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APPLICATIONS - NOW CLOSED
CODING
Applications open time: 1st of Every Month at 12:00AM EST
Applications close time: 5th of Every Month at 11:59PM EST
We provide a fresh application post per cycle that will be posted to![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
countryclub. An OOC Introduction Post will be made each cycle so players can introduce themselves once they have been accepted into the game.
Any application-specific questions can be asked on this page.
January 1st 2022 Application Round and Onward: All players, regardless of their involvement in Deerington, will have to fill out the normal, complete application. All players will hereby be limited to 2-3 characters.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications close time: 5th of Every Month at 11:59PM EST
We provide a fresh application post per cycle that will be posted to
countryclub. An OOC Introduction Post will be made each cycle so players can introduce themselves once they have been accepted into the game.Any application-specific questions can be asked on this page.
January 1st 2022 Application Round and Onward: All players, regardless of their involvement in Deerington, will have to fill out the normal, complete application. All players will hereby be limited to 2-3 characters.
• First come first serve basis. There will be no challenge applications.
• You cannot apply for a character that has been reserved. All reserves will expire by the 4th so other applicants may have a chance.
• We will always go by EST timestamps to determine when applications were posted.
• All applications will be responded to by the 8th at the absolute latest. Please let us know if your application/revisions have somehow been missed. Revisions may have later responses.
• All accepted characters must comment to our AC page by the 20th of the month they are accepted.
APPLICATION FAQ AND INFORMATION
• You cannot apply for a character that has been reserved. All reserves will expire by the 4th so other applicants may have a chance.
• We will always go by EST timestamps to determine when applications were posted.
• All applications will be responded to by the 8th at the absolute latest. Please let us know if your application/revisions have somehow been missed. Revisions may have later responses.
• All accepted characters must comment to our AC page by the 20th of the month they are accepted.
Character Limitations
FILLING OUT YOUR APPLICATION
• There are no age restrictions on applicable characters.Applying with a Second or Third Character
• We do not have cast, player, or game caps.
• We accept Canon Characters, CRAU, Original Characters, Canon AUs, and full AU Characters. We also now accept Original Characters from the Deer Country setting. We no longer accept Canon OCs (with the exception of franchises that regularly encourage canon ocs such as DND and other RPGs/video games with "original character" main characters. We will also accept canon OCs that were active in the final 7 months of Deerington to grandfather them into the new game).
• Full AU and Canon AU characters will be treated as separate characters from their original canon counterparts and the original canon character will still be appable. If a game is a CRAU AU (ie; complete amnesia AU) we will determine the character as completely independent of their original source material and the original canon character will still be appable.
• A canon must be available in English for at least 30 days for characters to be applicable. We will regulate this only for applications, not reservations. You may reserve a character if their canon will be 30 days old before the end of the application period.
Reliable fanon translations of canon are acceptable such as scanlations. We ask on our application that you provide the date and/or year the canon has been published.
• You may play multiple characters from the same franchise so long as that character is not closely connected to the other character you are playing.
• Animal companions and characters with limited screen time/information are allowed only if they fit application expectations. If you're struggling with filling out the application then they probably aren't an applicable character.
• Characters can be applied post-death or post-fatal injuries. All injuries will be healed upon entering. You may choose whether or not they have scars/missing body parts upon acceptance.
• Any species is allowed in-game. All characters will undergo the blood-change upon entrance, but don't worry, there is a blood type that basically keeps your character the same as they are in canon. Read the Blood Mechanics page to better understand.
• There is currently no size limitations for characters...within reason. Characters who are macrosized should be able to function around the setting without completely destroying it. You may adjust the character size to be more suitable for the setting.
• 2 character maximum per average player.
• You may ask for a 3rd character if you exceed activity requirements regularly with both of your current characters. This means meeting - exceeding over 80% of your activity with a large variety of CR.
• You cannot apply for a new character if you are currently on hiatus or have an AC strike from the previous month.
• You must link proof to having met base AC your previous month if applying as a second/third character. Exceptions will be for September-October 2021 application rounds, we will allow all players to apply as 2-3 characters right off the bat with no prior AC proof required.
• If we feel you have pattern problems with AC we may make a request for steadier AC before accepting an application for a new character.
• You may use bullet points for each personality trait. We want one canon example per personality trait as to how the canon (or original world) shows this trait. This basically means we don't want to just be told that your character is a leader, we need to see a canonical example of how you know they're a leader. Did they take charge in a specific battle? Do they provide guidance to friends? Let us know through canon examples.
• This game is centered around relationships. We want to see a decent explanation of the importance of certain relationships your character has experienced (or not experienced) in their canon or CRAU experiences.
If your character has no prominent canon relationships, expand on what that has done to them or why they are so isolated. We mostly want to see the impact and choices characters have made because of the connections (or lack of) in their lives. If you are struggling to complete this section your character may not be applicable to the game as they might be too minor/underdeveloped.
We will accept CRAU characters where you flesh out their relationships through CRAU experiences even if their original canon might not have provided enough content.
• You may use any writing sample for your application as long as it has been written within the past year. Samples can be pulled from other games, memes, or our own TDMs. You can also write an original sample on the application. The sample must be for the character you are applying as. Please use a variety of samples: we do not want to see multiple samples all with the same character. We want to see your character's voice tested off different characters.
APPLICATION FORM EXPLAINED
• This game is centered around relationships. We want to see a decent explanation of the importance of certain relationships your character has experienced (or not experienced) in their canon or CRAU experiences.
If your character has no prominent canon relationships, expand on what that has done to them or why they are so isolated. We mostly want to see the impact and choices characters have made because of the connections (or lack of) in their lives. If you are struggling to complete this section your character may not be applicable to the game as they might be too minor/underdeveloped.
We will accept CRAU characters where you flesh out their relationships through CRAU experiences even if their original canon might not have provided enough content.
• You may use any writing sample for your application as long as it has been written within the past year. Samples can be pulled from other games, memes, or our own TDMs. You can also write an original sample on the application. The sample must be for the character you are applying as. Please use a variety of samples: we do not want to see multiple samples all with the same character. We want to see your character's voice tested off different characters.
We have outlined our expectations for the different steps of the application. This application can be used for canon, CRAU, and original characters. You may delete sections of the application that are not applicable to your character such as CRAU or Other Character sections.
Please remember to read over your application to make sure all sections are properly filled out before submitting it. This tends to be the number one mistake players make.
Please make sure that your permissions meets our game's requirements per the CW section. We will be checking your actual permissions page. It's a very minor requirement that can save a lot of people a lot of grief. You can use our permission template here as a guideline for what we need to see.
Thank you!
Character Base
• Character Name: Whatever they canonically go by. Does not need to be their "real" name - just the name canon recognizes them as.
• Age: Their canonical age. This can include their apparent age and literal age.
• Canon (Date/Year Released) and Canon Point: Title of canon, the year/date it was made (for on-going series we want to know the date/year most relevant to your canon point) and what part of the canon you're taking them from.
If CRAU, let us know where you originally took your character from and then clarify that they are CRAU. If they are an original character, you can put "original" for your answer.
•Items Coming Along: Let us know what items will be brought with your character from their canon world. 6 slots allowed. (10 for Deerington players but only for Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec 2021.) Weapons that go together like the Kirkhammer can be considered one item slot. A backpack filled with items can be one item slot. A crate of ammunition can be one item slot. Characters can have all their slots be weapons or pets. The biggest thing that can come along is a car/individual person-sized mobility craft (small plane/boat/etc). Make sure any animal companions wouldn't be applicable.
• Character/Canon Content Warnings: This is much more for our application reading team's sake than anything else. But we also want to use this section to make sure you have a good grasp of how content warnings should work.
Character Background
• Character/Canon History: A link to canon history/character history. If you feel fandom/official wikis do not sufficiently explain the canon/character, you may write up a small section here or link us to an explanation on your journal. For original characters, you may put their detailed history here or provide a link to one on your journal.
• Core Relationships: The relationships most relevant to your character. These relationships can be positive or negative. If your character has been isolated from relationships, use this space to state as much. Expand on how these relationships directly influence/impact your character. This can be lengthy, or it can be brief, but we should be able to get the gist of what these relationships mean to your character.
• Summary of CRAU Influence/Impact: You can delete this section or put N/A if irrelevant. Otherwise, let us know what game a character came from and what changes or challenges they experienced - emotionally or physically.
You may use CRAU relationships / changed personality traits for the rest of your application - just make sure to clarify that those elements come from their CRAU experience.
Character Personality Through Key Moments
⭐ Please ensure that between your positive and negative experiences that there are at least two "canon" experiences mentioned. They can be with the same character, canon CR, or CRAU cr. If your character has been largely isolated, make a point of why that is and how it has impacted them. We will ask for revisions if there is no mention of relationships (or lack thereof) anywhere in your personality section.⭐
• (2+) Positive Experiences/Traits:
Explain how your character's personality has been positively changed/displayed through experiences in their life. These can be personal growth moments, examples of their positive attitude helping others, their optimism making them a good leader, their drive making them an accomplished warrior. Think of what they would see as a positive to their own lives - we understand morally gray characters might not have traditionally "Positive" moments but their idea of personal accomplishments would count towards positive experiences.
Explain how your character's personality has been negatively changed/displayed/impacted through experiences in their life. Explain to us what moments, in particular, stand out as to why they have become insecure, anxious. Show us how you know they have depression or struggle with co-dependency. Think of what they would constitute as a struggle/difficulty in their own lives.
Canon Powers In Tact?: Will you have your character's canonical powers in-tact, powers they have gained through games, warping through games, or will you omit their abilities entirely? You don't need to detail your character's abilities (though please make it clear what they generally are) - we just want to know what you plan to do with them here. This should only require a sentence or two. If your character never had abilities, let us know here.
You can have both new blood powers AND canon powers - but one or the other needs to be weaker. Your character cannot both be the master of their canon powers and a master of their blood powers. If your character's canon abilities are already generally small/weak then you don't need to worry about weakening them further. Some will find that there are blood types that would build off pre-existing canon abilities. If that is the case, you can simply consider them a collective ability. If you have questions about this, feel free to ask.
Blood Type: What you have decided for your character's blood type. Blood types can be changed once a year through a character update or during events that allow for the change of bloodtypes.
Omen: Like blood types, omens can only really change once a year through a character update or an event. Let us know what your character's omen is here.
Blessed Day: What is their Blessed Day? This can either be their canon birthday / headcanon birthday (lord knows most characters don't have canon birthdays) OR alternatively a day you feel is significant to their canon. Tell us what date you're choosing and why! Doesn't need to be complex at all.
Patron Pthumerian: What will their Patron Pthumerian be? You can determine this by our Patron Pthumerians page. Let us know if your character will feel strongly about this or not. Doesn't need to be complex. PLEASE MAKE SURE THE PATRON PTHUMERIAN MATCHES THE MONTH OF THE BLESSED DAY If you want your Patron to be the Cloverfield then your blessed day must be in October.
Power Manifest: Let us know how you plan to have this power manifest in your character generally speaking. We understand this may change and evolve as you get more comfortable in the setting, but let us know what your starting ideas will be! We intentionally leave the system very vague so players can have as much fun with them as they can. Characters can have extremely powerful abilities over their blood type or very minor. Let us know what you're going with! While we aren't asking for extreme detail, we do want to know a little more than "telepathy" or "reality warping" so we can get a gauge of how powerful/how involved you plan to make your abilities. This should be a couple sentences (unless you're a warmblood and nullifying powers completely, of course).
Writing Samples
• 2(+) Writing Samples: You may provide links to threads or write your own here. Please include any appropriate CWs in linked samples. We want to see different aspects of your character's personality so variety is key. Please do not use samples playing off of the same character (ie; don't have two samples of your character interacting with the Hulk.)
Player Information
• Player Name and Age: Please specify you are 18+. You do not need to disclose your actual age.
• Player Contact: PM, Plurk, Discord
• Permissions: Link to a permissions post here. If you do not have one, you can make one using our template. Due to the sensitive nature of the game, we do require all players have a permissions page. This must be filled out before you are accepted into the game.
Other Characters
• Other Characters in Game: Requires a link to AC proof from the previous month per character. You can delete this section or put N/A if irrelevant.
REGULAR APPLICATION FORM
Please remember to read over your application to make sure all sections are properly filled out before submitting it. This tends to be the number one mistake players make.
Please make sure that your permissions meets our game's requirements per the CW section. We will be checking your actual permissions page. It's a very minor requirement that can save a lot of people a lot of grief. You can use our permission template here as a guideline for what we need to see.
Thank you!
Character Base
• Character Name: Whatever they canonically go by. Does not need to be their "real" name - just the name canon recognizes them as.
• Age: Their canonical age. This can include their apparent age and literal age.
• Canon (Date/Year Released) and Canon Point: Title of canon, the year/date it was made (for on-going series we want to know the date/year most relevant to your canon point) and what part of the canon you're taking them from.
If CRAU, let us know where you originally took your character from and then clarify that they are CRAU. If they are an original character, you can put "original" for your answer.
•Items Coming Along: Let us know what items will be brought with your character from their canon world. 6 slots allowed. (10 for Deerington players but only for Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec 2021.) Weapons that go together like the Kirkhammer can be considered one item slot. A backpack filled with items can be one item slot. A crate of ammunition can be one item slot. Characters can have all their slots be weapons or pets. The biggest thing that can come along is a car/individual person-sized mobility craft (small plane/boat/etc). Make sure any animal companions wouldn't be applicable.
• Character/Canon Content Warnings: This is much more for our application reading team's sake than anything else. But we also want to use this section to make sure you have a good grasp of how content warnings should work.
Character Background
• Character/Canon History: A link to canon history/character history. If you feel fandom/official wikis do not sufficiently explain the canon/character, you may write up a small section here or link us to an explanation on your journal. For original characters, you may put their detailed history here or provide a link to one on your journal.
• Core Relationships: The relationships most relevant to your character. These relationships can be positive or negative. If your character has been isolated from relationships, use this space to state as much. Expand on how these relationships directly influence/impact your character. This can be lengthy, or it can be brief, but we should be able to get the gist of what these relationships mean to your character.
• Summary of CRAU Influence/Impact: You can delete this section or put N/A if irrelevant. Otherwise, let us know what game a character came from and what changes or challenges they experienced - emotionally or physically.
You may use CRAU relationships / changed personality traits for the rest of your application - just make sure to clarify that those elements come from their CRAU experience.
Character Personality Through Key Moments
⭐ Please ensure that between your positive and negative experiences that there are at least two "canon" experiences mentioned. They can be with the same character, canon CR, or CRAU cr. If your character has been largely isolated, make a point of why that is and how it has impacted them. We will ask for revisions if there is no mention of relationships (or lack thereof) anywhere in your personality section.⭐
• (2+) Positive Experiences/Traits:
Explain how your character's personality has been positively changed/displayed through experiences in their life. These can be personal growth moments, examples of their positive attitude helping others, their optimism making them a good leader, their drive making them an accomplished warrior. Think of what they would see as a positive to their own lives - we understand morally gray characters might not have traditionally "Positive" moments but their idea of personal accomplishments would count towards positive experiences.
EXAMPLES: Jigsaw is innovative. This can be seen through the creative ways in which he has killed people such as placing a reverse beartrap on someone's head. He never seems to repeat the same method twice and seems to feel inspired by violence.• (2+) Negative Experiences/Traits:
Jigsaw is playful. This can be seen through his obsession with building games and creating the complicated puzzles in which he puts people through. Jigsaw clearly enjoys the competitive and fun atmosphere of organizing involved group events!
Explain how your character's personality has been negatively changed/displayed/impacted through experiences in their life. Explain to us what moments, in particular, stand out as to why they have become insecure, anxious. Show us how you know they have depression or struggle with co-dependency. Think of what they would constitute as a struggle/difficulty in their own lives.
EXAMPLES: Jigsaw is violent. As previously mentioned, Jigsaw is inspired by violence, which means he is a violent person. This has led to an obsession with torturing humans alive for his own sadistic amusement. This can be seen in literally the entire ass Saw franchise.Deer Country Attributes
Jigsaw is judgemental. During the Saw movies, we see Jigsaw regularly select people that he feels deserve to be put to his bizarre games. He quite literally judges who "deserves" to be subjected to his violence based on his own personal merits.
Canon Powers In Tact?: Will you have your character's canonical powers in-tact, powers they have gained through games, warping through games, or will you omit their abilities entirely? You don't need to detail your character's abilities (though please make it clear what they generally are) - we just want to know what you plan to do with them here. This should only require a sentence or two. If your character never had abilities, let us know here.
You can have both new blood powers AND canon powers - but one or the other needs to be weaker. Your character cannot both be the master of their canon powers and a master of their blood powers. If your character's canon abilities are already generally small/weak then you don't need to worry about weakening them further. Some will find that there are blood types that would build off pre-existing canon abilities. If that is the case, you can simply consider them a collective ability. If you have questions about this, feel free to ask.
Blood Type: What you have decided for your character's blood type. Blood types can be changed once a year through a character update or during events that allow for the change of bloodtypes.
Omen: Like blood types, omens can only really change once a year through a character update or an event. Let us know what your character's omen is here.
Blessed Day: What is their Blessed Day? This can either be their canon birthday / headcanon birthday (lord knows most characters don't have canon birthdays) OR alternatively a day you feel is significant to their canon. Tell us what date you're choosing and why! Doesn't need to be complex at all.
Patron Pthumerian: What will their Patron Pthumerian be? You can determine this by our Patron Pthumerians page. Let us know if your character will feel strongly about this or not. Doesn't need to be complex. PLEASE MAKE SURE THE PATRON PTHUMERIAN MATCHES THE MONTH OF THE BLESSED DAY If you want your Patron to be the Cloverfield then your blessed day must be in October.
Power Manifest: Let us know how you plan to have this power manifest in your character generally speaking. We understand this may change and evolve as you get more comfortable in the setting, but let us know what your starting ideas will be! We intentionally leave the system very vague so players can have as much fun with them as they can. Characters can have extremely powerful abilities over their blood type or very minor. Let us know what you're going with! While we aren't asking for extreme detail, we do want to know a little more than "telepathy" or "reality warping" so we can get a gauge of how powerful/how involved you plan to make your abilities. This should be a couple sentences (unless you're a warmblood and nullifying powers completely, of course).
Writing Samples
• 2(+) Writing Samples: You may provide links to threads or write your own here. Please include any appropriate CWs in linked samples. We want to see different aspects of your character's personality so variety is key. Please do not use samples playing off of the same character (ie; don't have two samples of your character interacting with the Hulk.)
Player Information
• Player Name and Age: Please specify you are 18+. You do not need to disclose your actual age.
• Player Contact: PM, Plurk, Discord
• Permissions: Link to a permissions post here. If you do not have one, you can make one using our template. Due to the sensitive nature of the game, we do require all players have a permissions page. This must be filled out before you are accepted into the game.
Other Characters
• Other Characters in Game: Requires a link to AC proof from the previous month per character. You can delete this section or put N/A if irrelevant.
This is the form for our normal application. Please post your application to your own journal so mods can reference it in the future if necessary. Applications will be submitted to a monthly post.
Do not submit applications on this page.
Do not submit applications on this page.