mayfield_ooc | Applications

• Please read over all the rules and information before applying in order to minimize any confusion before joining.

• If applying for a character that has already been dropped, it would be a good idea, though not required, to know something of their previous interactions. You are also free to pick up a dropped character with no memories of their previous time in Mayfield.

• All content for the personality and sample entry in your app must be written or roleplayed by you; for the personality section in particular, we do not accept copied text from wikis or other sources. Obviously, you may not copy your app from other players, whether in Mayfield or other games. Application plagiarism will result in a ban from the game.

• If you wish for your character to be placed in a specific house, please mention this in the relevant section of the application and specify that permission was obtained by the PCs already residing in that house. We will be operating by the Honor System for this, and there is no need for others to comment their permission in this post!

• Other special requests would also best go in the beginning of the application. Remember, grammar and spelling are important -- if your app contains errors, you will be asked to revise.

• Please post all applications or canon updates in this post; posting them elsewhere and linking to them from here may cause them to get changed later. Posting them here keeps us from having to save them.

When Applying, Fill Out the Following:

Name: Not the character's name, but yours or however you'd like us to refer to you.
Personal Journal: If you have one; a journal on another website is fine.
Contact Info: Any other way of contacting you. IM screen names, e-mail address, etc. AIM appears to be the common link between most players, so having a handle on AIM is preferable.
Other Characters Played: Any other characters you play at Mayfield, if applicable.
Preferred Housing: We encourage random matches, but if there is a particular house you want, you will need to contact every person in the house for permission. Please post your app AFTER doing this. If you cannot get in contact with any one person, please wait a week after contact and we'll accept it as a good faith effort. It is not necessary for those you received permission from to comment; we believe you! If you have no housing preference, simply put "N/A".

Character Name: Names, nicknames, whatever is applicable. In western order, please. If the character has no last name (adult males especially), you are free to either make one up or let us do it.
Character Series: 
Character Age: 
Background: We will accept copy/pastes or links to Wikipedia or another source, provided that the source reasonably explains the canon. This section is necessary, so if you can't find an explanatory source, you'll have to write something up yourself.
Personality: The more detailed here, the better. This lets us get a good feel for the character. Please try to back up your details with canon examples when you're getting past their basic character and more in-depth. Generally, we want to see at least four good-sized paragraphs.
Abilities: This section may end up being optional for you. If your character has any abilities or powers, such as magic, they'll be taken away upon arrival in Mayfield. These will come back over time, though.
Sample Entry: Please write as if you've already been accepted and writing an ordinary post from your character during their stay in Mayfield. Using an "introduction" post is fine, but we tend to discourage it, as the typical "who am I where am I what is this crazy place" format doesn't really give us a good grasp of how your character will behave on a daily basis. If you have trouble writing sample posts, we allow links to museboxes or other RPs to demonstrate as a sample. However, you'll want to post with the account you'll be linking to in that situation. Please make sure that your app is written in first person (!!!), as that's the format that will be used in the roleplay. Generally, we want to see at least five sentences, if not more. Prose log style samples will not be accepted. If you're confused about the distinction, we will be happy to explain. Remember, we're looking for FIRST-PERSON format; prose narration is fine, but it cannot make up the bulk of the entry.

When Applying for an Original Character, Fill Out the Following

Name: Not the character's name, but yours or however you'd like us to refer to you.
Personal Journal:
Contact Info: Any other way of contacting you. IM screen names, e-mail address, etc. AIM appears to be the common link between most players, so having a handle on AIM is preferable.
Other Characters Played: Any other characters you play at Mayfield, if applicable.
Preferred Housing: We encourage random matches, but if there is a particular house you want, you will need to contact every person in the house for permission. Please post your app AFTER doing this. If you cannot get in contact with any one person, please wait a week after contact and we'll accept it as a good faith effort. It is not necessary for those you received permission from to comment; we believe you! If you have no housing preference, simply put "N/A".

Character Name: Names, nicknames, whatever is applicable. In western order, please. If the character has no last name (adult males especially), you are free to either make one up or let us do it. 
Character Age: 
Background: For OCs, we require a detailed background to be fully written out. Please make sure to describe both the character's specific, personal background, and the world the character is from. If it is exactly like the real world, you'll still need to describe the location and the specifics of the society the character lives in (also please note here that we no longer accept 'Canon OCs,' so if this world is not one invented by you, the character is not appable).

This section will need to be somewhat long; there's no specific length we want, but we want to have a very clear feel of the character's backstory, so that we can compare it to the personality section.
Personality: This section is probably the most important. We're looking for at least six or seven paragraphs, but what's more important is that this be comprehensive and detailed. We want to see what makes your character tick, and we want to see that you understand what makes them tick and have fleshed them out as a character. Some things we will need to see include their important relationships and the major events in their lives and how these have shaped them, how they tend to interact with others and the world around them, their strengths and weaknesses, and what motivates them, among others.

If we do not have a strong sense of personality or it doesn't seem to match up with the background or sample, we will not accept the character even if your writing is strong.
Abilities: This section may end up being optional for you. If your character has any abilities or powers, such as magic, they'll be taken away upon arrival in Mayfield. These will come back over time, though.
Sample Entry 1: We're looking for a first person sample here; prose or action log format is not acceptable. If you write a sample, please write as though your character has already been accepted and is in Mayfield. You may write an introduction or first post, but we tend to discourage this, as the typical "who am I where am I what is this crazy place" format doesn't really give us a good grasp of how your character will behave on a daily basis. You may also use a link to a post in a dressing room, another game, or a musebox. We're looking specifically for a clear sense of character voice; spelling and grammar are important, but showing strong voice and characterization is more important than anything else. Remember, we're looking for FIRST-PERSON format; prose narration is fine, but it cannot make up the bulk of the entry.
Sample Entry 2: In this sample, we'd like to see a different side of your character than we saw in your first sample. This sample also needs to be in first person, but you may do a sample heavily based on introspection and action as long as it shows us a different side of your character and your first sample was strongly focused on speaking voice. For this sample, we will ask you to write something out as though your character is already in Mayfield. Please do not link to a sample elsewhere or use their first post/waking up in Mayfield here. That can go in the first sample instead.

• Before applying, please look over any applications that were recently accepted to get an idea of what we're looking for.

• If you apply for a character that has already been reserved, we will inform you and ignore the application until the reserve runs out. You may not apply for more than two characters from the same canon. For the sample entry, you may write your own entry, or use a post from a musebox, dressing room, or other game. We recommend testrun_box if you prefer the latter!

• After you're accepted, please follow all of the instructions given. You will need to reply to the acceptance, post your journal to the friend add page and your canon post, join the communities, and use the friend add page to update your journal. Once you're accepted, please introduce yourself on the community when you're ready to play.

• If your app is "Pending", do not freak out! This means that we need you to make some revisions, and does not mean you're rejected. We generally give players a chance to revise before rejecting them, but we will reject apps that do not address the concerns stated when we asked for a revision. If you have been rejected, our reply will clearly state this to be the case. If we have not gotten back to you yet, under no circumstance does this mean you are rejected. If it has been over a week since our last reply, it would be a good idea to contact us with a reminder, otherwise, please be patient!

• If you have received a "Pending" notice, you will have one week to supply us with your revisions, or your reserve will be considered expired and that someone else is free to apply for the character.

• The typical wait for a reply on apps may be anywhere from a day to a little over a week. If any part of your application requires a pending, it may be another week after your reply to that before we can get to you. We process a high volume of apps every round, so please be patient.

• If you have not heard back on a pending for over a week after apps close, please send a PM directly to the mod account.

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Name: Sam
Personal Journal:

powers
Contact Info: Capes@Plurk Supergirled@AIM
Other Characters Played: N/A, returning Player
Preferred Housing: N/A

Character Name: Mary Batson
Character Age: 16
Background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Marvel#Modified_DC_origin Post "I can't believe it's not the Justice League"

Personality: Mary is nice to everyone. She smiles almost all the time, and she always remembers to use her manners, even when dealing with horrible super villains or terrorists. She has a little bit of a temper, but she always feels sorry after she's unleashed it upon anyone. When caught in hell, Mary marvels her teammates by continuing to use perfect manners. She doesn't like to even stamp her foot in anger. She's a good girl, who believes in treating others the way she would like to be treated, and in not saying anything at all if she doesn't have something nice to say. She's devoted and religious, attending church every Sunday, yet she doesn't pass judgment on anyone. She's kind and accepting of people, regardless of how they treat her. It takes something very horrible to make Mary lose her temper. Despite this, she's still able to become very violent during fights. It's not unlike her to completely decimate monsters and bad guys. She'll just be very polite while she rips their head off.

She's the good, pure girl next door, raised by a nanny in an extremely well off family. "Holey Moley" is the worst thing that passes through her lips. She cares deeply for humanity and animals alike, and hates to have to see anyone suffer for any reason. Mary fights valiantly for justice, and always wants to do more to help people. Sometimes at a loss of what she can do, she expresses mild annoyance when anyone with the ability to help others isn't doing so. She's shown to be incredibly naive and innocent about many things- she doesn't understand why people do bad things. One of her biggest flaws is her sensitivity. Mary does not take well to people being cruel to her, or to others, and she has a very hard time forgiving herself for her own mistakes. Despite all these things, she remains a strong optimist, and believes that everyone has a bit of good inside of them.

Contrary to what you might think from the above though, Mary does have a pretty big ego. Thanks to her powers, she's near invincible when she's powered up, and she knows it. She's not exactly shy about her powers in front of fellow heroes, proudly raising her hand up high when asked "Who's the strongest here?". She may seem like it at first- but Mary's not shy. Her naive personality may hold her back from always understanding people, but she loves to interact with them nonetheless. No matter who you are, where you're from, or what you've done, Mary will always want to be your friend, and Mary will always want to help you. And she's not afraid to tell people this. It's a bit of a joke that while she's graced with the Wisdom of Solomon, she doesn't always use it. She speaks her mind when she wants to- and though she will feel terrible about it afterwords, she will tell someone off if they are treating her or someone else poorly. Mary stands up for people- regardless of if they want it, or not.

Endlessly devoted, when faced with a task, Mary does not stop until the job is done. This devotion carries on over to anything else she does- unfortunately, including things like phone calls. Getting stuck on the phone with Mary is not a good thing, unless you really like baby talk and babbles about the cutest Marvel Bunny ever. She enjoys getting groups of people together to do various different activities, the simple child-like things in life, and flirting with Freddy Freeman. She also enjoys making people happy, and will do whatever the heck they want, or do not want her to do. In Mayfield, she might be mistaken as a drone for all the cookie-baking and complimenting she'll be doing.

Despite what people think from her bubbly, generous exterior personality, Mary has an extremely fragile interior. She cracks easily from mental anguish, and doesn't do well with pressure. She cries a lot, she beats herself up mentally any time she can't save someone, and she has a hard time coping with things in life. In the end, she always manages to pick herself up and move along, but there's a large part of Mary that feels as if it's her duty to protect and save everyone. Failure to do so is extremely painful to her. She's easily swayed by other people, and in the future is even tricked into becoming evil and giving up her powers.
Abilities: Granted magical powers by the wizard Shazam, Mary as Mary Marvel has powers superior to Superman, and supposedly is granted the Wisdom to hold all these powers. The Wisdom part is shown to not actually be all that great. But, Mary's first power is to transform into Mary Marvel. This includes the costume, the slightly taller and significantly more muscular body, the longer hair and the unbreakable fingernails. In this form, she's invincible, bulletproof and strong enough to lift 500 tons. She can fly faster than a speeding bullet, and is granted with most generic powerhouse abilities. She's skilled in both fighting and pie-baking.
Sample Entry: http://towerofanimus.dreamwidth.org/5983.html#cutid1 Please excuse the gross format, my OpenID didn't go through.

(It looks like you forgot to fill out the character's canon - I'm assuming it's DC Comics?)

Welcome to 2236 Stevens Road, Mary Baston! Please reply here with your character journal. Once you've done that, complete the following:

• Join

mayfield_rpg,

mayfield_ooc,

mayfield_logs, and optionally

junefield
• Add your info to your canon post
• Add your info to your household! Use the street list to find your house.
• Make sure to tag your first post with the !intro tag, as well as your character's personal tag: c: mary baston

Go ahead and introduce yourself in the main comm and tell people where your character will be living!

ARGH yes sorry I am such a ditz

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