Lego XBOX

Welcome applicant to the server of Lord of the Craft ... Nevermind the introduction.

You are not an applicant any longer!!!

In other words... You have been accepted! (pretty closely too)

You have a pretty good grammar and spelling for your age, just a few mistakes; I liked the story to the extent of reading it through without hesitance [some incoherence and unrealism around it... but, I suppose its alright]; I like your skin, it looks nice and I like the name of your character.

I suppose that I am being a bit too nice [mainly because I disagree to the App Limit], there were some not so good bits.

Nevertheless, some words of advice for when you get into the server. Your definition of powergaming isn't exactly perfect; never say excellent grammar in an application [it can go against you ...]; try and be a good RPer around the server [i didn't see a very extensive RP situation there ...] and have fun.

Have fun in Asulon! [now just wait to be implemented by a GM, if you are not after 48 hours come and tell me in Teamspeak (Appteam channel) or send me a PM, I'll see to it]

From the beginning I will be checking to see if the applicant is honest and sincere. If someone lies at any point in their application I think they aren't trustworthy to enter the server. Every time I wander around Aegis, sightseeing, I think that if someone who isn't trustworthy gets in, they could ruin the whole server. It only takes one person to take down a server.

"When you put chocolate powder in milk... it goes brown... and you put in very little."

What I would also look out for are the applicants values, as in patience, generosity etc... These values would present a big bonus to the server, even a person with limited RP knowledge. If the person is understanding, they will learn quickly about RPs. Not only that, if a person has stuffed up their application, if they do not complain it is obvious that he can accept facts and repair mistakes.

Having good grammar is essential in RPing. In the absence of this, phrases don't have specific meaning. If you forget a comma somewhere, you can change the whole meaning of a sentence! I would penalize bad grammar but not bad english if they specified that they were not a native speaker (which comes back to honesty, stated above). If someone is not English but is learning it, I wouldn't be so harsh to deny them the application. If the rest of their application is interesting and clear it should pose no problem.

This takes us to the next important element.

A quickly written application jumps straight out at you. Everyone can notice it was written in a rush, or even lazily. I think that an applicant should be aiming to give a nice first impression to the team. We want contributing characters on this server for a richer RP environment. Someone who has spent time on his application, and who has demonstrated full dedication I think should be let in. If they go to the extent of explaining every detail in everything, they can't be rejected.

This is not to mean that I think quantity in the application is needed.

"Its the quality that counts, not quantity."

This would include the understanding of the rules and lore of the race you choose (at least). Of course, some characters may be very young, or may have appeared only recently on the shores of this world with 'amnesia' and so they may not know the world or its lore. But applicants must show knowledge of server rules. For example, if someone powergames in the RP scenario questions, he has obviously not read the rules, or less frequently, not understood them. Of course that if they demonstrate a deep knowledge of the lore and world then they do have an extra point to their application. And so this leads to the 5th most important.

I don't expect people to know how to make their own skin, but I would enjoy reading a physical description of their character. Their skin doesn't necessarily show the intricate details of his person. What I would like to see in a person's character profile is something that people don't always think about. In the character part of the application, people must demonstrate that they have thought in depth about what character they want. If the server accepted people that said that their ambitions where to make a shop and live a good life, the RP wouldn't be so rich as it should be. So I look for more intricate ambitions which have something that other applicants didn't think about.

But I would also be interested in the realism of their bio and description. If someone is a human but describes themselves as a lot taller than elves, its completely unacceptable. Related to this point, I would see people who had written a original childhood in their bio better than those who say they had amnesia or their parents died as a child. This is due to the point that its impossible for a whole population to have amnesia, and if they all had their parents killed as a child than there would be a very low population in Aegis. I think this is actually due to the restriction of making up lore, I myself had to rewrite my whole bio when I noticed I wasn't supposed to.

-On a personal note-

I fully understand that there is no specific criteria to enter this team, and that you accept people that you would really need in the team. I do hope to get into this team because a friend, Lucas (not Black), is always talking about applications and it seems very entertaining to read people's applications and tell them how they could improve. [update: I actually do look at applications and I am usually in the application team chat helping out and talking with the app team. I really do enjoy doing it, I would enjoy it further if I was doing it for a reason]. If accepted I would be active most days of the week. I find that for this server, the App Team has to accept people that they consider able to contribute to the RP and I think I could contribute.

Thank you, and I will not be bothered if I'm not accepted.

Out-Of-Character:

Minecraft Account Name: Lego_XBOX

Did you attend minecon and sign up at the LOTC booth?: Unfortunately, no.

How old are you?: 15 years old

Time-Zone/Country of Residence: Paris, GMT +1

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

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself: I'm a friendly person, very tolerant and with lots of patience. I rarely get angry. I am sometimes funny and annoying but I know when to stop.

How much time could you be on the server weekly?: I would rarely be on during the week, my activity would be concentrated on the week-ends.

What do you know about Roleplaying? Give a definition of what it means to you.: Roleplaying is simply the fact of taking a role in a made-up or realistic environment, I like it because of the possibility of releasing my imagination but restricting it to a specific scenario. Having played Blockland many years I have hosted many RPs.

In your own Words, describe what Metagaming and Powergaming are.: I have a deep hatred for this. Metagaming is the fact of finding out information out of character and then 'magically' knowing it in character, this can cause problems like when someone is hiding in RP, the metagamer can know he is there and find him. Powergaming is even worse, probably the one I get angry for, its when someone imposes an action on another person like "*kills Person A*", its prefered to say "*takes a swing at Person A*".

What do you expect this server will be like?: From what I have heard, this server seems like a very nicely set-up Fantasy RP, which I'm very likely to enjoy. I suppose it will be very large.

What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?: I've mainly resided on my own server with my own group of friends, one of which plays on this server. I have also tried to set up RP servers on Minecraft but the lack of RP knowledge of the majority of my friends made it impossible.

Have you read, understood, and agreed to the rules?: Yes.

How did you hear about us?: A friend, he wouldn't stop talking about this server.

Have you voted for the Lord of the Craft on Minestatus? Which vote number were you? Yes, the number is 664.

What is your The Lord Of Craft forum account name?: Lego XBOX

In-Character:

Character Name: Kaelac Adum

What is your Race?: Dark Elf

Biography(This should include the history of your character and his life as well as age, appearance and personality, etc.):

Kaelac Adum has traveled endless years since his late childhood. Having been brought up by humans in the Human kingdom of Oren, he wonders where his origins lay, and why he wasn't brought up by his parents. He learned in his early years he was taught how to use the sword by his parents, but seemed to reject these techniques. He also learned how to use magic from the mage guild and seemed to learn at a more accelerated rate than other students. As soon as he was able to leave home, he traveled to the elven capital in the Elven Princedom of Malinor to learn archery in all its beauty, there he developed a natural hatred for surface elves. Ever since he has ventured the world learning its lore and searching for his origins.

His age now is 1012 years old.

Kaelac Adum is a mainly pacifist dark elf, being brought up by humans. Though he does have a instinctive hatred for surface elves and has been taught not to meddle with orcs. He keeps to himself to anyone he hasn't known for some time.

Kaelac Adum has a strongly dark brown skin that almost resembles black. He has dark red eyes that have a glowy glint in them and has silvery hair and light facial hair. He isn't buff anywhere other than the mind.

Your characters ambitions:

Kaelac Adum is searching his native land and hoping to find his parents. Other than this he also travels the world hoping that if he can save more than one life, his will be worthwhile. He doesn't plan to establish a home anywhere but does make encampments during his travels.

Out in the Wilds, your character comes across a small cottage. Outside, there appears to be an elf struggling combat with two bandits. What does your character do?

In the case the elf was not a Dark Elf, I'd watch the scene while staying hidden. If the bandits noticed me I would quickly fire an arrow in their direction to cover my escape. If they didn't I'd continue to watch and only intervene if they were going to slaughter the victim inhumanly. To intervene I would first get into a position where I could fire an arrow of my bow right into the neck of the bandit. I'd yell out to the bandits, telling them that what they are doing is against the law, if they came for me I'd shoot. If hit, he would most likely be incapacitated, thus leaving it to a 1 against 1 battle. I'd use my bow for one more shot before the bandit approached and then use fire magic and my trustful dagger to kill him (of course RP fighting).

In the case of the elf being a Dark Elf, I'd immediately intervene as just explained.

Your character walks up to a shop in the middle of Al'Khazar. "Hello, my good sir!" says the shop owner. "What may I help you with today?" How does your character answer?

Well, being that Al'Khazar has recently been covered in noxious gases, I'd be asking the shop owner why he stays in this city if his life is menaced by this gas. Once the question answered, I'd ask for some arrows and sell any item which I didn't require. I'd also ask for a place to reside for that day as I travel at night as it is safer for my kind.

A screenshot of your skin:

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