applications

[groundrules]

APPLICATIONS

Eastbound is primarily an invite-only game — each existing player can currently invite up to one person per month, or get in touch about further invites. Existing players can hold two characters in game. A third character can be applied, if players can prove they have met activity requirements for two consecutive months with their existing two characters and have stayed engaged with the game. If you don't have an invite, somehow stumbled upon this neck of the woods, and you’d like to stay, drop the mod journal a line — we'll try to figure it out.

As of Oct. 1, cast/game caps are off. Please note, as of Dec. 1, Eastbound only has 3-4 months of gameplay left.

WHAT CHARACTERS CAN BE APPLIED?

YES: canon and original characters, if they have a solid and consistent personality and background. Characters brought in after they've died are a-okay. For characters taken from a time point just as they're in the process of dying, please read below on meeting medical requirements.

NO (at this time): real people, original characters set in a canon environment, characters from canons or canon instalments that have been released for less than one month, characters with imported development from other games (CRAU), alternate universe, or gender-swapped versions of canon characters.

Children or characters with very specific medical/magical/environment needs: appable, but please make a note of how your character will ICly meet their requirements and stay alive. Likewise, if you are applying for a character taken just as they're dying, provide a suggestion for how they can be kept alive on arrival (this might be easier in some app cycles than others). You can bend the world a little to make miracles happen (ex: a substitute for the medication your character needs to survive can be found for a high price at certain apothecaries, etc.)

Characters that were dropped or swept by activity checks: yes, but they’ll come back without their previous memories, if they are applied in by a different player.

APPLICATION FORM & INSTRUCTIONS

EXISTING / RETURNING PLAYERS

<b><Small>PLAYER NAME</small>:</b> <b><small>CONTACT</small>:</b> <b><small>CHARACTER</small>:</b> <b><small>CANON</small>:</b> <b><small>CANON POINT</small>:</b> <b><small>BACKGROUND</small>:</b> link out or write no more than two-three paragraphs...! <b><small>PERSONALITY</small>:</b> bullet points a-okay, or written out. You can also link out to it, if you agree to what's on your wikia. <b><small>SAMPLE</small>:</b> a written sample or one or more threads to show your character's personality. <b><small>NOTES</small>:</b> you know the ropes, jot down if your character has any world-breaking powers or accommodations you need for them!

NEW PLAYERS

<b><Small>PLAYER NAME</small>:</b> <b><small>CONTACT</small>:</b> <b><small>REFERRED BY</small>:</b> Who invited you, please? c: <b><small>CHARACTER</small>:</b> <b><small>CANON</small>:</b> <b><small>CANON POINT</small>:</b> <b><small>BACKGROUND</small>:</b> written or linked history both fine. Bullet points also a-okay. If no information is available in English, please write this out in short. <b><small>ABILITIES | POWERS</small>:</b> Include any relevant power restrictions, so you don’t break our playground. <b><small>PERSONALITY</small>:</b> make sure this ties back to the character’s time point and background. <b><small>SAMPLE</small>:</b> one or more samples to showcase the nuances of your character’s personality. Submit at least one prose sample of five comments or more. You can link memes, PSL or other game threads, provided they took place within the last 12 months. You can also write a single prose sample in the game or character canon setting, if you think you can cover good introspective ground that way, or a top level with enough variety to show how the character engages in various scenarios. <b><small>INVENTORY</small>:</b> No world-breaking items. For living or magical beings, or anything colossal (think... Gundams...) please let's talk beforehand! <b><small>SUITABILITY</small>:</b> Eastbound is a plot-heavy game that typically features sleuthing, action and the undead. How is your character likely to deal with all that (and the game bear)? <b><small>NOTES</small>:</b> Are there any particular accommodations your character will need? How do you propose to handle that?

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ACCEPTED

[groundrules]

Thank you for your application!

ADMIN

When you have a second, have a last read through the game rules and comment to the TAKEN LIST.

Join eastbound, lostcompass, westwhere. Feel free to make an OOC intro post on lostcompass, if you want!

All game-relevant updates will be posted on lostcompass, but if you’re fond of plurk, consider following eastbound.

Like it says on the application page tin — you can have a maximum of two characters in the game, and you can invite one new person in per month!

If you’re not already served on that front, we have some custom codes to help you set up a character inbox or permissions post. Both are entirely optional, and feel free to customise at will!

Your character is exempted from activity requirements this month.

There is an informal discord server for the game, if you’re into that kind of thing — you’ll get a private message with an invite, once you comment to the Taken List!

We have kicked off Arc II: Taravast.

I’m not as worried about her electro and ferromagnetism abilities.

You mention Lorna is bipolar — if she medicates chemically in any way, please feel free to assume that the many chemists and healers of Taravast possess an equivalent resource that can help alleviate her condition to canon levels.

Just to confirm, because Wiki notes Dawn appears at the start of season 2, and you are pulling Lorna from the end of the series — am I correct in thinking the child will not be coming with Lorna?


NOTES

INTRO: you’re correct that Lorna will be arriving with the test drive event, but! Since I notice the Marcos player and you applied at the same time, and given the canon closeness of these characters, would you like aspects of their identities separate, or intertwined?

Please consult the Marcos player, but answer here on your side, and I’ll confirm with them in their own acceptance note. Thank you!

[chromiums]

Thank you!

Yes, you're correct; Dawn will be remaining in Lorna and Marcos's home world. And thank you for the note on medication as well!

Regarding their identities, I've discussed with Marcos's player and we would like their identities intertwined. Thank you again!

[groundrules]

Wonderful, thank you for confirming! To start off, I wanted to apologise for how long it's taken to wrap up Lorna's onboarding — a few things struck on the RL side, but I hope the delay hasn't sharply dampened your enthusiasm. We're thrilled to have you and Lorna!

As you mentioned, she will be arriving as part of the latest test drive event.

She will be taken in by the sorceress sorceress Karsa, an employee of the party’s Merchant benefactor who is currently journeying with the group. She can give Lorna the full rundown on his whereabouts and on the story so far.

Lorna's assignment under Taravast's electoral espionage teams sees her serving Macaluso Spina and set to take residency in his wing of the Palazzo of the Doxe. In a slight divergence from some of the previous introductions, she will be coming in as a contractor to help Macaluso's historical supporters, the witches of Bessis. These sorcerers seek to restore their reputations after they were found to have knowingly held as their captive playthings not just undead, but also such creatures that were once members of their former enemies, now allies, the Attaryl. The image of the Bessis as overwhelmingly strong defenders of Taravast has greatly suffered after a handful of dead and a miscreant dragon crippled their tower.

They need to revive their standing in Taravast's political ranks — badly. As part of these efforts, Lorna has to (at least publicly) dedicate herself to making these witches look decent — and to sabotage the attempts of Marcos, who will be serving the Attaryl. Lorna has a difficult job ahead, and she'll dispose of a budget of 50,000 coins , and two relatively trustworthy servants who can do her bidding, along with easier access to courier halls. Good luck!

Separately, Karsa can also explain the piazza — a style of communicating to the city at large, with an eye to influence public opinion.