APPLICATIONS

[indigo_league]

APPLICATIONS!
Currently: Open!
Applications are checked roughly weekly unless otherwise stated.

We ask that potential applicants post their application in comments rather than linking. If their application contains explicit references to 'hard' spoilers (character death, unforeseen plot twists, big reveals, he was evil all along etc), players should put the application in their own journal or their character's journal and link it, making sure to mention the presence of spoilers within. For further clarification on our spoilers policy and whether or not your application needs to be linked, please check this page. Thank you for your cooperation!

The comment character limit on Dreamwidth is 16,000 characters so apps no longer need to be split into multiple comments; however this is at players' discretion.

While players are welcome to play multiple characters (five characters maximum are allowed per player!), please only apply for one character at a time, and wait for a decision before submitting another application!

A reminder for those waiting to hear back: Please don't be worried if we skip yours while going through them. It only means we needed a little more time to research!

Please use the form below to apply! If you have any questions, feel free to ask any of the mods.

Helpful links!

Taken / Reserves
Please do not app a character from either of these unless you reserved them!

Starter Pokémon!
A compiled list of the starter Pokémon to choose from offered in Victory Road!

Word Count Tool!
Word count! It has other pointless stats too.

Navigation

<u><b>Player</u></b> <b>Name:</b> <b>Preferred Contact:</b> Plurk, AIM, personal journal, PM, etc. <b>Timezone:</b> <b>Current Characters in Victory Road:</b> <b><u>Character</u></b> <b>Name:</b> <b>Series:</b> <b>Timeline:</b> <b>Canon Resource Links:</b> Here we would have the links to wikis and other information sites. If none of those seem to provide enough information, feel free to add more about the character here. However, please do not use this section as a full history section unless your canon is ridiculously obscure. General rule of thumb: if there are a good amount of descriptive resources, please just link them and use this section to add in what may have been left out, as opposed to writing an entire history section. <b>Original Character Background:</b> THIS SECTION IS FOR ORIGINAL CHARACTERS AND CUSTOMIZABLE/SILENT PROTAGONISTS ONLY! In lieu of canon resources, please write for us at <i>minimum</i> 2-3 full paragraphs describing the following for your character: - Their world (OCs): Is it magic? Medieval? Futuristic? An Earth like ours? - Their history (OCs and customizable/silent protagonists): What have been the key events in their lives to date? What kind of background do they have? - For customizable/silent protagonists: How are you justifying your portrayal of the character? What is your in-canon evidence? Please explain how, if your character lacks dialogue or a set background, you determined their history and personality. <b>Personality:</b> Give us at minimum 2-3 full paragraphs of how you understand your character's personality. Talk about basic characteristics, any major developments over the course of their canon, their motives, their social behavior, strengths and weaknesses, and anything else you can think of that shows off your knowledge of this character. <b><u>Pokémon Information</u></b> <b>Affiliation:</b> What career path will your character be taking? Breeder, Trainer? Or maybe even down the dark path of becoming a member of Team Rocket? Note: All Rocket members start as grunts. (For right now, only those three positions are available, whether your character chooses to follow their assigned path or not.) <b>Starter:</b> What starter Pokémon do you want your character to have? Please use the list linked above to choose from. <b><u>Samples</u></b> <b>RP Sample:</b> The sample must be a thread, with at least five comments from you, that you have made anywhere with this character in the last four months at the canon point you have chosen for said character. Linking to a post or log containing multiple threads will also suffice, as long as at least one of the threads has the required number of comments. This thread sample can be in any format (e.g. network post, prose log, actionspam, Dear Mun post, and so on). While it does not have to be set in Victory Road's setting, you <i>can</i> use a Victory Road test drive thread for this sample, as long as it's a different thread than one used for the second sample below. What we are looking for here is grasp of your character's voice and a sense of how you operate as a role-player. If we feel that the sample provided is not adequate, we reserve the right to ask for another. <b>Victory Road Sample:</b> This sample must take place in Victory Road's setting and can be EITHER a written post OR another thread if you would prefer not to write a post. The minimum is 300 words for a prose sample, eight sentences for a network post/actionspam sample, or ten comments total (five from you) in an RP sample. What we are looking for here is how the character responds to the Pokéworld's setting. You can also use a Victory Road test drive thread for this sample, but you cannot use the same top-level for the first sample above.

Comments

Penny Polendina | RWBY

[sal_u_tations]

Player
Name: Arc
E-mail: mizunoxero@gmail.com
Preferred Contact: weaponget or PMing this journal!
Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Victory Road: N/A

Character
Name: Penny Polendina
Series: RWBY
Timeline: Just after her death in S3
Canon Resource Links: https://rwby.fandom.com/wiki/Penny_Polendina

Personality: The very first thing that becomes apparent when someone meets Penny is that she's generally unconditionally kind to others (assuming that the other person isn't evil or has hurt her friends). She always makes sure to greet anyone and everyone she comes across, especially now that she's become more comfortable being around and interacting with non-robots. She may not understand absolutely everything about others yet, but she tries her hardest to learn. Sometimes she can come off as a bit *too* kind though, and forget the fact that she's a robot - like the time she tackle-hugged Ruby at the Vytal Festival. (Poor Ruby! That had to hurt.)

While her kindness is the first thing that tends to become apparant, especially closer to her untimely death, her curiosity is second to none on the list of defining traits. Of course, being a robot made to look human, Penny's biggest desire is to learn to be human. While she can come off a bit awkwardly when learning new things, she has a good habit of remembering and making note of every detail she can think of. This works in her favor, as she seems like a genuine human during the festival compared to her total lack of awareness when Ruby and the rest of Team RWBY literally bumped into her in the first season. Also, her curiosity is what tends to either get her where she needs to go to help others, or ends up getting her into trouble instead.

Penny is unfailingly optimistic, and even when things seem bleak, she's always combat ready. When going up against each of her opponents at the Vytal Festival, she was excited to face them, less worried about whether she would win or lose, but more about having fun. And in every fight she's been in with the White Fang and alongside Ruby, she's never doubted her ability to do what she can to help others out.

Friendship is the most powerful thing to Penny - and those that she considers friends are near and dear to her. Even so shortly after meeting Ruby and trying to find Ruby's teammate, Blake, she considers the other a friend and tries to fight back for her sake when Ruby gets hit by their shared enemy's attack. Trust is a powerful thing, and Penny takes it seriously, placing trust in those she deems her friends.

Being the first ever synthetic robot that can generate an aura, Penny was kept away from the outside world - and for good reason. But this, coupled with learning about how humans live and act, caused an insecurity to rise within her. The fact that she's not a normal, human girl, and yet she's interacting with, and even attempting to befriend humans, makes her worry that people might reject her. It's not that she wants to have to always act like she's a normal human, but that's what she has to do to keep herself safe. Having a friend like Ruby, who knows about her true nature, helps her keep this insecurity down (as well as her general enthusiasm and optimism!) and serves as a reminder that there's at least one person who accepts her for who she is. It doesn't completely remove the insecurity, but it very much helps knock it down whenever it bubbles to the surface.

Penny's upbringing as a learning synthetic being, as well as her mission to help others, all results in her being a very selfless person. Much of what she does, she does to help others, especially later on when she realizes the above mission and understands that she was made to fight and protect others. And she does that quite often, especially when people try to hurt her friends.

Being a learning robot has its disadvantages - like being naive about the world. It can't be helped, but a lot of Penny's knowledge she takes for granted, whether it's true or not. Also, unless someone comes off as obviously not to be trusted, or evil, she'll treat the person like any other potential friend! She can take care of herself, of course, but she is definitely naive about the way things work - though this will diminish with her gaining more knowledge about things.

Penny also has difficulty lying. It's not that Penny can't lie, it's that she has a very obvious tell when she is. When Penny lies, she hiccups - but, of course, this only occurs if she is purposefully lying or is aware of the lie. The only time she outright lies in canon is when she tried to keep Ruby from learning the truth about her, and getting her in trouble after her being caught fighting alongside Ruby against the White Fang earlier in canon.



Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer/Breeder
Starter: Magnemite
Password: Atomic Fireball

Samples
RP Sample: Here!

Victory Road Sample:
[Penny waves into the camera as her team of Pokemon stand behind her, excitedly chirping and talking amongst themselves.] Salutations, everyone! It's me, Penny! I'm about ready to go in and challenge the first Gym! It wasn't an easy road, but I have my Pokemon to thank for helping me along the way. And, of course, all of you wonderful people who have given me so much advice. I know this is still the start of my own journey, but I wanted to thank everyone for helping me out!

[Her Magnemite hovers in front of the camera, chittering away about something. It seems nervous.] Little Magnemite here says 'we haven't even tried yet, what if we fail?' And you know what? Even if we fail, I'll try again, and again, and again! There's no such thing as a perfect adventure, right? If you stumble and fall, you get right back up and do it over again! If you ask me... that's half the fun!

Well, we're going to get on it and see what we can do. Wish us luck, everyone! [Once more, Penny waves into the camera, but this time, her entire team chatters excitedly at it as well. The feed cuts out as Penny says, 'Let's go, everyone!']

ACCEPTED!

[indigo_league]

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Pokemon!
Congratulations, you have a fun and exciting adventure awaiting you.

Now that you've been accepted...
[○] Respond to this with your character's journal. This is a must!
[○] Comment in the Taken Characters post, alphabetized by series: Here.
[○] Join the following communities: victory_road, the_plateau, and ohmyarceus. Only Team Rocket personnel should join silph_co, but we ask that all Victory Road members subscribe to it.
Note! You will not be accepted to the main or logs community until you've commented in the aforementioned places.
[○] If you're still on the reserved list, please let us know that they've been accepted.
[○] Please make sure to check out the Calendar for the weather and upcoming plots and swarms!
[○] You can also find our mod plurk at victoryroad; if you have a Plurk, we suggest you become a fan!

We'd also like to take this moment to inform you of the Eastern Kanto Ferry! For only P2000, you can take a three day, all-inclusive ferry ride from New Bark Town to Pallet Town and begin a new pokémon journey in the Kanto region! Otherwise, feel free to start in Johto!

Thank you! See you in the Pokémon world!

[sal_u_tations]

Thank you! This is the journal.