relatively dark could be found there. From dark tomes of forbidden magics, to the remains of the dead. Now... A lot of things can happen from here, it just depends what's going on with the server. For example, with the freeing of Ikuras, I know Watyll has a lot in store for that. This could possibly introduce some knowledge on Ikuras? An explanation of the magic? Or maybe this can have a little something to do with other dark mages? A new cult? Or possibly even the introduction of a new Daemon who could be instrumental in a later time! 

 

This event is meant to be both funny and flexible, being able to be used anytime on the server, whilst staying away from the traditional hack and slash. Of course, some PvE or emote combat, possibly even PvP can be put into this event, it's supposed to be able to work without it, and instead take on the feel of a mystery, both in solving it and being rewarded information that can aid in character as well as server development.

How long do you plan to stay in the ET?: As long as I will be allowed to stay on. Being in my senior year of high school, all of my credits complete, I am open to roleplaying and doing event almost all hours of the day. I would not intend to quit anytime soon.

Tell me a joke:

Q: What is Bill Clinton's favorite card game?
A: Poker.

[Taylor 504]

I can +1 this. I believe that Drone is a great RP'er, understands how things on LOTC work and would do great as an ET member. He definitely gets my +1. Good luck!

 

+1

[MrWizzard 59]

I vouch for Skale's character and ability to be an excellent actor.

 

But I ask: Where is the Bear Hunting event?

[_Jandy_ 3519]

Skale is my favorite character on the server and Drone is my favorite roleplayer, I know he will be great, +1 is +fun, plus 1 from me!

[ℤ∃ʁ∅ 823]

I think this kid has got what it takes lets give him a shoot in life ;) +1

[Teemo 29]

+1 Drone is bae and is great at rp and gets big groups to have some fun

[dank 413]

aside the fact that he's ex-raine academy scum and putting into place I have successfully anti-edgied him, he gets muh...

+1

[Tom_Whiteman 949]

Super cool guy, super cool RP +1

[MamaBearJade 2090]

From the 4+ years I have known Drone, I can speak from experience.

When I first met him, he was imature and a child. But what could I expect from someone just entering his teens? As time went on we grew apart and he soon brought me to this server.

Now, I can say I have watched this boy turn into a man and become a very mature and level headed person. Very rarely has he ever been one to show anger or any term of annoyance to any player no matter how much they did bug him.

Never one to go for ban reports and to turn the other cheek, he is very calm and collected. I believe he deserves a chance on the Event Team.

I will not give a +1. I give something better. A recommendation that comes from someone who has seen him grow.

[susitsu 871]

I think a lot of people who have an issue with you are actually holding bias over little things. I am saying this with an opinion developed from knowing these people. Now coming from someone who knows people who choose to dislike him, I'll say it simply.

 

They're wrong and I think you can definitely contribute to roleplay with fun events for everyone involved. I think you truly have a drive to help others to help you have fun, and in that, they need to have fun too. Meaning, you're acting with the heart of a real roleplayer.

 

+1.

[Arial Meadowbloom 31]

I have known Drone for, I daresay, the whole time I have been on LotC, and I could not have asked for a better person to learn to RP with. He's funny and knows how to RP with reason and meaning, all the best qualities in role-play, in my personal opinion. A very nice choice.  
+1. 

[gandalfo 1452]

Drone is a great rper and a great person. +1

[Rig 17580]

I like you but I'm not sure if you'd fit the role, you've definitely made improvement since last time however, so I'm neutral.

[FlowUster 99]

He taught me banned magics in front of the headmistress.

 

In the short time I've known Drone (since Thales, whenever that was) he's proven to be overall collected, calm, knowledgeable and mature. Not to mention creative. If he's accepted I've no doubt in my mind that he will provide events and role play consistently. Drone isn't afraid to butt heads with people either. He's proven himself to be a good leader in the sense that he will get work done and get others working. I recommend you accept this application.

[Luxury 1082]

Great person, roleplayer, etc etc. He'd prove to be a wonderful addition.