Spicerxd 1St Application

SpicerXD · January 29, 2012

Out-Of-Character:

Minecraft Account Name:

SpicerXD

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

No I did not attend minecon.

How old are you?:

15

Time-Zone/Country of Residence:

United States of America

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

Yes

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself:

I usually keep reserved and collective, but I can get exticed. I'm not easily offended and try to be helpful to people I respect.

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

10 - 15 hours

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

Living through the hardships and pleasures of usaully self determined circumstances.

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

Metagaming is the use of knowledge outside of character. Powergaming is not allowing your opponant an opportunity to counter your actions

What do you expect this server will be like?:

What the brochure says.

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

I’ve been on Nox Imperialis but left because my friends lost interest and heavy griefing.

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

Yes

How did you hear about us?:

My friend Fierco told me about this server.

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

No.

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

SpicerXD

In-Character:

Character Name:

Jack Spicer

What is your Race?:

Human

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

Jack Spicer was born on a cozy seaside cottage and lived with his parents till he was 14. When a typhoon came through while his father was out fishing and was lost to sea and presumed dead.

His mother died shortly after for the house had collapsed and killed her. Jack then had lived by himself farther inland, forever afraid of the sea, although he does not express the hardships of his past. When he turned 22 he left his home to explore the world and find both friendships and maybe love.

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Jack Spicer is 24, Tall with brown hair, wears a cobalt colored vest and a blue tie with wooden bands around his wrists, goggles, and leather boots.

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Jack has a very reserved personality (to some even dull), but he can get lively when he’s in the mood and quite humorous. Is very respectful and is known to be extremely nice to people he cares for or respects.

Your characters ambitions:

Does not have a real specific goal but has many skills at his disposal.

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?

I would draw my bow and shoot the bandit closest to the elf and charge the second.

Your character walks up to a shop in a quiet market. "Hello, my good sir!" says the shop owner. "What may I help you with today?" How does your character answer?

"Oh, I don’t need anything but thank you."

A screenshot of your skin:

http://imgur.com/sIG9x

Other Information:

I’m White n' Nerdy...

James Undercroft · January 29, 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.

Please make sure you have voted as it is a requirement to join the server. The link to the website is here: http://www.minestatus.net/6317-the-lord-of-the-craft/vote

To find your vote number look at the total number of votes for this server, because you were the latest to vote, this number is your vote number. If you do not want to vote because you don’t know if the server is worth your vote or not, have a look at some videos, look around the forms and ask around on Team Speak, if you do not like what you see/hear don’t vote and don’t join.

Your application is too short and needs some work. You need to add your characters strengths and weaknesses as well as reasons for such. For example, if your character is good at swordsmanship, bows or even farming you need to explain in your biography why your character is so good in what it does and how it developed these skills. We would like you to include some lore from the world of Aegis and/or Asulon such as names of towns and people, or even events which have happened before and your characters connection to the event. You can find all about the lore of Lord of the Craft here: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page,'>http://www.lordofthecraft.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page, or in the lore/history sections of the forum and website. For example you could write my character was born in the elven kingdom of . . . or near the human fort of . . .

The answers to the roleplay questions could do with some improvement. For the first one it is not a case of if the bandits take my bribe, then I will protect the elf. The Rp questions are open response, which means you decide what happens, and then you decide how the enemies react and what choices your character makes. Make it interesting, and above all make it realistic.

The same thing goes with the second one, everyone (and I mean everyone) just writes that they buy something, and leave. What is that? It shows a lack of effort in my opinion. All you have to do is use your imagination, create something innovative, exciting and fun for the reader. There are endless posibilities, for example you could write that the shop keeper is actually a bandit who is luring victims into his shop and then he gets his thug friends to come in from the rear to block your escape, or perhaps the shop keeper tries to cheat you of an item and you respond by calling the guards and something exciting happens. The posibilities are endless, all you have to do is be creative.

You need to embed your skin into your application. You can do so by right clicking on the image in the link, and selecting "Copy image location" then you past it into the application and highlight it. Next click on the "Insert Image" button (should be next to "Insert Link" and underneath "Text Color") and click insert image. It will turn out like this:

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

Please do send a PM my way if you are having any trouble understanding the application process or my feedback, I would be glad to help you. :)

Good luck for your next application!

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: