Timetoburn's Application

[Timetoburn 0]

Out-Of-Character

Minecraft Account Name: Timetoburn

How old are you?: 13

Time-Zone/Country of Residence: South Australia

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

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself: I'm a peaceful player, but if someone starts a fight with me, I'll finish it.

How much time could you be on the server weekly?: 5 hours minimum, although could be subject to change.

What do you know about Roleplaying? Give a definition of what it means to you: Roleplaying is the act of becoming a completely fictional character.

What experience have you had in Roleplaying, if any?: I haven't had much experience.

In your own Words, define what the act of Meta-Gaming is: Using knowledge learnt elsewhere in a game, usually for your own advantage.

In your own Words, define what the act of Power-Emoting is: When you state a sentence in third person that makes it impossible for another person to stop, for example, "The Elf beheaded the Orc."

What do you expect this server will be like?: I honestly do not know. My friend told me about it, and it sounded pretty fun.

What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?: I have played on many different servers, and still use some. Most of the time I leave a server because it either bores me, or there are people on it that just ruin the 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: I promise.

How did you hear about us?: From a friend.

Have you previously made an Application? If so could you link us to your last Application?: No.

In-Character:

Character Name: Rune.

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

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

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 born into a relatively wealthy family, but I got bored quickly. As a child, practising with a bow helped with the boredom, and the constant practice made me a great archer. As an adult, I left my family to go adventuring. After a long time of having little luck as an adventurer, I returned to my village and taught archery to both the young and the old.

I am 117 years old, have fair skin, purple eyes, brown hair and I am about an average height. In my village, I was always a bit of a loner, although I had a few close friends and I appealed to a fair amount of elven women. I am peaceful, not quick to anger, and I will always try to calm an opponent down. I am, however, fiercely loyal, and will give my life to protect my family, friends, or race.

What are your Character's ambitions?: To one day have an exciting adventure.

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

What is one of your Character's most skilled talents? Archery, although I am handy with other tools as well.

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:

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?

I approach the warriors, and ask them what they are doing. They rudely tell me to leave, so I asked them to stop. They offer no response, so I put an arrow through their calves. The halfling thanked me, and I helped him to the closest doctor.

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 give the man a smile and reply, "Thank you, but I don't know what you are selling, could you tell me?" He replies, "Jewellery, good sir." I thanked him for his time and told him that I was not in the need for jewellery, but if I ever am, I will return to him.

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 search around the hut, to see that it has obviously been abandoned for a long time. I take the iron and the sword, but I decide to go to the nearest village and ask about it. They tell me that the hut had been abandoned for a very long time, and anything I found there was mine for the taking.

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?

"Excuse me sirs, would you happen to have any food to spare? I am a long way from home, and I will repay your kindness in any way I can." They give me food, water and shelter, and I repay them by staying with them for a few days to protect them.

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?:

I approach the guards and say, "I would gladly help the cause of peace, how can I help?" It turns out they were in need of another archer, so I go with them to road, where a bloody battle was fought.

Anything else you would like to say?: Please accept my application. I know my biography isn't very original, but I'm not very creative.

[Cappy 1599]

Reasons:

• Your role-playing definition needs to be greatly expanded.
  
• Your metagaming definition isn't really correct. 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.
  
• You need to include more server lore in your biography. Show us that you are at least a little familiar with the places and major events of the world. You can research the lore on our Wiki here. I would also like to see it longer. It should be two reasonable paragraphs, at least. You could explain why your character is peaceful and loyal, for example.
  
• Your Open Response Questions need to be expanded. They are required to be at least one paragraph, and written in full role-play. Some ways to expand on them would be to explain in more detail what your character does, and also explain why they do it, and "what's going through their head" at the moment. You should also include both detailed actions and dialogue in your answers. You should not include "if"s in your response. You are narrating a scenario, not listing the possible courses of events.
  
• Powergaming in your Open Response Questions. Please explain how you put an arrow through the calf of two warriors, at close range (I'm assuming, due to lack of detail), in two shots (also assuming, due to lack of detail). You're not that fantastic of an archer you can hit two small targets in two shots like that, especially when they're likely to be whacking you with their swords.
  
• Incorrect formatting
  

Please use the correct formatting in your next application as it makes the application significantly easier to read. You can do that by finding the application format here, and copying everything inside the white box. Then paste it somewhere, and begin filling in your answers outside the tags, like so:

[b][color="#add8e6"]Minecraft Account Name:[/color][/b] <Your answer here>

Do not change the application format in any way.

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 from the time of this post.

Why not browse the forums or read up on some helpful guides while you wait?

[Cappy 1599]

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