Pumasneaks Application

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Out-Of-Character

Minecraft Account Name:PumaSneaks

How old are you?:19 years old

Time-Zone/Country of Residence: Central Time/United States of America

Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?: Yes, I feel that by studying multiple languages (Spanish, English, and German) I have been able to develop a good use of the language, and being a college student, I am very concerned with my grammar.

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself: I a busy college student studying Business Administration - Management Major with minors in Spanish and Information Systems.

How much time could you be on the server weekly?: I would play just about everyday for anywhere from 1 to 4 hours a day

What do you know about Roleplaying? Give a definition of what it means to you: Role-playing is basically when a person is totally immersed in a game taking on the identity of a character, be it imagined by them, or that of another person's imagination.

What experience have you had in Roleplaying, if any?: I have been Role-Playing for a long time now. I have played on many different Minecraft Servers and also heavily immersed myself in all of The Elder Scrolls games.

In your own Words, define what the act of Meta-Gaming is: Meta-Gaming is, to my understanding, when a person seeks external knowledge about a game from a source outside of the game itself. I would assume this question is being asked to ensure that people understand they need to use the forums to be able to keep their in-game knowledge updated. If that is true I will have no problem doing that as I was a server administrator on another popular server (I left to find an RP Server).

In your own Words, define what the act of Power-Gaming is: Power-Gaming is basically when someone uses an unfair advantage in a game which is derived from faults in the design of the game itself. Again, I'm assuming there is a reason that this question is being asked as well. I assure you that I have no intention of cheating in any way.

What do you expect this server will be like?: I have very high expectations for this server. I read through the history and lore of the server and it all sounded amazing! I think that this is finally going to be a server that I can make my home.

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

Fallout Server: I left because the server never went back up after the piston update.

XeGaming Server: I left after over 17 months of playing on this server because all of the old friends I had made in-game had moved on and felt that perhaps my time had finally come.

Shadowraze: I tried this server out for about 2 weeks but it never really had much appeal to me.

Others: I tried out many other servers but it was never for more than about 2 hours when I would realize that they were not worth my time or effort.

Have you read, understood, and agreed to the rules?: Yes, I read all the rules and they are pretty standard when compared to other server rules.

Do you promise to abide by said rules, and laws? This includes the Server, Forum, and Teamspeak set Rules: Yes, that will not be a problem.

How did you hear about us?: I saw a banner on the Minecraft Forums and thought I would check out your website. The moment I knew this was the place for me was when I saw that you actually have a lore section.

Have you voted for the Lord of the Craft on Minestatus? Which vote number were you?: No I have not, however, I would vote for the server if given the opportunity to try out the community. I don't feel it would be right for me to vote for the server despite having never actually played on it.

Have you posted this application on our minecraft forum thread yet? If not, just finish it up on here and then copy + paste is over there. (http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/832121-%E2%96%91%E2%96%92%E2%96%93-the-lord-of-the-craft-%E2%96%93%E2%96%92%E2%96%91-enter-the-world-of-asulon-o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l-l-y-t-h-e-n-o-1-r-p-s-e-r-v-e-r/): Yes

In-Character:

Character Name: Raphael Riveck

What Race are you?: Elf

What Sub-Race are you? (note, you aren’t required to have a sub-race): High Elf

Biography (Please make this at least 2 paragraphs long. This must include the history of your character and his life as well as age, appearance and personality, etc.): Raphael grew up in the plains. His parents worked as traveling merchants between four different cities in Aegis. When he was only 7 years old Raphael’s parents were brutally murdered by orcish bandits. Raphael was found walking the roads towards the next village where he was found by a human family. They took him in, but with great consequences. The family was forced to leave the village and move into the forest, alone. From a young age Raphael learned how to survive in the wilderness with only the bare minimum. He learned to track the movements of bandit groups in order to keep the family safe, however Raphael’s main job was to provide firewood and lumber for the family to maintain themselves. He learned from a young age that only with time will a person find their true calling. Raphael’s new family loved him, and it cause him to find a great separation from his own people. He moved into an elven city when he was twenty years old to study the forest, but was quickly exiled for not maintaining the elven culture. Since then Raphael has been searching for a new home, somewhere he can find a new life, a new family once again. Raphael has been on his journey for many years and now at the age of 33, he is beginning to think that he may be wandering the world forever.

What is your Character's ambitions?: Raphael simply wants to find a new family, friends, and make a life for himself. Where that journey will take him he does not know, but one thing is for sure: any orc who gets in his way will find a swift end by the tip of his arrows.

What is your character’s favorite tool? (sword, pickaxe, shovel, etc): Iron Axe

What is one of your Character's most skilled talents? Harvesting wood and building natural homes. He also enjoys potion-making, but battle is not one of his talents.

A screenshot of your skin (must be in proper format):

Other Information about your Character: Raphael conceals his elven ears so that humans will be more accepting of him. For that reason, he wears a hood to hide his ears and golden elven eyes.

Open-Response-Questions

Whilst traveling from the Cloud Temple you see a small halfling, being harassed by two armed warriors. They appear to be trying to steal money from him, how does your character respond? I would encourage the two men to leave the boy alone or they would find that a more formidable enemy would surely come their way.

Your character wanders into Alras, and comes across a small stall, behind which a well dressed man is standing. He’s offering various wares, the merchant turns to you and says in a posh accent " 'ello there, what can I do you for today?" What is your character response? I wouldn’t go flaunting those stolen items so openly if I were you…

Whilst wandering in the wilds, your character comes across a small hut, which looks abandoned. Inside it you see a chest containing a few iron bars, and a golden sword. How would your character respond?: I would leave, knowing full well that it either belongs to someone, or is an ambush. Either way, taking something which is so obviously left behind would be unwise, or unkind.

Hungry and lost in the wilderness, you stumble across a small trading camp nestled among the forest, they greet you in the common tongue, how do you respond? I hate to bother you all, but is there anything I could do around here to earn some food.

You hear word that bandits occupy the road outside the town in which you have been staying. The town guard have gathered, and are asking for assistance to help eliminate them. The leader of the party is offering a reward for any who offer their support. How does your character act on this information?: I would quickly run around town and gather all the men I could to assist the guards in the effort to free the town of the bandit presence, however when the time came, I would find myself slipping into the forest away from battle, only arriving back to reap the benefits.

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Why did I deny you?

Hmm...first off, both your definitions were kind of off, mainly the powergaming one.

It may be just me, but I can't see your skin.

Your ORQs were very short, and you should roleplay in them.

Give me some examples of metagaming/powergaming.

Some Places That May Help You

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

Fixing Formatting: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/42682-a-guide-for-applicants/page__p__303005__fromsearch__1#entry303005

Some Tips: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/19145-tips-to-include-on-your-application/

A Question Analysis: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/34777-in-depth-analysis-of-the-application-form/

A FAQ: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/30081-application-submissions-faq-proper-etiquette/

Server Rules: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/?page_id=8

Latest

Format: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/43580-official-lord-of-the-craft-application-format/

Definitions (Seriously Useful): http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/45364-roleplayingmetagamingpowergaming-definitions/

Please WAIT 24 hours before reposting, failure to do so will result in denial.

If you have any questions, add me on Skype, or PM me on the forums.

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