Character Application

Applications are currently open for students, teachers, and townies! This application period will end on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 11:59pm Pacific.

This form is for all characters, but some parts only apply to certain character types (ie: if you're applying with a student, you don't need to fill in the townie stuff). If you would like a text copy of the form to use to prepare your application, you can find one here.

Player Info - for ALL character types

Player Name: *

Player Age: *

Contact Email: *

Character Email:

If you give us a character email, we'll use it for facilitating player-to-player contact, such as for the Big Sibling program, or for sending out group emails, such as for providing plot information.

If you are not a current player, have you previously played a character at Fandom High?:

If you are a current player, who do you play at Fandom High?: *

All active characters played in the game at this time, if any.

AIM Screenname:

If you have one.

How did you find us?:

How did you find out about Fandom High? If directed here by another player, please let us know who so we can give them a cookie.

Character Info

The information below should be for the character you are applying to play. Please be thorough to show that you know what you're talking about.

Character Name: *

Fandom: *

The show/movie/book/comic/play/game/etc that your character is from.

Character Type: *

Potential Character LJ: *

You don't have to have created the journal, just figure out the name you want if you are accepted. The journal cannot be used for anything other than Fandom High.

Character Age: *

Students Only: Class:

The class you select here will be the class the student has for the 2012-2013 academic year.

Teachers Only: Have you previously played a teacher at Fandom High?:

Teachers Only: Course Description:

Classes must be posted once per week on your assigned day by noon PST. Classes are intended to be interactive and fun. Please state what you intend to teach in your class - ie: show evidence that you know what you're doing and actually have an idea of what you want to teach. See current teachers' journals (available through the LJ community) for examples if needed. Please include a proper class name and a couple of individual class ideas.

Teachers Only: Class Scheduling:

Please list your TOP TWO days (Monday-Friday) that you would like your class to be scheduled on. These should be days that you have some availability to check in on the game (even in the evening) and post by 12pm PST (you can always post the night before).

Townies Only: Career Choice:

Townies Only: Description of Business/Employment (read details carefully):

If you are opening a new business or taking over an NPC business, please provide details about the business and what it offers to the community here. If you are looking for employment, please indicate what businesses you will be asking for jobs at here and what skills your character has to offer an employer. You are encouraged to directly contact current players in order to discuss job options, but securing a job does not guarantee that your application will be accepted.

Character Background

We're going to ask you a few questions about your character and their canon. These questions are designed to give us an idea of what you know about your canon and your character, as well as an indication of how the character might work at Fandom High and what plans or ideas you have for them. This information must be written in your own words. Copy/pasting from other sources is not allowed.

1. Assume we've never even heard of your show/movie/game/book/comic/play (known as 'canon' from now on). Please explain it to us.: *

This is to show us that you have a strong grasp of your canon. Please do not copy information from Wikipedia. We want a summary of your canon in your own words.

2. Now onto your character. Please tell us about them. Appearance, personality, how they react to others in general and where they fit into the canon you explained above. Describe the character to us so we can get an idea of who's joining the community.: *

If there are multiple versions of your character/canon (such as with comics/comic movies/etc), please be sure to specify which version.

3. Powers! Does your character have any abilities (powers, skills, training or weapons) that go beyond what a normal person would have?: *

4. Why is your character coming to Fandom and what kind of situation are they leaving behind at home? (ie: where in the canon timeline do they come from?): *

5. Is there any reason that they might cause trouble to other characters in the Fandom High setting due to behavior or abilities? How would you account for that to make the character work well in a group-intensive environment?: *

We need to know that you're willing and able to work through problems related to your character.

6. Links to character/series information: *

Please provide 2-3 links to information about your character and their canon. If you cannot find any links because your fandom is too obscure, please let us know where we can get our hands on your canon.

Problem Solving

Things don't go how you expected them to and you find yourself in a situation where you don't get what you want. How will you react out of character as a player? How will you have your character react to the situation?: *

Additional Notes/Canonmate Check-Ins

Have you contacted the players from this canon who are already in game? (See below.) Do you have any other information you feel we should know that doesn't fit in the categories above?:

We ask that applicants for new characters check the character directory to see if there are characters from that canon already in the game, and if so, contact the players and inform them that you're applying for a canonmate of theirs. You can find more details on how to go about that here.

Writing Sample

Please write at least 300-500 words *in character* having your character do something, anything, set on Fandom Island.: *

Please write in third person. You may borrow other characters in the game for the purpose of this writing sample. We use this to learn about your writing abilities and your grasp of the character's voice.

STOP! (Hammer time.) Look up. Is your writing sample set on Fandom Island/at Fandom High, showing your character in the game setting? If not, please rewrite to incorporate that!: *

Yes

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