Sl4Mduncan's Application Submission

SL4MDUNCAN · February 11, 2012

Out-Of-Character:

Minecraft Account Name:

SL4MDUNCAN

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

No I didn't, But I would have if it wasn't so far and so expensive!

How old are you?:

13 Years old

Time-Zone/Country of Residence:

Alantic time, NS Canada

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

Fairly good, I will try my best to Make proper sentences.

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself:

I Take great interest in Video games (PC and Xbox 360) And enjoy playing Tennis,Skiing and Running.

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

I will probably put in atleast 10 hours of gameplay everyweek. Depending on Whats going on.

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

I Think roleplaying is you being someone else in a story or event. I know a decent amount about role playing being a big fan of the fallout series and the elder scrolls series. The first roleplaying game I ever started playing was final fantasy 3.

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

Well in my own words I would say meta gaming is Out of game information that would affect the judgement or choices of the player in-Game.

Powergaming is When your character Gains better equipment or an advantage during a particular storyline.

What do you expect this server will be like?:

I expect this server to be exciting,Scary,Fun,Humorous And a mixture of many other feelings and expectations.

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

I have played on a wide variety of server's but the one most vivid in my mind is obsidian gaming, I was a mod and was having a fun time but the responsibility and the unexciting events had slowly bored me leading to quiting the server.

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

Yes I have.

How did you hear about us?:

I heard about you from Minestatus

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

No, But I will vote reguarly If this fourm becomes excepted and I am having a fun time on the server.

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

SL4MDUNCAN (Same as my in-game user)

In-Character:

Character Name:

Duncan Hellfire

What is your Race?:

Wood elf

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

Duncan Hellfire was born into a wealthy, prosperous Family outside of WoodleVale. He led a long live helping his father make arrows for his family's business. While his father usually spent long days at the crafting table, He sifted through gravel looking for Pieces of flint to mount on his father’s arrows. It was a very boring life and he longed to be free to Lead his own. One day he did get what he wanted, But not how he expected. It was like any other day, sifting gravel as always , He was working later then usual trying to finish off the fresh load he got from Isenstead quarry. When he looked out of the window of small shed into the dark sky he saw smoke. When he stepped out of the shed he saw his family’s manor on fire, and a group of bandits around it laughing and throwing things into the fire. It was all horrifying but of it all the most horrible were the big narrow poles in front of his house with his family’s dead bodys nailed to them. When he saw them his heart stopped and he fell to his knees, With his arms wraped around his head, Sobbing. He was only sobbing for a few moments until a twig snapped behind him. But before he could get a grip and turn around, He felt a sharp pain from the back of his head. Then, everything went black. He woke up in the middle of a dirt road on a pasture. He had never seen this place before and knew he was far away from home. This is where Duncan’s adventure begins.

Duncan has blond hair, Green eyes and is 5’’11

He is Nice, humorous, forgiving and smart.

Your characters ambitions:

His main ambition is to make the world a better place and go against crime.

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?

As soon as Duncan saw that elf being hurt by those bandits he knew he had to help. But being himself he knew if he went in he could hurt himself or die. So he decided to run to the nearest town and tell the guards about what he had seen.

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?

I have been through rough times, my friend. If you could spare some basic supplies and food then I would be more then grateful.

A screenshot of your skin:

http://amayanina.deviantart.com/art/Wood-Elf-Male-Minecraft-Skin-277816593

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 is why you were denied:

Your definition for powergaming is in need of improvement.

Luckily for you there are plenty of ways to learn the correct definition. First of all you can look on the lord of the craft wiki and then search for "Powergaming", 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.

You have not yet voted for the server.

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 biography needs a lot of work.

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 situations need to be imrpoved.

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 skin needs to be embedded.

A very nice choice of skin though! :) I believe it was made by on of the admins on this server.

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/