Dat lil'ol newbie

[koganei]

Oh, hey, a legit looking Soul Eater based roleplay. Never thought I'd see the day..

So anyways, Hi. I just stumbled upon this forum and I took a look at the "Apply for Full Membership." page. I don't have any samples to post, and I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to go about gaining full access to the forums. Can anybody provide me with some help on this? Thanks.

[Rocton]

You can still roleplay in the free roleplay forum.

I'm assuming you've roleplayed before?

[koganei]

You assume correctly. I've been roleplaying for roughly four or five years. Thanks for the help too, I'll check out the free roleplaying forum.

[Admin Roc]

Welcome to Shades of Vertigo! I'm Nascent, the crazy old man resident Admin and RP Teacher, here to tell you to GET OFF MAH LAWN! bid you a warm greeting and help you get started. If you have and questions feel free to ask here or fire off a PM to my inbox; I'm always here to help!

Now then, I should mention a very recent (as in five minutes ago) refinement to the membership application. You now have the option of using your first character profile as the "RP sample" part of the app, so that would get you into the mix of things much quicker. Hope that helps! ;D

And now, as is my personal tradition, here's your official SoV welcome muffin!

What? Demon muffin? Preposterous! Although I might have spilled some PowerThirst into the mix...

[koganei]

Oh, uhm, okay.. Should I have access to the entire forum? also, that muffin is going to haunt me in my FREAKING SLEEP.

Edort- Nevermind. I just had access to the entire forum for like a second. Anyways, what should I do should nobody reply to my roleplay topics in the free roleplay sections? I'm kinda screwed if I don't get responses, as I don't have any other sources to show my roleplay abilities.

[Rocton]

Well i think this is what Nas was trying to do.

In order for you to be a full member, you have to apply with a roleplay sample. Via the new rule all you have to do is fill out the character profile in a satisfactory manner (which shouldn't be a problem given the Rp you posted you seem to know exactly what you're doing)

Now the problem that Nas seems to have forgotten is , since you're still a new member, your status doesn't grant you access into the character management forum where you would find the template and such to fill out for you character application.

To alleviate this, I've gone into the character management forum and copied my profile for you to use as both a sample and a template

edit: I tried deleting some of the stuff but then i got lazy and said "he can use it as a sample"


here you go. Let me know if you have any other questions

Main Username: Rocton

Name:Rocton Barrett
Nickname: Trickster, Tricky
Age: 17
Gender: Male.
Height: 5'8
Weight: 150
Type: Meister
Current Partner: None
Race: Human
Loyalty: Anything against Kishins Currently Shibusen (depending on further events might switch to Exorcists)
Picture:
Appearance: His skin is a fairly light brown and his figure is mostly average being just slightly taller and slender than most.

He has deep dark blue eyes. His silver colored hair reaches to the bottoms of his ears. He has various scars on his body but nothing big. There is one big T shaped scar on his right arm palm. He typically lets his facial grow into varying extremes until he shaves it off all at once.

He wears a black striped vest tuxedo for class or casual occasions and only ever dresses differently for battle or extremely formal occasions. He wears black slacks with this and black formal shoes.

While undertaking missions, he dons one of two outfits according to the fight. He usually wears a hat of any kind he can find sometimes even clashing with his tuxedo such as a ushanka.

For anything of light fighting and recon, he wears a black cloak over his typical tuxedo outfit. The cloak is embroidered with grey on the edges and has many cuts and tears. On the right side holds the only color, a flag created by Rocton to remind him of his home.

For heavy battle, he wears a custom made suit of armor made from his own smithing abilities. The suit is cumbersome at the time and he is unable to effectively use it at the moment but he hopes with time in the academy he can learn to wear it properly (I'll make this armor an item later to keep it fair)


Personality:
Having fought even as a child, Rocton is a bit of a cynic. He enjoys his peace and quiet and finds many things annoying.

Rocton has always been one to charge into a fight and refuse to back down. He is often cynical and always the first to make a joke at another's expense but never in serious manner. More often than not, he knows when the jokes have gone too far and will turn into the most serious man in the room.

Once he is given a job, he focuses on nothing but accomplishing that job, disregarding everything and everyone else as unimportant for the time being. Any other time, he is typically taking a nap or trying to relax, much to the chagrin of those around him who would prefer he stay awake.

He can't stand people who talk endlessly and would much rather jump into action. He views any time awake not being spent doing something constructive as ;a waste of precious naptime but considers any time spent making cruel jokes as well spent.

He has a hard time trusting people but is loyal to anyone who does gain his trust. The thought of betrayal disgusts him and he will seek to fix any such occurrences with blind dedication. Despite this hatred for betrayal, Rocton has had to lie greatly for a large amount of his life in order to stay alive. As such, he has a talented silver tongue and is not above using it for a joke or two. He considers this not betrayal but harmless fun at times, and a defense mechanism during emergencies.


He regards fate as a crucial part in life and this ties in with his dedication to any job he is doing as he considers it his fate to complete it. Having grown up on the battlefield, he also has a certain disregard for unimportant lives. Accepatable losses can be made when absolutely neccesary under his opinion. However he is not heartless, if a sacrifice is to be made, he tries to ensure that is meaningful and honorable, if not useful.

Inevitably, his past actions and involment in the deaths and assasinations of others has led his own mind to grow chaotic. He has been close to madness during his time lost in the desert and he fears a relapse.He knows himself to be in danger should anything go extremely wrong of delving into this madness.
Nowadays, he keeps this under good control by sleeping it off and playing melodies on the guitar to keep his mind in check and immersed in either deep sleep or deep calm.
Any meaningless and small task is valued by Rocton and he'll do it in earnest. He usually carries a coin around with him and will flip it over and under his fingers for hours whenever he grows bored and even in his sleep.
He has random OCD moments where he absolutely must organize everything in sight and clean it up. These moments are typically brought about extreme messiness and last for hours or until he accomplishes it. It's not rare that he'll collapse from exhaustion afterwards.

Also unique amongst meisters is his stance towards witches. Rocton stands neutral, seeing violence on both ends and passing judgement only when someone steps out of line, be it kishin or witch. He is willing to hear a witch out for her word in times of need and wouldn't be above making a deal with them if neccesary.

Overall, he's a dedicated person who is simply trying to help but has been much too afflicted by past betrayals to trust and respect others. His attitude makes it look like he is solely interested in himself but in reality he pays attention to the actions of others deeply as a silent audience and draws his own conclusions by which to act later. He tries not to get involved in other's affairs and will fight fiercely not to sway anyone in any direction when asked to make a choice not of his own. He sees making choices outside of battle for others as inevitably corrupt and as such only offers advice and cryptic wisdom when asked for help on personal matters.

Fighting Stlyle: Able to use a multitude of weapons but not exceptionally skilled with any of them, Rocton's fighting style is mainly adapting to the enviroment and enemy. On a one on one battle, he relies less on strenght and more on speed and manipulation. He'll dodge enemy attacks and wait for an opening. When able, he prefers to fight in numbers so that there are more distractions on the battlefield to open up chances for counterattack. He has been known to do crazy things however, and charging blindly into the enemy is not a tactic he is above using, knowing that it provides a psycological advantage.

EQUIPMENT NAME: Sally

TYPE:Weapon

STRENGTH: Average

DESCRIPTION: A classic .45 pistol. Semiautomatic. Holds 7 rounds in the magazine plus 1 in the chamber. Works well in short range encounters but it has a lot of kick to it (though nothing compared to the kick of a desert eagle) making it unsuitable for anything long range. Can be used with extended magazines and a silencer (13 rounds in the magazine plus 1 in the chamber) for missions where sustained fire or zero contact or both are neccesary.



Abilities: ABILITY NAME: Standard Soul Perception

TYPE: Active

STRENGTH: Average

KEYWORDS: sense souls, wavelength

DESCRIPTION:
Mastering the basics of Soul Perception unlocks its full capabilities. In addition to being able to sense souls in a greater radius the character can now identify the characteristics of a soul, telling normal humans apart from those afflicted with madness as well as identifying Kishin Eggs, witches, and other irregular souls. The level of discernment isn't perfect, however; for example, telling the difference between a witch and a cat with unusually strong magical powers may be nigh-on impossible unless you know what to look for. Soul perception can now be used "on the go" and, with concentrated effort, it becomes possible to read certain surface-level aspects of a character's personality via their soul's wavelength.

Resonances: No partner
Special Notes: For all his suicidal actions, it's a surprise that Rocton has survived as long as he has, as such he's typically considered a lucky person by others whereas he sees it just as fate.

Likes: Swords, Stabbing things, gambling, Naps, trustworthiness, honor, vengeance, hot chocolate, peace and tranquility
Dislikes: Noise, wasted time, betrayal, monotone voices, paperwork, caffeine, chaos, cold
Strengths:
Weaknesses:

Hobbies:

History:
RP Sample: ( you can use the topic you posted)

[Rocton]

Also, since for obvious reasons you can't post this in the character management forum, if you finish it before we can get this settled, just post it in the free roleplay forum and I'm sure we can have it moved into the submitted/accepted (whichever is appropriate at the time of move) at a later occasion

[Admin Roc]

Hmm... that's very strange. Character Management is set to be all access currently. I'll have to muck about and see what's going on in the deep confines of Aperture Science the admin controls...

(Performs tests with new Test Account...)

Okay, I've got good news. You do have access to Character Management Koganei! It's probably just a matter of our navigation being a bit unfamiliar; the forum itself was too long and so Sowilu found a handy code that breaks it down into chunks. All you have to do is click on 'Character Management' on the far right just below the news feed; that'll bring up the main profiles section as well as the Emporium section. So you should be good to go.

Also Geno has wisely advised me to adjust the new policy; a character profile can count as one of the two RP Samples. And don't worry about activity; The staff are looking for quality of writing so if no one responds in a thread it can still be considered for review. That, and I'll jump in personally to give you someone to work with on your basketball thread.

Sorry about all the confusion. Does that help?

[koganei]

Oh, okay. Thanks for the help.