Cardz3's Application

Cardz3 · February 17, 2012

Out-Of-Character:

Connor Donnelly

Minecraft Account Name:

Cardz3

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

I did not go to minecon, to my great disappointment.

How old are you?:

I am thirteen. I am young but see myself as mature enough to be a good addition to LOTC.

Time-Zone/Country of Residence:

My time zone is central standard time, so therefore, i live in the United States.

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

I have lived in the United States all my life and have a complete understanding of the English language.

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself:

I am a thirteen year old male with a little less than a year of minecraft experience. I am admittedly an addicted minecraft gamer along with many of my friends.

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

I could be on the server five to eight hours weekly. This estimate is time spent mostly on the weekends. My time will be extremely limited during the week.

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

Roleplaying is not just acting like your character, as many believe, instead, you are the character. This is the beauty of roleplaying, because it lets you be whoever or whatever your imagination can create.

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

Metagaming is having your character use information that has been found outside of the game to their advantage. This creates unrealistic situations, leading away from the point of trying to create a realistic role playing world with it’s own unique people.

Powergaming is ‘winning’ an argument or fight and not giving the other player a chance to react to your actions. Ruining the point of role playing. Losing in role playing can be fun, and is necessary to keep a roleplaying experience entertaining and realistic.

What do you expect this server will be like?:

I expect this server to be full of amazing minecraftians. I have looked over the lore several times, and find it amazing how the community has caused it to grow. There are so many different aspects to the server, and looking over it has reignited the feelings of playing minecraft for the first time again.

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

I have done much server hopping in my minecraft experience, and my friends and I bought our own 24/7 server. This is the server I play the most on, but having all the power can get boring. Soon enough you feel like you’ve ‘beat the game.’ I heard of your server from a friend, looked it up, and here I am!

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

I have read the rules and accept them.

How did you hear about us?:

I heard of you from a friend, I do not know his in game name but can get easily find it out for you.

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

I have voted but do not know how to find my vote number.

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

Cardz3

In-Character:

Character Name:

Rovan Dyonle

What is your Race?:

Rovan prides himself on being a High Elf.

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

Rovan was born into the royal lineage of the High Elves. This will always be the thing he is the most proud of. For the first ten years of his life Rovan was spoiled. He was, quite frankly, a brat. The stereotypical High Elf, he looked at all the world down the end of his nose.

This changed the day that Rovan’s father left, he said he was going to find the ones who had unleashed the evil into this world and make them pay, he wanted to kill everyone and everything that caused this threat to his people. Rovan’s mother stopped caring for him and laid in bed all day and night. Rovan was now forced to care of someone else for the first time in his life. He was constantly afraid that he’d wake up and hear knocking at his door. Demanding that he be separated from his mother.

This day did come.

When Rovan was fourteen his mother was sent to an asylum, and he was left alone. He tracked down the best swords-elf he could find and demanded to be taught. The Druid, known as Demus Matenoke, was reluctant to take a strange boy under his roof, but they came to an agreement. Rovan would do all of Demus’ work, from his fields to his house, Rovan would have everything exactly as Demus wished. A deserter of the warrior guild, Demus had much to offer Rovan in the ways of the sword. Rovan learned quickly and over time, the small pale boy from his childhood disappeared into a strong burly elf. On the seventh anniversary of Rovan’s training, Demus gave Rovan his blessing to have all his wishes fulfilled and that he would stay away from harm. Then sent him out into the world on his own. By human standards, Rovan was a man and this is what Rovan saw himself as. However, at the age of twenty-one, he is a small child to the elders of his race.

And so his adventures are only beginning.

Your characters ambitions:

To bring back the former glory of the High Elves and find his lost father.

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?

Rovan would walk up to the bandits demanding them to stop. At first making an effort to drive the bandits off without unnecessary combat.

Rovan:Leave the Elf alone, let us move beyond this petty disagreement and go our separate ways

Bandit 1: Why do you believe you have any influence on our actions, this is a...personal matter, and none of your business

Bandit 2: Yes, step aside boy, or we will have the unfortunate task of making you move.

Rovan: I warn you, do not underestimate me, it shall be your undoing. *Rovan waves his sword threateningly*

Bandit 1: last chance boy, fight or flight.

BAndit 2: or to put it another way, life or death, *The bandit smiles maliciously*

Rovan: Ha! do not make me laugh. The choice lies with you on your lives or death. So, do you stay, or go? I for one, am staying.

Elf: Sir... please do not put yourself at risk, your young recklessness will find you much trouble here.

Rovan: *whispers* Quiet, fool! Do not worry about me, if fighting breaks out do your best to get to a safer place. These petty bandits shall be no match for me.

Bandit 2: *the bandit scowls* Why don’t you say those words to our faces?

Rovan: *Pauses, weighing his odds and glancing at the bandits’ equipment* All right then, I believe you petty criminals are no match for a trained High Elf such as myself.

Bandit 1: Don’t be an arrogant pest! Now, step aside! *the bandits draw their swords and advance towards Rovan*

Rovan quickly darts to his left, feints a thrust at the first bandit, then spins and slices at the second. He pays for his carelessness and receives a sharp pain in his back from the first bandit’s dagger, it is not deep, but painful. He then steps inside the reach of the second bandit’s sword. Dispatching him with a sharp blow from the hilt of his sword. The bandit then falls to the ground, unconscious. Rovan ducks his head as he hears the swoosh of the incoming blade. From a crouched stance he slices at the first bandit’s right knee. The criminal drops to the ground in pain. Rovan kicks his blade away and stands over him with a cruel look on his face. He is in pain, but does not show it.

Rovan: do not oppose those who are your superiors. *Rovan thinks of killing the man, but decides there has been enough bloodshed today. He cries,* Go! and leave helpless travelers alone!

*the bandit nods in terror and quickly limps away*

Elf: *stares at Rovan in awe* I do not know what to say...

Rovan: Nothing at all sir, have a nice day.

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?

Rovan: *Looks at the merchant’s goods* I see you have some iron there

Merchant: Yes sir, straight from the dwarves themselves! *He gives a convincing smile*

Rovan: We shall see about that. *inspects the iron* tell you what, I’ll give you 900 minas for half the stack.

Merchant: *sputters* ridiculous! for that much iron I ask 1750 minas at my minimum!

Rovan: *looks at the merchant disapprovingly* I will settle for 1300 minas, *sighs* do not make this difficult please.

Merchant: *frowns* I will take your offer, but I ask you this-

Rovan: *raises his hand and sighs again* the deal is done, why must we continue with petty talk?

Merchant: Because I wish to know where you received this money. I cannot be dealing with criminals... *eyes Rovan suspiciously*

Rovan: *an angry flare appears in his eye* Do not insult me! If you must know, you nosy pest, I got it off of one of these criminals you speak of, after knocking him unconscious. *Rovan reacquires his businesslike state* Now hand over the iron if you please.

Merchant: *hands shaking* Yes sir, right away sir!

Rovan: *taps his foot as he receives the iron and says angrily* Good day!

Rovan then quickly marches away.

A screenshot of your skin:

Rovan's Skin

Other Information:

Rovan enjoys using words such as ‘petty’ or ‘subordinate’ frequently as he believes his bloodline is the greatest of all species.

James Undercroft · February 17, 2012

Denied

You have been denied because:

The only real problem with this app is your biography.

While the story is alright, you cannot be part of a "royal lineage". Royalty CAN be earned, but you may not start off as a royal.

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).

Also 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.

Your screenshot is not imbedded.

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 24 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, then give you a break and a fresh mind to re-write your application in the required areas. This is also to prevent the spamming of applications, as if there was no limit we would be absolutely swamped with applications.

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:

http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/27643-how-to-avoid-making-a-mary-suegary-stu/