Dissedent's Second Application

[Dissedent 0]

Out-Of-Character

Minecraft Account Name: Dissedent

How old are you?: 15

Time-Zone/Country of Residence: EST Standard Time : United States

Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?: I have a vast grip on the English language, and a very strong grip on the grammar.

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself: I'm an avid gamer, playing lots of styles. I started gaming at a very young age (4 or 5) and continued since. I enjoy all sorts of games, but sandboxes such as Minecraft are my favorite.

How much time could you be on the server weekly?: 40+ hours at the most, making that a little over 6 hours each day, which would be spread out and not in one sitting.

What do you know about Roleplaying? Give a definition of what it means to you: To Roleplay, means to put your real life self, into a mythical character, and decide his decisions, and how he plays out. Much like you would in real life, just in a different type of world.

What experience have you had in Roleplaying, if any?: I used to be in a WoW Roleplay server (and guild) and it was quite fun. Also, I played Dungeons and Dragons, (Online and tabletop), so my knowledge on Roleplaying is quite large.

In your own Words, define what the act of Meta-Gaming is: Meta gaming is using OOG (out of game) knowledge, to use in-game. It's much like cheating, and using knowledge that your character wouldn't have if they were in the current situation.

In your own Words, define what the act of Power-Emoting is: Power-Emoting is using a direct approach to someone, (such as an attack or an action) that is instant, out of your characters grasp or in-game abilities. Much like a "one-shot" to someone, as opposed to it being drawn out and having multiple turns back and forth.

What do you expect this server will be like?: I expect it to have a great community, great staff members, great roleplay, and honest players.

What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?: I've played on many servers, and I left them because of the player base not being high enough. The players weren't actually taking out the roleplay of the game.

Have you read, understood, and agreed to the rules?: I have read, and choose to follow your rules to this wonderful server.

Do you promise to abide by said rules, and laws? This includes the Server, Forum, and Teamspeak set Rules: I promise to live out the rules and laws, for all 3 of the aspects, being Server, Forum, and your Teamspeak.

How did you hear about us?: A friend mentioned the name, but never actually checked it out, so that would be how.

Have you previously made an Application? If so could you link us to your last Application?: I have and here it is! : "http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/61385-dissedents-application/"

In-Character:

Character Name: Dissedent

What Race are you? (You may only be Human, Orc, Elf or Dwarf!) : Human please!

What Sub-Race are you? (note, you aren’t required to have a sub-race): No Sub-race for me please!

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.):

Dissedent, coming from the far north of Asulon in the snowy region, he decided it was time for something new. His parents died of age, and his house had belonged to them and all of their belongings. Being 22 years old, and able to fit most of his fathers clothing, he took some of them, some food, and an old stone sword and ventured south hoping to find something new.

Venturing for some time, he stumbled upon a watchtower by the name of North Alras Watchtower. He had found a new settlement, and hoped to make something of it. However he continued south further, until he was ambushed by bandits and knocked out.

Dissedent woke up in a Sanctuary of sorts being tended by Monks. Perhaps this is where he shall start his new life, in this new Sanctuary. But only after he recovers from his injuries.

What are your Character's ambitions?: My character, Dissedent's ambitions are to begin his new life here in Asulon, and make the best of it. He hopes to become a miner one day, and be able to sell his mined goods to the towns people of Asulon. However, if this fails, he's not too sure of what else to do.

What is your character’s favorite tool? (sword, pickaxe, shovel, etc): My characters favorite tool, is his Stone pickaxe handed down from his grandfather before he passed away. It's nothing much, but it's lasted for 83 years now, and very, very weak. Dissedent is sure that this tool will soon break, and he'll have to find something else to use.

What is one of your Character's most skilled talents? One of Dissedent's most skilled talents is his alchemy skills from his mother who was a witch (or so the townspeople said), however she taught him many special recipes to make potions to restore strength, gain beneficial aid, or get weaknesses, or die.

A screenshot of your skin (must be in proper format, if you do not know how to acquire one, copy and paste this link into your browser: ( http://tinyurl.com/Lotcscreenshot ):

Other Information about your Character: He's an average man, who knows when to step into things, or back out of them. He's often quiet, and tends to his own matters, only lending a helping hand if something is dangerously wrong.

Open-Response-Questions

Each and every question must be answered with a minimum of a single full paragraph and entirely in RP.

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?

Dissedent begins to think to himself, "Why harass someone who is so defenseless?" So Dissedent proceeds his walking and decides to say something to these big bullies. "Hey! Let that Halfling alone! Or I'll...er, call in the guards!” The two warriors turn their attention towards myself, and I realize I can’t take these two down alone. But, knowing there isn’t many guards, I respond again, “Let him be, or else the guards will be here.” With that said, I carefully back my way out of there, not wanting to cause any more stir to these men than I already have.

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, Dissedent, am I collector of sorts. I try to collect anything I deem worthy, and I decide to start browsing his wares. “What’s yer special?” I ask, casually eyeing up his wares. The man generally begins to list off his wares, and I see a beautiful necklace, for only 1000 Minas. I decide to purchase this item incase I meet a beautiful woman, and give it too her. I purchase the item and walk away putting it in my pack and giving my thanks to the man.

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?: “This hut looks like a great shelter to get out of this rain.” I think to myself…Approaching the door slowly, I see no one is home. I push the door in, and realize it’s empty. No one is here. “Eh, no one will catch me.” I say out loud. Noticing a small box. I open it, and the creaks are very faint. I notice a Golden Sword, and a few Iron ingots scattered inside. “Ha! Their lucky day!” I say to myself. I take the chest, and decide to leave it, seeing how it’s not mine. With that, I continue my venture through the wilderness.

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 approach the camp slowly, stumbling into the camp clumsily. “Hello fare traveler!” The people greet me with common tongue, so they must be friendly… I ask for shelter and food, being quite aware of what is going on. My pack is secured on my pack tight, not letting that slip my body. Or my mind for that sake. “Here, take some Mushroom stew, please, eat this up.” Not sure whether or not to accept this food, I casually ask the ingredients. They list off the ingredients used in this stew, and after seeing I gobble it up, much like my pigs used to at my old farm. With having food in my stomach, I leave the camp, but watch my back, not knowing if they will strike me down any time soon.

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?: “Greetings fare man! Would be so kind as to assist us with a matter?” The guard slowly says to me as I look out. “With what?” I respond quite quickly, and saying it quite rudely. The guard begins to say that he needs help with some bandits who occupy the town…”That sounds nice my fellow friend. Show me where these slimy maggots are and I’ll surely poke my sword into them!” I say, putting my hand on his shoulder as a sign of me accepting this task. We proceed out the door way, and I help them track down these bandits who have been causing trouble to the nearby caravans who pass by this town.

Anything else you would like to say?: Other than that this is the best server I’ve ever seen, not much else. And I hope to find my stay in this server, and start a new life in this server! Nice seeing you all!

[James Undercroft 129]

I am very sorry, but your application has been moved to the denied section of the forums. There are numerous reasons for this, all of which I have included in my feedback below this message. In the mean time there is an abundant source of information, stories, guides and other helpful tips to get you on your way to being accepted; all you need to do is look around. I would suggest the lord of the craft wiki and application submissions section of the forums to start off your little quest to make the best application. Good luck!

The reasons that I have denied you are:

Your definition of power-emoting is incorrect.

While close to the definition that we want, it is not quite there. Please do some more research on this topic.

You need to have a character last name.

Unless you have a specific reason for why you do not have a last name of your character, you need to write a last name to show that you have put some in-depth thought processes into developing and creating your character.

Your biography has a lot of errors.

You cannot come from a different land. The simple fact of the matter is, there are only two known continents. Asulon and Aegis. One is destroyed, the other we live on. (This would be the difference between to Asulon's north and to the north of Asulon. Perhaps a better way to word it would be "In Asulon's northern regions")

Currently your biography is more of an overview or a dot pointed list of the happenings of your characters past and present. You need to make it flow similar to a story. Explain your character in detail.

You have not included any (or much) lore from the world of Asulon or the lore you did include contradicts that of Asulon. I recommend that you do a lot of research as to what you race is and how they act, as well as towns and places that you could use in your biography. I would also like to note that the entire server escaped from Aegis about 25 in game years ago to move to Asulon, I suggest you do some research on this point. Do note this is not Skyrim, Real Life or Lord of the Rings, we have our own universe with our own races. For ideas and lore you can look on the Lord of the Craft wiki (link on the main page), the Role-play or History sections of the forums or better yet; talk to the people themselves. Just join in our Team Speak channel and ask around! We welcome new people :)

Your biography is not substantial enough. You need to write more about your character, write more detail and more depth. If your biography is less than two paragraphs long or is a bit too short it will be automatically denied. You need to write a minimum of two paragraphs (which in themselves must contain at least five full sentences).

Every single thing in your application must have a justification. For example:

John’s father taught him swordsman ship and the lay of the land. X BAD

John’s father was a retired swordsman in the Oren military, after the undead attacks and the moving to Asulon he decided it was time that he lay down the sword for more important matters, family. Now days John’s father teaches John the way of the sword, not so that he can join any particular military, but so that he can defend himself for future experiences to come. √GOOD

You need to complete the entire biography, detailing all your characters history, age, personality and description. We also like to see little role-play quirks such as habits like the constant brushing back of a fringe, or the scratching of an itchy palm.

Some or all of your answers to the Open Response questions need improvement.

Whilst there are no law or lore breaking errors, I would like you to attempt to improve your grammar/spelling/punctuation in these Open Responses. Also, try to be a bit more descriptive in these senarios.

Other than these things a great application, I have high hopes for you ^_^

[James Undercroft 129]

Moved to Denied Forum