Cptsillyfrog's Apply

[CptSillyFrog 5]

Out-Of-Character:

Minecraft Account Name:

CptSillyFrog

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

No I sadly couldn't attend Minecon.

How old are you?:

I turned 20 recently

Time-Zone/Country of Residence:

+1 GMT, The Netherlands

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

I do actually. Every now and then people even mistake me for a brit because of my accent.

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself:

A hardcore gamer that likes to cook and loves indepth story telling.

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

That would mostly depend on the server, a start off goal would be 8 hours a week but if I enjoy my time here it can easily go up to 25.

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

During my World of Warcraft days i've been a roleplayer for over a year on one of the biggest EU Rp servers: Argent Dawn. I participated in many events, large and small and also helped people who orginazed them. I also donated a lot of ingame currency to the server's dedicated site: "The Argent Archives".

Roleplaying for me is expressing a side of you that you normally wouldn't express in real life, for whatter ever reason. Although the character might be the absolute opposite of what you are in real life you still view it as yourself.

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

This should cover it:

"Magic Wizard X kills person X with a ball of Fire"

"Rogue X stabs you 70 times in the back and kills you instantly"

"Person X casts a spell and becomes immortal"

Need more?

What do you expect this server will be like?:

I hope to find a serious Roleplaying community with out, to many..." trolls. Sadly they are hard to find but i've heard great things about this server.

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

A small server called Mylocraft, I joined it while it was crumbling apart. Some of the officers were trolls, destroying protected buildings through hacks and the sorts.

I've been on Buxville for a month or so. I like the idea of an economy based server but they take it way over the top ruining the landscape with ubergiant farms and the sorts.

After that I've hopped servers for a while trying to find something I like.

Currently I am playing on Darktide. Its a server I enjoy very much though the server is a hardcore pvp server and frankly enough im not a hardcore pvp'r.

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

I most certainlu have.

How did you hear about us?:

I've heard about you on a Ventrillo channel

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

I don't mean to be rude but I haven't even joined the server yet. Till this moment I have no reason to vote on this server till I experience it.

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

CptSillyFrog

In-Character:

Character Name:

Captain Eugene "SillyFrog" Woodbuckle

What is your Race?:

Quite frankly I beleive that I'm human.

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

Aye me story ye be wantin' to hear ey.

Me first memory be of scrubbin' the deck of a large barge. Never knew me mums or me paps only the rough love of mother sea. For years I'd be scrubbin' those planks till one day I be hearin the hellish sound of flying metal...cannonfire. No rum be masking the taste of salt from a dive like that. Had I'd still been a young scruff by then I'd be sleeping in Davy Jones Locker for sure. I swam like a fish to the first bit O'wood I could find. Me and several other survivors be spat out by mother sea onto dry, unknown land. One of em survivors was Old Ben. The ships cook and one hell of a fisherman. If any man could be wrapping em fishies from the sea's bowel it be him. Taught me every trick in the book that one. A few weeks later em convoy passed by, took us right in. One again it was cleaning the decks, one that was three times dem size of ye olde barge. But we had nothin' to complain. We had food and shelter and that what matter'd. 'Bout a month on the sea and we finally hit port. Most of 'em old crew went them seperate ways but me and Old Ben started em fishin' stall at em docks of the port town. With Ben's skill and me brawl we soon supply'd the entire town with the best seas in em salty sea. As time grew older so did we and the town didn't stood still either. Twas clear that the port was no longer enough and so be scrapped by all our savings and build a ship. We named her the "Jolly Marie" after an old sweetheart of Ben. It wasn't long till we took her out of the port for the first time. I can still remember Ben telling me that sea fishing ain't nothing like next to dry land.

Everything is bigger, meaner and ready to get ya em second ya reel em in. We picked a good spot and throwed in the boppers. It wasn't long till I felt one mighty pull on me rod. Me hands were shakin', me head was sweatin' and even me Ruby Monocle had quite the scare as I slowly reeled him in, Ben carefully instructing me on the side. According to Ben a ship was made by its first catch. And boy what a catch it was. With me beard blowin' in the wind i reeled that sucker into a net. Feeling the strenght of that thing made me sure it was a large catch. We slowly raised the net and the second we brought it up the old man just couldn't stop laughing. The Jolly Marie's first catch be a frog... The rest of the day the old man be boasting all around the town 'bout me first real catch. Duped me the nickname SillyFrog for the silliest catch ever to be made on the seas. Those were the good days. We lived great for several years untill that one day. We be fishing on the Jolly Marie as ussual but Old Ben wanted to try a new spot thinking it has giant fish...It had em allright. A giant sword fish tore the Jolly Marie in half and that was the last thing I been seeying of Old Ben. Next thing i remember is the dirty taste of sand in my mouth as i washed ashore unkown lands. I've been wondering the lands ever since.

Your characters ambitions:

To search in the seas in the hope to recover the remains of the "Jolly Marie" and his lifelong friend Old Ben

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?

Life can be hard, He would inspect the bandits seeying if he could handle 'em in a fight. But he's an old rot and hasn't won a bar brawl in a long time. How much he would like to save the damsel in distress it would cost him his life and thats a price he cannot pay yet. He would walk away hoping he will never hear about what happend to the poor sod.

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 be lookin for some tabacco, got any fresh in stock? *After being handed a few leaves he inspect them closely feeling the structure, smelling it scent and taking a hard look at it with his ruby monocle.* You be having a nose for wares, I'll be givin ya that. Whatta yer be wantin'for a small sack of the goods? * After bartering with the shopowner for several minutes the knuckleheads finally come to an agreed price and the shipless Captain walks away while filling up his pipe*

A screenshot of your skin:

I tried to use a regular screenshot but the file was to big and sadly I have no idea how to edit any of that stuff so here is just the "blueprint" of it. Its not ideal but I hope you'll give me a shot.

[marimbamonk 1501]

Your application to LoTC was...

I was so close to accepting you, but decided not to. Here's why:

• Although you gave a definition of what seemed to be powergaming, you still need to give a definition of metagaming. And please give me actual definitions instead of examples.

• I understand that your character is a pirate/sailor, and you were talking as him. But with the combination of two large, clumped paragraphs and that style of writing, I had a hard time reading the story-line of your character. If you don't mind (you don't have to do this), could you change it to a third person perspective so I may better understand the back round of your character?

• There is no Davy Jones in Aegis, or a Davy Jones who ever existed in the Lore.

• As far as I know, there is no Tobacco in Aegis.

• I can't really see your skin too well... If your screenshot was too big, perhaps post it to a website such as imageshack.com or imgur.com and give me a link? There are also several tutorials around the forums as well, look in the Tutorials and Guides section.

• You cannot travel to Aegis, you are always in it. Aegis is the equivalent of a planet.

Other than that, your application seemed good, and once you have fixed the things mentioned above you'll have a much better chance at getting accepted!

Please post a new application after 48 hours.

PM me if you have any questions at all!

[marimbamonk 1501]

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