Post by Lawman on Mar 29, 2008 1:38:51 GMT -5
Please apply for a character by creating a new thread in Earth-That-Was with your character's name as the title.
Please note:
You will be accepted with two "yays" and you will be denied with two "nays". Once accepted, your member group will change to your alliance and your occupation will be added underneath.
If the staff does ask you to change something in your application, we are in no way or means trying to change your character. We are asking you to look and analyze your character, to develop them deeply so that they might be able to take on a life of their own. Or, it might be that something you have in your application is against the rules, or already being used by a fair share of other players. We want you to have a unique, fun character that isn't like everyone else's.
About Applications:
The posting minimum is 10 (ten) sentences, so make sure that general appearance, likes and dislikes, strengths, weaknesses, interests and hobbies, general personality, history, and your RP sample have that many. More is acceptable, and we in fact encourage more.
Remember, the staff is eager to help you if you are stuck in any area, so do not feel afraid to ask. The members are there for your help too, so if a staff member is not on, feel free to ask anyone for help.
Confused what parts of the application mean?
PREVIOUS ROLES: This is just to gauge how many characters you have or have had, and also to see how much experience you have.
ALLEGIANCE: Which side would you support in the war? Do you have a neutral position? Why?
ORIGIN: What planet does your character originally come from?
LOCATION: Even though the crew of Serenity moves about, they would be classed as located on Serenity. If you live on Persephone, you would be located there. If you visit Persephone regularly, what's your ship? That would be your location.
APPEARANCE: Simply putting a picture will not do. Describe how the character looks. Remember, we don't like to hear how beautiful or perfect your character is; just a description will do.
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES: Please remember that this section must meet the posting minimum, and that lists are discouraged in your final product. Explain why a strength or a weakness is what it is, and how that affects your character. Also remember that skill level in any number of things should be realistically based on age and ability.
INTERESTS AND HOBBIES: This can be anything that interests your character, and should meet the ten-sentence minimum. Be sure to include why and how whatever it is is an interest or hobby, as it will not only help explain it to everyone else, but will help meet that minimum.
SECRETS: What deep, dark secrets does your character carry that no one else knows about? Have they killed anyone and don't want anyone to know? Are they really a backbirth? What is the dark secret you don't want anyone to know about?
PERSONALITY: Must be filled out fully. Everyone has at least one thing to hide. How do they react in situations, how do they treat others? How do they feel?
HISTORY: Think about your character's past, their home life, childhood, experiences. What aspects of their lives provoked them to become who they are today? What are their interests and how does that tie into their past?
SOMETHING UNIQUE: Does not necessarily mean you are invited to be a Reader or something. This is simply there to point out something about your character that's different from the rest.
ROLE-PLAY: If your example is strong you are more likely to get the part you are asking for. If it's weak, we'll probably accept you but place you where you are likely to encounter people of the same posting ability. Role-plays must be in the character you are applying for, and can either be from another site or freshly written.
The Code.
[size=3][u]The Player.[/u][/size]
[b]Your Name[/b]:
[b]Your Age[/b]:
[b]How Did You Find [i]Out of Gas[/i]?[/b]:
[b]Previous Roles[/b]:
[b]Contact Email[/b]:
[size=3][u]The Core.[/u][/size]
[b]Full Name[/b]:
[b]Nickname(s)[/b]:
[b]Birthday[/b]:
[b]Age[/b]:
[b]Origin[/b]:
[b]Location[/b]:
[b]Allegiance[/b]:
[b]Occupation[/b]:
[size=3][u]The Appearance.[/u][/size]
[b]Eye Color[/b]:
[b]Hair Color[/b]:
[b]Height && Weight[/b]:
[b]General Description[/b]:
[size=3][u]The Personality.[/u][/size]
[b]Likes && Dislikes[/b]:
[b]Interests && Hobbies[/b]:
[b]Strengths[/b]:
[b]Weaknesses[/b]:
[b]Secrets[/b]:
[b]Overall Personality[/b]:
[size=3][u]The Family.[/u][/size]
[b]Parents && Siblings[/b]:
[b]Character History[/b]:
[size=3][u]The Edge.[/u][/size]
[b]Something Unique[/b]:
[b]Role Playing Sample[/b]:
[b]Face Claim[/b]:
Please note:
You will be accepted with two "yays" and you will be denied with two "nays". Once accepted, your member group will change to your alliance and your occupation will be added underneath.
If the staff does ask you to change something in your application, we are in no way or means trying to change your character. We are asking you to look and analyze your character, to develop them deeply so that they might be able to take on a life of their own. Or, it might be that something you have in your application is against the rules, or already being used by a fair share of other players. We want you to have a unique, fun character that isn't like everyone else's.
About Applications:
- The staff can reject your application for any reason, though will will try to explain ourselves.
- Your application should be completely comprised of your own writing. This means that we don't want to see portions of your application copied from any website unless it's written by you. A quote from the show about the character is fine, but any other descriptions will be asked to be rewritten.
- Canons, captains and Companions will be judged more critically than Originals and other occupations, as they are more sought-after than not.
- All parts of the application are mandatory and must be kept in proper format.
- We want canon's canon. The process here is to make sure we know that you have a grasp of the character you are applying for.
- No lists, please. If your application is full of lists, we will definitely ask you to change them. If you have a knockout application and a single list, then we might allow it. Please make everything sentences.
- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! The beauty of the character will be determined by other members. This is not a request, it is a rule - we do not need opinions on the beauty or perfection of your character and we will ask you to change it.
- Reavers eat Mary Sues and we send them out toward Reaver territory often. Please remember this and leave the perfect and mutli-tasking masterful Companion beauty in the nearest airlock.
The posting minimum is 10 (ten) sentences, so make sure that general appearance, likes and dislikes, strengths, weaknesses, interests and hobbies, general personality, history, and your RP sample have that many. More is acceptable, and we in fact encourage more.
Remember, the staff is eager to help you if you are stuck in any area, so do not feel afraid to ask. The members are there for your help too, so if a staff member is not on, feel free to ask anyone for help.
Confused what parts of the application mean?
PREVIOUS ROLES: This is just to gauge how many characters you have or have had, and also to see how much experience you have.
ALLEGIANCE: Which side would you support in the war? Do you have a neutral position? Why?
ORIGIN: What planet does your character originally come from?
LOCATION: Even though the crew of Serenity moves about, they would be classed as located on Serenity. If you live on Persephone, you would be located there. If you visit Persephone regularly, what's your ship? That would be your location.
APPEARANCE: Simply putting a picture will not do. Describe how the character looks. Remember, we don't like to hear how beautiful or perfect your character is; just a description will do.
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES: Please remember that this section must meet the posting minimum, and that lists are discouraged in your final product. Explain why a strength or a weakness is what it is, and how that affects your character. Also remember that skill level in any number of things should be realistically based on age and ability.
INTERESTS AND HOBBIES: This can be anything that interests your character, and should meet the ten-sentence minimum. Be sure to include why and how whatever it is is an interest or hobby, as it will not only help explain it to everyone else, but will help meet that minimum.
SECRETS: What deep, dark secrets does your character carry that no one else knows about? Have they killed anyone and don't want anyone to know? Are they really a backbirth? What is the dark secret you don't want anyone to know about?
PERSONALITY: Must be filled out fully. Everyone has at least one thing to hide. How do they react in situations, how do they treat others? How do they feel?
HISTORY: Think about your character's past, their home life, childhood, experiences. What aspects of their lives provoked them to become who they are today? What are their interests and how does that tie into their past?
SOMETHING UNIQUE: Does not necessarily mean you are invited to be a Reader or something. This is simply there to point out something about your character that's different from the rest.
ROLE-PLAY: If your example is strong you are more likely to get the part you are asking for. If it's weak, we'll probably accept you but place you where you are likely to encounter people of the same posting ability. Role-plays must be in the character you are applying for, and can either be from another site or freshly written.
The Code.
[size=3][u]The Player.[/u][/size]
[b]Your Name[/b]:
[b]Your Age[/b]:
[b]How Did You Find [i]Out of Gas[/i]?[/b]:
[b]Previous Roles[/b]:
[b]Contact Email[/b]:
[size=3][u]The Core.[/u][/size]
[b]Full Name[/b]:
[b]Nickname(s)[/b]:
[b]Birthday[/b]:
[b]Age[/b]:
[b]Origin[/b]:
[b]Location[/b]:
[b]Allegiance[/b]:
[b]Occupation[/b]:
[size=3][u]The Appearance.[/u][/size]
[b]Eye Color[/b]:
[b]Hair Color[/b]:
[b]Height && Weight[/b]:
[b]General Description[/b]:
[size=3][u]The Personality.[/u][/size]
[b]Likes && Dislikes[/b]:
[b]Interests && Hobbies[/b]:
[b]Strengths[/b]:
[b]Weaknesses[/b]:
[b]Secrets[/b]:
[b]Overall Personality[/b]:
[size=3][u]The Family.[/u][/size]
[b]Parents && Siblings[/b]:
[b]Character History[/b]:
[size=3][u]The Edge.[/u][/size]
[b]Something Unique[/b]:
[b]Role Playing Sample[/b]:
[b]Face Claim[/b]:
