The Applying Process
The Admin
Posted: Jun 3 2007, 07:21 PM


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  • Before posting your application, you must create an account with your character's name (First, Last) with proper capitalisation. Any account named like "babygurl192" or "artysgirlfriend" will be deleted and your application will not be reviewed.
  • Please do not change the font size, type or colour within the application. If you have troubles reading the text size, try making your browser's default font size larger or write your application in a word processor.
  • Some words of advice, extracted from a 101 Profile Writing rant essay of opinionated advice:

    When writing a profile do not make it a million paragraphs. That annoys reviewers the most is when they have to trudge through infinity to the infinite power of paragraphs that describe nothingness. (But do not be discouraged to write a long profiles; we like it when goodness comes as plenty) Alot of people tend to do this in Physical Attributes and History section. Why? Because it's harder to load up on personality because it's the hardest part and they feel this insane need to prove that 1337 writing skills include the ability to write alot. Before I move on to what not to describe (not to mention what to describe), a few quotes of advice.

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"Quality not quantity." - common but very true statement.

"Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell." - a formidable sixty-three word essay by the amazing William Strunk Jr.  IMO, this is the most important thing any human being has ever said or wrote.

"Words are expensive. Pick juicy ones." - My Gr.7-8 english teacher


None of the above quotes were in the context for roleplaying but for good writing form. So I would think it wise if you applied them everywhere.
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The Admin
Posted: Jun 3 2007, 08:15 PM


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US ORANGE WORDS
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THEM your character

FULL NAME Last Name, First Name, Middle Name(s)
SEX Male or Female?
AGE How old they are?
BIRTHDATE DD Month YEAR (for some characters this can be challenging, so year is sufficient if your character was born over 1000 years ago)
PLACE OF BIRTH Where they were born
PLACE OF RESIDENCE Where they currently live
HUMAN OR FAIRY? If fairy, please state which type.

OCCUPATION (optional)

PHYSICAL PROFILE
This should be 4 good paragraphs, at the least. More is always welcome. Here are the basic things you should cover: facial & body structure, complexion, dress style, what they do to take care of themselves, physical health, etc.
PLAY BY (optional)

PERSONALITY This should be 5 good paragraphs, at the least. More is always welcome. You should mention things such as their lifestyle, who they befriend/clash with, the way they react to things, opinions, habits, etc. Pinpoint what makes them an individual.

HISTORY This should be a good 6 paragraphs, at the least. More is always welcome. Try to be specific here. Dont elaborate too much on ancestry too much unless it really impacts who they are. Here you should mainly mention the events that lead up to who your character has become now. Also, if you character has been at Hogwarts for awhile, do mention how theyve been.
OTHER Any other additional information or notes about your character such as prized possessions, pets, etc.

IN ACTION sample role-play

A sample role-play that shows off your role-playing abilities. Only required for your first character. What kind of character your sample role-play depicts is not important, as long as your role-playing style adheres to our guidelines.

YOU the player

ALIAS your name.
EMAIL your email.
EXPERIENCE how much experience you have had; no. of years, past RPGs
SOURCE where did you find out about ODF?
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Posted: Jun 4 2007, 12:41 AM


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CODE

[align=center][u]US [/u] [sub]treasure hunt! [/sub]
[b]a)[/b]
[b]b)[/b]
[b]c)[/b]
[/align]

[align=center][u]THEM [/u] [sub]your character[/sub][/align]
[b][sup]FULL NAME[/sup][/b]
[b][sup]SEX [/sup][/b]
[b][sup]AGE[/sup][/b]
[b][sup]BIRTHDATE [/sup][/b]
[b][sup]PLACE OF BIRTH [/sup][/b]
[b][sup]PLACE OF RESIDENCE[/sup][/b]
[b][sup]Human or Fairy?[/sup][/b]

[b][sup]OCCUPATION[/sup][/b]

[b][sup]PHYSICAL PROFILE[/sup][/b]

[b][sup]PLAY BY[/sup][/b]

[b][sup]PERSONALITY[/sup][/b]

[b][sup]HISTORY[/sup][/b]
[b][sup]OTHER[/sup][/b]

[align=center][u]IN ACTION[/u] [sub]sample role-play[/sub][/align]

[align=center][u]YOU [/u] [sub]the player[/sub] [/align]
[b][sup]ALIAS[/sup][/b]
[b][sup]EMAIL[/sup][/b]
[b][sup]EXPERIENCE[/sup][/b]
[b][sup]SOURCE [/sup][/b]


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