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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.
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● name: Ophelia
● age: legal
● contact: journal PM
● other characters: none
character information
● name: Natasha Romanoff
● canon: MCU
● canon point: post Civil War
● age: allegedly early 30s
● (canon) background: http://marvelcinematicuniverse.wikia.com/wiki/Black\_Widow
● abilities: Natasha can and will kick your ass.
She is extremely proficient in the use of almost all weapons, as well as unarmed hand to hand combat. Second only to Clint as a ranged marksman. Highly skilled as an interrogator with everything ranging from reverse interrogation to extreme torture. She's a very talented actress, speaks a ridiculous number of languages, is an accomplished hacker, and excels in pretty much all the standard areas of espionage. She’s also very impressive physically. She picks up new fighting techniques insanely quickly, is on par with olympic level athletes, and does it all on the fly without planning or safety nets. I’m pretty sure she could have one hell of a lucrative career in Cirque du Soleil.
I tried to simplify my take on her in another application once. Basically, if you think of skills as points, Natasha has more points than the people around her, and she's spread them evenly across the board. Now, if a more normal person spent all their points in one area, they'd beat her at it. Not by a whole lot, though, and she’d still run circles around them in everything else.
I play MCU Natasha as being genetically enhanced. Not to the extent she is in the comics, but to me it’s pretty obvious that she’s not just run of the mill human. I sort of split the difference between normal human, and the extent to which she’s genetically altered in the comics. Slower aging, faster healing, quicker reflexes, stronger bones and muscles. The kind of thing that lets her get thrown across a room by an explosion and walk away from it in high heels. Nothing that I would consider superhuman, exactly, because that’s more in the arena of certain X-Men and Deadpool and Thor and people on that much higher level. It’s something, though - an extra level.
● strengths: A lot of her strengths are things I’ve gone over in her abilities section. Some of them might belong down here, some of the things I mention here might belong up there. It’s a blurry line with someone like Natasha, who turns every part of herself into some kind of weapon or defense.
So let’s talk mental and emotional strengths.
Natasha has absolutely amazing psychological resilience, which is probably not surprising to anyone who knows what she’s been through. Problem is, not many people have a clue, and only one truly understands. She is a survivor, a fighter, she will adapt and thrive because there is no other option for her. Adversity will break you or make you strong enough to overcome it, and Natasha faced enough during her Red Room training to make her damn near indestructible. Now, that’s not the same thing as being unaffected. Far from it, in fact. Natasha accepts the things that happen to her, and lets them move through her. The bad thing in her life don’t define her for one simple reason - if she allowed them to, she’d be crushed under the weight of them.
She also has an amazingly strong sense of self. This doesn’t have anything to do with self esteem or confidence. She just knows who he is. It might not sound that impressive until you factor in just how much of Natasha’s life she spends pretending to be someone else. The talent she has for holding onto who she really is underneath all those masks she wears is a big part of what keeps her sane in her line of work.
A sense of humor might seem like an odd thing to consider a strength, but again, it’s all about context. For Natasha, it’s not only a coping mechanism, but a survival mechanism. Most people reach a point of “I have to laugh or I’ll cry” at some point in their lives. Natasha’s pretty much set up camp there. The fact that she can find humour in the small things, that she can look at insurmountable odds and crack jokes, it’s something fairly special.
● weaknesses: Natasha has some serious trust issues, which is probably not a surprise to anyone. Or it wouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, if she trusted them enough to tell them about her life. So that’s a fun little cycle that kind of feeds itself. She has trouble letting people get close to her, and being honest with them once they are. It takes her a very long time to make friends, and even then, to some extent she’s always playing a part. Emotional growth is not exactly something she’s made much progress on in her adult life.
She also protects herself by hurting others, which maybe wouldn’t be so bad if not for the fact that she’s in some pretty deep denial on that front. This partly stems from the fact that she rarely lets anyone get to know the real her, but that’s going to be a common thread through pretty much everything she does. Something that’s been a means of survival for such a long time can’t just be set aside. She will crack the wrong joke at the wrong time to make someone mad at her. She will push all the right buttons at the worst times to make someone lash out. The best/worst part of it is that she’s good enough to make most people think that they’re the one making the choices that drive a wedge between them.
I’m not sure if I would call this a weakness, or a flaw, but one of the biggest things that can make Natasha difficult to deal with is a major case of survivor’s guilt which can manifest as aggression, anxiety, and ruthlessness. Not to mention it causes her to have a very skewed view of her own self worth. As a tool, she knows she’s damn near flawless. You won’t find a better spy or assassin, and she doesn’t doubt this. What causes her issue is the belief that it’s completely impossible to be both good at the job she does, and a good person. She believes that she is so deep in moral debt that she’ll never be able to climb out of it. She fully believes that, no matter how much good she does now, her ledger will never be in the black. If you asked Natasha, and she was actually willing to be honest with you, she’d tell you that she is the best agent and worst human being you’ll ever meet. She’ll do it with a smile on her face and amusement in her voice that will make you wonder if she’s being serious, but she’ll still come back with that position every time.
● skills (optional): I’ve gone over most of her skills in other sections of the app, so I figure I’ll just very quickly go over the ones that I think might be useful in placing her in a job.
She’s an amazing assassin, spy, and general ass kicker. She can shoot any weapon you give her, take out anything you put in front of her, and she doesn’t flinch. Her skills as a hacker and interrogator could be useful if there’s anything they’ll be facing with more intelligence than the monsters. She’s also tough as nails, and I’d go so far as to call her a survivalist. Bear Grylls who? If a team ever needed to head beyond the safe zone and needed to make it back in one piece, I think she’d be a very good addition to that team.
● housing (optional): Shared housing would be fantastic. She’d fuck off from a communal room, but she’d be willing to deal with a single roommate. Stick her near someone who will annoy her, please, because she won’t already be grumpy enough. XD
● network username: nat
● network sample:
[The camera feed for this message doesn’t show a face. It doesn’t show any part of a person, actually, save for a flash of fingertips at the beginning as someone starts the transmission. What it does show is the floor, and on the floor is a belt buckle.]
So, how messed up is this place? Puts the number of teenage runaways who never turn up again into a whole new light. Might even explain Amelia Earhart. Probably can’t do much for the Lindbergh baby. Can an infant even know that they don’t belong?
Not the point.
If I understand this correctly, I’m not the only person who didn’t really want to come here? They don’t have the best batting average, do they? This seems like a hell of a price to pay for having a moment of clarity about your place in the world. Still, if I’m here, I’m hoping there will be at least one familiar face from home. Preferably one I don’t want to punch.
So… Avengers Assemble. [The words are delivered with all the levity of a eulogy, and you don’t need the camera to show her face to know that she’s not smiling.] Or at least check in. We aren’t exactly a study in the emotionally well adjusted. I can’t be the only one of us here.
● prose/action sample: [http://riverviewooc.dreamwidth.org/658.html?thread=501138#cmt501138]
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.
● I was unable to find any confirmation that Natasha is genetically enhanced in Marvel Cinematic canon. Please let me know if this has been confirmed or if it is headcanon. If it is headcanon it may need to be nerfed, as headcanon abilities are not accepted.
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Would it be all right to just play her true to the app's abilities section without calling it anything in particular? All of her skills have been exhibited or discussed on screen, so there's no ambiguity there. The issue really wouldn't come up for her in the game, so it's safe on that front. She's not going to be sharing any deep dark details of her past with people, and this way it doesn't shut down the possibility that further exploration into her backstory in upcoming movies might give us more concrete details.
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