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

While the majority of your application looks okay, we'd like to ask for a revise of the previous game history and personality sections.

The reason for this, is that we feel the previous game history section only briefly touches on things that would have been significant to the character, which is also why we would like a revision of the personality section. We would like to see more on how these events changed or influenced him, and how his character may have altered as a consequence.

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

I sort of just expanded on both sections together I HOPE THIS IS OK??

Revision:
As Holly Heights is a vastly different setting than the city Nic spent most of his life in, he spent a great deal of time feelings unsettled and out of place in such a conventionally comfortable atmosphere. Used to dealing with prejudice his whole life, it took Nic a while to relax his naturally guarded nature, and by the latter end of his time there he had adjusted this somewhat. He was more comfortable with the people he did know, and was less anti-social due to the fact that he had gotten used to the fact that people were not going to hate him just for the fact that he’s tagged. He doesn’t notice the change much, but even Worrick, his closest friend, noted that he seemed more open and friendly than he is at home.

His rough exterior remains, but it’s a lot easier to get glimpses of his softer side now that he’s spent so long in a calm place like Holly Heights. He’s had times to make friends with more well-adjusted people, and while the few months he’s spent there isn’t going to undo how maladjusted Nic is, he is definitely at least more accustomed to dealing with “normal” people. Whie his mindset is still mostly accustomed to the place he’s from, at the very least he will adapt to a place like Haven, he is better able to empathize with people unused to pervasively shitty living conditions. The only part of his mindset that has changed somewhat significantly is the fact that he no longer expects prejudice from others, he’s only just not surprised if he ever receives it.

The body swap event also, quite obviously, allowed him to see things from other people’s perspective. He was able to hear for the first time, though he claims it was “overrated,” and it gave him a reason to connect with Chuck. He only saw Chuck as someone easily scared, but through the event came to understand the idea of someone who does what they have to do even if they’re scared. As someone who doesn’t seem to understand what it is to feel fear, it was a new idea for him. The people who Nic came to know; Chuck, Maka, and Hiruma mainly, had very different kinds of strength. Where Nic is from, physical strength often trumps all else, especially for him.

Maka also took up the habit of scolding him for his frequent self-destructive behavior and while, with Nic as stubborn as he is, he didn’t exactly stop, it did sort of put the idea in his head that that kind of behavior actually hurts other people besides himself. Most of the people back home who care about him either have other complications in their relationship or are too polite to yell at him about it. In general, she held him accountable for a lot of his behavior that no one else has properly done before. It didn’t do a whole lot to actually change anything, but it certainly made him more conscious of it.

Congratulations on being accepted, Nicolas Brown, your apartment block and number is #11.3, and your tag is character: nicolas brown. 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.
-> Check out who your character is sharing an apartment with.
-> Optionally join havenmemes, the Haven Meme community, and haventest, the Haven Test Drive community.
-> Fill out this form - please note, all re-apped characters are also required to fill out this form fresh, thank you.
-> Fill out your details on the taken characters page.
-> Introduce yourself in the OOC community.
-> Make sure you have read this guide

IMPORTANT: As the intro mingle has already taken place, you are welcome to either tag in to the public section late, or make your own separate intro.

Applications Two

-> REVISE

Re: -> REVISE

-> ACCEPTED