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✘ APPLICATIONS
ıllıllı APPLICATIONS ıllıllı ◀ PLEASE SEE THIS POST FOR MORE INFORMATION ▶ APP CYCLE INFORMATION Applications open at 12:01PM (ET) on the 7th of the month and close at 11:59PM (ET) on the 12th of the month, or when all available application spots for the month have been filled. The game adheres to Dreamwidth timestamps — applications posted outside this window will not be accepted. (Timezone Converter?) Apps are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. You may submit 1 application per app round. A reserve is not required to apply, but is encouraged. You may not apply for a character reserved by another player until their reserve expires on the 10th (if no app has been submitted). We do not accept application challenges. Please read through the Rules and the Frequently Asked Questions posts before submitting an application. Guidelines for eligible characters are located in the FAQ post. CHARACTER LIMITS There is a total game character limit of 80 characters, of which no more than six can be from the same franchise in play. The current character count, and any canons at or nearing cap, can be found on the Taken Characters page. SUBMITTING YOUR APP You may either post your application in the comments or link to a non-locked post in your journal. If your application is in a journal post, it must be left unlocked for the duration of the character's tenure in game (so players and the mod can reference it!). If your application requires REVISIONS, you will have 72 hours to provide them, otherwise your application will receive either an ACCEPTED or DECLINED response. Please submit your application with the subject line: Character Name | Canon | Reserved/Not Reserved Applications are not screened. SPECIAL NOTE: Due to the capped nature of the game, placing a reserve does not guarantee you an application spot with regards to either cast caps or overall game cap. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis with regard to the overall caps. Reserving a character simply means that no one else can place an application for that character unless the reserve expires. ıllıllı APPLICATION TEMPLATE ıllıllı PLAYER INFORMATION PLAYER NAME: How you prefer to be addressed; handle, pronouns, etc OVER 18?: This game is 18+ only PREFERRED CONTACT(S): Plurk, Discord, etc OTHER CHARACTERS: Do you play anyone else here already? CHARACTER INFORMATION CHARACTER NAME: And any aliases, if relevant CANON: Canon name and media type if relevant TIMELINE: Character's point in their timeline AGE: If unspecified in canon, give your best estimate REFERENCE: A wiki/etc link about the character. If you are applying for an original character, or a canon character with incomplete or minimal references, BRIEFLY summarize their background (500 words or less). PERSONALITY: Describe the character's motivations and typical actions, their rationale and thought process, their personality strengths and weaknesses. How have they been most impacted by the people around them? What events have shaped their perception and their reactions? What things are likely to set them off? (800 words or less) ABILITIES: Briefly outline any abilities above and beyond those of a baseline human. While the setting interferes with reality-warping powers and some technological powers to prevent game breakage, some events will further affect these abilities for periods of time. See the Powers & Damages section on the FAQ page for more information about power nerfing. PERSONAL EFFECTS: Please include any notable possessions your character has on them such as weapons, tools, or unusual inventory they may have. If these items have special powers/magic/etc, elaborate on them IF they are not included in the Abilities section. PRIZED POSSESSION: Please denote ONE ITEM with a significant emotional importance to be their "prized possession" (this item does NOT have to be with them at their canon point - it will simply appear with them upon arrival). For reasons. CRAU PREMISE: For CRAU characters only, please include a short summary of your character's time in the previous game. Otherwise, leave this section blank (or delete it, you do you.) SAMPLE Provide one written sample which includes both dialogue and introspection. Either prose or bracket text is acceptable. You may link to a previous game post (if not locked), a thread from our TDM, or an entry from a musebox. Any linked sample must be no more than one year old. If writing a fresh sample, it must be at least (500 words or more) in length. ıllıllı APPLICATION FORM ıllıllı NAVIGATION ➤ |
REVISIONS
Thank you for your app submission! It's looking good so far, but before a decision can be reached, we require some additional information from you.
➤ Your application does not touch on Nostradamus' harsher personality traits, where he shows anger and uses intimidation as demonstrated in the show. What types of behaviour in others would rouse him to these shows of temper, and how are these instances different from the normal treatment he receives while at court?
➤ His relationship with Olivia progresses considerably after she is healed; given that the application only mentions that he only kisses her and councils her on good and evil, what other impacts on him (positive or negative) does she have?
➤ The Timeline section of your application is blank, please complete it.
Please submit your revisions within 72 hours, or your application will be automatically declined. If you have extenuating circumstances which may prevent you from meeting this deadline, please get in touch with the mod as soon as you can. Thank you!
Re: REVISIONS
- Additions have been made to Personality section:
In general, though, the core of Nostradamus is a kind man who has not had the chance to rest because of his visions, because of the plague, because of his low social status.
That is not to say he's without a temper--he threatens Clarissa, the girl he saved from the woods, after bringing her to the castle leads to misfortune and death as she grows up. He locks her up in a cage, threatens to starve her. His anger doesn't lead to duels him grabbing a sword; it looks different than Henry and his sons, with their constant low-level dick-waving over Mary and other women. He is usually angry on behalf of others, and not for himself, and it manifests more in words than outright violence: "You see Mary as a victim. You think you have a bond because you see yourself as fate's victim, too. But she is a beautiful queen, and you...you are a monster." The one time we see him with a sword in hand is to cut the head off a snake, saving Olivia's life
Nostradamus' relationship with Olivia leads to tension in his relationship with Catherine when he attempts to leave the French court with her, to start a new life. Catherine sees the loss of his visions as a betrayal, and Nostradamus threatens her: "You can force me to stay... but not to see. You'll have me, but not my visions. Not if you cost me this last chance at happiness." In the end, though, he sends Olivia on to Trinidad and his family alone, after Catherine leaves the aforementioned venomous snake in her luggage--he wishes for her to have happiness and recognizes (bitterly) that he's sort of chained to the court; Catherine will not let him go free. We don't see him talk to her again on the show for the rest of season 1, not until plague threatens the castle in season 2.
The loss of Olivia leaves Nostradamus with a certainty he'll never love again, but the character isn't shown dealing with this, as he moves out of the recurring cast in season 2, and his last episode (which is after my canon point) is the death of Francis, which he predicted at the beginning of the show.
ACCEPTED
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➤ You can check out the latest Synopsis post for ideas on how to get started with your character, it has a brief summary of what's happening in game this month.
➤ Our next mingle log arrives on January 18 and is a great way to kick off some "welcome to Svelte" CR (but you don't have to wait for it to go up before you can start posting). Hope to see you there!
Re: ACCEPTED