II. APPLICATIONS
Please keep in mind applications do take about a week to process.
This is the place for you to apply for your characters. Before applying, please, make sure your character is not yet taken and is also not on the reserved list.
After this, if the character you want is free, please, provide us the information we ask on the following format:
Player’s Name: Player’s Age: Personal Journal: Contact Information: (AIM, MSN, GChat, etc etc.) Date of last character application/character #: IF APPLICABLE. The date you last applied for a character, and how many characters you currently have in Purgatorium. Character’s Name: First name first, please. Character’s Fandom: What fandom your character is from. Point in time the character is taken from: From where in canon was this character taken? We heavily encourage you to take a character from a time that's explicitly portrayed, and may choose to reject an application based on the fact that there is no canonical footage of said character at said time if we do not believe the characterization is up to snuff. Character’s Personality: Show us you know what the character is like. Please note that the personality is one of the most important parts of the application. Biography link: If there is no such link available OR there is only three sentences, please write a short (or long) summary. Sample RP Log: A sample RP with that character in a log. MINIMUM 300 WORDS. Sample Journal: A sample RP with that character in a journal in first-person. MINIMUM FIVE SENTENCES. Your Character's Sin: Tell us the sin your character committed in the past to have been brought to Purgatorium; the reason why the Gods have picked him/her.
If you are re-apping a character that was previously in Purg, please let the mods know that in the friends add post.
This is just to assure that your character's journal is taken out of the friend remove list, and there's no confusion.
A FEW NOTES:: (UPDATED 1/27/10)
✘ An application is meant to give us a clear representation of your character. We will reject them if we do not feel this representation is clear.
✘ We cannot get a clear representation of your character if your post is the same as everyone else's. Make your application stand out. "Where am I?" is not likely going to tell us much more than that your character is in a strange place. Listing off canonmates is going to give us the same reaction. Show me how your character is different from others in how they handle it. I may ask you to rewrite your samples if all I am getting is "Where am I?" from you, depending on strength of the application's other sections.
✘ Sample posts and entries are NOT REQUIRED TO BE YOUR FIRST POST. You can pretend in them your character has been here a few days, and that they're getting adjusted. Remember, there are monsters, there're creatures; the entire place is dark and wet. Everyone is going to react and behave differently in a place. Life is hard.
✘ The personality section is really one of the most important parts of your application in getting a feel for the fact that you understand your character. We will ask you to rewrite them if I feel like they're lacking.
✘ PLEASE comment on the Reserves post with a link to your application.
CHARACTERS THAT ARE ALLOWED:
✘ Characters from books
✘ Characters from manga/comics
✘ Characters that are your original creations
✘ Characters from television, movies, cartoons, or anime
CHARACTERS THAT ARE NOT ALLOWED:
✘ Duplicates of currently taken characters from different timelines/points in the series
✘ Non-fictional characters (celebrities, characters from reality tv, etc)
✘ Original characters that are related in any way to canon characters (Cloud's cousin, Ichigo's long-lost uncle, Sephiroth's childhood girlfriend, etc.)
✘ Original characters play too important a role in a canon setting (First Class SOLDIER, overly powerful beings, Gods, etc.)
RULES ON APPLYING FOR MULTIPLE CHARACTERS
ONE. We do not have a character limit in Purgatorium. However, once you reach five characters, things start to get a little tougher. Please note that after you reach the first five characters, you may only apply for one character a week after that.
TWO. Activity checks are performed on a biweekly basis. If your character has not updated within that two week period, they will be placed on them. From there, you have one week to update before your character is removed without notice. So please take notice and post hiatus if you think it will affect your activity on the activity checks.
Also note, if your character was on the last activity check, then you have to pass the next one before you can apply again. If your character is removed, you must wait two checks before you can apply again.
If you have any further questions, feel free to step over to the FAQ. More information on activity checks and hiatuses can be located there.
If you are accepted, please reply to the acceptance with your character’s journal.
Please follow ALL instructions in the acceptance note.
Thank you and have fun!
PENDING APPLICATIONS
(as of 1/27/10)
none
If your application is posted for at least three days, and is not listed above contact Ed or Leah to be added.
This is the place for you to apply for your characters. Before applying, please, make sure your character is not yet taken and is also not on the reserved list.
After this, if the character you want is free, please, provide us the information we ask on the following format:
Player’s Name: Player’s Age: Personal Journal: Contact Information: (AIM, MSN, GChat, etc etc.) Date of last character application/character #: IF APPLICABLE. The date you last applied for a character, and how many characters you currently have in Purgatorium. Character’s Name: First name first, please. Character’s Fandom: What fandom your character is from. Point in time the character is taken from: From where in canon was this character taken? We heavily encourage you to take a character from a time that's explicitly portrayed, and may choose to reject an application based on the fact that there is no canonical footage of said character at said time if we do not believe the characterization is up to snuff. Character’s Personality: Show us you know what the character is like. Please note that the personality is one of the most important parts of the application. Biography link: If there is no such link available OR there is only three sentences, please write a short (or long) summary. Sample RP Log: A sample RP with that character in a log. MINIMUM 300 WORDS. Sample Journal: A sample RP with that character in a journal in first-person. MINIMUM FIVE SENTENCES. Your Character's Sin: Tell us the sin your character committed in the past to have been brought to Purgatorium; the reason why the Gods have picked him/her.
If you are re-apping a character that was previously in Purg, please let the mods know that in the friends add post.
This is just to assure that your character's journal is taken out of the friend remove list, and there's no confusion.
A FEW NOTES:: (UPDATED 1/27/10)
✘ An application is meant to give us a clear representation of your character. We will reject them if we do not feel this representation is clear.
✘ We cannot get a clear representation of your character if your post is the same as everyone else's. Make your application stand out. "Where am I?" is not likely going to tell us much more than that your character is in a strange place. Listing off canonmates is going to give us the same reaction. Show me how your character is different from others in how they handle it. I may ask you to rewrite your samples if all I am getting is "Where am I?" from you, depending on strength of the application's other sections.
✘ Sample posts and entries are NOT REQUIRED TO BE YOUR FIRST POST. You can pretend in them your character has been here a few days, and that they're getting adjusted. Remember, there are monsters, there're creatures; the entire place is dark and wet. Everyone is going to react and behave differently in a place. Life is hard.
✘ The personality section is really one of the most important parts of your application in getting a feel for the fact that you understand your character. We will ask you to rewrite them if I feel like they're lacking.
✘ PLEASE comment on the Reserves post with a link to your application.
CHARACTERS THAT ARE ALLOWED:
✘ Characters from books
✘ Characters from manga/comics
✘ Characters that are your original creations
✘ Characters from television, movies, cartoons, or anime
CHARACTERS THAT ARE NOT ALLOWED:
✘ Duplicates of currently taken characters from different timelines/points in the series
✘ Non-fictional characters (celebrities, characters from reality tv, etc)
✘ Original characters that are related in any way to canon characters (Cloud's cousin, Ichigo's long-lost uncle, Sephiroth's childhood girlfriend, etc.)
✘ Original characters play too important a role in a canon setting (First Class SOLDIER, overly powerful beings, Gods, etc.)
RULES ON APPLYING FOR MULTIPLE CHARACTERS
ONE. We do not have a character limit in Purgatorium. However, once you reach five characters, things start to get a little tougher. Please note that after you reach the first five characters, you may only apply for one character a week after that.
TWO. Activity checks are performed on a biweekly basis. If your character has not updated within that two week period, they will be placed on them. From there, you have one week to update before your character is removed without notice. So please take notice and post hiatus if you think it will affect your activity on the activity checks.
Also note, if your character was on the last activity check, then you have to pass the next one before you can apply again. If your character is removed, you must wait two checks before you can apply again.
If you have any further questions, feel free to step over to the FAQ. More information on activity checks and hiatuses can be located there.
If you are accepted, please reply to the acceptance with your character’s journal.
Please follow ALL instructions in the acceptance note.
Thank you and have fun!
PENDING APPLICATIONS
(as of 1/27/10)
none
If your application is posted for at least three days, and is not listed above contact Ed or Leah to be added.