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: Rita’s most valuable skill and asset is undoubtedly her unmatched brilliance and intelligence. Essentially the smartest human being in her entire world of Terca Lumireis, Rita has nigh-limitless knowledge of the maths and sciences of her home world. There’s few problems, equations, or formulas that she’s incapable of breaking down and figuring out. She was even able to crack the rizomata formula, which up to that point had been considered an impossible feat by every other mage and scholar in the world. Add in her comprehensive knowledge of blastia formula, a razor sharp wit and competent survival instinct and you have yourself one dangerous genius mage.

The bohdi blastia around her neck is something that assists her in manipulating the aer (A component of Terca Lumireis that can be used as a sort of energy.) and later, mana, in order to cast magic artes as well as strike artes. Her strike artes consist of the utilization of the sash she has attached to the best around her waist to amplify it’s offensive capabilities and more martial forms of magic. Magic artes are like any other spell you’ve heard of. They work by manipulating a specific element with the aer or mana in a formula that employs it in a offensive manner or otherwise. When casting a specific arte, a crest forms underneath her as she channels the aer, mana, or elements through her body and prepares to unleash the devastating effect. Along with an incantation, she draws the rest of the formula crest around her 360 degrees in a sphere with her belt sash and then finally unleashes the spell. This process is shorter for more novice spells, and especially longer when employing a higher level spell.

In a pinch, Rita can enter overlimit for a short period of time. During this period the creation of formula crests and the casting of her magic is streamlined which allows for not only nearly instantaneous cast-times (She replaces the long incantations with “Blah blah blah!”), but also gives her amplified power with which to cast more powerful spells known as “burst” and “mystic” artes. Through formulas, there are various ways to alter artes and create new, powerful spells and combinations of them.

Rita’s magical arsenal primarily includes spells such as. . .

Novice:
Fireball: Shoots several small orbs of flame into the enemy
“O flickering blaze, burn! Fireball!”

Stone Blast: Causes several large rocks to burst forth form the earth underneath the opponent.
“O din of this modest land…Stone blast!

Champagne: Creates a small spring of stinging waters underneath the opponent.
“O caprice of innocent water…Champagne!”

Spread Zero: Creates a small vortex of darkness in the air the erupts over the opponent.
“Smile of waver darkness…Spread Zero!”
Intermediate:

Splash: Pulls a large bubble up from underneath the opponent that then explodes above them, causing a heavy gush of water the storm down upon them.
“Grant them thy undefiled purity. Splash!”

Stalagmite: Rises a large stalagmite out of the ground under the opponent.
“O sharpened rage, run through that which blocks our future. Stalagmite!”

Tractor Beam: A circle forms around the opponent and activates a moment later, immobilizing the opponent and lifting them up into the air for a short time while inflicting painful pressure on them.
“Spread thy alluring snare and deliver my enemies unto me. Tractor Beam!”

Spiral Flare: Creates a large, fiery crest in mid-air that then shoot out a long, horizontal projective of flame.
“O incandescent locus, annihilate the vulgar before me. Spiral Flare!”

Negative Gate: A large version of Spread Zero with a more intense sphere of darkness slowly erupting.
“Come forth, O avaricious netherworld and crush the evil before me! Negative Gate!

Advanced:
Blade Roll: Swings a large purple transparent blade around her waist in a circular motion, cutting all around her.
“O blade of noble light, overpower even indestructible evil. Blade Roll!”

Violent Pain. Creates a puddle of darkness underneath the opponent, trapping them. Then several spears of darkness rocket up into the air and slam down onto the opponent.
“O disturbing power now unleashed, mete thy judgment upon the evil before me. Violent Pain!”

Ground Dasher: Creates a fissure under the opponent and rockets upward large portions of hard rock repeatedly into the opponent.
“O beating of the earth, sacrifice thy body to crush my enemies. Ground Dasher!”

Tidal Wave: Creates a swirling tidal wave around all opponents.
“O mad and greedy waters, rise up and storm the very heavens. Tidal Wave!”

Crimson Flare: Creates an enormous sphere of fire that hangs over the opponent. The sphere then shoots down a sustain ray of flames onto everything below it.
“O merciless conflagration, burn the very souls of my enemies. Crimson Flare!”

Meteor Storm: Causes many chunks of meteorite to rocket down from the heavens into the opponents.
“O countless particles that wander the heavens, rain own and glorify the land. Meteor Storm!”

Eruption: Causes a controlled eruption of lava underneath the opponent.
“O infernal emperor, rise form the depths of the earth. Eruption!”

Ivy Rush: Poisonous vines emerge from underneath the opponent.
“Awake, O unmerciful and unnamed queen of thorns. Ivy Rush!”

Demon’s Lance: Raises up a lance of darkness that projects forward to impale the opponent.
“O obsidian flash, be as a raging spear to run my enemies through! Demon’s Lance!”

Aqua Laser: Creates a long line of water that erupts from the under the opponent and stretches behind and in front of them.
“I mother praised for her indigo laugh, break part and raise thy clear new voice. Aqua Laser!”

Freeze Lancer: Fires ten icy projectiles forward into the opponent.
“O frozen blade, fly sharply across the heavens. Freeze Lancer!”

Riot Horn: Causes a range of miniature mountains to rise from the earth and snake under the opponents.
O demon who crawls the depths of the earth, gore my enemies and crush them to dust! Riot Horn!

Gold Cat: Creates a large golden cat figurine over the head of the opponent that subsequently is hammered down onto them.
“O golden rain who bringeth good fortune, thy name is…Gold Cat!”

Flame Dragon: Causes flames to shoot forward in the shape and pattern of a dragon in flight.
“O seething fire, be as a holy beast to devour the wicked. Flame Dragon!”

Bloody Howling: Creates a runic pattern around the enemy that exudes seething hot rays of darkness to obliterate the opponent.
“O gathering flames of darkness, treat our dear guest to the strains of your terrible song. Bloody Howling!”

Thunder Blade: Swings down thin, sharp individual sticks of lightning into the body of the opponent. Once it runs the opponent through the lightning rod explodes into an electric fireball.
“O righteous will, let fall thy sword of lightning upon those who bear fault. Thunder blade!”

Burst Artes – Mystic/Raging/Fleeting/Ruinous/Diffusional Drive: Creates a rune formation on the ground that emanates and pulses with incredible, searing light. This can be altered into a flame, wind, earth, or water attribute for the blast.
“O resplendent mystery!”
“O apoplectic blast!”
“O blades flying past!”
“O destructive pressure!”
“O dancing waters!”

Mystic Arte – Ancient Catastrophe: Four large masses of pure elemental energy form around Rita. Rita then creates a shield around herself while the four balls of energy each directly charge their energy against Rita’s shield that then reflects the energy to decimate the enemies around her.
“O power that lies at the root of all creation, O memory inscribed in ages past, hear my call and arise before me! Ancient Catastrophe!”

Sample Entry: Thread from another roleplay! (Ignore the terrible subject lines) (NOTE: I hope this is okay, my journal name on LJ is a different one from this journal which I use on DW. I hope this isn't a problem or causes confusion! If so I'll gladly prepare an alternative sample!)

Welcome to 1449 Mitchell Road, Rita Gumshoe! 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: rita mordio

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

Applications

Rita Mordio|Tales of Vesperia|Reserved|Part 3

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