Tessmer's Application

[Tessmer 0]

Out-Of-Character

Minecraft Account Name: chaset2244

How old are you?: 16

Time-Zone/Country of Residence: CST

Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?: Of course, it is my first language.

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself: I am relatively new to RP but, I have been playing minecraft since Alpha. I am a nice guy who is very creative and likes to make large and intricate structures in minecraft.

How much time could you be on the server weekly?: Every weekend and occasionally during the week.

What do you know about Roleplaying? Give a definition of what it means to you: I know that in RP you are supposed to act like you would if it was real life. Such as ignoring the name above players, not going on killing sprees, and being generally benevolent.

What experience have you had in Roleplaying, if any?: Not much. I've played on a few minecraft RP servers but they were never any good. I'm hoping I found a good one here.

In your own Words, define what the act of Meta-Gaming is: It is exploiting things such as bugs or cheats, or performing feats that should be impossible if the game was real.

In your own Words, define what the act of Power-Gaming is: It is the act of focusing on one single goal without engaging in the atmosphere or other players.

What do you expect this server will be like?: I think it will have some amazing structures, but that is not as important as the atmosphere and other players that will be acting out their parts in the game.

What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?: I've been playing on one of my friend's server and a few others like cheesecraft that just weren't very fun. I left my friend's server because he destroyed it, and cheesecraft wasn't any fun.

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: Yes

How did you hear about us? Did someone refer you?: I was looking up skyrim info on the internet and saw a link to you. So, I went to your website and this looked like fun.

Have you previously made an Application? If so could you link us to your last Application?: No, this is my first one

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/): no

In-Character:

Character Name: Brom Steel

What Race are you?: Human

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

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 raised in a small poor town where we had to scrounge for scraps to survive. I didn't have many friends, but I did have my faithful dog Roxy. We went everywhere together and would play fetch with a stick. One day while we were out playing fetch we were jumped by three bandits. I was only twelve, so I ran as fast as I could go, but I did see there faces. One had a black tooth, one had and eye patch with a heart and cross on it, and the other had scar going over his left eye.

When I got back to town I noticed Roxy was gone. I looked everywhere but never found her. At that moment I knew she had been taken by the bandits and I swore to take vengeance. I was still only twelve but, I learned to use what was given me and built a small business of selling whatever I got my hands on. I owned a house by the time I was sixteen, and have been paying others for information on the whereabouts of those bandits ever since.

What is your Character's ambitions?: To catch the bandits who took Roxy, and to create a large international business.

What is your character’s favorite tool? (sword, pickaxe, shovel, etc): Sword without a doubt.

What is one of your Character's most skilled talents? A good businessman and an excellent architect.

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

Other Information about your Character: I am generally self-righteous, but will do whatever it takes to obtain my goals.

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 attempt to recruit them, offering them diamonds or gold to help me, but they have to stop harassing the halfling.

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 need some supplies for my shop. What do you have in bulk?"

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 take an iron bar. I wouldn't want anyone who might own this hut getting suspicious.

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? I would offer them my services in exchange for food and water. I hate being in debt.

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?: Offer an additional reward and volunteer to help in the party that is about to go after the bandits. One of them may be of the three who took Roxy.

[Thu'um 530]

Your Application has been...

DENIED [X]

Put on PENDING [ ]

Reason(s) Why Your Application Was Denied:

[[X's mark the parts you need to rectify.]]

Out of Character:

Missing Areas [ ]

Bad Information [ ]

Role Play:

Missing Biography [ ]

-Short Biography [X]

-Character Requires a Surname (Last Name) [ ]

Insufficient Information in OOC [ ]

-Insufficient/Incorrect Information in Metagaming Definition [X]

-Insufficient/Incorrect Information in Powergaming Definition [X]

Insufficient Knowledge on Role Play [X]

Insufficient Knowledge of the World [X]

Incorrect Lore / Other-Worldly Lore [ ]

-Open Response Questions are Lacking [X]

-Response Questions could use some Work. [X]

-Fabricated Places/Large-Scale Events [ ]

-Unreal Scenarios [ ]

Bouts of Powergaming [ ]

Bouts of Metagaming [X]

Conflicting Answers [ ]

Character is Cliche [X]

Requires a Villain Application [ ]

Form:

Bad Spelling/Grammar [ ]

Missing Areas [ ]

Breaking Rules [ ]

Cliche [X]

Plagiarized [ ]

Skin:

Missing Skin [X]

-Skin Doesn't Fit Character [ ]

-Incorrect Character Description [ ]

-Incorrect Skin Format [X]

-Unloreful Skin [ ]

Other Comments:

The reasons for your denial are disclosed/marked above. Fix those errors and proceed to Re-Apply after a 24 hour period. Good luck. Overall, your application was rather strange (lacked effort and detail) and could use some work.

[Thu'um 530]

Moved to Denied Forum