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riverviewmod) wrote2017-02-05 12:21 am
riverview: applications
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
● 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.)
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.
REVISIONS
Thank you for your application! Before it can be fully processed, a bit of additional information and clarification is required. Please complete the following revisions within 48 hours and submit them in a reply to this comment.
● While Riverview doesn't generally nerf abilities, in Shigeru's case, he seems to have a wide variety of very powerful abilities that fall under a lot of very different umbrellas. Please either nerf some or restructure his abilities to be more cohesive and less overpowered.
● While what you have written is very good, please flesh out the strengths and weaknesses sections to add a bit of detail. Under 300 words per section is still fine, but a little more detail would help us better understand the character.
● If you have any questions or need clarification, please feel free to contact the moderator for help.
Revisions!
As for missing limbs that will take upwards to a year and a half to complete and if he tries to push or to overstep his limits in a day of doing so it will leave him extremely fatigued and unable to do much healing for 2 days afterwards.
These nerfs can be applied to his decomposition power as well depending on what he's breaking down. Nonorganic materials such as metals and fibers will take longer to breakdown depending on their thickness and complexity. Whereas organic materials will follow the above aforementioned nerfs. Also using his decomposition power will leave him drained for around 4 hours afterwards, meaning he will only be able to preform minor healing+decomp afterwards.
All the added revisions will be in bold for this section!
● strengths:
Strong willed – Despite all of his hardships and trying to beat his phobia Shigeru is rather strong in that he continuously fights on. Despite all his mental and social hang ups he is a rather capable individual with compassion and understanding towards others. Whereas many would have given up, Shigeru continues to push himself to his limits and tries to better himself. This is mostly seen when he actually joins the special forces team that saves him and Alex. Most people would have hid and shied away after an incident like that, but Shigeru continues to fight to try and help others. And that's the beauty of Shigeru's resolve, it doesn't just extend towards his position in the special forces. For example he’ll try to push himself to do things he otherwise would never do, such as eating food at a restaurant or just even going to a crowded area. He tries to strengthen his resolve and keep himself busy so as to not have his mind linger too much on any one specific thing.
Open minded – Shigeru is rather inquisitive by nature, given the fact that he’s never seen many things in the world as a whole. But he knows what it feels like to be ostracized and hated for being what you are, so he never wants anyone to feel that way, especially by his own doing. Shigeru's open-mindedness lends into his curiosity and this all stems from the fact that as a child he was locked away in a room for a good majority of his childhood. Being able to experience new things was something of a treat to him. So naturally this transitioned into adulthood as well. He'll often have a child-like curiosity to many things unknown and new to him and this is typically how he expresses himself.
Protective – His past failures with Klein and Alex make him extremely protective of his friends and family. Knowing that his body self-heals allows him to make crazy and otherwise life endangering moves. He sees himself almost as a shield for most so he will do whatever it takes to keep them safe.
● weaknesses:
Self-sacrificing – This couples with his protectiveness in that Shigeru is pretty self-sacrificing due to his powers and just the mentality he has in general. He will always give it his all regardless of the dangers involved with doing so. But he also sees it as a chance to make sure no one else gets hurt. Shigeru's self-sacrificing nature is instilled by the fact that he's had so many failures in his life, such as saving Klein and other people who have been hurt or killed while he was on duty. As a doctor of sorts he tries to save every life he possibly can with whatever methods he has and this often makes him push himself to his limits, often it's to the point were someone (namely Alex) has to tell him to stop so he doesn't burn out.
Self-deprecating – Shigeru is not very kind to himself because he holds himself at such a high level. His thoughts, when he fails to overcome his phobia, are extremely self-destructive at best. He hates when he can’t fight back and is unable to help due to his mental state and will often fall into depression rather easily. This nature also stems from the fact that, after his loss of control against Jern in the mansion, he kind of has a lapse in faith in his own abilities. He's shaken quite a bit after realizing he's not as all together as he once thought he was, and he constantly beats himself up over it. Shigeru struggles with the tiniest of things sometimes and that leads to a sense of self-deprecation, which in turn leads to depression that can last for days. Ultimately he’s way too hard on himself despite how strong many people view him to be.
Naïve - Not seeing much of the world has made him almost child-like in how he views certain things. Shigeru is pretty naïve because of this and it shows when he doesn’t understand simple social norms or things that most people know. It’s that sort naivety that led him to try and plead with Jern to let Shuu go despite the man not caring about Shuu at all. His dreams of an idealistic world are bred from his naivety as well. Shigeru wants to fight and protect everyone he cares about and wishes that people would set aside their difference to do so. Such thinking in a world like his is naive by anyone's standards, and Shigeru having little knowledge of the world shows his naivety quite readily.
ACCEPTED
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