Application

xtbs · February 11, 2012

Out-Of-Character: Brandan

Minecraft Account Name: xtbs

Did you attend minecon and sign up at the LOTC booth?: Unfortunately i was unable to attend minecon.

How old are you?: 18

Time-Zone/Country of Residence: I live in Canada and my time zone is mountain time.

Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?:Yes, English is my first language.

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself:

I'm a gamer and musician by heart. I've spent alot of time playing rp games such as dnd.

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

I could spend at least 5 hours a week but im usually on more.

What do you know about Roleplaying? Give a definition of what it means to you.: To me roleplaying is getting to the mood and feel of your character, to talk breath and act they way your character would.

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

You do not go after a player if you just see their name, you have to see their character physically.

What do you expect this server will be like?:

I expect that this server is going to be a more rp intensive server.

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

Conflict, and Smash Craft. Conflict had shut down and Smash Craft's community was not very friendly.

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

yes, I have.

How did you hear about us?:

One of my friends from conflict told me about Lord of the Craft.

Have you voted for the Lord of the Craft on Minestatus? Which vote number were you? yes i have voted, although i was unsure of how to get the vote number.

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

xtbs

In-Character:

I train hard and fight harder, I show no mercy and take no prisoners.

Character Name:

Grakks Atnaf

What is your Race?:

I am an orc.

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

I am average sized and very muscular, I was trained as a young orc to be a merciless killer training day and night to learn the art of war. Even as a teenager I spent my time with my sword practicing on stray wolves and hogs honing my technique with the blade. When I turned 23 a war ensued between my village and a nearby elven town. I went off to battle. I was on my way to the front lines when an elf patrol ambushed me and my comrades. We put up a fight like no other, many of my comrades had fallen and many more fleed. I stayed to the very end. I was taken prisoner by the elves and was taken to be executed. Among the group of convicts and prisoners was Drecar while waiting in our cell we devised a way to break out using my brawn and Drecar's brains. After escaping we took refuge in a farmers field where we worked the fields in hopes to be safe. Now at the age of 32 after many years of roaming I want to establish myself and regain my power. I will stop at nothing to become the best warrior of the ages...

Your characters ambitions:

I want to train and regain my strength and be accepted in the ranks of the warriors.

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 draw my sword and aid the elf in combat. When I am through with them there will be nothing left.

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? Greetings uman. I want the best sword in the lands.

A screenshot of your skin:

http://imgur.com/kVHdL

Other Information:

James Undercroft · February 12, 2012

Your application has been:

Do not worry though; this does not mean you cannot apply again, quite the contrary! After two hours you may apply again which gives you plenty of time to fix up your application, plan it out as well as use all of this advice which I have given you in this post to make your application one of the best. Please check the links at the bottom of this post, they will help you quite a bit.

This application was denied because:

You have not included a definition for powergaming, and the definition you have provided is only half a definition for metagaming.

To be able to play on this server you need to understand what Powergaming and Metagaming are. Luckily for you there are plenty of options to be able to achieve this goal; first of all you can look on the lord of the craft wiki and then search for either "Powergaming" or "Metagaming" (and I say either, because both are on the same page), you can join our Team Speak channel (You can get Team Speak from http://teamspeak.com/?page=downloads ), or you can do a google search.

Your biography needs a lot of improvement.

Orcs are not "merciless killers". While they are bloodthirsty and love combat, they are not without a heart and have more honor then most other races combined. I suggest you read up on the ancient history (look on the main page for history of Aegis) and look up the lore of orcs on the wiki.

Your biography is too short and needs some expansion. Please include the entire question when writing your biography such as your characters history, personality, description and age. With the description don’t just write He is tall and old and carries around a bow. There are a lot of tall, old people who carry around bows. Get descriptive; what is your hair colour? How long? Eye colour? Big eyes? Small eyes? Do you have wrinkles? How tall are you? Are you muscled or slim but agile?

You also 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. The types of lore you can include can people places such as towns and kingdoms, or even people or events (such as the exodus from Aegis to Asulon which affected almost everyone).

Both of your answers to the RP questions need improvement.

You cannot just write that “I kill the bandits” or “I help the elf”. There must first be some role-play such as talking and some warning before the combat takes place. Be as descriptive as possible when writing about the situation. Include all of the bandits and your actions, as well as all of the speaking that takes place. Instead of writing it like “I would do this, and then this and then the elf would thank me.” Write it like a story so: Zolgash would bellow in an attempt to scare the bandits. “Get away from that elf or you will taste my steel!” The bandits laugh at the orc and turn towards him, but still keeping an eye on the elf. “Ya don’t scare us, green flith.” The bandits charge at Zolgash, meeting steel on steel. See the difference?

You need to write a lot more for 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 possibilities, 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 possibilities are endless; all you have to do is be creative.

Your screenshot is not embedded.

Please embed your screenshot into your application. While this may take an extra few minutes, what is a few minutes to the countless hours you could potentially spend on this server! It is so easy too. Here is how it is done...

1.Go to the link you have provided (you have given an ample screenshot, so we shall skip the "Getting the image" and "Uploading it" phases) and right click on the image, select "Copy Image Location"

2.Go to your new application and select "Insert Image". It should have the icon of a little tree in a photoframe, and will be next to the "Inset Link" button, and underneath the "Text Color" button.

3.Paste into the textbox (as you have copied the image's location).

4.Select "Insert Image" and voilà! You are done.

Please wait 2 hours or your application will be instantly denied.

This gives you a chance to have a cup of tea and read all of which I have provided.

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/