Roflrockets' Application

[roflrockets 0]

Out-Of-Character:

-Minecraft Account Name: roflrockets

-How old are you?: 26

-Time-Zone/Country of Residence: Sydney- Australia (Not sure which time zone that is, I've never been good with that)

-Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?: I like to think so, and I've been complimented on it a few times

-Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself: I'm a student at university studying architecture and design engineering, I'm a huge fan of RPGs, fantasy and sci-fi, and I like to think of myself as an avid, perhaps even hardcore, gamer.

-How much time could you be on the server weekly?: Up to 20-23 hours usually, general minimum around 7-10.

-How long have you played minecraft?: Ah.. since before alpha.

-What do you know about roleplaying?: I have played on a few role playing servers on other games, and I play a lot of DnD, my friends and I really get in to character then.. sometimes going a bit overboard. I understand roleplaying is playing a characater, developing that and interacting with a developed world, and other roleplayers.

-What do you expect this server will be like?: I think it will be a fun, well managed server, and really, good management and enforcing of rules is what many servers lack.

-What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?: The first server I played on was TheWild, and I left that when it shut down due to the admin not having time for minecraft any more. Then I played on LPO for quite some time, but left after a map reset and when the people I liked playing with the most left. Then, my friend created the successor server to TheWild, called MineArcanum, of which I was, and still technically am, an admin. That server has gone downhill with the owner's carelessness and loss of interest. Those are just the main servers I have spent months on, I have played on some RP servers before and a few hardcore PvP servers as well.

-Have you read, understood, and agreed to the rules?: I have.

-Name the 4 races on this server: Human, Orc, Elf, Dwarf

-How did you hear about us?: I was looking on google, actually, and stumbled across a site that led me to LoC

-What is your The Lord Of Craft forum account name?: roflrockets

In-Character:

-Character Name: Ari

-What is your Race?: Human

-Biography: A strong, well spoken man, Ari was raised in a small, remote village as an only child. With no other children around him, Ari pursued knowledge and the arts, as well as hunting and crafts. Ari's family and the inhabitants of his small village were massacred in a bandit raid, Ari, having been out hunting at the time, arrived back at his home to find the remaining bandits looting the houses and burning crops. In a rage, he killed 3 bandits with the deer carcass he had hauled home, and killed the rest with their comrades' weapons. Seeking a new life, and the chance for further vengeance, he has ventured out into the open world.

-Character Age: 23

-Character Appearance: Tall, matted hair, plain clothing and muscular.

-Character Personality: Quiet and polite in the presence of others, rowdy with friends and violent with foes, and those who have insulted him.

-Your ambitions: To one day start a village, or a town, for that to grow into a city and attempt to build a community like he once had. To start a family, and to avenge the deaths of his friends and family.

-Can your character read or write?: Yes, quite well

-Can your character mine?: Yes, he is strong and practiced.

-Are you a capable builder?: He has a good knowledge of design and can build with the best.

-Can you wield a sword?: Rather well, he has been hunting and fighting most of his life.

-Enjoy Farming?: Yes

-Does your character have any special skills?: A keen eye for the hunt, and a good knowledge of skills in crafts, design and building.

-A screenshot of your skin: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/801/20111002173617.png/

[Agith 224]

Denied

Your character lacks flaws

Killing three people with a deer carcass? A deer can weigh upward of 200 pounds.

Please adjust your biography accordingly to be more realistic, the premise is fine, however there is little other history of his character, and more detail could be added.

The character appearance could be more described as well. Also, don't say your character is the best at anything, as that shows you're unwilling to be below anyone.

I don't think it makes sense to have a character be so comfortable around others if he had little social interaction growing up.

[roflrockets 0]

Denied

Your character lacks flaws

Killing three people with a deer carcass? A deer can weigh upward of 200 pounds.

Please adjust your biography accordingly to be more realistic, the premise is fine, however there is little other history of his character, and more detail could be added.

The character appearance could be more described as well. Also, don't say your character is the best at anything, as that shows you're unwilling to be below anyone.

I don't think it makes sense to have a character be so comfortable around others if he had little social interaction growing up.

Aha, alright, that's what I get for the carcass-swinging humor. Thanks, I think I may have gone to far into the realm of "personal understanding", not having given enough information, while having the idea in my head, so I'll try to correct myself here, and hopefully understand what to do for a repost. The deer was young, I believe they are called fawns, anyway, if it was light enough to carry on his shoulder I assumed it would be light enough to bludgeon someone with, still, that idea is going, maybe change it to firewood.

In describing his skills I believe "with the best" was taken literally, when I thought of it as a common phrase. he grew up surrounded by people, just not those his age, so social awkwardness/ discomfort would not be a problem, although I believed "quiet and polite" would be taken as a symptom of not having friends as a child. And as for flaws, the questions asked, mining, building, literacy and farming, all can be done by a strong, educated person with relative ease. I thought that my back story would be enough, as it is stated on the website, you don't go in as a developed character, you go in to develop one.

And as for the appearance, I do agree that needs some development, perhaps "Tall, Dark, matted hair, plain, simple clothing salvaged from the ruins of his home, lean and muscular with brown eyes, and many scars. To add to flaws, I guess they would have to be emotional/ mental, so perhaps sudden outbursts, quick to anger, violent, maybe even schizophrenia. I don't want to wait 2 days just to be denied again, so if you could give me some tips I'd be appreciative.