havenmods | Applications

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
The next processing date is Friday 11th October

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 two weeks, 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. If you wish to request a specific apartment, please do so in the relevant part of the application. 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.

Every attempt will be made to place a character in their chosen apartments, though this may not always be possible depending on the slots available.

Applications are open constantly, but are only processed every other Friday at 7PM EST. The Saturday following acceptance, an IC mingle log will be posted for characters to be introduced to the game.

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.

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)

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

Applications will be processed on the following dates:
11th October
25th October
8th November
22nd November
6th December
20th December

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. Preferred Apartment: If you have no preferred apartment, just put None. 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, please. A link to a previous post or thread with the character is also acceptable. Sample Entry Two: A third person sample of at least two paragraphs.

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. Preferred Apartment: If you have no preferred apartment, just put None. 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, please. A link to a previous post or thread under a year old with the character is also acceptable. Sample Entry Two: A third person sample of at least two paragraphs.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Abilities/Powers:

According to Emma, she has a "secret power" that tells her when someone's lying. In fact, she is very good at doing so...in certain situations. She failed to recognize when Sidney was lying to her and reporting to Regina when he could; but probably because she was that ready to take her down.

As for real powers--in season two, she's mentioned to being able to have magical abilities. She blasted Cora away from her when she tried to take her heart, and used a dreamcatcher (at the prompting of Mr. Gold) to see what had happened to Archie. However, the extent of these powers aren't elaborated on nor does she really know how to use them.

Items/Weapons: A gun, her car keys, and her sheriff's badge.
Sample Entry:

And to think that I haven't had enough with the place-hopping business lately. [Disgruntled? Just a little bit. She was ripped away from her family after all, after being reunited with them fairly recently.] Not that I'm not used to it and all, but it would be really nice to catch a break every once in a while.

...At least this place has, y'know, a little bit of technology. The 'no text' thing is going to get old pretty fast, but I'll get the hang of it. [She guesses.] But with any luck, I won't be here long enough to get the hang of it.

[That's when she decides to stop talking to herself and turns the gadget on, and she looks into the feed, looking a little bit confused still.]

Uh...hey. Emma Swan here, I guess. Anyone know the track record of leaving this place? I mean, they do leave here...right?

[There's gotta be a way out.]

Thanks in advance.

[And she cuts the feed.]

Sample Entry Two:

Well, there went nothing. Now she'd have to see what her question would turn up -- which...she didn't know what the chances were on them actually being helpful but she could only hope. She had been able to get back to Storybrooke, right?

But...this wasn't Storybrooke or the fairy tale world, as far as she knew. It wasn't like any other place she'd been to, so she didn't even know if magic would work here. Not that she knew how to test it in the first place.

Hopefully there would be no ogres here.

She takes out what she has with her--the phone she had gotten on arrival, her sheriff's badge, her car keys, and a gun. She frowns slightly, before putting her hands on her hips. This...was going to be difficult. If she was faced with another ogre, or something even worse, a gun may not be so effective here.

But it was the only thing she had, and she would make do with it. She pockets it, and puts her badge and keys back up as well. The last thing she grabs is the phone, and she picks it up and fiddles with it a little bit more. There really was no text option...how strange.

Well. All there was to do now is wait to see what people had to say, and maybe start searching for a way out later.

Thank you for applying to Haven.
Your application is in the queue and will be processed on January 18th.

While the application looks mostly good, we'd like to see an expansion on the personality provided. This is because we don't feel you touched enough on Emma's trust issues and how that has impacted so much of how we see her in canon. An extra paragraph or two about this will be sufficient, thank you!

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

Emma's trust is a rare thing to come by for some people. She automatically tries to keep people out, even Mary Margaret initially. She attempts to build up a barrier to them, in order to keep herself from getting hurt. Mary Margaret calls her out on this, especially when it came to Graham, whom Emma seemed interested in. When Emma says that it's okay to be cautious, Mary Margaret agrees to an extent, but counters that it will also keep out love.

However, it's not always a bad thing. In some cases, it's actually good thing. There are some people in Storybrooke that people don't want to put their trust in--such as Regina and Mr. Gold. And even though Regina seems to have changed in the second season, Emma's still a little unsure to trust her. After all, she was the reason for the whole curse. Her encounter with Hook also shows this. Although he does attempt to get her on her good side, she's not so easily fooled. Despite his saying that he was going to help them, she treated this with a grain of salt. Ultimately, Emma made a deal with a giant to keep him until she could get a head start.

Congratulations on being accepted, Emma Swan. You will be living in apartment #3.003, and your tag is character: emma swan. 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 make sure to complete the following:

-> Join havenrpg, havenooc and havenlogs.
-> Optionally join havenmemes, the Haven Meme 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 Sunday 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

Emma Swan | Once Upon a Time | Reserved

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