Retune's Application

[retune 1]

Out-Of-Character:

Minecraft Account Name:

retune

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

No, I did not attend minecon.

How old are you?:

14.

Time-Zone/Country of Residence:

+8GMT - Hong Kong SAR, China.

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

I have spoken English for as long as I can remember, so yes.

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself:

I am a shy person and pretty much ‘suck’ when it comes to socialising, but I am respected in academics, and ironically gaming.

I am an individual. I can and am used to handling myself in many situations.

Finally I am a pessimist. I won’t deny it, I am still trying to get out of the habit of pointing out the bad, as opposed to the good, but in time, I will change.

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

My time will vary based on many factors. I'm guessing at least 10 hours a week if I dedicate most of my free time, less if I have exams or work, more if I am free.

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

Roleplaying in my terms is an art. A complex form of art.

After playing countless rpg's and watching shows for years, I have come to realise that role playing isn't just a pointless waste of time.

It takes a lot of effort to make a proper role play seem real. It isn't just acting or playing as someone who you may or may not want to play as. It is about being the person, and to do so, you would need to keep in mind the even the smallest insignificant detail, as it might effect your or someone else’s actions in the future.

In my honest opinion, roleplaying at its finest is like living a new life.

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

Meta gaming is using knowledge or terms that your in-game character would not have access to.

It is also acting in a way that doesn't fit with your in-game character's personality.

So basically, its like acting out of character in-game.

Powergaming (in this context) is to do impossible things in order to make the player have his way (usually winning). For example, wiping out an entire battalion of tanks by flicking your fingers, or avoiding detection by walking through a wall, past the guards. These things are usually ridiculous and/or overpowered.

What do you expect this server will be like?:

As I have been told by friends that it is an amazing server, and the application process is an interpretation of hell itself (that I am starting to experience), I have rather high expectations.

I would normally expect the average dime-a-dozen, but as this is a special kind of server, where roleplaying is the top priority, I can imagine pretty much anything happening.

If I can be totally honest, I am expecting a proper role playing experience. A place where there is law only where it is enforced.

Wars, traps, bandits, giant cities, discrimination, jail. The list goes on.

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

I have played on several servers, such as "Minespace", "Craftedmovie", and also local lan parties with my friends. For Minespace, it was a great server with very balanced mods that made minecraft interesting, but not interesting enough. After playing for a while with my friend, a whole truck-load of exams and work suddenly arrived at our doorstep that stopped us from playing for a few weeks. When we came back, the entire world had been wiped. No more, were the buildings that we built, the skills we accumulated and players we played with. That is when we threw in the towel and left for good.

For the Craftedmovie server, I played on it for a good amount of time, made a few friends, but as it was a mostly vanilla survival/creative hybrid, I just couldn't find a good reason to continue playing when spelunking and building castles got dull.

And for the Lan parties with my friends, most of my friends stopped playing minecraft a while ago as the trend moved on, but we do still host some now and again just to mess around with tnt and traps.

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

I have read, understood and agreed to the rules.

How did you hear about us?:

My friend (who goes by the name of Daegrim, xFrozt) introduced it to me a while back, boasting about how it was one I have never experienced. I do also remember seeing it on minestatus a few months back when I was looking for a decent server to play on.

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

Yes I have (this month). Number 517.

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

retune

In-Character:

Character Name:

Ike Mordecai Fortis

‘Climber’

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.):

Ike grew up in a humble family, originally dedicated to bringing a sizeable portion Oren’s food to their people. However, the war eventually took its toll, and they were soon reduced to a single, but large farm.

Ike was always considered a joke. As a baby, his slight lack of muscle build and bone development made him the laughingstock of his family, hence the name, Ike (derived from Isaac of Hebrew origin, meaning laughter).

He was a logical child, and would always trust in logical explanations, before his own senses. Although his upbringing was heavily influenced by the farmlife, Ike showed little to no interest in his family’s work. His body build was barely fit for such endurance-testing work, hence starting a whole slew of name-calling by his siblings. Instead, the bright young Fortis turned to politics, economics, and history, awed by the intricate systems that kept the kingdoms from falling apart.

His constant desire to understand more and get better at something gave him his nickname by which his friends and family call him today, ‘Climber’.

At the young age of 12, he already understood a good portion of economics but could never quite get his head around politics, always questioning why they didn’t do this instead of that, before succumbing to a persistent headache exclusive to the understanding of politics. From then on, he helped his family run the business as well as run the odd errand.

However, when Ike turned 14, an unprecedented change of mindset caused him to leave home to learn the essentials of survival in the wild. He took up swordsmanship (namely in two-handed claymores) for self defense and prospecting, whilst doing part-time at lumbermills, blacksmiths, farms and anywhere else in his free-time. Amongst his many jobs, he found a slight interest in tailoring clothes and armors, but quickly dismissed the idea. His training was vigorous, but he pressed onwards, subconsciously searching for something that would give him the sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.

Today, aged 17, he has decided to head out to find a life far away from his home. Knowledgeable in the various ways of the working-class people, he is prepared for the future and walks away from his hometown in search for a new lifestyle, not knowing where the road will take him. He simply chooses to go with the flow, and see where the (metaphorical) river will lead him.

Climber has a fair complexion, blond hair, deep blue eyes and a small mouth. His body is generally thin, but slightly muscular. He always wears a red braided string around his neck as a memorabilia of his family (he’s not bleeding from the neck! Why does everyone think that?).

On formal occasions, he wears a short long sleeve hooded jacket coloured light green that goes down just past his chest with 2 orange beads hanging from the front, over a dark turquoise-coloured silk shirt decorated with gold-coloured-dyed silk, both of which he had tailored as a gift from his parents, a pair of greenish-grey pants with two large buttoned pockets on each leg and light-grey boots.

Any other time you see him, he is likely to be wearing an almost identical outfit, except without any of the gold trims, and slightly greyer-coloured clothes.

Ike is a quiet but hardworking man, capable with his general experience at doing many different jobs.

Likes:

-Fruits (mostly apples)

-Farm animals (he used to hate them both as he would see them every single day for over ten years, but soon learned to like them)

-A good opponent (only sparring, not serious fighting)

-Logical thinkers (who think of smarter things than he does, so that he always has someone to look up to)

Dislikes:

-Alcohol (after having a horrible experience of getting drunk at an inexplicable age, he vowed never to drink alcohol again)

-Dairy products (he’s lactose intolerant, but I’m not sure what the term for it in medieval terms is)

-Explaining things (only after repeatedly explaining something to someone clearly)

-Heavy obects (apart from swords)

Interests:

-Politics

-Economics

-Mining

-Swordplay

Fears (with logic, comes a price, and in Ike’s case, it’s a fear of simply anything, here are some examples):

-Zombies (“just imagine looking at a close relative who was turned…I shudder at the thought”)

-Heights (“there’s no way anyone would survive from this height without at least breaking a limb”)

-Thunderstorms

-Mushrooms (“you’ll never truly know if they are poisonous until it’s too late”)

Your characters ambitions:

Ike wants to travel far away from his old home to find a peaceful town to settle in. From there, he plans to find a job, look for a small but developing guild to join, and get to know influential people across Asulon.

Overall, his ambitions are a bit vague, but as he is a somewhat laid-back person, he is likely to suddenly find an interest in something that would drastically change his aspirations.

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?

(Out in the woods, chopping down some trees for lumber)

Turning his attention over to the source of the fighting, Ike spots the two bandits using clubs to beat up an elf.

He slowly picks up his trusty tree felling axe and sneaks up behind them. Once a few feet behind them, he shouts “Hey!”, before swinging the blunt end of his axe into the skull of an unwary bandit, causing him to collapse like a ragdoll. In shock, the other bandit turns around, using the body rotation to hurl a fearsome strike with his club towards the general area of Ike’s face. Evading the reckless attack quickly, he uses his axe to strike the heavy club out of the bandit’s hands, however his inexperience in fighting with axes results in him losing grip of his axe and dropping it as well. But a swift kick to the shin of the recovering bandit causes him to lose his balance, and a small push knocks him over. Ike then crouches next to the downed bandit and throws a few punches to the his head, stopping just before contact, then gets up to aid the elf.

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?

“Good day shopkeeper! Would you happen to have any work for me?”

A screenshot of your skin:

I have 2 skins.

Other Information:

This is my second application, as stated above in the title.

I would have just changed a tiny bit in my first application and used that instead, but I just couldn’t stop getting new ideas, and I felt obliged to start over and make a mostly new character. I did keep some elements the same, see if you can find them. ;)

I also proof-read my OOC part again and edited parts that I felt needed to be changed.

If there’s nothing else, I would just like to thank you for taking the time to read through my application.

[ShadowoKing 86]

Denied

-sign of powergaming in 'out of the wilds' question. Hint: axe, head.

-Edit the lore slightly how did he get to Asulon?

Please wait 48 hours.

[ShadowoKing 86]

Moved to Denied Forum