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Riverview Moderator ([personal profile] riverviewmod) wrote2017-02-05 12:21 am

riverview: applications


applications: open

Applications will be open from 10:00 PM EST on the 1st of every month until 10:00 PM on the 7th of every month. They will be processed as quickly as possible after they are submitted; if you have not received a response by the 10th of the month, feel free to contact the mod.

Applications will be open from October 1st until December 7th, and will be processed on a first-come first-served basis.

● Please post the entirety of your application in a comment to this entry.

Applications may receive a verdict of Approved, Declined, or Revisions.

Declined applications can be reworked and resubmitted during the next application cycle. If an application is declined 3 times, it cannot be resubmitted.
Revisions must be submitted within 48 hours of the revision request being sent out. If this is impossible due to extenuating circumstances, please contact the mod.

● There are currently 58 Character Slots still available in the game.

● While the game is close to character cap, reserved applications will be processed before unreserved applications, with unreserved applications being processed at the end of the cycle until cap is reached.

Application Queue: All applications that would put the game over character cap will be placed in the queue below and processed on a first-come-first-serve basis. Applications in queue will be processed as drops happen, regardless of whether the application cycle is complete.



● Casts at or close to Cast Cap: Marvel Cinematic Universe: 15/15; Marvel Comics: 12/15



application guide


● Accepted character types: fandom, original, canon AU
● Non-accepted character types: fandom OC, AU
● The character limit is 2, with 2 apps allowed per month; players can buy up to a maximum of 4 character slots with AC bonus points. There is a cast cap of 15 characters per cast at this time.
● Linked samples should be no older than 1 year.
● Application challenges are not allowed at this time, but if you would like to apply for a character that is on reserve, please submit the application with "not reserved" noted in the subject line, and your application will be considered if the reserved application is declined or not turned in.

CLARIFICATION ADDED 04/02/2017: Applications must fit in ONE COMMENT on the application page. In special situations such as original characters or canon characters without an information link, please try to keep the summary concise and stick to major turning points. If you have been as concise as possible and it absolutely will not fit in one comment, please store the background section in an entry on your journal/musebox/website and link it to keep the application within one comment.

CLARIFICATION ADDED 02/03/2018: The Strengths and Weaknesses sections are a stand-in for the usual personality section and should relate to the character's personality strengths and weaknesses. These sections should not include anything related to abilities and the weaknesses should not be 'positives in disguise' (for example, stating that a character has a weakness to iron because they are a fairy would not be an acceptable response to the weaknesses section, nor would stating that a character is too generous). Every character has good and bad personality traits, please include both.

CLARIFICATION ADDED 03/10/2018: Linked samples must be from a publicly available source. Friends-locked samples are not acceptable for use (via screencaps or other methods), unless they have been unlocked and made public.

● A mod-created sample application can be found here. This is an example of a canon application. The strengths section has been filled out in bullet point form, and the weaknesses have been filled out in paragraph form - both options or a combination thereof are acceptable.

Sample Applications: Ronan Lynch (Canon Character; Written Background), Yuuri Katsuki (Canon Character; CRAU), Derek Hale (Canon Character; CRAU), Tolemi Pagoda (Original Character), Benjamin Holt (Original Character)

player information
name: your name or alias
age: your age (generalizations are fine)
contact: any way to contact you (PM, plurk, etc.)
other characters: any other characters you play in Riverview

character information
name: your character's full name, in Western order
canon: your character's canon, please specify which if there are multiple versions
canon point: please state as specifically as possible, with chapter/episode reference, if possible
age: please clarify if your character is not mentally, physically, and chronologically the same age

(canon) background: this is for canon characters only; link to a resource or give a quick run-down of your character's involvement in canon
(original) world: this is for OCs only; please give a succinct rundown of your character's world and your character's place in that world, as well as a brief explanation of their history

abilities: list your character's abilities including any specialist non-superhuman skills they might have; feel free to link to a wiki or other information source that clearly states them; clearly state if any abilities need to be nerfed

strengths: list at least 3 personality strengths your character has and elaborate on them; this section should not be more than 300 words
weaknesses: list at least 3 personality weaknesses your character has and elaborate on them; this section should not be more than 300 words

job skills (optional): if you would like your character to be placed in a job to start out, list three work-related skills so they can be assigned something suitable; this is different than the abilities section, and should only be three words or very short phrases - the character will not be placed in a job if there are no traits listed here; This is something that is asked in orientation, and would be volunteered by your character. But please feel free to specify if they have a skill they might not mention but that you would like considered in their job placement and I'll take it into consideration as a "funny coincidence."
housing (optional): tell the mod if you have any preference for where your character is placed in community housing

network username: provide the username that your character will use when accessing the network; the default is in the form of first initial, last name (j.doe) but your character can pick anything else they like; usernames should have no spaces, but periods are fine

network sample: write out or link to an example of how your character would communicate over the network; this sample does not have to be long, but it must clearly show your character's personality and a good understanding of their voice; links can be from the test drive meme, other games, PSLs (as long as they are not AU), or memes - but should not break the fourth wall (Dear Player etc.)

prose/action sample: write out or link to an example of how you write your character in interactions; this sample should be a bit longer and can be done in prose or action bracket style and can be set in the game or your character's canon, though please avoid over-use of NPCing other characters - this is about your character; links can be from the test drive meme, other games, PSLs (as long as they are not AU), or memes - but should not break the fourth wall (Dear Player etc.)


submit an application


Please fill out the information in the form below and submit it in its entirety in one comment to this entry. If your application doesn't fit in one comment, it needs to be trimmed - application standards are weighted to quality rather than quantity.



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angelic_archer: (Grinning - black shirt)

Re: ACCEPTED

[personal profile] angelic_archer 2017-07-04 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! This is his journal.
godslay: (Default)

[personal profile] godslay 2017-07-04 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
sounds fantastic! this is her journal! c:

thanks!
hititwithacrowbar: (Red Hood - Bowing)

[personal profile] hititwithacrowbar 2017-07-04 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! This is his journal.

opps, yes, perimeter guard works just fine.
Edited 2017-07-04 02:34 (UTC)
stevegrogers: (Default)

[personal profile] stevegrogers 2017-07-04 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
This is the journal I'll be using!
thegreatninja: (Default)

[personal profile] thegreatninja 2017-07-04 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
This is Yuffie's journal!?!
neyouze: (what i desire)

[personal profile] neyouze 2017-07-04 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
ye

if morgana sleeps on yuuto's bed with him, could he stay on that floor... #catlife
sweetlies: (Default)

[personal profile] sweetlies 2017-07-04 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
This will be Ciel's journal. There's also a PM heading your way shortly!
nostalgiabomb: (156)

[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2017-07-04 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
thanks so much. here's the character journal!
neyouze: (i wanna be a man)

[personal profile] neyouze 2017-07-04 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
awesome, thank you!
fisticrafts: (Default)

[personal profile] fisticrafts 2017-07-04 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! Sorry, it'll be this journal.
bunnyhopped: (Default)

Re: ACCEPTED

[personal profile] bunnyhopped 2017-07-04 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
D.Va reporting for duty! Thanks mod ♥
maginagerie: (Default)

newt scamander ϟ fantastic beasts and where to find them ϟ reserved

[personal profile] maginagerie 2017-07-04 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
player information
name: coffee
age: old
contact: [plurk.com profile] caffemisto or PM
other characters: Eddie Thawne, Anne Bonny

character information
name: Newton "Newt" Artemis Fido Scamander
canon: Harry Potter: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
canon point: end of the first movie
age: 29

(canon) background: Newt @ Harry Potter Wiki
(original) world: n/a

abilities: Newt is a wizard, which means he has the ability to do magic. Wizards have slightly different physiologies than non-magical humans, causing them to react differently to things like attacks from magical creatures, and grants them a longer lifespan (generally around 30-40 years longer than regular humans). He was raised in the wizarding world, with different customs than the human world and a penchant for using magic for just about everything in day-to-day life. He has received training from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and is a capable user of magical spells and potions.

Newt has a specific skillset, being a highly-talented magizoologist. This particular well-honed skillset can be found outlined here on the Harry Potter Wiki.

strengths:

ϟ compassionate/empathetic: Newt has an astounding capacity for compassion and empathy, and a very peaceful, calming nature. Honed by practice with sensitive magical creatures, Newt has the ability and desire to figure out what is upsetting others and to assuage that fear. He cares about people and creatures who either don't have voices to speak up for themselves, or who can't because of abuse or fear. This empathy is definitely not reserved for creatures, as he has also shown this same compassion to a young girl in Sudan, and to Credence Barebone, both of whom were abused children, when they were in danger of being consumed by an Obscurus.

ϟ accepting/open-minded: On at least one occasion in the movie, Newt openly calls the USA's policy of not befriending or marrying non-magical people 'backwards,' and besides being consistently polite to non-magical folk, he openly and without hesitation befriends one of them. Newt is also open-minded in that he is willing to look for the best in magical creatures that other people consider dangerous and write off.

ϟ moral/courageous: Newt has a very strong sense of right and wrong, and even when his moral code doesn't align with social norms or what authorities tell him, he still stands up for what he believes in. Whether that means refusing to even try to comprehend why a person might use an Obscurial to attain power because an Obscurial arises from child abuse, or vehemently protecting the rights of helpless animals even in the face of the law, he doesn't hesitate.

ϟ intelligent/curious: With a long history of research into magical creatures, the history of magic, and all manner of other topics, Newt has traveled the world to expand his knowledge of magical creatures, their behaviours, and how they can help humans, either directly or indirectly by contributing to curative potions.

weaknesses:

ϟ impulsive/thoughtless: Especially when it comes to the well-being of magical creatures, Newt often acts first and thinks or asks questions later. He doesn't pay any mind to the laws of the land or even, sometimes, the well-being of the people around him (who he is quite convinced can take care of themselves, thank you), and has no hesitation about diving headfirst into unexpected, dangerous situations. This has landed him in a lot of hot water over time. This also extends to being quite blunt and overly honest in situations where this can either get him in trouble or hurt the feelings of his friends.

ϟ detached/wanderlust: While Newt is compassionate and empathetic as a person, he doesn't always understand or appropriately interpret the feelings of the people around him, or what effect his actions will have on them and their lives. While he does try to make things right, that doesn't always do much good. Besides this, Newt has a very distinct case of wanderlust. He is a researcher and an explorer, and he never really stops looking for new things to learn in his chosen field, which means that he often leaves behind people and places he's come to love.

ϟ eccentric/awkward: Newt comments that people don't tend to like him because he's annoying, and this is definitely at least sometimes the case. He is an awkward person, with body language that works well with magical creatures, but can be incredibly off-putting to humans - his hunched shoulders, tendency to avoid eye contact, and the direct and often blunt way he speaks can be very difficult to put up with.

job skills (optional): accomplished magizoologist, magic researcher, published author
housing (optional): anything is fine!

network username: n.scamander

network sample: gen texting meme (let me know if I need something longer)

prose/action sample: TDM top-level
alkahestic: (Default)

alphonse elric → fma2003 → reserved

[personal profile] alkahestic 2017-07-04 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
player information
name: hayley
age: 31
contact: [plurk.com profile] alkahestic
other characters: nico di angelo ([personal profile] deathkid)

character information
name: Alphonse Elric
canon: Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 + Conqueror of Shamballa
canon point: Just before revealing himself to his brother, after having traveled through the Gate to Munich
age: 17

(canon) background: fandom wiki | wiki

abilities:

Within the world of Fullmetal Alchemist, there is only one power that individuals might be bestowed with (unless they're a homunculus and that's a whole 'nother ball of wax). This ability is called (obviously) alchemy and should an individual be capable of it, they're able to perform transmutations. Known as the science of understanding a composition, deconstructing it, and reconstructing it, alchemy can be preformed by many and to the outsider, this power seems like the ability to simply change items at will. However this is far from the truth. Alchemy follows a distinct set of laws, the foremost being The Law of Equivalent Exchange. By ignoring these rules, disastrous things can happen to the alchemist. But by following them, alchemy can be used to create many items of benefit and use.

Three things are typically needed for an alchemist to preform alchemy: a transmutation circle, the energy and talent, and the appropriate amount of material to transmute. The first can vary anywhere from a simple
circles with a square or triangles drawn inside to elaborate symbols of intricate design. These arrays, know as transmutation circles, act as a conduit for an alchemist to harness and use energy that powers their transmutations. The circle represents the circulation of power and when an alchemist adds a construction equation (or the writing, symbols, and squares/triangles within a transmutation circle), the power is able to manifest. But even with a transmutation circle, not everyone can preform alchemy. It is often a talent born within individuals and unique to them. What's more, should someone be capable of preforming alchemy, they must study hard in order to reach certain levels. A knowledge of the elements, as well as common molecules and chemicals are necessary for an alchemist to be talented. Finally, alchemy follows the Law of Equivalent Exchange. Much like the law of conservation of mass, the Law of Equivalent Exchange states that something cannot be created from nothing. An alchemist must first present material of equal mass to that which they want to obtain. To be more specific, only items with like atoms can be transmuted; all elements must be kept intact. As long as an alchemist keeps all this in mind, they might be able to preform transmutations of all sorts, such as turning carbon coal into diamonds. Then again, some don't have as much talent as Alphonse Elric.

Due to his and his brother's failed attempt at reviving their mother with the use of alchemy, Alphonse came in contact with The Gate of Truth. This massive door, which resides within every alchemist, is what the energy of alchemy flows through. If an alchemist comes in direct contact with it and lives (a very rare occurrence considering that aside from Al, only three other people have managed it, including his famous older brother, Edward), they are then able to preform alchemy without transmutation circles. So rare is this ability that Al's older brother is famous for it. Those that can use alchemy without transmutation circles do so by clapping their hands and when their palms connect, their body forms a ring. This is the transmutation circle they uses. However, Alphonse doesn't become aware of his ability to preform alchemy in this manner until a point in time that ensures that any alchemy Al may perform could potentially destroy the body within which his soul resides.

Of course, before Al remembers his confrontation with the Gate (after the tragic death of Martel, the chimera woman whom Pride murdered while she was hiding inside Al's armor), Al still has an edge of most skilled alchemists. Even if an alchemist can transmute without arrays, they must still have direct contact with the material they are transmuting. Al, on the other hand, needs only to be within a close proximity, as seen in the very first episode when Al stands above the transmutation circle he is activating, rather than placing his hands on it as would normally be required.

Eventually, once Al is restored to a physical body, rather than the suit of armor he was bound to for four years, Al loses all memory of having seen the Gate and thus the ability to transmute without arrays. In the film, Conqueror of Shamballa, Al makes up for this by wearing a set of white gloves with arrays stitched into the palms. This allows Al to complete quick and swift transmutations without having to draw arrays first. When Al encounters the Gate for last time in the film, it can be assumed he regains his ability to transmute without the need of arrays or gloves, but due to his being trapped in Munich, alchemy is completely impossible.

Even taking away his gloves or ability to transmute without circles, Al is still a very formidable alchemist. His transmutations are impressive even to famous and intelligent State Alchemists such as Alex Louis Armstrong, because Al's training, even over the short period of time he spent with Izumi during the two year time-skip, has taught him how to pull off such transmutations as creating full tornadoes with the power to pick up many heavy suits of armor. Al also has a very unique ability, one that no other alchemist in his world has been able to do. Thanks to the time he'd spent as a soul bound to a suit of armor, Alphonse can use alchemy to place portions of his soul into suits of armor. These transmutations are temporary, but they allow him to control these suits of armor over great distances, even across worlds.

strengths:

One of the first things remembered about Alphonse Elric is how kind he is. He is very selfless and willing to reach out to others, as well as to make friends. Often times, this kindness comes off as naivety, though Alphonse is in no way ignorant to how the world works. Due to both his teacher's lessons, his mother's love, and his own view of the world, Alphonse is the type of person that would rather throw himself in line to save others rather than to keep himself safe. He often extends a hand of friendship to strangers and enemies, even going so far to being polite to both. Alphonse is also very empathetic. While his brother will more quickly judge others or ignore the reasons for why someone makes cruel or unkind choices, Alphonse is more willing to find out why the person might be fighting. Besides this, Alphonse is also extremely patient. Within the anime series, Al is a lot more subdued and calmer than his brother, less likely to fly into a rage over things like height (as Edward would) or insults. He thinks before he acts, taking more time to respond to things around him, even if he has a mind as quick and intelligent as his brother.


weaknesses:

Al's biggest weakness are his emotions, especially with regards to his brother. He occasionally allows them to get the best of him, despite spending much of his youth as a suit of armor incapable of expressing emotion. He is extremely protective of his brother, to the point of being once willing to rip off the limbs of a homunculus in order to restore them to Ed. There are times when Al can be self conscious about his status as a soul bound to suit of armor ("I didn't ask to be this big!"), though they are less frequent than Ed's reactions to being called short, and this shifts to being self conscious of his appearance, leading him to taking up his brother's attire. And though not as bad as Ed, Al is a definite risk taker, willing to throw himself in harm's way, especially if it's to protect the innocent.



job skills (optional): Alchemist (ie, can repair broken items/research science/etc), fighter (Al is skilled with many types of fighting styles and can make his own weapons)
housing (optional): Preferably on the same floor/room as Ed.

network username: soulbound

network sample:

[ un: soulbound; text ]

i'm looking for someone named edward elric
also, can someone direct me to where i can buy chalk?
or a journal and pens?
thanks! (=^.^=)



prose/action sample: tdm post