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9 of 30 Player Slots Filled

Current Player Reserves: OPEN
New Player Reserves: OPEN
Current Player Apps: OPEN
New Player Apps: OPEN

This game is invite-only. See more about this in the guidelines below.

Players can also RESERVE.

NOTE: The "request an invite from the mods" option will be allowed going forward. Any apps that come after game start will be processed quickly to allow players to join the starting mingle.

APP PROCESSING

Players may app at any time and this is first come, first serve.

Apps may only be closed occasionally due to large plots where it would be hard to intro.

GAME CAPS

Player Cap: 30 players
Characters Per Player: 4

CAST CAPS

Cast Cap: 10

Completely original OCs will count as a cast. OCs based on tabletop or MMO canons will count towards the MMO or tabletop canons. Big sprawling franchises count as one cast as far as caps are concerned, so Star Wars would be the only Star Wars cast. Anything Marvel would be contained under a Marvel cap, and that includes MCU, the comics, the animated shows, everything.

Versions of each character: 3

We allow three versions of the same character in game, such as an AU and the canon version, or three versions from three different incarnations of a canon (ex: comics Barry Allen, animated Barry Allen, and live action TV show Barry Allen).

NEW PLAYER APPS

Invite-Only: For new players, the game is currently invite-only. There is a space on the app to put which current player invited you. New invites can be extended to anyone a current player wants to extend them to, including people from [personal profile] enablemeplz or the "App This Please" thread on [community profile] rpanons.

Players who don't know anyone in the game can request an invite directly from the mods. Please note "Mod invite requested" in the invite section. If requesting a mod invite, it is required to give the mods your handle and plurk name, but you can provide it in the mod contact if you'd prefer to keep it private.

Former players of games run by the head mod, [community profile] longestnight, [community profile] thelegion, any iteration of [community profile] wilderlands, and [community profile] piper90 can note they were a former player in place of an invite. Please let the mods know the player name you used at that time.

New Player App Wait Queue: Any apps that come in after one of the caps is met will remain in a wait queue and will be processed when a player or cast slot is available.

A new player app in the wait queue counts as first come, first served. As long as a character is listed in the wait queue, current players and any other new players that come along cannot reserve or app that character. If a cast is close to being capped, a new player app in the wait queue also reserves a cast slot.

Reserves: A reserve also reserves cast or player slots. Reserves last 7 days.

CURRENT PLAYER APPS

Current Player Wait Queue: As long as cast and Character version caps aren't met, apps will be processed regularly. Any apps that come in after a cast cap or character version cap is met will remain in the queue and will only be processed when a slot is available.

Wait Queue Reserves: An app in the wait queue counts as first come, first serve. As long as a character is listed in the wait queue, current players and any other new players that come along cannot reserve or app that character. If a cast is capped, or the cap for Character Versions is met, an app in the wait queue also reserves the next slot available.

Reserves: A reserve also reserves cast, character version, or player slots. Reserves last 7 days.

CHARACTER TERMS

Not sure what to put in the "Canon, AU, CRAU, Canon OC, or OC?" section on the app below? the Here is an explanation of character terms to choose from on the app.

Canon: This is a fandom/canon character pulled directly from the piece of media they're in. If someone were to play Spider-Man directly from the comics he would be a canon character from the canon universe he exists in.

AU: Alternate universe. This is a fandom/canon character with an altered personal history, introducing changes that effect who the character is. If you were to play a version of Superman who never met Lois Lane and it wasn't a take from any of the comics, that would be an alternate universe version of Superman. This is not an alternate version of the character from existing media. So Superman from the comics and Superman from the live-action movies both count as Canon, not AU.

Canon OC: An original character based on a pre-existing piece of media. This can be a tabletop character based on a tabletop game system. It can also be an OC from a pre-existing piece of media, like a completely original Pokemon trainer from Pokemon.

OC: An original character. This is a completely original character that comes from a completely original world, rather than using another canon as their point of origin.

CRAU: This term is one that attaches to the other character types rather than standing alone. A CRAU is a version of any type of character that was previously in another RP, and is carrying over their memories of the old game. They are able to remember their CR (Character relationships) from the old game but must follow this game's rules about the character mentioning it. They are altered from their original form. Usually these characters started as their initial character type and then changed by gaining experience from the past RP.

CRAU overlaps with the other character types, because every type of character can potentially be brought over from another RP. In that case, the player should list the initial character type and that they are also CRAU. For instance, if I were to bring Scooby Doo from another RP with his memories of that game, I would list him as Canon/CRAU. If I brought an OC from a past game, I would list OC/CRAU. If a character started as an AU in a past game, I'd list a character as AU/CRAU.

CRAUs can only have history from up to 1 past game, no more than that.

SITUATIONAL APP CLOSURES

Both new player and current player apps may close on occasion due to RL holidays, mods going on vacation, and other mitigating circumstances. They may also be closed sometimes during particularly complicated gamewide plots that would create difficulties for people introing characters. These closures will be temporary.

APP RULES

Before Apping, please visit both the PLAYABLE CHARACTERS and POWERS pages to make sure your character is appable and to figure out their powers.

You may app as many characters at a time that you want to play, as long as they don't exceed your 4 character slots.

If you only have one character and you're swapping them out for another, please note on your app and your drop post that you're swapping out so we don't think you're giving up your player slot.

If you app for multiple characters from the same canon they must not have a lot of direct involvement (ie they can't be close siblings or SOs or anything like that).

Apps are judged for that character as first come, first served.

Apps are not screened at this game.

App samples don't have an age limit. They don't have to be from within a certain number of years. Use any app samples from any time in the past.

Please post your app as all comments instead of as a link to a post. Multiple comments are fine.

In the subject of your app comment, please put "NEW PLAYER APP" or "CURRENT PLAYER APP" before the character's name and canon.

EXAMPLE:
NEW PLAYER APP | Bugs Bunny | Space Jam

APPLICATION

APPLICATION


PLAYER INFO

Player Name/Handle: Player Name
Plurk Handle: [plurk.com profile] plurkname (If you have one. Note: If you have privacy concerns, you may opt out of this, unless you're requesting a mod invite, in which case you still have to provide your handle and plurk in at least the mod contact)
Preferred pronouns (optional): Self-explanatory
Player Status: New Player or Current Player
Other characters: If you're a current player: any other characters you play here?
Invited by: If a new player, please give the player handle or journal name of the current player that invited you, or note what previous game you played at, if you played at Longest Night, Wilderlands, Piper90, or the Legion.

If requesting a mod invite, put "mod invite requested."

CHARACTER INFO

Character Name: Character Name
Fandom: If canon, or canon OC, canon-based AU, tabletop OC, or canon-based CRAU, please list canon
Character Journal: [profile] characterusername
Character Type: Canon character, alternate universe, Canon OC, or original character? Alongside one of those, is the character also a CRAU?
CRAU History: If your character is a CRAU, please list other games they were at, in chronological order.
Canon point: If canon, list canon point. If crau, list the original canon point they were drawn from before they entered their first game.
Age: If your character would look significantly older or younger than their stated age, please indicate both their chronological age and how other characters would perceive them. If your character ages at a different rate than normal humans, please indicate both their actual age and roughly their maturity level.
PB: (Played - By. PBs are optional, not required, for instance if you play an OC, your character doesn't have visual media, what visual media they have has ugly art, etc.)

CHARACTER SUMMARY

This game requires no personality and no history, just a character summary like you might give in a profile, to give a sense of the character. This can even be under 100 words if it's descriptive enough.

Example: Superman is an alien who was sent to Earth by his parents as a baby to survive their dying planet. His spaceship was found by a farm couple in Kansas, who raised him to be kind, honest, brave, and compassionate. He works as a journalist in his secret identity, targeting the corrupt. Granted powers by the light of Earth's sun, he fights villains and other threats as a superhero to protect people, standing for truth and justice.

He feels a weight on his shoulders when it comes to Earth's protection, feeling responsible to the world and sometimes struggling internally with how to deal with the evil he grapples with. Other superheroes regard him as a team player and an example to follow. To the public, he's a symbol of a hope; people know that calling out the name "Superman" means he'll try to reach them when they need him most.


SUITABILITY

The game has a sci fi/horror setting, with lots of potentially intense survival horror. While there will be plots that are more sci fi than horror, and plots on missions that are neither sci fi or horror, allowing for respites from traumatizing things, characters need to be able to handle the stress of the setting.

Keep in mind that if a character is not suited to a stressful horror and action setting, or if a character is aged 12-15, you will have to work extra hard to justify how they can function in the game as an equal (or learn how to quickly). Please answer all of the following.

⌲ How do you expect your character to respond to the stress, unfamiliarity, and horror of the setting?

(Answer here.)

⌲ What do you hope to do with your character long-term?

(Answer here.)

⌲ If you're giving your character NERFs, how will they deal with the implants?

(Answer here.)

⌲ Does your character currently have the mentality and skills that would allow them to adapt and survive? If your character doesn't, do you think they'd have the capacity to learn quickly?

(Answer here.)

⌲ Are they used to cooperating with others? If they're not, will they be able to adapt to cooperating with the group?

(Answer here.)

⌲ If your character is aged 12-15, do they have skills, resilience, and experience from their canon setting that would allow them to survive without too much reliance on others? Can they realistically keep up with the adults?

(N/A if it doesn't apply.)

⌲ Given this is a gritty sci-fi setting where killing is common in the genre, and there are OOC communication, permissions, and opt-out options to avoid it happening in a thread with your character, do you feel your character would be unplayable if others in the group killed sentient enemies, even if your character isn't present for it?

(Answer here.)

POWER SELECTION


Please pick either a combination of (1) primary and (1) secondary NERF, (1) primary NERF or (1) secondary NERF if only going for one, (2) secondary NERFs, or No Powers.

ABILITIES


Please list any abilities independent of any meta-powers or magic here. Martial arts, wilderness survival, diplomacy skills, etc. The mods just want to know this for plot-running in the future.

WRITING SAMPLES


Please link a thread from any source, whether a past game thread, a tdm thread, or even a meme thread, as long you were not playing a heavily altered version of the character. This sample must demonstrate character voice and have at least enough writing to judge your spelling and grammar. (So memes like tfln may possibly not qualify if posts are too brief.) If one sample would only partially work, you may list multiple samples. Samples that provide a blend of dialogue and prose or actionspam would be most preferred.

If you have no samples, you can write one but base it on anything, like the character's reaction to being dumped out of their medical tank upon intro, or a sample of a first open log or network post.

ADDITIONAL INFO


Personal Belonging: Propose the (1) personal belonging that Ishtar allows for the character to keep on hand for sentimental reasons, for mod approval. Weapons are not allowed. Clothing must only be 1 article of clothing.

Extras: Any extra info, requests, or concerns, you think it's important to include. For instance, you can use this space to ask the mods if certain animal companions can be brought into the game with the character.


CASTS CLOSE TO CAP

CANON | X out of 8 | OPEN

WAIT QUEUE.

Character | Canon | Character Type: Canon, AU, etc | Player Name

WAIT TIME

Please give the mods 5 days to respond.

For new player apps that are submitted after the cut off for the player cap to be filled, we cannot give estimates on how long it will take to get into the game, as this depends on any natural drops that happen. However, when a player slot opens, we will ask the player if they're still interested in the game and process the app.

For new players, we consider a new player slot reserved by an app until the entire review process is over, so if we ask for revisions, your slot is still reserved until the mods make their final judgement of the app. However, if we ask for revisions, you will have 2 days to respond. After that, you'll forfeit the player slot reserved by your app and we'll move on to the next app.

APP FORM



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NEW PLAYER APP | Brainiac 5 | DC Comics

[personal profile] tears_of_logic 2025-03-10 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
APPLICATION


PLAYER INFO

Player Name/Handle: Marie
Plurk Handle: [plurk.com profile] seemarierun
Preferred pronouns (optional): She/they
Player Status: New Player
Other characters: N/A
Invited by: Longest Night, Wilderlands, Piper90, and the Legion.

CHARACTER INFO

Character Name: Brainiac 5, Querl Dox, Brainy (in order of how well you have to know him to call him that)
Fandom: DC Comics (Earth-247)
Character Journal: [personal profile] tears_of_logic
Character Type: Canon
CRAU History: N/A
Canon point: The Legion 31.
Age: About 19. Coluans have a lifespan at least 3x that of Terrans, but their youth seems to follow the same trajectory. He's intellectually mature for his age and perhaps still a little socially immature - not in the sense of fart jokes, just that he's only had a few years of real social interactions.
PB: I may at some point use Jesse Rath, if needed, but he's got oodles of art

CHARACTER SUMMARY


Querl Dox is a Coluan who is the 5th in the genetic line to make use of the title "Brainiac." He is the first of the line that has chosen to use his abilities for good and altruistic purposes. Rejected by his mother at birth, Querl was raised by bureaucratic Coluan scientists via nanny-bots with the goal of making this Brainaic a tool for the betterment of Colu.

Fortunately, his reinterpretation of the scientific method to consider testing to the point of critical failure (read: explosions) de rigeuer made him an expensive project to maintain and his stubbornness meant that he was unwilling to bend to their needs. The Coluans actually considered selling him but didn't want to run afoul of their treaties and politics, so they gave him away to R.J. Brande, space industrialist/capitalist/philanthropist and the first person to show Querl any understanding or kindness.

Eventually, Querl is drafted onto Brand's new Legion of Superheroes, and his work with the team begins first as just "this is the latest lab for my experiments" and loyalty to Mr. Brande, but grows into the role of superhero, largely due to his interactions with other Legionnaires and the impact that they have on him, over and over again. He puts tremendous pressure on himself to keep those around him safe - impossible because it's as if they deliberately instigate problems with their stupidity - and fights the hardest when people are utilizing their comparative power to manipulate, control and harm those that they perceive as lesser life forms, as his predecessors did.

He has a team now. Friends, even if he rarely uses the word aloud. If he can learn to care (and care deeply) with a brain that is orders of magnitude above theirs, they should be able to do so. There's a clear path to a happy universe if everyone else would shut up and do the right thing. Until then, let's go, Legionnaires.

SUITABILITY


⌲ How do you expect your character to respond to the stress, unfamiliarity, and horror of the setting?

It's Wednesday. LOSH is full of horror-style baddies and situations, probably because it's aiming for a different feel and scope from the traditional rogues gallery books. As to the unfamiliarity, similar situation there as well. This isn't the first time that Brainy's been trapped somewhere new. It's at least the 3rd, if you count "the timestream" as a place. It's not ideal, and it will compound his stress because he will feel that he's the only one capable of solving it, but he'll manage.

He'll take it out on those around him a little because he's going to be extra surly.

⌲ What do you hope to do with your character long-term?

I am the WORST at coming into games with a long term plan. I'm just hoping to have a good time with friends, while Brainy has a Very Not Good Time.

⌲ If you're giving your character NERFs, how will they deal with the implants?

He'll be furious about it. It would be different if the NERFs were responsibly and ethically designed and if they'd gotten his consent before implantation procedure commenced. However, they didn't. Instead, it's a forced procedure with minimal impact and what impact it has could easily be replicated by other means. If they have the technology and materials to produce nanites on this scale, he could have the entire crew kitted with telepathic earplugs and omnicomms within a week if they gave him limited access. Three days, albeit with a 30% chance of a minor, semi-contained fulmination.

They're not designed properly for the average bipedal carbon-based sentient being - their victim of choice. The base of the spinal column for access to language and processing centers? You must be joking. A functional waste. It's not even a good deterrent, having been placed in the spine. The brainstem, surely, would have prevented removal just as neatly, reduced transmission times, and brought the device closer to more of a humanoid's electrical synapses. Sloppy, rushed, and badly conceived. A scientific disgrace.

When he fully grasps the meaning of the fabricator arc, Brainy will run the risk of prolonged overuse in the name of helping others.

⌲ Does your character currently have the mentality and skills that would allow them to adapt and survive? If your character doesn't, do you think they'd have the capacity to learn quickly?

In short, yes. Brainy's new to choosing to adapt; he spent the first 15 years of his life adapting only at the prodding of others, but he can't deny that the proactive adaptation he's undergone since joining the Legion has brought him greater success in interacting with others. He won't even deny that it's bettered his life.

⌲If they're not used to cooperating with others, will they be able to adapt to cooperating with the group?

He's used to collaboration on a team. Collaboration doesn't mean he'll blindly accept someone else's leadership nor does it mean that he'll stop trying to investigate how/why they really were brought here, but working together won't be an issue for him, even if some of the others may be xenophobic nassheads.

⌲ If your character is aged 12-15, do they have skills, resilience, and experience from their canon setting that would allow them to survive without too much reliance on others? Can they realistically keep up with the adults?

N/A

⌲ Given this is a gritty sci-fi setting where killing is common in the genre, and there are OOC communication, permissions, and opt-out options to avoid it happening in a thread with your character, do you feel your character would be unplayable if others in the group killed sentient enemies, even if your character isn't present for it?

Unplayable, no. Uncomfortable, yes, but I know what I'm signing up for in this. Legionnaires are prohibited from killing except in self-defense or as the only means of defending other sentient beings, and he takes it very seriously due to his family history. Case in point, the first thing he did when he saw the infected was ask Ishtar if they could be kept alive until such time as a cure was available. It's not an idle question; he wants to understand the full weight of his decisions and actions.

POWER SELECTION


Fabricator ARC and Psionic ARC

ABILITIES


12th level intellect. For comparison, the entirety of the Earth's population equates to a 6 on this scale. He's several orders of magnitude above the average Coluan, and outside of Brainiacs, the scale stops at 6. He's not so much a genius but the genius of his time, if you ask him. Under this, I'm placing a huge umbrella for theoretical and practical science, including general research skills and medical skills. His expertise largely focuses on electronic engineering (to use modern terms), software including AI, physics, mathematics, etc, but that's the equivalent to saying that Deion Sanders was just an expert in football, when he also had a MLB career. Brainy's also produced huge medical feats, like curing the Daxamite genetic susceptibility to fatal lead poisoning. In general, if it's not game-breaking, he'll probably have some to complete understanding of a scientific issue. If I have any fear of it being game-breaking, I'll check with the mods first.

Don't ask him about the humanities though. He's never read for fun in his life. Holovids are also a waste of time.

Also, he's limited by a lack of creativity and hyperfocus on the desired results of the experiment. He doesn't set out to create the most incredible ice cream flavour because a concept wanders into his mind. He identifies problems and solves them.

Resistance/Defence against telepathy Brainy has 12 separate trains of thought running at all times and has total control of all of them. The Coluan mind is dangerous for most telepaths to do more than skim the absolute surface of, even if they're using techological assistance.

Fighting skills The Legionnaires all undergo training. He is not on par with someone whose membership is entirely fighting-based (looking at you, Karate Kid), but he has learned to defend himself adequately for someone of his stature. He's inclined to more of a soft arts style, using his knowledge of physics and good spatial awareness to take use his opponents' momentum as a weapon against them.

He will not be in the middle to upper echelon in this kind of game. Good for the average humanoid. A weak link in prowess, but topnotch at identifying weaknesses and executing plans.

Diplomacy skills HA. Next.

Survival skills Not terrible, but based on the 30th century's planets, their climates, and general strategizing for worst-case scenarios. He's been stranded in various situations; he has taken the time to learn how to do things like purify water, survive the known extreme climates, and identify edible plantlife on all known planets. Half of that won't apply, but again: better than the average sentient.

WRITING SAMPLES

https://anaplasiamemes.dreamwidth.org/813.html?thread=58157#cmt58157
https://anaplasiamemes.dreamwidth.org/813.html?thread=57133#cmt57133

ADDITIONAL INFO

Personal Belonging: Legion flight ring. We can say that the Earth-247 Valorium doesn't give a similar effect in this universe due to the vibrational frequency of this universe.

Extras: I regret to inform that he will not be bringing Koko due to his pullpoint.

Edited 2025-03-11 03:34 (UTC)
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[personal profile] tears_of_logic 2025-03-11 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Absolutely. I get that the goal of the NERF/ARC paradigm is in part parity and have no problem helping comic book science up why those attacks work when others don't.