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wpsfaculty) wrote2019-05-15 01:25 am
wpsfaculty) wrote2019-05-15 01:25 am
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Application Queue
Once applications open, they will always be open until such time the character cap is reached. Applications will be reviewed as timely as possible, but if you haven't received a response in 3 days, please contact the mod account.
• Please post your application in one comment to this entry
• If the written history is long, you are welcome to link to it in a separate post on the character's journal.
• Applications may receive a verdict of Accepted, Declined, or Revisions.
Declined applications may be reworked and submitted one week after a decline. If they are declined three times, they may not be resubmitted.
Revisions should be submitted within 48 of receiving the request. If there is a reason you cannot, please contact the Mod Account.
• There are currently 80 open character slots.
• There are currently 0 casts close to cap.
• Reserved apps take priority over non-reserves.
When near cap, only reserved apps will be reviewed the cap is reached or all reserves have expired. All apps will be placed in a reserve queue and reviewed once a slot opens up, following the priority of Reserved → Non-Reserved.
application guide.
player information.
Name: Or Online Handle
Age: Your age (approximation is fine)
Contact: Any contact is fine (Plurk, Discord, PM)
Other Character(s): List other characters currently in play at Dead House.
character information.
Name: In western order, please.
Canon: Please specify which if there are multiple versions.
Canon Point: Please be as specific as possible.
Age: Please specify whether they are canonly physically or mentally older or younger than they appear as well.
(canon) background: A brief summary of the character's place in canon and their history. Bullet points are acceptable, as are links to wikis.
(original) world & history: A brief (bullet points accepted) description of the original character's world, their place in it, and their personal history.
(CRAU) background: A brief synopsis of how the character changed from their original canon version including any new abilities or skills they learned, personality changes, etc. Bullet points accepted.
abilities: Please list any abilities the character possesses, powers-based or otherwise, and specify any that would require being nerfed. These abilities would also include any specialist, non-supernatural abilities as well.
Personality: Please illustrate the character's strengths and weaknesses. 300 words is a good target length, and it need not be exhaustive, but we should come away with a solid understanding of who they are as a person.
Why do you feel this character is a good fit for the setting? This need not be exhaustive, either, and can sometimes be summed up in a sentence, but we ask that you explain why you feel the character would fit well in the game setting in regards to the types of events they'll be facing and the psychological stress they'll be subjected to.
Writing sample(s): This can be anything as long as it is from within the last year and doesn't break the 4th wall (such as dear_mun or dear_player).
submit an application.
Please copy the form below and use it for your application, which should be submitted in one comment below. If need be, histories for original characters can be linked to posts on their journals. Please remove any lines that are not applicable.
tim drake | dc comics (rebirth) | not reserved.
Name: Rae
Age: thirtysomething
Contact: gothmoth @ plurk; gothmoth#3738 @ the disco(rd)
character information.
Name: Timothy Jackson “Tim” Drake, aka Red Robin
Canon: DC Comics (Rebirth)
Canon Point: Detective Comics #940 (as the second wave of drones hits, but before he’s whisked away to a holding cell in time prison, a point which will leave Tim with the belief - initially - that he has been killed).
Age: 18
(canon) background: SIGH. Look, comics are a disaster, not even DC knows what's up with continuity, it's a nightmarish tangle of retcons and rewrites. Here’s Tim at Wikipedia and DC Database (one, two.) Rebirth re-retcons a lot of the dumb ideas about Tim's origin story and history that New 52 introduced so you can probably disregard most of that.
abilities: Tim is a mere mortal, but he possesses natural gifts and a lot of top-tier training. He has a genius-level intellect (his IQ is recorded as 142) and is noted as the most intellectually gifted of all the Robins. His skills in investigation were evident even as a child, since he was able to deduce the true identities of Batman and Robin by the tender age of 9, and they’ve only increased under Batman’s training. Even Bruce Wayne has remarked that Tim could someday surpass him as the world’s greatest detective, a title currently held by none other than him, so that’s high praise for Tim’s abilities. Tim’s also extremely skilled in tactical analysis, able to formulate and execute plans of attack on the fly, noted by Batman as having “the best tactical mind of any partner I’ve worked with.”
Other than his mental abilities, Tim is also in peak physical condition, and well trained in hand-to-hand combat by none other than Batman himself, in addition to several other experts in those fields. He’s a master of several martial arts, including judo and karate, and is highly skilled in fighting with a bo staff, which is his weapon of choice, though he’s also handy with throwing weapons like batarangs, shuriken, etc. He’s been trained in acrobatics and gymnastics, though it didn’t come easily for him, and he also learned stealth, disguise, and escapology during his training as Robin.
Finally, it’s worth noting that Tim is highly skilled in operating computers, hacking, and programming. His accomplishments in this arena include building a supercomputer and its programs from scratch, as well as hacking an entire drone army and reprogramming their targets, and he’s also shown to be capable of hacking Kryptonian tech.
Personality:
● Strengths.:
Belief: What Tim believes and the strength of those beliefs define Tim and shape his actions. Tim’s beliefs that Batman is important to Gotham and that Batman needs a Robin to not only function but be his best self are the heart of his origin story, where Tim became the very Robin that Batman needed – not because he believed he was the best person to fill this role, but because he alone saw what was necessary and was willing to make it happen. Tim passionately believes in doing good – as much of it as he possibly can. He has no qualms about working outside of the law as a vigilante, or about using violent methods to achieve his goals of fighting crime and saving lives, but his actions are all guided by his belief that he is doing the right thing. Tim also follows a strict moral code – Batman’s code. There are ironclad lines he won’t cross – namely, he won’t kill.
Responsibility: Tim displays an extremely high sense of responsibility; you don’t fight an unending war on crime as a masked vigilante without a strong sense of personal ownership on the subject, and Tim has felt that call since he was 13 years old. Tim holds himself to stupidly high standards of performance and pushes himself to meet them; when he isn’t able to perform as he expects of himself, he blames himself for the negative outcomes, such as when people are hurt or killed as a result of his actions or mistakes.
Dedication: When Tim decides to take up a cause, there’s very little that can stand in the way of him reaching his goals. He isn’t ruthless or overly reckless in his approach; he’s decisive and determined, confident in his abilities, and doesn’t quit until the job is done.
● Weaknesses:
Obsessive: The flip side of having passionate beliefs and a resolve that doesn’t quit is that when they’re left unchecked, they make a sharp turn into obsession. Tim demonstrates this behavior time and time again, such as when his belief that Bruce Wayne, who appeared to be dead but was still alive and trapped in time, sent him on an all-consuming spiral to prove his claims were right, which included pushing away his friends and family and teaming up with notorious international terrorist Ra’s al Ghul. Not Tim’s finest moments, even if his beliefs turned out to be correct.
Self-sacrificing: While this might seem like a virtue, in Tim’s case, it often isn’t; in his dedication to his work and drive to achieve, he routinely pushes himself into behavior that is problematic if not outright destructive, eschewing things like proper sleep and regard for his own mental and physical health. After Tim’s apparent death, in which he literally sacrificed himself to save hundreds of civilians, he returned to work without taking any time to mentally heal from the ordeal, and Batman expressed concern. Tim’s answer? “I don’t care what happens to me!” His heart is inarguably in the right place, he just takes it a step or five too far.
Emotional dishonesty: Tim habitually represses negative emotions, which is never a healthy coping mechanism. Instead of accepting and addressing feelings like anger and sadness and pain, he chooses to ignore them and bury himself in his work, distancing himself from his friends and family in favor of proving He’s Got This Everything Is Fine. This is taken to an extreme example in a possible dystopian future we’re shown, where a heartbroken, angry Tim has morphed into a fascist, murderous Batman, intentionally isolated from the people who care about him.
Why do you feel this character is a good fit for the setting? Tim is a master detective with a drive to untangle mysteries, of which this place has no shortage, so he’ll have a definite interest in getting to the bottom of who’s running things, why people are here, etc. He’ll also be highly motivated to get back home once he realizes he isn’t actually dead - got things to do, worlds to save, people he loves who need to know he isn’t actually dead, that sorta thing.
Writing sample(s):
prose/network combo
network/brackets combo
straight prose
accepted.
Welcome to the Dead House.
Thank you for applying for The Dead House! There are just a few minor bits of administrative paperwork that need to happen before you can get up and running.
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• Your assigned room is 203
• Your Comm tag is dc comics: tim drake
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(also the discord invite link says it’s expired, do you have a newer one?)
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