havenmods | Applications Two

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED!
The next application opening date is Friday 16th January, 7pm EST.
The next application processing date is Friday 23rd January, 7pm EST.

IMPORTANT: PLEASE POST YOUR APPLICATIONS HERE ON THE NEW APPLICATION PAGE

We're so glad you're thinking of joining us in Haven, where we are all safe.

In order to apply for a canon character, please fill out the information below and post it in a comment in this entry. For an OC, please apply using the OC information. Please do not link to applications, all applications must be posted here. Please do not delete your applications; if you do not want it to be seen, you can request for it to be screened after a decision is made.

You may apply for two characters every application round, to a total of six characters. Only two of these may be from the same canon, and they cannot be too familiar with one another. Please make sure to mark the header of your comment(s) with RESERVED or NOT RESERVED, as well as the character name and canon. App challenges are not allowed currently.

Try to remember spelling and grammar are important, and in app length quality and not quantity is what matters. All parts of the application must be your own work, plagiarism will not be tolerated, though you are welcome to reuse your own old applications.

If you are asked for revisions, please don't panic! It doesn't mean the mods don't like you, only that we probably need more information before making a decision. If you are asked for revisions, you will have one week to supply them.

Applications are open on a monthly cycle, where they will be opened on the second Friday of every month for a week, and then processed on the third Friday of the month, before being closed again.

We now have a test drive community at haventest which is continuously open. Posts there may be used in lieu of a sample in the application. You may also link posts, logs, or threads from other games and memes in lieu of samples, though we ask that they be no more than one year old. As of November 22nd 2014, samples cannot be "where am I" intro posts. The reason for this is that we often find it hard to gauge characterization from those, as most people when immediately in a new surrounding are confused or frightened.

While we encourage players who have dropped to re-join us, we do not encourage the continual rapid dropping and re-apping of the same character in a short time period. You are welcome to request specific housing, and all attempts will be made to accommodate that request, but it may not always be possible.

To see what we are looking for:
Canon Characters:
Sample Application (Faith Lehane)
Sample Application (Iroh)

Original Characters:
Sample Application (Mors)
Sample Application (Vera de Barr)
Sample Application (Malkus Iverwelling)

Previous Game History:
Sample Application (Abel Nightroad/Mayfield RPG)
Sample Application (Bolin/Discedo)

The old application post can be found here if you would like to look through past accepted applications.

Applications will be open on the following dates (from 7pm EST):
12th-19th December
16th-23rd January

Applications will be processed on the following dates (at 7pm EST):
19th December
23rd January

To apply for a canon character, please fill out this form:
Name: Your name or nickname Contact Info: Email, plurk, IM... as long as there's a way to contact you, it's fine! Other Characters Played: Any other characters you play at Haven. Requested apartment: Please put N/A if you have no preference. Character Name: Names and nicknames, in Western order (first name, surname) Canon: Canon Point: Where in the series are you taking them from? Background/History: A link to a source about the canon is fine for this. Previous Game History: At least two paragraphs on important events for the character and how they have been shaped by the previous game. If this is not applicable, please delete this section. Personality: This is the most important section! There is no specific word count, but anything less than three paragraphs likely isn't detailed enough. Abilities/Powers: Please assume canon-blindness and explain in as much detail as possible. Items/Weapons: Which three items and/or weapons will your character arrive with? Sample Entry: At least ten sentences in first person/action bracket format, please. A link to a previous post or thread with the character is also acceptable. All links must be one year old or less. Samples submitted may not be in the form of a "where am I" intro, as these are hard to judge characterization from. All other scenarios are welcome. Sample Entry Two: At least two paragraphs in third person/prose format, please. A link to a previous log or thread with the character is also acceptable. All links must be one year old or less. Samples submitted may not be in the form of a "where am I" intro, as these are hard to judge characterization from. All other scenarios are welcome.

To apply for an original character, please fill out this form:
Name: Your name or nickname Contact Info: Email, plurk, IM... as long as there's a way to contact you, it's fine! Other Characters Played: Any other characters you play at Haven. Requested apartment: Please put N/A if you have no preference. Character Name: Names and nicknames, in Western order (first name, surname) Background/History: At least three paragraphs, please. Try to focus on events in the world history that have had an impact on the character. Previous Game History: At least two paragraphs on important events for the character and how they have been shaped by the previous game. If this is not applicable, please delete this section. Personality: This is the most important section! There is no specific word count, but anything less than three paragraphs likely isn't detailed enough. Abilities/Powers: Please explain in as much detail as possible. Items/Weapons: Which three items and/or weapons will your character arrive with? Sample Entry: At least ten sentences in first person/action bracket format, please. A link to a previous post or thread under a year old with the character is also acceptable. All links must be one year old or less. Samples submitted may not be in the form of a "where am I" intro, as these are hard to judge characterization from. All other scenarios are welcome. Sample Entry Two: At least two paragraphs in third person/prose format, please. A link to a previous log or thread with the character is also acceptable. All links must be one year old or less. Samples submitted may not be in the form of a "where am I" intro, as these are hard to judge characterization from. All other scenarios are welcome.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Although the majority of the application looks good, we'd like to ask for a revise of the third person sample.

The reason for this is that it's very brief and doesn't give a very good look at Alice's personality. You are welcome to link a thread or log, or write a new one.

We apologize for the inconvenience. You have one week to reply to these revisions, thank you.

For Alice, nothing was worse than this severe lack of food. She had been reassured again and again that she could just find food in the run-down stores, but none of it really pinged her interest. Most of the food she had found was in cans and was "mushy and gross". Alice had standards, or at least that was what she told herself.

Haven North apparently met those standards. Alice had heard that the Northern part of Haven had real food. And other things. But mostly real food. She had also heard some little things about monsters in the subway, but pish-posh, no problem. Such a "no problem" that the great Alice-sama wasn't even thinking to prepare herself for such a thing. A bit of yelling would do the trick. She swung her arms confidently by her sides and took giant steps filled with pride, marching to the subway without a second thought.

None of this could end well.

"Clear outta the way!" Alice stopped at the top of the stairs, hands now confidently on her hips and posture speaking of undeserved confidence, "You hear me, you monsters? The Great Alice-sama is coming to get your meat!"

Her voice echoed around the otherwise empty subway. She had no reason to believe anyone was listening to her, but assumed that everyone who needed to hear her would. Why would they not be paying attention to her? She was the most important person for miles, probably.

"I didn't hear any leaving!" She called, stomping her feet as she began descending the stairs, "Who do you think you are, huh? Not leaving when I definitely said something that was meant to make your go!"
It was a nonsensical argument, as arguments with Alice often ended up being. She waited now, eyes narrowed and judging monsters she did not see. Alice had been about to open her mouth to yell something else, but stopped. She was seeing made-up things, but she could swear that she had just seen something slithering along the edge of the subway's inner shadow.

Alice pressed her lips together. She had really expected for the monsters to leave when she yelled at them too. Maybe another a girl would think that was too easy, but not Alice. Another girl may also have realized that her eyes were probably playing tricks on her, but not Alice. No one played tricks on Alice, not even her own eyes!
So her logical conclusion was that there was a rebellious monster.

"Didn't I say to scram, you insolent beast!" She yelled, picking a nice fancy-sounding word that she really didn't understand. Now that monster was probably scared. Faced with both a strong and smart girl like Alice, who wouldn't be? She sneered and continued, "This is your last chance to GET!"

Alice waited a few seconds longer. She strained her eyes to see if her scare tactics had worked. Her bangs shifted and blocked her eyes for just a moment, but Alice managed to mistake the sudden movement for a monster stepping out of and back into the subway tunnel. It made her jump, though she would not easily admit to having felt a moment's worth of fright. She didn't really have access to any of her-- Oz'd-- powers at the moment. In all honesty, she did not have any plan for how to get through the tunnels if yelling didn't work. She was also stubborn, and wasn't about to give up on her mission unless she had a really good and legitimate excuse...

"Why I oughta..." Her stomach growled. Hunger was the most legitimate excuse she could have. Alice hissed and screamed at no one in particular, then turned on her heel and marched back up the stairs, "You got lucky, alright? I'm coming back after I get a snack! Then you'll be sorry!"

Congratulations on being accepted, Alice. You will be living in apartment #1.005, and your tag is character: alice. Please use this tag when you are the poster of the entry or log, and when you tag into an entry or log, thank you. Please note that tags will not show up on the tag list until they have been entered manually once, this does not mean we have forgotten to give your character a tag.

Please make sure to complete the following:

-> Join havenrpg, havenooc, havenlogs and havenplots.
-> Optionally join havenmemes, the Haven Meme community, and haventest, the Haven Test Drive community.
-> Fill out this form.
-> Fill out your details on the taken characters page.
-> Check out who you'll be sharing an apartment with on the apartment listings.
-> Introduce yourself in the OOC community.
-> Make sure you have read this guide

IMPORTANT: An IC mingle log will go up on Saturday at 7PM EST, where new characters can intro with the rest of the game. Feel free to join the communities and introduce yourself OOCly before then.

Applications Two

-> REVISE

no subject

-> ACCEPTED