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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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Introvert - When others approach, Kaneki usually retreats to a shell of awkwardness. He certainly has a hard time talking to people and befriending them, as well as actually telling others what is on his mind. If there is interest, he will open up more (like when he was with Rize), but if it’s something he doesn’t really enjoy (like joining a club), he closes up. This is heavily related with his upbringing, and Kaneki usually keep things bottled up inside even when he has a serious internal struggle going on.
Trusts easily - he trusts others too fast or simply doesn’t realize when he is getting in way over his head. He is a gentle and kind soul and though he is introvert, when someone reaches out for him, he immediately sees the good in them and believes in them. His naivety may translate as idiocy at times and his naivety may make Kaneki overlook the obvious, but as someone so lonely like Kaneki and hard to relate to others, he does this so he’ll have someone.
Unreliable narrator – The way Kaneki describes his life isn’t always true, not because he means to lie, but because he was taught to see things that way. When addressing some subjects, he often speaks like there is no problem, even though it’s not true. For example, his inability to accept how lonely he truly is and how much that loneliness guided his actions, words, and his vision of the world. On another extreme, kaneki spent so much time praising his mother, only to later reveal that she physically abused him when he was a child. Kaneki is avoidant in many aspects and lies to himself the most, making up his own narration in order to keep going.
● skills: Kaneki is a real fast learner which allows him to apply theory into practice. He is a literature student, which means he has vast knowledge on many kind of different books - and he loves most books, too. Kaneki also used to work at Anteiku, which is a coffee shop; he knows how to make amazing coffee and since ghouls can only have coffee (besides human flesh), they are sort of specialists on it, including Kaneki.
● housing: Randomize
● network: Kaneki
● network sample: Post one + Post two + Network interaction
● prose/action sample: Eluvio Test-Drive + Log 1
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.
● Applications should fit within one comment. Please simplify and streamline the abilities section to clarify only what superhuman abilities, and special requirements he has. While the information on ghoul physiology is interesting to read, it is not necessary to outline in the application phase.
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- Kakuhou: It's a sac-like internal organ that stores and concentrates special calles called RC cells (gained through the consumption of humans), located on the on the back of the ghoul. Kaneki’s kahuhou is located by the waist.
- Kagune: Through the binding of RC cells, a ghoul can form another organ that is expelled from within the ghoul's body through the kakuhou (which means it comes out from the back. In Kaneki's case, his rinkaku kagune comes out from his waist area). Kagunes are used as defense and offense, and they can cut through most materials and can't be destroyed by anything other than kagunes. Kaneki’s rinkaku looks like three red scaled tentacles with a scary striking power, excelling excels at brute strength because the RC cells bind together with much ease - however,the binding force among them is weak and that makes the kagune fragile; that means enough force can indeed break Kaneki's kagune (a punch will not, but metal beams falling on it will).
- RC cells pathways: RC cells travel through a ghoul's body using specialized vessels but because Kaneki was originally a human, he doesn't have any vessels. Because of this, these vessels are created when Kaneki needs the cells over a certain part of his body, and as this happens, the cells can travel along the body much faster - which allow him more strenght and faster regeneratio. This means every time Kaneki gets physically hurt, new pathways form, and thus stronger he becomes and faster his regeneration ability is. This is permanent and the pathways remain after created. However, Kaneki must be fed and that this "boost" is not immediate (the body needs time to adjust).
- Enhanced physical condition: A ghoul is much stronger than a human, usually compared to the strength of about 9-10 men, also faster and with much better reflexes, stamina, agility and balance, or even highten senses (eyesight, earing, smell, etc)- all of this can be properly trained. They are much more resilient, capable of taking several critical hits; in fact, Kaneki is known for his endurance and ability to withstand a lot of pain and torture, though he still has not experienced this. Their skin can't be pierced by most materials, thanks to the RC-cells; a gun-shot to the head or a knife will not cut through a ghoul's skin. Only stronger materials can do so, or a strong enough force (like metal bars falling on top of a ghoul from huge heights, yeah that can kill them). Membranes, however – such as the eyes, lips, nostrils (and the rest…) can be easily pierced and there are laboratory-created products that can block the RC cells binding, which renders the ghoul's abilities null, or even specialized weapons.
- Regeneration : Ghouls also have regeneration abilities thanks to their RC cells as well, that travel from the Kakuhou to the wound through the pathways (or, in a half-ghoul's case, new pathways are created as they pass through the body). Kaneki has a huge regenerative ability due to his kagune type; rinkakus rely greatly on their regenerative abilities thanks to Rc cells that easily bind together. However, once again, his regeneration also comes from the RC pathways, as they are continuously being created whenever he gets hurt.
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