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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: Liv
● age: 28
● contact:

chirality
● other characters: Cassandra Anderson (Dredd)

character information
● name: Jean-Claude
● canon: Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter by Laurell K. Hamilton
● canon point: Early in The Killing Dance (Book 6)
● age: 500ish? We never get a solid year. He's wily that way.

● (canon) background: Wikipedia page! Gasp, actual Wikipedia.

● abilities: Jean-Claude is a vampire, which means he is immortal, has super strength, super speed, and OP mind control powers through eye contact. He's a bit ridiculous. He can be killed by having his head cut off or a stake driven through his heart, although that latter one can get questionable in achieving it with vamps his age-- AB is a fairly realistic canon in that the physical strength necessary to drive a wooden stake into someone's chest is enough that the vamp tends to kill you before you can finish it. He can also be killed by exposure to sunlight, although in Riverview, as per an FAQ response, I'd like to give him gradual acclimation to the sun as it's a different dimension. In canon, he is literally dead during the day, although Jean-Claude is powerful enough that he can wake up before sundown. He also has heightened senses and accelerated healing, like all vamps, and can turn people into being vampires by drinking from them three nights in a row and them dying on the final night, although he doesn't do this often.

Jean-Claude in particular has some more exclusive vampiric skills: firstly, wolves are his animal to call, which means he can control literal wolves and werewolves. For some vamps this is master/servant, but Jean-Claude tends to treat it as a benefactor/pet sort of relationship, or a partnership, depending on the werewolf's power level. He can also fly (more like controlled levitating) although that's not his foremost skill, which is voice manipulation. Jean-Claude can make his voice sound like a physical sensation, and provoke emotional reactions from people from the sound of his voice alone.

This all ties into his vampiric bloodline, which arises from a vampire lady named Belle Morte. Jean-Claude is insanely beautiful, naturally so, but even more when enhanced by his powers. He can seduce with a look (literally) and with a physical touch he can incite lust. He's what's known as an incubus-- he can gain power not just from blood but from sex and lust itself. Fortunately for my need to get permissions, Jean-Claude does not engage in non-consensual anything, although he can be a bit ambiguous with it at times.

He does need blood on a regular basis unless he feeds off of enough lust-- which he can do by merely being around those who are feeling lustful; he doesn't have to engage in sex, although it's stronger that way. AB vamps cannot starve to death, but they do get insane with blood craving and almost feral, given enough time. They also can't use mammalian blood as a substitute, and bagged blood is of questionable use. But Jean-Claude is a player and he usually doesn't suffer for donors of either blood or sex. At worst, I plan on handwaving that he seduced some NPCs -- all of which he'd leave having had the best night of their lives.

Finally, anyone with a religious symbol (definition unclear in canon) who has sincere faith can drive him off with it. It will light up like flaming sulphur in his presence, and will burn him severely upon direct contact, as will holy water and other things blessed by religious orders.

● strengths:
    → Cunning. Jean-Claude's foremost quality is probably how cunning he is. He is almost always two or three steps ahead of his enemies-- and his allies. He anticipates actions and plans for them far ahead of time, and always somehow manages to survive, even if he doesn't come out on top. He's rarely the most powerful vampire out there, but he might be the best at surviving.

    → Loyal. Despite how duplicitous he can be, and frankly high-handed, Jean-Claude is intensely loyal to those he cares for. Calling him loving doesn't quite encompass it, although he is loving; but he holds a torch for Asher centuries after they break apart and Asher grows to hate him, and he is steadfast to his devotion to Anita no matter how much she keeps rejecting him. He puts up with a lot.

    → Generous. One of his favorite things to do is pamper his loved ones and his pets (read: his wolves, regular blood donors, etc.). He goes completely over the top in gifts and accommodations. No one would ever say he's not demonstrative or appropriately appreciative to those who support him. He is the definition of extra in so many ways.

● weaknesses:
    → Manipulative. Saying Jean-Claude would rather ask forgiveness than permission is a vast understatement. He is practical and honest about who he is, but if that won't get him what he wants, he has no qualms about going behind someone's back or revealing selective information to them that achieves his ends best.

    → Ruthless. Vampire politics necessitate a strong hand and even cruelty at times. Jean-Claude is not often cruel, but as he tells Anita once, if he had been kind to his vampire underlings they would rebel, and he would have to punish them, which is a position neither of them would benefit from. He is a harsh master and will punish or torture or subject his servants to whatever is necessary for them to come out of it alive and obedient. That is merely who he must be to exist as a master vampire.

    → Deceitful. Frankly, he lies a lot. Constantly. Often. Directly and implicitly. This arises from a lifetime of being at the bottom of the totem pole, rented out for Belle Morte's amusement in return for her saving Asher, and his human lifetime as a whipping boy to a nobleman's son. Jean-Claude is used to having no way to defend himself or enforce boundaries, and as a result, he has gotten extremely good at lying as his only recourse. He hasn't given that up just because he's Master now.

● job skills (optional): In canon, he is primarily a businessman when he's not playing vampire politics as Master of the City. Jean-Caude is extremely professional and makes an excellent politician and CEO. He owns J.C. Corp, which operates a variety of vampire tourism businesses, including a stirp club, a danse club, a comedy club, and a circus with dark supernatural acts. I'm not sure if he could be placed anywhere, but if he isn't given a business of his own he'll likely use some shady mind powers to ensure he gets a small business loan to start a bar or something of the like, and then invite characters to perform and to visit. Given he's an actual incubus with voice powers, he is a huge showman and does fantastically at stage management.

● housing (optional): Private room, please!

● network username: jean.claude

● network sample: TDM thread with Buffy Summers

● prose/action sample: TDM thread with Steve Trevor

Edited 2017-07-02 02:24 (UTC)

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.

● Jean-Claude will be housed in Private Housing; Floor 4, Room 2.
● Jean-Claude is welcome to start off by using shady mind powers to co-opt a small business of your choice. If you wish to accept this, please fill in 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 around to the current intro/event log.

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riverview: applications

Jean-Claude | Anita Blake | Reserved

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