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bravenewmods) wrote2013-12-07 04:36 pm
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Application Post
THIS POST IS FOR ARCHIVE PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN FIND THE NEW APPLICATION POST HERE.
Applications are currently OPEN.
Interested in applying to Brave New World? Simply fill out the form below and submit it! We do have some rules, though.
-Brave New World is an Alternate Universe game. All canon characters must be crafted specifically into the setting in order to be applied. Additionally, Original Characters may be applied, they too must be specifically crafted to the setting.
-You are permitted to either post the application directly to this page in a comment or to post the application elsewhere (preferably your character's journal) and link it in a comment here.
-Applications may take up to one week to process, and revisions up to three days. We'll do our best to get to them as soon as possible, however.
-If you are asked for revisions, please re-submit them within 72 hours of mod response. If no revisions are received within that period of time, your character will be made available again and someone else may submit an application for them.
-If you are rejected, don't worry, you can always try again! We currently have no limits on how many times a person may apply for a character; however, we do reserve the right to ban a person from apping a certain character if it gets too far out of hand.
-We do not accept application challenges. If you apply for a character that already has been applied for or reserved by somebody else, the other person will receive due consideration first. If they are rejected, their reserve expires, or they fail to re-submit revisions within 72 hours of a mod revision request, then, and only then, will we consider your application.
Prior to February 3rd, 2014, we asked that anyone who wished to apply a character from outside Union contact us first for approval. However, this no longer requires approval as long as the character is from a small, outside settlement and does not intend to return. If you intend to make use of a large civilization outside of Union, please still do contact us so we can discuss details. We generally prefer characters to come from settlements already established in game. We also ask that you contact us to talk things over if you plan to include any major actions by the NPCs of the city of Union in your application: for example, if you are attempting to app a murderer and you need to talk about how Union would respond to his crime.
Whenever in doubt, please feel free to contact the mods with any questions you may have! If your application includes some detail that conflicts with the established societal norms of Union, we'll respond to let you know. This does not mean your app is unacceptable! We absolutely want to work with everyone to make sure they can get an AU that they can enjoy. At the most extreme end, we can even accommodate things like people who want to work to bring down Union, but again, please do contact us to hash out details.
To submit an application, fill out the form below and submit it:
Applications are currently OPEN.
Interested in applying to Brave New World? Simply fill out the form below and submit it! We do have some rules, though.
-Brave New World is an Alternate Universe game. All canon characters must be crafted specifically into the setting in order to be applied. Additionally, Original Characters may be applied, they too must be specifically crafted to the setting.
-You are permitted to either post the application directly to this page in a comment or to post the application elsewhere (preferably your character's journal) and link it in a comment here.
-Applications may take up to one week to process, and revisions up to three days. We'll do our best to get to them as soon as possible, however.
-If you are asked for revisions, please re-submit them within 72 hours of mod response. If no revisions are received within that period of time, your character will be made available again and someone else may submit an application for them.
-If you are rejected, don't worry, you can always try again! We currently have no limits on how many times a person may apply for a character; however, we do reserve the right to ban a person from apping a certain character if it gets too far out of hand.
-We do not accept application challenges. If you apply for a character that already has been applied for or reserved by somebody else, the other person will receive due consideration first. If they are rejected, their reserve expires, or they fail to re-submit revisions within 72 hours of a mod revision request, then, and only then, will we consider your application.
A Guide to Ease the Process of Applying - Skip if You Feel Prepared
As there is quite a bit of information to get through, we do encourage everyone to read through all the pages in the Directory before applying. However, pages that absolutely need to be read include the following:
Premise: A description of the game, and an introduction to the history of Union (the city in which the characters live) and what it means to be Enlightened.
Rules and FAQ: A basic Q&A addressing game mechanics can be found in the FAQ, including a basic outline concerning Bonding with Pokémon and rules concerning levels and Pokémon attacks, a description of our communication network (Warp Bands), and a description of Enlightened and Enhanced Items.
The City of Union: A post describing the physical locations within the City of Union. New areas may be added by players as they wish.
Society & Culture: A post describing the culture and the social mores of the civilization within Union as well as a listing of important Union-specific professions. You may choose to have your character serve as one of these professions or as another less Pokémon-specific profession like 'waiter' or 'chef'. This post may be of particular importance for crafting a working AU for your character.
The Enlightened: A post describing what it means to be Enlightened as well as Enlightened abilities you may choose for your character and how they affect game mechanics. As a note, any character who does not want to have special skills should choose the skill 'Far from Ordinary', which essentially means they do not have powers.
Training, Bonding, and Leveling: While this post is not essential for reading before the app, the details given on bonding with Pokémon will need to be understood to get the most out of the game.
Starter Pokémon: A list of all the starter Pokémon that may be chosen. Please pick one and note it in your application. Your starter does not have to share one of your character's types.
AU Planning: Before applying, it may be helpful to glance through this post and see if you can make plans with someone to have prior CR or to otherwise plan for future CR. You may also post on our Plotting Comm, which is open to all, to see if anyone would be willing to hash out some AU details with you.
Plot Timeline: As the game has been running now for several months, it may be helpful to glance through to see which events your character would logically have experienced as a citizen of Union before you begin to play them.
Prior to February 3rd, 2014, we asked that anyone who wished to apply a character from outside Union contact us first for approval. However, this no longer requires approval as long as the character is from a small, outside settlement and does not intend to return. If you intend to make use of a large civilization outside of Union, please still do contact us so we can discuss details. We generally prefer characters to come from settlements already established in game. We also ask that you contact us to talk things over if you plan to include any major actions by the NPCs of the city of Union in your application: for example, if you are attempting to app a murderer and you need to talk about how Union would respond to his crime.
Whenever in doubt, please feel free to contact the mods with any questions you may have! If your application includes some detail that conflicts with the established societal norms of Union, we'll respond to let you know. This does not mean your app is unacceptable! We absolutely want to work with everyone to make sure they can get an AU that they can enjoy. At the most extreme end, we can even accommodate things like people who want to work to bring down Union, but again, please do contact us to hash out details.
To submit an application, fill out the form below and submit it:
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AU History:
Note: I have spoken and gotten permission from the Sora to integrate him into Roxas' AU history!
Out in the ocean away from the Union was a small fishing community called Destiny. This island was where Roxas grew up with his family including his twin brother Sora. Let’s just say that their parents aren’t expecting twins. So when their parents found out they simply scrambled Sora’s name and stuck an ‘x’ in the middle of it to form the name Roxas. He spent a lot of time on the beach hanging out with family and friends doing a variety of things. Swimming, eating ice cream, and playing games are just a few of many things that they did. He would also learn about the village and sometimes wondered how it would be to go and travel the world. Overall his time at the island was fairly peaceful.
That is until Roxas became fourteen. For several nights Roxas had started to have nightmares but kept them to himself as he didn’t want to worry anyone about them. It was on a stormy night soon after when his peaceful life would completely shatter. Someone had gone and angered the local Pokemon who decided to attack the village in retaliation. Many Zubat, enough to cover the sky in pitch blackness,burst out of their caves and swarmed the village. Like many other villages Roxas was attacked and almost killed. What had saved him was his Enlightened abilities fully awakening.
However, while his Enlightened abilities kept him from death it arguably didn’t keep him from what many might call a fate worst than death. While Roxas was trying to make his way towards the boats a wave of Zubats overcame him and caused him to fall. Roxas’ head slammed against a nearby rock and instantly he was unconscious. He was temporarily saved by another villager who brought him to the nearest boat left the island. But the waves were violent from the storm that night. The small boat he was in couldn’t handle the waves crashing and inevitably everyone who was on the boat, Roxas included, was knocked into the water as the boat flipped.
Later Roxas was found alone and still unconscious on the shores of Union by a few members of the Government. They took him in and when he finally woke up carefully asked him a few questions.. However, due to the impact his head suffered he didn't remember anything but his first name. He couldn't tell them where he was from, who he was, nor about any family. They examined in more for anything that could help and found out one thing: that Roxas was an Enlightened. The government took Roxas to the long-term psychiatric care facility attached to the Medical Center to be cared for and watched.
In order to help him the doctors first began easy by teaching him what he would know at his age. Roxas was a quick learner and memorized everything he was taught with ease. He was also able to pick up on the smallest detail due to his ability. But when it came to human interaction he was nothing more than a zombie. He would do anything he was asked without question such as any chores he was given or any thing he had to do for their studies before returning to his room. The doctors would try to speak to him normally but he rarely responded or reacted. When he did he would be nothing more than a few words or a small action such as a nod or a shake of the head. The doctors concluded that this repressed personality was due to his intense amnesia.
About a half a year later the doctors brought Roxas outside over for him to be overwhelmed by the sudden change in scenery. They realized they have made a mistake in keeping him secluded. So to combat his zombie-like state and to overall help him Roxas was given a Pokemon to bond with. When he was told to give it a nickname the first name that had came to his mind was 'Sora' as if he was subconsciously remembering the name from his past. From henceforth Roxas still kept to a zombie-like state around the doctors but slowly he started to open up to Sora the Eevee, talking to it and showing more emotion than he ever did to anyone else.
Every now and then he would continue to be allowed to go outside in small hopes that he would go and find someone to talk to and be more at ease with the outdoors. But whenever he did so he would stay close to the Medical Center and do nothing but spend time with Sora the Eevee. So little was gained from doing that.
Recently, the doctors at the that have been taken care of him had decided that he's ready, at least physically and with enough knowledge, to be enrolled into the university. They hypothesized that if they put Roxas in an environment where he is with others of around the same age then he will eventually open up to more than just Sora the Eevee. He had only started school about two weeks prior so no progress has been made but they didn't expect it to work immediately.
History might be altered a bit if need be (for canon mates such as Axel and Xion). But overall it should be all right since he won’t be talking much to begin with. And especially not about his hometown because he doesn’t remember.
AU Deviation:
Initially Roxas will be in a state where he is what you would describe a ‘zombie’: doesn’t say much, just does what someone says, and doesn’t really question things.The reason for this due to the head damage. Not only did it cause the amnesia but it also caused his personality to be repressed as well. Although the doctors have tried to help his current state there has not been much progress; the only thing that had seemed to help so far is giving him his Eevee.
Due to staying in the Medical Center (for health reasons as they wait for his head injury to fully heal) for several months Roxas feels overwhelmed by the outdoors. He only goes outside occasionally so Sora (his Eevee) can get some fresh air and when he is told to do so. But when he does he keeps close to the Medical Center and doesn’t stray far. Currently the only one who he is not a complete zombie to is his Eevee, Sora. He had started to open up to the Pokemon, having a more cheerful disposition and talks more when he is with the Eevee and no one else.
Thus when he meets someone new he might not speak more than a few words or very small sentences. Perhaps not even that as if it applies he’ll simply give them a nod or a shake depending on his answer. He will seem uninterested with a seemingly blank stare with little to no emotions.
Roxas wasn’t always like this and will eventually to go back to his old - more canon - self as time goes on. Before the attack on Destiny and his amnesia Roxas was much more like he was mid-late game of Days and during his seven days in Twilight Town. Cheerful, energetic, curious, sarcastic, and spent a lot of time outside with friends and family. As he hears more about what he doesn’t hear about in University and in the care facilit -- such as places that they only touched on as they were cautious about telling him information that might have led to him wanting to go out and explore during his recovery -- Roxas will slowly become more curious. For human interaction when he slowly starts to bond with others he will start to phase out of his zombie state and become more as an actual human being. The first steps will be talking more and showing more emotion, before stepping into how he used to be. Any memories he remembers will also contribute as well.
Arguably Roxas is less selfish in his current state of mind. Roxas doesn’t do anything for himself and only does what the doctors tell him he should do. The only time he takes things into his own hand is when Sora the Eevee wants to go outside. Later on he won’t become more selfish per se but he’ll start thinking more on his own terms and do more what he wants to do and not just what the doctors ask him to do (though they are usually simple things such as taking his medicine and so not stray far). Especially if it’s people he had actually gotten to known and grown close to.
Patience with Roxas is important. Trying to force Roxas to remember his memories will cause him to become frustrated. Don’t try to forcibly break him out of his shell either as it won’t end well. Although Roxas doesn’t remember his past he’s not naive about the world. Something bad happened to cause his memory loss and so the world isn’t a nice place out there. He’s safer in the care facility despite not having anyone but Sora (the Eevee) close and having been tested on. He’ll eventually go outside - possibly even remember how much he wants to do so - but it’ll take him and another thing you shouldn’t force him on. But it doesn’t mean he won’t seem curious about the world out there. The more he hears about it the more he might want to see for himself.
So overall Roxas will start off in a zombie state and eventually become a more energetic cheerful kid who can be sarcastic and sometimes quick to anger. Much like canon with a few differences.
Third-Person Sample
It was the first day of school.
The doctors that had been taking care and watching Roxas have agreed that he had recovered enough to attend the University. Physically, that is. His current mental state was part of the reason why they had made this decision to begin with.
There was little reaction from Roxas when he heard that he was going to attend the University. He’s heard that they were going to do this for months so there was little surprise. But there was a part of him that wasn’t sure if he wanted to go. The world outside the care facility still made him uneasy and he had to go outside in order to get to the University. But he knows that is their intention. If memory serves him right the past few weeks they have asked him to go outside more often than normal. And once a week a doctor would take him on a walk a little farther than he normally goes each time. Last week they made it to the University itself before turning around.
Despite being uneasy about the trip Roxas can feel a little excitement deep down. He’ll get to learn more than what he has learned so far at the care facility. He could tell that they were taking extra caution to not talk much about the places surrounding the city. But will the University do the same? He might feel overwhelmed by the outdoors but there was a part of him that both did and didn’t want to know more. He still wasn’t sure whether he wants to pursue his past. Not when his head hurts whenever the thought of it came up.
Roxas’ backpack was filled with all the items that he received from the doctors. A few pencils, paper, as well as a notebook. He zipped up the backpack and swung it around his back before he felt something against his leg. He looked down to see that it was none other than his Eevee, Sora, who had padded over to give him the affectionate rub after he was done packing. He smiled at the Eevee and bent down to scoop him up into his arms.
“Today’s the day. Ready to see what it brings us?” Roxas asked his only friend. Sora’s response was a cheerful one and Roxas couldn’t help but smile. At least he wasn’t completely alone. He had Sora and as long as he was with him he didn’t have to think about any of those other concerns.
There was then a knock on the door before it opened. “Are you ready?” was asked from the other side. It was one of the doctors.
Roxas simply nodded his head at the doctor. He followed the man out afterwards as he was led to the University.
This was it. Time to hope for the best. As much as he could muster in his current state.
and finally this edit to Affinity Proficiently at second evolution:
Affinity Proficiency - If he shares a type with one of his Pokemon that Pokemon has the ability to replicate itself if they have a really strong bond. However, the replica is significantly weaker than its original and uses energy from the original to form and if either his Pokemon, Roxas himself, or the replica suffers enough damage then it will disappear. If it lasts until the end of battle it will still disappear but it’s remaining energy will go back to the original Pokemon. Based off of the bonds he formed with his replica Xion.
Approved!
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-Alphabetically by player name, add your information to the Contact Page.
-Add your information to the Taken Page by filling out the form.
-If your character is part of an organization like the City Guard, go to the Organization page and fill out the form there.
-If you haven’t already, swing by
-As the game progresses, please keep track of your Pokémon and other acquisitions/statistics on a post within your own journal. An example template may be seen here.
-Your character tag for use on the IC comm is [kingdom hearts: roxas].
NOTES:
-Like Sora, we'll get in contact with you if we ever intend to do anything regarding the Destiny Islands.