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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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Anthony Lockwood | Lockwood and Co

[recklessenough]

PLAYER NAME: Lae
CONTACT: Laekhund
HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE GAME?: TDM & EMP

CHARACTER: Anthony Lockwood
CANON: Lockwood & Co
CANON POINT: Season 1 Episode 8 after the battle with Bickerstaff while riding to the surface from the catacombs.

BACKGROUND: A wild Wiki Link appears!

ABILITIES | POWERS:

• Talent / Sight: In Lockwood and Co canon, children manifest 'Talents' related specifically to interacting with the dead and are sensitive to these Talents up until their early twenties. The talents fall under one of three umbrella; Sight, Touch, Listening. These aren't magic powers or anything that could be taught to someone else. They are considered psychic abilities and are innate talents that gradual fade as a person ages; usually gone by the mid-twenties/early thirties.
  
  Lockwood's is most gifted with Sight. This Talent allows him to detect death-glows, which is usually depicted by the shape of how their body was laid out in that final moment. He can also detect residual spirit energy and identify different types of ghosts from the various energies they exude. His Sight is very strong, and he often uses sunglasses while on a case as a way to keep from being blinded by his own Talent.
  
  One of the things that is remarked upon is that Lockwood, who is 17/18, which is around the time Talents start to dull, has not seen any sign that his talent is fading. He is as strong with his Talent at young adulthood as he was back as a child, as opposed to someone like Kipps, who is in his early twenties and his talent is completely gone.
  
  Listening is the big talent in canon. It is Lucy's talent and Lucy is the audience's primary guide through Lockwood & Co, both the books and the series. Listening allows an agent to hear ghosts, ghost activity, and in rare instances allows for a psychic/empathic connection; such as Lucy and Anabelle's ghost. Lucy takes things a step further with her Talent in that she can also hold conversations with ghosts who are powerful enough -Skull-. Lucy is only the 2nd person in canon with this ability.
  
  Lockwood can detect some ghost sounds, enough to recognize they're in an area, but where Lucy could be hearing death loops, identifying individuals, spirit type, Lockwood would need his Sight to be able to provide those same identifications. Also Lockwood does not have the ability to form a psychic/empathic connection with the dead, the way Lucy can, let alone hold a conversation with the dead.
  
  Touch doesn't have as strong an example in canon as Sight and Listening. Touch is an agent's ability to come in contact with an item and gain a sense of the spirit connected to it. Touch really helps agents find and identify Sources, but it can also help particularly sensitive agents learn things about the ghost tied to the item.
  
  Lockwood possess a low level sensitivity with this talent. He knows a Source if he comes in contact with it, this is necessary for an agent in the field, but it isn't the same level of sensitivity Lucy displays in the first episode when she can sense the emotions (happy, positive, vengeful, murderous) attached to an object. For example.
  
  
• Charisma: Ask his friends, and even his enemies, and they will all agree that one of his best features is his charm. It starts with his smile, which is often remarked upon, and he knows how to use it to great success. From opening doors, to reassuring difficult clients, Lockwood knows how to work a room and charm people into doing what he wants them to do. He is also quick witted, able to pick up on discreet social and conversational cues, well read, and 'to the manor born', all of which allows him to pick the best response in most situations.
  
  
• Sword master: Almost all agents are trained in the art of fencing and an operative's iron rapier is often their most powerful personal protection against Visitors. Lockwood has been hailed as a fencing prodigy, having soundly defeated operatives much older and more experienced. Whether he's wielding his rapier or an umbrella, his blade work is considered legendary in canon.
  
  
• Leadership: Though his charm adds to his natural leadership ability, Lockwood's skill at leadership is more than his winning smile. He looks at people not pieces of paper, and he isn't interested in working with the normal, or the status quo just because it is comfortable. He embraces the quirks that made George unemployable at Fittes, the risk that made other agencies close the door in Lucy's face.
  
  It could be said that Lockwood is just hiring who he can get, but we see that it is more than that. He hires people like George and Lucy, then stands back and trusts them to do the very thing he hired them to do. There is not just charisma and charm to his leadership, there is also wisdom beyond his years. He never asks anyone to take a risk that he won't take himself, he does his best to protect his people, and though he likes the limelight he is often the first one to give credit where credit is due.

PERSONALITY:

• Charming: It is rare to see Lockwood without a smile on his face. According to his friends -and even his enemies- it is his greatest weapon. Sometimes it is his armor, but most of the time it is a genuine expression of friendliness and empathy for those he's around. Though reserved when it comes to his personal life, Lockwood does his best to be positive towards, and fully engage, with those around him. It is this quality that often helps set clients at ease, despite his youth. He may use this as a way to deflect attention away from himself, but there is a sincerity in his interest, and it is this genuine warmth, kindness and sincere desire to help people that often acts as a good balance against his natural arrogance.



• Passionate: Lockwood has a passionate ambition (some would say obsession) to have one of the most successful agencies in London. He has a very well-developed sense of confidence in his worth, his goals, and this belief in himself often helps others believe in him. Though it may be fueled by the personal losses he suffered young, Lockwood has a passion for being proactive about tackling the Problem, not just reacting to it. Though his ambition to do things his way is often viewed as just arrogance, it comes from a genuine belief that people -ADULTS- have become complacent with the Problem. Lockwood wants to see actual changes in this fight against The Problem, and if he must make his own solution to get the work done, then that is what he will do.



• Confident: While he can come off as abrasive, he is a natural born leader, often display wisdom well beyond his year. Such as how he takes on Lucy based on her abilities, not just her paperwork. He does like the limelight, but he is always generous with his support for George and Lucy's work and when things go sideways (really sideways, not just leaving chains behind) he takes the responsibility on his own shoulders. He is very protective of his people and believes in letting them do what they're good at, even if he's not so sure it is the best course. For example, Lucy's relationship with the Skull.



• Secretive: Lockwood has a habit of always believing he's the smartest in the room. He tends to keep his own counsel in regarding what should be done, when and where. An example of this is seen in episode two when he sends Lucy and George off to get dinner while Lockwood takes it upon himself to put news of their intention to pursue Anabelle's killer based on Lucy's psychic connection with Anabelle. This after Lucy specifically asked him to leave her out of the public eye. He is also extremely reserved when it comes to the subject of his parents and his family in general. While it is obvious that these losses are what fuel his ambition, passion and also his reckless actions, he shuts people out rather than allow himself supportive relationships.



• Reckless: Though he is protective of his team, Lockwood is dangerously reckless when it comes to his own safety. It is noted by many different characters over the course of the series that Lockwood has a death wish, and Flo Bones even says she was surprised to see him because she figured he'd have gotten himself killed. He often throws himself in harm's way any chance he gets, and even admits that his plans often have a suicidal component in the mix. He can also be reckless from the perspective of committing the Agency to a job that others wouldn't touch with a hundred-and-ten-foot pole in the pursuit of glory. Though, to his credit, he usually has a plan in mind when George and Lucy are part of the equation. He doesn't want them hurt and never hesitates to put himself between them and any threat.



• Arrogant: Simply put Lockwood believes he is the smartest person in the room. Lockwood strives to project an air of calm, cool, detachment but when people challenge his competency and/or the legitimacy of his agency and his team, he gets very defensive. For example, his relationship with Kipps. When things go his way, his extreme self-confidence shines but when things don't go the way he plans them, his wounded pride often causes him to make bad decisions; i.e Kipps and the wager during the Bickerstaff case. The good news is, Lucy and George are often there to be Lockwood's better angels and Lockwood does show genuine growth at the end of the series because of his relationship with his friends, but it is still a work in progress.

SAMPLE:

Turning on the charm

Being friendly, yet cagey with an adult

Rare opportunity with a castmate

INVENTORY:

• Long dark rain coat cut at the sides to accommodate a rapier.
  
• Swordbelt containing 1 iron rapier, 1 digital thermometer, 1 specialized flashlight (it has 3 different settings; regular white light, yellow light, red light), 3 magnesium flares and 6 salt bombs (sand + salt+ silver fulminate)
  
• White dress shirt with bloodstained shoulder
  
• Wristwatch
  
• Narrow black tie
  
• Black slacks
  
• Faded purple Converse All Star high-tops
  
• Pink socks
  
• A silver ring with an inset emerald cut emerald

NOTES: N/A

IF ACCEPTED, WOULD YOU WANT A PLOT-LIGHT OR PLOT-HEAVY CUSTOM INTRO? If there is something that works well for the game I would love plot heavy for this busy bee. Otherwise I am just as happy with something light/easy.

APPLICATION RECEIVED

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APPROVED

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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 — or wait til the CR meme of 5 June.

All game updates are posted on lostcompass, but you can also follow eastbound. You’ll get a private message with an invite to the informal game discord server, once you comment to the Taken List.

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 — feel free to customise at will!

Your character is exempted from activity requirements this month!

NOTES

Given his line of work, we’ll have Lockwood count as death-touched within Eastbound, alongside necromancers, dead and undead characters. This will mean potential drawbacks and/or advantages during some events, which will be signalled when applicable. It also means the undead will be generally more drawn to him. Sorry, buddy!

Your character receives a shiny new village pendant with a mirror inside, which serves as a translator and communicator for written, video and audio interaction. It can read out translated messages of any written content your character sees in local tongue. Your character’s assigned username is all the emoceans.

INTRO

Since quite a few newcomers are interested in a plot-heavy approach, there’ll be a special scenario exclusive to you folks in the upcoming event. Stay tuned.

If you can, please shout here over the next 48h if you’d like your character to get a mod-assigned:

1. …job while in Yancai? (Alternatively, you can invent your own!)
2. …housing?
3. haunting? If so, please describe in no more than two sentences one of his biggest regrets.

[recklessenough]

Is there a write up somewhere that talks more about death-touched, or is this simply something I need to keep in mind when it comes up on arcs? Awww, friends! Okay, friends he'll try to make more dead, but friends!

1. Mod's choice!
2. Mod's choice!
3. His biggest regret is not being there to save his family; classic survivor's guilt. His first couple encounters with a haunting he's liable to want to destroy the ghost. I'm okay if this either just isn't possible (welcome to a new way of doing things, Locky) or if you'd like me to come up with ways to force some chill on the boy?

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There's no write-up per se — mostly, when a new event pops up that does have a specific outcome or effect on the death-touched, it's noted what that is and how it impacts them. This is typically opt-in, too. Mostly it comes up when one of the death lieges is around, because they like to try to take control of the death-touched, if they can (and if you OOCly permit it) — or when there's dark water, because they can sense it easier. Things like that, which are documented in detail at the appropriate time. For now, just worth remembering he's got the label!

Be back with you shortly on the housing/haunting/job!

[recklessenough]

Thank you, will do!!

I love eel wrangler!

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Assignments ready!