applications

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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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Comments

[xiaoxiuya]

Hi! Thanks for getting back to me <3

I'm pretty sure I can bang out a new writing sample related to his canon point, but before I start I'd like to be clear on what kind of minimum and maximum word count you're looking for, and how much divergence from his canon point is okay while still displaying my roleplaying skills. Would showing how I think he would react if a single thing that happened just prior to his canon departure played out differently, for example? I'm reluctant to simply regurgitate canon with extra IC commentary, as I don't think that would be any fun for me to write or for you to read.

I have no problem with making an opt out post if I'm accepted, however. It's always been my intention to be up-front about Shen Yuan's issues and let other players make their own choices about how comfortable they are with interacting with him.

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So, it's less about a concrete word count, more about getting the chance to see how he emotionally reacts to meaningful situations (whether outwardly, internally or both). Generally, the more variety and nuance you can supply, the better.

I'd say not to use a prompt that what-ifs what would have happened if something prior to his canon departure happened differently, as that would still put you in the position of effectively producing a sample for a character that isn't the one you're applying for. But you can explore canon moments, small moments in between canon scenes (ex: Pikachu stubbed his paw-toe-thing that AM, Ash dealt with the emergency, how does he process that in the afternoon?), something of your design, or you're welcome to use one of the props from our latest event.

[xiaoxiuya]

Okay! In that case I'm afraid that I'm going to have to withdraw my application this round, as while I've been trying my best to learn about the lore and social norms of eastbound, I haven't yet reached a point where the prompts are easily understandable and intuitive to me. I'm just not sure what I'm supposed to be doing with them, and I don't think 48 hours is enough time to fill the gap XD;

Which is fine! I'll try joining a few more threads on the TDM and keep reading in the meantime, and maybe next time applications open I'll have a better understanding of the game. Thank you so much for your time!

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Sure thing, whatever works your side. The TDM prompts are just one of your options for the sample purposes, if sitting a scene in his canon setting doesn't work — but whatever you're comfiest with.