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Minecraft account name: Binye772

How old are you?: 15, 16 in November

Country of residence: I live in England

Do you have a good grip on the English language/grammar?: My English skills are very good, and next year I will be taking my English language and literature GCSE. This year I did a past paper (2011) for language and got 96%, so I am almost guaranteed an A* next year, and despite the exams getting easier I doubt you can do that well with poor grammar knowledge.

Small 2-3 sentence description of yourself: In general I would say I am more of an academic, with my grades being very high in school; however I do like to play sport, being in the school tennis team, and play rugby for a club in winter. However, I particularly like more adventurous sport, such as climbing or canoeing. Finally, I am very into music, and play the drums, taking my grade 5 exam soon, and of course enjoy playing minecraft.

How much time could you be on the server weekly? Now that my exams have finished, most likely every day in the week for about an hour or two, but not on the weekends as for the next three of four weeks I am very busy with music concerts and other such events.

What do you know about Roleplaying? Give a definition of what it means to you: I would like to think I have a fair idea about role playing, in that it involves playing as a character and following their story. What I feel it means to me is the taking up of a new life where you are whoever you want to be, with infinite possibilities, where you can forget the troubles of real life and become absorbed into world of fantasy.

What experience have you had in Roleplaying, if any?: Personally I have had very little experience with role-playing games, with Skyrim being about the only Roleplaying game I have played; however I did really enjoy Skyrim, and would definitely like to get more experience with Roleplaying games, as for me it is very engaging, and that is why I find this server so appealing.

In your own words, define what the act of Meta-Gaming is: For me meta-gaming is the use of an unknown skill or strategy in a game. When role-playing, I feel you must maintain your position in a game or the game will no longer be fun, despite the problems that may occur, and if you find yourself in difficulty you should overcome it using the knowledge and skill of your character as oppose to simply taking the easy way out and completing a task in such a way that is unrealistic to your character.

In your own words, describe what the act of Power-Emoting is: For me power-emoting is the lack of variety in a game. When there is no chance to introduce different play styles or different skills into a situation, and thus no way to avoid a set outcome, where one player can simply hit another, and there is no way for the other player to protect himself.

What do you expect this server will be like?: I have friends in this server, and they all work together in a little society, so I expect to join them and help to develop their town. I have been told how everything will work, if I join their town, which is almost certainly going to happen, but from the rest of the server I am very unsure as to what it will be like, exciting I’m sure, and far different from any other minecraft experience I have ever had.

What other server’s have you played on and why did you leave them?: I haven’t played on many other servers for minecraft, expect for the ‘Lost World’ server, which uses the ‘towny’ mod and various others to create a unique minecraft experience, and the only reason why I left was because of the problems with the running of the server. The server switched hands between owners several times due to people leaving for university, and with mod problems there was a long period of almost daily map resets, so I decided to leave. I have revisited it since and am glad to see it is now comfortably settled with one owner and is very successful, but I feel I want to move on to a more sophisticated server, and mainly one where I can play with my friends.

Have you read, understood, and agreed the rules?: I have read the rules and find them to be fair and so obviously agree to them.

Do you promise to abide by said rules, and laws?: I promise to abide by the rules and laws, as I would not want to spoil the fantasy experience for anyone else, or ultimately by disrupting their game, my own.

How did you hear about us?: I was told about you from several friends at school, who convinced me that this server is worthwhile and better than any other I will have played. These people all go to my school, and are in my year, and have been extremely determined to get me and another friend to play, so we can help their town.

Have you previously made an application? If so you could link us to your last Application: This is my first application, and I hope I have made it appealing first time, as this certainly has taken me a long time!

In-Character:

Character name: My name is Tharenas Bauldrfist, cousin of Asbrind.

What race are you?: I’m a human, and will fight to defend my race. My ancestors go back centuries, and I am willing to continue their legacy.

What Sub-Race are you?: I’m a Northerner, a native and loyal citizen to my kind.

Biography: I come from a family of traveller’s. My father was once part of a prestigious family, but when they were overrun; they lost the throne, and in the confusion my father was separated from his family at the age of just 16. He was later taken up by a family of travellers, and adapted to their lifestyle. He later married, and by the age of 25 had single handily built a house for his wife and new baby child to live in. As the family continued travelling, my father stayed behind; my mother was pregnant with her second child, and could not support the baby while travelling, so we stayed behind.

One night, there was shouting outside. My father went out to investigate. By this time I was aged only 8, and my brother of just 5 was with me in my room. Suddenly my father came bursting back through the door, ‘zombies!’ he shouted, but just as he muttered the panicked words of run, an arrow struck his back. He fell silent. He was dead. From here the zombies continued to raid our house, they took my mother, and my brother. As I watched my brother was dragged out of the room, crying, his tears matched mine, and as the water ran down my pale face, my long brown hair wetting, the orcs simply left, they spared me, and to this day I still don’t know why….

After the raid, I was now left to fend against the monsters for myself, but fortunately my father had been rather handy with a bow and sword, so many of these skills he passed onto me. I ventured throughout the forests for days, struggling to find water, to stay alive, until I came across an Elven town, who took me in. They fed me, homed me, but I knew I could not stay. I heared word of near by village run by a fellow Bauldrfist; they would be my distant family and that was all I knew. I never met them due to my father being separated from the family, but I knew they would let me live with them, and so I took the quest and ventured up North, until eventually I found their keep.

Now, at 19 years old, I Tharenas have been reunited with my kind, and will fight until justice is given to what happened to my parents that dreadful night!

What are your Character’s ambitions?: My character’s ambitions are to avenge his family and do justice for his kind. One day he hopes to raise a family, to life a life much like his father, but first he must make amends to ensure safety for his race.

What is your Character’s favourite tool?: My character’s favourite tool is his sword. He has had little experience with much else other than a bow, and so feels confident in his sword skills; however would like to try and develop skills with other tools to widen his potential when supporting his kind, such as a pickaxe or even simply a fishing rod.

What is one of your character’s most skilled talents?: My character is very skilled in the field of combat, and his skills admittedly lack diversity, but his ability to stalk prey is unmatched in all land he has visited. In his time in the wilderness, he has developed an incredible skill to sneak up on prey and strike with an overwhelming blow, leaving any offender defenceless, but is also admired for his bezerker attitude when caught face to face with an enemy.

Other information about your Character: My character has great understanding of survival, due to his various adventures, and additionally fits in well with the poorer society; however can be rather awkward around richer communities.

A screen shot of your skin:

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?: My character is brave and fight for what is right, but is no fool. If he is well armed and feels it is safe to attack he will so, but in this case, with two armed warriors, he feels it is best to leave the situation alone, there is nothing he can do; and besides, it is only a minor offence.

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?: My character would respond politely, and create conversation. Normally there is something appealing and so my character would hint towards it in conversation while ensuring his persuasion is not too obvious, and then normally come out of the situation with a good deal on some merchandise.

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?: My character would initially ensure the hut is abandoned, and would then take the sword, but not the iron. He had learned to be opportunistic, and will take whatever he finds, but would never wish to steal from a fellow human. He leaves the iron as he never learned to craft well, but is rather skilled with a sword.

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?: From his travels my character has developed a great understanding for accents and languages. He would respond warmly, and would never pass down an opportunity for food and drink when weak; if there is anything my character has learned through his lifetime, it is that any chance of survival must be taken, as the risk can ultimately never be worse than death.

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?: My character would be immediate to find the leader. He feel strongly about ensuring his town is safe, and would never miss a bit of combat, not to mention the reward. Anything he can get helps.

Anything else you would like to say?: I feel that I have covered everything about my character than needs to be said, and about my out of character details, but will conclude with a summary of my character, just to reiterate the main points:

• My character is most skilled in swords, but is also well experienced with bows, and simply survival.

• He is opportunistic, and will never miss an open door.

• He takes great pride in his race, and one day hopes to gain revenge for his family.

[Cappy 1599]

Reasons:

• Your definition of metagaming is incorrect. Don't be afraid to search the internet to find the definition, but make sure your response is written in your own words! Plagiarism is a bannable offence. I have also written a rather comprehensive guide to avoiding it. There is a link to it in my signature.
  
• Your powergaming definition is incomplete, and needs to be expanded.
  
• Unrealistic biography. As an eight year old child you survived in the forest for days with your bow and sword? Where did you character get these skills with the sword and bow by the age of eight, anyway?
  
• "My parents were killed when I was a child" is an extremely cliche backstory on LotC. Try to come up with something more creative.
  
• Your biography should include a description of your character's appearance and personality.
  
• You can not enter Asulon with "unmatched skill". You can be reasonably skilled in an area, but to be the best you'll have to earn that title in role-play.
  
• Overpowered character. He is good at sneaking up, but also good at "berserker" combat? As well as being great at survival, a swordsman and an archer? And has a silver tongue? Pick one or two things, not them all.
  
• I would like to see more explanation of your other answers in your biography. Why is he good at sneaking, swordsmanship and archery? When did he train? Where did he get his survival skills, really? The bio is a good place to explain this.
  
• Your Open Response Questions could be longer and more detailed. I also have a question about the third ORQ. If he would never steal from a fellow human being, why would he take the sword from the chest? Surely someone put it there, right? Also, make sure you are familiar with the villain rules (here) relating to stealing.
  

If you have any queries relating to this application, please do not hesitate to PM me on the forums!

I'm not that scary and usually don't bite.

You may reapply in 24 hours

[Cappy 1599]

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