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

Name: Krakatau
Contact Info: Krakatau @ plurk, EleiShar @ AIM
Other Characters Played: n/a
Preferred Apartment: None

Character Name: Agent Maine
Canon: Red vs. Blue
Canon Point: Season 9, Episode 17 "Spiral", during the fight on the flatbed truck, just before he takes a dozen bullets to the throat
Background/History: Agent Maine was part of a private, experimental military program called Project Freelancer. During a time of insurrectionist uprising on top of a xenocidal war with a collection of alien races, mankind was strapped for solutions. Freelancer was one of several projects -- some more morally bankrupt than others -- that absolved to find the 'magic bullet to end the war' at all costs. Dr. Leonard Church ran Project Freelancer with the idea of giving elite soldiers extensive training, state-of-the-art space-capable body armor and enhancements, and aggressive AI units.
Personality: Agent Maine is the epitome of 'strong silent type'. He is both the largest and quietest Freelancer. He's content to sit back and observe rather than make his opinions known. Although he can be mistaken for a simple-minded brute, he's discerning and intelligent and able to think on his own. He is still far more a follower than a leader.

The program nurtures a rather unhealthy amount of competition among what are supposed to be 'teammates', and when we first see Agent Maine in Season 9, it's in a three-against-one training session with himself, York, and Wyoming against the new recruit Agent Texas. After eight rounds of getting their asses kicked, Agent Maine takes live ammo and a couple frag grenades from Agent Texas and use that to try and bring her down, in inadvertently catching York in the crossfire (who'd been trying to stop them).

However, Agent Maine is able to separate whatever ranking battle there is on the training room floor and use stark professionalism on the field. During the Sacrophagus mission, he intentionally dodges in front of a sniper bullet intended for Agent Carolina, saving her life.

As for words, he relies heavily on body-language and awareness and almost animalistic noises (grunts, growls, rumbles, etc). He is able to talk from the canon point I will be bringing him from, but his choice of words is few and concise. Get off me, Too high, and Thanks are his canon contributions.

Abilities/Powers:
Agent Maine is an elite soldier from the 26th century, on top of which he is a freaking huge human being and well-muscled. Without armor, he'd still be capable of

Sample Entry: Maine at Paradisa

Sample Entry Two:

As bleak as the situation might get, Maine maintained a general air of disconnect as he made his way almost aimlessly across the town. Hands in his pockets, posture slightly slouched against the wind, he seemed to be on a casual stroll.

In reality, he was scoping the place out; making a note of what buildings were there, where there seemed to be power, and where there seemed to be none, and keeping mental notes on anything that might offer strategic cover during a firefight.

Part of it was instinct, but part of it was boredom. Having been so used to missions and training and sparring sessions, this sudden lack of concrete things to do made him restless.

Edited 2012-10-14 04:53 (UTC)

-> Could you please provide a link to the background/history; or, if none are available, expand with more detail.

-> The abilities/powers section appears to be cut short.

-> The link provided to the first sample is not in first person, could you please provide a first person sample.

I apologize for the inconvenience. You have seven days to reply to these revisions, thank you.

As seven days have passed since revisions were asked for, this application is now declined.

You may wait for two weeks and apply again. Thank you for your interest.

Applications

Agent Maine || Red vs. Blue

-> REVISE

-> DECLINED