Awlrick Gribbs App

[Awlrick Gribbs 3]

Out-Of-Character:

Minecraft Account Name:

Master_Maggix

Did you attend minecon and sign up at the LOTC booth?:

Nope

How old are you?:

19 yrs

Time-Zone/Country of Residence:

Eastern, United States

Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?:

Yes

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself:

I am currently a college student, looking for a good roleplaying experience. I have been enjoying roleplaying since middle school, by playing DnD. Since then, our DM has moved away and I haven't had a good roleplaying experience in more than six months.

How much time could you be on the server weekly?:

At least 7 hours, but probably more

What do you know about Roleplaying? Give a definition of what it means to you.:

I began roleplaying in DnD sessions with school friends a few years ago. We averaged one seven hour session a week, and did get quite a bit of roleplaying experience. Also, I attended a couple of LARP events to experience that form of roleplay as well. As for a definition, I believe that roleplaying is the act of removing oneself from this world and taking on an alternate identity in a whole new one. It is the act of living new and exciting things and having the ability to be someone that you are not. It grants escape from everyday problems in a constructive and imaginative way.

In your own Words, describe what Metagaming and Powergaming are.

Metagaming has been imprinted in my mind as a vile word since the first of my days playing DnD. Metagaming is the act of using out of character information in character or making in game decisions based on out of character intuitions that one's character could never make. Powergaming, is a new term to me, yet I knew what it was before I knew the term. In the DnD sessions, I found that some players would try to "force roleplay" actions without allowing the DM to decide if the actions were viable. This I now know has a name, and it is called Powergaming.

What do you expect this server will be like?:

I expect this server to provide me the ability to once again roleplay, as my DnD group has disbanded because of college and the such. I want to once again be able to take on the identity of a personality different from my own, yet still make it mine.

What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?:

I have been trying to find a decent roleplaying server for a long time now, and for a while, I was on MCProving grounds. This server does not use actual in game roleplaying, but only elements of roleplaying. The Lord of the Craft server is the first server that has proven to be a roleplaying server by actually making in game roleplaying mandatory.

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

Yes, I agree.

How did you hear about us?:

I was searching through a list of roleplaying servers and came across the name of your server. I liked the look of it and decided to check it out more fully.

Have you voted for the Lord of the Craft on Minestatus? Which vote number were you? Nope.

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

Username: Master_Maggix (Forum Name: Awlrick Gribbs)

In-Character:

Character Name:

Awlrick Gribbs

What is your Race?:

Dwarf

Biography(This should include the history of your character and his life as well as age, appearance and personality, etc.):

Even as a child Awlrick had shown some particularly interesting traits. As the youngest brother of five, Awlrick was always the runt. Yet, he always managed to find a way to get whatever it was he wanted. Awlrick's father remembers a specific event in which he brought home five differently colored crystals from a mining expedition. Each of his children was given one, and all were happy besides Awlrick. For some reason, Awlrick was not happy with the purple crystal he had recieved. What he really wanted was that red one that his oldest brother had. Now, Awlrick knew that his oldest brother's favorite color was red and he was the most intelligible (and biggest) of all of his brothers. To obtain that crystal through force was not a possibility and it would be impossible to trick him, so Awlrick decided to work his magic on his other brothers first. In an impossibly complex web of brilliantly concieved trades, (no less than 15 that Awlrick's father remembers) Awlrick ended up with the coveted red crystal while his other brothers were all once again content with their new crystal. Awlrick's love of trade did not end there. As he grew up, Awlrick continued his aptitude for trading and was well on his way to becoming a well-to-do merchant on the dwarven merchant isle of Kal'Rog. By a very young age, Awlrick had accumulated a great sized inventory of items, enough such that he could trade for whatever it was he wanted, whether it was food, clothing, or even a new axe. Unfortunately, fate has a way of messing everything up.

Just as Awlrick was coming of age, his father got into a horrific mining accident and left the five dwarves orphaned. Only Dardoga, the oldest of the brothers had gotten seriously into the workforce, and only just recently, so he did not have the money to support the family. Awlrick did his best to sell everything he owned at the highest price, yet even then he could not come up with the money to support his family. So, Awlrick and his other brothers were forced to go out on their own to begin their lives at a relatively young age for a dwarf. To Awlrick's surprise, it was much more difficult to barter when he had nothing to trade with. Throughout his life, Awlrick got what he wanted by trading for it, so he was not specifically skilled in any line of work. In fact, Awlrick's only possession left, his axe, was not even good for hacking down his enemies as he couldn't even swing it without falling off of balance. Although, Awlrick did have have one thing going for him. Awlrick had a great ambition. And it was through this ambition that Awlrick tried his hand at a great number of approved dwarven jobs. Mining, smithing, and excavation all failed. Awlrick was then forced to try his hand at a less impressive jobs to a dwarf. But still, cooking, fishing, and farming just did not appear to Awlrick as a possibility. Awlrick had run out of ideas, there was not a possible job that he had not tried. Although while staring somberly into his useless axe, Awlrick got an idea. His axe did not only have to be used for killing. Awlrick realized that he could use the axe for its original purpose, to chop down trees. Now, Awlrick knew that lumberjacking was not a very honorable job to the dwarf. In dwarven tradition, the axe would be disrespected to have to be used for anything other then the killing of enemies. In this way, Awlrick knew that his days at his home of Kal'Urguan were numbered.

So, Awlrick was ready to set off on his own to a place where wood was abundant and he could build an inventory of items. After he had this great inventory, he could finally begin his dream of becoming a great merchant, and maybe set up an auction house or two. Before he left, Awlrick debated on hiring a mercenary to protect him from the various monsters he might encounter, yet he decided to go it alone since he had no money from which to hire said mercenary and had some experience in hand-to-hand combat from the many bar fights he had gotten into at the local tavern. So, Awlrick set off to find the perfect place to start his journey...

Awlrick Gribbs

Age:

17

General Alignment:

Chaotic Good

Hair:

Firey Red just like his father, a mountain dwarf

Beard:

Long and Braided

Eyes:

Awlrick has the "Golden Gaze" of the cave dwarves, just like his mother

Personality:

Awlrick is firey and hot-headed in all situations besides ones involving some sort of barter or trade. Awlrick has been a jokester since birth. Some even claim there is a permanent smirk on his face, just because he finds almost anything funny. Given his merchanting ability, Awlrick is greedy just like all dwarves, but he often does whatever is necessary to get what he wants. Although, he will follow general rules to the best of his ability. Awlrick is extremely loyal, if you save his skin, he will jump infront of a creeper for you.

Your characters ambitions:

Awlrick is determined to become the most popular merchant of his time. He wants to create his own marketplace that sells anything and everything. He also wants his name to be commonplace enough for it to enter the language as a noun. EX: A dwarf who just broke his pickaxe. "Hmm... looks as though I need to go to Awlrick's to get another pickaxe."

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?

Since Awlrick is not a fighter, and most likely does not know this poor fellow, he would most likely sneak by as unnoticed as possible. Although, if for some reason this elf held a high level of respect or friendship in Awlrick's heart, Awlrick would attempt to help this elf. He would try to sneak behind the bandits line of sight, as quietly as possible. Then, with his superior lumberjacking knowledge, he would then attempt to knock down a tree (most likely one thin enough to take down in two or three strong strikes) in the general direction of the bandits, hopefully between the bandits and the elf or directly ontop of the bandits. Hopefully, this would distract the bandits such that the elf can get away.

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?

After spotting a particular item that Awlrick really wants and is more expensive than he could ever afford, he approaches that shop. "Good day, sir [insert race here]. My name is Awlrick, and I would like to have a look at your wares." Awlrick looks at at the dwarf he payed to be his bodygaurd for the day, "What do you think? Do you think any of these knick-knacks strewn about are worth me trading this diamond for?"

A screenshot of your skin:

Skin is on attached file.

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your application to lord of the craft have been accepted! :) enjoy

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