Okay, I'm remaking the thread that explains the approval policy and making an IMPORTANT addition to it. But, first, the explanation to the approval policy as originally provided by Lioness.
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So you want to join The Escapists' Haven? Well, you’re gonna need a character. The Escapists' Haven is an RPG just like any other, only focused on fighting. There’s not a set story, although some fighters evolve certain bonds with other characters as time goes on. We don’t use the die system, instead the fights are based on your writing skills. A battle isn’t won by your character dealing heavy damage to your opponent without taking any yourself, the true victory lies in describing an interesting story that both you and the readers can enjoy.
You create a fictional creature that you then control in battle. Don’t rush it! You need to sit down, think it through and put effort in your character. Let’s take a look at the things needed for your character to be approved.
Name: Alright, this one is easy. Or is it? The name of your character can be important. You want it to be unique, no Gandalf, Link or Frodo here, and it should be easy to remember. Be honest, how fun is it if no one ever can get the name right?
Age: Enter your character's current age here.
Race: Choose a race that you want your character to be. Always make sure you understand the basics behind the race. If you’re new to role-playing I recommend that you pick an easy race for your character, for example Human.
Sex: Select your character's gender. Male or Female. It's that easy.
Hair: Hair color/-style is to be entered here.
Eyes: Eye color here.
Weight: Write your character's weight. Be sure to include an indication of the unit of measurement used.
Height: Same for weight…just…height instead.
Weapon: What weapon does your character wield? Does it have any special attributes to it? If your character doesn’t use a weapon, leave this one blank.
Armor: Same as weapon.
Strengths: What’s your character good at? Where lays its strongest defenses? Your character is not to be invincible, but having a few strong traits is of course allowed. Just don’t make it too strong.
Weakness: All characters have a weakness, or they are not approved. Make it a reasonable one. “Scared to death by green mice with silly hats” is not a valid weakness. How big is the chance of such creatures visiting the battle field?
Skills/Magic: List your character's known spells or skills here, along with how strong it is in the various magics. If your character doesn’t know any spells leave this section blank
Appearance: Here you write the details and explanations of your characters looks. The one who reads the Appearance should be able to picture your character by reading what you write. Be sure to describe your character’s features, clothing and any other items they might be carrying.
Personality: Like you and me, characters have their own personality and every character is different from another. Personality description should describe how your character reacts in battle, what they like and dislike, their beliefs, how they react in everyday life and whatnot.
Biography: The background of your character, where he grew up and things like that. Even if your character doesn't know their own background (characters like that pop up from time to time), you should still know your character's past, and write it down. Also tell us why your character is oblivious to his/her history.
You can, however, feel free to add different areas to your character's profile. Be creative!
The Biography and Personality are some of the most important parts in creating your character. These guidelines are simply to give you ideas, not questions you have to answer.:
- Where was he/she born?
- Did he/she grow up with parents? If no, why not?
- Did the character have any brothers or sisters? Any friends? Where are they now? Does he/she still talk to them?
- How was his/her childhood? Abusive? Peaceful? Ordinary?
- Does he have any pets? Familiars?
- What are his/her beliefs? Does he/she worship a god? Is he/she willing to do anything to protect or guard their beliefs?
- Why is your character traveling from home?
- Does he/she have the ability to kill others?
- Is your character easy going?
- What are his/her dislikes?
- Anything special he/she’s fond of?
- How would he/she treat others? Rudely? Friendly?
- Any goals? Dreams?
- Has he/she considered the possibility of death?
ALSO: The purpose of a biography is to
succinctly tell us how your character got to where he was. If we wanted a fiction, we'd look for you in the fiction section. In other words, boil it down to some main points to make a small passage of about 5-8 paragraphs. Not too much more or less than that, please.
Template:
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[B]Name: [/B]
[B]Age: [/B]
[B]Race: [/B]
[B]Sex: [/B]
[B]Hair: [/B]
[B]Eyes: [/B]
[B]Weight: [/B]
[B]Height: [/B]
[B]Weapon: [/B]
[B]Armor: [/B]
[B]Strengths: [/B]
[B]Weakness: [/B]
[B]Skills/Magic: [/B]
[B]Appearance: [/B]
[B]Personality: [/B]
[B]Biography: [/B]
I hope this has helped you a little, and I'll see you in the Battle Arena.
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Now, for the approval policy itself, as originally provided by Kishin.
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Character Acceptance Policy
After several instances where incomplete bio’s have been turned in and accepted, I have found a need to create and enforce a serious crack-down on characters. From now on, only highly detailed and descriptive bios will be accepted.
- All characters must be original
- If your character is denied, don’t complain, or it will never be. Fix it; add more detail.
- Character bios need to be detailed, otherwise how can you battle if we don’t know anything about your character.
- This is role playing. Try to remember that.
- All of the following must be filled out.
- Make your own thread titling it with the name of your character. NO spamming!
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NOW...for the IMPORTANT addition, provided by myself and the rest of the members of the Escapists' Haven Council. We have been noticing several people putting up characters for approval one right after the other. This is much too fast for any of you to be creating new characters. Once you create a new character and have it approved, you need to wait awhile before creating another new character. Otherwise, you end up with 50 undeveloped characters that you'll never be able to use. With that said, here are some new guidelines for creating characters:
- After having a character approved, you must demonstrate to the satisfaction of a Council member that you actually use your previous character before putting another up for approval. Actually using your character means having him or her participate in battles and whatnot before you can submit a new character for approval.
- Having your character undergo training in the Dome can count towards demonstrating your use of your character. If your teacher determines that you have put enough effort into developing your existing character, then you may proceed with the creation of another character.
- If at all possible, try to put forth more effort into developing your characters. Since this is role-playing, your characters should be a part of you. They should grow and develop with you as you mature as a writer. If you create ten thousand characters, there's no way you'll be able to spend as much time as you should with them individually.