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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: Matthew
● age: 24
● contact:

razrushost
● other characters: Andrew Warner (OC)

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character information
● name: Thom Creed
● canon: Hero (Novel by Perry Moore)
● canon point: Just following the press conference where Thom publicly comes out and is kicked out of the League of Heroes
● age: 17
● (canon) background:

• Wikipedia Article - while this covers the basic background of Thom's world I thought it pertinent to also include some 'key events' that are character shaping for Thom for the sake of having a more comprehensive idea of the character.
• Discovers his mother was also a superhero with the power of invisibility
• Accepted into the League of Heroes as a probationary member
• Hides the details of his new superhero job from his dad
• Commences training as a superhero / learns to use his powers
• Heals a pediatric burn ward full of patients and his power EMPs an entire block as a result
• Continues to run into 'Dark Hero', a vigilante who seems to be stalking Thom
• Father finds out that he's a superhero, shames him publicly in front of the entire League, father moves to assault Thom in front of witnesses (uncharacteristic for his father)
• Meets his mother for the first time since she abandoned him, she's unable to turn visible anymore
• Has his 'first kiss' with a Supervillain (unknown to Thom at the time) called Ssnake
• Ssnake arrested for the serial killing of superheroes, publicly unveiled as the murder in a press conference
• Thom forced to come out publicly at aforementioned press conference, providing Ssnake with an alibi to prove that he wasn't actually responsible for their deaths
• Thom kicked out of the League of heroes
• Thom's life in ruin, instantly recogniseable as a failed superhero and homosexual
• Has house vandalised
• Runs away from home after his father refuses to speak/look at him
• This marks the canon point I'll be taking Thom from, if you'd like further elaboration on his storyline and the finale of the novel please let me know!

● abilities:

• Hand to hand combat - Thom is trained in some degree of hand to hand combat thanks to his training within the League of Heroes. He is easily able to incapacitate two civilians twice his size during the novel
•Healing - Thom can heal others through touch. Notable things he's healed in canon include: cancer, complete obliteration (i.e. separated into molecules), severed limbs, broken bones, burns, a dead plant.
• Invulnerability - Thom has a degree of invulnerability because of his healing powers as its an unconscious ability, he also can't get sick. Notable injuries of his own that are healed in the novel: severed Achilles tendon, ruptured femoral artery, fractured neck, fractured spine, punctured eyeballs.
• Energy transmutation - Thom acts as a battery when he heals and this energy can be used to gain other superhuman abilities listed below (At his canon point for entry in Riverview Thom is unaware of this so a significant event would need to happen in game where he'd be required to heal a lot of people / repeatedly heal himself before they're 'unlocked'):
· Flight
· Super senses
· Super speed
· Super Strength

● strengths:

• Determined - Thom is very determined with regards to being a Superhero. What started as merely fantasy evolves into something truly aspirational when he gets a grip on his powers and he pushes himself to be the best superhero he can be. He trains tirelessly in order to get what he wants and advances in leaps and bounds in a rather short period of time.
• Hard Working and Selfless - Thom not only 'works' as a local superhero for his community but he also works at a local canteen as a bus boy and beyond that works at the local community centre as part of an English teaching program for immigrant kids to help improve their literacy outside of school, even if it means he gives them dramatic readings of the Lorax from time to time. He's also very willing to sacrifice; his own powers give him seizures when he over-exerts himself yet he heals an entire hospital ward of children and later in the novel pays for a friend's chemotherapy.
• Brave/Ethical - Thom is inherently brave. Not in the traditional gung-ho ride into battle nature of the word, as it is shown in the novel that during his first few fights he's genuinely terrified and also that he can get quite anxious about some of the aspects of his heroism however he's incredibly brave in regards to willing to stand up for what is right. In the novel he is 'forced' to come out as gay despite living in a heavily homophobic society in order to save someone's life. Thom could've ignored this situation and let the person die but knew it was an important turning point with regards to his heroism and he was doing the right thing. (293 words)

● weaknesses:

• Judgemental - Despite his selflessness and generosity it has been proven many times that Thom is very quick to judge. He judges his father's behaviours without ever trying to discover the source of his problems. He judges fellow members of his squad at the League of Heroes and some of them before he gets to know them- for example he judges Scarlet for always wearing the same clothing (in this case an oversized jacket) only to find out later she has a colostomy bag and wears the jacket to avoid attention.
• Daydreamer / Prone to Fantasy - Thom is known to entertain ridiculous fantasies in his own head to the extent he can end up completely getting lost in his own world. For example he ends up fantasising about what a superhero might look like naked / the size of his nipples while in the middle of a conversation, completely ignoring what had been said.
• Petty as all hell - Thom is ridiculously petty especially when it comes to conflict resolution. He can be quite whiny when it comes to things especially when he's in the wrong or thinks he's been treated unfairly. A prime example of this is when Thom gets pissed off at his father for trying to force him to quit the league of heroes his response is to take his father's old hero/military costume and throw several jars of pasta sauce over it. (words: 240)

● job skills (optional):

• Busboying (Thom works as a busboy at a local cafeteria)
• Super-heroing (self-explanatory but maybe not relevant within the city)
• Teaching (Thom works with immigrant children teaching them literacy)
• Fitness/Training (Thom has an extensive daily workout at the local community centre which includes basketball)

● housing (optional): No preferences!

● network username: hero.

● network sample: Text style thread with Tris @ the TDM

● prose/action sample: TDM Top Level - includes two action style introspective prompts | Another action style thread with a little more interaction

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.

● Thom will be housed in Communal Housing; Floor 10, Bed 1.
● Thom's job, should he choose to accept it, is Literacy Tutor with the Orientation Unit of the Perimeter Guard. In this position, he will be tutoring any new arrivals (PC or NPC) who are not literate. If you wish to accept this job, please fill in the information on the Perimeter Guard Page.
● Threads for Activity Bonus Points can be submitted here.

● Your first activity check for this character will begin on September 1st.

● 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.

welcome to riverview quarantine

Edited (I typed room when I meant bed.) 2017-08-04 04:16 (UTC)

I'll be using this journal!

riverview: applications

thom creed | hero

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