Groundedtaco's Application #3

[Groundedtaco / Drak 0]

Minecraft Account Name: Groundedtaco

How old are you?: 15

Time-Zone/Country of Residence: EST America (Atlanta, GA)

Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?: Yes I do.

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself: Im Ben, I am dedicated to minecraft and I am terrible at answering these types of questions mostly because I don't know a whole lot about my self. I love Minecraft, I hate school, and I am really looking forward to playing on this server.

How much time could you be on the server weekly?: I play anywhere from 2-10 hours a day, averaging around 6 Hours per day, so Ill say 42 Hours a week. More if I really get into it like i hope to!

What do you know about Roleplaying? Give a definition of what it means to you: Roleplaying is (Obviously) The act of playing a role. Role playing to me means taking on a characters personality rather than my own, and being enveloped in a sensational storyline which I enjoy greatly!

What experience have you had in Roleplaying, if any?: Shall I begin with Runescape, I continued to play the elder scroll series throughout my years, along with WoW (not hugely role-play) and some guild wars. I have been uber excited to experience a role playing format in Minecraft it being my favorite game for over a year now, it has simply been hard to find the right server.. UNTIL NOW! :D

In your own Words, define what the act of Meta-Gaming is: I feel the best way to describe meta-gaming would be a third person omniscient POV with the main character being mine.

In your own Words, define what the act of Power-Gaming is: Instead of defining power gaming I would like to take this opportunity to give a scenario in which there is a power gamer. When I was growing up me and my older brother always liked to play cops and robbers, my brother being deeply involved with the law and highly trained in the art of the headshot, would always one shot kill me before I could get out the front yard. In this situation i would consider my brother a "Power Gamer"

What do you expect this server will be like?: I honestly have no requirements or expectations, that way I can only be happily surprised. The only thing I really expect is a great community and a fantastic roleplaying experience

What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?: The other servers I have played on have been either survival build, or survival PvP. Although I am an excellent buylder i prefer not to play creative servers, the only reasons I left these servers were because they went down or my friends traveled elsewhere and I followed, until now i have been searching for a server that had an engulfing survival role play experience for me and my friends.

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

Do you promise to abide by said rules, and laws? This includes the Server, Forum, and Teamspeak set Rules: Absolutely

How did you hear about us?: Wrathstar555

(One of the friends I hope to be playing with)

Have you previously made an Application? If so could you link us to your last Application?: Never applied before, just discovered this.

Character Name: Drak

What Race are you?: Dwarf

What Sub-Race are you? (note, you aren’t required to have a sub-race): I am a pure bread dwarf.

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.):

I was a child no more than 11 when the invasion of Aegis occurred. I was an orphan and I never knew my family, not that I cared to. This made surviving on my own much easier, cold hearted and nobody else to care for made life in the wild significantly easier. By the age of 16 I was set, no doubt was in my mind, I could live on my own forever. I had such great farming, hunting, and mining skills that I could make enough materials in a day, for a week.

After a while of having more than what I needed even luxuries, I started wanting more just like any living thing would. I craved companionship, needed someone or something to spend my time and materials with… Thats why one day, as I was fishing and listening to a Mellohi disk I gathered from an electrified creeper I spotted a human. Normally I would kill anything that presented the slightest of threats, It wouldn't be hard. This human looked young, but when he turned, still not seeing me I could tell he was lost. I could see the loneliness and hunger in his eyes. I knew the feelings, and I knew that it was a terrible experience.. At this point I decided to take one of the 7 fish I had gotten so far and toss it to the human, at first he was startled, not knowing what had happened, only seeing me, discomfort and confusion in its eyes. The human then saw what I had thrown, and quickly ate it up. I could instantly see the look on its face brighten, and at that moment I knew I had made a new friend.

A couple of months later, I was out hunting pigs and cows with Sparky the Human. Sparky the Human being the name I had given my lovely companion. It was about noon that day when we came across a group of Zombies, 3 to be precise. I knew these were dangerous creatures, even with diamond armor and a gold sword. I was ready to turn and dart out of the situation with Sparky the Human when I realized there was another Zombie behind me. This was quickly turning into a deathly situation, Sparky the Human screamed and one of the other Zombies backed up but then noticed who it came from. Sparky the Human was still pretty young, and not very intimidating, but 3 seconds later a big group of humans darted out of the forest behind the group of villains and started ripping up one of the zombies. The rest quickly left and at that moment I realized who the humans must be, Sparky the Human's family.

Sparky the Human's family appeared to understand what had happened between me and Sparky the Human, but I knew how humans were and realized they would be taking Sparky the Human back. Then as he was leaving, tears streaming down my face, the humans stopped. Understanding how much Sparky the Human meant to me, they let me join the crew. I spent maybe another 5 years with the humans, encountering and destroying many obstacles and things. We had a good run, but I knew I didn't really fit in. So when we stumbled upon the Dwarves kingdom, we said our goodbyes and parted. Simple as that. I will never forget Sparky the Human or the family of humans, MY family of humans.

What is your Character's ambitions?: Drak loves mining and slaughtering things with his hammer (or sword)

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

What is one of your Character's most skilled talents? Mining

A screenshot of your skin (must be in proper format): http://www.minecraftskins.com/skin/173379/medium-dwarf/ <-- Cannot get screenshot right this second

Other Information about your Character: Special talents include training wolves, mining, and killing. Drak is friendly and good at heart, except for when it comes to someone foreign. He dislikes other races but still gives the benefit of the doubt. Some of Draks flaws include not eating enough, eating too much, being too friendly and sometimes being taken advantage of, and sometimes he forgets he isn't invincible and becomes seriously injured in battle.

Short answer #1- I see the halving and think about how when I was little I had to fend for myself, how I had to make it on my own. Although I know that if he can't fend for himself he may not live much longer, I help him out. I draw my bow and quickly take out the bandits, while receiving great thanks for the halving I make sure he understands he needs to train for situations like this and let him know next time I won't be there. From then on in I promise myself that I will be the protecter of the unprotected, and that I will use my might for right.

Short answer #2- I simply shrug off the mans question because I don't like the way he talks... I tell him he's lucky to live because he pissed me off with his accent, and I usually kill people who anger me. I then continue to sell him some of my ores, buy some food, and punch him in the face.

Short answer #3- I see the hut, walk in and search the chest. Not sure at first wether I should take the materials or not, I stay for a few days to see if anyone else comes to claim them. After 3 days with nobody showing, I scribble a message on a piece of paper reading "Be more careful next time, the next person that comes along may not be so nice as to leave your things." I leave shortly after writing the note, knowing I must continue on my journey.

Short answer #4- I see the trading camp, and prepare to raid it. I'm not too fond of outsiders or other races, but when I hear my native tongue I decide not to raid it. I walk up and trade many of the ores I have collected on my trip, along with buying some food to resolve my hunger. I ask if I can provide my brawn, as protection for a few days in exchange for more food and a place to stay along with a map, and leave about a week later, leaving a few diamond in a chest to show my appreciation.

Short answer #5- My love for money compelled me to quickly jump out and slice the bandits to bits, I then collected my reward and left. My actions we're fueled by greed like always, and my hate for the police made me not want to stick around to chat it up.

Im sorry I didn't take more time on my last app, I was slightly angered at not being accepted and honestly just wanted to get onto the server already. I hope you see how much effort I put into revamping my app, and like it so I can be whitelisted :]

Last app submission: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/53245-groundedtacos-application-2/

EDIT: :D Thanks for the extra chance, I really appreciate what your doing. Also 'Sparky the Human' Is supposed to make it a little bit humorous, I hope thats ok... :] (Also your picture is really awesome)

[Brokencrowe 111]

Denied.

Your formatting and grammar make things a bit hard to read, please fix this.

Your definition of roleplaying is rather under-developed, please expand upon it and show us a clear understanding of the term, especially in the confines of Lord of the Craft.

Your defintion of metagaming is a bit odd, and does not demonstrate clear understanding of the term. Please try again.

Your definition of powergaming is a very skewed example not a definition..

"Pure bread Dwarf" is not a sub-race.

Your biography could use some work. You powergame a bit, and do not elaborate on where you picked up many of the skills you acquire. You include too many minecraft mechanics in your biography that takes place in Lord of the Craft where you should be thinking in terms of roleplaying, and not these minecraft mechanics. I'd also aim to be more original and creative.

Your ambition isn't really an ambition at all, and lacks any elaboration or reasoning.

You give no reasons as to why the pickaxe is your favorite tool.

Where did he learn mining? And why is it his best skill?

Your open resposne questions are far too short, and do not give a clear enough depiction of who your character is and how you would roleplay him in these given scenarios. Please add in as many detials as you can, and aim to to be as in depth as possible. This is your only chance to give us a clear image of who your character is, and your prowess as a roleplayer. You only get one chance at his, so please put in more effort into this.

You will be allowed to reapply in twenty-four hours, if you have any questions regarding your application feel free to drop a message in my inbox.

Good luck!

-Brokencrowe

[Brokencrowe 111]

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