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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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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.

● Your strengths and weaknesses sections exceed 300 words by a significant amount. Please revise these sections to meet the application standard.
● NOTE: Applications should fit within one comment. If you are not able to pare down the history section to meet this requirement, it can be written elsewhere and linked on the application.

we hope to see you soon

player information
● name: Xep
● age: 20
● contact: esquivant @ plurk
● other characters: Letha Regis

character information
● name: Jamie Dodger
● canon: Original
● canon point: April 2nd, 2017
● age: 25

● (original) world: (WARNINGS: Violence, suicidal thoughts, rape, depression, drug use, self harm, child abuse, domestic abuse, torture/mutilation, Iunno everything that could make someone uncomfortable?)

THE ACTUAL HISTORY IS RIGHT HERE

● abilities:
- Teleportation: He can teleport up to 10 feet in any direction, as long as he has the energy and some room to land. This can be stacked, but he gets easily tired out by teleportation and needs a breather if he goes too far too quickly. He can move through walls during teleportation, and as time effectively slows to a halt for him while teleporting he can place himself with extreme accuracy. Teleportation causes a loud popping noise, as well as a flash of sparks moving vaguely in the direction he went in, so it isn't particularly stealthy.
- Fire: This includes manipulation of his body temperature, fire resistance, lighting his fingertips on fire or throwing fireballs roughly the size of a fist. While he can set other parts of his body on fire, that's not particularly useful and it's unlikely to. Mostly, he uses it to light cigarettes.
- Invisibility: Usually as a fear response, he can turn invisible at will and it takes relatively little energy. However, it doesn't stop him from making noise and all of his other powers draw attention to him while invisible. His clothing turns invisible with him, but his fire does not, and neither does anything he's holding. Generally it works on Rule of Cool (ie, plot convenience).
- Strength: He's strong enough to lift an average-sized car, and would probably be able to lift a truck with a bit of effort. He has finely tuned control over this to avoid hurting others unless he wants to, but.. he tends to want to.
- Mundane abilities: He can ride a motorcycle, play guitar, juggle up to three objects and sing. He's a decent dancer, but most comfortable dancing with a partner. He has approximate knowledge of botany and chemistry, and extensive first-hand knowledge of human biology. Because he's terrible.

● strengths:
- Cautious: He has a knack for planning to avoid being caught off-guard. He dislikes being on the receiving end of surprise, and as much as he loves senseless violence he likes to make sure it happens on his terms. He's likely to put a lot of effort into building the defenses around the city, and hunting monsters around the perimeter. Though, to be fair, this is generally for the benefit of himself. He rarely worries about the greater good.
- Resourceful: Along with not being particularly picky about living conditions or food, he has a knack for taking what he's given and making the best of it. If anyone is willing to listen to him, he can manage them well according to their particular strengths. If he's stuck on his own, he's very good at managing his time and figuring out where to find what he needs. The worse a situation he's in, the more serious he becomes about not only fixing it, but making sure to get the best objective outcome for everyone involved.
- Good with kids: Dodger has a soft spot for children, and strives to be a good paternal figure despite his otherwise distasteful personality. He still swears like a sailor around kids, but he'll be happy to teach them about weapon safety and political ideals, and responds with very thinly veiled joy when the opportunity arises to pick a kid up or get a hug from them. And while he doesn't understand kid's shows at all, he's happy to listen to kids ramble about them. This sort of applies to young women, too; feminine women instill a strong sense of protectiveness in him, and while he may come off as misogynistic (because he is) he's happy to protect those he perceives as defenseless.
● weaknesses:
- Selfish: Dodger calls himself an objectivist. When making decisions, he'll generally lean toward whichever gives the best result for himself. He takes care to make deals that are nearly equal, but slightly tipped in his favor, and if someone expects him to set aside his safety to save someone else without a reward they can also expect to be disappointed. He isn't above sacrificing his friends for his own benefit. Give him enough money and he'd sell his best friend into slavery. He draws the line at hurting children, but even that is negotiable... his only hard limit is his own child.
- Psychotic:Really an understatement; Dodger has an endless source of rage boiling very close to the surface. While he usually suppresses it with alcohol and drugs, he's very quick to turn to violence when something annoys him. His anger often erupts without warning; he's been known to smash a glass over someone's head just for asking how he's doing. Even without rage, Dodger's got a few screws loose and really isn't against things like cannibalism and mutilation just to satisfy some freak version of curiosity. While that part of him is under pretty tight control, if he has an opportunity to torture someone without too many long-term consequences he tends to really go to town with it.
- Depressed:The aggression is really just a stress response at its core. Dodger spends a lot of time self-medicating, but refuses therapy because he feels a strong attachment to his depression as a part of himself. Dodger has tried to kill himself before, and will likely try again. He has no close attachments, many bad memories and a generally low sense of self-worth, so convincing him to stay alive is... an uphill climb, at best.

● skills (optional):
- He has exceptional strength and endurance, so he's good for physical labor.
- He's essentially a killing machine with very little regard for danger, making him a very efficient guard (though taking orders is a weak point for him).
- He's a good mechanic, with a specialty in motorcycles. He's also pretty decent at fixing up other things.
- He is pretty much completely amoral, and willing to do anything legal or otherwise to get money.

● housing (optional): For the comfort of other characters (and their players), it may be best to give him a private room. He's not a very good roommate.

● network username: dodger

● network sample:

Dodger doesn't like therapists.

● prose/action sample:

Some smashing shenanigans.

And some monster-fighting too.

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.

● Jamie will be housed in Private Housing; Floor 4, Room 1.
● Jamie's job, should he choose to accept it, is Mechanic at Breaking and Centering. He may find that there are a decent amount of criminal contacts he could make there. If you choose to accept this job, please fill out the information on the Occupations Page.
● Threads for Activity Bonus Points can be submitted here.

● 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.
● Optionally, you may also set up a Friendr entry (code on the arrival page).
● Add your character to the Taken Characters list.
● (Optional) Introduce yourself on the OOC community.
● Post an entry or tag in to the current intro/event log.

welcome to riverview quarantine

Edited (my copypasta was showing) 2017-04-03 14:47 (UTC)

riverview: applications

REVISIONS

condensed to one comment, so sorry!

ACCEPTED