Cabal applications

[MadCowDisease]

I'm looking to try and join a cabal in the future. what are the standards for an application?

[Twinblades713]

Have a pulse... I've never been rejected from a cabal...

As one of the ones in the cabal, I've also seens some REALLY crappy cabal apps. You almost always get in if you've been considered worthy enough to apply.

[MadCowDisease]

lol k

[Mindflayer]

But don't use the above information as a cop out on your application.. I've voted no before.. write something worthwhile!

[MadCowDisease]

but of course. the only nonserious character i have is about 40 levels from cabal apps. =P i can never take her serious enough to level.

[Tom]

If you're worried about your PK ability or application quality, just try to join an underdog cabal. Or just have someone check your application. Pay close attention to the placement of grammatical symbols and capital letters.

[WarriorCleric]

Really?

WC

[MadCowDisease]

i'd forgotten about that thread. >_>

but even still. that was a question more for apps for qrace/classes/etc

[a-guitarist]

The basic, guarentee to get you into a cabal app requirements:

Avoid cliche's like the plague.

Format it correctly.

Spell check is your friend.

Grammar Check is your friend.

Have a friend proof read it, if you must.

Read it backwards before sending. As in, read the last sentence, then the one before it, then the one before it. If each sentence makes sense, then the app is written correctly.

Basically, follow every rule you did in High School English class and you'll be in.

cliches:

Parents died. You want to avenge their death.

Parents are perfectly fine and living in , you visit them daily, have tea.

Raised in the sewers with the other children.

a) killing them to assert your power

doing what you could to survive, fighting snails, spiders, etc.

c) found god.

You hear demonic voices in your ears/multiple personalities. (Ala- Cadvant and almost every demon after that until the third age, we had some kick *** Demon RPs this age that just blew my mind)

You're trying to collect as many souls as possible.

You're trying to taste as much flesh as possible.

You're trying to send as many souls to Chayesh, the nameless, whatever.

You're trying to rid the world of evil.

(many of these previous ones are decent, great RP, but not a base for anything past advanced RP which will drive you to a cabal)

RPs I never see but think should be cliche:

Trying to bring the King back to Power. I know this is what Knights used to stand for, nto sure if they still are. But, it basically is that I should hear about this all the time if that's their mission. I hear more about bounties than I do about the returning of the King and how it will help me.

Tribunals tryign to assert their power in other cities. They're the ruling, tyrannical emprie of the lands... why stop at those three cities? They could own so much more!

Savants talking about bending time to better suit their needs. Man, if savants rival the Herald and Academy libraries for knowledge, how about public envoys to try and exchange knowledge?

Digging into the past timelines by the Savants. Sure, 1.0 happened, but then didn't because of Chayesh and Malch saving the world and waht not... but some Savant, as they're the masters of time, has to realize there was knowledge to learn from those alternate timelines, and he wants to head back!

Elves not liking Orcs, want to war them outta the world, and trying to find the lost secrets of Gregisham (My favorite area is the Mountain Trail, so sue me.)

More Racism! Hell, this mud has more races than Earth and I rarely see someone bring race into a matter past, "Me giant, want me to help bash for you gnome?" I want to see a Dwarf that just HATES faeries and will treat them with straight up disrespect to the point of tryign to kill them.... for no bad history past, "I was raised to hate them."

More Moon based RP. We've got such a great history about the Moons of FL, I really think more people hsould be encorporating their histories into RP.

Val Miran is surrounded by forests, Rheydin Mountains, Miruvhor is a port city... let's see some Halfling Lumberjacks getting rowdy with some Dwarven Miners about who does the more important job?

What about people with actual jobs? Can everyone make a living killing stuff for a coupel of gold a kill? I love people who talk about the job they left to take up adventurering! "I used to farm for the shire, but got run out of business when that wizard started training the kids to make magic apples... after that my orchards couldn't compete and I was forced to find a new job. So I took up training in the Ranger guild. How am I liking it? Well, let's just say I'd prefer to swim east outta Val Miran every day than hide in the damn trees!"

I'd love to see more racial RP, did I mention this? Ogres banding together to prove that, while they can't talk that well, they sure can lead an empire, and kicking the crap out of everyone around them! ... so, no one. But asserting their dominance across the canyon and into Banor.

What about the Werebeasts starting a war with the giants of teh Ford? They're neighbors, it only seems like they wouldn't get along all the time. Hell, when I lived with WC he and I used to get itno spats twice a month.. for at least a full day each time. Take a buncha Gaia promised people with a hippie stick up their butt, and some war-like gaints and you're bound for problems. "hey, tall guy... quit pissing in our streame... it flows towards us and we're sick of your damn taste!"

I'm ranting. But you get the idea.

Edit: Oh, the IMMs love it when you put in the history of FL (that you can find on the website), and actually talk about things already in teh game. I remember when gallow hill was still in the game, it was fun to referance. But, every APP I've ever sent in that was based on a real FL location taht everyone uses every day, or a history about FL that the staff obviously put a CRAP ton of time into, I got a quick response and RP out of it, and always got an app approve. Show the IMMs you appreciate the work they did by using it every day... by making it part of your life. Descriptions aren't meant to be a pain in the *** when cutting down logs of pks... read 'em, you'll learn a ton about the game.

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[MadCowDisease]

lmao i love the last one.

[a-guitarist]

Humour is a great base for RP, so long as you don't over the top it. Sometimes the best characters are the ones where a player goes, "Man, screw being pk viable, I just want to have fun!" I admire the person that comes up with an oddball idea and puts it into motion more than the guy that whoops my *** 30 times no matter what I do. Sure, the pk takes skill... but the skill never changes. The tactics are always the same. When coming with a new idea- someone has to be on theri toes all the time.

(PK monsters, I'm not saying you suck, yes, I know PK is very variable, but the end result is there are always rules you ahve to follow. RP there are rarely rules that are written in stone for success... aside from 'no jedi, this is FL, not star wars. And no vulcans, either!')

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[MadCowDisease]

what?! no vulcans? DAMNIT!

[Deykari]

Applications can take any form. They do not have to be written by your character. I've had newspaper articles, diaries, documents written by a third person and circus posters, and I've seen other people with very, very interesting ideas for applications.

Just as long as it gets across what you're applying for, and why, then IMO be as creative as you like.

Dey

[songofsixpence]

More Racism! Hell, this mud has more races than Earth and I rarely see someone bring race into a matter past, "Me giant, want me to help bash for you gnome?" I want to see a Dwarf that just HATES faeries and will treat them with straight up disrespect to the point of tryign to kill them.... for no bad history past, "I was raised to hate them."

I have a racist character. Unfortunately while I've been playing I have yet to meet anyone that is playing the races that I hate. So...the rp base is there, but just haven't got a chance to stretch out the kinks.

[Grim_Reefer]

Probably because you're awful at this game like everyone else.

[Malicious]

Probably because you're a racist IRL.

[Twinblades713]

Everyone is racist.

[HouselessRogue]

I hate everyone regardless of race, class, religious beliefs and sexual orientation.

[a-guitarist]

Generally, in historic fantasy setting racism is abound. In many it's veiled behind a sort of .... nationalistic pride in onces race, which I can't really consider falls under racial pride.

The dynamic of a world smaller than the Earth with over 15 sentient races that talk and feel and think and pray to gods has got to be one of the most complex issues ever.

"Man, I was at Cindy's house last night."

"Oh, you score, man?!"

"No... I was at the dinner table and her mother sneeze, I said, 'bless you, like a gentlemen.'"

"Yeah, so, what's wrong with that?"

"Yeah, apparently Cindy's father is a An Elf."

"Right, she is too."

"Well, you don't say that to Elves?"

"Why not? I guess they had some recent right to marry whoever they wanted revoked at some Elven Kingdom meeting... and some religious nut was all up on their asses about abominations or something."

"*******s, should worry about fighting the real abominations; nexus!"

"For real."

"Anyways, you seen ferals around?"

"Nah, whys that?"

"I want to light one of their shoes on fire."

"Hah! That'll probably make them run for civilization, those ungrateful, backwater cretens! And I don't feel bad doing it to them, because they aren't as civilized as we are, hold on, I've gotta take my chamber pot out to the window and toss it... maybe this week I can get one of the storm giant patrol men!"

Fin.

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