Define Roleplay:Acting through first person of a made up character.
What is Meta-gaming?: Using out of character information to gain an advantage or benefit in character.
What is Power-gaming?: Doing an act where you control everything and no one has a chance to react or retaliate.
Who can use flymod?: No one
IC Information
Character Name: Vector Grey
Character Race: Human
Character Class: Warrior
Character Role (out of the set roles): Warrior
Character Biography (should be at least 250 words): When Vector was just a boy, around 6 years old, that's when his life took a turn from normal to disturbed. His father went missing, without a trace. His grandfather put together a search party, consisting of Vector's mother, a strong warrior, and about a dozen of Vector's other relatives. Vector's cousin brings news of a large castle, about a 2 hour walk from the village Vector lived in. Vector's cousin, Samuel, has a very promising feeling that it's where Vector's father is kept. They wait a week to gather the right supplies, then they head out. Vector believes it was where his father was kept, as his family, did not return. Not a single person dared to try to find what took them, as all of Vector's family was a powerful force to be reckoned with. But from that day on, Vector had to grow up with no family at all. From that day on, even to this day, the only thing Vector plans to achieve, is find out what took his entire family. Vector spent almost his entire childhood living with his friend. He lived there for about 8 years and a half until he joined a gang, and that's when he moved in with one of his gang members. Vector's gang only lasted a few more months until they were caught by law enforcement, and shut down. A few people in his gang got away from the police, and Vector was not one of the lucky ones. Vector was taken to a detention centre, where he got in even more trouble. Vector found a few of his fellow gang members in the detention centre, and all they did together there was cause trouble. They jumped people, and did anything to earn their rank as the most ruthless in the centre. They eventually achieved that rank. Vector didn't get out for another 2 years, when he was 16, because he kept causing trouble. He was supposed to only be in there for 5 months for dealing illegal weapons and assault.
What are your character's ambitions: The only ambition going through Vector's mind, is to become powerful enough to find out what took his family.
What are your character's strengths?: Work hard under pressure, take a bad situation and make the most of it, very strong, intimidating, intelligent, crafty.
What are your character's weaknesses?: The only weakness Vector has is the love he has for his missing family, as it still haunts him everyday, and sabotages his skills in battle.
What are your character's fears?: Vector fears large insects, arachnids or large animals.
A guard walks up to you and tells you that you have been convicted of treason. What is your reaction?: Demand to be told the guard's reasoning, and if it is legitimate enough, willingly be arrested.
I've added class extensions to the OP. To everybody who is applying, please only apply for one of the four classes and a set role-not for any of the extensions.
Define Roleplay: The act of taking on the mannerisms, speech, and thought of someone you yourself are not.
What is Meta-gaming?: Taking something you have learned OOCly and bringing it into the game
What is Power-gaming?: Doing things that you can't do or making it so others cannot do something i.e. *Helldome Punches the player so hard he instantly dies*
Who can use flymod?: I would asume administrators but for the sake of things I'm going to say, no one.
IC Information
Character Name: Rurin Oresmith
Character Race: Dwarf
Character Class: Craftsman
Character Role (out of the set roles): Innkeeper
Character Biography (should be at least 250 words): Rurin grew up in a small Dwarven settlement in Araethon. His parents were miners by trade, but they were also merchants. Rurin's father was sly and clever and was able to convince a lot of people to buy what most would consider junk. From a young age Rurin watched his parents and learned that same slyness, but he also came to learn a sort of kindness that his parents never showed. As Rurin grew up he had a normal childhood, he played with his dwarven friends, he groomed his beard, all the things dwarven children do. Rurin was always happiest around people, but when he reached the age of manhood he left the town, left his friends, left his family. He decided it was time for adventure, and he wanted to go out and explore the world, so that's what he did. Rurin traveled through perilous Orc lands, he learned secrets of their culture and people along the way. While he was there he was nearly thrashed by a huge orc, but luckily he tricked the orc into thinking that he was a figment of his imagination. Rurin traveled through the Elven lands, he learned Elven healing techniques and how to cook elven foods. Rurin stayed in the elven lands for quite a while after meeting an elf who he fell madly in love with. Sadly the love between dwarf and Elf can never last, and so Rurin went on his way, continuing his long journey. Next Rurin came to the land of the Humans. In the human realm Rurin learned new fighting techniques and new songs to sing. Rurin took all the knowledge he had gained and returned to his homelands, the land of the Dwarves. He never returned to his old town, instead he headed to the Dwarven capital. Rurin had worked odd jobs through his twelve year journey and had ammassed a large amount of coin. With that coin he purchased himself an Inn that had sat abandoned sometime. In this inn Rurin could share his knowledge and some kindness with any stranger that walked through his doors. So what are you waiting for? Come on over for a drink!
What are your character's ambitions: To learn even more than what he already knows, to share his knowledge, to make friends
What are your character's strengths?: Kind, knowledgeable, Knows how to fight, is good at talking people into things
What are your character's weaknesses?: Kind to a fault, he gives more than he should
What are your character's fears?: Death, loss of his family and friends, small dark spaces, spiders
A guard walks up to you and tells you that you have been convicted of treason. What is your reaction?: Rurin would give the guard a smile and say "I'm sure there's some mistake sir, now if you just sit down here I'll grab us both a drink and we can talk this out."
I know Patrick hates this idea, but can someone be an Elf hippie? The King is a hippie and he needs some hippies with him. He has special "parties" in his house so. Yeah. Love, The Elf king
I'm the one without the shoes and beard in the picture.
Define Roleplay:Role-playing refers to the changing of one's behaviour to assume a role
What is Meta-gaming?: The act of using information to gain an advantage over another player inside of the game you are playing
What is Power-gaming?: ignoring the story line to make your character more powerful
Who can use flymod?: Nobody
IC Information
Character Name: Aeru
Character Race: elf
Character Class:warrior
Character Role (out of the set roles):warrior
Character Biography (should be at least 250 words):Aeru is only a little boy but when he grows older he wishes to be one of the greatest warriors and maybe even become a leader.Aeru wants to prove to many people that all elves arent only mages and archers that some can be in the thick of the battle with a sword in hand and shield in the other picking off enimes one by one. Aeru isnt one to stay back he wants to be right at the center. He practices sword fighting with his friend hyruga and while he is trying to do many goals his main goal is to find out who killed his little brother aremis and if he is even dead. Aeru is still only 8 but he works hard to do what he wants to must he takes classes from an old survivor on how to survive alone he works hard in school and trains hard Aeru is also pretty good with girls but thats not what he is always focused on. Aeru also has his pet dog grizzly who always helps aeru when he is in trouble. Aeru is very brave for his age every 4 weeks at one night he sneaks out with his wooden sword and goes to cathernias edge were people say to stay away and he watches the undead walk one time he even fought a zombie but even through all of his bravery he has one fear and thats of poison he tries to stay away from those poisonous spiders in the cave and if he encouters them he tries to run or fight them and finish them as quick as possible it all started when he was in a magi's hut he had a bad sickness that this magi could heal instead her using the spell to cure him she used a poison spell witch left him dizzy and in pain he had to stay like that for 3 days untill it was removed he was nearly dead then. That is Aeru the brave elven child. What are your character's ambitions: To become a strong leader and a swords men marry a beautiful girl and uncover the mystery of his brothers death or disappearance
What are your character's strengths?:Mele combat Strategy Mystery solving
What are your character's weaknesses?: Farming planting and Making tools
What are your character's fears?: Poison
A guard walks up to you and tells you that you have been convicted of treason. What is your reaction?: (if it is when my character is older i would say if it was alot of gaurds) well you got me take me to jail and while im being taken away i will plan my whole escape when i arrive there i would probally be disarmed so when the let go of my hands i will smash a gaurds head into the wall grab his weapon fight of the other gaurds but one of the gaurds will get me and stab me when i fall i will take the key form the gaurds pocket and hide it when he brings me into the cell i will sharpen something kill the gaurd. gaurding my cell use the key to break out and im free if they find me again then i would probally be excecuted if not i will just do my time in jail for that time.
Sorry for some bad grammar i was really in a rush here i hope i get in i was trying to get in silver age but idk if i still can anyways thank you for reading hope you enjoy.
Define Roleplay: my definiton: "When one takes up a role of a character and acts out as real life in his perspective"
What is Meta-gaming?: Someone: hey dude where are you? someone: at the curch in hammerfell. Its knowing something the character wouldnt know.
What is Power gaming?: Its pretty much progressing the story without caring about the story and atmosphere
Who can use flymod?: No one
IC Information
Character Name: Rufus Stronghand
Character Race: Dwarves
Character Class: Blacksmith
Character Role (out of the set roles): Craftsmen
Character Biography (should be at least 250 words):
Rufus Stronghand was born in a family of 3. as the oldest one he was placed with the role to watch over the young ones while his parents were gone. He liked to work in the Blacksmith's Area to make Strong axes and sharp swords. As a child people praised his work on a sword that was gifted to the king of dwarves. From then on he had a calling to be a blacksmith. He always wanted to be a Blacksmith. When he grew up he got married and hat 2 children. He was teaching his oldest son how to smith swords. He ran out of iron so he went with his son to the mines after that day he never saw his oldest son again. People say he killed his son for disrespecting him. So people and children are often wary in his presence. What really happened to Rufus's son was his son got very un-catious and fell into molten magma. He lost his strengths for crafting and slowly sunk down the pint of self misery. He had a drinking problem and gambled away all of his possesions. One of Rufus's good friends took away the rest of the things he owned for Rufus's Sake so he could not lose anything more. Soon people lost their respect for him and often laughed and loathed him. children would throw rocks at him and run off. He often got in fights and often won. but he shortly get arrested . His wife Sonja left him at the age of 30.
Rufus Stronghand was born in a family of 3. as the oldest one he was placed with the role to watch over the young ones while his parents were gone. He liked to work in the Blacksmith's Area to make Strong axes and sharp swords. As a child people praised his work on a sword that was gifted to the king of dwarves. From then on he had a calling to be a blacksmith. He always wanted to be a Blacksmith. When he grew up he got married and hat 2 children. He was teaching his oldest son how to smith swords. He ran out of iron so he went with his son to the mines after that day he never saw his oldest son again. People say he killed his son for disrespecting him. So people and children are often wary in his presence. What really happened to Rufus's son was his son got very un-catious and fell into molten magma. He lost his strengths for crafting and slowly sunk down the pint of self misery. He had a drinking problem and gambled away all of his possesions. One of Rufus's good friends took away the rest of the things he owned for Rufus's Sake so he could not lose anything more. Soon people lost their respect for him and often laughed and loathed him. children would throw rocks at him and run off. He often got in fights and often won. but he shortly get arrested . His wife Sonja left him at the age of 30.
What are your character's ambitions: Too become a world renouced smithy
What are your character's strengths?: Sword fighting
What are your character's weaknesses?: Easy to get enraged
What are your character's fears?: Loss of a loved one
A guard walks up to you and tells you that you have been convicted of treason. What is your reaction?: Punch him in the nose and run off hoping they wont catch me
Define Roleplay: Roleplay is acting in a role that you have created for yourself. The role is often based off the person you would rather be than your actual persona. Depressing Example: A woman fails University and resorts to working at the local supermarket until she can find a proper job. However, she escapes the boredom of life by becoming, in a game, the "Archmage of the entire UNIVERSE!”
What is Meta-gaming?: Meta-Gaming is breaking out of the role that you have forged for yourself in an RP, or simply acting out of character. Normally by acting on information someone told you while non-RPing. So if someone told you over, say, steam 'Well, the town hall actually only has a one block deep floor, and I know this because I watched them build it when the server was getting made. Therefore we should just tunnel underneath it to get to the saferoom."This would be cheating, as you would be breaking the fourth wall and thus the whole RP. Perhaps if the person typed the info into Minecraft chat it would not be Meta, because then the guards would have a chance of overhearing them and preventing the break-in. If it’s transmitted through something like steam however, they have no chance.
What is Power-gaming?: Power gaming is gaming not for the sake of the experience (or RP) but to obtain as much power and resources as possible. An example of this is going on a massive mining expedition stopping only when your character dies or gets a full inventory, without taking time to go back up to town, eat, socialise, inform others of how the expedition is going etc.
Who can use flymod?: Only people who have been given permission. “Magical powers of flight” probably isn’t a good RP reason either.
IC Information
Character Name: Daryndus Aevum
Character Race: Elf
Character Class: Don’t know the specifics, but a woodsman might be fitting for a teacher. (Excursions, etc)
Character Role (out of the set roles): SchoolTeacher
Character Biography (should be at least 250 words): Daryndus Aevum was left, as a baby, on the doorstep of Mr and Mrs Hard-Brew, a Dwarfish brewer and his hard drinking wife. If the owner of the house had been humans, he would have outlived his adopted parents, but as they were dwarves and of a sturdy constitution, the only issue was his rapidly growing height and pointy ears. Luckily, his hair soon grew over them, so that issue was removed. When he was 7, he contracted alemort fever and the dwarvish brewer sent for a doctor. Unfortunately, the doctor had just sampled some of the fine ales available from the family’s shop, so he was in no fit state to administer medicine. Who would have guessed that an improper dose of level II health potion and level I fire resistance would have caused a lifelong allergy to healing potions, resorting in a deep sleep till the effects wore off? Regardless, that put aside any question of the unlucky elf ever becoming a great warrior.
For a year, Daryndus lapsed into a great depression. At the merest mention of war, he would turn sour faced and retreat to his room, where strange noises were heard. His friends, already few to begin with, drifted away from him and it seemed all hope of a normal life was lost. The doctor, out of guilt, packed his bags and ran off to the next town and was never heard of again. One day, a travelling group of scholars came to town, and his parents, in an effort to distract him from his woe, brought him to see them. For reasons unknown, the bards and librarians struck him with awe, and he had a private meeting with the leader of the caravan group. He returned home that night with a satchel full of books, and locked himself in his room. The day before the caravan left, he said goodbye to his adoptive parents and joined the scholar’s caravans as assistant librarian. His parents were glad to see him, finally happy, making his way in the world.
He travelled with them for many years, and eventually, now a learned elf, left them at the elfish capital. Here he sought audience with the King and the outcome of their meeting was this: Aevum would be given a grant for the opening up of a school where the elves of the capital could be taught all manner of subjects. A year afterwards, he had not only established a reputation as a great loremaster, but as great dealer of secrets and information.
For him, knowledge, simply knowledge, is the greatest form of power.
What are your character's ambitions: To train a new generation of fearless warriors, magi and good-hearted citizens. He also collects many magical artifacts and occasionally goes on “long term service leave”, touring the lands with a handful of students to find new artifacts.
What are your character's strengths?: Persuasion, lore and knowledge. Whereas any barbarian may hack and slash through a dungeon, who told him of its whereabouts, the treasure inside, the beings he must defeat and the best way to deal with them?
What are your character's weaknesses?: Taking damadge and giving damadge. He trains people to fight, but doesn’t “lead by example”. He also has an allergy to healing potions, which nearly caused his end when he was a child. (Drinking one puts him in a deep sleep for 4-5 days).
What are your character's fears?: He is afraid of serious wounds, due to his allergy. He also has a phobia of skeletons, claiming their lack of flesh “just isn’t right”.
A guard walks up to you and tells you that you have been convicted of treason. What is your reaction?: If it is one guard, knock him out and steal his means of communicating with the rest of his squad, thus hindering his capture of myself and, by not killing him, not digging me deeper into a legal grave. However, if there are multiple guards, come quietly, as I am a schoolteacher, not an orcish berseker.. Then make sure I have a great lawyer or make plans of escape from jail. Maybe bribe the guards, but this would depend on how patriotic they were. Best outcome: I walk away a free man with some reimbursement. Worst Outcome: I get given capital punishment, in which case make an inspiring speech to try and turn the crowd against my captors.
Character Role (out of the set roles): Warrior
A guard walks up to you and tells you that you have been convicted of treason. What is your reaction?: Demand to be told the guard's reasoning, and if it is legitimate enough, willingly be arrested.
Username: Helldome
Age: 17
Country/Time Zone: USA, EST
Define Roleplay: The act of taking on the mannerisms, speech, and thought of someone you yourself are not.
What is Meta-gaming?: Taking something you have learned OOCly and bringing it into the game
What is Power-gaming?: Doing things that you can't do or making it so others cannot do something i.e. *Helldome Punches the player so hard he instantly dies*
Who can use flymod?: I would asume administrators but for the sake of things I'm going to say, no one.
IC Information
Character Name: Rurin Oresmith
Character Race: Dwarf
Character Class: Craftsman
Character Role (out of the set roles): Innkeeper
Character Biography (should be at least 250 words): Rurin grew up in a small Dwarven settlement in Araethon. His parents were miners by trade, but they were also merchants. Rurin's father was sly and clever and was able to convince a lot of people to buy what most would consider junk. From a young age Rurin watched his parents and learned that same slyness, but he also came to learn a sort of kindness that his parents never showed. As Rurin grew up he had a normal childhood, he played with his dwarven friends, he groomed his beard, all the things dwarven children do. Rurin was always happiest around people, but when he reached the age of manhood he left the town, left his friends, left his family. He decided it was time for adventure, and he wanted to go out and explore the world, so that's what he did. Rurin traveled through perilous Orc lands, he learned secrets of their culture and people along the way. While he was there he was nearly thrashed by a huge orc, but luckily he tricked the orc into thinking that he was a figment of his imagination. Rurin traveled through the Elven lands, he learned Elven healing techniques and how to cook elven foods. Rurin stayed in the elven lands for quite a while after meeting an elf who he fell madly in love with. Sadly the love between dwarf and Elf can never last, and so Rurin went on his way, continuing his long journey. Next Rurin came to the land of the Humans. In the human realm Rurin learned new fighting techniques and new songs to sing. Rurin took all the knowledge he had gained and returned to his homelands, the land of the Dwarves. He never returned to his old town, instead he headed to the Dwarven capital. Rurin had worked odd jobs through his twelve year journey and had ammassed a large amount of coin. With that coin he purchased himself an Inn that had sat abandoned sometime. In this inn Rurin could share his knowledge and some kindness with any stranger that walked through his doors. So what are you waiting for? Come on over for a drink!
What are your character's ambitions: To learn even more than what he already knows, to share his knowledge, to make friends
What are your character's strengths?: Kind, knowledgeable, Knows how to fight, is good at talking people into things
What are your character's weaknesses?: Kind to a fault, he gives more than he should
What are your character's fears?: Death, loss of his family and friends, small dark spaces, spiders
A guard walks up to you and tells you that you have been convicted of treason. What is your reaction?: Rurin would give the guard a smile and say "I'm sure there's some mistake sir, now if you just sit down here I'll grab us both a drink and we can talk this out."
Character Role (out of the set roles):
A guard walks up to you and tells you that you have been convicted of treason. What is'your reaction?:Spend my time
I'm the one without the shoes and beard in the picture.
Username: MohawkBoi
Age:16
Country/Time Zone:US/EDT
Define Roleplay:Role-playing refers to the changing of one's behaviour to assume a role
What is Meta-gaming?: The act of using information to gain an advantage over another player inside of the game you are playing
What is Power-gaming?: ignoring the story line to make your character more powerful
Who can use flymod?: Nobody
IC Information
Character Name: Aeru
Character Race: elf
Character Class:warrior
Character Role (out of the set roles):warrior
Character Biography (should be at least 250 words):Aeru is only a little boy but when he grows older he wishes to be one of the greatest warriors and maybe even become a leader.Aeru wants to prove to many people that all elves arent only mages and archers that some can be in the thick of the battle with a sword in hand and shield in the other picking off enimes one by one. Aeru isnt one to stay back he wants to be right at the center. He practices sword fighting with his friend hyruga and while he is trying to do many goals his main goal is to find out who killed his little brother aremis and if he is even dead. Aeru is still only 8 but he works hard to do what he wants to must he takes classes from an old survivor on how to survive alone he works hard in school and trains hard Aeru is also pretty good with girls but thats not what he is always focused on. Aeru also has his pet dog grizzly who always helps aeru when he is in trouble. Aeru is very brave for his age every 4 weeks at one night he sneaks out with his wooden sword and goes to cathernias edge were people say to stay away and he watches the undead walk one time he even fought a zombie but even through all of his bravery he has one fear and thats of poison he tries to stay away from those poisonous spiders in the cave and if he encouters them he tries to run or fight them and finish them as quick as possible it all started when he was in a magi's hut he had a bad sickness that this magi could heal instead her using the spell to cure him she used a poison spell witch left him dizzy and in pain he had to stay like that for 3 days untill it was removed he was nearly dead then. That is Aeru the brave elven child.
What are your character's ambitions: To become a strong leader and a swords men marry a beautiful girl and uncover the mystery of his brothers death or disappearance
What are your character's strengths?:Mele combat Strategy Mystery solving
What are your character's weaknesses?: Farming planting and Making tools
What are your character's fears?: Poison
A guard walks up to you and tells you that you have been convicted of treason. What is your reaction?: (if it is when my character is older i would say if it was alot of gaurds) well you got me take me to jail and while im being taken away i will plan my whole escape when i arrive there i would probally be disarmed so when the let go of my hands i will smash a gaurds head into the wall grab his weapon fight of the other gaurds but one of the gaurds will get me and stab me when i fall i will take the key form the gaurds pocket and hide it when he brings me into the cell i will sharpen something kill the gaurd. gaurding my cell use the key to break out and im free if they find me again then i would probally be excecuted if not i will just do my time in jail for that time.
Sorry for some bad grammar i was really in a rush here i hope i get in i was trying to get in silver age but idk if i still can anyways thank you for reading hope you enjoy.
Age:13
Country/Time Zone:U.S.A
Define Roleplay: my definiton: "When one takes up a role of a character and acts out as real life in his perspective"
What is Meta-gaming?: Someone: hey dude where are you? someone: at the curch in hammerfell. Its knowing something the character wouldnt know.
What is Power gaming?: Its pretty much progressing the story without caring about the story and atmosphere
Who can use flymod?: No one
IC Information
Character Name: Rufus Stronghand
Character Race: Dwarves
Character Class: Blacksmith
Character Role (out of the set roles): Craftsmen
Character Biography (should be at least 250 words):
Rufus Stronghand was born in a family of 3. as the oldest one he was placed with the role to watch over the young ones while his parents were gone. He liked to work in the Blacksmith's Area to make Strong axes and sharp swords. As a child people praised his work on a sword that was gifted to the king of dwarves. From then on he had a calling to be a blacksmith. He always wanted to be a Blacksmith. When he grew up he got married and hat 2 children. He was teaching his oldest son how to smith swords. He ran out of iron so he went with his son to the mines after that day he never saw his oldest son again. People say he killed his son for disrespecting him. So people and children are often wary in his presence. What really happened to Rufus's son was his son got very un-catious and fell into molten magma. He lost his strengths for crafting and slowly sunk down the pint of self misery. He had a drinking problem and gambled away all of his possesions. One of Rufus's good friends took away the rest of the things he owned for Rufus's Sake so he could not lose anything more. Soon people lost their respect for him and often laughed and loathed him. children would throw rocks at him and run off. He often got in fights and often won. but he shortly get arrested . His wife Sonja left him at the age of 30.
Rufus Stronghand was born in a family of 3. as the oldest one he was placed with the role to watch over the young ones while his parents were gone. He liked to work in the Blacksmith's Area to make Strong axes and sharp swords. As a child people praised his work on a sword that was gifted to the king of dwarves. From then on he had a calling to be a blacksmith. He always wanted to be a Blacksmith. When he grew up he got married and hat 2 children. He was teaching his oldest son how to smith swords. He ran out of iron so he went with his son to the mines after that day he never saw his oldest son again. People say he killed his son for disrespecting him. So people and children are often wary in his presence. What really happened to Rufus's son was his son got very un-catious and fell into molten magma. He lost his strengths for crafting and slowly sunk down the pint of self misery. He had a drinking problem and gambled away all of his possesions. One of Rufus's good friends took away the rest of the things he owned for Rufus's Sake so he could not lose anything more. Soon people lost their respect for him and often laughed and loathed him. children would throw rocks at him and run off. He often got in fights and often won. but he shortly get arrested . His wife Sonja left him at the age of 30.
What are your character's ambitions: Too become a world renouced smithy
What are your character's strengths?: Sword fighting
What are your character's weaknesses?: Easy to get enraged
What are your character's fears?: Loss of a loved one
A guard walks up to you and tells you that you have been convicted of treason. What is your reaction?: Punch him in the nose and run off hoping they wont catch me
Helldome (Macintoshery21) - Dwarf Inkeeper
Mohawkboi (Mohawkboi0 - Elven Soldier
OptimistPrime (OptimistPrime) - Dwarven Blacksmith
Deferred
tehBlobLord
Like_A_BAWSE
morlock2200
jackospider
sooo.... Will i get messaged with the ip? or do i only get it if i have skype?
Your biography...... -facedesk-
I'll give you a hint.
(Must be at least _____ words)
I'm serious.
Age: 15
Country/Time Zone: Australia
Define Roleplay: Roleplay is acting in a role that you have created for yourself. The role is often based off the person you would rather be than your actual persona. Depressing Example: A woman fails University and resorts to working at the local supermarket until she can find a proper job. However, she escapes the boredom of life by becoming, in a game, the "Archmage of the entire UNIVERSE!”
What is Meta-gaming?: Meta-Gaming is breaking out of the role that you have forged for yourself in an RP, or simply acting out of character. Normally by acting on information someone told you while non-RPing. So if someone told you over, say, steam 'Well, the town hall actually only has a one block deep floor, and I know this because I watched them build it when the server was getting made. Therefore we should just tunnel underneath it to get to the saferoom."This would be cheating, as you would be breaking the fourth wall and thus the whole RP. Perhaps if the person typed the info into Minecraft chat it would not be Meta, because then the guards would have a chance of overhearing them and preventing the break-in. If it’s transmitted through something like steam however, they have no chance.
What is Power-gaming?: Power gaming is gaming not for the sake of the experience (or RP) but to obtain as much power and resources as possible. An example of this is going on a massive mining expedition stopping only when your character dies or gets a full inventory, without taking time to go back up to town, eat, socialise, inform others of how the expedition is going etc.
Who can use flymod?: Only people who have been given permission. “Magical powers of flight” probably isn’t a good RP reason either.
IC Information
Character Name: Daryndus Aevum
Character Race: Elf
Character Class: Don’t know the specifics, but a woodsman might be fitting for a teacher. (Excursions, etc)
Character Role (out of the set roles): SchoolTeacher
Character Biography (should be at least 250 words): Daryndus Aevum was left, as a baby, on the doorstep of Mr and Mrs Hard-Brew, a Dwarfish brewer and his hard drinking wife. If the owner of the house had been humans, he would have outlived his adopted parents, but as they were dwarves and of a sturdy constitution, the only issue was his rapidly growing height and pointy ears. Luckily, his hair soon grew over them, so that issue was removed. When he was 7, he contracted alemort fever and the dwarvish brewer sent for a doctor. Unfortunately, the doctor had just sampled some of the fine ales available from the family’s shop, so he was in no fit state to administer medicine. Who would have guessed that an improper dose of level II health potion and level I fire resistance would have caused a lifelong allergy to healing potions, resorting in a deep sleep till the effects wore off? Regardless, that put aside any question of the unlucky elf ever becoming a great warrior.
For a year, Daryndus lapsed into a great depression. At the merest mention of war, he would turn sour faced and retreat to his room, where strange noises were heard. His friends, already few to begin with, drifted away from him and it seemed all hope of a normal life was lost. The doctor, out of guilt, packed his bags and ran off to the next town and was never heard of again. One day, a travelling group of scholars came to town, and his parents, in an effort to distract him from his woe, brought him to see them. For reasons unknown, the bards and librarians struck him with awe, and he had a private meeting with the leader of the caravan group. He returned home that night with a satchel full of books, and locked himself in his room. The day before the caravan left, he said goodbye to his adoptive parents and joined the scholar’s caravans as assistant librarian. His parents were glad to see him, finally happy, making his way in the world.
He travelled with them for many years, and eventually, now a learned elf, left them at the elfish capital. Here he sought audience with the King and the outcome of their meeting was this: Aevum would be given a grant for the opening up of a school where the elves of the capital could be taught all manner of subjects. A year afterwards, he had not only established a reputation as a great loremaster, but as great dealer of secrets and information.
For him, knowledge, simply knowledge, is the greatest form of power.
What are your character's ambitions: To train a new generation of fearless warriors, magi and good-hearted citizens. He also collects many magical artifacts and occasionally goes on “long term service leave”, touring the lands with a handful of students to find new artifacts.
What are your character's strengths?: Persuasion, lore and knowledge. Whereas any barbarian may hack and slash through a dungeon, who told him of its whereabouts, the treasure inside, the beings he must defeat and the best way to deal with them?
What are your character's weaknesses?: Taking damadge and giving damadge. He trains people to fight, but doesn’t “lead by example”. He also has an allergy to healing potions, which nearly caused his end when he was a child. (Drinking one puts him in a deep sleep for 4-5 days).
What are your character's fears?: He is afraid of serious wounds, due to his allergy. He also has a phobia of skeletons, claiming their lack of flesh “just isn’t right”.
A guard walks up to you and tells you that you have been convicted of treason. What is your reaction?: If it is one guard, knock him out and steal his means of communicating with the rest of his squad, thus hindering his capture of myself and, by not killing him, not digging me deeper into a legal grave. However, if there are multiple guards, come quietly, as I am a schoolteacher, not an orcish berseker.. Then make sure I have a great lawyer or make plans of escape from jail. Maybe bribe the guards, but this would depend on how patriotic they were. Best outcome: I walk away a free man with some reimbursement. Worst Outcome: I get given capital punishment, in which case make an inspiring speech to try and turn the crowd against my captors.