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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.
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Player
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Preferred Contact: Plurk, AIM, personal journal, PM, etc.
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Current Characters in Victory Road:

Character
Name:
Series:
Timeline:
Canon Resource Links: 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.

Original Character Background: THIS SECTION IS FOR ORIGINAL CHARACTERS AND CUSTOMIZABLE/SILENT PROTAGONISTS ONLY! In lieu of canon resources, please write for us at minimum 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.

Personality: 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.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: 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.)
Starter: What starter Pokémon do you want your character to have? Please use the list linked above to choose from.

Samples
RP Sample: 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 can 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.

Victory Road Sample: 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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Player
Name: Jon
E-mail: stnowheredw@gmail.com
Preferred Contact:

StNowhere Discord: StNowhere#1733
Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Victory Road: None

Character
Name: Applejack
Series: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Timeline: Post-Season 2 (Are we still able to import Route 29 AUs?)
Canon Resource Links: MLP Wiki

Personality: Applejack's character focuses on the concept of strength and what it means to possess not only great physical strength, but also great strength of character. Before the series even begins, Applejack is well-known in her home town as a remarkably dependable and capable person. There is little she cannot do, and do alone, from construction and repairs, to solving disputes, to running her family ranch. She's athletic, has good business sense, and is musically-inclined. A true jack-of-all trades, it seems as if she could accomplish anything she sets her mind to, but such gifts comes with their own share of issues.

With dependability comes a hero complex. She can accomplish anything because she feels in her own mind that she has to. She pushes herself to the brink because the thought of letting herself down, letting anyone down, is unthinkable. Strong-willed and stubborn, Applejack takes "you can't" as a challenge, no matter how impossible, and will run herself ragged trying to prove her doubters wrong. Without the intervention of her friends, she can work herself to the point of collapse, all to prove that she can. Her competitive streak is also second-to-none, as second place is just the first loser. It's more important than almost anything to come out on top, and to do so fairly. It's not a real victory if you have to cheat to do so, and so help you if she catches you trying to rig the competition.

AJ's down-to-earth nature leaves her playing the role of the Straight Man in her circle of friends, acting as the grounding point to contrast against the more over-the-top antics going on around her. In many situations she will act as the last sane person in the room, and has expressed her frustration when her advice is ignored and bad things happen. Respect plays a large role in AJ's interaction with other characters, and a lack of it (be it towards her or others) from those she interacts with can set her off.

The concept of "family" has shaped much of her identity as a person. She lives on her family's land, works her family's farm to run her family's business. At the end of the day she is, if nothing else, an Apple. Having lost her parents at a young age, she was instead raised by her elderly grandmother, along with her older brother and younger sister. This is the ignition point that forms the basis of her character later in life, of being self-sufficient, of not being a bother or a drain on anyone else, of being able to take care of not only herself, but anyone else who may need it. She spends much of her young life acting as a mother figure to her sister, gaining her empathy beyond her years. Usually the first to notice when something is wrong, she will always be there to provide support and encouragement.

That's not to say that you have to be blood in order to be family, however. AJ considers her circle of friends to be a second family, one where she is able to open up more and allow herself to be vulnerable. Showing the cracks in her armor makes her deeply uncomfortable, but she has slowly learned that she doesn't have to keep her guard up all the time, and that there are people who love her that will help shoulder her burdens. She'll shoulder theirs as well, giving them all the time and help they may need to solve their problems or accomplish their goals. It may take work to win over this stubborn southerner, but once you do, you'll have one of the best friends you could ever ask for.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Bounsweet
Password: Atomic Fireball

Samples
RP Sample: Test Drive!

Victory Road Sample:
It was supposed to be perfect. How many months had she spent scrubbing floors at the local gym, hauling boxes at the Pokemon Center? It had taken every dollar she had, but she had finally managed to buy a spot of land to settle down. It was only a few acres, and a little bit remote, but it was hers. Hers to work, to build, to have a stable home and growing income, to finally have some semblance of the life she had before she came to this world. It would be slow goings at first of course, but over time things would get bigger and better, just as it had before on Sweet Apple Acres. There may be trainers out there who can match wits with her in battle, but agriculture was her element. There was no one better.

Which only made the sight before her all the more disheartening. The time had come for her first harvest, the moment where she can finally say with confidence that she was a farmer once again. She had taken her basket to the base of the small cluster of trees she called her orchard, prepared to take the haul to market. But when her Tauros bashed his head against their first target, only a handful of fruit fell free. Worse, what fell lose were partially-eaten or riddled with imperfections, the kind of apples that would be ground up for feed, not sold in a store. Something had gotten into her groves, leaving only the rejects behind. But all it took was one upward glance to find the culprit, or culprits as it were.

Hanging from the branches, blending in with the leaves, with their beady eyes and green bodies, were Applin. A lot of Applin.

The apple-obsessed monsters had only come to this world a short time ago, but they were already here making their homes in her livelihood! The blonde's mind raced, trying to figure out what she could do to end this infestation. Dragon-types were hardly her specialty. Poison and Ice would hurt the trees, and Bugs would only make things worse! Acting quick, she instructs her bullish partner to keep knocking the little pests away from their quarry, trap them with Rock Tomb, do whatever was needed to keep them from ruining any more apples.

She had to go make a call, get some help. Surely there were some Fairy-type trainers nearby that could lend a hand. She only hoped that when it was all said and done, there'd be enough left over to reward whoever showed up.

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!

I'll be using this account!

Also, I wanted to know if it's possible to maintain memories from Route 29 despite it being about 500 years since that game ended and this one began? If not I'm 100% cool with starting fresh, but I figured it was worth the ask.

That's absolutely fine, go right ahead! Bring us some of those vintage Route memories.

They’ll be in sepia tone with old timey piano /o/

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