TLV - Character Applications

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CHARACTER APPLICATIONS

Application periods are open all month, every month.

The Final Fantasy VII Compilation cast is at cap, and FFVII Compilation apps are currently closed.

Please read all rules and guidelines before submitting an application. Be sure to check the Taken Characters list and the Retired Characters list before posting an application here.

NOTES:

1. After applying for a character, we ask that players allow 30 days before bringing their next character into the game. In some cases (warden or cast caps, upcoming major game events) players may approach the mod team and clear submitting an application a few days early, though it will not be approved before the 30 day mark.
   
   
2. If you are applying into an existing cast, please be aware that we may speak to players of characters close to (any version of) the character, and will speak to the players of canonmates of the character for which you are applying. We reserve the right to reject an application if it would render a current character or characters unplayable in the opinion of their player(s). If your app is rejected for this reason, we ask that you respect the decision.
   
   
3. Both samples may be taken from threads on the Test Drive Meme, as long as they are recent and match your application with respect to canonpoint and warden/inmate status. The TDM goes up once per month and is always marked on the Event Calendar. If you would prefer to write yours out and would like some inspiration, check out the Flood Event tag on the OOC community; you're welcome to write a sample based on your character's reaction after one of these events! Here are a few popular choices.
   
   
4. Canons (or canonpoints, in the case of ongoing series) must have been out for at least 30 days before they can be applied for.
   
   
5. If you're reapping a character that you previously dropped and you plan to have them retain their memories of their previous stint onboard, please include at least a few sentences discussing how their previous stay affected them, and noting any relevant changes to their personality, worldview, and motivations. The more significant the changes, the more detail we'd like.
   

WARDEN APPLICATION FORM - CANON CHARACTERS

<b>User Name/Nick:</b> <b>User DW:</b> If applicable. <b>E-mail/Plurk/Discord/PM to a character journal/alternate method of contact:</b> <b>Other Characters Currently In-Game:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Series:</b> <b>Age:</b> This is important; characters must be at least 15, and characters under 18 will be considered only on a case by case basis. If your character is over 15 but under 18, please briefly explain why they have the skill/experience necessary to serve as a warden despite their young age. <b>From When?:</b> At what point in their timeline did they agree to come onboard the Barge? <b>Warden Justification:</b> Why does the Admiral think your character would be useful as a warden here? What do they bring to the table? Regardless of their methods and motivations, do they have the capacity to help an inmate achieve graduation? <b>Item:</b> What form will your character's Warden Item take? <b>Abilities/Powers:</b> Generally wardens may keep their powers in full, but anything with the potential to be gamebreaking, or anything that would render a warden more powerful than the Admiral, will need to be nerfed. If you're unsure whether or not your character's powers qualify for nerfs, feel free to contact the mods! <b>Wardening Strategies and Philosophies:</b> How will your character respond to and operate on the Barge at large? How will they view their role as warden, and how will they engage their inmate in their efforts to help them on their path to redemption? What are their wardening strengths and weaknesses likely to be? What sorts of inmates would your character pair best with, and conversely, what sorts of inmates would they not be such a good fit for? <b>Deal:</b> What is your character expecting to get for their effort in graduating an inmate? <b>History:</b> This may be linked or written out. <b>Sample Network Entry:</b> 5-10 sentences of spoken/written monologue, not including narration. This sample should reflect the character's day-to-day behavior and a distinctive voice, and must be Barge setting specific. You are permitted to link a thread from the Test Drive Meme, as long as it's recent (within 3 months of application date) and in network style. <b>Sample RP:</b> 3-5 paragraphs of prose or brackets RP, with focus on both action and internal thought processes. Must be Barge setting specific. You are permitted to link a thread from the Test Drive Meme, as long as it's recent (within 3 months of application date) and in log style. <b>Special Notes:</b> Anything else not covered here that you'd like us to know!

WARDEN APPLICATION FORM - ORIGINAL CHARACTERS (sample app #1, sample app #2)

<b>User Name/Nick:</b> <b>User DW:</b> If applicable. <b>E-mail/Plurk/Discord/PM to a character journal/alternate method of contact:</b> <b>Other Characters Currently In-Game:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Age:</b> This is important; characters must be at least 15, and characters under 18 will be considered only on a case by case basis. If your character is over 15 but under 18, please briefly explain why they have the skill/experience necessary to serve as a warden despite their young age. <b>From When?:</b> At what point in their timeline did they agree to come onboard the Barge? <b>Warden Justification:</b> Why does the Admiral think your character would be useful as a warden here? What do they bring to the table? Regardless of their methods and motivations, do they have the capacity to help an inmate achieve graduation? <b>Item:</b> What form will your character's Warden Item take? <b>Abilities/Powers:</b> Generally wardens may keep their powers in full, but anything with the potential to be gamebreaking, or anything that would render a warden more powerful than the Admiral, will need to be nerfed. If you're unsure whether or not your character's powers qualify for nerfs, feel free to contact the mods! <b>Wardening Strategies and Philosophies:</b> How will your character respond to and operate on the Barge at large? How will they view their role as warden, and how will they engage their inmate in their efforts to help them on their path to redemption? What are their wardening strengths and weaknesses likely to be? What sorts of inmates would your character pair best with, and conversely, what sorts of inmates would they not be such a good fit for? <b>Deal:</b> What is your character expecting to get for their effort in graduating an inmate? <b>World Information:</b> Please explain in as much detail as is necessary the reality that your character comes from, being sure to include everything that is not necessarily part of their personal history but that nevertheless still relates/applies to them: the political and social situation where they live, laws of the universe, general levels of tech and magic that your character might be familiar with (even if they're not techy and/or magical themselves), and so on. <b>History:</b> This must be written out fully and comprehensively. Remember that, in the absence of a wiki page or a canon to refer to, this will be the only reference point that the mods or other players will have to your character! <b>Sample Network Entry:</b> 5-10 sentences of spoken/written monologue, not including narration. This sample should reflect the character's day-to-day behavior and a distinctive voice, and must be Barge setting specific. You are permitted to link a thread from the Test Drive Meme, as long as it's recent (within 3 months of application date) and in network style. <b>Sample RP:</b> 3-5 paragraphs of prose or brackets RP, with focus on both action and internal thought processes. Must be Barge setting specific. You are permitted to link a thread from the Test Drive Meme, as long as it's recent (within 3 months of application date) and in log style. <b>Special Notes:</b> Anything else not covered here that you'd like us to know!

INMATE APPLICATION FORM - CANON CHARACTERS

<b>User Name/Nick:</b> <b>User DW:</b> If applicable. <b>E-mail/Plurk/Discord/PM to a character journal/alternate method of contact:</b> <b>Other Characters Currently In-Game:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Series:</b> <b>Age:</b> This is important; characters must be at least 15, and characters under 18 will be considered only on a case by case basis. If your character is over 15 but under 18, please briefly explain why they are worthy of inmatehood despite their young age. <b>From When?:</b> At what point in their timeline were they brought aboard the Barge? Keep in mind that inmates must have just died, or were about to die. If your character has no canon death, or if you'd like to pull them from a point well before their canon death, you may headcanon a death that makes sense for the character/canon and doesn't require too many logical leaps or extra steps. Things like "My city-dwelling inmate was hit by a bus" or "My gangster inmate died in a gunfight" would be fine for a headcanoned death, as would "My character is in a life-threatening situation at their pull point that they canonically survive, but for the purposes of the game I'm going to say that they die instead". <b>Inmate Justification:</b> Why does your character require redemption? How can working with a warden on the Barge help them achieve this? Feel free to just give a brief general overview here; we're going to ask for specifics down below. <b>Arrival:</b> Was your inmate character brought in against their will, or did they agree to come to the Barge and graduate instead of dying forever? <b>Abilities/Powers:</b> Remember that Inmates will have reduced powers, with dangerous, offensive (as opposed to defensive), and combat-related abilities being removed entirely. Please tell us both what your character can do when their powers are at full strength, as well as what your proposed limits and reductions for them are. <b>Inmate Information:</b> Please lay out the most important things that your character's warden will need to know about them. Remember that permanent wardens will receive a file on their inmate's entire life story, and while we won't require you to write out a full history here (though we'll ask for at least a link to one elsewhere in the app), we'd like to hear about the highlights in your own words! This should include any serious crimes committed, details about the harm they've done to others, and major life events and how they were affected by them. While this wouldn't necessarily be included explicitly in the file, please also touch on their defining personality traits and behavior patterns, their general temperament, their worldview, and how they react to challenges. <b>Path to Redemption:</b> What does your character need to change about themselves, and what sorts of milestones do you envision them needing to reach before they're ready for graduation? How will they react to being on the Barge? How will they react to being wardened? What sorts of wardening styles would they be likely to respond best to, and conversely, what wardening styles would likely be ineffective or unhelpful? What methods can a warden use to get through to them, and what are some ideas for things that might trigger or motivate them to change? <b>History:</b> This may be linked or written out. <b>Sample Network Entry:</b> 5-10 sentences of spoken/written monologue, not including narration. This sample should reflect the character's day-to-day behavior and a distinctive voice, and must be Barge setting specific. You are permitted to link a thread from the Test Drive Meme, as long as it's recent (within 3 months of application date) and in network style. <b>Sample RP:</b> 3-5 paragraphs of prose or brackets RP, with focus on both action and internal thought processes. Must be Barge setting specific. You are permitted to link a thread from the Test Drive Meme, as long as it's recent (within 3 months of application date) and in log style. <b>Special Notes:</b> Anything else not covered here that you'd like us to know!

INMATE APPLICATION FORM - ORIGINAL CHARACTERS (sample app #1, sample app #2)

<b>User Name/Nick:</b> <b>User DW:</b> If applicable. <b>E-mail/Plurk/Discord/PM to a character journal/alternate method of contact:</b> <b>Other Characters Currently In-Game:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Age:</b> This is important; characters must be at least 15, and characters under 18 will be considered only on a case by case basis. If your character is over 15 but under 18, please briefly explain why they are worthy of inmatehood despite their young age. <b>From When?:</b> At what point in their timeline were they brought aboard the Barge? Keep in mind that inmates must have just died, or were about to die. <b>Inmate Justification:</b> Why does your character require redemption? How can working with a warden on the Barge help them achieve this? Feel free to just give a brief general overview here; we're going to ask for specifics down below. <b>Arrival:</b> Was your inmate character brought in against their will, or did they agree to come to the Barge and graduate instead of dying forever? <b>Abilities/Powers:</b> Remember that Inmates will have reduced powers, with dangerous, offensive (as opposed to defensive), and combat-related abilities being removed entirely. Please tell us both what your character can do when their powers are at full strength, as well as what your proposed limits and reductions for them are. <b>Inmate Information:</b> Please lay out the most important things that your character's warden will need to know about them. Remember that permanent wardens will receive a file on their inmate's entire life story, and while we won't require you to write out a full history here (though we'll ask for one elsewhere in the app), we'd like to hear about the highlights in your own words! This should include any serious crimes committed, details about the harm they've done to others, and major life events and how they were affected by them. While this wouldn't necessarily be included explicitly in the file, please also touch on their defining personality traits and behavior patterns, their general temperament, their worldview, and how they react to challenges. <b>Path to Redemption:</b> What does your character need to change about themselves, and what sorts of milestones do you envision them needing to reach before they're ready for graduation? How will they react to being on the Barge? How will they react to being wardened? What sorts of wardening styles would they be likely to respond best to, and conversely, what wardening styles would likely be ineffective or unhelpful? What methods can a warden use to get through to them, and what are some ideas for things that might trigger or motivate them to change? <b>World Information:</b> Please explain in as much detail as is necessary the reality that your character comes from, being sure to include everything that is not necessarily part of their personal history but that nevertheless still relates/applies to them: the political and social situation where they live, laws of the universe, general levels of tech and magic that your character might be familiar with (even if they're not techy and/or magical themselves), and so on. <b>History:</b> This must be written out fully and comprehensively. Remember that, in the absence of a wiki page or a canon to refer to, this will be the only reference point that the mods or other players will have to your character. This will be especially important for potential permanent Wardens, who will receive a file detailing your Inmate's life history. <b>Sample Network Entry:</b> 5-10 sentences of spoken/written monologue, not including narration. This sample should reflect the character's day-to-day behavior and a distinctive voice, and must be Barge setting specific. You are permitted to link a thread from the Test Drive Meme, as long as it's recent (within 3 months of application date) and in network style. <b>Sample RP:</b> 3-5 paragraphs of prose or brackets RP, with focus on both action and internal thought processes. Must be Barge setting specific. You are permitted to link a thread from the Test Drive Meme, as long as it's recent (within 3 months of application date) and in log style. <b>Special Notes:</b> Anything else not covered here that you'd like us to know!

Last Updated: 07/09/2023

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Evil Ed || Fright Night

[socoolbrewster]

I'm seriously SO angry you think I read Twilight.

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Mozenrath | Aladdin TV Series (Re-App)

[mightymorbid]

App is Here

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Peter Vincent | Fright Night 2011 | Trade-In for Will Graham

[peter_vincent]

To stake him, you gotta get close. Torch him. A vampire on fire is not thinking clearly.

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[ivanova]

IVANOVA IS GOD.

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Charles Xavier | X-Men: First Class

[wedonot]

Listen to me very carefully, my friend: Killing will not bring you peace.

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Erik Lensherr | X-Men: First Class

[wecanavenge]

Peace was never an option.

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Ashley Magnus | Sanctuary

[thrillofthehunt]

Actually, on a scale from zero to hero, you're more like... Almost respectable.

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Jerry Dandridge | Fright Night.

[outforbloodinvegas]

Thanks for the Beers.

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Arthur Pendragon | Merlin

[onceandfutureprat]

I don't use quotes

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CASTIEL / supernatural

[trenchcoatedly]

Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood.

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John Allerdyce (Pyro) | X-Men Film Trilogy

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User Name/Nick: April
User DW: N/A (darkspectre on LJ)
AIM/IM: darko crumbles
E-mail: cgmangotiger@earthlink.net
Other Characters: Alan Wake, Alex Mercer

Swallowed up in fire

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William Flemming / Metal Gear Ac!d

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Stole ACUA? We're the owners. You and I are the creators.

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Morgana Pendragon | BBC's Merlin

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"Because you're an arrogant fool. You were deaf and blind to the very needs of the people you profess to serve and protect. The people will tolerate it no longer."

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Satsuki Yatouji | X/1999

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User Name/Nick: Alex(is)
User DW:flamingchemist
AIM/IM:Ondrea Fireheart
E-mail:flamingchemist@aol.com
Other Characters: Stephanie Brown

App Here

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Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu | The World Ends With You

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User Name/Nick: Senri
User DW: this one.
AIM/IM: Sushiflop
E-mail: undead.invader(at)gmail.com
Other Characters: N/A

read more→

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Nathan Petrelli | Heroes

[nathananthonypetrelli]

The list of lives I've broken reach from here to Hell

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Aladdin | Disney's Aladdin

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App Here

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Charlie McGee | Firestarter

[lot_sixed]

User Name/Nick: Mouse
User DW: I...am lacking one. Sadly.
AIM/IM: AIM/runsfromtheshop
E-mail: myrp.accounts@yahoo.com
Other Characters: None.

Follow the smoke and you find fire.

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Gregory House | House

[huge_egomd]

Humanity's overrated

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Reapp: Zuko | Avatar: The Last Airbender -> Trade in for Heero Yuy

[restoringhonor]

I'm never happy.

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KRISTOPH GAVIN -- ACE ATTORNEY

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he was an angel. but then he was the devil.

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Regina George | Mean Girls

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So you agree? You think you're really pretty?

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Re-app: Ariadne | Inception

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It's pure creation.

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RAYMOND LEON | IN TIME.

[notgoingback]

I am a Time Keeper, I concern myself with what I can measure.

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Ripley 8

[acid_rayne]

Writer: Eric.
Messenger: Poetic Fangs
E-mail: ek.adams@virgin.net
Characters: Rayne/Aleera/Morrigan/the T-X.

Character: Ripley 8 (Ellen Ripley's clone).

Series: The 'Alien' films.

Age: Technically, extremely young, but operating at a complete "adult capacity" and with many memories from the woman's life from who she was cloned.

From: Following 'Alien Resurrection'.

Status: Warden. Early on in her development, Ripley's clone could easily have gone either way, but by the end of her story, she's saved lives and stopped the Alien threat. She would be useful with those characters who have a primal, lone wolf attitude and perhaps abandonment issues. Would have a complete understanding of someone with a predatory nature. She can also be a little motherly

Item: Some sort of computer.

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Abilities: As by-product of the cloning process, Ripley's eighth clone is tainted with DNA from the organism she was resurrected to host. This resulted in numerous enhancements to her physical and mental abilities and, in effect, technically makes her a hybrid.

In short, these come down to acidic blood, certain highly developed forms of awareness/instinct and levels of strength and resilience in excess of a typical human being.

Ripley's clone also seems to be what might be termed borderline telepathic... But only in so far as the Alien creatures, since she shared some sort of mental link with them. She showed no evidence of having one with humans, however, which makes this largely irrelevant (actual telepaths might find her a little easier to 'read', however).

Specific details of these are as follows:

Ripley's blood is red, but corrodes just about every known material, including metal, plastic and, interestingly, glass (the latter of which points to it perhaps being something other than an acid). It will not, however, burn her own body, but will easily start to eat through any other flesh. It takes a while to do this: A few seconds to start going through the plastic coating of some wires, for instance and a metal blade she cut herself with began to smoke, but did not fall apart. In effect, this would make wounding her with bare hands a very painful prospect, but mostly not fatal.

She is also capable of highly accelerated healing and does not seem to experience even nearly the same levels of pain a human being would. Or at least, does not react to it in the same way. As an example, she pushed a knife slowly through her hand just to make a philosophical point, keeping it there for an extended period of time before sliding it out. The wound was no longer visible a few moments later. Conversely, there was a scar on her chest from earlier surgery, but this presumably still exists due to the medical tools being treated with something to prevent them being corroded, which may have slowed any resulting healing effects. Nevertheless, even this apparently closed at a speed far in excess of that expected of a human, judging from the surprised reactions of those monitoring her.

Ripley's other physical capabilities are just as exceptional. During a confrontation where she was playing basketball, she is shown using massive force when striking an opponent away. It's difficult to tell just how much, but it's enough to force a well-built human male across the floor with a very pained reaction (which, considering she was also shown breaking free from thick steel cord, is understandable). Being struck heavily in the face with metal weights was met with little apparent damage, save for nose bleeding. Her reaction seemed more like being briefly dazed than genuine pain and any would-be concussive effects were non-existent, since she veered instantly out of the way of the next blow. She then caught a basketball hurled at her from the side before even seeing it, suggesting extremely good spatial awareness. Ripley was also shown not only dislodging a facehugger, but apparently killing it - something which should be impossible for a single human being.

Further examples of strength and reflexes come in the form of punching open a metal panel and casually throwing a ball behind her, scoring a direct basket with absolute perfection.

These skills aren't merely the result of someone undergoing a lot of training. They're directly due to the Alien DNA in her genetic code. An Alien was later shown literally dodging bullets in a similar manner to how Ripley evaded the metal weapon, with the obvious suggestion it was the very same ability.

In the same way, Ripley began to sense the spaceship she was based on had begun moving, even though it was in something termed 'stealth run'. The details of this were not clarified, but spoken of as something which should have made it impossible for her to have detected the change in inertia.

These traits don't make her Supergirl, but they do mean she is a formidable opponent in any potential fight. But she's as vulnerable as anyone else to guns or bladed weapons and, while it's not known if Aliens, themselves, are vulnerable to fire, the other Ripley clones were shown to be highly flammable. A high voltage jolt of electricity directly to the head was also shown knocking her to the floor.

Mentally, she retains many memories of the original Ripley, including name, rank and serial number. Some details are hazy and may or may not come back with the fullness of time. This is because they have passed memories down on a genetic level. Because of this, she was shown to have remembered the skills necessary for piloting a spaceship and is likely to remember how to use similar technical equipment from her 'old' human life.