Out-Of-Character
Minecraft Account Name: MaximumMarlon
How old are you?: 14
Time-Zone/Country of Residence: UTC-8, Pacific Time Zone, United States
Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?: Yes
Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself: 14 year old in 8th grade, I like to play lots of games. My favorite game is Minecraft. Like to go out, hang out with other people, and be social when not busy or gaming.
How much time could you be on the server weekly?: It really depends on how much homework I have. I try to get it out of the way early, so probably about 1-2 hours each day if my internet is working.
What do you know about Roleplaying? Give a definition of what it means to you: Roleplaying if when you play a different role other than yourself. It really challenges you to use your imagination and think of how you would act in a different scenario.
What experience have you had in Roleplaying, if any?: Yes, I have played on other roleplaying servers, I've also had some real life roleplaying experience at parks and stuff.
In your own Words, define what the act of Meta-Gaming is: Metagaming is when you make a decision based on what you know and not what your character knows, therefore becoming out of character.
In your own Words, define what the act of Power-Gaming is: Powergaming is when you game only to reach a specific goal. When you powergame, you don't take time to fully experience a game, because you are to busy trying to reach your goal.
What do you expect this server will be like?: I expect it to be an amazing role-playing server. People will not break character, and the role-playing experience will be at it's peak
What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?: Well, I've played on many servers, such as a Fallout based server, but I left because nobody really talked much, and almost everyone was in creative, therefore ruining the experience for me. I also played on a server named Revered Realm, which was a fantastic server, but I left because none of my guild members were ever online.
Have you read, understood, and agreed to the rules?: Yes I have.
Do you promise to abide by said rules, and laws? This includes the Server, Forum, and Teamspeak set Rules: Yes I do.
How did you hear about us? Did someone refer you?: I was browsing the Minecraft forum and saw the server topic post.
Have you previously made an Application? If so could you link us to your last Application?: Yes, http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/50980-maximummarlons-application/page__p__389564__fromsearch__1#entry389564
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/): Yes
In-Character:
Character Name: Marlon Garrock
What Race are you?: 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.): Marlon is a 17 year old elf who's parents abandoned him when he was only a small child. The only way he even knows what they look like is by a picture they left with him. Growing up, he lived in a very secluded and small home in a region of mainly flatland. Life in this house was very boring, so Marlon made himself a bow and a sword out of wood and dueled with the scarecrow that protected their crops. He became very skilled with his weapons, but the bow was his favorite. He practiced with it everyday, and was even able to hit a bird in mid-flight.
Marlon is a very adventurous boy, and always has been. His once dark brown hair is now a lighter shade, and his skin is a rich tan color from always being in the sun his brown eyes are so dark, many people mistake them for being black.
What is your Character's ambitions?: Marlon hopes to someday be recognized as a hero among his people, and possibly teach young students in the art of combat.
What is your character’s favorite tool? (sword, pickaxe, shovel, etc): Bow
What is one of your Character's most skilled talents? My characters most skilled talent is his pinpoint accuracy with a bow. He is also skilled with swords, but to a lesser extent
A screenshot of your skin (must be in proper format):
Other Information about your Character:
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? He joins in the fight, hoping to protect the halfling and defeat the warriors.
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? "If you don't mind sir, I'd like to take a look at your fine wares."
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?: See if anyone is around and check for traps, and if it's safe, loot the valuables.
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? Ask them if they have any shelter and if they would be so kind as to provide me with some food and a place to sleep.
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?: He helpes the town guards fight off the bandits, and gladly accepts the reward.