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Applications
Applications are currently OPEN!
Applications operate on a "mostly-open" basis. They will sometimes close right before big events and reopen when those events are done, but otherwise they will be left open. You can post an application at any time apps are open, with or without a reserve. If there are spots open in the game, then the mods will go through the app queue in the order that apps are submitted until either all spots are filled or all applications have been processed. Applications will be looked at every Friday, and possibly on other days as well based on mod availability.
IMPORTANT NOTE: posting a reserve does not guarantee an immediate spot in the game! It only reserves that specific character for you and guarantees that we will not look at a different application for that character, so long as you submit your app before your reserve expires. You will need to go through the app queue as usual even with a reserved character.
If your application gets a revision request, you will have 72 hours to submit a revision. During that time, a spot is 'held' for you pending a successful revision. If your revision is rejected, or if you do not submit a revision in 72 hours, then your spot will no longer be 'held' and we will go on to the next app in the queue.
If your application is rejected and you want to try again, you will have to wait one month before resubmitting. Your application will have to go through the queue again before being read by mods.
Current spots open: 45/50
Queue:
APPLICATION
Copy the application from the text area below. When you submit your application, be sure to leave it in the body of the comment. Applications are visible by default but can be screened by request.
Player
Name: the handle you go by
Age: 18+ please!
Contact: Leave some way for us to contact you please! Plurk name, discord name, etc.
Player status: New or veteran? This is to keep track of our player cap. Only put 'veteran' if you currently have a character in the game and are already counted in the player cap.
Character
Name: Character name
Age: Character's age
Canon: The name of their canon
Canon point: What is their canon point?
Suitability: Will your character be able to function in this game as outlined in the FAQ page? A brief explanation of their suitability is enough here. Please fill this out for all characters, regardless of age.
History: A wiki link is fine here! If your character doesn't have a wiki or is an OC, feel free to write this section out. You can also supplement a wiki link with some written explanation if you feel it is needed.
Personality: Write a brief summary of their personality. This is a brief snapshot of your character, you will be going into more detail about their personality later. This section should be between 300 and 500 words long. The mods won't be strictly counting the words, but if your character's personality is significantly below 300 words or above 500 words then you will be asked for a revision.
Powers: Give a summary of your character's canon powers. Be thorough here. Anything not listed in your app will not be usable in the game! Powers may need to be nerfed a bit to fit in the game, but mods will include that in your acceptance notice if it's applicable.
If your character does not have canon powers and you would like for them to receive powers for this game, or if they have canon powers and you want them to get a game power anyway, then choose from the list of powers available on the powers page. Just listing the power name and other relevant information (like element type) is fine.
Luonto: What is your character's Luonto shape? Name the animal species and include any important details here.
Immunity: Is your character immune to the Rash? Yes or no, it's your choice. Please be aware that if your character is not immune and they catch the Rash, they will permadie and be dropped from the game.
Inventory: This is anything your character physically had on them at their canon point. These items are the only items from home your character will be bringing with them. Only items that are listed here can be with your character in this game!
Questions: Pick 2-3 of the below questions and answer them thoroughly. This is one of the most important sections of the app, so take your time here! You should be answering the questions as the player being asked to extrapolate about their character.
- How well does your character work in a group? Explain their position in a small group: do they take up the lead? Do they follow other's orders? Do they provide reasonable counter-arguments, or do they just go along with the majority?
- Living on an island in the middle of nowhere means working hard to survive. There's food to be grown, construction to be done, livestock to manage, clothes to be made, cleaning to be done, and many, many other tasks that will need to be done on a daily basis. What kind of work is your character naturally inclined towards? Additionally, what kind of job would your character be terrible at, and why?
- Your character is part of a group of 4 (which is comprised of them, a young farmer, a middle-aged ship navigator, and a retired soldier in their 70s) that needs to get from one island to the next before sunset. While there are no trolls currently pursuing them, your character knows that they could potentially attack anyone left on this island. The next island over is a safe one. The canoe they have can fit a maximum of three people in it, and you have just enough time for one trip to the safe house before sunset. A second trip to get anyone remaining can be done, but it will be during nightfall, when the risk of attacks is high. Your character gets to decide who goes on which trip with the canoe. How do they arrange everyone for trips, and what is their reasoning for their decision?
- A non-immune resident of the island is traveling with your character (off-island, out in the less-safe areas of the lake system) when they come into contact with a possible source of the Rash. Only that character and your character know about the possible exposure, and it's one of the less-risky vectors that has a low transmission rate (less than 10% transmission). How does your character react? What does your character do? (OPTIONAL: if your character isn't immune to the Rash, you can answer this question as if it is your character who was exposed.)
- Someone on the island has been stealing from others. So far the thefts have been minor, but others on the island are growing agitated because of it. How does your character go about solving this problem? Do they track down the thief, talk to the people to calm them down, or do something else? And if they find the thief, what will they do to them?
- With the growing population of the island, everyone has decided to use popular vote to elect a council who will set up rules and handle the majority of decision-making for the island on a day-to-day basis. There will be three board members, a secretary (for record-keeping), and a bookkeeper (who is responsible for gathering needed information and presenting it to the board as requested). Does your character apply for one of these positions? If so, which one do they apply for and why? And how do they convince others to vote for them? If not, why did they not apply, and how do they decide who to vote for instead?
Links: Please provide 1-5 links from previous threads involving this character. They can be from a TDM, game threads from another game, meme threads, or PSL threads. They just need to have happened within the last year, and they need to be the same version of the character that you are apping to this game. There should be a minimum of 10 comments from your character.
Other: Anything else? Any questions, any information that doesn't fit into the above section? Leave it in this section here.
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Applications operate on a "mostly-open" basis. They will sometimes close right before big events and reopen when those events are done, but otherwise they will be left open. You can post an application at any time apps are open, with or without a reserve. If there are spots open in the game, then the mods will go through the app queue in the order that apps are submitted until either all spots are filled or all applications have been processed. Applications will be looked at every Friday, and possibly on other days as well based on mod availability.
IMPORTANT NOTE: posting a reserve does not guarantee an immediate spot in the game! It only reserves that specific character for you and guarantees that we will not look at a different application for that character, so long as you submit your app before your reserve expires. You will need to go through the app queue as usual even with a reserved character.
If your application gets a revision request, you will have 72 hours to submit a revision. During that time, a spot is 'held' for you pending a successful revision. If your revision is rejected, or if you do not submit a revision in 72 hours, then your spot will no longer be 'held' and we will go on to the next app in the queue.
If your application is rejected and you want to try again, you will have to wait one month before resubmitting. Your application will have to go through the queue again before being read by mods.
Queue:
Copy the application from the text area below. When you submit your application, be sure to leave it in the body of the comment. Applications are visible by default but can be screened by request.
Name: the handle you go by
Age: 18+ please!
Contact: Leave some way for us to contact you please! Plurk name, discord name, etc.
Player status: New or veteran? This is to keep track of our player cap. Only put 'veteran' if you currently have a character in the game and are already counted in the player cap.
Name: Character name
Age: Character's age
Canon: The name of their canon
Canon point: What is their canon point?
Suitability: Will your character be able to function in this game as outlined in the FAQ page? A brief explanation of their suitability is enough here. Please fill this out for all characters, regardless of age.
History: A wiki link is fine here! If your character doesn't have a wiki or is an OC, feel free to write this section out. You can also supplement a wiki link with some written explanation if you feel it is needed.
Personality: Write a brief summary of their personality. This is a brief snapshot of your character, you will be going into more detail about their personality later. This section should be between 300 and 500 words long. The mods won't be strictly counting the words, but if your character's personality is significantly below 300 words or above 500 words then you will be asked for a revision.
Powers: Give a summary of your character's canon powers. Be thorough here. Anything not listed in your app will not be usable in the game! Powers may need to be nerfed a bit to fit in the game, but mods will include that in your acceptance notice if it's applicable.
If your character does not have canon powers and you would like for them to receive powers for this game, or if they have canon powers and you want them to get a game power anyway, then choose from the list of powers available on the powers page. Just listing the power name and other relevant information (like element type) is fine.
Luonto: What is your character's Luonto shape? Name the animal species and include any important details here.
Immunity: Is your character immune to the Rash? Yes or no, it's your choice. Please be aware that if your character is not immune and they catch the Rash, they will permadie and be dropped from the game.
Inventory: This is anything your character physically had on them at their canon point. These items are the only items from home your character will be bringing with them. Only items that are listed here can be with your character in this game!
Questions: Pick 2-3 of the below questions and answer them thoroughly. This is one of the most important sections of the app, so take your time here! You should be answering the questions as the player being asked to extrapolate about their character.
- How well does your character work in a group? Explain their position in a small group: do they take up the lead? Do they follow other's orders? Do they provide reasonable counter-arguments, or do they just go along with the majority?
- Living on an island in the middle of nowhere means working hard to survive. There's food to be grown, construction to be done, livestock to manage, clothes to be made, cleaning to be done, and many, many other tasks that will need to be done on a daily basis. What kind of work is your character naturally inclined towards? Additionally, what kind of job would your character be terrible at, and why?
- Your character is part of a group of 4 (which is comprised of them, a young farmer, a middle-aged ship navigator, and a retired soldier in their 70s) that needs to get from one island to the next before sunset. While there are no trolls currently pursuing them, your character knows that they could potentially attack anyone left on this island. The next island over is a safe one. The canoe they have can fit a maximum of three people in it, and you have just enough time for one trip to the safe house before sunset. A second trip to get anyone remaining can be done, but it will be during nightfall, when the risk of attacks is high. Your character gets to decide who goes on which trip with the canoe. How do they arrange everyone for trips, and what is their reasoning for their decision?
- A non-immune resident of the island is traveling with your character (off-island, out in the less-safe areas of the lake system) when they come into contact with a possible source of the Rash. Only that character and your character know about the possible exposure, and it's one of the less-risky vectors that has a low transmission rate (less than 10% transmission). How does your character react? What does your character do? (OPTIONAL: if your character isn't immune to the Rash, you can answer this question as if it is your character who was exposed.)
- Someone on the island has been stealing from others. So far the thefts have been minor, but others on the island are growing agitated because of it. How does your character go about solving this problem? Do they track down the thief, talk to the people to calm them down, or do something else? And if they find the thief, what will they do to them?
- With the growing population of the island, everyone has decided to use popular vote to elect a council who will set up rules and handle the majority of decision-making for the island on a day-to-day basis. There will be three board members, a secretary (for record-keeping), and a bookkeeper (who is responsible for gathering needed information and presenting it to the board as requested). Does your character apply for one of these positions? If so, which one do they apply for and why? And how do they convince others to vote for them? If not, why did they not apply, and how do they decide who to vote for instead?
Links: Please provide 1-5 links from previous threads involving this character. They can be from a TDM, game threads from another game, meme threads, or PSL threads. They just need to have happened within the last year, and they need to be the same version of the character that you are apping to this game. There should be a minimum of 10 comments from your character.
Other: Anything else? Any questions, any information that doesn't fit into the above section? Leave it in this section here.