Nightshift-Only Application
Nightshift-Only Application
You may apply to take a Nightshift-Only Character, (that is, a character who works on Landel's side and hunts down patients at night) if you've had at least one character in play for a month or more. A Nightshift-Only Character, unlike regular patient characters, doesn't necessarily have to be human, humanoid, or even sentient. You may apply for both a regular character and a Nightshift-Only character during the same application cycle. However, like regular character applications, we will only accept Nightshift-Only applications whenever the userinfo states that they are open.
If you want to app a Nightshift-Only character, please fill out the application below and send it to damned.mods[at]gmail[dot]com. Your subject line for your application should mention that you're planning for your character to be Nightshift-Only.
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NOTE: The grey is for instructional purposes; please submit your actual application with all black text. Thank you! ♥
Name/Handle: Whatever you want us to call you.
Age: No age requirement; however, only 18+ players may play out NC-17 threads.
Gender: We just want to know how you'd prefer us to refer to you.
Timezone: So we can get over our continental ethnocentrism.
Personal LJ: Not required, but preferred for organizational reasons.
E-Mail: Your primary e-mail address.
AIM/other: AIM is preferred, but not required.
Is English your primary language?: We want to know in order to give leeway, not to discriminate.
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Series: The series your character hails from.
Series' Medium: Is it a game/show/movie/book? All of the above?
Character: Your character's full name / whatever they go by.
Age: Your character's actual age/appearance age.
Sex/Gender: Biological, mental, etc.
Canon Role: Protagonist, antagonist, sidekick, mentor, henchman, etc.?
How long have you roleplayed your character, if at all?:
This will have no bearing on our decision; we're just curious.
Where have you roleplayed in general and/or with this specific character?:
Again, this will have no bearing.
Are you personally familiar with your character's canon?:
Please don't answer with just "yes" or "no"; we want you to tell us your exact level of exposure to the canon: how many games/episodes/books you've played/seen/read, if there's extra material you've covered, etc.
Please give us a personal history of your character's life:
Please write this section so that it's accessible to someone unfamiliar with your character's series (e.g. briefly explain facets of their world, characters, plot points as they come up). While this section should give a solid overview of your character's development in their canon, it does not need to be hugely detailed.
What point in time are you taking your character from when he/she appears at Landel's?:
Are you taking them from the end of the series? Earlier? From just after your character's death? Etc.
Please give us a detailed description of your character's personality:
This should give us solid overview of the major aspects of their personality, it only should be as detailed as your antagonist requires (e.g. a fully-fleshed character would need more depth than a hulking monster).
Please give us a physical description of your character:
Self-explanatory.
What kinds of otherworldly abilities does your character have, if any?:
This includes magic/superpowers/mutations/physical enhancements/anything at all that would not be possible in our reality (regardless of what is considered the "norm" in your character's canon).
If these powers need to be weakened in order to prevent your character from outright killing the patients they prey upon, please explain how you would do so:
Please try to answer the following: What exact powers will your character still be able to use? How many exact times? How exactly would they be weakened? Etc.
Does your character have any non-otherworldly abilities/training that surpass the norm?:
Are they a prestigious scholar? A martial arts master? A computer whiz? A spiritual guru? Please go into detail about any (humanly possible) above average expertise/training your character has in their canon.
Why do you feel like your character would work out better as a Nightshift-Only aggressor?:
Are they too reliant on their power? Too single-minded in their goals? Etc.
How would you justify your character fighting on the Institute's side?:
Is he/she an evil goonie by nature? A mindless monster? Possibly brainwashed slightly so that their original goals have merged with that of Landel's? Etc.
Third-Person Sample:
Replace this block of text with a sample post for your character in third person, past tense. We aren’t asking you to use a preset situation; just write him/her doing something that will give us a better idea of how you interpret him/her and a better understanding of how you approach writing in general. Your sample should be 500 words or more, should be from your character's point of view, and should be from a point in time in the character's life consistent with the characterization you'd be using while playing them in the RP. (Reusing a sample from a previous app to another community is totally fine so long as it meets the above criteria and represents your current writing style.)
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Finally, please attach one or more pictures of your character to your email so we can get an idea of who you're talking about. (An official, full-body photo/illustration would be best, but if such a picture doesn't exist, go with whatever best alternative you can find.) If your character is obscure to the point that you don't have any pictures at all, please say so here and make sure that your physical description is as fleshed-out as it can possibly be. If you're apping an animal/android/ethereal character who will be appearing in a human form at Landel's, still send us a picture of their original form, and, optionally, you can send us a picture of someone who looks similar to how your character's human form would look.
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Name/Handle: [[Whatever you want us to call you.]]
Age: [[No age requirement; however, only 18+ players may play out NC-17 threads.]]
Gender: [[We just want to know how you'd prefer us to refer to you.]]
Timezone: [[So we can get over our continental ethnocentrism.]]
Personal LJ: [[Not required, but preferred for organizational reasons.]]
E-Mail: [[Your primary e-mail address.]]
AIM/other: [[AIM is preferred, but not required.]]
Is English your primary language?: [[We want to know in order to give leeway, not to discriminate.]]
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Series: [[The series your character hails from.]]
Series' Medium: [[Is it a game/show/movie/book? All of the above?]]
Character: [[Your character's full name / whatever they go by.]]
Age: [[Your character's actual age/appearance age.]]
Sex/Gender: [[Biological, mental, etc.]]
Canon Role: [[Protagonist, antagonist, sidekick, mentor, henchman, etc.?]]
How long have you roleplayed your character, if at all?:
[[This will have no bearing on our decision; we're just curious.]]
Where have you roleplayed in general and/or with this specific character?:
[[Again, this will have no bearing.]]
Are you personally familiar with your character's canon?:
[[Please don't answer with just "yes" or "no"; we want you to tell us your exact level of exposure to the canon: how many games/episodes/books you've played/seen/read, if there's extra material you've covered, etc.]]
Please give us a personal history of your character's life:
[[Please write this section so that it's accessible to someone unfamiliar with your character's series (e.g. briefly explain facets of their world, characters, plot points as they come up). While this section should give a solid overview of your character's development in their canon, it does not need to be hugely detailed.]]
What point in time are you taking your character from when he/she appears at Landel's?:
[[Are you taking them from the end of the series? Earlier? From just after your character's death? Etc.]]
Please give us a detailed description of your character's personality:
[[This should give us solid overview of the major aspects of their personality, it only should be as detailed as your antagonist requires (e.g. a fully-fleshed character would need more depth than a hulking monster).]]
Please give us a physical description of your character:
[[Self-explanatory.]]
What kinds of otherworldly abilities does your character have, if any?:
[[This includes magic/superpowers/mutations/physical enhancements/anything at all that would not be possible in our reality (regardless of what is considered the "norm" in your character's canon).]]
If these powers need to be weakened in order to prevent your character from outright killing the patients they prey upon, please explain how you would do so:
[[Please try to answer the following: What exact powers will your character still be able to use? How many exact times? How exactly would they be weakened? Etc.]]
Does your character have any non-otherworldly abilities/training that surpass the norm?:
[[Are they a prestigious scholar? A martial arts master? A computer whiz? A spiritual guru? Please go into detail about any (humanly possible) above average expertise/training your character has in their canon.]]
Why do you feel like your character would work out better as a Nightshift-Only aggressor?:
[[Are they too reliant on their power? Too single-minded in their goals? Etc.]]
How would you justify your character fighting on the Institute's side?:
[[Is he/she an evil goonie by nature? A mindless monster? Possibly brainwashed slightly so that their original goals have merged with that of Landel's? Etc.]]
Third-Person Sample:
[[Replace this block of text with a sample post for your character in third person, past tense. We aren’t asking you to use a preset situation; just write him/her doing something that will give us a better idea of how you interpret him/her and a better understanding of how you approach writing in general. Your sample should be 500 words or more, should be from your character's point of view, and should be from a point in time in the character's life consistent with the characterization you'd be using while playing them in the RP. (Reusing a sample from a previous app to another community is totally fine so long as it meets the above criteria and represents your current writing style.)]]
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[[Finally, please attach one or more pictures of your character to your email so we can get an idea of who you're talking about. (An official, full-body photo/illustration would be best, but if such a picture doesn't exist, go with whatever best alternative you can find.) If your character is obscure to the point that you don't have any pictures at all, please say so here and make sure that your physical description is as fleshed-out as it can possibly be. If you're apping an animal/android/ethereal character who will be appearing in a human form at Landel's, still send us a picture of their original form, and, optionally, you can send us a picture of someone who looks similar to how your character's human form would look.]]