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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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player information
● name: Kiwi
● age: 29
● contact:

atomic_kiwi Discord: Atomic_Kiwi#4878
● other characters: None

character information
● name: Stephen Vincent Strange
● canon: Marvel 616
● canon point: Immediately following the Empirikul’s assault on the Sanctum Sanctorum when he and his fellow mystics were captured.
● age: Looks to be in his mid 40’s, if going by linear time from his birth to present he’d be considered 86. However due to time-related shenanigans that he has no recollection of his actual age is much older by at least 5,000 years or more.

● (canon) background: Wiki
● (original) world: N/A

● abilities: While at this canon point Stephen’s abilities have been extremely limited due to the destruction of so much of Earth’s magic, the man is still a very skilled mystic, able to take on threats even in this reduced state. He uses what he can, enchanted weapons and artifacts, and still has a few smaller spells available to him. In a place with magical energy to tap into, he has the ability and know-how to start creating new spells. He seems to still have the ability to pull some items out of nothing, such as weapons, also retains his ability to view and travel through the astral plane.

● strengths:
Intelligence: One thing that has always been true about Stephen is that he’s wickedly bright. Give him a problem and he’ll find several different ways to solve it, at least two impossible ones, which he’ll certainly figure out a way to pull off. He’s learned over the years how to use his intelligence as a weapon in and of itself, proving it many times that even when unable to access magic, he can still solve a problem with wits and words. In fact sometimes he prefers it, though whether that’s a question of self-control or challenging himself depends on the situation.
Morality: For all Stephen is a prickly asshole, he has a distinct sense of right and wrong that he is especially stubborn about keeping himself in the bounds of, as well as a responsibility in how he uses his powers. Much of it is derived from what was expected of him as a surgeon, explaining his dislike of taking a life even when it came to enemies. To protect those he considered under his care, to protect innocents. Even in the middle of a fight he feels a duty as a doctor to stop and assist the injured however he can.
Stubborn: Stephen is stubborn enough to simply batter his way through challenges that should be beyond his skill to handle, to the point where he is only still going because nothing is enough to make him stop. It means that he often is able to handle threats that otherwise should be able to make quick work of him simply on account of his unwillingness to simply lay down and die. And while he may not have the nicest way of it, it means he’s very good at encouraging others to continue on as well when he finds he has need to.

● weaknesses:
Pride: He’s the best at what he does, typically the smartest man in the room at any given time, and well aware of it. This makes it difficult for him to work with others, to put his trust in anyone. It can also make him even more self-destructive than normal, in attempts to take down threats that are far beyond what he can handle alone. It means when he fails that he feels it keenly- in his mind he should have been better able to handle the situation rather than making whatever perceived mistake allowed things to spiral out of control.
Stubborn: This trait can cause Stephen to follow a line of inquiry or a plan to a point that it becomes frankly self-destructive. It often manifests in his sense of duty, causing him to be more reckless, take bigger risks and endure trauma that might otherwise be avoided if he gave even a little on his stance, his belief in his own responsibility for the magical threats that crop up around him. It makes him intractable and at his worst, willing to go to some frankly unpleasant ends to see things through, no matter what anyone around him may think.
Temper: While he’s gotten better at controlling it, Stephen still has a vicious temper, and when roused it can at times eclipse the better person he tries to be. It tends to come out as lashing out verbally, becoming an even bigger asshole as if to blind others to whatever might have caused him to become upset in the first place, to hide the chinks in his proverbial armor. If pushed far enough he isn’t afraid to lash out physically as well for all that tends not to end well for him.

● skills (optional): Doctor Strange has a variety of other skills aside from magic, such as his knowledge and skill with neurosurgery. While he cannot perform that surgery any more, he could offer advice and instruction to another doctor, and he can still perform other medical duties where his hands might not be such a liability, such as the duties of a field medic. While he might not be physically as strong as others due to the intense toll magic takes on him, he’s surprisingly athletic and thanks to Wong’s tutelage is a fair martial artist. He’s also at least conversationally fluent as well as able to read in a variety of languages including quite a few ‘dead’ languages from his continued mystical studies.

● housing (optional): The closer he gets put to Tony Stark the more exasperated he’ll be, and the more I’ll laugh about it.

● network username: strange.magic

● network sample:
Honestly it’s not like I’m asking too much of you. This is what you were made to do!

[Stephen was more focused on the black cloak sitting around his shoulders than the phone that had fallen out of his pocket, or that it was even on in the first place. Plucking up the edge of the cloak, frowning at the silvery border with brows furrowing.]

And it’s a simple enough thing, you’re supposed to offer protection, I mean that is what you’re named fo- [ At the word ‘protection’, it seemed the cloak was a little over-eager to prove itself, hem billowing out and around him suddenly. Stephen started a bit at the suddenness, but smiled faintly.

Maybe this would work out.]

That wasn’t so hard now was it? [He barely was able to finish talking before the cloak shifted again, because apparently in it’s mind Stephen wasn’t protected enough, black fabric wrapping around him like a demented hug.

He cursed, muffled but loud , stumbling back and tripping over the edge of the rug, landing on his backside with a loud thud. It took a few moments of struggle before he could work a hand free enough to pull cloth away from his face, and good god but if looks could kill that cloak would be a bare cinder.]

I’m repurposing you into dish rags.

● prose/action sample: Central Library TDM with Tony

Edited (linkfix) 2017-03-07 01:50 (UTC)

accepted

Thank you for your application and welcome to Riverview! Please see the arrival page for an explanation of what will happen to your character on arrival.

● Steven will be housed in Communal Housing; Floor 5, Bed 9.
● Steven's job, should he choose to accept it, will be Medical Advisor with the Riverview Hospital, where he will be given aptitude tests to determine which fields he has knowledge in, and he will be assigned to mentor new doctors and surgeons at the hospital.
● Threads for Activity Bonus Points can be submitted here.

● The network community has been opened to all accepted characters, so you may post a network intro whenever you wish. Additionally, game opening has been bumped up to March 8th.

● Please respond to this comment with your character's journal.
● Join the communities riverview, riverviewlogs, and riverviewooc.
● Make sure to set up an ic inbox, permissions or info link, and hmd on your journal, and then add your character to the Taken Characters list.
● (Optional) Introduce yourself on the OOC community.
● Since the game is not yet fully open, a CR Meme has been posted. Feel free to tag around right away!

welcome to riverview quarantine

Edited (incorrect link) 2017-03-07 08:17 (UTC)

Thanks!

riverview: applications

Stephen Vincent Strange | Marvel 616 | Unreserved

ACCEPTED

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