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

The sample entries are a little too dependent on this other character; we're looking for a sample in the style of ordinary entries in the comm. This means first-person, addressed to the community at large- not specifically focused on a single character. The samples also aren't giving me a good feel for the character's personality beyond his drive to help people; try to explore other facets of his personality as well. If you're having trouble coming up with a revised sample, feel free to link to other RPs, make use of

testrun_box, or draw on past Mayfield events for inspiration.

Additionally, there were a few grammar mistakes throughout the personality section, so make sure to steer clear of them when doing the revised entry.

Sample 1, Sample 2,Sample 3,Sample 4

One last sample!

Personality:
Cross is extremely hyperactive. Anytime there is danger or adventure to be had Cross will jump right into it without a second thought. Cross is not so bright when it comes to love and crushes as they will often go over his head (this could also be said with innuendos and sexual jokes.) It takes a lot for him to notice someone has feelings for him. Cross is perceptive of how people are feeling (whether sad or happy); it’s just love that evades him. Because of his empathetic nature, Cross is very compassionate to those weaker than him or hurting. He will drop everything he’s doing just to comfort someone in need, even if he does not know them.

Cross can be serious, if only when it comes to fighting. He's very protective of his friends and his older brother, but he does have a tendency to break things on accident out of his own clueless nature. Cross is an idealist, believing if someone is given the chance and forgiveness, they could be a good person. So, he'll fight an enemy but only to try and knock some sense into them throughout the battle. His idealism though goes a bit far, as he wishes to make a world where there is no fighting and everyone can get along happily.

Due to his idealism, Cross is also a want to be hero, or as he calls it “a hero in training.” He took major influence from many superhero comics and movies, as well as heroes from literature. He strives to be the heroic figure in a story in real life. Cross is very brave, as he’s willing to take on the dangers of crime fighting and potentially deadly scenarios if it leads to protecting others.

Cross is known to show some depressive streaks. Being one in a handful without any magical gifts or super powers, he often feels rather weak and frail compared to his brother and to those who have such capabilities. He finds himself constantly wishing to be special in some other way than a mutilated arm. This stems from his wish to be more like his brother and become more effective with combat. He has a firm belief that magic and special powers should only be used to help people. This can lead to one of his more nasty qualities, as he will often get very upset or angry with a person if he were to find out that they didn’t use said power to help others. This is directly influenced by his how his own world runs, as magic is kept within families with a magical lineage. It can lead him to judge a person very harshly before knowing all the facts of why they wouldn’t use their power to help people.

Cross is also extremely envious of those with powers. As said above, he would often scold people or becomes very harsh if they didn’t use it to help people. His reasoning behind it all is because he often feels powerless to affect circumstances and if someone who has the power to do so, they should do it. Even though he’s trained to in many areas to compensate for the lack of magic or powers he finds himself severely lacking compared to those who could just magic everything away. But this also motivates him. He wants to prove that even if someone who has no innate magical ability or power of some sort can help the world.

Cross is a lot more cunning and intelligent than one may think when they first meet him. Sure, he is naive and childish, but he is very resourceful when it comes to fighting. He uses whatever he can in the battle field. What he lacks in magical/super powers, he makes up in his use of the environment he's given. However, if he's in a place with nothing he can use (for example, a big empty stadium with benches ith no cover, or in a place with a bunch of roots), he can do little to manipulate a situation in his favor. In short, Cross prefers more stealth oriented combat to overcome his lack of powers. His intelligence also does stem outside of battle. He is capable of creating highly advanced devices that he uses to fight with. With his gadget finesse, he was capable to rig his mechanical arm with a grappling hook and claws that he can use if ever it was necessary.

Cross is also very stubborn when it comes to his beliefs. When someone points out the flaws in them he will become very defensive. When this happens he accuses those merely trying to help of being extremely pessimistic or too lazy to try and figure out a different way to approach a problem other than a hopeless realistic scenario. The reason he is so stubborn is because his beliefs are the only things he feels like he has control over. So when someone comes in trying to make him change them (in his opinion), he feels loss of that power.

Because of Cross’s want to be special in some way he takes pride in having a prosthetic arm. Even if some would consider it a handicap, Cross considers it one of his defining traits that make him special in some way, even though he’d prefer magic instead.

I'm still noticing some persistent grammar errors throughout the threads supplied for samples, so the app is rejected for this round. You're free to re-apply for this character next app round, but we cannot accept him at this time.

Applications

PENDING

Okaaay more rp samples than Revised personality to come next

Personality revised.

REJECTED