APPLICATIONS

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APPLICATIONS

✗ Applications are processed weekly, every weekend. The cut-off time for the submission of applications is 11:59PST on Saturday.
✗ Before applying, please read the FAQ and Rules pages.
✗ Please submit your application with the journal you plan to use if you have one made already. If not, another journal is fine, but we prefer your intended journal so it makes for an easier time in granting access to the mod journal and the contacts page.
✗ For very long applications, we would ask you to please separate them into various comments so that they will not take up too much of the page.
✗ Please title your application as { [CANON/CANON OC/OC]CHARACTER NAME || Series Title || reserve/no reserve || X of X } in the subect header
✗ IMPORTANT: Our application form was edited on September 07, 2015. Please use the revised form.
✗ If you are looking for an example of what an application should be like, please refer to the application here for an example of a canon character application, and here for an original character application.


✗ Canon Application
<B><I><BIG><BIG>PLAYER</BIG></BIG></B></I> <b>Name:</b> <b>Age:</b> If you would prefer not to be specific, just let us know that you're over 18! <b>Personal Journal:</b> <b>E-mail:</b> <b>AIM/etc:</b> <B><I><BIG><BIG>CHARACTER</BIG></BIG></B></I> <b>Name:</b> First, Last (Western order) <b>Canon:</b> Name only. <b>Age:</b> Real / Apparent, if applicable <b>Timeline:</b> At which point of the canon were they taken from? <b>Items with character at canon point</b>: Tell us what your character has with them at the point you have pulled them from - this includes any animal companions. <b>If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?</b>: This is only to be used if are already playing another character from the canon you are applying for. For example, if you are apping Mario and you already play Princess Peach in the game, <b>how will you handle their interactions without playercesting?</b> Depending on your answer, you may be refused the character you are apping for. <b>Personality:</b> We are expecting at least THREE well-written paragraphs minimum, with references to canon examples of your character’s personality where available. Please provide us with insight to your character and their behaviour, their likes, dislikes and fears, as well as your understanding of them. We would also like to see details of your character's strengths and weaknesses, which may include physical, psychological and emotional. <b>Background:</b> Here is where we would like to see information about your character's history and their place within their canon. This can be written if you wish, or you can link to any wikis and relevant resources. <b>Abilities:</b> Is your character an accomplished carpenter? Can they shoot laser beams from their eyes or travel through time? If they possess any abilities, learned or otherwise, they need to go in this section. <b>Network/Actionspam Sample:</b> This is the format that will be used in rubycity_rp and must be in action form (brackets). We are looking for a minimum of 6 to 10 lines that give us an idea of how your character speaks/acts. This sample may be linked, either from a musebox, different game or our test drive, provided that the linked example was written within the last six months. <b>Prose Log Sample:</b> This is the format that will be used in rubycity_logs and must be a minimum length of 250 words. This sample must be in prose format (paragraphs, no brackets) and should show character reactions/introspection. It does not need to be in game's setting, but it must demonstrate your character as you are apping them. This sample may be linked, either from a musebox, different game or our test drive, provided that the linked example was written within the last six months.


✗ Canon OC Application
<B><I><BIG><BIG>PLAYER</BIG></BIG></B></I> <b>Name:</b> <b>Age:</b> If you would prefer not to be specific, just let us know that you're over 18! <b>Personal Journal:</b> <b>E-mail:</b> <b>AIM/etc:</b> <B><I><BIG><BIG>CHARACTER</BIG></BIG></B></I> <b>Character Name:</b> First, Last (Western order) <b>Canon:</b> Name only <b>Age:</b> Real / Apparent, if applicable <b>Timeline:</b> At which point in the canon were they taken from? <b>Items with character at canon point</b>: Tell us what your character has with them at the point you have pulled them from - this includes any animal companions. <b>If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?</b>: This is only to be used if are already playing another character from the canon you are applying for. For example, if you are apping Mario and you already play Princess Peach in the game, <b>how will you handle their interactions without playercesting?</b> Depending on your answer, you may be refused the character you are apping for. <b>Personality:</b> We are expecting at least THREE well-written paragraphs minimum, with references to canon examples of your character’s personality if available. Please provide us with insight to your character and their behaviour, their likes, dislikes and fears, as well as your understanding of them. We would also like to see details of your character's strengths and weaknesses, which may include physical, psychological and emotional. <b>History:</b> Three well-written paragraphs minimum, detail our your characters’ history. <b>Abilities:</b> Is your character an accomplished carpenter? Can they shoot laser beams from their eyes or travel through time? If they possess any abilities, learned or otherwise, they need to go in this section. <b>Relationships to Canon Characters:</b> If any, if not applicable please put N/A. <b>Network/Actionspam Sample:</b> This is the format that will be used in rubycity_rp and must be in action form (brackets). We are looking for a minimum of 6 to 10 lines that give us an idea of how your character speaks/acts. This sample may be linked, either from a musebox, different game or our test drive, provided that the linked example was written within the last six months. <b>Prose Log Sample:</b> This is the format that will be used in rubycity_logs and must be a minimum length of 250 words. This sample must be in prose format (paragraphs, no brackets) and should show character reactions/introspection. It does not need to be in game's setting, but it must demonstrate your character as you are apping them. This sample may be linked, either from a musebox, different game or our test drive, provided that the linked example was written within the last six months.


✗ OC Application
<B><I><BIG><BIG>PLAYER</BIG></BIG></B></I> <b>Name:</b> <b>Age:</b> If you would prefer not to be specific, just let us know that you're over 18! <b>Personal Journal:</b> <b>E-mail:</b> <b>AIM/etc:</b> <B><I><BIG><BIG>CHARACTER</BIG></BIG></B></I> <b>Name:</b> First, Last. (Western order) <b>Age:</b> Real / Apparent, if applicable <b>Appearance:</b> The sorts of things included in this section should be the character’s height, build, clothing style, hair, accessories. As well as their general posture and mannerisms as well, like quirks or vocal tics. <b>Chosen PB:</b> First come, first serve. Please check the taken PB page. You are also welcome to use your own or commissioned art, or icons that do not depict your characters face but facets of their personality as well. <b>Items with character at canon point</b>: Tell us what your character has with them at the point you have pulled them from - this includes any animal companions. <b>Personality:</b> This should be self explanatory. However, when discussing personality please include why they have particular personality traits, how this effects their lives and interactions. Please provide us with insight to your character and their behaviour, their likes, dislikes and fears, as well as your understanding of them. We would also like to see details of your character's strengths and weaknesses, which may include physical, psychological and emotional. The minimum will be three well-written paragraphs, but you should be able to write more. <b>World Information:</b> Please go as in depth as you can about the world. There is no wiki or website for us to reference, and we need to know as much as we can about the place your character comes from so that we can understand the character when reviewing the application. <b>History:</b> Your characters’ history in their world. Be sure to be detailed. This section should be a minimum of three paragraphs. <b>Abilities:</b> Is your character an accomplished carpenter? Can they shoot laser beams from their eyes or travel through time? If they possess any abilities, learned or otherwise, they need to go in this section. <b>Network/Actionspam Sample:</b> This is the format that will be used in rubycity_rp and must be in action form (brackets). We are looking for a minimum of 6 to 10 lines that give us an idea of how your character speaks/acts. This sample may be linked, either from a musebox, different game or our test drive, provided that the linked example was written within the last six months. <b>Prose Log Sample:</b> This is the format that will be used in rubycity_logs and must be a minimum length of 250 words. This sample must be in prose format (paragraphs, no brackets) and should show character reactions/introspection. It does not need to be in game's setting, but it must demonstrate your character as you are apping them. This sample may be linked, either from a musebox, different game or our test drive, provided that the linked example was written within the last six months.


A note for CR AU applications
Ruby City does allow previous game history/CR to be brought over on a case by case basis. If you want to include this in your application please add additional sections for PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT and PREVIOUS GAME HISTORY beneath the Personality and Background/History sections.

In these additional sections we would like to see a brief outline of your character's previous game history and how it potentially impacted on and altered their canon personality.

✧ N A V I G A T I O N ✧

Comments

{...} | Hanna is Not a Boy's Name | reserved

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PLAYER
Name: Lynny
Personal Journal: forever_an_otter
E-mail: frickninja@yahoo@com
AIM/MSN/etc: AIM: lynuckofthenorth, plurk: frickninja

CHARACTER

Character Name: {…} [Zombie, Ringo, Gallahad, Imhotep, whatever you feel like calling him]
Canon: Hanna is Not a Boy’s Name
Timeline: Chapter 3, just as Tibenoch’s house locks up but before Tibenoch whips out his pistol from his pants.
If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?: N/A

Personality: First off, there are a few very important things to know about {…}. First, he’s dead and has been for about a decade. It’s very noticeable and yes, he’s aware he’s green. Second, he has no memory of who he was before he joined the ranks of the living-impaired, not even his name (he thinks it might have started with a D or an S. Maybe. He’s really not picky about what he’s called.). These are things he’s okay with. He’s had a lot of time to think over the past ten years of zombiehood and he decided a long time ago that he had no strong desire to be alive again. Also no, he has no desire to eat brains whatsoever.

He’s certain he’s become a different someone since being dead than he was when he was alive. He feels no real connection to his previous life and that makes him feel a little guilty. He feels like there was a promise he made to someone, a promise to not just up and walk away one day without a word that he’s made to Hanna, that he undoubtedly broke when he was killed.

{…} isn’t much of a conversationalist. He’ll speak up when he has something to say or when he’s spoken to but for the most part he keeps his dialogue internal and let’s Hanna do most of the talking. When he does decide to speak up the things he says are usually of a snarky and deadpan nature. Showing emotion isn’t really his kind of thing either. He certainly feels them, especially when showing remorse or concern for others, but his tone of voice and lack of expression change can easily lead someone to this he’s being facetious. Hell, his smiles are so infrequent his friend and partner Hanna even keeps a tally of how many times he does it. He’s made a mental note to work on that.

On the whole, {…} is a laid back guy. He’ll let other people handle the whole social interaction thing, doesn’t flinch when he’s getting limbs sewn back on but if things seem to be going south he’ll step in to keep things civil. He’s cool with being the sidekick to Hanna’s leader.

Speaking of Hanna, he is easily the person {…} feels closest to. When he finally decided to do something with his afterlife he sought out the Hanna with the young paranormal investigator’s business card in hand despite not remembering where he got it. Since joining up with him as his partner, {…} has become very protective of Hanna. This is not surprising when you realize exactly how much danger Hanna puts himself in when working a case and how little sense of self-preservation he has. The guy needs someone to keep an eye on him and carry him to his back alley doctor friend from time to time. When trouble starts {…} will always spring to Hanna’s aid first before taking the time to think. In a one-shot Christmas comic not directly connected to the running story-line, he makes a comment about how humans are social creatures and benefit from each other’s company. Since befriending Hanna he’s realized how human he still in in that respect.

But most importantly he trusts Hanna unquestioningly and would do just about anything to keep him safe

First Person: Test drive meme thread

Third Person: The zombie had had an aversion to anything wet for as long as he could remember. He supposed it was only natural, what with the threat of rot and all. Even after ten years he was still remarkably intact and he preferred to keep it that way.

That was why he felt the captors had made an unfortunate choice to bring him to the city in the middle of February. He didn't mind the snow in itself. It was nice to look at and the cold certainly didn’t bother him. It was just that threat of wet and decomposition that made him cautious to venture outside too often.

But he couldn't stay inside the rest of the winter if he was even here that long. Well, technically he could, it wasn't as if he needed to go out and get supplies for himself. But he’d become accustomed to spending his nights wandering and he wasn't going to deny he was more social than his stoic nature would let on. Even the odd looks he'd no doubt get would be better that solitude. The damp was just a threat he’d have to accept.

If he'd still needed to breathe he would have inhaled deeply as he pulled on his gloves and left his residence to face winter. Oh the things he would do to keep his mind occupied.

ACCEPTED

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Welcome to Ruby City! Go ahead and join rubycity_ooc, rubycity_rp and rubycity_logs with your character journal!

After you have done this, post to the Contacts page, Tag Request page, the Taken Characters page and, if you know where your character will be living, the Residences page! Familiarise yourself with the Rules and FAQ and introduce yourself at rubycity_ooc. We would also like you to take a look at the game's Permissions page.

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