bastionmods | Application

Before you app

Applications are always open, but are processed every other Saturday. You can apply for any character from any canon as an OU or AU. You can also apply for an OCs. Be sure to copy the correct form below when you go to write your app.

Currently there can be only one version of each character within the Bastion. That character can be either OU or AU. This is subject to change at a later date.

The character limit is currently three. You can app up to two characters from the same canon, so long as the characters do not interact in canon and would not interact within the game. Exceptions to this rule will be allowed for special cases, so if you think you have a possible exception please contact a mod about it.

If you would like to app a fourth character, you must have passed the previous two ACs in order to do so. If you did not pass the previous two ACs, then we will reject your application.

Apps will be read in the order they are posted. If two people app the same character, we will make a decision on the first application before reading the second. The only exception to this rule is in the case of a reserve, where we will read the app from whoever has the reserve first. There are no app challenges.

Please read the rules, FAQ, and setting pages before applying. Also be sure to check the reserves page and taken page.

Please finish your app before posting. Once you are finished, post your application here. If you need more than one comment to post it, then respond to your first comment to finish your application.

If your application is accepted, be sure to read all the information and follow all of the steps in the acceptance post. If we ask you for revisions, you will have 72 hours to post those revisions. If you are rejected, you must wait two weeks before applying again.

As a note, OCs will be held to high standards. Do not skimp on details in any section of the application if you are planning to app an OC.

Application: OU

Player name: whatever name you want to go by OOCly
Age: 17 and up please!
Contact: A personal journal, a plurk name, an email, whatever. We just need some way to contact you.
Other characters: Please list all the characters you currently play.

Character name:
Series: If there is more than one version of canon, please specify which one you will be playing from.
Canon point: Please keep in mind that there is no way to canon-update your character when you choose a canon point to take them from.
Summary: Sum up the character's history and personality. This doesn't have to be long, a few paragraphs should be fine.
Powers: If your character has canon powers, please describe them and how they will be changing to fit within the setting. More information on powers can be found here.
Entry: How will your character be entering the game? They can either find their way to the Bastion on their own, or they can be found on the Skyway by someone else. This is not a sample! This is to tell us if your character will need to be rescued from the Skyway, so we can arrange that. Don't put the day of entry in your app, we will do that for you.

Player name: whatever name you want to go by OOCly
Age: 18 and up please!
Contact: A personal journal, a plurk name, an email, whatever. We just need some way to contact you.
Other characters: Please list all the characters you currently play.

Character name:
Series: If there is more than one version of canon, please specify which one you will be playing from.
Canon point: Please keep in mind that there is no way to canon-update your character when you choose a canon point to take them from.
Summary: Sum up the character's history and personality. This doesn't have to be long, a few paragraphs should be fine.
Powers: If your character has canon powers, please describe them and how they will be changing to fit within the setting. More information on powers can be found <a href="http://bastionmods.dreamwidth.org/2549.html">here</a>.
Entry: How will your character be entering the game? They can either find their way to the Bastion on their own, or they can be found on the Skyway by someone else. This is not a sample! This is to tell us if your character will need to be rescued from the Skyway, so we can arrange that. Don't put the day of entry in your app, we will do that for you.
Other: Any other information you think we will need can go here.

Application: AU

Player name: whatever name you want to go by OOCly
Age: 18 and up please!
Contact: A personal journal, a plurk name, an email, whatever. We just need some way to contact you.
Other characters: Please list all the characters you currently play.

Character name:
Series: If there is more than one version of canon, please specify which one you will be playing from.
AU info: Please describe how the AU differs from canon
Summary: Sum up the character's history and personality. Be sure to include how the AU has affected the character you are apping.
Powers: If your character has canon powers, please describe them and how they will be changing to fit within the setting. More information on powers can be found here.
Entry: How will your character be entering the game? They can either find their way to the Bastion on their own, or they can be found on the Skyway by someone else. This is not a sample! This is to tell us if your character will need to be rescued from the Skyway, so we can arrange that. Don't put the day of entry in your app, we will do that for you.

Character name:
Series: If there is more than one version of canon, please specify which one you will be playing from.
AU info: Please describe how the AU differs from canon
Summary: Sum up the character's history and personality. Be sure to include how the AU has affected the character you are apping.
Powers: If your character has canon powers, please describe them and how they will be changing to fit within the setting. More information on powers can be found <a href="http://bastionmods.dreamwidth.org/2549.html">here</a>.
Entry: How will your character be entering the game? They can either find their way to the Bastion on their own, or they can be found on the Skyway by someone else. This is not a sample! This is to tell us if your character will need to be rescued from the Skyway, so we can arrange that. Don't put the day of entry in your app, we will do that for you.

Application: OC

Player name: whatever name you want to go by OOCly
Age: 18 and up please!
Contact: A personal journal, a plurk name, an email, whatever. We just need some way to contact you.
Other characters: Please list all the characters you currently play.

Character name:
OC info: Please describe the world the OC is from. This section should be a couple paragraphs long at a minimum.
Summary: Describe the character's history and personality. Both should be covered in this section, but more attention should be paid to personality.
Powers: If your character has canon powers, please describe them and how they will be changing to fit within the setting. More information on powers can be found here.
Entry: How will your character be entering the game? They can either find their way to the Bastion on their own, or they can be found on the Skyway by someone else. This is not a sample! This is to tell us if your character will need to be rescued from the Skyway, so we can arrange that. Don't put the day of entry in your app, we will do that for you.

Character name:
OC info: Please describe the world the OC is from. This section should be a couple paragraphs long at a minimum.
Summary: Describe the character's history and personality. Both should be covered in this section, but more attention should be paid to personality.
Powers: If your character has canon powers, please describe them and how they will be changing to fit within the setting. More information on powers can be found <a href="http://bastionmods.dreamwidth.org/2549.html">here</a>.
Entry: How will your character be entering the game? They can either find their way to the Bastion on their own, or they can be found on the Skyway by someone else. This is not a sample! This is to tell us if your character will need to be rescued from the Skyway, so we can arrange that. Don't put the day of entry in your app, we will do that for you.

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REVISION

Thank you for applying at The Bastion. Before we can accept you, there are a few points we need clarified.

- The personality section is very short. You do mention several traits, but we would like to see more about him. In addition, we would like to see more about why Ippo is the way he is. You say he is kind and helpful, and that changes to cold and aggressive in the ring. What causes him to change like that? How do the changes affect him outside of the ring? How do the victories within the ring change him as a person? Use examples from canon to show Ippo's traits and how he came to be who he is.

- Ippo's 'fighting spirit' ability would have to be changed to fit within the power restrictions for this game. Please edit that part of the powers section to include that information. (His special punches would not have to be altered to fit into the power restrictions, so they do not have to be included in the edits.)

You have 72 hours to post your revisions. Please post them as a reply to this comment.

If you have any questions about the revision request, please feel free to contact us.

Personality: While he is still the same person despite all his training and personal achievements, he was raised by his mother to be a very kind and polite boy; traits he takes to heart with amazing zeal. Because of this, he always tends to greet people with the utmost respect and refers to most with honorifics like "-San", even if they ask him not to. Also a result of his upbringing is his helpfulness; since his father died at an early age, it was left for Ippo to essentially become the man of the house when he came of age, and because of how he was raised, he holds no qualm in helping his mother or anyone else out whenever something is asked of him. Because of his overly happy and polite nature, he was often bullied in school, being pegged as an easy target; because of this he is also very shy and withdrawn, though once he gets to finally be friends with someone such as Takamura, he is shown as a very stalwart and loyal friend; never backing down in their defense no matter what anyone else thinks, such as when he defends Miyata from the other members of his gyms after Miyata's departure.

However, as Ippo's Mother states, Ippo did seem to inheret a few traits from his late father; namely his stubborness and strong-willed nature. Once Ippo has set his mind to something, such as when he first decided he wanted to become a boxer, no force on heaven or earth can dissaude him; not only that, but he will focus himself wholly to the task of completing whatever challenge he has set forth for himself to the point of centering himself on it wholly until he's either succeeded; like with Takamura's challenges, or until he is forced to quit as when his coach threw in the towel during his match with Eiji Date.

While his emotional state has calmed down a great deal since he started boxing, he is still overly prone to emotional extremes, either tending to be incredibly happy, incredibly sad, or incredibly focused. Oddly enough, it is very rare to see him actually become angered, even if he is physically or emotionally insulted by someone; he tends to take such things in stride, or even find himself oblivious to the fact that he's even being insulted at all. However, during a fight with Hisato Kojima; his opponent before and during the match proceeded to insult all of Ippo's prior opponents, calling them weak and pathetic; as well as calling Coach Kamogawa's teachings faulty and inferior. These insults sparked the first level of real anger seen from Ippo, and his demeanor switched from happy and cheery to cold and almost outright vicious; to the point where Ippo got into an outright brawl with Kojima in the middle of the ring, seriously damaging Kojima in the process.

However, despite all of his victories, losses, and achievements; Ippo is still a very down to earth and humble individual. He never forgets the people around him and the things they've done to help him get where he is today; something he is eternally grateful for, and he makes no point in hiding that gratefulness. Ippo is also fairly talented with recalling small details of things, as well he is also very good at learning new things with only minimal instruction. When used in tandem, he has been known to pick out certain strategies used by his opponents, allowing him to formulate counter-strategies on the fly; as well as aiding him in mimicking his opponents attacks and moves to add to his own repertoire after adding his own unique twist on them.

Powers:
- Three Day Rule:
. Fighting Spirit: Ippo's inner strength come to bear on the surface. When pushed to his absolute limit of strength and stamina, Ippo can call upon his Fighting Spirit to give him the push needed to temporarily exceed his normal limitations just enough to push him through and give him the Knockout Blow he needs.

ACCEPTED

Congratulations, your character have been accepted into The Bastion! They will be entering the game on DAY 78.

Please follow these steps:

- Comment to the taken page.
- Join

thebastion and

thebastionooc, and friend the mod journal.
- Re-read the FAQ, rules, and timeline .
- Go to the housing post and fill out the form there.
- Check the calendar to see what day it is in-game.
- Make an entry in your journal to keep track of all Shards, Abilities, Talents, and Items your character acquires within the game.
- Introduce yourself in

thebastionooc.
- Once it reaches DAY 78 in-game, intro your character at

thebastion

If you have any other questions, feel free to post them here.
Thank you for applying, and enjoy your stay at The Bastion!

Application

REVISION

Re: REVISION

ACCEPTED