Sheffield

Hello! Name's Edward Sheffield or Sheffield, the name I go by on the forums, pleasure to meet'cha! I'm not exactly new, although I'm aware that I'm a bit of a 'ghost-cat' here on the forums. That is to say, I'm a bit unknown! Hopefully this post is a little step further in the right direction to becoming a more active member of the community! Anyhow, here goes! I don't particularly roleplay much, as odd as it sounds, although I've roleplayed for five years prior to Lord of the Craft. I don't have any specific reason for losing the enjoyment I used to get out of roleplay, I just sorta' did. That said, I do still love watching the roleplay from afar and being apart of the roleplaying communities. I still take part in forum roleplay on sites such as the 'Roleplayer Guild' and I saw that these forums have their own forum roleplay section too, so I'll more than likely join that at some point! The character I do roleplay as when I pop on the server is called Elroy Sheffield, a member of the old House Sheffield. I was reading about the lore on the wiki, and came across House Sheffield and upon further investigation, realised that it had in a sense died out. It seemed to me like it had a rich history, and sharing the same name, it seemed natural to join the house! I'll admit I don't particularly do it much justice in the way of making it what it once was, although from what I've read it always seemed to be a relatively small house (member-wise) and I don't want to do anything to major that may ruin the reputation of the old house. A bit about me in general, would be that I'm going on to study history at University, and hopefully then I shall take a teacher-training course to teach the subject to secondary pupils. Nothing I love more than history, and both of my parents along with most of my extended family have either been teachers, or involved with education departments. As such, education seemed a natural career path for me to follow! I'm also a large fan of tennis and have been playing it for a large part of my life and i'm a part-time coach at my local club. Oh, and my biggest fear is open water! Gives me goosebumps just thinking about it! Heh, I dont really know what else to mention! Well, that's a bit about me at least, and I look forward to getting more involved within the community!

Since you have proof of having an accepted application, I dont think being rewhitelisted would be a problem. When you first log in however, be sure to use /register, as we all have to register in-game again. That may simply be the issue, rather than not being on the whitelist.

I believe that if you were killed/wounded, you would remember perhaps minor details of the battle. After all; the monks would ultimately revive you and I dont see any harm in remembering that you were apart of a conflict/battle, in which you were wounded in, so long as you do not remember specific detail. I would play it safe and simply remember minor details of a conflict, as that to me seems like a way to encourage further roleplay as your character desperately tries to figure out precicesly what happened, how their friends are holding up, and what the outcome of the conflict was. Be sure to check the rules here regarding war, found here; http://www.lordofthecraft.net/topic/104399-war-rules-a-clarification/

I disagree. I dont think a complete removal of character history is necessary. I believe that more than anything else, the development of your character during the application stage indicates the current level of writing and roleplay you are at, murity and mindset. Naturally, characters will change throughout a players time on LOTC, that is to be expected. Though I think the creation of a character history actually gives players a chance to decide what kind of character they want to play, and it gives them initial talking points and roads into RP, or at least I feel it does. If they decided in their history that they wanted to play a warrior, though through actually playing on the server they discover that is no longer what they want to do, then so be it, however I dont feel that warrants the removal of generally the largest part of the application that requires the most time and dedication.

I agree mostly with what's already been said. I feel that the application is good as it stands, although I would personally re-introduce Open-Ended Roleplaying questions. Whilst the quesitons may not directly relate to the roleplay on the server, it gives whomever is reviewing the application a better understanding of just how the applicant intends to roleplay, which I think is an incredibily important part of the reviewal process.

[Right. I've temporarily-updated the Roster with what information I have. This coming Sunday, I will be performing an activity check, and I will be removing all guards whom have not played their character. I will also be speaking with the Serjeants to find out whom is what rank, so if your rank is currently incorrect on the roster, please bare with me whilst I sort it all out.]

[ I will be updating the roster shortly after I have gone over a few things. Apologies! ]

OOC Announcement:

Reads over the application, before writing a reply, attatching it to a bird and sending it off, it reads; "Your application to the Abresi City Watch has been accepted. You will become a Recruit of the Watch, and trained by the Serjeants and/or specified trainers. For now, please ensure you pick up a Uniform from the Guard Headquarters, there is a uniform waiting for you. Feel free to put it on and report for duty as soon as you wish. Stick with a superior for now, if possible."

Reads over the application, before writing a reply, attatching it to a bird and sending it off, it reads; "Your application to the Abresi City Watch has been accepted. You will become a Recruit of the Watch, and trained by the Serjeants and/or specified trainers. For now, please ensure you pick up a Uniform from the Guard Headquarters, there is a uniform waiting for you. Feel free to put it on and report for duty as soon as you wish. Stick with a superior for now, if possible."

[i will be sending you a PM at some point today regarding this, and how to deal with such a situation]

(Hey folks! The Door system has been updated, and we no longer use passwords. If any guard cannot use the doors, drop me PM and I'll add you to the list of registered users for the door, and then you should be good to go! Cheers!)

Reads over the application from the three, before writing a reply, attatching it to a bird and sending it off, it reads; "Your application to the Abresi City Watch has been accepted. You will become a Recruit of the Watch, and trained by the Serjeants and/or specified trainers. For now, please ensure you pick up a Uniform from the Guard Headquarters, there is a uniform waiting for you. Feel free to put it on and report for duty as soon as you wish. Stick with a superior for now, if possible." (I'll add ya'll to the chat. PM your Skype Names.)

Reads over the application from Isac, before writing a reply, attatching it to a bird and sending it off, it reads; "Your application to the Abresi City Watch has been accepted. You will become a Recruit of the Watch, and trained by the Serjeants and/or specified trainers. For now, please ensure you pick up a Uniform from the Guard Headquarters, there is a uniform waiting for you. Feel free to put it on and report for duty as soon as you wish. Stick with a superior for now, if possible." (Please also PM me your Skype name, and I'll add you to the chat.)

[Yep! We are getting a Skype Chat set up for all members of the Guard!]