Togliv12345's Application

togliv · December 11, 2011

Out-Of-Character:

Minecraft Account Name:togliv12345

Did you attend minecon and sign up at the LOTC booth?:Yes of course.

How old are you?:15 but will be 16 in january

Time-Zone/Country of Residence:+46 sweden

Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?:Yes, I have been studdy it in school some years and have watched many english movies and such.

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself:Im a person who loves minecraft. I live at home and have worlds greates parents. I dreaming being a IT technician. I have two cats and one dog Love them both, hope to see what lotc have to offer

How much time could you be on the server weekly?:Almost every day, one hour.

What do you know about Roleplaying? What is it?:I know that I pretend to be someone from a different race than human and are in a different time, medievil the most.

In your own Words, describe what Metagaming and Powergaming are. Metagaming is a broad term usually used to define any strategy, action or method used in a game which transcends a prescribed ruleset, uses external factors to affect the game, or goes beyond the supposed limits or environment set by the game. Another definition refers to the game universe outside of the game itself. is a style of interacting with games or game-like systems with the aim of maximising progress towards a specific goal, to the exclusion of other considerations such as (in videogames, boardgames, and roleplaying games) storytelling, atmosphere and camaraderie. Due to its focus on the letter of the rules over the spirit of the rules, it is often seen as unsporting, un-fun, or unsociable. This behaviour is most often found in games with a wide range of game features, lengthy campaigns or prize tournaments such as role-playing, massively multiplayer or collectible games. I think it is something like this.

What do you expect this server will be like?:Great community, staff and players.

What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?:I've tried out some others RPG servers and think they are missing something. I have also been playing on swedish mc servers but they to were missing something important. I leaved them because they got boring after a while and nothin happend.

Have you read, understood, and agreed to the rules?:Yes.

How did you hear about us?:When i searched on youtube for: best rpg mc servers this came up after i clicked some other viseos.

Have you voted for the Lord of the Craft on Minestatus? Which vote number were you? Yes i have i were vote number 935.

What is your The Lord Of Craft forum account name?:togliv12345

In-Character:

Character Name: Bartimaeus

What is your Race?:elves, they look good and aree cool. Every time I have been playing for example WOW I've chose the elves because I like magic and often elvens use magic

Biography(This should include the history of your character and his life as well as age, appearance and personality, etc.):Bartimaeus was born in the cloud tempel. His father and mother is very old, wise and friendly. Bartimaeus have been living in luxury his whole life, but when it come to battle and war he's taking all that he have learned and crushe his enemies. He dream of being a master of the four elements; water, earth, wind and fire. Maybe some day he will become the hero his dad once were, A hero of Aegis. Go in his fathers shoes. Bu he also dream of helping the poor, sick and suffering ones. He have like tree moss and are green, he look like a nature god. Bartimaeus like the nature very much and think it's the most beutifulest thing in the world - the nature. Hw wish to improve it, so it is getting more green in the color. When the time comes everything in Aegis will be green, but this only happends if Bartimaeus can decide. When Bartimaeus was younger his mother told him storys about the land of Aegis being green and beutiful in every little spots. He have the green from his mother, the very kind and caring mother of his. Bartimaeus also wonders what the mening with life is, he will travel to find out. Talk to everyone to get the experience he want to have when he is older. When Bartimaeus was born he looked at the sky and it was so beautiful to see them sun and the moon. His mother always use to say: if you get in any trouble i want you to look at the sky and you will get the strength you need to get back up on your feets. Bartimaeus always got a big smile on his face when he heard that and have never figured out what she ment. Maybe some day when he need strength he will look up at the sky and only then he will figure it out. When Bartimaeus father heard that he said: NO bartimaeus my son you just need to get back up and punch the guy who punched you! Bartimaeus always got scared when he heard his father say that, so he were more like his mother than father. Bartimaeus want to get out in the world of Aegis and explore, help and fight for honor. Already at Bartimaeus age he have explored much but always get new perspektive of life, when he find new people and new places. Bartimaeus buld best when it comes to medievil houses, he finds those houses more intresting and more beutiful than others.

Your characters ambitions: Bartimaeus dreaming of being a master of magic and spells. And also to help the sick and suffering. When bartimaeus find a sick or suffering he tells them to look at the sky and get back on their feets.

Out in the Wilds, your character comes across a small cottage. Outside, there appears to be an elf struggling combat with two bandits. What does your character do?Protect the cottage and leave it to the one it beloings to. Maybe the one it belongs to will give a reward, so it's always good to help.

Your character walks up to a shop in the middle of Al'Khazar. "Hello, my good sir!" says the shop owner. "What may I help you with today?" How does your character answer?I would like to take a look at what you have to sell and maybe buy something. I have heard that you are quite popular.

A screenshot of your skin: http://www.planetminecraft.com/skin/forest-king-372467/

Other Information:This is all you need to know about me and Bartimaeus. Please tell me if it has not been 48 hours and or long it's left until it has gone 48 this is my 16 application and i rlly hope it will be accepted because i have tried this many times and never been accepted, always had to make a little change and wait 48 hours.

James Undercroft · December 11, 2011

Your application has been:

But don't loose hope! After two days you can re-apply which gives you plenty of time to fix up your application and plan it out, as well as use all the advice I am about to give you to make it spot on.

First of all you have already applied today and have to wait 48 hours before you can apply again.

The question about meta-gaming and power-gaming says "In your own words" not copy and paste from wikipedia. Also you have missed the definition for power-gaming. Here is what I want you to do:

First of all go to this link, it will explain to you exactly what powergaming and metagaming are. http://sm-rp.forumotion.com/t32-powergaming-metagaming-ic-and-ooc

I want you to read the entire first post and DO NOT COPY AND PASTE! If you do I will deny you straight away. What I want you to do is read this about 2 or 3 times until you fully understand what it means. Then what I want you to do is write what you THINK it means. If you are incorrect I will explain to you in great detail and help you understand, if you are correct then that is one section that you have completed and will never have to work on again. If you copy and paste I will be very angry and will not accept you until you write it in your own words.

Please write a better description of role-play. While it is correct this server is not in a medieval setting. Here are some questions I want you to answer (BUT PLEASE DO NOT WRITE THE QUESTION DOWN IN YOUR APPLICATION! JUST WRITE YOU ANSWERS TOGETHER AS A PARAGRAPH).

1. What do people do in role-playing? In roleplaying people...

2. In roleplaying, does you character know what you know? In roleplaying, the character I am playing...

3. What is roleplaying limited to? Roleplaying is... (Is it limited to anything? or can it be anything?)

You do not have to answer these questions, but I have written them to give you an idea of what to write. I have not written the answers for you, merely written the start of sentences you could possibly write (you are allowed to copy and paste the start of the answers I have written if you need to).

For your biography please write your characters age, what he looks like and how he acts. Also keep in mind the elves mature very slowly, this means that at the age of 180 the elf would be equivilant to about a 16 year old in human years. So try to make your elf either 200 or older. Try to write the description in a different paragraph so it is easier for us application team members to read. You may write your characters personality (how he/she acts) in the same paragraph as the description.

I would also love to see some more lore from Lord of the Craft in your application. All the lore of Aegis can be found at this link here: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

What I want you to do with this link is read the elven section and as much of it as you can manage. The more you know the better your application can be. For example if you learned about the battles of the elves and orcs against the dwarven kingdom (the recent lore) you could write about where your character was during that battle and whether he participated or not. Also because elves are such long living creatures they would be around during many of the events. Please do not make things up and only write things that actually happened. For example your character was NEVER the prince of the elven kingdom so do not write so.

Your skin in my opinion is not acceptable on lord of the craft as it contains a crown and does not look like an elf at all. Please get a skin without a crown and get a skin that looks more like an elf. Here are some suggestions:

http://www.planetminecraft.com/skin/elven-warrior-male/

http://www.planetminecraft.com/skin/elven-master-hunter/

http://www.planetminecraft.com/skin/elven-warrior-363460/

http://www.planetminecraft.com/skin/elven-captain/

http://www.planetminecraft.com/skin/elven-archer-336282/

Although it is usually best to download the skin and then edit it yourself to make it more personal.

I would like to see at least a PARAGRAPH for each role-play question and make sure for the combat question you abide by the rules of combat for the server. In role-play you will need to warn a villain before engaging in combat. At least a couple of lines from each person is needed for combat to initiate or it is considered a no-rp kill and you can get banned on the server for it. Do not just write:

I suddenly pull out my sword and kill the bandits. Then I ask the elf for money for helping him.

Write a dialogue with speech coming from all of the people included.

As english is not your native language I want you to go to this website after completing your application and then copy/paste your application into the box there. http://spellcheckplus.com/ Then press the "Check Text" button and then click "Ok" on the box that appears. It will then highlight all the areas in your application with errors and bring up a little box with either reccomendations to change the word to if you have misspelled a word or tell you how the grammar is incorrect there. It is a very useful site for people learning english and know the basics but want to expand on their grammar use and spelling or for people who know english very well but want to make sure their grammar is alright.

Do not post another application within 2 days or that application will be skipped.

If you need any help don’t be afraid to send me a PM on the forums.

Good luck :)

Here is some further reading material that can help you get accepted:

To understand the questions being asked better look here: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/31308-in-depth-analysis-of-the-application-form

The guide of a Game Master to accepted server applications:

http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/13144-petyrs-guide-to-accepted-server-applications/

Tips to definitely include on your application:

http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/19145-tips-to-include-on-your-application/

A must-read guide to the world of aegis:

http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/9868-an-extensive-guide-to-the-world-of-aegis

How to avoid role-playing as a terrible character: