Whitehawk 4 Attempt

WhiteHawk · January 26, 2012

Out-Of-Character:

Minecraft Account Name:

whitehawk9

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

No sadly I did not.

How old are you?:

I am 14 years old.

Time-Zone/Country of Residence:

I live in the U.S. and my time zone is eastern.

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

I have a very good grip on the English language. I have a 100 in my English class!

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself:

I am an average 14 year old. I like theater, track, and debate. I try very hard and never give up on anything.

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

Probably an hour a day. I could spend a couple hours playing on the weekend.

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

Roleplaying: I think of it as playing a game were you make a new identity and play as it.

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

Powergaming: When a player tries to make his characters traits superior in a role playing game. This form of gaming is looked down upon.

Metagaming: When a player uses outside information in a role playing game to make dissensions that his character would not be able to make without the outside knowledge. This is also looked down upon.

What do you expect this server will be like?:

I expect the server will be very fun and interactive. I’m very excited because I’ve never done any roleplaying before.

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

I have played on Axium I. I left because I thought it was boring because there was no roleplaying just building.

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

Yes I have. I like how you have set it up, not to many rules but not too little rules.

How did you hear about us?:

I heard about you on a YouTube video.

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

yes I did and I don’t know what vote number I was.

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

WhiteHawk

In-Character:

Character Name:

Estoladan

What is your Race?:

I am an Elf.

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

Estoladan is a wood elf with dark green hair and a tan skin color. He was raised in the middle of the woods with just his mother and father. Both his parents were killed when he was 10 by orks. They were traveling to a city to trade when orcs came out of nowhere and killed them and stole their stuff. He took their deaths hard but managed to raise himself. He became one with nature. He respects the earth and wants everyone to. He has a special hatred towards orks for killing his parents and wishes that they were all dead. He believes that his parents died in vain and will not have a happy after life until he avenges them. He is a little unsocial because of never growing up around any one. He is very smart and as a child created his own language. He tried to spread his language through the elven race but it never took off. He doesn’t usually stay in one place for very long. Whenever there is war he is glad to join and has in the past. He is very good with a bow and arrow. When he was 17 he attacked a small ork village trying to avenge his parents. He was then captured by orks from a neighboring town. He was captured for a year until he escaped by tricking a guard. He tried to get a group of elves together to attack the orks again but they all bailed on him. He is very fond of the arts and is a big supporter of it. He doesn’t like to depend on people so he mostly just depends on himself. He also has a hard time trusting people. He is found of the human race and thinks they would make good allies. In all he is a good person who just hates orks.

Your characters ambitions:

His number one goal is to have revenge on the orks. He doesn’t know how to do this though because he finds it cruel to kill innocent orcs. He also wants to spread his language throughout the lands. He at least wants it be recognized as a language. He also wishes to live a long life. Finally he wishes to give back to nature for letting him live in its forest for most of his life.

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?

WhiteHawk would help the elf. He would draw his bow and ask the bandits to stand down. When they didn’t he would try to shoot them and kill them. If they did stand down he would say,” Leave and never come back and there will be no problems between us bandits. 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?

“Greetings, I am looking for some saplings to buy do you have any in stock? And have you heard any news about the orcs? Well thank you my good sir if anyone asks I wasn’t here.” He asks for saplings so that he can plant them and give back to nature. He also asked for information on the orcs he does this because he wants to get ideas of how to avenge his parents. He wants to keep this quite so the orcs don’t find out he is up to something.

A screenshot of your skin:

I could not upload a picture but my character has long green hair pointy ears and a plan brown shirt.

Other Information:

James Undercroft · January 26, 2012

Your application has been:

But don't lose 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. Also check out the links at the bottom of this page, trust me they really help.

Your definition for powergaming while correct in one sense, I need to make sure you know what it means in a text-based role play environment which is where quite a lot of your roleplay happens. I reccomend reading the definition for powergaming on our wiki by searching for "powergaming" while in the wiki (the link is at the bottom of this post).

I would also like to point out the metagaming and powergaming are not only looked down upon, they are forbidden and anyone caught practising them will be banned.

To find your vote number look at the total number of votes for this server right after you vote, because you were the latest to vote, this number is your vote number.

During the time that your character was growing up, I am going to guess that your character was alive before the exodus to asulon, and during that time the orcs and the elves had an alliance, which would mean that the orcs would not really have killed your parents. Try to think of a more origional idea, or better yet have your parents still alive! I would also like you to include some more lore from Asulon and Aegis to show your understanding of the server lore. You can find all about the lore of the server in the lore/history sections of the website and forums, as well as looking on the wiki.

In your RP questions, you need to be more decisive. They are open response which means you make up what happens, it is not if this happens then I will say that, and if that happens I will say this. It is you decide what everything is, and then you decide what happens. Do keep in mind you cannot no-rp kill which means you have to talk before combat, and try to write as much as you can. Do not just write "Greetings shopkeeper, I would like some bread." Write your characters actions and words, as well as the shopkeepers; make it an entire conversation.

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/34777-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: