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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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player information
● name: Ruthi
● age: 27
● contact:

ruthnor
● other characters: n/a

character information
● name: Poe Dameron
● canon: Star Wars
● canon point: Beginning of The Force Awakens, after the TIE fighter crashes and everyone assumes he's dead.
● age: 32

● (canon) background: Poe on the Star Wars wiki
● (original) world: n/a

● abilities:
No supernatural abilities, but he's a pretty talented guy. One of the best pilots in Star Wars-verse ever, according to some people (idk mostly Leia so I'd say she knows her shit.) He was a commander in the New Republic (and retained that rank in the Resistance), so he's military-trained and can fight real good.

One of his best talents, besides his amazing pilot skills, is his leadership. The team he leads in the novelization and the comics regard him very highly and would follow him to the ends of the universe.

● strengths:
First: Poe is incredibly brave. He left his comfortable position in the New Republic to join the Resistance, because when he saw that things were going wrong in space — the First Order rising and the Republic turning a blind eye to it — he couldn't stand by doing nothing. When Kylo Ren captured him, he ran his mouth off at him and was probably definitely expecting to die, but gave no fucks because he had already accomplished his mission.

He's also an idealist, something Leia immediately recognized in him — because he reminded her so much of Luke. His mother taught him the duty of doing what's right — she instilled in him that joining and being a part of the Rebellion of her time was more important than any actual heroic feats she'd done, and he takes that lesson with him throughout his life. This show in how he saved Finn's life even though he was a storm trooper. Poe could have treated him with contempt or only helped him so far as getting them both out of the Starkiller base, but he immediately started treating him like a friend instead, giving him a name instead of a number. He also treats C-3P0 like a person instead of a droid, not being about it when Threepio wanted to call him sir. Equality is important to him!

Not to mention, he's extremely charismatic. His leadership thrives because of it; his team trusts him thoroughly. They didn't have to choose to follow him into the Resistance or to follow him further on dire missions in the comics, he gives them the option to opt out frequently, but they choose to stay out of faith in him.

● weaknesses:
Poe can be too trusting — he trusts his team and the people he works beside in the Resistance thoroughly; this leads to Oddy, a Resistance technician and someone he considered a friend, duping him and telling Terex from the First Order his next moves on multiple occasions. (He turned out to be more of a double agent but man. That situation could have been avoided.)

He's also shown to be stubborn, acting on what he thinks the right move should be instead of following orders. When he loses a member of his squadron to a First Order freighter and the New Republic tells him not to provoke them, it doesn't sit right with him. He finds a loophole in his orders and decides to pursue the freighter while "on patrol." While it ends with him running into a First Order staging point and Leia recruiting him for the Resistance, it just as easily could have ended with him getting a court martial or dying.

Also, he has quite an attitude on him. I mean, it's adorable, but maybe he wouldn't have gotten tortured so much by Kylo Ren if he had toned it down.

● skills (optional): Piloting, solider stuff, and also he did unspecified work on his family's ranch so maybe that.
● housing (optional): No preference

● network username: p.dameron

● network sample: text thread

● prose/action sample: top thread here and also:

Poe felt so many things looking at the stars. Even though the night sky at Riverview felt … well, small and quiet compared to what he was used to, a part of him still found peace in simply laying outside and watching them. He thought of his mother, letting him sit on her lap in the cockpit when he was a child, touching the controls with her hands over his. Even then, he felt the freedom and potential in the stars. The ability to go anywhere, do anything just within his reach. He never lost that thirst for adventure.

But now … he couldn't go anywhere, could he? He was grounded. Docked. It was better than being dead — he thought he was a goner for sure when the TIE fighter crashed. If he had to choose between being dead or alive, of course he'd pick alive here over dead back home.

Maybe it wouldn't be so bad. He could join exploration teams, find a small bit of satisfaction that way. He would be under the sky instead of in it, but he wouldn't feel quite so restless. And then, maybe … what if he found the parts to assemble a ship? What if he found a whole ship? The optimism was a little silly, yes, but he wasn't one to give up. If he had a ship … well, that would be something.

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.

● Poe will be housed in Shared Housing; Floor 3, Room 4.
● Poe's skillset would easily qualify him for the Perimeter Guard, but he could also be offered a position as a Ranch Hand at Buttercup Farms. If you choose to accept one or both of these positions please fill out the information on the Occupations Page and/or Perimeter Guard 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 around to the current intro/event log.

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riverview: applications

poe dameron | star wars | no reserve

ACCEPTED

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