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: Rozen
Personal Journal:

rozen
Contact Info: AIM- nfssherlock444 | Plurk: jashinsexual
Other Characters Played: n/a
Preferred Housing: 1764 Beaver Street, and I've obtained permission from Minato-mun.
Note: While the journal name for Zero Lancer on DW is different from LJ, it's still the same mun. .3.b

Character Name: Zero Lancer/Diarmuid ua Duibhne
Character Series: Fate/Zero
Character Age: Looks to be around his mid-20s
Background: Here and here!
Personality: At the most, Zero Lancer is a chivalrous person who is rather polite and honest to everyone he meets, whether it be on or off the battlefield. It doesn't matter who or what they are, he will still be amiable to them. But, he'll be less kind if the person he's talking to his cowardly, since he holds an upmost faith in honor. Always proud and noble, he would much rather have a fair and equal fight then having to resort to dirty tactics in order to win. In fact, he'll go so far as to give himself a handicap if his opponent is not on equal grounds with him, just to be able to duke it out fairly. Yes, he is that stubborn in wanting to do things with honor.

Aside from being polite and respectful, Zero Lancer is also quite loyal, though he is also a bit naive and trusting. Even if the person he's following is wrong, he will still be willing to stick with him. However, that doesn't mean that Zero Lancer is willing to follow and agree to all orders that are given to him (i.e. When Kayneth told him to team up with Zero Berserker in order to finish off Saber). Although he doesn't mind having to obey orders for most of the time, he will go out of his way to refuse them if they interfere with his beliefs. Of course, the only exception to that is if he is forced with a Command Seal from his Master.

Though Zero Lancer is usually calm and collected, he does get mad. However, he only shows it through his expressions, as he's not prone to outbursts, given that he is a knight and all. Even if he is about to blow up, he'll mostly end up trying to settle this in a peaceful manner, especially if the person he's arguing with is very distrustful of him. A knight does have pride, so even though he won't blame them, he will try to justify his side of the arguement.

Since Zero Lancer has a 'lovespot' that makes women attracted to him, one would think that he'd abuse its power in order to get laid a lot, right? Thankfully, this is definitely not the case for Zero Lancer. Being that he was raised to become a knight in order to protect others, he is very well-mannered and humble when it comes to girls, even if he were to get as drunk as fuck. Although he sees his Mystic Face ability as somewhat troublesome, he will still try to accomodate to the females that fall in love with him. The only exception to that is if the woman is already, or is about to be, married to someone else. He's already been betrayed by his master once, so the fear of being betrayed again even though Zero Lancer did nothing wrong bothers him greatly, and he would much rather be chewed out for something else then having to go through that horrible fate again.

Abilities: -Gae Buidhe/Golden Rose of Mortality: A yellow spear that is the shorter of the two spears, and is cursed to create unhealable wounds, or simply put, reduces the maximum HP of an opponent. Even magic and natural healing cannot fix them when one is inflicted by the spear. The only way it can be cancelled is if the spear is destroyed, or if the owner is killed.

-Gae Dearg/Crimson Rose of Exorcism: A red spear that is the longer of the two, and has the power to make magical enhancements (i.e. Saber's armor), projections...basically anything made of prana or is reinforced by it will be ineffectual. However, it doesn't have the power to nullify it completely, so if he lifts the spear away, the object that was impaled will go back to functioning normally.

-Mystic Face: Well, there is a reason why he's called 'Diarmuid of the Lovespot', given that he has a mole under his right eye which can cause girls to instantly fall in love with him if they look at it. However, if they have a high magic resistance, then they will not be affected.

There's also his high agility, magic resistance, and all those other usual enhancements he gets from being a Servant.

Sample Entry: Previous Mayfield post, if that's fine

Welcome to 1764 Beaver Street, Diarmuid Duibhne! 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: zero lancer

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

AWWWW YEAH /o/

Applications

Zero Lancer || Fate/Zero || Reserved

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