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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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● strengths:
- Smart: Arkady evidently has his own Wikipedia page that says he is a genius. He’s very methodical, and imagines different scenarios in his crime-solving. He’s very good at solving puzzles and crimes, coming up with strategies and implementing them, such as when he tries to convince Mr. Black that the last hostage is a ‘true warrior’. He’s clever in chess, uses his weaknesses as distractions from his strengths (like in the first episode when he’s playing Sam) and is not afraid to use unorthodox moves (like in his game with Jonas or in Mr. Black.)
- Charming: He can also be quite charming, such as when he asks Alcina for help, or when he teases Danni (‘Danni, you’re on speakerphone. No dirty talk!’) He chooses when he wants to be, like when he suddenly turns off the charm on the cheerleader’s best friend in The Other Side of Summer. He can be the life of the party sometimes, like Huxley, We Have a Problem, dancing and making jokes. He’s actually a pretty cool person when he’s not hiding behind sarcasm.
- Caring: Arkady really does care deep down. He shows this when he’s terrified in I Killed Her, when the bad guy is about to drown a drugged Pippa, the person he cares most about in this world. He shows concern in Mr. Black for Sam, when Mr. Black kill himself on screen. He gives up money that could have helped solve Rosemary’s crime for a dad wanting to be a doctor. He’s also frequently shown to care about Alcina and her family. For example, he gives her a present for her granddaughter’s baptism, and Alcina says maybe he will be able to come to her birthday in six months. He says maybe with a smile.
● weaknesses:
- Rude & grouchy: Arkady’s really a grouchy, miserable man at times. He yells at the manager of the hotel a lot, grouches about Hugo, the security manager, constantly. He yells at the newspaper stand man and throws a croissant at his head, so the man quits. Arkady grouches about no mints on his pillow, them cutting off his account, bad security, no fresh towels, not good enough desserts (like in the Other Side of Summer.) His misery is everyone’s misery, and it can be pretty off-putting to a lot of people.
- Humor as defense mechanism: He uses humor to deflect a lot. When Sam’s concerned about what’s going to happen when Arkady is in the red, Arkady says he’ll do ‘this’ and does a silly spin in the first episode. He argues and makes fun of Hugo instead of accepting that he actually helps him sometimes. He’s constantly deflecting his emotions over Rosemary, joking about that he’ll just play chess, that he only cares about the living, not the dead, etc. He runs away from Hugo and security in the White Queen when he’s faced with one of his greatest fears: leaving the Huxley hotel.
- Overdramatic: He’s also entirely too dramatic, causing any scene he wants to make a point or get what he wants. He’ll throw a tantrum without a blink of the eye, throwing a croissant at the newspaper stand man’s head, yelling about them kicking him out of his room temporarily in Fearful Symmetry, and when his account’s been cut off in Opening Moves. While he does know when to control himself, he is frequently a diva to get what he wants. His tendency to be overdramatic lends to the idea that he’s a bit arrogant.
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