Alecbann's Application

[AlecBann 0]

How old are you?:16 years old.

Time-Zone/Country of Residence:Houston, Texas. Central Timezone

Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?:I got A*s in English

Literature and Language at GCSE.

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself:My name is Alex. I am currently

studying my A levels. I first discovered your server through a friend who I

believe is known as "King" on the server. I seek an immersive minecraft RPG

experience which you seem to provide.

How much time could you be on the server weekly?:About 15 hours with extemded play in holidays and weekends.

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

me roleplaying isn't just about playing a game. It's more of an adventure. I like

to plunge deep into a game's storyline and often, as i have in Mount and Blade and

Minecraft create my own storyline. In addition I play extreamely story based games

like Dragon Age Origins and TES Morrowind. I seek to bring this kind of lore and

storytelling into my Minecraft experience.

What experience have you had in Roleplaying, if any?: As I previously mentioned I

play Dragon Age Origins, Skyrim, Morrowind (Better storyline than Skyrim in my

opinion), Mount and Blade and The Witcher (1&2) to name a few.

In your own Words, define what the act of Meta-Gaming is:In my opinion metagaming

is when you step out of character, for example someone metagaming online in a

medieval time period game might mention a car on chat or other things which his

actual character would be oblivious to as they live in a different time period.A

further example from the world of minecraft would be like a player seeing

another's name as the other player tunnels underground. In real life the other

player wouldn't be able to hear him nor would he know the other player was there.

This stepping out of character defines Meta-Gaming to me.

In your own Words, define what the act of Power-Gaming is:To me, powergaming is a

bit like playing a video game with blinkers on, so to speak. It's all about your

character and other characters, objects and events are of no great significance to

the player's game experience.

What do you expect this server will be like?: An immersive roleplaying experience,

combined with the expansiveness and creativity of minecraft.

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

WildCraft a little, but i really seek a true RPG experience where everyone plays a

character with a story and personaltiy.

Have you read, understood, and agreed to the rules?: Yes I have.

Do you promise to abide by said rules, and laws? This includes the Server, Forum,

and Teamspeak set Rules: Yes.

How did you hear about us?:A friend I mentioned earlier. I believe his minecraft

username is cynicalking.

Have you previously made an Application? If so could you link us to your last

Application?: I have not.

In-Character:

Character Name: Alici Swiftfoot

What Race are you?: Human

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

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.):Alici Swiftfoot was born into a poor family in the Northern Isles of Scotia.

His family of 5 brothers and 2 sisters lived perpetually in fear of the Hrothgan

army from the mainland province of Hroth. The Hrothgan army had been ravaging

their way northwards, pillaging and killing men, woman and children

indiscriminately. They arrival to Scotia was inevitable and impending. Alici's

family were helpless.

One day, when Alici was out hunting Elk in the Forlain Forest near the islands

western penninsula the Hrothgan bandit army struck his home village. Totally

oblivious to the raid he carried on hunting while the Hrothgans plundered his home

town, killing everyone. His family were just some of the victims of the

atrocities. No one survived. When Alici returned he was confronted by the

devastation which he had narrowly avoided. Filled with rage, sadness and despair

he got into his canoe. He sailed to the Kingdom of Oren seeking to find answers,

other humans and himself. Little did he know what awaited him.

Alici has a slight build and rough blonde hair. He was 18 when he set sail from his home town. He likes to wear leather armor with green undergarments.

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What is your Character's ambitions?: He would like to become a hunter and also

perhaps join an army to protect his kinsmen.

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

at home with a sword or bow in his hands. Years of hunting in his homelands have

made wielding both these tools second nature to him.

What is one of your Character's most skilled talents? A strong hunter and fighter.

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

http://www.planetminecraft.com/skin/link-4708/

Other Information about your Character:

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? He looks around to see if there is anyone to help him

intervene. There is no one. Afraid that the soldiers are on official kingdom

business he would shout out from afar in a hidden place, demanding answers. If the

soldiers seemed legitimate he would leave them to their business but if they were

outlaws or bandits he would fire warning shots, brandishing his bow. In the end

fighting them off using stealth and agility.

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? "Greetings sir, do you have any arrows to replenish my

quiver? I would be prepared to pay a fair price."

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?:Alici would move outside and look

around for a potential owner. If he saw none at first he would wait around the hut

for a few minutes to ensure the owner had truly abandonned the items. If no owner

showed themselves within about 10 minutes Alici would take the items. Asking

anyone he sees on his travels if the items belong to them.

Hungry and lost in the wilderness, you stumble across a small trading camp nestled

among the forest, they greet you you in the common tongue, how do you

respond?"Hail, kinsman! I am lost and seek refuge. Would you be prepared to take

me in just for the night? You would be duely repaid. I am one of the finest

hunters in the province and I offer you my services."

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?: Alici eagerly

approaches the town guard and says: "I will not let the village be raised like my

hometown! I offer to you my sword and bow. I will fight along side you!"

[Thu'um 530]

Please reapply in 24 hours.

Your application was denied for:

- Formatted rather weirdly

I do not hold this to your account but your application impaired the reviewer's ability to thoroughly examine your application to the fullest. If you would like help formatting your application, or overall if you need help, send me a private message and we'll have a chat. :P

- Your Powergaming Definition is Incorrect.

- Your Metagaming Definition is Incorrect, or slightly contestable.

You mentioned that metagaming is when your character breaks character. Now, you're getting there, but that's not exactly what we want. I'll redirect you to a link where you can find how we define roleplaying terms here at Lord of the Craft:

http://www.lordofthecraft.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=Roleplaying

Remember, put the definitions in your own words and ensure that you have thoroughly examined them upon first logging into Lord of the Craft.

- Your Roleplaying experience (RPG's) is not what we are looking for.

- Your Biography contains out-dated lore and does not correspond to our current location (Asulon)

In your biography, you say you sailed to the Kingdom of Oren. Oren was destroyed to the Undead along with the fall of Aegis. Your application contains out-dated lore/locations. I suggest you take a read on the current Lore. We left Aegis for a new land, Asulon, about 1~2 months back.

- Your Roleplaying Definition is not exactly what we are looking for.

You say roleplaying is kind of like an adventure. While that is slightly correct in the regard, I'd like you to go to our wiki (or the link above) where it discloses how we define roleplaying and some essentials terms.

Summary:

I'd like you to go take a read at our lore to familiarize yourself with the lore, and to further implement it into your biography and responses. Also, I'd like you to take a look and this link to get a knowledge of some the essential roleplaying terms and the DO's and Don'ts of roleplaying:

http://www.lordofthecraft.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=Roleplaying

~~ If you need any help, don't hesitate to send me a pm ~~

[Thu'um 530]

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