Out-Of-Character
Minecraft Account Name: Granpa_jo
How old are you?: 30
Time-Zone/Country of Residence: USA
Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?: Yes, Yes I do.
Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself: I am a long time gamer, having played my first online game in 1997. I have since continued playing games on dozens of games, in many different gaming communities of all types and sizes. I generally prefer servers with a set of rules that are followed in a firm manner, so a community can be created out of chaos. I generally find the players and the style of such servers and populations to be much more preferable than the open and loose servers.
How much time could you be on the server weekly?: Potentially several hours a day, though minecraft is not my only game and I must split time between it and others.
What do you know about Roleplaying? Give a definition of what it means to you: Roleplaying is temporarily becoming, a different person than your normal self to play a character in a fantasy world. You have to seperate your real world self, from your character to play the within the rules and reality of the game.
What experience have you had in Roleplaying, if any?: I've played a lot of seperate table top and pen and paper RPG's as well as RPG in half-life, minecraft, and others.
In your own Words, define what the act of Meta-Gaming is: Meta-Gaming is using exterior knowledge or elements inside an existing rule structure, that are not a part of the established structure of that game.
In your own Words, define what the act of Power-Gaming is: Power gaming is taking actions on behalf of another entity in the game, on your own without the controlling persons input. Such as in combat, you say something like "Keji brings his sword down upon the guards blade, and the power of the strike breaks the blade of the guard, leving him stunned and defenseless." It is roleplaying in such a way, the others involved cannot react to your actions because you took liberty with the outcome.
What do you expect this server will be like?: Structured, well ordered and admined game with RPG elements and characters mixed in.
What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?: I've played across a hoast of servers from Sincraft, to Super-Earth, and even servers like MC-CTF. Generally speaking I stopped playing on them because either the server population fell off, or I lost interest in the server itself. Usually if I lost interest it was due to excessive amount of map resets, rules changes, or an uninvolved community.
Have you read, understood, and agreed to the rules?: I have, and I do agree.
Do you promise to abide by said rules, and laws? This includes the Server, Forum, and Teamspeak set Rules: I do.
How did you hear about us?: A friend of mine plays on the server and recommended it.
Have you previously made an Application? If so could you link us to your last Application?: I have applied twice before. Links below.
http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/59439-granpa-jos-kejis-second-application/
http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/58922-character-application/page__p__460365#entry460365
In-Character:
Character Name: Keji
What Race are you?: Human
What Sub-Race are you? (note, you aren’t required to have a sub-race): None
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.): Keji is a male human, who has aged 30 seasons. He was born in the near wilds of the Oren Empire, and raised as a hunter and warrior in the tradidtions of his people. Upon reaching his rite of adulthood, he embarked upon his trials in the wild, and returned two years later having successfully completed them. When he returned to his village, he was greeted as a man, given his traditional feast and endowment. Keji then used his endowment to travel to the capitol of the Empire, where he enlisted in the army. After completing several tours and rising moderately in the ranks of the enlisted.
After his term of service was over, he was discharged with the usual honors and pension. Keji tried his hand at being a merchant, then a merchant guard, and caravan guard. Eventually Keji tried mercenary work but quickly grew dissalusioned with the mercenary lifestyle, finding many of his compatriots to lack honor. Many of them were there for the money alone, many used them as a cover to sate their darker compulsions. Disgusted he left the mercenary life and began traveling, doing what needed to be done to make his way in the world. Now his one desire is to please his Ancestors and make a name for himself in the world as a warrior of great reknown.
Keji stands just under 2 meters in height, with fiery red hair and build. His complexion is sun darkened, scarred and worn. His body is no stranger to injury or the elements and it is clear by his appearance and stature, that he is comfortable anywhere.
What are your Character's ambitions?: To establish himself as a warrior of reknown, and build wealth and power as he goes.
What is your character’s favorite tool? (sword, pickaxe, shovel, etc): Sword.
What is one of your Character's most skilled talents? Surviving. Whether in the wild, or in combat, Keji has a knack for finding the one thing or route that will ensure his survival. He is able to read a situation and extract himself from it with varying degrees of success. Most of these skills were hammered into his psyche by his father and grandfather during treks into the wilds during his childhood. They were further enhanced during his service in the army, and have seen continual use since.
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 ):
It's a viking warrior with a helmet on the skin, that's probably why it doesn't look human in the screen shot.
Viking Warrior
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? Keji, calmly assesses the situation, and when he feels the time is right and the bandits are distracted, he steps just beyond striking range, and places his hand upon the hilt of his sword and adopts his most threatening stance. He clears his throat loudly to get the attention of the assailant and says "Is there a problem here gentlemen? What is the justification for harassing this halfling?" He waits for their response, and mentally prepares for battle. Once he has the warriors attention, he assesses which of the two appears to be the leader or dominant warrior, and faces to address him directly "I have no quarrel with you sir, but we can cross blades should you so wish. However I'm sure we can resolve this situation peacably. What is your grievance with this halfling? Has he wronged you in some fashion? Has he stolen from you, or welched on a wager?" Once it appears to Keji that the warriors intend to be hostile, he shrugs off his coat, grips the hilt of his sword and begins to loosen it in its scabbard and prepares for battle.
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? "Greetings merchant, I may be interested in some of your wares. I am primarily interested in food, water and equipment. What have you in these?" Keji looks over the various wares the vendor has on display, keeping an eye to items that will help him in the wild. After selecting a few items, Keji gets the attention of the Merchant, and begins to haggle. "I belive the prices you have on these items is somewhat inflated my good sir. I'm sure they are quality wares, but I have seen items of higher worth go for less." For a while Keji and the Merchant haggle on the price, eventually settling on a sum suitable to both. Keji then stores the items in his bag, and begins to walk the town looking for todays adventure.
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?: Keji approaches the hut, being wary of his surroundings, keeping his eyes on the surrounding terrain. He is primarily watching for hidden signs of habitation, or the telltale stillness that always preceeds an ambush. One can never be too careful, Keji thought to himself, afterall bandits were not unheard of in this part of the world. As a matter of fact, this sort of abandoned hut in the middle of nowhere often times are used by bandits as a place to rest and get out of the elements. After watching the hut for many minutes, surveying the area as best as he can, Keji cautiously approaches the hut. Coming to the door, he checks it to see if it is locked. A quick check shows that it is not, so Keji slowly opens the door taking care to make as little noise as possible and slowly skulks into the hut. Looking around it appears as empty and abandoned as the outside, and finds no signs of habitation. Spying a chest in the corner, Keji moves across the hut, and opens the box after giving it a cursory check for any obvious signs of a trap. Inside gleaming out of the dark corners of the chest is a golden sword, and next to it lies some iron ingots. "By the Ancestors, what an odd collection to be found in the same chest!" exclaimed Keji. Surely a sword as fine as this, and in gold no less, is too high a prize to be found inside a disheveled hut as this. Clearly, this is a temporary hiding spot for someone who has a vested interest in obtaining or creating a sword made of gold, and Keji has no wish to quarrel with someone over the posession of it. While being beatuiful and valuable, anyone who would own such a sword would surely take offense at it having gone missing. Keji closes the lid and looks about the hut for any signs as to who would have left such an item here unprotected, and finds no confirming evidence of ownership after many minutes of searching. Keji resolves to leave the hut be, and continue on his journy. As he leaves, he carefully masks any signs of his presence so none is the wiser that anyone was ever there.
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? Greetings, tradesmen, I am Keji. I have found myself in dire need to food and assistance. I am willing to work for my board and aid. I am accomplished in the martial realm, and am a fair hunter and scout. I am stout of arm, and hearty of mind and you'll not find a more tireless worker. IF you might spare me a bite to eat and a flagon to drink, I shall happily go to hunt, and bring you back the amount I ate, and more. After the traders provide him with a bite to eat, and a flagon of wine, Keji thanks them and then shucks off his backpack and leaves it in a secure place of the trading post, and takes from it only the items he will need to successfully hunt. Setting out from the camp, Keji surveys his surroundings looking for signs of life and for game to hunt. He sees the usual signs of animals, tracks from a rabbit, birds flying overhead, animal guano, leaves nibbled here and there. After some searching Keji has found a set of tracks of a pig, and he begins to follow them. Eventually Keji comes to the edge of a river and there, on the banks is a pig getting a drink from the river. Keji slowly, and carefully knocks an arrow and draws the bow, then he carefully leans out from behind a tree, takes aim and when the wind is right lets fly with the arrow. The bowstring snaps and the arrow sings its flight through the air and strikes home and fells the pig. Keji approaches the pig cautiously, and draws his sword and stabs the pig, to assure it is dead, many a hunter have been gored by a pig they thought was dead after all... Once the pig is surely dead, Keji begins the task of butchering the felled beast, taking the cuts of meat and carefully wrapping them in cloth for the trip back to the camp.
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 will certainly aid you. Who doesn't long for a fight in the morning to get one's blood flowing? We can discuss my payment later. Come lads, lets show these scum what it means to stand in our way!" Keji waits for the guard commander to detail the situation and lay out the plan. 'This man knows his stuff', thinks Keji to himself as he listens to the commander, 'surely a veteran of many years.' Moments later the guards, along with Keji are trotting down to the gates of the town and pause for one brief moment to check their arms and armor and then proceed out into the dust lane leading from the town. After a short walk up the road the bandits come into sight and judging by the numbers Keji can see, this will be a close fight indeed. The guards were wise to seek help from where they could. The Bandits were in the process of roughing up a farmer and his cart as they came into view, but swiftly noticed the arrival of the guards and began to move away from the cart and take up positions for confrontation. Once the guards came within earshot the commander of the guard called out to the bandits. "I am the commander of the garrison. I hearby order you to desist in your banditry, lay down your arms and submit to justice." Predictably the proclamation was met with derisive laughter from the bandits, and then a lone bandit called out, "Why should we submit to anyone? In case you hadn't noticed we have more men than you, and I'd wager my men aren't as soft as your yellow bellied toy army!" Another round of laughter rolled out from the bandit lines, and the Commander began issuing orders to his guards, "Guards, Advance!"
Starting slowly, and increasing speed the two parties began moving towards each other, and within seconds the mass of combatants came together with a cacophony of clashing steel, battle shouts, curses, and the screams of the injured. Keji found himself on the front line, sword drawn as the two parties met. He ran straight at a burly and unkempt bandit and raised his shield as he drew close. Throwing on what strength and speed he could, Keji used his shield as a battering ram to hammer into the bandit and the collision forced the bandit back as the bandit raised his own shield to absorb the impact. Keji and the bandit rained down blows upon each other in a clatter of steel, and the thunk of wood being struck. A flurry of blows from the bandit, were met by Keji's shield, and a return series of strikes from Keji hammered the bandits armor and shield. Eventually blows landed, and the strikes were punctuated by a hiss of pain or a curse. Keji and the bandit traded blows for several minutes, the bandit slicing Keji's arm, then Keji countering with a stab to the shoulder, followed by a bash to the bandits skull with his shield. The bandit then began to give ground, and Keji knew he had won the fight. As the bandit tried to withdrawl, Keji remained hot on his heels raining down a furious tempest of blows with his sword, dropping the bandits defense more and more with each strike. Keji began to feel the familiar boiling of his blood and began to see red creeping in along his vision. Giving in to the gift of the Ancestors, the bloodlust and joy of battle filled Keji, and his blows on the bandit became furious. The bandit's eyes opened wide with fear, and tried to turn and run. He made it two steps before Keji's sword burst through his chest, red with his life blood. As the bandit collapsed, Keji turned and surveyed the battle. Guards and bandits alike lay on the ground moaning, the ground itself red with the blood of the many victims. Here an there pockets of fighters were in the closing stages of their fights, but by and large it looked as if the guards had won a victory here, even if just barely. Keji moved to find the next foe willing to face his blade...
