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

Abilities: Vampirism - Natalie is a vampire of the Nosferatu clan, a sub-type of the species that is prone to hideous mutations and unsettling presences. The vampires of Natalie's world are harmed by sunlight and fire, can be paralyzed via a stake through the heart, and must drink the blood of living creatures to sustain themselves. Their blood (vitae) has powerful properties. They may use it to heal their own wounds at an accelerated rate, enhance their natural strength and speed, and fuel a variety of "disciplines". When fed to humans, it is a highly potent and addictive intoxicant, one that leaves lingering feelings of affection and twinges of the vampire's power. Spent blood must be replenished in a timely fashion. A vampire that is low on blood is prone to ravenous rages and weakness.

Obfuscate - The vampiric power to hide in plain sight, conceal objects, and otherwise be a sneaky sneak. Natalie is capable of four ranks of this skill:

Touch of Shadow - Conceals an object, so long as the vampire is holding/touching it.
Mask of Tranquility - Hides the vampire's "beast", making it hard to gauge power.
Cloak of Night - Conceals the vampire from view. Is not invisibility, but a mental effect, a you-don't-see-this aura that makes people ignore her presence. Can be penetrated by powers that enhance vision or cameras.
Familiar Stranger - Disguises the vampire as someone that the target expects to see. Specific people cannot be imitated, although you can sometimes trick someone into seeing someone they know if you dress appropriately.

Vigor - The power to use one's vitae to enhance one's strength to superhuman levels. Natalie has only studied this one to the first rank. Using it brings her from the weak end of human average to able to lift heavy boxes and open pickle jars with ease.

Cruac - Blood magic, as practiced by the Circle of the Crone. Through the sacrifice of vitae and the performance of primal rituals, many powerful and useful effects can be produced. Natalie possesses the knowledge of 4 ranks of Cruac, and is on the cusp of attaining the 5th.

Rank 1
Pangs of Proserpina - Induces extreme hunger in the target.
Blood Witness - By smearing ritual blood on a surface or object, for 24 hours it becomes a "window" that the ritualist can peer through at will. Her mind will leave its body as this is done, leaving her defenseless.

Rank 2
Cheval - When cast upon a living target, it allows the ritualist to "ride" their senses for a period that lasts until the next sunrise. As with Blood Witness, the mind will leave the body while this is done.
The Hydra's Vitae - This ritual renders the vampire's vitae poisonous to anyone that would try to drink it. The poison effect vanishes once the vitae leaves the body.

Rank 3
Touch of the Morrigan - Imbues the ritualist's hand with a malicious force, making her touch searing and painful. A single cast grants a single use. The force may only be used to harm vampires, ghouls, and other supernaturally-touched creatures. It has no impact upon regular mortals.

Rank 4
Willful Vitae - Protects the ritualist from being subject to being blood bonded as a result of drinking another vampire's blood.

(I intend to regain her powers one rank at a time. In the case of Cruac, a single rank grants the knowledge to employ all rituals in the category. When requesting the regain, I will go into much more detail about each power's limits and applications. As for the as-yet-unattained 5th rank of Cruac, I hope for Natalie to regain her sire's documents and RP through an appropriate level of revelation to teach herself that level. As a result, she would gain the following:)

Rank 5
Feeding the Crone - Transforms her mouth into a maw of wicked, gnashing teeth that shred flesh and bone. It is impossible to feed in this state, due to the mess and wild inaccuracy that comes of biting into someone with a mouth like that. Blood must be spent to cancel the ritual to return the ritualist's mouth to normal. The effect will also fade at sunrise.

Sample Entry 1: [The voice on the phone is giddy, a few steps away from outright hysterical.]

Well. Well! This is interesting. Very interesting. Certainly not where I settled myself down to bed yesterday. No no no. And it's such a sunny day, ahahahah, I haven't seen one of THOSE in...

[She breathes in, then lets out a musical sigh.]

...so am I alone, being so surprised at what a nice day it is? Yes? No? Are there any kindred spirits out there? Any of you? Aaaaanyone?

Don't be shy! I don't bite! Ahahah, ha... aaah... not in this condition, no.

Sample Entry 2: [Sense came back to her a in a spinning, swirling sort of way, and Natalie was surprised to find herself slumped on the kitchen floor, leaning against the fridge.]

Oh...

[She lifted a hand to push the hair out of her face, found it to be coated in blood, and then absently started to lick it clean as she took inventory of the situation. Alright, yes, she had risen for the evening, she had come down the stairs, she had come upon her housemate, annoying as they were, and all of the personality had been drained out of them. From there was a spike of anger, and then down went the blood-red curtain of Frenzy...]

...nnh?

[Now, what was she tapping her foot against? A dead body? Yes. A dead body. Of the housemate, specifically. Shakily, she shifted to her knees and inspected the damage. Bleeding from the scalp, holes in the neck, right arm twisted at an unfortunate angle.]

...fuck.

[This was going to make the evening much more awkward, once the rest of the house took notice.]

Welcome to 2240 Stevens Road, Natalie Waters! 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: natalie waters

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

Yaaaaay!

Applications

Natalie Waters | Original Character | Part 3

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