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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

<BIG><BIG>PLAYER</BIG></BIG>
Name:
Age: If you would prefer not to be specific, just let us know that you're over 18!
Personal Journal:
E-mail:
AIM/etc:
 
<BIG><BIG>CHARACTER</BIG></BIG>
Name: First, Last (Western order)
Canon: Name only.
Age: Real / Apparent, if applicable
Timeline: At which point of the canon were they taken from?
Items with character at canon point: Tell us what your character has with them at the point you have pulled them from - this includes any animal companions.
If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?: 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, how will you handle their interactions without playercesting? Depending on your answer, you may be refused the character you are apping for.
 
Personality: 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.
 
Background: 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.
 
Abilities: 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.
 
Network/Actionspam Sample: 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.
 
Prose Log Sample: 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

<BIG><BIG>CHARACTER</BIG></BIG>
Character Name: First, Last (Western order)
Canon: Name only
Age: Real / Apparent, if applicable
Timeline: At which point in the canon were they taken from?
Items with character at canon point: Tell us what your character has with them at the point you have pulled them from - this includes any animal companions.
If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?: 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, how will you handle their interactions without playercesting? Depending on your answer, you may be refused the character you are apping for.

Personality: 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.

History: Three well-written paragraphs minimum, detail our your characters’ history.

Abilities: 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.

Relationships to Canon Characters: If any, if not applicable please put N/A.

Network/Actionspam Sample: 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.
 
Prose Log Sample: 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

<BIG><BIG>CHARACTER</BIG></BIG>
Name: First, Last. (Western order)
Age: Real / Apparent, if applicable
Appearance: 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.
Chosen PB: 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.
Items with character at canon point: Tell us what your character has with them at the point you have pulled them from - this includes any animal companions.

Personality: 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.

World Information: 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.

History: Your characters’ history in their world. Be sure to be detailed. This section should be a minimum of three paragraphs.

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 ✧

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

PLAYER
Name: gabs
Age: 21
Personal Journal:

baldr
E-mail: backin1945(at)gmail(dot)com
AIM/MSN/etc:

corvid

CHARACTER
Name: Nimona
Canon: Nimona
Age: ~teens. Nimona's age is never revealed but Ambrosius calls her a little girl; and Ballister, upon finding about Ambrosius's orders to kill Nimona, accuses him of killing children.
Timeline: After revealing her regenerative skills to Ballister, following their first Big Heist.
If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?: N/A.

Personality:

Nimona is a loose-cannon cop who doesn't play by the rules. The Institution's rules, that is. After enlisting herself as Ballister Blackheart's sidekick, she shows how powerful, and destructive she can really be. She shows little to no restraint or concern when killing guards who are trying to apprehend Ballister. She plays mind tricks (such as turning into a six-year old girl to stab someone), pummels them, breathes fire on them or stabs them with their own weapons; whatever you can think of, she can do. In her eyes, the best way to complete a heist is by not getting caught, something Ballister had trouble achieving before having Nimona by his side; she also believes that they will have to kill. She even tells Ballister that killing will send a statement to the institution. In this, Nimona is almost eerily ruthless.

She's brash, nosy, and impudent. She has no qualms with breaking and entering--she does this a lot--or doing her own thing during Ballister's plots--going as far as to call Ballister disguised as the Director to show him she had obtained a Big Book of Secrets, killing people, among other things. All in all, Nimona's headstrong and there's really no way to get through to her. That said, although she's very difficult to control, she isn't all that incapable of following orders. Through it all, she's remarkably resourceful and keen. Though Blackheart's guidance is an asset, Nimona can do things and more on her own.

When not fighting, Nimona is actually pretty normal. She's a pretty silly, excitable young gal. She can be pretty nice when she wants to, usually when her boss is feeling down about something; and can be thoughtful enough to suggest things for him to do to cheer up. She likes to impress her boss, and gives her 110% all the time because she seriously supports Ballister Blackheart in all of his endeavors. And she can do all of this casually, without so much as getting a hair out of place.

Background:

about / characters
As a young child, Nimona lived with her parents in a tiny village that was often the target of raiders. Of course, being powerless, in addition to being a wee six year old, there was nothing Nimona could have done to stop the raiders from pillaging or burning everything. And that's pretty much when her life did a complete 180, courtesy of an old witch.

Unfortunately, it wasn't as easy as giving her shape-shifting powers and flying away in a broom. You see, the witch wasn't that bright. She was stuck in a hole and upon seeing Nimona, she promised her a magical gift in exchange for help. Nimona quickly wished for strength to defeat the raiders, which gave the witch the bright idea of turning a six-year old into a fearsome dragon so she could swoop down and carry her out into safety.

The problem began once Nimona returned to her village. Once there, Nimona found, as people mobbed against her, that she had lost the ability to speak and that she could not change back. She went into hiding; and, for weeks, attempted to change back with no luck.

When she finally mastered her new shape-shifting abilities and changed back, it was too late. Her entire village had been burned down by raiders. What a downer.

Anyway, who cares about that? Years later, Nimona snuck into Ballister Blackheart's lair and declared herself his new sidekick. And that's how she came to work with an "evil mastermind" to expose The Institution's true intentions. The end.

Strengths/Weaknesses:

Nimona's strengths fall on her brawn and shape-shifting abilities. But don't be fooled! Nimona's also very quick on her feet and resourceful, when stuck in sticky situations.

Her weaknesses, though, reflect her hardheadedness and recklessness. She will often do things without Ballister's permission--although, as of late, she's been listening a little more--or in blatant disregard to evil mastermind plot protocol. She will hulk out if anyone expresses interest in testing her shape-shifting power (though this has only happened once and has never been mentioned again), she can get stuck in forms without the ability to speak, and she's allergic to bananas.

Abilities:

Nimona's an accomplished shape-shifter due to ~*~*~*MAGIC*~*~*~. I not only allows her to shape-shift, but it allows her to alter her mass while shape-shifting and to regenerate/heal at a decently speedy pace.

She is also good at smashing things.

First Person:

Uuuuugh, this is so boring! [huff.] A train ride, seriously? What a lame way to kidnap somebody. I mean, come on! Where's the excitement in that? Where's the action?

[more huffing. this time, she's got her arms crossed with a pout on her face.]

Why is no one answering?!

Third Person:

Things weren't looking any better five minutes after her arrival.

It was the silence that got to her, that irritated her. Nimona clenched her hands into fists and pouted; if there was anything she hated doing, it was waiting this long for something--anything--to happen. Blackheart wasn't here with her, there was no real need to wait. Perhaps it was all a courtesy to him. However, if the streets were going to remain this empty and quiet, she had no business here.

"Whatever, I'm outtie," Nimona grumbled. In a swift pounce-like motion, she grew larger. Her body stretched, went from a tiny girl to a fearsome (pink!) dragon with a long, strong tail. "So long!," she bellowed, ready for flight.

She wasn't going to keep her hopes up. If the place was this cruddy already, she doubted it was going to get any better. And if that was the case, if this empty sham for a city wasn't going to change for her, she would have to take herself somewhere else--somewhere better.

...Maybe head home?

Edited 2013-06-09 02:55 (UTC)

Thank you for your application.

At this time we would like to request a revision of your First-Person writing sample. We would like to a see a sample that is longer and gives us a better example of Nimona's personality and behavior.

Feel free to submit your revision anytime before the next app cycle! Otherwise, we will consider the application dropped. Thank you, and let us know if there's anything we can help you with!

Uuuuugh, this is so boring! [huff.] A train ride, seriously? What a lame way to kidnap somebody. I mean, come on! Where's the excitement in that? Where's the action?

[more huffing. she tries crossing her arms--which just make the video feed go from nimona's face to her chain mail...? is that her elbow?]

Why is no one answering?! [she doesn't seem to notice that she's recording anything, though; the camera moves forward and back with a clinkclinkclink, suggesting nimona might be tapping her fingers...] OK, fine? No welcome party? That's fine!

[the camera moves again, but this time nimona's coming into view again, but she's a bit...farther? that's weird. what's weirder is how her arms have grown longer and thicker--seriously, they're about the size of a tree trunk, what's up with that? she flexes? at least, that's what she seems to be doing, and sets off in a sprint with the clinkclinkclink before the feed cuts out the minute she swings and there's a loud smash.]

'Cause I'm taking no prisoners. [literally.]

Edited 2013-06-09 03:54 (UTC)

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