TLV - Potential Application Discussion (Old Form)

[bargemods]

POTENTIAL APPLICATION DISCUSSION

Thinking about applying for a character, but not quite sure if they're a good fit? This post is dedicated to discussion of that very thing! A jury of your peers will help you in deciding whether or not a character you suddenly have a hankering for would be a fit for the Barge!

THIS IS NOT COMPULSORY. Nobody HAS to participate, and nobody HAS to post here before they post an application! This is just for people who are unsure and would like to have a discussion before they apply.

However, there are some rules.

1. Mods are the final decision makers. So, a lot of people love your character? Got great feedback? But then-- whaaaat?-- you post your app and it's REJECTED? GASP! Sorry, approval here does NOT substitute mod approval. Do NOT use this thread as basis for whining at the mods if your character is rejected. If you do, this thread is getting shut down. (PS: This rule applies EVEN IF ONE OF THE MODS GIVES YOU GOOD FEEDBACK IN THIS THREAD)
2. No content-less posts. I don't want to see any "OMG YES!" or any "HELL NO"s. You have to provide reasons. This post is for constructive discussion.
3. No flaming. This kinda goes with the above. If you think the character is fine but the player can't pull it off, BE CONSTRUCTIVE and don't insult the player.
4. BE HONEST. Speaks for itself. You think a character would be a terrible fit? Then don't say "Oh, it'll be wonderful!"
5. No plotting. A lot of times, people get all excited about making up plots for characters who aren't even in the game yet (and who MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED), leaving those who are in the game with nothing to do with... well, nothing to do. It's distracting and the excitement over "what-ifs" diverts too much from the actual game.
6. Don't take this personally. You do not equal your (potential) character. If everybody thinks it's a lousy character who wouldn't fit, it's NOT an attack on you or your RPing.

Put the character's name as the subject line (ONE CHARACTER PER COMMENT), and be sure to fill out the following form. Yes, some of the questions seem stupid, but these are things we'd like you to keep in mind BEFORE you apply for a character.

<b>Who Are You?:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Series:</b> <b>Warden or Inmate:</b> <b>Do they meet all rules and requirements?:</b> <b>Do you think they will be active and interact with others?:</b> <b>Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?:</b> <b>Why do you want them?:</b> <b>Potential Concerns:</b>

HAVE FUN.

Comments

Re: The Narrator / Tyler Durden

[soundof-drums.livejournal.com]

Honestly, Jack/Tyler's a character that I'm always REALLY iffy about, because while he has potential to be incredible, he's usually terribly mishandled (too many people try to sound like Chuck Palahniuk but end up coming off as poor imitations). He's a character I'd be extremely reluctant to pass without a very strong bio.

That said, from what I've seen of your RPing, I think you could pull him off!

However, which point in canon would you take him from? Tyler's essentially "integrated" back into Jack at the end of both the book and movie-- also, would you be basing your canon on the book or the movie (not that there's much difference, aside from the hole in his cheek in the book, and the ending)? And yeah, the log thing is something to really keep into consideration. Obviously, the fact that they're the same person would be easy to hide in the journals, but the logs... It could work out like in the film/book, where everybody just thinks that Tyler Durden's a weird guy, and that his behavior is all part of some profound 'test'. I'm not sure how it'd work.

Re: The Narrator / Tyler Durden

[twodaysinblood.livejournal.com]

I'm fairly confident I can actually emulate Pahlanuik's style pretty well. I've written a couple of FC fics in the same style and they seemed to work alright. I mean, I'd leave it for others to judge, but I think I can do it. (And aww, thank you! <3)

I'd be mixing the canons a bit, but probably mainly book-based. At the end of the book, Tyler's not "dead" like in the movie. There are hints of him still speaking to Jack in the novel and so, it's more like Tyler's been repressed and is no longer a dominant personality, see? The logs, yeah, that's really what I'm worried about I guess. I think having him as one or the other in logs would work, but yeah. It'd be a bit of guesswork at the start.

Re: The Narrator / Tyler Durden

[soundof-drums.livejournal.com]

True! It's been quite a long time since I've read the book, so I forgot what exactly happened to Tyler there. Still, if you've written him before and the logs are the biggest obstacle, I think you should give it a shot-- maybe start with the sample log in the application and see how you feel from there.

Re: The Narrator / Tyler Durden

[twodaysinblood.livejournal.com]

In the book, Tyler just disappears when Marla arrives on the building with the support groups and we don't see him as a seperate character again and there's no real explanation, but when Jack's describing the hospital "Heaven", and he's saying things like "Of course, I died when I pulled the trigger." "I died and I went to Heaven." there's a couple of comments in there, like "Liar." and "Faker." which seem to me to be in Tyler's voice, which suggests he's still there. (tl;dr sorry, I re-read the book last night!)

I'm working on it now -- though it's a conversation between the two of them, so idk. I love the characters so much, though, so I think I'll be giving it a try anyhow!