Groundetaco's App #5

[Groundedtaco / Drak 0]

Before someone denies this app I would appreciate it if they check and see if I corrected what I was told was wrong last time. This will be my 5th app simply because another person / mod comes and tells me to change the new one every time for different reasons... Anyways, I hope I get accepted. Thanks!

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?: I believe so.

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 changing myself and become someone else, taking on a character’s characteristics as my own.

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 been my favorite game for over a year now, it has simply been hard to find the right server.. UNTIL NOW!

In your own Words, define what the act of Meta-Gaming is: Meta-Gaming is the using information you aquired outside of RP and use it in RP. For example, if I were to look on an online map (not sure if this server has that, but it’s just an example) and then have my character know the information, then that would be metagaming.

In your own Words, define what the act of Power-Gaming is: Power gaming is making your character OP or doing OP things, for example, when you were a kids and you played guns. There was always a kid who would say you missed him every time you “shot” him by saying bang and pointing at him, he would say you missed him. That’s powergaming. Also, if you were to make your character “strong, handsome, invincible, superpowered, can beat anyone at anything”, that’s also Power Gaming.

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 builder 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?: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/53426-groundedtaco-app-4/

Character Name: Drak

What Race are you?: Dwarf

What Sub-Race are you? (note, you aren’t required to have a sub-race): None

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 woke up in a mineshaft, a few other dwarves hovering over me.  Apparently someone had been mining some coal above me which fell and struck my head, rendering me dazed and rendering my memory wiped of all previous memories. They say I was a young dwarf of about 55, and that I loved to mine. They say that I was one of the last aboard the ships crossing Aegis, but I find this information petty and unnecessary. The one thing that frustrates me is I can no longer remember who was my parents are, all I have are fuzzy memories of them heading off to the bar. I continued to work in the mines for days and days, until I realized that everyone of those strangers had left, and I was all alone.

   I wandered the lands with no purpose and no hopes for nearly 3 years. All I knew of myself was I liked mining, and then there were just a few hazy memories. These memories were haunting me, and I was constantly wondering who my parents were, and for that matter, if I had any other connections in the world. I then decided that it was time to get my act together, and go on a journey to find out who my parents are, and what I was like before that terrible incident in the mines. The way I saw it, the best way to start was by heading to the dwarven capitol and seeing who I could meet and maybe end up jogging my memories. My story begins in the cloud temple, the place I wandered to in hopes that I would be able to jog my memories and direct myself to the Dwarven Capitol.

After a few more years in the capitol I decide to become a Blacksmith. This going along so well with his mining talent, along with giving him the ability to repair his friends armor and tools. This led to my ambition, I now want to be the VERY best forger and miner in the entire dwarves race. Seeing as how thats all I know, don't think it should be too hard!

What is your Character's ambitions?: One of the only two things Drak knows he is good at is forging/repairing and mining, This is his ambition. He hopes to one day have the highest forging level ever, along with the highest mining level.

What is your character’s favorite tool? (sword, pickaxe, shovel, etc): My favorite tool is the pickaxe, as it helps me to mine.

What is one of your Character's most skilled talents? My character’s most skilled talents are repairing and mining.

A screenshot of your skin (must be in proper format): http://www.minecraft...9/medium-dwarf/ <-- Cannot get screenshot right this second

Other Information about your Character: Drak is an excellent miner and forger, seeing as the only thing he knew after his injury was mining, and smithing went right along with that. He has dark black hair, and always carries a hammer and a pick. He has no recollection of anything before an injury he got mining one day.

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. He is grateful for my help and thanks me, as well as offering his few minas that he has, which I decline. 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- Drak thinks this mans accent is slightly irritating. He sells some of the armor he recently forged, and buys some food for the rest of his journey. On his way out he punches the man in the face and tells him his original thoughts.

Short answer #3- I see the hut, walk in and search the chest. At first thought, I immediately want to scoop up the ores and take them for myself. On second thought though, I debate whether or not I should take the materials or not, so 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. These weird creatures I identify as orcs, which really gets my blood flowing, as orcs have always been a natural enemy of the dwarves. I act nice though, and get myself into their camp. I then steal most of their food and wealth during the night, and head off undetected, happy, and much richer than when I first entered the camp. I am happy that I decided to take this stop instead of just turning away at the first sight of orcs.

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.

[Brokencrowe 111]

I took into account the things the person who reviewed your application before did commented upon, but sadly I cannot accept this application. You lack many of the fundamental qualities required for an adequate application.

You may have done all five of the open response questions like Hylian~ requested of you, but they are far too short. You do not clearly show us your character and how you will roleplay him. The open response questions are not something you can just answer in passing, you have to sit down and put time into them. We expect a good sized paragraph or two with full roleplay answers, ones that read much like a book. You should pour in as many details as you can about the place you are in and how your character reacts to these scenarios.

Your biography lacks a depiction of a solid character, but is decent enough. Not the overall reason for this denial, just something to take into account next time. This can easily be solved with adding more length and details to it. Sure he has amnesia, but you should give us some details leading up to this point, so we have a clear image of who your character is, and what he will feel like despite his memory loss.

Your ambition is not in character. There are not mining and smithing levels in roleplay, please reword this to be more in character.

You will be allowed to reapply in three months time. That would be August 5, 2012. If you have any questions regarding your application feel free to drop a message in my inbox.

I wish you luck, my friend.

- Brokencrowe

[Brokencrowe 111]

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